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New Hebrides

Catalogue 282: Pacific Islands – The ‘BESANÇON’ Collection
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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 (Gi 286b+292b) 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 very scarce.rnrnNote: For a very similar cover see the Gregory Frantz collection, Corinphila sale 261, January 2021, lot 6389.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 8469 New Hebrides

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    1908 (Oct 29): Condominium 1 d. red, an unused vertical pair, upper stamp variety "Overprint Omitted in Vertical Pair with Normal", fresh and fine, hinged across the join for protection, large part og. A great rarity with just twelve pairs are possible (although the Royal Collection volume states six), one of which is housed in the collection of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Signed Peter Holcombe. Cert. RPSL (1945), Holcombe (1991) Scott 8a/Gi = £ 10'000.rnrnProvenance: 'Rarities of the World', DF, Zurich, 29 Nov 1991, lot 80037.
    Starting bid : 5,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 6,000 CHF

    Lot# : 8470 New Hebrides

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    1910 (Dec 15): Condominium set of seven values unused, wmk. Multiple Crown CA, all overprinted SPECIMEN (Type D12) in black (in red on 1 s.), fresh and very fine, large part og. Scarce Gi = £ 275.rnrnProvenance: Harmers, London, 8 July 2003, lot 974.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 8471 New Hebrides

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    1911 (July 25): Weapons & Idols, the set of nine values, wmk. Multiple Crown CA, the unused set of nine values, all overprinted SPECIMEN (Type D12) in black, fresh and fine, large part og. Gi = £ 250.rnrnProvenance: Harmers, London, 8 July 2003, lot 975.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 8472 New Hebrides

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    1921 (Sept-Oct): Weapons & Idols, the set of three values, wmk. Multiple Script CA, all overprinted SPECIMEN (Type D12) in black and a second set optd. SPECIMEN, all with variety "Club Foot to M / Comma after M of SPECIMEN", an overprint error which occurred just once per Setting of 60 subjects; both fresh and fine, large part og. Scarce Gi = £ 170++.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 8473 New Hebrides

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    1924 (May 1): 5 d. on 2½ d. ultramarine, surcharged at Suva in black, an unused block of four from the lower left corner of the sheet with both the sheet requisition "No. 511" in margin and " 5 d. Surcharge Inverted", slightest of surface rubs mentioned for absolute accuracy but of sensational appearance, fresh and fine, mounted in margin only, unmounted og. A wonderful and unique positional block of consummate rarity. Signed Calves, M. Fischer. Cert. Roger Calves (1979) Yvert (2017) 79a = € 10'500+/Gi = £ 14'000+.rnrnProvenance: 'Important Stamps & Covers of the World', Spink, London, 6 June 2007, lot 1081.
    Starting bid : 5,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 5,500 CHF

    Lot# : 8474 New Hebrides

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    1925 (June): Weapons & Idols, dual currency set of nine values, wmk. Multiple Script CA, all overprinted SPECIMEN (Type D16) in black or in red (½ d. and 1 s.), fresh colours and fine, large part og. Scarce Gi = £ 225.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 8475 New Hebrides

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    1938 (June 1): New Currency, the set of twelve values unused, wmk. Multiple Script CA, all perforated by hooded SPECIMEN, fresh and fine, large part og., and the Postage Due set of five, all sheet marginal, similarly perforated SPECIMEN, large part og. A scarce complete set of seventeen. Opinion Peter Holcombe (1996) Gi = £ 435.
    Starting bid : 180 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 8476 New Hebrides

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    1910/53: The collection on leaves with 1910 part set to 1 s. unused, 1911 set of nine complete unused, 1920-21 Surcharges set with both  2 d. on 40 c. red on yellow unused, 1925 set of nine unused, 1938 New Currency set unused, Postage Due set of five unused and 1953 set of eleven unused; together with 1897 Inter-Island Postage 1 d. and 2 d. unused; condition generally fine Gi = £ 800+.
    Starting bid : 220 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold
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