tobago - Stamp Auctions
 Lot 4125 - brit. colonies tobago - Corinphila Auction AG Corinphila Auction 284-290 - Day 1Provisional Surcharges 1886 (April): "½ PENNY" on 2½ d. dull blue, an unused vertical pair, lower stamp with variety "Surcharge Omitted", of fine depth of colour, fresh and of marvellous appearance, slightly browned large part og. Exceptionally rare and in the foremost quality: just five pairs are thought to exist, with one being housed in the collection of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Cert. Philatelic Foundation (1964) Gi = £ 15'000.rnProvenance: Collection Arthur Hind, Harmers, London, 7-9 May 1934, lot 374; Collection Charlton-Henry; Collection Arthur Beach (1972); Collection F.W. Doolittle, Sotheby's, London, 2 Oct 1980, lot 73. Corinphila Auction AG Corinphila Auction 284-290 Day 1brit. colonies tobago |
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 Lot 4109 - brit. colonies tobago - Corinphila Auction AG Corinphila Auction 284-290 - Day 11880 (Nov): '1d.' on vertically bisected 6 d. orange, left half, an unused example of fine colour with the manuscript '1d.' ink surcharge, large part og. Extremely fine and extremely rare. Cert. BPA (1980) Gi = £ 6'000.rnProvenance: Tommy Allen.rn Corinphila Auction AG Corinphila Auction 284-290 Day 1brit. colonies tobago |
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 Lot 4120 - brit. colonies tobago - Corinphila Auction AG Corinphila Auction 284-290 - Day 11885: Appendix sheet from the De La Rue record book headed "Scheme for Printing the Stamps in Doubly Fugitive inks" with seven perforated Colour Trials of the 1 d. value, with annotated proposed values in manuscript alongside showing 1 d. in lilac ('1d.'), 1 d. in black & lilac ('3d.'), 1 d. in red & lilac ('4d.'), 1 d. in blue & lilac ('6d.'), 1 d. dull green ('1s.'), 1 d. in red & dull green ('5s.') and 1 d. in blue & dull green ('£1'). A magnificent page, not illustrated in "The De La Rue Colllection". Extraordinary and very rare.rnProvenance: Collection Urwick; Collection F.W. Doolittle, Sotheby's, London, 2 Oct 1980, lot 95.rnThis piece was loaned to Arthur Beach for his display before the Royal Philatelic Society on 16 November 1961. Corinphila Auction AG Corinphila Auction 284-290 Day 1brit. colonies tobago |
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 Lot 4131 - brit. colonies tobago - Corinphila Auction AG Corinphila Auction 284-290 - Day 1Provisional Surcharges 1889 (July): "1 PENNY" on 2½ d. dull blue, an unused block of twenty-four (4 x 6), marginal from left of sheet, of lovely fresh colour, positions 13-16 / 19-22 / 25-28 / 31-34 / 37-40 / 43-46; showing "Figure Further from Word" variety on positions 22, 34 and 46, superb, large part og. with twelve stamps unmounted og. A rare and important multiple: the largest recorded Gi = £ 3'200+.rnProvenance: Collection Arthur Beach (1972); Collection F.W. Doolittle, Sotheby's, London, 2 Oct 1980, lot 86; Collection R.A. Ramkissoon, Harmers, Zurich, 6 Dec 2006, lot 2391.rnrnrnrnrnrnrnrnrnrnrnrn Corinphila Auction AG Corinphila Auction 284-290 Day 1brit. colonies tobago |
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 Lot 4115 - brit. colonies tobago - Corinphila Auction AG Corinphila Auction 284-290 - Day 11880 (Dec 20): ½ d. purple-brown, 1 d. Venetian red, 4 d. yellow-green, 6 d. stone and 1 s. yellow-ochre; the set of five values unused, all of fresh colour, the 6 d. thinned at top otherwise fine, large part og. Four values signed A. Diena Gi = £ 1'025. Corinphila Auction AG Corinphila Auction 284-290 Day 1brit. colonies tobago |
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 Lot 4126 - brit. colonies tobago - Corinphila Auction AG Corinphila Auction 284-290 - Day 1Provisional Surcharges 1886 (April): "½ PENNY" on 2½ d. dull blue, four single examples and two horizontal pairs used on 1886 cover to New York, one example showing the "Figure Further from Word" variety and three examples showing the "Raised "P" of PENNY" variety, all tied by 'Tobago' datestamps (May 25). Reverse with 'New York / Paid All' datestamp (June 17) of arrival. A charming and extremely rare cover.rnProvenance: Collection Arthur Beach (1972); Collection W.A. Frazer, Spink, London, 30 Oct 2003, lot 1752; Spink, London, 14 Nov 2008, lot 2219. Corinphila Auction AG Corinphila Auction 284-290 Day 1brit. colonies tobago |
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 Lot 4110 - brit. colonies tobago - Corinphila Auction AG Corinphila Auction 284-290 - Day 11880 (Nov): '1d.' in manuscript on vertically bisected 6 d. orange, left half, a used example of fine colour, light tone spot at left, cancelled by "A14" obliterator in black. A very scarce stamp. Certs. RPSL (1937), BPA (2021) Gi = £ 850. Corinphila Auction AG Corinphila Auction 284-290 Day 1brit. colonies tobago |
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 Lot 4121 - brit. colonies tobago - Corinphila Auction AG Corinphila Auction 284-290 - Day 1Colour Changes 1885/96: ½ d. dull green ued on 1½ d. brown on buff postal stationery card, each cancelled by neat "Tobago" datestamps (Aug 30, 1895) in black with Leipzig arrival cds (Sept 20) at left. Scarce. Corinphila Auction AG Corinphila Auction 284-290 Day 1brit. colonies tobago |
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 Lot 4116 - brit. colonies tobago - Corinphila Auction AG Corinphila Auction 284-290 - Day 11880: 1 s. yellow-ochre, wmk. Crown CC, a sheet marginal example on 1890 registered cover to Pemberton, Wilson & Co. in London, neatly tied by 'Tobago' datestamp (Sept 10) in black. Oval 'R' at left and hooded 'Registered / London' arrival in red (Sept 25) on front and in black on reverse. A fine and rare cover. Corinphila Auction AG Corinphila Auction 284-290 Day 1brit. colonies tobago |
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 Lot 4132 - brit. colonies tobago - Corinphila Auction AG Corinphila Auction 284-290 - Day 1Provisional Surcharges 1892 (March): "½ PENNY" on 4 d. grey, an unused example, of good colour, variety "Malformed "CE" of PENCE", fresh and very fine, slight aging on large part og. Scarce Gi = £ 325.rnProvenance: Collection W.A. Frazer, Spink, London, 30 Oct 2003, ex lot 758.rn Corinphila Auction AG Corinphila Auction 284-290 Day 1brit. colonies tobago |
