9 (27) 1858 (4d) green Britannia on bluish paper, imperf, four margins, used, signed Rosende, 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 #727 - Mauritius
11 (29) 1859 (9d) dull magenta Britannia, imperf, touching at top and right, with central "B 53" barred oval cancel, fine
Lot #728 - Mauritius
14Bd (39) 1859 2d blue Q Victoria, bluish-paper, worn impression, imperf, four clear to large margins, used, F-VF
Lot #729 - Mauritius
15 (40) 1859 2d deep blue Q Victoria re-engraved 1848 plate on bluish paper, imperf, three clear margins (slightly cut-in at right), used, VG
Lot #730 - Mauritius
16 (42) 1859 1d dull vermilion Q Victoria, Dardenne lithograph on white laid paper, imperf, four large to huge margins, barred oval cancel, a choice example, ex-Kanai, with color photocopy of the Briefmarkenprüfstelle Basel certificate for the pair this is from, SUPERB
Lot #731 - Mauritius
19 (34) 1859 1' vermilion Britannia, imperf, four margins, bright color, rare, unused, VF, with Rendon certificate
Lot #732 - Mauritius
38 (66) 1872 9d yellow-green Q Victoria, wmkd CC, perf 14, exceptionally difficult and undercatalogued, considering how seldom a used example is met with, well centered, numeral "B 53" cancel, very rare, VF
Lot #733 - Mauritius
41 (71) 1863 5' rosy mauve Q Victoria, wmkd CC, perf 14, unusually fresh rich color, very well centered, OG, VLH, XF
Lot #734 - Mauritius
46 (77) 1876 ½d on 10d maroon Q Victoria, locally surcharged, wmkd CC, perf 14, very rare and undercatalogued used, per Ibbotson it was only in use from the end of January until April (3 months!), with numeral "B 53" cancel, F-VF
Lot #735 - Mauritius
59-67 (92-100) 1879-80 2¢-2.50R Q Victoria, wmkd CC, perf 14, cplt (9), 13¢ and 38¢ are especially difficult, 25¢ almost impossible to find mint, OG, LH, F-VF
Lot #736 - Mauritius
59-67 (92-100) 1879-80 2¢-2.50R Q Victoria, wmkd CC, perf 14, cplt (9), 13¢ and 38¢ are very rare and undercatalogued used, well centered for the issue, nice clean cancels, F-VF
Lot #737 - Mauritius
62 (95) 1880 13¢ slate Q Victoria, wmkd CC, perf 14, scarce and seldom seen used, as such, undercatalogued, lightly canceled, VF
Lot #738 - Mauritius
78 (114) 1883 16¢ on 17¢ rose Q Victoria, wmkd CC. perf 14, with provisional overprint SG Type 28a, exceptionally rare and grossly undercatalogued as only a few occurred in the original setting with the two more common types, very difficult and a challenging, very seldom offered, OG, VLH, F-VF
Lot #739 - Mauritius
84 (117) 1887 2¢ on 13¢ slate Q Victoria surcharged SG Type 31 in red, local printing, as there was little call for this provisional, only 100 were sold over the Post Office counter, such few used examples emanated from these sales and the mint balance of this stamp was later sold by the Crown Agents to dealers in London, a significant used rarity, with "B 53" cancel, F-VF, with RPSL certificate
Lot #740 - Mauritius
84a (117a) 1887 2¢ on 13¢ slate Q Victoria, local surcharge SG Type 31 (Sc Type j) in red, ERROR - surcharge inverted, lightly canceled, F-VF, with RPSL certificate
Lot #741 - Mauritius
85a (119a) 1891 2¢ on 17¢ rose Q Victoria, wmkd CC, perf 14, ERROR - surcharge inverted, scarce, OG, HR, F-VF, with Brandon certificate
Lot #742 - Mauritius
86b (121c) 1891 2¢ on 38¢ bright purple Q Victoria surcharged SG Type 32, wmkd CC, perf 14, VARIETY - surcharge double, one inverted, used, F-VF
Lot #743 - Mauritius
101 (144) 1902 5¢ dull purple and bright purple on buff Coat of Arms, wmkd CA, perf 14, astonishingly rare and vastly undercatalogued used as it was replaced in only 4 months!, well centered, light "Mauritius" cds, VF
Lot #744 - Mauritius
151 (195) 1910 10R green and carmine on green K Edward VII, wmkd MCA, perf 14, rarely offered as a single and as such - challenging!, quite undercatalogued used, perfectly centered, rich colors, light registry cancel, F-VF
Lot #745 - Mauritius
199 (241) 10R 1924 green and red on emerald K George V, Die II, wmkd Script CA, perf 14, extremely rare and vastly undercatalogued used, lightly canceled, perfectly centered, SUPERB, with BPA certificate
Lot #746 - Mauritius
200 (222) 1924 50R dull purple and green Coat of Arms, wmkd Script CA, perf 14, scarce, especially used!, perfectly centered, light oval registry cancel, SUPERB
Lot #747 - Mauritius
E4a (E6b) 1904 15¢ grey-green Coat of Arms (without value in label) "EXPRESS DELIVERY (INLAND)" locally surcharged SG Type E3 (Scott Type SD4) in red, ERROR - surcharge double, scarce, OG, LH, F-VF, with Brandon certificate
Lot #748 - Mauritius
E4b (E6a) 1904 15¢ grey-green Coat of Arms (without value in label) "EXPRESS DELIVERY (INLAND)" surcharge SG Type E3 (Scott Type SD4) in red, ERROR - surcharge inverted, scarce, OG, LH, F-VF, with Brandon certificate
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