Auction #124 - Specialized British Empire Public Auction

O63-O64 (O91-O92) 1902 ½d-1d K Edward VII overprinted R.H. OFFICIAL^, fresh OG,LH, F-VF
Scott Retail $750
SG $1050

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), with a photocopy of the RPSL certificate for a block of four that this is the top-right stamp, OG,NH, VF
Net Est $375

11 (7c) 1898 1pe bistre and ultramarine Q Victoria of Gibraltar^ with dark blue "Morocco Agencies" overprint, a most difficult and key stamp to all of Morocco, undercatalogued, as relatively few seem to have been printed given its rarity, OG,VLH, VF-S
Net Est $895

55a var (139 var) 1918 3p on 2'6d grey-brown K George V Sea Horses of Great Britain^, De la Rue printing, overprinted "Morocco Agencies" and surcharged, VARIETY - re-entry at upper-right, unrecorded to date, bottom-left margin single, scarce, OG,HR, SUPERB, with Brandon certificate
Net Est $750

422 var, 422 (212var, 212) 1935 (8 May) 5c on ½d green K George V Silver Jubilee^ of Great Britain surcharged in French currency (SG Type 17), block of 9 with center stamp showing the "ghost 5" where the overprint was defectively printed (row 5, pos 5) and listed in Ainscough's book, also note defective overprint at row 4, pos 6, a seldom offered constant variety occurring at the end of the overprinting run, OG, NH, F-VF
Net Est $505

6 var (7 var) 1893 40pa on ½d vermilion Q Victoria of Great Britain^ with provisional handstamp surcharge SG Type 1, in use for only 5 days, rare ERROR - handstamp inverted, tied by "Contantinople" cds used on first day of issue ("FE 25 93") to large piece, this is the first example of an inverted handstamp we have seen!, SUPERB, with Brandon certificate
Net Est $1050

6d, 6a (7ba, 7b) 1903 1' orange-red New Zealand Kea and Kaka overprinted^, ERROR - "Tiringi" without stop (row 7, pos 12), in pair with normal, a fresh bright copy of a rarely offered undercatalogued variety which occurred only once in a sheet of 120, 74 copies printed (including both SG listed shades), OG,HR, VF, with RPSL certificate
Net Est $1465

18c (14ab) 1917 1' orange K George V of New Zealand^ overprinted, ERROR - "Tai" without dot on "i", a scarce stamp (only 105 of this variety were printed), a fresh, well centered example, OG,VLH, XF, with RPSL certificate
Net Est $420

18d, 18e, 18 (14ad, 14ac, 14a) 1917 1' orange K George V of New Zealand^ overprinted right marginal block of four (row 7, pos 11+12, row 8, pos 11+12) with ERRORS - "Tiringi" without dot on third "i" (35 printed) on lower left and "Tiringi" without dot on second "i" (70 printed) on lower right stamp, P.O. fresh, OG,NH, VF-S
Net Est $2020

24b-27b (15b-18b) 1916-17 2½d-1' K George V of New Zealand^ overprinted "AITUTAKI", compound perf vertical pairs (perf 14x13½, 14x14½), cplt (4), fresh bright colors, OG,HR, F-VF
Scott Retail $215
SG $250

9 (19) 1879 2½d red-brown Q Victoria^, wmkd CC, perf 14, a rare and substantially undercatalogued key stamp of the Colony, lrg OG, XF, with Brandon certificate
Net Est $1800