niger coast protectorate - Stamp Auctions
 Lot 5302 - brit. colonies niger coast protectorate - Corinphila Auction AG CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 11894 (May): 2½ d. blue, a used example on 1895 cover to Bournemouth tied by italic PAQUEBOT in black with 'Paid / Liverpool / Br. Packet' cds in red at left (May 2). Reverse with Bournemouth arrival cds. Some wear and wrinkles but a scarce commercial usage. Corinphila Auction AG CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 1brit. colonies niger coast protectorate |
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 Lot 5313 - brit. colonies niger coast protectorate - Corinphila Auction AG CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 11897/98: 5 d. reddish-violet, eight examples used on registered cover to Dresden, Germany all lightly cancelled by "Old Calabar" circular datestamps (Nov 24) with oval 'Registered / Old Calabar" datestamp alongside. Registered Liverpool and London transits also on front and reverse with Dresden arrival (Jan 3, 1899). A charming and rare franking. Corinphila Auction AG CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 1brit. colonies niger coast protectorate |
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 Lot 5308 - brit. colonies niger coast protectorate - Corinphila Auction AG CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 1Opobo Provisional 1894 (August): '½' in blue on right half of 1894 1 d. orange-vermilion, a used example tied to small piece by "Opobo River" circular datestamp (Sept 29, 1894) in black. Very scarce with circa 80 stamps possible. Signed A. Diena. Cert. BPA (2021) Gi = £ 550. Corinphila Auction AG CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 1brit. colonies niger coast protectorate |
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 Lot 5319 - brit. colonies niger coast protectorate - Corinphila Auction AG CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 1Niger Company Territories / Akassa 1899: Great Britain 1887 Jubilee 6 d. deep purple on red, a vertical pair used on 1889 cover addressed to Sir James Marshall (the former Chief Judge of the Gold Coast) in London, tied by oval framed "+ THE ROYAL NIGER COMPANY CHARTERED LIMITED + / AKASSA" in violet (Sacher Type 1) and manuscript dated '2/6/89'. Circular 'Paid / Liverpool / Br. Packet' cds (July 12) in red and the adhesives ffurther cancelled on arrival in Liverpool with '466' obliterators in black. The sole recorded usage of this marking with manuscript date cancelling adhesives on letter. An exceptional and famous cover.rnProvenance: Collection Colonel J.R. Danson, RL, London, 10 March 1971, lot 1557; Collection John Sacher, Spink, London, 12 Nov 2009, lot 353. Corinphila Auction AG CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 1brit. colonies niger coast protectorate |
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 Lot 5323 - brit. colonies niger coast protectorate - Corinphila Auction AG CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 1Niger Company Territories / Lokoja 1900: Great Britain 1881 1 d. lilac, a single exampe used on 1900 cover to London, tied by superb oval "LOKOJA / POST OFFICE" despatch (Sacher Type 13, SG Type 8) in violet (April 3); with "Forcados River" transit cds (April 16) and London arrival (May 11) on reverse. A rare late usage of British stamps in the Niger Company Territories with the latest date recorded being April 2, 1900; this cover being dated one day later. Attractive and scarce. Corinphila Auction AG CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 1brit. colonies niger coast protectorate |
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 Lot 5303 - brit. colonies niger coast protectorate - Corinphila Auction AG CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 11894: Waterlow 5 d. Essay printed in black, centrally placed on cream surfaced wove paper (97 x 105 mm.), the legend "Niger Coast / Protectorate" and Duty Plate "5 / Five Pence" beautifully hand-painted in Chinese white. Numbered at base '757' reversed. A wonderful example of both the artist's and the printer's art, unique.rnProvenance: Grosvenor, London, 15-16 May 2003, lot 1029. Corinphila Auction AG CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 1brit. colonies niger coast protectorate |
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Lot 5314 - brit. colonies niger coast protectorate - Corinphila Auction AG CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 11897/98: Watermarked Crown CA, 1 s. black in a complete unused sheet of thirty (6 x 5) with sheet requisition number 268 in red at upper right, 2 s 6 d. olive-bistre in an unused block of twelve (3 x 4) from upper left of sheet and 10 s. violet in an unused block of four from upper left corner of the sheet, all generally fresh and fine, large part or unmounted og. An attractive group Gi = £ 1'200+. Corinphila Auction AG CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 1brit. colonies niger coast protectorate |
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 Lot 5298 - brit. colonies niger coast protectorate - Corinphila Auction AG CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 11894 (Jan 1): 1 s. black, perf. 14½ x 15, an unused complate pane of thirty (6 x 5), margins all round with slight trim at upper right, fresh and fine but for some minor separation, large part og. or unmounted og. Scarce and most attractive Gi = £ 420+. Corinphila Auction AG CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 1brit. colonies niger coast protectorate |
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 Lot 5261 - brit. colonies niger coast protectorate - Corinphila Auction AG CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 1Issued at Old Calabar 1893 (Dec): 'Half / Penny' in vermilion on Great Britain 2½ d. purple on blue, an unused example with Gibbons Type 8 handstamped surcharge in vermilion, fresh and very fine with merest trace of speckles from red blotting paper utilised to store the stamps on part og. and tiny corner perf. imperfection at lower right; nevertheless a very rare stamp Gi = £ 550.rnProvenance: Collection William Frazer, Spink, London, 25 March 2004, lot 605. Corinphila Auction AG CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 1brit. colonies niger coast protectorate |
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 Lot 5277 - brit. colonies niger coast protectorate - Corinphila Auction AG CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 1Issued at Old Calabar 1893 (Dec): 'One / Shilling' in violet on Great Britain 2 d. grey-green & carmine, a used example with Gibbons Type 11 handstamped surcharge Type A, marginal from top of sheet tied to small piece by complete strike of "Old Calabar River" circular datestamp (April 11, 1895) in black. Extremely rare - just two used examples are recorded from the Trail Sheet (reference John Sacher page 37). A rarity of the issue Gi = £ 400+.rnProvenance: Collection Colonel J.S. Danson, RL, 10 March 1971, lot 1722. Corinphila Auction AG CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 1brit. colonies niger coast protectorate |
