1 (15) 1879 1d blue EXPRESS, perf 12, third state of the die, well centered, lightly canceled, SUPERB
Auction #136 - Public Auction
By: COLONIAL STAMP CO.
COLONIAL STAMP CO. Auction #136 - Public Auction
Hello fellow Collectors!,
Welcome to our 136th consecutive specialized British Colonial Public Auction featuring, as always, a marvelous range of rarities from all points of the compass.
An overview of some of what you will find in this catalogue:
Great Britain & British Europe:
GB commences with a strong section of scarce and key items and includes most of the “big square” Q Victoria high values – in unusually nice quality. Cypress shows several rare early plate numbers, and a £5. Gibraltar has £5 both mint and used plus Malta rare 10/- both mint and used.
British Africa (always a house favorite!):
British Central Africa has the first set, to the £10, and a rare 1895 £10 arms unwatermarked postally used! . Cape of Good Hope shows a mint 1/-yellow-green, 4d “wood block” with retouched corner, and the rare ½d on 3d Crown CC mint. East Africa and Uganda features K Edward VII 50R plus a K George V 100R mint. Gold Coast has a spectacular rare used £2 K George V. Kenya and Uganda has a 50R K George V (wmkd Script CA!). Madagascar shines with a spectacular range of “large ones” – 50 lots! Mauritius highlights include a 4a (8) 1849-54 used 2d – SUPERB, and the unissed 1876 ½d on 9d red surcharge! New Republic 18 lots! Niger Coast SG 2a – reversed overprint on a 1d mint! Rhodesia has 2 each £10 and £5 values. St. Helena is highlighted by the Tristan Relief set – mint and also used blocks! Sierra Leone has 2/- Postal Fiscal, K George V - both £5 values. Togo (British Occupation) shows values to the 1M. Zanzibar with strong provisional overprints, Dhows to the 200R, and a few rare Postage Dues.
British West Indies
Bahamas shines with a 1863 6d rose-lilac. Bermuda has a scarce 1873 3d orange and British Guiana with a nice 1853 deep blue 4¢, mint, an 1878 2¢ on 8¢, mint, and a $4 large “4” (Type II). Cayman Island shows wonderful examples of the 1908 2½d on 4d, mint and used. The large Falkland Islands section features the 1933 £1: Specimen, mint & used! Sprinkled among many never hinged items.
British Asia / Oceania:
New South Wales has a nice mint 1850 1d reddish rose Sydney View. Tasmania features a choice 1853 pale blue Van Diemen’s land (mint & VF). Australia highlights include six (!) £2 Kangaroos, as well as a 20/ “slash” Postage Due (the “key” stamp of the country!). Ceylon features a scarce used 1859 dull rose imperf QV plus an 1857 ½d on blue glazed paper, mint; India includes nice early items and a lovely 1909 K Edward VII 25R, mint. Iraq includes the rarest used stamp of the area: 1931 25R K Faisal Official! Jordan shows many nice items including a very rare SG 83b; used. Malacca has a nice NH Occupation overprint (SG JD16). A strong New Britain overprints including 3 Mark values. New Zealand shows a nice #2, mint, and a strong section of “O.P.S.O.”s (9 values!). Penrhyn Island features many scarce 1d varieties (many as pairs); Straits Settlements has a nice 1911 $25 K Edward VII, mint, and Tonga finishes off the area with a rare “hafl-“ typewritten error
Did I forget some other good stamps or sections? No doubt! As always:
Happy hunting and much success to all the bidders!
Sale Terms
Lot #1436 - samoa
1a (10) 1879 1d ultramarine EXPRESS, perf 12½, third state of the die, left-hand sheet-margin example, small faults, signed Stuckert, VF appearance
Lot #1437 - samoa
3 (5) 1878-79 3d bright scarlet EXPRESS, perf 12½, second state of the die, F-VF
Lot #1438 - samoa
7d (18) 1879 2' deep brown Express third state of the Die, perf 12, top-right corner imperf example, "Apia" cds, fine
Lot #1439 - samoa
101-09 (101-09) 1914 ½d on 3pf-9d on 80pf Kaiser's Yacht surcharge issue overprinted "G.R.I.", cplt (9), a scarce, seldom offered and undercatalogued mint issue as the vast majority were used!, OG,HR, F-VF
Lot #1440 - samoa
101-09 (101-09) 1914 ½d on 3pf-9d on 80pf Kaiser's Yacht surcharged SG Type 13 and overprinted "G.R.I.", cplt (9), each tied to piece, F-VF
Lot #1441 - samoa
107 var (107 var) 1914 5d on 40pf lake and black Yacht overprinted ""G.R.I." and surcharged SG Type 13, ERROR - no stop after "I", unwmkd, perf 14, with color photocopy of the Kilian certificate this is from, SUPERB
Lot #1442 - samoa
110 (110) 1914 1' on 1M carmine Kaiser's Yacht overprinted "G.R.I." and surcharged SG Type 14, unwmkd, perf 14½x14, a key rarity (only 100 issued), undercatalogued, well centered, signed Bothe and others, OG, LH, SUPERB
Lot #1443 - samoa
112 (113) 1914 3' on 3M violet-black Kaiser's Yacht overprinted "G.R.I." and surcharged, only 458 printed, tied by "Apia" cds to piece, F-VF
Lot #1444 - samoa
113 (114) 1914 5' on 5M carmine and black Kaiser's Yacht surcharged and overprinted "G.R.I." SG Type 14, only 535 printed, tied to piece by double Apia" cds, signed, VF
Lot #1445 - samoa
180 (194) 1935 £5 indigo-blue Coat of Arms Postal Fiscal of New Zealand overprinted "WESTERN SAMOA." SG Type 27 in red, on thick, opaque chalk-surfaced "Cowan" paper, wmkd N.Z. and Star, perf 14, scarce as only 800 were printed, perfectly centered, lightly canceled, SUPERB
Lot #1446 - samoa
180 var (194d) 1942 £5 indigo-blue Coat of Arms of New Zealand Postal Fiscal overprinted "WESTERN SAMOA.", wmkd N.Z. and Star "Single", thin, hard chalk-surfaced "Wiggins Teape" paper, perf 14, signed Bloch OG, LH, SUPERB, with Sismondo certificate
Lot #1447 - samoa
201 (213) 1948 £3 green Coat of Arms Postal Fiscal of New Zealand overprinted "WESTERN SAMOA." SG Type 27 in blue on thin hard, chalk-surfaced "Wiggins Teape" paper, wmkd Multiple N.Z. and Star, perf 14, scarce as only 2,491 were overprinted, OG, VLH, F-VF
Lot #1448 - samoa
202 (214) 1946 £5 indigo-blue New Zealand Coat of Arms Postal Fiscal overprinted "WESTERN SAMOA." SG Type 27 on thin hard, chalk-surfaced "Wiggins Teape" paper, wmkd Multiple N.Z. and Star, perf 14, OG, NH, F-VF
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