1896 "2½" on 1a6p sepia, type 6 surcharge, showing variety "Inverted 1 in ½" and exceptionally with SURCHARGE DOUBLE, ONE ALBINO (the two impressions almost coincident, but with the albino impression clearly offset on reverse), fine large part o.g. An excessively rare stamp, only 16 panes were surcharged. SG 29j (Image)

1898 "2½" on 1a plum, red surcharge, horizontal pair from R6/1-2 on the pane, showing surcharge types 3 and 5 se-tenant, the "Zanzibar" opt from setting 4 (Oct 1896) with small second "z" on both stamps, fresh part o.g., a rare item, SG 32D/34D (Image)

1898 "2½" on 1a6p sepia vertical strip of four from R2-5/3 on the pane, showing surcharge types 3 (top and bottom stamps) and 4 (middle pair) se-tenant, the "Zanzibar" opt from setting 4 (Oct 1896) with small second "z" on all stamps and additionally showing antique "r" on R2/3, and the very distinctive "Daun's capital Z" on R5/3, brilliant unmounted o.g., a superb and very rare se-tenant multiple. SG 35Dvar/36D (Image)

1898 "2½" on 2a dull blue, type 5 surcharge from R7/5 on the pane, the "Zanzibar" opt from the final stage of setting 3 in Oct 1896, showing variety "Inverted q for b" with second z normal, being the correction of the long-standing "Gothic z" variety, brilliant o.g. Very rare. SG 40H (Image)

1899-1901 set of 17 to 5r, in matching IMPERFORATE lower right corner blocks of 4 on ungummed wmkd paper, from the De La Rue registration sheets, all but the ½a and 4r (unmarked) with handstamped date in blue or black (4½a blue-black, 7½a, 2r, 5r), except the 8a with blue circular H/S ('PASSED/7 APR 99/initials), and the 2½a with M/S date and initials. The blocks with black date additionally with M/S initials, while the 2a and 1a carmine show additional pencil endorsements, the former reading 'Passed by Dr M'. Odd minor soiling and creasing but a beautiful and highly important set, unique with the dates and endorsements, documenting the production of this issue. The low values (printed in sheets 6x10) dated between '6 MAR 99' and '11 APR 99' except the 1901 new colours 1a (3 MAY 1901) and 4½a (10 MAY 1901) and the 2½a (9 May 1901, clearly from a later printing), the rupee values (printed in sheets 6x5) between '16 MAR 99' and '24 APR 99'. Neatly mounted on six exhibition pages. (Image)

1914-22 10r green and brown, wmk MCA, well centred lower left corner block of 4, very fine unmounted o.g. Highly attractive and extremely scarce in a positional multiple. (Image)