48 (39) 1920 50r on 3K carmine-red Arms of Russia with British Occupation provisional handstamp (SG Type 6), very scarce (only 354 printed), undercatalogued, imperf, four large margins, ex-Roche, signed Brün, OG, NH, XF, with RPSL 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 #152 - bechuanaland
5-9 (4-8) 1885-87 ½d-1' Hope overprinted "British Bechuanaland" SG Type 1, wmkd Anchor, perf 14, cplt (5), elusive mint, with the 1' specially scarce and undercatalogued, OG, HR, F-VF
Lot #153 - bechuanaland
5-9 (4-8) 1885-87 ½d-1' Hope overprinted "British Bechuanaland", wmkd Anchor, perf 14, cplt (5), F-VF
Lot #154 - bechuanaland
11-20 (10-19) 1888 1d-10' Q Victoria, wmkd Orb, perf 14 or wmkd Script VR (sideways), perf 13½, cplt (10), F-VF
Lot #155 - bechuanaland
26 (25) 1888 4d on 4d lilac and black Q Victoria, wmkd Orb, perf 14, SG Type 6 red surcharge, an exceptional USED rarity, hardly ever offered and considerably more difficult than either a £5 first issue or even a 2d on 2d green surcharge, vastly undercatalogued (as any serious collector who has tried to find one will attest), VF
Lot #156 - bechuanaland
39 (39) 1895 2d bistre Hope overprinted "British Bechuanaland" SG Type 10 reading downwards, wmkd Cabled Anchor, perf 14, this is the UNIQUE example of the "MOSITA BB" cds from the Bechuanaland period, F-VF
Lot #157 - bechuanaland
51 (55) 1890 ½d vermilion Q Victoria of Great Britain, overprinted "Protectorate" (SG Type 17) 19mm long, rare and undercatalogued as only 840 were printed, this stamp is difficult to locate, as it was an essay overprint that was pressed into service during a shortage, well centered, OG, VLH, SUPERB
Lot #158 - bechuanaland
51 (55) 1890 ½d vermilion Q Victoria of Great Britain, overprinted "Protectorate" (SG Type 17) 19mm long, rare and undercatalogued as only 840 were printed, this stamp is difficult to locate, as it was an essay overprint that was pressed into service during a shortage, less than 1% were used, undercatalogued, perfectly centered, lightly canceled, SUPERB
Lot #159 - bechuanaland
53 (54) 1890 ½d vermilion Q Victoria of Great Britain overprinted "British Bechuanaland" SG Type 2, and subsequently overprinted "Protectorate" (SG Type 16) 15mm long, rare and undercatalogued as only a few sheets were printed, this stamp is difficult to locate as this was an essay overprint that was pressed into service during a stamp shortage, OG, VLH, SUPERB
Lot #160 - bechuanaland
53 (54) 1890 ½d vermilion Q Victoria of Great Britain overprinted "British Bechuanaland" SG Type 2, and subsequently overprinted "Protectorate" (SG Type 16) 15mm long, rare and undercatalogued used as only a few sheets were printed, this stamp is difficult to locate as this was an essay overprint that was pressed into service during a stamp shortage, VF
Lot #161 - bechuanaland
64 (44) 1888 4d on 4d lilac and black Q Victoria, overprinted "Protectorate", black surcharge, a very scarce key and significantly undercatalogued stamp, OG, VLH, F-VF
Lot #162 - bechuanaland
64 (44) 1888 4d on 4d lilac and black Q Victoria, overprinted "Protectorate" SG Type 12, black surcharge SG Type 13, a very scarce key and significantly undercatalogued stamp, with "Mafeking" and "London" cds, VF, with RPSL certificate
Lot #163 - bechuanaland
68 var (53 var) 1889 4d on ½d vermilion Q Victoria of Great Britain overprinted and surcharged SG Type 15, Variety - "Fo" of "Fourpence" out of alignment, not listed or mentioned in Holmes' book, VF, with Brandon certificate
Lot #164 - bechuanaland
92-93 (83-84) 1914-15 2'6d-5' K George V Sea Horses of Great Britain overprinted "BECHUANALAND PROTECTORATE" SG Type 21 by Waterlow, wmkd Single Cypher, perf 11x12, cplt (2), scarce used, each with "Francistown" cds, F-VF
Lot #165 - bechuanaland
92 (83) 1915 2'6d deep sepia-brown K George V Sea Horses of Great Britain overprinted "BECHUANALAND PROTECTORATE" SG Type 21 by Waterlow, tied by "Lobatsi" double-ring cds to piece, F-VF
Lot #166 - bechuanaland
92b (86) 1917 2'6d sepia K George V Sea Horses, De La Rue printing, overprinted SG Type 1, scarce and undercatalogued used (the normal ratio is 10 or 20 to 1 against used!), lightly canceled, VF
Lot #167 - bechuanaland
95 (89) 1920 5' rose-red K George V Sea Horses overprinted SG Type 21, Bradbury Wilkinson printing, scarce and undercatalogued used, lightly canceled, fine
Lot #168 - bechuanaland
104 var (98w) 1926 1' bistre-brown K George V of Great Britain overprinted SG Type 20, VARIETY - wmk Block Cypher inverted, very rare, very well centered, lightly canceled, SUPERB, with RPSL certificate
Lot #169 - bechuanaland
105-16 (99-110) 1932 ½d-10' K George V, Baobab Tree and Cattle drinking, wmkd Script CA, perf 14, cplt (12), OG, LH, F-VF
Lot #170 - bechuanaland
105-16 (99-110) 1932 ½d-10' K George V, Baobab Tree and Cattle drinking, wmkd Script CA, perf 14, cplt (12), scarce used, F-VF
Lot #171 - bechuanaland
AR1 (F1) 1910 6d black and brown-orange K Edward VII of Transvaal Postal Fiscal overprinted, only 1500 printed, scarce and undercatalogued, OG, HR, fine
Lot #172 - bechuanaland
AR1 (F1) 1910 6d black and brown-orange K Edward VII of Transvaal Postal Fiscal overprinted, only 1500 printed, and less than 150 were postally used, as such both rare and undercatalogued, with "Lobatsi" cds, F-VF
Lot #173 - bechuanaland
AR3a (F3a) 1921 1d scarlet K George V of South Africa overprinted "Bechuanaland Protectorate." (SG Type F3) Postal Fiscal, ERROR - overprint double, one albino, very scarce as only one pane of this error was printed, OG, NH, VF
Lot #174 - bechuanaland
J1-3 (D1-3) 1926 ½d-2d Postage Dues of Great Britain overprinted "Bechuanaland Protectorate" SG Types D1 and D2, extremely scarce and undercatalogued as few were used, lightly canceled, F-VF
Lot #175 - Bermuda
2 (3) 1866 2d dull blue Q Victoria, wmkd CC, perf 14, OG, H R, F-VF
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