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Related lot Related to Lot 21271 · Same country / area · Similar period · Same classification
4/- grey black & vermilion 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 1893
SG 26
SG value £75.00
Related lot Related to Lot 21271 · Same country / area · Similar period · Same classification
QV: 4/- grey black & vermilion 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 1893
SG 26
SG value £80.00
Related lot Related to Lot 21271 · Same country / area · Similar period · Same classification
QV: 4/- grey black & vermilion 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 1893
SG 26
SG value £80.00
Related lot Related to Lot 21271 · Same country / area · Similar period · Same classification
2d green and red & 4d yellow-brown and black on thick soft wove paper, perf 12½. MM with h/r. Both o/c but frames are clear of perfs.
Philatelic terms
MM ?
SG ?
SG value ?
perf ?
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.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Date 1895
SG 27, 28
SG value £70.00
Related lot Related to Lot 21271 · Same country / area · Similar period · Same classification
QV: Definitives perf 12.5. MM,
Philatelic terms
MM ?
SG ?
SG value ?
perf ?
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.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Date 1895
SG 27/8
SG value £70.00
Related lot Related to Lot 21271 · Same country / area · Similar period · Same classification
2/6d brown & purple/yellow 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 1896
SG 48
SG value £90.00
Related lot Related to Lot 21271 · Same country / area · Similar period · Same classification
5/- chestnut & emerald 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 1896
SG 49
SG value £65.00
Related lot Related to Lot 21271 · Same country / area · Similar period · Same classification
QV: Cape of Good Hope stamp ovpt 'BRITISH / SOUTH AFRICA / COMPANY'. ½d black, wmk Anchor, perf 14. 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 1896
SG 58
SG value £20.00
Related lot Related to Lot 21271 · Same country / area · Similar period · Same classification
Ovpt on Cape ½d grey black top right corner horiz pair from the left pane fine mint, each showing flaw in 'T'. Perfs spliting on margin
Philatelic terms
SG ?
SG value ?
pair ?
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 1896
SG 58
SG value £40.00
Related lot Related to Lot 21271 · Same country / area · Similar period · Same classification
½d grey-black, wmk Anchor, perf 14, ovpt 'British South Africa Company' on issue of Cape of Good Hope. Mint hinged.
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 1896
SG 58
SG value £20.00
Related lot Related to Lot 21271 · Same country / area · Similar period · Same classification
Ovpts on Cape ½d grey black unused no gum, 1d rose red mint(creased) each with short second 'A' in 'AFRICA' occurs on fifth stamp in each column
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 1896
SG 58,59
SG value £43.00
Related lot Related to Lot 21271 · Same country / area · Similar period · Same classification
Overprints on Cape set to 6d(6) 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 1896
SG 58-63
SG value £236.00
Related lot Related to Lot 21271 · Same country / area · Similar period · Same classification
British South Africa Company ovpt set(7) mint, some faults, the 5s has foxing on reverse
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 1896
SG 58-64
SG value £325.00
Related lot Related to Lot 21271 · Same country / area · Similar period · Same classification
QV: Cape of Good Hope stamp ovpt 'BRITISH / SOUTH AFRICA / COMPANY'. 1d rose-red, wmk Anchor, perf 14. MM with hinge 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 1896
SG 59
SG value £23.00
Related lot Related to Lot 21271 · Same country / area · Similar period · Same classification
QV: Cape of Good Hope stamp ovpt 'BRITISH SOUTH AFRICA COMPANY' - 1d rose-red, wmk Anchor, MM large h/r.
Philatelic terms
MM ?
SG ?
SG value ?
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.
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 59
SG value £23.00
Related lot Related to Lot 21271 · Same country / area · Similar period · Same classification
QV: Cape of Good Hope stamp ovpt 'BRITISH / SOUTH AFRICA / COMPANY'. 2d deep bistre, wmk Anchor, perf 14. MM with h/r. Centred SE where frames at base and right are cut by perfs.
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 1896
SG 60
SG value £30.00
Related lot Related to Lot 21271 · Same country / area · Similar period · Same classification
QV: Cape of Good Hope stamp ovpt 'BRITISH / SOUTH AFRICA / COMPANY'. 3d pale claret, wmk Anchor, perf 14. MM with h/r and traces, part o.g. Centred N but frame clear of perfs.
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 1896
SG 61
SG value £55.00
Related lot Related to Lot 21271 · Same country / area · Similar period · Same classification
QV: Cape of Good Hope stamp ovpt 'BRITISH / SOUTH AFRICA / COMPANY'. 4d blue wmk Anchor, perf 14. MM with h/r. Centred S where frame is cut by perfs.
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 1896
SG 62
SG value £38.00
Related lot Related to Lot 21271 · Same country / area · Similar period · Same classification
QV: Cape of Good Hope stamp ovpt 'BRITISH SOUTH AFRICA COMPANY' - 6d deep purple, wmk Anchor, mint hinged. Some gum staining.
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 1896
SG 63
SG value £70.00
Related lot Related to Lot 21271 · Same country / area · Similar period · Same classification
1/- yellow ochre 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 1896
SG 64
SG value £150.00
Related lot Related to Lot 21271 · Same country / area · Similar period · Same classification
Arms Die I 1d scarlet and emerald complete sheet of 60, some selvedge missing, mint with gum, approx half of the stamps have tone staining on gum
Philatelic terms
SG ?
SG value ?
selvedge ?
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.
selvedge — Selvedge
The unprinted margin of a stamp sheet attached to one or more stamps; also commonly called sheet margin.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Date 1896-97
SG 29
SG value £2,700.00
Related lot Related to Lot 21271 · Same country / area · Similar period · Same classification
Arms Die I set(9) mint, odd small 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 1896-97
SG 29-37
SG value £375.00
Related lot Related to Lot 21271 · Same country / area · Similar period · Same classification
Arms Die I set(9) 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 1896-97
SG 29-37
SG value £375.00
Related lot Related to Lot 21271 · Same country / area · Similar period · Same classification
Arms Die I set mint(9) some are 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 1896-97
SG 29-37
SG value £375.00
