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Lot Description |
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| 5186 |
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 1884/86: 2 s. 6 d. olive-black, wmk. Crown CA, perf. 14, an unused example with rounded
corner perf. and fine, large part og. (just 900 issued), matched with a fine unused example overprinted SPECIMEN in black, large part og. Scarce Gi = £ 350++. (Image 1)
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CLOSED
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM |
| 5187 |
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 New Values & Colours 1884/86: 2 s. 6 d. olive-black, wmk. Crown CA, perf. 14, an unused
example, well centred and of rich colour, trace of thin not affecting the appearance, large part og. A scarce stamp. Cert. BPA (2021) Gi = £ 350. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)
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CLOSED
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM |
| 5188 |
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 New Values & Colours 1884/86: 5 s. blue, wmk. Crown CA, perf. 14, an unused example, well
centred and of fresh colour, superb, large part og. A very scarce stamp. Signed A. Diena. Cert. BPA (2021) Gi = £ 700. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)
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SOLD for CHF380.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM |
| 5189 |
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 1884/86: 5 s. blue, wmk. Crown CA, perf. 14, an unused Sperati Forgery in the charcteristic
Prussian Blue shade, partial gum and signed diagonally on reverse "Jean de Sperati". Scarce, a fine reference example. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF140.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM |
| 5190 |
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 1884/86: 10 s. purple-brown, wmk. Crown CA, perf. 14, an unused block of four of this famous
stamp, of rich deep colour, fresh and very fine, superb large part og. A major rarity in a multiple and probably the finest now extant Gi = £ 6'400+.rnProvenance: Collection L. du P. Chiappini. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF5,500.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM |
| 5191 |
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 1886: De La Rue Appendix sheet for printing the Lagos 1887 issue in doubly fugitive inks
with Duty Plates in different coloured singly fugitive inks, with ½ d. dull mauve (6) annotated for proposed values: with HALF PENNY in green (½ d.), in orange (1 d.), in blue (2 d.), in brown ( 3 d.), in black (4 d.), in red-brown (6 d.); and ½ d.
dull green (4) annotated for proposed values: in pale green (1 s.), in red (2 s. 6 d.), in blue (5 s.) and in brown (10 s.); signed off as approved in red (although this turned out not to be the case). Reassembled from the original sheet dated August
28, 1886; illustrated in "The De La Rue Collection" edited by Frank Walton RDP on page 4514. Unique and splendid group.rnProvenance: Collection L. du P. Chiappini; Collection David Springbett. (Image 1)
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SOLD for CHF3,400.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM |
| 5192 |
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 1886/94: De La Rue Appendix sheet, showing at left the colour changes required and printing
method in Doubly Fugitive inks for the 1887 issue with four stamps 4 d. pale violet, 6 d. olive-green, 1 s. orange and 2 s. 6 d. olive-black, first two endorsed "D. fug. purple" and th last two "D. fug. Green" , right hand column of seven stamps
showing the designs for the 1888/94 4 d. dull mauve & black (March 87), 5 d. dull mauve & green (Oct 93), 6 d. dull mauve & brownish mauve (March 87), 7½ d. dull mauve & carmine (Oct 93), 10 d. dull mauve & yellow (Oct 93), 1 s. yellow-green & black
(March 87) and 2 s. 6 d. green & carmine (March 87) with the dates shown annotated alongside. Each stamp overprinted SPECIMEN in black - the 4 d. and 6 d. values showing the "Broken "M" in SPECIMEN" variety. Illustrated in "The De La Rue Collection"
edited by Frank Walton RDP on page 4509. Exquisite and unique.rnProvenance: Collection L. du P. Chiappini; Collection David Springbett, SG, London, 21 March 1997, lot 411. (Image 1)
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SOLD for CHF3,400.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM |
| 5193 |
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 1893: De La Rue Appendix sheet with proposals for the 1895 5 d., 7½ d. and 10 d. values,
used Imperforate examples printed in dull mauve witth blank Duty Plates, the 5 d. hand-painted in green, the 7½ d. hand-painted in carmine (wording to be changed from PENNY to PENCE and the 10 d. hand-painted in yellow; dated at top "Oct 6th 1893",
the design and colours were accepted on October 17th. Illustrated in "The De La Rue Collection" edited by Frank Walton RDP on page 4516. Exquisite and unique. (Image 1)
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SOLD for CHF2,400.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM |
| 5194 |
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 1887/1902: Definitive values (7) unused, wmk. Crown CA, perf. 14, with 2 d., 4 d., 6 d., 1
s, 2 s. 6 d., 5 s. and 10 s. all with diagonal "Specimen" in ink manuscript, a fine selection, large part og. Elusive and extremely rare.rnProvenance: Harmers, London, 8 July 2003, lot 763 for four: 2 d. - 1 s. values. (Image 1)
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SOLD for CHF1,900.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM |
| 5195 |
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 1887/1902: Defintive set of twelve values unused to 10 s. green & brown, wmk. Crown CA,
perf. 14, the basic set with three additional stamps: 2½ d. with larger letters, 6 d. with Duty Plate in carmine and 1 s. blue-green & black; fresh colours, generally fresh and fine, large part og. Gi = £ 250+. (Image 1)
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SOLD for CHF100.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM |
| 5196 |
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 1887/1902: Definitive set of twelve values unused , wmk. Crown CA, perf. 14, with the set to
2 s. 6 d. in singles with additional 2½ d. with large letters of value, 6 d. and 1 s. shades (Gi 31a, 35a, 38a) and the high values 5 s. green & blue and 10 s. green & brown in blocks of four - the 5 s. a Control block, fresh and fine, large part or
unmounted og. (15 items) Gi = £ 700+. (Image 1)
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SOLD for CHF460.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM |
| 5197 |
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 1887/92: 4 d. dull mauve & black unused, wmk. Crown CA, perf. 14, with diagonal "Specimen"
in ink manuscript, fresh nand fine, large paret og. Rare. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF380.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM |
| 5198 |
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 1887/1902: 5 d. dull mauve & green, a fine used example, marginal from base of sheet showing
Serial Number "1", cancelled by barred obliterator in black on 1898 registered cover to Liverpool "per S.S. Angola". Oval "R" in black and "Registered / Liverpool" ast left (June 29) on obverse and "LAGOS / W. AFRICA" despatch cds (June 3) on reverse
of a most attractive cover.rnProvenance: Collection John Sacher, Spink, London, 12 Nov 2009, lot 309. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF200.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM |
| 5199 |
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 1886/87: De La Rue Colour Trial for the 1 s. value in issued colours of yellow-green &
black, on gummed unwatermarked wove paper, line perf. 14, large part dried og. The describer believes this stamp was taken from the Appendix sheet as dated August 28, 1886, illustrated in "The De La Rue Collection" edited by Frank Walton RDP on page
4514. Rare and most unusual.rnProvenance: Collection Colonel J.R. Danson, RL, London, 10 March 1971, ex lot 1535. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF400.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM |
| 5200 |
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 1884/86: 5 s. green and blue, wmk. Crown CA, perf. 14, used on 1901 cover to Hamburg
endorsed "Mit Dampfer Alexandra Woermann", somewhat gum stained on application, tied by oval "DEUTSCHE SEEPOST / LINIE / HAMBURG / WESTAFRIKA / XX" in black, with Hamburg arrival (Feb 24) on reverse. Envelope with faults but an extraordinary
commercial usage of this adhesive Gi = £ 160 off cover. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)
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SOLD for CHF260.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM |
| 5201 |
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 1893 (Aug 2): Provisional surcharge ½ d. on 4 d. dull mauve & black, an unused block of four
witrh 16 mm. surcharge, upper stamps variety "Surcharge Double", fresh and very fine, unmounted og. Scarce thus Gi = £ 160+. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF120.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM |
| 5202 |
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 1893 (Aug 2): Provisional HALF PENNY on 4 d. dull mauve & black, small group with 16 mm.
surcharge unused, further example on piece unused with "SPECIMEN." overprint in violet ex Natal P.O. archives, a used example and a "Double Surcharge" example used together with very scarce 16½ mm. surcharge fine used. (Image 1)
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SOLD for CHF200.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM |
| 5203 |
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 1904 (Jan-Nov): Edward VII set of ten values unused, wmk. Crown CA, overprinted SPECIMEN in
black, fresh colours, fine large paret og. Gi = £ 225. (Image 1)
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SOLD for CHF100.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM |
| 5204 |
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 1904 (Jan-Nov): Definitive set of ten values to 10 s. green & brown unused, wmk. Crown CA,
with additional 2½ d. with smaller lettering, 3 d. with tone spot on gum otherwise all fresh and fine, large part og. A rare set Gi = £ 650. (Image 1)
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SOLD for CHF320.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM |
| 5205 |
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 1904 (Jan-Nov): Edward VII definitives, wmk. Crown CA, perf. 14, the unused selection with
blocks of four of the ½ d., 1 d., 2 d., 2½ d (both Duty Plate sizes), 3 d., 6 d. and 1 s. values; single 2 s. 6 d. and corner marginal example of the 5 s., and a corner Plate "1" marginal pair of the 5 s. value, fresh colours, large part og. An
attractive group Gi = £ 975+. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF440.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM |
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