Auction #139 - Public Auction

27 (28) 1922 $2 carmine-red and grey-black K George V of Hong Kong, overprinted "CHINA" SG Type 1, wmkd Script CA, perf 14, remarkably rare used at "Chefoo" (light cds) of which very few exist, SUPERB

45 var (125) 1912 12p on 10' blue K Edward VII of Great Britain, Somerset House printing, surcharged SG Type 12, scarce later printing, OG, VLH, VF

422 var, 422 (212 var, 212) 1935 (8 May) 5c on ½d green K George V Silver Jubilee of Great Britain surcharged in French currency (SG Type 17), block of 9 with center stamp showing the "ghost 5" where the overprint was defectively printed (row 5, pos 5) and listed in Ainscough's book, also note defective overprint at row 4, pos 6, a seldom offered constant variety occurring at the end of the overprinting run, OG, NH, F-VF

1-12 (1-12) 1937 ½a-10r Dhows, wmkd Script CA (sideways), perf 13x12, cplt (12), OG,LH, F-VF

12 (12) 1937 10R olive-green Dhow, wmkd MSCA sideways, perf 13x12, unusually scarce used, F-VF

6d, 6a (7ba, 7b) 1903 1' orange-red New Zealand Kea and Kaka overprinted, ERROR - "Tiringi" without stop (row 7, pos 12), in right-margin block of four with three normals, rarely offered undercatalogued error which occurred only once in a sheet of 120, 74 copies printed (including both SG listed shades), OG,LH, F-VF

18c, 18d, 18e, 18a (14ab, 14ac, 14ad, 14a) 1917 1' orange K George V of New Zealand overprinted, right margin block of four containing all three ERRORS - "Tai" without dot on "i" (105 printed), "Tiringi" without dot on second "i" (70 printed), "Tiringi" without dot on third "i" (35 printed), trivial gum bend affecting SG 14a and 14ab slightly which are NH, a wonderful fresh positional block (row 8, pos 11-12 and row 9, pos 11-12), only 35...

18d, 18e, 18 (14ad, 14ac, 14a) 1917 1' orange K George V of New Zealand overprinted, block of four with ERROR - "Tiringi" without dot on third "i" (row 8, pos 11 - 35 printed) thinned, and ERROR - "Tiringi" without dot on second "i" (70 printed -- this is row 8, pos 12), fresh, better-than-normal centered examples of these scarce stamps, errors are OG, NH, rest HR, VF

4c (9) 1863 6d dark green Q Victoria, wmkd Small Star sideways, rough perf 14 to 16, fresh, rich deep vivid color, OG, LH, F-VF, with BPA certificate

12-19 (21-23, 25-30) 1882-87 ½d-1' Q Victoria, wmkd CA, perf 14, cplt (8) per Scott, with Pinchot certificate for the 1', OG, VLH, F-VF

31-41 (41//51) 1908-15 ½d-5' K Edward VII Seal of the Colony, wmkd MCA, perf 14, cplt (9), OG, LH, F-VF