2 var footnoted (2D) 1895 1a plum Q Victoria stamp of India, overprinted "Zanzibar" in blue, VARIETY - small second "z", exceptionally well centered -- very rare thus!, OG, HR, SUPERB
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 #1682 - zanzibar
2 var footnoted (2D) 1895 1a plum Q Victoria stamp of India overprinted "Zanzibar" SG Type 1 in blue, VARIETY - small second "z", wmkd Star, perf 14, an elusive stamp, F-VF, with Holcombe certificate
Lot #1683 - zanzibar
2 var footnoted (2E) 1895 1a plum Q Victoria stamp of India overprinted "Zanzibar" in blue, wmkd Star, perf 14, 1a is VARIETY - small second "z" and inverted "q" for "b", tied to piece by Zanzibar cds, scarce, F-VF
Lot #1684 - zanzibar
3-17 (3/21) 1895 ½a-5R Q Victoria stamps of India overprinted "Zanzibar" in black, cplt (15), we note a couple small second "z" varieties, OG, HR, F-VF
Lot #1685 - zanzibar
3-17 (3/21) 1895 ½a-5R Q Victoria stamps of India overprinted "Zanzibar", cplt (15), several small second "z" varieties, F-VF
Lot #1686 - zanzibar
3a (3j) 1895-96 ½a blue-green Q Victoria stamp of India overprinted "Zanzibar" in black, ERROR - "Zanzidar" for "Zanzibar", row 8, pos 5, lightly canceled, minor crease and small thin, F-VF, with Brandon certificate
Lot #1687 - zanzibar
3b (3k) 1895-96 ½a blue-green Q Victoria stamp of India, ERROR - overprinted "Zanibar" in black (row 7, pos 2), lightly canceled, very scarce, VF, with Rendon certificate
Lot #1688 - zanzibar
4b (4kD) 1895-96 1a plum Q Victoria stamp of India, ERROR - "Zanibar" for "Zanzibar", with small second "z" lower, row 7, pos 2, lightly canceled, VF, with RPSL certificate
Lot #1689 - zanzibar
7b (8k) 1895-96 2½a yellow-green Q Victoria stamp of India, ERROR - "Zanibar" overprint in black, rich color, OG,LH, F-VF, with RPSL certificate
Lot #1690 - zanzibar
7b (8k) 1895-96 2½a yellow-green Q Victoria stamp of India, ERROR - "Zanibar" overprint in black, lightly canceled, VF, with Brandon certificate
Lot #1691 - zanzibar
18 (23) 1896 2½a on 1a plum Q Victoria stamp of India, black surcharge SG Type 3 (Scott Type a), OG, VLH, SUPERB
Lot #1692 - zanzibar
18 var footnoted (23D) 1896 2½a on 1a plum Q Victoria stamp of India, black Sc surcharge Type a (SG Type 3), VARIETY - small second "z", raised, light cds, fine
Lot #1693 - zanzibar
18 var (23zI) 1896 2½a on 1a plum Q Victoria stamp of India overprinted "Zanzibar", black Sc surcharge Type a (SG Type 3), second setting, VARIETY - Arabic "2" for "r", OG,VLH, F-VF
Lot #1694 - zanzibar
19 (24) 1896 2½a on 1a plum Q Victoria stamp of India, black SG Type 4 surcharge (Scott Type b), only appears 10 times in the setting of 60, scarce and undercatalogued, OG,LH, VF
Lot #1695 - zanzibar
19 (24) 1896 2½a on 1a plum Q Victoria stamp of India, black SG Type 4 surcharge (Scott Type b), only appears 10 times in the setting of 60, scarce and undercatalogued, rare and undercatalogued as 19 (24) only occurs 10 times in the setting of 60, used, VF
Lot #1696 - zanzibar
20 (25) 1896 21/2a on 1a plum Q Victoria stamp of India, black SG Type 5 surcharge (Scott Type c), VARIETY - second printing ("½" 5.5mm tall), OG, LH, VF
Lot #1697 - zanzibar
21 var footnoted (32D) 1898 2½a on 1a plum Q Victoria stamp of India, red Sc surcharge Type a (SG Type 3), extremely rare and undercatalogued used, VARIETY - small second "z", with light "Zanzibar" registered cds, VF
Lot #1698 - zanzibar
21 var footnoted (32G) 1898 2½a on 1a plum Q Victoria stamp of India overprinted "Zanzibar", red SG Type 3 surcharge (Scott Type a), ERROR - no dot over "i", row 2, pos 3 (occurs only once in the setting of 60 stamps), well centered, OG,VLH, SUPERB
Lot #1699 - zanzibar
22 var footnoted (33C) 1898 2½a on 1a plum Q Victoria stamp of India, red Sc surcharge SG Type 4 (Scott Type b), scarce and undercatalogued as it only appeared 10 times in the setting of 60, VARIETY - tall second "z", signed Stolow, OG, VLH, F-VF
Lot #1700 - zanzibar
23 (34) 1898 2½a on 1a plum Q Victoria stamp of India, red SG Type 5 surcharge (Scott Type c), OG, VLH, F-VF
Lot #1701 - zanzibar
23 var footnoted (34D) 1898 2½a on 1a plum Q Victoria stamp of India, red SG Type 5 surcharge (Scott Type c), VARIETY - small second "z" (raised), an extremely rare and vastly undercatalogued used stamp, F-VF, with Brandon certificate
Lot #1702 - zanzibar
24 (22) 1896 21/2a on 1a6p sepia Q Victoria stamp of India, SG Type a surcharge (Scott Type a), VF
Lot #1703 - zanzibar
24b (22k) 1895 2½a on 1½a sepia Q Victoria stamp of India overprinted "Zanzibar", red SG Type 2 surcharge (Scott Type a), ERROR - "Zanizbar" (row 1, pos 9), light cds, toned on back, fine, with Brandon certificate
Lot #1704 - zanzibar
24C (36) 1898 2½a on 1½a sepia Q Victoria stamp of India, red Scott surcharge Type b (SG Type 4), a very rare and undercatalogued stamp (occurring only 10 times in the setting of 60), especially scarce used, perfectly centered, lightly canceled, SUPERB
Lot #1705 - zanzibar
24d var footnoted (22lE) 1895 2½ on 1a6p sepia Q Victoria stamp of India overprinted "Zanzibar" and surcharged in red, ERROR - inverted "1" in "½" in surcharge, VARIETY - inverted "q" for "b" and small second "z", lower interpanneau margin example, rare combination variety, signed by Holcombe, OG,HR, VF
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