65 (96) 1919 10' black Shipwreck of St. Paul, wmkd MCA, perf 14, rare (only 1530 issued in error on the wrong watermarked paper), the great "key" rarity of Malta, perfectly centered, OG, VLH, SUPERB
Auction #135 - Public Auction
By: COLONIAL STAMP CO.
COLONIAL STAMP CO. Auction #135 - Public Auction
Hello Friends!,
Welcome to our 135th consecutive specialized British Colonial Public Auction featuring a marvelous collection of pristine high values from Ireland.
After conducting a very brisk 7-figure “want list” business (both selling and buying) from my wife’s kitchen table we are back to our offices. Want list work has always dwarfed our Auction business. Most of all, I have enjoyed working closely with our world-wide clientele in helping with the forming of excellent Colonial collections, A-Z, both big and small.
An overview of some of what is inside the catalogue:
Great Britain & British Europe:
GB includes a lovely mint £5 orange and unusually nice high values including a 5/- mint I.R. Official, both mint £5 from Cypress and Gibraltar and the scarce Malta 10/- mint.
British Africa (always a personal favorite!):
£2 from Gold Coast – postally used! Kenya and Uganda £1-£10 mint and £50-£100 “SPECIMEN”. We offer 24 large Consular Mail issues of Madagascar and a used 50 Rupee Mauritius plus Natal £5 mint, Nyasaland £10 K George V. We have both mint £5s of Sierra Leone. There are also some rare Togo occupation issues (and errors) and a strong Zanzibar provisionals and later Sultan’s Palace through 200 Rupee. Nice Baden-Powell items from Mafeking round out this area.
British Oceania:
Australia highlights include £2 as well as 10/ - 20/ “slash” Postage Dues (the “key” stamps of the country!). Brunei features a rare $3 on 1 155 Japanese Occupation stamp; there are scarce New Britain overprints, a Fiji 9d "Times Express", and a Papua 39a pair showing “rift in clouds”. There is also some nice inverted centers from Cook Islands and Niue.
British America:
Highlights include a superb Bahamas SG 6 mint, a small but mighty range of mint perforated Ships from British Guiana, a Falkland Islands £1 Tercentenary mint plus mint NH, used and Specimen items. St. Vincent showcases scarce mint early issues and Turks Island #6 1/- mint. Almost forgot: Oh Canada! British Columbia has a lovely example of the very rare mint 5¢ imperf; strong Canadian items include a choice used #1, superb high value Jubilees and a lovely mint example of the pivotal rarity 1¢ on 3¢ Port Hood (ex Dale-Lichtenstein pair)!
Did I forget some other good stamps or sections? No doubt! As always:
Best of Bidding Luck to you all!
Sale Terms
Lot #720 - Malta
65 var listed (96s) 1919 10' black Shipwreck of St. Paul overprinted "SPECIMEN", wmkd MCA, perf 14, rarely seen, OG, LH, F-VF
Lot #721 - Malta
71 (102) 1922 6d dull purple and bright purple K George V on chalk-surfaced paper, wmkd Script CA, perf 14, a scarce used stamp as it was replaced by the succeeding overprinted 6d in under 30 days!, lightly canceled, F-VF
Lot #722 - Malta
98-114, 98 var, 105a, 114a (123-40, 123a, 130a) 1922-26 ¼d-£1 Malta Allegories, wmkd Script CA, cplt (20) with all Stanley Gibbons shades and both £1, OG, LH, F-VF
Lot #723 - Malta
114 (140) 1925 £1 black and bright carmine Allegory of Malta, wmkd Script CA upright, perf 14, quite rare used, well centered, lightly canceled, F-VF
Lot #724 - Malta
116-29 (143-56) 1926 ¼d-10' Allegories overprinted "POSTAGE" SG Type 25, cplt (14), the 2' is especially scarce and undercatalogued used, F-VF
Lot #725 - Malta
167-83 (193-209) 1930 ¼d-10' St. Paul inscribed "POSTAGE AND REVENUE" set, wmkd Script CA multiple, perf 14, cplt (17), especially scarce used!, lightly canceled, F-VF
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