O4 (O14) 1891 5d olive-black Q Victoria^, magenta "O.P.S.O." handstamp, perf 12x11½, very well centered, signed Bloch, OG,VLH, SUPERB, with Brandon certificate
Net Est $4950
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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Showing 851 - 875 of 1221
Lot #851 - New Zealand
Lot #852 - New Zealand
O5 (O15) 1891 6d brown Q Victoria^, magenta "O.P.S.O." overprint, perf 12x11½, a very rare mint denomination, ex-Pattiz, OG,VLH, F-VF, with RPSL certificate
Net Est $7800
Lot #853 - New Zealand
O9 (O4) 1891-1906 ½d black Q Victoria^, rose "O.P.S.O." handstamp, perf 10x11, bright and fresh, scarce mint, OG,HR, VF, with Brandon certificate
Net Est $2400
Lot #854 - New Zealand
O11 (O18) 1898-1903 2½d blue Lake Wakatipu^, violet "O.P.S.O." handstamp, unwmkd, perf 11, very rare, very well centered, ex-Pattiz, OG,HR, SUPERB, with RPSL certificate
Net Est $7125
Lot #855 - New Zealand
O13 (O20) 1898 5d purple-brown Otira Gorge^, violet "O.P.S.O." handstamp, unwmkd, perf 14, very rare, perfectly centered, ex-Pattiz, OG,VLH, SUPERB, with RPSL certificate
Net Est $8250
Lot #856 - New Zealand
O13 (O20) 1898-1903 5d purple-brown Otira Gorge^, violet "O.P.S.O." handstamp, unwmkd, perf 11, well centered, lightly canceled, scarce SUPERB, with Friedl certificate
Net Est $3300
Lot #857 - New Zealand
O14 (O21) 1898 8d indigo Maori War Canoe^, unwmkd, perf 11, violet "O.P.S.O." handstamp, very rare, fresh, ex-Pattiz, OG,LH, F-VF, with RPSL certificate
Net Est $7800
Lot #858 - New Zealand
O15 (O20b) 1898 5d purple-brown Otira Gorge^, unwmkd, perf 11, greenish blue "O.P.S.O." handstamp, extremely rare as it is one of only two stamps in the whole issue so overprinted, unpriced in Stanley Gibbons, slight natural offset on reverse, signed Bloch, OG, HR, F-VF, with Brandon certificate
Net Est $9900
Lot #859 - New Zealand
OY5 (L5) 1891 6d green Lighthouse^ inscribed "V.R.", well centered, fresh, OG,VLH, SUPERB
Net Est $1200
Lot #860 - New Zealand
OY6 (L6) 1891 1' rose Lighthouse^ inscribed "V.R.", fresh, one toned perf, scarce, OG,LH, fine
Scott Retail $800
SG $900
Lot #861 - New Zealand
(P2) 1907 1d carmine Reefton Police Department provisional^, current perf 14 stamp of 1906 with red manuscript "Official" and handstamped with circular "Greymouth--Paid--3", used on piece with "Reefton 23/3/07" squared-circle datestamp, a very rare stamp with only 6 used copies recorded, very fresh and bright example as it has not been soaked off piece, VF-S, with BPA certificate
Net Est $3120
Lot #862 - niue
3a var footnoted (3b "a" var) 1902 ½d green Mount Cook of New Zealand^ on Basted Mills paper, wmkd double-lined "NZ" and Star, perf 14, overprinted "NIUE. ½ PENI." SG Type 2 in red, combination ERROR - surcharge inverted with VARIETY spaced "U" and "E", centering is as normal for the inverted surcharge, rare as Buckingham reported only 4 copies of this variety were printed (one sheet of inverted surcharges), signed Diena, OG, HR, F-VF, with...
Lot #863 - niue
13c (15) 1903 1' brown-orange New Zealand Kea and Kaka^ overprinted "NIUE \ Tahae Sileni", ERROR - "Tahae" (one word, which translates locally into "thief") instead of "Taha e" (two words), known as the "Thief Shilling", only 96 copies were sold, normal centering for this error, fine for issue, OG,LH, , with RPSL certificate
Scott Retail $750
SG $975
Lot #864 - niue
20 var (22c) 1917 3d chocolate K George V of New Zealand^ recess printing overprinted "NIUE" (SG Type 5) and surcharged SG Type 6, VARIETY - compound perf vertical pair (perf 14x13½, 14x14½), fresh and well centered, top stamp OG, LH, bottom is NH, VF
SG $270
Lot #865 - niue
86-89 (79-82) 1941-43 2'6d-£1 Coat of Arms of New Zealand Postal Fiscal^ stamps overprinted "NIUE." with narrow E SG Type 17 on thin, hard, chalk-surfaced "Wiggins Teape" paper with vertical mesh, wmkd NZ and Star single, perf 14, cplt (4), OG, VLH, VF
Scott Retail $525
SG $1125
Lot #866 - north borneo
18 (15) 1886 10¢ blue Coat of Arms^ overprinted "and Revenue" SG Type 6, perf 14, scarce, OG, HR, VF
Scott Retail $275
SG $450
Lot #867 - north borneo
22-23 (34-35) 1886 ½¢-1¢ Coat of Arms^, unwmkd, perf 12, cplt (2), a very rare and undercatalogued set!, OG,LH, F-VF
Net Est $1950
Lot #868 - north borneo
35-47 (36-48) 1888-1892 ½¢-$2.00 Postage & Revenue^, perf 14, cplt (13) OG, HR, F-VF
Scott Retail $595
SG $900
Lot #869 - north borneo
79-88, 103-04, 120-21 (92//109) 1897-1902 1¢-24¢ Pictorials, perf 13½-14, cplt (14), OG, HR, F-VF
Scott Retail $815
SG $1215
Lot #870 - north borneo
87b (108a) 1897 18¢ black and green Mount Kinabalu^, VARIETY - imperf vertical (horizontal pair), perf 16, F-VF
Scott Retail $95
SG $130
Lot #871 - north borneo
91-100, 101a, 102a (112-24) 1899 4¢ on 5¢-4¢ on $10 Pictorials^ surcharged with 4½mm spacings (SG Type 48), unwmkd, perf 14, 14½-15, cplt (12), OG,HR, F-VF
Scott Retail $485
SG $675
Lot #872 - north borneo
136-49 (158-177) 1909-23 1¢-24¢ Pictorials^, unwmkd, perf 13½-14, cplt (14), OG, HR, F-VF
Scott Retail $360
SG $575
Lot #873 - north borneo
152-57 (178-83) 1911 25¢-$10 Coat of Arms^, unwmkd, perf 13½-14, cplt (6), OG-HR, F-VF
Scott Retail $780
SG $1500
Lot #874 - north borneo
167-84 (277-294) 1925-28 1¢-$10 Pictorial designs of 1909-1922^, unwmkd, perf 12½, cplt (18), OG, LH, F-VF
Scott Retail $1070
SG $1650
Lot #875 - north borneo
185-92 (295-302) 1931 3¢-$5 North Borneo Company 50th Anniversary^ set, unwmkd, perf 12½, cplt (8), a colorful and very popular set, lightly canceled, F-VF
Scott Retail $780
SG $1350
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