1 (1) 1851 3d red Beaver on laid paper, imperf, an magnificent bottom sheet-margin example (showing the vertical verge line), light 7-ring target cancel, among the choicest examples extent, SUPERB, with VG Greene Foundation certificate
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!
Sale Terms
Lot #318 - Canada
2 (2) 1851 6d slate-violet Prince Albert on laid paper, unwmkd, imperf, four margins (large at left), target cancel, VF, with VG Greene Foundation certificate
Lot #319 - Canada
4d (5) 1852-57 3d red Beaver on handmade thin wove paper, imperf, four margins, OG, VLH, F-VF
Lot #320 - Canada
4d (5) 1852-57 3d red Beaver on handmade thin wove paper, imperf, four margins, 7-ring target cancel, F-VF
Lot #321 - Canada
7 var (15) 1852-56 10d blue to deep blue Cartier, on thin handmade wove paper, imperf, four full margins, light diamond bars cancel, VF, with Holcombe certificate
Lot #322 - Canada
8 (17) 1857 ½d deep rose Q Victoria on machine-made wove paper, unwmkd, imperf, four margins (large at bottom), OG, VLH, F-VF
Lot #323 - Canada
17a (37) 1859 10¢ dull violet Prince Albert, perf 12, exceptional centering, lightly canceled, XF
Lot #324 - Canada
22b (47) 1868 1¢ red-brown Large Queen, thin paper, Ottawa printing, perf 12, OG, VLH, VF
Lot #325 - Canada
24b (48) 1868 2¢ grass-green Large Queen, thin paper, Ottawa printing, perf 12, OG, VLH, F-VF
Lot #326 - Canada
25b (49) 1868 3¢ red-brown Large Queen, thin paper, Ottawa printing, perf 12, OG, LH, F-VF
Lot #327 - Canada
26 (63) 1875 5¢ olive-green Large Queen, Montreal printing on medium to stout wove paper, perf 11½x12, OG, VLH, F-VF
Lot #328 - Canada
27f (50) 1868 6¢ blackish brown Large Queen, thin paper, early Ottawa printing, perf 12, unused, F-VF
Lot #329 - Canada
28 var (60c) 1868 12½¢ pale dull blue (milky) Large Queen, unwmkd, on medium to stout wove paper, perf 12, good centering for the issue, quite scarce mint, unused, SUPERB
Lot #330 - Canada
29 var (61b) 1868 15¢ dull violet-grey Large Queen, unwmkd, on medium to stout wove paper, perf 12, OG, NH, fine
Lot #331 - Canada
29 var (61c) 1868 15¢ dull grey-purple Large Queen, unwmkd, on medium to stout wove paper, perf 12, unusually well centered, OG, LH, XF
Lot #332 - Canada
35b (75a) 1878-97 1¢ bright yellow Small Queen on thinner and poor quality paper, Montreal printing, VARIETY - imperf horizontal pair, four full to huge margins, unused, VF
Lot #333 - Canada
41b (105b) 1891-93 3¢ bright vermilion Small Queen, Ottawa printing on thinnish paper of poor quality, VARIETY - imperf horizontal pair, very well centered in large margins, choice!, unused, SUPERB
Lot #334 - Canada
45b (110) 1890 10¢ carmine-pink Q Victoria, Ottawa printing, unwmkd, perf 12, OG, HR, F-VF
Lot #335 - Canada
50-60 (121//135) 1897 ½¢-50¢ Q Victoria Jubilee, perf 12, cplt (11), OG, LH, F-VF
Lot #336 - Canada
53 (126) 1897 3¢ bright rose Q Victoria Jubilee, perf 12, exceptional centering, huge "jumbo" margined example, OG, VLH, SUPERB
Lot #337 - Canada
55 (129) 1897 6¢ brown Q Victoria Jubilee, unwmkd, perf 12, rich color, perfectly centered, OG, VLH, SUPERB
Lot #338 - Canada
57 (131) 1897 10¢ purple Q Victoria Jubilee, perf 12, large perfectly centered margins, OG, VLH, SUPERB
Lot #339 - Canada
59 var-65 var (133s-140s) 20¢-$5 Q Victoria Jubilee handstamped "SPECIMEN" , perf 12, cplt (7), OG, LH, F-VF
Lot #340 - Canada
61 (136) 1897 $1 lake Q Victoria Jubilee, perf 12, OG, LH, F-VF
Lot #341 - Canada
61 (136) 1897 $1 lake Q Victoria Jubilee, perf 12, marvelously well centered, attractive light "Montreal" cds, an unusually choice used example, SUPERB
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