1-2 (2, 5) 1840 1d black and 2d blue Q Victoria, the world's first complete set, imperf, full margins, 1d with red Maltese Cross cancel, 2d with black, 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.
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Lot #2 - Great Britain
6 (57) 1848 10d brown Q Victoria embossed, unwmkd, imperf,four full margins, very rare, OG, HR, VF
Lot #3 - Great Britain
6 (57) 1848 10d brown Q Victoria embossed, unwmkd, imperf, four large margins, rich color, light centered numeral "24" grid cancel, choice!, signed Calves, SUPERB, with Philatelic Foundation certificate
Lot #4 - Great Britain
15 (27) 1855 2d blue Q Victoria on paper more or less blued, Plate 5, wmkd Large Crown, perf 16, light numeral "16" diamond-grid cancel, XF
Lot #5 - Great Britain
28a (73) 1856 1' pale green Q Victoria, wmkd Emblems, perf 14, an exceptional, perfectly centered, example, numeral "1" cancel, a small perf, XF
Lot #6 - Great Britain
28b (71) 1856 1' deep green Q Victoria, wmkd Emblems, perf 14, perfectly centered (rarea thus!), numeral "73" barred-oval cancel, SUPERB
Lot #7 - Great Britain
31 (53a) 1860 1½d rosy mauve Q Victoria on blued paper, wmkd Large Crown, perf 14, the rare unissued shade, seldom offered, OG, LH, F-VF
Lot #8 - Great Britain
33 (43) Attractive 1881 cover to England, written by W. Gray Wilson, Assistant Colonial Secretary in British Honduras, from Government House British Honduras (crest on flap), to "Mrs Wilson", sent to London by Diplomatic Pouch (free), where it was franked for inland postage with 1d rose-red Victoria, Plate 171, canceled with London duplex mark, receipt mark on rev, scarce, an exceptional cover and exhibition item, fine
Lot #9 - Great Britain
40 (87) 1862 9d straw Q Victoria, Plate 2, wmkd Emblems, perf 14, very well centered, used, VF
Lot #10 - Great Britain
43 (94) 1869 4d vermilion Q Victoria, wmkd Large Garter, Plate 11, perf 14, brilliant rich color, OG,VLH, VF
Lot #11 - Great Britain
44 (92) 1865 3d rose Q Victoria, Plate 4, wmkd Emblems, well centered, light "Liverpool" cds, F-VF
Lot #12 - Great Britain
54 (117) 1869 Entire to the Turks Islands franked with 1' green Q Victoria of Great Britain (Plate 4) and tied with "London 17 Ju 69" duplex, with "Turks Islands Jy 7 1869" double-arc date stamp at back, addressed to "J C Crisson Esq. Postmaster Turks Island", sent "Via St. Thomas", excellent condition with a very scarce destination, XF
Lot #13 - Great Britain
57a (127) 1867 5' pale rose Q Victoria, Plate 1, wmkd Maltese Cross, perf 15½x15, rich color, attractively applied numeral "466" cancel, perfectly centered, SUPERB
Lot #14 - Great Britain
65 (151) 1880 1' orange-brown Q Victoria, Plate 13, wmkd Spray of Rose, perf 14, well centered, light cds, exceptional!, SUPERB
Lot #15 - Great Britain
72 (156a) 1876 8d purple-brown Q Victoria, wmkd Large Garter, Plate 1, prepared for use but not issued, a very scarce and undercatalogued rarity, seldom seen at all, a "major key stamp" missing in the vast majority of serious GB collections, signed Wise (and others), OG, VLH, F-VF
Lot #16 - Great Britain
90a (134) 1882 5' rose Q Victoria on white paper, Plate 4, wmkd Large Anchor, perf 14, with oval registry cancel, perfectly centered, SUPERB
Lot #17 - Great Britain
91 (131) 1883 10' grey-green Q Victoria on blued paper, Plate 1, wmkd Large Anchor, perf 14, attractively canceled, very well centered, SUPERB
Lot #18 - Great Britain
91a (135) 1883 10' greenish grey Q Victoria on white paper, Plate 1, wmkd Large Anchor, perf 14, a magnificent, perfectly centered example, with full centered "Liverpool" cds, rich color, a gem!, SUPERB, with Brandon certificate
Lot #19 - Great Britain
93 (137) 1882 £5 orange Q Victoria (Plate 1) on white paper, wmkd Large Anchor, perf 14, remarkable fresh color, perfectly centered, a real gem!, OG, HR, XF, with BPA certificate
Lot #20 - Great Britain
111 var (197 var footnoted) 1897 ½d vermilion Q Victoria "Jubilee" issue, wmkd Imperial Crown, perf 14, VARIETY - "PEARS SOAP" printed on reverse, in orange, quite scarce and rarely seen!, OG,VLH, VF
Lot #21 - Great Britain
123 (186) 1888 £1 brown-lilac Q Victoria, wmkd Three Orbs, perf 14, with "G.P.O." cancel, cds, and blue registry crayon cancel, F-VF, with RPSL certificate
Lot #22 - Great Britain
124 (212) 1891 £1 green Q Victoria, wmkd Three Crowns, perf 14, with a lovely, centered, "Belfast" cds, F-VF
Lot #23 - Great Britain
140b (318) 1912 5' carmine K Edward VII, Somerset printing, wmkd Anchor, perf 14, OG, LH, VF
Lot #24 - Great Britain
142 (266) 1902 £1 dull blue-green K Edward VII, De La Rue printing, wmkd Three Imperial Crowns, perf 14, perfectly centered, OG, VLH, SUPERB, with APS certificate
Lot #25 - Great Britain
175 (402) 1913 10' indigo-blue K George V Sea Horses, Waterlow printing, wmkd "GvR" Single Cypher, perf 11x12, OG,NH, SUPERB
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