1 (2) 1840 1d black Q Victoria, Plate 7, wmkd Small Crown, imperf, four clear to large margins (showing portion of adjoining stamp at right), XF
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 #2 - Great Britain
6 (57) 1848 10d brown Q Victoria embossed, unwmkd, imperf, four margins, a nice example of this rare mint stamp, with normal, part OG streaky gum, F-VF, with Brandon certificate
Lot #3 - Great Britain
7 (60) 1854 6d purple Q Victoria, embossed, wmkd V.R., imperf, four margins (showing a portion of the adjoining stamp at left and top), lightly canceled, VF
Lot #4 - Great Britain
23 (62b) 1855 4d carmine Q Victoria on white paper, wmkd Small Garter, barred oval numeral "76" cancel, scarce, appears to be signed, F-VF
Lot #5 - Great Britain
31 (53a) 1860 1½d rosy mauve Q Victoria on blued paper, wmkd Large Crown, perf 14, the rare unissued shade, seldom offered, rich color, one small perf, OG, LH, F-VF, with Sismondo certificate
Lot #6 - Great Britain
39 (84) 1862 6d lilac Q Victoria, wmkd Emblems, vivid rich fresh color, OG, HR, F-VF
Lot #7 - Great Britain
40 (87) 1862 9d straw Q Victoria, Plate 2, wmkd Emblems, perf 14, a remarkable, perfectly centered example, with barred oval numeral "28" cancel, SUPERB
Lot #8 - Great Britain
57a (127) 1874 5' pale rose Q Victoria, Plate 2, wmkd Maltese Cross, perf 15½x15, a lovely upright strike "on the nose" of "Teignmouth F" cds, remarkable delicate shade, F-VF
Lot #9 - Great Britain
59 (122b) 1872 6d pale chestnut Q Victoria, Plate 11, wmkd Spray of Rose, OG, HR, VF
Lot #10 - Great Britain
61 (144) 1875 3d pale rose Q Victoria (large colored corner letters), Plate 18, wmkd Spray of Rose, perf 14, OG, LH, F-VF
Lot #11 - Great Britain
65 (151) 1880 1' orange-brown Q Victoria, Plate 13, wmkd Spray of Rose, perf 14, remarkably well centered, attractive, light, squared-circle cds, SUPERB
Lot #12 - Great Britain
68 (142) 1880 2½d ultramarine Q Victoria, Plate 18, wmkd Orb, OG, NH, F-VF
Lot #13 - Great Britain
72 (156a) 1876 8d purple-brown Q Victoria, wmkd Large Garter, Plate 1, prepared for use but not issued, a very scarce and undercatalogued rarity, seldom seen at all, a "major key stamp" missing in the vast majority of serious GB collections, signed Wise (and others), OG, VLH, F-VF
Lot #14 - Great Britain
75 (129) 1878 £1 brown-lilac Q Victoria on white paper, wmkd Maltese Cross, Plate 1, perf 15½x15, with numeral barred-oval cancel, F-VF
Lot #15 - Great Britain
82 (157) 1881 2½d blue Q Victoria, Plate 22, wmkd Imperial Crown, perf 14, OG, NH, VF
Lot #16 - Great Britain
83 (158) 1881 3d rose Q Victoria, Plate 21, wmkd Imperial Crown, perf 14, OG, LH, F-VF
Lot #17 - Great Britain
85 (169) 1881 5d indigo Q Victoria, wmkd Imperial Crown, perf 14, OG, LH, VF
Lot #18 - Great Britain
87 (163) 1881 1' orange-brown Q Victoria, Plate 14, wmkd Imperial Crown, OG, LH, F-VF
Lot #19 - Great Britain
90a (134) 1882 5' rose Q Victoria, Plate 4, white paper, wmkd Large Anchor, perf 14, a very well centered example, with numeral "85" grid cancel, XF, with Philatelic Foundation certificate
Lot #20 - Great Britain
91 (131) 1883 10' grey-green Q Victoria on blued paper, Plate 1, wmkd Large Anchor, perf 14, attractively canceled, very well centered, SUPERB
Lot #21 - Great Britain
94 (159) 1883 3d on 3d lilac Q Victoria, surcharged SG Type 50 in red, Plate 21, wmkd Crown, perf 14, OG, LH, XF
Lot #22 - Great Britain
95 (162) 1883 6d on 6d lilac Q Victoria, surcharged SG Type 50 in red, Plate 18, wmkd Imperial Crown, perf 14, OG, HR, F-VF
Lot #23 - Great Britain
98-107 (187-196) 1883-84 ½d-1' Q Victoria, wmkd Imperial Crown, perf 14, cplt (10), OG, H R, F-VF
Lot #24 - Great Britain
106 var (195Wi) 1883 9d dull green Q Victoria, perf 14, VARIETY - wmk Imperial Crown sideways inverted, OG, VLH, SUPERB
Lot #25 - Great Britain
108b (181) 1884 5' crimson Q Victoria on white paper, wmkd Large Anchor, perf 14, OG, NH, VF
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