1 (1) 1890 ½a on 1d deep purple Q Victoria^ of Great Britain, surcharged and overprinted "BRITISH EAST AFRICA COMPANY" SG Type 1, only 1440 surcharged, OG, VLH, XF
Scott Retail $350
SG $415
Auction #125 - Specialized British Empire Public Auction
By: COLONIAL STAMP CO.
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Jun 23, 2016 America/Los_Angeles
COLONIAL STAMP CO. Auction #125 - Specialized British Empire Public Auction
Thursday Jun 23, 2016 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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Lot #223 - british east africa
Lot #224 - british east africa
1 (1) 1890 ½a on 1d deep purple Q Victoria^ of Great Britain, surcharged and overprinted "BRITISH EAST AFRICA COMPANY" SG Type 1, only 1440 surcharged, light "Mombasa" C cds, F-VF
Scott Retail $240
SG $300
Lot #225 - british east africa
2 (2) 1890 1a on 2d grey-green and carmine Q Victoria^ of Great Britain, surcharged and overprinted "BRITISH EAST AFRICA COMPANY", only 1440 surcharged, with photocopy of the BPA certificate for the set of three this is from, OG, VLH, SUPERB
Scott Retail $575
SG $750
Lot #226 - british east africa
3 (3) 1890 4a on 5d dull purple and blue Q Victoria of Great Britain^, surcharged and overprinted "BRITISH EAST AFRICA COMPANY", only 720 surcharged, scarce, OG, VLH, F-VF, with Brandon certificate
Scott Retail $600
SG $900
Lot #227 - british east africa
14-30 (4-19, 29-30) 1890-95 ½a-5R Sun and Crown^, unwmkd, perf 14, cplt (17) per Scott, OG,HR, F-VF
Scott Retail $755
SG $830
Lot #228 - british east africa
14c (4bb) 1893 ½a deep brown Sun and Crown^, VARIETY - imperf between horizontal pair, tied by "Mombasa" cds to piece, scarce, VF, with BPA certificate
Scott Retail $775
SG $975
Lot #229 - british east africa
19b (10) 1890 4a grey Sun and Crown, imperf pair^, unwmkd, only one sheet of 120 ptd, four full even margins, unu iss, VF-S
Scott Retail $3000
SG $3600
Lot #230 - british east africa
20c (11ac) 1893 4½a brown-purple Sun and Crown^, VARIETY - imperf between (horizontal pair), only 30 pairs were originally printed, rare, OG,VLH, VF
Scott Retail $2100
SG $2250
Lot #231 - british east africa
25a (14a) 1890-91 1R carmine Sun and Crown, imperf pair^, unwmkd, scarce, four margins, with "Lome A" cds, VF
Scott Retail $1600
SG $2400
Lot #232 - british east africa
42 var (37 var) 1895 3a black and dull red Sun and Crown^ with "British East Africa" handstamp, ERROR - double overprint, unlisted in Stanley Gibbons and Scott, a second example is in our reference collection), very rare, OG, LH, F-VF, with Brandon certificate
Net Est $1500
Lot #233 - british east africa
45 (40) 1895 5a black on grey-blue Sun and Crown^ handstamped "British East Africa" SG Type 6, OG,LH, F-VF
Scott Retail $300
SG $450
Lot #234 - british east africa
54-59, 62-71 (49-64) 1895 ½a-5R Q Victoria^ stamps of India overprinted "British East Africa", cplt (16), OG, LH, F-VF
Scott Retail $940
SG $1155
Lot #235 - british east africa
59 vars footnoted (64 vars footnoted) 1895 2½ on 1½a sepia Q Victoria of India^ overprinted "British East Africa" and surcharged SG Types 10, 13, and 14 on piece, the rare unissued UPU varieties with the overprint in brown-red, possibly from an original postal archive sent from the UPU, F-VF
Net Est $1115
Lot #236 - british east africa
66 var (59 var footnoted) 1895 1R slate Q Victoria^ of India overprinted "British East Africa" SG Type 8, VARIETY - inverted "s" in "British", a great rarity on this value, unlisted in Stanley Gibbons, but comparable to those errors that are listed, very rare, OG,HR, F-VF
Net Est $1800
Lot #237 - british east africa
72-87 (65-79, 66a) 1896 ½a-5R Q Victoria and Small Lions^, wmkd CA, cplt (16), OG, HR, F-VF
Scott Retail $590
SG $625
Lot #238 - british east africa
73 var (66x) 1896 1a bright rose-red Q Victoria^ Small Lion, perf 14, ERROR - wmkd CA reversed, scarce and undercatalogued as only one sheet was printed, and most were used, vivid color, perfectly centered, OG, VLH, SUPERB
SG $525
Lot #239 - british east africa
88-93 (80-85) 1897 ½a-7½a Zanzibar Sultan^ overprinted "British East Africa", cplt (6), only 1500 sets were overprinted, OG,HR, F-VF
Scott Retail $420
SG $565
Lot #240 - british east africa
88 var-93 var footnoted (80 var-85 var footnoted) 1897 ½a-7½a Sultan Seyyid Hamed-bin Thwain of Zanzibar^ overprinted "British East Africa.", the U.P.U. overprint set with period after Africa, 1a with red overprint, cplt (6), OG,LH, F-VF
SG $450
Lot #241 - british east africa
90 var (82 var) 1897 2a red-brown and red Sultan Seyyid Hamed-bin Thwain of Zanzibar^ overprinted "British East Africa" SG Type 8, ERROR - "s" in "British" inverted, scarce, unrecorded in Stanley Gibbons, well centered, unused, F-VF
Net Est $750
Lot #242 - british east africa
96 (87) 1897 2½ on 1a indigo and red Sultan of Zanzibar^ surcharged SG Type 13 (Sc Type b) and overprinted "British East Africa", this is the scarce key type which only occurred on 10 positions in the setting of 60, as such undercatalogued, the majority of the issue was used, OG,VLH, F-VF
Net Est $975
Lot #243 - british east africa
97 (88) 1897 2½ on 1a indigo and red Sultan of Zanzibar^ surcharged SG Type 14 (Sc Type c) and overprinted "British East Africa", tied to cover by Mombasa "A" cds, posted locally, receiving cancel on reverse, F-VF
SG $900
Lot #244 - british east africa
98-100 (89-91) 1897 2½a on 3a Sultan of Zanzibar^ overprinted "British East Africa", cplt (3) with all types, only 600 printed of SG Type 13 -- scarce and undercatalogued, F-VF
Scott Retail $265
SG $385
Lot #245 - british east africa
98 var footnoted (89 var) 1897 2½ on 3a grey and red Sultan Seyyid Hamed-bin-Thwain of Zanzibar^ overprinted "British East Africa." in black and surcharged SG Type 12 in red, special U.P.U. printing with stop after "Africa.", unlisted ERROR - double surcharge, one albino, only 26 were printed, of which very few examples are known, very rare, well centered, small thin spots, OG,HR, VF, with Brandon certificate
Net Est $1755
Lot #246 - british east africa
100 var (91 var) 1897 2½ on 3a grey and red Sultan of Zanzibar surcharged SG Type 14 and overprinted "British East Africa."^ (UPU printing) VARIETY - double overprint, one albino, only one pane printed, missing from the Krieger collection, well centered, OG, VLH, VF
Net Est $4500
Lot #247 - british east africa
105 var (95x) 4R carmine Q Victoria^ Large Lions, perf 14, ERROR - wmk CC reversed, very rare as only one or two panes were printed, fresh color, perfectly centered, OG,VLH, SUPERB
SG $1275
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