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Recent acquisitions are numbered in blue. Last update: 17th August, 2022
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BRITISH BECHUANALAND
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1885-87 CAPE OF GOOD HOPE STAMPS OVERPRINTED ‘British Bechuanaland’
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| AB2911 |
1885-87 Cape stamps overprinted ‘British Bechuanaland’. Complete set of eight with an additional shade of the ½d with red overprint. Fine to very fine mint with some rather heavily hinged though of fresh appearance. SG 1-8
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£350 |
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| AB3007 |
1885 Cape ½d grey-black overprinted ‘British Bechuanaland’ in red. Very fine mint with hinge remnants. SG 1
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£25 |
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| AB3107 |
1885 Cape ½d grey-black overprinted in red. Fine used with light, overlapping circular datestamps. Scarce. SG 1
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£45 |
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| AA5368 |
1885 Cape ½d grey-black, variety OVERPRINT DOUBLE (LAKE AND BLACK). Fine appearance, mint disturbed and browned gum. Philatelic Foundation certificate (1975), 'genuine with disturbed o.g.' Scarce. SG 1b |
£350 |
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| AB3411 |
1885 Cape ½d grey-black, variety OVERPRINT DOUBLE (LAKE AND BLACK), Exceptionally fresh and fine mint. Very scarce so fine. Clear RPS certificate (2021). SG 1b
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£750 |
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| AB2772 |
1885 Cape 3d pale claret overprinted ‘British Bechuanaland’ in black. Very fine mint with light hinge remnants. SG 2
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£40 |
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| AB2945 |
1885 Cape 3d pale claret overprinted ‘British Bechuanaland’ in black. BLOCK OF FOUR, hinge remnants, otherwise very fine mint. A rare multiple. SG 2
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£425 |
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| AB2773 |
1887 Cape 4d dull blue overprinted ‘British Bechuanaland’ in black. Fine fresh mint. SG 3
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£65 |
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| AB2774 |
1887 Cape 4d dull blue overprinted ‘British Bechuanaland’ in black. Very fine fresh mint. SG 3
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£65 |
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| AB2949 |
1887 Cape 4d dull blue overprinted ‘British Bechuanaland’ in black. BLOCK OF FOUR, very fine and fresh mint with hinge remnants. A rare multiple. SG 3
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£525 |
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| AB3448 |
1887 Cape 4d dull blue overprinted ‘British Bechuanaland’ in black. Horizontal pair, the left stamp with unobtrusive small internal tear at lower right, otherwise fine used with light central VRYBURG (JA 7 89) single circle datestamp. A scarce multiple. SG 3
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£75 |
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| AB2946 |
1886 Cape ½d grey-black overprinted ‘British Bechuanaland’ in black. BLOCK OF FOUR, very fine mint with hinge remnants. Various constant broken letters indicate this block emanates from the upper right corner of the sheet. A scarce multiple. SG 4
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£110 |
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| AB2051 |
1886 Cape ½d grey-black overprinted ‘British Bechuanaland’ in black. Block of four, some pulled perfs at base and well hinged, otherwise fine mint. A scarce multiple. SG 4
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£45 |
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| AA5156 |
1886 Cape ½d grey-black overprinted ‘British Bechuanaland’ in black. Horizontal pair, right stamp showing the variety ‘B’ of ‘British’ omitted resulting in the ‘ritish’ error. Several hand stamps on reverse of each, hinge remnants. Very fine for these. BPA certificate (2002). SG 4a, 4 |
£1,850 |
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| AB3412 |
1886 Cape ½d grey-black overprinted ‘British Bechuanaland’ in black. Horizontal strip of three, the centre stamp showing the variety ‘B’ of ‘British’ omitted resulting in the ‘ritish’ error. In addition, the left stamp shows the variety Raised ‘and’ in ‘Bechuanaland’ and the right stamp the Broken ‘s’ of ‘British’. Hinge remnants, otherwise very fine mint. Clear Brandon certificate (2009). Rare. SG 4a
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£2,250 |
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| AB2453 |
Forgery of the 1885 issue. Cape ½d grey-black (SG 48), upper left corner marginal block of 16 (4x4), the upper right stamp showing the ‘ritish’ error. One stamp (not the error) with a toned perf, otherwise all are superb fresh unmounted mint. Although a forgery, the ‘error’ is remarkably rare, especially mint in a positional block.
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£275 |
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| AB1033 |
Forgery of the 1885 issue. Cape ½d grey-black (SG 48) with forged overprint. Block of four, cancelled with neat apparently genuine Vryburg (27 JU / 87) single circle datestamp. |
£30 |
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| AB971 |
Forgery of the 1885 issue. Cape ½d grey-black (SG 48) with forged overprint. Horizontal pair cancelled with neat apparently genuine Vryburg (JY 12 / 87) datestamp. |
£15 |
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| AB2775 |
1885 Cape 1d rose-red overprinted ‘British Bechuanaland’ in black. Fine mint. SG 5
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£20 |
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| AB2948 |
1885 Cape 1d rose-red overprinted ‘British Bechuanaland’ in black. BLOCK OF FOUR, the upper right stamp showing broken 's' in 'British' and raised 'and' in 'Bechuanaland'. Light surface mark on upper left stamp, otherwise very fine or superb fresh mint with hinge remnant on the upper pair only, the lower pair is unmounted. A rare multiple. SG 5
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£275 |
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| AB3014 |
1885 Cape 1d rose-red overprinted ‘British Bechuanaland’ in black. BLOCK OF SIX (3x2), small hinge thin at top of upper centre stamp, otherwise very fine or superb mint with the lower stamps being unmounted. A rare multiple. SG 5
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£350 |
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| AB2443 |
1885 Cape 1d rose-red overprinted ‘British Bechuanaland’ in black. Very fine mint. A ‘kiss-print’ is evident on some letters. SG 5
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£20 |
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| AB1210 |
1885 1d Cape rose-red overprinted ‘British Bechuanaland’ in black. Fine used with light cds overstruck with transit or arrival BONC. SG 5 |
£6 |
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| AB1979 |
1885 Cape 1d rose-red (a deep shade) overprinted ‘British Bechuanaland’ in black. Fine used with part BONC cancellation. SG 5 |
£6 |
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| AB3005 |
1886 Cape 1d rose-red overprinted ‘British Bechuanaland’ in black. Superb used with neat VRYBURG (AP 30 86) single circle datestamp. Scarce so fine. SG 5
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£10 |
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| AA5157 |
1885 Cape 1d rose-red overprinted ‘British Bechuanaland’ in black. Showing the variety ‘B’ of ‘British’ omitted resulting in the ‘ritish’ error. Very fine mint for these. BPA (1968) certificate. RARE. SG 5a |
£3,500 |
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| AB2866 |
1885 Cape 1d rose-red overprinted ‘British Bechuanaland’ in black. Showing the variety ‘B’ of ‘British’ omitted resulting in the ‘ritish’ error. Holcombe (1988) and BPA (1990) certificates. Very rare. SG 5a |
£3,250 |
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| AB2999 |
1886 Cape 1d rose-red overprinted ‘British Bechuanaland’ in black. Showing the variety NO DOT TO FIRST ‘i’ of ‘British’ (a microscopic remnant is visible under magnification). Very fine used with part ‘638’ BONC of Mafeking. A rare variety. SG 5b
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£225 |
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| AB3413 |
1886 Cape 1d rose-red overprinted ‘British Bechuanaland’ in black. Showing the variety OVERPRINT DOUBLE. Very fine used with part of a Barred Oval Numeral Cancellation (appears to be ‘534’ of Kuruman). Clear BPA certificate (2012). Very rare especially in such exceptional condition. SG 5c
Note: The Bechuanaland & Botswana Society recorded 11 examples of this variety, of which three are in museums. All are used and most show use at Kuruman.
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£2,250 |
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| AB1492 |
2d Cape pale bistre overprinted ‘British Bechuanaland’ in black. Fine used with light Mafeking (OC 21 / 86) datestamps. SG 6 |
£6 |
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| AB3414 |
1886 Cape 2d pale bistre overprinted ‘British Bechuanaland’ in black. Showing the variety OVERPRINT DOUBLE. Very fine used with large part Mafeking single circle datestamp. Clear BPA certificate (2004). Very rare, especially in such exceptional condition. SG 6c
Note: The Bechuanaland & Botswana Society recorded 10 examples of this variety. All are used and most show use at Mafeking.
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£2,250 |
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| AB2444 |
1885 Cape 6d reddish purple overprinted ‘British Bechuanaland’ in black. Hinge remnants, otherwise very fine mint. Scarce. SG 7
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£140 |
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| AB2776 |
1885 Cape 6d reddish purple overprinted ‘British Bechuanaland’ in black, showing evidence of a light ‘kiss print’. Fine mint. SG 7
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£125 |
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| AA5013 |
1885 Cape 6d reddish purple overprinted ‘British Bechuanaland’ in black. Showing distinct 'bounce' of 'B' of 'Bechuanaland'. Very fine mint. SG 7 var. |
£185 |
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| AB1167 |
1885 Cape 6d reddish purple overprinted ‘British Bechuanaland’ in black. Clean diagonal crease, otherwise fine used with Mafeking single circle datestamp. SG 7 |
£12 |
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| AB1976 |
1885 Cape 6d reddish purple overprinted ‘British Bechuanaland’ in black. Fine used with part BONC cancellation. SG 7
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£25 |
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| AB2445 |
1885 Cape 6d reddish purple overprinteded ‘British Bechuanaland’ in black. Very fine used with part Mafeking single circle datestamps. SG 7
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£25 |
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| AB3453 |
1885 Cape 6d reddish purple overprinted ‘British Bechuanaland’ in black. Large hinge mark, otherwise very fine mint. SG 7 |
£125 |
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| AB2456 |
1886 Cape 1/- green overprinted ‘British Bechuanaland’ in black. Several large hinge remnants, otherwise very fine mint. SG 8
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£100 |
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| AA6006 |
1886 Cape 1/- green overprinted 'British Bechuanaland' in black. Remarkably fine and fresh mint. Scarce as such. SG 8
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£285 |
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| AB3454 |
1886 Cape 1/- green overprinted ‘British Bechuanaland’ in black. Several hinge remnants, otherwise very fine mint. SG 8
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£150 |
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| AB1638 |
1886 Cape 1/- green overprinted ‘British Bechuanaland’ in black. Very fine used with part of a circular datestamp. SG 8 |
£125 |
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| AB1458 |
1886 Cape 1/- green overprinted ‘British Bechuanaland’ in black. Blunt perf at lower right otherwise very fine used with ‘555’ Barred Oval Numeral Cancel of Vryburg. SG 8 |
£75 |
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| AB3015 |
1886 Cape 1/- green overprinted ‘British Bechuanaland’ in black. Showing flaw dot between ‘h’ and ‘u’ of ‘Bechuanaland’. Very fine used with part Mafeking single circle datestamp.
SG 8
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£125 |
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| AB3003 |
1885-87 Cape ½d, 1d, 2d (2), 4d and 6d overprinted ‘British Bechuanaland’ in red (½d) or black. Each showing RAISED ‘and’ of ‘Bechuanaland’ and all but the 4d also show a RAISED ‘h’ in ‘British’. Fine mint (½d, 4d), unused (1d, 2d) or used (2d, 6d). A scarce group. SG 1, 3, 5-7 vars
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£150 |
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| AB3006 |
1885 Cape ½d, 1d (2) and 2d overprinted ‘British Bechuanaland’ in black. Each showing different varieties: ½d with broken ‘n’ and ‘l’; 1d dropped ‘naland’; 1d with space between ‘h’ and ‘u’; 2d with raised ‘B’. Unused (½d), mint (1d, 2d) or used (1d). SG 1, 5, 6 vars |
£45 |
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| AB2124 |
Forgery of the 1885 issue. Cape ½d grey-black (SG 48) with forged overprint. Block of four, cancelled with neat apparently genuine Vryburg (21 JU / 87) single circle datestamp. |
£30 |
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| AB2125 |
Forgery of the 1885 issue. Cape 1882 3d pale claret (SG 43) used, subsequently provided with a forged overprint. Cape SG 43)
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£5 |
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1888 GB ½d VERMILION OVERPRINTED 'BRITISH / BECHUANALAND'
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| AB2463 |
1888 QV ½d vermilion handstamped 'SPECIMEN' (Samuel Type BEC2). Very fine mint. SG 9s
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| AB2954 |
1888 QV ½d vermilion. Right marginal block of six (2x3) without the marginal rule (denoting 1st printing). Hinged in margin only, the stamps are superb fresh unmounted mint. SG 9
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£65 |
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| AB2951 |
1888 QV ½d vermilion. Lower right corner pair showing CONTROL LETTER ‘L’ (denoting 4th printing, marginal rule with rounded corner). Very fine mint with light hinge marks and sensibly reinforced in the lower margin where the perforations are doubled. Rare. SG 9
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£225 |
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| AB2798 |
1888 ½d vermilion (dull shade). A lower right corner block of 15 (3x5) showing marginal rule with rounded corner (denoting 4th printing), perforated through lower margin. Some split perforations and mainly marginal gum creasing, otherwise very fine unmounted mint. SG 9
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£25 |
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1887 UNAPPROPRIATED DIES
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| AB2530 |
PLATE PROOF Unappropriated Dies imperforate plate proofs of the 2d, 3d and 6d duties printed in a pale reddish lilac on gummed, ‘Orb’ watermarked paper (the 6d is on slightly bluish paper). Each handstamped ‘SPECIMEN’ (Samuel type GB9). The 6d with large hinge thin, otherwise fine with hinge remnants. These are in similar colours and with the watermark utilised for Bechuanaland. |
£45 |
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| AB2531 |
PLATE PROOFS Unappropriated Dies imperforate plate proofs of the 3d printed in lilac (as issued) and the 6d and 1/- printed in orange on gummed, ‘Orb’ (3d, 6d) or Script ‘VR’ watermarked paper. Each handstamped ‘CANCELLED’ (Samuel type GB14). The 1/- thinned at lower lewft, otherwise very fine and fresh. These watermarks were utilised for Bechuanaland. |
£55 |
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| AB3094 |
c1872 Great Britain QV Unappropriated Dies £1 pale reddish lilac with watermark Orbs (as used for Bechuanaland). IMPERFORATE BLOCK OF SIX (3x2), with each stamp handstamped ‘SPECIMEN’ (similar to Samuel type GB9) and affixed to thick card. Ex De La Rue archives. A scarce and attractive multiple.
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£450 |
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| AB2273 |
1888 unappropriated dies 1d lilac and black handstamped ‘CANCELLED’ (Samuel type GB14), applied by De La Rue to only 12 examples of certain stamps under Inland Revenue authority. Very fine with little or no gum. Very rare. SG 10 var.
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£150 |
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| AB2274 |
1888 Unappropriated Dies 2d lilac and black handstamped ‘CANCELLED’ (Samuel type GB14), applied by De La Rue to only 12 examples of certain stamps under Inland Revenue authority. Very fine with little or no gum. Very rare. SG 11 var.
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£150 |
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| AB2275 |
1888 Unappropriated Dies 4d lilac and black handstamped ‘CANCELLED’ (Samuel type GB14), applied by De La Rue to only 12 examples of certain stamps under Inland Revenue authority. Very fine with little or no gum. Very rare. SG 13 var.
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£150 |
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| AB2276 |
1888 Unappropriated Dies 6d lilac and black handstamped ‘CANCELLED’ (Samuel type GB14), applied by De La Rue to only 12 examples of certain stamps under Inland Revenue authority. Very fine with little or no gum. Very rare. SG 14 var.
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£150 |
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| AB2277 |
1888 Unappropriated Dies 1/- green and black handstamped ‘CANCELLED’ (Samuel type GB14), applied by De La Rue to only 12 examples of certain stamps under Inland Revenue authority. A little faded otherwise very fine with little or no gum. Very rare. SG 15 var.
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£175 |
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| AB2278 |
1888 Unappropriated Dies 2/6 green and black handstamped ‘CANCELLED’ (Samuel type GB14), unusually with the handstamp INVERTED. This handstamp was applied by De La Rue to only 12 examples of certain stamps under Inland Revenue authority. A little faded otherwise very fine with little or no gum. Very rare, probably unique. SG 17 var.
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£750 |
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| AB2280 |
1888 Unappropriated Dies 10/- green and black handstamped ‘CANCELLED’ (Samuel type GB14), applied by De La Rue to only 12 examples of certain stamps under Inland Revenue authority. Very fine with little or no gum. Very rare. SG 19 var.
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£225 |
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| AB2289 |
1888 Unappropriated Dies £1 lilac and black handstamped ‘CANCELLED’ (Samuel type GB14), applied by De La Rue to only 12 examples of certain stamps under Inland Revenue authority. Very fine with some original gum. Very rare. SG 20 var.
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£400 |
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| AB1219 |
1888 Unappropriated Dies complete set of 12, 1d to £5, each handstamped ‘SPECIMEN’ (Samuel type BEC2). The 1d is without gum, otherwise a very fine and fresh set. SG 10s-21s |
£600 |
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| AB2528 |
1888 Unappropriated Dies complete set of 12, 1d to £5, each handstamped ‘SPECIMEN’ (Samuel type BEC2). Some faults including 1d and 2d re-gummed and the £1 is without gum. Some are rather heavily hinged though the £5 is very fine and the set is of fine appearance. SG 10s-21s
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£350 |
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| AB130 |
1888 Unappropriated Dies 1d to 10/- set of ten values. Fine mint. SG 10-19 |
£350 |
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| AB2750 |
1888 Unappropriated Dies 1d lilac and black. Very fine fresh mint with light hinge mark. SG 10
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£20 |
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| AB2675 |
1888 Unappropriated Dies 1d lilac and black. BLOCK OF FOUR, very fine fresh mint with light hinge across the upper pair, the lower pair remains unmounted. Scarce. SG 10
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£150 |
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| AB3018 |
1888 Unappropriated Dies 1d lilac and black. BLOCK OF FOUR, very fine fresh mint with light hinge marks on the upper pair, the lower pair remains unmounted. Scarce. SG 10
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£150 |
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| AB3120 |
1888 Unappropriated Dies 1d lilac and black. BLOCK OF EIGHT (4x2), some gum creasing, otherwise very fine and fresh unmounted mint. Scarce. SG 10
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£275 |
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| AB3122 |
1888 Unappropriated Dies 1d lilac and black. Marginal BLOCK OF 84 (12x7) comprising the lower seven rows of the sheet. Some faults confined to the margins and some stamps affected by gum creasing as to be expected on a multiple of this size. Otherwise all stamps are superb fresh unmounted mint. A remarkable and very rare multiple. SG 10
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£1,800 |
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| AB2010 |
1887 Unappropriated Dies 2d pale dull lilac and black showing a degree of bluing. Fine mint. Very scarce. SG 11a
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£75 |
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| AB2028 |
1887 Unappropriated Dies 2d pale dull lilac and black. Fine mint. Very scarce. SG 11a
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£70 |
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| AB2447 |
1888 Unappropriated Dies 2d pale dull lilac and black. Superb used with neat central Vryburg (AU 8 90) single circle datestamp. Very scarce this fine. SG 11a |
£30 |
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| AB2752 |
1888 Unappropriated Dies 3d lilac and black. Very fine fresh mint with light hinge mark. SG 12
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£6 |
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| AA5732 |
1888 Unappropriated Dies 3d lilac and black. Superb fresh unmounted. SG 12 |
£12 |
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| AB2446 |
1888 Unappropriated Dies 3d pale reddish lilac and black. Very fine and fresh with hinge remnants. A scarce shade, especially this fine. SG 12a
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£65 |
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| AB2779 |
1888 Unappropriated Dies 4d lilac and black. Handstamped SPECIMEN’ (Samuel type GB9). Fine with gum and heavy hinge remnants. SG 13 specimen |
£30 |
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| AA4826 |
1888 4d Unappropriated Dies lilac and black. Superb and fresh unmounted. SG 13 |
£100 |
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| AB2754 |
1888 Unappropriated Dies 6d lilac and black. Very fine fresh mint with light hinge mark. SG 14
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£60 |
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| AB3013 |
1888 Unappropriated Dies 1/- green and black. Lower left corner marginal BLOCK OF FOUR. Superb fresh unmounted mint. SG 15 |
£200 |
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| AB2759 |
1888 Unappropriated Dies 2/- green and black. Very fine fresh mint with light hinge remnant. SG 16
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£45 |
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| AB2755 |
1888 2/- green and black. Fine used with large part MAFEKING (SP 17 90) single circle datestamp. SG 16
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£40 |
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| AB2886 |
1888 Unappropriated Dies 2/- green and black. Fine used with large part TAUNGS (OC 11 / 90) single circle datestamp. SG 16
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£40 |
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| AB2760 |
1888 Unappropriated Dies 2/6 green and black. Very fine fresh mint with light hinge remnant. SG 17
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£45 |
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| AA5014 |
1888 Unappropriated Dies 2/6 green and black. Very fine and fresh unmounted. SG 17 |
£125 |
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| AA4194 |
1888 Unappropriated Dies 5/- green and black. Superb and fresh mint with barest trace of hinge. Very scarce in this condition. SG 18 |
£130 |
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| AB2500 |
1888 Unappropriated Dies 5/- green and black. Fine used with rather heavy ‘638’ BONC of Mafeking. A scarce stamp used, especially with good colour. SG 18
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£125 |
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| AB2761 |
1888 Unappropriated Dies 10/- green and black. Very fine fresh mint with light hinge remnants. SG 19
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£180 |
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| AB2425 |
1888 Unappropriated Dies 1 lilac and black. Handstamped 'SPECIMEN' (Samuel type BEC2). Very fine mint with light hinge remnants. SG 20s
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£175 |
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| AB2865 |
1888 £1 lilac and black. Very fine fresh mint with light hinge remnant. A scarce stamp this fine. SG 20
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£750 |
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| AB2007 |
1888 Unappropriated Dies £1 lilac and black. Very fine, well centred used example with crisp ‘638’ BONCs of Mafeking. A very scarce stamp this fine. SG 20
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£600 |
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| AB2691 |
1888 Unappropriated Dies £5 lilac and black. Bearing a forged ‘638’ numeral cancellation similar to the genuine though with curved side bars. RPS certificate (2013) states ‘cleaned of a manuscript fiscal obliteration’ though the stamp has very good colour and shows no obvious signs of cleaning. Unusual. SG 21
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£150 |
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1888 SURCHARGES
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| AB1151 |
1888 Unappropriated Dies 2d lilac and black surcharged ‘2d.’ in red. Fine mint. SG 23 |
£18 |
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| AA2786 |
1888 Unappropriated Dies 2d lilac and black surcharged ‘2d.’ in red. Very fine and fresh mint. SG 23 |
£40 |
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| AB1995 |
1888 Unappropriated Dies 2d lilac and black surcharged ‘2d.’ in red. Hinge remnants, otherwise fine mint. SG 23
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£30 |
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| AB2664 |
1888 Unappropriated Dies 2d pale dull lilac and black surcharged ‘2d.’ in red. Showing the variety CURVED FOOT TO ‘2’. Vertical paper wrinkle otherwise fine used with Mafeking datestamp. A scarce variety on the scarce shade. SG 23a+b
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£120 |
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| AB619 |
1888 Unappropriated Dies 2d lilac and black surcharged ‘2d.’ in red. Variety CURVED FOOT TO ‘2’. Fine used with light barred oval cancellation. SG 23b |
£100 |
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| AB1536 |
1888 Unappropriated Dies 2d lilac and black surcharged ‘2d.’ in red. Variety CURVED FOOT TO ‘2’. Very fine used with part BONC cancellation, well clear of the variety. SG 23b |
£130 |
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| AB2162 |
1888 2d lilac and black surcharged ‘2d.’ in red. Variety CURVED FOOT TO ‘2’. Fine used with part datestamp leaving the variety clear. SG 23b
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£130 |
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| AB2719 |
1888 Unappropriated Dies 2d lilac and black surcharged ‘2d.’ in red. Variety CURVED FOOT TO ‘2’. Fine used with light barred oval numeral cancellation. SG 23b |
£120 |
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| AB2870 |
1888 Unappropriated Dies 2d lilac and black surcharged ‘2d.’ in red. Variety CURVED FOOT TO ‘2’. Almost imperceptible corner crease, otherwise fine used with Mafeking single circle datestamp. SG 23b
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£85 |
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| AA2789 |
1888 Unappropriated Dies 6d lilac and black surcharged ‘6d.’ in black. Hinge remnant, very fine mint. A scarce stamp. SG 26 |
£110 |
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| AB3088 |
1888 Unappropriated Dies 6d lilac and black surcharged ‘6d.’ in black. Very fine fresh mint. SG 26
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£125 |
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| AA4942 |
1888 Unappropriated Dies 6d lilac and black surcharged ‘6d.’ in black. Very fine fresh mint. A scarce stamp, especially this fine. SG 26 |
£135 |
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| AA4943 |
1888 Unappropriated Dies 1/- green and black surcharged '1s.' in black. Very fine fresh mint. A scarce stamp. SG 28 |
£225 |
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| AB2771 |
1888 Unappropriated Dies 1/- green and black surcharged ‘1s.’ in black. Fine used with light ‘638’ BONC of Mafeking. SG 28
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£50 |
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| AA5474 |
1888 Unappropriated Dies 1/- green and black surcharged '1s.' in black. Superb used with strong original colour, cancelled crisp 'VRYBURG FE 3 9' sc datestamp. Lovely. SG 28 |
£90 |
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| AB2127 |
1888 ‘One / Half- / Penny’ surcharge on 3d pale reddish lilac and black. Gum loss around hinge remnants, otherwise fine mint. Clear BPA certificate (2012). SG 29
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£180 |
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| AB1867 |
1888 ‘One / Half- / Penny’ surcharge on 3d pale reddish lilac and black. Very fine fresh mint. SG 29 |
£180 |
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| AB2025 |
1888 ‘One / Half- / Penny’ surcharge on 3d pale reddish lilac and black. Hinge remnants, otherwise very fine and fresh mint. Plateable as position [60] of the setting. SG 29
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£190 |
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| AB2685 |
1888 ‘One / Half- / Penny’ surcharge on 3d pale reddish lilac and black. Hinge remnants, otherwise very fine fresh mint. Scarce. SG 29
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£200 |
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| AB2780 |
1888 ‘One / Half- / Penny’ surcharge on 3d pale reddish lilac and black. Very fine fresh mint with light hinge remnants. Appears plateable as position [58] from the pane illustrated by Holmes on p52. SG 29
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£180 |
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| AB3089 |
1888 ‘One / Half- / Penny’ surcharge on 3d pale reddish lilac and black. Showing surcharge flaw broken ‘n’ in ‘One’, plateable as position 45 from the pane illustrated by Holmes on p52. Very fine mint. SG 29
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£200 |
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| AB2944 |
1888 ‘One / Half- / Penny’ surcharge on 3d pale reddish lilac and black. BLOCK OF FOUR, plated as positions 22-23, 34-35. Very fine or superb fresh mint, with two stamps unmounted. A very rare multiple. SG 29
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£1,350 |
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| AB2943 |
1888 ‘One / Half- / Penny’ surcharge on 3d pale reddish lilac and black. Very fine used with neat Vryburg (18 DE / 88) single circle datestamp. Clear Brandon opinion (2004) states ‘genuine (Row 5/5, position 53).’ A rare stamp genuinely used. SG 29
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£275 |
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1889-1895 CAPE ½d OVERPRINTED
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| AB2398 |
1889 Cape of Good Hope ½d grey-black overprinted in green. Block of four, some very light gum creasing and offset, otherwise very fine unmounted mint. SG 30
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£30 |
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| AB2422 |
1889 Cape of Good Hope ½d grey-black overprinted in green. Block of four, very fine and fresh mint with light hinge remnants. SG 30
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£40 |
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| AB2506 |
1889 Cape of Good Hope ½d grey-black overprinted in green. Block of four, very fine fresh mint with light hinge remnants on the upper pair, the lower pair is unmounted. SG 30
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£40 |
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| AB2742 |
1889 Cape of Good Hope ½d grey-black overprinted ‘British Bechuanaland’ in green. Very fine used with part Vryburg single circle datestamp. Scarce. SG 30
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£40 |
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| AB2937 |
1889 Cape of Good Hope ½d grey-black overprinted ‘British Bechuanaland’ in green. Fine used with ‘1003’ BONC of Lobatsi. Very scarce. SG 30
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£40 |
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| AB2938 |
1889 Cape of Good Hope ½d grey-black overprint ‘British Bechuanaland’ in green. Fine used with ‘555’ BONC of Vryburg. Very scarce. SG 30
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£40 |
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| AB3402 |
1889 Cape of Good Hope ½d grey-black with ‘British Bechuanaland’ overprint in green. Showing the variety OVERPRINT DOUBLE, ONE VERTICAL. The vertical overprint reads upwards and is transposed. Some gum wrinkles otherwise very fine and fresh mint. Rare. Clear RPS certificate (2021). SG 30c
Note: research by Brian Hurst indicates two half panes of 30 received the overprint double, one vertical. This stamp can be plated to Row 5, stamp 2 of one of the two half panes. Of these, only 20 show the vertical overprint transposed.
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1891 CAPE 1d & 2d OVERPRINTED READING UP 'British Bechuanaland'
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| AA3151 |
1891 Cape 1d carmine-red and 2d bistre with overprint reading upwards. Handstamped ‘SPECIMEN’ (Samuel type BEC2) diagonally in violet. Without gum. SG 31s-32s |
£65 |
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| AB2465 |
1891 Cape 1d carmine-red and 2d pale bistre with overprint reading upwards. Handstamped ‘SPECIMEN’ (Samuel type BEC2) diagonally in violet-black. Very fine mint. SG 31s-32s
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£85 |
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| AA3150 |
1891 Cape 1d carmine-red and 2d bistre with overprint reading upwards. Very fine and fresh mint. SG 31-32 |
£12 |
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| AB627 |
1891 Cape 1d carmine-red and 2d bistre with overprint reading upwards. Fine mint. SG 31-32
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£12 |
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| AB2757 |
1891 Cape 1d carmine-red with overprint (typeset) reading upwards. An upper marginal example showing plate number ‘7’. Pulled perforation at base, otherwise superb fresh unmounted mint. SG 31
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| AB2481 |
1891 Cape 1d carmine-red with overprint reading upwards. Lower left corner block of four with interpanneau margin at left. The upper left stamp showing the constant flaw, 'dot in ‘u’' [row 9/1]. Very fine fresh mint with faint hinge mark on upper pair, the lower pair is unmounted. SG 31
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| AB2482 |
1891 Cape 1d carmine-red with overprint reading upwards. An irregular upper marginal block of eight, the lower centre stamp showing the progressive flaw ‘i’ in ‘British’ partially omitted [row 3/5]. Hinged in the margin, the stamps are all superb fresh unmounted mint. SG 31
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£120 |
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| AB2347 |
1891 Cape 1d carmine-red with type-set overprint reading upwards. Re-joined marginal block of 24 from the top of the pane comprising two blocks of six (3x2) and a block of 12 (3x4). Brownish gum, otherwise fine unmounted mint. SG 31
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£225 |
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| AB2343 |
1891 Cape 2d (deep) bistre with stereo overprint reading up. Block of four, fresh mint with a light hinge on the upper pair, the lower pair is unmounted. SG 32
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£25 |
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| AA3156 |
1891 Cape 2d bistre with overprint reading upwards. Left marginal block of six. Very fine unmounted. SG 32 |
£45 |
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| AB2485 |
1891 Cape 2d (deep) bistre with stereo overprint reading upwards. An upper right corner marginal block of six (3x2). Upper left stamp with diagonal crease, otherwise superb fresh unmounted mint (hinged on margin only). SG 32
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£40 |
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| AA3157 |
1891 Cape 2d bistre with overprint reading upwards. Showing striking weak impression of the overprint. Very fine mint. SG 32 var. |
£45 |
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| AA3160 |
1891 Cape 2d bistre with overprint reading upwards. Showing split 'B' of 'Bechuanaland' (stamp no. 37 left pane). Very fine mint. SG 32 var. |
£60 |
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| AA3161 |
1891 Cape 2d bistre with overprint reading upwards. Showing stop between 'i' and 's' of 'British'. Very fine mint. SG 32 var. |
£45 |
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| AB2768 |
1891 Cape 2d bistre with overprint (stereo) reading upwards. Showing ‘l’ of 'Bechuanaland' almost omitted and constant flaw ‘stop and broken tail at base of ‘s’ of 'British''. Light gum bend, otherwise very fine mint. SG 32 var
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£15 |
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| AB2436 |
1891 Cape 2d (pale) bistre with overprint reading upwards. Showing the ‘t’ of ‘British’ largely omitted. Small scuff marks suggest the omission may have been ‘assisted’. Fine used with light cancellation. SG 32 var
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£10 |
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| AA3162 |
1891 Cape 2d bistre with overprint reading upwards. Horizontal pair right stamp showing stop between 'i' and 's' of 'British'. Very fine mint. SG 32 and var. |
£55 |
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| AB2379 |
1891 Cape 2d bistre with overprint reading upwards. Horizontal pair, the left stamp showing the variety NO STOP AFTER ‘Bechuanaland’. Very fine fresh mint with light hinge marks. Very scarce. SG 32, 32a
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£275 |
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| AA3159 |
1891 Cape 2d bistre with overprint reading upwards. Showing the variety NO STOP AFTER 'Bechuanaland'. Some faults, mint. SG 32a |
£95 |
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| AB2064 |
1891 Cape 2d bistre with overprint reading upwards. Showing the variety NO STOP AFTER 'Bechuanaland'. Very fine used. SG 32a |
£225 |
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| AB3004 |
1891 Cape 2d bistre with overprint reading upwards. Showing the variety NO STOP AFTER ‘Bechuanaland’. Fine used with light ‘676’ BONC. SG 32a
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£225 |
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1891-1904 QV 'JUBILEE' ISSUE OF GB OVERPRINTED 'BRITISH BECHUANALAND'
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| AB2927 |
1891 GB QV ‘Jubilee’ 4d green and purple-brown handstamped ‘SPECIMEN’ (Samuel type GB9). Very fine and fresh mint. Scarce. SG 35 specimen
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£40 |
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| AB1260 |
Complete set of five, 1d to 1/-, with additional 1d in a distinctly deeper shade. Very fine and fresh mint. SG 33-37 |
£25 |
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| AB2913 |
1891 QV ‘Jubilee’ 1d lilac. Block of four, the lower right stamp showing broken ‘A’ and ‘N’ of overprint. Very fine or superb fresh mint, hinged on the upper stamps only, the lower pair is unmounted. SG 33
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£40 |
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| AB1907 |
1d lilac. Right marginal block of four, one with hint of a hinge mark, otherwise superb fresh unmounted mint. SG 33
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£35 |
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| AB2149 |
1891 1d lilac. Upper left corner marginal block of six. Hinged in margin and one stamp with small adhesion, otherwise superb unmounted mint. SG 33 |
£50 |
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| AB2924 |
1891 QV 'Jubilee' 2d grey-green and carmine. Block of four, the upper right stamp showing broken second ‘I’ in 'BRITISH'. Light hinge marks on one otherwise very fine unmounted mint. SG 34
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£100 |
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| AB2912 |
1891 QV 'Jubilee' 2d grey-green and carmine, block of six (3x2). Superb fresh unmounted mint. SG 34
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£165 |
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| AA2346 |
2d grey-green and carmine. Block of nine, superb and fresh unmounted. SG 34 |
£225 |
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| AB3331 |
1891 6d purple on rose-red. Block of four, very fine used with FRANCESTOWN / S. AFRICA (AU 31 / 98) single circle datestamps. SG 36
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£25 |
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1893-95 CAPE 1d & 2d OVERPRINTED READING DOWN 'British Bechuanaland'
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| AB2564 |
1893 Cape 1d carmine-red with overprint reading downwards. A lower right corner marginal block of four. Very fine or superb fresh mint with hinge remnant on one stamp, the others are unmounted mint. SG 38
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£30 |
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| AB2391 |
1893 Cape 1d carmine-red with overprint reading downwards. An upper marginal block of six (3x2) with interpanneau margin at right. Showing guide marking and lower right stamp with constant flaw, 'dot in ‘u’' [row 2/6]. Some creasing and marginal stains, otherwise stamps very fine unmounted mint. SG 38
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£25 |
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| AB2823 |
1893 Cape 1d carmine-red with overprint reading downwards. Block of four, the upper left stamp showing a broken ‘B’ in ‘British’. Faint possible hinge mark on the upper pair, otherwise superb unmounted mint. SG 38 + var
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£25 |
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| AB2824 |
1893 Cape 1d carmine-red with overprint reading downwards. Block of four, the lower left stamp showing a broken ‘B’ in ‘Bechuanaland’. Very faint possible hinge mark on the upper pair, otherwise superb fresh unmounted mint. SG 38 + var
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£25 |
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| AB3093 |
1893 Cape 1d carmine-red with overprint (typeset) reading downwards. Block of six, the centre stamp of the lower row showing the variety s’ OMITTED. Light vertical crease through middle pair, otherwise very fine mint with light hinge remnants. A very rare variety, especially with the letter entirely failing to print. Brandon certificate (1986). Ex ‘County’ (2003). SG 38, 38f
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£650 |
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| AB2397 |
1895 Cape 2d bistre with overprint reading downwards. Block of four showing overprint shifted to the left. Paper wrinkle affects the right pair, otherwise very fine unmounted mint. SG 39
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£45 |
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| AB3091 |
1895 Cape 2d pale bistre with overprint (typeset) reading downwards. Showing the variety OVERPRINT DOUBLE. The overprints are displaced to the right, separated and of equal intensity, indicating issue at Mochudi. Very fine used with a confirming MOCHUDI (MY 21) single circle datestamp. Rare. Philatelic Foundation certificate (1960). SG 39a
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£550 |
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| AB2973 |
1895 Cape 2d bistre with overprint (typeset) reading downwards. A left marginal example showing the variety ‘British’ OMITTED due to a shift of the overprint to the right. Very fine, lightly hinged mint. Rare, especially with no trace of ‘British’. SG 39b
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£725 |
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| AB2867 |
1895 Cape 2d bistre with overprint (typeset) reading down. Showing the variety ‘British’ OMITTED due to shift of the overprint to the right. Fine used with part Ramoutsa single circle datestamp. Rare, especially with no trace of ‘British’. SG 39b
Note: the lack of the word ‘British’ at left indicates this stamp emanates from a left hand column.
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£375 |
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| AB3403 |
1895 Cape 2d bistre with overprint (typeset) reading downwards. Showing the variety ‘British’ OMITTED due to shift of overprint to the right. Fine used with part Mafeking single circle datestamp (FE 21 / 96). Rare, especially with no trace of ‘British’. SG 39b
Note: the lack of the word ‘British’ at left indicates this stamp emanates from a left hand column.
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£375 |
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| AB2486 |
1895 Cape 2d bistre with overprint (typeset) reading downwards. Showing the variety OVERPRINT TRANSPOSED (‘Bechuanaland. / British’). Large hinge mark, otherwise fine mint. Rare. SG 39d
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£300 |
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| AB3404 |
1895 Cape 2d bistre with (typeset) overprint reading downwards. Showing the variety OVERPRINT TRANSPOSED (‘Bechuanaland. / British’). Faint hint of a horizontal bend at foot, otherwise very fine used with RAMOUTSA (MY 21 / 95) single circle datestamp. Scarce. SG 39d
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£225 |
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| AB3066 |
1895 Cape 2d bistre with overprint (typeset) reading down. UPPER LEFT PANE OF 60 with margins on three sides with plate number ‘2’ at top. The lower right stamp showing the flaw Sliced ‘ch’ in 'Bechuanaland' and a few other minor broken or malformed letters. A few split perforations reinforced otherwise superb fresh unmounted mint. A scarce multiple. SG 39
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£575 |
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| AB2963 |
1895 Cape 2d bistre with overprint (typeset) reading down. LOWER RIGHT PANE OF 60 with all margins less two pieces at lower left. Row 1/3 shows the variety INVERTED ‘u’ FOR 2nd ‘n’ and Row 1/4 the NO DOTS TO ‘i’ OF 'British'. Some creasing mainly confined to two rows and some central perforations hinge reinforced though most stamps are superb fresh unmounted mint. A very rare multiple. SG 39, 39e, 39f
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£650 |
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| AB2796 |
1895 Cape 2d bistre with overprint (typeset) reading downwards. Upper right corner block of nine, the upper left stamp showing the variety NO DOTS TO 'i' OF 'British'. Marginal fault, the stamps are superb fresh unmounted mint. SG 39, 39f
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£275 |
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| AB2769 |
1895 Cape 2d bistre with overprint (typeset) reading downwards. Showing spaced ‘h’ and ‘u’ of ‘Bechuanaland’. Fine mint. SG 39 var |
£15 |
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| AB2566 |
1895 Cape 2d bistre with overprint reading downwards. Showing varieties Broken ‘B’ in ‘Bechuanaland’ and overprint largely transposed. Fair used with BONC cancel. SG 39 vars
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£45 |
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| AB2568 |
1895 Cape 2d bistre with overprint reading downwards. Showing the variety overprint largely transposed. Fine used with light circular datestamp. SG 39 var
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£75 |
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