Hand Illustrated Covers - First Regular Transtlantic Service Foynes - New York 1939 (June 30 - July 1) by Pan Am: Fine group of four hand illustrated envelopes "Eire - First Trans-Atlantic Airmail U.S.A",incl. three diff. designs with one showing additional text: "Carried by 'Yankee Clipper on the first East to West crossing of the regular service" in red ink. A scarce assembly, all with violett flight cachet and "N.Y Jul. 1" arrival mark on...
Corinphila Auction 291-297 Day 1
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Corinphila Auction 291-297 Nov Dec 2022
Sale 291: General Catalogue Europe & Overseas (Lot 1-1635)
plus six Special Catalogues:
Sale 292: The Ing. Provera Collection (part V) (Lots: 3001-3670)
Sale 293: Austria & Lombardy-Venetia ‘The Collection WALDVIERTEL’ (Lots 4001-4331)
Sale 294: Great Britain Special Catalogue (Lots 5001-5475)
Sale 295: The Besançon Collection Series: British Commonwealth (Lots 6001-6754)
Sale 296: Switzerland and Liechtenstein (Lots 8001-8711 plus 9001-9778)
Sale 297: The DUBOIS Collection (part I) Australian States & Commonwealth of Australia (Lots 10001-10703)
See also our auction Schedule:
Catalogue 295 |
British Commonwealth |
The Besançon Collection Ceylon, British Central & East Africa, Bushire |
6001-6754 |
Monday, Nov. 28 |
09.00h CET |
Catalogue 291 |
British Commonwealth |
Australia -Trinidad & Tobago |
1-258 |
Monday, Nov 28 |
18.00h CET |
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Catalogue 297 |
Australia & Australian States |
The Dubois Collection (part I) |
10001-10703 |
Tuesday, Nov. 29 |
09.00h CET |
Catalogue 294 |
Great Britain |
Special Collections |
5001-5475 |
Tuesday, Nov.29 |
16.00h CET |
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Catalogue 291 |
Europe & Overseas |
Europe A-N |
259-761 |
Wednesday, Nov. 30 |
09.00h CET |
Catalogue 291 |
Europe & Overseas |
Europe O-Z |
762-1073 |
Wednesday, Nov.30 |
13.30h CET |
Catalogue 293 |
Austria Special Collection |
‘Waldviertel’ (part I) |
4001-4331 |
Wednesday, Nov. 30 |
17.00h CET |
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Catalogue 292 |
The Ing. Pietro Provera Collection (part V) |
Italy, France Europe & Overseas |
3001-3670 |
Thursday, Dec. 1 |
09.00 CET |
Catalogue 291 |
Americas North-Central & South America |
USA - Venezuela |
1074-1385 |
Thursday, Dec. 1 |
17.00h CET |
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Catalogue 291 |
Overseas |
Afghanistan – Tibet + All World Collections |
1386-1635 |
Friday, Dec. 2 |
09.00 CET |
Catalogue 296 |
Switzerland & Liechtenstein |
Switzerland 1907 and later issues |
9001-9498 |
Friday, Dec. 2 |
11.30h CET |
Switzerland & Liechtenstein |
Collections & Accumulations |
9499-9778 |
Friday Dec. 2 |
16.00h CET |
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Catalogue 296 |
Classic Switzerland |
Classic Switzerland |
8001-8368 |
Saturday Dec. 3 |
10.00h CET |
Catalogue 296 |
Switzerland & Liechtenstein |
Switzerland 1854 -1900 |
8369-8711 |
Saturday Dec. 3 |
14.00h CET |
Auction conditions remain the same: 22% buyers
The total amount due is payable in Swiss Francs (CHF). Foreign currencies will be accepted to the extent of the amounts credited by a principal Swiss bank; any costs arising from exchange rate differences will be borne by the bidder. In addition to the hammer price including the 22% commission, the Swiss value-added tax (VAT) of 7,7% is payable.
VAT is not payable by Buyers from abroad possessing a legal direct export declaration or if exported by Swisspost, FedEx or another official carrier. If Buyers from abroad wish to export the lots themselves, VAT will be debited and refunded upon presentation of the legal export declaration.
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Lot #127 - europe ireland
Transatlantic Flight Dublin - Harbour Grace, Newfoundland 1930 (June 24): John 'Paddy' Saul original portrait photo signed and dedicated to his sister 'Santoy' by his own hand with "Happy Landings" (June 28, 33). Fine and scarce.
Lot #128 - europe ireland
Transatlantic Flight Dublin - Harbour Grace, Newfoundland 1930 (June 24): John 'Paddy' Saul collection with original portrait photo signed and dedicated to his second wife Lillian 'Lil', 1914 p.p.c.to his fiancée Bertie May Hobben, 1930/49 'AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL - Procedures for Air Nafigation Services' manual signed 'J.P.Saul' as later Chief Control Officer as well as handwritten letter signed 'J.P.Saul Navigator Airplane Southern Cross 1931...
Lot #129 - europe ireland
Irish Air Mail from and to South America 1931/45: Album with 60 commercial covers showing interesting routings and frankings, including ten envelopes via Air France from Brazil to Dublin (1931/33), two envelopes bearing Seahorse overprints to Dutch Guiana (1933), two covers written on board of H.M.S. Guardian and sent from St. Lucia via NY, envelope from Sierra Leone (1938) on Air France service via Dakkar-Paris, envelope from Maracaibo,...
Lot #130 - europe ireland
John 'Paddy' Saul 1928/68: Large collection of photographs and documents concerning the 'Southern Cross' - Record Flight with many hundred photographs, the majority original photos of John 'Paddy' Saul's family archive, inluding many diff. flyer's portraits, receptions, his Royal Air Force years (1937/43), News papers cut-outs, press-photos, including an album dedicated to Charles Ulm, original documents, personal souvenirs in six large...
Lot #131 - europe ireland
1847/1970: Collection in one large self designed volume beginning with an unfranked letter from KILLALA to DUBLIN bearing a Circular 2 PAID mark and a blue despatch KILLALA, and an 1847 "SOCIETY OF FRIENDS" letter dealing with feeding the poor in DUBLIN. A small range of forerunners is followed by a good section of overprints including 1922 to 10/- with full og, a 1925 issue 5/- superb used, and the 1935 high values all vfu. 1940 definitives...
Lot #132 - europe ireland
1877/1913: The collection of hand-illustrated covers/cards (10) and cover fronts (6) with an exceptionally beautiful group of five 1877 fronts each bearing an 1864 1 d. red used from Limerick to Bray, Co. Dublin each with pen illustrated animal scenes (featuring a Swan, Mouse, Deer) and two with negative scenes one including a Donkey; two covers franked by 1870 ½ d. pairs used from Limerick to Dublin with superbly rendered depictions of a...
Lot #133 - europe ireland
1909/10: Four embossed 'St. Patrick's Day' greeting cards published 1909 showing 'The Shamrock Zeppelin', two cards with golden frame of which one used from Stamford (March 16, 1910) other unused as well as two used cards with green frame, one cancelled "Rutherford Mar. 16 1910" other "Bayonne N.J. Mar. 17 1910" (min. tear at left), all other cards fine to very fine.
Lot #134 - europe ireland
Hand Illustrated Covers 1937/38: Three fine First Day usages to Cape Town including 'New Constitution' 1937 (Dec.29) set of three used on two hand painted covers, one with 2d. and 3d. franking, other with 2d single franking, together with illustrated 'Father Mathew' First Day usage (1938, July 1) on attractive hand painted cover, all fine and exceptional.
Lot #135 - europe ireland
Hand Illustrated Covers 1948 (April 7): Group of nine hand illustrated First Day Covers, all franked with Angel Victor 3d. blue and 6 d. magenta tied by "Baile Atha Cliath 7.IV.48" cds., each envelope with different designs. Fine and very unusual.
Lot #136 - europe ireland
Hand Illustrated Covers 1954/61: Fine group of four hand illustrated covers, including 1954 (May 24) first day usage of 'Madonna with Child' 3d. blue on attractively hand painted envelope from Killarney to USA, two inaugural flight covers of 'Aerlinte Eireann Transatlantic Service' 1958 (April 28) as well as first day usage of 1961 (June 26) 6d. and 1s.3d.commemorating 25th anniversary of Aer Lingus. Unusual and most attractive.
Lot #137 - brit. colonies jamaica
Slave Trade 1798 (April 24): Entire lettersheet endorsed 'p.Packet' posted at Falmouth, Jamaica to Edinburg showing part of black single line h.s. on reverse, with interesting content: ".... so many of your negros being often on public duty was the curse of my having so much to pay for hire". Early and fine scarce document.
Lot #138 - brit. colonies jamaica
Slave Trade 1799 (June 20): Entire Lettersheet from Montego Bay to Scotland with interesting content: "By favour of Mr. James Stothart Esquire" with interesting content: "If you please to intend the girl to me for three years, then to have her full freedom. Upon these terms I will give her one new Negro Girl, when the Indenture is delivered to me.....The woman of coulour on York Estate of whom there are 50 are all to be sold soon for £100...
Lot #139 - Overseas kuwait
1923/24: India overprinted Kuwait, wmk. single star, set of 15 values unused, fresh and very fine but for the 2 a. value with light age spot on gum, fresh and fine, large part or unmounted og. Scarce set Gi = £ 600.
Lot #140 - Overseas kuwait
1929/33: India overprinted Kuwait, wmk. multipe star, Official set of 11 values unused and additional 12 a. claret (both wmks. present), fresh and very fine but for the 4 a. value with age spots, otherwise fresh and fine, large part og. Scarce Gi = £ 600+.
Lot #141 - Overseas kuwait
1929/57: Unused collection with 1929/37 definitive set of nineteen (one 2 a. value missing) but with scarce high values, 1933 Airmail set of four, 1939 definitive set of thirteen complete, 1945 definitive set of thirteen complete, 1948/49 set of eleven complete, RSW set of two, 1950 set of nine complete etc. Generally fair to very fine. Gi = £ 2'200+.
Lot #142 - brit. colonies leeward islands
Sexagenary 1897 (July 22): Diamond Jubilee 5 s. green & blue, an unused example showing variety "Handstamped Overprint Double", fine appearance, typically slightly toned large part og. A very rare stamp. Cert. RPSL (1982) Gi = £ 6'000.rnProvenance: Collection J.A.C. Farmer, Grosvenor, London, 7-8 March 2012, lot 713.
Lot #143 - brit. colonies malaysia
1905/1912: Malayan States, KEDAH range of eight SPECIMENS from the 1912 issues with different overprints and seven further specimens from KELANTAN, LABUAN and PERAK. Mostly very fine.
Lot #144 - brit. colonies malaysia
1896/1963: Group of over 200 letters and cards from Malaysia, Straits Settlements and North Borneo, Brunei and Labuan. A significant proportion of this lot is pre WWII, with over forty 1904/09 stock market reports from SINGAPORE to BANGKOK on up-rated postal stationery cards. The number and regular mailing will allow insights into the postal arrangements and reliability at this time. An unusual offering.
Lot #145 - brit. colonies straits settlements
1900/1940: Collection of 44 covers, from SINGAPORE, all to Switzerland, with some interesting frankings, airpost and one registered consulate covers.
Lot #146 - brit. colonies malaysian states
1903/38: Collection of 38 covers Malaya and Malayan States such as Pahang, Perak, Sarawak, all addressed to Switzerland, including commercial and philatelic mail, stationery, picture postcards and envelopes, registered covers and airmail, mounted on album pages and described, some interesting items included.
Lot #147 - brit. colonies Mauritius
1806 (June 25): Napoleonic War, an entire letter from 'Isle de France' (Mauritius) to Bordeaux, avoiding the British Continental blockade and struck with superb "ESPAGNE / PAR BAYONNE" entry marking in black and charged '12' décimes due upon arrival. The letter was probably originally landed at Santander or Bilbao and carried overland to Bayonne (rate 10 sols / 5 décimes) for transfer to the French postal system to Bordeaux (rate 7 décimes...
Lot #148 - brit. colonies Mauritius
1809 (Feb 1): Napoleonic War, an entire letter from Port Louis to Annot, Castelane, Basses Alpes, landed in Spain and struck with SANTANDER / MONTANAC handstamp in black and entering France with "ESPAGNE / PAR BAYONNE" entry marking in black and charged '14' décimes due upon arrival (Santander to Bayonne 10 sols = 5 décimes + Bayonne to Annot (930 kms. = 9 décimes. Slight acid ink fault on front but an easy to read and interesting entire.
Lot #149 - brit. colonies Mauritius
1816 (Nov 5): Entire letter from Port Louis to Draguignan, France struck with oval framed "POST PAID / PORT LOUIS" in black. Carried via the Cape and carried on the "Deux Nanettes" with fair COLONIES PAR BORDEAUX in black. The entire reports on the devastating fire that struck Port Louis on the night of Sepotember 26, 1816 and besides the fascinating content shows a superb strike of this rare Port Louis marking.
Lot #150 - brit. colonies Mauritius
1816 (Dec 13): Entire letter from Port Louis to Perth, Scotland struck on despatch with fair but very scarce "MAURITIUS / PACKET LETTER" oval handstamp in black (Dec 21). Carried by a Naval vessel via the Cape with arrrival in red (March 21, 1817) and rated at "9/4 d." in manuscript on arrival (not including the Scottish 'Wheel Tax' Additional ½ d.) with a Packet rate of 7 s. for a double letter, plus double inland rate from London to Perth...
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