124 (212) 1891 £1 green Q Victoria, wmkd Three Crowns, perf 14, very well centered, fresh rich color, light cds, a choice example, signed Braun, XF
British Colony Public Auction # 143 - Day 1
By: COLONIAL STAMP CO.
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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 #27 - Great Britain
141 (265) 1902 10' ultramarine K Edward VII on ordinary paper, De La Rue printing, wmkd Anchor, perf 14, vivid color, well centered, OG,NH, VF
Price: $ 2,000.00
Lot #28 - Great Britain
142 (266) 1902 £1 dull blue-green K Edward VII, De La Rue printing, wmkd Three Imperial Crowns, perf 14, very well centered, OG,VLH, SUPERB, with Pinchot certificate
Price: $ 880.00
Lot #29 - Great Britain
142b (320) 1911 £1 deep green K Edward VII on ordinary paper, Somerset House printing, wmkd Three Crowns, perf 14, OG, HR, SUPERB
Price: $ 840.00
Lot #30 - Great Britain
174 (401) 1913 5' rose-carmine K George V Sea Horses, Waterlow ptg, wmkd "GvR" Single Cypher, perf 11x12, perfectly centered, OG,LH, SUPERB
Price: $ 210.00
Lot #31 - Great Britain
175 (402) 1913 10' indigo-blue K George V Sea Horses, Waterlow printing, wmkd "GvR" Single Cypher, perf 11x12, OG,NH, SUPERB
Price: $ 1,500.00
Lot #32 - Great Britain
176 (403) 1913 £1 green K George V Sea Horses, Waterlow printing, wmkd "GvR" Single Cypher, perf 11x12, vivid color, a perfectly centered gem example, OG,NH, SUPERB
Price: $ 1,500.00
Lot #33 - Great Britain
176 (403) 1913 £1 deep green K George V Sea Horses, Waterlow printing, wmkd "GvR" Single Cypher, perf 11x12, OG, VLH, VF
Price: $ 1,040.00
Lot #34 - Great Britain
176a (404) 1913 £1 dull blue-green K George V Sea Horses, wmkd Singly Cypher, perf 11x12, Waterlow printing, a popular and much sought after stamp, undercatalogued, a choice, perfectly centered example!, OG, HR, SUPERB
Price: $ 1,120.00
Lot #35 - Great Britain
177-78 vars (397Wi-98Wi) 1913 ½d-1d K George V coils, VARIETY - wmk Royal Cypher (Multiple) inverted, perf 15x14, cplt (2), rare vareties of what is in our opinion probably the most undercatalogued basic 20th century GB set, needed by many and usually absent from any collection, unpriced used in Stanley Gibbons!, light cancels, SUPERB
Price: $ 1,000.00
Lot #36 - Great Britain
209 (438) 1929 £1 black Postal Union Congress (St. George and the Dragon), an attractive and popular stamp, perfectly centered, vivid color, a gem, OG,NH, SUPERB
Price: $ 680.00
Lot #37 - Great Britain
209 (438) 1929 £1 black Postal Union Congress (St. George and the Dragon), wmkd Crown GvR, perf 12, an attractive and popular stamp, nicely centered, light cds, VF-S
Price: $ 250.00
Lot #38 - Great Britain
O15 (O16) 1892 £1 green Q Victoria overprinted I.R. OFFICIAL, a remarkable, perfectly centered example, rich color, light "Aberdeen" cds, a real gem!, SUPERB, with RPSL certificate
Price: $ 1,200.00
Lot #39 - Great Britain
O29 (O63) 1883 9d dull green Q Victoria Official overprinted GOVT PARCELS, perfectly centered, choice cancel, SUPERB, with BPA certificate
Price: $ 1,200.00
Lot #40 - Great Britain
O29 var (O63 var) 1883 9d dull green Q Victoria overprinted GOVT PARCELS, VARIETY - SG Type O7 overprint with "P" of "PARCELS" spilt vertically, fresh color, ex-Alford, OG,LH, fine
Price: $ 1,200.00
Lot #41 - Great Britain
O39-43 (O74-78) 1902 1d-1' K Edward VII GOVT. PARCELS, wmkd Imperial Crown, perf 14, cplt (5), 1' with RPSL certificate, OG,HR, F-VF
Price: $ 1,200.00
Lot #42 - Great Britain
O39-43 (O74-78) 1902 1d-1' K Edward VII GOVT. PARCELS, wmkd Imperial Crown, perf 14, cplt (5), used, F-VF
Price: $ 190.00
Lot #43 - Great Britain
O43 (O78) 1902 1' dull green and carmine K Edward VII overprinted GOVT. PARCELS on medium wove paper, wmkd Crown, perf 14, OG, NH, SUPERB, with Sismondo certificate
Price: $ 1,300.00
Lot #44 - Great Britain
O53 (O40) 1903 10d dull purple and carmine K Edward VII O.W. OFFICIAL, 1344 printed but 1200 were officially destroyed leaving only 134 copies sold, lightly canceled, SUPERB, with Sismondo certificate
Price: $ 7,000.00
Lot #45 - Great Britain
O63-64 (O91-92) 1902 ½d-1d K Edward VII overprinted R.H. OFFICIAL, wmkd Imperial Crown, perf 14, cplt (2), OG,HR, fine
Price: $ 210.00
Lot #46 - Great Britain
O65 (O81) 1902 5d dull purple and blue Q Victoria Board of Education Official with SG Type O81 overprint, wmkd Imperial Crown, perf 14, light circular date stamp, well centered, VF, with Brandon certificate
Price: $ 620.00
Lot #47 - Great Britain
O66 (O82) 1902 1' green and carmine Q Victoria Board of Education Official, well centered, barred oval cancel, XF
Price: $ 2,200.00
Lot #48 - Great Britain
O70 (O86) 1904 5d dull purple and ultramarine K Edward VII Board of Education Official on ordinary paper, wmkd Imperial Crown, perf 14, an extremely rare stamp very seldom offered!, a remarkable, perfectly centered, lightly canceled example of this great rarity!, SUPERB, with BPA certificate
Price: $ 3,600.00
Lot #49 - Great Britain
O83 (O112) 1903 3d dull purple on orange-yellow K Edward VII ADMIRALTY OFFICIAL SG Type O11, wmkd Imperial Crown, perf 14, a difficult and seriously undercatalogued stamp, OG, VLH, F-VF, with Philatelic Foundation certificate
Price: $ 2,600.00
Lot #50 - Great Britain
O83 (O112) 1903 3d dull purple on orange-yellow K Edward VII overprinted ADMIRALTY OFFICIAL SG Type O11, wmkd Imperial Crown, perf 14, a difficult and seriously undercatalogued stamp, lightly canceled, F-VF, with Brandon certificate
Price: $ 500.00
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