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
Auction #141 - Public Auction
By: COLONIAL STAMP CO.
COLONIAL STAMP CO. Auction #141 - Public Auction
Enclosed is our current auction catalog, it is our first auction catalog that utilizes a live online bidding feature. You can still bid all the ways you have previously such as via phone, email, mail bids, fax, agent, whatever is easiest for you, however you now have the additional option of bidding online in real time if you wish to. The sale is smaller than usual, as it will be our first that utilizes this feature. We very much want to have your feedback after the sale as we are always keen to improve our customer experience.
The Auction:
Great Britain with strength in rarer 19th Century and key items, values to the £5.
British Oceania is strong in high value Australian Kangaroos to the £2 (several!). Fiji has £1 high values.
British West Indies is where Antigua features the rare 2½ red brown #9 (SG 19). Bahamas shows a wide range of classic issues while British Honduras has all the £1 high values. Cayman Islands includes K Edward VII 2½ on 4d and Falkland Islands has the “Centenary” set complete.
British Africa is strongly represented, as usual, with Bechuanaland and an unusual range of the difficult used K George V high value “Sea Horses”. Cape of Good Hope features a very rare SG #1 mint, the 1/- yellow-green, 4d “Wood Blocks” and the rare ½d mint Crown CC provisional #39 (SG 46) – the key to the provisional issues. East Africa & Uganda has a 50R mint K Edward VII, Egypt has the “Port Fouad” set while Gambia has a range of 9 imperf cameos. Madagascar weights in with 13 different large stamps and Rhodesia shows values to the £10.
British Europe features Cypress virtually complete to the £5, Gibraltar has the £5 mint and a rarer still used example. Malta includes the rare 10/- K George V.
Happy hunting!
George Holschauer
Sale Terms
Lot #266 - Cyprus
2 (2) 1880 1d red Q Victoria of Great Britain overprinted "CYPRUS", Plate 220, fresh, scarce, OG, HR, F-VF
Lot #267 - Cyprus
8 (7) ½d on 1d red Q Victoria of Great Britain overprinted "CYPRUS", 18mm surcharge (SG Type 3), Plate 208, used, F-VF
Lot #268 - Cyprus
8 (7) 1881 ½d on 1d red Q Victoria of Great Britain overprinted "CYPRUS", surcharged half-penny (18mm), Plate 218, OG, VLH, VF-S
Lot #269 - Cyprus
9 (8) 1881 ½d on 1d red Q Victoria of Great Britain overprinted "CYPRUS", surcharged "HALF PENNY" 16mm long (SG Type 4), Plate 216, the scarce plate, a very scarce and drastically undercatalogued basic stamp that is seldom seen!, perfectly centered, OG, LH, SUPERB
Lot #270 - Cyprus
11-15 (11-15) 1881 ½pi-6pi Q Victoria, wmkd CC, perf 14, cplt (5), a choice, perfectly centered set, with light cancels, scarce, SUPERB
Lot #271 - Cyprus
13 (13) 1881 2pi blue Q Victoria, Die I, wmkd CC, perf 14, OG, VLH, SUPERB
Lot #272 - Cyprus
15 (15) 1881 6pi olive-grey Q Victoria, Die I, wmkd CC, perf 14, quite rare, scarce key value to the set, OG, LH, VF
Lot #273 - Cyprus
17 (24) 1882 30pa on 1pi rose Q Victoria provisional surcharge SG Type 9, wmkd CC, perf 14, with light "Larnaca" FIRST DAY OF ISSUE cds (May 22, 1882), on sale for only 17 days, perfectly centered, scarce, SUPERB
Lot #274 - Cyprus
18 (25) 1884 ½pi on ½pi emerald-green Q Victoria with SG Type 8 surcharge, wmkd CA, perf 14, OG, NH, F-VF
Lot #275 - Cyprus
27 (28) 1886 ½ on ½pi emerald-green Q Victoria, wmkd CC, perf 14, SG Type 10 surcharge (8mm), well centered, with light "Larnaca" squared-circle cancel, SUPERB
Lot #276 - Cyprus
28-37 (40-49) 1894-96 ½pi-45pi Q Victoria Die II, wmkd CA, perf 14, cplt (10), including the scarce and undercatalogued used 12pi, lightly canceled, F-VF
Lot #277 - Cyprus
47 (59) 1903 45pi dull purple and ultramarine K Edward VII, wmkd CA, only 2640 printed, OG, VLH, VF
















