85 (105) 1922 10' blue-black Shipwreck of St. Paul with red "SELF-GOVERNMENT" overprint, wmkd CC, perf 14, light "Malta" cds, VF
Auction #130 - Public Auction
By: COLONIAL STAMP CO.
COLONIAL STAMP CO. Auction #130 - Public Auction
We welcome you to our exciting first Public Auction of 2019
Packed with great material, including a portion of the exceptional Roy Sass specialized Australia collection featuring some amazing assemblages of North West Pacific Islands.
British African “gems” include: Bechuanaland 2d overprint in green; an ancient British Central Africa £25 from 1895; Kenya & Uganda’s 50R – mint with script CA wmk; Uganda typewritten 20¢-100¢ - including some “V. R.”s and many Togo overprints highlighted by a 1M first setting.
British West Indies “nuggets” feature a used “Cotton Reel” from British Guiana 1850 12¢ blue and a Trinidad 1857 (1d) rose-red, mint.
British Asia has a few “pearls” such as a Selangor 1897 $25 postally used plus a Perak #1, used. Ceylon brings an 1860 1/- slate-purple – perf 13x13.
British Europe “shines” with superb Q Victoria Great Britain. Used: an 1878 10/- (Plate 1) and an 1882 £1; mint: an 1867 5/- plus Officials. The “Kings” are also well represented.
British North America “sparkles” with superb Canada QV Jubilees ($3 never hindged!) and an early used Newfoundland 1857 2¢ scarlet-vermilion and a mint 1860 6¢ orange-vermilion.
But the “jewels” of this Public Auction lie in Oceania! Australia features nine mint £2 Kangaroos; rare Postage Dues – including a 1907 4d dull green perf 11. There is a wonderful 1871 Fiji Times Express 9d mint and seven New Zealand “O.P.S.O.”s plus a Papua 1909 6d perf 12½ mint and Samoa 1/- on 1M “G.R.I.” also mint. That said, North West Pacific Islands features all three sets of “S”s (Types a-c) including the elusive 5/- (this took many years to form – I know as I helped Roy build it!), plus the rare £1 – 38 (118), mint.
P.S. if you do not find all you are looking for (! ? !) here, we encourage you to visit our web site (www.ColonialStamps.com) as we have put up the first few million dollars of our retail stock, with more to follow. There is sure to be something of interest, plus “want lists” are always welcome for us to fill from our 50 volumes of stock – mint and used, by Scott and Stanley Gibbons, and all available as “singles”.
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Lot #677 - Malta
91 (119) 1922 6d dull and bright purple K George V on chalk-surfaced paper, overprinted "SELF-GOVERNMENT" in black, wmkd Script CA, perf 14, quite scarce and undercatalogued as it was replaced about 100 days later by the following issue!, used, F-VF
Lot #678 - Malta
98-114, 98 var, 105a, 114a (123-40, 123a, 130a) 1922-26 ¼d-£1 Malta Allegories, cplt (20) with all Stanley Gibbons shades and both £1, OG,HR, F-VF
Lot #679 - Malta
114 (140) 1925 £1 black and bright carmine Allegory of Malta, wmkd Script CA upright, perf 14, quite rare used, unusually well centered for the issue, lightly canceled, SUPERB
Lot #680 - Malta
114a (139) 1922 £1 black and carmine-red Allegory of Malta, wmkd Script CA sideways, perf 14, rarely seen used, well centered, lightly canceled, VF
Lot #681 - Malta
131-47 (157-72) 1926-27 ¼d-10' K George V and St. Paul "POSTAGE" set, wmkd Script CA, cplt (17), scarce used, with RPSL certificate for the 10' high value, F-VF
Lot #682 - Mauritius
5b (18) 1857-59 1d red Q Victoria "Post Paid" on bluish paper of poor quality, worn Impression, imperf, four full to large margins, sheet position 8, scarce, unused, VF, with Brandon certificate
Lot #683 - Mauritius
11 (29) 1859 (9d) dull magenta Britannia, imperf, four margins, OG, VLH, VF
Lot #684 - Mauritius
19 (34) 1859-61 1' vermilion Britannia, imperf, full margins to touching at right, rich color, unused, F-VF
Lot #685 - Mauritius
21 (35) 1861 1' yellow-green Britannia, imperf, four full margins, OG, HR, VF
Lot #686 - Mauritius
23 (55) 1862 1' deep green Q Victoria, unwmkd, intermediate perf 14 to 16, "B 53" numeral cancel, F-VF
Lot #687 - Mauritius
24-31 (46-53) 1860-63 1d-1' Q Victoria, unwmkd, perf 14, cplt (8), scarce, F-VF
Lot #688 - Mauritius
32, 35, 37 (56, 62, 65) 1867 Aug 6 fabulous "three-color" cover to Calcutta, India, 1d, 4d and 6d each tied by "B53" cancels forming the correct 11d ½oz. rate to India, also bears superb "10d" red accountancy rate mark (1d to India, 10d to British Sea Post Service), with Mauritius and red Calcutta receivers, tiny edge nick at top, F-VF
Lot #689 - Mauritius
36 (63) 1863 6d dull violet Q Victoria, wmkd CC, perf 14, OG,LH, fine
Lot #690 - Mauritius
38 (66) 1872 9d yellow-green Q Victoria, wmkd CC, perf 14, exceptionally difficult and undercatalogued, considering how seldom a used example is met with, perfectly centered, VF
Lot #691 - Mauritius
45 (78) 1876 ½d on 9d dull purple Q Victoria with red surcharge SG Type 12, prepared for use but not issued, scarce, rich color, very well centered, tiny tone speck, OG,VLH, VF, with BPA certificate
Lot #692 - Mauritius
62 (95) 1880 13¢ slate Q Victoria, wmkd CC, perf 14, scarce and seldom seen used, as such, undercatalogued, light "B 53" numeral cancel, F-VF
Lot #693 - Mauritius
78 (114) 1883 16¢ on 17¢ rose Q Victoria, wmkd CC. perf 14, with provisional overprint SG Type 28a, exceptionally rare and grossly undercatalogued as only a few occurred in the original setting with the two more common types, very difficult and challenging, very seldom offered, left wing-margin example, OG, VLH, F-VF
Lot #694 - Mauritius
84 (117) 1887 2¢ on 13¢ slate Q Victoria surcharged SG Type 31 in red, local printing, as there was little call for this provisional, only 100 were sold over the Post Office counter, such few used examples as exist emanated from these sales, the mint balance of the issue was later sold by the Crown Agents to dealers in London, a substantial used rarity, lightly canceled, F-VF, with RPSL certificate
Lot #695 - Mauritius
101 (144) 1902 5¢ dull purple and bright purple on buff Coat of Arms, wmkd CA, perf 14, astonishingly rare and vastly undercatalogued used as it was replaced after only 4 months!, lightly canceled, XF
Lot #696 - Mauritius
126 (155) 1902 5R purple and carmine on red Coat of Arms, wmkd CA sideways, perf 14, a perfectly centered example, tied by "Port Louis" cds to a wax-sealed registered cover posted to Germany, backstamped on receipt at Charlottenburg, SUPERB
Lot #697 - Mauritius
199 (241) 10R 1924 green and red on emerald K George V, Die II, wmkd Script CA, perf 14, extremely rare and vastly undercatalogued used, light cancel, F-VF
Lot #698 - Mauritius
E2a (E2b) 1904 15¢ on 15¢ ultramarine Coat of Arms "EXPRESS DELIVERY" overprint, surcharged in red, ERROR - "(INLAND)" inverted, quite rare, trivial perf thin at top, VF app, with Brandon certificate
Lot #699 - Mauritius
E3b (E3a) 1904 15¢ on 15¢ ultramarine "EXPRESS DELIVERY" overprint, ERROR - surcharge inverted, quite scarce, undercatalogued, OG,HR, fine, with RPSL certificate
Lot #700 - Mauritius
E3Fj (E4d) 1904 15¢ on 15¢ ultramarine Governor of Mauritius overprinted "EXPRESS DELIVERY (INLAND)" SG Type E4 (Scott Type SD3a) in red, ERROR - "c" omitted, quite scarce, undercatalogued, tied to piece, F-VF, with RPSL certificate
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