British Commonwealth Area Collections British Africa
Sale No: 739
Lot No: 94
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British Africa, Heart of Darkness Collection, 1848-1956, on Vintage reproduction pages in blue International binder, virtually complete from the mid-1930s on; many thousands of different, with just about every colony and protectorate well-represented; about 2/3 mint (some appear never hinged but most o.g., with used including many nice postal cancels and a few earlier issues parallel mint and used); mixed condition as expected on earlies, but mainly sound with choice examples and nice sets with values into shillings (later are often complete); highlights include (used unless noted): Ascension #1-6 & 10 each used on piece; nice Bechuanaland; British Central Africa #19 mint, 71 mint, etc.; stunning Cape of Good Hope, including #2-6, 3b, and on-and-on; Kenya & Uganda #37; Lagos #14-26 mint or used, 29-38, 50-59; Madagascar #46; very strong Mauritius (over 90% complete), with #7-8 mint, 10-11), etc.; strong Natal, with #9-10, 12-18 mint, 55, 81-93 mint; Niger Coast Protectorate mint #3-5mint, 37-42 mint; Nigeria #1-10 mint; Nyasaland Protectorate #38-50 mint; strong Orange River; many beautiful St. Helena beginning with #2B, 8 mint, 10, 11 mint; Sierra Leone well-represented; jam-packed South Africa with many dozens of bi-lingual pairs, mint and / or used; strong Southern Rhodesia from the Admirals (#1-12 & 14 mint); dozens of South-West Africa bi-lingual pairs; extensive Sudan (90% complete); Tanganyika includes many nice Giraffes; strong Transvaal and Zanzibar; Zululand includes #1-8 and 32 mint, and others, generally Fine to Very Fine, a hard-to-find old-time collection. View a video of images for this lot Scott $38,000 ++ Suggested Bid $6,000-8,000 (Image)
Scott $38,000 ++ Suggested Bid $6
Opening US$ 7,250.00
Sold...US$ 7,250.00
Closed..Apr-25-2020, 14:25:04 EST
Sold For 7250
Sale No: 739
Lot No: 95
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British Africa, Collection, 1850's to 1960's, in two Scott Specialty albums containing many better high value early classic issues, strong representation from early Victoria to the 1960's definitive sets, highlights include: Ascension 7, 15, 17, 40-49, Basutoland 18-28, Bechuanaland Protectorate, British Central Africa 4, 27, British East Africa, Cape of Good Hope, a few triangles, Egypt, Gambia 3, 8, 11, 12-19, 20-27, 28-39, 41-64, 70-86, 87-96, 102-16, 118-19, 132-43, German East Africa, Ghana, Gold Coast 1, 12, 22, 130-41, Great Britain offices in Africa, Morocco 543-45, Griqualand West amazing selection of 60+ G overprint issues, Kenya-Uganda-Tanganyika 18-34, Lagos, many Victoria's with three specimens, some Edward II, Madagascar 8, Mauritius, a couple imperf seated Britannia issues, Natal diverse selection of Chalon heads, 17, 56-57, New Republic 6-7, Niger Coast Protectorate 1-6, Nigeria George V to 5s, Northern Nigeria Edward II to 10s, George V to 2/6, Nyasaland Protectorate 1-9, 12-21, 25-34, 36, 54-67, 68-81, Orange River Colonies, Rhodesia 1-15 (missing 1893-94 issues), 32-39, 74-75 with revenue and punched cancels, 76-81, 99-100 with revenue and punched cancels, 118 with revenue and punched cancel, St. Helena good Chalon heads, mostly complete surcharges, 50-55, 79-93, 95-99, 101-10, 118-27, Seychelles many Victoria and Edward II issues, nearly complete George V key plate issue (only missing 100), Sierra Leone nearly complete Victoria issues, Victoria key plate complete to 5s, several postage and revenue overprints on Stamp Duty issues, 103-19, 137, 140-52, 153-65, 173-85, Somaliland Protectorate 1-13, South West Africa 88-93, Southern Nigeria 29, Southern Rhodesia, Transvaal, some early coat of arms with a few overprints, Transvaal 268-80, Uganda 69-76, Zululand 1-8, 13, 15-21, expect usual mixed condition, with occasional faults as you usually see among classic issues, many great key values that are always in demand, along with more modern sets that are always in demand, generally Fine to Very Fine. Suggested Bid $6,000-8,000 (Image)
Suggested Bid $6,000-8,000
Opening US$ 9,000.00
Sold...US$ 9,000.00
Closed..Apr-25-2020, 14:25:40 EST
Sold For 9000
Sale No: 739
Lot No: 96
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British Africa, Dealer Stock, mostly from 1850's-1960's, each stamp on dealer 102 card, with most stamps correctly identified, occasional faults and a few with incorrect Scott value, so you will need to view to properly calculate current Scott value, we spot checked for some better items and removed or lowered the price on a few stamps that were clearly mis-identified and we found a few better that include, Ascension 20, 31-32, Cape of Good Hope, 18 better triangles, Lesotho 228-32 WWF set, Natal, a couple better Chalon heads, Nigeria 48, Rhodesia 47, 49, 69, St. Helena, good selection of early Victoria's with surcharges, South Africa C3, Sudan 7-8, Transvaal some better coat of arms, with a few overprints, some spot checking would be prudent to properly evaluate as we could not possibly check everything; usual mixed condition, generally Fine to Very Fine appearance. Scott $12,000+ (Owner's) Suggested Bid $1,500-2,000 (Image)
