Auction #123 - Specialized British Empire Public Auction

28a (88) 1922-24 £1 yellow-orange Giraffe^, wmkd MSCA (sideways), perf 14, exceptionally well centered -- especially for this stamp, very rare thus, lightly canceled, SUPERB
Net Est $1800

NL43 (M12) 1915 6¢ on 4h green German East Africa Yacht^ handstamped "G.R. POST 6 CENTS MAFIA" in black, a rare and difficult stamp, very seldom offered and many times rarer than its counterpart in the previous set, considerably undercatalogued, the first used example we have offered in quite a while, well centered, ex-Gibbs, signed Houtzamer, VF
Net Est $8550

5 (5) 1879 5' slate Q Victoria, wmkd CC, perf 14, scarce and undercatalogued, a magnificent, perfectly centered example, probably the choicest example extant!, OG, LH, SUPERB, with Ceremuga certificate
Net Est $2700

8 (8) 1880 ½d purple-brown Q Victoria, wmkd CC, perf 14, scarce used, VF
Net Est $450

28 (28) 1887 ½d on 6d orange-brown Q Victoria surcharged SG Type 4, wmkd CA, perf 14, scarce used, VF
SG $300

34a (H13a) 1914 1d on 5pf green Yacht^, first (wide) setting, VARIETY - thin "y" in "penny", only 110 issued, tied to piece by "Lome" cds, considerably undercatalogued, SUPERB, with BPA certificate
SG $525

43 (H9) 1914 80pf black and carmine on rose Yacht^, overprinted "TOGO Anglo-French Occupation", first (wide) setting, only 550 overprinted, scarce, OG,HR, VF
SG $415

48 (H14) 1914 3pf brown Yacht, second (narrow) setting^ of the "TOGO Anglo-French Occupation" overprint, rare and undervalued as only 25 copies were printed, light "Lome" cds, well centered, SUPERB, with Brandon certificate
Net Est $6600

49 (H15) 1914 5pf green Yacht^ overprinted "TOGO Anglo-French Occupation", second (narrow) setting, only 50 copies were printed, tied by "Lome 29.11.14" cds to piece, perfectly centered, SUPERB
Net Est $2250

66 var-78 var footnoted (H34a-46a, H38ga) 1915 ½d-20' K George V stamps of Gold Coast^ overprinted locally with "TOGO Anglo-French OCCUPATION", all with small "F" in "FRENCH", cplt (13), bright colors, OG,HR, F-VF
SG $990

67 var footnoted (H35f) 1915 1d red K George V stamp of Gold Coast^, local overprint "TOGO \ Anglo-French Occupation", VARIETY - first "O" in "Occupation" omitted, rare (only 40 printed), OG,VLH, F-VF, with RPSL certificate
Net Est $1500

69 var footnoted (H37c) 1915 (May) 2½d bright blue K George V stamp of Gold Coast^, overprinted "TOGO Anglo-French OCCUPATION", ERROR - hyphen omitted, exceptionally difficult (apparently missing from the Royal Collection!), drastically undercatalogued, when encountered, the hyphen is usually present although shifted well up or down out of alignment, the true missing hyphen is of considerable rarity!, OG,HR, F-VF, with Brandon certificate...