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1r. carmine top left corner horizontal pair, the right-hand stamp showing variety handstamp double, fine unused with part original gum. S.G. 43/43a, £765. Photo £300-400
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3r. slate-purple, variety handstamp double, fine unused with part original gum. R.P.S. Certificate (1972). S.G. 45a, £1200. Photo £400-500
Provenance: William Frazer, March 2004
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4r. ultramarine lower right corner example, variety handstamp double and widely spaced, fresh unused without gum. The rare "true double". B.P.A. Certificate (2013). S.G. 46a, £1000. Photo £400-500
| 1895 "2 1/2" Provisional | |
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"2 1/2" on 4 1/2a. dull violet, unused with part original gum, tiny mark on reverse otherwise fine. S.G. 48, £225 £60-80
| 1895-96 "On India" Overprints | |
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1/2d., 1a., 1a.6p., 2a., 2a.6p., 3a., 4a., 6a., 8a. (2 shades), 12a., 1r. green and aniline carmine, 2r., 3r. and 5r., some with hinge remnants, generally fine mint. S.G. 49-63 less 59, £770+ £200-250
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1/2a. blue-green showing variety "Britlsh" for "British", good colour, fresh with large part original gum; vague vertical bend. Very rare, only three unused examples recorded. R.P.S. Certificate (1968). S.G. 49a, £10,000. Photo £6,000-8,000
Provenance: John Minns, April 2001
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1/2a. blue-green horizontal pair, the right stamp showing variety "Br1ish" for "British" (R10/12), fresh and fine mint. S.G. 49/49b, £550. Photo £250-300
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1/2a. blue-green horizontal pair, the left stamp showing variety "Afr1ca" for "Africa" (R1/11, Minns State 2), fine mint (small thin on normal). S.G. 49/49c, £750. Photo £300-400
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1/2a. blue-green, variety overprint double, one albino with the albino impression 1mm below the inked overprint, unused with part original gum, trivial blemishes. S.G. 49d, £225 £80-100
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1a. plum horizontal pair, the right stamp showing variety "Brit1sh" for "British" (R10/12), fine with large part original gum. S.G. 50/50b, £600. Photo £300-400
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1a. plum showing variety "Afr1ca" for "Africa" (R1/11), fine unused with large part original gum. S.G. 50c, £800. Photo £400-500
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1a.6p. sepia horizontal pair, the right stamp showing variety "Brltsh" for "British" (R10/12), fresh and very fine mint. S.G. 51/51a, £650. Photo £300-400
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1a.6p. sepia showing variety "Afr1ca" for "Africa" (R1/11, Minns State 2), fine unused with large part original gum. S.G. 51b, £850. Photo £350-450
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2a. blue showing variety "Brit1sh" for "British", fresh colour and with large part original gum. Exceptionally rare, being one of only four recorded unused examples, one of which is in the Royal Collection. R.P.S. Certificate (1934). S.G. 52a, £10,000. Photo £6,000-8,000
Provenance: Arthur Hind, June 1934
A. Beauchamp Vialou
Col. J.R. Danson, May 1971
John Minns, April 2001
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2a. blue horizontal pair, the right stamp showing variety "Br1tish" for "British" (R10/12), fresh and fine unused with large part original gum. B.P.A. Certificate (2006). S.G. 52/52b, £550. Photo £300-400
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2a. blue horizontal pair, the left stamp showing variety "Afr1ca" for "Africa" (R1/11, Minns State 2), fresh and fine unused with large part original gum. B.P.A. Certificate (2006). S.G. 52/52c, £800. Photo £400-500
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2a.6p. yellow-green vertical strip of four, [24/36/48/60], [24] showing variety "Eas" for "East" and dropped "a" in "Africa", [36] with slanting "t" in "East" and raised "a" in "Africa", [48] with raised "t" in "East" and [60] with inverted "s" in "British", fine unused with large part original gum, S.G. 53d, £1200+. Photo £500-600
Note: In unlocking the forme to correct the "Brit1sh" error the setting was loosened. In Position 24 type movement occurred which resulted in the dropping of the "t" in "East" by 1 1/2-2mm. The loose "t" eventually dropped out of the forme to produce the missing letter variety "Eas" for "East" on this value.
Provenance: William Frazer, May 2003
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2a.6p. yellow-green horizontal pair, the right stamp showing variety "Br1tsh" for "British" (R10/12), the variety with trivial wrinkles but unmounted. S.G. 53/53e, £750. Photo £350-450
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2a.6p. yellow-green horizontal pair, the left stamp showing variety "Af1ca" for "Africa" (R1/11, Minns State 2), fine unmounted mint. S.G. 53/53f, £950. Photo £400-500
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3a. brown-orange horizontal pair, the right stamp showing variety "Br1tish" for "British" (R10/12), fine unused with large part original gum. S.G. 54/54a, £750 Photo £350-450
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3a. brown-orange horizontal pair, the left stamp showing variety "Afr1ca" for "Africa" (R10/12, Minns State 2), fresh and fine unused with large part original gum; the normal with a short perf. S.G. 54/54b, £1100. Photo £500-600
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4a. sage-green showing variety "Br1tish" for "British" (R10/12, Minns State 1), fine unused with large part original gum. S.G. 55ab, £950. Photo £500-600
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4a. sage-green horizontal pair, the left stamp showing variety "Afr1ca" for "Africa" (R1/11, Minns State 3 with "f" replaced), fresh unused with large part original gum, the normal with slight faults, the variety fine. S.G. 55/55ac, £1300. Photo £600-800
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6a. pale brown horizontal pair, variety overprint double, one albino, unused with large part original gum, the odd shortish perf otherwise fresh and fine. S.G. 56d, £600. Photo £300-400
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12a. purple on red vertical strip of four, the bottom stamp showing variety "Br1tish" for "British" (R10/12, Minns State 3 with thickening "B"), fresh and fine unmounted mint. S.G. 58/58a, £900+. Photo £500-600
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12a. purple on red showing variety "Afr1ca" for "Africa" (R1/11, Minns State 3), fine unused with large part original gum. B.P.A. Certificate (2013). S.G. 58b, £1100. Photo £600-800
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1r. slate horizontal strip of three, unused with large part original gum, the odd minor tone on reverse and the right stamp with light vertical crease at right along perfs, otherwise fine. The largest recorded unused multiple. S.G. 59, £300+. Photo £200-250
Provenance: John Minns, April 2001
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1r. green and aniline carmine showing variety "Afr1ca" for "Africa" (R1/11, Minns State 3), fine mint. Rare. B.P.A. Certificate (2013). S.G. 60c, £2250. Photo £1,000-1,200
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1r. green and aniline carmine, variety overprint double, one sideways, fine unused with large part original gum. Only one pane of 120 existed. B.P.A. Certificate (2007).
S.G. 60d, £425. Photo £150-180
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5r. ultramarine and violet, variety overprint double, fine unused with large part original gum. B.P.A. Certificate (1969). S.G. 63c, £2000. Photo £800-1,000
Provenance: "Shivani", May 1997
| 1895 (Dec.) "2 1/2" Provisional | |
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Two examples, one Type 12 showing no dot on first "i" of "British" and the other
Type 14, both fine with large part original gum. B.P.A. Certificate (2008) for Type 12. Cat. £260 £80-100
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"2 1/2" on 1 1/2a. sepia showing variety inverted "1" in fraction, [7] in the 5th and 10th horizontal rows, fresh lightly mounted mint; some horizontal creasing otherwise sound. Rare. S.G. 64a, £1200. Photo £350-450
| 1896 De La Rue Small Format Definitives | |
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Master die proof in black on medium wove paper, value tablet blank; very slight staining at the upper left otherwise fine; annotated "11/10/95" on reverse. Photo £1,500-1,800
Provenance: De La Rue archive, July 1976
"Shivani", May 1997
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Six imperforate colour trials, 1/2a., 1a., 2a., 5a., 8a. and 1r., each with value tablet handpainted and each in issued colour except for the 1r. which is in the issued colour of the 2 1/2a., all on gummed unwatermarked wove paper. Most delightful. Photo £2,500-3,000
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1/2a., 1a. (3), 2a., 2 1/2a. (2), 3a., 4a., 4 1/2a., 5a., 7 1/2a., 8a., 1r., 2r., 3r., 4r. and 5r., mostly fine mounted mint. S.G. 65-79, £467 £120-150
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2 1/2a. deep blue (2) showing variety inverted "s" in "annas", one fine mint, the other with part original gum. S.G. 68b, £500. Photo £150-180
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3r. deep violet and 5r. sepia in vertical strips of four with margin at left, some minor gum wrinkles otherwise fine mint. S.G. 77, 79; £540 £200-250
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5r. sepia showing variety thin "u" in "rupees", [14], regummed, fine. Rare. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 79a, £1800. Photo £300-400
Provenance: "Shivani", May 1997
| 1897 (Jan.) Overprints on Zanzibar | |
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1/2a. to 7 1/2a. set of six, fresh with part to large part original gum; 2a. and 5a. with small thins, fine appearance. Cat. £300 £100-120
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1a. indigo and red trial printing block of four, large part original gum; some perfs severed and rejoined, the upper pair sharing a thin. One of only two recorded blocks of four of this stamp with the red overprint rejected in favour of the issued black overprint. Rare. Photo £400-500
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1/2a. to 7 1/2a. set of six, fine mint; also a set of six U.P.U. Specimen stamps. S.G. 80-85, £675 £180-220
| 1897 (Jan.) "2 1/2" Surcharge on Zanzibar | |
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"2 1/2" on 1a. indigo and red se-tenant strip of three comprising the three types, fresh mint with the outer stamps unmounted. Rare in this form. Photo £500-600
Provenance: John Minns, April 2001
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"2 1/2" on 1a. indigo and red Type 14, variety "2" over "1" in fraction, fresh with large part original gum. Very rare with examples recorded. Photo £1,500-1,800
Note: This variety occurs once per sheet only with the Type 14 surcharge.
Provenance: Arthur Hind, June 1934
Col. J.R. Danson, May 1971
Dr. Kenneth Pennycuick
John Minns, April 2001
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The set of six, fine mint. S.G. 86-91, £1100 £300-400
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"2 1/2" on 1a. indigo and red Type 12, variety overprint double, fresh unused with part original gum; central thin spot and one stained perf, otherwise sound. A great rarity with only two examples recorded, the other originally offered from the David Seys collection in 1971. B.P.A. Certificate (2013). S.G. 86b, £7500. Photo £3,000-4,000
Provenance: Dr. Kenneth Pennycuick
"Shivani", May 1997
| 1897-1903 De La Rue Large Format Definitives | |
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Master die proof in black on thick surfaced paper, value tablet blank; very slightly toned at left otherwise fine; annotated "7/5/1897" on reverse. Photo £2,000-2,500
Provenance: De La Rue archives, July 1976
"Shivani", May 1997
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3r. imperforate in deep violet, the issued colour, on watermarked paper, fine. Very rare, three recorded, one being in the Royal Collection. Photo £800-1,000
Provenance: "Shivani", May 1997
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1r. to 50r. (watermark reversed) set of eight, each overprinted "specimen", the 2r. slightly oxidised otherwise fine mint. S.G. 92s-99xs, £830 £250-300
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1r. (3), 2r. (3), 3r. (2), 4r. (2), 5r. and 10r., fine mint. S.G. 92-97, £2850. Photo £1,000-1,200
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20r. pale green, fine unused with large part original gum. S.G. 98, £1200. Photo £400-500
Provenance: "Shivani", May 1997
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