brit. colonies - Stamp Auctions
 Lot 284 - brit. colonies Brit. Post Turkey - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 250 - 256 Day 31893: Provisional 40 pa. on GB ½ d. vermilion, two examples each with broken 'S' in PARAS, tied to registered cover to Alexandria, Egypt by 'British Post Office / Constantinople' cds's (Feb 27) with further strike below dated the following day. Reverse with Alexandria arrival cds (March 3) in black. Some edge wear but scarce. Corinphila Auction AG Auction 250 - 256 Day 3brit. colonies Brit. Post Turkey |
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 Lot 263 - brit. colonies new guinea - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 250 - 256 Day 3New Guinea, G.R.I. on stamps of 'Deutsch-Neu-Guinea' 1914 (Oct 17): Setting 1 / GRI and Value 4½ mm apart, 5 s. on 5 m. green & red from position 1, an unused example of excellent colour, fresh original gum. A light corner crease in the upper left corner not mentioned in the certs, nevertheless a desirable example of this elusive stamp with a total printrun of 17 adhesives only. Signed Kilian BPP and Stanley Gobbons, certs. Kilian (1984), Ceremuga (2019) Gi 15 = £ 14'000. Corinphila Auction AG Auction 250 - 256 Day 3brit. colonies new guinea |
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 Lot 279 - brit. colonies Bermuda - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 250 - 256 Day 31879: De La Rue Die Proof for ½ d. value, printed in black on glazed white card, dated "14 NOV 79" in blue and endorsed BEFORE HARDENING in black. Fresh and very fine, a rare Proof. Corinphila Auction AG Auction 250 - 256 Day 3brit. colonies Bermuda |
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 Lot 295 - brit. colonies Brit. Post Turkey - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 250 - 256 Day 3British Field Force in Salonica 1916 (Feb-March): "Levant' on ½ d. green, a fine used example showing variety "Overprint Double", cancelled by part ARMY POST OFFICE / S. X. (March 6, 1916) in black. Fresh and very fine, an extremely rare variety. Cert. BPA (1968) Gi = £ 5'000.rnProvenance: Collection Marquess of Bute, Robson Lowe, London, 20 March 1959, lot 115; Spink, London 4 Feb 2004, lot 60. Corinphila Auction AG Auction 250 - 256 Day 3brit. colonies Brit. Post Turkey |
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 Lot 258 - brit. colonies Australia - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 250 - 256 Day 3Officials 1913 (Jan-April): £1 brown & ultramarine, wmk. crown / A, punctured 'O.S.' (Type 1), small tear in upper right corner otherwise a fine unused example with fresh colours, superb large part og. Extremely rare, signed Champion; cert. Ceremuga (2018) ACSC 51b / Gi = £ 11'000. Corinphila Auction AG Auction 250 - 256 Day 3brit. colonies Australia |
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 Lot 274 - brit. colonies stellaland - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 250 - 256 Day 3Lithographed by Van der Sandt, Villiers & Co. 1884 (Feb 29): 3 d. orange, perf. 12, an unused horizontal pair, variety "Imperforate Vertically", of good colour and part og. Slight age spots and minor thin but a scarce multiple Gi = £ 1'400. Corinphila Auction AG Auction 250 - 256 Day 3brit. colonies stellaland |
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 Lot 290 - brit. colonies Brit. Post Turkey - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 250 - 256 Day 31911/13: 2 pi. on 5 d. dull reddish purple on bright blue, an unused vertical strip of three, marginal from base of sheet, each stamp overprinted SPECIMEN in black (Type GB15), fresh and very fine, unmounted og. A scarce and most attractive multiple. Corinphila Auction AG Auction 250 - 256 Day 3brit. colonies Brit. Post Turkey |
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 Lot 253 - brit. colonies Australia - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 250 - 256 Day 31955 (Oct): South Australia Stamp Centenary 3½ d. green, Die Proof on white wove paper mounted in sunken card frame (88 x 115 mm.), just eight Die Proofs were prepared for presentation purposes. This is numbered "50" and dated in manuscript "12.9.55" on reverse. With letter (addressee's name excised) from PMG's office dated 18 October 1955. The Proof with stain at top but very rare BW 330DP(1) = $ 3'000. Corinphila Auction AG Auction 250 - 256 Day 3brit. colonies Australia |
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 Lot 269 - brit. colonies stellaland - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 250 - 256 Day 3Lithographed by Van der Sandt, Villiers & Co. 1884 (Feb 29): 1 d. red, perf. 12, a very fine unused example of excellent centering for this issue, of fine colour and large part og. Superb Gi = £ 225. Corinphila Auction AG Auction 250 - 256 Day 3brit. colonies stellaland |
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 Lot 285 - brit. colonies Brit. Post Turkey - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 250 - 256 Day 31902/05: 24 pi. on 5 s. bright carmine, an unused block of four, all overprinted by hooded SPECIMEN in black (Samuel type GB17), fresh and very fine, superb og. with lower pair unmounted og. Rare.rnProvenance: Collection Dr. Alan Huggins, Grosvenor, London, 7-8 March 2012, lot 262. Corinphila Auction AG Auction 250 - 256 Day 3brit. colonies Brit. Post Turkey |
