Sunburst 8a grey mint top marginal, part original gum Cat £300 (image available) {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £88.00)
Auction UPA 101
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Apr 08, 2026 Europe/London
UPA UPA Auction UPA 101
Wednesday Apr 08, 2026 09:00 Europe/London
Last date for bids:
Tuesday Apr 07, 2026 17:00 Asia/Jerusalem
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The auction offers 18,692 lots to the value of £2,019,922 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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Lot #2117 - british east africa 1894
QV: 2 surcharged values, 5a on 8a blue & 7½a on 1r carmine. Fine mint examples, both mint with light hinge trace and both o/c with design on one edge clipped by perfs. Cat £160 (image available) {MH} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £34.40)
Lot #2118 - british east africa 1895
T.E.C.R. ½a on 3a black/dull red fine used Cat £65 {U} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £26.40)
Lot #2119 - british east africa 1895
Handstamped ½a deep brown with ovpt double unused with small part original gum Cat £500 (image available) {MH} [US4] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £94.40)
Lot #2120 - british east africa 1895
QV: 4a yellow-brown, ovpt type 6, imperf at left, mint with hinge traces, part o.g. Cat £80 (image available) {MH} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £16.80)
Lot #2121 - british east africa 1895
Handstamped 7½a black ovpt double fine m.m. Cat £850 (image available) {MH} [US4] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £234.40)
Lot #2122 - british east africa 1895
QV: 8a blue, ovpt type 6, mint with hinge traces, imperf top and right. Mint with hinge traces, part o.g. Cat £130 (image available) {MH} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £28.80)
Lot #2123 - british east africa 1895-96
4a slate green (of India) opt'd Br East Africa, Star Wmk, mint. Cat £38 {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £16.00)
Lot #2124 - british east africa 1895-96
12a purple/red (of India) opt'd Br East Africa, Star Wmk, mint. Cat £30 {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £12.80)
Lot #2125 - british east africa 1896
QV short set ½a to 8a & 4r. 2½a tear & thin, 4a crease, 4r thin top edge. Fresh colours. (11). Cat £200 {MH} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £31.20)
Lot #2126 - british east africa 1896
Part set (Excl ½a & 1a SG65 & 66), m.m. all with heavy h/r. Both shades of 2½a, 8a light crease, 1r surface rubs unsed, 5r faint tone marks perfs at top. (14). Cat £450 (image available) {MH} [US5] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £72.00)
Lot #2127 - british east africa 1896-1901
QV: Lower 10v from longer set, ½a to 8a, wmk Crown CA, fine, fresh mint. Various h/r's, a couple large and large part o.g. 4½a with part of h/r showing above top perfs. Cat £130 {MH} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £42.40)
Lot #2128 - british east africa 1896-1901
QV definitive set, CA Wmk, P14 overprinted 'SPECIMEN', VFM (15) Cat £350 (image available) {S} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £200.00)
Lot #2129 - british east africa 1896-1901
CA 2R orange v.f.u., full TAKAUNGU c.d.s. Cat £40 {U} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £17.60)
Lot #2130 - british east africa 1896-1901
QV: 3r deep violet, wmk Crown CA. Mint, h/r, well centred, blunt NW corner perf. Cat £90 (image available) {MH} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £16.00)
Lot #2131 - british east africa 1896-1901
QV: 5r sepia, wmk Crown CA. Mint, h/r, no gum. Well centred. Cat £90 (image available) {MH} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £12.80)
Lot #2132 - british east africa 1896-1901
QV: 5r sepia, wmk Crown CA. Mint, h/r, large part o.g. Well centred. Blunt SW corner perf. Cat £90 (image available) {MH} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £17.60)
Lot #2133 - british east africa 1896-1901
CA 5R sepia fine used Cat £60 (image available) {U} [US3] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £16.80)
Lot #2134 - british east africa 1897
Ovpt on Zanzibar 7½a mauve and red var. 'Bri' for 'British' fine used with correctly dated postmark JA 9 97, SG £2500 for mint, unpriced used (image available) {U} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £880.00)
Lot #2135 - british east africa 1897
2½ on 1a indigo (of Zanzibar), fine mint. Cat £150 (image available) {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £80.00)
Lot #2136 - british east africa 1897
2½ on 3a grey (of Zanzibar), fine mint. Cat £150 (image available) {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £80.00)
Lot #2137 - british east africa 1897
CC reversed 50R mauve Specimen fresh m.m., very fine Cat £450 (image available) {S} [US3] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £163.20)
Lot #2138 - british east africa 1897-1903
1r grey-blue, a little faded, h/r, m.m. Cat £120 {MH} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £20.00)
Lot #2139 - british east africa 1897-1903
QV: 1r grey-blue, wmk Crown CC. Mint with hinge trace, some minor creasing and small gum thin. Cat £130 (image available) {MH} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £17.60)
Lot #2140 - british east africa 1897-1903
CC 1R grey blue, 1R dull blue, 1R bright ultramarine fine used Cat £520 (image available) {U} [US4] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £140.00)
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