383. Auktion

5 c. burnt sienna in combination with Desmadryl 5 c. deep reddish-brown (with constant plate scratch of pos. 122), both touched at one side, otherwise full to large margins, tied to letter sheet with adjacent red "SANTIAGO 12 NBRE 55" to Valparaiso. An extremely rare letter, one of very few recorded with this combination franking. Certificates BPA (1999) and Moorhouse (2010) (Scott 4+3)

5 c. burnt sienna, horizontal strip of four, clear at left, otherwise good to large margins, in combination with Desmadryl 10 c. pale blue, touched at base left and with scissors cut at lower left, tied by target to letter sheet from "SANTIAGO 27 JUNIO 55" to Valparaiso. The single stamp had been lifted for inspection and replaced, otherwise very fine and fresh. A most remarkable and extremely rare combination. Certificates BPA (1992) and Moorhouse (2010)

Provenance:  Jean Dupont (Balasse 1981)  Gerhard Blank (Robson Lowe, 1991)

Reference: Illustrated in 'Chile First Issues of Postage Stamps 1853-1867' by Gerhard Blank on colour plate 11.

5 c. deep chocolate brown, horizontal pair, the left stamp just clear at top, otherwise good to very large margins with parts of two neighbours stamps at left, tied by seven bars target to lettersheet with adjacent red "SANTIAGO 31 JULIO 55" to Valparaiso. Very fine and extremely rare. We have just one further such franking recorded.

Provenance: Jean Dupont (Balasse 1981)  'Islander' (95. Corinphila auction, 1996)

5 c. deep chocolate brown with full to large margins including sheet margin with inscription "la direccion y" at base, in combination with horizontal pair 5 c. burnt sienna, right stamp tiny touched point at top, otherwise full to large margins including 11 mm sheet margin at left, tied by target to entire letter, dated "Tome, Agosto 4 1855" and endorsed "Per Palmena", to Valparaiso. Very fine and fresh. One of the most outstanding letters of Chilean philately, bearing marginal copies of both Gillet Recess values and transported by ship from a small town which possessed no datestamp at that time. Signed Alberto Diena with certificate (1963) and certificate RPSL (1981) (Scott 4a+4)

Provenance: 49. Corinphila auction (1963)  Jean Dupont (Balasse 1981) Joseph Hackmey (228. Corinphila sale, 2018)

Lithographed 5 c. red-brown, nice fresh colour and good to mostly large margins, unused with part original gum. Extremely fine and fresh. A  rare stamp in this condition.. Certificate Moorhouse (2008) (Scott 7a)

Lithographed 5 c. brown with the dramatic lithographic transfer flaw 'squeezed CENTAVOS' with just the "S" of "CENTAVOS" showing and base (Blank 5/Vt ½), leaving a 'Dwarf stamp' of only 21 instead of 23 mm in height. Nice fresh colour and full to large margins, lightly cancelled by target. A very fine and extremely rare stamp. Certificate BPA (1992) (Scott 7 var)

Provenance: Count Welczek (43. Corinphila auction 1959)

Lithographed 5 c. red-brown, vertical block of six with watermark inverted, just cut into at left and bottom right, otherwise mostly good margins, cancelled with 6-bar target.Very fine and very rare; just one further block of six of this stamp has been recorded and only one larger block exists. Certificate Moorhouse (2008) (Scott7a)

Provenance: Joaquin Galvez (62. Corinphila auction., 1979)  Provenance: Joseph Hackmey (236. Corinphila sale, 2019)

Lithographed 5 c. dull red brown with lithographic transfer flaw "POPIE" instead of "PORTE", good to large margins, tied by target to lettersheet with somewhat faint "VALPARAISO 4 NOBE 54", two Santiago. The entire light age wear, still fine and very rare. 

Lithographed 5 c. pale red brown, horizontal strip of 5 and single copy, all with clear to mostly large margins, tied by light targets to entire letter with adjacent red "SANTIAGO 3 OBRE 54" to Valparaiso. A very rare franking in outstanding quality. Certificate Holcombe (1994) (Scott 7)

Provenance: Joseph Hackmey (228. Corinphila sale, 2018)

Lithographed 5 c. pale red brown, horizontal strip of six, the right stamp touched at right and the neighbours stamp touched at upper right, otherwise full to mostly large margins (tiny tear between two stamps of no importance), tied by target to letter sheet with red cds. "SANTIAGO 14 NBRE 54" to Valparaiso. A very fine and outstanding entire;  the largest recorded strip of this scarce stamp on cover. (Scott 7)

Provenance: 'Islander' (95. Corinphila auction, 1996)

Second London printing 5 c. red-brown on blued paper, block of 8, close at upper left with one tiny spot touched, otherwise full to mostly large margins, cancelled by target handstamps. Very fine and rare. Certificate Holcombe (1985)

Second London printing 5 c. red-brown on blued paper, horizontal strip of 6, nice colour and good to very large margins, showing parts of three neighbour stamps and small sheet margin at right, lightly cancelled. Faint fold between two stamps and the right stamp with small gum stains, still very fine and rare. Certificates Alberto Diena (1952) and  Holcombe (1994)

Second London printing 5 c. red-brown on blued paper, block of four with full to mostly large margins, showing part of neighbour stamps at left, tied by target handstamps to letter sheet with adjacent red "SANTIAGO  20 AGTO (57)" to Valparaiso. Very fine and rare. Certificate Philatelic Foundation (1994) (Scott 8)

Second London printing 5 c. red-brown on blued paper, horizontal strip of 6, nice colour, the to left stamps slightly touched at top, otherwise good to very large margins, showing parts of 6 neighbour stamps, tied to lettersheet from "SANTIAGO 21 AGTO 57" to Valparaiso. A tiny corner crease at upper right, barely touching the design. A fine and rare entire. Certificates RPSL (1981) and BPA (1992) (Scott 8)

Provenance: Jean Dupont (Balasse 1981) Gerhard Blank (Robson Lowe, 1991)

Second London printing 5 c. red-brown on blued paper, vertical pair, margin close at top but large on three sides, with part of adjoining stamp at base, with 'Estancos' 10 c. blue, vertical bisect with large margins, tied to  cover from "SANTIAGO 7 ABRIL 57". Very fine. An extremely rare combination. Certificates Holcombe (1985) and Moorhouse (2010) (Scott 8+10p)

Provenance: 72. Corinphila auction (1985)

1898, Coiling Dragons 2 c., horizontal pair with left gutter, tied by cds. "HANKOW" to postcard to Wien, Chinese cds. "SHANGHAI", forwarded to the French PO at the port treaty, with 1894 10 c. tied by cds. "SHANGHAI CHINE 3 JUIN 1903" repeated alongside, arrival cds. "WIEN 7 7 01"; one 2 c. with a few shorts perfs, still very fine

1930, Junk Issue 1c. on 3c. green slate as block of eight with additional frankinf tied by dotted cds. "SHANGHAI 19 11 36| 19" to front and reverse of registered cover to Munich, fine

1932, Sven Hedin Expedition 1 c.-10 c., cpl. set tied by cds. "PEIPING 7. 4. 33" to a registered envelope to Stockholm with adjacent red registration label, on reverse additional 1 c., 4 c. and 25c. tied by two further strikes, cover signed on the back flap by Sven Hedin himself and send to his sister Alma, very fine 

"I P O", very fine strike on illustrated postcard to Hamburg franked with China Coiling Dragon 4 c. tied by cds. "KIUNGCHOW 9 APR 04" and Hong Kong Edward VII 4 c. used with cds "VICTORIA 12 APR 04"; very fine, a very scarce boxed handstamp (Webb rated "R")

1961, Table Tennis souvenir sheet with red first day special cancelation, very fine

1978, Galloping Horses, 5 y. souvenir sheet, mint never hinged, very fine

1979, Study Science souvenir sheet, unhinged mint, very fine

1979, Study Science souvenir sheet, unhinged mint, very fine

2 pia. yellow and 1 pia. red, tied by "POSTE VICEREALI CONSTANTINOPOLI4 NOV. 76" to small envelope to Alexandria with arrival mark. Small tear in the envelope backed and part of reverse flap missing, still fine and very scarce

2 pia. yellow, vertical tête-bêche. Fine colour and large part original gum, very fine

1872, Sphinx 2 p. dull yellow, perf. 13½:12½, tête-bêche pair within a block of four, upper sheet margins, fresh colours, unused, a few opened perfs reinforced by hinges, minor toning on the tip of the selvage only, otherwise very fine and attractive, together with a normal block of four, unused, very fine; a scarce variety (Chalhoub D27h)

1872, 2½ pia. dark violet, fresh colours, tied by cds. "POSTE KEDEVIE EGIZIANE CAIRO 7 73" repeated alongside, to envelope to Wien, adjacent strike of the straightline "Franca" in italic (payment according to the Austro-Egyptian postal convention in effect from 1868), arrival cds. "WIEN 22 7 73". A fine, correctly franked at 2½ piasters and scarce cover 

2 ½ pia. violet, block of four with horizontal and vertical tête-bêche. Fine colour and large part original gum, very fine

1901, postal stationery card 1 g. (H&G-Nr. 6), used with cds. "ADIS ABEBA 26 XI 1904", sent registered to Wien, boxed "R" alongside and registration label on reverse, transferred via the French Somali Coast with 10 c. and 25 c. tied by cds. "COTE FRANse DES SOMALIS 8 DEC 04", transit via Aden and arrival cds. A very fine and very scarce card with a delightful mixed franking

1905, postal stationery card 10 g. (H&G-Nr. 10), together with 1905 10 on ½ g. used with cds. "ADIS ABEBA 13 III 1905", sent to Wien, transit cds. "HARAR 26 3 5", with French Somali Coast 1903 10 c. tied by cds. "DJIBOUTI COTE FRANse DES SOMALIS 29 MARS 05", boarded on French paquebot to Marseilles, arrival cds. "WIEN 14.4.05". Card with a light corner crease away from the indicum, still a very fine and scarce mixed franking

1878: Indian Woman, ½ r. yellow-green, used on a reduced commercial cover, from Guatemala to Las Mercedes, dated 2 April 1881, tied by "6" numeral in blue, with datestamp alongside, reduced at left, some soiling, however a rare cover. 
 

1878: Indian Woman, 2 r. carmine-rose, used on cover front, from Guatemala to Alameda, USA, dated 30 June 1880, cancelled by five point star in black, with octagonal Guatemala datestamp alongside in violet, the "10/cents" handstruck applied on arrival, irregular right side where it has been torn, corner bend bottom right of stamp and perf. detached and tone spots, however a scarce example on cover

1879: Quetzal, ¼ r. brown and green, fresh vivid shade, used on cover front, from Quetzaltenango to Paris, 18 January 1880, tied by blue "62" numeral, with "Correos De Quezaltenango" circular datestamp in blue alongside, also a French Packet mail cancel dated 29 February 1880 also in blue, a tax mark "T" in triangle, with various manuscript charge marks; this stamp was only ever intended for local use and postcards, the passage to France would be postage due; some stains, small tear and creasing to side; a very rare and unqiue usage
 
 

1879: Quetzal, 1 r. black and green, block of fifteen and block of ten rejoined, making a spectacular block of twenty five, unused, no gum, fresh colour, nicely centered for issue, some perfs. trimmed top left, gum stain to front of stamp 14, hinges to reinforce where separated, a very eye catching major multiple of this issue and the second largest, rare.

Provenance: Max Platinga Collection

                   Brian Moorhouse Collection (Corinphila, November 2020) 
 
 

1879: Quetzal 1 r. black & green, a diagonally bisected example used as a ½ r., tied to large part 1880 cover front from Chiquimula to Guatemala City via Mazatenango tied by "19" numeral handstamp in red with corresponding "Correos / Chiquimula" datestamp alongside (Dec 3) in same colour. This cover front is mentioned in 'Guatemala 1' by Roland Goodman on page 93. The sole recorded, and entirely unique, usage.

Provenance: Collection Walter Lind
                   Collection Norman Hubbard
                   Collection Mark Spycher
                   Collection Max Platinga
 

1881: Quetzal 1 c. black and green, used on cover locally, tied by black cancel, dated 29 June 1892, the latest recorded use, with fine octagonal "Postalocal / Guatemala" in violet alongside. An explanation in manuscript on the reverse explains it was found in the PO Box after 7 years. A fascinating example, some stains and tears, presumably from it's time in the post box, rare, most probably unique.