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| 6667 |
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 1903/04: De La Rue Essay for the proposed 1 r. value, imperforate on thick card (90 x 115
mm.), photo-printed in deep blue with the Duty Plates and background swathes at top and at sides hand-painted in grey-blue, the Arabic inscription at top further picked out in Chinese white, the Flags and 'perforations' all hand-painted in red; the
card marked "C" and dated "Oct 29th 03" at top and "Dupl., Design submitted in green with red flags" at base. Pencil "App'd" (Approved) at top. Illustrated in "The De La Rue Collection" edited by Frank Walton RDP on page 6572. A wonderful and unique
Essay.rnProvenance: Collection 'Kilimanjaro', Spink, London, 27 Sept 2002, lot 281. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 6668 |
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 1903/04: Monogram isasue, De La Rue Die Proof in five colours on glazed white card (61 x 60
mm.), with frames and Duty Plates in ultramarine, Lions in orange-yellow, Flags in red, monogram in deep blue; unfortunately only the bicoloured design in blue & red was selected as this Proof is of outstanding beauty and rarity.rnNote: For a similar
hand-painted Essay, see "The De La Rue Collection" edited by Frank Walton RDP, page 6573.rnProvenance: Collection Richard Knight, Spink, London, 27 Sept 2002, lot 292. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 6669 |
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 1904 (June 4): Monogram of Sultan Seyyid Ali bin Hamoud bin Neherud, wmk. Rosettes, 1 r.
blue & red and 2 r. green & red, unused examples, each with variety "Watermark Sideways", fine, large part og. Gi = £ 375. (Image 1)
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| 6670 |
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 1904: Monogram Issue, De La Rue Die Proof for the 3 r. value, completed design, printed in
black on glazed white card, handstamped "1 FEB. 04" in blue at left. Scarce and very fine.rnProvenance: RL, London, 10 June 1981, lot 428; Collection Richard Knight, Spink, London, 27 Sept 2002, lot 293. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 6671 |
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 Sultan Ali bin Hamoud Issue 1907/09: De La Rue imperforate Colour Trial Proofs (21), being
the complete set from 1 c. to 200 r. in issued colours on ungummed watermarked Rosettes paper, the 1909 25 c. brown in a horizontal pair, all fresh and very fine, a delightful set.rnProvenance: Christies, London, 12 June 1991, lot 692. (Image 1)
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| 6672 |
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 Sultan Ali bin Hamoud Issue 1907/09: De La Rue imperforate Colour Trial Proofs (13), being
the complete set from 1 c. to 5 r. less the 25 c. value, all in horizontal sheet marginal pairs, in issued colours on ungummed watermarked Rosettes paper, fresh anbd very fine; scarce as just 60 sets can exist. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 6673 |
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 Sultan Ali bin Hamoud Issue 1906: De La Rue composite photographic Essay for proposed 2 a.
value on sunken card (89 x 114 mm.), photographic head plate in brown oval overlaid on imperforate bromide pale buff frame, hand-painted in Chinese white around the edge of the Essay and around the oval; dated at top in manuscript "Dec 17th, 06" in
ink. This Essay being the one sent to Mr. A.W. Clarke on leave from Zanzibar and sent care of the Foreign Office and unaccepted, the duplicate Essay is illustrated in "The De La Rue Collection" edited by Frank Walton RDP, on page 6594. Superb and
very rare. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 6674 |
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 Sultan Ali bin Hamoud Issue 1906/08: De La Rue Die Proof for the head-plate, engraved by
L.V. Phillips in brown on sunken medium wove paper (36 x 42 mm.), with Sultan's portrait only, negative print "SEP 07" and signed off at base "Nov 22 1907" in pencil. A similar Proof illustrated in "The De La Rue Collection" edited by Frank Walton
RDP on page 6603. Rare and fine. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 6675 |
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 Sultan Ali bin Hamoud Issue 1906/08: De La Rue Die Proofs (2) for the head-plate, each
engraved by L.V. Phillips in grey-black on sunken medium wove paper (42 x 47 mm.), the first with Sultan's portrait only, the second with the Fez darkened and button added to the epaulette on the portrait and background shading added. A similar Proof
illustrated in "The De La Rue Collection" edited by Frank Walton RDP on page 6603. A charming and scarce pair. (Image 1)
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| 6676 |
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 Sultan Ali bin Hamoud Issue 1908: De La Rue unfinished imperforate Proof for the issued 1 r.
- 5 r. values, vignette in brown, Frame in yellow-orange with Duty Plates in Arabic and English blank, adhered to card. Superb and most unusual.rnProvenance: Spink, London, 14 Oct 2009, lot 597. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 6677 |
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 Sultan Ali bin Hamoud Issue 1908/09: 2 r. violet, wmk. Rosettes, an unused example of fresh
colour, variety "Watermark Sideways", fine large part og. Scarce Gi = £ 300. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 6678 |
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 Sultan Ali bin Hamoud Issue 1908: De La Rue imperforate Proof for the issued "View of the
Port" high values, Vignette Only engraved in black on medium wove paper. Rare. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 6679 |
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 Sultan Ali bin Hamoud Issue 1908/09: "View of the Port" 10 r. blue-green & brown, a fine
well centred used example, cancelled by Zanzibar squared circle in black. An elusive stamp Gi = £ 375. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 6680 |
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 Sultan Ali bin Hamoud Issue 1908/09: "View of the Port" high values, 10 r. blue-green &
brown, 20 r. black & yellow-green, 30 r. black & sepia, 40 r. black & orange, 50 r. black & mauve, 100 r. black & steel-blue and 200 r. brown & greenish-black; all overprinted SPECIMEN reading up in black, fresh and fine, large part og. Gi = £
1'065.rnProvenance: Bonhams, London, 12-13 Feb 2003, lot 1290. (Image 1)
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| 6681 |
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 Sultan Khalifa bin Harub Pictorial Issue 1913: High Values 20 r. to 200 r. values, the set
of six, overprinted SPECIMEN in black reading down, all of fresh colour and superb appearance, large part og. Scarce Gi = £ 895. (Image 1)
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| 6682 |
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 Sultan Khalifa bin Harub Pictorial Issue 1913: De La Rue Imperforate Colour Trial Plate
Proofs for the complete set of 21 values, on ungummed watermarked paper, all except the 75 c. value in horizontal sheet marginal pairs, of fresh colour and most attractive. Ex the De La Rue archives, just 60 sets can exist, rare.rnProvenance:
Harmers, London, 21 Dec 1994, lot 2374. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 6683 |
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 Sultan Khalifa bin Harub Pictorial Issue 1913: Dhows 10 r. green & brown, 20 r, black &
green, 30 r. black & brown, 40 r. black & vermilion, 50 r. black & purple and 100 r. black & blue, wmk. Rosettes, all in unused blocks of four, the 10 r., 30 r., 50 r. and 100 r. all sheet marginal; fresh vibrant colours, slight diagonal crease
affects one 100 r., otherwise an exceptional group of exceedingly rare multiples, unmounted og. Certs. E. Diena for 10 r. - 40 r. (1982), A. Diena for 50 r. and 100 r. (1974) Gi = £ 14'300+.rnProvenance: Sotheby's, London, 17 Sept 1993. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 6684 |
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 Sultan Khalifa bin Harub Pictorial Issue 1913: The large part used set of seventeen from 1
c. to Dhow 30 r. black & brown, wmk. Rosettes, fair to generally fine, one or two replaceable values with slightly soiled perfs. but the scarcer values (20 r. and 30 r.) fine lightly used. Cert. BPA (1951) for the 30 rupee Gi = £ 2'300. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 6685 |
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 Sultan Khalifa bin Harub Pictorial Issue 1913: Dhow 50 r. black & purple, an unused example,
marginal from left of sheet, superb unmounted og. A very rare stamp so fine. Signed A. Diena Gi = £ 800. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 6686 |
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 Sultan Khalifa bin Harub Pictorial Issue 1913: Dhow 200 r. brown & black, an unused example,
typical slightly browned large part og. An exceedingly rare stamp Gi = £ 1'500. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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