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Related lot Related to Lot 16624 · Same country / area · Similar period
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 16624 · 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 16624 · Same country / area · Similar period
'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 16624 · Same country / area · Similar period
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 16624 · Same country / area · Similar period
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 16624 · Same country / area · Similar period
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 16624 · Same country / area · Similar period
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 16624 · 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
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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
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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 16624 · Same country / area · Similar period
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 16624 · Same country / area · Similar period
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 16624 · Same country / area · Similar period
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
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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 16624 · 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 16624 · Same country / area · Similar period
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 16624 · Same country / area · Similar period
CA 4d dull purple and carmine rose, 6d dull purple and brown Specimen fresh m.m.
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 1901
SG 57e,58
Related lot Related to Lot 16624 · 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 16624 · Same country / area · Similar period
Registered cover to Germany with 1897 2d,4d and 1901 new colours 1d,4d,6d tied Chiromo 27 No 01 pmks, backstamped Chinde and Zanzibar, fine and attractive
Date 1901
Related lot Related to Lot 16624 · Same country / area · Related period · Same classification
Definitives to 2/6d. G/FU
Philatelic terms
FU ?
U ?
SG ?
SG value ?
FU — Fine Used
A used stamp described as being in fine condition, usually with an acceptable cancellation and overall appearance.
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 1903
SG 59/63
SG value £140.00
Related lot Related to Lot 16624 · Same country / area · Related period · Same classification
2/6d grey green & green. Head plate faded. G/FU
Philatelic terms
FU ?
U ?
SG ?
SG value ?
plate ?
FU — Fine Used
A used stamp described as being in fine condition, usually with an acceptable cancellation and overall appearance.
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.
plate — Plate
A printing plate, or an identifying plate number or characteristic, associated with the production of a stamp.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Date 1903
SG 63
SG value £110.00
Related lot Related to Lot 16624 · Same country / area · Related period · Same classification
set to 1s, incl. 1d x 3, plus 1907 1d, postmark interest, v.g.u.
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 1903-04
SG 59-62b
SG value £45.00
Related lot Related to Lot 16624 · Same country / area · Related period · Same classification
4s dull & bright purple 'KEVII', 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 1903-04
SG 64
SG value £150.00
Related lot Related to Lot 16624 · Same country / area · Related period · Same classification
3d purple/yellow, WATERMARK INVERTED, v.g.u. Scarce.
Philatelic terms
U ?
SG ?
SG value ?
watermark ?
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.
watermark — Watermark
A design or pattern incorporated into stamp paper during manufacture and visible when the paper is examined appropriately.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Date 1908-11
SG 75w
SG value £425.00
