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20r. grey and stone, fairly well-centred, unused with large part original gum, fine.
S.G. 15, £700. Photo £200-250
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50r. grey and red-brown, centred slightly to upper left, fine unused with large part original gum. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 16, £2000. Photo £600-800
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50r. grey and red-brown with watermark inverted, well-centred, fine unused with part original gum. Very rare. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 16w, £5000. Photo £1,500-1,800
| 1904-07 Watermark Multiple Crown CA Issue | |
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1/2a. to 5r. set of thirteen with additional 2 1/2a. and 3a. shades, plus 1907-08 new currency 1c. to 75c. set of nine with additional 3c. shade, fine mint. S.G. 17-30, 34-42; £560+ £100-120
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10r. grey and ultramarine, centred slightly to foot, good colour, fine unused with large part original gum. S.G. 31, £325. Photo £100-120
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10r. grey and ultramarine with watermark inverted, unused with large part original gum, fine. S.G. 31w, £950. Photo £300-400
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20r. grey and stone, centred to upper left, unused with large part original gum, fine.
S.G. 32, £750. Photo £200-250
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50r. grey and red-brown, a block of four with margin at foot, lovely colour, unused with large part original gum, fresh and fine. An extremely rare multiple of major importance. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 33, £10,000+. Photo £6,000-8,000
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50r. grey and red-brown, centred slightly to top, good colour, unused with large part original gum, fine. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 33, £2500. Photo £800-1,000
| 1907-08 New Currency, Watermark Multiple Crown CA Issue | |
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1c. to 75c. set of nine die proofs in black on glazed card (92x60mm.), each marked "before hardening" and dated between 28 February and 26 March 1907, fine. Photo £1,500-1,800
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1c. to 75c. set of nine plus vignette only, all stamp-size and affixed to piece of card with various March dates and details of leads taken, further dated "June 15th 07" in red ink with six of the proofs crossed by red ink line, the 15c. a little rubbed. Photo £1,000-1,200
Provenance: De La Rue archives, July 1976
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1a., fourteen different affixed to sheet headed "Appendix A" and dated "25th February 1907" (this has now been cut up into ten pieces), each marked alongside with suggested value to be used, four are mono-coloured, two are crossed through by pencil line and one has corner fault. A colourful and splendid lot. Photo £1,500-1,800
Provenance: De La Rue archives, July 1976
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1a., seven different in the colours of the issued 1c., 3c., 6c., 10c., 12c., 15c. and 50c., all without gum on watermarked paper, fine. Photo £1,000-1,200
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1a., five different, all with vignettes in dull purple and with frames in orange-brown, red-brown, brown, emerald and in black, each on ungummed watermarked paper, fine. Photo £500-600
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1c. to 75c., each overprinted "specimen", fine mint; also additional 1c. similarly overprinted and additionally handstamped "ultramar" in violet twice, a little toned and without gum. S.G. 34s-42s, £250+ £100-120
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1c. to 75c. set of nine in vertical strips of three, each overprinted "specimen", all without gum otherwise fine. Rare in multiples. S.G. 34s-42s, £750+. Photo £250-300
| 1910 Printed from a Single Plate Watermark Multiple Crown CA Issue | |
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6c. complete die proof in black on glazed card (92x60mm.), marked "after hardening" and dated "5 feb 10", fine. Photo £250-300
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6c. complete die proof in black on glazed card (92x60mm.), marked "before hardening" and dated "4 mar 10", fine. Photo £250-300
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6c. complete die proof in black on glazed card (92x60mm.), marked "after striking" and in pencil "proved late", dated "18 mar 10" and initialled, fine. Photo £250-300
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6c. complete stamp-size die proof in black on glazed card, affixed to piece of card marked "240 leads & 6 extra", dated "Mar 9" and further dated "March 22nd 10" in red ink with diagonal ink line across proof. Photo £150-180
Provenance: De La Rue archives, July 1976
| 1912-21 Issue, Watermark Multiple Crown CA | |
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Large format vignette only in black on glazed card (92x60mm.), marked "before hardening" and dated "7 mar. 12", fine. Photo £500-600
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1c. frame only in black on glazed card (92x60mm.) marked "after striking", fine. Photo £250-300
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6c. frame only in black on glazed card (92x60mm.), marked "before hardening" and dated "19 jan. 12", fine. Photo £250-300
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10c. frame only in black on glazed card (92x60mm.), marked "before striking" and dated "4/3/19" in manuscript, fine. Photo £250-300
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100r. frame only in black on glazed card (92x60mm.), marked "after hardening" and dated "23 aug. 12", fine. Photo £300-400
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500r. frame only in black on glazed card (92x60mm.), marked "after hardening" and dated "23 aug. 12", fine. Photo £300-400
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Large format vignette only die proofs (2), one stamp-size in black on glazed card and affixed to small piece marked "240 + 6, No. 2", "Kenya Req" and dated "Mar 5", the other in black on glazed card (26x32mm.) marked "E. Africa" and "Revenue size" in red ink and crossed by diagonal ink line. Photo £300-400
Provenance: De La Rue archives, July 1976
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Small format vignette only and 1c., 3c. and 6c. frames only, each stamp-size in black on glazed card and affixed to three pieces of card giving details of leads taken and dated between 6 May and 6 November, fine. Photo £600-800
Provenance: De La Rue archives, July 1976
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1c. to 75c. horizontal pairs in issued colours on gummed watermarked paper, some minor gum creases in places and the 15c. cut close at foot, fine. Very rare and most attractive. Photo £3,000-4,000
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1r. black on green horizontal pair on gummed watermarked paper, cut very close at top left, fine. Photo £500-600
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1r. black on green on gummed watermarked paper, fine. Photo £500-600
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2r. red and black on blue horizontal pair on gummed watermarked paper, fine. Photo £600-800
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3r. violet and green horizontal pair on gummed watermarked paper, damaged at top left and with small margins. Photo £250-300
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3r. violet and green on gummed watermarked paper, horizontal crease and small tear at lower right. Photo £200-250
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4r. red and green on yellow horizontal pair on gummed watermarked paper, cut close in places, fine. Photo £500-600
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100r. purple and black on red on gummed watermarked paper, fine. Very rare. R.P.S. Certificate (1969). Photo £800-1,000
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1c. to 500r. set of twenty, each locally handstamped "specimen" (Type K3), fresh and fine mint. Rare. S.G. 44s-63s. Photo £800-1,000
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1c. to 50r. set of eighteen with all three 25c. and three 75c., two on green and one with white back, each overprinted "specimen", fine mint; also another 6c. similarly overprinted and additionally handstamped "colonais" in violet. S.G. 44s-61s, £1093+ £300-400
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1r. to 10r. in horizontal strips of three, each overprinted "specimen", fine mint. Rare in multiples. S.G. 53s-58s. Photo £400-500
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100r. purple and black on red overprinted "specimen", fine mint. S.G. 62s, £550. Photo £150-180
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500r. green and red on green overprinted "specimen", fresh and fine mint. S.G. 63s, £1100. Photo £300-400
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1c., 3c. (2), 6c. (2), 10c. (2), 15c. (2), 25c. (13 including additional white back and on lemon in blocks of four), 50c. (2), 75c. (5), 1r. (2), 2r., 3r., 4r. (2), 5r. and 10r., various shades, fine mint. S.G. 46-58, £678 £200-250
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75c. black on emerald, olive back, a lower left corner block of eight (4x2) with plate number, fine mint. B.P.A. Certificate (1982). S.G. 52c, £360 £120-150
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20r. black and purple on red, a top left corner example with plate number, centred to upper right, fine unused with large part original gum. S.G. 59, £450. Photo £150-180
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20r. black and purple on red, centred slightly to left, fine unused with large part original gum. S.G. 59, £450. Photo £120-150
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20r. purple and blue on blue, centred to left, fine unused with large part original gum. S.G. 60, £500. Photo £120-150
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50r. dull rose-red and dull greyish green, centred a little to upper left, fine unused with large part original gum. S.G. 61, £850. Photo £250-300
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50r. carmine and green, a top right corner example with plate number and showing sheet number "029", mounted in the selvedge only; light gum crease and small thin in margin otherwise very fresh and fine. S.G. 61a, £1200. Photo £350-450
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100r. purple and black on red, centred a little to top, fine unused with large part original gum. Rare. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 62, £8500. Photo £2,500-3,000
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500r. green and red on green, centred slightly to lower right, good colours, fresh and fine unused with large part original gum. One of the major East African rarities. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 63, £35,000. Photo £10,000-12,000
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