8 (11) 1853-59 1¢ vermilion Seal of the Colony, original ptg (without line above value), imperf, four large margins, light "Demerara" cds, VF, with RPSL certificate
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!
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Lot #247 - british guiana
10b (20) 1855 4¢ pale blue Seal of the Colony, white line above value, unwmkd, imperf, four large margins, light "Berbice" double-ring cds, a choice example, SUPERB
Lot #248 - british guiana
18 (29) 1860-63 1¢ pale rose Seal of the Colony, thick paper, perf 12, a lovely centered example of this major mint rarity - very seldom seen at all!, OG, LH, XF
Lot #249 - british guiana
21 (37) 1860-63 12¢ grey-lilac Seal of the Colony on thick paper, perf 12, an exquisite well centered example with rich color!, OG, LH, SUPERB
Lot #250 - british guiana
27 var (47) 1863 12¢ dull purple Seal of Colony on thin paper, perf 12, a remarkable, well centered example, OG, LH, SUPERB
Lot #251 - british guiana
33D (63) 1865 12¢ brownish lilac Seal of Colony on medium paper, perf 12½-13, rich fresh color, exceptional perfs, OG, LH, XF
Lot #252 - british guiana
33E (64) 1862 24¢ green Seal of the Colony on medium paper, unwmkd, perf 12½-13, exceptionally well centered - scarce thus!, OG, HR, SUPERB
Lot #253 - british guiana
39 var (120e) 1862 2¢ black Type-set on yellow, with manuscript initials, rouletted 6, Sc Type A7 (SG Type 11), VARIETY - "1" for "I" in "BRITISH" and italic "S" in "CENTS" (row 3, pos 5), lightly canceled, fine
Lot #254 - british guiana
44 (33) 1860-63 4¢ blue Seal of the Colony, perf 12, thick paper, unusually well centered for this issue!, part OG, XF
Lot #255 - british guiana
62 (113) 1875 12¢ lilac Seal of the Colony, narrow space between values and "cents", unwnkd, perf 15, marvelously centered - very scare thus!, ex-King Carol of Romania, OG, LH, SUPERB
Lot #256 - british guiana
72-80 (126-34) 1876-79 1¢-96¢ Seal of the Colony, wmkd CC, perf 14, cplt (9), light cancels, F-VF
Lot #257 - british guiana
72a (136) 1879 1¢ slate Seal of Colony, wmkd CC, Variety - compound perf 14x12½, scarce, used SUPERB
Lot #258 - british guiana
80 (134) 1876 96¢ olive-bistre Seal of the Colony, wmkd CC, perf 14, the rare key value, OG, LH, VF
Lot #259 - british guiana
85 (144) 1878 (1¢) on 4¢ blue Seal of the Colony overprinted "OFFICIAL", provisional with two horizontal bars and one vertical, wmkd CC, perf 14, rather scarce mint, seldom offered, undercatalogued, OG, HR, F-VF
Lot #260 - british guiana
85a (147) 1878 (1¢) on 4¢ blue Seal of the Colony overprinted “OFFICIAL” surcharged with one horizontal bar and one vertical bar, only one sheet was surcharged for postal use, extremely rare, and considerably undercatalogued, one of the great basic perforated Ship rarities in all of British Guiana and considerably undercatalogued, well centered, lightly canceled, XF
Lot #261 - british guiana
100 (158) 1881 2 on 24¢ emerald-green Seal of the Colony overprinted "OFFICIAL", surcharged in black (SG Type 24), rare as it only occurred 5 times in the setting of 60 -- only 500 printed, signed Bloch, part OG, SUPERB
Lot #262 - british guiana
107-11 (170-74) 1882 1¢-8¢ Seal of the Colony, wmkd CA, perf 14, cplt (5), OG, VLH, VF
Lot #263 - british guiana
127A (188a) 1888 $4 green Seal of the Colony overprinted "INLAND REVENUE" and surcharged with large "4" (3½mm) Type II (SG Type b), only 188 issued, a significant portion of which were subsequently overprinted to create the common 1¢ provisional, a notoriously scarce and vastly undercatalogued stamp, seldom seen, perfectly centered, OG, LH, SUPERB, with Brandon certificate
Lot #264 - british guiana
128 (189) 1888 $5 green Seal of the Colony overprinted "INLAND REVENUE" and surcharged, wmkd CA, perf 14, high value, 14,160 issued, rare and undercatalogued used,tied by light cds to piece, F-VF
Lot #265 - british guiana
130-47 (193//241) 1889-1905 1¢-96¢ Seal of the Colony, wmkd CA, perf 14, cplt (19) per Scott, OG, LH, F-VF
Lot #266 - british guiana
171 (251) 1905 $2.40 green and violet Seal of the Colony overprinted "POSTAGE AND REVENUE", wmkd MCA, perf 14, signed Senf, OG, NH, F-VF
Lot #267 - british guiana
171 (251) 1905 $2.40 green and violet Seal of the Colony overprinted "POSTAGE AND REVENUE", wmkd MCA, perf 14, extremely scarce and undercatalogued used, rarely offered, perfectly centered, used, SUPERB
Lot #268 - british guiana
O9 (O9) 1877 6¢ brown Seal of the Colony, overprinted "OFFICIAL", wmkd CC, perf 14, the rare key value to the set, undercatalogued and seldom seen, OG, HR, VF
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