British Colony Public Auction # 143 - Day 1

25 (30) 1888 50¢ on 1' grey Q Victoria surcharged SG Type 2, locally surcharged, wmkd CA, perf 14, only 600 printed, undercatalogued, used, VF

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!, light "Belize" cdes, F-VF

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

1N45 (J19a) 1942 6p bright blue K George VI Japanese Occupation issue, Peacock handstamped at Pyapon in black (SG Type 4), in a block of ten, P.O. fresh, scarce as multiples, signed M. Rowell (all), OG,NH, F-VF

18 (18) 1937 25R orange and blue K George V of India overprinted SG Type 1a, wmkd Multiple Star, perf 14, very undercataloged in mint!, OG-HR, SUPERB

N21 (21) 1915 10ch brown and deep green "Coronation" issue of Iran, overprinted "BUSHIRE Under British Occupation." SG Type 1, perf 11x11½, quite rare as only 66 were printed, of which comparatively few were used, tied to piece by "Bouchir" double-ring cancel, signed Sadri, VF, with Persiphila certificate

53-65 (B1-13) 1915 ½d on 3pf - 5' on 5M Yacht set overprinted "C.E.F." and surcharged, cplt (13), only 1900 issued of the high values, 6 values with sheet-margins, 1', 3', and 5' signed Kilian (and others), OG, NH, VF

53-65 (B1-13) 1915 ½d on 3pf - 5' on 5M Yacht set overprinted "C.E.F." and surcharged, cplt (13), only 1900 issued of the high values, relatively few of which were used, complete set canceled at Duala, with Gibbs certificate for complete set that these shilling values are from, several pence values are signed Kosack, VF

63 (B11) 1915 2' on 2M blue Kaiser’s Yacht overprinted "C.E.F.", only 1900 issued, less than 5% were used, so it is vastly undercatalogued, perfectly centered, light "Duala" cds, F-VF, with Brandon certificate

65 (B13) 1915 5' on 5M slate and carmine Kaiser's Yacht overprinted "C.E.F." (SG Type 1), only 1900 issued, of which probably less than 5% were used, left-hand sheet-margin example with "Duala *b" cancel, VF, with BPA certificate

3 (11) 1866 5¢ rose Q Victoria, wmkd CC, imperf, four margins, ex-Eddy Gilbert and Wellborn (pictured in his landmark book!), a fabulous rarity!, unused, VF, with VG Greene Foundation certificate

10 (30) 1868 10¢ on 3d lake Seal of British Columbia, surcharged SG Type 6 in blue, wmkd CC, perf 14, scarce, a "key" value, OG, HR, F-VF