1875: Cover mailed at La Chimba / Antofagasta with superb oval CORREO DE LA CHIMBA / BOLIVIA intaglio seal with Ship vignette struck in black, prepaid to Cobija with fancy oval CANCELADO seal handstamp and framed FRANCA adjacent in black, alongside Great Britain 1858/69 2 d. blue pl. 13 (unpriced by Stanley Gibbons) and 1873 1 s. green pl. 10 tied by light strikes of "C39" obliterator with corresponding COBIJA datestamp of British P.O. below...
Auction 250 - 256 Day 1
By: Corinphila Auction AG
Corinphila Auction AG Auction 250 - 256 Day 1
The catalogues for our 250th - 256th auctions of 7 - 12 September 2020 are now available.
All world postal history & philatelic material (250th auction): British Commonwealth, including many special offers of Australian States, South Australia 'Departmentals', the Rhodesias, 'BESANCON' collection (Part 1), Austria, specialised collection of French Post Offices in the Levant, Greece Hermes Heads, Romania, China, Mexico/Guadalajara and Peru.
Special catalogues (251st to 256th auctions): the disposal of important collections with many world rarities. Great Britain 1840-1910 ('BESANCON' collection, 251st auction), British West Indies ('BESANCON' collection, 252nd auction), British Post Offices Abroad ('DUBOIS' collection, 253rd auction), Austria & Lombardy-Venetia ('ERIVAN' collection, 254th auction), Austrian Mail in the Levant (Werner Schindler collection, 255th auction) and the special catalogue for Switzerland & Liechtenstein.
In the 'pre-corona period' up to March 2020, we announced in our advertising the special catalogues 'Brian Moorhouse Estate - South & Central America' and 'Gregory Frantz - Stamp Issuing Steamship Companies'. Due to the worldwide 'corona lockdown' from mid-March 2020 onwards, the processing of these two important offers of material could unfortunately not be completed. We have postponed the sale of these collections until our next auction at the end of January 2021.
Cataloge 250: Europe and Overseas, All World catalogue
Our Special Catalogues:
- Cat. 251: Great Britain - The Besançon Collection - Lots: 3001-3403
- Cat. 252: Brit. West Indies The Besançon Collection - Lots: 2501-4243
- Cat. 253: British P.O.’s abroad - The Dubois Collection - Lots: 5501-5801
- Cat. 254: Austria & Lombardy-Venice – The Erivan Collection - Lots: 7001-7091
- Cat. 255: Austrian Levant – The Werner Schindler Collection – Lots. 7501-7713
- Cat. 256: Switzerland, incl. The jack Luder collction (part V) – Lots: 8001-9624
Monday 7. Sept. 2020 |
Catalogue 251 |
The ‘BESANÇON’ Collection |
11.30 h | Lot 3001 - 3403 |
Great Britain 1840-1910 (Part II) |
Catalogue 253 |
The 'DUBOIS' Collection |
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16.00 h | Lot 5501 - 5807 |
British Offices Abroad (Part I) |
Tuesday 8. Sept. 2020 |
Catalogue 252 |
The ‘BESANÇON’ Collection of British West Indies (Part I) |
09.00 h |
Lot 2501 - 4105 |
Antigua - Jamaica |
15.00 h |
Lot 4106 - 4543 | Leeward Island - Turks & Caicos Islands |
Wednesday, 9. Sept. 2020 | Catalogue 250 |
EUROPE & OVERSEAS |
09.00 h |
Lot 1 - 557 |
GB & British Colonies |
14.30 h | Lot 558 - 772 |
The Rhodesias - The Besançon Collection (Part I) |
Catalogue 255 |
The Werner Schindler Collection |
|
17.00 h | Lot 7501 - 7713 |
AUSTRIAN MAIL IN THE LEVANT |
Katalog 254 |
DIE SAMMLUNG ERIVAN | |
19.00 h | Lot 7001- 7091 |
ÖSTERREICH und LOMBARDEI - VENEZIEN (Teil II) |
Thursday 10. Sept. 2020 |
Catalogue 250 |
EUROPE & OVERSEAS |
09.00 h | Lot 773 - 984 |
Österreich & Austrian Levant |
10.30 h |
Lot 985 - 1463 |
Europe: Albania - Ireland |
15.00 |
Lot 1464 - 1884 |
Europe: Italy - Yugoslavia |
Friday 11. Sept. 2020 |
Catalogue 250 |
EUROPE & OVERSEAS |
09.00 h | Lot 1885 - 1963 |
EUROPE & OVERSEAS: Collections & Accumulations |
10.00 h |
Lot 1972 - 2123 |
ASIA & AFRICA |
11.30 h |
Lot 2124 - 2272 |
AMERICAS |
Katalog 256 |
SCHWEIZ & LIECHTENSTEIN | |
13.00 h |
Lot 9001 - 9223 |
SCHWEIZ ab 1862, inkl. Ziffermusterausgabe 1882 - Die Sammlung Karl Ganz |
14.30 h | Lot 9224 - 9345 |
SOLDATENMARKEN, inkl. Sammlung Karlheinz Brunner (Teil V) |
Lot 9346 -9501 |
Flugpost Schweiz, Fürstentum Liechtenstein | |
17.30 h |
Lot 9502 - 9624 |
SCHWEIZ Sammlungen und Posten, inkl. Altschweiz, Rayons |
Saturday 12. Sept. 2020 |
Katalog 256 |
SCHWEIZ & LIECHTENSTEIN |
10.00 h | Lot 8001 - 8239 |
Altschweiz inkl. Sammlung Jack Luder (Teil 5). |
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Lot #5628 - Overseas bolivia
1875 (July): Great Britain 1873 1 s. green pl. 10, a vertical strip of three lettered RF/TF, used on 1875 double rate cover from Cobija to Guildford, England endorsed 'via Panama, per W.I. Mail to Southampton' tied by two bold strikes of the "C39" obliterator in black. The stamps originally cut on piece from the envelope and thankfully returned to their original position, reverse with Guildford arrival cds (Aug 12). Possibly the finest...
Lot #5629 - Overseas bolivia
1878: Great Britain 1873 6 d. grey pl. 15, a used example lettered TI, on 1878 cover from Antofagasta to New York, tied by fancy framed gothic script "Franca" handstamp in blue with octagonal framed "10c. / CORREOS ANTOFAGASTA / 10c." handstamp alongside. Reverse with 'Lima / Pral.' transit cds in black (May 12) and, on arrival struck with 'New York / Due 5 Cents' handstamp (June 2) for incoming Ship Letter fee. The 6 d. adhesive with blunted...
Lot #5630 - Overseas brasil
1866 (Nov 29): Cover from Bahia to Montevideo, Uruguay prepaid '1/-' in manuscript, struck with both "♚ / PAID / AT / BAHIA" handstamp and double arc BAHIA cds (Nov 29) struck well in black on obverse. Internal docketing of receipt (Dec 10). Ironed file fold but in exceptional quality for this rare marking Gi = £ 3'750.rnProvenance: Collection Grant Glassco, RL, London, 25-27 Nov 1969, lot 567.
Lot #5631 - Overseas brasil
1874 (June 5): Great Britain 1873 3 d. rose pl. 12 and 1865 4 d. vermilion pl. 13 used on 1874 cover from Bahia to Bordeaux endorsed 'p. Galicia', cancelled by fine strike of the "C81" obliterator with 'Bahia' datestamp in black below (June 4). 'London / Paid' and circular 'PD' applied in red (June 30) on obverse with Calais transit and arrivals on reverse (July 1). Slightest of aging to perfs. but a fine and unusual cover - the 3 d. rose...
Lot #5632 - Overseas brasil
1866 (Nov 11): Great Britain 1865 1 s. green pl. 4, a used example on 1866 cover from Bahia to Sale, Manchester endorsed 'per S.S.Rhone', tied by bold strike of "C81" obliterator with double arc BAHIA cds alongside (Nov 11) in black. 'London / Paid' transit cds (Nov 30) in red at left, Manchester cds and 'Ashton-on-Mersey' arrival (Nov 30) on reverse, Some minor aging mentioned for accuracy, a fine and very rare Bahia usage.
Lot #5633 - Overseas brasil
1871 (Oct 25): Great Britain 1864 1 d. red pl. 130, two single examples and a horizontal pair used on 1871 cover form Pernambuco to Buenos Aires, Argentina tied by four strikes of the "C82" obliterator in black. Reverse with single ring 'Pernambuco' datestamp (Oct 25) and internal docketing of receipt (Nov 7). The cover with vertical file fold and closed tears in front panel but a not unattractive and rare usage.rnProvenance: Collection '...
Lot #5634 - Overseas brasil
1873 (Aug 3): Brazil 1866 Dom Pedro 200 r. black (Scott 59) used on 1873 cover from Pernambuco to Buenos Aires, Argentina endorsed 'por Cuzco', tied by black segmented cork cancel; passed to British P.O. with Great Britain 1865 4 d. vermilion pl. 13 tied by "C82" obliterator in black for onward transmission, reverse with single ring 'Pernambuco' cds of despatch (Aug 3) and internal docketing of receipt (Aug 14). Strengthened file fold but a...
Lot #5635 - Overseas brasil
1872 (June 17): Great Britain 1867 3 d. rose pl. 7 in a rare block of four used with two 1867 6 d. violet pl. 9 on 1872 cover to London, elaborately endorsed 'England, via Liverpool, per. P.S.N.C. SS Olbers, June 17, 1872', all tied by five somewhat unclear strikes of the "C83" obliterator in black with 'Rio de Janeiro / Paid' cds in red at left (June 17). Reverse with two London arrival datestamps (July 9) in black and in red. Small faults...
Lot #5636 - Overseas Chile
1868 (Jan 5): Great Britain 1865 6 d. lilac pl. 6, two horizontal strips of four lettered IA-ID and JA-JD, on 1868 cover from Caldera to London cancelled by five strikes of the "C37" obliterator with 'Caldera' despatch cds below (Jan 5) with faint London arrival cds (Feb 17) also on obverse. One strip originally applied around the edge of the cover and sensibly opened for better Exhibit display. Ink manuscript on reverse 'see Stanley Gibbons...
Lot #5637 - Overseas Chile
1874 (May 5): Great Britain 1867 9 d. straw pl. 4, a used horizontal pair with perfs. trimmed at right, on 1874 cover from Caldera to Plymouth tied by bold strike of the "C37" obliterator with single ring 'Caldera' datestamp adjacent (May 5) both struck in blue. Reverse with one side flap missing but complete British P.O. 'Callao' cds (May 13) in black and Plymouth arrival cds (June 12). A rare and most appealing cover.rnProvenance:...
Lot #5638 - Overseas Chile
1875 (Sept 18): Great Britain 1867 10 d. red-brown and 1873 1 s. green pl. 11 used on 1875 cover from Caldera to Genova, Italy tied by bold strike of "C37" obliterator with 'Caldera' cds (Sept 18) below, both struck in blue. 'London / Paid' transit cds (Oct 30) in red alongside and reverse with Genova arrival cds (Nov 2) in black. A few small holes in horizontal file fold do not detract from a rare cover to a most unusual destination for this...
Lot #5639 - Overseas Chile
1871 (Aug): Great Britain 1864 1 d. red pl. 85, an astonishing eighteen examples, four singles and two strips of seven, used on 1871 cover from Coquimbo to Tunbridge Wells, Kent for the 1/6d. rate, endorsed 'via Panama & West Indian Mail', cancelled by nine strikes of the "C40" obliterator in black. 'Coquimbo' cds (Aug), British P.O. 'Callao' transit cds (Aug 26), London red cds and Tunbridge Wells arrival (Sept 30) all on reverse with...
Lot #5640 - Overseas Chile
1874 (Oct 17): Great Britain 1867 9 d. straw pl. 4, a horizontal pair used on 1874 cover from Coquimbo (imprinted 'Ferro-Carril de Coquimbo' on reverse) to Sutton, Surrey endorsed 'via Panama' tied by fine strike of "C40" obliterator with 'Coquimbo' cds alongside (Oct 17, code A inverted). Reverse with British P.O. 'Callao' transit cds (Oct 27) and Sutton arrival cds (Nov 28) in black. Minor edge wear and small faults to envelope but...
Lot #5641 - Overseas Chile
1867 (Oct 10): Great Britain 1867 1 s. green pl. 4 in a horizontal pair, used on 1867 cover endorsed 'via Panama & St. Nazaire' cancelled by fine strike of the "C40" obliterator in black with 'Coquimbo' cds on reverse (Oct 11) in black. Three line "Panama Transit" on front (Oct 30) alongside 'London / Paid' cds in red (Nov 26) with Liverpool arrival cds on reverse of the following day. Ironed file fold away from adhesives but a very rare...
Lot #5642 - Overseas Chile
1868 (Dec 3): Small envelope mailed at British P.O. to France struck with fine "♚ / PAID / AT / VALPARAISO." (with stop) in red in lieu of stamps due to size of envelope, prepaid '1/7d.' in manuscript red ink. Double arc 'Valparaiso' cds on reverse (Dec 3) in black. 'London / Paid' transit cds (Jan 13, 1869) and oval 'PD' applied and thence via Cherbourg and the cover redirected to the Naval addressee in Toulon. A fine and unusual cover Gi...
Lot #5643 - Overseas Chile
1878 (Feb 13): Great Britain 1870 1½ d. lake-red pl. 3, a strip of eight lettered CA-CH, used on 1878 cover from Valparaiso to Plymouth endorsed 'via Straits' (of Magellan) tied by six strikes of the "C30" obliterator with 'Valparaiso' cds of despatch (Feb 13) below. Reverse with Plymouth arrival cds (March 27) in black. The last stamp folded over the edge of the cover and the first somewhat blunted at left but a most unusual make up for the...
Lot #5644 - Overseas Chile
1877 (June 30): Great Britain 1870 1½ d. lake-red pl. 3 and strip of three 1873 6 d. grey pl. 15 used on cover from Valparaiso to Paris endorsed 'Voie de Panama' tied by four strikes of the "C30" obliterator with neat 'Valparaiso' cds below (June 30). 'London / Paid' transit cds in red also ties the first 6 d. (Aug 13) and reverse with Paris arrival cds. A fine make-up of the 1/7½d. rate and a charming franking.rnProvenance: Collection...
Lot #5645 - Overseas Chile
1877 (Feb 3): Great Britain 1870 1½ d. pl. 3, 1876 8 d. orange and 1867 10 d. red-brown used on 1877 cover from Valparaiso to Paris endorsed 'via Panama', tied by three strikes of the "C30" obliterator with neat 'Valparaiso' cds below (Feb 3). 'London / Paid' transit cds in red at left (March 17) and reverse with arrival. A most unusual make-up of the 1/7½d. rate and a charming three colour franking.rnProvenance: Collection Grant Glassco, RL...
Lot #5646 - Overseas Chile
1881 (Feb 12): Great Britain 1870 1½ d. lake-red pl. 3 used with 1880 1 s. orange-brown pl. 13 on 1881 cover from Valparaiso to Paris endorsed 'via Panama', the 1½ d. lightly tied (and cancelled by Calais transit to prevent re-use), the 1 shilling superbly tied by "C30" obliterator with 'Valparaiso' cds alongside (Feb 12) in black. Reverse with London cds in red (March 30) and Paris arrival. Fresh and very fine, a rare usage: the following...
Lot #5647 - Overseas Chile
1874 (Dec 16): Chile 1867 5 c. orange-red (Scott 17) cancelled by segmented cork handstamp in black and paying the local rate, used on combination cover with Great Britain 1858/69 2 d. blue pl. 14, 1865 4 d. vermilion pl. 13 in a horizontal pair and 1873 1 s. green pl. 9 and mailed to Milano, Italy; tied by "C30" obliterator and by "VALPARAISO / PAID / C35" duplex (Dec 16) in black. 'London / Paid' transit cds (Jan 17, 1875) in red also ties...
Lot #5648 - Overseas Chile
1875 (June 2): Great Britain 1867 3 d. rose pl. 12, two examples, 1865 4 d. vermilion pl. 11 and 1867 2 s. blue all used on 1875 mourning envelope sent registered from Valparaiso to the care of the Italian Consulate in Sydney, New South Wales endorsed 'via San Francisco' but this deleted and replaced with 'Brindisi', the adhesives tied by two strikes of the "VALPARAISO / C30" duplex (June 2) with two strikes of Valparaiso straight line...
Lot #5649 - Overseas Chile
1878 (Aug 27): Great Britain 1876 4 d. sage-green pl. 16, a vertical strip of three used on 1878 cover from Valparaiso to Plymouth tied by two strikes of the "C30" obliterator and by 'Valparaiso' despatch cds (Aug 28) in black. Reverse with Plymouth arrival cds (Oct 11). Sender's cachet in blue at left, some peripheral aging on the perfs. and small part of top flap missing on reverse, but a rare make-up of the 1 shilling rate.rnProvenance:...
Lot #5650 - Overseas Chile
1872 (Sept 2): Great Britain 1872 6 d. chestnut pl. 11, a horizontal strip of three used on 1872 cover from Valparaiso to Liverpool endorsed 'via Panama', tied by two strikes of the "C30" obliterator with fine 'Valparaiso' despatch cds below (Sept 4). File fold well away from the adhesives which are in a bright vibrant shade, a fine and appealing cover.rnProvenance: Collection Grant Glassco, RL, London, 25-27 Nov 1969, lot 574; Collection...
Lot #5651 - Overseas Chile
1878 (Aug 16): Great Britain 1867 10 d. red-brown, a horizontal pair used on 1878 cover from Valparaiso to Lunden, Holstein, Germany tied by "VALPARAISO / PAID / C30" duplex in black (Aug 16) with 'London / Paid' cds (Sept 27) and oval 'PD' applied in red. Reverse with faint arrival. Some aging to perforations but a charming and scarce franking.rnProvenance: Collection Louise Boyd Dale & Alfred Lichtenstein, Harmers, New York, 17-18 Feb...
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