6a (6a) 1870 1' yellow-green Coat of Arms, Otto printing on thin unwmkd paper, fine roulette 15½-16, showing on all four sides, rare in undamaged condition!, unused, F-VF, with BPA 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 #1618 - transvaal
7 (24) 1871 3d pale reddish lilac Coat of Arms, Otto printing on thin paper, clear and distinct impression, unwmkd, fine roulette, 15½-16, showing on 2+ sides, with BPA certificate that correctly calls this stamp SG 24, but says "Imperf", perfectly centered, unused, SUPERB
Lot #1619 - transvaal
16b (18b) 1870 1d crimson Coat of Arms on medium paper from the over-inked plate, fine roulette 15½ to 16, rarely seen, OG, LH, VF
Lot #1620 - transvaal
26 (31) 1872 6d ultramarine Coat of Arms, Borrius printing on thinnish opaque paper, fine roulette 15½ to 16, imperf, four large even margins, ex-Drysdall, unused, SUPERB
Lot #1621 - transvaal
27a (28) 1872-74 1' green Coat of Arms, Borrius printing, fine roulette 15½-16, thin transparent paper, well centered, ex-Drysdall, OG, LH, VF, with RPSL certificate
Lot #1622 - transvaal
29 (34a) 1873-74 6d deep dull blue Coat of Arms, Borrius printing on thickish wove paper, fine roulette 15½ to 16, four huge margins, small faults, ex-Drysdall, OG, HR, SUPERB, with RPSL certificate
Lot #1623 - transvaal
33a (43) 1975 1d orange-red Coat of Arms, Stamp Commission printing in Pretoria on very thin, soft opaque (semi-pelure) paper, imperf, four large margins, rare, ex-Drysdall, OG,VLH, SUPERB
Lot #1624 - transvaal
35 (45) 1875 6d blue Coat of Arms, Stamp Commission printing in Pretoria on very thin, soft opaque (semi-pelure) paper, imperf, four margins, ex-Drysdall, OG, HR, VF, with RPSL certificate
Lot #1625 - transvaal
38 (48) 1875-77 6d blue Coat of Arms on very thin, soft opaque (semi-pelure) paper, fine roulette 15½ to 16, four massive margins, certainly one of the choicest examples extent, ex-Drysdall collection, lightly canceled, VF
Lot #1626 - transvaal
41a var (63b) 1876 6d pale blue Coat of Arms on stout hard-surfaced paper with smooth, nearly white, gum, imperf, four large margins, perfectly centered, ex-Drysdall, OG, VLH, SUPERB
Lot #1627 - transvaal
44 var (79) 1876-77 1d brick-red Coat of Arms, Stamp Commission printing on hard, thick, coarse yellowish paper, imperf, four large to huge margins, numeral "14" cancel, ex-Drysdall, very rare, VF-S, with RPSL certificate
Lot #1628 - transvaal
46 (71) 1876-77 1' yellow-green Coat of Arms, Stamp Commission printing (IV) on coarse, soft white paper, imperf, four margins, very rare and significantly undercatalogued, ex-Drysdall, unused, SUPERB, with RPSL certificate
Lot #1629 - transvaal
57 (96) 1877 1d orange-red Coat of Arms, overprinted "V. R. TRANSVAAL." SG Type 4 in black, very thin, hard transparent (pelure) paper, imperf, four full margins, rare, ex-Drysdall, OG,HR, SUPERB
Lot #1630 - transvaal
60 (99) 1877 1d bright red Coat of Arms overprinted "V.R. Transvaal" SG Type 4, fine roulette, stout hard-surfaced paper, very rare mint (our reference example cost us well over Stanley Gibbons at the time!), with photocopy of RPSL certificate for the block of four that this is the lower right example, OG, VLH, VF
Lot #1631 - transvaal
96b (155) 1879 3d mauve on blue Coat of Arms overprinted V. R. Transvaal SG Type 16a, wide roulette 6½, scarce, light cancel, F-VF
Lot #1632 - transvaal
105, 111 (143, 145) 1879 1d on 6d black-brown Q Victoria provisional overprint SG Types 13 and 15 in black in vertical pair, scarce thus, OG,HR, F-VF
Lot #1633 - transvaal
112 (146a) 1879 1d on 6d black-brown Q Victoria surcharged SG Type 16 in red, perf 14, 14½, rare and undercatalogued, lightly canceled, F-VF
Lot #1634 - transvaal
135 (187) 1892 £5 deep green Coat of Arms, unwmkd, perf 12½, rare, as 99% of existing examples are reprints or outright forgeries, this example is row 1, pos 5, extremely rare and vastly undercatalogued, with photocopy of the BPA certificate for a block of four that this is from, OG, VLH, VF-S
Lot #1635 - transvaal
176 var footnoted (19 var) 1901 ½d black on green (red manuscript) "Pietersburg", ERROR - "Postzegei", third printing row 3, pos 4, unrecorded on this stamp, four margins, tied to piece, CHOICE, SUPERB, with Brandon certificate
Lot #1636 - transvaal
177b var footnoted (3c) 1901 ½d black on green "Pietersburg" issue, SG Type P3 with Controller's initials in black, imperf, full margins -- sheet-margin at bottom, rare VARIETY - "AER" for "AFR" at left and 'POSTZE"C"EL' (row 4, pos 5, third printing), OG,HR, VF, with Brandon certificate
Lot #1637 - transvaal
179 var footnoted (26ef var) 1901 1d black on red "Pietersburg" Type-set, Sc Type A19 (SG Type P2), horizontal pair, imperf vertical between with right stamp VARIETY - no stop after right "AFR" (row 3, pos 6), unlisted in Stanley Gibbons, has a pin-hole, OG,LH, VF appearance, with Brandon certificate
Lot #1638 - transvaal
182 var footnoted (8 var) 1901 2d black on orange "Pietersburg" Type-set, Sc Type A19 (SG Type P2), controller's initials omitted, remainder, imperf, VARIETY - "T" omitted in "POSTZEGEL", unlisted in Stanley Gibbons, possibly emanating from the third printing?, thins, OG,LH, VF appearance, with Brandon certificate
Lot #1639 - transvaal
201 var (30, 30c vars) 1901 2d black on orange Pietersburg issue with Controller's initials in black, perf 11½, VARIETY - imperf vertical (horizontal pair) pair with left-hand stamp with dropped "P" in "PENCE" (row 4, pos 5), imperf bottom and right (large margins) perfed at top and left, very rare if not unique!, OG, HR, F-VF
Lot #1640 - transvaal
282a (274b) 1905-09 1d scarlet K Edward VII, ERROR - wmkd Cabled Anchor (Cape of Good Hope paper), used, VF
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