Niger Coast Protectorate Oil Rivers 1893: 'HALF / PENN.Y' in vermilion on Great Britain 2½ d. purple on blue, an unused example, Gibbons Type 5 handstamp surcharge in vermilion, fresh and fine. Large part og. A scarce stamp Gi = £ 1'300.
Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History - Day 4
By: Corinphila Auction AG
Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History - Day 4
AUCTION SCHEDULE
Friday 22 November 2024
11:00 h 1 – 785 333: Europe & Overseas Americas (North, Central & South America) - South & Central America – The Brian Moorhouse Estate
18:00 h 10001 – 10131 345: Brazil 1843–1870 – The Fritz Heimbüchler Collection (part II)
Monday 25 November 2024
9:00 h 3001 – 3226 334: Australian States & Commonwealth of Australia and New Zealand – The ‚KOOYONG‘ Collection
11:00 h 786 – 1602 333: Europe & Overseas British Commonwealth - North Borneo – The ‘PENMAEN’ Collection
Tuesday 26 November 2024
9:00 h 3501 – 3702 335: Western Australia – The Dr Thomas & Richard Debney Collection
11:00 h 20001 – 20223 346: Great Britain 1840–1841 – The World’s First Postage Stamps – The Simon Beresford-Wylie Collection (part II)
13:00 h 4001 – 4278 336: Great Britain
- “Victorian Mixed Franking Covers” – The Ray Simpson Collection
- “Experimental Machine Postmarks 1857–1901” – The Jerry Miller Collection
- “Missed Opportunities From 1840–1870 Line Engraved Issues” – The Åke Rietz Collection 15:30 h 4501 – 4963 337: Great Britain & British Commonwealth – Missed Opportunities and Balance of the ‘BESANÇON’ Collection
Wednesday 27 November 2024
9:00 h 5001 – 5274 338: Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan – The Peter Hørlyck Collection (part I)
11:30 h 5501 – 5943 339: Worldwide Postal History – The Enzo Carnio Collection (part II)
16:00 h 6001 – 6210 340: Incoming Mail to The Netherlands From All Over the World – The Bouwe Brandsma Collection
Thursday 28 November 2024
9:00 h 1603 – 1713 333: Europe & Overseas - St. Helena – The Frank Gilberg Collection
10:00 h 6501 – 6711 341: Ionian Islands – The André Bollen Collection
12:00 h 7001 – 7122 342: Foreign Post Offices in the Levant – The ‘SAWAYA’ Collection (part I)
13:00 h 7501 – 7549 334: Italian States, Kingdom & Republic – The ‘KOOYONG’ Collection
13:30 h 1714 – 2401 333: Europe & Overseas Europe A–O
- Zeppelin – Pionierpost – Die Sammlung Eckhard Förster (Teil I)
- Finland – “Finnish Pre-Stamp Covers; Feldpost; Collection From the Period of Russian Rule over Finland; Finnish Railway TPO Covers” – The Eric Keefe Collections
Friday 29 November 2024
9:00 h 2402 - 2991 333: Europe & Overseas Europe P–Z - Spain 1850 – 6 cuartos black – Specialised Collection (part III) Asia / Africa Collections & Accumulations
14:00 h 9001 – 9369 344: Schweiz & Liechtenstein Schweiz ab 1907, Soldatenmarken, Flugpost Schweiz, Fürstentum Liechtenstein
- Nationale Gross-Gold-Sammlung Technik und Landschaft 1949–60
17:00 h 9370 – 9599 344: Schweiz Sammlungen und Posten Schweiz
Saturday 30 November 2024
10:00 h 8001 – 8058 343: Schweiz Bundespost – Seltene Frankaturen 1849–1854 – Die Sammlung Richard Schäfer Sr. (Teil III)
11:00 h 8101 8119 334: Schweiz – Die Sammlung ‚KOOYONG‘
11:15 h 8201 – 8509 344: Altschweiz Vorphilatelie, Kantonalmarken, Ortspost, Poste Locale, Rayon I dunkelblau, Rayon II
14:30 h 8510 – 8713 344: Altschweiz Rayon I hellblau, Rayon III, Strubel, Sitzende und Stehende Helvetia, Ziffer, UP
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Lot #5127 - Nigerkueste
Niger Coast Protectorate Oil Rivers 1893: 'HALF / PENN.Y' in vermilion on Great Britain 2½ d. purple on blue, a used example, Gibbons Type 5 handstamp surcharge in vermilion, cancelled by "FORCADOS RIVER" circular datestamp in black. A scarce stamp. Cert. PFSA (1995) Gi = £ 225.
Lot #5128 - Nigerkueste
Niger Coast Protectorate Oil Rivers 1893: 'HALF / PENNY' in violet on Great Britain 2 d. grey-green & carmine, an unused example, Gibbons Type 6 handstamp surcharge in violet, vivid colour and fine appearance, large part part og. A very scarce stamp; just 120 stamps issued and particularly scarce unused. Cert. RPSL (1935) Gi = £ 1'100.
Lot #5129 - Nigerkueste
Niger Coast Protectorate Oil Rivers 1893: 'HALF / PENNY' in vermilion on Great Britain 2½ d. purple on blue, an unused example, Gibbons Type 6 handstamp surcharge in vermilion, strong colour and fine. Large part og. A scarce stamp Gi = £ 650.
Lot #5130 - Nigerkueste
Niger Coast Protectorate Oil Rivers 1893: 'Half / Penny' in violet on Great Britain 2 d. grey-green and carmine, an unused example, with Gibbons Type 7 handstamp surcharge in violet, typical speckles of red blotting paper utilsed to store the stamp and seven small gum thins where it has adhered to paper, large part og. A good example. A scarce stamp; just 120 issued Gi = £ 500.
Lot #5131 - Nigerkueste
Niger Coast Protectorate Oil Rivers 1893: 'Half / Penny' in vermilion on Great Britain 2½ d. purple on blue, an unused example, with Gibbons Type 7 handstamp surcharge in vermilion, fresh and vibrant, large part og. A very fine example. Scarce; just 180 issued and very few unused Gi = £ 400.
Lot #5132 - Nigerkueste
Niger Coast Protectorate Oil Rivers 1893: 'Half / Penny' in vermilion on Great Britain 2½ d. purple on blue, an unused example, with Gibbons Type 8 handstamp surcharge in vermilion, fresh colour, large part og. Slight toning to gum and edges of perfs. Fine and scarce Gi = £ 550.
Lot #5133 - Nigerkueste
Niger Coast Protectorate Oil Rivers 1893: 'Half / Penny' in vermilion on Great Britain 2½ d. purple on blue, a used example, with Gibbons Type 8 handstamp surcharge in vermilion, cancelled by an "OLD CALABAR RIVER" circular datestamp (MR 17, 94). Fine and scarce. Cert. RPSL (1980) Gi = £ 650.
Lot #5134 - Nigerkueste
Niger Coast Protectorate Oil Rivers 1893: 'Half / Penny' in green on Great Britain 2½ d. purple on blue, an unused example, with Gibbons Type 8 handstamp surcharge in green, good colour, large part og. Scarce Gi = £ 550.
Lot #5135 - Nigerkueste
Niger Coast Protectorate Oil Rivers 1893: 'HALF/ PENNY' in violet on Great Britain 2 d. grey-green & carmine, an unused example, with Gibbons Type 9 handstamp surcharge in violet, good colour, heavy hinge, small part og. Scarce; just 120 issued. Cert. RPSL (1953) Gi = £ 500.
Lot #5136 - Nigerkueste
Niger Coast Protectorate Oil Rivers 1893: 'HALF/ PENNY' in blue on Great Britain 2 d. grey-green & carmine, a used example, with Gibbons Type 9 handstamp surcharge in blue, cancelled by an "OLD CALABAR " circular datestamp in black (OC 22, 94), fine colour. Some tone spots otherwise fine and scarce. Cert. BPA (2010) Gi = £ 800.
Lot #5137 - Nigerkueste
Niger Coast Protectorate Oil Rivers 1893: 'HALF/ PENNY' in vermilion on Great Britain 2½ d. purple on blue, an unused example, with Gibbons Type 9 handstamp surcharge in vermilion, good colour. Some red speckles to gum from the blotting paper used to store the stamps, large part og. Fine and scarce Gi = £ 650.
Lot #5138 - Nigerkueste
Niger Coast Protectorate Oil Rivers 1893: 'HALF/ PENNY' in vermilion on Great Britain 2½ d. purple on blue, a used example, with Gibbons Type 9 handstamp surcharge in vermilion, cancelled by an "OLD CALABAR" circular datestamp in black (date indistinct). Good to fine example of this scarce stamp, especially used Gi = £ 750.
Lot #5139 - Nigerkueste
Niger Coast Protectorate Oil Rivers 1893: 'HALF/ PENNY' in blue on Great Britain 2½ d. purple on blue, an unused example, with Gibbons Type 9 handstamp surcharge in blue, vivid strong colour, exceptionally fine surcharge. Some red speckles from the blotting paper used for storing stamps on the large part og. Fine and scarce; just 120 issued Gi = £ 425. Cert. RPSL (1996).
Lot #5140 - Nigerkueste
Niger Coast Protectorate Oil Rivers 1893: 'HALF/ PENNY' in green on Great Britain 2½ d. purple on blue, an unused example, with Gibbons Type 9 handstamp surcharge in green, fresh colour, large part og. Fine and scarce; just 120 issued Gi = £ 450.
Lot #5141 - Nigerkueste
Niger Coast Protectorate Oil Rivers 1893: 'HALF/ PENNY' in green on Great Britain 2½ d. purple on blue, a used rejoined horizontal pair, with Gibbons Type 9 handstamp surcharge in green, cancelled by an "OLD CALABAR" circular datestamp in black (OC 22, 94), good colour. The odd tone spot to the reverse otherwise a fine scarce multiple; just 120 issued. Cert. BPA (1996) which states: "..horizontal pair, used.." Gi = £ 1'000.
Lot #5142 - Nigerkueste
Niger Coast Protectorate Oil Rivers 1893: 'HALF/ PENNY' in green on Great Britain 2½ d. purple on blue, an unused example, with Gibbons Type 10 handstamp surcharge in green, fine colour. Large part og. Has light vertical crease left of center and toning to two perfs. at the top, otherwise fine and scarce; just 120 issued. Cert. RPSL (1997) Gi = £ 550
Lot #5143 - Nigerkueste
Niger Coast Protectorate Oil Rivers 1893: 'HALF/ PENNY' in green on Great Britain 2½ d. purple on blue, a used example, tied to a small piece, with Gibbons Type 10 handstamp surcharge in green, cancelled by an "OLD CALABAR RIVER" circular datestamp in black (MR 16, 94). Fine colour and appearance. Scarce; just 120 issued. Cert. BPA (1982) Gi = £ 450+.
Lot #5144 - Nigerkueste
Niger Coast Protectorate Oil Rivers 1893: 'One / Shilling' in violet on Great Britain 2 d. grey-green & carmine, an unused example, with Gibbons Type 11 handstamp Type B surcharge in violet, strong colour and well centered. Some red blotting paper from the paper used to store the stamps adhered to the large part og. Very fine and scare Gi = £ 500.
Lot #5145 - Nigerkueste
Niger Coast Protectorate Oil Rivers 1893: 'One / Shilling' in violet on Great Britain 2 d. grey-green & carmine, a used example, with Gibbons Type 11 handstamp Type B surcharge in violet, cancelled by an "OLD CALABAR" circular datestamp in black. Good to fine appearance. Scarce; just 240 stamps issued. Cert. RPSL (1991) Gi = £ 450.
Lot #5146 - Nigerkueste
Niger Coast Protectorate Oil Rivers 1893: 'One / Shilling' in vermilion on Great Britain 2 d. grey-green & carmine, a used example, with Gibbons Type 11 handstamp surcharge Type B in vermilion, cancelled by a partial circular datestamp in black (probably Bonny River). Fine colour and appearance. Extremely rare stamp in used condition Gi = £ 4'500.
Lot #5147 - Nigerkueste
Niger Coast Protectorate Oil Rivers 1893: '10/-' in vermilion on Great Britain 5 d. dull purple & blue, an unused example with Gibbons Type 12 handstamp surcharge, of fresh colour and appearance, typical speckles from red blotting paper utilised to store the stamps to reverse, small part of og. An extremely rare stamp with just 32 examples issued. Cert. BPA (1981) Gi = £ 6'500.
Lot #5148 - Nigerkueste
Niger Coast Protectorate 1894: OPOBO Provisional '½' in red on right side of vertical half of 1 d. pale blue, an unused example, vibrant colour. Has vertical pencil mark that was put on as a guide as to the bisecting and handstamping of the provisional surcharge. A diagonal crease doesn't detract. Fine appearance. Scarce stamp; just one sheet of 60 issued (120 stamps). Opinion: Holcombe (1996) Gi = £ 1'200.
Lot #5149 - Nigerkueste
Niger Coast Protectorate 1894: OPOBO Provisional Large 12 mm. surcharge '1' in vermilion on left side of vertical half of 2 d. grey-green & carmine, an unused example, large part of og. which is browned. Climatic discolouration, although a good example of this rare and most elusive stamp. Cert. RPSL (1996) Gi = £ 1'700.
Lot #5150 - Nigerkueste
Niger Coast Protectorate 1894: OPOBO Provisional '½' in black on left side of vertical half of 1 d. orange-vermilion, a used example, cancelled by an "OPOBO RIVER" circular datestamp in black. Very scarce with approx. 80 stamps possible. Cert. RPSL (2013) Gi = £ 550.
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