1-6, 8-12, 16-17, 3d, 11b, 12a-b, 12 var, 16 vars (65, 65a, 67, 67a-c, 70, 70a-b, 72, 73-74, 76, 76c, 78-79, 81, 83-85) 1915-16 ½d-£1 Kangaroo and K George V stamps of Australia overprinted "N. W. PACIFIC ISLANDS." SG Type 6a - a matched set of 20 values each Type "a" (both "S" normal), this set took our client many years (and dollars) to build!, especially given the substantial rarity of the 5' (of which very few are known to begin with), OG...
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 #841 - north west pacific islands
1-6, 8-12, 16-17, 3d, 11b, 12a-b, 12 var, 16 vars (65, 65a, 67, 67a-c, 70, 70a-b, 72, 73-74, 76, 76c, 78-79, 81, 83-85) 1915-16 ½d-£1 Kangaroo and K George V stamps of Australia overprinted "N. W. PACIFIC ISLANDS." SG Type 6b - a matched set of 20 values each Type "b" (first "S" with small head and large tail and second "S" normal), this set took our client many years (and dollars) to build!, especially given the substantial rarity of the 5...
Lot #842 - north west pacific islands
1-6, 8-12, 16-17, 3d, 11b, 12a-b, 12 var, 16 vars (65, 65a, 67, 67a-c, 70, 70a-b, 72, 73-74, 76, 76c, 78-79, 81, 83-85) 1915-16 ½d-£1 Kangaroo and K George V stamps of Australia overprinted "N. W. PACIFIC ISLANDS." SG Type 6c - a matched set of 20 values each Type "c" (both "S" with small head and large tail), this set took our client many years (and dollars) to build!, especially given the substantial rarity of the 5' (of which very few are...
Lot #843 - north west pacific islands
GROUPED LOT of 3: # 840, 841 and 842 together: All three overprint types, complete (60). This lot must have a bid greater than the sum of the three previous high bids to sell as a unit. This is probably a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!
Lot #844 - north west pacific islands
8 (83) 1916 5' grey and yellow Kangaroo of Australia, Die II, wmkd Wide Crown and Wide A (SG Type W2), overprinted "N. W. PACIFIC ISLANDS." (SG Type 6a), perf 12, scarce late printing, printed in a pane of 30 (x4), a seldom seen used rarity, undercatalogued, perfectly centered, choice full "Eitape" cds, SUPERB
Lot #845 - north west pacific islands
10 (85) 1915 £1 brown and ultramarine Kangaroo of Australia, wmkd Wide Crown and Wide A (SG Type W2), overprinted "N. W. PACIFIC ISLANDS." SG Type 6b (first "S" in "ISLANDS" with small head and large tail), with "Rabaul" cds, VF
Lot #846 - north west pacific islands
13, 18-26, 18 var, 19 var (86, 88-99, 88 var, 89 var) 1915-16 2d, 3d-£1 Kangaroo of Australia overprinted "N. W. PACIFIC ISLANDS." SG Type 6a - a matched set of 10 values (plus two unlisted shades) each Type "a" (both "S" normal), OG, LH, F-VF
Lot #847 - north west pacific islands
13, 18-26, 18 var, 19 var (86, 88-99, 88 var, 89 var) 1915-16 2d, 3d-£1 Kangaroo of Australia overprinted "N. W. PACIFIC ISLANDS." SG Type 6b - a matched set of 10 values (plus two unlisted shades) each Type "b" (first "S" with small head and large tail and second "S" normal), OG, LH, F-VF
Lot #848 - north west pacific islands
13, 18-26, 18 var, 19 var (86, 88-99, 88 var, 89 var) 1915-16 2d, 3d-£1 Kangaroo of Australia overprinted "N. W. PACIFIC ISLANDS." SG Type 6c - a matched set of 10 values (plus two unlisted shades) each Type "c" (both "S" with small head and large tail), OG, LH, F-VF
Lot #849 - north west pacific islands
GROUPED LOT of 3: # 846, 847 and 848 together: All three overprint types, complete (36). This lot must have a bid greater than the sum of the three previous high bids to sell as a unit. A rare opportunity of difficult to assemble varieties!
Lot #850 - north west pacific islands
26 (99) 1916 £1 chocolate and dull blue Kangaroo of Australia, overprinted "N. W. PACIFIC ISLANDS." SG Type 6c, wmkd Narrow Crown and Narrow A (SG Type W6), perf 12, OG, VLH, VF
Lot #851 - north west pacific islands
27-28 (100-01) 1918 1d on 5d -1`d on 1' K George V and Kangaroo of Australia overprinted "N. W. PACIFIC ISLANDS." (SG Type 6) and locally surcharged SG Type 10, each in a matched set of 3 with all SG 6 Types a-c, 6 stamps, OG, HR, F-VF
Lot #852 - north west pacific islands
38 (118) 1922 £1 bistre-brown and grey-blue Kangaroo of Australia, Die II, wmkd Narrow Crown and Narrow A (SG Type W6), overprinted "N. W. PACIFIC ISLANDS." SG Type 11, perf 12, extremely rare and undercatalogued as only one pane was printed, ex-Roy Sass, OG, LH, VF
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