Auction 333-341 Australian States & Commonwealth of Australia and New Zealand – The ‚KOOYONG‘ Collection - Day 2

Provisional Issue 1879 (Dec): 5 pa. on 2½ pi. violet and 10 pa. on 2½ pi. violet, perf. 12½, the complete sheets of 200 as sold by the Post Office and thus each missing the inverted stereo, position 154, each sheet of wondrous fresh colour and superb large part mostly unmounted og. A magnificent pairing showing all the Nile Post listed Plate Flaws and the surcharge corner guide lines clearly on the 10 pa. sheet. A brilliant opportunity for...

1884: Provisional 20 pa. on 5 pi. green, a vertical pair used on 1884 cover to Cyprus tied by "Port Said / Depart" cds (July 14). Reverse with Alexandrie transit cds (July 15) and superb "LIMASSOL / CYPRUS" squared circle of arrival (July 18) in black. The letter with edge wear and somewhat browned possibly due to treatment during the 1883-1884 Egyptian Cholera epidemic; a scarce usage of this issue to an unusual destination.

1895 (Nov): Nile Fête / Winter Festival; the De La Rue set of three values featuring Cleopatra unused, wmk. Star & Crescent sideways (two impressions), fresh and fine, unmounted og. Nile Post C1/C3 = $ 375+.

1914: The set of ten values from 1 m. to 200 m. in issued colours, all imperforate and unwatermarked, fresh and very fine, together with additional pairs of 5 m. and 10 m. values (both marginal) and extra single examples of the 50 m. and 200 m. both marginal from base of sheet; generally very fine but some with spots on large part og. (14 items)

1914 (Jan 8): 1 m. sepia, wmk. wide Star & Crescent, an unused block of forty (10 x 4) with margins at left and at right, tiny vertical scissor cut in margin between 38th and 39th stamp, slight soiling in margins, unmounted og. A rare extremely large multiple - the watermarked imperforates being much rarer than their unwatermarked counterparts. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post D53d = $ 800+.

1922: Proclamation of the Monarchy, 1 m. sepia and 15 m. indigo, unused example each with Monarchy Overprint Colour Trials in red (Type IV), fresh and fine, large part og. Scarce and very fine. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post D78ct+D85ct = $ 500.

1922: Proclamation of the Monarchy, the specialised group with Colour Trials of the overprint in red on 1 m. brown and 15 m. blue, 1 m. brown with unused examples (Type I and Type IIA) each with variety "Overprint Inverted", large part og. - one signed Hass the other with cert. Hass; 1 m. brown used example (Type IIA) with variety "Overprint Inverted) - it is believed just 5 examples exist (signed ela, cert. RPSL), 1 m.brown unused example...

1922: Proclamation of the Monarchy, 50 m. maroon, an unused example (Type I, First Setting, position 33), variety "Overprint Inverted", minor gum bend otherwise fresh and very fine, large part og. Superb and scarce. Signed Ela. Cert. Hass (1988) Nile Post D87/Ib = $ 400 / Gi = £ 600.

1922 (Oct 10): Proclamation of the Monarchy 50 m. purple, an unused block of four, variety "Overprint Inverted", superb fresh colour, full unmounted og. A magnificent multiple and very rare so fine: just 100 stamps can exist. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post D87/Ib = $ 1'600+/Gi = £ 1'800+.

1922: King Fuad, Harrisons Essay for proposed 5 m. value, an Imperforate example in miniature sheet format, printed in orange-red endorsed "2 Mills" at base in pencil, fresh and very fine. Scarce Nile Post E223 = $ 275.

1923/24: Fuad 200 m. mauve, wmk. upright, an unused block of four, variety "Imperforate", marginal from left of sheet, fresh and fine but for typical slight wrinkles on unmounted og. A rare and splendid multiple. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post D101h = $ 1'000+ / Gi = £ 950+.

1925 (April 1): Geographic Congress, Second printing 5 m. deep brown and First printing 10 m. pale rose-carmine, unused examples, each variety "Imperforate", both matching sheet marginal at base, together with a further 10 m. also marginal from base of sheet, all fresh and fine, superb og. Just 105 examples exist of the 5 m. value, and just 105 examples of the 10 m. in this shade exist Nile Post C4e + C5b = $ 375.