1850/1878: British POs in Chile, delightful collection with nine entires of both incoming and outgoing mail, beginning with two inward letters from the Lambert correspondence to "COQUIMBO", and four unpaid letters from "VALPARAISO", one to "NEW YORK" with 1/- tax mark in red and a US 10c "STEAMSHIP", the others to France and Switzerland. The Valparaiso office is also represented with three franked letters, including an 1871 letter franked by...
Corinphila Auction 291-297 Day 4
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Corinphila Auction AG Corinphila Auction 291-297 Day 4
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 |
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Lot #1150 - Overseas Chile
Perkins Bacon 1853: 10c deep bright blue on yellowish paper, "First London Printing" horizontal pair and vertical bisect on cover from "PIURA" to "VALPARAISO", originally unfranked and taxed 25c in red, later cancelled with stamps on top of despatch mark with taxing cancelled and endorsed "pagada". The stamps are tied by target handstamps, are just touched or lightly cut into, with otherwise large margins, the bisect has clear margins on...
Lot #1151 - Overseas Chile
Desmadryl 1854: 5 c. brown-red, recess printed by Desmadryl, four close to good margins, used on 1854 cover from Copiapo to Valparaiso, tied by target handstamp with crisp COPIAPO (Aug. 8) cds on obverse. A fine and scarce cover.
Lot #1152 - Overseas Chile
1854 (July): 5 c. red-brown, recess printed by Gillet, used example with exceptionally large even margins all round, cancelled by target handstamp in black. An exceptional example of a rare stamp.
Lot #1153 - Overseas Chile
1854 (April): 5 c. burnt-siena, 'Recess by Henri Gillet from Perkins Bacon Plates, horizontal strip of three with good to wide margins, cancelled by three strikes target handstamp. The left stamp is with marginal watermark, indicating the positioning being from the first three vertical rows. Very rare multiple in fine condition.
Lot #1154 - Overseas Chile
1854: 5c. burnt siena wmk 5, recess printed by Henri Gillet, good to generously margined copy, tied by seven lines target mark to cover from "SANTIAGO" to "VALPARAISO". A fine and rare entire with BPA certificate.
Lot #1155 - Overseas Chile
1854 (April): 5 c. burnt-siena, 'Recess by Henri Gillet from Perkins Bacon Plates, very good margined single, tied by target handstamp to letter from "SANTIAGO" to "VALPARAISO" with Santiago despatch mark also present. Very rare on cover.
Lot #1156 - Overseas Chile
1855: 5c. burnt siena wmk 5, very deep reddish shade, recess printed by Henri Gillet, two generously margined copies with portions of adjoining stamps on two sides each, tied by target mark to cover from "SANTIAGO" to "QUILLOTA". The despatch mark is dated 18. January 55. A very fine and rare cover.
Lot #1157 - Overseas Chile
Lithographed by Gillet 1854 (July): 5 c. red-brown, used example with exceptionally large margins all round, showing portions of adjoining stamp at base and right, transfer flaw at base with doubled outer horizontal base line. An exceptional example of this rare stamp. Provenance: Ex - The Brian Moorhouse Estate (part II) Corinphila Sale 245, Dec. 2019, Lot 4168
Lot #1158 - Overseas Chile
1854 (July): 5 c. red-brown, lithograph by Henri Gillet, used example with touched to good margins all round showing transfer variety squeezed AVOS in CENTAVOS (Blank 5 vt 3/3), cancelled by target handstamp leaving the variety free. A rare stamp. Signed W. Engel and Todd AIEP. Provenance: B. Moorhouse.
Lot #1159 - Overseas Chile
Second London Printing 1855: 5 c. red-brown on blued paper, two colossal margined sheet marginal pieces with "IVORY HEAD" and sheet watermark in margin, both cancelled clear of face by target handstamp. Very unusual.
Lot #1160 - Overseas Chile
1857 (Aug. 2), 5 c. brown-red second "LONDON" print, bottom marginal with approximately 2 cm sheet margin, just touched at right, tied by target handstamp in black to letter from SANTIAGO to VALPARAISO with despatch mark in red applied to front. Stunningly attractive letter and if proof were needed, evidence that the ink caused the blue bleed on the Perkins Bacon prints. Signed Maier BPP.
Lot #1161 - Overseas Chile
1857: 5c red-brown on deeply blued paper, wmk 5, second London Print, just cut into on left, paying the domestic portion of the postage on a letter from "SANTIAGO" to "MANDE" France. The stamp is tied by the target handstamp to the letter, which bears a LONDON transit on the reverse, a French tax mark 12 decimen and an accounting mark, as well as French transits and an arrival. An extraordinary letter with just the domestic postage pre-paid...
Lot #1162 - Overseas Chile
1866: 5c rose-red, wide margined and cleaned example on letter from "SANTIAGO" to "VALPARAISO" as attempted re-use "postal fraud", marked "inutil" in ink and framed "MULTADA" in red with tax mark "10" in circle. A most interesting letter.
Lot #1163 - Overseas Chile
1857: 5c red-brown on lightly blued paper, wmk 5, second London Print, horizontal pair with good to wide margins all round, tied by six bar target cancel to letter from "VALPARAISO" to "AREQUIPA". The letter is endorsed fr. "LIMA" and bears a red straight line "YSLAY" transit mark, as well as a faint VALPARAISO 15. April 57 despatch.
Lot #1164 - Overseas Chile
1855: 5 c. red-brown on deep blued paper, Second London Print, horizontal strip of three, tied by three strikes target handstamp in black to letter from VALPARAISO to TOME, with red VALPARAISO 8 FEBRO 58 also on front. Fine and rare.
Lot #1165 - Overseas Chile
1858: 10 c. blue "ESTANCOS" "SANTIAGO" print single and pair with bisect, as well as 5 c. brown-red second "LONDON" print, as most unusual 30 c. franking on letter from "VALPARAISO" to "CONCEPTION" dated 9 Jan. 1858. The 10 c. stamps have been just touched, the 5 c. with close to good margins. Most unusual with Certificate Rendon AIEP.
Lot #1166 - Overseas Chile
Printing by the Chilean Post Office in Santiago 1857/1865: 5 c. red, horizontal strip of five, with good to very large margins, of very fresh appearance, cancelled by five strikes of the target handstamp in black. Showpiece item.
Lot #1167 - Overseas Chile
1858: 5c rose-red wmk 5, just touched at bottom, otherwise oversize margins all round, paying the domestic portion of the postage on a letter from "SANTIAGO" to "Paris". The stamp is tied by the target handstamp to the letter, which bears a LONDON transit on the reverse, a French tax mark 12 decimen and an accounting mark, as well as French transits and an arrival. A fine letter of the Santaigo print with just the domestic postage pre-paid....
Lot #1168 - Overseas Chile
1861/1865: 5 c. red, Post Office Recess, "ESTANCOS", two four margin copies on two overseas letters from SERENA from the same correspondence to France, the 1861 letter with British "PANAMA TRANSIT" dated MR 22 1861 via LONDON to MIRAMONT, both taxed 12 decimes, the 5 c. paying the inland portion of the postage. Some slight wear but very rare.
Lot #1169 - Overseas Chile
1863/1864: 5c rose-red, wmk 5, "ESTANCOS", two singles tied to two letters to CONCEPCION, one, a good margins all round example, with "LINARES" double circle dated 20. Jun 64, the other with "SAN CARLOS" double circle also in red tying a two margin copy. Rare cancellations with double circle marks on entires.
Lot #1170 - Overseas Chile
1863/1864: 5c rose-red, wmk 5, and 10c greenish-blue horizontal pair "ESTANCOS", two or three margins, lightly cancelled by three strikes of the framed "INUTIL CHILE" cachet. An unusual cancellation.
Lot #1171 - Overseas Chile
1863: 5c rose-red, wmk 5, and 10c blue on blueish wmk. 10, two singles "ESTANCOS", three or four margins, lightly cancelled by three strikes of the the "CANCELLED" obliterator in blue ink on entire from "CONCEPTION" to "VALPARAISO". The letter is endorsed "Por Vapor S. Cal." A fine letter of this issue with coulour cancel.
Lot #1172 - Overseas Chile
1864 (Oct. 30), 20 c. green final "LONDON" print and 5 c. "ESTANCOS", both good to full margins, attractive and fresh two colour franking on letter from "SANTIAGO" to "VALPARAISO", both neatly cancelled by "CANCELLED" obliterator, the 20 c. also bears traces of a pen cancellation, perhaps a re-use postal fraud? In any case an attractive and rare letter.
Lot #1173 - Overseas Chile
1856: 10c deep blue wmk 10 "ESTANCOS" wonderful unused block of fourteen from the right sheet margin, positions 119/192. The block shows consistently clear impressions with wide margins all round except for pos 131, which is slightly cut into. There are three creases affecting pos 131 and 132, pos 167 here also short scissor cut, and pos. 179 and 180, all not affecting the decorative appearance of this large unit. The plate shows signs of...
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