8 (11) 1853-59 1¢ vermilion Seal of the Colony, original ptg (without line above value), imperf, four large margins, light "Demerara" cds, VF, with RPSL certificate
Auction #141 - Public Auction
By: COLONIAL STAMP CO.
Aste Terminate
Mar 20, 2025 America/Los_Angeles
COLONIAL STAMP CO. Auction #141 - Public Auction
Thursday Mar 20, 2025 12:00 America/Los_Angeles
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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
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Lot #147 - british guiana
10b (20) 1855 4¢ pale blue Seal of the Colony, white line above value, unwmkd, imperf, four margins (close at left), light "Berbice" cds, F-VF
Lot #148 - british guiana
12 (21) 1860 4¢ blue Seal of the Colony, figures in corners framed, imperf, full margins, light "Berbera" cds (rare on this issue!), XF
Lot #149 - british guiana
18 (29) 1860-63 1¢ pale rose Seal of the Colony, thick paper, perf 12, an exceptional, perfectly centerd example of this very rare stamp, signed Bloch, OG, VLH, SUPERB, with Friedl certificate
Lot #150 - british guiana
61 (112) 1876 8¢ deep rose Seal of the Colony, narrow space between value and "cents", unwmkd, perf 15, exceptionally rare in the perfect centering, rich color, surely one of the choicest examples extent!, OG, VLH, SUPERB
Lot #151 - british guiana
64 (69) 1865 6¢ blue Seal of Colony on medium paper, perf 12½-13, scarce and undercatalogued, OG, LH, VF
Lot #152 - british guiana
70 (111) 1875 6¢ ultramarine Seal of the Colony, unwmkd, perf 15, OG, HR, F-VF
Lot #153 - british guiana
72-80 (126-34) 1876-79 1¢-96¢ Seal of the Colony, wmkd CC, perf 14, cplt (9), used, F-VF
Lot #154 - british guiana
83 (141) 1878 (1¢) on 6¢ ultramarine Seal of the Colony, with horizontal and vertical bars overprint (SG Type 17), unwmkd, perf 10, very elusive mint as the majority were used, undercatalogued, an exceptional fresh, perfectly centered example!, very rare thus, OG, VLH, SUPERB
Lot #155 - british guiana
85 (144) 1878 (1¢) on 4¢ blue Seal of the Colony overprinted "OFFICIAL", provisional with two horizontal bars and one vertical, wmkd CC, perf 14, rather scarce mint, seldom offered, undercatalogued, OG, VLH, VF
Lot #156 - british guiana
86 (145) 1878 (1¢) on 6¢ brown Seal of the Colony overprinted "OFFICIAL" in black, provisional with two horizontal black bars and one vertical black bar, scarce mint! OG, VLH, VF
Lot #157 - british guiana
87 (146) 1878 (2¢) on 8¢ rose Seal of the Colony overprinted "OFFICIAL", provisional with two horizontal bars and one vertical, seriously undercatalogued, it was missing from the Ferrari collection, well centered, lightly canceled, F-VF, with BPA certificate
Lot #158 - british guiana
90 (139) 1878 1¢ slate Seal of the Colony overprinted "OFFICIAL" in black, provisional with one horizontal black bar, unwmkd, perf 10, scarce, undercatalogued mint, OG, LH, F-VF
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