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| 80059 |
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 German States, Bremen – 1856 5sgr, one spectacular negative reversed image cliché block of four on translucent glass with black border around, featuring one very unusual flaw white spot on one stamp that is marked “47 fixé” (perhaps
referring to year 1947), also “taches verre chassis” with an arrow pointing to the black border; a unique cliché featuring Sperati`s working notes.(Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 150
SOLD for CHF 170.00
Closing..Jun-21, 02:00 AM |
| 80060 |
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 German States, Hannover – 1860 10gr, two glass support clichés of extraordinary beauty, one in a radiant green (mirror image) dated Aug 1935 with Sperati`s production annotations relarting to exposure time and temperature, and an
impression on thick glass in vermilion, also a small group of cancellation trials on paper, with production notes in pencil, incl. Hannover circular datestamp, Blumenthal circular, linecancels of Emden, Lehe, Ritzebuttel; a unique selection that
displays the pairing of stamp and postmark.(Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 400
CLOSED
Closing..Jun-21, 02:00 AM |
| 80061 |
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 German States, Hannover – 1861 10gr two glass clichés, one in black and one in the radiant vermilion colour that Sperati preferred for optimum contrast, showing hand-painted surround and comprehensive production notes at base, specifying
temperature, chemical composition and exposure duration; a very attractive pair of clichés.(Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 300
CLOSED
Closing..Jun-21, 02:00 AM |
| 80062 |
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 German States, Lübeck – 1859 two items featuring the face value error “Zwei ein Halb”, one thick glass support cliché and one printing trial with reversed image in a radiant rose pin and with Sperati`s technical annotations; very rare,
with only one finished reproduction of Lübeck being offered in the “Ultimate” collection sale of Sperati.(Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 300
SOLD for CHF 300.00
Closing..Jun-21, 02:00 AM |
| 80063 |
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 German States, Oldenburg – 1855-61 issues, fourteen components of Sperati’s production, comprising:
1855 1/3sgr: four glass clichés, in gray and black with technical notes at base relating to the violet filter used, chemical composition and exposure time.
1859 2gr: four glass clichés in deep red, vermilion and light red, all with manufacture notations at base, and a black negative cliché, and a trial impression in black on paper, also a cliché on celluloid with notes about the Agfa film used
Cancellations: four cds of ELSFLETH, LOHNE and OLDENBURG in blue-green on celluloid, with notes about the Verichrome film and dating.
A unique set that has not equivalent in the “Ultimate” collection or the Musée de la Poste of Paris. This lot comes with Sperati's cardboard box for photographic paper produced by the Lumiere Brothers.(Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 1,500
CLOSED
Closing..Jun-21, 02:00 AM |
| 80064 |
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 German States, Oldenburg – 1859-61, 1/3gr one finished reproduction, unused (type A) and 2gr, one finished reproduction, unused (type A), both signed Jean Sperati in pencil on back, also two celluloid clichés, one of each value, 1/3gr in
vermilion and with production notes, the 2gr in black, both with image reversed; a fine and unique group of matching celluloids and finished stamp reproductions.(Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 400
SOLD for CHF 850.00
Closing..Jun-21, 02:00 AM |
| 80065 |
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 German States, Oldenburg – 1861, 2gr one negative master cliché dated July 1941, and a thick glass support cliché with an exposure in vermilion, also two fine clichés on celluloid, in brown (dateed 1941) and vermilion (mirror image), the
colour that Sperati often preferred for optimum contrast, one cliché with Sperati`s handwritten production comments; a fine group that includes the key master cliché on the basis of which the finished reproduction was produced.(Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 400
SOLD for CHF 400.00
Closing..Jun-21, 02:00 AM |
| 80066 |
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 German States, Saxony – 1850 3pf, group of thirteen objects, comprising 4 glass support clichés, two in red, one dated Aug 1941 with production notes at top and base, and another noting exposure time and temperature, five clichés on
celluloid, one with integrated cds numeral 2, with comprehensive notes written by Sperati about the celluloid used (Pathé), temperature and exposure time, also four photographic fragments with postmarks Zittau, Plauen, mute circular and numerals 2
and 83, one with note “voile bien vio” denoting the violet filter used in photolithography; a unique and visually attractive range of materials used in the reproduction of this iconic classic stamp. This lot comes with Sperati's own cardboard box for
photographic celluloid "Plaque l'Intensive".(Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 2,000
CLOSED
Closing..Jun-21, 02:00 AM |
| 80067 |
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 German States, Saxony – 1850 3pf, group of two beautiful glass support clichés, one in red-vermilion with dating March 1945 and Sperati`s characteristic production notes written around the area of design, also a very fine
glass with an impression of the stamp in a luminous white-gray. Five cancellation trials include a gray celluloid with two Leipzig datestamps, and four papers with working proofs of mute circular bar cds, numeral 15, Leipzig datemarks, and oval
Leipzig datemark, all with Sperati`s production annotations. An extremely fine assembly that demonstrates the importance of the correct cancellations and the attention that Sperati bestowed on every aspect of his reproductions; unique, very fine, and
deserving of further study.(Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 1,500
CLOSED
Closing..Jun-21, 02:00 AM |
| 80068 |
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 German States, Saxony – 1850 3pf, small group of four items, including two glass support clichés in black and red, and two clichés on celluloid in red, one mounted on thick cardboard and marked “Pathé“, denoting the type of film used, and
one smeared with vermilion colour around the design and with production annotations; a unique working lot of Sperati towards this world-famous German issue.(Image
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Estimate. CHF 800
CLOSED
Closing..Jun-21, 02:00 AM |
| 80069 |
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 German States, Saxony – 1850 3pf, one glass support cliché in black on translucent glass dated Aug 1941, with a very detailed impression and integrated cds, and one beautiful cliché with image reversal on celluloid in red vermilion and
note “fort Pathé” denoting the Pathé brand of celluloid used by Sperati, a very fine pair of working clichés.(Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 400
CLOSED
Closing..Jun-21, 02:00 AM |
| 80070 |
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 German States, Saxony – 1850 3pf one splendid celluloid cliché with a reversed image impression in a refulgent red-vermilion with some decorative production notes at base, a very fine and rare cliché of the sort that Sperati worked on in
preparation for the finished stamp reproduction; displaying well as an example of Sperati`s high-quality reproduction.(Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 250
CLOSED
Closing..Jun-21, 02:00 AM |
| 80071 |
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 Great Britain – 1840 Penny Black Official VR, an outstanding group of ten glass clichés, all lettered PE, in a startling array of colours, including red, gray-blue, light gray, brown, three in negative, one is a true Sperati working
cliché that includes manuscript notation about exposure, filter, chemicals, and temperature; the Penny Black VR official has not been mentioned in the literature on Sperati; this is a major discovery associated with the most iconic stamp of worldwide
philately and this assembly of different exposures can never be replicated.(Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 10,000
CLOSED
Closing..Jun-21, 02:00 AM |
| 80072 |
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 Great Britain – 1840 Penny Black Official VR, an incomparable group of seven items, comprising five glass clichés (one with mirror image), all lettered PE, one in red and two in black with razor-sharp impression, also a black impression
on transparent celluloid paper, and a faint gray impression on celluloid. The Penny Black official has not been mentioned in the literature on Sperati; this is a major discovery associated with this most iconic stamp of worldwide philately.(Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 6,000
CLOSED
Closing..Jun-21, 02:00 AM |
| 80073 |
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 Great Britain – 1840 Penny Black Official VR, one glass cliché in red and one in black, both lettered PE, with razor-sharp impression. The Penny Black VR official has not been mentioned in the literature on Sperati; this is a matching
pair of the highest beauty and rarity. This lot comes with Sperati`s own cardboard box for photographic paper of the Lumiere Brothers brand.(Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 3,000
CLOSED
Closing..Jun-21, 02:00 AM |
| 80074 |
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 Great Britain – 1880 2s Queen Victoria, group of five glass clichés of position KJ, incl. one negative cliché painted with brown surround to focus the light, also a cliché in the red-brown colour, with varying production annotations
showing Sperati experimenting with differing levels of light exposure to achieve the most desirable result; a unique range towards the production of this famous stamp.(Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 3,000
SOLD for CHF 4,600.00
Closing..Jun-21, 02:00 AM |
| 80075 |
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 Great Britain – 1880 2s Queen Victoria, group of three glass clichés of position KJ, incl. a cliché in red-brown, black, and a most unusual dark, steely blue, the latter with dating Oct 1951 and a note “tiré” denoting a satisfactory
result to make the finished reproduction, also two clichés on celluloid with mirror image in shades of brown, one with Sperati’s pencil arrows to indicate retouching needed; a unique range in the two media of glass and celluloid towards the
production of this famous stamp.(Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 1,500
SOLD for CHF 5,000.00
Closing..Jun-21, 02:00 AM |
| 80076 |
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 Hungary – 1871 2kr reversed image impression in black on photographic paper with manufacture notes, and 3kr red-brown glass support cliché together with Sperati’s paper wrapping for this Hungary 3kr; an exceptional pair of the highest
rarity, only one single 3kr reproduction was included in the Sperati “Ultimate” collection.(Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 300
SOLD for CHF 420.00
Closing..Jun-21, 02:00 AM |
| 80077 |
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 India – 1854-1882 Queen Victoria, a fascinating and wide-ranging group of reproduction materials for stamps and postmarks, comprising a unique exposure on glass of the mute barred diamond cds used on the 1854 4 anna stamp (the only known
Sperati object that incorporates this issue), one glass cliché of 2a 1856, three glass clichés of 1r 1882 in black and brown with production notes, also four clichés on celluloid of the 1r, of which three are in negative exposure in a radiant deep
brown. The cancellation elements include a glass plate of mute barred cds and a cds on paper with Sperati’s notes, also one glass cliché with overprint “CHAMBA STATE” for use on a Queen Victoria stamp; a spectacular range of 12 items with some unique
objects, revealing Sperati’s complex and wide-ranging work with the early India issues.(Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 1,500
CLOSED
Closing..Jun-21, 02:00 AM |
| 80078 |
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 India – 1882-89, 1r, the un-overprinted design used by Sperati in a group of five items, including an attractive celluloid cliché coloured black around the design for optimum contrast, and two celluloid clichés with reverse image in black
and some notations, also two fine glass support clichés on different coloured backgrounds; unique components of stamp production with nothing similar in other collections or archives.(Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 600
SOLD for CHF 550.00
Closing..Jun-21, 02:00 AM |
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