1941: Registered cover to Budapest endorsed 'via Siberia' franked on front by 3rd SYS 50 c. blue pair and on reverse with 1940/41 Provincial Surcharged 3 on 5 c. green in a marginal block of four and a corner block of six with Dah Tung imprint all tied by 'Shanghai' cds's (June 7). Struck on front with bilingual octagonal framed SAMPLE POST / OR LETTER PACKET / PASSED BY / CUSTOMS P.O. in red; slightly over-lapped by glued label with typed...
Auction 250 - 256 Day 5
By: Corinphila Auction AG
Corinphila Auction AG Auction 250 - 256 Day 5
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 #1986 - Overseas imperial china
1940/41: Hong Kong Martyr issue, 2 c. blue, an unused block of four, marginal from base of sheet showing variety "Imperforate Between Horizontally", fresh and fine, unused without gum Gi = £ 400.
Lot #1987 - Overseas imperial china
1940: Martyr 8 c. brown-orange used to collect the Poste Restante collection fee on incoming cover endorsed 'Written in German / via Pacific' from Great Britain franked at 3 d. rate and tied by 'Maida Hill' machine cancel (Sept 27). Flap missing but with Shanghai transit cds on reverse and wax seal chop on front. A most unusual cover.
Lot #1988 - Overseas imperial china
1940/41: Hong Kong Martyr issue 30 c. maroon on wmk'd paper, an unused vertical pair, variety "Imperforate Between" horizontally, fresh and fine, large part og. Unlisted by SG.
Lot #1989 - Overseas imperial china
1940/41: Provincial Surcharges (Kiangsi) 3 on 5 c. yellow green, Dah Tung printing on un-watermarked paper, an unused corner marginal block of four from top left of sheet, with pre-printing corner paper fold variety showing the top left character printed on reverse of margin and partially on the first stamp, fresh and fine and most unusual, unmounted og.
Lot #1990 - Overseas imperial china
1940/41: Provincial Surcharges (Kiangsi) 3 on 5 c. yellow green, Dah Tung printing on watermarked paper, an unused corner marginal block of four from lower left of sheet, with pre-printing corner paper fold variety showing the lower left character printed on reverse of margin and partially on the third stamp, fresh and fine and most unusual, unmounted og.
Lot #1991 - Overseas imperial china
1940/41: Provincial Surcharges (East Szechwan) 3 on 5 c. yellow green, Dah Tung printing on watermarked paper, an unused block of nine, central stamp, position 127, showing the variety "Bottom Left Character Repeated at Right", fresh and very fine, unmounted og. A rare positional multiple.
Lot #1992 - Overseas imperial china
1940/41: Provincial Surcharges (East Szechwan) 3 on 5 c. yellow green, Dah Tung printing on watermarked paper, a complete mint sheet of 200 (20 x 10), position 127 showing the variety "Bottom Left Character Repeated at Right", a couple of folds vertically through the perforations in the sheet, fresh and very fine, unmounted og. A rare positional multiple.
Lot #1993 - Overseas imperial china
1940 (Oct 23): 4 c. in red on SYS 5 c. olive, an unused corner block of twenty-five from lower right of sheet with Dah Tung imprint, the central stamp (position 158) showing the variety "Bottom Right Character Repeated at Left", fresh and fine, unmounted og. A scarce positional multiple.
Lot #1994 - Overseas imperial china
1940 (Oct 23): 4 c. in red on SYS 5 c. olive, an unused corner block of fifty from lower half of the sheet with Dah Tung imprint, position 158 in the sheet of 200 showing the variety "Bottom Right Character Repeated at Left", fresh and fine, unmounted og. A scarce positional multiple.
Lot #1995 - Overseas imperial china
Incoming from Bohemia & Moravia under German Occupation 1940 (Aug. 27): Registered Express envelope from Prague to Canton, China franked with left marginal 1939 definitive 20 k. orange brown (Michel 37), tied by bilingual "PRAG PRAHA 82" cds, with corresponding registration label as well as Airmail and Express labels alongside, endorsed "Mit Luftpost über BERLIN-MOSKAU", Soviet VOZDUSHNAYA (Airmail) handstamp and Canton arrival cds...
Lot #1996 - Overseas imperial china
1942/46: Sun Yat-sen, 5th Issue, 16 c. brown, Chunking printing, perf. 13, an unused horizontal pair from the lower right corner of the sheet, position 200 showing the variety "Thin 16" in the right hand value tablet, fresh and very fine, unused without gum as issued Gi = £ 525.
Lot #1997 - Overseas imperial china
1942/46: Sun Yat-sen, 5th Issue, 16 c. brown, Chunking printing, perf. 13, a remarkable unused block of fifty from the lower right corner of the sheet, position 200 in lower right corner showing the variety "Thin 16" in the right hand value tablet and printer's imprint in right hand margin, fresh and very fine, unused without gum as issued. A rarity in such a spectacular multiple and a major exhibition piece for the issue Gi = £ 1'725+.
Lot #1998 - Overseas imperial china
1942/46: Sun Yat-sen, 5th Issue, 16 c. brown, Chunking printing, perf. 13, a remarkable unused block of fifty from the lower right corner of the sheet, position 200 in lower right corner showing the variety "Thin 16" in the right hand value tablet and printer's imprint in right hand margin, fresh and very fine, unused without gum as issued. A rarity in such a spectacular multiple and a major exhibition piece for the issue Gi = £ 1'725+.
Lot #1999 - Overseas imperial china
1942/46: Sun Yat-sen, 5th Issue, Paicheng printing, $ 1 olive-green, an Imperforate example - a much clearer print than issued printed on white wove paper- overprinted with two characters SPECIMEN in red, unused without gum.
Lot #2000 - Overseas imperial china
1942/46: Sun Yat-sen, 5th Issue, Paicheng printing, $ 1 olive-green, an unused vertical pair, variety "Imperforate Horizontally Between", fresh and fine, unused as issued. Rare Gi = £ 400.
Lot #2001 - Overseas imperial china
1942/46: Sun Yat-sen, 5th Issue, Paicheng printing, $ 2 purple-brown, an unused Imperforate block of four, an unused imperforate strip of three with paper fold variety causing the top half of the upper stamp to be unprinted (rare) and an unused horizontal strip of four showing variety "Imperforate Between Vertically" between second and third stamps, all fresh and fine, unused as issued. A scarce group.
Lot #2002 - Overseas imperial china
1942/46: Sun Yat-sen, 5th Issue, Paicheng printing, $ 3 yellow, an unused vertical pair, variety "Imperforate Horizontally Between", fresh and fine, unused as issued. Rare Gi = £ 300.
Lot #2003 - Overseas imperial china
1942/46: Sun Yat-sen, 5th Issue, Paicheng printing, $ 4 nrown-purple, an unused horizontal pair, variety "Imperforate Horizontally Between" and an imperforate horizontal pair, both fresh and fine, unused as issued. Scarce, the imperf. between pair unlisted by SG.
Lot #2004 - Overseas imperial china
1942/46: Sun Yat-sen, 5th Issue, Paicheng printing, $ 5 carmine and $ 6 violet-blue, each in an unused vertical pair, variety "Imperforate Horizontally Between", fresh and fine, unused as issued. Rare Gi = £ 450.
Lot #2005 - Overseas imperial china
1942/46: Sun Yat-sen, 5th Issue, Paicheng printing, $ 20 blue, an unused horizontal strip of four, marginal from right of sheet, variety "Imperforate Vertically Between" on second and third stamps, minor spot on perf. on second stamp otherwise fresh and fine, unused as issued. Rare Gi = £ 200++.
Lot #2006 - Overseas imperial china
1942/46: Sun Yat-sen, 5th Issue, Paicheng printing, $ 100 pale brown, an unused horizontal marginal pair, variety "Imperforate Vertically Between", fresh and fine, together with a further pair of the same value with the same variety, printed in in a pale greyish-green shade, each unused as issued. Rare.
Lot #2007 - Overseas imperial china
1942/45: Redrawn 3rd Sun Yat-sen, Paicheng printing, $ 50 blue, a block of four marginal from top of sheet, variety "Imperforate x rouletted 6½ vertically, fresh and very fine, unused as issued Gi = £ 240+.
Lot #2008 - Overseas imperial china
1942/44: SYS 3rd Issue redrawn by Paicheng, rouletted 6½, $ 5 lilac-grey (2, plate number 68 and 78), $ 10 red-brown (2, plate numbers 43 and 58) and $ 50 blue, (plate 12), all in lower left corner marginal blocks of four, fresh and fine, unused as issued. A generally fine and scarce group Gi = £ 320+.
Lot #2009 - Overseas imperial china
1942/45: Redrawn 3rd Sun Yat-sen, Paicheng printing, $ 20 green, rough perf 12-15½, a fine unused horizontal marginal strip of four, variety "Imperforate Vertically Between", with vertical row of perfs. between third and fourth stamp only, fresh and very fine, unused as issued. Rare multiple Gi = £ 200+.
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