6 (5) 1871 1d black on rose Fiji Times Express on laid Bâtonné paper (thin, vertically ribbed), only 2400 printed, pos 13 (of 24), slight shallow thin, unused, SUPERB appearance, with Sismondo certificate
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 #451 - fiji
6 (5) 1871 1d black on rose Fiji Times Express on laid Bâtonné paper (thin, vertically ribbed), only 2400 printed, pos 13 (of 24), large margins, appropriate "#" manuscript cancel, rare and undercatalogued used, SUPERB, with Sismondo certificate
Lot #452 - fiji
8 (7) 1871 6d black on rose Fiji Times Express on laid Bâtonné paper (thin, vertically ribbed), imperf, only 2400 printed, position 1 (of 24) from the first setting of the plate, correct "#" manuscript cancel, VF, with Sismondo certificate
Lot #453 - fiji
10 (9) 1871 1' black on rose Fiji Times Express on laid Bâtonné paper (thin, vertically ribbed), imperf, only 2400 printed, position 12 from the second setting of the plate, unused, SUPERB, with Sismondo certificate
Lot #454 - fiji
59-69 (104-14) 1903 ½d-£1 K Edward VII, wmkd CA, perf 14, cplt (11), OG, LH, F-VF
Lot #455 - fiji
70-78, 70A (115-24) 1904-12 ½d-£1 K Edward VII, wmkd MCA, perf 14, cplt (10), £1 signed, OG, HR, F-VF
Lot #456 - fiji
91 (137) 1914 £1 purple and black on red K George V, Die I, wmkd MCA, perf 14, a rare perfectly centered example!, OG, NH, SUPERB
Lot #457 - fiji
91a (137a) 1921 £1 purple and black on red K George V, wmkd MCA, Die II, perf 14, a perfectly centered, top sheet-margin example, vivid color, choice, OG, NH, SUPERB
Lot #458 - fiji
J1 (D1) 1917 ½d black Postage Due on laid paper, wider setting SG and Sc Type D1, perf 11, scarce and undercatalogued as only 372 were printed, very well centered, light "Suva" cds, VF-S
Lot #459 - fiji
J12-19 (D11-18) 1940 1d-1'6d Postage Dues, wmkd Multiple Script CA, perf 12½, cplt (8), very scarce and undercatalogued used, 6d with top sheet-margin, generally light cancels throughout, F-VF
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