British Colony Public Auction # 142 - Day 1

49 (53) 1904 10' green and brown K Edward VII, wmkd CA, perf 14, only 720 issued, one of the greatest USED rarities of this Colony, as it was issued in November of 1904 and replaced less than a month later by the MCA wmk, easily 20 or 30-to-1 in favor of the mint, significantly undercatalogued, seldom ever offered, light "Lagos" cds, ex-"Nashville", VF

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

15 (15) 1897 1' green and carmine Q Victoria with Diamond Jubilee handstamp, SG Type 3, wmkd CA, perf 14, OG, LH, XF, with Sismondo certificate

20-28 (20-28) 1902 1/2d-5' K Edward VII, wmkd CA, perf 14, cplt (9), OG, NH, F-VF

32 (32) 1906 2½d 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, OG,LH, F-VF

60 (57a) 1913 5' green and red on yellow surface colored paper (white back) K George V, chalk surfaced paper, wmkd MCA, perf 14, very rare and undercatalogued used, perfectly centered, lightly canceled, SUPERB

83 (80) 1928 £1 purple and black on red K George V on chalk-surfaced paper, wmkd MCA, perf 14, OG, NH, XF

(11) 1916 1d blue (carbon), typewritten on thin horiz laid paper, initialled "HPG" (Civil Administrator) in red, scarce (300 printed), undercatalogued, inused as issued, VF-S

1 (5) 1884 1d magenta B.C.M., "POSTAL PACKET", black handstamp, hollow stop after "B", with red diagonal control line, part OG, F-VF

3 (7) 1884 3d magenta B.C.M., "POSTAL PACKET", black handstamp, hollow stop after "B", sound, OG, HR, SUPERB

7 (3) 1884 1'6d magenta B.C.M., inscribed "LETTER", black handstamp, large margins, sound, OG, LH, SUPERB