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Indian Expeditionary Forces with G.R. POST MAFIA: ½a. green, vertical tête-bêche pair, the lower stamp thus with inverted overprint, without gum, some paper adherence, slightly washed, otherwise fine and very rare, certificate BPA (1959)

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Indian Expeditionary Forces with G.R. POST MAFIA: 1a. analine-carmine, vertical tête-bêche pair, the lower stamp thus with inverted overprint, without gum, some paper adherence, slightly washed, otherwise fine and very rare, certificate BPA (1959)

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Indian Expeditionary Forces with G.R. POST MAFIA: 1a. carmine, tied by violet handstamp "G.R. POST MAFIA" to small piece, few nibbed perfs at top, otherwise fine, a very interesting and rare item, opinion Holcombe (1997)

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Indian Expeditionary Forces with G.R. POST MAFIA: 2a. purple, vertical tête-bêche pair, the lower stamp thus with inverted overprint, without gum, some paper adherence, slightly washed, otherwise fine and very rare, certificate BPA (1959

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Indian Expeditionary Forces with G.R. POST MAFIA: 2½a. ultramarine, vertical tête-bêche pair, the lower stamp thus with inverted overprint, without gum, some paper adherence, slightly washed, otherwise fine and very rare, certificate BPA (1959

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Indian Expeditionary Forces with G.R. POST MAFIA: 3a. orange, vertical tête-bêche pair, the lower stamp thus with inverted overprint, without gum, some paper adherence, slightly washed, upper stamp horizontal crease, otherwise fine and very rare, certificate BPA (1959)

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Indian Expeditionary Forces with G.R. POST MAFIA: 12a. carmine-lake, three singles, all fresh color and good perforation, with overprints in three different shades, unused, very fine, scarce

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Indian Expeditionary Forces with G.R. POST MAFIA: 1r. red-brown/deep blue-green from the upper left sheet corner, with inverted overprint, unused, thin in outer margin only, very fine and scarce

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1917, Indian Expeditionary Forces with new G.R. POST MAFIA overprint: 3p-8a., tied by backdated cds. "MAFIA JA 23 1915" to cover, 2a. faults, otherwise fine, opinion Holcombe (2000)

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1917, registered envelope endorsed "O.H.M.S" with Registered handstamp "MAFIA R. No" with handwritten registration number "60" and two-line handstamp "Officer in Charge Mafia" at bottom right, adressed to "E. Koenig postal clerk" in Geneva, Switzerland. reverse with transit marks of "ZANZIBAR JU 21 17" and red "LONDON REGISTERED 2 AU 17", the envelope with some obvious but not disturbing imperfections, in good condition, a very rare cover

1917, Indian Expeditionary Forces Postal stationery card with new G.R. POST MAFIA overprint: ¼a. grey, used with cds. "MAFIA NO 9 1916", a scarce an interesting item, message added at a later date, very fine, opinion Holcombe (2000)

1915, Accra overprint 1 sh. with German cds. "NOEPE 12/10 15" on registered envelope to England

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1916/20, London overprint 10 sh. with German cds. "ASSAHUN 27/3 19" on registered envelope to Switzerland

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INDIVIDUAL SETTING 1b (2½mm between Anglo and French, Togo with one narrow and one wide "O" and Occupation with a wide "O": 3 pfg. fresh color and good perforation, used with clear cds. "ASSAHUN 3/1 15", a rare stamp from this distinctive setting, fine, signed Holcombe with certificate (1994) 

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INDIVIDUAL SETTING 1b (2½mm between Anglo and French, Togo with one narrow and one wide "O" and Occupation with a wide "O": 5 pfg. fresh color and good perforation, tied by clear cds. "ASSAHUN 4/1 15" to small piece, a rare stamp from this distinctive setting, fine, signed Holcombe with certificate (1994) 

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1914, 3mm Spacing: 10 pfg. block of four (Setting 1A pos. 12-13, 22-23), mint never hinged, the lower right stamp small corner fault, otherwise fine

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1914, 3mm Spacing: 10 pfg. block of four with upper sheet margin (Setting 1A pos. 7-8, 17-18), showing the characteristic variety of this setting on position 8 "large spacing between G and O of TOGO thus very wide TOGO 7½mm", fine and scarce

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1914, 3mm Spacing: 10 pfg. block of four from the upper left sheet corner with inverted overprint, fresh color and good perforation, used with two clear cds. "LOME 4/10 14". An extremely rare and attractive multiple, in total only one upper half of the sheet (compl. setting) was overprinted with inverted overprint, the upper left stamp with front side virtually invisible vertical crease, completely irrelevant and in no way disturbing, signed with certificate Holcombe (1992)

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INDIVIDUAL SETTING 1b (2½mm between Anglo and French, Togo with one narrow and one wide "O" and Occupation with a wide "O": 10 pfg. without watermark, fresh color and good perforation, tied by clear cds. "ASSAHUN 1/1 15" to small piece (lifted for examination), a very rare stamp with less than 10 recorded, especially interesting with such a significantly tilted overprint, certificate Ceremuga (2009)

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1914, 3mm Spacing: 50 pfg. horizontal pair (position 7-8), tied by clear cds. "LOME TOGOGEBIET 1/10 14" to small piece, the right stamp few pulled perfs at top, overall an attractive pair, the small imperfections of no importance, the only available multiple of this stamp, with only one unused block of four known which resides in the Royal Collection, certificate RPSL (1968)

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