187

Sale number: 15

Bechuanaland: Crown Colony Issues 1885 to 1895: 1885-87, a study comprising wmk. Crown CA 1/2d. unused, scarce 3d. plate no. 1 corner pair, wmk. Anchor 1/2d. plate no. 1 block of four, 2d. plate no. 2 corner block of four; wmk. Crown CC 4d. and wmk. Anchor part original gum; 6d. unused showing partial doubling of overprint (R.P.S. certificate, 1969); also 1/2d., 1d. block (inverted) and single (doubled) with fake overprints, fair to fine. (20) S.G. 1-4, 6-8

Price Realised £320

188

Sale number: 15

Bechuanaland: Crown Colony Issues 1885 to 1895: 1885-87 wmk. Crown CA 1/2d. grey-black, variety overprint double in lake and black, part original gum, trivial bend at right, otherwise fine. S.G. 1b, cat. £650. B.P.A. certificate (1949). Photo.

Price Realised £210

189

Sale number: 15

Bechuanaland: Crown Colony Issues 1885 to 1895: 1885-87 wmk. Crown CC 4d. blue, the complete upper row of the sheet crossing both panes, together with horizontal pair from the lower left corner and strip of five (one with slight bend) from the lower right corner, both from the right pane, all margins incl. plate no. ''2'' and two ref. no.'s ''3'', trivial staining in upper margin but the stamps mainly fine unmounted, very striking and rare. (19) S.G. 3, cat. £1,045+. Photo.

Price Realised £1950

190

Sale number: 15

Bechuanaland: Crown Colony Issues 1885 to 1895: 1885-87 wmk. Anchor 1/2d. grey-black unused horizontal pair, the right stamp with ''ritish'' error, some faults but scarce. S.G. 4a, cat. £2,000. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD

191

Sale number: 15

Bechuanaland: Crown Colony Issues 1885 to 1895: 1885-87 wmk. Anchor 1d. mint block of twelve (6 x 2) from the upper right corner of the sheet with margins (these often removed) and plate no. ''6'', trivial gum tone on one and crease in margin, otherwise mainly fine with ten unmounted, scarce. S.G. 5.

Price Realised £250

192

Sale number: 15

Bechuanaland: Crown Colony Issues 1885 to 1895: 1887 1/2d. vermilion, two examples overprinted ''SPECIMEN'', Samuel types GB9, with gum, diagonal crease but fine appearance and BEC2 fine with full gum, also a scarce control ''L'' block of six, hinged in margin only. (8) S.G. 9

Price Realised £100

193

Sale number: 15

Bechuanaland: Crown Colony Issues 1885 to 1895: 1887 1d. to £5 set handstamped ''SPECIMEN'' (Samuel type BEC2 ), odd trivial bend, otherwise mainly fine with or without gum. (12) S.G. 10-21, cat. £900. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD

194

Sale number: 15

Bechuanaland: Crown Colony Issues 1885 to 1895: 1887 Unappropriated Dies, 1d. to £5 set of imperf. proofs in green, overprinted ''SPECIMEN'' (type GB9) on gummed paper watermarked Orb (1d. to 6d.), Script ''VR'' (1/- to 10/-) or Two Orbs (£1, £5) with additional 5/- (2, one washed) and 10/- (washed), also imperf. proofs of £1 in black handstamped ''SPECIMEN'' (type GB11) and £2 in lilac handstamped type GB9 on gummed paper watermarked Two Orbs, mostly fine. (18)

Price Realised £210

195

Sale number: 15

Bechuanaland: Crown Colony Issues 1885 to 1895: 1887 unappropriated dies, 1d. to 10/- less 4d., imperf. plate proofs without country name and inscription, in lilac or blue-green (2/- green) on paper watermarked large garter (pence values) or ''V R'' (shilling values), all marginal and each handstamped ''SPECIMEN'' in sans-serif type. (9). Photo.

Price Realised £210

196

Sale number: 15

Bechuanaland: Crown Colony Issues 1885 to 1895: 1887 1d. and 1/- handstamped ''Specimen'' (Samuel type BEC1) in purple, the 1/- with bend, otherwise fine with gum, also 1/- Inland Revenue reference example handstamped ''CANCELLED'', without gum, slight perf. imperfections. (3) S.G. 10, 15 S C.

Price Realised UNSOLD

197

Sale number: 15

Bechuanaland: Crown Colony Issues 1885 to 1895: 1887 1d., 3d., 4d., 1/-, 5/-, 10/-, handstamped ''SPECIMEN'' (Samuel type GB9), without gum, 1d. and 3d. faults. (6) S.G. 10, 12, 13, 15, 18, 19 S.

Price Realised UNSOLD

198

Sale number: 15

Bechuanaland: Crown Colony Issues 1885 to 1895: 1887 1d. block, 2d., 3d. (7, incl. a block), 4d. pair, 1/- (2) to 10/-, unused or mint, mainly fine. (20) S.G. 10-13, 15-19, cat. £628.

Price Realised £150

199

Sale number: 15

Bechuanaland: Crown Colony Issues 1885 to 1895: 1888 (Aug.) 1d. on 1d. mint (3, one on ''blued'' paper, another with '','' for ''.''), 2d. on 2d. mint (2, one with partial doubling of ''2''), variety curved foot to ''2'' used, (Dec.) 1/2d. on 3d. mint (2, one with broken ''n'' no foot to ''f'') and two ''used'' examples of forged inverted surcharge, a few toned perfs. etc., otherwise mainly fine. (10) S.G. 22, 23, b, 29, vars.

Price Realised £180

200

Sale number: 15

Bechuanaland: Crown Colony Issues 1885 to 1895: 1888 (Aug.) 2d. on 2d. variety surcharge in green, used, slight soiling and creasing but rare. S.G. 23c, cat. £3,250. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD

201

Sale number: 15

Bechuanaland: Crown Colony Issues 1885 to 1895: 1889 (Jan.) 1/2d., a block of 59 (6 x 10, one stamp missing at right), marginal from the top of the sheet with plate no., showing a progressive misplacement of the overprint resulting in ''British'' almost omitted on several lower right hand stamps, unmounted mint, fine. S.G. 30var.

Price Realised £210

202

Sale number: 15

Bechuanaland: Crown Colony Issues 1885 to 1895: 1889 (Jan.) 1/2d. unmounted mint (28) comprising the complete upper and lower rows of the sheet and a block of four, also mint single with misplaced overprint, 1891 (Nov.) 1d. and 2d. handstamped ''SPECIMEN'' and mint, 1891-1904 1d. to 6d. handstamped ''SPECIMEN'' and set mint, mainly fine. (42)

Price Realised UNSOLD

203

Sale number: 15

Bechuanaland: Crown Colony Issues 1885 to 1895: 1891 (Nov.) 2d. pale bistre, variety no stop after ''Bechuanaland'', large part original gum, fine. S.G. 32a, cat. £250. Photo.

Price Realised £100

204

Sale number: 15

Bechuanaland: Crown Colony Issues 1885 to 1895: 1891-1904 1d. lilac handstamped ''SPECIMEN'' (Samuel type GB9) in a vertical strip of three, with gum, the centre stamp thinned but a scarce multiple. S.G. 33 S.

Price Realised UNSOLD

205

Sale number: 15

Bechuanaland: Crown Colony Issues 1885 to 1895: 1893-95 Provisionals, overprint reading downwards, a mint study comprising 1d. mint (22) incl. plate no. pair showing no dots on ''i'' , plate block of six, and 2d. (8) incl. single with ''Bechuanaland/British'' and plate block of six (both with some toning), some broken letters varieties, etc., also Protectorate 1889 (Jan.) 1/2d. unmounted mint complete upper row of twelve with margins and no.'s, and 1897 Cape ovpt. 1/2d., all three settings, the second in a plate block, fair to fine. (36) S.G. 38, d, 39, c, vars., 52, 56-8.

Price Realised £240

206

Sale number: 15

Bechuanaland: Crown Colony Issues 1885 to 1895: 1893 Provisionals, 1d, unused (some colour diffusion) and 2d. used (perf. faults), both showing ''British'' omitted, scarce varieties. S.G. 38b, 39b, cat. £1,900. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD

207

Sale number: 15

Bechuanaland: Crown Colony Issues 1885 to 1895: 1893-95 Provisional 2d. pale bistre, overprint reading downwards, upper right corner block of nine with plate no. ''2'', [1/10] showing no dots to ''i'' of ''British'', mainly fine unmounted mint. S.G. 39, d, cat. £156+.

Price Realised £65