Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 50088
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Cat No: Collection
Spanish Philippines - 1854-55 First and Second Issues, group of 12 items with first issue 10c with two trial exposures on photographic paper, of which one reversed, and 1885 5c including three negative clichés on glass, two numbered "(2)" & (4)", the former with comments "mal" and "trop huileux" for "wrong" and "too oily" in his apparently second experiment on this surface, five clichés on glass dated April and May 22, in all numbered and one indicating teh conditions of the execution with "18 x 5% x 3'15" " (5% of an unknown chemical substance, a light exposure of 3 mins 15 secs under 18°C temperature) usual shades Sperati used to obtain the best contrasts (vermilion, red, brown-black) plus one in black on silver (this background being very rarely used by Sperati in his clichés), as well as dotted circle postmark essay on paper made in Dec-44. An exceptional and unique group featuring clichés (no examples recorded in the "ultimate" collection and the Postal Museum in Paris). (Image)
Opening EUR 2,000.00
Sold...EUR 4,000.00
Closed..Dec-06-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 4000
Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 50089
Symbol:
Cat No: Collection
Spanish Philippines - 1863-79 Issues, group of 13 items with 1863 issue in an interesting glass support cliché annotated "2 filt/+c.d. mince (1)" denoting the usage of two filters and this being a first try (we can not decipher "+c.d.", with mince referring to thin) dated 14.3.40; 1872 Amadeo 16c master negative with retouches in black on both sides and painted in black around the design to concentrate the light on the area of the design when creating the following cliché, 1874 1p25c with additional matrix with painted surround, and 1875-79 25m, 100m & 200m, each in a master negative including the 25m and 200m where he reached an incredible degree of perfection, with an additional master negative of the 200m which was excluded and with retouches around the letters in upper and lower tablets on one side and painted surround on the other side, this with a note in Italian (his mother tongue language which was extremely rarely used in his annotations) "Intanto insuff." (insufficiente) for "in the meantime insufficient", and the 100m to complete the set of negative matrices, this being infrequently executed in yellow-cream with handpainted surround in red, one glass cliché of "Filipinas" & 200 Mils. de Peso" only, and three glass clichés of which one in negative, one dated May 1948 and describing it as very boiled. A phenomenal lot including the valuable and unique master negatives or "matrices" for four values, which were the foundations to make the printing clichés. (Image)
Opening EUR 2,000.00
Sold...EUR 3,200.00
Closed..Dec-06-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 3200
Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 60494
Symbol: DCE
Cat No: 1; Edifil 1
1854, 5cu orange, an extraordinary example as a result of its fine impression characteristic of the early printing, rich shade and exceptional margins including part of the sheet at top, being uncommonly large on other sides, unused without gum as it is the norm; one of the finest, if not the finest example recorded of this stamp in the exceedingly rare unused condition; cert. Graus (1994).
Note: The stamps of the first issue were hand-engraved in Manila on copper plates in “taille-douce” by an unknown Artillery Corps Sergeant in the Spanish Garrison, and were printed by Plana, Jorba y Cía. in Manila. This issue was crudely drawn and engraved, showing a distorted portrait of Isabel II; when the Queen, nearly two years after issue, saw the design for the first time, she was shocked and immediately forbade the continuance of their use on mail to Spain. The first issue stamps are of notable scarcity, as confirmed by the number of stamps printed for each denomination, ranging from only 2,000 to 5,000. The rarity, together with the primitive design, increase the great fascination for the early stamps of Philippines, which are completely underestimated in catalogues.
Although this example was described with original gum when it was previously offered at auction, the gum was not original and was removed. We are of the opinion that virtually all single stamps of this value do not possess original gum. The expert Graus, as usual, only states the stamp to be unused without making any reference to the gum. This was the only example "with gum" in the extraordinary Alfaro collection, and just one unused example without gum was gathered in the Aguinaga collection, which reveals how rare this stamp is in unused condition.
Provenance: John R. Boker, Néstor Jacob ('Filatelia Hobby' sale of 1979), and Juan Antonio Alfaro (this was the finest example in his FIP "Grand Prix National" collection, sold for 370'000 pts. -€2'220- hammer price in 1992). (Image)
Opening EUR 1,000.00
Sold...EUR 4,000.00
Closed..Dec-07-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 4000
Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 60495
Symbol: DCE
Cat No: 1; Edifil 1
1854, 5cu orange, early printing, very good impression and colour, outstandingly large margins all around, without gum as the predominantly feature in the unused condition, a magnificent example and exhibition item of this very rare stamp, of which only 5,000 were printed; cert. Comex (1974). (Image)
Opening EUR 700.00
Sold...EUR 2,800.00
Closed..Dec-07-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 2800
Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 60496
Symbol: H
Cat No: 1; Edifil 1
1854, 5cu orange, early printing with clear neat impression, margins ranging from good to large, lightly cancelled by circular dotted handstamp, remarkably fine, and in addition a very rare stamp in sound condition. (Image)
Opening EUR 200.00
Sold...EUR 380.00
Closed..Dec-07-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 380
Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 60497
Symbol: G
Cat No: 1; Edifil 1
1854, 5cu orange, early printing, a gorgeous example from the left of the sheet with outstandingly wide margins on other three sides, tied to piece by circular dotted obliterator; as a result of its exceptional margins, the cleanliness and sharpness of its cancellation, this is one of the most spectacular used examples available, further enhanced by its prestigious provenance; cert. Exfima (1980) and CEM (1986); ex Burrus and Jacob. (Image)
Opening EUR 400.00
Sold...EUR 750.00
Closed..Dec-07-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 750
Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 60498
Symbol: C
Cat No: 2; Edifil 2
1854, 10cu carmine, position 4, an outstandingly fresh mint example with gum, uncommonly intense colour, wide even margins except at top, where it exhibits a large sheet margin, small gum crease of no significance and mentioned for accuracy, extremely fine; only 5,000 printed; cert. CEM (1986) and Exfima (1978). (Image)
Opening EUR 300.00
Sold...EUR 700.00
Closed..Dec-07-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 700
Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 60499
Symbol: H
Cat No: 2; Edifil 2
1854, 10cu carmine, a used pair in deep shade and showing a neat impression, positions 18 & 19, margins varying from clear to large, cancelled by circle of dots, very fine; multiples of this value are very elusive; cert. Comex (1983); ex Aguinaga. (Image)
Opening EUR 300.00
Sold...EUR 650.00
Closed..Dec-07-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 650
Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 60500
Symbol: DCE
Cat No: 4; Edifil 3
1854, 1r dark blue, an unused example without gum of excellent presence, outstanding margins for this stamp, clear impression and attractive shade, horizontal crease at top, very attractive; signed Roig and A. Brun. (Image)
Opening EUR 100.00
Sold...EUR 420.00
Closed..Dec-07-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 420
Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 60501
Symbol: C
Cat No: 4; Edifil 3a
1854, 1r ultramarine, generous margins in contrast to the frequent tight ones found, mint with gum and in a bright appealing shade, few slight tone spots caused by the gum and mentioned for accuracy, very rare in this condition; just 2,000 or 3,000 units of this denomination were printed; signed CEM and Stolow. (Image)
Opening EUR 200.00
Sold...EUR 600.00
Closed..Dec-07-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 600
Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 60502
Symbol: H
Cat No: 4a; Edifil 3b
1854, 1r bluish grey, an astonishing example from the lower left corner of the sheet with enormous margins on the external sides of the sheet, being large in the other two, cleanly cancelled by circular dotted postmark, of incredible freshness for this shade making this example even more distinguished, undoubtedly one of the finest and most spectacular examples of this stamp; cert. Graus (1989); ex Aguinaga. (Image)
Opening EUR 500.00
Sold...EUR 1,100.00
Closed..Dec-07-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 1100
Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 60503
Symbol: H
Cat No: 5; Edifil 4c
1854, 2r green olive, a right sheet margin example showing a delicate neat impression for this stamp, clear to enormous margins, cleanly cancelled by 'Baeza' cds of Manila, a superb showpiece; only 2,000 or 3,000 stamps of this denomination were printed; cert. Exfima (1980) and CEM (1986); ex Aguinaga. (Image)
