1895-96 British East Africa overprints on stamps of India, values to the 5R including 1R overprint double, one sideways (defective), 37 stamps (duplication) with a 1a-1a6p on cover, one stock sheet, variable condition, an interesting lot, F-VF
Auction #127 - Public Auction
By: COLONIAL STAMP CO.
COLONIAL STAMP CO. Auction #127 - Public Auction
This new Public Auction contains many interesting and valuable stamps from all parts of the Empire!
• Great Britain includes high value 10/- large squares, Sea Horses to the £1 and a good Officials section.
• British West Indies has key Antigua stamps; Bahamas shows an 1865 1/- in unusual “superb” quality; Barbados features a unique ½d double overprint (both in black) ex-Ferrary; a Bermuda highlight is a KGV 2/6d in bright orange-vermilion; British Guiana features classic perforated issues; Grenada has the all-but-impossible second issue Postage Due set, mint (a different set than last time!); Turks Island shows a nice range of overprints.
• British Africa is very well represented, including Bechuanaland 4d on 4d, 26 (25), a great used rarity; Cape of Good Hope shows a nice 1/- yellow-green Triangle, mint, and the scarce ½d on 3d overprint, wmkd CC, mint; Egypt weighs in with 50pi Port Fouad, mint and used; there are over two dozen large Madagascar Consular Mail stamps; Natal features a 1/- green “Postage.”, used, 25 (43); Niger Coast features a very scarce mint 27 (336) ½d on 2½d; many rare Togo overprints to the 1M; and a large range of Zanzibar overprints finishes the continent.
A careful review should reveal many useful items!
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Lot #269 - british east africa
2 (2) 1890 1a on 2d grey-green and carmine Q Victoria of Great Britain, surcharged and overprinted "BRITISH EAST AFRICA COMPANY", only 1440 surcharged, with "Mombasa" squared-circle cancel, VF
Lot #270 - british east africa
14a var, 16a var, 18a var (4a var, 6a var, 8ab var) 1892 ½a, 2a, 3a Sun and Crown imperf singles tied by "Mombasa A" squared-circle cancel to registered cover posted to India, "Mamdvi" receiving cancel on reverse, a rare commercial usage, F-VF, with Philatelic Foundation certificate
Lot #271 - british east africa
52 (47) 1895 5R grey-green Sun and Crown handstamped "British East Africa" SG Type 6 at Mombasa, wmkd CA. perf 14, only 568 printed, scarce, light "Mombasa A" squared-circle cancel, VF
Lot #272 - british east africa
58 (53) 1896 2a6p yellow-green Q Victoria of India overprinted "British East Africa" SG Type 8 tied to a 2a blue India Registered Postal Stationery cover (also overprinted) by "Mombasa A" squared-circle cancel, addressed to Bombay, "Sea Post Office" transit cancels on reverse, VF
Lot #273 - british east africa
59 (64 ) 1896 2½ on 1½a sepia Q Victoria of India overprinted "British East Africa" SG Type 8, bright red surcharge (SG Type 10), tied by "Mombasa" squared-circle canel to strongly toned and stained cover, "Sea Post Office" and "Muscat" transit marks on reverse, OG-HR, fair app
Lot #274 - british east africa
59 var footnoted (64 var footnoted) 1895 2½ on 1½a sepia Q Victoria, brown-red surcharge (Sc Type c, SG Type 14), the rare unissued value sent to the UPU, formerly Scott 59c, one nibbed perf, OG, VLH, F-VF
Lot #275 - british east africa
66, 71 (56, 59) 1896-97 6a and 1R Q Victoria of India overprinted "British East Africa" SG Type 8 tied to two separate philatelic covers by squared-circle "Mombasa A" cancels, addressed locally, with "Mombasa" cds on reverse, VF
Lot #276 - british east africa
68 var (61 var) 1895 2R carmine and yellow-brown Q Victoria of India overprinted "British East Africa" SG Type 9, overprint ERROR - italic "c" in "Africa", scarce, OG, LH, F-VF
Lot #277 - british east africa
71 var (56d) 1895-96 6a pale brown Q Victoria of India overprinted "British East Africa", ERROR - overprint double, one albino, OG, LH, SUPERB, with Brandon certificate
Lot #278 - british east africa
71 var (56 var footnoted) 1895 6a pale brown Q Victoria of India overprinted "British East Africa", ERROR - inverted "s" in "British", OG, LH, F-VF
Lot #279 - british east africa
95-97 (86-88) 1897 2½d on 1a indigo and red stamps of Zanzibar overprinted "British East Africa" SG Type 8 further surcharged locally, cplt (3) with all 3 SG surcharge types 12-14, only 500 cplt sets were issued, rare and undercatalogued as the difficult Type 13 only occurred 10 times in the whole sheet, OG, LH, F-VF
Lot #280 - british east africa
95 (86) 897 2½ on 1a indigo and red Sultan Seyyid Hamed-bin-Thwain of Zanzibar overprinted "British East Africa." in black SG Type 8 and surcharged SG Type 12, OG, NH, SUPERB
Lot #281 - british east africa
96 (87) 1897 2½ on 1a indigo and red Sultan Seyyid Hamed-bin-Thwain of Zanzibar surcharged SG Type 13 (Scott Type b) and overprinted "British East Africa" SG Type 8, this is the scarce key type which only occurred on 10 positions in the setting of 60, tied to small piece by "Mombasa" squared-circle cancel VF
Lot #282 - british east africa
98-100 (89-91) 1897 2½a on 3a Sultan of Zanzibar overprinted "British East Africa", cplt (3) with all settings, only 600 printed of SG Type 13 -- scarce and undercatalogued, well centered, each with light "Mombasa" cds, F-VF
Lot #283 - british east africa
98 var footnoted (89 var) 1897 2½ on 3a grey and red Sultan Seyyid Hamed-bin-Thwain of Zanzibar overprinted "British East Africa." in black and surcharged SG Type 12 in red, special U.P.U. printing with stop after "Africa.", unlisted ERROR - double surcharge, one albino, very rare as only 26 were printed, perfectly centered, OG,HR, SUPERB, with Brandon certificate
Lot #284 - british east africa
109 var listed (99s) 1897 50R mauve Q Victoria Large Lions, wmkd CC, perf 14, overprinted "SPECIMEN", OG, LH, F-VF
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