63 (66) 1910 2' purple and blue on blue K Edward VII, wmkd MCA, perf 14, with very rare "PRESTEA" double-ring cds, of which very few examples are known!, VF
British Colony Public Auction # 143 - Day 1
By: COLONIAL STAMP CO.
COLONIAL STAMP CO. British Colony Public Auction # 143 - Day 1
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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Lot #403 - gold coast
64 (67) 1911 2'6d black and red on blue K Edward VII, wmkd MCA, perf 14, very rare and considerably undercatalogued used stamp given what actually appears on the market, seldom seen used, easily 20-30 times more difficult than its mint counterpart, light "Tapoua" village cancel, SUPERB, with RPSL certificate
Lot #404 - gold coast
65 (68) 1913 5' green and red on yellow K Edward VII on chalk-surfaced paper, wmkd MCA, perf 14, extremely rare and undercatalogued used, issued in 1913 by October of which it had already been replaced by the K George V 5', as such it saw very little postal usage and is hardly ever seen which accounts for its appearance on most advanced serious want lists, tied to piece by "Secoondi" cds, rare, SUPERB, with RPSL certificate
Lot #405 - gold coast
73a, 75c, 76a, 77a, 78a, (77e, 79e, 80b, 81a, 82f) 1921 3d-5' K George V, wmkd CA, perf 14, Die II, cplt (5), deceptively scarce and certainly undercatalogued, especially the 2' most of which seem to have been used!, OG,HR, F-VF
Lot #406 - gold coast
76a (80b) 1921 2' purple and blue on blue K George V Die II, wmkd MCA, a scarce and undervalued stamp (most were used), perfectly centered, scarce, OG,LH, SUPERB
Lot #407 - gold coast
80 (84) 1916 20' purple and black on red K George V on chalk-surfaced paper, wmkd MCA, perf 14, OG, NH, VF
Lot #408 - gold coast
94 (100) 1921 15' dull purple and green K George V, Die I, wmkd Script CA, perf 14, exceptionally rare and undercatalogued used, F-VF
Lot #409 - gold coast
94a (100a) 1921 15' dull purple and green K George V, Die II, wmkd Script CA, perf 14, fresh, scarce, OG,NH, F-VF
Lot #410 - gold coast
94a (100a) 1924 15' dull purple and green K George V, Die II, wmkd Script CA, perf 14, very rare and undercatalogued used!, light "Accra" cds, SUPERB
Lot #411 - gold coast
95 (102) 1921 £2 green and orange K George V, Die I, wmkd Script CA, perf 14, exceptionally rare and undercatalogued used, vivid rich color, attractive "Accra" cds, VF
Lot #412 - gold coast
J1 (D1) 1923 ½d black Postage Due, wmkd Script CA, perf 14, extremely scarce and significantly undercatalogued used, lightly canceled, VF
Lot #413 - Grenada
2b (3a) 1862 6d lake-red Q Victoria, unwmkd, wove paper, perf 11-12½, very seldom seen, OG-HR, F-VF
Lot #414 - Grenada
5i (7) 1866 6d orange-red Q Victoria, wmkd Small Star, rough perf 14 to 16, remarkably well centered, unused, SUPERB
Lot #415 - Grenada
11 (13) 1875 1' deep mauve Q Victoria overprinted, wmkd Large Star, perf 14, OG-HR, F-VF
Lot #416 - Grenada
16 (27) 1883 1d orange Q Victoria with green surcharge, wmkd Small Star, perf 14½, OG-HR, XF
Lot #417 - Grenada
33 (41a) 1888-91 4d on 2' orange Q Victoria revenue stamp, wmkd Small Star, perf 14, surcharged "4d POSTAGE" (SG Type 16), VARIETY - upright "d" (row 5, pos 6), rare as it occurred only once in each pane of 60 (of SG 41), a very difficult stamp, quite undercatalogued, OG, VLH, VF-S
Lot #418 - Grenada
48-57 (57-66) 1902 ½d-10' K Edward VII, wmkd CA, perf 14, cplt (10), perfectly centered, OG, VLH, SUPERB
Lot #419 - Grenada
58-67 (67-76) 1904-06 ½d-10' K Edward VII, wmkd MCA, perf 14, cplt (10), quite scarce, seldom seen, undercatalogued, OG, LH, VF
Lot #420 - Grenada
78 (83) 1908 10' green and red on green Badge of the Colony, wmkd CA, perf 14, left sheet-margin single, attractively tied by "G.P.O. Grenada" cds to piece, quite rare and undercatalogued used, F-VF
Lot #421 - Grenada
142a (163c) 1943 10' slate-blue and bright carmine K George VI Badge of the Colony, wmkd MCA, perf 12, narrow (wet) printing, scarce as only 780 were printed, a "key" value, OG, LH, VF, with RPSL certificate
Lot #422 - Grenada
J4-7 (D4-7) 1892 1d on 6d-2d on 8d Q Victoria Postage Dues, cplt (4), an incredibly rare set, nearly impossible to find, massively undercatalogued, of the 2d on 8d, Herendeen noted that less than 10 mint examples exist, this is only the fourth set we have had in 50 years!, ex-Boucher & Foxley (Freeland), OG, LH, F-VF
Lot #423 - griqualand west
1 (1) 1874 1d on 4d blue Cape of Good Hope (with outer frame-line), wmkd CC, perf 14, surcharged "1d" in dark red manuscript by the Kimberley postmaster, horizontal bend with fresh appearance, rare, OG, HR, F-VF
Lot #424 - griqualand west
80 (11i) 1878 1d carmine-red Hope overprinted "G" SG Type 14 (Scott Type r) in black, only occurred once per pane, thus quite scarce and undercatalogued, OG, LH, F-VF
Lot #425 - Hong Kong
7 (7) 1862 96¢ brownish grey Q Victoria, unwmkd, perf 14, blue numeral "B 62" cancel, F-VF
Lot #426 - Hong Kong
21a var (17w) 1863-71 48¢ pale rose Q Victoria, VARIETY - wmk CC inverted, perf 14, quite scarce as very few sheets were printed, rich fresh color, OG, HR, F-VF




























