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
FAX 1 (323) 939-9930 Toll Free 1 (877) CSC-6694 (272-6694) North America Only

E-mail: Colonial Stamp Company

Colonial Stamp Company's 111^th
Specialized British Empire Public Auction

Welcome to our 111th consecutive Colonial Stamp Company British Empire Public Auction. Over the past months we have been busy travelling to acquire philatelic properties and consignments for private sale to our customers and to be presented to you in this sale.. 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 which should be viewed to be fully appreciate. Here are some of the highlights (per Scott catalogue numbers), include: Great Britain #31, 57, 65, 75, 110; New South Wales #74, 74a; Tasmania #36Var.; Victoria #9; Australia #58, 102, 129; Bahamas #10, 17; British Guiana #85a; Canada #2b, 5b, 9, 22a, 63, CL30g; Cape of Good Hope #39; Cook Islands #5ab, East African and Uganga Protectorate #1-16; Falkland Islands #74a; Fiji #53Var.; Madagascar #12, 13, 14, 40a, 42, 43; Mauritius #14B; Montserrat #9; Natal #42; Nevis #31; New Republic #32B Var., 37 Var; New Zealand #3, O1, O4, O13, O15, O16, )18; Oman #56A; Penrhyn Island #2a; Rhodesia #58300; St. Helena #18a Var.; St. Kitts & Nevis #24-36; St. Vincent #11, 33; Samoa #176var-180var; Mauritius Used in Seychelles #A8Var.; Somaliland Protectorate #O9Var., O15; South West Africa #16, 16vars; Straits Settlements #67; Tanganyika #NL43; Tonga #CO1-6; Transvaal #217; Trinidad #J3Var.; Uganda #5, 21, 43, 58a, 59a; Zanzibar #120-138 and finally Zululand YT#7. 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!

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 starting as strong as 2008 ended. Unlike Wall Street prices are stable and rising. There are no signs of slow down in the philatelic market which is continuing it's 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 finally received are new 2009 edition of Stanley Gibbons catalogue and prices are on an upward trend . This should be expected as I often loose 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.