1-15, 1a, 8a, 11a (1-9, 18-26) 1892-94 ½d-10' Coat of Arms unwmkd, cplt (18) to the 10' with all listed shades, OG, HR, F-VF
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 #887 - rhodesia
19 (13) 1892 £10 brown Coat of Arms, unwmkd, perf 14, 14½, rare high value, OG,VLH, F-VF, with APS certificate
Lot #888 - rhodesia
20-23 (14-17) 1892 ½d on 6d-8d on 1' Coat of Arms provisional overprints SG Type 3, unwmkd, perf 14, 14½, cplt (4), 8d on 1' is a top sheet-margin example, OG, LH, F-VF
Lot #889 - rhodesia
43-49 (58-64) 1896 ½d-1' stamps of Cape of Good Hope overprinted "BRITISH SOUTH AFRICA COMPANY", wmkd Anchor, perf 14, cplt (7), OG, HR, F-VF
Lot #890 - rhodesia
58 (74) 1897 £2 rosy red Coat of Arms, the rare perf 15 on thick paper, unwmkd, scarce, undercatalogued, very nicely centered, unused, SUPERB
Lot #891 - rhodesia
58 (74) 1897 £2 rosy red Coat of Arms, the rare perf 15 on thick paper, unwmkd, scarce, undercatalogued, light cds, F-VF
Lot #892 - rhodesia
76-81 (94-99) 1905 1d-5' Victoria Falls set, perf 14 or 14½ to 15, cplt (6), OG,HR, VF
Lot #893 - rhodesia
76-81 (94-99) 1905 1d-5' Victoria Falls set, cplt (6), bright colors, well centered, used, VF
Lot #894 - rhodesia
101d (182a) 1910 ½d green K George V Double Head, unwmkd, perf 13½, scarce, OG, LH, VF
Lot #895 - rhodesia
109a var (185a) 1910 8d grey-purple and dull purple K George V Double Head, unwmkd, perf 13½, OG, VLH, F-VF
Lot #896 - rhodesia
109a var (185aV) 1910 8d grey-purple and dull purple K George V Double Head, perf 13½, VARIETY - lines by King's cheek (pos 25), scarce, gum thin, OG,HR, F-VF app
Lot #897 - rhodesia
111a var (181a) 1910 1' black and blue-green K George V Double Head, perf 15x14, well centered, lightly canceled with "West Nicholson" cds, cert notes thin spot, very rare, VF, with BPA certificate
Lot #898 - rhodesia
112a (178) 1910-13 2' black and dull blue K George V Double Head, perf 15, bright color, light cancel, few short perfs, fine
Lot #899 - rhodesia
113 (155) 1910 2'6d black and lake K George V Double Head, perf 14, OG, LH, F-VF
Lot #900 - rhodesia
113 var (156a) 1910 2'6d bistre-brown and crimson K George V Double Head, perf 14, rare, well centered, OG, LH, XF
Lot #901 - rhodesia
114 var (158a) 1910 3' bright green and magenta K George V Double Head, perf 14, the scarce shade (checked by Gibbs), fresh, well centered, surface defects at right, OG, VLH, SUPERB, with BPA certificate
Lot #902 - rhodesia
115 var (160) 1910 5' scarlet and pale yellow-green K George V Double Head, perf 14, OG, LH, F-VF
Lot #903 - rhodesia
116 (160b) 1910 7'6d carmine and pale blue K George V Double Head, perf 14, OG, VLH, VF
Lot #904 - rhodesia
117 (164) 1910 10' blue-green and orange K George V Double Head, perf 14, nice "Bulwayo" double-ring cancel, VF
Lot #905 - rhodesia
118 (165) 1910 £1 carmine-red and bluish black K George V Double Head, perf 14, scarce, OG, LH, F-VF
Lot #906 - rhodesia
118 var (166) 1910 £1 rose-scarlet and bluish black K George V Double Head, perf 14, used, VF
Lot #907 - rhodesia
136a (240) 1913-22 7'6d blackish purple and slate-black K George V Admiral, Die II, perf 14, OG, VLH, VF
Lot #908 - rhodesia
136a var footnoted (276a) 1913 7'6d maroon and slate-black K George V Admiral on toned paper with yellowish gum, Head Die III, perf 14, scarce, OG, LH, VF
Lot #909 - rhodesia
137 var footnoted (277) 1913 10' carmine-lake and yellow-green K George V Admiral, Head Die III, perf 14, OG, NH, F-VF
Lot #910 - rhodesia
138 (242) 1913 £1 black and purple K George V Admiral, Head Die II, perf 14, OG, VLH, F-VF
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