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

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Colonial Stamp Company's #112
Specialized British Empire Public Auction

Welcome to our 112th Colonial Stamp Company British Empire Public Auction.

Over the Summer months we have been busy travelling widely -- both here and abroad -- to acquire philatelic properties and consignments for private sale to our customers and to be presented to you in this Public Auction. You will, in reviewing this catalogue, find a wonderful range of mint and used Commonwealth material from Aden to Zululand as well as valuable balances of collections (viewing encouraged to be fully appreciated).

Here are some of the highlights:

Great Britain includes 5’-10’ 1882 issue;

British Guiana features a 4¢ blue Type-set mint and one of three known examples of the rare 1¢ on 4¢;

Newfoundland has a mint 2d scarlet-vermilion; Canada shows a mint 7½d green from 1857, a 1¢ Large Queen on laid paper, used;

Cape of Good Hope - Mafeking Siege issues feature a mint 1’ on 4d sage-green and the Vryburg issues include a 1d mint rose-red and green overprint (one of three recorded);

Cypus weights in with an 1880 ½d Plate 19 mint; Kenya shines and includes mint £4-£5 high values;

Togo has a rare mint 2 Mark from the first setting.

Covers, collections, singles and sets all await your perusal.

We hope this Public Auction will allow you to acquire some of those long awaited additions to your collection and we wish you all happy and successful bidding!

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

Well, 2009 is ending as strong as 2008 ended. Prices for quality rarities are stable and rising. There are no signs of slow down in the philatelic market which is continuing it’s long upward trend. Record breaking prices have been seen at auctions around the world and the demand for quality material and rarities has never been higher as anyone bidding at auction these days can attest to. The good material you wish to add to your collection will, in hindsight, probably prove to be cheaper now than in the future. We have received our new 2010 edition of Stanley Gibbons catalogue and prices are on an upward trend. This should be expected as I often lose out with bids well over catalogue value.

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.