Auction #123 - Specialized British Empire Public Auction

O51 (O38) 1902 2d yellowish green and carmine-red K Edward VII O.W. OFFICIAL^, wmkd Imperial Crown, perf 14, with light and full, superbly struck "Southwestern District Office S.W." cds, choice, F-VF, with Brandon certificate
SG $675

O63-64 (O91-92) 1902 ½d-1d K Edward VII overprinted R.H. OFFICIAL^, well centered, with RPSL certificate for the ½d, OG,VLH, VF
SG $1050

O83 (O112) 1903 3d dull purple on orange-yellow K Edward VII ADMIRALTY OFFICIAL^, wmkd Imperial Crown, perf 14, a difficult and seriously undercatalogued stamp, lightly canceled, F-VF
Net Est $1200

9 (5c) 1898 40c orange-brown Q Victoria of Gibraltar overprinted "MOROCCO AGENCIES" in BLUE^, a rare and seriously undercatalogued stamp (usually found on 99% of all Morocco want lists), left-hand sheet-margin example with a photocopy of the RPSL certificate for a block of four that this is the top-left stamp, OG,NH, VF
Net Est $375

11 (7c) 1898 1pe bistre and ultramarine Q Victoria with dark blue "MOROCCO AGENCIES" overprint, a most difficult and key value, undercatalogued, OG,LH, VF, with RPSL certificate
Net Est $895

437 var (227a) 1936 ½d green K Edward VIII^ of Great Britain surcharged in French currency "MOROCCO AGENCIES \ 5 CENTIMES" with ERROR - bar through "POSTAGE", on top stamp of B-strip of three, a striking variety of which only twelve examples show "POSTAGE" clearly obliterated with the line, a copy of the 1936 Stanley Gibbons Monthly Journal article explaining and offering the error for £10 is enclosed, OG,LH, SUPERB, with BPA certificate...

6 (7) 1893 40pa on ½d vermilion Q Victoria of Great Britain^ with roughly handstamped provisionally at Constantinople (SG Type 1), in use for only 5 days, a very rare mint stamp as 95% were used, minor crease, a scarce mint example of this provisional handstamp, OG, VLH, F-VF, with BPA certificate
SG $640

6d, 6a (7ba, 7b) 1903 1' orange-red New Zealand Kea and Kaka^ overprinted, ERROR - "Tiringi" without stop (R7/12), in right-margin block of four with three normals, rarely offered undercatalogued error which occurred only once in a sheet of 120, 74 copies printed (including both SG listed shades), OG,LH, F-VF
Net Est $1990

17b, 18b (13b, 14b) 1916-17 6d-1' K George V of New Zealand^ surcharged (SG Type 8), vertical pairs with compound perfs, 14x13½ and 14x14½, P.O. fresh, 1' pair is NH, VF
SG $225

18d (14ac) 1917 1' vermilion K George V^ of New Zealand overprinted, ERROR - "Tiringi" without dot on second "i" (only occurred twice per setting -- row 8, pos 12, and row 10, pos 7), a very scarce stamp (only 70 printed), fresh color, OG,LH, VF, with RPSL certificate
SG $450

18e (14ad) 1917 1' vermilion K George V^ of New Zealand overprinted, ERROR - "Tiringi" without dot on third "i", row 8, pos 11, (only 35 of this variety were printed), a fresh, better-than-normally centered example of a rare stamp, OG,HR, VF
SG $640