1905 1m Rose and Red Brown Military Official, with Overprint Variety, mint hinged, with "!" instead of "I" in OFFICIAL overprint variety, a well centered and very fine stamp with only tiny soiling on top of some perforations at top and a very light crease. Rare, with very few examples known, especially this nice. Ex Israelow and accompanied by a 1977 Philatelic Foundation certificate (not mentioning the crease) and a 2023 RPSL Ltd. certificate. S.G. #A4a, £6,000. (Image)
Scott $ 4,750
Opening C$ 1,800.00
Sold...C$ 2,200.00
Closed..Feb-29-2024, 15:08:10 EST
Sold For 2200
Sale No: 49
Lot No:1204
Symbol:*/O
Cat No:Collections
Collection of Mint and Used Sudan, 1897-1961, with roughly 275 different stamps, with a mint and used stamp each for a few issues. Neatly organized on 16 quadrille pages. The strength of the collection are the many mint sets present noting #s 1-8, 9-16 (c.v. $144 total), 17-27($116), 29-57 ($104 total), along with a few sets cataloguing $20 and up, including 98-114 ($62 total, with control numbers in selvedge for each issue), along with airmail and Officials issues. Crisp colours throughout, with the majority of stamps being lightly hinged, along with a few stamps having hinge remnants. Online photos show a sampling. (Image)