17 Jun 2024 – 22 Jun 2024
138 lots
Lot 80050 | France – Bordeaux issue, 2c, blocks of four, one attractive negative glass
France » Emission de Bordeaux 1870
1870, type Cérès, Y&T n°40, 3 blocs de 4 timbres reproduction de Sperati, dont un magnifique cliché sur verre brun/cannelle avec inscriptions datées de…
Estimate: 600 – 1’500 CHF
Lot 80051 | France, Bordeaux issue – a small group of glass clichés
Sperati
France, Bordeaux issue – a small group of glass clichés and accompanying cancellations; 2c one attractive cliché of block of four on glass in red-brown…
Estimate: 500 – 750 CHF
Lot 80052 | German States, Baden – 1862-66 18kr, two glass suppoirt clichés
Sperati
German States, Baden – 1862-66 18kr, two glass suppoirt clichés with reversed image, one with technical annotation “voile temp fort”and exposure time,…
Estimate: 300 – 600 CHF
Lot 80053 | German States, Bavaria – 1849 1kr group of twelve production items, including four glass support clichés
German States » Bavaria
1849 1kr group of twelve production items, including four glass support clichés, one dated April 1945 and one tête-bêche pair, two clichés on celluloid…
Estimate: 2’000 – 4’000 CHF
Lot 80054 | German States, Bavaria – 1849 1kr group of nine production items, including four glass support clichés, including one in bright red with production notations at base, and two matching clichés in black and grey, two match
German States » Bavaria
1849 1kr group of nine production items, including four glass support clichés, including one in bright red with production notations at base, and two matching…
Estimate: 1’500 – 3’000 CHF
Lot 80055 | German States, Bavaria – 1849 1kr a very fine group of six production items
Sperati
German States, Bavaria – 1849 1kr a very fine group of six production items, including one attractive glass support cliché in black with reversed image…
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’500 CHF
Lot 80056 | German States, Bavaria – 1849 1kr, a finished reproduction on letter part
Sperati
German States, Bavaria – 1849 1kr, a finished reproduction (type C of the three types produced) on piece with stamp struck by MUNCHEN/26 Jul 1850; forged…
Estimate: 300 – 500 CHF
Lot 80057 | German States, Bavaria – 1849 1kr, a beautiful glass support cliché with tête-bêche
German States » Bavaria
1849 1kr, a beautiful glass support cliché with a very sharp impression in light-grey of the tête-bêche, in type C of the three types that Sperati produced,…
Estimate: 500 – 1’000 CHF
Lot 80058 | German States, Bremen – 1856 5sgr, one reversed image cliché on celluloid
Sperati
German States, Bremen – 1856 5sgr, one reversed image cliché on celluloid in vermilion, Sperati`s preferred colour for good photographic exposure, a fascinating…
Estimate: 150 – 300 CHF
Lot 80059 | German States, Bremen – 1856 5sgr, one spectacular negative cliche block of four
Sperati
German States, Bremen – 1856 5sgr, one spectacular negative reversed image cliché block of four on translucent glass with black border around, featuring…
Estimate: 150 – 300 CHF
Lot 80060 | German States, Hannover – 1860 10gr, two glass support clichés of extraordinary beauty
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…
Estimate: 400 – 600 CHF
Lot 80061 | 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
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…
Estimate: 300 – 500 CHF
Lot 80062 | German States, Lübeck – 1859 two items featuring the face value error “Zwei ein Halb”
Sperati
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…
Estimate: 300 – 500 CHF
Lot 80063 | German States, Oldenburg – 1855-61 issues, fourteen components
Sperati
German States, Oldenburg – 1855-61 issues, fourteen components of Sperati’s production, comprising: 1855 1/3sgr: four glass clichés, in gray and black…
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’500 CHF
Lot 80064 | German States, Oldenburg – 1859-61, 1/3gr one finished reproduction, unused (type A)
Sperati
German States, Oldenburg – 1859-61, 1/3gr one finished reproduction, unused (type A) and 2gr, one finished reproduction, unused (type A), both signed Jean…
Estimate: 400 – 600 CHF
Lot 80065 | German States, Oldenburg – 1861, 2gr one negative master cliché dated July 1941
Sperati
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…
Estimate: 400 – 600 CHF
Lot 80066 | German States, Saxony – 1850 3pf, group of thirteen objects
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…
Estimate: 2’000 – 4’000 CHF
Lot 80067 | German States, Saxony – 1850 3pf, group of two beautiful glass support clichés
German States » Saxony
German States, Saxony – 1850 3pf, group of two beautiful support clichés, one on celluloid in red-vermilion with dating March 1945 and Sperati`s characteristic…
Estimate: 1’500 – 3’000 CHF
Lot 80068 | German States, Saxony – 1850 3pf, small group of four items,
German States » Saxony
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,…
Estimate: 800 – 1’200 CHF
Lot 80069 | German States, Saxony – 1850 3pf, one glass support cliché in black
German States » Saxony
German States, Saxony – 1850 3pf, one glass support cliché in black on translucent glass dated Aug 1941, with a very detailed impression and integrated…
Estimate: 400 – 600 CHF
Lot 80070 | 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 cliché of the sort that Sperati work
German States » Saxony
German States, Saxony – 1850 3pf one splendid celluloid cliché with a reversed image impression in a refulgent red-vermilion with some decorative production…
Estimate: 250 – 500 CHF
Lot 80071 | Great Britain – 1840 Penny Black Official VR, an outstanding group of ten glass clichés
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black V. R. Official
1840 Penny Black Official VR, an outstanding group of ten glass clichés, all lettered PE, in a startling array of colours, including red, grey-blue, light…
Estimate: 10’000 – 15’000 CHF
Lot 80072 | Great Britain – 1840 Penny Black Official VR, an incomparable group
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black V. R. Official
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…
Estimate: 6’000 – 10’000 CHF
Lot 80073 | 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
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black V. R. Official
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…
Estimate: 3’000 – 5’000 CHF
Lot 80074 | Great Britain – 1880 2s Queen Victoria, group of five glass clichés
Sperati
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…
Estimate: 3’000 – 5’000 CHF
Lot 80075 | Great Britain – 1880 2s Queen Victoria, group of three glass clichés of position KJ
Sperati
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…
Estimate: 1’500 – 3’000 CHF
Lot 80076 | Hungary – 1871 2kr reversed image impression in black
Sperati
Hungary – 1871 2kr reversed image impression in black on photographic paper with manufacture notes, and 3kr red-brown glass support cliché together with…
Estimate: 300 – 500 CHF
Lot 80077 | India – 1854-1882 Queen Victoria, a fascinating and wide-ranging group
India » Collections, Lots etc.
1854-1882 Sperati forgeries, a fascinating and wide-ranging group of reproduction materials for stamps and postmarks, comprising a unique exposure on glass…
Estimate: 1’500 – 3’000 CHF
Lot 80078 | India – 1882-89, 1r, the un-overprinted design used by Sperati in a group of five items
Sperati
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…
Estimate: 600 – 1’000 CHF
Lot 80079 | Italian States, Naples – 1860 issue 1/2t one glass
Sperati
Italian States, Naples – 1860 issue 1/2t one glass support cliché with mirror image, with production notes around area of design and dating “7/38” indicating…
Estimate: 150 – 300 CHF
Lot 80080 | Italian States, Papal States – 1852 issue 50b and 1s, 50b working trial in blue on thin paper
Sperati
Italian States, Papal States – 1852 issue 50b and 1s, 50b working trial in blue on thin paper, and two proofs of the 1s top value with impression in black;…
Estimate: 350 – 500 CHF
Lot 80081 | Italian States, Parma – 1859 “Provisional Government” 5 items
Sperati
Italian States, Parma – 1859 “Provisional Government” 80c, 5 production items, incl. two glass support clichés with mirror image, one coloured black around…
Estimate: 500 – 750 CHF
Lot 80082 | Italian States, Sardinia – 1851-63 issue 3l, two support clichés
Sperati
Italian States, Sardinia – 1851-63 issue 3l, two glass support clichés, clear impression in red-vermilion and one in dark brown with mirror image, with…
Estimate: 200 – 400 CHF
Lot 80083 | Italian States, Sardinia – 1861 3 lire, group of four items, including three glass
Sperati
Italian States, Sardinia – 1861 3 lire, group of four items, including three glass support clichés, of which two in red-vermilion and one negative cliché…
Estimate: 500 – 750 CHF
Lot 80084 | Italian States, Sicily – 1859 5g reversed image impression celluloid
Italian States » Sicily
1859 5g reversed image impression on celluloid paper, with production annotations at base; no similar example found in the “Ultimate” collection.
Estimate: 200 – 400 CHF
Lot 80085 | Italian States, Sicily – 1859, 1/2gr, 50gr very attractive selection of three glass
Sperati
Italian States, Sicily – 1859, 1/2gr, 50gr very attractive selection of three glass support clichés in black and vermilion on coloured glass together with…
Estimate: 500 – 750 CHF
Lot 80086 | Luxembourg – a single glass cliché featuring two postmarks, PD in frame and circular datemark
Sperati
Luxembourg – a single glass cliché featuring two postmarks, PD in frame and circular datemark Luxembourg 8 Dec 1861, with copious production notes in Sperati’s…
Estimate: 100 – 200 CHF
Lot 80087 | Luxembourg – 1859-60, one glass support cliché for FRANCO cds
Sperati
Luxembourg – 1859-60, one glass support cliché for the FRANCO in oval cancellation; a beautiful sepia pm cliché.
Estimate: 100 – 200 CHF
Lot 80088 | Malaysian States, Sungei Ujong – 1878-1881 overprint “SUNGEI UJONG”
Sperati
Malaysian States, Sungei Ujong – 1878-1881 overprint “SUNGEI UJONG” for the Straits Settlement 2, 4, and 8 c issues, a comprehensive range of 14 items,…
Estimate: 600 – 1’000 CHF
Lot 80089 | Malta – 1869 1/2d, proof on thick paper with purple “Reproduction Interdite”
Sperati
Malta – 1869 1/2d, proof on thick paper with purple “Reproduction Interdite” above impression and Sperati’s pencil signature below; a most decorative and…
Estimate: 200 – 400 CHF
Lot 80090 | Mauritius – 1847 “Post Office” 2d essays or proofs on cardboard paper in the correct shade and in the red that was used for the 1d value
Mauritius » 1847 Post Office Issue (SG 1-2)
Sperati Forgeries: 1847 “Post Office” 2d essays or proofs on cardboard paper in the correct shade and in the red that was used for the 1d value; the red…
Estimate: 20’000 – 30’000 CHF
Lot 80091 | Mauritius – 1847 “Post Office” 2d, two beautiful essays on cardboard, one in a deep blue colour on a large paper without annotations on reverse, the other shows a weaker imprint bottom right with some partially erased n
Sperati
Mauritius – 1847 “Post Office” 2d, two beautiful essays on cardboard, one in a deep blue colour on a large paper without annotations on reverse, the other…
Estimate: 5’000 – 10’000 CHF
Lot 80092 | Mauritius – 1847 “Post Office” 2d, Sperati’s proof on cardboard in a rich and deep blue
Mauritius » 1847 Post Office Issue (SG 1-2)
Sperati Forgeries: 1847 “Post Office” 2d, Sperati’s proof on cardboard in a rich and deep blue with very sharp impression. It is worthy of note that the…
Estimate: 5’000 – 7’500 CHF
Lot 80093 | Mauritius – 1848 “Post Paid” 1d, a spectacular assembly of 12 items
Mauritius » 1847 Post Office Issue (SG 1-2)
Sperati Forgeries: 1848 “Post Paid” 1d, a spectacular assembly of twelve items for the production process of this famous stamp, comprising seven glass…
Estimate: 10’000 – 15’000 CHF
Lot 80094 | Mauritius – 1848 “Post Paid” 1d, an attractive group of four items
Mauritius » 1847 Post Office Issue (SG 1-2)
Sperati Forgeries: 1848 “Post Paid” 1d, an attractive group of four items, comprising one glass cliché with impression in vermilion, and two proofs on…
Estimate: 2’000 – 5’000 CHF
Lot 80095 | Mexico – 1895 5p group of six items, comprising one master cliché on glass
Sperati
Mexico – 1895 5p group of six items, comprising one master cliché on glass painted red and yellow around the design, and five tidy and attractive glass…
Estimate: 500 – 750 CHF
Lot 80096 | Persia – 1870 2 shahis Lion Issue, group of seven items,
Sperati
Persia – 1870 2 shahis Lion Issue, group of seven items, one glass support cliché in black and three additional glass clichés prepared for impression but…
Estimate: 800 – 1’200 CHF
Lot 80097 | Philippines (Spanish Colonies) – 1855-75, group of seven glass clichés
Philippines
1855-75, group of seven glass clichés, comprising 1855 5c one cliché in negative, one in black with image reversed, and a very faint but sharp impression…
Estimate: 700 – 1’500 CHF
Lot 80098 | Philippines (Spanish Colonies) – 1863-79, five glass support clichés
Philippines
1863-79, five glass support clichés of the 25m and 200m values, showing varying colours, from very faint impression, to brown and deep red; a visually…
Estimate: 500 – 700 CHF
Lot 80099 | Romania – 1858 “Bull`s Head” 108p seven glass clichés,
Romania » 1858 Moldavian Bull’s (21 July) Handstruck at Jassy on wove paper (81pa.) or laid paper (other values).
1858 “Bull`s Head” 108p seven glass clichés, incl. one negative cliché and clichés in blue, light and dark brown, black, and an exceptionally thick glass…
Estimate: 4’000 – 6’000 CHF