1479 (Feb. 14): Entire lettersheet from the authorities of Caravaggio to Crema, Lombardy asking to confirm the nomination of Gianfrancesco dalla Torre and Giovan Botta as Recteurs of their comune. Fine early document. From 1449 to 1509 Caravaggio and Crema had been part of the Venetian inland province and obtained numerous privileges and were safe from the economic decline of the nearby Duchy of Milan under the Spanish rule. The city of...
Auction Series 257-264 in Zurich Day 3
By: Corinphila Auction AG
Corinphila Auction AG Auction Series 257-264 in Zurich Day 3
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 #862 - europe lombardy-venetia
Carta a mano 5 c. ochre yellow showing plateflaw 'broken frame at top', a fresh and fine mint adhesive with good to large margins. A desirable and scarce example, signed Rufolf Friedl, certs. Bottacchi (2012), Ferchenbauer (2019) Sassone = € 8'000.
Catalogue 257: EUROPE & OVERSEAS
Lot #863 - europe lombardy-venetia
1850: Lettersheet from Motta to Udine, franked with Carta a mano 5 c. yellow and 10 c. black type Ia with large margins all round, each stamp tied by attractive cursive "Motta / 5 FEB." two line datestamp, reverse with "UDINE / 6 FEB" arrival datestamp. A fine and fresh cover in the first rayon with a patriotic franking. Signed Colla Ferchenbauer = € 1'100 / Sassone = € 1'500.
Catalogue 257: EUROPE & OVERSEAS
Lot #864 - europe lombardy-venetia
1850: Cover mailed within Padova, franked with Carta a mano 5 c. yellow and 10 c. black type Ia with good to large margins all round, each stamp tied by "PADOVA / 27 SET." two line datestamp, reverse with arrival datestamp of the same day. A fine and fresh cover in the first rayon with a patriotic franking. Cert. E. Diena Ferchenbauer = € 1'100 / Sassone = € 1'500.
Catalogue 257: EUROPE & OVERSEAS
Lot #865 - europe lombardy-venetia
Carta a mano 10 c. black in a horizontal strip of six showing mixed types Ib + Ia + Ib + Ia + Ia + Ia, a fresh multiple with good margins at base and left and 7 mm sheet margin at right (the three rightmost stamps touched at top). Lightly cancelled with double circle "PAVIA 17 / 7" datestamps. Reverse with a large thin behind the second to fifth stamp, nevertheless an appealing and scarce multiple, cert. Ferchenbauer (2020) Sassone = € 16'000...
Lot #866 - europe lombardy-venetia
1850: Entire letter from Venezia to Verona, franked with Carta a mano 15 c. dark-vermillion (2), one in type I, the other in type IIa, with good to large margins all round, each stamp tied by "VENEZIA / 9 SETTe" (1851) two line datestamp, distribution handstamp '2' alongside, reverse with "VERONA 10 / 9" arrival cds. An interesting combination usage of two stamps of the same shade but from different types. Cert. Ferchenbauer (1999)...
Lot #867 - europe lombardy-venetia
Carta a mano 15 c. red type III, a fresh and fine adhesive with large to enormous margins and 7 mm sheet margin at right. A mint example without gum showing a natural horizontal paper wrinkle, certs. Sottoriva (2012), Ferchenbauer (2019).
Catalogue 257: EUROPE & OVERSEAS
Lot #868 - europe lombardy-venetia
1850: 15 c. red type III in a vert. pair showing the horizontal shift of both stamps against eachother, fresh and fine, fair to large margins all round, tied by framed "MILANO : 27-11:52" in black to cover to San Pellegrino. A brilliant multiple with a rarely seen shift of the stamps, signed E. Diena and Sottoriva.
Catalogue 257: EUROPE & OVERSEAS
Lot #869 - europe lombardy-venetia
Carta a macchina 10 c. black, a fine mint adhesive with good to large margins and full og. Some toning on front, nevertheless a desirable and extremely rare example, cert. Ferchenbauer (1995) Sassone = € 26'000.
Catalogue 257: EUROPE & OVERSEAS
Lot #870 - europe lombardy-venetia
Usage of revenue stamps instead of postal definitives 1854: Cover from Cadore to Venezia, franked with fiscals 15 s. black & green, printed in typography, normal perforation, cancelled together by "CADORE / 27. OTT." two line datestamp, reverse with Milano arrival cds (Oct. 29). A usage of revenue stamps to pay the postage fee which was accepted between 1854 and 1857 Ferchenbauer = € 1'400.
Catalogue 257: EUROPE & OVERSEAS
Lot #871 - europe lombardy-venetia
1858: Entire letter from Mantova to Milano, franked with 1858 3 s. black, two singles and 10 s. brown, all in type II with good perforation and embossing, tied by clear "MANTOVA 25 / 10" cds, "P.D." in black alongside, reverse with Milano arrival cds (Oct. 26, 1862) and distribution handstamp. An appealing cover from the first Austrian to the second Italian rayon Ferchenbauer = € 1'575.
Catalogue 257: EUROPE & OVERSEAS
Lot #872 - europe lombardy-venetia
1858/59: 15 s. blue, a fresh and fine mint adhesive with good perforation and embossing, full oiriginal gum in nearly unmounted condition. A scarce stamp in very good condition, signed Alguri; cert. Ferchenbauer (2020) Sassone = € 12'000.
Catalogue 257: EUROPE & OVERSEAS
Lot #873 - europe lombardy-venetia
1858/62: Cover from Conegliano to Milano, franked with 1858 15 s. blue and two singles of 1862 3 s. green, all Type II with good perforations, tied by clear "CONEGLIANO / 24. NOVe" two line datestamp, "P.D." in black alongside, reverse with Milano arrival cds (Nov. 25, 1863). An attractive cover from the second Austrian to the second Italian rayon. Signed A. Diena Ferchenbauer = € 1'600.
Catalogue 257: EUROPE & OVERSEAS
Lot #874 - europe lombardy-venetia
1850: Carta a mano, selection of seven used strips of three, primarily in type I incl. 5 c. giallo arancio (Sassone 1g), from San Daniele and S. M. Maddalena and giallo arancio chiaro (Sassone 1f) from Padova, 10 c. black and 30 c. brown, both cancelled in Venezia, 15 c. red cancelled in Vicenza, in addition strip of three 45 c. type III cancelled by Badia datestamp on piece. Many competent signatures, one Opinion and four certificates...
Lot #875 - europe lombardy-venetia
1850/54: Collection 33 stamps/pieces and two pairs of the 15 s. red on both papers, all cancelled using two line or framed single line datestamps, circular datestamps, three- and four-ring datestamps as well datestamps with horizontal lines or gears, of in general clear and crisp appearance, a fine and fresh selection mounted on sheets.
Catalogue 257: EUROPE & OVERSEAS
Lot #876 - europe lombardy-venetia
Newspaper stamps 1851/56: 'Blue Mercury' used in Lombary and Venetia, different types and shades, an interesting selection of 16 stamps/pieces, a wrapper and a part newspaper with overall neat and clear strikes, the stamps with good to large margins, three opinions.
Catalogue 257: EUROPE & OVERSEAS
Lot #877 - europe lombardy-venetia
1804/58ca.: Three volume collection of pre-stamp or stampless covers used in Lombardy with clear strikes of various cancellation types in black, red or blue, partly showing intersting rates and registered usages, incl. 'L.I./MILANO' in red and blue, ADRO, boxed ALZANO and BERGAMO in red, BORGOFORTE, BORMIO (2), BRENO, BRESCELLO in red, CANNETO, CORTEOLONA, GUGIONNO, DESENZANO, ERBA, GARDONE, GORGONZOLA, LODI.AGO in green, MANTOVA, ORZINOVI,...
Lot #878 - europe lombardy-venetia
1836/64: Collection in two albums, 110 lettersheets and documents starting with some pre-stamp usages as official red boxed UFFICIO PARROCCHIALE DI NOVE on lettersheet from Marostica to Asolo (1855), four usages of 15 cts. revenue as postage stamp, 50 lettersheets franked with 1850/54 and later issues with some better cancellations noted as CHIOGGIA cds. on fine 5 c. vert. strip of three on cover to Padova, further two line date stamps of...
Lot #879 - europe lombardy-venetia
1850/64: Covers (5) and a used strip of three incl. 1850 45 c. carta a mano, very fine single on entire from Venezia to Brescia, 1854 15 c. red carta a macchina, two examples tied by "DA VENEZIA COL VAPORE framed handstamps to entire to Trieste, a strip of three 30 c. brown with the same cancellation, a combination franking of 15 c. red and 30 c. brown on entire from Verona to Mittenwald, 1863 5 s. rose perf. 14, two singles from Motta to...
Lot #880 - europe lombardy-venetia
1850/64: Province of Vicenza Cancellation Collection with various cachets from ARZIGNANO to VALDAGNO and VICENZA respectively showing fine strikes on 65 covers and 15 pieces franked with diff. Lombardy-Venetian issues with five usages on 15 cts. revenue stamp included, further strikes of ASIAGO, BASSANO, CAMISANO, LONIGO, MONTEBELLO, PRIMOLANO, RECOARO, SCHIO and TIENE as well as 25 items from VICENZA with 1865 cover to Lyon.
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