1-15, 1a, 8a, 11a (1-9, 18-26) 1892-94 ½d-10' Coat of Arms unwmkd, cplt (18) to the 10' with all listed shades, 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 #1322 - rhodesia
1-18, 1a, 8a, 11a (1-12, 18-26) 1892-94 ½d-£5 Coat of Arms, unwmkd, perf 14, 14½, cplt (21) to the £5 with all listed shades, a scarce used set, F-VF
Lot #1323 - rhodesia
16 (10) 1892-93 £1 deep blue Coat of Arms, thin wove paper, unwmkd, perf 14, 14½, light cds, F-VF, with RPSL certificate
Lot #1324 - rhodesia
18 (12) 1892 £5 sage-green Coat of Arms, thin wove paper, unwmkd, perf 14½, rare high value, OG, HR, F-VF
Lot #1325 - rhodesia
19 (13) 1892 £10 brown Coat of Arms, unwmkd, perf 14, 14½, rare high value, top sheet-margin example, OG, HR, F-VF
Lot #1326 - rhodesia
20 (14) 1891 ½d on 6d ultramarine Coat of Arms surcharged SG Type 3, unwmkd, perf 14, 14½, extremely rare and undercatalogued used -- and seldom seen!, ex-Drysdall, F-VF, with RPSL certificate
Lot #1327 - rhodesia
22 (16) 1891 4d on 6d ultramarine Coat of Arms, surcharged SG Type 3, unwmkd, perf 14, 14½, undercatalogued used, rare, seldom seen, signed Thier, SUPERB
Lot #1328 - rhodesia
23 (17) 1891 8d on 1' grey-brown Coat of Arms provisional surcharge SG Type 3 in black, perf 14, 14½, quite rare and undercatalogued used, SUPERB
Lot #1329 - rhodesia
40 (51) 1896 1d on 3d grey-black and green Matabele Rebellion provisional surcharge (11mm setting), only 420 printed, scarce "key value" to the set, very difficult and undercatalogued, OG, VLH, VF
Lot #1330 - rhodesia
40 (51) 1896 1d on 3d grey-black and green Matabele Rebellion provisional surcharge (11mm setting), only 420 printed, scarce "key value" to the set, especially used, well centered, light "Bulawayo" cds, XF
Lot #1331 - rhodesia
43-49 (58-64) 1896 ½d-1' stamps of Cape of Good Hope overprinted "BRITISH SOUTH AFRICA COMPANY", wmkd Anchor, perf 14, cplt (7), OG, HR, F-VF
Lot #1332 - rhodesia
57 (73) 1897 £1 black and red-brown on green Coat of Arms with ends of scrolls between legs of Springboks, unwmkd, perf 13½ to 16, OG, HR, VF
Lot #1333 - rhodesia
58 (74) 1897 £2 rosy red Coat of Arms, the rare perf 15 on thick paper, unwmkd, scarce, undercatalogued, OG, LH, F-VF
Lot #1334 - rhodesia
74 (92) 1901 £5 deep blue Coat of Arms, unwmkd, perf 13½-15, rare, well centered, OG, HR, SUPERB
Lot #1335 - rhodesia
75 (93) 1901 £10 lilac Coat of Arms, unwmkd, perf 13½-15½, a remarkable, perfectly centered, used example with light "Bulawayo Station" cds, undercatalogued and rarely offered, SUPERB, with Sismondo certificate
Lot #1336 - rhodesia
76-81 (94-99) 1905 1d-5' Victoria Falls set, perf 14 or 14½ to 15, cplt (6), OG, HR, VF
Lot #1337 - rhodesia
76-81 (94-99) 1905 1d-5' Victoria Falls set, cplt (6), lightly canceled, F-VF
Lot #1338 - rhodesia
82-99 (100-13, 114-18) 1909 ½d-£1 Rhodesia Coat of Arms overprints and surcharges, cplt (18), OG,HR, F-VF
Lot #1339 - rhodesia
100a (113c) 1909 £2 brown Coat of Arms on white paper, overprinted "Rhodesia." in black SG Type 14, unwmkd, perf 13½ to 15, used, F-VF
Lot #1340 - rhodesia
100B (113e) 1909 £5 deep blue on bluish paper Coat of Arms overprinted "Rhodesia" in black, SG Type 14, perf 13½ to 15, an astonishingly rare used stamp, the explanation of which can be found in Robson Lowe who notes "the late Reverend Helm is reported to have used four copies for postal purposes", light "Nondala" No. Rhodesia cds, F-VF, with RPSL certificate
Lot #1341 - rhodesia
101b var (168 var footnoted) 1910 ½d yellow-green K George V Double Head, perf 15, VARIETY - double dot below "D" in right-hand value tablet (row 3, pos 9), tied to piece by double-ring cds, scarce, F-VF
Lot #1342 - rhodesia
102c (183) 1910 1d bright carmine K George V, Double Head, perf 13½ - rarely seen mint, ex-Goldblatt, OG, VLH, F-VF, with RPSL certificate
Lot #1343 - rhodesia
105a var (180) 1910 3d purple and ochre K George V Double Head, perf 14x15, from the no gash plate, position #37 (dot to left of second Rayon), centered "Bulawayo" cds, thin spot at left, F-VF appearance
Lot #1344 - rhodesia
107a (141ab) 1910 5d purple-brown and ochre K George V Double Head, ERROR of color, perf 14, slight gum tones, OG, HR, VF, with BPA certificate
Lot #1345 - rhodesia
109 var (146) 1910 8d black and purple K George V Double Head, perf 14, an exceptional rarity, one of only two known used examples (the other is in our Reference Collection), missing from the Queen's collection! well centered, lightly canceled, ex-Dunlop collection, VF, with RPSL certificate
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