77 (116) 1900 1d dull purple and rose Britannia, SG Type II (oval "O"), wmkd CA, perf 14, a scarce and extremely difficult mint stamp, considerably undercatalogued as the vast majority were postally used, fresh, OG, VLH, VF-S
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 #1127 - trinidad
92-104 (133-145) 1904-09 ½d-£1 Britannia, wmkd MCA, perf 14, cplt (13), OG, LH, F-VF
Lot #1128 - trinidad
J1-J9 (D1-9) 1885 ½d-1' slate-black Postage Dues, wmkd CA, perf 14, cplt (9), OG, HR, F-VF
Lot #1129 - trinidad
O1-7 (O1-7) 1894 ½d-5' Q Victoria Officials with "O S" overprints SG Type O1, wmkd CA, perf 14 (5' wmkd CC, perf 12½), cplt (7), OG, VLH, F-VF
Lot #1130 - trinidad
O9 (O9) 1909 1d rose-red Britannia overprinted "OFFICIAL" SG Type O2, an excessively rare and undercatalogued used stamp, a perennial challenge!, F-VF
Lot #1131 - trinidad
O10 (O10) 1910 ½d green Britannia overprinted "OFFICIAL" SG Type O2 on ordinary paper, wmkd MCA, perf 14, scarce, especially used, light "Port of Spain" cds, perfectly centered, SUPERB
Lot #1132 - trinidad and tobago
1-11 (149-156, 152b, 154a) 1913-14 ½d-£1 Britannia, wmkd MCA, perf 14, cplt (10) with both "white back" paper varieties, OG, LH, F-VF
Lot #1133 - trinidad and tobago
20 (215) 1921 £1 green and carmine seated Britannia on chalk-surfaced paper, wmkd Script CA, perf 14, OG, NH, VF
Lot #1134 - trinidad and tobago
20 (215) 1921 £1 green and carmine seated Britannia, wmkd Script CA, perf 14, very rare and hardly ever seen used, undercatalogued as in practice what is seen is 50 to 1 in favor of the mint!, with light "Port of Spain" cds, VF
Lot #1135 - trinidad and tobago
J1-J8 (D18-D25) 1923-45 1d-1' black Postage Dues, wmkd Script CA, perf 14, cplt (8), OG, VLH, F-VF
Lot #1136 - trinidad and tobago
J5 (D22) 1944 5d black Postage Due, wmkd Script CA, perf 14, very scarce and undercatalogued used as it saw very little use before the next issue, SUPERB
Lot #1137 - trinidad and tobago
J8 (D25) 1945 1' black Postage Due, wmkd Script CA, perf 14, very rare and undercatalogued used high value that saw very little use before the next issue, well centered, lightly canceled, VF
Lot #1138 - trinidad and tobago
O1 (O11) 1913 ½d green Britannia Official with SG Type O3 overprint, wmkd MCA, perf 14, very rare and seldom seen used, severely undercatalogued, right wing-margin example tied to piece, ex-Ramkissoon's gold medal collection, F-VF, with Brandon certificate
Lot #1139 - trinidad and tobago
O2 (O12) 1914 ½d green Britannia Official with SG Type O4 overprint, wmkd MCA, perf 14, tied to piece with light cds, exceptionally rare and vastly undercatalogued as very few were used, VF
Lot #1140 - trinidad and tobago
O3 (O14) 1916 ½d yellow-green Britannia overprinted "OFFICIAL" SG Type O5 (with stop), wmkd MCA, perf 14, vastly undercatalogued used, tied to piece by "Port of Spain" cds, VF, with Brandon certificate
Lot #1141 - trinidad and tobago
O4 (O13) 1914-17 ½d green Britannia overprinted "OFFICIAL" SG Type O5 (without stop), wmkd MCA, perf 14, exceptionally rare and vastly undercatalogued as very few were actually ever used!, tied to piece by "Port of Spain" cds, SUPERB, with Brandon certificate
Lot #1142 - trinidad and tobago
O5 (O15) 1917 ½d green Britannia overprinted "OFFICIAL" SG Type O6, wmkd MCA, perf 14, rare and undercatalogued used, tied to piece by "Port of Spain" cds, SUPERB, with Brandon certificate
Lot #1143 - trinidad and tobago
O5 var footnoted (O15a) 1917 ½d blue-green Britannia (thick paper) overprinted "OFFICIAL" SG Type O6, wmkd MCA, perf 14, tied to piece by "Port of Spain" cds, SUPERB, with Brandon certificate
Lot #1144 - tristan da cunha
1946 1d Potato local typographed (value 4 potatoes), designed and produced by Allan Crawford, examples were attached to the May 10, 1946 Tristan da Cunha petition requesting own postage stamps, a complete sheet of 35, well centered, with fresh color, scarce and very seldom seen as a complete sheet, a nice addition to a topical Penguin or Bird exhibit, OG, NH, XF
Lot #1145 - tristan da cunha
1946 1d Potato local typographed (value 4 potatoes), designed and produced by Allan Crawford, examples were attached to the May 10, 1946 Tristan da Cunha petition requesting own postage stamps, left sheet-margin example, OG, NH, XF
Lot #1146 - turks islands
6 (6) 1879 1' lilac Q Victoria, wmkd Small Star (sideways), perf 11-12x14½-15½, rare, the Challis handbook estimates that only around 100 were issued without the later overprints - 13 different provisionals, OG, LH, F-VF
Lot #1147 - turks islands
6 (6) 1879 1' lilac Q Victoria, wmkd Small Star (sideways), perf 11-12x14½-15½, rare, the Challis handbook estimates that only around 100 were issued without the later overprints - 13 different provisionals, numeral "1" barred-oval cancel, F-VF
Lot #1148 - turks islands
12a var (23a) 1881 ½ on 1d dull red Q Victoria, SG Type 13 (Scott Type d) local surcharge in black without fraction bar, VARIETY - Throat flaw (row 3, pos 4), signed Holcombe, OG, LH, F-VF
Lot #1149 - uganda
5 (5) 1895 50c black Missionary, wide letters and format (20-26 mm), with frame-line dashes showing on three sides, unused as issued, VF, with BPA certificate
Lot #1150 - uganda
36 (36) 1895 10c violet Missionary, narrow letters and format (16-18mm), with frame-line dashes showing on all four sides, pair tied to small piece, vertical fold along dividing line between stamps, scarce, F-VF, with RPSL certificate
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