Stamps and Covers of Africa Featuring the 'Protea' Collection of South Africa
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# 1001 - Basutoland 1937 Coronation set of three, each imperforate and perfora... »
Basutoland 1937 Coronation set of three, each imperforate and perforated "specimen", lightly mounted mint; fine and rare with only...
£1,100
# 1002 - Bechuanaland British Bechuanaland 1888 (19 Jan.) 1/- to £1 part set of... »
Bechuanaland British Bechuanaland 1888 (19 Jan.) 1/- to £1 part set of six; each value fine and lightly mounted mint. Sismondo Certi...
£400
# 1003 - Bechuanaland British Bechuanaland 1888 Orbs £1 lilac and black, used w... »
Bechuanaland British Bechuanaland 1888 Orbs £1 lilac and black, used with clear barred numeral '1014' of Pitsani, fine. B.P.A. Certi...
£350
# 1004 - Bechuanaland British Bechuanaland 1888 Orbs £1 lilac and black, used w... »
Bechuanaland British Bechuanaland 1888 Orbs £1 lilac and black, used with complete and upright 'palachwe/ khamas town' c.d.s.; fine....
£260
# 1005 - Bechuanaland British Bechuanaland 1888 (Sept.-20 Nov.) 4d. in red on 4... »
Bechuanaland British Bechuanaland 1888 (Sept.-20 Nov.) 4d. in red on 4d. lilac and black, used with part clear 'bloemfontein' c.d.s....
£350
# 1006 - Bechuanaland Bechuanaland Protectorate Die proof of the overprint used... »
Bechuanaland Bechuanaland Protectorate Die proof of the overprint used for the 1904-13 issue, struck in black on thin card (90 x 82m...
£380
# 1007 - Bechuanaland Bechuanaland Protectorate Die proof for the 1904-13 overp... »
Bechuanaland Bechuanaland Protectorate Die proof for the 1904-13 overprint in black on white glazed card (90 x 60mm.) marked 'before...
£240
# 1008 - Bechuanaland Bechuanaland Protectorate 1904-13 Issue Die proof of the... »
Bechuanaland Bechuanaland Protectorate 1904-13 Issue Die proof of the 1904-13 overprint, stamp-sized in black on white glazed card a...
£380
# 1009 - Bechuanaland Bechuanaland Protectorate 1904-13 Issue A small group all... »
Bechuanaland Bechuanaland Protectorate 1904-13 Issue A small group all overprinted "specimen" (3) comprising ½d. blue-green overprin...
£210
# 1010 - Bechuanaland Bechuanaland Protectorate 1904-13 Issue A small group all... »
Bechuanaland Bechuanaland Protectorate 1904-13 Issue A small group all overprinted "specimen" (3) comprising ½d. blue-green and 2½d....
£270
# 1011 - Bechuanaland Bechuanaland Protectorate 1904-13 Issue A group of blocks... »
Bechuanaland Bechuanaland Protectorate 1904-13 Issue A group of blocks of four (6) comprising ½d. yellowish green, ½d. blue-green, 1...
£200 to £300
# 1012 - Bechuanaland Bechuanaland Protectorate 1904-13 Issue ½d. blue-green, a... »
Bechuanaland Bechuanaland Protectorate 1904-13 Issue ½d. blue-green, a block of twenty-four from the foot of the sheet with control...
£250 to £350
# 1013 - Bechuanaland Bechuanaland Protectorate 1904-13 Issue ½d. yellowish gre... »
Bechuanaland Bechuanaland Protectorate 1904-13 Issue ½d. yellowish green, a group of mint mainly Control multiples (5) comprising tw...
£220
# 1014 - Bechuanaland Bechuanaland Protectorate 1904-13 Issue ½d. blue-green, t... »
Bechuanaland Bechuanaland Protectorate 1904-13 Issue ½d. blue-green, two complete panes of one hundred and twenty, an upper and lowe...
£260
# 1015 - Bechuanaland Bechuanaland Protectorate 1904-13 Issue 1d. scarlet, a gr... »
Bechuanaland Bechuanaland Protectorate 1904-13 Issue 1d. scarlet, a group of mainly mint Control multiples and single examples (10)...
£700
# 1016 - Bechuanaland Bechuanaland Protectorate 1904-13 Issue 2½d. ultramarine,... »
Bechuanaland Bechuanaland Protectorate 1904-13 Issue 2½d. ultramarine, a lower right corner block of twenty-five, one stamp with min...
£140
# 1017 - Bechuanaland Bechuanaland Protectorate 1904-13 Issue 2½d. ultramarine,... »
Bechuanaland Bechuanaland Protectorate 1904-13 Issue 2½d. ultramarine, horizontal strip of three, the middle stamp variety stop afte...
£320
# 1018 - Bechuanaland Bechuanaland Protectorate 1904-13 Issue 2½d. ultramarine,... »
Bechuanaland Bechuanaland Protectorate 1904-13 Issue 2½d. ultramarine, horizontal pair, the first variety stop after 'p' of 'protect...
£400 to £600
# 1019 - Bechuanaland Bechuanaland Protectorate 1904-13 Issue 1/- deep green an... »
Bechuanaland Bechuanaland Protectorate 1904-13 Issue 1/- deep green and scarlet, a block of four from the left of the sheet, each ov...
£550
# 1020 - Bechuanaland Bechuanaland Protectorate 1904-13 Issue 1/- green and sca... »
Bechuanaland Bechuanaland Protectorate 1904-13 Issue 1/- green and scarlet, a block of four from the right of the sheet and a block...
£220
Basutoland
(x) Basutoland1937 Coronation set of three, each imperforate and perforated "specimen", lightly mounted mint; fine and rare with only six such sets produced. S.G. 15s-17s var.provenance:James CollieSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Bechuanaland
(x) BechuanalandBritish Bechuanaland1888 (19 Jan.) 1/- to £1 part set of six; each value fine and lightly mounted mint. Sismondo Certificates (2005/2008) for all apart from the 10/- which has a B.P.A. Certificate (2008). S.G. 15-20, £1,700+Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) BechuanalandBritish Bechuanaland1888 Orbs £1 lilac and black, used with clear barred numeral '1014' of Pitsani, fine. B.P.A. Certificate (1980). S.G. 20, £900Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) BechuanalandBritish Bechuanaland1888 Orbs £1 lilac and black, used with complete and upright 'palachwe/ khamas town' c.d.s.; fine. B.P.A. Certificate (1982). S.G. 20, £900Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) BechuanalandBritish Bechuanaland1888 (Sept.-20 Nov.) 4d. in red on 4d. lilac and black, used with part clear 'bloemfontein' c.d.s., a rare postmark on a rare stamp with fewer than ten examples known. S.G. 25Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) BechuanalandBechuanaland ProtectorateDie proof of the overprint used for the 1904-13 issue, struck in black on thin card (90 x 82mm.), endorsed 'approved' and initialled and dated 'FAC/ 23/7/03' (believed to be the initials of F. A. Colls, Inspector of Stamping), two pin-holes at upper left, otherwise very fine and rareprovenance:Inglefield-Watson, Spink, October 2007Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) BechuanalandBechuanaland ProtectorateDie proof for the 1904-13 overprint in black on white glazed card (90 x 60mm.) marked 'before hardening' and dated '07 jul 03'; fineSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) BechuanalandBechuanaland Protectorate1904-13 IssueDie proof of the 1904-13 overprint, stamp-sized in black on white glazed card affixed to piece of the De la Rue striking book (52 x 57mm.) and endorsed 'aug 5. 240 leads' in black; fine and rareSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) BechuanalandBechuanaland Protectorate1904-13 IssueA small group all overprinted "specimen" (3) comprising ½d. blue-green overprinted Samuel Type 16 (Ex Koi), ½d. yellowish green overprinted Samuel Type 17 and 1d. scarlet overprinted Samuel Type 17 (BPA Cert. 1971); fine. S.G. 66s-68sSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) BechuanalandBechuanaland Protectorate1904-13 IssueA small group all overprinted "specimen" (3) comprising ½d. blue-green and 2½d. ultramarine both overprinted Samuel Type 16 and 1d. scarlet overprinted Samuel Type 17; fine and fresh, the 2½d. ex Inglefield-Watson. S.G. 66s, 68s-69sSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) BechuanalandBechuanaland Protectorate1904-13 IssueA group of blocks of four (6) comprising ½d. yellowish green, ½d. blue-green, 1d. scarlet, 2½d. ultramarine (2, including one lower left corner) and 1/- deep green and scarlet and also the issued set of five to 1/-; fine mint. S.G. 66-71 groupSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) BechuanalandBechuanaland Protectorate1904-13 Issue½d. blue-green, a block of twenty-four from the foot of the sheet with control 'b', a block of six from the lower right corner also with control 'b' and a lower left block of four; fine and scarce multiples. S.G. 66Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) BechuanalandBechuanaland Protectorate1904-13 Issue½d. yellowish green, a group of mint mainly Control multiples (5) comprising two lower left corner blocks of six both with control 'f6', two lower left corner pairs, one with 'e6' and the other with 'f6'and also a lower right corner block of four, the control blocks scarce; all fine mint. S.G. 67Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) BechuanalandBechuanaland Protectorate1904-13 Issue½d. blue-green, two complete panes of one hundred and twenty, an upper and lower pane, the lower with control 'b' at lower right corner and ½d. yellowish green complete pane of one hundred and twenty; fine mint, scarce large multiples. S.G. 66, 67Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) BechuanalandBechuanaland Protectorate1904-13 Issue1d. scarlet, a group of mainly mint Control multiples and single examples (10) comprising horizontal strip of eight with control 'd4', horizontal strip of five with control 'd5', horizontal strip of three with control 'f6', three lower right corner blocks of six with controls 'e6', 'h8' and 'i10', three single examples with controls 'd5', 'f6' and 'i10' and a corner block of four without control; fine and fresh mint. S.G. 68 groupSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) BechuanalandBechuanaland Protectorate1904-13 Issue2½d. ultramarine, a lower right corner block of twenty-five, one stamp with minor corner crease otherwise superb and fresh unmounted mint; a scarce multiple. S.G. 69Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) BechuanalandBechuanaland Protectorate1904-13 Issue2½d. ultramarine, horizontal strip of three, the middle stamp variety stop after 'p' of 'protectorate', large part original gum; fine. Brandon Certificate (2004). S.G. 69, 69a, £1,000+provenance:Inglefield-Watson, Spink, October 2007Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) BechuanalandBechuanaland Protectorate1904-13 Issue2½d. ultramarine, horizontal pair, the first variety stop after 'p' of 'protectorate', lightly mounted mint; fine. R.P.S. Certificate (1956). S.G. 69, 69a, £1,000+Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) BechuanalandBechuanaland Protectorate1904-13 Issue1/- deep green and scarlet, a block of four from the left of the sheet, each overprinted 'cancelled' (Samuel Type 25), superb unmounted mint. S.G. 70 var.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) BechuanalandBechuanaland Protectorate1904-13 Issue1/- green and scarlet, a block of four from the right of the sheet and a block of eight from the foot of the sheet; large part original gum, fine and attractive multiples. S.G. 70Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) BechuanalandBechuanaland Protectorate1904-13 Issue1/- green and carmine, a block of four from the top of the sheet and 1/- deep green and scarlet, a lower right corner marginal block of six, perforated through both margins and showing 'date cuts' in the margin at foot below [119]; superb unmounted mint, scarce multiples. S.G. 70, 71Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) BechuanalandBechuanaland Protectorate1904-13 Issue1/- deep green and scarlet, block of four variety overprint double, one albino, diagonal bend at lower left, otherwise fine mint. S.G. 70a, £900+provenance:Inglefield-Watson, Spink, October 2007Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) BechuanalandBechuanaland Protectorate1904-13 Issue1/- green and carmine, two examples (2) both overprinted "specimen", one Samuel Type 23 and the other Samuel Type 26; fine. S.G. 71s var.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) BechuanalandBechuanaland Protectorate1904-13 Issue1/- green and carmine, two examples (2) both overprinted "specimen", the first Samuel Type 23 used for colour standards and trial printings and the second Samuel Type 26, for issue to the U.P.U.; fine. S.G. 71s var.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) BechuanalandBechuanaland Protectorate1904-13 Issue1/- deep green and scarlet, from the right of the sheet and overprinted "cancelled" (Samuel Type GB25), mounted in the margin only; very rareprovenance:National Postal Museum ArchiveInglefield-Watson, Spink, October 2007Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) BechuanalandBechuanaland Protectorate1912-141d. scarlet, complete upper and lower panes of one hundred and twenty (2) with full margins on three sides, and the lower pane with control 'b10', several stamps showing damage to crown; some light gum creasing in places otherwise fresh and unmounted mint. S.G. 72Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) BechuanalandBechuanaland Protectorate1912-141d. scarlet, a group of mainly Controls with single examples, a pair and blocks of six comprising 'b11' singles (2), a horizontal pair and corner blocks of six (3), 'b12' with singles (2) and corner blocks of six (5) also block of ten showing variety no cross on crown on centre stamp at foot; a fine and scarce assembly. S.G. 72a, 72Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) BechuanalandBechuanaland Protectorate1913-24½d. to 1/- originally issued set of eight, overprinted "specimen" (Samuel Type 23), superb unmounted mint; very rare with less than a single pane released by the BPMA. S.G. 73s-82sprovenance:National Postal Museum ArchivesSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) BechuanalandBechuanaland Protectorate1913-24A mainly mint group on Hagner pages comprising the ½d. to 1/- set of nine along with shades including 2d. orange Die I, 2½d. blue and 6d. deep claret all in blocks of four, the set to 1/- mint (2) and also used and 1/- bistre overprinted "specimen" (Samuel Type 23); fine mint. S.G. 73-82 groupSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) BechuanalandBechuanaland Protectorate1913-24A specialised group of Control blocks (43) of mainly four and six from ½d. to 1/- comprising ½d. blocks of six (10) and four with Controls C13, J17, O20, R21 and S22, 1d. pair with Control I16 and blocks of six with Controls I16, J17, M19, S22 and V23, 1½d. with pair with Control O20 and blocks of six (2) with Control O19, 2d. with a strip of three with Control V23, a block of four with Control R21, blocks of six with D14 and R21 and a marginal block of fifteen without Control, 2½d. blocks of six (2) with Controls C13 and C14, 3d. blocks of six...
(x) BechuanalandBechuanaland Protectorate1914-15 Waterlow2/6d. deep sepia-brown and 5/- rose-carmine both in a block of four from the right of the sheet and all overprinted "specimen" (Samuel Type GB23); mounted in the margins only, fine and very rare multiples. S.G. 83s-84sSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) BechuanalandBechuanaland Protectorate1914-15 Waterlow5/- rose-carmine, block of four from the left of the sheet, all stamps showing variety overprint double, one albino and all overprinted "specimen" (Samuel Type GB23); a very rare block from the part sheet released by the BPMA, the upper half of which showed the albino impression, superb unmounted mint. S.G. 84asSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) BechuanalandBechuanaland Protectorate1914-15 Waterlow2/6d. deep sepia-brown and 5/- rose-carmine both overprinted "specimen" and another 5/- rose-carmine overprinted specimen and with variety overprint double, one albino; fine. S.G. 83s-84s, 84asSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) BechuanalandBechuanaland Protectorate1914-15 WaterlowA small mint group (4) comprising 2/6d. and 5/- overprinted "specimen" (Type GB23), 2/6d. deep sepia-brown and 5/- rose-carmine as issued and 2/6d. deep sepia-brown from the top of the sheet variety overprint double, one albino; fine mint. S.G. 83s-84s, 83-84, 83b, £875Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) BechuanalandBechuanaland Protectorate1914-15 WaterlowA small mint group (4) comprising 2/6d. deep sepi-brown and 5/- rose-carmine, 2/6d. deep sepia-brown variety overprint double, one albino and 2/6d. deep sepia-brown showing re-entry [2/1]; fine and fresh mint. S.G. 83, 84, 83a, 83b, £2,000Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) BechuanalandBechuanaland Protectorate1914-15 Waterlow2/6d. deep sepia-brown, showing re-entry [2/1], large part original gum; fine and rare. R.P.S. (1991) and B.P.A. (2015) Certificates. S.G. 83a, £1,400Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) BechuanalandBechuanaland Protectorate1914-15 Waterlow2/6d deep sepia-brown, showing re-entry [2/1], a used example showing small part neat cancellation at lower-right leaving the re-entry clearly visible; fine and very rare. S.G. 83a, £2,250Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) BechuanalandBechuanaland Protectorate1914-15 Waterlow5/- rose-carmine, a block of four from the top of the sheet showing the guide cross and reversed '2. H. V.' plate number in the margin; superb unmounted mint. This block was illustrated in Brian Kearsley's "Discovering King George V High Value Seahorses" on page 232. S.G. 84, £640+Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) BechuanalandBechuanaland Protectorate1914-15 WaterlowA small mint group (6) comprising a range of shades with 2/6d. deep sepia-brown, 2/6d. pale brown, 2/6d. sepia and 5/- rose-carmine, 5/- bright carmine and 5/- rose-carmine variety overprint double, one albino; fine mint. S.G. 83-84 group and 84aSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) BechuanalandBechuanaland Protectorate1914-15 Waterlow5/- rose-carmine, a block of four from the upper-left corner of the sheet, light stain mark affecting the upper right stamp only, mounted in the margin; fine. S.G. 84, £640+Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) BechuanalandBechuanaland Protectorate1914-15 Waterlow1922 (17 Feb.) envelope registered from Lobatsi to Newark, New Jersey bearing Waterlow 2/6d. deep sepia-brown and 5/- carmine, tied to envelope by 'lobatsi' c.d.s (Putzel No.4); two registration markings on the face, one being the oblong 'lobatsi cachet with manuscript '65' and with blue 'passed censor/ c3' circular cachet at foot; on the reverse is a large undated oval sender's cancellation in blue (Post Office Mafeking) with what could be the Postmaster's signature in black. It would appear that Mr. Ziegler wrote to the Mafeking Postma...
(x) BechuanalandBechuanaland Protectorate1916-19 De La Rue2/6d. pale brown and 5/- bright carmine blocks of four both from the right of the sheet; superb unmounted mint. S.G. 85, 87, £1,720Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) BechuanalandBechuanaland Protectorate1916-19 De La Rue2/6d. pale brown and 5/- bright carmine upper left corner blocks of four, the 2/6d. showing no evidence of the major re-entry usually found at [2/1]; superb unmounted mint. B.P.A. Certificate (2021) for the 5/- block. S.G. 85, 87, £1,720+Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) BechuanalandBechuanaland Protectorate1916-19 De La Rue2/6d. pale-brown vertical pair from the upper-left corner of the sheet, the lower stamp showing re-entry [2/1], some perf reinforcement between the pair, large part original gum; fine and rare. B.P.A. Certificate (1958). S.G. 85, 85a, £1,430provenance:Rossi, June 2005KoiSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) BechuanalandBechuanaland Protectorate1916-19 De La Rue2/6d. pale brown, an upper-left corner block of four showing re-entry [2/1], fine unmounted mint. S.G. 85, 85a, £1,690Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) BechuanalandBechuanaland Protectorate1916-19 De La Rue2/6d. grey-brown, showing re-entry [2/1], superb unmounted mint. B.P.A. Certificate (1963). S.G. 85a, £1,300Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) BechuanalandBechuanaland Protectorate1916-19 De La Rue2/6d. sepia,vertical pair, the lower stamp showing major re-entry [2/1], cancelled 'francistown/ 6 jan./ 1917' c.d.s., a very rare used multiple. S.G. 86, 86b, £1,925+Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) BechuanalandBechuanaland Protectorate1916-19 De La Rue5/- bright carmine, an upper right corner block of ten, superb unmounted mint; a scarce large multiple. S.G. 87, £3,000+Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) BechuanalandBechuanaland Protectorate1916-19 De La Rue5/- bright carmine lower left corner block of four; fine unmounted mint. S.G. 87, £1,200Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) BechuanalandBechuanaland Protectorate1916-19 De La Rue5/- bright carmine, an upper right corner marginal block of four, all showing variety overprint double, one albino; unmounted slightly toned gum, a rare multiple. S.G. 87a, £1,800Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) BechuanalandBechuanaland Protectorate1916-19 De La Rue1926 (17 Jun.) 'Ewen' envelope registered from Mahalapye to London bearing 5/- bright carmine tied by 'mahalapye' c.d.s., showing straight-line 'mahalapye' cachet in purle and manuscript 'R2779' in black below; De La Rue high values are rare used on cover. S.G. 87Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) BechuanalandBechuanaland Protectorate1920-23 Bradbury WilkinsonA small mint group on a Hagner page (5) comprising 2/6d. chocolate-brown (3, including one lower-left corner examples) and 5/- rose-red (2); lightly mounted or unmounted mint, fine. S.G. 88-89, £490Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) BechuanalandBechuanaland Protectorate1920-23 Bradbury Wilkinson2/6d. chocolate-brown, three corner blocks of four, slightly toned gum on the first, the second showing re-entry (frame lines and ornament in upper-right corner); a good group, unmounted mint. S.G. 88 group, £1,080+Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) BechuanalandBechuanaland Protectorate1920-23 Bradbury Wilkinson2/6d. sepia-brown, from the top of the sheet showing re-entry [1/2]; superb unmounted mint. S.G. 88a, £2,500Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) BechuanalandBechuanaland Protectorate1920-23 Bradbury Wilkinson2/6d. sepia-brown, from the upper left corner of the sheet, showing the re-entry [2/1], fine unmounted mint; rare. S.G. 88a, £2,500Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) BechuanalandBechuanaland Protectorate1920-23 Bradbury Wilkinson2/6d. chocolate-brown, an upper left corner block of four showing variety overprint treble, one albino and additionally showing the major re-entry [1/2], evenly toned gum, hinged in the margin and on one stamp; a remarkable multiple with a combination of rare varieties. P.F.S.A. Certificate (2012). S.G. 88a, 88c, £4,000+Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) BechuanalandBechuanaland Protectorate1920-23 Bradbury Wilkinson2/6d. chocolate-brown, an upper right corner block of four variety overprint treble, one albino, large part original toned gum, an attractive multiple. P.F.S.A. Certificate (2012). S.G. 88c, £2,200Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) BechuanalandBechuanaland Protectorate1920-23 Bradbury Wilkinson5/- rose-red mint group on a Hagner page (14) comprising vertical pairs (2) formerly a corner block of four showing variety overprint triple, one albino (Brandon Cert. for the first pair), two blocks of four, one corner marginal and another marginal and a pair from the top of the sheet, the lower stamp variety overprint double, one albino; fine mint. S.G. 89, 89b, £2,000+Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) BechuanalandBechuanaland Protectorate1920-23 Bradbury Wilkinson1925 (Aug.) folded long 'o.h.m.s.' (In Zyn Majesteits Dienst) envelope from the 'Department of Posts and Telegraphs' to 'Bridger and Kay' in London, bearing two blocks of four of the 2/6d. and the 5/-, all cancelled by 'lobatsi' c.d.s. Hypothetically, the envelope contained stamps issued by the Mafeking Post Office for Bridger and Kay's business; the absence of transit or arrival marks suggests it may have been personally carried to London after registration and cancellation in Lobatsi; a striking and rare franking. S.G. 88, 8...
(x) BechuanalandBechuanaland Protectorate1920-23 Bradbury Wilkinson1927 (Jan) 'Wilson' envelope registered from Francistown to Birmingham bearing 2/6d. chocolate-brown with re-entry [3/1], tied by 'francistown' c.d.s., showing straight-line 'francistown' cachet in purple and manuscript registration number '1768' in black alongside; an attractive philatelic franking. S.G. 88Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) BechuanalandBechuanaland Protectorate1920-23 Bradbury Wilkinson1932 (20 Jan.) envelope registered from Tsessebe to Salcombe, Devon bearing 5/- rose-carmine horizontal pair, tied by eight strikes of the single circle d.s., showing manuscript registration number '3796' in pencil; the original plane 'Springbok' crashed on leaving Salisbury, the relief plane 'City of Delhi' met a similar fate near Broken Hill; the cover eventually reached London on the second flight onboard 'City of Baghdad'; a fine and rare crash cover. Brandon Certificate (2001). S.G. 89provenance:Rossi, June 2005Subject to...
(x) BechuanalandBechuanaland Protectorate1913-23 specialised used group on a Hagner page (15) comprising Waterlow 2/6d. (2), 5/ (3), De La Rue 2/6d. (2), Bradbury Wilkinson 2/6d. (3) and 5/- (4) including a variety of shades and with a range of cancellations, generally very fine. S.G. 83-89 group, £3,800+Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) BechuanalandBechuanaland Protectorate1914-23 mint group on a Hagner page (9) comprising Waterlow 5/- rose-carmine (3, two with variety overprint double, one albino and both with certificates), DLR 2/6d. pale brown lower left corner example and 2/6d. sepia variety overprint double, one albino, Bradbury Wilkinson 2/6d. chocolate-brown (3, one with overprint double, one albino and another with overprint treble, one albino); fine mint. S.G. 84-88c group, £2,400+Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) BechuanalandBechuanaland Protectorate1914-23 mint group on a Hagner page comprising Waterlow 2/6d. and 5/- overprinted "specimen", 5/- rose-carmine (2) and 5/- carmine-red variety overprint double, one albino (Brandon Cert.), De La Rue 2/6d. pale brown, 2/6d. sepia, 2/6d. grey-brown and 2/6d. deep brown and 5/- bright carmine, Bradbury Wilkinson 2/6d. chocolate-brown (2, one with overprint double, one albino) and 5/- rose-red; fine mint. S.G. 83s-84s, 84-89 group. £2,500+Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) BechuanalandBechuanaland Protectorate1914-19 mint group on a Hagner (8) comprising 1914-15 5/- carmine-red and 5/- rose-carmine (2) all variety overprint double, one albino, 1916-19 5/- bright carmine (2) both upper marginal examples from the centre of the sheet each and showing part guide cross, a further deep bright carmine example and a horizontal pair from the right of the sheet in the same shade; fine and fresh. S.G. 84a-87 group, £2,000+Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) BechuanalandBechuanaland Protectorate1914-23 balance of the specialised 'Weston' mint and used Seahorse collection written-up on album pages, commencing with a checklist for identifying the printings and then with a group of each printing, Waterlow 1914-15 2/6d. used (shades, one with BPA cert.), 5/- rose-carmine mint and used (6 including a horizontal pair and with a variety of cancellations), 5/- rose-carmine variety overprint double, one albino, an example of the 2/6d. and 5/- both showing forged 'kanye' cancellations, 1916-19 DLR 2/6d. (5) all used with various cancels, 5/- bright carm...
(x) BechuanalandBechuanaland Protectorate1925-27 specialised group of multiples and Control blocks (25) from ½d. to 1/- including ½d. block of sixty from the left of the lower pane with Control L29, ½d. blocks of six (3) all with Control E26, 1d. block of forty-two from the lower right corner of the sheet with Control O31, horizontal pair with Control A24, blocks of four with Controls B24 and K29, blocks of six with Controls A24 and B24, 2d. blocks of six (3) with Control B24, 3d. block of six with Control B24, also an example with watermark inverted and overprint double, one albino, 4d. block...
(x) BechuanalandBechuanaland Protectorate1932 Issue1931 De la Rue essay for a proposed 5/- duty featuring cattle and trees and inscribed 'postage' and 'revenue' in side tablets and 'bechuanaland protectorate' at foot, printed in sepia on thin card (42 x 48mm.) and hand-painted in green and purple; unique, only this and a 4d. essay in brown are recordedprovenance:De la Rue ArchivesSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) BechuanalandBechuanaland Protectorate1932 Issue½d. to 10/-, superb unmounted mint and also the set fine used S.G. 99-110, £1,100Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Bechuanaland1961 Surcharges 10c. on 1/- black and olive-green marginal strip of six from the foot of the sheet uniquely with imprint and plate numbers, the surcharge grossly misplaced resulting in the right-hand stamp without surcharge and "0c" of surcharge in margin at left, the right strip of three with patch of slightly oily gum otherwise fine and mounted in the selvedge. A rare and spectacular multiple. R.P.S. Certificate (1999). S.G. 163a, under-catalogued at £13,000provenance:The Ameer of Bahawalpur, December 1968 ( from the block of eighteen)'Libra', Spink, May 2020Subject to 20% VAT o...
BechuanalandCovers and Cancellations1892 (30 June), (28 Aug.) and (6 Dec.) envelopes with enclosures written by William Sitwell at Macloutsie to his mother in England, the first and last bearing British Bechuanaland 1891 6d., the other bearing 2d. and 4d., all tied by Macloutsie c.d.s., the first letter mentions the fraught relationship between the military and Reverend Moffat, and the last discuss an unhappy relationship with a fellow officer and a lond discourse on hunting wildebeest. Also two letters, (8 and 11 Sept.), the first about the failure of his brand new prismatic compass and descr...
(x) BechuanalandCovers and Cancellations1895 (13 Oct.) 4d. registered envelope (1889 issue, size G) to Germany, bearing 1885-87 ½d. (2), 1888 ½d., 1888 (Dec.) 2d., 1891 1d. and 6d., all tied by "ramoutsa" c.d.s., showing red Registered London transit d.s. (9.11) with Cape Town (20.10) and arrival datestamps on reverse and 1912 (23 Oct.) envelope registered to Germany, bearing 1888 2/- clearly tied by "lobatsi/b.p." c.d.s., showing violet registration h.s. and, on reverse, Kimberley (24.10) and Cape Town (25.10) datestamps. A late date of use; the envelope with heavy horizontal crease towards...
(x) BechuanalandCovers and Cancellations1899 (13 Oct.) Anglo-Boer War envelope to Transvaal bearing GB Jubilee ½d. vermilion and 1d. lilac pair tied by 'port madoc' duplexes, but returned due to the outbreak of the Boer War with fine 'mail service suspended' boxed cachet of Durban in purple and the same smaller version of a similar cachet applied in Cape Town; superb strikesSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
BechuanalandCovers and Cancellations1902 (7 Jan.) Anglo-Boer War envelope from a Sergeant in the Diamond Fields Horse, Major Pares' Column at Taungs to England, headed "On Active Service No stamps available", showing Taungs Station and red London Paid datestamps and red triangular Passed Press Censor h.s.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
(x) BechuanalandCovers and Cancellations1904 (15 Dec.) envelope to Upington bearing KE Cape of Good Hope 1d. cancelled with barred numeral '938' (Mier) and with 'mier/b.b.' c.d.s. alongside; backstamped 'upington' and the flap bears the imprint of 'le riche & co. rietfontein' (the site of the Mier agency); a very scarce Mier Camel Post cover; also 1906 (Apr.) Cape of Good Hope 1d. postal stationery card to Germany cancelled 'mier/ b.b.' and carried via the same Camel postSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) BechuanalandCovers and Cancellations1911 (27 Oct.) ½d. postal stationery card from Bulawayo to Belgium additionally franked with 1904-13 ½d. blue-green (2, one defective) in combination with Rhodesia 1910-13 1d. bright carmine, all tied by 'bulawayo station' c.d.s.; the Bechuanaland stationery card and adhesives have no postal validity. B.P.A. Certificate (2012)Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) BechuanalandCovers and Cancellations1913 (23 Apr.) long envelope registered from Lobatsi to Germany bearing KEVII ½d. yellowish-green (4) and 1/- green and carmine in combination with KGV 1d. scarlet (4) all tied by 'lobatsi/ b.b.' c.d.s. and with boxed 'lobatsi' registration cachet with manuscript number '595'; attractive and rare, few commercial covers bearing the 1/- have survived. S.G. 67, 71, 72Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) BechuanalandCovers and Cancellations1919-26 pair of covers comprising 1919 envelope registered from Lobatsi to London bearing DLR 5/- bright carmine (S.G. 87) and1 926 (4 Mar.) 'Wilson' envelope registered to Birmingham bearing Waterlow 5/- rose-carmine (S.G. 84). R.P.S. Certificate for the latterSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) BechuanalandCovers and Cancellations1919 (Dec.) pair of large envelopes registered to Cape Town via the '1st Experimental Air Mail', endorsed at top of each in black manuscript and one bearing KGV ½d. and 1d. block of six from the foot of the sheet with Control 's 22' and 2/6d., and the second bearing KGV 2d. block of four and 5/-, all tied by 'francistown' c.d.s. and with 'francistown' registration cachets numbered '2445' and '2446' respectively; fine and rare though philatelic frankingsSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) BechuanalandCovers and Cancellations1922 (23 May) 2d.+2d. registered stationery envelope surcharged 'duty 5½d.' (H&G C14a) addressed to Mafeking and uprated with KGV ½d. (2), 1d. and 6d., all tied by 'palla road' single circle relief type datestamps; it appears that no registration cachet or label was available as the envelope is endorsed 'Pall Rd/ P.O.' at lower left and with registration number '67' inserted both in pencil manuscript; very rare with only one example recordedSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) BechuanalandCovers and Cancellations1924 (29 Sept.) envelope to Cape Town bearing 1913-24 6d. reddish purple tied by superb strike of special 'parliamentere toer/ parliamentary tour' bi-lingual cachet in violet (29 Sept. 1924); scarceSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) BechuanalandCovers and Cancellations1935 (12 Feb.) long philatelic envelope bearing complete 1932 Script ½d. to 10/- set of twelve and with additional ½d. an 1d. values, all tied by 'imperial press conference/ south africa' bi-lingual special cachet; soiled in places, though very scarce, possibly the only complete set on cover. S.G. 99-110Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) BechuanalandCovers and Cancellations Parcel Labels1915 (22 Mar.) Inland Parcel Post tag for bullion, sent registered from the Tati Co. Ltd. to the African Banking Corp in Bulawayo, franked at 9/10d. bearing unappropriated die 1/-, Seahorse 5/- and 4d., 6d. and 1/- (3) all tied by 'francistown' c.d.s.; rareSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) BechuanalandCovers and Cancellations Parcel Labels1915 (19 Apr.) large part Gold Bullion Parcel label from the Tati Co. Ltd. to African Banking Corporation bearing unappropriated die 1/- and 10/- used in combination with KGV 4d. and 1/- (4), all tied by 'francistown' c.d.s.; very rare usage and probably the only way the 10/- can be found postally usedSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) BechuanalandCovers and Cancellations Parcel Labels1916 (13 Jan.) Inland Parcel Post tag for bullion, sent registered from the Tati Co. Ltd. to the African Banking Corp in Bulawayo, franked at 29/4d. bearing a 10/- unappropriated die plus two each of Seahorse 2/6d. and 5/- and KGV 4d. and 1/- (4), all tied Francistown. Illustrated in 'Discovering King George V High Value Seahorses' by Brian Kearsley, page 50provenance:Barkaway, Harmers, June 1986Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) BechuanalandCovers and Cancellations Parcel Labels1921 (19 Nov.) parcel label bearing KGV Seahorse 2/6d. and 5/- in combination with 4d. (2), 6d. and 1/- (5), all tied by 'palapye road' c.d.s. and with 'palapye rail' registration cachet in violet with manuscript '63' inserted; no indications of the sender, nor destination or contents; scarceSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) BechuanalandCovers and Cancellations Parcel Labels1926 bi-lingual 'Foreign Parcel Post' label sent from the Tati Co. Ltd., Francistown, addressed to the Standard Bank, Bulawayo with contents stated as 'Bullion' and weighing 13lb., franked 14/5d. comprising Seahorse 5/- pair in combination with 1925-27 1/- strip of four with watermark inverted and 1d. and 4d.; an exceptionally rare combination, the 1/- strip being one of the largest recorded multiples of this varietySubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) BechuanalandCovers and CancellationsA group of Registered envelopes (5) all uprated with either QV or KE adhesives including 1907 1d. 'Duty 4d' overprinted envelope to Bulawayo bearing QV ½d. (2) in combination with KE 1d., 1911 1d. 'Duty 4d.' overprinted envelope to the Standard Bank, Mafeking bearing KE 1d. in combination with QV 3d. (8), 1911 1d. envelope uprated with KE 1d. and QV ½d. (2) to Germany, 1911 1d. 'Duty 4d' overprinted envelope to Cape Town uprated with KE 1d. (3) tied by 'ramoutsa' c.d.s. and 1925 4½d. envelope to Scotland uprated with QV ½d., KE ½d. (2), 1935 2d. and 1937...
(x) BechuanalandCovers and CancellationsA small group of covers (3) comprising 1892 (19 Apr.) 4d. registered envelope (1889 issue, size H) to Germany, bearing 1888 ½d. pair, 1d. (3) and 2d. (2), all neatly tied by "vryburg" c.d.s., showing red Registered London transit d.s. (16.5) with, on reverse, Cape Town and arrival datestamps. A most attractive franking. A very scarce usage of this size envelope, 1893 (2 Aug.) envelope to Kimberley, bearing 1891 2d. tied by "kuruman/bechuanaland" c.d.s. with another strike alongside and showing, on reverse, Vryburg (4.8) and Beaconsfield (6.8) datestamps...
(x) BechuanalandCovers and CancellationsA group of covers and other items (8) comprising 1895 (17 July) incoming double rate envelope to Mafeking, bearing GB 1897 2½d. pair tied by Morpeth squared-circle d.s. and showing arrival c.d.s. (11.8) on reverse; the envelope with recipient's notation at left; 1894 (8 Sept.) envelope to Sweden, bearing British Bechuanaland 1891 1d. (4, one on reverse) and, on reverse, 1885 2d., 1891 2d. and Protectorate 1890 ½d. (3), all tied by "677" barred numeral and showing, on reverse, Kanye, Mafeking and arrival datestamps; Bechuanaland Border Police 1892 (22 De...
(x) BechuanalandCovers and CancellationsA small group (5) all franked with KE adhesives and with some rare postmarks comprising 1907 QV ½d. postal stationery card to London uprated with KE ½d. tied by 'francistown' c.d.s., 1911 unaddressed souvenir envelope bearing KE ½d. and 1d. tied by the very rare 'ramaquebane/ s.africa' c.d.s. and with a third strike alongside, 1913 ½d. stationery cards (2) both cancelled 'tsessebe' c.d.s., and 1923 envelope to Gwelo bearing KE 2½d. tied by 'francistown c.d.s.; a good groupSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) BechuanalandCovers and CancellationsA group (10) all bearing KGV definitives including 1916 (Jan.) censored commercial cover from Tsau, Ngamiland (where there was no Post Office) to U.S.A., bearing 2½d. tied by 'serowe' c.d.s (the nearest post office), 1920 railway parcel label originating in Mochudi to Mafeking bearing 1d., 3d. and 6d. (2) tied by 'mochudi' c.d.s. and with Mochudi registration cachet on the reverse, 1921 (3 May) envelope registered to England bearing 1/- bistre-brown tied by 'lobatsi' c.d.s., 1925 'Wilson' envelope bearing ½d., 1d., 1½d., 2d. and 2½d. all tied by 'franci...
(x) BechuanalandCovers and CancellationsA collection (19) of Registered Letter postal stationery envelopes, some rare types, all uprated with KGV adhesives, with a range of frankings, destinations and postal markings including 4d. envelope uprated with 1932 1d. tied by scarce 'palapye' skeleton postmark, 1916 4d. envelope uprated with 1913-24 2d. (7) all tied by 'mochudi' c.d.s., 5½d. envelope (rare) franked with ½d. (9) all cancelled 'kanye', 1920 4d. envelope franked ½d., 1d., 3d. and 6d., 5½d. envelope (rare) franked ½d. and tied by 'palapye road', etc. a lovely group, a couple ex Inglefiel...
(x) BechuanalandCovers and CancellationsA group (15) of KGVI and QEII covers, cards and cancellations including 1939 'Allen' envelope to Essex bearing KGVI 4d. and 6d. tied by 'gaberones' c.d.s., 'Active Service' censored envelope bearing KGVI 1/- tied by 'field post office/ bb' c.d.s., 4d. Registered letter franked with KGVI 3d. to Germany, QEII ½d. and 1d. bi-coloured postal stationery cards (3), 1961 5c. Registered letter uprated with 1961 1r. surcharge pair (Type 1), 1961 envelope to New Zealand bearing surcharges 1c., 2c., 2½c., 2½c. (2) and 12½c., etc. a good groupSubject to 5% tax on Ha...
(x) BechuanalandCovers and CancellationsTrans-Protectorate, three examples of the 'gubulawayo/bechuanaland' (Proud Type D1, State 1) on Protectorate 1d. (S.G. 41) with R.P.S. Certificate (2012), and two examples on QV Jubilee ½d., the second State 2 with 'bechuanaland' excised; also '678' barred oval on Protectorate 2d. and 6d. unappropriated dies. A good group of rare cancellations (5)Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) BechuanalandPostage Due1926-61 mint and used group on Hagner pages comprising 1926 set to 2d. in mint blocks of four and a single set, ½d. emerald block of nine used with 'lobatsi' cancellations, 1932-58 set to 2d. perforated "specimen", the issued set in marginal pairs and singles, also in used horizontal pairs, and 1961 surcharge set of three mint and 1951 (31 Jan.) envelope from Swaziland to USA, redirected to Rakop, South Africa underpaid bearing Swaziland 1½d. and thus taxed with Bechuanaland ½d., 1d. and 2d. Postage Dues applied and tied to cover by 'tsienyane' c.d.s.; fine. S.G. D1...
(x) BechuanalandRevenue Stamps and DocumentsA group of Revenue documents (8) comprising 1894 Deed of Transfer, bearing 1888 £1 lilac and black (2) dated in February and March and both cancelled by Office of the Registrar of Deeds, Vryburg oval datestamp in violet; fine 1891 (26 Oct.) Antenuptial Contract bearing 1888 1/- and £1 with manuscript initials and date; and 1895 Notarial Deed of Transfer bearing 1888 £1 with manuscript initials and date 1933 (29 Apr.) Office of the Master of the Court of the Resident Commissioner certifying a will, bearing Postage 1932 1/- (4) and 2/- in combinati...
(x) BechuanalandRevenue Stamps and DocumentsA trio of revenue usages comprising 1920 piece bearing Waterlow 5/- rose-carmine in combination with KGV £1 Revenue (2) all tied by 'master's office' cachets in black; DLR 2/6d. sepia-brown used in combination with KGV Revenue 6d. tied by single strike of 'master's office' cachet in violet and Notarial Mortgage Bond bearing DLR 2/6d. in combination with KGV Revenue 5/- and £1 (2) and 1918 1/- overprinted '£5' in black (S.G. F2, £1,100 as Fiscally used) and 1925-27 6d. all tied by manuscript initials and dated '29/12/21' a fine and rare group (3); al...
(x) BechuanalandRevenue Stamps and DocumentsPostal Fiscal1910 (July) 6d. black and brown orange, block of four and a single example and 1921 1d. scarlet, blocks of four (2), one with interpanneau margin at top and right and the other from the foot of the sheet with plate number '2', also a single example; fine and fresh mint, the interpanneau block mounted in the selvedge only. S.G. F1, F3, £1,450+Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) BechuanalandRevenue Stamps and DocumentsPostal Fiscal1910 (July) 6d. black and brown orange, used in combination with British Bechuanaland 1888 1/- green and black, 5/- green and black and 1891-1904 2d. grey-green and carmine, all with manuscript cancel in red and all tied by single strike of Revenue oval in lilac to piece of document; and 1932 £1 green and slate-black block of twelve (6x2) with printer's guide line at top centre, each initialled and dated "26/8/41", a few minor faults though a scarce and impressive multiple. S.G. 15, 18, 34 and F1; Barefoot 65Subject to 5% tax on Hammer...
(x) BechuanalandRevenue Stamps and DocumentsPostal Fiscal1913 (9 Jan.) large part envelope registered to the Postmaster, Mafeking bearing 1910 6d. black and yellow-orange strip of three from the right of the sheet, tied by 'palapye station' c.d.s.; the reverse with red wax seal and a light arrival handstamp; a very rare example of this issue postally used and one of the largest recorded used multiples. S.G. F1provenance:Barkaway, Harmers, June 1986VisserSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) BechuanalandRevenue Stamps and DocumentsPostal Fiscal1910 (13 July) envelope registered to Mafeking, bearing 1910 6d. black and yellow-orange tied by 'lobatsi/ b.p.' single circle d.s.; fine and rare usage. S.G. F1Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) BechuanalandRevenue Stamps and DocumentsPostal Fiscal1910 (29 Nov.) envelope registered to England, bearing 1910 6d. black and yellow-orange tied by 'mochudi/ b.b.' c.d.s and with a further strike alongside; fine and rare usage. S.G. F1provenance:HolmesFirthSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) BechuanalandRevenue Stamps and DocumentsPostal Fiscal1935 (12 May) envelope registered to Cape Town from Mahalapye, bearing 1921 1d. scarlet block of six tied by 'mahalapye' c.d.s., the envelope a little torn and soiled nevertheless a very rare large franking of this Postal Fiscal, possibly the largest; also 1922 (Nov.) envelope Registered to South Africa bearing 1921 Postal Fiscal 1d. in combination with KGV 1d. (2) and 1½d. (2) all tied by 'gaberones station' c.d.s.; rare usages on cover. S.G. F3Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) BechuanalandPostal Stationery1932 4½d. embossed die proof in rose-carmine on thin card (64x64mm.) dated "3.8.32", marked "Appd", initialled and further dated "4/8", fine and rareprovenance:John Inglefield-Watson, October 2007 Peter Thy, November 2023Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) BechuanalandPostal Stationery1937 embossed 4d. die proof in rose-carmine on thin card (73 x 64mm.), dated 1/10/37 and initialled, endorsed 'appd for die and colour 4/10' at lower right; fine and rareSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) BechuanalandPostal StationeryA group of unused Queen Victoria and King Edward VII cards and envelopes (27) comprising QV with halfpenny and penny cards both overprinted "specimen" (3 examples of the 1d. specimen) and as issued, 18894d. pale blue envelopes sizes F and G as issued, 4d. grey envelopes sizes G and H as issued, 4d. grey envelope with blue text size I, 4d. grey envelope with blue text size K (2, shades), 1899 4d. blue Registered envelope size F overprinted "specimen" and as issued (H&G C7) and 4d. blue envelope size G; KE with ½d. and 1d. cards both overprinted "specimen" and as...
(x) BechuanalandPostal StationeryA KGV group of unused (19) including ½d. Post Cards (5), two overprinted "specimen", surcharged Registered Envelopes (6) all surcharged 'duty 4d.' various sizes including F in blue and F in chestnut, 1920-21 surcharged 'duty 5½d' envelopes (4) sizes F and G in grey-green (3) and dull vermilion, 1925 4½d. rose-carmine envelopes size G (2) and 1932 4d. rose-carmine envelopes size G (2); fineSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) BechuanalandPostal StationeryA KGVI and QEII group of unused cards, envelope and aerogrammes (34) including a range of cards (some overprinted "specimen"), envelopes of varying sizes and aerogrammes and Airmail envelopes; fineSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Cape of Good Hope
Cape of Good Hope1853-64 Triangular Issues1853 paper deeply blued, 1d. deep brick-red with good to large margins and large part original gum; a very fine example of this difficult and rare stamp. R.P.S. Certificate (1986). S.G. 1a, £7,500Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Cape of Good Hope1853-64 Triangular Issues1853 paper deeply blued, 1d. pale brick-red (ivory head) with small to good margins, 1d. deep brick-red with close to good margins, and 4d. blue, three examples in differing shades, all with clear margins, fine used. S.G. 1, 1a, 2, £1,925Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Cape of Good Hope1853-64 Triangular Issues1855-63 white paper 1d. pale rose used, 4d. blue unused (cut-into at foot) and used (16, two on cover), 6d. rose-lilac used (5, shades), 6d. slate-lilac unused with blueing washed out (R.P.S. certificate, 1937) and used (cut-into at foot), 1/- bright yellow-green used (2) and 1/- deep dark green used (small stain at apex), all with clear margins unless otherwise stated, mainly good to fine. S.G. 5a-8b, £10,000+Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Cape of Good Hope1853-64 Triangular Issues1855-63 6d. slate-purple on blued paper, good clear margins and cancelled with light roller cancel; fine. Brandon Certificate (1988). S.G. 7d, £1,000Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Cape of Good Hope1853-64 Triangular Issues1863-64 1d. deep carmine red, trial printing on Watermark Crown CC paper, fine and fresh mint; very rare. See footnote in Stanley Gibbons Part 1, Page 605. R.P.S. Certificate (2010). S.G. 22, £25,000Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Cape of Good Hope1864-1904 mainly mint Hope seated collection written up on Frank Godden album pages including 1864-77 shades with 1d. (4), 6d. (4) and 1/- (2), 1871-76 CC set to 1/- including ½d. (2), 1d. (2) and 4d. (3), 1874-76 1d. on 1/- green (3), 1879 3d. on 4d. mint (2) and used (2, including one variety 'the.ee' for 'three', 1880 (Feb.) 3d. on 3d. mint and used, 1880 (Aug.) '3' on 3d. mint (2) and used (6), 1881 3d. pale claret mint (2) and used (2), 1882-83 CA part set to 6d., 1882 CA ½d. on 3d. deep claret mint (2) and used (3), 1884-90 set of twenty-one to 5/- with shades, also bl...
Cape of Good Hope1893-98 mint group of the issue from ½d. to 5/-, each value in a block of four (15) comprising a range of shades with ½d. green (4) and a block of six, 2d., 2½d. (2) 4d. (2), 1/- (2) and 5/-; good to fine mint, scarce multiples. S.G. 61-68 group, £1,200+Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Cape of Good HopeCovers and Cancellations1835 (23 Feb.) Sixth Frontier War entire letter from Cape Town to England from J. C. Chase, leading surveyor of the Customs at Table Bay, the entire with Cape Town and London datestamps, red boxed 'dartmouth/india letter' and 't.p./ rate/ 2', the letter contents include: "our beautiful and very flourishing settlement of Albany has been totally destroyed - on the evening of Christmas Day the caffers without any provocation and in the most unexpected manner broke into the colony in large numbers and in a few days carried off almost all the cattle, burnt m...
Cape of Good HopeCovers and Cancellations1861-1910 group of covers and cards (21) including incoming mail with 1861 envelope from England to Port Elizabeth bearing GB 6d. cancelled '158' and with 'cape of good hope' and 'port elizabeth' markings on the reverse, 1875 stampless envelope from Prussia to Cape, with boxed 't.' at top and manuscript '1/4d' applied, 1901 envelope from Stromness to Kimberley bearing GB 1d. lilac where it was censored and remained unclaimed where the 'advertised/ unclaimed' cachet was applied, 1907 postcard from New Zealand to Mafeking and re-directed to Grahamstown, 1...
Cape of Good HopeCovers and Cancellations1866-97 Postal History collection (58) written up on Frank Godden album pages including 1857 mourning ship letter from Cape Town to Bedford with endorsement in manuscript 'Per Steamer Spartan' and with 'Paid P' and '6d.' in manuscript, also a group all franked 4d. blue (11, with a variety of cancellations and markings), 1881 envelope to Yorkshire bearing 6d. deep lilac, 1869 front bearing 4d. on 6d. deep lilac, 1878 envelope to Yorkshire bearing 1d. (2) and 4d. cancelled by the large Triangular obliterator (late use), four covers bearing 1880 '3' on 3d....
Cape of Good HopeCovers and Cancellations1879 (28 Apr.) mourning envelope from the Eastern Cape Frontier War, headed "On Volunteer Service" and addressed to Pt. S. M. Christie, the Duke of Edinburgh's Own Volunteer Rifles to Butterworth, Transkei, showing 'king williams town' c.d.s and backstamped 'grahams town'; 1879 (11 Mar.) mourning envelope headed 'On Active Service' to the same recipient at Ibeka, Transkei, cancelled 'king williams town' and backstamped 'grahams town' and 'port alfred'; both envelopes a little tatty around the edges, nevertheless rareSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premi...
Cape of Good HopeCovers and Cancellations1899-1910 group of covers and cards (33) including 1899 'one penny' on 1½d. postal stationery card uprated with 1d. (2) to Germany, 1902 registered letter envelope to London bearing 4d. sage-green and sent 'per ss Kinfauns Castle', also post cards and postal stationery cards to New Zealand, Austria, Canada and Italy, re-directed covers and cards within Southern Africa, letter cards, a range of cards and covers all bearing KEVII adhesives sent within Southern Africa and to a number of overseas destinations including to Tasmania, Hungary, Germany, Holland...
Cape of Good Hope Mafeking Siege
Cape of Good HopeMafeking Siege1900 (10 Apr.) envelope bearing seriffed 1/- on British Bechuanaland 4d. green and purple-brown tied by "mafeking" c.d.s., the envelope with some foxing marks; nevertheless a rare franking. S.G. 11Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Cape of Good HopeMafeking Siege1900 (28 Apr.) envelope to England sent via the northern route, bearing seriffed overprint 1/- on Brfitish Bechuanaland 4d. green and purple-brown, tied by 'mafeking/c.g.h.' c.d.s. and also by a superb strike of the very rare 'crocodile pools/south africa' double-ring d.s. (used at the Base Camp Post Office Gaberone), backstamped at Bulawayo (30 Apr.) and Cambridge (8 June); some soiling and age marks. A very rare Mafeking cover also featuring the rare Crocodile Pools cancellation. S.G. 11Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view...
Ethiopia
(x) Cape of Good HopeMafeking SiegeProduced Photographically3d. deep blue on blue (21mm.), large part original gum; a very fine example of this very rare stamp. B.P.A. Certificate (2013). S.G. 22, £14,000Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
EthiopiaA most interesting collection containing a wealth of proof material, many hundreds, including first issue proofs in sheets of twenty-five, 1931 Coronation with Epreuve de luxe, various die proofs in colours, 1931 Air set of die proofs in black and a set of die proofs on silk, 1931 (27 June) set of ten die proofs in black, a set of ten in issued colours and a set of ten in colours on silk, etc., fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Gold Coast
Gold CoastCollection housed in two albums and loose contained in a carton, including 1876-84 2d., 1884-91 set, 1889-94 5/-, 10/- and 20/- dull mauve and black on red, 1898-1902 to 10/-, 1902 to 20/-, 1908 to 20/-, 1907-13 prepared for use but not issued 10/- overprinted "specimen", 1921-24 £2, 1938-43 set in blocks of four, 1948 Wedding set in blocks of four, 1952-54 set in blocks of four, Ghana with issues to 2004 with blocks of four, first day covers, etc., chiefly good to fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Gold Coast1898 (17 May) envelope to London, headed "In Hinterland Gold Coast no stamps procurable", showing "kumasi/gold coast" double-ring d.s. and "T" in circle, the reverse with Cape Coast transit c.d.s. (27.5), "6 a/liverpool/br packet" d.s. (21.6) and arrival d.s.; some slight creases. A fine cover from just after the fourth Ashanti warSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika
(x) Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika1903-04 IssueDie ProofsSmall format master die proof with uncleared value tablets and surround, in black on white glazed card (92 x 60mm.), marked 'before hardening' and dated '6 nov. 02', with manuscript 'Original Die Plate' at lower left; fineSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika1903-04 IssueDie ProofsLarge format master die proof with uncleared value tablets and surround, in black on white glazed card (92 x 60mm.), marked 'before hardening' and dated '14 nov. 02'; fineSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika1903-04 IssueDie Proofs2½a. die proof with blank vignette in black on glazed card (92 x 60mm.), dated "20 apr. 03"; fineprovenance:Vestey, January 2015Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika1903-04 IssueDie Proofs3a. die proof with blank vignette in black on white glazed card (92 x 60mm.), marked 'before hardening' and dated'24 apr. 03'; fineSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika1903-04 IssueDie Proofs4a. die proof with blank vignette in black on white glazed card (92 x 60mm.), marked 'after striking' and dated'27 apr. 03'; fineSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika1903-04 IssueDie Proofs5a. die proof with blank vignette in black on white glazed card (92 x 60mm.), marked 'before hardening' and dated'24 apr. 03'; fineSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika1903-04 IssueDie Proofs8a. die proof with blank vignette in black on white glazed card (92 x 60mm.), marked 'before hardening' and dated'24 apr. 03'; fineprovenance:Vestey, January 2015Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika1903-04 IssueDie Proofs1r. die proof with blank vignette in black on white glazed card (92 x 60mm.), marked 'before hardening' and dated '9 dec. 02'; fineprovenance:Vestey, January 2015Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika1903-04 IssueDie Proofs2r. die proof with blank vignette in black on white glazed card (92 x 60mm.), marked 'before hardening' and dated '9 may 03'; fineprovenance:Vestey, January 2015Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika1903-04 IssueDie Proofs5r. die proof with blank vignette in black on white glazed card (92 x 60mm.), marked 'after hardening' and dated '20 may 03'; fineSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika1903-04 IssueDie Proofs10r. die proof with blank vignette in black on white glazed card (92 x 60mm.), marked 'before hardening' and dated '11 may 03'; fineSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika1903-04 IssueDie Proofs20r. die proof with blank vignette in black on white glazed card (92 x 60mm.), marked 'before hardening' and dated '13 may 03'; fineSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika1903-04 IssueImperforate Colour Trials on CA Watermark Paper½a. imperforate colour trials on gummed paper (8) comprising green (the colour of the issued ½a.), grey and red (the colour of the issued 1a.), dull and bright purple (the colour of the issued 2a.), blue (the colour of the issued 2½a.), brown-purple and green (the colour of the issued 3a.), grey-green and black (the colour of the issued 4a.), grey and orange-brown (the colour of the issued 5a.) and grey and pale-blue (the colour of the issued 8a.); fine and an attractive groupprovenance:De La Rue archi...
(x) Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika1903-04 IssueImperforate Colour Trials on CA Watermark Paper½a. imperforate colour trials on gummed paper (12) all in unissued colour combinations comprising scarlet and ochre, blue-green and scarlet, greyish blue and scarlet, purple and ochre, green and violet, green and ultramarine, green and orange, green and olive-green, green and brown, greyish blue and brown, grey and black, and violet and green; fine and a very handsome assemblyprovenance:De La Rue archivesSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika1903-04 IssueImperforate Colour Trials on CA Watermark Paper1a. imperforate colour trials on gummed paper (3) in green and violet, green and cobalt, and green and olive-brown; fineSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika1903-04 IssueImperforate Colour Trials on CA Watermark Paper1a. imperforate colour trials on gummed paper (3) in green and pale orange, blue-green and olive-yellow, and grey-olive and brown; fineSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika1903-04 IssueImperforate Colour Trials on MCA Watermark Paper1r. imperforate colour trials (2) in unadopted colours, green and violet and scarlet, and black; both a little creased not affecting the appearanceprovenance:De La Rue archivesSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika1903-04 IssueIssued Stamps½a. to 10r. set of fourteen (the 10r. on chalk-surfaced paper) and 20r. overprinted "specimen"; fine and fresh mint. Sismondo Certificate for the 10r. S.G. 1-14a, 15s, £1,650Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika1904-07 MCA ½a. to 10r. set of fourteen and 1907-08 MCA set of nine to 75c.; fine mint. S.G. £1,195Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika1907-08 Watermark Multiple Crown CADie Proofs3c. die proof with blank vignette in black on white glazed card (92 x 60mm.), marked 'before hardening' and dated '5 mar. 07'; fineSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika1907-08 Watermark Multiple Crown CADie Proofs6c. die proof with blank vignette in black on white glazed card (92 x 60mm.), marked 'before hardening' and dated '11 mar. 07'; fineSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika1907-08 Watermark Multiple Crown CADie Proofs10c. die proof with blank vignette in black on white glazed card (92 x 60mm.), marked 'before hardening' and dated 11 mar. 07'; fineSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika1907-08 Watermark Multiple Crown CADie Proofs12c. die proof with blank vignette in black on white glazed card (92 x 60mm.), marked 'before hardening' and dated '28 Feb. 07'; fineSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika1907-08 Watermark Multiple Crown CADie Proofs15c. die proof with blank vignette in black on white glazed card (92 x 69mm.), marked 'before hardening' and dated '28 feb. 07'; fineSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika1907-08 Watermark Multiple Crown CADie Proofs75c. die proof with blank vignette in black on white glazed card (92 x 69mm.), marked 'before hardening' and dated '26 mar. 07'; fineSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika1912-21 Watermark Multiple Crown CADie ProofVignette only die proof as used for the small format low values, in black on white glazed card marked 'before hardening' and dated '16 jan. 12'; fineSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika1912-21 Watermark Multiple Crown CAImperforate Plate ProofsImperforate plate proofs in the issued colours (6) comprising 1r. black on green, 2r. red and black on blue, 3r. violet and green, 4r. red and green on yellow, 5r. blue and dull purple and 10r. red and green, all on gummed watermarked paper, very fine and fresh. B.P.A. Certificate (1970) for the groupSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika1912-21 Watermark Multiple Crown CAImperforate Plate Proofs100r. purple and black on red imperforate plate proof on gummed watermarked paper; very fine and rare. R.P.S. Certificate (1969). S.G. 62 var.provenance:Vestey, January 2015Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika1912-21 Watermark Multiple Crown CAIssued StampsA mint group on an album page including 1c. to 20r. set of twenty including a few shades and including both 20r. values. Sismondo Certificates (2007) for 4r., 5r. and both 20r. values; fine mint. S.G. 44-60, etc. £1,500+Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika1912-21 Watermark Multiple Crown CAIssued Stamps100r. purple and black on red and 500r. green and red on green, both fiscally used with violet cachets; fine. Sismondo Certificate (2004) for each. S.G. 62-63, £1,150Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika1922-27 Watermark Multiple Script CA£4 black and magenta, superb centring and lightly mounted mint, a lovely example. S.G. 98, £3,000Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika1922-27 Watermark Multiple Script CA£5 black and blue, a fairly well-centred example with large part original gum; very fine. S.G. 99, £3,500Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika1922-27 Watermark Multiple Script CA£20 red and green, very well-centred and with fresh and bright colours; pre-printing paper fold at upper right not affecting the fine appearance of this rare and highly coveted stamp. Signed E.D(iena) and Georg Buhler and with Brandon Certificate (1996). S.G. 101, £32,000Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika1935-37 mint group on an album page comprising Silver Jubilee set to 1/-,. 1935-37 Script set to £1 including an additional 5c. value variety rope joined to sail; fine mint. S.G. £552Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika1938-54 Watermark Multiple Script CA Issue1c. black and red-brown, perf 13¼x13¾, a complete sheet of one-hundred, with varieties 'a of 'ca' missing from watermark [10/6], re-touched value tablet [9/6] and break in bird's breast [2/5]; superb unmounted mint. S.G. 131a, 131ab, 131ad, 131ae, £380+Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
(x) Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika1938-54 Watermark Multiple Script CA Issue1c. black and chocolate-brown multiples showing varieties (3) comprising an upper right corner block of twenty showing variety 'a' of 'ca' missing in watermark, block of eight from the foot of the sheet with full imprint showing variety damaged value tablet [9/6] and block of eight from the foot of the sheet with full imprint showing retouched value tablet; all blocks superb unmounted mint. S.G. 131a, 131ab, 131a, 131ac, 131ag, 131ahSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika1938-54 Watermark Multiple Script CA Issue10c. black and green block of eight from the right of the unique archival sheet, each stamp handstamped "specimen" in violet (Type K4) and showing mountain retouch [6/7], affixed to backing paper; a very rare archival piece. B.P.A. (1997) (copy for entire sheet) and KGVI (2006) Certificates. S.G. 135, 135a varSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika1938-54 Watermark Multiple Script CA Issue10c. black and green block of four showing mountain retouch [6/7] and 50c. purple and black marginal block of four showing variety rope not joined to sail [2/5]; the former lightly mounted on upper pair and the latter unmounted mint; fine multiples. S.G. 135, 135a, 144, 144a, £535+Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika1938-54 Watermark Multiple Script CA Issue1/- black and yellowish-brown block of four showing mountain retouch [6/7], fine unmounted mint. S.G. 145, 145ac, £1,400+Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika1937 Coronation set of three values, perforated "specimen" variety imperforate, each from the left of the sheet; fine and rare with just six sets possible, unmounted mintprovenance:De La Rue archivesSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika1948 Silver Wedding 20c. and £1, each in a block of four handstamped "specimen" locally in violet (Samuel type K4), from the unique sheets; some paper adhesion on the reverse when removed from archival pages; rare. B.P.A. Certificates (1997) copies from the full sheets of each value. S.G. 157s, 158s varSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika1954-59 30c. black and deep ultramarine, the two rows from the foot of the sheet with full imprint and plate numbers, variety imperforate between stamps and margin resulting in a spectacular and visually striking error, a total of ten pairs with this variety, full original gum. Unique as a large multiple with this variety with just two other pairs recorded. A wonderful exhibition piece. S.G. 171 var. PhotoSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Kenya, Uganda and TanganyikaJubaland1906-1919 collection of cancellations and covers, including Kismayo hatched circle datestamps on KE adhesives (4) and double-ring datestamps on KE adhesives (6) and KGV adhesives (12), Yonte double-ring d.s. on KGV 1a.; also 1916 censored cover (ragged edges) from Kismayu to Karachi, 1916 OHMS cover from Mombasa to Kismayu (backstamped on arrival), 1916 cover from Yonte to Jubaland with Passed by Censor Kismayu cachet, 1919 cover bearing 6c. and 4c. on 6c. provisional from Kismayu to England sent by J.O.W. Hope, District Commissioner in Jubaland. A scarce l...
Kenya, Uganda and TanganyikaKodi1937 Kodi (Poll Tax) perf. 13 1/- purple and rose-red, five examples affixed to 1951 'kodi-mwaka' Native Poll Tax card numbered 'nku016403' and with the owner's name 'uhuwande' below; fine and rareSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
(x) Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika1935-37 1c. to £1 set of fourteen, lightly mounted mint, fine. S.G. 110-123Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika1938-54 Watermark Script CAProofsA group of printer's working plate proofs written up on two exhibition pages comprising 25c. and 50c. frame only pairs on dull green paper, 40c. pair printed on dull green paper all with parts of design on the reverse where both sides of the paper was used for trials, these would then have been sent for destruction, but clealy misappropriated and certainly not officialy released, 20c. frame only pair and block of four printed on white paper without gum and 1/- frame only block of four, both blocks of four with thin violet ink lin...
(x) Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika1938-54 Watermark Script CAProofs20c. black and orange, imperforate horizontal strip of three from the top of the sheet on Crown CA paper, large part original gum; some gum creasing though of fine appearance. An uncatalogued variety, known not to be printer's waste; very rareprovenance:Graham Cooper, December 2016Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika1938-54 Watermark Script CASpecimen Stamps1c. to £1 set of thirteen, each perforated "specimen", large part original gum, fine. S.G. 131s-150s, £1,000Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika1938-54 Watermark Script CAIssued Stamps1c. black and red-brown, a specialised mint study of the value on exhibition pages with plate and imprint blocks of both perforations and including damage to value tablet, retouched value tablet, break in bird's breast, missing 'a' in watermark, a block of eight with both break in bird's breast and missing 'a' in watermark, and large part sheets (9), the majority with just one corner imprint or plate block missing from each, the imprint and plate blocks are generally written up on the exhibition pages; a very fine and det...
(x) Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika1938-54 Watermark Script CAIssued Stamps20c. black and orange, perf. 13¼ x 13¾, variety watermark inverted, fine used; an incredibly rare variety, only known used. Murray Payne Certificate (2011). S.G. 139bw, £5,000Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika1938-54 Watermark Script CAIssued Stamps50c. reddish purple and black group comprising a mint block of eight from the foot of the sheet, the upper pair showing dot removed in pair with normal, and the same variety in a mint block of four and in used blocks of four and eight, also a few unlisted varieties on a page (5) the long 'i' in 'jinja'; fine. S.G. 144ea, 144eb, £1,500+Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika1938-54 Watermark Script CAIssued Stamps50c. purple and black (Type II), perf. 13 x 11¾, a block of four from the top of the sheet showing printer's guide mark and variety rope not joined to sale at bottom left; unmounted mint, fine. S.G. 144 144a, £425Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika1938-54 Watermark Script CAIssued Stamps10c. black and green and 1/- black and yellowish-brown mint and used group all with mountain retouch including mint blocks of four of both values showing the retouch at [6/7] and also used examples of each and used blocks of four of each value used on a philatelic cover showing the [6/7] retouch, etc.; fine. S.G. 135a, 145ac, £3,000+Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika1938-54 Watermark Script CAIssued Stamps1/- black and yellowish-brown, perf. 11 x 13¾ block of eight from the right of the sheet, showing mountain retouch at both positions [5/10] and [6/7], unused without gum, rare; also 10c. black and green block of eight from the right of the sheet showing mountain retouch at [6/7], unmounted mint. S.G. 135a, 145ac, 145ad, £6,000+provenance:Murray Payne, November 2013Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika1938-54 Watermark Script CAIssued StampsPerf. 13¼ group of strips (3) and blocks of four (2) comprising 15c. black and rose-red and 30c. black and dull violet-blue imprint strips of ten (folded for display) and 2/- lake-brown and brown-purple imprint strip of six, all with plate numbers and 20c. black and orange and 30c. black and dull violet blue blocks of four; fine mint, rare multiples. S.G. 137, 139, 141, 146, £2,500+Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika1938-54 Watermark Script CAIssued Stamps2/- maroon and bright mauve, perf 13¼, an upper right corner block of four. S.G. 146 / CW 5provenance:Murray Payne auction, July 2017Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika1938-54 Watermark Script CAIssued Stamps2/- maroon and dull purple, perf 13¼, an upper right corner block of four; unmounted mint, a very rare mutliple of this rare shade. S.G. 146 var./ CW5aprovenance:Murray Payne auction, July 2017Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika1938-54 Watermark Script CAIssued Stamps3/- deep violet-blue and black, perf. 13 x 11¾, horizontal pair variety damage on mountain [6/7], large part original gum; fine and very rare. Murray Payne Certificate (2012). S.G. 147ab, £7,500+Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika1938-54 Watermark Script CAIssued Stamps3/- deep violet-blue and black, perf. 13 x 11¾, variety damage on mountain [6/7], a used example with indistinct cancellation; rare. S.G. 147ab, £2,750Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika1938-54 Watermark Script CAIssued StampsPerf. 13 x 11¾ comb mint group (12) comprising 5c. green, 5c. orange, 10c. orange, 10c. green, 50c. (3), 1/- (2), 3/- (2) and £1 (all unmounted mint) and perf. 13¼ x 13¾ group (17) comprising 1c. (4), 15c. black and rose-red, 15c. black and green, 20c. (4), 30c. (3), 40c., 2/-, 3/- and 10/-; lightly mounted or unmounted mint, fine. S.G. cat. value £1,100+Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika1938-54 Watermark Script CAIssued Stamps5/- black and carmine, perf 13¼, an upper right corner block of four, mounted in the margin, the stamps superb unmounted mint, a rare multiple. S.G. 148, £680+provenance:Murray Payne auction, July 2017Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika1938-54 Watermark Script CAIssued Stamps5/- black and carmine and 10/- purple and blue, perf 13¼x13¾, both in a lower left corner block of nine, the 5/- with plate number '1'; superb unmounted mint, scarce large multiples. S.G. 148b, 149b, £1,080+Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika1938-54 Watermark Script CAIssued Stamps5/- black and carmine, perf 13¼x13¾, a block of four from the left of the sheet and a lower right corner block of six and 10/- purple and blue block of four from the top of the sheet; all but the 5/- block of four unmounted mint, very fine. S.G. 148b, 149b, £810provenance:Murray Payne auction, July 2017 (for the 5/- block of six)Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika1938-54 Watermark Script CAIssued Stamps10/- lake and blue, perf 13¼, the scarce second printing with white gum; an unmounted mint block of four from the upper-left corner of the sheet, a rare multiple. S.G. 149 var., £760+provenance:Murray Payne auction, July 2017Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika1938-54 Watermark Script CAIssued Stamps10/- purple and steel blue, perf 13¼x13¾, a block of four of this scarce shade; very fine unmounted mint. S.G. 149b var/ CW 32aprovenance:Murray Payne auction, July 2017Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika1938-54 Watermark Script CAIssued Stamps£1 black and red, perf 11¾x13, a lower right corner plate '1' block of four, natural diagonal line through the gum mentioned only for accuracy; superb unmounted mint, one of the finest plate blocks of this issue known. S.G. 150provenance:Murray Payne auction, July 2017Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika1938-54 Watermark Script CAIssued StampsPerf. 13¼ mint group on an exhibition page (9) comprising 1c. black and red-brown, 15c. black and rose-red, 20c. black and orange, 30c. black and dull violet blue, 2/- lake-brown and brown-purple (2, shades), 5/- black and carmine and 10/- purple and blue (2, shades); fine and fresh, lightly mounted or unmounted mint. S.G. 131, 137, 139, 141, 146, 149, £890+Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika1938-54 Watermark Script CAIssued StampsPerf. 13 x 11¾ group of mint imprint strips, blocks of four and larger from 5c. to 3/-, some with plate numbers including full plate number imprint strips of ten of 5c. black and green (Pl. 1A/2), 10c. red-brown and orange (Pl. 2) and 50c. purple and black (Pl. 1B/1); 5c. reddish brown and orange with blocks of four (4, Pl. 5, 7, 8) and an imprint block of twelve (Pl. 6), 10c. black and green blocks of four (2, Pl. 9) and an imprint block of twelve (Pl. 9), 10c. reddish brown and orange blocks of four (3) and corner block...
(x) Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika1938-54 Watermark Script CAIssued StampsPerf. 13¼ x 13¾ group of mint blocks comprising 15c. black and rose-red corner and imprint blocks of four (3, including Pl. 2) and imprint blocks of ten (Pl. 2 with burelage at foot) and another imprint block of twelve (Pl. 2), 15c. black and green block of four, 20c. black and orange plate number pairs (2, P. 2/3A and 2/3B) and blocks of four (10, inc. Pl. 5, 6, 10A and 10B), 30c. black and dull violet-blue pairs (2), single and corner block of eight all with plate numbers, 30c. dull purple and brown corner block of fourt...
(x) Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika1938-54 Watermark Script CAIssued StampsPerf. 11¾ x 13 used group to £1 (15) and all with first day cancellations, perf. 13¼ x 13¾ group (24) including 2/- pair, 3/- (4 shades), 5/- and 10/- (6, including a pair), perf. 13¼ comb group (9) with 2/- (2), 5/- and 10/- (2) and two 2 May 1938 first day covers, one to London and the second to Bermuda; a good to fine groupSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika1938-54 Watermark Script CAIssued StampsA small mint and used group on two exhibition pages demonstrating the rope not joined to sail variety comprising 1935 KGV 5c. rope joined to sail and 50c. rope not joined to sail and then 1938-52 50c. purple and black block of four from the top of the sheet, the lower-left stamp showing rope not joined to sail, also a used example with the same variety and a vertical marginal pair used on Registered cover to Brisbane showing rope not joined to sail in pair with normal; a fine group. S.G. 111a, 116, 144, 144a, £980+Subject...
(x) Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika1938-54 Watermark Script CAIssued Stamps1941 Emergency War time line perf. 14 mint group on exhibition pages including 10c. red-brown and orange and 20c. black and orange blocks of four, 30c. black and dull violet blue corner strip of three and plate block of four, 5/- black and carmine imprint strip of four, 10/- purple and blue marginal block of four and £1 black and red with plate '1' single example and corner block of four with sheet number '061'; fineSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika1938-54 Watermark Script CAIssued Stamps1941 Emergency War Time line perf. 14 mint and used collection on exhibition pages with single examples 10c. to £1 both mint and used, other used examples including £1 strip of three, a £1 used on philatelic cover, other usages on cover (2) and on pieces (9) including 3/-, 5/- and £1; also some coil strips of 5c. and 10c.; a good to fine specialised groupSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika1937 Coronation, the set in vertical strips of three all perforated "specimen", as supplied by the Crown Agents to the UPU; fine and rare. Also the issued set both mint and used. S.G. 128s-130s etc.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika1941 Provisional Issue specialised mint and used collection on exhibition pages comprising the set of four in bilingual pairs handstamped "specimen", the set as issued in blocks of four and in pairs, also in used pairs, and used on a range of covers including a pair of the 70c. on 1/- showing the screw flaw and also several censored envelopes (14); good to fine. S.G. 151s-154s, 151-154 etc.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Kenya, Uganda and TanganyikaPostage Dues1935-60 5c. to 1/- set of six, each perforated "specimen" and also the set of six both mint and used, as well as the 1942-50 wartime printings on rough paper and 1950 reissue on smooth paper; fine. S.G. D7s-D12s, D7-D12 etc.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Kenya, Uganda and TanganyikaBooklets1938-52 group of complete booklets on exhibition pages comprising 1938 3/40c. pink (2), 1952 1/- blue on yellow stapled at right and two further complete 1/- yellow booklets stitched, one at left and the other at right, also a few booklet panes, fine. S.G. SB3, SB4, SB4a, £1,450+Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Madagascar
Madagascar1904 (10 Sept.) envelope from Tamatave to Cook Islands, bearing French P.O. 1891 5c. (tied by pen stroke), Madagascar and Dependencies 1896 20c. and 1903 1c. and 2c. vertical pair, all tied by blue Tamatave c.d.s., showing circular "british consulate/Arms/tamatave" at lower left and, on reverse, Aden (5.10), Sydney (2.11) and arrival (5.12) datestamps; the envelope with tear and light stain at lower right. A remarkable destination taking three months to arrive. PhotoSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Natal
Natal1902 master die proof for the large 'postage/ revenue' format with uncleared value tablets in black on white glazed card (60 x 90mm.), dated '18 dec. 01' and endorsed 'before hardening' at upper right; fine and rareSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
(x) NatalA Superb Example of this Hugely Rare High Value1902 CC £20 red and green, centred a little to top, good and fresh colours; slightly discoloured part original gum, an exceptionally rare and desirable colonial high value. Signed A.Diena, E.D(iena) and with Certificates from both. S.G. 145b, £40,000Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Natal1904-08 £1.10/- brown-orange and deep purple, very well-centred and superb unmounted mint; very rare thus. Brandon Certificate (1988). S.G. 162, £2,250Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Natal1907 (1 Aug.) 'marine hotel durban' illustrated envelope to Cape Town bearing 1902-03 1d. carmine from a booklet pane with the 'not for use' overprinted stamp still attached; very rareprovenance:Brian Trotter (and illustrated in his book)Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Nigeria
Nigeria1909 (Mar.) envelope to Yorkshire re-addressed to London, headed "No Stamps Available, From W.D. Downes R. Sussex Regt, Yola - Cross River Boundary Commission, Nigeria, W. Africa", showing "ikom/southern nigeria" c.d.s. (31.3; day of month inverted), "T" h.s. with London 1d. tax mark alongside and, on reverse, Calabar (10.4), Liverpool and London d.s.; envelope with some light creases. Rare. PhotoNote: The purpose of the British Commission was to settle with their German counterparts the boundary between Nigeria and Cameroons from Yola to Cross River. Lt. Downes was one of the assistan...
Northern Rhodesia
Northern Rhodesia1953 Script 6d. grey-black, variety watermark inverted, superb and very lightly mounted mint, very rare with only fifteen examples known, this being the unique example showing printer's guideline at lower-right. Murray Payne Certificate (2010). S.G. 68w, £5,000Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Northern Rhodesia1938-52 Script 1½d. carmine-red and 1½d. yellow-brown, each in a strip of three perforated "specimen" and affixed to piece of ledger paper and additionally handstamped 'specimen/ collection/ mauritanie' in red-purple; fine and unique. Murray Payne Certificate (2012). S.G. 29s, 30s var.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Nyasaland
Nyasaland1895 1d. on 2d. sage-green and vermilion, showing double surcharge without stop from the trial printing made at Blantyre; large part original gum. B.P.A. Certificate (1999). S.G. see footnote after number 20, £800Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
(x) Nyasaland1902 small format master die proof with uncleared value tablets and country name, in black on white glazed card (90 x 60mm.), marked 'before hardening' and dated '16 oct. 02'; fineprovenance:BesanconSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Nyasaland1902 small format master die proof with uncleared value tablets, in black on white glazed card (90 x 60mm.), marked 'before hardening' and dated '16 oct. 02'; fineSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Nyasaland1903-04 Watermark Multiple Crown CADie Proofs1d. die proof with blank vignette in black on glazed card (92 x 60mm.), marked 'after hardening' and dated '3 dec. 02'; fineSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Nyasaland1903-04 Watermark Multiple Crown CADie Proofs2d. die proof with blank vignette in black on glazed card (92 x 60mm.), marked 'after hardening' and dated '9 feb. 03'; fineSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Nyasaland1903-04 Watermark Multiple Crown CADie Proofs1/- die proof with blank vignette in black on glazed card (92 x 60mm.), marked 'after hardening' and dated '9 feb. 03'; fineSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Nyasaland1903-04 Watermark Multiple Crown CADie Proofs2/6d. die proof with blank vignette in black on glazed card (92 x 60mm.), marked 'before hardening' and dated '9 dec. 02'; fineSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Nyasaland1903-04 Watermark Multiple Crown CADie Proofs2/6d. die proof with blank vignette in black on glazed card (92 x 60mm.), marked 'after hardening' and dated '12 dec. 02'; fineSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Nyasaland1903-04 Watermark Multiple Crown CADie Proofs4/- die proof with blank vignette in black on glazed card (92 x 60mm.), marked 'before hardening' and dated '30 jan. 03'; fineSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Nyasaland1903-04 Watermark Multiple Crown CADie Proofs4/- die proof with blank vignette in black on glazed card (92 x 60mm.), marked 'after hardening' and dated '4 feb. 03'; fineSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Nyasaland1903-04 Watermark Multiple Crown CADie Proofs10/- die proof with blank vignette in black on glazed card (92 x 60mm.), marked 'before hardening' and dated '30 jan. 03'; fineSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Nyasaland1903-04 Watermark Multiple Crown CADie Proofs10/- die proof with blank vignette in black on glazed card (92 x 60mm.), marked 'after hardening' and dated '4 feb. 03'; fineSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Nyasaland1903-04 Watermark Multiple Crown CADie Proofs£1 die proof with blank vignette in black on glazed card (92 x 60mm.), marked 'before hardening' and dated '29 jan. 03'; fineSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Nyasaland1903-04 Watermark Multiple Crown CADie Proofs£10 die proof with blank vignette in black on glazed card (92 x 60mm.), marked 'before hardening' and dated '29 jan. 03'; fineSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Nyasaland1903-04 Watermark Multiple Crown CAImperforate Printer's Sample1d. in red and affixed to small piece of white card (27 x 30mm.), fineprovenance:'Nikita', Spink 2023Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Nyasaland1903-04 Watermark Multiple Crown CAImperforate Colour Trials1d. imperforate colour trial in brown and red affixed to small piece of grid paper from the De la Rue Appendix sheet B; fineprovenance:Robson Lowe, April 1976J. W. Kendrew, Grosvenor, Jan. 2001BesanconSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Nyasaland1903-04 Watermark Multiple Crown CAImperforate Colour Trials2/6d. imperforate colour trial in blue-green and lilac, unadopted colours; on gummed watermarked paper, fine and freshprovenance:Robson Lowe, April 1976J. W. Kendrew, Grosvenor, January 2001Besancon Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Nyasaland1903-04 Watermark Multiple Crown CAImperforate Colour Trials2/6d. imperforate colour trial in carmine and dull green, unadopted colours; on gummed watermarked paper, fine and freshprovenance:Robson Lowe, April 1976J. W. Kendrew, Grosvenor, January 2001Besancon, November 2023 Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Nyasaland1907 MCA 4d. grey-green and black on chalky paper, prepared for use, but not issued; large part original gum, a very fine example of this exceedingly rare and iconic stamp. B.P.A. Certificate (1990). S.G. 70, £19,000Note: The 1907 2d. and 4d. values were not issued in Nyasaland due to the Protectorate's name being changed. Only 18 of the 4d grey-green reached the market comprising a block of ten, a block of four (now in the Royal Philatelic Collection), a pair and two singles. The block of ten has subsequently been divided.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VA...
(x) Nyasaland1938-44 Script £1 purple and black on red, variety serif on 'g', lightly mounted mint; fine. S.G. 143c, £1,200Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
NyasalandCovers and Cancellations1895 (Dec.) envelope (peripheral creases) to Yeovil, bearing 1891 6d. deep blue tied by "rhodesia/b.c.a." c.d.s. and showing, on reverse, Abercorn (22.12), Fife (28.12), Fort Johnston (10.1), Blantyre, Tshinde (4.2) and arrival datestamps; 1899 envelope from Fort Johnston to Cape Town, bearing 1897 1d. strip of three clearly tied by "H" in oval of bars and showing, on reverse, piece of paper affixed over flap with manuscript "Sealed, J.M.H. Magwero B.S.A., 2.10.99" (this is just inside N.E. Rhodesia) tied by Chinde transit d.s.; and 1911 (22 Nov.) envelope (par...
NyasalandCovers and Cancellations1895-1901 2d. External stationery cards (8) from Cholo to Rotterdam, Blantyre to Bulawayo, Tchiromo to Monaco (vertical crease) and re-addressed to London showing Chinde, Zanzibar and Aden transit datestamps, Likoma Id to England (2), B.C.A. Gunboat "Dove" at Fort Johnston to England, Fort Hill to Belgium, Chinde to London and from Fort Johnston to Berlin. A good groupSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
NyasalandCovers and Cancellations1898 (7 Apr.) envelope to Natal re-addressed to London, bearing 1891 6d. ultramarine showing tops of "b" and "c" cut off (three lightly toned perfs), cancelled by unclear numeral obliterator, showing superb "abercorn/b.c.a." c.d.s. without year and, on reverse, Fort Johnston (26.4), Chinde (14.5) and Durban datestamps; the envelope with part of flap missingSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
NyasalandCovers and Cancellations1898-1901 ½d. Internal stationery cards (3) comprising 1898 (June) to Blantyre cancelled by fair to fine "tshikawa/b.c.a." c.d.s.; 1901 (21 Mar.) from Karonga to Belgium bearing additional 1897 2d., both cancelled by "H" in oval of bars and showing Fort Johnston c.d.s. (25.3) on reverse, and 1901 (29 Apr.) locally addressed, cancelled by "kota-kota/b.c.a." and showing red crayon "Missent to F Json" with Fort Johnston c.d.s. (1.5) on reverse and Kota-Kota arrival (8.5) on face. A good trio of cardsSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information plea...
NyasalandCovers and Cancellations1902 (15 Sept.) card (fox marks) from Chinde to Scotland bearing 1897 1d.; 1904 (12 and 19 May) 1d. stationery cards from Fort Manning to an Officer in the Somaliland Field Force at Berbera and re-addressed to England; 1907 (24 May) picture postcard from Chiromo to London; also 1903 (16 Dec.) Rhodesia 1d. stationery card from Fife to KarongaSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
NyasalandCovers and CancellationsThe following nine lots comprise Cape of Good Hope reply post cards sent by H. van Oordt von Lauwenrecht when Consul General for the Netherlands in Cape Town during 1912. He wrote to all postmasters in Southern Africa:"As I am collecting the postmarks of all post offices in South Africa for my private musuem, containing anything connected with the postal, telegraphic and telephonic communications in Africa you will oblige me very much by returning to me the annexed reply card. When obliterationg it please take care the impression of your date stamp is as clear...
NyasalandCovers and CancellationsThe following nine lots comprise Cape of Good Hope reply post cards sent by H. van Oordt von Lauwenrecht when Consul General for the Netherlands in Cape Town during 1912. He wrote to all postmasters in Southern Africa:"As I am collecting the postmarks of all post offices in South Africa for my private musuem, containing anything connected with the postal, telegraphic and telephonic communications in Africa you will oblige me very much by returning to me the annexed reply card. When obliterationg it please take care the impression of your date stamp is as clear...
NyasalandCovers and CancellationsThe following nine lots comprise Cape of Good Hope reply post cards sent by H. van Oordt von Lauwenrecht when Consul General for the Netherlands in Cape Town during 1912. He wrote to all postmasters in Southern Africa:"As I am collecting the postmarks of all post offices in South Africa for my private musuem, containing anything connected with the postal, telegraphic and telephonic communications in Africa you will oblige me very much by returning to me the annexed reply card. When obliterationg it please take care the impression of your date stamp is as clear...
NyasalandCovers and CancellationsThe following nine lots comprise Cape of Good Hope reply post cards sent by H. van Oordt von Lauwenrecht when Consul General for the Netherlands in Cape Town during 1912. He wrote to all postmasters in Southern Africa:"As I am collecting the postmarks of all post offices in South Africa for my private musuem, containing anything connected with the postal, telegraphic and telephonic communications in Africa you will oblige me very much by returning to me the annexed reply card. When obliterationg it please take care the impression of your date stamp is as clear...
NyasalandCovers and CancellationsThe following nine lots comprise Cape of Good Hope reply post cards sent by H. van Oordt von Lauwenrecht when Consul General for the Netherlands in Cape Town during 1912. He wrote to all postmasters in Southern Africa:"As I am collecting the postmarks of all post offices in South Africa for my private musuem, containing anything connected with the postal, telegraphic and telephonic communications in Africa you will oblige me very much by returning to me the annexed reply card. When obliterationg it please take care the impression of your date stamp is as clear...
NyasalandCovers and CancellationsThe following nine lots comprise Cape of Good Hope reply post cards sent by H. van Oordt von Lauwenrecht when Consul General for the Netherlands in Cape Town during 1912. He wrote to all postmasters in Southern Africa:"As I am collecting the postmarks of all post offices in South Africa for my private musuem, containing anything connected with the postal, telegraphic and telephonic communications in Africa you will oblige me very much by returning to me the annexed reply card. When obliterationg it please take care the impression of your date stamp is as clear...
NyasalandCovers and CancellationsThe following nine lots comprise Cape of Good Hope reply post cards sent by H. van Oordt von Lauwenrecht when Consul General for the Netherlands in Cape Town during 1912. He wrote to all postmasters in Southern Africa:"As I am collecting the postmarks of all post offices in South Africa for my private musuem, containing anything connected with the postal, telegraphic and telephonic communications in Africa you will oblige me very much by returning to me the annexed reply card. When obliterationg it please take care the impression of your date stamp is as clear...
NyasalandCovers and CancellationsThe following nine lots comprise Cape of Good Hope reply post cards sent by H. van Oordt von Lauwenrecht when Consul General for the Netherlands in Cape Town during 1912. He wrote to all postmasters in Southern Africa:"As I am collecting the postmarks of all post offices in South Africa for my private musuem, containing anything connected with the postal, telegraphic and telephonic communications in Africa you will oblige me very much by returning to me the annexed reply card. When obliterationg it please take care the impression of your date stamp is as clear...
NyasalandCovers and CancellationsThe following nine lots comprise Cape of Good Hope reply post cards sent by H. van Oordt von Lauwenrecht when Consul General for the Netherlands in Cape Town during 1912. He wrote to all postmasters in Southern Africa:"As I am collecting the postmarks of all post offices in South Africa for my private musuem, containing anything connected with the postal, telegraphic and telephonic communications in Africa you will oblige me very much by returning to me the annexed reply card. When obliterationg it please take care the impression of your date stamp is as clear...
Rhodesia
(x) RhodesiaAn intriguing range of photographs of stamps and stamp essays of unknown status (27) affixed to card (185 x 210mm.), the photos of King George V and Queen Mary at left (7) are of known essays of the Double Head issue, the others are photographs of issued Arms types, an interesting rangeSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Rhodesia1892 First Large Arms Issue1d. to £10 mint set of fourteen including 1d. (2), 6d. (2) and 2/6d. (2); the £5 without gum and the £10 creased and one thinned perforation; still a generally fine and fresh group. S.G. 1-13, £6,000+Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Rhodesia1892 First Large Arms Issue£2 rose-red, £5 sage-green and £10 brown, trio of high values printed on stout ungummed wove paper and with a fine impression quite different from the Bradbury Wilkinson issue, perhaps printed by Waterlow; fine and rareSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Rhodesia1892 First Large Arms Issue£10 brown, horizontal pair, the left stamp with minor perf. fault and tone spot, still a rare multiple of the issued stamp with large part original gum. S.G. 13, £6,500Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Rhodesia1892-1909 mint collection on album pages including 1892 Arms 1d. to £2, 1892-94 set to 4/- and Perkins Bacon 2d. and 4d., 1896-97 Die I set to 4/-, Die II set to 10/-, 1896 Cape provisionals set to 1/- and with a few minor varieties additionally (6), 1897 set to £1, 1905 Falls set to 5/- and with a 5/- block of four, 1909-12 Rhodesia overprint set to £1 (2 £1 values), 1898-1908 Arms to £2 and with 1d. imperforate between stamp and margin; good to fine mint. S.G. cat value £6,000+Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Rhodesia1892-1909 mint collection written up on album pages including 1892 1d. to £10 complete set of imperforate plate proofs, 1892 ½d. on 6d. to 8d. on 1/- Provisional set of four, 1892-94 set to 4/-, 1896 Matabele Provisional set of three, 1896 Cape provisional overprint set to 1/-, 1896-97 Arms sets to 4/- and Die II set to 10/- (set of nine overprinted "specimen") along with some blocks of four of the low values, 1897 set to £1, 1898 Arms set to £2 and with 1d. rose vertical pair variety imperforate between (Brandon Cert.) and also some multiples including 10/- grey-green marginal block o...
Rhodesia1892-1909 used collection on album pages including 1892 set to £10 (the £10 with fiscal cancellation), 1892-94 to 4/-, 1896 Cape provisional set to 1/-, 1896 Die I set to 4/-, 1896-97 Die II set to 10/-, 1897 set to £1, Marshall Hole cards (6), 1898-1908 Arms to £20 (£5, £10 and £20 with fiscal cancellations), 1905 Falls set to 5/- and with 5/- block of four, 1909 Rhodesia set to £5 (the £2 and £5 with fiscal cancellations), Rhodesia surcharges, etc.; good to fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Rhodesia1892-1913 used group on album pages including 1892 Arms set to £10, 1892 Provisional ½d. on 6d. pair, 1892-94 set to 4/-, 1896 Cape provisional set to 1/- and with 6d. cancelled by rare 'bulawayo' c.d.s. in deep purple (PFSA Cert.), 1896-97 Die I and Die II sets to 4/- and 10/-, also some blocks of four and larger of values to 8d., 1897 set to £1, 1898-1908 set to £2, 1900 Marshall Hole currency cards (3, bearing 6d., 1/- and 2/6d. respectively), 1900 Falls set to 5/- and also the set used on philatelic registered envelope, 1909 set to £1, Double Heads with values to 1/-, Admirals with...
Rhodesia1892 Provisional½d. to 8d. group of nine (9) including a few with dubious cancellations or forged surcharges but with ½d. and 2d. on 6d. and both with R.P.S. Certs, 8d. on 1/- with P.F.S.A. Cert. and 4d. with R.P.S. Cert which states 'The committee are not prepared to certify the obliteration'; a useful group with accompanying notes and research from E. Kenneth Wright. S.G. 14-17 etc., £2,500Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Rhodesia1892 Provisional½d. on 6d. to 8d. on 1/- set of four, and with additionally 2d. on 6d. ultramarine perforated 'imp inst' from a set sent to 'The Imperial Institute'; fine mint. S.G. 14-17, 14s var.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Rhodesia1896 Matabele Rebellion Provisionals1d. on 3d., 1d. on 1/- (2), 1d. on 4/- with single bar through value (damaged at left, ex Gerald Simpson) and 3d. on 5/-, good to fine mint. Accompanied by a copy of the page from E. Kenneth Wright's album with his notes on these issues. S.G. 51-53, £2,625Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Rhodesia1896 Matabele Rebellion Provisionals1d. on 3d., 1d. on 1/- and 3d. on 5/- (2), all used; the 3d. examples with quite heavy cancellations as usually found, written up on E. Kenneth Wright's album page, good to fine. S.G. 51-53, £1,850Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Rhodesia1896 Matabele Rebellion Provisionals1d on 3d. grey-black and green, variety 'P' in 'Penny' inverted, diagonal crease of no significance for this hugely rare stamp missing from virtually all of the major Rhodesia collections that have been offered over the years; large part original gum, a couple of minor tone spots not showing through to the face. One of only two known examples, a striking variety of the highest exhibition calibre. Written up on E. Kenneth Wright's album page and offered with several pages of his notes and research. R.P.S. Certificate (1982). S.G. 51a, £48,000provenan...
Rhodesia1896 Matabele Rebellion Provisionals1d on 3d. grey-black and green, variety 'y' in 'Penny' inverted, used with part clear c.d.s. at lower right; the only known example of this variety which is listed by Stanley Gibbons but unpriced. A unique opportunity to purchase this key Rhodesian error which has been missing from virtually all of the most important Rhodesia collections including Vestey and Besancon; offered with a copy of the notes made by E. Kenneth Wright. R.P.S. Certificate (1982). S.G. 51b, unpricedprovenance:Phillips, December 1982Townsend Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premi...
Rhodesia1896 Matabele Rebellion Provisionals3d. on 5/- orange-yellow, showing forged overprint and variety inverted 'r' in 'three'. The B.P.A. Certificate which accompanies states the stamp "has been cleaned to remove a pen cancellation and bears a forged surcharge; .". A useful reference item. B.P.A. (pink) Certificate (1979)FNote: This example is one of three examples which came from the Gerald Simpson collection sold at Sotheby's in 1982. Simpson had bought them from the forgery collection of a deceased London dealer. He was aware of their defective status and submitted them so that it wou...
Rhodesia1898-1908 Arms 1/- bistre from the right of the sheet, variety imperforate between stamp and margin, large part original gum; fine and hugely rare. R.P.S. Certificate (1989). S.G. 84 var.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Rhodesia1910-13 Double Head Issue Perforated 142/6d. bistre-brown and crimson, large part original gum; fine. R.P.S. Certificate (1988). S.G. 156a, £1,200Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Rhodesia1910-13 Double Head Issue Perforated 142/6d. bistre-brown and crimson, large part original gum; fine. R.P.S. Certificate (1980). S.G. 156a, £1,200Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Rhodesia1910-13 Double Head Issue Perforated 143/- bright green and magenta, corner crease at upper left otherwise fine and fresh, large part original gum. B.P.A. Certificate (1982). S.G. 158a, £1,300Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Rhodesia1910-13 Double Head Issue Perforated 147/6d. mint trio (3) comprising carmine and pale blue (2) and carmine and light blue, all fine mint. R.P.S. Certificates (1983, 1986 and 1987) respectively. S.G. 160b, 161, £1,850Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Rhodesia1910-13 Double Head Issue Perforated 147/6d. carmine and pale blue, showing long gash in Queen's ear, large part original gum; fine and fresh. R.P.S. Certificate (1979). S.G. 160b var.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Rhodesia1910-13 Double Head Issue Perforated 147/6d. carmine and light blue (a few tone spots) and 7/6d. deep rose-red and grey-blue showing extra eyebrow and 2nd medal flaw; fine mint (2). S.G. 161 groupSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Rhodesia1910-13 Double Head Issue Perforated 147/6d. carmine-red and grey-blue variant with part clear 'gwelo/ rhodesia' double-ring datestamp and 7/6d. carmine and deep blue variant with almost complete 'gwelo/ rhodesia' c.d.s. (a few tone spots); fine and fresh colours. R.P.S. Certificates (1981) for both. S.G. 160b, 162 var.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Rhodesia1910-13 Double Head Issue Perforated 1410/- deep myrtle and orange and 10/- blue-green and orange, the first with tiny age mark below the frameline at foot, otherwise fine and fresh mint. R.P.S. Certificates (1987) and (1989). S.G. 163, 164, £1,150Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Rhodesia1910-13 Double Head Issue Perforated 14£1 carmine-red and bluish black, large part original gum; fine. R.P.S. Certificate (1984). S.G. 165, £1,900provenance:Shiloh, Sotheby's, March 1984Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Rhodesia1910-13 Double Head Issue Perforated 14£1 rose-scarlet and bluish black, large part original gum; very fine and fresh. R.P.S. Certificate (1984). S.G. 166, £1,600provenance:Shiloh, Sotheby's, March 1984 (Lot 578 offered as S.G. 166)Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Rhodesia1910-13 Double Head Issue Perforated 14£1 rose-scarlet and bluish-black, mid gash headplate, faint mark at upper right corner otherwise fine; large part original gum. S.G. 166, £1,900Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Rhodesia1910-13 Double Head Issue Perforated 14£1 crimson and slate-black, large part original gum; fine. R.P.S. Certificate (1979). S.G. 166a, £2,000Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Rhodesia1910-13 Double Head Issue Perforated 14£1 crimson and slate-black, large part original gum; fine and fresh mint. S.G. 166a, £2,000Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Rhodesia1910-13 Double Head Issue Perforated 14A small mint group all with variety gash in ear (6) comprising 3d. magenta and ochre, 4d. brown-purple and orange, 5d. purple-brown and olive-yellow, 6d. red-brown and mauve (2) and 1/- grey-black and deep blue-green with part imprint; fine mintSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Rhodesia1910-13 Double Head Issue Perforated 14 x 153d. purple and ochre, creased at top, large part original gum; fresh and fine appearance. R.P.S. Certificate (1979). S.G. 180, £9,500Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Rhodesia1910-13 Double Head IssueA fabulous mint and used collection housed in a blue Frank Godden album including perf. 14 with ½d. mint shades (5) and used (12, including a block of four and single both showing double dot variety), 1d. mint (4) and used (5), 2d. mint shades (5) and used (7), 2½d. mint (5) and used (3), 3d. mint shades (4) and used (4), 4d. mint (4, including one showing extra curl) and used (3), 5d. mint (3) and used (8), 6d. mint (3) and used (3), 8d. mint (6) and used (3, including two with gash in ear), 10d. mint (3, one with RPS Cert.) and used (5), 1/- mint (3) and used...
Rhodesia1910-13 Double Head IssueA mainly mint collection on album pages with a range of shades including perf. 14 ½d. (4, including olive green), 1d. (6, including a block of four of the rose-red shade), 2d. (4), 2½d. (3), 3d. (4), 4d. (2), 5d. (3, including purple-brown and olive-yellow with gash in ear), 6d. (2), 8d. (2), 10d scarlet and reddish mauve, 1/- (3, including grey-black and deep blue green with gash in ear), 2/- black and ultramarine, 2/6d. black an rose-carmine, 3/- green and violet, 5/- (2) and 10/- blue-green and orange, perf. 15 ½d. (2, one used with double dot), 1d., 2½d. an...
Rhodesia1913-24 Admiral issueA mint collection on album pages including single working plates with perf. 14 ½d. (10, including marginal blocks of four of both blue-green and dull green), 1d. (6, including a brown-red block of four), 1½d. (5, including a brown-ochre block of four) and 2½d. (2), Die I perf. 14 to 5d. and perf. 15 to 2/-, Die II with perf. 14 to £1 including 5/- blue and bluish-green imprint pair, perf. 15 2d., 10d. and 7/6d., Die IIIB with values to 3/- and with a corner £1 black and deep purple, Livingstone Provisionals with mint and used multiples, 1922-24 White Paper perf. 14...
Rhodesia1894 Telegraph Stamps1894 (28 Mar.) a vertical se-tenant strip of the 2/6d., 5/- and 10/- cyclostyled in black on white vertically laid gummed paper with margins at top and foot; some light age related marks, otherwise fine and rare. S.G. T1a, £3,500Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Rhodesia1894 Telegraph Stamps1894 (28 Mar.) a vertical se-tenant strip from the right of the sheet of the 2/6d., 5/- and 10/- cyclostyled in black on white vertically laid gummed paper with margins at top and foot, previously folded between each stamp and the 10/- with diagonal crease through it; nevertheless rare. R.P.S. Certificate (1975). S.G. T1a, £3,500Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
RhodesiaTati Concessions1/- to £5 set of six, unmounted mint; very fresh, the £5 orange particularly so, and free from the oxidisation so often found, superb. Barefoot 1-6Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
RhodesiaPostal HistoryFrank Oates1875 (28 Jan.) envelope to C. G. Oates in Leeds bearing Transvaal 6d. (S.G. 42) in combination with Cape of Good Hope 4d. (pair, one damaged prior to use), the Transvaal cancelled by 'kimberley' double-arc and the 'griqualand west' Goldblatt type G1, and the two Cape stamps by the G1 canceller, a 2d. accountancy mark in red was applied as the Cape postage was underpaid by that amount, also with 'marico zar' double-ring d.s. and the 'cape town/ cape colony' d.s.; with 'klerksdorp', 'kimberley' and 'leeds' markings on the reverse; a very rare and attractive cover...
RhodesiaPostal HistoryFrank 'Matabele' Thompson1888 (Oct.) pair of letters (no envelopes) in the hand of and signed by F. R. Thompson written at the time of the mission to secure a mining contract on behalf of Cecil Rhodes; The first letter written on 26th October from Gubulawayo, four days before the concession was signed, the identity of 'Montagu' has not been established, but from the context it would seem that he was a relation; the second letter was written on 9th November and records the success of the mission; fascinating and historically important letters (2), the lot is accompanied by...
RhodesiaPostal HistoryArthur Puzey1890 (12 Oct.) entire letter from Arthur Puzey to his father in East London, written at the Mazoe River just before he set out for Manicaland, bearing British Bechuanaland 1887 4d. lilac and black from the foot of the sheet (S.G. 13) tied to cover by 'palachwe/ khamas town' c.d.s. the letter cover somewhat soiled, endorsed '4d. paid', backstamped 'mafeking' and 'east london''; rareNote: At this time letters were conveyed from Mashonaland to the Bechuanaland border without charge.Arthur Puzey was a member of the Pioneer Column which cut the track from Tuli to...
RhodesiaCovers and Cancellations1902 (26 Mar.) 1d. stationery card sent by a Swiss missionary at Senaga, Upper Zambezi to Switzerland, cancelled by "north western rhodesia/lealui" double-ring d.s. with day and month inverted, showing another strike below with "north western rhodesia/livingstone" (7.5) and Bulawayo transit datestampsSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
RhodesiaCovers and CancellationsA group of rare postmarks written up by E. Kenneth Wright and offered with his extensive research notes on the subject; including an example of the first Tati datestamp, 'tati/ 21 au 88/ bechuanaland' on Bechuanaland Protectorate 1d. on 1d. lilac and black (S.G. 41), 'tati/-/30--' mutilated datestamp on Bechuanaland Protectorate 4d. (in red) on 4d., 'gubulawayo/ au 21 88/ bechuanaland' on Bechuanaland Protectorate 2d. on 2d. (PFSA Cert. and one of thirteen known examples), 'gubulawayo/ mr 13 --' with Bechuanaland excised on Bechuanaland Protectorate 6d. on 6d....
RhodesiaCovers and Cancellations1894-1900's group of mainly early postmarks written up on album pages by E. Kenneth Wright (50+) including 'gubulawayo' without territorial designation (5, used on three pairs and two singles), 'bulawayo/ matabeleland', 'bulawayo/ rhodesia' 54, including on two covers), 'bulawayo/ matabeleland' on BSAC stamps (7), 'bulawayo' on Bechuanaland stamps (7), Bulawayo barred diamond obliterator including lettered 'e' used on parcel label to Salisbury, lettered 'd' cancelling four Arms 1/- on parcel label to Blinkwater, near Gwelo, etc. a very interesting and useful we...
RhodesiaCovers and CancellationsThe following seven lots comprise Cape of Good Hope reply post cards sent by H. van Oordt von Lauwenrècht when Consul General for the Netherlands in Cpae Town during the years 1911 and 1912. He wrote to all postmasters in Southern Africa:"As I am collecting the postmarks of all post offices in South Africa for my private musuem, containing anything connected with the postal, telegraphic and telephonic communications in Africa you will oblige me very much by returning to me the annexed reply card. When obliterationg it please take care the impression of your date...
RhodesiaCovers and CancellationsThe following seven lots comprise Cape of Good Hope reply post cards sent by H. van Oordt von Lauwenrècht when Consul General for the Netherlands in Cpae Town during the years 1911 and 1912. He wrote to all postmasters in Southern Africa:"As I am collecting the postmarks of all post offices in South Africa for my private musuem, containing anything connected with the postal, telegraphic and telephonic communications in Africa you will oblige me very much by returning to me the annexed reply card. When obliterationg it please take care the impression of your date...
RhodesiaCovers and CancellationsThe following seven lots comprise Cape of Good Hope reply post cards sent by H. van Oordt von Lauwenrècht when Consul General for the Netherlands in Cpae Town during the years 1911 and 1912. He wrote to all postmasters in Southern Africa:"As I am collecting the postmarks of all post offices in South Africa for my private musuem, containing anything connected with the postal, telegraphic and telephonic communications in Africa you will oblige me very much by returning to me the annexed reply card. When obliterationg it please take care the impression of your date...
RhodesiaCovers and CancellationsThe following seven lots comprise Cape of Good Hope reply post cards sent by H. van Oordt von Lauwenrècht when Consul General for the Netherlands in Cpae Town during the years 1911 and 1912. He wrote to all postmasters in Southern Africa:"As I am collecting the postmarks of all post offices in South Africa for my private musuem, containing anything connected with the postal, telegraphic and telephonic communications in Africa you will oblige me very much by returning to me the annexed reply card. When obliterationg it please take care the impression of your date...
RhodesiaCovers and CancellationsThe following seven lots comprise Cape of Good Hope reply post cards sent by H. van Oordt von Lauwenrècht when Consul General for the Netherlands in Cpae Town during the years 1911 and 1912. He wrote to all postmasters in Southern Africa:"As I am collecting the postmarks of all post offices in South Africa for my private musuem, containing anything connected with the postal, telegraphic and telephonic communications in Africa you will oblige me very much by returning to me the annexed reply card. When obliterationg it please take care the impression of your date...
RhodesiaCovers and CancellationsThe following seven lots comprise Cape of Good Hope reply post cards sent by H. van Oordt von Lauwenrècht when Consul General for the Netherlands in Cpae Town during the years 1911 and 1912. He wrote to all postmasters in Southern Africa:"As I am collecting the postmarks of all post offices in South Africa for my private musuem, containing anything connected with the postal, telegraphic and telephonic communications in Africa you will oblige me very much by returning to me the annexed reply card. When obliterationg it please take care the impression of your date...
RhodesiaCovers and CancellationsThe following seven lots comprise Cape of Good Hope reply post cards sent by H. van Oordt von Lauwenrècht when Consul General for the Netherlands in Cpae Town during the years 1911 and 1912. He wrote to all postmasters in Southern Africa:"As I am collecting the postmarks of all post offices in South Africa for my private musuem, containing anything connected with the postal, telegraphic and telephonic communications in Africa you will oblige me very much by returning to me the annexed reply card. When obliterationg it please take care the impression of your date...
RhodesiaCovers and Cancellations1895 envelope from Beira to Kopje, Salisbury bearing Mozambique Company 25r. (3) cancelled on arrival with Salisbury c.d.s. (31.5), the reverse with Umtali transit d.s.; 1903 (13 June) picture postcard to OFS bearing 1898 1d. tied by "kalunguisi/n.e. rhodesia" double-ring d.s.; 1909 (30 Oct.) picture postcard to Belgium bearing 1898 ½d. tied by "kansanshi/n.w. rhodesia" double-ring d.s. with another clearer strike below; 1912 (30 Nov.) picture postcard (Victoria Falls) to England, bearing Double Head 1d. tied by "livingstone/n.w. rhodesia" double-ring d.s.Subje...
Rhodesia and Nyasaland
Rhodesia and Nyasaland1957-59 Provisional Postage Due1959 (23 Jul.) envelope from Causeway to Salisbury bearing 2½d. tied by 'causeway' machine cancellation, taxed 1d. and with Provisional Postage Due 1d. affixed and tied to envelope by 'salisbury delivery room' c.d.s., fine and rare. B.P.A. Certificate (1969)Note: In 1959 following the increase in the postal rate to 3d., there were a large number of letters sent with insufficient postage paid. The Salisbury Post Office ran out of Southern Rhodesian postage due stamps and resorted to using ordinary postage stamps to denote the surtax. This cre...
Somaliland
Somaliland1903 (1 Jun.) 2½a. ultramarine, variety 'brit sh' for 'british', small stain at lower right corner, large part original gum. Brandon Certificate (2008). S.G. 4a, £725Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Somaliland1903 12a. purple on red, horizontal pair the right stamp variety 'sumaliland' for 'somaliland', lightly mounted mint; very fine. Brandon Certificate (2008). S.G. 20, 20b, £350+Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
(x) Somaliland1903-21 mint group on Hagner pages comprising 1903 India overprint ½a. to 8a., 1904 CA/CC set of thirteen to 5r., 1905-11 and 1909 set of eleven to 12a. (two sets), 1912-19 MCA set to 5r. and 1921 Script set to 5r.; fine mint. S.G. cat. value £1,000+Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Somaliland1904 Watermark Multiple Crown CAA group of ½a. imperforate colour trials (5) in unissued colours comprising dull green and brown-ochre, grey and chestnut, brown and yellow-green, purple and grey-black and blue-green and violet; on gummed watermark paper, fineSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Somaliland1904 Watermark Multiple Crown CAA group of ½a. imperforate colour trials (5) in unissued colours comprising brownish-grey and dull blue-green, brownish grey and slate-violet, blue, brownish-grey and maroon and brownish-grey and black, all on gummed watermarked paper; fineSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Somaliland1904 Watermark Multiple Crown CAA group of ½a. imperforate colour trials (5) in unissued colours comprising brownish-grey and orange, brownish-grey and sage-green, brownish-grey and drab, brownish-grey and blue and bright carmine and dull green, all on gummed watermarked paper; fineSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Somaliland1904 Watermark Multiple Crown CA1r. imperforate colour trial in unissued dull blue-green and scarlet, on gummed watermarked paper, light crease not affecting the fine appearanceSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Somaliland1904 Watermark Multiple Crown CAA group of sets overprinted "specimen" comprising 1904 set to 5r., 1912-19 MCA set to 5r. and 1921 Script set; fine and fresh. S.G. 32s-44s, 60s-85s, £900Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Somaliland1904 Watermark Multiple Crown CA½a. to 5r. set of thirteen, each value in a block of four, the 5r. with plate number '1', a few minor creases in places, large part original gum; scarce multiples. S.G. 32-44, £1,200+Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Somaliland1904-21 mint group on Hagner pages including 1904 CA/CC ½a. to 5r. with some additional shades, 1906-11 MCA ½a. to 12a. set with some duplication, 1912-19 ½a. and 3a. both with watermark inverted,. 1921 Script ½a. to 5r. set and with additional 5r. brownish-black and light scarlet; fine. S.G. cat. value £850+Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Somaliland1904-19 used group on two Hagner pages including 1904 CC 2r., 3r. and 5r. all with part 'berbera' c.d.s., 1909 ½a. and 1a. both with 'berbera' c.d.s, 1913 ½a. green with watermark reversed, 1919 2r. with 'berbera' c.d.s. and 1921 Script ½a. to 5r. set of thirteen, some values on piece; fine. S.G. 42-44, 58-59, 60w, 70, 73-85, £1,074Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Somaliland1912-19 MCA group comprising 2r., 3r. and 5r. each in a corner plate '1' block of four and each with sheet number; also the issued set from ½a. to 5r. and with additional shades including 1r. (2) and 5r. (2); fine and fresh mint. S.G. 60-72 etc., £1,300+Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
South Africa
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueEssays In January 1911 competitive designs were invited for a series of postage stamps for the Union of South Africa, and in May that year it was announced that prizes had been awarded for submitted designs by six of the entrants.A stamp sized photographic essay of the award-winning entry of Mrs. Guy Brunton of Johannesburg of a 3d. design affixed to card (66 x 39mm.) and endorsed 'The 2 allegorical figures represent Peace & Plenty' in ink below; overlaid with a non-contemporary white mount; fine and rareprovenance:J.W.P. Meintjes, 1989FineHowgrave-Graham...
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueEssaysA photographic essay of the award-winning entry of a 6d. design from Mr. C. P. Immelman of Paarl, this was one of six designs submitted by Immelman, but the only one that won an award. The 6d. design depicts an ocean liner and a mine headgear at top alongside the King's head and with sprays of maize down the sides; affixed to card (87 x 114mm.) and overlaid with non-contemporary white card, fine and rare (Also see next lot.)provenance:Lamont SmithFineHowgrave-GrahamBrian TrotterSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view T...
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueEssays1926 (3 Sept.) letter from C. P. Immelman to W. B. Gunn, Magistrate in Somerset West responding to a request from Gunn relating to the possible purchase of the original six essays, in the letter Immelman declines to sell the originals but sends along with the letter cut-to-size photocopies of all six essays, he says in part 'I also send you a (poor) photo of designs I sent in for the competitions in 1911, when I got a £10 prize for the 6d. design....'; included are the six photocopies of ½d., 1d., 2d, 3d. 4d. and the 6d. values and the original envelo...
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueEssaysAn unaccepted design for a 3d. value in brown on paper affixed to small piece of thick card (31 x 28mm.), submitted by Waterlow and Sons depicting King's head with an Ostrich at upper left and Zebra at upper right, country name at left and right bi-lingually; fine and rareprovenance:J.W.P. Meintjes, 1989FineHowgrave-Graham Brian TrotterSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueMackay Essays½d., 1d. and 5/- values in photo-litho offset printed in sepia (c. 38 x4 2mm. each). These were the three award winning proposals selected from the five submitted by Mackay. Fineprovenance:Brian TrotterSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueMackay Essays½d., 1d., 3d., 4d. and 5/- half tone essays in brown on thin glazed card, singles (5); fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueMackay Essays½d., 1d., 3d., 4d. and 5/- half tone essays in red on thin glazed card, singles (5); fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueMackay Essays5/- photographic essay (37 x 42mm.) titled 'annexure "a" ' and affixed to part of the De La Rue record sheet (148 x 247mm. cut-down), below is affixed 'annexure "b" ' (64 x 131mm.) comprising Springbok watermark designs with a central sketch of the head of a Springbok and designs "a" and "b",the accepted design being "b"; also on the reverse of the sheet, a type-written estimate of stamps required over a five-year period, originally marked 'annexure "c" ' giving proposed figures for the different values from ½d. to 10/- as well as booklet and c...
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueDe La Rue Composite Essays1d. design in green, mounted on card (88 x 115mm.) lettered "a" at upper left and dated "July 8th 12" at upper right, and with 'Colour of Design red.' at lower left; fresh and fineprovenance:'Africa in Switzerland', Robson Lowe, October 1976Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueDe La Rue Composite Essays1d. design in purple, stamp-sized and mounted on card (93 x 60mm.), the card with some soiling and light staining; rareSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueDe La Rue Composite Essays2½d. design with head and country in blue-green and frame in violet, mounted on card (88 x 115mm.), lettered "d" at upper left, dated "July 8th 12" and with "colours of Head and Border reversed in Design" at foot; fresh and fineprovenance:Robson Lowe auction, October 1976J. B. Bloom, Spink, October 2013Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South AfricaLater IssuesEssays1d. King's Head design in blue, stamp-sized and mounted on card (88 x 115mm.), lettered 'b' at upper left corner and part of date visible at upper right (corner missing) where it was removed from the De la Rue Correspondence Book (6th Sep..'). Ultimately three of De la Rue's proposals were chosen, but they lost the printing contract to Waterlow and Sons; fine and rareSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South AfricaLater IssuesEssaysA group of seven photographic essays for unadopted pictorial issues from ½d. to 2/6d depicting various Southern African animals and scenes, produced by Perkins, Bacon & Co. Ltd. all on card and all affixed to a larger piece of card (128 x 232mm.); fine and very rareSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueDie ProofsMackennal head with uncleared surround, in black on white glazed card (82 x 60mm.), endorsed 'Electro.' in black ink, Initialled 'E A R ' (Evelyn Andros) and dated 'aug 23 1911' ; fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueDie ProofsMackennal head with uncleared surround, in black on white glazed card (82 x 60mm.), no other markings; fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueDie ProofsMackennal head only in black on white glazed card (82 x 60mm.), marked 'before hardening' at upper right and dated 'mar. 12' in blue; fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueDie ProofsCut-down die proof of the Mackennal head only in black on white glazed card (21 x 24mm.) affixed to piece of De la Rue day book marked 'Dec 1 Dec4/ 240 Leads each'' also cut-to shape King's Head design die proof with uncleared value tablets; fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueDie ProofsComplete design with uncleared value tablets and "postage-postzegel" and "revenue-inkomst" tablets, in black on white glazed card (82 x 60mm.) marked 'before hardening' at upper right and dated '28 oct. 12' in blue at upper left; fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueWatermark Essays1912 group of ten proposed watermark designs executed by De La Rue in Chinese white and with stamp-sized borders in pencil on tracing paper (120 x 157mm.) with designs as follows and annotated "Protea", "Ixia (Iris)", "Springbock", "Wildebeest", "Horns of Koodoo" and "Disa (Orchid)" and four further designs without annotations, three of which are Crown and 'u s a' in various iterations; also marked 'Traced from a mounted Tracing'; and a further photographic essay of the Springbok design illustrating how the design could be treated to produc...
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueWatermark Essays1912 De la Rue essay of the chosen Springbok's head design executed in Chinese white with a black ink border on tracing paper mounted on card, lettered 'o' at upper left and dated 'Aug 2nd 12.' at upper right. This watermark was approved and used for both the smaller size postage and revenue stamps and the larger size revenue only stamps; very fineprovenance:'Africa in Switzerland', Robson Lowe, October 1976Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueDe La Rue Appendix Sheets1913 (1 Jan.) De la Rue 'Appendix A' sheet with seventeen imperforate colour trials affixed showing the approved colour combinations with annotations comprising 1d. colour trials (5) in green, red, purple, bistre and orange and 2½d. trials (12) in bright blue, dull and pale blue, pale and bright blue, black and orange-red, blue and grey, orange-yellow and olive-green, black and violet, green and brown, purple and blue, purple and green, brown and light blue and deep blue and olive-green with annotations alongside and substitutions;...
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueDe La Rue Appendix Sheets'Appendix A' sheet bearing eleven imperforate colour trials in the chosen colours of the 1d. through to 10/- with the previous Transvaal issues attached alongside so as to compare the colours, four are 1d. colour trials and the remainder 2½d., the 1/- annotated 'Substitution' and 2/6d. and 5/- crossed out and colour combinations swapped; fine and rareprovenanceDe La Rue archivesSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueDe La Rue Appendix Sheets1920 (10 May) sheet bearing five perforated 1d. colour trials in violet, chestnut, brown, grey and blue showing the colours chosen for the 1½d. and 1/3d. reversed and alongside the violet colour trial an annotation 'adopted for 1/3d.' and a perfin example of the Great Britain 1½d. equivalent affixed and annotated '1½d. to be Postage & Revenue & colour of attached English stamp' alongside; fine and rareprovenance:De La Rue archivesSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers...
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueImperforate Colour Trials½d. green, in the issued colour on gummed watermarked paper; two diagonal bendsSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueImperforate Colour Trials1d. colour trials (3) in green, sage-green and brown, the sage-green without gum, the others on gummed watermarked paper; fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueImperforate Colour Trials2½d. black and orange pair, with Jubilee lines at bottom and left with sheet margins all around, on gummed watermarked paper. The pair is believed to emanate from a small trial sheet of six impressions; extremely rare and believed to be unique. Holcombe Certificate (1992)Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueImperforate Colour Trials2½d. colour trials (5) all in unissued colours comprising green and purple, gree and orange, black and magenta, black and red and black and green; all on gummed watermarked paper, the black and magenta without gum; fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueImperforate Colour Trials2½d. colour trials (3) in black and orange-red (the colour of the issued 3d.), orange-yellow and olive-green (the colour of the issued 4d.) and purple and blue (the colour of the issued 5/-); all on watermarked paper, the third with gum; fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueImperforate Colour Trials2½d. colour trial in brown and red, affixed to piece of grid paper; fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueImperforate Colour Trials2½d. colour trial in blue and red, affixed to grid paper; fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueImperforate Colour Trials2½d. colour trial in purple and blue (the colours of the issued 5/-), on watermarked paper without gum; fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueImperforate Colour Trials2½d. colour trial in green and red (the colours of the issued £1), affixed to small piece of grid paper; fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueImperforate Plate Trials1/3d. violet imperforate plate trial in the issued colour, on gummed watermarked paper; fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueImperforate Plate Trials10/- deep blue and olive-green imperforate plate trial in the issued colours on gummed watermarked paper; fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueHandstamped or Overprinted "specimen"The complete set of fourteen values overprinted or handstamped (1½d., 1/3d. and £1) "specimen", each value in a horizontal pair; large part original gum; fine and rare multiples. S.G. 3s-17s, £3,400Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueHandstamped or Overprinted "specimen"The set of fourteen handstamped at top of each in violet and adhering to ten small pieces of paper from the De la Rue Record Book, five are dated and four have printers notes, the overprint on the 2½d. ties the stamp to the piece; fine. S.G. 3s-8s, 10s-17s var.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueHandstamped or Overprinted "specimen"The complete set of sixteen (including a duplicate ½d. value and the later 3d. ultramarine) all affixed to pieces of paper and handstamped "specimen" by the Natal Post Office for their reference records; the late printing of the 3d. ultramarine was not handstamped "specimen", but was included in the record book for reference; fine. S.G. 3s-17s var.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueHandstamped or Overprinted "specimen"The set of fourteen values, each in a horizontal strip of three all overprinted or handstamped "specimen" and tied to folio pages by 'postes et telegraphs/ collection de berne/ madagascar' handstamps in pink from the Madagascar archives, split over three pieces of folio with the later 1½d. and 1/3d. handstamped and affixed to a separate piece and with a further small piece bearing 3d. ultramarine which was not overprinted "specimen" but issued as usual, as a specimen, by the U.P.U.; fine and unique; also a few extra spec...
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueComplete design die proof with uncleared value tablets and "postage-postzegel" and "revenue-inkomst" tablets in black on white glazed card (82 x 60mm.) marked 'before hardening' at upper right and dated '28 oct. 12' in blue at upper left; fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueHalf PennyDie proofs of the completed ½d. design in black on white glazed card (82 x 60mm) (2), the first marked 'before striking' and initialled and dated '21/1/20' and the second marked 'after striking' and initialled and dated 24/1/21'; fine (2)Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueHalf PennyDie proof of the completed design in black on white glazed card (82 x 60mm.), marked 'before hardening' at upper right and dated '7/1/13' at upper left in back manuscript; fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueHalf PennyDie proof of the completed design in black on white glazed card (82 x 60mm.), marked 'after striking' at upper right., dated '1 aug. 13' in blue at upper left and initialled and dated 'R.D.H./ 1.8.13' in black manuscript at lower right; fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueHalf PennyTwo complete designs cut-down and affixed to pieces of De la Rue day book (2), the first marked 'June 10th/ 240 leads' and the second marked 'Oct 7th/ 240 leads' and 'No. 6' below; fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueHalf Penny½d. green and 1d. scarlet, both with first day of use cancellations of 1st September 1913; fine and rare. P.F.S.A. Certificate (1958) for the 1d.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueHalf PennyA collection of mint plate number multiples, the majority written up on exhibition pages including Plate 1 with horizontal strips of three and four, Plate 3 with single examples (6), a pair and a strip of three, Plate 4 with block of four with watermark inverted and also all four corner blocks of four with normal watermark, Plate 5 including all corner blocks of six from all four corners as well as singles, pairs and blocks of four, Plate 6 with corner blocks of six (3), Plate 7 with all four corner blocks of six and a block of forty-eight without...
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueHalf PennyPlate 2 group of multiples (4) comprising corner strip of three, a corner block of six, upper right corner block of twelve with interpanneau margin at left and upper-left corner block of twelve with interpanneau margin at right; Plate 2 is the rarest plate, fine and rare multiples. S.G. 3 groupSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueHalf PennyA small group of mint multiples (6) comprising two blocks of six showing repaired paper where a narrow strip of paper was affixed to the gummed side to repair a tear before printing, a booklet pane of six showing watermark inverted and broken horn variety, a block of four in a deep dark shade, a pair showing a partial printing error leaving the lower left corner of the left-hand stamp blank and a corner marginal example with complete offset on the reverse; a fine groupSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms an...
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueHalf Penny½d. green, variety doubly printed, very distinctive doubling affecting almost the entire stamp; the finest known and most visually striking example, not part of the original discovery strip of five; fine and fresh mint, an iconic showpiece of South African philately. P.F.S.A. Certificate (1997). S.G. 3a, £12,000Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueHalf Penny½d. green vertical pair, the upper stamp variety doubly printed, the fifth example from the original strip of five bearing this error and the example below normally printed; this example has the least pronounced doubling showing just a partial double print at upper left; a fine and hugely rare variety. Brandon Certificate (2004). S.G. 3a, £12,000Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueHalf Penny½d. green, variety printed on the gummed side, fine and fresh mint; a hugely rare variety which was not present in any of the major King's Head collections such as Wunsh, Rall, Fine etc. Eichele Certificate (2011). S.G. 3d, £1,500Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueHalf Penny½d. dark mossy green, upper-left corner block of four with plate number '6', some minor perf. reinforcement and some pencil notations in the margin on the reverse; large part original gum, fine and very rare. S.G. 3 var. SACC 2eSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueHalf Penny½d. dark mossy green, marginal example from the left of the sheet; faint gum bend, unmounted mint; fine and rare. S.G. 3 var.; SACC 2eprovenance:Grosvenor, November 2023Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueHalf Penny½d. blue-green vertical pair showing distinctive bronze bands, with the variety prominent on portions of both stamps; fine and rare. S.G. 3b var.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueHalf PennyPlate blocks of four (3) all showing dramatic mis-perforations; fine and striking varieties. S.G. 3 var.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueOne PennyDie proof of the completed design in black on white glazed card (82 x 60mm.), marked 'before hardening' and dated '22 nov. 12' in blue; fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueOne PennyDie proof of the completed design in black on white glazed card (82 x 60mm.), marked 'after striking' at lower left and initialled and dated '28/1/21'; fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueOne Penny1d. die proof cut-down and affixed to piece of buff card from the De la Rue day book (53 x 56mm.) inscribed 'mar. 12th/ 240 + 6 leads No.5/ mar 13th/ 240 + 6 leads No.6'; fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueOne Penny1d. die proof cut-down and affixed to piece of buff card from the De la Rue day book (48 x 53mm.) inscribed 'Sept 13/ 12 leads'; fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueOne Penny1d. rose-red, upper-left corner block of thirty without plate number (Plate 2), showing the wider square nick in the Jubilee line above the stamp adjacent to the central gutter margin; reverse perforated, and with ink offset on the reverse affecting the upper row, horizontal bend of no significance for this rare multiple; full original gumSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueOne Penny1d. rose-red, a lower-left corner block of ten from Plate 1 showing unbroken Jubilee line at bottom right, almost full original gum; super and rare. Hagger 3CaSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueOne Penny1d. rose-red, lower-left corner block of six from Plate 1a showing small square nick in Jubilee line; superb mint and very rare. Hagger 3CbSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueOne Penny1d. rose-red, lower-right corner pair from Plate 2 showing two small circular nicks in Jubilee line, lightly mounted mint, superb and very rare. Hagger 3ceSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueOne Penny1d. rose-red, a group of multiples from Plates 1 and 2 without plate numbers (4) comprising upper right corner strip of six (Plate 1) showing narrow cut in the top left-hand side of the Jubilee line, upper right corner block of twelve (Plate 2) and upper and lower marginal interpanneau blocks of twelve with wide square cuts in the Jubilee lines; fine and rareSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueOne Penny1d. rose-red, a block of four from the left of the sheet with interpanneau margin, the lower pair variety no watermark, the upper pair with watermark inverted, light crease in the margins only; very rare, this variety only occurred on Plates 6 and 7 and there are only 48 examples possibleSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueOne PennyTwo mint multiples, a Plate 4 corner block of eight partially printed at left due to a corner fold, resulting in a partial offset of '4' at lower left, the fold split separated on being opened out and has been rejoined; also a Plate 6 corner block of six from the lower left corner of the sheet with partial offset on the reverse; fine and striking errors (2)Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueOne PennyPlate 5 group of mint corner multiples (8) comprising horizontal strips of three (5) including one each from all corners of the sheet and three corner blocks of six, all from different corners of the sheet; fine mint multiples from this rare plateSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueOne Penny1d. rose-red, vertical pair affected by a dramatic over-inking almost obscuring the King's head entirely on the lower stamp; mounted at top only, spectacular and rareSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueOne Penny1d. rose-red small group of errors and varieties (5) comprising single example with extensive surface damage due to gum on the paper surface (PFSA Cert.), strip of four with partial offset on the reverse and the strip from the adjoining sheet which caused the variety to occur (PFSA Cert.), corner plate block of six with dramatic inking error and corner plate 7 pair with dramatic misperforation; an interesting group for the specialistSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueTwo PenceDie proof of the complete design in black on white glazed card (82 x 60mm.), marked 'before hardening' at upper right and dated '7/1/13' in black manuscript at upper left; fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueTwo Pence HalfpennyDie proof of the frame in black on white glazed card (82 x 60mm.), no annotations; fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueTwo PenceDie proofs of the completed design in black on white glazed card cut-down and affixed to piece of buff card from the De la Rue day book (2) the first inscribed 'Mar 20, 240 leads + 6 extra' and the second 'Sept 23rd/ 240 Leads/ No.1' and with red line through the proof and '29th Oct 21' also in red; fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueTwo PenceImperforate plate trial in the issued colour on gummed watermark paper; tiny nick out of upper right corner not affecting the fine appearanceSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueTwo PenceA group of Plate 1 and 2 multiples on pages including a range of singles, pairs, blocks of four and blocks of six from all corners of the sheet from Plate 1 along with a range of other blocks of four and six and Plate 2 including blocks of six from all corners of the sheet along with some other blocks; a fine group also showing a range of shadesSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueTwo Pence2d. purple block of twenty-seven from the upper left corner of the sheet with plate number '1' printed on repaired paper, striking and rare, fine mint. Hagger 5 V11Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueTwo PenceA block of twenty-four from the left of the sheet (rejoined in the centre) showing a dramatic ink offset on the reverse affecting every vertical row to varying degrees from left to right, a fine and striking printing varietySubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueTwo PenceA block of six from the right of the sheet variety partially printed due to foreign object on the printing press, affecting the centre of the block, striking and rare; and a single example from the top of the sheet variety cracked plate; fine and rare varieties (2)Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueTwo Pence2d. purple, a single example from the left of the sheet, variety no watermark, unmounted mint, very rare. Hagger 5 V16Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueTwo Pence2d. deep plum, block of four; lightly mounted on the upper pair only; fine and a very rare block of this scarce shade. Eichele Certificate (2023). S.G. 6 var, SACC 5cSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueTwo Pence Halfpenny2½d. bright blue, a complete sheet comprising four panes of sixty and with plate number '1' at top and bottom; a very rare complete sheet, fine. S.G. 7, £1,080Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueTwo Pence HalfpennyA group of mint Plate number '1' multiples (11) comprising two pairs, blocks of four (2), blocks of six (4), a block of twelve, a block of eighteen and an interpanneau block of twelve; fine and fresh mintSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueTwo Pence Halfpenny2½d. bright blue, plate number '1' upper right corner block of four variety watermark inverted, small tone speck on reverse and some reinforced perfs at top, large part original gum; otherwise fine and a rare Plate number multiple. S.G. 7w, £560+provenance:Stanley GibbonsSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueTwo Pence Halfpenny2½d. blue horizontal pair from the upper right corner of the sheet with plate number '1', variety watermark inverted, some perf. reinforcement at foot, large part original gum; fine and rare. Hagger 6CcSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueThree PenceDie proof of the completed design in black on white glazed card (82 x 60mm.), no other annotations; fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueThree PenceDie proof of the completed design in black on white glazed card, cut-down and stamp sized; fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueTwo Pence Halfpenny3d. black and orange red, a complete sheet of two-hundred and forty comprising four panes of sixty with plate numbers '1' at top and bottom; fine mint, a very rare complete sheet. S.G. 8, £3,120Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueThree Pence3d. black and orange-red, an upper right pane of sixty with plate number '1', stage 1 with all Jubilee lines intact; fine with full original gum, a scarce large multiple. S.G. 8, £780+Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueThree PenceA group of Plate '1' mint multiples (7) as well as a couple of other blocks of four (2) and an unofficial diagonal bisect used on cover; comprising Plate 1 corner blocks of four from each corner of the sheet, and two further blocks of four without plate number in differing shades, a block of four from the upper right corner of the sheet with significantly lighter printing at top as a result of a paper fold and a 1920 envelope to Mafeking bearing 3d. bisected diagonally tied by 'capetown/ kaapstad' c.d.s., a scarce commercial cover, thought not of...
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueThree Pence3d. black and orange, a block of fourteen from the lower left corner of the sheet with Plate 1, the top pair normal and the second pair with slightly shifted medallion, the further five pairs all showing the complete new moon variety as a result of a dramatic downward shift of the vignette, lightly mounted on three stamps only; also a Plate 1 block of four with an inking error affecting the lower right stamp resulting in a dramatic visual error; fine and fresh mintSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and...
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueThree Pence3d. black and orange-red, upper left and right corner blocks of four and a lower right corner pair all with plate '1' and all with watermark inverted, very fine mintSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueThree Pence3d. black and orange-red, single example with variety diagonal portion not printed due to paper intrusion during the printing process at upper left; large part original gum, fine and rareSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueThree Pence3d. ultramarine, a lower left corner Plate '1' block of six, all stamps showing variety new moon as a result of a dramatic SW shift of the vignette, the lower row of three particularly visually dramatic, a few minor bends, large part original gum; superbSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueThree Pence3d. ultramarine, a block of four with, on the reverse, a dramatic and exceptional ink offset both upright and at a diagonal; fine mint, visually stunningSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueThree PenceA group of mainly Plate number mint multiples (19) including an upper left corner block of eighteen, corner blocks of six (2), corner blocks of four (9) including one of each from all corners of the sheet, corner pairs (4) and a couple of other blocks without plate numbers; fine mintSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueFour PenceDie proof of the completed frame of the 4d. value in black on white glazed card (82 x 60mm.), dated '19 jun. 13' at upper left; fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueFour PenceAn upper right corner pane of sixty with plate number '1' and margins on all four sides, printing Stage 4; fine and fresh mint. S.G. 10, £600+Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueFour PenceA mint group of mainly plate number multiples (13) comprising a block of thirty-six from the right of the sheet without plate number and with interpanneau margin at left, corner blocks of six (4) two with inverted watermark, blocks of four (5) including one from each corner of the sheet, an upper right corner strip of six and two corner strips of three; fine mintSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueSix PenceDie proof of the completed frame of the 6d. value in black on white glazed card (82 x 60mm.), with no annotations or date; fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueSix Pence6d. black and violet, a lower-right corner pane of sixty with margins on all sides, printing stage 4, superb mint. S.G. 11, £420+Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueSix Pence6d. black and violet group of mainly Plate number multiples (13) along with a range of single examples with minor varieties; comprising corner block of six, corner blocks of four (11) including two with watermark inverted, one block of four with missing horn in watermark, a block of four with pre-printing paper fold resulting in lighter print at upper right, a study of the missing 'z' variety (36) with singles examples, pairs and blocks of four showing the variety to varying degrees; a fine specialised lotSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For...
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueSix Pence6d. black and bright violet, an upper-right corner Plate '1' block of twelve showing variety new moon, a visually striking error caused by a downward shift of the vignette; mounted in the margin only, very fine and rareSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueOne Shilling1/- completed die proof in black on white glazed card (43 x 55mm.) inscribed 'For hardening' in black manuscript, dated '14.3.13' and initialled 'A.L.H'; fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueOne ShillingStamp-sized completed die proof in black on white glazed card affixed to buff piece of De la Rue day book, marked 'Mar 27. 240 Leads/ + 6 extra' in black at top; fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueOne ShillingA group of mainly Plate number '1' multiples (19) including an upper marginal block of twelve, corner blocks of four (4) one from each corner of the sheet, strips of three and six all with watermark upright and corner pairs (2), blocks of four (9) and a block of six all with watermark inverted; also a single example with broken horn in watermark and a pair with missing horns in watermark; a fine groupSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueOne Shilling and Three PenceDie proof of the completed design in black on white glazed card ( 82 x 60mm.), marked 'before striking' and dated in pencil '30/6/20'; fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueOne Shilling and Three PenceDie proof of the completed design in black on white glazed card ( 82 x 60mm.), marked 'before striking' and dated in pencil '30/6/20'; fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueOne Shilling and Three PenceDie proof of the completed design in black on white glazed card, cut-down (25 x 30mm.) and showing damage to the plate at upper right; fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueOne Shilling and Three Pence1/3d. violet, a lower-left corner pane of sixty with plate number '1' and margins on all sides; superb mint. S.G. 13, £540+Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueOne Shilling and Three Pence1/3d. violet, block of four, variety watermark inverted; lightly mounted on the upper pair only; fine and a rare multiple. S.G. 13w, £640+Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueOne Shilling and Three Pence1/3d. violet, block of four, variety watermark inverted; lightly mounted on upper left corner stamp only; fine and a rare multiple. S.G. 13w, £640+provenance:Grosvenor, November 2023Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueOne Shilling and Three PenceA group of mint multiples (12) as well as three single examples, one with watermark inverted, the mutliples comprising corner blocks of four (5) and a further block of four in a deep shade, corner strips of three (2) and strips of four (2) and pairs (2); fine and fresh mintSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueTwo Shillings and Sixpence2/6d. die proof of the frame only in black on white glazed card (82 x 60mm.), dated '19 jun. 13' in blue at upper left; fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueTwo Shillings and Sixpence2/6d. frame only die proof in black on white glazed card, stamp-sized and affixed to piece of buff card from the De la Rue day book, marked 'april 8 april 21/240 leads 7/ 2 extra' in manuscript at top; fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueTwo Shillings and SixpenceA small group of mint multiples (3) comprising blocks of four (2, one upper-right corner) and a block of twelve from the foot of the sheet; lightly mounted or unmounted mint. S.G. 14Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueTwo Shillings and Sixpence2/6d. purple and green, corner plate number '1' examples (4), blocks of four, one from each corner of the sheet; three of the four mounted in the margin only, also four used blocks of four with cancellations of 'utenhage', 'krugersdorp', 'warm baths' and 'victoria station'; fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueFive ShillingsDie proof of the completed frame of the 5/- value in black on white glazed card (82 x 60mm.) dated '19 jun. 13' in blue at upper left; fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueFive Shillings5/- purple and blue, corner plate '1' blocks of four (4) one from each corner of the sheet; fine and fresh lightly mounted mint; a hard to assemble group. S.G. 15Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueFive Shillings5/- purple and blue, lower-right and left corner plate '1' pairs; fine unmounted mintSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueFive Shillings5/- purple and blue, plate '1' corner pair from the upper-left corner; superb unmounted mint. S.G. 15Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueFive Shillings5/- purple and blue, horizontal pair from the left of the sheet variety new moon, as a result of a dramatic shift of the vignette down and left, striking and rare; very fine mintSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueTen ShillingsDie proof of the frame only in black on white glazed card (82 x 60mm.), dated '19 jun. 13' in blue at upper left; fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueTen Shillings10/- deep blue and olive-green, plate '1' block of six from the upper left corner of the sheet; almost full original gum, superb and very rare. B.P.A. Certificate (2018). S.G. 16provenance:David Feldman, July 2020Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueTen Shillings10/- deep blue and olive-green corner plate '1' blocks of four (4), one block from each corner of the sheet; very fine mint and a difficult group to assemble. S.G. 16Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueTen Shillings10/- deep blue and olive-green, a lower left plate '1' corner block of four, large part original gum; fine and rare. B.P.A. Certificate (2018). S.G. 16provenance:Grosvenor, November 2023Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueTen Shillings10/- deep blue and olive-green, a marginal block of four with trimmed interpanneau margins at right, lightly mounted mint; fine and rare. S.G. 16provenance:Grosvenor, November 2023Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueTen Shillings10/- deep blue and olive-green, a block of four; superb unmounted mint. S.G. 16provenance:Grosvenor, November 2023Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueTen Shillings10/- deep blue and olive-green, an interpanneau pair with missing Jubilee line at right, lightly mounted mint; fine and rare. P.F.S.A. Certificate (2014). S.G. 16 var.provenance:Grosvenor, November 2023Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueTen Shillings10/- deep blue and olive-green, watermark inverted, used with part double ring datestamp; fine and rare. B.P.A. Certificate (2012). S.G. 16w, £2,000Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueTen Shillings10/- deep blue and olive-green, watermark inverted, used with clear 'oudsthoorn' double-ring datestamp; fine and rare. B.P.A. Certificate (2012). S.G. 16w, £2,000Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueTen Shillings10/- deep blue and olive-green, watermark inverted, used with small part double-ring datestamp; fine. S.G. 16w, £2,000Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueTen Shillings10/- deep blue and olive-green, a vertical pair from the upper right corner of the sheet, with on the reverse, an almost complete offset, mounted in the margin only; a superb and striking errorSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueOne PoundFrame only die proof for the £1 value in black on white glazed card (82 x 60mm), no annotations; fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueOne Pound£1 green and red, re-joined horizontal pair with interpanneau margins at left and foot, both handstamped "specimen" in green; fine mint, rare. S.G. 17sSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueOne Pound£1 green and red, an upper right corner plate number '1' block of four; very fine and fresh appearance, lightly mounted mint. S.G. 17Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueOne Pound£1 green and red, a marginal block of four with plate number '1'; large part original toned gum. S.G. 17Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueOne Pound1924 £1 pale olive-green and red, a block of four from the right of the sheet, large part original gum; a hugely rare and handsome multiple of this rare shade. S.G. 17a, £3,400+Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueOne Pound1924 £1 pale olive-green and red, an upper right plate '1' corner pair; mounted in the margin only; superb unmounted mint. S.G. 17a, £1,700+Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueOne Pound1924 £1 pale olive-green and red, a lower left corner plate number '1' pair; lightly mounted on one stamp only, superb. S.G. 17a, £1,700+Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueOne Pound£1 green and red, block of four, used with one central strike of 'pretoria' double-ring datestamp and small part of a further strike at foot, fine and a rare multiple. B.P.A. Certificate (2012). S.G. 17, £1,600+Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueOne and a Half Pence'1½d' trial surcharge on 1d. scarlet, a marginal pair from the right of the sheet; superb unmounted mint, rareNote: Postage rates were increased from 1d. to 1½d. on 10 May 1920, but the new 1½d. stamps were not issued until August 1920. Consideration was given to surcharging the existing 1d. stamps so that they could be used for the new 1½d. rate. Trials were made as above, but were never issued.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueOne and a Half PenceDie proof of the completed design for the 1½d. value in black on white glazed card (82 x 60mm.), marked 'before hardening' at lower left and dated in pencil '23/6/20' at lower right; fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueOne and a Half PenceA group of mint multiples (20) including plate '1' and '2' blocks of four with one block from each corner of the sheet for both plates, a plate '2' block of twelve with inverted watermark, plate '2' corner blocks of six (2), tête-bêche multiples including a pane of sixty, a block of forty-eight, and blocks of twelve (2), six (2, one interpanneau) and four and a strip of six and an interpanneau pair; fine and fresh mintSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueMissing Jubilee Lines2/6d. purple and green, an interpanneau block of six, variety missing Jubilee line affecting the central pair; lightly mounted off-white gum, fine and a rare variety. S.G. 14 var.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueMissing Jubilee Lines5/- purple and blue, two vertical pairs (2) both with interpanneau margins, one at right and one at left, and both variety missing Jubilee line at foot; lightly mounted mint, fine and rare. S.G. 15 var.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueMissing Jubilee LinesA group of interpanneau multiples (10) all with variety missing Jubilee line comprising 3d. ultramarine strip of three and block of eight, 4d. orange-yellow and olive-green pair, and blocks of four and six, 6d. black and violet block of six and 6d. black and bright violet block of six and 2/6d. purple and green pair and strip of three; fine and fresh mintSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueBookletsArchival page from the De la Rue archives headed 'annexure 'd' with affixed at top, severed front and back covers and inside postal rates interleaves of the 1905 Cape of Good Hope booklet, below this photographic reproductions of hand drawn sketches of a Union of South Africa 2/6d. booklet cover and three other pages; superb and uniqueNote: The page shows how the design of the first South African booklet was copied from that of the Cape of Good Hope booklet and also that a booklet with the Rhodesian advertisement on the reverse is the first issued.p...
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueBookletsArchival page headed "Appendix" and dated "4th Dec. 1912" with unfolded proofs of 2/6d booklet, front and back in black on red and centre pages in cream affixed below; the first booklet proofs from De la Rue contained numerous errors in the Dutch language and were not approve, but returned for correction; superb and rareprovenance:Africa in Switzerland, Robson Lowe, October 1976Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueBookletsArchival page headed "Appendix" and dated "17th Feb. 1913" with proofs of the front and back pages of the first 2/6d. booklet in black on red (severed), the front initialled and dated "19.2.13", the centre pages in cream affixed below with an additional page added with correction as to type size and annotated "To printer/ This should not be in thick type/ put in same type as English word opposite minimum"; this was approved on 26th February 1913, fine and uniqueSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditi...
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueBookletsSample booklet from the De La Rue records, made up using the Type 1 booklet covers, with six pages of six De La Rue dummy stamps featuring the Minerva head design, the interleaves all have the same single advertisement in red for 'emanual lyons & son, hardware and ironmongery merchants, king street'; fine and hugely rareprovenance:De La Rue archivesSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueBooklets½d., 1d. and 1½d. stamp sized die proofs in black on white glazed card affixed to piece of De la Rue day book (85 x 60mm.) inscribed above as follows: ½d Jan 25th/ 240 leads', 1d. 'Feb 1st/ 240 leads' and 1½d. 'Feb 3rd/ 240 leads' all die proofs struck through with red ink line and dated above 24th May 1931' and with 'Books' written in pencil; fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueBooklets1920 mock-up of a prospective booklet showing advertisement layout, unprinted covers in blue, and with six pages of double-side printed advertisements; fine and rareprovenance:Africa in Switzerland, Robson Lowe, October 1976Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueBooklets1913 2/6d. black on red, Type I with Rhodesia Telegram rates on the reverse; complete booklet stapled at right (possibly replaced), all six panes intact, perforations trimmed at foot; the cover with some rubbing on the edges but generally fine for this, exceptionally rare, with only a handful of complete examples believed to exist. S.G. SB 1, £10,000Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueBooklets1913 2/6d. black on red, Type I with Rhodesia Telegram rates on the reverse; complete booklet stapled at left, perforations slightly trimmed and cover with surface rubbing leaving some white patches, nevertheless a very rare complete booklet, with just a handful of complete examples known. S.G. SB1, £10,000provenance:Spink, October 2020Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueBooklets1913 2/6d. black on red, Type II with Post Office Savings Bank deposit details on the reverse; containing ½d. part pane of five and 1d. complete pane of six and a pair, cover with only slight abrasions on the edges; very rare even though incomplete. S.G. SB1, £10,000 (for complete)Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueBooklets1913 2/6d. black on red, Type II with Post Office Savings Bank deposit details on the reverse (2), two incomplete booklets, the first in a deep red shade, stapled at right and with just the interleaves and the second in a lighter shade, stapled at left and with ½d. complete pane and part pane of five and 1d. with part pane of five; the latter quite creased and soiled, nevertheless rareSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueBooklets1919 (23 Mar.) unsevered proof of the 1913-20 2/6d. booklet in black on pink, endorsed in red ink: "Letterpress & Paper approved" initialled and dated '26/3/19'; offered with severed front and back covers of the issued booklet and an exploded booklet mounted on an exhibition page comprising front and back covers, a wax interleaf and panes of the ½d. and 1d. values; the proof very rareprovenance:Africa in Switzerland, Robson Lowe, October 1976Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueBooklets1921 (25 Jan.) unsevered proof of the 3/-booklet in black on buff paper (145 x 170mm.) from the De la Rue archives, dated at upper right corner, fine and very rare; also exploded covers and two advertising panes and a pane of the 1½d. all written up on an exhibition pageSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueBooklets1920 2/6d. black on pink (2), one stapled at left and complete less one 1d. pane and offered with one ½d. and one 1d. panes of six, and one (front cover a little soiled) stapled at right retaining ½d. block of five and a pair and offered with ½d. and 1d. panes of six, both a little trimmed at left, unmounted mint. A fine offering of this very rare booklet; S.G. SB2a, £10,000provenance:Spink, July 2018Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueBooklets1921 3/- in black on salmon-pink cover, a complete booklet with all panes and adverts intact, perforations trimmed a little as usual; also two incomplete booklets with partial panes and exploded booklet covers, Types 4 and 4a, ½d., 1d. (2) and 1½d. complete panes and ten different advert panes all displayed on exhibition pages; a fine group. S.G. SB3 etc.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueBooklets1922 3/6d. on 3/-, Type 5 exploded booklets with front and back covers of both Types 5 and 5a, advertising panes (12), ½d. panes (2), 1d. panes (2) and 2d. panes (2); fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueTwo Pence Official1926 2d. purple, overprinted 'official/ offisieel', a complete pane of sixty from the upper-left of the sheet with plate '1' and margins on all sides, almost full original gum; some bends and perforation separation of little significance for this rare multiple; also a mint block of four. S.G. O1, £1,600+Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
LiteratureA collection of very useful philatelic books (8) comprising 'The Stamps of the Union of South Africa 1910-1961' by S. J. Hagger, 'The Encylopaedia of British Empire Postage Stamps Vol. II, The Empire in Africa' by Robson Lowe (1949 hardback 1st edition), 'The De la Rue History of British & Foreign Postage Stamps' (1958 hardback) by John Easton 'Specimen Stamps of the Crown Colonies 1857-1948' by Marcus Samuel (1976 green hardback edition), 'UPU Specimen Stamps' by James Bendon (1988 hardback edition), 'The De la Rue Georgians of South Africa' by H. E. Lobdell, 'The Adhesive Postage...
(x) South Africa1913-24 King's Head Issue½d. to £1 set of fourteen, handstamped or overprinted "specimen", superb unmounted mint. S.G. 3s-8s, 10s-17s, £1,700Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) South Africa1913-24 King's Head Issue½d. to £1 set of sixteen, with both shads of the £1 value; lightly mounted or unmounted mint (both £1's unmounted); very fine. Brandon Certificate for the £1 pale olive-green. S.G. 3-17a, £1,800Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueA mint group of singles and multiples on Hagner pages all with plate numbers including ½d. single examples (13) including plate numbers 1, 3, 4. 5, 6 and 7 with duplication, 1d. single examples (9) including plate numbers 3, 4, 6 and 7 and a pair with plate '3' and a strip of three with plate '6', 2d. blocks of four (2) with plates '1' and '2', 2/6d. corner pairs (3) all with plate '1' and a further single example with plate '1', 5/- single examples with plate '1', 4d., 1/- and 1/3d. corner blocks of four with plate '1', the 1/- with watermark inverted,...
(x) South Africa1913-24 King's Head IssueA mint group on Hagner pages including ½d. to 1/- values with watermark inverted (no 2½d.) with some duplication, ½d. to 2d. coil stamps, 1/3d., 2/6d. and 10/- unmounted mint, 1924 2d. Official, booklets panes of ½d. (2), 1d. (2), 1½d. (2) and 2d. (2) etc. fine and fresh mintSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) South Africa1930-44 ½d. black and green, horizontal strip of four from the right of the sheet with gutter margin variety tête-bêche, lightly mounted mint, fine. P.F.S.A. Certificate (2008). S.G. 42b, etc.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) South Africa1930-44 2d. grey and purple, block of four from the top of the sheet with guide arrow and with dramatic over-inking error in the centre and 1933-48 1½d. green and bright gold block of four from the right of the sheet variety broken chimney and faint headgear; both unmounted mint. Murray Payne Certificate (2005) for the first. S.G. 44d var, 57d var.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) South AfricaA small mint group on a Hagner page (5) comprising 1937 6d. green and vermilion bi-lingual pair variety falling ladder on English stamp, 1937 Coronation 1/- red-brown and turquoise-blue pair variety hyphen omitted on Afrikaans stamp, 1942 War Effort 1/- brown pair variety bursting shell [11/20], 1949 UPU 3d. bright-blue pair variety serif on 'c' of 'africa' [1/1] and 3d. bright blue pair variety lake in East Africa [2/19]; fine, lightly mounted or unmounted mint. S.G. 61a, 75a, 104a, 130a, 130b, £600Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) South Africa1942-44 War Effort1d. carmine-red, block of six variety both roulettes omitted, lightly mounted mint, fine. S.G. 98b, £3,000+Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) South Africa1942-44 War Effort1½d. red-brown, a lower marginal block of four with adverts at foot, variety roulettes omitted, superb unmounted mint. S.G. 99b, £750+Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) South Africa1942-44 War Effort2d. violet, variety roulettes omitted, superb unmounted mint. Murray Payne Certificate (2007). S.G. 100b, £1,300Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
South Africa1942-44 War Effort2d. violet pair, variety roulette omitted, fine lightly unmounted mint. S.G. 100b, £1,300Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1942-44 War Effort2d. violet, vertical strip of nine pairs, showing error top three pairs with printing omitted and ros 5 and 6 with degrees of missing shading, the horizontal perforations are also shifted vertically; also vertical strip of nine units, error printing omitted from entire strip (exists on row 7 of the only known sheet bearing this error), small scissor cut affecting second unit; unmounted mint, exhibition items. P.F.S.A. Certificate (2000) for the first. S.G. 100 var.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buy...
South Africa1947 Royal Visit A group of bi-lingual colour trials in the issued designs (9 pairs) three for each value in various colours; superb unmounted mint. S.G. 111-113 var.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
(x) South Africa1947 (17 Feb.) Royal Visit set of colour trials (9) three for each value 1d. to 3d. in bi-lingual pairs; superb unmounted mint, rareSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) South Africa1969-72 2c. ultramarine and yellow, from the left of the sheet variety yellow omitted, lightly mounted mint; fine. P.F.S.A. Certificate (1989). S.G. 285aa, £1,300Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) South AfricaBooklets1921 3/- black on salmon-pink cover, stapled at left and 1922 3/6d. on 3/- black on salmon-pink cover, stapled at left; both complete booklets with advertising panes, some light soiling and age marks to the covers only; scarce. S.G. SB3 and SB4, £2,000Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) South AfricaBooklets1927-31 group of three exploded booklets (3) comprising 1927 black on salmon-pink with front and back covers, four advertising panes and four panes of 1d. laid out on a Hagner page, a second exploded example of the same booklet with front and back covers, six different advertisements and two panes of ½d. adhesives and 1931 3/- black on pink with front and back covers with adverts, two panes of the 1d. and three panes of four of the 2d; generally fine and a scarce assembly. S.G. SB6 and SB8 groupSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium....
(x) South AfricaBooklets1938 2/6d. black on buff cover, stitched at left, complete booklet; fine. S.G. SB13, £1,200Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) South AfricaBooklets1940 2/6d. green on buff, stitched at left complete booklet; very fine and fresh, a rare booklet. S.G. SB15, £3,500Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) South AfricaBooklets1935-51 group of complete booklets (7) comprising 1935 2/6d. black on lemon, 1937 2/6d. black on lemon, 1937 6d. red cover stitched at left, 1939-40 2/6d. blue on buff cover, 1941 2/6d. blue on buff cover, 1948 3/- black on buff cover and 1951 3/6d. black on buff cover; fine and complete; S.G. SB9-11, 15a, 17-19, £1,500+Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
South AfricaOfficial Stamps1929-31 2/6d. green and brown, Issue I, a block of twelve fromm the foot of the sheet with complete imprint and with varieties stop after 'official' [10/1] and dropped 'official' [9/6] and oval perforations [9/10-6]; very fine unmounted mint. S.G. O11, O1a, £1,170+Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South West Africa
(x) Southern RhodesiaPostage Due1951 4d. error of colour, dull grey-green, a block of four; superb unmounted mint, a rare multiple; offered with copies of the Government letters recalling this printing. S.G. D6, £1,200Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
South West Africa1923 ½d. to £1 set of twelve single examples each overprinted "specimen" vertically reading upwards; fine mint. S.G. 1s-12s, £1,700Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South West Africa1943 War Effort 4d. Bantam strip of three units, variety overprint inverted, large part original gum; fine. Murray Payne Certificate (2005). S.G. 129a, £900Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
(x) South West Africa1943-44 War Effort 1/- brown block of eight, four bi-lingual rouletted vertical pairs, variety overprint inverted, superb unmounted mint. B.P.A. Certificate (1975). S.G. 130da, £2,600+Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
South West Africa1974 (Apr.) Rock-Engravings 5c., variety black omitted, unmounted mint, fine. SACC 274a, S.G. 265a, £1,200. PhotoSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
(x) South West AfricaPostal StationeryA group of unused Postal Stationery cards, letter cards, envelopes and wrappers (37) including postal stationery cards, newspaper wrappers and lettercards overprinted "specimen" and also as issued, various types; also a small group of South Africa postal stationery with ½d., 1d. and 1½d./ postal stationery cards and letter cards; good to fineSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Southern Rhodesia
Southern Rhodesia1924-29 2d. black and purple-grey marginal pair from the left of the sheet, noted as close in shade to the 4th. printing (slate purple), variety imperforate between, fine mint and exceptionally rare with only twelve pairs recorded by Peetoom with a third sheet possible believed to have existed. R.P.S. Certificate (1934). S.G. 4a, £17,000provenance:J.E. FranklandDonaldsonSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Southern Rhodesia1953 ½d. to £1 complete set of fourteen imperforate plate proofs in the issued designs and colours on gummed unwatermarked paper, very lightly mounted where removed from presentation cards; hugely rare with just two complete sets known, a superb group. P.F.S.A. Certificate (2017). S.G. 78-91 var. PhotoSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Sudan
Sudan1938 Air 3pi. on 3½pi black and violet, 3pi. on 7½pi. green and emerald and 5pi. on 10pi. brown and greenish blue, all variety perforated 11½ x 12½, fine mint. Signed Kessler and with Peter Holcombe Certificate (1991). S.G. 75a, 76b and 77b, £2,250Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
(x) SudanArmy Service Stamps1905 1m. brown and carmine, a block of thirty, the last two pairs in the upper two rows showing Types A1 and A2 se-tenant ad the bottom row, the second to last stamp variety '!' for 'i'; large part original gum, fine. S.G. A1a, A1c etc. £665+Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) SudanArmy Service Stamps1905 1m. brown and carmine, a block of four overprinted 'army official' in black horizontally, large part original gum; fine and a rare multiple. R.P.S. (1925, signed Bacon) and Brandon (2024) Certificates. S.G. A2, £2,400+Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) SudanArmy Service Stamps1906-11 2m. green and brown, vertical strip of three from the foot of the sheet, the bottom stamp without overprint; large part original gum, fine and rare. R.P.S. Certificate (2024). S.G. A7, A7a, £5,000provenance:BesanconSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) SudanArmy Service Stamps1913-24 mint group, all perforated 'as' at foot (21) comprising 1913-22 1m to 10pi. set of nine as well as an additional part set of nine to 5pi. (two additional 5pi. values) and 1922-24 small format 2m-10m. set of three, the 5m. and 10m. both with plate '1'; fine mint. S.G. A17-A28 group, £1,500+Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
SudanOfficial Stamp1951-62 2p. deep blue and pale blue from the left of the sheet, variety overprint inverted, lightly mounted mint; fine. Murray Payne Certificate (2011). S.G. O74a, £1,200. PhotoSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Swaziland
(x) Swaziland1961 50c. on 5/- deep lilac and slate-black, overprint Type III, from the top of the sheet; unmounted mint, fine. B.P.A. Certificate (1962). S.G. 75bSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Tanganyika
(x) Tanganyika1916-21 mint group on an album page including 1916 Nyasaland Field Force set of five to 1/- and 1917 'g.e.a.' overprint set to 50r., etc. fine mint. Certificates for the 10r., 20r. and 50r. S.G. £1,400+Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Tanganyika1922-31 mint group on two album pages comprising 1922-24 Giraffe set to £1 1925 colours changed set of four and 1927-31 Kings Head set to £1, the majority lightly mounted and some unmounted mint, very fine. Sismondo Certificates (2009) for the 1922 10/- and £1. S.G. 74-107, £1,248Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Transvaal
Transvaal1870 (1 May) Otto, thin paper, imperforate 1d. brown-lake with small to good margins, unused without gum, fine. S.G. 1, £750Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Transvaal1870 (1 May) Otto, thin paper, imperforate 1d. orange-red with good margins, unused with large part original gum, fine. S.G. 1a, £950Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Transvaal1870 (1 May) Otto, thin paper, fine roulette 15½ to 16 1d. brick-red, 1d. orange-red, 6d. bright ultramarine and 1/- yellow-green, all unused with part or large part original gum, fine. S.G. 4a, 4b, 5, 6a, £925Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Transvaal1870 (May - July) Viljoen, thick hard paper, imperf 1d. pale rose-red, 1d. carmine-red, fine roulette 15½ to 16 1d. carmine-red and medium paper, fine roulette 15½ to 16 1d. rose-red, 1d. crimson, 6d. ultramarine (2) and 1/-deep green, all unused, the two 6d. with part original gum, the others without gum. S.G. 13, 13a, 18, 18b, 19, 20, £1,375Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Transvaal1870 (May - July) Viljoen, thick hard paper, imperf 1/- yellow-green and medium paper, fine roulette 15½ to 16 1d. carmine-red and 6d. deep ultramarine, fine used. S.G. 14, 18a, 19b, £575Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Transvaal1870 (Sept.) - 71 Borrius, stout paper, imperf 1d. black unused, fine roulette 1d. black vertical pair with part margin at left unused, 6d. blackish blue (used) and 1871 (July) Otto, thin paper 3d. pale reddish lilac with part original gum, fine. S.G. 21-24, £496Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Transvaal1872-74 Borrius, fine roulette 15½ to 16, thin transparent paper 1d. bright carmine pair, unused with part original gum, good colour, fine. S.G. 26, £600Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Transvaal1872-74 Borrius, fine roulette 15½ to 16, thin transparent paper 6d. ultramarine (used) and 1/- green with part gum, thinnish opaque paper 1d. reddish pink (marginal), 1d. carmine-red, 6d. ultramarine (used), 1/- yellow-green (no gum) and 1/- green (no gum), and thickish wove paper 6d. deep dull blue (pen-cancelled), fine. S.G. 27-29, 29a, 31, 32, 32a, 34a, £890+Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Transvaal1874 (Sept.) Davis, perf 12½, thin transparent paper 1d. pale brick-red and 6d. blue, both used, and thicker opaque paper 6d. deep blue unused with part original gum, and 1875 (Jan.) Otto, fine roulette 15½ to 16 6d. bright ultramarine used; fine. S.G. 38a, 39, 41b, 42, £495Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Transvaal1875 (Apr.) - 77 Celliers, very thin soft opaque paper, imperf 1d. orange-red, 6d. blue and 6d. milky blue (used), very thin hard transparent paper, imperf 1d. brownish red, 1d. orange-red (used), 3d. lilac and 6d. pale blue, stout hard-surfaced paper, imperf 1d. bright red, 6d. bright blue (used), 6d. deep blue, fine roulette 15½ to 16 6d. bright blue (used) and wide roulette 1d. bright red (used); fine. S.G. 43, 45, 45a, 52, 52a, 53, 54, 61, 63, 63c, 66, 67; £1,495Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Transvaal1877 (Apr.) red "v.r/transvaal", imperf 3d. lilac and 1/- yellow-green, fine used. S.G. 86, 89, £825Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Transvaal1877 (Apr.) black "v.r/transvaal", thin hard transparent paper, imperf 1d. orange-red (used); stout hard-surfaced paper, imperf 1d. bright red and roulette 1d. bright red (used); new printings on coarse soft wove paper, imperf 1d. brick-red (used), 3d. deep lilac rejoined pair (pen-cancelled), 6d. (used) and 1/- yellow-green (used); and 1877 (Aug.) imperf 6d. blue on rose and rouletted 6d. blue on rose (used); fine. S.G. 96, 98, 99, 101, 102b, 103, 104, 113, 114, £735+Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Transvaal1877 (Sept.) - 79 black "v.r./Transvaal", imperf 1d. red on orange block of four unused with large part original gum, the lower left stamp with two light diagonal creases, and a vertical pair, the lower stamp with Type 7 overprint, fine unused without gum. S.G. 117, 117e, £595Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Transvaal1877 (Sept.) - 79 black "v.r./Transvaal", imperf 1d. red on blue (used), 1d. red on orange (2, one used with Type 7 overprint), 3d. mauve on buff (used), 3d. mauve on green (2, one with Type 7 overprint, both used) and 6d. blue on blue (used); and rouletted 1d. red on blue, 1d. red on orange, 3d. mauve on buff (used) and 6d. blue on green (used); 1879 (Aug.-Sept.) imperf 1d. red on yellow, 3d. mauve on green and 3d. mauve on blue with small "t", all used; fine. Cat. £1,160Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Transvaal1878-80 ½d., 3d. dull rose, 3d. claret on small piece with 1882 1d. on 4d., 1/- and 2/-, 1879 (Apr.) 1d. on 6d. horizontal pair on fragment with S.G. Type 12 and a vertical pair with Types 13/15 and 1883 re-issue 1/- green block of six (2x3) and a vertical pair (different shades) with a tête-bêche pair, fine used. Cat. £1,000+Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Transvaal1879 (Apr.) 1d. on 6d. olive-black, a vertical strip of three with S.G. Types 12/13/15, unused with large part original gum, fine. S.G. 142, 143, 145, £560Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Transvaal1883 re-issue 1/- green inverted L-shaped strip of three, the top left stamp inverted resulting in a tête-bêche pair, the lower left stamp with a couple of small light tones otherwise, the upper pair fine mint. S.G. 174b, £1,300Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Transvaal1885 (May - Aug.) "halve penny" on 1/- green tête-bêche pair with wing-margin at left, unused with part to large part original gum, top left corner with light bend, fine. S.G. 189a, £1,000Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Transvaal1897 "the late crisis in johannesburg" 1d. stationery cards (7) comprising "Fortifications at Auckland Park" unused and c.t.o., "The Australian Brigade" unused and used, "A Boer Patrol" unused, and "March Past Commissioner Street" used (2), fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Uganda
Uganda1879 (17 Apr.) letter from C.W. Pearson, C.M.S., at Rubaga written to Giegler, then Chief Engineer of the Sudanese Telegraphs, starting "M'tesa has suddenly offered to send letters to Mrooli for us...", including a list of necessaries and mentioning the arrival of Copplestone and Stokes and also that of the Mission from Algeria consisting of five JesuitsNote: The writer had arrived in Rubaga (Kampala) via the Nile route in February 1879.provevance:Stuart Rossiter, Sotheby's, June 1983, Lot 379Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions fo...
Uganda1891 (12 Dec.) internal missionary letter (in French) from the French Roman Catholic bishop, headed "Rubaga", acknowledging the receipt of a letter from the Anglican archdeacon dated 19 October from Masaka; the letter includes "I am happy to be able to continue the courteous relations that have always existed between our two missions" (translated).Note: This letter would have been carried by casual runner. Only six weeks after this letter was written, the "courteous relations" exploded into the "Battle of Mengo".provenance:Stuart Rossiter, Sotheby's, June 1983, Lot 383Subject to 20% VAT...
Uganda1896 (Nov.) used range on album page, with 2a. (2 singles and 2 pairs, left stamp of one with small "o" in "postage"), 3a. (3) and 4a. (2) with manuscript endorsements "Kasaka 25/12/98", "Kampala 19/8/97", "Bukasa Aug 13 1898 M.H." (Martin Hall), "wadelai 10/9/98" (from Carre's Nile Expedition), "Lubwa's 1897 F. Rowling", "W.A. Broome Col. Comdg Troops Uganda Patrol 1.10.98", "W.H.M." and "Nandi". A very good lotprovenance:Stuart Rossiter, Sotheby's, June 1983, Lot 400Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Uganda1899 (25 May) letter headed "Kampala", marked Circular No. 22, addressed to Dr. Milne at Bedden Island (Fort Berkely), from Acting P.M.O., Uganda Protectorate, pointing out "Certain letters recently posted in this Protectorate having been stamped with East Africa Protectorate stamps, I am requested by H.M. Acting Commissioner to draw the attention of Officials of the Medical Department to the fact that no stamps but those of the Uganda Protectorate are available for use within its borders"Note: This circular would haved been sent by military runner following up Major Martyr's expedition...
Uganda1899 (17 Nov.) large part OHMS letter, signed by H.M. Tarrant and addressed to The Collector, Kampala, complaining that mailmen have been sent down without rations; turned sideways and addressed OHMS to Collector, Luba's in the hand of F.W. Isaac; piece postmarked Luba's (17.11.99), probably an arrival c.d.s.Note: This is thought to be the earliest recorded "official" message by post in Uganda claiming free transmission.provenance:Stuart Rossiter, Sotheby's, June 1983, Lot 498Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Uganda1902 (17 Feb.) envelope (225x93mm.; peripheral creases) from Archdeacon Walker at Mengo to England, bearing 1898 4a. tied by "mengo" c.d.s. and showing, on reverse, Mombasa (27.2) and arrival datestamps; (5 May) 2a. registered envelope (size H2; faults) to Mombasa, bearing 1902 ½a. strip of four, pair and 2½a. strip of five tied by "entebbe" double-ring d.s.; and (11 Oct.) 2a. registered envelope (size H2; faults) to London, bearing 1898 3a. tied by "kisumu" double-ring d.s. with Mombasa transit d.s. on reverseprovenance:Stuart Rossiter, Sotheby's, June 1983, Lots 504 and 511Subject to...
Uganda1902 (24 Feb.) OHMS envelope (225x95mm.; central vertical fold) from F. Pordage at Buddu to London, bearing 1898 2a. tied by very fine "buddu" double-ring d.s. without year and showing, on reverse, Mengo (1.3) and Mombasa (11.3) transit datestampsNote: F. Pordage was not one of the seven officers entitled to frank OHMS mail; originally, the Buddu c.d.s. was applied direct to the cover, but then a postage stamp to cover the double rate to England was affixed and the datestamp struck again to cancel the adhesive.provenance:Stuart Rossiter, Sotheby's, June 1983, Lot 505Subject to 20% VAT o...
Uganda1902 (29 Apr.) 2a. registered envelope (size H2; central vertical fold) from Eldama to England, bearing 1898 3a. (stained perf at left) tied by fine "eldama" double-ring d.s. and showing, on reverse, "railhead/mombasa" (1.5), Mombasa (7.5) and arrival datestamps. A fine example of Uganda adhesive used in E.A.P. 29 days after the transfer of the Eastern Province of Ugandaprovenance:Stuart Rossiter, Sotheby's, June 1983, Lot 509Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Uganda1903 (16 June) 2a. registered envelope (size H2) to London and redirected to Cornwall, bearing 1898 2a. tied by fine "wadelai/u.p." c.d.s., showing London arrival datestamps with, on reverse, Hoima (21.6) and Mombasa (6.7) transit datestamps. A scarce cover from the Nile Provinceprovenance:Stuart Rossiter, Sotheby's, June 1983, Lot 523Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Zanzibar
Zanzibar1897 (5 Jan.) '2½' on 4a. myrtle-green, a block of twenty-four, rows [4-7] showing the three types se-tenant, the block contains Type I (11), Type II (4) and Type III (9); there is a complete pane of sixty known, otherwise this being the largest multiple known, fine mint. S.G. 175-177, £3,780Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Zanzibar1899 Sultan Sir Hamoud bin Mohammed photographic composite essay for the annas values, with hand-painted flags and borders, affixed to card and submitted by De La Rue and endorsed by the Postmaster “Approved / T.E.C. Remington / 20/6/98”, annotated “BB” and “June 16th 98” at top, very fine and uniqueprovenance:De La Rue archivesDavid Feldman, December 2022Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Zanzibar1899-1901 1a. to 5r. set of seventeen, each value in a corner imperforate plate proof block of four on ungummed watermarked paper, all cut from the De la Rue reference sheets, each corner block with registration date stamped in the corner, some are initialled; These blocks were kept so that later printings could be matched to these colours; superb and uniqueprovenance:De La Rue archivesSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Zanzibar1899-1913 group of imperforate plate proofs comprising 1899-1901 set of seventeen to 5r., the majority marginal examples and 1913 Sailing Canoe 2r. violet and 3r. orange-bistre horizontal imperforate pairs and 4r. in unissued light blue imperforate plate proof block of four and two single examples overprinted "specimen"; fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Zanzibar1904 Monogram IssueDie proof of the vignette surround and border fringe for the rupee values in black on glazed card (62 x 90mm.), dated “Jan 11 04” in black manuscript and endorsed 'before hardening'; fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Zanzibar1904 Monogram Issue1r. die proof in black on glazed card (62 x 90mm.), dated “27 jan 04”, very fine and rareSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Zanzibar1904 Monogram Issue2r. die proof in black on glazed card (62 x 90mm.), dated “29 jan 04”, very fine and rareSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Zanzibar1904 Monogram Issue3r. die proof in black on glazed card (62 x 90mm.), dated “11 feb. 04”, very fine and rareSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Zanzibar1904 Monogram Issue4r. die proof in black on glazed card (62 x 90mm.), no annotations, very fine and rareSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Zanzibar1906 1r. unadopted composite essay for a 1r. stamp, the photographic essay with Sultan's monogram hand painted and separately applied, the surrounding area handpainted in Chinese white, the value tablets and other background details handpainted in black and Chinese white, the essay applied to thick card, (89 x 113mm.). A unique essay from the De La Rue archives, very fineprovenance:KnightSir Gawaine BaillieArgyll Etkin, October 2022Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Zanzibar1906 2r. photographic essay of an unadopted frame design in sepia on cream paper mounted on card, with non-contemporary white card overlay (90 x 115mm.), dated '6 nov 1906' at upper right; fine and rareSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Zanzibar1907 group of proof items (8) comprising Sultan Ali bin Hamoud small vignette proof printed in brown on thin glazed card, dated "Feb. 22 1907" and initialled (30 x 27mm.), 1907 cents issue Master Die Proof with undenominated value tablets, the central vignette in black and the frame in ultramarine, guide marks at the corners, reverse dated "7 Oct 1907" (22 x 26 mm.), 1c. to 12c. set of five imperforate plate proofs in the issued colours (5) and 1r. yellow-green imperforate plate proof block of twelve from the foot of the sheet with printer's guide mark at foot; also a 1908 'forgery die...
Zanzibar1908-09 set of three proofs on wove paper for the rupee values, with one of the frame in brown, one of the central vignette in black (peripheral creases) and one of both the frame and vignette in the same colours, an attractive trioprovenance:Harmer's London, Oct 1979Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Zanzibar1908-09 1c. to 200r. set of twenty imperforate plate proofs (excluding 25c. which were nearly all destroyed in a fire during the Blitz) printed on watermarked, ungummed paper, very fineprovenance:De La Rue archivesSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Zanzibar1913-18 4r. imperforate plate proof in blue overprinted "specimen" and affixed to piece of brown archival card numbered '22' from the De la Rue Archives; fine and rareSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Zanzibar1913-18 10r. on thick, gummed paper in blue-black and reddish mauve a block of four and 20r. on carton paper in green and dark blue, all overprinted "specimen"; fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Zanzibar1913-18 1c. to 200r. set of twenty-one all overprinted "specimen" and 75c. sepia colour trials (4) imperforate pair and a single and a perforated single all overprinted "specimen"; fine. S.G. 246s-260gs etc. £1,300++Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Zanzibar1926-27 issue, two master die proofs of the cents value with blank value tablets, one in black on carton paper, (48 x 66 mm.), some light bends, and one in dark green and cut to stamp size, fine; and a group of 1926-27 1c. colour trials (5), two imperforate in grey-brown and purple and three perforated in the colours of the issued 8c., 10c. and 25c. ( and with the issued stamps for comparison)Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Zanzibar1936 group of imperforate plate proofs (4) comprising 20c. orange affixed to piece of archival card, 25c. purple block of six, 40c. sepia horizontal pair with blue horizontal line crossing both stamps and 5/- scarlet also affixed to piece of archival card; a scarce groupSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Zanzibar1930 (Oct.) a group of four stamp-sized bromides of different hand-painted essays based on the 1923 Hong Kong 'Postal Scales' design (at the suggestion of the Zanzibar authorities), each denominated '20c.' affixed to piece of card from the Bradbury Wilkinson archives and dated '6.10.30' or '17.10.30'; a fascinating and unique groupprovenance:John Griffith-JonesSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
ZanzibarPostage Due1935 (1 Nov.) Appendix sheet bearing the 1935 5c. colour trials (6) in violet, scarlet, green, blue, brown and grey and with manuscript annotations alongside each showing the chosen colour for each denomination; very fine and a unique appendix page from the De La Rue archivesprovenance:De la Rue ArchivesArgyll EtkinSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
ZanzibarPostage Due1936 (1 Jan.) complete set of twelve different die proofs, each in black on glazed card (92 x 60mm.) comprising master die wth uncleared surround (but showing 'cents' in both English and Arabic, the latter in the form used only for the 5c. and 10c. values), undenominated master die dated '31.8.35' and 'Appd.' and initialled and dated, 5c. die proofs (2) Stage 1 and Stage 2, both endorsed 'Reqn. 7692 and dated '22.10.35', the latter marked 'appd. 25/10', 10c. Stage 2, 20c. Stage 2, 30c. (2, Stages 1 and 2), 40c. (2, Stages 1 and 2) and 1/- (2, Stages 1 and 2) all with Requisi...
Zanzibar1896-1944 group of sets overprinted or perforated "specimen" comprising 1896 set to 5r., 1904 set to 5r., 1914-22 8c. purple on pale yellow and 10c. myrtle on pale yellow, the additional values each in a horizontal strip of three, 1921-29 Script set to 10r. and 1944 set of four to 1/-; good to fine mint. S.G. cat. value £1,200+Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Zanzibar1896-1927 mint collection on album pages including 1896 set to 5r. and with 4½a. showing no serif to left-hand '4', 1898 set to 8a., 1899-1901 set to 5r. imperforate plate proofs and also the issued set to 5r., 1904 set to 5r. including watermark sideways varieties, 1908-09 set to 10r. and also with 50r. black and mauve, 1913 set to 10r. overprinted "specimen" and 1926-27 set in blocks of four; good to fine mint. S.G. cat. value £3,000+Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Zanzibar1896-1947 mint and used collection on leaves including 1896 set to 5r., 1897 '2½' on 4a. group of four including all types, 1898 set to 8a., 1904 set to 5r., 1908-09 set to 10r., 1926-27 set to 75c. all these sets used, other sets and duplicates mint and used and with 1947 Paris U.P.U. Congress with 1936-37 set to 10r. etc. a useful rangeSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Zanzibar1899- 1901 group of covers and cards (23) including a good range of commercial usages with 1897 Registered letter sent locally bearing India ½a. overprinted 'zanzibar', 1899 envelope to Germany bearing French Zanzibar ½a. (2) and British Zanzibar ½a. and 1a., 1900 envelope sent Registered to France bearing ½a., 1a. and 3a., Reply Paid cards, Postal Stationery cards 1899 printed Paul Kiderley envelope to Germany bearing 5r., 1896 envelope to Switzerland bearing ½a. (2), 1a., 2a. and 3a., 1896 ½a. and 1a. unused postal stationery cards, etc. a good to fine groupSubject to 20% VAT on Buye...
Zanzibar1913-52 group of covers and cards (23) written up on album pages showing a good range of usages and with Censored mail etc., a variety of destinations including USA, Costa Rica, Ireland, Germany, etc. and with a range of frankings and cancellations including 'chakichaki/ pemba', 'mkoan/ pemba', a 1935 merchant's letter to Cutch Mundra with boxed 'paquebot' cachet, a taxed cover to England, 9151 cover to UK bearing 10c. (10) etc., good to fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
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