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British Commonwealth -
British Africa, east Africa including Kenya, Uganda, Tanganyika (with British East Africa and East Africa and Uganda), Bechuanaland (with British Central Africa and British East Africa), Somaliland and Swaziland. About 285 stamps,on six pages, from 1890 - 1971, including used and Mint hinged ( some both). A well represented group with many very collectible stamps. A few comments on two stamps, in particular. The first is K. U. T. #29, the second of two shown, has a central vignette of George V printed in a blue-grey colour whereas the normal stamp is all green, as seen in the first one. The consignor has not found any reference to such an anomaly but comments that it is not too surprising to find such as so many stamps of the design were being similarly produced for a wide range of face values, at the time. He speculates that a printer either got inventive or simply lost his way as he was going about his duties. If only one, or a few such pages were produced this stamp could be a unique item. It requires more research but is valued at the nominal $3.00. The second, of course, is Swazieland (sic) #1a, the inverse overprint on Transvaal #123. The stamp is a VF mint hinged perf. 12-1/2. It is noted that Gibbons shows a considerable premium value for this perf., over the more common 12-1/2 x 12. The consignor states that the appearance of the overprint exactly shows as the reproduction of the stamp in Scott and, as best can be determined, from the illustration in Gibbons. More research would be required to absolutely determine that this is genuine and not counterfeit but, with the evidence at hand, the stamp is valued at Scott $1,250.00, but sold with the caveat the more research is needed. With these comments in mind the total lot is valued at 2023 Scott US$2,027.25 =
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