1937: De La Rue Essay for proposed new issue of Postal Stationery, stamp size composite Essay with printed George VI vignette in black and frame, CEYLON and value tablets all hand-painted in black and POSTAGE and corner borders picked out in Chinese white, in centre of sunken card (79 x 90 mm.) and marked 'B' at top in manuscript. Unadopted but unique and wonderful.
274th - 283th Corinphila Auction - Day 6
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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) |
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Lot #9258 - britische kolonien Ceylon
1938/49: Pictorial definitive issue, the 1938 3 c. black & deep blue-green, wmk. Multiple Script CA, variety "perf. 13 x 13½", an unused corner marginal block of twenty-four (3 x 8) showing Plate number '1B' in margin and part De La Rue imprint, superb unmounted og. A magnificent and extremely rare multiple. Cert. BPA (2002) Gi = £ 6'600+.rnrnProvenance: Harmers, London, 28 May 2008, lot 569.
Lot #9259 - britische kolonien Ceylon
1938 (April 13): De La Rue Die Proof for 6 c. Postal Stationery envelope, the completed design printed in black on glazed white card, initialled and dated "13/4/38" at lower left in pencil with file number "C376" at right in manuscript ink. Rare and very fine.
Lot #9260 - britische kolonien Ceylon
1938/51: De La Rue Die Proof for proposed 10 c. Postal Stationery envelope (unadopted), the completed design printed in black on glazed white card, dated "30/5/1" at lower left in pencil. Rare and very fine.
Lot #9261 - britische kolonien Ceylon
1947 (Nov 25): New Constitution, the set of four values in vertical or horizontal strips of three, perforated hooded SPECIMEN by Bradbury Wilkinson, fresh and very fine appearance, inconspicuous stain from previous storage across gum of the 25 c., unmounted og. A rare set in multiples as distributed by the UPU.
Lot #9262 - britische kolonien Ceylon
Officials 1869: Unissued, the part set overprinted SERVICE with 2 d. yellow (2, shades), 6 d. deep brown, 8 d. chocolate and 2 s. deep blue, all of good colour, part og. Gi = £ 420.
Lot #9263 - britische kolonien Ceylon
Officials 1869: Unissued, the unused set of two overprinted SERVICE in black, with 1 d. blue and 3 d. carmine-rose, poor unused examples; with further 1 d. blue overprinted CANCELLED (Samuel type D7) in black, part og. and wrinkles but this last being rare.
Lot #9264 - übersee malediven
1906: 2 c. red-brown and 3 c. green used on 1907 cover to Colombo tied by MALDIVE ISLANDS circular datestamp in black (Feb 25). Reverse with Colombo arrival cds (March 15) in black. A fresh and fine cover.
Lot #9265 - übersee malediven
1906: 2 c. red-brown, 3 c. green, 4 c. orange & ultramarine and 5 c. dull purple used on 1906 cover to Colombo all tied by MALDIVE ISLANDS circular datestamps in black (Dec 7, 1906) with reverse showing 'Colombo' arrival cds (Dec 21) in black. The 4 c. is a scarce stamp, a charming cover.
Lot #9266 - übersee malediven
1906: 2 c. red-brown and 3 c. green in horizontal pairs used with 5 c. dull purple (2) on 1906 cover to Colombo tied by five strikes of MALDIVE ISLANDS circular datestamps (Dec 27) in black. Reverse witth Colombo arrival cds (Jan 14, 1907) in black. The envelope with slight trim at left and the 3 c. adhesives with slight staining but a rare franking.
Lot #9267 - übersee malediven
1906: 2 c. red-brown, 4 c. orange & ultramarine and 5 c. dull purple used on 10 c. pink registered postal stationery envelope (150 x 94 mm.) to Pettah, Colombo tied by MALDIVE ISLANDS circular datestamp (June 9, 1907) in black. Reverse with two 'Colombo / Registered' arrival datestamps (June 15). Seals removed from reverse but a rare usage of the 4 c. adhesive on letter.
Lot #9268 - übersee malediven
1906: 2 c. red-brown and 5 c. dull purple in a horizontal pair, used on 10 c. pink overprinted registration envelope (150 x 95 mm.) addressed to Yatiyantota, Ceylon tied by MALDIVE ISLANDS circular datestamps (June 1, 1907) in black; endorsed at lower left "From P.M. (Post Master) Maldive Islands". Reverse with 'Colombo / Registered' cds of transit (June 6) and Yatiyantota arrival of the following day. The cover sensibly opened for display,...
Lot #9269 - übersee malediven
1906: MALDIVES overprinted set of six values, used on 1906 cover to Colombo tied by three strikes of MALDIVE ISLANDS circular datestamps (Dec 24) in black. Reverse with Colombo arrival cds (Jan 14). Philatelic but rare Gi = £ 550+.
Lot #9270 - übersee malediven
1906/52: Small collection on leaves with 1906 set of six unused (cert. BPA, 1978), 1906 2 c. red-brown in an unused block of four, piece with 5 c. dull purple (6), 1911 cover with Minaret 2 c. and 5 c. in blocks of four registered to England, 1950 set of nine unused etc. Gi = £ 450+.
Lot #9271 - übersee malediven
1906: 3 c. green, two single examples, used on 10 c. pink optd. postal stationery registration envelope (132 x 83 mm.) to Ludwif Zissler, Dealer in Foreign Stamps, London tied by MALDIVE ISLANDS circular datestamps ((Sept 2, 1907) in black. Reverse with 'Colombo / Registered' datestamps (Sept 6) and London arrival (Sept 26). Sensibly opened for display, a fine and very scarce franking.
Lot #9272 - übersee malediven
1906: 3 c. green, 4 c. orange & ultramarine and 5 c. dull purple in a horizontal pair used on 1906 cover to Colombo all tied by MALDIVE ISLANDS circular datestamps in black (Dec 1, 1906) with reverse showing 'Colombo' arrival cds (Dec 15) in black. Slight vertical bend not affecting the appearance - the 4 c. is a scarce stamp on cover.
Lot #9273 - übersee malediven
1906: 3 c. green, a vertical strip of five and 5 c. dull purple (2) used on 10 c. pink overprinted registration envelope (150 x 95 mm.) addressed to Colombo with manuscript "AR" in blue, tied by MALDIVE ISLANDS circular datestamps (July 1, 1907) in black. Reverse with three red wax seals on flap and two strikes of 'Colombo / Registered' arrival datestamps (July 8). Rare and most attractive cover.
Lot #9274 - übersee malediven
1906: 5 c. dull purple, a horizontal pair and a strip of four used on reverse of 10 c. pink optd. postal stationery registration envelope (132 x 83 mm.) to Colombo endorsed "From Malé, Maldivey" at lower left and marked "AR" in blue crayon, tied by MALDIVE ISLANDS circular datestamps in black (Aug 27, 1907). Colombo / Registered arrival cds (Sept 2) alongsiude the adhesives. Slight trim and sensibly opened for exhibit display, a scarce...
Lot #9275 - übersee malediven
1906: 5 c. dull purple, a single example used as seal on reverse of 1907 cover to Vankaner, India tied by MALDIVE ISLANDS double arc cds (Sept 18) in black. Colombo transit cds (Sept 24) and Vankaner arrival (Sept 29) alongside. Vertical creasing away from the adhesive but scarce.
Lot #9276 - übersee malediven
1906: 5 c. dull purple, a horizontal strip of six used on reverse of 10 c. pink optd. postal stationery registration envelope to Ipswich endorsed "From Postmaster, Maldive Islands" at lower left, tied by MALDIVE ISLANDS circular datestamps in black (Jan 30, 1908). Colombo / Registered transit cds (Feb 16) and London oval datestamp (March 6). Sensibly opened for exhibit display, a fine and rare franking.
Lot #9277 - übersee malediven
1909: Minaret, Juma Mosque, Malé - The unique set of four De La Rue Imperforate Proof sheets on watermarked Rosettes paper with handstamped dates in blue at lower right corner, 2 c. orange-brown "10 FEB 1909", 3 c. deep myrtle green "26 JAN 1909", 5 c. purple "29 JAN 1909" and 10 c. carmine "3 FEB 1909", all signed off by "A.J.H." in manuscript above dates. Illustrated in "The De La Rue Collection" edited by Frank Walton RDP., on pages 4565,...
Lot #9278 - übersee malediven
1909: Minaret 2 c. orange-brown (5), 3 c. deep myrtle green, 5 c. purple and 10 c. carmine (2) all used on registered cover endorsed "via Colombo" to Weltvreden, Netherland East Indies tied by MALDIVE ISLANDS circular datestamps (Oct 7, 1928) in black and also handstamped with circular 'R' in red. Reverse with 'Colombo / Registered' cds (Oct 11) and Weltvreden arrivals (Oct 20). A scarce and colourful cover.
Lot #9279 - übersee malediven
1950: Bradbury Wilkinson presentation card bearing Imperforate examples of the complete Palm Tree & Dhow set of nine values from 2 larees to 1 rupee in issued colours, all applied to imprinted Bradbury Wilkinson thick display card (113 x 150 mm.) signed in manuscript "Approved 27/7/50" at base. Unique.
Lot #9280 - übersee malediven
1952: Bradbury Wilkinson presentation card bearing Imperforate 3 Larees blue (Fish) and 5 l. (Products) on imprinted Bradbury Wilkinson thick display card (113 x 150 mm.) signed in manuscript "Approved 14/1/52" at base, reverse with ""7 JAN 1952" handstruck in violet. Unique.
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