16033 - British Africa, The David Pitts Collection

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BRITISH AFRICA THE DAVID PITTS COLLECTION

BRITISH AFRICA THE DAVID PITTS COLLECTION

 25 OCTOBER 2016

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STAMPS COINS BANKNOTES MEDALS BONDS & SHARES AUTOGRAPHS BOOKS WINES

25 OCTOBER 2016

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SALE CALENDAR 2016/2017

GROUP CHAIRMAN AND CEO Olivier D. Stocker YOUR SPECIALISTS STAMPS UK - Tim Hirsch FRPSL Guy Croton David Parsons Nick Startup Neill Granger Paul Mathews Dominic Savastano Tom Smith George James Ian Shapiro (Consultant) USA - George Eveleth Richard Debney EUROPE - Guido Craveri Fernando Martínez CHINA - George Yue (Consultant) Alan Ho COINS UK - Richard Bishop Tim Robson Lawrence Sinclair Barbara Mears John Pett USA - Greg Cole Muriel Eymery Stephen Goldsmith (Special Consultant) CHINA - Kin Choi Cheung Paul Pei Po Chow BANKNOTES UK - Barnaby Faull Andrew Pattison Monica Kruber Thomasina Smith USA - Greg Cole Stephen Goldsmith (Special Consultant) CHINA - Kelvin Cheung Paul Pei Po Chow ORDERS, DECORATIONS, MEDALS & MILITARIA UK - Marcus Budgen BONDS & SHARES UK - Mike Veissid (Consultant) Andrew Pattison Thomasina Smith USA - Stephen Goldsmith (Special Consultant) EUROPE - Peter Christen CHINA - Kelvin Cheung BOOKS UK - Philip Skingley Gillian Watson Nik von Uexkull AUTOGRAPHS USA - Greg Cole Stephen Goldsmith (Special Consultant) WINES CHINA - Guillaume Willk-Fabia Angie Ihlo Fung YOUR EUROPE TEAM (LONDON - LUGANO) Directors Tim Hirsch Anthony Spink Auction & Client Management Team Mira Adusei-Poku Rita Ariete Grace Hawkins Dora Szigeti Nik von Uexkull Tom Hazell John Winchcombe Tatyana Boyadzhieva Maurizio Schenini Finance Alison Bennet Marco Fiori Mina Bhagat Dennis Muriu Veronica Morris Varranan Somasundaram IT & Administration Berdia Qamarauli Michael Lewis Liz Cones Curlene Spencer Tom Robinson Cristina Dugoni Giacomo Canzi YOUR AMERICA TEAM (NEW YORK)

STAMPS 15 October 25 October 26/27 October 10 November November 13 December

COINS 19/20 October 29 November

The Philatelic Collector’s Series Sale British Africa, The David Pitts Collection The Philatelic Collector’s Series Sale The Philatelic Collector’s Series Sale including Important Colombia, Italian P.O.’s in China, Bulgaria, Revenue Stamps and Aeronautical Memorabilia The Philatelic Collector’s Series Sale West Africa Pre-U.P.U. Postal History, The John Sacher Collection

Hong Kong London London

CSS20 16033 16034

Lugano New York London

SW1019 158 16036

New York

326

15 January 15 January 16/17 January

The Numismatic Collector’s Series Sale The Academic Collection of Lord Stewartby: English Coins part 4, Coins of Edward III to Richard III Ancient, British & Foreign Coins and Commemorative Medals Ancient, British & Foreign Coins and Commemorative Medals The Academic Collection of Lord Stewartby: English Coins part 5, Tudor, Stuart and Later Coins The Susquehanna Collection of Gold Coins at NY INC, Waldorf Astoria Coins at NY INC, Waldorf Astoria The Numismatic Collector’s Series Sale

London New York New York New York

328 330 329

BANKNOTES 3 October 4 October 19/20 October 13 January 16/17 January

Charity Auction of Bank of England Notes British Banknotes - including the Collection of the Institute of Scottish Bankers The Numismatic Collector’s Series Sale World Banknotes at NY INC, Waldorf Astoria The Numismatic Collector’s Series Sale

London London New York New York New York

16046 16050 326 327 329

MEDALS 24 November 16/17 January

Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals & Militaria The Numismatic Collector's Series Sale

London New York

16003 329

BONDS & SHARES 19/20 October 17/18 November 16/17 January

The Numismatic Collector’s Series Sale Bonds & Share Certificates of the World The Numismatic Collector’s Series Sale

New York London New York

326 16018 329

AUTOGRAPHS 19/20 October 16/17 January

The Numismatic Collector’s Series Sale The Numismatic Collector’s Series Sale

New York New York

326 329

WINES 13 October

An Evening of Great Whiskies and Spirits

Hong Kong

30 November 1 December tbc

London London London

16022 16007 16007

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Symbols and Abbreviations 刂 ᔛ

刂 ᔛ អ + អ B

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var. cat. c.d.s.

unmounted mint unused used block of four block larger than four used on cover, entire letter, etc. on piece variety, varieties catalogue, catalogue value circular datestamp

d.s. h.s.

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F R

datestamp handstamp air mail specimen cancelled essay proof forgery reprint

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THE DAVID PITTS COLLECTION OF BRITISH AFRICA

FOREWORD DAVID R. PITTS, FRPSL David Pitts is a lifelong collector, buying his first stamp at age eight. As he advanced in his professional career he became a serious philatelist, focusing on the British Empire. His interests have always been limited to used stamps and postal history; believing unused mint material, while frequently attractive works of art, are not as interesting as “cancelled” stamps.

His goal over the years has been to collect every issued stamp, used, and, their pre-adhesive postal markings, from each component of the entire British Empire, through to 1966.

David has always been particularly interested in Bermuda. His exhibit, “Bermuda: Crossroads of the Atlantic”, met with considerable acclaim in presentations before the Royal Philatelic Society and the Collectors Club of New York, and is the only Bermuda exhibit to ever win an international Large Gold medal.

He is a Fellow of the “Royal”, a member of several other philatelic organizations, and, former president of the Bermuda Collectors Society.

Mr. Pitts began his healthcare leadership career in the military, serving in several hospitals in the United States, England, and Vietnam, and, in executive staff positions in the offices of the Surgeon General and the Secretary of Defense. For this service he received the Distinguished Service Medal and the Bronze Star.

He was the CEO of one of the largest hospital systems in the U.S., and, for 35 years owned Pitts Management Associates – one the most respected healthcare consulting and strategic advisory firms in the United States. A former “National Hospital Administrator of the Year”, he is frequently identified as one of the leading healthcare leaders in the United States. For many years he has been President of Health Insights Foundation, a highly regarded national healthcare “think tank”.

He has served as a Director of numerous organizations – frequently as Chairman – in several different industries: commercial banking, insurance, healthcare, broadcasting, international business, private equity firms, higher education, power industry, and religious institutions.

Mr. Pitts graduated university in management and economics, holds two master’s degrees, and, is a Fellow in five professional organizations. He has received two honorary university degrees – Doctor of Humane Letters and Doctor of Civil Law. He is a “Canon” of the U.S. Episcopal Church, and, in 2002 Queen Elizabeth II made him a Knight of Grace in the Order of St. John of Jerusalem.

His wife Barbara, is an advanced practice nurse and a retired Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps. Together they have seven children, eight grandchildren, and five great grandchildren.

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TUESDAY 25 OCTOBER 2016 First session commencing at 10.00 a.m. (Lots 1-310) ASCENSION Great Britain Used in Ascension x1

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Envelope to England bearing 1d. lilac with 22mm. c.d.s., no arrival datestamp, and KEVII postcard (The Wharf) to U.S.A. bearing 1d. with 22mm. c.d.s., both with year dates unclear

£100-120

2 x2 ័

1900 1⁄ 2 d. blue-green vertical pair sharing 22mm. c.d.s. and tied on small piece. S.G. Z19, £320. Photo

3 x3 ័ x4

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£100-120

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1902-11 2d. green and carmine pair in combination KGV 1d. red, cancelled by three 1914 21mm. c.d.s. on piece; fine. S.G. Z24, 40, £438. Photo

£150-180

1902-11 3d. purple on yellow cancelled by fine complete 1913 21mm. c.d.s. on small piece, and 6d. purple (a little faded) with a large part similar strike. S.G. Z26, 30, £750.

Photo

£150-200

1912 1d. (3 with a vertical pair) and 1912-22 1⁄ 2 d., 1d. (2), 11⁄ 2 d., 21⁄ 2 d. and 6d., mainly with fine complete strikes, seven on six pieces. S.G. Z38b, 39-41, 43, 47, £856

£200-250

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THE DAVID PITTS COLLECTION OF BRITISH AFRICA Ascension - contd.

–––– Ex 6 –––– 1922 on St. Helena Issue x6 ័

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⁄ 2 d. to 3/- set of nine in blocks of four or strip of four (1d.), all neatly cancelled on individual pieces; 1d. strip with a few light tones, otherwise fine and a scarce group. Sc. 1-9; S.G. 1-9, £1,900+. Photo for 2/- and 3/-

£1,000-1,200

PROVENANCE:

“Nashville”, October 2004 x7

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⁄ 2 d. to 3/-, the 8d. (one rounded corner) marginal with plate number, used; also 1⁄ 2 d., 1d. and 2d. with forged 27 February 1922 datestamps. Sc. 1-9; S.G. 1-9. £475+

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£120-150

October 25, 2016 - LONDON 1924-33 Issue x8

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⁄ 2 d. to 3/- set of twelve with additional 1d., 11⁄ 2 d., 3d. and 2/-, used and variously cancelled with c.d.s. or registered oval datestamp; generally fine. Sc. 10-21; S.G. 10-20, £791

£250-300

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x11

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11⁄ 2 d. rose-red, variety line through “C” and 3d. blue variety broken mainmast, used, the 3d. with a crease at top and one short perf. Scarce stamps used. S.G. 12e, 14a, £675.

Photo

£150-180

4d. grey-black and black on yellow block of four, each neatly cancelled by 1924 c.d.s.; fine and a scarce multiple. Sc. 15; S.G. 15, £380+. Photo

£150-200

6d. grey-black and light purple, variety broken mainmast, neatly cancelled with small part c.d.s. in one corner; fine and scarce. S.G. 16a, £1,000. Photo

£300-400

Later Issues x12

x13

x14

x15

x16

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1934 8d. black and sepia, variety teardrop flaw, cancelled with oval registered datestamp; a fraction toned, otherwise sound. Scarce. S.G. 27a, £600. Photo

£120-150

1934-53 used collection (62) including 1924 set, 1938-53 set of sixteen with a few additional values/perfs. to 5/-, 1948 Wedding set and 1949 UPU set in singles and blocks of four; generally fine

£100-120

1938-53 perf. 131⁄ 2 1⁄ 2 d., 1d. black and green Green Mountain, 1d. black and yelloworange, 11⁄ 2 d. black and vermilion, 2d. black and red-orange perf. 131⁄ 2 , 3d. black and ultramarine, 3d. black and grey, 6d. and perf. 13 11⁄ 2 d. black and carmine, all in used blocks of four, the last marginal with imprint; generally fine

£100-120

1946 long envelope registered to New York and redirected to Louisville, bearing eleven values from 1⁄ 2 d. to 10/- with oval datestamps, 1946 OHMS envelope to USA with single-ring despatch datestamp, and 1949 envelope (complete with letter from the Resident Magistrate’s Office refusing the request to exchange correspondence with an inhabitant) to Canada bearing 1d. black and green, 11⁄ 2 d. and 2d. (S.G. 39d, 40 and 41c) neatly cancelled with single-ring datestamps

£100-120

1956-66 used collection (122) with the basic issues complete and with the 1956 issue in blocks of four, fine

£150-200

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BASUTOLAND x17

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1932-71 used collection including 1932 10/-, 1938 set and 5/- block of four, 1948 Wedding 10/-, 1961 Surcharges with some blocks of four to 1r., 1971 Lesotho block CA 1r. block of four with one showing “LSEOTHO” error and Postage Dues with the basic issues complete, 1933 2d. block of six and 1961 5c. on 2d. block of four; generally fine.

Also five covers including 1935 Silver Jubilee set in blocks of four, 1932 6d. to England, 1942 GB registered envelope from FPO 245 to Leribe and 1943 registered from Maseru to Salisbury and redirected to Bulawayo

£200-250

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1934 (Feb.) 1⁄ 2 d. emerald, 1d. scarlet, 2d. bright purple and 6d. orange-yellow, the 1⁄ 2 d. cancelled by Royal Tour Crowned datestamp, the others with circular datestamps; the 6d. with defects though of good appearance, the 1⁄ 2 d., 1d. and 2d. fine. A very rare set. B.P.A. Certificates (undated) for 1d. and 2d., B.P.A. Certificate (1939) for 6d. R.P.S. Certificate (1977) for 1⁄ 2 d. Sc. O1-4; S.G. O1-4, £17,000. Photo

£7,000-9,000

Postage Due Covers x19

x20

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1938 unaddressed envelope cancelled with Phamong datestamp and bearing 1933 2d. block of twelve (6x2), Rows 6 and 7 of the pane, with Quthing “arrival” datestamp, a fine used multiple. Also 1951-52 chalk-surfaced paper 1d. and 2d. blocks of four on individual 1954 envelopes from Mamathes addressed locally. Sc. J1, 1a, 2; S.G. D1b, 2, 2a, £438+

£150-200

1962 5c. registered envelope, uprated with 21⁄ 2 c., from Maseru to Morija Posted Out Of Coarse and bearing 1c. on 1d. pair and 5c. on 2d., 1962 envelopes (2) from South Africa to Morija, one bearing 1c. on 1d. (25) on face and reverse, the other with 5c. on 2d. (3), and 1966 envelopes from Quachasnek, one addressed locally bearing 1c. (5), the other with 5c. cancelled on arrival at Morija. An attractive group of commercial frankings

£200-250

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BECHUANALAND British Bechuanaland x21

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1884-95 used collection (66) including Stellaland 1d. red with manuscript “F.H./85 16/-”, 1885-87 set (a couple with doubtful overprints), 1888 1d. to 10/-, 1888 (Sept.Nov.) 1/-, and a selection of later values; some colours faded in places. Viewing recommended

£150-200

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1888 (Jan.) £5 lilac and black cancelled with large part “638” obliterator; trace of a crease at foot, otherwise fine. An attractive example of this rare high value. Brandon Certificate (1999). Sc. 22; S.G. 21, £1,700. Photo

£600-700

1888 (Sept.) 2d. on 2d. lilac and black, variety curved foot to “2”, used with small part numeral obliterator; fine and scarce. B.P.A. Certificate (1967). Sc. 25a; S.G. 21b, £150.

Photo

£80-100

24 x24

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1888 (Sept.) 2d. on 2d. lilac and black, variety surcharge in green, cancelled by part Vryburg datestamp. An attractive example of this very rare stamp. B.P.A. Certificate (2000). Sc. 27; S.G. 23c, £4,000. Photo

£1,500-2,000

25 x25

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1888 (Nov.) 4d. on 4d. lilac and black, cancelled by near complete Vryburg datestamp; fine and scarce. Sc. 26; S.G. 25, £600. Photo

£250-300

1895 (2 Mar.) envelope from Mafeking and addressed locally, bearing 1891 4d. green and purple-brown neatly cancelled by single-ring datestamp, arrival datestamp of the same date on reverse; fine. Sc. 35; S.G. 35

£80-100

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Ex 27 30 Bechuanaland Protectorate x27

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1888 (Aug.) 1⁄ 2 d. to 2/6d. with additional 1⁄ 2 d. (handstamped “SPECIMEN”), 6d. and 1/-, and 1888 (Dec.) 4d. on 4d., used; 1/- (both) and 2/6d. with green colour faded; fair to fine. B.P.A. Certificate (2004) for 2/6d. Sc. 52, 54-56, 60-66; S.G. 40-48, 51. Photo for 2/6d.

£200-250

PROVENANCE:

“Nashville”, October 2004 for 2/6d. x28

x29

x30

x31

x32

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1888 (Nov.)-1913 used selection (74) including 1897-1902 set with 1⁄ 2 d. (both), 1d. and 6d. blocks of four, and 1904-13 1⁄ 2 d. to 1/- green and carmine with 1⁄ 2 d. yellowish green, 1d. and 21⁄ 2 d. blocks of four and 1d. block of nine

£100-120

1890 1⁄ 2 d. vermilion with trial overprint 15mm. long, two examples, one with overprint normal and cancelled by part Molepolole datestamp, the other with overprint inverted and cancelled by part Kaye datestamp; fine. Sc. 53, 53; S.G. 54, 54a, £370. Photo

£150-200

1890 1⁄ 2 d. vermilion with trial overprint 15mm. long, a block of four with overprint inverted, neatly cancelled by single Palachwe 1890 (7 Mar.) datestamp. A scarce multiple.

Sc. 53a; S.G. 54a, £480+. Photo

£250-300

1890 1⁄ 2 d. vermilion with trial overprint 19mm. long, neatly cancelled with datestamp; a little soiled at top, otherwise fine for this scarce stamp. B.P.A. Certificate (1999). Sc. 51; S.G. 55, £450. Photo

£200-250

1912 1d. (2), 1913-24 1⁄ 2 d. to 1/-, Waterlow 2/6d. on piece with Lobatsi datestamp, Bradbury Wilkinson 2/6d. and 1925-27 1⁄ 2 d. to 1/- set of seven, used; fair to fine

£150-200

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1914-15 Waterlow 2/6d. deep sepia-brown and 5/- rose-carmine, fine used. Sc. 92, 93; S.G. 83, 84, £650. Photo

£250-300

1920 Bradbury Wilkinson 5/- rose-carmine, fine used with complete 1920 Francistown datestamp; fine. Sc. 95; S.G. 89, £275. Photo

£140-180

1932-66 used collection (177) with the basic issues virtually complete, additional items include a selection of shades, 1932 1d. and 2d. on censored envelope to U.S.A. and 1/(2) on airmail envelope registered from Lobatsi to Australia; generally good to fine

£250-300

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October 25, 2016 - LONDON x36

x37

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1938 set of eleven, 1947 Visit, 1949 U.P.U. and 1960 Anniversary sets, 1961 1c. on 1d. to 10c. on 1/- and 1965 New Constitution set, all in blocks of four, fine used 1926-61 basic set of twelve used, and 1962 envelope from Papua, New Guinea to Madinare, franked at 1d., marked “INSUFFICIENTLY/PREPAID” and bearing 1932 1d. and 2d. with arrival datestamp

£150-200

POSTAGE DUE STAMPS:

£180-200

38 x38 ័

POSTAL FISCAL: 1910 6d. black and brown-orange, tied on piece by Mochudi 1910 datestamp; fine. S.G. F1, £375. Photo

£140-180

BRITISH EAST AFRICA

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1890 (May) stamps of Great Britain surcharged, 1⁄ 2 a. on 1d., 1a. on 2d. and 4a. on 5d., all cancelled at Mombasa; the 2a. with colour a little faded and toned on the reverse, the other two values fine. Sc. 1-3; S.G. 1-3, £800. Photo

£250-300

40 x40

x41

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1890 (July-Nov.) stamps of India cancelled at Mombasa, 1882 3a. orange with a fine nearly complete strike dated 8 August, fine and scarce. S.G. Z5, £950. Photo

£300-400

1890-95 1⁄ 2 a. to 1r. with both 4a. and 1r. colours, 3r., 4r., 1894 surcharge pair and 1895 5a. and 71⁄ 2 a., together with 2r. and 5r. forgeries, used; the 4a. grey, 3r. and 1895 surcharges with straight-edges; generally good to fine. Cat. c. £880

£250-300

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THE DAVID PITTS COLLECTION OF BRITISH AFRICA British East Africa - contd.

42 1891 Mombasa Provisionals x42

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(Jan.-Feb.) handstamped value, “1⁄ 2 Anna” in dull violet on 2a. vermilion with manuscript initials “A.D.”, small part Mombasa datestamp and light blue crayon line; fine and scarce.

B.P.A. Certificate (1992). Sc. 31; S.G. 20, £1,100. Photo

£350-400

PROVENANCE:

Allen, March 2004

43 x43

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(Jan.-Feb.) handstamped value, “1 Anna” in dull violet on 4a. brown with manuscript initials “AB”, a lower right corner example neatly cancelled by part Mombasa datestamp dated 24 June. A fine and attractive example of this rare stamp. B.P.A. Certificate (1998) accompanied by copy of typed notes by John Minns confirming the authenticity of the stamp and noting it to be finest example he has ever seen, and the latest date of use of the stamp recorded by him, being carried on the June mailboat S.S. Madura. Sc. 32; S.G. 21, £2,250. Photo

Ex 44 x44

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£1,000-1,200

45

(Jan.-Feb.) handstamped value, “1 Anna” in dull violet on 4a. brown with manuscript initials “AB”, neatly cancelled by part Mombasa datestamp for a date in March; small repair at lower left corner, otherwise sound and of fine appearance; a good space-filler.

B.P.A. Certificate (2005). Also 1895 (Feb.) “1⁄ 2 anna” on 3a. used. Sc. 32, 34; S.G. 21, 31, £2,305. Photo

£150-200

(Jan.-May) manuscript value and initials, “1⁄ 2 Anna” on 2a. vermilion initialled “A.B.”, part Mombasa datestamp for 19 March; corner crease at lower left. Scarce. B.P.A. Certificate (2004) states “toned” which we consider a little harsh. Sc. 33; S.G. 23, £1,100. Photo

£250-300

PROVENANCE:

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1895 handstamp “BRITISH/EAST/AFRICA” on 1890-95 issue, 1⁄ 2 a. to 4a., 71⁄ 2 a., 8a., 1r., 2r., 4r., 5r. and 21⁄ 2 a. on 41⁄ 2 a. used with circular or squared-circle datestamps, 1a. and 2r. with straight-edges; a couple of the low values and 2r. with small faults though generally good to fine. Cat. £1,400

£200-250

47 x47

x48

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1895 handstamp “BRITISH/EAST/AFRICA” on 1890-95 issue, 41⁄ 2 a. brown-purple neatly cancelled by Mombasa squared-circle datestamp; fine and scarce. Sc. 44a; S.G. 39b, £1,000. Photo

£300-400

1895-96 handstamped “British/East/Africa” on India, 1⁄ 2 a. to 5r. set of fifteen and “21⁄ 2 ” on 11⁄ 2 a., all but the 8a. with squared-circle datestamps; 8a. and 1r. green and carmine defective, the others generally good to fine. Sc. 54-71; S.G. 49-64, £950

£200-250

Ex 49 x49

x50

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52

1896-1901 1⁄ 2 a. to 5r. with 1a. shade, and 1897-1903 1r. (two shades), 2r., 3r. and 10r., used; the 4r. pen-cancelled, the 10r. with two small defects though of good appearance; generally good to fine. Cat. c. £1,300. Photo for 10r.

£200-250

1897 on Zanzibar, 1⁄ 2 a. and 2a. to 71⁄ 2 a., and 1897 Surcharges with 21⁄ 2 a. Type 12 on 1a., 21⁄ 2 a. Type 12 on 3a. and 21⁄ 2 a. Type 14 on 3a. (2); 21⁄ 2 a. on 1a. with faults at top, the others good to fine. Cat. £455

£120-150

1897-1903 High Values x51

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4r. carmine, neatly cancelled by large part Foreign Parcel Department 1904 datestamp; fine. Sc. 105; S.G. 95, £550. Photo

£250-300

PROVENANCE:

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5r. deep sepia, neatly cancelled by near complete Mombasa 1908 squared-circle datestamp; fine. Signed Holcombe. Sc. 106; S.G. 96, £550. Photo

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£250-300

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53 x53

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20r. pale green, neatly cancelled by near complete Lamu November 1902 datestamp; very fine. An attractive example of this rare stamp. B.P.A. Certificate (2004). Sc. 108; S.G. 98, £2,500. Photo

£1,000-1,200

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“Nashville”, October 2004

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REVENUE USAGE: 20r. and 50r. (reversed watermark) with revenue cancellations in violet; also 3r. and 10r. (both defective) cancelled with pen crosses. Photo for 20r. and 50r.

£100-120

BRITISH POSTAL AGENCIES IN EASTERN ARABIA Middle East Forces x55 ័

x56 ័

1942-47 used collection with the basic stamps (no Type M2 overprints), including Postage Dues, complete, additional items include 1942 (Mar.) Type M1 5d. with variety sliced “M” contained in a block of four, 1943-47 selection to 10/- in blocks of four and 10/- marginal block of twenty with Asmara Telegraphs datestamps; generally good to fine

£150-200

1942 (Mar.) Type M2 1d. block of four comprising Type M2/2a vertical pairs (2) and used with Type M1 2d. block of four on piece with Asmara datestamps. S.G. M2, 6b, £324+

£140-180

Eritrea x57

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1948-51 used collection with the basic issues, including Postage Dues, complete and with additional Postage Due 1948 5c. on 1⁄ 2 d. marginal block of four; generally fine. Also 1948 envelope from Asmara to U.S.A. franked at 40c.

£150-200

Somalia x58

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1943-46 set with additional 21⁄ 2 d., 3d. and 2/6d. blocks of four, 1948 and 1950 sets, used and generally fine WWW.SPINK.COM

£140-180

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x60

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1948 values (9 including 18l. to 240l.), 1950 set less 12l, 1951 set and Postage Due 1948 set less 4l., used and generally fine

£120-150

POSTAGE DUE STAMPS:

£200-250

1948 and 1950 sets, used; fine. Sc. J1-10; S.G. TD1-10, £675

CAMEROON Cameroons Expeditionary Force x61

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⁄ 2 d. on 3pf. to 8d. on 80pf., used; 3d. on 30pf. with horizontal crease and 4d. on 40pf. with faint tones in vignette, otherwise fine. Sc. 53-61; S.G. B1-9, £391

62 x62

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£120-150

63

2s. on 2m. blue, used with large part datestamp; light violet mark at left and oil stains, otherwise sound. B.P.A. Certificate (2004). Sc. 63; S.G. B11, £950. Photo

£150-200

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“Nashville”, October 2004 x63

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5s. on 5m. carmine and black, marginal from the left of the sheet, used; very fine. Scarce.

B.P.A. Certificate (2004). Sc. 65; S.G. B13, £1,000. Photo

£500-600

PROVENANCE:

“Nashville”, October 2004

x64

1935 envelope from British Mandate period to London franked at 1⁄ 2 d., handstamped with framed “Liable to Letter Rate/F.S.”, charged 3d. due and with Postage Due 3d. applied on arrival, 1959 envelope registered from Tiko to England bearing 3d. (4), and Trust Territory 1950 set of twelve with 1d. shade and 6d. perf. variety, used

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£100-120

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CANARY ISLANDS

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1853 (Feb.) entire from Barcelona via “Canarias” to Buenos Aires, rated “1/-” and “10”, and showing fine Crowned Circle “PAID/AT/TENERIFFE” in black, Tenerife double-arc datestamp (16.3) on reverse. Rare. S.G. CC2, £3,750. Photo

£1,800-2,000

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x67

x68

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1855 (4 June) entire (no side flaps) from Medina, Spain “Via de Canarias” to Buenos Aires, disinfected with a series of small slits and bearing 1855 2r. reddish violet on blue horizontal pair cancelled and tied by oval of bars, showing despatch datestamp in blue and with a fine strike of the Crowned Circle “PAID/AT/TENERIFFE” handstamp in black, Tenerife double-arc datestamp (17.6) on reverse. An attractive and very rare combination of a Crowned Circle used with Spanish stamps. S.G. CC2. Photo

£2,500-3,000

1856 (11 May) entire from Cadiz, Spain “Via Canarias Paqte Ingles” to Buenos Aires, bearing 1855 2r. reddish violet on blue vertical pair cancelled and tied by oval of bars, showing despatch datestamp in blue and with a fine strike of the Crowned Circle “PAID/AT/TENERIFFE” handstamp in black, Tenerife double-arc datestamp (16.8) on reverse. An attractive and very rare combination of a Crowned Circle used with Spanish stamps. S.G. CC2. Photo

£2,500-3,000

1896 (Jan.) envelope (damage on reverse through opening) “From No 1317 Cr. Sergt. W E Brennan West Riding Regt. S.S. Arab Teneriffe” to York and written whilst in transit between the U.K. and South Africa, bearing 1881 1d. lilac perfin perforated “U N/CO” (Union Steam Ship Company) and cancelled with superb “PAID/LIVERPOOL/BR. PACKET” c.d.s. for 23 January, showing offset of “930” numeral and, on reverse, York arrival c.d.s.

A most unusual item of concessionary mail. Photo

£500-600

Note: The 2nd. West Riding Regiment was stationed in South Africa at this time. Colour Sergeant Brennan was travelling aboard the S.S. Arab which was being used as a troop ship which called at Tenerife, Canary Islands en route PROVENANCE:

Gerald Sattin, May 2004

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67

68 17

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CAPE OF GOOD HOPE x69

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1853-1904 used collection, including Triangulars (17 with values to 1/- and one forgery), and a good range of Rectangulars with an attractive selection of blocks of four or six to 5/-, postal stationery card and wrappers (2); also a few G.B. values used during the Boer War; condition very mixed with viewing essential

71

70 x70 ័

x71

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1853 deep blued paper, 1d. deep brick-red strip of three and single, large margins nearly all round, both just touched on one side, clearly cancelled and tied on piece. Sc. 1b; S.G. 1a, £1,900. Photo

£400-500

1853 slightly blued paper, 1d. brick-red block of four with just clear to large margins, each pair with neat light cancellation. Sc. 1; S.G. 3, £1,400. Photo

£250-300

73

72 x72

x73

x74

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1853 slightly blued paper, 1d. deep brick-red block of four, just clear to large margins on three sides, one cut-into. Sc. 1; S.G. 3, £1,400. Photo

£200-250

1853 slightly blued paper, 4d. deep blue block of four, clear to large margins all round, neatly cancelled. Sc. 2; S.G. 4, £680+. Photo

£150-200

1855-65 white paper, 4d. marginal block of six, one with a split, otherwise sound. A scarce multiple. Sc. 4; S.G. 6

£100-120

75 x75

x76

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£250-300

76

1861 Woodblock, 1d. carmine with large margins mainly all round and with crisp cancellation; slightly cut-into at upper right though of good colour and an attractive example of this scarce stamp. A.P.S. Certificate (1985). Sc. 7a; S.G. 13a, £3,500. Photo

£500-600

1861 Woodblock, 4d. blue with good to very large margins generally all round, touched at foot, light cancellation. A presentable example of this attractive shade; small corner crease and tiny thin in wide margin. Sc. 9b; S.G. 14d, £3,250. Photo

£400-500

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77 78 1863-64 De La Rue, 6d. bright mauve with good regular margins, small part cancellation towards foot; sound. R.P.S. Certificate (1989). Sc. 14; S.G. 20, £500. Photo

£180-200

1863-64 De La Rue, 1/- bright emerald-green, large margins on the upper sides, close or touched at foot, neat cancellation. Sc. 15; S.G. 21, £700. Photo

£150-200

1911-13 collection of Transvaal KEVII values used during the Interprovincial Period, 69 stamps (55 items) with values to 1/- (9 with a block of four) and used at a range of 50 Offices from Assegai to Zuney. An attractive lot

£300-400

Mafeking

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Cape of Good Hope 1d. on 1⁄ 2 d. (both), 3d. on 1d., 6d. on 3d. and 1/- on 4d., used with the first two on pieces; 6d. on 3d. with two small tones at foot, otherwise fine. Sc. 162166; S.G. 1-5, £1,045. Photo

£300-400

82 83

81 x81 ័ x82

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x83 ័ x84 ័

Cape of Good Hope 1d. on Hope Standing 1⁄ 2 d. green block of four, Types 3-4, used on piece, fine. Sc. 163; S.G. 2, £480. Photo

£200-250

Cape of Good Hope 3d. on 1d. carmine block of four, Types 3-4, fine used. Sc. 164; S.G. 3, £260+. Photo

£120-150

Cape of Good Hope 3d. on 1d. carmine block of four, Types 5-6, used on piece; faint tones at left and right centre. Sc. 164; S.G. 3, £260+. Photo

£100-120

Bechuanaland Protectorate 1d. on 1⁄ 2 d. pair, 3d. on 1d., 6d. on 2d., and British Bechuanaland 6d. on 3d. and 1/- on 4d., all used on individual pieces; fine. Sc. 167-169, 171, 172; S.G. 6-8, 10, 11, £625

£200-250

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85 x85 ័

x86

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Bechuanaland Protectorate 6d. on 3d. purple on yellow Type 4, fine used on piece. Sc. 170; S.G. 9, £425. Photo

£150-200

1900 (Apr.) sans-seriffed overprint, Bechuanaland Protectorate 3d. on 1d. on piece, 6d. on 2d., 1/- on 6d., and British Bechuanaland 1/- on 6d. and 2/- on 1/-, used; the first, third and fifth a little faded, the other two fine. R.P.S. Certificate (1981) for British Bechuanaland 6d. on 6d. Sc. 173-177; S.G. 12-16, £1,850. Photo for British Bechuanaland pair

£250-300

88 87

89

1900 (Apr.) Produced Photographically x87 ័

1d. pale blue, fine used on piece. Sc. 178; S.G. 17, £325. Photo

£120-150

x88

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3d. deep blue on blue 181⁄ 2 mm. wide, fine used. Sc. 179; S.G. 20, £425. Photo

£200-250

x89

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3d. pale blue 21mm. wide, neatly cancelled with near complete datestamp; fine and scarce. Sc. 180; S.G. 21, £1,200. Photo

£500-600

Vryburg

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91

Boer Occupation x90

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“1⁄ 2 PENCE/Z.A.R.” to “21⁄ 2 PENCE/Z.A.R.” set of four, used. B.P.A. Certificate (2004) for 21⁄ 2 d. states “soiled”. Sc. N1-4; S.G. 1-4, £1,105

£250-300

British Reoccupation x91

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⁄ 2 d. green handstamped “V.R./SPECIAL/POST” vertically, lightly cancelled by large part Vryburg B.B. datestamp; fine and rare. Holcombe Certificate (1988). Sc. N5; S.G. 11, £3,500. Photo PROVENANCE: Allen, March 2004 WWW.SPINK.COM

£1,500-1,800

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EGYPT x92

x93

x94

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1849 entire letter from Alexandria to London showing, on reverse, despatch double-arc datestamp and “PURIFIE AU LAZARET/MALTE” handstamp, 1866 envelope from Alexandria to Malta bearing 1d. strip of five (another single removed) cancelled “B01”, 1868 entire letter from Alexandria to Manchester bearing 6d. lilac pair and a single with “B01” duplex, and 1879 entire letter from Alexandria to Cairo bearing 1879 1pi. rose cancelled by fine “A” duplex

£100-120

1858-79 collection of Great Britain values used in Egypt, comprising 1d. (2), 21⁄ 2 d. pair on piece, 3d. (6 with a strip of five on piece), 4d. (6 with two pairs), 6d. (6 with a pair), 10d., 1/- (3), 2/- and 5/- (2) all cancelled “B01” at Alexandria, 1d., 3d., 4d., 6d. (2), 10d., 2/- and 5/- cancelled “B02” or with datestamp at Suez; stamps fair to fine, strikes generally good to fine. Also G.B. 21⁄ 2 d. blue Plate 22 cancelled by superb “BRITISH ARMY POST OFFICE/EGYPT” datestamp, R.P.S. Certificate (1989)

£250-300

1907-42 used collection with a selection of Postage values including 1929 Prince Farouk set of four trial prints with brown vignettes and a used set of the issued stamps, 1933 Trains set in blocks of four with International Congress datestamps in blue, 1936 Treaty and 1938 Cotton Picker sets on covers, Officials with 1938 cover, Postage Dues, and British Forces in Egypt group (15) with three values in blocks of four and 1935 Jubilee 1pi. on small piece

£180-200

FERNANDO PO

95 x95

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1863 (23 Jan.) unstamped envelope, complete with lengthy letter from missionary R. Hamill Nassau on the island of Corisco to his sister in New Jersey, showing manuscript “24” and blue crayon “66”, a legible strike of the rare “FERNANDO PO” c.d.s. (shows year date error “62”) of the British Postal Agency, “PORTLAND ME AM. PKT.” transit c.d.s. (used by steamers of the Allen Line on winter sailings only) and, on reverse, “LIVERPOOL/BR. PACKET” transit d.s.; envelope with minor peripheral faults though a rarity, particularly with interesting original contents. Photo Note: The thirteen page letter gives details of his proposal to send sketches of the local African fruits, and a detailed note and sketch of the accommodation 21

£3,500-4,000

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GAMBIA

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x97

x98

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1869-72 no watermark 4d. pale brown, 6d. deep blue, 6d. blue pale shade (on piece), and 1874 CC 4d. pale brown, the 6d. pale blue with three large margins, the others with good to large margins; also 6d. deep blue forgery “used”. R.P.S. Certificate (1969) for 6d. pale blue although we believe this to be a blue shade. Sc. 1, 2, 2a, 3; S.G. 2, 3a, 4, 6. Photo

£150-180

1880-81 watermark sideways 6d. blue and 1/- green, both cancelled in red; fine. Sc. 10, 11; S.G. 18A, 19A, £425. Photo

£150-200

1880-81 watermark upright 1⁄ 2 d. to 6d., 1886-93 1⁄ 2 d. to 1/- with 6d. shades (2, one in yellowish green with sloping tablet) and 1898 1⁄ 2 d. to 1/-; generally good to fine

£140-180

99 x99

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x100

x101

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1896 envelope registered to Barbados, bearing 1886-93 1⁄ 2 d., 1d. and 3d. tied by Bathurst datestamps, showing “R” in oval handstamp, London and Liverpool Registered datestamps, all on face, arrival c.d.s. on reverse. An attractive three-colour franking to an unusual destination. Photo

£800-1,000

1902-05 set (2/- marginal with plate number), 1904-06 set (21⁄ 2 d. with dented frame) less 10d. and 1909 set less 1⁄ 2 d., used; generally good to fine

£200-250

1906 1⁄ 2 d. on 2/6d. (5 with a marginal block of four) and 1d. on 5/-, fine used. Sc. 65, 66; S.G. 69, 70, £355

£140-180

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x103

x104

x105

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1913-22 1⁄ 2 d. to 5/- set of seventeen with additional 21⁄ 2 d. block of four, and 1921-22 set of ten (21⁄ 2 d. thinned), used; generally good to fine. Cat. £625

£150-200

1922-29 MCA set of four and Script set of nineteen with fourteen additional values/shades to 10/-, and 1935 Silver Jubilee sets (5) with blocks of four on large envelope to U.S.A., used; a couple with colour loss though generally good to fine

£200-250

1937-66 used collection with the basic issues complete, together with 1937 Coronation set, 1938-46 5d. and 1/3d., 1949 U.P.U. set and 1953 Coronation 11⁄ 2 d. blocks of four; generally fine

£80-100

1942 (17 Aug.) envelope (small imperfections from Bathurst to England, franked at 21⁄ 2 d. and showing fine “Crown/PASSED/INN/7219” Type 4B censor cachet in blue (predating the earliest date recorded by Martin and Walton), 1943 (May) envelope registered from Bathurst to England, franked at 1/6d. and showing light “Crown/PASSED/NN/9” Type 4A censor cachet in violet, and 1949 envelope from Bathurst to U.S.A. franked at 3d.

£120-150

GOLD COAST x106

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1875-1901 used collection (49) including 1875-76 perf. 121⁄ 2 trio, 1876-84 set, 1883 1d., 1884-91 set with 6d. block of five, 1889 1d. on 6d., 1889-94 5/-, 10/- and 20/-, 1898-1902 set (2d. with R.P.S. Certificate, 1991) and 1901 Surcharge pair with 1d. on 6d. block of four; fair to fine

£200-250

Ex 107 x107

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1902, 1904-06 and 1907-13 sets, used; a couple a little faded, the 20/- fine. Photo for 20/-

£200-250

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1918-54 used collection including 1921-24 to 5/-, 15/- with Madame Joseph c.d.s. and £2 (repaired tear at top) with Appam datestamp, 1928 set, 1935 Jubilee set in singles and blocks of four (on large envelope to U.S.A.), 1938-43 set, 1948 set, 1948 Wedding pair, 1952-54 set with some blocks of four to 10/- (2), Postage Dues with 1923 single and a strip of three (postmarks not guaranteed), and a few Ghana; a few imperfections though of generally good to fine appearance. Also 1939-55 envelopes to U.S.A. (4) or U.K., one from U.S. Army P.O. 606 and three with Postage Dues applied on arrival. Photo for 15/and £2

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£200-250

THE DAVID PITTS COLLECTION OF BRITISH AFRICA

GRIQUALAND WEST x109

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1877-79 used collection (52) including 1877 1d. and 4d., 1877 red overprint range (27) with values to 5/-, 1878 black overprints (6) and a few small overprints with 6d. overprint inverted; fair to fine

£250-300

110 x110

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1877 first printing, red overprint 1/- vertical pair comprising Type 1a over 6, two part Kimberley double-arc datestamps; fine and a scarce multiple. S.G. 9a, 9f. Photo

£150-200

111 x111

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1879 (June) envelope from Kimberley to Germany, bearing 1879 4d. blue pair tied by double-arc datestamp and showing Cape Town (1.7) c.d.s., “21⁄ 2 d” handstamp and London Paid (22.7) c.d.s., the last two in red, alongside the franking, arrival c.d.s. (24.7) on reverse; envelope flap missing though a scarce and attractive franking. Sc. 99; S.G. 26.

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£500-600

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KENYA, UGANDA AND TANGANYIKA x112

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1903-04 1⁄ 2 a. to 5r. used; the anna values with a few small imperfections, the rupee values fine; also 8a. and 5r. overprinted “SPECIMEN”. Cat. £1,425+

113 x113

x114

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x117 ័

x118

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115

116

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120 x121

117

1903-04 10r. grey and ultramarine, neatly cancelled at foot with small part Registered squared-circle datestamp; fine. Scarce. Sc. 14; S.G. 14, £600. Photo

£250-300

1904-07 Issue ⁄ 2 a. to 5r., 1907-08 set with additional 1c. and 12c. blocks of four, 12c. and 15c. on piece and 25c. block of eight, and 1910 6c.; a few small imperfections on values to 2r., 5r. soiled, the 3r. and 4r. each on small piece and superb. Cat. £775

£180-200

10r. grey and ultramarine with narrow sheet margin at left, neatly cancelled and tied by Nairobi 1912 datestamp on small piece; very fine. Sc. 29A; S.G. 31. £400. Photo

£200-250

20r. grey and stone, part Nairobi 1913 datestamp; fine and scarce. SC. 30; S.G. 32, £1,400. Photo

£300-400

50r. grey and red-brown, tied on piece by near complete Mombasa 1912 datestamp; very rare. B.P.A. Certificate (2004) states “horizontal creasing” which is barely apparent and which we consider harsh. Sc. 30A; S.G. 33, £4,250. Photo

£800-1,000

1912-21 Issue A used selection (57) to 10r., a group of five blocks of four to 5r., 15c. on 1916 envelope from Kisumu to U.S.A. and 5r. overprinted “JUDICIAL/FEE”; condition rather mixed with the rare 5r. block having some colour loss and the 10r. with a Telegraph datestamp.

Viewing recommended

£200-250

1

119 x119

£300-400

121

20r. black and purple on red, small part double-ring datestamp at left; fine and most attractive. Sc. 55; S.G. 59, £450. Photo

£200-250

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50r. carmine and green on chalk-surfaced paper, neatly cancelled by Nairobi 1918 datestamp; vertical creasing barely affecting fine appearance. Scarce. B.P.A. Certificate (2004). Sc. 57; S.G. 61a, £1,400. Photo PROVENANCE: “Nashville”, October 2004 25

£300-400

THE DAVID PITTS COLLECTION OF BRITISH AFRICA Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika - contd. x122

x123

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1921 Script 1c. to 12c., 50c. and 5r., variously cancelled; 6c. with a crease, 5r. with a tiny thin at top though of fine appearance. Sc. 1-5, 7, 11; S.G. 65-69, 71, 74, £621

£120-150

1922-27 1c. to 7s.50 used with a selection of blocks of four to 1s., together with a couple of covers at 30c. to U.S.A. and 1s.95 to England, 10s. and £1 with Law Courts datestamps and £10 with Registered datestamp though fiscally used - B.P.A. Certificate (2000)

£150-200

124 x124

x125

x126

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1925 £2 green and purple, neatly cancelled with Madame Joseph 1 August 1931 Mombasa Registered oval datestamp; trace of colour wash, otherwise fine. Scarce. Sc. 38; S.G. 96. Photo

£400-500

1935-37 1c. to £1 with five values to 50c. in blocks of four, 1935 Silver Jubilee set in singles and in blocks of four on 1936 envelope registered from Nairobi to New York, and Postage Due 1928-33 and 1935 sets; 10/- a fraction soiled though generally fine

£200-250

1938-54 King George VI issue collection (189) including 1938-54 selection with eleven values to £1 in blocks of four, various other multiples and covers (7), 1948 Wedding £1 and 1949 UPU set in blocks of four, and 1954-63 used collection (158) with 1954-59 set in singles and blocks of four (less 10/-), 1960-62 set, Officials and some later issues for Kenya and Tanganyika/Tanzania

£200-250

127 128 Postage Due Stamps x127

x128

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1933 (20 June) envelope (light fold at centre) from U.S.A. to Nairobi bearing Washington 3c., showing “T” in circle and franked with 1931 30c. brown cancelled by Nairobi Registered oval datestamp for 26 July. Sc. J4; S.G. D4. Photo

£120-150

1940 (Nov.) unfranked envelope from Aliabada, India to Mombasa, the face panel showing despatch tax handstamp and framed “T/CTS./50”, the reverse with despatch datestamp and bearing 1935 40c. ultramarine with arrival c.d.s. (23.11); envelope with two creases clear of the adhesive. Sc. J11; S.G. D11. Photo

£120-150

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LAGOS x129

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1874-1902 used selection (43) including 1874-75 set of six, 1876-79 set of six, 1882 set of four, 1884-86 set to 1/- and 1887-92 values to 10/- (2); a few of the high value colours faded, others fair to fine

130 x130

x131

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£120-150

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1886 10/- purple-brown cancelled with oval of bars; a couple of light marks on face, otherwise sound. The key stamp of the colony. Sc. 37; S.G. 29, £1,100. Photo PROVENANCE: “Nashville”, October 2004 1904 1⁄ 2 d. to 10/- set of ten and 1904-06 1⁄ 2 d. to 10/- set of ten (2/6d. with revenue cancellation) with additional 1⁄ 2 d. corner plate block of four; a few of the lower values with colour loss, the higher values generally good to fine. Photo for 1904 5/- and 10/-

£300-350

£500-600

MADAGASCAR

132

133

134

1884 Inscribed “LETTER” x132

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6d. (1⁄ 2 oz.) magenta with hollow dot after “B”, cancelled with blue crayon marks, gum still present; tear at right and other small imperfections. Scarce. Sc. 5; S.G. 1, £425. Photo 1884 Inscribed “POSTAL

x133

x134

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£100-120

PACKET”

1d. (1oz.) magenta, attractively cancelled by blue and red crayon marks; sound. Sc. 1; S.G. 5, £425. Photo

£150-200

2d. (2oz.) magenta with hollow dot after “B”, cancelled by favour with diagonal red ink stroke; thins at top and foot barely apparent on face. Sc. 2; S.G. 6, £300. Photo

£100-120

27

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135 x135

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PACKET”

- contd.

136

137

3d. (3oz.) magenta with hollow dot after “M”, neatly cancelled in pencil; a couple of tiny thins and horizontal crease, fine appearance. Sc. 3; S.G. 7, £325. Photo

£100-120

PROVENANCE:

“Nashville”, October 2004 x136

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4d. (4oz. amended by manuscript) magenta with hollow dot after “B”, cancelled by favour with diagonal red ink stroke; thin at upper left corner though a good example of this scarce stamp. Rare. R.P.S. Certificate (1973). Sc. 4a; S.G. 8, £700. Photo

£250-300

1886 Inscribed “LETTER” x137

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6d. (1⁄ 2 oz.) rose with hollow dot after “B”, cancelled by favour with diagonal red ink stroke; thin at upper left coner, fine appearance. Scarce. Sc. 11; S.G. 11, £800. Photo

£200-250

PROVENANCE:

Allen, March 2004 1886 “POSTAGE” 2912⁄ mm. long with stop, handstamped “BRITISH x138

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VICE-CONSULATE ANTANANARIVO”

1

1 ⁄ 2 d. rose handstamped in violet, strongly cancelled in blue crayon; thins at upper left corner and towards lower right though attractive. Scarce. Sc. 17; S.G. 15a, £850. Photo

£200-250

PROVENANCE:

Allen, March 2004 x139

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3d. rose handstamped in black, cancelled with blue crayon strikes; thins at top and at foot, fine appearance. Rare. Sc. 29; S.G. 17, £1,400. Photo

£300-350

PROVENANCE:

“Nashville”, October 2004 x140

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41⁄ 2 d. handstamped in black, a small example with blue crayon cross cancellation; small faults though of good appearance. Sc. 30; S.G. 18, £550. Photo

£100-120

PROVENANCE:

“Nashville”, October 2004 x141

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41⁄ 2 d. with handstamp in violet, cancelled with blue crayon cross, lovely fresh colour; thin at upper left corner. Sc. 21; S.G. 18a, £325. Photo WWW.SPINK.COM

£120-150

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138

139

141 x142

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140

142

41⁄ 2 d. with handstamp in violet sideways, cancelled with four blue horizontal crayon strokes; some thins though of good appearance and an unusual variety of the handstamp.

Sc. 21; S.G. 18a var, £325. Photo

Ex 143

£100-120

PROVENANCE:

“Nashville”, October 2004 x143

1

1886 “POSTAGE” 29 ⁄ 2 mm. long with stop, handstamped “BRITISH CONSULAR MAIL 1 ANTANANARIVO”, 1d. rose unused, two minor thins, and 1886 “POSTAGE” 29 ⁄ 2 mm. long without stop, handstamped “BRITISH CONSULAR MAIL ANTANANARIVO”, 41⁄ 2 d. rose with four short bars cancellation and red crayon strokes, sound. Sc. 45, 50a; S.G. 21, 37, £330 . Photo 29

£100-120

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British Inland Mail x144

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1895 1d. to 4/- set of seven in singles and blocks of four with additional 2/- showing variety italic “2” at left, fine used. S.G. 50-56, £565

£200-250

145

x145

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1895 (30 May) envelope to England, marked “letter dated 30/5 1895” and bearing 1895 (Jan.) 4d. black on white laid paper tied by “BRITISH/MAIL/ANTANANARIVO” datestamp in violet (12.6) paying the inland postage, in combination with Natal 21⁄ 2 d. blue (affixed partially over top edge) cancelled by Durban datestamp (30.7) and paying the external postage, arrival datestamps (26.8) on reverse; minor imperfections though a rare combination franking. S.G. 50. Photo

£1,200-1,500

146

x146

*

1895 (8 July) envelope to England, marked “letter enclosed with this was dated 8/7 1895” and bearing 1895 (Mar.) 4d. rose tied by small “BRITISH/MAIL/ANTANANARIVO” datestamp in violet (9.7) paying the inland postage, in combination with Natal 21⁄ 2 d. blue (affixed partially over top edge) cancelled by Durban datestamp (30.7) and paying the external postage, arrival datestamps (26.8); envelope with creasing and minor imperfections though a rare and colourful combination franking. S.G. 58. Photo WWW.SPINK.COM

£1,000-1,200

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MAURITIUS

147 x147

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1848-49 “POST PAID” earliest impression on grey paper, 2d. deep blue [3], good to large margins and of intense colour, cancelled with crossed strikes of the boxed “PAID” handstamp in blue; thin at lower right corner though of fine appearance. An attractive example of this very rare stamp. B.P.A. Certificate (1995). Sc. 4; S.G. 5, £26,000. Photo

£5,000-6,000

148 x148

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1849-54 “POST PAID” early impression on bluish paper, 2d. deep blue [10], clear to good margins all round and neatly cancelled by boxed “PAID”; very tiny corner crease at lower right, otherwise sound and most attractive. Rare. Brandon Certificate (1996). Sc. 6; S.G. 9, £9,500. Photo PROVENANCE:

Allen, March 2004

31

£2,500-3,000

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x150

x151

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1854-57 “POST PAID” early impression 2d. blue (repaired at foot) and latest impression 1d., 1858-62 Britannia selection (5, one cancelled “B53”), 1859-61 Britannia set of four, 1859 Lapirot 2d., 1859 Dardenne 1d. and 2d. (2, one repaired), and 1862 Britannia 6d. and 1/-; poor to fine

£300-500

1860-93 Q.V. Head issues used collection (100) including 1860-63 set and 1863-72 CC selection to 5/-, 1878 Surcharge set of nine, 1879-80 set (13c. forgery and 30c. pale) and some later with five blocks of four and two cancelled “B65” at Rodrigues, fair to fine; also 1851 entire letter to France with Packet Letter oval datestamp, 1869 envelope to France bearing 1/- and 4d. and 1873 entire to Reunion bearing 4d. (2)

£300-400

1895-1965 used collection with a good representative range of values to 10r., a few multiples and a selection of Postage Dues with 1933-54 set; a few faded in places; also 1911 registered envelope from Argy and 1922 20c. card registered from Veroun to France

£200-250

152 x152

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1918 (Sept.) 12c. registered envelope, uprated with 15c., from Quatre Bornes “Via Lourencos Marques” to “Kilometre 370/Chemin de fer du Congo/Kinshasa/Congo Belge”, showing South Africa censor cachet in blue and, on reverse, Kongolo, Bukama and Stanleyville datestamps; an unusually routed cover. Photo

£100-120

153 x153

x154

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1924 50r. dull purple and green, neatly cancelled by forged 16 April 1933 Registered oval datestamp; fractional loss of colour though an attractive example of this rare high value.

Sc. 200; S.G. 222, £2,750 for genuine. Photo

£100-120

1938-49 2c., 3c. (two shades), 4c., 5c., 10c., 12c., 20c. and 1r., 1948 Centenary and U.P.U. sets, and 1950 1c. to 10r. in blocks of four, used; the 10r. creased, otherwise fine

£100-120

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Ex 155 Express Delivery Stamps x155

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1903-04 15c. on 15c. Type E1, Type E2 (5 with a block of four on small piece with central Curepipe Road c.d.s., scarce), Type E3, 1904 18c. and 1904 15c., used. S.G. 13, 5, 6. Photo for block

£250-300

Cancellations x156

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A collection neatly arranged on sheets, 76 mainly late 19th and early 20th Century values with a range of datestamps from over 50 Offices and including part Old Grand Port, complete 1907 Riviere Du Poste on Express Delivery 15c. and a few in colour; mainly large part to complete strikes. An attractive lot

£700-800

MOROCCO AGENCIES Gibraltar Issues x157

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1898-1900 5c. to 2p. set of eight with additional 40c. and 50c. with blue overprints, 1899 5c. to 2p. set of eight, 1903-05 set less 50c. and 1905-06 set; used; condition variable with the high values fine

£200-250

British Currency x158

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1907-56 used collection (141) including 1907-13 values to 2/6d., 1914-31 values to 1/-, Waterlow 2/6d. and Bradbury Wilkinson 2/6d. and 5/-, 1925-36 Type 8 set of four, 1935-37 set (5/- in a vertical pair), 1949, 1951, 1952-53 sets, and a selection of KGV-QE blocks of four (14); generally good to fine

£200-250

French Currency x159

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1917-37 used collection (149) with the basic issues complete (less S.G. 224) and accompanied by a fine range of blocks of four (24) with 1917-24 set to 3f.; generally good to fine

£100-120

Spanish Currency x160

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1907-56 used collection (183) including 1907-12 set of twelve, 1914-26 set of eleven and Bradbury Wilkinson 3p., 1925 set and complete thereafter with some blocks of four and 1937 1p. on 10d. block of sixteen; generally good to fine 33

£200-250

THE DAVID PITTS COLLECTION OF BRITISH AFRICA Morocco Agencies - contd.

161 Tangier x161

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1877 (27 Mar.) entire letter from Tangier to Gibraltar, showing a fair strike of the very rare “TANGIER” 23mm. datestamp with reversed “N” and bearing G.B. 1d. rose-red Plate 180 cancelled with superb “A26” duplex; the Tangier datestamp crossed by filing crease though an exceptionally rare usage of this marking. Photo

£800-1,000

–––– Ex 162 –––– x162

x163

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1886 6d. deep lilac (2) with part and large part “TANGIER” datestamps, 1889-96 5c. and 10c. with part “TANGIER/A26” duplex. Also 1900 Gibraltar Period 5c. wrapper to London cancelled by fine “A26” duplex. S.G. Z125, 141, 142, £613. Photo for both 6d.

£200-250

1927-57 used collection with the basic issues virtually complete and accompanied by a range of fifty-three blocks of four; also 1942 censored envelope to U.S.A. bearing G.B. 3d. and 4d. block of four and 1950 envelope to U.S.A. bearing 1949 5d. and 10d.

£250-300

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NATAL

165

–––– Ex 164 –––– x164

x165

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1857-61 embossed 3d. with small part datestamp in blue and signed Bloch, and 6d. (split at left of frame) with complete circle of dots cancellation; 1859 1d. and 3d., 1861 3d., 1861-62 3d. pen-cancelled and 6d.,1863-65 6d. lilac pair and a single and 1867 1/-; fair to fine. Photo

£250-300

1861 1d. rose with large margins all round, good embossing and neatly cancelled with datestamp in blue; light vertical crease at centre, fine appearance. Scarce. Sc. 6; S.G. 2, £1,900. Photo

£400-500

1869 Postage Overprints x166

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A selection (21), including Type 7a 1d., 3d. and 6d., Type 7b 1d., 3d. (2) and 6d., Type 7c 1d., 3d. and 6d., Type 7d 1d., 3d. and 6d., and Type 7e 3d. (3), 6d. and 1/-; fair to fine. A good representative selection

167 x167

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168

£250-300

169

S.G. Type 7a, 1/- green, cancelled “1” in circle of bars; faint tones at left and right, and trace of a thin at top, otherwise sound. An appealing example of this rare stamp. Signed Champion. Sc. 37; S.G. 30, £1,800. Photo

£350-400

PROVENANCE:

Allen, March 2004 x168

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S.G. Type 7b, 1/- green, good colour and lightly cancelled. An attractive example of this rare stamp. Sc. 21; S.G. 37, £1,900. Photo

£600-800

PROVENANCE:

“Nashville”, October 2004 x169

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S.G. Type 7c, 1/- green, cancelled with indistinct numeral obliterator; disguised closed tear at left though of good appearance. A presentable example of this exceptionally rare stamp. R.P.S. Certificate (1977). Sc. 25; S.G. 43, £3,000. Photo PROVENANCE:

Allen, March 2004

35

£250-300

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Later Issues x170

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1870-95 collection (88) with a good range of the basic issues, and a small group of blocks of four including 1899 5/-; generally good to fine. Also 1887 envelope from Newcastle to Germany bearing 1⁄ 2 d., 1d. and 6d.

£150-200

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x172

x173

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1877-79 1⁄ 2 d. on 1d. yellow, variety surcharge inverted and 1d. on 6d. rose variety surcharge double, one inverted, fine used. Sc. 61b, 63c; S.G. 91a, 93c, £425. Photo

£200-250

1902-08 selection (54) including 1902-03 set with a few shades, 3d., 4d. and 1/- blocks of four and 1/- block of six, 1902 10/-, £1 and £1.10s., 1904-08 set to 2/6d., and a 1903 envelope to U.S.A. franked at 21⁄ 2 d.; fair to fine

£140-180

1908-09 6d. to £1 set of seven, good to fine used. Sc. 110-116; S.G. 165-171, £500.

Photo

£200-250

Official Stamps x174

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1904 1⁄ 2 d. to 1/- set of six used; 1⁄ 2 d. and 1/- a fraction faded, otherwise sound. Also 1⁄ 2 d., 1d., 2d. and 3d. (toned) with “NGR” (National Government Railways) perfins, used. Sc. O1-6; S.G. O1-6, £350+

£140-180

NEW REPUBLIC x175

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1886-87 used selection (28) including 1886-87 dated values on yellow paper (5) to 10s.6 and granite paper (3, one 10s.), and undated white paper values to £1 and granite paper (3); variously cancelled; condition very mixed with viewing essential

£100-120

NIGER COAST TERRITORIES Akassa x176 ័

21⁄ 2 d. on piece with complete Type 4 datestamp, 1d., 21⁄ 2 d. and 5d. on separate pieces with large part or complete (5d.) Type 5 datestamps; generally fine strikes. S.G. Z20, 30, 32, 36

£120-150

NIGER COMPANY TERRITORIES Burutu x177 ័

21⁄ 2 d. on piece with complete Type 6 datestamp in blue, 21⁄ 2 d and 10d. pair on piece with complete Type 6 datestamp in violet, 1d. strip of three on piece with complete Type 4 datestamp in black, 1d. (5) and 21⁄ 2 d. on separate pieces with complete Type 4 datestamps in violet; a few adhesives with minor imperfections, strikes generally good to fine. S.G. Z47, 53, 57, 59

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£180-200

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NIGER COAST x178

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1892-94 set, 1893 1⁄ 2 d. on half 1d. lilac, marginal from the foot of the sheet (B.P.A. Certificate, 1993), 1894 (Jan.) and (May) sets of six, and 1897-98 set of nine with additional 21⁄ 2 d. marginal block of four, used; first 1/- faded though generally good to fine

179

180

181

182

£200-250

183

1893 (Dec.) Provisionals x179

x180

x181

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Type 3 1⁄ 2 d. in violet on 2d. green and carmine, neatly cancelled by Old Calabar datestamp; faint tone spot at top. B.P.A. Certificate (1982). Sc. 20; S.G. 9, £350. Photo

£140-180

Type 4 1⁄ 2 d. in green on 21⁄ 2 d. purple on blue, neatly cancelled by Old Calabar River datestamp; fine. B.P.A. Certificate (1996). Sc. 25; S.G. 11, £250. Photo

£120-150

Type 4 1⁄ 2 d. in carmine on 21⁄ 2 d. purple on blue, cancelled with Old Calabar datestamp; fine and scarce. Sc. 22; S.G. 13, £450. Photo

£200-250

PROVENANCE:

“Nashville”, October 2004 x182 ័

x183

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Type 4 1⁄ 2 d. in blue on 21⁄ 2 d. purple on blue, cancelled by near complete Old Calabar River datestamp and affixed on small piece of registered envelope; fine and scarce. B.P.A. Certificate (1962). Sc. 24; S.G. 14, £475. Photo

£200-250

Type 6 1⁄ 2 d. in vermilion on 21⁄ 2 d. purple on blue, part Forcados River datestamp; fine.

R.P.S. Certificate (1984). Sc. 21; S.G. 19, £325. Photo

£150-200

–––– 184 –––– x184

x185

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x186 ័

–––– 185 ––––

186

Type 7 1⁄ 2 d. in violet on 2d. green and carmine (green faded) and 1⁄ 2 d. in vermilion on 21⁄ 2 d. purple on blue, fine, both with Old Calabar datestamps. B.P.A. Certificate (1996) for 1⁄ 2 d. on 2d. Sc. 8, 10; S.G. 20, 21, £430. Photo

£100-120

Type 9 1⁄ 2 d. in violet on 2d. green and carmine, 1⁄ 2 d. in blue on 2d. green and carmine and Type 11 1/- in violet on 2d. green and carmine, used; the first two with green colour faded, the third discoloured. B.P.A. Certificates (1991 and 1993) for first and last. Sc. 14, 18, 29; S.G. 29, 30, 37, £1,500. Photo

£200-250

Type 9 1⁄ 2 d. in blue on 2d. green and carmine, neatly cancelled by Old Calabar squaredcircle datestamp on small piece. Scarce. B.P.A. Certificate (2004). Sc. 15; S.G. 30, £750.

Photo

£300-400

PROVENANCE:

“Nashville”, October 2004 37

THE DAVID PITTS COLLECTION OF BRITISH AFRICA Niger Coast, 1893 (Dec.) Provisionals - contd.

187 x187 ័

–––– 188 ––––

189

Type 10 1⁄ 2 d. in green on 21⁄ 2 d. purple on blue, tied by Old Calabar River datestamp on small piece; fine and scarce. B.P.A. Certificate (1994). Sc. 28; S.G. 35, £450. Photo

190

£200-250

1894 Provisionals x188 ័ x189 ័ x190

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“1⁄ 2 ” on half 1d. pale blue and “1” on half 2d. green and carmine (green faded), both on piece with Opobo River datestamp. Sc. 49, 50; S.G. 58, 59, £750. Photo

£200-250

“1⁄ 2 ” in violet on half 1d. vermilion, tied on piece by Opobo River datestamp; fine and scarce. Sc. 52; S.G. 63, £700. Photo

£250-300

1

⁄ 2 d. on 21⁄ 2 d. blue, neatly cancelled by Old Calabar datestamp in violet, fine. R.P.S. Certificate (1992). Sc. 54; S.G. 65, £250. Photo

£100-120

NIGERIA x191

x192

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1914-59 used collection including 1914-29 set to £1, 1921-32 set to 10/-, 1935 Jubilee set in blocks of four on large envelope to U.S.A., 1936 set, 1938-51 set with 4d. blue block of ten, 5/- blocks of four and six, and a few later miniature sheets; a couple of KGV values a little faded though generally good to fine

£250-300

1927-45 envelopes (5) to U.S.A., comprising 1927 to New York with 1c. and 3c. Postage Dues, 1940 to New Jersey with 2c. (2) Postage Dues and “12” censor handstamp, 1940 to New York State with “12” censor handstamp, 1943 to Texas with “T” handstamp and New York 4 cents due duplex, and 1945 to California and redirected to Texas with A.P.O. 967 datestamp on reverse. An interesting group

£80-100

NORTHERN NIGERIA x193

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1900 set to 1/-, 1902, 1905-07 and 1910-11 sets, used; a couple with colour loss though generally good to fine

£200-250

194 x194

x195

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1900 2/6d. green and ultramarine, neat part Lokoja datestamp at foot, good colour; scarce. Sc. 8; S.G. 8, £550. Photo

£200-250

1912 1⁄ 2 d. to £1 set of thirteen, used, three values to 5/- on pieces; all except the 3d. fine.

Sc. 40-52; S.G. 40-52, £325

£150-200

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NORTHERN RHODESIA x196

x197

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1925-63 used collection with the basic issues, including a few shades and Postage Dues, complete; also 1944 and 1945 censored covers to India and 1950 cover to U.S.A. franked at 1/9d. Cat. c. £1,500

£400-500

1923-53 selection of used blocks of four (39) including 1925 1⁄ 2 d. to 1/- (all on pieces), 1935 Silver Jubilee set on large envelope from Livingstone to U.S.A., 1938-52 values (8) to 9d. and 2/6d. to 20/-, 1949 U.P.U. set, 1953 Rhodes set and 1953 20/-; the 1925 group a little toned, the others generally fine, particularly the KGVI high values. Cat. £1,400+

£300-400

NYASALAND 1891-95 Issue x198

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1d. to 10/- set of twelve, 6d. deep blue (4, three on piece of registered envelope with one showing variety wide space to stop after “A”), 3/- on 4/- (fiscal cancellation), 4/- on 5/- and 1d. on 2d. (split at foot); 5/- and 10/- with doubtful overprints though generally good to fine. Sc. 1-13, 18-20; S.G. 1-13, 18-20, £650+

£180-200

199 x199

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£1 deep blue, neatly cancelled by complete Blantyre datestamp; very fine. B.P.A. Certificate (2005). Sc. 14; S.G. 14, £700. Photo

£300-400

200 x200

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£10 brown, cancelled by complete “C” in oval of bars, pen signature on reverse not apparent on face. A rare stamp. B.P.A. Certificate (2005). Sc. 17; S.G. 17, £5,000. Photo

£3,000-3,500

PROVENANCE:

Allen, March 2004 x201

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1895 no watermark 1d. to 2/6d. (vertical crease) plus 3/- and 5/- with fiscal cancellations, 1896 CC 1d. to 3/- (closed tear), 5/- plus 2/6d. with fiscal cancellation, used; fair to fine 39

£200-250

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202 x202

x203

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203

1895 no watermark, £1 black and yellow-orange, neatly cancelled by complete Tshiromo 1895 datestamp; fine. Sc. 29; S.G. 29, £600. Photo

£250-300

1896 CC £1 black and blue, neatly cancelled by Chinde 1897 datestamp; upper right corner perf. with light crease. Scarce. Sc. 40; S.G. 40, £650. Photo

£200-250

PROVENANCE:

“Nashville”, October 2004 x204

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1897-1900 1d. to 1/- (two of each), 2/6d. (Chiromo squared-circle datestamp), 3/(fine with Blantyre c.d.s.), 4/- (fiscal cancellation), 10/- (Zomba c.d.s. and pen stroke) and £1 (Nkama c.d.s.), 1897 1d. on 3/-, 1898 Setting II imperf. 1d. (2, one cancelled with barred oval, shallow thin), perf. 12 1d. and 1901 1d. (2), 4d. (2) and 6d.; fair to fine

205 x205

x206

x207

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£250-300

207

1897 CC £10 black and yellow, neatly cancelled with a fine light and complete strike of Zomba 1904 squared-circle datestamp; very fine and a most attractive example of this rare high value. B.P.A. Certificate (2004). Sc. 56; S.G. 52, £2,750. Photo PROVENANCE: “Nashville”, October 2004

£1,200-1,500

1903-04 1d. to £1 set of nine (4/- on small piece), 1907 1d. (2), 1908-11 1⁄ 2 d. to 1/-, 2/6d. (fiscal cancellation), 4/-, 10/- and £1 with a few additional values/shades to 1/-; 1903 10/- and 1908 £1 with vignettes faded though of generally good to fine appearance

£300-400

1903 £10 grey and blue, neatly cancelled by complete Port Herald 1904 squared-circle datestamp. An attractive example of this rare high value. Signed Bloch. B.P.A. Certificate (2004) states “a little soiled” which is a little harsh. Sc. 69; S.G. 67, £4,750. Photo

£1,800-2,000

PROVENANCE:

“Nashville”, October 2004 x208

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1913-21 1⁄ 2 d. to 1/- with a few shades, 2/6d. shades (3), 4/-, 10/- (fiscal cancellation) and £1 (light Zomba datestamp), 1921-33 1⁄ 2 d. to 1/- with a few shades, 2/6d. (4, one with [54] flaw), 4/- (2), 5/- and 10/- (2), 1934-35 set and 1935 Silver Jubilee set (5 with the set in blocks of four on long cover registered from Zomba); generally good to fine WWW.SPINK.COM

£300-400

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209 x209

x210

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210

1919 £10 purple and royal blue, neatly cancelled by small part Zomba “bridge” type datestamp; fine and scarce. B.P.A. Certificate (2005). Sc. 24; S.G. 99e, £2,000. Photo

£1,000-1,200

1919 £10 purple and royal blue, lightly cancelled by small part datestamp; fine and attractive. Scarce. PFSA (1984) and B.P.A. (2005) Certificates. Sc. 24; S.G. 99e, £2,000.

Photo

£1,000-1,200

PROVENANCE:

Allen, March 2004 x211

x212

x213

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1927 4/- carmine and black clearly cancelled and tied by Blantyre datestamp on 1934 envelope registered from Limbe to London, a scarce stamp used alone on cover, and 1934-35 4d. and 1/- on 1937 envelope from Limbe to U.S.A. Also 1921 Post Office telegram form with eighteen strikes of the Fort Johnston “bridge” type datestamp missspelt “FORT JOHNSON”

£150-200

1938-64 collection with the basic issues and Postage Dues complete, a few additional values to 20/- and seven Malawi miniature sheets; generally fine

£200-250

1938-44 2/-, 2/6d., 5/-, 10/- and £1 (2), 1948 Wedding 1d., 1949 U.P.U. and Diamond Jubilee sets of four, all in used blocks of four, the 2/-, 2/6d. and one £1 marginal, the 5/- from the upper right corner of the sheet with sheet number “278”; a fine group of multiples. Cat. £1,000+

£300-400

Postage Due Stamps x214

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1950 3d. and 4d. blocks of four, and 4d. block of twelve (2x6), used with Blantyre datestamps, fine. Sc. J3, 4; S.G. D3, 4, £1,384+

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£300-400

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ORANGE FREE STATE x215

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1868-97 used collection (215 with a selection of blocks of four or six) including a range of unsurcharged values to 1/-, 1877 “4” on 6d. (10), 1881 1d. on 5/- (10), 1882 3d. on 4d. (10), 1890 1d. S.G. Type c on 4d., and a few later types; 1900 V.R.I. collection (92 with eleven blocks of four to 5/-), various settings and with one 6d. on 6d. bright carmine, and 1900-09 used collection (135) with a range of blocks of four and including 1903-04 sets (4, the 5/- in a block of four) and 1905-09 sets (4); fair to fine

£250-300

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1900 V.R.I. 1d. on 1d. brown, indistinct datestamp; sound; scarce. A.P.S. Certificate (1997). Sc. 45O; S.G. 102a, £400. Photo

£150-200

RHODESIA x217

x218

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1892-93 1⁄ 2 d. to £10 (2) range, values to 3/- and £1 (fine) postally used, the others fiscally used, and 1897 £2 rose-red (2), one with Bulawayo datestamp (not guaranteed), the other with perfin “BSA/C”. Sc. 1-19, 58; S.G. 1-13, 74

£150-200

1892-93 2/- vermilion block of four, twice cancelled with Bulawayo 1896 datestamps used during the Matabele Rebellion period. A scarce multiple. Sc. 10; S.G. 5

£100-120

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220

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x220

x221

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1892 (2 Jan.) Surcharge set of four, cancelled by Salisbury Mashonaland datestamp on 1894 (30 Aug.) small piece showing London Registered hooded datestamp (21.9) additionally tying the 1⁄ 2 d. and 8d. Sc. 20-23; S.G. 14-17, £2,500. Photo

£800-1,000

1892 (2 Jan.) 8d. on 1/- grey-brown, lightly cancelled; sound. Scarce. Sc. 23; S.G. 17, £850. Photo

£250-300

1896-97 selection with values to 10/- (2), Die I 8d. block of thirty and Die II 4d., 6d. and 3/- blocks of four, and 1897 set to £1 with 3d. (2) and 8d. blocks of four and 8d. block of thirty, used and generally good to fine

£150-200

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1896 (Apr.-May) Matabele Rebellion Provisionals, 1d. on 3d. grey-black and green, used with two part Bulawayo datestamps; sound. Scarce. Sc. 40; S.G. 51, £750. Photo

£250-300

PROVENANCE:

Franklin, February 2003 x223

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1896 (Apr.-May) Matabele Rebellion Provisionals, 1d. on 4/- and 3d. on 5/- used, the first with Bulawayo datestamp, the 3d. on 5/- with the usual bars cancellation; sound. Sc. 41-42; S.G. 52-53, £600. Photo

£200-250

PROVENANCE:

Franklin, February 2003 x224

x225

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1896 (May-Aug.) on Cape 1⁄ 2 d. to 1/- set of six, 1⁄ 2 d. block of six (2x3), 2d. block of six (3x2) and 6d. block of four, used; the 1⁄ 2 d. and 6d. blocks showing oiliness caused by the cancellations. Sc. 43-49; S.G. 58-64, £898+

£250-300

1898-1908 1⁄ 2 d. to 10/- (2) selection and £2, 1⁄ 2 d., 21⁄ 2 d., 3d., 4d., 1/-, 2/6d., 7d., 10/and £2 blocks of four, 4d. blocks of nine and ten, used and generally fine. Also 1903 card to U.S.A. bearing 1d. (faded) and 1906 1d. stationery card from Umtali to Germany

£120-150

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x226

x227

x228

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1898 £5 deep blue, neatly cancelled by Bulawayo (Station) double-ring datestamp; small imperfections though of very fine appearance. Rare. PFSA Certificate (2005). Sc. 74; S.G. 92, £2,500. Photo

£500-600

1905 Falls 1d. to 5/- set of six, 1/- and 5/- blocks of four, used; 1/- single with foxing at foot though generally fine. Sc. 76-81; S.G. 94-99, £680

£200-250

1909-12 1⁄ 2 d. to £2 selection with some shades, 1d. blocks of four and six, 21⁄ 2 d. blocks of four and sixty, 3d. blocks of four (2, one with overprint inverted), 4d. blocks of four and fifteen, both with overprint inverted, and surcharge set of four with 5d. on 6d. block of four. B.P.A. Certificate (1979) for 4d. block of fifteen. Cat. £830

£200-250

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1910-13 DOUBLE HEAD ISSUE All are perforated 14 unless otherwise stated

HALFPENNY x229

x230

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A collection arranged by Looker shades, comprising RJL 1 (13), 2 (6, one with Rhodes Stamp Dealer advert handstamped on reverse), 3 (18 with a block of four), 4 (one with double dot variety, defective), 5 (9), 6 (9), 7 (2) and 8 (5), perf. 15 RJL 5 (2), 6 (3) and 8 (2), and perf. 131⁄ 2 yellow-green (2) and green (4, one with Errington & Martin advert handstamped on reverse), largely cancelled with circular datestamps; fair to fine

£200-250

A unclassified collection with perf. 14 (49), perf. 15 (9) and perf. 131⁄ 2 d. (9), largely cancelled by circular datestamps; fair to fine

£180-200

231 x231

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Pale green RJL 4 horizontal pair, [29-30], the left-hand stamp variety double dot below “D” in right-hand value tablet, neatly cancelled by Bulawayo 1914 datestamp; the variety with a vertical crease though of very fine appearance. Photo

£200-250

232 x232

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Perf. 14x15, RJL 7 (Plate II) bronze-green, cancelled with part Bulawayo datestamp; two faint tones, otherwise fine and an attractive example of this very rare stamp. B.P.A. Certificate (1981). S.G. 179a, £3,500. Photo

£1,200-1,500

PROVENANCE:

Derek Lambert, November 1999

233 x233

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Perf. 14x15, RJL 7 (Plate II) bronze-green, part Bulawayo machine cancellation; slightly washed and with a couple of trimmed perfs. at lower left corner. A presentable example of this very rare stamp. R.P.S. Certificate (1999). S.G. 179a, £3,500. Photo PROVENANCE:

“Montgomery”, December 2002 WWW.SPINK.COM

£800-1,000

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234 x234

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Perf. 13 ⁄ 2 , RJL 5, dull blue-green horizontal pair, [29-30], the left-hand stamp variety double dot below “D” in right-hand value tablet, both neatly cancelled by Salisbury 1915 datestamps; a few perforation faults, otherwise sound. S.G. 182a, var. Photo

£200-250

PROVENANCE:

“Montgomery”, December 2002

Covers x235

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1911-15 selection of postcards (10), eight with perf. 14 shades to South Africa (2), England (3, all franked at 1d., one unusually with use of two different shades and mention of a seaman’s strike), Germany (use on 1⁄ 2 d. card), India (use on 1⁄ 2 d. card from a member of the Anglo-Belgian Boundary Commission at Ndola to Bombay) and one unaddressed, and two with perf. 15, one to England with a pair, one showing retouched double dot variety and one to East London

£120-150

PROVENANCE:

Tom Osdene, May 2001

ONE PENNY x236

x237

x238

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A collection in a range of shades, comprising perf. 14 (165) including a block of six with indistinct numeral obliterators, a pair on piece, two with “OD” flaws, [28], [53], [58], [63], [93], [97] and one with Shangani 1915 datestamp showing “H” missing, and rated as extremely rare, perf. 15 (15), and perf. 131⁄ 2 (12 with two horizontal pairs); fair to fine and a useful collection for further study

£300-400

A selection of blocks of four (4), three neatly cancelled-to-order at Enkeldoorn and Gwelo (2), and one, [63-74] with two “OD” flaws, with each cancelled at Victoria, and perf. 15 block of four with Salisbury datestamps; a few small imperfections though an attractive group of multiples

£120-150

Bright carmine vertical strip of four, [69/79/89/99], [89] with massive inking flaw on King’s face, twice neatly cancelled-to-order with Bulawayo 16 April 1911 datestamps; scarce c.t.o. cancellations and a most unusual multiple

£120-150

PROVENANCE:

Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987 Tom Osdene, May 2001

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239 x239

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Bright carmine vertical pair, variety imperforate between, each cancelled with Que Que 30 September 1911 datestamp; the upper stamp with a thin spot, the lower stamp with two light creases, barely discernable on face. A great rarity, being one of only two such pairs recorded. S.G. 123a, £14,000. Photo

£6,000-8,000

PROVENANCE:

Norman Levin, November 2005 Covers x240

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A selection of postcards (9, four being Smart and Copley types) from Bulawayo (6), Salisbury, Selukwe and Victoria Falls to England (6), India showing Aden-Bombay Seapost datestamp, Natal and U.S.A.

£100-120

PROVENANCE:

Norman Levin, November 2005 x241

x242

x243

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A selection of envelopes (7) franked at 1d. or 2d., from Bulawayo to Cape Town, Bulawayo to Scotland, Bulawayo Station (perf. 131⁄ 2 ) to Johannesburg, Mazabuka (creases, etc.) to England and redirected internally, Salisbury to Scotland and Umtali to England and Natal (spot on King’s forehead); generally good to fine

£100-120

1910 (3 Dec.) envelope from the German Consulate in Salisbury (imprint on flap) to Germany, bearing bright carmine (2) and 1⁄ 2 d. yellow-green each with datestamps, an early date of use, and 1912 (4 Dec.) envelope (portion of reverse cut away) from Feira to Germany bearing carmine-lake vertical pair and 1⁄ 2 d. olive-green with neat datestamps, Eldorado transit datestamp on reverse

£200-250

1912 (24 Oct.) envelope (minor creasing) from Sinoia to England, bearing perf. 131⁄ 2 bright carmine with “OD” flaw neatly cancelled by double-ring datestamp, Salisbury and Colchester datestamps on reverse; scarce. Photo

£300-400

PROVENANCE:

Gerald Simpson, December 1982 x244

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1913 (26 Nov.) Arms 1d. red envelope, uprated with 1d. carmine-lake and Admiral 1⁄ 2 d. green, from Umtali to the German Consul in Valparaiso, Chile and redirected to Tocopilla, twice cancelled by double-ring datestamp, the reverse with Valparaiso and Tocopilla datestamps. Most attractive and a most unusual destination. Photo PROVENANCE:

Tom Osdene, May 2001

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£400-500

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244

TWO PENCE x245

x246

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A collection classified as S.G. 126 (2), 127, 128 (6), 129, 130 (9 with a vertical strip of three and one [8]), RSC “A” (2), “B” (9 with [5] and [21]), “D” (11 with [15]), “E” (6 with [5] and [43]), “F” (4), “G”, “H” (7), “I” (5 with [7]), “J” (9 with [2], [7], [15] and [28]), “K” (9 with [13]) and unclassified (11); condition mixed in places (S.G. 127 with defective corner) though generally good to fine. A useful reference collection PROVENANCE: Tom Osdene, May 2001 Black and grey-black block of four, [3-9] with [8] showing printer’s mark at lower left, Salisbury 1911 datestamps; a couple of small imperfections though a scarce multiple. S.G. 130 PROVENANCE: Tom Osdene, May 2001

£300-400

£80-100

247 x247

x248

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Black and slate upper left corner pair, [1-2], [2] Hook in Queen’s ear, both neatly cancelled-to-order with small part Gwelo 1912 datestamps, nearly full original gum; [2] with a thin though of fine appearance. S.G. 129. Photo PROVENANCE: John H. Sinton, December 1955 Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987 Tom Osdene, May 2001 Black and brownish grey, RSC “A”, vertical pair, [44-49], sharing Bulawayo datestamp; fine and a scarce multiple PROVENANCE: Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987 Tom Osdene, May 2001 47

£200-250

£100-120

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Black and grey-black, RSC “D” in combination with 1897 Arms 6d. and 1909-12 7/6d., all neatly cancelled by Livingstone 1912 datestamps and tied on piece; trace of ageing around a few 2d. perfs. though a most attractive franking

£80-100

PROVENANCE:

Tom Osdene, May 2001

250 x250

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Black and (slatish) grey-black, RSC “E” variant (i), block of four, [27-33], [28] with comma flaw above King, cancelled with central datestamp. Scarce. Photo

£150-200

PROVENANCE:

Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987 Tom Osdene, May 2001 x251

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Black and slate-green, RSC “H”, block of four, [7-13] with printer’s mark between lower pair, each with Gwelo 1916 datestamp; slight colour run on [13], otherwise sound, and black and slate-black, RSC “K”, block of four, [13-19], each cancelled with Livingstone 1914 datestamp; a few small tones and [19] with small tear. Scarce multiples

£120-150

PROVENANCE:

Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987 for “H” and “K” Tom Osdene, May 2001 for “H”

252 x252

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Black and grey-black, RSC “I”, block of four, [6-12] with [6] showing tiara flaw, each with Gwelo datestamps; a few separated perfs. at right though a scarce multiple. Photo

£150-200

PROVENANCE:

Tom Osdene, May 2001 x253

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Perf. 15 selection of shades classified as S.G. 171, RSC “E” (2), “F”, “H” (2), “K” (2, one [13]) and unclassified (16 with a vertical pair); a few imperfections though generally good to fine WWW.SPINK.COM

£250-300

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255

Covers x254

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1913 (3 Aug.) Standard Bank Co. envelope from Gatooma to Switzerland, bearing perf.

15 black and slate-black, RSC “J” or “K”, in combination with perf. 14 1⁄ 2 d. emerald, both cancelled by double-ring datestamps, arrival datestamp (31.8) on reverse; most attractive.

Photo

£350-400

PROVENANCE:

Tom Osdene, May 2001 x255

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1917 (2 July) envelope from Salisbury to England, bearing perf. 15 2d. black and slateblack, RSC “J” cancelled by double-ring datestamp, Esher arrival datestamp on reverse; adhesive with light stain at lower right corner, otherwise sound. Photo

£150-200

TWO PENCE HALFPENNY x256

x257

x258

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A collection classified as S.G. 131 (15), 131a (9), 132, 133 (15 with a lower left corner example), perf. 15 (8) and perf. 131⁄ 2 (4), some cancelled-to-order; the perf. 131⁄ 2 quartet fair, the others generally good to fine

£120-150

A quartet of blocks, comprising contrasting shade blocks of four cancelled-to-order at Salisbury on 22 May 1911, blocks of six (3x2) and four cancelled-to-order at Gwelo in 1912 and 1913 respectively; fine

£100-120

Perf. 15 ultramarine block of four, the vertical pairs each sharing Salisbury datestamp; a scarce and apparently commercially used multiple

£120-150

PROVENANCE:

Derek Lambert, November 1999 x259 ័

Perf. 131⁄ 2 dull ultramarine vertical pair, tied on piece by “SOUTH AFRICA/ROYAL Arms 26 July 1925 datestamp; unusual

TOUR/KONINLIKE TOUR/SUIDAFRIKA”

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£100-120

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260

261

262

Covers x260

x261

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1911 (5 Feb.) envelope from Bulawayo to London, bearing ultramarine shade twice cancelled by double-ring datestamp, South Tottenham arrival datestamp on reverse; horizontal ridge through adhesive. Photo

£120-150

1919 (22 Aug.) envelope from William T. Lawrence at Mount Selinda to Boston, U.S.A., bearing dull ultramarine cancelled by single-ring datestamp with another light strike alongside, Melsetter (25.8) and Umtali (28.8) datestamps on reverse. Photo

£150-200

PROVENANCE: Tom Osdene, May 2001

x262

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1920 (17 May) envelope (two vertical creases, one through adhesive) from M.J. Dysart at Mount Selinda to Battle Creek, U.S.A., bearing ultramarine shade cancelled by neat single-ring datestamp with a further strike alongside, Melsetter transit datestamp on reverse. Photo

£100-120

PROVENANCE: Tom Osdene, May 2001

THREE PENCE x263

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A collection classified as S.G. 134 (3), 135 (9, one with Antelope Mine skeleton datestamp), 136 (15 including [2] and [13] with printer’s marks), 137 (2), RSC “B” (2), “C” (8), “D” (2, one [2]), “E” (3), “F” (3), “G” (2), “H”, “I” (2), “J” (5 with [37] and a vertical pair), perf. 15 S.G. 173 with Short gash in Queen’s ear, RSC “C”, “D” (2), “E”, “F” (3), “G” (2), “J” (2), and perf. 14x15 RSC “I” (4); fair to fine and a good reference collection

264 x264

x265

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£400-500

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Purple and ochre cancelled by near complete Golden Valley double-ring datestamp for 11 November 1910, the first day of issue, scarce and most attractive. S.G. 134. Photo

£250-300

Purple and yellow-ochre, [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear and [25] Lines by King’s cheek, both with Salisbury datestamps; fine. S.G. 135. Photo

£100-120

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Magenta and yellow-ochre block of four, [14-20], [15] with medal “cuts” and King’s eyebrow line, [20] with medal “cuts”, cancelled with central Gatooma datestamp; traces of soiling, horizontal creases; fine appearance and a scarce multiple. S.G. 136

£120-150

PROVENANCE:

Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987 Tom Osdene, May 2001 x267

x268

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Magenta and yellow-ochre block of four, both vertical pairs sharing Salisbury 1913 datestamps; fine. S.G. 136

£100-120

Magenta and yellow-ochre block of four with each cancelled by Chipinga 1913 datestamps, faults in places, and two vertical strips of three, one (minor wrinkles) with neat Enkeldoorn datestamps, the other fine and twice cancelled at Gwelo. S.G. 136

£100-120

269 x269

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Deep reddish purple and ochre, RSC “C”, block of four, [1-7], [2] Hook in Queen’s ear, both vertical pairs with Insiza 1912 datestamp; traces of creasing though a rare and attractive multiple. Photo

£300-400

PROVENANCE:

Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987 Norman Levin, November 2005

270 x270

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Brown-purple and ochre, RSC “G”, block of four, [4-10], both vertical pairs sharing Plumtree 1913 datestamps. A fine and scarce multiple. Photo PROVENANCE:

Tom Osdene, May 2001

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£200-250

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Brown-purple and ochre, RSC “G”, vertical pair with thee part Bulawayo 1911 datestamps; folded between. A scarce multiple

£100-120

PROVENANCE:

Norman Levin, November 2005

273

272 x272

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Perf. 15 dull claret and ochre, RSC “D”, block of four, [32-38], crisp Eiffel Flats 1913 datestamps; one thinned perf. tip, otherwise fine and most attractive. Photo

£150-200

PROVENANCE:

Tom Osdene, May 2001 x273

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Perf. 15 deep claret and pale yellow-ochre, RSC “F”, horizontal pair (re-inforced), both with Hartley 1913 datestamp; fine and a scarce multiple. Photo

£100-120

PROVENANCE:

Norman Levin, November 2005

274 x274

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275

Perf. 15 deep rose-lilac and ochre, RSC “J”, block of four, [39-45], cancelled with several part indistinct datestamps; lower right stamp with pulled perfs., folded between and fragile, the left vertical pair fine. A rare multiple. Photo

£150-200

PROVENANCE:

Norman Levin, November 2005 x275

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Perf. 14x15 deep reddish purple and ochre, RSC “I”, vertical pair, [24-29], indistinct obliterators; folded between. A rare multiple. Photo

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£300-400

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276 x276

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277

Perf. 14x15 deep reddish purple and ochre, RSC “I”, neatly cancelled with near complete upright Bulawayo 1913 datestamp; fine. Brandon Certificate (1982). Photo

£100-120

PROVENANCE:

Norman Levin, November 2005 x277

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Perf. 14x15 deep reddish purple and ochre, RSC “I”, neatly cancelled with Gatooma 1913 datestamp; fine. Photo

£100-120

PROVENANCE:

Derek Lambert, November 1999

278

279

Covers x278

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1910 (27 Nov.) envelope from Bulawayo to Edinburgh, bearing purple and ochre neatly cancelled by double-ring datestamp with a further strike below; adhesive with upper right corner creasing. A scarce usage in the first month of issue. S.G. 134. Photo

£500-600

PROVENANCE:

Harry Birkhead, June 1986 Tom Osdene, May 2001 x279

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1911 (11 Mar.) envelope from Salisbury to England, bearing purple and yellow-ochre cancelled by double-ring datestamp, Woolwich transit datestamp (1.4) on reverse; the adhesive a little soiled and envelope torn at upper left through opening. S.G. 135. Photo

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£300-350

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280 x280

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1920 (24 Apr.) Oswald Marsh envelope registered from Matopos to London, bearing maroon and ochre horizontal pair, RSC “B”, cancelled with three triple-ring datestamps and with a further strike at left adjacent to manuscript “Regd Matopos No. 122”, the reverse with despatch, Bulawayo (25.4) and London (18.5) datestamps. A fine and rare franking. Photo

£800-1,000

FOUR PENCE x281

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A collection classified as S.G. 138, 139 (19 including [25] and [44]), 140 (2), RSC “A” (3), “E” (5, one [8] with printer’s mark and one on piece with Admiral 1d.), “F” (17 with [2] and two [43]), perf. 15 RSC “E” (9) and “F”, variously cancelled with a few indistinct obliterators; generally good to fine

£350-400

282 x282 ័

x283 ័

Brown-purple and orange horizontal pair, [1-2], [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, both neatly cancelled by Umtali 1911 datestamp and tied on small piece; very fine. Scarce and attractive. S.G. 139. Photo

£100-120

Blue-black and yellow-orange, RSC “F”, block of four, twice cancelled by Bulawayo datestamp and tied on small blue piece; a couple of small imperfections, otherwise fine and a scarce multiple

£100-120

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284 x284

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Perf. 15 blue-black and yellow-orange, RSC “E”, horizontal pair, [2-3], [2] Queen’s thick ear, neatly cancelled by near complete and part strikes of Duchess Hill 1915 datestamp; fine and scarce. Photo

£180-200

PROVENANCE:

Tom Osdene, May 2001

285 Covers x285

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1920 (6 May) Oswald Marsh envelope registered from Feira to London, bearing perf.

15x14 blue-black and dull orange, RSC “C” in combination with 1909-12 1d. red (2) each neatly cancelled by fine double-ring datestamp with a further superb strike below and manuscript “R. No. 19” at left, London (7.6) and Norwood (8.6) datestamps on reverse; fine and most attractive. S.G. 181. Photo

FIVE PENCE 286

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A collection classified as S.G. 141 (2), 141a (15 with ten, including [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, cancelled-to-order), 141ab (6, one with printer’s mark), 143 (5), RSC “A” [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, “C” (8 with [8], [14] (2) and a vertical pair) and another unclassified, perf. 15 S.G. 175 (2), RSC “C” (2) and four others unclassified; a few small imperfections though generally good to fine

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£600-800

THE DAVID PITTS COLLECTION OF BRITISH AFRICA Rhodesia, 1910-13 Double Head Issue, Five Pence - contd.

287 x287

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Purple-brown and yellow-olive marginal block of four, [42-48], with large part imprint, both vertical pairs neatly cancelled-to-order with Bulawayo 1919 datestamp; fine. S.G. 141a. Photo

£200-250

PROVENANCE:

“Nashville”, October 2004 x288

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Purple-brown and yellow-olive vertical pair, [41/46], [46] King’s extra curl, sharing light indistinct datestamp; scarce commercially used. S.G. 141a

£80-100

PROVENANCE:

Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987 Tom Osdene, May 2001 x289

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Purple-brown and yellow-olive (2), [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear and [25] Lines by King’s cheek, cancelled-to-order at Bulawayo and Gwelo respectively; fine. S.G. 141a

£80-100

290 x290

x291

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Lake-brown and green, neatly cancelled by Bulawayo 1912 datestamp; fine and scarce.

S.G. 143a, £1,600. Photo

£700-800

Perf. 15 lake-brown and olive-green block of four, [4-10], [5/10] with medal “cuts”, cancelled with several Registered Bulawayo 1911 datestamps; rejoined and with the odd tiny fault. A scarce multiple. S.G. 175

£120-150

PROVENANCE:

Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987 Tom Osdene, May 2001

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292

293

Covers x292

x293

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1912 (24 Nov.) 1⁄ 2 d. green wrapper, uprated with purple-brown and olive-yellow, to Germany, used as a letter and twice cancelled with “T.P.O. UP” double-ring datestamp, a further strike at left, Burg arrival datestamp on reverse; fine and most attractive. S.G. 141a. Photo

£400-500

1920 (30 Apr.) Oswald Marsh envelope registered from Penhalonga to London, bearing purple-brown and olive-green in combination with 1892 1⁄ 2 d. dull blue and vermilion pair all neatly cancelled by double-ring datestamps, pink registration label at left, the reverse with despatch, Umtali (30.4), London (25.5) and Norwood (26.5) datestamps; scarce and most attractive. S.G. 141. Photo

£800-1,000

SIX PENCE x294

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A collection classified as S.G. 144 (6, one [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear), 145 (12 with [6], [14], [28] and one with smashed coronet), 145a (6 with [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, [46] and one with printer’s mark), RSC “A” (4, one [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear), “B” (4, one [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear and [46] King’s extra curl), “C”, “D” (5), “E” (8 with [2] Queen’s thick ear and [14] two white lines), “F” (7), “G” (5, one milky chocolate), “H” (12 with two [2] Queen’s thick ear, two [14] two white lines, and [28]), “I” (8), “J” and perf. 15 S.G. 176 (3) and RSC “H” (6), fair to fine. A good reference collection

£500-600

295 x295

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Brown and purple block of four, [44-50], both vertical pairs neatly cancelled-to-order with Bulawayo 1911 datestamp; fine. S.G. 145. Photo PROVENANCE:

Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987 Tom Osdene, May 2001 57

£150-200

THE DAVID PITTS COLLECTION OF BRITISH AFRICA Rhodesia, 1910-13 Double Head Issue, Six Pence - contd. x296

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Brown and purple block of four, [14-20], [14] two white lines in Queen’s hair, [15] King’s eyebrow line, indistinct cancellations; upper-right corner re-attached, minor soiling; a scarce commercially used multiple. S.G. 145

£100-120

PROVENANCE:

Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987 Tom Osdene, May 2001 x297

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Brown and purple block of four, [11-17], printer’s mark at upper right, twice cancelled with Salisbury 1911 double-ring datestamp; slight colour run though above average and a scarce multiple. S.G. 145

£100-120

PROVENANCE:

Derek Lambert, November 1999

298

299 x298

x299

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Bright chestnut and mauve, [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, neat Salisbury 1911 datestamp clear of the variety; fine and most attractive. S.G. 145a. Photo

£80-100

Red-brown and crimson with clear aniline frame plate, RSC “D”, block of six, (3x2), twice neatly cancelled with 1913 indistinct datestamp; fine condition for a block of this size. Photo

£300-400

PROVENANCE:

Norman Levin, November 2005

300 x300

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Red-brown and crimson, RSC “D”, block of four, [2-8], [2] Hook in Queen’s ear, printer’s mark between lower pair, cancelled with several Bulawayo Registered 1912 datestamps; a few small imperfections though a scarce multiple. Photo PROVENANCE:

Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987 Tom Osdene, May 2001 WWW.SPINK.COM

£140-180

October 25, 2016 - LONDON x301 ័

Chocolate and maroon, RSC “E”, in combination with 3d. magenta and yellow-olive, 1896-97 2/-, 2/6d. and 1909-12 1/-, all cancelled and tied on piece by Livingstone 1912 datestamps; most attractive

£80-100

PROVENANCE:

Tom Osdene, May 2001 x302

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Purple-brown and deep claret, RSC “F”, block of four, [1-7], [2] Queen’s thick ear, [6] without recut tiara flaw proving this to be from the “clean” Thick Ear head plate, all cancelled with Pemba datestamps; small imperfections though a scarce commercially used “proving” multiple

£100-120

PROVENANCE:

Tom Osdene, May 2001

303 x303

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Red-brown and maroon, RSC “G” (waxy heads), block of four used with indistinct datestamps; a couple of thins and other imperfections though a scarce commercially used multiple. Photo

£150-200

PROVENANCE:

Tom Osdene, May 2001

304 x304

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Perf. 15 purple-brown and brown-purple block of four, [11-17], both vertical pairs sharing Bulawayo Station 1913 datestamp; a couple of perf. faults though a scarce multiple. S.G. 176. Photo PROVENANCE:

Gunnar Strehmel, June 1994 Tom Osdene, May 2001 59

£150-200

THE DAVID PITTS COLLECTION OF BRITISH AFRICA Rhodesia, 1910-13 Double Head Issue, Six Pence - contd.

305 x305 ័

Perf. 15 purple-brown and brown-purple, [6] tiara flaw, in combination with 3d. magenta and yellow-ochre and perf. 15 1d. carmine-lake, neatly cancelled and tied on piece by Bulawayo 1913 datestamps; most attractive. S.G. 176 group. Photo

£150-200

PROVENANCE:

Tom Osdene, May 2001

307

306 x306

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Perf. 15 chocolate and brown-purple vertical pair, [45/50], [45] extensively re-entered, [50] with “ESIA” re-entry, both cancelled with Salisbury 1914 datestamp, traces of staining on reverse and lower stamp with corner crease. A fine looking multiple. S.G. 176 group. Photo

£200-250

PROVENANCE:

Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987 “Montgomery”, December 2002 x307

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Perf. 15 red-brown and crimson, RSC “D” (SG II), [2] Hook in Queen’s ear, small part cancellation well clear of the Queen’s head; fine and very scarce. S.G. 176 group. Photo

£350-400

PROVENANCE:

Derek Lambert, November 1999 x308

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Perf. 15 purple-brown and brown-purple, RSC “H”, vertical pair, [43/48], [43] with printer’s mark, and chocolate and brown-purple, RSC “I”, vertical pair sharing Que Que 1914 datestamp, a few perfs. reinforced. An attractive pair of multiples. S.G. 176 group PROVENANCE:

Tom Osdene, May 2001 for “H” pair WWW.SPINK.COM

£100-120

October 25, 2016 - LONDON

309 Covers x309

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1910 (10 Dec.) mourning envelope from Bulawayo to Scotland, bearing red-brown and mauve, [46] King’s extra curl neatly cancelled by double-ring datestamp and showing manuscript “1d late fee paid” at upper left corner, arrival datestamp (5.1.11) on reverse; a couple of small imperfections though an early and most unusual usage. S.G. 144. Photo PROVENANCE: Harry Birkhead, June 1986 Tom Osdene, May 2001

£400-500

310 x310

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1913 (19 Mar.) envelope registered from Bulawayo to “General Konsulat” in Cape Town, bearing perf. 15 purple-brown and brown-purple, RSC “H”, twice neatly cancelled by Registered single-ring datestamp, pink registration label at left; fine and most attractive.

S.G. 176 group. Photo PROVENANCE: Tom Osdene, May 2001

END OF MORNING SESSION 61

£1,500-2,000

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Afternoon session Commencing at 2.00 p.m. (Lots 311-603) RHODESIA, 1910-13 DOUBLE HEAD ISSUE All are perforated 14 unless otherwise stated

EIGHT PENCE x311

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A selection classified as S.G. 147 (9), 148 (7) and perf. 15 S.G. 185 (6); a few with stains/tones, fair to fine

£300-350

312 x312

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Greenish black and purple block of four, [29-35], cancelled with three complete or part, light, Umvuma datestamps; a few perforation separations reinforced. Scarce. S.G. 148.

Photo

£200-250

PROVENANCE:

Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987 Tom Osdene, May 2001 x313

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Greenish black and purple horizontal pair, neatly cancelled with Bulawayo datestamp; unwashed and with part gum. S.G. 148.

£100-120

314 x314

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Perf. 131⁄ 2 black and purple block of four, twice neatly cancelled-to-order with Bulawayo 1911 datestamp; one with a small thin, otherwise very fine. S.G. 185. Photo WWW.SPINK.COM

£500-600

October 25, 2016 - LONDON

317

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Perf. 131⁄ 2 black and purple with small part datestamp at upper right, and grey-purple and dull purple with part Bulawayo Registered 1913 datestamp; both with a couple of light tones, otherwise sound. S.G. 185. 185a. Photo

£200-250

Perf. 131⁄ 2 black and purple (2), one [46] King’s extra curl, both neatly cancelled; [46] with a couple of tones and one short perf. S.G. 185

£120-150

Perf. 131⁄ 2 grey-purple and dull purple, neatly cancelled by part Gwelo datestamp, fine.

S.G. 185a. Photo

£150-200

318 Cover x318

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1912 (6 Sept.) Kiderlen envelope registered from Bulawayo to Germany, bearing perf.

131⁄ 2 (purplish) grey-black and deep dull purple, RSC “C”, twice cancelled by Registered single-ring datestamp, pink registration label at left, the reverse with a further despatch datestamp, London Registered (28.8) and Ulm (29.9) datestamps. Attractive and a scarce stamp on cover. Photo PROVENANCE:

Gerald Simpson, December 1982 Clive Wolpert, April 2000 Alan Uria, July 2012

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£800-1,000

THE DAVID PITTS COLLECTION OF BRITISH AFRICA Rhodesia, 1910-13 Double Head Issue - contd.

TEN PENCE x319

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A selection classified as S.G. 149 (7, four cancelled-to-order), 150 (19, all cancelled-toorder with a block of four, [2] Gash in Queen’s ear, [7] showing printer’s mark, [15] and [42/47] vertical pair), RSC “A”, “B” (3) and “C” (3, one [13] with printer’s mark); the block with some foxing, the others generally good to fine; also seven others with colour run

£400-500

320 x320

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Scarlet and reddish mauve block of four, [33-40], twice neatly cancelled-to-order with Bulawayo 1912 datestamp; fine. S.G. 149. Photo

£300-400

PROVENANCE:

Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987 “Montgomery”, December 2002

321 x321

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Carmine and deep purple marginal block of six, [42-49], with full imprint, [44] King’s wisp, each vertical pair neatly cancelled-to-order with Gwelo 1912 datestamp; folded between vertically and with a light fox mark in margin; otherwise very fine. S.G. 150.

Photo PROVENANCE:

Clive Wolpert, April 2000 WWW.SPINK.COM

£500-600

October 25, 2016 - LONDON

323

322 x322

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Carmine and deep purple block of four, [1-7], [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, twice neatly cancelled-to-order with Gwelo 1912 datestamp; a couple of light tones, otherwise very fine. S.G. 150. Photo

£300-400

PROVENANCE:

Norman Levin, November 2005 x323

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Vermilion and maroon, RSC “E”, indistinct cancellation, unwashed with part gum and fine as such. Scarce. Photo

£200-250

324 Covers x324

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1911 (19 Jan.) envelope registered from Salisbury to New Jersey, U.S.A., bearing scarlet and reddish rose in combination with 1d. rose-red, both neatly cancelled with double-ring datestamp and with pink registration label at left, the reverse with despatch, Bulawayo, New York and Newark (18.2) datestamps. Fine and rare. S.G. 149. Photo

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£1,500-1,800

THE DAVID PITTS COLLECTION OF BRITISH AFRICA Rhodesia, 1910-13 Double Head Issue, Ten Pence, Covers - contd.

325 x325

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1920 (Sept.) Oswald Marsh envelope registered from Makaha to London, bearing scarlet and reddish mauve cancelled by double-ring datestamp and with blank registration label at left similarly cancelled; the reverse (tear on flap through opening) with Salisbury (6.9), London (5.10) and Norwood (6.10) datestamps; light fold at right not affecting the adhesive. A fine and rare cover. S.G. 149. Photo

£1,600-1,800

ONE SHILLING x326

x327

x328

x329

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A collection classified as S.G. 151 (7), 151a, (9, one [43] with printer’s mark), 152 (18 one [2] Gash in Queen’s ear, [43] with printer’s mark and seven cancelled-to-order), 152a (9, with a vertical strip of three on piece, and [46] King’s curl), RSC “C” (2), “E” (3), “F” (12 with a pair on piece, one on piece with 1909-12 4d and one on piece with Admiral 1d. and 3d.), “G” (6), “H” (2) and “I” (2); fair to fine

£500-600

Black and pale blue-green horizontal pair, [2-3], [2] Mid gash in Queen’s ear, [3] with Z flaw, neatly cancelled by part Mine datestamp, good fresh colour; the odd blunt perf., otherwise fine. Scarce. S.G. 152

£100-120

Black and pale blue-green blocks of four (2), one (minor creasing at right) cancelled at Bulawayo, the other (traces of ageing on reverse) cancelled-to-order by Salisbury 1911 datestamps. S.G. 152

£140-180

Black and pale blue-green block of four, each neatly cancelled-to-order with part Gwelo 1913 datestamps; fine. S.G. 152

£100-120

WWW.SPINK.COM

October 25, 2016 - LONDON

330 x330 ័

331

Black and (pale) turquoise-blue, RSC “F”, block of eight (2x4), [11-12/16-17/2122/26-27], cancelled with several Bulawayo 1917 datestamps and affixed on small piece; upper right corner with a couple of small faults though a rare multiple. Photo

£150-200

PROVENANCE:

Gerald Simpson, December 1982 Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987 Tom Osdene, May 2001 x331

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Blue-black and turquoise-blue, RSC “E”, vertical strip of four, [2/7/12/17], [2] Queen’s thick ear, cancelled with a part and two complete Banket Junction 1912 datestamps; trivial imperfections though a scarce multiple. Photo

£400-500

PROVENANCE:

Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987 Tom Osdene, May 2001 x332

x333

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Perf. 15 selection classified as RSC “E” (4, one [14] two white lines in Queen’s hair and one [29]), “F” (4, one with medal “cuts”), “G” (3), “H” (3, one [9]) and “J” (2); fair to fine

£200-250

Perf. 15 blue-black and turquoise-blue, RSC “E”, a block of six (2x3) cancelled with several Salisbury 1912 datestamps; left-hand middle stamp with a couple of faults though a scarce multiple

£120-150

PROVENANCE:

Norman Levin, November 2005 x334

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Perf. 15 black and (pale) turquoise-blue, RSC “F”, a block of four, [38-44], with each vertical pair neatly cancelled by Bulawayo 1911 datestamp; upper left stamp with a wrinkle, and a fraction aged though a scarce multiple PROVENANCE:

Tom Osdene, May 2001 67

£100-120

THE DAVID PITTS COLLECTION OF BRITISH AFRICA Rhodesia, 1910-13 Double Head Issue, One Shilling - contd.

336 x335 ័

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337

Perf. 14x15 blue-black and blue-green, RSC “E”, in combination with perf. 14 black and deep blue-green, both cancelled by Salisbury 1913 datestamp and tied on piece; the perf.

14x15 with small crease at top right and a few slightly nibbed perfs. Rare. R.P.S. Certificate (1981) declining to comment on whether the stamps belong to the piece!

S.G. 181a, £2,750+. Photo Note: It is considered that there are only about a dozen recorded used examples of this stamp.

This collection remarkably contains three of these PROVENANCE: Norman Levin, November 2005

£1,000-1,200

Perf. 14x15 blue-black and turquoise-blue, [19] with faint scratch north-east from second rayon, large part upright Salisbury datestamp; light toning virtually confined to reverse.

Rare. B.P.A. Certificate (1979). S.G. 181a, £2,750. Photo PROVENANCE: “Montgomery”, December 2002

£800-1,000

Perf. 14x15 blue-black and turquoise-blue, RSC “E”, two part datestamps at right leaving Queen’s portrait clear; thins though of fine appearance for this rare stamp. B.P.A. Certificate (1980), S.G. 181a, £2,750. Photo PROVENANCE: Allen, March 2004

£500-600

338 Cover x338

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1912 (16 Aug.) Dyer envelope registered from Bulawayo to London, bearing grey-black and deep blue-green marginal example, [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, twice neatly cancelled by Registered single-ring datestamp and with pale orange registration label at left, despatch and arrival (7.9) datestamps on reverse. Attractive and a very rare stamp on cover. S.G. 151. Photo PROVENANCE: Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987 Tom Osdene, May 2001 WWW.SPINK.COM

£2,000-2,500

October 25, 2016 - LONDON

TWO SHILLNGS x339

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A selection classified as S.G. 153 (9), 154 (6, one with printer’s mark), 154a, RSC “B”, “C” (4) and “D” (2); a few with faults, some fine

£300-400

340 x340

x341

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Black and ultramarine block of four, [14-20], [15] King’s eyebrow line, each vertical pair neatly cancelled-to-order with Bulawayo 1911 datestamp. A rare multiple. S.G. 153.

Photo

£300-400

Black and dull blue vertical strip of five, [29/34/39/44/49], [44] King’s wisp, generally lightly cancelled with indistinct datestamps; a few small imperfections though a rare commercially used multiple. S.G. 153

£150-200

PROVENANCE:

Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987 Tom Osdene, May 2001 x342

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Perf. 15 quartet, comprising S.G. 178 (3, one [50]) and RSC “C”, variously cancelled; one S.G. 178 and the RSC “C” with tones, the other two sound. R.P.S. Certificate (1979) for the RSC “C”

344

£200-250

345

343 x343

x344

x345

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Perf. 15 black and dull blue vertical pair, [2/7], [2] Queen’s thick ear, indistinct cancellations; the odd trace of ageing. A scarce multiple. S.G. 178. Photo

£200-250

Perf. 15 deep black and light blue, RSC “E”, neatly cancelled at right leaving entire Queen’s vignette clear; rare and most attractive. S.G. 178 group. Photo

£500-600

Perf. 15 deep black and light blue, RSC “E”, two part generally light cancellations; fine and rare. S.G. 178 group. Photo

£350-400

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THE DAVID PITTS COLLECTION OF BRITISH AFRICA Rhodesia, 1910-13 Double Head Issue, Two Shillings - contd.

346 Covers x346

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1913 (2 Dec.) envelope from Arcturus Mine to Paris, bearing black and dull blue cancelled by a largely good strike of the double-ring datestamp, arrival datestamp (24.12) on reverse; envelope and adhesive with small faults though a rare stamp on cover. S.G. 154. Photo

£600-800

PROVENANCE:

Tom Osdene, May 2001

347 x347

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1923 (13 Aug.) envelope registered from Bulawayo to Observatory, Cape Province, bearing black and ultramarine, [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, neatly cancelled and tied by double-ring datestamp and with pink registration label alongside, Salt River datestamp (17.8) on reverse. A very rare stamp on cover. S.G. 153. Photo PROVENANCE:

Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987 Alan Uria, July 2012 WWW.SPINK.COM

£1,500-2,000

October 25, 2016 - LONDON

TWO SHILLNGS AND SIXPENCE

Ex 348

349

351 350 x348

x349

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x351

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352

A selection classified as S.G. 155, 156, 156a, 157 (2) and RSC “A” (2), variously cancelled; the first with a small thin, varying other faults though of generally fine appearance. Photo for S.G. 155

£300-400

Bistre-brown and (aniline) crimson, wonderful rich colours, part Bulawayo datestamp at right leaving Queen’s portrait entirely clear; a couple of shortish perfs. at right and small corner crease. Most attractive. S.G. 156a. Photo

£250-300

Black and rose-carmine, small part cancellation at top leaving both portraits almost entirely clear; fine and most attractive. S.G. 157, £425. Photo

£200-250

Brownish black and carmine-red, RSC “A”, block of four, [14-20], [15] King’s eyebrow line, neatly cancelled by three Insiza Station 1916 datestamps; horizontal perfs. largely split and reinforced and the left-hand vertical pair with slight carmine-red colour suffusion, nevertheless most attractive and a unique multiple. Photo.

£1,300-1,500

PROVENANCE:

“Montgomery”, December 2002 x352

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Brownish black and carmine-red, RSC “A”, small part datestamps at foot leaving portraits largely clear; fine. Photo

353 x353

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£300-350

354

Deep brown and brown-lake, RSC “E”, neatly cancelled by large part Gadzema 1913 datestamp; fine. Photo

£250-300

PROVENANCE:

“Montgomery”, December 2002 x354

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Deep brown and brown-lake, RSC “E”, cancelled by large part Salisbury 1915 datestamp; a couple of faint tones at foot. Photo 71

£200-250

THE DAVID PITTS COLLECTION OF BRITISH AFRICA Rhodesia, 1910-13 Double Head Issue, Two Shillings and Sixpence - contd.

355 Covers x355

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1913 (28 Nov.) Kiderlen envelope registered from Bulawayo to Germany, bearing reddish brown and carmine-red, RSC “B”, twice neatly cancelled by “REGD BULAWAYO/RHODESIA” single-ring skeleton datestamp and with pink registration label at left, the reverse with further despatch and arrival (24.12) datestamps. Most attractive and a very rare stamp on cover. Photo

£2,000-2,500

PROVENANCE:

Alan Uria, July 2012

356 x356

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1920 (29 May) Oswald Marsh envelope registered from Shagari to London, bearing black and lake neatly cancelled by double-ring datestamp and with pink registration label at left, the reverse with Gatooma (31.5), London (21.6) and Norwood (22.6) datestamps. A very rare stamp on cover. S.G. 155. Photo WWW.SPINK.COM

£3,000-3,500

October 25, 2016 - LONDON

THREE SHILLNGS x357

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Green and violet with small part datestamp and deep bluish green and deep purple, RSC “A” (2), both cancelled-to-order Also clandestine roulette (colour run) “used”. R.P.S. Certificate (1975) for S.G. 158

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£200-250

359

Green and violet with large part Salisbury datestamp and deep bluish green and deep purple, RSC “A”, cancelled-to-order with Bulawayo 1911 datestamp; fine. Photo

£200-250

Deep bluish green and deep purple, RSC “A”, two part datestamps; fine. R.P.S. Certificate (1990). Photo

£200-250

PROVENANCE:

Derek Lambert, November 1999

360 Cover x360

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1912 (11 July) Hellmich envelope registered from Salisbury to Austria, bearing deep bluish green and deep purple, RSC “A”, in combination with 3d. purple and ochre (S.G. 134) block of four, the upper right stamp with printer’s mark, and 1/- grey-black and deep blue-green (S.G. 151), all neatly cancelled by double-ring datestamps and with pink registration label at foot, London Registered hooded datestamp (3.8) on reverse. A fine, rare and most attractive franking. Photo PROVENANCE:

Alan Uria, July 2012 73

£2,000-2,500

THE DAVID PITTS COLLECTION OF BRITISH AFRICA Rhodesia, 1910-13 Double Head Issue - contd.

FIVE SHILLNGS

361 x361

x362 x363 x364 x365 x366

x367 x368

x369

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369

Vermilion and deep green, neatly cancelled by Bulawayo single-ring datestamp for 12 November 1910, the second day of issue, one short perf. at foot, otherwise fine. S.G. 159. Photo

£250-300

Scarlet and pale yellow-green (3), cancelled-to-order at Bulawayo, Gwelo and Salisbury; fine. S.G. 160

£150-200

Scarlet and pale yellow-green cancelled-to-order at Gwelo, and crimson and yellow-green (2), both cancelled-to-order at Salisbury, fine. S.G. 160, 160a

£150-200

Scarlet and pale yellow-green cancelled-to-order at Bulawayo, and crimson and yellowgreen (2) cancelled-to-order at Bulawayo and Salisbury, fine. S.G. 160, 160a

£150-200

Scarlet and pale yellow-green cancelled-to-order at Bulawayo, and crimson and yellowgreen cancelled-to-order at Salisbury, fine. S.G. 160, 160a

£100-120

Scarlet and pale yellow-green (2), one with two Bulawayo Registered datestamps, the other cancelled-to-order at Bulawayo, and crimson and yellow-green with Gwelo 1913 datestamp; the first and last with a few small imperfections, the second fine. S.G. 160, 160a

£140-180

Scarlet and pale yellow-green, two shades cancelled-to-order at Bulawayo and Salisbury; fine. S.G. 160

£100-120

Crimson and yellow-green, two shades with one showing slightly fugitive heads, both cancelled-to-order at Gwelo; one with a small thin, fine appearance. S.G. 160a PROVENANCE: John H. Sinton, December 1955 Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987 Tom Osdene, May 2001 Crimson and yellow-green, [15] King’s eyebrow line, cancelled-to-order at Gwelo; very fine. S.G. 160a. Photo

£100-120

£80-100

370 x370

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Deep rose-red and (brighter) yellow-green (the so-called apple shade) upper left corner horizontal pair, RSC “E”, [1-2], Short gash in Queen’s ear, nearly full original gum and with each neatly cancelled-to-order at Bulawayo; fine and rare. Photo WWW.SPINK.COM

£800-1,000

October 25, 2016 - LONDON

371 Cover x371

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1912 (11 July) Hellmich envelope registered from Salisbury to Austria, bearing crimson and yellow-green (S.G. 160a) in combination with 2d. black and grey block of four (S.G. 126) and 6d. brown and purple (S.G. 145), all neatly cancelled by double-ring datestamps, London Registered hooded datestamp (3.8) on reverse. A rare, colourful and most attractive franking. Photo

£1,800-2,000

PROVENANCE:

Alan Uria, July 2012

SEVEN SHILLNGS AND SIXPENCE

Ex 372 x372

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373

374

Carmine and pale blue (S.G. 160b), cancelled-to-order at Bulawayo, and deep rose-red and (bright) grey-blue, RSC “C”, fine printer’s mark at upper left, cancelled with large part forged Enkeldoorn datestamp with 1909 date error. Photo for S.G. 160b

£100-120

Carmine and light blue, neatly cancelled with part Bulawayo Registered 1911 single-ring datestamp leaving Queen’s portrait clear; fine. S.G. 161. Photo

£400-500

PROVENANCE:

Allen, March 2004 x374

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Carmine and light blue, [46] King’s extra curl, cancelled with large part Bulawayo datestamp for 12 November 1910, the second day of issue; lower left corner enhanced, nevertheless a great rarity. S.G. 161. Photo 75

£500-600

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375 x375

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Carmine and bright blue block of four, each vertical pair neatly cancelled-to-order with Gwelo 1912 datestamp; a couple of light tones and the lower pair with a horizontal crease, barely affecting the fine appearance of this lovely multiple. S.G. 162. Photo

£2,000-2,500

PROVENANCE:

Landau, June 2006

377 379 376 x376

x377

x378

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––– 378 ––– Carmine and bright blue vertical pair, both cancelled with Victoria 1917 datestamps, a few brown paper adherences on reverse. A rare commercially used multiple. S.G. 162.

Photo PROVENANCE: Spink, December 2006 Carmine and bright blue, [6] with small head plate flaw above second “A” of “AFRICA”, neatly cancelled-to-order with Gwelo datestamp; very fine. S.G. 162. Photo PROVENANCE: Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987 Carmine and bright blue (2), one with near complete light datestamp, small thin at left, the other with doubly struck indistinct datestamp leaving portraits clear, colour run at upper left corner. S.G. 162. Photo Carmine and bright blue variant rose-red and (bright) chalky blue, [22] with frame plate smear over right-hand value tablet, neatly cancelled by Gwelo 1912 datestamp on piece; tiny light mark on “S” of “BRITISH”, otherwise very fine. B.P.A. Certificate (1981). S.G. 162. Photo PROVENANCE: Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987 Tom Osdene, May 2001 WWW.SPINK.COM

£1,500-1,800

£600-700

£250-300

£600-800

October 25, 2016 - LONDON

380 x380

x381

x382

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381

382

Deep rose-red and (bright) grey-blue, RSC “C”, neatly cancelled-to-order at foot with small part Salisbury datestamp leaving majority of portraits clear; fine. Photo

£200-250

Deep rose-red and (bright) grey-blue, RSC “C”, cancelled-to-order with Bulawayo 1912 datestamp; fine. Photo

£200-250

Deep rose-red and (bright) grey-blue, RSC “C”, trace of printer’s mark at upper right, cancelled-to-order with part Salisbury datestamp; faint tone mark at right. Photo

£140-180

PROVENANCE:

“Nashville”, October 2004

383 x383

x384

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384

(Reddish) carmine and deep dull blue, RSC “D”, neatly cancelled by near complete Bulawayo 1918 datestamp and with small parts of other strikes; fine and scarce. PFSA Certificate (1980) as S.G. 162. Photo

£400-500

(Reddish) carmine and deep dull blue, RSC “D”, neatly cancelled with part 1918 datestamp; light crease towards right, otherwise fine. Photo

£250-300

PROVENANCE:

“Montgomery”, December 2002

385 x385

x386

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386

Scarlet and (deep bright) blue, RSC “E”, neatly cancelled-to-order with Gwelo datestamp leaving much of portraits clear; scarce and most attractive. Photo

£400-500

(Aniline) deep rose-red and (deep) blue, RSC “F”, two light part datestamps; fine and extremely rare used. Photo

£500-600

PROVENANCE:

“Montgomery”, December 2002

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387 Cover x387

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1920 (23 Jan.) Ewans envelope registered from Bulawayo to London, bearing deep rosered and (bright) grey-blue (RSC “C”), [8] with printer’s mark at lower left, neatly cancelled and tied by double-ring datestamp and with pink registration label at left, the reverse with London (21.2) and Norwood (21.2) datestamps. Most attractive and a great rarity. Photo

£4,000-5,000

PROVENANCE:

Harry Birkhead, June 1986 Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987 Clive Wolpert, April 2000 Alan Uria, July 2012

TEN SHILLNGS

388 x388

x389

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389

Deep myrtle and orange, cancelled-to-order with part Salisbury datestamp; fine. S.G. 163. Photo

£100-120

Deep myrtle and orange, cancelled-to-order with part Gwelo 1912 datestamp; fine. S.G. 163. Photo

£100-120

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390 x390

x391

x392

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391

392

Deep myrtle and orange, cancelled-to-order with part Bulawayo 1912 datestamp; fine.

S.G. 163. Photo

£100-120

Deep myrtle and orange, cancelled with Kalomo Station Madame Joseph forged datestamp; unusual. Photo

£80-100

Blue-green and orange, neatly cancelled at foot; fine. S.G. 164. Photo

£180-200

PROVENANCE:

Derek Lambert, November 1999

393 x393

x394

x395

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394

395

Blue-green and orange, cancelled with near complete Salisbury 1911 datestamp, fine. S.G. 164. Photo

£150-200

Blue-green and orange, cancelled-to-order with part Bulawayo 1912 datestamp; minor colour run at top. S.G. 164. Photo

£120-150

Blue-green and orange, neatly cancelled with large part Salisbury 1913 datestamp; trace of colour run at top. S.G. 164. Photo

£140-180

PROVENANCE:

Tom Osdene, May 2001

396 x396

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397

398

Blackish green and red-orange, RSC “B”, large part light Gwanda datestamp; fine. Photo

£180-200

PROVENANCE:

“Montgomery”, December 2002 x397

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Blackish green and red-orange, RSC “B”, cancelled with near complete Shagari 1914 datestamp; a most unusual cancellation on a high value. Photo

£200-250

PROVENANCE:

Tom Osdene, May 2001 x398

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Slate-green and orange, RSC “B” variant, part Southern Rhodesia datestamp; one shortish perf. at foot. Scarce commercially used. Photo 79

£120-150

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ONE POUND

399 x399

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401

400

Carmine-red and bluish black, two part Victoria datestamps; fine. S.G. 165. Photo

£250-300

PROVENANCE:

Derek Lambert, November 1999 x400 ័

Carmine-red and bluish black, [33] with diagonal frame plate scratches, deep rich colours, used on piece with Salisbury 1911 datestamp; fine. B.P.A. Certificate (1988). S.G. 165.

Photo

£250-300

PROVENANCE:

Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987 Tom Osdene, May 2001 x401

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Carmine-red and bluish black, [46] King’s extra curl, neatly cancelled-to-order with Salisbury 1913 datestamp; fine and probably unique. S.G. 165. Photo

£350-400

PROVENANCE:

Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987

403

402 x402

x403

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Rose-scarlet and bluish black block of six, [2-12], [2] Mid gash in Queen’s ear, [12] with printer’s guide mark, strong colours, neatly cancelled-to-order with Bulawayo 1912 datestamps. An exceptional multiple and almost certainly the largest recorded of this value. S.G. 166. Photo

£5,000-6,000

Rose-scarlet and bluish black block of four, [28-34], each neatly cancelled-to-order with Salisbury 1913 datestamp; fine and rare. S.G. 166. Photo

£2,000-2,500

PROVENANCE:

Keith Watkins, October 2005 WWW.SPINK.COM

October 25, 2016 - LONDON

404 x404

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Rose-scarlet and bluish black block of four, lovely fresh colours and well-centred, twice cancelled-to-order with Salisbury 1913 datestamp. A rare multiple. Brandon Certificate (2001). S.G. 166. Photo

405 x405

x406

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406

407

£2,000-2,500

408

Rose-scarlet and bluish black, [2] Mid gash in Queen’s ear, neatly cancelled-to-order with Salisbury datestamp; fine and rare. S.G. 166. Photo

£600-800

Rose-scarlet and bluish black, printer’s mark at lower left, neatly cancelled-to-order with near complete Salisbury 1913 datestamp; fine. S.G. 166. Photo

£150-200

PROVENANCE:

Allen, March 2004 x407

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Rose-scarlet and bluish black, frame plate scratches at top, neatly cancelled-to-order with Bulawayo 1911 datestamp; fine. S.G. 166. Photo

£150-200

PROVENANCE:

Tom Osdene, May 2001 x408

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Rose-scarlet and bluish black, neatly cancelled-to-order with Salisbury 1913 datestamp; fine. S.G. 166

––––– 409 ––––– x409

x410

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£120-150

––––– 410 –––––

Rose-scarlet and bluish black (2), cancelled-to-order with part Bulawayo and Salisbury datestamps. S.G. 166. Photo

£200-250

Rose-scarlet and bluish black (2), cancelled-to-order with part Bulawayo and Salisbury datestamps. S.G. 166. Photo

£200-250

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411 x411

x412

x413

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412

413

Lake-brown and (pale) slate-black, RSC “F”, neatly cancelled by near complete Bulawayo Station datestamp; fine and scarce. Photo

£250-300

Lake-brown and slate-black, RSC “F” variant with intensely inked heads, neatly cancelled; tiny trace of soiling at upper left corner. Scarce. Photo

£200-250

Lake-brown and slate-black, RSC “F” variant with intensely inked heads, neatly cancelled with Salisbury 1918 datestamp; a couple of trivial imperfections, fine appearance. Scarce.

Photo

£200-250

PROVENANCE:

Tom Osdene, May 2001

415

416

414 x414

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Scarlet and deep slate (pale frame plate), RSC “G”, block of four, [36-42], [42] with printer’s mark at upper right, each neatly cancelled with Bulawayo Registered 1918 datestamp. A fine, very rare and almost certainly unique multiple of this printing. Photo

£3,500-4,000

PROVENANCE:

John Barbour Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987 Tom Osdene, May 2001 x415

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Deep bright scarlet and blue-black, RSC “H”, neatly cancelled with Bulawayo 1915 datestamp; fine and scarce. Photo

£200-250

PROVENANCE:

Tom Osdene, May 2001 x416

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Deep rose-red and (bluish) grey-black, RSC “J”, [38] with printer’s frame dot mark at lower left, cancelled with Salisbury 1915 datestamp; trace of a tone at top centre, otherwise fine. Scarce. Photo PROVENANCE:

Tom Osdene, May 2001 WWW.SPINK.COM

£300-350

October 25, 2016 - LONDON

417 x417 x418

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418

Scarlet and grey-black, RSC “I”, lightly cancelled-to-order with small part Bulawayo datestamp at top; fine. Photo

£250-300

Scarlet and grey-black, RSC “I”, cancelled-to-order with small part Bulawayo datestamp at top; fine. Photo

£250-300

419 x419

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Perf. 15 scarlet and deep slate, RSC “G”, [24], neatly cancelled with Bulawayo 1918 datestamp, fine and rare. R.P.S. Certificate (1982). Photo PROVENANCE: Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987 Tom Osdene, May 2001

420 x420

x421

x422

x423

x424

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£1,500-2,000

421

Perf. 15 scarlet and grey-black, RSC “I”, lightly cancelled with Bulawayo 1915 datestamp; possibly a little washed and with an inclusion at lower left though above average for this rare stamp. Photo PROVENANCE: Derek Lambert, November 1999 Perf. 15 scarlet and grey-black, RSC “I”, cancelled with two part datestamps and with brown paper adherences on reverse; sound. Rare. R.P.S. Certificate (1967). Photo PROVENANCE: Derek Lambert, November 1999

£500-600

£1,200-1,500

Balance of five stamps with doubtful cancellations, three with grey frames, two others and a perf. 15 (on piece) fiscally used with perfins

£100-120

1913-17 used selection (40) with values to £1 (fiscal cancellation) including Die I perf.

14 2/-, Die II values to 5/- and 7/6d. (not guaranteed postal), Die III perf. 14 to 2/-, 3/- and 10/- and Die III perf. 15 2d. “large” example (shallow thins); fair to fine

£200-250

1913-17 perf. 14 1d., 11⁄ 2 d., 21⁄ 2 d., Die I perf. 15 6d. (marginal with part imprint), Die II perf. 14 3d., 5d. and 1/-, and Die III 2d. and 5/- blocks of four, variously used; a few small faults/imperfections though a scarce group of used multiples

£200-250

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426

427

425 x425

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1913-17 Die II, perf. 15 5/- blue and yellow-green block of four, each neatly cancelled by “PFNHALONGA” 1913 datestamps; ironed creases though a scarce and attractive multiple. S.G. 251, £1,000+. Photo

£300-400

PROVENANCE:

Franklin, February 2003 x426

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1913-17 Die III, perf. 15 2d. black and brownish grey, used; sound. B.P.A. Certificate (1993). S.G. 279c, £400. Photo

£140-180

PROVENANCE:

Allen, March 2004 x427

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1917 (15 Aug.) “Half/Penny” on 1d. rose-carmine, variety surcharge inverted, neatly cancelled with small part double-ring datestamp at foot; fine. Scarce. B.P.A. Certificate (1992). Sc. 139a; S.G. 280a, £1,500. Photo

£600-800

RHODESIA AND NYASALAND x428

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1954-63 used collection with the basic issues, including coil stamps and Postage Dues, complete, additional items include 1955 Falls (2), 1960 Kariba Dam and 1962 Airmail sets in blocks of four; generally fine

£100-120

ST. HELENA x429

x430

x431

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1856-94 used collection (84), including 1856 6d. (2, both pen-cancelled), 1861 6d., 1863 1d. Type A (2) and 4d., 1864-80 perf. 121⁄ 2 selection with most Types represented with 1d. (2) and one 4d. unused, perf. 14x121⁄ 2 set of six, perf. 14 set of four, 1884-94 set with 1⁄ 2 d. emerald strip of three and 2d. block of four and 1890-97 set to 5d., a range of cancellation types; also a selection of the 1884-94 and 1890-97 values with “boxed” remainder cancellation in violet; a few of the earlier values with faults though of generally good to fine appearance

£300-400

1902 1⁄ 2 d. (6 with a block of four) and 1d. (2), 1903 set with additional 1⁄ 2 d., 1d. and 2d., and 1908-11 set with additional 4d. block of four, used and generally fine. Cat. £550+

£180-200

1903 (2 Feb.) envelope (traces of foxing) “Per SS Galeka Via Capetown” to England, bearing 1885 1⁄ 2 d. green (2) with neat datestamps, Salisbury arrival datestamp (28.2) on reverse

£80-100

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October 25, 2016 - LONDON

432 x432

x433

x434

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*

434

1904 (Oct.) picture postcard (Jamestown) registered to Germany, bearing 1903 2/black and violet neatly cancelled by datestamp, circular-framed “R”, oval-framed “REGISTERED/ST. HELENA”, London Registered hooded datestamp (2.11) and arrival c.d.s. (4.11), all on address panel. Photo

£140-180

1912-16 1⁄ 2 d. to 3/- (on large piece, minor gum marks on face) with additional 1⁄ 2 d., 1d., 2d., 21⁄ 2 d. and 1/- blocks of four, 1912 4d. (5 with a block of four) and 6d., 1913 4d. (5 with a block of four) and 6d., 1916 and 1919 War Tax stamps and 1922 trio, used and generally fine. Cat. £850

£200-250

1922 3d. bright blue (marginal from the top of the sheet) neatly tied by datestamp and tied on 1922 (5 Oct.) envelope to Switzerland and redirected to Germany with Heiden transit datestamp alongside the adhesive. A scarce stamp used alone on cover, particularly on non-philatelic mail. Photo

£120-150

1922-37 Issue x435

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MCA 4d. to 5/- with 4d. block of four, and Script 1⁄ 2 d. to 10/- with 2/6d. block of four (colour loss), used and generally fine. Cat. £1,050+

436 x436 ័ x437 x438

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£300-350

438

MCA £1 grey and purple on red, neatly cancelled with central 1937 datestamp and affixed on piece; very fine. S.G. 96, £700. Photo

£300-350

Script 2d. grey and slate, variety broken mainmast, used; tiny blue crayon mark at top.

S.G. 100a, £180

£80-100

Script 15/- grey and purple on blue, neatly cancelled with 1928 datestamp; fine and scarce. Sc. 94; S.G. 113, £2,750. Photo

£1,000-1,200

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x440

x441

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1934-66 used collection with the basic issues, less Relief set, complete with a few 1932 additional values to 6d., used; 1932 10/- cancellation not guaranteed. Cat. £700+

£140-180

1938-44 set of fourteen, 1946 Victory set, 1949 U.P.U., 1956 Centenary, 1965 Local Post, 1961 FFH and Red Cross sets, all in used blocks of four. A fine group. Cat. £300+

£140-180

1938 3d. ultramarine block of four neatly cancelled and used on 1941 (11 Jan.) envelope registered to Canada, and 1957 envelope to South Africa bearing 1953 2d. in combination with Ascension 1956 2d.

£100-120

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1961 (12 Oct.) Tristan Relief Fund set of four, all marginal from the top of the sheet; used; very fine. Sc. B1-4; S.G. 172-175, £3,500. Photo

£2,000-2,500

SEYCHELLES

443

444

Mauritius Used In Seychelles Cancelled “B64” x443

x444

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1859-61 6d. blue with margins on three sides, a superb upright near complete strike; thinned though of fine appearance. Scarce. S.G. Z2, £900. Photo

£150-200

1859-61 1/- vermilion with margins on three sides, a fine near complete upright strike.

Rare. B.P.A. Certificate (2004). S.G. Z4, £1,400. Photo

£600-700

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October 25, 2016 - LONDON

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1860-63 no watermark 1d., 2d., 4d., 9d. (3, one with reduced wing-margin and one with perfs. partially trimmed), 1/- buff and 1/- green (defective at top), generally good to fine strikes. B.P.A. Certificate (1952) for 1/- green. S.G. 5-7, 102-12, £2,235. Photo

£500-600

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1863-72 CC 1d. (2), 3d., 4d. (2, one with inverted watermark, ex Weiss), 6d. yellowgreen (2), 6d. blue-green, 10d. (2), 1/- yellow and 1/- blue; generally good to fine strikes. S.G. Z13-27 group, £1,860. Photo

447

£400-500

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x447

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1876 1⁄ 2 d. on 10d. maroon, a fine neat diagonal strike. S.G. Z32, £300. Photo

£150-200

x448

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1878 2c. to 50c. on 1/- green, generally good to fine strikes; three with perf. faults though an attractive group. S.G. Z37-44, £1,515. Photo

£400-500

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1879-80 2c., 4c., 8c., 17c. and 25c., 1883-90 2c. (both), 4c. (both), and 16c., and 1883 16c. on 17c. (both, one with faults); fair to fine strikes with the 2c. green unusually struck in blue. S.G. Z46-63 group, £1,283. Photo

87

£250-300

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450 x450

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451

452

1879-80 50c. green, a fine near complete strike applied sideways; scarce. R.P.S. Certificate (1961). S.G. 53, £850. Photo

£350-400

PROVENANCE:

Jeffrey K. Weiss, December 2004 x451

x452

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1879-80 2r.50 brown-purple with a fine near complete strike applied sideways. Scarce.

Brandon Certificate (2001). S.G. Z54, £850. Photo

£350-400

1879-80 2r.50 brown-purple with a fine near complete strike applied inverted; scarce.

S.G. Z54, £850. Photo

£350-400

PROVENANCE:

Jeffrey K. Weiss, December 2004

453 x453

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1885 (17 July) mourning envelope to Mauritius, bearing “SIXTEEN CENTS” on 17c. rose (thinned in one corner prior to use) cancelled with a largely good strike and with despatch datestamp alongside, arrival datestamps (23.7) on reverse; fine. B.P.A. Certificate (2001).

S.G. Z63. Photo

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£1,000-1,200

October 25, 2016 - LONDON Issued Stamps x454

x455

x456

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1890-92 used collection (97) with the basic issues complete, a few additional shades, 1890-92 Die I 10c., Die II 2c., 4c., 13c. and 16c., 1893 15c. on 16c. Die I and 45c. on 48c. blocks of four, and 1897-1900 2c. on 3c. plate strip of three; also 1896 30c. envelope to England and two values handstamped/overprinted Specimen

£200-250

1903-66 used collection with the basic issues apparently complete, a few additional shades and blocks; a small number faded in places though generally good to fine

£300-350

1935 Silver Jubilee set on cover to U.S.A., 1949 U.P.U. set, 1952 set and ten later values, all in used blocks of four; fine

£200-250

Postage Due Stamps x457

x458

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1951 set of eight in singles and corner or marginal (30c.) blocks of four, fine used. S.G. D1-8, £240+

£120-150

1951 set of eight on two 1952 envelopes from Australia to Mahe with the despatch stamps cancelled by “PAQUEBOT” handstamp and showing “INSUFFICIENTLY PREPAID” handstamp, 2c. and 6c. on 1956 envelopes from La Digue and Victoria addressed locally, 3c. on 1959 envelope from France and 2c. imprint pair on 1962 envelope from G.B., both to Mahe

£120-150

Covers and Cancellations x459

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A collection of loose stamps (130) and covers (14, all KGVI-QE period) offering an attractive range of types and including “B64” (6), a selection of Head Office datestamps and slogans (6 covers), Anse Royale with Rural Code 4 datestamps (16) and KEVII/KGV period datestamps (22), Bay St. Anne Rural Code 6 datestamps (6) and KEVII/KGV period datestamps (5), Grand Anse datestamps on QV 3c. and 6c., La Digue KEVII/KGV datestamps (8), Takamaka datestamps on QV 6c. and 15c. on 16c., Maritime handstamps (2) and cancelled in other countries (4); many fine strikes and an attractive lot

89

£500-600

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SIERRA LEONE x460

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1858-97 used collection (108) including 1858-74 6d. shades (5), 1872-73 values to 1/-, 1876 values to 1/-, 1884-91 selection to 1/- with 21⁄ 2 d. and 3d. blocks of four, 1885-96 6d. blocks of four and six in contrasting shades, 1893 CA 1⁄ 2 d. on 11⁄ 2 d. block of four, 1896-97 set to £1 (cancellation not guaranteed) and three Spiro forgeries; fair to fine

£200-250

461 Ex 462 x461

x462

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x463 ័ x464

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463

1893 CC 1⁄ 2 d. on 11⁄ 2 d. lilac, hinged and tied on piece by part 1893 (5 March) Freetown datestamp; colour a little faded though a presentable example of this scarce stamp. B.P.A. Certificate (2005). Sc. 32; S.G. 38, £750. Photo

£200-250

1897 1d., 21⁄ 2 d. on 3d. Type 8, 21⁄ 2 d. on 6d. Types 8 (2), 10, 11 and 12, 21⁄ 2 d. on 1/Types 8, 9 and 11, and 1d. on 6d. fiscal, all used; the 21⁄ 2 d. on 1/- Type 8 water-stained and the other two 21⁄ 2 d. on 1/- values with slight colour loss, otherwise sound. Sc. 47, 48, 52-55, 58, 59; S.G. 54, 55, 59-64, 66. Photo for S.G. 64

£300-400

1897 21⁄ 2 d. on 3d. strip of three comprising Types 10, 11 and 12, cancelled by Freetown datestamps and tied on piece; fine. Sc. 49-51; S.G. 56-58, £845+. Photo

£300-350

1903 1⁄ 2 d. to 5/- and forgery of £1, 1904-05 1⁄ 2 d. to 5/- and 1907-12 1⁄ 2 d. to 5/-, a few additional values/shades to 1/-; fair to fine

£180-200

465 467 x465 ័ x466

x467

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1911 £1 purple and black on red with interpanneau margin at right, fine used on piece.

Sc. 102; S.G. 111, £250. Photo

£120-150

1912-65 used collection including 1912-21 set to £1 less 10d., 1921-27 set to 10/-, 1932 set, 1933 Centenary set to 5/- and £1 (cancellation not guaranteed), 1935 Silver Jubilee set in singles and blocks of four (on large envelope to U.S.A.), 1938-44 set less 2d. mauve, 1949 U.P.U. set in blocks of four, 1956 set and a few later; a few faults with some a little faded

£250-300

1912 £2 blue and dull purple, marginal from the top of the sheet and neatly cancelled by complete Freetown 1913 datestamp, good colour; a little aged on reverse though of fine appearance. Sc. 120; S.G. 129, £1,400. Photo

£400-500

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468 x468

x469

x470

x471

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1899 (23 Oct.) 1d. red envelope, uprated with 1896 2d. dull mauve and orange, registered from York Island, Sherboro to Rochdale, a good strike of the despatch datestamp (Type 22) on reverse, the franking cancelled in transit at Freetown (29.10) and showing manuscript “3”, oval-framed “R” and Liverpool Registered oval datestamp. Very rare, being only the second recorded example of this postmark. Photo

£180-200

1913-30 collection of cancellations on a variety of KGV (53) items (three in pairs), an all different range of Post Offices from Baiima to Zimi including Garrison Post Office skeleton, generally selected fine largely entire or complete strikes

£500-600

1937-55 collection of cancellations on a variety of KGVI (94) items, an all different range of Post Offices from Aberdeen to Zimmi including G.P.O. Sierra Leone in violet, Jaiama skeleton and Ngula Road, generally selected fine largely entire or complete strikes

£350-400

1955-60 collection of cancellations on a variety of QE (35) items (three in pairs), an all different range of Post Offices from Blama to York Island including Gninti, Koindu, Kychom, Levuma, Leppiama and Koidu Town, generally selected fine largely entire or complete strikes

£200-250

SOMALILAND x472

x473

x474

x475

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1903 (June) overprinted at top 1⁄ 2 a. to 5r. set of thirteen and 1903 (Sept.-Nov.) overprinted at foot Q.V. 21⁄ 2 a. to 5r. and KEVII 1⁄ 2 a. to 4a., 1⁄ 2 a. and 1a. pairs on piece; used and generally fine. Sc. 1-25; S.G. 1-29

£200-250

1904 1⁄ 2 a. to 5r. set of thirteen with 6a. block of four and 1905-11 set of eleven with 1a. grey-black and red strip of three, used and generally good to fine. Sc. 27-50; S.G. 32-59

£150-200

1912-19 set with additional 2a. and 12a. blocks of four on piece (both fine), 1921 set (5r. with Madame Joseph datestamp) and 1935 Silver Jubilee set, used; fair to fine with viewing essential

£100-120

1937-60 used collection with the basic issues complete, augmented with a selection of blocks of four, 1949 U.P.U. set, 1953 Coronation 15c. and 1953 set; generally fine

£200-250

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x477

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1903 (1 June) 1⁄ 2 a. to 1r. set of five, used; 8a. and 1r. a little soiled, otherwise sound and a rare set. Sc. O1-5; S.G. O1-5, £1,200. Photo for 8a. and 1r.

£200-250

1904-05 CA/CC 1⁄ 2 a. to 1r. set of five, used; 1⁄ 2 a. and 1r. (vertical crease) vignettes a little faded, the 2a. and 8a. fine used on small pieces. A rare set. Foundation Certificate (1975) for 1r. Sc. O11-15; S.G. O10-13, 15, £1,365. Photo for 1r.

£200-250

SOUTH AFRICA x478

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1910 21⁄ 2 d. used pair, block of four (used at Cape Town on day of issue) and block of eighteen from Ermelo; 1913-24 set with a few shades, 1⁄ 2 d. to 10/- in blocks of four (3d. blue with inverted watermark) and coil stamps; generally good to fine with the blocks attractive

£200-250

479 x479

x480

x481

x482

x483

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1916 £1 green and red horizontal pair (one with a ridge line) cancelled by Port Elizabeth Registered oval datestamps and tied on piece. A scarce multiple. Sc. 16; S.G. 17, £700.

Photo

£200-250

1925 Air 3d. and 9d. blocks of four with light indistinct central datestamps, and 9d. block of four with East London oval Registered datestamps. Sc. C2, 4; S.G. 27, 29, £648+

£180-200

1926-60 used collection with a good representation of issues, Pictorials to 10/-, Airmails, Commemoratives, etc.

£150-200

1926-60 range of blocks of four/six (80) including 1927-30 2d. (2), 3d. (2), 4d. and 1/(2), 1930-44 2d., 3d., 1/- (2) and 2/6d., 1933-48 values to 5/- (2), 1935 Jubilee set, 1947-54 5/- (2) and 10/- (2), and 1954 Animals set; generally good to fine for these

£200-250

1934-64 selection of covers (21) including 1934, 1937, 1938, 1941, 1942 and 1943 Christmas Seals used commercially with the last three censored, other commercial covers to U.S.A., censored mail to U.K. and Newfoundland, and aerogrammes (3)

£100-120

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1926-54 used representative collection including 1926 set of three, 1929-31 1/-, 193047 selection to 2/6d., 1935-49 selection to 10/- and reversed lettering 5/- and 10/-, and 1950-54 2/6d. and 10/-, all in pairs, and seven values to 2/6d. in blocks of four; generally good to fine

£250-300

Postage Due Stamps x485

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1914-61 used collection with 1914-22 set (1/- soiled), 1943-44 set of four units, and a few blocks of four, etc. Generally good to fine

£140-180

SOUTHERN NIGERIA

486 x486

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1898 (May) soldier’s envelope (opened-out, minor creasing) to Scotland, marked “No stamps available at Ogbomoso W Africa”, showing circular-framed “T”, blue crayon “2/25” and London “d21⁄ 2 ” tax handstamp, the reverse with Lagos (12.5), Liverpool Br. Packet (11.6) and Dufftown (13.6) datestamps. Believed to be the sole example of mail from this campaign. Photo

£800-1,000

Note: On 10 March 1898, 10 Officers and 11 N.C.O.’s left Lagos for Ibadan. At Ibadan they took over Yoruba recruits who had been sent from the 1st. B. W.A.A.F. via Horin to Jebba, arriving there on 9 May x487

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1901-02 1⁄ 2 d. to 2/6d. and 10/-, 1903-04 set to 1/-, 5/- pen-cancelled and 10/-, 190409 set (£1 fiscally used) and 1907 picture postcard from Calabar to U.S.A. franked at 1d.; mixed condition, all three 10/- values fine

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£180-200

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488 x488

x489

x490

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1903-04 £1 green and violet, neatly cancelled by 1904 Registered oval datestamp; minor colour loss at vignette, otherwise sound. A rare stamp. Sc. 20; S.G. 20, £1,000. Photo

£200-250

1907-11 1⁄ 2 d. to £1 with additional 1d., used; lower values, fair to good, the 5/-, 10/and £1 very fine with the 5/- and 10/- on pieces. Sc. 32-43; S.G. 33-44, £450. Photo

£200-250

1912 1⁄ 2 d. to £1 set of twelve, the 10/- on piece; generally fine. Sc. 45-56; S.G. 45-56, £450. Photo

£200-250

SOUTHERN RHODESIA x491

x492

x493

x494

x495

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1924-64 used collection including 1924-29 set to 2/-, 5/- and 1d. coil stamp pair on piece, 1931-39 basic set of fifteen, 1935 Jubilee set, 1937-64 complete and Postage Due set of six; generally good to fine. Cat. c. £700

£200-250

1924 1⁄ 2 d., 1d., 11⁄ 2 d., 2d., 4d., 6d., 10d. and 1/- used blocks of four, the 6d. with horizontal printer’s mark at centre, the 10d. from the upper right corner and cancelled at Mount Selinda on brown card piece; the 1/- block with one corner defect, otherwise fine

£150-200

1931-37 perf. 12 11⁄ 2 d., 1/6d. and 5/- (2, one cancelled by Parcels c.d.s. on parcel form fragment), 1935 Silver Jubilee, set, 1937 1d. and 9d. (with imprint), 1947 Royal Visit and 1949 U.P.U. sets, all in blocks of four, the Jubilee set all with Melsetter datestamps; the 1931-37 1/6d. with perf. separation though generally good to fine. Cat. £700

£250-300

1953 (Apr.) 4d. pale blue H2 registered envelope, uprated with 1937 2/-, from Causeway to England with registration and airmail labels at left, some apparent rate marks in red crayon deleted. A scarce commercial usage

£60-80

1953 Rhodes set, Exhibition 6d., Coronation 2/6d., Definitive 1⁄ 2 d. to 20/- set of fourteen and Postage Due 1951 set of six, all in used blocks of four, a fine Q.E. group.

Cat. £628+

£200-250

SOUTH WEST AFRICA x496

x497

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1922-61 selection of blocks of four or six (44) including South Africa 1⁄ 2 d. block of four cancelled at Luderitz, 1924 1/3d., 1927-30 2d., 3d. and 4d., 1931 20/- (block of six, 3x2), 1935-36 Voortrekker set, etc.; generally good to fine

£200-250

1923 (Jan.-June) Setting I, 1⁄ 2 d. to 2/6d. in horizontal pairs, 5/- vertical pair, and (Mar.) Setting II 5/- horizontal pair, used; 3d. defective though generally fine. Sc. 1-10, 13; S.G. 1-10, 13, £777

£200-250

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x498

x499

x500

x501

x502

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1923 (Jan.-June) Setting I, 10/- blue and olive-green horizontal pair neatly cancelled by Luderitz 8 January 1923 datestamp, an early date of use; touch of blue crayon at lower left. Fine and rare. B.P.A. Certificate (2005). Sc. 11; S.G. 11, £2,750. Photo

£1,000-1,200

1923-26 Setting III, 1d., 2d., 3d. and 6d. to 5/- horizontal pairs, 10/- and £1 vertical pairs, and Setting IV 2/6d. horizontal pair, used; £1 with a rounded corner though generally good to fine. Sc. 17-28 group; S.G. 17-28 group

£200-250

1923-26 Setting VI 1⁄ 2 d. to £1 (pale olive-green and red, on piece) horizontal pairs, used; generally fine. Sc. 29-40; S.G. 29-39, 40a., £1,000. Photo for £1

£300-350

1926-61 used collection, including 1927 set in pairs (5/- vertical), 1927-30 £1 and Pictorial set in pairs (2/6d. and 10/- vertical), 1931 Pictorial set in pairs (high values vertical), 1936 and 1938 Voortrekker sets in pairs, etc.; generally good to fine

£200-250

1931 Pictorial set of fourteen and 1937 11⁄ 2 d., all in blocks of four; fine used. Sc. 108120; S.G. 74-87, 96, £600+

£200-250

Official Stamps x503

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1927 1⁄ 2 d., 1d. and 6d., 1929 set of four with additional 1⁄ 2 d. block of four and 1929 (Aug.) 1⁄ 2 d., 1d. and 6d. with additional 1⁄ 2 d. block of four, all in horizontal pairs, and 1951-52 6d. block of four, used and generally fine with the first set on small pieces

£200-250

Postage Due Stamps x504

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1923-61 used collection comprising S.G. D1-12, 14, 16, 17 (2), 18-32, 39 (on cover), pairs, 40-62, S.G. D14, 16, 20-23, 26, 28, 29 blocks of four and 43 block of eight; generally good to fine

£350-400

SUDAN x505

x506

x507

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1897-1954 used collection, including a small study of the 1897 overprints with a set, values to 1pi. in vertical strips of six and other multiples, a good range of the Postage values thereafter with 1935 Gordon set, Airmails, Army Officials and Postage Dues; generally good to fine

£300-400

1938 Air set of four in used blocks of four, two values marginal and two on small pieces; fine. Sc. C31-34; S.G. 74-77, £240+

£100-120

1948 set of four in lower left corner blocks of four with plate number, each neatly cancelled by Khartoum 1952 datestamp. Sc. J12-15; S.G. D12-15, £600+

£200-250

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SWAZILAND

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x509

x510

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1889-90 1⁄ 2 d. (2, one overprinted in carmine) to 5/- (on small piece) used, generally fine.

Holcombe Opinion (1995) for 5/-. Sc. 1-7, 9; S.G. 1, 3-8, £958. Photo for 2/6d. and 5/-

£300-400

1890 10/- dull chestnut, neatly cancelled by small part oval datestamp in violet; one creased perf. at top, otherwise fine. A rare stamp. B.P.A. Certificates (1936 and 2002) with the former identifying it as being [24], Row 3/4. Sc. 8; S.G. 9, £4,250. Photo

£1,500-1,800

1933-66 used collection with the basic issues, including Postage Dues, complete, 1935 1d. extra flagstaff (small faults) and 1949 UPU set in blocks of four; generally fine. Cat. £965

£200-250

511 x511

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509

513

1950 envelope from Dominican Republic to U.S.A. and redirected to Swaziland, bearing triangular 10c. with duplex datestamp and bearing 1933 1d. and 2d. sharing Bremersdorp datestamp; scarce. Photo

£120-150

TANGANYIKA x512

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1916-17 N.F. 1⁄ 2 d. to 1/- and 1d. block of four, 1917-21 1c. to 5r. with 6c. block of four, 1921 15c, 50c. and 1922 1c., used; Mafia Island 1915-16 1⁄ 2 a. unused and 1917 3p. used on small piece; generally good to fine

£200-250

1917-21 G.E.A. Issue x513

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1r. and 2r., both neatly cancelled by Tanga double-ring datestamp on 1918 (9 Aug.) envelope (vertical crease at centre) registered from the Superintendent of Posts and Telegraphs (cachet on reverse) to U.S.A., Voi and other transit datestamps on reverse. Sc. N115, 116; S.G. 55, 56. Photo WWW.SPINK.COM

£150-200

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Ex 514 x514

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x515 ័

515

516

517

5r. blue and dull purple and 10r. red and green on green, slighly rounded corner, both neatly cancelled by Tanga datestamp; fine. Sc, N119, 120; S.G. 59, 60, £590. Photo for 10r.

£150-200

10r. red and green on green, neatly cancelled and tied by near complete Tanga 1918 double-ring datestamp on small piece; very fine. Sc, 120; S.G. 60, £450. Photo

£200-250

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“Nashville”, October 2004 x516

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20r. black and purple on red, neatly cancelled by near complete Dar Es Salaam doublering datestamp; fine. Scarce. Sc. 121; S.G. 61, £650. Photo

£250-300

PROVENANCE:

“Nashville”, October 2004 x517

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20r. black and purple on red, neatly cancelled by part Dar Es Salaam Madame Joseph single-ring datestamp; fine. Photo

518 x518

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Ex 519

£60-70

520

50r. carmine and green, neatly cancelled by near complete Dar Es Salaam double-ring datestamp; trace of a tone mark at lower right, otherwise fine. Rare. Sc. N122; S.G. 62, £1,200. Photo

£400-500

x519

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1921 2r. and 3r., fine used. Sc. 4, 5; S.G. 66, 67, £465. Photo for 3r.

£180-200

x520

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1921 5r. blue and dull purple, fine used. Scarce. Sc. 7; S.G. 68, £425. Photo

£180-200

x521

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1922-24 5c. to £1, watermark upright set of five with additional 5/-, and 1925 set of four, used; watermark sideways 10/- with pen-cancellation, both £1 values with very light cancellations and sold on their merits. Sc. 10-28a; S.G. 74-92 PROVENANCE: “Nashville”, October 2004

£300-400

x522

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1927-31 5c. to 10s. used, and four covers comprising items from Mwanza at 5c. to U.S.A., 65c. from Dar Es Salaam to England at 65c., registered from Mbeya to Dar Es Salaam at 1s. and registered from T.P.O. No. 1 via Dar Es Salaam to England at 1s.65 including Late Fee; generally good to fine 97

£140-180

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TOGO 1914 (17 Sept.) 3mm. Setting x523

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5pf., 10pf., 20pf., 25pf. and 30pf., used with the 5pf., 25pf. and 30pf. on small pieces, and 2mm. setting 20pf., 25pf. 30pf. and 1⁄ 2 d. on 3pf., fine used. Sc. 36-40, 46, 51-53; S.G. H2-6, 17-19, 27, £457

524

525

£180-200

527

526

x524

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40pf. black and carmine, fine used. Sc. 41; S.G. H7, £250. Photo

£100-120

x525

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80pf. black and carmine on rose, fine used. Signed Bloch. Sc. 43; S.G. H9, £275. Photo

£120-150

1m. carmine, hinged on piece. A fine and attractive example of this rare stamp. Holcombe Certificate (1985). Sc. 44; S.G. H10, £2,750. Photo

£1,000-1,200

1m. carmine tied on piece; a couple of faint tones on perfs., otherwise fine. Scarce.

Brandon Certificate (2000). Sc. 44; S.G. H10, £2,750. Photo

£800-1,000

x526 ័ x527

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1914 (1 Oct.) 3mm. Setting x528 ័

1

⁄ 2 d. on 3pf. brown and 1d. on 5pf. green, both used on piece; 1⁄ 2 d. on 3pf. with a couple of short perfs., otherwise fine. Sc. 33, 34; S.G. H12, 13, £280

529

530

531

£100-120

532

1914 (Oct.) 2mm. Setting x529

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3pf. brown, fine used with small part datestamp; fine and scarce. B.P.A. Certificate (1979). Sc. 48; S.G. H14, £1,100. Photo

£500-600

PROVENANCE:

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x531

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3pf. brown, fine used with near complete datestamp. Scarce. Brandon Certificate (2000).

Sc. 48; S.G. H14, £1,100. Photo

£500-600

5pf. green, used; fine and scarce. Sc. 49; S.G. H15, £750. Photo

£300-350

PROVENANCE:

“Nashville”, October 2004 x532

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5pf. green, used; fine and attractive. Scarce. B.P.A. Certificate (undated) signed Holcombe, Taylor and Twining. Sc. 49; S.G. H15, £750. Photo WWW.SPINK.COM

£300-359

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20pf. with 1⁄ 2 d. on 3pf. and 1d. on 5pf., each neatly cancelled by Anecho datestamps and tied on 1915 (13 Aug.) Wilson envelope (opened-out) registered to England, showing a further superb datestamp below alongside “Passed by Censor/at/Lome (Togo)” handstamp in violet and, on reverse, “Lome (Togo)” boxed datestamp, Lome and Plymouth and Birmingham datestamps. Sc. 46, 47, 51; S.G. H17, 27, 28. B.P.A. Certificate (1980).

Photo

£200-250

Ex 536 535

534

x534 ័

40pf. black and carmine, used on piece (crease at foot); a few faint tones, otherwise fine.

Scarce. B.P.A. Certificate (2004). Sc. 54; S.G. H20, £1,600. Photo

£300-400

PROVENANCE:

“Nashville”, October 2004 x535 ័

x536

x537

x538

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1m. carmine, marginal from the right of the sheet with “+” centre of sheet indicator, used on piece; a couple of faint tones on perfs., otherwise fine. Rare. B.P.A. Certificate (2004).

Sc. 57; S.G. H23, £4,250. Photo

£1,500-1,800

1915 (7 Jan.) Sasane-Mangu Setting 10pf. carmine on piece and 20fpf. ultramarine, fine used. B.P.A. Certificate (2005) for 20pf. Sc. 63, 64; S.G. H31, 32, £530. Photo for 20pf.

£200-250

1915-20 Overprints on Gold Coast 1915 (May) 1⁄ 2 d. to 20s. set with additional 3d., 1d. and 3d. blocks of four, and 1916-20 1 ⁄ 2 d. to 20s.set with additional 2d. and 5/- blocks of four, the latter on large registered piece with censor handstamp in violet, used; a couple with slight colour loss though generally fine. Sc. 66-91; S.G. H34-58, £698

£200-250

1919 (31 Mar.) envelope registered from Porto-Novo to Dahomey, bearing 1916-20 2d, and 21⁄ 2 d. sharing datestamp and with registration label at left, the reverse with Lome, Anecho (31.3), Grand-Popo (1.4) and Porto-Novo (2.4) datestamps. An attractive commercial usage. Sc. 82, 83; S.G. H36, 37

£100-120

TRANSVAAL x539 x540

x541

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1870 (c.)-79 used collection with 1870-77 values (39) and 1877-79 V.R. Transvaal overprints (25); forgeries and reprints throughout though an interesting lot

£200-250

1873-80 Queen’s Head used selection (18) with all values represented and the 2/- with the usual cancellation, and 1879 “1 Penny” on 6d. Type 10 in red and Type 11 in black and in red; generally good to fine

£150-200

1882-97 Second Republic range (117) including 1883 set of four (2), 1885-93 Vurtheims to £5 (3 reprints), 1885-93 Surcharges and 1894-97 Wagon values to 10/-, 1900-01 Second British Occupation selection with values to £5 (reprint), and a selection (a few on earlier values) picked for cancellations; used and generally good to fine

£200-250

1902-09 KEVII period used collection, including 1902 set to 10/-, 1904-09 values to £1 (3), Postage Due set, C.S.A.R. perfin and overprints (7), and a small collection of Interprovincial usages with used in the Cape values to £1, a few multiples, and other States used in Transvaal with a few mixed franking pieces

£250-300

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TRISTAN DA CUNHA

533 x543

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543

1918 envelope to London, carried on the Barque Annie F and later transferred to Japanese vessel Keukou Maru, showing Type I “TRISTAN/DA/CUNHA” cachet in violet and showing “1D/F.B.”, framed “T” handstamps and bearing Postage Due 1d. cancelled by Kensington datestamp (28.1.19); rim of handstamp touched by tear and the envelope with two creases. Rare. Sismondo Certificate (2000). S.G. C1, £4,000. Photo

544 x544

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£800-1,000

548

1920 envelope to Devon, showing two fine strikes of the Type II “TRISTAN DA cachet in violet over-cancelled by London machine datestamp for April; small tear at top affects one of the strikes, otherwise fine. S.G. C2, £475. Photo

£150-200

1922 S.S. Tacoma Maru Edgar Weston envelope (opened-out, trivial imperfections) to London, bearing K.G.V 1⁄ 2 d. green stationery block of twelve each with a good to fine Type III strike, the reverse with Rio de Janeiro transit c.d.s. for 9 April; scarce and spectacular. Sismondo Certificate (2001)

£140-180

CUNHA/SOUTH/ATLANTIC”

x545

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x547

x548

x549

x550

x551

x552

x553

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1927 envelope to London with Type III cachet partly covered by Postage Due 1⁄ 2 d. and 1d. cancelled in London and with “11⁄ 2 D/F.B.” cachet, 1932 envelopes (2) ex the Dent correspondence with Type V cachets, one in bright blue with Postage Due 1⁄ 2 d. and 1d. and one in black cancelling G.B. 1d. pair, 1937 H.M.S. Carlisle illustrated envelope (faults) with Type V cachet and 1⁄ 2 d. and 1d. Postage Due stamps, and 1937 envelope to Australia bearing 3d. and Jubilee 2/- with Type V in dull blue

£150-200

1930 (c.) unfranked envelopes (2) ex the Dent correspondence to England showing Type VI cachets in black with tax mark and in violet, and a further envelope to South Africa bearing 1⁄ 2 d. vertical strip of five (foxing) showing two English and two Afrikaans stamps se-tenant with Type V strikes in violet

£100-120

1935 (Apr.) Dutch submarine mail unfranked envelope to Holland with a fine strike of the “Met Hr. Ms. K XVIII/Vervoerd van Tristan da Cunha/Naar Kaapstad” cachet alongside Cape Town datestamp for 2 April, the flap signed by one of the crew “C vld Linden”; fine and rare. Sismondo Certificate (2000) Photo

£1,800-2,000

1938 unfranked envelopes (3) to England, each showing Type VII cachet in violet and bearing 1⁄ 2 d. and 1d. Postage Dues and tax marks, 1939 envelope to England bearing Bermuda 1d. and 11⁄ 2 d. with Type VII cachets, and 1939 postcard to England with fine Type VII and bearing 1d. Postage Due and showing tax handstamps

£120-150

1949 (1 Dec.) M.F.V. Pequena envelope to England bearing G.B. 1⁄ 2 d. and 2d. sharing Type IX cachet, only used on this sailing, and Cape Town Paquebot datestamp (15.12); scarce and attractive. Sismondo Certificate (2000)

£100-120

1950-51 M.F.V. Pequena envelopes (4) showing Type X strikes for 14 April, 2 November and 9 December 1950, and 23 October 1951, the first and last unstamped with the latter showing hexagonal-framed “CENTIMES/T” handstamp completed for “16” (cents), the first three with Cape Town Paquebot datestamp

£120-150

1962 Royal Society Expedition Mailing unofficial envelope (228x1509mm.) to Cape Town, bearing 21⁄ 2 c. with Cape Town Paquebot c.d.s. (16.3) and bearing 1d. Potato label tied by superb Type XII cachet in violet; scarce

£100-120

1962 Royal Society Expedition Third Mailing envelope to London, bearing 1d. Potato label cancelled by superb Type XI cachet and “20 MAR 1962” datestamp alongside “SHIPS/OFFICE/H.M.S./PROTECTOR” datestamp for the same day, and with G.B. 2d. tied by “POST/OFFICE/MARITIME/MAIL” machine handstamp, the reverse with Allan Crawford “TRISTAN DA CUNHA/SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN” framed cachet

£120-150

Issued Stamps x554

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1952-67 (Jan.) used collection with the basic stamps, including Postage Dues, complete, additional items comprise 1953 Coronation 3d., 1954 set, 1965 I.T.U. and Postage Due 1976 set in blocks of four; fine. Also 1955 Gough Island Scientific Survey cover. Cat. c. £520

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£180-200

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555

556

1895 (20 March), Wide letters, Wide stamps in Black x555

x556

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20 (c.) black with border at right, cancelled in manuscript “Mityana to Kassala 16/9/95” and initialled “HRS” (Henry Richard Sugden); vertical creases. Rare. Sc. 4; S.G. 2, £1,800. Photo

£500-600

30 (c.) black with borders, or traces thereof, on all sides, neatly cancelled with blue crayon cross; horizontal crease. Scarce. Sc. 5; S.G. 3, £1,600. Photo

£500-600

557 x557

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50 (c.) black block of four with border at top and traces elsewhere, each neatly cancelled with Port Alice datestamp for 11 January 1899; creasing at right and lower right stamp with small split at upper right. A very rare multiple. Sc. 8; S.G. 5. £4,400+. Photo

558 x558

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£3,000-3,500

559

50 (c.) black with borders on all sides, neatly cancelled with blue crayon cross; fine and scarce. Sc. 8; S.G. 5, £1,100. Photo

£500-600

1895 (April), Wide letters, Narrow stamps in Black x559

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25 (c.) black with border at right, cancelled with cross in pencil and initialled “EGM” (Edward George Muxworthy), creases. Scarce. Sc, 21; S.G. 21, £1,600. Photo

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1895 (Nov.), Wide letters, Narrow stamps in Violet x560

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10 (c.) violet with border at right and partially at top, cancelled with lines in pencil; creases and tiny split at foot. Sc. 36; S.G. 36, £650. Photo

£150-200

20 (c.) violet with borders on all sides, neatly cancelled with blue crayon cross, fine. Sc. 38; S.G. 38, £300. Photo

£180-200

20 (c.) violet with borders at top and traces on two other sides, cancelled with cross in pencil and on small piece; fine. Brandon Certificate (1999). Sc. 38; S.G. 38, £300. Photo

£200-250

40 (c.) violet with borders on all sides, tied to piece by a pen cross; traces of creasing, otherwise fine. Scarce. Sc. 41; S.G. 41, £1,500. Photo

£600-700

1896 (June) “V.96.R” in Violet x564

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20 (c.) violet with borders on three sides, neatly cancelled with blue crayon cross; trace of a crease at top. Sc. 47; S.G. 47, £225. Photo

£100-120

1896 (Nov.) Type-set Issue x565

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1a. (both thin and thick “1”) to 5r. set of eight, 1a. thin “1” dated “6-7-98” in manuscript, the 5r. with blue crayon cross, the others with various datestamps; 1d. thick “1” stained, the others generally fine. Sc. 54-60; S.G. 54-61, £742. Photo for 5r.

£250-300

566 x566

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3a. black marginal block of eight (4x2), the top left stamp variety small “O” in “POSTAGE”, each neatly cancelled by Eldoma 1899 datestamp; the second vertical row with light crease, otherwise fine. Sc. 56/a; S.G. 57/a, £495+. Photo

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£250-300

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1896 (Nov.) Type-set Issue handstamped “L” x567

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1a., 2a. and 8a., the 1a. cancelled with pen cross, the 2a. with manuscript “Kampala” and date, the 8a. with part Arms handstamp. Sc. 61, 63, 66; S.G. 70, 71, 74, £590

£150-200

568 x568

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1r. lower right corner example with part Arms handstamp; fine. Sc. 67; S.G. 75, £450.

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£150-200

1898-1902 Issue x569

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1a. to 5r. set of seven overprinted “SPECIMEN” with an additional 8a. showing broken “M” in “SPECIMEN”, a used set of seven with 1a. carmine-rose shade, and 1902 1⁄ 2 a. and 21⁄ 2 a.

(5 with a block of four); generally fine. Sc. 69-78; S.G. 84-93, £422

£150-200

ZANZIBAR India Used in Zanzibar x570

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A selection comprising 1⁄ 2 a. pair, 1a. (2) and 2a. (3) showing portions or complete strikes (1a. and 2a. on piece) of the “BRITISH./P.O./ZANZIBAR/B” duplex datestamp; 1⁄ 2 a. (2), 9p., 1a., 11⁄ 2 a., 2a., 21⁄ 2 a. (17), 3a. (2), 4a. (2), 41⁄ 2 a., 8a, 12a. and 1r. (2) with circular or squared-circle datestamps; generally good to fine strikes

£150-200

1874-82 Official 1⁄ 2 a. blue block of eight (2x4) cancelled with several fair to fine three bar squared-circle datestamps. A rare multiple. S.G. Z76, £600+

£150-200

1887 (19 Dec.) 11⁄ 2 a. card to Germany cancelled by Zanzibar squared-circle datestamp and showing Sea Post Office, Aden and arrival c.d.s., all on face, and 1895 (5 Feb.) envelope to U.S.A., bearing 2a.6p. tied by “bridge” type c.d.s., Aden, London and New York transit c.d.s. on reverse

£150-200

573 x573

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1895 on India, overprinted in blue, 1a. plum used on small piece; trace of a tone at left, otherwise fine. B.P.A. Certificate (1987). Sc. 2; S.G. 2, £500. Photo

£200-250

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Allen, March 2004 x574

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1895-96 on India, overprinted in black, 1⁄ 2 a. to 5r. set of fifteen with additional 4a. block of four and 8a. shade, and 1896 on B.E.A. 1⁄ 2 a. to 71⁄ 2 a. set of six, used and generally fine.

Sc. 3-17, 32-37; S.G. 3-21, 41-46, £825 WWW.SPINK.COM

£250-300

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1895 (Nov.) “21⁄ 2 ” Type 2 on 11⁄ 2 a. (2), 1896 (Aug.) “21⁄ 2 ” Type 6 on 2a. and “21⁄ 2 ” Type 7 on 2a., fine used. R.P.S. Certificate (1971) for Type 6. Sc. 24, 30, 31; S.G. 22, 26, 27, £252

£100-120

1896 (May) “21⁄ 2 ” on 1a. plum Types 3, 4 and 5, used, good to fine. Sc. 18-20; S.G. 2325, £485

£200-250

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1896 (Nov.) “2 ⁄ 2 ” on Type 7 on 1 ⁄ 2 a. sepia, fine used. Sc. 27; S.G. 30, £375

578

579

£150-200

580

1898 Provisionals Prepared for Official Purposes, Surcharged in Red x578

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“21⁄ 2 ” Type 3 on 1a. plum, fine used. Scarce. S.G. 32, £650. Photo

£300-350

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“21⁄ 2 ” Type 4 on 11⁄ 2 a. sepia, fine used. Scarce. S.G. 36, £500. Photo

£250-300

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“21⁄ 2 ” Type 5 on 11⁄ 2 a. sepia, fine used. S.G. 37, £300. Photo

£140-160

581 x581

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“21⁄ 2 ” Type 3 on 2a. blue, fine used. S.G. 38, £325. Photo

£140-180

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“21⁄ 2 ” Type 4 on 2a. blue, fine used. Scarce. S.G. 39, £550. Photo

£250-300

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Later Issues 1896 (Dec.) 1⁄ 2 a. to 5r. set of fifteen in singles and blocks of four (less 71⁄ 2 a.), and with additional 1a. block of six, fine used. Sc. 39-52; S.G. 156-174

£200-250

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1897 (Jan.) “21⁄ 2 ” Types 3, 4 and 5 on 4a., fine used. Sc. 53-55; S.G. 175-177, £375

£150-200

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1898 set of ten with additional 21⁄ 2 a., 4a. and 41⁄ 2 a. blocks of four, 1899-1901 set of seventeen and 1904 Surcharge set of five, used and generally fine. Cat. £395

£140-180

1900 1a. wrapper used to Berlin, 1911 envelope registered to Germany bearing 1r., 1913 Wilson envelope registered to England bearing 1c. to 25c., 1930 envelope registered to Germany bearing 3r. and 1936-52 envelopes (7), variously franked with one registered and flown by Empire Airmail to Natal

£150-200

1904 Monogram 1⁄ 2 a. to 5r. set of fifteen with 1a. shade, used; 5r. with slight red suffusion, otherwise fine. Sc. 79-93; S.G. 210-224, £375

£120-150

1908-63 used collection including 1908-09 set to 2r., 3r., 5r., 10r., 1911 set to 3r. and 5r., 1914-22 set to 5r., 1921-29 values to 5r., 1926-27 and 1936 sets, and 1936-63 complete with a few blocks of four; generally good to fine

£250-300

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1913 10r. green and brown, fine used with double-ring datestamp. Sc. 134; S.G. 260, £425. Photo

£180-200

1927 Script 10r. green and brown, unusually used with squared-circle and circular 1927 datestamps; sound. Sc. 175; S.G. 295, £500. Photo

£200-250

Postage Due Stamps x591

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1926-30 1c. to 3c., 9c., 15c.-21c., 31c. and 50c., used, six marginal and two on pieces; generally fine. Cat. £934

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£250-300

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1926 12c. black on green used with single-ring datestamp; sound. Scarce. Sc. J4B; S.G. D7, £600. Photo

£200-250

1926 25c. black on magenta cancelled with single-ring datestamp, gum patch showing through to face; pinhole, otherwise sound. Scarce. Sc. J8B; S.G. D13, £1,300. Photo

£200-250

1929 75c. black on orange pale shade, a marginal example with gum patch on reverse and neatly cancelled by 1930 single-ring datestamp. Scarce. Sc. J11; S.G. D17, £600. Photo

£150-200

1930-33 2c. to 25c. set of six (12c. and 25c. on pieces) and 1936 5c. to 1r. set of six, used and generally fine. Sc. J12-23; S.G. D18-30, £475

£200-250

1931 (Jan.) envelope from Zanzibar addressed locally and franked at 1c., showing circular-framed “T” and bearing 6c. black on yellow neatly cancelled and tied by singlering datestamp. Scarce. Sc. J12; S.G. D21. Photo

£300-400

1933 (July) envelope (opened-out) from Bukoba, Tanganyika to Zanzibar, bearing 20c. (defective) tied by double-ring datestamp with framed “T.” alongside and bearing, on reverse, Postage Due 12c. black on blue and 25c. black on lilac neatly cancelled and tied by “REG./ZANZIBAR” double-ring datestamp (25.7) with manuscript “To be called for” alongside Kampala (16.7) and Zanzibar (24.7) datestamps; some cover tones affect the Dues though a rare franking. Sc. J15, 17; S.G. D22, 24. Photo

£300-400

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1888-93 1⁄ 2 d. to 5/- (9d. forged overprint), Natal 1⁄ 2 d. with stop, 6d. and Fiscal 1d., used; a few values to 1/- faded, the 5/- sound with the usual minor colour suffusion around the datestamp. Photo for 5/-

Ex 599

£300-350

600

x599

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1894-96 1⁄ 2 d. to £1 used, generally fine. Sc. 15-23; S.G. 20-28, £950. Photo for £1

£300-350

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1894 £5 purple and black on red, fine used with part Eshowe double-ring datestamp; fine and scarce. Sc. 24; S.G. 29, £1,600. Photo

£600-799

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Covers and Cancellations x601

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A collection of cancellations (36 items) on values to 2/6d. with 1888-93 1⁄ 2 d. block of four, 3d. block of six, 1894 3d. block of four and Natal 1d. (5), twelve different offices represented by double-ring and rubber datestamps including Entonjaneni, Hlabisa, Ingwavuma, Nkandhla, Nondweni, Nongoma, Nqutu and Ulundi; fair to fine part to near complete strikes

£300-350

602 x602

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1894 (2 July) envelope from Nondweni “via Dundee” to Johannesburg, bearing 1888 1 ⁄ 2 d. vermilion (2) in combination with 1894 1d. dull mauve and carmine sharing two double-ring datestamps, the reverse with Nqutu (3.7, date inverted), Dundee (4.7), Rorkes Drift (4.7) and Charlestown (5.7) datestamps; envelope with two creases and light tones in places though a scarce and attractive franking. Photo

£1,500-2,000

603 x603 ័

1897 (30 Nov.) right half of envelope from Nongoma to Durban, bearing 1894 1d. dull mauve and carmine strip of three, pair and a single cancelled by four fine “NONGOMA/ZULULAND” rubber datestamps in violet, the reverse with Melmoth (2.12), Eshowe (3.12) and Durban (5.12) datestamps; scarce and most attractive. Photo

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British Africa The David Pitts Collection

Tuesday 25 October 2016 at 10.00 a.m. and 2.00 p.m.

AFRICA

16033

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DATE

SALE NO.

Tuesday 25 October 2016 at 10.00 a.m. and 2.00 p.m.

16033

PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY IN BLOCK LETTERS AND ENSURE THAT BIDS ARE IN STERLING Lot Number (in numerical order)

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Lot Number (in numerical order)

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BIDDING INCREMENTS Bidding generally opens below the low estimate and advances in the following order although the auctioneer may vary the bidding increments during the course of the auction. The normal bidding increments are: Up to £100 £100 to £300 £300 to £600 £600 to £1,000

by £5 by £10 £320-£350-£380-£400 etc. by £50

£1,000 to £3,000 £3,000 to £6,000 £6,000 to £20,000 £20,000 and up

by £100 £3,200-£3,500-£3,800-£4,000 etc. by £500 Auctioneer’s discretion

Lot Number (in numerical order)

Price Bid £ (excluding Buyer’s Premium)

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VAT value added tax chargeable under VAT and any similar replacement or additional tax; and VAT Symbols means the symbols detailing the VAT status of the Lot details of which are set out at the back of the catalogue.

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2.1

All sales undertaken by us either at auction or privately are undertaken either as agent on behalf of the Seller or from time to time, as principal if we are the owner of the Lot. Please note that even if we are acting as agent on behalf of the Seller rather than as principal, we may have a financial interest in the Lot.

2.2

The contract for the sale of the Lot will be between you and the Seller.

3.4.3 If we accept a request for an expert opinion or Certificate of Authenticity we will submit the Lot to the Expert Committee. You acknowledge and accept that the length of time taken by an Expert Committee to reach an opinion will vary depending on the circumstances and in any event is beyond our control.

3.4.4 We will not accept a request for an extension on account of condition. Any Lot described in the catalogue as having faults or defects may not be returned even if an expert opinion or Certificate of Authenticity cites other faults or defects not included in the catalogue description, other than in the case of a Forgery.

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3.2

Examination of goods You are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which you are interested, before the auction takes place. Condition reports are usually available on request. We provide no guarantee to you other than in relation to Forgeries, as set out in clause 5.13 of these Terms and Conditions.

3.4.5 Should Spink accept a request for an extension under the foregoing provisions of this paragraph, the fact may be stated by the Auctioneer from the rostrum prior to the sale of the Lot. 3.4.6 It should be noted that any stamp accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity is sold on the basis of that Certificate only and not on the basis of any other description or warranty as to authenticity.

No request for an extension will be accepted on such a stamp and the return of such a stamp will not be accepted.

Catalogue descriptions 3.2.1 Statements by us in the catalogue or condition report, or made orally or in writing elsewhere, regarding the authorship, origin, date, age, size, medium, attribution, genuineness, provenance, condition or estimated selling price of any Lot are merely statements of opinion, and are not to be relied on as statements of definitive fact. Catalogue and web illustrations are for guidance only, and should not be relied on either to determine the tone or colour of any item. No lot shall be rejected on the grounds of inaccurate reproduction. No lot illustrated in the catalogue and online shall be rejected on the grounds of cancellation, centring, margins, perforation or other characteristics apparent from the illustration. Estimates of the selling price should not be relied on as a statement that this price is either the price at which the Lot will sell or its value for any other purpose.

3.2.2 Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and the absence of such a reference does not imply that an item is free from defects or restoration nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of any others.

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AT THE SALE 4.1

Refusal of admission Our sales usually take place on our own premises or premises over which we have control for the sale, and we have the right, exercisable at our complete discretion, to refuse admission to the premises or attendance at an auction.

4.2

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If you have not bid successfully with Spink in the past, or you are registering with us for the first time, we reserve the right to require a deposit of up to 50% of the amount you intend to spend. Such deposit will be deducted from your invoice should you be successful. If you are unsuccessful at auction, your deposit will be returned by the same means it was paid to Spink.

Some lots may be designated, prior to the auction, as “Premium Lots”, which means a deposit may be required before placing a bid on the item for sale. Information will be posted on our website in such an event.

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4.4

Commission Bids If you give us instructions to bid on your behalf, by using the form provided in our catalogues or via our website, we shall use reasonable endeavours to do so, provided these instructions are received not later than 24 hours before the auction. If we receive commission bids on a particular Lot for identical amounts, and at auction these bids are the highest bids for the Lot, it will be sold to the person whose bid was received first. Commission bids are undertaken subject to other commitments at the time of the sale, and the conduct of the auction may be such that we are unable to bid as requested. Since this is undertaken as a free service to prospective buyers on the terms stated, we cannot accept liability for failure to make a commission bid. You should therefore always attend personally if you wish to be certain of bidding.

3.2.3 Other than as set out in clause 5.13, and in the absence of fraud, neither the Seller nor we, nor any of our employees or agents, are responsible for the correctness of any statement as to the authorship, origin, date, age, attribution, genuineness or provenance of any Lot nor for any other errors of description or for any faults or defects in any Lot. Every person interested should exercise and rely on his own judgment as to such matters.

3.3

Your Responsibility You are responsible for satisfying yourself as to the condition of the goods and the matters referred to in the catalogue description.

3.4

Extensions – Stamps only 3.4.1 If you wish to obtain an expert opinion or Certificate of Authenticity on any Lot (other than a mixed Lot or Lot containing undescribed stamps) you must notify us in writing not less than forty-eight hours before the time fixed for the commencement of the first session of the sale. If accepted by us, such request shall have the same effect as notice of an intention to question the genuineness or description of the Lot for the purposes of clause 5.13 (Refund in the case of Forgery) of these Terms and Conditions and the provisions of clause 5.13 (Refund in the case of Forgery) shall apply accordingly.

3.4.2 Notice of a request for an expert opinion or Certificate of Authenticity must give the reason why such opinion is required and specify the identity of your proposed expert which will be subject to agreement by us. We reserve the right, at our discretion, to refuse a request for an expert opinion or Certificate of Authenticity including (without limitation) where the proposed expert is not known to us.

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On-line Bidding We offer internet services as a convenience to our clients. We will not be responsible for errors or failures to execute bids placed on the internet, including, without limitation, errors or failures caused by (i) a loss of internet connection by either party for whatever reason; (ii) a breakdown or problems with the online bidding software and/or (iii) a breakdown or problems with your internet connection, computer or system. Execution of on-line internet bids on www.spink.com and Spink Live is a free service undertaken subject to other commitments at the time of the auction and we do not accept liability for failing to execute an online internet bid or for errors or omissions in connection with this activity. Buyers who acquire lots on the-saleroom.com will have a fee of 3% on the hammer price added to their invoice for using this facility.

4.6

Telephone Bids If you make arrangements with us not less than 24 hours before the sale, we shall use reasonable endeavours to contact you to enable you to participate in bidding by telephone, but in no circumstances will we be liable to either the Seller or you as a result of failure to do so.

4.7

Currency Converter At some auctions, a currency converter will be operated, based on the one month forward rates of exchange quoted to us by Barclays Bank Plc or any other appropriate rate determined by us, at opening on the date of the auction. Bidding will take place in a currency determined by us, which is usually sterling for auctions held in London. The currency converter is not always reliable, and errors may occur beyond our control either in the accuracy of the Lot number displayed on the converter, or the foreign currency equivalent of sterling bids. We shall not be liable to you for any loss suffered as a result of you following the currency converter.

4.8

Video images At some auctions there will be a video screen. Mistakes may occur in its operation, and we cannot be liable to you regarding either the correspondence of the image to the Lot being sold or the quality of the image as a reproduction of the original.

4.9

Bidding Increments Bidding generally opens below the low estimate and advances in the following order although the auctioneer may vary the bidding increments during the course of the auction. The normal bidding increments are: Up to £100 by £5 £100 to £300 by £10 £300 to £600 £320-£350-£380-£400 etc. £600 to £1,000 by £50 £1,000 to £3,000 by £100 £3,000 to £6,000 £3,200-£3,500-£3,800-£4,000 etc. £6,000 to £20,000 by £500 £20,000 and up Auctioneer’s discretion

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5.3

4.10 Bidding by Spink 4.10.1 We reserve the right to bid on Lots on the Seller’s behalf up to the amount of the Reserve (if any), which will never be above the low estimate printed in the auction catalogue.

4.10.2 The Spink Group reserves the right to bid on and purchase Lots as principal.

4.11 The Auctioneer’s Discretion The auctioneer has the right at his absolute discretion to refuse any bid to advance the bidding in such manner as he may decide to withdraw or divide any Lot, to combine any two or more Lots and, in the case of error or dispute, to put an item up for bidding again.

4.12 Successful Bid Subject to the auctioneer’s discretion, the striking of his hammer marks the acceptance of the highest bid, provided always that such bid is higher than the Reserve (where applicable), and the conclusion of a contract for sale between you and the Seller.

4.13 After Sale Arrangements If you enter into any private sale agreements for any Lot with the Seller within 60 days of the auction, we, as exclusive agents of the Seller reserve the right to charge you the applicable Buyer’s Premium in accordance with these Terms and Conditions, and the Seller a commission in accordance with the terms of the Seller’s agreement.

4.14 Return of Lot 4.14.1 Once your bid has been accepted for a Lot then you are liable to pay for that Lot in accordance with these Terms and Conditions.

If there are any problems with a Lot then you must notify us within 7 days of receipt of the Lot, specifying the nature of the problem.

We may then request that the Lot is returned to us for inspection.

Save as set out in clause 5.13, the cancellation of the sale of any Lot and the refund of the corresponding purchase price is entirely at our sole discretion. We will not normally exercise that discretion if the Lot is not received by us in the same condition that it was in at the auction date.

4.14.2 No lot may be returned on account of condition if the condition was stated by a third party grading company (including, but not limited to PCGS, NGC, ANACS, ICG, PMG, WBG).

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AFTER THE AUCTION 5.1 Buyer’s Premium and other charges In addition to the Hammer Price, you must pay us the Buyer’s Premium at a rate of 20% of the final Hammer price of each lot, a fee of 3% on the hammer price total for using the-saleroom.com and a fee for paying by card.

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Value Added Tax Other than in respect of Zero-rated Lots (o) VAT is chargeable on the Hammer price and the Buyer’s premium of daggered (†) and (Ω) lots at the standard rate (currently 20%), and on lots marked (x) at the reduced rate (currently 5% on the Hammer price and 20% on the Buyer’s premium). VAT on Margin scheme lots (identified by the absence of any VAT symbol next to the lot number) is payable at 20% on the Buyer’s premium only.

VAT Refunds General 5.3.1 As we remain liable to account for VAT on all Lots unless they have been exported outside the EU within 3 months of the date of sale, you will generally be asked to deposit all amounts of VAT invoiced. However, if a Spink nominated shipper is instructed, then any refundable VAT will not be collected. In all other cases credits will be made when proof of export is provided. If you export the Lot yourself you must obtain shipping documents from the Shipping Department for which a charge of £50 will be made.

5.3.2 If you export the Lot you must return the valid proof of export certificate to us within 3 months of the date of sale. If you fail to return the proof of export certificate to us within such period and you have not already accounted to us for the VAT, you will be liable to us for the full amount of the VAT due on such Lot and we shall be entitled to invoice you for this sum.

5.3.3 To apply for a refund of any VAT paid, the proof of export certificate must be sent to our Shipping Department clearly marked ‘VAT Refund’ within 3 months of the date of sale. No payment will be made where the total amount of VAT refundable is less than £50 and Spink will charge £50 for each refund processed.

VAT Refunds - Buyers from within the EU 5.3.4 VAT refunds are available on the Hammer Price and Buyer’s Premium of Daggered (†) and Investment Gold (g) Lots. You must certify that you are registered for VAT in another EU country and that the Lot is to be removed from the United Kingdom within 3 months of the date of sale.

5.3.5 Where an EU buyer purchases a Lot on which import VAT has been charged, no refund of VAT is available from us. It may be possible to apply directly for a refund on form VAT 65 to HM Revenue & Customs Overeseas Repayment Section, Londonderry.

VAT Refunds – Buyers from outside the EU 5.3.6 Where a Lot is included within the Auctioneers’ Margin Scheme and evidence of export from the EU is produced within 3 months of the date of sale, the VAT on Buyer’s Premium may be refunded.

5.3.7 Where the Lot is marked as a Daggered (†) Lot the VAT charged on the Hammer Price may be refunded where evidence of export from the EU is produced within 3 months of the date of sale. A refund of VAT charged on the Buyer’s Premium can also be made on receipt of proof of business as a collectibles dealer.

5.3.8 Where the Lot is marked as an Omega (Ω) Lot or an Import VAT (x) Lot and evidence of export from the EU is produced within 3 months of the date of sale, the VAT charged on both the Hammer Price and Buyer’s Premium may be refunded. Where required, we can advise you on how to export such Lots as a specific form of export evidence is required. Where we advise you on the export of the Lots, please be aware that the ultimate responsibility in respect of obtaining a valid proof of export certificate will lie with you and we will not be responsible for your failure to obtain such certificate.

5.3.9 Lot marked as Investment Gold (g) is exempt from VAT on Hammer price. A refund of VAT charged on the Buyer’s Premium can be made on receipt of proof of business as a collectibles dealer and where evidence of export from the EU is produced within 3 months of the date of sale.

Payment 5.4.1 You must provide us with your full name and permanent address and, if so requested, details of the bank from which any payments to us will be made. You must pay the full amount due (comprising the Hammer Price, the Buyer’s Premium and any applicable VAT) within seven days after the date of the sale. This applies even if you wish to export the Lot and an export licence is (or may be) required.

5.4.2 You will not acquire title to the Lot until all amounts due have been paid in full. This includes instances where special arrangements were made for release of Lot prior to full settlement.

5.4.3 Payment should be made in sterling by one of the following methods: II(i) Direct bank transfer to our account details of which are set out on the invoice. All bank charges shall be met by you.

Please ensure that your client number is noted on the transfer. i(ii) By cheque or bank draft made payable to Spink and Son Ltd and sent to Spink at 69 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 4ET. Please note that the processing charges for payments made by cheques or bank drafts drawn on a non-U.K bank shall be met by you. Please ensure that the remittance slip printed at the bottom of the invoice is enclosed with your payment. (iii) By Visa, Mastercard or American Express. Payments made by American Express are subject to a 4% fee. Payments by all other credit cards and debit cards issued by overseas banks are subject to a fee of 2%. For all card payments there are limits to the amounts we will accept depending on the type of card being used and whether or not the cardholder is present.

5.4.4 Payments should be made by the registered buyer and not by third parties, unless it has been agreed at the time of registration that you are acting as an agent on behalf of a third party.

5.5 Invoices Invoices may consist of one or more pages and will show: Zero rated Lots (o); no symbol Lots sold under the Auctioneers’ Margin Scheme; Lots marked (g) special scheme Investment Gold; Daggered Lots (†), imported Lots marked (x) and (Ω), (e) Lots with Zero rated hammer for EU VAT registered buyers.

5.6 Collection of Purchases 5.6.1 Unless specifically agreed to the contrary, we shall retain lots purchased until all amounts due to us, or to the Spink Group, have been paid in full. Buyers will be required to pay for their lots when they wish to take possession of the same, which must be within 7 days of the date of the sale, unless prior arrangements have been made with Spink. Without prior agreement, lots will not be released until cleared funds are received with regard to payments made by cheque.

5.6.2 Unless we notify you to the contrary, items retained by us will be covered in accordance with our policy which is available for inspection at our offices from the date of sale for a period of seven days or until the time of collection, whichever is sooner. After seven days or from the time of collection, whichever is the earlier, the Lot will be entirely at your risk.

5.6.3 Our policy will not cover and we are unable to accept responsibility for damage caused by woodworm, changes in atmospheric conditions or acts of terrorism.

5.7 Notification We are not able to notify successful bidders by telephone. While Invoices are sent out by mail after the auction we do not accept responsibility for notifying you of the result of your bid. You are requested to contact us by telephone or in person as soon as possible after the auction to obtain details of the outcome of your bids to avoid incurring charges for late payment.

5.8 Packing and handling 5.8.1 We shall use all reasonable endeavours to take care when handling and packing a purchased Lot but remind you that after seven days or from the time of collection, whichever is sooner, the Lot is entirely at your risk. Our postage charges are set out at the back of the catalogue.

5.8.2 It is the responsibility of the Buyer to be aware of any Import Duties that may be incurred upon importation to the final destination. Spink will not accept return of any package in order to avoid these duties. The onus is also on the Buyer to be aware of any Customs import restrictions that prohibit the importation of certain collectibles. Spink will not accept return of the Lot(s) under these circumstances. Spink will not accept responsibility for Lot(s) seized or destroyed by Customs.

5.8.3 If the Buyer requires delivery of the Lot to an address other than the invoice address this will be carried out at the discretion of Spink.

5.9 Recommended packers and shippers If required our shipping department may arrange shipment as your agent. Although we may suggest carriers if specifically requested, our suggestions are made on the basis of our general experience of such parties in the past and we are not responsible to any person to whom we have made a recommendation for the acts or omissions of the third parties concerned.

5.10 Remedies for non-payment or failure to collect purchases 5.10.1 If you fail to make payment within seven days of your stipulated payment date set out in your invoice, we shall be entitled to exercise one or more of the following rights or remedies: 5.10.1.1 to charge interest at the rate of 2% per month compound interest, calculated on a daily basis, from the date the full amount is due; 5.10.1.2 to set off against any amounts which the Spink Group may owe you in any other transaction the outstanding amount remaining unpaid by you; 5.10.1.3 we may keep hold of all or some of your Lots or other property in the possession of the Spink Group until you have paid all the amounts you owe us or the Spink Group, even if the unpaid amounts do not relate to those Lots or other property.

Following fourteen days’ notice to you of the amount outstanding and remaining unpaid, the Spink Group shall have the right to arrange the sale of such Lots or other property. We shall apply the proceeds in discharge of the amount outstanding to us or the Spink Group, and pay any balance to you; 5.10.1.4 where several amounts are owed by you to the Spink Group in respect of different transactions, to apply any amount paid to discharge any amount owed in respect of any particular transaction, whether or not you so direct; 5.10.1.5 to reject at any future auction any bids made by you or on your behalf or obtain a deposit from you before accepting any bids.

5.10.2 If you fail to make payment within thirty-five days, we shall in addition be entitled: 5.10.2.1 to cancel the sale of the Lot or any other item sold to you at the same or any other auction; 5.10.2.2 to arrange a resale of the Lot, publicly or privately, and, if this results in a lower price being obtained, claim the balance from you together with all reasonable costs including a 20% seller’s commission, expenses, damages, legal fees, commissions and premiums of whatever kind associated with both sales or otherwise, incurred in connection with your failure to make payment; January/16

5.10.2.3 when reselling the Lot, place a notice in our catalogue stating that you successfully purchased the Lot at auction but have subsequently failed to pay the Hammer Price of the Lot; or 5.10.2.4 take any other appropriate action as we deem fit.

5.10.3 If you fail to collect within fourteen days after the sale, whether or not payment has been made, you will be required 5.10.3.1 to pay a storage charge of £2 per item per day plus any additional handling cost that may apply.

5.10.3.2 you will not be entitled to collect the Lot until all outstanding charges are met, together with payment of all other amounts due to us.

5.11 Uses of default information If you fail to make payment for a Lot in accordance with these Terms and Conditions: 5.11.1 We reserve the right to refuse you the right to make bids for any future auction irrespective of whether previous defaults have been settled; and 5.11.2 You consent to us disclosing details of such default to other auctioneers and live bidding platforms, which will include your name, address, nature of the default and the date of the default.

Auctioneers or live bidding platforms who receive details of the default may rely on such information when deciding whether to enter into a transaction with you in the future.

5.12 Export Licence 5.12.1 If required we can, at our discretion, advise you on the detailed provisions of the export licensing regulations. Where we advise you in relation to export licensing regulations the ultimate responsibility in respect of any export will lie with you and we will not be responsible for your failure to apply for any necessary licences.

5.12.2 If the Lot is going to be hand carried by you, you may be required to produce a valid export licence to us or sign a waiver document stating that a licence will be applied for.

5.12.3 You should always check whether an export licence is required before exporting. Export licences are usually obtained within two or three weeks but delays can occur.

5.12.4 Unless otherwise agreed by us in writing, the fact that you wish to apply for an export licence does not affect your obligation to make payment within seven days nor our right to charge interest on late payment.

5.12.5 If you request that we apply for an export licence on your behalf, we shall be entitled to recover from you our disbursements and out of pocket expenses in relation to such application, together with any relevant VAT. 5.12.6 We will not be obliged to rescind a sale nor to refund any interest or other expenses incurred by you where payment is made by you despite the fact that an export licence is required.

5.13 Refund in the case of Forgery 5.13.1 A sale will be cancelled, and the amount paid refunded to you if a Lot (other than a miscellaneous item not described in the catalogue) sold by us proves to have been a Forgery. We shall not however be obliged to refund any amounts if either (a) the catalogue description or saleroom notice at the auction date corresponded to the generally accepted opinion of scholars or experts at that time, or fairly indicated that there was a conflict of opinions, or (b) it can be demonstrated that the Lot is a Forgery only by means of either a scientific process not generally accepted for use until after publication of the catalogue or a process which at the date of the auction was unreasonably expensive or impracticable or likely to have caused damage to the Lot. Furthermore, you should note that this refund can be obtained only if the following conditions are met: 5.13.1.1 you must notify us in writing, within seven days of the receipt of the Lot(s), that in your view the Lot concerned is a Forgery; 5.13.1.2 you must then return the item to us within fourteen days from receipt of the Lot(s), in the same condition as at the auction date; and 5.13.1.3 as soon as possible following return of the Lot, you must produce evidence satisfactory to us that the Lot is a Forgery and that you are able to transfer good title to us, free from any third party claims.

5.13.1.4 you must provide to us all evidence obtained by you that a Lot is a Forgery no later than 7 days after you receive such evidence.

5.13.2 In no circumstances shall we be required to pay you any more than the amount paid by you for the Lot concerned and you shall have no claim for interest.

5.13.3 The benefit of this guarantee is not capable of being transferred, and is solely for the benefit of the person to whom the original invoice was made out by us in respect of the Lot when sold and who, since the sale, has remained the owner of the Lot without disposing of any interest in it to any third party.

5.13.4 We shall be entitled to rely on any scientific or other process to establish that the Lot is not a Forgery, whether or not such process was used or in use at the date of the auction.

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LIABILITY Nothing in these Terms and Conditions limits or excludes our liability for: 6.1 death or personal injury resulting from negligence; or 6.2 any damage or liability incurred by you as a result of our fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation.

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USE OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION 7.1 We will use the personal information you provide to us to: 7.1.1 process the bids you make on Lots (whether successful or otherwise) and other auction related services we provide; 7.1.2 process your payment relating to a successful purchase of a Lot; 7.1.3 arrange for delivery of any Lot you purchase, which will include passing your details to shipping providers and, on overseas deliveries, to customs where they make enquiries regarding the Lot; 7.1.4 inform you about similar products or services that we provide, but you may stop receiving these at any time by contacting us.

7.2 In accordance with clause 4.2, you agree that we may pass your information to credit reference agencies and that they may keep a record of any search that they do.

7.3 In accordance with clause 5.11, you agree that where you default on making payment for a Lot in accordance with these terms and conditions we may disclose details of such default to other auctioneers and live bidding platforms.

7.4 We are also working closely with third parties (including, for example, other auctioneers and live bidding platforms) and may receive information about you from them.

COPYRIGHT 8.1 We shall have the right (on a non-exclusive basis) to photograph, video or otherwise produce an image of the Lot. All rights in such an image will belong to us, and we shall have the right to use it in whatever way we see fit.

8.2 The copyright in all images, illustrations and written material relating to a Lot is and shall remain at all times our property and we shall have the right to use it in whatever way we see fit. You shall not use or allow anyone else to use such images, illustrations or written material without our prior written consent.

VAT You shall give us all relevant information about your VAT status and that of the Lot to ensure that the correct information is printed in the catalogues.

Once printed, the information cannot be changed. If we incur any unforeseen cost or expense as a result of the information being incorrect, you will reimburse to us on demand the full amount incurred.

10 NOTICES All notices given under these Terms and Conditions may be served personally, sent by 1st class post, or faxed to the address given to the sender by the other party. Any notice sent by post will be deemed to have been received on the second working day after posting or, if the addressee is overseas, on the fifth working day after posting. Any notice sent by fax or served personally will be deemed to be delivered on the first working day following despatch.

11 ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS The following provisions of this clause 10 shall apply only if you are acting for the purposes of your business.

11.1 Limitation of Liability Subject to clause 6, we shall not be liable, whether in tort (including for negligence) or breach of statutory duty, contract, misrepresentation or otherwise for any: 11.1.1 loss of profits, loss of business, depletion of goodwill and/or similar losses, loss of anticipated savings, loss of goods, loss of contract, loss of use, loss of corruption of data or information; or 11.1.2 any special, indirect, consequential or pure economic loss, costs, damages, charges or expenses.

11.2 Severability If any part of these Terms and Condition is found by any court to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that part may be discounted and the rest of the conditions shall continue to be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.

11.3 Force majeure We shall have no liability to you if we are prevented from, or delayed in performing, our obligations under these Terms and Conditions or from carrying on our business by acts, events, omissions or accidents beyond our reasonable control, including (without limitation) strikes, lock-outs or other industrial disputes (whether involving our workforce or the workforce of any other party), failure of a utility service or transport network, act of God, war, riot, civil commotion, malicious damage, compliance with any law or governmental order, rule, regulation or direction, accident, breakdown of plant or machinery, fire, flood, storm or default of suppliers or subcontractors.

11.4 Waiver 11.4.1 A waiver of any right under these Terms and Conditions is only effective if it is in writing and it applies only to the circumstances for which it is given. No failure or delay by a party in exercising any right or remedy under these Terms and Conditions or by law shall constitute a waiver of that (or any other) right or remedy, nor preclude or restrict its further exercise. No single or partial exercise of such right or remedy shall preclude or restrict the further exercise of that (or any other) right or remedy.

11.4.2 Unless specifically provided otherwise, rights arising under these Terms and Conditions are cumulative and do not exclude rights provided by law.

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11.5 Law and Jurisdiction 11.5.1 These Terms and Conditions and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with them or their subject matter, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of England and Wales.

11.5.2 The parties irrevocably agree that the courts of England and Wales shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute or claim that arises out of, or in connection with, Terms and Conditions or their subject matter.

Postal Charges Prices for books (items sent by this method are not covered by insurance) Weight

UK

EU

Rest of the World

Up to 1kg

£8 for any weight

£12

£15

Up to 2kg

£8 for any weight

£18

£25

Prices for all other items including postage and packaging Invoice Value

UK

EU

Rest of the World

Up to £1,500

£10

£15

£20

Up to £10,000

£20

£30

£40

Above £10,001

£20

£50

£60

Shipments of more than 2kg or volumetric measurement of more than 2kg have to be sent by courier. Certain countries may incur extra charge when courier services are required by our insurance policy. For lots sent by courier please contact Auctionteam@spink.com for calculation of any further relevant cost in addition to the above charges.

Value Added Tax (VAT) Charging of (VAT) at Auction The information shown on this page sets out the way in which Spink intends to account for VAT. i.

Auctioneers’ Margin Scheme 1. Where possible, we will offer Lots for sale under the Auctioneers’ Margin Scheme. Such Lots can be identified by the absence of any VAT symbol next to the Lot number in the catalogue and will not be subject to VAT on the Hammer Price.

2. Where Lots are sold using the Auctioneers’ Margin Scheme to UK VAT–registered businesses, the VAT on Buyers’ Premium is not recoverable as input tax. Upon request on sale day, we will issue invoices that show VAT separately on both the Hammer Price and the Buyer’s Premium. This will enable VAT-registered businesses to recover the VAT charged as input tax, subject to the normal rules for recovering input tax.

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Zero-Rated Lots Limited Categories of goods, such as books, are Zero-rated (o) for VAT in the United Kingdom. Such Lots are offered under the Auctioneers’ Margin Scheme. In these circumstances no VAT will be added to the Buyer’s premium.

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Daggered Lots Lots which are Daggered (†) in the catalogue are subject to VAT at 20% on both the Hammer Price and the Buyer’s Premium.

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Imported and Omega Lots Lots which are marked (x) in the catalogue are subject to VAT at 5% on the Hammer price plus 20% on the Buyer’s premium. Lots which bear the Omega symbol (Ω) are subject to VAT at 20% on the Hammer Price and on the Buyer’s Premium. This VAT is payable on items imported from outside the EU. In these cases we have used a temporary importation procedure, which in effect means that the point of importation is deferred until the Lot has been sold. At this point the Buyer is treated as the importer and is liable to pay the import VAT due. We will collect the VAT from you and pay it to HM Customs and Excise on your behalf.

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Investment Gold Lots Lots marked (g) in the catalogue are exempt from VAT on the Hammer Price and are subject to VAT at 20% on the Buyer’s Premium. A refund of VAT charged on the Buyer’s Premium can also be made on receipt of proof of business as a collectibles dealer outside of the EU.

SALE CALENDAR 2016/2017

GROUP CHAIRMAN AND CEO Olivier D. Stocker YOUR SPECIALISTS STAMPS UK - Tim Hirsch FRPSL Guy Croton David Parsons Nick Startup Neill Granger Paul Mathews Dominic Savastano Tom Smith George James Ian Shapiro (Consultant) USA - George Eveleth Richard Debney EUROPE - Guido Craveri Fernando Martínez CHINA - George Yue (Consultant) Alan Ho COINS UK - Richard Bishop Tim Robson Lawrence Sinclair Barbara Mears John Pett USA - Greg Cole Muriel Eymery Stephen Goldsmith (Special Consultant) CHINA - Kin Choi Cheung Paul Pei Po Chow BANKNOTES UK - Barnaby Faull Andrew Pattison Monica Kruber Thomasina Smith USA - Greg Cole Stephen Goldsmith (Special Consultant) CHINA - Kelvin Cheung Paul Pei Po Chow ORDERS, DECORATIONS, MEDALS & MILITARIA UK - Marcus Budgen BONDS & SHARES UK - Mike Veissid (Consultant) Andrew Pattison Thomasina Smith USA - Stephen Goldsmith (Special Consultant) EUROPE - Peter Christen CHINA - Kelvin Cheung BOOKS UK - Philip Skingley Gillian Watson Nik von Uexkull AUTOGRAPHS USA - Greg Cole Stephen Goldsmith (Special Consultant) WINES CHINA - Guillaume Willk-Fabia Angie Ihlo Fung YOUR EUROPE TEAM (LONDON - LUGANO) Directors Tim Hirsch Anthony Spink Auction & Client Management Team Mira Adusei-Poku Rita Ariete Grace Hawkins Dora Szigeti Nik von Uexkull Tom Hazell John Winchcombe Tatyana Boyadzhieva Maurizio Schenini Finance Alison Bennet Marco Fiori Mina Bhagat Dennis Muriu Veronica Morris Varranan Somasundaram IT & Administration Berdia Qamarauli Michael Lewis Liz Cones Curlene Spencer Tom Robinson Cristina Dugoni Giacomo Canzi YOUR AMERICA TEAM (NEW YORK)

STAMPS 15 October 25 October 26/27 October 10 November November 13 December

COINS 19/20 October 29 November

The Philatelic Collector’s Series Sale British Africa, The David Pitts Collection The Philatelic Collector’s Series Sale The Philatelic Collector’s Series Sale including Important Colombia, Italian P.O.’s in China, Bulgaria, Revenue Stamps and Aeronautical Memorabilia The Philatelic Collector’s Series Sale West Africa Pre-U.P.U. Postal History, The John Sacher Collection

Hong Kong London London

CSS20 16033 16034

Lugano New York London

SW1019 158 16036

New York

326

15 January 15 January 16/17 January

The Numismatic Collector’s Series Sale The Academic Collection of Lord Stewartby: English Coins part 4, Coins of Edward III to Richard III Ancient, British & Foreign Coins and Commemorative Medals Ancient, British & Foreign Coins and Commemorative Medals The Academic Collection of Lord Stewartby: English Coins part 5, Tudor, Stuart and Later Coins The Susquehanna Collection of Gold Coins at NY INC, Waldorf Astoria Coins at NY INC, Waldorf Astoria The Numismatic Collector’s Series Sale

London New York New York New York

328 330 329

BANKNOTES 3 October 4 October 19/20 October 13 January 16/17 January

Charity Auction of Bank of England Notes British Banknotes - including the Collection of the Institute of Scottish Bankers The Numismatic Collector’s Series Sale World Banknotes at NY INC, Waldorf Astoria The Numismatic Collector’s Series Sale

London London New York New York New York

16046 16050 326 327 329

MEDALS 24 November 16/17 January

Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals & Militaria The Numismatic Collector's Series Sale

London New York

16003 329

BONDS & SHARES 19/20 October 17/18 November 16/17 January

The Numismatic Collector’s Series Sale Bonds & Share Certificates of the World The Numismatic Collector’s Series Sale

New York London New York

326 16018 329

AUTOGRAPHS 19/20 October 16/17 January

The Numismatic Collector’s Series Sale The Numismatic Collector’s Series Sale

New York New York

326 329

WINES 13 October

An Evening of Great Whiskies and Spirits

Hong Kong

30 November 1 December tbc

London London London

16022 16007 16007

Managing Director Charles Blane Auction Administration and Marketing & Design Polona Hribovsek Finance & Administration Amit Ramprashad Auctioneers Charles Blane Stephen Goldsmith (Special Consultant) YOUR ASIA TEAM (HONG KONG - SINGAPORE) Administration Angie Ihlo Fung Newton Tsang Sue Pui Arthur Chan Gary Tan

The above sale dates are subject to change Ken japan@spink.com

Spink offers the following services: – VALUATIONS FOR INSURANCE AND PROBATE FOR INDIVIDUAL ITEMS OR WHOLE COLLECTIONS – – SALES ON A COMMISSION BASIS EITHER OF INDIVIDUAL PIECES OR WHOLE COLLECTIONS –

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