Stamp Duty 1884: Stamp Duty recess printed from the Die, £ 25 deep green, wmk. V over Crown sideways, perf. 12½, an unused example of rich colour, small perforation repair at right affecting two perfs., however an impressive example of an extremely rare and iconic high-value. Cert. RPSV (2002) Gi = £ 60'000.rnrnProvenance: Prestige, Melbourne, 24 Jan 2004, lot 606. rnrn
Auction 321 - 332 Australian States & Commonwealth of Australia, St. Helena, Basutoland, Bechuanaland, Swaziland, Brazil 1843 –1870 - Day 1
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Corinphila Auction AG Auction 321 - 332 Australian States & Commonwealth of Australia, St. Helena, Basutoland, Bechuanaland, Swaziland, Brazil 1843 –1870 - Day 1
VERSTEIGERUNGSFOLGE / AUCTION SCHEDULE
Montag 3. Juni 2024 / Monday 3 June 2024
9:00 h 40001 – 40488 332: Australian States & Commonwealth of Australia – The ‘DUBOIS’ Collection (part IV) New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Westaustralia
14:00 h 2001 – 2392 322: St. Helena, Basutoland, Bechuanaland, Swaziland, New Republic, Union of South Africa, South West Africa, Sudan – The ‘BESANÇON’ Collection St. Helena, Basutoland, Bechuanaland
18:30 h 3001 – 3134 323: Brazil 1843 –1870 – The Fritz Heimbüchler Collection (part I)
Dienstag 4. Juni 2024 / Tuesday 4 June 2024
9:00 h 40489 – 40726 332: Australian States & Commonwealth of Australia – The ‘DUBOIS’ Collection (part IV) Commonwealth of Australia
11:30 h 3201 – 3318 324: New South Wales – including the „Mint“ Collection of Peter Campbell
13:00 h 2393 – 2840 322: St. Helena, Basutoland, Bechuanaland, Swaziland, New Republic, Union of South Africa, South West Africa, Sudan – The ‘BESANÇON’ Collection Swaziland, New Republic, Union of South frica, South West Africa, Sudan
18:00 h 3501 – 3782 325: Panama – The Classic Period 1807–1904 – The Álvaro Castro-Harrigan Collections
Mittwoch 5. Juni 2024 / Wednesday 5 June 2024
9:00 h 1 – 556 321: Europe & Overseas Great Britain & British Commonwealth
- Australian States “Unused” – The Peter Campbell Collection (part III)
- The “Huntingfield” Block – Australia‘s unissued Edward VIII Stamp 1936
- The “Lady Bridget Blue-Bell” Collection – “The smallest and most complete collection of Lady McLeod possible”
- African Airmail 1911–1945 – The Mike Roberts Collection
14:00 h 557 – 740 321: Europe & Overseas Americas (North, Central & South America)
16:00 h 4001 – 4376 326: Great Britain 1840–1910 – The ‘BESANÇON’ Collection (part V)
Donnerstag 6. Juni 2024 / Thursday 6 June 2024
9:00 h 741 – 841 321: Europe & Overseas Asia / Africa
842 – 1361 321: Europe & Overseas Europe A –Z - Spain 1850 – 6 cuartos black – Specialised Collection (part II)
14:30 h 1362 – 1418 321: Europe & Overseas Collections & Accumulations
15:00 h 5001 – 5422 327: Worldwide Postal History – The Enzo Carnio Collection (part I)
Freitag 7. Juni 2024 / Friday 7 June 2024
9:00 h 6001 – 6413 328: Romania – Special Catalogue
12:30 h 7001 – 7174 329: Worldwide Rarities – The ERIVAN Collection – 2nd Auction
14:30 h 9001 – 9335 331: Schweiz & Liechtenstein Schweiz ab 1862, Soldatenmarken, Flugpost Schweiz, Fürstentum Liechtenstein - Schweiz – Ziffermuster 1882–1889 – Die Sammlung Dr. James Johnstone (Teil III)
17:30 h 9336 – 9534 331: Schweiz Sammlungen und Posten Schweiz
Samstag 8. Juni 2024 / Saturday 8 June 2024
9:00 h 8101 – 8207 331: Altschweiz Vorphilatelie - Wehrwesen in der Schweiz – Die Sammlung Rolf Leuthard
10:00 h 8001 – 8053 330: Schweiz Bundespost – Seltene Frankaturen 1849–1854 – Die Sammlung Richard Schäfer Sr. (Teil II)
11:00 h 8208 – 8532 331: Altschweiz Kantonalmarken, Ortspost, Poste Locale, Rayonmarken (Rayon I dunkelblau und Rayon II gelb)
14:30 h 8533 – 8772 331: Altschweiz Rayonmarken (Rayon I hellblau bis Rayon III rot), Strubel
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Lot #40372 - brit. colonies victoria
Stamp Duty 1884/97: Stamp Duty, £ 25 dull blue-green, electrotyped wmk. V over Crown upright, perf. 12½, an unused example with margins all round, twice overprinted "Specimen." diagonally in black and manuscript "Specimen" in red ink, slight staining in lower margin, large part og. Rare.rnrnProvenance: Collection Nick Holness, Prestige, Melbourne, 23 Sept 2011, lot 642.
Lot #40373 - brit. colonies victoria
Stamp Duty 1884/1900: Stamp Duty £ 100 pink-red, electrotyped, wmk. V over Crown sideways, perf. 12½, an unused example with margins all round, italic overprint "Specimen." struck three times diagonally in black to prevent any possible re-use, gum loss in top margin otherwise large part og., extremely rare.rnrnProvenance: Collection Nick Holness, Prestige, Melbourne, 23 Sept 2011, lot 646.
Lot #40374 - brit. colonies victoria
1885/95: Naish ½ d. pale salmon, an unused block of ten (5 x 2) marginal from upper left corner of the sheet, of fine colour but central pair vertically creased, large part or unmounted og. A scarce stamp in a multiple Gi = £ 350+.
Lot #40375 - brit. colonies victoria
1885/1895: Error of Colour, 4 d. lilac instead of magenta, wmk. V over Crown, perf. 12½, a used example, issued in error during December 1886, of excellent colour, cancelled by barred duplex in black. A very scarce stamp. Cert. RPSL (1948), the certificate with signed notation by Purves at base Gi = £ 1'700.rnrnProvenance: Prestige, Melbourne, 4 March 2006, lot 764.
Lot #40376 - brit. colonies victoria
1885: "STAMP / DUTY" overprint in blue on Naish design 4 d. rose-red, wmk. V over Crown, perf. 12½, a used block of six (3 x 2), neatly cancelled by "Melbourne" duplexes (10 March 1886) in black. Scarce Gi = £ 480+.rnrnProvenance: Prestige, Melbourne, 23 Sept 2011, lot 626.
Lot #40377 - brit. colonies victoria
1886/96: 2 d. mauve vertical pair and 6 d. ultramarine, used on 1889 registered cover to Boston, USA tied by both "TRARALGON / 326" duplex and oval "Post And Telegraph Office / Traralagon" datestamp (Sept 19) with framed REGISTERED at left. Listed in the Ben Palmer census on page 220. Reverse with Melbourne and San Francisco (Oct 26) transits and Boston arrival. Fresh and very fine.
Lot #40378 - brit. colonies victoria
1886/96: New Design 1 s., a Die Proof, perforated in brownish lake-red, printed on thick ungummed, unwatermarked white wove paper, line perf. 12½. Scarce and most unusualrnrnProvenance: Estate of Ronald Harrison of the Stamp Printing Office.rn Collection Max Watson, Premier, Melbourne, 25 Jan 2003, ex lot 324.
Lot #40379 - brit. colonies victoria
1887: Die Proof in red for 1 s. 6 d. design, imperforate on card paper (26 x 31 mm.), designed and engraved by Charles Naish and typographed at the Victorian Government printer's in Melbourne. The sole recorded Proof in this colour: probably rejected due to the colour similarity with other values - see "The Stamps of Victoria" by Geoff Kellow RDP, page 269. Rare.rnrnProvenance: Collection J.R.W. Purves, RL, London, 26-27 Oct 1982, lot 603.rn...
Lot #40380 - brit. colonies victoria
1886/96: Stamp Duty "Eighteen Pence" (1 s. 6 d.) hand-painted Essay showing Britannia and dormant Lion, in shades of pale and dark green on thin card (55 x 69 mm.) marked 'B' at upper right; pinholes at upper left where previously affixed to a Post Offcie file. Unadopted design but spectacular and unique: illustrated in "The Stamps of Victoria" by Geoff Kellow RDP on page 270.rnrnProvenance: Collection J.R.W. Purves, RL, Geneva, 27 Nov 1980,...
Lot #40381 - brit. colonies victoria
1890 (Aug 2): £ 8 mauve & brown-orange, wmk. V over Crown upright, perf. 12½, an unused example centred to left, rich vibrant colour, good perforations for this issue, part og. An exceedingly rare stamp. Cert. Ceremuga (2002) Gi = £ 18'000.rnrnProvenance: Prestige, Melbourne, 15 May 2004, lot 1010.
Lot #40382 - brit. colonies victoria
Stamp Duty 1884/96: Stamp Duty 1 s. 6 d. rosine, 6 s. apple-green perf. 13, Naish 1884 2 s. 6 d. brown-orange and laureated "STAMP DUTY" 3 d. orange (3) used on 1886 cover to France endorsed "S.S. Potosi via Suez and Naples" all tied by "1" numeral obliterators in black with five strikes of "R" below. Oval "REGISTERED / MELBOURNE" datestamp below (Oct 15). Red 'Modane a Paris' transit cds (Nov 20) and reverse with Bordeaux arrival cds....
Lot #40383 - brit. colonies victoria
1901/10: 1 d. rose, Die II, wmk. V over Crown, perf. 12½, an unused corner marginal pair, strip of three and a block of four all showing doubled vertical rows of perforations in margin (or between the stamps on the block), 1905 1 d. pale rose-red, Die III, in an unused corner marginal block of twelve with "CA" Monogram in margin and another block of twelve with "JBC" Monogram from final printing, a fresh and fine group, large part og.
Lot #40384 - brit. colonies victoria
1900: Essay for Empire Patriotic Fund Issue, 2 d. Essay hand-drawn in pencil and hand-painted artwork for proposed "Victoria Cross" design in shades of black and grey with Duty Plate highlighted in green and central vignette in Chinese white, imperforate on thin card and affixed to a larger card (60 x 92 mm.), and the design for "Postage" added at the sides in manuscript. Endorsed at top "2nd Prize W.H.W" and noted "1d. One Penny" at base....
Lot #40385 - 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, fresh and fine, superb large part og. Gi = £ 460.
Lot #40386 - 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 with gum superbly cancelled to order by Melbourne datestamps (July 1902) in black. Superb Gi = £ 350.
Lot #40387 - brit. colonies victoria
1900 (May 22): Patriotic Fund 1 d. (1 s.) olive-brown, a single example used on 1900 cover, flap unsealed, to Albury tied by "Wodonga" cds (May 26) with Albury arrival on reverse. A scarce issue on letter and very fine.
Lot #40388 - brit. colonies victoria
1901 (Jan 29): 2 s. blue on pink, wmk. V over Crown, perf. 12 x 12½, an unused block of four, fresh and fine, unmounted og. Gi = £ 165+.
Lot #40389 - brit. colonies victoria
1901/10: 1½ d. red-brown on yellow paper, wmk. V over Crown, perf. 12½ x 12, a fine unused example with variety: "THREE HALFPENCE Omitted" at base, presumably due to adherence on the plate, fresh and fine, large part og. A dramatic and rare variety.rnrnProvenance: Premier, Melbourne, 2 Aug 2013, lot 669.
Lot #40390 - brit. colonies victoria
1905/13: 2½ d. dull blue, wmk. V over Crown, line perf. 12½, a used horizontal pair, marginal from base of sheet, variety "Imperforate between Stamp and Margin", lightly cancelled to order. Mentioned in "The Stamps of Victoria" by Geoff Kellow RDP on page 300. Believed unique.rnrnProvenance: Collection J.R.W. Purves.rn Premier, Melbourne, 17 May 2003.
Lot #40391 - brit. colonies victoria
1901/10: Large format Die Proof for the 1 s. value printed in grey-black on greenish wove paper (110 x 133 mm.) with POSTAGE inscribed twice in vignette, Type B - Postage 7 mm., fresh and very fine. Splendid and extremely rare.rnrnProvenance: Collection J.R.W. Purves, RL, London, 14 Jan 1981, lot 1030.rn Collection Rod Perry. rn Premier, Melbourne, 25 Jan 2003, lot 332.rn
Lot #40392 - 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 #40393 - brit. colonies victoria
1901/10: 5 s. rose-red & pale blue, wmk. V over Crown, perf. 12½, a used block of six (3 x 2), positions 5-7/15-17, with cancelled to order datestamps of Melbourne (Nov 27, 1901) struck in black. A most attractive multiple: the largest cto multiple in private hands.rnrnProvenance: Collection Les Molnar, Prestige, 29 June 2012, lot 487.
Lot #40394 - brit. colonies victoria
1901: Edward VII Colour Trial Proof for the £ 1 value, perf. 12½, printed in rose-pink on thick unwatermarked ungummed paper. Well centred and very fine. Rare.rnrnProvenance: Premier, Melbourne, 26 Jan 2002, lot 988.rn Prestige, Melbourne, 23 Sept 2011, lot 634.
Lot #40395 - brit. colonies victoria
1910/10: £ 1 bright-rose, wmk. V over Crown, perf. 12½, an unused block of fine colour and perfect centering, superb, large part og. with lower pair unmounted og. Rare Gi = £ 1'400+.rnrnProvenance: Rod Perry, Melbourne, 1 Feb 1989, ex lot 831.rn Rod Perry, Melbourne, 14 June 2001, lot 708.
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