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A block of sixteen (4x4) struck in black on salmon paper and showing crisp albino second impressions on reverse; one with slight thinning otherwise fine £500-600
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A mint range comprising a top right corner example with sheet number "12480" handstamped "specimen" (Type K2), a marginal block of twenty-four (6x4) with bar over "t" on stamps 15, 16 and 19, four horizontal pairs (2 with interpanneau margin) showing grossly misplaced surcharge, a strip of five with margin at foot showing variety bars omitted, three with surcharge double and one with surcharge inverted (small part original gum), fine mint. S.G. 64, £1000+ £400-500
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A single with surcharge inverted, fine mint. S.G. 64c, £325. Photo £120-150
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A block of twelve (6x2) from the foot of the left-hand pane, the surcharges grossly misplaced upwards and to left resulting in the left vertical pair with variety pair, one without surcharge and the adjoining pair with it virtually omitted from the lower stamp; some perf separation and re-enforcement towards right side, the variety pairs fine mint.
A very rare and spectacular showpiece. S.G. 64d, £2000+. Photo £2,000-2,500
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A horizontal strip of three, the right-hand stamp with surcharge omitted, the others with surcharge misplaced upwards and to upper left, fine mint. Rare. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 64d, £2000. Photo £400-500
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A horizontal strip of three, the right-hand stamp with surcharge omitted, the others with surcharge misplaced upwards and to upper left, fine mint. Rare. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 64d, £2000. Photo £400-500
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A vertical strip of four, the bottom stamp with surcharge omitted, the others with surcharge grossly misplaced upwards and slightly to upper left, fine mint. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 64d, £2000+. Photo £400-500
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A vertical pair, the lower stamp with surcharge omitted, the upper stamp with surcharge grossly misplaced to upper right, fine mint. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 64d, £2000. Photo £400-500
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1c. to 50r. set of eleven, each overprinted "specimen", the 50r. with a short perf at top left, otherwise fine mint. S.G. 65s-75s, £850. Photo for 50r. £200-250
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50r. carmine and green overprinted "specimen", fresh and fine mint. S.G. 75s, £475. Photo £120-150
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1c. to 5r., two of each with some shade difference plus additional 5r., fine mint.
S.G. 65-74, £1030 £300-400
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50r. carmine and green, good colours, fine unused with large part original gum. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 75, £3000. Photo £1,000-1,200
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1s.50c. stamp-size composite essay with head of King George printed in deep green and the frame photographic in blue depicting elephants leaving jungle, the join between the vignette and frame touched up in Chinese white, affixed to card (115x90mm.) dated "6th Oct. 20". Splendid. Photo £1,500-2,000
Provenance: De La Rue archives, July 1976
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£25 stamp-size composite essay with head of King George printed in deep green and the frame photographic in brown depicting elephants leaving jungle, the join between the vignette and frame touched up in Chinese white, affixed to card (115x90mm.) dated "6th Oct. 20". Splendid. Photo £1,500-2,000
Provenance: De La Rue archives, July 1976
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5s. stamp-size composite photographic essay in a design similar to that issued, showing vignette in red and the frame in yellow-green with the borders handpainted in blue, affixed to small piece, fine. Delightful. Photo £1,500-2,000
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High value master proof with uncleared vignette, value tablets and surround, on glazed card (92x60mm.), fine. Photo £600-800
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High value master proof with uncleared vignette, value tablets and surround, the last large part painted out with Chinese white, on glazed card (92x60mm.) dated "22.4.22" in pencil, fine. Photo £600-800
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High value master proof with uncleared vignette and value tablets on glazed card, cut down to outer frameline and affixed to card (92x60mm.), fine. Photo £500-600
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High value master proof with blank vignette and uncleared value tablets, on glazed card (92x60mm.), fine. Photo £600-800
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1s. with blank vignette on glazed card (92x60mm.), fine. Photo £600-800
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Vignette only in black on glazed card (92x60mm.), marked "after striking", initialled and dated "24/4/22" in pencil. Photo £400-500
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Frame master in black on glazed card with uncleared vignette, value tablets and large surround, on glazed card (92x60mm.) dated "27.3.22" in pencil, fine. Photo £500-600
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1c. with blank vignette in black on glazed card (92x60mm.), marked "after striking" and dated in pencil "27/4/22", fine. Photo £250-300
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5c. with blank vignette in black on glazed card (92x60mm.) marked "before striking", fine. Photo £250-300
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5c. with blank vignette in black on glazed card (92x60mm.), marked "after striking" and dated in pencil "31/5/22", fine. Photo £250-300
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10c. with blank vignette in black on glazed card (92x60mm.), marked "before striking" and dated in pencil "1/6/22", fine. Photo £250-300
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12c. with blank vignette in black on glazed card (92x60mm.) marked "before striking", fine. Photo £250-300
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12c. with blank vignette in black on glazed card (92x60mm.), marked "after striking" and dated in pencil "26/5/22", fine. Photo £250-300
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15c. with blank vignette in black on glazed card (92x60mm.) marked "before striking", fine. Photo £250-300
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15c. with blank vignette in black on glazed card (92x60mm.), marked "after striking" and dated in pencil "7/6/22", fine. Photo £250-300
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20c. with blank vignette in black on glazed card (92x60mm.), marked "before striking" and dated in pencil "8/6/22", fine. Photo £250-300
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20c. with blank vignette in black on glazed card (92x60mm.), marked "after striking" and dated in pencil "9/6/22", fine. Photo £250-300
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30c. with blank vignette in black on glazed card (92x60mm.), marked "before striking" and dated in pencil "9/6/22", fine. Photo £250-300
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30c. with blank vignette in black on glazed card (92x60mm.), marked "after striking" and dated in pencil "16/6/22", fine. Photo £250-300
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50c. with blank vignette in black on glazed card (92x60mm.), marked "before striking" and dated in pencil "16/6/22", fine. Photo £250-300
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50c. with blank vignette in black on glazed card (92x60mm.), marked "after striking" and dated in pencil "19/6/22", fine. Photo £250-300
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75c. with blank vignette in black on glazed card (92x60mm.), marked "before striking" and dated in pencil "20/6/22", fine. Photo £250-300
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75c. with blank vignette in black on glazed card (92x60mm.), marked "after striking" and dated in pencil "20/6/22", fine. Photo £250-300
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Vignette only in black on glazed card (92x60mm.), marked "Kenya" and "after hardening", initialled and dated "11/5/22" in pencil. Photo £400-500
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Vignette only in black on glazed card (92x60mm.), marked "before striking", initialled and dated "11/5/22" in pencil. Photo £400-500
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Master with uncleared vignette, value tablets and surround, in black on glazed card (60x92mm.), unmarked. Photo £600-800
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2s. with blank vignette in black on glazed card (92x60mm.), marked "before striking" and dated "12/6/22" in pencil, fine. Photo £300-400
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2s.50c. with blank vignette in black on glazed card (92x60mm.), marked "before hardening", fine. Photo £300-400
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3s. with blank vignette in black on glazed card (92x60mm.), marked "before striking" and dated "12/6/22" in pencil, fine. Photo £300-400
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4s. with blank vignette in black on glazed card (60x92mm.), marked "before hardening" in manuscript and dated "19 apr 1925", fine. Photo £300-400
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4s. with blank vignette in black on glazed card (92x60mm.), unmarked. Photo £250-300
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5s. with blank vignette in black on glazed card (92x60mm.), marked "before striking", fine. Photo £300-400
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7s.50c. with blank vignette in black on glazed card (92x60mm.), marked "before hardening", fine. Photo £300-400
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£2 with blank vignette in black on glazed card (60x92mm.), marked "Before hardening" in manuscript and dated "19 apr 1925", fine. Photo £400-500
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£3 with blank vignette in black on glazed card (92x60mm.), marked "before hardening", fine. Photo £400-500
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