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Auction: 24023 - British East Africa - The Simon Greenwood Collection
Lot: 24

British East Africa
1890-95 Imperial British East Africa "Sun and Crown" Definitive Issue
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A mint group of multiples comprising 2½a. corner block of four from the fourth printing ex the archives, ½a., 2½a., 3a. and 4½a. top left corner blocks of four from the fifth printing ex the archives, ½a. and 1a. corner blocks of four from the sixth printing ex the archives, ½a. deep brown and 1a. deep blue-green complete sheets of sixty, ½a. block of twenty-two, sixteen and an irregular corner block of nine, 1a. strip of five, 2a. block of thirty-two (8x4), 3a., and 4½a. blocks of thirty-six (6x6) from the left of the sheet, 4a. yellow-brown blocks of twelve (6x2), 7½a. block, 8a. blue block of thirty (5x6) and four, and 1r. carmine blocks of thirty-nine and four. A fine lot. Cat. £1200+

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