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Lot 6167 - victoria  -  Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History  - Day 4

Lot 6167 - victoria - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History - Day 4

1860 (Dec 22): Cover from Castlemaine to Haarlem, franked with 1858 rouletted 6 d. light blue, tied by black numeral cancel, reverse with Castlemaine despatch, Melbourne transit (24 Dec) and Haarlem receiver in red (20 Feb, 1861), some overall soiling, yet a scarce single franking to an uncommon foreign destination.

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

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Price: CHF 400.00
Lot 5669 - victoria  -  Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History  - Day 4

Lot 5669 - victoria - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History - Day 4

1851 (Feb): Half Length 2 d. cinnamon, imperforate, a fine appearing example with touched to good margins, used on 1852 cover to Melbourne tied by oval framed "V/2" obliterator in black. Reverse with "GEELONG / ♚ / VICTORIA / MA 13" oval datestamp and Melbourne arrival of same day. Previous owner's ink manuscript of identification and small tape stain at top but a not unattractive cover.

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

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Price: CHF 200.00
Lot 5670 - victoria  -  Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History  - Day 4

Lot 5670 - victoria - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History - Day 4

1854 (July 6): Octagonal 1 s. blue used in combination with Half Length 1857 3 d. blue, three examples, all with margins touched to fine, on 1858 cover to London endorsed "Per Overland Mail via Marseilles" tied by Melbourne numeral "1" obliterators in black. Reverse with "SHIP LETTER / FREE / GPO VICTORIA" oval datestamp (Sept 15) in red, obverse with 'London FB / Paid' arrival cds (Nov 8) in red. A rare and most attractive usage

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

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Price: CHF 500.00
Lot 5671 - victoria  -  Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History  - Day 4

Lot 5671 - victoria - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History - Day 4

1850/53: Half Length covers (4 and a piece), with Original printing Jan 1850 3 d. blue on large 1852 piece cancelled by Butterfly handstamp in blue, April 1851 entire letter with 1851 2 d. lilac cancelled by Butterfly "23" handstamp of Burn Bank in black, 1853 entire letter to Geelong with pair of 1 d. dull red tied by oval "1/V" handstamp; 1854 entire letter used from Geelong to River Leigh with 'white veils' 3 d. blue (two examples) cancelled by oval "2/V" handstamps and rare 1852 entire letter from Colac to Scotland with 1 d. red pair and single 3 d. blue, all with diagonally cut corners, cancelled by "25/V" handstamps. Condition obviously variable but a scarce selection.

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

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Price: CHF 400.00
Lot 5667 - victoria  -  Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History  - Day 4

Lot 5667 - victoria - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History - Day 4

1850 (May): Half Length 2 d. lilac, 4th State of the Dies, imperforate with good margins for this issue, ised on 1850 entire letter to Sydney, New South Wales and readdressed to Paddington on arrival, cancelled by Butterfly "1" in black. Reverse with "MELBOURNE / ♚ / PORT PHILLIP" despatch (June 28) and "SYDNEY / ♚ / NEW SOUTH WALES" datestamp (July 5) both in black. Obverse with manuscript "2d." charge for redirection to Paddington. Some soiling and file fold well away from adhesive, a rare stamp on letter.

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

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Price: CHF 400.00
Lot 5668 - victoria  -  Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History  - Day 4

Lot 5668 - victoria - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History - Day 4

1851 (Jan): Half Length 2 d. brown-lilac, imperforate with good margins at top and at base and shaved at sides, used on 1851 entire letter from Geelong to Stony Point, Elephant Bridge cancelled by Butterfly "15" in black. Reverse with "GEELONG / ♚ / PORT PHILLIP" oval despatch datestamp (Sept 12) in black. Flap fault and some creasing, the entire would benefit by refolding.

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

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Price: CHF 150.00
Lot 5664 - victoria  -  Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History  - Day 4

Lot 5664 - victoria - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History - Day 4

1850 (Nov): Half Length 1 d. dull red, 3rd State of the Dies, imperforate with good margins, a used example on 1850 local cover (an application for a suoper intendant's position) cancelled by Butterfly "1" handstamp with "MELBOURNE / ♚ / PORT PHILLIP" datestamp alongside (Nov 20) in black. Cover refolded but a scarce stamp on letter.

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

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Price: CHF 200.00
Lot 5665 - victoria  -  Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History  - Day 4

Lot 5665 - victoria - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History - Day 4

1850 (Jan): Half Length 2 d. grey, 3rd State of the Dies, imperforate with mostly shaved margins (position 8), used on 1850 entire letter from Glenelg to Buninyong endorsed "Stamped 2d.", cancelled by Butterfly "33" handstamp in black. Reverse with three oval "♚"  handstamps of THE GLENELG (Jan 1), THE GRANGE (Jan 6) and GEELONG (Jan 8) all in black. An extremely rare and most attractive entire.
Provenance:  Collection Gary Diffen, Spink, London, 14 Nov 2007, lot 119.
 

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

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Price: CHF 500.00
Lot 5666 - victoria  -  Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History  - Day 4

Lot 5666 - victoria - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History - Day 4

1853: Half Length 3 d. blue, white veils, imperforate, an irregular block of six with good to touched margins and one with small closed scissor cut and another with corner missing, all used on 1854 entire letter (the Marco Polo Chronicle) to Newlyn, Cornwall tied by oval framed "V/1" handstamps with "MELBOURNE / ♚ / VICTORIA" despatch at right (Feb 9), rated "2/8d." due on arrival in manuscript. No backstamp but the mimeographed Chronicle itself is complete, despite the faults a rare usage.

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

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Price: CHF 200.00
Lot 5662 - victoria  -  Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History  - Day 4

Lot 5662 - victoria - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History - Day 4

1850 (Jan): Half Length 2 d. grey-lilac, 2nd State of the Dies, imperforate with good to large margins all round, used on 1850 cover to Melbourne endorsed "Stamped" at upper left; tied by Butterfly "2" handstamp in black. Reverse with oval "KILMORE / ♚ / PORT PHILLIP" oval despatch (April 21) and "MELBOURNE / ♚ / PORT PHILLIP" arrival of the following day in black. The adhesive crossed by file fold but a scarce stamp on letter.

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

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Price: CHF 250.00