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Auction: 18045 - The "On India" Provisional Stamps of Zanzibar, The John Griffith-Jones Collection
Lot: 75

Overprint Settings and Printings
Overprint Setting 4
Printing 1, October 1896 - ½a. to 2½a. inclusive
Three significant varieties emerged, The first was Daun's capital "Z" in R.5/3,
the second the malformed second "a" in R. 3/4 and the third the narrow capital "Z" in R 1/3


½a. blue-green horizontal pair, R.5/3-5/4, and 2a. block of six (3x2), R.5/3-6/5, both showing Daun's capital "Z in R.5/3; ½a. blue-green horizontal pair, 1½a. sepia and 2½a. yellow-green each showing malformed second "a" in R.3/4; 1a. plum marginal block of six (3x2), R.9/1-10/3, exactly matching the plating of the 1½a. pane offered under "Settings", save that R.9/2 has a normal rather than a tall second "z", 1½a. sepia marginal block of six (3x2) all with small second "z", R.7/2 additionally with no serif to "b", and 1½a. sepia, all showing narrow capital "Z" in R.1/3, large part original gum; 1½a. block toned though generally good to fine. Photo

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