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2735

1921: De La Rue Die Proof for Camel Postman central vignette only, printed in black on glazed white card. Fresh and very fine. Rare. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF320.00
Closing..Jun-03, 11:59 PM

2736

1921/23: De La Rue perforated Colour Trials (3) for the 1 m. value, all perf. 14, with two in large format (as 1898/1902 issue) printed in black & green and mauve & pale blue, flanking 1 m. small format printed in ultramarine & brown; all overprinted SPECIMEN in black on brown card numbered 134-136 in black. Fine and most attractive. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF480.00
Closing..Jun-03, 11:59 PM

2737

1915 (March 19): De La Rue Essays (4) all utilising the 3 m. value on thick card (114 x 88 mm.), being composite photographic Essays and touched up to reduce the size of the 1902 issue to the eventually issued 1921 small format; with the first marked "A" with "Design border brown, centre black" below Essay in brown & grey touched upin Chinese white; "B" with similar design but SUDAN POSTAGE horizontal and hand-painted in Chinese white; "C" in medium format with printed brown frame and design "D" with brown vignette and SUDAN POSTAGE horizontal, again with some elements of hand-painting to retouch. The designs were turned down as the photographic process lost the vignette's definition. Illustrated in "The De La Rue Collection" edited by Frank Walton RDP on page 6158. Splendid and unique.rnProvenance: Collection Col. J.R. Danson, Robson Lowe, Geneva, 29 APril 1977, lot 671; collection Freschi, Harmers, London, 11 March 1993. (Image 1)

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SOLD for CHF2,000.00
Closing..Jun-03, 11:59 PM

2738

Alan Cobham Survey Flight 1921/23: 3 m. mauve & green and 5 m. brown & black tied to illustrated postcard for "Imperial Airways Surve Flight London - Cape Town", by Khartoum cds (23 Dec 1925) and additionally franked by perforated green adhesive label with "Alan J. Cobham" signature neatly tied by oval IMPERIAL AIRMAIL / LONDON - CAPE TOWN cachet (18-11-1925) in violet, addressed to London. The reverse in the famous Pilot's handwriting "22/12/35: The Wadi Halfa - Aswan air links by seaplane following Nile all way could easily be done in 2 hours. The fastest boat downstream takes 24 and 36 hours upstream, A. J. Cobham". A splendid and unique cover.rnrnProvenance: Collection Freschi, Harmers, London, 11 March 1993. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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SOLD for CHF1,000.00
Closing..Jun-03, 11:59 PM

2739

1927/41: 4 m. green & chocolate, wmk. SG, perf. 14, an unused block of twenty-four (6 x 4) from the lower right pane with serial "3" in margin and date "6 DEC 1946" in violet; variety "Watermark Inverted", fresh and very fine, stamps unmounted og. Almost certainly the largest multiple now extant, extremely rare. Signed Todd AIEP Gi = £ 2'100++. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF500.00
Closing..Jun-03, 11:59 PM

2740

1927/41: 10 m. carmine & black, wmk. SG, perf. 14, an unused block of four, variety "Central Vignette Misplaced", fresh and fine, large part og. with lower pair unmounted og. Somewhat surprisingly unlisted by SG. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF120.00
Closing..Jun-03, 11:59 PM

2741

1927: De La Rue Colour Trial for the 20 pi. value, an imperforate sheet marginal vertical pair on ungummed SG watermarked wove paper, printed in greenish blue & black, the issued colour of the 6 piastre. Fine and most attractive.rnrnProvenance: Phillips, London, 1-2 June 2000, ex lot 1215. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF200.00
Closing..Jun-03, 11:59 PM

2742

1927: De La Rue Colour Trial for the 20 pi. value, an imperforate sheet marginal vertical pair on ungummed SG watermarked wove paper, printed in ultramarine & black, the issued colour of the 4 piastre. Fine and most attractive.rnrnProvenance: Phillips, London, 1-2 June 2000, ex lot 1215. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF200.00
Closing..Jun-03, 11:59 PM

2743

1927: De La Rue Colour Trial for the 20 pi. value, an imperforate sheet marginal vertical pair on ungummed SG watermarked wove paper, printed in emerald & black, the issued colour of the 8 piastre. Fine and most attractive.rnrnProvenance: Phillips, London, 1-2 June 2000, ex lot 1215. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF200.00
Closing..Jun-03, 11:59 PM

2744

1927: De La Rue Colour Trials for the 20 pi. value, three different (in the colours of the issued 4 pi., 6 pi. and 8 pi.) all in matching imperforate sheet corner marginal strips of three on gummed SG watermarked wove paper, all with Colour Schemes noted with BORDER / CENTRE and file numbers of colours utilised. A magnicient and unique triornrnProvenance: Collection Col. H.E. Hebbert, Robson Lowe, London, 10 Nov 1977 ex lot 2098; Robson Lowe, Zurich, 1 June 1983, lot 1070. (Image 1)

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SOLD for CHF1,000.00
Closing..Jun-03, 11:59 PM

2745

1930: De La Rue unadopted Essay for proposed Airmail 2 pi. value printed in violet with Gordon statue and biplane, mounted for presntation in thick brown card (100 x 112 mm.) with "A" at top with inked "SURFACE" at top deleted in pencil and dated "1.7.30" at base. Reverse with oval "Thos. De La Rue & Co. Ltd. 110 Bunhill Row EC" violet cachet and manuscript notation "This arrangement of wording". Not illustrated in the "De La Rue Collection". Splendid and of great rarity.rnrnProvenance: Harmers, London, 21 Sept 1994, lot 1827. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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SOLD for CHF2,800.00
Closing..Jun-03, 11:59 PM

2746

1931: Air Mail, three pages ex the De La archives, each page (151 x 258 mm.) bearing two vertical columns of five Imperforate Colour Trials, all with black Value Tablets, the left hand columns with vignettes in black and the right with brown vignettes; the Trials all in differing colours and annotations in ink to the proposed values, each signed off at base by P.W. Urben, Controller of the Posts & Telegraphs Service in Khartoum, on 19 May 1931, whilst on leave in England; and also annotated in his hand with the values indicated alongside each Trial. The reverse of the second page with printed notation similar to the above and De La Rue's oval handstamp in violet. Illustrated in "The De La Rue Collection edited by Frank Walton RDP on pages 6168 and 6169. A wonderfully spectacular set of Essays for the connoisseur of both Airmail issues of the world and of Sudan in particular.rnrnProvenance: Collection Col. J.R. Danson, Robson Lowe, Geneva, 29 April 1977, lot 788 and in Col. E.H. Hebbert sale, 10 Nov 1977, lot 2163. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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SOLD for CHF12,000.00
Closing..Jun-03, 11:59 PM

2747

1931/37: Air Mail, the set of twelve values complete from 3 m. to 10 pi., all on small individual pieces ex the De La Rue archives, the 3 m. dated "July 1932 / Sheets 50 set" and the 5 m. dated "July 1931 / Sheet 50 set", all handstamped "SPECIMEN" in violet (Samuel type D15). Illustrated in "The De La Rue Collection" edited by Frank Walton RDP on page 6171. Some imperfections and aging but a unique group.rnrnProvenance: Collection Col. J.R. Danson, Robson Lowe, Geneva, 29 April 1977, lot 797. (Image 1)

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SOLD for CHF800.00
Closing..Jun-03, 11:59 PM

2748

1931/37: Air Mail, De La Rue Plate Proof of the vignette only, printed in deep blue on thick cream card paper. Scarce and most attractive. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF440.00
Closing..Jun-03, 11:59 PM

2749

1931/37: De La Rue Die Proof for the vignette only, printed in black on watermarked SG cream paper (61 x 54 mm.), numbered '14' in pencil. Minor bend at top right corner but rare.rnrnProvenance: Collection Col. J.R. Danson, Robson Lowe, Geneva, 29 April 1977, lot 785. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for CHF650.00
Closing..Jun-03, 11:59 PM

2750

1931/37: Air Mail 15 m. red-brown & sepia, an unused example, marginal from right of sheet, variety "Watermark Sideways Inverted", showing well in the margin, fresh and fine, superb large part og. A scarce stamp Gi = £ 275. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF140.00
Closing..Jun-03, 11:59 PM

2751

1931/37: Air Mail 2½ pi. magenta & blue, wmk. SG, an unused vertical pair, variety "Watermark Sideways Inverted and Reversed", fresh and very fine, large part og. with lower stamp unmounted og. Scarce Gi = £ 600.rnrnProvenance: Collection Sir John Inglefield-Watson, Spink, London, 3 Oct 2007, lot 1770. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for CHF180.00
Closing..Jun-03, 11:59 PM

2752

1931/37: Air Mail, De La Rue Colour Trails (3) all for the 7½ pi. value, Imperforate on watermarked paper, matching sheet marginal examples printd in blue & violet, grey-black & blue-green and grey-blue & blue, fresh and very fine, without gum. Rare and most attractive.rnProvenance: Phillips, London, 6 Feb 1992, lot 339.rnrnrn (Image 1)

SOLD for CHF600.00
Closing..Jun-03, 11:59 PM

2753

1931/37: Air Mail, De La Rue Colour Trails (3) all for the 10 pi. value, Imperforate on watermarked paper, matching sheet marginal examples printd in brown & blue-green, brown & violet and brown & blue, fresh and very fine, without gum. Rare and most attractive.rnProvenance: Phillips, London, 6 Feb 1992, lot 341.rn (Image 1)

SOLD for CHF550.00
Closing..Jun-03, 11:59 PM

2754

1934/35: De La Rue unadopted Essay for the Gordon 5 m. value, imperforate and inset in brown presentation card (112 x 112 mm.) marked "A" at top left and "I" centrally, with printed General Gordon vignette in red, the rest of the design entirely hand-painted in rose-carmine and deep scarlet with the alternative lettering (both English and Arabic) picked out in Chinese white. De La Rue OVAL company cachet on reverse in black. A wonderful and unique Essay.rnrnProvenance: Phillips, London, 6 Feb 1992,. lot 344. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

SOLD for CHF5,000.00
Closing..Jun-03, 11:59 PM