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Catalogue closes October 6, 2026
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Related lotRelated to Lot 8058 · Surcharge · Similar period · Same classification
Kaiser Franz Joseph issues surcharged - Michel Nos 28-29 - 2p on 20Kr Olive-green & Black, 5p on 50Kr Brown-Purple & Black and Michel Nos. 30-31 - 10p on 1G Violet & Black and 20p on 2G Green, f.u. with small h/r. (4)
Philatelic terms
U — Used
A stamp that has been used, normally evidenced by a postal or fiscal cancellation.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Related lotRelated to Lot 8058 · Surcharge · Similar period · Same classification
Kaiser Franz Joseph surcharged issues - Michel Nos. 39-42 - 10p on 5h Blackish Blue-green and Black, 20p on 10h Rose-Carmine & Black, 1p on 25h Ultramarine & Black and 2p on 50h light Prussian Blue f.u. with small h/r. (4)
Philatelic terms
U — Used
A stamp that has been used, normally evidenced by a postal or fiscal cancellation.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Related lotRelated to Lot 8058 · Surcharge · Similar period · Same classification
½anna on 3a black/dull red 'Liberty Light' horiz pair, No Wmk, P14, manuscript surcharge & initialed 'T.E.C.R.', very fine used, tied to a neatly clipped piece by a Mombasa cds.
Philatelic terms
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.
surcharge — Surcharge
An overprint that changes or states the stamp’s face value.
wmk — Watermark
An abbreviation for watermark: a design or pattern incorporated into the stamp paper during manufacture.
pair — Pair
Two stamps that remain joined together.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Related lotRelated to Lot 8058 · Surcharge · Similar period · Same classification
½Ct on 5c vermillion horizontal pair of Local Post, variety 'Surcharge inverted in pair with normal' very fine used, tied to a neatly clipped piece by blue Shanghai twin ring Local Post cancellation, Ex Stanley Gibbons.
Philatelic terms
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.
surcharge — Surcharge
An overprint that changes or states the stamp’s face value.
variety — Variety
A recognised difference from the normal stamp, such as a printing, overprint, perforation, watermark or design variation.
pair — Pair
Two stamps that remain joined together.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Related lotRelated to Lot 8058 · Surcharge · Similar period · Same classification
to 1919 tiny coll on printed leaves, incl. 1898 most vals to 50pf, 1901-04 most to 50pf, 1905 surcharge values to ½d and 1½d, 1905-19 to 40c on 40pf, plus 1d cds cancels and central punch hole, used, poor to fine. (25)
Philatelic terms
U — Used
A stamp that has been used, normally evidenced by a postal or fiscal cancellation.
surcharge — Surcharge
An overprint that changes or states the stamp’s face value.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Related lotRelated to Lot 8058 · Surcharge · Similar period · Same classification
QV: TWO CENTS (type 32) surcharged on 4c carmine, wmk Crown CA, perf 14. Normal surcharge is across 'FOUR CENTS', this example has normal surcharge plus a second 'TWO CENTS' surcharge across 'MAURITIUS' at top of stamp. Fine used with normal for comparison.
Philatelic terms
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.
surcharge — Surcharge
An overprint that changes or states the stamp’s face value.
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.
