British East Africa 1890-95 2½a black/yellow-buff error, SG7a

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British East Africa 1890-95 2½a black/yellow-buff error, SG7aBritish East Africa 1890 95 2a black yellow buff error, from 1891 first printing on thin paper, horizontal pair, ERROR IMPERFORATE BETWEEN (and at foot), SG7a. A fine mint example with original gum. The stamp features the Sun and Symbol of "Light and Purity". A great British Commonwealth rarity, one of just three pairs recorded. Accompanied with a British Philatelic Association (BPA) certificate of authenticity (2006). Stanley Gibbons catalogue value:

A magnificent unused

A fine quality lightly used example with part circular date stamp

It then went missing

This fine promotional card bears signatures from two members of the Jimi Hendrix Experience

These imperforate stamps are now known used on commercial cover

the first set of stamps issued for King George VI's reign provided vivid photographic vignettes of home

and the light upon the window of our room shone out upon the earthly bourne of all such travellers

on yellowish wove paper) of sheets of the 2d

Scarce with this overprint type

Great Britain 1856 1d red brown Plate 28 imprimatur

with a minor tear to the upper edge which does not affect the portrait or signature

The design is fascinating showing a war canoe called a “tomoko” used by warriors on headhunting expeditions