Engraved by T.S. Harrison 1913 (Dec 9): Engraved 1 d. carmine-red, Plate 3, no wmk. perf. 11, an unused block of six (3 x 2) from right of the sheet showing variety "Imperforate between Stamp and Right Margin" on both stamps at right, with part "ONWEALTH TREASURY MELBOURNE" imprint (rare thus), fresh and very fine, large part og. with lower pair unmounted og. A scarce and most attractive multiple BW 59bf = $ 3'000.rnProvenance: Collection...
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 #10534 - brit. colonies Australia
1914: Die Proof for the 1 d. value, stamp size, Imperforate on surface glazed white card paper applied to buff card (35 x 43 mm.), printed in blue. Exceptional and extremely rare with just 8 examples recorded with one example in the collection of His Majesty King Charles III. BW 70DP (15D) = $ 10'000.rnProvenance: Collection Lord Vestey, Spink, London, 16 Oct 1914, lot 108.
Lot #10535 - brit. colonies Australia
1914: Die Proof for the 1 d. value, stamp size, Imperforate on surface glazed white card paper applied to buff card (35 x 43 mm.), printed in green. Exceptional and extremely rare with just 8 examples recorded with one example in the collection of His Majesty King Charles III. BW 70DP (15C) = $ 10'000.rnProvenance: Collection Lord Vestey, Spink, London, 16 Oct 1914, lot 107.
Lot #10536 - brit. colonies Australia
1914: Perkins Bacon Die Proof for the 1 d. value, printed in black on glazed white card (125 x 82 mm.), State 2 with lined background to the head-plate, hair lightened and nose altered although unfinished. Exceptionally fine and fresh, handstamped on reverse with circular Perkins Bacon / Southwark "PROOF" cachet in black and pencil manuscript 'old'. Extremely rare with just 2 recorded examples, one of which is housed in the Australia Post...
Lot #10537 - brit. colonies Australia
1914: Perkins Bacon Die Proof for 1 d. value, State 12 with solid background, printed in bright red on glazed white medium card paper (94 x 125 mm.), struck before the shading was added behind the King's head. BW state that six examples of this Proof have been recorded, one is housed in the Australia Post archives. An outstanding and wonderful Proof for the connoisseur BW 70DP(11)Cb = $ 12'500.rnProvenance: Prestige, Melbourne, 2 Aug 2013,...
Lot #10538 - brit. colonies Australia
1914: Perkins Bacon Die Proof for the 1 d. value printed in bright red on thin glazed card paper, cut-down (35 x 39 mm. approx), State showing hairline running from second "A" of AUSTRALIA through the vignette, the "A" of POSTAGE and second "N" of PENNY, fresh and very fine, extremely rare, the sole example in this shade recorded BW 70(DP)12c = $ 8'000.rnProvenance: Prestige, Melbourne, 2 Sept 2006, lot 156.
Lot #10539 - brit. colonies Australia
1914: Perkins Bacon Plate Proofs of the completed 1 d. design, Imperforate on glazed white card, with a single example in printed in mauve, and blocks of four printed in black and another in bright violet. Fresh and very fine, a scarce and attractive group BW 70(PP)E+A+D = $ 4'000+.
Lot #10540 - brit. colonies Australia
Single Watermark 1916: Sideface ½ d. pale green, Electro 3, wmk. Crown over A, Single Line perf. 14.2 x 14, an unused marginal block of four with this rare perforation, from the upper right corner of the right pane, psotopns R5-R6 / R11-R12, position R11 showing variety "Clubbed Fraction Bar" (BW 64r = $ 6'500), of exceptional fresh colour, corner crease on third stamp and two trivial bends do not detract one iota from the superb appearance,...
Lot #10541 - brit. colonies Australia
Single Watermark 1915: Sideface ½ d. emerald-green, Electro 4, wmk. Crown over A, comb perf. 14, an unused block of forty-eight (6 x 8), from upper left corner of the sheet with interpanneau margin intact at right showing screwhead alongside fifth row, variety "Watermark Inverted", of lovely fresh colour and showing varieties (BW types: d, e, f, g, h, i, j an k) within the block; full unmounted og. A gorgeous large multiple of some rarity BW...
Lot #10542 - brit. colonies Australia
Single Watermark 1915: Sideface ½ d. green, Electro 3, wmk. Crown over A, perf. 14¼ x 14, a used example cancelled by Hobart cds leaving variety "Clubbed Fraction Bar" at lower left (position 3R11) entirely clear. Scarce and most attractive BW 63(3)r = $ 1'500.
Lot #10543 - brit. colonies Australia
Single Watermark 1914/20: Sideface 1 d. dull red, Die I, wmk. Crown over A, perf. 14¼ x 14, Cooke printing on smooth paper, an unused example from Plate 4, position 60, variety "Imperforate between Stamp and Margin", of good colour and heavily mounted with age spot at base of lower margin but these are negligible compared to the rarity of this stamp - three examples are known, two contained in a block of four used in Mackay, Queensland in...
Lot #10544 - brit. colonies Australia
Single Watermark 1914/20: Sideface 1 d. red, Die I, wmk. Crown over A, perf. 14¼ x 14, an unused block of six (3 x 2) on smooth paper from lower right corner of the sheet with "No Monogram" under position 58, superbly fresh and fine, one stamp large part og., five stamps unmounted og. A magnificent and scarce multiple in the foremost quality BW 71(1)za = $ 3'750.rnProvenance: Prestige, Melbourne, 24 April 2009, lot 223.
Lot #10545 - brit. colonies Australia
Single Watermark 1914/20: Sideface 1 d. carmine, Die I, wmk. Crown over A, perf. 14¼ x 14, Cooke printing, an unused corner marginal block of thirty (6 x 5) on smooth paper, variety "Watermark Inverted", showing "JBC" Monogram at base, the block with varieties "White Scratch behind Kangaroo" (pos. VIII/32), "White Spot in SE corner" (pos. 54), "Kangaroo's Tongue Out" (pos. 56) and "Run "N" of ONE" (pos. 60), well centred and very fresh, one...
Lot #10546 - brit. colonies Australia
Single Watermark 1914/20: Sideface 1 d. carmine, Die I, wmk. Crown over A, perf. 14¼ x 14, on smooth paper, a used example, variety "Rusted Cliché" from Plate 2, Position 35 lightly cancelled in black at right leaving the damage (and reason for the substitution of this position) on the left Wattles entirely clear. Scarce Gi = £ 500 / BW 71(2)k = $ 750.
Lot #10547 - brit. colonies Australia
Single Watermark 1914/20: Sideface 4 d. buff-orange, Single Crown over A wmk., perf. 14¼ x 14, Plate 1, an unused horizontal pair from lower right corner of the upper pane, showing "CA" Monogram, position 1R60 "White Flaw behind Emu's Leg and damaged SW and SE corners", fine, large part og. BW 110F(1)zb = $ 1'500.
Lot #10548 - brit. colonies Australia
Single Watermark 1914/20: Sideface 4 d. dull orange, Single Crown over A wmk., perf. 14¼ x 14, Plate 2, an unused block of six (3 x 2), corner marginal from top of the lower right pane and showing part "CA" Monogram at top, sixth stamp (position R12) with "Line Through FOUR PENCE" flaw and the adjoining stamp at left with "White Flaw on Kangaroo's Head", well centred, fresh and fine appearance but hinge remnants, part og. BW 110(2)q+r = $ 1'...
Lot #10549 - brit. colonies Australia
Single Watermark 1914/20: Sideface 4 d. orange, Single Crown over A wmk., perf. 14¼ x 14, Plate 2, an unused marginal block of twelve (2 x 6) from lower right of the sheet position R12 showing the major variety "Line Through FOUR PENCE", position 17 showing "Horned Emu and Scratches" and position 30 with "PE of PENCE joined", fresh colour and most attractive, one stamp with protective hinge, eleven unmounted og. BW 110(2)r+t+va = $ 1'800+....
Lot #10550 - brit. colonies Australia
Single Watermark 1914/20: Sideface 5 d. chestnut brown, Single wmk., Die I, comb perf. 14¼ x 14, smooth paper, an unused example, variety "Watermark Inverted", fine and fresh, large part og. A very scarce stamp Gi = £ 800 / BW123a = $ 1'250.
Lot #10551 - brit. colonies Australia
Single Watermark 1914/20: Sideface 5 d. chestnut brown, Single wmk., Die I, comb perf. 14¼ x 14, smooth paper, an unused block of four, divided by interpanneau margin, with two line "T. S. HARRISON" imprint at base (N over MP) - the full imprint and very rare thus, fresh and very fine, large part og. with lower pair unmounted og. Much above average for this rare imprint block BW 123zf = $ 9'500.
Lot #10552 - brit. colonies Australia
Second Watermark 1915 (July): Kangaroo 2½ d. indigo, Die II, Plate 2, second Crown over A wmk., perf. 12, an unused horizontal strip of three, with "JBC" Monogram in lower margin, of fine centering and fresh colour, minor corner bend in margin only and hinged for protection in margin only, stamps unmounted og. Scarce and most attractive BW10(2)zb = $ 7'500.
Lot #10553 - brit. colonies Australia
Second Watermark 1915 (July): Kangaroo 6 d. ultramarine, Die II, Plate 2, second Crown over A wmk., perf. 12, an unused example, marginal from base of sheet showing "CA" Monogram, well centred, fresh and very fine, large part og. BW 18(2)za = $ 6'000.rnProvenance: Collection Kevin Nelson, Premier, Melbourne, 4 May 2002, lot 2152.
Lot #10554 - brit. colonies Australia
Second Watermark 1915 (April): Kangaroo 1 s. emerald, Die II, second Crown over A wmk., perf. 12, an unused example, corner marginal from top left of pane, of fine fresh colour with large displacement of watermark to left, mounted in margin only, stamp unmounted og. Scarce thus BW 31A = $ 2'500.
Lot #10555 - brit. colonies Australia
Second Watermark 1915: Kangaroo 1 s. blue-green, Die II, second Crown over A wmk., perf. 12, a used block of four, one or two blunted perfs,, cancelled by "Special / Sydney" cds's in black (Oct 28 1915). Scarce.
Lot #10556 - brit. colonies Australia
Second Watermark 1915 (Feb 12): Kangaroo 5 s. grey & chrome yellow, Die II, second Crown over A wmk., perf. 12, an unused example, variety "Watermark Inverted", fresh colour, well centred, large part og. Scarce and very fine Gi = £ 1'300 / BW 43a = $ 2'000.
Lot #10557 - brit. colonies Australia
Second Watermark 1915 (Feb 12): Kangaroo 5 s. deep grey & chrome yellow, Die II, second Crown over A wmk., perf. 12, an unused marginal block of four with partial interpanneau margin at right, of fine centering and superb deep colour, minor wrinkle at top on part og. lower pair unmounted og. A rare and most appealing multiple Gi = £ 4'000+ / BW 43B = $ 16'000.rnProvenance: Prestige, Melbourne, 26 Sept 2003, lot 182.
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