1915: De La Rue Seahorse 2 s. 6 d. sepia (seal-brown), an unused example of good rich colour and full unmounted og. Gi = £ 325.
Catalogue 244: Europe & Overseas
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 #1745 - europe Great Britain
Lot #1746 - europe Great Britain
1918: Bradbury Wilkinson Seahorse 5 s. rose-red, an unused example in a bright shade, fresh and very fine, superb og. Gi = £ 325.
Catalogue 244: Europe & Overseas
Lot #1747 - europe Great Britain
1929: Ninth UPU Congress in London £ 1 black, superb and fresh, unmounted og. Gi = £ 750.
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Lot #1748 - europe Great Britain
1911 (Sept.): First UK Aereal Post, fine London post card in red-brown franked with King George V ½ d. yellow-green cancelled by FIRST UNITED KINGDOM/AERIAL WINDSOR SP 16" to London together with London envelope in scarlet (small edge wear) addressed to Paris with attractive combination of King Edward VII 1½ d. purple-green and KGV Downey head ½ d., both cancelled by fine strikes of the FIRST UNITED KINGDOM/AERIAL POST LONDON date stamp SP 9...
Lot #1749 - europe Great Britain
1840: Official 'VR' 1 d. black, lettered AL, an unused example with large to huge margins all round, in a deep shade, vertically creased prior to printing and not greatly affecting the appearance, large part og. An extremely rare stamp. Cert. RPSL (1988) Gi = £ 32'000.
Catalogue 244: Europe & Overseas
Lot #1750 - europe Great Britain
1840: Prepared for use but unissued: Official VR 1 d. black, lettered LE, the famous used example,three huge margins and mostly clear of the design at top, lightly cancelled by Maltese Cross in black. Ironed diagonal crease but an immensely scarce stamp in used condition. Cert RPSL (1969) Gi = £ 22'500.rnrnProvenance: Collection John Langham, RL, Dec 1939, lot 256.rn Stanley Gibbons, London, 7-8 Nov 1974, lot 1169.rn...
Lot #1751 - europe Great Britain
I.R.Official 1890: 10 s. cobalt on white paper, wmk. Anchor, lettered GE, an unused example overprinted in black, of good centering and colour, fresh and very fine, large part og. An exceptional example of this very rare stamp Gi L8(3) = £ 22'000.rnrnProvenance: Baron Phillippe Ferrary de Renotière, Gilbert, Paris, Sale 9, 10 April 1924, lot 231.
Catalogue 244: Europe & Overseas
Lot #1752 - europe Great Britain
I.R.Official 1902/04: 1 s. dull green & carmine, a fine used example tied to small piece by hooded 'London EC' datestamp (16 April 1904) in black. A scarce stamp. Cert. RPSL (2010) Gi = £ 900.
Catalogue 244: Europe & Overseas
Lot #1753 - europe Great Britain
O.W.Official 1902: 2 d. green & carmine, a fine used example neatly cancelled by "Buckingham Gate / SW" cds inblack. Scarce and fine.Cert. RPSL (1987) Gi = £ 450.
Catalogue 244: Europe & Overseas
Lot #1754 - europe Great Britain
1877: Telegraphs £ 1 imperforate Colour Trial printed in pale ultramarine, with excellent colour and large margins all round, overprinted SPECIMEN (Type 8) in black, fresh and fine, large part og. Gi L236 = £ 800.
Catalogue 244: Europe & Overseas
Lot #1755 - europe Great Britain
1877 (March): Telegraphs £ 1 brown-lilac, wmk. Shamrocks, a fine appearing used example cancelled by 'Glasgow' cds's (14 March 1881) in black. One corner perf. bend otherwise very fine and scarce Gi L236(2) = £ 850.
Catalogue 244: Europe & Overseas
Lot #1756 - europe Great Britain
1877 (March 1): Telegraph £5 orange, lettered DI, wmk. Shamrocks, perf. 15 x 15½, a used example centred to right, cancelled by fine "Glasgow" circular datestamp (4 Dec 1878) in black. Rare Gi L237 = £ 2'700.
Catalogue 244: Europe & Overseas
Lot #1757 - europe Great Britain
1840/1908: Interesting Selection three stamps and nine covers incl. two prepaid uniform penny postage entires from March and April 1840, both endorsed 'prepaid' or 'paid' with '1' d. noted on front, a Mulready 1 d. black envelope, stereo A26, a used example to London cancelled by fine Maltese Cross in orange-red ink, another Mulready 1d. black envelope, stereo A151, used to Wearmouth, an unused Mulready 2 d. blue envelope, stereo a96, an...
Lot #1758A - europe Great Britain
1895/1950ca: Lot 70 cover/postcards, nearly all directed to Austria - Hungary, incl. a lot of stationery, stationery cutouts, handpainted items, parcel cards, taxed items, in addition few colonial issues from Morocco, Cyprus, and 1855 entire Malta to Alexandria.
Catalogue 244: Europe & Overseas
Lot #1758B - europe Great Britain
1959/62: Correspondence and artwork of the famous Austrian engraver and artist Hubert Woyty-Wimmer (1901-1972), related to the design of a sticker for De La Rue's 150th anniversary in 1963. Woyty-Wimmer lived at that time in London, he had designed stamps for Austria, Greece and the United Nations.
Catalogue 244: Europe & Overseas
Lot #1758 - europe Great Britain
1840/1951ca: Interesting collection & lot hundreds primarily used stamps incl. Penny Black a fresh and fine example from plate 6, 1847/54 embossed 6 d., 10 d. and 1 s. green in a hor. pair, margins shaved to fine, 1867 5 s. rose wmk Maltese Cross (3), £ 5 orange on white, 1883 2s6d., 5 s. & 10 s. on white paper, 1884 £ 1 wmk Three Crowns (2), 1891 £ 1 green, 1902 EVII 2s6p. (2), 5 s., 10 s. and £1, 1929 UPU £ 1 unused with full og, in...
Lot #1759 - brit. colonies Ascension
1938/53: 4 d. black & ultramarine, perf. 13 from the 1945 printing, an unused example clearly showing the "Mountaineer Flaw", fresh and fine, large part og. Rare Gi = £ 1'000.
Catalogue 244: Europe & Overseas
Lot #1760 - brit. colonies New South Wales
1850: 1 d. carmine-lake on hard greyish paper, a horizontal pair with clear toi large margins all round, positions 23-24, used on 1851 cover endorsed 'via Armidale' to Lake Innes, Port Macquarie somewhat heavily cancelled in black. Backstamped at Sydney (May 7) and Armidale. Small imperfections but scarce. Ex W.E.Lea.
Catalogue 244: Europe & Overseas
Lot #1761 - brit. colonies New South Wales
1860/72: 5 d. dark bluish green, wmk. '5', perf. 13½, a magnificent unused block of twenty (5 x 4) from the lower left corner of the sheet showing the decorative convolvulus pattern in the sheet margin at left, superbly centred and in a rich shade, a few precautionary hinges on large part slightly brownish original gum. A magnificent and unique multiple - the largest recorded with the pattern, ex collection Hutson.rnrn
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Lot #1762 - brit. colonies victoria
1860: Cover from Creswick's Creek to Aberdeenshire in Scotland, bearing an extremely rare combination franking of Victoria 1858 Queen-on-Throne 6 d. blue rouletted 5½-6½ and New Zealand 1859 Chalon 6 d. brown to cover the 1 s. rate, the Victoria definitive with shifted roulette, the Chalon touched at left top, both tied by light circular '7' numeral obliterator of Creswick's Creek, reverse with small "MELBOURNE JA 6 60" and "ABERDEEN MR 13...
Lot #1763 - brit. colonies victoria
1893 (Nov. 3): Response stationery postcard '1½' (d.) in brick red on One penny violet with add. ovpt. 'UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION' (Higgins & Gage 13), unused reply part still attached, the indicium cancelled with Duplex "MELBOURNE NO 3 93 / VICTORIA" datestamp, sent to "Dr. Ambriel, médécin Pal à bord de la 'Triomphante' / Escadre française de l'Extreme Orient / Saigon Cochinchine", transit Colombo (Nov 22) on front, reverse with Singapore...
Lot #1764 - brit. colonies western australia
1854: Perkins Bacon Plate Proof for the 1 d. value in black on medium wove paper, a block of four with good margins on three sides, fourth stamp just touched at base.
Catalogue 244: Europe & Overseas
Lot #1765 - brit. colonies western australia
1854 (Aug 1): Swan 1 d. black, rouletted 7½ to 14 and compound, two used examples, formerly a pair, cancelled by mute obliterators in black. Rare. Cert. RPSL (1972) Gi = £ 1'500.
Catalogue 244: Europe & Overseas
Lot #1766 - brit. colonies western australia
1854 (Aug 1): Swan 4 d. blue, a used example with diagonal pre-printing paper-fold, leaving 2 mm. gap between GE of POSTAGE and PE of PENCE at base, good margins all round and of fine appearance, cancelled by '8' numeral obliterator of Freemantle. Scarce and appealing variety. Opinion Holcombe (1988).
Catalogue 244: Europe & Overseas
Lot #1767 - brit. colonies western australia
1855 (Oct): Swan 1 s. grey-brown, an unused example of fine impression, clear to ample margins all round, minor wrinkle, unused without gum. A scarce stamp Gi = £ 700.
Catalogue 244: Europe & Overseas
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