Pictorial Issue 1905/12: Russell Falls 4 d. pale yellow-brown, wmk. Crown over A, perf. 11, an unused horizontal pair, corner marginal from lower right of sheet, variety "Double Vertical Perforations" at base - the second line of perfs. being 12½, fresh colour and very fine, large part og. Scarce.rn
Corinphila Auction 291-297 Day 2
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Corinphila Auction 291-297 Nov Dec 2022
Sale 291: General Catalogue Europe & Overseas (Lot 1-1635)
plus six Special Catalogues:
Sale 292: The Ing. Provera Collection (part V) (Lots: 3001-3670)
Sale 293: Austria & Lombardy-Venetia ‘The Collection WALDVIERTEL’ (Lots 4001-4331)
Sale 294: Great Britain Special Catalogue (Lots 5001-5475)
Sale 295: The Besançon Collection Series: British Commonwealth (Lots 6001-6754)
Sale 296: Switzerland and Liechtenstein (Lots 8001-8711 plus 9001-9778)
Sale 297: The DUBOIS Collection (part I) Australian States & Commonwealth of Australia (Lots 10001-10703)
See also our auction Schedule:
Catalogue 295 |
British Commonwealth |
The Besançon Collection Ceylon, British Central & East Africa, Bushire |
6001-6754 |
Monday, Nov. 28 |
09.00h CET |
Catalogue 291 |
British Commonwealth |
Australia -Trinidad & Tobago |
1-258 |
Monday, Nov 28 |
18.00h CET |
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Catalogue 297 |
Australia & Australian States |
The Dubois Collection (part I) |
10001-10703 |
Tuesday, Nov. 29 |
09.00h CET |
Catalogue 294 |
Great Britain |
Special Collections |
5001-5475 |
Tuesday, Nov.29 |
16.00h CET |
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Catalogue 291 |
Europe & Overseas |
Europe A-N |
259-761 |
Wednesday, Nov. 30 |
09.00h CET |
Catalogue 291 |
Europe & Overseas |
Europe O-Z |
762-1073 |
Wednesday, Nov.30 |
13.30h CET |
Catalogue 293 |
Austria Special Collection |
‘Waldviertel’ (part I) |
4001-4331 |
Wednesday, Nov. 30 |
17.00h CET |
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Catalogue 292 |
The Ing. Pietro Provera Collection (part V) |
Italy, France Europe & Overseas |
3001-3670 |
Thursday, Dec. 1 |
09.00 CET |
Catalogue 291 |
Americas North-Central & South America |
USA - Venezuela |
1074-1385 |
Thursday, Dec. 1 |
17.00h CET |
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Catalogue 291 |
Overseas |
Afghanistan – Tibet + All World Collections |
1386-1635 |
Friday, Dec. 2 |
09.00 CET |
Catalogue 296 |
Switzerland & Liechtenstein |
Switzerland 1907 and later issues |
9001-9498 |
Friday, Dec. 2 |
11.30h CET |
Switzerland & Liechtenstein |
Collections & Accumulations |
9499-9778 |
Friday Dec. 2 |
16.00h CET |
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Catalogue 296 |
Classic Switzerland |
Classic Switzerland |
8001-8368 |
Saturday Dec. 3 |
10.00h CET |
Catalogue 296 |
Switzerland & Liechtenstein |
Switzerland 1854 -1900 |
8369-8711 |
Saturday Dec. 3 |
14.00h CET |
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Lot #10309 - brit. colonies tasmania
Pictorial Issue 1907c.: Postcard to Hobart, franked by Pictorial 1 d. red, slight stain, tied by "DEVONPORT" straight line handstamp in black. Scarce.rn
Lot #10310 - brit. colonies tasmania
Sideface 1906/07: 9 d. blue, wmk. Crown over A, perf. 11 all round, an unused example with variety "Reperforated 12½ horizontally" at top, fine and fresh appearance, large part og.rnrn
Lot #10311 - brit. colonies tasmania
Stamp Duty 1877: De La Rue Essay for proposed Stamp Duty 1 d. value, with printed Victoria head-plate and frame and legends all hand-painted in sepia on card dated "22 MAR 77" in manuscript at top right. Illustrated in "The De La Rue Collection" edited by Frank Walton RDP on page 6291. Rare and most attractive.rnProvenance: Robson Lowe, Melbourne, 5 Aug 1976, lot 142; Collection of the Kiddle Brothers, Grosvenor, London, 24 Feb 2016, lot 288...
Lot #10312 - brit. colonies tasmania
1886 (Jan-Feb): Unadopted Keyplate designs for 2 s. 6 d. value in dull violet and 10 s. value in green, with blank Duty Plate and Country legends, each overprinted TASMANIA and new values in black, each in an unused block of eight (4 x 2) from top left corner of the sheet with Plate number "2" in margin on wmk. TAS paper, perf. 14. Fresh and very fine, unmounted og. The approval for the final design was delayed and although Tasmania received...
Lot #10313 - brit. colonies tasmania
1886 (Jan 7): Letter from Messrs. De La Rue & Co. to the Crown Agents, headed "Tasmania" at top, the letter with overprinted 2 s. 6 d. and 10 s. values, a temporary measure, the 10 s. value overprinted with additional manuscript "doubly fugitive green". Fine letter with "The cost of each of temporary overprint plates would be £3. 3s. / The cost of 100 sheets of each value of stamp overprinted complete would be at the rate of 3 s. 6 d. per...
Lot #10314 - brit. colonies tasmania
Fiscals 1902: De La Rue Inland Revenue "Beer Duty" Fiscals showing 1870/91 Sideface as vignette, perf. x imperf., 4 d. blue (for Other Vessel), 1 s. 6 d. blue (for One Keg), 2 s. 6 d. red-brown (for One Keg - 10 Gallons) and 8 s. 4 d. ultramarine (for One Hoghead), fresh and fine unused marginal examples.
Lot #10315 - brit. colonies tasmania
Postal Stationery 1882: Final Artwork for 4 d. postal stationery envelope indicia by De La Rue, the circular embossed Die in ultramarine highlighted Chinese white on thin brown tracing paper; handstamped "15 JUNE 82" at top right in black, with Great Britain 2 d. blue cut-out from postal stationery registered envelope with manuscript "Colour" above and signed off "Approved EEB" in ink and dated "19/6/82". Small nicks at base but a most...
Lot #10316 - brit. colonies tasmania
Postal Stationery 1898: 2 d. green illustrated postal stationery envelope, on laid paper, showing view of "Mount Wellington in Winter from Huon Road, Hobart", used to London cancelled by "Launceston / Tasmania" cds (4 April 1905); reverse with London arrival cds (May 6). Fresh and very fine. Rare (H&G B2).rnNote: The rate to Great Britain had just been reduced to 2d. on 1 April 1905.rnProvenance: Collection Kevin Nelson, Prestige,...
Lot #10317 - brit. colonies victoria
1840 (Jan 14): Prepaid entire letter headed 'Geelong, Port Philip, New South Wales', from Benjamin Hurst to the Wesleyan Missionary Society in London endorsed 'first ship'; struck with framed "MELBOURNE / PAID" in red (and manuscript '3d.' alongside in red ink) with circular "MELBOURNE / NSW" handstamp in black displaying well on flap. Struck on arrival with two line "INDIA LETTER / DARTMOUITH" in red (Robertson In3 - in use for less than two...
Lot #10318 - brit. colonies victoria
1841 (July 21): Prepaid entire letter headed 'Bunting Dale, Geelong, Port Philip, New South Wales', written by Benjamin Hurst to Rochdale, Lancashire struck with framed "PAID AT / GEELONG" in red with reverse showing oval "GEELONG / ♛ / NEW S. WALES" in black and MELBOURNE example of the same type also in black, each displaying well on flaps. London straight line "SHIP LETTER" in black on obverse and charged '8d.' due in manuscript for...
Lot #10319 - brit. colonies victoria
1848: Envelope addressed to the Archdeacon of Geelong rated '9d.' in manuscript (for a distance between 81 and 120 miles) struck with superb "MUSTONS CREEK / ♛ / PT. PHILLIP" datestamp in black (April 21). Backstamped with "GEELONG / ♛ / PORT PHILLIP" datestamp on arrival (April 25) in black. Rare.rnProvenance: Rod Perry, Melbourne, 1 Feb 1989, lot 633; Collection Ray Kelly, Premier, Melbourne, 19 July 2003, lot 885.
Lot #10320 - brit. colonies victoria
1849: Prepaid cover from The Grange to Portland, rated '8d.' in red manuscript for a distance of between 50 and 80 miles, struck with framed "THE GRANGE / POST PAID" despatch handstamp in red. Reverse with "THE GRANGE / ♕ / PORT PHILLIP" (May 16) and weak "PORTLAND / ♕ / NEW S. WALES" arrival (May 17) in black. File folds but very scarce.rn
Lot #10321 - brit. colonies victoria
1849: Registered cover from Geelong to Portland rated '1 s.' prepaid in manuscript, struck with fine framed "PAID AT / GEELONG" handstamp in red and manuscript "Registered" in red ink applied over "AT / GEELONG" below. Reverse with "GEELONG / ♕ / PORT PHILLIP" in black (July 29), weak Melbourne transit and Portland arrival. The sole recorded usage of a Victoria handstamp applied in this manner to create a registration marking. Unique....
Lot #10322 - brit. colonies victoria
1850 (July 23): Entire letter written from Geelong to Melbourne endorsed "Paid 2" in manuscript, struck with framed "PAID / UPPER GLENELG" handstamp in black. Reverse with oval "UPPER GLENELG" despatch and oval "MELBOURNE / ♚ / PORT PHILLIP" arrival (Aug 8) in black. Slight stains but scarce.
Lot #10323 - brit. colonies victoria
1852: Registered prepaid entire letter from Melbourne, Port Phillip, to London endorsed "Post Paid, Registered" at top, rated '3d.' in red manuscript for a ship Letter and struck with oval "PAID / ♚ / MELBOURNE" in red (June 29). Manuscript '1/2d.' due upon receipt (8d. Ship Letter fee, 6d. registration fee). London arrival (Nov 27) in red on reverse of a most attractive entire.rn
Lot #10324 - brit. colonies victoria
1859: Entire letter addressed from Kilmore (Nov 5) to 'The Sheriff of Victoria' endorsed "per Cobb's coach" and bold manuscript "2/6d. Paid" at left, the contents relating to Jury service in the Supreme Court. Being urgent the letter was sent by Courier without waiting for the Mail. The 2 s.6 d. prepaid the Parcel charge compared with 4d. for normal postage, and as there is no Melbourne arrival it must be presumed the service included...
Lot #10325 - brit. colonies victoria
Incoming Mail 1855: Great Britain 1 d. red on blued paper, perf. 14, two horizontal pairs (lettered OE-OF and OG-OH) used with horizontal strip of four (OA-OD) on 1855 cover to the Post Office, Geelong, all tied by "Exeter / 285" sideways duplexes in black (Nov 7). Handstamped '1d.' in red for Colonial credit. Struck on arrival with oval framed "ADVERTISED UNCLAIMED / GEELONG" and oval un-framed "ADVERTISED / AND / UNCLAIMED" both in black....
Lot #10326 - brit. colonies victoria
Incoming Mail 1856: Cover probably from England with manuscript prepaid rate of "2/-", endorsed at top "p. Gaston & Felice" with this erased and replaced by "Via Mauritius", mailed to care of the Post Office in Melbourne "until called for", struck in transit with "♚ / MAURITIUS / GPO" datestamp (Jan 22) in black. Struck on arrival with superb "34 / V" Butterfly handstamp in red - this originally supplied to Border Post, renamed Lindsay on...
Lot #10327 - brit. colonies victoria
Incoming Mail 1858: Great Britain 2 d. blue, pl. 9, single and vertical pair used on 1863 cover to Long Gully, Bendigo, tied by Manchester / 498 duplex on despatch (Sept 30). Reverse with array of datestamps including Melbourne (Dec 16), Sandhurst (Dec 17), Long Valley (Dec 18) and final Sandhurst cancellation (July 5, 1864) and obverse with oval "ADVERTISED AND UNCLAIMED / SANDHURST" in red. Slight aging but a scarce and attracxtive cover....
Lot #10328 - brit. colonies victoria
Incoming Mail 1880: Great Britain 1870 ½ d. pl. 12, defective, 1873/80 2½ d. blue pl. 19 (2 examples) and 1880 1 d. venetian red used on mourning cover from Crewkerne to Melbourne, tied by "230" obliterators (Aug 10). Struck on arrival with "RETURNED UNCLAIMED FROM" in violet, applied just above "Melbourne" in address. Reverse with Melbourne "Dead Letter Office" datestamp (31 Oct 1884) in same ink - over four years after the cover was mailed...
Lot #10329 - brit. colonies victoria
Lithographed by Thomas Ham 1850 (Jan 3): 1 d. orange-vermilion, First State of the Die, a very fine used example, type f, with large margins for this elusive issue, lightly cancelled by Butterfly handstamp in black. Trace of thin at top but an immensely rare stamp, issued on January 3, 1850, this first Stone was already being retouched in mid-January after a printing of just 9'600 stamps. Very few are now extant, presumed to be in the region...
Lot #10330 - brit. colonies victoria
Lithographed by Thomas Ham 1850 (Jan): 2 d. grey-lilac, Original State of the Die, a used example with large margins all round, cancelled by Butterfly "2" handstamp of Kilmore in black. A very fine example of a rare stamp Gi = £ 600.rn
Lot #10331 - brit. colonies victoria
THE MISS ARABELLA SHORE COVERrnLithographed by Thomas Ham 1850: 1 d. red-brown, imperforate, Second State of the Die and 3 d. bright blue, in a horizontal strip of three showing the Interpanneau margin between second and third stamps (Types 4-5-1), tiny scissor cut in margin between the first two stamps, used examples with just shaved to large margins all round, on 1850 double rate entire letter headed "Glenmona 7th June 1850" and endorsed "...
Lot #10332 - brit. colonies victoria
Lithographed by Thomas Ham 1850 (Jan): 2 d. grey-lilac, Second State of the Dies, a used example with enormous margins on two sides from lower left corner of the sheet, portion of adjoining stamp at right, just touched, lightly cancelled by Butterfly "15" handstamp of Geelong in black. A choice and spectacular stamp Gi = £ 225.rn
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