15 (42) 1859 2a yellow-buff Q Victoria on paper yellowish to white, unwmkd, perf 14, OG, HR, 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!
Sale Terms
Lot #755 - india
17 (47) 1864 4a green Q Victoria on paper yellowish to white, unwmkd, perf 14, a very scarce mint stamp, OG, HR, fine
Lot #756 - india
23c (62) 1865 2a orange Q Victoria on paper yellowish to white, wmkd Elephant's Head, perf 14, OG, NH, VF
Lot #757 - india
24 (64) 1865 4a green Q Victoria on paper yellowish to white, wmkd Elephant's Head, perf 14, OG, HR, fine
Lot #758 - india
25 (65) 1865 8a carmine Q Victoria, SG Die I, wmkd Elephant's Head, perf 14, one of India's rarest and most elusive stamps, significantly undercatalogued, especially mint! part OG, F-VF
Lot #759 - india
25 (65) 1865 8a carmine Q Victoria, SG Die I, wmkd Elephant's Head, perf 14, scarce, light cds, VF
Lot #760 - india
76 (147) 1909 25R brownish orange and blue K Edward VII, wmkd Large Star, perf 14, a rare and undercatalogued stamp (much in demand!), OG, VLH, XF
Lot #761 - india
125 (219) 1928 25R orange and blue K George V, wmkd Multiple Stars, perf 14, undercatalogued, OG, LH, VF
Lot #762 - india
203-06 (305-08) 1948 1½a-10R Gandhi First Anniversary of Independence set, perf 11½, cplt (4), OG, NH, XF
Lot #763 - india
C5 var (224a) 1929 8a purple de Haviland Air Mail, wmkd Multiple Star, perf 14, VARIETY - missing tree top (row 11, pos 6), rarely seen!, used, F-VF
Lot #764 - india
O1 (O2) 1866 ½a pale blue Q Victoria overprinted "Service" SG Type O1, unwmkd, perf 14, very rare and undercatalogued used, F-VF
Lot #765 - india
O21 var footnoted (O30b) 1867-73 6a8p slate Q Victoria overprinted "Service." (SG Type O7), prepared for use but not issued, wmkd Elephant's Head, perf 14, brownish OG, HR, fine
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