4 var (18) 1857 3d red Beaver, on machine-made wove paper, imperf, four full margins, centered 6-ring black target cancel, VF
Auction #133 - Public Auction
By: COLONIAL STAMP CO.
COLONIAL STAMP CO. Auction #133 - Public Auction
We welcome all of you to our 133rd consecutive British Colony Auction, and sincerely hope that all of you are well – face masks at the ready!
We are continuing to work on filling want lists every day. I am happily amazed at the number of lists coming in realizing we all have a lot more time to work on our own collections! I have then had a chance to work on our Reference Collections as well. We continue to acquire material every month (into 6 figures,) and ship out an equal amount to help insure that we can supply great material, big and small, to help fill-in your want list needs. So keep them coming and you will be pleasantly surprised at the exceptional depth of the stock!
The current Public Auction starts off with a strong range of Great Britain to the £5 (x2). British Africa contains many scarce to rare items BCA (Nyasaland) includes SG 53a, Cape of Good Hope has fine triangles and the all but impossible mint SG 39! Strong Gold Coast plus Kenya SG 111b mint (the second one we have had in over 60 years!) and 17 large Madagascar Consular issues. Natal shows £5 K Edward both s & m and New Republic is 19 lots strong. Niger Coast provisionals and strong Rhodesia which includes double heads and Admirals (including SG 236a – a great mint rarity!) Togo shows rarities and there is a major Zanzibar section.
British West Indies has an Antigua #19 mint and there are better early Bahamas items plus strong Barbados, British Guiana, Falkland high values, and scarce Trinidad.
British Oceania is highlighted by a wide run of New Zealand classics (including SG 1) and the impossible “O.P.S.O.”s. North West Pacific Islands and Niue have rarities and interesting items as well.
Did I forget the almost 100 lots of Canada and Provinces? Australia? British Asia? As always:
Happy Hunting!
Sale Terms
Lot #394 - Canada
4 var (6) (Canada Specialized 4i) 1852 3d deep red Beaver, handmade wove paper, imperf, four margins, black target cancel, F-VF, with Brandon certificate
Lot #395 - Canada
5 (9) 1852 6d slate-violet Prince Albert on handmade wove paper, imperf, an astonishing example with massive margins and bearing a light RED straight-line "PAID" cancel, a gold-medal caliber example, signed Bloch, SUPERB, with Friedl certificate
Lot #396 - Canada
5b (10) 1852 6d greenish grey Prince Albert on handmade wove paper, imperf, exceptionally large margins, showing a portion of adjoining copy at top, light centered black 7-ring target cancel, a gem!, SUPERB, with RPSL certificate
Lot #397 - Canada
7 var (15) 1852-57 10d blue to deep blue Cartier, handmade wove paper, imperf, four full margins, light cancel, VF
Lot #398 - Canada
14 (29) 1859 1¢ pale rose Q Victoria, perf 12, rich color, perfectly centered, numeral "19" cancel, SUPERB
Lot #399 - Canada
20a (44) 1864 2¢ rose-red Q Victoria, perf 12, rich fresh color, exceptional centering, light cds, a gem!, SUPERB, with RPSL certificate
Lot #400 - Canada
22a (55b) 1868 1¢ brown red Large Queen, Ottawa ptg on Bothwell paper with VARIETY - inverted "UTH" of "CLUTHA MILLS" papermakers watermark, well centered, rich color, scarce, OG,HR, F-VF, with RPSL certificate
Lot #401 - Canada
37a (80) 1870 3¢ deep rose-red Small Queen on medium to stout wove paper, Ottawa printing, perf 12 (or slightly under), OG, HR, VF
Lot #402 - Canada
37d (79a) 1870 3¢ Indian red Small Queen, Ottawa printing, VARIETY - perf 12½, exceptionally well centered, lightly canceled, rare thus, XF, with Philatelic Foundation certificate
Lot #403 - Canada
38 (85) 1876-88 5¢ olive-green Small Queen, unwmkd, Montreal printing, perf 12 (or slightly under), OG, HR, F-VF
Lot #404 - Canada
42 (106) 1889 5¢ brownish grey Small Queen, perf 12 on thinnish paper, Ottawa ptg, a scarce mint stamp, in exceptional quality, OG, VLH, SUPERB, with RPSL certificate
Lot #405 - Canada
45a (109) 1889 10¢ salmon-pink Q Victoria, Ottawa printing on thinnish paper of poor quality, often toned grey or yellowish, perf 12, OG, VLH, F-VF
Lot #406 - Canada
50-60 (121//134) 1897 ½¢-50¢ Q Victoria Jubilees, perf 12, cplt (11), OG, HR, F-VF
Lot #407 - Canada
50 (121) 1897 ½¢ black Q Victoria Jubilee, perf 12, perfectly centered, very lightly canceled, a gem!, SUPERB
Lot #408 - Canada
55 (129) 1897 6¢ brown Q Victoria Jubilee, P.O. fresh, rich color, OG,NH, fine
Lot #409 - Canada
57 (131) 1897 10¢ purple Q Victoria Jubilee, perf 12, large perfectly centered margins, bright color, OG,VLH, SUPERB
Lot #410 - Canada
57 var (Canada Specialized 57i) (131 var) 1897 10¢ purple Q Victoria Jubilee, VARIETY - major re-entry position no. 5, massive, perfectly centered jumbo margins, rich color, a gem, OG,VLH, SUPERB, with V.G. Greene Foundation certificate
Lot #411 - Canada
60 (134) 1897 50¢ pale ultramarine Q Victoria Jubilee, unwmkd, perf 12, a remarkably well centered example, fresh rich color, OG, NH, SUPERB
Lot #412 - Canada
61 (136) 1897 $1 lake Q Victoria Jubilee, perf 12, small hinge thins, OG,LH, VF appearance, with The Greene Foundation certificate
Lot #413 - Canada
61 (136) 1897 $1 lake Q Victoria Jubilee, perf 12, light cancel, perfectly centered, SUPERB
Lot #414 - Canada
62 (137) 1897 $2 deep violet Q Victoria Jubilee, perf 12, remarkable fresh rich color, exceptional centering, OG, HR, SUPERB
Lot #415 - Canada
63 (138) 1897 $3 bistre Q Victoria Jubilee, perf 12, 13,500 printed, OG, NH, F-VF, with Philatelic Foundation certificate
Lot #416 - Canada
64 (139) 1897 $4 violet Q Victoria Jubilee, perf 12, 14,500 printed, extremely well centered, rich color, choice, OG, VLH, SUPERB, with Sismondo certificate
Lot #417 - Canada
65 (140) 1897 $5 olive-green Q Victoria Jubilee, perf 12, 15,500 printed, OG, VLH, VF
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