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Bidboard # 1944
Lot # 39
Catalogue Value or Estimate: $500.00
Current Bid: $575
British Commonwealth Specimens

African Colonies. Wide ranging and lightly duplicated selection of 70 Queen Victoria to GeoVI period issues, all with either "SPECIMEN" overprints or perfins. The colonies included in this group consist of Bechuanaland Protectorate, British Central Africa, British East Africa, East Africa & Uganda Protectorate, Lagos, Gold Coast, KUT, Northern Rhodesia, Natal, Nyasaland, Rhodesia, Sierra Leone, Somaliland Protectorate, Transvaal, Uganda, and Zanzibar. While most are incomplete sets, there are loads of high value multiple Shilling and Rupee values. Huge catalogue value when pro-rated from Scott or Stanley Gibbons catalogues for complete sets. Some faults and toning to be expected. The lot includes the original sales cards with cross referenced catalogue numbers and values. Estimate =