lagos - Stamp Auctions

Lot 5117 - lagos  -  Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History  - Day 4

Lot 5117 - lagos - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History - Day 4

1904: 10 s. green & brown, wmk. Crown CA, perf 14, a used example cancelled by two strikes of a "LAGOS W.C.A." registered cds (Proud Type R8). Beautifully centered. Very fine and rare. Cert. BPA (2014) Gi = £ 950.

Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History - Day 4

lagos
Price: CHF 200.00
Lot 5114 - lagos  -  Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History  - Day 4

Lot 5114 - lagos - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History - Day 4

1886: 5 s. blue, wmk. Crown CA, perf 14, an unused example, fresh and fine, large part og. Scarce, just 600 sent to the Colony. Cert. Brandon (1992) Gi = £ 750.

Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History - Day 4

lagos
Price: CHF 200.00
Lot 5115 - lagos  -  Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History  - Day 4

Lot 5115 - lagos - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History - Day 4

1886: 10 s. purple-brown, wmk. Crown CA, perf. 14, an unused example, well centred and fine fresh colour, large part og. A scarce stamp. Cert. Brandon (1995) Gi = £ 1'700.

Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History - Day 4

lagos
Price: CHF 500.00
Lot 5116 - lagos  -  Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History  - Day 4

Lot 5116 - lagos - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History - Day 4

1886: 10 s. purple-brown, wmk. Crown CA, perf 14, a used example cancelled by barred oval obliterator in black. Fine and rare. Cert. RPSL (1997) Gi = £ 1'200.

Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History - Day 4

lagos
Price: CHF 300.00
Lot 5015 - lagos ganzsachen -  Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History  - Day 4

Lot 5015 - lagos ganzsachen - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History - Day 4

1902: Postal Stationery Card, 1 d. carmine, used from Lagos to Brotterode, Germany, dated 5 September 1905, cancelled by circular "POST OFFICE / LAGOS W. C. A.", arrival dated 3 October 1905, redirected, with a "DERMBACH / FELDABAHM" datestamp of the same date alongside, small surface flaw lower right side, otherwise fine. Scarce example; earliest recorded usage and one of relatively few cards used before Lagos amalgamated with Southern Nigeria on 1 May 1906.
Reference: The Postal Stationery of Nigeria, by Peter Hørlyck, illustrated pg. 22.

Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History - Day 4

lagos ganzsachen
Price: CHF 150.00
Lot 5009 - lagos ganzsachen -  Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History  - Day 4

Lot 5009 - lagos ganzsachen - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History - Day 4

1892: Postal Stationery, group of seven examples of the 1 d. black overprint on 1½ d. red-brown cards. Comprising four unused and three used. Of those used, two are sent to Germany and one used internally. Neatly presented upon two album pages, written-up to illustrated the two different printings (1¾ mm. & 2¼ mm. between 1 & d), as well as varieties. In the main very fine, a scarce selection (7), especially genuinely used examples.

Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History - Day 4

lagos ganzsachen
Price: CHF 200.00
Lot 5003 - lagos ganzsachen -  Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History  - Day 4

Lot 5003 - lagos ganzsachen - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History - Day 4

1879: Postal Stationery Card, 1½ d. red-brown, used from Lagos to Hamburg, endorsed "Per S S Volta", dated 25 November 1881, cancelled by a dumb oval killer obliterator in black, with "LAGOS" single circle postmark in black longside, together with a British "PAID LIVERPOOL BR. PACKET" dated 30 December 1881, a "LONDON" transit datestamp 31 December 1881 and arrival "HAMBURG" cds in black dated 1 January 1882. Lower left corner crease otherwise very fine. A rare early use.
Reference: The Postal Stationery of Nigeria, by Peter Hørlyck, illustrated on pg. 2.

Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History - Day 4

lagos ganzsachen
Price: CHF 150.00
Lot 5021 - lagos ganzsachen -  Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History  - Day 4

Lot 5021 - lagos ganzsachen - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History - Day 4

1902: Registration Envelope, 2 d.vermilion, embossed De La Rue Die Proof, finished state, on wove paper (34 x 41 mm.), strong deep colour, very fine and rare; one of two recorded proofs.
Reference: The Postal Stationery of Nigeria, by Peter Hørlyck, pg. 373 and illustrated on pg. 374.
Provenance: The 'Colonel Danson' Collection, Robson Lowe,10 March 1971, lot 1554; and  Robson Lowe, 10 June 1981, lot 188.

Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History - Day 4

lagos ganzsachen
Price: CHF 300.00
Lot 5016 - lagos ganzsachen -  Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History  - Day 4

Lot 5016 - lagos ganzsachen - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History - Day 4

1902: Postal Stationery, 1 d. carmine, reply card, uprated with Southern Nigeria ½ d. green horizontal pair and 1 d. carmine, sent registered from Lagos to Prague, Hungary, dated 20 December 1911, tied by "LAGOS SOUTHERN NIGERIA" registered oval, with Lagos registered handstamp alongside. To the back of the reply part (detached) a "REGISTERED / LONDON E.C." hooded circle dated 7 January 1912. A fine and scarce usage.

Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History - Day 4

lagos ganzsachen
Price: CHF 100.00
Lot 5010 - lagos ganzsachen -  Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History  - Day 4

Lot 5010 - lagos ganzsachen - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History - Day 4

1892: Postal Stationery Card, 1 d. carmine, used from Lagos to Worms, Germany, dated 16 December 1892, cancelled by oval barred cancel in black, with "LAGOS / W. AFRICA" datestamp alongside and "WORMS" single circle dated 19 January 1893, fine and rare example; earliest recorded date of usage.
Note: This example proves that despite the common belief that these cards were issued in 1893 they were in fact issued in 1892.
Reference: The Postal Stationery of Nigeria, by Peter Hørlyck, illustrated pg. 18.
 

Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History - Day 4

lagos ganzsachen
Price: CHF 150.00