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Lot 2968 - World samoa -  Status International Status International - Sale 394

Lot 2968 - World samoa - Status International Status International - Sale 394

1914 'G.R.I. 2½d' opt Yacht 20pf ultramarine vert pr, bottom stamp variety comma after I'. VFU, 'Apia 12.9.14 Samoa' cds. Scott 104d+104 cat US$389+. Mi 4PFI+4. SG 104/104d cat £364+ as singles, plus premium for positional se-tenant pr which should be +50%, so est cat £546. 2024 Ceremuga AIEP photo-cert. (P)
Estimate A$400

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Lot 2966 - World samoa -  Status International Status International - Sale 394

Lot 2966 - World samoa - Status International Status International - Sale 394

1914 'G.R.I. ½d' opt Yacht 5pf green, variety 'comma after I'. VFU on piece with part Apia cds. Scott 102d cat US$190. Mi 2PFI cat €260. SG 102c cat £180. Only 40 existed. 2024 Ceremuga AIEP photo-cert. (P)
Estimate A$200

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Lot 2969 - World samoa -  Status International Status International - Sale 394

Lot 2969 - World samoa - Status International Status International - Sale 394

1914 'G.R.I.' opt Yacht 3d on 25pf & 4d on 30pf, variety opt grossly shifted to left. VFU. Scott 105(var) & 106(var) cat US$105++. SG 105(var) & 106(var) cat £100++, plus premium for rare varieties. Exp Ceremuga AIEP (2). (P)
Estimate A$200

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Lot 2967 - World samoa -  Status International Status International - Sale 394

Lot 2967 - World samoa - Status International Status International - Sale 394

1914 'G.R.I ½d' opt Yacht 5pf green, bottom marginal vert pr with part inscription, bottom stamp variety 'comma after I' VFU, on piece with 'APIA 30.10.14 Samoa' cds. Scott 102d + 102 cat US$210+. Mi 2PFI+2. SG 102/102c cat £202+ as singles, plus premium for positional se-tenant pr which should be +50% so est cat £303. 2024 Ceremuga AIEP photo-cert. (P)
Estimate A$250

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Lot 2965 - World samoa -  Status International Status International - Sale 394

Lot 2965 - World samoa - Status International Status International - Sale 394

1914 'G.R.I' ½d opt Yacht 3pf brown variety 'comma after I' VFU, on piece, Apia cds. Scott 101c cat US$450. Mi 1PFI cat €750. SG 101c cat £450. 2024 Ceremuga AIEP photo-cert. (P)
Estimate A$400

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Lot 2964 - World samoa -  Status International Status International - Sale 394

Lot 2964 - World samoa - Status International Status International - Sale 394

1914 'G.R.I.' opt Yacht ½d on 3pf to 9d on 8pf, plus 10pf shade & 20pf varieties 'no fraction bar' & '1' to left of '2' in ½. VFU, some on piece. Scott 101-09 cat US$476+. SG 101-09 inc 104a, 104b cat £509. Top 4 vals exp Ceremuga AIEP. (10). (P)
Estimate A$400

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Lot 5805 - samoa  -  Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History  - Day 4

Lot 5805 - samoa - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History - Day 4

1880: Express 9 d. orange-brown, 4th State with spot of colour under 'M' of SAMOA, a used example from top of sheet, slightly blunted perfs. at right, lightly cancelled by part APIA cds's in black. Rare Gi = £ 400.

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Lot 5806 - samoa  -  Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History  - Day 4

Lot 5806 - samoa - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History - Day 4

1886/1900: Samoa ½ d- purple-brown and 2½ d. rose in a horizontal pair used on registered 1894 combination cover to London tied by APIA / SAMOA circulare datestamps, with USA 3 c. violet and 10 c. deep green (Scott 221+226) cancelled at San Francisco with black oval and "REGISTERED / AUG 31 1894 / SAN FRANCISCO" cachet in red. New York Transit registration label applied over adhesives with transit datestamp (Sept 9) and obverse with London arrivals (Sept 15). Some minor imperfections as to be expected but a scarce usage.

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Lot 4872 - samoa  -  Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Western Australia & Great Britain  - Day 3

Lot 4872 - samoa - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Western Australia & Great Britain - Day 3

Express Issue, 2nd State 1879: State II, 1 s. dull yellow, perf. 12, an unused complete sheet of ten subjects (5 x 2), with good margins all round and of fine fresh colour, note position 3 (Row 1, stamp 3) with the value displaced downwards and to right, position 10 with bulge over "IN" of SHILLING and line above "X" of EXPRESS not broken; reverse with large part dried og. See Odenweller page 34. An extremely scarce complete sheet Gi = £ 1'000++.

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Lot 4888 - samoa  -  Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Western Australia & Great Britain  - Day 3

Lot 4888 - samoa - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Western Australia & Great Britain - Day 3

1914 (Sept 3): GRI 3 s. on 3 m. violet-black, an unused example, marginal from base of sheet, with variety "Surcharge Double" with one "3 Shillings" showing a lower light impression, of rich colour, well centred and of spectacular appearance. Reverse with the black 'bord de feuille' shown at base of margin on the gum. An extremely rare stamp with just 2 examples recorded by Gibbs. Cert. BPA (1965) Gibbs 13a / Gi = £ 10'000.
Provenance: Spink, Melbourne, 28 March 1999, lot 1764.

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