1868: 3 b. violet, a used example with large margins all round, tied to 1872 Printed Matter entire letter to District Doljui, Craiova tied by "Bucuresci" cds (Kiriac fig. 522) in black with framed 'PD' at right. Reverse with Craiova cds in blue. The entire stained along folds at edges but the adhesive fine: a rare franking.
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Auction Series 257-264 in Zurich Day 4
By: Corinphila Auction AG
Corinphila Auction AG Auction Series 257-264 in Zurich Day 4
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 #1279 - europe Romania
Lot #1280 - europe Romania
1869: 15 bani red, a fine example with fair to good margins used on 1872 entire letter from Jassy to Itzkany carried at the reduced 'Border Rate' tariff, tied by JASSY / SERA datestamp (10/1) in black (Kiriac fig. 468). Framed 'PD' below and reverse with 'Itzkany Bahnhof' arrival (11/1) in black. Fresh and fine, a scarce entire.
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Lot #1281 - europe Romania
1872: Paris printing, an unused example and a used pair on piece; together with three covers to Vienna, each bearing single example from "Calarasi", "Craiova" and a very scarce usage from "Verciorova", all cancelled in blue.
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Lot #1282 - europe Romania
1902 (May 4): Illustrated and embossed postcard from Bucharest to Graz bearing 1900 King Carol 10 b. rose tied by BUCURESCI cds, another information strike and light GRAZ grill arrival datestamp (May 6) alongside. An appealing item.
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Lot #1283 - europe Romania
1906: Bucharest Jubilee Exhibition, the set of eleven values unused all overprinted "SE" in black, unused with typical varying centering, part og. Scarce Mi = € 650.
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Lot #1284 - europe Romania
1940: 100th. Birthday of King Karl I, two mint souvenir sheets showing private surcharge "BERLIN 1940/ROMA 1940", one of them inverted and the other doubled, rare and said to be the two only copies in existence (?).
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Lot #1285 - europe Romania
1888 (Jan 2): Unpaid Cover from Bucharest to Spineni, taxed upon arrival with double deficiency of 30 bani, franked with bisected 60 bani due brown, tied by Spineni cds (Jan 16) in red, another information strike on reverse. Strong vertical fold well away from stamp and postmarks, already torn at base, nevertheless an interesting usage.
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Lot #1286 - europe Romania
1862/64: United Principalities, lot of primarily mint adhesives and multiples incl. hand-struck from single Dies 3 pa. yellow in a horizontal strip of three and a block of four with two vertical tête-bêche pairs, 6 pa. red in a strip of five and in a vertical tête-bêche pair, 30 pa. blue in a vertical tête-bêche pair, 3 pa. & 30 pa. single adhesives also on horizontally laid paper. Printed from Plates 3 pa. yellow in a pair, one stamp...
Lot #1287 - europe Romania
1862/64: Collection with 3 pa. yellow handstruck in an oily unused block 6 pa. with handstruck strip of five unused with large margins but small tear in margin (signed A. Diena), 6 pa. machine printed with blocks showing "Stamp turned Sideways" varieties; 30 pa. blue used (18) and on covers/entire letters (7), with fine cancellation study with "Bucuresci" datestamps struck in red (2), fine example with large oval FRANCO / JASSY and another...
Lot #1288 - europe Romania
1865: Prince Cuza collection on leaves incl. different shades and papers in mint condition, also all three values cancelled with network grill obliterator, with 2 pa. and 5 pa. ex 'Sarah' collection, the 20 pa. also on cover, cancellation interest with rare ROMAN / MOLDOVA cds in blue and elusive cancellation of the Austrian P.O. in BUCAREST. Unissued Cuza issue in addition.
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Lot #1289 - europe Romania
1865: Cuza issue, the range with 2 pa. orange unused (9), and 2 pa. yellow unused (3), 5 pa. blue unused (7) and a fine used example; 20 pa. red unused (11, one with fault) and used examples (11), some cancellation interest; also Cuza unissued, sets of three values (3).
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Lot #1290 - europe Romania
1866: Lithographed issue, the large selection with 2 pa. black on yellow unused on thick paper, 2 pa. unused onthin paper (18, one with "Scratch behind head" variety; 2 pa. used (6), 5 pa. black on blue (14), 20 pa. black on rose unused (13) and used (16, three on thick paper), one cancelled solely by "DUPA / PLACARE" handstamp in blue. An interesting selection of high catalogue value.
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Lot #1291 - europe Romania
1868/70: The selection with 4 b. pale blue unused and used (2), 2 b. orange unused (8) and used (24, incl. a single used with part "Recomandee / Galatz" handstamp, pair used in Jassy and a fine horizontal strip of three, 3 b. violet (shades) with unused (5) and used (16), 4 b. deep blue used (7), fine range of the 18 b. rose-red (shades) with used (56) showing some excellent cancellation interest with singles showing "Recomandee / Galatz",...
Lot #1292 - europe Romania
1869: Without Beard, the selection of the issue with 5 b. orange unused (4) all with four margins, 5 b. used (15, six are cancelled in blue); 10 b. blue (shades) with unused (6) and used (57, incl. two pairs and a strip of three, cancellation interest); 15 b. vermilion unused (7) and used (31, incl. a fine pair with "Slatina" thimble datestamps in blue), 25 b. orange & blue unused (3) and used (27) and 50 b. blue & red unused (2) and...
Lot #1293 - europe Romania
1871/72: With Beard, the selection of the imperforate issue with 5 b. red unused (6, all four margins) and used (44, incl. neat strikes of Berlad, Braila, Folticeni, Galati, Roman small datestamps in black or blue) and four sungle examples (incl. one with lower sheet margin and another with a 'Dupa / Placare' handstamp) each used on a registration receipt; 10 b. yellow unused (5, all with four margins) and used (24, eleven cancelled in blue...
Lot #1294 - europe Romania
1871: New Stones, selection with 10 b. blue (Type I) used examples (9) and 10 b. ultramarine (Type II) unused /7) and used (6) and 15 b. red used (6), generally fair to fine examples. A highly catalogued group and scarce.
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Lot #1295 - europe Romania
1872/89: Collection in album with covers, proofs, multiples and varieties, covers incl. uprated stationery abroad, local and registered items with cancel interest, fine section of stamps with proofs and blocks of four, 1885/88 includes mint values to 50 bani (2 blocks of four), fine and interesting old time lot offered intact.
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Lot #1296 - europe Romania
1879/1968: Collection in three Albums with some specialisation in 1893 King Karl I issue including some postal history. This is followed by a good run run to World War I including the 1903 Bucharest Post office issue Mi 154-160 in mint condition. Thereafter a large number of miniature sheets and many good thematic issues. High catalogue value.
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Lot #1297 - europe Russia
1913: Romanov booklet for St. Petersburg with cover in light grey incl. three blocks of six stamps of the 1 kop., 3 kop. and 7 kop. denominations each. The blocks of six were detached from the cover but the connecting selvedge is still intact. Rare.
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Lot #1298 - europe russian levant
1904 (March 31): Picture postcard with a Metelin motif and directed to the Dardanelles bearing 1900 pair 10 PARA on 2 kop. green on horizontally laid paper, tied by "ROPiT MITELIN" cds in violet (Tchilinghirian fig. 143). On obverse additional rare oval "ROPiT AG. DARDANELLY 3 APR. 1904" arrival datestamp (Tchilinghirian fig. 137) in bluish black. Fine card to a scarce destination.
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Lot #1299 - europe russian levant
Russian Levant 1879/1912: small mint and used collection incl. 1900 '4 Para' on 1 K. used pair and '10 Para' on 2 K., each with variety 'inverted surcharge', mint and used multiples, interpanneau blocks, selection of overprints with names of various cities incl. Jaffa, Kerrasunde, Constantinople, Jerusalem etc., many unmounted and in multiples, housed in a small stockbook..
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Lot #1300 - europe Russian P.O. in China
1899/1920: Lot 100+ stamps used/unused incl. 1899 with 1 kop., 2 kop. and 5 kop. with inverted ovpt. KITAI, rare 1904 10 kop. blue on vertically laid paper unused, 1910 issue with imperf. stamps and inverted overprints up to the high values, and the 1920 issue. Mi = € 3'800+ following the consignor.
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Lot #1301 - europe soviet union
1982 (Nov. 2): Printed envelope addressed to Anatolij Berezovoy on board of Soyuz T-7 together with entire letter written by his son Sergheij on which his father reply inbetween the written lines, envelope with pentagonal Star City handstamp in blue with Certificate of authenticity issued by Anatolij Nikolaievich Berezovoy, the 51. Pilot Cosmonaut, stating this letter is one of in total 23 letters which had been carried on board to Orbital...
Lot #1302 - europe soviet union
1865/1957: Accumulation of varieties and minor errors, missprints and the like on stock pages, together with a range of mint such as 1934 airmail two sets, one unmounted, 1938 Polar expedition and other values. In addition some Russia also with varieties.
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Lot #1303 - europe soviet union
1924/1952: Accumulation of unmounted sowjet era stamps on stock pages including 20th aniversary of the 1905 revolution Mi 302-304, 1924 workers imperf and many later issues, as well as complete unmounted sheets of 100 stamps Gagra Mi. 1042 and Maxim Gorki 1045/1046.rnrn
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