Lot 65006 – British Africa collection in three Scott speciality albums
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Lot 65006 – British Africa collection in three Scott speciality albums
British Empire General Collections and Lots
Price realised
4’200 GBP
Estimate
5’000 – 6’000 GBP
Auction date
Thu 29 May 2025 at 10:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1870-1970 British Africa, extensive collection in three well-filled albums to about 1970 starting with two De La Rue ‘Africa’ essays never hinged, Ascension Islands, Basutoland, Bechuanaland with 1888 £1 and £5 fiscally used, QV small varieties, British Central Africa, British East Africa including some surcharges, 1896-1901 set of 15 used, 2a. watermark reverse bottom marginal hinged mint, Cameroons, Egypt, Gambia with Cameos including wmk CA 6d sloping panel hinged mint, Ghana, Gold Coast with postmarks, K.U.T. including 1935 Postage Due set perforated Specimen never hinged, Lagos, Lesotho, Madagascar British Consular Mail three different 1d handstamps hinged mint, 1895 set cto, Malawi, Mauritius with inverted watermarks and postmarks, Niger Coast, Nigeria, Northern Nigeria hinged mint including 1912 set, Northern Rhodesia, Nyasaland 1934-35 set of 9 perforated specimen hinged mint, Rhodesia with Admiral platings, Saint Helena, Seychelles with sixteen stamps used B64 including No Wmk 9d., watermarked 1s yellow, surcharges with 2r.50 on 5s, Sierra Leone including 1894 ‘One Penny’ on 6d postal fiscal study, Somaliland with 1903 2r missing ‘i’ hinged mint, 1904 KEVII set overprinted Specimen hinged mint, Southern Nigeria, South West Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanganyika, Togo with small varieties, Uganda 1898-1902 set tpo5r hinged mint and also set overprinted specimen and a 5r overprinted Inland Revenue, Zanzibar 1895 2r to 5r hinged mint, 1926 Sultan Kalif bin Harus specimen set hinged mint, 1960s Jamhuri overprints with varieties, Postage Dues including 9c, 20c and 21c corner marginal pairs, one with cent.s variety plus a 18c horizontal pair, ex. Weinman-Lays. Auction
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