BRITISH CENTRAL AFRICA / NYASALAND | BCA overprints to 1896 Arms

NY304

1891 1d black, thin lettering. Very fine mint. SG 1

£8

NY1152

1891 1d black, thin lettering. Block of four, upper left stamp showing flat top to 'B'. Lightly soiled at base, fine unused without gum and presumably from the archival sheets. SG 1

£25

NY305

1891 1d black, thin lettering. Very fine used. SG 1

£8

NY556

1891 2d sea-green and vermilion, thin lettering. Very fine mint. SG 2

£10

NY664

1891 2d sea-green and vermilion, thin lettering. Fine used. SG 2

£4

NY718

1891 4d reddish chestnut and black, thin lettering. Horizontal block of six, superb and fresh unmounted. Lovely and uncommon. SG 3

£135

NY08

1891 6d ultramarine, thin lettering. Fine mint. SG 4

£35

NY1156

1891 6d ultramarine, thin lettering. Lower left corner block of four. Exceptionally fine and fresh mint or unmounted. SG 4

SOLD

NY308

1891 6d ultramarine, thin lettering. Very fine used. SG 4

£13

NY665

1891 6d deep blue, thick lettering. Fine used. SG 5

£6

NY1157

1891 8d rose-lake and ultramarine, thick lettering. Right marginal strip of five, showing what appears to be two stray perforation holes on the second stamp at base. Very fine and fresh mint or unmounted. Most unusual. SG 6

£145

AN247

1891 8d rose-lake and ultramarine, thin lettering. Fine used with large part BONC ‘863’ cancellation of Zomba. SG 6

£18

NY1158

1891 8d red and ultramarine, thin lettering. Lower left corner pair. Very fine mint. SG 6a

£75

NY717

1891 8d red and ultramarine, thin lettering. Block of four, superb fresh unmounted. SG 6a

£220

NY559

1891 1/- grey-brown, thin lettering. Very fine mint. SG 7

£25

NY1159

1891 1/- grey-brown, thin lettering. Exceptionally fine mint. SG 7

£32

NY666

1891 1/- grey-brown, thin lettering. Very fine used. SG 7

£15

NY1161

1891 2/- vermilion, thin lettering. Right marginal pair. Exceptionally fine fresh mint. SG 8

£110

NY1160

1891 2/- vermilion, thick lettering. Very fine mint. SG 8

£45

NY1162

1891 2/- vermilion, thick lettering. Left marginal strip of five. Very fine and fresh mint or unmounted. SG 8

£325

NY313a

1891 2/- vermilion, thick lettering. Very fine used. SG 8

£38

NY667

1891 2/- vermilion, thin lettering. Superb used. SG 8

£60

NY19

1891 2/6 grey-purple, thin lettering. Fine mint. SG 9

£45

NY1163

1891 2/6 grey-purple, thin lettering. Lower marginal, part imprint in margin. Very fine mint. SG 9

£80

NY1164

1891 2/6 grey-purple, thin lettering. Upper marginal block of four. Hinge trace on upper pair, lower unmounted, superb and fresh. Scarce. SG 9

£485

NY1165

1891 2/6 lilac, thin lettering. Lower marginal strip of four. Hinge trace on one otherwise superb and fresh unmounted. Scarce. SG 9a

£600

RA9477

1891 3/- brown and green, thin lettering. Very fine mint. SG 10

£60

NY669

1891 3/- brown and green, thin lettering. Very fine used cancelled bold 'PORT HERALD' datestamp. SG 10

£55

NY746

1891 3/- brown and green, thin lettering. Cancelled with large undated strike. This a fine example of the 3/- Hut Tax rate. SG 10 fiscal use

£20

NY1166

1891 4/- grey-black and vermilion. Very fine mint. SG 11

£85

NY1130

1891 4/- grey-black and vermilion, thick lettering. Exceptionally fine mint. Scarce as such. SG 11

£95

RA9478

1891 4/- grey-black and vermilion, thin lettering. Very fine mint. SG 11

£60

NY670

1891 4/- grey-black and vermilion, thin lettering. Superb used. SG 11

£100

NY1167

1891 5/- orange-yellow, thin lettering. Lower marginal strip of three. Exceptionally fine mint. Scarce. SG 12

£330

NY25

1891 5/- orange-yellow, thick lettering. Fine mint. SG12

£50

NY671

1891 5/- orange-yellow, thin lettering. Very fine used. SG 12

£75

NY1135

1891 Ł1 deep blue, superb used cancelled with crisp ‘TSHIROMO JY 14 99’ datestamp. Wonderful quality and very scarce as such. SG 14

£695

NY1269

1891 Ł10 brown overprinted 'B.C.A.'. Very fine mint. BPA certificate (2022). RARE. SG 17

£3,750

NY676

Provisional issue 'THREE SHILLINGS' surcharged on 4/-, very fine used cancelled 'TSHIROMO' datestamp. SG 18

£225

NY1294

Provisional issue ‘FOUR SHILLINGS’ surcharged on 5/- orange-yellow. Very fine fresh mint. Uncommon. SG 19

£85

NY1168

Provisional issue 2d sea-green and vermilion surcharged 'ONE PENNY'. Superb fresh mint. SG 20

£45

RA5618

Provisional issue 2d sea-green and vermilion surcharged 'ONE PENNY'. Showing the variety SURCHARGE DOUBLE. Some light discolouration on the reverse, otherwise fine mint. A rarity. SG 20a

£2,275

NY680

Provisional issue 2d sea-green and vermilion surcharged 'ONE PENNY', trial printing without stop after 'PENNY'. Showing the variety SURCHARGE DOUBLE. Centred up as always, light discolouration on reverse. SG 20a var. (see footnote)

£350

NY682

1895 1d black, no. wmk. Superb used. SG 21

£15

NY45

1895 1/- black and rose, no. wmk. Very fine mint. SG 25

£75

NY571

1895 2/6 black and bright magenta, no wmk. Overprinted 'SPECIMEN', very fine and fresh with gum. SG 26s

£50

RA7300

1895 2/6 black and bright magenta, no wmk. Superb well centred used cancelled with crisp '(KA)RONGA SP 7 96' double ring datestamp. A lovely stamp. SG 26

£245

NY566

1895 2/6 black and bright magenta, no wmk. Very fine used, cancelled crisp central 'TSHINDE' datestamp. SG 26

£275

AN138

1895 2/6 black and bright magenta, no wmk. An unusually well centred example, superb used with crisp, perfectly central upright TSHIROMO (JY 18 / 95) double circle datestamp. A lovely stamp. As good as it gets. SG 26

£275

NY572

1895 3/- black and yellow, no wmk. Overprinted 'SPECIMEN', very fine and fresh with gum. SG 27s

£50

NY567

1895 3/- black and yellow, no wmk. Well centred, light horizontal bend otherwise very fine fresh mint. SG 26

£150

NY49a

1895 3/- black and yellow, no wmk. Fine used with light 'FORT LISTER' datestamp. SG 27

£45

NY841

1895 3/- black and yellow, no wmk. Fine used cancelled 'FORT LISTER' datestamp. SG 27

£45

RA9423

1895 3/- black and yellow, no wmk. Very fine used with light 'TSHIKWAWA JU 9 95' datestamp. A wonderful stamp. SG 27

£65

NY569

1895 3/- black and yellow, no wmk. Superb used cancelled with crisp central 'BLANTYRE' datestamp. SG 27

£65

NY573

1895 5/- black and olive, no wmk. Overprinted 'SPECIMEN', very fine fresh with gum. SG 28s

£50

NY1148

1895 5/- black and olive, no wmk. Very fine and fresh mint. SG 28

£245

NY570

1895 5/- black and olive, no wmk. Fine used light datestamp. SG 28

£165

AN276

Forgery of the 1895 Arms 5/- black and olive. Line perforated instead of comb and the native at left showing the characteristic ‘joker’ face of this photo-lithographic forgery. Very fine unused (no gum). Scarce.

£55

NY1024

Ł25 black and blue-green. Unusually well centred, hinge remnant, fine mint. BPA certificate (2022) states 'traces original gum, pressed thin spot at top, is genuine'. This a somewhat overly harsh opinion. SG 31

Note: of the few surviving examples of this rare stamp, many are noticeably off-centre. In addition, a significant number also appear to have been separated with scissors resulting in clipped and trimmed perforations.

£7,500

NY579

1896 1d to 1/- set of five values. Fine to very fine mint. SG 32-36

£120

NY687

1896 1d to 1/- set of five values. Fine to very fine used. SG 32-36

£45

NY1132

1896 4d black and orange-brown. Very fine fresh mint. SG 34

£35

NY1169

1896 4d black and orange-brown. Very fine fresh mint. SG 34

£35

NY576

1896 6d black and blue. Very fine mint. SG 35

£40

NY1170

1896 6d black and blue. Very fine fresh mint. SG 35

SOLD

NY656

1896 1/- black and rose. Very fine used. SG 36

£20

RA7653

1896 2/6 black and magenta, wmk. Crown CC. Usual centering, otherwise fresh and very fine mint. SG 37

£140

NY686

1896 3/- black and yellow, wmk. Crown CC. Cancelled large part undated strike, WEST SHIRE at centre. Presumably a Hut Tax collection. SG 38 fiscal use

£35

NY581

1896 5/- black and olive, wmk. Crown CC. Centred right, very fine used. SG 39

£145

NY1271

1896 Ł1 black and blue, wmk. Crown CC. Exceptionally fine and fresh, well centred mint. A rare stamp this fine. SG 40

£1,500

NY979

1896 Ł10 black and orange, wmk. Crown CC (sideways). Hinge remnant, exceptionally fine fresh mint. RARE. SG 41

£9,500

AN385

1896 Ł10 black and orange, wmk. Crown CC (sideways). Overprinted ‘SPECIMEN’ (Type D12x). Very fine and fresh mint. SG 41s

£225

AN257

1896 issue, watermark Crown CC, Ł25 black and green, overprinted 'SPECIMEN' (Type D12x). The ‘SP’ malformed, presumably due to uneven pressure during overprinting. Considerably above average centring for this stamp. Very fine mint. SG 42s

£350

NY662

1896, piece bearing 4d, 6d, 1/- and 5/- Arms, each cancelled 'BLANTYRE AP 10 96'. Lovely and most unusual.

£300


		FEATURED ITEM				FEATURED ITEM

		NY979				NY1024
		1896 Ł10 black and orange, wmk. Crown CC (sideways). Hinge remnant, exceptionally fine fresh mint. RARE. SG 41				Ł25 black and blue-green. Unusually well centred, hinge remnant, fine mint. BPA certificate (2022) states 'traces original gum, pressed thin spot at top, is genuine'. This a somewhat overly harsh opinion. SG 31 Note: of the few surviving examples of this rare stamp, many are noticeably off-centre. In addition, a significant number also appear to have been separated with scissors resulting in clipped and trimmed perforations.
		£9,500				£7,500