1934 (June): £2 black & rose, Die II, watermark Crown C of A perf. 12, a lower marginal example of this very scarce stamp in fresh and fine condition with full original unmounted gum. A most attractive adhesive, cert Holcombe (1999) Gi = £ 4'250 as hinged.
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Auction Series 257-264 in Zurich Day 2
By: Corinphila Auction AG
Corinphila Auction AG Auction Series 257-264 in Zurich Day 2
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 #5420 - brit. colonies Australia
Lot #5421 - brit. colonies new guinea
1939 (March 1): AIR MAIL POSTAGE, compl. set of 14 values in fresh and fine condition with full unmounted og. Gi = £ 1'100.
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Lot #5422 - brit. colonies barbados
1879 (Feb 10): Envelope from Barbados to London bearing horizontal pair 1875-81 Britannia 1 s. purple watermark Crown CC perf. 14 tied by BARBADOS datestamp with LONDON PAID datestamp (Feb. 28) in red alongside. Tear at top and part of backflap missing, nevertheless a fine and attractive double rate cover, cert. Holcombe (1991).
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Lot #5423 - brit. colonies Bermuda
1932 (Aug): 12s. 6d. grey & orange, die II, watermark Multiple script CA perf. 14 showing varieties: 'break in lines below left scroll' & 'damaged leaf at bottom right', a fine and fresh example of this very scarce stamp with full original unmounted gum. A scarce and attractive adhesive, opinion Holcombe (1997) Gi = £ 900+ as hinged.
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Lot #5424 - brit. colonies british honduras
1913/21: GV definitives, the comp. set of ten from 1 c. to $5, watermark Multiple Crown CA perf. 14 incl. three marginal examples, all in fresh and fine condition with full original unmounted gum. An attractive set Gi = £ 400 as hinged.
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Lot #5425 - brit. colonies Brit. Post Turkey
British Levant 1857 (Dec 9): Prepaid Entire letter from Manchester to Constantinople endorsed "Via Marseilles per French packet" struck with despatch (Dec. 9) and London Paid transit (Dec. 10) datestamps as well as arrival "BRITISH POST OFFICE PAID DE 22 1857 CONSTANTINOPLE" cds (Gi Z6), all in red on front. A fresh and attractive entire, mailed in the first year of the British PO in Constantinople which was opened in July 1857.
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Lot #5426 - brit. colonies Brit. Post Turkey
1889 (Feb 12): Registered stationery envelope 2 d. blue bearing add. franking '80 PARAS' on 5 d. green, die I and a marginal example of the 'EXPRESS D'ORIENT' label in dull salmon, tied by "BRITISH OFFICE CONSTANTINOPLE FE 12 89" cds. Reverse with Naumburg arrival cds's (Feb. 19). A scarce and appealing usage. Cert. Holcombe (1990).rnNote: Sent by Antoine Doursoun of the 'Chemins de fer Orientaux' agency in Constantinople and directed to...
Lot #5427 - brit. colonies Brit. Post Turkey
1896 (Feb 17): Stationery envelope '40 PARAS' on 2½ d. grey cancelled by "BEYROUT BRITISH POST OFFICE FE 17 96" and sent to Berlin. Reverse with Port Said transit and Berlin distribution cds (Feb. 29). Fine and fresh.
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Lot #5428 - brit. colonies Canada
Colony of Canda 1851 (May 28): Entire letter from Bytown to L'Original bearing 1851 Beaver 3 d. orange-vermilion on laid paper, a fresh adhesive with good to large margins and fresh colour, tied by clear seven ring target obliterator with "BYTOWN U.C. MAY 28 1851" datestamp in black alongside. Lightest vertical fold, not distracting at all from the beauty of this very early cover, cert. BPA (1974).rnProvenance: E. C. Fox collection.rnNote: ...
Lot #5429 - brit. colonies Canada
1851 (May 15): Entire letter from Montreal to New York (Kennedy correspondence) bearing 1851 Prince Albert 6 d. slate violet on laid paper, a fresh and fine adhesive with good to huge margins including part of the lower neighbouring stamp, tied by seven ring target obliterator. "MONTREAL L.C. SP 24 1851" datestamp, straight line PAID and matching framed CANADA in arc exchange office handstamp, all in red alongside. Two vertical filing folds...
Lot #5430 - brit. colonies Canada
1858 (Jan 22): Envelope from Montreal to St. Thomas bearing 1855/57 Beaver 3 d. brown-red on handmade wove paper, a fresh adhesive with good to enormous margins and fresh colour including parts of the upper neighbouring stamp, tied by '21' ring target obliterator of Montreal with despatch cds in black alongside. Reverse with arrival cds (Jan. 25). An appealing cover, opinion Holcombe (1991).
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Lot #5431 - brit. colonies Canada
1852 (Sep. 19): Envelope from Toronto to Boston bearing 1855/57 Beaver 3 d. brown-red on handmade wove paper in a vertical pair, a multiple with good margins all round and fresh colour, tied by seven ring target obliterator with despatch "TORONTO CANADA PAID SP 19 1852" cds, straight line PAID and matching framed CANADA in arc exchange office handstamp, all in red alongside. Reverse with arrival cds (Jan. 25). A clean and fine cover, cert. V...
Lot #5432 - brit. colonies Canada
1875 (Dec. 24): Envelope from Sydney, Nova Scotia to Wellington Somerset bearing 1875 5 c. olive-green perf. 11½ : 12, a fresh adhesive tied by cork obliterator in blue with despatch "SYDNEY N.S. DE 24 75" cds in blue and "PAID LIVERPOOL BR. PACKET 7 JA 76" in red alongside. Reverse with Halifax transit and Wellington arrival cds (Jan. 8). A clean and fine cover, cert. Holcombe (1992).
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Lot #5433 - brit. colonies new brunswick
1851/60: 6 d. olive-yellow, the lower left half of a diagonally bisected adhesive, a superb example with enormous margins showing parts of both neighbouring stamps, in rich colour and neatly tied by blue '8' numeral obliterator in an oval of bars to cover to Moncton. Reverse with CHATHAM despatch (Aug 6, 1858) cds in blue as well as arrival cds in black of the next day. A scarce usage of outmost attractiveness for an advance exhibition...
Lot #5434 - brit. colonies nova scotia
1851/60: 3 d. deep blue on bluish, a fine and fresh example with good to enormous margins, boldly tied by 'Bars in Oval' obliterator to cover to Annapolis Royal. Reverse with "YARMOUTH N.S. MY 24 1852" despatch cds in red as well as arrival cds in black of the next day. A fine item, opinion Holcombe (1996).
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Lot #5435 - brit. colonies nova scotia
1851/60: 3 d. bright blue on bluish, a fine and fresh example with good to large margins, lightly tied by 'Bars in Oval' obliterator to envelope from North-Sydney to Antigonish, "Ship Letter" handstamp alongside. Reverse with "NORTH-SYDNEY OB MY 29 1857" despatch cds as well as arrival cds in black (June 2, 1857). Vertical fold, nevertheless a fine Shipmail item within Nova Scotia.
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Lot #5436 - brit. colonies nova scotia
1851/60: 6 d. yellow-green, the lower half of a bisected adhesive, a fine and fresh example with good to large margins in rich colour, boldly tied by 'Bars in Oval' obliterator in black to 1860 envelope from Digby to Bridgetown. Reverse with DIGBY despatch (July 26, 1860) cds as well as arrival cds, both in black. Cover with wear and tear, somewhat defective at the reverse, nevertheless a very scarce usage. Signed Roumet; cert. Bloch/Friedl (...
Lot #5437 - brit. colonies Cyprus
1923: £ 1 purple & black on red of fine fresh colour, unmounted og. Gi = £ 1'400 for hinged.
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Lot #5438 - brit. colonies Cyprus
1924: £ 1 purple & black on red on chalk-surfaced paper, a top marginal example showing the number '062' on the selvedge, of fine fresh colour and unmounted og.
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Lot #5439 - brit. colonies Cyprus
1928: £ 5 black on yellow watermark Multiple script CA perf. 14, a fine and fresh example from the right margin with full unmounted og. An attractive example of this scarce stamp, cert. Holcombe (1996) Gi = £ 2'750 for hinged.
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Lot #5440 - brit. colonies dominica
1923: £ 1 purple & black on red of fine fresh colour, a corner marginal example with plate number in unmounted og. condition.
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Lot #5441 - brit. colonies egypt kingdom
1875 (June 2): Cover from Cairo to Naples bearing Penasson 2½ pi. on thick paper, a fresh adhesive tied by light "POSTE EGIZIANE CAIRO 2 GIU 75 II" cds in black and framed PD alongside. Reverse with Poste Egiziane ALESSANDRIA and Brindisi transit and Napoli arrival cds (June 11). A fine and fresh cover.
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Lot #5442 - brit. colonies fiji
1923: £ 1 purple & black on red, die II, wmk. Multiple Crown CA, a mint adhesive from top of sheet with Plate Number "13" in margin, of vibrant fresh colour, very well centred, stamp and margin unmounted og. Attractive Gi = £ 250+.
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Lot #5443 - brit. colonies Gibraltar
1908: £ 1 deep purple & black on red, wmk. Multiple Crown CA, a mint adhesive of vibrant fresh colour, very well centred, unmounted og. Attractive Gi = £ 650.
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Lot #5444 - brit. colonies Gibraltar
1912/24: £ 1 deep purple & black on red, wmk. Multiple Crown CA, a mint adhesive of vibrant fresh colour from the top left corner with plate number '1' on the margin, very well centred, unmounted og. Also 2 s. dull purple & blue on blie with requisition number '096' in top margin Gi = £ 169+.
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