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Lot 316 Zanzibar (C) 1908-1909 Sultan Ali bin Hamoud Issue With SON German Seapost and Ghakichaki CDS Cancels

Lot 316 Zanzibar (C) 1908-1909 Sultan Ali bin Hamoud Issue With SON German Seapost and Ghakichaki CDS Cancels

Includes SG# 226 and 227a. The 6c rose carmine has a sideways watermark and June 1909 German Seapost East Africa Line cancel. The 3c green has a Ghakichaki CDS cancel, dated August 29, 1908. 

Based on my online research the German seapost cancels generally sell for $20-$100, based on the value of the stamp and strike quality. This example would, in my opinion be in the $50 range. The Ghakichaki cancel is worth about $6. 

Gibbons lists the basic stamps at 3.1 GBP. Based on this, the condition, and the scarcity of the SON cancel strikes, we would estimate the value of the lot at $55.  The stamps offered here grade between 75-78 as follows:

Centering/Margins:  35/60, 40/60

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10 

Cancel: 10/10, and 8/10 



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