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  • Lot# : 6272 St. Lucia

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    St. Lucia Steam Conveyance Co. Ltd 1872/90: First Printing. Lithographed 1 d. pale blue on white glazed thick paper, imperforate, with very browned gum, the sheet of 72 subjects (6 x 12), showing the nine Transfer Types repeated, the horizontal row at top and the row at base are damaged and there is creasing in these areas only, notwithstanding these faults, this is believed to be the largest multiple extant of the first printing.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 6273 St. Lucia

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    St. Lucia Steam Conveyance Co. Ltd 1872/90: First Printing. Lithographed 6 d. purple on white glazed thick paper, imperforate, with very browned gum, the sheet of 72 subjects (6 x 12), showing the six Transfer Types repeated, the horizontal row at top and the row at base are damaged and there is creasing in these areas only, notwithstanding these faults, this is believed to be the largest multiple extant of the first printing.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 6274 St. Lucia

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    St. Lucia Steam Conveyance Co. Ltd 1872/90: First Printing. Lithographed 1 d. blue on white glazed paper, imperforate, a used example with good margins all round but vertically creased at left, cancelled by large part ST LUCIA STEAM CONVEYANCO Co. Ltd. handstamp in violet. A rare stamp used, circa 12 examples are recorded thus.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 6275 St. Lucia

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    St. Lucia Steam Conveyance Co. Ltd 1872/90: First Printing. Lithographed 6 d. purple on white glazed paper, imperforate, Transfer Type 5, a used example with good margins all round but vertically creased at left, cancelled by large part ST LUCIA STEAM CONVEYANCE Co. Ltd. handstamp in violet. An extremely rare stamp used, circa 6 examples are recorded thus.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 340 CHF

    Lot# : 6276 St. Lucia

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    St. Lucia Steam Conveyance Co. Ltd 1872/90: Second Printing. Lithographed 1 d. bright blue on white glazed thick paper, imperforate, with white cracked gum, the sheet of 72 subjects (6 x 12), showing the nine Transfer Types repeated, the horizontal row at top with gum seeping through to the front of the sheet, otherwise fresh and fine, a rare multiple; together with marginal blocks of nine of the 3 d. rose-pink and 6 d. pale purple from the same printing.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 6277 St. Lucia

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    St. Lucia Steam Conveyance Co. Ltd 1872: Second Issue, 2nd printing: 1 d. blue, 3 d. rose-pink and 6 d. purple, the set of three in complete sheets of seventy-two (6 x 12) showing the intermediate Stone of 9 types (3 x 3) repeated eight times, the sheet with full margins on all sides with the 1 d. irregular at base with slight marginal nick at left, all three with crackly slightly browned full original gum. For the convenience of collectors we have enclosed an illustration of the Stone of nine types with the lot.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 6278 Trinidad u. Tobago

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    1847 (April 16): Lady McLeod (5 c.) blue, imperforate, a superb used example with huge margins on three sides and imperceptibly shaved in top margin but not cut into, used on 12th August 1847 entire letter from San Fernando to Port of Spain, cancelled by manuscript pen cross in ink. The letter mentions an enclosure (a bank transfer) and the addressee's name has been removed and professionally replaced (the cover was probably addressed to Barnet & Best Co.), the entire being one of just two known that does not emanate from the Taylor Graham correspondence. Census number C18, illustrated in 'Trinidad - A Philatelic History' on page 276. Rare and attractive. Cert. Friedl (1977) Gi = £ 24'000.rnProvenance: H.R.Harmer, London, 16-24 March 1936, lot 817; H.R.Harmer, New York, 15 Dec 1977, lot 1073; Robert A. Siegel, New York, 3 Oct 1992, lot 951.rnNote: This is the first stamp issued to prepay postage in the British Commonwealth and, except for the printing process (evidently by lithography from an original engraving) is in exactly the same size and format as the 1840 1 d. black.rnNote: It is possible that 500, maybe 1'000 examples were printed. At the present time students of the issue have recorded 90 stamps in varying condition either on or off cover.
    Starting bid : 7,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 12,500 CHF

    Lot# : 6279 Trinidad u. Tobago

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    1847 (April 16): Lady McLeod (5 c.) blue, imperforate, a superb used example with huge margins on all four sides with some brownish glue showing from the left margin, used on 1 June 1847 entire letter from San Fernando to Port of Spain, Taylor Graham correpondence, cancelled by manuscript pen cross in ink. The entire with typical staining and file fold at left well away from the wonderful adhesive. Census number C10, illustrated in 'Trinidad - A Philatelic History' on page 269. Rare and most attractive. Signed Calves, Williame. Cert. RPSL (1987) Gi = £ 24'000.rnProvenance: Luder Edelman (Corinphila), sale XII, the 'Ferrari' auction, Zurich, 15-April 1929, lot 4284; Harmer Rooke, London, 11-12 Oct 1929, lot 956; H.R.Harmer, New York, 6-8 June 1955, lot 650; Cherrystone, New York, 27-28 July 1988.rnNote: This cover was illustrated in 'Goddens Gazette' of February 1940 on page 24 in an article by L. Snowden and on the front cover of the March 1940 issue of the 'Stamp Lover', covering the sale of David Bernhard's collection. See article written by Gregory Frantz on the Lady McLeod issued in the British Caribbean Philatelic Study Group. Read more....                    
    Starting bid : 10,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 16,000 CHF

    Lot# : 6280 British Honduras

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    Cuthbert Brothers / St George's Caye Service 1895: "Caye / Service / 3 cents" (R.L. 43), imperforate, typewritten on white laid paper, red ink applied at edges, an unused example of this famous Local Issue of which just 8 examples of the stamp are recorded on cover. This example, seemingly unused, was sent to a Mr. Homer Hilton of Winnetka, Illinois on 26 January 1922 with a letter on Cuthbert Brothers paper and using what appears to be the identical typewriter that produced the original issue; explaining the circumstances of the issue and that "Mr. Aikman was only the purchaser of one to frank his letter by our steam launch...enclosed please find two specimens of stamps which were the only ones made". The 'stamp' can be considered the sole recorded reprint of the issue, sold with cert. RPSL (1966) stating this fact. Nevertheless, a fascinating insight into the Cuthbert Brothers issue.rnProvenance: Collection Jim C. Czyl, Grosvenor, London, Nov 19-20, 2014, lot 2702.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 340 CHF

    Lot# : 6281 British Honduras

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    Cuthbert Brothers / St George's Caye Service 1895: Registered cover front bearing imperforate Typewritten violet on white laid paper "Caye / Service / 3 cents" (R.L. 43) tied by "CUTHBERT BROS." handstamp with "SEP 27 1895" in brown ink. The front addressed from St. George's Cay is franked by a further six different adhesives and shows registration number '15' in manuscript blue crayon and "Belize / British Honduras" cds (Sept 27). Thence via New York with registration label of transit to Kingston, Jamaica. A rarity on letter with just 8 recorded usages on front or cover. Signed Herbert Bloch. Cert. Brandon (1978).
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,700 CHF

    Lot# : 6355 Canada

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    Upper Columbia Navigation & Tramway Co 1899: Cover bearing perf. 12 "U.C.Co. / 5 c." red and 1899 2 c. on  3 c. rose-carmine tied to local cover by "Golden / B.C." datestamps (22 August 1899) in black. The stamp, imperforate at left and at top, is from position 1 on the sheetlet of 10 subjects (5 x 2). Very rare, only 1,000 printed, just a handful of covers are known: the addressee, Bert Lowe, was an old-time gold prospector and bridge tender at Spillimachine, a town on the river between the lake and Golden.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200 CHF

    Lot# : 6356 Canada

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    Upper Columbia Navigation & Tramway Co 1891/97: The collection with 21 July 1897 piece bearing imperf. undenominated "U/C" (-) stamp in red alongside Small Queen 5 c. and Jubilee 1 c. orange tied by 'Golden' cds; a similar piece but franked by Small Queen 3 c. orange and USA 2 c. carmine with imperf. undenominated "U/C" (-) stamp in red tied by "5" handstamp, 19 August 1897 piece with perf. 12 "U.C.Co. / 5 c." red and Jubilee 3 c. rose tied by "Golden" cds; together with an unused pair and two single examples used in "Beaver" (20 Feb 1899). A scarce group.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,100 CHF

    Lot# : 6358 Egypt Kingdom

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    Suez Canal Company 1868 (July): 1 c. black, Transfer Type I, an unused example showing 'Break through to 'R' of MARITIME', position 53 on the sheet of 200 subjects, fresh and very fine unused, large part og. Scarce stamp. Signed A. Diena and Todd AIEP Gi = £ 250.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF

    Lot# : 6359 Egypt Kingdom

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    Suez Canal Company 1868 (July): 1 c. black, unused examples (4), showing all four different Transfer Types, all four with good margins all round, without gum and typical thins but of fine frontal appearance and a rare group. Signed Calves (IV) and Todd AIEP Gi = £ 1'000.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 6360 Egypt Kingdom

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    Suez Canal Company 1868 (July): 1 c. black, an unused vertical pair, Transfer Types I / III, margins all round but two typical thin spots (a plague on this particular stamp), large part og. Despite faults a rare multiple. Signed Todd AIEP Gi = £ 500.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF

    Lot# : 6361 Egypt Kingdom

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    Suez Canal Company 1868 (July): 1 c. black, a used example, with large margins all round, cancelled by bold strike of "5129" gros chiffres of the French Post Office in Port Said in black. An enormously rare stamp in used condition. The Gibbons catalogue price does not reflect the rarity of this usage - just 4 known genuine examples exist, making this one of the World's scarcest #1's in used condition. Cert. Todd AIEP (2016) Gi = £ 1'000.rnProvenance: Collection Dr. William Byam, RL, London, 24-25 Oct 1961, lot 867.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,000 CHF

    Lot# : 6362 Egypt Kingdom

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    Suez Canal Company 1868 (July): 5 c. green, an unused block of four, positions 73-74 / 85-86, large margins all round and portions of adjoining stamps at right, fresh and fine, slightly wrinkly large part og. A scarce multiple. Signed Todd AIEP Gi = £ 340+.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF

    Lot# : 6363 Egypt Kingdom

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    Suez Canal Company 1868 (July): 5 c. green, a partial plating study with an unused irregular block of eighteeen, and an adjoining block of four, positions 37-42 / 49-54 / 63-66 / 75-78 / 87-88, a vertical pair (pos. 29 / 41) together with a single unused example from position 62; the large block of eighteen backed on to card paper (signed Calves) and in a pale shade, the block of four without gum (signed A. Diena), the vertical pair in a fresh shade with part og. (signed A. Diena) and the single unused. Imperfections but a remarkable group and a very rare large reconstructed multiple Gi = £ 2'125.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 460 CHF

    Lot# : 6364 Egypt Kingdom

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    Suez Canal Company 1868 (July): 5 c. green, a used example, with large margins all round, cancelled by bold strike of "5105" gros chiffres of the French Post Office in Suez in black. A very scarce stamp in used condition, the strike being superb. The Gibbons catalogue price does not reflect the rarity of this usage. Cert. RPSL (1971) Gi = £ 500.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 950 CHF

    Lot# : 6365 Egypt Kingdom

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    Suez Canal Company 1868 (July): 5 c. green, a used vertical pair, with large margins at sides and at top where roughly separated and showing portion of adjoing stamp, touched at base, cancelled by bold strike of "5129" gros chiffres of the French Post Office in Port Said in black. An extremely rare usage (approximately 7 known thus including the famous cover). Signed Todd AIEP. Cert. Holcombe (1990).
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 950 CHF

    Lot# : 6366 Egypt Kingdom

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    Suez Canal Company 1868 (July): 20 c. blue, an unused block of four in a delicate pale shade, large even margins all round, fresh and very fine, large part og. Signed Todd AIEP Gi = £ 300.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 6367 Egypt Kingdom

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    Suez Canal Company 1868 (July): 20 c. blue, an unused block of thirty (6 x 5) in a rich shade, corner marginal from upper left corner of the sheet, positions 1-6 / 13-18 / 25-30 / 37-42 / 49-54, large even margins all round, fresh and very fine, large part, mostly unmounted og. Signed Todd AIEP Gi = £ 2'250+.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : 700 CHF

    Lot# : 6368 Egypt Kingdom

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    Suez Canal Co. 1868 (July): 20 c. blue, a used example in a deep shade with clear to large margins all round, cancelled by "5129" Port Said gros chiffres. Minimal aging and corner crease not affecting the appearance of a scarce stamp in used condition - less than six weeks in use. Signed Todd AIEP. Cert. BPA (1952) Gi = £ 500.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 6369 Egypt Kingdom

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    Suez Canal Company 1868 (July): 20 c. blue, a used example, with large margins all round, cancelled by bold strike of "5129" gros chiffres of the French Post Office in Port Said in black. A very scarce stamp in used condition, the strike being upright and superb. Signed Todd AIEP. Cert. RPSL (1937) Gi = £ 500.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,800 CHF

    Lot# : 6370 Egypt Kingdom

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    Suez Canal Company 1868 (July): 20 c. pale blue, a used example, with large margins all round, cancelled by bold strike of "5105" gros chiffres of the French Post Office in Suez in black. A very scarce stamp in used condition, the strike being superb. Cert. RPSL (1971) Gi = £ 500.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 440 CHF

    Lot# : 6371 Egypt Kingdom

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    Suez Canal Company 1868 (July): 20 c. blue, a used example, with large margins all round, cancelled by bold strike of SUEZ circle of dots handstamp in blue, attributed to Suez in Ringström & Tester (page 74) and Peter Smith (page 703). Three small ink spots from address also on the stamp. A very scarce stamp in used condition, an exceptional usage. Signed Bloch. Cert. Todd (2019) Gi = £ 500.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 6372 Egypt Kingdom

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    Suez Canal Company 1868 (July): 20 c. blue, a used example, with good to large margins all round, cancelled by bold strike of ISMAILIA rectangle of dots handstamp in black, attributed to Ismailia in Ringström & Tester (page 74). Minor closed tear at right does not affect the appearance. A very scarce stamp in used condition. Opinion Holcombe (1991) Gi = £ 500.rnrnProvenance: Collection 'Antoine', Corinphila sale 85, Oct 1992, lot 3806.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 6373 Egypt Kingdom

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    Suez Canal Company 1868 (July): 20 c. blue, a used example with large margins on three sides and imperceptibly touched at base, of rich resonant colour, used on 18 July 1868 entire letter from Léon Labbé in Port Said to Kantara tied by dotted "5129" gros chiffres in black. One of just eight recorded examples of this usage cancelled by the 5129 gros chiffres. Illustrated in Ringström & Tester 'The Private Ship Letter Stamps of the World' on page 81. An outstanding example of this stamp on letter - the second earliest usage recorded. Signed N. Gennaropoulo on reverse, M.G. (Maurice Guiwelb) and R. Calves. Cert. Todd AIEP (2019).rnProvenance: Collection Charles Cotta, RL, London, 27 Jan 1965, lot 391; Collection Jean Boulad d'Humieres, Cairo, Egypt; Collection G. Naudet, Paris.
    Starting bid : 7,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 10,000 CHF

    Lot# : 6374 Egypt Kingdom

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    Suez Canal Company 1868 (July): 40 c. rose-red, an unused block of eighteen (3 x 6), marginal from base of sheet, positions 54-56 / 114-116 on the sheet of 120 subjects, of fine fresh colour, slight vertical and horizontal creases not affecting the delightful appearance, large part or unmounted og. A rare and most attractive large multiple. Cert. Todd AIEP (2019) Gi = £ 2'340+.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : 950 CHF

    Lot# : 6375 Egypt Kingdom

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    Suez Canal Company 1868 (July): 40 c. rose-red, a used example in a deep shade, Transfer Type II, with ample to large margins all round, cancelled by dotted "5129" gros chiffres of the French Post Office in Port Said. Insignificant thin spot from old hinge at top, an extremely rare stamp in used condition. Signed Todd AIEP. Cert. RPSL (1971) Gi = £ 750.rn 
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 6376 Egypt Kingdom

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    Suez Canal Company 1868 (July): 40 c. rose-red, a used example, Transfer Type II, with large even margins all round, cancelled by dotted "5129" gros chiffres of the French Post Office in Port Said. An extremely rare stamp in used condition. Cert. Todd AIEP (2016) Gi = £ 750.rnProvenance: Collection Dr. William Byam, RL, London, 24-25 Oct 1961, lot 873.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 6377 Egypt Kingdom

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    Suez Canal Company 1868 (July): 40 c. rose-red, a used example, Transfer Type I, position 55 on the sheet of 200 subjects, with large even margins all round, cancelled by scrolled "Allee" in manuscript ink, attributed to Kantara in Ringström & Tester (page 75). Minor thin spots do not affect the appearance. An extremely rare stamp in used condition. Signed Calves; cert. Todd (2019) Gi = £ 750.rn 
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 6378 Egypt Kingdom

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    Suez Canal Company 1868 (July): 5 c. green (2), 20 c. blue (3) and 40 c. rose-red (1), all unused with partial La Croix Frères "LA + - F" watermark (see Ringström & Tester pages 38-39) and excessively rare thus (of the 20 odd complete sheets known of the 20 c. just 2 or 3 show the watermark), with defective 5 c. green showing watermark "L" and "F", fair unused 20 c. examples showing "A" (2) and "L", and fine 40 c. showing full "+". Very rare group and as many as this describer has ever seen in one place at one time.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 360 CHF

    Lot# : 6379 Egypt Kingdom

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    Suez Canal Co 1868/1908: The collection of forgeries of the issue, on leaves and loose, arranged per Ringström & Tester with Spiro Brothers Type I and Ia, Fournier, Saatjian, 'Art Paper' forgeries, Fohl types etc., unused including blocks and used (some with obviously spurious Port Said datestamps, others with an array of more dangerous dotted handstamps etc.) and the Saatijian set of four values in complete sheets; together with a few genuine examples incl. a 20 c. blue used on small piece. A splendid group with nearly all available forgeries noted.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 6380 Egypt Kingdom

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    Suez Canal Company 1867/69: Egypt second issue used on the Canal, the superb group (11 stamps) with 1 pi. cancelled by superb CANAL DE SUEZ / RAZ-EL-ECH cds (17 June 1869) but perfs. trimmed, CANAL DE SUEZ / KIL. 83 with two good examples, CANAL DE SUEZ / CHANTIER VI in blue and a fine large part 'Poste Vice-Reali Egiziane / Serapeum' on 1 pi. A scarce, genuine group.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 900 CHF

    Lot# : 6381 Victoria

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    Murray River Steam Navigation Co 1869: Lithographed by H.P. Niven at Ballarat, the unused set of four values: ½ d. black, 1 d. red, 2 d. blue and 3 d. green, all with good margins and reasonable perforations for this issue with partial og., sold together with two further genuine ½ d. black unused, a 'used' 2 d. in a pale shade and not guaranteed and a defective 3 d. green; an 1880's defective "Wm. McCulloch & Co." 6 d. green Parcels stamp for registration, and an 1880 advertising cover for Wm. McCulloch's Companies and Branches - note that he was Agent for G. W. Wheatley & Co. who started off in business with Thomas Waghorn.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 950 CHF

    Lot# : 6382 Victoria

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    Murray River Steam Navigation Co 1869: Lithographed by H.P. Niven at Ballarat, 3 d. green, rough perf. 14, the famous used example on 1869 cover endorsed "Per P.S. Kelpie" (Paddle Steamer) addressed to George Langford Esq. in Echuca, tied by "JKM 10.2.69" in manuscript (James McCulloch) with laureated Victoria 2 d. violet tied by numeral "40" obliterator of Echuca at right. Reverse with 'Echuca / Victoria' cds in black of receipt (Feb 10,1869) in black. Closed tear at top of envelope and slight stain on perfs. at the top of the 3 d. adhesive mentioned for full accuracy, the sole recorded example of this issue on letter and a choice rarity for the philatelic connoisseur. Opinion J.R.W. Purves (1978).rnReference: Illustrated in Antonini / Grasset 'River & Lake Mail' on page 162 and in Ringström & Tester on page 22.rnArticle in Australian Stamp Monthly. Reprinted in ‘Cinderella Philatelist (Oct 1964).rnProvenance: Frederick E. Wood, Melbourne, 1964.rnP. J. Downey, sale 155, 1977 (bought by Allan Levy)rnCollection 'Antoine', Corinphila sale 85, Oct 1992, lot 3866.
    Starting bid : 15,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 6383 New Hebrides

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    The Australian New Hebrides Company 1892: Printed four page document produced by the General Post Office, Sydney being the Time Table for Steamers from "Sydney to Noumea, Vila (Sandwich Island) or Aneityum, and Fiji also for the New Hebrides Group of Islands" with Main Line dates between these Islands and third page showing "Places of Call in the New Hebrides" - Tanna, Eromanga, Sandwich, Tongoa, Api, Mallicolo, Malo, Espiritu Santo Islands etc. The document split and minor imperfections but rare - the services would not have greatly changed five years later when the stamps were issued.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 180 CHF

    Lot# : 6384 New Hebrides

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    The Australian New Hebrides Company 1897 (March 17): Lithographed by John Sands & Co. of Sydney, paper by Wiggins Teape of London, gummed by hand in Sydney, the complete sheets of 120 (10 x 12) of the 1 d. magenta-pink & black and the 2 d. chestnut & blue, rouletted 8½, with full sheet margins and imprints reading "Australasian New Hebrides Company Limited. Inter-Island Postage." and prices per label, per row of 12 and per sheet. The 1 d. with some negligible splitting and slight stains in lower margin only, the 2 d. with similar marginal stains at base, otherwise fine and extremely rare, just 2'000 sheets of the 1 d. value and 1'000 of the 2 d. are believed to have been printed - these being the sole set of complete sheets recorded.rnProvenance: Collection Stan Jersey.rn 
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 6385 New Hebrides

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    The Australian New Hebrides Company 1897 (March 17): The album pages with 1 d. magenta-pink & black in an imprint block of six unused, and 1 d. position 11 unused showing white flaw under 'E' of POSTAGE, 2 d. chestnut & black values unused (2) together with used examples (9) of the 1 d. and 2 d.- these showing the two datestamps found "Port Vila Post / A.N.H. Co. Ltd." and, possibly used on the Steamer: "Travelling Post / A.N.H. Co. Ltd." on 1 d. and 2 d. values - one 2 d. cancelled "6 March 1897" some eleven days prior to the previously reported earliest known date. A scarce group.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 6386 New Hebrides

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    The Australian New Hebrides Company 1897 (March 17): 1 d. magenta-pink & black used on small combination piece with New South Wales 2½ d. deep blue, each tied by "NEW HEBRIDES / VILA" datestamps (4 Sept 1897) in black. Slight bend but scarce thus. Opinion Holcombe (1992).
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 6387 New Hebrides

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    The Australian New Hebrides Company 1897 (March 17): 1 d. magenta-pink & black and 2 d. chestnut & blue used on 1897 cover to D. Calder Agent of the Company in Suva, Fiji tied by "PORT VILA POST / A.N.H. Co. Ltd" cds (June 22) in black.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 6388 New Hebrides

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    The Australian New Hebrides Company 1897 (March 17): 1 d. magenta-pink & black in a horizontal pair and New South Wales ½ d. greenish slate and 2 d. blue used on 1897 cover to Sydney (care of the Sydney Cycle Agency) tied by "PORT VILA POST / A.N.H. Co. Ltd / NEW / HEBRIDES" cds's (June 22) in black. Some typical aging but scarce.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 6389 New Hebrides

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    The Australian New Hebrides Company 1897 (March 17): 1 d. magenta-pink & black in a vertical pair and New South Wales ½ d. greenish slate and 2 d. blue used on 1897 cover to Sydney (care of the Sydney Cycle Agency) tied by "NEW HEBRIDES / VILA" cds's (Dec 30) in black. Sydney cds (11 Jan 1898) on reverse. Some typical aging and crease at base but scarce.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,100 CHF

    Lot# : 6390 New Hebrides

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    New Hebrides Syndicat Français 1903: Cover addressed to the Director of Posts at Noumea franked by the complete set of four values, all tied by PORT-VILA / NELLES HEBRIDES datestamps (15 September) in black. Central file fold but used within the correct three week period (Aug 31-Sept 20). A rare issue on letter.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 6391 New Hebrides

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    New Hebrides Syndicat Français 1903: The collection on leaves (22 stamps & 5 cards) with circa 1893 'Military Essays', four imperforate Essays designed by Lt. Col. Delawney, three bicoloured and one in black & white, three with 2½P = 25c. as value tablet at lower right (rare); thereafter with a study of genuine usages of the issue in the first three weeks after issue and 'cto' examples bearing dates from 1905 onwards, including 5 usages on five different postcards.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF
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