British Africa. QV-KGV M/U coln in large old (badly worn) Sc...

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£4,500

British Africa. QV-KGV M/U coln in large old (badly worn) Scott album, incl Basutoland 1933 set M, Bechuanaland 1885-7 ovptd vals to 1/- U, 1888 vals to 10/- U, also incl £1 and £5 but with what appear to be fiscal cancels (£5 also has a thin), 1897-02 ovptd set M, 1904-13 set M, 1913-24 Seahorses vals to 5/- M, BCA 1891-5 ovptd vals to 5/- M/U, 1903-4 vals to 10/- M/U (top 3 vals are M), East Africa & Uganda 1903-4 vals to 50r M (though 50r has a crease), 1912-21 vals to 20r U (20r has thin patches), Gambia 1869 4d brown U, 1874 6d blue M, 1902-05 set M, 1922 vals to 5/- M, Gold Coast 1913-21 mint vals to 5/-, plus 20s U, KUT 1935-7 to vals £1 U, Madagascar 1886 4½d with violet handstamp, 1895 1d block of 4 U, Mauritius 1863-72 vals to 5/- U, 1900-5 vals to 5r M/U, 1913-22 vals to 10r M (5c and 1r are U), 1921-34 set M, Rhodesia 1892-3 vals to £1 M/U, also £2, £5, & £10, which look to be cleaned fiscals, 1896-7 vals to 10/- M/U, 1897 vals to £1 M/U, £1 is U, 1909 ovptd vals to £1 U, 1910-13 Double heads vals to 5/-M/U, 1913-19 vals to 10/ M/U, Southern Rhodesia 1924-9 set U, 1931-7 set M/U, St Helena 1903 set M/U, 1912-16 set M, 1d and 3d U, 1922-7 vals to 7s6d M (3d is U), 1922-37 vals to 5/- U, (4d is M), Br, Somaliland 1903 vals to 5r M, (missing 2r, 5r is U), 1904 vals to 5r M, 1912-19 vals to 3r M, 1921 set M, Mafia ovptd 1915 Yacht 7½h UM, 30h M, 1915 India 1a M, Togo 1914 Ships 25pf black and yellow M, 1914 40pf M, 1914 25pf M, 1915 ovptd set M, Uganda 1896 type 7 2a M, 1898-02 vals to 5r M/U, top 2 vals are U, Zanzibar incl 1896 set M (less 2½a which is U), Zululand 1883-93 vals to 5/- M/U, (5/- is U), 1894-6 vals to 2s6d unused, plus 4s U, South Africa 1913-24 vals to 10/- U, plus £1 which is unused, Cape of Good Hope 1855-63 4d deep-blue block of 4 U, 1882-3 set U, 1884-90 set U, 1902-4 set M/U (6d and 5/- are M), Natal 1869 ovptd issues to 1/- U, 1874-99 vals to 5/- U, 1904-31 Official set M, ½D is U, New Republic 1886 and 1887 issues M, Orange River Colony 1877 4d on 6d rose surch M, 1903-4 set M/U, 4d and 5/- are M, Stellaland 1884 all values M (though 1d & 1/- have tone spots on the front), Swaziland 1933 set M, Transvaal 1870 6d and 1/- green U, roulette 6d and 1/- U, 1870 vals to 6d U, 1870-4 vals to 1/- U, 1877 British Occupation vals to 1/- U, 1877-9 vals to 6d U, 1885-93 vals to 10/-M, 1902 vals complete to £1 M/U (£1 is U), 1904-9 set U, 5/- is M. An very useful old-time collection, albeit in varied condition in places as is to be expected. Has never picked over, viewing highly recommended. (See photos) (V)