1867: 3 kr. green in a strip of five, a fresh multiple with good perforation (minute thin on the reverse of the leftmost stamp just mentioned for accuracy), cancelled by three crisp strikes "SZ. KERESZTUR 2/1" cds (Gudlin = 150 points) and part strike of another handstamp Ferchenbauer = € 1'200 for the strip of five.
Catalogue 257: EUROPE & OVERSEAS
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 #798 - europe Hungary
Lot #799 - europe Hungary
Szighetvar provisional usage 1869 (Nov. 29): Indicium 5 kr. red from the stationery envelope, punched out by the postmaster of Szigethvar and used instead of definitive stamps, tied by "SZIGETHVAR 29. / XI" cds to piece. An interesting and attractive example of this rarity, cert. Puschmann (2001) Ferchenbauer = € 2'000.rnNote: The usage of stationery cut outs was forbidden since 1861, this ban was renewed in 1866 which results in the rarity...
Lot #800 - europe Hungary
1867: 5 kr. red in a block of twelve (2 x 5), a fresh and fine multiple with good perforation, cancelled by five clear strikes "PEST 23/3" cds Ferchenbauer = € 660 for the three blocks of four.
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Lot #801 - europe Hungary
1867: 10 kr. blue in a strip of five, a fresh and fine multiple with good perforation, cancelled by three strikes "PEST LIPTOVAROS 16/8" cds Ferchenbauer = € 900.
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Lot #802 - europe Hungary
1867: 15 kr. brown in a strip of four, a fresh and fine multiple with good perforation, cancelled by three strikes "SZOMBATHELY 1/3" cds Ferchenbauer = € 720.
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Lot #803 - europe Hungary
1867: Lot nine stmaps with printing peculiarities incl. 2 kr. yellow with watermark 'A' of BRIEF-MARKEN (Ferchenbauer = € 290), two stamps each with missing perforation holes, marginal lines on strongly shifted stamps, weak as well as intense printing. Interesting selection.
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Lot #804 - europe Hungary
1870 (May 20): Value-letter for 'f 70' franked with Revenue 5 Kr. and tied by "BUDA - OFEN 20/5/70" to registered lettersheet to Vienna backstamped "Wien Mariahilf 21/5/70", taxed '4' by red crayon. Fine and scarce usage.
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Lot #809 - europe Hungary
1867: Entire letter from St. Gotthard to Köszeg bearing 2 kr. yellow and 3 kr. green, two fresh and fine adhesives with good perforation, tied by a perfect strike of the rare "St: GOTTHARD 27/12" cds in blue (Gudlin = 500 points). Reverse KÖRMEND transit cds and oval "KÖSZEG GÜNS 29/12 69" arrival datestamp. Two filing folds well away from stamps and datestamp, an impressive and desirable item.
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Lot #810 - europe Hungary
Mixed franking 1867 & 1871: Envelope from Nyiregháza to Nagy Kallo bearing 1867 3 kr. green and 1871 Engraved 2 krajczár orange (damaged at top left), two fresh adhesives, tied by rare "NYIREGHÁZA 7/7" cds, reverse with Nagy Kallo arrival cds from the next day. Cover opened on three sides, a rare combination franking of which Ryan lists only four covers and six pieces, here in addition not with the Lithographed but the Engraved issue....
Lot #811 - europe Hungary
Mixed franking 1867 & 1871: Stationery Money Transfer Formular, Hungarian style on green cardboard with the 1871 Hungarian 5 krajczár indicium, used from Tinnye to Pest bearing in addition a vertical pair 1867 5 kr. red, a fresh and fine multiple with good perforation, tied by very rare "TINNYE 24/2 71" cds (Gudlin = 800 points), reverse with Pest arrival cds (26/2). Lightest horizontal fold well away from the stamp, an attractive and...
Lot #812 - europe Hungary
1867: Double rate Registered Express envelope from Nagy-Károly to Klattau in Bohemia bearing 5 kr. red in a strip of four, a fresh multiple with good perforation (minor irregularities at left), each stamp tied by "NAGY-KÁROLY 27/8" (1867) cds. Framed AJANLOTT (registered) and SZORGALOMLEVÉL (express) alongside, reverse with Klattau arrival cds (Aug 30). The franking pays the postage and the registration fee, the express fee had to be paid in...
Lot #813 - europe Hungary
1867: Envelope from Pest to Paris bearing two singles and a strip of three 5 kr. red, fresh and fine, tied by Hungarian style "PEST TEREZVÁROS 10/7 69" cds, "P.D." in black and French entry "AUTR. STRASBOURG 12 JUIL 69" cds in blue alongside, reverse with WIEN transit cds (July 10). Cover opened on three sides and shortened at right, neverheless a rare usage abroad Ferchenbauer = € 850.
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Lot #814 - europe Hungary
Mixed franking 1867 & 1871: Cover front from Tisza-Roff to Pest bearing 1867 5 kr. red and 1871 Lithographed 5 krajczár rose, a fresh adhesives, the 1871 adhesive cut at top, tied by rare "TISZA-ROFF 12/8 71" cds (Gudlin = 400 resp. 250 points), reverse with Pest arrival cds (15/8 71). An interesting and attractive combination franking of same colour and denomination of the two first Hungarian issues. Signed E. Diena Ryan (1992) = CHF 5'...
Lot #815 - europe Hungary
1867: Money Transfer Formular, Austrian style used from Kerepes to Pest bearing 10 kr. blue, a fresh adhesive with good perforation, tied by "KEREPES 20/9" cds, reverse with Pest arrival cds (21/9 69). Horizontal fold, but an appealing item Ferchenbauer = € 1'200.rnNote: Austrian MTF's were in use in Hungary up to 1874 and were replaced step by step with Hungarian 'Posta-Utalvány' formulars.
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Lot #816 - europe Hungary
1867: Stationery envelope 5 kr. red from Kassa to Pest bearing on reverse 10 kr. blue, a fresh adhesive; indicium and definitive tied by light oval "KASSA AJANLOTT 30/12" cds in red (Gudlin = 500 points). Reverse with "PEST 31/12" arrival datestamp. Cover opened on three sides and shortened at left and top of reverse, nevertheless a scarce usage of this early Hungarian registration datestamp.
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Lot #817 - europe Hungary
1867: Cover from Török Becse to Nancy, bearing coarse whiskers 10 Kr. blue and 15 Kr. bistre, in fresh colours and with good perforation, cancelled by crisp "TÖRÖK BECSE 7 / 12" cds. "P.D." and French entry "AUTRICHE STRASBOURG 11 DEC. 67 ASD" cds in red alongside. Reverse with Pest and Vienna transit and arrival cds's (Dec. 11). A fine usage for a single rate franking to France Ferchenbauer = € 550.
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Lot #818 - europe Hungary
1867: Triple rate Registered envelope from Pest to Teschen in Austrian Silesia bearing 25 kr. grey-lilac, a superb adhesive with perfect perforation, tied by "PEST LIPTOVAROS 12/2 70" cds, a new Hungarian datestamp type including the year in the date slug.rn"AJANLOTT Sz" (registered) alongside, reverse with thimble TESCHEN arrival cds. The very rare single franking pays correctly three times the 5 kr. postage and the registration fee. A very...
Lot #819 - europe Hungary
1867: Entire letter from Fiume to Bordeaux, bearing coarse whiskers 25 Kr. grey violet, in fresh colour and with good perforation, tied by "FIUME 5/11 P.M." cds with "P.D." and French entry cds (Nov. 8, 1870), both in red alongside. Reverse with Triest transit and arrival cds's (Nov. 11, 70). A fine and rare usage of a single 25 kr. definitive to pay the single rate to France. Cert. Glatz (2015) Ferchenbauer = € 1'900.
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Lot #820 - europe Hungary
The first Hungarian stamp 1871: Lithographed 2 kr. chrome-olive perf. 9¼ : 9½, the poor first print with ink spots in the face of the Emperor giving the impression of being pock-marked, the perforation shifted to the base resulting in a strong shift of the design to the top, two illegible datestamps. One of the rarest stamps of Hungarian classical philately. Signed Ferenc Orbán; cert. István Glatz (2020) Mi = € 5'000.rnNote: The new Hungarian...
Lot #821 - europe Hungary
1871: Lithographed 2 kr. orange-yellow and 3 kr. green, two fresh adhesives, tied by decorative and clear "TAB 12/8" cds (Gudlin 150 points) to piece. Minor irregularities but an attractive and desirable item Mi = € 1'370+
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Lot #822 - europe Hungary
1871: Lithographed 5 kr. rose, a horizontal strip of five (Types VII - VI - V - IV - III) and a single adhesive, primarily fine and fresh adhesives (few nibbed perfs in the rightmost stamp of the strip), tied by four strikes of "UJ-VIDÉK - NEUSATZ 9/8 71" cds to piece. An exceptional multiple, signed Ferenc Orbán Mi = € 2'400 for a strip of four.
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