1b (1a) 1853 1d deep brick-red Cape Triangle, paper deeply blued, wmkd Anchor, imperf, three margins, three margins, lovely ivory "head effect" on reverse. 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 #327 - cape of good hope
3a (5b) 1855 1d deep rose-red Cape Triangle, white paper, wmkd Anchor, Perkins Bacon ptg, wmkd Anchor, imperf, "square pair" with four full margins, signed, regummed, VF
Lot #328 - cape of good hope
3a (5b) 1855 1d deep rose-red Cape Triangle, white paper, wmkd Anchor, Perkins Bacon ptg, wmkd Anchor, imperf, three full margins, rich color, regummed, VF, with Sismondo certificate
Lot #329 - cape of good hope
6 (8) 1858 1' bright yellow-green Cape Triangle, white paper, imperf, three margins, a comparatively rare and definitely undercatalogued mint stamp, as the largest portion of this printing was postally used, signed by Bloch and Perez, part OG, F-VF, with BPA certificate
Lot #330 - cape of good hope
6a (8b) 1859 1' deep dark green Cape Triangle, white paper, imperf, full margins, the cancel is clear of the profile, VF-S
Lot #331 - cape of good hope
7a (13a) 1861 1d carmine Wood-block on laid paper, imperf, full margins, tiny closed tear at right - virtually unnoticeable, used, VF app, with RPSL certificate
Lot #332 - cape of good hope
9b (14d) 1861 4d blue Wood-block, laid paper, imperf, cut-in top left corner to full margins, natural pre-printing paper crease at left, lightly canceled, rich color, F-VF, with Brandon certificate
Lot #333 - cape of good hope
14 (20) 1864 6d bright mauve Cape Triangle, wmkd Anchor, de la Rue printing, imperf, "square pair" with full margins, used, thins, F-VF app
Lot #334 - cape of good hope
15 (21) 1863 1' bright emerald-green Cape Triangle, wmkd Anchor, imperf, full margins, "face-free" cancel, signed Bühler, VF
Lot #335 - cape of good hope
21 (32) 1874 1d on 6d deep lilac Hope surcharged in red, wmkd CC, perf 14, scarce mint as the majority of this provisional printing was used postally, rich color, exceptionally well centered - a rarity in this condition, OG, VLH, VF-S
Lot #336 - cape of good hope
25 (36) 1880 3d pale dull rose Hope, wmkd CC, perf 14, scarce and undercatalogued mint (since one month after issue, most were overprinted to produce SG 37-38), OG, NH, F-VF
Lot #337 - cape of good hope
29a (34b) 1879 3d on 4d blue Hope seated, wmkd CC, perf 14, surcharge ERROR "THE.EE" for "THREE" in red, perfectly centered, lightly canceled, a choice example, SUPERB
Lot #338 - cape of good hope
39 (46) 1882 ½d on 3d deep claret Hope, wmkd CC, perf 14, surcharged "One Half-penny" SG Type 12 in black, the greatest mint perforated Cape rarity, it was missing from many great Cape collections of the past including General Smuts, Caspary, Isleham, Somas, Maximus, etc., rarely seen and seriously undercatalogued, unused, VF, with Sismondo certificate
Lot #339 - cayman islands
16 (16) 1907 5' salmon and green K Edward VII, wmkd MCA, perf 14, fresh and very well centered, OG, NH, SUPERB
Lot #340 - cayman islands
18 (18) 1907 ½d on 5' salmon and green K Edward VII surcharged SG Type 5, only 1800 surcharged, wmkd MCA, perf 14, well centered, fresh, OG, NH, SUPERB
Lot #341 - cayman islands
18b (18b) 1907 ½d on 5' salmon and green K Edward VII VARIETY - surcharged SG Type 5 double, less than 15 examples recorded - few (if any) remain NH!, a great rarity, signed Holcombe, OG, NH, SUPERB, with Holcombe certificate
Lot #342 - cayman islands
19 (19) 1907 1d on 5' salmon and green K Edward VII surcharged SG Type 6, wmkd MCA, perf 14, scarce, only 2160 surcharged, signed Bloch, OG,VLH, VF
Lot #343 - cayman islands
20 (35) 1908 2½d on 4d brown and blue K Edward VII handstamp provisional (SG Type 10), rare as only 480 surcharged, very well centered, signed Friedl, OG, LH, SUPERB, with Philatelic Foundation certificate
Lot #344 - cayman islands
29-30 (33-34) 1908 1'-10' K Edward VII, wmkd CA, perf 14, cplt (2), fresh, perfectly centered, OG,LH, SUPERB
Lot #345 - cayman islands
30 (34) 1908 10' green and red on green K Edward VII, wmkd MCA, perf 14, undercatalogued, fresh, OG, NH, VF
Lot #346 - cayman islands
44 (52c) 1918 10' deep green and red on blue-green, olive back K George V, wmkd MCA, perf 14, scarce later printing, well centered, fresh, OG, NH, VF
Lot #347 - cayman islands
69-80 (84-95) 1932 ¼d-10' Centenary issue, wmkd MCA, perf 12½, cplt (12), OG-HR, F-VF
Lot #348 - cayman islands
85-96 (96-107) 1935-36 ¼d-10' K George V engraved Pictorials, wmkd MCA, perf 12½, cplt (12), OG, NH, VF
Lot #349 - cayman islands
85-96 (96-107) 1935-36 ¼d-10' K George V engraved Pictorials, wmkd MCA, perf 12½, cplt (12), each lightly canceled, VF
Lot #350 - Ceylon
5 (4) 1859 4d dull rose Q Victoria on white paper, wmkd Star, rare -- they key value to the first issue, imperf, four margins (touching at top), lightly canceled, signed Senf, F-VF
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