5a (55) 1847 1' green Q Victoria embossed, unwmkd, Plate 2, imperf, four massive margins--rare thus!, a world-class example, lightly canceled, SUPERB, with Brandon certificate
Auction #130 - Public Auction
By: COLONIAL STAMP CO.
COLONIAL STAMP CO. Auction #130 - Public Auction
We welcome you to our exciting first Public Auction of 2019
Packed with great material, including a portion of the exceptional Roy Sass specialized Australia collection featuring some amazing assemblages of North West Pacific Islands.
British African “gems” include: Bechuanaland 2d overprint in green; an ancient British Central Africa £25 from 1895; Kenya & Uganda’s 50R – mint with script CA wmk; Uganda typewritten 20¢-100¢ - including some “V. R.”s and many Togo overprints highlighted by a 1M first setting.
British West Indies “nuggets” feature a used “Cotton Reel” from British Guiana 1850 12¢ blue and a Trinidad 1857 (1d) rose-red, mint.
British Asia has a few “pearls” such as a Selangor 1897 $25 postally used plus a Perak #1, used. Ceylon brings an 1860 1/- slate-purple – perf 13x13.
British Europe “shines” with superb Q Victoria Great Britain. Used: an 1878 10/- (Plate 1) and an 1882 £1; mint: an 1867 5/- plus Officials. The “Kings” are also well represented.
British North America “sparkles” with superb Canada QV Jubilees ($3 never hindged!) and an early used Newfoundland 1857 2¢ scarlet-vermilion and a mint 1860 6¢ orange-vermilion.
But the “jewels” of this Public Auction lie in Oceania! Australia features nine mint £2 Kangaroos; rare Postage Dues – including a 1907 4d dull green perf 11. There is a wonderful 1871 Fiji Times Express 9d mint and seven New Zealand “O.P.S.O.”s plus a Papua 1909 6d perf 12½ mint and Samoa 1/- on 1M “G.R.I.” also mint. That said, North West Pacific Islands features all three sets of “S”s (Types a-c) including the elusive 5/- (this took many years to form – I know as I helped Roy build it!), plus the rare £1 – 38 (118), mint.
P.S. if you do not find all you are looking for (! ? !) here, we encourage you to visit our web site (www.ColonialStamps.com) as we have put up the first few million dollars of our retail stock, with more to follow. There is sure to be something of interest, plus “want lists” are always welcome for us to fill from our 50 volumes of stock – mint and used, by Scott and Stanley Gibbons, and all available as “singles”.
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Lot #2 - Great Britain
25 var (65) 1856 4d rose or deep rose Q Victoria on ordinary white paper, specially prepared ink, wmkd Medium Garter, perf 14, lightly soiled, unused, VF, with PTS certificate
Lot #3 - Great Britain
28 (72) 1856 1' green Q Victoria, bottom sheet margin with "4 Shillings per Row of 4" inscription, tied to Transatlantic "5 cents" postage due cover to Boston, reverse bearing red "London-W" and black "Tottenhamctr No38" cancels, red "Boston Paid" and "5 cents" on front, scarce and attractive, VF
Lot #4 - Great Britain
33 (43) 1864 1d rose-red Q Victoria, wmkd Large Crown, Plate 140, two horizontal strips of three forming the 6d rate, tied by "Newcastle on Tyne 1875" cds (AP 13) and "545" barred oval, posted to Venice with "Torino Ambulante" and "Venice" receivers on reverse, F-VF
Lot #5 - Great Britain
33, 33a, 33b (43, 44) 1864 1d rose-red (shades) Q Victoria, wmkd Large Crown, complete set of Plate numbers 71-225 (less Plate number 77 - 151 stamps total), used, some on piece (including an extra pair of plate 98), F-VF
Lot #6 - Great Britain
40 (87) 1862 9d straw Q Victoria, Plate 2, wmkd Emblems, perf 14, perfectly centered, numeral "159" cancel, SUPERB
Lot #7 - Great Britain
44 (92) 1865 3d rose Q Victoria, Plate 4, wmkd Emblems, very well centered, used, XF
Lot #8 - Great Britain
56 (121) 1880 2' brown Q Victoria, Plate 1, wmkd Spray of Rose, rare, very well centered, grid cancel, F-VF
Lot #9 - Great Britain
57 (126) 1867 5' rose Q Victoria, Plate 1, wmkd Maltese Cross, perf 15½x15, rare, part OG, F-VF, with RPSL certificate
Lot #10 - Great Britain
57 (126) 1867 5' rose Q Victoria, Plate 1, wmkd Maltese Cross, perf 15½x15, scarce used, rich color, F-VF
Lot #11 - Great Britain
59a (122) 1872 6d deep chestnut Q Victoria, Plate 11, wmkd Spray of Rose, part OG, fine, with Brandon certificate
Lot #12 - Great Britain
65 (151) 1880 1' orange-brown Q Victoria, Plate 13, wmkd Spray of Rose, perf 14, remarkably well centered, attractive, light, squared-circle cds, SUPERB
Lot #13 - Great Britain
70 (153) 1877 4d sage-green Q Victoria, Plate 16, wmkd Large Garter, perf 14, perfectly centered, used, SUPERB
Lot #14 - Great Britain
73 (156) 1876 8d orange Q Victoria, Plate 1, on 1879 May 22 folded letter from London to Bombay "via Brindisi", tied with "London" bar oval diamond numeral "1" cancel and with "Sea \ Post Office \ B \ 30 May" receiver on reverse, letter-sheet fold does not affect stamps or markings, nice example of this scarce rate, F-VF
Lot #15 - Great Britain
74 (128) 1878 10' greenish grey Q Victoria, Plate 1, wmkd Maltese Cross, perf 15½x15, rare, used and perfectly centered, SUPERB, with Sismondo certificate
Lot #16 - Great Britain
92 (132) 1882 £1 brown-lilac Q Victoria on blued paper, wmkd Large Anchor, perf 14, perfectly centered, lightly canceled, SUPERB, with Sismondo certificate
Lot #17 - Great Britain
93 (137) 1882 £5 orange Q Victoria (Plate 1) on white paper, wmkd Large Anchor, perf 14, very well centered, rich color, "Threadneedle" oval cancel (blue mark at top left), VF
Lot #18 - Great Britain
98-107 (187-196) 1883-84 ½d-1' Q Victoria, wmkd Imperial Crown, perf 14, cplt (10), OG,HR, F-VF
Lot #19 - Great Britain
98-107 (187-196) 1883-84 ½d-1' Q Victoria, wmkd Imperial Crown, perf 14, cplt (10), all with circular date town cancels, F-VF
Lot #20 - Great Britain
106 var (195Wi) 1883 9d dull green Q Victoria, perf 14, VARIETY - wmk Imperial Crown sideways inverted, OG, LH, SUPERB
Lot #21 - Great Britain
109 var (183a) 1884 10' pale ultramarine Q Victoria on white paper, wmkd Large Anchor, perf 14, rich color, well centered, OG,NH, VF
Lot #22 - Great Britain
111-22, 125-26 (197//211, 213-14) 1887-1900 ½d-1' Q Victoria Jubilee, wmkd Imperial Crown, perf 14, cplt (14) with both 1' printings, OG,HR, fine
Lot #23 - Great Britain
139 (260) 1902 2'6d lilac K Edward VII, de la Rue printing, wmkd Anchor, perf 14, OG, LH, XF
Lot #24 - Great Britain
140 (263) 1902 5' bright carmine K Edward VII, de la Rue printing, wmkd Anchor, perf 14, OG, VLH, SUPERB
Lot #25 - Great Britain
141 (265) 1902 10' ultramarine K Edward VII on ordinary paper, De La Rue printing, wmkd Anchor, perf 14, OG, VLH, SUPERB
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