1915 (May): German East Africa 6 c. on 4 h. green, handstamped "G. R. / POST / 6 CENTS / MAFIA" in black, an unused horizontal pair of superb appearance, variety "Handstamped Overprint Omittted" on the left hand stamp, unused without gum. Unique - this being the sole pair recorded by Gibbs. Signed Holcombe. Cert. Holcombe (1991) Gibbs 20c / Gi = £ 7'500+.rnrnProvenance: Collection Col. J.R. Danson; Harmers, London, 24 Aug 1998, lot 3586.
Auction 309-320 - Australian States & Commonwealth British Africa, St. Helena - Day 2
By: Corinphila Auction AG
Corinphila Auction AG Auction 309-320 - Australian States & Commonwealth British Africa, St. Helena - Day 2
CORINPHILA AUKTIONEN AG · Wiesenstrasse 8 · 8032 Zürich · Schweiz / Suisse / Switzerland
VERSTEIGERUNGSFOLGE / AUCTION SCHEDULE
Freitag 24. November 2023 / Friday 24 November 2023
9:00 h 30001 – 30330 320: Australian States & Commonwealth of Australia – The ‘DUBOIS’ Collection (part III)
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania
12:30 h 4001 4681 310: British Africa, St. Helena, Ascension, Seychelles, Bushire – The ‘BESANÇON’ Collection
St. Helena, Ascencion, Seychelles, British East Africa, Nyasaland
Samstag 25. November 2023 / Saturday 25 November 2023
9:00 h 30331 – 30713 320: Australian States & Commonwealth of Australia – The ‘DUBOIS’ Collection (part III)
Victoria, Westaustralia, Commonwealth of Australia
13:00 h 4682 – 5101 310: British Africa, St. Helena, Ascension, Seychelles, Bushire – The ‘BESANÇON’ Collection
British Somaliland, Tanganyika, Zanzibar, Bushire
Montag 27. November 2023 / Monday 27 November 2023
9:00 h 1 – 463 309: Europe & Overseas Australia, Australian States Unused – The Peter Campbell Collection (part II)
14:00 h 464 – 1101 309: Europe & Overseas Americas (North, Central & South America)
- incl. South & Central America – The Brian Moorhouse Estate
Dienstag 28. November 2023 / Tuesday 28 November 2023
9:00 h 1102 – 1269 309: Europe & Overseas British Commonwealth, including Crash and Interrupted Mail
11:00 h 5201 5923 311: Egypt, including the Constantin Kelemenis & Ronny van Pellecom Collections
18:00 h 6001 6241 312: Haiti – “Liberty Head” Issue 1881–1887 – The Brian Moorhouse Collection
Mittwoch 29. November 2023 / Wednesday 29 November 2023
9:00 h 10001 10241 319: Great Britain 1840–1841 – The World‘s First Postage Stamps – The Simon Beresford-Wylie Collection (part I)
11:30 h 6501 6696 313: British Stamp Perforation – The Ray Simpson Collection
13:30 h 1270 – 1497 309: Europe & Overseas Great Britain, incl. some Surface Printed „Abnormal Plates“
- Rocket and Space Mail, incl. The Beatrice Bachmann Estate
15:30 h 1498 – 2137 309: Europe & Overseas Europe A –E, Greenland 1721–1938 – The ‘POLAR LIGHT’ Collection (part II)
- Togo Postal History – The John Mayne Collection
Donnerstag 30. November 2023 / Thursday 30 November 2023
9:00 h 2138 – 3365 309: Europe & Overseas Europe F – Z, Finland Revenue Issue 1881 and 1891 – The Jussi Tuori Collection
- Hungarian Post Offices in Romania – The Dr. Geza Homonnay Collection (part I)
- Spain 1850 – 6 cuartos black – Specialised Collection (part I)
Freitag 1. Dezember 2023 / Friday 1 December 2023
9:00 h 3366 – 3477 309: Europe & Overseas Asia / Africa
10:00 h 3478 – 3563 309: Europe & Overseas Collections & Accumulations, Literature
11:00 h 7000 7086 314: Europe‘s “Number 1” on cover – The ‘PENELOPE’ Collection
12:00 h 7501 7686 315: Incoming Mail to Spain 1850–1880 – The Luis Alemany Indarte Collection
14:00 h 9001 9179 317: Rotes Kreuz – Die Sammlung Richard Schäfer Jr.
15:30 h 9201 – 9567 318: Schweiz &
Liechtenstein
Schweiz ab 1907, Soldatenmarken, Flugpost Schweiz
Fürstentum Liechtenstein, Sammlungen und Posten Schweiz
Samstag 2. Dezember 2023 / Saturday 2 December 2023
10:00 h 8001 8053 316: Schweiz Bundespost – Seltene Frankaturen 1849–1854 – Die Sammlung Richard Schäfer Sr. (Teil I)
11:00 h 8101 – 8466 318: Altschweiz Vorphilatelie, Kantonalmarken, Ortspost, Poste Locale, Rayonmarken
15:30 h 8467 – 8613 318: Altschweiz Sitzende Helvetia (Strubel) bis UPU
- Ziffermuster 1882-1899 – Die Sammlung Dr. James Johnstone (Teil II)
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Lot #4883 - brit. colonies tanganyika
1915 (May): German East Africa 6 c. on 7½ h. carmine, handstamped "G. R. / POST / 6 CENTS / MAFIA" in black, a used example on small piece, variety "Handstamped Overprint Inverted". Small splash of green ink at base. Just 50 stamps overprinted, this being one of just two examples recorded with inverted overprint. A rarity. Signed Holcombe, Hoffmann Giesecke. Opinion Holcombe (1992). Cert. Hoffman Giesecke (1977) Gibbs 21b / Gi = unlisted....
Lot #4884 - brit. colonies tanganyika
1915 (May): German East Africa 6 c. on 15 h. ultramarine, handstamped "G. R. / POST / 6 CENTS / MAFIA" in violet, an unused example, of fresh colour, fine large part og. Just 30 stamps overprinted. Signed Holcombe. Opinion Holcombe (1996) Gibbs 22 / Gi = £ 2'500.rnrnProvenance: Harmers, London, 6 Oct 1998, lot 1099.rn
Lot #4885 - brit. colonies tanganyika
1915 (May): German East Africa 6 c. on 45 h. black & mauve, handstamped "G. R. / POST / 6 CENTS / MAFIA" in violet, an unused example, fresh and fine but for a couple of nibbed perfs. at base, large part og. Rare - just 20 stamps believed to have been overprinted. Certs. BPA (1962), Gibbs (2002) Gibbs 25 / Gi = £ 4'000.rnrnProvenance: Corinphila sale 133, June 2002, lot 591.
Lot #4886 - brit. colonies tanganyika
1915 (May): German East Africa 6 c. on 45 h. black & mauve, handstamped "G. R. / POST / 6 CENTS / MAFIA" in violet, an unused example, marginal with part imprint from base of sheet, fresh and very fine, large part og. Rare - just 20 stamps believed to have been overprinted. Signed Holcombe. Opinion Holcombe (1996) Gibbs 25 / Gi = £ 4'000.rnrnProvenance: Harmers, London, 29 Jan 1997, lot 1113.
Lot #4887 - brit. colonies tanganyika
1915 (Sept): German East Africa Statistical Charge Fiscals, circular handstamped overprint "O.H.B.M.S. / MAFIA" in blue, the complete set of six values: 24 pesa vermilion on buff, 12½ h. drab, 25 h. dull green, 50 h. slate, 1 r. lilac and Fee stamp 25 h. grey, all fine unused, large part og. Seldom seen or offered, a very fine set. Signed Holcombe and others (Giesecke, Muller of Basel etc.). Cert. Holcombe (1990) Gibbs 39/44 / Gi = £ 6'400....
Lot #4888 - brit. colonies tanganyika
1915 (Sept): German East Africa Statistical Charge Fiscals, circular handstamped overprint "O.H.B.M.S. / MAFIA" in blue on 25 h. dull green, used on 1916 single franking cover to S. Faulkner in the Audit Office in Zanzibar cancelled by "MAFIA" cds (July 6) in violet with Zanzibar arrival cds on reverse (July 7) in black. Philatelic but of great rarity.
Lot #4889 - brit. colonies tanganyika
1915 (Sept): German East Africa Statistical Charge Fiscals, circular handstamped overprint "O.H.B.M.S. / MAFIA" in blue on 1 rupee lilac, used on 1916 single franking cover to S. Faulkner in the Audit Office in Zanzibar cancelled by "MAFIA" cds (July 6) in violet with Zanzibar arrival cds on reverse (July 7) in black. Philatelic but of great rarity.
Lot #4890 - brit. colonies tanganyika
1915 (Sept): German East Africa Fee stamp, handstamped overprint "G. R / POST / MAFIA" in greenish-blue on 25 h. grey (Type 4), a fine used example with part "MAFIA" cds in same ink at upper right. Unlisted by Stanley Gibbons, see Gibbs page 253. Rare and very fine. Signed Holcombe Gibbs 59. rnrnProvenance: Harmers, London, 6 Oct 1998, lot 1108.
Lot #4891 - brit. colonies tanganyika
1915 (July): Zanzibar 1913 1 c. grey, with circular handstamped overprint "O.H.B.M.S. / MAFIA" in violet, an unused example, slightest of peripheral aging at top mentioned for accuracy only, large part og. See Gibbs pages 246, 254. Extremely rare. Signed Holcombe. Opinion Holcombe (1990) Gi = mentioned but unlisted.rnrnProvenance: Harmers, London, 6 Oct 1998, lot 1106.
Lot #4892 - brit. colonies tanganyika
1915 (Nov): India IEF handstamped overprint "G. R / POST / MAFIA" in green, black or blue; the unused set of ten values from 3 p. to 1 r., fresh and fine, large part og. An extremely rare and most elusive set - just 159 full sets can exist (printing figure of the 1 r.). All values from 3 p. to 4 a. signed by Stanley Gibbons Ltd.. 12 a. and 1 r. with Certs. BPA (1936) Gi = £ 2'000.
Lot #4893 - brit. colonies tanganyika
1915 (Nov): India IEF handstamped overprint "G. R / POST / MAFIA" in green; the used set of ten values from 3 p. to 1 r., all used on individual pieces and neatly tied by "F.P.O. / No. 322" circular datestamps (Nov 9, 1915) in black. An outstanding and extremely rare set Gi = £ 2'750+.rnrn
Lot #4894 - brit. colonies tanganyika
1915 (Nov): India IEF with handstamped overprint "G. R / POST / MAFIA" in dull blue, the part set of nine values from 3 p. grey to 12 a. carmine-lake used on large part OHMS cover addressed to Mombasa, all tied by four complete and one part "MAFIA" circular datestamps (July 26, 1916) in blue. Sadly truncated at left but nevertheless rare Gi = £ 2'000.
Lot #4895 - brit. colonies tanganyika
1915 (Nov): India IEF 3 p. grey, handstamped overprint "G. R / POST / MAFIA" in bluish-green, an unused vertical strip of three, variety on the central stamp "Handstamped Overprint Inverted", fresh and very fine, large part og. with lower two stamps unmounted og. A rarity with probably just the one horizontal row with the variety. Cert. Ceremuga (2022) Gi = unpriced.
Lot #4896 - brit. colonies tanganyika
1915 (Nov): India IEF handstamped overprint "G. R / POST / MAFIA" in green, 3 p. grey horizontal pair, 1 a. aniline carmine and 2 a. 6 p. ultramarine horizontal pair used uncancelled on 1916 registered cover to London; reverse with "Zanzibar" cds (Oct 16) and four London arrivals (Nov 16 and 28). Rare and very fine. Cert. BPA (1981).rnrnProvenance: Grosvenor, London, 7 May 2009, lot 1105.
Lot #4897 - brit. colonies tanganyika
1915 (Nov): India IEF 2 a. purple, handstamped overprint "G. R / POST / MAFIA" in black, a fine used example cancelled by part "Mafia" cds in blue. A fine example of a scarce stamp, just 768 stamps issued Gi = £ 190.
Lot #4898 - brit. colonies tanganyika
1915 (Nov): India IEF handstamped overprint "G. R. / Post / MAFIA" in violet, the complete set of ten values from 3 p. grey to 1 r. red-brown & deep blue-green all used on notepaper with the overprint heavily applied and the double ring cancellations of MAFIA presumably all back-dated as the dates range from April 30, 1916 to Dec 31, 1916 and tying the adhesives in black. Notation above "Capt. Caradini has bought this set of Mafia second...
Lot #4899 - brit. colonies tanganyika
1915 (Sept): German East Africa 2½ h. brown, with handstamped overprint "G. R / POST / MAFIA" in black (Type M4), an unused example, variety "Handstamped Overprint Double", one struck diagonally, fresh and very fine appearance but toning at top on reverse on large part og. An extremely rare stamp - similar stamps mentioned in Gibbons footnote and Gibbs on page 253. Holcombe states two or three examples exist. Signed Holcombe. Cert. Holcombe (...
Lot #4900 - brit. colonies tanganyika
1917: German East Africa 20 h. black & red on yellow, with handstamped overprint "G. R / Post / MAFIA." in black (Type M5), an unused example, variety "Handstamped Overprint Inverted", fresh and very fine appearance, large part og. An extremely rare stamp - similar stamps mentioned in Gibbons footnotes and by Gibbs on page 253. Signed Holcombe. Opinion Holcombe (1990). Cert. BPA (1956).rnrnProvenance: Harmers, London, 6 Oct 1998, lot 1111...
Lot #4901 - brit. colonies tanganyika
Nyasaland-Rhodesian Force 1916 (Aug-Sept): Nyasaland set of five values unused, overprinted 'N.F.' at Zomba in black, together with the "SPECIMEN" set of five overprinted in black (Samuel type NY4), fresh and fine, large part og. Scarce Gi = £ 380.
Lot #4902 - brit. colonies tanganyika
Nyasaland - Rhodesian Field Force 1916 (Aug-Sept): ½ d. green optd. N.F., an unused example, marginal from right of sheet handstamped "RUNGWE" diagonally reading up in violet, part og. Sold with small piece of paper, possibly contemporary, stating that the Rungwe (Mbeya region) handstamp was applied, not as a cancellation, but as a security measure probably due to a theft of stocks.
Lot #4903 - brit. colonies tanganyika
Nyasaland-Rhodesian Force 1916 (Aug-Sept): Nyasaland 1 d. scarlet overprinted 'N.F.' at Zomba in black, a horizontal strip of three (Row 9, stamps 4-6, used on 1917 cover to Corp. L.H. Rivers of the R.S.A.P., Southern Rhodesian Coloumn, cancelled by NYASALAND / FF2 squared circle datestamp (May 19) in black. Rare.rnrnProvenance: Harmers, London, 28 Jan 1999, lot 1039.
Lot #4904 - brit. colonies tanganyika
Nyasaland-Rhodesian Force 1916 (Aug-Sept): Nyasaland 3 d. purple on yellow, overprinted 'N.F.' at Zomba in black, an unused block of eight, upper stamps Row 9, stamps 3-6, with second stamp (no. 4) showing damaged "F" at base and stamp 6 showing damaged "F" at top, fresh and fine appearance, typical slight aging on large part og., lower row unmounted og. A rare multiple Gi = £ 200+.
Lot #4905 - brit. colonies tanganyika
Nyasaland-Rhodesian Force 1916 (Aug-Sept): Nyasaland 3 d. purple on yellow and 1 s. black on green (2), unused examples overprinted 'N.F.' at Zomba in black, further overprinted "SPECIMEN" in black (Samuel type NY4) with varieties: both values with break in right leg to "N" in N.F.", and a further 1 s. value showing "No Serifs at top left of N" - this last very rare with just one example per sheet possible: a total of perhaps 12 could exist...
Lot #4906 - brit. colonies tanganyika
Nyasaland - Rhodesian Field Force 1916 (Aug-Sept): The collection on leaves with Field Post Office datestamps, with FPO 1 group of piueces (5) showing 3 d. used in first week of issue (21.9.16), piece with four values incl. 1 s. used from FPO 3; 1 s. used at FPO 4 (15 Sept 1916, the earliest recorded date of use by three days); ½ d. green block of eight used on May 1917 cover, 'Wilson' cover with 1 d. and 4 d. used from FPO 10 etc. A scarce...
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