87 (100) 1923 10' green and red on pale yellow K George V^, wmkd MCA, perf 14, originally 3017 copies were printed, however a sizeable quantity were remaindered and burned in 1924, scarce, perfectly centered, light "Larnaca" cds, SUPERB
SG $1350
Auction #123 - Specialized British Empire Public Auction
By: COLONIAL STAMP CO.
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May 21, 2015 America/Los_Angeles
COLONIAL STAMP CO. Auction #123 - Specialized British Empire Public Auction
Thursday May 21, 2015 08:00 America/Los_Angeles
This Auction contains a number of important estates with many 5-figure rarities. Highlights of the Auction:
• Great Britain is strong in exceptionally well centered 19th-Century high values and better Officials (to the £1). Cyprus starts with a #1 mint--Plate 19!
• Gold Coast weighs in with a 20/- red and green used (ex-Col. Danson and “Nashville”), this is one of only 2 known genuine examples, plus a scarce used £2. There is strong Togo to the 1M and a large Zanzibar section.
• Quite a few good New South Wales Sydney Views, nice Australian Postage Dues. Fiji “Times” 1d and 6d values, strong New Zealand “O.P.S.O.” section and the KE VII ½d green overprint error (one of only five!).
• A strong range of 19th-Century Bahamas and also nice British Guiana “Ships” and scarce provisionals, some interesting and scarce “Saints” stamps (esp. the large St. Vincent section).
• Jordan is strongly represented and we have the rare key Sudan Army Official.
• Bechuanaland ranges to the £5 and the 5/- and 10/- “Protectorate” overprints, Cameroons showcases scarce used high values, Cape shows off a 1d “wood block” error of color and the key perorated ½d on 3d overprint wmkd CC, lots of Madagascar Consulate stamps, New Britain selections of “G.R.I.”s to the 5/- on 5M, New Republic features the 1d “black”, there are important Rhodesia through the £5 overprint, used, plus a £1 perf 15 mint “Double Head”.
• Many “key” stamps of Canada including a #1 bottom right corner margin copy and choice Classics and Jubilees can be found.
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Showing 451 - 475 of 1314
Lot #451 - Cyprus
Lot #452 - Cyprus
105 (114) 1924-28 12pi chestnut and black K George V^, wmkd MSCA, perf 14, scarce and undercatalogued used, light cds, F-VF
Net Est $295
Lot #453 - Cyprus
108 (117) 1924 90pi green and red on yellow K George V^, wmkd Script CA, as there seems to have been very little postal usage for this denomination, consequently it is unusually difficult, undercatalogued and seldom seen used, tied to piece by oval "Limassol" registry cancel, extremely well centered, SUPERB
Net Est $825
Lot #454 - Cyprus
114-23 (123-32) 1928 ¾pi-£1 K George V^ Fiftieth Anniversary set, wmkd Script CA, perf 12, cplt (10), OG,VLH, F-VF
SG $450
Lot #455 - dominica
1-3 (1-3) 1874 1d-1' Q Victoria, wmkd CC, perf 12½, cplt (3), OG, VLH, SUPERB
SG $1540
Lot #456 - dominica
1-3 (1-3) 1874 1d-1' Q Victoria, wmkd CC, perf 12½, cplt (3), with "A 07" numeral cancels, F-VF
SG $340
Lot #457 - dominica
10-12 (10-12) 1882-83 ½(d) in half of 1d Q Victoria, cplt (3)^ with all surcharges, in red or black, in horizontal pairs, scarce, and the ½ is especially scarce as most were used!, OG, LH, VF
Net Est $2945
Lot #458 - dominica
23 (25) 1888 6d orange Q Victoria, wmkd CA, perf 14, scarce used, well centered, VF
Net Est $405
Lot #459 - dominica
24 (26) 1890 1' dull magenta Q Victoria, wmkd CA, perf 14, a rare used stamp, many times more difficult than its mint counterpart and as such undercatalogued, light numeral "A 07" cancel, perfectly centered, SUPERB
Net Est $1800
Lot #460 - dominica
25-34 (27-36) 1903 ½d-5' Roseau and K Edward VII^, wmkd CC, perf 14, cplt (10), OG,HR, F-VF
SG $340
Lot #461 - dominica
35-53 (37-53c) 1907-20 ½d-5' Roseau and K Edward VII^, wmkd MCA, perf 14, cplt (19), OG,VLH, VF
SG $390
Lot #462 - dominica
56-63 (62-70) 1921-22 ½d-2'6 Roseau^, wmkd Script CA, perf 14, cplt (8), most values of this set are rare and undercatalogued used, especially the 2' and 2'6d, lightly canceled, F-VF
Net Est $1575
Lot #463 - dominica
62 (69) 1922 2' purple and blue on blue Roseau from the Sea^, wmkd Script CA sideways, perf 14, extremely elusive used as it saw very little postal usage before being replaced, vastly undercatalogued, perfectly centered, light "Dominica" cds, F-VF
Net Est $585
Lot #464 - dominica
65-85 (71-91) 1923-33 ½d-£1 K George V^, wmkd Script CA, cplt (21), OG,VLH, F-VF
SG $565
Lot #465 - east africa and uganda protectorate
17-29A, 17a-24a (17-31, 17a-25a) 1904-07 ½a-10R K Edward VII^, wmkd MCA, cplt (22) with ordinary and chalk-surfaced papers, difficult to assemble, nice cancels, F-VF
SG $1875
Lot #466 - east africa and uganda protectorate
62c (64d) 1919 "4 cents" on 6¢ scarlet K George V^, surcharged SG Type 5, ERROR - one stamp without surcharge in a vertical strip of four, rare as it occurred on only one row of 10 stamps (and this is only the second example we have offered), as such undercatalogued, OG, VLH, VF
Net Est $6000
Lot #467 - Egypt
121-23 (141-43) 1926 5m-15m Inauguration of Port Fouad overprints^, cplt (3), each signed "C.F. Hass", 15m also signed "ela" (Angeloglous), OG, VLH, F-VF
SG $1690
Lot #468 - Egypt
121-24 (141-44) 1926 5m-50pi Inauguration of Port Fouad overprints^, cplt (4), key set of the country, as only 1500 of the 50pi were printed and the whole issue sold out on the opening day of sale in a matter of hours, each signed, OG, LH, SUPERB
SG $3750
Lot #469 - Egypt
121-24 (141-44) 1926 5m-50pi Inauguration of Port Fouad overprints^, cplt (4), key set of the country, as only 1500 of the 50pi were printed and the whole issue sold out on the opening day of sale in a matter of hours, each with First Day of Issue cds, each signed (50pi by Bloch), SUPERB
SG $2550
Lot #470 - Egypt
155 var-58 var footnoted (178a-81a) 1929 5m-20m Crown Prince Farouk Ninth Birthday^ trial color proofs with black or brown centers (and clearer portraits), only 2000 sets issued, fresh, scarce, OG,NH, VF
Net Est $1680
Lot #471 - Egypt
177-90 (219-32) 1934 1m-£1 Khedive Ismail Pasha^ (U.P.U.), cplt (14), well centered, lightly canceled, VF-S
SG $450
Lot #472 - Egypt
O17-O20 (O98-O101) 1922 1m-5m "O.H.M.S." Official^ overprinted SG Type O43 at Bûlâq, cplt (4), the 3m is scarce and undercatalogued, VF
Net Est $820
Lot #473 - Egypt
O21-30 (O111-20) 1922-23 1m-50m Pictorials with "O.H.E.M.S." Official^ overprint SG Type 44, wmkd Triple Crescent and Star, perf 14, cplt (10) including both sizes of the 15m indigo Statue of Rameses II, undercatalogued, OG,HR, F-VF
Net Est $660
Lot #474 - falkland islands
1 (1) 1878 1d claret Q Victoria, unwmkd, perf 14, well centered, OG, VLH, VF
SG $1125
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