142 Corinphila Stamp Auction Sale
January 15, 2005
THE EDGAR KUPHAL GRAND PRIX D'HONNEUR COLLECTION "HANSEATIC CITY OF HAMBURG"
Corinphila has been entrusted to sell by auction the fantastic
Grand Prix d'Honneur collection "The Hanseatic City of Hamburg"
formed by Edgar Kuphal.
This sale features over 500 individual lots with a range of
philatelic gems including rare and exotic Destinations Worldwide,
exceptional Colour and Mixed Frankings, Combination covers,
Postal Stationery, Transatlantic Ship Mail to North and
South America, Rural cancellations, Foreign Post Offices
in Hamburg, as well as used and unused blocks, largest
multiples known, full sheets or part of sheets.
The Kuphal collection of Hamburg is the most comprehensive
and important of its kind and features many rarities which
once crowned the famous collections of Ferrari, Rothschild,
Caspary, Burrus, C.H. Lange, W. Traber, Sammet, and Boker.
The Edgar Kuphal collection has received many philatelic
awards, such as Large Gold in Singapore 1995, Istanbul 1996,
Moscow 1997, as well as 1998 in Tel Aviv the highest award
achieveable, the Grand Prix d'Honnneur. The collection was
afterwards presented in a special show at IBRA 1999 in
Nürnberg and exhibited last time at Belgica 2001 in the
Court of Honour where it received another Large Gold Medal.
Many items have not been on the philatelic market for a
long time and some are offered for the first time ever.
Short Terms and Conditions
The total amount due is payable in Swiss francs. "The purchaser shall pay the sales prices plus 18 % commission. Foreign currencies will be accepted to the extent of the amounts credited by a principal Swiss bank; any costs arising from exchange rate differences will be borne by the bidder. In addition to the hammer price including the 18% commission, the Swiss value-added tax (VAT) of 7.6% is payable. VAT is not payable by Buyers from abroad possessing a legal direct export declaration. If Buyers from abroad wish to export the lots themselves, VAT will be debited and refunded upon presentation of the legal export declaration