19 (34) 1859-61 1' vermilion Britannia, imperf, full margins to touching at right, rich color, OG, LH, F-VF
British Colony Public Auction # 142 - Day 2
By: COLONIAL STAMP CO.
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Aug 29, 2025 America/Los_Angeles
COLONIAL STAMP CO. British Colony Public Auction # 142 - Day 2
Friday Aug 29, 2025 12:00 America/Los_Angeles
British Colony Public Auction # 142
Enclosed is our current auction in which you can bid, as usual, directly with us (“on the book”), through an agent, or you can bid live online at Auction.ColonialStamps.com. Be sure to register if you have not yet done so.
Our new catalogue includes the first portion of 2 major seven-figure collections estates,
Great Britain includes the rare 1½d 1860 unissued “rosy mauve” as we;; as higher £1 and £5 values, and a strong “Official: selection including a mint 5/- Q Victoria I. R. Official.
Australia and States with scarce material South Australia to the £5 and strong Officials Australia to £2 ”roo” and better Postage Dues with a 10/- green.
Difficult Brunei Japanese Occupation items, out standing Bushire Coronation issues – 7 values including the 2c.
Canada “Jubilees” to the $5. Rare Cook Islands provisionals and values to £5. Cyprus provisionals and £5. Falklands Islands with most of the major key and popular high values to £1. Fiji strong in early provisionals and Postage Dues. Gibraltar to £5. Labuan includes the rare mint $5 172 (141). Madagascar with 35 different values! Strong Malay States with values to $500 and rare Japanese Occupation issues including the complete “Malacca” box overprint set. Malta with the key 10/-. Major Mesopotamia (Baghdad) of 11 different values. Natal to mint £5 K Edward VII, a fine range of New Britain G.R.I. overprints and New Zealand has strong “Chalons” commencing with a used #1 and 14 different “O.P.S.O.s”. Rare North Borneo and North West Pacific Islands issues. Samoa “G.R.I.s” witn 1M, 3M and 5M values. Sierra Leone to the £5 Elephant, Togo British Occupation to the 1 mark. As usual a major Zanzibar provisional section.
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Showing 26 - 50 of 555
Lot #627 - Mauritius
23 (55) 1862 1' deep green Britannia, intermediate perf 14 to 16, unwmkd, light cancel, well centered, VF
Lot #628 - Mauritius
24-31 (46-53) 1860-63 1d-1' Q Victoria, unwmkd, perf 14, cplt (8), scarce, F-VF
Lot #629 - Mauritius
36 (63) 1863 6d dull violet Q Victoria, wmkd CC, perf 14, perfectly centered, OG,VLH, SUPERB
Lot #630 - Mauritius
38 (66) 1872 9d yellow-green Q Victoria, wmkd CC, perf 14, exceptionally difficult and undercatalogued, considering how seldom a used example is met with, well centered, numeral "B 53" cancel, very rare, VF
Lot #632 - Mauritius
46 (77) 1876 ½d on 10d maroon Q Victoria, locally surcharged, wmkd CC, perf 14, very rare and undercatalogued used, per Ibbotson it was only in use from the end of January until April (3 months!), with numeral "B 53" cancel, F-VF
Lot #633 - Mauritius
59-67 (92-100) 1879-80 2¢-2.50R Q Victoria, wmkd CC, perf 14, cplt (9), 13¢ and 38¢ are especially difficult, 25¢ almost impossible to find mint, OG, LH, F-VF
Lot #634 - Mauritius
59-67 (92-100) 1879-80 2¢-2.50R Q Victoria, wmkd CC, cplt (9), 13¢ and 38¢ are very rare and undercatalogued used, F-VF
Lot #635 - Mauritius
65 (98) 1880 38¢ bright purple Q Victoria, wmkd CC, bright color, light cds, very rare and considerably undercatalogued used, fine
Lot #636 - Mauritius
78 (114) 1883 16¢ on 17¢ rose Q Victoria, wmkd CA, perf 14, with provisional overprint SG Type 28a, exceptionally rare and grossly undercatalogued as only a few occurred in the original setting with the two more common types, very difficult and challenging, very seldom offered, fresh, OG,HR, F-VF
Lot #637 - Mauritius
83a (116b) 1886 2¢ on 38¢ bright blue Q Victoria surcharged SG Type 30 locally, wmkd CC, perf 14, VARIETY - surcharged inverted, scarce, OG, HR, VF-S
Lot #638 - Mauritius
84 (117) 1887 2¢ on 13¢ slate Q Victoria surcharged SG Type 31 in red, local printing, as there was little call for this provisional, only 100 were sold over the Post Office counter, such few used examples emanated from these sales and the mint balance of this stamp was later sold by the Crown Agents to dealers in London, a significant used rarity, with "B 53" cancel, F-VF, with RPSL certificate
Lot #639 - Mauritius
84a (117a) 1887 2¢ on 13¢ slate Q Victoria, local surcharge SG Type 31 (Sc Type j) in red, ERROR - surcharge inverted, part OG, F-VF
Lot #640 - Mauritius
84a (117a) 1887 2¢ on 13¢ slate Q Victoria, local surcharge SG Type 31 (Sc Type j) in red, ERROR - surcharge inverted, well centered, used, signed, F-VF
Lot #641 - Mauritius
84a (117a) 1887 2¢ on 13¢ slate Q Victoria, local surcharge SG Type 31 (Sc Type j) in red, ERROR - surcharge inverted, lightly canceled, F-VF, with RPSL certificate
Lot #642 - Mauritius
86a (121b) 1891 2¢ on 38¢ bright purple Q Victoria surcharged SG Type 32, wmkd CC, perf 14, VARIETY - surcharge double, left wing-margin example, with light "B 53" cancel, VF
Lot #643 - Mauritius
86b (121c) 1891 2¢ on 38¢ bright purple Q Victoria surcharged SG Type 32, ERROR - surcharge double, one inverted, F-VF
Lot #644 - Mauritius
101 (144) 1902 5¢ dull purple and bright purple on buff Coat of Arms, wmkd CA, perf 14, astonishingly rare and vastly undercatalogued used as it was replaced after only 4 months!, perfectly centered, lightly canceled, SUPERB
Lot #645 - Mauritius
151 (195) 1910 10R green and carmine on green K Edward VII, wmkd MCA, perf 14, rarely offered as a single and as such - challenging!, quite undercatalogued used, perfectly centered, rich colors, light registry cancel, F-VF
Lot #646 - Mauritius
155 (200) 1920 50¢ dull pruple and black K George V on chalk-surfaced paper, wmkd MCA, perf 14, scarce and undercatalogued used, light "Vacos" cds, F-VF, with RPSL certificate
Lot #647 - Mauritius
199 (241) 10R 1924 green and red on emerald K George V, Die II, wmkd Script CA, perf 14, extremely rare and vastly undercatalogued used, VF
Lot #648 - Mauritius
200 (222) 1924 50R dull purple and green Coat of Arms, wmkd Script CA, perf 14, scarce, marvelous rich vivid color, choice centering, a gem!, with right sheet-margin, signed E. Diena, OG, NH, SUPERB
Lot #649 - Mauritius
E4a (E6b) 1904 15¢ grey-green Coat of Arms (without value in label) "EXPRESS DELIVERY (INLAND)" locally surcharged SG Type E3 (Scott Type SD4) in red, ERROR - surcharge double, scarce, OG, LH, F-VF, with Brandon certificate
Lot #650 - Mauritius
E4d (E6c) 1904 15¢ grey-green Coat of Arms "EXPRESS DELIVERY" surcharge in red, ERROR - surcharge double, one "LNIAND", elusive and undercatalogued, light cds, very rare, VF, with RPSL certificate
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