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x Twenty-five documents bearing a range of values including Court Fee 1910 issue, Documentary stamps and Revenue with 1944 Seated Musician; condition a little mixed though an interesting lot £100-120
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1933 Tourist set, large part original gum; very fine. S.G. 208-221, £850. Photo £350-400
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1942 1m. to 20m. and Postage Due 1942 1m., 2m. and 10m., all in unmounted mint marginal blocks of four; fine. S.G. 222-229, D230-D232, £500+ £120-150
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1952 New Currency surcharges, selection (37), including 1942 no watermark set in pairs, 1943-47 4f. on 4m. carmine pink, 10f. on 10m. red, 15f. on 15m. blue, 20f. on 20m. olive-green, 20f. on 20m. blue (black overprint), 500f. on 500m., 1d. on £P1, Obligatory Tax 2f. on 2m., etc., unmounted mint, fine and a scarce group. Between S.G. 307-T335 £120-150
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1925 set overprinted "specimen" and 1929-39 set perforated "specimen", large part original gum, the first set a little toned but scarce. S.G. D159-D164, D189-D194, £290 £150-200
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1929 4m. on 15m. ultramarine, surcharge inverted, unmounted mint block of four from the top of the sheet, light gum toning as always, fine and rare. B.P.A. Certificate (1991) for a block of nine. S.G. D185a, £720+. Photo £400-450
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1948 1m. to £P1 with additional 2m. perf. 13 1/2x13 and perf. 13, all in unmounted mint blocks of four, fine. S.G. P1-P16, £900++ £300-350
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x 1878-1902 used accumualtion on stockcards, including 1878-80 1/2d. (11), 1d. (22 with a corner block of ten) and 3d. (4) unused/mint and a used range to 2/-, 1883 Re-issue and Vurtheim selections and others with a few Revenues; mixed condition though viewing recommended £200-250
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x 1890-1902 selection of covers (15) and cards (22), the cards mainly addressed internally the covers mainly overseas, one card bearing 1/2d. with Sweetwater oval datestamp, one envelope registered to France "AR", others from Boer War, and postal stationery cards (12), letter card and envelopes (2) unused £200-250
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1892 (25 Sept.) envelope to Gravenmacher, Luxembourg, bearing 1885-93 1d. pair and 2d. olive-bistre tied by "johannesburg/z.a.r." datestamps, and the 2d. additionally tied by "t" handstamp, London, Luxembourg Gare and Gravenmacher transit and arrival markings on reverse; light stains but a most unusual destination £100-120
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1913-23 5/- lilac and violet and £1 grey-green and carmine, both in blocks of four from the corners of the sheet with plate numbers, unmounted mint, the 5/- with a few split perfs., pencil notations in the margins, fresh and fine. S.G. 155b, 156, £1,480+. Photo £500-600
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1913-23 5/- brown purple and violet block of four from the lower left corner of the sheet with plate number and £1 (2, shades) with part original gum; fair to fine. S.G. 155d, 156, 156a, £940 £250-300
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x Great Britain 1924-26 1 1/2d. red-brown, tied to piece by wavy line "paquebot" and red double ringed "tristan da cunha" cachet, type IV without centre label; fine. B.P.A. Certificate (2006). Photo £200-250
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1929 (10 Feb.) envelope (opened-out) from A.B. Partridge "Priest and Viceroy of Tristan da Cunha" to London, bearing G.B. 1/2d. and 1d. sharing a fine strike of the very rare "tristan da cunha/island of" handstamp in red with a further superb strike alongside, London Paquebot arrival c.d.s. (26.6) at foot, the reverse with a further strike of the handstamp with "island of" portion struck above the rest and dated "10-2-29" in manuscript; envelope with tear at left and a few small faults through opening though attractive and very rare. S.G. C55,500. Photo £2,000-2,500
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"2 1/2" Setting 5 on 1/- lilac, two different types, one with small part original gum and horizontal crease, the other without gum and a little toned. B.P.A. Certificates (2007 and 2014 respectively). S.G. 29, £1,100 £150-200
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"2 1/2" Setting 6 (Type 21) on 1/- lilac, fresh unused with part original gum, straight edges at top and at foot, the latter leaving the perforations intact at base of design; two small light handstamps on reverse. An attractive example of this exceptionally rare stamp,
and considered the finest of the few examples recorded. B.P.A. Certificate (2012).
S.G. 31, £25,000. Photo £8,000-10,000
Provenance: "Chartwell", June 2011
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"2 1/2" Setting 7 on 6d. black, fresh unused with part original gum; small scissor-cut at lower right corner outside of design. An appealing example of this very rare stamp.
R.P.S. (1961) and B.P.A. (2011) Certificates. S.G. 32, £9,500. Photo £3,000-3,500
Provenance: T. Charlton Henry, April 1961
"Isleham", March 1987
"Chartwell", June 2011
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1881 1d., 6d. and 1/-, 1882-85 set of three with 1/2d. shade, 1887-89 set of three and 6d. overprinted "specimen", 1889 1d. on 2 1/2d., 1889-93 1d. (3) and 2 1/2d. (2, one overprinted "specimen", 1893 1/2d. on 4d. Settings 2, 3 and 4, and 1893-95 set of three with 4d. and 5d. overprinted "specimen", unused or with part to large part gum; generally good to fine £150-200
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1893 (29 Dec.) "Appendix" sheet (203-237mm.) bearing three general Keyplate imperforate trials and six Postage Postage imperforate trials, each with handpainted country name and all but two of the Postage Postage trials with handpainted value tablets, the sheet initialled at foot and further dated "1.1.94", two light creases, one crossing three of the trials. A wonderful exhibition item. Photo £8,000-10,000
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1900-04 2/- (2) imperforate plate proofs in purple and in lake, the issued colours of the 2/- and 3/- values; both with light creases though a scarce pair. Also the issued set of ten overprinted "specimen" £300-400
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1950 die proof of the head in oval surround, in black on surfaced wove paper (70x71mm.) with die number in reverse at top, marked "2nd stage" in pencil at foot;
light crease clear of the die impression. Photo £150-200
Provenance: Morris H. Ludington, November 1999
| Uganda | @$:Please note that in this section, 1895 (Mar.)-96 (June), S.G. 1-53, the quality of the paper often resulted in
the stamp being creased before use. Such creases are therefore not grounds for return
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10(c.) horizontal strip of four, the right stamp showing "0" corrected from "k", unused with borders or part thereof on all sides. One of the major multiples of this issue.
R.P.S. Certificate (1973). S.G. 1, £17,000. Photo £10,000-12,000
Note: This is one of the very few errors known on the first issue. It is also the second largest multiple of any value of this issue.
Provenance: Colonel J.R. Danson, May 1971
Roy Dunstan, September 1985
Dr. Gene Scott
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50(c.) block of six (3x2) unused with borders on two sides, the four right stamps 20mm. wide, the centre stamp in the lower row showing error "u u g" for "u g", the additional "u" is partly erased; central horizontal crease between stamps and other light creasing.
An outstanding showpiece and the largest recorded multiple of this issue. S.G. 5, £8400+. Photo £5,000-6,000
Provenance: Roy Dunstan, September 1985
Dr. Gene Scott
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50(c.) horizontal pair, unused with borders or traces thereof on three sides, creases, fine. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 5, £2800. Photo £700-900
Provenance: Roy Dunstan, September 1985
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25(c.) severed and rejoined pair, the left stamp part of a 5(c.) and 15(c.) vertical strip of three and being tête-bêche with the latter, the interpane margin containing typed inscription "u g" twice (inverted) and "10 each", the usual creases. A significant multiple of the second issue. R.P.S. Certificate (1974) for the strip. S.G. 17/19/21, £8650+. Photo £4,000-5,000
Provenance: Roy Dunstan, September 1985) for strip
Dr. Gene Scott
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1a. (thick one; used), 2a. pair and singles (2), 3a. pair, 4a. pairs (2) and a single, 8a. pair (on thin yellowish paper), 1r. (small light stain) and 5r., each showing small "o" in "postage", all unused, generally good to fine. S.G. 55a-61a, £2400 £300-400
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5r. on thin yellowish paper, an unused irregular block of seven with sheet margin at right; rather toned and with some creases. The largest recorded multiple. S.G. 61, £1925 £300-350
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2a. stamp-size small format similar to issued design but with "uganda protectorate/postage & revenue" in oval around the head, affixed to card (90x115mm.) lettered "A" and dated "Jan 24th 98". Photo £700-900
Provenance: De La Rue archives, July 1976
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2a. stamp-size small format similar to issued design but lacking shading, affixed to card (90x115mm.) lettered "C" and dated "Febr 18th 98". Photo £700-900
Provenance: De La Rue archives, July 1976
Roy Dunstan, September 1985
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5r. stamp-size large format similar to issued design but with "protectorate/postage & revenue" in oval around the head and "uganda" in trees above the head, affixed to card (90x115mm.) lettered "B" and dated "Jan 24th 98". Photo £700-900
Provenance: De La Rue archives, July 1976
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5r. stamp-size large format similar to issued design but lacking shading, affixed to card (90x115mm.) lettered "D" and dated "Febr 18th 98". Photo £700-900
Provenance: De La Rue archives, July 1976
Roy Dunstan, September 1985
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5r. in black on wove paper with 1mm. margins, dated "7/2/98" in pencil on reverse;
some light discolouration at right due to storage in the printer's day book. Photo £300-350
Provenance: De La Rue archives
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1862 (7 Oct.) envelope from Ballaggio (Italy) to New York with fine and rare "36" handstamp, red "italie/5 lancelebourg 5" (10.10) datestamp, framed "Br. Service" and "42/new york" arrival (24.10), also 1862 (9 Dec.) envelope from Geneva to
New York with "18" handstamp, red framed "Br. Service" and black "21 new york" arrival (21 Dec.), endorsed "Due 30c"; a fine and rare duo. The first with J. Van der Linden Certificate (2011) £120-150
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1895 $1 black, horizontal pair with types I and II se-tenant, light oval Registered cancellations, centred to upper-left, fine and rare. S.G. 280b, £3,000. Photo £300-350
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Collection of TASCO (Tatham Stamp Company of Springfield, Massachusetts) Educational booklets, 100+ contained in a blue binder, many in their original envelopes and with contents, some duplication, chiefly fine £400-500
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1884, rouletted 8, 1c. to 25c. (with additional 1c. shade, excluding 5c. prussian blue) and 1888, rouletted 8, 1c. to 25c; all in horizontal pairs overprinted "specimen" in red; fine unmounted mint. S.G.83s-4s, 86s-106s £100-120
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1884-86, rouletted 8, 1c. to 25c. (excluding 5c.) and 1888, rouletted 8, set of seven
(less 5c.); all blocks of four overprinted "specimen" in red; fine unmounted mint. S.G.83s-85s, 87s-90s, 104s £100-120
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1894 2p. printer's sample in purple, complete sheetlet of nine, each overprinted "waterlow & sons/specimen"; unmounted mint except central stamp that has been mounted and thinned. Fine £100-120
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1931-74 mostly mint collection housed in an album, hundreds, including 1938 Archaeological set, 1948 Tobias 250L. and 500L. 1949 Basilicas with Express,
1949 U.P.U. set, 1951 Beatification, 1951 Council of Chalcedon, 1951 Gratian Air set, 1952 Papal States stamp centenary miniature sheet, 1953 Air 1000L. blue and deep blue, 1953 Libri Sententiarium, etc., chiefly fine with many unmounted mint £300-400
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1d. and 6d. in black on single card (115x145mm.), believed to emanate from Waterlow, the later proofs in colour being from Nissen and Parker. Extremely rare. Photo £1,400-1,800
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1d. and 6d. in bright blue-green on single card (67x106mm.). Photo £300-400
Provenance: William Frazer, May 2004
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1d. and 6d. in sage-green on single card (73x108mm.). Photo £300-400
Provenance: J. L. Fredrick, October 1992
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1d. and 6d. in dull lilac on single card (73x113mm.). Photo £300-400
Provenance: "Ursula", January 1981
J.L. Fredrick, October 1992
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1d. green, 1d. pale blue and 6d. watery blue (2) on four pieces of card with 2-8mm. margins, and 6d. in blue-green on wove paper (33x35mm.) £300-400
Provenance: J. L. Fredrick, October 1992
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1d. green (2), 1d. deep green, 6d. rose and 6d. rose-red (with gum), good to large margins £140-180
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White paper, perf. 12, 1d. (3) and 6d. (7) including [11] and [17] showing flaws in left and right frames respectively and two with variety large "v" in "virgin", large part original gum, fine. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 1-4a £1,444 £250-300
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4d. in grey-blue showing Virgin with twelve lamps and aureole on lined background,
on card (86x107mm.) showing complete die impression; a little soiled though a very rare essay. Photo £2,000-2,500
Provenance: R. B. Yardley, 1944
William Frazer, May 2004
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4d. in green (36x38mm.), pale green (47x48mm.) and brown-lilac (31x36mm.); fine £400-500
Provenance: J. L. Fredrick, October 1992
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4d. red block of fifteen (5x3), being the complete top three rows of the sheet with large sheet margins. A rare and impressive multiple £800-1,000
Provenance: William Frazer, May 2004
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4d. (6) two in red, two in deep red, one in lake-red and one in lake-red on pink,
all imperforate, fine £200-250
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1d. (2), 6d. and 1/- (2, one with long-tailed "s") on white wove paper, 1d. (2), 6d. and 1/- on greyish or toned paper, 4d. on pale rose paper and 4d. (2) on buff paper;
some without gum, a little gum toning, otherwise fine mint. S.G. 8-17, £2,535 £500-600
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