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Worldwide Stamps and Postal History continued...

British Central Africa
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
3361 og ImageBRITISH CENTRAL AFRICA, 1891, £2 Rose Red (15, SG 15). Part original gum, fresh color, Fine, with 1966 B.P.A. certificate, SG £1,200 (Image)

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 $ 1,200.00

SOLD for $850.00
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3362 og ImageBRITISH CENTRAL AFRICA, 1891, £5 Yellow Green (16, SG 16). Original gum, fresh color, Fine, with 2001 B.P.A. certificate, SG £1,800 (Image)

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 $ 2,250.00

SOLD for $1,600.00
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3363 og ImageBRITISH CENTRAL AFRICA, 1891, £10 Red Brown (17, SG 17). Original gum, fresh color, a Fine example of this scarce high value, with 1957 R.P.S. and 2004 Brandon certificates, SG £4,250 (Image)

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 $ 4,500.00

SOLD for $1,600.00
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3364 og ImageBRITISH CENTRAL AFRICA, 1895, £1 Orange & Black (29, SG 29). Lightly hinged, rich vibrant colors on fresh white paper, Very Fine, SG £1,100 (Image)

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 $ 1,150.00

SOLD for $700.00
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3365   ImageBRITISH CENTRAL AFRICA, 1895, £1 Orange & Black (29, SG 29). Light 1895 double-ring cancel, bright and fresh, Very Fine, with 1986 R.P.S. certificate, SG £475 (Image)

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 $ 450.00

SOLD for $700.00
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3366   ImageBRITISH CENTRAL AFRICA, 1895, £10 Vermilion & Black (30, SG 30). Centrally struck "Tshiromo B.C.A. AU 18" double-circle datestamp, vibrant colors, well-centered, certificate mentions "surface disturbed" which is inconsequential and unworthy of mention

VERY FINE. A RARE POSTALLY USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1895 £10 UNWATERMARKED ISSUE.

Signed on the back by Robson Lowe as postally used. With 1972 R.P.S. certificate. SG £4,500 (Image)

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 $ 4,800.00

SOLD for $3,500.00
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3367 og ImageBRITISH CENTRAL AFRICA, 1896, £1 Blue & Black (40, SG 40). Original gum, small h.r., well-centered, especially bright colors, Very Fine, signed A. Brun and with 2005 Sismondo certificate, SG £1,100 (Image)

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 $ 1,100.00

SOLD for $700.00
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3368 og ImageBRITISH CENTRAL AFRICA, 1896, £1 Blue & Black (40, SG 40). Original gum, h.r., fresh color, Fine, with 2011 R.P.S. certificate, SG £1,100 (Image)

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 $ 1,100.00

SOLD for $600.00
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3369   ImageBRITISH CENTRAL AFRICA, 1897, £10 Orange & Black (56, SG 52). Clear strike of Tshiromo datestamp, brilliant colors, a Very Fine and choice example of this scarce high value, with 2004 Brandon certificate, SG £2,500 (Image)

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 $ 2,300.00

SOLD for $1,600.00
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3370 og ImageBRITISH CENTRAL AFRICA, 1898, 1p Vermilion & Ultramarine, Pair, One Without Oval (58e, SG 56a var). Without gum as issued, horizontal pair, left stamp the error, right stamp normal, framelines all around except just touching at bottom, vibrant colors, light vertical crease at left (not mentioned on accompanying certificate)

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. AN IMMENSELY RARE EXAMPLE OF THE BRITISH CENTRAL AFRICA ONE-PENCE ERROR WITHOUT OVAL IN A PAIR WITH A NORMAL STAMP. THIS IS ACTUALLY OFFERED WITH MUCH LESS FREQUENCY THAN THE MORE FAMOUS INVERTED OVAL ERROR. A PHENOMENAL RARITY.

According to Robson Lowe's Encyclopedia, in 1891 the Imperial Post opened its first post office, and in 1893 the post was greatly expanded. The first issues were those of Rhodesia overprinted "B.C.A.", which were followed by British Central Africa stamps printed by De La Rue & Co. in England. In a monograph by Fred J. Melville, the author refers to the theft of a case of stamps containing several denominations that disappeared en route from England. The theft occurred about January 25, 1898, and it was claimed that the case was lost overboard. The stamps were eventually found about a year later. In response to this theft, on March 11 the Post Office issued a notice requiring that all mail addressed to places within the British Central Africa Protectorate be paid in cash rather than stamps, and that new stamps (called "tokens" in the notice) would be affixed to indicate payment. The new stamps were printed locally at Blantyre (now Malawi) which was a major center for colonial trade. A new supply of stamps was received in November and use of the local stamps was discontinued.

It is believed only twenty such errors were produced. However, in our review of important British Commonwealth auctions, we notice this error is almost always missing, and in a couple cases exists only as a single and not in this desirable se-tenant format with a normal stamp.

Ex Hind and Preston. 1939 R.P.S. certificate no longer accompanies. With clear 2011 R.P.S. certificate. The Stanley Gibbons catalog lists the oval omitted error as No. 55d, the Pale Ultramarine color. This is probably an error, as it is suggested these all emanated from the same printing. We believe the SG value of £30,000 refers to this stamp (Image)

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 $ 30,000.00

SOLD for $17,000.00
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3371 og ImageBRITISH CENTRAL AFRICA, 1898, 1p Vermilion & Ultramarine, Ty. I, Oval Inverted (58i, SG 54b). Without gum as issued, framelines complete all around, large margins at top and bottom, bright fresh colors, horizontal crease in the top margin (as do most examples of this rarity) and a very shallow thin spot (neither of which are mentioned on the certificate)

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE EXAMPLE OF THE BRITISH CENTRAL AFRICA ONE-PENNY "CHEQUE STAMP" WITH THE OVAL INVERTED. ONLY FIFTEEN IN TOTAL WERE PRINTED AND NO MORE THAN THIRTEEN EXAMPLES CAN EXIST IN PRIVATE HANDS. THIS COPY IS ONE OF THE FINEST KNOWN. A GREAT RARITY OF BRITISH AFRICA.

According to Robson Lowe's Encyclopedia, in 1891 the Imperial Post opened its first post office, and in 1893 the post was greatly expanded. The first issues were those of Rhodesia overprinted "B.C.A.", which were followed by British Central Africa stamps printed by De La Rue & Co. in England. In a monograph by Fred J. Melville, the author refers to the theft of a case of stamps containing several denominations that disappeared en route from England. The theft occurred about January 25, 1898, and it was claimed that the case was lost overboard. The stamps were eventually found about a year later. In response to this theft, on March 11 the Post Office issued a notice requiring that all mail addressed to places within the British Central Africa Protectorate be paid in cash rather than stamps, and that new stamps (called "tokens" in the notice) would be affixed to indicate payment. The new stamps were printed locally at Blantyre (now Malawi) which was a major center for colonial trade. A new supply of stamps was received in November and use of the local stamps was discontinued.

The stamps were printed in sheets of 30 comprising two horizontal rows of fifteen. For the first setting, the blue portion of the design was printed in two operations. This resulted in the top row of one sheet printed with the oval inverted. Of the fifteen printed, a pair (Positions 11-12) is in the Royal Collection and another pair (Positions 14-15) is also known. Of the remaining eleven singles, many have not been seen for some time and nearly all have faults much more severe than the example offered here.

Ex Pack. With clear 2011 R.P.S. certificate. SG £30,000. (Image)

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 $ 30,000.00

SOLD for $16,500.00
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