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image Sale No: 309
Lot No:4855
Symbol: Mafia Island / Handstamped "G.R. / MAFIA" in black 1915 (Jan): German East Africa 2½ h. brown, handstamped "G.R. / MAFIA" in blackish violet, a fine unused example with large part og. A rare stamp with approximately 30 examples issued. Signed Holcombe. Opinion Holcombe (1992) Gibbs 1A / Gi = £ 1'100. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image)



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image Sale No: 309
Lot No:4856
Symbol: Mafia Island / Handstamped "G.R. / MAFIA" in black 1915 (Jan): German East Africa 2½ h. brown, handstamped "G.R. / MAFIA" in blackish lilac, a fine unused block of four, marginal from left of sheet, one tiny age spot at top of first stamp, otherwise of excellent colour, large part or unmounted og. A rare multiple with approximately 30 examples issued. Signed Holcombe. Cert. Ceremuga (2022) Gibbs 1A / Gi = £ 8'000+.rnProvenance: Harmers, London, 6 Oct 1998, lot 1079. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image)



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image Sale No: 309
Lot No:4857
Symbol: 1915 (Jan): German East Africa 2½ h. brown, handstamped "G.R. / MAFIA" in reddish violet, a fine unused block of four, marginal from base of sheet, three handstamped with light impressions, one at lower with variety "Handstamped OIverprint Omitted" and initialled "JDM" by Lt. Col. J.D. Mackay, Governor of Mafia Island in manuscript ink. Trivial age spot otherwise fine and very rare, part og. with lower pair unmounted og. Probably just 100-150 stamps overprinted in total, a rare and exceptional multiple. Signed Holcombe. Cert. Holcombe (1992) Gibbs 1C+1Ca / Gi = £ 4'000+.rnProvenance: Harmers, London, 29 Aug 2001, lot 443. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image)



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image Sale No: 309
Lot No:4858
Symbol: 1915 (Jan): German East Africa 4 h. green, handstamped "G. R. / MAFIA" in deep purple, an unused block of four of fine colour, minor diagonal gum bends, superb unmounted og. Perhaps just 30 stamps printed, an exceedingly rare multiple. Signed Holcombe. Cert. Ceremuga (2022) Gibbs 2B / Gi = £ 8'000+.rnProvenance: Harmers, London, 29 Jan 1997, lot 1072. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image)



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image Sale No: 309
Lot No:4859
Symbol: 1915 (Jan): German East Africa 4 h. green, handstamped "G. R. / MAFIA" in reddish violet, an unused example, fresh and fine, large part og. Possibly as many as 3 sheets overprinted, nevertheless scarce. Signed Holcombe Gibbs 2C / Gi = £ 325. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)



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image Sale No: 309
Lot No:4860
Symbol: Mafia Island / Handstamped "G.R. / MAFIA" in black 1915 (Jan): German East Africa 4 h. green, handstamped "G.R. / MAFIA" in reddish violet, a fine unused block of four, marginal from top of sheet, all handstamped but light impressions, one additionally initialled "JDM" by Lt. Col. J.D. Mackay, Governor of Mafia Island in manuscript ink. Fresh appearance and very rare, slight aging on unmounted og. not impacting on the appearance. Probably just 200-300 stamps overprinted in total, considerably less inialled by Mackay, a rare and exceptional multiple. Signed Holcombe. Cert. Ceremuga (2022) Gi = £ 1'500++.rnProvenance: Corinphila sale 78, Sept 1988, ex lot 2177; Harmers, London, 6 Oct 1998, lot 1090. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image)



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image Sale No: 309
Lot No:4861
Symbol: 1915 (Jan): German East Africa 7½ h. carmine, handstamped "G.R. / MAFIA" in black, an unused example with large part og. Short perf. at top otherwise fine, a scarce stamp with possibly 100-200 stamps handstamped. Opinion Holcombe (1992) Gibbs 3A / Gi = £ 650. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image)



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image Sale No: 309
Lot No:4862
Symbol:Cat No:Collection

1915 (Jan): German East Africa 7½ h. carmine, handstamped "G. R. / MAFIA" in deep purple, an unused example with variety "Handstamped Overprint Double", the second overprint "G. R. / POST / 6 CENTS / MAFIA" also in deep purple ink, insignificant corner gum bend on large part og. Just 5, perhaps 6 examples recorded. A rarity. Signed Holcombe, Hoffmann Giesecke. Cert. Holcombe (1996) Gibbs 3Ba / Gi = unlisted.rnrnProvenance: Collection Col. J.R. Danson, RL, London, 5 May 1971; Harmers, London, 29 Jan 1997, lot 1076. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image)



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image Sale No: 309
Lot No:4863
Symbol: 1915 (Jan): German East Africa 7½ h. carmine, handstamped "G.R. / MAFIA" in reddish violet, an unused block of four, marginal from top of sheet (positions 5-6 / 15-16), slight black mark on gum of margin barely affecting appearance, stamps unmounted og. A very scarce multiple. Cert. BPA (1967) Gi = £ 480+.rn (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image)



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image Sale No: 309
Lot No:4864
Symbol: 1915 (Jan): German East Africa 7½ h. carmine, handstamped "G.R. / MAFIA" in reddish violet, an unused horizontal pair, the right hand stamp with handstamp, the left hand stamp with variety "Handstamped Overprint Omitted" and signed "JDM" by Lt. Col. J.D. Mackay, Governor of Mafia Island in black ink manuscript. Fresh and very fine, the "JDM" large part og., right hand stamp unmounted og. Rare and very fine. Cert. BPA (1966) Gi = £ 2'750+.rnrnProvenance: Robson Lowe Ltd. (1966); Spink, London, 14 Oct 2009, lot 428. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image)



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image Sale No: 309
Lot No:4865
Symbol: 1915 (Jan): German East Africa 7½ h. carmine, handstamped "G.R. / MAFIA" in reddish violet, a fine unused block of four, marginal from base of sheet, all handstamped but light, almost 'albino' impressions, one additionally initialled "JDM" by Lt. Col. J.D. Mackay, Governor of Mafia Island in manuscript ink. Fresh appearance and very rare, large part og. with lower pair unmounted og. A rare and exceptional multiple. Signed Holcombe.rnrnProvenance: Corinphila sale 78, Sept 1988, ex lot 2177; Harmers, London, 6 Oct 1998, lot 1091. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image)



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image Sale No: 309
Lot No:4866
Symbol: 1915 (Jan): German East Africa 7½ h. carmine and 15 h. ultramarine, each handstamped "G. R. / MAFIA" in reddish violet, unused examples, fresh and fine, large part og. Probably just 3 sheets overprinted of the 15 h. and very scarce. Signed Holcombe, Hoffmann Giesecke Gibbs 3C+4C / Gi = £ 300. (Image 1) (Image)



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image Sale No: 309
Lot No:4867
Symbol: 1915 (Jan): German East Africa 15 h. ultramarine, handstamped "G.R. / MAFIA" in reddish violet, a fine unused block of four, all handstamped but light almost 'albino' impressions, one additionally initialled "JDM" by Lt. Col. J.D. Mackay, Governor of Mafia Island in manuscript ink. Fresh appearance and very rare, slight aging on large part og. with lower pair unmounted og. Probably just 300 stamps overprinted in total, a rare and exceptional multiple. Signed Holcombe.rnrnProvenance: Corinphila sale 78, Sept 1988, ex lot 2177; Harmers, London, 6 Oct 1998, lot 1093. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)



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image Sale No: 309
Lot No:4868
Symbol: 1915 (Jan): German East Africa 15 h. ultramarine, handstamped "G.R. / MAFIA" in reddish violet, a fine unused block of nine, marginal from base of sheet, seven stamps handstamped and two stamps at lower left with variety "Handstamped Overprint Omitted", these initialled "JDM" by Lt. Col. J.D. Mackay, Governor of Mafia Island in manuscript ink. Fine with large part or unmounted slightly browned og. Probably just 300 stamps overprinted in total, a most exceptional large multiple. Signed Holcombe. Cert. Holcombe (1992) Gibbs 4C+4Ca /Gi = £ 7'500++.rnrnProvenance: Spink, London, 6 April 2006, lot 1087. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image)



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image Sale No: 309
Lot No:4869
Symbol: 1915 (Jan): German East Africa 20 h. black & red on yellow, an unused example with variety "Handstamped Overprint Omitted" and endorsed "G R / Mafia / JDM" by Lt. Col. J.D. Mackay, Governor of Mafia Island in black ink manuscript. Fresh and very fine, large part og. Cert. BPA (1966) Gibbs 15 = states between 4 to 6 examples recorded.rnrnProvenance: Robson Lowe Ltd. (1966); Spink, London, 14 Oct 2009, lot 431. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image)



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image Sale No: 309
Lot No:4870
Symbol:Cat No:Collection

1915 (Jan): German East Africa 20 h. black & red on ellow, handstamped "G.R. / MAFIA" in deep puurple, a fine unused example, marginal from right of sheet with slight purple ink over-run on margin, fresh colour but with horizontal crease not affecting the appearance, unmounted og. A very rare stamp with just 20 to 30 believed overprinted Gi = £ 950.rnrnProvenance: Collection W. Frazer, Spink, London, 25 March 2004, lot 1021. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)



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image Sale No: 309
Lot No:4871
Symbol: Mafia Island 1915 (Jan): German East Africa 20 h. black & red on yellow, handstamped "G.R. / MAFIA" in deep purple, an unused example with slight ink splash from the handstamp, fresh and fine, large part og. A very rare stamp with approximately 30 examples issued. Opinion Holcombe (1992). Cert. Ceremeuga (2022) Gi = £ 2'000. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image)



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image Sale No: 309
Lot No:4872
Symbol: Mafia Island 1915 (Jan): German East Africa 20 h. black & red on yellow, handstamped "G. R. / MAFIA" in deep purple, an unused vertical pair, upper stamp with light impression of the deep handstamp, lower stamp with variety "Handstamped Overprint Omitted", fresh and fine colour, the upper stamp with horizontal crease not greatly detracting from the appearance, large part og., lower stamp unmounted og. A great rarity, believed unique by both the certifier and describer. Cert. Ceremuga (2022) Gibbs 6Bb / Gi = £ 7'500.rnProvenance: Spink, London, 27 Sept 2002, lot 188. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image)



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image Sale No: 309
Lot No:4873
Symbol: 1915 (Jan): German East Africa 30 h. black & carmine, handstamped "G.R. / MAFIA" in black, an unused example with large part og. Vertical crease otherwise fine, a rare stamp with approximately 30 examples issued. Opinion Holcombe (1992) Gibbs 6A / Gi = £ 1'100. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image)



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image Sale No: 309
Lot No:4874
Symbol: 1915 (Jan): German East Africa 30 h. black & carmine, handstamped "G. R. / MAFIA" in reddish violet, an unused example, fresh and fine but for one blunt perf. at base, large part og. Probably just 2 sheets overprinted and very scarce. Signed Holcombe, Hoffmann Giesecke Gibbs 6C / Gi = £ 425. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)



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image Sale No: 309
Lot No:4875
Symbol:Cat No:Collection

Mafia Island 1915 (Jan): German East Africa 45 h. black & mauve, handstamped "G.R. / MAFIA" in deep purple, an unused example with slight ink splash from the handstamp, fresh and fine, part og. A rare stamp with approximately 30 examples issued. Cert. Ceremuga (2022) Gi = £ 1'700.rnProvenance: Collection W. Frazer, Spink, London, 24 Sept 2003, lot 705. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image)



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image Sale No: 309
Lot No:4876
Symbol:Cat No:Collection

1915 (Jan): German East Africa 45 h. black & mauve, handstamped "G.R. / MAFIA" in reddish violet, an unused example, fresh and fine, large part og. A rare stamp with approximately 30 examples issued. Signed Holcombe Gibbs 7C / Gi = £ 500.rnrnProvenance: Peter Holcombe reference collection, Harmers, London, 24 Aug 1998, lot 3583. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)



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image Sale No: 309
Lot No:4877
Symbol: 1915 (Jan): German East Africa 45 h. black & mauve, handstamped "G.R. / MAFIA" in reddish violet, a fine unused block of four, marginal from top of sheet, all handstamped but very light impressions (and misplaced on lower left stamp), two additionally initialled "JDM" by Lt. Col. J.D. Mackay, Governor of Mafia Island in manuscript ink. Fresh appearance and very rare, large part og. with lower pair unmounted og. Probably just 200 stamps overprinted in total, a rare and exceptional multiple. Illustrated in Gibbs on page 244. Signed Holcombe.rnrnProvenance: Corinphila sale 78, Sept 1988, ex lot 2177; Harmers, London, 6 Oct 1998, lot 1095. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)



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image Sale No: 309
Lot No:4878
Symbol: 1915 (Jan): German East Africa 2 r. green, handstamped "G.R. / MAFIA" in reddish violet, a fine unused example centred to left, of fine fresh colour, large part og. An exceptionally rare stamp with just 14 (David Field) issued or 20 examples (Bob Gibbs) believed to have been issued regardless of the overprint colour; Gibbs estimates 12 examples for the reddish violet overprint. Signed Holcombe. Cert. Holcombe (1992) Gibbs 9C / Gi = £ 13'000. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image)



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image Sale No: 309
Lot No:4879
Symbol: 1915 (Jan): German East Africa 3 r. blue-black & red, handstamped "G.R. / MAFIA" in black, a fine unused well centred example, of fine fresh colour, large part og. An exceptionally rare stamp with just 14 (David Field) issued or 20 examples (Bob Gibbs) believed to have been issued regardless of the overprint colour; Gibbs estimates just 8 examples were overprinted in black. A rarity. Certs. BPA (1948), Gibbs (2002) Gibbs 10A / Gi = £ 16'000.rnrnProvenance: Corinphila sale 133, June 2002, lot 590. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image)



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