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x 1930-44 1/2d. vertical strip of six including two English and two Afrikaans se-tenant pairs, neatly cancelled by Mbabane 1932 c.d.s. on piece £80-100
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x 1/- marginal pair with part arrow, the right-hand stamp with variety twisted horn, both neatly cancelled by Mbabane 1932 c.d.s. on piece. A rare variety used in Swaziland. S.G. 48c, £425+. Photo £200-250
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x 1932 1d. red envelope, uprated with 1d. Ship from Mbabane to Pretoria, 1932 envelope from Mbabane to Pretoria bearing 1931 2d. and 1933 (Jan.) envelope from Bremersdorp to Pretoria bearing 1932 1/- upper right corner pair, fine strikes and an attractive trio £150-200
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x official stamps: 1929-31 recess 1/- marginal horizontal pair on 1932 (Dec.) envelope registered from Mbabane to Johannesburg and 2/6d. marginal horizontal pair cancelled by Mbabane c.d.s. on 1932 piece. S.G. O10, O11 £200-250
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x 1933-63 largely mint collection with a selection of 1889-90 values, the basic issues (less S.G. 75b) complete, additional items include 1936 envelope from Mbabane bearing 1933 2d., 3d. and 6d., 1943-47 additional perforations, postal stationery items (13, three overprinted "specimen") and KGV Revenues (5); generally good to fine £300-350
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x 1933 1/2d. to 10/-, 1935 Silver Jubilee set and Postage Due 1d. and 2d., all perforated "specimen", fine mint. Cat. £515 £180-200
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x 1d. to 6d. set of four in blocks of four (all but the 2d. with corner margins), all showing extra flagstaff, mint with hinge remainders (the 2d. block with crease crossing variety), and 6d. used strip of three (faults) on parcel piece, the centre stamp with extra flagstaff, S.G. 21a-24a, £690+ £180-200
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x 1d. marginal block of four with flagstaff on right turret, 1d. marginal pair with double flagstaff, 3d. and 6d. upper right corner blocks of four with lightning conductor, mint; a few small faults though of generally fine appearance. S.G. 21d, 21e, 23c, 24c, £560+ £120-150
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x 2d. and 3d. marginal examples, both short extra flagstaff, fine mint. S.G. 22b, 23b, £270 £100-120
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x 1937 Coronation set, 1938 1/2d. to 10/- and 1947 Royal Visit set, all perforated "specimen", mint with the last set unmounted. Also 1938 2/6d. imperforate working proof on thin paper. B.P.A. Certificate (1977) for 1938 set. Cat. £570 £200-250
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x 1/2c. on 1/2d. with narrow sheet margin at right, variety surcharge inverted, fine unmounted mint. Scarce. S.G. 65a, £1,500. Photo £400-500
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x 1c. on 1d. and 50c. Type II "trial" surcharges, and 4c. Type I marginal block of four with surcharge misplaced to foot, fine unmounted mint £120-150
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x 1c. on 1d. with sheet margin at left, variety surcharge double, fine unmounted mint. Scarce. S.G. 66a, £1,700. Photo £500-600
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x 10c. on 1./- marginal from the right of the sheet, variety surcharge double, fine mint. Scarce. S.G. 73a, £1,800. Photo £500-600
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x 25c. on 2/6d. Type II upper right corner example, variety surcharge at bottom left, fine used with small part Mbabane c.d.s.; fine and scarce. S.G. 74b, £650. Photo £200-250
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x 50c. on 5/- Type III, fine unmounted mint. Scarce. B.P.A. Certificate (1969). S.G. 75b, £750. Photo £250-300
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x 1/2d. to 20/- with both 3d. plus additional 1/2d. showing variety cupation", 2d. and 2 1/2d. showing variety two hyphens after "anglo" and 2 1/2d. block of four with margin at top showing sheet number "0560" and the upper left stamp with dropped hyphen, fine mint. S.G. H34-H46, £410+ £120-150
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x 1/2d. to 20/- set of twelve (the 1d., 2 1/2d., 3d., 6d. and 2/- in pairs) plus 3d. yellow back lower right corner plate number pair, each showing variety small "f", most fine mint. S.G. H34a-H46a, £690. Photo for 20/- £180-220
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x 1/2d. to 5/- including both 3d. in pairs and 5/- and 10/- singles, all showing variety thin "g" in "togo", fine mint. S.G. H34b-H45b, £750+. Photo for 10/- £200-250
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x 1/2d., 1d., 2d., 2 1/2d., 1/-, 2/-, 5/-, 10/- and 20/-, each showing variety "ccupation", the 2/-, 5/-, 10/- and 20/- with clipped perforations, mounted mint. Cat. £3370. Photo £500-600
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x 1/2d., 1d. and 2 1/2d. pairs and 3d. with yellow back single, each showing variety no hyphen after "anglo", fine mint. Cat. £231 £60-80
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x 1/2d. green, a block of eighteen with margin at left, [33] showing variety "cupation", [25] with small "f" in "french" and [28] showing no hyphen after "anglo", and a lower right corner block of eighteen (6x3) with overprint misplaced to left, [57] showing variety ccupation" and [58-59] showing variety small "f" in "french", , the former block with the odd short perf at foot, otherwise fine mint. S.G. H34a, c-f; £228+ £60-80
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x 1d. red showing variety overprint double, one shortish perf at upper left otherwise fine mint. S.G. H35g, £350. Photo £100-120
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x 1d. red showing variety overprint inverted, fine mint. S.G. H35h, £170. Photo £60-80
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x 6d. dull and bright purple with margin at foot, variety "ccupation" for "occupation", fine mint. S.G. H40f, £300. Photo £100-120
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x 1/- black on green, variety overprint double, fine mint. Very rare, only one pane of 60 existed. S.G. H41g, £1500. Photo £500-600
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x 2/- purple and blue on blue showing variety "ccupation" for "occupation", fine mint. S.G. H42f, £450. Photo £150-180
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x 2/6d. black on red showing variety no hyphen after "anglo", fine mint. S.G. H43c, £275. Photo £80-100
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x 2/6d. black and red on blue showing variety "ccupation" for "occupation", fine mint. S.G. H43f, £600. Photo £200-250
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x 5/- green and red on yellow showing variety no hyphen after "anglo", fine mint.
S.G. H44c, £325. Photo £100-120
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x 20/- purple and black on red showing variety small "f" in "french", fine mint.
S.G. H46a, £350. Photo £100-120
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x 1915 (29 Sept.) envelope from a member of the Military Railway registered from Lome to England, bearing 1/2d. to 1/- and showing censor h.s. in violet; 1915 (Dec.) envelope from Lome to Switzerland, bearing unoverprinted Gold Coast 1/2d. and 1d. pair; and 1916 (Mar.) envelope registered from Lome to New York, bearing 3d., 6d. and 1/-; all are cancelled by German Lome datestamp £100-120
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x 1/2d. to 20/- set of twelve overprinted "specimen", fine mint. S.G. H47s-H58s, £350 £100-120
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x 1/2d. to 20/- plus 1/- on blue-green (olive back), 1/- on emerald-green (emerald-green back), 5/- on buff-yellow, 10/- on blue-green (olive back) and 6d. with variety watermark inverted, fine mint. S.G. H47-H58, £837 £250-300
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x A small group comprising Cards with 1/2d. and 1d. cards unused and used and Registered Envelopes 2d.+1d size F overprinted "specimen" and used and size H used (uprated with 2d. to Holland). A fine lot £120-150
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x 1902 1/2d. to 10/-, 1903 1/- to £5 (overprinted "specimen"), 1904-09 1/2d. to £1 with 6d. shade and 1905-09 1/2d. to 2 1/2d., mint; good to fine. S.G. 244-276 group, £1,240+ £300-400
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x 1/2d. to 5/- set of eleven (2 1/2d. in a pair), each handstamped "specimen" (GB9), fresh colours, part original gum; 9d. and 1/- with a crease, and other small imperfections though a scare set. Photo for 5/- £500-600
Provenance: "Mumpara", 2011
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x 1/2d. to 5/- set of ten and Natal Fiscal 1d., all handstamped "specimen" (NA1) in violet, fresh with part original gum; a couple with small creases, otherwise fine. Cat. £715.
Also 1893 1/2d. brown card unused (two shades), 1d. card and 1d. reply paid card, both handstamped "specimen" (NA1). Photo for 5/- £200-250
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x 1/2d. to 5/- set of eleven, Natal 1/2d. green (2, one without stop), 6d. dull purple and Fiscal 1d., part to large part original gum; 5/- with a rounded corner though generally good to fine. Also a few forged overprints (7) including Natal 1/2d. with no stop overprint double, used (see S.G. footnote). S.G. 1-11, F1 £200-250
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x 5d. dull purple and blue, variety inverted watermark, part Eshowe c.d.s.; tiny tone mark in one corner, otherwise fine. A rare stamp. S.G. 7a, £1,800. Photo £600-700
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x 5/- rose, neatly cancelled by Eshowe double-ring datestamp; fractional colour suffusion, otherwise fine. B.P.A. Certificates (1930 and 2008), S.G. 11, £800. Photo £250-300
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x 1/2d. to £5 overprinted "specimen", part to large part original gum; generally fine.
S.G. 20-29, £975. Photo for £5 £250-300
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x 1/2d. to £1, good to fine mint, the £1 very fine. Also South Africa 1920 1 1/2d. tête-bêche block of four with Eshowe c.d.s. S.G. 20-28, £850+. Photo for £1 £250-300
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x 1/2d. dull mauve and green, variety watermark inverted, fine mint. S.G. 20w, £275. Photo £100-120
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x 1d. dull mauve and carmine, variety shaved "z", mint and used examples, fine. S.G. 21, £175 £80-100
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x £5 purple and black on red, neatly cancelled by two small part Eshowe c.d.s.; upper left corner perf. creased, otherwise fine. Scarce. R.P.S. Certificate (1927). S.G. 29, £1,600. Photo £400-500
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x 1899 (6 Oct.) double rate envelope from Eshowe to England, bearing 1894 1/2d. dull mauve and green and Natal 1/2d. green pairs with light double-ring datestamps, and 1901 Natal 1d. letter card (outer perfs. removed) from Melmoth to Devon neatly cancelled by double-ring datestamp £150-200
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x 1888 £20 green and black cancelled in manuscript and with indistinct handstamp; colour faded though a very rare stamp; also £1 green strip of three (faults) cancelled in manuscript and affixed to piece with manuscript "Magistrate Umsinga". Barefoot 8, £1,000+. Photo £150-200
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"The Postal History of the Gold Coast", Ensor (1998); "The Postal Services of the Gold Coast to 1901", Beale, Ensor, Martin, Newroth and Sacher (1995); "The Postal Services of the British Nigeria Region", Ince and Sacher (1992); "The Postal Services of Sierra Leone", Beale (1988); "Sierra Leone 2 1/2d. on 2s.", Walton (2011); "Togo: Overprints on Stamps of the Gold Coast 1915-1920", Duggan (2005); "West African Airmails, The McCaig and Porter Collections", West Africa Study Circle (2002); also eleven others £80-100
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"The Edwardian Stamps of the South African Colonies", Trotter (2004); "The Stamps of the Union of South Africa 1910-1961", Hagger (1979); "The Special & Commemorative Postmarks, Cachets & Covers of South Africa 1892-1975", Reisener (1975); "The Place of Stones, Mafeking/Mafikeng", Campbell (1997); "The Overprinted Stamps of South West Africa to 1930", Becker (1990); also sixteen others including "Morocco Agencies", Sampson (1959), "British Post Offices and Agencies in Morocco 1857-1907 and Local Post 1891-1914", Clough (1984), "Stamps and Posts of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan", Gisburn and Thompson (1998 reprint) and "The Camel Postman 1898-1998", Stock (2001) £60-80
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