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| 6395 |
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 Overprinted on India at the Zanzibar Gazette 1895/96: India 4 a. slate-green overprinted, an
unused example, Row 10, stamp 12, position 120; showing variety "Br1tish for British", (small 1 for i, thick 'B', State 3), fresh colour and fine but for one perf. tip with tone spot, large part og. A very scarce stamp Gi = £ 1'000.rnrn (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 6396 |
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 Overprinted on India at the Zanzibar Gazette 1895/96: India 4 a. slate-green overprinted, an
unused horizontal pair marginal at base, Row 10, stamps11-12, positions 119-120; position 120 showing variety "Br1tish for British", (small 1 for i, thick 'B', State 2), fresh colour and fine, large part og. A scarce pair Gi = £ 1'000+.rn (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 6397 |
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 Overprinted on India at the Zanzibar Gazette 1895/96: India 6 a. pale brown overprinted, an
unused example of rich colour, showing variety "Overprint Double, One Albino", fresh and fine, large part og. Scarce Gi = £ 300.rnrnProvenance: Collection "Shivani", Spink, London, 8 May 1997, lot 190. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 6398 |
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 Overprinted on India at the Zanzibar Gazette 1895/96: India 8 a. dull mauve overprinted, a
used example, Row 10, stamp 12, position 120; showing variety "Br1tish for British", (small 1 for i, clean impression, State 1), cancelled by part MOMBASA squared circle datestamp (1896) in black. Fresh and fine, the cancellation leaving the variety
clear. A great rarity from the First Setting. Cert. BPA (1987) Gi = unpriced. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)
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| 6399 |
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 Overprinted on India at the Zanzibar Gazette 1895/96: India 8 a. magenta overprinted, an
unused block of nine, of fine fresh colour, top right stamp (position 60) showing "Small Inverted 's' in British and 'h' low", minor central gum bend not impacting on the appearance, unmounted og. A most attractive multiple Gi = £ 360+. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 6400 |
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 Overprinted on India at the Zanzibar Gazette 1895/96: India 8 a. magenta overprinted, an
unused example, Row 10, stamp 12, position 120 showing variety "Br1tish for British", (small 1 for i, State 3), fresh and very fine appearance, part og. A rare stamp Gi = £ 950. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 6401 |
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 Overprinted on India at the Zanzibar Gazette 1895/96: India 12 a. purple on red overprinted,
an unused horizontal pair of superb appearance, Row 1, positions 11-12, position 11 showing variety "Afr1ca for Africa" (small 1 for i, broken 'a' above, State 3), the variety with fine large part og., right hand stamp with some paper adherence on
gum. Scarce Gi = £ 1'325.rnrnProvenance: SG, London, 17 May 2012, lot 198. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 6402 |
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 Overprinted on India at the Zanzibar Gazette 1895/96: India 1 r. green & aniline carmine
overprinted, an unused example, Row 10, stamp 12, position 120; showing variety "Br1tish for British", (small 1 for i, thick 'B', State 2), fresh and very fine appearance, minor corner bend, part og. Rare Gi = £ 2'250. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 6403 |
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 Overprinted on India at the Zanzibar Gazette 1895/96: India 1 r. green & aniline carmine
overprinted, an unused example, Row 1, stamp 11, position 11 showing variety "Afr1ca for Africa", (small 1 for i, with broken 'a' in "East" above, State 3), fresh and very fine, large part og. A very rare stamp Gi = £ 2'250.rn (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 6404 |
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 Overprinted on India at the Zanzibar Gazette 1895/96: India 1 r. green & aniline carmine
overprinted, an unused example, of fine colour, showing variety "Overprint Double, One Sideways", showing an attempt to remove the error by scraping off the overprint - this example from position 1 with dropped "B" in "British" shows partial success
but "Africa" is still clear at right, a couple of toned perfs. on reverse, large part og. A most unusual stamp Gi = £ 425+. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 6405 |
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 Overprinted on India at the Zanzibar Gazette 1895/96: India 1 r. green & aniline carmine
overprinted, an unused block of four, centred to upper left, showing variety "Overprint Double, One Sideways", of fresh bright colour and large part og. with lower pair unmounted og. "British East Africa" by John Minns records just one multiple, this
being a different block from that recorded. An extremely scarce stamp in a multiple, superb Gi = £ 1'700+.rnrnNote: Just two blocks of this stamp are recorded, the other, ex collections Arthur Hind, A. Beauchamp Vialou, Col J.R. Danson, Sir
Gawaine Baillie and John Wicks, shows attempts to remove the error. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 6406 |
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 Overprinted on India at the Zanzibar Gazette 1895/96: India High Values 2 r. carmine &
yellow-brown, 3 r. brown & green and 5 r. ultramarine & violet, all in unused blocks of four, of fresh vibrant colour, trivial age spot on on 2 r., unmounted og. See "British East Africa" by John Minns page 78. Delightful and of great rarity in
multiples, with no blocks of these high values either in the recent John Wilks sale at Grosvenor (November 2019) nor in the collection of His Majesty King Charles III Gi = £ 2'000+. (Image 1)
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| 6407 |
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 Overprinted on India at the Zanzibar Gazette 1895/96: Overprint on India, 3 r. brown &
green, small 'low values' 9 mm. overprint in black, created for sets to be supplied to the UPU in Berne, fine colour, large part og. Scarce. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 6408 |
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 Overprinted on India at the Zanzibar Gazette 1895/96: India 5 r. ultramarine & violet
overprinted, an unused example with variety "Overprint Double", fresh and fine appearance, slight pressed corner crease at lower right, somewhat dried large part og. A rare stamp. Cert. BPA (2022) Gi = £ 3'500. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)
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| 6409 |
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 Surcharged locally 1895 (Dec 19): '2½' in red on India 1 a. 6 p. sepia overprinted, an
unused example, showing variety "Inverted "1" in Fraction", fresh and fine, large part og. This stamp is found on two positions on the sheet Row 5, stamp 7 and Row 10 stamp 7. A rare stamp. Cert. RPSL (1970) Gi = £ 1'200.rnrnProvenance:
Collection Ettore Pedrazzo, Adriano Landini, Milan, 14 Feb 1992, lot 2032. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)
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| 6410 |
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 Surcharged locally 1895 (Dec 19): '2½' in red on India 1 a. 6 p. sepia overprinted, an
unused block of six (2 x 3), of fine fresh appearance, slightest of aging on reverse on large part or unmounted og. A very scarce stamp in a multiple: blocks of six being the second largest multiples recorded by John Minns in "British East Africa" Gi
= £ 720+. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 6411 |
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 Surcharged locally 1895 (Dec 19): '2½' in red on India 1 a. 6 p. sepia overprinted, a used
example on 1895 cover to London tied by MOMBASA squared circle datestamp (Dec 20, 1895). Reverse with hooded London arrival (Jan 13, 1896) in red. It is interesting to note that the Danson, Rossiter and Minns collections collections possessed no
examples of this adhesive on letter. The envelope with slight trim at top and some sensible restoration, edge wear at right but very rare as a commercial correctly rated cover used on first / second day of issue. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)
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| 6412 |
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 British East Africa Protectorate 1895 (Nov 14): De La Rue "Appendix B" dated at upper right,
the sheet now divided into two seperate halves, showing fifteen Imperforate Proofs, ¼ a. to 5 r., all with the curved Duty Plates beautifully hand-painted, all in issued colours except the 2½ a. in ultramarine - close to the issued colour of the 1
rupee, and the 1 rupee Proof in deep blue - the issued colour of the 2½ anna value. Illustrated in "The De La Rue Collection" edited by Frank Walton RDP on page 2313. Superb and of great rarity.rnrnProvenance: Robson Lowe, London, 29 July 1976.rn
Collection "Shivani", Spink, London, 8 May 1997, lot 232. (Image 1)
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| 6413 |
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 British East Africa Protectorate 1896/1901: Recess by De La Rue, Die Proofs (4) without Duty
Plate, otherwise the completed design, Imperforate on unwatermarked paper, printed in rosy-mauve, brown, orange-red and in blue; fresh and very fine. An extremely rare group. (Image 1)
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| 6414 |
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 British East Africa Protectorate 1896/1901: ½ a. yellow-green and 1 a. carmine-rose (2) used
on 1903 cover to Celle, Germany tied by TAVETA / E.A. PROTECTORATE cds's (March 28) in black. Reverse with Mombasa transit (April 1) and Celle arrival (April 29) cds in black. Minor edge wear but scarce. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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