1886: Rail Bond issue 25 c. on 1 p. vermilion, a used example tied to 1886 cover sent registered to Leipzig by oval framed "OFICINA DE CERTIFICADOS / GUATEMALA" datestamp in blue (May 30). Registration cachet at left with New York transit registration label above. Reverse with New York datestamp (June 15) and Leipzig arrival (June 26) in black. A very scarce issue on letter - it was replaced within three months by the July 1886 National Arms...
Auction Series 257-264 in Zurich Day 2
By: Corinphila Auction AG
Corinphila Auction AG Auction Series 257-264 in Zurich Day 2
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.
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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 #52 - Overseas guatemala
1886 (March 6): Rail Bond Issue, 150 c. on 1 p. vermilion, an unused example, position 6 on the sheet of 25 subjects, showing variety "Inverted Surcharge" and both the "Guetemala" error and "150c." in italics, unused without gum. As just the one sheet of this Inverted Surcharge variety was found, this positional example with the three varieties is, of course, unique.
Catalogue 257: EUROPE & OVERSEAS
Lot #53 - Overseas guatemala
1894 (July 14): Provisional 2 c. on 100 c. red-brown, the unused vertical pair with variety "Pair, One without Surcharge", superbly centred and of fine colour - an immensely rare pair with just seven examples possible in this form. See Goodman, 'Guatemala 1' page 150 where this error is discussed: just 10 pairs printed with a block of six (three pairs) recorded and thus just seven vertical pairs can exist. Fresh and very fine, large part og....
Lot #54 - Overseas guatemala
1894 (June 13): Provisional 10 c. on lithographed 75 c. carmine-rose, surcharged in blue with 1894 14½ mm. wide, a fine used example cancelled by Guatemala cds (Dec 20, 1894) in violet. A rare and most elusive stamp. Opinion Holcombe (1996) Gi 53c = £ 800/Scott = $ 500.
Catalogue 257: EUROPE & OVERSEAS
Lot #55 - Overseas guatemala
1911 (June): Post Office 25 c. blue & black, variety "Centre Inverted", a fine used example tied to small piece by Guatemala cds (Dec 18, 1911) in violet. The stamp just off the edge of piece but only two such examples are known on piece and one on cover. A great rarity Gi 141a = £ 1'300/Scott = $ 900.
Catalogue 257: EUROPE & OVERSEAS
Lot #56 - Overseas guatemala
1911 (June): 5 p. red & black, an unused block of ten, corner marginal from the upper right of sheet with partial American Banknote Co. imprint, variety "Centre Inverted", a dramatic and scarce large multiple with this variety, minor wrinkle on two, mounted in margin only, the stamps unmounted og. Gi 142a = £ 480+/Scott = $ 300+.
Catalogue 257: EUROPE & OVERSEAS
Lot #57 - Overseas guatemala
1922 (May) Provisional 25 c. on 3 p. green & black, surcharged in red, an unused vertical strip of ten showing all four types of the "25" in surcharge (five Type I, one Type II, one Type III and three Type IV), variety "Surcharge Inverted", fresh and fine, superb large part or unmounted og. Rare and possibly unique thus Scott 188d = $ 400++.
Catalogue 257: EUROPE & OVERSEAS
Lot #58 - Overseas guatemala
1922 (May) Provisional issue the set of four values with '25 Centavos' surcharges, all in unused vertical strips of ten showing all four types of the "25" in surcharge (five Type I, one Type II, one Type III and three Type IV), all fresh and fine, large part or unmounted og. Rare as strips and especially so complete Scott = $ 280++.
Catalogue 257: EUROPE & OVERSEAS
Lot #59 - Overseas guatemala
1922: Waterlow 25 c. brown, a used horizontal pair with unrecorded variety "Imperforate Vertically Between", cancelled by February 1929 cds in black, fresh and fine and possibly unique; sold together with 12½ c. green in an unused vertical pair with variety "Imperforate Horizontally Between", toned perfs. and gum. Rare and seldom seen, unrecorded by Stanley Gibbons or by Goodman.
Catalogue 257: EUROPE & OVERSEAS
Lot #60 - Overseas guatemala
1951: "Unissued" Public Health issue 5 c. Map with 'British Honduras', corner example unmounted og., and the Miniature Sheet of three values Imperforate, the 5 c. showing 'British Honduras', fine unmounted og. Rare - the stamps were withdrawn on issue as the Guatemalan authorities had requested the stamp to be redawn wqith 'British Honduras', however it was later used for the 1959 coffee' provisional, which was issued just days after the '...
Lot #61 - Overseas guatemala
1932: Provisional 3 c. on 3 p- green, surcharged in violet, a used vertical pair showing variety "Imperforate Between Horizontally" and "Imperforate Between Stamp and Margin" on small piece with 1 c. bronze cancelled by complete strike of "Receptoria Postal Nocturna / Quetzaltenango Guata." datestamp (Aug 8, 1932) in black. See Guatemala II page 436-437 for further information - this being the unique used example - the other examples of this...
Lot #62 - Overseas guatemala
1964 (Sept 9): Red Cross Centenary Airmail issue by Vienna State Printing works, the complete set of six values from 7 c. to 1 q., all in unused horizontal Imperforate pairs, fresh and very fine, unmounted og. Rare.
Catalogue 257: EUROPE & OVERSEAS
Lot #63 - Overseas Mexico
1856/72: Small group of covers (9), all single frankings, with 1856 1 r. yellow tied by ZACATECAS straight line handstamp in black, 1856 2 r. green used on 1858 cover from San Luis Potosi, 1867 2 r. black on rose 'Gothic' used on entire, 1868 25 c. imperf. and perf. examples used ex Mexico and Vera Cruz, 1872 12 c. blue imperf. on cover and 25 c. red imperf. on cover from Vera Cruz and 1874/80 25 c. blue on cover.
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Lot #64 - Overseas Peru
1830 (Nov 13): Large folded for display registered cover to Lima, with manuscript "Peso 30½ oz." at top, struck with fine TRUJILLO / FRANCA handstamps of despatch in red (Colareta fig. 10) and CERTIFICADO above (fig. 5c) - all three strikes listed in the Colareta supplement. The cover surrounded by "#" to denote registration with fine manuscript documentation on front "Porte hecha la rebala...181, Droi del Certificado...8, and Total = 189"...
Lot #65 - Overseas Peru
1830c.: Unpaid cover from Jauja to Hurari endorsed 'por Valles à Chacas' in manuscript at top, with JAVJA despatch handstamp in red (Colareta fig. #2) and transit handstamp of LIMA in black on flap, rated '3½' (reales) in manuscript due on arrival. Some typical worm holes but a scarce cover.
Catalogue 257: EUROPE & OVERSEAS
Lot #66 - Overseas Peru
1847 (Oct 18): Cover from Trujillo to Lambayeque endorsed 'Service Nacional' at top, sent unpaid and struck with superb TRUJILLO straight line handstamp in black (Colareta fig. #8). Rated '4½' reales to pay with reverse showing manuscript 'Resivi Lambayeque de Octbre 18 de 1847'. Minor acid ink faults but scarce.
Catalogue 257: EUROPE & OVERSEAS
Lot #67 - Overseas Peru
1856 (May 30): Entire letter from Piura to Lima struck with small '1' rate mark and fine strike of PAYTA / VAPOR handstamp (Colareta fig. #4v) in black.
Catalogue 257: EUROPE & OVERSEAS
Lot #68 - Overseas Peru
1856 (Aug 29): Prepaid registered cover to Trujillo with '1½ oz.' at left and rate '9' (reales) in manuscript at right, struck with oval framed HUAMACHUCO despatch handstamp (Lamy & Rinck fig. 8), straight line FRANCA and framed CERTIFICADO all in red; with '#' surround to denote registration. Manuscript at lower left "Sale de esta en 29 de Agosto de 1856" and reverse with "Porte 9, Droi (registration) 6" and internally signed as received...
Lot #69 - Overseas Peru
1857 (March 9): Entire letter from Pisco to Lima struck with superb strike of PISCO / VAPOR handstamp (Colareta #3v) in black. Fine and scarce entire.
Catalogue 257: EUROPE & OVERSEAS
Lot #70 - Overseas Peru
1857: Entire letters (2) each from Arequipa to Lima, struck with good strike of rare oval "AREQUIPA / N.3½" combined despatch and rate handstamp in blue (Colareta fig. #9p), the other 1857 entire with "AREQUIPA / N.2½" in blue (fig. 8p) with VAPOR above (fig. 5v). Scarce pair.
Catalogue 257: EUROPE & OVERSEAS
Lot #71 - Overseas Peru
1858 (May 7): Entire letter from Chincha Alta to Lima struck with superb strike of oval framed CHINCHA ALTA / VAPOR handstamp (Colareta #1v) in black. Fine and rare entire.
Catalogue 257: EUROPE & OVERSEAS
Lot #72 - Overseas Peru
Stamp Shortage 1860 (Jan 20): Entire letter written from Pisco to Lima, endorsed "Franca" in manuscript at top and prepaid at double rate, struck with two superb strikes of dotted PISCO handstamp in black (Lamy & Rinck fig. 24). A fine and scarce entire.
Catalogue 257: EUROPE & OVERSEAS
Lot #73 - Overseas Peru
Stamp Shortage 1861 (May 7): Entire letter written from Chañocahua to Lima, endorsed "Franca" at top and prepaid '2' dinero in manuscript, struck with superb dotted PUNO handstamp in black (Lamy & Rinck fig. 24). A charming and scarce entire.
Catalogue 257: EUROPE & OVERSEAS
Lot #74 - Overseas Peru
Stamp Shortage 1869 (May 23): Cover from Iquique to Valparaiso struck with octagonal framed "IQUIQUE." despatch handstamp in black (Emsing fig. E63). Crossed by file fold but a superb strike.
Catalogue 257: EUROPE & OVERSEAS
Lot #75 - Overseas Peru
Stamp Shortage 1885: Stampless cover from Casma addressed to the 'Commandant del Resguardo' in Callao, with manuscript "Libre por falta de franqueo - R.M. Egos, Puerto de Casma", presumably accepted as not charged, struck on reverse with 'Callao / Principal' cds (Feb 5) of arrival. Rare and fine cover.
Catalogue 257: EUROPE & OVERSEAS
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