Sale 1270 — Worldwide Stamps and Postal History
Sale Date — Tuesday-Thursday, 6-8 December, 2022
Category — Tanganyika thru Zululand
TANGANYIKA, 1922-25, 5c-£1 Giraffe, "Specimen" Overprint (10S-28S; SG 74s-88s). Complete set of fifteen values, original gum, h.r., bright and fresh, Fine-Very Fine, SG £900
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TANZANIA, 1973, 40c Official, "OFFICI" Error (O13B var; SG O36b). Mint N.H. sheet of 100, with two errors in positions 99 and 100, Very Fine, the error originally occurred only on position 99, but as the "L" deteriorated on position 100 later in the print run, it too became completely omitted, SG £5,410 (£1,000 for the two errors and £4,410 for the 98 normal stamps)
TOGO (British), 1915, 10pf Carmine, Without Watermark, Third Setting (63 var; SG H31a var; Gibbs 31b var). Setting 3d, clear strike of "Lome, Togo 20.10.14" circular datestamp, rich color, precise centeringVERY FINE AND RARE EXAMPLE OF THE 10-PFENNIG WITHOUT WATERMARK. LESS THAN TEN ARE BELIEVED TO EXIST, ALL FROM THE SAME SETTING.
While closely resembling the Third Setting, the subtle differences are actually from the rare Setting 3d. This stamp is not known from "true" Third Setting as this was not part of the stamps found in Sansane Mangu, so the Stanley Gibbons catalogue is slightly misleading in that respect. Gibbs states this as "VR" which indicates not more than ten exist.
Illustrated in Gibbs p. 195. With 1986 Holcombe certificate. Unlisted in Scott. SG £7,500
TONGA, 1896, -1/2p on 7-1/2p on 2p Blue, Perf 12 (37j var; SG 37Ap var). Original gum, lightly hinged, remarkably showing an additional hyphen before "Penny", bold color, Very Fine, the underlying stamp is quite scarce with Perf 12 and even more desirable with the unlisted variety, catalogued as normal, Scott $925.00, SG £800
TONGA, 1897, 7-1/2p Green & Black, Inverted Center (47a; SG 48a). Original gum, h.r., well-centered, deep rich colorsVERY FINE AND CHOICE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE RARE TONGA 1897 7-1/2 PENCE GEORGE II INVERTED CENTER. ONLY ONE PANE OF SIXTY WAS PRINTED.
With 2007 B.P.A. certificate. Scott $6,500.00. SG £9,000
TRINIDAD, 1851-52, (1p) Blue, (1p) Deep Blue on Deeply Blued Paper (3-3a; SG 3-4). Two original gum multiples, Blue shade is block of four, lightly hinged, Deep Blue is block of six, minor h.r. except two stamps Mint N.H., both with large margins to ample on all sides, fresh and Very Fine, catalogued as singles, Scott $1,146.00, SG £1,172
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TRINIDAD, 1854, (1p) Black Violet (8; SG 9). Complete pane of 110 (10x11) with full margins all around, original gum, hinged in corners leaving most examples Mint N.H., exceptionally fresh color and overall appearance, Extremely Fine, a remarkable surviving complete pane in this pristine condition, a stunning showpiece worthy of exhibiting, catalogued simply as hinged singles, Scott $3,575.00, SG £3,520
TRINIDAD, 1861, 6p Green, Rough Perf 14 to 16-1/2 (36; SG 56). Block of four, original gum, h.r., excellent centering overall, bold color, Very Fine, Scott $1,900.00, SG £1,300
TRINIDAD, 1876, 6p Deep Green (60a; SG 77a). Block of four, original gum, top pair small h.r., bottom pair lightly hinged, lovely fresh color in this deeper shade, excellent centering, Very Fine, a handsome multiple, ex Sir Marriott and Henry, with 2007 B.P.A. certificate, catalogued as singles, Scott $600.00, SG £600
TRISTAN DA CUNHA, 1927, "Tristan da Cunha" with Star, Cachet IV (SG C4). Clear magenta strike on 1929 cover to Painswick, England, London Mar. 18, 1929 machine cancel overstruck cachet, Great Britain -1/2p and 1p Postage Dues applied on arrival and tied by "Painswick 19 MR 29" circular datestamps, cover missing backflap and trivial staining at bottom, still Very Fine use, carried from Tristan da Cunha on the Canadian cruise liner "Duchess of Athol" which called at Tristan on Feb. 24, ex Cole, SG £850
UGANDA, 1895, 30(c) Black, Wide Letters and Wide Stamp (3; SG 3). Without gum as issued, horizontal strip of three, left stamp measuring 18mm, partial frame lines at top and bottom, light vertical creases in left and middle stamps, middle stamp with minute pinholeVERY FINE APPEARANCE. A VERY RARE MULTIPLE MADE EVEN MORE INTERESTING BY HAVING THE LEFT STAMP WITH NARROW WIDTH.
The March printing was made with nine stamps per row, though the width of each stamp was made by Reverend Millar as he went along, resulting in a variance of width from 20mm to 26mm. In April, Reverend Millar changed the format of producing these stamps, so that eleven stamps were placed in each row, with stamps measuring 16 to 18mm. The 30c value is considerably more rare in the narrow setting (Scott and SG No. 22). The left stamp on this strip measures exactly 18mm, which would be in the range of the narrow setting, though is was produced in the March printing, since the other two stamps measure at least 20mm. If the left stamp were separated from the strip, it could easily be classified as the narrow (April) printing, which catalogs $10,000.00 per stamp.
Signed Bloch. Ex "World Traveler". Conservatively cataloged as three singles of No. 3. Scott $7,500.00. SG £6,000
UGANDA, 1895, 10(c) Black, Wide Letters, Narrow Stamp (18; SG 18). Tied on small piece by manuscript "X" cancel, complete dividing lines on three sides, nearly so at top, small spot treated to reduce staining at bottom right, otherwise Very Fine and scarce, ex Griffith-Jones, with 2022 B.P.A. certificate, Scott $2,000.00, SG £1,600
UGANDA, 1896, 5r Black, Small "O" in "Postage" (68a; SG 61a). Horizontal pair with sheet margin at left, positions R 3/1-2, without gum as issued, strong impression, fresh and Very Fine, a scarce se-tenant pair, catalogued as singles, Scott $1,325.00, SG £1,050
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, 1972, 1d Overprint (12). Vertical pair, violet circular datestamps, fresh and Very Fine, scarce, Scott $800.00 as singles
ZANZIBAR, 1895-96, 2a6p Green, "Zanzidar" Error (7a; SG 8j). Horizontal se-tenant pair, right stamp the error from Position R 4/6, light Zanzibar double-circle datestamps, slight toning mostly around edges, accompanying certificate also notes corner bend at top right which we fail to see, Very Fine appearance, ex Griffith-Jones, with 2022 B.P.A. certificate, Scott $1,800.00, SG £1,800
ZANZIBAR, 1895-96, 4a Olive Green, "Zanzidar" Error (9a; SG 11j). Position R 4/6 with second "z" small, well-centered, neat Zanzibar Jan. 1, 1896 circular datestamp, slight toning around edges, otherwise Very Fine, a rare and desirable error, ex Griffith-Jones, with 2022 B.P.A. certificate, Scott $4,750.00, SG £4,250
ZANZIBAR, 1896, 2-1/2a on 1a, Red Surcharge (22; SG 33). Horizontal pair, original gum, h.r., both examples Ty. B (SG Ty. 4) from Row 3 or 4 of the setting, fresh and Very Fine, ex Griffith-Jones, catalogued as singles, Scott $1,000.00, SG £900
ZULULAND, 1888-93, -1/2p-5sh Queen Victoria (1-11; SG 1-11). Original gum, lightly hinged or h.r., fresh colors, key 5sh value particularly well-centered, Fine-Very Fine, 5sh with 1985 B.P.A. certificate, Scott $1,357.75, SG £1,100
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ZULULAND, 1892, 5sh Rose (11; SG 11). Original gum, lightly hinged, uncommonly deep shade on bright paper, Very Fine, Scott $725.00, SG £750