Bonny River Provisional Bisects 1894 (May): 1 d. vermilion diagonal bisect, July 1892 Oil Rivers 2 d. grey-green & carmine, Jan 1894 1 d. pale blue and 2 d. green vertically bisected all used on 1894 registered cover to Luton, tied by "Bonny" squared circle datestamps (Sept 11) in black. 'Registered / Liverpool' transit on obverse (Oct 25) and Luton arrival on reverse. Minor age spt on the 2 d., otherwise a fine correctly rated cover Gi...
CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 1
By: Corinphila Auction AG
Corinphila Auction AG CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 1
Auction Schedule Corinphila Auctions 298-307, 2 - 9 June 2023
The 298 - 3070 Corinphila Auction will start Friday/Saturday June 2nd/3rd with Switzerland and will be continued with Europe and Overseas from Monday June 5th through to Friday June 9th 2022
Attention: There is NO Auction on Sunday June 4th 2023!
We kindly ask you to view as early as possible. We arrange the possibility from Monday, May 8th onwards to view the large size lots during our office hours. Please contact us either by phone +41 44 389 91 91 or Mail in advance.
Viewing and Auction in our premises at Wiesenstrasse 8 in Zurich.
Freitag, 2. Juni / Friday 2 June 2023 |
||
Catalogue 305 |
Schweiz und Liechtenstein |
|
09.00 h |
9001 - 9365 |
Schweiz ab 1907, Soldatenmarken, Flugpost Schweiz |
13.00 h |
9366-9701 |
Historische Stiche u. Ansichten Schweiz, Sammlungen und Posten |
Catalogue 301 |
The BESANÇON Collection |
|
15.00 h |
5001 - 5394 |
British West Africa (part II) |
Samstag 3. Juni 2023 / Saturday 3 June 2023 |
||
Catalogue 301 |
Schweiz und Liechtenstein |
|
09.00 h |
9801-9920 |
Fürstentum Liechtenstein |
10.00 h |
8001-8287 |
Schweiz Vorphilatelie, Kantonalmarken – Rayonmarken |
14.00 h |
8288-8619 |
Sitz. Helvetia (Strubel) – UPU, inkl. Sammlung Ziffernmarken Dr. James Johnston |
Montag 5. Juni 203 / Monday 5 June 2023 |
||
Catalogue 307 |
The DUBOIS Collection (part II) |
|
09.00 h |
20001-20729 |
Australian States & Commonwealth of Australia |
Catalogue 298 |
Europe & Overseas |
|
16.00 h |
1-209 |
Americas – North, Central & South America |
Catalogue 304 |
The Guyaquil Collection (part III) |
|
18.00 h |
7501-7586 |
Ecuador 1865-1872 |
Dienstag 6. Juni 2023 / Tuesday 6 June 2023 |
||
Catalogue 298 |
Europe & Overseas |
|
09.00 h |
210 - 1051 |
British Commonwealth, including
|
Catalogue 306 |
Die Sammlung Erivan |
|
17.00 h |
10001-10190 |
Zeppelinpost (Teil II) |
Mittwoch 7. Juni 2023 / Wednesday 7 June 2023 |
||
Catalogue 298 |
Europe & Overseas |
|
09.00 h |
1052 - 1348 |
Asia / Africa, incl. Postal History of Nepal - The Robert Wightman Collection |
Catalogue 299 |
Great Britain |
|
09.00 h |
3401-3647 |
The Line Engraved Issues 1840-1870 - The Ake Rietz Collection |
Catalogue 300 |
The 'CHATEAU DU SOUDUN' Collection |
|
14.30 h |
4001-4230 |
Great Britain - Mint Victorian Stamps & St. Lucia |
Catalogue 298 |
Europe & Overseas |
|
16.30 h |
1349-1481 |
Great Britain |
18.00 h | 1481A-1571 |
All World Collections and Accumulations, Literature |
Donnerstag 8. Juni 2023 / Thursday 8 June 2023 |
||
Catalogue 296 |
Europe & Overseas |
|
09.00 h |
1572-2334 |
Europe A-N including Greenland 1721-1938
|
15.00 h |
2335-2789 |
Europe O-Z including
|
Freitag 9. Juni 2023 / Friday 9 June 2023 |
||
Catalogue 303 |
Die Sammlung Waldviertel (Teil II) |
|
09.00 h |
7001-7270 |
Österreich & Lombardo-Veneto 1850-1867 |
Catalogue 302 |
The Ing. Pietro Provera Collection (part VI) |
|
12.00 h |
6001-6702 |
Italy, France, European countries, South and Central America |
Sale Terms
Refine Your Search
Filter By
Lot #5302 - brit. colonies niger coast protectorate
1894 (May): 2½ d. blue, a used example on 1895 cover to Bournemouth tied by italic PAQUEBOT in black with 'Paid / Liverpool / Br. Packet' cds in red at left (May 2). Reverse with Bournemouth arrival cds. Some wear and wrinkles but a scarce commercial usage.
Lot #5303 - brit. colonies niger coast protectorate
1894: Waterlow 5 d. Essay printed in black, centrally placed on cream surfaced wove paper (97 x 105 mm.), the legend "Niger Coast / Protectorate" and Duty Plate "5 / Five Pence" beautifully hand-painted in Chinese white. Numbered at base '757' reversed. A wonderful example of both the artist's and the printer's art, unique.rnProvenance: Grosvenor, London, 15-16 May 2003, lot 1029.
Lot #5304 - brit. colonies niger coast protectorate
Opobo Provisional 1894 (May): '½' in red on left half of 1 d. pale blue, a used example, tied to small piece by "Opobo River" circular datestamp (Aug 22, 1894) in black. Pers. somewhat blunted at base but scarce with just one sheet of 60 = 120 stamps issued Gi = £ 375.
Lot #5305 - brit. colonies niger coast protectorate
Opobo Provisional 1894 (June): Large 12 mm. surcharge '1' in vermilion on left half of 1892 2 d. grey-green & carmine, variety "Surcharge Double", an unused example from top left corner of the sheet, of fine fresh colour, without gum. An extremely rare stamp. Cert. BPA (1990) Gi = £ 6'500.rnProvenance: Collection Rossi, Warwick & Warwick, Coventry, 8 June 2005, lot 483.
Lot #5306 - brit. colonies niger coast protectorate
Opobo Provisional 1894 (August): '½' in violet on left half of 1894 1 d. orange-vermilion, a used example cancelled by large part "Opobo River" circular datestamp (Oct) in black. Minor imperfections on perfs. but very scarce with less than 80 stamps possible. Cert. RPSL (1950) Gi = £ 700.rnProvenance: Collection Joseph Silkin.
Lot #5307 - brit. colonies niger coast protectorate
Opobo Provisional 1894 (August): '½' in blue on left half of 1894 1 d. orange-vermilion, a used examplecancelled by large part "Opobo River" circular datestamp in black. Minor imperfections on perfs. but very scarce with circa 80 stamps possible. Cert. BPA (2021) Gi = £ 550.
Lot #5308 - brit. colonies niger coast protectorate
Opobo Provisional 1894 (August): '½' in blue on right half of 1894 1 d. orange-vermilion, a used example tied to small piece by "Opobo River" circular datestamp (Sept 29, 1894) in black. Very scarce with circa 80 stamps possible. Signed A. Diena. Cert. BPA (2021) Gi = £ 550.
Lot #5309 - brit. colonies niger coast protectorate
1894 (Aug 10): Provisional surcharge ½ d. on 2½ d. blue, an unused example of fine fresh colour, large part og. Scarce, just 960 stamps issued Gi = £ 425.
Lot #5310 - brit. colonies niger coast protectorate
1894 (Aug 10): Provisional surcharge ½ d. on 2½ d. blue, variety "Surcharge Double", a used example on 1894 cover front to Old Calabar tied by "Old Calabar River" circular datestamp (Sept 15) in black, with information strike alongside. Minor bends at left well away from the adhesive but of great scarcity Gi = £ 2'000+.rnProvenance: Collections Bates and Pilkington (1954); Spink, London, 6-7 Dec 2006, lot 1351.
Lot #5311 - brit. colonies niger coast protectorate
1894 (Aug 10): Provisional surcharge ½ d. on 2½ d. blue, a used example, variety "OIE for ONE", position 8 in the Setting, tied to small piece by "Obopo River" circular datestamp (Christmas Day, 1896) in a rusty black shade. A very fine and scarce stamp Gi = £ 1'200.
Lot #5312 - brit. colonies niger coast protectorate
1894 (Aug 10): Provisional surcharge ½ d. on 2½ d. blue, a used example, variety "OIE for ONE", on 1894 registered cover to London in combination with 1894 2 d. lake pair and single 2½ d. blue all tied by "Old Calabar" squared circle datestamps in black (Nov 19). Large 'R' below and oval framed 'Registered / Old Calabar' datestamp at base. Reverse with Liverpool transit and London arrival (Dec 25). A fine and rare cover Gi = £ 1'200+.
Lot #5313 - brit. colonies niger coast protectorate
1897/98: 5 d. reddish-violet, eight examples used on registered cover to Dresden, Germany all lightly cancelled by "Old Calabar" circular datestamps (Nov 24) with oval 'Registered / Old Calabar" datestamp alongside. Registered Liverpool and London transits also on front and reverse with Dresden arrival (Jan 3, 1899). A charming and rare franking.
Lot #5314 - brit. colonies niger coast protectorate
1897/98: Watermarked Crown CA, 1 s. black in a complete unused sheet of thirty (6 x 5) with sheet requisition number 268 in red at upper right, 2 s 6 d. olive-bistre in an unused block of twelve (3 x 4) from upper left of sheet and 10 s. violet in an unused block of four from upper left corner of the sheet, all generally fresh and fine, large part or unmounted og. An attractive group Gi = £ 1'200+.
Lot #5315 - brit. colonies niger coast protectorate
1897/98: Waterlow Die Proof for the 10 s. value, Imperforate, printed in black on medium cream wove paper (30 x 37 mm.) with file number '2549' in manuscript ink at top. Superb and very rare.rnProvenance: Grosvenor, London, 15-16 May 2003, lot 1034.
Lot #5316 - brit. colonies niger coast protectorate
1897/98: 10 s. deep violet, wmk. Crown CA, perf. 14, an unused block of four of fine fresh colour, large part og. Gi = £ 720+.
Lot #5317 - brit. colonies niger coast protectorate
1897/98: 10 s. bright violet, wmk. Crown CA, perf. 14, an unused corner marginal horizontal pair from top right corner of the sheet with sheet requisition number 229 in red, variety "Watermark Reversed", of fine fresh colour, typical minor wrinkles on large part og. Scarce and most attractive Gi = £ 1'200.
Lot #5318 - brit. colonies niger coast protectorate
1897/98: Watermarked Crown CA, the cancellation study on leaves with large range of used incl. 10 s. value (9) and a provisional 1894 ½ d. on 2½ d. blue (cert. RPSL), much duplication and some fine multiples, with cancellations of Benin River, Bonny River, Brass River, "Brass / Southern Nigeria" on 10 s. pair, Focados River, Old Calabar River, Opobo River, Qua Iboe River, Sapele, Sombreiro River, Warri, Asaba, Akassa, Burutu etc. A charming...
Lot #5319 - brit. colonies niger coast protectorate
Niger Company Territories / Akassa 1899: Great Britain 1887 Jubilee 6 d. deep purple on red, a vertical pair used on 1889 cover addressed to Sir James Marshall (the former Chief Judge of the Gold Coast) in London, tied by oval framed "+ THE ROYAL NIGER COMPANY CHARTERED LIMITED + / AKASSA" in violet (Sacher Type 1) and manuscript dated '2/6/89'. Circular 'Paid / Liverpool / Br. Packet' cds (July 12) in red and the adhesives ffurther cancelled...
Lot #5320 - brit. colonies niger coast protectorate
Niger Company Territories / Akassa 1896: Great Britain 1881 1 d. lilac in a horizontal pair and single 1887 Jubilee ½ d. vermilion used on 1896 cover to Edinburgh, tied by superb strike of double framed "THE ROYAL NIGER COMPANY / CHARTERED & LIMITED / POST OFFICE / AKASSA" despatch (Sacher Type 6, SG Type 4) in violet (June 18) with further information strike at lower left. "PAID / LIVERPOOL / BR. PACKET" datestamp (July 30) in red at...
Lot #5321 - brit. colonies niger coast protectorate
Niger Company Territories / Burutu 1897: Great Britain 1887 Jubilee 2½ d. purple on blue (3) and 10 d. dull purple & carmine used on 1897 linen cover to the Royal Niger Company in London endorsed "pr. S.S. Biafra", tied by double framed "THE ROYAL NIGER COMPANY / CHARTERED & LIMITED / POST OFFICE / BURUTU" despatch (SG Type 6) in violet (Sept 15); with "Paid / Liverpool / Br. Packet" cds in red (Oct 17) at left and London arrival on...
Lot #5322 - brit. colonies niger coast protectorate
Niger Company Territories / Burutu 1899: Great Britain 1887 Jubilee 2½ d. purple on blue used on 1899 double rate cover to Birmingham, tied by double framed "THE ROYAL NIGER COMPANY / CHARTERED & LIMITED / POST OFFICE / BURUTU" despatch (SG Type 4, seriffed) in violet (Dec 8); and by "Paid / Liverpool / Br. Packet" cds in red (Dec 31). Reverse with Birmingham arrival cds. A fine and attractive cover.
Lot #5323 - brit. colonies niger coast protectorate
Niger Company Territories / Lokoja 1900: Great Britain 1881 1 d. lilac, a single exampe used on 1900 cover to London, tied by superb oval "LOKOJA / POST OFFICE" despatch (Sacher Type 13, SG Type 8) in violet (April 3); with "Forcados River" transit cds (April 16) and London arrival (May 11) on reverse. A rare late usage of British stamps in the Niger Company Territories with the latest date recorded being April 2, 1900; this cover being dated...
Lot #5324 - brit. colonies niger coast protectorate
Niger Company Territories / Lokoja 1899: Great Britain 1883/84 2 s. 6 d. deep lilac on white paper, tied to small piece by complete strike of oval "LOKOJA / POST OFFICE" datestamp (Sacher Type 13, SG Type 8) in violet (Oct 8, 1899). A gem Gi = £ 1'200.rnProvenance: Collection H.G. Porter (1956).
Lot #5325 - brit. colonies northern nigeria
1899: De La Rue Appendix Sheet 'A', dated at top "Sept 15th 1899" in manuscript, with Northern Nigeria ½ d. dull mauve & green Essay with "NORTHERN NIGERIA" hand-painted in green and Duty Plate "½ d." hand-painted in Chinese white over the background to the Duty Plate painted in green; with eight IMPERIUM 6 d. values in doubly-fugitive inks in various colours with indications of values in manuscript, four in issued colours and the higher...
Corinphila Auctions Ltd.
Corinphila Auctions is one of the world's leading auctioneers specializing in first-class stamp auctions. Online live auction bidding. Partner in the Global Philatelic Network.... Read More