1 (1) 1867 1½¢ on ½a blue Q Victoria stamp of India surcharged SG Type 1, wmkd Elephant's head, perf 14, scarce and undercatalogued used, light cds, F-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 #1549 - straits settlements
2 (2) 1867 2¢ on 1a deep brown Q Victoria of India surcharged SG Type 1, an exceptional, perfectly centered example, with "D 17" (Penang) cancel, SUPERB, with RPSL certificate
Lot #1550 - straits settlements
4 (4) 1867 4¢ on 1a deep brown Q Victoria of East India surcharged SG Type 1 in black by De La Rue, wmkd Elephant's Head, VARIETY - "FOUR CENTS" quite misplaced on a stamp with misplaced perforations, with "D 14" (Singapore) numeral cancel, fine, with RPSL certificate
Lot #1551 - straits settlements
7 (7) 1867 12¢ on 4a green Q Victoria of East India surcharged SG Type 1 in red by De La Rue, wmkd Elephant's Head, perf 14, the scarce key value to the set, used, fine
Lot #1552 - straits settlements
17 var (18w) 1867 32¢ pale red Q Victoria, VARIETY - wmk CC inverted, rare, as only one sheet was printed, perfectly centered, numeral "D14" cancel, SUPERB
Lot #1553 - straits settlements
43, 46-47, 50, 53, 83-88 (95-105) 1892-99 1¢-$5 Q Victoria, wmkd CA, perf 14, cplt (11) per Stanley Gibbons, F-VF
Lot #1554 - straits settlements
59 var footnoted (59) 1883 2¢ on 32¢ pale red Q Victoria with vertical surcharge SG Type 20a (wide "S"), right-hand wing margin example, "Singapore" cds, F-VF
Lot #1555 - straits settlements
88 (105) 1898 $5 orange and carmine Q Victoria, wmkd CA, perf 14, used, F-VF
Lot #1556 - straits settlements
89 (107) 1898 4¢ on 5¢ blue Q Victoria surcharged SG Type 35, wmkd CA, perf 14, VF
Lot #1557 - straits settlements
134A-44 (141-51) 1907 1¢-$1 Coat of Arms of Labuan overprinted "Straits Settlements", unwmkd, perf 13½-14, cplt (11), OG, VLH, F-VF
Lot #1558 - straits settlements
134A-44 (141-51) 1907 1¢-$1 Coat of Arms of Labuan overprinted "Straits Settlements", unwnkd, cplt (11), well centered, lightly canceled, quite scarce and undercatalogued used, seldom offered, F-VF
Lot #1559 - straits settlements
135 var (142a) 1906 2¢ black and green stamp of Labuan overprinted "STRAITS SETTLEMENTS." in red, unwmkd, VARIETY - perf 14½-15, light cancel, perfectly centered, SUPERB
Lot #1560 - straits settlements
138a (145a) 1906 4¢ on 16¢ green and brown stamp of Labuan overprinted and surcharged SG Types 43 and 45 at Singapore, VARIETY - surcharge in both brown-red and black, extremely rare and undercatalogued used, lightly canceled, VF
Lot #1561 - straits settlements
142 var (149a) 1907 25¢ green and greenish blue Coat of Arms of Labuan overprinted "Straits Settlements", unwmkd, VARIETY - perf 14½-15, scarce, part OG, F-VF
Lot #1562 - straits settlements
145 (168) 1911 $25 purple and blue on blue K Edward VII, wmkd MCA, perf 14, very rare, OG, VLH, SUPERB, with Philatelic Foundation certificate
Lot #1563 - straits settlements
172 (213) 1915 $25 purple and blue on blue K George V on chalk-surfaced paper, wmkd MCA, perf 14, very well centered, lightly canceled, VF
Lot #1564 - straits settlements
238-52, 239c, 240a, 241a (278//98) 1937-41 1¢-$5 K George VI, wmkd MSCA, perf 14, cplt (21) with all Die I and Die II values, difficult to assemble, OG,VLH, F-VF
Lot #1565 - straits settlements
N6 var, N7 var, N10 var, N13 var (J146 var, J148 var, J151 var, J154 var) 1942 1¢, 2¢ orange, 8¢ and 15¢ K George VI Japanese Occupation overprints in red (intended for use in Sumatra), ERROR - overprints inverted, well centered, scarce, OG,HR, F-VF, with Brandon certificate
Lot #1566 - straits settlements
N6b, N7b, N8b (J146a, J148a-49a) 1942 1¢ black, 2¢ orange and 3¢ green K George VI Japanese Occupation overprint in black (SG Type 1), all fresh and very scarce, undercatalogued, one certificate for all three, OG,LH, F-VF, with Brandon certificate
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