1 (1) 1878 1d claret Q Victoria, unwmkd, perf 14, fresh, OG,VLH, 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 #412 - falkland islands
2 (2) 1879 4d grey-black Q Victoria, unwmkd, perf 14, 14½, scarce key value of the first issue, very well centered, with bottom wing-margin, part OG, VF
Lot #413 - falkland islands
5a (5) 1882 1d dull claret Q Victoria, wmkd CA (upright), perf 14, 14½, quite scarce, OG, VLH, VF
Lot #414 - falkland islands
6a (6) 1882 4d grey-black Q Victoria, wmkd CA (upright), perf 14, 14½, rare and seldom offered, OG, LH, F-VF
Lot #415 - falkland islands
20-21 (41-42) 1898 2'6d-5' Q Victoria, wmkd CC, perf 14, 14½, high values, only 6000 printed, wonderfully centered, OG, VLH, SUPERB
Lot #416 - falkland islands
21 (42) 1898 5' red Q Victoria, wmkd Crown CC, perf 14,14½, only 6000 printed, OG, NH, VF
Lot #417 - falkland islands
22-29 (43-50) 1904-08 ½d-5' K Edward VII, wmkd MCA, perf 14, cplt (8), OG, LH, F-VF
Lot #418 - falkland islands
25a (46b) 1912 2½d deep blue K Edward VII, wmkd MCA, perf 14, a scarce shade, OG, VLH, SUPERB
Lot #419 - falkland islands
30-40 (60-69, 67b) 1912-20 ½d-£1 K George V, wmkd MCA, cplt (11), OG, VLH, F-VF
Lot #420 - falkland islands
52 (115) 1928 2½d on 2d purple-brown K George V South Georgia Provisional surcharge (SG Type 12), only 1179 surcharged, fresh, bottom sheet-margin example, a scarce key stamp, seldom seen, undercatalogued, OG, NH, XF, with BPA certificate
Lot #421 - falkland islands
52 (115) 1928 2½d on 2d purple-brown K George V South Georgia Provisional surcharge (SG Type 12), only 1179 surcharged, a scarce key stamp, seldom seen, undercatalogued, especially used as it was only in use for 11 days!, \ F-VF, with BPA certificate
Lot #422 - falkland islands
54-64 (116-26) 1929-36 ½d-£1 K George V Fin Whale and Gentoo Penguins definitives, wmkd Script CA and MCA (£1), comb perf 14, cplt (11), OG, VLH, F-VF
Lot #423 - falkland islands
65-76 (127-38) 1933 ½d-£1 Centenary set, wmkd Script CA, perf 12, cplt (12), only 3128 issued of high value, OG, LH, F-VF
Lot #424 - falkland islands
65-73 (127-35) 1933 ½d-2'6d Centenary issue, wmkd MCA & CA, perf 12, cplt (9), light cancels, F-VF
Lot #425 - falkland islands
74 (136) 1933 5' black and yellow King Penguin, wmkd MCA, perf 12, only 6221 issued, OG, NH, XF
Lot #426 - falkland islands
74a (136a) 1933 (Apr) 5' black and yellow-orange King Penguin, wmkd MSCA, perf 12, the scarce shade from the later printing of 1320, OG, NH, SUPERB
Lot #427 - falkland islands
75 (137) 1933 10' black and chestnut Coat of Arms, wmkd MCA, perf 12, only 3688 issued, OG, NH, VF
Lot #428 - falkland islands
76 (138) 1933 £1 rose and black K George V Centenary high value, wmkd MSCA, perf 12, only 3128 issued, one of the Empire's most beautiful and sought-after stamps, OG, NH, VF
Lot #429 - falkland islands
76 (138) 1933 £1 rose and black K George V Centenary high value, wmkd MSCA, perf 12, only 3128 issued, one of the Empire's most beautiful and sought-after stamps, lightly canceled, perfectly centered, tied to piece, rare and seriously undercatalogued used, SUPERB, with Brandon certificate
Lot #430 - falkland islands
84-96, 101-102 (146-163) 1938-46 ½d-£1 K George VI, wmkd Script CA, cplt (18) per Stanley Gibbons, OG,LH, F-VF
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