COLONIAL STAMP COMPANY
5757 Wilshire Blvd., Penthouse 8
Los Angeles, California 90036-5816

Ph: 1 (323) 933-9435 Toll Free 1 (877) CSC-6693 (272-6693) North America Only
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Colonial Stamp Company's #114
Specialized British Empire Public Auction

There are several highly important sections in this Public Auction, with an emphasis on British Africa. The highlights feature:

• Mauritius: 1d vermilion early impression

• Mautirius: the all but impossible to find used 50R

• Gold Coast: the exceedingly rare used £2 (superbly centered no less!)

• specialized Orange River Colony overprints errors

• a great used British Somaliland collection

• Zanzibar: scarce “2½” overprint provisionals

• Zanzibar: the beautiful 1908 Sultans Palace Issue, complete to200R

The Australian States and New Zealand are well represented with many scarce stamps and we have strong groups of British Guiana, Cyprus, Egypt, “B 64” cancels and Togo, as well.

There are many scarce multiples (from sheets to panes to pairs), Postal History items (with a few stampless covers and more than a few rare postmarks and usages) and even more than usual number of mint never hinged items.

Terms of Consignment

The terms for consigning material are simple. First, please write or call with a description of the material before you send it. Your shipment should contain a minimum of $5000 potential realized value (For material totaling less than $5000, we will be happy to review it for outright purchase). Each mint or used item should catalog at least $250, unless you are forwarding a collection in its entirety. All 20th-Century material in that price range is acceptable. Nineteenth Century material should be in very fine condition. An inventory should be included with all shipments of sets and single items (not required for whole collections). Please send all shipments via registered mail for your protection. All material received that is not deemed suitable for consignment will be returned promptly. Shortly before the sale date you will receive a list of your items included in the sale and a copy of the catalog.

The commission rate is only 10% for items realizing $150 or over. Due to production costs the minimum fee per lot is $15 for items realizing less than $150. There are no other charges.

Payment to consignors commences 60 days after the sale, subject to invoices being paid and items on extension having cleared.

Market Report

Having returned from participating (for the fifth decade in a row) at the International Stamp Show in London, I observed first hand that there is considerable interest and demand (and money to purchase) scarce and choice material. I do not feeo that is was quite as well attended as 10 or 20 years ago, but none-the-less a reasonable commercial success for us. I noted that there did seem to be a general lack of great material (GB aside) for purchase for our clients who were unable to attend the Show themselves.

Bottom line: There is a lack of great material available for sale in the world’s market versus a considerable unmet demand!

George W. Holschauer

Catalogue values and numbers are from Scott - current "Scott Classic Specialized", SG – current "Stanley Gibbons Catalogue", MI – current "Michel Catalogue", Canada Specialized – Unitrade Catalogue of Specialized Canada Stamps, other catalogues used will be specifically mentioned. All foreign catalogue price quotations have been converted to US funds based on the prevailing rate of exchange as of the date the lot was written up; this accounts for slight monetary fluctuations.

APPROPRIATE SCALE of BIDDING INTERVALS

BIDS

ADVANCE

Up to $100

$5.00

$100.00 to $290.00

$10.00

$300.00 to $725.00

$25.00

$750.00 to $1,950.00

$50.00

$2,000.00 to $3,000.00

$100.00

$3,250.00 to $7,500.00

$250.00

$7,500.00 and above

$500.00

Bids which do not conform to the above intervals and advances will automatically be reduced to the appropriate level.