1560 (Oct. 26): Entire letter with papered seal sent from Spoleto and addressed to Cardinal and diplomat Alessandro Farnese named 'il Giovane' (5 October 1520 – 2 March 1589), a great collector and patron of the arts and grandson of Pope Paul III (who also bore the name Alessandro Farnese) and son of Pier Luigi Farnese, Duke of Parma, who was murdered in 1547.
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 #849 - europe Italy
1587 (Sept. 4): Entire lettersheet from Asolo to Venice showing triple 'Subito' as express delivery mark together with three bar mark on reverse written and signed by Paolo Vilimin adressed to Giovanni Battista Zorzi in Venice. Lettersheet somewhat roughly opened with missing wax seal, but scarce usage of triple 'subito' mark with cert. Bolaffi (2010).
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Lot #850 - europe Italy
1653 (May 27): Doge Francesco Cornaro or Corner (1585 – 1656) the 101. Doge of Venice: Vellum manuscript addressed to Michele Morosini e Griolamo Grimani, Podesta and Capitaneo of Verona, written and signed by the official secretary Nicolo Padavin. Although the official lead seal is missing, a fine early document with attached transcription on Cert. Bolaffi ( 2000). The reign of Cornaro as Doge was the shortest of any Doges. He was elected on...
Lot #851 - europe Italy
Venetian Shipmail 1702 (May 27): Entire letter from Smyrne to Venice endorsed "con Nave che / G:salem" CON NAVE CHE GIERUSALEMME'. Despite vertical archive fold a fine and early merchant's letter with 'copia' note inside.
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Lot #852 - europe Italy
Venetian Shipmail 1702 (July 27): Entire letter from Alexandria to Livorno (Tuscany) endorsed "con Nave e Cap/no Philoppi / C.D.S" (che Dio salve), written in French with 'Coppia" note inside. Fine captain's letter and rare thus.
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Lot #853 - europe Italy
Venetian Shipmail 1712 (Jan. 20): Entire letter from Aleppo, Syria to Venice endorsed "con Nave Leone / C.D.S" (che Dio salve), written in Italian with 'Coppia" note inside. Fine captain's letter and rare thus. Ex Paolo Vollmeier.
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Lot #854 - europe Italy
Venetian Shipmail 1748 (June 6): Entire letter from Smyrna to Venice endorsed "con Cap/nio A:Teraculli / C:C:C" (che Dio salve), written in Italian with receiver note of Aug.27 and 'Coppia" note inside. Fine captain's letter with a delivery time of 35 days.
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Lot #855 - europe Italy
Venetian Shipmail 1757 (June): Entire letter from Smyrna to Venice endorsed "con C. Jabano / C.D.C." (che Dio salve), ink tax '4', written in Italian and answered July 23 with 'receiver note of Oct. 12. Fine captain's letter and rare thus.
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Lot #857 - europe Italy
1832 (May 12): Disinfected letter from Paris to Gorizia, on reverse struck with oval NETTO DI FUORI / SPORCO DI DENTRO in transit in Verona, signed Vollmeier as well as another two disinfected letters from Constantinople sent via Semlin struck with SIGILLUM SANITATIS cachets, of which one disinfected at Rothenthurn and closed with wax seal. Fine.
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Lot #858 - europe Italy
1485/1760: Selection of twelve early Venetian merchant's letters, incl. 1485 letter from Aleppeo to Tripolis, 1501 letter from Beiruth to Damascus (slight water staines), 1502 letter to Damascus (Ex P. Vollmeier), 1511 letter from Damascus to Tripoli (Lebanon), 1574 letter from Venice to Pera (Constantinople), 1582 letter from Tripoli to Aleppo, 1690 letters (2) in Greek from Corfu and Vlachia (Euböa) Greece, 1731 letter from Aleppo to Venice...
Lot #859 - europe Italy
1596/1710: Group of 15 entire letters, incl. two entire lettersheets of the well known Corsini correspondence with one used 1596 from Venice to London (seal and string detached) and another dated 1608 (without seal) from Genova to Bartolomeo Corsini in Florence, further ten 16th to 18th century letters used within Italy as well as 1708 lettersheet from Amsterdam addressed to Sig. Francesco Gasparini in Bruxelles and 1710 letter from London...
Lot #860 - europe Italy
1616/76: Lot three printed documents, incl. 1617/19 Lion of St. Mark 'A.Q.' printed lettersheet in red announcing the appointment of Gabriel Coradin Dacio II as Mayor of Verona together with 1639 similar lettersheet printed in black announcing Francesco Millo Dacio IIII as Mayor of Verona as well as 1676 (June 10) four pages Newspaper of Bologna with interesting content concerning European States and Ottoman Empire. Certs. Bolaffi (2010)....
Lot #861 - europe Italy
1738/76: Toscana - "FIRENZE / 19" in red, on entire lettersheet, dated 1776 (May 2) with taxmark '3' alongside to Rome together with 1738 Lettersheet dated August 15th from Livorno to Siena, two 18th century letters with one showing fine usage of red heart cancel of Florence. Cert. Bolaffi (2014).
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Lot #918 - europe Italy
1863 (Dec): De la Rue Vittorio Emanuele II 5 c. grey-green in a top marginal block of four with good centering and in unmounted og. condition, the selvedge with part plate number '3' and two small ink traces, hinge remnants on reverse. Signed Bolaffi; certs. A. Diena (1957), Bottacchi (2008) Sassone = € 24'000+.
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Lot #919 - europe Italy
1863 (Dec): De la Rue Vittorio Emanuele II 30 c. brown in a block of four with good centering from the lower margin with imprint."RE 120" on the selvedge, in unmounted og. condition. Signed Bolaffi; certs. A. Diena (1957), Cilio (2020) Sassone = € 68'000+.
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Lot #920 - europe Italy
1877 (Aug): Vittorio Emanuelle II London printing, 40 c. rose-carmine, fine and fresh adhesive with normal centering in mint condition. Cert. Avi (2017) Sassone = € 3'750.
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Lot #921 - europe Italy
1867 (Apr): London printing Vittorio Emanuele II 20 c. blue with normal centering and in unmounted og. condition. Cert. Cilio (2017) Sassone = € 7'000.
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Lot #922 - europe Italy
1867 (Apr): Torino printing Vittorio Emanuele II 20 c. blue in a block of four with good centering and in unmounted og. condition. Cert. Cilio (2018) Sassone = € 8'000.
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Lot #923 - europe Italy
1877 (Aug): Vittorio Emanuele II 20 c. ochre-orange in a block of four with good centering and in unmounted og. condition. Certs. A. Diena (1963), Bottacchi (2009) Sassone = € 56'000+.
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Lot #924 - europe Italy
1877 (Aug): Vittorio Emanuelle II, 10 c. blue & 20 c. ochre-orange, two fine and fresh single adhesives with normal perforation in mint condition. One cert. Avi (2020) Sassone = € 7'750.
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Lot #925 - europe Italy
188(3) (Apr. 16): Registered envelope addressed to Maestro Giuseppe Verdi Palazzo Principe Doria in Genova from R. Stabilimento Ricordi, Giuseppe Verdi's Editor in Milan, franked with Umberto I 20 c. orange and 50 c. violett (signed Colla) and backstamped on reverse.
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Lot #926 - europe Italy
1888 (Jan 4): Registered local envelope within Livorno bearing Umberto 30 c. brown, a fresh example in combination with 5 c. green, both tied by mute obliterator, Livorno datestamp alongside. A desirable cover with this franking of outmost rarity paying 10 c. for the local rate and 25 c. for the registration fee. Cert. Sorani (2008) Sassone = € 31'500+.
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Lot #927 - europe Italy
1929: Vittorio Emanuele III 1.75 l. brown perf. 13¾, a fresh and fine adhesive, unmounted og. An attractive stamp of outmost rarity, cert. E. Diena (1990) Sassone = € 84'000.
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Lot #928 - europe Italy
Balbo Transatlantic Mass Formation Flight 1930 (Dec.): 7L.70 light blue and drap in an unmounted mint and marginal block of nine from the left of the sheet, showing "Seven stars" variety in the center. Horizontally folded perforation between second and third row, otherwise fine and scarce, cert. Bolaffi (1992) Sassone = EUR 18'000.
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Lot #929 - europe Italy
Balbo Transatlantic Mass Formation Flight 1930 (Dec.): 7L.70 light blue and drab, four blocks of four, unused without gum from all four corners of the sheet of 50 examples, showing part inscription on the top "IL FOGLIO DI CINQUA(NIA FRAN)COBOLLI L. 385.". Fine and scarce, signed Bolaffi Sassone = EUR 22'000.
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