2 (2) 1880 1d red Q Victoria of Great Britain overprinted "CYPRUS", Plate 174, wmkd Crown, perf 14, one of the scarcest plates, used, fine
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 #424 - Cyprus
6 (6) 1880 1' green Q Victoria of Great Britain overprinted "CYPRUS", Plate 13, wmkd Spray of Rose, perf 14, only 1658 were sold (and the balance of 1222 of these overprints was remaindered), scarce, an exceptional, perfectly centered example, highly unusual given that this stamp is, as a rule, poorly centered, signed OG, VLH, SUPERB
Lot #425 - Cyprus
9 (8) 1881 ½d on 1d red Q Victoria of Great Britain overprinted "CYPRUS", surcharged "HALF-PENNY" 16mm long (SG Type 4), Plate 201, wmkd Large Crown, perf 14, a very scarce and drastically undercatalogued basic stamp that is seldom seen!, OG, HR, F-VF
Lot #426 - Cyprus
11-15 (11-15) 1881 ½pi-6pi Q Victoria, wmkd CC, perf 14, cplt (5), used, F-VF
Lot #427 - Cyprus
11 (11) 1881 ½pi emerald-green Q Victoria, Die I, wmkd CC, perf 14, OG, NH, F-VF
Lot #428 - Cyprus
12 (12) 1881 1pi rose Q Victoria, Die I, wmkd CC, perf 14, fresh and well centered, OG, NH, SUPERB
Lot #429 - Cyprus
13 (13) 1881 2pi blue Q Victoria, Die I, wmkd CC, perf 14, OG, NH, SUPERB
Lot #430 - Cyprus
15 (15) 1881 6pi olive-grey Q Victoria, Die I, wmkd CC, perf 14, quite rare, OG, VLH, SUPERB
Lot #431 - Cyprus
16 (23) 1882 ½pi on ½pi emerald-green Q Victoria, wmkd CC, perf 14, scarce, signed Stolow, OG, NH, F-VF
Lot #432 - Cyprus
17 (24) 1882 30pa on 1pi rose Q Victoria provisional surcharge SG Type 9, wmkd CC, perf 14, a rare and difficult mint stamp as 95% of the issue was used having sold out in two weeks, considerably undercatalogued, missing from most mint collections, OG, VLH, SUPERB
Lot #433 - Cyprus
18 (25) 1884 ½pi on ½pi emerald-green Q Victoria with SG Type 8 surcharge, wmkd CA, perf 14, OG, NH, F-VF
Lot #434 - Cyprus
19a-25 (16a-22) 1882-86½pi-12pi Q Victoria Die I, wmkd CA, perf 14, cplt (7), OG, NH, F-VF
Lot #435 - Cyprus
26 (29) 1886 ½pi on ½pi green Q Victoria , wmkd CA, SG Type 10, SC Type I surcharge (8mm), OG, NH, VF
Lot #436 - Cyprus
27 (28) 1886 ½ on ½pi emerald-green Q Victoria, wmkd CC, perf 14, SG Type 10 surcharge (8mm), full and attractive "Nikosia" squared-circle cancel, VF
Lot #437 - Cyprus
28-37 (40-49) 1894-96 ½pi-45pi Q Victoria Die II, wmkd CA, perf 14, cplt (10), OG, NH, VF
Lot #438 - Cyprus
47 (59) 1903 45pi dull purple and ultramarine K Edward VII, wmkd CA, only 2640 printed, signed, OG, NH, SUPERB
Lot #439 - Cyprus
47 (59) 1903 45pi dull purple and ultramarine K Edward VII, wmkd CA, only 2640 printed, light squared-circle cds, VF
Lot #440 - Cyprus
48-59 (60-71) 1904-10 5pa-45pi K Edward VII, wmkd MCA, perf 14, cplt (12), OG, NH, VF
Lot #441 - Cyprus
61-71 (74-84) 1912 10pa-45pi K George V, wmkd MCA, perf 14, cplt (11), 45pi signed Diena, OG, NH, F-VF
Lot #442 - Cyprus
72-86 (85-99) 1921-23 10pa-45pi K George V, wmkd Script CA, perf 14, cplt (15), cplt (15), of the 45pi only 2584 were printed (a difficult and undercatalogued stamp), OG, NH, F-VF
Lot #443 - Cyprus
72-86 (85-99) 1921-23 10pa-45pi K George V, wmkd Script CA, perf 14, cplt (15), a rate and undercatalogued complete used set of 15, which includes several very difficult stamps, of the 45pi only 2584 were printed, and few were used, F-VF
Lot #444 - Cyprus
87 (100) 1923 10' green and red on pale yellow K George V, wmkd MCA, perf 14, originally 3017 copies were printed, however a sizeable quantity were remaindered and burned in 1924, scarce, OG, NH, F-VF
Lot #445 - Cyprus
88 (101) 1923 £1 purple and black on red K George V, wmkd MCA, perf 14, originally only 1682 were printed, however it is important to note that a sizeable remainder of which were burned in 1924, quite scarce, OG, HR, F-VF
Lot #446 - Cyprus
89-108, 110 (102-17, 118-22) 1924-25 ¼pi-£1 K George V, wmkd Script CA (MCA on the £1), perf 14, cplt (21), OG, NH, F-VF
Lot #447 - Cyprus
105 (114) 1924-28 12pi chestnut and black K George V, wmkd MSCA, perf 14, scarce and undercatalogued used, light cds, VF
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