8 (11) 1853-59 1¢ vermilion Seal of the Colony, original ptg (without line above value), imperf, four margins, light "Berbice" cds, F-VF
Auction #139 - Public Auction
By: COLONIAL STAMP CO.
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 #328 - british guiana
10 (19) 1854 4¢ blue Seal of the Colony, white line above value, imperf, massive margins and a light cds makes this a real gem!, signed Lange, SUPERB
Lot #329 - british guiana
10b (20) 1855 4¢ pale blue Seal of the Colony, white line above value, unwmkd, imperf, four full, clear, margins, unused, F-VF
Lot #330 - british guiana
10b (20) 1855 4¢ pale blue Seal of the Colony, white line above value, unwmkd, imperf, four margins, attractive "Demerara" cds, VF
Lot #331 - british guiana
18 (29) 1860-63 1¢ pale rose Seal of the Colony, thick paper, perf 12, well centered, a great mint rarity - very seldom seen at all!, OG, LH, VF-S
Lot #332 - british guiana
21 (37) 1860-63 12¢ grey-lilac Seal of the Colony on thick paper, perf 12, rich color, perfectly centered -- very rare thus!, OG, LH, SUPERB
Lot #333 - british guiana
27b (47) 1863 12¢ dull purple Seal of Colony on thin paper, perf 12, a remarkable, well centered example, OG, LH, SUPERB
Lot #334 - british guiana
33D (63) 1865 12¢ brownish lilac Seal of Colony on medium paper, perf 12½-13, rich fresh color, exceptional perfs, OG, LH, XF
Lot #335 - british guiana
39 var (120e) 1862 2¢ black Type-set on yellow, with manuscript initials, rouletted 6, Sc Type A7 (SG Type 11), VARIETY - "1" for "I" in "BRITISH" and italic "S" in "CENTS" (row 3, pos 5), lightly canceled, fine
Lot #336 - british guiana
44 (33) 1860-63 4¢ blue Seal of the Colony, perf 12, thick paper, unusually well centered for this issue!, part OG, XF
Lot #337 - british guiana
62 (113) 1875 12¢ lilac Seal of the Colony, narrow space between values and "cents", unwnkd, perf 15, marvelously centered - very scare thus!, ex-King Carol of Romania, OG, LH, SUPERB
Lot #338 - british guiana
80 (134) 1876 96¢ olive-bistre Seal of the Colony, wmkd CC, perf 14, the rare key value, OG, LH, VF
Lot #339 - british guiana
85a (147) 1878 (1¢) on 4¢ blue Ship Official surcharged with one horizontal bar and one vertical bar, only one sheet was surcharged for postal use, extremely rare, and considerably undercatalogued, one of the great basic perforated Ship rarities in all of British Guiana and considerably undercatalogued, diamond grid cancel, SUPERB
Lot #340 - british guiana
100 (158) 1881 2 on 24¢ emerald-green Seal of the Colony overprinted "OFFICIAL", surcharged in black (SG Type 24), rare as it only occurred 5 times in the setting of 60 -- only 500 printed, signed Bloch, part OG, SUPERB
Lot #341 - british guiana
128 (189) 1888 $5 green Seal of the Colony overprinted "INLAND REVENUE" and surcharged, wmkd CA, perf 14, high value, 14,160 issued, rare and undercatalogued used,tied by light cds to piece, F-VF
Lot #342 - british guiana
130-47 (193-204, 206, 213-15, 233-38) 1889-1905 1¢-96¢ Seal of the Colony, wmkd CA, perf 14, cplt (19) per Scott, OG, LH, F-VF
Lot #343 - british guiana
171 (251) 1905 $2.40 green and violet Seal of the Colony overprinted "POSTAGE AND REVENUE", wmkd MCA, perf 14, signed Senf, OG, NH, F-VF
Lot #344 - british guiana
178-89 (259-69, 269a) 1913-16 1¢-96¢ K George V, wmkd MCA, perf 14, cplt (12) including both 96¢ values, lightly canceled, F-VF
Lot #345 - british honduras
1-3, 1b (1-4) 1865 1d-1' Q Victoria, unwmkd, perf 14, cplt (4) with both 1d shades, a scarce and seldom seen issue, OG, HR, F-VF
Lot #346 - british honduras
3 (4) 1865 1' green Q Victoria, unwmkd, perf 14, OG, HR, F-VF
Lot #347 - british honduras
5a (8) 1874 3d chocolate Q Victoria, wmkd CC, perf 12½, OG, NH, XF
Lot #348 - british honduras
8-12, 8b (11-16) 1877-79 1d-1' Q Victoria, wmkd CC, perf 14, cplt (6) with all listed shades, scarce, OG, LH, VF
Lot #349 - british honduras
8-12, 8b (11-16) 1877-79 1d-1' Q Victoria, wmkd CC, perf 14, cplt (6) with all listed shades, scarce, the 6d is especially scarce used, F-VF
Lot #350 - british honduras
25 (30) 1888 50¢ on 1' grey Q Victoria surcharged SG Type 2, locally surcharged, wmkd CA, only 600 printed, undercatalogued, OG, VLH, SUPERB
Lot #351 - british honduras
38-46, 43a, 44a, 45a, 52-57 (51-65, 58 var, 59 var, 60a) 1891-1901 1¢-$5 Q Victoria, wmkd CA, perf 14, cplt (18) with all listed shades and printings including the seldom seen 25¢, scarce, OG, LH, F-VF
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