Express Issue, 2nd State 1878/79: State II, 5 s. green, perf. 12½, position 1 on the sheet of ten subjects, with Value tablet broken under "PO" of POSTAGE, a large used example in a deep shade, blunted perfs. at right cancelled by weak APIA / SAMOA in black. A rare stamp. Signed Köhler, Thier Gi = £ 1'300.
274th - 283th Corinphila Auction - Day 6
By: Corinphila Auction AG
Corinphila Auction AG 274th - 283th Corinphila Auction - Day 6
274th - 283th Corinphila Auction
November 19th, 2021
Lot Start | Lot End | Starting Time CET | Description |
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1001 | 1425 | 09:00 CET | Katalog 276: Schweiz Flugpost – Die Sammlung „IKARUS“ Pionierflüge 1913, Regelmässiger Flugverkehr, Sonderflüge, Fremde Flüge, Verunfallte Flüge, Katapultpost, Zeppelinpost, SCADTA |
1501 | 1912 | 13:30 CET | Katalog 275: Schweiz & Fürstentum Liechtenstein Sitzende Helvetia gezähnt, Ziffermuster, Stehende Helvetia, UPU, Schweiz ab 1907, Flugpost Schweiz, Fürstentum Liechtenstein |
1913 | 2115A | 17:30 CET | Katalog 275: Schweiz & Fürstentum Liechtenstein Sammlungen und Posten Schweiz: Vorphilatelie, Kantonalmarken, Rayon, Strubel, Sitzende Helvetia, Stehende Helvetia, diverse Schweiz |
November 20th, 2021
Lot Start | Lot End | Starting Time CET | Description |
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1 | 36 | 10:00 CET | Katalog 274: Schweiz – Die Sammlung ERIVAN (3. Auktion) Kantonalmarken, Ortspost, Poste Locale, Rayonmarken, Sitzende Helvetia (Strubel), Sitzende Helvetia gezähnt |
101 | 341 | 11:00 CET | Katalog 275: Schweiz & Fürstentum Liechtenstein Vorphilatelie, Kantonalmarken, Ortspost, Poste Locale, Rayonmarken |
342 | 580 | 14:00 CET | Katalog 275: Schweiz & Fürstentum Liechtenstein Sitzende Helvetia (Strubel), inkl. Strubel 1854 – 1863 – Nationale Gross-Gold Spezialsammlung (Teil I) |
November 22nd, 2021
Lot Start | Lot End | Starting Time CET | Description |
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2501 | 2607 | 11:00 CET | Catalogue 277: Europe & Overseas ASIA / AFRICA: Afghanistan, China, Ethiopia, Iran, Israel, Japan, Korea, Mongolia, Nepal, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Tibet, Yemen |
2608 | 2985 | 12:00 CET | Catalogue 277: Europe & Overseas AMERICAS (NORTH, CENTRAL & SOUTH AMERICA): United States of America, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, Puerto Rico, Salvador, Uruguay, Venezuela |
5001 | 5482 | 15:30 CET | Catalogue 279: South & Central America – The Brian Moorhouse Estate (part IV) Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Salvador, Uruguay, Venezuela |
November 23rd, 2021
Lot Start | Lot End | Starting Time CET | Description |
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6001 | 6370 | 09:00 CET | Catalogue 280: Italy, France, European Countries, GB & Commonwealth – The Ing. Pietro Provera Collection (part III) Austria / Österreich, Deutschland / Germany, France, Great Britain & British Commonwealth, Iceland |
6371 | 6900 | 12:30 CET | Catalogue 280: Italy, France, European Countries, GB & Commonwealth – The Ing. Pietro Provera Collection (part III) Italy, Luxembourg, Norway |
2986 | 3367 | 18:00 CET | Catalogue 277: Europe & Overseas EUROPE A-D: Albania, Belgium, Bulgaria (The Large Lion Issue), Eastern Romelia, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Deutschland |
November 24th, 2021
Lot Start | Lot End | Starting Time CET | Description |
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3368 | 3731 | 09:00 CET | Catalogue 277: Europe & Overseas EUROPE E-N: Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway Ballon Monté – The Flight of the ‘Ville d’Orleans’ – The Svein Arne Hansen Collection (part I) |
3732 | 4108 | 12:00 CET | Catalogue 277: Europe & Overseas EUROPE O-Z: Österreich, Austrian Levant, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine, Yugoslavia Der Innerösterreichische Postkurs 1523 –1805 | Landpostkurs Konstantinopel – Wien |
7001 | 7507 | 15:30 CET | Catalogue 281: France Incoming Mail Part or Insufficiently Paid – The Jack Blanc Collection / Great Britain & British Commonwealth, French Colonies, Europe, Overseas, South & Central America |
November 25th, 2021
Lot Start | Lot End | Starting Time CET | Description |
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8001 | 8389 | 09:00 CET | Catalogue 282: Pacific Islands – The ‘BESANÇON’ Collection Australia – New Guinea, British Solomon Islands, Cook Islands, Cook Islands – Aitutaki, Cook Islands – Penrhyn Island, Fiji |
8390 | 8694 | 13:00 CET | Catalogue 282: Pacific Islands – The ‘BESANÇON’ Collection Gilbert and Ellice Islands, Nauru, Niue, Pitcairn Islands, Samoa, Tonga |
9001 | 9280 | 16:00 CET | Catalogue 283: Ceylon & Maldive Islands – The ‘BESANÇON’ Collection (part I) Ceylon, Maldive Islands |
November 26th, 2021
Lot Start | Lot End | Starting Time CET | Description |
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4109 | 4213 | 09:00 CET | Catalogue 277: Europe & Overseas EUROPE & OVERSEAS: Collections & Accumulations |
4214 | 4297 | 10:00 CET | Catalogue 278: Stamp Boxes English Silver Boxes, Ivory Boxes, Brass Boxes, Porcelain Boxes, Foreign Boxes, Wood Boxes |
4298 | 4399 | 10:30 CET | Catalogue 277: Europe & Overseas Boy Scouts – The Alfred Scherb Collection: History, World Jamborees, National Scout Movements, Displaced Persons Camps |
4400 | 4812 | 11:30 CET | Catalogue 277: Europe & Overseas GB & BRITISH COMMONWEALTH: Great Britain, Australia, Bahrain, Barbados, Canada, Cook Islands, Cyprus, Egypt, Gibraltar, Gold Coast, Hong Kong, India, Iraq, Kenya, Malaya, Malta, Mauritius, New Hebrides, North Borneo, South Africa – Cape of Good Hope Bechuanaland – Stellaland – The ‘BESANÇON’ Collection | Brunei – The ‘BESANÇON’ Collection | Bushire, British Occupation – The ‘BESANÇON’ Collection (part I) |
10001 | 10207 | 15:30 CET | Catalogue 277: Europe & Overseas The Rhodesias – The ‘BESANÇON’ Collection (part II) |
Sale Terms
Lot #8498 - übersee samoa
Express Issue, 3rd State 1878/79: State III, 5 s. green, perf. 12½, a used horizontal pair, positions 3-4 on the sheet of ten subjects, pos. 3 with broken ornament undser "M" of SAMOA and pos. 4 with dot on top right arabesque; slight thin spots and wrinkles not detracting from the fine appearance, lightly cancelled APIA / SAMOA in black. A scarce and most attractive multiple. Signed Thier. Cert. BPA (1992) Gi = £ 1'600+.
Lot #8499 - übersee samoa
Express Issue, 3rd State 1879: 1 d. (bright) blue, perf. 12 (11.8), a complete unused sheet of twenty subjects (5 x 4), good margins all round and of lovely fresh colour, trivial stains on positions 5, 16 and 17 mentioned for full accuracy and of no great significance, note position 3 with Stops before and "Y" in "PENN.Y."; large part or unmounted og. See Odenweller pages 40-41. A delightful and very scarce multiple Gi = £ 800++.
Lot #8500 - übersee samoa
Express issue, 3rd State 1879: 3 d. vermilion, perf. 12 (11.8), an unused complete sheet of ten subjects (5 x 2), with large margins all round and of fresh bright colour, slight soiling on position 1 at base, note position 6 with PENCF error, position 9 with retouch to PENCE almost reading PEWCE, occasionally patchy large part og. See Odenweller page 42. A rare and most attractive sheet. Cert. RPSL (1965) Gi = £ 700++.rnrnProvenance:...
Lot #8501 - übersee samoa
Express issue, 3rd State 1879: 3 d. carmine-vermilion, rough perf. 12 (11.8), an unused complete sheet of ten subjects (5 x 2), with large margins all round and of bright colour, note position 6 with PENCF error, position 9 with retouch to PENCE almost reading PEWCE, occasionally patchy large part og. See Odenweller page 42. A rare and most attractive sheet. Handstamped 'Guaranteed by S.G. & Co.' in violet. Cert. RPSL (1965) Gi = £ 700++....
Lot #8502 - übersee samoa
Express issue, 3rd State 1879: 6 d. bright violet, rough perf. 12 (11.8), an unused complete sheet of ten subjects (5 x 2), with large margins all round and of fresh bright colour, note position 1 with Stop after "SAMOA.", position 9 with line joining "IX" of SIX, occasionally patchy large part og. See Odenweller page 43. A rare and most attractive sheet Gi = £ 650++.rn
Lot #8503 - übersee samoa
Express issue, 3rd State 1879: 6 d. deep violet, clean cut perf. 12 (11.8), an unused complete sheet of ten subjects (5 x 2), with large margins all round and of fresh bright colour, note position 1 with Stop after "SAMOA.", position 9 with line joining "IX" of SIX, occasionally patchy large part og. See Odenweller page 43. A rare and most attractive sheet. Cert. RPSL (1965) Gi = £ 650++.rnrnProvenance: Collection Charles J. Phillips (former...
Lot #8504 - übersee samoa
Express issue, 3rd State 1879: 2 s. deep brown, rough perf. 12 (11.8), an unused complete sheet of ten subjects (5 x 2), with large margins all round and of rich deep colour, note position 4 with retouched "P" of POSTAGE, position 5 with diagonal line through "TW" of TWO, occasionally patchy large part og. See Odenweller page 44. An extremely rare and most attractive sheet Gi = £ 2'750++.rn
Lot #8505 - übersee samoa
Express issue, 3rd State 1879: 5 s. yellow-green, an unused Imperforate pair, positions 4/9, with large even margins all round, reverse with positive impressions in black from the same value and thus possibly a Trial print, of fine colour and nearly the deep shade, unused without gum. Rare and most unusual. Cert. BPA (1999).
Lot #8506 - übersee samoa
Express issue, 3rd State 1879: 5 s. deep green, rough perf. 12 (11.8), an unused complete sheet of ten subjects (5 x 2), with large margins all round and of fresh rich colour, note position 6 with "AG" of POSTAGE joined and dot on "I" of FIVE, position 8 with listed variety "Line above "X" of EXPRESS not repaired", occasionally patchy large part og. See Odenweller page 45. A rare and most attractive sheet. Cert. RPSL (1965) Gi = £ 8'100++....
Lot #8507 - übersee samoa
Express issue, 3rd State 1879: 5 s. yellow-green, rough perf. 12 (11.8), an unused complete sheet of ten subjects (5 x 2), with large margins all round and of fresh rich colour, note position 6 with "AG" of POSTAGE joined and dot on "I" of FIVE, position 8 with listed variety "Line above "X" of EXPRESS not repaired", slight vertical bend on pos. 2 and 7 not affecting superb appearance, occasionally patchy large part og. See Odenweller page 45...
Lot #8508 - übersee samoa
Express issue 4th State 1880: 9 d. orange-brown, rough perf. 12 (11.8), an unused complete sheet of ten subjects (5 x 2), with large margins all round and of fine fresh colour, note position 1 with PENCF error, position 8 with dot on centre of "C" of PENCE, some truivial aging in top margin, fine large part og. See Odenweller page 48. A scarce and most attractive sheet Gi = £ 800++.
Lot #8509 - übersee samoa
1886: Palm Tree Die Proof of the vignette only by Bock & Cousins typographed at the Govt. Printing Office in Wellington, printed in maroon-brown with uncleared surround, on thick cream card (53 x 74 mm.). A fine and appealing Proof.
Lot #8510 - übersee samoa
1886: Palm Tree Die Proof of the vignette only by Bock & Cousins typographed at the Govt. Printing Office in Wellington, printed in maroon-brown with uncleared surround, on thick cream card (55 x 90 mm.). A fine and appealing Proof.
Lot #8511 - übersee samoa
1886: Palm Tree Die Proofs (7), engraved by the Govt. Printing Office in Wellington, Imperforate examples on very thick card paper for the ½ d., 2 d., 1 s. and 2 s. 6 d. struck in black; 1 s. in violet and 2 s. 6 d. in emerald also on very thick card and an 1887 6 d. Proof struck in rose-pink on glazed white card. For similar Proofs see Odenweller, page 171. A fine and rare group.
Lot #8512 - übersee samoa
1886/90: Palm Tree 1 s. rose-carmine, perf. 12½, a diagonally bisected example used on cover to Auckland tied by APIA / SAMOA cds (May 19) in blue. Reverse with Auckland arrival (May 31) in black. Some toning around perfs, but a scarce in period usage Gi = £ 350.
Lot #8513 - übersee samoa
1886/90: Palm Tree 1 s. rose-carmine, perf. 12½, two examples diagonally bisected used on 1896 cover to Auckland tied by APIA / SAMOA cds (May 19) in blue. Reverse with Auckland arrival (May 31) in black. Peripheral toning around perfs, but a scarce in period usage Gi = £ 350.
Lot #8514 - übersee samoa
1890 (May 9): Palm Tree ½ d. purple-brown, wmk. Type 4c, perf. 12 x 11½, an unused block of fifteen (3 x 5) of fine rich colour and typical centering, some slight tropical spüots on large part or unmounted og. A rare and attractive multiple. Cert. BPA (1981) Gi = £ 1'200.
Lot #8515 - übersee samoa
1890/92: Palm Tree ½ d. pale purple-brown, 1 d. green and 2 d. yellow used on 1892 combination cover to London tied by APIA / SAMOA datestamps in violet (Oct 12). USA 1890/93 5 c. chocolate (Scoptt 223) tied in transit by cork cancel in black with San Francisco cds on reverse (Oct 27) and Highbury arrival cds (Nov 9). A scarce and most attractive combination usage. Cert. BPA (1986).
Lot #8516 - übersee samoa
1890/92: Palm Tree ½ d. pale purple-brown and 2 d. orange, perf. 12 x 11½, used on imprinted 'Consulate General of the United States of America / Apia, Samoa' 1893 cover to Portland, Maine, USA tied by APIA / SAMOA cds in brownish black (Nov 8) with reverse showing San Francisco entry datestamp (Nov 23) and Portland arrival (Nov 28) in black. A fine and scarce commercial usage.
Lot #8517 - übersee samoa
1890/92: Palm Tree ½ d. pale purple-brown, perf. 12 x 11½ and Flag 1894 5 d. dull vermilion, perf. 11½ x 12, used on 1894 registered 'Hawkins' cover to London endorsed "via San Francisco", tied by APIA / SAMOA datestamp in violet (Aug 15). USA 1890/93 3 c. purple and 10 c. green (Scott 221+226) tied by San Francisco ovals in transit with REGISTERED /AUG 31 in red at right. 'New York / Exchange' registration label at top. Reverse with New York...
Lot #8518 - übersee samoa
1892: King Malietoa Die Proofs (2) for the 2½ d. value by the Govt. Printing Office in Wellington, Imperforate, one engraved in black and the other in the issued colour of rose, fresh and very fine.
Lot #8519 - übersee samoa
1890/92: Palm Tree 4 d. blue, perf. 12 x 11½, tied to 1892 combination cover to London by APIA / SAMOA cds in black (Oct 12), mailed with USA 1890/93 5 c. chocolate (Scott 223) tied in transit by cork cancel in black. San Francisco cds in black (Oct 27) and Highbury arrival cds (Nov 9) also on reverse of a fine and rare usage. Cert. BPA (1986).rnrn
Lot #8520 - übersee samoa
1895/1900: 1 d. green and 2 d. bright yellow, perf. 11 in a vertical pair, used on 1897 London Missionary Society envelope at double rate to Arbroath, Scotland tied by APIA / SAMOA circular datestamp (Oct 6) in black. Reverse with seriffed "N.Z. MARINE P.O. / H.M.S. ALAMEDA" datestamp in violet (Oct 2) and Arbroath arrival cds (Nov 4) in black. File fold away from the adhesives, a rare commercial cover.
Lot #8521 - übersee samoa
1895/1900: Palm Tree 1 d. green, an unused complete sheet of 120 in two panes of 60 stamps, Malietoa 2½ d. deep rose-carmine in a similar sheet of 120 and 6 d. brown-purple in a sheet of 120, this last numbered '369085' - a high number for a stamp where just 648 sheets were printed; all of fresh vibrant colours and large part, predominantly unmounted og. Gi = £ 1'080+.
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