3-17 (3/21) 1895 ½a-5R Q Victoria stamps of India^ overprinted "Zanzibar", cplt (15), OG, LH, F-VF
Scott Retail $625
SG $750
Auction #125 - Specialized British Empire Public Auction
By: COLONIAL STAMP CO.
COLONIAL STAMP CO. Auction #125 - Specialized British Empire Public Auction
This Auction contains a number of important estates with many 5-figure rarities.
Highlights of the Auction:
• Great Britain is strong in exceptionally well centered 19th-Century high values and better Officials (to the £1). Cyprus starts with a #1 mint--Plate 19!
• Gold Coast weighs in with a 20/- red and green used (ex-Col. Danson and “Nashville”), this is one of only 2 known genuine examples, plus a scarce used £2. There is strong Togo to the 1M and a large Zanzibar section.
• Quite a few good New South Wales Sydney Views, nice Australian Postage Dues. Fiji “Times” 1d and 6d values, strong New Zealand “O.P.S.O.” section and the KE VII ½d green overprint error (one of only five!).
• A strong range of 19th-Century Bahamas and also nice British Guiana “Ships” and scarce provisionals, some interesting and scarce “Saints” stamps (esp. the large St. Vincent section).
• Jordan is strongly represented and we have the rare key Sudan Army Official.
• Bechuanaland ranges to the £5 and the 5/- and 10/- “Protectorate” overprints, Cameroons showcases scarce used high values, Cape shows off a 1d “wood block” error of color and the key perorated ½d on 3d overprint wmkd CC, lots of Madagascar Consulate stamps, New Britain selections of “G.R.I.”s to the 5/- on 5M, New Republic features the 1d “black”, there are important Rhodesia through the £5 overprint, used, plus a £1 perf 15 mint “Double Head”.
• Many “key” stamps of Canada including a #1 bottom right corner margin copy and choice Classics and Jubilees can be found.
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Lot #1176 - zanzibar
Lot #1177 - zanzibar
6d (7m) 1895 2a blue Q Victoria stamp of India^ overprinted "Zanzibar", ERROR - overprint double, wmkd Star, perf 14, scarce, gum crease, OG,VLH, F-VF app
Scott Retail $310
SG $415
Lot #1178 - zanzibar
7b (8k) 1895-96 2½a yellow-green Q Victoria stamp of India^, ERROR - "Zanibar" overprint in black, rich color, OG,LH, F-VF, with RPSL certificate
Scott Retail $800
SG $1050
Lot #1179 - zanzibar
17b (13l) 1895-96 6a pale brown Q Victoria stamp of India^ overprinted "Zanzibar", ERROR - "Zanzibarr" (pos 37), only three recorded used copies (one of which is in our reference collection), an enormous rarity, fine, with Brandon certificate
Net Est $18750
Lot #1180 - zanzibar
18 (23) 1896 2½a on 1a plum Q Victoria stamp of India^ overprinted "Zanzibar", black Sc surcharge Type a (SG Type 3), used, F-VF
Net Est $150
Lot #1181 - zanzibar
18-20 (23-25) 1896 2½a on 1a plum Q Victoria^ stamp of India with "Zanzibar" overprint surcharged in black, Stanley Gibbons surcharges Type 3-5 (Scott Type a-c) cplt, undercatalogued as SG 24 (Scott 19) only occurs 10 times in the setting of 60, OG, LH, F-VF
Net Est $1925
Lot #1182 - zanzibar
19 (24) 1896 2½a on 1a plum Q Victoria stamp of India^ black Sc surcharge Type b (SG Type 4), only appears 10 times in the setting of 60, light First Day of Issue (11 May 96) cds cancel, rare and undercatalogued, VF, with BPA certificate
Net Est $825
Lot #1183 - zanzibar
19 var footnoted (24D) 1896 2½a on 1a plum Q Victoria stamp of India^ overprinted "Zanzibar", black Sc surcharge Type b (SG Type 4), VARIETY - small second "z", scarce as it appears only 10 times in the setting of 60, undercatalogued, OG,VLH, F-VF, with BPA certificate
Net Est $1425
Lot #1184 - zanzibar
20 var footnoted (25D) 1896 2½a on 1a plum Q Victoria stamp of India^ overprinted "Zanzibar", black Scott surcharge Type c (SG Type 5), VARIETY - small second "z", raised, well centered OG,LH, VF
Scott Retail $225
SG $300
Lot #1185 - zanzibar
21 var footnoted (32D) 1898 2½a on 1a plum Q Victoria stamp of India^, red SG surcharge Type 3 (Scott Type a), VARIETY - small second "z", fresh, well centered, OG, VLH, VF
Scott Retail $275
SG $375
Lot #1186 - zanzibar
22 (33) 1898 2½a on 1a plum Q Victoria stamp of India^, red SG Type 4 surcharge (Scott Type b), key value in the set of 3, scarce as it appears only 10 times in the setting of 60, undercatalogued, OG, HR, F-VF, with Philatelic Foundation certificate
Net Est $2025
Lot #1187 - zanzibar
23 (34) 1898 2½a on 1a plum Q Victoria stamp of India^, red SG Type 5 surcharge (Scott Type c), OG, LH, F-VF
Net Est $825
Lot #1188 - zanzibar
23 var footnoted (34C) 1898 2½a on 1a plum Q Victoria stamp of India^, red SG surcharge Type 5 (Scott Type c), VARIETY - tall second "z", OG,VLH, F-VF
Net Est $1240
Lot #1189 - zanzibar
24-25 vars (35D-37D) 1898 2½ on 1a6d sepia Q Victoria^ stamps of India overprinted "Zanzibar" and surcharged in red, each with overprint variety - small second "z", cplt (3) with surcharge SG Types 3-5 (Scott Types a-c), undercatalogued as the SG 36 (Scott 24C) only occurs 10 times in the setting of 60, OG, VLH, VF-S
Net Est $1000
Lot #1190 - zanzibar
24C (36) 1898 2½a on 1½a sepia Q Victoria stamp of India^ overprinted "Zanzibar", red Sc surcharge Type b (SG Type 4), with small second "z" raised, lightly canceled, a very rare and undercatalogued used stamp, fine, with Brandon certificate
Net Est $2250
Lot #1191 - zanzibar
27 var footnoted (30D) 1896 2½a on 1a6p sepia Q Victoria stamp of India^ overprinted "Zanzibar", red Sc surcharge Type e (SG Type 7), only 192 printed, VARIETY - small second "z", very scarce, OG,LH, VF
Scott Retail $475
SG $640
Lot #1192 - zanzibar
28A (39) 1898 2½a on 2a dull blue Q Victoria stamp of India^ overprinted "Zanzibar", red SG Type 4 surcharge (Scott Type b), rare and undercatalogued, as it only occurs 10 times in the complete setting of 60, OG,VLH, VF
Net Est $1465
Lot #1193 - zanzibar
30b var footnoted (26kD) 1896 2½a on 2a pale blue Q Victoria stamp of India^ overprinted "Zanzibar", red SG Type 6 surcharge (Scott Type d), ERROR - Roman 'I' in '½', with VARIETY - small second "z", scarce, OG,VLH, F-VF, with RPSL certificate
Net Est $750
Lot #1194 - zanzibar
31 (27) 1896 2½a on 2a pale blue Q Victoria stamp of India^, red Sc surcharge Type e (SG Type 7), only 384 printed, OG,LH, F-VF
Net Est $570
Lot #1195 - zanzibar
31 var footnoted (27D) 1896 2½a on 2a pale blue Q Victoria^ stamp of India, red Scott surcharge Type e (SG Type 7), only 384 printed, VARIETY - small second "z", dropped, very few were used, F-VF
Net Est $300
Lot #1196 - zanzibar
32-37 (41-46) 1896 ½a-7½a Q Victoria stamps of British East Africa^ overprinted "Zanzibar" in black and red, cplt (6), a difficult mint set because the 2½a, while 1200 were printed, was the standard postal rate and a high percentage were used postally, quite undercatalogued, OG,LH, F-VF
Net Est $900
Lot #1197 - zanzibar
33a (42j) 1896 1a carmine-rose Q Victoria^ stamps of British East Africa overprinted "Zanzibar", ERROR - overprint double, formerly Scott 33a, lightly canceled, very scarce (only 1 pane was printed), F-VF, with RPS certificate
Scott Retail $1000
SG $1350
Lot #1198 - zanzibar
48-52 vars (169-74 vars) 1r-5r Sultan^ Seyyid high values VARIETY - hand-painted flags, the printing of the red flags was sometimes applied out of register and the P.O. ordered that before issue such stamps were to be hand-painted to fill in the gaps as a matter of national pride!, a matched set of 5 rupee values, OG,HR, VF
Net Est $1345
Lot #1199 - zanzibar
53-55 (175-77) 1897 2½a on 4a myrtle-green and red Sultan^ set of all three different surcharges, scarce and undercatalogued (only 700 sets issued), F-VF
Net Est $1125
Lot #1200 - zanzibar
62-78 (188-204) 1899-1901 ½a-5R Sultan^ Seyyid Hamoud-bin-Mohammed bin Said, wmkd Multiple Rosettes, perf 14, cplt (17), OG, NH, F-VF
Net Est $900




























