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Related lot Related to Lot 16604 · Same country / area · Similar period
£1 black & dull purple, faint horiz crease UMM
Philatelic terms
UM ?
SG ?
SG value ?
UM — Unmounted Mint
A mint stamp with original gum that has not been mounted or hinged.
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 51
SG value £600.00
Related lot Related to Lot 16604 · Same country / area · Similar period
£1 black & dull purple 'Arms', CC Wmk upright, P14, fiscally used & later cds applied.
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 1897-1900
SG value £500.00
Related lot Related to Lot 16604 · Same country / area · Similar period
2s6d black & ultramarine 'Arms', 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 1897-1900
SG 48
SG value £65.00
Related lot Related to Lot 16604 · Same country / area · Similar period
CC 2/6d to £1(5) ovptd Specimen fresh m.m., very fine
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 1897-1900
SG 48-51
Related lot Related to Lot 16604 · Same country / area · Similar period
3s black & sea-green 'Arms', CC Wmk, P14, fiscally used, cleaned & recancelled.
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 1897-1900
SG 49
SG value £425.00
Related lot Related to Lot 16604 · Same country / area · Similar period
4s black & carmine 'Arms', 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 1897-1900
SG 50
SG value £125.00
Related lot Related to Lot 16604 · Same country / area · Similar period
CC £1 black and dull purple fine used, Zomba 1898 postmark
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 1897-1900
SG 51
SG value £500.00
Related lot Related to Lot 16604 · Same country / area · Similar period
£1 black & dull purple 'Arms', 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 1897-1900
SG 51
SG value £500.00
Related lot Related to Lot 16604 · Same country / area · Similar period
CC £10 black and yellow with full Blantyre Hut Tax cancel(sounds extortionate!) well centred and 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 52
SG value £400.00
Related lot Related to Lot 16604 · Same country / area · Similar period
£10 black & yellow 'Arms', 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 1897-1900
SG 52
SG value £3,500.00
Related lot Related to Lot 16604 · Same country / area · Similar period
Balance collection neatly presented on album pages, entirely used most being very fine cds used. Incls: 1897 Arms to 1/-. E7 to 6d. GV to 2/6d. GVI 1938 low values to 1/-. All commems with SW pair. QEII 1953 defin short set to 10/-. 1963 surch set. Cat £265+. (86).
Philatelic terms
pair ?
pair — Pair
Two stamps that remain joined together.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Date 1897-1964
Related lot Related to Lot 16604 · Same country / area · Similar period
Internal Postage imperf 1d vermilion and grey blue with vertical frame lines going through margin at top, initialled JTG in black on reverse, very fine used will full Zomba MR 11 98 first day c.d.s.
Philatelic terms
U ?
SG ?
SG value ?
imperf ?
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.
imperf — Imperforate
A stamp produced without perforations separating it from adjoining stamps.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Date 1898
SG 54
SG value £1,200.00
Related lot Related to Lot 16604 · Same country / area · Mint condition · Same classification
1934 Definitives. 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 1934-35
SG 114/22
SG value £48.00
Related lot Related to Lot 16604 · Same country / area · Mint condition · Same classification
5/- on ordinary paper 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 1944
SG 141a
SG value £95.00
Related lot Related to Lot 16604 · Same country / area · Mint condition · Same classification
Victory pair perforated SPECIMEN. LMM
Philatelic terms
LMM ?
SG ?
SG value ?
pair ?
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.
pair — Pair
Two stamps that remain joined together.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Date 1946
SG 158S/9S
SG value £140.00
Related lot Related to Lot 16604 · 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 16604 · 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 16604 · 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 16604 · Same country / area · Similar period
CC 2/6d black and ultramarine fine used, Fort Johnston DE 13 97 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 1897-1900
SG 48
SG value £65.00
Related lot Related to Lot 16604 · Same country / area · Similar period
CC 4s black and carmine used Fort Johnston OC 18 00 pmk, a few slightly blunt 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 1897-1900
SG 50
SG value £120.00
Related lot Related to Lot 16604 · Same country / area · Similar period
CC 10s black and olive green very fine used, Blantyre MR 21 01 pmk
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 1897-1900
SG 50a
SG value £400.00
Related lot Related to Lot 16604 · 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
Related lot Related to Lot 16604 · Same country / area · Related period · Same classification
CC 2/6d grey green and green 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 1903-04
SG 63
SG value £70.00
Related lot Related to Lot 16604 · Same country / area · Related period · Same classification
CC 2/6d grey green and green 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 1903-04
SG 63
SG value £70.00
