14 (16) 1875 1d on 3d yellow-buff Q Victoria provisional, SG Type 8 "One Penny." surcharge (only 12,000 ptd), wmkd CC, perf 14, beyond "SUPERB" especially for this usually off-center stamp! the choicest example we have ever seen!, signed Sorani, OG, VLH, , 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 #152 - Bermuda
14 (16) 1875 1d on 3d yellow-buff Q Victoria provisional, SG Type 8 "One Penny." surcharge (only 12,000 ptd), wmkd CC, perf 14, exceptionally well centered, small thin, lightly canceled, SUP app, with BPA certificate
Lot #153 - Bermuda
15 (17) 1875 1d on 1' green Q Victoria provisional, SG Type 8 surcharge, wmkd CC, perf 14, OG,HR, fine
Lot #154 - Bermuda
15 (17) 1875 1d on 1' green Q Victoria provisional, SG Type 8 surcharge, wmkd CC, perf 14, appears mint, but offered as per certificate "genuine, but cannot be certified as unused", one short perf, F-VF app, with BPA certificate
Lot #155 - Bermuda
18-25, 18a, 19a-c, 21a, 22a, 25a (21-29, 21a, 24a, 26a, 27b, 28a, 29b) 1883-1904 ½d-1' Q Victoria, wmkd CA, perf 14, cplt (15) with all listed shades, scare OG,HR, F-VF
Lot #156 - Bermuda
18-25, 18a, 19a-c, 21a, 22a, 25a (21-29, 21a, 24a, 26a, 27b, 28a, 29b) 1883-1904 ½d-1' Q Victoria, wmkd CA, perf 14, cplt (15) with all listed shades, scare, OG,HR, F-VF
Lot #157 - Bermuda
18a var , 21a var, 25 var (21s, 26s, 29s) 1892-93 ½d, 2d, 1' Q Victoria "Specimen" overprints, cplt (3), OG,HR, F-VF
Lot #158 - Bermuda
40-54 (44-55) 1910-25 ¼d-£1 Caravel and K George V Keyplates, wmkd MCA, perf 14, cplt (15), OG, HR, F-VF
Lot #159 - Bermuda
54 (55) 1918 £1 purple and black on red K George V, wmkd MCA, perf 14, very well centered, OG, VLH, SUPERB
Lot #160 - Bermuda
71-79 (68-76) 1921 ¼d-1' K George V Tercentenary, perf 14, cplt (9), OG, NH, F-VF
Lot #161 - Bermuda
81-97 (77-93, 87a) 1922-34 ¼d-12'6d Caravels and K George V Keyplates, wmkd Script CA, perf 14, cplt (17), OG, VLH, VF-S
Lot #162 - Bermuda
84 (79b) 1934 1½d red-brown Caravel, wmkd Script CA, perf 14, complete sheet of 120, unusual and seldom seen, OG,NH, F-VF
Lot #163 - Bermuda
95b var (89h) 1932 2'6d black and bright orange-vermilion on deep blue K George V on chalk-surfaced paper, wmkd Script CA, perf 14, a perfectly centered example, creased and cleaned, a wonderful reference example of a great rarity!, ex-Dempsey Prappas, SUP app, with RPSL certificate
Lot #164 - Bermuda
123a-26b vars (116b, 117a, 118b, 119b) 1941 2'6d-10' K George VI Keyplates, wmkd Script CA, May-November 1941 printings, line perf 14¼, the complete "set" of four values including two 5' shades, fresh, usual streaky gum, OG,LH, F-VF
Lot #165 - Bermuda
123b var (116c var) 1941 (Oct.) 2' purple and deep blue on mottled blue K George VI Keyplate, bottom-right sheet-margin block of four with HPF 47, 59ii, 60, and FF 48, a nice positional piece showing the Liseo flaws, OG,NH, XF
Lot #166 - Bermuda
123b var (116c var) 1941 (Oct.) 2' purple and deep blue on mottled blue K George VI Keyplate, bottom-right sheet-margin block of four with HPF 47, 59ii, 60, and FF 48, a nice positional block showing the Liseo flaws, OG,NH, XF
Lot #167 - Bermuda
124a var (117a) 1942 (Feb.) 2'6d black and red on grey-blue K George VI Keyplate on chalk-surfaced paper, wmkd Script CA, VARIETY - perf 14¼ line, OG, NH, SUPERB
Lot #168 - Bermuda
125-25a + vars (118-18g + vars) 1937-53 5' green and red on yellow K George VI Keyplates, wmkd Script CA, perf 14 or 13, a selection of 22 stamps from the November 1937 through April 1952 printings, each stamp showing HPF or FF and annotated by arrows or markings on the mounts, OG, NH-VLH, VF-S
Lot #169 - Bermuda
125-25a + vars (118-18g + vars) 1937-53 5' green and red on yellow K George VI Keyplates, wmkd Script CA, perf 14 or 13, a remarkable study of the printings complete (except for the scarce November 1941) including January 1939 and May 1941 (x 2!), a couple used but mostly OG, LH, a very clean and valuable lot totally unchecked for HPF, VF-S
Lot #170 - Bermuda
127-27c + vars (120-120c + vars) 1938-52 12'6d grey and orange K George VI Keyplates. wmkd Script CA, perf 14 or 13, a study of the printings complete from August 1938 through September 1952 including the December 1946 lemon-yellow (with slight rubbing), most of the over 25 stamps OG, LH with a few OG, NH, VF-S
Lot #171 - Bermuda
127b (120d) 1946 (June) 12'6d grey and yellow K George VI Keyplate, wmkd Script CA, perf 14, the rare "lemon" shade, intact right sheet-margin example proving pos 24, plus a clear 24c flaw further proving the printing, OG,LH, XF
Lot #172 - Bermuda
AR1 (F1) 1937 12'6d grey and orange K George V Keyplate Postal Fiscal on chalk-surfaced paper, inscribed "Revenue" on both sides, wmkd Script CA, perf 14, scarce, cleaned and regummed, a good reference example, F-VF app
Lot #173 - british central africa
21-29 (21-29) 1895 1d-£1 Arms of the Protectorate, unwmkd, perf 14, cplt (9), used, F-VF
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
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