5-9 (4-8) 1885-87 ½d-1' Hope overprinted "British Bechuanaland" SG Type 1, wmkd Anchor, perf 14, cplt (5), elusive mint, OG, HR, F-VF
Auction #128 - Public Auction
By: COLONIAL STAMP CO.
COLONIAL STAMP CO. Auction #128 - Public Auction
Colonial Stamp Company’s Spring Sale
Our 128th Specialized British Empire Public Auction
Emphasis on 1840-1935 issues
Featuring a marvelous early Colonial collection that was seriously built-up over many years by a great private client of ours, from New England. He has an eye for scarce mint 20th-Century popular K Edward VII and K George V high values.
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Great Britain features £1 from Q Victoria, K Edward VII and K George V; there are Gibraltar values to the £5.
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British Central Africa has a £25 mint while Kenya & Uganda has K George V to the £5 and Natal also has a £5. Nyasaland goes to a £10 while Sierra Leone has both £5s. British East Africa ranges to the 50R and there are strong Gold Coast items (to the £2) and 34 different Madagascar lots. Seychelles features a Z52 38¢ on 9d rarity and there is a Stellaland “Twee” error, major Togo items (to the 1M) and strong Zanzibar with 2½d provisional varieties, 200R Sultan’s Palace (never hinged) and more.
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Canada shines with a Jubilee set to the $5, 1¢ Large Queen on laid paper with two Nova Scotia 1/-. There are comprehensive and strong runs of Bahamas and Barbados.
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Falkland Islands features Centenary set and a scarce 5/- shade (never hinged!). St. Helena shows the Tristan Relief set mint (plus used in blocks of 4). Samoa runs to the £5.
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New Zealand has both “Teddy Bear” errors, ARs, OPSOs and more. There are quite a few rare Pacific Islands varieties and some nice Australian ‘Roos.
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Straits Settlements has both K Edward VII $25s and Hong Kong has some nice lots to the $10.
Overall this Auction features a strong selection of popular Colonial sets and high values (many never hinged); A-Z, with many difficult and hard to find lots.
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Lot #229 - bechuanaland
5-9 (4-8) 1885-87 ½d-1' Hope overprinted "British Bechuanaland" SG Type 1, wmkd Anchor, perf 14, cplt (5), used, the key 1' value has an RPSL certificate, F-VF
Lot #230 - bechuanaland
9 (8) 1886 1' green Cape of Good Hope overprinted "British Bechuanaland" SG Type 1, brown toned OG, LH, F-VF
Lot #231 - bechuanaland
16-21 (15-20) 1888 1'-£1 Q Victoria, Script VR (sideways) perf 13½, or Two Orbs (sideways), perf 14x13½, cplt (6) high values, OG, HR, F-VF
Lot #232 - 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, lrg OG, F-VF
Lot #233 - 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, light "Vryburg" cds, SUPERB, with Brandon certificate
Lot #234 - bechuanaland
53 (54) 1890 ½d vermilion Q Victoria of Great Britain, 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, a very well centered top sheet-margin example, OG,NH, VF
Lot #235 - bechuanaland
53 (54) 1890 ½d vermilion Q Victoria of Great Britain, 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, in addition to which it bears a strike of the very rare "MOLEPOLE" Bechuanaland Village cds (of which only a few examples are recorded!), VF
Lot #236 - bechuanaland
56 (48) 1888 2'6d green and black Q Victoria overprinted "Protectorate" SG Type 13, wmkd Script VR (sideways), perf 13½, signed, OG, VLH, fine
Lot #237 - bechuanaland
1897 Bechuanaland cover to France franked with Cape of Good Hope 2½d ultramarine (Sc 57, SG 63a) and tied with squared circle "VRYBURG B.B." cds and French receiver, fine
Lot #238 - bechuanaland
64 (44) 1888 4d on 4d lilac and black Q Victoria, overprinted "Protectorate", black surcharge, a very scarce key and significantly undercatalogued stamp, very well centered, OG, VLH, SUPERB
Lot #239 - 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, OG, HR, VF
Lot #240 - bechuanaland
92a-93a (85, 87) 1917-19 2'6d-5' K George V Sea Horses of Great Britain overprinted SG Type 21, de la Rue printing, OG, VLH, VF
Lot #241 - bechuanaland
92a (85) 1916 2'6d pale brown K George V Sea Horses of Great Britain overprinted SG Type 21, De La Rue printing, scarce and undercatalogued used (the normal ratio is 10 or 20 to 1 against used!), light "Lobatsi" cds, perfectly centered, SUPERB
Lot #242 - bechuanaland
94-95 (88-89) 1920-23 2'6d-5' K George V Sea Horses overprinted "BECHUANALAND PROTECTORATE" SG Type 21 by Bradbury, Wilkinson printing, cplt (2), OG, LH, VF
Lot #243 - 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 #244 - 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 #245 - bechuanaland
105-16 (99-110) 1932 ½d-10' K George V and Cattle drinking, wmkd Script CA, perf 14, cplt (12), OG, VLH, F-VF
Lot #246 - bechuanaland
105-16 (99-110) 1932 ½d-10' K George V and Cattle drinking, wmkd Script CA, perf 14, cplt (12), scarce used, light cancels, VF
Lot #247 - bechuanaland
118 var (112b) 1935 2d ultramarine and grey-black Silver Jubilee, Bradbury & WIlkinson printing, perf 11x12, VARIEY - short extra flagstaff (Plate "2", row 2, pos 1), well centered, lightly canceled, VF
Lot #248 - bechuanaland
120 var (114c) 1935 6d slate and purple Silver Jubilee, Bradbury and Wilkinson printing, perf 11x12, VARIEY - lighting conductor (Plate "3", row 2, pos 5), well centered, lightly canceled, F-VF
Lot #249 - 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 #250 - bechuanaland
AR1 (F1) 1910 6d black and orange-brown K Edward VII Postal Fiscal, tied to small piece by "LOBATSI B. P" cds, 1500 printed of which less than 150 were used, fine, with RPSL certificate
Lot #251 - 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 #252 - 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
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