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Recent acquisitions are numbered in blue.
Last update: 18th August, 2011
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1875-89 Queen Victoria keytype, SG 1-20
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| GC2 |
1875 1d blue, wmk. Crown CC. Fine fresh mint. SG 1 |
£325 |
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| GC4 |
1875 4d magenta, wmk. Crown CC. Fine mint. SG 2 |
£200 |
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| GC5 |
1875 4d magenta, wmk. Crown CC. Fine mint. SG 2 |
£150 |
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| GC7 |
1875 (?) 4d pale mauve, a crude FORGERY, unwatermarked paper. Unused. SG 2 forgery |
£20 |
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| GC8 |
1875 6d orange, wmk. Crown CC. Fine mint. SG 3 |
£350 |
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| GC11 |
1879 ½d olive-yellow, wmk. Crown CC. Fine mint. SG 4 |
£45 |
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| GC12 |
1879 ½d olive-yellow, wmk. Crown CC. Very fine mint. SG 4 |
£60 |
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| GC13 |
1879 ½d olive-yellow, wmk. Crown CC. Fine used. SG 4 |
£15 |
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| GC14 |
1876 1d blue, wmk. Crown CC. Very fine mint. SG 5 |
£20 |
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| GC15 |
1876 1d blue, wmk. Crown CC. Horizontal pair, right stamp defective, otherwise very fine mint. SG 5 |
£25 |
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| GC16 |
1876 1d blue, wmk. Crown CC. Horizontal pair plus diagonally bisected single, on piece cancelled with neat 'B27' barred oval strikes. SG 5 (5a) |
£325 |
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| GC17 |
1876 1d blue, wmk Crown CC. Verticallly bisected, on piece cancelled neat barred oval strike. SG (5a) |
£275 |
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| GC18 |
1879 2d green, wmk. Crown CC. Very fine mint. SG 6 |
£60 |
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| GC19 |
1879 2d green, wmk. Crown CC. Very fine fresh mint. SG 6 |
£70 |
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| GC20 |
1879 2d green, wmk. Crown CC. Single plus another diagonally bisected, on piece cancelled neat '556' barred ovals and 'CAPE COAST MR 4' datestamp alongside. SG 6 (6a) |
£275 |
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| GC21 |
1884 28th February, large piece from Cape Coast to London, with full address, bearing 2d green bisected diagonally, tied by '556' barred oval with superb despatch datestamp alongside. Showing crayon '1' credit mark lower left, and on reverse dated handstamp 9th April 1884 of 'THEODOR BUHL & CO / STAMP MERCHANTS', demonstrating the early collectors interest in such useages. SG (6a) |
£650 |
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| GC22 |
1876 4d magenta, wmk. Crown CC. Very fine fresh mint. SG 7 |
£150 |
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| GC24 |
1876 6d orange, wmk. Crown CC. Very fine mint. SG 8 |
£125 |
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| GC25 |
1876 6d orange, wmk. Crown CC. Fine used cancelled with neat '554' barred oval. SG 8 |
£12 |
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| GC27 |
1883 1d blue, wmk. Crown CA. Very fine mint. SG 10 |
£475 |
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| GC29 |
1884-91 2½d, 3d, 1/- and 2/-, wmk. Crown CA, overprinted 'SPECIMEN' (Samuel D11/12). Very fine mint. SG 14s/15s, 18s/19s |
£125 |
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| GC30 |
1884-91 ½d, 1d, 2d, 4d and 6d, wmk. Crown CA, each with manuscript 'Specimen' (as noted in Samuel). Light faults, mint. A RARE group. SG 11, 12, 13, 16, 17 spec. |
£1,200 |
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| GC43 |
1884 2d slate, wmk. Crown CA, cancelled with crisp 'AXIM JA 8 90' datestamp in RED. Highly attractive. SG 13b |
£5 |
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| GC48 |
1884 3d olive-yellow, wmk. Crown CA, horizontal pair superb unmounted. SG 15 |
£30 |
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| GC56 |
1884 4d deep mauve, wmk. Crown CA, cancelled with crisp 'ELMINA AP 9 94' datestamp in BLUE. Attractive. SG 16 |
£10 |
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| GC57 |
1884 4d deep mauve, wmk. Crown CA, cancelled with 'AXIM MR 21 90' datestamp in ORANGE. Highly attractive. SG 16 |
£10 |
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| GC58 |
1884 6d orange, wmk. Crown CA, upper marginal block of five plate '2'. Stamps superb unmounted. SG 17 |
£85 |
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| GC61 |
1884 1/- violet, wmk. Crown CA, very fine mint. SG 18 |
£25 |
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| GC66 |
1884 2/- yellow-brown, wmk. Crown CA, fine mint. SG 19 |
£45 |
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| GC67 |
1884 2/- deep brown, wmk. Crown CA, very fine mint. SG 19a |
£35 |
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| GC71 |
1889 'ONE PENNY' on 6d surcharge, very fine mint. SG 20 |
£75 |
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| GC73 |
1889 'ONE PENNY' on 6d surcharge, very fine used cancelled 'SALTPOND AU 28 89'. SG 20 |
£40 |
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1889-1902 Queen Victoria keytype, SG 22-36
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| GC76 |
1889-94, set of four values each on piece, overprinted 'SPECIMEN'. Fine and fresh colours. SG 22s-25s |
£250 |
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| GC77 |
1894 20/-, dull mauve and black / red, overprinted 'SPECIMEN'. Very fine fresh mint. SG 25s |
£80 |
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| GC78 |
1894 20/-, dull mauve and black / red, overprinted 'SPECIMEN', right marginal vertical pair, superb and fresh unmounted. SG 25s |
£200 |
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| GC79 |
1889 5/-, dull mauve and blue, very fine mint. SG 22 |
£45 |
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| AA1267 |
1889 5/-, dull mauve and blue, fine used with part CAPE COAST (AU 1 / 96) single circle datestamp. SG 22 |
£12 |
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| GC80 |
1889 5/-, dull mauve and blue, very fine used. SG 22 |
£15 |
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| GC81 |
1889 10/-, dull mauve and red, very fine mint. SG 23 |
£55 |
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| GC82 |
1889 20/-, green and red, good colours, light horizontal crease mentioned on Brandon opinion (2001). A rare stamp. SG 24 |
£1,250 |
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| GC84 |
1894 20/-, dull mauve and black / red, very fine fresh mint. SG 25 |
£135 |
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| AA1269 |
1894 20/-, dull mauve and black/ red, very fine used with CAPE COAST (OC 9 / 94) single circle datestamp. SG 25 |
£30 |
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| GC86 |
1894 20/-, dull mauve and black / red, superb used cancelled light crisp 'KWITTA AU 3 95' datestamp. SG 25 |
£30 |
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| GC87 |
1894 20/-, dull mauve and black / red, superb used cancelled crisp 'KWITTA MY 29 97' datestamp. SG 25 |
£30 |
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| GC88 |
1894 20/-, dull mauve and black / red, superb used cancelled crisp 'KWITTA JU 5 96' datestamp. SG 25 |
£30 |
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| GC89 |
1894 20/-, dull mauve and black / red, superb used cancelled crisp 'CHAMA AU24 94' datestamp. SG 25 |
£30 |
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| GC91 |
1894 20/-, dull mauve and black / red, overprinted 'JUDICIAL', fine used cancelled indistinct datestamp. SG 25 JUDICIAL ovpt. |
£120 |
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| GC92 |
1894 20/-, dull mauve and black / red, overprinted 'JUDICIAL', very fine used cancelled 'WINNEBA / CANCELLED' datestamp. SG 25 JUDICIAL ovpt. |
£140 |
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| GC98 |
1898-1902 ½d to 10/-, set of ten values overprinted 'SPECIMEN'. 10/- on piece with good colour, balance without gum and some loss of colours. SG 26s-34s |
£100 |
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| GC99 |
1898-1902 ½d to 10/-, set of ten values overprinted 'SPECIMEN'. Very fine and fresh with gum and original colours. SG 26s-34s |
£150 |
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| GC100 |
1898-1902 ½d to 10/-, set of ten values overprinted 'SPECIMEN'. Very fine and fresh with gum and original colours. SG 26s-34s |
£150 |
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| GC101 |
1898 6d, dull mauve and violet, horizontal strip of five overprinted 'SPECIMEN'. Superb and fresh unmounted. Scarce multiple. SG 30s |
£100 |
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| GC102 |
1898-1902 ½d to 10/-, set of ten values very fine and fresh mint. SG 26-34 |
£225 |
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| GC106 |
1902 2d dull mauve and orange-red, upper right corner block of four. Hinged on margin, stamps very fine unmounted. Uncommon. SG 27b |
£200 |
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| GC107 |
1899 1/-, green and black, superb used cancelled crisp 'KWITTA OC 31 1902' datestamp. SG 31 |
£20 |
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1902 KEVII, SG 38-48
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| GC116 |
½d to 20/-, complete set of 11 values very fine mint. SG 38-48 |
£225 |
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| GC369 |
1/- green and black, block of four. Very fine unmounted. SG 44 |
£75 |
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| GC120 |
5/- green and mauve, very fine fresh mint. SG 46 |
£40 |
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| GC123 |
5/- green and mauve, lower marginal plate '1' example. Stamp superb unmounted. SG 46 |
SOLD |
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| GC124 |
5/- green and mauve, upper marginal plate '1' pair. Stamps superb unmounted, lovely. SG 46 |
£140 |
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| GC125 |
10/- green and brown, very fine mint. SG 47 |
£48 |
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| GC126 |
10/- green and brown, left marginal. Superb and fresh unmounted. SG 47 |
£75 |
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| GC127 |
10/- green and brown, upper marginal plate '1' example. Very fine unmounted. SG 47 |
SOLD |
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| GC129 |
20/- purple and black/red. Superb unmounted, scarce as such. SG 48 |
SOLD |
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| GC130 |
20/- purple and black/red, overprinted 'JUDICIAL'. Perfined and blue crayon cancel, fine and uncommon. SG 48 JUDICIAL |
£120 |
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1904-06 KEVII, SG 49-57
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| GC131 |
2/6 green and yellow, overprinted 'SPECIMEN'. Fine mint. SG 57s |
£40 |
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| GC132 |
½d to 2/6, complete set of seven values very fine mint. SG 49-57 |
£100 |
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| GC137 |
3d dull purple and orange, chalky paper. Very fine mint. SG 53a |
£12 |
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| GC138 |
6d dull purple and violet, chalky paper. Very fine mint. SG 54a |
£32 |
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| GC140 |
2/6 green and yellow, very fine fresh mint. SG 57 |
£24 |
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1907-13 KEVII, SG 59-68
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| GC145 |
½d to 5/-, complete set of ten values very fine mint. SG 59-68 |
£100 |
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| GC149 |
6d both listed shades. Fine mint. SG 64, 64a |
£15 |
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| GC153 |
2/- purple and blue/blue, ordinary paper, lower right corner block of four, plate '1; in margin. Some browning, fine mint or unmounted. Lovely. SG 66 |
£40 |
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| GC154 |
5/- green and red/yellow. Very fine mint. SG 68 |
£45 |
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| AA1863 |
5/- green and red/yellow. Upper marginal, hinged on margin stamp superb unmounted. SG 68 |
SOLD |
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1908 KEVII, SG 69
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1913-21 KGV, SG 70-84
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| GC160 |
Colour trial, 1d in blue imperforate on wove paper, ungummed and overprinted 'SPECIMEN'. Very fine. |
£90 |
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| GC163 |
½d to 20/-, complete set of 12 values overprinted 'SPECIMEN'. Very fine fresh mint. SG between 70s-84s |
£225 |
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| GC177 |
3d die II purple on pale yellow. Very fine mint. SG 77e |
£40 |
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| GC183 |
1/- black on green, block of six. Superb unmounted. SG 79 |
£25 |
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| GC187 |
2/6 black and red/blue, horizontal strip of four. Superb unmounted. SG 81 |
£35 |
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| GC371 |
2/6 black and red/blue, die II. Right marginal superb fresh mint. SG 81a |
£25 |
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| GC372 |
5/- green and red/yellow, white back. Upper left corner block of four, hinged in margin stamps superb unmounted. SG 82b |
£120 |
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| GC189 |
10/- green and red/green, upper marginal plate '8' example. Stamp superb unmounted. Lovely. SG 83 |
SOLD |
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| GC190 |
10/- green and red/green, lower marginal plate '8' example. Very fine mint. Lovely. SG 83 |
£65 |
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| GC191 |
10/- green and red/blue-green, olive back, upper marginal. Stamp superb unmounted. SG 83a |
SOLD |
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| GC195 |
10/- green and red/blue-green, olive back, very fine used. SG 83a |
£55 |
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| GC373 |
10/- green and red/emerald back, very fine mint. SG 83b |
£32 |
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| AA400 |
20/- purple and black/red, very fine mint. SG 84 |
£110 |
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| GC374 |
20/- purple and black/red, left marginal very fine mint. SG 84 |
£120 |
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| GC198 |
20/- purple and black/red, very fine used. SG 84 |
£65 |
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1918 WAR TAX, SG 85
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