388th Auction

2½ a. + 25 c. on 1a. black on lilac, Type IV Setting B-F-H, fresh colours, tied by cds. “ZANZIBAR 29 JUIL. 97” to small piece, very fine. A rare stamp with a printing of only 12, signed Calves, certificate Scheller (2025) (Yvert-Nr. 33d)

1897, Sage 2½ a. + 25 c. on 1a. black on lilac, Type V, fresh colours, tied by cds. “ZANZIBAR 27 JUIL. 97” to small piece, extremely fine, very scarce, certificate Scheller (2025) (Yvert-Nr. 33)

2½ a. + 25 c. on 1a. black on lilac, Type V Setting A-D-H, fresh colours, tied by cds. “ZANZIBAR 27 JUIL. 97” to small piece, very fine and very scarce, certificate Scheller (2025) (Yvert-Nr. 33)

2½ a. + 25 c. on 1a. black on lilac, Type IX Setting B-D-J, fresh colours, tied by cds. “ZANZIBAR 29 JUIL. 97” to small piece, very fine. A rare stamp with a printing of only 18, signed Calves, certificate Scheller (2025) (Yvert-Nr. 33h)

2½ a. + 25 c. on 1a. black on lilac, Type X Setting B-D-K, fresh colours, tied by cds. “ZANZIBAR 29 JUIL. 97” to small piece, very fine. A rare stamp with a printing of only 18, signed Calves, certificate Scheller (2025) (Yvert-Nr. 33j)

2½ a. + 25 c. on 1a. black on lilac, Type XII Setting A-D-K, fresh colours, tied by cds. “ZANZIBAR 29 JUIL. 97” to small piece, very fine. A very rare stamp with a printing of only 6, signed Calves, certificate Scheller (2025) (Yvert-Nr. 33I)

2½ a. + 25 c. on 1½ a. blue, Type IV Setting B-F-H, fresh colours, tied by cds. “ZANZIBAR 29 JUIL. 97” to small piece, very fine and scarce, signed and certificate Scheller (2025) (Yvert-Nr. 34d)

2½ a. + 25 c. on 1½ a. blue, Type IX Setting B-D-J, fresh colours, tied by cds. “ZANZIBAR 26 JUIL. 97” to small piece, very fine and extremely scarce, only 24 printed, signed Kosack and certificate Scheller (2025) (Yvert-Nr. 34h)

2½ a. + 25 c. on 1½ a. blue, Type X Setting B-D-K, fresh colours, used, very fine. A very scarce stamp with only 24 printed, signed A. Brun and certificate Scheller (2025) (Yvert-Nr. 34j)

5 a. + 50 c. on 3 a. brown, Type II Setting L-H-P, fresh colours, neatly tied by cds. “ZANZIBAR 29 JUIL. 97” to small piece, very fine and scarce, signed and certificate Scheller (2025) (Yvert-Nr. 35a)

5 a. + 50 c. on 3 a. brown, Type IV Setting L-I-P, fresh colours, neatly tied by cds. “ZANZIBAR 27 JUIL. 97” to small piece, very fine. A very scarce stamp with only 36 printed, signed Calves and certificate Scheller (2025) (Yvert-Nr. 35c)

5 a. + 50 c. on 4 a. red-orange on salmon, Type I Setting L-H-O, fresh colours, neatly tied by cds. “ZANZIBAR 28 JUIL. 97” to small piece, very fine and very scarce, only 48 printed, signed Calves and certificate Scheller (2025) (Yvert-Nr. 36)

5 a. + 50 c. on 4 a. red-orange on salmon, Type IV Setting L-I-P, fresh colours, neatly tied by cds. “ZANZIBAR 29 JUIL. 97” to small piece, very fine. A rare stamp with only 18 printed, signed Calves and certificate Scheller (2025) (Yvert-Nr. 36c)

5 a. + 50 c. on 4 a. red-orange on salmon, Type VI Setting L-K-O, fresh colours, neatly tied by cds. “ZANZIBAR 27 JUIL. 97” to small piece, very fine and extremely scarce, only 24 printed, signed and certificate Scheller (2025) (Yvert-Nr. 36e)

1904, Sage 25 c. on 4 a. red-orange on salmon, Type I Setting L-H-O, fresh colours, used with cds. “ZANZIBAR 22 JUIL. 04”, very fine, signed and certificate Scheller (2025) (Yvert-Nr. 58)

1890/97, valuable used collection, starting with a nice section of forerunners with Sage 1 Fr. block of six (few faults), Sage 5 fr. two singles and horizontal pair, 1897 overprints issue with a wide variety of types including many rare and better throughout like 1897 Mi.-Nr. 19 (x6), together with some scarce gutter pairs, many signed Köhler, Roumet, Scheller, Calves or A. Brun, an attractive lot with high catalogue value