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5005

1899/1901: Sultan Seyyid Hamoud-bin-Mohammed bin Said set of seventeen unused, wmk. Rosettes in blocks of four with additional ½ a. and 3 a. shades, fresh and fine, large part og. or unmounted og. (19 blocks) Gi = £ 1'300+. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF950.00
Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM

5006

1898/99: De La Rue Imperforate photographic composite Essay for the 1 r. value, with handpainted coloured flags above the central vignette and with the fancy border similarly handpainted in orange-red, Sultan's chest picked out in Chinese white, on card (90 x 115 mm.) lettered "B" at top and dated "June 16th 98" in ink, signed "Approved Thos. E.C. Remington 20/6/98" at base, being the selected example from the four Essays. A similar Essay is illustrated in "The De La Rue Collection" edited by Frank Walton RDP., on page 6565 and this Essay is illustrated on the front cover of "Zanzibar" published by the East Africa Study Circle published in 2002. Fine and extremely rare.rnrnProvenance: Collection Richard C. Knight, Spink, London, 21 March 2003, lot 1021. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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SOLD for CHF5,500.00
Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM

5007

Surcharged at the Zanzibar Gazette 1904: Provisional surcharge set of five values unused, overprinted italic "Specimen" in black, presumably upon receipt from the UPU, fresh and fine appearance, the reverse with some adherence, unused or part og. Scarce.rnrnProvenance: Harmers, London, 20 Dec 2005, lot 1034. (Image 1)

SOLD for CHF500.00
Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM

5008

1904 (June): Provisional "One" on 4½ a. orange, Monogram ½ a. green and 4 a. deep green, all used on 1904 registered cover to Dar-Es-Salaam tied by Zanzibar squared circle datestamps in black with circular "R" alongside. Reverse with "Zanzibar / Reg." datestamp (June 8) in black. The Monogam stamps used on First Day of Issue and the provisional is an exceedingly rare stamp on letter. Cert. RPSL (1994).rnrnProvenance: Collection Terry Sturton, Harmers, London, 18 Dec 2003, lot 1072. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)

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SOLD for CHF2,400.00
Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM

5009

1904 (June 4): Monogram of Sultan Seyyid Ali bin Hamoud bin Neherud, wmk. Rosettes, the set of fifteen values unused, fresh and very fine, unmounted og. Gi = £ 325. (Image 1)

SOLD for CHF140.00
Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM

5010

1903/04: De La Rue Essay for the proposed 1 a. value, imperforate on thick card (90 x 115 mm.), printed in green with the Flags hand-painted in red and background swathes at top and at sides and Duty Plate and corners all hand-painted in pale to deep green, the 'perforations' again hand-painted in red; the card marked "B" and dated "Oct 29th 03" at top and "Dupl." at base. Illustrated in "The De La Rue Collection" edited by Frank Walton RDP on page 6573. A wonderful and unique Essay.rnrnProvenance: Collection Richard Knight, Spink, London, 21 March 2003, lot 1032. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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SOLD for CHF5,500.00
Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM

5011

1904: De La Rue Die Proof for the 1 a. value, completed design, printed in black on glazed white card (91 x 60 mm.), fresh and very fine. Marked in pencil on reverse "Copper Die". (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF250.00
Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM

5012

1904: Monogram Issue, De La Rue Die Proof for the 2 a. value, completed design, printed in black on glazed white card, scarce and very fine.rnrnProvenance: RL, London, 10 June 1981, lot 420. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF200.00
Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM

5013

1904: Monogram Issue, De La Rue Die Proof for the 3 a. value, completed design, printed in black on glazed white card, scarce and very fine. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF175.00
Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM

5014

1904: Monogram Issue, De La Rue Die Proof for the 4 a. value, completed design, printed in black on glazed white card, dated "Jan 14/04" in manuscript ink. Scarce and very fine.rnrnProvenance: RL, London, 10 June 1981, lot 422. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF220.00
Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM

5015

1904: Monogram Issue, De La Rue Die Proof for the 5 a. value, completed design, printed in black on glazed white card, dated "Jan 19/04" in manuscript ink. Scarce and very fine. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF200.00
Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM

5016

1904: Monogram Issue, De La Rue Die Proof for the 8 a. value, completed design, printed in black on glazed white card, dated "Jan 19/04" in manuscript ink. Scarce and very fine. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF200.00
Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM

5017

1904: Monogram Issue, De La Rue Die Proof for the 5 r. value, for the Flags and fancy border only (in red on the issued high values), printed in black on glazed white card, handstamped BEFORE / HARDENING in black and manuscript dated "Jan 11.04" in ink. Scarce and very fine. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF360.00
Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM

5018

1903/04: De La Rue Die Proof for the high values, imperforate in black on glazed white card affixed to brown card from the Day Book, Duty Plates in Arabic and English blacked out, dated "Dec 21" (1903) and "7 leads, Copper Die" in black ink and "Original" in red ink. Unique and superb.rnrnProvenance: Robson Lowe, London, 13 Nov 1979, ex lot 559; Collection 'Kilimanjaro', Spink, London, 27 Sept 2002, ex lot 283. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for CHF1,200.00
Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM

5019

1904: Monogram Issue, De La Rue Die Proof for the 4 r. value, completed design, printed in black on glazed white card, scarce and very fine.rnrnProvenance: RL, London, 10 June 1981, lot 429; Collection Richard Knight, Spink, London, 27 Sept 2002, lot 294. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for CHF300.00
Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM

5020

1904: Monogram Issue, De La Rue Die Proof for the 5 r. value, completed design, printed in black on glazed white card, handstamped "10. FEB.04" in blue at left. Scarce and very fine. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF360.00
Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM

5021

Sultan Ali bin Hamoud Issue 1908/09: The set of fourteen values to 5 r. steel-blue, overprinted SPECIMEN in black, all fresh and fine, large part og. Gi = £ 325. (Image 1)

SOLD for CHF160.00
Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM

5022

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, all in horizontal pairs including the scarce 1909 25 c. brown, all fresh and very fine, a delightful set. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)

SOLD for CHF2,000.00
Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM

5023

Sultan Ali bin Hamoud Issue 1907/08: De La Rue imperforate Colour Trial Proofs (13), all in issued colours with Duty Plates blank on unwatermarked paper: in yellow-green (3 c.), rose-carmine (6 c.) and in violet (12 c.); 15 c. - 75 c. types (2) in ultramarine (15 c.) and in grey-black (75 c.), 1 r. - 5 r. (5) in yellow-green, violet, orange-bistre, vermilion and in pale blue (these with guidelines in margins), "View of the Port" values in issued colours of the 10 r., 30 r. and 50 r. A charming and scarce group.rnrnProvenance: Christies, London, 12 June 1991, lot 690. (Image 1)

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SOLD for CHF2,200.00
Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM

5024

Sultan Ali bin Hamoud Issue 1908/09: The set of fifteen values to 5 r., fresh colours and very fine, unmounted og. Gi = £ 325. (Image 1)

SOLD for CHF180.00
Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM