Corinphila Auctions AG Sale

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Malaysian States

Lot

Symbol

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

5151

Kedah 1912 (June 12): Council Chamber $ 1 - $ 5 black & red, wmk. Crown CA sideways, the four high values, cancelled to order in black. Scarce Gi = £ 600. (Image 1)

CLOSED
Closing..Jun-05, 11:59 PM

Malta

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Symbol

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

5152

1857: Great Britain 1 d. red in a strip of three used on 1861 entire to Messina tied by "Malta / A25" duplex in black (Feb 9), with oval "P." below in red, and 1864/79 1 d. red pl. 140 and 3 d. deep rose pl. 9 used on 1872 entire letter to Catania tied by "Malta / A25" duplexes in black (Dec 10) and by framed "P.D. / 2¾" accountancy handstamp in red. Minor file folds but a most attractive pair. (Image 1)

SOLD for CHF240.00
Closing..Jun-05, 11:59 PM

Mauritius

Lot

Symbol

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

371

1818 (23 Feb.): Entire letter to Caresse nearby Orthez, France with oval "PORT LOUIS / POST PAID" handstamp, endorsed inside "Isle de France", straight-line "COLONIES PAR / BORDEAUX" handstamp, small amount of toning otherwise fine. (Image 1) (Image 2)

CLOSED
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM

372

1831 (14 Nov.): Entire letter from Port Louis to Bordeaux with fancy oval "MAURITIUS / POST OFFICE" and "PAYS D’OUTREMER" handstamp, endorsed per "Eucharist", reverse with "14 AVRI 1832" arrival datestamp, a fine entire. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF360.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM

373

Village Post Office Cancellations of Mauritius 1872 (9 Feb.): Envelope from Pithon to Paris, endorsed "registered", bearing 1863/72 left winged pair 4 d. rose and right winged 1 s. blue, each example tied by bold strike of oval 'B32' barred obliterator, reverse shows unique "PITON FE 9 72" despatch cds. Front with oval "REGISTERED MAURITIUS 9 FE 72" datestamp, octagonal French "POS. ANG. SUEZ / P. F. AMB. MARS 6 MARS 72" entry datestamp and "P.D." handstamp, all in red. Reverse with French timbre indicatif de chargement, Marseille - Paris ambulant cds and PARIS arrival (7 March) cds, all in black. The adhesives with some perf. toning and irregularities due to their position at the cover's edge, cover roughly opened, nevertheless an exceptional and desirable item ex Robert Marion.rnNote: The only cover with a Piton datestamp from the 19th century, unknown to Proud, the earliest recorded usage of the 'REGISTRED MAURITIUS" datestamp, and the earliest usage of the 'B32' obliterator of Port Louis, whose purpose in contrast to the 'B53' obliterator is unknown. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF1,300.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM

374

1878 (14 Nov.): Registered Entire letter from Riviere des Anguilles to Port Louis, bearing 1878 ovpt. '4 CENTS' on 1 d. bistre and '17 CENTS' on 4 d. rose, tied by light oval '34' barred numeral with matching D2 "RIVIERE-des-ANGUILLES" despatch cds and oval "REGISTERED MAURITIUS" datestamp of the following day alongside. Some acid ink problems in the address, nevertheless a very rare local registered letter from a village, in addition the earlist known date of any datestamp from Riviere des Anguilles, mentioned in Proud on page 360. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF550.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM

375

1884 (12 May): Stationery postcard 6 c. green from Riviere des Anguilles to Paris, the indicium struck by oval '34' barred numeral, matching crisp D2 "RIVIERE-DES-ANGUILLES" despatch cds alongside as well as octagonal French "POSS. ANG / PAQ. FR. T No 1 14 MAI 84" datestamp, all in black. Reverse with MAURITIUS transit and PARIS arrival (3 June) cds's. Not only an attractive from a small village office going abroad, in addition sent by the collector's Great Grandfather Numa Marion. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF460.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM

376

1885 (6 June): Stationery postcard 2 c. brown from Rose Hill to Moka, forwarded to St. Pierre, the indicium struck by oval '25' barred numeral, matching "ROSE-HILL" despatch cds alongside as well as MOKA arrival cds of the same day. Reverse with MOKA despatch (6 June) cds and front with the unique strike of the St. Pierre identifier.rnNote: The only known strike of this provisional cancel which was in use while strikes of the D2 circular datestamp are not found for about two years between May 1885 and March 1887.rnReference: The present strike was taken by Edward Proud as basis for the figure D3 on page 382 in "The postal history of Mauritius". (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

SOLD for CHF400.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM

377

1887 (30 July): Cover from Port Louis to Rome, bearing pair 1880 8 c. blue tied by oval 'B32' barred numeral of the GPO sorting office, reverse with "PORT LOUIS MAURITIUS" despatch cds, "CASTELAMMARE ADRIATICO" transit and ROMA arrival (19 8 87) cds's. An appealing cover to a rare destination. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF160.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM

378

1888 (8 March): Stationery postcard 2 c. green from Verdun to Paris, the indicium struck by ideal oval '42' barred numeral with matching D2 VERDUN despatch cds and octagonal French "LIGNE T PAQ FR No1 10 MARS 88" shipmail datestamp alongside, reverse with "PORT LOUIS MAURITIUS" transit cds. The earliest date known for the usage of any VERDUN datestamp, earlier than noted in Proud. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF360.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM

379

1889 (25 March): Registered Cover from Rose Hill to Halifax, Nova Scotia, bearing on reverse 1880 8 c. blue and 1885 16 c. chestnut, tied by light oval '25' barred numeral, matching D2 "ROSE HILL" despatch cds in black alongside. Front struck by oval "REGISTERED MAURITIUS" and "REGISTERED LONDON" datestamps in red, reverse with oval "REGISTERED LIVERPOOL" datestamp in black, as well as "HALIFAX CANADA" arrival (5 May 89) cds in black. An unusual destination from Mauritius in general, from this small village PO in special. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF200.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM

380

1891 (11 Oct.): Cover from Curepipe Road to Aubervilliers, France, endorsed "Par Vapeur des Messageries Maritimes", bearing a fresh strip of four 1885 4 c. carmine in vivid colour, each adhesive tied by oval '37' barred numeral, matching clear D2 "CUREPIPE ROAD" despatch cds on reverse as well as MAURITIUS transit cds of Port Louis. Front struck by perfect French "LIGNE T / PAQ. FR. No.4 16 OCT 91" shipmail cds in red, reverse with AUBERVILLIERS arrival (2 Nov) cds. A most appealing cover, the multiple overpaying the 15 c. rate by 1 cent. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF260.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM

381

1892 (12 May): Stationery postcard 6 c. green from Forest Side to Dover, forwarded to London, the indicium struck by oval 'B48' barred numeral, matching D2 "FORREST SIDE" despatch cds, MAURITIUS transit cds and DOVER duplex alongside.rnNote: The postcard is believed to be one of the first posted after the catastrophic Cyclone of 30 April 1892. The writer decribes the disaster with "1070 killed, 1300 wounded and 25000 homeless". The toned appearance of the card speakes for a an immersion of the card in water during the cyclone and is in total contrast to the perfect strikes on it. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF200.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM

382

1893 (10 May): Registered Stationery envelope 8 c. grey from Chemin Grenier to Budapest, bearing in addition by two examples of 2 c. green on reverse and 15 c. chestnut on front, the indicium and the adhesives cancelled D1 "CHEMIN GRENIER" despatch cds, oval "REGISTERED MAURITIUS" datestamp and octagonal French "LIGNE T PAQ FR No3 16 MAI 93" shipmail datestamp alongside, reverse with NAPOLI transit, Italian Bologna - Pontebba ambulant and BUDAPEST arrival (2 June) cds's. A most attractive cover to an elusive destination. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF260.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM

383

1894 (23 Oct.): Stationery postcard 2 c. green from Souillac to London, the indicium struck by light D5 SOUILLAC despatch cds with extremely rare "TOO LATE" handstamp alongside, reverse with MAURITIUS transit cds. The unique usage of the TOO LATE handstamp on a village item, unrecorded by Proud. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF200.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM

384

1896 (14 Oct.): 15 c. chestnut and 3 c. dull purple tied by MAURITIUS cds on envelope from Port Louis to Polvdiv, Bulgaria, forwarded to Tirnovo, crisp octagonal French "LA REUNION A MARSEILLE / L. U No 3" Shipmail datestamp of the same day alongside, reverse with transit SUEZ, Bulgarian HARMANLY ambulant, PLOVDIV transit and TIRNOVO arrival ( 2 Nov.) cds's. An attractive cover which made its way with French shipmail and finally with the Orient Express to its esoteric destination. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF240.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM

385

1897 (13 March): Registered stationery envelope 12 c. grey from Curepipe to Gendbrugge-lez-Gand, Belgium, franked in addition on front with 1893 15 c. chestnut in a horizontal strip of three and and 1897 Arms 3 c. dull purple in a vertical pair, struck by D4 CUREPIPE despatch cds, the leftmost stamp in addition by oval "MAURITIUS REGISTERED" datestamp, "AR." in circle allongside. REVERSE with octagonal French "REUNION A MARSEILLE 13 MARS 97" shipmail datestamp and GAND arrival (15 April.) cds, both in black. An exceptional Avis de Reception double rate usage, correctly franked with twice 15 c. postage plus 12 c. registration fee and 15 c. for the Avis. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF250.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM

386

1899 (Sept.): Stationery postcard '6 CENTS' ovpt. on 8 c. carmine from Chemin Grenier to Paris, the indicium struck by light D2 "CHEMIN GRENIER" despatch cds in the red colour, reverse with MAURITIUS transit (14 Sept.) cds. (Image 1) (Image 2)

CLOSED
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM

387

1900 (9 March): Stationery postcard Arms 2 c. brown between two village PO's in Curepipe and Réduit, the indicium struck by thimble D4 CUREPIPE despatch cds, thimble D4 REDUIT arrival cds of the same day alongside. Two exceptionally crisp thimble cds's from the first month since the introduction on 1 Jan. 1900. (Image 1) (Image 2)

CLOSED
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM

388

Mauritius used in Rodrigues, 1901 (6 Oct.): 1891 8 c. blue, 1899 6 c. green & rose-red, and 1900 15 c. green & orange, each tied by RODRIGUES type D3 cds on envelope directed to Port Louis, Mauritius, reverse with "CUREPIPE NO 6 01" village arrival cds. Philatelically motivated but a very fine usage on the island of Rodrigues. Lot includes another 1911 registered part cover with Mauritius franking to London. (Image 1)

SOLD for CHF550.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM