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x 10c. on 1/- deep olive upper left corner block of four, variety surcharge double, fine unmounted mint. A rare multiple from the sole sheet recorded. R.P.S. Certificate (2003) together with a photostat of the complete sheet. S.G. 73a, £7,200+. Photo £3,000-3,500
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x 25c. emerald and carmine-red Type II overprint central, a horizontal marginal pair from the right of the sheet, variety surcharge double, one albino, fine unmounted mint. Scarce. B.P.A. Certificate (1967). S.G. 74a var. Photo £300-350
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x 25c. emerald and carmine-red Type II overprint at lower left, a lower right corner block of four with plate numbers and trace of imprint; fine unmounted mint. A rare positional multiple. B.P.A. Certificate (1969). S.G. 74b, £2,000+. Photo £1,000-1,200
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x 25c. emerald and carmine-red Type II overprint at lower left, fine unmounted. Scarce. S.G. 74b, £500. Photo £200-250
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x 25c. emerald and carmine-red Type II overprint at lower left, fine used; scarce. S.G. 74b, £650. Photo £300-350
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x 50c. deep lilac and slate-black Type II trial surcharge vertical strip of four, Rows 5-8 with surcharge spacing error in row 7 where the vertical spacing between rows 6 and 7 is 37.5mm. and between 7 and 8 33.5mm.; fine unmounted mint. Cat. £640+. Photo £300-400
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x 50c. deep lilac and slate-black Type II trial surcharge block of thirty, being the complete lower half of a sheet with imprint and plate numbers, not exhibiting the spacing error between rows 7 and 8, proving the existence of a second sheet of these trial overprints; fine unmounted mint and the largest known multiple. A spectacular showpiece. Cat. £4,800+. Photo £2,500-3,000
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x 50c. deep lilac and slate-black Type III lower right corner block of eight with plate numbers and imprint, fine unmounted mint. Very rare and the largest recorded multiple of this Type. R.P.S. Certificate (2001). S.G. 75b, £6,000. Photo £3,000-3,500
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x 50c. deep lilac and slate-black Type III, unmounted mint; light Stanley Gibbons hand stamp on reverse. S.G. 75b, £750. Photo £250-300
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x 50c. deep lilac and slate-black Type III, an upper right corner example with variety short "c", unmounted mint. Rare with the owner recording only one other mint example. S.G. 75b, £750+. Photo £400-500
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x R1 on 10/- black and deep lilac Type II and Type III plate blocks of four, fine unmounted mint. S.G. 76a, b, £396+. Photo for Type III £200-250
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x R2 on £1 black and turquoise-blue Type I upper right corner block of four and Type II overprint at foot marginal block of four, fine unmounted mint. S.G. 77, 77b, £532+. Photo for Type II £250-300
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x R2 on £1 black and turquoise-blue Type II lower right corner block of eight with plate numbers and imprint; fine unmounted mint. A rare and impressive multiple. S.G. 77b, £880+. Photo £500-600
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x 2c., 4c., 5c., 25c., 50c., R1 and R2 imperforate proofs in the issued colours on ungummed Script watermarked paper, the set complete by perforated issued stamps for 1/2c., 1c., 2 1/2c., 10c. and 12 1/2c. An extremely rare group and believed unique in private hands. Photo £3,000-3,500
Note: The duties were approved in three phases, the 1/2c., 1c., 2 1/2c., 10c. and 12 1/2c. on 30 September 1960, the 25c. and R2 on 4 May 1961 and the 2c., 4c., 5c., 50c. and R1 on 30 May 1961
Provenance: Robson Lowe, April 1973
Stanley Gibbons, June 2011
| 1962-66 Definitive Issue | |
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x 1/2c. to R2 group of fifteen (no 7 1/2c.) first submission proofs in colours close to those issued, on gummed block CA watermarked paper. An extremely rare group and believed unique in private hands. Photo £4,000-5,000
Note: From the group submitted the 2c., (7 1/2c.), 12 1/2c. and 20c. were accepted on 23 August 1961. The remainder were rejected. The reason for the rejection is not documented but in comparison with the subsequently approved proofs there are slight differences to colour shading plus minor retouches required to the printing screens
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x 1/2c. to R2 group of twelve second submission proofs in issued colours, all on gummed block CA watermarked paper (some values with inverted watermark), the 10c. rejected and accompanied by a further R1 with mauve background (rejected) and a further third submission 10c. in the issued colours. An extremely rare group and believed unique in private hands. Photo. (14) £4,000-5,000
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x A selection (17) with various varieties, including 1/2c. vertical pair with shift of brown (spears) 2mm. to left, 2c. with shift of black 7mm. to top, 10c. and 25c. block of four with watermark inverted, 15c. with shift of black to upper left and 1968 3c. on 5c. corner vertical pair with shift of surcharge up and to left; one used, the others fine unmounted mint £150-200
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x 1/2c., 1c., 2 1/2c., 3 1/2c., 4c., 5c., 7 1/2c, 25c. and 1968 3c. on 5c., all in complete sheets of fifty, and 12 1/2c. block of thirty-five, all variety inverted watermark, fine unmounted mint and a rare assembly. Cat. £7,900 plus the 12 1/2c. which is listed though not priced £1,200-1,500
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x 1/2c. block of ten (2x5), being columns 9 and 10 with full sheet margins, variety brown (spears) misplaced 2mm. to left, fine unmounted mint £100-120
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x 50c., variety watermark inverted, fine used. Scarce. R.P.S. Certificate (2009).
S.G. 103w, £200. Photo £100-120
| 1967 University Degrees Issue | |
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x Set of four imperforate proofs, affixed to individual Harrison and Sons Ltd. presentation cards; fine £200-250
Note: Swaziland acquired 'Protected State' status in 1967, which caused the replacement of the Queen's head on the stamps by that of Sobhuza prior to achieving Independence in 1968
| 1968 Independence Issue | |
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x A selection comprising 1/2c. with albino overprint, 1c. PVA gum, 3 1/2c. gum arabic, 5c. gum arabic, all three with watermark inverted, all four in corner blocks of four, and R1 PVA upper left corner example with green shifted 5mm. to top, fine unmounted mint. Cat. £420+. Photo £150-200
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x 1/2c. lower right corner block of four, variety brown (spears) omitted, fine unmounted mint. A scarce block. S.G. 142a, £1,700. Photo £700-800
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x 1/2c., variety brown (spears) omitted, fine unmounted mint. S.G. 142a, £425. Photo £150-180
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x 1/2c. complete sheet of fifty, variety overprint albino, fine unmounted mint. S.G. 142b, £2,500+ £400-500
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x 1c., 2 1/2c., 3c. on 2 1/2c., 3 1/2c. and 12 1/2c. all in complete sheets of fifty, variety watermark inverted, fine unmounted mint. Cat. £9,200 £1,200-1,500
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x 15c. gum arabic lower right corner block of four, fine unmounted mint. A scarce multiple with only seven sheets reported £100-120
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x R1 block of ten (2x5), being columns 9 and 10 with full sheet margins, variety green shifted 5mm. to top, fine unmounted mint with a similar normal block for comparison £200-250
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x 2R block of ten (2x5), being rows 2 and 3 with margins at both sides, variety overprint applied at an angle, fine unmounted mint. A rare multiple from the sole sheet of this variety recorded accompanied by a diagram of the overprint positions. Photo £300-350
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x 2R strip of five, being row 7 with margins at both sides, and the lower right corner example, variety overprint applied at an angle, fine unmounted mint. A rare duo from the sole sheet of this variety recorded, accompanied by a diagram of the overprint positions. Photo £200-250
| 1968 Independence Commemorative Issue | |
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x A small collection comprising the set of four in upper right corner singles with Enschedé paper issue control punch marks, a set of four souvenir sheetlets designated "A" to "D" by Benje Joseph, a further souvenir sheetlet with top margin not perforated through (the only example seen by the owner), and a presentation folder bearing the set of four and believed presented to dignitaries at the Independence celebrations; see handbook pages 323-325 £80-100
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x 3c. (marginal) and 4 1/2c. vertical pairs, variety imperforate, fine unmounted mint.
S.G. 137a, 138a, £450. Photo £150-200
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x R1 and R2 interpanneau blocks of ten, fine unmounted mint; also the set on first day cover £50-60
| 1973 World Health Organisation | |
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x 3 1/2c. and 7 1/2c. imperforate proofs affixed to individual House of Questa presentation cards £80-100
| 1975 University of Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland | |
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x 7 1/2c., 12 1/2c., 15c. and 25c. set of imperforate proofs affixed to individual Format presentation cards; fine £100-120
| 1975 Swazi Youth | |
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x 3c., 10c., 15c. and 25c. imperforate proofs affixed to individual Kynoch Press presentation cards; fine £100-120
| 1978 10th Anniversary of Independence | |
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x A collection of thirty-two imperforate progressive colour proof vertical marginal pairs, comprising 4c., 6c., 10c. (4), 15c. (4), 25c. (4) and 50c. (4), together with one of each in the issued form, all on gummed CA watermarked paper. A fine group £300-400
| 1980 Flowers Definitives | |
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x Perf. 12 3c., 4c. and 5c. lower right corner plate-traffic light blocks of four, unmounted mint, and 15c. used (2). Much scarcer than the catalogue values suggest with the used 15c. unpriced in S.G. £80-100
| 1984 Indigenous Fungi | |
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x 10c., 15c., 50c. and E1 imperforate proofs in issued colours on plastic, affixed in Format presentation folder £60-80
| 1984 Surcharges | |
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x 10c. on 4c. perf. 13 1/2 upper right corner plate number/traffic light block of four, unmounted mint, and a used single, 10c. on 4c. perf. 12 1/2 used (6) comprising surcharge treble (2, one on window envelope), surcharge double on window envelope, dry print surcharge, surcharge over-inked and smudged and surcharge misplaced. An interesting selection with perf. 13 1/2 used unpriced. S.G. 471 group £120-150
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x 25c. on 6c. variety surcharge treble, used, and variety surcharge double, unmounted mint and a used example on 1986 envelope from Mbabane to Germiston. A scarce group. R.P.S. Certificates (1997) for surcharge treble and loose surcharge double. S.G. 474a, 474b £100-120
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x 30c. on 1c. and 30c. on 2c. horizontal marginal pairs from the right of the sheet, variety surcharge omitted with normal, fine unmounted mint. S.G. 475a, £375+ with
S.G. 476ab unpriced. Photo £200-250
| 1986 60th Birthday of Queen Elizabeth II | |
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x A selection of vignette colour proofs on plastic, comprising 10c. and 45c., both in grey, 30c. (two different, one as issued) and E1 (two different, one as issued) £100-120
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x 30c. upper right corner plate numbers/traffic light block of four, variety gross misalignment of perforations and 45c. upper left corner plate numbers/traffic light block of four and a marginal single, variety grey (vignette) printing double, fine unmounted mint. An unusual group £150-200
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x 15c., 35c., E1 and E2 set of four intermediate colour proofs on plastic; unusual £100-120
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x 15c. on 45c. plate 1A, 1B and 1C lower left corner blocks of six with traffic lights and imprint, plate 1B upper right corner plate and traffic light block of four, unmounted mint, 15c. on 45c. used with 50c. on envelope to South Africa, and 40c. on 55c. used vertical pair with variety surcharge double, one diagonal and offset; a fine group. S.G. 580. etc., £408+ £120-150
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x 1932 (4 Nov.) Robertson postcard from Bremersdorp to Kenya bearing South Africa 1925 Air 3d. (the correct postcard rate) with c.d.s., 1934 (5 Mar.) envelope from Mbabane to Nyasaland carried on the first "feeder" service flight, 1935 (26 July) Rhodesia & Nyasaland Airways Ltd. envelope from Mbabane to Beira, carried on the first "feeder" service flight and bearing Silver Jubilee set with Mozambique 30c. cancelled on arrival, and 1938 (Dec.) envelope carried on the KLM New Year's flight from Mbabane to Holland £80-100
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x 1934 (1 Sept) envelope registered from Mbabane to Buenos Aires and accepted for carriage on the 8th South America Zeppelin flight, bearing 4d. and 5/- cancelled by double-ring datestamps and showing code "b" illustrated flight cachet in red alongside, Friedrichshafen c.d.s. (15.9) and circular-framed "certificados/245/central" handstamp, the reverse with despatch, Marseilles Station (8.9) and Buenos Aires (19.9) c.d.s. An exceptionally rare Southern Africa Zeppelin acceptance and believed to be one of only two recorded for Swaziland. Photo £1,200-1,500
Provenance: "Bad Salzelmen"
"Kaiser", December 2000
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x 1945 unstamped Air Letter forms from Egypt to Mankaiana, each marked "Concessional postage personnel from Swaziland", two with Egypt Prepaid datestamps and one with F.P.O. 86 c.d.s., all with arrival c.d.s.; a most unusual trio £80-100
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x 1963-66 envelopes from British Forces sent to Swaziland during negotiations about a new constitution in 1963, comprising items to England (6) and South Africa franked at 3d. or 4d. with F.P.O. 124, 656, 947 (2), 1019 (2) and 1046, and 1963 envelope from Manzini addressed locally to a member of the 1st Gordon Highlanders. See handbook pages 473-476 where some of these covers are illustrated £120-150
Note: The troops were unexpectedly withdrawn in November 1966, the Paramount Chief Sobhuza having mixed feelings about their departure. Swaziland was granted internal self-government on 25 April 1967, when Sobhuza was sworn in as King. The country attained full independence on 6 September 1968
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