niger coast protectorate - Stamp Auctions
 Lot 5289 - brit. colonies niger coast protectorate - Corinphila Auction AG CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 11894 (Jan 1): Oil Rivers obliterated, the complete set of six from ½ d. vermilion to 1 s. black, all used on 2 d. blue postal stationery registration envelope (235 x 100 mm.) all tied by "Old Calabar River" datestamps (Feb 28, 1894) in black. 'Registered / Liverpool' transit on front (April 5) and London arrival on reverse of an attractive cover. Corinphila Auction AG CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 1brit. colonies niger coast protectorate |
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 Lot 5252 - brit. colonies niger coast protectorate - Corinphila Auction AG CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 1Issued at Old Calabar 1893 (Dec): 'HALF / PENNY' in violet on Great Britain 2 d. grey-green & carmine, an unused horizontal pair with first stamp showing Gibbons Type 7 handstamped surcharge in violet and second stamp surcharged Gibbons Type 3 in violet, variety "Surcharge Vertical Reading Up", large part og. with typical speckles from red blotting paper utilised to store the adhesives. One short perf. on right hand stamp (not mentioned on certificate) but an immensely rare se-tenant pair. Certs. Brandon (1987), RPSL (2021) Gi = £ 9'500+. Corinphila Auction AG CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 1brit. colonies niger coast protectorate |
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 Lot 5268 - brit. colonies niger coast protectorate - Corinphila Auction AG CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 1Issued at Old Calabar 1893 (Dec): 'HALF / PENNY' in blue on Great Britain 2½ d. purple on blue, an unused example with Gibbons Type 9 handstamped surcharge in blue, centred to right but of good colour and merest trace of speckles from red blotting paper utilised to store the stamps on large part og. Just 120 stamps issued, a scarce stamp. Signed A. Diena Gi = £ 425. Corinphila Auction AG CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 1brit. colonies niger coast protectorate |
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 Lot 5284 - brit. colonies niger coast protectorate - Corinphila Auction AG CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 1Issued at Old Calabar 1893 (Dec): 'One / Shilling' in black on Great Britain 2 d. grey-green & carmine, an unused example with Gibbons Type 11 handstamped surcharge Type A, variety "Surcharge Diagonal Reading Up", fresh colour, slightest of aging on gum at top of stamp not affecting the very fine appearance and mentioned for full accuracy (not on certificate), large part og. A major rarity of British Colonial philately. Cert. BPA (1991) Gi = £ 15'000.rnProvenance: Collection Colonel E.H.R.Green, Harmer Rooke, New Yorik, 13-18 Nov 1944, lot 1098; Collection Dale-Lichtenstein, Harmers, New York, 14 March 1991, lot 193; Christies, London, 19 Nov 1996, lot 202. Corinphila Auction AG CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 1brit. colonies niger coast protectorate |
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 Lot 5263 - brit. colonies niger coast protectorate - Corinphila Auction AG CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 1Issued at Old Calabar 1893 (Dec): 'HALF / PENNY' in violet on Great Britain 2 d. grey-green & carmine, a used example with Gibbons Type 9 handstamped surcharge in violet, cancelled by "Old Calabar River" circular datestamp (July 19, 1895) in black. A fine example of a scarce stamp with just 120 stamps issued Gi = £ 400.rnProvenance: Harmers, London, 20 Dec 1994, lot 1464. Corinphila Auction AG CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 1brit. colonies niger coast protectorate |
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 Lot 5279 - 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, an unused horizontal pair with Gibbons Type 11 handstamped surcharge Type A from the Trial Sheet, first stamp with variety "Surcharge Diagonal Reading Up" and the right hand stamp with variety "Surcharge Diagonal Inverted Reading Down", centred to left, of fresh colour and fine, large part og. A wonderful multiple and a great rarity of the issue. Cert. RPSL (1932) Gi = £ 21'000+.rnProvenance: Collection George H. Boucher (1932); Collection E. Ashton-Kinder, RL, London, 15 Feb 1978, lot 156. Corinphila Auction AG CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 1brit. colonies niger coast protectorate |
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 Lot 5295 - brit. colonies niger coast protectorate - Corinphila Auction AG CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 1Bonny River Provisional Bisects 1894 (Jan): 2 d. green vertically biseccted, 1 d. dull blue diagonally bisected and Oil Rivers 1892 2 d. grey-green & carmine vertically bisected, all used on 1894 cover to Everton, Liverpool, tied by bold strikes of "Bonny" squared circle datestamps (Sept 11) in black. 'Paid / Liverpool / Br. Packet' cds in red at left (Oct 25). Minor corner bends to envelope well away from the adhesives, but correctly rated and a rare franking Gi = £ 2'000+. Corinphila Auction AG CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 1brit. colonies niger coast protectorate |
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 Lot 5258 - 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 horizontal se-tenant pair, with upper stamp Gibbons Type 7 handstamped surcharge in vermilion and lower stamp with Gibbons Type 6 handstamped surcharge in vermilion, fresh and very fine with merest trace of speckles from red blotting paper utilised to store the stamps on large part og. An extremely rare and attractive multiple Gi = £ 1'000++.rnProvenance: Harmers, London, 28 Aug 1997, lot 1235. Corinphila Auction AG CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 1brit. colonies niger coast protectorate |
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 Lot 5274 - brit. colonies niger coast protectorate - Corinphila Auction AG CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 1Issued at Old Calabar 1893 (Dec): 'HALF / PENNY' in violet on Great Britain 2½ d. purple on blue, an unused horizontal se-tenant pair with first stamp Gibbons Type 9 handstamped surcharge in violet (9 printed), second stamp with italic Gibbons Type 7 handstamped surcharge in violet (22 examples printed), fresh and very fine, superb large part og. Believed unique. Signed Tommy Allen, Peter Holcombe, William H. Peckitt. Cert. Holcombe (1985) Gi = £ 19'000++.rnProvenance: Harmers, London, 28 Jan 1998, lot 1578. Corinphila Auction AG CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 1brit. colonies niger coast protectorate |
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 Lot 5290 - brit. colonies niger coast protectorate - Corinphila Auction AG CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 11894 (Jan 1): Oil Rivers obliterated ½ d. vermilion, 1 d. pale blue pair, 2 d. green used with July 1892 2½ d. purple on blue and rare December 1893 'Half / Penny' in violet on 2 d. grey-green & carmine (handstamped surcharge Type 7) all tied to large piece of registered stationery envelope by "Bonny River" datestamps (April 19, 1894) in black. A most unusual franking.rnProvenance: Harmers, London, 20 Dec 1894, lot 1470. Corinphila Auction AG CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 1brit. colonies niger coast protectorate |
