Réunion 1877 (March 30): Cover from St. Denis to Marseille, bearing General Issues Cérès 5 c. green, 10 c. brown on rose and 25 c. blue type I, fresh and fine singles with primarily good to huge margins, the 5 c. stamp shaved at left, tied by mute lozenge with "RÉUNION ST. DENIS 30 MARS 77" alongside. Reverse with arrival (April 26) cds. An appealing entire with a rare three colour franking paying the 40 c. GPU seamail rate to France, in...
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 #5353 - french colonies General Issues French Colonies
French India 1881 (Jan 24): Cover from Pondichery to Bordeaux, endorsed "Par Steamer Bombay", bearing General Issues Cérès 1872 5 c. green in a horizontal pair and Sage 15 c. grey, fresh and fine examples with good to huge margins, tied by light "INDE PONDICHERY 24 JANV. 81" cds in blue, additional information strike and ambulant Modane Paris (March 15) in red alongside. File fold away from stamps and postmarks, an attractive item Yvert = €...
Lot #5354 - french colonies General Issues French Colonies
French India 1879 (July 8): Entire letter from Pondichery to Marseille bearing General Issues Cérès 10 c. brown on rose (touched at left) and Sage 15 c. grey type II, both in fresh colour and primarily with fair to enormous margins, tied by "INDE 8 JUIL 79 PONDICHERY" cds with "COL. FR. V. BRIND. A MOD." entry cds (July 31) in red alongside, reverse with Marseille arrival cds (Aug 1). A fine cover from the Amalric correspondence.
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Lot #5355 - french colonies General Issues French Colonies
French Indochina Cochinchina 1879 (Jan 14): Envelope from Saigon to Besançon, bearing General Issues Cérès 1872 15 c. bistre, a fresh and fine example with large margins, tied by clear octogonal "CORR. D'ARMÉES SAIGON 14 JANV 79" with another information strike alongside. Reverse with large cachet of the marine in blue and Besançon arrival cds (Feb. 14). Special military concession rate, signed Dillemann and Calves Yvert unlisted.
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Lot #5356 - french colonies General Issues French Colonies
Martinique 1878 (Oct. 11): Cover from St. Pierre to Marseille, bearing General Issues Cérès 30 c. brown in combination with Sage 5 C. green type I, a fresh and fine multiple with good to huge margins, the 30 c. shaved at right top, tied by "MARTINIQUE ST. PIERRE 11 OCT. 78" cds and St. Nazaire entry cds in blue. Reverse with Marseille arrival (Oct. 27) cds. Attractive mixed franking paying the 35 c. sea rate to France which was in force only...
Lot #5357 - french colonies French Indo China Local Issues
French Indochina 1879 (Jan 11): Envelope from the French Army in Hue Annam to Paris forwarded to Cannes bearing General Issues Cérès 15 c. bistre Small Numerals, in fresh colour and primarily with good margins, shaved at top left, tied by crisp "CORR. D.ARMÉES HUE 11 JANV." cds with handwritten year '79', an illustration strike alongside, reverse with SAIGON COCHINCHINE (JAN 23) transit cds as well as Paris (1 MARS) and Cannes (3 MARS)...
Lot #5358 - french colonies General Issues French Colonies
Usage in France 1876 (Aug. 23): French Colonies General issue 1872 Cérès 25 c. blue type I, a fresh and fine example, used on Entire letter from Paris to St. Junien, tied by crisp Paris Serpente (Aug 23) cds. Reverse with Paris Perigieux ambulant and arrival cds of the next day. An exceptional usage, signed Belleville.
Catalogue 260: Italy, France and European Countries
Lot #5359 - french colonies General Issues French Colonies
Guadeloupe 1880 (Sept. 23): Entire letter from Pointe-à-Pitre to Lyon bearing General Issues Sage 25 c. bistre yellow in fresh colour with fair good margins, tied by light "PAQ. FR. POINTE-A-PITRE-GUADe 23 SEPT. 80" cds in black, an illustration strike and octagonal "COL. FR. LIG. B. PAQ. FR. N2 27 SEPT. 80" in red alongside, reverse with Lyon arrival cds (OCT 16). Attractive and fresh item.
Catalogue 260: Italy, France and European...
Lot #5360 - french colonies French Somalia
Côte de Somalis 1895 (Dec 10): Envelope from Djibouti to Brussels, bearing Vues de Djibouti issue 50 c. blue & rose, a fresh and fine example with large margins all round, tied by wavy "DJIBOUTI POSTES 10 DEC. 95" datestamp in blue, La Reunion à Marseille octogonal Shipmail's datestamp of the same day and Belgian postman's cachet '409' alongside. Reverse with Bruxelles arrival (Dec. 22) cds. File folds not disturbing the neat appearance...
Lot #5362 - french colonies Reunión
Réunion 1895 (May 8): Registered Envelope from St. Pierre to Paris, bearing Sage 40 c. orange imperf. and ovpt. REUNION in black, tied by crisp cds (May 8) in blue, framed R in blue alongside. Reverse with arrival (May 31) cds in blue. A cover of outmost attractiveness. Signed Goebel.
Catalogue 260: Italy, France and European Countries
Lot #5363 - french colonies french polynesia
Tahiti 1894 (Dec 1): Envelope from Papéete to Paris bearing Type Dubois 1 fr. olive with overprint '1893 TAHITI', a fresh and fine example, tied by crisp "PAPÉETE TAITI 1 DEC. 94" cds, a perfect illustration strike and framed 'R' alongside, reverse with PARIS 74 R. BAYEN arrival cds (Jan 29).
Catalogue 260: Italy, France and European Countries
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