Shipping 2½d emerald green top right corner b/4 with sheet number, imperf between vertically fine u.m. Cat £1100 (image available) {UM} [US8] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £100.00)
Auction UPA 100
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Jan 07, 2026 Europe/London
UPA UPA Auction UPA 100
Wednesday Jan 07, 2026 09:00 Europe/London
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Lot #8028 - ghana 1957
Shipping 2½d emerald green lower right corner b/4 with sheet number, imperf between vertically fine u.m. Cat £1100 (image available) {UM} [US8] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £100.00)
Lot #8029 - ghana 1957
Shipping 2½d emerald green lower left vertical corner pair imperf between fine u.m. Cat £550 (image available) {UM} [US8] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £49.60)
Lot #8030 - ghana 1957
Shipping 2½d emerald green lower righ corner imperf b/4 with sheet number fine u.m. (image available) {UM} [US8] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £24.00)
Lot #8031 - ghana 1957
QE II Inauguration of Black Star Shipping Line 2½d. Emerald-green 'Viking Ship' variety IMPERF between TWO vertical STRIPS of THREE marginal block of SIX. Wonderful 65 year-old SG Listed variety catalogued £550= each pair from an old dealers' archive. Extrapolated catalogue value £700+ each strip. Reasonably priced. Catalogued £1,450= Absolutely Superb Cat £1450 (image available) {UM} [US3] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £324.00)
Lot #8032 - ghana 1957
QE II Inauguration of Black Star Shipping Line 2½d. Emerald-green 'Viking Ship' variety IMPERF between TWO vertical pairs corner marginal block of FOUR. Wonderful 65 year-old SG Listed variety catalogued £550= each pair from an old dealers' archive. Reasonably priced. Catalogued £1,100= Absolutely Superb Cat £1100 (image available) {UM} [US3] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £240.00)
Lot #8033 - ghana 1957
QE II Inauguration of Black Star Shipping Line 2½d. Emerald-green 'Viking Ship' variety IMPERFORATE N.E. Corner marginal inscriptional marginal block of SIX. Wonderful 65 year-old SG Listed variety as IMPERFORATE between catalogued £550= each pair from an old dealers' archive. If listed Estimated catalogue value £1,500+. Valuable piece presently unlisted imperforate state hence Reasonably priced. Estimate Catalogued value £1,500+. Wonderful...
Lot #8034 - ghana 1965
Pictorial issues ovpt 'Ghana New Currency 19th July. 1965.' vals - SG385a - 6p on 6d bottom left hand corner marginal block of 4, SG386a - 11p on 11d top left hand maringal block of 4 and SG387da - 12p on 1s bottom left hand corner marginal block of 4 all 'Surch Inverted. Superb u.m. (3) Cat £150 (image available) {UM} [US9] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £19.20)
Lot #8035 - ghana 1965
Pictorial issues ovpt 'Ghana New Currency 19th July. 1965.' vals - SG385a - 6p on 6d bottom left hand corner marginal block of 4, SG386a - 11p on 11d top left hand maringal block of 4 and SG387da - 12p on 1s top right hand corner marginal block of 4 all 'Surch Inverted. Superb u.m. (3) Cat £150 {UM} [US9] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £19.20)
Lot #8036 - ghana 1965
Pictorial issues ovpt 'Ghana New Currency 19th July. 1965.' vals - SG385a - 6p on 6d bottom left hand corner marginal block of 4, SG386a - 11p on 11d top right hand maringal block of 4 and SG387da - 12p on 1s bottom left hand corner marginal block of 4 all 'Surch Inverted. Superb u.m. (3) Cat £150 (image available) {UM} [US9] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £19.20)
Lot #8037 - ghana 1965
Pictorial issues ovpt 'Ghana New Currency 19th July. 1965.' vals - SG385a - 6p on 6d bottom left hand corner marginal block of 4, SG386a - 11p on 11d top left hand maringal block of 4 and SG387da - 12p on 1s bottom left hand corner marginal block of 4 all 'Surch Inverted. Superb u.m. (3) Cat £150 (image available) {UM} [US9] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £19.20)
Lot #8038 - ghana 1965
Pictorial issues ovpt 'Ghana New Currency 19th July. 1965.' vals - SG385a - 6p on 6d bottom left hand corner marginal block of 4, SG386a - 11p on 11d and SG387da - 12p on 1s both bottom marginal blocks of 4 all 'Surch Inverted. Superb u.m. (3) Cat £150 (image available) {UM} [US9] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £19.20)
Lot #8039 - ghana 1965
Ghana New Currency surcharged set of 13v to 2c.40 (postage) & 24p (air). Fine and fresh, UM. Cat £20 {UM} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £9.60)
Lot #8040 - ghana 1969
New Constitution - full set of 15v to 2n.c.50 ovpt 'New Constitution / 1969' plus 4n.p. with black ovpt, mint with h/r. Cat £31 {MH} [US4] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £7.20)
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