Auction #127 - Public Auction

7a (14b) 1867 1' black and rose-carmine St. Ursula on toned paper, double-lined frame, unwmkd, perf 15, very well centered, light numeral cancel, VF

7c (14) 1867 1' black and rose-carmine St. Ursula, double-lined frame, on greyish paper, OG,HR, VF

3//300a (3//429) 1895-1964 Comprehensive range of many issues on stock sheets, values to the 30R, largely complete from 1926-64, many OG, NH, condition is somewhat mixed, small faults or toned gum, high catalogue value, a useful collection, F-VF

(Z56a) 1874 2a orange Q Victoria "On H.M.S." Official of India used in Zanzibar with SG Type Z4 cancel, rare and undercatalogued, as the massive Jeremy Lea collection only contained this one example!, F-VF

1895-98 Collection balance on stock pages, overprints to the 5R, strong section of "2½" black and red surcharges, three certificates, ½a + 2a6p cover front, condition is mixed with some forgeries, however an interesting lot for the specialist, F-VF app

2 var footnoted (2D) 1895 1a plum Q Victoria stamp of India, overprinted "Zanzibar" in blue, VARIETY - small second "z", unused, SUPERB, with Sismondo certificate

3-17 (3/21) 1895 ½a-5R Q Victoria stamps of India overprinted "Zanzibar", cplt (15), several small second "z" varieties, some slight faults, 3R creased, OG, HR, F-VF app

3a (3jD) 1895-96 ½a blue-green Q Victoria stamp of India overprinted "Zanzibar" in black, ERROR - "Zanzidar" for "Zanzibar", also with small second "z" raised, row 4, pos 6, slightly stained, part OG, fine

3d (3m) 1895 ½a blue-green Q Victoria stamp of India overprinted "Zanzibar", VARIETY - overprint double, one albino, well centered, rich color, OG,VLH, SUPERB

4b, 4 var (4k, 4D) 1895-96 1a plum Q Victoria stamp of India, ERROR - "Zanibar" for "Zanzibar" (row 7, pos 2), in pair with normal, fresh and scarce, OG,HR, F-VF

5 var (5m) 1895-96 1a6p sepia Q Victoria stamp of India overprinted "Zanzibar" SG Type 1 in black, VARIETY - diaeresis over last "a" (row 10 pos 5), a very scarce and seldom offered variety, fresh and bright color, OG, HR, XF, with BPA certificate

7b (8k) 1895-96 2½a yellow-green Q Victoria stamp of India, ERROR - "Zanibar" overprint in black (row 7, pos 2), rare as this only occurred once in the setting of 120, OG, LH, VF