1883: Collection of Postal Stationery cards from two Exhibit collections with highlights including with 2 c. pink on cream Proof (signed Cesar Jones), 2 c. black on white, on orange, on red-violet, on yellow cards all optd. MUESTRA (2) and 2 c. black on white used examples (2, one up-rated, one taxed); rare 2 c. on red-violet used, 3 c. blue on blue card optd. MUESTRA in red and a used example to Turkey with matching example on salmon stock...
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 #226 - Overseas Uruguay
1887: 2 c. blue postal stationery card by the American Banknote Co., the collection leaves with Proof example in black on buff paper, unused example overprinted SPECIMEN in red ex ABN archives (2), unused example on thin paper with "500" in blue - utilised as a packing slip for parcel of cards (2, one aged) and a further Proof struck with framed "Return to / RECORD & SPECIMEN DEPT." in red ex ABN archives; unused (6) and used examples (7...
Lot #227 - Overseas Uruguay
1892: Waterlow Proofs for 2 c. green on grey, 2 c. orange on deep buff, 2 c.+ 2 c. blue on pale blue and 3 c.+ 3 c. brown on pink postal stationery cards, each fine unused and each with embossed circular "WATERLOW & SONS LIMITED / CANCELLED / SPECIMEN" in claret on all cards, '2', '3', '5' and '7' in manuscript ink. Rare.
Catalogue 257: EUROPE & OVERSEAS
Lot #228 - Overseas Uruguay
1892 (Sept 15): The combination of two Exhibit collections of postal stationery cards, printed by Waterlow (H&G 32/37) with 2 c. green on grey unused and optd. SPECIMEN in red and used (7, incl. up-rated usages (4) incl. one to Patras via Corfu), 2 c. orange on buff unused and optd. SPECIMEN in red and used (9, incl. examples to taxed usage to Chile and one to Singapore and three up-rated), 2 c. blue on blued unused (4) and used (2), 2 c...
Lot #229 - Overseas Uruguay
1901 (Dec): 2 c. blue on pale blue illustrated postal stationery cards by Waterlow (H&G 52), the collection with all seven views with View 1: "Escuela des Artes y Oficios" unused and used (7); View 2: "Hospital Italiano" with unused (2) and used (4, TPO usage); View 3: "Juramento de los treinta y tres" unused and used (5, incl. TPO usage); View 4: "Manicomio" unused and used (5); View 5: "Penitenciaria" optd. CANCELLED diagonally in red,...
Lot #230 - Overseas Uruguay
1901 (Dec): 2 c. carmine on pale pink illustrated postal stationery cards by Waterlow (H&G 53), the collection with all six views, incl. View 1: "Bolsa" opverprinted SPECIMEN in red and unused and used (2) examples; View 2: "Club Uruguay" with unused and used (6, one on TPO and two up-rated), View 3: 'Palacio Municipal' card overprinted CANCELLED diagonally in red and a further example with SPECIMEN in red, unused examples (3) and used (...
Lot #231 - Overseas Uruguay
1901 (Dec 1): 3 c. brown on buff illustrated postal stationery cards by Waterlow (H&G 54), the collection with all six views used and unused incl. duplication and 'Ateneo' and 'Estacion' cards with SPECIMEN overprint in red and 'Estacion' card used to Zanzibar with arrival; 1913 2 c. on 3 c. cards unused and used (H&G 55) with all seven views (incl. "Teatro Solis") with duplication and curved 2 c. on 3 c. cards (H&G 56) unused and...
Lot #232 - Overseas Uruguay
1883/1901: Postal Stationery Letter-Cards, the vast and superb combination of two Exhibit collections, with 1883 3 c. rose-red cards unused (7) and used (7) incl. rare up-rated usage with 1881 Suarez 7 c. blue (Scott 45), 1883 3 c. brown (GPO) unused (4) and used (5), 1885 3 c. green unused (3) and used (8, two up-rated); 1892 3 c. violet unused (2, one with SPECIMEN in red), used (13, four up-rated), 1897 3 c. green on straw unused (2) and...
Lot #233 - Overseas Uruguay
1887: Heading "4a. Serie 1889", 3 c. dull green on white postal stationery Letter-Cards (H&G A4) printed by the American Banknote Co., the collection on leaves and loose with Proof double cards perforated at top and at base only, uncut with each handstamped SPECIMEN in violet diagonally ex the ABN archives; together with unused card (4) and used cards (8) including an up-rated usage to Germany with 1889 3x2 c. green and pair of 2 c. rose...
Lot #234 - Overseas Uruguay
1866: De La Rue postal stationery envelopes with CENTECIMOS error (H&G B1+B2), 5 c. blue with used examples (5) in both sizes and 10 c. green envelope (H&G B3) with unused examples (7), one slightly toned but showing lowered embossing variety; also CENTICOMOS corrected 1867 5 c. envelopes unused (1) and used (3) in both sizes (H&G B4+B5). Condition varies but a very scarce group.
Catalogue 257: EUROPE & OVERSEAS
Lot #235 - Overseas Uruguay
1867: De La Rue 10 c. green postal stationery envelope (H&G B6), unused examples (6) all with varieties, with three showing scarce double embossing errors: one additionally struck on obverse, two with the additional embossing on reverse; another with the embossing misplaced downwards; together with two normal examples.
Catalogue 257: EUROPE & OVERSEAS
Lot #236 - Overseas Uruguay
1879: 5 c. red-brown, 10 c. blue and 20 c. red postal stationery envelopes, printed by De La Rue, the remarkable collection on leaves and loose with 5 c. and 10 c. unused each optd. MUESTRA in red, 10 c. and 20 c. unused each optd. SPECIMEN in black; 5 c. and 10 c. envelopes with design inverted at lower left corner unused, range of 5 c. envelopes used incl. superb TPO example with ESTAFETA AMBULANTE No. 3 usage, another with 5 c. cut-out for...
Lot #237 - Overseas Uruguay
1881: 5 c. postal stationery envelopes, lithographed by M. Peña, the collection on leaves with Proofs in black (3) with numeral at right (2) and a further example with numeral at left (unadopted) and another cut-out; 5 c. green envelope with unused examples (15) with no less than twelve showing varieties including "Double Printing" or "Partial Printing"; used examples (17) with a superb used example with framed CORREO DEL ROSARIO / ULTIMA...
Lot #238 - Overseas Uruguay
1897/31: Postal Stationery envelopes and Registration envelopes, the collection on leaves and loose with 1897 5 c. pink unused and used (10, with four up-rated registered usages to Bremen, Paris and Budapest - this signed Lee), 5 c. blue used (6, five up-rated), 1902 up-rated usages (5, incl. one taxed with local Postage Dues), 1903 5 c. red used incl. up-rated and TPO usage and a taxed example with French Dues, 1928 Terutero Bird 5 c. unused...
Lot #239 - Overseas Uruguay
1879/1901: Postal Stationery Newspaper wrapper collection with oval 1879 1 c. brick-red unused and used (3) with one local and two up-rated examples (scarce) each additionally franked by 1889 1 c. dull blue (Scott 75), 1897 1 c. blue on buff wrapper unused (3) and used (6) with five up-rated examples; 1901 5 m. violet-brown on buff unused (3) and used (14) with 6 up-rated usages.
Catalogue 257: EUROPE & OVERSEAS
Lot #240 - Overseas Uruguay
1875/1920c.: The balance of a Postal Stationery collection with much duplication but a fine run of 1901 Independence 2 c. cards incl. an example used commercially on First Day of Issue, various cards in a small box predominantly used etc.
Catalogue 257: EUROPE & OVERSEAS
Lot #5001 - europe Bulgaria
1879 (May): 5 c. black on yellow and 10 c. black on green, fine examples used on 1881 entire letter to Varna, tied by Cyrillic TIRNOVO single ring datestamps in blue (June 5) with information strike above. Reverse with bilingual 'Tirnovo' cds in blue (same day) and Varna arrival cds (June 7). A magnificent first issue entire in wonderful quality. Signed Renato Mondolfo, Herbert Bloch.rnProvenance: Collection Franz See, Corinphila sale 62, May...
Lot #5002 - europe Bulgaria
1879: 10 c. black on green used in combination with 1881 5 st. black on yellow (5, with a horizontal pair and single on reverse) and 15 st. carmine on green, used on 1881 registered cover to Moscow, cancelled by bilingual SOFIA datestamps (Aug 6) with reverse showing an array of transits: bilingual ROUSTCHOUK (Aug 8), border datestamps of UNGENI (Aug 11 and 12) where the letter crossed from Romania into Russian territory and two different...
Lot #5003 - europe Bulgaria
1879: 25 c. black on lilac, a fine horizontal pair of fresh colour, used on 1881 double rate cover to Wiborg endorsed via 'St. Petersburg', tied by bilingual ROUSTCHOUK cds in black (Sept 25). Reverse with further strike of Roustchouk cds, Urgeni transits (Sept 27) and St. Petersburg cds's (Sept 30, Oct 1). Obverse with Finnish 'Ank' marking (Oct 13g). Some minor edge wear to envelope but a magnificent and rare first issue cover.rnProvenance...
Lot #5004 - europe Bulgaria
1879 (July): 50 c. black on blue, a single example used on 1881 registered cover to Vienna tied by bilingual ROUSTCHOUK cds in blue (Feb 19) with repeated information strike below. Framed PREPORUCENO / RECOMMANDÉE handstamp of registration in blue alongside. Reverse with further Routschouk cds, Vienna cds and 'Abgeord: Haus / Wien' cds (March 3g). A superb and rare cover. Cert. Holcombe (1990).
Catalogue 260: Italy, France and European...
Lot #5005 - europe Bulgaria
1881: 5 st. black on yellow and 10 st. black on green used on 1881 single rate cover to Tirnovo tied by star in circle obliterator in black with bilingual ROUSTCHOUK despatch cds alongside (Nov 27). Reverse with cyrillic 'Tirnovo' arrival (Nov 28) struck in blue. A fine and most attractive cover.rnProvenance: Collection R.M. Stevens, DF, Zurich, 13 Sept 1990.
Catalogue 260: Italy, France and European Countries
Lot #5006 - europe Bulgaria
1881: 10 st. black on green used with 1882 15 st. bright red on green on 1882 entire letter to Budapest tied by star in circle obliterator with bilingual SISTOV despatch cds in blue alongside (Nov 19). Reverse with bilingual 'Roustchouk' transit cds in black (Nov 20) and part Budapest arrival cds. A rare and attractive franking for the external single rate. Signed Herbert Bloch, Renato Mondolfo.rnProvenance: Collection Franz See, Corinphila...
Lot #5007 - europe Bulgaria
1881: 25 st. black on lilac, a fine horizontal pair used on 1882 cover to Vienna at double rate, tied by star in circle obliterator with bilingual SOFIA datestamp above in black (April 7). Reverse with Vienna arrival cds (April 22g). Tiny envelope trim at right but a fresh and fine cover.rnProvenance: Collection R.M. Stevens, DF, Zurich, 13 Sept 1990.
Catalogue 260: Italy, France and European Countries
Lot #5008 - europe Bulgaria
1882: 3 st. orange on yellow, 30 st. violet on greenish, 1886 2 st. deep green on grey and 1892 15 on 30 st. brown used on registered 1892 cover to Hemer, Germany all tied by neat strikes of ROUSTCHOUK datestamps (March 13) in black. Registration cachet above and reverse with Hemer arrival cds (March 30g). Philatelic but correctly rated and an attractive cover. Cert. Zagorsky (1992).
Catalogue 260: Italy, France and European Countries...
Lot #5009 - europe Bulgaria
1882: 5 st. green on greenish, a single example used on 1886 flap unsealed cover to Philippople / Plovdiv tied by neat bilingual SOFIA cds (Sept 12) in black with bilingual Philippople arrival cds in blue on reverse. Unusual.
Catalogue 260: Italy, France and European Countries
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