Abyssinian Field Force 1868: Incoming envelope addressed to Capt. Elliot, Madras Sappers & Miners, Field Force, Abyssinia endorsed 'via Bombay' franked by India 1866 4 a. green, Die I, tied by "Bangalore / 10" duplex (March 16) in black. Reverse with Bombay transit (March 21) and ribboned "Too Late", oily complete strike of circular "FIELD FORCE POST OFFICE / ABYSSINIA" datestamp in red (April 8), and forwarded in manuscript to "Antalo",...
Auction 265th - 273rd - Day 4
By: Corinphila Auction AG
Corinphila Auction AG Auction 265th - 273rd - Day 4
From Monday 7 to Saturday 12 June 2021 the 265th - 273rd Corinphila auction will take place in Zurich. A wide range of classic material awaits you in several special catalogues. The complete list you'll find here:
Catalogue 265: Europe & Overseas, incl. Ethipia - The Dr. Juha Kauppinen International Large Gold Collection and Great Britain – The Hans Blom Collection of Suface Printed Issues 1855-1901
Catalogue 266: Britsch West Indies – The Besançon Collection (part II)
Catalogue 267: British P.O.'s Abroad – The DUBOIS Collection (part II)
Catalogue 269: Great Britain 1840-1910 – The Beçançon Collection (part III)
Catalogue 269: South-America - Martime Postal History 1606-1886 - The Everaldo Santos Collection
Catalogue 270: Peru - The'Alpaca' Collection (part I)
Catalogue 271: The Ing. Pietro Provera Collection incl. Italy France, European Countries and Mexico & Uruguay
Catalogue 272: The ERIVAN Collection - Austria & Lombardy-Venice (3. Auction)
Catalogue 273: Switzerland & Liechtenstein, incl. The Jack Luder Collection (part VII)
Auction Schedule
Monday 7 June 2021
Catalogue 265: EUROPE & OVERSEAS
9.00 h Lot 1 – 293
AMERICAS (NORTH-, CENRTAL- & SOUTH AMERICA): United States of America, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador,
Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico with Guadalajara, Nicaragua, Panama, Salvador, Uruguay
Catalogue 269: South America – Maritime Postal History – The Everaldo Santos Collection
12.30 h Lot 5001 – 5402
Brazil, La Plata, Colombia, Venezuela, British Guiana, French Guiana, Trinidad, Chile, Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru
Catalogue 270: Peru – Incl. The ‘ALPACA’ Collection (part I)
18.00 h Lot 5501 – 5768
Colonial & Local Maritime Mail, Pacific Steam Navigation Company, Stamp Issues (incl. Lecoq), Registered Mail, Provisional Issue
Tuesday 8 June 2021
Catalogue 266: British West Indies – The ‘BESANÇON’ Collection (part II)
9.00 h Lot 2001 – 2558
Antigua, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, British Guiana, British Honduras, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada
15.30 h Lot 2559 – 3066
Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Montserrat, St. Kitts-Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Trinidad & Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands
Wednesday 9 June 2021
Catalogue 267: British Post Offices Abroad – The ‘DUBOIS’ Collection (part II)
9.00 h Lot 4001 – 4385
North America, British West Indies, Carribbean Islands, South & Central America, Asia-Pacific, South Atlantic Ocean,
Eastern Mediterranean, Egypt, Mediterranean Islands, The Peninsular, Africa, Mail Boats
Catalogue 268: Great Britain 1840–1910 – The ‘BESANÇON’ Collection (part III)
14.00 h Lot 4501 – 4845
Great Britain: 1840–1910
Catalogue 265: EUROPE & OVERSEAS
18.00 h Lot 294 – 519
GREAT BRITAIN: incl. Great Britain Surface Printed Issues 1855–1901 – The Hans Blom Collection
BRITISH COLONIES: incl. Australia, Canada, Cape of Good Hope, Cyprus, Egypt with Egypt Suez Canal Company, Hong Kong,
India, Iraq, Jordan, Mauritius, Rhodisia, St. Helena, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, South Africa, South West Africa, Sudan, Transvaal
20.00 h Lot 520 – 563
EUROPE & OVERSEAS: Collections & Accumulations
Thursday 10 June 2021
Catalogue 265: EUROPE & OVERSEAS
9.00 h Lot 564 – 827
ASIA, AFRICA: Afghanistan, China, Iran, Israel, Japan, Korea, Liberia, Libya, Nepal, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Tibet, Yemen
Ethiopia – The Dr. Juha Kaupinen International Large Gold Medal Collection
Catalogue 271: Italy, France and European Countries – Mexico & Uruguay – The Ing. Pietro Provera Collections (part II)
12.30 h Lot 6001 – 6753
Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, France, Greece, Italy, Montenegro, Poland, Russia, Serbia, Turkey, Mexico, Uruguay
Catalogue 272: Österreich & Lombardo-Veneto – The ERIVAN Collection (Auction 3)
20.00 h Lot 7001 – 7098
Austria, Lombardy Venetia, Hungary
Friday 11 June 2021
Catalogue 265: EUROPE & OVERSEAS
9.00 h Lot 828 – 1244
EUROPE A-I: Albania, Belgium, Bulgaria, Eastern Romelia, Czechoslovakia, Deutschland (Altdeutsche Staaten, DR, Deutschland ab
1945, Deutsche Seepost, Zepelinpost, Katapultpost), Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Iceland
13.00 h Lot 1245 – 1621
EUROPE I-Z: Italy (Italian States/Antichi Stati Italiani, Italian Kingom/Italia Regno, Airmail and Colonies), Latvia, Monaco, Luxembourg,
Netherlands, Norway, Österreich, Austrian Levant, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Spain, Turkey, Yugoslavia
Catalogue 273: SWITZERLAND & LIECHTENSTEIN
17.00 h Lot 8776 – 9156
Switzerland 1907 and later issues, incl. Airmails ans Swiss Soldier Stamps
Saturday 12 June 2021
Catalogue 273: CLASSIC SWITZERLAND
10.00 h Lot 8001 – 8243
Cantonal- and Federal Issues 1843-1863 – The Jack Luder Collection (part VII)
13.00 h Lot 8244 – 8775
Swiss pre-stamp & Swiss Classic Issues to 1907
Auction conditions:
The total amount due is payable in Swiss Francs (CHF). Foreign currencies will be accepted to the extent of the amounts credited by a principal Swiss bank; any costs arising from exchange rate differences will be borne by the bidder. In addition to the hammer price including the 22% commission, the Swiss value-added tax (VAT) of 7,7% is payable.
VAT is not payable by Buyers from abroad possessing a legal direct export declaration or if exported by Swisspost, FedEx or another official carrier. If Buyers from abroad wish to export the lots themselves, VAT will be debited and refunded upon presentation of the legal export declaration.
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Lot #615 - übersee äthiopien
Abyssinian Field Force 1867: Incoming envelope addressed to Capt. Elliot, Madras Sappers & Miners, Field Force, Abyssinia endorsed 'via Bombay' franked by India 1866 4 a. green, Die I, tied by "Bangalore / 10" duplex (May 1) in black. Reverse with Bombay transit (May 9), ribboned "TOO LATE" and fine strike of circular "FIELD FORCE POST OFFICE / ABYSSINIA" datestamp in black (May 18, 1868). The cover with opening tears and closed tears at...
Lot #616 - übersee äthiopien
Abyssinian Field Force 1868: OHMS envelope from the Commander-in-Chief's office in London to Major General E.L. Russell, Commanding at Aden, struck with oval framed "S. F. Forster / Horse Guards" cachet in black and 'London / Paid' cds in red (Aug). Reverse with Royal embossed seal in red and "Aden / Steamer Point" datestamp struck in red (Sept 4). The cover with full original contents: "I am desired by Lieut. General Lord Napier of Magdala...
Lot #617 - übersee äthiopien
Italian Post Offices 1886: Cover bearing Italy 1879 20 c. orange used to Firenze, tied by good strike of "3840" numeral obliterator with "ASSAB" datestamp at base (April 25). Reverse with Brindisi and Firenze (May 8) datestamps. The envelope with vertical file fold and wrinkles but rare; also a small piece of cover with 20 c. orange tied by "ASSAB" cds (Aug 16, 1889).
Lot #618 - übersee äthiopien
Italian Post Offices 1886: Cover bearing Italy 1879 40 c. violet used to Firenze, tied by bold strike of "3862" numeral obliterator with "MASSAUA / (MAR ROSSO)" datestamp at right (June 25) with registration label at top. Reverse with Brindisi and Firenze (July 10) datestamps. The envelope with spotting but a fine strike of the elusive numeral. A fine and scarce usage.
Lot #619 - übersee äthiopien
Italian Post Offices 1888: Cover bearing Italy 1879 20 c. orange used to Messina, tied by bold strike of "3862" numeral obliterator with "MASSAUA / (MAR ROSSO)" datestamp at right (Oct 19). Reverse with Brindisi and Messina (Nov 7) datestamps. The envelope with some spotting but a fine strike of the elusive numeral.
Lot #620 - übersee äthiopien
Italian Post Offices 1889: 50 c. brown Parcel Card, an intact used example to Cremona cancelled by "MASSAUA / (MAR ROSSO)" datestamp at left (Sept 5) with perforated "Pacchi postali / 384 / Massaua (Mar Rosso)" label below. Receivers slip still attached at left. A few small stains but a rare usage from Massaua.
Lot #621 - übersee äthiopien
1903 (Jan): Malekt surcharge in black on ½ g. salmon in a horizontal pair, used on cover addressed to Alfred Ilg in Addis Abeba, the pair neatly tied by two strikes of bilingual "Harar" cds's (June 13) in blue. Scarce issue on letter and very fine.rnrnNote: Alfred Ilg (1854-1916) was a Swiss engineer who arrived in Ethiopia in 1879. He learnt Amharic and became a confidante of Menelik II. He first suggested the establishment of the Postal...
Lot #622 - übersee äthiopien
1894: 2 g. deep brown, a used example on 1899 cover to Basel, Switzerland tied by bilingual "ENTOTTO" datestamp in black (Oct 25, 1899), scarce "HARAR / POSTES FRANÇAISES" cds (Nov 5) to Djibouti with reverse showing bilingual "HARAR" transit (Nov 2) in blue and franked by Somali Coast 1894 5 c. red-orange & green and two 10 c. green & brown-lilac (Ceres 9+10) tied by Djibouti cds's (Nov 13). Obverse with "La Reunion a Marseille / L.V...
Lot #623 - übersee äthiopien
1906 (Jan 1): 20 c. in rose on 1 g. blue surcharged Minilik in violet, used on 1906 cover to Berlin tied by "Addis Abeba" cds in black (July 18) in combination with 1902 Somali Coast 25 c. blue and deep blue (Ceres 45) tied by Djibouti cds in black (July 31) with bilingual "Harar" transit cds in blue at left (July 29). Arrival on reverse of an unusual cover.
Lot #624 - übersee äthiopien
1903: Malekt overprint in black on 1 g. blue postal stationery card (H&G 6d), used to Switzerland cancelled by Addis Abeba cds (Nov 29, 1904) in black; up-rated with 1903 Somali Coast 10 c. black & carmine (Ceres 57) tied by Djibouti cds in b lue (Dec 8). Liestal arrival cds at right (Dec 23) in black. Tiny nick at left of card but an attractive and scarce usage.
Lot #625 - übersee äthiopien
1903: Malekt overprint in black on ¼ g. green postal stationery card (H&G 4d), used to Berlin as formula card (written by J-A. Michel) cancelled at "Harar" in blue-green (May 22, 1903) and sent registered with 1902 Somali Coast 5 c. pale green & green and 10 c. orange & carmine (Ceres 40+41) and Obock 1894 20 c. orange & violet imperf. (Ceres 53) all tied by Djibouti datestamps (May 26) in blue - correct rate 10 c. card + 25 c...
Lot #626 - übersee äthiopien
1903 (Jan 1): Malekt overprinted 2 g. brown, a used example on 1904 cover to Switzerland tied by "Addis Abeba" cds (April 6) in black, in combination with 1902 Somali Coast 25 c. blue and deep blue (Ceres 45) tied by Djibouti cds in blue (April 18) with bilingual "Harar" transit cds in blue alongside. File fold away from the adhesives but a scarce correctly rated cover.
Lot #627 - übersee äthiopien
1906 (Jan 1): 10 c. in violet on ½ g, salmon, a single example on 1906 cover tied by bilingual "Harar" cds (May 13, 1906) in blue, used in combination with 1902 Somali Coast 15 c. blue and yellow-brown and 1903 10 c. black & carmine (Ceres 42+57) tied by Djibouti datestamps in black. Octagonal French paquebot "La Reunion a Marseille / LV No.4" in black (May 15). Budapest rrival on reverse. File fold away from the adhesives, a very scarce...
Lot #628 - übersee äthiopien
1907 (July 1): Dagmawi '*¼*' g. in violet on ¼ g. green, a used example on 1907 postcard (of Ethiopian stamps embossed in colour) to Gablonz cancelled by bilingual "Harar" cds in blue (Dec 10) in combination with Somali Coast 1902 5 c. black & green vertical pair (Ceres 56) tied by "Dirre-Daoua / Abyssinie" cds (Dec 11) in black and tied by Suez cds of transit. Delightful and scarce.
Lot #629 - übersee äthiopien
1894: 1 g. blue, a used example on 1908 cover to Harar tied by bilingual "Adis Abeba" cds in green (July 24) with information strike alongside. Reverse with "Harrar / Postes" cds in blue (Aug 2). File fold away from adhesive, but an interesting late usage of this adhesive, the private Ethiopian Postal service went bankrupt in late 1907. The French Posts experts were called in to reorganise the Postal system and Ethiopia gained UPU membership...
Lot #630 - übersee äthiopien
1903 (Jan 1): Malekt 1 g. blue used on postcard (Viaduc de Holl-Holl) tied by "Adis Abeba" cds in black (June 16) in combination with 1902 Somali Coast 10 c. black & carmine tied by Djibouti cds (June 30) in blue. "Harar" transit at right in blue. A fine card.rnrnNote: By this date mail was carried by train on the Dire Doaua to Djibouti Railway.
Lot #631 - übersee äthiopien
1894: Obock imperforate 15 c. blue & red used on 1901 postcard (#4) "Pont du Holl-Holl (Chemin de Fer de Djibouti-Harar) tied by Djibouti cds in blue (Aug 7). At this date mail was transported by train only from Holl-Holl Viaduct to Djibouti, together with a 1904 postcard written from Dire-Daoua franked by 1902 Somali Coast 10 c. black & carmine (Ceres 57) tied by Djibouti cds (Dec 12) in blue to Pistoia, Italy written and signed by...
Lot #632 - übersee äthiopien
1907: Memorial Medal struck by Menelik II to honour the Railway Engineers and workers for the Djibouti to Dire Daoua Railway Line, with portrait of the Emperor on obverse and reverse with Railway Locomotive and amharic inscription "Memorial of the Railway, 1895" (Ethiopian equivalent to 1902). The capital Addis Abeba was not joined to the line until 1922. Unusual.
Lot #633 - übersee äthiopien
1894: ½ g. salmon, two examples used with 1 g. blue on cover to Thurgau, Switzerland tied by fine bilingual "ENTOTTO" cds's in black (Nov 14). Reverse with Ethiopia bilingual "Harar" transit (Nov 21) in blue, obverse with "Harar / Postes Françaises" transit in black (Nov 25) and franked on reverse with 1894 Somali Coast 25 c. rose & blue imperforate cancelled in Djibouti. Bischhofszell arrival (Dec 16). Creased and cover with...
Lot #634 - übersee äthiopien
1905 (Jan 1): 10 c. on ½ g. salmon, a horizontal pair used on 1905 cover to Djibouti tied by bilingual "Adis Abeba" cds (Oct 24) in black in combination with Somali Coast 1902 15 c. blue & yellow-brown and 1903 10 c. black & carmine (Ceres 42+57) tied by Djibouti datestamp in black. Bilingual "Harar" transit (Nov 5) in blue alongside. Two paper-clip impressions at top but scarce. Cert. J-F. Brun (2017).
Lot #635 - übersee äthiopien
1896: 1 g. blue postal stationery card (H&G 3) used to Djibouti Post Office cancelled by fine strike of bilingual "HARAR" datestamp (April 20, 1897) in black. Reverse with message requesting the Post Office to stop re-sending the writer's mail and 'Djibouti / Postes' arrival cds (April 24) in blue.
Lot #636 - übersee äthiopien
1896/1903: Official printed document with Royal Arms of Emperor Menelik II at top, with a listing in Amharic of all communications between Queen Victoria and the Emperor, together with correspondence with other Officials in Government between February 1896 and October 1903. The records were kept in the Ethiopian Office of 'Agreement Control' and are believed unique in private hands. Sold together with a postcard to Italy pre-cancelled at...
Lot #637 - übersee äthiopien
1894: ¼ g. green, ½ g. salmon, 1 g. blue, 2 g. deep brown and 8 g. lilac, used on 1895 cover from the Second Sending, addressed to Djibouti, all tied by Amharic "HARAR" datestamp with six strikes in black (Amharic Yekatit 6th, 1887). Struck on arrival with "Djibouti / Postes" datestamp (Feb 15) in blue and extremely rare "PROTECTORAT FRANÇAIS / CÔTE DES SOMALIS / POSTE EXPRESS" in blue. File fold between the adhesives and small nick in...
Lot #638 - übersee äthiopien
1895 (Jan 29 = Amharic date Tir 21st, 1887): Registered cover from the First Sending, franked by 1894 ¼ g. green, two examples, ½ g. salmon, 1 g. blue and 2 g. deep brown, all tied by Amharic "HARAR" datestamp with six strikes in black. Reverse with circular wax seal of Leon Chefneux in red alongside 1894 Somali Coast 75 c. orange & violet-brown (Ceres 16) cancelled by "Djibouti / Postes" datestamp (Feb 7) in blue. Octagonal French...
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