U.S. and Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
March 17-18, 2015

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Lot #717
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH MADAGASCAR
1884-86 Consular Mail, selection of 41 used and unused, some duplication, values to 2sh, few varieties and different types, some usual faults noted, many fine or better (SG 1/47)
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Catalog #1/56
Catalog Value £13,900
Unsold
Lot #718
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH MADAGASCAR
1884-86 Consular Mail, nine different mostly unused, including B.C.M. 1p, 6p and 2sh, British Vice-Consulate 2p (black handstamp) and British Consular 1p and 4p with violet handstamp, 1p, 4 1/2p, and 8p black handstamp, unused without gum, mixed condition with faults noted, otherwise fine-v.f. (SG 1/43b)
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Catalog #1/52
Catalog Value £3,180
Unsold
Lot #719
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH MADAGASCAR
1884 B.C.M. 1p magenta, black handstamp, manuscript cancel, faint toning, fine (SG 5)
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Catalog #1
Catalog Value £425
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Lot #720
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH MADAGASCAR
1884 2p magenta, black handstamp, two copies, one with variety hollow stop after "B", unused with gum at upper right corner, the other unused without gum, small thin, fine (SG 6,6var)
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Catalog #2,2var
Catalog Value £750
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Lot #721
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH MADAGASCAR
1884 3p magenta, black handstamp, two copies, one with variety hollow stop after "B", unused without gum, the other with diagonal manuscript cancel, small thins, otherwise fine (SG 7,7var)
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Catalog #3,3var
Catalog Value £725
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Lot #722
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH MADAGASCAR
1884 4p magenta (1 oz amended in ms to "4 oz"), diagonal manuscript line, large margins, minor toning, still fine and rare stamp (SG 8)
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Catalog #4a
Catalog Value £700
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Lot #723
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH MADAGASCAR
1884 1sh magenta, variety hollow stop after "M" of B.C.M, unused with gum at upper left, fine (SG 2var)
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Catalog #6var
Catalog Value £500
Unsold
Lot #724
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH MADAGASCAR
1884 1sh6p magenta, variety hollow stop after "M" of B.C.M., unused with gum at upper left, fine (SG 3var)
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Catalog #7var
Catalog Value £500
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Lot #725
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH MADAGASCAR
1884 2sh violet, variety hollow stop after "B", unused with gum at upper left, fine (SG 4var)
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Catalog #8var
Catalog Value £850
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Lot #726
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH MADAGASCAR
1884 2sh violet, variety hollow stop after "B", unused with gum at upper left, dividing lines at right, fine (SG 4var)
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Catalog #8var
Catalog Value £850
Unsold
Lot #727
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH MADAGASCAR
1884 6p light rose, diagonal manuscript line, large margins, fine, scarce stamp (SG 11)
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Catalog #11
Catalog Value £850
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Lot #728
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH MADAGASCAR
1884 6p dark rose, diagonal manuscript line, large margins, fine (SG 11)
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Catalog #11
Catalog Value £850
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Lot #729
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH MADAGASCAR
1886 4p magenta, violet handstamp, unused with gum at upper left, tiny thin spot at top, fine (SG 8ab)
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Catalog #12
Catalog Value £1,800
Unsold
Lot #730
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH MADAGASCAR
1886 6p magenta, violet handstamp, unused without gum, large margins all around, small thin at top as often, fine and scarce stamp (SG 1)
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Catalog #13
Catalog Value £2,750
Price Realized
$1,500.00

Lot #731
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH MADAGASCAR
1886 4p magenta, black handstamp, unused without gum, large margins all around, thinned, fine appearance (SG 12)
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Catalog #14
Catalog Value £1,600
Unsold
Lot #732
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH MADAGASCAR
1886 4p magenta, black handstamp, variety hollow stop after "B", unused with gum at upper left, large margins, fine (SG 12var)
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Catalog #14var
Catalog Value £1,600
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Lot #733
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH MADAGASCAR
1886 1p rose, no periods after "Postage" and value, violet handstamp, unused without gum, tiny marginal thin, fine (SG 28)
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Catalog #16a
Catalog Value £1,300
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Lot #734
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH MADAGASCAR
1886 3p rose, no periods after "Postage" and value, violet handstamp, horizontal pair, left stamp small "n" in "Pence", unused without gum, fine-v.f., scarce multiple (SG 30)
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Catalog #19a
Catalog Value £2,600
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Lot #735
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH MADAGASCAR
1886 4 1/2p rose, no periods after "Postage" and value, violet handstamp, unused without gum, large margins, fine (SG 31)
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Catalog #21a
Catalog Value £2,250
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Lot #736
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH MADAGASCAR
1886 6p rose, no periods after "Postage" and value, violet handstamp, unused without gum, marginal thins, fine appearance (SG 32)
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Catalog #22
Catalog Value £1,700
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Lot #737
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH MADAGASCAR
1886 9p rose, black handstamp, cancelled by blue crayon cross, thinned, some toning, rare stamp (SG 20)
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Catalog #32
Catalog Value £2,750
Price Realized
$1,100.00

Lot #738
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH MADAGASCAR
1886 British Consular Mail, violet handstamp, 8p rose, with periods after "Postage" and value, unused with gum at upper left corner, fine (SG 26a)
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Catalog #40a
Catalog Value £1,700
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Lot #739
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH MADAGASCAR
1886 British Consular Mail, violet overprint, 1sh6p rose, period after value, unused without gum, thin, fine appearance (SG 46b)
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Catalog #43
Catalog Value £1,700
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Lot #740
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH MADAGASCAR
1886 British Consular Mail, violet handstamp, 2sh rose, unused without gum, wide margins, fine (SG 47b)
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Catalog #44
Catalog Value £1,700
Price Realized
$1,300.00

Lot #741
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH MADAGASCAR
1886 Black handstamp,1p, 1 1/2p, 2p, 3p, 4 1/2p, 8p and 9p seven different, minor faults, mostly fine appearance (SG 21-27)
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Catalog #45/53
Catalog Value £1,245
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Lot #742
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH MADAGASCAR
1886 1p rose, seal omitted, unused with gum at upper left, v.f. example of this rarity (SG 33a)
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Catalog #45b
Catalog Value £4,750
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Lot #743
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH MADAGASCAR
1886 2p rose, variety small "o" in "Two", fine used (SG 35var)
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Catalog #47a,var
Catalog Value £190
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Lot #744
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH MADAGASCAR
1886 3p rose, Seal omitted, unused without gum, exceptional color and quality. A rarity (SG 36a)
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Catalog #48b
Catalog Value £7,500
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Lot #745
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH MADAGASCAR
1886 4 1/2p variety, handstamp inverted and doubled, crayon and manuscript cancel, slight thinning, fine (SG 37var)
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Catalog #50a,var
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Lot #746
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH MADAGASCAR
1886 4 1/2p variety "Pencf", handstamp inverted, crayon and manuscript cancel, thinned, fine appearance (SG 37var)
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Catalog #50avar
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Lot #747
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH MADAGASCAR
1886 1sh6p, black handstamp, unused without gum, thin, fine appearance (SG 46)
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Catalog #55
Catalog Value £750
Price Realized
$375.00

Lot #748
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH MADAGASCAR
1886 2sh, black handstamp, unused without gum, thin, fine appearance (SG 46)
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Catalog #56
Catalog Value £750
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Lot #749
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH MADAGASCAR
1886 3p rose, red "British Consular Mail Antananarivo" handstamp, blue crayon cancel, carelessly separated at top left and bottom left corners, small marginal thin, acceptable appearance of this rarest stamp of Madagascar Consular Mail, one of only a few recorded, all in comparable condition (SG 24a)
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Catalog #57
Catalog Value £19,000
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Lot #750
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH MADAGASCAR
1895 British Inland Mail, 2d and 1sh horizontal pairs imperf. between, also 4d vertical pair imperf. between, last one small thin, otherwise fine-v.f.,
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Catalog #SG 57a,58b,60a
Catalog Value £1,300
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Lot #751
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH MADAGASCAR
1895 British Inland Mail, 4d rose, sheet margin horizontal strip of six, imperf. vertically between stamps, last one defective, otherwise fine variety, as such unlisted in Gibbons
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Catalog #SG 58var
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