9 (8) 1886 1' green Cape of Good Hope overprinted "British Bechuanaland" SG Type 1, exceptionally rich fresh color, scarce and undercatalogued mint as most were used!, OG, LH, F-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 #200 - bechuanaland
21 (20) 1887 £1 lilac and black Q Victoria, wmkd Two Orbs (sideways), perf 14x13½, OG, VLH, VF
Lot #201 - bechuanaland
27 (23c) 1888 2d on 2d lilac and black Q Victoria, green surcharge, a great rarity of which perhaps a dozen examples are recorded, seldom seen and undercatalogued, SUPERB, with Brandon certificate
Lot #202 - bechuanaland
51 (55) 1890 ½d vermilion Q Victoria of Great Britain, overprinted "Protectorate" (SG Type 17) 19mm long, rare and undercatalogued as only 840 were printed, this stamp is difficult to locate, as it was an essay overprint that was pressed into service during a shortage, fresh, OG, VLH, F-VF
Lot #203 - bechuanaland
53 (54) 1890 ½d vermilion Q Victoria of Great Britain, overprinted "Protectorate" (SG Type 16) 15mm long, rare and undercatalogued as only a few sheets were printed, this stamp is difficult to locate as this was an essay overprint that was pressed into service during a stamp shortage, a very well centered top sheet-margin example, OG,NH, VF
Lot #204 - bechuanaland
64 (44) 1888 4d on 4d lilac and black Q Victoria, overprinted "Protectorate", black surcharge, a very scarce key and significantly undercatalogued stamp, light "Vryburg" cds, F-VF
Lot #205 - bechuanaland
92-93 (83-84) 1914-15 2'6d-5' K George V Sea Horses of Great Britain overprinted "BECHUANALAND PROTECTORATE" SG Type 21 by Waterlow, wmkd Single Cypher, perf 11x12, cplt (2), OG, NH, VF-S
Lot #206 - bechuanaland
92a, 92b, 93a (85-87) 1916-19 2'6d-5' K George V Sea Horses of Great Britain overprinted "BECHUANALAND PROTECTORATE" SG Type 21 by De La Rue, cplt (3), OG, NH, VF
Lot #207 - bechuanaland
92b (86) 1917 2'6d sepia K George V Sea Horses of Great Britain overprinted "BECHUANALAND PROTECTORATE" SG Type 21 by De La Rue, scarce and undercatalogued used (the normal ratio is 10 or 20 to 1 against used!), VF-S
Lot #208 - bechuanaland
93 (84) 1914 5' rose-carmine K George V Sea Horses of Great Britain, Waterlow printing, overprinted "BECHUANALAND PROTECTORATE" SG Type 21 by Waterlow, severely undercatalogued used, light double-ring cds, F-VF
Lot #209 - bechuanaland
94-95 (88-89) 1920-23 2'6d-5' K George V Sea Horses overprinted "BECHUANALAND PROTECTORATE" SG Type 21 by Bradbury, Wilkinson printing, wmkd Single Cypher, perf 11x12, cplt (2), scarce used, 2'6d tied to piece, F-VF
Lot #210 - bechuanaland
105-16 (99-110) 1932 ½d-10' K George V, Baobab Tree and Cattle drinking, wmkd Script CA, perf 14, cplt (12), OG, NH, VF
Lot #211 - bechuanaland
179b (167) 1961 1R on 10' black and red-brown Q Elizabeth II surcharged SG Type 27 I, wmkd Script CA, perf 13½x14, scarce, especially mint, OG, NH, VF
Lot #212 - bechuanaland
AR1 (F1) 1910 6d black and brown-orange K Edward VII of Transvaal Postal Fiscal overprinted, only 1500 printed, scarce and undercatalogued, OG, LH, VF
Lot #213 - bechuanaland
J1-3 (D1-3) 1926 ½d-2d Postage Dues of Great Britain overprinted "Bechuanaland Protectorate", distinct cds, extremely scarce and undercatalogued as few were used, F-VF
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