vorphilatelie - Stamp Auctions

Lot 10005 - brasilien vorphilatelie -  Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Europe & Overseas Americas (North, Central & South America) - Day 1

Lot 10005 - brasilien vorphilatelie - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Europe & Overseas Americas (North, Central & South America) - Day 1

1836/39: The small correspondence of Official entire letters to Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais (6) with 1836 entire struck with straight line "BAEPENDI" handstamp, 1837 entire struck with straight line "P. ALEGRE" and "CAMPANHA" handstamps, 1838 and 1839 entires each with straight line "VA. DEPITANGUI" straight line handstamps, 1839 entire with framed "BARBACENA" in black and straight line "POMBAL" in red-brown etc. Generally fresh and fine, a scarce group.

Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Europe & Overseas Americas (North, Central & South America) - Day 1

brasilien vorphilatelie
Lot 10012 - brasilien vorphilatelie -  Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Europe & Overseas Americas (North, Central & South America) - Day 1

Lot 10012 - brasilien vorphilatelie - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Europe & Overseas Americas (North, Central & South America) - Day 1

1843: Entire letter from Sao Paulo to Rio de Janeiro endorsed "Pelo Vapor" rated "100" reis in manuscript at top, struck on despatch with "CORREIO GERAL DE S. PAULO" circular datestamp in black (Aug 20). A fresh and fine entire used in the third week of the Bulls Eye issue.

Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Europe & Overseas Americas (North, Central & South America) - Day 1

brasilien vorphilatelie
Lot 10006 - brasilien vorphilatelie -  Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Europe & Overseas Americas (North, Central & South America) - Day 1

Lot 10006 - brasilien vorphilatelie - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Europe & Overseas Americas (North, Central & South America) - Day 1

1837 (July 5): Official entire letter from Villa de Queluz to Ouro Preto with "S.P." at top in manuscript, struck with straight line "V.D. QUELUZ" handstamp in brown (Maasen Q1). Fresh and very fine.

Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Europe & Overseas Americas (North, Central & South America) - Day 1

brasilien vorphilatelie
Lot 10001 - brasilien vorphilatelie -  Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Europe & Overseas Americas (North, Central & South America) - Day 1

Lot 10001 - brasilien vorphilatelie - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Europe & Overseas Americas (North, Central & South America) - Day 1

1821/38: The small collection of pre-stamp covers/entire letters (5) with 1821 entire from Porto Alegre struck with "PORTO ALe." handstamp and matching 1831 cover rated 90 reis with "PORTO ALE" and "NORTE" handstamps; 1838 entire with framed "CORETIBA" and "PARANAGUA" handstamps to Rio via Sao Paulo; 1838 entire letter to Rio rated 30 reis with framed "VA DE AREIAS" in brown etc. A generally very fine and scarce group.

Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Europe & Overseas Americas (North, Central & South America) - Day 1

brasilien vorphilatelie
Lot 10013 - brasilien vorphilatelie -  Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Europe & Overseas Americas (North, Central & South America) - Day 1

Lot 10013 - brasilien vorphilatelie - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Europe & Overseas Americas (North, Central & South America) - Day 1

1843 (Sept 5): Entire letter from Villa de San Luiz to Sao Paulo, struck on despatch with straight line "VILLA DE S. LUIZ" handstamp in brown (Ayres fig. 1184). A fine and scarce cover.

Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Europe & Overseas Americas (North, Central & South America) - Day 1

brasilien vorphilatelie
Lot 9376 - schweiz vorphilatelie -  Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Europe & Overseas  - Day 6

Lot 9376 - schweiz vorphilatelie - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Europe & Overseas - Day 6

1779/1880: Lot 300 vorphilatelistische und markenlose Briefe, der Grossteil aus den Jahren 1840 - 1860, meist in der Schweiz gelaufen, dabei 1801 "Verwaltungs Kammer des Cantons Baaden Helvet. Rep.","Commissaire des Guerres Jenne", 1810/28 "Auslag von Zürich" (8), "Auslag St. Gallen" (2), Briefe mit Taxzahlstempeln, meist aus den Kantonen Fribourg & Genf, Routenstempeln wie "Boudry & Route" oder "Rte du Val de Travers", einige Briefe ins Ausland, genaue Aufstellung nach Winkler geordnet anbei. Ein vielfältiges Los, die Stempel meist gut bis sehr gut abgeschlagen, die Belege in guter Erhaltung, muss besichtigt werden.

Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Europe & Overseas - Day 6

schweiz vorphilatelie
Price: CHF 600.00
Lot 7107 - russland post in levante vorphilatelie -  Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Europe & Overseas  - Day 5

Lot 7107 - russland post in levante vorphilatelie - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Europe & Overseas - Day 5

Russian P.O. in Port Said, Ingoing 1868 (Oct 27): Entire letter ex Mavroidi correspondence from Alexandria to Port Said, endorsed "Par Vapeur Russe", struck on reverse by “PORT ALEKSANDRIYA” despatch cds (Tchilinghirian fig 256), front with „P.P.“ of Alexandria (Tchilinghirian fig 253) and "PORT-SAID" arrival cds (Tchilinghirian fig 261) arrival cds of the next day, all in blue. A rare entire opened up for presentation, a most interesting usage to the post office in Port Said, signed Sorani.
Note: Port Said is the Mediterranean entrance to the Suez Canal, inaugurated in 1869. A Russian PO was opened there in 1867 and Port Said became a regular port of call for several Russian shipping lines. The Russian PO’s in Alexandria and Port Said were closed on 1 October 1875.
Provenance: Collection Pavlovsk, Corinphila sale 92 (March 1996), lot 4931.

Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Europe & Overseas - Day 5

russland post in levante vorphilatelie
Price: CHF 2,000.00
Lot 7062 - Franzoes. Post in der Levante vorphilatelie -  Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Europe & Overseas  - Day 5

Lot 7062 - Franzoes. Post in der Levante vorphilatelie - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Europe & Overseas - Day 5

French Post Office in Jerusalem 1857 (Sept): Entire letter from Jerusalem via Jaffa to Marseille, struck by linear handstamp “Jerusalem. .. Sept 1857” in small letters in blue green (Steichele fig 323 / Livnat no 3), decent “JAFFA SYRIE 17 SEPT 57” cogwheel cds in black alongside, reverse with “ALEXANDRIE EGYPTE” transit and MARSEILLE arrival cds’s (Sept 28) in black. Taxed upon arrival with ‘10’ décimes, a rare entire, cert. Muentz (1981).
Provenance: David Feldman sale (Nov 2004), lot 20181.

Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Europe & Overseas - Day 5

Franzoes. Post in der Levante vorphilatelie
Price: CHF 400.00
Lot 7097 - russland post in levante vorphilatelie -  Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Europe & Overseas  - Day 5

Lot 7097 - russland post in levante vorphilatelie - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Europe & Overseas - Day 5

Russian P.O. in Jaffa 1870ca: Undated cover front from Jaffa to Beirut,showing very fine strike of rare framed "JAFFA / P. P." in blue (Tchilinghirian fig 234).
Provenance: Collection Cihangir, Corinphila sale 121 (May 2000), lot 592; DF sale (May 2004), lot 30331.

Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Europe & Overseas - Day 5

russland post in levante vorphilatelie
Price: CHF 300.00
Lot 7076 - russland post in levante vorphilatelie -  Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Europe & Overseas  - Day 5

Lot 7076 - russland post in levante vorphilatelie - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Europe & Overseas - Day 5

Russian P.O. in Alexandretta 1860: Registered  Entire letter from Alexandretta to Beirut, struck by extremely rare framed „COMPAGNIE RUSSE / ALEXANDRETTE” datestamp (Tchilinghirian fig 196) with an unclear date (27 / 15), a small framed "ASSe" registration handstamp (Tchilinghirian unrecorded) alongside, both strikes in blue. Manuscript notation 'K 15' of the pre-payment on top of obverse. One of two items known with this datestamp, this being the better one, fine and attractive, a choice piece for a ROPiT collection, cert. Buchsbayew (2024).
Note: The datestamp does not give the month but instead the Julian and Gregorian calender dates of '15' and '27'. This is also seen on the other item with this datestamp from 1860, a cover front ex Cihangir, Corinphila 2000, lot 542. The year 1860 was the year of the French military intervention in Syria to stop the massacre of the catholic Maronites. Wishing to remain neutral in this conflict, the merchant community came to rely heavily on the Russian mail service.
Provenance: Oscar collection, DF sale 122 (Nov 1999), lot 20133.

Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Europe & Overseas - Day 5

russland post in levante vorphilatelie
Price: CHF 4,000.00