1-8 (1-8) 1890 ½d-5' Q Victoria Keyplate issue, wmkd CA, perf 14, cplt (8), OG,LH, 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 #857 - leeward islands
9-16 (9-16) 1897 ½d-5' Q Victoria Diamond Jubilee overprint issue with SG Type 3 handstamps, wmkd Crown CA, perf 14, cplt (8), with BPA certicate for the 5', OG, LH, F-VF
Lot #858 - leeward islands
15 (15) 1897 1' green and carmine Q Victoria with Diamond Jubilee handstamp, SG Type 3, wmkd CA, perf 14, OG, LH, XF, with Sismondo certificate
Lot #859 - leeward islands
16 (16) 1897 5' green and blue Q Victoria with Diamond Jubilee handstamp SG Type 3, wmkd CA, perf 14, rare (only 784 issued), scarce, OG, VLH, SUPERB
Lot #860 - leeward islands
20-28 (20-28) 1902 1/2d-5' K Edward VII, wmkd CA, perf 14, cplt (9), OG, NH, F-VF
Lot #861 - leeward islands
29-45 (29-45) 1905-11 ¼d-5' K Edward VII, wmkd MCA, perf 14, cplt (17) including the scarce and undercatalogued 2½d dull purple and ultramarine, OG, VLH, F-VF
Lot #862 - leeward islands
32 (32) 1906 2½ dull purple and ultramarine K Edward VII, wmkd MCA, perf 14, difficult and undercatalogued mint as the vast majority were used postally, a habitual occupant of most advanced mint want lists, fresh, signed, OG,VLH, F-VF
Lot #863 - leeward islands
46-57 (46-57b) 1912-22 ½d-5' K George V, wmkd MCA, perf 14, cplt (12), lightly canceled, F-VF
Lot #864 - leeward islands
57 var (57c) 1920 5' green and red on orange buff K George V, wmkd MCA, scarce later printing, lightly canceled, VF
Lot #865 - leeward islands
60 (57a) 1913 5' green and red on yellow surface colored paper (white back) K George V, chalk surfaced paper, wmkd MCA, perf 14, very rare and undercatalogued used, perfectly centered, lightly canceled, SUPERB
Lot #866 - leeward islands
61-83, 63b (58-80) 1921-29 ¼d-£1 K George V, Die II, wmkd Script CA and Crown CA for the £1, perf 14, cplt (23), OG, LH, F-VF
Lot #867 - leeward islands
82 var (79a) 1928 10' green and red on green K George V on chalk-surfaced paper, ERROR - break in scroll (row 1, pos 12), wmkd MCA, perf 14, OG, VLH, VF
Lot #868 - leeward islands
83 (80) 1928 £1 purple and black on red K George V on chalk-surfaced paper, wmkd MCA, perf 14, bottom-left sheet-margin example with control #1, rich color, hinged on selvedge only, very well centered, OG, NH, SUPERB
Lot #869 - leeward islands
83 var (80a var) 1928 £1 purple and black on red K George V, wmkd MCA, VARIETY - break in line between Crown and Scroll on right and black inking at right frame, unlisted, fresh, OG,LH, VF
Lot #870 - leeward islands
115b (114a) 1942 £1 purple and black on carmine K George VI on chalk-surfaced paper, wmkd MSCA, perf 14, OG, VLH, SUPERB, with Brandon certificate
Lot #871 - leeward islands
115c (114b) 1945 £1 brown-purple and black on salmon K George VI on chalk-surfaced paper, wmkd MSCA, perf 14, light cds, VF, with Brandon certificate
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