1849/50: Cérès 10 c. yellow-bistre, a fine unused block of four with good even margins all round, of exquisite fresh colour and most attractive, large part og. A delightful first issue multiple. Signed A. Bolaffi, Champion, Pfenninger. Cert. G. Bolaffi (1976) Maury/Yvert = € 9'500+.
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Auction 210-212
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Corinphila Auction AG Auction 210-212
The Swiss philatelic material, from classical to modern, is particularly attractive. There are impressive blocks of rayon and Strubel issues, rare postmarks, beautiful covers and many varieties which will gladden the heart of any collector of Switzerland. Among the foreign collecting areas are some outstanding France in the special ‘BESANÇON’ catalogue, as well as in the main catalogue itself. There are also Calssic Austria, Italy & Colonies, Egypt with the Klaus Derlin collection and the estate of Dr. Adel Farid, the Scadta Air Mail collection of Dr. Peter Schicke, exhibited internationally at BRASILIANA 2013, as well as Zeppelin memorabilia.
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Lot #1 - europe France
Lot #2 - europe France
1849/62: Cérès réimpression 10 c. bistre, a fine unused block of four with good even margins all round, fresh and fine but for some pencil graffiti verso, with full unmounted og. Scarce and most attractive multiple Maury 1e = € 2'800/Yvert = € 2'400.
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Lot #3 - europe France
1849/50: Cérès 10 c. bistre, a fine vertical pair with ample to large margins all round, used on 1851 entire letter to Pointe â Pitre, Guadeloupe, tied by grill obliterators in black with framed PD and 'Castres-S-L'Agout' datestamp of despatch at right (Dec 5). Reverse with Paris and 'Bureau Maritime - Havre' transits, the latter in red. The address panel with 'par voie d'Angleterre' deleted as inapplicable for the reduced tariff, a splendid...
Lot #4 - europe France
1849/50: Réimpression Cérès 40 c. orange, a superb unused block of four with huge margins all round, of excellent colour and full original gum. Rare and most appealing multiple Maury 5h = € 3'750/Yvert = € 3'000+.
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Lot #5 - europe France
1849/50: Cérès 1 fr. brown-carmine, a large margined example with portions of adjoining stamp at right (repaired at base), used on 1851 triple rate cover to Ecommoy, tied by light grill handstamp in black with 'Le Lude' despatch cds (May 12) at left and Ecommoy arrival cds (May 13) on reverse. Cert. von der Weid (2001) Maury 6 = € 1'750 / Yvert = € 1'600.
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Lot #6 - europe France
1849/50: Cérès 20 c. bright blue on yellowish 'jaunâtre' paper, Unissued (most of this proposed stamp issue was incinerated), in a magnificent unused corner block of four from upper right corner of the sheet, with large margins all round and in a rich deep shade, fourth stamp with tiny scuff mark on face and merest trace of thin in margin, gum intact and somewhat soiled as usual, large part og. A rare and most attractive multiple. Signed Brun...
Lot #7 - europe France
1849/62: Cérès Réimpressions, the complete set of the first issue (including unissued 20 c. blue) with 10 c. bistre, 15 c. deep green, 20 c. black on brownish, unuissued 20 c. blue, 25 c. blue, 40 c. orange (slightest of oxidisation) and 1 fr. carmine, all in matching sheet marginal blocks of four from left of sheet, large part or unmounted og. A splendid and extremely rare set in outstandingly fine condition Maury = € 21'950/Yvert = € 18'400...
Lot #8 - europe France
1849/62: Group of three items with 1849 20 c. black Proof and réimpression 25 c. bright blue from lower right corner of the sheet, also a Proof block of four of the 1852 Présidence 25 c. blue printed on thick card paper showing sheet marginal rule at left. Minor imperfections but a scarce group.
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Lot #9 - europe France
1853: 1 c. olive-green on blued paper, a superb unused corner block of four, huge margins and clear bright colour, large part or unmounted og. A splendid multiple Maury/Yvert = € 1'000+.
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Lot #10 - europe France
1853/54: 5 c. green on greenish, an unused block of four, marginal from left of sheet with clear to large margins all round, miniscule aging to large part og. with lower pair unmounted og. Maury 12A = € 4'850/Yvert = € 4'750.
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Lot #11 - europe France
1853 (Sept): Empire 40 c. orange, an unused block of four, marginal from left of sheet, with ample to large margins all round and in a strong rich shade, fresh and very fine, large part og. with lower pair unmounted og. Signed W. Balasse, Calves Maury = € 16'000/Yvert = 13'500.
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Lot #12 - europe France
1853/59: 80 c. rose, late (1859) printing, an unused block of four in an attractive shade, large even margins all round, full unmounted og. A delightful and very rare multiple. Signed Calves Maury = € 15'500/Yvert = € 12'000.
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Lot #13 - europe France
1862: 1 c. bright olive-green on blued paper (vert-olive foncé), a fine unused block of four of stupendous colour, extraordinarily fresh and fine, large part or unmounted og. Maury/Yvert = € 1'000+.
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Lot #14 - europe France
1862: 1 c. bright olive-green on blued paper (vert-olive foncé), a fine unused well centred block of four of vivid colour, marginal from base of sheet, fresh and fine, large part or unmounted og. Signed Calves Maury/Yvert = € 1'000+.
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Lot #15 - europe France
1862: 5 c. green on greenish, an unused block of four, marginal from left of sheet, a somewhat deep cloudy printing, fresh and fine, brown spot on gum on one stamp otherwise full unmounted og. Scarce and appealing block. Signed Roumet Maury = € 1'100/Yvert = € 1'350.
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Lot #16 - europe France
1862: 5 c. green on greenish wove paper, an unused block of twenty five (5 x 5), of excellent fresh colour, some minor perf. separation, some central nine stamps unmounted og., corner stamps large part og. A rare and most attractive large multiple Maury/Yvert = € 4'500+.
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Lot #17 - europe France
1862: France 5 c. green on greenish and 1867 20 c. blue used in combination with Alsace Lorraine 1870 20 c. blue on 1871 entire letter to Lille, the latter tied by 'Diedenhofen' cds (23/10) in black and also tied by mute dotted Star obliterators in blue. Reverse with Metz cds, Paris cds and Lille arrival cds. An attractive and scarce entire.
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Lot #18 - europe France
1862: 10 c. deep bistre on yellowish wove paper, an unused block of four, marginal from left of sheet, in a rich deep shade, unmounted og. Signed Calves, Sismondo Maury = € 8'500/Yvert = € 9'250.
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Lot #19 - europe France
1862: 10 c. bistre, an unused block of four of good strong colour, well centred, fresh and very fine, large part og. A scarce blcok. Signed Brun, Calves Maury = € 8'500/Yvert = € 9'250.
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Lot #20 - europe France
1862: 40 c. orange, an unused block of four of excellent colour and centering, fresh and very fine, superb unmounted og. A delightful and rare multiple Maury = € 8'000/Yvert = € 8'250.
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Lot #21 - europe France
1862: 80 c. rose, an unused top left corner marginal block of four of excellent deep colour and centering, fresh and very fine, superb unmounted og. Tiny creasing in sheet margin only, a splendid and rare multiple Maury = € 7'000/Yvert = € 6'250.
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Lot #22 - europe France
1867 (Jan): Laureated 30 c. blackish brown (brun noir), an unused block of four, marginal from left of sheet, of splendid colour and full unmounted og. A rare and most attractive multiple in outstanding quality. Signed Calves Maury = € 6'400/Yvert = € 6'000.
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Lot #23 - europe France
1871/72: '10' in blue on laureated 10 c. bistre, an unused block of four, of good colour, centred slightly to right, somewhat browned large part og. A rare multiple. Signed Brun, Miro Maury = € 12'000/Yvert = € 12'500.
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Lot #24 - europe France
1870/71: Siège 10 c. bistre, an unused block of four of rich true colour, fresh and very fine, one stamp with slight mark on gum, the other three stamps superb large part og. One nibbed perf. at base but a delightful block and a very scarce stamp in a multiple. Signed Brun Maury = € 3'800/Yvert = € 4'250.
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Lot #25 - europe France
1870/71: Bordeaux 4 c. bright 'foncé' grey, Report II, positions 3-4 / 8-9 on the block de report, a large margined block of four from the top of the sheet of excellent rich colour, large part og., lower pair unmounted og. Trivial tone spot in margin at top but rare. Signed A. Bolaffi, Calves. Cert. Calves (2007) Maury 41/IId = € 3'500.
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