"V.R. / Transvaal" 1877: Celliers 6 d. milky blue on ciarse soft white paper, a used example optd. Type 4 in red, imperforate, a used example with large margins all round, lightly cancelled in black. Rare Gi = £ 275.
Catalogue 247: Pre-Union South Africa
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 #6334 - brit. colonies transvaal
Lot #6335 - brit. colonies transvaal
Typographed by J.F. Celliers, overprinted Type 4 in red 1877 (April): Celliers 1 s. yellow-green on coarse soft white paper, imperforate, a used example optd. Type 4 in red, large margins all round, neatly cancelled by circular numeral obliterators in black. A fine and scarce stamp Gi = £ 275.rnrnProvenance: Collection David Crocker, Robson Lowe, London, 5 Nov 1980, lot 1180.
Catalogue 247: Pre-Union South Africa
Lot #6336 - brit. colonies transvaal
Overprinted Type 5 in red: Celliers 1 s. yellow-green on coarse soft white paper, imperforate, showing widely spaced overprint in red, large margins on three sides, the top margin evened out by some added paper, cancelled by two strikes of a mute four-ring canceller in black. A scarce stamp, cert. Jorgensen (2019) Gi = £ 1'700.
Catalogue 247: Pre-Union South Africa
Lot #6337 - brit. colonies transvaal
Typographed by J.F. Celliers, overprinted Type 5 in red 1877 (April): Celliers 1 s. yellow-green on coarse soft white paper, imperforate, a used example optd. with wide setting Type 5 in red, right pane position 11, large margins all round, cancelled by circular target obliterator in black. A fine example of an extremely scarce stamp. Cert. BPA (1978) Gi = £ 1'700.
Catalogue 247: Pre-Union South Africa
Lot #6338 - brit. colonies transvaal
"V.R. / Transvaal" 1877 (June): Celliers 1 d. orange-red on thin hard transparent pelure paper, imperforate, optd. Type 4 in black, an unused example with large margins all round and of rich colour, slight natural corner bend, large part og. A scarce stamp Gi = £ 375.
Catalogue 247: Pre-Union South Africa
Lot #6339 - brit. colonies transvaal
"V.R. / Transvaal" 1877 (June): Celliers 1 d. orange-red on thin hard transparent pelure paper, imperforate, optd. Type 4 in black, a used example with large margins all round, lightly cancelled in black. A scarce stamp. Cert. RPSL (1955) Gi = £ 180.
Catalogue 247: Pre-Union South Africa
Lot #6340 - brit. colonies transvaal
Typographed by J.F. Celliers, overprinted Type 4 in black 1877 (June): Celliers 1 d. orange-red on thin hard transparent (pelure) paper, imperforate, optd. Type 4 in black, a used block of four of fine colour and ample to large margins all round, from left pane positions 31-32 / 39-40, lightly cancelled by target obliterators in black. One stamp with pinhole but a most attractive multiple Gi = £ 720+.rnrnProvenance: Collection David Crocker,...
Lot #6341 - brit. colonies transvaal
"V.R. / Transvaal" 1877 (June): Celliers 1 d. bright red on stout hard surfaced paper, imperforate, optd. Type 4 in black, an unused example with large margins all round and of delicate colour, variety "Overprint Inverted", unused, hinge remnants, without gum. A very scarce stamp Gi = £ 650.
Catalogue 247: Pre-Union South Africa
Lot #6342 - brit. colonies transvaal
"V.R. / Transvaal" 1877 (June): Celliers 1 d. bright red on stout hard surfaced paper, imperforate, optd. wide Type 5 in black, an unused example with large margins all round and of slightly blotchy colour, unused, without gum. A very scarce stamp indeed Gi = £ 850.
Catalogue 247: Pre-Union South Africa
Lot #6343 - brit. colonies transvaal
Typographed by J.F. Celliers, overprinted Type 4 in black 1877 (June): Celliers 1 d. orange-red on stout hard surfaced paper, rouletted 15½-16, optd. Type 4 in black, an unused block of four, of good colour, some minor creasing as usual, large part og. A scarce multiple. Cert. RPSL (1970) Gi = £ 1'000+.
Catalogue 247: Pre-Union South Africa
Lot #6344 - brit. colonies transvaal
"V.R. / Transvaal" 1877 (April/June): Celliers 3 d. lilac on pelure, imperforate used (2), 6 d. milky blue imperf. on coarse soft paper used (2), June 1877 1 d. orange-red used, 1 d. bright red on stout hard surfaced paper, imperforate, optd. Type 4 in black, unused examples (12) and used examples (3), Fine Roulette 1 d. bright red single and horizontal pair used, Wide Roulette 1 d. bright red used (2), both particularly fine for this rare...
Lot #6345 - brit. colonies transvaal
Overprinted Type 5 in black: Celliers 1 d. brick-red on coarse soft white paper, imperforate, showing widely spaced overprint in black, fair to large margins all round, tears and closed cut in diff. parts, cancelled by three-ring numeral canceller '1' of Pretoria in black. A scarce stamp, especially in used condition, still collectable in this state, cert. Jorgensen (2019) Gi = not listed in used condition.
Catalogue 247: Pre-Union South...
Lot #6346 - brit. colonies transvaal
1877 (May): New Printings on coarse soft white paper, 1 d. brick-red, imperforate, optd. Type 4 in black, the complete right pane of 40 subjects, position 7 showing TRANSVAAL with raised 'L' in overprint, typically blotchy print interspersed with drier clearer prints, large even margins all round, one or two minor thins due to the paper manufacture and not faults. A magnificent and rare multiple for the connoisseur Gi = £ 1'600++....
Lot #6347 - brit. colonies transvaal
1877 (May): New Printings on coarse soft white paper, 6 d. dull blue, imperforate, optd. Type 4 in black, just touched to large margins all round, used on 1877 combination cover from Potchefstroom to C.F. Adams, Stamp Importer of Cincinatti, USA, tied by circular obliterator with POTCHEFSTROOM / Z.A.R. / ZUID AFRIKA despatch cds at left and Cape of Good Hope 1865/76 4 d. blue (2) tied by 'Cape Town / Cape Colony' datestamp (Sept 10) with...
Lot #6348 - brit. colonies transvaal
1877 (May): New Printings on coarse soft white paper, 6 d. deep bright blue, optd. Type 4 in black, variety "pin-perforated", a fine used example of good colour and centering cancelled by circular "11" numeral obliterator of Utrecht. Rare. Cert. RPSL (1949) Gi = £ 700.rnrnProvenance: Collection David Crocker, Robson Lowe, 5 Nov 1980, lot 1216.
Catalogue 247: Pre-Union South Africa
Lot #6349 - brit. colonies transvaal
Overprinted Type 5 in black: Celliers 1 s. yellow-green on coarse soft white paper, imperforate, showing widely spaced overprint in black, good to large margins on three sides, just tuched at base, minute tear at 'A' of 'Z.AFR.', cancelled by three-ring numeral obliterator '1' of Pretoria in black. Stamps of that period had been torn along a rule leading to the uneven margins seen in this example, a scarce stamp, cert. Jorgensen (2019) Gi...
Lot #6350 - brit. colonies transvaal
1877 (May): New Printings on coarse soft white paper, 1 s. yellow-green, imperforate, optd. Type 4 in black, an unused block of eight (4 x 2) from the right pane positions 21-24 / 29-32, large even margins all round, one tiny brown spot on third stamp mentioned for full accuracy, of fresh colour and superb large part og. A splendid and very rare multiple Gi = £ 1'600+.rnrnProvenance: Collection Dr. Alan Drysdall, Spink, London, 1 March 2006,...
Lot #6351 - brit. colonies transvaal
"V.R. / Transvaal" 1877 (June): New Printings on coarse soft white paper, imperforate, the superb study collection with 1 d. brick-red unused (14) incl. two horizontal pairs and a block of four, 3 d. lilac unused (2), one (ex Ernest Hunt) with large part og. and a used example, 6 d. dull blue used (12), 1 s. green unused (2) and used (4), also an un-certified example with Inverted Overprint but thinned. A fine and scarce selection (32 items)...
Lot #6352 - brit. colonies transvaal
1877 (May): New Printings on coarse soft white paper, 1 s. yellow-green, optd. Type 4 in black, rouletted 15½-16, an unused example with large margins all round from base of sheet, variety "Overprint Inverted", fresh colour and very fine, unused without gum. Rare Gi = £ 1'600.rnrnProvenance: Collection Baron Philippe Ferrary de la Renotière, Druout, Paris Sale 8, 7-9 Nov 1923, lot 340.rn Collection Maurice Burrus,...
Lot #6353 - brit. colonies transvaal
1877 (May): New Printings on coarse soft white paper, 6 d. dull blue, optd. Type 4 in black, wide roulette 6½, a used example with large sheet margin at left, right pane position 33 and thus from the corner of the pane, some thinning but of good appearance, lightly cancelled in black. A rare and elusive stamp. Cert. BPA (1995) Gi = £ 1'500.
Catalogue 247: Pre-Union South Africa
Lot #6354 - brit. colonies transvaal
"V.R. / Transvaal" 1877 (June): New Printings on coarse soft white paper, Fine Roulette, 1 d. brick-red unused and used (3), 3 d. lilac used (3, one is an outstanding example), 6 d. dull blue used (3) and 1 s. yellow-green, a superb used example probably marginal from base of sheet. A fine 'set' (11 items) and Wide Roulettes 1 d. brick-red used (ex Ernest Hunt collection), uncertified 6 d. blue used and 1 s. yellow-green used (2) Gi = £ 1'600...
Lot #6355 - brit. colonies transvaal
1877 (Aug 31): New printings on rose paper, 6 d. blue on rose, imperforate, variety "Overprint Type 4 Omitted", a fine appearing used example of this rare stamp, closed tear at top, from the right pane position 33, lightly cancelled leaving the variety very clear. An exceptionally rare stamp - no examples in the Caspary, Burrus or Crocker collections Gi = £ 2'500.rnrnProvenance: Collection Dr. Alan Drysdall, Spink, London, 1 March 2006, lot...
Lot #6356 - brit. colonies transvaal
1877 (Aug 31): New printings on rose paper, 6 d. blue on rose, fine roulette 15½-16, optd. Type 4 upright, a used example, from right pane position 19, on 1877 combination cover from Pretoria to Stockport, Cheshire, tied by circular 21" numeral obliterator in black with PRETORIA / Z.A.R. / ZUID AFRIKA despatch cds below (Sept 21). Cape 1865/76 6 d. lilac tied by numeral "1" barred obliterator with corresponding 'Cape Town / Cape Colony' cds...
Lot #6357 - brit. colonies transvaal
"V.R. / Transvaal" 1877 (Aug 31): 6 d. blue on rose paper, Imperforate, used examples with Type 4 overprint inverted (5) one with the Plate Flaw TE missing in POSTZEGEL cancelled at Heidelberg with "9" numeral, 6 d. blue on rose, fine roulette, used examples with overprint upright (3) and inverted (1); generally fine, a scarce selection (9 items) Gi = £ 665.
Catalogue 247: Pre-Union South Africa
Lot #6358 - brit. colonies transvaal
Overprinted "V.R. / Transvaal" 1877 (Sept 28): New Printings on blued paper, 1 d. red on blued, imperforate, with variety "Overprinted Transvral" error, right pane position 11, a fresh and fine example with good to large margins all round, of excellent colour, cancelled by unidentifiable three ring numeral obliteartor. Cert. Jorgensen (2019) Gi = £ 2'500
Catalogue 247: Pre-Union South Africa
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