Southern Nigeria continued...
| Lot |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 5344 |
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 1900 (Oct 8): De La Rue Die Proofs for the frame only - the complete set of nine - all
printed in black on glazed white card, dated "12 OCT. 00" in blue (½ d. and 1 d.), "20 OCT 00" (2 d. and 4 d.), "30 OCT 00" (6 d. and 1 s.), 13 NOV 00" (2 s. 6 d, 5 s and 10 s.) and all struck with "BEFORE / HARDENING" in black at right. A rare and
remarkable set.rnrn (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)
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SOLD for CHF2,000.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM |
| 5345 |
 |
 1901 (March): The first definitive set of nine values, wmk. Crown CA, all overprinted
SPECIMEN in black, 1 s. without gum, otherwise fresh and fine, large part og. Gi = £ 250. (Image
1)
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SOLD for CHF100.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM |
| 5346 |
  |
 Printed by De La Rue 1901/02: First Issue, the set of nine values from ½ d. to 10 s. black &
purple on yellow, incl. a 1902 ½ d. sepia & green block, all in unused blocks of four, fresh colours and fine, large part og. or mostly unmounted og. Robson Lowe's Encyclpaedia rates blocks at 5-6 times normal, a scarce and charming set Gi = £
1'000+. (Image 1)
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SOLD for CHF1,300.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM |
| 5347 |
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 1900 (April 3): De La Rue photographic Essay for proposed 10 shilling value, using the von
Angeli Victoria head-plate, imperforate on card (89 x 114 mm.) marked "C" at upper left, dated in manuscript "April 3rd, 1900" with "Dupl." at base; the design without "Postage" or "Revenue". Illustrated in the "De La Rue Collection" edited by Frank
Walton RDP on page 6067, this example showing hand-painted additions in black. The sole recorded example although two should exist, the other would have been sent to the Crown Agents. De La Rue replied to the Crown Agents on July 10, 1900 that, in
order to save the Colony expense, they would introduce an impression from a head-plate Die which they would be happy to use free of charge. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)
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SOLD for CHF2,200.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM |
| 5348 |
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 1900 (April 3): De La Rue photographic Essay for proposed 10 shilling value, using the von
Angeli Victoria head-plate, imperforate on card (89 x 114 mm.) marked "A" at upper left, dated in manuscript "April 3rd, 1900" with "Dupl." at base; the design without "Postage" or "Revenue". Illustrated in the "De La Rue Collection" edited by Frank
Walton RDP on page 6067. The sole recorded example although two should exist, the other would have been sent to the Crown Agents. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF2,400.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM |
| 5349 |
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 1900 (July 30): De La Rue composite Essay for the 10 s. value, with green head-plate
inserted within blue & pale blue imperforate frame showing country legend, Duty Plate and "Postage" and "Revenue", with tracing paper swatch showing proposed designs for the 2 s. 6 d. Duty Plate with three different versions hand-painted in Chinese
white on brown background. Dated at top right "July 10th 1900" with "Dupl. copies submitted: Head: Green (and) Black, Border: Red Brown (and) Blue marked C and D" respectively. Illustrated in the "De La Rue Collection" on page 6068. Magnificent and
unique.rnrnNote: Sir Ralph Denham R. Moor (1860-1909) was the first High Commissioner for Southern Nigeria and was in England when this Essay was first proposed. De La Rue wrote on July 30, "He (Moor) has agreed to adopt stamps of the ordinary
postage size and has asked to see designs with either the borders or the cenmtres following as nearly as possible the colours of the present Niger Coast Protectorate stamps. It would be well to enable him to judge of the ewffect, to prrint some
Specimens on red or blue paper...and to make them bolder than designs C and D of the 10th instant". (Image
1) (Image 2) (Image 3)
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SOLD for CHF3,200.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM |
| 5350 |
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 1900 (Aug 11): De La Rue composite Essay for the 10 s. value, with green head-plate inserted
within emerald & pale green imperforate frame showing country legend, Duty Plate and "Postage" and "Revenue", the Essay marked "E" at top left and dated at top right "Aug 11th 1900" with "Dupl." at base. Illustrated in the "De La Rue Collection" on
page 6069 - the Crown Agent's letter to DLR stated "it will be necessary to have in all cases the centre, or the border, in doubly fugitive ink...". Slight surface scuff at lower right but rare and most attractive.rn (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF2,200.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM |
| 5351 |
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 1900 (Aug 11): De La Rue composite Essay for the 10 s. value, with grey head-plate inserted
within vermilion imperforate frame showing country legend, Duty Plate and "Postage" and "Revenue", the Essay marked "F" at top left and dated at top right "Aug 11th 1900" with "Dupl." at base. Illustrated in the "De La Rue Collection" on page 6069 -
the Crown Agent's letter to DLR stated "it will be necessary to have in all cases the centre, or the border, in doubly fugitive ink...". Slight surface scuff at lower left but rare and most attractive. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF2,400.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM |
| 5352 |
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 1900 (Aug 11): De La Rue composite Essay for the 10 s. value, with greenish-black head-plate
inserted within deep blue & blue imperforate frame showing country legend, Duty Plates now in both lower corners and "Postage" and "Revenue" moved to base, the Essay marked "G" at top left and dated at top right "Aug 11th 1900" with "Dupl." at base.
Illustrated in the "De La Rue Collection" on page 6069. This was the last 'new' issue to be specifically designed for Queen Victoria. Rare and most attractive. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF2,600.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM |
| 5353 |
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 1900 (Aug 11): De La Rue composite Essays (3) for the 10 s. value in three different
combinations of colours (as per the previously offered Essays FA, G and H), the black & red and greenish-black and blue examples illustrated in the "De La Rue Collection" on page 6069, the mauve & purple example appeared in an auction in 1968 prior
to the major dispersal of the De La Rue archives. A rare and most attractive group. (Image 1)
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SOLD for CHF1,800.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM |
| 5354 |
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 1901/02: De La Rue Colour Trials for the 10 s. value (3), all imperforate on gummed
watermarked paper, with first in grey & violet, another in dull green & bright violet and the third example in grey & pale blue-green; none of the combinations of colours were utilised in the issue, fresh and very fine, large part og. A rare
group.rnNote: For similar imperforate Colour Trials see "The De La Rue Collection" edited by Frank Walton RDP., page 6074. (Image 1)
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SOLD for CHF1,000.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM |
| 5355 |
 |
 1901/02: 10 s. black & purple on yellow, a single example used on 1902 registered cover to
Germany tied by oval framed "Registered / Old Calabar" datestamp (July 10) with repeated information strike at left, London transit in red (Aug 3) on front and Buchholz arrival (Aug 5) on reverse; file fold well away from the fine and scarce adhesive
Gi = £ 300 off cover. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF280.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM |
| 5356 |
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1901/02: The unused first issue collection on leaves with the set of nine in blocks of four, additional ½ d., 1 d., 6 d. and 5 s. blocks in differing shades; and a further single set; well written up on leaves, a fresh and fine group Gi = £
1'500+.
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SOLD for CHF800.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM |
| 5357 |
|
 1902: De La Rue Die Proof for the Edward VII vignette only, printed in black on glazed white
card, dated "10 JUN. 02" in blue and struck with "BEFORE / HARDENING" in black. Fresh and very fine. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF300.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM |
| 5358 |
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 1903 (March): Definitive set of eleven values, wml. Crown CA, all overprinted SPECIMEN in
black, 2½ d. with gum bend and 5 s. slight stain on gum, otherwise fine and of fresh colour, large part og. Scarce set Gi = £ 350. (Image 1)
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SOLD for CHF150.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM |
| 5359 |
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 1902: De La Rue photographic Essay for Edward VII ½ d. value, as per the previous lot (with
head-plate in brownish-black and frame taken from a Die Proof in black on glazed card with 'perforations' drawn in pencil), imperforate on display card marked "A" at top left and dated "March 21-1902" at top right, "DUPLICATE" at lower left. This
Essay was retained for De La Rue's records and is illustrated in the "De La Rue Collection" edited by Frank Walton RDP on page 6073; some minor aging in lower half does not detract. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF1,200.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM |
| 5360 |
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 1903/04: Printed by De La Rue, wmk. Crown CA, the unused set of eleven values from ½ d. to
£ 1 green & violet, fresh and very fine colours, some minor unobtrusive age spots on gum but the two high values very fine, large part og. or unmounted og. A very scarce set Gi = £ 650. (Image 1)
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SOLD for CHF180.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM |
| 5361 |
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1903/04: Fine page with ½ d., 1 d., 2 d., 2½ d., 4 d., 6 d. and 2 s. 6 d. values in unused blocks of four; single 2 s. 6 d. with Plate Number '1' in margin, 10 s. unused (2) and £ 1 green & violet unused, all with fresh colours, generally fine,
large part og. Gi = £ 950+.
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SOLD for CHF420.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM |
| 5362 |
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 1902: De La Rue Die Proof for the 2½ d. value, frame only, printed in black on glazed white
card, dated "23 NOV. 03" in blue and struck with "AFTER / HARDENING" in black. Fresh and fine, only the newly added values, the 2½ d. and £ 1, needed to have frame only Proofs struck for this issue. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF250.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM |
| 5363 |
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 1903 (Dec 14): De La Rue Colour Trial for the 2½ d. value, Imperforate on wmk. Crown CA
paper, printed in deep green & ultramarine, fresh and fine, large part og. Rare, probably emanated from the duplicate Appendix sheet. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF260.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM |
