Venetian Rule 1270-1797 1419: Entire letter from Corfu to Venice, addressed to Tommaso Mocenigo (1343-1423), Doge of Venice from 1414 until 1423, with large albino embossed seal complete on reverse, showing the 'Winged Lion' of Venice and addressed "Serenissimo principe et excellentissemo domino, domino Tommaso Mocenigo dei gratia inclito duci Venetorum". Unusually on paper at this period rather than parchment or vellum, minor soiling but...
Auction 333-341 Europe & Overseas - Day 5
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Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Europe & Overseas - Day 5
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Friday 22 November 2024
11:00 h 1 – 785 333: Europe & Overseas Americas (North, Central & South America) - South & Central America – The Brian Moorhouse Estate
18:00 h 10001 – 10131 345: Brazil 1843–1870 – The Fritz Heimbüchler Collection (part II)
Monday 25 November 2024
9:00 h 3001 – 3226 334: Australian States & Commonwealth of Australia and New Zealand – The ‚KOOYONG‘ Collection
11:00 h 786 – 1602 333: Europe & Overseas British Commonwealth - North Borneo – The ‘PENMAEN’ Collection
Tuesday 26 November 2024
9:00 h 3501 – 3702 335: Western Australia – The Dr Thomas & Richard Debney Collection
11:00 h 20001 – 20223 346: Great Britain 1840–1841 – The World’s First Postage Stamps – The Simon Beresford-Wylie Collection (part II)
13:00 h 4001 – 4278 336: Great Britain
- “Victorian Mixed Franking Covers” – The Ray Simpson Collection
- “Experimental Machine Postmarks 1857–1901” – The Jerry Miller Collection
- “Missed Opportunities From 1840–1870 Line Engraved Issues” – The Åke Rietz Collection 15:30 h 4501 – 4963 337: Great Britain & British Commonwealth – Missed Opportunities and Balance of the ‘BESANÇON’ Collection
Wednesday 27 November 2024
9:00 h 5001 – 5274 338: Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan – The Peter Hørlyck Collection (part I)
11:30 h 5501 – 5943 339: Worldwide Postal History – The Enzo Carnio Collection (part II)
16:00 h 6001 – 6210 340: Incoming Mail to The Netherlands From All Over the World – The Bouwe Brandsma Collection
Thursday 28 November 2024
9:00 h 1603 – 1713 333: Europe & Overseas - St. Helena – The Frank Gilberg Collection
10:00 h 6501 – 6711 341: Ionian Islands – The André Bollen Collection
12:00 h 7001 – 7122 342: Foreign Post Offices in the Levant – The ‘SAWAYA’ Collection (part I)
13:00 h 7501 – 7549 334: Italian States, Kingdom & Republic – The ‘KOOYONG’ Collection
13:30 h 1714 – 2401 333: Europe & Overseas Europe A–O
- Zeppelin – Pionierpost – Die Sammlung Eckhard Förster (Teil I)
- Finland – “Finnish Pre-Stamp Covers; Feldpost; Collection From the Period of Russian Rule over Finland; Finnish Railway TPO Covers” – The Eric Keefe Collections
Friday 29 November 2024
9:00 h 2402 - 2991 333: Europe & Overseas Europe P–Z - Spain 1850 – 6 cuartos black – Specialised Collection (part III) Asia / Africa Collections & Accumulations
14:00 h 9001 – 9369 344: Schweiz & Liechtenstein Schweiz ab 1907, Soldatenmarken, Flugpost Schweiz, Fürstentum Liechtenstein
- Nationale Gross-Gold-Sammlung Technik und Landschaft 1949–60
17:00 h 9370 – 9599 344: Schweiz Sammlungen und Posten Schweiz
Saturday 30 November 2024
10:00 h 8001 – 8058 343: Schweiz Bundespost – Seltene Frankaturen 1849–1854 – Die Sammlung Richard Schäfer Sr. (Teil III)
11:00 h 8101 8119 334: Schweiz – Die Sammlung ‚KOOYONG‘
11:15 h 8201 – 8509 344: Altschweiz Vorphilatelie, Kantonalmarken, Ortspost, Poste Locale, Rayon I dunkelblau, Rayon II
14:30 h 8510 – 8713 344: Altschweiz Rayon I hellblau, Rayon III, Strubel, Sitzende und Stehende Helvetia, Ziffer, UP
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Lot #6503 - zypern vorphilatelie
Venetian Rule 1270-1797 1456: Entire letter from Corfu, Ionian Islands to Venice, mailed just three years after the fall of Byzantine Constantinople to the Ottomans. A fine and very early entire.
Lot #6504 - ionische inseln vorphilatelie
Venetian Rule 1270-1797 1711 (May 10): Entire letter from Corfu to Nicolo Caragiani in Venice, endorsed "Con. Francisco Murrer" at lower left, sold together with a further entire (7 July 1714) from the same correspondence but without Captain's endorsement. A fine pair.
Lot #6505 - zypern vorphilatelie
Venetian Rule 1270-1797 1727 (Dec 16): Entire letter from "Cipro" to Nicolo Caragianni in Venice, with reply underneath the original incoming letter dated 17 January 1728, the route taken would have been via Syra and Corfu, then north to Venice. Rare and fine entire that displays well.
Lot #6506 - ionische inseln vorphilatelie
Venetian Rule 1270-1797 1765 (June 5): Entire letter from Cefalonia to Corfu with full date and "S.V." (Stilo Vecchio = Old Style), fresh and very fine.
Lot #6507 - ionische inseln vorphilatelie
Venetian Rule 1270-1797 1776 (June 3): Incoming entire letter from Canea (Crete) to Corfu, addressed to the Quartermaster of the Venetian Navy, with the letter concerning the loss of a Tunisian vessel near the island of Cerigo some six years earlier, the salvage of the vessel remaining unsettled. A fine and early entire.
Lot #6508 - ionische inseln vorphilatelie
Venetian Rule 1270-1797 1787 (June 25): Entire letter from Arta, Epirus to Santa Maura, addressed to "The Governor of Santa Maura and the two castles of the Gulf of Prevesa and Vonitsa", without postal markings. A fine and early letter.
Lot #6509 - ionische inseln vorphilatelie
Venetian Rule 1270-1797 1711/1796: The collection of Venetian period stampless covers, letters and entire letters (32) to or from Corfu and Cefalonia and Venice, many from the Caragiani correspondence with shipping endorsements, many covers ruined by the application (by Dal Gian) of additional markings incl. VEN. DA. MAR. oval handstamps with the Venetial Lion vignette (it is possible some are genuine) or the spectacular framed Cefalonia...
Lot #6510 - ionische inseln vorphilatelie
First French Occupation 1797-1799 1797/98: Printed heading entire letter of 19 July 1797 from the Quartier Général de l'Armée d'Italie locally used in Corfu, concerning payment of sailors and officers of the French fleet; and 9 May 1798 entire letter from Corfu to Paxos sent by Citizen Justice of the Peace in Corfu, without postal markings but with internal negative seal handstamp "LIBERTA EGVAGLIANZA CIVIDICE DI PACE" handstamp showing...
Lot #6511 - ionische inseln vorphilatelie
Russian-Turkish Protectorate 1799-1807 1806 (Feb 1): Entire letter, somewhat weak along folds, mailed from Venice to Corfu endorsed "Napoli par Corfu" with handstruck "Germania" in red applied in Naples (Van der Linden fig. 1648), struck on arrival with blurred "POSTA SETTINSULARE / CORFU" in black. Mail during this period, both incoming or outgoing, is very rare.
Provenance: Collection "Odyssey", Harmers, 6 March 1990, lot 10.
Lot #6512 - ionische inseln vorphilatelie
Russian-Turkish Protectorate 1799-1807 1804/05: Entire letters (3), all three from Venice to Corfu, each struck on arrival with blurred "POSTA SETTINSULARE / CORFU" in black, with two entires rated "3" and one rated "4" (pence) in manuscript. All mail during this period, both incoming or outgoing, is very rare.
Lot #6513 - ionische inseln vorphilatelie
Second French Occupation (1807-1809/1814) 1808 (July 9): Incoming entire letter from Naples to the Director of Fortifications in Corfu with superb "BAU. F. PORT-PAYÉ / ARM D'JTALIE / MERIODIONALE" in black with oval framed Imperial Eagle cachet at right. A fine entire.
Provenance: Collection "Odyssey", Harmers, London, 6 March 1990, lot 22.
Lot #6514 - ionische inseln
Second French Occupation 1807-1809/1814 1808 (Sept 5): Entire letter from Lefkas, Santa Maura to Corfu struck with straight line "SANTA MAURA" handstamp in black, slightly weak strike but rare (just three recorded strikes), rated "2" in manuscript alongside with circular "POSTA SETTINSULARE / CORFU" handstamp of receipt in black below. Spike hole but very rare. Signed Pröschold.
Provenance: Collection Jerry Hess Barr, Mercury, New York...
Lot #6515 - ionische inseln vorphilatelie
Second French Occupation 1807-1809/14 1808 (Nov 6): Entire letter from Corfu to Toulon, France endorsed "Service Militaire", with Naples red transit and disinfected by slitting and vinegar splashing, struck with fine "NAPLES / PAR NICE" in black. Reverse showing "MARINE IMPÉRIALE" Eagle cachet in black used as seal, the entire charged "15" décimes due on delivery. Scarce and very fine entire.
Lot #6516 - ionische inseln vorphilatelie
Second French Occupation (1807-1809/1814) 1808 (Nov 15): Printed headed entire letter from Général de Division Donzelot in Corfu to "Les Primats" on Paxos; carried free with fair circular "POSTA SETTINSULARE / CORFU" in black ink. Signed by the Governor at base, slight soiling but a very rare inter-island usage.
Lot #6517 - ionische inseln vorphilatelie
Second French Occupation (1807-1809/1814) 1809 (Oct 1): Prepaid incoming entire letter to Monsieur Armand, Commissaire des Guerres in Corfu, struck with "P.73.P / LA FERTÉ GAUCHER" despatch in black, thence via Paris with "P.P.P.P." in red, three line "BAU. F. PORT-PAYÉ / ARM D'JTALIE / MERIODIONALE" in black. A fine and unusual entire and a rare usage of prepayment.
Lot #6518 - ionische inseln vorphilatelie
Second French Occupation 1807-1809/1814 1809 (Oct 31): "Orders of the Day" entire sent within Corfu by the Military Paymaster to "le Commissaire des Guerres Armand" (informing him that vinegar supplies had run ou) struck with framed italic "L'Ord.teur dans les / Iles Ioniennes" in black and reverse showing the circular French Imperial Eagle cachet of the Paymaster in red. Scarce and very fine.
Provenance: Collection "Odyssey", Harmers,...
Lot #6519 - ionische inseln vorphilatelie
Second French Occupation (1807-1809/1814) 1810c.: Entire letter from Paxo to Corfu, struck with fine straight line "PAXO" in pale red ink and with arrival of circular "POSTA SETTINSULARE / CORFU" in blue-green ink, disinfected by toasting and slit at top and at base. Very scarce.
Lot #6520 - ionische inseln vorphilatelie
Second French Occupation (1807-1809/1814) 1810 (Feb 21): Entire letter from Venice to Corfu rated "8" décimes in manuscript, struck with superb strike of circular "POSTA SETTINSULARE / CORFU" in blue-green ink. Filled spike hole but a fine and rare entire.
Provenance: Collection J. Hess Barr, Mercury, New York, 25-27 Jan 1956.
Lot #6521 - ionische inseln vorphilatelie
Second French Occupation (1807-1809/1814) 1810 (March 1): Entire letter from the Paymaster of the 14th Light Infantry Regt. in Corfu to Castelnova, Italy with fine strike of circular "POSTA SETTINSULARE / CORFU" in blue-green ink and "8" décimes rate alongside in manuscript. Slitted horizontally for disinfection with reverse showing two "Débourse" markings applied in transit: "DEB 108 / d'acqui" in red and "DEB 106 / ASTI" in black, re-rated...
Lot #6522 - ionische inseln vorphilatelie
Second French Occupation (1807-1809/1814) 1810 (April 14): Entire letter from the Colonel commanding the 2nd Italian Regiment of the Line in Corfu to the Minister of War in Milano, endorsed "Servizio Militare" at top in manuscript, struck with framed "3rd Tassa" in red and very fine strike of circular "POSTA SETTINSULARE / CORFU" in blue-green ink. A fine and rare entire.
Provenance: Collection Elvo Hut, Karamitsos, Athens, 30 Nov 1991...
Lot #6523 - ionische inseln vorphilatelie
Second French Occupation (1807-1809/1814) 1810 (April 24): Entire letter from Corfu "en rade" (in the roads) to Die, Drôme, France with long letter from a sailor to his mother describing the attacks made by the British and their planned siege, struck with superb "POSTA SETTINSULARE / CORFU" in blue-green ink. Rate altered from "5" to "13" décimes due upon arrival in manuscript. A fine and rare entire.
Provenance: Collection Elvo Hut,...
Lot #6524 - ionische inseln vorphilatelie
Second French Occupation 1807-1809/1814 1810 (May 3): Entire letter with printed heading from Carlo Gheraradini, Paymaster of Division in Corfu addressed to Milan, struck with framed italic "Gherardini Pagate. Divifs. / della truppa Itale. in Corfu" in blue, circular "POSTA SETTINSULARE / CORFU" well struck in blue and framed "3a. Tassa" struck in red. Receipted handstamp in red internally, a splendid entire with superb strikes: just two...
Lot #6525 - ionische inseln
Second French Occupation 1807-1809/14 1810 (Oct 2): Entire letter from Constantinople to Naples, written by an Italian informer or spy to the Marquis de Gallo, Minister of Foreign Affairs to the King of the Two Sicilies, struck in transit with circular "POSTA SETTINSULARE / CORFU" in blue-green. Disinfected by slitting at base.
Lot #6526 - ionische inseln vorphilatelie
Second French Occupation (1807-1809/1814) 1811 (Feb 14): Entire letter (Orders of the Day) addressed to Armand, Commissaire du Guerre in Corfu, struck with framed italic "L'Ordteur dans les / Iles Ioniennes" in oxidised red ink. Oval Eagle cachet used as seal to letter on reverse in red. Scarce.
Provenance: Collection Elvo Hut, Karamitsos, Athens, 30 Nov 1991, lot 30.
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