1878 (June): Cape 1 d. carmine-red wmk. Crown CC, overprinted with small capital 'G' in black type 16 (italic), an unused block of four with hinge remnant on top and unmounted mint lower pair with fine o.g. and of fresh apperance. An attractive and uncommon multiple.
Catalogue 257: EUROPE & OVERSEAS
Auction Series 257-264 in Zurich Day 1
By: Corinphila Auction AG
Corinphila Auction AG Auction Series 257-264 in Zurich Day 1
High-class philatelic material at Corinphila Auctions in Zurich
Rarities from all areas of philately are on offer, including the ‘Greifensee cover’, probably the most important cover of classic Swiss philately.
From 25 to 30 January 2021 Corinphila Auctions will offer for sale a very unusual range of material. The high-quality material being offered will be presented in no less than eight luxury auction catalogues.
The auction begins with high-quality offers from South American countries. The Brian Moorhouse Estate (Part 3) is notable for its wide variety of South American collecting areas from A (as in Argentina) to V (as in Venezuela). Especially impressive are the many proofs of various issues from classic to middle-period. Particularly well represented are Argentina, Brazil (including Lot 3137, the famous pair of the 600 Reis “Goat’s Eye” issue of 1844, in an unused pair from the Maurice Burrus collection, starting price CHF 5,000), Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala classics with the rarest covers and proofs, Honduras, Mexico and Uruguay.
The first part of the most important specialised collection of the first issue of Ecuador of 1865 in existence will be offered for sale under the name ‘Guayaquil’. Almost all the important items of this collecting area are in the collection. Particularly outstanding is the more attractive of only two known registered covers with the first issue (Lot 4071; starting price CHF 20,000).
A fine range of the classic issues of Peru will come up for sale in the main catalogue of the Corinphila auction series. Among these are also many stamps from the issues produced in continuous rolls on the ‘Lecoq’ printing press. Particularly appealing is an unused strip of five of the 5 centavos of 1870 showing the ‘new’ railway from Lima to Callao. The ‘Trencito’ , ‘the little train, as collectors later called the stamp, was intended for letters carried on this new railway line. To make endless rolls of the stamp, the ends of the lengths of paper were simply glued together! This is clearly visible here on the fourth stamp in the strip (Lot 156, starting price CHF 750).
Europe is represented with a wide range of material from the Pietro Provera collection. The emphasis is on Italy and France. The outstandingly good quality of the classic stamps and covers, for which this collector was well-known, is particularly impressive. For many years, "Provera quality" was a term used for top-quality philatelic material in many countries. For example, there is a cover with France’s first issue of 1849, a very rare tête-bêche pair of the 20 centimes on cover (Lot 5141, starting price CHF 5,000). Or a four-colour franking of Sicily with the extremely rare top value of 50 grana on cover (Lot 5675, starting price CHF 20,000).
Another very unusual specialised collection comes up for auction with the Gregory Frantz "Stamp Issuing Steamship Companies" collection. It includes all the private steamship lines that issued privately produced stamps for mail carried on their ships. The many small shipping lines on the thousands of lakes and the coast of Finland offer great variety, often in combination with state stamps. An example is the ‘Skärgards Trafik Aktiebolag’ (STAB) cover with the private bicoloured 25 penni ship’s stamp for delivery within Finland by the private shipping line, in combination with the Finnish state-issue 5 penni and 20 penni for onward transmission to Frankfurt (Lot 6069, starting price CHF 1,000).
Switzerland is also represented again with an outstanding range of material. This includes a postal history collection "Franco-Prussian War - Impact on Swiss Postal History 1866-1871". The presentation in the auction catalogue combined with historical background information is unique and is likely to set new standards for philatelic auctions. One could almost speak of a milestone of philately, on its way to being recognised as an additional historical science. A ‘must’ for every philatelist interested in history!
However, the second part of the ERIVAN collection is undoubtedly outstanding in its Swiss material. The collection of the former Tengelmann entrepreneur Erivan Haub contains the greatest rarities of Swiss philately. Now the famous registered cover from the "Notariat Greifensee" comes up for sale. Franked with Switzerland’s first two stamps, the Zurich 4 and Zurich 6, it is for many the "non plus ultra" of Swiss rarities in private hands. The provenance of the item goes back to 1900 when, in the collection of the then President of the Banque de France, Paul Mirabaud, the cover caused a sensation at the Paris Exposition. It later found its way into the collections of Diem-Saxer of St. Gallen (1934), the Swiss shoe magnate Iwan Bally (1964), and then the ‘HELVETICUS’ collection (1991) before finding a new home in the collection of Erivan Haub for almost 30 years. The starting price of the Greifensee cover being offered as Lot 7003 is CHF 300,000.
All the material being offered can be viewed at www.corinphila.ch.
Further information and catalogue orders at: Corinphila Auktionen AG, Wiesenstrasse 8, 8032 Zurich, Switzerland, Telephone + 41 (0)44 389 9191, Fax + 41 (0)44 389 9195, Email: [email protected]
Illustrations
Brazil 1844, “Goat’s Eye” 600 reis in an unused pair with the best provenance: Maurice Burrus collection (1964)
Ecuador 1865, a pair of the 1 real green on a registered cover. Only two registered covers of the first issue are known. Top cover from the Ackermann (1937), Homan (c. 1960) and E.M. de Bustamante (1996) collections.
Peru 1870, 5 centavos ‘Trencito’ in a strip of five with the fourth stamp showing the paper join.
France 1849, 20 centimes, a rare tête-bêche pair on cover.
Sicily 1859, four-colour franking with 50 grana top value to Genoa.
Finland 1880, private ship’s stamp in combination with stamps of the state Post Office on cover to Frankfurt.
Zurich 1843, registered cover from the Greifensee notary’s office with the first two stamps of Switzerland.
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Lot #1639 - brit. colonies griqualand
Lot #1640 - brit. colonies Orange Freestate
1868: 1 d. deep brown, a horizontal strip of five used on 1892 cover to Wismar, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, all tied by oval "2" numeral obliterators of Winburg. Reverse with Bloemfontein squared circle of transit, Cape Town cds (Jan 25) and Wismar arrival cds (Feb 16). Minor imperfections but scarce. Signed Carl H. Lange.
Catalogue 257: EUROPE & OVERSEAS
Lot #1641 - brit. colonies transvaal
1885/93: £5 deep green perf. 12 ½ a fine unused examplE with large o.g., well centered and of fresh appearance. A scarce stamp Gi. = £ 3'250.
Catalogue 257: EUROPE & OVERSEAS
Lot #1642 - brit. colonies south africa
1926: Plate Proof blocks of four (2) for the 1 d. value, imperforate in black with Frame Only Proof with large margins all round, one with slight age spot on vignette; a Vignette Only Proof (Van Riebeeck's Ship) on gummed unwatermarked wove paper, of fine appearance but with central thin. A scarce pair. Illustrated in Edition D'Or XLV on page 55.
Catalogue 257: EUROPE & OVERSEAS
Lot #1643 - brit. colonies south africa
1928: Postal Stationery 1 d. black & carmine on buff Newspaper wrappers (3), all unused with varieties: the first with Ship central vignette misplaced 3 mm. to left, second example with the Ship vignette misplaced to right by 11 mm. shift; the third example presumably trapped in the press with two impressions of the Frame Only (one significantly over-inked) with "Van Riebeeck's Ship Missing" variety, this last with minor crease which...
Lot #1644 - europe brit. colonies lots/accumulations
1855/1930c: Lot hundreds used/unused states from British Colonies incl. Australian States, New Zealand, Cape triangles, west Indies issues, Canada, India, and Gibraltar.
Catalogue 257: EUROPE & OVERSEAS
Lot #1645 - europe brit. colonies lots/accumulations
1860/1950: Stock British Commonwealth in an album and on some album pages. Notable areas include Indian States, Canada including Nova Scotia 1890 reprints, Rhodesia double heads to 5d (2). A further Album contains stamps of the Dutch Colonies
Catalogue 257: EUROPE & OVERSEAS
Lot #1646 - europe brit. colonies lots/accumulations
1880/1940: Collection 520 stamps used/unused covering British Possessions in Borneo, incl. better values and full sets from Brunei, Labuan, North Borneo and Sarawak, with better values up to $ 10 but used copies mostly cancelled to order as usual, good quality and nicely mounted on album pages.
Catalogue 257: EUROPE & OVERSEAS
Lot #1647 - europe brit. colonies lots/accumulations
1840/1966c.: British Colonies Collection with Great Britain 1840 1 d. black used (2), 1883 5 s. rose used with 'Newport / Mon' cds, 1902/12 Edward VII high values with 10 s. unused and used (3), £ 1 unused and used (2), Re-engraved Seahorse 1934 10 s. indigo unused and two used sets of three, Antigua 1903/07 set of ten values to 5 s. unused, Dominica 1903 set of ten unused, 1907 set of ten unused, Gibraltar 1903 8 s. dull purple & black...
Lot #1648 - europe brit. colonies lots/accumulations
1840/1940: A fantastic collection with several thousand stamps covering the whole range of the British Empire from Aden to Zululand, containing a wealth of better single stamps as well as full sets, for example ten Cape traingulars, £1. values of KE VII and KG V, surcharged values, bisects, cancellation interest and much more, mostly in very good condition and the colours of very fresh appearance, mainly mounted by first hinge, a lot that...
Lot #3001 - Overseas Argentina
1767 (Nov 21): Entire letter from Cadiz to Buenos Ayres struck with superb strikes of condensed "ESPÑA" handstamp and "3. DE PLATA" both in red; mailed between members of the Basabilbaso family, Manuel Basabilbaso became the Administrator of the 'Correo Maritimo' in Buenos Ayres in 1766. A wonderful and rare entire.
Catalogue 258: SOUTH & CENTRAL AMERICA -MOORHOUSE
Lot #3002 - Overseas Argentina
1866 (Oct 12): Cover and complete contents (transcript enclosed with the lot), mailed from Buenos Aires to Asendorf, Hannover via Bordeaux, struck with circular BUENOS-AYRES / PAQ. FR. K No 1 in black (Salles fig. 1037) and carried on the "Carmel" to Montevideo. Fine strike of framed "F.48" Prussian Convention Accountancy marking in black (Salles 3188, Van Der Linden fig. 1184) applied in Paris. Reverse with Paris cds and Asendorf arrival in...
Lot #3003 - Overseas Argentina
1870: Cover and complete contents from Buenos Aires to Hannover, sent unpaid by French Packet 'Gironde' with octagonal 'BUENOS AYRES / PAQ. FR. J. No. 1' datestamp (March 31) in black (Salles fig. 1072). Struck in transit in Paris with fine framed "F. / 48" Convention marking in black (Van der Linden fig. 1184) and reverse with 'Aus Frankreich / Per Aachen' cds in blue (April 30) and Asendorf arrival cds of the same day.
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Lot #3004 - Overseas Argentina
Confederation 1858 (May 1): 5 c. red, a used example with large margins all round but just shaved at top, on circa 1861 second page of entire letter to Buenos Aires endorsed "p. Villa del Salto", tied by oval CORREO / GUALEGUAICHU handstamp in black. File fold across address but a rare cancellation on an attractive and scarce entire. Signed V. Kneitchel. Cert. Jorge del Mazo (2010).rnProvenance: Investphila, Lugano, 10 June 2011, lot 7.
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Lot #3005 - Overseas Argentina
Confederation 1858: 5 c. red, a vertical strip of three, sheet marginal from right with 9 mm. sheet margin, somewhat roughly separated at left and with touched to large margins, used on Nov 19, 1859 triple rate cover from Goya to Rosario tied by two strikes of the FRANCA handstamp in black. A spectacular and rare franking and without doubt one of the most stunning of all Confederation covers. Cert. Del Mazo (2010).rnProvenance: Investphila,...
Lot #3006 - Overseas Argentina
Confederation 1858 (May 1): 10 c. dark green, a used example with large margins all round, on May 14, 1859 entire letter from Rosario de Santa Fé to Corrientes tied by oval CORREO NACIONAL / DEL ROSARIO / FRANCA handstamp in black. A very rare stamp on letter. Cert. Jorge del Mazo (2010) Scott = $ 750.rnrn
Catalogue 258: SOUTH & CENTRAL AMERICA -MOORHOUSE
Lot #3007 - Overseas Argentina
1862: Escuditos 5 c rose, with accent, a fine example with good even margins all round, used on January 1863 cover to Rosario tied by oval CORREOS NACIONALES / FRANCA / MENDOZA handstamp in black.
Catalogue 258: SOUTH & CENTRAL AMERICA -MOORHOUSE
Lot #3008 - Overseas Argentina
1863: Escuditos 5 c. rose, without accent, a fine example with large margins all round, used on 1863 cover to Tucuman tied by framed CORREO NACIONAL / DEL/ ROSARIO handstamp with 'Correo Del Rosario' cds alongside (July 28), both in blue.
Catalogue 258: SOUTH & CENTRAL AMERICA -MOORHOUSE
Lot #3009 - Overseas Argentina
1862/63: Escuditos 5 c. rose, no accent, a used horizontal pair with large margins all round, on 1863 entire letter to Goya endorsed 'Con 1 Paquete Diarios' and Ship endorsement 'p. Ypora', tied by BUENOS AYRES circular datestamp (Dec 5) in blue. A fine and scarce entire.
Catalogue 258: SOUTH & CENTRAL AMERICA -MOORHOUSE
Lot #3010 - Overseas Argentina
1864: Escuditos 5 c. carmine, no accent and thin 'C', a fine example with good to large margins all round, used on cover from Parana to Buenos Aires, cancelled on arrival by oval of dots handstamp in black. Pencil dated by Knietschel externally as 1864, a scarce cover. Signed Knietschel.
Catalogue 258: SOUTH & CENTRAL AMERICA -MOORHOUSE
Lot #3011 - Overseas Argentina
1864/67: Rivadavia 5 c. lake, perf. 11½, a fine used example on 27 May 1864 entire letter to Salta, tied by framed FRANCA / TUCUMAN handstamp in black. An early usage of the perforated Rivadavia.
Catalogue 258: SOUTH & CENTRAL AMERICA -MOORHOUSE
Lot #3012 - Overseas Argentina
1864/67: Rivadavia 5 c. brown rose, perf. 11½, used on December 1865 entire letter to Buenos Aires endorsed 'pr. Espryador' tied by bold strike of FRANCA handstamp in black.
Catalogue 258: SOUTH & CENTRAL AMERICA -MOORHOUSE
Lot #3013 - Overseas Argentina
1864/65: Rivadavia 10 c. green, wmk. 'RA', perf. 11½, blurred printing, diagonally bisected and used on November 1867 entire letter to Concordia for the single rate, tied by oval framed PASO DE LOS LIBRES handstamp in blue. Rare and very fine for a Rivadavia bisect which are seldom found on complete entire letters. Cert. Moorhouse (2016) Scott = $ 2'000.rnrnProvenance: Collection Emerson (1939); Collection Norman Hubbard, Siegel, 18 July 1985...
Lot #3014 - Overseas Argentina
1864/67: Rivadavia 10 c. green, perf. 11½, a fine used example on 1865 cover to Corrientes tied by 'Buenos Aires / C' datestamp in black. Signed Calves.
Catalogue 258: SOUTH & CENTRAL AMERICA -MOORHOUSE
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