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Murray Payne | Auction 29 | July 25th 2017Seychelles 694 695 £400694 1896 18ct on 45ct brown and carmine with surcharge double, used. Fine but for a light crease. RPS Certificate (1985), a rare stamp. £275 SG 26a (£1500) £120695 1901 3ct on 16ct chestnut and ultramarine, mint with ‘3 Cents’ omitted; hinged low and with a minor wrinkle, otherwise fine. RPS Certificate (1989). SG 38c (£550) 696 1942 20ct ordinary paper, fine mint with R6/2 ‘fishing net’ flaw. SG 140ba (£275)/CW 21ba Ex 697 £190697 1954-7 set of nineteen in unmounted mint Plate blocks of four. SG 174-88 (£320) Sierra Leone 698 £300698 1897 2½d on 6d dull purple and green Postal Fiscal, mint horizontal strip of four with barest hinge traces on two, Types 10, 11, 12 and 8 se-tenant. A rare multiple in exceptional condition, only 196 of Type 12 possible. SG 59-62 (£560+) 99 www.murraypayne.com

Murray Payne | Auction 29 | July 25th 2017 699 700699 1912-21 £2 blue and dull purple, fine mint. SG 129 (£950) £500700 £1,750701 1912-21 £5 orange and green mint, a few trivial marks on reverse; rare stamp. SG 130 (£3500) £140702 1935 Silver Jubilee set in blocks with sheet number from the top right of the sheet, mint. 1d block of six with Pl. ‘3’ R2/5 lightning £100 conductor, barest touch of a hinge on R1/4, variety unmounted; 3d block of ten, one stamp with toned perfs; 5d block of ten, one stamp with small toned spot on reverse; 1/- block of four with sheet no. 001, faint toned spot on top selvedge, hinged on selvedge only. SG 181-4, 181c (£276) 1935 Silver Jubilee 1/- mint corner block of six, R8/6 (Pl. 2) with hairline left of tower, difficult in a positional piece. SG 184 (£150 as normals) 703 £120703 1963 11/- on £1 2nd Anniversary of Independence used with reg. cancel 2 MY 63, light brown area on reverse as usual with this £130 value. SG 269 (£250) Singapore 704 1951 $1, $2 and $5 perf 17½ x 18, unmounted mint. SG 28-30 (£297)/CW 26-8 Ex 705 £300705 1955 set of fifteen in unmounted mint Plate blocks of four. SG 38-52 (£520) £85706 1962-6 set of sixteen in unmounted mint blocks of four. SG 63-77 (£220) 100 www.murraypayne.com

Murray Payne | Auction 29 | July 25th 2017 707 £250 £140707 1962 10ct Harlequinfish unmounted mint marginal strip of five, the left stamp with complete omission of red-orange and stamps #2-3 showing partial omissions. SG 69a (£475+) 708 Revenues. 1951-3 $25 perf 13 (3) and $100 perf 13, a little soiled, on piece of indenture with red seal cancels. Barefoot 1a, 2a 709 £220709 Revenues. 1954 QE $25 (2) and $500, plus 2 x $5, on piece of document with red seal cancels (slightly oxidised). Barefoot 4, 6 £180710 Revenues. 1954 QE $100 (4) on piece of document, red seal cancels 7.8.59. Identified as second printing. Barefoot 5 Solomon Islands 711 £250711 1935 Silver Jubilee 1/- mint with Pl. 4 R3/6 dash by turret. Scarce. SG 56i (£550) £300712 1938-42 set of thirteen perforated SPECIMEN Type W8, W8a or D20, fine mint. SG 60s-72s (£500)/CW SP1-13 £90713 Booklets. 1959-60 4/-, 5/-, 11/- and £1 booklets, fine mint. SG SB1-4 (£200) 101 www.murraypayne.com

Murray Payne | Auction 29 | July 25th 2017Somaliland 714 Ex 714 £350715 1938 set of twelve in unmounted mint blocks of four, difficult in blocks. SG 93-104 (£600)/CW 1-12 £220716 £120717 1938 set of twelve perforated SPECIMEN Type W8a, unmounted mint. All values except the 5r exhibit a blind perf pin in the ‘P’. £240 SG 93s-104s (£350)/ SW SP1-12 1951 New Currency surcharged set of eleven plus the 20ct and 70ct shades, unmounted mint blocks of four. SG 125-35 (£220)/CW 25-35, 28a, 31a 1953 set of twelve in unmounted mint blocks of four. SG 137-48 (£480) S outh Africa Ex 718 £325718 Zululand. 1888-93 set of ten handstamped SPECIMEN Type NA1 in violet, mint, fine and fresh save the 5d and 9d with hinge remainders and the 5d also with some perf tips at top slightly foxed. Fresh appearance. SG 1s, 3s-11s (£650) 719 £400719 Zululand. 1894 £1 purple on red paper mint top left corner example, the stamp apparently unmounted mint with some gum cracking. Unusual in this condition. SG 28 (£600) 720 £2,900720 Zululand. 1894 £5 purple and black on red paper, fine mint. A rare stamp, Brandon Certificate (1995). SG 29 (£5500) 102 www.murraypayne.com

Murray Payne | Auction 29 | July 25th 2017721 1926 London 1d black and carmine, three unmounted mint blocks being Rows 1-2 with central marking; Rows 10-11 (folded £75 between horizontally), and Rows 19-20 with central marking (several vertical folds). SAH Ca-d, v4/SG 31 722 723 £100 £200722 1926 London 6d green and orange strip of two pairs from base of sheet with central sheet marking with 1.5mm gap between green £130 jubilee lines, mint with some hinge remainder on each pair. Also showing ‘white oranges’; uncommon. SG 32/SAH 28Cc 723 1937 6d Die 1 mint 3 x 2 block, marginal at right with sheet number, the lower stamps unmounted; the lower left stamp with R5/10 ‘falling ladder’ flaw. Very seldom seen in a positional multiple. SG 61, a (£370)/CW 10a 724 1937 6d Die 1 in a mint corner block of two pairs, the stamps unmounted with some adhesion on selvedge; R20/11 ‘molehill’. SG 61, b (£320)/CW 10b 725 727725 1959 3d Academy in vertical pair from top right corner of sheet, unmounted mint, the top stamp showing complete omission of the deep blue. Just the top row of one sheet was affected (i.e. six examples). SG 169a (£6000) £3,500726 Postage Dues. 1922-61 Postage Due mint run-through, basically complete apart from the 1943-4 Bantams. STC £290 £75727 Postage Dues. 1948 unhyphenated 2d unmounted mint 2 x 4 block of eight, the central four stamps with the R15-16/5-6 large ‘2d’. £220 SG D36, a (£492)/CW PD9, a 728 Officials. 1940 10/- blue and sepia, unmounted mint corner pair with OFFICIAL at right, folded between top selvedge and stamps. £250 SG O29 (£500)/CW O16 103 www.murraypayne.com

Murray Payne | Auction 29 | July 25th 2017Southern Cameroons £70 £90729 1960 set of twelve in unmounted mint lower right corner blocks of four, all with Plate numbers except the 1d and 3d, which are from the left pane and hence without numbers. SG T1-12 (£120) South West Africa 730 Officials. 1938 envelope handstamped FIRST DAY COVER bearing 1½d pair, Windhoek CDS of 1 JUL 38. B/s oval DIRECTOR POSTS AND TELS./WINDHOEK. SG O17 731 £275731 Officials. 1947 2d blue and brown horizontal pair unmounted mint, gum off-white. Scarce. SG O21 (£700)/CW O5 Sudan 732 £120 £100732 1935 Die proof of Gordon’s portrait in black on wove paper, prepared by Bohumil Heinz, a Czech engraver employed by De La Rue. Handstamped ‘zkusmýtisk’ (test print) on reverse 733 1935 envelope (11 x 5”) with the full Gordon set, REGISTERED/KHARTOUM oval CDSs of 26 JA. Some bends and a central fold, just a little foxing in places and backflap missing, an attractive item. SG 59-67 734 £800734 1935 7½p on 4½p red-brown and grey top right corner block of four, proof overprint in red, fine mint, lightly hinged on the selvedge only. Two sheets were prepared. A rare block, PF Certificate (1989). For SG 72 (£1500) 104www.murraypayne.com

Murray Payne | Auction 29 | July 25th 2017 Swaziland 735 736 737 Ex 738 £700735 1933 2/6d imperforate Die Proof in black on thick wove paper, cut a little close at lower right. Attractive and very rare. Illustrated in the 2013 handbook ‘Swaziland Philately to 1968’ by Peter van der Molen. SG 18 736 1933 5/- imperforate Die Proof in black on thick wove paper, with excellent 2-3mm margins. Almost invisible bend at foot. Very £750 rare and highly attractive. llustrated in the 2013 handbook ‘Swaziland Philately to 1968’ by Peter van der Molen. SG 19 737 1933 10/- imperforate die proof in black on thick wove with excellent margins. Tiny and minor crease at right does not detract from £750 the very fine appearance. llustrated in the 2013 handbook ‘Swailand Philately to 1968’ by Peter van der Molen. SG 20 738 1938-43 ½d - 5/- perf 13 x 13½. An extraordinary accumulation of forty-eight blocks of four or six in a variety of shades/printings,the product of years of accumulation. SG 28-37 (£2504) £1,200739 1938 set of eleven perforated SPECIMEN Type D20, mint, some hinge remainders and the 1d with a missing corner. KG VI £150 Expertising Certificate (2012). SG 28s-38s (£325)/CW SP1-11 Ex 740 £180740 1943-54 perf 13½ x 14 set of eleven in top left or top right corner blocks of four, unmounted mint, just a couple of hints of foxing on reverse but nonetheless a good set of blocks. SG 28a-38a (£380)/CW 13-23 105 www.murraypayne.com

Murray Payne | Auction 29 | July 25th 2017 Tanganyika 741 (Detail) £250741 1920s Great Seal of the GOVERNOR & COMMANDER IN CHIEF/TANGANYIKA TERRITORY, the impression 65mm in diameter impressed in green wax (which has some slight cracking). Mounted in frame, with an impression of a signet ring bearing the British Royal Crest in red beneath. A very rare item and ideal for display T onga Ex 742 £650742 Officials. 1962 Emancipation set of six in unmounted mint blocks of four, the 5/- right marginal and the £1 an imprint block. A very scarce set in multiples. SG O11-16 (£1300) 743743 Officials. 1962 5/- Emancipation unmounted mint marginal block of four, lower right stamp with R2/5 error MAII for MAIL. Rare. £450 SG O14, a (£875) 106 www.murraypayne.com

Murray Payne | Auction 29 | July 25th 2017 £80Trinidad & Tobago 744 1960-4 set of fifteen in unmounted mint blocks of four, mainly corner blocks, the $1.20 a Plate block. SG 284-97 (£200) T ristan da Cunha 745 Ex 745 1952 set in matched top right corner blocks of four, unmounted mint. No longer a straightforward set in multiples. £350 SG 1-12 (£560)/CW 1-12 Turks & Caicos Islands Ex 746 £200746 1950 set of thirteen in unmounted mint Plate blocks of four. SG 221-33 (£340)/CW 15-27 107 www.murraypayne.com

Murray Payne | Auction 29 | July 25th 2017Z anzibar 747 £500747 1913 100r black and blue mint, pencil mark on reverse, still very fine. SG 260f (£950) £500748 1944 1/- Al-Busaid unmounted mint corner block of fifteen, the middle stamp in the second row showing complete omission of the ‘A’ of ‘CA’ in the watermark. Splitting between the first and second stamps in the top row. SG 330a (£950)/CW S8a ------------- END OF THE SALE ------------ email bids to [email protected] 108 www.murraypayne.com

Multiples and rarities from the British Commonwealth Featuring a splendid collection of seldom offered Plate blocks and multiples alongside many rare and unusual items from the British Commonwealth Auction Date: Tuesday 25th JulyBids submitted prior to the Auction to be received by Monday 24th July 12noon BST REGISTER FOR ONLINE BIDDING

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