"Cameos" Typographed and Embossed by De La Rue 1869 (March 18): 4 d. brown, no wmk., imperforate, an unused example, ample margins, overprinted SPECIMEN in black (Samuel type D5), fresh and very fine, minor wrinkles of no importance on large part og. Extremely rare.rnNote: For a further example the illustration on Plate 6 of the Samuel handbook.
CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 1
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Corinphila Auction AG CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 1
Auction Schedule Corinphila Auctions 298-307, 2 - 9 June 2023
The 298 - 3070 Corinphila Auction will start Friday/Saturday June 2nd/3rd with Switzerland and will be continued with Europe and Overseas from Monday June 5th through to Friday June 9th 2022
Attention: There is NO Auction on Sunday June 4th 2023!
We kindly ask you to view as early as possible. We arrange the possibility from Monday, May 8th onwards to view the large size lots during our office hours. Please contact us either by phone +41 44 389 91 91 or Mail in advance.
Viewing and Auction in our premises at Wiesenstrasse 8 in Zurich.
Freitag, 2. Juni / Friday 2 June 2023 |
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Catalogue 305 |
Schweiz und Liechtenstein |
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09.00 h |
9001 - 9365 |
Schweiz ab 1907, Soldatenmarken, Flugpost Schweiz |
13.00 h |
9366-9701 |
Historische Stiche u. Ansichten Schweiz, Sammlungen und Posten |
Catalogue 301 |
The BESANÇON Collection |
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15.00 h |
5001 - 5394 |
British West Africa (part II) |
Samstag 3. Juni 2023 / Saturday 3 June 2023 |
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Catalogue 301 |
Schweiz und Liechtenstein |
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09.00 h |
9801-9920 |
Fürstentum Liechtenstein |
10.00 h |
8001-8287 |
Schweiz Vorphilatelie, Kantonalmarken – Rayonmarken |
14.00 h |
8288-8619 |
Sitz. Helvetia (Strubel) – UPU, inkl. Sammlung Ziffernmarken Dr. James Johnston |
Montag 5. Juni 203 / Monday 5 June 2023 |
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Catalogue 307 |
The DUBOIS Collection (part II) |
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09.00 h |
20001-20729 |
Australian States & Commonwealth of Australia |
Catalogue 298 |
Europe & Overseas |
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16.00 h |
1-209 |
Americas – North, Central & South America |
Catalogue 304 |
The Guyaquil Collection (part III) |
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18.00 h |
7501-7586 |
Ecuador 1865-1872 |
Dienstag 6. Juni 2023 / Tuesday 6 June 2023 |
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Catalogue 298 |
Europe & Overseas |
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09.00 h |
210 - 1051 |
British Commonwealth, including
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Catalogue 306 |
Die Sammlung Erivan |
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17.00 h |
10001-10190 |
Zeppelinpost (Teil II) |
Mittwoch 7. Juni 2023 / Wednesday 7 June 2023 |
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Catalogue 298 |
Europe & Overseas |
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09.00 h |
1052 - 1348 |
Asia / Africa, incl. Postal History of Nepal - The Robert Wightman Collection |
Catalogue 299 |
Great Britain |
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09.00 h |
3401-3647 |
The Line Engraved Issues 1840-1870 - The Ake Rietz Collection |
Catalogue 300 |
The 'CHATEAU DU SOUDUN' Collection |
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14.30 h |
4001-4230 |
Great Britain - Mint Victorian Stamps & St. Lucia |
Catalogue 298 |
Europe & Overseas |
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16.30 h |
1349-1481 |
Great Britain |
18.00 h | 1481A-1571 |
All World Collections and Accumulations, Literature |
Donnerstag 8. Juni 2023 / Thursday 8 June 2023 |
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Catalogue 296 |
Europe & Overseas |
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09.00 h |
1572-2334 |
Europe A-N including Greenland 1721-1938
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15.00 h |
2335-2789 |
Europe O-Z including
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Freitag 9. Juni 2023 / Friday 9 June 2023 |
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Catalogue 303 |
Die Sammlung Waldviertel (Teil II) |
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09.00 h |
7001-7270 |
Österreich & Lombardo-Veneto 1850-1867 |
Catalogue 302 |
The Ing. Pietro Provera Collection (part VI) |
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12.00 h |
6001-6702 |
Italy, France, European countries, South and Central America |
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Lot #5002 - brit. colonies gambia
"Cameos" Typographed and Embossed by De La Rue 1869 (March 18): 4 d. brown, no wmk., imperforate, an unused example with good to large margins all round, of rich deep colour, fresh and very fine, large part og. Signed A.Diena Gi = £ 600.
Lot #5003 - brit. colonies gambia
"Cameos" Typographed and Embossed by De La Rue 1869/71: 4 d. pale brown, no wmk., imperforate, an unused example with good to large margins all round, fresh and very fine, large part og. Signed J.Schol Gi = £ 500.
Lot #5004 - brit. colonies gambia
"Cameos" Typographed and Embossed by De La Rue 1869/71: 4 d. brown, no wmk., imperforate, two used examples with large margins all round, one of rich deep colour and superb but for minor corner bend, the other in a paler shade, both cancelled in red. Scarce Gi = £ 425.rnProvenance: Collection John Rose, Grosvenor, London, 23 May 2011, ex lots 28 and 37.
Lot #5005 - brit. colonies gambia
"Cameos" Typographed and Embossed by De La Rue 1869 (March 18): 6 d. deep blue, no wmk., imperforate, an unused example, good even margins, overprinted SPECIMEN in black (Samuel type D5), minor wrinkle of no importance on large part og. Extremely rare.rnNote: For a further example the illustration on Plate 6 of the Samuel handbook.rnProvenance: Collection John Rose, Grosvenor, London, 23 May 2011, lot 40.
Lot #5006 - brit. colonies gambia
"Cameos" Typographed and Embossed by De La Rue 1869 (March 18): 6 d. blue, no wmk., imperforate, an unused example in a pale shade with good to large margins all round, part og. Signed Holcombe. Cert. BPA (2022) Gi = £ 600.rn
Lot #5007 - brit. colonies gambia
"Cameos" Typographed and Embossed by De La Rue 1869 (March 18): 6 d. blue to deep blue, no wmk., imperforate, an unused block of four in an intermediate shade, marginal from top of sheet, merest traces of dust and aging at top mentioned for accuracy, large part og. A rare multiple Gi = £ 2'200+.rnProvenance: Collection John Rose, Grosvenor, London, 23 May 2011, lot 41 (as Gi. 3).
Lot #5008 - brit. colonies gambia
Cameos 1874 (Aug): 4 d.brown and 6 d. deep blue, wmk. Crown CC, each with excellent colour and large margins all round, on small piece overprinted "CANCELLED" in black (Samuel type D6); these being from the document submitted to the Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs in 18 June 1877 as specimens of embossed stamps produced by the firm. Mentioned in the Samuel handbook on page 114. Superb and of great rarity.
Lot #5009 - brit. colonies gambia
Cameos 1874 (Aug): 4 d. brown, wmk. Crown CC, imperforate, an unused example in a rich deep shade with good margins all round, variety "Watermark Inverted", the embossing with slight crack at top of Queen's head, large part og. Scarce. Signed A.Diena Gi = £ 850.
Lot #5010 - brit. colonies gambia
Cameos 1874 (Aug): 4 d. pale brown, wmk. Crown CC, imperforate, an unused block of four, marginal from top of sheet, large margins all round, of fine colour, large part og. with lower pair unmounted og. but with pencil annotation. A rare and most attractive multiple Gi = £ 1'700+.
Lot #5011 - brit. colonies gambia
Cameos 1874 (Aug): 4 d. pale brown, wmk. Crown CC upright, the imperforate complete sheet of fifteen subjects (5 x 3), of fine rich fresh colour, insignificant wrinkles mostly in margin, slightly dried patchy large part og. A wonderful sheet, with just two complete sheets recorded (the other sheet was ex Dale-Liechtenstein and Leonard Weldhen): this particular sheet has not been on the philatelic market for over 40 years.rnProvenance:...
Lot #5012 - brit. colonies gambia
Cameos 1874 (Aug): 6 d. deep blue, wmk. Crown CC, imperforate, an unused block of four from the lower right corner of the sheet oif fifteen subjects, of fine colour, trivial age spots just apparent on position 15 and one or two on large part og-. upper pair, positions 9-10 showing watermark double lined letters "WN C" of Crown Colony, slightest of bends but a remarkable and rare multiple and most attractive. Cert. Holcombe (1992).rnProvenance...
Lot #5013 - brit. colonies gambia
Cameos 1874 (Aug): 6 d. deep blue, wmk. Crown CC, imperforate, an unused example with large margins all round, variety "Watermark Reversed", fresh and very fine, large part og. A rare stamp Gi = £ 950.
Lot #5014 - brit. colonies gambia
Cameos 1874 (Aug): 6 d. blue, wmk. Crown CC, imperforate, the unused horizontal pair, marginal at base, with large margins all round, variety "Watermark Inverted and Reversed", slight grease spot on margin otherwise of fine appearance, somewhat heavily mounted, part og. Rare Gi = £ 1'700+.
Lot #5015 - brit. colonies gambia
Cameos 1874 (Aug): 6 d. blue, wmk. Crown CC, imperforate, the unused horizontal pair, marginal at right, with large margins all round, fresh and fine, large part og. A scarce and attractive pair Gi = £ 700+.
Lot #5016 - brit. colonies gambia
Cameos 1874 (Aug): 6 d. blue, wmk. Crown CC, imperforate, the unused complete sheet of fifteen subjects, large margins all round and of excellent vibrant colour, showing 'Sloping Label' variety on positions 1 and 5, superb unmounted og. A magnificent sheet (only 334 were invoiced) in the finest possible quality.rnProvenance: Collection Dale Liechtenstein, Harmers, New York, 23 Oct 1990, lot 51; Collection Leonard Weldhen, Bonhams, 11 Oct 2002...
Lot #5017 - brit. colonies gambia
Cameos 1874 (Aug): 6 d. blue, wmk. Crown CC, imperforate, a used horizontal strip of three, good to large if irregular margins all round, of fine colour, cancelled by "Gambia / Paid" datestamps (March 12) in red. A very rare stamp in a used multiple Gi = £ 750+.
Lot #5018 - brit. colonies gambia
1880/81: 3 d. bright ultramarine, wmk. Crown CC sideways, perf. 14, a used example, well centred and of fine colour, cancelled by "Gambia / Paid" cds in red (Oct 7). Superb Gi = £ 500.
Lot #5019 - brit. colonies gambia
1880/81: 4 d. brown, wmk. Crown CC sideways, perf. 14, an unused example, variety "Watermark Crown to the Left of CC", fine but for horizontal bend, large part og. A very elusive and scarce stamp Gi = £ 600.rnProvenance: Collection William Frazer, Spink, 25 March 2004, ex lot 252.
Lot #5020 - brit. colonies gambia
1880/81: 4 d. brown, wmk. CC sideways, used on 1880 cover to Flurlingen, Switzerland tied by "GAMBIA / PAID" code A datestamp in red (Oct 14) with repeated strike at left. Manuscript '3' (pence) credit, "PAID / LIVERPOOL / BR. PACKET" cds (Oct 30) in red and reverse with London cds and Schaffhausen arrival cds (Nov 1). Some minor creasing to envelope but a fine and early cover to a most unusual destination.
Lot #5021 - brit. colonies gambia
1880/81: 1 s. green, wmk. Crown CC sideways, perf. 14, a used example, well centred and of rich colour, cancelled by "Gambia / Paid" cds in red (June 9, 1882). Superb Gi = £ 325.
Lot #5022 - brit. colonies gambia
1880/81: 1 s. deep green, wmk. Crown CC sideways, perf. 14, an unused example, well centred, of fine colour, paper hinge at top, large part og. A fine and scarce stamp Gi = £ 650.rnProvenance: Collection William Frazer, Spink, 25 March 2004, ex lot 252.
Lot #5023 - brit. colonies gambia
1880/81: ½ d. deep orange, wmk. Crown CC upright, perf. 14, an unused complete sheet of fifteen subjects, slight soiling in margins, corner crease in lower left margin and age spot on position 14, otherwise fine, stamps unmounted og. Scarce Gi = £ 300+.rnProvenance: Harmers, London, 9 Jan 1979, lot 102.
Lot #5024 - brit. colonies gambia
1880/81: 1 d. maroon, wmk. Crown CC upright, perf. 14, an unused complete sheet of fifteen subjects, margin missing at right, soiling in margin, variety "Watermark Reversed", the stamps very fine, unmounted og. Rare Gi = £ 3'375+.rnProvenance: Grosvenor, London, 15-16 May 2003, lot 543.
Lot #5025 - brit. colonies gambia
1880/81: 3 d. pale dull ultramarine, wmk. Crown CC upright, perf. 14, a used block of six (3 x 2), tiny perf. split with hinge protection between first and second stamp, lightly cancelled by in black by "Gambia" code B datestamps. A scarce multiple Gi = £ 190+.
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