1917-96 Mint and used collection of Tanganyika and Tanzania including 1917 G.E.A Multiple Crown CA 3r - 5r and Multiple Script CA 50c - 5r mint, 1923 Giraffe issue 10/- sideways watermark superb used with Kigoma c.d.s, 1927-31 issue mint to 10/-, etc. S.G. å£1,200++. (100s). Photo on Page 254. (Image1)

1917-21 1c - 50c G.E.A Overprint set of seventeen with additional 25c on pale yellow and 75c with emerald back all overprinted "SPECIMEN", 6c with spur on "M", all fine mint. S.G. 45/62s, å£990. (19). Photo on Page 254. (Image1)

1917 G.E.A Overprint issue with Multiple Crown CA watermark, study of the sheet formats showing differing plate and sheet number positions, comprising standard sheet format (plate numbers in NW panes above stamp 1/2 and NW pane above stamp 1/5, SW pane below stamp 10/2 and SE pane below stamp 10/5, sheet number NE pane above stamp 1/6) with 1c SE pane of sixty, 3c and 6c blocks of nine from the four corners; variant A format with plate numbers found above the two lower panes and sheet number above the SE pane, with 1c SE and SW panes each of sixty, 10c SW pane of sixty; variant B format with SW pane showing plate number above stamp 1/2 and sheet number above stamp 1/6 comprising 1c pane of sixty; and variant C format with NE pane showing sheet number above stamp 1/6 but no plate number adjacent to this, comprising 12c, 15c and 50c corner blocks of four. A fascinating study of panes and blocks showing the four differing sheet formats adopted during the printing of this issue. (5 panes + 11 blocks).

1921 12c - 5r G.E.A Overprint set of six watermark Multiple Script CA all overprinted "SPECIMEN", fine mint. S.G. 63/8s, å£300. (6). Photo on Page 254. (Image1)

1921 15c Bright blue, watermark Multiple Script CA, lower two panes each of sixty, sheet format variant A with plate number above both panes and sheet number above the right pane corner stamp, this right pane including the constant variety raised stop after "A" on 2/6, pink blotting paper adhering to the reverse, otherwise fine and a scarce and attractive half sheet. S.G. 64/a, å£631.

1922 Local G.E.A overprint 1c and 10c each handstamped "SPECIMEN" (type BEC 2) applied by the Bechuanaland Post Office to specimen stamps received from the U.P.U, also crossed by a green crayon line. The two local overprint stamps were not distributed with Specimen overprints. A unique pair, no gum, ex Pennycuick, Kilimanjaro and Vestey collections. Photo on Page 252. (Image1)

1922 Local G.E.A overprint 1c and 10c in complete mint sheets of 240, each comprising four panes of sixty with plate number in each corner, some splitting to vertical central perforations, folded along central horizontal gutter margins, 10c sheet with upper sheet margin removed above five stamps (with loss of sheet number) and light fold to one horizontal row, otherwise fine, with notes from the original owner of the sheets Arthur Loveridge (East African Zoologist) who purchased them in Tanganyika in December 1923. Rare in complete sheets. S.G. 72/3, å£1,500. (2 sheets).

1922-24 5c - å£1 Giraffe set of fifteen overprinted "SPECIMEN", each with a small central area of gum loss, otherwise very fine mint. S.G. 74/88s, å£850. (15). Photo on Page 254. (Image1)

1922-24 15c Giraffe in a complete sheet of 120 comprising two panes of sixty, spilt along central vertical gutter and rejoined with hinges, otherwise fine and a scarce sheet, ex Pennycuick collection. S.G. 76, å£450+.

1927-31 King George V head issue, imperforate marginal plate proofs comprising 15c frame pair in black and 3/- in black and light grey both on white glazed ungummed paper, and 10/- blue and light grey block of six on gummed paper, all without watermark, the 15c frame pair a little toned on reverse, otherwise all fine. (9). Photo on Page 294. (Image1)

1927 5c - å£1 Set of fifteen (missing the 30c blue issued in 1931) all overprinted "SPECIMEN", fine mint. S.G. 93/107s. (15). Photo on Page 254. (Image1)

1927 10c Complete unmounted mint sheet of 100, split vertically into two halves and joined with hinges, otherwise fine and a scarce sheet, ex Pennycuick. S.G. 94, å£200.

1961-64 30c, Piece bearing two examples, one with the variety "196" for "1961". Also an unmounted mint corner block of four, the corner stamp with variety inserted "1". A scarce variety used, the piece ex Davison and Kilimanjaro Collections. S.G. 112a/b, å£455. (2). Photo on Page 252. (Image1)

Tanzania. 1982 (Mar 4) Piece bearing 1980 10c and 1977 "butterfly" 40c with "OFFICIAL" overprint which has then been deleted with a bar overprint, both tied by Morogoro c.d.s. This overprint deletion of the "OFFICIAL" overprint is only recorded used at Morogoro, and was presumably done locally to use up excess old stocks of official stamps which were then sold as ordinary postage stamps; it is mentioned by Gibbons as a footnote. A modern rarity. S.G. 320 var. Photo on Page 258. (Image1)