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Lot 3553 - westaustralien  -  Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Western Australia & Great Britain  - Day 3

Lot 3553 - westaustralien - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Western Australia & Great Britain - Day 3

1854 (Aug 1): Lithographed 4 d. blue, wmk. Swan sideways, a used example of rich colour, good to large margins all round (Row 7, stamp 4), showing variety "Tilted Frame", lightly cancelled in black, rich deep shade, fresh and very fine. A rare stamp Gi = £ 1'600.

Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Western Australia & Great Britain - Day 3

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Price: CHF 600.00
Lot 3569 - westaustralien  -  Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Western Australia & Great Britain  - Day 3

Lot 3569 - westaustralien - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Western Australia & Great Britain - Day 3

1854/55: Lithographed 4 d.  pale blue, wmk. Swan sideways, an unused example with large margins all round and showing sheet margin and marginal watermark at right, (Row 8, stamp 5, Pane D, position 160), fresh and very fine unused without gum. A most attractive stamp Gi = £ 375+.

Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Western Australia & Great Britain - Day 3

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Price: CHF 200.00
Lot 3581 - westaustralien  -  Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Western Australia & Great Britain  - Day 3

Lot 3581 - westaustralien - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Western Australia & Great Britain - Day 3

1854 (Aug 1): Lithographed 4 d. blue, wmk. Swan sideways, an unused example with large even margins all round (Row 11, stamp 3), of fine fresh colour, unused without gum. A fine stamp Gi = £ 375.

Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Western Australia & Great Britain - Day 3

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Price: CHF 150.00
Lot 3548 - westaustralien  -  Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Western Australia & Great Britain  - Day 3

Lot 3548 - westaustralien - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Western Australia & Great Britain - Day 3

1854 (Aug 1): Lithographed 4 d. pale blue, wmk. Swan sideways, an unused example with large even margins all round and small portion of adjoining stamp at base, (Row 5, stamp 4, Pane D, position 99), unused without gum, fresh and very fine Gi = £ 375.

Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Western Australia & Great Britain - Day 3

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Price: CHF 150.00
Lot 3564 - westaustralien  -  Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Western Australia & Great Britain  - Day 3

Lot 3564 - westaustralien - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Western Australia & Great Britain - Day 3

1854 (Aug 1): Lithographed 4 d. pale blue, wmk. Swan sideways, a used example, with ample to good margins all round (Row 8, stamp 3, Pane B, position 148), positions 143, 148, 153 and 158 all show inside break to the "F" of FOUR, position 148 alone also showing "Broken frame under "U" of FOUR", lightly cancelled by Bowra circle and bars numeral "8" of Fremantle in black Gi = £ 200.

Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Western Australia & Great Britain - Day 3

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Price: CHF 100.00
Lot 3580 - westaustralien  -  Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Western Australia & Great Britain  - Day 3

Lot 3580 - westaustralien - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Western Australia & Great Britain - Day 3

1854 (Aug 1): Lithographed 4 d. pale blue, wmk. Swan sideways, an unused block of four with large even margins all round (Row 10, stamps 1-2. Pane D, positions 196-197 / Row 11, stamps 1-2, Pane D, stamps 216-217), of fine fresh colour, first stamp showing variety "N of PENCE narrow and compressed AUSTR.", third stamp shows variety "A of POSTAGE with thin right limb", slightest aging from previous hinge, without gum, a splendid block of delightful appearance and very rare Gi = £ 7'750+.

Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Western Australia & Great Britain - Day 3

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Price: CHF 2,500.00
Lot 3543 - westaustralien  -  Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Western Australia & Great Britain  - Day 3

Lot 3543 - westaustralien - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Western Australia & Great Britain - Day 3

1854 (Aug 1): Lithographed 4 d. pale blue, wmk. Swan sideways, an unused block of four with good even margins all round, (Row 4, stamps 2-3, Pane C - Row 5 stamps 2-3, Pane C, positions 72-73/92-93), fresh and very fine, without gum, superb appearance, a scarce multiple Gi = £ 1'500+.
Provenance: Collection Alfred H. Caspary, Harmers, New York, 6-9 Oct 1958, lot 522; collection Frank Chadwick, Robson Lowe, London, 18 May 1978, lot 2065.

Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Western Australia & Great Britain - Day 3

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Price: CHF 600.00
Lot 3559 - westaustralien  -  Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Western Australia & Great Britain  - Day 3

Lot 3559 - westaustralien - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Western Australia & Great Britain - Day 3

The Inverted Frame 1854 (Aug 1): 4 d. pale blue, wmk. Swan sideways, a used cut round example of this famous stamp (Row 8, stamp 1, Pane A, position 141), fine lightly used with Bowra circle and bars numeral "2" obliterator of Perth in black, insignificant closed tear, showing the sheet marginal watermark at left and thus confirming the sheet position from the first Pane. The "Inverted Swan" variety was noticed and replaced before the larger printings of late 1855 and examples of these replaced steroes can be found in the following lots in this collection. Of the 13 examples of this error known to have survived this example is listed at number 'VIII' in L.N. and M. Williams's work on the world's rarities, 7 of the 13 are in permanent or institutional collections: The collection of His Majesty King Charles III, the Tapling at the British Library, The Duke of Leinster collection at the National Museum of Ireland, The Western Australian Museum in Perth, The White collection at the Mitchell Library in Sydney and two in the Miss Vickery collection in the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney. The remaining six examples (Williams number XV was later found to be a forgery) are with collectors - including one extraordinary collection that contains no less than 4 examples (Nos. IV, VII, XI and XII). Thus as I write, just two examples can be considered to be possibly "available" on the philatelic market. An outstandingly rare stamp and a famous and iconic error. Cert. RPSL (1933) Gi = £ 180'000.
Provenance: Purchased in a collection by M. Kurt Maier in 1913 thence to the collection of H.P. Manus; Plumridge, London, Manus sale 8, 7 July 1933, lot 295 - purchased by Richard Roberts; R.B. Yardley, Harmers, London, sale 5, 12 Dec 1944, lot 469 - purchased by Noël Calnan; Robson Lowe, 20 Oct 1964, lot 193; H.A.V. Bulleid, Christie's, New York, 15 June 1989, lot 3454.
Exhibited at the Royal Philatelic Society London Exhibition commemorating the Silver Jubilee of King George V from 6-11 May 1935.
 

Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Western Australia & Great Britain - Day 3

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Price: CHF 25,000.00
Lot 3575 - westaustralien  -  Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Western Australia & Great Britain  - Day 3

Lot 3575 - westaustralien - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Western Australia & Great Britain - Day 3

1854 (Aug 1): Lithographed 4 d. pale blue, wmk. Swan sideways, an unused example, with large even margins all round and sheet marginal at right, (Row 9, stamp 5, Pane D, position 180), showing marginal watermark, of fine fresh colour, unused without gum. Scarce and most attractive Gi = £ 375.

Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Western Australia & Great Britain - Day 3

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Price: CHF 200.00
Lot 3538 - westaustralien  -  Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Western Australia & Great Britain  - Day 3

Lot 3538 - westaustralien - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Western Australia & Great Britain - Day 3

1854: Lithographed 4 d. pale blue, a used example sharing small piece with 1855 1 s. pale brown, the 4 d. showing variety "ESTERN in squeezed down letters and "U" of FOUR squeezed up" (Row 3, stamp 2, Pane D, position 57), neatly tied by void obliterator handstamp in black. Tropicalised at base but unusual Gi = £ 2'750+.

Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Western Australia & Great Britain - Day 3

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Price: CHF 250.00