17 Jun 2024 – 22 Jun 2024
138 lots
Lot 80100 | Romania – 1858 “Bull`s Head” 108p, small group of five items, three 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, small group of five items, three glass clichés in vermilion and black and one negative coloured black all around, also two paper…
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 CHF
Lot 80101 | Romania – 1871 10b issue, two glass clichés in black
Romania » King Carol 1871 – “With Beard” Imperforate
1871 10b issue, two glass clichés in black and vermilion, both with mirror image and production notes at base, noting chemicals used and exposure duration,…
Estimate: 1’500 – 3’000 CHF
Lot 80102 | Russian Levant – 1865 R.O.P.I.T. issue, 2k, two Sperati clichés
Russia » Russian Post in Levant
1865 R.O.P.I.T. issue, 2k, two Sperati clichés on celluloid featuring the two design elements for the finished reproduction, one in vermilion and the other…
Estimate: 300 – 500 CHF
Lot 80103 | St.-Kitts-Nevis – 1882 6d Victoria issue, a previously unknown copper plate
Sperati
St. Kitts-Nevis – 1882 6d Victoria issue, a previously unknown complete copper plate engraving of the 6d value; unique, an important proof that Sperati…
Estimate: 200 – 400 CHF
Lot 80104 | St Lucia – 1885 1s, three glass support clichés, 13 items
Sperati
St Lucia – 1885 1s, three glass support clichés, one (damaged) dated “25/3” with manuscript notes on exposure and the filter used, and three glass clichés…
Estimate: 350 – 600 CHF
Lot 80105 | St Lucia – 1885 1s one glass support cliché
Sperati
St Lucia – 1885 1s one glass support cliché and a glass cliché featuring the country and value tablets at the top and base of design, also exposure of…
Estimate: 200 – 400 CHF
Lot 80106 | Italy, San Marino – 1892-1907 overprint “Cmi. 5”, engraved
Sperati
San Marino – 1892-1907 overprint “Cmi. 5”, engraved copper plate of the overprint elements; a unique engraved plate that documents a production process…
Estimate: 200 – 500 CHF
Lot 80107 | Spain – 1850 first issue, important assembly of eight glass clichés for the 10r
Sperati
Spain – 1850 first issue, important assembly of eight glass clichés for the 10r value, incl. on attractive celluloid cliché mounted between panes of glass…
Estimate: 1’000 – 2’000 CHF
Lot 80108 | Spain – 1851 2r, a small lot of production materials
Spain
1851 2r, a small lot of production materials for only the 1851 2r issue, comprising six glass clichés in various colours of black, vermilion, and deep…
Estimate: 600 – 1’000 CHF
Lot 80109 | Spain – 1851 2r, a small lot of Sperati production materials for only the 1851 2r
Spain
1851 2r, a small lot of Sperati production materials for only the 1851 2r issue, comprising two trial exposures in deep vermilion on photographic paper…
Estimate: 600 – 1’000 CHF
Lot 80110 | Spain – 1852 Isabella issue, 2r, 5r, 6r, five glass clichés and one celluloid
Sperati
Spain – 1852 Isabella issue, 2r, 5r, 6r, five glass clichés, incl. one dated March 1944 with comprehensive production notes around the area of design,…
Estimate: 450 – 750 CHF
Lot 80111 | Spain, Local Post Madrid – 1853 3cu, three items, one trial exposure
Spain » Spain Local Issues
1853 3cu, three items, one trial exposure on transparent photographic paper with annotations at base noting application of an unspecified chemical, an…
Estimate: 300 – 500 CHF
Lot 80112 | Spain – 1854 Coat of Arms, 4c, 1r, four items, incl. three glass support clichés in different shades and one trial exposure on celluloid with Sperati’s production annotations regarding the Agfa film used and colouring; a
Spain
1854 Coat of Arms, 4c, 1r, four items, incl. three glass support clichés in different shades and one trial exposure of the 1r on celluloid with Sperati’s…
Estimate: 300 – 500 CHF
Lot 80113 | Spain – 1865 1r Queen Isabella II and 1874 10p allegory of justice, eleven trial prints
Sperati
Spain – 1865 1r Queen Isabella II and 1874 10p allegory of justice, eleven trial prints in black, gray, and brown on oblong strips of paper, all numbered…
Estimate: 400 – 600 CHF
Lot 80114 | Spanish Colonies, Río de Oro – 1907 4p in se-tenant pair with 3p, three trial proofs with impression in black on paper, one impression painted black around the area of design to concentrate the light, also an impression
Spanish Colonies » Rio de Oro
1907 4p in se-tenant pair with 3p, three trial proofs with impression in black on paper, one impression painted black around the area of design to concentrate…
Estimate: 300 – 500 CHF
Lot 80115 | Spanish Colonies, Río de Oro – 1907 4p in se-tenant pair with 3p
Spanish Colonies » Rio de Oro
1907 4p in se-tenant pair with 3p, three clichés with impression in black on thin paper, two impressions painted black around the area of design to concentrate…
Estimate: 200 – 400 CHF
Lot 80116 | Sweden – 1855, 3sk master negative with painted surround, 24sk with mirror image in black and a glass cliché in vermilion
Sweden
1855, 3sk master negative with painted surround to concentrate the light in optimum fashion, together with a glass support cliché of the 24sk with mirror…
Estimate: 2’000 – 4’000 CHF
Lot 80117 | Sweden – 1855, 3sk one cliché on celluloid vermilion
Sweden
1855, 3sk one cliché on celluloid vermilion and with mirror image, displaying Sperati’s production notes at base “cliché 4/49 voile vio Agfa”, specifying…
Estimate: 1’500 – 3’000 CHF
Lot 80118 | Sweden – 1855, 3sk two glass support clichés, one with note “Essai 83” and the other with faint impression “pose insuff. 3°”, also two fine clichés of the 24sk, one with mirror image in an attractive vermilion and date J
Sperati
Sweden – 1855, 3sk two glass support clichés, one with note “Essai 83” and the other with faint impression “pose insuff. 3°”, also two fine clichés of…
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’500 CHF
Lot 80119 | Sweden – 1889 Official 10ø, black cliché on film, showing mirror image
Sperati
Sweden – 1889 Official 10ø, black cliché on film, showing image reversal and production notes at base pertaining to exposure time and chemicals used, also…
Estimate: 150 – 300 CHF
Lot 80120 | Switzerland, Canton Zurich – 1843 4r and 6r, group of six items, incl. 4r master cliché
Switzerland / Schweiz
Switzerland, Canton Zurich – 1843 4r and 6r, group of six items, incl. 4r master cliché on celluloid with manuscript production notes and dating April…
Estimate: 1’500 – 3’000 CHF
Lot 80121 | Switzerland, Canton Geneva – Double Geneva, one glass cliché in black with integrated cancellation
Sperati
Switzerland, Canton Geneva – 1843 Double Geneva, one glass cliché in black with integrated cancellation Geneva type II rosette , and one celluloid cliché…
Estimate: 500 – 1’000 CHF
Lot 80122 | Switzerland, Canton Geneva – 1845 small eagle issue, one master cliché on celluloid
Sperati
Switzerland, Canton Geneva – 1845 small eagle issue, one master cliché on celluloid, dated Sep 1949, and a glass support cliché dated March 1951 with production…
Estimate: 350 – 600 CHF
Lot 80123 | Switzerland, Canton Basel – 1845 “Basel Dove” 2½rp, four production items
Sperati
Switzerland, Canton Basel – 1845 “Basel Dove” 2 ½rp, four production items that include a celluloid strip of the dove image in negative dated June 1953,…
Estimate: 1’500 – 3’000 CHF
Lot 80124 | Switzerland, Waadt – 1849 5c, one single glass support cliché
Sperati
Switzerland, Waadt – 1849 5c, one single glass support cliché with image reversed and without the central cross that was printed separately, a working…
Estimate: 200 – 400 CHF
Lot 80125 | Switzerland, Local and Orts Post – 1850 2 1/2r group of seven items
Sperati
Switzerland, Local and Orts Post – 1850 2 1/2r group of seven items, comprising two very interesting working clichés on celluloid with dating Feb/March…
Estimate: 800 – 1’500 CHF
Lot 80126 | Tobago – 1880 6d, two extremely scarce glass support clichés
Sperati
Tobago – 1880 6d, two extremely scarce glass support clichés, one in ochre and one in bluish-black, both with image reversal and coloured around the area…
Estimate: 300 – 500 CHF
Lot 80127 | Uganda – 1896 5 rupees, six glass support clichés, two numbered “C/14”, Sperati made proofs of the 5r in black but no finished stamp reproductions have been found.
Sperati
Uganda – 1896 5 rupees, six glass support clichés, two numbered “C/14”, also a master negative on film and a retouched impression on celluloid (dated “9/50”),…
Estimate: 400 – 700 CHF
Lot 80128 | United States, New York City – 1842 City Despatch Post 3c, two celluloid clichés
United States » Postmasters’ Provisionals
1842 City Despatch Post 3c, two celluloid clichés with mirror image in black and light gray, mounted between glass, dated Feb 1953 and Apr 1950 respectively,…
Estimate: 400 – 800 CHF
Lot 80129 | United States, New York City – 1845, 5c Postmaster’s Provisional
Sperati
United States, New York City – 1845, 5c Postmaster’s Provisional: three reverse image glass clichés (two identical dated March 1953) in black and gray,…
Estimate: 700 – 1’400 CHF
Lot 80130 | United States, Providence – 1846 Postmaster’s Provisional,
Sperati
United States, Providence – 1846 Postmaster’s Provisional, one cliché on photographic paper exhibiting very clear impression in vermilion, displaying characteristic…
Estimate: 200 – 400 CHF
Lot 80131 | United States, Confederate States – 1861 10c glass support cliché
Sperati
United States, Confederate States – 1861 10c glass support cliché coloured black around the area of design and 1863 10c mirror image impression on celluloid…
Estimate: 600 – 1’000 CHF
Lot 80132 | United States, Confederate States – 1862 10c and, two glass clichés with reverse imagee in red and black (dated Sep 1951), and three glass clichés of the 1863 10c in black and vermilion, also one master cliché on cellulo
Sperati
United States, Confederate States – 1862 and 1863 10c, two glass clichés with reverse image in red and black (dated Sep 1951), and three glass clichés…
Estimate: 1’000 – 2’000 CHF
Lot 80133 | United States, Hawaii – 1859-63, 2c group of four glass clichés and three clichés on celluloid
United States » U.S. Possessions » Hawaii
United States, Hawaii – 1859-63, 2c group of four glass clichés and three clichés on celluloid, the celluloid includes two clichés of type F (of pos. 6),…
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’500 CHF
Lot 80134 | US Possessions, Hawaii – 1863, 2c Inter-island, three production items
Sperati
US Possessions, Hawaii – 1863, 2c Inter-island, three elements of the manufacturing process, one negative glass cliché (showing the stamp in Sperati reproduction…
Estimate: 500 – 750 CHF
Lot 80135 | Uruguay – 1856 “Diligencia” 60c and 1859 100c “thin figures”, four glass support clichés, including one 60c. mirror image, in a very vibrant indigo, and a cliché in gray-black with a few notes in the margin, also the 185
Sperati
Uruguay – 1856 “Diligencia” 60c and 1859 100c sun “thin figures”, four glass support clichés, including one 60c. mirror image, in a very vibrant indigo,…
Estimate: 700 – 1’200 CHF
Lot 80136 | Uruguay – 1856 “Diligencia” 60c and 80c, two exposures on photographic,
Sperati
Uruguay – 1856-59 “Diligencia” 60c and 80c, two very tidy and attractive exposures on photographic paper, the 60c in the vermilion colour so often preferred…
Estimate: 500 – 750 CHF
Lot 80137 | Uruguay and Newfoundland – Uruguay 1859 180c proof on paper in green mounted on card
Sperati
Uruguay and Newfoundland – Uruguay 1859 180c proof on paper in green mounted on card also bearing Sperati`s emblem “Philatelie d`Art” and Newfoundland…
Estimate: 150 – 300 CHF