1-4 (1-4) 1892 1d-10d Cook Islands Federation (7 Star) on toned paper, unwmkd, perf 12½, cplt (4), OG, HR, 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 #411 - cook islands
26 (22) 1901 1d brown Queen Makea Takau with Crown overprint in black, only 2400 were overprinted, block of four, most examples are without gum and off-center, fresh, a well centered block with gum, OG, HR, XF
Lot #412 - cook islands
26 (22) 1901 1d brown Queen Makea Takau with Crown overprint SG Type 5 in black, only 2400 were overprinted, exceptionally well centered for this issue, light double-ring cds, VF-S
Lot #413 - cook islands
62a (71 var footnoted) 1920 1d black and carmine-red Wharf at Avarua ERROR - inverted center, unwmkd, perf 14, fresh and bright color, rarely offered, signed, OG, HR, VF
Lot #414 - cook islands
67-71 (76-80) 1921 2'-£1 New Zealand Postal Fiscal stamps overprinted "RAROTONGA" SG Type 15 in blue or red on chalk-surfaced "De La Rue" paper, wmkd NZ, perf 14½x14, cplt (5), scarce, OG, LH, F-VF
Lot #415 - cook islands
86 var footnoted (101 var footnoted) 1932 2d black and brown Double Maori Canoe VARIETY - inverted center, bottom-left corner-margin block of four (!), perf 13, hinge mark on margin of bottom right stamp, very rare in multiples, probably unique as a block of four, very fresh and bright colors, ex-Rubin, OG, NH, F-VF
Lot #416 - cook islands
86 var footnoted (101 var footnoted) 1932 2d black and brown Double Maori Canoe VARIETY - inverted center, perf 13, fresh and bright, seldom offered, signed, OG, LH, VF
Lot #417 - cook islands
87 var (102 var footnoted) 1932 2½d black and deep blue Natives working Cargo VARIETY - inverted center, lower left marginal block of four, unwmkd, perf 13, very rare in multiples, probably unique as a block of four, very fresh and bright colors, ex-Rubin, OG, NH, F-VF
Lot #418 - cook islands
87 var (102 var footnoted) 1932 2½d black and deep blue Natives working Cargo VARIETY - inverted center, unwmkd, perf 13, fresh and bright color, seldom offered, signed, OG, LH, XF
Lot #419 - cook islands
107 var (123b) 1936-44 £3 green Postal Fiscal Coat of Arms of New Zealand overprinted "COOK ISLANDS." SG Type 19 in red, wmkd NZ and Star, thin, hard chalk-surfaced Wiggins Teape paper, perfectly centered, fresh, choice and scarce, OG, VLH, SUPERB
Lot #420 - cook islands
108 (98b) 1932 £5 indigo-blue New Zealand Postal Fiscal Coat of Arms overprinted "COOK ISLANDS." SG Type 19 in red, thick opaque white chalk-surfaced "Cowan" paper, wmkd NZ and Star Close Together, perf 14, OG, VLH, SUPERB
Lot #421 - cook islands
192-94 (219-21) 1967 $2 on £1-$10 on £5 New Zealand Postal Fiscal surcharges, overprinted "COOK ISLANDS." in black or red, cplt (3) per Scott, OG, VLH, F-VF
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