1a (1b) 1861 1d rose-red Q Victoria, unwmkd, VARIETY - imperf (horizontal) pair, four full margins, OG, VLH, VF
Auction #135 - Public Auction
By: COLONIAL STAMP CO.
COLONIAL STAMP CO. Auction #135 - Public Auction
Hello Friends!,
Welcome to our 135th consecutive specialized British Colonial Public Auction featuring a marvelous collection of pristine high values from Ireland.
After conducting a very brisk 7-figure “want list” business (both selling and buying) from my wife’s kitchen table we are back to our offices. Want list work has always dwarfed our Auction business. Most of all, I have enjoyed working closely with our world-wide clientele in helping with the forming of excellent Colonial collections, A-Z, both big and small.
An overview of some of what is inside the catalogue:
Great Britain & British Europe:
GB includes a lovely mint £5 orange and unusually nice high values including a 5/- mint I.R. Official, both mint £5 from Cypress and Gibraltar and the scarce Malta 10/- mint.
British Africa (always a personal favorite!):
£2 from Gold Coast – postally used! Kenya and Uganda £1-£10 mint and £50-£100 “SPECIMEN”. We offer 24 large Consular Mail issues of Madagascar and a used 50 Rupee Mauritius plus Natal £5 mint, Nyasaland £10 K George V. We have both mint £5s of Sierra Leone. There are also some rare Togo occupation issues (and errors) and a strong Zanzibar provisionals and later Sultan’s Palace through 200 Rupee. Nice Baden-Powell items from Mafeking round out this area.
British Oceania:
Australia highlights include £2 as well as 10/ - 20/ “slash” Postage Dues (the “key” stamps of the country!). Brunei features a rare $3 on 1 155 Japanese Occupation stamp; there are scarce New Britain overprints, a Fiji 9d "Times Express", and a Papua 39a pair showing “rift in clouds”. There is also some nice inverted centers from Cook Islands and Niue.
British America:
Highlights include a superb Bahamas SG 6 mint, a small but mighty range of mint perforated Ships from British Guiana, a Falkland Islands £1 Tercentenary mint plus mint NH, used and Specimen items. St. Vincent showcases scarce mint early issues and Turks Island #6 1/- mint. Almost forgot: Oh Canada! British Columbia has a lovely example of the very rare mint 5¢ imperf; strong Canadian items include a choice used #1, superb high value Jubilees and a lovely mint example of the pivotal rarity 1¢ on 3¢ Port Hood (ex Dale-Lichtenstein pair)!
Did I forget some other good stamps or sections? No doubt! As always:
Best of Bidding Luck to you all!
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Lot #978 - st. vincent
4 (9) 1866 1' slate-grey Q Victoria, unwmkd, perf 14 to 16, unused, F-VF
Lot #979 - st. vincent
6 (6) 1866 4d deep blue Q Victoria, unwmkd, perf 11 to 12½, signed, OG, LH, F-VF
Lot #980 - st. vincent
6 (6) 1866 4d deep blue Q Victoria, unwmkd, perf 11 to 12½, used, fine
Lot #981 - st. vincent
7 (12) 1869 4d yellow Q Victoria, unwmkd, perf 11 to 12½, attractive red "CO" (MR 28 77) cds, straight-edge at bottom, F-VF
Lot #982 - st. vincent
8A (8) 1866 1' slate-grey Q Victoria, unwmkd, perf 11 to 12½, a rare and undercatalogued stamp, seldom seen!, OG, VLH, VF, with BPA certificate
Lot #983 - st. vincent
11 (10) 1866 1d rose-red Q Victoria, unwmkd, perf 11 to 12½x14 to 16, one of the three greatest rarities of St. Vincent of which very few exist, rarely seen mint, part OG, VF, with RPSL certificate
Lot #984 - st. vincent
12 (11) 1866 1' slate-grey Q Victoria, unwmkd, perf 11 to 12½x14 to 16, OG, HR, VF
Lot #985 - st. vincent
22 (20) 1873 1' lilac-rose Q Victoria, wmkd Small Star (sideways), perf 11 to 12½ x 15, rich color, an exceptionally well centered example of this great rarity, OG, LH, XF, with Brandon certificate
Lot #986 - st. vincent
22 (20) 1873 1' lilac-rose Q Victoria, wmkd Small Star (sideways), perf 11 to 12½ x 15, with "A 10" numeral cancel, fine
Lot #987 - st. vincent
28 (30) 1880 6d bright green Q Victoria, wmkd Small Star (sideways), perf 11 to 12½, OG, VLH, F-VF
Lot #988 - st. vincent
29 (32) 1880 5' rose-red Seal of the Colony, wmkd Small Star, perf 11 to 12½, only 2,000 printed and a significant portion of which were later overprinted "REVENUE", exceptionally well-centered with nice perforations, fresh color, an altogether CHOICE copy of this difficult stamp (rare, given poorly centered examples are the norm), part OG, SUPERB, with Brandon certificate
Lot #989 - st. vincent
30 (28) 1880 1d on half of 6d deep blue-green Q Victoria, surcharged locally with SG Type 2, in red, wmkd Small Star sideways, scarce as only 1800 were printed, central "A 10" barred oval cancel, F-VF
Lot #990 - st. vincent
31a (33a) 1881 ½d on half 6d bright green Q Victoria, surcharge SG Type 4, VARIETY - unsevered pair, OG, LH, XF
Lot #991 - st. vincent
32 (34) 1881 1d on 6d bright green Q Victoria, wmkd Star (sideways), perf 11 to 12½, provisional surcharge SG Type 5, reasonably scarce and definitely undercatalogued, as only 1620 were issued, light "K" (for "Kingstown") cancel, VF
Lot #992 - st. vincent
33 (35) 1881 4d on 1' bright vermilion Q Victoria, wmkd Small Star sideways, perf 11 to 12½, local surcharge SG Type 6, rare as only 630 surcharged, light "A 10" numeral cancel, VF-S
Lot #993 - st. vincent
36 (43) 1883 4d ultramarine-blue Q Victoria, wmkd CA, perf 12, brilliant color, very well centered - rare thus!, OG, NH, SUPERB
Lot #994 - st. vincent
82-89, 82a, 83a, 86a (85-93, 85a, 86a, 90a) 1904-11 ½d-£1 K Edward VII, wmkd MCA, perf 14, cplt (11) with all listed papers, OG, HR, F-VF
Lot #995 - st. vincent
86a var (90a var) 1906 1' green and carmine K Edward VII on chalk-surfaced paper, wmkd MCA, perf 14, as yet unlisted VARIETY - damaged frame and crown (keyplate "1", left pane, row 1, pos 3), rare, signed "RH", OG, LH, VF
Lot #996 - st. vincent
89 (93) 1911 £1 purple and black on red K Edward VII, wmkd MCA, perf 14, an exceptionally well centered example of what is usually a very poorly centered stamp, fresh and unrubbed, OG, VLH, SUPERB
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