10a, 10 (10b, 10) 1892 half of 1d pale rose Arms of Tonga, bisect (½d) on piece with 2x 1d (2½d rate), very scarce, with bar oval cancels, F-VF
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 #1081 - tonga
30 (33) 1897 21 JAN cover to Australia franked with 2½d rose and tied with scarce "VAVAU" cds, VF
Lot #1082 - tonga
1927 MAR 31 cancel on 3d red on cream Registered Postal Stationary Envelope (H & G 20) to Sydney, additionally franked with a 2d (Sc 56, SG 57a) and tied with a "Nukualofa" cds, very scarce used and unpriced by Higgins and Gage, VF
Lot #1083 - tonga
CO1-6 (O11-16) 1962 2d-£1 Century of Emancipation "OFFICIAL AIRMAIL" overprinted SG Type O3 in red, cplt (6) in margin blocks of four, traces of toning as normal on 10' inscription block and in margin on £1 lower right marginal inscription block, rare in blocks as only 510 sets sold to the public, OG,NH, SUPERB
Lot #1084 - tonga
O8 (O8) 1893 5d on 4d ultramarine Arms of Tonga overprinted "G.F.B." on red and surcharged SG Type O 2 in black, in a used vertical strip of three, such a multiple is rarely ever seen!, F-VF
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