Stamp Duty 1884: Stamp Duty, typographed from electrotypes 2 s. imperforate progressive Die Proof in yellow-brown on pale green wove paper, struck prior to the letters "J" and "L" being inserted in the upper corners. Eight examples recorded in three different colour combinations - two only of this type. Rare and very fine.rnProvenance: Collection J.R.W. Purves, RL, Geneva, 27 Nov 1980, lot 2260; Rod Perry, Melbourne, 6 April 1995, lot 941;...
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 #10409 - brit. colonies victoria
Stamp Duty 1884/88: Stamp Duty £ 2 bright blue, wmk. V over Crown sideways, perf. 12½, a used example cancelled at "Jamieson" in black. Trivial rub at base but scarce and under-catalogued Gi = £ 130.
Lot #10410 - brit. colonies victoria
Stamp Duty 1891: Stamp Duty £ 25 deep green, wmk. V over Crown sideways, perf. 12½, fourteenth printing, with full sheet margins all round, cancelled in manuscript "28/1/93 JBK" in black ink Gi = £ 150+.rnrn
Lot #10411 - brit. colonies victoria
Stamp Duty 1899: Stamp Duty £ 25 dull blue-green, £ 50 bright mauve, £ 100 pink-red, wmk. V over Crwon sideways, all with full sheet margins all round, each cancelled to order by neat "Melbourne" circular datestamps in black. A choice and fine set Gi = £ 2'250+.rnProvenance: Collection Nick Holness, Prestige, Melbourne, 23 Sept 2011, lot 647.rn
Lot #10412 - brit. colonies victoria
Stamp Duty 1884: Stamp Duty, typographed from electrotype by C. Naish, 2 s. 6 d. stamp-sized imperforate progressive Die Proof in dull violet on on pale greenish glazed card, struck prior to the ornamental border in the right upper corners being completed. Rare and very fine.rnProvenance: P.J. Downie, Melbourne, 25 June 1981, lot 178; Collection Rod Perry, DF, Zurich, 16-21 Nov 1987, lot 20425; Collection Richard Stevenson, RL, London, 6...
Lot #10413 - brit. colonies victoria
1885/95: Naish 8 d. red-rose on pink, wmk. V over Crown, perf. 12½, used on 1894 registered cover to Birmingham tied by "1 / W" obliterator with circular "R" handstamp and oval framed "POST AND TELEGRAPH OFFICE / MARKET ST." datestamp (March 12) all in black. Oval "Registered / London" datestamp on obverse (April 16) in red. A most attractive usage.rn
Lot #10414 - brit. colonies victoria
1885/95: Naish 3 d. bistre-yellow, an unused block of twelve (3 x 4) marginal from lower left corner of the sheet, of fine colour, slight gum stain in margin but an attractive block, stamps unmounted og. Gi = £ 150+.
Lot #10415 - brit. colonies victoria
1885/95: 8 d. bright scarlet in pink, wmk. V over Crown, perf. 12½, an unused block of six (3 x 2), of fine delicate colour, fresh and fine appearance, large part og. A scarce stamp in a multiple.
Lot #10416 - brit. colonies victoria
1885 (Nov): "STAMP / DUTY" overprint in black on 1 s. blue on blue, wmk. V over Crown inverted, perf. 12¼, an unused block of four of the 1895/96 unauthorised reprint, fresh and very fine, large part og. An attractive multiple.rnProvenance: Robson Lowe, London, 19 June 1984, lot 254.
Lot #10417 - brit. colonies victoria
1885/95: Astley design for 4 d. value with Stamp Duty, an imperforate Die Proof printed in violet on highly surfaced blue card. Slightest of rubs, a very scarce Proof.rnProvenance: Collection J.R.W. Purves, RL, Geneva, 27 Nov 1980, lot 2179; Rod Perry, Melbourne, 29 Sept 1983, lot 351; Collection Rod Perry, DF, Zurich, 4-11 Dec 1988, ex lot 31171; Collection Sir Gawaine Baillie, Sotheby's, Melbourne, 13-15 July 2005, lot 1172.
Lot #10418 - brit. colonies victoria
1888: £ 5 pale blue & maroon, wmk. V over Crown, perf. 12½, an unused example, well centred for this issue, overprinted by two strikes of italic "Specimen." in black, fine, large part og. Gi = £ 16'000 without Specimen.rn
Lot #10419 - brit. colonies victoria
1888: £ 9 pale apple-green & rosine, wmk. V over Crown, perf. 12½, an unused example, centred to right, overprinted by two strikes of italic "Specimen." in black, fine, large part og. Gi = £ 19'000 without Specimen.rn
Lot #10420 - brit. colonies victoria
1897: Hospital Charity Fund 1 d. (1 s.) blue, a horizontal pair and a horizontal strip of three, used on registered 1898 cover to Sydney (and correctly rated thus) cancelled by "BRIGHTON / VICTORIA" datestamps (April 21). Backstamped in Melbourne and on arrival in Sydney (April 22). One stamp with some toning at right but an extremely scarce and most attractive franking.rnProvenance: Robson Lowe, London, 18 July 1956, lot 780; Christie's,...
Lot #10421 - brit. colonies victoria
1900 (May 22): Patriotic Fund 1 d. (1 s.) olive-brown and 2 d. (2 s.) emerald-green, the set of two values used with 1899 2 d. mauve on 1900 registered cover addressed to Forwarding Agents Lean Bros. & Rigg in Perth, tied by "Registered Melbourne" datestamps (July 23) in black. The Forwarding Agent's (violet oval cachet on reverse) added a Swan ½ d. dull green cancelled by oval "R" and the Western Australia Perth Post Office accepted the...
Lot #10422 - brit. colonies victoria
1901/10: "Postage" added, the collection on leaves from the ½ d. to 2 s. values with perforated Plate Proofs of each value (15, incl. additional examples of 1 d., 2½ d., 3 d., 5 d. and 9 d.), the 2 s. Plate Proof faulty, together with the issued stamps unused and most matched with unused values from the previous 1899 issue without 'Postage', generally fresh and fine, a scarce and most attractive group (39 items).rn
Lot #10423 - brit. colonies victoria
Commonwealth of Australia Essay 1902: Victoria 2½ d. dull blue, wmk. V over Crown, line perf. 12½, an unused example overprinted "C.A." reading down in black. At a Postal Conference held in November 1900 (prior to the issue of this adhesive) and attended by the Colonial Administrations to discuss the State Post Offices coming under Federal control, the suggestion was made that the stamps of each state be overprinted "AC" (Australian...
Lot #10424 - brit. colonies victoria
1901/10: 2½ d. dull blue, wmk. V over Crown, perf. 12½, a used example, variety "Watermark Sideways", centred to left but lightly cancelled in black. A very rare stamp Gi = £ 950.rnProvenance: Collection J.R.W. Purves, RL, London, 14 Jan 1981, lot 1021; Collection Rod Perry; Premier, Melbourne, 19 July 2003, lot 795.
Lot #10425 - brit. colonies victoria
1901/10: Die Proof for the proposed 1 s. value, printed in black on glazed white card, stamp size and affixed to piece of thin brown card with POSTAGE inscribed twice in vignette, Type B. Discussed and illustrated in "The Stamps of Victoria" by Geoff Kellow RDP on pages 309 and 210. A fine and very scarce Proof.rnProvenance: Collection J.R.W. Purves, RL, London, 14 Jan 1981, lot 1031; Collection Rod Perry; Premier, Melbourne, 25 Jan 2003, lot...
Lot #10426 - brit. colonies victoria
1901/10: 5 s. rose-red & pale blue, wmk. V over Crown, perf. 12½, an unused block of four of lovely delicate colour, fresh and fine, large part og. An attractive multiple Gi = £ 240+.
Lot #10427 - brit. colonies victoria
1901: Edward VII Die Proof for the £ 1 value, printed in carmine-rose on thin cream card (48 x 76 mm.), 3rd State of the Die, some aging at base but otherwise fresh and very fine. A very rare Proof.rnProvenance: The estate of Samuel Reading, engraver to the Stamp Printing Office; Collection J.R.W. Purves, RL, London, 14 Jan 1981, lot 1043; Rod Perry, Melbourne, 6 April 1995, lot 775.rn
Lot #10428 - brit. colonies victoria
1901: Edward VII Colour Trial Proof for the £ 1 value, perf. 12½, printed in brown-olive on thick unwatermarked ungummed paper. Well centred and very fine appearance, some adherence on reverse but extremely rare and most attractive.rnProvenance: Rod Perry, Melbourne, 1 Feb 1989, ex lot 830.
Lot #10429 - brit. colonies victoria
1901: Edward VII Die Proof for the £ 2 value, printed in bright scarlet on medium-thick buff wove paper (75 x 61 mm.), 2nd State of the Die, minor soiling and corner crease well away from the design, a very rare Proof.rnProvenance: The estate of Samuel Reading, engraver to the Stamp Printing Office; Collection J.R.W. Purves, RL, London, 14 Jan 1981, lot 1051; Rod Perry, Melbourne, 24 Sept 1994, lot 1053.rn
Lot #10430 - brit. colonies victoria
1905/13: 2 d. rosy-mauve, Die II, wmk. V over Crown, perf. 11, a used example, lightly cancelled in Brtightoin in black. A scarce stamp. Cert. RPSV (1973) Gi = £ 250.
Lot #10431 - brit. colonies victoria
Stamp Duty 1905: Stamp Duty Edward VII composite Essay for the £ 100 value, hand-painted in India ink and grey wash touched up with Chinese white on thin card, the portrait on separate piece inserted into central vignette. Small pinhole at top right, a stunning Essay of great rarity.rnProvenance: Collection J.R.W. Purves, RL, London, 14 Jan 1981, lot 1150.
Lot #10432 - brit. colonies victoria
1905/13: 5 s. rose-carmine & blue, wmk. Crown over A, printing 9, a horizontal pair, perf. 12½, marginal from base of sheet, variety "Imperforate between Stamp and Margin", fresh and very fine, large part og. Illustrated in "The Stamps of Victoria" by Geoff Kellow RDP on colour plate 16 and ddiscussed page 312. Rare and most attractive.rnProvenance: Collection Charles Lathrop Pack, Harmer Rooke, New York, 11-13 March 1947, lot 1456;...
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