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½a - 12a Mint blocks of four, lightly mounted on the upper stamps only, very fine. S.G. 49/58, £900+. (10 blocks). £280-350
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Used blocks, comprising 1a block of six (3x2), 2a block of four, and 8a magenta block of six (2x3), the lower left stamp with variety "F" for "E", thin to centre left stamp, all used in Mombasa, scarce multiples. S.G. £382+. (3 blocks). £100-120
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½a Blue-green, variety "Br1tish" for "British", fine mint. S.G. 49b, £600. Photo on Page 204. £200-240
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½a Blue-green, variety "Afr1ca" for "Africa", fine mint. S.G. 49c, £800. Photo on Page 204. £240-280
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½a Blue-green, variety "Afr1ca" for "Africa", used with Mombasa datestamp. Light diagonal crease, otherwise fine and very scarce used. With B.P.A Certificate (2002). S.G. 49c, unpriced used. Photo on Page 204. £200-240
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½a Blue-green, overprint double one albino, fine mint, with Peter Holcombe Certificate (1989). S.G. 49d, £225. Photo on Page 204. £80-100
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1a Plum, unmounted mint vertical strip of four [36-48] all showing varieties due to loosening of the type, stamp 12 with gap between "Ea" and "st", stamp 24 with dropped final "t" and "a", stamp 36 with dropped "h" and slanting "t", stamp 48 with raised "t". Stamp 36 with small surface scrape, otherwise fine and very unusual. Photo on Page 216. £100-150
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1a Plum, variety "Br1tish" for "British", fine mint, with Peter Holcombe Certificate (1990). S.G. 50b, £650. Photo on Page 204. £200-240
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1a Plum, variety "Br1tish" for "British", used with Lamu squared circle. Light diagonal crease and small thin, nevertheless very scarce used. S.G. 50b, £700. Photo on Page 204. £100-120
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1a Plum, variety "Afr1ca" for "Africa", superb unmounted mint. S.G. 50c, £850. Photo on Page 204. £300-350
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1a6p Sepia, variety "Br1tish" for "British", mint, apparently unmounted, reverse with "2/6" written heavily in pencil with some indentation to the stamp, otherwise fine and scarce. S.G. 51a, £750. Photo on Page 204. £150-180
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1a6p Sepia, variety "Afr1ca" for Africa", mint, part gum. S.G. 51b, £900. Photo on Page 204. £250-300
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2a Blue, variety "Br1tish" for "British", fine mint. S.G. 52b, £600. Photo on Page 204. £200-240
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2a Blue, variety "Br1tish" for "British", fine mint, one short perf at base, otherwise fine. S.G. 52b, £600. Photo on Page 204. £160-200
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2a Blue, variety "Br1tish" for "British", fine used with Mombasa c.d.s. S.G. 52b, £275. Photo on Page 204. £100-120
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2a Blue, variety "Afr1ca" for "Africa", fine mint. S.G. 52c, £850. Photo on Page 204. £280-320
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2a6p Yellow-green, unmounted mint vertical strip of three [24-48] all showing varieties due to loosening of the type, stamp 24 with dropped final "t" and "a", stamp 36 with dropped "h" and slanting "t", stamp 48 with raised "t", very unusual. Photo on Page 148. £100-150
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2a6p Yellow-green used with Mombasa squared circle dated OC 27 95, the earliest recorded date of use of this India overprint issue, ex Krieger. Photo on Page 204. £60-70
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2a6p Yellow-green, variety "Eas " for "East", mint, one short upper perf and toning to reverse, good appearance and a scarce variety. S.G. 53d, £1,300. Photo on Page 204. £180-220
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2a6p Yellow-green, variety "Br1tish" for "British", mint, a little edge toning, good appearance. S.G. 53e, £800. Photo on Page 204. £140-160
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2a6p Yellow-green, variety "Br1tish" for "British", used, unusually with a Zanzibar c.d.s. S.G. 53e, £300. Photo on Page 204. £100-120
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2a6p Yellow-green, variety "Afr1ca" for "Africa", fine mint. S.G. 53f, £1,000. Photo on Page 204. £300-350
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2a6p Yellow-green, variety "Afr1ca" for "Africa", used with a Mombasa squared circle, very minor creasing. S.G. 53f, £400. Photo on Page 204. £80-100
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2a6p Yellow-green, variety overprint double, tiny thin to one upper perf, otherwise fine mint and scarce. With B.P.A Certificate (2011). S.G. 53h, £1,200. Photo on Page 204. £350-400
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3a Brown-orange, variety "Br1tish" for "British", very fine mint. S.G. 54a, £800. Photo on Page 204. £250-300
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3a Brown-orange, variety "Afr1ca" for "Africa", superb mint. S.G. 54b, £1,100. Photo on Page 204. £350-400
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3a Brown-orange, variety "Afr1ca" for "Africa", fine used with Kilindini squared circle, very scarce used. With B.P.A Certificate (2002). S.G. 54b, unpriced used. Photo on Page 204. £350-450
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4a Slate-green, variety "Br1tish" for "British", unused, traces of gum only. S.G. 55ba, £1,000. Photo on Page 204. £150-180
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4a Slate-green, mint pair, right stamp with variety "Afr1ca" for "Africa", very fine mint. S.G. 55bb, £1,338. Photo on Front Cover. £400-500
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4a Slate-green, variety "Afr1ca" for "Africa", used with Mombasa c.d.s, light diagonal crease, otherwise very fine and scarce. With B.P.A Certificate (2002). S.G. 55bb, £850. Photo on Page 204. £220-260
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6a Pale brown, mint with margin at left, additional overprint in the margin, unusual and very scarce, ex Minns collection. S.G. 56var. Photo on Page 204. £150-200
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6a Pale brown, variety "Br1tish" for "British", mint, part gum. With R.P.S Certificate (2016). S.G. 56a, £2,000. Photo on Front Cover. £500-600
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8a Magenta, variety "Br1tish" for "British", very fine mint. S.G. 57ca, £950. Photo on Page 204. £300-350
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12a Purple on red, variety "Br1tish" for "British", superb mint. S.G. 58a, £900. Photo on Page 204. £300-350
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12a Purple on red, variety "Afr1ca" for "Africa", very fine mint. S.G. 58b, £1,300. Photo on Front Cover. £400-500
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1r Green and carmine, variety "Br1tish" for "British", fine mint, very scarce. S.G. 60b, £2,250. Photo on Front Cover. £550-650
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1r Green and carmine, variety "Afr1ca" for "Africa", mint, light diagonal crease, good appearance, scarce. S.G. 60c. £3,250. Photo on Page 204. £200-250
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1r Green and carmine, variety overprint double one sideways, fine mint. One pane of 120 stamps existed with this variety. S.G. 60d, £425. Photo on Page 204. £150-180
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1r Green and carmine, pair with variety overprint double one sideways, folded between the pair with some split perfs reinforced with a hinge, otherwise fine mint. S.G. 60d, £850. Photo on Page 204. £300-350
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1898 (Jan 10) Cover posted within Mombasa, franked 1a, 1a6p and 4a. £120-150
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1897 2r, 3r and 5r Reprints with smaller overprint type, printed for U.P.U distribution as Specimen stamps, the 5r unusually with overprint double, one albino, fine mint. Listed and priced by S.G. in a footnote, which does not mention the 5r double overprint variety. S.G. £500+. (3). Photo on Page 226. £180-220
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1897 3r Reprint with smaller overprint type, a mint block of four, mounted on the upper right stamp only, a very scarce multiple. Photo on Page 148. £250-300
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1897 (June 2) Piece bearing 2r reprint with smaller overprint type (printed for U.P.U distribution as Specimen stamps), cancelled by a Mombasa squared circle with London Registered arrival datestamps (19/21 June), minor toning. These Specimen reprints were never authorised for postal use, but single examples of the 2r, 3r and 4r are known on pieces cut from registered covers sent to London on this one date. A unique postal use, with Brandon Certificate (1978). Photo on Page 148. £250-300
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Mint (2) and used (3) stamps, one with sloping bar in fraction, one used stamp with small thin, otherwise fine. S.G. £420. (5). £120-140
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2½ on 1a6p Mint, variety inverted "1" in fraction, "Africa" shifted to the right, fine mint. S.G. 64a, £1,200. Photo on Page 204. £350-400
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2½ on 1a6p Mint, variety inverted "1" in fraction, small Anchor handstamp on reverse, fine mint. S.G. 64a, £1,200. Photo on Page 204. <\i> £300-350
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2½ on 1a6p, variety inverted "1" in fraction, used with Mombasa squared circle, small thin to upper left corner, otherwise fine. S.G. 64a, £700. Photo on Page 204. £120-140
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2½ on 1a6p, Reprints with surcharge types 12, 13 or 14 all printed as U.P.U Specimen stamps, type 13 surcharge a little toned on reverse, type 14 surcharge with lower margin, scarce. S.G. £485. (3). £160-180
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2½ on 1a6p, U.P.U Reprint block of four with surcharge type 14, fine mint, lower pair unmounted. Scarce, ex. Mills, Sir Gawaine Baillie and Steinberg. S.G. £600+. Photo on Page 170. £200-250
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1900-03 Covers franked 1a with double ring c.d.s of Rabai or Nairobi, ½a or 1a postcards with similar Machakos or Lamu datestamps, and 1898 pieces franked ½a or 1r with Kikurgu squared circles (a spelling error for Kikuyu). Also 1904 postcard with KEVII 1a from Mombasa. All fine, the Rabai c.d.s scarce. (5 covers + 2 pieces). £150-180
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