1892/94: Die II, the definitive set of seven values unused, all overprinted locally with SPECIMEN diagonally reading up (Type CY1), fresh and fine, large part og. Rare.rnrnProvenance: Harmers, London, 8 July 2003, lot 446.
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Thursday June 13, 2019 |
Catalogue 234 | EUROPE & OVERSEAS |
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GB & COLONIES, incl. EGYPT, CEYLON & NEW ZEALAND |
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16.00 h | Lot 7101 - 7172 |
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Lot #392 - britische kolonien zypern
Lot #393 - britische kolonien zypern
1886: De La Rue Colour Trial for the Die I 30 paras value, printed in rose with lettering in green on unwatermarked wove paper with large part og. Fine and extremely rare Proof.rnrnProvenance: Collection 'Aphrodite', Spink, London, 14 Feb 2009, lot 192.
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Lot #394 - britische kolonien zypern
1892/94: De La Rue Imperforate Plate Proof for 1 pi. value in carmine, Die II on wmk. Crown CA paper, large margins all round with Jubilee line at right, fresh and very fine, unmounted og. Rare.rnrnProvenance: Grosvenor, London, 20 May 2010, lot 1925.
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Lot #395 - britische kolonien zypern
1893 (July 26): Essay prepared by De La Rue for proposed 5 s. value, based on Colonial standard universal key-plate as used for Gambia etc. with stamp in carmine and country name CYPRUS hand-painted in blue with pencil guide lines still apparent, the 5 s. Duty Plate being entirely hand-painted in Chinese White on pale blue lined background. The Crown Agents turned down the proposal on August 20, 1893. Illustrated in 'The De La Rue Collection...
Lot #396 - britische kolonien zypern
1894/96: Bicoloured De La Rue Imperforate Proof on wove paper for the Die II ½ pi. value, printed in olive-green with lettering in deep mauve, large margins all round, wrinkles and paper adherence on part og. Very rare.
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Lot #397 - britische kolonien zypern
1894/96: Bicoloured set of 10 values, Die II, complete to 45 pi. grey-purple & blue, all overprinted SPECIMEN (Type D12) in black, fresh and very fine, large part og. Gi = £ 350.
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Lot #398 - britische kolonien zypern
1894/96: Bicoloured issue, the complete unused set of ten values, all in sheet marginal or corner marginal blocks of four, all showing Plate Number "3" in margin, 9 pi. slightly suffused colour otherwise all wonderfully fresh and fine, stamps unmounted og. A marvellous set Gi = £ 1'000+.
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Lot #399 - britische kolonien zypern
1894/96: 2 pi. blue & purple, a used example on 1898 imprinted Cyprus Wine Company envelope to Beirut, tied by fine strike of circular POLI-TIS-KHRYSOKHOU / CYPRUS datestamp (March 23 date inverted) in black. Reverse with "Paphos" transit cds, Limassol transit and hooded "Beyrout / British Post Office" arrival (March 28) in black. Corner fault to cover at lower left but a remarkable and extremely rare County Post Office cancellation....
Lot #400 - britische kolonien zypern
1893 (July 26): Bicoloured De La Rue Imperforate Proof on card paper for the Die II 18 pi. value, printed in greyish with lettering hand-painted in brown ink, large margins all round, an extremely rare working Proof. The Crown Agents accepted the proposal on August 20, 1893. Illustrated in 'The De La Rue Collection' edited by Frank Walton RDP on page 2644. A magnificent and rare Essay: unique.
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Lot #401 - britische kolonien zypern
1900: Bicoloured issue, De La Rue Master Die Proof without country and Duty plate, printed in black on glazed white card, a stamp size example on card ex the De La Rue day-book dated "Aug 2nd 1900" in manuscript red ink with printing instructions (dated June 7) above. Very rare and most appealing.rnrnProvenance: DF, Geneva, 28 April 2009, lot 30357.
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Lot #402 - britische kolonien zypern
1902: De La Rue Master Die Proof without Country Name and Value, printed in black on glazed white card, dated "30 SEP 02" in blue, endorsed BEFORE / HARDENING in black. Minor rubs at top left otherwise fresh and fine, a rare Proof.
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Lot #403 - britische kolonien zypern
1902: ½ pi. green & carmine, wmk. Crown CA, a Plate Proof in issued colour, imperforate with margin at right, fresh and very fine appearance, slight mark on gum, unmounted og. Rare: only the ½ pi. and 30 pa. are known imperforate.rnrnProvenance: Collection 'Aphrodite', Spink, London, 24 Feb 2009, lot 240.
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Lot #404 - britische kolonien zypern
1902/04: ½ pi. green & carmine, wmk. Crown CA, an unused block of four, variety: "Watermark Inverted", fresh and very fine, superb unmounted og., together with a single used example with the same variety. Rare Gi = £ 770+.
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Lot #405 - britische kolonien zypern
1902/04: ½ pi. green & carmine (2), 30 pa. violet & green (2), 1pi. carmine & blue and 2 pi. blue & purple, all in used blocks of four with 'VR' or 'ER' Rural Service cancellations in black of 'Maratho Vouno', Pissouri or Tavros. An attractive and scarce group.
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Lot #406 - britische kolonien zypern
1902: 30 pa. violet & green, wmk. Crown CA, a Plate Proof in issued colour, an imperforate horizontal pair with sheet margin at left, fresh and very fine appearance, some red ink splashes on unmounted og. Rare: only the ½ pi. and 30 pa. are known imperforate.rnrnProvenance: Collection 'Aphrodite', Spink, London, 14 Feb 2009, lot 241.rnrn
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Lot #407 - britische kolonien zypern
1902/04: 18 pi. black & brown, wmk. Crown CA, a used horizontal pair, marginal from base of sheet and showing Plate Number '1', neatly cancelled by "Larnaca" squared circle (May 27, 1904) in black. Scarce and fine, used in first month of issue. Gi = £ 340.
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Lot #408 - britische kolonien zypern
1902/04: Definitive set of ten values, wmk. Crown CA, largely fresh and fine with four values, including the 45 pi. sheet marginal, large part or unmounted og. Gi = £ 600.
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Lot #409 - britische kolonien zypern
1904/10: Definitive set of twelve values, wmk. Multiple Crown CA, with additional shdes of the 10 pa. and 30 pa., fresh and fine, superb large part og. Gi = £ 400+.
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Lot #410 - britische kolonien zypern
1904/10: Watermark Multiple Crown CA, used examples all with variety "Broken Top Left Triangle" flaw, (Left pane, Row 7, Stamp 5), with 5 pa., 10 pa. in pair used at Troodos, ½ pi., 30 pa., 1 pi., 2 pi., 4 pi., 9 pi and 18 pi. values all showing the variety, a few with small imperfections but a scarce group Gi = £ 1'600+.
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Lot #411 - britische kolonien zypern
1904/10: Short set from ½ pi. green & carmine to 45 pi. dull purple & ultramarine (10 values), all in Plate Number '1' corner blocks of four from corners of the sheet, with two shades of the 30 para (1904 and 1910 printings), some minor gum bends of no significance, all unmounted og. A rare asseembly with just the two cheaper values missing Gi = £ 1'400+.
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Lot #412 - britische kolonien zypern
1912: De La Rue Master Die Proof, without Country Name and Value, printed in black on glazed white card, undated. Superb and very rare.rnrnProvenance: Collection W.L.E. Miller, RL, basel VI, 28 Oct 1977, lot 2433.rn Collection Chris Cruttwell, Argyll Etkin, London.rn DF, Geneva, 28 May 2009, lot 30374.
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Lot #413 - britische kolonien zypern
1912/15: ½ pi, 30 pa., 2 pi., 4 pi., and 6 pi. values, wmk. Multiple Crown CA, each overprinted by SPECIMEN handstamp in violet (Type CY1), somewhat heavily mounted but extremely rare, part og.rnrnProvenance: DF, Geneva, 28 April 2009, lot 30379.
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Lot #414 - britische kolonien zypern
1912/15: 10 pa. orange & green, wmk. Multiple Crown CA, a used example with variety: "Watermark Sideways", fresh and fine, an extremely rare stamp with less than a dozen examples recorded Gi = £ 3'500.rnrnProvenance: Stanley Gibbons, London, 24 June 1998, lot 0026.
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Lot #415 - britische kolonien zypern
1912/15: 1 pi. carmine & blue, wmk. Multiple Crown CA, an unused example from the 1915 printing, of fine colour and showing the variety: "Broken Bottom Left Triangle", large part og. Gi = £ 325.
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Lot #416 - britische kolonien zypern
1912/15: 12 pi. chestnut & black, wmk. Multiple Crown CA, an unused example (Row 10, stamp 6), of fine colour and showing the variety: "Broken Bottom Left Triangle", superb large part og. A scarce stamp Gi = £ 450.
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