Lemnos 1909: 1 pi. ultramarine, a used example on small piece cancelled by double ring "SUCCURSALE POSTES IMP. OTTOMAN / KORNOS" with arabic in central vignette, struck in violet (Coles & Walker fig. 25). Extremely rare, sold together with a black & white postcard of Moudros.
Catalogue 257: EUROPE & OVERSEAS
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 #1380 - europe Turkey
Vilayet of Andrinople / Eastern Thrace 1912: Greece litho 25 l. blue (2) optd. for Thrace, used on 1920 registered cover from Baba-Eski under Greek Occupation to Constantinople tied by large circular negative seal handstamp of "BABA-ESKI" in blue. Greek registration cachet in same ink at left and reverse with Andrinople transit cds (Oct 10). Rare and entirely unlisted.rnProvenance: Collection Prodromos Melon.
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Lot #1381 - europe Turkey
Vilayet of Andrinople 1912: Bulgaria 5 st. green postal stationery card used from Komotini / Gumuldjina to Rustschuk cancelled by superb octagonal 'GUMULDJINA 1' datestamp (Nov 11) in black (Coles & Walker fig. 19) with Cyrillic circular "15th DIVISION of 2nd REGIMENT OF INFANTRY" cachet in violet at left. Rare and fine card mailed during the 1stg Balkan War Occupation of Gumuldjina.rnProvenance: Corinphila sale 133, June 2002, lot 1316....
Lot #1382 - europe Turkey
Vilayet of Andrinople / Eastern Thrace 1913: Postcard with two Bulgarian soldiers darning clothes mailed back under free Military Concession to Stara-Zagora from Bulgarian and Serb occupied Demir-Tache, struck by fine bilingual "DEMIR-TACHE" cds (May 19) well struck in black (Coles & Walker fig. 40). Stara-Zagora arrival (May 22) alongside. Scarce.
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Lot #1383 - europe Turkey
Vilayet of Andrinople / Eastern Thrace 1920: Thrace 20 l. on Turkey 1 pi. blue, used on reverse of 1920 cover to Istanbul tied by scarce bilingual "HAÏREBOLOU" cds in black (Coles & Walker fig. 145) with repeated strike on obverse of cover. Alpoullou and Andrinople (Aug 25) transit cds's alongside in black. Rare: Haïrebolou was occupied by Greek forces in July 1920.
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Lot #1384 - europe Turkey
Batum / Adjara, Turkish occupation 1918 (Oct): Turkish Fieldpost cancellations "BATUM No. 2" and "BATUM No. 3" (Coles & Walker fig. B2 and unlisted resp.) on 1916/17 definitives 20 pa. carmine and 1 pi. violet, respectively in blocks of four. The 20 pa. block is on a stationery cutout, the 1 pi block on an official document with the handstamp of the head of the administration of Batum fortified zone on reverse. A fine and interesting duo...
Lot #1385 - europe Turkey
1864 (Aug 15): Cover from Islimiye/Sliven to Ruse/Rustchuk bearing Tughra Postage due 1 pi. & 2 pi. black on red-brown thin paper, two fine and fresh single examples with good to huge margins all round, tied by bold strikes of dotted RUSCUK handstamps in black (Coles & Walker fig. 60). Two filing folds well away from stamps and postmarks, an impressive item from the well-known Zlatov correspondence.rnProvenance: 'The Imperial...
Lot #1386 - europe Turkey
1863c: Cover front from Ruse/Rustchuk to the well-known Armenian merchant Kevork Kapamagian in Istanbul bearing Thoughra Postage due 5 pi. black on red-brown thin paper, a fine and fresh single example with good to huge margins all round, tied twice by strikes of dotted RUSCUK handstamps in black (Coles & Walker fig. 60) and Stambul mute obliterator. A desirable item.rnProvenance: Collection Otto Hornung, Corinphila sale 137, May 2003,...
Lot #1387 - europe Turkey
Vilayet of Andrinople / Eastern Thrace 1869/75: Dulos Postage Due 20 pa. grey-brown used on reverse of circa 1881 cover from Bourgas to Constantinople tied by circular negative Travelling Post Office seal "EDIRNE SEYYAR POSTASI 1 / 297" handstamp in blue (Coles & Walker unlisted, Isfila APO 6, no. 501). Some peripheral aging but a scarce cover.rnProvenance: Collection Adolf Passer.
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Lot #1388 - europe Turkey
1875 (March): Entire letter from travnik to Ottoman Bosnia bearing Dulos postage due 1869 20 pa. and 1 pi. brown & dark-brown perf. 5-11, both tied by neat all-Arabic triple oval TRAVNIK handstamps in black (Coles & Walker fig. 18). Some cover imperfections but a fine cover from the old medieval Bosnian capital.
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Lot #1389 - europe Turkey
1871 (Oct 26): Entire letter from Bosna/Sarajevo to Mostar bearing Dulos postage due 1869 20 pa. and 1 pi. brown & dark-brown perf. 5-11, both tied by neat all-Arabic double circle "Mostar 81" handstamps in blue (Coles & Walker fig. 16). An appealing cover with short distance postage from Bosnia prior to the Austrian occupation in 1878.
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Lot #1390 - europe Turkey
1874 (Aug 26): Registered Entire letter from Constantinople to Uskub/Skopje Macedonia bearing Dulos postage due 1869 1 pi. and 5 pi. brown & dark-brown perf. 5-11, both tied by crisp all-Arabic double triangular DERSAADET 1 STAMBOUL handstamps in black (Coles & Walker fig. 38), registration handstamp alongside. Vertical filing fold well away from stamps and postmarks, nevertheless a most interesting usage.
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Lot #1391 - europe Turkey
Liannos Private Post 1865: Essay for proposed 20 para value, in green, red and yellow with embossed filigree lettering and value tablets raised in white, slight marginal split at left but of immense rarity, it is believed but two sets of three Essays (see Torrey sale at Corinphila, June 1997, lot 9646 and Hornung sale at Spink, June 2011, lot 2539) were prepared and submitted to Perkins Bacon in London.
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Lot #1392 - europe Turkey
Liannos Private Post, Postage Dues 1866: (20 pa.) black on rose-pink paper, 4th printing (without horizontal line between 'Taxe Ext: and Taxe Int:'), printed in sheets of 200 in horizontal Transfers of 10 Types but no full sheets known, an unused block of twenty-five (5 x 5), showing Transfer Types 6-7-8-9-10 repeated (see the Plating notes with the lot), good margins all round and generally fine colour, minor creases do not detract, large...
Lot #1393 - europe Turkey
Liannos Private Post, Postage Dues 1866: (20 pa.) black on rose-pink paper, 4th printing (without horizontal line between 'Taxe Ext: and Taxe Int:'), the famous used horizontal pair, each Postage Due label with manuscript '1' in ink and total below each of 1.20 for a 3 piastres total charge, cancelled by oval "Galata" datestamp in black. Slight thin and closed cut between the stamps at base but extraordinarily rare, believed to be the sole...
Lot #1394 - europe Turkey
Liannos Private Post 1866 (June): 1 pi. rose, 2nd printing, an unused block of 50 (5 x 10) on vertically laid paper with large part Arms over ER watermark (68 x 168 mm.) also found on 1850's Great Britain postal stationery (illustration enclosed), the block of good colour and with mostly large margins all round, thin spot and minor bends, large part or unmounted og. The multiple is sold with a detailed list identifying the ten types on the...
Lot #1395 - europe Turkey
Liannos Private Post 1866 (June): 2 pi. blue, 2nd printing, an unused block of 50 (5 x 10) on vertically laid paper with large part Arms over ER watermark (68 x 168 mm.) also found on 1850's Great Britain postal stationery (illustration enclosed), the block of good colour and with mostly large margins all round, minor age spots and corner bend, large part or unmounted og. The multiple is sold with a detailed list identifying the ten types on...
Lot #1396 - europe Turkey
1863/78: Selection one Toughra and 16 Dulos definitives, used and cancelled in Bulgaria and Eastern Roumelia incl. Toughra 1 pi. black third printing on blue thick paper cancelled in Rstchuk, several double circle all Arabic handstamps in black and blue, in general neat and clear strikes.
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Lot #1397 - europe Turkey
Lemnos 1875/1906c.: Small group on album pages with cancellations of ATCHKY, cover to Metelino with 1876 1 pi. yellow tied by negative seal "Telegraf Ve Posta Hane-i Lemnos" in black (Coles & Walker unlisted), "Lemnos Posta Shubesi" seal in blue on 1884 20 pa. carmine (rare), "Lemnos Posta Shubesi" negative seal in violet on 1892 20 pa. claret pair on piece, later Lemnos and Moudros usages (8 items).
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Lot #1398 - europe Turkey
Thessaly 1876/1900c.: Exhibit Collection with array of loose stamps, pieces and covers/cards with 1892 10 pa., 20 pa. and 1 pi. on small piece all tied by framed "Domokos" all arabic handstamp in blue (cert. Gary Paiste 1992), 1898 Greek 20 l. stationery envelope used with Turkey 5 pa. on 10 pa. green (6) to Stamboul tied by "Kalabaka" cds's, 1865 Dulos 20 pa. yellow and 5 pi. red on cover tied by all arabic "Larissa" handstamps in blue, rare...
Lot #1399 - europe Turkey
Vilayet of Andrinople 1872/1914c.: Exhibit Collection with wonderful array of loose stamps, pieces and covers/cards with 1888 2 pi. cancelled by superlative strike of AHIR-KEUI negative seal handstamp in black, 1892 20 pa. stationery card to Erfurt cancelled by Dédé-Agatch negative seal handstamp in black (Isfila APO6), 1876 20 pa. mauve (2) and 1 pi yellow used on entire letter tied by circular all arabic seal of Dédé-Agatch (C&W fig....
Lot #1400 - europe Turkey
Sanjaks of Janina & Prevesa 1840/1914c.: Exhibit Collection with array of loose stamps, pieces and covers/cards with 1892 2 pi. orange on piece cancelled by full strike of "TELEGRAF VE POSTA HANEI AÎDONAT 1298" in blue, AIDONAT cds in black on 1901 20 pa. rose pair, trimmed cover with 1892 20 pa. claret pair tied by "DELVINAKI SUBESI" circular negative seal in violet, circa 1841 Tartar Post form with JANINA and Serres negative seals, 1892...
Lot #1401 - europe Turkey
1880/1951: Lot postal history Turkey and of foreign post offices in Turkey consisting of 30 Letters and cards. Austrian POs include letters from Alexandrette and Trapezunt, the German PO is represented with an incoming PPC from Copenhagen to Smyna. The lot also comprises some later Turkish stamps on stock cards.
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Lot #1402 - europe Turkey
1863 (Jan/Dec): Tughra Issue second and third printing, an interesting collection on leaves with 42 single examples from all four denominations primarily on thin, some on thick paper with shades and cancellation interest, few unused examples in between, the used adhesives cancelled with Battal or mute obliterators.
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Lot #1403 - europe Turkey
1863 (Jan): Tughra Issue postage due, eleven examples from all four values on thin paper, incl. the complete set in the dark brown and the red-brown shade. Overall fine condition with fresh colours, all cancelled with Battal or mute obliterators in black or blue Mi = € 2'200+
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