5-9 (4-8) 1885-87 ½d-1' Hope overprinted "British Bechuanaland" SG Type 1, wmkd Anchor, perf 14, cplt (5), elusive mint, OG, VLH, F-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 #274 - bechuanaland
5-9 (4-8) 1885-87 ½d-1' Hope overprinted "British Bechuanaland" SG Type 1, wmkd Anchor, perf 14, cplt (5), 6d is signed Schlesinger, F-VF
Lot #275 - bechuanaland
19 (18) 1888 5' green and black Q Victoria, wmkd Script VR (sideways, reading up), perf 13½, light "Mafeking" cds, scarce used, F-VF
Lot #276 - bechuanaland
26 (25) 1888 4d on 4d lilac and black Q Victoria, wmkd Orb, perf 14, SG Type 6 red surcharge, the vast majority were unintentionally issued with "4d Protectorate" a few months prior (Scott 64, SG 44) in black and after (Scott 66, SG 51) in red, OG, VLH, SUPERB
Lot #277 - bechuanaland
26 (25) 1888 4d on 4d lilac and black Q Victoria, wmkd Orb, perf 14, SG Type 6 red surcharge, an exceptional USED rarity, hardly ever offered and considerably more difficult than either a £5 first issue or even a 2d on 2d green surcharge, vastly undercatalogued (as any serious collector who has tried to find one will attest), we have seen only 4 used examples in close to 60 years, canceled at "Zwart Modder" - rare usage from a remote village...
Lot #278 - bechuanaland
41 (58) 1897 ½d yellow-green Cape of Good Hope overprinted "British Bechuanaland" SG Type 18 (narrower - 10½mm apart and 15mm long), excessively rare and undercatalogued used, perfectly centered, lightly canceled, F-VF
Lot #279 - bechuanaland
51 (55) 1890 ½d vermilion Q Victoria of Great Britain, overprinted "Protectorate" (SG Type 17) 19mm long, rare and undercatalogued as only 840 were printed, this stamp is difficult to locate, as it was an essay overprint that was pressed into service during a shortage, well centered, large part OG, F-VF
Lot #280 - bechuanaland
51 (55) 1890 ½d vermilion Q Victoria of Great Britain, overprinted "Protectorate" (SG Type 17) 19mm long, rare and undercatalogued as only 840 were printed, this stamp is difficult to locate, as it was an essay overprint that was pressed into service during a shortage, less than 1% were used, undercatalogued, perfectly centered, light "Vryburg" cds, SUPERB, with Brandon certificate
Lot #281 - bechuanaland
53 (54) 1890 ½d vermilion Q Victoria of Great Britain, overprinted "Protectorate" (SG Type 16) 15mm long, rare and undercatalogued as only a few sheets were printed, this stamp is difficult to locate as this was an essay overprint that was pressed into service during a stamp shortage, OG,VLH, F-VF
Lot #282 - bechuanaland
53 (54) 1890 ½d vermilion Q Victoria of Great Britain, overprinted "Protectorate" (SG Type 16) 15mm long, rare and undercatalogued as only a few sheets were printed, this stamp is difficult to locate as this was an essay overprint that was pressed into service during a stamp shortage, in addition to which it bears a strike of the scarce "KANYE" Bechuanaland cds, SUPERB
Lot #283 - bechuanaland
56 (48) 1888 2'6d green and black Q Victoria overprinted "Protectorate" SG Type 12, wmkd Script VR (sideways), perf 13½, signed, OG, VLH, XF
Lot #284 - bechuanaland
64 (44) 1888 4d on 4d lilac and black Q Victoria, overprinted "Protectorate" SG Type 12, black surcharge SG Type 13, a very scarce key and significantly undercatalogued stamp, OG, HR, F-VF
Lot #285 - bechuanaland
92 (83) 1915 2'6d deep sepia-brown K George V Sea Horses of Great Britain overprinted "BECHUANALAND PROTECTORATE" SG Type 21 by Waterlow, nice "Francestown" cds, VF
Lot #286 - bechuanaland
92a (85) 1916 2'6d pale brown K George V Sea Horses of Great Britain overprinted SG Type 21, De La Rue printing, scarce and undercatalogued used (the normal ratio is 10 or 20 to 1 against used!), light "Lobatsi" cds, perfectly centered, SUPERB
Lot #287 - bechuanaland
92b (86) 1917 2'6d sepia K George V Sea Horses, De La Rue printing, overprinted SG Type 1, scarce and undercatalogued used (the normal ratio is 10 or 20 to 1 against used!), perfectly centered, lightly canceled, F-VF
Lot #288 - bechuanaland
93 (84) 1914 5' rose-carmine K George V Sea Horses of Great Britain, Waterlow printing, overprinted "BECHUANALAND PROTECTORATE" SG Type 21 by Waterlow, severely undercatalogued used, light double-ring "Lobatsi" cds, SUPERB
Lot #289 - bechuanaland
93a (87) 1919 5' bright carmine K George V Sea Horses of Great Britain overprinted "BECHUANALAND PROTECTORATE" SG Type 21 on De La Rue printing, severely undercatalogued used, with "Lobatsi" double-ring cds, VF
Lot #290 - bechuanaland
95 (89) 1920 5' rose-red K George V Sea Horses overprinted SG Type 21, Bradbury Wilkinson printing, scarce and undercatalogued used, light double-ring cds, VF
Lot #291 - bechuanaland
105-16 (99-110) 1932 ½d-10' K George V, Baobab Tree and Cattle drinking, wmkd Script CA, perf 14, cplt (12), a nicely centered set, OG, LH, F-VF
Lot #292 - bechuanaland
105-16 (99-110) 1932 ½d-10' K George V and Cattle drinking, wmkd Script CA, perf 14, cplt (12), scarce used, light cancels, VF
Lot #293 - bechuanaland
118 var (112b) 1935 2d ultramarine and grey-black Silver Jubilee, Bradbury & WIlkinson printing, perf 11x12, VARIEY - short extra flagstaff (Plate "2", row 2, pos 1), well centered, lightly canceled, VF
Lot #294 - bechuanaland
120 var (114c) 1935 6d slate and purple Silver Jubilee, Bradbury and Wilkinson printing, perf 11x12, VARIEY - lighting conductor (Plate "3", row 2, pos 5), well centered, lightly canceled, F-VF, with BPA certificate
Lot #295 - bechuanaland
AR1 (F1) 1910 6d black and brown-orange K Edward VII of Transvaal Postal Fiscal overprinted, only 1500 printed, scarce and undercatalogued, OG,LH, VF
Lot #296 - bechuanaland
AR1 (F1) 1910 6d black and orange-brown K Edward VII Postal Fiscal, tied to small piece by "LOBATSI B. P" cds, 1500 printed of which less than 150 were used, fine, with RPSL certificate
Lot #297 - bechuanaland
J1-3 (D1-3) 1926 ½d-2d Postage Dues of Great Britain overprinted "Bechuanaland Protectorate", light cancels, bright, fresh, extremely scarce and undercatalogued as few were used, F-VF
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