Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD
East Africa from The Vestey Collectionsold by Order of The Trustees
Auctioneer: Spink Location: 69 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 4ET
Contact: Tel: +44 (0)20 7563 4000 Fax: +44 (0)20 7563 4066
Date: 28th January 2015 Time: 10:30AM
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Thursday 22 January 2015, 10.a.m. - 5p.m.
Friday 23 January 2015 10 a.m. - 5p.m.
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Auction Lots - Page 10
451
Click to view full image... 30(c.) unused with borders or traces thereof on all sides, small wrinkles, fine. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 3, £2000. Photo £800-1,000
Provenance: Roy Dunstan, September 1985
452
Click to view full image... 40(c.) unused with borders or traces thereof on all sides, creased at top, fine. Rare. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 4, £6000. Photo £2,000-2,500
Provenance: Roy Dunstan, September 1985
453
Click to view full image... 50(c.) block of six (3x2) unused with borders on two sides, the four right stamps 20mm. wide, the centre stamp in the lower row showing error "u u g" for "u g", the additional "u" is partly erased; central horizontal crease between stamps and other light creasing.
An outstanding showpiece and the largest recorded multiple of this issue. S.G. 5, £8400+. Photo £8,000-10,000
Provenance: Roy Dunstan, September 1985
Dr. Gene Scott
454
Click to view full image... 50(c.) horizontal pair, unused with borders or traces thereof on three sides, creases, fine. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 5, £2800. Photo £1,000-1,200
Provenance: Roy Dunstan, September 1985
455
Click to view full image... 60(c.) unused with borders on all sides, minor creasing, fine; the right stamp of the strip of three ex Danson. R.P.S. Certificate for the strip (1971) and B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 6, £2500. Photo £1,200-1,500
Provenance: Roy Dunstan, September 1985

1895 (April) Wide Letters in Black, Narrow Stamps

456
Click to view full image... 25(c.) severed and rejoined pair, the left stamp part of a 5(c.) and 15(c.) vertical strip of three and being tête-bêche with the latter, the interpane margin containing typed inscription "u g" twice (inverted) and "10 each", the usual creases. A significant multiple of the second issue. R.P.S. Certificate (1974) for the strip. S.G. 17/19/21, £8650+. Photo £5,000-6,000
Provenance: Roy Dunstan, September 1985 for strip
Dr. Gene Scott

1895 (May) Narrow Letters in Black, Narrow Stamps

457
Click to view full image... 15(c.) unused with borders or traces thereof on all sides, fine. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 28, £1800. Photo £500-600
Provenance: Roy Dunstan, September 1985
458
Click to view full image... 25(c.) unused with border at right and part border at foot, fine. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 30, £1700. Photo £400-500
Provenance: David Seys, November 1971
Roy Dunstan, September 1985
459
Click to view full image... 30(c.) unused with border at foot, small nick at top and slight creasing, otherwise fine. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 31, £2000. Photo £300-400
Provenance: Roy Dunstan, September 1985
460
Click to view full image... 50(c.) unused with border or traces thereof on three sides, fine. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 33, £1800. Photo £500-600
Provenance: David Seys, November 1971
Roy Dunstan, September 1985
461
Click to view full image... 60(c.) unused with border at right, thinned towards top. S.G. 34, £2500. Photo £250-300
Provenance: Isleham, May 1987
Dr. Gene Scott

1895 (November) Narrow Letters in Violet, Narrow Stamps

462
Click to view full image... 5(c.) unused horizontal pair with borders or traces thereof on three sides, horizontal crease at top, fine. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 35, £1400. Photo £500-600
463
Click to view full image... 10(c.) unused with traces of border on two sides, thin spot at upper left and small piece missing at upper right. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 36, £650. Photo £150-180
Provenance: Roy Dunstan, September 1985
464
Click to view full image... 15(c.) unused with traces of border on two sides, thin spots otherwise fine. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 37, £1100. Photo £250-300
Provenance: Roy Dunstan, September 1985
465
Click to view full image... 20(c.) unused with border or traces thereof on three sides, creasing and thin spot at upper right. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 38, £475. Photo £100-120
Provenance: Roy Dunstan, September 1985
466
Click to view full image... 25(c.) unused with border or traces thereof on three sides, fine. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 39, £1800. Photo £500-600
Provenance: Roy Dunstan, September 1985
467
Click to view full image... 40(c.) unused with borders or traces thereof on all sides, fine. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 41, £2250. Photo £800-1,000
Provenance: Roy Dunstan, September 1985
468
Click to view full image... 50(c.) unused with border on two sides, fine. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 42, £2000. Photo £500-600
Provenance: David Seys, November 1971
Roy Dunstan, September 1985
469
Click to view full image... 100(c.) unused with border on three sides, two pinholes above value otherwise fine. R.P.S. Certificate (1978). S.G. 43, £2500. Photo £500-600
Provenance: Roy Dunstan, September 1985

1896 (June) Issue inscribed "V.96.R" in violet

470
Click to view full image... 5(c.) unused with border at right, paper punctured by full stops and slight wrinkles, otherwise fine. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 44, £750. Photo £200-250
Provenance: Roy Dunstan, September 1985
471
Click to view full image... 10(c.) unused with borders or traces thereof on all sides, paper punctured by right full stop, otherwise fine. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 45, £850. Photo £200-250
Provenance: Roy Dunstan, September 1985
472
Click to view full image... 15(c.) unused with border or traces thereof on all sides, paper punctured by left full stop, otherwise fine. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 46, £750. Photo £180-220
Provenance: Roy Dunstan, September 1985
473
Click to view full image... 20(c.) unused with border at left and at lower right, paper punctured by left full stop and tiny thin spot at top. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 47, £400. Photo £100-120
Provenance: Roy Dunstan, September 1985
474
Click to view full image... 25(c.) unused with border or traces thereof on two sides and showing intervening typing at foot, fine. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 48, £700. Photo £250-300
Provenance: Roy Dunstan, September 1985
475
Click to view full image... 30(c.) unused with border or traces thereof on three sides, fine. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 49, £750. Photo £250-300
Provenance: Roy Dunstan, September 1985
476
Click to view full image... 40(c.) unused with traces of border on two sides, fine. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 50, £900. Photo £250-300
Provenance: Roy Dunstan, September 1985
477
Click to view full image... 50(c.), 60(c.) and 100(c.) unused se-tenant vertical strip of three with border in places, 50(c.) with paper punctured by left full stop, minor creasing. A rare multiple. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 51/52/53, £3850. Photo £2,000-2,500
Provenance: Roy Dunstan, September 1985
478
Click to view full image... 100(c.) unused with border at foot, fine. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 53, £1500. Photo £400-500
Provenance: David Seys, November 1971
Roy Dunstan, September 1985

1896 (November) Type-set Stamps

479
Click to view full image... 1a. to 5r. unused set of eight, fine. S.G. 54-61, £621. Photo for 5r. £150-180
480
  1a., first printing, tête-bêche block of four [4-3/1-2] with sheet margin at right comprising two vertical interpanneau tête-bêche pairs (creasing and one with small thin), 2a. and 4a. horizontal interpanneau tête-bêche pairs (2a. with small scissor cut in interpanneau margin), and 4a. vertical interpanneau tête-bêche pair, fine. Photo for block £500-600
481
Click to view full image... 1a. (thick one; used), 2a. pair and singles (2), 3a. pair, 4a. pairs (2) and a single, 8a. pair (on thin yellowish paper), 1r. (small light stain) and 5r., each showing small "o" in "postage", all unused, generally good to fine. S.G. 55a-61a, £2400. Photo for 1r. and 5r. £500-600
482
  1a. with thick "1", second printing, horizontal format, a complete unused sheet of thirty-two comprising two panes of sixteen tête-bêche, [9] in both panes with small "o" in "postage"; one vertical row [1-5-9-13] with a crease, and a couple of small thins in margin, otherwise sound. S.G. 55/55a, £860 £300-400
483
Click to view full image... 5r. on thin yellowish paper, an unused irregular block of seven with sheet margin at right, some creases otherwise fine. The largest recorded multiple. S.G. 61, £1925. Photo £800-1,000
484
Click to view full image... 5r. on white wove paper, an unused top left corner pair, small scissor cut between at foot, fine. S.G. 61, £550. Photo £150-180
485
Click to view full image... 5r. on white wove paper, an unused lower left corner pair, fine. S.G. 61, £550. Photo £150-180
486
Click to view full image... 5r. on white wove paper, an unused example with margin at left showing variety small "o" in "postage" (R.3/1), fine. S.G. 61a, £900. Photo £300-400

1896 (November) Type-set Stamps Handstamped "L"

487
Click to view full image... 1a., 2a., 3a., 4a., 8a. and 1r., all unused, the last two on thin yellowish paper, generally fine. S.G. 70-75, £1280. Photo for 1r. £350-450
488
Click to view full image... 2a. unused block of four with sheet margin at left, the upper left stamp showing small "o" in "postage", fine. S.G. 71/71a, £910. Photo £400-500
489
Click to view full image... 4a. with sheet margin at left, unused, showing small "o" in "postage", fine. S.G. 73a, £550. Photo £150-180

1898-1902 Definitives

Photographic Essays

490
Click to view full image... 2a. stamp-size small format similar to issued design but with "uganda protectorate/postage & revenue" in oval around the head, affixed to card (90x115mm.) lettered "A" and dated "Jan 24th 98". Photo £1,500-1,800
Provenance: De La Rue archives, July 1976
491
Click to view full image... 5r. stamp-size large format similar to issued design but with "protectorate/postage & revenue" in oval around the head and "uganda" in trees above the head, affixed to card (90x115mm.) lettered "B" and dated "Jan 24th 98". Photo £1,500-1,800
Provenance: De La Rue archives, July 1976
492
Click to view full image... 2a. stamp-size small format similar to issued design but lacking shading, affixed to card (90x115mm.) lettered "C" and dated "Febr 18th 98". Photo £1,500-1,800
Provenance: De La Rue archives, July 1976
Roy Dunstan, September 1985
493
Click to view full image... 5r. stamp-size large format similar to issued design but lacking shading, affixed to card (90x115mm.) lettered "D" and dated "Febr 18th 98". Photo £1,500-1,800
Provenance: De La Rue archives, July 1976
Roy Dunstan, September 1985
494
Click to view full image... 2a. stamp-size small format with photographic frame and engraved centre depicting an ostrich, affixed to card (90x115mm.) lettered "E" and dated "Febr 18th 98". Photo £1,500-1,800
Provenance: De La Rue archives, July 1976
Roy Dunstan, September 1985

Die Proofs

495
Click to view full image... Small format master with blank value tablet, in black on wove paper with 2mm. margins, dated "1.4.98" in pencil on reverse, fine. Photo £800-1,000
Provenance: De La Rue archives, July 1976
Roy Dunstan, September 1985
496
Click to view full image... Large format master with blank value tablet, in black on wove paper with 1 1/2mm. margins, dated "23.4.98" on reverse, fine. Photo £800-1,000
Provenance: De La Rue archives, July 1976
Roy Dunstan, September 1985
497
Click to view full image... 1r. in black on wove paper with 1-2 1/2mm. margins, dated "7.2.98" in pencil on reverse, fine. Photo £800-1,000
Provenance: De La Rue archives
498
Click to view full image... 5r. in black on wove paper with 1mm. margins, dated "7/2/98" in pencil on reverse; some light discolouration at right due to storage in the printer's day book. Photo £600-800
Provenance: De La Rue archives

Imperforate Colour Trials

499
Click to view full image... 1a. (5) and 1r. (2) in the issued colours of the seven values, on individual pieces cut from an 8 July 1898 Appendix sheet with suggested values written alongside five, the 1a. and 1r. as issued, the 5r. piece further marked "Appd 12 July". A most attractive group. Photo £3,000-4,000
Provenance: De La Rue archives, July 1976
Roy Dunstan, September 1985

Specimen Stamps

500
  1a. to 5r. set of seven each overprinted "specimen", fine mint. S.G. 84s-91s, £180 £60-80

Issued Stamps

Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD
East Africa from The Vestey Collectionsold by Order of The Trustees
Auctioneer: Spink Location: 69 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 4ET
Contact: Tel: +44 (0)20 7563 4000 Fax: +44 (0)20 7563 4066
Date: 28th January 2015 Time: 10:30AM
Details: Viewing details:
Wednesday 21 January 2015, 10a.m. - 5p.m.
Thursday 22 January 2015, 10.a.m. - 5p.m.
Friday 23 January 2015 10 a.m. - 5p.m.
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