Brit. Colonies East Africa and Uganda Protectorates
Sale No: 250
Lot No: 474
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East Africa & Uganda 1903/04: 10 r. grey & ultramarine, wmk. Crown CC, an unused example, trivial rub at top, well centred, large part og. A scarce stamp Gi = £600. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image)
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Sale No: 250
Lot No: 475
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East Africa & Uganda 1903/04: 50 r. grey & red-brown, wmk. Crown CC, an unused example of fresh colour, large part og. A very rare stamp Gi = £ 2'500. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image)
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Sale No: 250
Lot No: 476
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Kenya & Uganda 1922/27: £ 3 purple & yellow, wmk. Multiple Script CA sideways, an unused example, well centred and of fine fresh colour, large part og. A very rare stamp. Cert. BPA (1975) Gi = £ 1'800. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
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Sale No: 250
Lot No: 477
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Kenya & Uganda 1922/27: £ 4 black & magenta, wmk. Multiple Script CA sideways, an unused example, well centred and of fine fresh colour, large part og. A very rare stamp Gi = £ 3'000. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
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Sale No: 250
Lot No: 478
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Cat No: 100s
Kenya & Uganda 1922/27: £ 10 black & green, wmk. Multiple Script CA sideways, an unused example, overprinted SPECIMEN reading down in red, fine, large part og. Scarce Gi = £ 1'000. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
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Foreign P.O.'s
Sale No: 250
Lot No: 304
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British Occupation of Italian Colonies 1950 (Jan 16): Cyrenaica set of thirteen values unused, all in blocks of four, the lower values in top left corner marginal blocks, the Mounted Warrior values in lower right Plate 1 corner marginal blocks of four; fresh and very fine, unmounted og. Gi = £ 800+. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image 4)(Image)
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St. Christopher St. Kitts
Sale No: 250
Lot No: 4184
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1855: Cover from St. Kitts to University College, London prepaid '6' in red ink manuscript, struck with fine circular "ST. KITTS / PAID" in red (May 29). London tombstone arrival datestamp also on obverse (June 16) in red. Small closed tear to envelope at upper right but a scarce and attractive cover. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
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Sale No: 250
Lot No: 4185
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1870: 1 d. dull rose, wmk. Crown CC, perf. 12½, an unused block of four of fresh colour, variety "Watermark Sideways", slight bends on lower pair, large part og. Scarce and attractive Gi = £ 900+. (Image 1)(Image)
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Sale No: 250
Lot No: 4186
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1871: 1 d. magenta, wmk. Crown CC, perf. 12½, an unused complete sheet of twenty (5 x 4) of lovely resonant colour, with serial number '40' and Plate Nimber '1' in margins, fresh and very fine, mounted in margin only, stamps unmounted og. Delightful and rare Gi = £ 1'600+. (Image 1)(Image)
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Sale No: 250
Lot No: 4187
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1870: De La Rue Master Die Proof, stamp size and printed in green (colour of the issued 4 d.) on glazed white card without Duty Plate, overprinted SPECIMEN in black (Samuel Type D9). Slight aging at right but extremely rare and most attractive. (Image 1)(Image)
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Sale No: 250
Lot No: 4188
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Cat No: Collection
1871: 6 d. green, wmk. Crown CC, perf. 12½, an unused block of four of lovely rich colour, fine large part og. A rare and most attractive multiple Gi = £ 520+.rnProvenance: Collection H. Douglas Bessemer, Harmers, London, 14-15 Feb 1963, lot 360; Collection W.A. Frazer, Spink, London, 30 Oct 2003, lot 1608. (Image 1)(Image)
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Sale No: 250
Lot No: 4189
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1875: 1 d. magenta, wmk. Crown CC, perf. 14, an unused block of ten (5 x 2) the upper half of the sheet, showing serial number '40' and Plate Number '1' in margin, of good colour, one tiny age spot on gum otherwise full unmounted og. Gi = £ 800+. (Image 1)(Image)
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Sale No: 250
Lot No: 4190
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Cat No: Collection
1879 (Nov): 2½ d. red-brown, wmk. Crown CC, perf. 14, an unused block of four of fine appearance, large part og. Small stain on one stamp possibly from a sheet stored above. A very rare stamp in a multiple - no example in the Brian Brookes collection Gi = £ 760+. (Image 1)(Image)
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Sale No: 250
Lot No: 4191
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1879 (Nov): 4 d. blue wmk. Crown CC, perf. 14, an unused corner marginal block of four from the lower right of the sheet of twenty, showing the serial number '40' in margin, of brilliantly fresh colour and superb appearance, fresh and fine, protective hinges on large part og. A rare stamp in a multiple Gi = £ 800+. (Image 1)(Image)
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Sale No: 250
Lot No: 4192
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1879: 4 d. blue, wmk. Crown CC, perf. 14, a used example on 1880 cover to Zenderen, Netherlands tied by circular mute 'Army' obliterator of Basseterre with 'St. Kitts' despatch cds above (Feb 11) and manuscript '3' credit in red crayon. Reverse with London transit cds in red (March 1). A fine and scarce commercial cover to a most unusual destination.rnProvenance: Grosvenor, London, 21 Nov 2007, ex lot 4790. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
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Sale No: 250
Lot No: 4193
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1876: 6 d. green, wmk. CC, perf. 14, an unused sheet of twenty subjects (5 x 4), with full margins all round and showing serial number '40' and Plate Number '1' in margins, of vivid fresh colour and superb appearance. One inconsequential age spot on unmounted og. A delightful multiple Gi = £ 720+. (Image 1)(Image)
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Sale No: 250
Lot No: 4194
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1882/90: ½ d. dull green, wmk. Crown CA, perf. 14, two vertical pairs used on 1½ d. brown on buff postal stationery card to 'George Calf, Stamp Dealers' in Horsham, Sussex tied by "A12" obliterators in black with 'St. Kitts' despatch cds at left (April 27, 1888). A fine and attractive card. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
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Sale No: 250
Lot No: 4195
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Cat No: Collection
1882/90: 2½ d. deep red-brown, wmk. Crown CA, perf. 14, an unused horizontal pair in a rich shade, fresh and fine, large part og. Scarce Gi = £ 380+.rnProvenance: Collection W.A. Frazer, Spink, London, 30 Oct 2003, lot 1621. (Image 1)(Image)
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Sale No: 250
Lot No: 4196
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1882/90: 6 d. olive-brown, wmk. Crown CA, perf. 14, an unused block of four, marginal from base of sheet and showing serial number '40' in margin, of fresh colour, large part og. with lower pair unmounted og. Scarce and most attractive Gi = £ 360+. (Image 1)(Image)
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Sale No: 250
Lot No: 4197
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Cat No: Collection
1882/90: 1 s. mauve, wmk. Crown CA, perf. 14, a used block of four in this typically dull shade, cancelled by "A12" Basseterre obliterator in black. A scarce multiple Gi = £ 260+.rnProvenance: Collection Sir Adrian Hopkins;Collection 'Forsyth', Harmers, London, 22 March 1978, lot 1305. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
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Sale No: 250
Lot No: 4198
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Provisional Surcharges 1885 (March): "Halfpenny" surcharge reading down in black on diagonally bisected 1 d. carmine-rose, an unused block of eight, four unsevered pairs, of fresh colour and fine, large part og. with lower block of four unmounted og. A scarce and most attractive multiple Gi = £ 480+. (Image 1)(Image)
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Sale No: 250
Lot No: 4199
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Cat No: Collection
Provisional Surcharges 1885 (March): "Halfpenny" surcharge reading down in black on diagonally bisected 1 d. carmine-rose, an unused vertical pair, variety "Surcharge inverted" (reading up) on both stamps, of good colour, tone spot on part og. Rare. Cert. BPA (1959) Gi = £ 1'000.rnProvenance: Collection Sir Gawaine Baillie, Sotheby's, London, 3-4 May 2007, lot 169. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
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Sale No: 250
Lot No: 4200
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Provisional Surcharges 1885/86: ½ on 1 d. carmine-rose in an unsevered horizontal pair, June 1886 1 d. on 6 d. green and 4 d. on 6 d. green used on petite 1886 envelope sent registered to Horsham tid by "A12" oblterators and by 'St. Kitts' despatch cds (Sept 29) in black. Oval 'R' at left and 'Registered / London' transit (Oct 17) in red. Reverse with 'Horsham / Station Office' arrival cds (Oct 17) with month slug error in black. A charming and extremely rare cover. Certs. BPA (1967) and Philatelic Foundation (1992). (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image)
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Sale No: 250
Lot No: 4201
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Provisional Surcharges 1886 (June): 'ONE / PENNY.' on 6 d. green and '4d.' on 6 d. green, each in unused blocks of four of good colour, the 1 d. with some age spots on gum, the 4 d. block superb, large part og. or unmounted og. Scarce and attractive 'set' Gi = £ 320+. (Image 1)(Image)
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Sale No: 250
Lot No: 4202
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Cat No: Collection
Provisional Surcharges 1886 (June): '4d.' on 6 d. green, an unused example showing variety "Surcharge Double", some nibbed perfs. at top and old hinge thin not greatly detracting from the appearance of a very scarce stamp. Cert. RPSL (1949) Gi = £ 2'250.rnProvenance: Collection H. Douglas Bessemer, Harmers, London, 14-15 Feb 1963, lot 412.rn (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
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Sale No: 250
Lot No: 4203
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Provisional Surcharges 1888 (May): 'ONE / PENNY.' on 2½ d. ultramarine without original value obliterated, an unused example, position 9 on the Setting of 20 subjects, of fresh colour, minor gum crack not affecting and the marvellous appearance, large part og. A major rarity of British Colonial philately with just one sheet of 20 stamps issued. Cert. Holcombe (1996) Gi = £ 25'000. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image 4)(Image)
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Sale No: 250
Lot No: 4204
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Provisional Surcharges 1888 (May): 'ONE / PENNY.' on 2½ d. ultramarine, a used example of good colour showing variety "Surcharge Inverted" and shifted to right, lightly cancelled by "A12" obliterator in black. Slightest of stains on reverse not detracting from the appearance of an exceptional example of a very rare stamp. Cert. BPA (1993) Gi = £ 11'000. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image)
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Sale No: 250
Lot No: 4205
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Revenue Stamps used for Postage 1883: Nevis Revenue 6 d. green optd. "Saint Chris / topher" in violet, wmk. Crown CA, an unused block of ten (2 x 5), corner marginal from top left corner of the sheet and showing Plate Number '1' in margin, of fine fresh colour and superb appearnce, slightly aged and browned large part or unmounted og. A rare multiple Gi = £ 1'400+. (Image 1)(Image)
