Auction #126 - Public Auction

58 (87) 1878 1d on half of 5' dull rose Britannia^ with value tablet removed before surcharge, SG Type 3b 7mm straight serif provisional surcharge, wmkd Small Star (sideways), perf 15½x15, scarce, partial "bootheel" and cds, ex-Nathanson, VF, with RPSL certificate
Scott Retail $1050
SG $1330

70-80 (105-15) 1892-1903 ¼d-2'6d Badge of Colony^, wmkd CA, perf 14, cplt (11), well centered. OG-HR, F-VF
Scott Retail $300
SG $350

170 var (233 var) 1925 2½d blue Seal of the Colony^ wmkd Script CA, perf 14, block of four, top-right stamp with strong re-entry double outside corner and also on the letters of "REVENUE", scarce, ex-Field, OG, HR, VF
Net Est $280

30 (26) 1920 50r on 5K brown-lilac Arms of Russia^ with provisional handstamp surcharge SG Type 4, only 300 printed, perforated, OG,VLH, F-VF
Net Est $1260

49 (40) 1920 50K on 5K claret Arms of Russia^ with British Occupation provisional handstamp, only 120 printed, quite rare, seriously undercatalogued, imperf, four margins, signed, with Brandon certificate for the set of 3 this is from, OG,VLH, SUPERB
Net Est $3570

5-9 (4-8) 1885-87 ½d-1' Hope^ overprinted "British Bechuanaland" SG Type 1, wmkd Anchor, perf 14, cplt (5), lightly canceled, F-VF
Scott Retail $285
SG $380

26 (25) 1888 4d on 4d lilac and black Q Victoria^, wmkd Orb, perf 14, SG Type 6 red surcharge, an exceptional USED rarity, hardly ever offered and considerably more difficult than either a £5 first issue or even a 2d on 2d green surcharge, vastly undercatalogued (as any serious collector who has tried to find one will attest), lightly canceled, OG-HR, F-VF
Net Est $4200

51 (55) 1890 ½d vermilion Q Victoria^ of Great Britain, overprinted "Protectorate" (SG Type 17) 19mm long, rare and undercatalogued as only 840 were printed, this stamp is difficult to locate, as it was an essay overprint that was pressed into service during a shortage, well centered, OG,VLH, SUPERB
Net Est $1155

52 (40) 1890 ½d vermilion Q Victoria^ of Great Britain, overprinted "Protectorate" Sc Type b (SG Type 12) 15½mm long, bearing a strike of the scarce "KANYE" Bechuanaland cds, VF
Net Est $310

92 (83) 1915 2'6d deep sepia-brown K George V Sea Horses^ of Great Britain overprinted "BECHUANALAND PROTECTORATE" SG Type 21 by Waterlow, light "Masalaype" cds, scarce, VF
Scott Retail $300
SG $385

92b (86) 1917 2'6d sepia K George V Sea Horses^, De La Rue printing, overprinted SG Type 1, scarce and undercatalogued used (the normal ratio is 10 or 20 to 1 against used!), perfectly centered, lightly canceled, F-VF
Net Est $630

94-95 (88-89) 1920-23 2'6d-5' K George V Sea Horses^ overprinted "BECHUANALAND PROTECTORATE" SG Type 21 by Bradbury, Wilkinson printing, cplt (2), scarce used, F-VF
Scott Retail $525
SG $610