1 (1) 1851 3d red Beaver on laid paper, imperf, fine
British Colony Public Auction # 143 - Day 1
By: COLONIAL STAMP CO.
Enchères Actives
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.
Sale Terms
Showing 1 - 25 of 36
Price: $ 220.00
Price: $ 280.00
Lot #241 - Canada
4 var (18) 1857 3d red Beaver, on machine-made wove paper, imperf, four full margins, centered 6-ring black target cancel, VF
Price: $ 190.00
Lot #242 - Canada
5 (9) 1852 6d slate-violet Prince Albert on handmade wove paper, imperf, an astonishing example with massive margins and bearing a light RED straight-line "PAID" cancel, a gold-medal caliber example, signed Bloch, SUPERB, with Friedl certificate
Price: $ 3,000.00
Lot #243 - Canada
5b (10) 1852 6d greenish grey Prince Albert on handmade wove paper, imperf, exceptionally large margins, showing a portion of adjoining copy at top, light centered black 7-ring target cancel, a gem!, SUPERB, with RPSL certificate
Price: $ 2,800.00
Lot #244 - Canada
7 var (15) 1852-57 10d blue to deep blue Cartier on thin handmade wove paper, imperf, four full margins, light cancel, VF
Price: $ 840.00
Lot #245 - Canada
10 (23) 1857 6d reddish purple Prince Albert on very thick soft wove paper, imperf, four margins, 4-ring target cancel, fine
Price: $ 740.00
Lot #246 - Canada
12 (26) 1859 3d red Beaver, on machine-made wove paper, perf 11¾, an exceptionally rare well centered example (of this otherwise notoriously poorly centered stamp!), centered black 7-ring target cancel, SUPERB
Price: $ 1,300.00
Lot #247 - Canada
22a (55b) 1868 1¢ brown red Large Queen, Ottawa ptg on Bothwell paper with VARIETY - inverted "UTH" of "CLUTHA MILLS" papermakers watermark, well centered, rich color, scarce, OG,HR, F-VF, with RPSL certificate
Price: $ 1,160.00
Lot #248 - Canada
31 (55a) 1868 1¢ red-brown Large Queen on laid paper, perf 12, light cds, a very rare stamp, F-VF, with V.G. Greene Foundation certificate
Price: $ 2,200.00
Lot #249 - Canada
37d (79a) 1870 3¢ Indian red Small Queen, Ottawa printing, VARIETY - perf 12½, exceptionally well centered, lightly canceled, rare thus, XF, with Philatelic Foundation certificate
Price: $ 2,200.00
Lot #250 - Canada
50-60 (121//134) 1897 ½¢-50¢ Q Victoria Jubilees, perf 12, cplt (11), OG, HR, F-VF
Price: $ 290.00
Lot #251 - Canada
53 (126) 1897 3¢ bright rose Q Victoria Jubilee, perf 12, exceptional centering, huge "jumbo" margined example, OG, VLH, SUPERB
Price: $ 180.00
Lot #252 - Canada
57 var (Canada Specialized 57i) (131 var) 1897 10¢ purple Q Victoria Jubilee, VARIETY - major re-entry position no. 5, massive, perfectly centered jumbo margins, rich color, a gem, OG,VLH, SUPERB, with V.G. Greene Foundation certificate
Price: $ 1,120.00
Lot #253 - Canada
61 (136) 1897 $1 lake Q Victoria Jubilee, perf 12, vivid rich deep color, OG, NH, F-VF
Price: $ 880.00
Lot #254 - Canada
61 (136) 1897 $1 lake Q Victoria Jubilee, perf 12, exceptionally well centered, rich color, a gem!, OG,LH, SUPERB, with V.G. Green Foundation certificate
Price: $ 1,000.00
Lot #255 - Canada
61 (136) 1897 $1 lake Q Victoria Jubilee, perf 12, rich deep color, choice "socked-on-the-nose" Toronto cds, nicely centered, F-VF, with Brandon certificate
Price: $ 290.00
Lot #256 - Canada
62 (137) 1897 $2 deep violet Q Victoria Jubilee, an exceptional example with large perfectly centered margins, OG,VLH, SUPERB, with Brandon certificate
Price: $ 1,400.00
Lot #257 - Canada
63 (138) 1897 $3 bistre Q Victoria Jubilee, 13,500 ptd, a remarkable example with large margins, rich color, choice, OG,VLH, XF, with RPSL certificate
Price: $ 1,500.00
Lot #258 - Canada
64 (139) 1897 $4 violet Q Victoria Jubilee, perf 12, 14,500 printed, vivid color, OG, NH, F-VF, with Philatelic Foundation certificate
Price: $ 1,400.00
Lot #259 - Canada
64 (139) 1897 $4 violet Q Victoria Jubilee, perf 12, 14,500 ptd, a choice, perfectly centered example with large balanced margins, OG,VLH, SUPERB, with The Greene Foundation certificate
Price: $ 2,100.00
Lot #260 - Canada
64 (139) 1897 $4 violet Q Victoria Jubilee, perf 12, 14,500 printed, remarkably well centered, rich color, light cds, SUPERB
Price: $ 740.00
Lot #261 - Canada
65 (140) 1897 $5 olive-green Q Victoria Jubilee, perf 12, 15,500 printed, rich vivid color, perfectly centered within large jumbo margins, OG, VLH, SUPERB, with RPSL certificate
Price: $ 2,200.00
Lot #262 - Canada
66-73 (141//149) 1897-98 ½¢-10¢ Q Victoria Maple Leaves, perf 12, cplt (8), OG, LH, VF
Price: $ 190.00
Lot #263 - Canada
74-84 (150//165) 1898-1902 ½¢-20¢ Q Victoria numeral issue, cplt (11), unusually fresh with vibrant colors, all very well centered, "hand-picked", OG,LH, SUPERB
Price: $ 460.00
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