Peninsular War 1808 (June 26): Entire letter written in garrison from San Sebastian to Niort, France and re-addressed on arrival, struck with superb three line 'No. 4 CORPS / D'OBSERV. DES PYRENEES / OCCIDENTALES' in black (unrecorded by Reinhardt). Addressee unfound and manuscript 'Inconnu à Parthenay' at top and reverse with 'DEB. / NIORT' deboursé handstamp in black. The entire with some sensible internal repairs protecting the folds but...
Auction 222 - All World
By: Corinphila Auction AG
Corinphila Auction AG Auction 222 - All World
World-class Rarities at Corinphila Auctions in Zurich An ‘Inverted Swan’ from the Australian State of Western Australia and a ‘Small Dollar’ of China are the outstanding items in the forthcoming Corinphila auction series, which will be held in Zurich from 28 May to 2 June 2018. In addition to the main catalogue of ‘International Philately and Postal History’ there are four special catalogues:
· Australian States catalogue Sale 223
· Romania with the specialised collection of Eduard Cohen Sale224
· Switzerland - Classical to Modern Sale 225
· Switzerland - The Jack Luder Collection (part 3) Sale 226
World-class Rarities at Corinphila Auctions in Zurich
An ‘Inverted Swan’ from the Australian State of Western Australia and a ‘Small Dollar’ of China are the outstanding items in the forthcoming Corinphila auction series, which will be held in Zurich from 28 May to 2 June 2018. Additionally to these two top-class items, collectors will find an outstanding selection of attractive philatelic and postal history material from all over the world. The auction itself will present, in five catalogues, the most comprehensive range of material of recent years - both in terms of the number of lots and the value of the material being offered.
The auction at a glance
In addition to the two world rarities of China and Australia, many other international collecting areas are on offer at Corinphila. Due to the large amount of material the auction will take place from Monday to Saturday, over just one week from28 May to 2 June 2018. There are five auction catalogues: in addition to the main catalogue of ‘International Philately and Postal History’ there are four special catalogues, ‘Switzerland Classical to Modern’, plus ‘Switzerland - The Jack Luder Collection III’, and also ‘Romania’ with the specialised collection of Eduard Cohen (untouched since the 1960s, stored in a London vault!). In addition there is a special ‘Australian States’ catalogue.
Monday May 28, 2018 |
Catalogue 222 |
EUROPE & OVERSEAS |
13.00 h |
Lot 1 - 422 |
FRANCE & Colonies, incl. Ballons Montés |
16.30 h |
Lot 423 - 552 |
GREECE, incl.Large Hermes Heads |
Tuesday May 29, 2018 |
Catalogue 222 |
EUROPE & OVERSEAS |
08.30 h |
Lot 553 - 1045 |
GERMANY, incl. German states, German Reich with Colonies, Zeppelinmail |
13.00 h |
Lot 1046 - 1462 |
EUROPE A - Z |
17.00 h |
Lot 1463 - 1835 |
AMERICAS Argentine, Brazil, Peru to USA |
Wednesday May 2018 |
Catalogue 222 |
EUROPE & OVERSEAS |
09.00 h |
Lot 1836 - 2327 |
GB & COLONIES, incl.Mauritius, The Albert Louis Collection Cape of Good Hope |
13.30 h |
Lot 2328 - 2394 |
Europe & Overseass Collections & Accumulations |
|
Catalogue 224 |
ROMANIA - Specal - Catalogue |
14.00 h |
Lot 4001 - 4304 |
Lithographed Issues 1865/72, The Eduardo Cohen Collection (part 3) |
Thursday May 31, 2018 |
Catalogue 223 |
AUSTRALIA & AUSTRALIAN STATES - THE BESANCON COLLECTION (PART 2) |
09.00 |
Lot 3001 - 3381 |
NSW, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania |
13.00 h |
Lot 3382 - 3831 |
Victoria, Western Australia, Commonwealth of Australia, New Guinea, Papua New Guinea |
Friday June 1, 2018 |
Catalogue 222 |
EUROPE & OVERSEAS |
09.00 h |
Lot 2395 - 2656 |
ASIA, incl. China, Japan, Thailand |
|
Catalogue 225 |
SCHWEIZ & LIECHTENSTEIN |
11.30 h |
Lot 7001 - 7486 |
SWITZERLAND 1862 and later issues, incl. special collection 'Tell & Ziffer' and The Hans Zweifel Collection Pro Juventute |
16.00 h |
Lot 7487 - 7683 |
SWISS SOLDIER-STAMPS incl. the Karlheinz Brunner Collection (part2) SWISS AIRMAIL LIECHTENSTEIN |
18.00 h |
Lot 7684 - 7974 |
SWITZERLAND COLLECTIONS & ACCUMULATIONS, incl. Classic Switzerland, Federal Stamps and 'Strubeli's |
Saturday June 2, 2018 |
Catalogue 225 |
SCHWEIZ & LIECHTENSTEIN |
09.30 h |
Lot 6001 - 6354 |
Classic Switzerland - Sitting Helvetia 1843 - 1863 |
|
Catalogue 226 |
CLASSIC SWITZERLAND - THE JACK LUDER COLLECTION (Teil 3) |
13.00 h |
Lot 9001 - 9328 |
Classic Switzerland - Sitting Helvetia 1843 - 1863 |
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Lot #27 - europe France
1808 (July 28): Entire letter from Cassel to Paris struck with fine 'No. 4 / GRANDE-ARMÉE' handstamp (50 mm.) in red (Reinhardt = 500 pts) with circular Paris arrival on flap (Aug 6) in red and charged '8' due in manuscript.
Catalogue 222: EUROPE & OVERSEAS
Lot #28 - europe France
1808 (Aug 20): Entire letter from Warsaw to Dijon with fine 'No. 43 / GRANDE-ARMÉE' in red (Reinhardt = 1'000 pts), rated '14' on arrival in manuscript. Signed G. Lamy.
Catalogue 222: EUROPE & OVERSEAS
Lot #29 - europe France
Peninsular War 1808 (Sept 24): Entire letter to Bordeaux written by Sgt. Major de Keyser of the 119th Regiment in bivouac at Brisalina, 20 leagues from Vitoria, Spain struck on front with three line 'BAU. GAL. CORPS / D'OBSERV. DES PYRENEES / OCCIDENTALES' in black (Reinhardt = 1'000 pts). A fine strike of this scarce marking, the letter describes the Battle of Medina del Rio Seco at which 22'000 Spaniards, parts of the Armies of Galicia (...
Lot #30 - europe France
Peninsular War 1810 (Oct 3): Entire letter from Santander to Dunkirk, struck with very fine No. 14 / ARM. DE PORTUGAL' in black (Reinhardt = 1'250 pts). Exceptional and very scarce.
Catalogue 222: EUROPE & OVERSEAS
Lot #31 - europe France
Peninsular War 1808 (Nov 2): Entire letter from Viana, near Logroño, Spain mailed to Paris and struck with 'No. 1 / ARM. FRANCAISE / EN ESPAGNE' in black (Reinhardt = 500 pts) and charged '10' due upon receipt in Paris (Nov 16) with datestamp in red on reverse. The writer reports that his Division of 5'000 troops had forced 20'000 Spanish troops to evacuate Logroño and retreat, this would place him in Lagrange's 2nd Division, VI Corps.
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Lot #32 - europe France
1808 (Nov 10): Entire letter written from Maubourg and Düben, Saxony to Avignon, struck with superb over-inked 'No. 13 / GRANDE-ARMÉE' handstamp in black (Reinhardt = 1'000 pts) and rated '10' in manuscript. Fine readable content and a most attractive entire. Signed Pothion.
Catalogue 222: EUROPE & OVERSEAS
Lot #33 - europe France
Peninsular War 1809 (Jan 27): Entire letter on printed 'Armée d'Espagne' paper used from Valladolid to Strasbourg, written a few days after Napoleon had left the town and Marshall Soult was forcing Sir John Moore back to Coruña. Struck with fine three line 'No. 10 / ARM. FRANCAISE / EN ESPAGNE' in black (Reinhardt = 500 pts).
Catalogue 222: EUROPE & OVERSEAS
Lot #34 - europe France
Peninsular War 1809 (Feb 11): Prepaid entire letter from Valladolid to Avignon struck with fine 'P.P. / BAU CENTRAL / ARM. D'ESPAGNE' in black (unrecorded by Reinhardt). Scarce and a fine and unusual prepaid entire.
Catalogue 222: EUROPE & OVERSEAS
Lot #35 - europe France
Peninsular War 1809 (May 1): Entire letter from Huesca (near Saragossa), Spain to the Mistry of War in Paris, endorsed as concessionary mail at lower left, struck with ery fine 'No. 3 / BAU. PRINCIPAL / ARM. D'ESPAGNE' in black (Reinhardt = 400 pts). The contents being the monthly return for the Engineer's company at Huesca.
Catalogue 222: EUROPE & OVERSEAS
Lot #36 - europe France
Peninsular War 1809 (Oct 18): Entire letter from Puente D'Arzobispo (on the River Tagus to the West of Talavera) mailed to Nemours and struck with good 'No. 2 / BAU. PRINCIPAL / ARM. D'ESPAGNE' handstamp in black (Reinhardt = 400 pts). The letter written by Colonel Bertholet, 4th Regiment of the Line, concerning the death of a deserter. Signed Pothion.
Catalogue 222: EUROPE & OVERSEAS
Lot #37 - europe France
Peninsular War 1810 (Jan 9): Entire letter from Gullegem, Belgium addressed to at Flemish soldier in the Military Hospital in Chateaudun, prepaid and struck in transit with 'P.91.P / COURTRAI' in black, Paris transit of 'P.P.P.P.' (Port Payé Par Paris) in red. Cover readdressed to Bayonne and, on reverse, good strike of 'DEB. BAU. GAL. / ARM. FRANCAISE / EN ESPAGNE' in black (Reinhardt = 1'750 pts) but crossed by opening tear. Displays well,...
Lot #38 - europe France
Peninsular War 1811 (April 29): Entire letter from Paris addressed to General Maximilian Foy, Armée d'Espagne in Salamanca, rated '10' in manuscript on obverse and struck, on reverse, with 'No. 1 DÉB / ARM. DE PORTUGAL' handstamp in red (Reinhardt = unrecorded) with manuscript 'Salamanque' below in ink. Rare and very fine. Cert. Roumet (2016).
Catalogue 222: EUROPE & OVERSEAS
Lot #39 - europe France
Peninsular War 1811 (April 29): Entire letter written by a voltigeur in the 3rd regiment of Light Infantry from Figueras to Gap, France, struck by superb 'ARM. DE CATALOGNE' handstamp in red (Reinhardt = 750 pts). A fresh and fine entire with interesting content: the French were beseiging the Fortress which they had previously lost due to three Spanish workers stealing the keys and letting their Troops in on April 10. The Spanish forces...
Lot #40 - europe France
1812 (May 18): Entire letter datelined 'Stettin en Prusse' mailed to Toulouse via Paris, struck with fine 'No. 14 / GRANDE-ARMÉE' in red (Reinhardt = 1'500 pts). Readable contents concerning religion and Jews etc. Horizontal file fold but very scarce. Signed Pothion.
Catalogue 222: EUROPE & OVERSEAS
Lot #41 - europe France
Peninsular War 1812 (May 22): Entire letter written by the Duke of Albufuera (Marshall Suchet) from Valencia to General Callier in Turin and readdressed to Genoa and then Chiavari, struck on despatch with superb 'No. 3 / BAU. PRINCIPAL / ARM. D'ESPAGNE' in black (Reinhardt = 400 pts). The letter disinfected against Cholera by slitting and toasting. Reverse with deboursé markings 'DBSE DE TURIN' in red and 'Deboursé / GÊNES' in black. A fine...
Lot #42 - europe France
Peninsular War 1812 (July 19): Entire letter, slitted for disinfection, from a Corporal in the 40th regiment (Vandermaesen Division, Army of the North) at Tolosa to Angers, struck with fine 'No. 15 / ARM. FRANCAISE / EN ESPAGNE' in black (Reinhardt = 500 pts). Re-addressed on arrival in Angers to Lyons with DÉB 47 / ANGERS in red on reverse and circular arrival datestamp (Aug 4) also in red.
Catalogue 222: EUROPE & OVERSEAS
Lot #43 - europe France
1812 (Aug 20): Entire letter written from Smolensk, Russia just two days after the first major battle of the Russian Campaign, mailed back to Paris and struck with fair 'No. 11 / GRANDE-ARMÉE' handstamp in red, second numeral unclear, with reverse showing Paris arrival datestamp (Sept 14) in red. Letter begins 'Nous sommes entre dans la ville on set batu pendant quatre jour...'. A very rare entire from this Campaign: the Russians set fire to...
Lot #44 - europe France
Peninsular War 1812 (Sept 19): Entire letter from Maya de Bastan, South of Bayonne, written by the Chef de Battalion of the 121st Regiment to Grenoble, prepaid and struck with scarce 'P.P. BAU. GAL. / ARM. FRANCAISE / EN ESPAGNE' in black (Reinhardt = 1'250 pts). A fine and rare entire. Signed Pothion.rnProvenance: Collection Dubus, 5 Oct 1989, lot 41.
Catalogue 222: EUROPE & OVERSEAS
Lot #45 - europe France
1813 (April 2): Entire letter addressed to 'Madame La Comtesse de St. Alphonse (Annette de Mackau) dans la Palais de S. M. L'Impeatrice Josephine' in Paris, apparently written from Toulon / Mediterrannean coastline due to the letter's Naval contents, struck with superb 'No. 55 / GRANDE-ARMÉE' handstamp in red (Reinhardt = 1'250 pts). Fine and scarce entire.
Catalogue 222: EUROPE & OVERSEAS
Lot #46 - europe France
1813 (April 13): Entire letter written from near Leignitz (Legnica, Poland) from a soldier in III Corps, 9th Division to the Poste Restante in Valognes, Normandy struck with fine 'No. 28 / GRANDE-ARMÉE' handstamp in black (Reinhardt = 750 pts), charged '10' in manuscript on obverse. Scarce.
Catalogue 222: EUROPE & OVERSEAS
Lot #47 - europe France
1813: Entire letters (2) with April entire letter from Halberstadt to Liège showing 'BAU GAL / GRANDE-ARMÉE' in black (Reinhardt = 500 pts) and June 1813 entire letter from Glogau (Poland) to Paris struck with 'BAU GAL / GRANDE-ARMÉE' in red (Reinhardt unlisted). Fair to fine, scarce pair.
Catalogue 222: EUROPE & OVERSEAS
Lot #48 - europe France
1813 (May 2): Entire letter from Fulda, Germany to Paris struck with fine 'No. 53 / GRANDE-ARMÉE' handstamp in red (Reinhardt = 750 pts) and rated '8' due in manuscript upon receipt. Reverse with Paris arrival cds (May 8) in red.
Catalogue 222: EUROPE & OVERSEAS
Lot #49 - europe France
1813 (June 24): Entire letter from Berlin to Liege, struckwith very fine 'No. 10 / GRANDE-ARMÉE' handstamp in red (Reinhardt = 1'250 pts) and rated '14' due upon receipt. Interesting and readable content concerning the recent fighting, from a voltigeur in the 2nd Battalion of the 23rd Regiment of the Line, 4th Arms Corps. A fresh and fine entire. Signed Pothion. Cert. Roumet (2016).rnProvenance: Collection Carroll Chase.
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Lot #50 - europe France
1813 (June 27): Entire letter from Dresden endorsed 'Service Militaire' at top and further endorsed at left 'Le Baron D'Empire, 1er Chirurgien de la Grande Armée / Larrëy', addressed to the Principal Surgeon of 1st Corps d'Armée in Mayence (Mainz) and re-addressed to Magdebourg, struck on despatch with 'No. 19 / GRANDE-ARMÉE' in black (Reinhardt = 500 pts) and cancelled at Mainz in transit with 'BAU SÉDENTAIRE / GRANDE-ARMÉE' in black (...
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