9 (35) 1855 4a black on blue glazed paper Q Victoria, unwmkd, perf 14, scarce and undercatalogued, OG, HR, VF
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.
Sale Terms
Lot #514 - india
15 (42) 1859 2a yellow-buff Q Victoria on paper yellowish to white, unwmkd, perf 14, OG, HR, F-VF
Lot #515 - india
16 (46) 1856-64 4a grey-black Q Victoria on paper yellowish to white, unwmkd, perf 14, OG, LH, F-VF
Lot #516 - india
17 (47) 1864 4a green Q Victoria on paper yellowish to white, unwmkd, perf 14, a very scarce mint stamp, OG, HR, fine
Lot #517 - india
19C (51) 1860 8p purple on bluish Q Victoria, unwmkd, perf 14, a scarce and undercatalogued mint stamp!, seldom seen, OG, HR, VF-S
Lot #518 - india
23c (62) 1865 2a orange Q Victoria on paper yellowish to white, wmkd Elephant's Head, perf 14, OG, NH, VF
Lot #519 - india
24 (64) 1865 4a green Q Victoria on paper yellowish to white, wmkd Elephant's Head, perf 14, OG, HR, fine
Lot #520 - india
25 (65) 1865 8a carmine Q Victoria, SG Die I, wmkd Elephant's Head, perf 14, one of India's rarest and most elusive stamps, significantly undercatalogued, especially mint! part OG, F-VF
Lot #521 - india
40a (92a) 1898 2a blue Q Victoria, wmkd Large Star, perf 14, VARIETY - double impression, quite rare!, as these are from a single sheet issued in Karachi, light "Barrackpore Stn" cds, VF
Lot #522 - india
76 (147) 1909 25R brownish orange and blue K Edward VII, wmkd Large Star, perf 14, especially scarce mint!, brownish OG, HR, SUPERB
Lot #523 - india
125 (219) 1928 25R orange and blue K George V, wmkd Multiple Stars, perf 14, undercatalogued, OG, NH, F-VF
Lot #524 - india
O1 (O2) 1866 ½a pale blue Q Victoria overprinted "Service" SG Type O1, unwmkd, perf 14, very rare and undercatalogued used, F-VF
Lot #525 - india
O11 (O15) 1866 2a purple Q Victoria Fiscal stamp on thick blue glazed paper, with top and bottom inscriptions removed as normal before issue, overprinted "SERVICE" SG Type O2 and surcharged, wmkd Crown over "INDIA". imperf x perf 14, much undercatalogued in Scott, part OG, LH, VF
Lot #526 - india
O15 (O19) 1866 ½a mauve on lilac Q Victoria Postal Fiscal with "SERVICE POSTAGE" SG Type O6 overprint in green, wmkd Large Crown, perf 15½x15, vastly undercatalogued in Scott, brownish OG, HR, VF
Lot #527 - india
O21 var footnoted (O30b) 1867-73 6a8p slate Q Victoria overprinted "Service." (SG Type O7), prepared for use but not issued, wmkd Elephant's Head, perf 14, brownish OG, HR, fine
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