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Catalogue closes October 6, 2026
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Related lotRelated to Lot 20575 · Same country / area · Similar period · Same classification
Why this lot?With no specific search terms supplied, this Zanzibar lot may interest collectors seeking the Sultan Khalifa bin Harub and Sailing Canoe issue.
Collector insight · Lot 20573
Why this lot?
Why it matches
With no specific search terms supplied, this Zanzibar lot may interest collectors seeking the Sultan Khalifa bin Harub and Sailing Canoe issue.
What makes this lot interesting
The short set runs from 18v to 4r and is described as watermarked Mult Script CA.
Catalogue facts
Zanzibar, dated 1921–29; SG 276–293.
Short set of 18 values, 18v to 4r; mint with hinge remnant or trace.
SG catalogue value: £60.00.
Auction estimate: £21.00.
Collector note
The description notes some values are off-centre and a particularly heavy hinge remnant on the 6c purple/blue.
Sultan Khalifa bin Harub & Sailing Canoe. Short set of 18v to 4r, wmk Mult Script CA, mint with h/r or trace (h/r particularly heavy on 6c purple/blue). Some values o/c.
Philatelic terms
SG — Stanley Gibbons
The Stanley Gibbons catalogue reference used to identify and catalogue stamps.
SG value — Stanley Gibbons catalogue value
The catalogue value quoted from Stanley Gibbons. It is not the same as the UPA auction estimate or a guaranteed selling price.
wmk — Watermark
An abbreviation for watermark: a design or pattern incorporated into the stamp paper during manufacture.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Related lotRelated to Lot 20575 · Same country / area · Similar period · Same classification
Sultan Khalifa bin Harub. Set of 13v to 10s (CENTS in sans-serif capitals), wmk Mult Script CA. Mint with h/r or trace, top 3v with light gum toning. Some o/c.
Philatelic terms
SG — Stanley Gibbons
The Stanley Gibbons catalogue reference used to identify and catalogue stamps.
SG value — Stanley Gibbons catalogue value
The catalogue value quoted from Stanley Gibbons. It is not the same as the UPA auction estimate or a guaranteed selling price.
wmk — Watermark
An abbreviation for watermark: a design or pattern incorporated into the stamp paper during manufacture.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Related lotRelated to Lot 20575 · Same country / area · Similar period
Postage Dues: Set of 6v, 2c to 25c on various coloured papers, rouletted 5, no gum (as issued). Mint with h/r and trace. 12c & 25c on rose with attached margins.
Philatelic terms
SG — Stanley Gibbons
The Stanley Gibbons catalogue reference used to identify and catalogue stamps.
SG value — Stanley Gibbons catalogue value
The catalogue value quoted from Stanley Gibbons. It is not the same as the UPA auction estimate or a guaranteed selling price.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
