Fourth Printing Group 1871/72: ½ real deep ultramarine, a fine large margined example in a bright shade almost no definition to the printing at all, used on cover endorsed 'Civil' to Guaranda with weight annotation "4¼ oz." at right in manuscript, additionally franked by vertical pair of 1866 1 r. orange-yellow, clear to large margins, tied by "Ambato" datestamps (Jan 20) in black. An exceptional example of the ½ real and an unusual cover....
CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 3
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Corinphila Auction AG CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 3
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 #7518 - Overseas Ecuador
Fourth Printing Group 1871/72: ½ r. dull greyish-blue, a dry printing alongside ½ real pale ultramarine (2) used with single 1 r. olive-yellow on 15 March 1871 cover to Ambato endorsed "Civil" and weight "5 oz." in manuscript, all stamps with large margins all round and tied by 64 dot lozenge in black. The ½ real adhesives being poor impressions with a 'striated' paper appearance from the front with the ink poorly applied leaving the stamps...
Lot #7519 - Overseas Ecuador
1865/70: ½ real bright blue on greyish wove paper, a single example in a rich shade used on 1873 cover front to Rome, tied by "3154" gros chiffres in red with "Quito / Franca" datestamp (Aug 2) alongside in same ink. Three line dated PANAMA / TRANSIT in black below (Aug 14) and thence probably carried by French Packet with handstruck "23" décimi due marking applied in black. Taxed at this charge with Italy 1870 Postage Due 30 c. and 2 lire...
Lot #7520 - Overseas Ecuador
Fifth Printing Group 1872: ½ real deep bright blue on surface blued paper, a fine example with large margins all round used on 1873 entire letter to Guaranda tied by framed "P.I." in ten pointed star obliterator (Porte Interno) with "Guayaquil" datestamp (March 15) alongside, both in red. For a similar usage see the Bustamante collection, lot 32. A delightful and extremely rare entire of great visual appeal.rnProvenance: Harmers, London, 30...
Lot #7521 - Overseas Ecuador
Fifth Printing Group 1872: ½ real deep bright blue on surface blued very thin wove paper, two horizontal pairs used on 1873 entire letter to Lima, Peru, all cut close and with some staining from the water used in the inking process, neatly tied by "Guayaquil / Franca" datestamps in blue (April 27). Lima arrival on reverse (May 7). Faults but unusual.
Lot #7522 - Overseas Ecuador
First Printing Group 1865: 1 real orange-vermilion, early impression, a used example with slight thin bit cancelled by large part "Pelileo" circular star in black. Rare thus.
Lot #7523 - Overseas Ecuador
First Printing Group 1865: 1 real bistre-buff in a sandy shade, position 71 on the sheet showing Plate variety "Line through Real", a four margined example used on 1866 cover front and part back to Ambato well tied by "Guaranda" datestamp (Jan 28).
Lot #7524 - Overseas Ecuador
First Printing Group 1865: 1 real pale bistre, the famous block of 28 used on 1865 large part cloth cover to Riobamba, positions 19-25/28-34/37-43/46-52; with faults on three or four adhesives of no great significance, all cancelled by ten strikes of the 64 dot lozenge and eight strikes of the "Guaranda" circular datestamp (Oct 29) on despatch. Position 43 showing additional vertical line at SE corner and doubling of top outer frame line and...
Lot #7525 - Overseas Ecuador
First Printing Group 1865: 1 real bistre-brown in a sandy shade, the remarkable vertical strip of five, positions 9/18/27/36/45, from the right hand side of the sheet, all used on large front of cover to Ambato in combination with 1865 ½ real bright blue on blued paper with large to huge margins all round, paying the rate for an 11 ounce letter. The 1 real position 45 is pre-cancelled by hexagonal framed AMBATO handstamp in red, with all the...
Lot #7526 - Overseas Ecuador
First Printing Group 1865: 1 real bistre-buff, the extraordinary block of five (positions 34-35/43-45) with position 43 showing the additional vertical line at SE corner and doubling of the top outer frame line, and a superb block of six (positions 8-9/17-18/26-27) used in combination with single ½ r. bright blue on 1866 large part cover fron to Ambato; endorsed under fold "1 libras 7 oz." and prepaid corrects at 11½ reales. The adhesives all...
Lot #7527 - Overseas Ecuador
First Printing Group 1865: 1 real pale ochre, clear early impression on white wove paper, the extraordinary block of 28 stamps (4 x 7) used on large 'turned' 18675 cloth cover rated at "3½ Libras" (56 ounces) in manuscript, positions 6-9/15-18/24-27/33-36/42-45/51-54/60-63; thus being most of the right hand side of the sheet, with damage to six stamps of no great significance for an astonishing franking such as this and no stamps missing, all...
Lot #7528 - Overseas Ecuador
Second Printing Group 1866/68: 1 r. orange, an unused block of four in a vibrant shade and early impression, marginal from left of sheet with the vertical frameline at left, large margins all round but for slight piece missing at top, large part og. A magnificent and extremely rare block.
Lot #7529 - Overseas Ecuador
Second Printing Group 1866/68: 1 real orange-yellow, a diagonally bisected example used on 1867 cover to Quito, tied by extremely scarce "Babahoyo" circular datestamp in black (Dec 5). A few minor wrinkles to the adhesive and one flap missing from the cover but an extremely rare usage of the bisect and cancellation.rnProvenance: Collection Bill H. Homan Jnr.
Lot #7530 - Overseas Ecuador
Second Printing Group 1866/68: 1 r. orange, a vertical block of six in a vibrant rich shade, with left marginal vertical frameline, positions 46-47/55-56/64-65, margins just grazed in places but large on two sides, tiny contemporary scissor cut between stamps at base as is somewhat usual, on 1867 cover to Guaranda endorsed "12 oz." and further endorsed "fuera de balija" (outside the Mailbag), cancelled by two strikes of the 64 dot lozenge and...
Lot #7531 - Overseas Ecuador
Second Printing Group 1866/68: 1 real orange-yellow, horizontal strip of seven, positions 57-63, used on 1867 cover front and part back to Guaranda, cancelled by three strikes of the 64 dot lozenge and by "Latacunga" circular datestamp (July 18) at left. The strip with four contemporary scissor cuts between stamps at top with close to large margins all round and with part of adjoining stamps at top. Manuscript "14 oz." rate in blue crayon on...
Lot #7532 - Overseas Ecuador
Second Printing Group 1866/68: 1 real orange-yellow, a superb block of ten in a vivid shade, positions 59-63/68-72 with position 71 showing the "Line through Real" plate flaw clearly, the block with minor scissor cut between second and third stamps of no significance, used with ½ r. blue (position 59) on large part 1866 cover tied by five strikes of the 64 dot lozenge and by two strikes of the "Latacunga" datestamp (Nov 15) in black. The...
Lot #7533 - Overseas Ecuador
Second Printing Group 1866/68: 1 real yellow, a single example and a horizontal pair, all with ample to large margins all round, clear impressions, used on 1870 folded cover to Latacunga with manuscript weight "6 oz." at top, all cancelled by fine "Quito / Franca" datestamps (Nov 23) in black. A late usage of a clear impression 1 real and a most attractive cover.
Lot #7534 - Overseas Ecuador
Second Printing Group 1866/68: 1 real yellow, a diagonally bisected example used on 1867 entire letter to Guayaquil, tied by extremely scarce "Monetecristi" circular datestamp in black (Sept 22). A few minor imperfections to the cover but an extremely rare usage of the bisect and cancellation.rnProvenance: Collection Bill H. Homan Jnr.
Lot #7535 - Overseas Ecuador
Second Printing Group 1866/68: 1 real yellow, a clear impression (slightly worn), the magnificent sheet corner marginal block of eight from the lower left corner of the sheet and the ninth stamp diagonally bisected, positions 73-76/82-86 with full marginal framelines at left and at base, used on 1870 cover to Chimbo endorsed "17 oz." at top, all cancelled by "Ambato" datestamps (Sept 30) in black. The largest recorded block with a bisect on...
Lot #7536 - Overseas Ecuador
Third Printing Group 1865/67: 1 r. olive, an unused block of four, marginal from right of sheet, positions 53-54/62-63, ample to large margins all round fresh and of very fine rich colour, unused without gum. Scarce.rnProvenance: Collection 'Crown Point', Corinphila sale 131, Oct 2001, lot 6731.
Lot #7537 - Overseas Ecuador
Third Printing Group 1871/72: 1 real deep bistre brown, a superb large margined example on 1872 cover to Latacunga showing some deterioration of the plate, boldly cancelled by the newly introduced gros chiffres "3154" (formerly of Rixheim) with "Quito / Franca" datestamp alongside (Nov 3) in black. A rare and charming cover.
Lot #7538 - Overseas Ecuador
Third Printing Group 1868/72: 1 real yellow, a vertical sheet marginal pair (positions 73/82) on thick paper with "Guayaquil" datestamp (Oct 27, 1868) in black; together with an 1868 cover endorsed "4 oz." bearing a horizontal pair of the 1 real yellow used to Latacunga and tied by "Quito / Franca" datestamp in black (Nov 4). A fine and attractive page.
Lot #7539 - Overseas Ecuador
Fourth Printing Group 1870/72: 1 real deep yellow on medium white wove paper, a fine unused block of forty-five, being the complete lower half of the sheet of 90 subjects, with marginal framelines on three sides, positions 46-54/82-90, with position 50 showing "Extended "R" in Correos" flaw, position 64 with "Indented Left Vertical Frameline" flaw, position 66 with "Diagonal Scratch from Centre Circle to Base" Plate flaw and position 71 with...
Lot #7540 - Overseas Ecuador
Fourth Printing Group 1868/72: 1 real yellow-orange, a horizontal pair with ample margins all round from a worn plate, used on 1873 cover (with partial contents written May 11th) to Vermont, USA cancelled by 64 dot lozenge and "Alausi" datestamp (May 14) in black, with 'New York' transit cds at left (June) in red. The envelope with some edge wear but an extremely rare destination for First Issue mail.
Lot #7541 - Overseas Ecuador
1865/66: 1 r. ochre / olive yellow, two examples with touched to large margins, used on registered cover to Riobamba each stamp tied by 'Franca' dotted lozenge in black, with the 'Franca' handstamp applied at corners of the cover to denote registration and italic 'Certificacion' handstamp in black. Peripheral faults to the envelope but a great rarity, one of just two first issue registered covers recorded, and the sole example with this stamp...
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