8 (11) 1853-59 1¢ vermilion Seal of the Colony, original ptg (without line above value), imperf, four large margins, light "Demerara" cds, VF, with RPSL 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.
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Lot #193 - british guiana
10 (19) 1854 4¢ blue Seal of the Colony, white line above value, imperf, massive margins and a light cds makes this a real gem!, SUPERB
Lot #194 - british guiana
10a (18) 1853 4¢ deep blue Seal of the Colony, partial white line above value, imperf, two good margins, just in at two corners, part OG, VG
Lot #195 - british guiana
10b (20) 1855 4¢ pale blue Seal of the Colony, white line above value, unwmkd, imperf, four full, clear, margins, unused, F-VF
Lot #196 - british guiana
10b (20) 1855 4¢ pale blue Seal of the Colony, white line above value, unwmkd, imperf, four massive margins, clear "Demerara" cds, ex-Consul Weinberger collection, SUPERB
Lot #197 - british guiana
18 (29) 1860-63 1¢ pale rose Seal of the Colony, thick paper, perf 12, an exceptional, perfectly centerd example of this very rare stamp, signed Bloch, OG, VLH, SUPERB, with Friedl certificate
Lot #198 - british guiana
38 var (119 var) 1862 2¢ black Type-set on yellow, Sc Type A6 (SG Type 10), with manuscript initials, rouletted 6, VARIETY - dashes under "POSTAGE" (row 1, pos 6), numeral "A 03" grid cancel, ex-Nathan, fine
Lot #199 - british guiana
39 (120) 1862 2¢ black Type-set on yellow Royal Gazette printing, SG Type 11 (Scott Type A7), with manuscript initials, rouletted 6, four large margins, light "A 03" cancel, SUPERB
Lot #200 - british guiana
44 (33) 1860-63 4¢ blue Seal of the Colony, perf 12, thick paper, unused, F-VF
Lot #201 - british guiana
53 (95) 1871 8¢ pink Seal of the Colony, medium paper, unwmkd, perf 10, scarce, signed Stolow, OG, HR, VF
Lot #202 - british guiana
59 (108) 1875-76 2¢ orange Seal of Colony, narrow space between value and "cents", unwmkd, perf 15, brilliant color, an exceptional perfectly centered example - rare thus!, OG, LH, SUPERB
Lot #203 - british guiana
60 (109) 1875-76 4¢ bright blue Seal of the Colony, unwmkd, perf 15, very scarce, OG, LH, VF
Lot #204 - british guiana
61 (112) 1876 8¢ deep rose Seal of the Colony, narrow space between value and "cents", unwmkd, perf 15, exceptionally rare in the perfect centering, rich color, surely one of the choicest examples extent!, OG, VLH, SUPERB
Lot #205 - british guiana
62 (113) 1875 12¢ lilac Seal of the Colony, narrow space between values and "cents", unwnkd, perf 15, quite scarce, rich color, fresh, OG, VLH, F-VF
Lot #206 - british guiana
68 (103) 1866 24¢ yellow-green Seal of the Colony, medium paper, unwmkd, perf 10, lightly signed, OG, HR, VF
Lot #207 - british guiana
68b (102) 1866-71 24¢ bluish green Seal of the Colony, unwmkd, perf 10, scarce, exceptionally well centered - rare for this issue!, OG, HR, XF
Lot #208 - british guiana
69 (105) 1866-71 48¢ red Seal of the Colony, unwmkd, perf 10, fresh color, OG, LH, XF
Lot #209 - british guiana
69a (104) 1867 48¢ crimson Seal of the Colony, medium paper, unwmkd, perf 10, OG, HR, VF
Lot #210 - british guiana
70 (111) 1875 6¢ ultramarine Seal of the Colony, unwmkd, perf 15, OG, HR, F-VF
Lot #211 - british guiana
71 (114) 1875 24¢ yellow-green Seal of the Colony, unwmkd, perf 15, an unusually nice example of this stamp with rich, fresh color, OG, VLH, VF
Lot #212 - british guiana
72-80 (126-34) 1876-79 1¢-96¢ Seal of the Colony, wmkd CC, perf 14, cplt (9), used, F-VF
Lot #213 - british guiana
72a (136) 1879 1¢ slate Seal of Colony, wmkd CC, Variety - compound perf 14x12½, scarce, used SUPERB
Lot #214 - british guiana
80 (134) 1876 96¢ olive-bistre Seal of the Colony, wmkd CC, perf 14, the rare key value, OG, VLH, SUPERB
Lot #215 - british guiana
82 (137) 1878 (1¢) on 6¢ brown Seal of the Colony, provisional overprint with two horizontal bars, a left sheet-margin block of four, part OG, F-VF
Lot #216 - british guiana
83 (141) 1878 (1¢) on 6¢ ultramarine Seal of the Colony, with horizontal and vertical bars overprint (SG Type 17), unwmkd, perf 10, very elusive mint as the majority were used, undercatalogued, an exceptional fresh, perfectly centered example!, very rare thus, OG, VLH, SUPERB
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