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1923/27, mint never hinged/unused group of fourteen partial sheets of ½ d., 1 d., 2 d., and postage dues ½ d., 1 d., 3 d., 5d. and 6 d., all neatly mounted on old album pages with plate flaws and printing setting indications, some casual faults, mostly fine to very fine, interesting specialist assembly 

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1903/18, Columbus Die Proof without value in black on thick card, together with Vignette Proof of the centre after hardening; very fine and scarce pair

1915, G.R. MAFIA Handstamp in violet: 2½h. block of four from the upper sheet margin, the lower stamps and margin unused, upper stamps never hinged, slightly toned, lower left stamp small thin, otherwise fine and attractive multiple, signed Bühler with certificate (1984)

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1915, G.R. MAFIA Handstamp in violet: 4h. from lower left sheet corner, mint never hinged, very fine, signed Bühler

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1915, G.R. MAFIA Handstamp in violet: 7½h., block of four, mint never hinged, very fine and attractive, certificate BPA (1965)

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1915, G.R. MAFIA Handstamp in violet: 7½h. horizontal pair, the left stamp without overprint, unused, very fine ans scarce

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1915, G.R. MAFIA Handstamp in violet: 15h., mint never hinged, fine, signed

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1915, G.R. MAFIA Handstamp in violet: 30h. with block of four with left sheet margin, mint never hinged, a fine and attractive multiple, scarce, signed Bühler 

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1915, G.R. MAFIA Handstamp in violet: 20h., mint never hinged, fine, signed Bühler

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1915, G.R. MAFIA Handstamp in violet: 30h. mint never hinged, minor horizontal gum bend, otherwise very fine, scarce, signed Hoffmann-Giesecke

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1915, G.R. MAFIA Handstamp in violet: 45h., mint never hinged, fine, signed Bühler and Hoffmann-Giesecke

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1915, G.R. MAFIA Handstamp in violet: 45h., vertical pair from the lower left sheet corner with HAN imprint "H 2031.10", the lower stamp with very weak handstamp impression thus initialled "JDM", upper stamp unused, the lower mint never hinged, a scarce and very attractive multiple, signed Holcombe with certificate (1991)

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1915, G.R. MAFIA Handstamp in violet: 2r. green, fresh color, good centring and perforation, unused, a very rare stamp of which probably only 15 pieces have been overprinted, several known pieces have flaws, a really pristine piece, one of the greatest rarities of the "Mafia" issue, signed Hoffmann Giesecke a.o. and certificate BPA (1947)

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G.R. POST 6 CENTS MAFIA: Black overprint on 4h. with upper sheet margin, mint never hinged, hinge in the margin only, very fine, natural gum bend, a very rare stamp, certificate Brandon (1996)

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G.R. POST 6 CENTS MAFIA: Violet overprint on 7½h. with initial overprint G.R. MAFIA, unused, imperceptible crease not detracting, a very rare and attractive variety of which only a handful are known, certificate BPA (1966)

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G.R. POST 6 CENTS MAFIA: Black overprint on 15h., unused without gum, very fine, a very rare stamp, certificate Ceremuga (2003)

Provenance:  Marquis de Bute

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STAMPS OVERPRINTED BY THE GOVERNOR IN MANUSCRIPT: "G R Mafia JDM" on 2½, 4, and 7½H., fresh colors, unused, 7½h. somewhat flat perforation at top, 2½h. onobtrusive corner crease, otherwise fine, the small flaws completely trivial with only 10-15 pieces known per stamp, signed and certificate Holcombe (for 7½H; 1990)

1915, G.R. POST MAFIA: Fiscals "STATISTIK DES WAAREN-VERKEHRS" 24p. - 1r. and "ÜBERSETZUNGS-GEBÜHREN" 25h., all fresh color and good centering, 24h. tiny thin, 12½ and 50h. slightly toned, otherwise fine and of no importance, a very attractive and indeed rare set, with only a few of complete sets existing

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"O.H.M.S. MAFIA" red boxed surcharge on Zanzibar Sultan bin Harub 1-15c., fresh colors, unused, very rare stamps, signed and certificate Holcombe (1994) (see also Robert M. Gibbs page 254)