Auction #125 - Specialized British Empire Public Auction

14c (4bb) 1893 ½a deep brown Sun and Crown^, VARIETY - imperf between horizontal pair, tied by "Mombasa" cds to piece, scarce, VF, with BPA certificate
Scott Retail $775
SG $975

20c (11ac) 1893 4½a brown-purple Sun and Crown^, VARIETY - imperf between (horizontal pair), only 30 pairs were originally printed, rare, OG,VLH, VF
Scott Retail $2100
SG $2250

42 var (37 var) 1895 3a black and dull red Sun and Crown^ with "British East Africa" handstamp, ERROR - double overprint, unlisted in Stanley Gibbons and Scott, a second example is in our reference collection), very rare, OG, LH, F-VF, with Brandon certificate

Net Est $1500

54-59, 62-71 (49-64) 1895 ½a-5R Q Victoria^ stamps of India overprinted "British East Africa", cplt (16), OG, LH, F-VF
Scott Retail $940
SG $1155

66 var (59 var footnoted) 1895 1R slate Q Victoria^ of India overprinted "British East Africa" SG Type 8, VARIETY - inverted "s" in "British", a great rarity on this value, unlisted in Stanley Gibbons, but comparable to those errors that are listed, very rare, OG,HR, F-VF

Net Est $1800

73 var (66x) 1896 1a bright rose-red Q Victoria^ Small Lion, perf 14, ERROR - wmkd CA reversed, scarce and undercatalogued as only one sheet was printed, and most were used, vivid color, perfectly centered, OG, VLH, SUPERB

SG $525

88 var-93 var footnoted (80 var-85 var footnoted) 1897 ½a-7½a Sultan Seyyid Hamed-bin Thwain of Zanzibar^ overprinted "British East Africa.", the U.P.U. overprint set with period after Africa, 1a with red overprint, cplt (6), OG,LH, F-VF

SG $450

96 (87) 1897 2½ on 1a indigo and red Sultan of Zanzibar^ surcharged SG Type 13 (Sc Type b) and overprinted "British East Africa", this is the scarce key type which only occurred on 10 positions in the setting of 60, as such undercatalogued, the majority of the issue was used, OG,VLH, F-VF

Net Est $975

98-100 (89-91) 1897 2½a on 3a Sultan of Zanzibar^ overprinted "British East Africa", cplt (3) with all types, only 600 printed of SG Type 13 -- scarce and undercatalogued, F-VF
Scott Retail $265
SG $385

100 var (91 var) 1897 2½ on 3a grey and red Sultan of Zanzibar surcharged SG Type 14 and overprinted "British East Africa."^ (UPU printing) VARIETY - double overprint, one albino, only one pane printed, missing from the Krieger collection, well centered, OG, VLH, VF

Net Est $4500

103 var (164b) 1882 1¢ black on magenta Three Masted Sailing Ship^ SG Type 27, perforated "SPECIMEN", perf 12, VARIETY - "1" with foot (pos 9 of the first setting), scarce, unu iss, F-VF

SG $415