British Colony Public Auction # 143 - Day 1

95a (89h) 1930 2'6d grey-black and pale orange-vermilion on grey-blue K George V on chalk-surfaced paper, wmkd Script CA, very rare mint as the majority of this printing was used fiscally, perfectly centered, OG,VLH, SUPERB

57a (53a) 1897 1d on 3' black and sea-green Arms of the Protectorate surcharged "ONE PENNY" SG Type 9 in red, wmkd CC, perf 14, block of nine (rows 3, 4, 5 pos 1-3 each row) with center stamp ERROR - "PNNEY" (row 4, pos 2) mint NH, less than 5 recorded in blocks of nine, fresh and bright colors, ex-County Collection, rarely offered, SUPERB, with Brandon certificate

66 var (64w) 1903-04 4' dull and bright purple K Edward VII, VARIETY - wmk CC inverted, perf 14, OG, VLH, F-VF

6 (9) 1852 1¢ black on magenta Ship and Motto of Colony, surface colored paper, locally printed, imperf, four full margins, light "Demerara" cds, rare, F-VF

9d (13) 1857 1¢ brownish red Seal of the Colony, partial white line above value, SG Type A value tablet ("O" large and 1mm from left corner), imperf, four margins, light cancel, VF-S, with BPA certificate

10b (20) 1855 4¢ pale blue Seal of the Colony, white line above value, unwmkd, imperf, four full, clear, margins, unused, F-VF

18 (29) 1860-63 1¢ pale rose Seal of the Colony, thick paper, perf 12, a great mint rarity - very seldom seen at all!, large part OG, F-VF

69a (104) 1867 48¢ crimson Seal of the Colony, medium paper, unwmkd, perf 10, rich color, exceptionally well centered -- rare thus!, OG,LH, SUPERB

87 (146) 1878 (2¢) on 8¢ rose Seal of the Colony overprinted "OFFICIAL", provisional with two horizontal bars and one vertical, seriously undercatalogued, it was missing from the Ferrari collection, unused, F-VF

127A (188a) 1888 $4 green Seal of the Colony overprinted "INLAND REVENUE" and surcharged with large "4" (3½mm) Type II (SG Type b), only 188 issued, a significant portion of which were subsequently overprinted to create the common 1¢ provisional, a notoriously scarce and vastly undercatalogued stamp, seldom seen, with BPA certificate for the horizontal pair that this is from, OG, HR, VF

171 (251) 1905 $2.40 green and violet Seal of the Colony overprinted "POSTAGE AND REVENUE", wmkd MCA, perf 14, extremely scarce and undercatalogued used, rarely offered, light "Georgetown" cds, VF

O9 (O9) 1877 6¢ brown Seal of the Colony, overprinted "OFFICIAL", the rare key value to the set, seldom seen, well centered, signed Giess and others, OG, LH, VF