Auction #126 - Public Auction

258 (367) 1927 20R dull purple and blue K George V^ on chalk-surfaced paper, wmkd Script CA, perf 14, rare and undercatalogued, especially used, light cds plus registry crayon cancel, F-VF
Net Est $1190

O1-7 (O1-7) 1869 1d-2' Q Victoria Officials^ overprinted "SERVICE" (narrow and wide), cplt (7), rare, undercatalogued, prepared for use but not issued, bright colors, part OG, F-VF
Net Est $1555

25b (21a) 1899 1d blue Q Makea Takau^ surcharged "ONE \ HALF \ PENNY", ERROR - surcharge inverted, only 24 of this complete variety printed (the 4 bottom rows of one pane), all genuine copies are centered as such, a very rare seldom offered and undercatalogued error, part OG, F-VF, with BPA certificate
Net Est $2735

26 (22) 1901 1d brown Queen Makea Takau with Crown overprint in black,^ only 2400 were overprinted, well centered, lightly canceled, SUPERB, with APS certificate
Net Est $390

107 var (123b) 1936-44 £3 green Postal Fiscal Coat of Arms of New Zealand^ overprinted "COOK ISLANDS." SG Type 19 in red, wmkd NZ and Star, thin, hard chalk-surfaced Wiggins Teape paper, OG,LH, F-VF
SG $630

1 (B1) 1898 20pa bright violet British Administration^ issue, handstruck locally, unwmkd, only 3000 printed, imperf, massive margins on all four sides, a bright fresh example of a very scarce and undercatalogued stamp, OG, VLH, SUPERB, with RPSL certificate
Net Est $945

1 (1) 1880 ½d rose Q Victoria of Great Britain^ overprinted "CYPRUS", Plate 19, perf 14, only one pane was overprinted, a great Cyprus rarity, of which less than 24 mint examples are recorded (some unused), very well centered, a great rarity, OG, LH, VF
Scott Retail $5750
SG $7000

2 (2) 1880 1d red Q Victoria of Great Britain^ overprinted "CYPRUS", Plate 220, fresh, scarce, OG,HR, F-VF
Scott Retail $550
SG $490

6 (6) 1880 1' green Q Victoria of Great Britain^ overprinted "CYPRUS", Plate 13, wmkd Spray of Rose, perf 14, only 1658 were sold (and the balance of 1222 of these overprints was remaindered), scarce, an exceptional, perfectly centered example, highly unusual given that this stamp is, as a rule, poorly centered, signed OG, VLH, SUPERB
Net Est $2380

11-15 (11-15) 1881 ½pi-6pi Q Victoria^, wmkd CC, cplt (5), used, F-VF
Scott Retail $955
SG $1205

19b (16) 1822 ½pi emerald-green Q Victoria^, Die I, wmkd CA, perf 14, rare and undercatalogued, light "Larnaca" squared-circle cancel, SUPERB
Net Est $2100