56 var listed (52s) 1897 £10 black and yellow Arms of the Protectorate overprinted "SPECIMEN", well centered, OG, LH, SUPERB
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 #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
Lot #180 - british east africa
1 (1) 1890 ½a on 1d deep purple Q Victoria of Great Britain, surcharged and overprinted "BRITISH EAST AFRICA COMPANY" SG Type 1, only 1440 surcharged, a remarkable, perfectly centered example!, OG, VLH, SUPERB
Lot #181 - british east africa
2 (2) 1890 1a on 2d grey-green and carmine Q Victoria of Great Britain, surcharged and overprinted "BRITISH EAST AFRICA COMPANY" SG Type 2, only 1440 surcharged, OG, VLH, VF, with Brandon certificate
Lot #182 - british east africa
3 (3) 1890 4a on 5d dull purple and blue Q Victoria of Great Britain, surcharged and overprinted "BRITISH EAST AFRICA COMPANY", only 720 surcharged, scarce, OG, NH, F-VF, with BPA certificate
Lot #183 - british east africa
14-30 (4-9, 11-19, 29-30) 1890-95 ½a-5R Sun and Crown, unwmkd, perf 14, cplt (17) per Scott, OG,HR, F-VF
Lot #184 - british east africa
20a (11ab) 1893 4½a brown-purple Sun and Crown, VARIETY - horizontal imperf pair, slight hinge thin at top, OG, LH, VF app
Lot #185 - british east africa
59 var footnoted (64 var footnoted) 1895 2½ on 1½a sepia Q Victoria, brown-red surcharge (Scott Type c, SG Type 14), the rare unissued value sent to the UPU, formerly Scott 59c, OG,LH, XF
Lot #186 - british east africa
68 var (61 var) 1895 2R carmine and yellow-brown Q Victoria of India overprinted "British East Africa" SG Type 9, overprint ERROR - italic "c" in "Africa", unlisted in Stanley Gibbons and Scott, but comparable to those errors that are listed, scarce, OG, VLH, VF
Lot #187 - british east africa
88 var-93 var footnoted (80 var-85 var footnoted) 1897 ½a-7½a Sultan Seyyid Hamed-bin Thwain of Zanzibar overprinted "British East Africa.", the U.P.U. overprint set with period after Africa, 1a with red overprint, cplt (6), OG,LH, F-VF
Lot #188 - british east africa
91b var footnoted (83b var footnoted) 1897 4½a orange and red Sultan Seyyid Hamed-bin-Thwain of Zanzibar overprinted SG Type 8, VARIETY - no fraction bar at right (row 2, pos 1), and VARIETY - stop after "Africa." (from the UPU printing), OG, VLH, SUPERB
Lot #189 - british east africa
98-100 (89-91) 1897 2½a on 3a Sultan of Zanzibar overprinted "British East Africa", cplt (3) with all settings, only 600 printed of SG Type 13 -- scarce and undercatalogued, well centered, each with light "Mombasa" cds, F-VF
Lot #190 - british east africa
98 var footnoted (89 var ffotnoted) 1897 2½ on 3a grey and red Sultan Seyyid Hamed-bin-Thwain of Zanzibar overprinted "British East Africa." in black and surcharged SG Type 12 in red, special U.P.U. printing with stop after "Africa.", unlisted ERROR - double surcharge, one albino, only 26 were printed, of which very few examples are known, very rare, well centered, small thin spots, OG,HR, VF, with Brandon certificate
Lot #191 - british east africa
109 var listed (99s) 1897 50R mauve Q Victoria Large Lions, wmkd CC, perf 14, overprinted "SPECIMEN", OG, LH, F-VF
Lot #192 - british guiana
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
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
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