4 (5) 1853 August folded-letter from Hamilton to St. Catherines franked with 3d red Beaver and tied by blue (possibly "3" - Hamilton) cancel, scarce, F-VF, with V. G. Greene Foundation certificate
Auction #132 - Public Auction
By: COLONIAL STAMP CO.
COLONIAL STAMP CO. Auction #132 - Public Auction
To all our valued friends and clients in these difficult times, we wish you all continued good health and happiness together we will overcome this current situation.
A bright spot for all of us is by staying home we have an unrivaled opportunity to work on our stamp collections, a happy thought.
Welcome to our 132nd consecutive British Colony Stamp Auction. Enclosed within is an unusually nice range of rare and difficult material.
British Africa: Madagascar includes items from two recent collections we acquired. Nyasaland, the £10 K Edward VII mint. Saint Helena, B1-4 Tristan Relief Set Mint. Sierra Leone, postal fiscals, K George V £5 mint. Togo, includes 80pf second setting etc. Zanzibar #2 mint and strong "2½" provisionals - from the landmark John Griffith-Jones collection (of which we were, by far the largest outright buyers!)
British West Indies: Bahamas #1 used. British Guinea, strong mint perforated "ships" and provisionals. Cayman Islands ½ on 5 shilling double overprint mint, the scarce 2½ on 4d provisional. Falkland Islands largely complete, South Georgia provisional 2½d on 2d mint and used, £1 Tercentennial mint and used. Nevis, the one shilling "laid paper" used (only 17 recorded.)
British Europe: Cyprus rare used 45pi Edward "CA", the £5 mint. Gibraltar, £5 mint. Great Britain, the 10 penny imperf XF OG, unissued 1½d and 8d brown, superb mint £5 orange.
British Asia: Ceylon imperf 4d rose very fine. India, strong mint section of Victorian issues. Jordan, first portion of an important new collection plus later many rarities currently off for certificates. Mesopotamia, the most comprehensive used range of these difficult provisional stamps we have ever been able to offer.
British Australasia: Australia £2 Kangaroos (times 3 mint plus one used!), the key 20 shilling green "slash" postage due mint and hundreds of other rare and desirable key items. New Zealand, mint #2 OG VF (ex the gold medal Joseph Hackmay collection.)
We wish you happy hunting.
Yours,
George and Kevin
Colonial Stamp Co.
Sale Terms
Lot #287 - Canada
7 var (Canada Specialized 7i) (14) 1852 10d dull blue Cartier, medium wove paper, imperf, four full even margins, lightly canceled, VF
Lot #288 - Canada
7 var (15) 1852-57 10d blue to deep blue Cartier, handmade wove paper, imperf, four full margins (showing portion of adjacent stamp at top-right), lightly canceled, VF
Lot #289 - Canada
12 (26) 1859 3d red Beaver, on machine-made wove paper, perf 11¾, target cancel, F-VF
Lot #290 - Canada
17a (37) 1859 10¢ dull violet Prince Albert, perf 12, exceptional centering, lightly canceled, XF
Lot #291 - Canada
34 (102) 1893 ½¢ grey-black Q Victoria "Small Queen", perf 12, two horizontal strips of five (forming the 5¢ rate - one with sheet-margin on left) tied by "Toronto" squared-circle cancel to cover sent to "DANMARK", with "Skive" receiver on back, VF
Lot #292 - Canada
45 (111) 1894 10¢ brownish red Small Queen, Ottawa printing on thinnish paper (often toned), unwmkd, perf 12, OG, NH, F-VF
Lot #293 - Canada
45a (109) 1889 10¢ salmon-pink Q Victoria, Ottawa printing on thinnish paper of poor quality, often toned grey or yellowish, unwmkd, perf 12, remarkable well centered (for this issue), rich fresh color, OG, HR, SUPERB
Lot #294 - Canada
45b (109) 1889 10¢ rose-pink Q Victoria, Ottawa printing on thinnish paper of poor quality, often toned grey or yellowish, unwmkd, perf 12, a magnificently centered, jumbo-margined example, rich color, OG, VLH, SUPERB, with Sismondo certificate
Lot #295 - Canada
45b (110) 1890 10¢ carmine-pink Q Victoria, Ottawa printing, unwmkd, perf 12, OG, LH, VF
Lot #296 - Canada
50-60 (121//135) 1897 ½¢-50¢ Q Victoria Jubilee, perf 12, cplt (11), OG, LH, F-VF
Lot #297 - Canada
50 (121) 1897 ½¢ black Q Victoria Jubilee, unwmkd, perf 12, perfectly centered, intense deep color, choice, OG,VLH, SUPERB
Lot #298 - Canada
57 (131) 1897 10¢ purple Q Victoria Jubilee, perf 12, large perfectly centered margins, OG, VLH, SUPERB
Lot #299 - Canada
60 (134) 1897 50¢ pale ultramarine Q Victoria Jubilee, unwmkd, perf 12, a remarkable, perfectly centerd example, brilliant rich color, light "Winnipeg" cds, SUPERB
Lot #300 - Canada
61 (136) 1897 $1 lake Q Victoria Jubilee, perf 12, vivid rich deep color, OG, NH, F-VF
Lot #301 - Canada
61 (136) 1897 $1 lake Q Victoria Jubilee, perf 12, rich deep color, choice "socked-on-the-nose" Toronto cds, nicely centered, F-VF, with Brandon certificate
Lot #302 - Canada
62 (137) 1897 $2 deep violet Q Victoria Jubilee, perf 12, unusually well centered, trivial gum disturbance, XF, with V. G. Greene Foundation certificate
Lot #303 - Canada
63 (138) 1897 $3 bistre Q Victoria Jubilee, perf 12, 13,500 ptd, large perfectly centered margins, choice, OG,LH, SUPERB
Lot #304 - Canada
64 (139) 1897 $4 violet Q Victoria Jubilee, perf 12, 14,500 printed, vivid color, OG, NH, F-VF, with Philatelic Foundation certificate
Lot #305 - Canada
65 (140) 1897 $5 olive-green Q Victoria Jubilee, perf 12, 15,500 printed, very well centered with four wide margins, beautiful fresh color, regummed, XF, with RPSL certificate
Lot #306 - Canada
66-73 (141//149) 1897-98 ½¢-10¢ Q Victoria Maple Leaves, perf 12, cplt (8), OG, HR, F-VF
Lot #307 - Canada
71 (147) 1897 6¢ brown Q Victoria Maple Leaves, fresh, massive perfectly centered margins, a choice example, OG,NH, SUPERB
Lot #308 - Canada
73 (149) 1898 10¢ brownish purple Q Victoria Maple Leaves, unwmkd, perf 12, OG, NH, F-VF
Lot #309 - Canada
74-84 (150//165) 1898-1902 ½¢-20¢ Q Victoria numerals, perf 12, cplt (11), OG, HR, F-VF
Lot #310 - Canada
81 (160) 1902 7¢ greenish yellow Q Victoria numeral issue, perf 12, choice, perfectly centered jumbo example!, OG,VLH, SUPERB
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