1874/75: Bûlâq 1 pi. red, perf. 12½, an unused block of four on thin oily paper, showing one stamp vertically and horizontally tête-bêche, a scarce multiple, fresh and fine, superb large part og. Signed Todd AIEP Gi = £ 300+.
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.
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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 #1564 - brit. colonies egypt kingdom
Lot #1565 - brit. colonies egypt kingdom
1874/75: Bûlâq 2 pi. yellow, perf. 12½ x 12½, an unused block of four showing one stamp (position 8) vertically and horizontally tête-bêche, slight age spot on one stamp but a rare multiple (only one stamp per sheet of 200 was inverted), superb large part og. Signed Todd AIEP Gi = £ 450+.
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Lot #1566 - brit. colonies egypt kingdom
1874/75: Bûlâq 2½ pi. violet, perf. 12½, an unused block of four showing one stamp (position 154) vertically and horizontally tête-bêche, a rare multiple (only one stamp per sheet of 200 was inverted), superb large part og. Signed Todd AIEP Gi = £ 400+.
Catalogue 257: EUROPE & OVERSEAS
Lot #1567 - brit. colonies egypt kingdom
1937/44: Boy King Booklet blocks, unused blocks of twelfe (all 6x2) from the booklet sheets of 60, with 5 m. redbrow (2 blocks, one with Palace cartouche on reverse). 6 m green, 15 m. brown-purple and 20 m. pale-blue, all fresh and very fine, on a large stockcard.
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Lot #1568 - brit. colonies egypt kingdom
1866/1985: Collection in an album with better sets and values used/unused, incl. 1866 mint set to 10 pi slate, 1867/74 Penasson and Bulaq issues used followed by used commemoratve sets from 1926 onwards with 1927 500 Mills and 1933 Aviation Congress.
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Lot #1569 - brit. colonies egypt kingdom
Egyptian Consular & Territorial Offices 1867/79: The splendid group on album leaves with Constantinople with 1867 10 pa. and 20 pa. cancelled by bold 'Poste Vice-Real Egiziane / Costantinopoli' cds's; 1867 1 pi. (3, one on piece) and 2 pi., 1872 2 pi. yellow and 1874/75 20 pa. (2), 1 pi. and 1879 10 pa. all cancelled 'V.R. Poste Egiziane' cds's and a cover wth Bûlâq 20 pa. and 1 pi. used to Smirne in 1875; Bairout on 1867 10 pa. well...
Lot #1570 - brit. colonies falkland
1904/12: Edward VII set of eight values, the range on stockcard with the complete set to 5 s. unused and used, incl additional 6 d., 1 s., 3 s. green (2) and 5 s. red values used, generally fair to very fine, a useful group Gi = £ 1'300+.rnrn
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Lot #1571 - brit. colonies Gibraltar
1925/32: £ 5 violet & black, wmk. Multiple Scipt CA, an unused example of superb centering and colour, fresh and very fine, large part og. A scarce stamp so fine. Signed Zumstein Gi = £ 1'600.
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Lot #1572 - brit. colonies Gibraltar
1886/1963: Small collection 120 stamps used/unused, few compl. sets and some better single values KE VII up to 8 s. as well as KGV up to £ 1. (2). in very good condition and mounted on album pages.
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Lot #1573 - brit. colonies hongkong
1862/1941: Small selection 190 stamps used/unused with some better values up to $ 10, to mention colour shades, various cancellations incl. Shanghai Post Office, items with surcharged new face value as well as some postage dues and a few duplicates, good condition and nicely arranged on album pages.
Catalogue 257: EUROPE & OVERSEAS
Lot #1574 - brit. colonies india
1902/11: Edward VII 25 r. brownish orange & blue, a used example with telegraphic datestamp in violet. A scarce stamp Gi = £ 600.
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Lot #1575 - brit. colonies india
1911 (Feb. 18): FIRST AERIAL POST: Envelope bearing King Edward 3p. tied by magenta "FIRST AERIAL/U.P.EXHIBITION ALLAHABAD/1911" special cachet, backstamped "Allahabad 18 FE" c.d.s. in black on reverse. Fine example of the 'World's First Official Airmail'.
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Lot #1576 - brit. colonies india
1926 (Jan. 2): R.A.F. Demonstration Flight from Calcutta to Patna, envelope with black and white photographic vignette 'plane over elephant', franked with India 1a. and showing negative HAWASAE / BY / AIR cachet in violet, backstamped same day on reverse. Fine and scarce Muller 18a = 3'500pts.
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Lot #1577 - brit. colonies india
1932 (Jan. 7-12): Halliburton-Stephens Flight over the Himalayas, cover franked with ½ a. KGV tied by "Calcutta 13 Jan. 32" c.d.s bearing two descriptive labels THE FLYING CARPET and MOUNT EVEREST TRIP, handstamped 'American Fliers / In "Stearland", Biplane' in violett, with Calcutta arrival mark on reverse. Very Fine.
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Lot #1578 - brit. colonies india
1932 (Apr 14): Bertram "Atlantis" attempted 'Round-the-World' flight, cover flown from Ichapur to Rangoon franked with 1a. 3p. cancelled Rangoon and backstamped Calcutta, Apr 27, with violet "Atlantis"/ Ichapur cachet tying a red descriptive label and a black "Bertram - Atlantis Expedition" cachet, very Fine. Addressed by and signed on the back by Indian mail-rocketeer, Stephen H. Smith of the Indian Air Mail Society.rnrn
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Lot #1579 - brit. colonies india
1932 (Nov. 17): World flight by French Canadian Flier, Jacques R Hebert : Cover send from AKYAB (Burma) to Calcutta, Label: "PAR UN FRANCAIS DU CANADA / Le Tour du Monde par Avion / Pilot: MONSIEUR JACQUES R. HEBERT / Avion: D.H. GIPSY MOTH CF-ADC / Calcutta le 17 November 1932", bilingual cachet in violet ACROSS THE BAY TO AKYAB ASMANI GHARI and signed by pilot Hebert, only 57 carried, very fine and attractive.
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Lot #1580 - brit. colonies india
1854/1940: Collection several hundred stamps unsed/unused, with early issues British India incl. one copy 4 a. blue and red cut to shape, plenty of various cancellation, officials, futhermore stamps issued by Indian Convention states and Indian Feudatory states, mainly in good condition and the semi modern issues of very fresh appearance, properly mounted on album pages.
Catalogue 257: EUROPE & OVERSEAS
Lot #1581 - brit. colonies Ionian Islands
1688: Entire letter endorsed 'Con Nave Inglese' from Corfu to Venice, two written pages in Greek. Fine early document.
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Lot #1582 - brit. colonies Ionian Islands
Venetian Shipmail 1709/85: Group of five entire ship letters from Corfu to Venice, incl. two letters addressed to Nicolo Caragiari of which one endorsed "con Nave Inglese" (1718) together with a group of three letters to Paolo Filli, incl. captain's letter written in Italian endorsed "con Cap. Bionde (Aug. 21, 1781), second in Greek (June 20, 1785) and third also in Greek dated Oct. 26, 1785. All fresh and fine.
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Lot #1583 - brit. colonies Ionian Islands
1824/36: Selection of four disinfected entire letters from and to Corfu, incl. 1824 (July 8) cover from Zante struck by blue boxed FRANCA with vinegar vapour disinfection, 1831 (July 12) entire letter from Paxos to Corfu and taxed at 3d. as well as a slightly tattered cover from Corfu 'Via di Mare' and disinfected in Lazaretto struck by "Sanita in Ancona netto fuori e dentro" to Bologna. Further disinfected letter from Zante to Venice...
Lot #1584 - brit. colonies Ionian Islands
1860 (March 23): Prepaid Entire letter from Cefalonia to Lefkada / Santa Maura bearing 1859 (June) ½ d. orange and 1 d. blue, both with three large to full margins and just touched on the fourth, tied with the typical black pen cross of Cefalonia. Hooded KEFFALENIA scroll datestamp in blue alongside, reverse with hooded "Sta MAURA" arrival datestamp in blue (March 28, 1860) alongside. ½ d. adhesive oxidised and a vertical fold, nevertheless a...
Lot #1585 - brit. colonies Ionian Islands
1859 (July 9): Prepaid Entire letter from Cefalonia via Ithaka to Corfu bearing 1859 (June) 1 d. blue, a fresh stamp with three good to huge margins, touched at right, cancelled with black pen cross. Hooded KEFFALENIA scroll datestamp in black, crisp ITHAKI transit cds in blue (July 10) and CORFU arrival cds in black (28 LUG 59) alongside. Despite the fault to the adhesive and a vertical fold, a rare stamp on letter and in addition an early...
Lot #1586 - Overseas Iraq
1918/99: Collection with Mosul 1919 ½ a. on 1 a. green & red in an unused sheet of 25, 1 a. on 20 pa. black & red in strips of five unused each with top marginal tab (4), thereafter with a used run from 1918 to 1969, thereafter predominantly unused with miniature sheets and Booklet, Officials etc. and small range on cards with 1958 Republic overprint incl. 1 f. gre-blue with five pairs showing Overprint Transposed (Gi 426a = £ 180+),...
Lot #1587 - Overseas Iraq
Baghdad-Haifa Overland Mail 1925/29c.: Covers (53) with handstamped markings for Overland Mail or with the scarce bilingual "OVERLAND MAIL" labels in red, imperforate or perf. in two differing types (17 covers), with covers to Begium, Egypt, France, Italy, Switzerland and UK, incl. unusual 1925 cover with Officially Sealed labels to London, covers (16) incl. registered, with manuscript or typed endorsements 'Overland Mail' and others (4) with...
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