J22 (D44) 1903 20' dull green Postage Due, wmkd Crown and NSW, perf 11, with oval "N.S.W." cancel, scarce used, F-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 #127 - Australia
J27a (D52) 1907 4d dull green Postage Due on chalk-surfaced paper, wmkd Crown of single-lined A (SG Type D4), VARIETY - perf 11, rare, OG, LH, VF-S
Lot #128 - Australia
J32 (D56) 1907 4d dull green Postage Due on chalk-surfaced paper, wmkd Large Crown and double-lined A (SG Type w 11), perf 11½x11, OG, LH, F-VF
Lot #129 - Australia
J35 (D60) 1909 2' dull green Postage Due on chalk-surfaced paper, wmkd Crown over A SG Type D4, perf 11, scarce, OG,VLH, F-VF
Lot #130 - Australia
J37 (D61) 1909 10' dull green Postage Due, wmkd Crown over A, perf 11, extremely rare and undercatalogued, the second rarest major number Australian stamp!, OG, VLH, SUPERB
Lot #131 - Australia
J38 (D62) 1909 20' dull green Postage Due, wmkd Crown over A, perf 11, extremely rare and undercatalogued, by far the rarest "key" major Australian stamp!, OG, LH, SUPERB
Lot #132 - Australia
J39-49 (D63-73) 1909-10½d-£1 rosine and yellow-green Postage Dues, wmkd Large Crown over Double-lined A, perf 12x12½ (comb), cplt (11), scarce, undercatalogued, F-VF
Lot #133 - Australia
J40a (D74) (Brusden-White D79) 1909 1d rose and yellow-green Postage Due, Die II, perf 11, very scarce, undercatalogued, light "Sydney" cds, F-VF, with Sismondo certificate
Lot #134 - Australia
J48 (D72) 1909 10' rosine and yellow-green Postage Due, wmkd Large Crown and Double-lined A (SG Type w 11), perf 12x12½ (comb), OG, VLH, VF
Lot #135 - Australia
J49 (D73) 1909 £1 rosine and yellow-green Postage Due, wmkd Large Crown and Double-lined A (SG Type w 11), perf 12x12½ (comb), signed, OG, HR, F-VF
Lot #136 - Australia
1924 German cover franked by 10pf tied to pictorial printed matter envelope, posted to Australia where it received "Customs dues 1½d" handstamp, the deficiency was made up by a 1d rose and green Postage Due (Sc J51, SG D92) and a normal K George V ½d stamp (Scott 20, SG 56), tied with Rochester cds, a rare and highly unusual usage, trivial margin flaws in cover, fine
Lot #137 - Australia
J64-70 (D112-18) 1938 ½d-1' carmine and green Postage Dues, wmkd Crown over C of A multiple, perf 14½x14, cplt (7), OG,LH, F-VF
Lot #138 - Australia
O1-2 (O123-24) 1931 2d-3d Southern Cross above Hemispheres (Kingsford-Smith issue), overprinted "OS" SG Type O4, unwmkd, perf 11, cplt (2), OG, NH, F-VF
Lot #139 - bahamas
1 (2) 1859 1d dull lake Q Victoria, unwmkd, thin paper, imperf, four full to close margins,lightly canceled, F-VF, with RPSL certificate
Lot #140 - bahamas
4 (6) 1861 6d grey-lilac Q Victoria, unwmkd, rough perf 14 to 16, with "A 05" barred-oval cancel, F-VF
Lot #141 - bahamas
7 (11) 1862 6d lavender-grey Q Victoria, unwmkd, perf 11½, 12, remarkably well centered, "A 05" numeral cancel, F-VF
Lot #142 - bahamas
12 var (25y) 1875 1d vermilion Q Victoria, VARIETY - wmk CC inverted and reversed, perf 12½, used, VF-S, with RPSL certificate
Lot #143 - bahamas
15 (38) 1865 1' green Q Victoria, wmkd CC, perf 12½, unusually well centered, VF-S
Lot #144 - bahamas
17 (34) 1863-77 1d scarlet (aniline) Q Victoria, wmkd CC, perf 14, scarce, perfectly centered -- rare thus!, unused, SUPERB, with Sismondo certificate
Lot #145 - bahamas
25 (41) 1882 4d rose Q Victoria, wmkd CA, perf 12, scarce mint, fresh and bright!, OG, VLH, SUPERB
Lot #146 - bahamas
26 (45) 1883 4d on 6d deep violet Q Victoria, handstamp provisional surcharge, wmkd CC, perf 12½, scarce diagonal handstamp, OG, VLH, SUPERB, with BPA certificate
Lot #147 - bahamas
27-32, 27a, 27b, 28a, 28b (47-57) 1884-90 1d-£1 Q Victoria, wmkd CA, perf 14, cplt (10) with all listed shades, a remarkable set, hand-picked for centering, OG,HR, SUPERB
Lot #148 - bahamas
37-43, 39a, 41a (62-70) 1902 1d-£1 K Edward VII, wmkd CA, perf 14, cplt (9) with all listed shades, F-VF
Lot #149 - bahamas
43 (70) 1902 £1 green and black K Edward VII, wmkd CA, perf 14, OG, VLH, VF
Lot #150 - bahamas
49-56 (81-89) 1912-19 ½d-£1 K George V, wmkd MCA, perf 14, cplt (9), OG, VLH, F-VF
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