General Gordon Relief Expedition 1885: OHMS printed envelope and full contents endorsed "On Active Service, No Stamps Available" and countersigned "Capt C.R. Orde, Boat Staff", written on May 2nd from Tani by Captain Charles Reginald Orde to his wife in Dursley, Gloucestershire (with full transcript, see below) and struck on despatch by "DONGOLA" Star & Crescent datestamp (May 6) in black (Stagg fig. 13 / Smith X-1). On arrival the cover...
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 #431 - brit. colonies egypt kingdom
British Post Offices 1865/73: Great Britain 4 d. vermilion, pl. 13, a used vertical pair tied to large piece by fine strikes of Alexandria "B01" obliterators in black and by 'London / Paid' cds (1 June 1874) with rare "POSTED AFTER CLOSING" instructional handstamp at left in black. Signed Todd AIEP.
Lot #432 - brit. colonies egypt kingdom
French Post Offices in the Levant, Egypt 1870 (Aug 20): Cover from Cairo via Alexandria to Frankfurt, Germany, bearing Austria 1867 15 s. brown (Mi 5/I) in a combination franking with Egypt 1867 1 pi. rose-red (Gi 14), some perforation irregularities on the Egyptian adhesive, otherwise fine and fresh examples. Upon despatch in Cairo the Egyptian adhesive was tied by "V. R. POSTE EGIZIANE CAIRO 20 AGO 70" cds with an information strike at...
Lot #433 - brit. colonies egypt kingdom
French P.O.'s 1894: France 15 c. blue on buff postal stationery letter-card, a used example mailed from Ajaccio, Corsica (Feb 5) to Alexandria with triangular 'T' marking of despatch. Taxed upon receipt with France Postage Due 10 c. black in a horizontal pair tied by "Alexandrie / Egypte" cds's. Reverse with Marseille transit cds and Alexandria arrivals. Scarce.
Lot #434 - brit. colonies egypt kingdom
Posta Europea 1863: Cover from Paris to Cairo franked by 1862 20 c. blue (5, one with crease) tied by 'D' lozenge with Paris cds (July 8) below; reverse with 'Alexandrie / Egypte' cds of French P.O. and early usages of Type VI circular "POSTA EUROPEA / ALESSANDRIA" in blue and "POSTA EUROPEA / CAIRO" arrival in black (July 16).
Lot #435 - brit. colonies egypt kingdom
Italian P.O.'s 1877: Cover franked by Italy 'Estero' 40 c. brown tied by bold "234" numeral obliterator, mailed to Torino with "Alessandria D'Egitto / Poste Italiane" cds at left (Feb 18). reverse with Brindisi transit and Torino (Feb 23) arrival cds. Slight closed tear at top of envelope but an attractive usage.
Lot #436 - brit. colonies egypt kingdom
Suez Canal Co 1868: 20 c. blue, a used example with three large margins and clear at top, well cancelled by upright "5129" gros chiffres of Port Said. Rare. Signed Herbert Bloch, Todd AIEP Gi = £ 500.
Lot #437 - brit. colonies egypt kingdom
British Forces 1936 (Dec 1): 10 m. carmine, an unused block of eight (4 x 2), marginal from right of sheet showing Farouk Oblique perforations, fresh and very fine, unmounted og. A scarce and fine multiple, just 800 stamps printed thus. Signed Todd AIEP Nile Post AP2b = $ 160+.
Lot #438 - brit. colonies egypt kingdom
Gaza 1948 (June 1): Express 40 m. black & brown optd. in vermilion, an unused block of four, marginal from left of sheet, showing variety "Overprint Double", the large 'kiss' print and shifted downwards, fresh and very fine, unmounted og. From the one pane of 50 subjects found Nile Post PEX1e = $ 600.
Lot #439 - brit. colonies egypt kingdom
Gaza 1959 (Jan 20): 55 m. on 100 m. brown-red, an unused block of four, marginal from left of sheet, showing variety "Surcharge Double", fresh and very fine, unmounted og. Only one pane of 100 stamps issued. Rare. Signed Todd AIEP Gi = £ 480+ / Nile Post P68d = $ 400+.
Lot #440 - brit. colonies egypt kingdom
Gaza 1959 (Jan 20): 55 m. on 100 m. brown-red, an unused block of four, marginal from right of sheet, showing variety "Surcharge Double, One Inverted", fresh and very fine, unmounted og. and 55 m. on 100 m. single unused example with "Surcharge Transposed" variety with Arabic just showing at base of stamp and Arabic '55' now over the original value, unmounted og., only one pane of 100 stamps of each variety issued. Rare. Signed Todd AIEP Gi...
Lot #441 - brit. colonies egypt kingdom
Star & Crescent Cancellations 1885/1919: Collection on leaves with these attractive and often scarce cancellations (see Smith page 498), with 1885 Soldier's letter to London rated '1 d.,' with KORTI cds on reverse, Sudan 1897 first issue coverr with 5 m. tied by "MERAWI" datestamp, thereafter with Smith type X-1 datestamps: 1906 'AR' form with superb "ABOUXAH" in black, 2 m. stationery card with "BARRAGE" cds, registered 1907 cover with "...
Lot #442 - brit. colonies egypt kingdom
Postcards 1900/20c.: Small collection of postcards (36) with some fine views incl. real-photo card of Sennar Dam and Locomotive, Port Said Simon Arzt, some village scenes etc.
Lot #443 - brit. colonies egypt kingdom
1894/1960: Accumulation of approximately 250 items of postal history plus a further 80 vintage picture postcards. The varied postal history section comprises "HOTEL" cachets, two cards from the French office of "PORT SAID" plus a further two unused items, foreign currency exchange control censor, a ship letter and other out of the ordinary items, the postcards include litho souvenir cards and topographical views, as well as scenes depicting...
Lot #444 - brit. colonies falkland
1928 (Feb 7): Issued in South Georgia, provisional 2½ d. handstamped surcharge in black on 2 d. purple-brown, an unused block of four, first stamp variety "Surcharge Double", of fine appearance, fresh and fine with somewhat typical black stains from the surcharge at left, large part og. with lower pair unmounted og. Just two examples are recorded of this variety - the other being contained in the John DuPont block of thirty (Grosvenor, March...
Lot #445 - brit. colonies falkland
Falkland Islands & British Antarctic Territory 1944/97: Two Collections with hundreds stamps primarily in unmounted og. condition, some cancelled to order, on sheets and well written up.
Lot #446 - brit. colonies fiji
1906/12: 1 d. red, a used example on 1908 postcard to Roma, Queensland tied by GPO Suva cds (April 29) in black with Purser's handstamp "S.S. SUVA." in violet at left - unrecorded outside of this small correspondence written by Frederick Quelhurst, a seaman working on board the S.S. Suva which traded fresh fruit from Fiji to Australia. Some water staining but rare.
Lot #447 - brit. colonies gambia
1898/1922: The overprinted SPECIMEN selection with 1898 set of eight to 1 s. complete (Gi = £ 200), 1902/05 set of twelve values to 3 s. complete (Gi = £ 250), 1921/22 set of ten values to 4 s. complete (Gi = £ 225), and 1922 overprinted or handstamped set of four values (Gi = £ 180); largely fresh and very fine, large part og. A scarce group.
Lot #448 - brit. colonies gambia
1912/22: Definitive set of seventeen, wmk. Multiple Crown CA, unused and overprinted SPECIMEN in black or red (4 d., 1 s. and 2 s. 6 d.), fresh and very fine, large part og. Scarce Gi = £ 375.
Lot #449 - brit. colonies Grenada
1921/32: Definitive set of twenty-two, wmk. Multiple Script CA, unused and overprinted SPECIMEN in black or red (4 d., 6 d. and 1 s.) and 2 s. 6 d. perforated hooded SPECIMEN, two values each with tiny spot on gum, otherwise fresh colours and large part og. A difficult and elusive set Gi = £ 400.
Lot #450 - brit. colonies hongkong
Hongkong Treaty Ports 1849 (Feb 26): Envelope with full content, written from 'H.M.S. Arab, Whampoa' and dated '24th Feb 1849', addressed to Clonee, Ireland, carried on the paddle steamer 'S.S. Canton' from Whampoa to Hongkong with "HONG KONG" transit (Feb 26) transit cds on reverse and "SHIP LETTER / VICTORIA HONGKONG" two-line handstamp on front, rated '1/4' in manuscript with 4 d. private ship from Canton to Hongkong and 1 s. to the United...
Lot #451 - brit. colonies hongkong
1851 (July 23): Stampless envelope written from Hongkong to Old Rain, Scotland. forwarded to Aberdeen, endorsed "via Southampton" and rated '1 s.', struck on reverse with "HONG KONG" despatch cds, London transit (Sept 23) cds and framed "OLD RAIN" arrival datestamp (July 25) as well as Aberdeen arrival cds of the following day. The cover was franked with Great Britain 1 d. red-brown imperf. (Gi 8), tied by boxed '225' numeral of Old rain for...
Lot #452 - brit. colonies hongkong
Hongkong Treaty Ports 1854 (Sept 26): Lettersheet written by 'Reverend W. A. Russell, Ningpo' and dated 'Sept 8th 1854', directed to Woodbridge, Suffolk and endorsed 'overland mail via Southampton', rated '6' (d.) for the British packet, reverse with "HONG KONG" transit (Sept 26) and London transit (Nov. 21) cds's. Obverse with WOODBRIDGE arrival (Nov. 24) cds in green. Filing folds do not destract from the rarity of this Treaty Port item, as...
Lot #453 - brit. colonies hongkong
1858 (Oct 28): Envelope with full content, sent from Hongkong to Geneva, Switzerland, endorsed "per P&O Steamer / via Marseilles", reverse with "HONG-KONG" despatch cds, obverse with clear French "PAYS ETR. V. SUEZ 13 DEC. 58" entry cds in red, reverse with Marseille and Paris transit as well as GENEVE arrival (Dec 15) cds's. A fine cover to an unusual destination.
Lot #454 - brit. colonies hongkong
2nd Opium War 1858: Envelope sent by "Daniel Mills Seaman / HMS Sampson China", countersigned by his "Commanding officer" and directed to Southend-on-Sea, Essex, received a 1 d. red perf. adhesive, presumably in London where tied by oval frameddiamond '50' numeral, reverse with London and ROCHFORD transit (April 4, 1858) cds's. Cover opened roughly at right thereby affecting the adhesive, nevertheless a rare and desirable Seaman's Fieldpost...
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