1888, £ 1 brown-lilac, watermark 'Three Orbs', very good perforation and centering, minor age-toning along bottom perfs., cancelled with boxed "C.H.B./G.P.O." and COSHAM / HANTS c.d.s., good state of preservation. Cert. Karl Louis (2020). Gi = £ 4'500.
Catalogue 257: EUROPE & OVERSEAS
Auction Series 257-264 in Zurich Day 1
By: Corinphila Auction AG
Corinphila Auction AG Auction Series 257-264 in Zurich Day 1
High-class philatelic material at Corinphila Auctions in Zurich
Rarities from all areas of philately are on offer, including the ‘Greifensee cover’, probably the most important cover of classic Swiss philately.
From 25 to 30 January 2021 Corinphila Auctions will offer for sale a very unusual range of material. The high-quality material being offered will be presented in no less than eight luxury auction catalogues.
The auction begins with high-quality offers from South American countries. The Brian Moorhouse Estate (Part 3) is notable for its wide variety of South American collecting areas from A (as in Argentina) to V (as in Venezuela). Especially impressive are the many proofs of various issues from classic to middle-period. Particularly well represented are Argentina, Brazil (including Lot 3137, the famous pair of the 600 Reis “Goat’s Eye” issue of 1844, in an unused pair from the Maurice Burrus collection, starting price CHF 5,000), Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala classics with the rarest covers and proofs, Honduras, Mexico and Uruguay.
The first part of the most important specialised collection of the first issue of Ecuador of 1865 in existence will be offered for sale under the name ‘Guayaquil’. Almost all the important items of this collecting area are in the collection. Particularly outstanding is the more attractive of only two known registered covers with the first issue (Lot 4071; starting price CHF 20,000).
A fine range of the classic issues of Peru will come up for sale in the main catalogue of the Corinphila auction series. Among these are also many stamps from the issues produced in continuous rolls on the ‘Lecoq’ printing press. Particularly appealing is an unused strip of five of the 5 centavos of 1870 showing the ‘new’ railway from Lima to Callao. The ‘Trencito’ , ‘the little train, as collectors later called the stamp, was intended for letters carried on this new railway line. To make endless rolls of the stamp, the ends of the lengths of paper were simply glued together! This is clearly visible here on the fourth stamp in the strip (Lot 156, starting price CHF 750).
Europe is represented with a wide range of material from the Pietro Provera collection. The emphasis is on Italy and France. The outstandingly good quality of the classic stamps and covers, for which this collector was well-known, is particularly impressive. For many years, "Provera quality" was a term used for top-quality philatelic material in many countries. For example, there is a cover with France’s first issue of 1849, a very rare tête-bêche pair of the 20 centimes on cover (Lot 5141, starting price CHF 5,000). Or a four-colour franking of Sicily with the extremely rare top value of 50 grana on cover (Lot 5675, starting price CHF 20,000).
Another very unusual specialised collection comes up for auction with the Gregory Frantz "Stamp Issuing Steamship Companies" collection. It includes all the private steamship lines that issued privately produced stamps for mail carried on their ships. The many small shipping lines on the thousands of lakes and the coast of Finland offer great variety, often in combination with state stamps. An example is the ‘Skärgards Trafik Aktiebolag’ (STAB) cover with the private bicoloured 25 penni ship’s stamp for delivery within Finland by the private shipping line, in combination with the Finnish state-issue 5 penni and 20 penni for onward transmission to Frankfurt (Lot 6069, starting price CHF 1,000).
Switzerland is also represented again with an outstanding range of material. This includes a postal history collection "Franco-Prussian War - Impact on Swiss Postal History 1866-1871". The presentation in the auction catalogue combined with historical background information is unique and is likely to set new standards for philatelic auctions. One could almost speak of a milestone of philately, on its way to being recognised as an additional historical science. A ‘must’ for every philatelist interested in history!
However, the second part of the ERIVAN collection is undoubtedly outstanding in its Swiss material. The collection of the former Tengelmann entrepreneur Erivan Haub contains the greatest rarities of Swiss philately. Now the famous registered cover from the "Notariat Greifensee" comes up for sale. Franked with Switzerland’s first two stamps, the Zurich 4 and Zurich 6, it is for many the "non plus ultra" of Swiss rarities in private hands. The provenance of the item goes back to 1900 when, in the collection of the then President of the Banque de France, Paul Mirabaud, the cover caused a sensation at the Paris Exposition. It later found its way into the collections of Diem-Saxer of St. Gallen (1934), the Swiss shoe magnate Iwan Bally (1964), and then the ‘HELVETICUS’ collection (1991) before finding a new home in the collection of Erivan Haub for almost 30 years. The starting price of the Greifensee cover being offered as Lot 7003 is CHF 300,000.
All the material being offered can be viewed at www.corinphila.ch.
Further information and catalogue orders at: Corinphila Auktionen AG, Wiesenstrasse 8, 8032 Zurich, Switzerland, Telephone + 41 (0)44 389 9191, Fax + 41 (0)44 389 9195, Email: [email protected]
Illustrations
Brazil 1844, “Goat’s Eye” 600 reis in an unused pair with the best provenance: Maurice Burrus collection (1964)
Ecuador 1865, a pair of the 1 real green on a registered cover. Only two registered covers of the first issue are known. Top cover from the Ackermann (1937), Homan (c. 1960) and E.M. de Bustamante (1996) collections.
Peru 1870, 5 centavos ‘Trencito’ in a strip of five with the fourth stamp showing the paper join.
France 1849, 20 centimes, a rare tête-bêche pair on cover.
Sicily 1859, four-colour franking with 50 grana top value to Genoa.
Finland 1880, private ship’s stamp in combination with stamps of the state Post Office on cover to Frankfurt.
Zurich 1843, registered cover from the Greifensee notary’s office with the first two stamps of Switzerland.
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Lot #1501 - europe Great Britain
Lot #1502 - europe Great Britain
1902/11 De La Rue £ 1 dull green, a used example, marginal from top of sheet, neatly cancelled by "Guernsey" cds (April 1911) in black Gi = £ 825.
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Lot #1503 - europe Great Britain
1911/13: Somerset House £1 deep green, an unused example of good colour, centred to base, slight rub, fine, large part og. Gi = £ 2'000.
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Lot #1504 - europe Great Britain
1913: Seahorse £ 1 green, a fine used example, well centred and of good colour, neatly cancelled by 'Guernsey' cds (2 Sept, 1913) in black. A choice example of a scarce stamp Gi = £ 1'400.
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Lot #1505 - europe Great Britain
1913: Seahorse £ 1 green, a fine used example, centred to top but of rich colour, lightly cancelled by oval datestamp in black. Scarce. Signed Richter, Pröschold Gi = £ 1'400.
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Lot #1506 - europe Great Britain
1929: PUC 2½ d. blue, a used example with variety "Watermark Inverted", a fine of a very scarce stamp Gi = £ 1'100.
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Lot #1507 - brit. colonies Foreign P.O.'s
Crimean War 1854: 1 d. red-brown, Die I, wmk Small Crown, two horizontal strips of three perf. 16 plate 191 lettered AG-AI and perf. 14 plate R3 lettered RD-RE respectively, two fine and a fresh multiples, lightly cancelled by strikes of "* ♚ *" crown between stars obliterator in black. Both strips with certs. RPS (1996) Gi listed but not priced.rnProvenance: The Z4 strip ex Gosvenor sale (Dec 1997).
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Lot #1508 - brit. colonies Foreign P.O.'s
Crimean War 1854 (Sept 3): Embossed 1 s. green, a fresh example with large margins, well embossed, neatly cancelled by complete strike of "* ♚ *" crown between stars obliterator in black on piece to which the adhesive may not belong. Minor splitting along silk thread at top and bottom and very light corner crease outside design at top left, nevertheless a very rare usage and attractive adhesive. Cert. Karl Louis (2020) Gi = £ 3'000.rnRemarks...
Lot #1509 - brit. colonies Foreign P.O.'s
Crimean War 1854: 1 d. red-brown, Die II perf. 14, wmk Small Crown lettered BJ-BL, a fine and a fresh horizontal strip of three, lightly tied by 'OXO' star between cyphers obliterator in black to officer's envelope to London. Reverse with "POST OFFICE / BRITISH ARMY OC 11 1855" despatch cds in blue and "10 FN 10 OC 22 1855" arrival datestamp in red. Some patina, nevertheless an appealing cover from the theatre of war.rnProvenance: 89....
Lot #1510 - brit. colonies Brit. Post Turkey
British P.O. in Constantinople 1862 (March 26): Cover from Constantinople to Stirling Scotland bearing Great Britain 1857 1 d. rose-red on white paper die II perf. 14, three horizontal pairs lettered AA-AB, BA-BB & CA-CB, each stamp tied by neat strike of the "C" in bars obliterator. Reverse with "BRITISH POST OFFICE CONSTANTINOPLE MR 26 1862" despatch cds in red and "STIRLING AP 5 62" arrival cds in blue. Vertical filing fold just...
Lot #1511 - brit. colonies Brit. Post Turkey
British P.O. in Smyrna 1875 (June 25): Cover from Smyrna to Liverpool, endorsed "Via Marseilles", bearing Great Britain 1864/79 1 d. rose red plate 166, four single examples lettered QG, RG, RJ, SG in combination with 1873 4 d. deep vermillion plate 14 lettered TA, tied by bold strikes of the "F87" obliterator of Smyrna. Despatch "SMYRNA JU 25 75" alogside, Loverpool arrival cds (JY 3) on reverse. Backflap missing, cover top neatly repaired,...
Lot #1512 - brit. colonies Brit. Post Morocco
1933/36: Lot four envelopes, all sent 'BY OVERLAND ROUTE', incl. two registered usages from Tangier and Casablanca to Germany and one to Canada.
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Lot #1513 - europe Great Britain
1840/79: Penny Black Plate 3-IG on small piece with Cert. RPS (2000) and another copy, both cancelled by red Maltese Cross, furthermore quantities of 1 d red of 1841/79 used and 24 on covers, good condition and neatly arranged in a stockbook.
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Lot #1514 - europe Great Britain
1840/2000c.: Used collection from 1840 with 1 d. black plates 1b, 3, 5, 6 and 9; 1840 2 d. blue in a deep shade cancelled in black, 1841 1 d. red from black plates 2, 9, 10 and 11; and a fine study of the later plates from plate 14 through to pl. 94 with 61 plates represented incl. pl. 32 with watermark inverted; 1841 2 d. blue (3), 1864/79 1 d. red plates from 71-76 and 78-225 complete, 1858/79 2 d. blue pl. 7-15 complete, 1870 Bantam ½ d....
Lot #1515 - europe Great Britain
1900/80: Lot with several thousand stamps covering the semi-modern range used/unused or in mint condition, incl. single stamps, full sets, souvenir sheets, few cards and covers, plenty of duplicates, small part of valid postage and more, good to mixed condition and housed in four albums and stockbooks, on album pages and loose on stockcards and in glassines, the whole arranged in a Banana box.
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Lot #1516 - europe Great Britain
1970/2000: The complete Deegan Machin Handbook in two volumes plus Alan Wilson's Specialised Machin Catalogue including many pre-sorted in three albums together with an enormous quantity of Machin Kiloware stored in several boxes. An occasion for further research.
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Lot #1517 - europe Great Britain
1838/1947: Album with 105 covers/cards with many sent abroad, starting with stampless usages to Switzerland (3), 1863 1 sh. green single franking to Linköping Sweden and on 1869 cover to Christiania, Norway, further 1872 (Ap. 20) 3d rose wmk. Spray used on cover to Lyon as well as a fine selection of various London cancellations. To be inspected.
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Lot #1518 - europe Great Britain
Isle of Man 1854/57: 1 d. red star used on 1864 cover to Golspie tied by "Douglas-Isle of Man / 407" duplex in black, the contents with superb engraving of the "Castle Mona Hotel & Family Boarding House, Douglas, Isle of Man" showing riders, rowers and sailing; together with a second unused letter-head from the hotel (circa 1866) with the picture altered and re-engraved; and a third engraved letter-heading of the "Talbot Hotel" on Athol...
Lot #1519A - brit. colonies south australia
1855: Perkins Bacon 1 s., imperforate Plate Poof engraved in black, a block of four from lower right corner of the sheet, the pairs divided horizontally and reaffixed, good to very large margins on three sides and showing the misalignment of the Plate. Scarce and attractive.
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Lot #1519B - brit. colonies tasmania
1864: Envelope from Government House, Hobart addressed to John Meredith in Swanport, with "♕ / FREE" circular datestamp in red (Aug 6) and counter-signed 'F.G. Steward', the Governor's secretary, in manuscript; with original enclosure being an invitation from Governor Gore Brown to a Ball to be held in honour of Her Majesty's Birthday on August 25th. Exceptional and most unusual.
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Lot #1519C - brit. colonies tasmania
1865/71: 1 s. vermilion, perf. 12, showing full horizontal and double line of perforations at left, stright edge at right, cancelled by manuscript date '1/6/70' in ink. Unusual.
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Lot #1519D - brit. colonies tasmania
1871/91: Chalon 6 d. dull lilac, 1878/91 Sideface 1 d. rose and 2 d. green used on 1883 cover endorsed 'via Brindisi' to Thurgau, Switzerland all cancelled by "25" numeral obliterator with DELORAINE cds (April 20) at left in black. Reverse wih Launceston transit (April 21) and Swiss TPO and arrival cds (June 4). Minor edge wear but a scarce three colour mixed issue combination to an unusual destination.
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Lot #1519E - brit. colonies tasmania
1891 (April-Aug): ½ d. orange, a vertical imperforate pair on unwatermarked thin porous paper, corner marginal from upper left of sheet, large margins all round and each optd. SPECIMEN in black. Minor horizontal bends to be expected on this paper but most attractive and rare.
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Lot #1519F - brit. colonies tasmania
1892: ½ d. orange & mauve used with 1899 Pictorial 1 d. lake vertical pair, one scuffed at base, on 1900 cover to London cancelled by three strikes of very scarce "27" barred numeral obliterator in black with FRANKFORD despatch cds (April 24) below. Reverse with Launceston transit cds (same day) and London arrival (June 5). A scarce usage of the soon to be discontinued numeral obliterator.
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Lot #1519G - brit. colonies tasmania
1863: St. George & Dragon, 3 s. imperforate Plate Proof in a vertical pair with, for this, large margins all round, engraved by Alfred Bock in black on unwatermarked white wove paper. An exceptional and extremely rare multiple - see 'Stamps of Tasmania' where Basset Hull states that in 1889 Bock had the 5 s. and 10 s. Proof values still available but would not part with his sole example of the 3d: "which I think is the best of the series...
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