1882 (Dec): £ 1 brown-lilac on blued paper, Plate 1, wmk. Anchor, perf. 14, lettered CA, an unused example of perfect centering, perforations and delicate true colour, fresh and very fine, superb original gum. An immaculate example of this great rarity and most probably the finest known. Cert. BPA (1966) Gi 132 = £ 140'000.rnProvenance: Collection Baron de Worms, Harmers 9 May 1938, lot 150; Collection Dr. Douglas Latto, Phillips, London, 22...
Corinphila Auction 284-290 Day 2
By: Corinphila Auction AG
Corinphila Auction AG Corinphila Auction 284-290 Day 2
Corinphila Auction 284-290 May June 2022
The 284 - 290 Corinphila Auction will start Friday May 27th and will be continued Monday May 30th through to Saturday June 4th, 2022
Attention: There is NO Auction during the weekend Saturday 28th and Sunday May 29th
A wide range of classic material awaits you in six special catalogues and in our 'Europe & Overseas' catalogue. Already more than 30.000 pictures, especially of the collections, are online!
Auction Catalogues:
Catalogue 284: Europe & Overseas Lots 1-2239
Catalogue 285: British West Indies The ‘BESANÇON’ Collection (part III) Lots 3001-4195
Catalogue 286: Great Britain The ‘BESANÇON’ Collection (part IV) Lots 4501-4803
Catalogue 287: British West Africa The ‘BESANÇON’ Collection (part I) Lots 5001-5358
Catalogue 288: The Ing. Pietro Provera Collection (part IV) Lots 6001-6821
Catalogue 289: Switzerland – The Erivan Collection (part IV) Lots 7001-7034
Catalogue 290: Switzerland & Liechtenstein 7101- 7670 + 8001-8828
Auction Schedule |
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Friday May 27. 2022 |
Catalogue 285 |
British West Indies The ‘BESANÇON’ Collection (part III) |
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09.00 h |
Lot 3001-3611 |
Antigua - Dominica |
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15.00 h |
Lot 3612-4195 |
Grenada - Turks & Caicos Islands |
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No Auction during the weekend May 28th/29th |
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Monday May 30. 2022 |
Catalogue 284 |
Europe & Overseas |
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09.00 h |
Lot 1 - 212 |
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Overseas: Azerbaijan - Yemen |
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Catalogue 286 |
Great Britain 1840–1910 The ‘BESANÇON’ Collection (part IV) |
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11.00 h |
Lot 4501-4803 |
Great Britain: 1840–1910 |
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Catalogue 287 |
British West Africa The ‘BESANÇON’ Collection (part I) |
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14.30 h |
Lot 5001 - 5358 |
Gambia, Gold Coast, Nigeria: Lagos, Oil Rivers Protectorate, Niger Coast Protectorate, Northern Nigeria, Southern Nigeria |
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Tuesday May 31. 2022 |
Catalogue 288 |
Europe & Overseas |
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09.00 h |
Lot 213-650 |
GB & Britisch Commonwealth incl. The ‘BESANÇON’ Collection with Aden and Kuwait |
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13.00 h |
Lot 651 - 1119 |
Americas (North, Central & South America), incl. Ecuador 1865–1872 – The 'GUAYAQUIL' Collection (part II) and Peru – The ‘ALPACA’ Collection (part II) |
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Wednesday June 1. 2022 |
Catalogue 284 |
Europe & Overseas |
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09.00 h |
Lot 1120 - 1489 |
Albania - Iceland, incl. Ballon Monté: The Flight of the „Ville d’Orléans“ The Svein Arne Hansen Collection (part II) |
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12.00 h |
Lot 1490 - 2039 |
Italy - Ukraine, incl. Austria and Austrian Levant |
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17.00 h |
Lot 2040 - 2079 |
Boy Scout's - The Late Alfred Scherb Collection (part II) |
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Lot 2080 - 2156 |
Literature – Special Collection |
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Thursday June 2. 2022 |
Catalogue 288 |
The Ing. Pietro Provera Collection (part IV) |
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09.00 h |
Lot 6001 - 6821 |
Italy, France, European Countries, South & Central America |
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Catalogue 288 |
Europe & Overseas |
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17.00 h |
Lot 2157 - 2239 |
Collections and Accumulations Worldwide |
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Friday June 3. 2022 |
Catalogue 290 |
Schweiz & Fürstentum Liechtenstein |
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09.00 h |
Lot 8001 - 8278 |
Sitzende Helvetia gezähnt, Ziffermuster, Stehende Helvetia, UPU, Schweiz ab 1907, Soldatenmarken, |
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11.30 h |
Lot 8279 - 8610 |
Flugpost Schweiz, Fürstentum Liechtenstein, inkl. Schweiz Flugpost – Die Sammlung ‚IKARUS‘ (Teil II) |
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15.00 h |
Lot 8611 - 8828 |
Sammlungen und Posten Schweiz: Vorphilatelie, Kantonalmarken, Rayon, Strubel, Sitzende Helvetia, Stehende Helvetia, diverse Schweiz |
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Samstag June 4. 2022 |
Catalogue 289 |
The ERIVAN Collection (part IV) |
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10.00 h |
Lot 7001 - 7034 |
Kantonalmarken, Ortspost, Poste Locale, Rayonmarken, Sitzende Helvetia (Strubel), Sitzende Helvetia gezähnt |
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Catalogue 290 |
Schweiz & Fürstentum Liechtenstein |
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11.00 h |
Lot 7101 - 7499 |
Vorphilatelie, Kantonalmarken, Ortspost, Poste Locale, Rayonmarken |
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15.30 h |
Lot 7500 - 7670 |
Sitzende Helvetia (Strubel) inkl. Strubel 1854 – 1863 – Nationale Gross-Gold Spezialsammlung (Teil II) |
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Sale Terms
Lot #4677 - europe Great Britain
1882 (March 9): £ 5 orange on lightly blued paper, wmk. Anchor, lettered DB, an imperforate Imprimatur, large margins all round but the colour slightly aged and some discolouration at edges removed, large part og. Just 28 stamps were removed from the two panes of 28, with a block of four (CL-DM) still in the British Postal Museum, the neighboring single DA in the same place (ex Reginald M. Phillips), and a single in the collection of Her...
Lot #4678 - europe Great Britain
1884 (Nov 22): £ 5 orange on blued paper, wmk. Anchor, lettered AK, an unused example of superb centering and colour, overprinted SPECIMEN three times (twice diagonally, once horizontally) in black (Type 9). See Dr. John Horsey stating in 'The £5 Orange' on page 109 that just 24 stamps in all were overprinted thus for use as colour standards, all being on blued paper. Fresh and very fine, superb large part og. Rare Gi J128ua = £ 6'800.
Lot #4679 - europe Great Britain
1882 (March 21): £ 5 orange on white paper, wmk. Anchor, lettered DC, a used example of rich colour, cancelled by neat single circle "Glasgow" datestamp (June 8, 1894) in black. Tiny blue crayon mark at right, otherwise superb Gi J128a = £ 4'750.
Lot #4680 - europe Great Britain
1883/84: Lilac & Green issue, the set of nine values, complete less the ½ d. slate, fresh and fine unused, each overprinted SPECIMEN (Type 9) in black, large part og. Scarce and most appealing Gi K18s/K26s = £ 1'700+.
Lot #4681 - europe Great Britain
1884 (Feb 20): ½ d. slate-blue, an imperforate Imprimatur, ample to large margins all round, in a resonant very deep shade, fresh and fine, large part og. Gi K17A = £ 350.
Lot #4682 - europe Great Britain
1883: De La Rue Die Proof for the 1½ d. value, printed in black on glazed white card, dated "4 AUG 83" and endorsed BEFORE HARDENING in black. Fresh and very fine, a rare Proof Gi K18 = £ 1'600.rnProvenance: Phillips, London, 7 April 1994, lot 370.
Lot #4683 - europe Great Britain
Stamp Committee 1884 (April 1-Oct 30): Colour Trial for the 1½ d. value, lettered AD, printed in bright brown on white wmk. Crown paper, perf. 14; probably removed from the Trial sample sheet, fresh and fine, unused with large part gum. Rare Gi = £ 2'100.rnProvenance: Harmers, London, 24 Aug 2005, lot 502.rn
Lot #4684 - europe Great Britain
1883: De La Rue Die Proof for the 2½ d. value, printed in black on glazed white card, dated "28 JUL 83" and endorsed BEFORE HARDENING in black. Fresh and very fine, a rare Proof Gi K20 = £ 1'600.rnProvenance: Phillips, London, 7 April 1994, lot 383.
Lot #4685 - europe Great Britain
Stamp Committee 1884 (April 1-Oct 30): Colour Trial for the 3 d. value, printed in purple on blue unwatermarked thick paper, comb perf. 14, fresh and very fine, large part og. A rare and most appealing Trial Gi = £ 550.
Lot #4686 - europe Great Britain
1884 (April 1): 3 d. lilac, lettered GE-GF / HE-HF, an unused block of four in a dull lilac shade, large part or unmounted slightly browned og. A most attractive multiple Gi K21 = £ 1'120.rn
Lot #4687 - europe Great Britain
1884 (April 1): 4 d. dull green, lettered OK-OL / PK-PL, an unused block of four of fresh colour, well centred with large part og., the lower pair unmounted og. Small area of colour loss on PK at base not detracting from the appearance of a rare multiple Gi K22 = £ 2'320..rnProvenance: DF, Zurich, Nov 1991, lot 10127.
Lot #4688 - europe Great Britain
1884 (April 1): 4 d. dull green, lettered EL, a superb used example cancelled by bold "Plymouth Ship Letter" circular datestamp (Oct 15, 1888) in black. Most attractive Gi K22 = £ 200.
Lot #4689 - europe Great Britain
1884 (April 1): 5 d. dull green, lettered QA-QD / SA-SD, an unused block of twelve (4 x 3), of fresh rich colour, QA with small imperfection on one top perf., some minor wrinkles on large part og., with lower eight stamps unmounted og. A remarkable and extremely rare multiple Gi K23 = £ 6'960.rnProvenance: Bonhams Auction 1 March 2006, lot 691.
Lot #4690 - europe Great Britain
1884 (April 1): 6 d. dull green, lettered CR-CS / DR-DS, an unused block of four of brilliant fresh colour, fresh and extremely fine, unmounted og. A delightful multiple in the foremost condition Gi K24 = £ 2'500.rn
Lot #4691 - europe Great Britain
1884 (April 1): 5 s. rose on lightly blued paper, wmk. Anchor, lettered CC, an unused example of good centering in a slightly pale shade, overprinted SPECIMEN (Type 9) in black, large part og. Rare BPA cert. (2021)Gi K11s = £ 1'500.rn
Lot #4692 - europe Great Britain
1884 (April 1): 10 s. ultramarine on very blued paper, wmk. Anchor, lettered DH, an imperforate Imprimatur, large margins all round and sheet marginal at right, of lovely colour with margin showing '3' in ink and "1.VIII.83" in same hand. Some gum loss at extremity of right margin and manuscript ink marking on large part og. An extremely rare stamp Gi K13 = £ 6'250.rnProvenance: Collection Joseph Silkin, Harmers 14-16 June 1971, lot 592.
Lot #4693 - europe Great Britain
1884: 2 s. 6 d. deep lilac on white paper, wmk. Anchor, lettered HG-HH / IG-IH, an unused block of four of good colour, well centred and with full unmounted og. An attractive and scarce multiple Gi K10(2) = £ 3'500.
Lot #4694 - europe Great Britain
1884: 5 s. rose on white paper, wmk. Anchor, lettered AA-AB / BA-BB, an unused block of four in a deep shade, sheet margin at left, fresh and very fine, unmounted og. A scarce and most attractive multiple Gi K12(1) = £ 3'900.rnProvenance: Harmers, London, 11 March 1993, lot 869.
Lot #4695 - europe Great Britain
1884: 10 s. cobalt on white paper, wmk. Anchor, lettered CB, a fine used example in this rare shade, neatly cancelled by "Manchester York St." cds (Oct 24, 1884) in black. Tiny hinge thin at top not affecting the appearance of a rare stamp. Cert. BPA (1953) Gi K14(1) = £ 8'250.rnProvenance: Robson Lowe Auction 19 Sept. 1956, lot 465; Harmers Auction 7 Nov. 1960, lot 280.
Lot #4696 - europe Great Britain
1887: 10 s. pale ultramarine on white paper, wmk. Anchor, lettered HH, an unused example, corner marginal from upper right, fresh and fine appearance, some creasing in margin and wrinkles on unmounted og. Scarce Gi K14(3) = £ 2'250. rnProvenance: Harmers, London, 25 Oct 1991, lot 2150.
Lot #4697 - europe Great Britain
1887: 10 s. pale ultramarine on white paper, wmk. Anchor, lettered HA-HB / IA-IB, a used block of four in this delicate shade, lightly cancelled by "West Hartlepool" circular datestamps (April 3, 1888) in black. Scarce. Cert. RPSL (1989) Gi K14(3) = £ 2'100+.rnProvenance: Robson Lowe Auction 10 Feb. 1970, lot 703.
Lot #4698 - europe Great Britain
1891 (Jan 28): £ 1 green, Plate 2, wmk. Crowns, lettered SA / TA, an unused vertical pair, corner marginal from lower left of sheet, TA showing the "Broken Frame" variety clearly at base, minor corner crease in margin only, fresh vibrant colour and fine, unmounted og. A rare and most attractive multiple Gi K17+K17a = £ 11'000.rnProvenance: Spink, 11 June 1997, lot 250.
Lot #4699 - europe Great Britain
1891 (Jan 28): £ 1 green, Plate 2, wmk. Crowns, lettered JC, a used example with sheet margin below, showing the "Broken Frame" variety clearly at base, lightly cancelled by oval "Registered / Threadneedle St." datestamp (April 6, 1899) in black. Rare and fine Gi K17a = £ 2'000.rnProvenance: Robson Lowe Auction 18 Feb. 1959, lot 415; Collection 'Maximus' (R.A.G. Lee), SG, London, 5-6 Feb 1970, lot 601; Phillips Auction 5 Sept. 1996, lot 396...
Lot #4700 - europe Great Britain
1887 (Jan 1): ½ d. vermilion, an unused horizontal pair, marginal from top of sheet with part ornament at top, varieties 'Watermark Inverted' and "Printed on the Gummed Side", fresh and very fine, unmounted og. A very rare variety in a multiple Gi K27c = £ 6'000.rnProvenance: Harmers, London, 31 May 1994, lot 2093.
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