lagos - Stamp Auctions

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 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 5001 - lagos ganzsachen -  Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History  - Day 4

Lot 5001 - lagos ganzsachen - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History - Day 4

1879: Postal Cards, 1½ d. black, Die Proof (28 x 33 mm.), printed on white glazed card, wide even margins all round, strong vibrant printing, scarce; one of five recorded die proofs.
Note: No Essays or Proofs are recorded of the complete postal card for this first issue of the Queen Victoria Penny Halfpenny single postal card.
Reference: The Postal Stationery of Nigeria, by Peter Hørlyck, illustrated on pg. 367.
 

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

lagos ganzsachen
Price: CHF 150.00
Lot 5019 - lagos ganzsachen -  Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History  - Day 4

Lot 5019 - lagos ganzsachen - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History - Day 4

1895: Registration Envelope, 2 d. grey, size I, uprated with 5 d. dull mauve & green and 1 s. yellow-green & black, used from Lagos to Berlin, Germany, dated 24 November 1896, stamps tied by oval barred cancel in black, with "REGISTERED / LIVERPOOL" dated 21 December 1896 in black alongside a "REGISTERED / LONDON" in red dated the same. To the reverse a "LAGOS / W. AFRICA" datestamp in black and "Bestellt / vom / Postamte 30" cds dated 23 December 1896. Heavy central vertical fold and care worn in places especially around the edges as would be expected for a cover of this size, otherwise in remarkable condition. Very rare; one of four recorded used examples with stamps still attached (H&G C1a).
Reference: The Postal Stationery of Nigeria, by Peter Hørlyck, pg. 26.

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

lagos ganzsachen
Price: CHF 300.00
Lot 5014 - lagos ganzsachen -  Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History  - Day 4

Lot 5014 - lagos ganzsachen - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History - Day 4

1902: Postal Stationery Card, 1 d. carmine, unused, "SPECIMEN" overprint in black diagonally to front, as well as a violet "ULTRAMAR" handstamp across imprinted stamp, fine and rare.
Note: The 'Ultramar' handstamp was applied in Lisbon to specimen stamps and postal stationery received from the UPU for distribution to the Portuguese colonies.

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

lagos ganzsachen
Price: CHF 200.00
Lot 5008 - lagos ganzsachen -  Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History  - Day 4

Lot 5008 - lagos ganzsachen - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History - Day 4

1892: Postal Stationery Card, 1½ d. red-brown, surcharged by manuscript red ink to reduce to 1 d. by deleting "HALF", used from Lagos to Hamburg, Germany, dated 26 July 1893, cancelled by "LAGOS / W. AFRICA" single circle in black, with a faint "PAID / LIVERPOOL / BR. PACKET" in red dated 28 July 1893, partially overstruck with arrival "HAMBURG" double circle dated 29 July 1893 in black. A fine and rare card. Cert RPSL (2017) which states "..red ink matches the ink on postally used cards with deletion applied after the obliteration.." and "...is not an official issue."
Note: The author of the definitive reference book on Nigerian postal stationery (published by RPSL in 2023) believes it is entirely feasible that manuscript surcharges were issued.
Reference: The Postal Stationery of Nigeria, by Peter Hørlyck, pg. 11 to 15.

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

lagos ganzsachen
Price: CHF 150.00
Lot 5002 - lagos ganzsachen -  Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History  - Day 4

Lot 5002 - lagos ganzsachen - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History - Day 4

1883: Postal Stationery Card, 1½ d. red-brown, unused, with manuscript "Specimen" overprint in black diagonally to front, very minor spotting, otherwise very fine. Rare; one of three archival specimens recorded. Cert. RPSL (2009) which states; "possibly ex De La Rue archives."
Reference: The Postal Stationery of Nigeria, by Peter Hørlyck, illustrated on pg. 369.
Provenance: Stanley Gibbons Auctions, 20-21 March 1997, lot 451; Stanley Gibbons, 24 March 1999, lot 436 (unsold); offered again 13-14 October 1999, lot 1664.

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

lagos ganzsachen
Price: CHF 200.00
Lot 5020 - lagos ganzsachen -  Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History  - Day 4

Lot 5020 - 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, unfinished state, on wove paper (58 x 57 mm.), vibrant 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