2b var (4i) 1840 2d deep full blue Q Victoria, imperf, four large margins (showing a portion of the adjoining stamp at the bottom), with scarce, late usage, numeral barred oval 1844 type postmark in black, unusual, SUPERB, with RPSL certificate
British Colony Public Auction # 143 - Day 1
By: COLONIAL STAMP CO.
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Jul 09, 2026 America/Los_Angeles
COLONIAL STAMP CO. British Colony Public Auction # 143 - Day 1
Thursday Jul 09, 2026 12:00 to 22:00 America/Los_Angeles America/Los_Angeles
Welcome to Colonial Stamp Company's 144th consecutive British Colony Auction. Enclosed for your philatelic enjoyment, is our current auction in which I am reasonably sure will yield a fair number of items which have "languished" on your personal wantlist for a while! You can, as usual, mail, fax, call or email any bids, or you can wait and bid online at auction.colonialstamps.com. Be sure to register if you have not yet done so.
Our current catalog includes the second portion of two Malaya State collections including several major five figure rarities! Among the highlights of the auction are: Great Britain 1848 10d brown embossed, the 4d mint SC#22(SG 62a), 1882 £1 brown lilac. South Australia Victorian £5 and £10 mint high values, Victoria SC#156a (SG306b) used (only 8 recorded!), Australia roos mint to £2 and, 20 shilling postage due (the key major number of the country). Barbados mint SC#56a (SG82), Bechuanaland, the second rarest stamp of the colony SC#27 (SG23c) – missing in 99.9% of all collections. Strong British Guiana early “ships” Nova Scotia 1 shilling imperf unused. British Columbia & Vancouver Island, mint SC#3 (SG4) and others. The Canada contains many exceptional quality classics. Cape of Good Hope includes SC#39 (SG46), Falkland Islands with all the key later high values. Gold Coast with one of the few known postally used £2, strong early Jordan overprints, a run of Madagascar counselor mails and great run of Penrhyn Island overprints as well as a fine range of Zanzibar provisionals which serves to round out the sale.
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Price: $ 1,200.00
Lot #2 - Great Britain
6 (57) 1848 10d brown Q Victoria embossed, Die 1, unwmkd, imperf, four margins, a nice example of this rare mint stamp, with normal, part OG streaky gum, F-VF, with Brandon certificate
Price: $ 2,400.00
Lot #3 - Great Britain
7 (60) 1854 6d purple Q Victoria, embossed, wmkd V.R., imperf, four margins (showing a portion of the adjoining stamp at left and top), lightly canceled, VF
Price: $ 240.00
Lot #4 - Great Britain
22 (62a) 1855 4d carmine Q Victoria on slightly blued paper, no corner letters, wmkd Small Garter, perf 14, fresh vivid color, part OG, F-VF
Price: $ 2,700.00
Lot #5 - Great Britain
31 (53a) 1860 1½d rosy mauve Q Victoria on blued paper, wmkd Large Crown, perf 14, the rare unissued shade, seldom offered, OG, LH, F-VF
Price: $ 1,800.00
Lot #6 - Great Britain
40e (88) 1862 9d bistre Q Victoria, Plate 3, showing hair lines, clipped perfs, strong space-filler for this rarity!, part OG, fair appearance
Price: $ 800.00
Lot #7 - Great Britain
46 (98) 1865 9d straw Q Victoria, Plate 4, wmkd Emblems, perf 14, OG, HR, VF-S
Price: $ 1,400.00
Lot #8 - Great Britain
53 (113) 1867 10d pale red-brown Q Victoria, Plate 1, wmkd Spray of Rose, perf 14, cert notes (former) paper adhesions on reverse, OG, VLH, fine, with RPSL certificate
Price: $ 720.00
Lot #9 - Great Britain
57 (126) 1867 5' rose Q Victoria, Plate 1, wmkd Maltese Cross, perf 15½x15, rare, part OG, F-VF, with RPSL certificate
Price: $ 3,400.00
Lot #10 - Great Britain
73 (156) 1876 8d orange Q Victoria, Plate 1, wmkd Large Garter, rich deep color, OG,NH, F-VF
Price: $ 1,800.00
Lot #11 - Great Britain
74 (128) 1878 10' greenish grey Q Victoria, Plate 1, wmkd Maltese Cross, perf 15½x15, rare, used and perfectly centered, SUPERB, with Sismondo certificate
Price: $ 1,000.00
Lot #12 - Great Britain
75 (129) 1878 £1 brown-lilac Q Victoria on white paper, wmkd Maltese Cross, Plate 1, perf 15½x15, light oval "Registered Gracechurch" cancel, very well centered, XF
Price: $ 1,500.00
Lot #13 - Great Britain
78-86 (157-58, 160-61, 165-68, 169) 1880-81 ½d-6d Q Victoria, wmkd Imperial Crown, perf 14, cplt (9) to the 6d per Scott, OG,LH, F-VF
Price: $ 1,300.00
Lot #14 - Great Britain
90 (130) 1882 5' rose Q Victoria on bluish, Plate 4, wmkd Large Anchor, perf 14, oval "Park Lane" registry cancel, F-VF
Price: $ 1,000.00
Lot #15 - Great Britain
90a (134) 1882 5' rose Q Victoria, Plate 4, white paper, wmkd Large Anchor, perf 14, a very well centered example, with numeral "85" grid cancel, XF, with Philatelic Foundation certificate
Price: $ 800.00
Lot #16 - Great Britain
91a (135) 1883 10' greenish grey Q Victoria on white paper, Plate 1, wmkd Large Anchor, perf 14, a magnificent, perfectly centered example, with full centered "Liverpool" cds, rich color, a gem!, SUPERB, with Brandon certificate
Price: $ 1,300.00
Lot #17 - Great Britain
92 (132) 1882 £1 brown-lilac Q Victoria on blued paper, wmkd Large Anchor, perf 14, very well centered, fresh, rich color, lightly cds, SUPERB
Price: $ 2,900.00
Lot #18 - Great Britain
93a var (133s) 1882 £5 orange Q Victoria on blued paper, overprinted "SPECIMEN", Plate 1, wmkd Large Anchor, perf 14, OG, VLH, SUPERB
Price: $ 960.00
Lot #19 - Great Britain
96a (179a) 1883 2'6 deep lilac Q Victoria VARIETY - on bluish paper (in the white paper period), wmkd Large Anchor, perf 14, fresh rich color, perfectly centered, filled thin at lower right, OG,LH, SUPERB, with Brandon certificate
Price: $ 800.00
Lot #20 - Great Britain
106 var (195Wi) 1883 9d dull green Q Victoria, perf 14, VARIETY - wmk Imperial Crown sideways inverted, OG, VLH, SUPERB
Price: $ 840.00
Lot #21 - Great Britain
109 var (183a) 1884 10' pale ultramarine Q Victoria on white paper, wmkd Large Anchor, perf 14, rich color, well centered, OG,NH, VF
Price: $ 2,500.00
Lot #22 - Great Britain
110 (185) 1884 £1 brown-lilac Q Victoria (frame complete), wmkd Three Imperial Crowns, perf 14, a remarkable, perfectly centered example with a beautiful light double-ring cds, as choice an example as exists!, SUPERB
Price: $ 1,080.00
Lot #23 - Great Britain
111-22, 125-26 (197//211, 213-14) 1887-1900 ½d-1' Q Victoria Jubilee, wmkd Imperial Crown, cplt (14) with both 1' printings per Stanley Gibbons, OG, NH, F-VF
Price: $ 1,080.00
Lot #24 - Great Britain
113a (199) 1887 2d green and scarlet Q Victoria "Jubilee" issue, wmkd Imperial Crown, OG,VLH, SUPERB, with RPSL certificate
Price: $ 190.00
Lot #25 - Great Britain
123 (186) 1888 £1 brown-lilac Q Victoria, wmkd Three Orbs, perf 14, with "G.P.O." cancel, cds, and blue registry crayon cancel, F-VF, with RPSL certificate
Price: $ 1,120.00
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