Auction #123 - Specialized British Empire Public Auction

24 (26) 1891 5¢ on 12¢ green and blue Sir Charles Brooke^, unwmkd, perf 14, SG Type 9 surcharge, a very rare and elusive stamp, severely undercatalogued considering how seldom it is seen!, perfectly centered, lightly canceled, SUPERB
Net Est $790

A10 (Z10) 1860-63 9d dull purple Q Victoria of Mauritius used in Seychelles^, unwmkd, perf 14, with "B 64" cancel, an unusually nice upright strike, scarce thus, VF
Net Est $270

A36 (Z43) 1878 38¢ on 9d pale violet Q Victoria of Mauritius^ surcharged, wmkd CC, used in the Seychelles, exceedingly rare and vastly undercatalogued as it took us more than 25 years to find an example for our reference collection, horizontal pair (in all probability unique!), with "B 64" cancel, well centered, VF
Net Est $7200

A50 (Z57) 1883-90 4¢ orange Q Victoria of Mauritius used in the Seychelles^, wmkd CA, perf 14, with "B 64" cancels, an exceptional horizontal strip of three, very rare thus, a great exhibition piece!, VF
Net Est $630

A52 (Z60) 1883-90 25¢ olive-yellow Q Victoria of Mauritius, wmkd CA, used in Rodrigues Island^ with "B 65" numeral cancel, rare, VF
Net Est $1650

66 var (74s var) 1912-13 12¢ olive-sepia and dull green K George V^ keyplate, "SPECIMEN" overprint with constant VARIETY - broken "M" (pos 41 of the setting), one of only 7 copies possible, OG,VLH, VF
Net Est $520

91-114, 100a, 111a (98-123, 107a, 119a) 1921-32 2¢-5R K George V^, Die II, wmkd Script CA, perf 14, cplt (26) with both later Die I printings, used, F-VF app
SG $615

1b (2) 1865 6d grey-lilac Q Victoria, unwmkd, perf 14, OG,LH, F-VF
SG $450

48-51 (55-58) 1897 2½d on 3d dull purple and green Q Victoria Stamp Duty surcharged SG Types 8, 10-12, cplt (4), rare as only 148 were printed of Type 12 and 296 printed of Type 11, significantly undercatalogued, VF
Net Est $3895

52-55 (59-62) 1897 2½d on 6d dull purple and green Q Victoria Stamp Duty, se-tenant strip of four with all four surcharge types Scott Types a-d (SG Types 8, 10-12), rare thus (196 of SG 62 ptd), very fresh with rich colors, well centered, OG, NH, except SG 60 (OG, VLH), F-VF
Net Est $2825

55 (62) 1897 2½d on 6d dull purple and green Q Victoria Stamp Duty, Sc Type d (SG Type 12), only 196 printed, very scarce, fresh with rich color, a "GEM", OG,VLH, SUPERB
Net Est $975