10 var (10 var) 1872 1' green Q Victoria, wmkd CC sideways, imperf proof in the issued color, fresh, rich color, OG,HR, VF
Auction #139 - Public Auction
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COLONIAL STAMP CO. Auction #139 - Public Auction
Great Britain and British Europe: Great Britain features a 1848 10d four margins mint embossed; 1855 4d blue paper, mint, the unusual 1½d rosy mauve [31(53a)], 1857 5/- rare, mint, Plate 1, 1874 5/- Plate 2, mint, £5 orange mint, £1 green mint Sea Horses; Cyprus has a 30pa on 1pi, rare mint, Gibraltar is virtually complete including a £5 mint..
British Africa: Bechuanaland 27(23c) the rare 2d on 2d green overprint; British Central Africa has a good selection; East Africa and Uganda has values to the 50R; Gold Coast features the £2 used; Kenya Uganda to the £100 (specimen); Madagascar large Consular Mail, 34 lots; Natal to the £5, mint and used; Sierra Leone Postal Fiscal to 2½d on 1½d, later to the £5, Wilberforce – 3 sets!; Togo includes rare second settings; major Zanzibar “2½” overprints and a very rare used 200R.
British Asia: Bangkok highlight is 20(23) 24¢ mint; India has the rarest perforated 8a 25 (65) with probably the choicest example extent!, 25R mint K Edward VII, Perak shows a $25 mint.
British North America: British Columbia & Vancouver Island features 3 (11) the “key” 5¢ rose imperf, mint, V.G. Greene Foundation cert; Newfoundland has a #2 used and a#7 mint; Canada has a range of choice classics, Jubilees, 50¢ violet “jumbo”, K Edward VII, etc.
British Oceania: Cook Islands has a few rarities; Niue has a large block; New Britain up to the 3/- on 3M, mint; New Zealand really shines with many classics and Officials – 80+ lots; North West Pacific Islands features rare large blocks and key values plus overprint errors.
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Lot #1476 - sierra leone
16 (21) 1876 4d blue Q Victoria, wmkd CC, perf 14, very rare mint as the majority of the printing was used postally, as such habitually undercatalogued!, a well centered example as well, OG, LH, SUPERB
Lot #1477 - sierra leone
34-46 (41-53) 1896-97 ½d-£1 Q Victoria Keyplates, wmkd CA, perf 14, cplt (13), £1 is signed E Diena, OG, NH, F-VF
Lot #1478 - sierra leone
34-46 (41-53) 1896-97 ½d-£1 Q Victoria Keyplates, wmkd CA, perf 14, cplt (13), OG, LH, F-VF
Lot #1479 - sierra leone
45 (52) 1896-97 5' green and carmine Q Victoria, wmkd CA, perf 14, quite rare used (it took me years to find a used example for the great Cooper collection!), undercatalogued, "Freetown"cds, ssigned, XF
Lot #1480 - sierra leone
46 (53) 1896 £1 purple on red Q Victoria, wmkd CA, perf 14, seldom offered as a single, quite scarce used, undercatalogued, perfectly centered, choice "Freetown" cds, SUPERB
Lot #1481 - sierra leone
48-51 (55-58) 1897 2½d on 3d dull purple and green Q Victoria Stamp Duty surcharged SG Types 8, 10-12, cplt (4), rare as only 148 were printed of Type 12, significantly undercatalogued, VF
Lot #1482 - sierra leone
52-55 (59-62) 1897 2½d on 6d dull purple and green Q Victoria Stamp Duty surcharged SG Types 8, 10-12, cplt (4) in bottom-right sheet-margin strip, rare as only 196 were printed of Type 12, undercatalogued, OG, NH, SUPERB
Lot #1483 - sierra leone
52-55 (59-62) 1897 2½d on 6d dull purple and green Q Victoria Stamp Duty surcharged SG Types 8, 10-12, cplt (4), rare as only 196 were printed of Type 12, undercatalogued, F-VF
Lot #1484 - sierra leone
55 (62) 1897 2½d on 6d dull purple and green Q Victoria Stamp Duty, Sc Type d (SG Type 12), only 196 printed, very scarce, fresh with rich color, a "GEM", OG,VLH, SUPERB
Lot #1485 - sierra leone
56, 58 (63, 66) 1897 2½d on 1' dull lilac Q Victoria Stamp Duty, horizontal pair, Sc type a and c (SG Type 8 and 11) surcharges, well centered with fresh color, each with crisp Freetown cds, only 284 ptd of Sc 58 (SG 66), VF
Lot #1486 - sierra leone
57 (65) 1897 2½d on 1' dull lilac Q Victoria Stamp Duty, Sc Type b (SG Type 10), wmkd CA over Crown, perf 14, quite scarce--only 142 printed, choice, perfectly centered, OG, VLH, SUPERB
Lot #1487 - sierra leone
58 (66) 1897 2½d on 1' dull lilac Q Victoria Stamp Duty, SG Type 11 (Scott Type c), rare and undercatalogued considering only 284 were printed, OG, VLH, VF, with Brandon certificate
Lot #1488 - sierra leone
58 (66) 1897 2½d on 1' dull lilac Q Victoria Stamp Duty, SG Type 11 (Scott Type c), wmkd CA over Crown, perf 14, rare and undercatalogued considering only 284 were printed, VF
Lot #1489 - sierra leone
59 (64) 1897 2½d on 1' dull lilac Q Victoria Stamp Duty, overprinted SG Type 9 (Sc Type e), wmkd CA over Crown, perf 14, only 71 printed, rare and undercatalogued, many of which lost their color and gum by immersion in sea water (or were used), OG, VLH, VF
Lot #1490 - sierra leone
60 (67) 1897 2½d on 2' dull lilac Q Victoria Stamp Duty, SG Type 8 (Scott Type a), wmkd CA over Crown, perf 14, only 176 printed, rare and undercatalogued, signed Roumet, OG, VLH, SUPERB
Lot #1491 - sierra leone
64-76, 79 (73-85) 1903 ½d-£1 K Edward VII, wmkd CA, perf 14, cplt (13) per Stanley Gibbons, a hand-picked set which is remarkably well centered throughout - it must have taken years to assemble!, OG,VLH, SUPERB
Lot #1492 - sierra leone
76 (85) 1903 £1 purple on red K Edward VII, wmkd CA, perfectly centered, fresh, rare never hinged!, OG,NH, SUPERB
Lot #1493 - sierra leone
76 (85) 1903 £1 purple on red K Edward VII, wmkd CA, perf 14, a remarkable, perfectly centered example!, OG, VLH, SUPERB
Lot #1494 - sierra leone
76 (85) 1903 £1 purple on red K Edward VII, wmkd CA, perf 14, an exceedingly difficult, and seldom seen, used stamp -- easily 20 times more rare than the mint, F-VF
Lot #1495 - sierra leone
89 (98) 1905 £1 purple on red K Edward VII, perf 14, wmkd MCA, perfectly centered, OG, NH, SUPERB
Lot #1496 - sierra leone
90-102 (99-111) 1907-12 ½d-£1 K Edward VII, wmkd MCA, perf 14, cplt (13), two low values with left gutter margins, OG, NH, F-VF
Lot #1497 - sierra leone
90-102 (99-111) 1907-12 ½d-£1 K Edward VII, wmkd MCA, perf 14, cplt (13), OG, LH, F-VF
Lot #1498 - sierra leone
102 (111) 1911 £1 purple and black on red K Edward VII on chalk-surfaced paper, wmkd MCA, perf 14, light "Freetown" cds, VF
Lot #1499 - sierra leone
103-19 (112-28) 1912-21 ½d-£1 K George V, wmkd MCA, perf 14, cplt (17), OG, NH, F-VF
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