1850: Sydney View, 1 d. orange-red on soft thin yellowish paper, Plate 1, an unused block of twenty-three - the complete sheet less the two stamps at lower right, positions 24-25 - Plate Proof showing full sheet margins nearly all round, position 23 just shaved at right, position 18 with closed tear and several pressed creases but of no significance as the impression is of strong vibrant colour and is, without doubt, the largest multiple...
Auction 250 - 256 Day 3
By: Corinphila Auction AG
Corinphila Auction AG Auction 250 - 256 Day 3
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 #52 - brit. colonies New South Wales
1850 (Aug): Sydney View 1 d. dull carmine on greyish paper, Plate II, a used example (Row 3, stamp 5 / position 15) thus showing the "Without Clouds" variety, with huge even margins all round, tied to 1851 local Sydney cover by oval of bars obliterator in black, the cancellation leaving the variety clear. Framed "6 / O CLOCK" marking alongside and reverse with "SYDNEY / ♚ / NEW SOUTH WALES" circular datestamp in black (Feb 24). Cover #74 in...
Lot #53 - brit. colonies New South Wales
Plate re-engraved by Henry C. Jervis 1851 Sydney View 2 d. Prussian blue, worn impression on thick vertival laid paper, Plate IV showing variety: 'PENOE' from position 10, a very fine unused example without gum, four good margins and fresh colour. Unique rarity as the only recorded unused example. Cert. Ceremuga (2019) Gi unpriced in mint condition / SG 35 = £ 15'000.
Lot #54 - brit. colonies New South Wales
Plate engraved by Henry C. Jervis 1850: Sydney View 3 d. yellow-green, intermediate impression on soft yellowish wove paper from position 5, a fine unused example without gum, four fair margins. A very rare and desirable stamp in unused condition. Cert. Ceremuga (2018) Gi = £ 13'000.
Lot #55 - brit. colonies New South Wales
1856: Perkins Bacon Diadem imperforate Proof pair, engraved in scarlet on horizontally laid paper, lower left corners waxed to prevent re-use, large margins all round, a most attractive pair.
Lot #56 - brit. colonies New South Wales
1856 (Oct 10): 3 d. dull green, imperforate, the extremely rare error on wmk'd "2" paper, a superb used example with large margins all round, of excellent colour and lightly cancelled in black. Exceptional for this great rarity - just 19 examples are recorded (it should be noted that Burrus, Caspary, Dale-Lichtenstein, Hind, Slade Slade and Wiggins had no examples of this stamp) and the examples in Ginger, España and White are in much worse...
Lot #57 - brit. colonies New South Wales
1854/59: Garter 1 s. brownish-red, wmk. 12, imperforate, an unused example with ample to large margins all round, slightly rubbed and a few little black spots at lower right corner, unused "as far as can be determined" without gum. Cert. Ceremuga (2019) Gi = £ 5'500.
Lot #58 - brit. colonies New South Wales
1860/72: 2 d. pale Prussian blue, Plate II, Retouched, perf. 12. A fine used vertical pair, positions 57/69, with watermark "2" inverted, the upper stamp showing the "Major (Second) Retouch" especially apparent below the Queen's chin and around the neck. Rough perfs., fortunately lightly cancelled leaving the Retouch clear. An extraordinary and very rare positional multiple Gi = £ 425+.
Lot #59 - brit. colonies New South Wales
1890: 20 s. cobalt-blue, wmk. 20/- / NSW, perf. 12 x 11, an unused example, marginal from base of sheet with "GPO/NSW" imprint in margin, centred to right, slightest of thins in margin only, fresh and fine, large part og. A fine and appealing stamp Gi = £ 375.
Lot #60 - brit. colonies New South Wales
1850/74: Group with Sydney View 1 d. carmine on greyish used, 2 d. blue, worn state on piece with '26' cancellation, a poor used example with Victoria butterfly handstamp, 1856/60 2 d. pair fine used, 1866 local cover with 1 d. orange-vermilion used, 1860/72 2 d. blue perf. values with at least two showing retouches (one with BPA cert.) to the horizontal line above TWO PENCE, 1862 2 d. dull blue perf. compound perf. 12x13 used with cert. RPSL...
Lot #61 - brit. colonies queensland
1860: 6 d. green, wmk. Large Star, imperforate, a superb used example in a pale shade, ample to large margins all round and part of adjoining stamp at base, lightly cancelled in black. A very fine example of a scarce stamp. Signed Houtzamer Gi = £ 800.
Lot #62 - brit. colonies queensland
1860/79: Lot one stamp unused, essays and proofs incl. 1860/61 1 d. carmine-rose, wmk. Small Star, clean-cut perf. 14 at Somerset House, a fine unused example without gum; 1860 Perkins Bacon Plate Proof of the 2 d. value, engraved in black on thick paper, a block of four from top of sheet and a corner block of six from upper left of sheet; Lithographed on thick paper 1866/67 4 d. lilac, Second Transfer, no wmk., perf. 13, a fine unused block...
Lot #63 - brit. colonies queensland
1895: Reprint of 1868/74 2 d. deep dull blue, Plate II on watermarked Crown over Q paper, a fine horizontal pair of lovely appearance, variety "Imperforate Vertically Between". Rare and most unusual, see footnote under Gi. 82 "One sheet of the 2 d. reprint is known to have the perforations missing betweeen the fourth and fifth rows..", thus only 10 pairs can exist thus. Fresh colour, gum scrape but part og. Scarce and attractive pair. Cert....
Lot #64 - brit. colonies south australia
Recess by Perkins Bacon 1855 (Oct): 1 d. dark green, wmk. Large Star, imperforate, an exceptional horizontal strip of three, ample to large margins all round, of fine colour and lightly cancelled by "28" numeral obliterator of Kooringa in black. Trivial vertical crease on third stamp not affecting the appearance of a lovely multiple. Cert. BPA (2019) Gi = £ 1'500+.rnProvenance: Collection Baron Philippe von Ferrari, Sale 7, Paris, 13 June...
Lot #65 - brit. colonies south australia
Recess by Perkins Bacon 1855 (Oct): 6 d. deep blue, wmk. Large Star, imperforate, a used horizontal pair, large margins all round with portions of adjoining stamps on three sides and marginal at left, lightly cancelled by barred obliterator in black. Ironed creases but nevertheless exceptionally attractive. Cert. BPA (2019) Gi = £ 340+.
Lot #66 - brit. colonies south australia
Second Rouletted Issue 1867: Die Proof for the 4 d. value in black on white paper, Plate 1 with dot on the Queen's ear, affixed to card, 38 x 41 mm., superb and very rare.rnProvenance: Collection E. R. Slade Slade, Harmers, Sydney, 29 Nov 1979, lot 152.
Lot #67 - brit. colonies south australia
1876/1904: Plate Proof for the 2 d. value, an imperforate block of 42 (6 x 7), printed in black on thick card paper, from the top right corner of the sheet with Plate Number "2" in margin. Fresh and very fine, a superb large multiple and very rare thus.rnNote: The new plate was invoiced on February 26, 1880.
Lot #68 - brit. colonies south australia
Officials 1876: Overprinted "O.S." type 1 in black, on 9 d. red-purple, wmk. Large Star, perf. 11½, an unused example of good colour and perforation, large part og. A great rarity in mint condition as the majority of this small setting was used, cert. Ceremuga (2020) Gi = £ 4'000.
Lot #69 - brit. colonies south australia
Officials 1876: Overprinted "O.S." type 1 in black, on 1 s. red-brown, wmk. Large Star, perf. 11½, an unused example of good colour, large part og. Cert. Ceremuga (2020) Gi = £ 375.
Lot #70 - brit. colonies south australia
Architect 1868: Overprinted "A" in red without full stop, on 1 d. green, wmk. Large Star, rouletted, two fine used examples, a re-joined pair, cancelled by two strikes of GAMBIERTON cds (Dec 4, 1868) in black. Butler 3R. Two certs. Ceremuga (2018).rnProvenance: Collection Col. H. Napier, RL, London, 12 Sept 1978, lots 4 and ex 5.rnNote: Left stamp illustrated in 'The Departmental Stamps of South Australia' by A. Ron Butler RDP on page 60.
Lot #71 - brit. colonies south australia
Architect 1868: Overprinted "A" in red without full stop, on 6 d. violet-ultramarine, wmk. Large Star, rouletted, a fine unused example with vivid colour, large part og. Butler 3R. Cert. Ceremuga (2018).rnProvenance: Collection Col. H. Napier, RL, London, 12 Sept 1978, lot 6.
Lot #72 - brit. colonies south australia
Attorney General 1868: Overprinted "A.G." in red, on 1 d. yellow-green, wmk. Large Star, rouletted, a fine unused example, fresh and very fine, large part og. Butler 4R. Cert. Ceremuga (2018).rnProvenance: Collection Col. H. Napier, RL, London, 12 Sept 1978, lot 8.
Lot #73 - brit. colonies south australia
Attorney General 1868: Overprinted "A.G." in red, on 1 s. red-brown, wmk. Large Star, rouletted, a fine unused example, fresh and very fine, large part og. Butler 4R. Cert. Ceremuga (2018).
Lot #74 - brit. colonies south australia
Attorney General 1868/69: Overprinted "A.G." in blue, on 2 d. orange DLR, wmk. Crown / wide SA reversed, rouletted, a fine unused example, fresh and very fine, large part og. Butler 3R. Cert. Ceremuga (2018).
Lot #75 - brit. colonies south australia
Attorney General 1868/69: Overprinted "A.G." in blue, on 2 d. orange DLR, wmk. Crown / wide SA reversed, rouletted, a fine unused example, fresh and very fine, large part og. Butler 3R. Cert. Ceremuga (2018).
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