8a magenta and 12a, fresh m.m. Cat £48 {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £14.40)
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The auction offers 20,970 lots to the value of £2,250,916 GBP comprising worldwide Collections, Sets, Singles, Covers, Proofs, High Values, Rarities, Topicals, FEO etc ... from the broadest range of regions including high quality classic Great Britain, British Empire, British Africa, British North America, India, Europe, British Asia, Asia with China, US and much more. Highlights once again include remarkable particularly strong in GB with High Values, British Empire plus exceptional Europe and overseas, with very good USA and many other countries too numerous to mention.
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Bidding stops : Tuesday 6th January 2026, 5pm
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LIVE auction of 246 of the most valuable lots from estimate £1,000 GBP upwards – Wednesday 7th January 2026, 5pm via easyliveauction.com - bidders wishing to participate in the LIVE auction must register with easyliveauction.com by 2pm Wednesday 7th January 2026.
Results / Invoices Issued : Friday 9th January 2026, 4pm onwards
Sale of Unsold Lots : 9th January 2026, 6pm onwards until Monday 2nd February 2026, 10am
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Please Note : Bids below 80% of the estimate will be respectfully declined. Bidders wishing to purchase such lots for less may have the opportunity to do so in subsequent auction(s).
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Lot #20213 - zanzibar 1895-96
set to 5r (gum creasing), 4a and 8a shades, yellowed gum on 1r slate, fine m.m. (17) Cat £698 (image available) {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £224.00)
Lot #20214 - zanzibar 1896
set to 5r, expertising marks on top two values incl. DARRIEUX/TOULON, h/r, m.m. (15) Cat £225 (image available) {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £80.00)
Lot #20215 - zanzibar 1896
on BEA ovpt set to 7½a (centred to NE), h/r, m.m. (6) Cat £325 (image available) {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £96.00)
Lot #20216 - zanzibar 1896-98
2½ on 1a6p sepia mint block of 36 plus a pair detached from top left comprising SG 35(17), SG 36(6), SG 37(15) v.f.m., lightly browned gum as usual, the stamps are mostly unmounted, a spectacular and rare multiple Cat £4980 (image available) {MH} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £1,566.40)
Lot #20217 - zanzibar 1898
set to 8a, h/r, m.m. (10) Cat £100 {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £32.00)
Lot #20218 - zanzibar 1899-1901
Sultan Specimen set ex 1a red, 4½a blue black mint(15), gum faults, foxing, etc {S} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £31.20)
Lot #20219 - zanzibar 1899-1901
set to 5r, light gum toning, h/r, m.m. (17) Cat £325 (image available) {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £88.00)
Lot #20220 - zanzibar 1904
surcharge set, h/r, m.m. (5) Cat £70 {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £20.80)
Lot #20221 - zanzibar 1904
set to 5r, fine l.m.m. (15) Cat £325 (image available) {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £120.00)
Lot #20222 - zanzibar 1904
Monogram 2R green and red v.f.u., full 17 SP 06 c.d.s. Cat £65 {U} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £16.00)
Lot #20223 - zanzibar 1908-09
set to 5r, incl. 12a shade, h/r, m.m. 915) Cat £369 (image available) {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £120.00)
Lot #20224 - zanzibar 1908-09
10r blue-green and brown, expertised MERA, fine m.m. Cat £250 (image available) {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £96.00)
Lot #20225 - zanzibar 1908-09
20r black and yellow-green, centred to SW, fine m.m. Cat £650 (image available) {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £240.00)
Lot #20226 - zanzibar 1908-09
30r black and sepia, centred slightly to NW, fresh, fine mint. Scarce. Cat £800 (image available) {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £336.00)
Lot #20227 - zanzibar 1908-09
40r black and orange-brown, centred to NE, short perfs at upper right, l.m.m. Scarce. Cat £950 (image available) {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £236.00)
Lot #20228 - zanzibar 1908-09
50r black and mauve, fine m.m. EBEL and 'Stanley Gibbons/Limited' handstamps on reverse. SCARCE. Cat £900 (image available) {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £396.00)
Lot #20229 - zanzibar 1913
set to 10r (centred to SE), fine l.m.m. (15) Cat £350 (image available) {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £152.00)
Lot #20230 - zanzibar 1913
20r black and green, fresh, fine mint. Cat £425 (image available) {X} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £192.00)
Lot #20231 - zanzibar 1913
30r black and brown, centred to right, couple of blunted perfs at top, l.m.m. Cat £475 (image available) {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £180.00)
Lot #20232 - zanzibar 1913
40r black and vermilion, centred to left, expertised on reverse, yellowed gum, m.m. Cat £750 (image available) {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £248.00)
Lot #20233 - zanzibar 1913
100r black and blue, partial DARES SALLAM cds at top, fine 'used'. Genuine postal use? Unpriced used. (image available) {U} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £200.00)
Lot #20234 - zanzibar 1913
200r brown and black, perfectly centred, usual yellowed gum, l.m.m. SCARCE. Cat £1800 (image available) {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £640.00)
Lot #20235 - zanzibar 1913
10r green and brown, streaky yellowed gum, l.m.m. Cat £225 (image available) {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £68.00)
Lot #20236 - zanzibar 1914-22
3r orange-bistre, centred to left, fine cds used. Cat £50 {U} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £16.00)






















