1 (1) 1914 1d on 3pf brown Yacht of German New Guinea, first setting (G.R.I. and value 6mm apart), only 200 ptd, by far the rarest, most difficult and undercatalogued "Pfenning" value of the first setting, OG, HR, 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 #745 - new britain
1 (1) 1914 1d on 3pf brown Yacht, first setting, only 200 ptd, as such rare and vastly undercatalogued, "Rabaul" violet straight-line cancel dated Oct 17, 1914 (first day of issue!), VF
Lot #746 - new britain
7 (7) 1914 3d on 25pf black and red on yellow Yacht of German New Guinea, first setting (G.R.I. and value 6mm apart), only 309 printed, signed Zumstein, OG, VLH, VF
Lot #747 - new britain
8 (8) 1914 3d on 30pf black and orange on buff Yacht of German New Guinea, first setting ("G.R.I." and value 6mm apart), only 347 ptd, undercatalogued, signed Bothe, OG, LH, F-VF
Lot #748 - new britain
9 (9) 1914 4d on 40pf black and carmine Yacht of German New Guinea, G.R.I. overprint, first setting (G.R.I. and value 6mm apart), only 737 ptd, signed Zumstein, OG, LH, SUPERB
Lot #749 - new britain
14 (14) 1914 3' on 3M violet-black Yacht, first setting "G.R.I." overprint (3½-4mm), rare (only 48 ptd of both first and second printings), signed A Brun and others, OG, VLH, VF
Lot #750 - new britain
21 (21) 1915 2½d on 20pf ultramarine Kaiser's Yacht of German New Guinea, G.R.I. overprint, second setting (5mm), unwmkd, perf 14, given this stamp's scarcity it is doubtful that more than parts of two panes were printed, a rare and difficult stamp, undercatalogued, the "key" pfenning value for the second setting, OG, HR, F-VF, with Sismondo certificate
Lot #751 - new britain
24 (24) 1914 4d on 40pf lake and black Yacht, G.R.I. overprint, second setting (5mm), only 737 issued, OG, NH, SUPERB, with Ceremuga certificate
Lot #752 - new britain
25 (25) 1914 5d on 50pf black and purple on buff Yacht, G.R.I. overprint, second setting (5mm), only 282 printed, signed, OG, LH, F-VF
Lot #753 - new britain
35 (55) 1914 3d on 30pf black and orange on buff Kaiser's Yacht of Marshall Islands, G.R.I. overprint, first setting (5mm), only 263 ptd, signed Kosack, OG, VLH, VF
Lot #754 - new britain
38 (58) 1914 8d on 80pf black and carmine on rose Marshall Islands Yacht, G.R.I. overprint, first setting (5mm), only 406 (per Moore) printed, signed Stolow, OG, LH, F-VF
Lot #755 - new britain
39 (59) 1914 1' on 1M carmine Marshall Islands Kaiser's Yacht, G.R.I. overprint T2 (3½-4mm between "G.R.I." and value), rare (only 85 issued), this example is Gibbs Setting 3, pos 4 (per certificate), OG, HR, F-VF, with Robert M. Gibbs certificate
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