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 Lot 4283 - britische kolonien zypern - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 265th - 273rd - Day 31879 (Dec 9): Great Britain 1870 ½ d. rose-red pl. 20 and 1858/69 2 d. blue pl. 15 used on 1879 entire letter from Larnaca to Rhodes, tied by two strikes of the "942" obliterator with LARNACA / CYPRUS datestamp alongside (Dec 9, code A). Reverse with crisp strike of scarce Austrian Post Office RODI arrival cds (Dec 11) struck in blue. Some minor aging but an extremely rare entire. Corinphila Auction AG Auction 265th - 273rd - Day 3britische kolonien zypern |
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 Lot 4290 - britische kolonien zypern - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 265th - 273rd - Day 31879 (March 27): Great Britain 1876/79 2½ d. rosy mauve pl. 12, a single example used on cover to Florence, Italy tied by "942" obliterator with LARNACA / CYPRUS datestamp alongside (March 27, code A). Struck with exceedingly scarce framed "TOO LATE" handstamp in black (see Parmenter & Gordon page 1/47, this being the sole recorded example therein). Reverse with Brindisi transit cds and Firenze arrival (April 11) and re-addressed to Viareggio (April 12). An Exhibition item. Corinphila Auction AG Auction 265th - 273rd - Day 3britische kolonien zypern |
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 Lot 4285 - britische kolonien zypern - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 265th - 273rd - Day 31878 (Dec 19): Great Britain 1864/79 1 d. red pl. 203 in a horizontal pair used with 1876 2½ d. rosy-mauve pl. 12 on 1878 cover from Larnaca to Paris tied by three strikes of the "942" obliterator with LARNACA / CYPRUS datestamp (Dec 19, code A) also tying the 2½ d. Reverse with Brindisi transit cds and obverse with 'Italie / Modane' transit (Dec 28) in blue. A rare and most attractive cover. Signed Orestis Vlastos. Corinphila Auction AG Auction 265th - 273rd - Day 3britische kolonien zypern |
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 Lot 4284 - britische kolonien zypern - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 265th - 273rd - Day 31879c.: Great Britain 1864/79 1 d. red pl. 179 locally used on envelope from Larnaca to Sir Robert Biddulph in Nicosia, neatly tied by "942" obliterator in black. Rare and very fine.rnProvenance: Collection E.E. Yates.rnNote: The addressee, Col. Robert Biddulph served in the Crimean War and was present at the Siege of Sevastopol in 1854. He also served in the Indian Mutiny, and was Brigade Major during the Siege of Lucknow. In 1871 he was selected to be Assistant Adjutant-General at the War Office and was then appointed Commander of Artillery under Sir Garnet Wolseley who left Cyprus in July 1879. Sir Robert Biddulph succeeded Sir Garnet Wolseley as High Commissioner and Commander-in-Chief of Cyprus. Corinphila Auction AG Auction 265th - 273rd - Day 3britische kolonien zypern |
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 Lot 4293 - britische kolonien zypern - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 265th - 273rd - Day 31879 (Dec 13): Great Britain 1 d. brown on buff postal stationery card used to Beirut cancelled by bold strikes of "942" obliterator LARNACA / CYPRUS datestamp (Dec 13, code A) and "British Post Office / Beyrout" (Dec 14), all on the obverse of the card. Choice and rare. Corinphila Auction AG Auction 265th - 273rd - Day 3britische kolonien zypern |
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 Lot 4286 - britische kolonien zypern - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 265th - 273rd - Day 31879 (Jan 30): Great Britain 1864/79 1 d. red pl. 210 and 1876 2½ d. rosy-mauve pl. 13 on 1879 cover from Larnaca to Alexandria at single rate tied by two strikes of the "942" obliterator with LARNACA / CYPRUS datestamp (Jan 30, code A) superbly struck at right. Reverse with Alexandria arrival cds (Feb 1) in black. Illustrated in 'Cyprus' by Castle, first edition, page 22. Minor envelope imperfections but an attractive and rare cover.rnProvenance: Collection Colonel J.R. Danson, RL, London, 30 June 1971, lot 1019; Collection André Bollen, Köhler, Wiesbaden, 8 Feb 1983, lot 5. Corinphila Auction AG Auction 265th - 273rd - Day 3britische kolonien zypern |
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 Lot 4291 - britische kolonien zypern - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 265th - 273rd - Day 31879 (May 6): Great Britain 1876/79 2½ d. rosy mauve pl. 13 used on 1879 cover from Limassol to London endorsed 'via Brindisi' tied by fine "975" obliterator with LIMASSOL / CYPRUS datestamp alongside (May 6, code B) and 'London / Paid' arrival in red (May 19) at left. Reverse with top flap missing and fine LARNACA / CYPRUS transit cds (May 7, code A). Superb strikes on a fresh and fine cover.rnProvenance: Collection J.C. North, RL, London, 2 May 1956, lot 52; Collection André Bollen, Köhler, Wiesbaden, 8 Feb 1983, lot 16. Corinphila Auction AG Auction 265th - 273rd - Day 3britische kolonien zypern |
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 Lot 1620 - britische kolonien zypern - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 265th - 273rd - Day 5Turkish Cyprus 1975: Complete definitive issue, all ten values from 3 m. to 500 m. in complete sheets of 100, fresh and fine with unmounted og. Mi = € 3'000+. Corinphila Auction AG Auction 265th - 273rd - Day 5britische kolonien zypern |
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 Lot 440 - britische kolonien zypern - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 265th - 273rd - Day 31919/99c.: Large range of covers/cards (95) with 1919 incoming cover from Cilicia with TEO franking to Larnaca, George V 1 pi. tied by circular YERASA Rural Post, Silver Jubilee franking, 1941 registered cover to Durban, British FPO datestamps, quantitiy of Turkish Cyprus covers with village cancels etc. A useful lot. Corinphila Auction AG Auction 265th - 273rd - Day 3britische kolonien zypern |
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 Lot 433 - britische kolonien zypern - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 265th - 273rd - Day 31880/1928: Selection 34 stamps used/unused incl. 1880 1 d. red, plate 208, lettered OI, a used example of good colour, cancelled by fine strike of scarce "D47" obliterator of Polymedia Camp, Limassol; 1880 6 d. grey, plate 16, lettered QD, an unused example of fine colour; 1882 ½ pi. emerald-green, Die I, wmk. Crown CA, a fine example cancelled by superb bold strike of "969" obliterator of Nicosia in black; 1882/86 definitive set of seven values, Die I, wmk. Crown CA, complete with additional 4 pi. deep olive-green, of fine appearance but 1 pi. with corner crease, 2 pi. toned perf. on reverse; 1883 ½ pi. dull green, Die I, wmk. Crown CA, a used two examples showing variety "Top Left Triangle Detached", with normal for comparison; 1912/15 ½ pi, 30 pa., 2 pi., 4 pi., and 6 pi. values, wmk. Multiple Crown CA, each overprinted by SPECIMEN handstamp in violet (Type CY1), somewhat heavily mounted; 1921/23 45 pi. dull purple & ultramarine, wmk. Multiple Script CA, a superb used example cancelled by "Lefkara" squared circle datestamp (April 3, 1934) in black; and 1928 50th Anniversary of British Rule, the set of ten values to £ 1 unused, large part og. Corinphila Auction AG Auction 265th - 273rd - Day 3britische kolonien zypern |
