1840: 1 d. black, Plate 1b, lettered AA/BA, variety "Inverted Watermark", a vertical pair with enormous margins all round and portion of two adjoining stamps at right, of good colour and cancelled by two strikes of the Maltese Cross in red. A superb and scarce multiple, vertical pairs being considerably scarcer than horizontal: whilst a block of four and a strip of four of this variety on cover exist, a pair is the next largest multiple known...
Day 3 - Great Britain, British Colonies, Pre-Union South Africa - the Besançon Collection (Part Ii)
By: Corinphila Auction AG
Corinphila Auction AG Day 3 - Great Britain, British Colonies, Pre-Union South Africa - the Besançon Collection (Part Ii)
wide range of classic material awaits you in five catalogues: Starting with the first part of the ERIVAN Collections Classic Switzerland and Zeppelin Mail, going on with the second part of the Brian Moorhouse Estate of Latin America, over to the second part of the Besançon Collection of Pre-Union South Africa including Mafeking Siège Stamps, Vryburg, Griqualand, Natal, Orange Free States and Transvaal. In the Swiss Catalogue (249) we offer the fifth part of the Jack Luder Collection of Swiss Cantonal and Federal stamps, each item in the collection being of excellent quality. Also the 'philately from around the world' material in our Europe & Worldwide catalogue (244) is of excellent quality including a special collection of European Transit Mail to 1800, a fine part of Austria and Austrian Levant, special collection of Papal State and the German part includes a special collection of Heligoland. Further a fine range of Great Britain and Colonies with Cyprus, Gibraltar, Iraq, Long Island, Papua and Papua New Guinea.
Tuesday Dec. 3, 2019 |
Catalogue 244 |
EUROPE & OVERSEAS |
11.00 h |
Lot 1 - 226 |
ASIA - AFRICA - AMERICAS |
Catalogue 245 |
SOUTH & CENTRAL AMERICA - The Brian Moorhouse Estate (part II) |
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12.30 h | Lot 4001-4788 |
Argentine to Venezuela |
Wednesday Dec. 4, 2019 | Catalogue 244 |
EUROPE & OVERSEAS |
09.00 h |
Lot 227 - 370 |
Europe Transit Mail to 1800 |
Lot 371 - 552 |
EUROPE A-I: Belgium to Iceland |
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11.30 h | Lot 553 - 795 |
EUROPE I-N: Italy incl. special collection of Papal States |
14.00 h | Lot 796 - 1361 |
EUROPE O: Österreich & Lombardei-Venetien, Zeitungsmarken, II. Republik AUSTRIAN LEVANT |
17.30 h | Lot 1362- 1544 |
EUROPE P - Y: Poland toYugoslavia |
Thursday Dec. 5, 2019 |
Catalogue 244 |
EUROPE & OVERSEAS |
09.00 h | Lot 1545 - 1758B |
GREAT BRITAIN |
10.30 h |
Lot 1759 - 2333 |
BRITISH COLONIES incl. New Guinea, Papua New Guinea, Cyprus, Egypt, Gibraltar, Iraq, Long Island |
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Catalogue 247 |
PRE-UNION SOUTH AFRICA - The Besançon Collection (part II) |
15.30 |
Lot 6001 - 6431 |
Mafeking Siège Stamps, Vryburg, Griqualand West, Natal, Orange Free State, Transvaal |
Friday Dec. 6, 2019 |
Catalogue 244 |
EUROPE & OVERSEAS |
09.00 h | Lot 2334 - 2525 |
EUROPE: Germany, incl. Heligoland, All World collections |
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Katalog 246 |
ZEPPELIN-MAIL, Die Sammlung ERIVAN (part I) |
10.30 h |
Lot 5001 - 5213 |
Zeppelin- und Vertragsstaatenpost |
Katalog 249 |
SCHWEIZ & LIECHTENSTEIN | |
13.00 h |
Lot 8001 - 8416 |
SCHWEIZ ab 1907, inkl. Flugpost Schweiz und Liechtenstein, SOLDATENMARKEN, inkl. Sammlung Karlheinz Brunner (Teil 5) |
16.00 h |
Lot 8417 - 8626 |
SCHWEIZ Sammlungen und Posten, inkl. Altschweiz, Rayons |
Catalogue 244 |
EUROPE & OVERSEAS |
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18.00 h |
Lot 2526 - 2596 |
All World Collections & Accumulations |
Saturday Dec. 7, 2019 |
Katalog 248 |
SCHWEIZ - Die Sammlung ERIVAN (Teil 1) |
10.00 h |
Lot 7001 - 7045 | |
Katalog 249 |
Die Sammlung JACK LUDER (Teil 5) | |
Lot 7101 - 7248 |
Kantonal- und Bundesmarken 1843 - 1863 |
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Katalog 249 |
SCHWEIZ & LIECHTENSTEIN |
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13.00 h | Lot 7249 - 7516 |
Vorphilatelie, Kantonalmarken, Rayonmarken, sitz. Helvetia bis UPU und stehende Helvetia |
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Lot #1596 - europe Great Britain
1840: 1 d. grey-black, Plate 2, lettered LK, an unused example with good to large margins all round and small portion of adjoining stamp at top, of excellent freshness and colour, merest wrinkle on large part og. An extremely rare and fine stamp. Cert. BPA (2015) Gi = £ 12'000.
Catalogue 244: Europe & Overseas
Lot #1597 - europe Great Britain
1840: 1 d. black, Plate 2, lettered QG, an unused example with good to large margins all round, of excellent freshness and clarity of colour, merest wrinkle on large part og. An extremely rare and fine stamp. Cert. RPSL (1986) Gi = £ 12'000.
Catalogue 244: Europe & Overseas
Lot #1598 - europe Great Britain
1840: 1 d. black, Plate 2, lettered HB-HC, a horizontal pair with good to large margins all round, of good colour and cancelled by two strikes of the Maltese Cross in red. A superb and scarce multiple Gi AS15 = £ 1'200.
Catalogue 244: Europe & Overseas
Lot #1599 - europe Great Britain
1840: 1 d. black, Plate 3, lettered OI, a used example with clear to large margins all round, neatly cancelled by near complete Maltese Cross in red.
Catalogue 244: Europe & Overseas
Lot #1600 - europe Great Britain
1840: 1 d. black, Plate 3, lettered DD, a used example with good to large margins all round, neatly tied to 1840 cover from Liverpool to Stourbridge by Maltese Cross in red with rare usage of "P.L." handstamp at left (Posted Late). Reverse with Liverpool double arc cds (Aug 4) in red. A fresh and fine cover.
Catalogue 244: Europe & Overseas
Lot #1601 - europe Great Britain
1840: 1 d. black, plate 4, lettered MG, a superb used example with large margins all round, tied to small piece by crisp Maltese Cross in red with FARNHAM datestamp below (Sept 29, 1840) in black. Delightful. Signed Hassel, Basel Gi AS23.rnrnProvenance: Corinphila sale 182, September 2013, lot 855.
Catalogue 244: Europe & Overseas
Lot #1602 - europe Great Britain
1840: 1 d. black, Plate 4, lettered IE-IH, a horizontal strip of four with large margins all round, each stamp with individual Maltese Cross in red and small trace of datestamp at base in black, of vibrant freshness and superb for such a multiple. Cert. Holcombe (1991) Gi AS25. rnrnProvenance: Corinphila sale 83, September 1991, lot 5290.
Catalogue 244: Europe & Overseas
Lot #1603 - europe Great Britain
1840: 1 d. black, Plate 4, lettered AI, a fine example with large even margins all round and showing some wear to the Plate, used on local Edinburgh entire letter to Queen Street tied by two strikes of the red Maltese Cross. Reverse with Edinburgh datestamp (Sept 24) struck in red. File folds well away from the adhesive, a fine entire.
Catalogue 244: Europe & Overseas
Lot #1604 - europe Great Britain
1840: 1 d. black, Plate 4, lettered AH, a used example with good to large margins all round, tied to 1840 entire letter endorsed 'Prepaid' from London to Sunderland by neat Maltese Cross in red. Overweight and struck with circular MORE / TO / PAY in red with manuscript '2' (double the deficiency) in ink at left. File folds well away from the adhesive, a fine cover.
Catalogue 244: Europe & Overseas
Lot #1605 - europe Great Britain
1840: 1 d. black, Plate 5, lettered NE-NG, a horizontal strip of three with good to large margins all round in a rich shade, cancelled by Maltese Crosses in red. A fine and very scarce multiple. Cert. RPSL (2005) Gi AS25.
Catalogue 244: Europe & Overseas
Lot #1606 - europe Great Britain
1840: 1 d. grey-black, Plate 5, lettered MA, good to large margins all round, tied to 1841 cover from Hull to Manchester by smudged black Maltese Cross. Reverse with 'Hull' double arc despatch cds in black (March 13). Minor edge wear to the letter-sheet but a fine stamp.
Catalogue 244: Europe & Overseas
Lot #1607 - europe Great Britain
1840: 1 d. black, Plate 6, lettered LC, an unused example with large margins on three sides, close but clear at top, in a rich deep shade, fresh and very fine, large part og. Rare. Cert. RPSL (1985) Gi = £ 13'000.rnrn
Catalogue 244: Europe & Overseas
Lot #1608 - europe Great Britain
1840: 1 d. black, Plate 6, lettered GL, a used example with large margins all round, neatly cancelled by Maltese Cross in red. An extremely fine and attractive stamp Gi = £ 375.
Catalogue 244: Europe & Overseas
Lot #1609 - europe Great Britain
1840: 1 d. black, Plate 7, lettered LC, an unused example with ample to large margins on all sides, in a rich deep shade, fresh and very fine, large part og. Rare. Cert. BPA (1960) Gi AS44 = £ 13'000.rnrn
Catalogue 244: Europe & Overseas
Lot #1610 - europe Great Britain
1840: 1 d. black, Plate 7, lettered SK-SL, a horizontal pair with large even margins and sheet marginal at right, of rich deep colour and cancelled by two strikes of the Maltese Cross in orange-red. A superb and scarce multiple. Signed Ferchenbauer Gi AS44 = £ 2'000.
Catalogue 244: Europe & Overseas
Lot #1611 - europe Great Britain
1840: 1 d. black, Plate 7, lettered OG, a used with large margins all round, tied to 1840 cover to Barnards Castle by two strikes of Maltese Cross in red. Reverse with London (Aug 14) despatch cds. An attractive cover.
Catalogue 244: Europe & Overseas
Lot #1612 - europe Great Britain
1840: 1 d. black, Plate 8, lettered HL, an unused example with good to large margins on all sides, particularly so at left, in a rich deep shade, fresh and fine, large part og. Rare. Cert. RPSL (1951) Gi AS46 = £ 16'000.rnrnProvenance: Collection Ernest Dale, Stanley Gibbons, 10-11 June 1969, lot 50.rnrn
Catalogue 244: Europe & Overseas
Lot #1613 - europe Great Britain
1840: 1 d. intense black, Plate 8, lettered PC-PD, a horizontal pair with good to large margins all round, of rich deep colour and cancelled by two neat strikes of the Maltese Cross in black. Gibbons do not list 'intense' on this plate however it is hard to dispute when seeing this pair. A superb and scarce multiple Gi AS46 = £ 2'400.
Catalogue 244: Europe & Overseas
Lot #1614 - europe Great Britain
1840: 1 d. black, Plate 9, lettered SJ-SK, a used horizontal pair with good to large margins all round, neatly cancelled by bold strikes of the Maltese Cross in black. A rare multiple from this Plate. Cert. RPSL (2005) Gi AS56 = £ 2'500.
Catalogue 244: Europe & Overseas
Lot #1615 - europe Great Britain
1840: 1 d. black, Plate 10, lettered FL, a used example with large margins all round and showing portions of three adjoining stamps, neatly tied to 1841 entire letter to Warwick by Maltese Cross in black with reverse showing 'Stratford-On-Avon' despatch cds (April 17) in black. Rare and very fine entire Gi AS66 = £ 3'500.
Catalogue 244: Europe & Overseas
Lot #1616 - europe Great Britain
1840: 1 d. grey-black, Plate 11, lettered JK-JL, a horizontal pair with huge margins on three sides and close but clear at left, cancelled by two strikes of the Maltese Cross in black. Minimal wrinkle but an absolutely lovely and extremely rare multiple from this most elusive of Plates Gi AS72 = £ 18'000.rnrnProvenance: Harmers, London, 16-17 July 1936, lot 17.rn Collection Litchfield, RL, London, 1 Oct 1950, lot 215.rn...
Lot #1617 - europe Great Britain
1840: 1 d. black, Plate 11, lettered JJ, a used example with good to large margins all round and showing portion of adjoining stamp at top, lightly tied to 1841 large part cover endorsed 'Paid' from London to the Queen's Foundry, Sheffield by Maltese Cross in black. Lower flap missing but with London despatch (May 19) and part Sheffield arrival (May 20) in red. Tiny stain at top right but a very rare stamp on letter and choice example. Cert....
Lot #1618 - europe Great Britain
1840: 1 d. black, Plate 11, lettered RK, a used example with good to large margins all round tied to 1841 cover from Newcastle to Alston by Maltese Cross in black. Reverse with 'Newcastle-On-Tyne' double arc datestamp (March 29) of despatch. A fine and extremely rare cover. Cert. RPSL (1985) Gi AS73 = £ 16'000.rnrnProvenance: Harmers, London, 22-24 Feb 1971, lot 175.rn Spink, London, 9 May 2008, lot 1246.
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Lot #1619 - europe Great Britain
1840: 2 d. blue, Plate 1, lettered PC, a used example in a full rich shade, with large even margins all round, neatly cancelled by a bright red Maltese Cross. Delightful and rare so fine Gi DS4 = £ 1'900.
Catalogue 244: Europe & Overseas
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