1864/66: Rivadavia 5 c. green and 15 c. blue (2), wmk. 'RA', perf. 11½, used on registered cover front and one back flap to Rosario, paying the triple weight (15 c.) + registration (25 c.) fee, tied by oval framed "CORREOS NACIONALES / FRANCA / DE SAN JUAN" oval handstamp, one 15 c. also tied by one of four surrounding strikes of the framed CERTIFICADO handstamp in black. Reverse with docketing of receipt in manuscript. A fine and scarce...
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 #3016 - Overseas Argentina
1867: Rivadavia 5 c. carmine, no wmk., imperforate, two fine used examples, each with large margins all round, one cancelled at Cordoba from a fine impression, the other with tiny unapparent scissor cut in top margin, cancelled at Concordia and a slightly more blurred impression.
Catalogue 258: SOUTH & CENTRAL AMERICA -MOORHOUSE
Lot #3017 - Overseas Argentina
1867: Rivadavia 5 c. rose-carmine, imperforate on unwatermarked paper, a fine example with good to large margins all round, used on 1867 cover from Santa Fé to Rosario tied by oval of dots obliterator in black. Circular "Correos De Santa Fé" datestamp in black alongside (Sept 5). File fold well away from the adhesive but a most attractive cover. Signed Calves.
Catalogue 258: SOUTH & CENTRAL AMERICA -MOORHOUSE
Lot #3018 - Overseas Argentina
1867: Rivadavia 5 c. rose-carmine, imperforate on unwatermarked paper, a fine large margined example used on July 23, 1867 cover from Cordoba to Rosario, tied by superb strike of framed CORDOBA handstamp in black. A fine and most attractive cover - and most probably the earliest known usage of this stamp on letter. Cert. Moorhouse (2014).rnProvenance: Corinphila sale 191, 19 Nov 2014, lot 730.
Catalogue 258: SOUTH & CENTRAL AMERICA -...
Lot #3019 - Overseas Argentina
1864/67: Rivadavia 5 c. carmine, perf. 11½, a fine example in a bright shade, used on July 1867 cover to Buenos Aires tied by framed CORREOS DE / SALTA rococo handstamp in black. File fold at right but most attractive.
Catalogue 258: SOUTH & CENTRAL AMERICA -MOORHOUSE
Lot #3020 - Overseas Argentina
1867/68: Rivadavia 5 c. vermilion, cross-hatched, a single example used on 1875 cover to Marseille, carried on French Packet 'Orenoque', well tied by cog wheel segmented cork handstamp in black. Buenos Aires cds adjacent (April 10) and octagonal 'Buenos Ayres / Paq. Fr. J. No. 2' datestamp alongside (Salles fig. 1072). Reverse with Buenos Aires datestamps and Marseille arrival (May 10) where charged '12' décimes due in manuscript. Attractive...
Lot #3021 - Overseas Argentina
Paraguay War 1868: Rivadavia 20 c. vermilion, crossed lines, a used example on 1869 cover from Humaitá to Goya, tied by superb strike of rare barred "H" diamond obliterator in black of Humaitá. Circular CORREOS DE CORRIENTES transit cds (April 26) alongside in black. Much of the Paraguayan town of Humaitá was in the hands of the Argentinian forces by July 1868, finally falling in August 1868. Less than 10 examples recorded nearly all of which...
Lot #3022 - Overseas Argentina
1873: 1 c. purple and 4 c. brown used on 1875 entire letter from Paso de los Libres (Nov 14) to Buenos Aires, mailed via Concordia with oval Forwarding Agent's cachet COLL SARDÁ y CA. / CONCORDIA in green on flap. Adhesives tied by 'Concordia' cds's in black with Buenos Aires arrival on reverse (Nov 19). Typical slight aging but an unusual usage.
Catalogue 258: SOUTH & CENTRAL AMERICA -MOORHOUSE
Lot #3023 - Overseas Argentina
1877: 8 c. lake rouletted, a single example used on 1878 entire letter to Lobos tied by scarce "OFICINA 11 DE SETbre / BS. AS." cds in black (Jan 1, 1879). Superb and scarce.
Catalogue 258: SOUTH & CENTRAL AMERICA -MOORHOUSE
Lot #3024 - Overseas Argentina
1878: 16 c. green rouletted, single example used on 1878 entire letter to Bordeaux, carried on French Packet 'Niger', well tied by "Buenos Aires / Estacion Lima' datestamp (Dec 7) in black. Octagonal 'Buenos Ayres / Paq. Fr. J. No. 1' datestamp alongside (Salles fig. 1072). Reverse with Buenos Aires datestamps and Bordeaux arrival (Jan 5, 1879).
Catalogue 258: SOUTH & CENTRAL AMERICA -MOORHOUSE
Lot #3025 - Overseas Argentina
1877/80: Lopez 2 c. yellow green in a vertical pair used in combination with 1888/90 10 c. brown in horizontal pair on 1890 registered cover to Seville, Spain tied by Buenos Aires cds's in black. Reverse with Barcelona transit (Feb 17) and Sevilla arrival (Feb 19). Opening tears at top but a scarce mixed issue franking.
Catalogue 258: SOUTH & CENTRAL AMERICA -MOORHOUSE
Lot #3026 - Overseas Argentina
Tierra Del Fuego 1904: Postcard from Charcot Antarctic Expedition (Le lancement de "Français" à St. Malo) franked by 1901 3 c. orange tied by "USHUAIA / T. DEL FUEGO" cds (Jan 4) in black. The card, small fault at base, is signed by Jean Baptiste Charcot, the leader of the Expedition and founder of the French Boy Scouts.
Catalogue 258: SOUTH & CENTRAL AMERICA -MOORHOUSE
Lot #3027 - Overseas Argentina
Antarctic 1935 (Dec 31): Postcard with New Year's greeting franked by May 1935 10 c. red tied by bold strike of oval framed MINISTERIO DE HORTICULTURA / OBSERVATORIO / ISLAS ORCADOS / DIRECCION DE METEOROLOGICA in violet.
Catalogue 258: SOUTH & CENTRAL AMERICA -MOORHOUSE
Lot #3028 - Overseas Argentina
1878: Proofs (4) by the National Bank Note Co. for the postal stationery wrapper, printed on thin India paper (approx 40 x 45 mm.) in blue, green, brown and issued colour of red. Scarce H&G E1.
Catalogue 258: SOUTH & CENTRAL AMERICA -MOORHOUSE
Lot #3029 - Overseas Argentina
1886: Juarez Celman 2 c. brown on pale brown postal stationery letter-card, inscribed at lower left "Vice-Presidente / de la / Republica.". Fresh and very fine unused. Rare (H&F DA2 / Jalil CPO-2).
Catalogue 258: SOUTH & CENTRAL AMERICA -MOORHOUSE
Lot #3030 - Overseas Argentina
1890: 2 c. brown postal stationery letter-card, a fine unused example with advertising on front, reverse and inside (a range incl. the Jockey Club), headed at top "Serie A - Emision I", some aging on perfs. but rare (Jalil CAP-12 = $ 500), and 2 c. brown postal stationery letter-card on thinner stock, similar all-over advertising headed "Serie A - Emision II", also similarly fine unused and in this describer's opinion considerably rarer (...
Lot #3031 - Overseas Argentina
1901: Postal stationery group with 1901 New Year 5 c. illustrated postal stationery envelopes (2) fine unused (Jalil SZC-13-11-C), San Martin 2 c. brown postal stationery used envelopes privately printed with Juan Lalor address (Bme. Mitre 311) at left (one is an up-rated usage), San Martin 5 c. red (with dot) postal stationery envelope privately printed with 'Montemayor' return address unused, 1934 'M.R.C.' surcharge in black on fold-out 10...
Lot #3032 - Overseas Argentina
1906: 15 c. deep blue postal stationery envelope with inscription at top "Además del valor del timbre un centavo por el sobre (Ley de Tarifas)" at top of the envelope (H&G 24 type II - unlisted / VR s65A). Fresh and very fine unused. Rare.
Catalogue 258: SOUTH & CENTRAL AMERICA -MOORHOUSE
Lot #3033 - Overseas Argentina
1936: "Servicio Expreso Urbano" Saavedra 70 c. purple on yellow letter-card (Jalil EXU-22) with legend 'Si lo deposita...', a used example with crayon through the first paragraph; together with 1941/44 (sic) "Servicio Expreso Urbano" Saavedra 70 c. purple on yellow letter-card (Jalil EXU-24) with legend 'Pueden escribirse...' used on 31 August 1939, pre-dating the Jalil listing. A scarce duo.
Catalogue 258: SOUTH & CENTRAL AMERICA -...
Lot #3034 - Overseas Argentina
1939: "Servicio Expreso Urbano" Saavedra 70 c. purple on yellow letter-card (Jalil EXU-24) with legend 'Pueden escribirse...', another on grey stock (Jalil EXU-25) unused ; and a used example on yellow stock cancelled on 1 July 1939, pre-dating the Jalil listing. A scarce trio.
Catalogue 258: SOUTH & CENTRAL AMERICA -MOORHOUSE
Lot #3035 - Overseas Argentina
1943: Moreno 5 c. brown postal stationery envelope with inscription '(Ley de Tarifas)' at top and four address lines below (Jalil SOB-99), a used example with variety "Double Print" cancelled by 'Fortuna' cds (Sept 25) and by Buenos Aires machine cancel. File fold on no significance, rare variety unrecorded by Jalil.
Catalogue 258: SOUTH & CENTRAL AMERICA -MOORHOUSE
Lot #3036 - Overseas Argentina
1857: 'Gauchitos' imperforate Essays for proposed issue by Katzenstein & Castelli of Buenos Aires, all in blocks of four with 4 r. yellow, 6 r. yellow green marginal from right of sheet, 8 r. in deep grey violet marginal from base of sheet and 10 r. deep blue; minor bends on large part og. A rare and splendid set Kneitschel 1/4.
Catalogue 258: SOUTH & CENTRAL AMERICA -MOORHOUSE
Lot #3037 - Overseas buenos aires
1859 (Sept 3): Cabecitas 4 r. green on blued paper, clear impression, a fine used example with large margins all round tied to cover from Morón to Buenos Aires tied by circular intaglio "DC" monogram handstamp in green. An outstanding and extremely rare single usage of the 4 reales. A magnificent and famous cover Scott = $ 2'000+.
Catalogue 258: SOUTH & CENTRAL AMERICA -MOORHOUSE
Lot #3038 - Overseas Argentina
Córdoba 1858 (Oct 28): 5 c. blue on horizontally laid paper, a complete unused sheet of thirty subjects (10 x 3) with huge margins all round and in a rich fresh shade, with position 17 showing "Stop after CEN", position 20 showing "C RDOBA" variety, position 28 showing "Broken 5" variety; one central crease and tiny 1 mm. tear at base in margin only, not affecting the exquisite appearance, unused without gum Gi P54a/c = £ 3'240+/Scott 1 = $ 4...
Lot #3039 - Overseas Argentina
Corrientes 1856 (Aug 21): UN REAL MC, a used reconstruction of the 8 Types, each with large margins all round, all cancelled in manuscript. An exceptional group and very scarce thus Jalil 1 = $ 360/Gi P56/Scott = $ 320.
Catalogue 258: SOUTH & CENTRAL AMERICA -MOORHOUSE
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