1884: De La Rue Master Proof for the ½ d. value, with Imperforate Imprimatur with blank Duty Plate printed in dull green on card (62 x 82 mm.) with "HALFPENNY" hand-painted in dull green with red surround below. Endorsed at top right "15th OCT '85", the Essay signed off as accepted in red at left and, once approved by the Crown Agents, signed again at lower right "21/10" in black manuscript. The ½ d. value was ordered (Oct 13) as a matter of...
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 #5177 - brit. colonies lagos
1884/86: ½ d. dull green and 1 d. rose-carmine, wmk. Crown CA, perf. 14, unused examples, each with diagonal "Specimen" in manuscript ink, fresh and very fine, part og. Scarce.rnProvenance: Harmers, London, 8 July 2003, lot 760.
Lot #5178 - brit. colonies lagos
1885: De La Rue Colour Trial Proofs (3) for the proposed ½ d. value, all perforated 14 on medium wove unwatermarked paper, all three in green with HALFPENNY Duty Plates in brown, in pale blue-green or in blue. Extremely fine and very rare, ex the De La Rue archives and a probably unique trio.
Lot #5179 - brit. colonies lagos
1884/86: ½ d. dull green and pair of 1 d. rose-carmine, wmk. Crown CA, perf. 14, used on 1898 cover to Hamburg endorsed "Lagos Franco 12gr.", in combination witrh Germany 1890 10 pf. bright carmine pair all tied by oval "DEUTSCHE SEEPOST / LINIE / HAMBURG / WESTAFRIKA / XI" in violet (March 21), with Hamburg arrival (April 15) on reverse. A charming combination usage.rnProvenance: Collection John Sacher, Spink, London, 12 Nov 2009, lot 323....
Lot #5180 - brit. colonies lagos
1884/86: De La Rue Imperforate Imprimaturs in issued colours for 2 d. grey, 4 d. pale lilac, 6 d. olive-green and 1 s. orange, all on Crown CC watermarked paper, the 6 d. with slight crease, otherwise fresh and very fine with part or large part og. An extremely rare group.rnProvenance: Collection Col. J.R. Danson, RL, London, 10 March 1971, lot 1525.
Lot #5181 - brit. colonies lagos
1884/86: 2 d. grey, wmk. Crown CA, perf. 14, an unused horizontal strip of six from the top left corner of the sheet with Plate and Serial Number "1" in margin, central fold in between the stamps, of fine fresh colour, superb large part og. with four stamps unmounted og. A scarce and delightful multiple Gi = £ 600+.
Lot #5182 - brit. colonies lagos
1884/86: 2 d. grey, a horizontal pair used on 1887 cover to France tied by oval barred obliterators in black with "LAGOS" code A cds (Jan 27) in black alongside. Manuscript "3" in red crayon credit and "PAID / LIVERPOOL / BR. PACKET" cds in red (March 3) and reverse with Levallois-Perret arrival cds (March 4) in black. A fine cover, mailed just prior to the March 1887 issue in new colours being released.
Lot #5183 - brit. colonies lagos
1884/86: De La Rue Imprimatur, 6 d. olive-green, Imperforate on wmk. Crown CA paper, large part og. Scarce and very fine.
Lot #5184 - brit. colonies lagos
1884/86: 1 s. orange, wmk. Crown CA, perf. 14, an unused block of eighteen (6 x 3), marginal from base of the sheet with Serial number "1" and Plate number "1" in margin, superbly fresh and fine, large part of unmounted og. A delightful and scarce multiple Gi = 400+.
Lot #5185 - brit. colonies lagos
1884/86: High Values 2 s. 6 d. olive-black, 5 s. blue and 10 s. brown-purple, wmk. Crown CA, perf. 14, the set of three values overprinted SPECIMEN in black, fresh and very fine, large part og. Scarce Gi = £ 425.
Lot #5186 - brit. colonies lagos
1884/86: 2 s. 6 d. olive-black, wmk. Crown CA, perf. 14, an unused example with rounded corner perf. and fine, large part og. (just 900 issued), matched with a fine unused example overprinted SPECIMEN in black, large part og. Scarce Gi = £ 350++.
Lot #5187 - brit. colonies lagos
New Values & Colours 1884/86: 2 s. 6 d. olive-black, wmk. Crown CA, perf. 14, an unused example, well centred and of rich colour, trace of thin not affecting the appearance, large part og. A scarce stamp. Cert. BPA (2021) Gi = £ 350.
Lot #5188 - brit. colonies lagos
New Values & Colours 1884/86: 5 s. blue, wmk. Crown CA, perf. 14, an unused example, well centred and of fresh colour, superb, large part og. A very scarce stamp. Signed A. Diena. Cert. BPA (2021) Gi = £ 700.
Lot #5189 - brit. colonies lagos
1884/86: 5 s. blue, wmk. Crown CA, perf. 14, an unused Sperati Forgery in the charcteristic Prussian Blue shade, partial gum and signed diagonally on reverse "Jean de Sperati". Scarce, a fine reference example.
Lot #5190 - brit. colonies lagos
1884/86: 10 s. purple-brown, wmk. Crown CA, perf. 14, an unused block of four of this famous stamp, of rich deep colour, fresh and very fine, superb large part og. A major rarity in a multiple and probably the finest now extant Gi = £ 6'400+.rnProvenance: Collection L. du P. Chiappini.
Lot #5191 - brit. colonies lagos
1886: De La Rue Appendix sheet for printing the Lagos 1887 issue in doubly fugitive inks with Duty Plates in different coloured singly fugitive inks, with ½ d. dull mauve (6) annotated for proposed values: with HALF PENNY in green (½ d.), in orange (1 d.), in blue (2 d.), in brown ( 3 d.), in black (4 d.), in red-brown (6 d.); and ½ d. dull green (4) annotated for proposed values: in pale green (1 s.), in red (2 s. 6 d.), in blue (5 s.) and...
Lot #5192 - brit. colonies lagos
1886/94: De La Rue Appendix sheet, showing at left the colour changes required and printing method in Doubly Fugitive inks for the 1887 issue with four stamps 4 d. pale violet, 6 d. olive-green, 1 s. orange and 2 s. 6 d. olive-black, first two endorsed "D. fug. purple" and th last two "D. fug. Green" , right hand column of seven stamps showing the designs for the 1888/94 4 d. dull mauve & black (March 87), 5 d. dull mauve & green (Oct...
Lot #5193 - brit. colonies lagos
1893: De La Rue Appendix sheet with proposals for the 1895 5 d., 7½ d. and 10 d. values, used Imperforate examples printed in dull mauve witth blank Duty Plates, the 5 d. hand-painted in green, the 7½ d. hand-painted in carmine (wording to be changed from PENNY to PENCE and the 10 d. hand-painted in yellow; dated at top "Oct 6th 1893", the design and colours were accepted on October 17th. Illustrated in "The De La Rue Collection" edited by...
Lot #5194 - brit. colonies lagos
1887/1902: Definitive values (7) unused, wmk. Crown CA, perf. 14, with 2 d., 4 d., 6 d., 1 s, 2 s. 6 d., 5 s. and 10 s. all with diagonal "Specimen" in ink manuscript, a fine selection, large part og. Elusive and extremely rare.rnProvenance: Harmers, London, 8 July 2003, lot 763 for four: 2 d. - 1 s. values.
Lot #5195 - brit. colonies lagos
1887/1902: Defintive set of twelve values unused to 10 s. green & brown, wmk. Crown CA, perf. 14, the basic set with three additional stamps: 2½ d. with larger letters, 6 d. with Duty Plate in carmine and 1 s. blue-green & black; fresh colours, generally fresh and fine, large part og. Gi = £ 250+.
Lot #5196 - brit. colonies lagos
1887/1902: Definitive set of twelve values unused , wmk. Crown CA, perf. 14, with the set to 2 s. 6 d. in singles with additional 2½ d. with large letters of value, 6 d. and 1 s. shades (Gi 31a, 35a, 38a) and the high values 5 s. green & blue and 10 s. green & brown in blocks of four - the 5 s. a Control block, fresh and fine, large part or unmounted og. (15 items) Gi = £ 700+.
Lot #5197 - brit. colonies lagos
1887/92: 4 d. dull mauve & black unused, wmk. Crown CA, perf. 14, with diagonal "Specimen" in ink manuscript, fresh nand fine, large paret og. Rare.
Lot #5198 - brit. colonies lagos
1887/1902: 5 d. dull mauve & green, a fine used example, marginal from base of sheet showing Serial Number "1", cancelled by barred obliterator in black on 1898 registered cover to Liverpool "per S.S. Angola". Oval "R" in black and "Registered / Liverpool" ast left (June 29) on obverse and "LAGOS / W. AFRICA" despatch cds (June 3) on reverse of a most attractive cover.rnProvenance: Collection John Sacher, Spink, London, 12 Nov 2009, lot...
Lot #5199 - brit. colonies lagos
1886/87: De La Rue Colour Trial for the 1 s. value in issued colours of yellow-green & black, on gummed unwatermarked wove paper, line perf. 14, large part dried og. The describer believes this stamp was taken from the Appendix sheet as dated August 28, 1886, illustrated in "The De La Rue Collection" edited by Frank Walton RDP on page 4514. Rare and most unusual.rnProvenance: Collection Colonel J.R. Danson, RL, London, 10 March 1971, ex...
Lot #5200 - brit. colonies lagos
1884/86: 5 s. green and blue, wmk. Crown CA, perf. 14, used on 1901 cover to Hamburg endorsed "Mit Dampfer Alexandra Woermann", somewhat gum stained on application, tied by oval "DEUTSCHE SEEPOST / LINIE / HAMBURG / WESTAFRIKA / XX" in black, with Hamburg arrival (Feb 24) on reverse. Envelope with faults but an extraordinary commercial usage of this adhesive Gi = £ 160 off cover.
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