Overprinted on British East Africa 1896 (May-Aug): BEA ½ a. to 7½ a., the complete set of six overprinted "Zanzibar" in black, all applied to two small pieces from an album, each handstamped "SPECIMEN." in violet (Samuel Type NA2) by the Natal Post Office upon receipt from the UPU in Berne. Superb appearance and unique. Cert. BPA (1981).
Corinphila Auction 291-297 Day 1
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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 |
Auction conditions remain the same: 22% buyers
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Lot #6644 - brit. colonies sansibar
Overprinted on British East Africa 1896 (May-Aug): BEA set of six values to 7½ a. mauve overprinted in black or red (2½ a.), a fine unused set of six, surcharged SPECIMEN diagonally in black by the Bechuanaland Post Office upon receipt from the UPU. Small imperfections as usual with this archive, somewhat tropicalised large part g. Rare.
Lot #6645 - brit. colonies sansibar
1896 (Dec): De La Rue defintive issue, wmk. single Rosette, the unused set of fifteen values, overprinted SPECIMEN in black (in red on 3 r. and 5 r.), fair to fine, a few wrinkles on large part og. Gi = £ 275.
Lot #6646 - brit. colonies sansibar
1896 (Dec): De La Rue defintive issue, wmk. single Rosette, the set of fifteen values, all in unused blocks of four, with additional 3 a. and 1 r. shades, fresh colours , large part or unmounted og. A fine and scarce selection (17 blocks) Gi = £ 1'000+.
Lot #6647 - brit. colonies sansibar
1895/96: De La Rue Imperforate photographic composite Essay for 2½ a. value, with uncoloured flags above the central vignette and without the fancy border, on card (90 x 115 mm.) lettered "A" at top and dated "Nov 18th 95" in ink, pencil manuscript "Copper plate". This submitted Essay was turned down on March 12, 1896 in favour of the stamps as issued (Essays marked 'AA' and 'BB' in the De La Rue files. A similar Essay marked 'Dupl.' at base...
Lot #6648 - brit. colonies sansibar
1896 (Dec): 3 a. grey (2) and single 3 r. dull pruple, used on 1897 registered cover to Baden, cancelled by "Zanzibar" thimble datestamps in black. Large circular 'R' at left and reverse with Baden-Baden arrival cds (Oct 24). An attractive cover.rnProvenance: Harmers, London, 12 Dec 2007, lot 930.
Lot #6649 - brit. colonies sansibar
1896 (Dec): De La Rue defintive issue, wmk. single Rosette, 3 a. bluish grey, an unused block of twenty-four (6 x 4) from base of the pane with margins on three side, the first vertical column with variety "No Watermark", fresh and fine colour, trivial stain in margin at lower right, superb large part or unmounted og. Scarce Gi = £ 525+.
Lot #6650 - brit. colonies sansibar
Overprinted on Zanzibar 1897 (Jan 5): Provisional "2½" in red on 4 a. myrtle green, the set of three surcharged in red (Types 3, 4 and 5) by the Zanzibar Gazette, lightly cancelled in black. Just 1'680 stamps surcharged Types 3 and 5, only 840 surcharged Type 4). A very scarce set Gi = £ 375.
Lot #6651 - brit. colonies sansibar
1899/1901: Sultan Seyyid Hamoud-bin-Mohammed bin Said set of seventeen unused, wmk. Rosettes, overprinted SPECIMEN in black, fresh and very fine, large part og. Gi = £ 350.
Lot #6652 - brit. colonies sansibar
1899/1901: Sultan Seyyid Hamoud-bin-Mohammed bin Said set of seventeen unused, wmk. Rosetts, all marginal examples, fresh and fine, unmounted og. Gi = £ 325.
Lot #6653 - brit. colonies sansibar
1900/01: De La Rue Appendix sheet dated at top in manuscript "Jany 11, 1901" with imperforate Colour Trial for the 1901 1 a. value in carmine, the Flags at top handpainted in red, with pencil notations on reverse relating to the colour change for the 1 a. to be red instead of indigo to meet UPU requirements (the change also involved the 4½ a. to be blue.black instead of orange to avoid confusion with the 1899 1 a. indigo). Illustrated in "The...
Lot #6654 - brit. colonies sansibar
1898/99: De La Rue Imperforate photographic composite Essay for 2½ a. value, with handpainted coloured flags above the central vignette and with the fancy border similarly handpainted in orange-red, Sultan's chest picked out in Chinese white, on card (90 x 115 mm.) lettered "BB" at top and dated "June 16th 98" in ink, marked "Dupl." in ink at lower left. This Essay was accepted on March 12, 1896. Illustrated in "The De La Rue Collection"...
Lot #6655 - brit. colonies sansibar
Surcharged at the Zanzibar Gazette 1904: Provisional surcharge "Two / & / Half" on BEA 7½ a. mauve, unused examples with single showing "Thin open "w" flaw" (Row 2, stamp 2 or Row 3, stamp 4), and a horizontal pair with first stamp showing variety "Serif to foot of "f" in Half" (Row 3, stamp 1), fresh and fine, large part og. Gi = £ 250+.
Lot #6656 - brit. colonies sansibar
Surcharged at the Zanzibar Gazette 1904: Provisional surcharge "Two / & / Half" on BEA 8 a. grey-olive, unused examples with single showing "Thin open "w" flaw" (Row 2, stamp 2 or Row 3, stamp 4), and a horizontal pair with first stamp showing variety "Serif to foot of "f" in Half" (Row 3, stamp 1), fresh and fine, large part og. Gi = £ 430+.
Lot #6657 - brit. colonies sansibar
Surcharged by the Zanzibar Gazette 1904: Provisional surcharge "Two / & / Half" on BEA 8 a. grey-olive, a used example tied by Zanzibar cds to small piece, variety "Hlaf for Half", typically slightly toned. One of just two used examples recorded. Cert. BPA (1967) Gi = £ 10'000.rnProvenance: Spink, London, 25 March 2004, lot 1216.rn
Lot #6658 - brit. colonies sansibar
1903/04: De La Rue Die Proof for all fifteen issued values, all imperforate in black on glazed white card affixed to three brown cards from the Day Book, dated between January 1, 1904 (1 anna) to February 12 (5 rupee), details of the leads taken on each card, and each crossed through in red ink manuscript as completed and dated between "Feb. 3rd and Feb. 26th 04". The ½ a. and 1 a. noted as "6 leads for N. Wrapper". A magnificent and unique...
Lot #6659 - brit. colonies sansibar
1904 (June 4): Monogram of Sultan Seyyid Ali bin Hamoud bin Neherud, wmk. Rosettes, the issued set of fifteen unused but some colour loss to 2 r. through poor Hawid mount, a used set of fifteen values (scarcer thus) and also the fine unused set of fifteen all overprinted SPECIMEN in black, large part og. Gi = £ 900.
Lot #6660 - brit. colonies sansibar
1904: Monogram Issue, De La Rue Die Proof for the ½ a. value, completed design, printed in black on glazed white card, endorsed "Jan.y 1/04" in manuscript ink. Scarce and very fine.
Lot #6661 - brit. colonies sansibar
1903/04: De La Rue Essay for the proposed 1 a. value, imperforate on thick card (90 x 115 mm.), printed in rose with the Duty Plates and background swathes at top and at sides hand-painted in lilac, the card marked "A" and dated "Oct 29th 03" at top and "Dupl." at base. Pencil "App'd" (Approved) at top. Illustrated in "The De La Rue Collection" edited by Frank Walton RDP on page 6572. A wonderful and unique Essay.rnProvenance: Collection...
Lot #6662 - brit. colonies sansibar
1903/04: De La Rue Die Proof for the low values, imperforate in black on glazed white card affixed to brown card from the Day Book, Duty Plates in Arabic and English blacked out, dated "Dec 17" (1903) and "12 leads, Copper Die" in black ink and "Original" in red ink. Unique and superb.rnProvenance: Robson Lowe, London, 13 Nov 1979, ex lot 559; Collection 'Kilimanjaro', Spink, London, 27 Sept 2002, ex lot 283.rn
Lot #6663 - brit. colonies sansibar
1904: Monogram Issue, De La Rue Die Proof for the 1 a. value, completed design, printed in black on glazed white card, scarce and very fine.rnProvenance: RL, London, 10 June 1981, lot 419.rn
Lot #6664 - brit. colonies sansibar
1904: Monogram Issue, De La Rue Die Proof for the 2½ a. value, completed design, printed in black on glazed white card, scarce and very fine.rnProvenance: RL, London, 10 June 1981, lot 421.
Lot #6665 - brit. colonies sansibar
1904: Monogram Issue, De La Rue Die Proof for the 4½ a. value, completed design, printed in black on glazed white card, dated "Jan 14/04" in manuscript ink. Slight rub at right otherwise scarce and fine.rnProvenance: RL, London, 10 June 1981, lot 423.
Lot #6666 - brit. colonies sansibar
1904: Monogram Issue, De La Rue Die Proof for the 7½ a. value, completed design, printed in black on glazed white card, dated "Jan 19/04" in manuscript ink. Slight smudge of ink on reverse but scarce and fine.rnProvenance: RL, London, 10 June 1981, lot 424.
Lot #6667 - brit. colonies sansibar
1903/04: De La Rue Essay for the proposed 1 r. value, imperforate on thick card (90 x 115 mm.), photo-printed in deep blue with the Duty Plates and background swathes at top and at sides hand-painted in grey-blue, the Arabic inscription at top further picked out in Chinese white, the Flags and 'perforations' all hand-painted in red; the card marked "C" and dated "Oct 29th 03" at top and "Dupl., Design submitted in green with red flags" at...
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