1 (1) 1914 1d on 3pf brown Yacht, first setting (G.R.I. and value 6mm apart), only 200 ptd, as such rare and vastly undercatalogued, cert notes that this example is Setting 6, pos 4, OG, VLH, SUPERB, with RPSL certificate
Auction #132 - Public Auction
By: COLONIAL STAMP CO.
COLONIAL STAMP CO. Auction #132 - Public Auction
To all our valued friends and clients in these difficult times, we wish you all continued good health and happiness together we will overcome this current situation.
A bright spot for all of us is by staying home we have an unrivaled opportunity to work on our stamp collections, a happy thought.
Welcome to our 132nd consecutive British Colony Stamp Auction. Enclosed within is an unusually nice range of rare and difficult material.
British Africa: Madagascar includes items from two recent collections we acquired. Nyasaland, the £10 K Edward VII mint. Saint Helena, B1-4 Tristan Relief Set Mint. Sierra Leone, postal fiscals, K George V £5 mint. Togo, includes 80pf second setting etc. Zanzibar #2 mint and strong "2½" provisionals - from the landmark John Griffith-Jones collection (of which we were, by far the largest outright buyers!)
British West Indies: Bahamas #1 used. British Guinea, strong mint perforated "ships" and provisionals. Cayman Islands ½ on 5 shilling double overprint mint, the scarce 2½ on 4d provisional. Falkland Islands largely complete, South Georgia provisional 2½d on 2d mint and used, £1 Tercentennial mint and used. Nevis, the one shilling "laid paper" used (only 17 recorded.)
British Europe: Cyprus rare used 45pi Edward "CA", the £5 mint. Gibraltar, £5 mint. Great Britain, the 10 penny imperf XF OG, unissued 1½d and 8d brown, superb mint £5 orange.
British Asia: Ceylon imperf 4d rose very fine. India, strong mint section of Victorian issues. Jordan, first portion of an important new collection plus later many rarities currently off for certificates. Mesopotamia, the most comprehensive used range of these difficult provisional stamps we have ever been able to offer.
British Australasia: Australia £2 Kangaroos (times 3 mint plus one used!), the key 20 shilling green "slash" postage due mint and hundreds of other rare and desirable key items. New Zealand, mint #2 OG VF (ex the gold medal Joseph Hackmay collection.)
We wish you happy hunting.
Yours,
George and Kevin
Colonial Stamp Co.
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Lot #760 - new britain
1 (1) 1914 1d on 3pf brown Yacht, first setting, only 200 ptd, as such rare and vastly undercatalogued, "Raboul" violet straight-line cancel dated Oct 17, 1914 (first day of issue!), SUPERB
Lot #761 - new britain
7 (7) 1914 3d on 25pf black and red on yellow Yacht, G.R.I. overprint, first setting, only 309 printed, OG, VLH, VF
Lot #762 - new britain
9 (9) 1914 4d on 40pf black and carmine Yacht, G.R.I. overprint, first setting (6mm), only 737 ptd, OG, LH, VF, with BPA certificate
Lot #763 - new britain
10 (10) 1914 5d on 50pf black and purple on buff Yacht, first setting, only 282 issued, OG, VLH, VF
Lot #764 - new britain
13 (13) 1914 2' on 2M blue Kaiser's Yacht, first setting "G.R.I." overprint, unwmkd, perf 14, rare (only 57 ptd), well centered, signed Diena, OG, VLH, SUPERB, with BPA certificate
Lot #765 - new britain
14 (14) 1914 3' on 3M violet-black Yacht, first setting "G.R.I." overprint (3½-4mm), rare (only 48 ptd of both first and second printings), signed Miro and Bothe, OG, VLH, F-VF
Lot #766 - new britain
21 (21) 1915 2½d on 20pf ultramarine Yacht, G.R.I. overprint, second setting (5mm), unwmkd, perf 14, given this stamp's scarcity it is doubtful that more than one pane was printed, a rare and difficult stamp, significantly undercatalogued, signed Calves, OG, VLH, F-VF, with Roumet certificate
Lot #767 - new britain
40 (60) 1914 2' on 2M blue Marshall Island Yacht, overprinted "G.R.I.", first setting (3½-4mm), rare (only 200 ptd), signed, OG, VLH, VF, with BPA certificate
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