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Lot 494 - brit. colonies Brit. Post Morocco -  Corinphila Auction AG Auction 250 - 256 Day 3

Lot 494 - brit. colonies Brit. Post Morocco - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 250 - 256 Day 3

1898/1926: Lot stamps unused / unmounted og. and covers incl. Overprinted by De La Rue 1898 5 cs. green postal stationery card Proof, with manuscript at left "R78/98" and initialled for registration and date, further manuscript in centre "App'd" (Approved) and dated "4/10/98" in ink, the sole stationery Proof known from the De La Rue archives; Overprinted by De La Rue 1899: 5 c. to 1 p. values, the complete set of eight, all overprinted SPECIMEN in black; Overprinted by De La Rue 1899 1 p. black & carmine, wmk. Crown CA, an unused block of eight (4 x 2), marginal from left of the sheet, with position 45 (third stamp top row), showing "Broad top to M" variety; 1903/05 10 c. dull purple on red, wmk. Crown CA, an unused block of six (3 x 2) from upper right corner of Plate 1 sheet, all with variety "Watermark Inverted"; 1903/05 50 cs. purple & violet, wmk. Crown CA, an unused block of six from upper right of sheet, Plate 1, fifth stamp, position 17 showing variety "Hyphen between n and c" reading "Agen-cies", og. with lower four stamps unmounted og.; 1903/05 50 c. purple & violet, wmk. Crown CA, a used example on OHMS 1905 registered cover to Paris tied by neat REGISTERED / TANGIER oval datestamp in black (Sept 6), oval 'R' at base and arrivals on reverse; 1903/05 1 p. black & carmine, wmk. Crown CA, an unused block of twelve (3 x 4) from the upper right corner of Plate 1, position 17 showing "Hyphen between n and c" reading "Agen-cies", fresh and very fine, lower pair very fine og. upper block of four unmounted og.; 1903/05 2 p. black & blue, wmk. Crown CA, an unused block of twelve (6 x 2), marginal from left of sheet and with interpanneau margin at right, third stamp position 45, showing "Broad top to M" variety, unmounted og.; 1914 Waterlow Seahorse 2 s. 6 d. sepia-brown, unused example in a deep shade, showing the Major re-entry on position 5 (Row 2, stamp 1), large part og.; 1925/36 ½ d. green, wmk. Block Cypher, an unused Control D25 strip of three, variety "Wmk. Inverted", large part og.; 1914/26: Waterlow Seahorse 6 p. on 5 s. pale rose-carmine, an unused block of four from the top left corner of the sheet of 40 subjects; Spanish Currency 1914/26 part set of seven values excluding the later issued 40 c. on 4 d., lower three values all overprinted SPECIMEN in black (Samuel type GB26); the other four values optd. SPECIMEN in black (Samuel type GB23), large part og.; and French Currency 1917/24 part set of seven values (excluding the later issued 50 c. on 5 d. and 75 c. on 9 d.), all overprinted SPECIMEN in black (Samuel type GB26); hinge remnants on large part og. Six certs.

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Lot 488 - brit. colonies Brit. Post Morocco -  Corinphila Auction AG Auction 250 - 256 Day 3

Lot 488 - brit. colonies Brit. Post Morocco - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 250 - 256 Day 3

1914/31: De La Rue Seahorse 2 s. 6 d. yellow-brown, an unused vertical pair, marginal from right of sheet, lower stamp showing variety "Overprint Double", fresh and fine, browned large part og. with the variety unmounted og. Rare. Cert. BPA (1958) Gi = £ 1'650+.

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Lot 496 - brit. colonies Brit. Post Morocco -  Corinphila Auction AG Auction 250 - 256 Day 3

Lot 496 - brit. colonies Brit. Post Morocco - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 250 - 256 Day 3

1949/51: Page from the Presentation Booklet prepared by the GPO for the Brussels 1952 UPU  Congress, with values in sterling from the 1949 and 1951 definitive sets from ½ d. - 5 s. (17 stamps), each stamp hinged to page and overprinted SPECIMEN in black. Discussed in Marcus Samuel & Dr. Alan Huggins 'Specimen Stamps & Postal Stationery' in Section J. Exceptionally attractive and of great rarity.rnrn 

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Lot 495 - brit. colonies Brit. Post Morocco -  Corinphila Auction AG Auction 250 - 256 Day 3

Lot 495 - brit. colonies Brit. Post Morocco - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 250 - 256 Day 3

1898/1948: Collection, predominantly unused with 1898 5 cs. to 40 cs. values in pairs or blocks and singles to 2 p. all with 'Ʌ' for 'A' varieties, eight values in pairs with 'Broad top to M' varieties, 1903/05 set of seven unused and with 'Specimen' overprints, 1905/06 set of seven unused and used, together with unused pairs with listed varieties, 1907/13 set of ten to 2 s. 6 d. unused and 4 d. green & brown in an unused block of 48, 4 d. orange-red in a block of 24, 'Specimen' set of two, George V 1914/31 set of twelve unused (incl. all four Seahorses); De La Rue 2 s. 6 d. in an unused block of four, 1925/36 set of seven unused and 1 s. optd. 'Specimen', 1935/37 1 s. and 2 s. 6 d. optd. 'Specimen', 1949 set unused, French Currency with 1924 3 fr. on 2 s. 6 d. with re-entry (Gi 200a = £ 500) unused with cert. and a positional block of four, Seahorse set of two optd. 'Specimen' and a further 6 fr. on 5 s. strip of three with 'Specimen' opt., Tangier incl. 1949 and 1950 sets unused etc. A delightful lot in fine quality (314 items).

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Lot 489 - brit. colonies Brit. Post Morocco -  Corinphila Auction AG Auction 250 - 256 Day 3

Lot 489 - brit. colonies Brit. Post Morocco - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 250 - 256 Day 3

1914: De La Rue Seahorse 2 s. 6 d. yellow-brown, a fine used example showing variety "Overprint Double", lightly cancelled by 'British Post Office' cds in black leaving the variety clear. Rare. Cert. BPA (1984) Gi = £ 1'400.

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Lot 497 - brit. colonies Brit. Post Morocco -  Corinphila Auction AG Auction 250 - 256 Day 3

Lot 497 - brit. colonies Brit. Post Morocco - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 250 - 256 Day 3

1948/51: Page from the Presentation Booklet prepared by the GPO for the Brussels 1952 UPU  Congress, with values in Spanish currency, the definitive values (6) from 5 cs. - 70 cs., and the 1948 Royal Silver Wedding set of two values, all overprinted SPECIMEN in black. Discussed in Marcus Samuel & Dr. Alan Huggins 'Specimen Stamps & Postal Stationery' in Section J. Exceptionally attractive and of great rarity. Cert. BPA (1994) for the £ 1 value.rnrn 

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Lot 490 - brit. colonies Brit. Post Morocco -  Corinphila Auction AG Auction 250 - 256 Day 3

Lot 490 - brit. colonies Brit. Post Morocco - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 250 - 256 Day 3

Spanish Currency 1907/12: 15 cs. on 1½ d. pale dull slate purple & green, an unused pair with slight rubbing, left hand stamp showing variety "1" of "15" missing in overprint, with part of "M" of MOROCCO and "A" of AGENCIES also partially missing above, fine large part og. The variety occurred on the first vertical row of one sheet, thus only 20 examples can exist. An extremely rare and attractive pair. Cert. BPA (2019) Gi = £ 7'000.

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Lot 2320 - brit. colonies Brit. Post Morocco -  Corinphila Auction AG Day 3 - Great Britain, British Colonies, Pre-Union South Africa - the Besançon Collection (Part Ii)

Lot 2320 - brit. colonies Brit. Post Morocco - Corinphila Auction AG Day 3 - Great Britain, British Colonies, Pre-Union South Africa - the Besançon Collection (Part Ii)

1914/31: Bradbury Wilkinson Seahorse 2 s. 6 d. pale chocolate-brown, a used example variety "Overprint Double", the cancellation leaving this previously unrecorded variety clear, trace of toned perf. at top but of great rarity, unlisted by Stanley Gibbons. Cert. BPA (2019).
Catalogue 244: Europe & Overseas

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Lot 4235 - brit. colonies Brit. Post Morocco -  Corinphila Auction AG Auction 220 (part 2):  EUROPE & OVERSEAS

Lot 4235 - brit. colonies Brit. Post Morocco - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 220 (part 2): EUROPE & OVERSEAS

1948/49: Two airmail covers, one of them sent registered/Express addressed to Zürich, nicely franked and both bearing small violet double oval O.A.T. for 'Onward Air Transmission'.
Catalogue 220: Europe & Overseas

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Lot 801 - brit. colonies Brit. Post Morocco -  Corinphila Auction AG Auction 213-217

Lot 801 - brit. colonies Brit. Post Morocco - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 213-217

1914/26: 12 pesetas on De La Rue 10 s. Seahorse, an unused corner block of four from lower right of sheet, of good colour, diagonal crease at lower right, original gum somewhat toned but an attractive block Gi = £ 380.
Catalogue 213: Europe & Overseas

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