1930 (Sept 15): Airmail 1 s. sepia & olive, overprint in the rare deep carmine-lake shade, a fine unused block of four from pos. 11-12 & 16-17 showing varieties: 'AI,R' comma in pos. 11 and 'AI.R' dot in pos. 12. A fresh and very fine multiple of this ovpt rarity as only a small first part of the printing were overprinted in the deep carmine-lake shade instead of the normal carmine one, the varieties occured only in this printing and...
Day 3 - Great Britain, British Colonies, Pre-Union South Africa - the Besançon Collection (Part Ii)
By: Corinphila Auction AG
Corinphila Auction AG Day 3 - Great Britain, British Colonies, Pre-Union South Africa - the Besançon Collection (Part Ii)
wide range of classic material awaits you in five catalogues: Starting with the first part of the ERIVAN Collections Classic Switzerland and Zeppelin Mail, going on with the second part of the Brian Moorhouse Estate of Latin America, over to the second part of the Besançon Collection of Pre-Union South Africa including Mafeking Siège Stamps, Vryburg, Griqualand, Natal, Orange Free States and Transvaal. In the Swiss Catalogue (249) we offer the fifth part of the Jack Luder Collection of Swiss Cantonal and Federal stamps, each item in the collection being of excellent quality. Also the 'philately from around the world' material in our Europe & Worldwide catalogue (244) is of excellent quality including a special collection of European Transit Mail to 1800, a fine part of Austria and Austrian Levant, special collection of Papal State and the German part includes a special collection of Heligoland. Further a fine range of Great Britain and Colonies with Cyprus, Gibraltar, Iraq, Long Island, Papua and Papua New Guinea.
Tuesday Dec. 3, 2019 |
Catalogue 244 |
EUROPE & OVERSEAS |
11.00 h |
Lot 1 - 226 |
ASIA - AFRICA - AMERICAS |
Catalogue 245 |
SOUTH & CENTRAL AMERICA - The Brian Moorhouse Estate (part II) |
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12.30 h | Lot 4001-4788 |
Argentine to Venezuela |
Wednesday Dec. 4, 2019 | Catalogue 244 |
EUROPE & OVERSEAS |
09.00 h |
Lot 227 - 370 |
Europe Transit Mail to 1800 |
Lot 371 - 552 |
EUROPE A-I: Belgium to Iceland |
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11.30 h | Lot 553 - 795 |
EUROPE I-N: Italy incl. special collection of Papal States |
14.00 h | Lot 796 - 1361 |
EUROPE O: Österreich & Lombardei-Venetien, Zeitungsmarken, II. Republik AUSTRIAN LEVANT |
17.30 h | Lot 1362- 1544 |
EUROPE P - Y: Poland toYugoslavia |
Thursday Dec. 5, 2019 |
Catalogue 244 |
EUROPE & OVERSEAS |
09.00 h | Lot 1545 - 1758B |
GREAT BRITAIN |
10.30 h |
Lot 1759 - 2333 |
BRITISH COLONIES incl. New Guinea, Papua New Guinea, Cyprus, Egypt, Gibraltar, Iraq, Long Island |
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Catalogue 247 |
PRE-UNION SOUTH AFRICA - The Besançon Collection (part II) |
15.30 |
Lot 6001 - 6431 |
Mafeking Siège Stamps, Vryburg, Griqualand West, Natal, Orange Free State, Transvaal |
Friday Dec. 6, 2019 |
Catalogue 244 |
EUROPE & OVERSEAS |
09.00 h | Lot 2334 - 2525 |
EUROPE: Germany, incl. Heligoland, All World collections |
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Katalog 246 |
ZEPPELIN-MAIL, Die Sammlung ERIVAN (part I) |
10.30 h |
Lot 5001 - 5213 |
Zeppelin- und Vertragsstaatenpost |
Katalog 249 |
SCHWEIZ & LIECHTENSTEIN | |
13.00 h |
Lot 8001 - 8416 |
SCHWEIZ ab 1907, inkl. Flugpost Schweiz und Liechtenstein, SOLDATENMARKEN, inkl. Sammlung Karlheinz Brunner (Teil 5) |
16.00 h |
Lot 8417 - 8626 |
SCHWEIZ Sammlungen und Posten, inkl. Altschweiz, Rayons |
Catalogue 244 |
EUROPE & OVERSEAS |
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18.00 h |
Lot 2526 - 2596 |
All World Collections & Accumulations |
Saturday Dec. 7, 2019 |
Katalog 248 |
SCHWEIZ - Die Sammlung ERIVAN (Teil 1) |
10.00 h |
Lot 7001 - 7045 | |
Katalog 249 |
Die Sammlung JACK LUDER (Teil 5) | |
Lot 7101 - 7248 |
Kantonal- und Bundesmarken 1843 - 1863 |
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Katalog 249 |
SCHWEIZ & LIECHTENSTEIN |
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13.00 h | Lot 7249 - 7516 |
Vorphilatelie, Kantonalmarken, Rayonmarken, sitz. Helvetia bis UPU und stehende Helvetia |
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Lot #1843 - brit. colonies papua new guinea
1930 (Sept 15): Airmail 1 s. sepia & olive, overprint in the rare deep carmine-lake shade, bottom right stamp with 'tail flaw' variety, a fine unused block of six from pos. 32-34 & 37-39 with lower sheet margin showing imprint 'T. S. HARRISON, AUSTRALIAN NOTE AND STAMP PRINTER'. An Airmail rarity as only a small first part of the printing were overprinted in the deep carmine-lake shade instead of the normal carmine one, a fine...
Lot #1844 - brit. colonies papua new guinea
1908/10: Lakatoi Small Papua 2½ d. black & dull blue, perf 11 wmk. horizontal, perf. 'O S ', a right marginal example showing variety: imperforate between stamp and margin, cancelled by "PORT MORESBY / PAPUA / 24 AU 10" cds. A fresh and very fine stamp, all known examples with this imperforate right variety are cancelled in Port Moresby. Extremely rare as only three error sheets believed to have existed, thus 18 error stamps only, cert....
Lot #1845 - brit. colonies papua new guinea
1908/10: Lakatoi 'small PAPUA', line perf. 11, watermark horizontal, 4 d. black & sepia in a hor. pair showing the perforation 'O S' only on the left stamp, fresh and fine, only the official stamp cancelled by "PORT MORESBY / PAPUA" cds as usual, the right not perforated stamp with inappropriate later addition of an "...AUR..." cds.. Cert. Ceremuga (2019) Gi = unlisted combination.
Catalogue 244: Europe & Overseas
Lot #1846 - brit. colonies papua new guinea
1908/10: Lakatoi 'small PAPUA', line perf. 12½, watermark sideways, 6 d. black & myrtle green, perforated 'O S', fresh colour, cancelled by "PORT MORESBY / PAPUA / 26 NOV 09" cds. One nibbed tooth but a very rare stamps, cert. Ceremuga (2019) Gi = £ 1'400.
Catalogue 244: Europe & Overseas
Lot #1847 - brit. colonies papua new guinea
1910/11: Large Papua Official 2 s. 6 d. black & brown, wmk. vertical, perf. 12½, a used vertical pair, perforated "OS", the lower stamp with "OS" inverted, each cancelled by 'Port Moresby / Papua' cds (Aug 23, 1911) in black. Slightly bluented perforations at base do not detract, unlisted by Stanley Gibbons and very rare. Cert. Ceremuga (2013).
Catalogue 244: Europe & Overseas
Lot #1848 - brit. colonies papua new guinea
1901/05: Lakatoi, first issue, wmk. horizontal, thick paper, line perf. 14, the used collection on leaves with complete set incl. 2½ d. on thin paper and an example with 'thin 'd' at left, rare 2½ d. black & dull blue, 4 d. black & sepia with deformed 'd' at left, and very fine 2 s. 6 d. black & brown; also a fine used example of Oct 1908 Official 2 s. 6 d. A scarce and generally fine collection (13 items) Gi = £ 2'000+.
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Lot #1849 - brit. colonies papua new guinea
1901/05: Lakatoi, first issue, wmk. vertical, medium to thick paper, line/comb perf. 14, the used collection on leaves with ½ d. on both papers, fine 4 d. black & sepia with 'Registered / Samarai' handstamp, 6 d. black & myrtle used with 'Samarai' datestamp and 1 s. black & orange used at Port Moresby (9 items) Gi = £ 320+.
Catalogue 244: Europe & Overseas
Lot #1850 - brit. colonies papua new guinea
1906 (Nov 8): Lakatoi optd. large Papua, the small used collection on leaves with horizontal wmk. 4 d, 6 d., 1 s. and superb 2 s. 6 d., wmk. vertical wmk. with values to 6 d. black & myrtle incl. 2 d. black & violet cancelled by rare "Bonagai" circular datestamp (Feb 4, 1908). A scarce and generally fine group Gi = £ 725+.
Catalogue 244: Europe & Overseas
Lot #1851 - brit. colonies papua new guinea
1907 (May-June): Lakatoi optd. small Papua in Brisbane, the small used collection on leaves with horizontal wmk. ½ d., 2½ d. black & ultramarine used in daruand further example in dull blue, 1 s. black & orange and 2 s. 6 d. fine used, a scarce group (5 items) Gi = £ 1'000.
Catalogue 244: Europe & Overseas
Lot #1852 - brit. colonies papua new guinea
1907 (May-June): Lakatoi optd. small Papua in Brisbane, the small used collection on leaves with vertical wmk., the set of eight values complete to 2 s. 6 d. black & brown with additional 1 s. black & orange on thin paper (comb perf.), fresh and fine with some cancellation interest (9 items) Gi = £ 375+.
Catalogue 244: Europe & Overseas
Lot #1853 - brit. colonies papua new guinea
1907/09: Large and Small Papua, the collection on leaves with Large Papua 2 s. 6 d. used, 1907/08 set perf. 11 fine used, scarce 2 d. black & ultramarine used perf. 12½ with both shades, 4 d. used with 'Deformed 'd' variety' and the 1 s. used, 1907/11 Official issue with wmk. upright set of six used with both shades of 2½ d., wmk. inverted wmk. with 2 d. to 1 s. values fine used and additional 2½ d. showing 'Thin d.' variety, perf. 12½...
Lot #1854 - brit. colonies papua new guinea
1907/10: Used collection of the Lithographed issues on leaves with all stamps showing the "Spot on the Hill" variety found on position 11 of the small Paua series, with 1909/10 wmk. sideways, perf. 11 with ½ d. (both shades), 2 d, 4 d. and 6 d.; 1909/10 perf. 12½ with ½ d. (both shades), 1 d., 2 d., 2½ d. and 1 s; 1908/10 Official wmk. sideways perf. 11 6 d.; perf. 12½ with ½ d. and 2 d., generally fine, nearly all with the variety showing...
Lot #1855 - brit. colonies papua new guinea
1907/10: Used collection of the Lithographed issues on leaves with all stamps showing the "Comet Flaw" variety found on position 28, with 1907/08 perf. 11 set of six complete (6 d. is a 'Stamp Duty' example), 1907/09 perf. 12½ 2 d. and the scarce 2½ d. and 1 s. values; 1909/10 wmk. sideways, perf. 11 with all values from ½ d. to 6 d. excl. the 2½ d, 1909/10 perf. 12½ with ½ d. (both shades), 1 d., 2 d. and 1 s; 1908/10 Official perf. 11 2 d...
Lot #1856 - brit. colonies papua new guinea
1907/10: Used collection of the Lithographed issues on leaves with all stamps showing the "Rift in Clouds" variety found on position 23, with 1907/08 perf. 11 set of six complete, 1907/09 perf. 12½ 2 d. and the scarce 2½ d. and 1 s. values; 1909/10 wmk. sideways, perf. 11 with all values from ½ d. to 6 d., 1909/10 perf. 12½ with ½ d. (both shades), 1 d., 2 d. and 1 s; 1908/10 Official perf. 11 1 d. and 2 d., perf. 12½ 2 d., 1908/10 wmk....
Lot #1857 - brit. colonies papua new guinea
1908/10: Officials, used selection with 2½ d. perf. 11 showing 'Rift in Cloud' flaw and ½ d. black & yellow green, perf 12½ in a block of six showing both "Rift in Clouds" and the "Comet" flaws, 2½ d. black & dull blue in a block of four showing both "Rift in Clouds" and the "Comet" flaws, 1 s. orange in a sheet marginal block of four showing both "Rift in Clouds" and the "Comet" flaws. Scarce group of positional pieces.
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Lot #1858 - brit. colonies papua new guinea
1909/10: Small Papua, wmk. sideways, perf. 11, the small collection with the set of eight used (both ½ d. shades), 1909/10 perf. 12½ set of six (excl. the 6 d.) used, Official issue wmk. sideways, perf. 11 complete set used incl. both ½ d. shades and 2½ d. with "Thin d" variety and 4 d. with "Deformed d" variety; Official issue perf. 12½ used set excl. the rare 6 d. and the 1910 ½ d. and 2 s. 6 d. values. A scarce and generally fine group (32...
Lot #1859 - brit. colonies papua new guinea
1910/11: Large Papua from new Stones, the set of eight values used with additional 2 d. black & dull purple with PCSTAGE error, 2½ d. with 'Thin d' variety, 4 d. with 'Deformed d' variety and both types of the 2 s. 6 d. black & brown; also Officials with complete set of eight values and additional 4 d. with 'Deformed d' variety and both 2 s. 6 d. black & brown; generally fine, a scarce group (22 items) Gi = £ 1'100+.
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Lot #1860 - brit. colonies papua new guinea
1901/10: Cancellations, a group of eight items with 1901/05 ½ with '148' starburst and Thursday Is. cds, 1 d. and 2 d. values with LOOSE / SHIP / LETTER handstamps, later issues with 1 d. and 4 d. values showing "Sydney" arrival datestamps, 1 d. black & carmine with superb SOERABAJA cds (1910) etc.
Catalogue 244: Europe & Overseas
Lot #1861 - brit. colonies Brit. Post Turkey
1920: Great Britain 3½ d. blue registered postal stationery envelope, 202 x 126 mm., mailed to the USA and up-rated with 1 pi. on 2½ d. blue tied by oval "Registered / Smyrna" datestamp (Oct 20) with two further strikes at top alongside "R" in oval and registration label. Dayton, Ohio arrival (Dec 1) on reverse. Some minor imperfections but very scarce.
Catalogue 244: Europe & Overseas
Lot #1862 - brit. colonies Newfoundland
1933: $4.50 Balbo Air Post, well-centered, fine and fresh example, tied by "ST. JOHN'S NEWF'D 26 JUL 33" circular datestamp on first day flown cover to Toronto, making the round-trip flight via Rome, several Italian and Newfoundland backstamps, ending with a Aug. 25, 1933 circular datestamp of Toronto. Scott = $ 875.
Catalogue 244: Europe & Overseas
Lot #1863 - brit. colonies Ceylon
1857 (April 1): 6 d. purple-brown, Perkins Bacon Plate Proofs on blued paper, a horizontal strip of four (pos. 30-33), a horizontal pair (138-139), a vertical pair (150/162), a marginal block of six (109-111 / 121-123) and a block of nine (135-137 / 147-149 / 159-161), all with faults, the bigger blocks rejoined and margins touched to large but a very scarce group.
Catalogue 244: Europe & Overseas
Lot #1864 - brit. colonies Cyprus
1795: Entire letter written on 26. ventoise, an 3 (March 16, 1795) in Cyprus by a grain dealer, endorsed "voie de Conspole" and directed to the 'Administrateur de l'agence d'Afrique' in Marseille, reverse with etiquette of a forwarding agent (papillon d'achimenement) in Geneva "Reçue à Genève le 26 Juin 1795 & acheminée le 27 dito par Merle-d'Aubigné", on front depature handstamp "I St. GERMAIN" (St. Germain-de-Joux, dept. Ain), taxed...
Lot #1865 - brit. colonies Cyprus
1880 (April 1): Bantam ½ d. rose, plate 19, lettered FW-FX / GW-GX, an unused block of four, imperforate between stamps and right margin, with part imprint "£1. Per Sheet", overprinted SPECIMEN (Type GB9) in black. Typical light gum wrinkles and age spot, fresh and fine, large part og. A rare and most attractive multiple. Cert. BPA (2019).rnrnProvenance: Collection Dr. Conrad Latto, 1993.rn Collection 'Aphrodite', Spink,...
Lot #1866 - brit. colonies Cyprus
1880 (April 1): Bantam ½ d. rose, plate 19, lettered CJ, a superb lightly used example of good colour, neatly cancelled by part obliterator in black. Exceptional Gi = £ 700.
Catalogue 244: Europe & Overseas
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