BRITISH WEST INDIES
HEINRICH KÖHLER Germany’s Oldest Stamp Auction House
THE ‘BESANÇON’ COLLECTION
The Global Philatelic Network Sell your stamps where your stamps sell best
CORINPHILA AUKTIONEN AG
CORINPHILA VEILINGEN B.V.
Wiesenstr. 8 8032 Zurich Switzerland
Mortelmolen 3 1185 XV Amstelveen / Amsterdam Netherlands
phone +41 44 3899191 fax +41 44 3899195 info@corinphila.ch www.corinphila.ch
phone +31 20 6249740 fax +31 20 6249749 info@corinphila.nl www.corinphila.nl
H.R. HARMER
HEINRICH KÖHLER AUKTIONSHAUS GMBH & CO. KG
JOHN BULL STAMP AUCTIONS LTD.
45 Rockefeller Plaza, Suite 2607 New York, NY 10111 U.S.A.
Hasengartenstr. 25 65189 Wiesbaden Germany
7/F, Kwong Fat Hong Building 1 Rumsey Street Sheung Wan, Hong Kong
phone +1 929 436 2800 fax +1 714 389 9189 info@hrharmer.com www.hrharmer.com
phone +49 611 341490 fax +49 611 3414999 info@heinrich-koehler.de www.heinrich-koehler.de
phone +852 2890 5767 fax +852 2576 5110 info@jbull.com www.jbull.com
TO BE OFFERED 2020-2021
TO BE OFFERED 2020-2021
Tobago
1879, Artists Essays for the First Issue.
1886, “½ PENNY” on 2½d. overprint variety “Figure further from word”, lower stamp surcharge omitted, mint. Four pairs recorded. Provenance: Arthur Hind(1934) Charlton Henry(1961) F.W. Doolittle (1980)
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1886, “½ PENNY” on 6d. surcharge inverted in pair with normal stamp. Provenance: F.W. Doolittle (1980)
1886, “½ PENNY” on 2½d. in pair with lower stamp surcharge omitted, mint. Provenance: Arthur Hind(1934) Charlton Henry(1961) Arthur Beach F.W. Doolittle (1980)
1886, “½ PENNY” on 6d., surcharge double (centre stamp) mint. Provenance: Charlton Henry(1961)
BRITISH WEST INDIES The ‘BESANÇON’ Collection This wonderful collection – built over the last 40 years – will be auctioned by Corinphila in 2020-2021 The ‘BESANÇON’ collection is a marvellous ‘traditional’ collection of this popular area, with Essays, Proofs, issued stamps, large multiples, covers and interspersed throughout with ‘philatelic gems’ chosen by the collector both for their rarity and aesthetic appeal. The collection boasts items from all the great collections previously formed, from Philipp von Ferrary (1921/1924), Arthur Hind (1934), Alfred H. Caspary (1957), Hodsell Hurlock (1958), Charlton Henry (1961), Maurice Burrus (1962), Lars Amundsen (1967), Claude Cartier (1977), F.W. Doolittle (1980), Alfred F. Lichtenstein & Louise Boyd-Dale (1989), Morris H. Luddington (1999), Sir Gawaine Baillie (2005) to the more recently formed ‘pseudonym’ collections. Like the Classic France, Australian States, Cape of Good Hope and Great Britain collections also sold by Corinphila, quality was of paramount importance to ‘BESANÇON’ and the following pages provide just a small extract from this outstanding collection.
BRITISH WEST INDIES – THE ‘BESANÇON’ COLLECTION
Antigua
St. John, ca 1860
1862, 6d. blue-green and 1863, 1d. dull rose in mint blocks of nine.
1913, 5s. imperforate pair.
1872, ½d. and 1d. used on Jan. 1873 cover to U.S.A.
British Honduras
De la Rue Artist’s essays. Provenance: Sir Henry Tucker (1978)
1888, ‘Two’ on 50 c. on 1s. grey surcharged in ‘black’ and ‘red & black’.
1888, Error ‘3’ for ‘30’. 1865, 1s. in pair with 6d.
TO BE OFFERED 2020-2021
Bahamas
The Royal Victoria Hotel opened in 1861, financed by the Government at a cost of £ 25.000.
1861/62, 4d. used on “all over advertising” envelope of the Royal Victoria Hotel, Nassau, to USA. Provenance: ‘Abaco’ coll. (2010) Morris H. Luddington (1999)
1861, 4d. mint block of six. Provenance: Charlton Henry (1961)
1862, 6d. used on cover to Ireland.
1872, De La Rue imperforate colour trials (near to issued colours).
1862, 1d. mint block of four with sheet margin. Provenance: Morris H. Ludington (1999)
1859, Perkins Bacon 1d. die proof. Provenance: ‘Abaco’ coll. (2010)
BRITISH WEST INDIES – THE ‘BESANÇON’ COLLECTION
Barbados
1858, 6d. die proofs in rose and black.
1858, 6d. deep rose-red, mint block of six. Only two blocks of six known.
Bridgetown, ca. 1850
1860, (½d.) pin-perf. 14x12½. Provenance: Hodsell Hurlock (1958) ”Olive Blossom” coll. (1981)
1852, (2d.) bisected on Sept. 1854 cover to Grenada.
1866, 1s. black, variety imperforate between. Only four pairs stated to be known.
1861/70, (½d.) grass-green, variety imperforate, the famous mint block of twenty. Provenance: Charlton Henry (1961) Lars Amundsen (1967) Claude Cartier (1977)
1861/70, (1d.) blue, perforated but never issued! Provenance: “Olive Blossom” coll. (1981)
1863, 1s. Error of Colour in blue (instead of brown-black).
1861/70, (½d.) grass-green, perforated but never issued.
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Bermuda
Bermuda, ca. 1870
1874, THREE PENCE on 1s. green, pair used with 1d. rose-red on cover to England. Provenance: Robert Winton Dickgiesser (1999)
1874, THREE PENCE on 1d. rose-red, unused.
1875, 1d. on 2d., variety ‘no stop’ after “Penny”, unused. Less than twelve examples known, mostly used.
1901, ¼d. on 1s. variety ‘F’ in ‘FARTHING’ inserted by handstamp, unused. Eight unused recorded of which one is in the Royal collection. Provenance: Robert Winton Dickgiesser (1999)
1893, 1s. variety imperforate horizontally from rows 8, 9 and 10 of four panes, possibly from a single sheet. Provenance: Dr. Henry Hicks (1975)
BRITISH WEST INDIES – THE ‘BESANÇON’ COLLECTION
British Guiana
1850, 4c. orange, used. One of the finest existing examples.
1850, 12c. with variety ‘2’ of ‘12’ with straight foot. Provenance: Philipp von Ferrari (1924)
1850, 8c. green, used. Provenance: Arthur Hind (1934) Dale-Lichtenstein (1969)
1857/59, 1c. Second Stone, type A+B+A+C used on cover, unique. Provenance: Philipp von Ferrari (1921) D.C. Gray (1962) Alfred H. Caspary (1957)
1853/55, 4c. “Frames in corners”, mint.
1934, 4c. mint pair, variety imperforate horizontally. From the unique sheet found and sold through the Post Office.
Georgetown, British Guiana
1853/55, 4c. blue, First Stone, showing retouch above FOUR CENTS, used on cover. Provenance: Claude Cartier (1977) Dale-Lichtenstein (1969)
1899, 2c. on 15c. variety surcharge double, one without stop after CENTS.
1938, 4c. variety imperforate horizontally, mint pair. From the unique half sheet sold by the Post Office.
1857/59, Second Stone, types ‘A’ and ‘C’, used, believed to be one of two used pairs of these two types se-tenant.
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Brit. Virgin Islands
1888, 4d. on 1s., surcharge double. Provenance: Cecil Donne Robinson
1888, 4d. on 1s., surcharge inverted in pair with normal surcharge.
1866/67, 4d., 6d. and 1s. die proofs (1s. without virgin) ex De La Rue Archive. Reference: Illustrated in Robson Lowe Encyclopaedia, vol.VI, page 172
Dominica
1888, 1d. on 6d. green, used.
1886, One Penny on 1s. double surcharge, mint.
1886, One Penny on 1s. double surcharge, used.
1888, Colour trials to match UPU International agreements for standardised colours. Provenance: De La Rue Archive
BRITISH WEST INDIES – THE ‘BESANÇON’ COLLECTION
Cayman Island
Cayman Island Turtles, ca. 1860
Jamaica used in Cayman Islands: 1900, “CAYMAN BRAC” c.d.s. on Jamaica 1d. on cover.
1907, ½d. on 5s. surcharge omitted (lower row, pos. 4). Provenance: Charlton Henry (1961)
1907, ½d. on 5s., double surcharge, mint.
1907, 1d. on 5s. double surcharge, mint.
1908, 2½d. on 4d., provisional local surcharge mint and used.
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Grenada
St. George, ca. 1860
1861, Essay and die proofs for the 1d. and 6d.
1878, 6d. deep vermilion mint pair. Provenance: Maurice Burrus (1962)
1861, 1d. bluishgreen, mint. Provenance: Charlton Henry (1961)
1873, 1d. deep-green, pair, variety 1875, 1s. variety imperforate vertically between stamps. ‘Inverted S in Provenance: ‘POSTAGE’, mint. Maurice Burrus (1962)
1886, 1d. Revenue stamp with “Postage” added in manuscript.
1875, 1s., variety ‘OSTAGE’ (‘P’ omitted), mint.
Jamaica 1860, die proofs for the First Issue ex De La Rue Archive.
1919/21, 1s. variety: Frame inverted, mint and used. Provenance: Byron R. Cameron (1974) for the piece
1921, 6d. with watermark “Multiple Crown CA”, prepared but never issued, unique in private hands!
BRITISH WEST INDIES – THE ‘BESANÇON’ COLLECTION
Leeward Islands
1890, Artist’s Essays for a ‘WINDWARD ISLANDS’ issue, De La Rue Archive.
1902, One Penny on 4d. surcharge double, mint.
1942, 10s. mint pair, right hand stamp showing “Broken lower right scroll” (row 5, pos. 12).
Montserrat
Provenance: Charlton Henry (1961)
1884, 6d. trisect plus one twelfth used for 2½d. rate on cover to Saint Kitts. Reference: Illustrated on back cover of Robson Lowe Encyclopaedia British Commonwealth, vol.VI
1876/83, 1d., 6d. green, 6d. blue-green showing ‘Inverted S’ in MONTSERRAT (position 15 in each pane of 60).
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St. Lucia
St. Lucia, ca. 1860
1860, (1d.), (4d.) and (1s.) the extraordinary fine selection of mint multiples. Provenance: Charlton Henry (1961)
Provenance: Claude Cartier (1977)
Provenance: Charlton Henry (1961) Lars Amundsen (1967)
BRITISH WEST INDIES – THE ‘BESANÇON’ COLLECTION
St. Kitts – Nevis / St. Christopher
1875, 1d. magenta (4) used on cover to London.
1885, ‘Halfpenny’ surcharge on bisected 1d. carmine, an ‘unsevered’ pair used with 1886, 1d. on 6d. and 4d. on 6d. on registered cover. Island of Nevis, ca. 1885
1888, ‘ONE PENNY’ surcharge on 2½d. with original value table unobliterated, mint. Believed only one sheet of twenty printed.
1888, ‘ONE PENNY’ surcharge on 2½d. with manuscript line through value tablet, variety ‘Surcharge inverted’, mint and used. Reference for the mint: Illustrated in Robson Lowe Encyclopaedia British Commonwealth, vol. VI, page 136
1886, 4d. on 6d. double surcharge, mint.
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Nevis
1878, 1s. pale green, horizontal strip of three, vertically imperforated between mint.
1867/76, 1s. block of nine, variety “crossed lines of hill”, pos. 9 on the sheet of 12, mint. Provenance: Lars Amundsen (1967)
1883, ‘NEVIS ½ d’ surcharge on 1d. bisect, unsevered mint pair.
1878, 6d. grey, mint block of four.
1871/78, 4d. vertical strip of four horizontally imperforate between.
1867/76, 1s. “on laid paper”, used. 17 copies recorded. This position 9 adjoins the copy in the Royal Collection.
1867/76, 1s. blue-green, used on cover to London.
1891, Four-Colour Franking on registered cover to New York.
BRITISH WEST INDIES – THE ‘BESANÇON’ COLLECTION
St. Vincent
1861, 6d. deep yellow-green, mint.
1881, ½ surcharge on half 6d., unsevered mint pair, variety “Fraction bar omitted” on left half.
1866, 4d. mint block of nine.
1880, 6d. bright-green, mint block of six. Provenance: Charlton Henry (1961)
1869, 1s. brown, mint block of four.
1861, 1 d (2), 4d. (2) and 1s. used on cover to France. Provenance: Dale-Lichtenstein (1969)
1883/84, 4d. grey-blue, a pair used on Telegram to Suriname.
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Turks & Caicos 1874, 1d. (3) used on cover to New York. Provenance: Morris H. Luddington (1999)
1881, “4” surcharge on 1s., setting 3, mint block of 9. The adjoining block to the block of 18. Provenance: Maurice Burrus (1962) 1881, “4” surcharge on 1s. setting 3, mint block of 18. Provenance: Charlton Henry (1961) Lars Amundsen (1967) W. Frazer (2003) 1881, “½” on 1s., type 5 surcharge double, mint. Provenance: C.J.L. Snowden (1953) Morris H. Luddington (1999)
Philipp von Ferrary
1881, “½” on 6d., surcharge double, mint. Provenance: C.J.L. Snowden (1953) Morris H. Luddington (1999)
Maurice Burrus
1881, “2½” on 6d. mint pair imperforate between. Provenance: Philipp von Ferrary (1922) Maurice Burrus (1962)
1881, “2½” surcharge on 1s. setting 5, mint block of 15.
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Trinidad
Lady McLeod 1847, (5 c.) unused. Provenance: Philipp von Ferrary (1924)
1848, Master die proof. Provenance: H.J. Johnson
Duke of Sutherland, ca. 1850 Sister ship of Lady McLeod
1860, Litho printing (1d.), two singles used with 1859, 6d. green on cover to Germany.
1855, Litho printing (1d.) pair used. Provenance: Hodsell Hurlock (1958) Sir John Marriot (2001)
1917/18, WAR TAX, ½d. and 1d. in pairs each with one stamp “Overprint omitted”.
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Tobago
1879, Artists Essays for the First Issue.
1886, “½ PENNY” on 2½d. overprint variety “Figure further from word”, lower stamp surcharge omitted, mint. Four pairs recorded. Provenance: Arthur Hind(1934) Charlton Henry(1961) F.W. Doolittle (1980)
CORINPHILA AUKTIONEN AG WIESENSTR 8 8032 ZURICH · SWITZERLAND TEL +41-44-3899191 · FAX +41-44-3899195 INFO@CORINPHILA.CH · WWW.CORINPHILA.CH
1886, “½ PENNY” on 6d. surcharge inverted in pair with normal stamp. Provenance: F.W. Doolittle (1980)
1886, “½ PENNY” on 2½d. in pair with lower stamp surcharge omitted, mint. Provenance: Arthur Hind(1934) Charlton Henry(1961) Arthur Beach F.W. Doolittle (1980)
1886, “½ PENNY” on 6d., surcharge double (centre stamp) mint. Provenance: Charlton Henry(1961)
BRITISH WEST INDIES
HEINRICH KÖHLER Germany’s Oldest Stamp Auction House
THE ‘BESANÇON’ COLLECTION
The Global Philatelic Network Sell your stamps where your stamps sell best
CORINPHILA AUKTIONEN AG
CORINPHILA VEILINGEN B.V.
Wiesenstr. 8 8032 Zurich Switzerland
Mortelmolen 3 1185 XV Amstelveen / Amsterdam Netherlands
phone +41 44 3899191 fax +41 44 3899195 info@corinphila.ch www.corinphila.ch
phone +31 20 6249740 fax +31 20 6249749 info@corinphila.nl www.corinphila.nl
H.R. HARMER
HEINRICH KÖHLER AUKTIONSHAUS GMBH & CO. KG
JOHN BULL STAMP AUCTIONS LTD.
45 Rockefeller Plaza, Suite 2607 New York, NY 10111 U.S.A.
Hasengartenstr. 25 65189 Wiesbaden Germany
7/F, Kwong Fat Hong Building 1 Rumsey Street Sheung Wan, Hong Kong
phone +1 929 436 2800 fax +1 714 389 9189 info@hrharmer.com www.hrharmer.com
phone +49 611 341490 fax +49 611 3414999 info@heinrich-koehler.de www.heinrich-koehler.de
phone +852 2890 5767 fax +852 2576 5110 info@jbull.com www.jbull.com
TO BE OFFERED 2020-2021