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1a. to 5r. with both shades of the 1a., 3a. and 1r., fine mint. S.G. 84-91, £278 £70-90
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1r. bright blue block of four, fresh with large part original gum; a couple of small gum wrinkles at foot, otherwise fine. S.G. 90a, £260 £80-100
| 1902 "uganda" Overprint Issue | |
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1/2a. yellow-green vertical pair, the lower stamp with variety overprint omitted, fresh mint with the lower stamp remaining unmounted; tiny brown mark at top. Very rare. R.P.S. Certificate (1991). S.G. 92a, £5000. Photo £3,500-4,500
Provenance: Dale Lichtenstein, March 1991
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1/2a. yellow-green vertical pair, the lower stamp with variety overprinted inverted at foot, fresh with part original gum. Rare. R.P.S. Certificate (1999). S.G. 92/92b, £2000+. Photo £1,200-1,500
Note: A note on the reverse of the certificate comments that this pair is positions 9/6 and 10/6 from the block of the lower three rows that was illustrated in Ewen's Weekly, No. 137, Vol. VIII, 10 May 1902.
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1/2a. yellow-green complete strip of six from the third horizontal row of the sheet with each stamp showing deformed second "a" in "uganda" and with margins at both ends, the second stamp with variety overprint double, fresh with part to large part original gum; a few perfs severed and strengthened in places. One of only ten examples of this rare variety known. R.P.S. Certificate (1991). S.G. 92/92c, £2500+. Photo £1,500-1,800
Note: Two half sheets, overprinted in columns of five, had double overprints in one column of five. This occurred in column five on one sheet and in column two of the other sheet, as offered above.
Provenance: Dale Lichtenstein, March 1991
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2 1/2a. deep blue with sheet margin at top, variety overprint double, fine unused with large part original gum. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 93a, £600. Photo £200-250
Provenance: Roy Dunstan, February 1985
| Frank Godden De Luxe Album | |
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In maroon with "uganda" tooled in gold on the spine, fine £50-60
| Zanzibar | 1895 (Nov.)-96 Overprinted on stamps of India
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1a. plum, showing small second "z", fine unused with small part original gum. Rare. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 2, £3000. Photo £1,000-1,200
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1/2a. to 5r. set of fifteen with additional 2a., 3a., 4a. and 6a. shades, fine mint. S.G. 3-21, £562 £150-180
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1/2a. to 5r., the neatly mounted and written-up collection of minor overprint varieties including first "z" antique on 1/2a. to 6a., 1r. green and carmine and 2r. to 3r., broken "p" for "n" on 1/2a. and 1a.6p. to 1r. (both), small second "z" raised on 1/2a. to 1r. (both), level on 1/2a. to 1r. (both), dropped on 1/2a. to 12a. and mixed level and dropped/raised and level/level and raised on 1a., 1a.6p., 2a.6p. (2) and 12a. pairs, small second "z" and inverted "q" for "p" on 1/2a. to 12a. and 1r. slate singles and in 1/2a. block of four, 1a. and 2a. pairs, and in 1r. slate block of six, second "z" Gothic on 1/2a. to 12a., no dot over "i" on 1/2a. to 12a. and 1r. green and carmine, and Arabic "2" for "r" on 1/2a. to 2a., 3a. to 6a. and 12a., fine mint. A splendid lot for the specialist and a superb basis upon which to expand. S.G. 3-21 £2,000-2,500
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1/2a. blue-green showing variety "Zanzidar", fine unused with large part original gum. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 3j, £1300. Photo £600-800
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1/2a. blue-green showing variety "Zanibar", unused without gum; a little stained (mainly on reverse) and with small surface abrasion at upper right, nevertheless a presentable example of this rare variety. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 3k, £1300. Photo £200-250
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1a. plum showing variety "Zanibar", unused without gum; a little stained (mainly on reverse) nevertheless a presentable example of this rare variety. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 4k, £1700. Photo £300-400
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1a.6p. sepia showing variety "Zanibar", unused without gum; a little stained (mainly on reverse), nevertheless a presentable example of this variety. B.P.A. Certificate (2007).
S.G. 5k, £1600. Photo £300-400
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2a. blue showing variety overprint double with small second "z", fine unused with part original gum. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 7[D]m, £275+. Photo £100-120
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2a.6p. yellow-green, variety "Zanibar" and with overprint double, one albino, unused with large part original gum, corner crease at upper left otherwise fine. Very rare. B.P.A. Certificate (2007) as first variety only. S.G. 8k/p, £700+. Photo £400-500
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3a. brown-orange showing varieties "Zanzidar" and small second "z" and inverted "p" for "d", fine unused with part original gum. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 10[D]j, £1000+. Photo £350-450
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6a. pale brown showing variety "Zanibar", fine unused with part original gum. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 13k, £800. Photo £250-300
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1r. green and aniline carmine showing varieties overprint vertically downwards and small second "z", fine unused with large part original gum. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 18[D]j, £425+. Photo £150-180
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5r. ultramarine and violet showing variety "r" inverted, fine unused with large part original gum. Rare. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 21k, £4500. Photo £1,500-1,800
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5r. ultramarine and violet showing variety overprint double, one inverted, unused with large part original gum, corner crease at lower left otherwise fine. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 21l, £850. Photo £250-300
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"2 1/2" in 1a.6p. sepia, a block of twenty (5x4) with margin at foot, fine unused with large part original lightly toned gum. A fine positional multiple. S.G. 22, £1500. Photo £600-800
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"2 1/2" on 1 1/2a. sepia, a block of four, all showing small second "z", fine unused with large part original lightly toned gum. S.G. 22, £300 £80-100
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"2 1/2" on 1a.6p. block of twenty-four (6x4), the fifth stamp in third row showing variety "Zanzidar" and the sixth stamp in the fourth row showing variety inverted "1" in " 1/2", other minor varieties include inverted "q" for "b", small second "z" and broken "p" for "n", fresh and fine mint with many unmounted. A magnificent exhibition showpiece. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 22/22j/22l, £4350+. Photo £2,000-2,500
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"2 1/2" on 1a.6p. sepia showing variety "Zanzidar", unused with large part original gum; some light tone marks on reverse though of fine appearance. R.P.S. Certificate (1929). S.G. 22j, £1600. Photo £300-400
| 1896 (11 May) Surcharged in black | |
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"2 1/2" on 1a. plum (3) showing Types 3, 4 and 5, the first and last also showing small second "z", fine mint. S.G. 23-25, £855. Photo for Type 4 £250-300
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"2 1/2" on 1a. plum block of four, the upper pair Type 3 and showing small second "z" and the lower Type 4, fine unused with large part original lightly toned gum. A scarce multiple. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 23-24, £1310. Photo £400-500
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"2 1/2" on 1a. plum (2) showing Types 3 (a few shortish perfs at right) and 4 (horizontal crease), fine appearance, mounted mint. S.G. 23-24, £655. Photo for latter £120-150
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"2 1/2" on 1a. plum, Type 3, fine unused with large part original gum. S.G. 23, £180 £60-80
| 1896 (15 Aug.) Surcharged in red | |
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"2 1/2" on 2a. pale blue block of four, the upper pair with Type 7 and the lower with Type 6, unused with large part original gum, some staining on reverse which just shows through between the left vertical pair. S.G. 26-27, £520 £100-120
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"2 1/2" on 2a. pale blue with Type 6 showing variety inverted "1" in " 1/2", fine unused with part original gum. R.P.S. Certificate (1970). S.G. 26j, £450. Photo £150-180
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"2 1/2" on 2a. pale blue horizontal pair, both with Type 6 and both showing variety Roman "i" in " 1/2", fine unused with large part original gum. R.P.S. Certificate (1970). S.G. 26k, £500. Photo £200-250
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"2 1/2" on 2a. pale blue, Type 7, a unique block of six (3x2) containing the two errors, "2" of " 1/2" omitted and "1" of " 1/2" omitted, fresh and fine mint. One of the major rarities of Zanzibar and a magnificent exhibition showpiece. R.P.S. Certificate (1931).
S.G. 27/27j/27l, £37,760. Photo £20,000-25,000
Provenance: William Frazer, May 2003
| 1896 (15 Nov.) Surcharged in red | |
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"2 1/2" on 1a.6p. block of twelve (4x3) with Type 6, one with tall second "z", six with small second "z" and two with no dot over "i", unused with large part original toned gum. A fine positional multiple. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 29, £2160. Photo £500-600
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"2 1/2" on 1a.6p. horizontal pair, both Type 6 and showing small second "z", fine unused with large part lightly toned gum. S.G. 29, £360 £80-100
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"2 1/2" on 1a.6p. sepia (2) with Types 6 and 7, the latter showing small second "z", both unused with large part original gum (the former lightly toned), fine. S.G. 29-30, £530. Photo for latter £120-150
| 1898 (Jan.) Surcharged in red | |
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"2 1/2" on 1a. plum (3), showing Types 3, 4 and 5, fine unused with part or large part original gum. S.G. 32-34, £975. Photo £300-400
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"2 1/2" on 1a.6p. sepia (3), showing Types 3, 4 and 5, unused with part original gum, the Type 3 a little gum toned otherwise fine. S.G. 35-37, £445 £100-120
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"2 1/2" on 2a. pale blue (3), showing Types 3, 4 and 5, fine unused with part or large part original gum. S.G. 38-40, £625. Photo for Type 4 £200-250
| 1896 Overprinted on British East Africa | |
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1/2a. to 7 1/2a. set of six in vertical pairs, the 4 1/2a. and 7 1/2a. both with small second "z", fine mint. S.G. 41-46, £600 £150-180
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1a. carmine-rose showing variety overprint double, small central thin otherwise fine unused with small part original gum. R.P.S. Certificate (1973). S.G. 42j, £750. Photo £150-180
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1896 (Dec.) 1/2a. to 5r. set of fifteen, each overprinted "specimen", generally fine mint. S.G. 156s-174s, £275 £70-90
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1896 (Dec.) 1/2a. to 5r. set of fifteen with additional 1/2a. lower left corner block of four and 2a. block of six (3x2) both with one vertical row without watermark, and 1898 (Apr.) 1/2a. to 8a. set of ten with additional 1a., 2a. and 5a. shades, fine mint. S.G. 156-174,
178-187; £373 £100-120
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1897 (Jan.) "2 1/2" on 4a. myrtle-green block of four with margin at right, the upper left stamp with Type 4, the others with Type 3, fine mint. S.G. 175/176, £570 £150-180
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–– "2 1/2" on 4a. myrtle-green, a vertical strip of four with Type 5, fine mint. S.G. 177, £440 £120-150
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1899-1901 1/2a. to 5r. set of seventeen imperforate plate proofs on ungummed watermarked paper, fine £400-500
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–– 1/2a. to 5r. sets of fifteen (2), one overprinted "specimen" (mostly without gum), the other as issued (the 5r. with gum thin in one corner otherwise fine mint). S.G. 188-204, £600 £100-120
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1904 (June) 1 on 4 1/2a. to 2 1/2 on 8a. set of five with additional 2 1/2 on 7 1/2a. block of four with one showing thin "f", a pair with one showing serif to foot of "f" and singles (2, one with thin open "w", the other with thin "f") and 2 1/2 on 8a. pair with one showing serif to foot of "f" and singles (2, one with thin open "w", the other with thin "f"), fine mint. S.G. 205-209, £837 £250-300
| 1904 (June) Monogram Issue | |
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1/2a. in black on glazed card (92x60mm.) dated "Jany 1/04"; fine. Photo £300-400
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1a. in black on glazed card (92x60mm.), unmarked; fine. Photo £300-400
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