Peru Steam Navigation Company 1849 (Nov 4): Entire letter from Iquique to Lima struck with superb strike of numeral "4" obliterator in black. A. R. Doublet records 9 examples of this handstamp, all but one addressed to Lima and all used during late 1849 to early 1850. Rare.
Catalogue 261: Stamp Issuing Steamship Companies
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 #6321 - Overseas Peru
Lot #6322 - Overseas Peru
1849 (Nov 4): Entire letter endorsed externally and internally 'pr. Vapor', mailed from Tacna to Lima and struck with fine PSNC "4" barred obliterator handstamp in black. Rare: all "4" covers were carried either by the 'New Granada' or the 'Peru'.
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Lot #6323 - Overseas Peru
Peru Steam Navigation Company 1852 (May 15): Entire letter from Valparaiso to Cobija, Bolivia struck with fine strike of the "5" numeral obliterator handstamp in black. A. R. Doublet records five examples of this handstamp's usage, all between January and May 1852.
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Lot #6324 - Overseas Peru
Peru Steam Navigation Company 1852c.: Cover with no docketing of sender, addressed to Valparaiso and endorsed 'por Vapor' at upper left, struck with fine strike of numeral "10" obliterator in black. Rare, this being the cover A. R. Doublet records on page 62 of his book on the PSNC.
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Lot #6325 - Overseas Peru
Peru Steam Navigation Company 1851 (Jan 2): Entire letter from Lima to Puno via Islay with straight line ISLAY handstamp in red, struck with fair only numeral "11" obliterator in black. Rated '3½' reales to pay on arrival. A. R. Doublet records this cover (one of just two with this numeral) on page 62 of his PSNC book. Rare.
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Lot #6326 - Overseas Peru
Peru Steam Navigation Company 1853 (March 31): Entire letter from Santiago to Lima endorsed 'Vapor Ingles' prepaid on despatch with straight line FRANCA and oval SANTIAGO / DE CHILE in red, good strike of 'VAPOR BOGOTA / P' also on obverse and reverse with framed VAPOR in blue applied on arrival in Lima. Rare.
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Lot #6327 - Overseas Peru
Peru Steam Navigation Co 1851 (June 26): Entire letter from Valparaiso to San Francisco endorsed 'California via Panama' at top (Gold Rush entire), struck with fine VAPOR BOLIVIA / P in black for journey to Panama and '20' (cents) charge mark in red of arrival. A fine and attractive usage.
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Lot #6328 - Overseas Peru
Pacific Steam Navigation Company 1843/46: Cover probably from Arica to Santiago via Valparaiso sent unpaid with "VAPOR CHILE / P" in yellow ink. Struck in Valparaiso with CABOTAJE and VALPARAISO handstamps in red and rated 3 reales to pay (1 r. for sea and 2 r. inland fee). A rare strike in this colour.
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Lot #6329 - Overseas Peru
Pacific Steam Navigation Company 1849 (May 2): Entire letter from Valparaiso to Lima sent unpaid with "VAPOR CHILE / P" handstamp struck in blue, rated '2' reales due upon receipt with internal notation of receipt on May 12th. Fine and very rare in this colour with A.R. Doublet recording it's usage between 1848 and 1850 only.
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Lot #6330 - Overseas Peru
Pacific Steam Navigation Company 1851/53c.: Cover sent Northbound from Valparaiso, landed at Arica to Tacna and thence to Moquegua, addressed to the Postmaster, struck with ARICA straight line handstamp in black and very fine "VAPOR CHILE / P" in black (in use 1842-46 and 1851-53 only), with reverse showing TACNA straight line handstamp in black of transit. Slight flap fault but with full rates at right (1½ r. for Ship, 2 r. inland = 3½...
Lot #6331 - Overseas Peru
Pacific Steam Navigation Company 1846 (April 22): Entire letter from Panama to Santiago and thus running the entire length of the service, sent unpaid with straight line with "VAPOR PERU / P" in yellow ink, transhipped and struck on journey from Callao with "VAPOR CHILE / P" in black. Closed cover tear on front with '3½' reales due in manuscript (1½ r. for sea and 2 r. for Inland). Very few entires are known with two Ship markings. Rare....
Lot #6332 - Overseas Peru
Pacific Steam Navigation Company 1850 (Aug 22): Archive dated cover from Santiago to Lima sent prepaid with straight line FRANCA and oval SANTIAGO / DE CHILE handstamps in red, carried North with "VAPOR PERU / P" in deep blue ink. Fine and very rare in this colour with A.R. Doublet recording it's usage between 1848 and 1850 only.
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Lot #6333 - Overseas Peru
Peru Steam Navigation Co 1853 (March 14): Entire letter from Valparaiso to Cobija, Bolivia struck with fair 'VAPOR QUITO / P' in black. Internal docketing of receipt March 19th. A rare marking.
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Lot #6334 - Overseas Peru
Peru Steam Navigation Co 1853 (May 3): Cover from Valparaiso to San Francisco struck with fair 'VAPOR SANTIAGO / P' in black for journey to Panama and charged '25' (cents) in black upon arrival - an apparent 5 cents overcharge. A fine and attractive usage.
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Lot #6335 - Overseas Peru
Peru Steam Navigation Co 1853: Chile 5 c. red-brown on blued paper used on 1853 entire letter from Santiago to Lima tied by concentric target handstamp in black with Santiago cds in red at left (Dec 31). Endorsed 'Vapor Ingles' with fair VAPOR SANTIAGO / P handstamp at left and reverse showing circular 'Vapor / Lima / 1854' arrival in blue. A rare and charming entire.
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Lot #6336 - Overseas Peru
Peru Steam Navigation Co 1857 (Dec 1): 1 r. blue on blued paper, an unused example of good appearance with good even margins all round, central thin spot, part og. An attractive example of this rare stamp. Cert. A. Diena (1983) Gi 1 = £ 1'700/Scott = $ 1'700.
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Lot #6337 - Overseas Peru
Pacific Steam Navigation Co 1857: Perkins Bacon Master Die Proofs, imperforate, printed in black on thick paper, both with good to large margins all round, each stuck down on non-contemporary white card. Extremely rare with just five sets recorded in private hands.rnNote: The difference between the 1 real Die and Plate Proofs can be seen in the smoke from the Steamer: in the Die Proofs the smoke extends to the edge of the inner oval at right...
Lot #6338 - Overseas Peru
Pacific Steam Navigation Co 1857: Perkins Bacon Plate Proofs (6) imperforate on thick card paper, in issued and unissued colours for the 1 real and 2 reales values, printed in blue, red-brown and in black. Some slight aging on the blue examples but an exceptional group and very rare.rnNote: The red-brown examples were printed after those printed in blue. This can be evidenced by the red-brown examples showing elements of blue spotting...
Lot #6339 - Overseas Peru
Peru Steam Navigation Co 1857 (Dec 1): 1 r. blue on blued paper, an unused block of four, ample to good margins on three sides, close to touched at left, of excellent rich colour, minor thinning on large part og. A very rare multiple Gi = £ 6'800+/Scott = $ 6'800+.rnProvenance: Collection Consul Alfred Weinberger, Harmers, London, 5 Nov 1997, lot 74.
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Lot #6340 - Overseas Peru
Pacific Steam Navigation Co 1857: 1 r. blue, a used example with good to large margins all round, cancelled by fine strike of the dotted oval LIMA handstamp in black. Rare and extremely fine: Moll records just seven examples with this cancellation. Cert. Sorani (1989) Gi 1 = £ 2'250/Scott = $ 2'250.
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Lot #6341 - Overseas Peru
Pacific Steam Navigation Co 1857: 1 r. blue, a used example with clear top margin and touched on three sides, cancelled by "LIMA / ENE 13 / 58" circular datestamp in black. Scarce: Moll records just fourteen examples with this cancellation, however we have recorded 17 examples. Cert. Rendon (1990) Gi 1 = £ 2'250/Scott = $ 2'250.
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Lot #6342 - Overseas Peru
Pacific Steam Navigation Co 1857: 1 r. blue, a used example with three margins and touched at left, cancelled by "LIMA / ENE 20 / 58" circular datestamp in black. Thinned and small creases but scarce: Moll records just fourteen examples with this cancellation, this example bringing the total we have recorded to 17 Gi 1 = £ 2'250/Scott = $ 2'250.
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Lot #6343 - Overseas Peru
Pacific Steam Navigation Co 1857: 1 r. blue, a used example with three large margins and shaved at left, cancelled by "LIMA / FEB 1 / 58" circular datestamp in black. Corner crease but attractive and scarce: Moll records just fourteen examples with this cancellation, this example bringing the total we have recorded to 17. Cert APS (1990) Gi 1 = £ 2'250/Scott = $ 2'250.
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Lot #6344 - Overseas Peru
Pacific Steam Navigation Co 1857: 1 r. blue, a used example with good to large margins all round, cancelled by fine strike of the number "6" obliterator of Lima in black, some minor thinning not detracting from the appearance. Rare: Moll records just nine examples with this cancellation. Cert. RPSL (1955) Gi 1 = £ 2'250/Scott = $ 2'250.rnProvenance: Collection Consul Alfred Weinberger, Harmers, London, 5 Nov 1997, lot 73.
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Lot #6345 - Overseas Peru
Pacific Steam Navigation Co 1857: 1 r. blue, a used example with good to large margins all round, cancelled by fine strike of the number "6" obliterator of Lima in black. Rare and very fine: Moll records just nine examples with this cancellation. Cert. APS (1990) Gi 1 = £ 2'250/Scott = $ 2'250.rnProvenance: Collection Louise Boyd Dale & Alfred F. Lichtenstein, H.R.Harmer, New York, 6 May 1970, lot 926.
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