1-15 (1-16) 1913 ½d-2£ Kangaroos, wmkd Wide Crown over Wide A, perf 12, cplt (15), OG, HR, 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 #180 - Australia
12 (13) 1913 5' grey and yellow Kangaroo, Die II, wmkd Wide Crown and Wide A, perf 12, signed Brun, OG, LH, F-VF
Lot #181 - Australia
15 (16) 1913 £2 black and rose Kangaroo, Die II, wmkd Wide Crown and Wide A, perf 12, rare, OG, VLH, VF
Lot #182 - Australia
19 var (20a) 1915 ½d bright green K George V, wmkd Wide Crown and Narrow A, VARIETY - perf 14¼ line, scarce, with "Victoria" straight-line cancel, VF
Lot #183 - Australia
21f (47j) 1918 1d rosine K George V on rough, unsurfaced paper, locally gummed, Die II, wmkd Wide Crown and Narrow A, perf 14, OG, HR, F-VF
Lot #184 - Australia
44 (30) 1915 5' grey and yellow Kangaroo, Die II, wmkd Wide Crown and Narrow A, perf 12, well centered, F-VF
Lot #185 - Australia
55 var (43a) 1918 10' grey and bright aniline pink Kangaroo, wmkd Narrow Crown and Narrow A, perf 12, with "Sydney" cds, F-VF
Lot #186 - Australia
56 (44a) 1917 £1 chestnut and bright blue Kangaroo, Die II, wmkd Narrow Crown and Narrow A, perf 12, OG, VLH, F-VF
Lot #187 - Australia
56a (44) 1916 £1 chocolate and dull blue Kangaroo, Die II, wmkd Narrow Crown over Narrow A, perf 12, scarce, "Melbourne" cds, F-VF
Lot #188 - Australia
57 var (75s var) (ACSC 53x) 1924 £1 grey Kangaroo, Die IIB, VARIETY - overprinted "SPECIMEN" with the rare type B, wmkd Narrow Crown over Narrow A, perf 12, OG, VLH, VF
Lot #189 - Australia
57 (75) 1924 £1 grey Kangaroo, Die IIB, wmkd Narrow Crown over Narrow A, perf 12, very light cancel, F-VF
Lot #190 - Australia
58 (45) 1919 £2 black and rose Kangaroo, Die II, wmkd Narrow Crown and Narrow A, perf 12, exceptional centering, lightly canceled, SUPERB
Lot #191 - Australia
61 var (49) 1918 1d carmine-pink K George V, Die I, wmkd Multiple Crown and A, perf 14, OG, NH, F-VF
Lot #192 - Australia
101 (112) 1929 10' grey and pink Kangaroo, Die II, wmkd Small Crown and A Multiple, perf 12, OG, LH, F-VF
Lot #193 - Australia
101 (112) 1929 10' grey and pink Kangaroo, Die II, wmkd Small Crown and A Multiple, perf 12, light registered cds, VF
Lot #194 - Australia
102 (114) 1930 £2 black and rose Kangaroo, Die II, wmkd Small Crown and A Multiple, perf 12, rare, right-hand sheet-margin example, OG, NH, F-VF
Lot #195 - Australia
127 (136) 1932 10' grey and pink Kangaroo, Die II, wmkd Small Crown and C of A Multiple, perf 12, OG, VLH, F-VF
Lot #196 - Australia
128 (137) 1935 £1 grey Kangaroo, Die IIB, wmkd Small Crown and C of A Multiple, perf 12, perfectly centered, lightly canceled, SUPERB
Lot #197 - Australia
129 (138) 1934 £2 black and rose Kangaroo, Die II, wmkd Small Crown and C of A Multiple, perf 12, OG, VLH, SUPERB
Lot #198 - Australia
129 (138) 1934 £2 black and rose Kangaroo, Die II, wmkd Small Crown and C of A Multiple, perf 12, a fresh and lightly canceled high value, F-VF
Lot #199 - Australia
130-32 (141-43) 1932 2d-5' Sydney Harbour Bridge, unwmkd, perf 11, cplt (3), OG, NH, F-VF
Lot #200 - Australia
130-33 (141-44) 1932 2d-5' Sydney Harbour Bridge, cplt (4) with both 2d perforations, F-VF
Lot #201 - Australia
J1-8 (D1-5, D6w, D7-8) 1902 ½d-5' emerald-green (or dull green) Postage Dues on chalk-surfaced paper, wmkd Crown over NSW SG Type D2, perf 11½, 12, cplt (8), especially scarce mint, OG, VLH, F-VF
Lot #202 - Australia
J26 (D48) 1908 3d green Postage Due, wmkd Crown over A, perf 11½, 12, compound with 11, OG, NH, XF
Lot #203 - Australia
J32 (D56) 1907 4d dull green Postage Due on chalk-surfaced paper, wmkd Large Crown and double-lined A (SG Type w 11), perf 11½x11, OG, LH, F-VF
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