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
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 #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
Lot #1706 - zanzibar
25 var footnoted (37D) 1898 2½a on 1½a sepia Q Victoria stamp of India, red Scott surcharge Type c (SG Type 5), VARIETY - small second "z", light perfectly centered "Zanzibar" registry cds, rare and undercatalogued as few were used, SUPERB
Lot #1707 - zanzibar
26 var footnoted (29D) 1896 2½a on 1½a sepia Q Victoria stamp of India, red Scott surcharge Type d (SG Type 6), only 752 printed, VARIETY - small second "z", well centered, OG,HR, VF
Lot #1708 - zanzibar
26 var footnoted (29D) 1896 2½a on 1½a sepia Q Victoria stamp of India, red SG surcharge Type 6 (Sc Type d), only 752 printed, VARIETY - small second "z", with "Zanzibar" registered cds, F-VF
Lot #1709 - zanzibar
27 var footnoted (30D) 1896 2½a on 1a6p sepia Q Victoria stamp of India, red SG surcharge Type 7 (Scott Type e), only 192 printed, VARIETY - small second "z", OG,VLH, F-VF
Lot #1710 - zanzibar
27 var footnoted (30D) 1896 2½a on 1a6p sepia Q Victoria stamp of India, red SG surcharge Type 7 (Scott Type e), only 192 printed, VARIETY - small second "z", "Zanzibar" cancel, VF
Lot #1711 - zanzibar
28 (38) 1896 2½a on 2a dull blue Q Victoria stamp of India, red SG surcharge Type 3 (Scott Type a), only 1504 printed, scarce and undercatalogued, especially used, with "Zanzibar" registered cds, F-VF
Lot #1712 - zanzibar
28A var footnoted (39D) 1898 2½a on 2a dull blue Q Victoria stamp of India, red SG surcharge Type 4 (Scott Type b), VARIETY - small second "z", rare and undercatalogued, as it only occurs 10 times in the complete setting of 60, OG, LH, VF
Lot #1713 - zanzibar
28A (39) 1898 2½a on 2a dull blue Q Victoria stamp of India, red SG surcharge Type 4 (Scott Type b), rare and undercatalogued, as it only occurs 10 times in the complete setting of 60, with "Zanzibar" cancels, pulled corner perf at bottom right, fine, with Brandon certificate
Lot #1714 - zanzibar
29 var (40) 1898 2½a on 2a dull blue Q Victoria stamp of India, red SG surcharge Type 5 (Scott Type c), VARIETY - broken "ar" in "Zanzibar (position 16), only 742 printed of Type 5 so only a handful of this variety could exist, undercatalogued, OG, VLH, VF
Lot #1715 - zanzibar
29 (40) 1898 2½a on 2a dull blue Q Victoria stamp of India, red SG surcharge Type 5 (Scott Type c), only 742 printed, very few were used, as such quite rare and undercatalogued, choice centered "Zanzibar" registry cancel, F-VF
Lot #1716 - zanzibar
30b var footnoted (26kD) 1896 2½a on 2a pale blue Q Victoria stamp of India overprinted "Zanzibar", red SG Type 6 surcharge (Scott Type d), ERROR - Roman 'I' in '½', with VARIETY - small second "z", scarce, OG,VLH, F-VF, with RPSL certificate
Lot #1717 - zanzibar
30 var footnoted (26G) 1896 2½a on 2a pale blue Q Victoria stamp of India, red Sc surcharge Type d (SG Type 6) with the ERROR - no dot in "i" (only 25 possible!), also with VARIETY - small second "z", well centered, lightly canceled, VF-S
Lot #1718 - zanzibar
31 (27) 1896 2½a on 2a pale blue Q Victoria stamp of India, red Sc surcharge Type e (SG Type 7), only 384 printed, OG,LH, F-VF
Lot #1719 - zanzibar
31 var footnoted (27D) 1896 2½a on 2a pale blue Q Victoria stamp of India, red Sc surcharge Type e (SG Type 7), only 384 printed, VARIETY - small second "z", dropped, light cds, fine
Lot #1720 - zanzibar
32-37 (41-46) 1896 ½a-7½a Q Victoria stamps of British East Africa overprinted "Zanzibar" SG Type 1 in black or red, cplt (6), a difficult mint set because the 2½a, while 1200 were printed, was the standard postal rate and the vast majority were used, undercatalogued, 1a is signed Diena (Emilio), OG, HR, F-VF
Lot #1721 - zanzibar
38-52 (156-74) 1896 ½a-5R Sultan Seyyid Hamed-bin-Thwain issue, wmkd Rosette, perf 14, cplt (15), OG,HR, F-VF
Lot #1722 - zanzibar
48 var (170 var) 1896 1R deep blue Sultan Seyyid Hamed-bin-Thwain, wmkd Lotus, perf 14, VARIETY - hand-painted red flags (some sheets were printed off-register and the P.O. hand-painted them before issue), lightly canceled, SUPERB
Lot #1723 - zanzibar
53-55 (175-77) 1897 2½a on 4a myrtle-green and red Sultan Seyyid Hamoud-bin Thwain, set of all three different red surcharges (SG Types 3-5), scarce and undercatalogued (only 700 sets issued), the vast majority were used, OG, HR, F-VF
Lot #1724 - zanzibar
53-55 (175-77) 1897 2½a on 4a myrtle-green and red Sultan Seyyid Hamed-bin Thwain, set of all three different red surcharges, scarce and undercatalogued (only 700 sets issued), used, F-VF
Lot #1725 - zanzibar
62-78 (188-204) 1899-1901 ½a-5R Sultan Seyyid Hamoud-bin-Mohammed bin Said, wmkd Multiple Rosettes, perf 14, cplt (17), OG, NH, SUPERB
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