Auction #125 - Specialized British Empire Public Auction

C28-43 (190-203) 1932-34 ½d-£1 Bird of Paradise with Air Mail overprints, undated scrolls^, unwmkd, perf 11, cplt (16), OG,LH, F-VF
Scott Retail $310
SG $375

C46-59 (212-25) 1939 ½d-£1 Bulolo Goldfields Air Mails^, unwmkd, perf 11, cplt (14), OG,VLH, VF
Scott Retail $645
SG $1650

O3 (O24) 1931 March 25 "O.H.M.S." Official local cover to GASMATA^, franked with 2d Official and tied with a "MADANG" cds and large violet double-circle "GASMATA" district office receiver, very scarce usage, VF

Net Est $450

O23-35 (O42-54) 1932-34 1d-5' Bird of Paradise Officials^, undated scrolls, overprinted "OS", perf 11, cplt (13), bright colors, unusually well centered, most lightly hinged, others with light remnants, undercatalogued, OG,HR, VF

Net Est $620

1-6 (4-9) 1908 ½d-1' K Edward VII of Fiji overprinted^ SG Type 1, wmkd CA, perf 14, cplt (6), an exceptional, hand-picked, perfectly centered set, lightly canceled, SUPERB

Net Est $1755

31 (35) 1921 2d on 40c red on yellow Weapons and Idols^ (French issue) surcharge, wmkd RF in Sheet, perf 14, seriously undercatalogued as only 40 sheets (1200 stamps) were originally printed, the overwhelming majority of existing copies are mint, an exceptionally rare used stamp (we doubt 5% were used), very seldom offered, light "VILA" cds, F-VF

Net Est $2100

J1-5 (D1-5) 1925 1d (10¢)-10d (1fr) Postage Due overprint set, cplt^, very fresh (no trace of the heavy gum toning usually associated with this issue), the majority of the issue was sold over the P.O. counter and became severely gum toned, the only untoned sets had to be acquired directly from the Crown Agents in London, hence its scarcity in this condition, OG,LH, F-VF

Net Est $450

10b (13) 1886 2/6 violet on yellow^ (13 OCT 86), scarce date, OG, HR, F-VF
Scott Retail $190
SG $300

28a var footnoted (37) 1886 2/6 violet on blue (6 SEP 86)^, ex-King Carol of Romania, rare, OG,HR, F-VF

SG $640

32Be (43b) 1886 10s6d violet on blu^e (2 JUL 86), ERROR - "d" omitted, rare date, unpriced until recently it is now priced at a level that is irrelevant to its actual rarity!, few blunt perfs, OG,HR, fine

Net Est $3300

37 var (48a var) 1886 1d violet on yellow with embossed arms, VARIETY - "JAN 20 86" (arms inverted)^, extremely rare, straight-edges at left and right, unpriced in Stanley Gibbons, seldom seen!, OG,HR, VF, with Brandon certificate

Net Est $6000