6 (6) 1866 4d deep blue Q Victoria, unwmkd, perf 11 to 12½, OG, LH, VF, with RPSL certificate
Auction #136 - Public Auction
By: COLONIAL STAMP CO.
COLONIAL STAMP CO. Auction #136 - Public Auction
Hello fellow Collectors!,
Welcome to our 136th consecutive specialized British Colonial Public Auction featuring, as always, a marvelous range of rarities from all points of the compass.
An overview of some of what you will find in this catalogue:
Great Britain & British Europe:
GB commences with a strong section of scarce and key items and includes most of the “big square” Q Victoria high values – in unusually nice quality. Cypress shows several rare early plate numbers, and a £5. Gibraltar has £5 both mint and used plus Malta rare 10/- both mint and used.
British Africa (always a house favorite!):
British Central Africa has the first set, to the £10, and a rare 1895 £10 arms unwatermarked postally used! . Cape of Good Hope shows a mint 1/-yellow-green, 4d “wood block” with retouched corner, and the rare ½d on 3d Crown CC mint. East Africa and Uganda features K Edward VII 50R plus a K George V 100R mint. Gold Coast has a spectacular rare used £2 K George V. Kenya and Uganda has a 50R K George V (wmkd Script CA!). Madagascar shines with a spectacular range of “large ones” – 50 lots! Mauritius highlights include a 4a (8) 1849-54 used 2d – SUPERB, and the unissed 1876 ½d on 9d red surcharge! New Republic 18 lots! Niger Coast SG 2a – reversed overprint on a 1d mint! Rhodesia has 2 each £10 and £5 values. St. Helena is highlighted by the Tristan Relief set – mint and also used blocks! Sierra Leone has 2/- Postal Fiscal, K George V - both £5 values. Togo (British Occupation) shows values to the 1M. Zanzibar with strong provisional overprints, Dhows to the 200R, and a few rare Postage Dues.
British West Indies
Bahamas shines with a 1863 6d rose-lilac. Bermuda has a scarce 1873 3d orange and British Guiana with a nice 1853 deep blue 4¢, mint, an 1878 2¢ on 8¢, mint, and a $4 large “4” (Type II). Cayman Island shows wonderful examples of the 1908 2½d on 4d, mint and used. The large Falkland Islands section features the 1933 £1: Specimen, mint & used! Sprinkled among many never hinged items.
British Asia / Oceania:
New South Wales has a nice mint 1850 1d reddish rose Sydney View. Tasmania features a choice 1853 pale blue Van Diemen’s land (mint & VF). Australia highlights include six (!) £2 Kangaroos, as well as a 20/ “slash” Postage Due (the “key” stamp of the country!). Ceylon features a scarce used 1859 dull rose imperf QV plus an 1857 ½d on blue glazed paper, mint; India includes nice early items and a lovely 1909 K Edward VII 25R, mint. Iraq includes the rarest used stamp of the area: 1931 25R K Faisal Official! Jordan shows many nice items including a very rare SG 83b; used. Malacca has a nice NH Occupation overprint (SG JD16). A strong New Britain overprints including 3 Mark values. New Zealand shows a nice #2, mint, and a strong section of “O.P.S.O.”s (9 values!). Penrhyn Island features many scarce 1d varieties (many as pairs); Straits Settlements has a nice 1911 $25 K Edward VII, mint, and Tonga finishes off the area with a rare “hafl-“ typewritten error
Did I forget some other good stamps or sections? No doubt! As always:
Happy hunting and much success to all the bidders!
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Lot #1415 - st. vincent
7 (12) 1869 4d yellow Q Victoria, unwmkd, perf 11 to 12½, OG, HR, VF
Lot #1416 - st. vincent
14Bc (19) 1873 6d dull blue-green Q Victoria, wmkd Small Star sideways, perf about 15, very rare, large part OG, F-VF
Lot #1417 - st. vincent
22 (20) 1873 1' lilac-rose Q Victoria, wmkd Small Star, perf 11 to 12½ x 15, rich color, light "A10" cancel, F-VF
Lot #1418 - st. vincent
23 (24) 1877 1' vermilion Q Victoria, wmkd Small Star (sideways), perf 11 to 12½ x15, ex-Gilbert, OG, HR, F-VF, with Philatelic Foundation certificate
Lot #1419 - st. vincent
26 (37) 1881 1d drab Q Victoria, wmkd Small Star, perf 11 to 12½, unusually well centered, OG,VLH, SUPERB, with Rendon certificate
Lot #1420 - 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 where were later overprinted "REVENUE", a matchless perfectly centered example, with vivid color, extremely rare in this centering (normally rather poorly centered...), signed, slightly disturbed gum and tiny paper inclusion, OG,VLH, SUPERB, with Philatelic Foundation certificate
Lot #1421 - st. vincent
31a (33a) 1881 ½d on half 6d bright green Q Victoria, surcharge SG Type 4, VARIETY - unsevered pair, regummed, F-VF, with RPSL certificate
Lot #1422 - st. vincent
37 (43a) 1883 4d grey-blue Q Victoria, wmkd CA, perf 12, scarce shade, brilliant color, very well centered - rare thus!, OG, VLH, SUPERB
Lot #1423 - st. vincent
38 (44) 1883 6d bright green Q Victoria, wmkd CA, perf 12, a remarkable, fresh, and perfectly centered example, quite rare in this quality!, OG, VLH, SUPERB
Lot #1424 - st. vincent
46 (41) 1882 4d ultramarine Q Victoria, wmkd CA, perf 14, exceptionally well centered - rare thus, OG, VLH, SUPERB
Lot #1425 - st. vincent
49a (56 var) 1893 4d olive-yellow Q Victoria, wmkd CA, perf 14, OG, LH, SUPERB
Lot #1426 - st. vincent
51 (52) 1888 6d violet Q Victoria, wmkd CA, perf 14, while 3300 were issued, 1200 were overprinted "Revenue", leaving only 2100 copies, several times rarer used than mint, as such undercatalogued, used, F-VF
Lot #1427 - st. vincent
59b (60c) 1893-94 5d on 6d lake Q Victoria surcharged SG Type 12, wmkd CA, perf 14, ERROR - "FIVE PENCE" double surcharged in black, clear but almost superimposed on first surcharge, an extremely rare stamp as only 6 examples are recorded, fresh rich color, lightly cancelled with part cds, VF-S, with Brandon certificate
Lot #1428 - st. vincent
71-79 (76-84) 1902 ½d-5' K Edward VII, wmkd CA, cplt (9), an exceptionally well centered, hand-picked set, OG,LH, SUPERB
Lot #1429 - st. vincent
89 (93) 1911 £1 purple and black on red K Edward VII, wmkd MCA, perf 14, remarkably well centered (not the usual "massively off center" normally seen), rare thus!, OG, LH, SUPERB
Lot #1430 - st. vincent
104-16, 105a-b, 106a, 108a-b (108-20, 109a-b, 110a, 112a, 112b) 1913-14 ½d-£1 K George V, wmkd MCA, perf 14, cplt (18) with all listed shades, undercatalogued, difficult to assemble, VF
Lot #1431 - st. vincent
107 var (111x) 1913-17 2½d ultramarine K George V, VARIETY - wmk CA reversed, perf 14, the discovery used example!, F-VF
Lot #1432 - st. vincent
116 (120) 1913-17 £1 mauve and black Peace and Justice, wmkd MCA, perf 14, OG, NH, F-VF
Lot #1433 - st. vincent
116 (120) 1913-17 £1 mauve and black Peace and Justice, wmkd MCA, perf 14, light "Kingston" cancel, VF
Lot #1434 - st. vincent
118-31, 119a, 128a (131-41, 132a, 138a) 1921-32 ½d-£1 K George V, wmkd Script CA, perf 14, cplt (16) with all listed shades, F-VF
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