1856 (Nov): 1 d. red-brown, Die II, perf. 14, lettered DG, a used example on small piece tied by fine strike of the Pearson Hill "Opera Glass" Trial cancellation (code B) in black (April 1, 1858) with offset strike from reverse above. Scarce: in use for ten days only.rnrnProvenance: RL, London, 12 Feb 1947, lot 276.rn Collection Stranack, RL, London, 17 March 1955, lot 626. rn RL,...
Auction 250 - 256 Day 1
By: Corinphila Auction AG
Corinphila Auction AG Auction 250 - 256 Day 1
The catalogues for our 250th - 256th auctions of 7 - 12 September 2020 are now available.
All world postal history & philatelic material (250th auction): British Commonwealth, including many special offers of Australian States, South Australia 'Departmentals', the Rhodesias, 'BESANCON' collection (Part 1), Austria, specialised collection of French Post Offices in the Levant, Greece Hermes Heads, Romania, China, Mexico/Guadalajara and Peru.
Special catalogues (251st to 256th auctions): the disposal of important collections with many world rarities. Great Britain 1840-1910 ('BESANCON' collection, 251st auction), British West Indies ('BESANCON' collection, 252nd auction), British Post Offices Abroad ('DUBOIS' collection, 253rd auction), Austria & Lombardy-Venetia ('ERIVAN' collection, 254th auction), Austrian Mail in the Levant (Werner Schindler collection, 255th auction) and the special catalogue for Switzerland & Liechtenstein.
In the 'pre-corona period' up to March 2020, we announced in our advertising the special catalogues 'Brian Moorhouse Estate - South & Central America' and 'Gregory Frantz - Stamp Issuing Steamship Companies'. Due to the worldwide 'corona lockdown' from mid-March 2020 onwards, the processing of these two important offers of material could unfortunately not be completed. We have postponed the sale of these collections until our next auction at the end of January 2021.
Cataloge 250: Europe and Overseas, All World catalogue
Our Special Catalogues:
- Cat. 251: Great Britain - The Besançon Collection - Lots: 3001-3403
- Cat. 252: Brit. West Indies The Besançon Collection - Lots: 2501-4243
- Cat. 253: British P.O.’s abroad - The Dubois Collection - Lots: 5501-5801
- Cat. 254: Austria & Lombardy-Venice – The Erivan Collection - Lots: 7001-7091
- Cat. 255: Austrian Levant – The Werner Schindler Collection – Lots. 7501-7713
- Cat. 256: Switzerland, incl. The jack Luder collction (part V) – Lots: 8001-9624
Monday 7. Sept. 2020 |
Catalogue 251 |
The ‘BESANÇON’ Collection |
11.30 h | Lot 3001 - 3403 |
Great Britain 1840-1910 (Part II) |
Catalogue 253 |
The 'DUBOIS' Collection |
|
16.00 h | Lot 5501 - 5807 |
British Offices Abroad (Part I) |
Tuesday 8. Sept. 2020 |
Catalogue 252 |
The ‘BESANÇON’ Collection of British West Indies (Part I) |
09.00 h |
Lot 2501 - 4105 |
Antigua - Jamaica |
15.00 h |
Lot 4106 - 4543 | Leeward Island - Turks & Caicos Islands |
Wednesday, 9. Sept. 2020 | Catalogue 250 |
EUROPE & OVERSEAS |
09.00 h |
Lot 1 - 557 |
GB & British Colonies |
14.30 h | Lot 558 - 772 |
The Rhodesias - The Besançon Collection (Part I) |
Catalogue 255 |
The Werner Schindler Collection |
|
17.00 h | Lot 7501 - 7713 |
AUSTRIAN MAIL IN THE LEVANT |
Katalog 254 |
DIE SAMMLUNG ERIVAN | |
19.00 h | Lot 7001- 7091 |
ÖSTERREICH und LOMBARDEI - VENEZIEN (Teil II) |
Thursday 10. Sept. 2020 |
Catalogue 250 |
EUROPE & OVERSEAS |
09.00 h | Lot 773 - 984 |
Österreich & Austrian Levant |
10.30 h |
Lot 985 - 1463 |
Europe: Albania - Ireland |
15.00 |
Lot 1464 - 1884 |
Europe: Italy - Yugoslavia |
Friday 11. Sept. 2020 |
Catalogue 250 |
EUROPE & OVERSEAS |
09.00 h | Lot 1885 - 1963 |
EUROPE & OVERSEAS: Collections & Accumulations |
10.00 h |
Lot 1972 - 2123 |
ASIA & AFRICA |
11.30 h |
Lot 2124 - 2272 |
AMERICAS |
Katalog 256 |
SCHWEIZ & LIECHTENSTEIN | |
13.00 h |
Lot 9001 - 9223 |
SCHWEIZ ab 1862, inkl. Ziffermusterausgabe 1882 - Die Sammlung Karl Ganz |
14.30 h | Lot 9224 - 9345 |
SOLDATENMARKEN, inkl. Sammlung Karlheinz Brunner (Teil V) |
Lot 9346 -9501 |
Flugpost Schweiz, Fürstentum Liechtenstein | |
17.30 h |
Lot 9502 - 9624 |
SCHWEIZ Sammlungen und Posten, inkl. Altschweiz, Rayons |
Saturday 12. Sept. 2020 |
Katalog 256 |
SCHWEIZ & LIECHTENSTEIN |
10.00 h | Lot 8001 - 8239 |
Altschweiz inkl. Sammlung Jack Luder (Teil 5). |
Sale Terms
Lot #3077 - europe Great Britain
1857 (Sept): 1 d. rose-red on white paper, Die II, Alphabet III, pl. 44, wmk. Large Crown, perf. 14, lettered LA-LD / MA-MD / NA-ND, an unused block of twelve, marginal from left of sheet with imprint 'Row of 12. £1 Per Sheet. Place the Labels ABOVE', variety "Watermark Inverted", fresh and very fine colour, large part og. A very rare and most appealing multiple Gi C10(5)e = £ 1'920.rnProvenance: Stanley Gibbons, 8/9 March 1973, lot 235.
Lot #3078 - europe Great Britain
1854/57: 'Stars' group with 1 d. red, pl. 37 lettered GE unused, 1 d. red on very blued paper, lettered BF, used with "Watermark Inverted" variety, 1854 2 d. blue, pl. 4, perf. 16 lettered HK (re-entry) used, 2 d. blue pl. 5 lettered BI used, 2 d. blue pl. 6, perf. 14 lettered JH (re-entry) used, QE on piece (re-entry) and JH re-entry, 1858 2 d. blue, pl. 6 in a vertical pair lettered GI/HI; generally fine to very fine, a scarce selected...
Lot #3079 - europe Great Britain
1858/79: 1 d. red, pl. 123, lettered AK, imperforate Imprimatur, marginal from top of sheet with imprint '(C)areful not to rem(ove)', clear margins all round, fresh and fine, scarce Gi = £ 425.rnNote: The adjoining Imprimatur, lettered AL, is housed in the National Postal Museum.
Lot #3080 - europe Great Britain
1858/79: 1 d. red, pl. 215, lettered AA, imperforate Imprimatur, corner marginal from top left of sheet with Plate Number 215 and imprint 'PRICE 1d. Per Lab(el)', clear to large margins all round, fresh and fine, scarce Gi = £ 425.rnNote: The upper right corner stamp, AL, is housed in the National Postal Museum.rnProvenance: RL, London, 18 Feb 1959, lot 306.
Lot #3081 - europe Great Britain
1858/79: 1 d. red, pl. 83, lettered RC-RE / SC-SE / TC-TE, an unused block of nine from this scarce plate, well centred and of rich colour, fresh and fine, large part or unmounted og. Gi = £ 1'395.
Lot #3082 - europe Great Britain
1858/79: 1 d. red, pl. 88, lettered AI-AL / BI-BL, an unused block of eight, fresh and fine, typical cracking of large part or unmounted og. Note missing perforation pin variety on AK and BK. A scarce plate Gi = £ 1'040.rn
Lot #3083 - europe Great Britain
1858/79: 1 d. red, plates 71-225 inclusive, less of course, plate 77, the fresh unused set of 167 stamps with the rare plate 225 (Gi = £ 3'200) being fresh and fine, also an additional unused block of four from plate 138. A delightful and nowadays very rarely encountered complete set Gi = £ 15'000+.rnProvenance: for pl. 225, KB: 'Continental Philatelist' Collection, Stanley Gibbons, 16/17 Nov. 1972, lot 429 (in a block of four JB/KC)rnHarmers...
Lot #3084 - europe Great Britain
1864/79: 1 d. red, pl. 225, lettered CC, a superb used example cancelled by large part 'Loanhead' (Midlothian) cds (Feb 14, 1880) in black. A rare stamp so fine Gi = £ 800.
Lot #3085 - europe Great Britain
1858/79: 1 d. red, pl. 156, used example on part Printed Matter entire to the Great Western Railway at Paddington, tied by bold strike of the "Oxford / 613" duplex error for "603". Refoldable edge fault at left but attractive and scarce.
Lot #3086 - europe Great Britain
1858 (June 11): 2 d. blue, pl. 7, lettered AC, an imperforate Imprimatur, good to large margins all round, marginal from top of sheet, with part imprint 'of 12. £1...Per S(heet)', in a superb deep shade, fresh and very fine unused. Rare Gi = £ 7'500.rnProvenance: 'Durham' Collection, Phillips, London, 11 Nov 1993, ex lot 136.
Lot #3087 - europe Great Britain
1869 (March 31): 2 d. blue, pl. 12, lettered TI, an imperforate Imprimatur, good to large margins all round, in a superb deep shade, fresh and very fine unused. Rare Gi = £ 7'500.rnProvenance: Phillips, London, 11 Nov 1993, ex lot 136.
Lot #3088 - europe Great Britain
1858/69: 2 d. blue, pl. 9, lettered AE-AJ / EE-EJ, an unused block of thirty with some evidence of retouching on TWO PENCE on AH, the reverse showing Ivory Heads, age spots reduced and cleaned to protect the multiple, large part og. A splendid and extremely rare large block of spectacular appearance Gi = £ 10'500+.rnProvenance: Riesco Collection, Harmer, 12 Oct. 1962, lot 354.
Lot #3089 - europe Great Britain
1870 (May): Colour Trials for the Bantam ½ d. value, with Perkins Bacon using two imperforate blocks of six (2 x 3) of the New South Wales Diadem issue, all twelve examples with waxed lower left corners to prevent re-use, the first block printed in rose-lake (marked above in pencil, B II), the second in orange-vermilion (B III), each adhered to paper. Perkns Bacon were requested to produce the ½ d. adhesive in a shade of green, however making...
Lot #3090 - europe Great Britain
1870 (Oct): Bantam ½ d. deep rose-red, plate 9, lettered BJ-BL / DJ-DL, an unused block of nine in a vibrant bright shade, fresh and very fine, minor corner bend on one stamp not affecting the appearance, superb large part og. with most stamps unmounted og. A fantastic block of great rarity and the largest mint block from plate 9 in private hands Gi = £ 54'000.rnProvenance: R. Lowe, 30 May 1940, (as an irregular block of 13); H.F. 'Johnny'...
Lot #3091 - europe Great Britain
1870 (Oct): Bantam ½ d. deep rose-red, plate 19, lettered IA-IB / JA-JB, an unused block of four, fresh and fine, corner gum bend on superb large part og. with lower pair unmounted og. A scarce plate Gi = £ 1'200.
Lot #3092 - europe Great Britain
1870 (Oct): Bantam ½ d. rose, single usages on covers (3), with Plates 6 and 8 each on 1871 covers used in Glasgow and tied by circular datestamps, and 1874 cover to London bearing ½ d. pl. 6 tied by Norwich duplex with framed CONTRARY TO REGULATIONS / S.W. in black and circular 'More To Pay' and '1d.' charge mark.
Lot #3093 - europe Great Britain
1870 (Oct): Bantam ½ d. rose-red, plate 1, lettered TU-TV, an unused horizontal pair on watermarked paper, variety "Imperforate", good to large margins all round, fresh and very fine in a soft rosy shade, large part og. Rare and most attractive. Cert BPA (1977) Gi G4h = £ 9'000.rnProvenance: Collection Arthur Hind, Harmers, 31 March 1934, lot 44.
Lot #3094 - europe Great Britain
1870 (Oct 1): 1½ d. rose-red, plate 3, lettered LH, an unused example overprinted SPECIMEN (Type 10) in black, fresh and fine, large part og. Rare, stated by Marcus Samuel to be the sole recorded example, this is confirmed by the Karl Louis Card Index Gi G6u = £ 300+.rnrnProvenance: Collection Marcus Samuel, Spink, London, 3 Dec 2003, lot 1041.
Lot #3095 - europe Great Britain
1870 (Oct 1): 1½ d. rose-red, plate 3, lettered TA-TB, an unused horizontal pair, corner marginal from lower left of sheet, with Plate Number 3 and italic imprint 'PRICE 1½ Per Label. 1/6 Per Row of', fresh colour and fine, large part og. A most attractive pair Gi = £ 1'000.
Lot #3096 - europe Great Britain
1870 (Oct 1): 1½ d. rose-red, pl. 3, lettered LK-LL / MK-ML, an unused block of four, marginal from right of sheet with imprint '(HAN)D SIDE of the Letter. In Wetting the', fresh colour and very fine, large part og. A magnificent and rare multiple. Cert. RPSL (2003) Gi = £ 3'500.rnProvenance. RL, London, 4 June 1992, lot 4115.rn Spink, London, 11 May 2006, lot 445.
Lot #3097 - europe Great Britain
1870 (Oct 1): 1½ d. rose-red, plate 3, lettered DH-DJ / HH-HJ, an unused block of fifteen (3 x 5), of good colour, fresh and fine, typical gum cracking, large part or unmounted og. A scarce multiple - multiples from Plate 1 being significantly scarcer than those froom Plate 3 Gi = £ 7'500+.rnProvenance: RL, London, 12 April 1988, lot 727.
Lot #3098 - europe Great Britain
1870 (Oct 1): 1½ d. lake-red, plate 1, lettered TK-TL, an imperforate horizontal pair from the lower right corner of the sheet, printed on Dr. Perkins experimental blued paper, with full Plate Number '1' and part imprint '(care)ful not to remove the Cement'. Large margins all round, fresh and very fine, large part og. Superb and of great rarity, especially so in a multiple: the sole recorded corner Plate Number piece in private hands, the...
Lot #3099 - europe Great Britain
1860: Prepared for use but not issued: 1½ d. rosy mauve on blued paper, lettered IF, an unused example of good delicate colour, overprinted SPECIMEN (Type 2) in black. Fresh and fine, large part og. Rare Gi G5s = £ 2'200.
Lot #3100 - europe Great Britain
1860: Prepared for use but not issued: 1½ d. rosy mauve on blued paper, lettered GI on Proof Impression of the 1½ d. Postal Stationery value, (date slugs 2.4.60) each overprinted SPECIMEN (Type 2) in black on card paper (129 x 75 mm.). One of very few known examples, a similar defective example is shown in 'Specimen Stamps & Postal Stationery' by Marcus Samuel and Alan Huggins on page 218. Rare and superb Gi G5s var = £ 2'200+.
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