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Lot 989

Scott 27

750.00 $

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27 (30) 1896 2½a on 1a6p sepia Q Victoria stamp of India, red SG Type 7 surcharge (Scott Type e), scarce, as only 192 were

Lot 990

Scott 27

1,950.00 $

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27 (30) 1896 2½a on 1a6p sepia Q Victoria stamp of India, red SG Type 7 surcharge (Scott Type e), scarce, as only 192 were printed, of

27 (30) 1896 2½a on 1a6p sepia Q Victoria stamp of India, red SG Type 7 surcharge (Scott Type e), scarce, as only 192 were printed, of which very few were ever used!, undercatalogued, perfectly centered, lightly canceled, SUPERB (400, 500)

Lot 991

Scott 27 var ...

1,650.00 $

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27 var footnoted (30D) 1896 2½a on 1a6p sepia Q Victoria stamp of India, red SG surcharge Type 7 (Scott Type e), only 192 printed, VARIETY

27 var footnoted (30D) 1896 2½a on 1a6p sepia Q Victoria stamp of India, red SG surcharge Type 7 (Scott Type e), only 192 printed, VARIETY - small second "z", "Zanzibar" cancel, VF (400, 500)

Lot 992

Scott 28

1,300.00 $

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28 (38) 1896 2½a on 2a dull blue Q Victoria stamp of India, red SG surcharge Type 3 (Scott Type a), only 1504 printed, scarce

28 (38) 1896 2½a on 2a dull blue Q Victoria stamp of India, red SG surcharge Type 3 (Scott Type a), only 1504 printed, scarce and undercatalogued, especially used, with "Zanzibar" registered cds, F-VF (360, 375)

Lot 993

Scott 28, 28A...

1,800.00 $

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28, 28A, 29 (38-40) 1898 2½ on 2a dull blue Q Victoria stamp of India overprinted "Zanzibar" and surcharged in red, cplt (3) with SG

28, 28A, 29 (38-40) 1898 2½ on 2a dull blue Q Victoria stamp of India overprinted "Zanzibar" and surcharged in red, cplt (3) with SG surcharge Types 3-5 (Scott Types a-c), a rare and undercatalogued set as 28A (39) only occurs 10 times in the setting of 60, SG Type is a small second "z" variety, OG,HR, F-VF (680, 655)

Lot 994

Scott 28A

700.00 $

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28A (39) 1898 2½a on 2a dull blue Q Victoria stamp of India overprinted "Zanzibar", red SG Type 4 surcharge (Scott Type b), rare and

28A (39) 1898 2½a on 2a dull blue Q Victoria stamp of India overprinted "Zanzibar", red SG Type 4 surcharge (Scott Type b), rare and undercatalogued, as it only occurs 10 times in the complete setting of 60, OG,VLH, VF (340, 325)

Lot 995

Scott 28A var...

1,200.00 $

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28A var footnoted (39D) 1898 2½a on 2a dull blue Q Victoria stamp of India, red SG surcharge Type 4 (Scott Type b), rare

28A var footnoted (39D) 1898 2½a on 2a dull blue Q Victoria stamp of India, red SG surcharge Type 4 (Scott Type b), rare and undercatalogued, as it only occurs 10 times in the complete setting of 60, showing small second "z" variety, perfectly centered, OG,NH, SUPERB (340, 325)

Lot 996

Scott 29

950.00 $

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29 (40) 1898 2½a on 2a dull blue Q Victoria stamp of India, red SG surcharge Type 5 (Scott Type c), only 742 printed, very few were used,

29 (40) 1898 2½a on 2a dull blue Q Victoria stamp of India, red SG surcharge Type 5 (Scott Type c), only 742 printed, very few were used, as such quite rare and undercatalogued, choice centered "Zanzibar" registry cancel, F-VF (425, 450)

Lot 997

Scott 30-31 v...

1,200.00 $

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30-31 var footnoted (26C-27C) 1896 2½a on 2a pale blue Q Victoria stamps of India, red Sc surcharge Type d (SG type 6) - only

30-31 var footnoted (26C-27C) 1896 2½a on 2a pale blue Q Victoria stamps of India, red Sc surcharge Type d (SG type 6) - only 1504 printed, in vertical pair with red surcharge Type e (SG type 7) - only 384 printed, both are VARIETY - tall second "z", a scarce multiple, OG,LH, F-VF (305, 450)

Lot 998

Scott 30a

650.00 $

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30a (26j) 1896 2½ on 2a pale blue Q Victoria stamp of India, red SG Type 6 surcharge (Scott Type d), ERROR - inverted "1" in "½" - row 8,

30a (26j) 1896 2½ on 2a pale blue Q Victoria stamp of India, red SG Type 6 surcharge (Scott Type d), ERROR - inverted "1" in "½" - row 8, pos 6, rare as only 22 examples were originally printed, considerably undercatalogued, with "Zanzibar" cds, F-VF (325, 300)

Lot 999

Scott 30b var

375.00 $

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30b var (26kD) 1896 2½ on 2a6p ultramarine Q Victoria stamp of India, red SG Type 6 surcharge (Scott Type d), VARIETY - Roman "I" in "½",

30b var (26kD) 1896 2½ on 2a6p ultramarine Q Victoria stamp of India, red SG Type 6 surcharge (Scott Type d), VARIETY - Roman "I" in "½", additionally with small second 'z', lower, OG, VLH, F-VF, with RPSL certificate (300, 250)

Lot 1000

Scott 31b

2,500.00 $

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31b (27m) 1896 2½ on 2a pale blue Q Victoria stamp of India, red Sc surcharge Type e (SG Type 7), ERROR - inverted "1" in "½",

31b (27m) 1896 2½ on 2a pale blue Q Victoria stamp of India, red Sc surcharge Type e (SG Type 7), ERROR - inverted "1" in "½", this occurred only once in a sheet and thus a maximum of 12 originally existed, rare, OG, LH, F-VF, with BPA certificate (4000, 3500)

Lot 1001

Scott 53-55

600.00 $

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53-55 (175-77) 1897 2½a on 4a myrtle-green and red Sultan Seyyid Hamed-bin Thwain, set of all three different red surcharges, scarce and

53-55 (175-77) 1897 2½a on 4a myrtle-green and red Sultan Seyyid Hamed-bin Thwain, set of all three different red surcharges, scarce and undercatalogued (only 700 sets issued), used, F-VF (455, 400)

Lot 1002

Scott 54

500.00 $

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54 (176) 1897 2½a on 4a myrtle-green and red Sultan Seyyid Hamed-bin Thwain, surcharged SG Type 4 in red, this is the rarest overprint

54 (176) 1897 2½a on 4a myrtle-green and red Sultan Seyyid Hamed-bin Thwain, surcharged SG Type 4 in red, this is the rarest overprint Type in the set as it only occurred 10 times in the sheet, undercatalogued, OG, HR, F-VF (350, 350)

Lot 1003

Scott 111

400.00 $

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111 (237) 1908-09 4R vermilion Sultan Ali bin Hamoud, wmkd Rosettes (sideways), perf 14, the 4R is, by far, the scarcest and

111 (237) 1908-09 4R vermilion Sultan Ali bin Hamoud, wmkd Rosettes (sideways), perf 14, the 4R is, by far, the scarcest and most undercatalogued used stamp among the lower values, with "Zanzibar" cds, SUPERB (120, 130)

Lot 1004

Scott 115

1,200.00 $

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115 (241) 1908-09 30R black and sepia View of Port, wmkd Multiple Rosettes sideways, perf 14, a perfectly centered gem!, OG, NH, SUPERB

Lot 1005

Scott 116

600.00 $

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116 (242) 1908-09 40R black and orange-brown View of Port, wmkd Multiple Rosettes, perf 14, OG, VLH, VF (975, 950)

Lot 1006

Scott 119

1,300.00 $

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119 (245) 1908-09 200R brown and greenish black View of Port, wmkd Multiple Rosettes, perf 14, rare, OG, VLH, XF (1850, 1800)

Lot 1007

Scott 120-34

700.00 $

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120-34 (246-60) 1913 1¢-10r Sultan Kalif bin Harub and Dhow set, wmkd Multiple Rosettes, perf 14, cplt (15), the 10R is very rare, F-VF

Lot 1008

Scott 134

625.00 $

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134 (260) 1913 10R green and brown Dhow, wmkd Multiple Rosettes (sideways), perf 14, scarce used, with "Zanzibar" squared-circle cancel,

Lot 1009

Scott 135

1,100.00 $

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135 (260b) 1913 20R black and green Dhow, wmkd Multiple Rosettes (sideways), perf 14, very rare and undercatalogued used,

135 (260b) 1913 20R black and green Dhow, wmkd Multiple Rosettes (sideways), perf 14, very rare and undercatalogued used, perfectly centered, light squared-circle cancel, SUPERB (750, 750)

Lot 1010