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Lot 271 - brit. colonies stellaland -  Corinphila Auction AG Auction 250 - 256 Day 3

Lot 271 - brit. colonies stellaland - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 250 - 256 Day 3

Lithographed by Van der Sandt, Villiers & Co. 1884 (Feb 29): 1 d. red, perf. 12, an unused vertical pair, marginal from right of sheet, variety "Imperforate Between Horizontally", well centred and of fine rich colour, without the typical age spots, large part og. Lower stamp with corner crease but delightful and extremely rare, a most attractive pair Gi = £ 5'000.

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Lot 282 - brit. colonies Brit. Post  Turkey -  Corinphila Auction AG Auction 250 - 256 Day 3

Lot 282 - brit. colonies Brit. Post Turkey - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 250 - 256 Day 3

1887/96: 40 pa. on GB 1887 2½ d. purple on blued, a used example, variety: "Surcharge Double", tied to small piece by 'British Post Office / Constantinople' cds in black. An extremely rare stamp, especially so in used condition. Signed A. Diena. Cert. BPA (2020) Gi = £ 2'500.

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Lot 298 - brit. colonies Brit. Post  Turkey -  Corinphila Auction AG Auction 250 - 256 Day 3

Lot 298 - brit. colonies Brit. Post Turkey - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 250 - 256 Day 3

British Field Force in Salonica 1916 (Feb-March): "Levant' on 6 d. reddish purple on chalk surfaced paper, an unused vertical strip of three, of fine colour, central stamp with variety "Overprint Omitted". Fresh and fine, hinged as a precautionary measure on large part dried og. Signed Stanley Gibbons. Cert. BPA (1968) Gi = £ 2'350.

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Lot 250 - brit. colonies Australia -  Corinphila Auction AG Auction 250 - 256 Day 3

Lot 250 - brit. colonies Australia - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 250 - 256 Day 3

1924 (Aug 18)/1926: 1 d. sage green, no wmk., a fine block of 18 divided by interpanneau margin with T. S. HARRISON imprint, together with October 1926  1 d. sage-green in two marginal interpanneau pairs, one with A. J. MULLETT imprint (with "RA" joined in AUSTRALIA variety on left stamp), and the other, perforated through, with JOHN ASH imprint. Fresh and fine, large part or unmounted og. Gi = £ 250+.

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Lot 266 - brit. colonies new guinea -  Corinphila Auction AG Auction 250 - 256 Day 3

Lot 266 - brit. colonies new guinea - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 250 - 256 Day 3

GRI and Value 5½ mm. Apart 1914 (Dec 16): 3 d. on Marshall Islands 30 pf. black & red on buff, Gibbs Setting VI, position 1, an unused example, fresh and very fine, large part og. An extremely scarce Setting. Signed Holcombe. Cert. BPA (2018) Gi = £ 475++.

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Lot 293 - brit. colonies Brit. Post  Turkey -  Corinphila Auction AG Auction 250 - 256 Day 3

Lot 293 - brit. colonies Brit. Post Turkey - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 250 - 256 Day 3

1921: Two large pieces from the Madagascar Post Office archive, with strips of three 2 d. orange, 3 d. bluish violet, 4 d. grey-green on one; 5 d. yellow-brown, 6 d. purple, 1 s. bistre and 2 s. 6 d. chocolate-brown (these last two strips overprinted SPECIMEN in black (Samuel type GB26), all further struck upon receipt from the UPU in Berne with circular POSTES ET TELEGRAPHES / COLLECTION DE BERNE / MADAGASCAR in red. A most appealing group and unique.

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Lot 261 - brit. colonies Australia -  Corinphila Auction AG Auction 250 - 256 Day 3

Lot 261 - brit. colonies Australia - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 250 - 256 Day 3

1932: “O S” overprint on KGV 2 d. scarlet, Die III, small multiple “crown /A” with very rare variety: watermark inverted, a very fine used example with machine slogan cancellation. Cert. Ceremuga (2020) Gi = £ 3'500.

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Lot 277 - brit. colonies stellaland -  Corinphila Auction AG Auction 250 - 256 Day 3

Lot 277 - brit. colonies stellaland - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 250 - 256 Day 3

Lithographed by Van der Sandt, Villiers & Co. 1884 (Feb 29): 6 d. lilac-mauve, perf. 12, a used example of good colour, minor age spots at top, superbly cancelled by KIMBERLEY double arc cds (3 March 1885) struck in black: thus probably used by a member of the Warren Expedition. Slight horizontal crease but much under-catalogued in this describer's opinion, a rare and spectaular usage Gi = £ 400.

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Lot 288 - brit. colonies Brit. Post  Turkey -  Corinphila Auction AG Auction 250 - 256 Day 3

Lot 288 - brit. colonies Brit. Post Turkey - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 250 - 256 Day 3

1909 (Nov-Dec): Edward VII, the set of six values to 5 piastres, all in unused blocks of four, five of which are sheet marginal, fresh and fine with large part or unmounted og., together with the 5 pi. on 1 s. dull green & carmine overprinted SPECIMEN in black, superb og. Gi = £ 380+.

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Lot 256 - brit. colonies Australia -  Corinphila Auction AG Auction 250 - 256 Day 3

Lot 256 - brit. colonies Australia - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 250 - 256 Day 3

Officials 1913 (Jan-April): Part set eleven values from ½ d. green to 2 s. brown, wmk. crown / A, punctured 'O.S.' (Type 1), fine unused examples with fresh colours, large part og. Some perforation irregularities, but an appealing assembly. Eight certs. Ceremuga (2018) Gi = £ 2'800.

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