USED COLLECTION on a stock book page, inc 1876 6a, 1882-90 of India with square circled cancellations to 4a6p, 1892-95 2a6p x2, 1895-96 'Zanzibar' opt'd to 12a with small & raised Z's, 1898 Sultan set, 1899-1901 Sultan set to 2r. (55+) Cat £500 {CC} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £142.40)
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Lot #22870 - zanzibar 1892
Revenue-Overprints on India 8a blue, creased, 2R lilac, slight perf faults, used {R} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £7.20)
Lot #22871 - zanzibar 1896
Sultan Specimen set(15) mint or unused, gum faults Cat £350 {S} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £56.00)
Lot #22872 - zanzibar 1896
Sultan 4½a red and orange fine used, var. missing serf at left fine used Cat £300 (image available) {U} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £112.80)
Lot #22873 - zanzibar 1896
Overprints on British East Africa ½a green, 1a red, each with small second 'z' mint, minor perf faults Cat £90 {MH} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £19.20)
Lot #22874 - 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} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £2,000.00)
Lot #22875 - zanzibar 1899-1901
Sultan Specimen set ex 1a red, 4½a blue black mint(15), gum faults, foxing, etc {S} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £40.00)
Lot #22876 - zanzibar 1908-09
Sultan set to 5R plus some wmk vars(18) fine mint Cat £419 {MH} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £150.40)
Lot #22877 - zanzibar 1908-09
Sultan set to 5R(14) mint, heavily mounted Cat £350 {MH} [US3] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £92.80)
Lot #22878 - zanzibar 1908-49
USED COLLECTION on pages, inc 1908-09 to 2r, 1913 set to 2r, 1914-22 most values to 2r, 1921-29 MSCA Wmk set to 4r (less 10c), Jubilee, Dynasty, Victory & UPU sets, 1952 pictorial set. Fine (110) Cat £666 {CC} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £177.60)
Lot #22879 - zanzibar 1913
Dhow 10R green and brown mint, slight adhesions on reverse from a stock card Cat £225 (image available) {MH} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £64.00)
Lot #22880 - zanzibar 1913
Dhow - 10r green and brown, wmk 18, ovpt SPECIMEN. MM, h/r and trace. Cat £200 (image available) {S} [US5] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £39.20)
Lot #22881 - zanzibar 1921-29
Script Dhow 10R green and brown fresh well centred m.m. Cat £250 (image available) {MH} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £94.40)
Lot #22882 - zanzibar 1926-30
Postage Due 9c black/orange var. 'cent.s' fine unused Cat £30 {PD} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £11.20)
Lot #22883 - zanzibar 1926-30
Postage Due 18c black/salmon corner pair, one with var. 'cent.s', fine unused Cat £66 {PD} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £25.60)
Lot #22884 - zanzibar 1926-36
Sets(24) fine mint, the 8c has a tone spot Cat £210 {MH} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £62.40)
Lot #22885 - zanzibar 1926-37
Sets plus some duplicates(30) fine used Cat £150 {U} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £49.60)
Lot #22886 - zanzibar 1926-70
Postage Due values to 21c, 1930-33 3c, 6c and 12c, fresh unused. (10) Cat £43 {PD} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £10.40)
Lot #22888 - zanzibar 1936
Script set to 10R(13) fine mint Cat £140 {MH} [US3] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £43.20)
Lot #22889 - zanzibar 1936
set to 10r, very fresh, h/r, fine m.m. (13) Cat £140 (image available) {MH} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £44.00)
Lot #22890 - zanzibar 1936
5s scarlet (Sailing Canoe) from set with 'CENTS' in sans serif. Lightly MM with hinge trace. Cat £35 {MH} [US5] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £0.99)
Lot #22891 - zanzibar 1936
Silver Jubilee set, MSCA Wmk, NHM (4) Cat £42 {UM} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £21.60)
Lot #22892 - zanzibar 1936
Silver Jubilee (toned), 1924 Bicentenary, 1957 set to 5s, 1964 (June) set (never hinged) to 20s, m.m. (42) Cat £80 {MH} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £16.80)
Lot #22893 - zanzibar 1936-56
GVI basic listing complete,on cut down Crown album pages m.m. plus 1952 definitive set SG339-52. 1936 postage dues both odinary & chalky sets. (28) Cat £200 {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £68.00)









