1841: 2 d. blue, Plate 4, lettered BF-BH, a used horizontal strip of three with good to large margins all round and portion of adjoining stamp at right, tied to 1852 entire letter to Antwerp by London numeral obliterators in black. Oval 'PD' in red on front and also showing London despatcxh cds (Oct 16) in red and 'Anvers' arrival (Oct 17). Reverse with 'Angleterre / Par Ostende' in red. The strip originally folded over the edge of the entire...
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 #1671 - europe Great Britain
1851: 1 d. pink postal stationery envelope, a used example addressed to the 'Premier Violiniste' of the Emperor of Russia in St. Petersburg, cancelled on despatch in London with 'Paid' handstamp in red with manuscript notation alongside "1/7d." prepaid. Framed "Aus England / per Aachen franco" in red (Van der Linden fig. 253) transit at left and reverse with Cyrillic arrival datestamp (Sept 1851). The addressee's name re-written but most...
Lot #1672 - europe Great Britain
1855 (Feb): 1 d. red-brown on blued paper, wmk. Small Crown, Die II, Alphabet II, perf. 14, a single example used on 1856 cover to North Shields tied by HULL 'Spoon' duplex (code E) in black (Nov 15). Reverse with 'New Holland' undated circle and 'North Shields' arrival in blue. Some trivial aging but scarce, together with off-cover used examples of C3 and C4 (1 d. red-brown on blued paper, wmk. Small Crown, Die II, Alphabet II, perf. 16)....
Lot #1673 - europe Great Britain
1856 (Jan 10): 1 d. red-brown on blued, wmk. Large Crown, Die II, Alphabet II, perf. 14, lettered RA-RD / SA-SD, an unused block of eight from Plate 44, of fresh colour and superb, large part og. Small natural paper flaw on SD, but a remarkable and most attractive multiple; the largest recorded unused multiple from this Plate Gi C8 = £ 4'000.rnrnProvenance: Robson Lowe, London, 24-25 Feb 1976, lot 303.
Catalogue 244: Europe &...
Lot #1674 - europe Great Britain
1855: 2 d. blue, plate 5, wmk. Large Crown, perf. 14, an unused block of twelve, lettered AA-AD/CA-CD, centred to top with the upper horizontal row missing POSTAGE, stamp CB with re-entry markings especially prominent at base and in margin below, the block with small imperfections including ironed horizontal bend along the B row but of tremendously fresh colour and large part or unmounted og. Illustrated by Osborne on page 74a. Rare and...
Lot #1675 - europe Great Britain
1840/72: South Kensington Exhibition, 1 d. black, lettered IA, pulled from Die II, Plate 27, to display at the Exhibition, printed in grey-black on thick white card paper. After the Exhibition, Perkins Bacon & Co. were allowed to retain the sheet. Upon the liquidation of the Perkins Bacon business, the sheet was sold to Charles Nissen: it is illustrated in the 'British Philatelist' of December 1935 on pages 76 and 77. A splendid example...
Lot #1676 - europe Great Britain
1864/79: 1 d. red, Plate 88, lettered DJ, a used example, variety "Imperforate" with good margins all round, cancelled by '940' or '946' numeral obliterator in black; small closed tear by upper right D square of no great significance as just 3 examples are recorded from Plate 88 with this variety. Cert. BPA (1935) Gi G1h = £ 3'000+.rnrnProvenance: Collection Hopkins, RL, London, 15 Dec 1948, lot 205.rn Stanley Gibbons...
Lot #1677 - europe Great Britain
1864/79: 1 d. red, Plate 120, twelve examples on 1873 cover used to pay the 1 shilling rate to Madras, India, all tied by eight strikes of the 'Nottingham / 583' duplex (Dec 4) in black. Reverse with "Sea / Post Office / E" cds (Dec 12) and carried on the 'Hydaspes' from Suez. Extremely unusual franking and most attractive.
Catalogue 244: Europe & Overseas
Lot #1678 - europe Great Britain
1872: Cover franked by France 1871/75 5 c. green on greenish and 25 c. blue, perfs. shaved at top, mailed from Nice to Exeter, tied by gros chiffres in black. On arrival in Exeter (Sept 2), redirected to Plymouth with 1864/79: 1 d. red, plate 156, tied by from France for redirection, tied by Exeter '285' duplex with arrival cds on reverse. A charming cover.
Catalogue 244: Europe & Overseas
Lot #1679 - europe Great Britain
1858/76: 2 d. blue, pl. 15 (3), 1870 Bantam ½ d. rose, pl. 5 and 1867/73 4 d. vermilion pl. 14 all used on double weight registered 1876 cover from London to the Minister of Foreign Affairs in Belgrade, Serbia tied by "R" handstamps and by Lombard Street cds (Sept 19). Obverse with Verviers-Cöln registration label and reverse with Belgrade arrival cds in black. A remarkable and unusual franking to a most uncommon destination.
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Lot #1680 - europe Great Britain
1870: 1½ d. lake-red, Plate 1, used examples (8) including one with the OP-PC error of lettering, this unfortunately defective due to an attack by Silverfish, all used on 1873 entire letter at double rate from Manchester to Lisbon, Portugal and tied by '498' duplexes (April 6) in black. Oval framed FRANCA applied over 'PD' in red and reverse with Lisbon arrival. A remarkable cover - the largest recorded franking with an OP-PC error and the...
Lot #1681 - europe Great Britain
1847: Proof of the Embossed 1 s. deep green, an imperforate Proof pulled from Die 2 (without date plugs) for the Postal Stationery shown at the Paris Exhibition of 1866, printed on vertical lined greenish medium thick paper (approx. 52 x 60 mm.), overprinted SPECIMEN in black. Negligible ironed corner bend well away from the design, an exceptional and very rare Proof in a rich dark shade, no more than two examples exist on this paper. Cert....
Lot #1682 - europe Great Britain
1847: Embossed 1 s. green, an unused example with large margins all round, of excellent rich colour and much heaping of the ink at left, slight ink marking at base not apparent when auctioned in 1935, but nevertheless attractive and scarce Gi = £ 24'000.rnrnProvenance: Harmers, London, 9-10 Dec 1935, lot 184.
Catalogue 244: Europe & Overseas
Lot #1683 - europe Great Britain
1847: Embossed 1 s. pale green, Die 2, a used horizontal strip of four, just touched at right and with ample to large margins on three sides, each stamp cancelled by '498' Manchester obliterators in black. Small nick caused by silk thread split at base of third stamp and trace of thin on fourth, otherwise a fine, attractive and scarce multiple Gi = £ 3'800+.
Catalogue 244: Europe & Overseas
Lot #1684 - europe Great Britain
1847/54: Embossed 1 s. green, Die 2, with large margins all round, used on 1855 cover (with full contents) from London to Sing Sing, New York tied by London '17' numeral obliterator and by circular "AM PACKET / Dec 13 / PAID / 24" in red with '21 / CENTS' credit marking in red. London despatch datestamp (Nov 29) on reverse of a charming entire, very scarce so fine. Cert. Holcombe (1995).rnrnProvenance: Corinphila sale 91, March 1996, lot 5216...
Lot #1685 - europe Great Britain
1848: Embossed 1 s. green, Die 1, a vertical pair with large to touched margins, lower stamp showing adjoining stamps at left and at base, tied to 1853 cover endorsed 'pr. Arabia' (Cunard Steamer) to New York by '466' Liverpool obliterators. Reverse with "Liverpool / F.R.H." (Floating Receiving House) datestamp (Feb 12) in greenish ink. Obverse with curved PAID and '5 / CENTS' US credit mark in red. A most attractive cover Gi = £ 1'900.
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Lot #1686 - europe Great Britain
1848: Embossed 1 s. green, Die 1, a horizontal with touched to good margins all round, used on 1854 cover from Carlisle to Philadelphia tied by '165' numeral obliterators in black. Endorsed 'p. Atlantic' (Collins Line) with manuscript date below 'Dec 16 / 54', the Steamer returned to Port after leaving Liverpool on that date to repair a broken rudder, eventual sailing two days later. Struck with correct "42 / CENTS" in red for US credit and,...
Lot #1687 - europe Great Britain
1847: Embossed 1 s. pale green, Die 2, a horizontal pair, large to just touched magins all round, used on 1856 cover from Glasgow to Valparaiso, Chile endorsed 'p. Parana', tied by square '157 / Glasgow' datestamps in black (June 16). Internal docketing of receipt (Aug 9). A fine and most attractive cover.
Catalogue 244: Europe & Overseas
Lot #1688 - europe Great Britain
1847: Embossed 1 s. green, Die 1, the famous and spectacular single example and block of eight (4 x 2), used on 1851 entire letter from the Colonial Office in London to Mexico City carried at 6 times rate (the etxt refers to enclosures), the single with just clear to large margins all round and the block just shaved at eeach side on the 'unused' row which was originally folded over the top of the cover and thus remained uncancelled; the...
Lot #1689 - europe Great Britain
1847: Embossed 1 s. pale green, Die 2, a single example with large to just touched margins, used with two examples of 1855/56 1 d. red-brown on blued, perf. 14 on 1856 registered under ½ ounce cover (8 d. + 6 d. registration) from Dundee, Scotland to Rostock, Mecklenburg-Schwerin via Belgium, tied by '114' numeral obliterators in black. Dundee cds on reverse (Oct 3) in black, obverse with red 'Crown / Registered' and oval framed REGISTERED /...
Lot #1690 - europe Great Britain
1847/54: Embossed 1 s. green in a horizontal pair, one stamp with minor corner repair, not affecting design, used with 1854/57 1 d. red-brown and 2 d. blue, both perf. 16, on 1854 entire letter from London to Vera Cruz, Mexico endorsed "pr. Tamar" tied by '10' numeral obliterators in black. London despatch datestamp (Sept 30) on reverse and obverse with oval framed 'Vera Cruz' arrival (Oct 26) in black.
Catalogue 244: Europe &...
Lot #1691 - europe Great Britain
1848: Embossed 10 d. brown, Die 1, a wonderful unused block of eight (4 x 2) from the top of the sheet with consequent huge margins on three sides, infintessimally touched at base not detracting from the appearance, each stamp overprinted SPECIMEN (Type 1) in black. Minor vertical bend at right and one stamp with internal split caused by the overprinting process, fresh rich colour and extraordinarily fine for such a multiple with large part...
Lot #1692 - europe Great Britain
1848: Embossed 10 d. brown, Die 1, an unused example with large part original gum, marginal from right of sheet and large margins on the other three sides, in a rich chocolate shade, minor age spot on Crown and ink spot at upper left outside the design and wrinkle mentioned for full accuracy, but of marvellous appearance for this very rare stamp Gi = £ 11'500.rnrnProvenance: Edgar Morhrmann, sale 120, Dec 1965, lot 1739.
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Lot #1693 - europe Great Britain
1848: 10d. brown, die no. invisible, large margins but minor re-backing on the left and thinned spot, cancelled by London duplex 'W-30' (first used from 19 March 1863), rare usage during 10d. re-issue period starting from mid 1863. rnThe 10d. was withdrawn in 1855 after the postage for letters to France was reduced from 10d. to 4d. New demand arised from 1st. June 1863 when the letter rate to Australia via Marseilles was changed to 10d. Left...
Lot #1694 - europe Great Britain
1848: Embossed 10 d. red-brown, Die 3, a horizontal strip of three of attractive appearance, margins ample to just touched in places, portion of adjoining stamp at base, lightly cancelled by numeral obliterators in black. Traces of small thins and acid ink fault at top on 'B' of 'Box 310' manuscript. Despite imperfections, a scarce multiple Gi = £ 4'500.rnrnProvenance: Corinphila sale 41, 9-14 Nov 1953, lot 1210.
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