(Z2) 1865 2a orange Q Victoria of India used in Zanzibar with rhomboid of bars cancel (as noted in SG), rare and undercatalogued, includes a copy of the larger piece that this stamp is from showing the associated SG Type Z1 cancel, ex-Jeremy Lea, fine
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 #1089 - zanzibar
2 var footnoted (2D) 1895 1a plum Q Victoria stamp of India, overprinted "Zanzibar" in blue, VARIETY - small second "z" dropped, VF, with Sismondo certificate
Lot #1090 - zanzibar
2 var footnoted (2H) 1895 1a plum Q Victoria stamp of India overprinted "Zanzibar" in blue, wmkd Star, perf 14, VARIETY - inverted "q" for "b", light "Zanzibar" cancel, ex-Gibson, signed Székula, fine, with RPSL certificate
Lot #1091 - zanzibar
7a (8j) 1895-96 2½a yellow-green Q Victoria stamp of India, ERROR - "Zanzidar" for "Zanzibar" overprint in black (row 4, pos 6 or row 8, pos 5), wmkd Star, perf 14, rare as this only occurred twice in each setting of 120, registered cds, VF, with Sismondo certificate
Lot #1092 - zanzibar
15 var (20 var) 1895-96 3r brown and green Q Victoria stamp of India overprinted "Zanzibar" in black, VARIETY - thick first "a", quite elusive as it was soon corrected, OG, H R, F-VF
Lot #1093 - zanzibar
16d (21m) 1895-96 5r ultramarine and violet Q Victoria stamp of India overprinted "Zanzibar", ERROR - overprint double, one albino, rare, given that only one pane was issued, rarely offered, perfectly centered, OG, VLH, SUPERB, with Brandon certificate
Lot #1094 - zanzibar
17f (13nD) 1895-96 6a pale brown Q Victoria stamp of India overprinted "Zanzibar", ERROR - double overprint, one albino, small second "z" lower, scarce, part OG, fine
Lot #1095 - zanzibar
18-20 (23-25) 1896 2½a on 1a plum Q Victoria stamp of India with "Zanzibar" overprint surcharged in black, Stanley Gibbons surcharges Type 3-5 (Scott Type a-c) cplt, undercatalogued as SG 24 (Scott 19) only occurs 10 times in the setting of 60, F-VF
Lot #1096 - zanzibar
18 var (23z var footnoted) 1896 2½a on 1a plum Q Victoria stamp of India overprinted "Zanzibar", black Scott surcharge Type a (SG Type 3), second setting, VARIETY - no fraction bar (row 5, pos 2), very scarce, fresh, OG, VLH, VF
Lot #1097 - zanzibar
19 (24) 1896 2½a on 1a plum Q Victoria stamp of India, black Sc surcharge Type b (SG Type 4), only appears 10 times in the setting of 60, scarce and undercatalogued, OG, VLH, VF
Lot #1098 - zanzibar
19 var footnoted (24D) 1896 2½a on 1a plum Q Victoria stamp of India, black SG Type 4 surcharge (Scott Type b), VARIETY - small second "z", scarce as it appears only 10 times in the setting of 60, undercatalogued, good color, very well centered, with neat "Zanzibar" date stamp, VF
Lot #1099 - zanzibar
19 var footnoted (24E) 1896 2½a on 1a plum Q Victoria stamp of India, black Sc surcharge Type b (SG Type 4), only appears 10 times in the setting of 60, scarce and undercatalogued, minor overprint variety small second "z" dropped and inverted "q" for "b", OG, VLH, VF, with Sismondo certificate
Lot #1100 - zanzibar
19 (24z) 1896 2½a on 1a plum Q Victoria stamp of India, black Sc surcharge Type b (SG Type 4), second setting, only appears 10 times in the setting of 60, scarce and undercatalogued, OG, VLH, SUPERB
Lot #1101 - zanzibar
19 (24z) 1896 2½a on 1a plum Q Victoria stamp of India black Sc surcharge Type b (SG Type 4), second setting, only appears 10 times in the setting of 60, light First Day of Issue (11 May 96) cds cancel, rare and undercatalogued, VF, with BPA certificate
Lot #1102 - zanzibar
20 var footnoted (25D) 1896 2½a on 1a plum Q Victoria stamp of India, black Sc surcharge Type c (SG Type 5), VARIETY - small second "z", scarce, well centered, OG, LH, VF-S
Lot #1103 - zanzibar
20 var footnoted (25zD) 1896 2½a on 1a plum Q Victoria stamp of India, black SG Type 5 surcharge (Scott Type c), second setting, VARIETY - small second "z", OG, LH, VF
Lot #1104 - zanzibar
20 var footnoted (25H) 1896 2½a on 1a plum Q Victoria stamp of India overprinted "Zanzibar" and surcharged SG Type 5 (Scott Type c) in black, VARIETY - inverted "q" for "b", scarce overprint variety, slight toning at top, signed, OG, H R, F-VF appearance
Lot #1105 - zanzibar
21-23 (32-34) 1896 2½a on 1a plum Q Victoria stamp of India with "Zanzibar" overprint surcharged in red, SG surcharges Type 3-5 (Scott Type a-c) cplt (3), undercatalogued,scarce, especially SG Type 4 (Scott Type b) as it occurred only 10 times in the original setting of 60, OG, VLH, F-VF
Lot #1106 - zanzibar
24, 24C, 25 (35-37) 1898 2½ on 1a6d sepia Q Victoria stamps of India overprinted "Zanzibar" and surcharged in red, cplt (3) with surcharge SG Types 3-5 (Scott Types a-c), undercatalogued as the SG 36 (Scott 24C) only occurs 10 times in the setting of 60, OG, LH, F-VF
Lot #1107 - zanzibar
24, 24C, 25 (35-37) 1898 2½a on 1a6d sepia Q Victoria stamps of India overprinted "Zanzibar" and surcharged in red, cplt (3) with surcharge SG Types 3-5 (Scott Types a-c), undercatalogued as the SG 36 (Scott 24C) only occurs 10 times in the setting of 60, toned reverses, F-VF
Lot #1108 - zanzibar
24C var footnoted (36) 1898 2½a on 1½a sepia Q Victoria stamp of India overprinted "Zanzibar", red Sc surcharge Type b (SG Type 4), with small second "z" raised, lightly canceled, a very rare and undercatalogued used stamp, fine, with Brandon certificate
Lot #1109 - zanzibar
27 var footnoted (30D) 1896 2½a on 1a6p sepia Q Victoria stamp of India, red Sc surcharge Type e (SG Type 7), only 192 printed, VARIETY - small second "z", slightly toned as often found on this issue, OG, VLH, F-VF
Lot #1110 - zanzibar
28, 28A, 29 (38-40) 1898 2½ on 2a dull blue Q Victoria stamp of India overprinted "Zanzibar" and surcharged in red, cplt (3) with SG surcharge Types 3-5 (Scott Types a-c), a rare and undercatalogued set as SG 39 (Scott 28A) only occurs 10 times in the setting of 60, OG, VLH, F-VF
Lot #1111 - zanzibar
28A (39) 1898 2½a on 2a dull blue Q Victoria stamp of India, red SG surcharge Type 4 (Scott Type b), rare and undercatalogued, as it only occurs 10 times in the complete setting of 60, OG, VLH, VF
Lot #1112 - zanzibar
30-31 (26-27) 1896 2½a on 2a pale blue Q Victoria stamp of India overprinted "Zanzibar", red Scott surcharge Type d (SG Type 6 - only 1504 printed), in vertical pair with red Scott surcharge Type e (SG Type 7 - only 384 printed), scarce, OG, HR, F-VF
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