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45h. black and mauve, handstamped in black, unused with large part original gum, fresh and fine. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. M7A, £950. Photo £300-400
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1r. carmine, handstamped in black, unused with large part original gum; a few light yellowish marks on gum, a couple of which just show through to face, nevertheless an attractive example of this very rare stamp, of which only eight examples were produced. B.P.A. Certificate (2011). S.G. M8A, £13,000. Photo £6,000-8,000
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2r. green, handstamped in black, unused with large part original gum; thin spot and pin-hole at top, some wrinkles and minor toning, nevertheless a very presentable example of this very rare stamp of which only eight examples were produced. B.P.A. Certificate (2011). S.G. M9A, £14,000. Photo £4,000-5,000
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3r. blue-black and red, unused with part original gum; short perf at top, some wrinkles and minor toning, nevertheless a very presentable example of this very rare stamp of which only eight examples were produced. B.P.A. Certificate (2011). S.G. M10A, £15,000. Photo £6,000-8,000
| 1915 (May) handstamped "g.r./6 cents/mafia" on German East Africa Yacht Types | |
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6c. on 4h. green, handstamped in black, unused with large part original gum, fresh and fine. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. M12, £1800. Photo £600-800
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6c. on 7 1/2h. carmine, handstamped in violet, unused with large part original gum, fine. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. M13, £1700. Photo £600-800
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6c. on 15h. ultramarine, handstamped in violet, unused with large part original gum, fine. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. M14, £1600. Photo £500-600
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6c. on 20h. black and red on yellow, handstamped in black, unused with large part original gum, fine. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. M15, £2500. Photo £800-1,000
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6c. on 45h. black and mauve, handstamped in violet, unused with large part original gum, fine. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. M17, £3000. Photo £1,000-1,200
| 1915 (Sept.) handstamped "o.h.b.m.s./mafia" in a circle on German East Africa Fiscal Stamps | |
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24p. vermilion on buff, handstamped in bluish green, unused with large part original gum, small thin at top. B.P.A. Certificate (2008). S.G. M21, £850. Photo £200-250
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12 1/2h. drab, handstamped in bluish green, unused with large part original gum, perf thin at top otherwise fine. B.P.A. Certificate (2008). S.G. M22, £950. Photo £300-400
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25h. dull green, handstamped in bluish green, unused with large part original gum, fine. B.P.A. Certificate (2008). S.G. M23, £950. Photo £300-400
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50h. slate, handstamped in bluish green, unused with large part original gum, fine. B.P.A. Certificate (2008). S.G. M24, £950. Photo £300-400
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1r. lilac, handstamped in bluish green, unused with large part original gum, fine. B.P.A. Certificate (2008). S.G. M25, £950. Photo £300-400
| 1915 (Sept.) handstamped "o.h.b.m.s./mafia" in a circle on German East Africa Fee Stamps | |
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25h. grey, handstamped in bluish green, unused with large part original gum, fine. B.P.A. Certificate (2008). S.G. M26, £950. Photo £300-400
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1915-16 on India "i.e.f.", 3p. to 1r. set of ten, all handstamped in green, the 1r. with light vertical crease otherwise fine mint. B.P.A. Certificate (2007) for the set. S.G. M33-M42, £1800. Photo £400-500
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1917 (Apr.) on India "i.e.f.", 3p. to 1r. set of ten, all handstamped in violet, fine mint. B.P.A. Certificate (2007) for the set. S.G. M43-M52, £2500. Photo £700-900
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1/2d. to 1/- set of five overprinted "specimen" and in mint singles, with additional 1/2d., 1d., 3d. and 1/- showing no serifs at top left and bottom on "n" (R.10/1) and 1d. showing very small stop after "f" (R.6/5), fine mint. S.G. N1-N5, £460+ £120-150
| British Occupation of German East Africa | |
1917-21 MCA Issue overprinted "g.e.a." | |
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1c. and 10c. to 50r. complete set of fifteen in issued colours on gummed watermarked paper, the 1c., 15c. and 4r. with a crease otherwise fine. A lovely exhibition set. Photo £4,000-5,000
Note: These proofs were taken from the small plates of six impressions. No such impressions were taken of the 3c. and 6c. values, the first values to be invoiced.
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1c. to 50r. including both 25c. and 75c., each overprinted "specimen", the 1c. with thin and the 50r. a fraction toned, otherwise fine mint. S.G. 45s-62s, £915 £150-180
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3r. violet and green and 4r. red and green on yellow, both overprinted "specimen" and showing variety very large stop after "e" of "g.e.a." (R.5/3), fine mint. Only seven of each can exist. S.G. 57s, 58s. Photo £200-250
Provenance: Dr. K. Pennycuick, September 1983
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1c. to 75c. mint collection comprising 1c. (31, one with vermilion overprint, including a corner block of six and five blocks of four, one with plate number), 2c. (31 including six blocks of four, one with plate and sheet numbers), 6c. (32 including seven blocks of four), 10c. (41 including blocks of twenty-four and ten and two blocks of four), 12c. (27 including five blocks of four), 15c. (31 including a block of eight and six blocks of four), 25c. (26 including interpanneau block of eight, block of six and two blocks of four), 50c. (34 including a block of nine and four blocks of six, one with plate number) and 75c. (95 including block of thirty-six, three blocks of nine, one with plate number, two blocks of six and four blocks of four, one with plate number), all neatly mounted and written-up on album pages and identified by printings, several showing varieties including broken letters, "Keyhole A", small stop after "a" etc. A marvellous lot. S.G. 45-54, £360+ £120-150
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1c. to 75c. collection of large multiples comprising 1c. (120), 2c. (389), 6c. (259), 10c. (200), 12c. (240), 15c. (120), 25c. on yellow (100), 50c. (60) and 75c. on blue-green (60), many in panes of sixty, all neatly mounted and written-up on out-size pages in an "F.G. Oversize" album, all with printings and overprint flaws identified. A fine lot.
S.G. 45-54, £760 £250-300
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1c. black and 15c. bright blue showing variety watermark inverted and reversed, both unused with small part original gum, fine. S.G. 45ay and unlisted respectively £100-120
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1c. black showing variety watermark inverted and reversed, fine mint. S.G. 45ay, £190 £60-80
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10c. yellow-orange showing variety watermark inverted and reversed, fine mint.
S.G. 49y, £275. Photo £80-100
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10c. yellow-orange showing variety watermark inverted and reversed, one short perf. at upper right otherwise fine mint. S.G. 49y, £275. Photo £60-80
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15c. bright blue showing variety watermark inverted and reversed, fine mint. Unlisted in S.G. Photo £80-100
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1r. (both), 2r., 3r., 4r., 5r., 10r. (both) and 20r., fine mint. S.G. 55-61, £723. Photo for 20r. £200-250
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1r. (both), 2r., 3r., 5r., 10r. (both) and 20r., each showing variety large stop after "e" (R.5/3), fine mint. Cat. £699+. Photo £400-500
Provenance: Dr. K. Pennycuick, September 1983
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1r. black on green marginal block of fifteen, being the first three rows from the left of the pane, showing large stop after "e" (R.5/3) and round stop after "e" (R.2/1, 4/1, 5/1); 2r. red and black on blue lower left corner plate number block of six (3x2) showing same varieties as last; 3r. violet and green top right corner block of six (3x2), with plate and sheet numbers, showing variety round stop after "e" (R.2/4); 4r. red and green on yellow marginal block of four and marginal pair from the 1917 printing; all neatly mounted and written-up on album pages, fine mint. Cat. £380+ £250-300
Provenance: Dr. K. Pennycuick, September 1983
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1r. black on emerald, a complete mint sheet (12x6; split in half) with sheet number "161", nine stamps with variety round stop after "e" and one with large stop after "e" corrected, fine mint. Very scarce. S.G. 55a, £720+ £400-500
Provenance: Dr. K. Pennycuick, September 1983
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10r. red and green shade, a marginal block of four from the 1917 printing with blue-green back, fresh and fine mint. Scarce. S.G. 60 var. Photo £250-300
Provenance: Dr. K. Pennycuick, September 1983
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10r. red and green on emerald back (April 1921 printing), a lower right corner block of four with plate number, one with tiny thin speck otherwise fresh and fine mint. S.G. 60a, £720. Photo £300-400
Provenance: Dr. K. Pennycuick, September 1983
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20r. black and purple on red, a marginal block of four from the single 1917 printing, fresh and fine mint. A rare multiple. S.G. 61, £1300. Photo £600-800
Provenance: Dr. K. Pennycuick, September 1983
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50r. carmine and green, a top left corner block of four with plate number from the single 1917 printing, minor creasing in the selvedge, fine mint. A very rare multiple. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 62, £2800. Photo £1,500-1,800
Provenance: Dr. K. Pennycuick, September 1983
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50r. carmine and green, fresh and fine mint. S.G. 62, £700. Photo £200-250
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50r. carmine and green showing variety large stop after "e" (R.5/3), fresh and fine mint. Rare. S.G. 62, £700+. Photo £500-600
Provenance: Dr. K. Pennycuick, September 1983
| 1921 Script Issue overprinted "g.e.a." | |
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12c. to 5r. set of six mounted mint, the 3r. with some pink paper adhering to reverse; also 12c. to 5r. set of six overprinted "specimen", all without gum and believed to be from a postal authority archive, the 12c. to 3r. crossed by green crayon stroke and the 5r. of slightly washed appearance. S.G. 63-68, £575 £120-150
Note: The Script Specimen stamps were from the April 1921 printing and are invaluable when attempting to distinguish between the April and December 1921 printings.
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12c. to 50c. upper right corner blocks of four with plate number from the April and December 1921 printings, the top right stamp in each showing raised stop after "a"; 2r. block of four with margin at foot, the top right stamp showing round stop after "e" (R.4/4); 3r. lower right corner plate number example showing broken frame at right; 5r. (6) each showing "bounce" overprint; fine mint. S.G. 63-68, £1500+ £500-600
Provenance: Dr. K. Pennycuick, September 1983
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5r. blue and dull purple, a lower left corner block of four with plate number, unused with large part original gum and of fine appearance; slight staining, mostly on reverse, and one with small thin. A rare multiple. S.G. 68, £640. Photo £120-150
Provenance: Dr. K. Pennycuick, September 1983
| 1922 Script Issue overprinted "g.e.a." at Dar-es-Salaam | |
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1c. black and 10c. orange, both handstamped "specimen" and crossed by blue crayon, sound; also the two values as issued and showing clandestine varieties overprinted in black and in red (1c.) and overprint inverted 10c. S.G. 72-73. Photo £400-500
Provenance: "Kilimanjaro", September 2002
| British Mandated Territory 1922-24 Giraffe Issue | |
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20 Florins composite type with photographic vignette depicting giraffe's head in brown and handpainted frame in blue, affixed to card (90x115mm.), unmarked. Most attractive. Photo £1,200-1,500
Note: In 1920, De La Rue produced essays with the values expressed in Florins. The issue was greatly delayed by indecision about currency changes in East Africa. The problem was whether the main unit of currency, to replace the rupee, should be the florin or shilling.
Provenance: De La Rue archives, July 1976
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50c. composite photographic type with the vignette let in and the join covered in Chinese white, small format with head of giraffe, in grey-black and brown, affixed to card (90x115mm.) lettered "C", dated "27th Oct. 20" and marked "Design. border: blue. centre: brown". Delightful. Photo £1,000-1,200
Provenance: De La Rue archives, July 1976
Peter Chantry, September 1991
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50c. composite photographic type with the vignette let in and the join covered in Chinese white, small format depicting charging rhino, in dark red and brown, affixed to card (90x115mm.) lettered "E", dated "27th Oct. 20" and marked "Design. Border light brown. Centre red". Splendid. Photo £1,000-1,200
Provenance: De La Rue archives, July 1976
Peter Chantry, September 1991
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20 Florins composite photographic type with the vignette let in and the join covered in Chinese white, large format depicting charging rhino, in dark red and brown, affixed to card (115x90mm.) lettered "F", dated "27th Oct. 20" and marked "Design. Border green. Centre black". Delightful. Photo £1,000-1,200
Provenance: De La Rue archives, July 1976
Peter Chantry, September 1991
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Two groups of master die proofs, the first for the 5c/75c. values comprising frame only in green, vignette only in black, and complete design, the second bearing a similar trio for the 1s./£1 values in deep/black, each trio mounted on a presentation card marked "Approved", initialled and dated "14/12/20"; some damp staining affecting the three 1s./£1 proofs. Photo £4,000-5,000
Provenance: Bradbury, Wilkinson archive, April 1993
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Shilling master die proof with blank vignette and value tablets, in green on wove paper with 2-3mm. margins; small minor internal crease towards foot otherwise fine. Photo £600-800
Provenance: "Kilimanjaro", September 2002
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1s. with blank vignette in deep blue on wove paper with 2-5mm. margins; very slight thinning towards top otherwise fine. Photo £600-800
Provenance: "Kilimanjaro", September 2002
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2s. with blank vignette in green on wove paper with 4-5mm. margins and affixed to piece of brown card (41x44mm.); the proof with concealed tear at foot. Photo £600-800
Provenance: Peter Chantry, September 1991
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