British Colony Public Auction # 143 - Day 1

37, 39, 41, 45, 46, 48 (56-61) 1900-01 2¢-30¢ Q Victoria, wmkd CA, perf 14, cplt (6) including the scarce 12¢, which saw very little usage, lightly canceled, F-VF

56 (47) 1891 $1 surcharged on 96¢ purple on red Q Victoria, SG Type 10 surcharge, wmkd CA, perf 14, scarce and undercatalogued as most were later overprinted to create the more common provisional, VF

71-84 (62-75) 1903 1¢-$5 K Edward VII, wmkd CA, perf 14, cplt (14) to the $5, OG, VLH, VF

86-108 (77-99) 1904-11 1¢-$10 K Edward VII, wmkd MCA, cplt (23), scarce, OG,VLH, F-VF

108a (90b) 1906 $10 slate and orange on blue K Edward VII on chalk-surfaced paper, wmkd MCA, perf 14, very rare and undercatalogued used, light cds, the last example we offered sold for $3,500!, VF

119b (111b) 1917 50¢ black K George V on blue-green, olive back, wmkd MCA, the majority of this scarce printing received the "CHINA" overprint, OG,VLH, F-VF, with BPA certificate

129-46 (117-32) 1921-37 1¢-$5 K George V, wmkd Script CA, cplt (18), the high values, particularly the $5, are undercatalogued mint as they saw a high percentage of postal use, OG, LH, F-VF

798 a var (MS 906 var) (Yang YC91M) 1997 $5.00 Bauhinia flower and clouds souvenir sheet, ERROR - imperf, only one pane printed, very rare, OG, NH, F-VF

25 (65) 1865 8a carmine Q Victoria, SG Die I, wmkd Elephant's Head, perf 14, one of India's rarest and most elusive stamps, significantly undercatalogued, especially mint! part OG, F-VF

8 (10) 1939-46 ½a vermilion Maharawal Lakshman Singh, Die I (21x25½mm, turban 7½mm), perf 12, tied to piece, XF

37 (6) 1885 1R slate Q Victoria of India overprinted "JHIND STATE" SG Type 1 (9mm and 9½2mm), only 480 printed, undercatalogued, OG, VLH, F-VF

107 (78) 1927 5R ultramarine and violet K George V of India overprinted "JIND STATE" SG Type 4 in black, very rare and undercatalogued used, light double-ring cds, SUPERB