British Guiana STAMPS FOR SALE
BRITISH GUIANA 1899 2c on 5c, a vertical block of six, showing shaved “E” and comma varieties, SG 222 b & d, never hinged mint. (6 stamps)
BRITISH GUIANA 1898-99 a mint collection with 1898 Jubilee set, plus 1c and 5c Crown to left, 1899 2c surcharges incl. 2c on 5c horizontal pair with one showing comma, 2c on 10c block of four with one showing shaved “E”, 2c on 15c block of four with one showing shaved “E”, 2c on 10c “G” for “C”, 2c on 15c corner block of four showing paper fold resulting in misperf diagonally, and some unlisted smaller varieties. (30 stamps)
BRITISH GUIANA 1898-99 a fine used collection with 1898 Jubilee set plus some shades of 1c and 2c, 1899 2c surcharges incl. 2c on 5c with comma (unpriced used in SG), 2c on 15c no stop etc. (14 stamps)
BRITISH GUIANA 1899 2c on 5c, variety “CINTS”, SG 222c, fresh mint with tiny gum thin.
BRITISH GUIANA 1899 2c surcharges set, each with no stop after “CENTS”, SG 222a, 223a, 224a, fine cds used. (3 stamps)
BRITISH GUIANA 1899 2c surcharges set, each with no stop after “CENTS”, SG 222a, 223a, 224a, mainly fine mint, the 5c with small corner bend. (3 stamps)
We sell British Guiana stamps, collections, complete sets, errors and varieties
British Guiana Stamps – Collectors of British Guiana stamps have to accept that at least one space will be left empty in their album as the world’s rarest stamp comes from British Guiana. The 1856 1c black on magenta paper is unique and last sold in 2014 for around £6 million. Currently, it is on loan to the Smithsonian Postal Museum in Washington (I flew over there from the UK to see it and it’s certainly the best museum in the American Capitol, take my word for it). British Guiana’s first stamps were issued in 1850, looking rather like a circular postmark and type set in black on coloured paper they are referred to as the ‘Cotton-Reels’. Perhaps the single greatest collection of these stamps was held in the John du Pont collection which alongside the aforementioned rarity was sold off in 2014.
A large amount of British Guiana stamps are listed by Stanley Gibbons as issued in 19th Century British Guiana, almost all depicting in one style or another a large sailing ship under full sail, various perforation gauges and paper thicknesses making this a rewarding area for collectors. The first truly pictorial stamps were issued in 1898 for Queen Victoria’s Jubilee and depicted Mount Roraima and the Kaieteur Falls.
