1947 (April 21): 1 d. on 2 d. carmine, perf. 14, an unused half sheet of 60 subjects with full De La Rue marginal imprint at base, showing varieties: "Extra Frame Line" (Row 11, stamp 9), "Broken "E" in PENNY" (Row 7, stamp 4 and Row 11, stamp 4), and "Damaged first "N" in PENNY" (Row 12, stamps 11 and 12); fresh and fine, unmounted og. A scarce and attractive multiple Gi = £ 550+.
Auction 250 - 256 Day 2
By: Corinphila Auction AG
Corinphila Auction AG Auction 250 - 256 Day 2
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 |
|
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 #3702 - brit. colonies barbados
1934/47: Postage Due 1 d. black, a diagonally bisected example on underpaid 1935 cover mailed with pair of 1924 ¼ d. brown to the GPO in Barbados, tied by "Barbados / GPO" cds (Feb 2) in black, with manuscript "½ d." in black ink on the bisect. A most appealing and very rare cover Gi = £ 2'250.
Lot #3703 - brit. colonies barbados
1950/53: Postage Due 6 c. carmine, an unused block of twenty four from base of the sheet, showing error "St. Edward's Crown" in watermark on the twelfth stamp, fresh and fine, unmounted og. A fine and scarce positional block Gi = £ 180+.
Lot #3704 - brit. colonies Bermuda
1857: Cover to Wellington, Somerset rated '6' in manuscript, struck on reverse with fine HAMILTON / BERMUDA despatch cds (PM4) in red (Feb 2) on cleaned flap and fine framed "PKT. LETTER / LIVERPOOL" in black (Feb 21) and 'Wellington-Som' arrival in blue (Feb 23). Slight flap tear on reverse but displays well and scarce.
Lot #3705 - brit. colonies Bermuda
1865: De La Rue Die Proof, stamp size in black on glazed white paper, some peripheral aging but nevertheless very rare: just five examples are recorded, no full size Die Proofs are known.rnProvenance: Collection R.W. Dickgiesser, Cherrystone, 26 Oct 1999, lot 26.
Lot #3706 - brit. colonies Bermuda
1865: 1 d. rose-red, wmk. Crown CC, an unused example, straight edge at left with "Specimen" in manuscript, unused without gum. Extremely rare and believed to be the sole known example.rnProvenance: Collection George Ulrich, Bridger & Kay, Guernsey, 26-28 June 1989, ex lot 139; Collection R.W. Dickgiesser, Cherrystone, 26 Oct 1999, ex lot 26.
Lot #3707 - brit. colonies Bermuda
1865 (Sept): 1 d. rose-red, wmk. Crown CC, an unused block of four, marginal from base of sheet, of good rich colour, fresh and very fine, superb, large part og. Gi = £ 400+.rnProvenance: Collection R.W. Dickgiesser, Cherrystone, New York, 26 Oct 1999, ex lot 26.
Lot #3708 - brit. colonies Bermuda
1865: 2 d. dull blue, 6 d. dull purple, and 1 s. green, wmk. Crown CC, each overprinted CANCELLED in black (Samuel Type D7), the 6 d. with straight edge at left and all without gum and minor imperfections of no great significance, this being the sole recorded example of each stamp with this overprint. An exceptionally rare 'set'.rnProvenance: Collection George Ulrich, Bridger & Kay, Guernsey, 26-28 June 1989, lot 137.rn ...
Lot #3709 - brit. colonies Bermuda
1866 (March 14): 2 d. dull blue, wmk. Crown CC, an unused block of forty (5 x 8) of fine true colour, a few perfs. slightly split but an extraordinary multiple of this very scarce stamp, large part og. with most unmounted og. A dramatic and spectacular multiple and the largest known of this stamp Gi = £ 19'000+.rnProvenance: Collection Sir Henry Tucker, Harmers, London, 17 Oct 1978, lot 93.
Lot #3710 - brit. colonies Bermuda
1873: De La Rue Die Proof for the 3 d. value, stamp size, printed in black on glazed white card, some minor peripheral aging but of great rarity with just five examples recorded.rnProvenance: Robson Lowe, May 1948; Collection George Ulrich, Bridger & Kay, Guernsey, 26-28 June 1978, ex lot 117; Collection R.W. Dickgiesser, Cherrystone, 26 Oct 1999, ex lot 29. rn
Lot #3711 - brit. colonies Bermuda
1872/73: 3 d. orange, an Imperforate Plate Proof block of four, marginal from left of sheet on surface glazed medium paper, overprinted CANCELLED in black (Samuel Type D7), fresh and very fine. It is believed a pane or sheet of this imperforate was produced especially for the 1872 South Kensington Exhibition. A fresh and very fine multiple.rnProvenance: Robson Lowe, 29 Feb 1948; Collection R.W. Dickgiesser, Cherrystone, 26 Oct 1999, ex lot 29...
Lot #3712 - brit. colonies Bermuda
1874 (Aug): 3 d. yellow-buff, wmk. Crown CC, an unused block of four in a fine delicate shade, variety "Watermark Inverted", tiny unobtrusive internal crease on third stamp not affecting the wonderful appearance, unmounted og. Superb and extremely rare Gi = £ 5'600+.rnProvenance: Stanley Gibbons, New York, 18 Feb 1981, lot 105.
Lot #3713 - brit. colonies Bermuda
1865/74: 6 d. dull purple, wmk. Crown CC, an unused block of twenty-four (6 x 4) in the rare very dull purple shade, wing margin at left and sheet marginal at right, with part of top of sheet margin at top; this being close to the Scott listed 'brown-lilac' shade (Scott 4 = $ 55'200); a few trimmed perfs. at lower left otherwise fresh and extremely fine with superb large part og. or unmounted og. A very rare multiple Gi = £ 24'000+....
Lot #3714 - brit. colonies Bermuda
1865: 6 d. dull purple, a single example and two horizontal strips of three, used on 1872 cover from Hamilton to London endorsed "via New York", lightly cancelled by "2" numeral obliterators in black, one stamp with rounded corner, tiny age spot, with manuscript '2/6d.' credit in red crayon below and '3/6' in pencil below the adhesives; HAMILTON / BERMUDA cds in black of despatch (Dec 21) and 'London / Paid' alongside (Jan 6, 1873) in red....
Lot #3715 - brit. colonies Bermuda
1865: 1 s. green, wmk. Crown CC, an unused example handstamped SPECIMEN in black (Samuel Type D5), large part og. Rare.rnProvenance: Collection R.W. Dickgiesser, Cherrystone, New York, 26 Oct 1999, ex lot 26.
Lot #3716 - brit. colonies Bermuda
1865: De La Rue 1 s. green, an Imperforate Plate Proof in a bright shade, on wmk. Crown CC paper, large even margins all round, large part og. Scarce. Cert. RPSL (1967).rnProvenance: Collection R.W. Dickgiesser, Cherrystone, New York, 26 Oct 1999, ex lot 31.
Lot #3717 - brit. colonies Bermuda
1865 (Sept 25): 1 s. green, wmk. Crown CC, an unused block of twenty (5 x 4), of rich colour, a trifle wrinkled with twelfth stamp with closed tear at lower right, of fine appearance for such a large multiple, hinged for security, large part og. A very rare block: the largest recorded Gi = £ 7'000+.rnProvenance: Collection Sir Henry Tucker, Harmers, London, 17 Oct 1978, lot 108.
Lot #3718 - brit. colonies Bermuda
1893 (Nov): 1 s. green, wmk. Crown CC, perf. 14 x 12½, an unused vertical strip of three, variety "Imperforate Between", perforated horizontally at top and at base, three tiny tone spots on perfs. only mentioned for full accuracy and not affecting appearance, fresh colour and extremely fine, the majority of the few strips known being damaged, large part og. A famous rarity of British Colonial philately. Signed Herbert Bloch. Cert. BPA (2003)...
Lot #3719 - brit. colonies Bermuda
1874 (May 19): Provisional 3 d. on 1 s. green, overprinted THREE PENCE diagonally in black, an unused example, wing marginal at right, some irregular perfs. at base, trivial hinge thin, unused without gum. Despite the imperfections an attractive example of this rare stamp Gi = £ 1'500.rnProvenance: Harmers, London, 10 Feb 2000, lot 1247.rn
Lot #3720 - brit. colonies Bermuda
1875 (April 23): Provisional 1 d. on 2 d. dull blue, an unused example of superb colour, variety surcharge "One / Penny without Stop", fresh and very fine, part og. A great rarity of classic Bermuda in the foremost quality. Cert. BPA (2006) Gi = £ 25'000.rnProvenance: Grosvenor, London, 2-3 Nov 2006, lot 689.
Lot #3721 - brit. colonies Bermuda
1875 (May 8): Provisional 1 d. on 3 d. yellow-buff, a used example of good colour, cancelled by barred "7" numeral obliterator of Southampton East. Scarce thus. Signed E. Diena. Cert. RPSL (1980) Gi = £ 350.
Lot #3722 - brit. colonies Bermuda
1875 (March 11): 1 d. on 1 s. green, an unused example, well centred and of fresh colour, large part og. A very fine and scarce stamp Gi = £ 500.rnProvenance: Collection Sir Henry Tucker, Harmers, London, 17 Oct 1978, lot 213.
Lot #3723 - brit. colonies Bermuda
1879: De La Rue Die Proof for the ½ d. value, the completed design, printed in black on glazed white card, endorsed BEFORE HARDENING in black and dated ‘14 NOV 79’ in blue. Fresh and very fine.rnProvenance: Collection Sir Gawaine Baillie, Sotheby's, London, 16-18 Feb 2005, lot 384.
Lot #3724 - brit. colonies Bermuda
1880 (March 25): ½ d. stone, wmk. Crown CC, a used example, variety "Watermark Inverted", lightly cancelled in black. Scarce Gi = £ 225.
Lot #3725 - brit. colonies Bermuda
1885: Postal stationery formular card franked by 1880 ½ d. stone and 1883 1 d. dull rose, used to Worthing tied INLAND ISLAND / BERMUDA / 3 duplex in black (April 1, 1885) - the error for Ireland Island. Reverse with mirrored or coded message which this describer cannot decipher.
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