British Colony Public Auction # 142 - Day 1

33, 32 (41a, 41) 1888-91 4d on 2' orange Q Victoria revenue stamp, wmkd CC, perf 14, surcharged "4d POSTAGE" (SG Type 16), VARIETY - upright "d" (row 5, pos 6), rare as it occurred only once in each pane of 60 (of SG 41), an exceptional horizontal strip of three with the rare type in the center position, a very rare multiple, OG, LH, F-VF

78 (83) 1908 10' green and red on green Badge of the Colony, wmkd CA, perf 14, quite rare and undercatalogued used, light "G.P.O. Grenada" cds, F-VF

1 (1) 1874 1d on 4d blue Cape of Good Hope (with outer frame-line), wmkd CC, perf 14, surcharged "1d" in dark red manuscript by the Kimberley postmaster, horizontal bend with fresh appearanceearance, rare, OG, HR, F-VF

83 (14) 1878 ½d grey-black Cape of Good Hope (with outer frame-line), wmkd CC, perf 14, overprinted with small capital "G" (SG Type 15) in red, a few ink smudges on gum, wonderful intact partially marginal block of 30, unfortunately three stamps on left are torn, but still an important piece for plating Cape of Good Hope "Seated" as well as displaying the many variants of the Type 15 "G" overprints, an important block for the specialist, OG,...

37, 39, 41, 45, 46, 48 (56-61) 1900-01 2¢-30¢ Q Victoria, wmkd CA, perf 14, cplt (6) including the scarce 12¢, which saw very little usage, lightly canceled, F-VF

56 (47) 1891 $1 surcharged on 96¢ purple on red Q Victoria, SG Type 10 surcharge, wmkd CA, perf 14, scarce and undercatalogued as most were later overprinted to create the more common provisional, rich color, lightly appearancelied "Shanghai C" cds, a superior example, VF-S

109-24, 128 (100-116) 1912-21 1¢-$10 K George V, wmkd MCA, perf 14, cplt (17) with both Types of the 25¢, the $10 is mint is especially undercatalogued as a very high proportion were used!, OG, LH, F-VF

123a (115b) 1917 $5 green and red K George V on blue-green, olive back, wmkd MCA, perf 14, the majority of this scarce printing received the "CHINA" overprint, OG,VLH, SUPERB

203-06 (305-08) 1948 1½a-10R Gandhi First Anniversary of Independence set, perf 11½, cplt (4), OG, LH, F-VF

10 (15) 1887-1900 1R slate Q Victoria of India overprinted "FARIDKOT STATE" SG Type 1, undercatalogued (and scarce) used, very lightly canceled, VF

1-8 (4-11) 1885-97 ½a-1R Q Victoria of India with bi-lingual overprints SG Type 1, wider spacing, cplt (8), OG, HR, F-VF

1 (1) 1866 ½a grey-black Maharaja Singh, printing on native paper, imperf, mostly clear of outer frame-line, scarce, inused as issued, F-VF, with Sismondo certificate