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Related lot Related to Lot 16585 · Same country / area · Similar period
4d, 6d, 1s and 3s (light gum crease), each ovptd. SPECIMEN, mint/o.g. (4)
Philatelic terms
SG ?
SG — Stanley Gibbons
The Stanley Gibbons catalogue reference used to identify and catalogue stamps.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Date 1896
SG 34s/8s
Related lot Related to Lot 16585 · Same country / area · Similar period
1s black and rose, horizontal pair, ovptd. SPECIMEN, unused no gum.
Philatelic terms
SG ?
pair ?
SG — Stanley Gibbons
The Stanley Gibbons catalogue reference used to identify and catalogue stamps.
pair — Pair
Two stamps that remain joined together.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Date 1896
SG 36s
Related lot Related to Lot 16585 · Same country / area · Similar period
CC 2/6d black and magenta very fine used, full Chinde c.d.s.
Philatelic terms
U ?
SG ?
SG value ?
U — Used
A stamp that has been used, normally evidenced by a postal or fiscal cancellation.
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.
Date 1896
SG 37
SG value £160.00
Related lot Related to Lot 16585 · Same country / area · Similar period
BCA Arms 2/6d black & magenta wmk CC, with 'SPECIMEN' ovpt, MNG with a central thin.
Philatelic terms
SG ?
wmk ?
SG — Stanley Gibbons
The Stanley Gibbons catalogue reference used to identify and catalogue stamps.
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.
Date 1896
SG 37
Related lot Related to Lot 16585 · Same country / area · Similar period
3s black & yellow 'Arms of the Protectorate', CC Wmk, P14, fiscally used.
Philatelic terms
U ?
SG ?
SG value ?
wmk ?
U — Used
A stamp that has been used, normally evidenced by a postal or fiscal cancellation.
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.
Date 1896
SG 38
SG value £85.00
Related lot Related to Lot 16585 · Same country / area · Similar period
CC 5s black and olive fine used Chinde OC 7 96 c.d.s., couple of slightly pulled perfs
Philatelic terms
U ?
SG ?
SG value ?
U — Used
A stamp that has been used, normally evidenced by a postal or fiscal cancellation.
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.
Date 1896
SG 39
SG value £350.00
Related lot Related to Lot 16585 · Same country / area · Similar period
No wmk 3s black and yellow used, Chiromo 1895 c.d.s., slight thin
Philatelic terms
U ?
SG ?
SG value ?
wmk ?
U — Used
A stamp that has been used, normally evidenced by a postal or fiscal cancellation.
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.
Date 1895
SG 27
SG value £90.00
Related lot Related to Lot 16585 · Same country / area · Similar period
No wmk 3s black and yellow fine used, Port Herald 1895 c.d.s.
Philatelic terms
U ?
SG ?
SG value ?
wmk ?
U — Used
A stamp that has been used, normally evidenced by a postal or fiscal cancellation.
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.
Date 1895
SG 27
SG value £90.00
Related lot Related to Lot 16585 · Same country / area · Similar period
Used collection on large leaves(94 stamps,6 covers or cards) including 1898 Arms ½d Internal Postcard used from Blantyre, 1899 Arms 2d External Postcard used from Chiromo to Hamburg, 1921-33 Script 2s,2/6d,4s, 1935 RSJ set, 1945 set, 1948 RSW set, 1953-54 set, mainly fine
Date 1895-1954
Related lot Related to Lot 16585 · Same country / area · Related period · Same classification
6d black & green VLMM
Philatelic terms
SG ?
SG value ?
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.
Date 1897
SG 46
SG value £60.00
Related lot Related to Lot 16585 · Same country / area · Related period · Same classification
6d black & green LMM
Philatelic terms
LMM ?
SG ?
SG value ?
LMM — Lightly Mounted Mint
A mint stamp showing only light evidence of previous mounting or hinging.
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.
Date 1897
SG 46
SG value £60.00
Related lot Related to Lot 16585 · Same country / area · Related period · Same classification
6d black & green MM
Philatelic terms
MM ?
SG ?
SG value ?
MM — Mounted Mint
A mint stamp that has previously been mounted or hinged, normally with some hinge trace or disturbance to the gum.
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.
Date 1897
SG 46
SG value £60.00
Related lot Related to Lot 16585 · Same country / area · Related period · Same classification
4/- black & carmine MM
Philatelic terms
MM ?
SG ?
SG value ?
MM — Mounted Mint
A mint stamp that has previously been mounted or hinged, normally with some hinge trace or disturbance to the gum.
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.
Date 1897
SG 50
SG value £140.00
Related lot Related to Lot 16585 · Same country / area · Related period · Same classification
'Arms' short set to 1s, CA Wmk, fine mint (5)
Philatelic terms
SG ?
SG value ?
wmk ?
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.
Date 1897-1900
SG 43/47
SG value £87.00
Related lot Related to Lot 16585 · Same country / area · Related period · Same classification
British Central Africa - Arms of the Protectorate. Lower 5v to 1s from longer set, wmk Crown CA, perf 14. 1d & 6d (cv £60) lightly MM with hinge trace, other 3v MM with h/r.
Philatelic terms
MM ?
SG ?
SG value ?
perf ?
wmk ?
MM — Mounted Mint
A mint stamp that has previously been mounted or hinged, normally with some hinge trace or disturbance to the gum.
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.
perf — Perforation
The rows of holes or cuts between stamps that allow them to be separated; measurements describe the spacing of those perforations.
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.
Date 1897-1900
SG 43-47
SG value £85.00
Related lot Related to Lot 16585 · Same country / area · Related period · Same classification
CA 1d to 1s(5) fresh mint
Philatelic terms
SG ?
SG value ?
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.
Date 1897-1900
SG 43-47
SG value £87.00
Related lot Related to Lot 16585 · Same country / area · Related period · Same classification
CA set to 1s and 1901 CA new colours(8) mint, odd slight gum fault
Philatelic terms
SG ?
SG value ?
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.
Date 1897-1900
SG 43-7,57-8
SG value £122.00
Related lot Related to Lot 16585 · Same country / area · Related period · Same classification
CC 2/6d black and ultramarine fresh well centred mint
Philatelic terms
SG ?
SG value ?
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.
Date 1897-1900
SG 48
SG value £120.00
Related lot Related to Lot 16585 · Same country / area · Related period · Same classification
CC 3s black and sea green fresh m.m., centred left, tiny corner wrinkle
Philatelic terms
SG ?
SG value ?
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.
Date 1897-1900
SG 50
SG value £350.00
Related lot Related to Lot 16585 · Same country / area · Related period · Same classification
CC 4s black and carmine fresh mint, heavily mounted
Philatelic terms
SG ?
SG value ?
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.
Date 1897-1900
SG 50
SG value £140.00
Related lot Related to Lot 16585 · Same country / area · Related period · Same classification
CC 10s black and olive green mint, heavily mounted, light crease
Philatelic terms
SG ?
SG value ?
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.
Date 1897-1900
SG 50a
SG value £350.00
Related lot Related to Lot 16585 · Same country / area · Related period · Same classification
CC £1 black and dull purple fresh m.m., very fine
Philatelic terms
SG ?
SG value ?
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.
Date 1897-1900
SG 51
SG value £600.00
Related lot Related to Lot 16585 · Same country / area · Related period · Same classification
British Central Africa: £1 black and dull purple, wmk Crown CC. Mint with h/r and trace. A little discolouration along some of the top perfs and single nibbled perf at lower right. Centred SW but design well clear of perfs.
Philatelic terms
SG ?
SG value ?
perf ?
wmk ?
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.
perf — Perforation
The rows of holes or cuts between stamps that allow them to be separated; measurements describe the spacing of those perforations.
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.
Date 1897-1900
SG 51
SG value £600.00
Related lot Related to Lot 16585 · Same country / area · Related period · Same classification
British Central Africa - Arms of the Protectorate. Set of 3v, 1d, 4d & 6d, wmk Crown CA, perf 14. MM with h/r or trace.
Philatelic terms
MM ?
SG ?
SG value ?
perf ?
wmk ?
MM — Mounted Mint
A mint stamp that has previously been mounted or hinged, normally with some hinge trace or disturbance to the gum.
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.
perf — Perforation
The rows of holes or cuts between stamps that allow them to be separated; measurements describe the spacing of those perforations.
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.
Date 1901
SG 57d-58
SG value £35.00
