1840: 1d. black, plate 1a, lettered FJ, earliest printing with 4 good to wide margins on letter sheet dated 13. May 1840 from Cambridge to Westminster. The stamp is tied by a beautifully contrasting bright red MC. A Cambridge strike on the reverse confirms the date. The London arrival mark is from the following day. A rare and interesing early May 1840 usage of a Penny Black.
Catalogue 260: Italy, France and European Countries
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 #5365 - europe Great Britain
Lot #5366 - europe Great Britain
1840: 1d. black, very worn plate 1a, lettered GD, with 4 superb large margins on clean envelope from Runcorn to Bakewell. The front displays a Runcorn straight line, the stamp is tied by red MC. The arrival mark Bakewell is dated 3. August 1840. Certificate Enzo Diena.
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Lot #5367 - europe Great Britain
1840: 1d. black plate 1b, lettered KK, with 4 superb, even margins on very clean envelope dated 6. October 1840 from Omagh to Moy. The stamp is lightly cancelled by red MC. Transit marks on the reverse are Monaghan and Armagh, making this a rare inner Irish transit.
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Lot #5368 - europe Great Britain
1840: 1d. black, plate 4, lettered TF, with 4 good to wide margins on local letter from Oxford The stamp is tied by a red MC, the despatch mark is dated 21 June 1841. Cert. KA Louis.
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Lot #5369 - europe Great Britain
1840: 1d. black, plate 6, lettered MA, with 4 good to wide margins on letter sheet from Linton to Dunmow, dated 28. October 1840, a Linton despatch mark confirms the date. The stamp is tied by a red MC, the arrival mark is from the following day.
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Lot #5370 - europe Great Britain
1840: 1d. black, plate 7, lettered SH, with 4 good to wide margins on letter sheet from Poulton to Lytham. The stamp is tied by a Poulton Penny Post two line cachet, as well as a magenta Preston MC. According to Rockoff Jackson the Preston MC was struck in magenta between 12. December 1840 and 19 February 1841. The Preston date stamp is 4 January 1841. This letter is not recorded by Rockoff Jackson. A rare and interesing unusual colour usage...
Lot #5371 - europe Great Britain
1840: 1d. intense black, plate 7, lettered SA/SB, a used pair with 4 good to wide margins on letter from Norwich to East Dereham. The stamps are tied by three beautifully contrasting red Norwich (Type 1) MCs, the despatch mark dates this letter 4. November 1840. A rare usage of a Penny Black pair as double rate letter.
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Lot #5372 - europe Great Britain
1840: 1d. black, plate 11, lettered HH, a used example with 4 good to superb margins on envelope from London to Warwick. The stamp is tied by a black MC, a Sth Audley St SO receiving house handstamp in red is struck next to the stamp. The Warwick arrival mark is dated 13 March 1841. A very rare cover in very fine condition. Cert. BPA (2002).rnProvenance: Gaunt Collection, Spink July 2002.
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Lot #5373 - europe Great Britain
1840: 2d. blue, plate 1, lettered SA superb marginal copy on envelope from Thurso to Wick, dated 1 May 1841, with indistinct arrival mark from the following day. The Thurso black MC just ties the stamp. Fine and rare Scottish usage.
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Lot #5374 - europe Great Britain
1840: 2d. blue, plate 1, lettered PB, a used example with very good even margins and of very fresh appearance on letter from Wellington-Somerset to Tiverton. The stamp is tied by a red MC. The Wellington-Somerset despatch mark is missing the date slug and has the year date 1840 inverted, the letter itself is dated 10. November 1840.
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Lot #5375 - europe Great Britain
1854: 6d. purple embossed, wmk VR with left 10mm sheet margin, other margins full and 1d red brown, lettered RK, Alphabet II, wmk small crown, perf 16 on registered inland envelope cancelled 477 in bars from Louth, sent via Hull to Macclesfield. On reverse Hull spoon 333 and Louth despatch, both MR 15 1855. Cert. Holcombe.rnProvenance: Christies Auction 12 Dec. 1989
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Lot #5376 - europe Great Britain
1854: 6d. dull lilac embossed, wmk VR with good to full margins and 2d pale blue, lettered BA, Alphabet I, wmk small crown, perf. 16 on double rate registered inland envelope, cancelled 700 in bars from Sheffield with cds of Feb. 19, 1855 alongside to Macclesfield. On reverse Macclesfield arrival mark from the following day. Cert. Holcombe.rnProvenance: Collection Major-General Sir Leonard Atkinson, K.B.E. Christies 6 Nov. 1990
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Lot #5377 - europe Great Britain
1854: 6d. purple embossed, wmk VR with good to full margins on 1d. stationery registered inland envelope, cancelled 890 in bars from Windsor to Macclesfield. On reverse Windsor despatch dated JU 24 1854 and Bristol from the following day and a Macclesfield arrival mark. Very fine and rare letter.rnProvenance: Robson Lowe Auction, 9. Feb. 1982, lot 1146; Collection Major-General Sir Leonard Atkinson, K.B.E. Christies, 6 Nov. 1990
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Lot #5378 - europe Great Britain
1847: 1s. deep green, Die I, a splendid bottom right hand corner example with magnificent margins all round on cover to Cape Town, Cape of good Hope, tied by 53 in bars of Bath, boxed "TO PAY" and manuscript "8" on arrival. Bath despatch and Plymouth transit markings are on the reverse. An extremely fine and important cover for this issue. Cert. Holcombe.rnProvenance: Major General Sir Leonard Atkinson K.B.E. collection, Christies, 6 Nov....
Lot #5379 - europe Great Britain
1864: 1s. green, plate 1, lettered NE/NF, two copies on official letter from London to St. Helena, each tied by a London WC 3 obliterator. The letter to the exeptionally rare destination went on its journey to the US Consul on the island via Devonport. The NE stamp had the wing margin removed before use, which does not detract from the beauty of this extraordinary to a rare destination letter.
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Lot #5380 - europe Great Britain
1862: 1s. green, plate 1, lettered DK with variety "K in circle", tied by duplex Manchester/498 dated 20 DE 64 to cover to Switzerland. The letter was routed via France and bears 5 transit marks as well as a red PP. A very fine and rare cover, just 14 covers recorded with this spectacular variety.rnProvenance: Christies, 3 March 1992, lot 179
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Lot #5381 - europe Great Britain
1912 (July): 10s blue, Somerset House Printing, Watermark Anchor, sheet margin stamp, there hinge remnant, stamp never hinged but faint gum toning.
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Lot #5382 - europe Great Britain
1918: 2/6s. olive brown - 10s. dull grey blue, Bradbury Wilkinson seahorses very fine unmounted mint.
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Lot #5383 - europe Great Britain
1913 (1.Aug.) £1 dull blue green, watermark single cypher, in unmounted mint condition, of perfect perforation and centering. The perfect copy of this difficult stamp. Cert. Holcombe.
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Lot #5384 - europe Great Britain
1934 (Oct 16): 2/6s. olive brown - 10s. dull grey blue, re-engraved seahorses in very fine unmounted mint condition. 5s. and 10s. top left marginals, minor imperfections in margin only.
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Lot #5385 - europe Great Britain
1929 (10 May): £1 black, UPU Congress, well centred unmounted mint copy without any markings.
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Lot #5386 - europe Great Britain
1958: 2/6 black-brown/£1 black, Castles, De la Rue printings in unmounted mint blocks of four from the left sheet margin. Very fine and rare. Cert. Enzo Diena.
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Lot #5387 - europe Great Britain
1840: 1d. intense black, plate 2, lettered SI, a used example on Mulready Envelope A162 from Loughborogh to London. The stamp is tied by a red MC, the Loughborogh despatch mark is dated 17 August 1840. A receiving mark was applied in London the following day. The envelope shows minor strengthening and repair on the left side. Certificate Enzo Diena.
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Lot #5388 - europe Great Britain
1857: 1d. red-brown (Die II), lettered BG on a highly decorative embossed ladies' Valentine envelope, tied by London / 78 duplex in black. The letter and contents would probably have conveyed a romantic message, which was sent locally to Southwark. A straight line cachet Borough is on the reverse. This stunning and very decorative showpiece with only a hint of ageing should attract a wide audience.
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Lot #5389 - europe Great Britain
1873: 1d. lake-red plate 151, lettered BG, tied by London WC duplex to a stunning Newton Wilson & Co envelope advertising sewing Machines. An eye-catching piece to grace any display and one of the very few used locally in London (most of the approx. 12 recorded envelopes in the K.L. Card Index originate from an original find in the 1950's addressed to Hamburg).rnProvenance: Phillips auction 16 Feb. 1989
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