British Colony Public Auction # 143 - Day 2

37d var (37B var) 1896 ½d on 7½d on 2d pale blue K George I, typewritten provisional with Tongan surcharge reading upwards (left panes), perf 12x11, VARIETY - horizontal pair with "H" double on left hand stamp and "y" double on right hand stamp, an exceptionally rare used pair, VF

CO1-6 (O11-16) 1962 2d-£1 Century of Emancipation "OFFICIAL AIRMAIL" overprints, cplt in margin blocks of four, traces of toning as normal on 10' and on £1 inscription block, rare in blocks as only 510 sets sold to the public, OG,NH, SUPERB

135 (187) 1892 £5 deep green Coat of Arms, unwmkd, perf 12½, rare, as most existing examples are from the many reprints or outright forgeries, one of the very few known "never hinged" examples extent, this stamp is row 2, pos 15, with color photocopy of the BPA certificate for a block of four that this is the bottom left example, OG, NH, SUPERB

201 var (30, 30c vars) 1901 2d black on orange Pietersburg issue with Controller's initials in black, perf 11½, VARIETY - imperf vertical (horizontal pair) pair with left-hand stamp with dropped "P" in "PENCE" (row 4, pos 5), imperf bottom and right (large margins) perfed at top and left, very rare if not unique!, OG, HR, F-VF

6 (12) 1857 (1d) rose-red Britannia on white paper, imperf, a very rare Classic issue, rare, undercatalogued, and seldom seen!, OG, VLH, VF, with Philatelic Foundation certificate

21 (37) 1859 1' purple-slate Britannia, unwmkd, pin-perf 12½, unusually well centered, lightly canceled, scarce, XF

42 (63) 1863 1' bluish slate Britannia, unwmkd, thick paper, perf 11½, 12, a rare and seldom seen mint stamp, OG-HR, VF-S

63 (100) 1882 ½d lilac Britannia, surcharged "HALFPENNY" SG Type 6, wmkd CA (reversed), perf 14, quite scarce and undercatalogued mint!, OG-HR, F-VF

74-90 (114-24, 116, 127-32) 1896-1906 ½-£1 Britannia set, wmkd CA or CA over Crown, cplt (17) per Scott, includes the scarce 1d SG Type II (oval "O"), OG, LH, F-VF

77 (116) 1900 1d dull purple and rose Britannia, SG Type II (oval "O"), wmkd CA, perf 14, a scarce and extremely difficult mint stamp, considerably undercatalogued as the vast majority were postally used, fresh, OG,VLH, VF-S

O1-7 (O1-7) 1894 ½d-5' Q Victoria Officials with "O S" overprints SG Type O1, wmkd CA, perf 14 (5' wmkd CC, perf 12½), cplt (7), OG-HR, F-VF

20 (215) 1921 £1 green and carmine seated Britannia, wmkd Script CA, perf 14, very rare and hardly ever seen used, undercatalogued as in practice what is seen is 50 to 1 in favor of the mint!, light postal cancel-very rare thus!, F-VF