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BRITISH AFRICA continued...

British Africa continued...

LotNo.

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Lot Description

Estimate in AU$'s

1101

BECHUANALAND: 1880s-1940s collection on leaves predominantly mint from 1884 Stellaland set (1d regummed & 1/- no gum; stated to be ex Stanley Gibbons), then including 1885 'British/Bechuanaland' overprints on Cape of Good Hope complete (4d no gum; 1/- used), 1888 British Revenue Die overprints low values used and 1/- to 10/- * then Protectorate overprints noted on '6d' on 6d & on 1/- both used and on Great Britain 1897 QV set used (6d *), 1904 KEVII 2½d & both 1/- and 1912-27 KGV complete simplified with Bradbury-Wilkinson Seahorses, 1932 KGV Cattle set & 1935 Silver Jubilee plus 1938 KGVI Cattle set *, also Postage Dues 1926 overprints on Great Britain, condition of the earlies a little mixed & the mint with a few hinge remainders otherwise generally fine to very fine, Cat £3500+. (110+) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6)

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Estimate AU$1,000

SOLD for AU$900.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

1102

BECHUANALAND: 1888 De La Rue British Unappropriated Revenue Die 6d 8d 2/- 2/6d 5/- & 10/- imperforate plate proofs in black on thin card with large margins, three with traces of an adjoining unit, a few with minor aging marks on the reverse. The issued stamps were overprinted 'BRITISH/ BECHUANALAND/POSTAGE & REVENUE' in black. (6)

Grade A/A- (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$1,000

SOLD for AU$750.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

1103

BECHUANALAND: 1888 De La Rue British Unappropriated Revenue Die 3d 6d & 2/6d imperforate plate proofs on watermarked gummed paper, the first two in green on Orbs Wmk and the latter in violet on Script VR Sideways Wmk, one or two small aging marks on the reverse. The stamps were issued overprinted 'BRITISH/BECHUANALAND/POSTAGE & REVENUE' in black. (3)

Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$300

SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

1104

BOER WAR - MAFEKING SIEGE: 1900 'MAFEKING/BESIEGED' overprints on Cape of Good Hope '1d' on ½d Seated Hope * & on ½d Standing Hope used, '3d' on 1d red *, '6d' on 3d magenta used & '1s' on 4d green used (trimmed perfs at base), on Great Britain 'BECHUANALAND/PROTECORATE' overprints Large Letters (Type 1) '1d' on ½d vermilion, '3d' on 1d lilac (on small piece), '6d' on 2d green & red, '6d' on 3d purple/yellow & '1s' on 4d green & brown and Small Letters (Type 2) '3d' on 1d lilac, '6d' on 2d green & red (minor aging marks), '1s' on 6d purple/rose & '2s' on 1/- green all used, and on Bechuanaland '6d' on 3d lilac & black *, the mint with hinge remainders, all the used with large-part very fine 'MAFEKING' cds cancels, condition generally fine to very fine except as noted, Cat £4500+. None have been expertised, so necessarily offered strictly 'as is' at a conservative estimate. (15)

Grade A/B (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6)

Estimate AU$1,200

SOLD for AU$1,250.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

1105

G/F

BOER WAR - MAFEKING SIEGE: 1900 Sergeant Goodyear 1d pale blue/blue SG 17 & blue/blue SG 18 and Colonel Baden-Powell 18½mm Wide 3d pale blue/blue SG 20 x2 & deep blue/blue SG 21, centring & perfs a little variable as usual, all with very fine 'MAFEKING' cds cancels, Cat £2300. (5)

Grade A/A- (Image1) (Image2)

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Estimate AU$800

SOLD for AU$900.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

1106

BOER WAR - MAFEKING SIEGE: 1900 Sergeant Goodyear 1d blue SG 18 and Colonel Baden-Powell 18½mm Wide 3d blue SG 20 (adhesions on the reverse), Cat £925; also Orange Free State 'COMMANDO BRIEF/ OVS/FRANKO' SG M1, a couple of faults, Cat £80. (3)

Grade A/B (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4)

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Estimate AU$300

SOLD for AU$340.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

1107

BOER WAR - MAFEKING SIEGE: 1900 Colonel Baden-Powell 18½mm Wide 3d blue/blue SG 20, defective unused with part original gum, Cat £1700; a defective used example & another very attractive stamp (a few short perfs at lower-left) with superb 'MAFEKING/AP11/1900/CGH' cds in the first week of use; Cat £2600. (3)

Grade A-/C (Image1) (Image2)

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Estimate AU$300

SOLD for AU$260.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

1108

BOER WAR - VRYBURG: 1899 'Z.A.R.' overprints on Cape of Good Hope '½ PENCE' on ½d Seated Hope, '1 PENCE' on 1d Standing Hope, '2 PENCE' on 6d Seated Hope & '2½ PENCE' on 2½d Seated Hope SG 1-4 all mint with small hinge remainders, plus the ½d used with small part '...URG' cds, the centring variable as usual otherwise very fine, Cat £4685. None have been expertised, so necessarily offered strictly 'as is' at a conservative estimate. (5)

Grade A/A- (Image1) (Image2)

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Estimate AU$1,000

SOLD for AU$1,350.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

1109

BRITISH LEVANT: 1885-88 Great Britain QV 2/6d lilac overprinted '12 PIASTRES' with Small Final 'S' in Surcharge SG 3 variety, very well-centred, small hinge remainder, Cat £550 plus a significant premium for the variety. Gibbons mention in a footnote that the surcharging was performed by "a horizontal setting of eight, of which three showed a small final S".

Grade A- A1 (Image1) (Image2)

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Estimate AU$200

SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

1110

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE: Triangles 1d imperforate plate proof pairs in rose-red on ungummed paper with Anchor Watermark Sideways, margins close to good (Cat £850+; in a footnote below SG 8) and in black on ungummed unwatermarked paper, good even margins. (2 pairs)

Grade A (Image1) (Image2)

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Estimate AU$400

SOLD for AU$625.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

1111

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE: Triangles selection predominantly used including 1853 Blued Paper 4d blue pair & singles x3, 1855-63 Cream Paper 1d rose & 1d deep rose red both apparently unused and White Paper 4d blue, 4d deep blue (margins good to touching) tied to large piece by 'CGH' triangular cancel and largely very fine 'WELLINGTON/DE 7/1858' oval datestamp in black & 'CAPETOWN' oval in red alongside, 6d lilac, 6d slate, 1/- green x2 and 1/- dark green, also 1863-64 De La Rue 1d brownish-red x2, 4d deep blue pair *, 4d blue pair * & singles used x2 and 6d violet, these all with margins good to close except as noted & fine to very fine, and a few lesser stamps, Cat £7500 approximately. (26 stamps) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5)

Estimate AU$1,200

SOLD for AU$1,700.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

1112

GAMBIA: 1874-1980 collection from Cameos Crown CC Wmk imperf 4d brown mint (small ink mark) & used and 6d blue unused (small-part gum) & used, 1880-81 Crown CC Wmk Upright Perf 14 set used, 1886-93 Crown CA Wmk Sideways set */used, 1898 Keyplates set */used plus extra 1/- *, 1902-04 KEVII Crown CA Wmk set plus extra 2/- * and Multiple Crown CA Wmk set mostly * (several value to 10d used), 1906 Surcharges 'HALF/PENNY' * & 'ONE PENNY' used, 1909 New Colours 1/6d to 3/- *, 1912-22 KGV Multiple Crown CA Wmk set * plus extra shades and Script Crown CA Wmk set *, 1922-29 KGV Elephants complete * plus extra 4/-, 1938 KGVI set used, 1948 Silver Wedding used, QEII 1953-59 Pictorials *, 1963 Birds ** and later mostly unmounted, condition generally fine to very fine, Cat £4000 approx. (few 100s) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9)

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Estimate AU$1,500

SOLD for AU$1,350.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

1113

GAMBIA: 1886-1963 mint selection comprising Cameos Crown/CA Wmk set, 1898 Keyplates, 1902-04 KEVII Crown CA Wmk and Multiple Crown CA Wmk sets the latter with 1d Dented Frame, 1906 Surcharges, 1909 New Colours (ex ½d & 1d), 1912-22 KGV Multiple Crown CA Wmk and Script Crown CA Wmk sets, 1922-29 KGV Elephants both sets (the 10/- with a tiny gum thin), then unmounted 1938 KGVI Elephants, QEII 1953-59 Pictorials and 1963 Birds, a little light gum tropicalisation in places but mostly fine to very fine, Cat £2390. (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11)

Estimate AU$800

SOLD for AU$800.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

1114

GOLD COAST: 1870s-1940s collection with 1876 QV Crown CC Wmk Perf 14 1d *, ½d & 2d unused and 4d used, 1884-91 Crown CA Wmk 1d to 2/- * (the 4d used) plus 2d with very fine 'CAPE COAST' cds, 1889 'ONE/PENNY' on 6d orange used, then mint Keyplates 5/- & 20/-, 1898 Keyplates 1d to 2/-, 1902 KEVII Keyplates all three sets, 1913-21 KGV Keyplates to 10/- (the 1d used) & 1921-24 Script CA Wmk to 5/- (the 1d used), 1928 KGV Castle & 1935 Jubilee sets, also 1938 & 1948 KGVI Pictorials; plus Togo Overprints on Gold Coast 1915 Local Overprints to 5/- & 1916 London Overprints to 1/- plus 1/- & 2/6d used; some with hinge remainders otherwise generally fine to very fine, Cat £2600+. (140+) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6)

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Estimate AU$800

SOLD for AU$1,200.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

1115

PSE

GOLD COAST: 1917 (Jan 9) usage of 1d+2d Registration Envelope uprated with invalid franking of GB 1d pair but cancelled with almost fine 'TAMALE NT' cds and not taxed, boxed R handstamp and 'COOMASSIE' transit cds, a couple of repaired opening faults.

Grade (B) (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$150

SOLD for AU$115.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

1116

PSE

GOLD COAST: 1917 (Jan 15) usage of 1d+2d Registration Envelope to Devon with very fine 'TAMALE NT' cds & boxed R handstamp, invalid franking of GB 1d pair added with mss blue box as per regulations & endorsed "T4d", the reverse with transits of 'COOMASSIE', 'SECCONDE' & Liverpool where the British stamps were cancelled, British Postage Due 2d black pair affixed & tied by indistinct cds, a bit travel-weary & a small piece missing from the flap.

Grade B (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$200

SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

1117

GRIQUALAND WEST: Predominantly used overprints on CofGH 1877 'G.W.' in Black on 1d red & in Red on 4d blue (a couple of toned perf tips), then an annotated range of the various 'G' types stated to comprise 1877-78 Large Capital 'G' First Printing on ½d black * x2, 1d red x4 (two mint), 4d blue (framelines) used, 4d blue (no framelines) x5, 6d lilac x3 (one mint), 1/- green x6 and 5/- orange x3, 1878 Large Capital 'G' Second Printing on 1d red x2, 4d blue x2 & 6d lilac x3, and 1878 Small Capital 'G' First Printing on ½d black with the Overprint Inverted x2 (mint), 1d red x5, 4d blue (no framelines) x2 & 6d lilac x2 and 1879 Small Capital 'G' First Printing (Type 17) on ½d black x2, 1d red x3, 4d blue x4, 6d violet x3, 1/- green x3 & 5/- orange x2, condition a little variable but most appear to be fine to very fine, Cat £2500+ minimum (based on the cheapest type for each value; not individually confirmed). None have been expertised. (60+) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3)

Estimate AU$800

SOLD for AU$1,250.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

1118

KENYA UGANDA & TANGANYIKA: 1890s-1930s collection predominantly mint from British East Africa Company 1890 Overprints on GB 'HALF ANNA' on 1d lilac, '1 ANNA' on 2d green & red and '4 ANNAS' on 5d purple & blue (the latter two with a couple of tiny aging marks on perf tips), 1890-95 Light & Liberty 2½a black/yellow, 2r to 5r and Surcharges, 1895 'BRITISH/EAST/AFRICA' handstamp on 1a, 3a, 7½a & 8a * plus used ½a 2½a 4a & 3r, Overprints on India set to 1r, 1896-1901 QV set overprinted 'SPECIMEN' (the 4r toned), Overprints on Zanzibar x6 and 1897 High Values 1r 2r & 3r (all no gum); Uganda 1896 Typeset 'VR' 2a Small 'O' in Postage & 1r unused and 4a used with blue crayon "X" plus 1r with Consular handstamp, Kampala Locals 'L' Overprint 2a used with red crayon "X" plus 1a with 'MOMBAZE' fake cancel, then 1898-1902 QV set to 1r * plus 1r used with squared-circle cancel and another with Consular handstamp; East Africa & Uganda 1903-04 KEVII to 2r plus 4r & 5r and 'SPECIMEN' overprint on 20r (light bend), 1904-07 KEVII Multiple Crown CA Wmk to 3r, 1907-08 New Currency set, 1912-21 KGV Multiple Crown CA Wmk to 2r plus 10r and 1921-22 Script CA Wmk to 2r; Kenya & Uganda KGV to 10/-; and KUT 1935 KGV & 1938 KGVI Pictorials simplified sets; the mint with some hinge remainders otherwise generally fine to very fine, Cat £8500+. Nothing has been expertised. (200+) (Image1)

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Estimate AU$2,000

SOLD for AU$1,900.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

1119

KENYA UGANDA & TANGANYIKA: Mint selection comprising 1935-37 KGV Pictorials set, 1938-54 KGVI Pictorials simplified set (unmounted), 1954-59 & 1960-62 QEII Pictorials sets, plus Postage Dues 1928-33 & 1935-60 sets; and Tanganyika 1922-24 Giraffe 25c & 30c & 1925 New Colours set (4); condition generally fine to very fine, stated Cat £1200+. (80+) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7)

Estimate AU$500

SOLD for AU$420.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

1120

KENYA UGANDA & TANGANYIKA: East Africa & Uganda Protectorates 1903-04 KEVII Crown CA Wmk 5r grey & red-brown with 'SPECIMEN' overprint SG 16s, above-average centring, Cat £450.

Grade A B1 (Image1) (Image2)

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Estimate AU$200

SOLD for AU$200.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM