2 (2) 1855 2d dull blue Q Victoria Chalon Head on blued paper, wmkd Large Star, imperf, four full margins, ex-Joeseph Hackmey's Gold Medal collection, a great rarity!, unused, VF-S, 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 #1165 - New Zealand
5 (5) 1856 2d blue Q Victoria on blue paper, unwmkd, imperf, horizontal pair with full to tight margins, lightly canceled, an attractive classic multiple, F-VF
Lot #1166 - New Zealand
7 (8) 1858 1d dull orange Q Victoria Chalon Head on white paper, unwmkd, imperf, four full margins, light numeral "15" grid cancel, VF
Lot #1167 - New Zealand
9e (12) 1859 6d bistre-brown Q Victoria on white paper, unwmkd, imperf, full margins (to close at bottom right), lightly canceled, F-VF
Lot #1168 - New Zealand
9h (14) 1857 6d pale brown Q Victoria on white paper, unwmkd, imperf, four margins, light numeral "1" cancel, VF
Lot #1169 - New Zealand
10 (17) 1857-63 1' blue-green Q Victoria Chalon Head on white paper, unwmkd, imperf, four full margins, light numeral "7" cancel (Nelson), a very attractive example, VF
Lot #1170 - New Zealand
11 (33) 1862 1d orange-vermilion Q Victoria, wmkd Large Star, imperf, margins close to touching, light cds, F-VF
Lot #1171 - New Zealand
13 (40) 1863 3d brown-lilac Q Victoria Chalon Head, wmkd Large Star, imperf, full margins, marvelous fresh rich color, a choice example!, OG, NH, VF-S
Lot #1172 - New Zealand
15 var (44) 1862 1' green Q Victoria Chalon Head, wmkd Large Star, Davies printing, imperf, giant to missing margins, light cancel, F-VF
Lot #1173 - New Zealand
15d (46) 1862 1' deep green Q Victoria "Chalon Head", wmkd Large Star, imperf, four close margins, used, fine
Lot #1174 - New Zealand
25a (94) 1862 1' deep green Q Victoria Chalon Head on pelure paper, unwmkd, perf 13 (at Dunedin), exceptionally well centered, "Dunedin" cancel, XF
Lot #1175 - New Zealand
39 (132) 1872 1d red-brown Q Victoria, wmkd Large Star, perf 12½, OG, HR, VF
Lot #1176 - New Zealand
54 var (155) 1874 4d maroon Q Victoria, wmkd NZ and Star, perf 12½, very well centered, OG,VLH, VF
Lot #1177 - New Zealand
56 (157) 1874-78 1' green Q Victoria on white paper, wmkd NZ and Small Star (SG Type 12a), perf 12½, OG, HR, fine
Lot #1178 - New Zealand
56i (184) 1878 1' green Q Victoria, wmkd NZ and Small Star (SG Type 12a), perf 12x11½, OG, LH, F-VF
Lot #1179 - New Zealand
57 (178) 1875 1d deep lilac Q Victoria, wmkd Large Star, perf 12½, scarce and undercatalogued, lightly canceled, F-VF
Lot #1180 - New Zealand
59 (185) 1878 2' deep rose Q Victoria, wmkd NZ and Small Star Wide Apart, perf 12x11½ (comb), remarkably well centered!, part OG, SUPERB
Lot #1181 - New Zealand
59 (185) 1878 2' deep rose Q Victoria, wmkd NZ and Small Star Wide Apart, perf 12x11½ (comb), barred-oval cancel, fine
Lot #1182 - New Zealand
70-83 (246-59, 250) 1898 ½d-5' Mt. Cook Pictorials, unwmkd, perf 12 to 16, cplt (14), with both 2½d inscriptions, OG, LH, F-VF
Lot #1183 - New Zealand
83 (259) 1898 5' vermilion Mt. Cook, unwmkd, perf 12 to 16, light cds, F-VF
Lot #1184 - New Zealand
87 (272) 1900 2d bright purple Q Victoria on thick, soft paper, wmkd double-lined "NZ" and Star (sideways), perf 11, very rare and massively undercatalogued, lightly canceled, F-VF
Lot #1185 - New Zealand
108g (365) 1906 1d rose-carmine Commerce coil stamp, imperf all around, two large holes each side, horizontal pair, OG, NH, VF
Lot #1186 - New Zealand
120f (317) 1903 5' deep red Mt. Cook on thin, hard "Cowan" paper, wmkd single-lined NZ and Star (sideways), perf 11, rich deep color, OG,HR, F-VF
Lot #1187 - New Zealand
120 (329) 1906 5' deep red Mt. Cook, wmkd Single NZ and star (sideways), perf 14, OG, VLH, VF
Lot #1188 - New Zealand
121 (269a) 1903 2' blue-green Milford Sound, unwmkd, laid paper, scarce Wellington printing (paper of unknown origin was used in a small emergency printing, accounting for its scarcity), OG, HR, F-VF
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