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 Lot 5089 - brit. colonies bushire - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 309-320 - Australian States & Commonwealth British Africa, St. Helena - Day 2Overprinted at the British Residency, Bushire 1915 (Sept 11): Setting VII. Coronation 2 kr. carmine, slate & silver, the complete sheet of five subjects with full sheet margins all round, slight grease marks above second stamp and margin piece missing at upper left, otherwise a wonderful sheet of fresh colour, stamps unmounted og. Only 189 stamps were issued from both Settings, a magnificent and extremely rare sheet. Signed D*H Gi = £ 9'500+. Corinphila Auction AG Auction 309-320 - Australian States & Commonwealth British Africa, St. Helena - Day 2brit. colonies bushire |
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 Lot 5068 - brit. colonies bushire - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 309-320 - Australian States & Commonwealth British Africa, St. Helena - Day 2Overprinted at the British Residency, Bushire 1915: Malcolm cover to Bandar Abbas franked on reverse with scarce 3 kr. black & lilac (Setting IB, pos. 8) tied by bold "Bouchir (Depart)" cds (Aug 21) with information strike and complete "G ♚ R / Opened / by / Censor" bilingual green Censor label at side. Rare and most appealing cover. Corinphila Auction AG Auction 309-320 - Australian States & Commonwealth British Africa, St. Helena - Day 2brit. colonies bushire |
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 Lot 5084 - brit. colonies bushire - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 309-320 - Australian States & Commonwealth British Africa, St. Helena - Day 2Overprinted at the British Residency, Bushire 1915 (Sept 11): Setting V. Coronation 12 ch. ultramarine, a used example, position 1, well centred and of good colour, cancelled by near complete "Bouchir (Depart)" cds (Sept 19) in black. Slight stain from oil in the cancellation ink but rare, just 58 stamps were overprinted from two Settings Gi = £ 3'750. Corinphila Auction AG Auction 309-320 - Australian States & Commonwealth British Africa, St. Helena - Day 2brit. colonies bushire |
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 Lot 5100 - brit. colonies bushire - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 309-320 - Australian States & Commonwealth British Africa, St. Helena - Day 2Overprinted at the British Residency, Bushire 1915: 2 Chahis on 5 ch. red on cream postal illustrated stationery card (H&G 1) rnoverprinted 'BUSHIRE / Under British / Occupation' in black, a used example to England, edge wear and part of corner missing, up-rated with August 1915 1 ch. green & orange (Setting III, pos. 8) and 2 ch. sepia & carmine (IIB, pos. 3) tied by "Bouchir (Depart)" cds's (Sept 13) showing illustration "Fabriquants de Tapis à Loristan (Nomades)" printed in chestnut-brown and grey-black. Not recorded with this illustration in Higgins & Gage; an extremely rare commercial usage to an unusual destination for Bushire mail. Corinphila Auction AG Auction 309-320 - Australian States & Commonwealth British Africa, St. Helena - Day 2brit. colonies bushire |
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 Lot 5079 - brit. colonies bushire - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 309-320 - Australian States & Commonwealth British Africa, St. Helena - Day 2Overprinted at the British Residency, Bushire 1915 (Sept 11): Setting V. Coronation 5 ch. vermilion, a used example, position 3, well centred, cancelled by neat "Bouchir (Depart)" cds (Sept 19) in black. Superb and of delightful appearance, just 22 stamps issued, an exceedingly rare stamp. Cert. Holcombe (1991) Gi = £ 18'000.rnrnProvenance: Collection 'Samos', Ivy Shreeve & Mader, London, 19-20 June 1991, lot 176.rn Corinphila Auction AG Auction 309-320 - Australian States & Commonwealth British Africa, St. Helena - Day 2brit. colonies bushire |
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 Lot 5095 - brit. colonies bushire - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 309-320 - Australian States & Commonwealth British Africa, St. Helena - Day 2Overprinted at the British Residency, Bushire 1915 (Sept 11): 1 toman black, violet & gold, Setting VII, position 5 with heavy impression, a used example of fresh colour, fine appearance but with previous hinge thin, cancelled by complete "Bouchir (Depart)" cds (Sept 20) in black. Just 170 stamps issued. Rare Gi = £ 1'500. Corinphila Auction AG Auction 309-320 - Australian States & Commonwealth British Africa, St. Helena - Day 2brit. colonies bushire |
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 Lot 5074 - brit. colonies bushire - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 309-320 - Australian States & Commonwealth British Africa, St. Helena - Day 2Overprinted at the British Residency, Bushire 1915 (Sept 11): Setting V. Coronation 1 ch. deep blue & carmine, the used reconstruction of the five positions, mostly fine and of good colour, position 1 very fine with "Bouchir (Depart)" cds (Sept 19), position 2 with grease mark at top, position 3 centred to top with slight aging, position 4 superb on piece with complete cds (Sept 14), position 5 with First Day cds (Sept 11) with small tone spot at top right; nevertheless just 186 stamps overprinted from the two Settings and very scarce Gi = £ 5'500. Corinphila Auction AG Auction 309-320 - Australian States & Commonwealth British Africa, St. Helena - Day 2brit. colonies bushire |
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 Lot 5090 - brit. colonies bushire - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 309-320 - Australian States & Commonwealth British Africa, St. Helena - Day 2Overprinted at the British Residency, Bushire 1915 (Sept 11): Setting VII. Coronation 3 kr. sepia, dull lilac & silver, an unused example, position 4, of fresh colour, fine large part og. Just 139 stamps issued, a very scarce stamp. Signed Kossack, Köhler. Cert. RPSL (1981) Gi = £ 2'000. Corinphila Auction AG Auction 309-320 - Australian States & Commonwealth British Africa, St. Helena - Day 2brit. colonies bushire |
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 Lot 5069 - brit. colonies bushire - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 309-320 - Australian States & Commonwealth British Africa, St. Helena - Day 2Overprinted at the British Residency, Bushire 1915 (Aug 16): 5 kr. blue & red, an unused horizontal pair, Setting IB, positions 9-10, position 9 showing variety "No Stop after Occupation" and position 10 showing BUSHIRE with broken 'B', fresh and fine appearance, large part og. Just 772 stamps overprinted. A rare and attractive multiple. Signed Joe Saatchi Gi = £ 2'450+. Corinphila Auction AG Auction 309-320 - Australian States & Commonwealth British Africa, St. Helena - Day 2brit. colonies bushire |
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 Lot 5085 - brit. colonies bushire - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 309-320 - Australian States & Commonwealth British Africa, St. Helena - Day 2Overprinted at the British Residency, Bushire 1915 (Sept 11): Setting V. Coronation 24 ch. sepia & brown, an unused example, position 1, well centred, of fine rich colour, trace of previous hinge thin, slight wrinkle and small paper adherence on large part og. Just 143 stamps issued, a very scarce stamp Gi = £ 1'700. Corinphila Auction AG Auction 309-320 - Australian States & Commonwealth British Africa, St. Helena - Day 2brit. colonies bushire |
