Puerto Rico
Romania
Romania
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 Romania - 1858 "Bull's Head" 108p, group of 39 items comprising seven glass support clichés in different colours including two in negative, one dated February 1941 and one with static cancellation, as well as three essays on
paper including one composite on thin white paper showing the design in conjunction with Jassy cds, two blue strikes on very thin paper and one back impression on white wove paper. The lot is enriched with items featuring Jassy and Bakeu cds's: four
glass support clichés, of which three are negative, four cellophane fragments with impressed cancellations made in Dec-44 and affixed to an additional cellophane, six clichés on celluloid including two rare examples of which one with red background
and cds's in negative, the other three impressions in different colours black, red and blue on one single celluloid (this being a very rare feature in the Sperati artwork) and with small portion of "Recepisse", as well as eight essays on paper of
which one to be highlighted as it also possesses the fingerprint of Sperati and "Neg. refait / dur" (negative redone / hard) and dated "12/44"; several auction catalogue cutouts complete the lot where nine show the cancellation highlighted in black
which was traced by Sperati including one example of this second step with a piece of cellophane reproducing by hand a Dorohoj cds. An exceptional and unique group which rarity in the Sperati archive and relevance as one of the iconic issues of
classic worldwide philately must be considered to conveniently appreciate its importance; no clichés included in the "Ultimate" collection or the Postal Museum in Paris and only two clichés are included in the B.P.A. collection, in this lot
pre-dating by seven years the only dated cliché previously known.(Image 1)
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Estimate. € 20,000
SOLD for € 20,000.00
Closing..Dec-06, 11:59 PM |
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 Romania - 1858-59 80pa, group of 15 items including one master negative which was extensively painted except in the area in negative, the master being the basis to create the clichés and the most significant item
in the lot, three glass clichés in orange-red and black, preferred shades for the contrasts by Sperati, dated April 1932; the rest of the lot is dedicated to the "Franco/Galatz" postmark, with cut out from two illustrations of an auction catalogue
where Sperati inked the area of the cancellation in order vto highlight it for his clichés, then three negative glass clichés which were retouched with paint, two additional glass support clichés in vermilion, and three working proofs on paper with
one also including the fingerprint from Sperati to check a black ink, the otehr two in red and one with addiitonal strike of Bakeu cds; also a cutout from an auction catalogue highlighting with ink a "Jassy/Moldova" cds; a unique group with nothing
comparable known; the B.P.A. just records one cliché and one negative but undated, but in this lot we can finally provide a date in 1932.(Image 1)
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Estimate. € 3,000
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Closing..Dec-06, 11:59 PM |
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 Romania - 1871-72 King Carol "With Beard" 10b, the sensational group of nine items including the master negative on celluloid with painted surround in red with the purpose of blocking the light entering through
the sides in the following process to produce clichés, six glass support clichés in usual shades of red, orange and black, judged by Sperati as the best ones to create contrasts, with interesting notes of Sperati in two of them featuring date March
1941 and "1° dos léger, voile 2' " (light exposure from the back with filter during two minutes), and other dated July 1942 with "22° x 5% x 30'' ", out of the norm demonstrating in this case that a light exposure of less than one minute (30 seconds
in this case) speeded the process with a good result, worked well under a high temperature of 22°C (the 5% refers to a chemical substance used in the process). An unparalleled group including the eloquently important master negative which was the key
to initiate the process of reproduction; no matrices or clichés were known to the B.P.A. or the Postal Museum in Paris, and nothing but finished reproductions are found in the "Ultimate" collection.(Image 1)
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Estimate. € 5,000
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Russia
Russian Post in Levant
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| 50094 |
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 Russian Levant - 1865 R.O.P.I.T. Issue 2k, two clichés on celluloid mounted between and protected by glass, featuring the two areas of the stamps defined by the two colours, one in vermilion including the external part of the
design framing the internal tablets, dated in July 1948, the other in dark turquoise as proof of inset tablets, a unique duo, with only an additional cliché only listed by the B.P.A. and with the same date.(Image 1)
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Estimate. € 600
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St. Kitts-Nevis
St. Kitts-Nevis
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| 50095 |
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 St. Kitts-Nevis - 1876, 6d group of five, including one reproduction, a unique die proof of the perforation with "Nevis d-15" in blue crayon, two proofs of the "A09" barred oval on yellowish pelure paper and glass cliché of
the same cancellation, absolutely exceptional.(Image 1)
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Estimate. € 300
SOLD for € 500.00
Closing..Dec-06, 11:59 PM |
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 St. Kitts-Nevis - 1880 Key Type 6d, a previously unknown reproduction attempt by Sperati, being excluded as the primitive design obtained was far from the result of the original: two proofs from the die engraved copper on
white medium wove paper and pelure paper.(Image 1)
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Estimate. € 200
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St. Lucia
St. Lucia
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| 50097 |
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 St. Lucia - 1885 Key Type 1s, master negative on celluloid with painted surround, and glass support cliché of the country and denomination tablets at top and base of the design reading "St. Lucia" & "One Shilling", a unique
duo including the important and only one recorded master matrix on celluloid.(Image 1)
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Estimate. € 400
SOLD for € 500.00
Closing..Dec-06, 11:59 PM |
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
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| 50098 |
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 Sierra Leone - 1861-72, 6d violet, the only cliché on celluloid recorded; Sperati was not satisfied and wrote "trop cuit" (overcooked), dated in July 1948.(Image 1)
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Estimate. € 200
SOLD for € 600.00
Closing..Dec-06, 11:59 PM |
South Africa
Cape of Good Hope
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| 50099 |
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 Cape of Good Hope - 1885 5s orange. Group of four items including glass support cliché originating from the master negative, celluloid cliché (these two items with the design reversed) with Sperati comments about the result,
thin cellophane where four genuine stamps -with its design chemically removed- were affixed in order to extract the part shape of their cancellations, this item with accompanying composite paper proof of the same four postmarks transposed as they
were affixed to the cellophane, with Sperati dated annotations in October 1951; a unique group including a previously unknown negative clichés of this lovely design; the "Ultimate" collection only featured one definitive signed proof of this
forgery.(Image 1)
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Estimate. € 500
SOLD for € 1,200.00
Closing..Dec-06, 11:59 PM |
Spain
Spain
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| 50100 |
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 Spain - 1850 First Issue, the astonishing assembly made up of 57 items, including 10r two negative glass cliches in greyish blu, one with hand painted purple around, four glass clichés with the best result being obtained in
two examples in vermilion shades as indeed this was the colour which got excellent contrasts, one dated January 1933, two clichés on celluloid classified as A & b produced in 1939 and 1940 in the preferred colours by Sperati for contrasts, vermilion
and black (greyish), trial exposure on photographic paper (in this case for the 6r), continuing with the 10r in 12 essays on wove paper with interesting annotations and of which three composed of two examples (two in contrasting colours), two
finished reproductions including one on piece; the rest of the lot is devoted to cancellations with abundant essays on paper, three clichés on celluloid and interesting cutouts from genuine covers to retain Baeza cancellations on cellophane. An
extraordinary and unique group (only one cliché was included in the "Ultimate" collection).(Image 1)
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Estimate. € 4,000
SOLD for € 4,000.00
Closing..Dec-06, 11:59 PM |
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 Spain - 1851 2 reales & 5 reales, an exceptional assembly of 65 comprising, for the 2r: 28 glass clichés of the 2r in a wide range of colours and also including negative examples and additional protections in glass, 8 clichés
on celluloid with three very rarely mounted on card, one trial exposure on photographic paper and 19 essays (6 including two impressions) in vermilion, red, black or alternative shades in black, seven reproductions of which one single and two pairs
on three pieces tied by "araña" cancellations; the 5r includes two glass clichés, one trial exposure on photographic paper and a final reproduction of the 5r error of colour in brown-red; in addition one glass cliché of the 6 reales in red. Many
items showing notations of Sperati of great interest for research. The unique and largest assembly of this kind in existence.
Note: In order to provide a proof of the high significance of this lot and others related in this sale, we have to mention that the Postal Museum in Paris possesses 59 clichés for all issues of Spain, this being, after the Italian States-Italy and
Switzerland, the third highest number included in its collection for one country or region. This lot, only for the 1851 issue of Spain, includes 39 clichés. This fact can also assist in understanding the high relevance of the collection presented in
this historical catalogue and the dominating presence of clichés throughout.(Image 1)
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Estimate. € 6,000
SOLD for € 5,500.00
Closing..Dec-06, 11:59 PM |
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 Spain - 1851, 2 reales blue error of colour, group of four exceptional items including cliché on film mounted on clay framed by rose felt, the cliché with part of the neck of the Queen removed by cutting out the celluloid in
order to obtain a better contrast and traces of blue ink in the angles with additionally fingerprints of Sperati, thus an exceptional piece which was highlighted on this extremely rare structure by Sperati, two clichés on protected glass, one
produced in August 1939 displaying the design slightly blurred at right, being notably improve in the other version executed in February 1941 and clearly including three external frame lines on two sides, as well as a final signed reproduction used;
a unique and most significant group since the genuine pair of the 2r error of colour is considered as the most valuable item of Spanish philately, and one of the great aristocrats of worldwide philately.(Image 1)
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Estimate. € 3,000
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 Spain, Local Post Madrid - 1853 1cu & 3cu, group of eight items comprising 1cu with one trial exposure of the type A on photographic paper pencilled below "dur fort" (hard strong), one reproduction with the impression on the
gummed side apparently being a new type; the 3cu with negative glass cliché in brown-grey with Sperati indicating "15°x6x1'30" " referring to the temperature, the 6% of a chemical substance used and the exposure to sunlight of one minute thirty
seconds (these elements were produced in January 1916, a period in winter when the temperature inside his laboratory could easily reach that low figure), four additional glass clichés with image reversed as usual in different colours and notes
including the date "1/16" and in two different times of sunlight exposure, temperatures and substance percentages, as well as one cliché on celluloid in orange-vermilion to obtain a good contrast and designated "verichrome" (the Kodak panchromatic
film featuring extremely fine grain); a unique and most fascinating group of these rare stamps. As it is the norm despite the risk of sounding rather repetitive, when we present clichés and we compare the "Art of Sperati" collection with the
"Ultimate" one, the latter did not contain any matrix, glass clichés or clichés on celluloid of the compared issue.(Image 1)
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Estimate. € 1,000
SOLD for € 1,000.00
Closing..Dec-06, 11:59 PM |
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 Spain - 1852-75, a phenomenal lot of 112 items, comprising 1852 Issue with three 2r glass clichés in red and black, of which two showing a pair, one 6r cliché on celluloid in vermilion to create, three 2r trial
exposures on photographic paper and five finished reproductions including one pair unused, single used and vertical pair on piece with 'Baeza' of Alcira alongside; the 1853 Issue is represented by two magnificent 6r glass cliches with double painted
thick frame around the design to avoid the light to diffuse laterally in the next step of production, with interesting notes including "16° x 2'30" x6°" for the 2 mins 30 secs of light exposure under 16°C and using a 6% of a chemical substance, and
"3/44" for March 1944 with additional comment indicating that it was serving as a essay of the denomination "ess. chiff." probably because Sperati was not happy with the result of the value tablet, 2r & 6r trial exposure trials, one dated "4/40";
1854 4c six glass clichés, four in different colours and two in negative, some dated Feb.-24, with more notes about the exposure times and temperature and "5,5% tiedi gel" (5,5% of tempered gelatin); 1860 19cu with glass cliché numbered as essay 12,
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Estimate. € 7,500
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 Spain - 1850-1905 Cancellations: assembly of 50 items including few glass clichés and clichés on celluloids, genuine stamps with their cancellation isolated from the design which was chemically removed, and used by Sperati for
his reproductions and essays on paper fo which some include Sperati manuscript comments.(Image 1)
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Estimate. € 500
SOLD for € 1,400.00
Closing..Dec-06, 11:59 PM |
Spanish Colonies
Rio de Oro
| Lot |
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| 50106 |
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 Spanish Colonies, Río de Oro - 1907 4p error of colour in se-tenant pair with 3p, group of 13 items featuring the typographic and photolithographic process, the former featuring a highly valuable copper plate, two
die proofs on pelure paper including one with annotation "press. 6,5" which was probably related to the set up of his press, three essays in green on wove paper including one with incomplete impression and one over-inked and excluded with a blue
crayon cross (dated August 1926); the photolithographic process is illustrated by an important master negative cliché on film with handprinted surround to avoid the light to diffuse laterally, with incidentally the serial numbers on the back of the
stamps which have been also transposed, six glass support clichés (three including a portion of a third example which was a 3p) including one which had not a sufficient exposure ("expo. insuff. 5'30" ") despite 5 mins 30 secs in February 1935, this
cliché and two others present a part of a third example of 3p value. An incredible and unique lot demonstrating the usage of two different printing processes and including a copper plate, the only one known for Río de Oro and being a very rare
artifact in the Sperati archive; the B.P.A. Sperati I states to have only seen a proof of impression of a single 4p+3p se tenant pair as the previous proof of this pair recorded, which evidently indicates the importance of this lot and its
discovery.(Image 1)
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Estimate. € 2,500
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Sweden
Sweden
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Opening |
| 50107 |
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 Sweden - 1855 "Tre Skilling" error of colour, group of eleven items including one master negative with painted surround to avoid the light to diffuse laterally, three glass support clichés in brown-orange (2) and red, one
dated 6/41 with the notation "amon" chemical 6% with minutes 30 seconds exposure to light under 18°C temperature, one with notation "voile vio" indicating violet filter was used which also intensified the yellow-brown in this cliché numbered 424,
the other noted a usage of 6% chemical, with a exposure to light of 1 min 10 secs at 17°C temperature; also four clichés on celluloid, two in yellow and both dated 2/48 annotated "t. II", one in red dated 4/49 with the hand note "Pose insuff" for
insufficient exposure to light and indeed this cliché illustrating a weak image with a lack of definition, one in black dated 2/51 and 5% chemical used and 3 mins light exposure, also included are a finish reproduction of the error of colour signed
in pencil on the back by Sperati, and two final reproductions in green, one of which is mounted on a part album page with a note from A. Brun indicating he thought the margins had been added and a pencil note by Sperati saying "comical"; the master
negative included in this lot, it is as usual very important as the foundation for the production of the clichés; for many oh his reproductions Sperati used genuine, common stamps including those with proper perforations, watermarks and correct
cancels for the period and after applying protective coatings to the genuine cancel, he chemically treated the stamps to remove the design before using his clichés for printing his design onto the final reproduction; a unique collection of master and
working clichés illustrating part of the work and techniques he undertook to reproduce one of the most valuable and iconic errors of worldwide philately; only the B.P.A. reports just one cliché in its collection, whereas this lot does not only
include seven clichés, but also the important master negative; the "Ultimate" collection had just one example of the finished colour of error reproduction and no clichés, and the Postal Museum in Paris has no clichés for Sweden.(Image 1)
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Estimate. € 20,000
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 Sweden - 1855 24sk, group of twelve items including one master negative which is the foundation of producing the glass clichés, four glass support clichés of which one in orange (dated 3/41), the others in
deep-brown, light-brown and grey, three clichés on celluloid all in red-orange, two dated 4/43 and all with Sperati notations, as for example "voile vio - 17° x 6 x 1' 10" 319 Pathé" (meaning the usage of a violet filter to obtain a good contrast, 6%
of a chemical substance and under the 17°C environmental temperature an exposure to light of 1 min 10 secs was made), one exposure trial in brown, three reproductions of the actual stamp including one hand signed with cancellations; a unique array of
material providing insight into how Sperati reproduced this most important issue of Scandinavia; the "Ultimate" collection having just two reproductions of this value and no clichés or matrices are mentioned by the B.P.A.(Image 1)
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Estimate. € 4,000
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 Sweden - 1869 issue 17 öre, vermilion cliché on celluloid dated December 1946, with additional manuscript codes and note, and finished reproduction with handstamp on back, a unique duo with the cliché.(Image 1)
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Estimate. € 200
SOLD for € 200.00
Closing..Dec-06, 11:59 PM |
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