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| 80019 |
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 British East Africa – 1890-94 4a, four glass support clichés with reversed image impression and in a range of shades, warm brown (dated Feb 1921), vermilion, gray-black and pinkish-red (defective), also three (presumably) genuine unused
stamps in values 8a and 1r that Sperati would have used as the basis for developing his reproductions; an exceptionally scarce range of colourful clichés, with only very few glass clichés recorded and no examples found in the B.P.A. collection.(Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 400
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Closing..Jun-21, 02:00 AM |
| 80020 |
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 British East Africa – 1890-94 4a, reversed image impression on celluloid paper in red-brown with production annotations, together with a glass support cliché of the same value; a very scarce and remarkable pair, with no examples recorded
in the B.P.A. collection.(Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 300
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Closing..Jun-21, 02:00 AM |
| 80021 |
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 British Honduras – 1882-87 Queen Victoria 6d, six glass clichés, remarkably clear and decorative with a few archiving and production notes by Sperati, also three clichés on uncoloured glass with fainter or damaged or overexposed
impressions; a unique and remarkable range through which we follow Sperati experimenting towards satisfactory exposure for his finished reproduction of this value, his only completed reproduction from British Honduras.(Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 700
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Closing..Jun-21, 02:00 AM |
| 80022 |
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 British Honduras – 1882-87 Queen Victoria four glass support clichés, comprising 1 shilling, two very fine clichés in black and the vermilion that Sperati often preferred for optimum exposure, with mirror image, also two glass clichés for
the 6d value in rather faint impression, one in vermilion with production notes and dating Aug 1944; an attractive set of designs that includes the 1s not known to exist as finished stamp reproductions.(Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 300
CLOSED
Closing..Jun-21, 02:00 AM |
| 80023 |
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 British Levant – 1909 issues with overprint, one copper plate developed for the “2 piastre 20 paras” overprint, an important new discovery of one of the few copper plates from the archive, which proves that the master forger, besides his
standard process of photolithography, also experimented with engraved copper plates to make the reproductions more convincing.(Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 200
CLOSED
Closing..Jun-21, 02:00 AM |
| 80024 |
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 Canada – 1859 Jacques Cartier 17c, group of eight glass clichés, most with reversed image, in a splendid range of colours, such as black, vermilion, gray, and a radiant light blue, also one attractive negative cliché, some with Sperati’s
typical manufacture notations, also one negative on glass of circular mute 12-bar cds and circular numeral 9. A unique assembly of a hitherto unrecorded Sperati production, which now has the status of being Sperati’s final stamp reproduction.(Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 2,500
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Closing..Jun-21, 02:00 AM |
| 80025 |
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 Canada, Newfoundland – 1857 4d, 8d, 1s sixteen items, comprising for the 4d value, two glass support clichés, one with reversed image and one with integrated postmark in a striking red-brown shade, for the 8d value four glass support
clichés, with two in negative and painted black around design, also three trial impressions on paper, for the 1s value one negative glass support cliché with dating May 1929 and comprehensive production notes around design, two fine glass clichés in
vermilion and a cliché on celluloid paper with extensive annotations pertaining to chemicals used, temperature and exposure time. Finally three papers with cds trials dated “7/43” and “12/44”. A spectacular and unique group of production elements for
Sperati’s preferred photolithographic production method. This lot comes with Sperati's cardboard box for photographic paper of the Societe Lumiere.(Image
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Estimate. CHF 2,000
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Closing..Jun-21, 02:00 AM |
| 80026 |
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 Canada, Newfoundland – 1857 1/2d, 2d, 8d, 1s, eighteen items, comprising for the 1/2d value, one cliché on celluloid in light brown with production notes and date of Dec 1929, for the 2d one cliché in light vermilion and with reversed
image and one cliché on glass with a part imprint of a stamp from Mexico, for the 8d, four glass clichés incl. one black negative, and a celluloid cliché and an attractive proof on paper with impression in black and vermilion, for the 1s, five
attractive glass support clichés in varying colours, one in black negative, one in gray-black (dated “6/29”), and one in deep dark red, also two beautiful celluloid clichés in black and deep red; A spectacular and unique group of production elements
for Sperati’s preferred photolithographic production method of this classic stamp.(Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 1,500
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Closing..Jun-21, 02:00 AM |
| 80027 |
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 Canada, Newfoundland – 1857 6d, trial proof in black on thick paper, with Sperati’s “REPRODUCTION INTERDITE” in purple and pencil signature below design, on reverse is Sperati’s yellow emblem “Philatelie d’Art”; a complete proof in
razor-sharp impression and with good range of Sperati’s personal markings, unique.(Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 250
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Closing..Jun-21, 02:00 AM |
| 80028 |
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 Canada, Vancouver Island – 1865 5c, an exceptional group of twenty-two production items for the stamp and cancellations, comprising seven glass support clichés in a range of colours, black, gray, green, brown and two black negative
clichés, also four celluloids in red and black, two with dating Sep 1942 and production notes about chemicals and exposure, and two proofs in red printed on paper with reversed image. The comprehensive cancellation section includes oval “Post Office
Victoria Vancouver PAID” and numeral 35 with oval “PAID”, all on glass, celluloid and paper, some with production notes. Two certificates by Pascal Scheller accompany two glass clichés and two cancellation trials; an exceptionally important range,
the B.P.A. only records one cliché and one exposure trial, and four single final reproductions were offered in the “Ultimate” collection sale of Sperati. This lot comes with Sperati's own cardboard box for his preferred Ilford brand of photographic
paper.(Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 2,000
CLOSED
Closing..Jun-21, 02:00 AM |
| 80029 |
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 Canada, Vancouver Island – 1865 5c a fine group of twelve items, comprising nine glass clichés in a fascinating rainbow of colours (black, brown, sepia, rose), and three celluloid clichés in rosy red and black; a very important range, the
B.P.A. only records one cliché and one exposure trial, and four single final reproductions were offered in the “Ultimate” collection sale of Sperati.(Image
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Estimate. CHF 600
CLOSED
Closing..Jun-21, 02:00 AM |
| 80030 |
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 China, local post Shanghai – 1866, two impressions of 12 candarin, in vermilion and black together with an impression of Romania Bull’s Head 108pa; an exceptionally decorative piece with disparate Sperati productions; visually stunning
and with an additional impression of the 12 candarin vermilion on back with what looks like a colour trial. Unique.(Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 300
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Closing..Jun-21, 02:00 AM |
| 80031 |
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 China, Local Post Shanghai – 1866 12ca, 20 items used to produce the 12ca stamp with overprint, comprising five glass clichés of the stamp, incl. one black negative, two in shades of brown, and two very attractive in vermilion with
comprehensive production notes around design noting issues pertaining to the violet filter used to obtain contrast in lithography, also one cliché on celluloid and six trial impressions on thin paper (black and brown); the overprint element is
represented by one genuine overprinted stamp that Sperati used as his source for the reproduction (and touched up on reverse), also four glass support clichés, two showing the damaged “D” of the original overprint and the other two with repaired “D”,
finally four papers with overprint trials, one with manuscript notations and dating “28/12”; an exceptional range of clichés and proofs of stamp and overprint, witnessing to the reproduction of this issue which was unknown until recently and
represents Sperati’s only reproduction of Chinese philately. This lot comes with Sperati's cardboard box for photographic papers of Guilleminot &Co.(Image
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Estimate. CHF 3,000
CLOSED
Closing..Jun-21, 02:00 AM |
| 80032 |
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 Colombia – 1861, “Nueva Granada” 1p three negative glass support clichés, in black (with Sperati's manuscript notations), radiant blue colour, and another showing faint exposure with image reversal, also an exposure on celluloid of
Bolivar 10c, mirror image and with production notes around design and dating Oct 1951. Unique and a very attractive group, less than 10 clichés recorded and the only known celluloid of the Bolivar issue.(Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 1,000
CLOSED
Closing..Jun-21, 02:00 AM |
| 80033 |
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 Colombia– 1861, “Nueva Granada” 1p six glass support clichés, showing a startling array of colours, from red and vermilion, to a radiant blue and black (with production notes about the Alpha celluloid and the Calor lamp used for light
exposure), also an neat glass cliché of the small Bolivar 10c, mirror image. Unique and a very attractive and colourful group, with less than 10 glass clichés recorded, and the Bolivar issue first time offered at auction.(Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 1,000
CLOSED
Closing..Jun-21, 02:00 AM |
| 80034 |
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 Egypt, Suez Canal Company – 1868 1c, one glass cliché with image reversed and manuscript production notes at base “cliché 4/13 voile vio” referring to the violet filter used to obtain optimum contrast, also stamp with very sharp
impression in black on pelure paper. We assume that the stamp is original and that Sperati used it to produce his cliché (stamp and cliché are the same position); the literature notes nothing about Sperati’s production of Suez Canal Company stamps
and we know of no finished stamp reproduction; unique and an exciting new discovery.(Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 300
CLOSED
Closing..Jun-21, 02:00 AM |
| 80035 |
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 France – 1849 Ceres first issue, a very impressive range of eleven glass clichés, incl. a master negative of the 15c dated July 1947 with production notes, 10c and 15c clichés in blue with integrated cancellation, and a negative cliché
15c, also two mirror image clichés of 1fr in vermilion, one with production annotations at base listing room temperature, the application of a chemical substance, and the duration of light exposure. A stunning and unique range that documents in the
medium of glass the complicated manufacturing process of Sperati’s reproductions.(Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 2,000
CLOSED
Closing..Jun-21, 02:00 AM |
| 80036 |
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 France – 1849 Ceres first issue, two spectacular glass support clichés (trial exposures) of the 10c value, one in blue and one in a vibrant light brown (with mirror image), both with identical static cancellation, a rare feature of a
Sperati reproduction. A beautiful pair of complementary clichés of the French classic.(Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 250
CLOSED
Closing..Jun-21, 02:00 AM |
| 80037 |
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 France – 1849 Ceres first issue 1f vermilion, one cliché on celluloid and one on glass showing image reversal and the vibrant vermilion colour that was so often preferred by Sperati for his productions; a visually impressive pair of
matching clichés of this most famous of French stamps featuring sharp, detailed impressions and showing Sperati's extraordinary attention to detail.(Image
1)
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Estimate. CHF 1,000
CLOSED
Closing..Jun-21, 02:00 AM |
| 80038 |
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 France – 1849 Ceres first issue 1f, a single cliché on celluloid with very finely detailed impression in black, showing image reversal and black colouration around the edges; a rare and visually impressive cliché on film with a sharp
impression that was used to create the finished stamp reproduction.(Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 200
CLOSED
Closing..Jun-21, 02:00 AM |
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