1841: 1 d. red-brown on lightly blued paper, Plate 61, lettered MA-MF/NA-NF, an unused block of twelve from left of sheet with marginal inscription "Per Row of 12. £1...Per Sheet. Place", with large even margins all round, worn impression with vivid colour, vertical bends largely through the margins between the stamps otherwise of splendid appearance, fresh and very fine, large part or unmounted og. Delightful Gi BS28.rnrnProvenance:...
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 #1646 - europe Great Britain
1841: 1 d. pale red-brown on lightly blued paper, Plate 72, lettered RD/SD/TD, an unused vertical strip of three of lovely fresh colour with part imprint "Sheet. Place the L(abel)" at base, large margins all round and showing some Plate wear, the reverse with inverted imprint from the sheet stored below on large part og. Scarce and most attractive Gi BS28.rnrnProvenance: Collection McIntyre, RL, London, 28 March 1956, ex lot 233.
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Lot #1647 - europe Great Britain
1841: 1 d. red-brown on blued paper, ('Archer') Plate 92, lettered FA-FE/GA-GE, an unused block of ten from left of sheet with marginal inscription "(B)ack be careful not to remove the Ceme(nt)...", large margins on all sides and of vibrant fresh colour, FD with variety "Spot in the 'D' Square", superb large part og. A minor horizontal wrinkle crosses the F row, not noticeable from the front of this rare and most appealing multiple in the...
Lot #1648 - europe Great Britain
1841: 1 d. red-brown on blued paper, Plate 162, lettered GA-GB/HA-HB, an unused block of four from left of sheet with marginal inscription "In Wetting the Back be careful no(t)...", large margins on all sides and of fresh colour, part to large part og. A rare and most appealing multiple. Signed Brun, A. Diena, Raybaudi Gi B2 = £ 3'500.
Catalogue 244: Europe & Overseas
Lot #1649 - europe Great Britain
1841: 1 d. red-brown, lettered PL, three good to large margins but just touched at right, tied by a fine strike of the Channel Islands "Alderney" Maltese Cross in black, one of - if not the most - iconic of all local Maltese Crosses Gi = £ 10'000.rnrnProvenance: Robson Lowe, 6 May 1953, lot 276; Robson Lowe 21 Oct. 1953, lot 317; Christies Robson Lowe, 23 Sept 1986, lot 323A.
Catalogue 244: Europe & Overseas
Lot #1650 - europe Great Britain
1841: 1 d. red-brown on lightly blued paper, pl. 36, lettered AA, a fine used example with ample to large margins all round showing two partial starikes of the extremely rare "Channel Islands Maltese Cross" in black. A very fine example of this rarity. Cert. BPA (1991) Gi B1tc = £ 10'000.rn
Catalogue 244: Europe & Overseas
Lot #1651 - europe Great Britain
1840: 2 d. blue, Plate 1, lettered CH, a used example in a bright shade, with clear to good margins all round and showing portion of adjoining stamp at left, tied to 1843 entire letter from Greenock to Edinburgh tied by the distinctive Greenock Maltese Cross in black. Reverse with 'Greenock' framed datestamp in red and arrival (Jan 9) also in red. Fresh and very fine, an exceptional usage. Cert. RPSL (1982) Gi DS5va = £ 7'500.
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Lot #1652 - europe Great Britain
1841: 1 d. red-brown on blued paper, pl. 18, lettered HJ, the famous example with ample to large margins all round showing a clear strike of "Wotton-Under-Edge" segmented Maltese Cross in black. A magnificent example of this rarity. Cert. BPA (1981) Gi B1tw = £ 6'000.rnrnProvenance: Collection J.B. Seymour, RL, London, 20 Feb 1952, lot 389.rn RL, London, 9 July 1958, lot 239.rn DF, Zurich, 27 Nov 1989, lot...
Lot #1653 - europe Great Britain
1841: 1 d. red-brown on blued paper, pl. 19, lettered TB, an outstanding used example with huge margins all round showing a clear large part strike of "Dorchester" double arc datestamp (18 August 1842) neatly struck in black. Scarce and superb in all respects Gi B1va = £ 800.rn
Catalogue 244: Europe & Overseas
Lot #1654 - europe Great Britain
1841: 1 d. red-brown on blued, lettered GL, a used example with large margins all round, tied to 1843 cover to Basingstoke by London "No. 1" in Maltese Cross in black. Double arc Basingstoke arrival cds below (July 16) with London despatch cds on reverse. Slight crease at right but a charming cover Gi = £ 550.
Catalogue 244: Europe & Overseas
Lot #1655 - europe Great Britain
1841: 1 d. red-brown on blued, lettered BK, a used example with large margins all round, cancelled by bold upright strike of London "No. 4" in Maltese Cross in black Gi B1ud = £ 600.
Catalogue 244: Europe & Overseas
Lot #1656 - europe Great Britain
1841: 1 d. red-brown on blued, lettered QF, a used example with large margins all round, cancelled by bold upright strike of London "No. 9" in Maltese Cross in black Gi B1ui = £ 180.
Catalogue 244: Europe & Overseas
Lot #1657 - europe Great Britain
1841: 1 d. red-brown on blued, lettered AL, a used example with large margins all round, cancelled by bold strike of London "No. 10" in Maltese Cross in black Gi B1uj = £ 320.
Catalogue 244: Europe & Overseas
Lot #1658 - europe Great Britain
1841: 1 d. red-brown on blued, the near complete set of London 'Numbers in Cross' with eleven stamps showing Numbers 1-11, the rare "No. 4" being a particularly fine strike, margins touched to fine and a few faults, nevertheless a scarce assembly with most strikes upright; together with an 1841 2 d. blue on small piece well tied by London "No.7" Maltese Cross Gi = £ 3'800+.
Catalogue 244: Europe & Overseas
Lot #1659 - europe Great Britain
1841: 1 d. red imperf., large margins all round, used on 1843 cover to Abeerdeen tied by very fine London No. 7 in Maltese Cross in black, with 'T.P. / Gt. Marylebone St.' at left and London and Aberdeen cds's (Apr 9) on reverse (signed Ferchenbauer); also a Valentine's lace filigree envelope, one or two minor tears, used in 1877 to Glasgow franked by 1858 1 d. red tied by '92' numeral obliterator in black with 'Cupar Fife' cds and arrival (...
Lot #1660 - europe Great Britain
1840: Mulready 1 d. black letter-sheet, stereo A251, used from London to Ashford, Kent in 1843 with rare "List of Articles Manufactured by / John Besemeres & Sons, / Wholesale & Retail Clothiers, Outfitters & Warehousemen" advertisement inside (Gi MA80b), cancelled by crisp strike of the London No. 8 in Maltese Cross in black. Reverse with London despatch datestamp (Apr 28) and Ashford double arc arrival (Apr 29) in black. Slight...
Lot #1661 - europe Great Britain
1840: 1 d. black, Plate 5, lettered BH, a used example with large margins all round, neatly tied to 1840 cover from Aberdeen to Westminster by rare "Ruby" Maltese Cross. Reverse with framed Aberdeen despatch datestamp in black (Oct 17) and Edinburgh and London (Oct 19) datestamps in red. Listed in Rockoff & Jackson, Volume 3 on page 407. Scarce and very fine. Cert. RPSL (1989) Gi AS25ve = £ 4'500.
Catalogue 244: Europe & Overseas...
Lot #1662 - europe Great Britain
1840: 2 d. blue, Plate 1, lettered EA, a used example in a pale shade, with good to large margins all round lightly cancelled by a 'Ruby' Maltese Cross struck in Aberdeen. Scarce and very fine. Cert. Mike Jackson (2013) Gi DS6uf = £ 7'000.
Catalogue 244: Europe & Overseas
Lot #1663 - europe Great Britain
1841: 1 d, red-brown on blued from Black Plate 8, lettered AD, a used example with three large margins and just touched at right, cancelled by bold strike of the Maltese Cross struck in red. Rare. Cert. BPA (1996) Gi A2va = £ 5'000.
Catalogue 244: Europe & Overseas
Lot #1664 - europe Great Britain
1841: 1 d. red-brown on lightly blued paper, Plate 19, lettered GH, a used example with three large margins and touched at top, on 1842 entire letter from Great Heywood to Newcastle-Under-Lyme, tied by bold characteristic double strike of the Maltese Cross struck in red applied at Rugely. Reverse with 'Great Hywood' undated circular handstamp, Rugely circular datestamp (June 21) and Newcastle-Under-Lyme arrival cds of the following day. An...
Lot #1665 - europe Great Britain
1841: 1 d. red-brown on lightly blued paper, Plate 33, lettered RK, a used example with large to huge margins all round and portions of adjoining stamps at base and at right, tied to 1843 cover from Larne to Dublin by bold strike of the Larne Maltese Cross struck in dark green ink. Reverse with Larne despatch cds (Aug 2) in green and Dublin arrival (Aug 3) in red. Ironed vertical file fold crosses stamp and closed tear on front panel of the...
Lot #1666 - europe Great Britain
1841: 2 d. blue, Plate 3, lettered FI, a used example with good margins all round and showing clear Ivory Head, cancelled by a rare usage of the Maltese Cross struck in blue. Opinion Holcombe (1995) Gi ES11uc = £ 5'000.
Catalogue 244: Europe & Overseas
Lot #1667 - europe Great Britain
1841: 1 d. red-brown on lightly blued paper, lettered JK, a used example with good margins all round, on 1842 entire letter written from St. Gallen, Switzerland to London, and tied by black Maltese Cross when the entire was readdressed to Manchester. ST. GALLEN despatch cds at left (Jan 24) in black, thence via Huningue (Jan 26) and with "Suisse / Belfort" entry marking in red on obverse. London cds in red on reverse with further Manchester...
Lot #1668 - europe Great Britain
1841: 1 d. red-brown on blued paper, Plate 71, lettered IG, a used example with large margins all round and barely touched at lower right, on 1847 cover (with contents) to Calcutta, India endorsed 'Via Southampton' and 'per Overland Mail' tied by '808' numeral obliterator and corresponding 'Torquay' cds (Nov 18) in black at left and possibly applied as a Late Fee. Manuscript '1s.' rate prepaid in manuscript with London "Paid" datestamp of...
Lot #1669 - europe Great Britain
1841: 1 d. red-brown on blued, a used example, just touched at top, used on 1850 cover from London to the Lloyd's Agent at Portsmouth for transmission to 'John Leyland Feilden' in Durban, Natal, tied by London '8'0 numeral obliterator in black. Reverse with 'T.P./Norwood' in blue and part strikes of London and Portsmouth cds's. A most unusual usage. Opinion Holcombe (1991).rnrnNote: John Leyland Feilden (1821-1915) had a sugar plantation and...
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