19561890 BEA Co opt 1a on QV 2d green & red. FU, pale colour. SG 2 cat £275. Only 1440 printed. (P) $130$200
19571890 BEA Co opt 4a on QV 5d lilac & blue.Fresh MLH, perfs trimmed at right. SG 3 cat £600. Only 780 printed. (P) $400$600
19581890 BEA Co opt 4a on QV 5d lilac & blue. VFU. SG 3 cat £325. Only 780 printed. (P) $230$300
19591890 Light & Liberty set ½a-5R inc rare 8a grey & 1R grey, plus extra shades of 2½a & 4½a, plus 1895 5a & 7½a. Mostly F-VF U. SG 4-19, 29-30 cat £715. Very scarce set. (19). (P) $500$700
19601890 Light & Liberty 2½a black on yellow-buff. VFM. SG 7 cat £100. Scarce shade. (P) $70$100
19611890-95 Light & Liberty 8a grey, part sheet wmk. VF fresh M. SG 13 cat £275. Only 1500 printed. Sorani photo cert. (P) $250$350
19621890-95 Light & Liberty 1R grey, part sheet wmk. F-VF fresh M. SG 15 cat £225.Only 2100 printed. Copy of Sorani photo cert. (P) $180$250
19631890 Light & Liberty 1R grey. VFU, light cnr cds. SG 15 cat £225. Only 2100 printed. (P) $150$250
19641894 surch set 5a/8a & 7½a on 1R. F-VF fresh M. SG 27-8 cat £150. (2). (P) $100$150
19651894-1903 with Light & Liberty surch set, 1895 new value set 5a & 7½a, & 1896-1901 QV set ½a-5R, all h/s or opt SPECIMEN & affixed to original French colonial UPU archive page headed "Afrique orientale Cie Britannique de l'et Protectorat". VF fresh M. SG 27-30s & 65-79s cat £520. Unique archival piece. (19). (P) $450$700
19661894 surch set 5a/8a & 7½a on 1R. VFU. SG 27-8 cat £190. (2). (P) $140$180
19681895 Light & Liberty 5a & 7½a h/s SPECIMEN. VF fresh M. SG 29-30s cat £75. (2). (P) $65$90
19691895 Light & Liberty set 5a & 7½a, h/s SPECIMEN. VF M/MLH. SG 29-30s cat £75. (2). (P) $60$80
19701895 Mombasa provisional "½ anna TECR" m/s on Light & Liberty 3a black on red. F-VF fresh M. SG 31 cat £600. Rare stamp. (P) $400$600
19711895 Mombassa provisional "½anna TECR" m/s on Light & Liberty 3a black on red. F-VF UN. SG 31 cat £600. (P) $250$350
19721895 BEA opt Light & Liberty ½a deep brown. VF fresh UN. SG 33 cat £80. (P) $40$60
19731895 BEA opt Light & Liberty set ½a-5R, plus 2½ surch. F-VF U. SG 33-48 cat £1685. Rare genuine, only 520 sets printed. Certificates for top values can be obtained on request. (16). (P) $1200$1800
19741895 BEA opt Light & Liberty 1a blue-green, imperf at base from sheet edge. F-VF UN. SG 34 cat £200. Only 1040 printed & most were U. (P) $80$120
19751895 BEA opt Light & Liberty 2a vermilion. VFU. SG 35 cat £100. Only 1180 printed. (P) $70$100
19761895 BEA opt Light & Liberty 2½a black on bright yellow. VF UN. SG 36 cat £200. (P) $80$120
19781895 BEA opt Light & Liberty 4a brown, imperf at base from sheet edge. F-VF fresh M. SG 38 cat £65. (P) $50$70
19791895 BEA opt Light & Liberty 4½a dull violet. UN, surface scuffs at left. SG 39 cat £225. (P) $70$100
19801895 BEA opt Light & Liberty 4½a brown-purple. F-VF fresh M. SG 39b cat £1200. Very rare with only tiny unknown number printed. Certificate can be obtained on request. (P) $1000$1500
19811895 BEA opt Light & Liberty 5a black on blue. VF UN. SG 40 cat £300. Only 780 printed & most were used. (P) $150$250
19821895 BEA opt Light & Liberty 8a blue. VF UN. SG 42 cat £100. Only 1900 printed & most were used. (P) $50$70
19831895 BEA opt Light & Liberty 3r slate-purple, on cover tied by squared circle "OC 19 95 Mombasa" cds, same b/s. VF. SG 45 cat £160 as loose stamp alone, unpriced on cover, while even lower values are "from x10". Only 719 printed & rarity on cover. Holcombe photo-cert. (P) $400$700
19841895 BEA opt Light & Liberty 3R slate purple, imperf at base from sheet edge. F-VF fresh UN. SG 45 cat £275. Only 719 printed & most used. (P) $150$250
19851895 BEA opt Light & Liberty 4R ultramarine, imperf 2 sides from sheet cnr. VF fresh M. SG 46 cat £200. Only 868 printed & most used. (P) $180$275
19861895 BEA opt Light & Liberty 4R ultramarine, imperf at right from sheet edge. VFU. SG 46 cat £180. Only 868 printed. (P) $150$250
19871895-96 BEA opt QV set ½a-5R. Mostly F-VF M/MLH, some tropical spots etc. SG 49-63 cat £700. Very scarce set. (15). (P) $400$600
19881895-96 BEA opt QV set ½a-5R, plus 2½a on 1½a surch. F-VF U. SG 49-63 cat £950. Very scarce set. (16). (P) $600$800
20011897 BEA opt Zanzibar 2½ on 1a indigo & red, opt type 12. VFU. SG 86 cat £70. (P) $50$70
20021897 BEA opt Zanzibar "2½d" on Sultan 1a, surch type 14 DOUBLE -one albino, both equally strong & with double offset on back. Superb fresh MLH. SG 88(var) cat £150 as normal, while SG 88a double BEA cat £7500, double surch unlisted. Major rarity & an important new discovery that will surely get SG cat listing. 2015 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $1000$2000
20031897 BEA opt Zanzibar 2½ on 1a indigo & red, opt type 14. VFM. SG 88 cat £150. (P) $110$150
20041897 BEA opt Zanzibar 2½ on 1a indigo & red, opt type 14. VFU. SG 88 cat £75. (P) $60$80
20051897 BEA opt Zanzibar 2½ on 3a grey & red, opt type 12. VFU. SG 89 cat £65. (P) $50$70
20221897-1903 QV Lions 20R green. VFU appearance, but cleaned F/C with added "Mombasa JA 8 97" pmks (10 months before issued). SG 98 cat £2750 for U. (P) $250$350
20231897-1903 QV Lions 50R mauve. Nice UN appearance but cleaned F/C. SG 99 cat £300 for F/C or cat £2500 M. (P) $300$500
BRITISH EMPIRE
20241890s Minerva 2½d green & brown-orange "AFRICA" imperf colour trial essay by De La Rue. Similar to design used for many countries. Superb fresh MUH. Attractive & rare (P) $70$120
20251919 De La Rue Britannia £20 green, imperf essay, inscr "Overseas Dominions". Fresh UN, severed & rejoined. Very rare. (P) $80$120
20261935 KGV Silver Jubilee Omnibus collection comp with Egypt, Falklands, Canada, Hong Kong, & South Africa in horiz se-tenant prs.VF MUH, mostly very fresh. SG cat £1500 for M, should be at least, £3000+ MUH & rarely offerred thus. (250). (P) $2300$3000
20271948 KGVI Silver Wedding Omnibus comp Aden-Zanzibar inc all Malay States, plus South Africa & SWA prs. VF fresh MUH. SG cat £2250+. Nice collection & quite scarce MUH. (138). (P) $2000$2700
BRITISH GUIANA
20281850-51 Type-set circular "BRITISH GUIANA 4 cents" lemon-yellow, initialled E.D.W (Wright) in blue, "Cottonreel" 1st issue. FU appearance, repaired, cut round, "Demerara / 3 OC 1851" cds. SG 3 cat £24,000 for cut round & under-catalogued. The famous Du Pontcollection only had 3 singles of the 4c which sold in Europe in 2014 for €48,000 - €108,000 (a cut round single with tear was €96,000!!!). Famous classic rarity. 2015 Scheller photo-cert. (P) $8000$12000
20291850-51 Type-set circular "BRITISH GUIANA 8 cents" green, initialled E.D.W (Wright) in black in centre, "Cottonreel" 1st issue. VFU, cut round with margins all round, "Demerara OC 18 1850" cds. SG 4 cat £16,000+, for cut round & under-catalogued. The Du Pont collection only had 2 singles (& 3 covers) which sold in auction in Europe for between €84,000 ( = A$120,000 for cut round single equivalent to this example!) to €132,000. Famous classic rarity. Exp several times. Certificate can be obtained on request. (P) $20000$30000
20501893 Constantinople Provisional "40 PARAS" h/s on ½d vermilion (2) tied by "British PO FE 28 93 "Stamboul" cds on Registered cover to Paris with "Paris 4 MAR 93 Etranger" arrival b/s. VF. SG 7 cat £200 as loose singles & "from x3" on cover. Rare & unusual usage to foreign destination. Holcombe photo-opinion. (P) $500$800
20511893 Constantinople Provisional "40 PARAS" h/s on ½d vermilion, error opt partly DOUBLE with "40" fully double & "PARAS" partially double, tied by oval barred "C" pmk (for Constantinople) on First Day of Issue cover to England with "British PO FE 25 93 Constantinople" & "Middlesbrough 5 MR 2 93" arrival b/s. VF. SG 7 cat £300+ on cover, plus premium for FDC & for unlisted double opt! Holcombe photo-opinion. (P) $450$700
20551942 opt KGVI 1d red, variety "sliced M" on number 10 of a blk of 18 (6x3). Superb fresh MUH. SG M1/1a cat £220 as singles, plus premium for blk. (P) $150$250
20561942 opt KGVI 2d orange, variety "sliced M" on number 10 of a blk of 18 (6x3). Superb fresh MUH. SG M2a cat £170+ as singles, plus premium for blk. (P) $110$150
20571943-47 MEF opt KGVI short set 1d-2/6. Most VFU, "Sirte 20 3 44" violet cds. SG M11-19, Sass 6-14. Scarce use in Libya (9) (P) $130$200
2060Eritrea: 1948 BMA opt Postage Due 2d lower marginal blk of 4, variety "no stop after A" on 1st stamp. VF fresh MUH. SG ED3/3a cat £121+, Sass S3/3b cat €136+. (P) $80$120
2061Eritrea: 1951 Telegram franked BA Eritrea opt KGVI 40c pr & 10/-, tied by "Asmara Central 26 11 51" cds & partially punched perfins of odd symbols (Eritrean alphabet?), to Rome. VF fresh. SG E18 & 25 cat £72 as loose stamps alone, plus huge premium for "on cover". Sassone cat €20,000 = A$30,000 !!! for such proper usage of 10/- top value on postal document. Extremely rare survivor. (P) $300$500
2062Eritrea: 1951 Telegram franked BA Eritrea opt 20c, 2/- 50c, 5/- & 10/-, tied by "Asmara Central 9 10 51" cds & partially punched perfin of odd symbols (Eritrean alphabet?). From "Lloyd Triestino Asmara" to Lloyd Naples. VF fresh. SG E15 & 23-5 cat £88, plus huge premium for "on cover". Sassone cat €24, 500+ = A$36,750+ for such proper usage of the top 3 values on postal document. Extremely rare survivor (P) $500$800
2063Somalia: 1941 Mogadisciu "British Occupation" opts on Italian East Africa Pictorials set 10c/5c-10L/5L. (These opts on Italian postagestamps, & also on revenue stamps, were prepared on orders of the South African forces that had captured the region. But due to objections from London were never issued & most of the stock was destroyed). VF fresh MLH. Unlisted in SG but fully listed in Italiancatalogues & Michel & mentioned in Robson Lowe Encyclopedia. Sass 1-9 cat €2500+ & underpriced as a very rare set. Exp Alberto Diena AIEP, plus 2016 Ceremuga photo-cert. (9) (P) $1100$1500
2064Somalia: 1941 Mogadisciu "British Occupation" opts on Italian East Africa Pictorials set of BLACK opts 20c/10c-2L/1L, as normal sethas red opts on these vals. (These opts on Italian postage stamps, & also on revenue stamps, were prepared on orders of the South African forces that had captured the region. But due to objections from London were never issued & most of the stock was destroyed). VF MUH. Unlisted in SG but listed in Italian catalogues & mentioned in Robson Lowe Encyclopedia. Sass 2/I - 7/I cat €11,000+ Veryrare & almost never offered, especially MUH. 2009 Bottachi photo-cert (5). (P) $4000$6000
2065Somalia: 1941 Mogadisciu "British Occupation / POSTAGE" opts on Italian Africa Colonies Revenues 2L- 10L inc both issues of 4L. (These opts on Italian revenue stamps, plus also on postage stamps, were prepared on orders of the South African forces that captured theregion. But due to objections from London were never issued & most of the stock destroyed). VF MUH. Unlisted SG, but listed in Italian & Michel cats, mentioned in Robson Lowe. Sass 11-17 cat €3000+. Rare & almost never offered. 2016 Ceremuga photo-certs. (7) (P) $1200$1800
2066Somalia: 1941 Mogadisciu "British Occupation / POSTAGE" opt on Italian Africa Colonies Revenue 2L, error opt INVERTED. Superb fresh MUH, pristine never hinged original gum. Sass 11a cat €10,000+. Extremely rare with only several recorded & this is almost certainly the best condition example of them. 2011 Dr Colla AIEP & 2016 Ceremuga photo-certs. (P) $6000$9000
2067Somalia: 1941 Mogadisciu "British Occupation" opts on Italian East Africa Pictorials set 10c/5c-10L/5L. (These opts on Italian postagestamps, & also on revenue stamps, were prepared on orders of the South African forces that had captured the region. But due to objections from London were never issued & most of the stock was destroyed). Superb fresh MUH. Unlisted in SG but fully listed in Italian catalogs & Michel & mentioned in Robson Lowe Encyclopedia. Sass 1-9 cat €5000+ & underpriced as it is a very rare set, especially in MUH condition. 1956 Alberto Diena AIEP & 2016 Ceremuga photo-certs. (9) (P) $2300$3000
2068Somalia: 1941 Mogadisciu "British Occupation POSTAGE" opt on Italian Africa Colonies Revenue 3L. VF MUH. Sass 12 cat €250 & undercatalogued as hardly ever seen. 2011 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $150$250
2069Somalia: 1941 Mogadisciu "British Occupation / POSTAGE" opt on Italian Africa Colonies Revenue 40L, error opt diag misplaced & fully TRANSPOSED. VF fresh MUH, pristine never hinged original gum. Sass 19b(var) cat €6500 for normal shift, so est at least double €13,000 for such transposed. Extremely rare with only several shifted opts recorded & this is the only one with transposed opt known to us. 1996 Dr Colla AIEP & 2016 Ceremuga photo-certs. (P) $6000$9000
BRITISH POs IN CRETE
20701898-99 Numeral sets 10pa blue & brown, 20pa green & rose. VFU, s/l Heraklion pmks. SG B2-5 cat £102+ & under-catalogued as very scarce genuine. All exp Ceremuga. (4). (P) $60$100
20721898 Numeral 20pa green, IMPERF blk of 4, strong offset of design on reverse. Superb fresh UN, all 4 margins. SG B3a cat £500+. Extremely rare & spectacular. Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $350$500
20731898 British Occup Union Jack h/s Pediada "Revenue 10 paras" violet on white laid paper. Superb F/C with m/s lines. Bft 15a. Very rare. (P) $130$200