1 (2) 1859 1d dull lake Q Victoria on thin paper, unwmkd, imperf, four margins, light "A 05" cancel, rare used, 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!
Sale Terms
Lot #210 - bahamas
2 (4) 1861 1d lake Q Victoria, unwmkd, rough perf 14 to 16, an exceptionally, well centered example - rare thus!, OG, VLH, SUPERB, with American Philatelic Society certificate
Lot #211 - bahamas
2 (4) 1861 1d lake Q Victoria, unwmkd, rough perf 14 to 16, light "A 05" cancel, signed Stolow, F-VF
Lot #212 - bahamas
2a (3) 1860 1d lake Q Victoria, unwmkd, clean-cut perf 14 to 16, with light "A05" bar cancel, perfectly centered - very rare thus, a "GEM", SUPERB
Lot #213 - bahamas
3 (5) 1861 4d dull rose Q Victoria, unwmkd, rough perf 14 to 16, nice "A 05" barred oval cancel, F-VF
Lot #214 - bahamas
4 (6) 1861 6d grey-lilac Q Victoria, unwmkd, rough perf 14 to 16, exceptionally well centered, light "A 05" cancel, F-VF
Lot #215 - bahamas
5b (8) 1862 1d carmine-lake Q Victoria, unwmkd, perf 11½, 12, very well centered, OG, HR, XF
Lot #216 - bahamas
7 (11) 1862 6d lavender-grey Q Victoria, unwmkd, perf 11½, 12, we have never seen an example of this issue with such extremely centered margins--in all probability this is the choicest example extant!, SUPERB, with RPSL certificate
Lot #217 - bahamas
9 (18) 1862 4d dull rose Q Victoria, unwmkd, perf 13, lightly canceled, F-VF
Lot #218 - bahamas
10 (19) 1862 6d lavender-grey Q Victoria, unwmkd, perf 13, scarce, light numeral barred-oval cancel, F-VF
Lot #219 - bahamas
10a (19a) 1862 6d lilac Q Victoria, unwmkd, perf 13, an exceptionally well centered example, rare thus, light "A05" cancel, SUPERB
Lot #220 - bahamas
13a (28) 1863-77 4d brownish rose Q Victoria, wmkd CC (reversed), perf 12½, OG, LH, F-VF
Lot #221 - bahamas
14b (29) 1863 6d rose-lilac Q Victoria, wmkd CC, perf 12½, extremely rare mint!, OG, VLH, VF
Lot #222 - bahamas
15 (38) 1865 1' blue-green Q Victoria, wmkd CC, perf 12½, scarce and on many advanced want lists, signed Bloch, OG, VLH, VF-S
Lot #223 - bahamas
15 (38) 1865 1' green Q Victoria, wmkd CC, perf 12½, a phenomenal perfectly centered example of this otherwise notoriously off-center stamp (a one-in-a-thousand), a major condition rarity!, SUPERB
Lot #224 - bahamas
17 (34) 1863-77 1d scarlet (aniline) Q Victoria, wmkd CC, perf 14, vivid rich color, perfectly centered, rare thus!, OG, NH, SUPERB
Lot #225 - bahamas
20 (42) 1882 1d scarlet-vermilion Q Victoria, wmkd CA, perf 14, rich color, perfectly centered -- rare thus!, OG, NH, SUPERB
Lot #226 - bahamas
26 (45) 1883 4d on 6d deep violet Q Victoria, handstamp provisional surcharge, wmkd CC, perf 12½, OG, NH, VF, with Diena certificate
Lot #227 - bahamas
37-43, 39a, 41a (62-70) 1902 1d-£1 K Edward VII, wmkd CA, perf 14, cplt (9) with all listed shades, F-VF
Lot #228 - bahamas
40 var (66a) 1902-10 6d brown K Edward VII, wmkd CA, perf 14, VARIETY - malformed "E" (row 6, pos 6), lightly canceled, F-VF, with RPSL certificate
Lot #229 - bahamas
42 (69) 1902-10 5' dull purple and blue K Edward VII, wmkd CA, perf 14, very well centered, choice and complete "NASSAU" cds, SUPERB, with RPSL certificate
Lot #230 - bahamas
43 (70) 1902 £1 green and black K Edward VII, wmkd CA, perf 14, OG, NH, SUPERB
Lot #231 - bahamas
46 var (73w) 1907 2½d ultramarine K Edward VII, perf 14, VARIETY - wmk CA inverted, perfectly centered, lightly canceled, F-VF, with BPA certificate
Lot #232 - bahamas
50d (82w) 1912-19 1d carmine (aniline) K George V, perf 14, VARIETY - wmk MCA inverted, light "Nassau" cds, F-VF, with RPSL certificate
Lot #233 - bahamas
70-84 (111-25) 1921-37 ½d-£1 K George V, wmkd Script CA and MCA, perf 14, cplt (15), OG, LH, F-VF
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