Spain continued...
Spain continued...
| Lot |
Symbol |
Catalog No. |
Descrip |
Opening |
| 50602 |
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 Spain - 1861 19cu Queen Isabella II, trial exposure in black with image reversed on photographic paper, with production comments below the design “-dv ++dos” to indicate less exposure on front and more on reverse.(Image 1)
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Estimate. € 150
CLOSED
Closing..Jun-26, 11:59 PM |
| 50603 |
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 Spain - 1861 19cu Queen Isabella II, a finished reproduction on letter piece with forged cancels numeral 1 and part of Madrid circular date mark, signed in pencil on reverse.(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. € 150
SOLD for € 140.00
Closing..Jun-26, 11:59 PM |
| 50604 |
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 Spain - 1865 1r Queen Isabella II, glass support cliché in black and with reversed image, copious production notations on all sides around the design; a worn working cliché, quintessentially Sperati, rich of comments to
study.(Image 1)
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Estimate. € 240
CLOSED
Closing..Jun-26, 11:59 PM |
| 50605 |
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 Spain - 1865 1r Queen Isabella II, two remarkable essays on oblong pieces of paper, one numbered 164 with the stamp in green and the other numbered 174 with two imprints in dark brown, with abundant technical notations and
Sperati’s fingerprints are present on each strip; a unique and visually impressive pair of working essays.(Image 1)
(Image 2)
(Image 3)
(Image 4)
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Estimate. € 150
CLOSED
Closing..Jun-26, 11:59 PM |
| 50606 |
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 Spain - 1874 10p Allegory of Justice, trial prints on oblong strip of paper, showing two imprints of the stamp in black, generously annotated about colour composition and film exposure, one stamp has been marked by red cross
and supposedly rejected.(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. € 100
SOLD for € 120.00
Closing..Jun-26, 11:59 PM |
| 50607 |
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 Spain - 1875 4p King Alfonso XII, trial exposure in dark brown with reversed image on photographic paper, with a succinct annotation about the shadow on the stamp.(Image 1)
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Estimate. € 100
CLOSED
Closing..Jun-26, 11:59 PM |
Spanish Colonies
Rio de Oro
| Lot |
Symbol |
Catalog No. |
Descrip |
Opening |
| 50608 |
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 Spanish Colonies, Río de Oro - 1907 4p, a unique copper plate of the 4p error of colour in se-tenant pair with 3p; an exceptional discovery from the Sperati archive and evidence that Sperati printed the Río de Oro
4p error of colour both from a copper plate and with his standard technique of photolithography; the B.P.A. just recorded one single proof of impression of a 4 p+3 p se tenant pair.(Image 1)
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Estimate. € 600
CLOSED
Closing..Jun-26, 11:59 PM |
| 50609 |
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 Spanish Colonies, Río de Oro - 1907 4p, a master negative cliché on film of the 4p error of colour in se-tenant pair with 3p, showing hand painted surround to concentrate the light on the area of design, and,
incidentally, the serial numbers on the back of the stamps which have been also transposed; a unique documentation which, together with the copper plate above, evidences the dual reproduction process by which Sperati created the Río de Oro error of
colour.(Image 1)
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Estimate. € 400
CLOSED
Closing..Jun-26, 11:59 PM |
| 50610 |
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 Spanish Colonies, Río de Oro - 1907 4p, error of colour in se-tenant pair with 3p, glass support cliché in bright vermilion bordering on orange with reversed image, showing manuscript dating “6/29” and some faint production
notations at base.(Image 1)
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Estimate. € 240
CLOSED
Closing..Jun-26, 11:59 PM |
| 50611 |
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 Spanish Colonies, Río de Oro - 1907 4p, error of colour in se-tenant pair with 3p, die proof on pelure paper in black and with dark border painted around the design, with succinct technical comments at base, including “press.
6.5” likely related to the set-up of his press and thus evidence of his printing from an engraved die; a unique and highly significant documentation.(Image
1)
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Estimate. € 200
CLOSED
Closing..Jun-26, 11:59 PM |
| 50612 |
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 Spanish Colonies, Río de Oro - 1907 4p, error of colour in se-tenant pair with 3p, die proof on wove paper in black and with dating “8/26”.(Image 1)
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Estimate. € 150
SOLD for € 130.00
Closing..Jun-26, 11:59 PM |
Switzerland / Schweiz
Switzerland / Schweiz
| Lot |
Symbol |
Catalog No. |
Descrip |
Opening |
| 50613 |
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 Switzerland, Canton Geneva - 1843 5c, cliché on celluloid with reversed image in vermilion, Sperati’s preferred colour for achieving optimum contrast; a very important working cliché with less than ten examples known.(Image 1)
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Estimate. € 300
CLOSED
Closing..Jun-26, 11:59 PM |
| 50614 |
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 Switzerland, Canton Geneva - 1845 5c, Small Eagle, cliché on celluloid in vermilion and with image reversed, with some production notations at base, including a reference to the Kodak Verichrome celluloid film used.(Image 1)
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Estimate. € 200
CLOSED
Closing..Jun-26, 11:59 PM |
| 50615 |
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 Switzerland, Local and Orts Post – 1850 2 1/2rp cliché on celluloid with two impressions side by side in a grey-black shade, dated 8/51, with extensive notations in Sperati's including “tiré” confirming that it was a final
result, although two comments at left denote that Sperati did not find it completely satisfactory. "Calor" states the lamp used to project the light. A rare example with less than ten in this presentation.(Image 1)
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Estimate. € 300
CLOSED
Closing..Jun-26, 11:59 PM |
| 50616 |
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 Switzerland, Local and Orts Post – 1850 2 1/2rp issue, a cliché on celluloid featuring the central cross and broken frame outline in a red shade, hand notations by Sperati including the date 12/49, scarce example illustrating
the two part process required to reproduce the final reproductions. "Ver 1948" indicates the "Verichrome" film by Kodack acquired by Sperati in 1948.(Image
1)
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Estimate. € 200
CLOSED
Closing..Jun-26, 11:59 PM |
| 50617 |
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 Switzerland, Local and Orts Post – 1850 2 1/2rp issue, a cliché on celluloid in a black shade, crisp impression, with notation "Agfa" indicating the brand used as support, other hand written notes about the matrices and dated
6/51, an attractive and rare cliché.(Image 1)
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Estimate. € 200
CLOSED
Closing..Jun-26, 11:59 PM |
Kantonalmarken
| Lot |
Symbol |
Catalog No. |
Descrip |
Opening |
| 50618 |
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 Zürich. Switzerland, Canton Zurich - 1843 6r, glass support cliché in black and with reversed image, type B of the five types that Sperati produced of this value; a stunning and very rare reproduction example of the
first issue of Swiss philately.(Image 1)
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Estimate. € 200
CLOSED
Closing..Jun-26, 11:59 PM |
| 50619 |
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 Switzerland, Canton Zurich - 1843 6r, glass support cliché with reversed image with a silver grey impression of the stamp design; a scarce and radiant cliché used to manufacture by lithographic process the technically very
challenging final reproduction of the stamp (which Sperati appears to have worked on between 1942 and 1953).(Image 1)
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Estimate. € 200
CLOSED
Closing..Jun-26, 11:59 PM |
| 50620 |
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 Basel. Switzerland, Canton Basel - 1845 2 ½rp, glass support cliché in black with image in reverse, showing the main design to be printed in black; a fascinating, rare, and beautiful component of Sperati’s highly
sophisticated reproduction process for this world-famous stamp that required the use of three separate printing clichés plus embossing.(Image 1)
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Estimate. € 300
SOLD for € 320.00
Closing..Jun-26, 11:59 PM |
"Waadt", "Neuenburg", "Winterthur"
| Lot |
Symbol |
Catalog No. |
Descrip |
Opening |
| 50621 |
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 Switzerland, Winterthur - 1850 2 ½rp, glass support cliché of background with reversed image, showing what is red in the original stamp, with notation "cuivre sans verni" (unvarnished copper) and indication about the light
"B.L." over the screen which was used for the two minutes and thirty seconds exposure, “2'30"".(Image 1)
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Estimate. € 200
CLOSED
Closing..Jun-26, 11:59 PM |
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