1-3, 1b (1-4) 1865 1d-1' Q Victoria, unwmkd, perf 14, cplt (4) with both 1d shades, a scarce and seldom seen issue, 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!
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Lot #368 - british honduras
3 (4) 1865 1' green Q Victoria, unwmkd, perf 14, OG, HR, F-VF
Lot #369 - british honduras
7 (10) 1872 1' green Q Victoria, wmkd CC, perf 12½, scarce, OG, HR, F-VF
Lot #370 - british honduras
12 (16) 1877 1' green Q Victoria, wmkd CC, perf 14, undercatalogued, OG, LH, SUPERB
Lot #371 - british honduras
13-17, 14b (17-22) 1882-87 1d-1' Q Victoria, wmkd CA, perf 14, cplt (6) with all listed shades, only 1200 of the 6d and 1400 of the 1' were printed, however a high percentage of those were later overprinted to create the common 20¢ on 6d and 50¢ on 1', which helps explain their scarcity, rare, OG, HR, F-VF
Lot #372 - british honduras
13-17, 14b (17-22) 1882-87 1d-1' Q Victoria, wmkd CA, perf 14, cplt (6) with all listed shades, only 1200 of the 6d and 1400 of the 1' were printed, however a high percentage of those were later overprinted to create the common 20¢ on 6d and 50¢ on 1', which helps explain their scarcity, rare, 1' is signed, VF
Lot #373 - british honduras
16 (21) 1885 6d yellow Q Victoria, wmkd CA, perf 14, only 1200 printed, ex-J.M. Dunlop, VF, with RPSL certificate
Lot #374 - british honduras
20-21 (25-26) 1888 2¢ on 6d rose-3¢ on 3d chestnut Q Victoria surcharges, wmkd CC, perf 14, OG, HR, VF
Lot #375 - british honduras
20-21 (25-26) 1888 2¢ on 6d rose-3¢ on 3d chestnut Q Victoria surcharges, wmkd CC, perf 14, VF
Lot #376 - british honduras
22-25 (27-30) 1888 2¢ on 1d-50¢ on 1' Q Victoria, surcharged locally SG Type 2, cplt (4), only 600 surcharged of the 50¢ on 1', used -- rare thus, undercatalogued, well centered, with Brandon certificate for the high value, VF
Lot #377 - british honduras
28-32, 36, 47 (33-42) 1888-91 1¢ on 1d-50¢ on 1' Q Victoria surcharged SG Type 4, wmkd CA, perf 14, cplt (7) per Stanley Gibbons, OG, NH, F-VF
Lot #378 - british honduras
38-46, 52-57 (51-65) 1891-1901 1¢-$5 Q Victoria, wmkd CA, perf 14, cplt (15) with the seldom seen 25¢, scarce, OG, LH, F-VF
Lot #379 - british honduras
46 (61) 1898 25¢ red-brown and green Q Victoria, wmkd CA, perf 14, a deceptively scarce and undercatalogued stamp as within months of its issue the majority were further overprinted "Revenue", rarely seen used!, perfectly centered, lightly canceled, SUPERB
Lot #380 - british honduras
48-51 (66-69) 1899 5¢-50¢ (on 1') Q Victoria overprinted "REVENUE", cplt (4), the high value is scarce and undercatalogued, OG, VLH, F-VF
Lot #381 - british honduras
51 (69) 1899 50¢ on 1' grey Q Victoria, wmkd CA, provisional "REVENUE" overprint (12mm), scarce, OG, NH, VF
Lot #382 - british honduras
51b (69c) 1899 50¢ on 1' grey Q Victoria, wmkd CA, perf 14, provisional "REVENUE" overprint 11mm, scarce and undercatalogued--occurring only 17 times in the setting of 60, OG, LH, F-VF
Lot #383 - british honduras
57 (65) 1899 $5 green and black Q Victoria keyplate, wmkd CA, perf 14, OG, VLH, F-VF
Lot #384 - british honduras
62-71 (84a-93) 1904-07 1¢-$5 K Edward VII, wmkd MCA, perf 14, cplt (9), OG, HR, F-VF
Lot #385 - british honduras
71 (93) 1907 $5 grey-green and black K Edward VII on chalk-surfaced paper, wmkd MCA, perf 14, OG, VLH, F-VF
Lot #386 - british honduras
71 (93) 1907 $5 grey-green and black K Edward VII on chalk-surfaced paper, wmkd MCA, perf 14, rare and undercatalogued used, light cds, VF
Lot #387 - british honduras
75-84, 75a, 76a-c, 79a, 80a-b (101-10, 101a, 102a-c, 105a, 106a-b) 1913-21 1¢-$5 K George V, wmkd MCA, perf 14, cplt (17) with all listed shades, OG, HR, F-VF
Lot #388 - british honduras
92-104 (124-37) 1922-33 1¢-$5 K George V, wmkd Script CA and MCA, cplt (13), OG, LH, F-VF
Lot #389 - british honduras
104 (125) 1924 $5 purple and black on red K George V, wmkd MCA, perf 14, a magnificent, perfectly centered example, OG, VLH, SUPERB
Lot #390 - british honduras
104 (125) 1924 $5 purple and black on red K George V, wmkd MCA, perf 14, very well centered, lightly canceled, XF
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