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 Lot 726 - übersee äthiopien - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 265th - 273rd - Day 41908: Scroll 1 pi. on ½ g. salmon and July 1906 40 c. in violet on 2 g. deewp brown, corner fault, used onm registered 1908 cover to Paris with Somali Coast 1903 10 c. black & carmine and 1902 25 c. pale blue & blue all tied by "ADDIS-ABABA / POSTES" datestamps (Aug 28) in blue. Paris arrival cds (Sept 26) on reverse. The envelope with wear and edge faults but a rare usage of the Scroll issue on letter. Cert. P. Holcombe (1997). Corinphila Auction AG Auction 265th - 273rd - Day 4übersee äthiopien |
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 Lot 742 - übersee äthiopien - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 265th - 273rd - Day 41900: Austria 5 kr. rose on buff postal stationery card mailed to Gondar, Abyssinia, with extraordinary range of cancellations prior to the card's eventual return with 'Suez / Ambulant' cds (April 11), bilingual "HARAR" in blue (April 26, May 3 and Sept 30), "ENTOTTO" in blue (May 11 and Sept 24), Djibouti (Oct 9), octagonal 'Ligne N' Paquebot datestamp (Oct 15). Rare and unusual and an extraordinary destination for Austrian Mail of this period. Cert. J-F. Brun (2016). Corinphila Auction AG Auction 265th - 273rd - Day 4übersee äthiopien |
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 Lot 703 - übersee äthiopien - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 265th - 273rd - Day 41894: The full set of seven values to 16 g. black, used on registered cover to Arthur Maury in Paris, all tied by bilingual "HARAR" datestamps (Nov 27) in brown; "Djibouti / Postes" datestamp in blue (Dec 28) and framed 'R', with 'La Reunion a Marseille / L.U. No. 2' Paquebot adjacent. Djibouti stamp missing on reverse. These covers were prepared for Maury for the 1896 Paris Exhibition. Corinphila Auction AG Auction 265th - 273rd - Day 4übersee äthiopien |
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 Lot 721 - übersee äthiopien - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 265th - 273rd - Day 41906 (Jan 1): Small Minelik in violet on 05' on ¼ g. green (2, on reverse), Small Minelik '20' on 1 g. blue, 1903 Malekt in black on 1 gr. blue (2) all used on 1906 registered cover to Porrentruy, Switzerland tied by bilingual "ADIA ABEBA" datestamps in black (June 6), in combination with Somali Coast 1902 75 c. orange & brown-lilac (Ceres 49) tied by Djibouti cds (June 19) in black. Reverse with Porrentruy arrival (June 30). The envelope with slight trim at top but rare and most attractive. Corinphila Auction AG Auction 265th - 273rd - Day 4übersee äthiopien |
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 Lot 737 - übersee äthiopien - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 265th - 273rd - Day 41906 (July 1): Large Minelik '10' on ½ g. salmon, three pairs used as seals on reverse of 1907 triple rate envelope from A. Savouré (blue cachet on obverse) to the French Post Office in Dirre-Daoua, all tied by bilingual "ADIS ABEBA" datestamps (Jan 17) in black. Stained from attempts to gum the flap but a scarce issue on letter. Cert. J-F. Brun (2016). Corinphila Auction AG Auction 265th - 273rd - Day 4übersee äthiopien |
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 Lot 715 - übersee äthiopien - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 265th - 273rd - Day 41905 (Jan 24): Diagonally bisected '5 c/m' in violet on ½ g. salmon used on 1905 postcard to Berne, Switzerland tied by bilingual "HARAR" datestamp in black (March 9), in combination with Somali Coast 1902 10 c. orange-red & carmine (Ceres 41) tied by Djibouti cds (March 10) in blue, Aden cds and Bern arrival (March 24) all on obverse of a fine card written by J.A. Michel. Rare. Cert. J-F-. Brun (2017). Corinphila Auction AG Auction 265th - 273rd - Day 4übersee äthiopien |
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 Lot 732 - übersee äthiopien - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 265th - 273rd - Day 41905 (Jan 1): '40' in blue on 2 g. deep brown, a single example used on 1905 double weight cover to Rostock, Germany tied by bilingual "ADIS ABEBA" cds in black (March 19) with bilingual "HARAR" transit below (April 6) in blue. Somali Coast 1903 50 c. black & green tied by Djibouti cds in blue with faint 'La Reunion a Marseille' at left. Rostock arrival on reverse. Overall soiling and opening fault at left but a scarce stamp on correctly rate cover. Cert. APS (2010). Corinphila Auction AG Auction 265th - 273rd - Day 4übersee äthiopien |
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 Lot 748 - übersee äthiopien - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 265th - 273rd - Day 4Reorganisation of the Posts 1906 (July 1): Large Minelik '10' on ½ g. salmon, single example used on 1908 postcard to France with Somali Coast 1903 10 c. black & carmine (Ceres 57) all tied by bilingual "ADIS ABEBA" datestamps in blue-green (May 22). Superb and scarce.rnNote: Illustrated in the Sciaky handbook on page 106. Corinphila Auction AG Auction 265th - 273rd - Day 4übersee äthiopien |
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 Lot 710 - übersee äthiopien - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 265th - 273rd - Day 41903 (Jan 1): Malekt optd. in black on ¼ g. green (4) and ½ g. salmon (2) used on registered 1903 cover to Whitfield King in Ipswich, all tied by bilngual "ADIS ABEBA" datestamps in black (May 11). Franked on obverse and reverse with Somali Coast 1902 5 c. pale green & green (3), 1894 orange-brown & green (5) and Obock 1894 5 c. green & brown (2) all cancelled by Djibouti cds's in blue (June 3). Octagonal 'Ligne N' Paquebot and Ipswich arrival (June 17). A most attractive correctly rated 'three country' franking. Corinphila Auction AG Auction 265th - 273rd - Day 4übersee äthiopien |
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 Lot 727 - übersee äthiopien - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 265th - 273rd - Day 41897 (June 24): Cover to Constantinople franked on reverse with 1894 2 g. deep brown tied by "HARAR" datestamp in black, repeated strike on obverse; franked on front with Somali Coast 1894 25 c. blue & rose cancelled by "Djibouti / Postes" datestamps in blue (June 27) and by French Paquebot "Ligne N / Paq. Fr. No. 10" (June 28) and carried up the Red Sea by the Steamer "Sydney". Port Said transit (July 3), Alexandria transit (July 8) and German P.O. in Constantinople arrival cds (July 13) on reverse. Cover originally opened for display and trimmed at back. Rare. Signed G. Bolaffi (1953), A. Bolaffi and A. Diena; cert. A. Diena (1968).rnrnProvenance: Collection Nachum Kaplan, Corinphila sale 169, Sept 2011, lot 755. Corinphila Auction AG Auction 265th - 273rd - Day 4übersee äthiopien |
