British East Africa1890 (23 May) Overprinted on Stamps of Great BritainCancelled |
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"half anna" on 1d., "1 anna" on 2d. and "4 annas" on 5d., each handstamped "cancelled" (Type GB14), fine with much original gum; also Zululand 1d. and 2d. similarly handstamped on small piece marked " 1/2. 1 + 4 Annas Ptd 30 set", used as colour standards. Photo £3,000-4,000
Note: These were used as De La Rue/Inland Revenue reference specimens. It is possible that not more than twelve sets of the three stamps were so handstamped and some of these remain in official archives.
Provenance: "Shivani", May 1997
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"half anna" on 1d. deep purple, fresh and fine mint. S.G. 1, £275. Photo £80-100
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"1 anna" on 2d. grey-green and carmine, good colours, minor light gum crease, fresh and fine mint. B.P.A. Certificate (1987). S.G. 2, £500. Photo £150-180
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"4 annas" on 5d. dull purple and blue horizontal pair, centred to lower right, fine mint. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 3, £1200. Photo £400-500
| 1890-95 "Sun and Crown" Definitive Issue | |
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Unfinished small format die proof, imperforate with 1 1/2mm. margins, value tablet blank, recess-printed by Bradbury, Wilkinson in grey-green on thick wove paper, thinned at upper left but very rare. Photo £1,000-1,200
Provenance: "Shivani", May 1997
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Unfinished large format die proof, imperforate with both Arabic numeral and rupee tablets blank, recess-printed by Bradbury, Wilkinson in brick-red on wove paper, showing small "specimen" handstamp applied to the rupee tablet. Extremely rare. Photo £2,000-2,500
Provenance: "Shivani", May 1997
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2a. in grey-blue on thick wove paper, perforated "specimen" (Type B1), fine. Photo £500-600
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2a. in deep purple on thick wove paper, perforated "specimen" (Type B1), thinned at left. Very rare. Photo £300-400
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8a. in deep purple on thick wove paper, perforated "specimen" (Type B1), fine. Very rare. Photo £700-900
Note: A total of four of these 8a. sample proofs have been recorded. Apart from the three offered in this sale, there is a further example in light brown.
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8a. in light brown on thick wove paper, perforated "specimen" (Type B1), fine. Very rare. Photo £700-900
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8a. in bright blue on thick wove paper, perforated "specimen" (Type B1), fine. Very rare. Photo £700-900
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1/2a., 1a., 2a., 8a. blue and 1r. grey, each handstamped "specimen" (Type BEA1), without gum as usual; 1/2a. and 1a. with small stains, otherwise fine. A rare group. Photo £1,200-1,500
Note: Stamps distributed by the U.P.U. in January 1891 were not overprinted. In November 1890 the IBEA applied a "SPECIMEN" handstamp to five values, as offered above, and attached them to letters promoting the Company's stamps.
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1/2a. to 5r. range of multiples, all in blocks of four or larger, with 1/2a. blocks of four (3), fifteen and a sheet of sixty, 1a. blocks of four (2, one from the first printing), 2a. blocks of four and six, 2 1/2a. blocks of four and six, 3a. blocks of four (2, one from the first printing), six, ten and fifteen, 4a. blocks of four and six, 4 1/2a. blocks of four (2, one from the first printing), 8a. blue blocks of four and six (2), 1r. carmine block of forty-two from the right of the sheet, 2r., 3r., 4r. and 5r. blocks of four; generally fine and most with large part original gum. A very useful assembly. S.G. 4b-19, £1200 approx. £1,000-1,200
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1/2a. dull brown imperforate horizontal pair, large part original gum; tiny light mark between. Rare with only two sheets (60 pairs) possible. S.G. 4a, £1500. Photo £400-500
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1/2a. deep brown imperforate horizontal pair, unused without gum, fine. Scarce with only three sheets (90 pairs) possible. S.G. 4ba, £900. Photo £200-250
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1/2a. deep brown vertical pair, variety imperforate between, fresh with large part original gum, fine. Rare with only two sheets (60 pairs) possible. S.G. 4bc, £1300. Photo £900-1,100
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1a. blue-green (1890 printing), variety "anl" (broken "d"), [55], fresh with part original gum. Scarce. S.G. 5aa, £1000. Photo £500-600
Note: This variety only occurs on the 1890 printing. It was obviously then spotted and corrected since it does not appear on the 1894 printing.
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2 1/2a. black on yellow-buff (1891 printing) imperforate horizontal pair, fresh unused without gum. The only recorded example from this printing. B.P.A. Certificate (2010). S.G. 7aa, £5500. Photo £3,000-4,000
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2 1/2a. black on yellow-buff (1891 printing) imperforate between horizontal pair from the lower left corner of the sheet and imperforate between stamps and both sheet margins, unused with large part original gum; toned though of fine appearance. One of three recorded examples. B.P.A. Certificate (1999). S.G. 7a, £8000. Photo £5,000-6,000
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2 1/2a. black on bright yellow imperforate horizontal pair, fresh without gum, fine. Scarce with only three sheets (90 pairs) possible, a very large portion of which were used.
S.G. 7cb, £1200. Photo £300-400
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2 1/2a. black on bright yellow horizontal pair, variety imperforate between, fresh with part original gum, fine. Scarce with only three sheets (90 pairs) possible, a very large portion of which were used. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 7cc, £1400. Photo £400-500
Provenance: "Shivani", May 1997
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2 1/2a. black on bright yellow block of four consisting of two vertical pairs variety imperforate between, unused with a little flat gum, fine. Extremely rare multiple being one of two recorded. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 7cd, £2800. Photo £1,500-1,800
Provenance: "Shivani", May 1997
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3a. black and bright red imperforate block of four, fresh unused with part original gum. A fine and very rare multiple with only two such blocks recorded. S.G. 8ab, £2400. Photo £1,500-1,800
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3a. black on bright red horizontal pair, variety imperforate between, unused with part original gum, fine. Scarce with only three sheets (90 pairs) possible, a very large portion of which were used. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 8ac, £900. Photo £300-400
Provenance: "Shivani", May 1997
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3a. black on bright red block of four consisting of two vertical pairs variety imperforate between, unused without gum, fine. An extremely rare multiple being one of two such blocks recorded. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 8ad, £1400. Photo £700-900
Provenance: "Shivani", May 1997
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4a. yellow-brown imperforate horizontal pair, unused without gum, fine. Rare with only two sheets (60 pairs) possible, a very large portion of which were used. Only eight unused pairs recorded. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 9a, £4750. Photo £1,500-1,800
Provenance: "Shivani", May 1997
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4a. grey imperforate horizontal pair showing spectacular part of papermaker's watermark, unused without gum; very slightly discoloured between the stamps from hinges, otherwise fine. Very rare with only two sheets of sixty printed. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 10, £2400. Photo £1,500-1,800
Note: Of the two sheets of sixty printed it is felt that one was gummed and the other, from which the above pair was taken, remained ungummed.
Provenance: "Shivani", May 1997
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4 1/2a. brown-purple horizontal pair, variety imperforate between, unused with part original gum disturbed, slightly toned otherwise fine. Very rare with only one sheet (30 pairs) possible, a very large portion of which were used. B.P.A. Certificate (2007).
S.G. 11ac, £1500. Photo £500-600
Provenance: "Shivani", May 1997
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8a. blue imperforate horizontal pair, the right-hand stamp showing printing flaw on "c" of "company", fresh without gum as usual. Very rare with only two sheets (60 pairs) possibly, a very large portion of which were used. Only six unused pairs recorded.
S.G. 12a, £9,000. Photo £5,000-6,000
Provenance: Col. J.R. Danson, May 1971
John Minns, April 2001
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8a. grey block of four from the top of the sheet showing part papermaker's watermark, unused without gum, fresh and fine. A very rare multiple with only three unused blocks recorded, one of which is in the Royal Collection. S.G. 13, £1100+. Photo £1,000-1,200
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8a. grey vertical pair from the top of the sheet showing large part of papermaker's watermark, unused without gum, fine. A scarce multiple. S.G. 13, £550. Photo £250-300
Note: This pair was originally from the right side of the block in the previous lot.
Provenance: "Shivani", May 1997
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8a. grey and 1r. grey, both unused with part original gum, fine. S.G. 13, 15, £500. Photo £150-180
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1r. grey block of four from the top of the sheet with part papermaker's watermark, unused without gum, fresh and fine. An extremely rare multiple of which only two such blocks are recorded. S.G. 15, £900. Photo £800-1,000
| 1891 Mombasa Provisionals | |
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" 1/2 anna" on 2a. vermilion from the foot of the sheet, initialled "AD" (Andrew Dick, Chief Accountant), unused without gum, fine. Very rare, only six unused examples recorded. B.P.A. Certificate (1985). S.G. 20, £11,000. Photo £4,000-5,000
Provenance: "Shivani", May 1997
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"1 Anna" on 4a. brown initialled "AB" (Archibald Brown, Company Cashier) and showing a line at top in the same colour as the surcharge and which is believed to have been caused by the handheld printing device, fresh unused without gum; small crease at lower left corner, otherwise fine. A very rare stamp with only three unused examples recorded. B.P.A. Certificate (2004) together with a letter from John Minns giving his opinion that the stamp is genuine unused. S.G. 21, £18,000. Photo £10,000-12,000
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"1 Anna" on 4a. brown from the right of the sheet, initialled "AB" (Archibald Brown), lightly cancelled, small thin otherwise fine. B.P.A. Certificate (1972). S.G. 21, £2250. Photo £600-800
Provenance: John Minns, April 2001
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"1 Anna" on 4a. brown horizontal strip of three initialled "AD" with the right-hand stamp showing a line at top in the same colour as the surcharge and which is believed to have been caused by the handheld printing device, each neatly cancelled by c.d.s. on 1891 (2 Mar.) envelope from Capt. F.G. Dundas, R.N., to his son, a midshipman, on H.M.S. Edinburgh at Malta and subsequently redirected to him at Salonica, showing Malta despatch c.d.s. (26.3) at left and, on reverse, Aden (9.3) and Malta (22.3) arrival c.d.s.; a few imperfections as to be expected on any of these provisional frankings. The earliest recorded use of this stamp. Cover initialled by H. Bloch. Stamp Trade Protection Certificate (1928) signed by P.L. Pemberton and W. Houtzamer. Photo £20,000-25,000
Provenance: A.J.P. Baumann, September 1977
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" 1/2 anna" on 2a. vermilion from the top of the sheet, initialled "AB", unused without gum; corner crease at upper right and small tear at foot. A presentable example of this very rare stamp of which five unused examples are recorded. B.P.A. Certificate (2013).
S.G. 23, £11,000. Photo £5,000-6,000
Provenance: Howard and Torie Gibralter Estate, September 2000
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"1 Anna" on 3a. black on dull red initialled "VHM" (Victor Mackenzie, Bank Manager), unused with part original gum, a couple of trivial imperfections though a presentable example of this very rare stamp of which just four unused examples have been recorded. Holcombe Certificate (1996). S.G. 25, £16,000. Photo £8,000-10,000
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"1 Anna" on 3a. black on dull red, initialled "VHM", cancelled by squared-circle d.s. (12.12.93), good colour, fine. R.P.S. Certificate (1971). S.G. 25, £1300. Photo £500-600
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"1 Anna" in thick manuscript ("Lamu Provisional") on 4a. brown initialled "AB", fresh unused with part original gum; small brown mark towards foot, otherwise fine. Very rare with only five unused examples recorded in this hand. B.P.A. Certificate (2000). S.G. 26, £10,000. Photo £5,000-6,000
Provenance: Howard and Torie Gibralter Estate, September 2000
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5a. on 8a. and 7 1/2a. on 1r., both in a horizontal strip of five handstamped "specimen" (Type BEA1), marginal at right with virtually full original gum. Scarce and very fine.
S.G. 27s-28s, £475 £250-300
Provenance: Shivani", May 1997
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5a. on 8a. and 7 1/2a. on 1r. blocks of four and singles, fine mint. Scarce multiples.
S.G. 27-28, £750 £300-400
| 1895 Definitives | |
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5a. and 7 1/2a., both in a horizontal strip of five handstamped "specimen" (Type BEA1), fine with virtually full original gum; also mint singles of both. S.G. 29s-30s, £375 £250-300
Provenance: "Shivani", May 1997
| 1895 (Feb.) "T.E.C.R." Provisionals | |
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" 1/2 anna" on 3a. black on dull red, unused with large part original gum, fresh and fine. Brandon Certificate (1999). S.G. 31, £600. Photo £250-300
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"1 anna" on 3a. black on dull red, unused with part original gum, lovely colour, fine. Very rare, only four unused examples recorded. Brandon Certificate (1988). S.G. 32, £10,000. Photo £8,000-10,000
| 1895 Protectorate Handstamp Issue | |
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1/2a. deep brown strip of three and 1a. to 5r. in pairs, all horizontal except for the 2r. which is vertical, the 2a. without gum, the 8a. with defective corner, one or two other minor faults, rather heavily mounted mint but well above average; the 4 1/2a. is the dull violet shade. Attractive and rare. S.G. 33-47, £6200+ £2,500-3,000
Provenance: "Shivani", May 1997
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1a. blue-green, variety "anl" (broken "d"), [55], unused with part original gum; a couple of small imperfections though of good appearance. A very rare stamp with only four unused examples recorded. S.G. 34b, £3500. Photo £1,000-1,200
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4 1/2a. brown-purple, superb colour, fine unused without gum. R.P.S. Certificate (1974). S.G. 39b, £1200. Photo £400-500
Provenance: Dr. Kenneth Pennycuick
John Minns, April 2001
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5a. black on grey-blue, variety handstamp double, unused with part original gum, fine. Rare. B.P.A. Certificate (2004). S.G. 40a, £1100. Photo £400-500
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