Auction #123 - Specialized British Empire Public Auction

84 (75) 1903 $5 purple and blue-green K Edward VII^, wmkd CA, perf 14, OG, VLH, VF
SG $975

106 (88) 1905 $3 slate and dull blue K Edward VII^, wmkd MCA, perf 14, lightly canceled, F-VF
SG $490

109-24 (100-108, 110-116) 1912-24 1¢-$10 K George V^, wmkd MCA, cplt (16), undercatalogued mint as the high values, especially the $10, saw a disproportionately high percentage of postal usage, OG,HR, F-VF
Net Est $2590

123a (115b) 1917 $5 green and red K George V^ on blue-green, olive back, wmkd MCA, perf 14, the majority of this scarce printing received the "CHINA" overprint, OG,VLH, SUPERB
SG $1800

154-66A (140-62) 1938-52 1¢-$10 K George VI^ set, wmkd Script CA, perf 14, cplt (23), OG,VLH, F-VF
SG $1650

J1-J12 (D1-D12) 1923-47 1¢-5¢ Post Office Scales^, wmkd MCA, perf 14, OG,HR, F-VF
SG $340

75 var / O67 var (146 var / O99 var) 1909 15R blue and olive-brown K Edward VII^, wmkd Large Star, perf 14, with provisional ESSAY Official overprint "1R" and bars through value plus SG Type O9a (Hammond Giles Type 3), the issued stamp reads "ONE RUPEE" diagonally, OG, VLH, F-VF
Net Est $880

(T329a) 1949 2f on 5f deep blue K Faisal II^ Tax stamp with revenue overprint (SG Type 28c), ERROR - overprint double, unlisted in Scott, listed but unpriced in Stanley Gibbons, P.O. fresh, with BPA certificate for a block of four of which this is the lower left stamp, OG,NH, VF
Net Est $900

38 (46) 1922 10' dull grey-blue K George V Sea Horses^ of Great Britain with Thom overprint SG Type 3, OG, HR, 2 short perf perfs, otherwise VF-S
SG $1500

96-98 (102-04) 1937 2'6d-10' St. Patrick^, wmkd Monogram SE, cplt (3), fresh, OG,LH, F-VF
SG $675

17 (17) 1884 1d blue Q Victoria, wmkd CA, perf 14, rare mint as most were postally used, nicely centered with rich original color, scarce this nice!, OG,LH, VF
Net Est $975

33//59 (37-56) 1905-11 ½d-5' Q Victoria and Arms of Jamaica^, cplt (20), including the scarce (and undercatalogued) 2' and 4d shades, OG,HR, F-VF
SG $600