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British East Africa continued...
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6415 imageBritish East Africa Protectorate 1896/1901: ½ a. yellow-green, and 2 a. chocolate, used on 1899 cover to Leipzig, tied by MOMBASA code A circular datestamps (Feb 7) in black. Reverse with further Mombasa cds (Feb 13), ADEN transit cds (March 5) and Leipzig arrival cds (March 18).rnrnNote: The addressee, Karl von Schwartz (1847-1923) was a German Lutheran theologist and Director of the Leipzig Mission. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Closing..Nov-27, 11:59 PM
6416 imageBritish East Africa Protectorate 1896/1901: ½ a. yellow-green in a horizontal pair and single 2 a. chocolate used on 1903 registered cover to Port Blair, Andaman Islands tied by RABAI / E.A. PROTECTORATE circular datestamps (Sept 3) with registration cachet below, stamps also tied by Aden-Bombay oval registration cachet. Reverse with "Foreign Registration Dept. Mombasa" transit cds (Sept 4), Bombay cds (Sept 17) and Port-Blair arrival cds (Sept 29). A remarkable destination and most unusual. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Closing..Nov-27, 11:59 PM
6417 imageBritish East Africa Protectorate 1896/1901: 1 a. carmine-rose in a horizontal pair and single 5 a. yellow-bistre used on 1901 registered cover to Leipzig, Germany tied by RABAI / E.A. PROTECTORATE circular datestamps (Dec 6) with registration cachet at left. Reverse with Mombasa transit cds (Dec 7) and Leipzig arrival cds. Scarce and very fine. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Closing..Nov-27, 11:59 PM
6418 imageBritish East Africa Protectorate 1896/1901: 2 a. chocloate, wmk. Crown CA, a used block of four, variety "Watermark Reversed", cancelled by central LAMU circular datestamp (Aug 22, 1898) in black. Rare as a multiple and most attractive Gi = £ 800+. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Closing..Nov-27, 11:59 PM
6419 imageBritish East Africa Protectorate 1896/1901: Recess by De La Rue, an Imperforate Proof in grey-blue, with hand-painted Duty Plate "2½ ANNAS", on unwatermarked paper. Extremely rare, this Proof would have been removed from the De La Rue "Appendix A" proposal sheet, as the "Appendix B" sheet is still intact: this Proof being in the colour of the accepted 1 rupee value. See "The De La Rue Collection" edited by Frank Walton RDP page 2313. Rare.rnrnProvenance: Collection Col. J.R. Danson, RL, London, 4 May 1971, ex lot 1179. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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6420 imageBritish East Africa Protectorate 1896/1901: 2½ a. deep blue, a single example used on 1903 cover to Leipzig, Germany tied by bold strike of MACHAKOS / E.A. PROTECTORATE cds in black (March 9). Reverse with Mombasa transit (March 11) and Leipzig arrival cds (March 31). An attractive cover.rnrnNote: The addressee, Karl von Schwartz (1847-1923) was a German Lutheran theologist and Director of the Leipzig Mission.rn (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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Closing..Nov-27, 11:59 PM
6421 imageBritish East Africa Protectorate 1896/1901: Recess by De La Rue, an Imperforate Proof in grey, with hand-painted Duty Plate "3 ANNAS", on unwatermarked paper. Extremely rare, this Proof would have been removed from the De La Rue "Appendix A" proposal sheet, as the "Appendix B" sheet is still intact. See "The De La Rue Collection" edited by Frank Walton RDP page 2313. Rare.rnrnProvenance: Collection Col. J.R. Danson, RL, London, 4 May 1971, ex lot 1179. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Closing..Nov-27, 11:59 PM
6422 imageBritish East Africa Protectorate 1895: De La Rue Imperforate Plate Proofs for the 1 r., 2 r., 3 r., 4 r and 5 r. values, all in issued colours on watermark Crown CA ungummed wove paper. The 2 r. with slight closed tear at upper right otherwise fresh and very fine, a famous set: unique in private hands, the only other set recorded is housed in the collection of His Majesty King Charles III.rnrnProvenance: Collection Col. J.R. Danson, RL, London, 4 May 1971, lot 1180.rn Collection Dr. K. Pennycuick.rn Collection "Shivani", Spink, London, 8 May 1997, lot 236. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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Closing..Nov-27, 11:59 PM
6423 imageBritish East Africa Protectorate 1896/1901: 5 r. sepia, wmk. Crown CA, an unused example block of six (2 x 3), marginal from left of sheet, second stamp, Row 3, Stamp 2, position 14, showing variety "Thin "U" in RUPEES", fresh and fine appearance but for slight scuff in margin, gum bend on usual crackly large part or unmounted og. An attractive and rare positional multiple Gi = £ 2'175+. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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6424 imageBritish East Africa Protectorate 1896/1901: 5 r. sepia, wmk. Crown CA, a used example, Row 3, Stamp 2, position 14, showing variety "Thin "U" in RUPEES", fresh and fine appearance, cancelled by part squared circle datestamp leaving the variety entirely clear. A very rare stamp Gi = £ 1'400. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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6425 imageOverprinted on Zanzibar by the Zanzibar Gazette 1897 (Jan 2): Zanzibar, the overprinted set of six values from ½ a. to 7½ a. unused, all with ""Stop after Africa" (see Gibbons footnote, a special printing for the UPU) with 1 a. overprinted in red, applied to two pieces from the Bechuanaland Post Office archive upon receipt from UPU and handstamped "CANCELLED" in black. Scarce.rnrnProvenance: Collection "Shivani", Spink, London, 8 May 1997, lot 262. (Image 1)

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6426 imageOverprinted on Zanzibar by the Zanzibar Gazette 1897 (Jan 2): Zanzibar, the overprinted set of six values from ½ a. to 7½ a. unused, four values being marginal at left, fresh and fine, large part og. Scarce Gi = £ 375. (Image 1)



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Closing..Nov-27, 11:59 PM
6427 imageOverprinted on Zanzibar by the Zanzibar Gazette 1897 (Jan 2): Zanzibar, the overprinted set of six values from ½ a. to 7½ a. used, fresh and fine, with additional 2 a. red-brown & red in a fine block of four - cancelled at Mombasa (Jan 15, 1897). Scarce Gi = £ 375+. (Image 1)



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Closing..Nov-27, 11:59 PM
6428 imageOverprinted on Zanzibar by the Zanzibar Gazette 1897 (Jan 2): Overprint on Zanzibar, 4½ a. orange & red, a used example from Row 1, stamp showing variety "No Right Serif to Left Hand 4", lightly cancelled by MOMBASA circular datestamp (Jan 12, 1897) leaving the variety largely clear. Scarce Gi = £ 900. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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6429 imageOverprinted on Zanzibar by the Zanzibar Gazette 1897 (Jan 2): 2½ a. in red on Zanzibar 1 a. indigo & red, with "Stop after Africa" as prepared for the UPU in Berne, the set of three values showing all three "2½" overprint types (12, 13 and 14), fresh and fine, large part og. Gi = £ 300. (Image 1)



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Closing..Nov-27, 11:59 PM
6430 imageOverprinted on Zanzibar by the Zanzibar Gazette 1897 (Jan 2): 2½ a. in red on Zanzibar 1 a. indigo & red, a used block of four, of fine colour, first stamp "2½" (Type 13), balance of the block with "2½" (Type 14), lightly cancelled at MOMBASA by circular datestamps in black. A fine multiple Gi = £ 465+. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Closing..Nov-27, 11:59 PM
6431 imageOverprinted on Zanzibar by the Zanzibar Gazette 1897 (Jan 2): 2½ in red on Zanzibar 1 a. indigo & red (Type 12) and 2½ a. in red (Type 12) on 3 a. grey & red, together with 1897 BEA on Zanzibar ½ a. and 2 a. - 7½ a., all used on philatelic cover tied by MOMBASA squared circle datestamps (Jan 12, 1897) in black. Scarce Gi = £ 300+.rnrnProvenance: Collection "Shivani", Spink, London, 8 May 1997, lot 276. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Closing..Nov-27, 11:59 PM
6432 imageOverprinted on Zanzibar by the Zanzibar Gazette 1897 (Jan 2): 2½ a. in red (Type 14) on Zanzibar 1 a. indigo & red, an unused block of four, of rich colour, usual cracking on large part og. A very scarce stamp in a multiple. Cert. BPA (2003) Gi = £ 600+. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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Closing..Nov-27, 11:59 PM
6433 imageOverprinted on Zanzibar by the Zanzibar Gazette 1897 (Jan 2): 2½ a. in red (Type 14) on Zanzibar 3 a. grey & red, an unused block of six (3 x 2), of fine colour, some paper adherence at top not greatly affecting the appearance, lower three stamps large part or unmounted og., upper stamps part og. An attractive and rare multiple Gi = 900+. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Closing..Nov-27, 11:59 PM
6434 imageOverprinted on Zanzibar by the Zanzibar Gazette 1897 (Jan 2): 2½ a. in red (Type 14) on Zanzibar 3 a. grey & red, a used horizontal strip of six, tied to small piece by MOMBASA squared circle datestamps (Jan 12, 1897) in black. A remarkable and scarce multiple Gi = £ 420+. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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