2 (2) 1880 1d red Q Victoria of Great Britain overprinted "CYPRUS", Plate 181, exceptionally well centered, with "942" Larnaca numeral cancel, XF
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 #369 - Cyprus
5 (5) 1880 6d grey Q Victoria of Great Britain overprinted "CYPRUS", Plate 16, only 2345 sold by the P.O. (the balance was remaindered), signed A. Brun, OG, LH, F-VF
Lot #370 - Cyprus
5 (5) 1880 6d grey Q Victoria of Great Britain overprinted "CYPRUS", Plate 16, only 2345 sold by the P.O. (the balance was remaindered), used, F-VF
Lot #371 - Cyprus
8 (7) 1881 ½d on 1d red Q Victoria of Great Britain overprinted "CYPRUS", surcharged half-penny (18mm), Plate 218, OG,VLH, VF-S
Lot #372 - Cyprus
9 (8) 1881 ½d on 1d red Q Victoria of Great Britain overprinted "CYPRUS", surcharged "HALF PENNY" 16mm long (SG Type 4), Plate 216, the scarce plate, a very scarce and drastically undercatalogued basic stamp that is seldom seen!, perfectly centered, OG, LH, SUPERB
Lot #373 - Cyprus
11-15 (11-15) 1881 ½pi-6pi Q Victoria, wmkd CC, perf 14, cplt (5), used, F-VF
Lot #374 - Cyprus
11 (11) 1881 ½pi emerald-green Q Victoria, Die I, wmkd CC, perf 14, OG, NH, F-VF
Lot #375 - Cyprus
14 (14) 1881 4pi pale olive-green Q Victoria, Die 1, wmkd CC, perf 14, 10,800 printed, most of which were postally used, regummed, fine
Lot #376 - Cyprus
14 (14) 1881 4pi pale olive-green Q Victoria, Die 1, wmkd CC, perf 14, 10,800 printed, lightly canceled, VF
Lot #377 - Cyprus
15 (15) 1881 6pi olive-grey Q Victoria, Die I, wmkd CC, perf 14, scarce, nice cds, F-VF
Lot #378 - Cyprus
27 (28) 1886 ½ on ½pi emerald-green Q Victoria, wmkd CC, perf 14, SG Type 10 surcharge (8mm), well centered, with light "Larnaca" squared-circle cancel, SUPERB
Lot #379 - Cyprus
28-37 (40-49) 1894-96 ½pi-45pi Q Victoria Die II, wmkd CA, perf 14, cplt (10), including the scarce and undercatalogued used 12pi, generally light cancels throughout, VF
Lot #380 - Cyprus
38-47 (50-59) 1903 ½pi-45pi K Edward VII, wmkd CA, cplt (10), only 2640 printed of the 45pi, and only about 200 of thoses are believed to have been postally used (per Castle), lightly canceled, F-VF
Lot #381 - Cyprus
48-59 (60-71) 1904-10 5pa-45pi K Edward VII, wmkd MCA, perf 14, cplt (12), light cancels throughout, F-VF
Lot #382 - Cyprus
61-71 (74-84) 1912 10pa-45pi K George V, wmkd MCA, perf 14, cplt (11), F-VF
Lot #383 - Cyprus
72-86 (85-99) 1921-23 10pa-45pi K George V, wmkd Script CA, perf 14, cplt (15), a rate and undercatalogued complete used set of 15, which includes several very difficult stamps, of the 45pi only 2584 were printed, and few were used, F-VF
Lot #384 - Cyprus
86 (99) 1923 45pi dull purple and ultramarine K George V, wmkd Script CA, perf 14, scarce and undercatalogued, OG, NH, VF
Lot #385 - Cyprus
86 (99) 1923 45pi dull purple and ultramarine K George V, wmkd Script CA, perf 14, scarce and undercatalogued, lightly canceled, VF
Lot #386 - Cyprus
87 (100) 1923 10' green and red on pale yellow K George V, wmkd MCA, perf 14, originally 3017 copies were printed, however a sizeable quantity were remaindered and burned in 1924, scarce, very rare and undercatalogued used, F-VF
Lot #387 - Cyprus
88 (101) 1923 £1 purple and black on red K George V, wmkd MCA, perf 14, originally only 1682 were printed, however it is important to note that a sizeable remainder of which were burned in 1924, quite scarce, OG, VLH, SUPERB
Lot #388 - Cyprus
89-108 (103-17, 118-22) 1924-28 ¼pi-90pi K George V on chalk-surfaced paper, wmkd MSCA, perf 14, cplt (20), the 12pi, and more especially the 90pi, are very rare and significantly undercatalogued used, F-VF
Lot #389 - Cyprus
105 (114) 1924-28 12pi chestnut and black K George V, wmkd MSCA, perf 14, scarce and undercatalogued used, light cds, VF
Lot #390 - Cyprus
108 (117) 1924 90pi green and red on yellow K George V, wmkd Script CA, as there seems to have been very little postal usage for this denomination, consequently it is unusually difficult, undercatalogued and seldom seen used, lightly canceled, F-VF
Lot #391 - Cyprus
109 (117a) 1928 £5 black on yellow K George V, wmkd MSCA, perf 14, seldom seen, OG, VLH, F-VF
Lot #392 - Cyprus
110 (102) 1923 £1 purple and black on red K George V on chalk-surfaced paper, wmkd MCA, perf 14, fresh rich color, extremely well centered, OG, VLH, XF
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