lagos - Stamp Auctions
 Lot 5200 - brit. colonies lagos - Corinphila Auction AG CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 11884/86: 5 s. green and blue, wmk. Crown CA, perf. 14, used on 1901 cover to Hamburg endorsed "Mit Dampfer Alexandra Woermann", somewhat gum stained on application, tied by oval "DEUTSCHE SEEPOST / LINIE / HAMBURG / WESTAFRIKA / XX" in black, with Hamburg arrival (Feb 24) on reverse. Envelope with faults but an extraordinary commercial usage of this adhesive Gi = £ 160 off cover. Corinphila Auction AG CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 1brit. colonies lagos |
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 Lot 5211 - brit. colonies lagos - Corinphila Auction AG CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 11904 (Nov): 10 s. green & brown, wmk. Crown CA, an unused horizontal pair, of fresh colour, unmounted og. Scarce and fine. Cert. BPA (1969) Gi = £ 700+. Corinphila Auction AG CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 1brit. colonies lagos |
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 Lot 5206 - brit. colonies lagos - Corinphila Auction AG CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 11902: De La Rue composite Essay for the Master Die Proof of the Edward VII issue, head-plate photographically reproduced in brown, the balance of the Essay entirely hand-painted and mounted in sunken card (65 x 81 mm.), with perforations, Crown and background and LAGOS in black, POSTAGE and REVENUE in Chinese white, with yellow wash applied over lower lettering and Duty Plate. Manuscript dated "MAY 13, 1902" at top right and signed off "Approved W.H.M." at base. The duplicate Essay is illustrated in "The De La Rue Collection" edited by Frank Walton RDP on page 4518. Minor cracing to the card but a unique and wonderful Essay. Corinphila Auction AG CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 1brit. colonies lagos |
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 Lot 5201 - brit. colonies lagos - Corinphila Auction AG CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 11893 (Aug 2): Provisional surcharge ½ d. on 4 d. dull mauve & black, an unused block of four witrh 16 mm. surcharge, upper stamps variety "Surcharge Double", fresh and very fine, unmounted og. Scarce thus Gi = £ 160+. Corinphila Auction AG CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 1brit. colonies lagos |
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 Lot 5212 - brit. colonies lagos - Corinphila Auction AG CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 11904 (Nov): Edward VII definitive 10 s. green & brown, wmk. Crown CA, perf. 14, a fine used example cancelled by Lagos registered datestamp (Nov 26, 1904) in black. A very scarce stamp with just 720 examples sent Gi = £ 950. Corinphila Auction AG CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 1brit. colonies lagos |
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 Lot 5207 - brit. colonies lagos - Corinphila Auction AG CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 11903: De La Rue Master Die Proof with blank Duty Plate, printed in black on glazed white card, handstamped "AFTER / HARDENING" in black and dated "1 JAN. 03" in blue. Signed "G.C.G." in ink at lower right. Slightest of soiling at top but rare.rnProvenance: Collection Col. J.R. Danson, RL, London, 10 March 1971, lot 1548; Collection L. Du P. Chiappini.rn Corinphila Auction AG CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 1brit. colonies lagos |
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 Lot 5202 - brit. colonies lagos - Corinphila Auction AG CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 11893 (Aug 2): Provisional HALF PENNY on 4 d. dull mauve & black, small group with 16 mm. surcharge unused, further example on piece unused with "SPECIMEN." overprint in violet ex Natal P.O. archives, a used example and a "Double Surcharge" example used together with very scarce 16½ mm. surcharge fine used. Corinphila Auction AG CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 1brit. colonies lagos |
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 Lot 5213 - brit. colonies lagos - Corinphila Auction AG CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 1Revenues 1888 (Nov): De La Rue Die Proofs (10) for proposed Stamp Duty Revenues, all embossed in orange vermilion with 1 d. and 6 d. values colourless, with additional "Commissioner of Stamp Duties" example and ten designs with differing outer frames for proposed values for 1 d., 6 d., 1 s., 2 s. 6 d., 5 s., 10 s., £1, £5, £10 and £20. Some minor age spots but a remarkable and unique assembly ex the DLR archives. Corinphila Auction AG CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 1brit. colonies lagos |
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 Lot 5208 - brit. colonies lagos - Corinphila Auction AG CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 11903: De La Rue Imperforate Colour Trial of the 1 d. value in dull green & green, as selected for the 1904 ½ d. value, on watermarked Crown CA paper, large part og. Rare. Corinphila Auction AG CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 1brit. colonies lagos |
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 Lot 5203 - brit. colonies lagos - Corinphila Auction AG CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 11904 (Jan-Nov): Edward VII set of ten values unused, wmk. Crown CA, overprinted SPECIMEN in black, fresh colours, fine large paret og. Gi = £ 225. Corinphila Auction AG CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 1brit. colonies lagos |
