niger coast protectorate - Stamp Auctions
 Lot 5251 - 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 7 handstamped surcharge in violet, on small piece with July 1892 2 d. grey-green & carmine, each cancelled by "Old Calabar" squared circle datestamps (Nov 28, 1894) in black. Unusual and scarce. Signed Heinrich Köhler Gi = £ 275+. Corinphila Auction AG CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 1brit. colonies niger coast protectorate |
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 Lot 5267 - 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 pair, first stamp with Gibbons Type 9 handstamped surcharge in vermilion and right hand stamp with Type 9 surcharge in green, slightest trace of age on superb large part og. Just 60 stamps issued with the vermilion surcharge. An attractive and very rare multiple. Cert. RPSL (1960) Gi = £ 1'100++.rnProvenance: Harmers, London, 28 Aug 1997, lot 1243. Corinphila Auction AG CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 1brit. colonies niger coast protectorate |
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 Lot 5283 - 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 B, fresh colour and very fine appearance with surcharge strongly applied, top perfs. with slight traces of the red blotting paper used for storing the stamps, large part og. An immensely rare stamp. Signed A. Diena, Houtzamer. Cert. BPA (1986) Gi = £ 6'000.rnrn Corinphila Auction AG CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 1brit. colonies niger coast protectorate |
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 Lot 5262 - brit. colonies niger coast protectorate - Corinphila Auction AG CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 1Issued at Old Calabar 1893 (Dec): 'Half / Penny' in green on Great Britain 2½ d. purple on blue, an unused example with Gibbons Type 8 handstamped surcharge in green, centred to right otherwise fresh and very fine with large part og. A very scarce stamp. Signed A. Diena Gi = £ 550.rnrn Corinphila Auction AG CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 1brit. colonies niger coast protectorate |
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 Lot 5278 - 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, the first stamp with variety "Surcharge Diagonal Reading Up" and the right hand stamp with variety "Surcharge Vertical Reading Down", of fresh colour and very fine, superb large part og. Exceedingly rare multiple for the connoisseur. Cert. BPA (1956) Gi = £ 16'000+.rnProvenance: Collection E. Ashton-Kinder, RL, London, 15 Feb 1978, lot 155. Corinphila Auction AG CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 1brit. colonies niger coast protectorate |
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 Lot 5294 - brit. colonies niger coast protectorate - Corinphila Auction AG CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 11894 (Jan 1): 2 d. green, the used horizontal pair, variety "Imperforate Between Vertically", of vibrant fresh colour, neatly cancelled by "Forcados River" circular datestamps (March 8, 1894) in black. Two small bends unapparent on face, a famous and extremely rare variety. Signed A. Diena. Certs. A. Diena (1957), BPA (2003) Gi = £ 17'000.rnProvenance: Collection H. Gilbert, Spink in association with Harmers of New York, London, 15-16 June 2005, lot 1006. Corinphila Auction AG CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 1brit. colonies niger coast protectorate |
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 Lot 5257 - 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, a used horizontal pair with Gibbons Type 7 handstamped surcharge in vermilion, cancelled by complete "Old Calabar River" circular datestamp (Feb 17, 1894) in black. Fine and scarce multiple with just 180 stamps issued Gi = £ 400. Corinphila Auction AG CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 1brit. colonies niger coast protectorate |
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 Lot 5273 - brit. colonies niger coast protectorate - Corinphila Auction AG CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 1Issued at Old Calabar 1893 (Dec): 'HALF / PENNY' in green on Great Britain 2½ d. purple on blue, an unused se-tenant horizontal strip of three, with first and third stamps Gibbons Type 9 handstamped surcharge in green and central stamp surcharged Type 9 in vermilion, of fresh vibrant colour and extremely fine, with merest trace of speckles from red blotting paper utilised to store the stamps on large part og. Just 120 stamps of the green and 60 stamps of the vermilion surcharge issued. Exceptional and very rare multiple. Cert. RPSL (1995) Gi = £ 1'550++.rnProvenance: Collection Colonel J.R. Danson, RL, London, 10 March 1971, lot 1714; Collection David Springbett; Collection Howard & Torie Gibralter, Shreves, New York, 14-15 Sept 2000, lot 1906. Corinphila Auction AG CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 1brit. colonies niger coast protectorate |
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 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 |
