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Cape of Good Hope - Mafeking
Lot Symbol Lot Description CV or Estimate
441 O image162-66 (1-5) 1900 1d on ½d-1' on 4d Cape of Good Hope stamps overprinted "MAFEKING BESIEGED", only 840 sets printed, lightly canceled, F-VF (Scott Retail $882.50) (Image) ...(Photo) SG $1,619.50
442 on piece image165 (4) 1900 6d on 3d magenta Hope surcharged and overprinted "MAFEKING BESIEGED", rare, only 840 surcharged, pos 1 of the setting, tied to piece by "Mafeking" cds, well centered, SUPERB (Scott Retail $290.00) (Image) ...(Photo) SG $512.50
443 on piece image166 (5) 1900 1' on 4d sage-green Hope surcharged and overprinted "MAFEKING BESIEGED", pos 2 of the setting, only 240 printed, on piece with light "Mafeking" cds, VF-S (Scott Retail $375.00) (Image) ...(Photo) SG $717.50
444 O image170 (9) 1900 6d on 3d purple on yellow Q Victoria of Bechuanaland Protectorate surcharged and overprinted "MAFEKING BESIEGED", only 1440 surcharged, attractive Mafeking "socked-on-the-nose" cds, pos 3, F-VF (Scott Retail $325.00) (Image) ...(Photo) SG $563.75
445 O image173-75 (12-14) 1900 3d on 1d-1' on 6d Q Victoria of Bechuanaland Protectorate surcharged and overprinted "MAFEKING BESIEGED" SG Type 2, only 1440 printed, cplt (3), well centered, lightly canceled, VF (Scott Retail $250.00) (Image) ...SG $492.00
446 O image177 (16) 1900 2' on 1' green Q Victoria of Bechuanaland Protectorate surcharged and overprinted "MAFEKING BESIEGED", a great rarity (only 570 surcharged), perfectly centered, light cancel and color, VF (Scott Retail $400.00) (Image) ...(Photo) SG $871.25
447 O image178 (17) 1900 1d pale blue on blue Sgt. Major Goodyear, perf 12, only 9476 issued, perfectly centered, light "Mafeking" cds, SUPERB (Scott Retail $325.00) (Image) ...(Photo) SG $563.75
448 O image180a (22) 1900 3d deep blue on blue Gen. Baden-Powell, wide (21mm) format, rare (only 3036 issued), well centered, small corner perf, light "Mafeking" cds, fine (Scott Retail $1,250.00) (Image) ...(Photo) SG $2,050.00
Cape of Good Hope - Vryburg
Lot Symbol Lot Description CV or Estimate
449 nh imageN1 (1) 1899 ½d green Hope overprinted "½ PENCE Z.A.R." (10mm high), only 2400 (40 panes) printed, most of which were used, bottom left corner sheet margin example, well centered, OG,NH SUPERB (Image) ...(Photo) Net Est $800.00
450 O imageN4 (4) 1899 2½d on 2½d blue Hope overprinted "Z.A.R." (10mm high), rare, only 480 printed, the key value in the set, well centered, very lightly canceled, with RPSL certificate, VF (Scott Retail $500.00) (Image) ...(Photo) SG $871.25
451 og imageN6 (12) 1900 1d rose-red and green Transvaal Coat of Arms overprinted "V.R. SPECIAL POST", rare (only 60 issued),virtually all were used, this being one of only three recorded mint examples, as such a hopelessly undercatalogued and virtually unobtainable stamp (the Royal Collection does not have a mint example), a stellar rarity of the whole Empire, with Brandon certificate, unused F-VF (Image) ...(Photo) Net Est $55,000.00
Cayman Islands
Lot Symbol Lot Description CV or Estimate
452 og image18 (18) 1907 ½d on 5' salmon and green K Edward VII surcharged SG Type 5, only 1800 surcharged, fresh, well centered, OG,HR F-VF (Scott Retail $400.00) (Image) ...(Photo) SG $512.50
453 og image19 (19) 1907 1d on 5' salmon and green K Edward VII surcharged SG Type 6, wmkd MCA, perf 14, scarce, only 2160 surcharged, perfectly centered, OG,VLH SUPERB (Scott Retail $290.00) (Image) ...(Photo) SG $512.50
454 O image20 (35) 1908 2½d on 4d brown and blue K Edward VII handstamp provisional (SG Type 10), rare as only 480 surcharged, of which only about 20 examples are known used, as such hopelessly undercatalogued, a very well centered and lightly canceled example of Cayman's rarest used stamp, seldom seen, with RPSL certificate, XF (Image) ...(Photo) Net Est $6,750.00
455 og image25 var footnoted (29 var footnoted) 1908 1d on 4d black and red on yellow K Edward VII, revenue issue, never authorized for postal use, 392 surcharged, very fresh, scarce, OG,VLH F-VF (Scott Retail $300.00) (Image) ...(Photo) SG $461.25
456 og image29-30 (33-34) 1908 1'-10' K Edward VII, wmkd CA, a well centered set, OG,LH F-VF (Scott Retail $260.00) (Image) ...SG $451.00
457 nh image30 (34) 1908 10' green and red on green K Edward VII, wmkd MCA, bottom sheet-margin example, vivid rich color, perfectly centered, OG, NH (scarce thus!), SUPERB (Image) ...(Photo) Net Est $650.00
458 O image50-63 (69-83) 1921-26 ¼d-10' K George V, wmkd Script CA, cplt (14), several used values are quite scarce, lightly canceled, F-VF (Scott Retail $284.70) (Image) ...(Photo) SG $461.25
459 nh image69-80 (84-95) 1932 1/4d-10' Centenary issue, cplt (12), well centered, scarce never hinged!, OG,NH SUPERB (Image) ...(Photo) Net Est $1,600.00
460 og image80 (95) 1932 10' black and scarlet K George V Centenary, wmkd MCA, perf 14, scarce and difficult to find as a single, rich color and perfect centering, OG,VLH SUPERB (Scott Retail $275.00) (Image) ...SG $563.75

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