1-7 (1-7) 1886 ½d-1' Q Victoria of Bermuda overprinted "GIBRALTAR", wmkd CA, perf 14, cplt (7), 1' is signed, OG, HR, F-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.
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Lot #448 - Gibraltar
1-7 (1-7) 1886 ½d-1' Q Victoria of Bermuda overprinted "GIBRALTAR", wmkd CA, perf 14, cplt (7), used, F-VF
Lot #449 - Gibraltar
6 (6) 1886 6d deep lilac Q Victoria overprinted "GIBRALTAR" SG Type 1, wmkd CA, perf 14, a remarkable, perfectly centered example, exceptional, rarely ever seen in this quality!, signed Schlesinger and others, OG, VLH, SUPERB
Lot #450 - Gibraltar
7 (7) 1886 1' yellow-brown Q Victoria of Bermuda overprinted "GIBRALTAR", wmkd CA, perf 14, key high value, fresh rich color, signed Diena, OG, LH, F-VF
Lot #451 - Gibraltar
8-14, 16-21, 14a (8-14, 39-45) 1886-98 ½d-1' Q Victoria, wmkd CA, perf 14, cplt per SG (14), the 1' bistre is undercatalogued and especially hard to find mint as it was mainly used, the actual relationship is easily 5 to 1 in favor of the used, OG,HR, F-VF
Lot #452 - Gibraltar
8-14, 16-21, 14a (8-14, 39-45) 1886-98 ½d-1' Q Victoria, wmkd CA, perf 14, cplt per SG (14), used, F-VF
Lot #453 - Gibraltar
22-28 (15-21) 1889 5c on ½d-75c on 1' Q Victoria currency surcharges, wmkd CA, perf 14, cplt (7), used, F-VF
Lot #454 - Gibraltar
29-38 (22-33) 1889-96 5c-5p Q Victoria, wmkd CA, perf 14, cplt (12), includes the rare used 20c olive-green, drastically undercatalogued, 2p tied to piece, F-VF
Lot #455 - Gibraltar
31 (25) 1896 20c olive-green Q Victoria, wmkd CA, perf 14, very elusive and considerably undercatalogued used!, light "A 26" numeral cancel, F-VF
Lot #456 - Gibraltar
39-48 (46-55) 1903 ½d-£1 K Edward VII, wmkd CA, perf 14, cplt (10), scarce, especially used, F-VF
Lot #457 - Gibraltar
48 (55) 1903 £1 dull purple and black on red K Edward VII, wmkd CA, perf 14, OG, NH, SUPERB
Lot #458 - Gibraltar
61 (63) 1908 4' deep purple and green K Edward VII, wmkd MCA, perf 14, light cancel, VF
Lot #459 - Gibraltar
63 (74) 1911 8' purple and green K Edward VII on chalk-surfaced paper, wmkd MCA, perf 14, lightly canceled, F-VF
Lot #460 - Gibraltar
64 (64) 1908 £1 deep purple and black on red K Edward VII on chalk-surfaced paper, wmkd MCA, perf 14, light oval registry cancel, signed E. Diena, F-VF
Lot #461 - Gibraltar
66-75 (76-85) 1912 ½d-£1 K George V, wmkd MCA, perf 14, cplt (10), OG, VLH, F-VF
Lot #462 - Gibraltar
66-75 (76-85) 1912 ½d-£1 K George V, wmkd MCA, perf 14, cplt (10), quite scarce used, 4' is signed Senf, F-VF
Lot #463 - Gibraltar
76-92 (89-107) 1921-29 ½d-£1 K George V, wmkd Script CA, perf 14, cplt (17), 3d tied to piece, SUPERB
Lot #464 - Gibraltar
90 (101) 1924 8' dull purple and green K George V on chalk-surfaced paper, wmkd Script CA, perf 14, scarce and undercatalogued, OG, NH, SUPERB
Lot #465 - Gibraltar
92 (107) 1927 £1 red-orange and black K George V on chalk-surfaced paper, wmkd MSCA, perf 14, tied by registered oval cancel to piece, SUPERB, with BPA certificate
Lot #466 - Gibraltar
93 (108) 1925 £5 violet and black K George V on chalk-surfaced paper, wmkd Script CA, perf 14, the scarce key stamp to all of Gibraltar!, OG, NH, SUPERB
Lot #467 - Gibraltar
93 (108) 1925 £5 violet and black K George V on chalk-surfaced paper, wmkd Script CA, perf 14, the scarce key stamp to all of Gibraltar!, light oval registry cancel, F-VF
Lot #468 - Gibraltar
107-118 + vars (121-31) 1938 ½d-£1 K George VI set, wmkd Script CA, cplt (36) with all three perf varieties, and wmkd sideways variety, scarce and difficult to assemble, OG,LH, F-VF
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