9 (5f) 1898 40c orange-brown Q Victoria of Gibraltar overprinted "Morocco Agencies" in blue-black (from only a small part of the Second Setting), a rare and seriously undercatalogued stamp (usually found on 99% of all Morocco want lists), OG, NH, F-VF
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 #93 - great britain offices in morocco
9 (5f) 1898 40c orange-brown Q Victoria of Gibraltar overprinted "Morocco Agencies" in blue-black (from only a small part of the Second Setting), a rare and seriously undercatalogued stamp (usually found on 99% of all Morocco want lists), OG, VLH, fine
Lot #94 - great britain offices in morocco
9 (5f) 1898 40c orange-brown Q Victoria of Gibraltar overprinted "Morocco Agencies" in blue-black (from only a small part of the Second Setting), a rare and seriously undercatalogued stamp (usually found on 99% of all Morocco want lists), lightly canceled, F-VF
Lot #95 - great britain offices in morocco
11 (7c) 1898 1pe bistre and ultramarine Q Victoria with dark blue "MOROCCO AGENCIES" overprint, a most difficult and key value, undercatalogued, this is Morocco's rarest major stamp, the last open number on 99% of all wantlists!, fresh, OG,NH, F-VF, with Brandon certificate
Lot #96 - great britain offices in morocco
11 (7f) 1898 1pe bistre and ultramarine Q Victoria of Gibraltar with blue-black "Morocco Agencies" overprint (from only a small part of the Second Setting), a most difficult and key stamp to all of Morocco, undercatalogued, as relatively few seem to have been printed, OG, VLH, VF
Lot #97 - great britain offices in morocco
12 var-19 var (9-16s) 1899 5¢-2p Q Victoria of Gibraltar with black "Morocco Agencies" overprint SG Type 2, further overprinted "SPECIMEN" at bottom, cplt (8), OG, LH, F-VF
Lot #98 - great britain offices in morocco
20 var-26 var (17s-23s) 1903-05 5c-2p K Edward VII stamps of Gibraltar overprinted "Morocco Agencies" (SG Type 2), further overprinted "SPECIMEN" at top, wmkd CA, cplt (7), OG, HR, VF
Lot #99 - great britain offices in morocco
20-26 (17-23) 1903-05 5c-2p K Edward VII stamps of Gibraltar overprinted "Morocco Agencies" (SG Type 2), wmkd CA, cplt (7), a spectacular set of top sheet-margin singles with matching control # "1" - rare thus!, OG, NH, F-VF
Lot #100 - great britain offices in morocco
45 var (125) 1912 12p on 10' blue K Edward VII of Great Britain, Somerset House printing, surcharged SG Type 12, scarce later printing, nicely centered, OG, HR, VF
Lot #101 - great britain offices in morocco
218 var (50a) 1914 2'6 sepia-brown K George V Sea Horses overprinted SG Type 6, Waterlow printing, VARIETY - re-entry (row 2, pos 1), scarce, OG, VLH, SUPERB, with Brandon certificate
Lot #102 - great britain offices in morocco
218 var (50a) 1914 2'6 sepia-brown K George V Sea Horses overprinted SG Type 6, Waterlow printing, VARIETY - re-entry (row 2, pos 1), scarce, especially used, VF, with Brandon certificate
Lot #103 - great britain offices in morocco
437 var (227a) 1936 ½d green K Edward VIII of Great Britain surcharged in French currency "MOROCCO AGENCIES \ 5 CENTIMES" with ERROR - bar through "POSTAGE", on second from top stamp of B-marginal strip of four, a striking variety of which only twelve examples show "POSTAGE" clearly obliterated with the line, a copy of the 1936 Stanley Gibbons Monthly Journal article explaining and offering the error for £10 is enclosed, OG, NH, F-VF, with...
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