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Recent acquisitions are numbered in blue. Last update: 21st September, 2024
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STELLALAND POSTAGE STAMPS
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| AB3251 |
STELLALAND 1884 IMPERFORATE COLOUR TRIAL of the 1d postage duty (Holmes Type 5) printed in the issued colour, red. With handstamped ‘GTN180’ (of unknown status). Surface scuff and crease, otherwise fine. SG 1 proof |
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| VV1 |
STELLALAND 1884 IMPERFORATE COLOUR TRIAL of the 1d postage duty (Holmes Type 5) printed in the issued colour, red. Without gum and good to large margins. BPA certificate (1983) states “is genuine. The stamp bears a handstamped overprint in pale violet of unknown origin”. Very rare. SG 1 proof
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| AB3651 |
STELLALAND 1884 Complete set of five, 1d to 1/-. Very fine fresh mint with hinge remainders. Scarce this fine. SG 1-5
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£350 |
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| AB2439 |
STELLALAND 1884 1d red, 3d orange-yellow and 4d olive-grey each fine used with ‘M’ in 11-bar oval struck in violet. This cancellation is believed to have been used at Deput in the OFS and is recorded in ‘purple’. Presumably applied in transit though possibly by favour. A rare trio. SG 1-3
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£675 |
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| VV9 |
STELLALAND 1884 1d red (Holmes Type 5). Large hinge remnants, otherwise fine and fresh mint. SG 1
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£150 |
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| AB1140 |
STELLALAND 1884 1d red. A very fine and fresh mint example. SG 1 |
£130 |
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| VV6 |
STELLALAND 1884 1d red (Holmes Type 8). Very fine and fresh unused, without gum. SG 1
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£75 |
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| VV8 |
STELLALAND 1884 1d red (Holmes Type 3). With a large adhesion, repair at right and vertical crease. Mint. SG 1
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£30 |
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| VV10 |
STELLALAND 1884 1d red (Holmes Type 2). Large hinge remnants and rather unfresh, otherwise fine mint. SG 1
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£45 |
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| AB3111 |
STELLALAND 1884 1d red. Right marginal vertical pair (Holmes Type 8), showing the variety IMPERFORATE BETWEEN. Corner crease at lower left and hinge marks on the upper stamp, otherwise remarkably fine and fresh mint. Very rare. SG 1b
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£3,250 |
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| AB2626 |
STELLALAND 1884 1d red. Fine used with manuscript initials ‘FH’ (believed to be those of the second postmaster Ferdinand Hartzenberg) and part of the date ‘25/2/(85)’. Rare. SG 1
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£275 |
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| AB2655 |
STELLALAND 1884 1d red (Holmes Type 4). Fine used with manuscript ‘X’ in blue. Rare. SG 1
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£225 |
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| AB3456 |
STELLALAND 1884 1d red (Holmes Type 5). Used with manuscript initials ‘FH’ (believed to be those of the second postmaster Ferdinand Hartzenberg) and part of a date. Several faults though scarce. SG 1 |
£65 |
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| VV13 |
STELLALAND 1884 1d red (Holmes Type 4). Tied to small piece by two KIMBERLEY (MR 9 / 85) double arc datestamps. This item is illustrated in Jurgens (p71) where he suggests use by the Warren Expedition. Holmes (p26) states after February 1885 stamps were not cancelled until they reached Barkly West or Kimberley. This very datestamp is illustrated in Putzel & Visser, without comment. However, a PFSA certificate (1984) states “it is genuine but the postmarks are forged”, which does appear to be the case. Intriguing. SG 1
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£300 |
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| AB2873 |
STELLALAND 1884 4d olive-grey. Horizontal pair with sheet margin at right. Showing the variety IMPERFORATE BETWEEN. Very fine fresh mint. Rare. SG 3a
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£750 |
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| AB3023 |
STELLALAND 1884 4d olive-grey. An upper right corner marginal horizontal pair showing variety IMPERFORATE BETWEEN. Very fine fresh mint. Rare. SG 3a
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£750 |
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| AB4405 |
STELLALAND 1884 6d lilac-mauve. Right marginal horizontal STRIP OF THREE (Holmes Types 7-9) which was repeated on each of the 13 rows. Superb fresh unmounted mint. Scarce. SG 4 |
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| AB2874 |
STELLALAND 1884 6d lilac-mauve. Horizontal pair showing the variety IMPERFORATE BETWEEN. Some gum loss from mounting and slightly unfresh appearance, otherwise fine mint. Very rare. SG 4a
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£750 |
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| AB2991 |
STELLALAND 1884 6d lilac-mauve. Vertical pair showing the variety IMPERFORATE BETWEEN. Plateable as Holmes Type 6 and positions 78 and 87 within the sheet of 117. Very fine fresh mint. Rare, especially so fine. SG 4b |
£1,900 |
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| AB3693 |
STELLALAND 1884 6d lilac-mauve. Fine used with a ‘232’ BONC of Barkly West, Cape Colony, presumably applied in transit (recorded in the SG preface to Stellaland). Rare. SG 4
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£325 |
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| AB3678 |
STELLALAND 1884 1/- green. Horizontal left and right marginal STRIPS OF FOUR. Comprising a complete row across the sheet and showing each of the eight distinguishing features of the setting (Holmes Types 1-8) which were repeated on each of the 12 rows. Light gum crease on one and trimmed perforations at foot, otherwise very fine fresh mint with light hinge marks at either end of the strips. Very scarce. SG 5
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£650 |
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| AB3020 |
STELLALAND 1884 1/- green. Right marginal BLOCK OF FOUR. Very fine fresh mint with hinge remnants on the upper pair, the lower pair remains unmounted. A rare multiple. SG 5
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£550 |
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| VV31 |
STELLALAND 1884 Three genuine duties, 4d, 6d and 1/- each provided with an apparently genuine ‘VRYBURG’ single circle datestamp, no doubt ‘by favour’. The 6d with some staining. SG 3-5 |
£110 |
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| AB2727 |
STELLALAND / Forgery of the 1884 postage issue 1d red printed in close to issued colours and perforated 13½ (instead of 12). Very fine ‘mint’ with gum. Forgery of SG 1
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| AB1946 |
STELLALAND / Forgery of the 1884 postage issue 1d red printed in close to issued colours and perf 13½ (instead of 12). Provided with indecipherable bogus ‘cancellation’. Forgery of SG 1
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| VV32 |
STELLALAND / Forgery of the 1884 1d, printed in red and provided with fanciful European (?) cancellation. Few thin spots. Unusual. Forgery of SG 1
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| AB3457 |
STELLALAND / Forgery of the 1884 postage issue 1d red printed in close to issued colours with wide frame lines (?) and perforated 11½ (instead of 12). A remarkably good production, in many respects better than the issued stamps. Small internal fault otherwise very fine ‘used’, provided with a bogus cancellation. Forgery of SG 1
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| VV33 |
STELLALAND / Forgery of the 1884 6d, printed in (unevenly applied) greyish lilac and provided with an apparently private cachet of ‘J.R. Schembera’. Unusual. Forgery of SG 4
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| AB4133 |
STELLALAND / Forgery 1885 4d olive-grey surcharged with a forged ‘TWEE’ handstamp in black. Some short or pulled perforations, otherwise fine unused (without gum). SG 6 forgery |
£45 |
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STELLALAND REVENUES
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Proofs in issued colours
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Revenue Stamps in issued colours with manuscript 'Cancelled'
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1884 Revenue Stamps without monogram
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| AB3416 |
STELLALAND / Revenue 1884 6d yellow-orange without monogram. Fine mint with hinge remnants. Remarkably scarce in mint condition. T&M 1.1 |
£110 |
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| AB3389 |
STELLALAND / Revenue 1884 issue without monogram. 1/6 olive-green, very fine used with manuscript cancellation dated ‘1884’. Scarce. T&M 1.3
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£60 |
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| AB3390 |
STELLALAND / Revenue 1884 issue without monogram. 2/6 greyish brown, very fine fresh mint with hinge remnants. T&M 1.5
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£45 |
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| AB3672 |
STELLALAND / Revenue 1884 issue without monogram. 2/6 greyish brown, very fine fresh mint with hinge remnants. T&M 1.5
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£45 |
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| AB3391 |
STELLALAND / Revenue 1884 issue without monogram. 5/- yellowish green, very fine fresh mint with small hinge remnant. T&M 1.6
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£45 |
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| AB3668 |
STELLALAND / Revenue 1884 issue without monogram. 5/- yellowish green, very fine fresh mint with hinge remnants. T&M 1.6
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£35 |
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| AB3673 |
STELLALAND / Revenue 1884 issue without monogram. 10/- orange-red, small corner crease at upper left, otherwise very fine fresh mint with hinge remnants. T&M 1.7
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£25 |
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| AB3392 |
STELLALAND / Revenue 1884 issue without monogram. 10/- orange-red, very fine fresh mint with hinge remainder. T&M 1.7
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£45 |
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| AB3349 |
STELLALAND / Revenue 1884 issue without monogram. 10/- orange-red, horizontal pair showing variety IMPERFORATE BETWEEN PAIR, also imperforate at left and right. Creasing as usually found on this variety confined to a diagonal crease on the right stamp only, otherwise fresh mint. Rare. T&M 1.7 var |
£350 |
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| AB3393 |
STELLALAND / Revenue 1884 issue without monogram. 10/- orange-red, very fine used with manuscript cancellation. Scarce. T&M 1.7
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£75 |
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| AB3662 |
STELLALAND / Revenue 1884 issue without monogram. 10/- orange-red, fine used with manuscript cancellation. Scarce. T&M 1.7
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£65 |
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| AB3394 |
STELLALAND / Revenue 1884 issue without monogram. £1 reddish lilac, fine used with manuscript cancellation. Very scarce. T&M 1.8
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£85 |
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| AB3422 |
STELLALAND / Revenue 1884 issue without monogram. £5 carmine-lake, very fine used with manuscript cancellation. Rare, especially so fine. T&M 1.9
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£175 |
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| AB3418 |
STELLALAND / Revenue 1887 (January). 1884 issue without monogram, £5 carmine-lake handstamped ‘BRITISH / BECHUANALAND’ in two lines vertically in black. Fine used with manuscript cancellation showing part signature of C.B. Scholtz. Very rare. T&M BB.3.9
Note: this is the stamp of record illustrated in Trotter & Midwood (2010).
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£350 |
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1885 Revenue Stamps with 'JPM' monogram
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| AB3339 |
STELLALAND / Revenue 1885 1/6 olive-green handstamped with ‘JPM’ monogram (upright). Very fine fresh mint. T&M ST.2n.3
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£25 |
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| AB3669 |
STELLALAND / Revenue 1885 1/6 olive-green handstamped with ‘JPM’ monogram (upright). Very fine fresh mint with hinge remnants. T&M ST.2n.3
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£25 |
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| AB3348 |
STELLALAND / Revenue 1885 1/6 olive-green handstamped with ‘JPM’ monogram (upright). A horizontal pair showing the variety IMPERFORATE BETWEEN PAIR and also imperforate at right. Very fine fresh mint. Rare. T&M ST.2n.3 var
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£450 |
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| AB3670 |
STELLALAND / Revenue 1885 1/6 olive-green handstamped with ‘JPM’ monogram (inverted). Very fine fresh mint with hinge remnants. Very scarce. T&M 2i.3
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£75 |
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| AB3665 |
STELLALAND / Revenue 1885 2/- greyish green handstamped with ‘JPM’ monogram (upright). Very fine fresh mint with hinge remnants. T&M 2n.4 |
£25 |
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| AB3340 |
STELLALAND / Revenue 1885 2/- bluish grey handstamped with ‘JPM’ monogram (upright). Lower left corner example, very fine fresh mint. T&M 2n.4
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£35 |
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| AB3341 |
STELLALAND / Revenue 1885 2/6 greyish brown handstamped with ‘JPM’ monogram (inverted). Lower left corner example, very fine fresh mint. T&M 2i.5
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£45 |
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| AB3666 |
STELLALAND / Revenue 1885 5/- yellowish green handstamped with ‘JPM’ monogram (upright). Very fine fresh mint with hinge remnants. T&M 2n.6
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£25 |
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| AB3342 |
STELLALAND / Revenue 1885 5/- yellowish green handstamped with ‘JPM’ monogram (upright). Left marginal example very fine fresh mint. T&M 2n.6 |
£30 |
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| AB3667 |
STELLALAND / Revenue 1885 10/- orange-red handstamped with ‘JPM’ monogram (inverted). Very fine fresh mint with hinge remnants. T&M 2i.7
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£25 |
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| AB3343 |
STELLALAND / Revenue 1885 10/- orange-red handstamped with ‘JPM’ monogram (inverted). Lower left corner example, very fine fresh mint. T&M 2i.7
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£45 |
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| AB3344 |
STELLALAND / Revenue 1885 £5 carmine-lake handstamped with ‘JPM’ monogram (upright). Very fine fresh mint. Scarce. T&M 2n.9 |
£85 |
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| AB3664 |
STELLALAND / Revenue 1885 £5 carmine-lake handstamped with ‘JPM’ monogram (upright). Some creasing, otherwise fine used with manuscript cancellation. Scarce. T&M 2n.9
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£65 |
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| AB3674 |
STELLALAND / Revenue 1885 £5 carmine-lake handstamped with ‘JPM’ monogram (inverted). Very fine fresh mint with hinge remnants. T&M 2i.9
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£75 |
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STELLALAND DOCUMENTS
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Revenue stamps used on documents
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STELLALAND MILITARY TELEGRAPHS
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1885 Warren Expedition 'Military Telegraphs'
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| VV69 |
STELLALAND / Warren Expedition 1884 Unappropriated Dies overprinted ‘MILITARY TELEGRAPHS’ for use by the Warren Expedition. Complete set of eight (1d to £1) handstamped ‘SPECIMEN’ (Samuel Type GB9. Enthusiastically hinged, otherwise fine mint. SG MT1-8 Specimen
Note: it is unusual to see the £1 with this handstamp as it is normally seen with the larger Type GB11.
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£525 |
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| AB2737 |
1884 Unappropriated Dies overprinted ‘MILITARY TELEGRAPHS’ for use by the Warren Expedition. £1 lilac and black very fine fresh mint with light hinge remnant. BPA certificate (1954) for a complete ‘Egypt’ set. Very rare, especially in such fine condition. SG MT8
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£1,100 |
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| AB4134 |
1885 Warren Expedition Military Telegraphs. Cape of Good Hope 6d reddish purple overprinted ‘Military / Telegraphs.’ Showing letters of ‘Military’ out of alignment. Gum slightly evenly yellowed, otherwise fine mint. SG MT9, Hiscocks 9
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£75 |
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| AB4135 |
1885 Warren Expedition Military Telegraphs. Cape of Good Hope 6d reddish purple overprinted ‘Military / Telegraphs.’ Very fine used with manuscript cancellation dated ‘19 3 / 86’. SG MT9, Hiscocks 9
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£65 |
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| AB3400 |
1885 Warren Expedition Military Telegraphs. Cape of Good Hope 6d reddish purple overprinted ‘Military / Telegraphs.’ Fine used with manuscript cancellation in red. SG MT9 / Hiscocks 9
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£45 |
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| AB2705 |
1885 Warren Expedition Military Telegraphs. Cape of Good Hope 6d reddish purple overprinted ‘Military / Telegraphs.’. Showing the variety ‘Inverted ‘S’’. Fine used with manuscript cancel. SG MT9 var / Hiscocks 9 var
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£55 |
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| AB4136 |
1885 Warren Expedition Military Telegraphs. Cape of Good Hope 1/- green overprinted ‘Military / Telegraphs.’ Fine unused with trace of gum. SG MT10, Hiscocks 10
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£45 |
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| AA5158 |
1885 Warren Expedition Military Telegraphs. Cape of Good Hope 6d reddish purple and 1/- green overprinted ‘Military / Telegraphs.’ Fine used. SG MT9-10, Hiscocks 9-10 |
£65 |
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| AB3401 |
1885 Warren Expedition Military Telegraphs. Cape of Good Hope 1/- green overprinted ‘Military / Telegraphs.’ Fine used with manuscript cancellation in red. SG MT10 / Hiscocks 10
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£45 |
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| AB4137 |
1885 Warren Expedition Military Telegraphs. Cape of Good Hope 1/- green overprinted ‘Military / Telegraphs.’ Fine used with manuscript cancellation. SG MT10 / Hiscocks 10
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£35 |
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| AB4138 |
1885 Warren Expedition Military Telegraphs. Cape of Good Hope 1/- green overprinted ‘Military / Telegraphs.’ Showing variety Inverted ‘S’. Fine used with manuscript cancellation dated ‘6 11 / 85’. SG MT10 var. / Hiscocks 10 var.
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£75 |
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| AB4139 |
1885 Warren Expedition Military Telegraphs. Cape 1/- green overprinted ‘Military / Telegraphs.’ Showing variety Overprint almost Transposed. Fine used with manuscript cancellation. SG MT10 var. / Hiscocks 10 var.
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£110 |
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