1860 (Sept 20): 5 cent. yellow-green in a vertical strip of three, somewhat close at right, and 5 c. neatly tied by straight line CODIGORO handstamp (Sass. 8 pts.) on entire letter to Ferrara. A fine and attractive cover Sass. = € 9.000.rn
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 #886 - europe sardinia
Lot #887 - europe sardinia
1856 (April 5): 5 cent. emerald green horizontal pair and 20 cent. cobalt-blue in a vertical pair, both with good to large margins all round, used on 1856 cover from Genova to Laigle, France with red 'P.D.' alongside, transit and arrival mark (April 9) on reverse. A scarce franking Sass. = € 8.650+.
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Lot #888 - europe sardinia
1857: Three colour franking: 40 cent. vermilion (3), 20 cent. greyish blue and horizontal pair 5 cent. myrtle green used on 1857 cover from Chambery to Paris, with arrival mark (April 15) on reverse. Some marginal imperfections, but a spectacular triple rate franking to France. Cert. Soluphil (1995).
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Lot #889 - europe sardinia
1863 (Dec 3): 5 cent. dull light green, short at top, in mixed franking with De la Rue 1863 10 cent., locally used on 1863 entire letter mailed within Milan. Rare - the third day of issue of the De la Rue issue. Signed Grioni and Colla.
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Lot #890 - europe sardinia
1861: 10 cent. light olive grey, wide even margins all round, used on 1861 cover to Messina, Sicily cancelled by Bourbon oval handstamp "Acireale" (Sass. 12 pts.) with a repeated strike at lower left. A fresh and fine strike of this scarce handstamp Sass. = € 5.000.
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Lot #891 - europe sardinia
1861: 10 cent. dull olive grey, touched at left, used on 1861 entire letter to Palermo, Sicily cancelled by boxed Bourbon "Pet. Soprana" handstamp (Sass. 12 pts.) with additional strike below. Slightly browned at top left but a rare cancellation Sass. = € 5.000.
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Lot #892 - europe sardinia
1861 (Sept 5): 10 cent. dark brown in a fine horizontal pair with large margins all round, used on 1861 cover to Mantova, cancelled by clear and fine strike of Sardo-Italian "Torre de' Malamberti 5 Set 61" cds (Sass. 9 pts.) with a third additional strike at left. The letter franked to the border only and taxed at 5 soldi. Very fine. Signed Giulio Bolaffi 1967 and Raybaudi Sass. = € 2.500.
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Lot #893 - europe sardinia
1862: 10 cent. brownish orange, eight examples of which two with full margins used on large piece of an originally underfranked cover, tied by blue framed "Piroscafi Postali Francesi" (Sass. R1) of Alessandria d'Egitto, with alongside, "Francobollo Insufficiente" handstamp in same ink in blue. Piece re-mounted for better presentation purposes and preservation, a scarce franking and rare usage of the Instructional marking. Cert. Bottacchi (...
Lot #894 - europe sardinia
1863 (Jan 27): 10 cent. bistre used with 1 cent. grey-black in a horizontal strip of five for the 15 c. rate on 1863 cover from Cortona to Rapolano with transit and arrival datestamps on reverse. A fine combination cover.
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Lot #895 - europe sardinia
1863 (Feb 21): 10 cent. bistre in mixed franking with Kingdom 1863 15 cent. blue, used on 1863 cover from Castel Bolognese to Bologna endorsed 'Pressantissima' at lower right of cover. A fine and rare combination.
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Lot #896 - europe sardinia
1859 (Oct 31): 20 cent. dark blue, a four margined example, brown spot at lower right corner, used on 1859 cover to Torino, centrally cancelled "Piedimulera 31 Ott 59" (Sass. 11 pts.) with additional strike at left and "Vogogna" cds of same date. Rare Sass. = € 3.000+.
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Lot #897 - europe sardinia
1860 (Sept 24): 20 cent. dark blue and 80 cent. light orange yellow, both with good to large margins, used on cover from "Savona / 24 Set. 60" to Havana, Cuba, via France and England with transit on front and Havana arrival (Oct 21) on reverse. A rare destination with only a few covers known. Signed A. Diena.
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Lot #898 - europe sardinia
1861 (Nov 19): 20 cent. blue in mixed franking with Governo Provisorio di Toscana 40 c. on small 1861 envelope from Florence to London, with red "London Paid / Nov. 25" applied cds of arrival. A fine and extremely rare combination cover. Cert. A.Diena (1973) Sass. = € 35.000.
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Lot #899 - europe sardinia
1862 (Apr. 16): 40 cent. red vermilion, horizontal pair plus single endorsed "via Bombay" and "Paid par overland Mail" on small envelope from Firenze to Mhow India with Malta transit on front and and Bombay transit cds's as well as Mhow arrival on reverse. Rare Destination. Cert. Savarese (1998).
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Lot #900 - europe sardinia
1857 (Aug 20): 40 cent. red in two horizontal strips of five in differing shades, used on 1857 large part cover from Genova to Montevideo, Uruguay. Despite irregular margins, a spectacular 4 Lire franking to a most unusual destination.rn
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Lot #901 - europe sardinia
1860 (July 12): 40 cent. red in a horizontal pair and 20 cent. blue, all with fine even margins all round, used on 1860 entire letter from Messina to Trento Arrival cds on reverse, a fine and attractive franking to Austria Sass. = € 3.180.
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Lot #902 - europe sardinia
1861 (Dec 18): 80 cent. yellow orange with imperfections, single franking on 1861 entire from Genova to Lagos 'Costa d'Affrica' Nigeria, via London with red transit datestamp on obverse. Horizontal archive file fold, but an unusual franking to an extremely rare destination.
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Lot #903 - europe sardinia
1862: 80 cent. yellow orange, a single franking tied by "Torino Consegne / 17 MAR 62" with ASSICURATA h.s. (insured) alongside, both struck in blue, on 1862 cover to Genova. Fine and most attractive. Cert. Sorani (1997) Sass. = € 6.375+.
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Lot #904 - europe sardinia
1861 (Sept.22): 80 cent. giallo arancio, two examples with good to large margins, used on 1861 cover from Torino to Bruxelles, Belgium with "P.D." adjacent and arrival datestamp (Sept. 24) on reverse. Signed A. Diena Sass. = € 8.500+.
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Lot #905 - europe sardinia
1862 (April 26): 80 cent. light yellow-orange and 10 cent. light olive-grey in mixed issue franking with Kingdom perf. 20 cent., used on 1862 entire letter from Livorno to Syra, Greece. A scarce three colour franking to an unusual destination.rnrn
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Lot #906 - europe sardinia
1860 (April 25): Two-colour franking 80 cent. and 20 cent., both with slight marginal imperfections used on 1860 entire letter-sheet from Genova to Puebla, Mexico with French and London transit markings on front. A scarce destination.rnrnrn
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Lot #907 - europe sardinia
1862 (March 15): 80 cent. yellow ochre (2) and 20 cent. blue with slightly double printing of the frame, all with good margins used on 1862 cover from Torino to Bruxelles, Belgium. A fine triple rate usage. Cert. E.Diena (1987) Sass. = € 18.180+.
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Lot #908 - europe sardinia
1861 (Oct 14): 80 cent. yellow ochre and 40 cent. red, used on 1861 cover from Palermo via Genova and France to New York, USA both values slightly touched, an unusual franking from Sicily.
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Lot #909 - europe sardinia
1858 (Nov 4): 80 cent. ochre-orange in a strip of three with 40 cent. scarlet-red, used on 1858 entire letter from Torino to Messina, Sicily, showing transit and arrival cds's on reverse. Horizontal filing fold and adhesives with some imperfections, nevertheless a rare franking. Signed Oliva Sass. = € 26.600.
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Lot #910 - europe sardinia
1861 (July 16): 80 cent. yellow orange three margin example, with 40 c. + 10 c. + 2 c. on 1861 cover from Messina to Amsterdam, Netherlands via Marseille, with arrival cds. on reverse. Franking with some imperfections but nevertheless a colourful and scarce usage.
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