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x 1d. blue bisected vertically and tied by "564" obliterator on small piece, fine. Photo £150-180
Provenance: Adrian Cadbury, June 2005
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x 2d. green bisected diagonally and tied by boxed "elmina/paid" d.s. on small piece, fine. Photo £150-180
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x 2d. green bisected diagonally and used with whole 2d. on small piece, tied by "556" obliterator and showing Cape Coast c.d.s. alongside (13.2), fine. Photo £150-180
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x 2d. green bisected diagonally and tied by Axim c.d.s. (12.12.83) in red on small piece, fine. Photo £200-250
Provenance: Adrian Cadbury, June 2005
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x 2d. green bisected diagonally and used with 2d. pair on piece to make the 5d. rate, clearly tied by Axim c.d.s. (22.3.84), fine. Photo £200-250
Provenance: Adrian Cadbury, June 2005
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x 2d. green bisected diagonally and tied by "556" obliterator on small piece with Cape Coast c.d.s. (13.2.84) alongside, fine. Photo £200-250
Provenance: Adrian Cadbury, June 2005
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x 2d. green bisected diagonally on piece with 1d. carmine and 2d. to make 4d. rate, all clearly cancelled by "anamaboe" c.d.s. in red (12.1.85), fine and rare. Photo £350-450
Provenance: Col. J.R. Danson, 1971
Adrian Cadbury, June 2005
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x 2d. green, two diagonally bisects on fragment cancelled "556", minor perf faults. Photo £80-100
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x 2d. green quartered and used with whole 2d. on small piece to make the 2 1/2d. rate, both tied by "556" obliterator and showing Cape Coast c.d.s. (11.2.84) alongside, fine. B.P.A. Certificate. Photo £300-400
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x 4d. magenta bisected diagonally and tied by "556" obliterator on small piece, fine. Photo £150-180
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x 4d. magenta quartered on small piece, tied by Winnebah c.d.s. (27.1.85) with Cape Coast c.d.s. (29.1) alongside, small faults. Photo £500-600
Provenance: Adrian Cadbury, June 2005
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x 6d. orange bisected diagonally with a bisected 2d. on small piece to make the 4d. rate, clearly tied by Cape Coast c.d.s. (14.6.84), fine. Photo £600-800
Provenance: Adrian Cadbury, June 2005
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x 1d. carmine bisected diagonally and used with two whole 1d. on small piece, tied by manuscript cross and "554" obliterator, fine. Photo £350-450
Provenance: Adrian Cadbury, June 2005
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x 2d. grey bisected diagonally and tied by "elmina" c.d.s. (30.8.86) in red on small piece, fine. Photo £150-180
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x 1d. on 6d. orange essay with small letters, a strip of three and a single, fine mint £200-250
Provenance: "Ashanti", January 1991
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x 1d. on 6d. orange, 7mm. setting mint and used, and 8mm. setting mint, fine. S.G. 20, £355 £100-120
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x 1889-94 5/-, 10/- and 20/- (both), each overprinted "specimen", fine mint. S.G. 22s-25s, £450 £120-150
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x 5/-, 10/-, 20/- green and red (overprinted "specimen") and 20/- dull mauve and black on red, 1898-1902 1/2d. to 10/- set of ten (5/- and 10/- slightly gum toned) with additional 2d. mint block of four and a single (used), and 1901 (Oct.) 1d. on 2 1/2d. and 1d. on 6d., fine mint. S.G. 22-36, £1100+ £250-300
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x 5/-, 10/- dull mauve and red, 10/- dull mauve and carmine (a little washed), 20/- dull mauve and black on red and 1898-1902 2/-, 5/- and 10/-, generally fine used.
Cat. £571 £120-150
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x 20/- dull mauve and black on red and 1902 CA 1d. dull purple and carmine, both with variety watermark inverted, the 1d. with a few shortish perfs at right, otherwise good to fine used. S.G. 25w, 39w; £270 £60-80
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x 1898-1902 CA 1/2d. to 10/- set of ten overprinted "specimen", fine mint. S.G. 26s-34s, £300 £80-100
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x 1901 (Oct.) 1d. on 6d. dull mauve and violet, variety "one" omitted, fine mint. B.P.A. Certificate (1979). S.G. 26a, £275. Photo £80-100
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x 1902 CA 1/2d. to 20/- set of eleven, 1906 MCA 2/6d., 1907-13 MCA 1/2d. to 5/- set of ten and 1908 1d., each overprinted "specimen", some of the 1902 set a fraction gum toned otherwise fine mint. Cat. £750 £150-180
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x 1902 CA 1/2d. to 20/- set of eleven, 1904-06 MCA 1/2d. to 2/6d. set of seven, 1907-13 MCA 1/2d. to 5/- set of ten with 1/2d. and 6d. shades, 2d. with break in frame of value tablet, 3d. with break in frame of country tablet and 2/- on chalky paper, and 1908 1d., mostly fine mint. S.G. 38-70, £830 £200-250
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x 1907-13 MCA prepared for use but not issued, 10/- green and red on green overprinted "specimen", fine mint. S.G. 69s, £350. Photo £100-120
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x 1908 (Nov.) 1d. red with variety watermark sideways, fine used. Very rare. B.P.A. Certificate (2001). S.G. 70a, £2500. Photo £1,000-1,200
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x 1913-21 MCA 1/2d. to 20/- set of twelve plus 1/- Die II and 5/- with yellow back, and 1919 War Tax 1d. on 1d., each overprinted "specimen", mounted mint. Cat. £510 £120-150
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x 1/2d. to 20/- complete with all listed papers/shades (the 2/- Die II is used) and 1919 War Tax 1d. on 1d. (2); also 20/- (used) showing "kiss" print of the frame. Mostly fine mint. S.G. 71-85, £900 £250-300
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x 3d. purple on yellow and 3d. purple on pale yellow Die II (slightly washed), both showing variety watermark inverted, used. S.G. 77aw, 77ew; £675. Photo £150-180
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x 2/- purple and blue on blue with watermark inverted, fine used. Scarce. S.G. 80aw, £450. Photo £150-180
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x 5/- green and red on pale yellow, Die II, variety watermark inverted, fine mint. Scarce. S.G. 82fw, £475. Photo £150-180
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x 20/- purple and black on red block of four, crossed by blue crayon and cancelled by Accra double-ring d.s. A fine commercially used multiple. Rare. S.G. 84, £480. Photo £150-180
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x 1921-24 Script 1/2d. to £2 with both 15/-, each overprinted "specimen", fine mint.
S.G. 86s-102s, £585 £150-180
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x 1/2d. to 15/- (both), fine mint. S.G. 86-100a, £380 £100-120
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x £2 green and orange, fine mint. S.G. 102, £550. Photo £150-180
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x c.1922 printer's sample proofs, imperforate 1d. in green and in blue on unwatermarked and ungummed paper, both overprinted "specimen" (Types DS2 and DS1 respectively), fine £100-120
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x 1928-53 complete mint collection (1937 Coronation set used) including 1938-43 line perf 12 1/2d. to 5/- (the last used) and Postage Due 1923 and 1951 sets, the latter with additional 2d. marginal block of twelve from the foot of the pane with the two right-hand stamps showing large "d" and a 1/- showing upright stroke; fine. S.G. 103-165, D1-D8; £875+ £250-300
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x 1928 1/2d. to 5/- set of ten overprinted "specimen", fine mint. S.G. 103s-112s, £275 £80-100
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x 3d. imperforate plate proof pairs in milky blue (top right corner) and in dull brown, both with large part original gum, fine £60-80
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x 6d. perforated printer's sample in chocolate and blue-green on gummed unwatermarked paper, a marginal block of four, each overprinted "harrison's/specimen" (Type HS1), fine £200-250
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x 6d. perforated printer's sample in chocolate and violet on gummed unwatermarked paper, a marginal block of four, each overprinted "harrison's/specimen" (Type HS1), fine £200-250
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x 1935 Silver Jubilee, 1937 Coronation, 1946 Victory and Postage Due 1923 1/2d. to 3d., each overprinted or perforated "specimen", fine mint. Cat. £430 £120-150
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x 1935 Silver Jubilee 1d. lower left corner vertical pair, 3d. and 1/- singles and 2 1/2d. block of four, each showing variety extra flagstaff, fine mint. S.G. 113a-116a, £715 £200-250
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x 6d. green and indigo showing short extra flagstaff, fine mint. S.G. 115b, £475. Photo £150-180
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x 1938-43 1/2d. to 10/- set of thirteen perforated "specimen", fine mint. S.G. 120s-132s, £400 £120-150
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x 1948 1/2d. to 10/- set of twelve perforated "specimen", fine mint. S.G. 135s-146s, £400 £120-150
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x A collection comprising cards with 1891-92 1d. and 1d. reply paid, 1903 1/2d. and 1d., 1916 1/2d. and 1d., 1920 1d. and 1922 1d. overprinted "specimen" and 1916 1/2d., 1922 1d. and 1928 1d. used, all uprated; envelopes with 1899 1d., 1904 1d. and 1926 1d. (fox spotted) overprinted "specimen", 1904 1d., 1916 1d. (2, one censored) and 1931 1 1/2d. used; and registered envelopes with 1898 2d. sizes F, G and J unused, 1891 2d. sizes F unused and used (2) and G unused, 1902 2d.+1d. sizes G and H2 handstamped "specimen" and size H unused, 1904 2d.+1d. size F overprinted "specimen" and used and size G used (2), 1905 2d.+1d. size F overprinted "specimen", and sizes G and H used, 1924 3d. size F overprinted "specimen" and sizes G and H used, and 1938 3d. overprinted "specimen" and size G used. A fine lot £800-1,000
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x 1899-1900 1/2d. vermilion (2), 1d., 2d. (2), 6d., 1/-, 2/6d. and 5/-, fine mint. Cat. £288 £60-80
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x 1899 1d. to £5 (very rare; pinhole) plus white paper 2/-, 5/- and 10/- and with additional 1d. block of four (mint) and single, 6d., 2/6d. and 20/-, all used, and 1903 1d., 3d. and 6d. mint, 1/- to 20/- plus white paper 1/- and 2/6d. and with additional 2/- and 5/-, all used; condition generally good to fine. Barefoot cat. £1100 approx. Photo for £5 £500-600
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x 1903 6d. grey and green tied by "accra/gold coast colony" c.d.s. on 1905 (14 Mar.) Oswald Marsh envelope to London showing arrival d.s.(31.3) on reverse. A scarce postal usage. Photo £80-100
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