1b (1a) 1853 1d deep brick-red Cape Triangle on deeply blued paper^, wmkd Anchor, imperf, three full margins, rich color, used, VF
Scott Retail $400
SG $715
Auction #124 - Specialized British Empire Public Auction
By: COLONIAL STAMP CO.
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Oct 01, 2015 America/Los_Angeles
COLONIAL STAMP CO. Auction #124 - Specialized British Empire Public Auction
Thursday Oct 01, 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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Lot #304 - cape of good hope
Lot #305 - cape of good hope
3a (5b) 1855 1d deep rose-red Cape Triangle^, white paper, wmkd Anchor, Perkins Bacon ptg, wmkd Anchor, imperf, three margins, rich color, unused, VF
Scott Retail $850
SG $1650
Lot #306 - cape of good hope
3a (5b) 1855 1d deep rose-red Cape Triangle^, white paper, generous margins, lightly canceled with portion of red transit and receiving marks at top, deep color, small thin, VF app, with BPA certificate
Scott Retail $425
SG $565
Lot #307 - cape of good hope
5 (7) 1858 6d pale rose-lilac Cape Triangle^, white paper, Perkins, Bacon ptg, imperf, full margins, VF
Scott Retail $240
SG $450
Lot #308 - cape of good hope
6 (8) 1858 1' bright yellow-green Cape Triangle^, white paper, wmkd Anchor, Perkins, Bacon ptg, a comparatively rare and definitely undercatalogued mint stamp, as the largest portion of this printing was used, imperf, large margins, deep rich color. ex-Bonaventure, Indusophan, Grass and Markowitz, unused, SUPERB, with BPA certificate
Scott Retail $3250
SG $5625
Lot #309 - cape of good hope
9d (14aa) 1861 4d pale milky blue Wood-block on laid paper with right-hand corner re-touched^, very rare, imperf, margins close to just touching, used, rare, fine, with RPSL certificate
Scott Retail $7750
SG $13500
Lot #310 - cape of good hope
13b (19c) 1863-64 4d steel-blue Cape Triangle^, wmkd Anchor, scarce de la Rue printing, imperf, three margins, numeral "2" grid cancel, VF, with RPSL certificate
Scott Retail $325
SG $415
Lot #311 - cape of good hope
14 (20) 1864 6d bright mauve Cape Triangle^, wmkd Anchor, de la Rue printing, imperf, massive margins (showing portion of adjoining stamp at left), lightly canceled, SUPERB
Net Est $1500
Lot #312 - cape of good hope
21 (32) 1874 1d on 6d deep lilac Hope^, surcharged (SG Type 7), VARIETY - bar and value close together at T, scarce, OG,HR, F-VF
Scott Retail $650
SG $1125
Lot #313 - cape of good hope
25 (36) 1880 3d pale dull rose Hope^, wmkd CC, scarce and undercatalogued mint (since one month after issue, most were overprinted to produce SG 37, 38 (Scott 31, 32)), rich color, wonderfully fresh, OG,NH, fine
Net Est $2100
Lot #314 - cape of good hope
33-38 (40-45) 1882-83 ½d-5' Hope^, wmkd CA, perf 14, cplt (6), F-VF
Scott Retail $285
SG $465
Lot #315 - cape of good hope
39 (46) 1882 ½d on 3d deep claret Hope^, wmkd CC, perf 14, surcharged "One Half-penny" SG Type 12 in black, the greatest mint perforated Cape rarity, it was missing from many great Cape collections of the past including General Smuts, Caspary, Isleham, Somas, Maximus, etc., rarely seen and seriously undercatalogued, regummed, F-VF, with Philatelic Foundation certificate
Net Est $20250
Lot #316 - cape of good hope mafeking
162-66 (1-5) 1900 1d on ½d-1' on 4d Cape of Good Hope^ stamps overprinted "MAFEKING BESIEGED", only 840 sets printed, lightly canceled, F-VF
Scott Retail $970
SG $1570
Lot #317 - cape of good hope mafeking
178 (17) 1900 1d pale blue on blue Sgt. Major Goodyear^ on horiz. laid paper, perf 12, only 9476 issued, tied by "Mafeking" cds to piece, unusually well centered, SUPERB
Scott Retail $425
SG $490
Lot #318 - cape of good hope vryburg
N1 (1) 1899 ½d green Hope overprinted "½ PENCE Z.A.R."^ (10mm high), only 2400 (40 panes) printed, most of which were used, OG, HR, F-VF
Scott Retail $240
SG $340
Lot #319 - cape of good hope vryburg
N2 (2) 1899 1d on 1d rose Hope surcharged^ SG Type 1, 10mm high, only 2400 printed, a large percentage of which were used, OG, HR, F-VF
Scott Retail $275
SG $375
Lot #320 - cape of good hope vryburg
N4 (4) 1899 2½d on 2½d blue Hope overprinted "Z.A.R."^ (10mm high), rare, only 480 printed, the majority of which were used!, scarce, OG,HR, VF
Scott Retail $2000
SG $2550
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