B.O.A.C. Crash of Short S25 Sunderland Flying Boat 'G-AGES' from Nigeria - Lisbon - (Foynes) 1943 (July 28): 'DAMAGED BY / FIRE IN TRANSIT' purple cachet applied on P.o.W. postcard from Gunner Edwin Hawkins written on Christmas Eve 1942 from Japanese P.o.W. 'Tandjongpriok' near Batavia to England together with second card written by Able Seaman Jack Barrick from the same camp, bearing British censor mark in red on front without crash cachet...
Auction 309-320 - Europe & Overseas Egypt, including the Constantin Kelemenis - Day 4
By: Corinphila Auction AG
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Nov 28, 2023 Europe/Zurich
Corinphila Auction AG Auction 309-320 - Europe & Overseas Egypt, including the Constantin Kelemenis - Day 4
Tuesday Nov 28, 2023 09:00 Europe/Zurich
CORINPHILA AUKTIONEN AG · Wiesenstrasse 8 · 8032 Zürich · Schweiz / Suisse / Switzerland
VERSTEIGERUNGSFOLGE / AUCTION SCHEDULE
Freitag 24. November 2023 / Friday 24 November 2023
9:00 h 30001 – 30330 320: Australian States & Commonwealth of Australia – The ‘DUBOIS’ Collection (part III)
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania
12:30 h 4001 4681 310: British Africa, St. Helena, Ascension, Seychelles, Bushire – The ‘BESANÇON’ Collection
St. Helena, Ascencion, Seychelles, British East Africa, Nyasaland
Samstag 25. November 2023 / Saturday 25 November 2023
9:00 h 30331 – 30713 320: Australian States & Commonwealth of Australia – The ‘DUBOIS’ Collection (part III)
Victoria, Westaustralia, Commonwealth of Australia
13:00 h 4682 – 5101 310: British Africa, St. Helena, Ascension, Seychelles, Bushire – The ‘BESANÇON’ Collection
British Somaliland, Tanganyika, Zanzibar, Bushire
Montag 27. November 2023 / Monday 27 November 2023
9:00 h 1 – 463 309: Europe & Overseas Australia, Australian States Unused – The Peter Campbell Collection (part II)
14:00 h 464 – 1101 309: Europe & Overseas Americas (North, Central & South America)
- incl. South & Central America – The Brian Moorhouse Estate
Dienstag 28. November 2023 / Tuesday 28 November 2023
9:00 h 1102 – 1269 309: Europe & Overseas British Commonwealth, including Crash and Interrupted Mail
11:00 h 5201 5923 311: Egypt, including the Constantin Kelemenis & Ronny van Pellecom Collections
18:00 h 6001 6241 312: Haiti – “Liberty Head” Issue 1881–1887 – The Brian Moorhouse Collection
Mittwoch 29. November 2023 / Wednesday 29 November 2023
9:00 h 10001 10241 319: Great Britain 1840–1841 – The World‘s First Postage Stamps – The Simon Beresford-Wylie Collection (part I)
11:30 h 6501 6696 313: British Stamp Perforation – The Ray Simpson Collection
13:30 h 1270 – 1497 309: Europe & Overseas Great Britain, incl. some Surface Printed „Abnormal Plates“
- Rocket and Space Mail, incl. The Beatrice Bachmann Estate
15:30 h 1498 – 2137 309: Europe & Overseas Europe A –E, Greenland 1721–1938 – The ‘POLAR LIGHT’ Collection (part II)
- Togo Postal History – The John Mayne Collection
Donnerstag 30. November 2023 / Thursday 30 November 2023
9:00 h 2138 – 3365 309: Europe & Overseas Europe F – Z, Finland Revenue Issue 1881 and 1891 – The Jussi Tuori Collection
- Hungarian Post Offices in Romania – The Dr. Geza Homonnay Collection (part I)
- Spain 1850 – 6 cuartos black – Specialised Collection (part I)
Freitag 1. Dezember 2023 / Friday 1 December 2023
9:00 h 3366 – 3477 309: Europe & Overseas Asia / Africa
10:00 h 3478 – 3563 309: Europe & Overseas Collections & Accumulations, Literature
11:00 h 7000 7086 314: Europe‘s “Number 1” on cover – The ‘PENELOPE’ Collection
12:00 h 7501 7686 315: Incoming Mail to Spain 1850–1880 – The Luis Alemany Indarte Collection
14:00 h 9001 9179 317: Rotes Kreuz – Die Sammlung Richard Schäfer Jr.
15:30 h 9201 – 9567 318: Schweiz &
Liechtenstein
Schweiz ab 1907, Soldatenmarken, Flugpost Schweiz
Fürstentum Liechtenstein, Sammlungen und Posten Schweiz
Samstag 2. Dezember 2023 / Saturday 2 December 2023
10:00 h 8001 8053 316: Schweiz Bundespost – Seltene Frankaturen 1849–1854 – Die Sammlung Richard Schäfer Sr. (Teil I)
11:00 h 8101 – 8466 318: Altschweiz Vorphilatelie, Kantonalmarken, Ortspost, Poste Locale, Rayonmarken
15:30 h 8467 – 8613 318: Altschweiz Sitzende Helvetia (Strubel) bis UPU
- Ziffermuster 1882-1899 – Die Sammlung Dr. James Johnstone (Teil II)
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Lot #1253 - europe British Fieldpost Military Mail 2.WK
B.O.A.C. Crash of Short S25 Sunderland Flying Boat 'G-AGES' from Nigeria - Lisbon - (Foynes) 1943 (July 28): 'DAMAGED BY / FIRE IN TRANSIT' purple cachet applied on P.o.W. postcard written by Pte. Arthur Robinson in Japanese P.o.W. Camp in Taiwan to his wife in Burnley, Lancs. England, with "Service Des Prisonniers De Guerre" cachet in violet and British censor mark in red on front and Japanese censor mark on back. Card as usual with some...
Lot #1254 - brit. colonies sierra leone
B.O.A.C. Crash of Short Sunderland Flying Boat 'G-AGES' from Nigeria - Lisbon - (Foynes) 1943 (July 28): Fine group of four envelopes, all bearing 'DAMAGED BY / FIRE IN TRANSIT' purple cachet on reverse, incl. envelop franked with three 5 d. adhesives from Freetown, Sierra Leone and forwarded with London ambulance envelope to Glasgow, Scotland together with two similar usages to London and Blackpool as well as envelope franked with George VI...
Lot #1255 - Overseas brasil
Wreck Mail 1948: Airmail cover from Rio de Janeiro (Jan 16) franked at 2'800 r., carried from Miami on Eastern Airlines Lockheed Constellation NC 111A piloted by M.E. Thayer, which crashed on landing at Logan Airport, Boston due to icy conditions and ploughed into a snow bank and caught fire which demolished the aeroplane. Part of USA Presidents 3 c. violet adhering to the obverse and cover singed by fire at edges, with printed USPO...
Lot #1256 - europe ireland
Pan American Crash of Lockheed L049 Constellation N88858 "Empress of the Skies" Karachi - London 1948 Apr. 15): Group of six fragments or large part of envelopes, incl. one from Damascus, Syria with accompanying ambulance envelope and five from Turkey of which one bearing rare four line handstamp: 'DELAY DUE TO AIRMAIL / INTERRUPTION NEAR -SHANNON EIRE / APR. 15 1948" in violet (to date only known) and one with official Irisch ambulance...
Lot #1257 - europe Italy
Linee Aeree Italiane L.A.I. Crash of DC 6 I-LUCK 1951 (Dec. 23): Group of seven envelopes bearing four line special cachet 'Contiene corrispondenza danneggiata / ricuperata nell'incidente / all'aereo New York - Milano / del 23 dicembre 1951" in violet applied either on crash-covers or official 'Amministrazione delle PTT d'Italia' envelopes, including one envelope to Germany with official German Postsache envelope of "Winnenden (Württ.) 26.1....
Lot #1258 - europe ireland
Aer Lingus DC-3 EI-AFL 'St. Kevin' London - Dublin flight crashed at Dolwyddelan / Nant-Gwynant in Wales 1952 (Jan. 10): Selection of four envelopes from Sweden, all bearing typewritten label "This item was recovered from the wreck of the Aer Lingus plane St. Kevin" cancelled by Dublin postmark (Jan 14 or 15) together with many documents, photographs and official Accident Report of Court Investigation as well as newspapers reporting from the...
Lot #1259 - Overseas Uruguay
Air France Devoitine 333 'Ville de Toulouse' - Cinq Croix (Pyrénées) 1938 (March 23): Registered Airmail cover with missing stamps from Montevideo addressed to Luder & Co. (Corinphila) in Zurich, bearing French sealing tape and fine 'CORRESPONDANCE AVION / retardée / par suite de l'accident aereo/survenue le 23 MARS 1938" cachet in violet, together with a second cover with meter mark franking to London as well as franked envelope from Rio...
Lot #1260 - Overseas Chile
KLM Douglas DC 6 'Konigin Juliane' - Frankfurt (1952 March 22): Envelope (burnt at left) from Santiago de Chile (Jan. 15) via Rome to Hitzacker, Germany (Britische Zone), franked with 7.50p., with German typewritten note, dated Frankfurt (Main) 2, 29. März 1952: "Beim Fluzeugunglück der KLM am 22.3. wurden die beigefügten Briefsendungen beschädigt, wodurch auch ihre Ankunft verzögert wurde..." Seltene Zuleitung ab Chile. Ex the Brian...
Lot #1261 - europe Netherlands
KLM L1049C Super Constellation PH-LKY 'TRITON' Crash at Shannon Airport 1954 (Sept. 5): Group of eight crash-covers bearing single line special cachet 'SALVAGED FROM K.L.M. CRASH AT SHANNON' in violet, incl. three envelopes with advertising meter marks, rare destinations as Lima/Peru or to Guatemala City, further quite rare acceptances from Germany (3) and Pakistan (3) as well as five Ambulance envelopes from Dublin addressed o USA. A fine...
Lot #1262 - europe Netherlands
KLM L1049C Super Constellation PH-LKY 'TRITON' Crash at Shannon Airport 1954 (Sept. 5): Album with 36 envelopes bearing single line 'SALVAGED FROM K.L.M. CRASH AT SHANNON' special cachets in black or violet, incl. 28 Dutch envelopes of which seven registered, further acceptances from Indonesia (6) and Cuba (2), in addition three line handstamp SALVAGED FROM / K.L.M. CRASH / AT SHANNON in black on returned large sized envelope bearing Dutch...
Lot #1263 - europe Italy
Linee Aeree Italiane L.A.I Rome - New York, Douglas DC 6B I-Line, Crash at Jamaica Bay, New York 1954 (Dec. 18): Selection of six crash covers bearing 'DAMAGE DUE TO AIRMAIL INTERRUPTION / NEAR N.Y. INT'L AIRPORT DEC. 18 1954' in black and violet as well as 'DAMAGED BY PLANE CRASH / AT NEW YORK 12-18-54' in black and small letter type in violet. Rare Nierinck 541218.
Lot #1264 - Overseas Mexico
'P 26 Compagnia de Mexico' 1956 (Feb.13): Sealed 'Textiles Iruna S.A'. airmail envelope with content from Cuatitlan, Mexico to Vercelli, Italy, bearing four line special cachet "Corrispondencia recuperada del vuelo / P26 Compagnia de Mexico / perdito in vuelo en la serra el........./ Ciudad de Mexico........." in violet dated 13 Feb. 1956 and 10 Mar. 1956 on front and back with "CIVIASCO VERCELLI 14.5.56" arrival mark on reverse. Not listed...
Lot #1265 - europe Italy
ALITALIA DC-7 I-DUVO Crash at Shannon Airport 1960 (Feb. 26): Selection of seven crash covers from Italy to USA, of which two forwarded to Canada,all with 'SALVAGED FROM / PLANE CRASH AT / SHANNON AIRPORT' special cachet in black, including orignial black/white photograph of crashed plane Nierinck 600226 = CHF 1'820.
Lot #1266 - Overseas Colombia
Compagnie Aeropesca HK-683 Bogota 1969 (Feb. 13): Envelope with advertising meter franking 'CORPS FRAISE du Crocq' from "Huizen, Holland 06.II.69" to Cali, Colombia bearing on reverse fine four line explanatory cachet. Plane crashed after take off from Bogota en route to Cali, fine and scarce. Ex the Brian Moorhouse estate Nierinck 690213.
Lot #1267 - Overseas brasil
Brazil Disaster Mail 1934/52: Group of eight covers of diff. air crashes, incl. 1934 incoming envelope from Weida, Germany of Tapajoz crash at Guanabara Bay near Rio de Janeiro, 1935 cover of PanAm crash at Port of Spain, Trinidad (N:351220), 1939 covers (2) of PanAm southbound flight to Buenos Aires crashed at Guanbara Bay (13.Aug.), 1940 disaster covers (2) of Panair flight to Rio, 1943 cover from Brasil to France of 'Yankee Clipper" crash...
Lot #1268 - brit. colonies Mauritius
Maritius Crash covers 1939/46: Group of three crash covers including 1939 (May 1) "Challenger" envelope franked with Tanganyika 20c and addressed to Mauritius, bearing bi-lingual boxed cachet "FLYING BOAT CORRESPONDENCE DAMAGED BY SEAWATER" in violet. The flying boat from Great Britain to South Africa crashed 1.5.39 whilst landing at Mozambique, further p.p.c from Mauritius to Paris bearing straight line hs ACCIDENT DE SERVICE as well as 1946...
Lot #1269 - worldwide collections/lots worldwide
Various Disaster Mail 1908/62: Group of seven covers starting with 1908 cover from Philadelphia to Santiago de Chile recovered from wreck of steamer Finance (Nov. 28), Mexico crash cover of 1931 inaugaral flight to Cuba (N:310119), Uruguay 1935 arimail cover from Monteviedo to Paris crashed at Aracajou, Brasil (N:351103), 1943 cover from Chile to Sweden of Yankee Clipper crash in Lisbon to Sweden (N:430222d), further 1951 cover from New York...
Lot #5201 - brit. colonies egypt kingdom
Roman Empire Post. Circa 255 AD: Partial beginnings of a letter, written on papyrus in Greek, from Lucius Mussius Aemilianus, Prefect of Egypt, to Arsinoé (now Fayoum). Translation (courtesy of Dr. F.A.J. Hoogendijk, University of Leiden) "Mussius Aedmilianus, deputy prefect to Deios, prytanis (Chairman of the city council of Arsinoé)...either you have to come yourself or send another in your stead...the case concerning the appointment...for...
Lot #5202 - brit. colonies egypt kingdom
Venetian Mail 1395 (June 14): Extremely early entire letter from Alexandria to the Delfin family in Venice; written by the jewish merchant Sabatino Russo who worked closely with Biago Delfin in Alexandria, written in Apulian Italian dialect; with manuscript five pointed star Guild marking on the front panel. A rare and very early entire.
Lot #5203 - brit. colonies egypt kingdom
Venetian Mail 1419 (Dec 18): Disinfcted entire letter from Pasqualina Delfin in Venice to her husband Biago Delfin in Alexandria, Egypt with docketing of receipt inside (20 March 1420) in manuscript. Sent by two different ships, the last being the "Caverzere". The letter concerns Pasqualina's breast illness which has been overcome by a change of doctor and different medicaments and the problems caused by their tenants in Venice. A rare and...
Lot #5204 - brit. colonies egypt kingdom
Venetian Mail 1420 (Feb 23): Entire letter from Donato Arimondo in Venice to Biago Delfin in Alexandria, Egypt with docketing of receipt inside (10 March 1420) in manuscript. The letter concerns the imminent arrival of Donato Arimondo's son in Alexandria and asks the Consul to keep him up to date. A rare and early entire.
Lot #5205 - brit. colonies egypt kingdom
Venetian Mail 1420 (July 6): Entire letter from Nicolo Delfin in Venice to Biago Delfin in Alexandria, Egypt with docketing of receipt inside (20 March 1420) in manuscript and part string seal still attached to reverse. The letter never reached the recipient for Biago Delfin died, on a journey to Cairo, in April 1420. The contents discuss the continuing 100 year war and it's effect on trade, trouble with tenants and the granting of political...
Lot #5206 - brit. colonies egypt kingdom
Florentine Mail 1508: Entire letter from Alexandria to Domino Rafaello de Medici in Bugie, Algeria endorsed 'p. Nave' at lower left. Fine quality for an entire of this period and unusual to this destination. Rare.rnrnProvenance: Corinphila sale 205, June 2018, lot 870.
Lot #5207 - brit. colonies egypt kingdom
1689/1704: Entire letters (4), all from Alexandria with 1689 entires to Livorno with "par le Vessau Capp. N. Martichou", 1689 entire from Alexandria to Livorno with some toasting as disinfection - the same letter sent by a different ship for safety - endorsed "Par le Vessau Capp. N. Audibert QDC" - rare to find both "duplicate" letters; 1691 entire to Marseille endorsed "Par Le Vais Cap. Boyé" and 1704 entire to Livorno endorsed "Con Barca de...
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