1904: Colour Trials for the 1 r. value, imperforate on watermarked Crown CA paper, three bicoloured examples in grey & blue-green, blue-green & orange-brown and grey & purple - this last with watermark sideways; all fresh and fine, large part og. For similar examples see the "De La Rue Collection" edited by Frank Walton RDP pages 5684-5686 and the collection of Colonel J.R. Danson, lot 1396. Superb and rare.
Auction 309-320 - Australian States & Commonwealth British Africa, St. Helena - Day 2
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Nov 25, 2023 Europe/Zurich
Corinphila Auction AG Auction 309-320 - Australian States & Commonwealth British Africa, St. Helena - Day 2
Saturday Nov 25, 2023 09:00 Europe/Zurich
CORINPHILA AUKTIONEN AG · Wiesenstrasse 8 · 8032 Zürich · Schweiz / Suisse / Switzerland
VERSTEIGERUNGSFOLGE / AUCTION SCHEDULE
Freitag 24. November 2023 / Friday 24 November 2023
9:00 h 30001 – 30330 320: Australian States & Commonwealth of Australia – The ‘DUBOIS’ Collection (part III)
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania
12:30 h 4001 4681 310: British Africa, St. Helena, Ascension, Seychelles, Bushire – The ‘BESANÇON’ Collection
St. Helena, Ascencion, Seychelles, British East Africa, Nyasaland
Samstag 25. November 2023 / Saturday 25 November 2023
9:00 h 30331 – 30713 320: Australian States & Commonwealth of Australia – The ‘DUBOIS’ Collection (part III)
Victoria, Westaustralia, Commonwealth of Australia
13:00 h 4682 – 5101 310: British Africa, St. Helena, Ascension, Seychelles, Bushire – The ‘BESANÇON’ Collection
British Somaliland, Tanganyika, Zanzibar, Bushire
Montag 27. November 2023 / Monday 27 November 2023
9:00 h 1 – 463 309: Europe & Overseas Australia, Australian States Unused – The Peter Campbell Collection (part II)
14:00 h 464 – 1101 309: Europe & Overseas Americas (North, Central & South America)
- incl. South & Central America – The Brian Moorhouse Estate
Dienstag 28. November 2023 / Tuesday 28 November 2023
9:00 h 1102 – 1269 309: Europe & Overseas British Commonwealth, including Crash and Interrupted Mail
11:00 h 5201 5923 311: Egypt, including the Constantin Kelemenis & Ronny van Pellecom Collections
18:00 h 6001 6241 312: Haiti – “Liberty Head” Issue 1881–1887 – The Brian Moorhouse Collection
Mittwoch 29. November 2023 / Wednesday 29 November 2023
9:00 h 10001 10241 319: Great Britain 1840–1841 – The World‘s First Postage Stamps – The Simon Beresford-Wylie Collection (part I)
11:30 h 6501 6696 313: British Stamp Perforation – The Ray Simpson Collection
13:30 h 1270 – 1497 309: Europe & Overseas Great Britain, incl. some Surface Printed „Abnormal Plates“
- Rocket and Space Mail, incl. The Beatrice Bachmann Estate
15:30 h 1498 – 2137 309: Europe & Overseas Europe A –E, Greenland 1721–1938 – The ‘POLAR LIGHT’ Collection (part II)
- Togo Postal History – The John Mayne Collection
Donnerstag 30. November 2023 / Thursday 30 November 2023
9:00 h 2138 – 3365 309: Europe & Overseas Europe F – Z, Finland Revenue Issue 1881 and 1891 – The Jussi Tuori Collection
- Hungarian Post Offices in Romania – The Dr. Geza Homonnay Collection (part I)
- Spain 1850 – 6 cuartos black – Specialised Collection (part I)
Freitag 1. Dezember 2023 / Friday 1 December 2023
9:00 h 3366 – 3477 309: Europe & Overseas Asia / Africa
10:00 h 3478 – 3563 309: Europe & Overseas Collections & Accumulations, Literature
11:00 h 7000 7086 314: Europe‘s “Number 1” on cover – The ‘PENELOPE’ Collection
12:00 h 7501 7686 315: Incoming Mail to Spain 1850–1880 – The Luis Alemany Indarte Collection
14:00 h 9001 9179 317: Rotes Kreuz – Die Sammlung Richard Schäfer Jr.
15:30 h 9201 – 9567 318: Schweiz &
Liechtenstein
Schweiz ab 1907, Soldatenmarken, Flugpost Schweiz
Fürstentum Liechtenstein, Sammlungen und Posten Schweiz
Samstag 2. Dezember 2023 / Saturday 2 December 2023
10:00 h 8001 8053 316: Schweiz Bundespost – Seltene Frankaturen 1849–1854 – Die Sammlung Richard Schäfer Sr. (Teil I)
11:00 h 8101 – 8466 318: Altschweiz Vorphilatelie, Kantonalmarken, Ortspost, Poste Locale, Rayonmarken
15:30 h 8467 – 8613 318: Altschweiz Sitzende Helvetia (Strubel) bis UPU
- Ziffermuster 1882-1899 – Die Sammlung Dr. James Johnstone (Teil II)
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Lot #4783 - brit. colonies Brit. Somaliland
1904: Colour Trials for the 1 r. value, imperforate on watermarked Crown CA paper, three bicoloured examples in grey & pale green, purple & deep brown (with watermark inverted) and grey & carmine (with watermark sidewys); otherwise fresh and fine, large part og. For similar examples see the "De La Rue Collection" edited by Frank Walton RDP pages 5684-5686 and the collection of Colonel J.R. Danson, lot 1396. Superb and rare.
Lot #4784 - brit. colonies Brit. Somaliland
1902: De La Rue Master Die Proof for the large head plate high values with uncleared value tablets and country name, printed in black on glazed white card, handstamped "BEFORE / HARDENING" and dated "10 OCT. 02" in blue. Superb and rare.rnrnProvenance: Ex collection John Inglefield-Watson, Spink, London, 3 Oct 2007, ex lot 1553.
Lot #4785 - brit. colonies Brit. Somaliland
1902: De La Rue Master Die Proof for the large head plate high values with uncleared value tablets and country name, printed in black on glazed white card, handstamped "AFTER / HARDENING" and dated "21 OCT. 02" in blue and signed "GCG" in ink at lower right. Reverse with some black paper adhesion but superb and rare.rnrnProvenance: Ex collection John Inglefield-Watson, Spink, London, 3 Oct 2007, ex lot 1554.
Lot #4786 - brit. colonies Brit. Somaliland
1902: De La Rue Master Die Proof for the large head plate high values with uncleared value tablets but "Somaliland Protectorate" filled in, printed in black on glazed white card, handstamped "BEFORE / HARDENING" and dated "14 NOV. 02" in blue. Superb and rare.rnrnProvenance: Ex collection John Inglefield-Watson, Spink, London, 3 Oct 2007, ex lot 1553.
Lot #4787 - brit. colonies Brit. Somaliland
1902: De La Rue Master Die Proof for the large head plate high values with uncleared value tablets but "Somaliland Protectorate" filled in, printed in black on glazed white card, handstamped "AFTER / HARDENING" and dated "18 NOV. 02" in blue and signed "GCG" at lower right in ink. Superb and rare.rnrnProvenance: Ex collection John Inglefield-Watson, Spink, London, 3 Oct 2007, ex lot 1554.
Lot #4788 - brit. colonies Brit. Somaliland
1902: De La Rue Die Proofs for the large head plate high values with Head Plate only dated "11 Dec 1902" in blue, and Frame Only Proofs (4) for the 1 r., 2 r., 3 r. and 5 r. values, all printed in black on glazed white card, handstamped "BEFORE / HARDENING" and dated between 9 December 1902 and 6 July 1903 in blue. Exceptional and rare group.rnProvenance: Ex collection John Inglefield-Watson, Spink, London, 3 Oct 2007, ex lot 1553.
Lot #4789 - brit. colonies Brit. Somaliland
1902: De La Rue Die Proofs for the large head plate high values with Head Plate only signed off in manuscript ink "GW" (16 Dec 1902), and Frame Only Proofs (4) for the 1 r., 2 r., 3 r. and 5 r. values, all printed in black on glazed white card, handstamped "AFTER / HARDENING" and dated between 12 December 1902 and 13 July 1903 in blue. Exceptional and rare group.rnProvenance: Collection John Inglefield-Watson, Spink, London, 3 Oct 2007, ex...
Lot #4790 - brit. colonies Brit. Somaliland
1904 (Feb-Sept): Definitive 1 r. green, 2 r. dull & bright purple, 3 r. green & black, and 5 r. grey-black & red, wmk. Crown CA, all in unused blocks of four, each overprinted "SPECIMEN" (Samuel type D12) in black, the 2 r. with one tone spot on gum, fresh colours, upper pairs with protective hinge, lower pairs unmounted og. Extremely rare for Specimens of this period to be found in multiples other than strips of three (and even...
Lot #4791 - brit. colonies Brit. Somaliland
1911/12c.: Composite Essay using the frame from the 1904 issue 12 a. lithographed in black, inset with George V head-plate - a full face portrait - lithographed on glazed paper on wove paper and thereafter affixed to white glazed card. An extraordinary Essay, ex the De La Rue archives: purchased by the vendor by Private Treaty in April 1983.
Lot #4792 - brit. colonies Brit. Somaliland
1912/19: De La Rue typographed definitive set of thirteen to 5 r. unused, overprinted SPECIMEN in black or in red (4 a., 8 a., 12 a. and 3 r.), fine appearance, slightly tinted large part og. Gi = £ 325.
Lot #4793 - brit. colonies Brit. Somaliland
1912/19: De La Rue typographed definitive set of thirteen to 5 r. unused, including the 'a' numbers: ½ a. green wmk. inverted and reversed in a block of four, 1 a. scarlet, 2 a. dull purple & violet-purple, 3 a. chocolate & grey-green with wmk. inverted and reversed, generally fresh and fine, large part og. or unmounted og. Gi = £ 425+.
Lot #4794 - brit. colonies Brit. Somaliland
Re-Occupation of the Interior 1912: 2 a. dull & bright purple used on 1919 cover to Southern Command HQ in Salisbury, Wiltshire tied by "Berbera / Somaliland" cds (March 13), reverse with fine strike of rare "BURAO / SOMALILAND" cds (March 12) in black being the latest recorded date of use of the Proud Type 14 cds. Cover signed by the sender at lower left, Captain J.F. Godman serving with Somaliland Camel Corps. Rare.rnrnProvenance:...
Lot #4795 - brit. colonies Brit. Somaliland
1921: The definitive set of thirteen values to 5 r. unused, wmk. Multiple Script CA, fresha nd fine, large part og.; together with the set of thirteen overprinted SPECIMEN in black or in red (4 a., 8 a., 12 a. and 3 r.), fine appearance, large part og. Gi = £ 500.
Lot #4796 - brit. colonies Brit. Somaliland
1938: Covers (3) with 1921 2 a. dull & bright purple used on 1938 cover with complete contents tied by scarce "BURAO / BRITISH SOMALILAND" cds (Jan 19) in black; second 1938 cover written from Gedais with contents with 1 a. carmine-red pair tied by superb "SHEIKH / BRITISH SOMALILAND" cds (May 6) on crested Somaliland Camel Corps envelope; third 1938 cover with 1938 2 a. maroon used from Berbera, all addressed to his mother in London by...
Lot #4797 - brit. colonies Brit. Somaliland
1937 (May 13): Coronation Issue, the set of three values in matching Imperforate Proof blocks of four, each marginal from left of sheet, and each perforated "SPECIMEN" (Samuel type 20), fresh and fine, minor gum bends, mounted in margins only, stamps unmounted og. Just six sets of three of these Proofs were produced - the only other set, in pairs, was sold by Robson Lowe in London on 29 July 1976, lot 1276. Unique.
Lot #4798 - brit. colonies Brit. Somaliland
1938 (May 10): Pictorial definitve set of twelve unused, wmk. Multiple Script CA, all perforated SPECIMEN diagonally, fresh and fine, large part og. Scarce Gi = £ 350.
Lot #4799 - brit. colonies Brit. Somaliland
1942 (April 27): Pictorial definitve set of twelve unused, wmk. Multiple Script CA, all perforated SPECIMEN diagonally, fresh and fine, large part og. Scarce Gi = £ 325.
Lot #4800 - brit. colonies Brit. Somaliland
Official 1903 (June 1): Official set of five values unused, four handstamped "SPECIMEN" in violet upon receipt from the UPU in Berne by the receiving Postal administration in Natal (Samuel type NA2) and applied to large piece, fine appearance. Unique. Cert. BPA (1981).
Lot #4801 - brit. colonies Brit. Somaliland
Official 1903 (June 1): Official India ½ a. yellow-green, an unused block of four showing the Indian "On H. M. S." overprint misplaced to right, further overprinted with "B" over "M" setting, fresh and very fine, unmounted og. Rare. Cert. BPA (1977).
Lot #4802 - brit. colonies Brit. Somaliland
Official 1903 (June 1): Official India ½ a. yellow-green, an unused horizontal pair, variety "BR1TISH" on right hand stamp (position 64), fresh and very fine pair, unmounted og. Rare, just 30 examples with the variety possible Gi = £ 475.rnrnProvenance: Collection Sir John Inglefield-Watson, Spink, London, 3 Oct 2007, lot 1577.
Lot #4803 - brit. colonies Brit. Somaliland
Official 1903 (June 1): Official India ½ a. yellow-green, an unused horizontal pair, variety "BRITIS H" on right hand stamp (position 208), fresh and very fine pair, unmounted og. Rare, just 30 examples with the variety possible. Cert. BPA (2007) Gi = £ 475.rnrnProvenance: Spink, London, 8 Dec 2010, lot 1629.
Lot #4804 - brit. colonies Brit. Somaliland
Official 1903 (June 1): Official India ½ a. yellow-green, from "B" over "OM" setting, a used example (position 204) showing variety "BRITI SH", neatly cancelled by "Berbera" cds (June 6, 1903) in black, leaving the variety clear. Rare, particularly so in used condition, only 30 examples possible. Cert. BPA (2003) Gi = £ 850.rnrn
Lot #4805 - brit. colonies Brit. Somaliland
Official 1903 (June 1): Official India 1 a. carmine, an unused example of fine colour, showing variety "BR1TISH", position 64, fresh and fine, large part og. Rare, just 30 examples possible Gi = £ 750.rnrnProvenance: Collection Sir Gawaine Baillie, Sotheby's, London, 25 Nov 2005, lot 873.
Lot #4806 - brit. colonies Brit. Somaliland
Official 1903 (June 1): Official India 1 a. carmine, an unused block of four, lower right stamp, position 208 with "B" over OM" settting, showing variety "BRITIS H", fresh and fine, large part og. with lower pair unmounted og. Rare, just 30 examples possible Gi = £ 650+.rnrnProvenance: Collection Sir Gawaine Baillie, Sotheby's, London, 25 Nov 2005, lot 879.
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