1840: 1d black, plate 5, lettered BD, four very good and even margins, a late usage cancelled by '1844' type numeral obliterator in black. Fine and very rare Gi = £ 1'800.
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Corinphila Auction 291-297 Nov Dec 2022
Sale 291: General Catalogue Europe & Overseas (Lot 1-1635)
plus six Special Catalogues:
Sale 292: The Ing. Provera Collection (part V) (Lots: 3001-3670)
Sale 293: Austria & Lombardy-Venetia ‘The Collection WALDVIERTEL’ (Lots 4001-4331)
Sale 294: Great Britain Special Catalogue (Lots 5001-5475)
Sale 295: The Besançon Collection Series: British Commonwealth (Lots 6001-6754)
Sale 296: Switzerland and Liechtenstein (Lots 8001-8711 plus 9001-9778)
Sale 297: The DUBOIS Collection (part I) Australian States & Commonwealth of Australia (Lots 10001-10703)
See also our auction Schedule:
Catalogue 295 |
British Commonwealth |
The Besançon Collection Ceylon, British Central & East Africa, Bushire |
6001-6754 |
Monday, Nov. 28 |
09.00h CET |
Catalogue 291 |
British Commonwealth |
Australia -Trinidad & Tobago |
1-258 |
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Catalogue 297 |
Australia & Australian States |
The Dubois Collection (part I) |
10001-10703 |
Tuesday, Nov. 29 |
09.00h CET |
Catalogue 294 |
Great Britain |
Special Collections |
5001-5475 |
Tuesday, Nov.29 |
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Catalogue 291 |
Europe & Overseas |
Europe A-N |
259-761 |
Wednesday, Nov. 30 |
09.00h CET |
Catalogue 291 |
Europe & Overseas |
Europe O-Z |
762-1073 |
Wednesday, Nov.30 |
13.30h CET |
Catalogue 293 |
Austria Special Collection |
‘Waldviertel’ (part I) |
4001-4331 |
Wednesday, Nov. 30 |
17.00h CET |
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Catalogue 292 |
The Ing. Pietro Provera Collection (part V) |
Italy, France Europe & Overseas |
3001-3670 |
Thursday, Dec. 1 |
09.00 CET |
Catalogue 291 |
Americas North-Central & South America |
USA - Venezuela |
1074-1385 |
Thursday, Dec. 1 |
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Catalogue 291 |
Overseas |
Afghanistan – Tibet + All World Collections |
1386-1635 |
Friday, Dec. 2 |
09.00 CET |
Catalogue 296 |
Switzerland & Liechtenstein |
Switzerland 1907 and later issues |
9001-9498 |
Friday, Dec. 2 |
11.30h CET |
Switzerland & Liechtenstein |
Collections & Accumulations |
9499-9778 |
Friday Dec. 2 |
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Catalogue 296 |
Classic Switzerland |
Classic Switzerland |
8001-8368 |
Saturday Dec. 3 |
10.00h CET |
Catalogue 296 |
Switzerland & Liechtenstein |
Switzerland 1854 -1900 |
8369-8711 |
Saturday Dec. 3 |
14.00h CET |
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Lot #5101 - europe Great Britain
1840: 2 d. blue, pl. 1, lettered AD-AE, a used horizontal pair from the top row with large to enormous margins and showing portion of adjoining stamp at right, neatly cancelled by 1844 type barred numeral '104' of Dornoch in black. Exceptional appearance and very rare Gi DS5xc = £ 4'000.rnProvenance: Christie's, London, 18 Sept 1990, lot 3544.
Lot #5102 - europe Great Britain
1840: 2 d. deep blue, pl. 1, lettered EG, a used example with good margins all round used on 1844 entire letter (contained an affidavit) to London tied by fine strike of "94" Boston numeral obliterator in black. Reverse with London arrival cds (July 4) in red. Two file folds well away from the fine adhesive, a rare and most appealing cover Gi = £ 5'500.rnProvenance: Christie's, London, 13 March 1990, lot 1401.
Lot #5103 - europe Great Britain
1854: 1d red-brown "stars" wmk. small crown lettered (NE) tied by London 78 to mourning enveloppe addressed to the dramatist and producer T.J. Serle in the hand of and endorsed on bottom left by CHARLES DICKENS. The flap of the envelope bears the distinctive garter seal and "D" of the great author, fine and rare.
Lot #5104 - europe Great Britain
1854: 1 d. red-brown, Die I, Alphabet II, perf. 16 on three sides, with "PERF. 7" variety on the left, due to missing pins, tied by BRISTOL FE 3 1855 sideways duplex to entire letter to Ireland. Very rare perforation variety, with just fifteen covers recorded in the Karl Louis card index, three of which were despatched from Bristol in early February 1855. One of the finest recorded covers with this variety Gi = £850 for single.
Lot #5105 - europe Great Britain
1855: 1 d. rose-red, Die II, Alphabet II, perf. 16, pl. 5, two singles lettered AD and BD tied by bright green "186 DUBLIN" barred numeral to 1855 envelope and 1d. rose-red, die I, alphabet II, perf. 16, lettered PJ, tied by bright blue Irish "TULLAMORE" numeral to printed 1854 lettersheet to Bellinashoe Gi. = £1'750.
Lot #5106 - europe Great Britain
1854: 2 d. blue, pl. four lettered "NF", perf. 16, variety wmk. "Small Crown" inverted, cancelled solely by rare oval PD in red. Extraordinarily rare combination of watermark variety and cancellation, possibly unique and the only such combination recorded in the Karl Louis card index.
Lot #5107 - europe Great Britain
1857: 1d. rose-red, Die II, Alphabet II, pl. 12, perf. 14, wmk. Small crown, horizontal strip of three, lettered MG/MI, centrally cancelled "Frank Ives Scudamore/Chief Examiner" designed to void damaged sheets at Somerset House, fine Gi. = £1'200 for strip of four.rnNote: From the famous stamp find from Scudamore's descendents. Frank Ives Scudamore was appointed Chief Examiner of the newly amalgamated offices of the Accountant General and the...
Lot #5108 - europe Great Britain
1856: 1 d. red-brown, Die II, Alphabet III, pl. 35, perf. 14, sheet marginal vertical pair lettered TE/TF, overprinted "SPECIMEN", large part og. fine. From the unique sheet which was separated in the 1920's Gi. = £1'500. Provenance: R. Lowe, London, 15 Oct 1947, lot 333.
Lot #5109 - europe Great Britain
1856/58: 1 d. rose-red used on complete 1858 Prices Current (largely concerning Cattle) to Buenos Aires, Argentina tied by "Liverpool / 466" Spoon duplex (Nov. 8) in black. Some minor wrinkles but a scarce usage.
Lot #5110 - europe Great Britain
1857/63: 1 d. rose-red, Die II, Alphabet III, pl. 41, an unused block of 18, lettered CG/EL and pl. 49, block of 12 lettered IA/JF, both unused without gum, some split perforations and a little toned Gi. = £1'740. Provenance Plate 49 block: Collection J.B. Seymour, R. Lowe, 11. April 1951 Lot 878. Block of 36 split into three. R. Lowe, 15 May 1974, ex lot 1251.
Lot #5111 - europe Great Britain
1857: 1 d. rose-red, Die II, Alphabet III, perf. 16, two horizontal strips of three lettered LI-LK and MI-MK, tied by "108" Dumfries (July 29, 1858) duplex cancellations to envelope to Hamilton, Canada West, the largest franking of the 1 d. rose-red perf. 16 recorded in the Karl Louis card index, the other cover known bearing six single stamps.
Lot #5112 - europe Great Britain
1864: 1d. rose-red, plate 96, QI/TL, an unused corner sheet block of 16 showing marginal inscription, plate number '96‘ , perfs. with some re-enforcement, large part og. with minor crackly gum creasing, two age toned spots visible on front, but would make a fabulous corner sheet plate number block of six Gi = £ 1‘040 for singles.
Lot #5113 - europe Great Britain
1864: 1d. rose-red, plate 102, EG/KL, an unused block of 42 showing sheet margin at right with marginal inscription and sheet dividing 'star‘ marking between JL - KL, minor oxidisation, large part original crackly gum, some split perfs. re-enforced. As far as one can say, the block originates from a part sheet lettered EG-TL split into four blocks: EG/KL (this block), LG/TI, LJ/PL and QJ/TL. Gi = £ 2‘730 for singles.rnProvenance: The four...
Lot #5114 - europe Great Britain
1864: 1d. rose-red, a glorious deep shade, plate 143, AA/BF, unused corner sheet block of twelve showing marginal inscription, plate number '143‘ in a circle and current serial number '160‘, some minor re-enforcement or split perfs. and usual crackly large part og. Gi = £ 960 for singles.rnProvenance: R. Lowe auction 12 March 1981, lot 2382.rn
Lot #5115 - europe Great Britain
1864, 1d. rose-red, plate 188, RA-RC plus SA/TD, irregular unused corner sheet block of 11 showing marginal inscription, plate number '188‘ in a circle and an interesting "missing pin" perforation variety above SD and between SD-TD, some slight oxidisation, perfs. with some re-enforcement, large part og. Gi = £ 1‘045 for singles.
Lot #5116 - europe Great Britain
1864, 1d. rose-red, plate 206, SA/TB, an unused corner sheet block of 4 showing marginal inscription, plate number '206‘ in a circle, few minor age-toned spots barely visible from front, large part og. Gi = £ 300 for singles.rnProvenance: Frank E. Crawford collection, R. Lowe auction 11 Oct. 1977, lot 342.rn
Lot #5117 - europe Great Britain
1864, 1d. rose-red in a deep shade, plate 214, SA/TD, an unused corner sheet block of 8, showing marginal inscription, plate number '214‘ in a circle, slight oxidisation, perfs. with some re-enforcement, large part og. Gi = £ 720 for singles.
Lot #5118 - europe Great Britain
1864, 1d. rose-red, plate 90, JC, tied by "493 – MAIDSTONE MY 5 1866“ duplex to printed TELEGRAM envelope to Canterbury. W.H. Thomas Insurance Agents imprint inside. Attached the original content, a receipt from W.H.Thomas, Maidstone, with fiscal 1d. lilac Inland Revenue (corner fault) confirming James Blaxland paid GBP 10/18s./8d. on 5 May 1866, the day of dispatch of the letter. Very unusual.
Lot #5119 - europe Great Britain
1864: 1d. rose-red, plate no. 159 used with 1881 1d. lilac, die II, 1883 3d. on 3d. lilac (slight imperfections), 1884 2½d. lilac and fiscal stamps 1d. lilac and 1s. orange, all tied by 'LADYWOOD Rd. BIRMINGHAM NO 27 (19)13' to registered envelope to Wolfersdorf, Bohemia, Austria. Despite the late 1913 usage and the philatelically influenced franking, a very rare mixed franking with three different 1d. adhesives.rnNote: The 1883 3d. is the...
Lot #5120 - europe Great Britain
1870: ½ d. rose-red, plate 12, lettered AG/BJ, an unused block of eight, marginal at top with serial number 220, stamps with full og., mounted in margin only, some split perforations, otherwise very fine Gi. = £1'100.
Lot #5121 - europe Great Britain
1848: 10 d. brown with silk threads, imperforate without die number, overprinted "SPECIMEN", no gum and some reduced age tone spots, nevertheless rare Gi = £ 3'000.
Lot #5122 - europe Great Britain
1847/54: Embosssed 10 d. brown, a used horizontal pair, large margins to just grazed at right, on 1853 linen backed cover to Genova, Italy tied by London '15' numeral obliterators in black with despatch datestamp adjacent (July 2). Two line VIA DI / BEAUVOISIN transit in black and reverse with Torino transit cds (July 5) and Genoa arrival of the following day where charged '60' decimi due in manuscript to pay. Rare.rnrn
Lot #5123 - europe Great Britain
1855/57: 1 s. green, a horizontal pair in a rich shade, used on 1861 entire letter endorsed "pr. West India Mail", tied by London '45' numeral obliterators in black with despatch cds (May 1) on reverse. Double arc "PANAMA" British P.O. of transit on obverse (May 22) in black. An attractive entire.
Lot #5124 - europe Great Britain
1862/64: 6 d. lilac, a single example used on 1862 cover addressed to "HMS Satellite, Rio de Janeiro, South America or Elsewhere" tied by "Devonport / 250" duplex, with London transit cds in red (same day). The adhesive with some minor ratining but an unusual usage.rnNote: HMS Satellite was a pearl class wooden screw corvette, built at Devonport in 1855 she served in the Pacific between 1856-1861 and thereafter, during the American Civil War...
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