O4 (O14) 1891-1906 5d olive-black Q Victoria, rose/magenta "O.P.S.O." handstamp, perf 12x11½, extremely scarce, tiny natural gum skip, OG,HR, VF, with Brandon certificate
Net Est $3300
Auction #123 - Specialized British Empire Public Auction
By: COLONIAL STAMP CO.
COLONIAL STAMP CO. Auction #123 - 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 #851 - New Zealand
Lot #852 - New Zealand
O10 (O21) 1898 8d indigo Maori War Canoe^, violet "O.P.S.O." handstamp, unwmkd, an extremely rare value, OG, HR, VF-S, with Brandon certificate
Net Est $9750
Lot #853 - New Zealand
O12 (O31) 1902 3d yellow-brown Huia Bird^, violet "O.P.S.O." handstamp, perf 11, extremely rare and seldom seen, OG, HR, F-VF, with RPSL certificate
Net Est $9900
Lot #854 - New Zealand
O13 (O20) 1898-1903 5d purple-brown Otira Gorge^, violet "O.P.S.O." handstamp, unwmkd, perf 11, a nice example of this scarce and undercatalogued stamp, OG,LH, VF, with Friedl certificate
Net Est $6600
Lot #855 - New Zealand
O13 (O20) 1898-1903 5d purple-brown Otira Gorge^ violet "O.P.S.O." handstamp, unwmkd, perf 11, nice partial cds, well centered, very scarce, VF, with Rendon certificate
Net Est $3300
Lot #856 - New Zealand
O14 var (O22 var) 1897 1' red-brown Q Victoria, violet O.P.S.O. handstamp, perf 11, though genuine, this design and denomination has, to date, never been recorded as existing in the issue, and we have never seen another example and feel it may well be unique, fresh, ex-Pattiz, OG,VLH, F-VF, with RPSL certificate
Net Est $11250
Lot #857 - New Zealand
O15 (O20b) 1898 5d purple-brown Otira Gorge^, unwmkd, perf 11, greenish blue "O.P.S.O." handstamp, extremely rare as it is one of only two stamps in the whole issue so overprinted, listed but unpriced in Stanley Gibbons, well centered, light "Wellington" cds, ex-Pattiz, F-VF, with RPSL certificate
Net Est $0
Lot #858 - New Zealand
O16 (O24) 1891-1906 1d carmine Commerce^, wmkd Double-lined NZ and Star, violet "O.P.S.O." handstamp, very rare, with a clear-as-glass "Wellington" cds, ex-Pattiz, F-VF, with RPSL certificate
Net Est $6375
Lot #859 - New Zealand
O33a (O73a) 1910 ½d yellow-green K Edward VII Official^ on De La Rue chalk-surfaced paper, wmkd NZ and Star "Single", perf 14x15, overprinted SG Type O3, ERROR - OVERPRINT INVERTED (reading downwards), used with "Port Ahuriri" datestamp "1 DE 1910", one of 9 recorded, a rare opportunity to acquire one of only seven available examples, Campbell Patterson # HO1ax (AU$8,000), SUPERB
Net Est $15075
Lot #860 - New Zealand
OY6 (L6) 1891 1' rose Lighthouse^ inscribed "V.R.", fresh, well centered, rare, OG,HR, VF
SG $900
Lot #861 - New Zealand
OY12 (L22) 1906 1d blue Lighthouse^ Life Insurance Department redrawn, with "V.R." omitted, wmkd NZ and Star "single", perf 14, very rare and undercatalogued, perfectly centered, OG, VLH, SUPERB
Net Est $825
Lot #862 - niger coast protectorate
7c (7a) 1893 ½d on half of 1d lilac Q Victoria of Great Britain^, surcharge (SG Type 2) in red at Old Calabar, unsevered pair, only 480 issued, fresh, OG,HR, F-VF, with Brandon certificate
SG $750
Lot #863 - niger coast protectorate
8 (20) 1893 ½d on 2d grey-green and carmine Q Victoria of Great Britain overprint, violet surcharge SG Type 7 at Old Calabar, only 120 issued, light "Old Calabar River" cds, VF
SG $375
Lot #864 - niger coast protectorate
10 (21) 1893 ½d on 2½d purple on blue Q Victoria of Great Britain overprint, vermilion surcharge (SG Type 7) at Old Calabar, scarce as only 140 were printed, OG,LH, SUPERB
SG $565
Lot #865 - niger coast protectorate
10 (21) 1893 ½d on 2½d purple on blue Q Victoria of Great Britain overprint, vermilion surcharge (SG Type 7) at Old Calabar, scarce as only 140 were printed, perfectly centered, lightly canceled, SUPERB, with BPA certificate
SG $270
Lot #866 - niger coast protectorate
17 (31) 1893 ½d on 2½d purple on blue Q Victoria of Great Britain, vermilion surcharge (SG Type 9) at Old Calabar, rare (only about 60 printed), OG, LH, VF
SG $900
Lot #867 - niger coast protectorate
20 (9) 1893 ½d on 2d grey-green and carmine Q Victoria of Great Britain overprint, violet surcharge (SG Type 3 - with stop after "Y"), only 120 printed, light "Benin River" cds, F-VF
SG $525
Lot #868 - niger coast protectorate
22 (13) 1893 ½d on 2½d violet on blue Q Victoria of Great Britain overprint, carmine surcharge (SG Type 4 - with stop after "Y"), only 120 printed, SUPERB, with Brandon certificate
SG $675
Lot #869 - niger coast protectorate
25 (11) 1893 ½d on 2½d purple on blue Q Victoria, green surcharge (SG Type 4), only 180 printed, undercatalogued, light cds, F-VF
SG $375
Lot #870 - niger coast protectorate
27 (36) 1893 ½d on 2½d purple on blue Q Victoria of Great Britain, vermilion surcharge (SG Type 10) at Old Calabar, very rare, less than a dozen were printed, ex-Preston & Carolina, OG, HR, F-VF, with RPSL certificate
Net Est $27000
Lot #871 - niger coast protectorate
49 (57) 1894 ½d on half of 1d dull blue Q Victoria Opobo River provisional^, SG Type 15 surcharge, tied by "Bonny River" May 30, 1894 in-period cds to piece, VF
SG $975
Lot #872 - niger coast protectorate
54 (65) 1894 ½d on 2½d blue Q Victoria Old Calabar provisional, SG Type 17 surcharge, only 960 printed, light "Old Calabar" 'C' cds, SUPERB
SG $375
Lot #873 - niger coast protectorate
56 var (67c) 1897-98 1d orange-vermilion Q Victoria, wmkd CA, VARIETY - perf 15½-16, with extremely rare "Sapele" code "C" cds, VF
Net Est $450
Lot #874 - niger coast protectorate
59 (70) 1898 5d red-violet Q Victoria, wmkd CA, perf 13½-14, an extremely rare and vastly undercatalogued used stamp, very seldom seen, with German Seapost "Hamburg West Africa Line" cancel, well centered, VF
Net Est $610
Lot #875 - nigeria
28 (25a) 1923 dull purple and bright purple K George V^ on chalk-surfaced paper, Die II, wmkd Script CA, perf 14, used with very rare "UZUAKOLI" purple parcel cancel (unlisted T.P2 in both N.M. Jones and Proud), F-VF
Net Est $480




























