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Lot Symbol Lot Description CV or Estimate
6474 imageTypographed by De La Rue 1897/1900: 3 s. black & sea-green, 4 s. black & carmine, 10 s. black & olive-green and £ 1 black & dull pruple; wmk. Crown CC, used examples all cancelled to order at ZOMBA, 3 s. with circular datestamp, the balance with ZOMBA squared circle datestamps (March 9, 1904) in black, age spot on gum of 4 s. but a scarce group Gi = £ 1'185. (Image 1)

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6475 imageTypographed by De La Rue 1897/1900: £ 10 black & yellow, wmk. Crown CC, an unused vertical pair, each overprinted "SPECIMEN" in black (Samuel type D12). Top example with diagonal crease, lower example very fine, unmounted og. A scarce multiple Gi = £ 700. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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6476 imageTypographed by De La Rue 1897/1900: £ 10 black & yellow, wmk. Crown CC, an unused example, well centred, minor wrinkles on large part og. An exceedingly rare stamp. Signed A. Diena, G. Oliva. Cert. A. Diena (1973) Gi = £ 12'000. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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6477 imageONE / PENNY Provisional Surcharge 1897 (Dec 31): Provisional 1 d. surcharge in red on 3 s. black & sea-green, an unused block of six (3 x 2), marginal from base of sheet with Plate Number '1' in margin, second stamp, Row 4, stamp 2 (position 38), showing variety "PNNEY", well centred and of fresh appearance, some creasing and heavy protective hinges on part og. Scarce, the error was spotted and soon corrected. An important multiple Gi = £ 10'000+.rnrnProvenance: Grosvenor, London, 20-21 Nov 2008, lot 34. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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6478 imageONE / PENNY Provisional Surcharge 1897 (Dec 31): Provisional 1 d. surcharge in red on 3 s. black & sea-green, an unused example, marginal from top of sheet, variety "Surcharge Double", fresh and fine, unmounted og. A scarce stamp, unmounted og., with normal for comparison. Cert. RPSL (1941) Gi = £ 1'000.rnrnProvenance: G.H. Boucher (1941). (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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6479 imageProvisional 'Cheque' Issue 1898 (March 11): Provisional 1 d. vermilion & grey-blue, Setting I, an unused example with continuous line at left, close but clear on both sides, signed "J.T.G." (Postmaster General J.T.Gosling) on reverse, of good appearance but with horizontal crease, unused without gum. A very rare stamp. Cert. BPA (1957) Gi = £ 16'000. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)

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6480 imageProvisional 'Cheque' Issue 1898 (March 11): Provisional 1 d. vermilion & grey-blue, Setting I, a used example, vertical continuous lines at left clear and just shaved at right, signed on reverse "J.T.Gosling" in full (Postmaster General) and most unusual thus, cancelled by ZOMBA circular datestamp (March 11, 1898) on the First Day of Issue. Extremely scarce Gi = £ 1'100. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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6481 imageProvisional 'Cheque' Issue 1898 (March 11): Provisional 1 d. vermilion & grey-blue, Setting I, an unused example, corner marginal from position 1 on the sheet of 30 subjects, variety "Without Initials on Reverse", vertical continuous line at right just touched and negligible soiling, unused without gum. A great rarity with just 480 stamps issued - this possibly from a Proof stage of the printing. Signed L. Rosauer. Cert. BPA (1991) Gi = £ 8'000. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)

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6482 imageProvisional 'Cheque' Issue 1898 (March 11): Provisional 1 d. vermilion & grey-blue, Setting I, an unused horizontal pair, sheet marginal at base, each with variety "Without Initials on Reverse", vertical continuous lines at left and right shaved, unused without gum. A great rarity with just 480 stamps issued - this possibly from a Proof stage of the printing. An outstanding and rare multiple. Signed A. Diena Gi = £ 16'000+. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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6483 imageProvisional 'Cheque' Issue 1898 (March 11): Provisional 1 d. vermilion & grey-blue, Setting I, a used example on local cover with "JG." initials (J.T. Gosling, Postmaster General) on reverse of stamp, neatly tied by First Day of Issue ZOMBA circular datestamp (March 11, 1898) in black. Good margins with vertical continuous lines at left and right entirely clear. Just 480 stamps issued. Rare Gi = £ 1'100 off cover. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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6484 imageProvisional 'Cheque' Issue 1898 (March 11): Provisional 1 d. vermilion & pale ultramarine, Setting II, an unused vertical pair, Controls "13 D / 28 FA", sheet margins at top and at base, upper stamp just shaved on right vertical dividing line, small thin on lower stamp, unused without gum, a pair of magnificent appearance Gi = £ 5'000.rnrnProvenance: Collection Gerald Simpson, Sotheby's, London, 2-3 Dec 1982, lot 156. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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6485 imageProvisional 'Cheque' Issue 1898 (March): Provisional 1 d. vermilion & deep ultramarine, Setting II, a used example on 1898 cover to Fort Johnstone, unusually tied by TSHIKWAWA / BCA circular datestamps (June 26) in black. Reverse with BLANTYRE transit (June 27) and FORT JOHNSTON arrival cds (July 6). Slight staining but a scarce usage. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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6486 imageProvisional 'Cheque' Issue 1898 (March 11): Provisional 1 d. vermilion & pale ultramarine, Setting II, a used example, with Control "13" applied on face, vertical lines close but clear, unusually cancelled by TSHIRMO circular datestamp (June 16, 1898) in black. Corner bend at lower left and inconsequential embossing split, rare Gi = £ 3'500.rnrnProvenance: Collection Gerald Simpson, Sotheby's, London, 2-3 Dec 1982, lot 159. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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6487 imageProvisional 'Cheque' Issue 1898 (March 11): Provisional 1 d. vermilion & deep ultramarine, Setting II, a used horizontal strip of six from the top of the sheet on 1898 cover all neatly tied by FORT JOHNSTON / BCA circular datestamps (May 9); the stamps in a resonant bright shade. A fine and most attractive cover.rnrnProvenance: Stanley Gibbons, London, 23-24 Oct 1980, lot 529. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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6488 imageProvisional 'Cheque' Issue 1898 (March 11): Provisional 1 d. vermilion & deep ultramarine, Setting II, a used block of four, corner marginal from right of sheet, positions 14-15/29-30, showing fourth stamp un-numbered (impressed F/F) and without '16', minor creasing of no importance, cancelled by ZOMBA circular datestamps (July 8, 1898). Scarce and most attractive Gi = £ 1'500+.rnNote: Illustrated in '1898 Provisionals' by Bryan de Robeck, plate 4, fig. 11. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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6489 imageProvisional 'Cheque' Issue 1898 (June): Provisional 1 d. vermilion & pale ultramarine, Setting II, perf. 12, an unused example example with Control figure '1' and letter 'P' in plain relief, with gum. Signed Oliva. Cert. BPA (2022) Gi = £ 6'500. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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6490 imageProvisional 'Cheque' Issue 1898 (March 11): Provisional 1 d. vermilion & deep ultramarine, Setting II, perf. 12, a used horizontal strip of three, marginal from top of sheet, with Controls "9C - blank - F7 8H", with central stamp missing impressed Control and third stamp with two impressions, cancelled by ZOMBA circular datestamps (June 27, 1898). A fine and scarce multiple Gi = £ 920+. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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6491 image1900 (July): De La Rue "Appendix" sheet with no less than twenty-two Imperforate Colour Trials: with 1 d. values (12) in a variety of colour combinations with the vignettes in dull purple, frames in colours ranging from olive, bright blue, red-brown and sepia; with the eventually chosen shades (1 d. dull purple & green and 1 d. dull purple & carmine-rose), being overlapped by top marginal examples of the Colour Trials to denote acceptance by the Protectorate's Postmaster General and ticked with red "Chosen" above; the balance of both the low values either deleted (7) or marked as per the existing colours of the 1897 issue with wonderful high values from 2 s. 6 d. to £ 10 at right. Illustrated in "The De La Rue Collection" edited by Frank Walton RDP on page 5194. A remarkable sheet adhered to black card, one of the finest of all the many Appendix sheets originally housed in the "Besançon" Commonwealth collection. Beautiful and truly spectacular.rnrnProvenance: "British Central Africa", RL, London, 14 April 1976, lot 1044.rnrn (Image 1)

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6492 image1903/04: De La Rue definitive set of ten values unused from 1 d. to £ 10, wmk. Crown CA or CC, all overprinted "SPECIMEN" in black (Samuel type D12), of good colour, fresh and fine but for £ 10 with age spots on two perfs. on reverse, large part og. Gi = £ 925. (Image 1)



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6493 image1902: De La Rue Master Die Proof for the 1 d. value, without central vignette, printed in black on glazed white card, with "AFTER / HARDENING" and dated "3 DEC 02" in blue. Scarce and very fine.rnrnProvenance: Collection J.W. Kendrew, Grosvenor, London, 31 Jan 2001, lot 941. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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