13 (13) 1923 5' purple and blue K George V of South Africa, overprinted with Setting II (10mm), horizontal pair, exceptionally scarce used, signed Bühler and Hoffmann-Giesecke, F-VF
Auction #137 - Public Auction
By: COLONIAL STAMP CO.
COLONIAL STAMP CO. Auction #137 - Public Auction
Welcome to our Fall Public Auction. We are offering a marvelous range including many scarce and desirable rarities.
Great Britain and British Europe: GB features a 4-margin mint 10d embossed as well as a 1½dgrey mauve and 8d purple-brown unissued values. Cyprus and Gibraltar £5 stamps are here as is Malta’s “key” 10/- both mint and used.
British Africa: British Central Africa (Nyasaland) offers £5 and £10 values. Madagascar shows 28 lots of the large Consular Mail issues. Natal highlights a £5 (mint and used) St. Helena showcases the “Tristan Relief” set (never hinged!). Sierra Leone ranges up to £5 values and Togo features nice British Occupation rarities and overprint varieties. Zanzibar shines with 25 lots of the challenging “2½” surcharge provisionals.
British Asia: Hong Kong has a superb mint $10 Q Victoria, there are some interesting stamps of Malaya (and states) and India (with a few states).
British North America: Canada has superb mint Jubilees to the $5 and Newfoundland the 1860 1/- orange-vermilion. Cayman Islands shows the ½d on 5/- double overprint and Grenada weighs in with a mint #1 – 6d bluish green.
British Oceania: Fiji has some “Times Express” stamps (4!) while New Britain features British Occupation overprints to the 1M. New Zealand closes with several “O.P.S.O.” lots and the Australian state of Victoria has the very rare 1850 1d bright rose imperf Q Victoria (SG 27b, with certificate and huge margins).
We look forward to greeting, at shows, our many friends planning to attend (especially Monaco!). If you can forward us your current “want list” we can bring along items especially for your needs and consideration.
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Lot #969 - south-west africa
14 (14) 1923 10' blue and olive-green K George V of South Africa overprinted with Setting II (10mm), horizontal bilingual pair, wmkd Springbok, perf 14, OG, HR, F-VF
Lot #970 - south-west africa
14 (14) 1923 10' blue and olive-green K George V of South Africa overprinted with Setting II (10mm), horizontal bilingual pair, wmkd Springbok, perf 14, very scarce used, VF
Lot #971 - south-west africa
40 (40) 1926 £1 green and red K George V of South Africa overprinted, setting VI, wmkd Springbok, perf 14, bilingual horizontal pair, OG, NH, SUPERB
Lot #972 - south-west africa
40 (40a) 1926 £1 pale olive-green and red K George V of South Africa, Setting VI, wmkd Springbok, perf 14, bilingual pair, tied to piece by "Swakopmund" double-circle cds, SUPERB
Lot #973 - south-west africa
85-93 (41-43, 49-54) 1926-27 2d-10' K George V of South Africa, overprinted in black or blue, wmkd Multiple Springboks, perf 14, cplt (9) in horizontal pairs, OG, H R, F-VF
Lot #974 - south-west africa
108-20, C5, C6 (74-87, 96) 1931-37 ½d-20' Pictorials, wmkd Multiple Springboks, perf 14x13½, cplt (15) in horizontal pairs, lightly canceled, 10d Air Mail tied to piece, F-VF
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