1a (1) 1840 1d intense black Q Victoria, Plate 10, wmkd Small Crown, imperf, four large margins including a large portion of adjoining stamp at right, red Maltese Cross cancel, SUPERB
Auction #131 - Public Auction
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COLONIAL STAMP CO. Auction #131 - Public Auction
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Great Britain includes a mint 4d carmine Q Victoria on bluish, wmkd Small Garter, while the Officials section has a 10d K Edward VII “O.W. Official” of which only 134 were sold! Cyprus has a nice G.B. used in Larnaca – one of 3 known. Egypt has a full set of the Port Fouad overprints and the 1932 U.P.U. set.
Australia features five £2 Kangaroos and quite a few Postage Due rarities. Cook Islands has the very rare 1d imperf between. We have a few “G.R.I.” occupation issues of note. There is a nice, big, New Zealand section and some rare Penrhyn Island items.
Basutoland has a rare key Official (signed T. Allen!). Cameroons has a nice “C.E.F.” used set and a 2/- on 2M with the inverted “s” variety. Cape of Good Hope has a 4d wood-block with the re-touched corner, a Mafeking 3d mint of which few exist. Gold Coast weighs in with at Q Victoria 20/- used (!) and a used K George V £2. We offer 40 large Madagascar Consular Mail stamps – some are ex-Joseph Oster. Mauritius has big section of Express Mail varieties. New Republic has quite a few rare varieties on offer. There are Sierra Leone Elephants to the £5, strong Togo and lots of Zanzibar varieties.
Canada has a nice #1 used with a bottom sheet-margin, a 1¢ Large Queen on laid paper, superb examples of the $3 and $4 Jubilees plus 50¢ K Edward VII. Falklands has a 5/- yellow-orange Penguin that is never hinged!
Barbados shows a rare mint 1/-violet (aniline) Q Victoria and an unsevered pair of the 1d on half of a 5/-
Hong Kong has a $10 K Edward VII used.
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 some more of our retail stock. 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
1 (2) 1840 1d black Q Victoria, Plate 1a, wmkd Small Crown, imperf, four margins, red Maltese Cross cancel, VF
Lot #3 - Great Britain
1 (2) 1840 1d black Q Victoria, Plate 8, wmkd Small Crown, imperf, four margins - showing portions of adjoining copies on three sides (!), light red cancel, signed Ferchenbauer, SUPERB, with Ferchenbauer certificate
Lot #4 - Great Britain
1 (2) 1840 1d greyish black Q Victoria, Plate 11, imperf, four large to ample margins, with black Maltese Cross cancel, a lovely example of the rarest and most desirable plate!, VF, with Philatelic Foundation certificate
Lot #5 - Great Britain
2 (5e) 1840 2d blue Q Victoria, Plate 1, wmkd Small Crown, imperf, four margins, black Maltese Cross cancel, VF
Lot #6 - Great Britain
5 (54) 1847 1' pale green Q Victoria embossed on "silk" threaded paper, Die I, unwmkd, imperf, four large to very large margins (showing portion of adjacent stamp at top), strongly embossed with Yarmouth (I.O.W.) numeral "486" cancel, XF, with BPA certificate
Lot #7 - Great Britain
6 (57) 1853 10d brown Q Victoria embossed on "silk" threaded paper, Die 3, unwmkd, thread pulled at top and slightly split at bottom, imperf, four large margins (showing portion of adjacent stamp at right), nicely embossed, lightly canceled, VF, with BPA certificate
Lot #8 - Great Britain
22 (62a) 1855 4d carmine Q Victoria on slightly blued paper, no corner letters, wmkd Small Garter, perf 14, fresh vivid color, part OG, F-VF
Lot #9 - Great Britain
28a (73) 1856 1' pale green Q Victoria, wmkd Emblems, perf 14, numeral "12" grid cancel, exceptionally well centered, VF
Lot #10 - Great Britain
29 (45) 1858 2d blue Q Victoria, Die II, wmkd Large Crown, Plate 8, thick lines, disturbed OG, fine
Lot #11 - Great Britain
33 (43) 1864 1d rose-red Q Victoria, wmkd Large Crown, perf 14, Plate 225, a magnificent perfectly centered example of this "key" plate, numeral cancel, rarely met with in this quality!, SUPERB
Lot #12 - Great Britain
40 (87) 1862 9d straw Q Victoria, Plate 2, wmkd Emblems, perf 14, used, signed, VF-S
Lot #13 - Great Britain
40e (88) 1862 9d bistre Q Victoria, Plate 3, showing hair lines, clipped perfs, strong space-filler for this rarity!, part OG, fair app
Lot #14 - Great Britain
43 (94) 1873 4d vermilion Q Victoria, Plate 14, wmkd Large Garter, perf 14, rich color, very well centered, OG,LH, F-VF
Lot #15 - Great Britain
52 (110) 1867 9d straw Q Victoria, Plate 4, wmkd Spray of Rose, trivial gum toning, left wing-margin example, signed Diena and Brün, OG, LH, fine app
Lot #16 - Great Britain
53a (114) 1867 10d deep red brown Q Victoria, Plate 1, wmkd Spray of Rose, perf 14, intense deep color, F-VF
Lot #17 - Great Britain
57a (127) 1874 5' pale rose Q Victoria, Plate 2, wmkd Maltese Cross, perf 15½x15, a lovely upright strike "on the nose" of "Teignmouth F" cds, remarkable delicate shade, F-VF
Lot #18 - Great Britain
65 (151) 1880 1' orange-brown Q Victoria, Plate 13, wmkd Spray of Rose, perf 14, a remarkably well centered example, light, perfectly applied, "North Berwick" cds, SUPERB
Lot #19 - Great Britain
69 (152) 1876 4d vermilion Q Victoria, Plate 15, wmkd Large Garter, perf 14, with "EC D" barred-oval cancel, F-VF
Lot #20 - Great Britain
73 (156) 1876 8d orange Q Victoria, Plate 1, wmkd Large Garter, rich deep color, OG,NH, F-VF
Lot #21 - Great Britain
73 (156) 1876 8d orange Q Victoria, Plate 1, wmkd Large Garter, well centered, light cds, XF
Lot #22 - Great Britain
74 (128) 1878 10' greenish grey Q Victoria on white paper, Plate 1, wmkd Maltese Cross, perf 15½x15, lightly canceled, rare, F-VF, with BriefmarkenPrüfstelle Basel (Martin Eichele) certificate
Lot #23 - Great Britain
75 (129) 1878 £1 brown-lilac Q Victoria on white paper, wmkd Maltese Cross, Plate 1, perf 15½x15, light oval "Registered Gracechurch" cancel, very well centered, F-VF
Lot #24 - Great Britain
90a (134) 1882 5' rose Q Victoria, Plate 4, white paper, wmkd Large Anchor, perf 14, a very well centered example, with numeral "85" grid cancel, XF, with Philatelic Foundation certificate
Lot #25 - Great Britain
91a (135) 1883 10' greenish grey Q Victoria on white paper, Plate 1, wmkd Large Anchor, perf 14, perfectly centered, portions of two squared-circle cancels, F-VF, with Sismondo certificate
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