4 var (18) 1857 3d red Beaver, on machine-made wove paper, imperf, four full margins, centered 6-ring black target cancel, 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 #283 - Canada
7 var (Canada Specialized 7i) (14) 1852 10d dull blue Cartier, medium wove paper, imperf, four full even margins, lightly canceled, VF
Lot #284 - Canada
7 var (15) 1852-57 10d blue to deep blue Cartier on thin handmade wove paper, imperf, four full margins, light cancel, VF
Lot #285 - Canada
12 (26) 1859 3d red Beaver, on machine-made wove paper, perf 11¾, an exceptionally rare well centered example (of this otherwise notoriously poorly centered stamp!), centered black 7-ring target cancel, SUPERB
Lot #286 - Canada
17a (37) 1859 10¢ dull violet Prince Albert, perf 12, a remarkable, perfectly centered example, lightly canceled, scarce in this quality!, SUPERB
Lot #287 - Canada
31 (55a) 1868 1¢ red-brown Large Queen on laid paper, perf 12, light cds, a very rare stamp, F-VF, with V.G. Greene Foundation certificate
Lot #288 - Canada
41a, F1b (84, R4) 1888 3¢ rose-carmine Small Queen and 2¢ rose-carmine Registration stamp tied to large part of a cover, posted from "Dundalk" to Toronto (receiver on reverse), scarce, fine
Lot #289 - Canada
45a (109) 1889 10¢ salmon-pink Q Victoria, Ottawa printing on thinnish paper of poor quality, often toned grey or yellowish, perf 12, OG, VLH, F-VF
Lot #290 - Canada
46-47 (115-116) 1893 20¢-50¢ Q Victoria Widowed Queen, perf 12, cplt (2) per SG, OG, LH, VF
Lot #291 - Canada
47 (116) 1893 50¢ blue Q Victoria "Widowed Queen", Ottawa printing on thinnish paper of poor quality, perf 12, rich fresh color, perfectly centered, choice, OG, LH, SUPERB
Lot #292 - Canada
50-60 (121//134) 1897 ½¢-50¢ Q Victoria Jubilees, perf 12, cplt (11), OG, HR, F-VF
Lot #293 - Canada
55 (129) 1897 6¢ brown Q Victoria Jubilee, unwmkd, perf 12, vivid color, large, perfectly centered margins, OG, VLH, SUPERB
Lot #294 - Canada
57 (131) 1897 10¢ purple Q Victoria Jubilee, perf 12, large perfectly centered margins, bright color, OG, VLH, SUPERB
Lot #295 - Canada
61 (136) 1897 $1 lake Q Victoria Jubilee, perf 12, remarkably well centered!, OG, VLH, SUPERB
Lot #296 - Canada
61 (136) 1897 $1 lake Q Victoria Jubilee, perf 12, light cancel, perfectly centered, SUPERB
Lot #297 - Canada
62 (137) 1897 $2 deep violet Q Victoria Jubilee, perf 12, brilliant color, magnificently centered, with color photocopy of Philatelic Foundation certificate, disturbed OG, SUPERB
Lot #298 - Canada
63 (138) 1897 $3 bistre Q Victoria Jubilee, perf 12, 13,500 ptd, large perfectly centered margins, choice, OG, LH, SUPERB
Lot #299 - Canada
64 (139) 1897 $4 violet Q Victoria Jubilee, perf 12, 14,500 printed, OG, NH, F-VF
Lot #300 - Canada
65 (140) 1897 $5 olive-green Q Victoria Jubilee, perf 12, 15,500 ptd, rich original color, fresh and perfectly centered with huge even margins, a real gem!, OG, LH, SUPERB, with RPSL certificate
Lot #301 - Canada
66-73 (141//149) 1897-98 ½¢-10¢ Q Victoria Maple Leaves, perf 12, cplt (8), OG, H R, F-VF
Lot #302 - Canada
67 (143) 1897 1¢ blue-green Q Victoria Maple Leaves, perf 12, an incomparable mint example, fresh in all respects, OG, LH, SUPERB
Lot #303 - Canada
73 (149) 1898 10¢ brownish purple Q Victoria Maple Leaves, very well centered, deep vivid color, huge jumbo margins, OG, VLH, SUPERB
Lot #304 - Canada
74-84 (150//165) 1898-1902 ½¢-20¢ Q Victoria numeral issue, cplt (11), unusually fresh with vibrant colors, all very well centered, "hand-picked", OG, LH, SUPERB
Lot #305 - Canada
84 (165) 1900 20¢ olive-green Q Victoria numeral issue, perf 12, block of four, fresh vivid color, choice and scarce as a multiple, top pair is OG, HR, bottom pair is OG, NH, F-VF
Lot #306 - Canada
89-95 (173//187) 1903-12 1¢-50¢ K Edward VII, perf 12, cplt (7), OG, HR, F-VF
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