Dongola Expedition 1896: Egypt 5 m. red postal stationery envelope sent registered to Cairo, up-rated with 1884 1 pi. blue, cancewlled by bold strikes of bilingual "WADI-HALFA / CAMP" cds's. Slight file fold at left but most attractive and scarce.
Corinphila Auction 284-290 Day 3
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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
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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 #587 - brit. colonies sudan
The Dongola Expedition 1896: Cover to General Stanton in Gloucestershire, endorsed "Dongola Province, No Stamps Procurable", struck with fair only "DONGOLA" datestamp (Dec 16) in black, endorsed on reverse "Korti Dec 1st. 1896" in manuscript. Struck with framed "T" marking and charged "2½D / F.B." (Foreign Branch) upon arrival. A rare cover. Signed Todd AIEP.rnNote: Just 6 covers exist from the Stanton correspondence, all were housed in the...
Lot #588 - brit. colonies sudan
1897: Autographed letter sheet to a Mrs. Talbot Kelly accepting an invitation to dine in Vienna, signed at base "R. Slatin"; together with a 1918 postcard to Madama Blacque Bey (wife of the Turkish Ambassador to Austria) signed "Affectionately Alice Slatin". Sir Rudolph Slatin Pasha C.B., K.C.M.G., was Governor of Darfur Province from 1881 until in May 1883 he fought an unsuccessful battle against the Mahdi. He lost nearly all of his 8'500...
Lot #589 - brit. colonies sudan
1897 (March 1): Overprinted on Egypt, 1 m. brown, 2 m. green, 3 m. orange-yellow and 5 m. rose-carmine; Plate 1, each in a complete unused pane of sixty subjects, all from Setting I with position 20 showing damaged "O" and "U" in SOUDAN and damaged "D" on position 55, fresh and fine, large part or unmounted og. Typical slight wrinkles but very scarce as complete panes.
Lot #590 - brit. colonies sudan
1897 (March 1): Overprinted on Egypt, the set of eight values, with additional 1 m. deep brown, all in used blocks of four, cancelled at Halfa or Wadi Halfa, fresh and fine, a scarce set Gi = £ 400.
Lot #591 - brit. colonies sudan
1897: 1 m. brown, a vertical strip of three used on 1897 postcard to Halfa tied by "Wadi-Halfa / Camp" datestamp (March 20) in first month os issue. Scarce.
Lot #592 - brit. colonies sudan
1897: 1 m. brown, 5 m. rose-carmine and 1 pi. ultramarine used on 1897 cover to the War Office in Cairo tied by "HALFA" bilingual datestamps in black with information strike at left (Oct 13). Cairo arrival cds (Oct 23) on reverse of a charming and superb cover.
Lot #593 - brit. colonies sudan
1897 (March 1): Overprinted on Egypt, the specialised collection with unused sets (8) showing the different types and used sets (5), 1 m. brown in an unused part pane of 48 (8 x 6), complete Setting I pane of 60 unused (2), 2 m. green in an unused pane of 60 but with some splitting and a used pane cancelled at Dongola, 3 m. orange-yellow in a complete unused Setting I pane of 60, used block of forty (10 x 4) and another of forty-eight, each...
Lot #594 - brit. colonies sudan
1897: First issue 2 m. green (3) and 3 m. orange-yellow (3) used on 1897 registered cover to Cairo, with stamps on obverse and reverse tied by "MERAWI" Star & Crescent datestamps (Nov 5, 1896) with error of year (see Stagg page 29 - "examples are not common"). Registration cachet on front and reverse with Halfa cds (Nov 9) and Cairo arrival (Nov 16). Roughly opened at top but rare - the date slug error in use for a two week period only....
Lot #595 - brit. colonies sudan
1897 (March 1): Overprinted on Egypt, 3 m. orange-yellow, Plate 1, a complete unused pane of sixty subjects, Setting I with position 20 showing damaged "O" and "U" in SOUDAN and damaged "D" on position 55, fresh and fine, large part or unmounted og. Scarce as a pane.
Lot #596 - brit. colonies sudan
1897 (March 1): Album page with 3 m. orange-yellow block of four, 5 m. rose-carmine single and horizontal strip of four, 1 pi. ultramarine single and horizontal strip of four, 5 pi. slate and 10 pi. mauve, all interpanneau or sheet marginal at base with bilingual SOUDAN overprints applied on the margins in error, all fresh and very fine, large part or unmounted og. A very rare and seldom encountered assembly.rn
Lot #597 - brit. colonies sudan
1897 (March 1): 10 pi. mauve, an unused block of eight (4 x 2), marginal from right of sheet, fresh colour and very fine, unmounted og. Signed Ela Gi = £ 400+.
Lot #598 - brit. colonies sudan
1898 (March 1): Camel Postman, wmk. Quatrefoil, collection on leaves with unused sets of eight (2) and used (4), together with range of multiples incl. 1 m. brown & pink, 2 m. green & brown, 3 m. mauve & green, 5 m. carmine and black and 1 pi. blue & brown all in unused formes of thirty subjects; used multiples, cancellation interest and covers/cards (19). A fine and interesting lot (84 items) Gi = £ 1'200+.
Lot #599 - brit. colonies sudan
1902/21: Camel Postman, wmk. Star & Crescent, the collection on leaves with range of unused with two unused sets with some multiples and used with multiples, 2 pi. purple & orange-yellow, 5 pi. brown & green and 10 pi. black & mauve all Imperforate and overprinted SPECIMEN diagonally (rare), together with a fine range of covers/cards (31) with much cancellation interest, together with 1903 5 m. on 5 pi. page with unused and...
Lot #600 - brit. colonies sudan
1921/41: Camel Postman issues, the collection on leaves with 1921 and 1927 sets unused, together with further unused set and various multiples, incl. 10 m. block of four with vastly misplaced vignette, unused multiples of 3 pi. blocks of twenty-oine and thirty-five, 6 pi. block of twenty-six, 8 pi. block of twenty, 10 pi. blocks of ten and sixteen, 20 pi. blocks of twenty-five and thirty; useful multiples of high values used, and 43 covers...
Lot #601 - brit. colonies sudan
1872/75: Egypt 1 pi. red, a used example struck with Arabic dated "POSTE EGIZIANE / WADI HALFE" cds (17 December 1875) in black, slight thin spot but of fine appearance and a very scarce complete strike.
Lot #602 - brit. colonies sudan
1935 (Jan 1): Gordon set of nine values, unused and used, fresh and fine, together with FDC bearing the 5 m. green used from Khartoum Gi = £ 350+.
Lot #603 - brit. colonies sudan
1935: Gordon Issue, the set of nine values complete, used on two First Day Covers sent airmail to Addis Abeba, Ethiopia, tied by "Khartoum" cds's (Jan 1, 1935) in black and each backstamped on arrival (Jan 22). The cover bearing the seven values to the 10 pi. with an unusual variety with "By Air Mail" label shwoing erroneous spelling "Mial". Scarce Gi = £ 225 off cover.
Lot #604 - brit. colonies sudan
1935: Gordon Issue, coversa (5) with single frankings, with 5 m. green, 15 m. scarlet, 5 pi. orange on registered cover to London, rare 20 pi. black on superb registered airmail cover to London and 50 pi. red-brown on registered cover to London; a scarce group.
Lot #605 - brit. colonies sudan
1888: Egypt 5 m. carmine, a fine used example cancelled by a bold strike of "TOKAR" bilingual seven barred cds in black. Stagg records the Office opening and closing in 1891, however Corrinphila sold the unique Peter Smith cover in 2015 showing a date of use in 1896 - this stamp apparently showing a date of 1 January 1896. Stagg: "Examples are very scarce".rnrnrnrnrnrnrnrnrnrn
Lot #606 - brit. colonies sudan
1935: Gordon Issue, Die Proof of the central vignette as utilised for the 50 pi. value, engraved by the Czech artist Karl Seizinger, engraved in green on smooth surfaced wove paper (60 x 39 mm.). Fine and rare.
Lot #607 - brit. colonies sudan
1938 (July 1): "5 PIASTRES" on Airmail 2½ pi. magenta & blue, perf. 11½ x 12½, a used example on small piece cancelled by part "Khartoum" cds in black (Oct 1939). Holcombe pencil writing on reverse states 'error'. See the Colonel Danson sale, lot 809, which contained an unused example of this error (or perhaps even an Essay or Proof) - the Surcharge is from the original type however it is not known whether this is an error, a trial or a...
Lot #608 - brit. colonies sudan
1940 (Feb 25): Provisional 5 m. on 10 m. carmine & black, small group of eight items including unused marginal block of four with fourth stamp variety "Dots Omitted" (Right Pane, Row 8, stamp 6), variety unmounted og. and a fine 1940 cover bearing a block of eight (4 x 2) from Atbara registered to USA with green Reseal "SUDAN / 7 / CENSORSHIP".
Lot #609 - brit. colonies sudan
1940/41: Provisional "4½" pi. surcharges, the two album pages with scarce marginal imperforate Proof pairs of the overprint of both values in black, 4½ pi. on 5 m. olive-brown & black in a corner marginal block of twenty (5 x 4) unused with Plate Number "3" at top (rare multiple Gi = £ 960+), and seven further unused examples and a used Plate "3" block of four, large "4½" on 8 pi. emeral & black unused (2) and used (8, incl. a...
Lot #610 - brit. colonies sudan
1941: Tuti Island set, the collection on leaves with unused and used set of fifteen, with 1 m. to 5 m. values in large unused double panes of forty subjects, scarce 10 m. carmine & black in a block of four and three panes of twenty unused, rare 4 pi. value with unlisted vareity "Double Print" used (cert. C. Hass, 1991) and four censored covers. Some aging on the panes but a very scarce collection Gi = £ 3'000+.
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