1861: 1 d. rose-red, Die II, Alphabet IV, pl. 50, perf. 14, lettered DH-DL / HH-HL, letters engraved on the plate instead of punched, an unused block of twenty-five, of bright colour, fresh and fine, large part or unmounted og. A rare and particularly choice multiple Gi C12 = £ 6'600.rnProvenance: Collection W.R.D. Wiggins, Robson Lowe, London, 21-22 April 1977, lot 3017.
Corinphila Auction 284-290 Day 2
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Corinphila Auction AG Corinphila Auction 284-290 Day 2
Corinphila Auction 284-290 May June 2022
The 284 - 290 Corinphila Auction will start Friday May 27th and will be continued Monday May 30th through to Saturday June 4th, 2022
Attention: There is NO Auction during the weekend Saturday 28th and Sunday May 29th
A wide range of classic material awaits you in six special catalogues and in our 'Europe & Overseas' catalogue. Already more than 30.000 pictures, especially of the collections, are online!
Auction Catalogues:
Catalogue 284: Europe & Overseas Lots 1-2239
Catalogue 285: British West Indies The ‘BESANÇON’ Collection (part III) Lots 3001-4195
Catalogue 286: Great Britain The ‘BESANÇON’ Collection (part IV) Lots 4501-4803
Catalogue 287: British West Africa The ‘BESANÇON’ Collection (part I) Lots 5001-5358
Catalogue 288: The Ing. Pietro Provera Collection (part IV) Lots 6001-6821
Catalogue 289: Switzerland – The Erivan Collection (part IV) Lots 7001-7034
Catalogue 290: Switzerland & Liechtenstein 7101- 7670 + 8001-8828
Auction Schedule |
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Friday May 27. 2022 |
Catalogue 285 |
British West Indies The ‘BESANÇON’ Collection (part III) |
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09.00 h |
Lot 3001-3611 |
Antigua - Dominica |
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15.00 h |
Lot 3612-4195 |
Grenada - Turks & Caicos Islands |
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No Auction during the weekend May 28th/29th |
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Monday May 30. 2022 |
Catalogue 284 |
Europe & Overseas |
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09.00 h |
Lot 1 - 212 |
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Overseas: Azerbaijan - Yemen |
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Catalogue 286 |
Great Britain 1840–1910 The ‘BESANÇON’ Collection (part IV) |
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11.00 h |
Lot 4501-4803 |
Great Britain: 1840–1910 |
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Catalogue 287 |
British West Africa The ‘BESANÇON’ Collection (part I) |
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14.30 h |
Lot 5001 - 5358 |
Gambia, Gold Coast, Nigeria: Lagos, Oil Rivers Protectorate, Niger Coast Protectorate, Northern Nigeria, Southern Nigeria |
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Tuesday May 31. 2022 |
Catalogue 288 |
Europe & Overseas |
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09.00 h |
Lot 213-650 |
GB & Britisch Commonwealth incl. The ‘BESANÇON’ Collection with Aden and Kuwait |
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13.00 h |
Lot 651 - 1119 |
Americas (North, Central & South America), incl. Ecuador 1865–1872 – The 'GUAYAQUIL' Collection (part II) and Peru – The ‘ALPACA’ Collection (part II) |
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Wednesday June 1. 2022 |
Catalogue 284 |
Europe & Overseas |
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09.00 h |
Lot 1120 - 1489 |
Albania - Iceland, incl. Ballon Monté: The Flight of the „Ville d’Orléans“ The Svein Arne Hansen Collection (part II) |
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12.00 h |
Lot 1490 - 2039 |
Italy - Ukraine, incl. Austria and Austrian Levant |
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17.00 h |
Lot 2040 - 2079 |
Boy Scout's - The Late Alfred Scherb Collection (part II) |
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Lot 2080 - 2156 |
Literature – Special Collection |
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Thursday June 2. 2022 |
Catalogue 288 |
The Ing. Pietro Provera Collection (part IV) |
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09.00 h |
Lot 6001 - 6821 |
Italy, France, European Countries, South & Central America |
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Catalogue 288 |
Europe & Overseas |
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17.00 h |
Lot 2157 - 2239 |
Collections and Accumulations Worldwide |
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Friday June 3. 2022 |
Catalogue 290 |
Schweiz & Fürstentum Liechtenstein |
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09.00 h |
Lot 8001 - 8278 |
Sitzende Helvetia gezähnt, Ziffermuster, Stehende Helvetia, UPU, Schweiz ab 1907, Soldatenmarken, |
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11.30 h |
Lot 8279 - 8610 |
Flugpost Schweiz, Fürstentum Liechtenstein, inkl. Schweiz Flugpost – Die Sammlung ‚IKARUS‘ (Teil II) |
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15.00 h |
Lot 8611 - 8828 |
Sammlungen und Posten Schweiz: Vorphilatelie, Kantonalmarken, Rayon, Strubel, Sitzende Helvetia, Stehende Helvetia, diverse Schweiz |
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Samstag June 4. 2022 |
Catalogue 289 |
The ERIVAN Collection (part IV) |
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10.00 h |
Lot 7001 - 7034 |
Kantonalmarken, Ortspost, Poste Locale, Rayonmarken, Sitzende Helvetia (Strubel), Sitzende Helvetia gezähnt |
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Catalogue 290 |
Schweiz & Fürstentum Liechtenstein |
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11.00 h |
Lot 7101 - 7499 |
Vorphilatelie, Kantonalmarken, Ortspost, Poste Locale, Rayonmarken |
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15.30 h |
Lot 7500 - 7670 |
Sitzende Helvetia (Strubel) inkl. Strubel 1854 – 1863 – Nationale Gross-Gold Spezialsammlung (Teil II) |
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Lot #4564 - europe Great Britain
1855 (Feb 22): 2 d. blue, Die I, Alphabet I, pl. 4, wmk. Small Crown, perf. 14, lettered CE, a fine lightly used example showing the re-entry, especially prominent in the TWO PENCE value tablet at base. Scarce so fine Gi F2d = £ 400.
Lot #4565 - europe Great Britain
1858/79: 1 d. red, pl. 89, the top and bottom of the sheet, lettered AA-AL and TA-TL, showing the full Plate Numbers at all four corners and complete italic imprints at top and at base, (possibly) sent to South Australia in 1867 together with a perforating machine from Somerset House. Paper attached to the stamps (showing ghostly impressions of South Australia 3d (?) adhesives) with manuscript "These borders are cut off one of the spoilt...
Lot #4566 - europe Great Britain
1867 (April): Paris Exhibition Proof, 1 d. rose-red, plate 103, lettered IB, an Imperforate Proof on soft white card paper, printed in rose-red, printed specially for this Exhibition. Just one block of twenty Proofs in this colour were exhibited in Paris from which this Proof was cut, slight surface wear. Rare Gi DP38 = £ 2'250.
Lot #4567 - europe Great Britain
1867 (March-April): Paris Exhibition Proof for ther 2 d. printed in blue from Plate 9 after the firdt repair of 1866, on soft cream card paper, imperforate. A block of twenty (as described in SG specialised catalogue), lettered AA-AD / EA-ED, with large margins all round. ED with small corner fault and closed tear at left in CA and three further Proofs with thins due to original method of display, otherwise fresh and very fine, an astonishing...
Lot #4568 - europe Great Britain
1858/79: 1 d. red, pl. 219, lettered TA, imperforate Imprimatur, corner marginal from lower left of sheet with Plate Number 219 and imprint 'PRICE 1d. Per Lab(el)', large margins all round, fresh and fine, scarce Gi = £ 425.rnNote: the lower right corner stamp, TL, is housed in the National Postal Museum.
Lot #4569 - europe Great Britain
1858/79: 1 d. red, pl. 116, lettered BB, Imperforate 'Cardiff Penny', an unused example with ample margins all round, fresh colour, some creasing, large part og. A fine example of this exceedingly rare stamp. Cert. BPA (1952) Gi G1g = £ 7'500.rnProvenance: Collection Laycock, RL, London, 18 March 1953, lot 297.rnrnrn
Lot #4570 - europe Great Britain
1858/79: 1 d. red, pl. 72, an unused block of four, corner marginal from top left of sheet, with Plate Number 72 and part imprint 'PRICE 1d. Per Label. 1/- Per Row of', fresh and fine, large part og. Gi = £ 240+.
Lot #4571 - europe Great Britain
1858/79: 1 d. red, pl. 90, lettered GG-GL / HG-HL / IG-IL, an unused block of eighteen, well centred and of rich deep colour, fresh and fine, large part or unmounted og. Gi = £ 1'080.
Lot #4572 - europe Great Britain
1871 (Feb): Ormond Hill Die Proof for the 2 d. value, Die II retouched, without corner letters, engraved directly on to thick card paper (60 x 60 mm.) - not as Gibbons state thin paper, in a resonant deep full blue shade. Extremely rare and a magnificent example of the engraver's work slightest suspicion of a thinned spot underneath hinge remainder, quite stunning and beautiful Proof for the connoisseur Gi DP46(a) = £ 18'000. rnProvenance:...
Lot #4573 - europe Great Britain
1859 (July 17): 2 d. blue, pl. 8, lettered AC, an imperforate Imprimatur, clear to large margins all round, marginal from top of sheet, with part imprint '(o)f 12. £1...Per S(heet)', in a superb deep shade, fresh and very fine unused. Rare Gi = £ 4'750.rnProvenance: Phillips, London, 11 Nov 1993, ex lot 136.
Lot #4574 - europe Great Britain
1861 (March 14): 2 d. blue, pl. 9, lettered AB, an imperforate Imprimatur, close to large margins all round, marginal from top of sheet, with part imprint '(La)bel 2/- Per Row o(f)', in a superb deep shade, fresh and very fine unused. Rare Gi = £ 4'750.rnProvenance: Phillips, London, 11 Nov 1993, ex lot 136, the adjoining Imprimatur AA is housed in the N.P.M. in London.
Lot #4575 - europe Great Britain
1871 (April 24): 2 d. blue, pl. 14, lettered AJ, an imperforate Imprimatur, large margins all round, marginal from top of sheet with part imprint '(we)tting the Back be', in a superb deep shade, fresh and very fine unused. Rare Gi = £ 4'750.rnProvenance: Board of Inland Revenue Collection, Robson Lowe 17 Dec. 1975, lot 1637; Robson Lowe Christies 16 July 1985, lot 183.
Lot #4576 - europe Great Britain
1869: 2 d. deep blue, pl. 13, lettered BA-BF / EA-EF, an unused block of twenty-four of excellent centering and rich colour, BA with signs of re-entry in the TWO PENCE value tablet, strengtheneing of the upper 'E' square on EB, one or two tone spots of no great significance, some perf. reinforcement for protection, large part or unmounted og. A fresh and very fine multiple of spectacular appearance Gi Gi G3 = £ 14'400.
Lot #4577 - europe Great Britain
1870 (May): Perkins Bacon Die Proof for the proposed ½ d. value without corner letters, in rose on India paper (80 x 59 mm.) printed after the head was strengthened and the Die was hardened (Stone 2b), with a wonderful clarity of impression. Just 5 Proofs were struck. Some soiling as to be expected with a working Die. An exceptional Proof of great rarity Gi DP62b = £ 12'000.rnProvenance: Harmers 16-17 March 1982, lot 553; SG, London, 25-26...
Lot #4578 - europe Great Britain
1870 (Oct): Bantam ½ d. pl. 10, lettered EN-EX / ON-OX, an unused block of 121 stamps (11 x 11), of excellent colour and centering, imperforate at right, each stamp overprinted SPECIMEN (Type 9) in black. Fresh and very fine, superb large part or unmounted og. A truly astonishing block, the largest known Gi 4u = £ 27'225.rnNote: An adjoining block of 10, CT/DX was in the Chartwell Collection (2011).rnProvenance: Dr. Douglas Latto, Aug 1985....
Lot #4579 - europe Great Britain
1870 (Oct): Bantam ½ d. deep rose-red, plate 9, lettered OA, a single example, imperforate between stamp and margin showing imprint 'Cement', used on small 1872 piece tied by complete 'Glasgow' circular datestamp (Feb 16) in black. Choice and superb Gi G4g / Gi = £ 850+.rnNote: The finer of just two recorded Bantam ½ d. plate 9's used with imperforate sheet margin and inscription.
Lot #4580 - europe Great Britain
1870 (Oct): Bantam ½ d. deep rose-red, plate 9, lettered ED-EE, a used horizontal pair in a deep shade, tied to small piece by 'Manchester / 498' duplex (Feb 10, 1872) in black. Ancient collector's graffiti below the pair 'PN9'. A rare and appealing multiple Gi = £ 1'700.
Lot #4581 - europe Great Britain
1870 (Oct): Bantam ½ d. rose-red, plate 13, lettered SV-SX / TV-TX, an unused block of four, marginal from lower right of sheet with Plate Number 13 in margin, fresh and fine, superb large part og., lower three stamps unmounted og. Gi = £ 720.
Lot #4582 - europe Great Britain
1870 (Oct): ½ d. rose-red, plate 14, lettered SA-SF / TA-TF, an unused corner marginal block of twelve, bend along central perforations and showing watermark '5', Plate Number '14' in margin and small part of imprint 'PRICE' at right. Fresh and very fine, large part or unmounted crackly og. A most appealing multiple Gi = £ 1'440.
Lot #4583 - europe Great Britain
1870 (Oct 1): 1½ d. lake-red, pl. 3, lettered NC-ND / OC-OD, an unused block of four, of fine fresh colour, each stamp overprinted SPECIMEN (Type 9) in black, large part crackly og. A scarce multiple Gi G6u = £ 1'200.
Lot #4584 - europe Great Britain
1870 (Oct 1): 1½ d. lake-red, pl. 1, lettered OP-PC, error of lettering for CP-PC, a used example of good colour, lightly cancelled by part duplex leaving the corners letters clear. Perforations a tad blunted at base but rare and of fine appearance Gi G6c = £ 2'000.rnNote: The OP-PC error of lettering was discovered by William Edwin Imeson in 1894 and first recorded in an Americam Journal. The discovery example was sold to Harry Hilckes of...
Lot #4585 - europe Great Britain
1870 (Oct 1): 1½ d. lake-red, plate 1, lettered GJ, a single example used on 1873 cover to Paisley tied by 'Glasgow / 131' duplex in black (Jan 28) - a scarce single franking, together with a 1½ d. lake, pl. 3, lettered DG, used on 1880 1 d. pink postal stationery envelope (1cm scissors cut on the left and roughly opened flap on reverse) to Caddenabia, Como, Italy cancelled by 'Thornhill / 323' duplexes (May 13). A scarce and attractive pair...
Lot #4586 - europe Great Britain
1848 (Oct): Embossed 10 d. brown, an unused horizontal pair, marginal from left of sheet, infintessimally touched at base and with large margins on three sides, of stunning fresh colour, applied to Postal Notice "To All Postmasters, &c., Who Obliterate Postage Stamps", issued from Francis Abbott at the GPO in Edinburgh in October, 1848, each overprinted SPECIMEN (Type 1) applied above notice of "the Issue and Sale of Tenpenny Postage...
Lot #4587 - europe Great Britain
1847 (Sept 11): Embossed 1 s. pale green, Die 2, an unused example with large to huge margins all round, marginal from left of sheet and showing portion of adjoining stamps at top and at base, of fine embossing and colour, one or two slight age spots on reverse not detracting from the appearance, large part og. A very fine example of a very rare stamp. Cert. BPA (1989) Gi H1(1) = £ 24'000.rnProvenance: Collection Baron de Worms, Harmers,...
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