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Lot Description

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4831

Official 1903: "Service". Prepared for use but unissued 1 r. green & aniline carmine, an unused horizontal pair, left hand stamp, position 64, showing variety "BR1TISH" with small first "L" in SOMALILAND below, fresh and very fine, large part og. Very rare, only 10 examples possible Gi = £ 2'500. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF850.00
Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM

4832

Official 1903: "Service". Prepared for use but unissued 1 r. green & aniline carmine, a wonderful unused block of thirty-six (6 x 6), position 64, showing variety "BR1TISH" (the more pronounced flaw with small first "L" in SOMALILAND below) and also showing at top, position 28 also with the "BR1TISH" flaw. A fine and fresh large multiple of great scarcity thus, large part or unmounted og. Rare, with just 10 examples possible of each variety Gi = £ 2'500++. (Image 1)

SOLD for CHF1,700.00
Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM

4833

Official 1903: "Service". Prepared for use but unissued 1 r. green & aniline carmine, an unused horizontal pair, right hand stamp, position 21, showing variety "SUMALILAND", fresh and fine, large part og. Rare, with just 10 examples possible Gi = £ 2'500. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF1,000.00
Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM

4834

Official 1903: "Service". Prepared for use but unissued 1 r. green & aniline carmine, an unused horizontal strip of three, the two right hand stamps with "B" over "OM" setting, central stamp showing variety "SOMAL LAND", fresh and very fine, unmounted og. Rare and most attractive Gi = £ 2'500+.rnrnProvenance: Collection Sir Gawaine Baillie, Sotheby's, London, 25 Nov 2005, lot 894. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF1,500.00
Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM

4835

Official 1903: "Service". Prepared for use but unissued 1 r. green & aniline carmine, an unused horizontal pair, right hand stamp, position 127, showing variety "SERVICE" in wrong font, in baton capitals, fresh and fine, very fine og. Rare, only 10 examples possible. Cert. BPA (1977) Gi = £ 2'500.rnrnProvenance: Collection Sir Gawaine Baillie, Sotheby's, London, 25 Nov 2005, lot 895. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

SOLD for CHF850.00
Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM

4836

Official 1904/05: Official OHMS set of five values unused to 1 r. green, overprinted "SPECIMEN" in black, the low values all in vertical strips of three as despatched by the UPU in Berne, the 1 rupee green in a rare block of four, all fresh and fine with unmounted og. excluding the upper pair of the block which large part og. A rare group Gi = £ 480++. (Image 1)

SOLD for CHF320.00
Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM

4837

Official 1904/05: Official OHMS set of five values unused to 1 r. incl. rare 2 a. dull & bright purple, with additional example of the 1905 2 a. dull & bright purple on wmk. Multiple Crown CA paper showing plate number "1" in margin, fresh and fine, part or large part og. Gi = £ 800+. (Image 1)

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

4838

Official 1903 (May 27): De La Rue Imperforate Plate Proofs for the OHMS issue, ½ a. dull green & green and 1 r. green (in issued colours) and overprinted "O.H.M.S.", on watermarked paper as issued, without gum. Close but clear margin on the 1 rupee but a rare pairing. (Image 1)

SOLD for CHF750.00
Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM

4839

1903 (May 27): De La Rue Imperforate Colour Trials for the OHMS issue, small piece bearing ½ a. dull green & green and 1 r. green (in issued colours), cut from the Appendix sheet registration no. 36 of 1903, with trivial staining and slight bends. Illustrated in the "De La Rue Collection" edited by Frank Walton RDP on page 5687. The Appendix sheet where these values were shown as examples of the new Official "O.H.M.S" overprint was accepted by the Crown Agents on June 19, 1903. Rare.rnrnProvenance: Robson Lowe, London, 29 July 1976, lot 1292. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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

4840

Official 1904: OHMS ½ a. dull green & green, wmk. Crown CA, an unused example of good colour, variety "No Stop after M", fine, large part og. Scarce stamp Gi = £ 300. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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

4841

Official 1904: OHMS ½ a. dull green & green, wmk. Crown CA, an unused block of six (2 x 3) with plate number "1" at top and interpanneau margin at right, showing variety "No Stop after M" on lower left stamp, diagonal gum bend, and partial missing stop on the stamp above, fine and scarce positional multiple, unmounted og. Gi = £ 300+. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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

4842

Official 1904: OHMS 1 a. grey-black & carmine, wmk. Crown CA, an unused example showing variety "No Stop after M", fine, large part og. A rare stamp. Cert. BPA (1977) Gi = £ 200. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

SOLD for CHF110.00
Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM

4843

Official 1904: OHMS 1 a. grey-black & carmine, wmk. Crown CA, an unused sheet mrginal block of four, third showing variety "No Stop after M", stamp above with "Small Stop after M", stamp unmounted og. Scarce multiple. Cert. BPA (1977) Gi = £ 200+. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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

4844

Official 1904: OHMS 1 a. grey-black & carmine, wmk. Crown CA, an unused block of six (2 x 3) with plate number "1" at top and interpanneau margin at right, showing variety "No Stop after M" on lower left stamp, diagonal gum bend, and partial missing stop on the stamp above, fine and scarce positional multiple, unmounted og. Gi = £ 200+. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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

4845

Official 1904: OHMS 2 a. dull & bright purple, wmk. Crown CA, an unused block of four of lovely deep colour, fresh and very fine, large part og. with lower pair unmounted og. Seldom found in a multiple, rare. Gi = 1'300+. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF1,800.00
Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM

4846

Official 1904/05: OHMS 2 a. dull & bright purple with 1 r. green used together on small part piece (see photograph of the original piece which has been vandalised) tied by "Berbera / Somaliland" cds's (1.30 PM / 10 Feb 1905) cds's in black. Sadly cut round but of great rarity. Cert. BPA (1973) Gi = £ 1'100+. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

SOLD for CHF600.00
Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM

4847

Official 1904: OHMS 2 a. dull & bright purple, wmk. Crown CA, an unused example showing variety "No Stop after M", fresh and fine, large part og. An exceedingly rare stamp. Cert. BPA (1977) Gi = £ 3'250. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

SOLD for CHF1,600.00
Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM

4848

Official 1904: OHMS 2 a. dull & bright purple, wmk. Crown CA, a fine used example with variety "No Stop after M", cancelled by "Berbera" cds (Oct 1904) in black leaving the variety clear. A very scarce stamp. Cert. RPSL (1980) Gi = £ 900. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

SOLD for CHF400.00
Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM

4849

Official 1904: OHMS 8 a. grey-black & pale blue, wmk. Crown CA, an unused example overprinted "SPECIMEN", showing variety "No Stop after M", fine, part og. A very rare stamp, with probably less than three or four examples extant. Cert. BPA (1977). (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-24, 11:59 PM

4850

Official 1904: OHMS 8 a. grey-black & pale blue, wmk. Crown CA, an unused example showing variety "No Stop after M", fine, part og. A rare stamp. Cert. BPA (1969) Gi = £ 600. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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