101-09 (101-09) 1914 ½d on 3pf-9d on 80pf Kaiser's Yacht surcharged SG Type 13 and overprinted "G.R.I.", cplt (9), each tied to piece with matching "Apia Samoa" cds, each signed Bothe, 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.
Sale Terms
Lot #978 - samoa
101c (101c) 1914 ½d on 3pf brown Kaiser's Yacht surcharged SG Type 13, VARIETY - comma after "I", tied to piece by "Apia Samoa" cds, VF
Lot #979 - samoa
104d (104d) 1914 2½d ultramarine Kaiser's Yacht with G.R.I. surcharge overprint SG Type 13, VARIETY - comma after "I", only 40 printed per Gibbs!, tied by "Apia" cds to piece, VF
Lot #980 - samoa
108a, 108 (108b, 108) 1914 6d on 50pf black and purple on buff Kaiser's Yacht with "G.R.I." overprint SG Type 13, block of four with the top two being examples of the ERROR - inverted "9" for "6" (from the ninth row), on piece with "Apia" cds, bottom sheet-margin (with "Samoa"), a very attractive specialist piece, signed Giesecke, VF
Lot #981 - samoa
109 (109) 1914 9d on 80pf black and carmine on rose Yacht overprinted "G.R.I.", type SG 13 ovptd, perf 14, scarce and undercatalogued mint as the vast majority were used!, signed Bloch, OG,VLH, F-VF
Lot #982 - samoa
110 (110) 1914 1' on 1M carmine Kaiser's Yacht overprinted "G.R.I." and surcharged SG Type 14, unwmkd, perf 14½x14, a key rarity (only 100 issued), fresh, signed by several, OG, VLH, SUPERB, with BPA certificate
Lot #983 - samoa
111 (112) 1914 2' on 2M blue Kaiser's Yacht surcharged and overprinted "G.R.I.", rare (only 126 issued), light "Apia" cds, F-VF, with D.F.I.P. certificate
Lot #984 - samoa
112 (113) 1914 3' on 3M violet-black Kaiser's Yacht overprinted "G.R.I." and surcharged, only 458 printed, perfectly centered, light "Apia" cds, signed (Holcombe?), SUPERB
Lot #985 - samoa
113 (114) 1914 5' on 5M carmine and black Kaiser's Yacht surcharged and overprinted "G.R.I." SG Type 14, only 535 printed, tied to piece by "Apia" cds, signed Bothe, SUPERB
Lot #986 - samoa
126 (132 var footnoted) 1925 £2 violet Q Victoria of New Zealand Postal Fiscal overprinted "SAMOA." SG Type 15 in red, on chalk-surfaced De La Rue paper, wmkd NZ and Star sideways, perf 14½x14, comb, formerly listed as SG 133, undercatalogued, rather scarce and seldom seen, OG, VLH, VF
Lot #987 - samoa
156-61 (171-76) 1932 2'6d-£5 Coats of Arms Postal Fiscals of New Zealand overprinted "SAMOA." SG Type 15, on thick opaque, white chalk-surfaced "Cowan" paper, wmkd NZ over Star, perf 14, scarce as only 800 of the £2 were printed, and even less of the £5!, £2 and £5 are each signed Holcombe (and others) and both are accompanied by separate Holcombe certificates, OG, VLH, VF-S
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