4a (8) 1849-54 2d blue Q Victoria "Post Paid" on thin greyish paper, unwmkd, imperf, huge margins, "2" target cancel, SUPERB, with Sismondo 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 #1015 - Mauritius
5 (7) 1853-55 1d orange-vermilion Q Victoria "Post Paid", unwmkd, early impression on bluish paper, imperf, four full margins, barred oval cancel, position 9, VF, with Brandon certificate
Lot #1016 - Mauritius
9 (27) 1858 (4d) green Britannia on bluish paper, imperf, four margins (close at top-right), lightly canceled, VF
Lot #1017 - Mauritius
11 (29) 1859 (9d) dull magenta Britannia, imperf, three full margins (just barely touching at top), bright color, OG, VLH, F-VF
Lot #1018 - Mauritius
11a (29a) 1862 (1d) magenta Britannia, (9d) reissued as (1d) value, used with "B53" cancel, imperf, four even to close margins, fine
Lot #1020 - Mauritius
16 (42) 1859 1d dull vermilion Q Victoria, Dardenne lithograph on white laid paper, imperf, four large margins, black grid cancel, VF
Lot #1021 - Mauritius
16b (41a) red Q Victoria, Dardenne lithograph on white paper, imperf, full margins, used, F-VF
Lot #1022 - Mauritius
19 (34) 1859-61 1' vermilion Britannia, imperf, full margins to touching at right, rich color, OG, LH, F-VF
Lot #1023 - Mauritius
23 (55) 1862 1' deep green Britannia, intermediate perf 14 to 16, unwmkd, light cancel, well centered, VF
Lot #1024 - Mauritius
31 (53) 1863 1' green Q Victoria, unwmkd, perf 14, with choice strike of numeral "4" in two circles, rare (Jaffe only recorded 14 examples), SUPERB
Lot #1025 - Mauritius
36 (63) 1863 6d dull violet Q Victoria, wmkd CC, perf 14, perfectly centered, OG,VLH, SUPERB
Lot #1026 - Mauritius
38 (66) 1872 9d yellow-green Q Victoria, wmkd CC, perf 14, exceptionally difficult and undercatalogued, considering how seldom a used example is met with, light "B 53" barred-oval cancel, F-VF
Lot #1027 - Mauritius
39 (68) 1864 1' yellow Q Victoria, wmk CC, perf 14 OG,LH, VF
Lot #1028 - Mauritius
45 (78) 1876 ½d on 9d dull purple Q Victoria with red surcharge SG Type 12, prepared for use but not issued, scarce and undercatalogued, as only one sheet was printed, and the majority of those were later overprinted "CANCELLED" when the currency changed, part OG, F-VF, with BPA certificate
Lot #1029 - Mauritius
46 (77) 1876 ½d on 10d maroon Q Victoria, locally surcharged, wmkd CC, perf 14, very rare and undercatalogued used, per Ibbotson it was only in use from the end of January until April (3 months!), with "B53" grid cancel, F-VF
Lot #1030 - Mauritius
59-67 (92-100) 1879-80 2¢-2.50R Q Victoria, wmkd CC, perf 14, cplt (9), 13¢ and 38¢ are especially difficult, OG, HR, F-VF
Lot #1031 - Mauritius
59-67 (92-100) 1879-80 2¢-2.50R Q Victoria, wmkd CC, perf 14, cplt (9), 13¢ and 38¢ are very rare and undercatalogued used, F-VF
Lot #1032 - Mauritius
62 (95) 1880 13¢ slate Q Victoria, wmkd CC, perf 14, scarce and seldom seen used, as such, undercatalogued, light "B 53" numeral cancel, F-VF, with RPSL certificate
Lot #1033 - Mauritius
65 (98) 1880 38¢ bright purple Q Victoria, wmkd CC, bright color, light cds, very rare and considerably undercatalogued used, fine
Lot #1034 - Mauritius
78 (114) 1883 16¢ on 17¢ rose Q Victoria, wmkd CC. perf 14, with provisional overprint SG Type 28a, exceptionally rare and grossly undercatalogued as only a few occurred in the original setting with the two more common types, very difficult and a challenging, very seldom offered, OG, LH, F-VF
Lot #1035 - Mauritius
83a (116b) 1886 2¢ on 38¢ bright blue Q Victoria surcharged SG Type 30 locally, wmkd CC, perf 14, VARIETY - surcharged inverted, scarce, OG, HR, VF-S
Lot #1036 - Mauritius
84a (117a) 1887 2¢ on 13¢ slate Q Victoria, local surcharge SG Type 31 (Sc Type j) in red, ERROR - surcharge inverted, part OG, F-VF
Lot #1037 - Mauritius
84a (117a) 1887 2¢ on 13¢ slate Q Victoria, local surcharge SG Type 31 (Sc Type j) in red, ERROR - surcharge inverted, left wing margin example, lightly canceled, F-VF
Lot #1038 - Mauritius
86a (121b) 1891 2¢ on 38¢ bright purple Q Victoria surcharged SG Type 32, wmkd CC, perf 14, VARIETY - surcharge double, left wing-margin example, with light "B 53" cancel, VF
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