Mesopotamia: Cuneiform script tablet (3.5 x 2.8 x 1.2 cm), the inscription made by a reed stylus on clay, with script impressions on both sides, presumably a short commercial note from the Assyrian times, at about 2'000 B.C..
Auction 309-320 - Europe & Overseas Egypt, including the Constantin Kelemenis - Day 4
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Nov 28, 2023 Europe/Zurich
Corinphila Auction AG Auction 309-320 - Europe & Overseas Egypt, including the Constantin Kelemenis - Day 4
Tuesday Nov 28, 2023 09:00 Europe/Zurich
CORINPHILA AUKTIONEN AG · Wiesenstrasse 8 · 8032 Zürich · Schweiz / Suisse / Switzerland
VERSTEIGERUNGSFOLGE / AUCTION SCHEDULE
Freitag 24. November 2023 / Friday 24 November 2023
9:00 h 30001 – 30330 320: Australian States & Commonwealth of Australia – The ‘DUBOIS’ Collection (part III)
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania
12:30 h 4001 4681 310: British Africa, St. Helena, Ascension, Seychelles, Bushire – The ‘BESANÇON’ Collection
St. Helena, Ascencion, Seychelles, British East Africa, Nyasaland
Samstag 25. November 2023 / Saturday 25 November 2023
9:00 h 30331 – 30713 320: Australian States & Commonwealth of Australia – The ‘DUBOIS’ Collection (part III)
Victoria, Westaustralia, Commonwealth of Australia
13:00 h 4682 – 5101 310: British Africa, St. Helena, Ascension, Seychelles, Bushire – The ‘BESANÇON’ Collection
British Somaliland, Tanganyika, Zanzibar, Bushire
Montag 27. November 2023 / Monday 27 November 2023
9:00 h 1 – 463 309: Europe & Overseas Australia, Australian States Unused – The Peter Campbell Collection (part II)
14:00 h 464 – 1101 309: Europe & Overseas Americas (North, Central & South America)
- incl. South & Central America – The Brian Moorhouse Estate
Dienstag 28. November 2023 / Tuesday 28 November 2023
9:00 h 1102 – 1269 309: Europe & Overseas British Commonwealth, including Crash and Interrupted Mail
11:00 h 5201 5923 311: Egypt, including the Constantin Kelemenis & Ronny van Pellecom Collections
18:00 h 6001 6241 312: Haiti – “Liberty Head” Issue 1881–1887 – The Brian Moorhouse Collection
Mittwoch 29. November 2023 / Wednesday 29 November 2023
9:00 h 10001 10241 319: Great Britain 1840–1841 – The World‘s First Postage Stamps – The Simon Beresford-Wylie Collection (part I)
11:30 h 6501 6696 313: British Stamp Perforation – The Ray Simpson Collection
13:30 h 1270 – 1497 309: Europe & Overseas Great Britain, incl. some Surface Printed „Abnormal Plates“
- Rocket and Space Mail, incl. The Beatrice Bachmann Estate
15:30 h 1498 – 2137 309: Europe & Overseas Europe A –E, Greenland 1721–1938 – The ‘POLAR LIGHT’ Collection (part II)
- Togo Postal History – The John Mayne Collection
Donnerstag 30. November 2023 / Thursday 30 November 2023
9:00 h 2138 – 3365 309: Europe & Overseas Europe F – Z, Finland Revenue Issue 1881 and 1891 – The Jussi Tuori Collection
- Hungarian Post Offices in Romania – The Dr. Geza Homonnay Collection (part I)
- Spain 1850 – 6 cuartos black – Specialised Collection (part I)
Freitag 1. Dezember 2023 / Friday 1 December 2023
9:00 h 3366 – 3477 309: Europe & Overseas Asia / Africa
10:00 h 3478 – 3563 309: Europe & Overseas Collections & Accumulations, Literature
11:00 h 7000 7086 314: Europe‘s “Number 1” on cover – The ‘PENELOPE’ Collection
12:00 h 7501 7686 315: Incoming Mail to Spain 1850–1880 – The Luis Alemany Indarte Collection
14:00 h 9001 9179 317: Rotes Kreuz – Die Sammlung Richard Schäfer Jr.
15:30 h 9201 – 9567 318: Schweiz &
Liechtenstein
Schweiz ab 1907, Soldatenmarken, Flugpost Schweiz
Fürstentum Liechtenstein, Sammlungen und Posten Schweiz
Samstag 2. Dezember 2023 / Saturday 2 December 2023
10:00 h 8001 8053 316: Schweiz Bundespost – Seltene Frankaturen 1849–1854 – Die Sammlung Richard Schäfer Sr. (Teil I)
11:00 h 8101 – 8466 318: Altschweiz Vorphilatelie, Kantonalmarken, Ortspost, Poste Locale, Rayonmarken
15:30 h 8467 – 8613 318: Altschweiz Sitzende Helvetia (Strubel) bis UPU
- Ziffermuster 1882-1899 – Die Sammlung Dr. James Johnstone (Teil II)
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Lot #1153 - europe ireland
1922 (Apr. 6): Dollard 2/6 d. sepia brown used on registered envelope endorsed '2/6 stamp affixed by sender' in manuscript, sent from Dublin and dispatched to the London - Pairs flight, with London transit (Apr. 7) and Paris arrival mark (Apr.8) on reverse. Very early Irish acceptance for London-Paris airmail service, only very few items known to date. In addition most interesting documentation (photocopies) from the Cyril Dulin Archive...
Lot #1154 - europe ireland
1928 (Sept. 13): 'Ile de France' Catapult Mail from Ireland to Canada, registered photocard from Dublin prepared for the Catapult flight to Canada, franked with 2s.6d, 10d. and 2 ½ d. with attached green label with manuscript "Catapult airmail per SS Ile de France via Plymouth" sent via "London 16 Sep. 26" to Winnipeg Sept. 27". Unfortunately the catapult aircraft had a forced landing into the sea near Sicilly Islands Sept. 13th. This...
Lot #1155 - europe ireland
Transatlantic Flight Dublin - Harbour Grace, Newfoundland 1930 (June): Typewritten headed lettersheet 'AN ROINN PUIST AGUS TELEGRAFA, BAILE ATHA CLIATH (Departement of Post & Telegraphs, Dublin) dated June 20th (1930): "... I am directed by Minister for Posts and Telegraphs to state that it is not proposed to despatch mails on the occasion of Captain Kinsford-Smith's flight form Ireland to the United States, together with envelope to...
Lot #1156 - europe ireland
KLM Abel Tasman Flight (Amsterdam) - Batavia - Melbourne 1931 (May 11): Irish acceptances - Two registered envelopes from Dublin April 28th, each franked with Seahorse 2/6 d. brown plus additional franking forwarded April 29th London - Amsterdam and on April 30th with regular KLM service to Batavia, dispatched May 12th to special flight service by KLM Fokker VIIb 'Abel Tasman' arriving Melbourne May 19th. A fine pair with Seahorse frankings...
Lot #1157 - europe ireland
Air mail provisionals made for the James Mollison Flight 1932 (Aug. 18): "ATLANTIC AIR MAIL AUGUST" magenta overprint on 1 s. 'Sword of Light' light blue in a horizontal pair with full original gum, each value signed on reverse by 'Jam' in manuscript (J.A, Mollison). A very scarce unused horizontal pair and the only mint example in existance. The collectors research revealed the existance of only 15 mint stamps with this private overprint, as...
Lot #1158 - europe ireland
Irish Accptance for early Imperial Airways flight to Asia, destination Korea 1937 (May 24): Commercially used cover endorsed 'By air Mail to Shanghai' franked with Sommerset House 2/6 s. chocolate plus addtional franking from 'Cros Ui Maoilfhiona' with Shanghai and Canton transit marks on reverse, forwarded to the Catholic Church in Korea. Very unusual destination. Hibernian/MacDonnell T75.
Lot #1159 - europe ireland
1937 (Sept. 8): St. Patrick 2/6 d. green used on First Day of Issue on registered envelope from "Port Lairge 8.IX.37" (Waterford to USA, backstamped on reverse with New York transit and "Ann Arbor Michigan Sep-17" on reverse. Fresh and fine appearance. Scarce St Patrick high value single franking and First Day usage. Cert. Charles F. Bourke (1937).
Lot #1160 - europe ireland
1945 (June 16): Second St. Patrick issue 10 s. deep blue wmk. 'e', tied by "BAILE ATHA CLIATH 16.6.45" to registered and censored envelope to Highland Park ILL, USA, with typewritten "First Day of Issue" at upper left, bakstamped "New York Reg'y.Div. 7.1.1945" and "Highland Park ILL Jul 2 1945" on reverse. One of the earliest known usages as MacDonnell Whyte, Feldman and Gibbons mention only July 1945 as date of Issue (without exact day) for...
Lot #1161 - europe ireland
1926/31: Large sized 5 d. stationery envelopes (2) to Lyon, both additionally franked with Seahorses 5 s. (T60, other with T67) sent registered from Dublin via London - Pairs - Lyon airmail service, first tied by "BAILE ATHA CLIATH 28 JU (19)26" cds, second with Express delivery service posted at "CORGAIGH JU 27 (19)31". Scarce usages of large stationeries, especially on airmail services Jung = EU2bK.
Lot #1162 - europe ireland
Irish Acceptances for Imperial Airways flights to Australia and Africa 1930/37: 1934 (Dec. 6): Group of eight envelopes, all with Seahorse 2/6 d. frankings, including 1934 Imperial opening Service to Syney, Darwin and Brisbane (IE 298, Dec. 8), further registered Express delivery cover to Cape Town (1930), Kampala, Uganda (1933) Johannesburg (1936) and Pretoria (1937). A fine selection of airmail Seahorse frankings, only few known.
Lot #1163 - europe ireland
Imperial Airways First Flight Service (London) - Penang to Hong Kong 1936 (March 14): Legal size commercial envelopes (3) all franked with Seahorse 2/6d. tied by "BAILE ATHA CLIATH 9.III.36" cds. dipatched to Imperial Airways London-Penang service IE427 and forwarded to imperial Airways First Connecting Flight FFE2 Penang - Hong Kong, backstamped "Hong Kong March 31 1936" on reverse. a fine trio of very rare Irish acceptance to China.
Lot #1164 - europe ireland
Irish Accpetances for early Imperial Airways flights to Australia 1937: Group of five commercial envelopes and one parcel fragment of the same correspondence to Newcastle NSW, of which two with 10 sh. Seahorse frankings, including two large envelopes franked with 10 s. indigo, 'EARLY & Co. Artists in stained Glass' address label franked with 5 s. rose red (2) on a parcel mail fragment as well as three commercial covers franked with 1922/...
Lot #1165 - europe ireland
PAN AM First Regular Transatlantic Flight Service Foynes - New York - San Francisco - Honolulu 1939 (June 30): Two Irish acceptances to Guam and Honolulu, first franked with St. Patrick 2/6d. green plus additional franking carried by China Clipper to Guam with arrival mark July 10 on reverse., second franked with Seahorse 2/6d. and forwarded by Transpacific service New York to Hawaii (July 6), signed by Oscar Traynor, Minister of Defence....
Lot #1166 - europe ireland
Imperial Transatlantic Wartime Services 1939/43: Lot 13 covers with high frankings to USA, incl. Seahorse 2/6 d. used on cover from "Belfast 15 AUG 1939" to Canada together with twelve St. Patrick 2/6 d. wmk 'se' frankings, of which ten censored. St. Patrick frankings wmk 'se' are generally rare Hibernian/MacDonnell D13.
Lot #1167 - europe ireland
1944/70: Album 26 airmail covers, all with better 1940/49 St. Patrick frankings wmk 'e' 2/6 d., 5 s. and 10 s. to overseas destinations, incl. 2/6 d. franking on O.A.T. cover to Kampala Uganda, after war usages to Nigeria (1946), Jerusalem, Palestine (1947), Northern Rhodesia (1947), South Africa (1950), Guam (1948), 10 s.single frankings on censored cover to Canada (1945, Jan.) as well as 10 s. fiscally usages on telegram forms. Further...
Lot #1168 - brit. colonies kenya
1935: Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika, definitve set of 14 values complete, superb fresh colours, all perforated 'SPECIMEN', large part original gum (hinge remnants), Gi £ 500.
Lot #1169 - brit. colonies malaya
Penang 1828 (Feb 14): Entire letter to St. Andrews, Fifeshire, Scotland, handstruck by extremely fine circular negative "PRINCE OF WALES / POST OFFICE´ handstamp in red (RL no. HS10) with manuscript date inserted, boxed '1/2' in black and framed "INDIA LETTER / PORTSMOUTH", two indistinct strikes in red alongside, on reverse two transit datestamps (July 4/6, 1828). The entire rather worn at edges, nevertheless an early date for this handstamp...
Lot #1170 - brit. colonies Mauritius
1848: 1 d orange-vermilion, early impression, full to large margins, of good colour and clean and clear cancel, according to certificate creased and thined, nevertheless of excellent appearance. Certficate BPA. Gi = £ 8000.
Lot #1171 - brit. colonies Mauritius
1848/59: Post Paid 1 d. vermilion, used, early impression, printed on thin white paper, cancelled by a crisp '3' in double circle, close to touching the very tip of the south east corner otherwise four neat margins all round, very fresh example, vibrant strong colour, fine to very fine appearance, scarce example in this condition. Cert. BPA (1965). Gi = £ 8'000.
Lot #1172 - brit. colonies Mauritius
1854/57: 2d blue, pos. 12 of the plate of 12 subjects, intermediate impression on blue paper. Used and cancelled by heavy concentric circles. A corner copy showing a small part of the sheet margin at right and bottom. The stamp has a crease flattened out at top right in the sheet margin, bearly touching the design. Certificate Peter Holcombe (1992). Gi £4500
Lot #1173 - brit. colonies Mauritius
1859/61: 6 d. blue, imperforate with large even margins all round, used in combination with 1860 2 d. blue. perf. 14 on 1861 cover from Port Louis to Bordeaux endorsed "via Marseilles" each tied by circular PAID handstamp in black. Reverse with fine "♚ / MAURITIUS / GPO" datestamp (May 6) in black, obverse with "PAYS ETR. V. SUEZ / AMB. A" entry marking in red (June 3) and charged '8' décimes due in black: tariff of 1 Jan 1857. 'Toulouse a...
Lot #1174 - brit. colonies Mauritius
1859: Dardenne 2 d. blue, a horizontal pair with huge margins all round, left hand stamp showing dramatic Plate Flaw with diagonal scratch running down behind the Queen's head (positions 13-14), used on 1860 cover to Bordeaux endorsed "via Suez" tied by target handstamps in black. Reverse with "♚ / MAURITIUS / GPO" despatch in black (Feb 7) and Bordeaux arrival cds (March 9). The pair also tied by "PAYS. ETR. V. SUEZ / AMB. C." datestamp in...
Lot #1175 - brit. colonies Mauritius
1904/07: Coat of Arms 1 c. grey & black, 2 c. dull & bright purple on chalky paper, 3 c. green & carmine on yellow, 4 c. black & carmine on blue chalky paper and 6 c. purple & carmine on red chalky paper; complete sheets of 120 stamps in two panes of 60 subjects with complete interpanneau margins between, all with Plate Number "2" in margins at top and at base, fresh colours, unmounted og. Rare and seldom seen in full...
Lot #1176 - brit. colonies Mauritius
Mauritius Airmail 1929/54: Remainder of collection with 130 flown covers from and to Mauritius, starting with mail of the 1929 Goulette Route from France with 1929 First Flight covers (6) flown via Madagascar and Reunion (15.10.) of which one with endorsed 'Capitaine M. Goulette, the Comander of Raid' and another card sent registered to Rhodesia, further 1932 registered cover from Port Louis via Kenya and Imperial Airways to England, 1933 R...
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