21-29 (21-29) 1895 1d-£1 Arms of the Protectorate, unwmkd, perf 14, cplt (9), used, 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 #174 - british central africa
29 (29) 1895 £1 black and yellow-orange Arms of the Protectorate, unwmkd, perf 14, light double-ring cds, F-VF
Lot #175 - british central africa
43-55 (43-51, 57d, 57e, 58) 1897-1901 1d-£1 Arms of the Protectorate, wmkd CA or CC, perf 14, cplt (13) including the scarce 3', most of which were later overprinted for the 1d provisional, F-VF
Lot #176 - british central africa
56 var listed (52s) 1897 £10 black and yellow Arms of the Protectorate overprinted "SPECIMEN", well centered, OG, LH, SUPERB
Lot #177 - british central africa
57 (53) 1897 1d on 3' black and sea-green Arms of the Protectorate overprinted SG Type 9 in red, wmkd CC, perf 14, top-right sheet-margin control "1" block of nine, each with "Zomba" cds, an attractive multiple, F-VF
Lot #178 - british central africa
60-64 (59-62b) 1903-04 1d-1' K Edward VII, wmkd CA, perf 14, tied to registered "Printed Matter" cover by squared-circle "Zomba" cancel, sent via Chinde (squared-circle) and London (red registry) with transit marks on reverse to Switzerland with Bern receiver on back, attractive,
Lot #179 - british central africa
69 var listed (67s) 1903-04 £10 grey and blue K Edward VII, overprinted "SPECIMEN", OG, LH, SUPERB
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