1907 Siva Mahadeva 16 p. purple perf. 13½ - 14, irreg. part sheet of 57 values of left of sheet with margins on three sides, unused without gum and printed on medium paper, missing pos. 2 of second upper second row, showing '(16) AMEST' imprint at lower left, little soiled, but a scarce multiple. Ex Robson Lowe Sale December 18,1996 Gi = £ 1'425.
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). |
Sale Terms
Refine Your Search
Filter By
Lot #2083 - Overseas Nepal
1927/29: 2 a. maroon, Setting 28, a vertical strip of three with positions 1/9/17 and pos. 9 omitted, giving it a gutter pair-like appearance, blurred printing on thin native paper, tied by two strikes of Crescent Telephone sub office II, fresh and fine multiple.
Lot #2084 - Overseas Nepal
1929/30: 2 a. (cinnamon) brown, Setting 31, a complete unused sheet of 53 subjects with positions 1, 9 and 49 blank, inverted clichés on positions 5, 8, 14, 15, 18, 19 and 48 and the consequent tête-bêche pairs, blurred printing on medium to thin native paper, fresh and fine Gi = £ 1'500+.
Lot #2085 - Overseas Nepal
Telegraphic Period 1929/30: 4 a. bright dark green, Setting 12, a complete unused imperforate sheet of 64 subjects, showing the Substituted Cliché error with the One Anna inserted inverted in position 8 of the sheet (top right stamp), and additional inverted clichés on positions 54, 56 and 57 and the consequent tête-bêche varieties. Minor fold between 4th and 5th row, a very rare and spectacular sheet Gi = £ 2'500+.
Lot #2086A - Overseas Nepal
1930 (Aug./Dec.): Sri Pahupati Redrawn Issue perf. 13 ½ - 14 2 p. brown to 16 p. purple, all in large part-sheets on ungummed wove paper, incl. 2 p. brown sheet of 97, 4 p. green sheet of 95, 8 p. scarlet sheet of 98 as well as 16 p. purple in a compl. sheet of one hundred. Some little soiling, all with sheet margins on three sides of each value. Scarce multiples Gi. = £ 9'224.
Lot #2086B - Overseas Nepal
1935 (Aug./Dec.): Sri Pahupati Redrawn Issue perf. 13 ½ 4 p. green compl. sheet of one hundred values showing variety: misplaced perforation, some soiling, but a fine scarce multiple Gi. = £ 575++.rn
Lot #2086C - Overseas Nepal
1935: Sri Pasupati Redrawn Issue 8 p. scarlet horizontal block of six plus two vertical pairs, all unused without gum and fresh of coulours, scarce multples Gi.= £ 1'100+
Lot #2086 - Overseas Nepal
Telegraphic Period 1929/30: 4 a. bright dark green, Setting 12, a complete unused imperforate sheet of 64 subjects, showing the Substituted Cliché error with the One Anna inserted inverted in position 8 of the sheet (top right stamp), and additional inverted clichés on positions 54, 56 and 57 and the consequent tête-bêche varieties. Minor fold between 4th and 5th row, wrinkle through pos. 8, a very rare and spectacular sheet. Cert. Hellrigl (...
Lot #2087 - Overseas Nepal
1881/1930: Interesting Selection 700+ Crossed Kukris definitives used/unused with large shades and cancellation interest incl. 1881 Euopean paper 2 a. purple imperf (2), 4 a perf, later 1886 issues on native paper such as 1 a. blue in marginal block of four with inscription on selvedge, large multiples, several tête-bêches, singles and multiples from the recut printings, also on European wove paper, pin-perforated examples, barred obliterator...
Lot #2088A - Overseas Nepal
1881/1941: Selection of various issues unused, incl. 1881 pin perf. 1 a. blue and 2 a. purple, both signed Holcombe, 1904 New Currency perf./imperf. Siva Mahadeva issue to 1930 5 p. with pairs and blocks of four as well as imperf. 1941 issue on watermarked paper. A fine assembly.
Lot #2088 - Overseas Nepal
1881/1935: Collection 60+ stamps used/unused incl. Crossed Kukris 1881 (Apr) 1 a. milky blue pin-perforated from setting 3, 1881 (June) 2 a. purple imperforate, cert. Hellrigl, 1886 definitives and later issues on native paper, 1907/35 Siva Mahadeva issues, cancellation and shades interest.
Lot #2089 - Overseas Nepal
1886/1930: Lot 500+ stamps used/unused primarily from the telegraphic period, with large shades and cancellation interest incl. 1886 Crossed Kukris on native paper primarily unused with 1 a. blue (2), 2 a. violet (3 & used tête-bêche), 4 a. green 1902 Crossed Kukris 1 a blue in large multiples, also single pin-perforated, 1901/17 Cossed Kukris, the rare error of colour 1 a. emerald-green instead of blue used with cert. Hellrigl, 1917 Bow...
Lot #2090 - Overseas Nepal
1886/1973: Collection 100+ stamps used/unused incl. Crossed Khukris 1886/1930 definitives on native paper, different printings and impression quality, 1907 Shiva Mahadeva recess printed from Perkins & Bacon as well as native Typography, post-war definitives with 1954 Map of Nepal issue up to 2 r. orange, 1956 Coronation issue complete, 1957 Crown issue complete, 1959 UPU issue complete, also Officials; in addition a collection of Bhutan...
Lot #2091 - Overseas Nepal
1898/1998: Hundreds used / unused stamps, mounted separately for both conditions on leaves, incl. Crossed Khukris on native paper incl. colour error green instead of blue, 1899 ½ a black with clear imprint and pin-perforated, Siva Mahadeva issues up to 5 r., later definitive and commemorative issues, 1959 King Mahendra imperf in multiples, 1960 Child's Day in imperf. miniature sheet of four, 1966 National Flag with error: colour red missing...
Lot #2092 - Overseas Nepal
1899/1917: Lot 400+ Bow & Two Kukris definitives mainly used with large cancellation and paper interest incl. a pin-perforated example from the early 1900 printrun, the rare vermillion printing of setting 6, later 1917/30 printrun examples with varieties such as double impression, tête-bêches, and large multiples up to complete sheets (4). Has to be carefully studied .
Lot #2093 - Overseas Nepal
1907/46: Siva Mahadeva issue, lot 400+ stamps used/unused and 26 covers/documents, all three Recess Perkins Bacon printings and that from Kathmandu incl. 1907 essays, 1930 4 p. green compl. sheet of 100 with shifted perf., large multiples of 4 p. and 8 p. values on telegraph formulars with barred obliterator and correct telegraphic cancellations, 1941 issue imperf. in multiples up to a sheet of 1 r. red; the covers also with multi colour- and...
Lot #2094 - Overseas Nepal
1940/60ca: Selection of Court Fee revenue stamps incl. 21 used and three large sized unused examples and 14 documents bearing these revenues alone or in combination with postage stamps, partially devalued by punching, penstrokes or handwriting, in addition a telegraph formular with postage stamps and two large sized landloard stamps. An appealing and attractive lot full of character.
Lot #2095 - Overseas Nepal
1786/1947: Group eleven documents with the first Royal Seal of Nepal in red called Lal Mohur used by all Kings including a very early usage from 1786 (= 1843 BS) under the reign of King Rana Bahadur Shah, which is much earlier than the year 1808 given by Hellrigl as the first date of usage. The group includes also two documents from 1916 and 1947, when second, so called Zodiac seal was in use pointing to their concurrent use. The seal shows...
Lot #2096 - Overseas Nepal
1815/1949: Lot 39 Official stampless documents incl. 1815 cover sent during the 1814-16 Anglo-Gurkha War from Uzir Singh Tapa, the Commander of the western Front at Palpa to Prime Minister Bhimsen Thapa, several documents with different large trinlingual seals of Prime Ministers from later years, Seal of the Royal Palace and other official seals, also 25 stampless covers with postal datestamps of diff. shapes from Kalaya, Chisadagi, Chisapani...
Lot #2097 - Overseas Nepal
1887/1990ca: Lot 100 stationeries and covers incl. 1887 'Horse' stationery postcards (eight unused & two used), later issues such as Sri Pashupati stationary, covers with primarily private and commercial usage, mixed issue frankings, Indian stamps used the embassy in Kathmandu (2 fronts), 1959 cover Kathmandu to Pali Tibet, 1964 Post war cover Kathmandu to Lhasa Tibet with 1963 'Fight Hunger' issue blacked, 1989 stationery envelope 60 p....
Lot #2098 - Overseas Nepal
1900/50ca.: Lot 200+ stampless official covers with a large variety of handstamps and postmarks, has to be studied.
Lot #2099 - Overseas Nepal
1902/10: Group twelve covers franked with stamps on poor native paper incl. ten covers with single 1 anna frankings from Palpa, Kathmandu & Pokhra, two double rate covers, one with horizontal pair of 1 anna from Parasi and another bearing 2 anna grey-violet from Pokhara. A diverse lot of cancellations and shades interest.
Lot #2100A - Overseas Nepal
1907/35: Lot 55 covers/envelopes franked with Siva Mahadeva issues plus further five incoming envelopes from India addressed to His Highness the Maharadja of Nepal in Katmandu.
Lot #2100 - Overseas Nepal
1906/34: Three official documents with the Royal Zodiac seal in red, comprising a 1906 Message of the King, 1917 Royal Approval for the funds needed to repair the leprosy hospital in Pokhara, and 1934 Document related to a transfer of land with additional seals of the Prime Minister and four Generals. This seal shows the twelve signs of the Zodiac, beginning at twelve-o’clock: Aries, Pisces, Aquarius, Capircorn, Scorpio, Libra, Virgo, Leo,...
Lot #2101 - Overseas Nepal
1940/90ca: Lot 600+ covers and stationeries with private and business mail, mountaineer mail, and early First Day Covers from the 1950s.
Corinphila Auctions Ltd.
Corinphila Auctions is one of the world's leading auctioneers specializing in first-class stamp auctions. Online live auction bidding. Partner in the Global Philatelic Network.... Read More