1872/75: 1 s. lilac-rose, wmk. Small Star, perf. 11 to 12½ x 15, a used example centred to right cancelled solely by neat 'St. Vincent' datestamp in red. Fine and scarce thus Gi = £ 350.
Corinphila Auction 284-290 Day 1
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Corinphila Auction AG Corinphila Auction 284-290 Day 1
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 #3952 - brit. colonies st. vincent
Colour Change 1875: 1 s. claret, wmk. Small Star, perf. 11 to 12½, a used horizontal pair with part of sheet margin at right, tied to small piece by two strikes of 'St. Vincent' cds (Nov 9, 1875) struck in red with information strike alongside. Charming and rare Gi = £ 500.rnProvenance: Collection E.C. Francis.
Lot #3953 - brit. colonies st. vincent
1875/78: 1 d. black, wmk. Small Star upright, perf. 11 to 12½ x 15, a used block of ten (2 x 5) on medium paper with variety "Watermark Upright", well centred for this stamp, each cancelled by Kingstown "A10" obliterator in black. Some aging not affecting the appearance, a rare and most attractive multiple Gi = £ 500+.
Lot #3954 - brit. colonies st. vincent
1875/78: 1 s. vermilion, perf. 11 to 12½ x 15, used on 1879 cover to London tied solely by Anglo-French "GB / 40c." Accountancy marking in black. "ST. VINCENT" single ring datestamp at left of despatcxh (Nov 9) and 'London / Paid' arrival (Dec 2) also on obverse. The stamp with a pre-application crease not affecting the appearance of a most attractive cover. Cert. BPA (2020).
Lot #3955 - brit. colonies st. vincent
1880 (May): Provisional 1 d. surcharged in red on vertical half of 6 d. deep blue-green, perf. 12 centrally, variety an unused "Unsevered Pair", part of sheet marginal watermark (sideways) at top, tiny age spot at right not detracting from the excellent appearance, large part og. Extremely rare Gi = £ 2'000.rnProvenance: Collection Dale-Lichtenstein, Harmers, New York, 19 Sept 1990, lot 370.
Lot #3956 - brit. colonies st. vincent
Colour Changes 1880 (June): 1 d. olive-green, wmk. Small Star sideways, perf. 11 to 12½, an unused example, of fresh colour and large part og. Gi = £ 180.
Lot #3957 - brit. colonies st. vincent
Colour Changes 1880 (June): 6 d. bright green, wmk. Small Star sideways, perf. 11½ to 12, an unused corner block of six (3 x 2), marginal from lower right of sheet, merest hint of age spot at upper right but of glorious colour and well centred for the issue, fresh and very fine appearance, part or large part og. Illustrated in 'St. Vincent' by Pierce, Messenger & Lowe on page 50, extremely rare, the largest recorded multiple Gi = £ 2'850...
Lot #3958 - brit. colonies st. vincent
Colour Changes 1880 (June): 1 s. bright vermilion, wmk. Small Star sideways, perf. 11½ to 12, an unused horizontal pair of good colour, variety "Imperforate between Vertically", left hand stamp with small thin, some creasing on part og., nevertheless of immense rarity - the sole pair in private hands, with the only other example housed in the collection of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Gi = £ 25'000.rnProvenance: Collection Dale-Lichtenstein...
Lot #3959 - brit. colonies st. vincent
1880: Perkins Bacon Die Proof in black for the 5 s. value, printed on sunken card paper (78 x 85 mm.), background only without the ST. VINCENT / PAX ET JUSTITIA / FIVE SHILLINGS lettering on the side ornaments. A working Proof with some minor soiling but of great rarity.
Lot #3960 - brit. colonies st. vincent
1880: Die Proof for 5 s. value engraved by William Ridgeway in black on thick card paper (53 x 55 mm.), fresh, fine and very rare.
Lot #3961 - brit. colonies st. vincent
Engraved by William Ridgeway 1880 (June): 5 s. rose-red, wmk. Small Star, perf. 11 to 12½, an unused example of good centering for the issue, locally overprinted "Specimen" in black (Samuel Type SV1), slight aging but of fine appearance, unused without gum.rnProvenance: Collection Dale-Lichtenstein, Harmers, New York, 19 Sept 1990, lot 337.
Lot #3962 - brit. colonies st. vincent
Engraved by William Ridgeway 1880 (June): 5 s. rose-red, wmk. Small Star, perf. 11 to 12½, an unused example centred to right, typical rough perfs., small bends on dried part og. A rare stamp. Signed A. Diena Gi = £ 1'100.
Lot #3963 - brit. colonies st. vincent
1881: Provisional ½ d. surcharged in red on vertical half of 6 d. bright green, perf. 12 centrally, variety an unused "Unsevered Pair", of fresh colour, marginal from right of sheet, superb appearance, large part og. Scarce and most attractive Gi = £ 475.
Lot #3964 - brit. colonies st. vincent
1881: Provisional ½ d. surcharged in red on vertical half of 6 d. bright green, perf. 12 centrally, variety an unused "Unsevered Pair", of fine fresh colour, some irregular perfs., fine large part og. Scarce. Cert. RPSL (1962) Gi = £ 475.
Lot #3965 - brit. colonies st. vincent
1881 (Nov 30): Provisional ONE PENNY in black on 6 d. bright green, an unused example of fine centering and colour, slight corner wrinkle somewhat dried part og. Scarce. Signed Stolow, Herbert Bloch. Cert. RPSL (1979) Gi = £ 475.
Lot #3966 - brit. colonies st. vincent
1881 (Nov 30): Provisional ONE PENNY in black on 6 d. bright green, an unused example of good colour, without gum. A scarce stamp Gi = £ 475.rnProvenance: Collection W.W. Forsyth, Harmers, London, 21 March 1978.
Lot #3967 - brit. colonies st. vincent
1881: Perkins Bacon ½ d., an imperforate Plate Proof horizontal pair, marginal from lower left corner of the sheet, printed in grey-black on unwatermarked ungummed white wove paper, ample to large margins all round, fresh and fine.rn
Lot #3968 - brit. colonies st. vincent
1881: Perkins Bacon 1 d. drab, wmk. Small Star, perf. 11 to 12½, a used block of six (2 x 3), cancelled by six strikes of the Kingstown "A10" obliterator in black. The largest recorded multiple of this stamp, Pierce Messenger & Lowe in 'St. Vincent' on page 59 record a used strip of the four as the largest known.rnProvenance: Collection W.W. Forsyth, Harmers, 21 March 1978; Collection Chris McGregor, RL, London, 28 Oct 1982, lot 2595.
Lot #3969 - brit. colonies st. vincent
1881 (Dec 3): 4 d. bright blue, wmk. Small Star, perf. 11 to 12½, a single example used on 1884 cover to Mainz, Germany tied by vertical Kingstown "A10" obliterator in black; with 'Kingstown / St. Vincent' cds in red at left (Feb 28) and manuscript '3' credit in red crayon. The reverse with sender's address - who was on board the Ship "Varda" off St. Vincent - with notation on obverse "Picked up in Wayward Coast of St. Vincent WI the 22 Feb...
Lot #3970 - brit. colonies st. vincent
1882: De La Rue proposal for the Perkins Bacon contract, with "Appendix above referred to" stating "NB This is a tracing of the design enclosed in our letter of the 19th Oct 1882" with absolutely beautiful hand-painted Essay in mauve & pale lilac headed ST. VINCENT REVENUE picked out in Chinese white, with value tablets below (17) with five values from 1 d. to 6 d. hand-painted in red, 1 s. to 10 s. values picked out in green and £1 to £...
Lot #3971 - brit. colonies st. vincent
1882/83: 1 d. drab, wmk. Crown CA, comb perf. 14, an unused block of four of rich colour, variety "Watermark Reversed", fresh and extremely fine, large part og. A very rare stamp in a multiple: Pierce, Messenger & Lowe in 'St. Vincent' record just three unused blocks of four and one block of eight Gi = £ 380+.
Lot #3972 - brit. colonies st. vincent
1882 (Nov 27): De La Rue Essay for the 2½ d. value, with piece from the DLR records bearing "2½ PENCE" surcharge in black on imperforate 1 d. brown and on 1 d. lake, each further overprinted "CANCELLED" in black (Samuel Type D7). Illustrated in "The De La Rue Collection" edited by Frank Walton RDP on page 5540. A wonderful and unique piece. Cert. BPA (1996).
Lot #3973 - brit. colonies st. vincent
1882/83: 4 d. bright ultramarine, wmk. Crown CA, comb perf. 14, a used single example and a horizontal pair on small piece, cancelled by three strikes of the "A10" obliterator in black. One perf. tone spot but most attractive and scarce Gi = £ 225+.
Lot #3974 - brit. colonies st. vincent
1883/84: ½ d. orange, wmk. Crown CA, perf. 12, an unused Colour Trial by De La Rue in the colour of the wmk. Star 1881 issue, fresh and fine with large part og. Rare. Signed Holcombe. Cert. Philatelic Foundation (1988) Gi footnote = £ 950.rnProvenance: Collection Sir Gawaine Baillie, Sotheby's, London, 2-3 May 2007, lot 192.
Lot #3975 - brit. colonies st. vincent
1883 (Sept21): De La Rue Essay for proposed 4 d. value with Imperforate Colour Trial in brown, unwatermarked, marginal from top of sheet with manuscript "See CA (Crown Agents) letter 1 Dec 1885", unused without gum. Extremely rare, this was produced by DLR as the UPU colour standard; illustrated in "The De La Rue Collection" edited by Frank Walton RDP on page 5542. Unique.
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