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6435 |
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Recess by De La Rue 1897 (July 9): De La Rue "Appendix B", dated "9th July 1897" at top,
with the Rupee design complete, perf. 14, with each stamp with Duty Plate blank and showing Trials in chocolate, olive-green, sepia (as used for 5 r.), mauve (close to 50 r.), brown-orange (close to utilised 2 r.), grey and deep green; the Appendix
Sheet halved for better display. The set was approved on July 22, 1897. Illustrated in "The De La Rue Collection" edited by Frank Walton on page 2317. Beautiful and spectacular.rnrnProvenance: RL, London, 29 July 1976.rn
Collection "Shivani", Spink, London, 8 May 1997, lot 281. (Image 1)
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6436 |
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Recess by De La Rue 1897/1903: 1 r. to 50 r. mauve, wmk. Crown CC, the unused set of eight
values, fresh and fine appearance, the 2 r. a tad off-centre, overprinted "SPECIMEN" in black, large part og.The 50 r. with one slightly blunted perf. at left but a very scarce complete set Gi = £ 915. (Image 1)
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6437 |
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Recess by De La Rue 1897/1903: 2 r. orange, wmk. Crown CC, an unused block of ten (5 x 2)
from lower left corner of the sheet, of fine fresh colour, minimal gum wrinkling to which this issue can be susceptible, unmounted og. Illustrated in "+British East Africa" by John Minns on page 101. The largest multiple of the High Values / Rupee
issue. Delightful Gi = £ 1'600+.rnrnProvenance: The Cator Family, Harmers, London, Dec 1972.rn Collection John Minns. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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6438 |
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Recess by De La Rue 1897/1903: 4 r. carmine, wmk. Crown CC, an unused example, variety
"Watermark Reversed", fresh colour and fine, large part og. A scarce stamp Gi = £ 850. (Image
1) (Image 2)
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6439 |
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Recess by De La Rue 1897/1903: 10 r. yellow-bistre, wmk. Crown CC, a used example, well
centred and of fine colour, cancelled by LAMU / E.A.PROTECTORATE circular datestamp (Nov 3, 1902) in black. A very scarce stamp Gi = £ 650. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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6440 |
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Recess by De La Rue 1897/1903: 20 r. pale green, wmk. Crown CC, a used example of fine
colour, cancelled by MUMIAS / E.A.P circular datestamp (Aug 22, 1903) in black. A very rare stamp in used condition, more especially so used at this small Office Gi = £ 2'750. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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6441 |
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Recess by De La Rue 1897/1903: 50 r. mauve, wmk. Crown CC reversed, an unused vertical strip
of three, overprinted "SPECIMEN" in black, fresh and very fine, unmounted og. A scarce and most attractive multiple Gi = £ 1'275+. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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6442 |
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Recess by De La Rue 1897/1903: 50 r. mauve, wmk. Crown CC, a used example, variety
"Watermark Reversed", well centred and of fine vibrant colour, cancelled by part MOMBASA circular datestamp (1900) in black. An extremely rare stamp. Cert. BPA (2002) Gi = £ 9'000.rnrnProvenance: Grosvenor, London, 9 Dec 2009, lot 377. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)
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British Guyana
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49 |
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1866/71: 6 c. milky blue, perf. 10, left hand marginal example, used on printed matter
entire to Marlborough, Wiltshire, neatly tied by "A03" barred numeral, endorsed "Book Post" at top with printed contents containing meteorological data from the Georgetown Observatory for March 1867, some patina, a very scarce usage. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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50 |
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1862/1931: Small group with September 1862 2 c. black on yellow used with signature in pale
red ink and cancelled "A03" in black, 1876/79 96 c. bistre unused and fine used with Georgetown cds (Jan 5, 1877) in black, 1879 1 c. slate, wmk. CC, a used example with compound perf., 1888 $ 2 green unused, 1890 1 c. on $ 2 green unused with
"Double Overprint" variety, 1899 "Two Cents" the used set of four with varieties, 1905 $ 2.40 c. green & violet unused and used etc., together with Orange Free State 1905 4 d. IOSTAGE error unused and South West Africa 1931 10 s. and 20 s. in used
pairs. A highly catalogued group (16 items) Gi = £ 2'500+. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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5413 |
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British Post Office 1855/57: Great Britain 6 d. lilac, a fine used example on 1858 cover to
Scotland tied by "A03" obliterator in black. Reverse with double DEMERARA cds of despatch (Aug. 28), London transit in red (Sept. 17), Greenock and Campbelltown datestamps of receipt (Sept. 18). Some peripheral edge wear but a generally fine and
scarce cover. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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British Honduras
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51 |
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1885/1946: Range on cards with 1882/85 6 d. yellow unused, 1888 2 c. on 2 d. rose unused and
used, 3 c. on 3 d. chestnut unused, 1899 $ 1, $ 2 and $ 5 unused and $ 2 used, $ 2 and $ 5 optd. SPECIMEN, 1899 BEVENUE variety on 5 c. ultramarine used, Edward VII 1907 $ 2 and $ 5 unused and used, 1913 $ 5 unused and used, and a range of SPECIMEN
overprints, War Stamp SPECIMEN set, 1924 $ 5 purple & black on red unused and used, 1932 Belize Relief SPECIMEN set, 1946 Victory SPECIMEN set, a few 'Aikman' bisects on piece etc. Some useful material Gi = £ 4'000+. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)
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52 |
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1913/21: Definitive set of ten values to $ 5 purple & black on red and 1915/16 set of three
values unused, all overprinted SPECIMEN in black (red on $ 1 value), part og. Scarce Gi = £ 540. (Image 1)
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1922/33: Definitive set of thirteen values unused, perforated or overprinted SPECIMEN in
black, fair to fine, part og. Gi = £ 350. (Image 1)
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5414 |
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British Post Office 1855: Cover from Guatemala City to Aurillac, France struck with
GUATEMALA cds and "4" (reales) rate mark in green on despatch (June 2). Fine strike of double arc "BELIZE" cds (June 12) in black applied in transit on reverse and struck with framed "Colonies / &c. Art. 12" in transit in London (July 23). Taxed on
arrival with handstruck '15' dêcime handstamp in black. Fault to front panel but opens well for display. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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Bushire
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6694 |
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Overprinted at the British Residency, Bushire 1915: Postcard (view of Khorem-Abad) used to
Bushire franked by 1 ch. orange & green, two examples (Setting III, positions 4 and 3), tied by neat "Bouchir (Depart)" cds's (Sept 6) in black with information strike at left. One of the scarcest '#1's on cover'. Signed Herbert Bloch Gi = £
220+. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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6695 |
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Overprinted at the British Residency, Bushire 1915 (Aug 16): 1 ch. green & orange, Setting
IA and III, in matching unused horizonztal strips of ten, each with small part of sheet margin at left, Setting IA with position 9 showing "No Stop after Occupation" variety and broken "BU" in BUSHIRE, Setting III with "No Stop after Occupation"
variety in position 10; one stamp with slight diagonal bend otherwise each strip of fine fresh colour and superb large part, mostly unmounted og. Scarce and fine Gi = £ 2'680+. (Image 1)
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6696 |
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Overprinted at the British Residency, Bushire 1915 (Aug 16): Setting III. 1 ch. orange &
green and 2 ch. sepia & carmine, each in unused horizontal strips of ten, each marginal from left of sheet, position 10 with variety "No Stop after Occupation", fresh and very fine with both of excellent colour, the 1 ch. strip aged on obverse and
with tone spots verso, large part or unmounted og. Rare, just 3'227 overprinted of the 1 chahi, 3'680 overprinted on the 2 ch. Gi = £ 2'550+.rnProvenance: 2 chahi strip, ex collection Marquess of Bute, RL, 20 May 1959. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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6697 |
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Overprinted at the British Residency, Bushire 1915: Registered cover to London franked on
obverse with 1 ch. green & orange (Setting IIB, pos. 8), 2 ch. sepia & carmine (III, pos. 7), 3 ch. green & grey, twop examples upper stamp Setting III pos. 2, lower examples Setting IC, pos. 10), 6 ch. brown-lake & green (Setting III, pos. 5) and 9
ch. indigo-lilac & brown (IIB, pos. 4); all tied by "Bouchir (Depart)" cds's (Sept 20) in black with registration cachet at base. Reverse with 'Registered / London' arrival (Oct 13) in red. Cover faults at top and file fold but a great rarity -
nearly all known Bushire cover are locally used or mailed within Persia. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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6698 |
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Overprinted at the British Residency, Bushire 1915: Reverse of cover only with 1 ch. orange
& green (Setting IIB, pos. 2), 2 ch. sepia & carmine in a horizontal strip of four (IIB, pos. 3-6) and horizontal pair of 6 ch. brown-lake & green (IIB, pos. 4-5) tied by "Bouchir (Depart)" cds's (Sept 2). The 1 ch. overlapped by part "G ♚ R /
Opened / by / Censor" bilingual green label. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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