Auction #123 - Specialized British Empire Public Auction

46-59 (110-23) 1935-37 1¢-£1 K George V^ Pictorials, wmkd MCA, perf 12x13, 14, and 13, cplt (14), OG, VLH, F-VF
SG $600

1 (1) 1879 2¢ blue-green Q Victoria, wmkd CA over Crown sideways, scarce, fresh, ex-Cassels, OG,VLH, F-VF
SG $2400

12e (11d) 1880 8¢ on 12¢ Q Victoria provisional overprint SG Type 2 with original value obliterated in red, VARIETY - no right foot to second Chinese character, very rare as this combination only occurred once in a full sheet of 60, so the Stanley Gibbons valuation of only a 50% premium over the normal is far too low, perfectly centered, used, SUPERB, with BPA certificate
Net Est $5100

87-95 (102-10) 1899 4¢ on 5¢-4¢ on $1 stamps of North Borneo^ overprinted "LABUAN" and surcharged SG Type 17, unwmkd, perf 14½-15, cplt (9), each with a light cds, F-VF
SG $240

5 (6) 1874 6d blue-green Q Victoria, wmkd CC, perf 12½, with rare "Lagos B" cds without month or year date -- this only occurred in the earliest period of usage!, F-VF
Net Est $270

13 (21) 1885 ½d dull green Q Victoria, wmkd CA, perf 14, with "BAOGAY - B" village cds, scarce, VF
Net Est $450

15 (22) 1884 1d rose-carmine Q Victoria, wmkd CA, perf 14, with very rare example of the small village "EPE" cds, few exist!, F-VF
Net Est $1200

35 (28) 1886 5' blue Q Victoria, wmkd CA, perf 14, rare as only 600 were issued, very well centered, OG,HR, VF
SG $1050

47 (51) 1904 2'6d green and carmine K Edward VII^, wmkd CA, perf 14, only 1440 printed, but a very rare used stamp as it was only in use a few months, not 10% were used!, rarely seen and vastly undercatalogued used, light "Lagos" 1904 cds, F-VF
Net Est $975

1-8 (1-8) 1890 ½d-5' Q Victoria Keyplate issue, cplt (8), light cancels, F-VF
SG $525

16 (16) 1897 5' green and blue Q Victoria with Diamond Jubilee handstamp^ SG Type 3, wmkd CA, perf 14, rare (only 784 issued), scarce, fresh color and perfectly centered--rare thus!, signed Baun, OG, LH, SUPERB, with Philatelic Foundation certificate
SG $675

32 (32) 1906 2½ dull purple and ultramarine K Edward VII^, wmkd MCA, perf 14, difficult and undercatalogued mint as the vast majority were used postally, a habitual occupant of most advanced mint want lists, fresh, signed, OG,VLH, F-VF
Net Est $240