Lot 60652 – 1880-1969, BRITISH AFRICA: Mint collection with pr

Stamp of British Empire General Collections and Lots 1880-1969, BRITISH AFRICA: Mint collection with pr
Stamp of British Empire General Collections and Lots 1880-1969, BRITISH AFRICA: Mint collection with pr
Stamp of British Empire General Collections and Lots 1880-1969, BRITISH AFRICA: Mint collection with pr
Stamp of British Empire General Collections and Lots 1880-1969, BRITISH AFRICA: Mint collection with pr
Stamp of British Empire General Collections and Lots 1880-1969, BRITISH AFRICA: Mint collection with pr
Stamp of British Empire General Collections and Lots 1880-1969, BRITISH AFRICA: Mint collection with pr
Stamp of British Empire General Collections and Lots 1880-1969, BRITISH AFRICA: Mint collection with pr
Stamp of British Empire General Collections and Lots 1880-1969, BRITISH AFRICA: Mint collection with pr
Stamp of British Empire General Collections and Lots 1880-1969, BRITISH AFRICA: Mint collection with pr
Stamp of British Empire General Collections and Lots 1880-1969, BRITISH AFRICA: Mint collection with pr
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Stamp of British Empire General Collections and Lots 1880-1969, BRITISH AFRICA: Mint collection with pr
Stamp of British Empire General Collections and Lots 1880-1969, BRITISH AFRICA: Mint collection with pr
Stamp of British Empire General Collections and Lots 1880-1969, BRITISH AFRICA: Mint collection with pr
Stamp of British Empire General Collections and Lots 1880-1969, BRITISH AFRICA: Mint collection with pr
Stamp of British Empire General Collections and Lots 1880-1969, BRITISH AFRICA: Mint collection with pr
Stamp of British Empire General Collections and Lots 1880-1969, BRITISH AFRICA: Mint collection with pr
Stamp of British Empire General Collections and Lots 1880-1969, BRITISH AFRICA: Mint collection with pr
Stamp of British Empire General Collections and Lots 1880-1969, BRITISH AFRICA: Mint collection with pr
Stamp of British Empire General Collections and Lots 1880-1969, BRITISH AFRICA: Mint collection with pr
Stamp of British Empire General Collections and Lots 1880-1969, BRITISH AFRICA: Mint collection with pr

Lot 60652 – 1880-1969, BRITISH AFRICA: Mint collection with pr

British Empire General Collections and Lots
Price realised
26’000 GBP
Estimate
12’000 – 20’000 GBP
Auction date
Fri 8 Dec 2017 at 12:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1880-1969, BRITISH AFRICA: Mint collection with predominantly SPECIMENS, incl. Cape, Gambia, Gold Coast, KUT with 1922-27 to £4, 1938-54 set, Mauritius with 1883-94 set through to 1946, Natal with KEVII high values to £10, New Republic with normal issues to £1 on granite paper and 30s on yellow paper, Nigeria, Northern Rhodesia with 1925-29 and 1938-52 sets, Nyasaland with 1908-11 to £10 (some surface rubbing), 1913-21 set, 1921-33 set and 1938-44 set, Rhodesia with Double Heads set to £1 (some paper adhesions) and Admirals set to £1, St. Helena from 1884-94 set to 1946 incl. 1922-37 set of 21 and 1938-44 set, Seychelles with 1890-92 set to 1946 incl. 1938-49 set, Sierra Leone with 1884-91 to 1946 specimen sets (1912-21 10s crease & £5 faulty), Somaliland, South West Africa incl. 1923 set to £1, 1927-30 set in pairs, Southern Nigeria, Swaziland, Tanganyika with Giraffe set, Transvaal, Zanzibar and Zululand with 1888-93 set to 5s & 1894-96 to £5 (stuck down), stamps up to about 1910 partially stuck down, rest fine and fresh, a fabulous lot with so many specimen stamps, a rare opportunity (SG £80’000+)

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