1853: Entire letter written in Adrianople on July 9, 1857 and sent to Lyon, bearing Napoléon imperf. 10 c. bistre and 40 c. orange, two fine and fresh examples with brilliant colours and and fair to large margins, each cancelled by framed "P.P." in black, "VILLE-DE-BORDEAUX 15 JUIL. 57" ship's cds and framed PAQUEBOTS DE LA MEDITERRANÉE alongside. Reverse with Lyon (July 24) arrival cds. A superb and interesting shipmail entire. Signed Calves...
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 #5205 - french colonies french levant
1867: Cover from Constantinople to Paris, bearing Napoléon laureated 10 c. bistre, type I, in a strip of four, a fine multiple with fresh colour, good perforation and centering, tied by light Anchor lozenge in blue. Octagonal "CONSTANTINOPLE P. FR. U No1 2 MARS 70" despatch cds and framed PD, both in blue as well as framed PAQUEBOTS DE LA MEDITERRANÉE alongside. Reverse with Marseille transit and arrival cds's (March 10). An attractive item...
Lot #5217 - french colonies french levant
1868: Second page of an entire letter from the French post office in Alexandria to Nimes, bearing Napoléon laureated 20 c. blue type II in mixed franking with Bordeaux 20 c. blue type II report 1, two fine and fresh examples, tied by light Gros Chiffres '5080' numeral lozenge, despatch "ALEXANDRIE EGYPTE 28 FEVR. 71" cds and framed PD alongside. An exceptional combination of same colour and face value to pay the correct 40 centimes rate from...
Lot #5320 - french colonies french levant
1872: Envelope from Thessaloniki to Civita Vecchia, endorsed "via Napoli", bearing Cérès 5 c. green and 25 c. blue type III, tied in transit by straight line "coi Postali Francesi". Reverse with transit Napoli and arrival cds (7 GIU 76). Cover given directly to the vessel and the stamps postmarked upon arrival in Italy.
Catalogue 260: Italy, France and European Countries
Lot #5326 - french colonies french levant
1862/68: Cover from Thessaloniki to Genova, mailed at the French post office at the Dardanelles, bearing a mixed issue franking of Napoléon perf. 40 c. orange 'vif' in a horizontal strip of four and Napoléon laureated 20 c. blue Type II, fresh and fine examples with good perforation, tied by clear Gros Chiffres '5084' lozenge, despatch "DARDANELLES TURQUIE 20 MAI 69" cds and framed PD alongside. Reverse with Messina transit and arrival cds's...
Lot #5327 - french colonies french levant
1862: Lettersheet from Trebizonde to Genova, bearing Napoléon perf. 80 c. dark-rose, a fine example with good perforation and centering, tied by clear Gros Chiffres '5100' numeral lozenge, dotted despatch cds (April 7, 1866) and framed PD alongside. Reverse with French Constantinople cds and Napoli and arrival cds (April 19). Perforation toning and archive fold away from stamps and postmarks, an appealing cover representing the correct 80 c....
Lot #5328 - french colonies french levant
French Levant 1862: Cover from Cavala to Genova bearing Napolèon perforated 80 c. rose carmine in fresh colour and with good perforation, tied by '5095' numeral lozenge and "SALONIQUE 26 AVRIL 64 TURQUIE" cds in black, framed PD in black and PROSCAFI POSTALI FRANCESI in red alongside, reverse with Dardanelles transit (April 27) and Genova arrival (May 6) cds's. The cover was sent with a forwarder to Salonico and thence to the French postal...
Lot #5329 - french colonies french levant
1868: Cover from the French PO in Beirout to Lyon, bearing Napoléon laureated 40 c. orange, a fine example with fresh colour and superb perforation, tied by clear Gros Chiffres '5082' numeral lozenge, despatch "BEYROUTH SYRIE 22 JUIL. 70" cds, framed PD and framed PAQUEBOTS DE LA MEDITERRANÉE in red alongside. Reverse with arrival cds (Aug. 5). A delightful item proving the continuous activity of the Messagières Maritimes at the beginning of...
Lot #5330 - french colonies french levant
French Levant 1875 (Jan 11): Double rate Envelope from the French PO in Cairo to Rome bearing strip of three of Siège 40 c. orange, a fresh multiple (two perfs clipped), tied by '5119' lozenge, "LE CAIRE Bau FRANCAIS 11 JANV 75" cds and PD in black alongside. Reverse with Alexandrie Egypte and Napoli transit as well as Roma arrival cds (16 GEN 75). A delightful cover. Signed A. DienarnNote: Peter Louis Grech points out in his monograph ‘The...
Lot #5331 - french colonies french levant
1870: Cover from Trebizonde to London, bearing Siège 40 c. orange in mixed franking with horizontal pair of Cérès 1872 10 c. brown, all tied by crisp Gros Chiffres '5100' numeral lozenges in blue, cogwheel "TREBIZONDE 9 OCT 75 TURQ. D'ASIE" cds and framed PD, both in the same blue as well as "LONDON PAID 21 OC 75" cds in red alongside. Reverse with Constantinople and Marseille transit cds's. An appealing cover, correct rate to Great Britain,...
Lot #5332 - french colonies french levant
French Levant 1871 (July 5): Cover from Constantinople to Lyon bearing two single examples of Bordeaux 40 c. orange, the left stamp showing variety: "4 pseudo-retouché", both stamps in vivid colour and with fair to enormous margins, tied by Ancre lozenge in blue, LIGNE U cds (July 5) and PD in blue as well as framed PAQUEBOTS DE LA MEDITERANNÉE in red alongside, reverse with Lyon arrival cds (15 JUIL 71). A delightful cover. Signed Jamet...
Lot #5333 - french colonies french levant
1875: Cover despatched at the French PO at the Dardanelles and sent to Paris, bearing Cérès 1872/75 10 c. brown on rose with Large digits, tied by "LES DARDANELLES TURQUIE 6 DEC. 78" cds in blue. Reverse with Paris Étranger (Dec 13) arrival cds. An appealing cover showing the 30 c. UPU rate.
Catalogue 260: Italy, France and European Countries
Lot #5334 - french colonies french levant
1872: Envelope from the French PO in Suez to Tanlay, bearing Cérès 1872 80 c. rose, tied by clear Gros Chiffres '5105' numeral lozenge with cogwheel "SUEZ Bau FRANCAIS 3 NOV. 73" cds and framed PD alongside. Reverse with thre ambulant and Tanlay arrival (Nov. 11) cds's. A most appealing cover from this rare office, correct rate in the July 1871 tariff.
Catalogue 260: Italy, France and European Countries
Lot #5335 - french colonies french levant
1876: Cover from Beyrut to Lyon, bearing Sage 30 c. brown on chamois, tied by "BEYROUTH SYRIE 22 DEC 76" despatch cds and framed PAQUEBOTS DE LA MEDITERANÉE in red, an information strike alongside. Reverse with Marseille transit and arrival cds (Jan 4, 1877). File fold well away from stamp and postmarks, a fine early GPU usage.
Catalogue 260: Italy, France and European Countries
Lot #5336 - french colonies french levant
1879: Double rate Cover from the French PO in Trebizonde to that in Constantinople, bearing horizontal pair Sage 25 c. bistre on yellow, fresh colour and good perforation, tied by crisp cogwheel "TREBIZONDE TURQ. D'ASIE 11 SEPT. 80" cds in blue. Reverse with arrival cds (Sept. 15). Backflap torn due to opening, top left corner repaired, still an attractive item. Signed Roumet.
Catalogue 260: Italy, France and European Countries
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