Gallipoli Campaign / Navy 1915: Postcard of battle scene at Adrianople, mailed from the formner German Battle Crusier "Goeben", donated to the Turkish Navy and re-christened "Yavus Sultan Selim I" when together with the "Breslau" they entered the Dardanelles to escape the Royal Navy. Handstamped by bilingual "Commando / Yavus Sultan Selim I" in violet and used from Pera to Pancalti.
Corinphila Auction 284-290 Day 4
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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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Lot #1996 - europe Turkey
Gallipoli Campaign / Navy 1916: Stampless cover and contents with handstruck "Star & Crescent / Anchor / Naval Academy Constantinople" in violet at right, mailed at "Halki (Ile)" to Kizil Toprak. Mail from Turkish Naval personnel is scarce, this being fine with all markings on obverse.
Lot #1997 - europe Turkey
Gallipoli Campaign 1916: Turksih Feldpost card endorsed "Feldpost" at top, mailed to Vienna with bilingual "FELDPOST / MIL. MISS. / A.O.K. 5" datestamp (June 17). The card, thanking a well wisher for his greetings for his victory against the Allies, mailed by General Liman Von Sanders, Commander of the Turkish-German forces at Gallipoli and previously head of the Germany Military Mission with the Marshall's manuscript inscription at left and...
Lot #1998 - europe Turkey
Gallipoli Campaign / German Field Hospital 1916: "Feldpost" cover from a Major at Bigalli, Gallipoli to Stuttgart endorsed "Deutsch Militar Mission - Konstantinopel" struck with circular bilingual "DEUTSCHE MILITAR MISSION / FELDPOST" datestamp in violet (Feb 25) with circular "DEUTSCHES FELDLAZARET BIGALLI / V. ARMEE" in violet at right, File fold but scarce.
Lot #1999 - europe Turkey
Caucasus Front 1914: 10 pa. green and 20 pa. red tied by "SAHRA POSTASI / 29" Field Post Office datestamp to 1915 postcard from an Officer of the 29th Division, XI Army Corps with circular Unit seal in violet at left, based at Baiburt after the battle of Sarykamish. Scarce.
Lot #2000 - europe Turkey
Caucasus Campaign 1917: Turkey 20 pa. red postal stationery card from Hauptmann Hans Fasching from the HQ of the Turksih 3rd Army in Armenia, mailed to Constantinople and addressed to Feldpost 451. Struck on despatch by fancy circular "K. u. k. Instructions Detachement / Haupt. Fasching" and "Zensuriet" violet cachets and equally fine "SAHRA POSTASI / 33" Field Post datestamp (Dec 8) in black. Turkish Censor in black below. Rare and very fine...
Lot #2001 - europe Turkey
Caucasus Front 1917: Official stampless cover from 2nd Army Headquarters struick with very fine "SAHRA POSTASI / 13" Field Post Office datestamp (Sept 7) in black. Envelope with slight trim at right and unfortunate photographic corner fault but a fine strike.
Lot #2002 - europe Turkey
1914: 20 pa. red used on 1915 postcard tied by "Kizil-Toprak" cds, addressed to Field Post Office on Gallipoli front with "SAHRA POSTASI / 4" arrival cds (Nov 17) with rectangular framed 4th Division Censor cachet applied below. The 4th Division was sent from Bulair in July 1915 to make up for the heavy losses in the Battle of Zighin Dere (Gully Ravine). Some aging but scarce.
Lot #2003 - europe Turkey
1914: 10 pa. green used on 1 pi. blue postal stationery envelope to Switzerland, tied by "SAHRA POSTASI / 13" Field Post Office datestamp (Oct 7, 1916) of the 2nd Army, based post-Gallipoli at Tchataldja, Constantinople. Censorship negative handstamp of 2nd Army and framed Censor alongside, reverse with red wafer seal and Davos-Platz arrival cds (Oct 28). Scarce and attractive cover.
Lot #2004 - europe Turkey
1916: 20 pa. red and 10 pa. carmine used on 1916 cover from Constantinople to Banderma tied by "CONS-PLE 1" datestamps, reverse with Banderma arrival (Nov 4) and fair strike of "SAHRA POSTASI / 9" Field Post Office datestamp (5th Army) applied in transit.
Lot #2005 - europe Turkey
1916: 1 pi. ultramarine and 10 pa. rose used on 1916 cover, flap missing, to Stamboul (backstamped June 14) each tied by "SAHRA POSTASI / 61" Field Post Office datestamps in black, with violet countersigned Unit Censor handstamp of the 7th Division at lower left. In the Spring of 1917 this Division was moved to the Palestine front at Beersheba and Gaza. Some minimal aging but a scarce and attractive cover.
Lot #2006 - europe Turkey
1916: Austrian Feldpost pink letter-card addressed to Constantinople struck with circular negative "SAHRA POSTASI / 65" Field Post Office handstamp utilised by the 20th Division of the 15th Army Corps, at this date in Galicia serving with the Austrian Army. Constantinople Censor no. 44 on obverse and reverse with arrival of Istanbul 4. Despite imperfections, a scarce survivor.
Lot #2007 - europe Turkey
1916 (Oct 3): Postcard to Kassa, Transylvania written from Damascus posted at Turkish Field Post Office (there was no Austrian Fieldpost in this theatre of war in 1916, in the contents at left the writer (a member of Feld Haubitzer Batterei 2/6) says reply to the Militar bevollmächtigter in Constantinople) and struck with very fine "SAHRA POSTASI / 44" datestamp in black. Framed Turksih Censor at left in black, somewhat over-struck by "...
Lot #2008 - europe Turkey
Incoming 1917: Switzerland 10 c. red postal stationery card, a used example cancelled at Fribourg (March 17), addresseed to an Austrian soldier in the Detachment Oblt. Elder, Dardanelles; with Austrian Feldkirch framed Censor cachet in red and Turkish framed Censor in black. Struck on arrival with "SAHRA POSTASI / 2" Field Post Office datestamp in black. Slight edge wear as to be expected but most unusual.
Lot #2009 - europe Turkey
1917: 10 pa. violet used on 20 pa. red postal stationery card from Stamboul to a Captain Osman Nuri, Officer Commanding 2nd Company Field Artillery, 52nd Division XVIII Corps near Damascus, readdressed in black ink to 14th Division with large part arrival "SAHRA POSTASI / 44" Field Post Office datestamp. Typical minor imperfections but scarce.
Lot #2010 - europe Turkey
1917: 20 pa. red postal stationery card up-rated with 1917 10 pa. violet tied by "SAHRA POSTASI / 30" Field Post Office datestamps in black of the 30th Infantry Division at Erzindjan on the Armenian front, the 10th Corps suffered greatly at Sarykamish. Scarce.
Lot #2011 - europe Turkey
1917: 10 pa. on 20 pa. rose and 1916 1 pi. violet & black, used on 1918 cover with original contents to Stamboul (Aug 28), tied by "SAHRA POSTASI / 76" Field Post Office datestamp in black with circular Unit cachet of an Artillery Battery beautifully struck in red at lower left, believed to be from the Damascus area. Small closed opening tear at top of cover but rare.
Lot #2012 - europe Turkey
Turkish POW Mail 1914: 10 pa. green and 20 pa. red pair used on 1915 cover to a Turkish POW held in Camp at Mudros on Lemnos tied on despatch by "Aktché-Chehir" cds's (July 27) with Turkish Censor above and red wafer seal on reverse and Stamboul transit cds (Aug 30). Struck with straight line "CENSORED" in black and circular "CORPS D'EXPÉDITIONAIRE D'ORIENT / Depot / de Prisonniers / de Guerre" in blue. Some peripheral aging but scarce.
Lot #2013 - europe Turkey
Turkish POW Mail 1914: 20 pa. red and Sept 1915 10 pa. green on reverse, used on 1915 cover from Banderma to a Turkish POW held on Lemnos, cancelled on despatch (Nov 17) and Censored with red wafer seal on reverse and framed cachet in black. Stamboul transit cds (Nov 20) and Piraeus transits; obverse with framed "CENSORED" cachet in red applied in Mudros and Greek "Kastron-Mudros" cds. A scarce and fine cover.
Lot #2014 - europe Turkey
Turkish POW Mail 1914: 1 pi. blue, two examples, used on registered 1915 cover from Kutahya to a Turkish POW held on Lemnos cancelled on despatch (Nov 6) and also tied by framed "CENSORED" handstamp in red applied by British forces at Mudros. reverse with Stamboul transit cds (Nov 8), Turkish red wafer seal applied with Turksih Censors (on obverse) and Piraeus cds's and "Kastron-Mudros" Greek arrival cds's of Lemnos. A rare example of a...
Lot #2015 - europe Turkey
Turkish POW Mail 1916: Postcard franked by 1916 5 pa. ochre (2) and 10 pa. green vertical pair tied by "Ada Pazar" cds's of despatch (Jan 17) and by Stamboul transit cds, to Turkish POW in Camp on Lemnos, "Prisonnier Français No. 141, Mudrod, Ile de Lemnos", with framed Turkish Censor cachet on front and Piraeus transit on reverse. The last British troops evacuated the Gallipoli Peninsular on 8-9 January 1916 but retained Lemnos. Minor aging...
Lot #2016 - europe Turkey
Turkish POW Mail 1916: Postcard from Egypt from a Turkish POW sent without chaarge, cancelled by "Ras El Tin" cds (March 16) addressed to a Turkish POW held in Chemench Camp in Malta, with Maltese circular Censor "PASSED BY CENSOR / ♚ / No. 1074" struck in red on arrival. A most unusual example of mail between two Turkish prisoners held in two different countries.
Lot #2017 - europe Turkey
British POW Mail 1916 (June 11): British Red Cross Society POW card with handstamped "FOR P.W. TURKEY ONLY" at top, with circular "Postage Free" cachet below, written from Nuneaton to Changri Camp (No. 24) by 2nd. Lt. W.W.A. Phillips of the 24th Punjabis, "Prisoner of War - Kut Garrison" with framed Turkish Censor cachet also on front; together with a card from Changri Camp to the sender of the above card, with Censor on reverse and Nuneaton...
Lot #2018 - europe Turkey
British POW Mail 1917 (April 22): Red Cross "Croissant Rouge Ottoman" POW postcard from Capt. E.N.C. Sandes at POW camp 20 in Yozgad, Anatolia to England thanking the recipient for her letter of Feb 23 congratulating him on the award of the Military Cross; struck with Yozgad seal handstamp in black over-struck by Istanbul Censor No. 2 handstamp in black with manuscript docketing of receipt (July 7). Capt. Sandes (later Major) was the author...
Lot #2019 - europe Turkey
British POW Mail 1917 (Nov 5): Red Cross "Croissant Rouge Ottoman" grey POW postcard from Kédos Camp to the Ambassador of Holland in Constantinople, struck on front with "Bern Transit / + / Kriegsgelangenenpost" cachet in violet (Jan 31, 1918) and struck on front by "Legation de Pays-Bas / Service des Prissoniers de Guerre" in red (March 12). Message on reverse reads "I have the honour to inform you that Lt. EG. Staples, Lt. T.M. Jenkins Lt...
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