Lot 22
British East Africa SG 49d 1895 India ½a overprint varieties mint

The Egerton Collection of British Africa | S26019
Auction: 4 June 2026 at 10.30 BST
Description
1895 India ½a mint with overprint double, one albino unmounted o.g., small black mark on reverse probably ink from the overprint; also shows ‘h’ in overprint broken, accompanied by a heavily hinged ‘normal’ with the same variety to demonstrate constancy. Also a mint example showing ‘Br1tish’ in overprint, heavily hinged and with adhesion leaving only small part o.g. SG 49b, d, £1000

