Mozambique Company Inverted Overprints Values

Hi y'all.

I have Scott #67 and #71 with inverted overprints, and #72 with double overprint. My 2016 Scott Classic mentions the existence of such stamps but does not give values. Judging by the fact that such overprints quite common on Company stamps, I would assume they are around $40 - $60 each.

For those who are much better collectors than myself, and do not use Scott, I'm talking about First 1911 Republica overprint reading from Top Left to Bottom Right corners. Values 50R, 130R and 200R.

I greatly appreciate any help.

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Here you go. Sorry this was kinda "out of the door" post, had to run some errands.

The 2019 Mundiphil catalogue from Portugal, for former colonies, prices a hinged copy of the 130 reis invert at E 25.00. There is no mention of a 50 reis reversed (inverted) or the 200 reis with double overprint. My old, 1982, copy of the Eladio de Santo catalogue does not mention these items.

Worth noting that items like yours, from the classic period of Portuguese colonials, which I define as roughly 1870s through the 1914-26 Ceres issues, have often been considered as either printers waste or clandestine issues made for the philatelic trade.

They've probably been covered in the ISPP's Portu-Info. Regretfully, I don't have time to go looking through stacks of journals from my still current 28 year membership and the several copies from before I joined in 1991. Perhaps you could submit the highest value; the 200 reis; to the APS for a quick review, if you're a member. Sorry I can't be of more help.

Steve thank you very much, you were of a great help. I suspect that they are not of a high value, just want to double check, so no need to go and dig through 300 journals.

I have an electronic copy of the 2011 Afinsa Portuguese Colonies Catalogue. Written in Portuguese. There seem to be a lot of double strikes and inverted overprints listed there. That is not to say that Climber Steve is wrong about the possible origin of these stamps. Email me if you want more details from the catalogue.

Brad brings up a good, but different, point. In the Mundiphil catalogues, Afinsa numbers are still used and the catalogue format is much the same. I have the 2015 Mundiphil catalogue, which is listed as the 7th edition. I also have the 2002 Afinsa catalogue. The name changed during the gap in years; I vaguely recall Afinsa getting caught up in one of those periodic European philatelic scandals.

Both of my additional catalogues show the same findings for the 1911 issue. The 1916 issues have more inverts or doubles listed. Brad: if you can provide that page from your 2011 edition, would be most appreciated.

I also have the 2011 Afinsa and it doesn't list any overprint varieties on these except the same inverted overprint on 130r that has already been mentioned.