1854: Embossed 1 s. (very) deep green, used example with clear to large margins all round, tied to 1854 cover from Liverpool to New York, endorsed 'pr. Steamer Arabia' at left (Cunard Steamer), by "466" numeral obliterator in black. Obverse struck with PAID in red and '5 / CENTS' credit marking in red, reverse with one side flap removed, showing 'Liverpool' despatch cds (March 3) in green. An attractive usage Gi = £ 1'900.rnProvenance:...
Corinphila Auction 284-290 Day 2
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Corinphila Auction 284-290 May June 2022
The 284 - 290 Corinphila Auction will start Friday May 27th and will be continued Monday May 30th through to Saturday June 4th, 2022
Attention: There is NO Auction during the weekend Saturday 28th and Sunday May 29th
A wide range of classic material awaits you in six special catalogues and in our 'Europe & Overseas' catalogue. Already more than 30.000 pictures, especially of the collections, are online!
Auction Catalogues:
Catalogue 284: Europe & Overseas Lots 1-2239
Catalogue 285: British West Indies The ‘BESANÇON’ Collection (part III) Lots 3001-4195
Catalogue 286: Great Britain The ‘BESANÇON’ Collection (part IV) Lots 4501-4803
Catalogue 287: British West Africa The ‘BESANÇON’ Collection (part I) Lots 5001-5358
Catalogue 288: The Ing. Pietro Provera Collection (part IV) Lots 6001-6821
Catalogue 289: Switzerland – The Erivan Collection (part IV) Lots 7001-7034
Catalogue 290: Switzerland & Liechtenstein 7101- 7670 + 8001-8828
Auction Schedule |
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Friday May 27. 2022 |
Catalogue 285 |
British West Indies The ‘BESANÇON’ Collection (part III) |
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09.00 h |
Lot 3001-3611 |
Antigua - Dominica |
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15.00 h |
Lot 3612-4195 |
Grenada - Turks & Caicos Islands |
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No Auction during the weekend May 28th/29th |
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Monday May 30. 2022 |
Catalogue 284 |
Europe & Overseas |
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09.00 h |
Lot 1 - 212 |
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Overseas: Azerbaijan - Yemen |
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Catalogue 286 |
Great Britain 1840–1910 The ‘BESANÇON’ Collection (part IV) |
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11.00 h |
Lot 4501-4803 |
Great Britain: 1840–1910 |
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Catalogue 287 |
British West Africa The ‘BESANÇON’ Collection (part I) |
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14.30 h |
Lot 5001 - 5358 |
Gambia, Gold Coast, Nigeria: Lagos, Oil Rivers Protectorate, Niger Coast Protectorate, Northern Nigeria, Southern Nigeria |
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Tuesday May 31. 2022 |
Catalogue 288 |
Europe & Overseas |
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09.00 h |
Lot 213-650 |
GB & Britisch Commonwealth incl. The ‘BESANÇON’ Collection with Aden and Kuwait |
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13.00 h |
Lot 651 - 1119 |
Americas (North, Central & South America), incl. Ecuador 1865–1872 – The 'GUAYAQUIL' Collection (part II) and Peru – The ‘ALPACA’ Collection (part II) |
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Wednesday June 1. 2022 |
Catalogue 284 |
Europe & Overseas |
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09.00 h |
Lot 1120 - 1489 |
Albania - Iceland, incl. Ballon Monté: The Flight of the „Ville d’Orléans“ The Svein Arne Hansen Collection (part II) |
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12.00 h |
Lot 1490 - 2039 |
Italy - Ukraine, incl. Austria and Austrian Levant |
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17.00 h |
Lot 2040 - 2079 |
Boy Scout's - The Late Alfred Scherb Collection (part II) |
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Lot 2080 - 2156 |
Literature – Special Collection |
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Thursday June 2. 2022 |
Catalogue 288 |
The Ing. Pietro Provera Collection (part IV) |
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09.00 h |
Lot 6001 - 6821 |
Italy, France, European Countries, South & Central America |
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Catalogue 288 |
Europe & Overseas |
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17.00 h |
Lot 2157 - 2239 |
Collections and Accumulations Worldwide |
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Friday June 3. 2022 |
Catalogue 290 |
Schweiz & Fürstentum Liechtenstein |
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09.00 h |
Lot 8001 - 8278 |
Sitzende Helvetia gezähnt, Ziffermuster, Stehende Helvetia, UPU, Schweiz ab 1907, Soldatenmarken, |
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11.30 h |
Lot 8279 - 8610 |
Flugpost Schweiz, Fürstentum Liechtenstein, inkl. Schweiz Flugpost – Die Sammlung ‚IKARUS‘ (Teil II) |
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15.00 h |
Lot 8611 - 8828 |
Sammlungen und Posten Schweiz: Vorphilatelie, Kantonalmarken, Rayon, Strubel, Sitzende Helvetia, Stehende Helvetia, diverse Schweiz |
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Samstag June 4. 2022 |
Catalogue 289 |
The ERIVAN Collection (part IV) |
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10.00 h |
Lot 7001 - 7034 |
Kantonalmarken, Ortspost, Poste Locale, Rayonmarken, Sitzende Helvetia (Strubel), Sitzende Helvetia gezähnt |
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Catalogue 290 |
Schweiz & Fürstentum Liechtenstein |
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11.00 h |
Lot 7101 - 7499 |
Vorphilatelie, Kantonalmarken, Ortspost, Poste Locale, Rayonmarken |
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15.30 h |
Lot 7500 - 7670 |
Sitzende Helvetia (Strubel) inkl. Strubel 1854 – 1863 – Nationale Gross-Gold Spezialsammlung (Teil II) |
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Lot #4589 - europe Great Britain
1847: Embossed 1 s. green, a used vertical strip of three, one stamp with just shaved margin otherwise clear to large all round another stamp crossed by file fold, on 1855 cover from and slight vertical crease through lower 1s. Liverpool to Philadelphia endorsed 'Arabia' (Cunard Steamer) by "466" numeral obliterators in black. Reverse with 'Liverpool / F.R.H' datestamp (Floating Receiving House indicating 1s. Late fee paid) in black (Jan 20...
Lot #4590 - europe Great Britain
1847: Embossed 1 s. green, a used example with good margins all round, slight stains from gum, on 1852 cover from Portumna to Poste Restante, New Orleans, USA endorsed 'Per first steamer starting from Liverpool', tied by "380" numeral obliterator in black. Carried on Cunard Steamer 'Canada' with circular 'BR. PACKET / BOSTON / 24' in red (Aug 18). Struck with red PAID and '5 / CENTS' credit marking in red. On arrival at the Poste Restante...
Lot #4591 - europe Great Britain
1854 (March 1): Embossed 6 d. purple, wmk. inverted and reversed, a used example with large margins all round, of fine colour, neatly cancelled by "383" numeral obliterator of Hull in black. Scarce and fine Gi H3(3)f = £ 1'000.
Lot #4592 - europe Great Britain
1854 (March 1): Embossed 6 d. purple, wmk. inverted, a used example with large margins all round and nearly half of the adjoining stamp at right, of fine rich colour, neatly cancelled by near complete strike of "Burton Upon Trent / 152" Spoon duplex (Nov 9, 1857, code C) in black. Small surface rub far away from design at upper left corner but most attractive. Signed Pröschold Gi H3(3) = £ 1'000.rnProvenance: RL, London, 2-4 March 1993, lot...
Lot #4593 - europe Great Britain
Crimean War 1854: Embossed 6 d. mauve, used example with margins all round, applied over edge of 1855 mourning envelope from Lyndhurst to a Captain in the 13th Light Infantry in the Crimea, tied by "487" numeral obliterator in black, paying the Officer's rate. Reverse with 'Lyndhurst' double arc cds (July 23) of despatch in black and London transit cds in red. Both datestamp on reverse enlanced with ink and small age stain at left and...
Lot #4594 - europe Great Britain
Crimean War 1855: 1 d. red-brown on blued, Die I, wmk. Small Crown, perf. 16, a used strip of three on cover endorsed 'via Marseilles' to a Charles Dance in London, tied by scarce "Crown Between Stars" obliterator in black and by London "74" numeral obliterator on arrival. Reverse with POST OFFICE / BRITISH ARMY cds of despatch (Feb 26) in greenish-blue and London arrivals (March 8) in red. Typical soiling as normal with this Campaign, a...
Lot #4595 - europe Great Britain
1856 (Oct 21): 6 d. pale lilac, wmk. Emblems, a used block of four of good colour and centering, lower perfs. trimmed by scissors, lightly cancelled by numeral obliterators in black. A rare and most appealing multiple Gi J70(2) = £ 700.
Lot #4596 - europe Great Britain
1856 (Nov 1): 1 s. green, wmk. Emblems, a used example centred to base, neatly cancelled solely by oval "PD" in red. Rare thus Gi J100(2) = £ 350+.
Lot #4597 - europe Great Britain
1856 (Oct 21): 6 d. lilac on deeply blued 'azure' paper, wmk. Emblems, a rare used example on 1856 registered cover to Aberdeen with 1 d. red-brown on blued paying the postage, tied by '131' roller cancel in black. "Registered / EDINBURGH" at left in red and reverse with Aberdeen arrival (Nov 9) in green. Unobtrusive file fold, a fine and scarce cover. Cert. BPA (1985) Gi J70e = £ 925 off cover.
Lot #4598 - europe Great Britain
1856 (Nov 1): 1 s. green on deeply blued 'azure' paper, wmk. Emblems, a used example with trimmed wing margin and minor corner fault tied to 1858 double rate cover to Vaud, Switzerland by 'London / 72' duplex in black (April 24). Circular 'PD' in red below alongside Calais transit and reverse with Lausanne and Verney cds (April 26). An attractive cover Gi 73a = £ 2'000 off cover / Gi J100d = £ 2'000 off cover.rnProvenance: RL, Bournemouth, 10...
Lot #4599 - europe Great Britain
1857 (Jan): 4 d. rose-carmine on white paper, wmk. Large Garter, a used horizontal pair in combination with 1 s. green (2) on 1859 cover to Toronto Post Office, Canada West tied by 'Dundee / 114' duplexes (May 20) in black. The cover missing side flaps and with central file fold but a scarce and most unusual rate: 2/8 d. for under 2 ounces, probably carried on the Allan Line Steamer 'Hungarian'.
Lot #4600 - europe Great Britain
1856 (Nov 1): 1 s. green, wmk. Emblems, two used horizontal pairs with 4 d. rose-carmine on white paper, also in a pair, on 1858 cover to Kingston, Canada, tied by Glasgow '159' obliterators in black with manuscript '8' credit in red ink at left. Reverse with Glasgow cds, 'Liverpool' cds (Feb 3) in black and 'Kingston / U.C.' arrival (Feb 23) in black. Adhesives crossed by file fold but a scarce franking, the 4/8 d. paying the under 2 ounce...
Lot #4601 - europe Great Britain
1862 (May 1): Unissued 3 d. deep rose, Plate 2, State 1 with shaded spandrels, lettered IE-IF / JE-JF, an unused block of four, in a deep shade, each stamp overprinted SPECIMEN (Type 6) reading up in black, lower left stamp with SPECIMEN struck reading down (inverted), fresh colour, some wrinkles on superb large part og. A fine and rare multiple, just two blocks recorded in the Karl Louis Card Index, the other being in the National Postal...
Lot #4602 - europe Great Britain
1862 (March 19): 3 d. bright carmine-rose, Plate 2, State 2, wmk. Emblems, lettered TI, an imperforate Imprimatur of good colour, fresh and fine, large part og. Very rare, just 24 stamps were removed from the Imprimatur sheet Gi G26 = £ 5'500.rnProvenance: Collection K.M. Beaumont, RL, London, 7-8 Dec 1965; Stanley Gibbons, London, 16 May 1985, lot 855; Collection Sir Gawaine Baillie, Sotheby's, London, 29 Sept-1 Oct 2004, lot 234.
Lot #4603 - europe Great Britain
1863 (Oct 16): 4 d. pale red, Plate 4, with Hairlines, lettered CA-CC / DA-DC, an unused block of six, marginal from left of sheet, variety "Imperforate", good to large margins all round, fresh and very fine, superb large part or unmounted og. A magnificent block of great scarcity, the largest multiple recorded in 'Surface Printed Postage Stamps' by Galland & Louis Gi J53(2)d = £ 22'200 / Gi 82a = £ 16'500.rnProvenance: Collection Kennedy...
Lot #4604 - europe Great Britain
1862 (Jan 15): 4 d. bright red, Plate 3, wmk. Large Garter, lettered HH, a delightful used example cancelled by 'Glasgow' cds (May 8, 1862) in black. Rare so fine Gi J52(1) = £ 170+.
Lot #4605 - europe Great Britain
1862 (Dec 1): 6 d. lilac, Plate 3, wmk. Emblems, lettered DG, a used example, variety "Inverted Watermark", neatly cancelled by "74" numeral obliterator of Birkenhead. Scarce Gi J71(2)e = £ 450.
Lot #4606 - europe Great Britain
1861 (Nov 14): 9 d. bistre, Plate 2, wmk. Emblems, lettered SD, an imperforate Imprimatur, large margins all round and of resonant colour, fresh and very fine, large part og. Rare, just 25 stamps were removed from the Imprimatur sheet. A lovely stamp of perfect pedigree. Cert. RPSL (2008) Gi J92 = £ 6'000. rnProvenance: Collection of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Spink, London, 3 Dec 2008, lot 250.
Lot #4607 - europe Great Britain
Abnormal 1862 (May): Unissued 9 d. bistre, Plate 3, with Hairlines, wmk. Emblems, lettered TK, an imperforate Imprimatur, large margins all round, of excellent fresh colour, minor wrinkles on superb large part og. Rare, just 24 stamps removed from the Imprimatur sheet Gi J93 = £ 19'000.rnProvenance: Collection Colonel Bates; (1934) Phillips, London, 10 Sept 1992, lot 365.
Lot #4608 - europe Great Britain
1865 (July 4): 4 d. vermilion, Plate 12, wmk. Large Garter, lettered OI, an unused example of fresh bright colour and large part og. Gi J59 = £ 575.rnProvenance: Spink, London, 24 March 2003, ex lot 732.
Lot #4609 - europe Great Britain
1865 (March 7): 6 d. lilac, Plate 5, with hyphen, used with 4 d. dull vermilion, Plate 7, on 1865 cover to Richmond, Tasmania tied by 'Birmingham / 75' duplexes (Aug 25) in black. Reverse with Fiveways despatch cds, London transit and Melbourne cds in blue (Oct 11), the obverse with framed MISSENT TO / MELBOURNE VICTORIA in blue and framed SHIP LETTER - INWARDS FREE in red (Oct 18). A charming and very scarce cover.rnrn
Lot #4610 - europe Great Britain
1866 (Nov 22): 6 d. deep lilac, Plate 6, with hyphen, wmk. Emblems, lettered SF, an imperforate Imprimatur, large margins all round, scissor cut in margin at top outside the design, fresh deep shade and very fine, large part og. Rare with just 22 stamps removed from the Imprimatur sheet and of superb pedigree. Cert. RPSL (2008) Gi J74 = £ 4'800.rnProvenance: Collection of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Spink, London, 3 Dec 2008, lot 252.
Lot #4611 - europe Great Britain
Abnormal 1865: Unissued 9 d. straw, Plate 5, wmk. Emblems, lettered TI, an unused Imprimatur with good to large margins all round, fresh and fine, large part og. Rare Gi J95 = £ 15'000.rnNote: Only 23 examples were removed from the Imprimatur sheet, of which one, lettered TL, has been re-perforated.
Lot #4612 - europe Great Britain
1867 (July 12): Imperforate Colour Trial for 3 d. value printed in very deep rose, Plate 8, wmk. Spray, lettered CE, ample to large margins all round, fresh and fine, part og. Rare Gi J33 = £ 2'500.rnProvenance: Collection Dr. Douglas Latto, Phillips, London, 22 Oct 1992, lot 153, left hand stamp of the horizontal pair.
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