3-17 (3/21) 1895 ½a-5R Q Victoria stamps of India overprinted "Zanzibar", cplt (15), some small second "z" varieties, lightly canceled, slight faults, F-VF app
Auction #129 - Public Auction
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COLONIAL STAMP CO. Auction #129 - Public Auction
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Lot #1653 - zanzibar
3d (3m) 1895 ½a blue-green Q Victoria stamp of India overprinted "Zanzibar", VARIETY - overprint double, one albino, fresh and scarce, OG,LH, F-VF
Lot #1654 - zanzibar
6d (7m) 1895 2a blue Q Victoria stamp of India overprinted "Zanzibar", ERROR - overprint double, wmkd Star, perf 14, scarce, gum crease, OG,VLH, F-VF app
Lot #1655 - zanzibar
7a (8j) 1895-96 2½a yellow-green Q Victoria stamp of India, ERROR - "Zanzidar" overprint in black (row 4, pos 6 or row 8, pos 5), wmkd Star, perf 14, rare as this only occurred twice in each setting of 120, F-VF, with Philatelic Foundation certificate
Lot #1656 - zanzibar
7b (8k) 1895-96 2½a yellow-green Q Victoria stamp of India, ERROR - "Zanibar" overprint in black, rich color, OG,LH, F-VF, with RPSL certificate
Lot #1657 - zanzibar
8a (10j) 1895-96 3a brown-orange Q Victoria stamp of India overprinted "Zanibar", ERROR - "Zanzidar" (row 8, pos 5), fresh and seldom offered, OG,HR, VF, with Holcombe certificate
Lot #1658 - zanzibar
16d (21m) 1895-96 5r ultramarine and violet Q Victoria stamp of India overprinted "Zanzibar", ERROR - overprint double, one albino, rare, given that only one pane was issued, rarely offered, perfectly centered, OG, VLH, SUPERB, with Brandon certificate
Lot #1659 - zanzibar
17b (13Dl) 1895-96 6a pale brown Q Victoria stamp of India overprinted "Zanzibar", ERROR - "Zanzibarr" (pos 37), only three recorded used copies (one of which is in our reference collection), plus a small second "z", an enormous rarity, fine, with Brandon certificate
Lot #1660 - zanzibar
18 (23) 1896 2½a on 1a plum Q Victoria stamp of India, black Sc surcharge Type a (SG Type 3), fresh, OG,VLH, F-VF
Lot #1661 - zanzibar
18-20 var (23-25D) 1896 2½a on 1a plum Q Victoria stamp of India with "Zanzibar" overprint surcharged in black, Sc surcharges Type a-c (SG Typse 3-5) cplt, undercatalogued, Type c (5) is also a small second "z" variety, F-VF
Lot #1662 - zanzibar
18 var footnoted (23D) 1896 2½a on 1a plum Q Victoria stamp of India, black Sc surcharge Type a (SG Type 3), VARIETY - small second "z", raised, lightly canceled, F-VF
Lot #1663 - zanzibar
19 var footnoted (24D) 1896 2½a on 1a plum Q Victoria stamp of India overprinted "Zanzibar", black Sc surcharge Type b (SG Type 4), VARIETY - small second "z", scarce as it appears only 10 times in the setting of 60, undercatalogued, OG,VLH, F-VF, with BPA certificate
Lot #1664 - zanzibar
19 var footnoted (24D) 1896 2½a on 1a plum Q Victoria stamp of India overprinted "Zanzibar", black Sc surcharge Type b (SG Type 4), VARIETY - small second "z", scarce as it appears only 10 times in the setting of 60, crisp 1898 cancel, undercatalogued, a choice example, VF
Lot #1665 - zanzibar
20 var footnoted (25D) 1896 2½a on 1a plum Q Victoria stamp of India overprinted "Zanzibar", black Scott surcharge Type c (SG Type 5), VARIETY - small second "z", raised, well centered OG,LH, VF
Lot #1666 - zanzibar
21 var footnoted (32D) 1898 2½a on 1a plum Q Victoria stamp of India, red SG surcharge Type 3 (Scott Type a), VARIETY - small second "z" lower, OG, VLH, F-VF
Lot #1667 - zanzibar
22 var footnoted (33D) 1898 2½a on 1a plum Q Victoria stamp of India, red Sc surcharge SG Type 4 (Scott Type b), scarce and undercatalogued as it only appeared 10 times in the setting of 60, VARIETY - small second "z", VF
Lot #1668 - zanzibar
23 var footnoted (34D) 1898 2½a on 1a plum Q Victoria stamp of India overprinted "Zanzibar", red SG Type 5 surcharge (Scott Type c), VARIETY - small second "z", raised, OG,LH, F-VF
Lot #1669 - zanzibar
24b (22k) 1895 2½ on 1½a sepia Q Victoria stamp of India, red Sc surcharge Type a (SG Type 2), ERROR - "Zanizbar" (row 1, pos 9), repaired, fine, with Brandon certificate
Lot #1670 - zanzibar
24C (36) 1898 2½a on 1½a sepia Q Victoria stamp of India, red Scott surcharge Type b (SG Type 4), a very rare and undercatalogued stamp (occurring only 10 times in the setting of 60), OG, VLH, SUPERB
Lot #1671 - zanzibar
24C (36) 1898 2½a on 1½a sepia Q Victoria stamp of India overprinted "Zanzibar", red Sc surcharge Type b (SG Type 4), with small second "z" raised, lightly canceled, a very rare and undercatalogued used stamp, fine, with Brandon certificate
Lot #1672 - zanzibar
26 var footnoted (29D) 1896 2½a on 1½a sepia Q Victoria stamp of India, red SG surcharge Type 6 (Scott Type d), only 752 printed, horizontal pair, each with VARIETY - small second "z", scarce, OG,VLH, VF, with RPSL certificate
Lot #1673 - zanzibar
27 var footnoted (30D) 1896 2½a on 1a6p sepia Q Victoria stamp of India, red SG Type 7 surcharge (Scott Type e), only 192 printed, VARIETY - small second "z", dropped, well centered, fresh, OG,HR, VF
Lot #1674 - zanzibar
28-29 (38-40) 1898 2½ on 2a dull blue Q Victoria stamp of India overprinted "Zanzibar" and surcharged in red, cplt (3) with SG surcharge Types 3-5, a rare and undercatalogued set as SG 39 (Scott 28A) only occurs 10 times in the setting of 60, one stamp with overprint variety - small second "z", OG, VLH, SUPERB
Lot #1675 - zanzibar
28A (39) 1898 2½a on 2a dull blue Q Victoria stamp of India overprinted "Zanzibar", red SG Type 4 surcharge (Scott Type b), rare and undercatalogued, as it only occurs 10 times in the complete setting of 60, OG,VLH, VF
Lot #1676 - zanzibar
30a (26j) 1896 2½ on 2a pale blue Q Victoria stamp of India, red SG Type 6 surcharge (Scott Type d), ERROR - inverted "1" in "½" - row 8, pos 6, rare as only 22 examples were originally printed, considerably undercatalogued, with "Zanzibar" cds, F-VF
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