1 (1) 1862 2¢ brown Q Victoria, unwmkd, perf 14, well centered, blue "B 62" cancel, VF
Auction #130 - Public Auction
By: COLONIAL STAMP CO.
COLONIAL STAMP CO. Auction #130 - Public Auction
We welcome you to our exciting first Public Auction of 2019
Packed with great material, including a portion of the exceptional Roy Sass specialized Australia collection featuring some amazing assemblages of North West Pacific Islands.
British African “gems” include: Bechuanaland 2d overprint in green; an ancient British Central Africa £25 from 1895; Kenya & Uganda’s 50R – mint with script CA wmk; Uganda typewritten 20¢-100¢ - including some “V. R.”s and many Togo overprints highlighted by a 1M first setting.
British West Indies “nuggets” feature a used “Cotton Reel” from British Guiana 1850 12¢ blue and a Trinidad 1857 (1d) rose-red, mint.
British Asia has a few “pearls” such as a Selangor 1897 $25 postally used plus a Perak #1, used. Ceylon brings an 1860 1/- slate-purple – perf 13x13.
British Europe “shines” with superb Q Victoria Great Britain. Used: an 1878 10/- (Plate 1) and an 1882 £1; mint: an 1867 5/- plus Officials. The “Kings” are also well represented.
British North America “sparkles” with superb Canada QV Jubilees ($3 never hindged!) and an early used Newfoundland 1857 2¢ scarlet-vermilion and a mint 1860 6¢ orange-vermilion.
But the “jewels” of this Public Auction lie in Oceania! Australia features nine mint £2 Kangaroos; rare Postage Dues – including a 1907 4d dull green perf 11. There is a wonderful 1871 Fiji Times Express 9d mint and seven New Zealand “O.P.S.O.”s plus a Papua 1909 6d perf 12½ mint and Samoa 1/- on 1M “G.R.I.” also mint. That said, North West Pacific Islands features all three sets of “S”s (Types a-c) including the elusive 5/- (this took many years to form – I know as I helped Roy build it!), plus the rare £1 – 38 (118), mint.
P.S. if you do not find all you are looking for (! ? !) here, we encourage you to visit our web site (www.ColonialStamps.com) as we have put up the first few million dollars of our retail stock, with more to follow. There is sure to be something of interest, plus “want lists” are always welcome for us to fill from our 50 volumes of stock – mint and used, by Scott and Stanley Gibbons, and all available as “singles”.
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Lot #534 - Hong Kong
3 (3) 1862 12¢ pale greenish blue Q Victoria, unwmkd, perf 14, fresh, OG,VLH, VF
Lot #535 - Hong Kong
6 (6) 1862 48¢ rose Q Victoria, unwmkd, with light blue "B62" bar oval cancel, F-VF
Lot #536 - Hong Kong
35A (P1) 1879 3¢ on 16¢ yellow Q Victoria Postcard stamp, surcharged SG Type P1 on SG 22 specifically for postcard use, wmkd CC, perf 14, barred-oval cancel, F-VF
Lot #537 - Hong Kong
1883 Feb 15 Treaty Port cover to China from U.S., franked with 10¢ brown (Sc 187) and tied with "New York" cds on front, with "San Francisco", "Hong Kong" transits and "Amoy" Ap 2, '83 receiver on back, very scarce, item of incoming mail, VF
Lot #538 - Hong Kong
37, 39, 41, 45, 46, 48 (56-61) 1900-01 2¢-30¢ Q Victoria, wmkd CA, perf 14, cplt (6) including the scarce 12¢, which saw very little usage, lightly canceled, F-VF
Lot #539 - Hong Kong
45 (59) 1903 Dec 12 cover to U.S. franked with 10¢ Q Victoria and tied with "Victoria" cds addressed to Wells Fargo Co with "Jan 8, 1904" purple 5-line Wells Fargo Co receiver on front, 2 San Francisco post office transit machine cancels on back, very scarce usage and receiver, minor flap tear, otherwise, VF
Lot #540 - Hong Kong
46 (60) 1901 12¢ blue Q Victoria, wmkd CA, perf 14, surprisingly rare and undercatalogued used as it was one of the last Victorian stamps issued and saw comparatively little usage, light "Shanghai" cds, F-VF
Lot #541 - Hong Kong
52, 54, 56 (45-47) 1891 20¢ on 30¢-$1 on 96¢ Q Victoria, wmkd CA, perf 14, cplt (3) per Stanley Gibbons, the $1 on 96¢ is a significantly scarce and undercatalogued stamp, with BPA certificate for the high value, OG,LH, F-VF
Lot #542 - Hong Kong
54 (46) 1891 50¢ on 48¢ dull purple Q Victoria surcharged, wmkd CA, perf 14, the scarce re-valued overprint, undercatalogued, XF
Lot #543 - Hong Kong
56 (47) 1891 $1 surcharged on 96¢ purple on red Q Victoria, SG Type 10 surcharge, wmkd CA, perf 14, scarce and undercatalogued as most were later overprinted to create the more common provisional, F-VF
Lot #544 - Hong Kong
60 (F9) 1891 $5 on $10 purple on red Q Victoria Postal Fiscal with SG Type F6 surcharge, wmkd CA, perf 14, perfectly centered, rich fresh color, a gem!, OG,VLH, SUPERB
Lot #545 - Hong Kong
66 (51) 1891 2¢ carmine Q Victoria with "1841 Hong Kong JUBILEE 1891" overprint (Yang no. C1), only on sale for 3 days, fresh, OG,HR, fine
Lot #546 - Hong Kong
82 (73) 1903 $2 slate and scarlet K Edward VII, wmkd CA, perf 14, OG,VLH, VF
Lot #547 - Hong Kong
84 (75) 1903 $5 purple and blue-green K Edward VII, wmkd CA, perf 14, OG, VLH, VF
Lot #548 - Hong Kong
86-108 (77-99) 1904-11 1¢-$10 K Edward VII, wmkd MCA, cplt (23), scarce, OG,VLH, F-VF
Lot #549 - Hong Kong
105 (99) 1910 $2 carmine-red and black K Edward VII on chalk-surfaced paper, wmkd MCA, perf 14, light "Hong Kong" double-circle cds, VF
Lot #550 - Hong Kong
106 (88) 1905 $3 slate and dull blue K Edward VII on chalk-surfaced paper, wmkd MCA, perf 14, nice "Hong Kong" cds, VF
Lot #551 - Hong Kong
107 (89) 1905 $5 purple and blue-green K Edward VII on chalk-surfaced paper, wmkd MCA, perf 14, used, VF
Lot #552 - Hong Kong
109-24, 128 (100-116) 1912-21 1¢-$10 K George V, wmkd MCA, perf 14, cplt (17) with both Types of the 25¢, the $10 is mint is especially undercatalogued as a very high proportion were used!, OG, HR, F-VF
Lot #553 - Hong Kong
119b (111b) 1917 50¢ black K George V on blue-green, olive back, wmkd MCA, the majority of this scarce printing received the "CHINA" overprint, well centered, rare, OG,VLH, F-VF, with BPA certificate
Lot #554 - Hong Kong
123a (115b) 1917 $5 green and red K George V on blue-green, olive back, wmkd MCA, perf 14, the majority of this scarce printing received the "CHINA" overprint, right-hand sheet-margin example, OG, VLH, VF, with BPA certificate
Lot #555 - Hong Kong
125-27 (106a, 111a, 115a) 1914 12¢, 50¢ and $5 K George V, wmkd MCA, surface-colored paper (whitebacks), cplt (3), undercatalogued, perfectly centered, OG,HR, SUPERB
Lot #556 - Hong Kong
129-46 (117-32) 1921-37 1¢-$5 K George V, wmkd Script CA, cplt (18), the high values, particularly the $5, are undercatalogued mint as they saw a high percentage of postal use, OG, LH, F-VF
Lot #557 - Hong Kong
163, 163 var (155, 155a) 1938 $1 dull lilac and blue K George VI on chalk-surfaced paper, wmkd MSCA, perf 14, complete right-hand pane of 50 (control "Z") including VARIETY - short right leg to "R" (right pane row 7, pos 3), scarce, well centered, OG,NH, F-VF
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