38-53 (33-48) 1895 ½a-5R Sun and Crown with "British East Africa"^ handstamp overprint, unwmkd, perf 14, cplt (16) with the local 2½ surcharge, only 520 complete sets were overprinted, scarce, OG, LH, F-VF
Scott Retail $3605
SG $4465
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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Showing 176 - 200 of 1121
Lot #176 - british east africa
Lot #177 - british east africa
59 var footnoted (64 var footnoted) 1895 2½ on 1½a sepia Q Victoria, brown-red surcharge^ (Sc Type c, SG Type 14), the rare unissued value sent to the UPU, formerly Scott 59c, fresh and bright, strong color, OG, LH, F-VF
Net Est $450
Lot #178 - british east africa
68 var (61 var) 1895 2R carmine and yellow-brown Q Victoria^ of India overprinted "British East Africa" SG Type 9, overprint ERROR - italic "c" in "Africa", scarce, OG, LH, F-VF
Net Est $720
Lot #179 - british east africa
88-93 (80-85) 1897 ½a-7½a Zanzibar Sultan^ overprinted "British East Africa", cplt (6), only 1500 sets were overprinted, OG, LH, F-VF
Scott Retail $420
SG $565
Lot #180 - british east africa
89 var footnoted (81 var footnoted) 1897 1a indigo and red Sultan^ Seyyid Hamed-bin Thwain of Zanzibar overprinted "British East Africa." in red (showing stop after "Africa"), unissued (but sent to the U.P.U.), formerly Sc # 94, scarce, OG, LH, fine
Net Est $300
Lot #181 - british east africa
95-97 (86-88) 1897 2½d on 1a indigo and red stamps of Zanzibar^ overprinted "British East Africa" SG Type 8 further surcharged locally, cplt (3) with all 3 SG surcharge types 12-14, only 500 cplt sets were issued, rare and undercatalogued as the difficult Type 13 only occurred 10 times in the whole sheet, OG, LH, F-VF
Net Est $1815
Lot #182 - 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, OG, VLH, F-VF
Net Est $4500
Lot #183 - british east africa
107 (97) 1897-1903 10R yellow-bistre Q Victoria^ and Large Lions, wmkd CC, perf 14, OG, VLH, F-VF
Scott Retail $425
SG $675
Lot #184 - british east africa
109 var listed (99s) 1897 50R mauve Q Victoria^ Large Lions, wmkd CC, perf 14, overprinted "SPECIMEN", OG, LH, F-VF
Scott Retail $300
SG $565
Lot #185 - british east africa
109 (99) 1897-1903 50R mauve Q Victoria^ and Large Lions, wmkd CC, perf 14, an exceptional, perfectly centered example, extremely rare and vastly undercatalogued used, we have handled quite a few mint examples but this is only the second used example we have had, light squared-circle "Mombasa" cancel, SUPERB, with RPSL certificate
Net Est $27000
Lot #186 - british guiana
10a (18) 1853 4¢ deep blue Seal of the Colony^, partial white line above value, imperf, four large margins, light village cds, SUPERB
Scott Retail $975
SG $1650
Lot #187 - british guiana
23 (41) 1862 1¢ brown Seal of the Colony^, perf 12, thin paper, quite scarce mint, OG, HR, F-VF
Scott Retail $925
SG $1350
Lot #188 - british guiana
33 (56) 1863 24¢ green Seal of the Colony^ on thin paper, unwmkd, perf 12½-13, scarce, OG,LH, F-VF
Scott Retail $875
SG $1125
Lot #189 - british guiana
35 var (116c) 1862 1¢ black on rose Royal Gazette Type-set^, SG Type 10 (Scott Type A6), without manuscript signature, ERROR - "1" for "I" in "BRITISH" (row 1, pos 5), rare, slight hinge thins, OG, HR, VF app
Net Est $1015
Lot #190 - british guiana
39 var (120d) 1862 2¢ black Type-set on yellow^, with manuscript initials, rouletted 6, Sc Type A7 (SG Type 11), VARIETY - italic "S" in "CENTS" (row 3, pos 4), light numeral "A 03" grid cancel, very rare, ex-Nathan, F-VF
SG $1200
Lot #191 - british guiana
66b (82) 1863 48¢ pale red Seal of Colony^, unwmkd, perf 12½-13, scarce mint, OG,VLH, F-VF
Scott Retail $400
SG $565
Lot #192 - british guiana
72-80 (126-34) 1876-79 1¢-96¢ Seal of the Colony^, wmkd CC, perf 14, cplt (9), lightly canceled, VF
Scott Retail $415
SG $415
Lot #193 - british guiana
82 (137) 1878 (1¢) on 6¢ brown Seal of the Colony,^ provisional overprint with two horizontal bars, rare and undercatalogued used, well centered, numeral cancel, VF
Net Est $585
Lot #194 - british guiana
83 (141) 1878 (1¢) on 6¢ ultramarine Seal of the Colony,^ with horizontal and vertical bars overprint (SG Type 17), unwmkd, perf 10, very elusive mint as the majority were used, undercatalogued, OG,HR, F-VF
Net Est $675
Lot #195 - british guiana
85a (147) 1878 (1¢) on 4¢ blue Ship Official surcharged with one horizontal bar and one vertical bar^, only one sheet was surcharged for postal use, extremely rare, and considerably undercatalogued, the greatest basic perforated Ship rarity in all of British Guiana, lightly canceled, VF, with Brandon certificate
Scott Retail $6000
SG $8250
Lot #196 - british guiana
87 (146) 1878 (2¢) on 8¢ rose Seal of the Colony overprinted "OFFICIAL"^, provisional with two horizontal bars and one vertical, seriously undercatalogued, it was missing from the Ferrari collection, very well centered, star grid cancel, elusive, SUPERB, with BPA certificate
Net Est $1690
Lot #197 - british guiana
102 (159) 1881 2 on 24¢ green Seal of the Colony overprinted "OFFICIAL"^, provisional surcharge in black (SG Type 19), unwmkd, perf 10, rare, fresh color, OG,HR, F-VF
Scott Retail $375
SG $565
Lot #198 - british guiana
127A (188a) 1888 $4 green Seal of the Colony^ overprinted "INLAND REVENUE" and surcharged with large "4" (3½mm) Type II (SG Type b), only 188 issued, a significant portion of which were subsequently overprinted to create the common 1¢ provisional, a notoriously scarce and vastly undercatalogued stamp, seldom seen, OG, LH, VF
Net Est $6750
Lot #199 - british guiana
145 (238) 1903 60¢ green and rosine Seal of the Colony^, wmkd CA, perf 14, extremely rare and vastly undercatalogued used!, VF
Net Est $1875
Lot #200 - british guiana
160-70 (240-50) 1905-07 1¢-96¢ Seal of the Colony^, wmkd MCA, perf 14, cplt (11), light cancels, F-VF
Scott Retail $415
SG $490
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