1878: Bradbury, Wilkinson Plate Proof for the 1 d. value, imperforate, printed in black on thick white card paper, right half of sheet positions 27-28 / 37-38 on the original sheet of 60 subjects, fresh and very fine. The left half of this Proof sheet is still intact, thus there are but 60 examples of this Proof available in pairs or blocks, originally 'cut up' by Robson Lowe in the 1960's. Rare.
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 #6384 - brit. colonies transvaal
Lot #6385 - brit. colonies transvaal
Recess by Bradbury Wilkinson, perf. 14, 14½ 1878/80: 3 d. claret, a horizontal strip of four, marginal from top of sheet, used with diagonally bisected example on 1882 cover to the 'Mission to the Heathen' in Berlin, tied by circular "12" numeral obliterators in black with "2½d." credit marking in red at right. Reverse with MIDDELBURG despatch cds (Jan 19), Pretoria transit (Jan 20), 'Cape Town / Cape Colony' cds (Jan 31) and Berlin arrival...
Lot #6386 - brit. colonies transvaal
Recess by Bradbury Wilkinson, perf. 14, 14½ 1878/80: 3 d. claret, a diagonally bisected example with three 4 d. sage-green, one with corner fault, used on 1882 cover to the 'Mission to the Heathen' in Berlin, tied by 'Middelburg / Transvaal' datestamps in black with "2½d." credit marking in red at right. Reverse with Pretoria transit (Jan 6), 'Cape Town / Cape Colony' cds (Jan 18) and Berlin arrival cds (Feb 17). Cover #5 in the Jorgensen...
Lot #6387 - brit. colonies transvaal
Recess by Bradbury Wilkinson, perf. 14, 14½ 1878/80: 3 d. dull rose (2) and 4 d. sage-green (vertical marginal pair), used on 1882 cover from Pretoria to Paris, France tied by "1" numeral obliterator with 'Pretoria / Transvaal' cds below (Oct 23) and "2½d." credit mark in red. Reverse with London transit cds (Nov 20) and Paris arrival cds. Cover #13 in the Jorgensen census. Overpaid ½d., a scarce franking to an unusual destination.
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Lot #6388 - brit. colonies transvaal
Recess by Bradbury Wilkinson, perf. 14, 14½ 1878/80: 4 d. sage-green (lower marginal example) and 6 d. olive-black, used on 1881 cover originally mailed as an Officer's Letter to Ireland with manuscript endorsement "No Stamps Available" at top, the adhesives applied at Standerton by the messenger who carried the letter, and tied by STANDERTON / TRANSVAAL cds (June 27) in black. Reverse with Durban transit cds (July 2) and 'H&K Packet' cds...
Lot #6389 - brit. colonies transvaal
Recess by Bradbury Wilkinson, perf. 14, 14½ 1878/80: 6 d. olive-black, a single example used on 1880 cover to Clifton, Bristol tied by "9" numeral obliterator of Heidelburg with faint despatch cds at left. Underpaid 6d. for the single rate via the Cape, it appears the sender, Sub Lieutenant Pennefather who had been serving in Zululand and in Natal the previous year, believed the Transvaal rate (1 shilling) to be the same as that of Natal (6d...
Lot #6390 - brit. colonies transvaal
Recess by Bradbury Wilkinson, perf. 14, 14½ 1878/80: 6 d. olive-black, single example used on 1879 Soldier's Letter to Ironbridge, Shropshire, endorsed "From No. 19/200 Corporal J.J. Bailey, H.M. 80th Regiment" (Staffordshire Volunteers) and countersigned by Commanding Officer at lower left; the adhesive tied by "11" numeral in black applied in Utrecht (as attributed by Dr. Drysdall). Reverse with Durban transit cds (Nov 14) and Ironbridge...
Lot #6391 - brit. colonies transvaal
Recess by Bradbury Wilkinson, perf. 14, 14½ 1878/80: 6 d. black-brown of the 2nd printing, two examples used on 1883 cover to the USA, tied by circular '1' numeral obliterator with corresponding PRETORIA / TRANSVAAL cds alongside (MA .. / 83), reverse with London transit in red and indistinct USA arrival datestamps. The cover is franked at the ½ oz. rate and the postage payable to the UK post office was 2½ d. However, the cover was marked in...
Lot #6392 - brit. colonies transvaal
Recess by Bradbury Wilkinson, perf. 14, 14½ 1878/80: 6 d. olive-black, a diagonally bisected example used on 1882 cover to Tweefontein, Waterburg, tied by bold "16" numeral obliterator of Marabas Stad, with fine MARABAS STAD / Z.A.R. / ZUID AFRIKA despatch cds at left (Nov 10). Cover #16 in the Jorgensen census. Some small stains but a fresh and fine usage.rnrnProvenance: Collection Maurice Burrus, RL, London, 10-11 March 1964, lot 534.rn...
Lot #6393 - brit. colonies transvaal
Recess by Bradbury Wilkinson, perf. 14, 14½ 1878/80: 6 d. olive-black, used example on 1880 combination cover to Limerick, Ireland tied by "13" numeral obliterator with corresponding LYDENBURG / Z.A.R. / ZUID AFRIKA cds below (March 30) in black. Cape of Good Hope 6 d. mauve (Gi. 25) applied for onward tranmission and tied by 'Cape Town / Cape Colony' cds (April 3) in black. Carried on the Union Line Steamer 'Durban' with Limerick arrival (...
Lot #6394 - brit. colonies transvaal
Recess by Bradbury Wilkinson, perf. 14, 14½ 1878/80: 1 s. green, a single example stuck on to small card, overprinted CANCELLED in black (Samuel type D7) and thus probably from the De La Rue, rather than the Bradbury Wilkinson, archive. Rare and believed unique.
Catalogue 247: Pre-Union South Africa
Lot #6395 - brit. colonies transvaal
Recess by Bradbury Wilkinson, perf. 14, 14½ 1878/80: 1 s. green, a diagonally bisected used example on 1881 cover from Potchefstroom to Cape Town endorsed 'Confidential' (Emil Burmester correspondence), paying the correct rate and tied by POTCHEFSTROOM / TRANSVAAL cds (Sept 14) in black. Reverse with 'Cape Town / Cape Colony' arrival cds (Oct 1). Some staining but scarce - bisection was tolerated if not encouraged by the Post Office. Cert....
Lot #6396 - brit. colonies transvaal
1878/80: The Bradbury Wilkinson set of seven values, ½ d. - 2 s., unused examples each overprinted SPECIMEN in black with the 1 d. showing the SPECIMEN handstamp doubled. This is the sole recorded set with a Specimen handstamp, Marcus Samuel recording this set in an Official collection of De La Rue stamps in 1882. Whilst De La Rue's tender was unsuccessful, it appears that DLR kept a sample of the Bradbury set in their records, handstamping...
Lot #6397 - brit. colonies transvaal
"1 Penny" Surcharges 1879 (April 22): 1 d. on 6 d. olive-black, surcharged Type 11 in black, a fine unused example with large part og. Cert. Jorgensen (2019) Gi = £ 300.
Catalogue 247: Pre-Union South Africa
Lot #6398 - brit. colonies transvaal
"1 Penny" Surcharges 1879 (April 22): 1 d. on 6 d. olive-black, surcharged Type 12 in black, a fine unused example with large part og. Cert. Jorgensen (2019) Gi = £ 300.
Catalogue 247: Pre-Union South Africa
Lot #6399 - brit. colonies transvaal
"1 Penny" Surcharges 1879 (April 22): 1 d. on 6 d. olive-black, surcharged Type 13 in red, a fine unused example with large part og. Cert. Jorgensen (2019) Gi = £ 400.
Catalogue 247: Pre-Union South Africa
Lot #6400 - brit. colonies transvaal
"1 Penny" Surcharges 1879 (April 22): 1 d. on 6 d. olive-black, a horizontal strip of three Surcharge Type 15 in red, positions 45-46-47, with first stamp showing the Yardley "Broken 'Y' in PENNY" flaw on position 45 (once per sheet of 60), hinged for protection and third stamp with black mark at top, large part og. A scarce multiple Gi = £ 600+.rnrnProvenance: Collection Dr. Alan Drysdall, Spink, London, 1 March 2006, lot 1316.
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Lot #6401 - brit. colonies transvaal
"1 Penny" Surcharges 1879 (April 22): 1 d. on 6 d. olive-black, an unused vertical pair showing surcharge Types 16/15 in black, of good colour, hinged as a precautionary measure, fresh and fine, wrinkled large part og. Scarce Gi = £ 340+.
Catalogue 247: Pre-Union South Africa
Lot #6402 - brit. colonies transvaal
"1 Penny" Surcharges 1879 (April 22): 1 d. on 6 d. olive-black, a vertical strip of four showing Surcharge Type 10/12/13/15 in black, very lightly cancelled leaving the surcharges clear. Fresh and very fine, a scarce positional multiple Gi = £ 225+.
Catalogue 247: Pre-Union South Africa
Lot #6403 - brit. colonies transvaal
"1 Penny" Surcharges 1879 (April 22): 1 d. on 6 d. olive-black, the near complete set of six (excl. Type 14) with surcharges in red, all fine used with Type 15 with straight edge, a generally fine and scarce group from a superb specialist's collection and an excellent reference Gi = £ 1'645. rnrnProvenance: Collection Dr. Alan Drysdall, Spink, London, 1 March 2006, lot 1315.
Catalogue 247: Pre-Union South Africa
Lot #6404 - brit. colonies transvaal
"1 Penny" Surcharges 1879 (April 22): 1 d. on 6 d. olive-black, a vertical pair and a single used example all surcharged in red (Types10/11/16) used on small piece cancelled by "1" numeral obliterators of Pretoria in black. Scarce and most unusual. Cert. RPS (2011) Gi = £ 950+.
Catalogue 247: Pre-Union South Africa
Lot #6405 - brit. colonies transvaal
"V.R.Transvaal" Printings on coloured papers 1879 (Aug-Sept): 3 d. mauve on green, imperforate, Overprint Type 16a, an unused example with large even margins all round, showing variety "Small" in "Transvaal", fresh and very fine, unused without gum Gi = £ 300.
Catalogue 247: Pre-Union South Africa
Lot #6406 - brit. colonies transvaal
Small "V. R." Overprints, Type 16a 1879 (Aug-Sept): 3 d. mauve on green paper, imperforate, a fine used example with large even margins all round, non-constant variety "Missing First "a" in Tr nsvaal", neatly cancelled by "1" numeral of Pretoria leaving the variety clear. Extremely rare and attractive variety with barely a handful recorded. Cert. BPA (1994) Gi = unlisted.
Catalogue 247: Pre-Union South Africa
Lot #6407 - brit. colonies transvaal
"V.R.Transvaal" Printings on coloured papers 1879 (Aug-Sept): Overprint Type 16a, the collection on leaves with imperforate 1 d. red on yellow or orange unused (8) including two pairs, used examples (6) incl. a vertical pair, 3 d. mauve on green with unused (8) incl. a pair and a block of four, used examples (2) and a used example showing variety "Small "" in "Transvaal", 3 d. mauve on blue unused (2), one with slanting 'R' variety and a...
Lot #6408 - brit. colonies transvaal
Small "V. R." Overprints, Type 16a 1879 (Aug-Sept): 1 d. red on orange paper, wide roulette 6½, cut on horizontal sides, cancelled by unidentifiable three ring numeral obliterator. Cert Jorgensen (2019) Gi = 1'400.
Catalogue 247: Pre-Union South Africa
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