53 (54) 1890 ½d vermilion Q Victoria of Great Britain, overprinted "Protectorate" (SG Type 16) 15mm long, rare and undercatalogued as only a few sheets were printed, this stamp is difficult to locate as this was an essay overprint that was pressed into service during a stamp shortage, OG,VLH, F-VF
British Colony Public Auction # 143 - Day 1
By: COLONIAL STAMP CO.
Aste Attive
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.
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Price: $ 280.00
Lot #153 - bechuanaland
53 (54) 1890 ½d vermilion Q Victoria of Great Britain, overprinted "Protectorate" (SG Type 16) 15mm long, rare and undercatalogued as only a few sheets were printed, this stamp is difficult to locate as this was an essay overprint that was pressed into service during a stamp shortage, in addition to which it bears a strike of the scarce "KANYE" Bechuanaland cds, SUPERB
Price: $ 920.00
Lot #154 - bechuanaland
55 (47) 1888 2' green and black Q Victoria overprinted "Protectorate" SG Type 13, wmkd Script VR (sideways), perf 13½, OG-HR, F-VF
Price: $ 320.00
Lot #155 - bechuanaland
56 (48) 1888 2'6d green and black Q Victoria overprinted "Protectorate" SG Type 12, wmkd Script VR (sideways), perf 13½, OG-HR, F-VF
Price: $ 290.00
Lot #156 - bechuanaland
56 (48) 1888 2'6d green and black Q Victoria overprinted "Protectorate" SG Type 12, wmkd Script VR (sideways), perf 13½, used examples are vastly rare (1 to 10 at least), seldom ever offered, as such significantly undercatalogued!, F-VF
Price: $ 1,080.00
Lot #157 - bechuanaland
57 (49) 1888 5' green and black Q Victoria overprinted "Protectorate" SG Type 13, wmkd Script VR (sideways), perf 13½, OG-HR, VF
Price: $ 660.00
Lot #158 - bechuanaland
64 (44) 1888 4d on 4d lilac and black Q Victoria, overprinted "Protectorate" SG Type 12, black surcharge SG Type 13, a very scarce key and significantly undercatalogued stamp, OG-HR, F-VF
Price: $ 460.00
Lot #159 - bechuanaland
64 (44) 1888 4d on 4d lilac and black Q Victoria, overprinted "Protectorate", black surcharge, a very scarce key and significantly undercatalogued stamp, light "Vryburg" cds, F-VF
Price: $ 500.00
Lot #160 - bechuanaland
92-93 (83-84) 1914-15 2'6d-5' K George V Sea Horses of Great Britain overprinted "BECHUANALAND PROTECTORATE" SG Type 21 by Waterlow, wmkd Single Cypher, perf 11x12, cplt (2), scarce used, VF
Price: $ 640.00
Lot #161 - bechuanaland
92a, 93a (86, 87) 1917-19 2'6d-5' K George V Sea Horses of Great Britain overprinted SG Type 21, de la Rue printing, each with "Francistown" cds, F-VF
Price: $ 660.00
Lot #162 - bechuanaland
92b (86) 1917 2'6d sepia K George V Sea Horses, De La Rue printing, overprinted SG Type 1, scarce and undercatalogued used (the normal ratio is 10 or 20 to 1 against used!), lightly canceled, VF
Price: $ 220.00
Lot #163 - bechuanaland
95 (89) 1920 5' rose-red K George V Sea Horses overprinted SG Type 21, Bradbury Wilkinson printing, scarce and undercatalogued used, light double-ring cds, VF
Price: $ 270.00
Lot #164 - bechuanaland
105-16 (99-110) 1932 ½d-10' K George V and Cattle drinking, wmkd Script CA, perf 14, cplt (12), a remarkably centered, hand-picked set!, OG, VLH, SUPERB
Price: $ 500.00
Lot #165 - bechuanaland
105-16 (99-110) 1932 ½d-10' K George V and Cattle drinking, wmkd Script CA, perf 14, cplt (12), scarce used, lightly canceled, F-VF
Price: $ 250.00
Lot #166 - bechuanaland
AR1 (F1) 1910 6d black and brown-orange K Edward VII of Transvaal Postal Fiscal overprinted, only 1500 printed, scarce and undercatalogued, OG,LH, VF
Price: $ 200.00
Lot #167 - bechuanaland
AR1 (F1) 1910 6d black and brown-orange K Edward VII of Transvaal Postal Fiscal overprinted, only 1500 printed, and less than 150 were postally used, as such both rare and undercatalogued, with "Lobatsi" cds, F-VF
Price: $ 560.00
Lot #168 - bechuanaland
AR3a (F3a) 1921 1d scarlet K George V of South Africa overprinted "Bechuanaland Protectorate." (SG Type F3) Postal Fiscal, ERROR - overprint double, one albino, in top marginal block of four, vivid color, well centered, very scarce as only one pane of this error was printed, OG,NH, SUPERB
Price: $ 720.00
Lot #169 - bechuanaland
J1-3 (D1-3) 1926 ½d-2d Postage Dues of Great Britain overprinted "Bechuanaland Protectorate" SG Types D1 and D2, extremely scarce and undercatalogued as few were used, VF
Price: $ 400.00
Price: $ 240.00
Lot #171 - Bermuda
4 (6) 1865 6d dull purple Q Victoria, wmkd CC, perf 14, a very rare mint stamp, the centering is as usually seen, OG, HR, F-VF
Price: $ 740.00
Lot #172 - Bermuda
12 (13) 1874 3d on 1' green Q Victoria provisional, SG Type 6 surcharge, wmkd CC, perf 14, OG, HR, F-VF
Price: $ 920.00
Lot #173 - Bermuda
13-15 (15-17) 1875 1d on 2d-1d on 1' Q Victoria, surcharged "One Penny." SG Type 8, 1d on 2d is signed Richter, OG, HR, F-VF
Price: $ 620.00
Lot #174 - Bermuda
14 (16) 1875 1d on 3d yellow-buff Q Victoria provisional, SG Type 8 "One Penny." surcharge (only 12,000 ptd), wmkd CC, perf 14, fresh, rich color, OG, LH, F-VF
Price: $ 190.00
Lot #175 - Bermuda
40-54 (44-55) 1910-25 ¼d-£1 Caravel and K George V Keyplates, wmkd MCA, perf 14, cplt (15), a choice perfectly centered set, rare thus, OG,VLH, SUPERB
Price: $ 660.00
Lot #176 - Bermuda
54 (55) 1918 £1 purple and black on red K George V, wmkd MCA, perf 14, vivid rich fresh color, OG,NH, XF
Price: $ 250.00
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