1 (1) 1880 ½d rose Q Victoria of Great Britain overprinted "CYPRUS", Plate 19, perf 14, only one pane was overprinted, a great Cyprus rarity, of which less than 24 mint examples are recorded (some unused), very well centered, a great rarity, OG, LH, 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!
Sale Terms
Lot #542 - Cyprus
2 (2) 1880 1d red Q Victoria of Great Britain overprinted "CYPRUS", Plate 181, exceptionally well centered, with "942" Larnaca numeral cancel, XF
Lot #543 - Cyprus
2 (2) 1880 1d red Q Victoria of Great Britain overprinted "CYPRUS", Plate 196, wmkd Large Crown, perf 14, the scarce unissued plate of which only one pane was overprinted, vivid rich color, fresh, perfectly centered, OG, VLH, SUPERB
Lot #544 - Cyprus
2 (2) 1880 1d red Q Victoria of Great Britain overprinted "CYPRUS", Plate 220, fresh, scarce, OG,HR, F-VF
Lot #545 - Cyprus
4 (4) 1880 4d sage-green Q Victoria of Great Britain overprinted "CYPRUS", Plate 16, only 3360 printed, very fresh, OG,HR, fine
Lot #546 - Cyprus
5 (5) 1880 6d grey Q Victoria of Great Britain overprinted "CYPRUS", Plate 16, only 2345 sold by the P.O. (the balance was remaindered), significantly rarer used than mint!, lightly canceled, VF
Lot #547 - Cyprus
8 (7) ½d on 1d red Q Victoria of Great Britain overprinted "CYPRUS", 18mm surcharge (SG Type 3), Plate 208, used, F-VF
Lot #548 - Cyprus
8 (7) 1881 ½d on 1d red Q Victoria of Great Britain overprinted "CYPRUS", surcharged half-penny (18mm), Plate 218, OG,VLH, VF-S
Lot #549 - Cyprus
9 (8) 1881 ½d on 1d red Q Victoria of Great Britain overprinted "CYPRUS", surcharged "HALF-PENNY" 16mm long (SG Type 4), Plate 201, wmkd Large Crown, perf 14, a very scarce and drastically undercatalogued basic stamp that is seldom seen!, OG, HR, SUPERB
Lot #550 - Cyprus
9 (8) 1881 ½d on 1d red Q Victoria of Great Britain overprinted "CYPRUS", surcharged "HALF PENNY" 16mm long (SG Type 4), Plate 216, the scarce plate, a very scarce and drastically undercatalogued basic stamp that is seldom seen!, OG, VLH, SUPERB
Lot #551 - Cyprus
10 (9) 1881 ½d on 1d red Q Victoria of Great Britain overprinted "CYPRUS" and surcharged "HALF-PENNY" 15mm long (SG Type 5), Plate 217, perf 14, scarce, with attractive "Larnaca" cds, VF
Lot #552 - Cyprus
11-15 (11-15) 1881 ½pi-6pi Q Victoria, wmkd CC, cplt (5), used, F-VF
Lot #553 - Cyprus
13 (13) 1881 2pi blue Q Victoria, Die I, wmkd CC, perf 14, OG, VLH, SUPERB
Lot #554 - Cyprus
15 (15) 1881 6pi olive-grey Q Victoria, Die I, wmkd CC, perf 14, quite rare, fresh rich color, OG, VLH, VF
Lot #555 - Cyprus
17 (24) 1882 30pa on 1pi rose Q Victoria provisional surcharge SG Type 9, wmkd CC, perf 14, a rare and difficult mint stamp as 95% of the issue was used having sold out in two weeks, considerably undercatalogued, missing from most mint collections, OG, VLH, VF
Lot #556 - Cyprus
17 (24) 1882 30pa on 1pi rose Q Victoria provisional surcharge SG Type 9, wmkd CC, perf 14, with light "Larnaca" FIRST DAY OF ISSUE cds (May 22, 1882), on sale for only 17 days, perfectly centered, scarce, SUPERB
Lot #557 - Cyprus
18 (25) 1884 ½pi on ½pi emerald-green Q Victoria with SG Type 8 surcharge, wmkd CA, perf 14, OG, NH, F-VF
Lot #558 - Cyprus
23a (20) 1882 4pi pale olive green Q Victoria, wmkd CA, Die I, scarce, OG,VLH, F-VF
Lot #559 - Cyprus
26a (27) 1886 ½ on ½pi emerald-green Q Victoria, wmkd CA, SG Type 10 surcharge (6mm), OG, VLH, F-VF
Lot #560 - Cyprus
27 (28) 1886 ½ on ½pi emerald-green Q Victoria, wmkd CC, perf 14, SG Type 10 surcharge (8mm), well centered, with light "Larnaca" squared-circle cancel, SUPERB
Lot #561 - Cyprus
27 var (28a) 1886 ½ on ½pi emerald-green Q Victoria, wmkd CC, perf 14, SG Type 10 surcharge (8mm) VARIETY - large "1" at left, light "981" (Paphos) grid cancel, F-VF
Lot #562 - Cyprus
28-37 (40-49) 1894-96 ½pi-45pi Q Victoria Die II, wmkd CA, perf 14, cplt (10), including the scarce and undercatalogued used 12pi, lightly canceled, F-VF
Lot #563 - Cyprus
38-47 (50-59) 1903 ½pi-45pi K Edward VII, wmkd CA, cplt (10), only 2640 printed of the 45pi, and only about 200 of thoses are believed to have been postally used (per Castle), lightly canceled, F-VF
Lot #564 - Cyprus
48-59 (60-71) 1904-10 5pa-45pi K Edward VII, wmkd MCA, perf 14, cplt (12), light cancels throughout, F-VF
Lot #565 - Cyprus
61-71 (74-84) 1912 10pa-45pi K George V, wmkd MCA, perf 14, cplt (11), F-VF
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