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Sale 281
The "Kamina" Collection
of French Occupation Stamps of Former German Colonies, 1914-18
| MAFIA ISLAND OVERPRINTS ON GERMAN EAST AFRICA YACHTS |
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Lot 24 |
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Mafia Island, 1915, 4h green to 45h black and purple (SG M2B-M7B), fresh, o.g., never hinged, the 40h is from the top of the sheet and has the faintest trace of rust on the gum only. Very Fine. Rare set of which only about 30 were believed to have been issued. Michel 2b var.-7b var.
SG £4,125 ($5,260)
Expertization: 1993 Holcombe Certificate.
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Lot 25 |
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Mafia Island, 1915, 4h green (SG M2B), fresh, o.g., trivial rust spot on reverse. Michel 2b var.
SG £700 ($890)
Expertization: Signed Hoffman-Giesecke.
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Lot 26 |
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Mafia Island, 1915, 4h green overprinted in dull violet "G.R. Mafia" and "G.R. Post 6 cents Mafia" se-tenant in a vertical pair (Gibbs 2Ba), the top stamp with the type 1 overprint and the lower stamp with the type 2 surcharge, fresh, o.g., top stamp imperceptibly hinged and lower stamp never hinged, vertical gum crease at right. Very Fine and a fabulous variety of the utmost rarity.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
Provenance: Colonel J.R. Danson
This is the left vertical pair of the block of five from the Danson collection (Robson Lowe, 5 May 1971, lot 1438). The two vertical pairs from this block represent the only two recorded examples of the type 1 and 2 overprints se-tenant on this value. There is only one other se-tenant multiple of the two surcharge types on another value, and this is a horizontal pair contained in a block of ten of the 45h.
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Lot 27 |
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Mafia Island, 1915, 7½h carmine overprinted in dull violet, double handstamp "G.R. Mafia" and "G.R. Post 6 cents Mafia " (Gibbs 3Ba), bright color, perfectly centered, o.g., pristine never hinged. Extremely Fine. only five or six stamps believed to have been printed.
Estimate 6,000 - 8,000
Expertization: 1970 Hoffman-Giesecke Certificate.
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Lot 28 |
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Mafia Island, 1915, 2½h to 45h (SG M1C-M7C), bright colors, o.g., all except 15h and 30h are never hinged. Very Fine and fresh. Michel 1b-7b.
SG £1,785 ($2,280)
Expertization: Signed Hoffman-Giesecke or Bühler.
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Lot 29 |
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Mafia Island, 1915, 7½h carmine and 15h ultramarine (SG M3C-M4c), bright color, o.g, never hinged. Very Fine. Michel 3b-4b.
SG £260 ($330)
Expertization: Signed Bühler.
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Lot 30 |
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Mafia Island, 1915, 4h green overprinted by the Governor in manuscript "GR, Mafia, JDM" (Gibbs 12), bright color, perfectly centered, fresh, o.g. Extremely Fine. Rare, only 10-15 stamps issued.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
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Lot 31 |
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Mafia Island, 1915, 6c on 2½h brown (SG M11), clear color which highlights the surcharge, well centered, o.g., slight wrinkling at foot. Very Fine. Rare. Michel 11.
SG £950 ($1,210)
Expertization: Signed Hoffman-Giesecke.
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Lot 32 |
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Mafia Island, 1915, 6c on 4h green (SG M12), bright color, fresh, o.g. Very Fine. Rare. Michel 12.
SG £950 ($1,210)
Expertization: Signed Hoffman-Giesecke.
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Lot 33 |
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Mafia Island, 1915, 6c on 7½h carmine (SG M13), bright color, well centered, o.g., light vertical crease. Otherwise Very Fine. Rare. Michel 13.
SG £1,000 ($1,280)
Expertization: Signed Hoffman-Giesecke.
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Lot 34 |
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Mafia Island, 1915, 6c on 15h ultramarine (SG M14), bright color, well centered, fresh, o.g., faintest traces of thinning at top. Otherwise Very Fine. Rare. Michel 14.
SG £1,000 ($1,280)
Expertization: Signed Hoffman-Giesecke.
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Lot 35 |
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Mafia Island, 1915, 6c on 20h black and red on yellow (SG M15), vivid color, well centered, o.g. Very Fine. Rare. Michel 15.
SG £1,200 ($1,530)
Expertization: Signed Hoffman-Giesecke.
Provenance: Colonel J.R. Danson
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Lot 36 |
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Mafia Island, 1915, 6c on 30h black and carmine (SG M16), surcharged in green, well centered, o.g. Very Fine. Michel 16.
SG £1,700 ($2,170)
Expertization: Signed Hoffman-Giesecke.
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Lot 37 |
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Mafia Island, 1915, 6c on 45h black and mauve (SG M17), bright color, well centered, fresh, o.g. Very Fine. Rare. Michel 17.
SG £1,700 ($2,170)
Expertization: Signed Hoffman-Giesecke.
Provenance: Colonel J.R. Danson
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Lot 38 |
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Mafia Island, 1915, 6c on 1m carmine (SG M18), intense color and sharp violet surcharge, o.g., small crease and paper adherence at lower right corner. Otherwise Very Fine. An outstanding rarity, Illustrated in A. Beauchamp Vialou, "Tanganyika: 1914-1918 War Issues", The London Philatelist, Vol. LXI, No. 655 (June, 1947), Plate 3. Michel 18.
SG £9,000 ($11,480)
THREE EXAMPLES ARE RECORDED- TWO UNUSED AND ONE USED.
Expertization: Signed Hoffman-Giesecke.
Provenance: Colonel J.R. Danson
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Lot 39 |
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Mafia Island, 1915, 6c on 3r blue-black and red (SG M19), vibrant color and excellent centering, fresh, o.g., negligible trace of vertical gum crease and tiny corner crease totally irrelevant for a unique stamp of this magnitude. Very Fine and a resplendent example of this stupendous rarity. Illustrated in A. Beauchamp Vialou, "Tanganyika: 1914-1918 War Issues", The London Philatelist, Vol. LXI, No. 655 (June, 1947), Plate 3. Michel 19.
SG £11,000 ($14,020)
ONLY ONE UNUSED AND ONE USED EXAMPLE ARE RECORDED.
Expertization: Signed Hoffman-Giesecke.
Provenance: Colonel J.R. Danson
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