49-64 (69-88, 81a) 1914-21 ¼d-5' K George V, wmkd MCA, perf 14, cplt (13), used, 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 #682 - Malta
65 (96) 1919 10' black Shipwreck of St. Paul, wmkd MCA, perf 14, rare (only 1530 issued in error on the wrong watermark paper), the great "key" rarity of Malta, OG, VLH, SUPERB
Lot #683 - Malta
65 (96) 1919 10' black Shipwreck of St. Paul, wmkd MCA, perf 14, rare (only 1530 issued in error on the wrong watermarked paper), the great "key" rarity of Malta, very rare used, light "Veletta" cds, signed Bloch, F-VF
Lot #684 - Malta
71 (102) 1922 6d dull purple and bright purple K George V on chalk-surfaced paper, wmkd Script CA, perf 14, a scarce used stamp as it was replaced by the succeeding overprinted 6d in under 30 days!, VF
Lot #685 - Malta
73 (104) 1922 10' black Shipwreck of St. Paul on ordinary paper, wmkd Script CA, perf 14, a very scarce and undercatalogued used stamp, lovely, perfectly applied cds, rarely offered, F-VF, with RPSL certificate
Lot #686 - Malta
91 (119) 1922 6d dull and bright purple K George V on chalk-surfaced paper, overprinted "SELF-GOVERNMENT" in black, wmkd Script CA, perf 14, quite scarce and undercatalogued as it was replaced about 100 days later by the following issue!, used, F-VF
Lot #687 - Malta
98-114a (123-40) 1922-26 ¼d-£1 Malta Allegories, wmkd Script CA, perf 14, cplt (18) with £1 shades, OG, NH, F-VF
Lot #688 - Malta
98-113, 98 var, 105a, 114a (123-38, 123a, 130a, 140) 1922-26 ¼d-£1 Malta Allegories, wmkd Script CA, cplt (19) with all Stanley Gibbons shades, several values, especially the 2½d, 3d and 10' are rare and undercatalogued used, F-VF
Lot #689 - Malta
106 (131) 1926 3d black on yellow Malta Allegory, wmkd Script CA (sideways), perf 14, scarce late issue-replaced in April, undercatalogued used, lightly canceled, VF
Lot #690 - Malta
114 (140) 1925 £1 black and bright carmine Allegory of Malta, wmkd Script CA upright, perf 14, quite rare used, unusually well centered for the issue, lightly canceled, SUPERB
Lot #691 - Malta
114a (139) 1922 £1 black and carmine-red Allegory of Malta, wmkd Script CA (sideways), perf 14, rarely seen used, lightly canceled, F-VF
Lot #692 - Malta
116-29 (143-56) 1926 ¼d-10' Allegories overprinted "POSTAGE" SG Type 25, cplt (14), OG, NH, F-VF
Lot #693 - Malta
116-29 (143-56) 1926 ¼d-10' Allegories overprinted "POSTAGE" SG Type 25, cplt (14), the 2' is especially scarce and undercatalogued used, F-VF
Lot #694 - Malta
126 (153) 1926 2' brown and blue Britannia and Malta overprinted "POSTAGE" SG Type 25 at Valletta, the "key" used value, scarce and undercatalogued, lightly canceled, F-VF, with RPSL certificate
Lot #695 - Malta
131-47 (157-72) 1926-27 ¼d-10' K George V and St. Paul "POSTAGE" set, wmkd Script CA, cplt (17), scarce used, F-VF
Lot #696 - Malta
148-66 (174-92) 1928 ¼d-10' St. Paul "POSTAGE AND REVENUE" overprints, wmkd Script CA multiple, perf 14, cplt (19), all lightly canceled, exceptionally well centered, a difficult used set, especially in this quality!, SUPERB
Lot #697 - Malta
167-83 (193-209) 1930 ¼d-10' St. Paul inscribed "POSTAGE AND REVENUE" set, wmkd Script CA multiple, perf 14, cplt (17), especially scarce used!, F-VF
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