Auction #123 - Specialized British Empire Public Auction

18 (17) 1889 6d orange Q Victoria, wmkd CA, perf 14, with "Clearing House" (no code) cds, very scarce, VF
Net Est $825

24 (24) 1889 20' green and red Q Victoria,^ wmkd CA, perf 14, they were withdrawn from sale in April 1893, only two certified and correctly used examples are known, on the basis of this stamp Col. Danson won a Gold Medal for his Gold Coast collection at the London International Exhibition in 1960, sold previously by us to the fabulous used "Nashville" collection, an irreplaceable used rarity!, unpriced used in Scott, perfectly centered, black...

27 (27) 1898 1d dull mauve and rose Q Victoria, wmkd CA, perf 14, with manuscript "Yabum N.T. 11/11/99" cancel, same date and denomination as the example in the Ashanti collection and is the only other example of this rarity we have seen!, some faults, VG
Net Est $1275

38-48 (38-48) 1902 ½d-20' K Edward VII^, wmkd CA, perf 14, cplt (11), OG, LH, F-VF
SG $565

65 (68) 1913 5' green and red on yellow K Edward VII^ on chalk-surfaced paper, wmkd MCA, perf 14, extremely rare and undercatalogued used, issued in 1913 by October of which it had already been replaced by the K George V 5' as such it saw very little postal usage and is hardly ever seen which accounts for its appearance on most advanced serious want-lists, light "Victoriaborgh" cds, signed, VF
Net Est $1690

73a, 75c, 76a, 77a, 78a, (77e, 79e, 80b, 81a, 82f) 1921 3d-5' K George V^, wmkd CA, perf 14, Die II, cplt (5), deceptively scarce and certainly undercatalogued, especially the 2' most of which seem to have been used!, OG,HR, F-VF
Net Est $980

78a (82e) 1921 5' green and red on pale yellow K George V^ Die II on chalk-surfaced paper, wmkd MCA, perf 14, well centered, lightly canceled, OG-HR, F-VF
Net Est $960

94a (100a) 1924 15' dull purple and green K George V^, Die II, wmkd Script CA, perf 14, fresh color, perfectly centered, OG,NH, SUPERB
Net Est $420

95 (102) 1921 £2 green and orange K George V^, Die I, wmkd Script CA, perf 14, OG, VLH, VF, with APS certificate
SG $825

J1 (D1) 1923 ½d black Postage Due^, wmkd Script CA, perf 14, extremely scarce and significantly undercatalogued used, lightly canceled, VF
Net Est $540

1a (1) 1861 1d bluish green Q Victoria, unwmkd, rough perf 14 to 16, quite scarce, very well centered, lightly canceled, VF
SG $450