1 (1) 1878 1d claret Q Victoria, unwmkd, perf 14, 14½, scarce, OG, VLH, VF
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!
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Lot #606 - falkland islands
1 (1) 1878 1d claret Q Victoria, unwmkd, perf 14, 14½, with "F" in double bracketed cancel, attractive, F-VF
Lot #607 - falkland islands
6a (6) 1882 4d grey-black Q Victoria, wmkd CA (upright), perf 14, 14½, rare and seldom offered, OG, LH, F-VF
Lot #608 - falkland islands
16a (33) 1891 6d orange-yellow Q Victoria, wmkd CA, perf 14, 14½, OG,HR, F-VF
Lot #609 - falkland islands
19 (13) 1891 ½d on half of 1d brownish claret Q Victoria, wmkd CA sideways, perf 14,14½, scarce provisional bisect with handstamped overprint, seldom seen mint, a difficult and significantly undercatalogued stamp (especially if it happens to be real!) OG, HR, VF, with Sismondo certificate
Lot #610 - falkland islands
19E (14) 1891 ½d on half of 1d red-brown Q Victoria, wmkd CA upright, perf 14,14½, scarce provisional bisect with handstamped overprint, undercatalogued, with BPA certificate for the rejoined pair that this is from, OG, HR, SUPERB
Lot #611 - falkland islands
19E (14) 1891 ½d on half of 1d red-brown Q Victoria, wmkd CA upright, perf 14,14½, scarce provisional bisect with handstamped overprint, scarce and undercatalogued used, signed Bloch, F-VF
Lot #612 - falkland islands
20-21 (41-42) 1898 2'6d-5' Q Victoria, wmkd CC, perf 14, 14½, scarce later printing of high values, only 6000 printed, OG, LH, F-VF
Lot #613 - falkland islands
21 (42) 1898 5' red Q Victoria, wmkd Crown CC, perf 14,14½, only 6000 printed, OG, NH, VF
Lot #614 - falkland islands
22-29 (43-50) 1904-08 ½d-5' K Edward VII, wmkd MCA, perf 14, cplt (8), OG, HR, F-VF
Lot #615 - falkland islands
29 (50) 1904 5' red K Edward VII, wmkd MCA, perf 14, with violet "Crown Post Office Falkland Islands" cancel, scarce, VF
Lot #616 - falkland islands
30-40 (60-69, 67b) 1912-20 ½d-£1 K George V, wmkd MCA, cplt (11), OG, LH, F-VF
Lot #617 - falkland islands
39 (68) 1914 10' red on green K George V, wmkd MCA, line perf 14, OG, NH, VF
Lot #618 - falkland islands
40 (69) 1914 £1 black on red K George V, wmkd MCA, line perf 14, perfectly centered, scarce high value, OG, NH, SUPERB
Lot #619 - falkland islands
52 (115) 1928 2½d on 2d purple-brown K George V South Georgia Provisional surcharge (SG Type 12), only 1179 surcharged, a scarce key stamp, seldom seen, undercatalogued, OG, VLH, F-VF, with BPA certificate
Lot #620 - falkland islands
52 (115) 1928 2½d on 2d purple-brown K George V South Georgia Provisional surcharge (SG Type 12), only 1179 surcharged, a scarce key stamp, seldom seen, undercatalogued, especially used as it was only in use for 11 days!, lightly canceled, F-VF, with BPA certificate
Lot #621 - falkland islands
54-64 (116-26) 1929-36 ½d-£1 K George V Fin Whale and Gentoo Penguins definitives, wmkd Script CA and MCA (£1), comb perf 14, cplt (11), a fairly scarce set, OG, NH, F-VF
Lot #622 - falkland islands
54-64 (116-26) 1929-36 ½d-£1 K George V Fin Whale and Gentoo Penguins definitives, wmkd Script CA and MCA (£1), comb perf 14, cplt (11), a fairly scarce set, especially used, F-VF
Lot #623 - falkland islands
65-73 (127-35) 1933 ½d-2'6d Centenary issue, wmkd MCA & CA, perf 12, cplt (9), light cancels, F-VF
Lot #624 - falkland islands
65-76 (127-38) 1933 ½d-£1 Centenary set, wmkd Script CA, perf 12, cplt (12), only 3128 issued of high value, OG, LH, F-VF
Lot #625 - falkland islands
74 (136) 1933 5' black and yellow King Penguin, wmkd MCA, perf 12, only 6221 issued, OG, NH, XF, with Sismondo certificate
Lot #626 - falkland islands
74a (136a) 1933 (Apr) 5' black and yellow-orange King Penguin, wmkd MSCA, perf 12, the scarce shade from the later printing of only 1320, many of which were destroyed per Stanley Gibbons, OG, VLH, XF, with BPA certificate
Lot #627 - falkland islands
75 (137) 1933 10' black and chestnut Coat of Arms (1925 "Desire the Right"), wmkd MCA, perf 12, only 3688 issued, OG, VLH, F-VF
Lot #628 - falkland islands
76 var referenced (138s) 1933 £1 rose and black K George V Centenary high value perforated "SPECIMEN", wmkd MSCA, perf 12, one of the Empire's most beautiful and sought-after stamps, rarely seen or offered, vertical gum crease, part OG, F-VF appearance
Lot #629 - falkland islands
76 (138) 1933 £1 rose and black K George V Centenary high value, wmkd MSCA, perf 12, only 3128 issued, one of the Empire's most beautiful and sought-after stamps, OG, VLH, VF
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