brit. colonies - Stamp Auctions
 Lot 30664 - brit. colonies Australia - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 309-320 - Australian States & Commonwealth British Africa, St. Helena - Day 2Commemoratives 1963 (Feb 18): Royal Visit 5 d. deep green, an unused block of four, marginal at base, showing variety "Misplaced Perforations", fresh and very fine, unmounted og. Scarce BW 392bb = $ 600. Corinphila Auction AG Auction 309-320 - Australian States & Commonwealth British Africa, St. Helena - Day 2brit. colonies Australia |
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 Lot 30651 - brit. colonies Australia - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 309-320 - Australian States & Commonwealth British Africa, St. Helena - Day 2Definitives 1953/56: 3 d. deep green, an unused example from lower right corner of the left pane, lower stamp with void area at base leaving partial AUSTRALIA, fine, unmounted og. Unusual and appealing variety. Corinphila Auction AG Auction 309-320 - Australian States & Commonwealth British Africa, St. Helena - Day 2brit. colonies Australia |
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 Lot 30659 - brit. colonies Australia - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 309-320 - Australian States & Commonwealth British Africa, St. Helena - Day 2Commemoratives 1957: Christmas Issue, 3½ d. red and 4 d. purple, Imperforate Die Proofs in issued colours in sunken frame (125 x 86 mm.), the reverse handstamped "C.B.A. / NOTE PRINTING / BRANCH" in violet, 3½ d. numbered '11' and dated '20.8.57' in manuscript and the 4 d. numbered '18' with same date, presented to Sir G. Chippendall, Director General of the Postmaster General's Dept. Rare and fine, just 8 Proofs were struck BW 338DP(1) + 339DP(1) = $ 5'000. Corinphila Auction AG Auction 309-320 - Australian States & Commonwealth British Africa, St. Helena - Day 2brit. colonies Australia |
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 Lot 30635 - brit. colonies Australia - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 309-320 - Australian States & Commonwealth British Africa, St. Helena - Day 2Definitives 1937/49: George VI, 3 d. purple-brown, Die III, perf. 15 x 14, an unused block of eight divided by interpanneau margin showing Imprint at right and Plate Number "14" at base of the margin, one stamp with minor hinge, balance unmounted og; also an unused block of four marginal from top of sheet on "thin paper", one age spot on unmounted og. BW 196a+196zc = $ 1'300. Corinphila Auction AG Auction 309-320 - Australian States & Commonwealth British Africa, St. Helena - Day 2brit. colonies Australia |
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 Lot 30646 - brit. colonies Australia - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 309-320 - Australian States & Commonwealth British Africa, St. Helena - Day 2Definitives 1948/56: Lyrebird 1 s. grey-green, no wmk., an unused block of eighteen (3 x 6), marginal at top and at right, first vertical row with all six stamps showing "Roller Flaw over "O" of ONE", fresh and very fine multiple, one stamp with tiny mark on gum, unmounted og. BW 210d = $ 1'250. Corinphila Auction AG Auction 309-320 - Australian States & Commonwealth British Africa, St. Helena - Day 2brit. colonies Australia |
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 Lot 30670 - brit. colonies Australia - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 309-320 - Australian States & Commonwealth British Africa, St. Helena - Day 2Airmail 1951: First Flight cover addressed to New York carried on Qantas Return Flight from Cocos to Australia, franked by 1948 2 s. brown tied by GPO Sydney datestamp upon arrival. Large handstamp "COCOS / SYDNEY" at left and registration label " Cocos / 0023" although E.R Leigh-Parkin only prepared 20 covers for this Flight. Reverse with range of datestamps "C&W LTD / COCOS" (June 11), Sydney cds's (June 20) and San Francisco transit cds (June 22) and grey label "Per Qantas / Catalina / VH-EBA". Very rare. Corinphila Auction AG Auction 309-320 - Australian States & Commonwealth British Africa, St. Helena - Day 2brit. colonies Australia |
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 Lot 30630 - brit. colonies Australia - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 309-320 - Australian States & Commonwealth British Africa, St. Helena - Day 2King Edward VIII 1936: King Edward VIII, photographic Essays (7) for proposed 2 d. value, stamp size in black and white, affixed to thick card (161 x 102 mm.), all utilising the three-quarter profile head from the unissued 2 d. scarlet, three of the designs being similar to this famous stamp, the other four with considerably more elaborate frames. Reverse marked "8A to 14A" and each Essay initialled and dated "7/5/36" in ink. Mentioned in Brusden White on page 6/23. Edward VIII abdicated on December 11, 1936. Unique and important Essays.rnrnProvenance: The estate of John Ash; Harmers, London, 3-4 Oct 1978, lot 511; Collection James B. Williamson, Sotheby's, London, 18 Sept 1981, lot 498; Collection 'Chartwell', Spink, London, 23 May 2018, lot 703.rnrn Corinphila Auction AG Auction 309-320 - Australian States & Commonwealth British Africa, St. Helena - Day 2brit. colonies Australia |
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Lot 30641 - brit. colonies Australia - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 309-320 - Australian States & Commonwealth British Africa, St. Helena - Day 2Definitives 1948/56: Hermes 1 s. 6 d. black, wmk. C of A sideways, an unused block of four showing central Plate Number "-2" at centre, slightr bend, most attractive, unmounted og. (BW 261zc = $ 750) together with an unused Imprint block of twelve from lower left of sheet showing the "Extra Island below Tasmania" flaw on sixth stamp and a vertical pair with "Hair on Plate" flaw leaving blank disgonal patch. Scarce group. Corinphila Auction AG Auction 309-320 - Australian States & Commonwealth British Africa, St. Helena - Day 2brit. colonies Australia |
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 Lot 30665 - brit. colonies Australia - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 309-320 - Australian States & Commonwealth British Africa, St. Helena - Day 2Definitives 1963/65: Navigators, Cook 7 s. 6 d. olive, Fliners 10 s. maroon, Bass £ 1 purple and King £ 2 sepia, all on white paper, corner marginal or marginal examples overprinted "SPECIMEN" in black, fresh and very fine, unmounted og. Gi = £ 475 / BW = $ 975. Corinphila Auction AG Auction 309-320 - Australian States & Commonwealth British Africa, St. Helena - Day 2brit. colonies Australia |
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 Lot 30625 - brit. colonies Australia - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 309-320 - Australian States & Commonwealth British Africa, St. Helena - Day 21932: Kookaburra 6 d. red-brown used on 1937 registered cover to Melbourne tied by "Birchip / Vic" cds (April 7) with attached "URGENT LETTERS / FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY / BY / TELEGRAPH MESSENGER" green label on obverse. Melbourne arrival of the following day on reverse of a fine and unusual cover. Corinphila Auction AG Auction 309-320 - Australian States & Commonwealth British Africa, St. Helena - Day 2brit. colonies Australia |
