British Colony Public Auction # 143 - Day 1

52 (115) 1928 2½d on 2d purple-brown K George V South Georgia Provisional surcharge (SG Type 12), only 1179 surcharged, a scarce key stamp, seldom seen, undercatalogued, signed "T.A." (Thomas Allen - philatelic advisor to K George V), with photocopy of the BPA certificate for a block of four that this is the bottom-right example, OG, NH, VF

52 (115) 1928 2½d on 2d purple-brown K George V South Georgia Provisional surcharge (SG Type 12), only 1179 surcharged, a scarce key stamp, seldom seen, undercatalogued, especially used as it was only in use for 11 days!, lightly canceled, F-VF, with BPA certificate

65-76 (127-38) 1933 ½d-£1 Centenary set, wmkd Script CA, perf 12, cplt (12), only 3128 issued of high value, OG, LH, F-VF

74 (136) 1933 5' black and yellow King Penguin, wmkd MCA, perf 12, only 6221 issued, OG-HR, VF

75 (137) 1933 10' black and chestnut Coat of Arms, wmkd MCA, perf 12, only 3688 issued, top sheet-margin example, OG, NH, VF

76 (138) 1933 £1 rose and black K George V Centenary high value, wmkd MSCA, perf 12, only 3128 issued, one of the Empire's most beautiful and sought-after stamps, OG, NH, VF

84-96, 101-102 (146-163) 1938-49 ½d-£1 K George VI, wmkd Script CA, cplt (18) per Stanley Gibbons, OG, NH, F-VF

59-69 (104-14) 1903 ½d-£1 K Edward VII, wmkd CA, perf 14, cplt (11), OG, HR, F-VF

78 (124) 1912 £1 purple and black on red K Edward VII, wmkd MCA, perf 14, OG, NH, VF

91 (137) 1914 £1 purple and black on red K George V, Die I, wmkd MCA, perf 14, a rare perfectly centered example!, OG, NH, SUPERB

4 var (8w) 1874 6d blue Q Victoria embossed, VARIETY - wmkd CC inverted, imperf, four full margins, light "Gambia Paid" cds in red, VF-S

9a var footnoted (15Aw) 1880-81 4d brown Q Victoria embossed, wmkd CC sideways, VARIETY - Crown to left of CC, perf 14, rare, OG, LH, XF