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x 5c. strip of three and 10c., 20c. and 25c. pairs, each showing variety broad top to "m", the left 20c. with light tone mark on Crown, otherwise fine mint. S.G. 17b-20b, £386 £80-100
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x 5c. and 10c. marginal strips of three, 20c. and 25c. (marginal) pairs, each showing variety hyphen between "nc" (R.3/5), fine mint. S.G. 17c-20c, £405 £120-150
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x 20c. grey-green and carmine and 25c. purple and black on blue, both showing variety "cd" sideways, fine used. S.G. 19a-20a, £323. Photo for 20c. £100-120
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x 50c. purple and violet pair, the right stamp showing variety "cd" sideways, fine mint. S.G. 21/21a, £505. Photo £150-180
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x 50c. purple and violet pair, the right stamp showing variety broad top to "m", fine mint. S.G. 21/21b, £455. Photo £120-150
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x 50c. purple and violet pair, the right stamp showing variety hyphen between "nc", fine mint. S.G. 21/21c, £455. Photo £120-150
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x 1p. black and carmine with margin at top, showing variety "cd" sideways, fine mint.
S.G. 22a, £300. Photo £80-100
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x 1p. black and carmine showing variety "cd" sideways, fine mint. S.G. 22a, £300. Photo £80-100
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x 1p. black and carmine showing variety broad top to "m", fine used. S.G. 22b, unpriced. Photo £150-180
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x 1p. black and carmine strip of three with margin at right, the centre stamp showing variety hyphen between "nc", fine mint. R.P.S. Certificate (1969). S.G. 22/22c, £295. Photo £80-100
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x 2p. black and blue pair, the right stamp showing "cd" sideways, fine mint. S.G. 23/23a, £400. Photo £120-150
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x 2p. black and blue pair, the right stamp showing variety broad top to "m", fine mint. S.G. 23/23b, £325. Photo £100-120
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x 2p. black and blue pair, the left stamp showing variety hyphen between "nc", fine mint. S.G. 23/23c, £325. Photo £100-120
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x 5c. and 10c. pairs with margin at top and 20c., each showing variety "cd" sideways, fine mint. S.G. 24a-26a, £363 £100-120
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x 5c., 10c., 20c. and 50c. pairs, each showing variety broad top to "m", the 50c. with some light staining on reverse otherwise fine mint. S.G. 24b-26b, 28b; £521 £100-120
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x 50c. purple and violet showing variety "cd" sideways, short perf at top otherwise fine used. S.G. 28a, £400. Photo £80-100
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x 1p. black and carmine showing variety "cd" sideways, fine used. S.G. 29a, £475. Photo £150-180
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x 1p. black and carmine showing variety broad top to "m", fine mint. S.G. 29b, £275. Photo £80-100
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x 2p. black and blue showing variety "cd" sideways, fine used. S.G. 30a, £275. Photo £80-100
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x 1907-56 mint collection including 1907-13 De La Rue 1/2d. to 2/6d. with additional 2/6d. shade (used), Harrison 4d. and Somerset House 2/6d., 1914-31 1/2d. to 1/- with some additional in corner control multiples, Waterlow 2/6d., De La Rue 2/6d. (2, shades) and Bradbury Wilkinson 2/6d. and 5/-, 1925-36 overprint 14mm. 1/2d. (2, one with watermark inverted) to 1/- and overprint 15 1/2mm. 1/2d. to 1/- (2 1/2d. used),
1935-37 re-engraved 2/6d. and 5/- and 1949 1/2d. to 5/-; most fine. Cat. £1800+ £500-600
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x 1907-13 1/- and 2/6d., 1914-31 1/-, Waterlow 2/6d. and Bradbury Wilkinson 5/-, 1925 1/- and 1935-37 1/- and 2/6d., each overprinted "specimen" (various types), fine mint. Cat. £600 £150-180
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x 1913 Somerset House 2/6d. dull reddish purple vertical pair with margin at top, both overprinted "specimen" (Type GB 26), fine mint. S.G.41. Photo £200-250
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x 1935-37 1d. scarlet pair with margin at foot, both handstamped "specimen" (Type GB 32), fine mint. B.P.A. Certificate (1984). S.G. 66 £150-180
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x 1907-56 mint collection including 1907-12 De La Rue 5c. on 1/2d. to 12p. on 10/- and Harrison 25c. on 2 1/2d. (both shades), 1912 10c. on 1d. with variety no cross on crown, 1925-31 5c. on 1/2d. to 40c. on 4d. with additional 25c. on 2 1/2d. pair with variety watermark inverted, 1937-52 5c. on 1/2d. to 1p. on 10d. and 1948 Wedding; mostly fine. Cat. £720+ £180-220
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x 1907-12 40c. on 4d. and 12p. on 10/- and 1914 Waterlow 6p. on 5/- and 12p. on
10/-, each overprinted "specimen", fine mint. Cat. £340 £100-120
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x 1912 Somerset House 12p. on 10/- blue, fine and lightly cancelled. R.P.S. Certificate (1991). S.G. 125, £250. Photo £80-100
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x 1914-26 Waterlow 6p. on 5/- (2, shades) and 12p. on 10/-, De La Rue, 3p. on
2/6d. (2, shades) and 12p. on 10/- and Bradbury Wilkinson 3p. on 2/6d., fine mint. S.G. 136-142, £517 £180-220
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x 1935-37 15c. on 1 1/2d. red-brown top right corner pair, both handstamped "specimen" (Type GB32), fine mint. Rare. B.P.A. Certificate (1984). S.G. 155. Photo £150-180
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x A complete mint collection plus 1925-34 50c. on 5d. and 75c. on 9d. (used; a few shortish perfs at top) with watermark inverted, fine. Cat. £425+ £100-120
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x 1917 3f. on 2/6d. vertical pairs (2, one with corner crease), 1934 1f.50 on 1/-,
1935-37 1f.50 on 1/- pair and 3f. on 2/6d, each overprinted "specimen", fine £150-180
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x 1936 5c. on 1/2d. green, variety bar through "postage", fine mint. Rare. S.G. 227a, £750. Photo £200-250
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x A complete mint collection, fine. S.G. 231-342, £376 £100-120
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x 1927 (9 Mar.) envelope from Tangier to Uganda, bearing British 2d. (2) and French 3f., returned under cover and reposted to Cuba; 1933 (June) envelope from Tangier to Calcutta and flown by air from London; 1935 envelope from Casablanca to Norfolk franked at 3f.25 ; and 1937 envelope registered from Tangier to London and franked at 1/3 1/2d. An interesting group £120-150
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x 1857-61 embossed 1d. blue and 3d. rose with Crown datestamps and 6d. green cancelled "1"; the 6d. thinned though of good to fine appearance. S.G. 1, 4, 5, £2,700 £250-300
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x 1859-60 perf. 14 1d. and 3d. (used), 1861-62 intermediate to rough perf. 1d. (2, one used), 3d. (2) and 6d., unused; also 1d., 3d. and 6d. rose imperforate plate proof pairs. Generally good to fine. Cat. £1,000+ £200-250
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x 1862 entire letter from Pietermaritzburg to Durban bearing intermediate perf. 3d. blue (filing crease) cancelled "1" with c.d.s. alongside and 1865 envelope from Durban to England bearing 1863-65 6d. lilac pair both neatly cancelled by c.d.s. with a further strike and London Paid c.d.s., all on face; also 1866 front "via Mauritius" to England bearing 1d. red (6) and 6d. lilac, all stamps damaged though an unusual franking £120-150
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x 1863 no watermark 1d. (2), 1863-65 CC 1d. (2) and 6d. (2) shades, and 1867 1/- green, unused or with part to large part (1/-) original gum. S.G. 18-25 group, £1,000 £180-200
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x 1866 (Aug.) envelope from Durban to Scotland, bearing 1861 intermediate perf. 3d. blue (4) all cancelled by double-ring datestamp and showing Paid Devonport Cape Packet c.d.s. (22.9) alongside, the reverse (part flap missing) with Greenock (24.9) and Rothsay (24.9) c.d.s.; a couple of small imperfections though an attractive franking. Photo £120-150
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x A used selection (22) comprising Type 7a 1d. (2) and 6d., Type 7b 3d. (2) and 6d. (2), Type 7c 1d. (2), 3d. and 6d. (2), Type 7d 1d., 3d. and 6d. (2) and Type 7e 1d. (2), 3d., 6d. (2) and 1/-, numeral cancellations; fair to fine £500-600
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x Type 7a 3d. blue rough perf. and 6d. violet, unused, the latter with part original gum. Scarce. S.G. 28b, 30, £1,600. Photo £250-300
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x 6d., 7b 1d. (4, one with reversed watermark), 3d. (4, two unused), 6d, (4), Type 7d 6d. and Type 7e 1d., fair to fine £200-250
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x 1/- green mainly lightly cancelled; a couple of trivial imperfections, otherwise sound and a very presentable example of this rare stamp. S.G. 31, £1,800. Photo £300-400
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x Type 7b 1d. rose with interpanneau watermark and 1d. bright red (natural diagonal crease) with watermark reversed, unused with part original gum. S.G. 32, 33b, £1,025 £200-250
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x 1/- green, neatly cancelled "1"; a sound example of this rare stamp. S.G. 37, £1,900. Photo £400-500
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x Type 7d 1d. bright red, unused with part original gum. An attractive example of this rare stamp. R.P.S. Certificate (1950). S.G. 45, £1,000. Photo £250-300
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x Type 7e 3d. blue clean-cut perf. and 3d. blue intermediate perf., both unused with large part gum, the first possibly regummed. S.G. 52, 53, £625 £120-150
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x 1/- green cancelled "1" and tied on 1870 (Jan.) envelope from Pietermaritzburg to Scotland showing despatch c.d.s. and Paid Devonport Cape Packet c.d.s. alongside the adhesive, Aberdeen c.d.s. (10.3) on reverse; the adhesive with a couple of shortish perfs. at foot though a rare stamp on cover. S.G. 56. Photo £150-200
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x 1870 1/- green overprinted "postage" in black, cancellation at foot; small ink mark and repaired at lower left corner though a presentable example of this very rare stamp. R.P.S. Certificate (2008). S.G. 58, £1,600. Photo £120-150
Provenance: The Royal Philatelic Collection, January 2009
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x 1870 green overprint 1/-, 1870-73 set of three and 1874 1d. rose, unused with small to large part original gum; the 1/- with a little foxing, otherwise good to fine. S.G. 59-62, 65, £1,025 £200-250
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x 1871 envelope from Durban to England bearing 1870 1/- green, 1871 entire from Pietermaritzburg to Durban bearing 1870-73 1d. cancelled "1", 1873 envelope from Durban to Ireland bearing 1873 1/- purple-brown with indistinct cancellation, and 1877 envelope to England bearing 1876 6d. violet lightly cancelled and with "53" shield datestamp alongside; a few small faults though an interesting quartet £150-200
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