142 (266) 1902 £1 dull blue-green K Edward VII, de la Rue printing, wmkd Three Imperial Crowns, perf 14, well centered, imperceptible hinging (if at all!), OG, VLH, XF, 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 #27 - Great Britain
142 (266) 1902 £1 dull blue-green K Edward VII, De La Rue printing, wmkd Three Imperial Crowns, perf 14, circular "Jersey" cancel, VF
Lot #28 - Great Britain
142b (320) 1911 £1 deep green K Edward VII on ordinary paper, Somerset House printing, wmkd Three Crowns, perf 14, OG, HR, SUPERB
Lot #29 - Great Britain
176 (403) 1913 £1 green K George V Sea Horses, Waterlow printing, wmkd "GvR" Single Cypher, perf 11x12, OG, NH, SUPERB
Lot #30 - Great Britain
177-78 (397-98) 1913 ½d-1d K George V coils, wmkd Royal Cypher (Multiple), perf 15x14, cplt (2), in our opinion probably the most undercatalogued basic 20th century GB set, needed by many and usually missing from most advanced collections, fresh, OG,VLH, F-VF
Lot #31 - Great Britain
177-78 (397-98) 1913 ½d-1d K George V coils, wmkd Royal Cypher (Multiple), perf 15x14, cplt (2), in our opinion probably the most undercatalogued basic 20th century GB set, needed by many and usually missing from most advanced collections, well centered, used, VF
Lot #32 - Great Britain
179-81 (414, 416-17) 1918 2'6d-10' K George V Sea Horses, Bradbury Wilkinson printing, fresh, rich colors, OG,LH, F-VF
Lot #33 - Great Britain
209 (438) 1929 £1 black Postal Union Congress (St. George and the Dragon), an attractive and popular stamp, perfectly centered, vivid color, a gem, OG,NH, SUPERB
Lot #34 - Great Britain
209 (438) 1929 £1 black Postal Union Congress (St. George and the Dragon), wmkd Crown GvR, perf 12, an attractive and popular stamp, lightly canceled, F-VF
Lot #35 - Great Britain
J45-54 (D46-55) 1955-57 ½d-5' Postage Dues, wmkd Multiple St. Edward's Crown and E2R sideways, perf 14, cplt (10), OG, LH, F-VF
Lot #36 - Great Britain
O15 (O16) 1892 £1 green Q Victoria overprinted I.R. OFFICIAL SG Type O2, wmkd Three Crowns, canceled with a neat, centered, numeral "498" barred-oval, VF
Lot #37 - Great Britain
O29 (O63) 1883 9d dull green Q Victoria overprinted GOVT PARCELS, wmkd Imperial Crown, perf 14, exceptionally well centered, rare thus!, used, VF
Lot #38 - Great Britain
O45 (O33) 1896 1d lilac Q Victoria O.W. OFFICIAL, Die II, wmkd Imperial Crown, perf 14, OG,HR, VF
Lot #39 - Great Britain
O62 (O52) 1903 6d pale dull purple K Edward VII overprinted ARMY OFFICIAL SG Type O6, quite scarce, OG, VLH, F-VF, with RPSL certificate
Lot #40 - Great Britain
O63-64 (O91-92) 1902 ½d-1d K Edward VII overprinted R.H. OFFICIAL, well centered, with RPSL certificate for the ½d, OG,VLH, VF
Lot #41 - Great Britain
O65 (O81) 1902 5d dull purple and blue Q Victoria Board of Education Official with SG Type O81 overprint, wmkd Imperial Crown, perf 14, light circular date stamp, well centered, VF, with Brandon certificate
Lot #42 - Great Britain
O83 (O112) 1903 3d dull purple on orange-yellow K Edward VII ADMIRALTY OFFICIAL SG Type O11, wmkd Imperial Crown, perf 14, a difficult and seriously undercatalogued stamp, OG, VLH, F-VF, with Philatelic Foundation certificate
Lot #43 - Great Britain
O83 (O112) 1903 3d dull purple on orange-yellow K Edward VII ADMIRALTY OFFICIAL SG Type O11, wmkd Imperial Crown, perf 14, a difficult and seriously undercatalogued stamp, lightly canceled, F-VF, with Brandon certificate
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