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Lot 20213 - grossbritannien  -  Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Western Australia & Great Britain  - Day 3

Lot 20213 - grossbritannien - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Western Australia & Great Britain - Day 3

1 d. red-brown, plate 8, lettered EF, just touching to good margins, tied to lettersheet by superbly-struck Maltese Cross in unusual vermilion red shade, adjacent equally-crisp strike of Hayle despatch c.d.s. (11 September, 1841), to Redruth, an exceptionally-fresh and most attractive cover of great rarity. Cert. BPA (1979) and RPSL (2023) states "..red Maltese Cross.". Gi. AS51va = £24'000.
Reference: Listed in Jackson/Rockoff "Enyclopedia of the Maltese Cross", page 396.
Provenance: Robson Lowe Auction, 26 April 1979, lot 5.

 

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

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Lot 4005A - grossbritannien  -  Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Western Australia & Great Britain  - Day 3

Lot 4005A - grossbritannien - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Western Australia & Great Britain - Day 3

1854, Two registered covers franked with embossed 6 d. lilac, used in combination with two 2 d. blue plate 4, perf. 16, sent from London to Macclesfield, 10d rate, 6d for registration and up to 2oz 4d postage, both embossed cut into, heavy filing creases through stamps and soiled, however scarce franking, a useful duo

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

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Lot 20219 - grossbritannien  -  Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Western Australia & Great Britain  - Day 3

Lot 20219 - grossbritannien - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Western Australia & Great Britain - Day 3

1 d. black, plate 5, lettered GF, good to large margins all around, cancelled with centrally-struck "267" numeral cancel of Durham, unusual and scarce, particularly with such a complete strike, fine. Cert. RPSL (2023) Gi. AS25za = £1'500.

 

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

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Lot 20214 - grossbritannien  -  Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Western Australia & Great Britain  - Day 3

Lot 20214 - grossbritannien - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Western Australia & Great Britain - Day 3

1 d. black, plate 1a, lettered HB, showing moderate to heavy plate wear, four large margins, clear original re-entry, tied to piece by red Maltese Cross, showing Thorn double-arc despatch strike from rear, folded for display, a lovely stamp Gi. AS2b = £ 550.

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Lot 4016A - grossbritannien  -  Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Western Australia & Great Britain  - Day 3

Lot 4016A - grossbritannien - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Western Australia & Great Britain - Day 3

1878: 1 d. red, plate 218, used on cover with 1880 1 d. venetian red, sent from Taunton, Devon to Chapel Cleeve (near Taunton), dated 13 March 1880, tied by the '776' Taunton duplex in black, redirected to Bath. To the reverse a Washford cds in black (14 March 1880). Flap and part of back missing. Scarce. One of ten covers recorded franked with this combination; three which are philatelically inspired. Comes with an 1881 cover franked with 1 d. venetian red and 1 d. lilac sent locally within London and used in the first month of the 1 d. lilac's issue. Scarce. Fewer than ten covers known.
Reference: Great Britain Victorian Mixed Franking Covers, by Ray Simpson & Karl Louis, first cover listed on pg. 192 and second cover illustrated on pg. 202 (fig. 307).

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

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Lot 20220 - grossbritannien  -  Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Western Australia & Great Britain  - Day 3

Lot 20220 - grossbritannien - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Western Australia & Great Britain - Day 3

2 d. blue, plate 1, lettered MB, four mostly large margins, close at lower right, struck with 1844-Type provincial town handstamp, pleasing pastel-like shade, trivial stain in top margin, yet a very good example with this scarce cancellation Gi. DS5xc = £2'000.

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Lot 20215 - grossbritannien  -  Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Western Australia & Great Britain  - Day 3

Lot 20215 - grossbritannien - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Western Australia & Great Britain - Day 3

2 d. blue, plate 1, lettered AG, three large margins, close at left, cancelled with unusual circular date stamp of Lyme, minor imperfections but a rare obliteration Gi. DS5.
Remark: The stamp AG originally formed a pair AG - AH with the single 2d. blue from the Gerald Wellburn collection (Robson Lowe Dec. 1976. lot 157).

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Lot 4029A - grossbritannien  -  Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Western Australia & Great Britain  - Day 3

Lot 4029A - grossbritannien - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Western Australia & Great Britain - Day 3

1862: 9 d. bistre, plate 2, without hair lines, wmk. emblems, used on a mourning cover in combination with 1865 3 d. rose, plate 4, wmk. emblems, sent from Mallow, Cork, Ireland to Melbourne, Australia, dated 17 August 1865, tied by the Mallow '321' Irish spoon cancel in black, endorsed 'Via Southampton'. To reverse a London transit cds in blue (18 August) and a single circle arrival datestamp in blue-green (9 October). A fine and rare example, especially out of Ireland to Australia. Only five mixed franking 9 d. covers recorded, three of which are at the 1 shilling rate with the 3 d. rose. Comes with an additional cover franked with a combination of 9 d. straw plate 4 and a 3 d. rose plate 17. Has faults. Nonetheless rare with fewer than 10 recorded.

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Lot 20221 - grossbritannien  -  Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Western Australia & Great Britain  - Day 3

Lot 20221 - grossbritannien - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Western Australia & Great Britain - Day 3

1 d. black, plate 7, lettered QE, margins clear to large, tied by red Maltese Cross to folded cover from London to Hampton Court Palace, redirected to Portman Square with black "1" handstamp, multiple November 11/12 1840 backstamps, addresse`s name unfortunately crossed-out, otherwise fine. Cert RPSL (2004) Gi. AS46 = £825.

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Lot 20216 - grossbritannien  -  Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Western Australia & Great Britain  - Day 3

Lot 20216 - grossbritannien - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Western Australia & Great Britain - Day 3

1 d. brown red, plate 5, lettered NF, margins mostly ample to good, just touching at right, cancelled with partial Pontypool double-arc datestamp, without trace of further postmark, scarce as such, two small tone spots at top margin, fine Gi. AS25xd = £ 700.

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

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