1894/1920: Group of 15 covers, cards and stationery items from British P.O. in Constantinople or Smyrna, incl. uprated 40 para QV stationery envelopes, frankings with British adhesives as well as some registered usages, all commercially used.
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Auction Series 257-264 in Zurich Day 1
By: Corinphila Auction AG
Corinphila Auction AG Auction Series 257-264 in Zurich Day 1
High-class philatelic material at Corinphila Auctions in Zurich
Rarities from all areas of philately are on offer, including the ‘Greifensee cover’, probably the most important cover of classic Swiss philately.
From 25 to 30 January 2021 Corinphila Auctions will offer for sale a very unusual range of material. The high-quality material being offered will be presented in no less than eight luxury auction catalogues.
The auction begins with high-quality offers from South American countries. The Brian Moorhouse Estate (Part 3) is notable for its wide variety of South American collecting areas from A (as in Argentina) to V (as in Venezuela). Especially impressive are the many proofs of various issues from classic to middle-period. Particularly well represented are Argentina, Brazil (including Lot 3137, the famous pair of the 600 Reis “Goat’s Eye” issue of 1844, in an unused pair from the Maurice Burrus collection, starting price CHF 5,000), Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala classics with the rarest covers and proofs, Honduras, Mexico and Uruguay.
The first part of the most important specialised collection of the first issue of Ecuador of 1865 in existence will be offered for sale under the name ‘Guayaquil’. Almost all the important items of this collecting area are in the collection. Particularly outstanding is the more attractive of only two known registered covers with the first issue (Lot 4071; starting price CHF 20,000).
A fine range of the classic issues of Peru will come up for sale in the main catalogue of the Corinphila auction series. Among these are also many stamps from the issues produced in continuous rolls on the ‘Lecoq’ printing press. Particularly appealing is an unused strip of five of the 5 centavos of 1870 showing the ‘new’ railway from Lima to Callao. The ‘Trencito’ , ‘the little train, as collectors later called the stamp, was intended for letters carried on this new railway line. To make endless rolls of the stamp, the ends of the lengths of paper were simply glued together! This is clearly visible here on the fourth stamp in the strip (Lot 156, starting price CHF 750).
Europe is represented with a wide range of material from the Pietro Provera collection. The emphasis is on Italy and France. The outstandingly good quality of the classic stamps and covers, for which this collector was well-known, is particularly impressive. For many years, "Provera quality" was a term used for top-quality philatelic material in many countries. For example, there is a cover with France’s first issue of 1849, a very rare tête-bêche pair of the 20 centimes on cover (Lot 5141, starting price CHF 5,000). Or a four-colour franking of Sicily with the extremely rare top value of 50 grana on cover (Lot 5675, starting price CHF 20,000).
Another very unusual specialised collection comes up for auction with the Gregory Frantz "Stamp Issuing Steamship Companies" collection. It includes all the private steamship lines that issued privately produced stamps for mail carried on their ships. The many small shipping lines on the thousands of lakes and the coast of Finland offer great variety, often in combination with state stamps. An example is the ‘Skärgards Trafik Aktiebolag’ (STAB) cover with the private bicoloured 25 penni ship’s stamp for delivery within Finland by the private shipping line, in combination with the Finnish state-issue 5 penni and 20 penni for onward transmission to Frankfurt (Lot 6069, starting price CHF 1,000).
Switzerland is also represented again with an outstanding range of material. This includes a postal history collection "Franco-Prussian War - Impact on Swiss Postal History 1866-1871". The presentation in the auction catalogue combined with historical background information is unique and is likely to set new standards for philatelic auctions. One could almost speak of a milestone of philately, on its way to being recognised as an additional historical science. A ‘must’ for every philatelist interested in history!
However, the second part of the ERIVAN collection is undoubtedly outstanding in its Swiss material. The collection of the former Tengelmann entrepreneur Erivan Haub contains the greatest rarities of Swiss philately. Now the famous registered cover from the "Notariat Greifensee" comes up for sale. Franked with Switzerland’s first two stamps, the Zurich 4 and Zurich 6, it is for many the "non plus ultra" of Swiss rarities in private hands. The provenance of the item goes back to 1900 when, in the collection of the then President of the Banque de France, Paul Mirabaud, the cover caused a sensation at the Paris Exposition. It later found its way into the collections of Diem-Saxer of St. Gallen (1934), the Swiss shoe magnate Iwan Bally (1964), and then the ‘HELVETICUS’ collection (1991) before finding a new home in the collection of Erivan Haub for almost 30 years. The starting price of the Greifensee cover being offered as Lot 7003 is CHF 300,000.
All the material being offered can be viewed at www.corinphila.ch.
Further information and catalogue orders at: Corinphila Auktionen AG, Wiesenstrasse 8, 8032 Zurich, Switzerland, Telephone + 41 (0)44 389 9191, Fax + 41 (0)44 389 9195, Email: [email protected]
Illustrations
Brazil 1844, “Goat’s Eye” 600 reis in an unused pair with the best provenance: Maurice Burrus collection (1964)
Ecuador 1865, a pair of the 1 real green on a registered cover. Only two registered covers of the first issue are known. Top cover from the Ackermann (1937), Homan (c. 1960) and E.M. de Bustamante (1996) collections.
Peru 1870, 5 centavos ‘Trencito’ in a strip of five with the fourth stamp showing the paper join.
France 1849, 20 centimes, a rare tête-bêche pair on cover.
Sicily 1859, four-colour franking with 50 grana top value to Genoa.
Finland 1880, private ship’s stamp in combination with stamps of the state Post Office on cover to Frankfurt.
Zurich 1843, registered cover from the Greifensee notary’s office with the first two stamps of Switzerland.
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Lot #1539 - brit. colonies Brit. Post Turkey
Lot #1540 - brit. colonies Virgin Islands
1867/70: 1 s. black and rose-carmine, two Essays (2) printed in orange-red on wove paper, cut to shape on gummed paper, first example with complete background without central Virgin, second without gum and unadopted Virgin figure standing on a rainbow flanked by twelve lamps and tall lilies on each side.
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Lot #1541 - brit. colonies Newfoundland
1896: Atlantic Cod 2 c green perf. 12 in a block of 20 (4x5) in unused condition, some perforation irregularities and seperation, an atract unit Gi = £ 2'400.
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Lot #1542 - brit. colonies Newfoundland
1927 (May 20): Airmail envelope from St. John's New Foundland to Naples bearing 60 c. black, well centered and overprinted "AIR MAIL DE PINEDO 1927" in red, tied by meter obliterator of St. John's, Trepassey (May 21) departure cds alongside, reverse with "ROMA CENTRO 22.VI.1927 LE PIU BELLE TERME DEL MONDO SALSOMAGGIORE PERIODO DI CURA MARZO-NOVEMBRE" advertising slogan datestamp and '59' Napoli distribution handstamp. Tear in the cover at...
Lot #1543 - brit. colonies Newfoundland
1865/1941: Fine selection of 17 issues, primarily as die or plate proofs, primarily in multiples, incl. 1865 2 c. green Cod as single ABN trade sample proof and as single colour trial proof in violet, two single examples, 10 c. Prince Consort black and 24 c. QV blue, both in blocks of four on thin paper, 12 c. QV red-brown and 13 c. Schooner as a colour trial in violet, both in blocks of four on cardboard, the 13 c. stamp also as single...
Lot #1544 - brit. colonies Newfoundland
1865/1949: Atlantic cod 2 c. bluish green rouletted single stamp and a block of four as well as two prrof bloks of four by the American Bank note Company resp. by Waterlow and Sons, in addition five FDC's and commericial envelopes.
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Lot #1545 - brit. colonies Newfoundland
1921/42: Lot nine airmail covers, incl. 35c "AIR MAIL N.S. Halifax 1921"with period after 1921 (Scott C3b), tied by "St. Johns Nfld/Nov 24,1921" and backstamped "Halifax, N.S./Feb 4 1922", further first flight cover 'AIR POST St. Anthony' tied by "St. Johns Nfld/Feb 26,1921" as well as seven later First Flight-usages (1939/42).rn
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Lot #1546 - brit. colonies Canada
1851/1971: Collection with several hundred mainly used stamps, incl. some better items with several values up to $ 5. taken from the Jubilee set 1897, semi modern $-values, coil stamps, Newfoundland with better early issues and Balbo flight Chicago-Rome 1933, sparsely filled album pages with Nova Scotia and New Brunswick as well as duplicates, good to mixed condition and housed in one album, on album pages and on stockcards.
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Lot #1547 - brit. colonies Canada
1950/2000: Miscellanieous lot including fine mint Canada collection (1950/2000) with sheets and booklets, a special mounted up topic collection 'Lighthouses of the World', further collection United Nations offices in New York, Geneva and Vienna as well as many modern worldwide isssues with miniature sheets up to PRC Ephemera as entrance or railway tickets.
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Lot #1548 - brit. colonies Canada
1968/1996: Accumulation of mainly unmounted mint modern issues with a face value of over CAD 800,-.
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Lot #1549 - brit. colonies Ceylon
1855/1940: Small collection 290 stamps used/unused with few imperfs. of 1855, various cancellations, plenty of surcharged items showing new face value, some full sets KE VII up to R 10 and KGV up to R 20, also some duplicates, good to mixed condition but the unused semi-modern part of very fresh appearance, properly mounted on album pages.
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Lot #1550 - brit. colonies Cyprus
Venetian Shipmail 1698 (Feb. 10): Entire letter from Larnaca to Livorno showing 'p.Cap/no Marin' / C.D.S' (che Dio salve). Despite some water stains and a slightly dusty filing horizontal archive fold, a very scarce and early captain's letter.
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Lot #1551 - brit. colonies Cyprus
1880/1989: Collection several hundred stamps used/unused or mainly in mint condition, few better values from the beginning and nearly compl. from 1979 onwards with Greek and Turkish emissions inkl. souvenir sheets, good condition and housed in two KABE albums, in addition four albums containing modern FDC's, the whole arranged in a box.
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Lot #1552 - brit. colonies Cyprus
1880/1938: Small collection 165 stamps used/unused, incl. two blocks of four with 1d red Plate 216, few complete sets. various cancellations as well as two £1 values KG V and KG VI, the unused stamps in deep fresh colour, nicely mounted on album pages.
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Lot #1553 - brit. colonies egypt kingdom
1866 (Jan 1): 2 pi. orange-yellow, a diagonally bisected example used to pay the 1 pi. single rate on 1867 cover to Suez, tied by three strikes of the "Poste Vice-Reali Egiziane / Cairo" cds in blue (July 24). Reverse with Suez arrival cds of the same day in black. File fold well away from the adhesive, an exceptional bisected usage and most attractive. Signed Todd AIEP. Cert. RPSL (2001) Gi = £ 2'750.rnrnProvenance: Collection of Her Majesty...
Lot #1554 - brit. colonies egypt kingdom
1866 (Jan 1): 5 pi. rose, perf. 12½ x 15, wmk. upright, Error of Inscription 10 pi. at base, a fine used example cancelled in Cairo (2 July 1866) in black. A fine example of an exceptionally scarce stamp. Signed Todd AIEP Gi = £ 900.
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Lot #1555 - brit. colonies egypt kingdom
1866 (Jan 1): 5 pi. rose and 10 pi. slate, unused and used examples, with 5 pi, rose unused of good colour with wmk. inverted, with large part og., 10 pi. slate, wmk. upright, fresh and fine unused without gum; 5 pi. rose used with wmk. upright cancelled at Mansura (scarce on this value) and 10 pi. slate, wmk. upright cancelled by retta in black Gi = £ 1'190.
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Lot #1556 - brit. colonies egypt kingdom
1867: 1 pi. red, a horizontal pair used on 1871 double rate cover from Constantinople to Smyrna, tied by "V.R. Poste Egiziane / Costantinopoli" cds (Aug 30) with information strike at left, reverse with "V.R. Poste Egiziane / Smirne" arrival cds (Sept 1) in black. Side flaps missing but an attractive and scarce usage.
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Lot #1557 - brit. colonies egypt kingdom
1872/75: Penasson Typographed printing in unused blocks of four with 5 pa. brown marginal from left of sheet, 10 pa. mauve and 20 pa. deep blue both with full sheet margins, all perf. 12½ x 13½, fresh colours, all fine, large part og. A delightful trio. Signed Todd AIEP Gi = £ 330+.
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Lot #1558 - brit. colonies egypt kingdom
1872: Penasson 10 pa. mauve (2) used in combination with 1874/75 Bûlâq 1 pi. red on 1877 cover from Constantinople to Cairo tied by "V.R. Poste Egiziane / Costantinopoli" datestamps (Jan 3). Reverse with Alexandria transit and Cairo arrival cds. Flap missing but a most attractive and scarce mixed issue usage.
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Lot #1559 - brit. colonies egypt kingdom
1872/75: Penasson Typographed 20 pa. deep blue, perf. 13½ all round, a hoizontal pair of good colour used on 1870 single rate cover to Cairo tied by "V.R. Poste Egiziane / Suez" datestamps (Nov 12) with inormation strike at right. Reverse with partial Cairo arrival cds. Slight opening tear at top but an attractive usage.
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Lot #1560 - brit. colonies egypt kingdom
1874/75: Bûlâq printing, the unused selection in multiples with 5 pa. brown, perf. 13½ x 12½, a superb foliate marginal block of four showing two vertical tête-bêche pairs, 20 pa. grey-blue, perf. 13½ x 12½, in a block of four and 5 pi. green, perf. 12½, in a foliate marginal block of four; all fresh and fine, large part og. An attractive group in superb quality. Signed Todd AIEP Gi = £ 460+.
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Lot #1561 - brit. colonies egypt kingdom
1874/75: Bûlâq printing, 10 pa. grey, perf. 12½, a block of four showing a double line of vertical perforations and two vertical tête-bêche pairs, of fresh colour for this stamp, superb large part og. Scarce. Signed Todd AIEP Gi = £ 300+.
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Lot #1562 - brit. colonies egypt kingdom
1874/75: Bûlâq covers (3) all at post-UPU rates of 1½ piastres, with 1876 cover to Constantinople franked by pair of 10 pa. grey and 1 pi. red tied by "Poste Egiziane / Cairo" cds's (May 9) unusually mailed via the Austrian P.O. in Alexandria and carried on a Lloyd vessel to destination; strip of three 20 pa. grey-blue used on 1877 entire letter from Cairo to France by British Packet and an 1878 cover with 20 pa. and 1 pi. to Westchester, USA...
Lot #1563 - brit. colonies egypt kingdom
1874/75: Bûlâq 20 pa. grey-blue and 1 pi. red used on 1876 cover to Bombay, India neatly tied by "Poste Egiziane / Cairo" cds (Oct 19) with information strike at left. British P.O. SUEZ transit cds (Oct 20) and large cicular PD in black and reverse with fine "Sea / Post Office / D" cds of the same day and carried to Bombay on the 'Surat'. An attractive cover to an unusual destination.
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