4 var (5 var) 1874 4d carmine Q Victoria^, wmkd CC, perf 12½, overprinted "CANCELLED", fresh, well centered, very scarce, as few exist, unused, VF
Net Est $2730
Auction #126 - Public Auction
By: COLONIAL STAMP CO.
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Oct 20, 2016 America/Los_Angeles
COLONIAL STAMP CO. Auction #126 - Public Auction
Thursday Oct 20, 2016 08:00 America/Los_Angeles
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 #685 - lagos
Lot #686 - lagos
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 $265
Lot #687 - lagos
13 (21) 1885 ½d dull green Q Victoria^, wmkd CA, perf 14, with "ABEOKUTTA - B" small village cds, scarce, F-VF
Net Est $480
Lot #688 - lagos
15 (22) 1884 1d rose-carmine Q Victoria^, wmkd CA, perf 14, with "IKORODU" small village cds, very rare, F-VF
Net Est $810
Lot #689 - lagos
22 (20) 1882 4d carmine Q Victoria^, wmkd CA, perf 14, with extremely rare "Lagos" cds, in practice over 99% of the used 4d carmines were canceled with the normal oval bar grid cancel, an astonishingly difficult usage!, VF
Net Est $335
Lot #690 - lagos
36 (40) 1887 5' green and blue Q Victoria^, wmkd CA, perf 14, sizeably undercatalogued used as the ratio of what is seen is easily 50:1 in favor of the mint!, perfectly centered, SUPERB
Net Est $420
Lot #691 - lagos
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 $910
Lot #692 - lagos
59 (63) 1904 10' green and brown K Edward VII^ on ordinary paper, wmkd MCA, perf 14, rare and undercatalogued used as the ratio of what is seen is easily 20:1 in favor of the mint!, well centered, lightly canceled, VF
Net Est $770
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