N4 (4) 1915 5ch carmine and brown Shah Ahmed stamp of Iran overprinted "BUSHIRE Under British Occupation.", only 257 copies ptd, the key value to the set, signed by APS Hall of Fame member Dr. Mohamed Dedkah, OG,LH, F-VF, with Persiphilia 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.
Sale Terms
Lot #258 - bushire
N21 (21) 1915 10ch brown and deep green "Coronation" issue of Iran, overprinted "BUSHIRE Under British Occupation." SG Type 1, perf 11x11½, quite rare as only 66 were printed, of which comparatively few were used, tied to piece by "Bouchir" double-ring cancel, signed Sadri, VF, with Persiphila certificate
Lot #259 - bushire
N23 (24) 1915 1kr black, brown, and silver K Darius of Iran wiht British Occupation overprint SG Type 1, quite scarce, signed Bloch, OG, VLH, SUPERB
Lot #260 - bushire
N26 (26) 1915 3kr sepia, dull lilac and silver Coronation stamp of Iran with occupation overprint SG Type 1, rare, cert notes that per Dr. Dadkhah this is "setting IV position 2", signed Sadri, OG, VLH, F-VF, with Sadri certificate
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