U.S. and Worldwide Stamps
May 29-30, 2002

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #1
UNITED STATES STAMPS AND COVERS
1837-1884 cancellations, lovely collection on pages, with 220 stamps and 28 covers, incl. stampless; cancellations incl. various "PAID" types, Foreign Mail, Supplementary Mail, Geometric designs, Cross-Roads, various stars, fancy cancels incl. Kicking Mule, numerals, postage dues, ship mail and much more, some covers to foreign destinations etc., mostly fine-v.f.
Envelope u
Price Realized
$3,250.00

Lot #2
Postmaster's Provisionals
1845 5c black Postmaster's Provisional with forged "A.C.M." in red ink, without additional cancellation, a Sperati forgery, unsigned and without handstamp on reverse
F
Catalog #9X1F
Price Realized
$2,000.00

Lot #3
Postmaster's Provisionals
1845 5c black with forged "A.C.M." initials and "Paid" ms marking, stamped "Sperati Reproduction" and numbered "109" on reverse
F
Catalog #9X1F
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #4
Postmaster's Provisionals
1846 5c gray, unused Sperati forgery, without "Sperati Reproduction" backstamp as those issued by the B.P.A., v.f.
F
Catalog #10X1F
Price Realized
$5,000.00

Lot #5
1847 Issue
1847 5c red brown, unused with full original gum, margins all around, v.f., with 1998 PFC, rare unused
*
Catalog #1
Catalog Value 6,000
Price Realized
$950.00

Lot #6
1847 Issue
1847 5c red brown, red grid canc., margins all around, nice color, fine
u
Catalog #1
Catalog Value 600
Price Realized
$210.00

Lot #7
1847 Issue
1847 5c red brown, margins all around to just touching at top, tied by blue Philada pmk on FL used in 1849 to NY, fine
Envelope
Catalog #1
Catalog Value 625
Unsold
Lot #8
1847 Issue
1847 5c dark brown, margins all around, tied by blue pmk on coverfront, v.f.
Catalog #1a
Catalog Value 625
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #9
1847 Issue
1847 10c black, blue canc., margins all around, light vertical crease at left and two small tears at bottom, v.f. appearance, with 2000 PFC
Catalog #2
Catalog Value 1,450
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #10
1847 Issue
1847 10c black, margins all around, just clear at top, tied by blue grid canc. on outer FL from Baltimore to Mass, blue "10" hs alongside with matching "Baltimore Mar 9" departure pmk, fine
Envelope
Catalog #2
Catalog Value 1,800
Price Realized
$1,000.00

Lot #11
1847 Issue
1847-1890 balance of consignment, featuring 1847 5c red brown with blue grid canc., horizontal crease but v.f. appearance, 1857 1c blue, ty. I used imperf. pair, 12c black horizontal pair with red grid canc., 2c Blackjack unused without gumand exceptional centering, overall minor faults, fine-v.f. appearance,
*u
Catalog #1/229
Catalog Value 5,100
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #12
1847 Issue
1875 Reprints, 5c red brown & 10c black, Roosevelt small die proofs removed from gray backing, small faults, all outside of design, otherwise v.f., with2002 PSE certs.
P
Catalog #3-4P2
Catalog Value 800
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #13
1847 Issue
1875 Reprints, 5c red brown & 10c black, unused without gum as issued, ample margins all around, 5c with sheet margin at right, beautiful rich colors, v.f.
(*)
Catalog #3-4
Catalog Value 1,700
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #14
1847 Issue
1875 Reprints, 5c red brown and 10c black, unused without gum as issued, margins all around, 5c with some minor toning, fine-v.f.
(*)
Catalog #3-4
Catalog Value 1,700
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #15
1847 Issue
1875 Reprints, 5c red brown, unused without gum as issued, v.f., with 1995 PFC
(*)
Catalog #3
Catalog Value 750
Price Realized
$170.00

Lot #16
1851-57 Issue
1851 1c blue, type IV, unused without gum, recut once at top and once at bottom, beautiful shade on fresh paper, wide margins all around including part of adjoining stamp at bottom and top and part of sheet margin at right, a remarkably large margined example of this issue, v.f. with 2000 PFC
(*)
Catalog #9
Catalog Value 325
Price Realized
$95.00

Lot #17
1851-57 Issue
1851 3c claret, unused without gum, large margins all around, incl. part of adjoining stamp at bottom, bright color, fresh and v.f. with 2001 PFC
(*)
Catalog #11var
Catalog Value 100
Price Realized
$170.00

Lot #18
1851-57 Issue
1851 5c red brown, used with a neat "New Orleans Oct 12" cds, clear to large margins, fresh and v.f. with 1998 PSE cert.
u
Catalog #12
Catalog Value 1,000
Price Realized
$1,100.00

Lot #19
1851-57 Issue
1851 10c green, type II, beautiful used single showing double transfer in "Postage" (pos. 31L), huge margins, deep color and neat partial San Francisco cds, v.f.
u
Catalog #14var
Catalog Value 300
Unsold
Lot #20
1851-57 Issue
1851 10c green, large margins all around, used, v.f.
Catalog #15
Catalog Value 210
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #21
1851-57 Issue
1851 10c green, large margins all around, town pmk, v.f. and exceptional stamp, with 1986 PFC
Catalog #15
Catalog Value 210
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #22
1851-57 Issue
1851 10c green, used with black grid canc., margins all around, v.f.
Catalog #15
Catalog Value 210
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #23
1851-57 Issue
1851 10c green, type IV, position 3R1, used with black canc., recut at top, full margins all around, v.f. with 1975 PFC
u
Catalog #16
Catalog Value 1,600
Price Realized
$550.00

Lot #24
1851-57 Issue
1851 12c black, horiz. pair, margins all around, black grid canc., v.f.
Catalog #17
Catalog Value 700
Price Realized
$4,500.00

Lot #25
1851-57 Issue
1851 12c black, pos.67R1, recut and plated, light blue pmk, mounted in special photo-montage, margins all around, v.f.
Catalog #17
Catalog Value 325
Price Realized
$2,300.00

Lot #26
1851-57 Issue
1851 12c black, diagonal bisect used in 1853 on cover from San Francisco to East Baldwin, Maine, fine, with 1948 PFC
Envelope
Catalog #17a
Catalog Value 2,500
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #27
1857-61 Issue
1857 3c rose, type I, used with black canc., wide margins for this issue, v.f.
u
Catalog #25
Catalog Value 90
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #28
1857-61 Issue
1857 3c red, selection of 200 covers, various shades and usages, some uprated stationery entires etc., worth careful inspection
Envelope
Catalog #26
Price Realized
$5,750.00

Lot #29
1857-61 Issue
1857 5c brick red, beautiful rich color, precise centering, design clear of perforations all around, used with neat "1859 New Orleans" cds, a v.f. example of this issue, with 2001 PFC
u
Catalog #27
Catalog Value 1,400
Price Realized
$600.00

Lot #30
1857-61 Issue
1857 5c brick red, used with neat black cds canc., beautiful centering with clear margins, bright paper, small crease at top right, v.f. appearance, with 1986 PFC
u
Catalog #27
Catalog Value 1,400
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #31
1857-61 Issue
1857-61 5c brown, type II, red departure and arrival grids, fine
Catalog #30A
Catalog Value 275
Price Realized
$1,700.00

Lot #32
1857-61 Issue
1857 10c green, type I, used with light black town canc., choice centering with extra wide margin at bottom, v.f. with 1960 PFC
u
Catalog #31
Catalog Value 850
Price Realized
$950.00

Lot #33
1857-61 Issue
1857 10c green, type II, used with black canc., well centered with wide margins, v.f., with 2000 PFC
Catalog #32
Catalog Value 275
Price Realized
$1,200.00

Lot #34
1857-61 Issue
1857 10c green, type II, exceptionally well centered with rich color, neat grid canc., reperforated at top, v.f. appearance
u
Catalog #32
Catalog Value 295
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #35
1857-61 Issue
1857 24c gray, unused without gum, fresh and fine
(*)
Catalog #37
Catalog Value 725
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #36
1857-61 Issue
1857 24c gray, red canc., fresh and fine
Catalog #37
Catalog Value 350
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #37
1857-61 Issue
1857 30c orange, fresh and well centered, full original gum, v.f., with 2000 PFC
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Catalog #38
Catalog Value 1,800
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #38
1857-61 Issue
1859 stampless cover from Sandusky, Ohio to Germany, accompanied by a beautifully illustrated lettersheet, cover with New York Am.Pkt transit, Aachen and Stuttgart arrival pmks, large "30" hs and various ms endorsements, fine and attractivecover
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #39
1857-61 Issue
1861 beautiful patriotic cover franked with 3c red, canc. Aug. 13, used from Philadelphia, expertly restored with entire back added, fine appearance
Price Realized
$170.00

Lot #40
1857-61 Issue
1860 90c blue, unused without gum, rich color, tiny corner perf. creases, otherwise fresh and fine
(*)
Catalog #39
Catalog Value 1,275
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #41
1857-61 Issue
1875 Reprints, 1c blue, unused without gum as issued, fine
(*)
Catalog #40
Catalog Value 625
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #42
1857-61 Issue
1875 Reprints, 90c deep blue, unused without gum as issued, centered to bottom as often, deep intense color, fresh and fine example of this rarity, only 454 issued
(*)
Catalog #47
Catalog Value 4,500
Price Realized
$550.00

Lot #43
1857-61 Issue
1862 cover to Kur-Hesse, Germany, via Hamburg franked with 10c yellow green & 3c rose (2), all tied to "The Union For Ever" patriotic cover, one 3c tied by red "New York Paid 10" packet cds, trifle soiled but a scarce Patriotic usage and rate, fine
Envelope
Catalog #65,68
Catalog Value 375
Price Realized
$1,300.00

Lot #44
1861-68 Issues
1861 10c green, selection of twenty stamps, various shades and canc., some faults, fine-v.f., ideal for the specialist
u
Catalog #68
Catalog Value 2,000
Price Realized
$210.00

Lot #45
1861-68 Issues
1862 24c steel blue, neat red grid canc., well centered with wide margins, a beautiful stamp, v.f.
u
Catalog #70b
Catalog Value 650
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #46
1861-68 Issues
1861 90c blue, l.h., rich color, rare unused with original gum, fine, with 2001 PFC
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Catalog #72
Catalog Value 2,750
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #47
1861-68 Issues
1867 2c Black Jack, tied by a Star of David hs on local New Haven cover
Envelope
Catalog #73
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #48
1861-68 Issues
1861-66 5c brown, unused without gum, fine
(*)
Catalog #76
Catalog Value 575
Price Realized
$100.00

Lot #49
1861-68 Issues
1864 Civil War Patriotic cover with "Merrimac vs Monitor" cachet, franked with 3c red, used in 1864, Sept. 21 from New Orleans to Poughkeepsie, fine and scarce illustrated cover showing two ironclads in action
Envelope
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #50
1861-68 Issues
1867 3c dark red, essay block of four on hard white transparent wove paper, fine
Box E
Catalog #79E25a
Catalog Value 200
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #51
1861-68 Issues
1867 10c yellow green, F.Grill, fresh and l.h., well centered for this difficult issue, with natural paper fold at top left, fine, with 2000 PFC
*
Catalog #96
Catalog Value 2,500
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #52
1861-68 Issues
1868 buff cover from San Antonio to England, franked with 12c black and G.B. 1p red affixed on arrival in Bedford from where the cover was re-directed within England, red New York exchange marking adjacent with Bedford arrival cds superimposed and Liverpool U.S. Packet exchange cds at LL, UL corner of cover clipped, otherwise fine "mixed franking" cover
Envelope
Catalog #97
Price Realized
$425.00

Lot #53
1861-68 Issues
1867 24c gray lilac, black canc., well centered with wide margins, fine and scarce stamp
u
Catalog #99
Catalog Value 850
Price Realized
$2,900.00

Lot #54
1861-68 Issues
1867 90c blue, F.Grill, original gum with h.r., fresh color and sharp impression, with 1981 PFC noting a light horizontal crease, actually quite acceptable with this rarity, missing from many advanced collections
*
Catalog #101
Catalog Value 10,000
Price Realized
$220.00

Lot #55
1869 Pictorials
1869 1c-30c, selection of ten stamps, including 1c unused without gum, 6c used, 10c used (2), 12c used (2) including one with crisp cork canc., 15c unused without gum, enlarged pinhole at center but v.f. appearance, 15c used with faint canc. & 30c used, fresh and well centered, v.f., overall fine-v.f. appearance
*u
Catalog #112,115-7,18-19
Catalog Value 4,000
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #56
1869 Pictorials
1869 6c ultramarine, l.h., nice color and centering, tiny natural inclusion speck, fine
*
Catalog #115
Catalog Value 2,750
Price Realized
$210.00

Lot #57
1869 Pictorials
1869 6c blue, plate essay on wove, perf 12, gummed, showing "Five Cents", v.f.
E
Catalog #115E2d
Catalog Value 150
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #58
1869 Pictorials
1869 6c orange, plate essay on wove, perf 12, gummed, showing "Five Cents", v.f.
E
Catalog #115E2d
Catalog Value 150
Price Realized
$1,600.00

Lot #59
1869 Pictorials
1869 10c yellow, unused without gum, well centered, faint horiz. crease, v.f. appearance
(*)
Catalog #116
Catalog Value 925
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #60
1869 Pictorials
1869 12c green, unused without gum, deep rich color, jumbo margins at left and bottom, fresh and fine, with 2001 PFC
(*)
Catalog #117
Catalog Value 1,000
Price Realized
$1,200.00

Lot #61
1869 Pictorials
1869 15c brown and blue, type II, center shifted upwards, unused without gum, fresh and well centered, v.f.
(*)
Catalog #119
Catalog Value 1,500
Price Realized
$950.00

Lot #62
1869 Pictorials
1869 15c brown and blue, type II, unused without gum, single short perf. at bottom, well centered, fine appearance
(*)
Catalog #119
Catalog Value 1,500
Price Realized
$170.00

Lot #63
1869 Pictorials
1869 30c blue & carmine, fresh color, wide margins at bottom and left, showing both departure and arrival pmks, fine and attractive stamp
Catalog #121
Catalog Value 550
Price Realized
$220.00

Lot #64
1869 Pictorials
1869 30c carmine & blue, used, wide margin at top, fine
Catalog #121
Catalog Value 550
Price Realized
$1,500.00

Lot #65
1869 Pictorials
1869 30c blue & carmine, fine used
Catalog #121
Catalog Value 550
Price Realized
$210.00

Lot #66
1869 Pictorials
1869 90c carmine & black, used, excellent centering, fresh and v.f., with 1995 PFC
Catalog #122
Catalog Value 2,400
Price Realized
$110.00

Lot #67
1869 Pictorials
1875 Re-issues, 15c brown & blue, type III, unused without gum, fresh and v.f., with 2000 PFC
(*)
Catalog #129
Catalog Value 1,100
Unsold
Lot #68
1869 Pictorials
1875 Re-issues, 30c blue & carmine, l.h., detailed impression, v.f. with 2001 PFC
*
Catalog #131
Catalog Value 3,000
Price Realized
$1,300.00

Lot #69
1869 Pictorials
1875 Re-issues, 90c carmine & black, small part original gum, sharp impression, well centered with wide margins, a beautiful example of the 90c re-issue, tiny indentations on the surface of the stamp, v.f., with 1998 PFC
*
Catalog #132
Catalog Value 5,000
Price Realized
$280.00

Lot #70
1870-93 Issues
1870 10c brown, regummed over small faults, beautiful color, fine appearance
(*)
Catalog #150
Catalog Value 325
Price Realized
$425.00

Lot #71
1870-93 Issues
1870 12c dull violet, l.h., redistributed o.g., rich color, v.f., with 2001 PFC
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Catalog #151
Catalog Value 1,750
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #72
1870-93 Issues
1870 90c carmine, black canc., well centered with wide margins, v.f.
u
Catalog #155
Catalog Value 300
Price Realized
$600.00

Lot #73
1870-93 Issues
1870 90c carmine, black canc., well centered with wide margins, v.f.
u
Catalog #155
Catalog Value 300
Price Realized
$575.00

Lot #74
1870-93 Issues
1873 7c orange vermilion, large die proof (36:46mm) on wove paper, usual marginal translucencies, otherwise v.f.
P
Catalog #160P1
Unsold
Lot #75
1870-93 Issues
1873 10c brown, part o.g., fresh color, well centered with wide margins, fresh and v.f. with 1990 PFC
*
Catalog #161
Catalog Value 700
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #76
1870-93 Issues
1875 2c vermillion, unused without gum, extremely wide margins, fresh color, a beautiful stamp, v.f. with 2001 PFC
(*)
Catalog #178
Catalog Value 175
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #77
1870-93 Issues
1879 1c blue, horiz. pair tied by St.Louis cds on elaborately illustrated "The World is My Field, S.A. Richmond, M.D." cover promoting "Samaritan Nervine" medication, with extensive explanation on reverse for this apparently cure-all "The Nerve Conqueror", v.f. and beautiful early advertising cover
Envelope
Price Realized
$575.00

Lot #78
1870-93 Issues
1879 3c green, huge "boardwalk" margins, black canc., incredible stamp
Catalog #184
Price Realized
$2,500.00

Lot #79
1870-93 Issues
1879 15c red orange, l.h., fresh and v.f.
*
Catalog #189
Catalog Value 350
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #80
1870-93 Issues
1879 15c red orange, h.r., fresh and v.f.
*
Catalog #189
Catalog Value 350
Price Realized
$1,500.00

Lot #81
1870-93 Issues
1882 10c brown, block of four, top stamps h.r., bottom stamps l.h., fresh color, huge margins at left and center, fine-v.f.
Box *
Catalog #209
Catalog Value 775
Price Realized
$210.00

Lot #82
1870-93 Issues
1882 10c brown, block of four, h.r., fine-v.f.
Box *
Catalog #209
Catalog Value 775
Price Realized
$270.00

Lot #83
1870-93 Issues
1883 2c pale red brown, Special Printing, horizontal pair, imperf between, l.h., fresh and v.f., a beautiful example of this scarce variety, with 1994 PFC
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Catalog #211Bc
Catalog Value 2,000
Price Realized
$425.00

Lot #84
1870-93 Issues
1887 4c carmine, l.h., v.f.
*
Catalog #215
Catalog Value 225
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #85
1870-93 Issues
1888 4c carmine, block of four, h.r., fresh color, well centered, v.f.
Box *
Catalog #215
Catalog Value 975
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #86
1870-93 Issues
1888 5c indigo, h.r., beautiful rich color, wide margins with perfect centering, a v.f. gem
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Catalog #216
Catalog Value 240
Price Realized
$1,000.00

Lot #87
1870-93 Issues
1888 30c orange brown, l.h., bright color, well centered with wide margins, tiny natural inclusion at bottom right, v.f. with 1984 PFC
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Catalog #217
Catalog Value 450
Price Realized
$220.00

Lot #88
1870-93 Issues
1888 30 orange brown, l.h., beautiful color with wide margins, well centered, v.f. with 1999 PFC
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Catalog #217
Catalog Value 450
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #89
1870-93 Issues
1888 90c purple, large margins all around, well centered, with PSE cert. (1994)
*
Catalog #218
Catalog Value 1,300
Unsold
Lot #90
1870-93 Issues
1888 90c purple, unused, well centered and fine stamp
(*)
Catalog #218
Catalog Value 500
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #91
1870-93 Issues
1890 1c dull blue, Plate No. and imprint horizontal strip of five, all n.h., beautiful color, huge margins all around with perfect centering, a beautiful strip, v.f.
**
Catalog #219
Catalog Value 275
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #92
1870-93 Issues
1890 6c brown red, mint n.h., fresh color with huge margins, v.f.
**
Catalog #224
Catalog Value 170
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #93
1870-93 Issues
1890 90c orange, part original gum, h.r., fine
*
Catalog #229
Catalog Value 600
Price Realized
$425.00

Lot #94
1893 Columbian Issue
1893 Columbian Issue, large die proofs, printed directly on cards, some h.r., v.f. and scarce set
P
Catalog #230-45P
Catalog Value 4,725++
Price Realized
$1,700.00

Lot #95
1893 Columbian Issue
1893 1c-$5 Columbian Issue, complete set of small die proofs on cards, beautiful color and sharp impression, fresh and v.f.
P
Catalog #230-45P2
Catalog Value 5,850
Price Realized
$190.00

Lot #96
1893 Columbian Issue
1893 Columbian Issue, plate proofs on card, cplt set, fresh and v.f.
P
Catalog #230-45P4
Catalog Value 1,408
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #97
1893 Columbian Issue
1893 Columbian Issue, plate proofs on card, cplt set, fresh and v.f.
P
Catalog #230-45P4
Catalog Value 1,408
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #98
1893 Columbian Issue
1893 Columbian issue, 1c-$5 complete set used, generally well centered, various pmks, $1 and $4 with small thin spots, otherwise fine-v.f.
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Catalog #230-45
Catalog Value 5,782
Price Realized
$280.00

Lot #99
1893 Columbian Issue
1893 Columbians, 1c, 2c and 3c never hinged, also 3c and 4c regummed, fresh and fine-v.f.
**
Catalog #230-233
Catalog Value 355
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #100
1893 Columbian Issue
1893 2c brown violet, block of four, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #231
Catalog Value 170
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #101
1893 Columbian Issue
1893 10c black brown, mint n.h., wide margins, well centered, v.f.
**
Catalog #237
Catalog Value 280
Price Realized
$1,700.00

Lot #102
1893 Columbian Issue
1893 15c and 30c blocks of four, n.h. and post office fresh, couple of natural gum wrinkles, fine-v.f.
Box **
Catalog #238-239
Catalog Value 4,520
Price Realized
$375.00

Lot #103
1893 Columbian Issue
1893 15c dark green, bottom sheet margin block of four, top two stamps l.h., bottom two mint n.h., beautiful color, well centered, v.f.
Box *
Catalog #238
Catalog Value 1,400
Price Realized
$2,700.00

Lot #104
1893 Columbian Issue
1893 30c and 50c, unused without gum, fine-v.f.
(*)
Catalog #239-240
Catalog Value 900
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #105
1893 Columbian Issue
1893 50 slate blue, fresh color, well centered, l.h., v.f.
*
Catalog #240
Catalog Value 600
Price Realized
$210.00

Lot #106
1893 Columbian Issue
1893 50c slate blue, well centered, unused without gum, fine
(*)
Catalog #240
Catalog Value 600
Price Realized
$1,200.00

Lot #107
1893 Columbian Issue
1893 $1 salmon, h.r., well centered, fine
*
Catalog #241
Catalog Value 1,300
Price Realized
$1,100.00

Lot #108
1893 Columbian Issue
1893 $1 salmon, unused without gum, well centered, fine
(*)
Catalog #241
Catalog Value 675
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #109
1893 Columbian Issue
1893 10c stationery entire, additionally franked with $1 carmine, well centered and tied by Cincinnati Oct.7, 1893 pmk, registered to Germany, small stain just below the stamp, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #241
Catalog Value 2,000+
Unsold
Lot #110
1893 Columbian Issue
1893 $3 olive green, unused without gum, perfect centering and large margins, an an impressive stamp, fresh and v.f. with 2000 PFC
(*)
Catalog #243a
Catalog Value 1,150
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #111
1893 Columbian Issue
1893 $4 carmine rose, used with bold New York registered canc., bright color, wide margins, fresh and v.f. with 1987 PFC
u
Catalog #244
Catalog Value 1,350
Unsold
Lot #112
1893 Columbian Issue
1893 $5 black, fresh color, perfectly centered with wide margins all around, n.h. and post office fresh, with tiny natural gum disturbance, v.f.
**
Catalog #245
Catalog Value 8,250
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #113
1893 Columbian Issue
1893 $5 black, barely hinged, sharp impression, wide margins, a beautiful stamp, fresh and v.f. with 2001 PFC
*
Catalog #245
Catalog Value 3,250
Unsold
Lot #114
1893 Columbian Issue
1893 $5 black, l.h., bright color, wide margins, a beautiful stamp, v.f. with 1999 PFC
*
Catalog #245
Catalog Value 3,250
Price Realized
$170.00

Lot #115
1893 Columbian Issue
1893 $5 black, unused without gum, well centered, v.f.
(*)
Catalog #245
Catalog Value 1,700
Price Realized
$2,100.00

Lot #116
1893 Columbian Issue
1893 $5 black, beautiful color, neat black cds canc. in upper left, v.f. with 1996 PFC
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Catalog #245
Catalog Value 1,700
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #117
1894-98 Issues
1894 2c carmine, type I, mint n.h. block of four, fresh color, wide margins and perfect centering, v.f.
Box **
Catalog #250
Catalog Value 240
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #118
1894-98 Issues
1894 $2 bright blue, l.h., deep rich color and beautiful impression, wide margins, fresh and v.f., with 1992 PFC
*
Catalog #262
Catalog Value 3,100
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #119
1894-98 Issues
1894 $5 dark green, l.h., rich color and sharp impression, a beautiful stamp, fresh and v.f., with 1988 PFC
*
Catalog #263
Catalog Value 5,000
Price Realized
$2,700.00

Lot #120
1894-98 Issues
1894 $5 dark green, l.h. if at all, deep rich color, well centered with wide margins, a beautiful example of this scarce issue, v.f. with 2002 PFC
*
Catalog #263
Catalog Value 5,000
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #121
1894-98 Issues
1895 4c dark brown, mint n.h. horizontal plate no. strip of three, fresh color, well centered with wide margins, v.f.
**
Catalog #269
Catalog Value 240
Unsold
Lot #122
1894-98 Issues
1895 5c chocolate, horizontal strip of three with plate no., n.h. and well centered with wide margins, v.f.
**
Catalog #270
Catalog Value 225
Unsold
Lot #123
1894-98 Issues
1895 5c chocolate, n.h. plate no. horizontal strip of three, beautiful impression, well centered with wide margins, v.f.
**
Catalog #270
Catalog Value 225
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #124
1894-98 Issues
1895 $2 bright blue, l.h., bright color, well centered with wide margins, fresh and v.f. with 2000 PFC
*
Catalog #277
Catalog Value 1,100
Price Realized
$1,600.00

Lot #125
1894-98 Issues
1895 $5 green, fresh and fine, with 2000 PFC
*
Catalog #278
Catalog Value 2,400
Unsold
Lot #126
1894-98 Issues
1898 cover from Goshen to New York, with St.Elmo Hotel collar advertising cover, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$1,900.00

Lot #127
1894-98 Issues
1898 Trans-Mississippi issue, 1c-$2 complete set used, various pmks, top values well centered, fine-v.f.
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Catalog #285-93
Catalog Value 1,862
Price Realized
$270.00

Lot #128
1894-98 Issues
1898 $1 black, h.r., fresh, fine, with 2000 PFC
*
Catalog #292
Catalog Value 1,250
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #129
1894-98 Issues
1898 $1 black, unused without gum, well centered and fresh, v.f.
(*)
Catalog #292
Catalog Value 600
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #130
1894-98 Issues
1898 $1 black, used, well centered, light postmark, v.f.
Catalog #292
Catalog Value 550
Price Realized
$2,000.00

Lot #131
1894-98 Issues
1898 $2 orange brown, l.h., beautiful impression, unusually wide margins for this issue, a v.f. stamp with 1979 PFC
*
Catalog #293
Catalog Value 2,100
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #132
1894-98 Issues
1898 $2 orange brown, fine used
Catalog #293
Catalog Value 1,000
Price Realized
$190.00

Lot #133
1894-98 Issues
1899 souvenir of Chicago, picture postcard showing picture of Ferris Wheel, used to Germany, rare
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #134
1894-98 Issues
1898 5c blue, used on cover from Washington to England, redirected to Funchal, Madeira, violet B.F.Stevens forwarding agent's cachet, accompanied by a long letter, minor faults, otherwise fine
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #135
1901-1915 Issues
1901 2c carmine & black, Pan-American, mint n.h. plate no. block of six, rich color, wide margins and well centered, v.f.
Box **
Catalog #295
Catalog Value 375
Price Realized
$6,750.00

Lot #136
1901-1915 Issues
1901 Pan-American Issue, 4c and 10c, fine-v.f.
*
Catalog #296,99
Catalog Value 252
Price Realized
$1,500.00

Lot #137
1901-1915 Issues
1902 beautiful illustrated cover, "Dold Quality Buffalo", franked with 1c green and black, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #138
1901-1915 Issues
1903 $2 dark blue, l.h., rich color, wide margins, v.f. with 2001 PFC
*
Catalog #312
Catalog Value 1,250
Price Realized
$375.00

Lot #139
1901-1915 Issues
1903 $5 dark green, l.h., excellent centering and bright fresh color, v.f., with PFC (1985)
*
Catalog #313
Catalog Value 3,000
Price Realized
$1,200.00

Lot #140
1901-1915 Issues
1903 $5 green, disturbed original gum, fresh and fine
*
Catalog #313
Catalog Value 3,000
Price Realized
$270.00

Lot #141
1901-1915 Issues
1908 Coils, 1c blue green, horiz. pair, nicely centered, h.r., with a small stain at left, otherwise v.f., with 2002 PFC. A rarity, the Philatelic Foundation has recorded only 80 pairs
*
Catalog #318
Catalog Value 12,000
Price Realized
$1,000.00

Lot #142
1901-1915 Issues
1907 Jamestown, 5c blue, five copies, n.h., well centered, fine-v.f.
**
Catalog #330
Catalog Value 1,250
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #143
1901-1915 Issues
1908 5c blue, block of four, l.h., well centered with wide margins, v.f.
Box *
Catalog #335
Catalog Value 220
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #144
1901-1915 Issues
1909 15c pale ultramarine, block of four, l.h., wide margins, fine-v.f.
Box *
Catalog #340
Catalog Value 290
Price Realized
$210.00

Lot #145
1901-1915 Issues
1909 5c blue, imperf plate no. block of six, one stamp l.h., rest n.h., fresh color, well centered with wide margins, v.f.
Box */**
Catalog #347
Catalog Value 360
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #146
1901-1915 Issues
1909 4c orange brown, coil guide line pair, l.h., well centered with rich color, v.f. and choice, with 1998 PFC
*
Catalog #354
Catalog Value 1,500
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #147
1901-1915 Issues
1909 Bluish Paper, 5c blue, well centered, l.h., fresh, with PFC (1986)
*
Catalog #361
Catalog Value 5,000
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #148
1901-1915 Issues
1909 13c blue green on bluish paper, l.h., beautiful color, well centered example of the scarcer bluish paper, v.f. with 1999 PSE cert.
*
Catalog #365
Catalog Value 3,000
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #149
1901-1915 Issues
1911 15c pale ultramarine, n.h., beautiful color, well centered with wide margins, v.f.
**
Catalog #382
Catalog Value 500
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #150
1901-1915 Issues
1911 15c pale ultramarine, n.h., beautiful color, wide margins, v.f.
**
Catalog #382
Catalog Value 500
Price Realized
$1,200.00

Lot #151
1901-1915 Issues
1910 15c pale ultramarine, h.r., fine
*
Catalog #382
Catalog Value 275
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #152
1901-1915 Issues
1909 advertising cover with "Rub-no-More" Washing Powder, v.f. and attractive item
Envelope
Price Realized
$1,300.00

Lot #153
1901-1915 Issues
1910 Coils, 1c green, guide line strip of five, n.h., well centered, fine-v.f.
**
Catalog #392
Catalog Value 505
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #154
1901-1915 Issues
1911 Coils, 3c deep violet, ty.I, guide line strip of five, n.h., crease in right stamp of guide line, few gum skips, otherwise fine
**
Catalog #394
Catalog Value 1,100
Unsold
Lot #155
1901-1915 Issues
1916 cover franked with 5c Panama-Pacific, used from Hartford to Tonga, passed by censor G.R.I. Samoa hs on front, War Relief label on back tied by an additional censor hs, arrival pmk cut out from reverse (to show on an exhibit page), scarce destination
Envelope
Catalog #399
Price Realized
$170.00

Lot #156
1901-1915 Issues
1914-15 Panama-Pacific, 10c orange perf. 10, fine, with PFC
*
Catalog #404
Catalog Value 925
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #157
1901-1915 Issues
1912 Coils, 1c green, two guide line strips of five, n.h., fine-v.f.
**
Catalog #412
Catalog Value 750
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #158
1901-1915 Issues
1912 50c violet, h.r. block of four, fresh color, wide margins at top and left, fine-v.f.
Box *
Catalog #422
Catalog Value 1,050
Price Realized
$1,100.00

Lot #159
1901-1915 Issues
1912 $1 violet brown, h.r. block of four, beautiful color, wide margins, fine-v.f.
Box *
Catalog #423
Catalog Value 2,200
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #160
1901-1915 Issues
1914 15c gray, horizontal pair, n.h., fine
**
Catalog #437
Catalog Value 500
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #161
1901-1915 Issues
1915 50c violet, barely hinged, rich color, well centered with unusually wide margins, v.f. example of this difficult stamp, with 1999 PFC
*
Catalog #440
Catalog Value 575
Price Realized
$800.00

Lot #162
1901-1915 Issues
1915 50c violet, well centered with large margins for this difficult stamp, l.h., v.f., with 1999 PFC
*
Catalog #440
Catalog Value 575
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #163
1901-1915 Issues
1915 50c violet, l.h., rich color, well centered with wide margins, v.f. with 2001 PFC
*
Catalog #440
Catalog Value 575
Price Realized
$1,100.00

Lot #164
1901-1915 Issues
1915 50c violet, l.h., rich color, wide margins, v.f.
*
Catalog #440
Catalog Value 575
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #165
1901-1915 Issues
1914 2c carmine, type I, imperf coil joint line pair, h.r., beautiful color, normal vertical crease in left stamp near guide line, v.f. with 2001 PSE cert.
*
Catalog #459
Catalog Value 1,050
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #166
1901-1915 Issues
1915 $1 violet black, well centered, l.h., v.f., with 1983 PFC
*
Catalog #460
Catalog Value 850
Price Realized
$1,600.00

Lot #167
1916-1996 Issues
1916 12c claret brown, block of four, n.h. and post office fresh, well centered, v.f.
Box **
Catalog #474
Catalog Value 400
Price Realized
$1,200.00

Lot #168
1916-1996 Issues
1916 $1 black, l.h., beautiful impression and color, unusually wide margins and well centered, a beautiful stamp, v.f. with 2000 PFC
*
Catalog #478
Catalog Value 800
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #169
1916-1996 Issues
1917 $2 dark blue, l.h., rich color, well centered with exceptionally wide margins, tiny natural inclusion in left margin, v.f.
*
Catalog #479
Catalog Value 290
Price Realized
$290.00

Lot #170
1916-1996 Issues
1917 $5 light green, barely hinged, beautiful color, wide margins, fresh and v.f.
*
Catalog #480
Catalog Value 240
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #171
1916-1996 Issues
1917 $5 light green, h.r., fresh color, huge margin at left, v.f.
*
Catalog #480
Catalog Value 240
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #172
1916-1996 Issues
1916 2c carmine, coil single, l.h., fresh example of this rare coil, with PFC (1978)
*
Catalog #491
Catalog Value 2,200
Price Realized
$1,000.00

Lot #173
1916-1996 Issues
1917 5c rose error, pair in a block of twelve of 2c stamps, top stamps l.h., well centered, error stamps n.h., fine-v.f.
Box **
Catalog #505
Catalog Value 2,100
Unsold
Lot #174
1916-1996 Issues
1917-18 unexploded 97c booklet with lavender covers, slight cover separation around the staple area, otherwise fresh and fine, very rare
Booklet
Catalog #BK54
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #175
1916-1996 Issues
1917-18 unexploded 97c booklet with lavender covers, staple partly detached, otherwise fresh and fine, very rare
Booklet
Catalog #BK54
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #176
1916-1996 Issues
1917 $1 deep brown, black canc., excellent color, tiny thin spot at upper left, fine appearance, with 2001 PSE cert.
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Catalog #518b
Catalog Value 1,050
Price Realized
$575.00

Lot #177
1916-1996 Issues
1917 $1 deep brown, black canc., good color, small corner crease at lower left, fine appearance, with 2001 PSE cert.
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Catalog #518b
Catalog Value 1,050
Price Realized
$220.00

Lot #178
1916-1996 Issues
1920 $2 lake & black, mint n.h. block of four with plate no. at top, beautiful color, well centered, left pair with natural gum crease, v.f.
Box **
Catalog #547
Catalog Value 1,560
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #179
1916-1996 Issues
1923-75 balance of consignment, including 2c carmine plate no. block of six, (Sc.577) n.h. with few gum skips, 5c-10c plate no. blocks of four (Sc.637-42) and 13c plate no. block of four (Sc.694), plus misplaced perfs and imperf. pairs,fine-v.f.
*/**
Catalog #577/1338A/1618g
Catalog Value 300+
Unsold
Lot #180
1916-1996 Issues
1922-26 13c Harrison, 10 unaddressed Washington FDCs, all with some toning, otherwise fine-v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #622
Catalog Value 200
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #181
1916-1996 Issues
1926 13c Harrison, two "Worden" FDCs, each North Bend, OH, fine-v.f., only 500 prepared
Envelope
Catalog #622
Catalog Value 350
Unsold
Lot #182
1916-1996 Issues
1926 2c White Plains Souvenir sheet, n.h., fine-v.f.
Box **
Catalog #630
Catalog Value 550
Unsold
Lot #183
1916-1996 Issues
1926 2c White Plains souvenir sheet, margins little reduced to accomodate a registered Worden FDC, Oct.18 New York pmks, fine-v.f., scarce "smaller size" FDC
Envelope
Catalog #630
Catalog Value 1,500
Unsold
Lot #184
1916-1996 Issues
1928 ppc from Philadelphia to St.Johns, Newfoundland, franked with 1c green and special red "Hoover for Continued Prosperity" campaign label, fine and very rare
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #185
1916-1996 Issues
1929 Aeronautics, cplt set on 5c Air Mail entire, 20 Washington FDCs addressed to Nickles in San Juan, some canc. offsets, mostly fine-v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #649-50
Catalog Value 300
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #186
1916-1996 Issues
1930 registered stationery card with additional franking, stamps with Swastika handstamps, sent from E.D., Ky to Bridgeport, Conn., v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #187
1916-1996 Issues
1933 Roosevelt Inauguration, March 4, three cacheted covers (two with printed cachets), one with "A Stamp Collector for President" label, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #188
1916-1996 Issues
1934 National Parks, also 1936-37 Army and Navy Series, collection of 30 different copper plate etchings, the Parks set by H.L. Peckmore, in issued, colors, the latter gray black by Campbell, N.Y., v.f.
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Price Realized
$425.00

Lot #189
1916-1996 Issues
1938 Presidential Issue, cplt set of cacheted (matched) and addressed FDCs, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #803-34
Catalog Value 550
Price Realized
$220.00

Lot #190
1916-1996 Issues
1938 Presidential Issue, cplt set of cacheted (matched) and addressed FDCs, some toning, mostly fine-v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #803-34
Catalog Value 550
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #191
1916-1996 Issues
1938 Presidential Issue, cplt set of cacheted (assorted) and addressed FDCs, mostly fine-v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #803-34
Catalog Value 550
Unsold
Lot #192
1916-1996 Issues
1968 Walt Disney, ocher color omitted ("Walt Disney", "6c" etc.), n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #1355a
Catalog Value 600
Price Realized
$280.00

Lot #193
1916-1996 Issues
1975 13c blue & red, perf. 10, ten unexploded booklets, v.f.
Booklet
Catalog #1623c
Catalog Value 290
Price Realized
$270.00

Lot #194
1916-1996 Issues
1996 Georgia O'Keefe, 32c Red Poppy, imperforate pane of 15, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #3069a
Catalog Value 1,500
Price Realized
$220.00

Lot #195
UNITED STATES AIR POST ISSUES
1918 6c orange, plate no. block of six with arrow, n.h., inclusion on bottom middle stamp, fine
Box **
Catalog #C1
Catalog Value 1,050
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #196
UNITED STATES AIR POST ISSUES
1918 6c orange, Top P# and Arrow block of six, fresh and fine-v.f., with PFC
Box *
Catalog #C1
Catalog Value 800
Unsold
Lot #197
UNITED STATES AIR POST ISSUES
1918 6c orange, six copies, n.h., one with small inclusion, v.f.
**
Catalog #C1
Catalog Value 660
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #198
UNITED STATES AIR POST ISSUES
1918 16c green, plate number block of eight, l.h., fresh color, well centered, v.f.
*
Catalog #C2
Catalog Value 1,075+
Price Realized
$550.00

Lot #199
UNITED STATES AIR POST ISSUES
1918 16c green, plate no. block of six with arrow, few gum skips, fine-v.f.
Box **
Catalog #C2
Catalog Value 1,500
Unsold
Lot #200
UNITED STATES AIR POST ISSUES
1918 16c green, Top P# and arrow block of six, fine-v.f.
Box *
Catalog #C2
Catalog Value 1,200
Price Realized
$850.00

Lot #201
UNITED STATES AIR POST ISSUES
1918 16c green, block of four, n.h., fine-v.f.
Box **
Catalog #C2
Catalog Value 580
Unsold
Lot #202
UNITED STATES AIR POST ISSUES
1918 24c carmine rose & blue, double plate no., arrow and double "top" block of twelve, top left and right stamps l.h., other stamps mint n.h., rich color and detailed impression, well centered, v.f.
Box *\**
Catalog #C3
Catalog Value 1,630
Price Realized
$290.00

Lot #203
UNITED STATES AIR POST ISSUES
1918 24c carmine rose & blue, mint n.h. double plate no., arrow and double "top" block of twelve, rich color and detailed impression, small gum skips, small corner crease at lower right, v.f. appearance
Box **
Catalog #C3
Catalog Value 1,700
Price Realized
$550.00

Lot #204
UNITED STATES AIR POST ISSUES
1923 8c dark green, three copies, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #C4
Catalog Value 120
Price Realized
$1,000.00

Lot #205
UNITED STATES AIR POST ISSUES
1923 24c carmine, bottom Plate No. Block of six, n.h., fine-v.f.
Box **
Catalog #C6
Catalog Value 3,100
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #206
UNITED STATES AIR POST ISSUES
1923 24c carmine, mint n.h. block of four, deep rich color, well centered, v.f. with 2001 PFC
Box **
Catalog #C6
Catalog Value 640
Unsold
Lot #207
UNITED STATES AIR POST ISSUES
1929 cover from China, posted from Hong Kong, with 10c Beacon tied by U.S.T.P. Sea Post Office S.S. Pres. Grant ship pmk, to pay forwarding charges from Berkeley to New York. This cover was carried under the scheme whereby mails from overseas, instead of being carried by slow, surface transit, could be accelerated by air within the US, provided that the current air mail charges were prepaid in US postage. Some overall toning, fine and rare
Envelope
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #208
UNITED STATES AIR POST ISSUES
1930 Zeppelin, set of three, mint n.h., with upper right corner sheet selvage, fresh and v.f. with 2001 PSE cert.
**
Catalog #C13-15
Catalog Value 2,160
Unsold
Lot #209
UNITED STATES AIR POST ISSUES
1930 Zeppelin, set of three, with extra 65c, used on two April 19 Washington First Day Covers, flown via Friedrichshafen to Lakehurst, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #C13-15
Catalog Value 3,600+
Price Realized
$425.00

Lot #210
UNITED STATES AIR POST ISSUES
1930 65c-$2.60 used together on small cover, making round the world trip to Lakehurst NJ, tied by "Varick ST Sta, NY 1930" cds, and "This Article Made the Complete Round Trip via Graf Zeppelin" cachet, Friedrichshafen (Jun 30) and New York(Jun 18) pmks on reverse, a rare combined usage
Envelope
Catalog #C13-15
Unsold
Lot #211
UNITED STATES AIR POST ISSUES
1930 $2.60 blue Graf Zeppelin, tied to flown cover with "New York Apr 30" black cds, well struck printed cachet, with "Lakehurst May 31, 1930" arrival pmk, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #C15
Catalog Value 600
Unsold
Lot #212
UNITED STATES AIR POST ISSUES
1933 Century of Progress, Oct.2 FDC franked with block of four of 50c green, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #C18
Unsold
Lot #213
UNITED STATES AIR POST ISSUES
1933 Century of Progress, Oct.2 cacheted FDC franked with block of four of 50c green, scarce "First Day Issue Special Graf Zeppelin Air Mail Stamp" hs on back, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #C18
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #214
UNITED STATES AIR POST ISSUES
1933 Century of Progress, Oct.2 FDC franked with vertical strip of 3x50c green, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #C18
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #215
UNITED STATES AIR POST ISSUES
1933 Century of Progress, 50c green, vert. pair used on cacheted Oct.4 FDC, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #C18
Price Realized
$425.00

Lot #216
UNITED STATES AIR POST ISSUES
1933 Century of Progress, unexploded booklet with 10 panes of 10 labels each, stapled at left, covers in blue with "Copyrighted 1931 by a Century of Progress" inscriptions, v.f.
Booklet
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #217
UNITED STATES AIR POST ISSUES
1938 6c Eagle, variety imperf. at top and bottom, with shifted horiz. perfs at top, used on cover to Canada, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #C23var
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #218
United States Flight Covers
1911 Chicago Avaiation Meet, eight panel fold out "Private Mailing Card" showing early pilots, including Glenn Curtis and their planes, pre-dates the carrying of mail by the "Pioneers" (the Garden city event was a monthin the future), scarce and pristine mint ephemeral item relating to the earliest days of the "Air Shows", v.f.
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #219
United States Flight Covers
1922 North Polar Expedition, cover franked with 2c red tied by green "North Star Air Post" and addressed to Henry Woodhouse in Chicago, "Maudexpeditionen" hs, and bearing Seattle June 3 cds, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #220
United States Flight Covers
1922, June 3, Amundsen North Polar "Maud" Expedition flight cover, franked with 2c, Seattle, Wash. canc., green North Star Air Post canc., and "Maudeexpeditionen" hs at bottom, fine, signed SchoendorF
Envelope
Catalog #AAMC TO1021
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #221
United States Flight Covers
1925, August 1 MacMillan Arctic Expedition cover franked with 2c Lexington-Concord (small fault), canc. Elmira, June 18 and addressed to Capt. MacMillan "North Pole", via S.S. Bowdoin to Etah, from Wiscasset, Maine, with "MacMillan Navy Polar Flight Expedition Etah, North Greenland, Aut.1, 1925" blue cachet on back, signed by Donald MacMillan, fine and very rare cover
Envelope
Catalog #AAMC TO1032var
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #222
United States Flight Covers
1927 U.S.Sea Post Office with "U.S.Navy Plane to U.S.S. Leviathan at Sea" cachet, return address of A.C.Roessler, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #223
United States Flight Covers
1929, Nov. 28, South Pole Flight Antarctic Expedition, with S.S. City of New York, Feb.19, 1930 canc., also with spec. Byrd Antarctic Expedition and "Litte America-Antarctica" cachets, further flown two years later Aug. 31, 1932 from Newfoundland to Norway, with detailed ms. dedication by Carl Petersen, who along with Thor Solberg attempted the crossing, with additional Byrd Antarctic cachets on back, v.f. and rare "combination" cover
Envelope
Catalog #AAMC 1100,1169
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #224
United States Flight Covers
1931 First Trans-Pacific Flight Tokyo to Seattle, mixed franking (stamps defective), signed by the pilots, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #225
United States Flight Covers
1935 New York to Bergen, Norway, via Greenland, spec. illustrated card, with U.S. and Danish franking on front, Norwegian stamp added in Bergen, with spec. "Thor Solberg's Flyvning 1935 U.S.A. - Norge,via Leif Erikssons Rute" canc., little toning, otherwise fine
Envelope
Catalog #AAMC 1239
Unsold
Lot #226
United States Flight Covers
1948 record flight of "Atlas Sky Merchant", in 100 days the plane had covered 44,500 miles with stops in 29 different cities all over the world; airletter sheet cancelled at every stop, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #227
United States Rocket Flights
1935 Astoria, N.Y., September 22 registered cover, with two line "Damaged by Explosion" and green triangle cachet, on reverse in pencil "only 26 covers exist F.K." (Fred Kessler), rare pioneer flown rocketcover
Envelope
Catalog #5C1
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #228
United States Rocket Flights
1935, Sept. 22 two diff. imperf. souv. sheets of four, each with appropriate thumb prints & with green triangular overprint, also additional red single, plus four reprinted souv. sheets in lighter colors, v.f.
Box *
Catalog #EZ 5A1a,6A1,a
Catalog Value 173+
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #229
United States Rocket Flights
1936 selection of 8 diff. covers or cards incl. "USA-Canada" etc., also four 1960-64 items, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$170.00

Lot #230
United States Rocket Flights
1946 V-2 Les Cruces, N.M., two souv. sheetlets in red and blue, each signed Werner Von Braun
Box **
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #231
Special Delivery Stamps
1911 10c ultramarine (1), also 10c violet blue (2), all n.h. and post office fresh, couple of natural inclusions, fine-v.f.
**
Catalog #E8,8b
Catalog Value 300
Unsold
Lot #232
Special Delivery Stamps
1914 10c ultramarine, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #E9
Catalog Value 340
Unsold
Lot #233
Special Delivery Stamps
1938 cover to Vancouver, franked with 10c and charged postage due on arrival, with special hs "please inform your correspondent the Special Delivery fee on letters to Canada is twenty cents", additional markins, fine and unusual cover
Envelope
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #234
Postage Dues
1879 2c deep brown, Special Printing, unused without gum as issued, beautiful color and sharp impression, unusually wide margins, tiny paper inclusion at left center, only 1,361 issued, v.f. with 2000 PFC
(*)
Catalog #J9
Catalog Value 8,500
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #235
Postage Dues
1894 30c carmine, l.h., beautiful fresh color, almost perfectly centered with wide margins, v.f.
*
Catalog #J36a
Catalog Value 450
Unsold
Lot #236
Postage Dues
1917 1c, 3c and 5c Plate Blocks of six, n.h., fine-v.f.
Box **
Catalog #J61,63,64
Catalog Value 360
Unsold
Lot #237
Postage Dues
1917 10c lower left sheet corner margin block of six, with "J.H.S." initials, n.h., fine-v.f.
Box **
Catalog #J65
Catalog Value 160+
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #238
United States Offices in China
1895 cover to the United States franked with 1c red Chefoo local post issue, tied by "Local Post Chefoo" datestamp, foreign postage paid with 5c brown, tied by "U.S. Postal Agency Shanghai" duplex, reverse shows blue"Shanghai Local Post" and San Francisco transits, plus "Saint Matthews Ky" arrival datestamp, a scarce cover via the Chefoo local post
Envelope
Catalog #223
Unsold
Lot #239
United States Offices in China
1898 incoming cover via San Francisco to Foochow, attractively franked with 1c, 5c regular issue and 2x2c Trans-Mississippi, paying 10c rate, with Shanghai Dollar chop and U.S. Postal Agency Shanghai arrival pmks, fine cover, ex-Bradbury
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #240
United States Offices in China
1901 postal stationery card uprated by 1c, 2c and 5c, tied by "Military Postal Station No.1 - CHINA, March 6, 1901" cds, used from Tientsin to France, v.f. and scarce usage of the US postal card to Europe during the Boxer Rebellion
Envelope
Price Realized
$100.00

Lot #241
United States Offices in China
1921 registered cover with declared value, franked with 8c on 4c brown, 12c on 6c orange, & 16c on 8c olive green, stamps tied by oval "U.S. Postal Agency Shanghai, China" cachets and front shows violet registered hs, reverse bears violet "U.S. Postal Agency Shanghai China Registered" cds plus multiple "New York Reg'y Div" transits and Zurich arrival datestamp, a scarce and colorful registered cover with 2001 PFC
Envelope
Catalog #K4,6,8
Unsold
Lot #242
United States Offices in China
1919 $2 on $1 violet brown, l.h., perfectly centered, fresh and v.f.
*
Catalog #K16
Catalog Value 450
Unsold
Lot #243
United States Officials
1873 24c purple, Dept. of Justice, perfectly centered, unusually fresh color, unused without gum, v.f.
(*)
Catalog #O32
Catalog Value 875
Unsold
Lot #244
United States Officials
1873-79 Balance of Officials, including 90c purple Dept. of Justice with fault but v.f. appearance, Dept of War 1c rose red & 15c rose unused blocks of four, 10c & 30c yellow Dept. of Agriculture, some used on piece, various others, with some faults, fine-v.f. appearance,
u*
Catalog #O5/114
Catalog Value 2,400
Price Realized
$650.00

Lot #245
United States Officials
Officially Sealed.
1899-1914 group of eight covers, some mounted and written up on pages, with several spectacular combinations incl. GB-Japan-USA, Cuba-GB-USA etc., some damaged in transit with seals used to repair thecovers, fascinating and scarce group
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #246
Parcel Post Stamps
1911 4c-5c carmine rose, mint n.h., beautiful color, wide margins and perfect centering, v.f.
**
Catalog #Q4-5
Catalog Value 130
Unsold
Lot #247
Parcel Post Stamps
1913 50c carmine rose, h.r., beautiful color, well centered with wide margins, v.f.
*
Catalog #Q10
Catalog Value 280
Unsold
Lot #248
Parcel Post Stamps
1913 $1 carmine rose, beautiful color, well centered with wide margins, v.f.
*
Catalog #Q12
Catalog Value 350
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #249
Parcel Post Stamps
Parcel Post Postage Dues.
1913 cplt set, h.r., fresh and well centered, v.f.
*
Catalog #JQ1-5
Catalog Value 391
Unsold
Lot #250
United States Revenues
1862-71 4c Playing Cards, vertical pair, unused with some original gum, very rare
*
Catalog #R21c
Catalog Value 1,150
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #251
United States Revenues
1862-71 10c Certificate blue, part perf., unused without gum, v.f.
(*)
Catalog #R33b
Catalog Value 300
Unsold
Lot #252
United States Revenues
1862-71 70c Foreign Exchange, imperf., v.f.
Catalog #R65a
Catalog Value 400
Unsold
Lot #253
United States Revenues
1862-71 $1 Passage Ticket, imperf. pair, ms canc., fine
Catalog #R74a
Catalog Value 550
Unsold
Lot #254
United States Revenues
1863 $1.60 Foreign Exchange, fine and very rare stamp
Catalog #R79a
Catalog Value 900
Price Realized
$270.00

Lot #255
United States Revenues
1862-71 $2.50 Inland Exchange, imperf. single, good margins except just touching at top. fresh and fine
Catalog #R84a
Catalog Value 5,000
Unsold
Lot #256
United States Revenues
1862-71 $5 Probate of Will, imperforate single, large margins all around, v.f.
Catalog #R92a
Catalog Value 500
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #257
United States Revenues
1862-71 $10 Conveyance, imperf. pair, v.f.
Catalog #R94a
Catalog Value 200
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #258
United States Revenues
1862-71 $10 Probate of Will, imperf. single, v.f.
Catalog #R96a
Catalog Value 1,250
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #259
United States Revenues
1871 Second Issue, 25c blue & black, perf. 8, usual small faults, very rare
Catalog #R112c
Catalog Value 275
Unsold
Lot #260
United States Revenues
1871-72 Third Issue, 2c vermilion & black (color error), pen canc., well centered, v.f.
Catalog #R135a
Catalog Value 650
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #261
United States Revenues
1898 Documentary surcharges, two diff., one small thin, otherwise fine,
*
Catalog #R159-60
Catalog Value 510
Price Realized
$90.00

Lot #262
United States Revenues
1898 1c blue, vertical imperf. pair, disturbed gum, otherwise v.f.
*
Catalog #R163b
Catalog Value 400
Price Realized
$90.00

Lot #263
United States Revenues
1947 $1000 carmine, unused without gum as issued, v.f.
(*)
Catalog #R485
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #264
United States Revenues
1957 $5000 carmine, perf. initials, v.f.
Catalog #R713
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #265
United States Revenues
1957 $10000 carmine, cut canc., v.f.
Catalog #R714
Price Realized
$290.00

Lot #266
United States Revenues
Proprietary Stamps.
1871-74 1c green & black, imperforate block of four, unused without gum, some wrinkles, fine
Box (*)
Catalog #RB1c
Catalog Value 475
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #267
United States Revenues
Proprietary Stamps.
1871-74 50c green & black, rounded LL corner and other small faults, fine appearance, rare
Catalog #RB8b
Catalog Value 900
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #268
United States Revenues
Proprietary Stamps.
1941 $1.60 4/5, horiz. pair, one without denomination, unused without gum as issued, apparently cut in at right, very rare
(*)
Catalog #RE196b
Catalog Value 2,500
Price Realized
$190.00

Lot #269
United States Revenues
Silver Tax Stamps.
1934 $1000 orange, small faults, fine appearance
Catalog #RG27
Catalog Value 700
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #270
United States Revenues
Silver Tax Stamps.
1935 Social Security, $1 and $4 horiz. coil pairs, n.h., fine-v.f.
**
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #271
United States Revenues
Private Die Match and Medicine.
1864 3c Barber & Pecham, fine unused, very rare
(*)
Catalog #RO21a
Catalog Value 160
Unsold
Lot #272
United States Revenues
Private Die Match and Medicine.
1864 12c Empire Matches, unused, minor creases
(*)
Catalog #RO25b
Catalog Value 210
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #273
United States Revenues
Private Die Match and Medicine.
1864 1c Boutel & Maynard, unused, fine,
(*)
Catalog #RO38b
Catalog Value 140
Price Realized
$425.00

Lot #274
United States Revenues
Private Die Match and Medicine.
1862 4c J.W. Campton & Co., imperf., unused, v.f.
(*)
Catalog #RS47b
Catalog Value 525
Unsold
Lot #275
United States Revenues
Private Die Match and Medicine.
1862 4c J.W. Campton & Co., imperf., unused, v.f.
(*)
Catalog #RS48b
Catalog Value 160
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #276
United States Revenues
Private Die Match and Medicine.
1862 2c Blue, X.Bazin, unused, fine,
(*)
Catalog #RT1a
Catalog Value 550
Unsold
Lot #277
United States Revenues
Private Die Match and Medicine.
1864 1c black Corning & Tappan, unused, minute thin spots as always, fine,
(*)
Catalog #RT3d
Catalog Value 350
Price Realized
$800.00

Lot #278
United States Revenues
Firearms Transfer Tax.
1934 $1 green, unused without gum as issued, fine,
(*)
Catalog #RY1
Catalog Value 350
Price Realized
$2,600.00

Lot #279
United States Revenues
Hunting Permit Stamps.
1934-1985 issues complete, earlier h.r., some creases, RW5 with straight edge at right (n.h.), RW8 without gum, n.h. from RW13-52, fine-v.f., catalogued as hinged and unhinged
*\**
Catalog #RW1-52
Catalog Value 4,258
Price Realized
$2,400.00

Lot #280
United States Revenues
Hunting Permit Stamps.
1972 California Duck Stamp, $1 Canvasbacks, fine and rare stamp
**
Catalog #2
Catalog Value 2,500
Unsold
Lot #281
United States Revenues
Hunting Permit Stamps.
1996-97 Crow Creek Indian Reservation, eight diff., n.h., fine-v.f.
**
Catalog #19-26
Catalog Value 475
Unsold
Lot #282
United States Revenues
Hunting Permit Stamps.
1963-71 New Jersey Division of Fish and Game, 192 stamps with denominations of $2, $3 and $5, Trout and other Fish, also Woodcock etc., mostly in booklet panes of 10, some duplication, n.h., fine-v.f.
Box **
Unsold
Lot #283
United States Revenues
TELEGRAPH STAMPS.
1926 unexploded booklet "Tropical Radio Telegraph Co.", with 15 panes of 4x5c green and 7 panes of 4x25c red, with glasine interleaves, each pane with serial number "OOOO0" and security punch, green coverswith red serial numbers on back and security punches, pristine condition, possibly unique
Booklet
Unsold
Lot #284
United States Postal Stationery
1853-1961 collection of cut squares, mounted on Scott's album pages, mostly unused, generally fine-v.f.

Catalog Value 5,000+
Unsold
Lot #285
United States Postal Stationery
1870-71 24c lilac, legal size envelope, initialed in black in at BR, unused, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #U99
Catalog Value 150
Unsold
Lot #286
United States Postal Stationery
1932 Washington Bicentennial, twenty unused sets, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #U523-8
Catalog Value 683
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #287
United States Postal Stationery
1903-40 selection of 35 entires mounted on pages, mostly freaks and errors, some tape stains, but majority appears sound, interesting specialist lot
Envelope
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #288
United States Postal Stationery
1932 3c entire, five FDCs, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #U439
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #289
United States Postal Stationery
Postal cards collection in album, mostly unused, with better items incl. UZ1, UX1, UX5, UX7, UX8, UX15, UX21, UX21a, UX32, UX35, UX41 etc., also UY5, UY6, UY10, UY15 and more, generally fine-v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #290
United States Postal Stationery
1891 1c black on buff, Grant stationery post card plate proof in an unsevered vertical pair, each canc. by three parallel violet lines, fine
P
Catalog #UCX10P
Price Realized
$170.00

Lot #291
United States Postal Stationery
1902 1c Black McKinley Proof, unused postal card with preprint "Proof McKinley Card" at bottom, v.f., rare
Envelope
Catalog #UX18P
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #292
United States Postal Stationery
Patent Reply unused post card, 1c gray blue and red, essay, some toning, with back label detached, fine
E
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #293
American Bank Note Co. Essays
1934 color charts, 23 different sheetlets of eight, showing four diff. designs, various colors noted, each with red handstamp "return to record & specimen dept.", all gummed, few minor faults, mostly v.f.
E
Unsold
Lot #294
American Bank Note Co. Essays
1934 3c green, large die proof die sunk on card, v.f.
E
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #295
American Bank Note Co. Essays
1934 5c Rembrandt, large die proof in green, die sunk on card, v.f.
E
Price Realized
$170.00

Lot #296
American Bank Note Co. Essays
1934 3c Eagle, large die proof in black, die sunk on card, v.f.
E
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #297
American Bank Note Co. Essays
American Bank Note Co. "Specimen", with red serial number, allegorical helmeted figure, v.f.
E
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #298
American Bank Note Co. Essays
American Banknote Co. 2c Aviation, with "Specimen" inscription in the upper tablet, die proof in orange brown, v.f.
E
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #299
American Bank Note Co. Essays
1934 (?) American Bank Note Co., three diff. large die proofs printed for "S.A.G.", diff. religious designs, each with "for litho" inscription, all die sunk on cards, v.f.
P
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #300
American Bank Note Co. Essays
1935 (ca), American Banknote Co., large die essay in green, die sunken on card, v.f.
E
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #301
American Bank Note Co. Essays
American Banknote Co. die essay for the "Fuchs and Lang Mfg Co.", reversed design in brown, v.f.
E
Price Realized
$210.00

Lot #302
CONFEDERATE STATES
1861 5c green, margins all around, tied by Osyka, Miss. Feb.21 canc. on cover to New Orleans, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #1
Catalog Value 250
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #303
CONFEDERATE STATES
1861-62 10c blue, margins all around, tied by blue Colombia, SC, Nov.19 canc. on small cover to Mars Bluff, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #2
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #304
CONFEDERATE STATES
1862, Feb.14 free frank cover from Tudor Hall, Va, officer's endorsement at top, with "Due 10" hs, some toning, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #305
CONFEDERATE STATES
1863 "Ten Cents", horiz. pair, disturbed gum, margins all around, creases, fine appearance
*
Catalog #9
Catalog Value 1,850
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #306
CANAL ZONE
1912-16 2c vermilion & black, center inverted, used, well centered, scarce
Catalog #39e
Catalog Value 750+
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #307
CANAL ZONE
Postal Stationery.
1908 1c unused postal card, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #UX2
Catalog Value 190
Unsold
Lot #308
HAWAII
1855 incoming mail, cover from New Bedford, Mass. to a ship captain at Lahaina, S(andwich) Islands, franked with imperofrate US 10c green, backflap missing, otherwise v.f.
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #309
HAWAII
1864-86 Issues, 5c dark blue, block of four, fresh and well centered, v.f.
Box *
Catalog #32
Catalog Value 800
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #310
HAWAII
1864-71 2c rose vermillion, large die on india paper sunk mounted on card, with "National Bank Note Co. N.Y." imprint at lower right, v.f.
P
Catalog #31P
Catalog Value 550
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #311
HAWAII
1875 2c brown, large die on india paper sunk mounted on card, with "National Bank Note Co. N.Y." imprint at lower right, v.f.
P
Catalog #35P
Catalog Value 550
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #312
HAWAII
1875 2c brown, large die on india paper sunk mounted on card, with "National Bank Note Co. N.Y." imprint at lower right, v.f.
P
Catalog #35P
Catalog Value 550
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #313
HAWAII
1887-94 selection of 17 covers plus 2 coverfronts, five are stationery entires, others with various franking, one US 5c Garfield from Bridgeport to Kauai, with Honolulu arrival pmk, other cancels, some faults, generally fine orbetter
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #314
HAWAII
1893 use of 2c postal card to Germany, uprated with 2c Queen Liliuokalani with 1893 Provisional Govt. overprint, all tied by Honolulu duplex, with San Francisco and New York transits, plusGerman arrival datestamps
Envelope
Catalog #57,UX2
Unsold
Lot #315
HAWAII
Postal Stationery.
1884-93 duplicated lot of 30 unused envelopes, few stains or minor faults, mostly fine-v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #U1/13
Catalog Value 346+
Price Realized
$425.00

Lot #316
HAWAII
Postal Stationery.
1884 2c black, trial color die proof of uncleared indicia only on thin wove paper, mounted on white card, v.f.
P
Catalog #U2TC
Catalog Value 600
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #317
HAWAII
Postal Stationery.
1884 4c red, entire envelope, blue inside, unused and fine
Envelope
Catalog #U7
Catalog Value 400
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #318
HAWAII
Postal Stationery.
1884 4c red, entire envelope, blue inside, unused and fine,
Envelope
Catalog #U7
Catalog Value 400
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #319
HAWAII
Postal Stationery.
1884 4c red, entire envelope, blue inside, unused, small hole at right, paper faults on reverse, otherwise fine,
Envelope
Catalog #U7
Catalog Value 400
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #320
HAWAII
Postal Stationery.
1880 (ca) unused stock certificate for the Hawaiian Bell Telephone Co., the amount of shares left blank, v.f.
Price Realized
$220.00

Lot #321
HAWAII
Postal Stationery.
1894 bilingual "Labor Contract", with 50c yellow orange revenue stamp, between The Union Mill Company of Kohala and native name "Doi", fine and scarce document
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #322
HAWAII
Postal Stationery.
1898 Labor Contract between Union Mill Co. and a Japanese subject, with 50c and $1 fiscals affixed at top, terms specified in English and in Japanese, with "Tokyo Emigration Co" hs, fine and rare document
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #323
HAWAII
Postal Stationery.
Collateral Items, 1938 Academy of Arts prints in album, 25 diff. showing diff. native scenes, fine and scarce lot
Price Realized
$1,200.00

Lot #350
AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE
BRITISH ROYALTY.
Queen Victoria, 1886 Royal Warrant signed "Victoria Re", also letter of Sir W.Thompson to the War Office to Col. T. Fraser accompanying the Royal Warrant, fine-v.f.
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #351
AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE
CHALIAPIN, FEODOR.
(1873-1938) Russian Operatic bass singer, famous for his acting and his voice; he settled in France after the Russian Revolution. A 1918 signed photo showing Chaliapin in full costume, v.f.
Price Realized
$210.00

Lot #352
AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE
CHALIAPIN, FEODOR.
Russian Opera singer, two page ALS dated 1925, Paris, framed under glass along with a picture postcard of Chaliapin in the role of "Boris Godunov", one of his major successes
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #353
AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE
GAGARIN, YURI.
(1934-68), Soviet cosmonaut, first man in space. His capsule was launched on April 12, 1961 and orbited the earth once. Signature on original black & white photograph showing Gagarin and three other cosmonauts in uniform, v.f.
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #354
AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE
GAGARIN, YURI.
(1934-68), Soviet cosmonaut, first man in space. His capsule was launched on April 12, 1961 and orbited the earth once. Signature on color ppc showing young Gagarin in uniform
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #355
AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE
GAGARIN, YURI.
(1934-68), Soviet cosmonaut, first man in space. His capsule was launched on April 12, 1961 and orbited the earth once. Signature on envelope, headed Estado do Rio de Janeiro, inside there is an invitation for the cosmonaut to attend an Embassy reception, along with Nikita Krushchev, 30 July, 1961
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #356
AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE
HARDING, Warren.
U.S. President, signed Proof of Publication, dated 9th April, 1892, while Harding was a publisher of the "Marion Star"
Unsold
Lot #357
AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE
HOOVER, HERBERT.
U.S. President, clipped signature mounted on page with an original photograph (4.5x7inches) of Hoover fishing
Price Realized
$550.00

Lot #358
AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE
ITALIAN ROYALTY.
Selection of seven diff. signed documents incl. Vittorio Emanuelle II, partly printed document, Vittorio Emanuelle III, two items, each additionally signed by Benito Mussolini; also ALS dated 1861 and signed by GiuseppeGaribaldi, two letters signed by Vittorio Emanuelle Orlando, plus an 1892 document signed S.M.Umberto I, fine lot
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #359
AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE
LINDBERGH, Charles.
1926 first flight cover Chicago-St.Louis route, Springfield, ILL, home of Abraham Lincoln cachet, addressed to Harry S. New, postmaster general, signed "C.A. Lindbergh", pilot, also W.H. Conkling,postmaster of SPringfield, v.f. and attractive Lindbergh cover
Envelope
Price Realized
$3,500.00

Lot #360
AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE
NAPOLEON. Bonaparte.
French Emperor, partly printed document headed "Rapport a Sa Majeste l'Empereur et Roi", dated 20 March, 1810, signed "NAP", countersigned by the Minister of War, fine
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #361
AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE
RABIN, Yitzhak.
Israeli statesman, signed photo (7x9), accompanied by a 1995 letter from the Prime Minister's Office ("Dear Friend, on behalf of the Prime Minister, thank you for your recent letter. As requested, I am enclosing an autographed photograph of the Prime Minister, with warm greetings from Jerusalem.., signed Jacqueline Hahn-Efrati, Head of the Diaspora Affairs Dept., v.f.
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #362
AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE
RIEPIN, ILYA.
Famous Russian painter, signed photo, dated 9 Feb., 1929, eight line inscription in Russian, v.f.
Price Realized
$220.00

Lot #363
AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE
ROOSEVELT, FRANKLIN D.
U.S. President, 1929 typewritten judicial proposal, rejected by Roosevelt as governor of New York, with gold seal of the state affixed alongside, countersigned by the secretary, v.f.
Price Realized
$1,300.00

Lot #364
AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE
ROOSEVELT, FRANKLIN D.
U.S. President, 1932 typewritten judicial proposal, rejected by Roosevelt as governor of New York, with gold seal of the state affixed alongside, countersigned by the secretary, v.f.
Price Realized
$1,100.00

Lot #365
AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE
RUSSIAN ROYALTY.
CATHERINE II, THE GREAT (1729-1796), Empress of Russia, 1762-1796, best known for modernizing reforms. She greatly extended Russian territory by annexing Crimea and partitioning Poland. She was a great patron of the arts and one of the most colorful and important of Russian rulers; an ornate (hand-painted borders) document, framed under glass, written in cyrillic, signed "Ekaterina", dated 1777, with part of the wax seal still present, rare
Price Realized
$1,700.00

Lot #366
AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE
RUSSIAN ROYALTY.
ELIZABETH, PETROVNA (1709-62), Empress of Russia from 1741, younger daughter of Peter the Great & Catherine I, 1744 royal decree headed "We Elizabeth I", with full seal, countersigned by various officials, some toning, otherwise fine
Price Realized
$1,300.00

Lot #367
AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE
RUSSIAN ROYALTY.
NICHOLAS I (1796-1855), Tsar of Russia, 1825-55 despot and autocrat, absolutely opposed to all liberal reforms or independent thought. A document datelined St.Petersburg 11 February 1832 awarding order of "St.Anna ThirdClass", fine-v.f. and rare
Price Realized
$1,100.00

Lot #368
AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE
RUSSIAN ROYALTY.
NICHOLAS II (1868-1918), the last Tsar of Russia whose ineptitude and misgovernment helped bring about the Bolshevik Revolution and the overthrow of his dynasty, three page document awarding a high decoration, dated 16thOctober, 1914, boldly signed "Nikolai", countersigned by other officials, with oval 8 Nov. datestamp, fine-v.f. and extremely rare
Price Realized
$3,500.00

Lot #369
AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE
RUSSIAN ROYALTY.
PAUL I (1754-1801), Tsar of Russia from 1796-1801. His despotism at home and erratic policies abroad caused widespread discontent. He was assassinated by the Guard officers anxious to secure the succession of his son Alexander, document headed "We Paul I" awarding the "Order of St.Anna" July 31, 1797 and signed "Pavel" at bottom, fine and very rare
Price Realized
$3,750.00

Lot #370
AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE
SPACE.
1958-69 balance of the collection, with 111 covers, incl. many early flights (late 1950s), primary recovery ship covers incl. 1961 U.S.S. Randolph (Capt. Virgil Grissom), many interesting cachets and dates that chronicle the history of U.S. Space program, also several autographed covers incl. two signed by Russian cosmonauts (Valentina Tereshkova etc,), John Glenn, Allan Shepard, Gordon Cooper, Werner Von Braun, Buzz Aldrin, James Lowell etc. A great Space lot
Envelope
Price Realized
$950.00

Lot #371
AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE
SPACE.
1961 (May 5), U.S.S. Lake Champlain CVS-39 Recovery Ship for the First U.S. Manned Space Flight, cover addressed to Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., addressee's name erased, cover roughly opened at bottom right, showing return address ofFPO Lake Champlain, fine and rare cover
Envelope
Price Realized
$3,000.00

Lot #372
AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE
SPACE.
1961 (May 5), U.S.S. Lake Champlain CVS-39 Recovery Ship for the First U.S. Manned Space Flight, cover bearing the appropriate cachet, signed by the rescue pilot, canc. May 12, 1961 U.S.S. Lake Champlain, v.f. and attractivecollateral item
Envelope
Price Realized
$1,700.00

Lot #373
AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE
SPACE.
Saturn Program/Project Mercury commemorative folder, franked with Project Mercury 4c Plate Block, canc. Cape Canaveral Oct. 3, 1962, signed by Werner Von Braun (head of Saturn program), also by E.Reese, H.H. Gorman, D.H. Newby,F.C.McCall etc
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #374
AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE
SPACE.
Armstrong, Neil (Apollo 11), signature on 1966 U.S. Navy Recovery Force cover, also signed by Maj. David R. Scott and the crew of the recovery ship
Envelope
Price Realized
$1,900.00

Lot #375
AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE
SPACE.
Armstrong, Neil, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins (Apollo 11), signatures on 1969 United Nations stationery card, with special cachet on back, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$1,500.00

Lot #376
AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE
SPACE.
Armstrong, Neil, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins (Apollo 11), signatures on 1969 Elgin AFB Apollo 11 cover with special handstamped cachet, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$2,900.00

Lot #377
AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE
SPACE.
Armstrong, Neil, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins (Apollo 11), signatures on 1969 Apollo 11 recovery cover, with inscription at bottom "We came in Peace for all Mankind", v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$2,400.00

Lot #378
AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE
SPACE.
Armstrong, Neil, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins (Apollo 11), signatures on 1969 Apollo 11, July 20 Cape Canaveral cacheted ("Orbit Covers") cover, also signed James Devitt
Envelope
Price Realized
$2,300.00

Lot #379
AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE
SPACE.
Armstrong, Neil, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins (Apollo 11), signatures on 1969 Apollo 11 July 20 cover, with inscription "We came in Peace for all Mankind", special Nasa cachet at bottom, Kennedy Space Center, July 20 pmk, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$2,700.00

Lot #380
AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE
SPACE.
Grissom, Virgil, I. (Gus), signature on 1961 U.S.S. Randolph Helicopter Rescue cover, also signed by the Exec. officer of USS Randolph
Envelope
Price Realized
$280.00

Lot #381
AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE
SPACE.
Grissom, Virgil, I. (Gus), signature on 1965 First Manned Flight Gemini U.S. Navy Recovery Force cover, also signed by John Young
Envelope
Price Realized
$525.00

Lot #382
AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE
SPACE.
Resnick, Judith, also Sally K. Ride, Kathryn Sullivan, Ann Lee Fisher, Rhea Seddon etc., signatures on 1978 White Sands Missile Range cover. A v.f. space cover signed by female astronauts; Judith Resnick subsequently died in Challenger 6 explosion in 1985
Envelope
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #383
AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE
SPACE.
A special boooklet containing 13 color ppcs of various Soviet cosmonauts, signed on their photographs by Yuri Gagarin, A.G. Nikolayev, P.R. Popovich, V. Bykovsky, Valentina Tereshkova, V.M. Komarov (died in crash) and P.I. Belayev, others not signed, v.f. and scarce
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #384
AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE
SPACE.
A large color photograph of six early Soviet cosmonauts, signed by Yuri Gagarin, Valentina Tereshkova, etc., v.f., with Novosti Press Agency hs dated 1964, rare
Price Realized
$1,100.00

Lot #385
AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE
SPACE.
A large black & white photograph of 10 early Soviet cosmonauts, signed by seven of them incl. Yuri Gagarin, Valentina Tereshkova, etc., rare
Price Realized
$425.00

Lot #386
AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE
WILHELM, Kaiser.
German Emperor, partly printed ("Wir Wilhelm Deutscher Kaiser, Konig von Preussen..."), dated 1902 and boldly signed "Wilhelm", with large embossed royal seal, additionally countersigned by the royal secretary, fine
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #387
AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE
WILHELM, Kaiser.
German Emperor, partly printed ("Wir Wilhelm Deutscher Kaiser, Konig von Preussen..."), dated 1910 and boldly signed "Wilhelm", with large embossed royal seal, also additional seven royal documents signed by various officials, fine and appealing lot
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #388
GENERAL FOREIGN STAMP AND COVERS
AFGHANISTAN.
1875 1sa and 1ab brown violet, strip of four and eight singles, mostly large margins, fine-v.f.
*
Catalog #17,28
Price Realized
$3,250.00

Lot #389
ALBANIA
1913 20pa carmine rose large part original gum, h.r., also 1pi with additional red overprint, canc. on piece, fine-v.f.
*u
Catalog #6,15
Catalog Value DM 4,200
Unsold
Lot #390
ALBANIA
1913 cover (backflap missing) to Valona, franked with 1pi blue with eagle hs, tied by blue "Elbasan Shqiperie" cds with additional strike alongside, a rare stamp on cover, signed Calves
Envelope
Catalog #Mi.7
Unsold
Lot #391
ALBANIA
1913 inverted overprint, canc. on piece, fine and rare
Catalog #15var
Unsold
Lot #392
ALBANIA
Air Post.
1929 overprints, cplt set, l.h., fine-v.f., signed Prindushi and Zumstein
*
Catalog #C22-28
Catalog Value 523
Unsold
Lot #393
ALBANIA
Air Post.
1929 overprints, cplt set canc. 12.1.1929 on First Day Cover flown from Tirana to Vlone, v.f., with arrival pmk, rare
Envelope
Catalog #C22-28
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Lot #394
ALGERIA
Semi-Postals.
1930 5fr+5gr carmine & green, center inverted, v.f., rare
*
Catalog #B26a
Catalog Value 450++
Price Realized
$1,200.00

Lot #395
ANDORRA
French Issues.
1931 overprints, cplt set, fresh and fine-v.f.
*
Catalog #1-22
Catalog Value 725
Price Realized
$2,500.00

Lot #396
ANDORRA
French Issues.
1960-70s issues, selection of 139 imperf. stamps, mostly cplt sets incl. topicals, Europa sets etc., n.h., v.f.
**

Catalog Value FFr 33,810+
Unsold
Lot #397
ARGENTINA
1800-51 collection of 17 stampless covers plus a coverfront, written up exhibition style on pages, with few better items incl. a boxed Mendoza hs in blue, a Jujuy strike and an ornate Salta Franca (Kneitschel type 9), also Tucuman, Cordobaand others, mostly fine
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #398
ARGENTINA
Air Post.
1930 Zeppelin, 50c gray black, blue overprint inverted, l.h., v.f., only 100 issued
*
Catalog #C21a
Catalog Value 475+
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Lot #399
ARGENTINA
Air Post.
1930 1p Zeppelin, blue overprint inverted, l.h., v.f., signed Sanabria, only 100 issued
*
Catalog #C22a
Catalog Value 650+
Price Realized
$3,750.00

Lot #400
ARGENTINA
Air Post.
1930 1p Zeppelin, Inverted Overprint, l.h., well centered with boldly struck overrpint, remarkably fresh, v.f. signed Sanabria etc., with 1989 APS cert.
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Catalog #C22a
Catalog Value 650+
Price Realized
$1,900.00

Lot #401
ARGENTINA
Air Post.
1940-55 Issues, specialized collection of 108 proofs or imperfs in diff. colors incl. 1948-49 Cartographers Issue, 1949 World Rifle Association, 1951 Five-Year Plan, National Airways, also semi-postal air mails incl. 1950 InternationalPhilatelic Exhibition, v.f. and interesting collection, neatly mounted and written up on pages, with issued stamps enclosed for comparison
P
Catalog #C38/CB5P
Price Realized
$1,900.00

Lot #402
ARGENTINA
Zeppelin Flights.
1930-34 collection of 16 diff. flight covers, with blue and green Zeppelin overprints etc., mounted and written up on pages, mostly fine-v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$1,900.00

Lot #403
ARGENTINA
BUENOS AIRES.
1859-62 selection of 12 used or unused singles, various shades, also four counterfeits, Liechtenstein Reprints 4r and 2p imperf. sheetlets of 10 in black, plus 1p on FL from Buenos Aires to Rosario, few minor flaws, mostlyfine-v.f.
Envelope *u
Catalog #9-13
Catalog Value 960+
Price Realized
$525.00

Lot #404
ARGENTINA
CORRIENTES.
1856-78 selection of 26 used or unused stamps, incl. two copies of Scott's No.2 (pen canc.), also two panes of 24 (Scott's No.3) and 32 (Scott's No.6) showing gutter and tete beche varieties, plus 6 covers, all mounted and written up on pages, some forgeries and reprints clearly identified, few flaws noted, mostly fine
Envelope *u
Catalog #1/8
Catalog Value 1,700+
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #405
ARMENIA
1905 cover headed "Consular Service U.S.A. Harput", franked with Ottoman 1pi and used from Mamouret ul Aziz via Constantinople to USA, fine with "U.S. Consulate Harput Turkey" hs on back, scarce usage
Envelope
Price Realized
$2,300.00

Lot #406
AUSTRIA
1834 small FL to Vienna, with oval "Marburg in Steyer" departure hs, endorsed "von Marburg", charged "12" in ms, with Wien arrival hs, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #407
AUSTRIA
1850 Issue, 1kr yellow and 2kr black, used on 1854 FL from Pesth to Gran, v.f., with Rismondo cert.
Envelope
Catalog #1,2
Unsold
Lot #408
AUSTRIA
1858-59 2kr yellow type I, used on cover in combination with 3kr black type II, both tied by DEBRECZEN 7/5 pmks, with Ersemjen arrival on back, some surface toning affecting 3kr, minute cover tears, otherwise fine and very rare
Envelope
Catalog #6a,7
Price Realized
$3,000.00

Lot #409
AUSTRIA
1864 cover to Paris franked with 10kr blue perf. 14 used in combination with 15kr brown perf. 91/2, tied by bold two line dated SNIATYN hs in black, and by red transit cds, v.f. with arrival pmk. An attractive mixed franking cover used in Western Ukraine
Envelope
Catalog #20,26
Unsold
Lot #410
AUSTRIA
1864 FL originating from Hannover, franked with 5kr carmine stationery cutout used as postage and sent to Ausig, fine and rare usage, with arrival pmk, signed Matl
Envelope

Catalog Value OS 9,500+
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #411
AUSTRIA
1869 registered use of 5kr postal stationery envelope to the Levant, uprated with 10kr and 15kr Franz Josef issue, all tied by blue Wien datestamps, front shows red framed RCMDT Registry hs, and reverse bears Constantinople arrivalcds, a v.f. and colorful registered cover with 1993 Diena cert.
Envelope
Catalog #30-31
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #412
AUSTRIA
1867 cover to Paris, France, franked with 1863 15kr, used in combination with 1867 10kr Coarse print, some toning, otherwise a handsome item with departure and arrival pmks on front
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #413
AUSTRIA
1908 Franz Josef, cplt set, plus imperf. pairs of 100h and 5kr, imperf. block of four of 5h, plus 11 other plate flaws or varieties incl. double transfer of top letters of 60h, "Pranciscus" and "Eranciscus", "1903" instead of "1908" etc., four stamps used, others l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f.
*
Catalog #110-27,var
Price Realized
$2,100.00

Lot #414
AUSTRIA
1910 3h stationery wrapper additionally franked with 2h, 10h and 20h, registered from Sibenik (presently Croatia) to Rome, fine-v.f., with arrival pmk, scarce
Envelope
Price Realized
$3,750.00

Lot #415
AUSTRIA
1911 postcard from Prague to Russian Central Asia (sent to Tashkent and forwarded to Termez, an ancient city in formally independent Khanate of Bukhara), written in Esperanto and "franked" withan "Esperanto Union of Bohemia" vignette; amazingly accepted for postage and delivered without any postage due
Envelope
Price Realized
$7,500.00

Lot #416
AUSTRIA
1936 10sh Dollfuss, n.h., tiny natural gum inclusion on back only, fresh and v.f.
**
Catalog #380
Catalog Value 900
Price Realized
$5,250.00

Lot #417
AUSTRIA
1936 10sh Dollfuss, UR sheet corner margin single, n.h., fresh and v.f.
**
Catalog #380
Catalog Value 900
Price Realized
$6,500.00

Lot #418
AUSTRIA
1936 10sh Dollfuss, four copies, n.h., fine-v.f.
**
Catalog #380
Catalog Value 3,600
Unsold
Lot #419
AUSTRIA
1936 10sh Dollfuss, sheet margin copy used on FDC to Czechoslovakia, light toning, otherwise v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #380
Catalog Value Euro 1,300
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #420
AUSTRIA
1944 registered cover franked with German Third Reich adhesives, beautiful hand-painted cachet (signed and dated by the artist "Bartos"), with local arrival pmk, rare
Envelope
Price Realized
$14,000.00

Lot #421
AUSTRIA
1945 unissued 3pf brown, block of six, overprint inverted, n.h., v.f., signed Dr.Wallner
Box **
Catalog #Mi.IVK
Catalog Value Euro 600
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #422
AUSTRIA
1974 Council of European Municipalities, unissued stamp, block of four, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #Mi.VIII
Catalog Value Euro 2,800
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #423
AUSTRIA
Semi-Postals.
1931 Rotary, blocks of four, n.h. and post office fresh, v.f.
Box **
Catalog #B87-92
Catalog Value 1,900+
Unsold
Lot #424
AUSTRIA
Semi-Postals.
1933 WIPA souv. sheet, l.h. in top margin, stamps n.h., v.f.
Box *
Catalog #B111
Catalog Value 2,000
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #425
AUSTRIA
Semi-Postals.
1933 WIPA souv. sheet, three exhibition pmks at bottom, stamps n.h., fine-v.f.
Box
Catalog #B111
Catalog Value 2,000+
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #426
AUSTRIA
Semi-Postals.
1946 "Never Forget", unissued set of two, l.h., v.f. Cat. Euro 2,200 for unhinged
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Catalog #Mi.VI-VII
Price Realized
$375.00

Lot #427
AUSTRIA
Semi-Postals.
1951 Karl Renner souv. sheets, n.h., fine-v.f.
Box **
Catalog #B185-88
Catalog Value 2,000
Unsold
Lot #428
AUSTRIA
Semi-Postals.
1951 Karl Renner souv. sheets, n.h., fine-v.f.
Box **
Catalog #B185-88
Catalog Value 2,000
Unsold
Lot #429
AUSTRIA
Air Post.
1922-24 Issue, cplt set of imperforate pairs, h.r., v.f.
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Catalog #C4-11var
Catalog Value 500+
Price Realized
$290.00

Lot #430
AUSTRIA
Air Post.
1935 issue, imperforate pairs, l.h. or n.h., v.f.
*\**
Catalog #C32-46var
Catalog Value 550+
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #431
AUSTRIA
Zeppelin Flights.
1932 6th SAF to Brazil, franked with 10sh and used in combination with 15c green Colombia SCADTA adhesive, Friedrichshafen and Rio transits, flown to Barrinquilla and backstamped on arrival, v.f.and scarce combination flight
Envelope
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Lot #432
Austrian Catapult Covers
1930-35 collection of 51 covers or cards, all different flights and cachets, some mixed franking with German adhesives, usually addressed to New York or Los Angeles, fine-v.f. and seldom offered group of Austrian Catapult covers
Envelope
Price Realized
$270.00

Lot #433
Austrian Catapult Covers
1930 "Bremen" cover to US carried with 6.6.30 westbound flight, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #434
Austrian Catapult Covers
Postage Dues.
1908-13 numerals, thin paper and chalky paper varieties, 16 diff., h.r., fine-v.f.
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Catalog #J34/44
Catalog Value DM 392
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #435
Austrian Catapult Covers
Telegraph Stamps.
1878 5kr-2fl, eight diff. overprinted SPECIMEN, unused without gum, fine
S
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #436
Austrian Catapult Covers
Military Stamps.
1915-17 Issue, selection of 89 imperforate proofs in various colors, mostly in cplt sets to 10kr of which there are five diff., v.f. lot
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Catalog #M22-48P
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #437
Austrian Catapult Covers
Military Stamps.
1918 1h Emperor Karl I, imperf. pair, double impression, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #M69var
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Lot #438
Austrian Catapult Covers
Military Stamps.
1918 1h greenish blue, imperforate block of six, double impression, n.h., horiz. crease at bottom, otherwise v.f.
Box **
Catalog #M69var
Unsold
Lot #439
Austrian Catapult Covers
Newspaper Stamps.
1908 2h dark blue, printed on both sides, v.f.
*
Catalog #P15var
Unsold
Lot #440
Austrian Catapult Covers
Newspaper Stamps.
1908 2h dark blue, vertical tete beche pair, h.r., v.f.
*
Catalog #P15a
Catalog Value DM 750+
Unsold
Lot #441
Austrian Catapult Covers
Postal Stationery.
1867-72 Franz Josef Issues, collection of 687 cards, also 330 used stamps, variety of mute cancellations, mostly small towns, classified according to Wilhelm Klein catalog, some mixed frankings and rare usages, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #442
AUSTRIAN OFFICES IN CRETE
1869 FL to Austria franked with 5s Arms and 10s Franz Josef, tied by Rettimo cds, reverse shows Triest arrival datestamp, a v.f. and scarce mixed issue franking from the Austrian Office on Crete
Envelope
Catalog #4,22
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Lot #443
AUSTRIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE
1860 (ca) cover from Constantinople sent by Austrian Lloyd steamship to Austria, then forwarded to the U.S. via the Prussian closed mail convention, front shows "Lettere Arrivate Col Vapore Dal Levante" hs, bluems "6" Sgr debit, Aachen datestamp with equivalent ms "15" cent debit, plus "New York Am.Pkt" arrival cds and ms "40 Due" postage due notation, a v.f. and scarce transatlantic cover
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #444
AUSTRIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE
1868 FL from Candia, franked with 20sld blue and sent to Syros where Greek 20L with margins all around was added, cover toned on reverse, otherwise fine combination
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #445
AUSTRIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE
1871 (ca) cover franked with single Austrian Levant 10 soldi blue and two soldi yellow brown, all tied by scarce Jaffa datestamp, front shows red Franco hs and red "New York Paid All" arrival cds, a rare andcolorful transatlantic cover, ex Schussler
Envelope
Catalog #4,5
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #446
AUSTRIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE
1873 cover to France, franked with 10sld blue (2) and 15sld yellow brown, all tied by Adrianopol datestamps, front shows "A.P.D." hs plus blue "Autr. Avricourt" French entry datestamp, while reverse bearstransit and French arrival cds, a v.f. and colorful cover
Envelope
Catalog #4,5
Unsold
Lot #447
AUSTRIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE
1875 cover sent from the French Embassy in Constantinople, via Vienna to Paris, franked with 5s, 15s & 50s Franz Josef, all tied by Austrian Constantinople cds, with French entry mark in blue alongside, withoutarrival mark as usual with diplomatic mail, some back-cover mending, otherwise fine and rare combination
Envelope
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Lot #448
AUSTRIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE
1897 mourning envelope to Triest, franked with 1pi on 10kr ultramarine, tied by scarce blue oval "Agenzia Del Lloyd Austriaco Cesme" cachet, blue-green Triest arrival datestamp, filing fold away from the stamp, fine usage from Cesme
Envelope
Catalog #Mi.23
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Lot #449
AUSTRIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE
1901 surcharges, four diff. die proofs, fine-v.f.
P
Catalog #32a-35a
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #450
LOMBARDY-VENETIA
1850 Issue, FL used in 1858 and franked with 5c orange (HP) and 10c black (MP type III), margins all around, used from Brescia to Riva, fine, with BPP Basel cert.
Envelope
Catalog #Sass.1h,19
Unsold
Lot #451
LOMBARDY-VENETIA
1850 15c red, ribbed paper type II, black "Venetia 6.11" cds, wide margins all around, v.f.
u
Catalog #4c
Catalog Value 750
Unsold
Lot #452
LOMBARDY-VENETIA
1858 3sld black, type II, full original gum, l.h., corner creases, well centered, signed Ferchenbauer, with Diena cert.
*
Catalog #8
Catalog Value 6,500
Unsold
Lot #453
LOMBARDY-VENETIA
1860 FL to Verona, franked with Austrian 10kr, tied by Cavalese 8/7 pmk, also round "Distribuzione I" alongside, v.f. example of Austrian adhesive used in Lombardy-Venetia, with arrival pmk
Envelope

Catalog Value OS 27,500+
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #454
LOMBARDY-VENETIA
1864 Issue, pair of 3sld green and single 10sld blue used on FL from Venezia to Milano, v.f., backstamped
Envelope
Catalog #21,23
Unsold
Lot #455
AZERBAIJAN
1923 registered cover from Baku to Germany, franked on reverse with a combination of surcharged 5000r on 2000r and Transcaucasian star surcharges, with 10k and block of 6x50k previously handstamped Armenian stamp, v.f.and extremely rare cover
Envelope
Catalog #39, 1,5
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Lot #456
AZERBAIJAN
1922 cover from Baku to Switzerland, franked on reverse with violet and black handstamps, all tied by Baku cds, fine and rare usage of this "numbering machine" surcharges
Envelope
Catalog #48,67,68
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #457
AZERBAIJAN
1923 registered cover from Baku to Germany, 5 ruble postage paid by 10kop/7kop (10) and 1 ruble (4) all on reverse tied by Baku cds alongside to registration label and Berlin arrival
Envelope
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #458
AZERBAIJAN
1923 small home-made cover (opened for display) registered from Baku to Russia, franked on back with inverted 800,000r on 3000r surcharge, used in combination with violet 200,000r on 25r, backstamped
Envelope
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Lot #459
BANGLADESH
1971-94 collection on pages, with hundreds of provisional handstamps, neatly identified, with many better types, also commemorative sets, specialty items with inperf. varieties etc. An interesting and seldom offered collection,
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Catalog #1/461a,O2/24
Catalog Value 7,500+
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Lot #460
BELGIAN CONGO
1886-94 imperf. 5c (2), 25c, pairs of 50c in gray and orange, also unissued 25c and 50c, plus 1901 25c black & blue unused and canc. (rare), with 40c imperf. and overprinted Waterlow and Sons Specimen, fine specialist lot
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Catalog #1/28
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Lot #461
BELGIAN CONGO
1910 5c-5fr, eight diff. perf. and gummed trial color proofs in black, fine-v.f.
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Catalog #45/57P
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Lot #462
BELGIAN CONGO
Air Post.
1934 Issue, 15fr brown violet and 50fr dark violet, die proofs, minor toning, otherwise v.f.
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Catalog #C13,15P
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #463
BELGIAN CONGO
Air Post.
1934 Issue, compound die proofs, four items incl. partly printed designs for unissued 2fr, also superimposed varieties, fine and unusual lot
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Lot #464
BELGIAN CONGO
Air Post.
1942 surcharged 50c on 1.50fr vertical strip of three, top stamp without surcharge, others with surcharge inverted, v.f.
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Catalog #C17var
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #465
BELGIAN CONGO
Flight Covers.
1922-47 balance of the Air Post collection, stamps incl. Specimen overprints, varieties incl. inverted overprints, 188+ covers incl. pioneer flights, crash covers, first flight to and from Belgian Congo, incoming items including flights by Imperial Airways etc., many written up exhibition style on pages, generally fine-v.f. A fascinating collection
Envelope
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Lot #466
BELGIAN CONGO
Flight Covers.
1929, 15 Oct. first flight attempted connection by Capt. Goulette, Paris-Madagascar-Elisabethville, v.f. with 25.10.29 arrival pmk
Envelope
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Lot #467
BELGIAN CONGO
Flight Covers.
1935 Imperial Airways air service London-Juba, flight card from Brussels 16.2.35 to Aba, Stanleyville and Coquil'ville 3.3.35, with Belgian franking on front, making a return flight (plane "Edmond Thieffry") fromStanleyville to Belgium, v.f., with Francis Field cert. (1974), only three cards flown each way
Envelope
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #468
BELGIAN CONGO
Zeppelin Flights.
1936 1st North America Flight card LZ-129 from Leopoldville via Friedrichshafen where German Zeppelin stamp was added and forward to New York, v.f. and rare
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #469
BELGIAN CONGO
Zeppelin Flights.
1939, 30 July, Germany Kassel flight card with special red cachet, Stanleyville-Brussels-Frankfurt, v.f.
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #470
BELGIAN CONGO
Zeppelin Flights.
1939, 6 August, Germany Wurzburg flight card with special red cachet, Stanleyville-Brussels-Frankfurt, v.f.
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #471
BELGIUM
1849 10c brown, unused without gum, margins all around, just clear at right, good color and fresh, fine
(*)
Catalog #1
Catalog Value 2,250
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Lot #472
BELGIUM
1849 20c blue thick paper, full original gum, margins all around, fresh and v.f. example of this rare stamp, signed Diena etc.
*
Catalog #2
Catalog Value 2,850+
Price Realized
$600.00

Lot #473
BELGIUM
1861 1c green, margins all around, fine
*
Catalog #9
Catalog Value 225
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #474
BELGIUM
1858 20c blue, unused without gum, margins all around, fresh and v.f.
(*)
Catalog #11
Catalog Value 400
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Lot #475
BELGIUM
1858 small FL franked with single 20c blue, used from Tournay to Namur, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #11
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #476
BELGIUM
1878 5fr red brown, l.h., well centered, v.f. with 1989 Balasse cert.
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Catalog #39
Catalog Value 1,500
Price Realized
$1,300.00

Lot #477
BELGIUM
1878 5fr pale brown, fine used, Bruxelles cds, signed Friedl, Holcombe etc., rare
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Catalog #39a
Catalog Value 1,250
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #478
BELGIUM
1913 Universal Exposition in Gent, six ppcs with various labels and cancellations, v.f. and scarce
Envelope
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Lot #479
BELGIUM
1929-45 se-tenants and tete-beche combinations, group of 72 mostly diff., some n.h., mostly fine-v.f.
*\**
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Lot #480
BELGIUM
Semi-Postals.
1918 Red Cross surcharges, cplt set, fine-v.f.
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Catalog #B34-47
Catalog Value 939
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #481
BELGIUM
Semi-Postals.
1918 Red Cross surcharges, cplt set, n.h. and post office fresh, fine-v.f.
**
Catalog #B34-47
Catalog Value BFr 83,500+
Price Realized
$7,000.00

Lot #482
BELGIUM
Semi-Postals.
1932 Cardinal Mercier, cplt set, n.h., top value overall paper toning, still fine-v.f.
**
Catalog #B114-22
Catalog Value BFr 38,000
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Lot #483
BELGIUM
Semi-Postals.
1932 Cardinal Mercier Issue, cplt set used, fine-v.f.
Catalog #B114-22
Catalog Value 526
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #484
BELGIUM
Semi-Postals.
1933 Cardinal Mercier, cplt set overprinted "Braine-L'Alleud 17.7.33 Collegio Card. Mercier", n.h. and post office fresh, mostly v.f., signed Diena etc., with 1992 Diena cert. Only 4,700 sets issued
**
Catalog #B114-22var
Catalog Value BFr 165,000+
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #485
BELGIUM
AIr Post.
1930 first flight Brussels-Amsterdam-Baghdad (an intermediate stop on KLM route to Dutch Indies), v.f. Muller Cat. FFr 7,500 for covers to Dutch Indies; intermediate drops are scarcer
Envelope
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #486
BELGIUM
AIr Post.
1930 35c biplane, unissued design, 12 imperf. essays in various colors, few minor thins, mostly v.f. and extremely rare
E
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #487
BELGIUM
AIr Post.
1936 first flight Brussels-Prague-Uzhgorod-Moscow, registered cover flown to an intermediate stop at Kiev. One of the scarcest Belgian first flights (Muller 207, 10,000fr; unpriced in Vandenbauw, RRR rating), ex-Joffe
Envelope
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #488
BELGIUM
Zeppelin Flights.
1933 3rd SAF, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #489
BELGIUM
Catapult Flights.
1932, 31.5 "Bremen" to New York, mixed franking with German adhesives, fine-v.f., rare
Envelope
Price Realized
$190.00

Lot #490
BELGIUM
Catapult Flights.
1932, 18.5 "Bremen" to New York, blue cachet, mixed franking with German adhesives, fine-v.f., rare
Envelope
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Lot #491
BELGIUM
Catapult Flights.
1933, 1.10 "Bremen" to New York stationery card, violet cachet, mixed franking with German adhesives, v.f., rare
Envelope
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Lot #492
BELGIUM
Catapult Flights.
1935, 2.10 "Bremen" to USA card, red and blue cachets, violet cachets, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #493
BELGIUM
Catapult Flights.
1937, 22.6 "Bremen" to Canada, red cachet, mixed frankings with German adhesives, v.f., rare
Envelope
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Lot #494
BELGIUM
Rocket Mail.
1946 NRS Rocket experiments at Ostende and Dinant, 2 lightweight "rocketgrams", the first one also autographed by Dr. De Bruijn. Design on reverse side shows an interplanetaryrocket, caption reading "Mars-Venus-Raket-Anno 1960?" - this may explain the popularity of these rocketgrams with space topic collectors. 188 flown at Ostende and 388 at Dinant
Envelope
Catalog #EZ 9C1,10C1
Price Realized
$425.00

Lot #495
BELGIUM
Military Stamps.
1967 1.50fr, also Official stamps, imperforate varieties, v.f.
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Catalog #M1,O36-46var
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Lot #496
BOLIVIA
1915 Guiqui-La Paz railroad, prepared for use but not issued, 1c-5b, nine diff. sheets of 100, n.h., fine-v.f.
Box **
Price Realized
$1,300.00

Lot #497
BOLIVIA
Air Post.
1924 Issue, imperforate varieties, incl. horiz. pair, 25c marginal single and 1b single, v.f.
*
Catalog #C1var,3var,5var
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Lot #498
BOLIVIA
Air Post.
1930 Zeppelin surcharges, five diff. incl. three double surcharge, one inverted, fine-v.f., some signed Sanabria etc.
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Catalog #C11,12,11,14,16
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #499
BOLIVIA
Air Post.
1930 surcharges, two sets, one with surcharges inverted (n.h.), fine-v.f., signed Kessler,
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Catalog #C24-26,24a-26a
Catalog Value 317
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Lot #500
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
Collection on pages, with proofs, imperfs, perforation varieties, first issue in blocks of four etc., also 1918-19 Croatia-Slavonia issues, with SHS overprints, imperf. blocks, part. perf., double impressions, proofs,Chainbreakers Issue, double and inverted overprints and cancellations, all mounted on pages in old-time album, fine specialist lot
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Lot #501
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
1906 Issue, blocks of four, n.h., couple of toned specks, mostly v.f.
Box **
Catalog #30-45
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Lot #502
BRAZIL
1906-16 unexploded "4$900"booklet with four panes of 200r blue, booklet covers and each stamp overprinted "Specimen" in red, also with security punches, fresh and v.f. Specimen booklet from the American Bank Note Co. archives
Booklet
Catalog #178aS
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Lot #503
BRAZIL
1922-39 errors and varieties, 135 stamps, mostly imperf. pairs, few blocks of 8, imperf. or imperf. between, n.h., v.f., scarce
**
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Lot #504
BRAZIL
1931 Revolution, cplt set of imperorate plate proofs in black, v.f. and rare
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Catalog #342-55P
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Lot #505
BRAZIL
Semi-Postals.
1935 Red Cross imperf. pairs, set of three, h.r., fine-v.f.
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Catalog #B5-7var
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Lot #506
BULGARIA
1938 Prince Simeon, perf. souv. sheet of five, minor perf. separations as always, fine-v.f., extremely rare, only 50 (!) issued
**
Catalog #336-40var
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Lot #507
BULGARIA
1950s group of several better items incl. Chess set etc, all in sheets or large multiples, various quantities, n.h., fine-v.f. lot,
Box **

Catalog Value DM 11,200
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Lot #508
BULGARIA
Air Post.
1987 25s Balkan Airfleet, variety missing the the entire engraved portion, including colors and inscriptions, pos.4 of only 20 known (one sheet discovered among hundreds of thousands), v.f. with photocopy of PFC for the sheet
Catalog #C161var
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Lot #509
CAMBODIA
1954-70 collection of 164 imperf. singles, mostly cplt sets on pages, many corner-date copies or marginal singles, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #18/242,B1/12var
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #510
CAMBODIA
1962 Inauguration of the Independence Monument, perforated & gummed souv. sheet of two, n.h., v.f., extremely rare, less than 15 issued
**
Catalog #116,C2var
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Lot #511
CAMBODIA
1963 F.A.O., perforated & gummed souv. sheet of two, n.h., v.f., extremely rare, less than 15 issued
**
Catalog #117-18var
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Lot #512
CAMEROUN
British Occupation.
1915 1p on 10pf carmine, double surcharge, v.f. with Holcombe cert.
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Catalog #55b
Catalog Value 225
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Lot #513
CAMEROUN
British Occupation.
1915 2sh on 2m, v.f. used
Catalog #63
Catalog Value 475
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Lot #514
CAMEROUN
French Occupation.
1916 (Apr 20) registered cover (opened for display) to Manches, franked by 5rf and 10rf (3) on both sides, tied by black "Cameroon Duala 20.4.16" cds, arrival pmk on reverse, fine
Envelope
Catalog #101,105
Price Realized
$800.00

Lot #515
CAMEROUN
French Occupation.
1916 (Feb 18) registered cover to Rhone, France, franked with 5rf (2) and 25rf tied by black "Cameroon Tresor et Postes aux Armees 18.2.16" cds, with Paris (Mar 19) and Lyon (Mar 20) arrival pmks on reverse, fine
Envelope
Catalog #105,107
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #516
CAMEROUN
Air Post.
1953 500fr perf. and gummed souv. sheet, l.h., v.f., only 15-20 issued, rare
*
Catalog #C30var
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Lot #517
CARPATHO-UKRAINE
1945 two court notices, franked with 40f and 60f definitives (Soviet Star), various markings, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #Mi.83,84
Price Realized
$800.00

Lot #518
CENTRAL LITHUANIA
1920 surcharges, cplt set used, top value on piece, fine-v.f., various expert signatures incl. Dr. Klein, BPP, less than 300 sets issued
Catalog #13-22
Catalog Value 728+
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Lot #519
CENTRAL LITHUANIA
1921 registered cover (backflap missing) from Wilno to USA, franked on reverse with single 2m and strip of 3x6m, minor cover faults, otherwise fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #520
CENTRAL LITHUANIA
1921 registered cover from Wilno to Berlin, attractively franked with four diff. adhesives, v.f., with arrival pmk
Envelope
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Lot #521
CENTRAL LITHUANIA
1921-23 group of 27 covers or cards, diff. franking and destinations incl. Lvow, Hamburg, Posen, London, Los Angeles etc., mostly registered, few minor flaws, generally fine-v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #522
CHILE
1858 FL to Santiago franked 1856-62 10c diagonal bisect with red Valparaiso datestamp alongside and double oval "Vapor National Nuanay" in violet, the bisect with slight corner crease, otherwise fine and scarce Maritime cover
Envelope
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #523
CHILE
1895 (ca) official postal stationery card on pink stock printed by Spicer & Co. with steamship vignette at upper left (H&G D22) used locally in Valparaiso with fine oval "Servicio/Franca" canc.
Envelope
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Lot #524
CHILE
1911 10c, 15c and 20c Inverted centers, h.r., fine-v.f., very rare
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Catalog #102a,104a,105a
Catalog Value 2,060
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #525
CHILE
Air Post.
Figueroa vignette, signed on back, fine
*
Price Realized
$525.00

Lot #526
CHINA
1877 cover franked with France 25c type Sage, used from Shanghai to France, clear "Corr. d'Armees Shanghai 31 Aout 77" cds, numerous transit and arrival pmks, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$170.00

Lot #527
CHINA
1885 Small Dragon, 1c, 3c and 5c tied by dated Taku hs on piece, little toning, otherwise fine
Catalog #10-12
Price Realized
$210.00

Lot #528
CHINA
1885 Small Dragon, 3c lilac, block of four, showing three good strikes of "H.O. Customs Seoul, 12 May 91" in violet, some toning, scarce usage in Korea
Box
Catalog #11
Price Realized
$190.00

Lot #529
CHINA
1897 surcharged 2c on 3c lilac, tied by oval "China Inland Mission Hankow 9 March 1898" canc on piece
Catalog #26
Price Realized
$280.00

Lot #530
CHINA
1897 1/2c on 3c orange, incorrectly surcharged "1 cent.", overall toning, fine, signed Holcombe
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Catalog #28a
Catalog Value 350
Price Realized
$280.00

Lot #531
CHINA
1897 small figure 1/2c surcharge on 3c orange, double surcharge, unused with part original gum, fine example of this rarity, with APS cert.
*
Catalog #28d
Catalog Value 10,000
Price Realized
$950.00

Lot #532
CHINA
1897 small figure 8c surcharge on 6c brown, vert. strip of three, imperf. horiz., bottom stamp toned, otherwise fine and scarce item
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Catalog #33b
Catalog Value 2,000
Price Realized
$2,100.00

Lot #533
CHINA
1897 Dowager surcharged 1/2c on 3c orange, block of four positions 11,12,15,16, UL stamp showing a major retouch of "3", BR stamp showing slight doubling of "2" of "1/2"lower left stamp minor crease, otherwise fine and rare multiple
Box *
Catalog #38,var
Catalog Value 7,000+
Price Realized
$675.00

Lot #534
CHINA
1897 wide spaced large figure 10c on 12c first printing, Customs Ningpo cds, minor creases, otherwise fine and scarce
Catalog #45
Catalog Value 1,000
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #535
CHINA
1897 2c on 3c red, comma instead of period after "Cents", h.r., fine
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Catalog #79d
Catalog Value 300+
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Lot #536
CHINA
1897 $1 on 3c red, imperf. (or trimmed perfs) at bottom, black grid canc., well centered, fine
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Catalog #84
Catalog Value 750
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Lot #537
CHINA
1897 incoming mail from England, 1p stationery card from Kingston sent via Hong Kong to Wenchow, with Shanghai transit and blue dollar chop, also an excellent example of the rare "Wenchow" dollar chop struck on arrival, fine
Envelope
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Lot #538
CHINA
1901 1c stationery card additionally franked with 2c C.I.P., canc. Paoting dollar chop, sent to Germany, with military Fieldpost station No.7 date stamp, additional "feldpost" endorsement, fine usage during the Boxer Rebellion
Envelope
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #539
CHINA
1901 attractively illustrated red-band cover to Paris, franked with 5c CIP, Shanghai (?) dollar chop struck on departure, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$100.00

Lot #540
CHINA
1906 1c stationery card additionally franked with 2x1/2c and 2x2c C.I.P., registered from Nanchang (name filled in by pen), sent via Kiukian and Shanghai to Frankfurt, minor toning, otherwise fine and scarce registered card
Envelope
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Lot #541
CHINA
1900 decorative red band cover from the German Post Office in Peking to Germany, Peking Deutsche Post, 23.12.00 departure and Erlau 17.2.01 arrival pmks, little toning, otherwise fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$100.00

Lot #542
CHINA
1912 Foochow Issue, $2 brown, red & yellow, overprinted in black, unused without gum, minor stain at bottom, otherwise fine, signed Bloch & Holcombe, rare
(*)
Catalog #136
Catalog Value ^L4,250
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #543
CHINA
1912 Nanking Issue, 7c maroon, one l.h., the other used with black cds, v.f., signed Holcombe
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Catalog #140
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Lot #544
CHINA
1912 50c yellow green, l.h., v.f., signed Holcombe, rare
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Catalog #142
Catalog Value ^L3,500
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Lot #545
CHINA
1912 $1 red & pale rose, black cds, fine, signed Holcombe, rare
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Catalog #143
Catalog Value ^L3,000
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #546
CHINA
1912 $2 brown, red & yellow, l.h., v.f., signed Holcombe, Champion, etc
*
Catalog #144
Catalog Value ^L7,000
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Lot #547
CHINA
1912 $2 brown, red & yellow, l.h., minute toning at bottom, fine and rare stamp, signed Holcombe and F.Z.Chun
*
Catalog #144
Catalog Value ^L7,000
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Lot #548
CHINA
1912 1c ocher, inverted overprint, fine, signed Holcombe
*
Catalog #147b
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Lot #549
CHINA
1912 Waterlow, 3c CIP, red overprint inverted, used as always, blunted perfs, fine appearance, rare
Catalog #166a
Catalog Value 1,600
Price Realized
$375.00

Lot #550
CHINA
1912 Dr. Sun Yat-sen and Pres. Yuan Shih-kai, cplt sets used on two unaddressed covers, Peking 11 Aug. 1913 cds, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #178-201
Catalog Value 761+
Price Realized
$1,100.00

Lot #551
CHINA
1913 red band cover franked on reverse with pair of 3c overprinted in red, used from Urga to Kalgan, v.f. and attractive usage in Mongolia, with arrival pmk
Envelope
Catalog #163
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Lot #552
CHINA
1913 red band cover franked on reverse with single 6c gray, used from Urga to Kalgan, v.f. usage in Mongolia, with a variety of markings and chops
Envelope
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Lot #553
CHINA
1914 registered use of French 4c on 10c China postal card, uprated with 10c on 25c blue (Yv 79) prepaying the UPU postal card rate plus registry fee to Guatemala, stamps tied by Han-Keou Chine/Poste Francaise cds, withadditional strike alongside. Front shows Hankeou registration label, Shanghai and Nagasaki transits plus violet registration datestamps of Seattle, New Orleans and Guatemala
Envelope
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Lot #554
CHINA
1919 red band cover franked on reverse with 3c and pair of 5c, used to Penang, with red hs and Amoy date stamp, also Penang arrival pmk, v.f.
Envelope
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Lot #555
CHINA
1928 cover franked with pair of Japanese 13sen, tied by "Taihoku 5.9.28 Taiwan, Japan" pmk, registered with "Taihoku" label, Kobe transit and Washington arrival pmks, v.f.
Envelope
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Lot #556
CHINA
1940s group of six covers, various franking incl. Anti-Bandit overprints, most used from East Szechwan, Chungking etc. to USA, England etc., some censor markings etc., interesting lot
Envelope
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Lot #557
CHINA
1945 Treaty between China, Great Britain and USA, showing map of China, Flags of Great Britain, China and USA, Statue of Liberty etc., cplt set of six large die proofs, die sunk on original cards, v.f. and rare
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Catalog #593-98P
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Lot #558
CHINA
1945 President Lin Seh, $2, $5, $6 and $10, also central vignette of center only in black, plus frame only of top value in green, six diff. large die proofs, die sunk on original cards, v.f. and rare
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Catalog #599-604P
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Lot #559
CHINA
1945 President Chiang Kai-shek, cplt set of six diff. large die proofs, die sunk on original cards, v.f. and rare
P
Catalog #599-604P
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Lot #560
CHINA
1945 President Chiang Kai-shek, engraved vignette. large die proof, die sunk on original card, prepared for the Central Bank of China for use on banknotes, v.f. and rare
P
Price Realized
$100.00

Lot #561
CHINA
1945 Dr. Lin Sen, engraved vignette, large die proof, tiny stain at left, otherwise v.f., prepared for the Central Bank of China for use on banknotes, v.f. and rare
P
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Lot #562
CHINA
1947 Chinese Postal Administration, $100, $200, $400 and $500, four diff. large die proofs, die sunk on original cards, v.f. and rare
P
Catalog #776,77,79,800P
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Lot #563
CHINA
1948-49 50c on 1/2c brown, block of eight, n.h., usual gum toning, fine,
Box **
Catalog #846
Catalog Value 400
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #564
CHINA
Semi-Postals.
1944 War Refugees, engraved vignette in black, large die proof, fine and rare
P
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #565
CHINA
Air Post.
1923, 28 May first flight card from Peking to Tientsin, with violet "Aeroplane Service" cachet, additional "To be despatched Aerial Service" in black, little toning at left, otherwise v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$170.00

Lot #566
CHINA
Parcel Post.
1949 $10,000 violet, horiz. pair, v.f., rare
*
Catalog #Chan SP16
Catalog Value 6,000
Unsold
Lot #567
Chinese Expeditionary Force
1901 cover from Tientsin to Peking, franked by 1/2c chocolate with green "B.R.A. 5 Five Cents" surcharge, tied by violet "Railway Post Office Peking" canc., also franked by India 1/2a with black "C.E.F." overprint,with "F.P.O. No.4 15.MY.01" and "F.P.O. No.18 15.MY.01" pmks on reverse, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #98
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #568
Chinese Expeditionary Force
1901 cover to Tongku, franked by 1/2c chocolate with green "B.R.A. 5 Five Cents" surcharge, tied by violet "Railway Post Office Tientsin" canc., als franked by pair of India 3p with black "C.E.F." overprint andtied by "F.P.O. No.4 20.AP.01" cds, with "F.P.O. No.4 20.AP.01" pmk on reverse, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #98
Unsold
Lot #569
Chinese Locals
ICHANG.
1896 2c on 3m red, unused without gum, violet "2 Candarins" surcharge, v.f., signed Holcombe
(*)
Catalog #Chan LI-15
Catalog Value 680
Unsold
Lot #570
Chinese Locals
PORT ARTHUR AND DAIREN.
1947-48 four diff., also piece of cover franked with three diff., with pair of 2f, minor flaws, mostly fine
*u
Catalog #Yang AD18/40
Unsold
Lot #571
Chinese Locals
SINKIANG.
1924 $10 green & claret, used on piece, with red overprint, fine
u
Catalog #67
Unsold
Lot #572
Chinese Locals
SINKIANG.
1949 UPU, $1 red overprinted in violet, canc. by TIHWA pmk on unaddressed cover, some toning, otherwise v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #573
Chinese Locals
Air Post.
1933 5c claret, top sheet margin horizontal strip of four, n.h., some overall toning, fine and scarce multiple, signed Holcombe
**
Catalog #C1
Catalog Value 600
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #574
Chinese Locals
Air Post.
1932 15c deep blue, used on piece, red overprint, v.f., with 1993 Holcombe cert.
u
Catalog #C3
Catalog Value 250
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #575
Chinese Locals
Air Post.
1932 30c brown violet, l.h., red overprint, v.f., signed Holcombe
*
Catalog #C4
Catalog Value 375
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #576
Chinese Locals
WUHU.
1895 red band cover franked with four diff. and addressed to Kiukiang, filing fold between stamps, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$425.00

Lot #577
REPUBLIC OF CHINA (TAIWAN)
1951(ca) Taiwan Boy Scouts, multicolored vignette, block of six, n.h., fine
Box **
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #578
REPUBLIC OF CHINA (TAIWAN)
1978-80 four unexploded booklets with various panes, v.f.
Booklet
Catalog #2124a-25a
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #579
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
1950 Gate of Heavenly Peace, first and third issues, unused without gum as issued, n.h., fine-v.f.
(*)
Catalog #12-20,65-71
Catalog Value 512
Unsold
Lot #580
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
1950 $20,000 on $10,000 red, unused without gum, n.h., v.f.
(*)
Catalog #30
Catalog Value 450
Unsold
Lot #581
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
1950 $4,000 blue, unissued value, unused without gum as issued, n.h., v.f. A PRC rarity, less than 100 in existance
(*)
Catalog #Yang R2
Catalog Value 8,000
Price Realized
$1,100.00

Lot #582
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
1951 Gate of Heavenly Peace, cplt set, unused without gum as issued, excellent centering, fresh and v.f.
**
Catalog #95-100
Catalog Value 7,133
Price Realized
$2,600.00

Lot #583
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
1958-1966 collection of 140 different cacheted FDCs, mostly cplt sets, with many better items incl. Mei Lan-Fang, Fish, Mountains, Flowers, Pandas, Pigs, Sports, Space etc., generally sent to "Le Monde de Philatelistes" in Paris, some minorcover flaws to be expected, many backstamped, fine-v.f. and seldom offered collection of PRC First Day Covers; Yang cat. $5,830, many unpriced
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #584
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
1960 Goldfish, cplt set, n.h., fine-v.f.
**
Catalog #506-27
Catalog Value 300
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #585
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
1961 Table Tennis souv. sheet, unused without gum as issued, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #566a
Catalog Value 500
Price Realized
$850.00

Lot #586
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
1962 Mei Lan-fang, imperforate singles, cplt set, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #620-27var
Catalog Value 2,500
Unsold
Lot #587
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
1962 Mei Lan-fang souv. sheet, n.h. and post office fresh, minor surface abrasions, otherwise v.f.
**
Catalog #628
Catalog Value 3,500
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #588
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
1962 Mei Lan-fang souv. sheet, n.h. and post office fresh, minor surface abrasions and marginal creases, otherwise v.f.
**
Catalog #628
Catalog Value 3,500
Price Realized
$375.00

Lot #589
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
1962 Mei Lan-fang souv. sheet, n.h. and post office fresh, natural inclusion resulting in a surface abrasion, otherwise v.f.
**
Catalog #628
Catalog Value 3,500
Unsold
Lot #590
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
1962 Mei Lan-fang souv. sheet, n.h. and post office fresh, minor surface abrasions, otherwise v.f.
**
Catalog #628
Catalog Value 3,500
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #591
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
1962 Mei Lan-fang souv. sheet, n.h. and post office fresh, minor surface abrasions, otherwise v.f.
**
Catalog #628
Catalog Value 3,500
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #592
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
1962 Mei Lan-fang souv. sheet, n.h., creased at LL, otherwise v.f.
**
Catalog #628
Catalog Value 3,500
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #593
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
1962 Mei Lan-fang souv. sheet, n.h. and post office fresh, minor surface abrasions, otherwise v.f.
**
Catalog #628
Catalog Value 3,500
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #594
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
1962 Mei Lan-fang souv. sheet, n.h. and post office fresh, minor surface abrasions, otherwise v.f.
**
Catalog #628
Catalog Value 3,500
Price Realized
$210.00

Lot #595
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
1962 Mei Lan-fang souv. sheet, n.h. and post office fresh, marginal tears and creases, v.f. appearance
**
Catalog #628
Catalog Value 3,500
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #596
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
1963 Panda, perf. and imperf. sets, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #708-10
Catalog Value 315
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #597
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
1963 Mountains, cplt set, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #716-31
Catalog Value 480
Price Realized
$210.00

Lot #598
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
1964 Flowers, cplt set of marginal singles, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #767-81
Catalog Value 255
Price Realized
$1,300.00

Lot #599
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
1964 Peonies souv. sheet, unused without gum as issued, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #782
Catalog Value 950
Price Realized
$2,000.00

Lot #600
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
1964 Peonies souv. sheet, unused without gum as issued, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #782
Catalog Value 950
Price Realized
$3,750.00

Lot #601
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
1964 Peonies souv. sheet, unused without gum as issued, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #782
Catalog Value 950
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #602
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
1964 15th Anniversary of the People's Republic souv. sheet, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #798a
Catalog Value 1,800
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #603
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
1964 15th Anniversary of the People's Republic souv. sheet, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #798a
Catalog Value 1,800
Unsold
Lot #604
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
1964 15th Anniversary of the People's Republic souv. sheet, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #798a
Catalog Value 1,800
Unsold
Lot #605
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
1965 People's Liberation Army, four sets, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #842-49
Catalog Value 560
Price Realized
$550.00

Lot #606
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
1965-67 Mao Tse Tung, duplicated accumulation of 200 unused picture postcards from the Cultural Revolution, various propaganda slogans, fine-v.f., scarce
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #607
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
1967 Thoughts of Mao Tse-tung, two strips of five used on separate FDCs to France, fine-v.f., rare
Envelope
Catalog #939-48a
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #608
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
1967 Mao Tse-tung "Our Great Teacher", five diff. (cplt as issued) on May 1, 1967 FDC to France, fine-v.f., rare
Envelope
Catalog #949-53
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #609
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
1967 Mao Tse-tung, cplt set, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #960-64
Catalog Value 237
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #610
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
1968 Literature & Art, also 1968 Directives, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #982-90,999
Catalog Value 402
Unsold
Lot #611
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
1978-82 four diff. souv. sheets, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #1452a/1785
Catalog Value 695
Price Realized
$600.00

Lot #612
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
1978 Horses souv. sheet, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #1452a
Catalog Value 225
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #613
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
1997 Hong Kong souv. sheet, 18 beautiful souv. folders, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #2775
Catalog Value 630
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #614
CILICIA
Air Post.
1920 surcharges, set of two, fine-v.f., signed Calves, Brun etc., with Behr cert. A rarity
*
Catalog #C1-2
Catalog Value Euro 19,100+
Price Realized
$375.00

Lot #615
COLOMBIA
1858 FL from Buenaventura to New York, hs "Steamship 10", also forwarding ms of "Goquorzala, Panama", fine and scarce
Envelope
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #616
COLOMBIA
1876 1p pale red, type II, imperf. block of four, Medellin canc., v.f.
Box
Catalog #84
Price Realized
$3,250.00

Lot #617
COLOMBIA
1888 registered cover from Barranquilla to England, franked only with 10c President Nunez, endorsed "por Royal Mail", with "Calais a Paris" transit & London arrival pmks, some toning, otherwise fine
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #618
COLOMBIA
1901 cover from Cartagena to Paris, franked with 1c, 2c and 10c, backflap partly missing, otherwise v.f., with arrival pmk
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #619
COLOMBIA
1935 National Olympic Games in Barranquilla, cplt set, fresh and fine-v.f.
*
Catalog #421-36
Catalog Value 1,025
Unsold
Lot #620
COLOMBIA
Air Post.
1920 unissued 10c red, tete beche block of seven, v.f.
Box *
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #621
COLOMBIA
Air Post.
1921 surcharged "Valor 10 Centavos" in violet on 50c green, h.r., fine
*
Catalog #San.35
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #622
COLOMBIA
Air Post.
1923 overprinted "A" (Germany), "EU" (United States) and "P" (Panama), three diff. sets, usual dried gum, mostly fine-v.f.
*
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #623
COLOMBIA
Air Post.
1923 overprinted "F" (France), 12 diff., usual dried gum, fine-v.f.
*
Unsold
Lot #624
COLOMBIA
Air Post.
1923 overprinted "P" (Panama), 11 diff. incl. 1p-5p, usual dried gum, fine-v.f.
*
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #625
COLOMBIA
Air Post.
1923 overprinted "P" (Panama), 11 diff. incl. 1p-5p, horiz. pairs, usual dried gum, fine-v.f.
*
Unsold
Lot #626
COLOMBIA
Air Post.
1929 first flight cover from Colombia to Canal Zone, 3.4.1929 Barranquilla departure pmks and Colon, Panama arrival, franked with various adhesives incl 5p, minor toning, otherwise fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #627
COLOMBIA
Air Post.
1931 DOX return flight cover from Cali to Germany, with "DOX Primeiro Vol Europa-America do Sul Estados Unidos 1931" cachet, v.f. and scarce
Envelope
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #628
COLOMBIA
CUNDIMARCA.
1883 (2r) black on green, variety without value, endorsed at bottom, fine and extremely rare on watermarked paper, with expert markings on reverse
*
Catalog #16var
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #629
COMORO ISLANDS
1960 Radio Station, perf. and gummed souv. sheet of two, n.h., v.f., only 15-20 issued, rare
**
Catalog #46-47var
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #630
COMORO ISLANDS
1964-70 selection on pages, with perf. and imperf. blocks of four and singles, for a total of 62 imperfs, Birds, Space, Olympics etc., also Central Africa 1966 surcharges set of two (300 sets) in sheets etc., n.h., v.f.
Box **
Price Realized
$1,900.00

Lot #631
COSTA RICA
1897 registered cover from Puntarenas to Panama, franked on reverse with 5c and 20c Arms, both canc. by central target strikes, filing fold not affecting the stamps, v.f., with arrival pmk
Envelope
Catalog #37,39
Price Realized
$3,000.00

Lot #632
COSTA RICA
1937 three diff. die proofs, reduced to stamp size and mounted on large card, v.f.
P
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #633
COSTA RICA
1984 Birds, imperforate blocks of eight, six diff. plate proofs on glazed card, v.f.
Box P
Catalog #287-92P
Price Realized
$280.00

Lot #634
COSTA RICA
Air Post.
1925 first flight cover, actually return leg to Canal Zone, franked with 1924 Olympic 5c green & 10c carmine, tied by spec. "Costa Rica-Canal Zone" January 4, 1925 pmks, with "Air Mail First Trip..." cachet alongside, filingfold and stains away from the stamps, fine
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #635
COSTA RICA
Air Post.
1928 first flight cover Sept. 6, 1928 San Jose to Ciudad, special boxed cachet, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #636
COSTA RICA
Air Post.
1941-46 Soccer, cplt set of 13 diff. die proofs in issued colors, plus master die with value tablets blank, all die sunken on full cards, v.f., rare set
P
Catalog #C57-66,145-47P
Unsold
Lot #637
COSTA RICA
Air Post.
1948 Churches, imperforate plate proofs in black, v.f.
P
Catalog #C452-71P
Unsold
Lot #638
COSTA RICA
Air Post.
1948 Churches, imperforate blocks of six, plate proofs in black, mostly with plate numbers at bottom, v.f.
Box P
Catalog #C452-71P
Price Realized
$280.00

Lot #639
COSTA RICA
Air Post.
1948 Churches, selection of 41+ die proofs including approved colors reduced in size, each with plate number and initialed at bottom; also proofs of frames only superimposed on other die proofs printed for the "Compania P. Fernandez", usedfor color samples, all stapled on sheets showing the issued stamps, occasional flaws, mosty fine-v.f. A unique set of proofs
P
Catalog #C452-71P
Unsold
Lot #640
CRETE
Russian Administration.
1899 four diff., first three unused, last one a used pair, fine-v.f.
*u
Catalog #10-13
Catalog Value 299
Price Realized
$220.00

Lot #641
CRETE
Russian Administration.
1899 cover with corner cachet showing the National Flag, franked with single 1m green, tied by violet Rethymnon hs and used to Erlava, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #10
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #642
CRETE
Russian Administration.
1899 cover with corner cachet showing the National Flag, franked with single 2m black, tied by violet Rethymnon hs and used to Pedduvo, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #11
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #643
CRETE
Russian Administration.
1899 cover with corner cachet showing the national flag, franked with single 2m black, tied by violet Rethymnon hs and used to Erlava, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #11
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #644
CRETE
Russian Administration.
1899 stars at each side in oval, imperf. proofs of 1g, 1m and 2m in black, printed on waste paper, two with control marks in blue, also postmarked in black, v.f., with 1987 Holcombe cert. stating "an extremelyrare set of proofs which are possibly unique at this time"
P
Catalog #32-34P
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #645
CRETE
Russian Administration.
1899 locally used cover franked with block of 4x2m green, each with a violet hs, Rethymnon cds, filing folds away from the stamps, fine and scarce cover
Envelope
Catalog #42
Price Realized
$375.00

Lot #646
CRETE
Russian Administration.
1905 Issue, cplt set of imperf. plate proofs on wove, v.f.
P
Catalog #74-82P
Price Realized
$120.00

Lot #647
CUBA
1897 cover franked with 1c violet, 2c claret (2) and 21/2c rose (2) King Alfonso XIII issue, all tied by "Correos Habana" datestamps and prepaying the UPU double weight letter rate to Switzerland, "Paris Etranger" transit on front andBern arrival datestamp on reverse, an unusual and colorful franking
Envelope
Catalog #135,9,43
Price Realized
$425.00

Lot #648
CUBA
1898 cover franked on reverse with USA 5c Grant, tied by duplex "Military Sta. Santiago de Cuba" cds and sent to Jamaica, some toning, otherwise fine, with Kingston arrival pmk
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #649
CUBA
1899 corner cover YMCA "Army and Navy Christian Commission", franked with 2p on 2c and tied by Havana cds, additional "Soldier Letter C.W.Kennedy Capt.8th Inf." hs, some cover toning & rounded UL corner, otherwise fine, with arrival cds
Envelope
Price Realized
$290.00

Lot #650
CUBA
1910 American Bank Note Co. large die proof in green for "Cuban Carnival Stamp", never issued, v.f. and unusual item
P
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #651
CUBA
1914 Map Issues, eight imperf. pairs (1c vertical, others horizontal), complete as listed by Scott, a rare group with perhaps 100 sets issued, fresh and v.f.
*
Catalog #253/62var
Catalog Value 1,150
Price Realized
$425.00

Lot #652
CUBA
1947 FDR, 2c black, imperf. pair, trial color proof in black, v.f.
P
Catalog #406P
Unsold
Lot #653
CUBA
1947 FDR, 2c black, horiz. imperf. gutter pair in black, v.f.
P
Catalog #406P
Unsold
Lot #654
CUBA
1949 5c green, imperf. pair, v.f.
P
Catalog #437P
Price Realized
$290.00

Lot #655
CUBA
1952 National Anthem etc., 1c-25c trial color proofs mostly in green and black, horiz. or vert. pairs, including 10c semi-postal (E16), v.f. and rare
P
Catalog #475-80,C57-60P
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #656
CUBA
1954 Christmas, 2c-4c Christmas, three imperf. pairs, trial color proofs, one with value tablets blank, others showing "Navidad" inscriptions only, v.f. and rare
P
Catalog #532-33P
Unsold
Lot #657
CUBA
1954 Christmas, set of imperf. pairs in issued colors, also 2c green & black, all pairs, v.f., rare
P
Catalog #532-33P
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #658
CUBA
1954 Boy Scouts, 4c dark green, imperf. pair, v.f.
P
Catalog #535P
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #659
CUBA
1954 Boy Scouts, 4c dark green, imperf. gutter pair, v.f.
P
Catalog #535P
Price Realized
$65,000.00

Lot #660
CUBA
1955 2c-14c Portraits, 8c-1p Views & 10c Semi-postal (E20), imperf. pairs, trial color proofs in green etc., v.f.
P
Catalog #543-6,C124-26P
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #661
CUBA
1956 Christmas, 2c & 4c green, four imperf. pairs, inscriptions only in black, also design only in green, v.f.
P
Catalog #562-63P
Price Realized
$95.00

Lot #662
CUBA
1957 Baden-Powell, 4c & 12c green, imperf. trial color proofs, horiz. or vert. pairs, v.f.
P
Catalog #565,C152P
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #663
CUBA
1957 Baden-Powell, 4c slate green and red imperf pairs, plate proofs, v.f., rare
P
Catalog #565,C152P
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #664
CUBA
1957 Palace of Justice, 4c+12c green, imperf. compound gutter pair, v.f., rare
P
Catalog #576,C165P
Price Realized
$1,300.00

Lot #665
CUBA
1958 Maps, 4c & 29c dark green, aqua & buff, imperf. pairs, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #593,C180var
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #666
CUBA
1958 Christmas, imperf. trial color proofs on gummed paper, horiz. sheet corner margin pairs, n.h., v.f.
P
Catalog #611-12P
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #667
CUBA
1959 2c-4c Presidents, complete set of imperf. trial color proofs in green or gray, horiz. pairs, v.f.
P
Catalog #616-23P
Price Realized
$280.00

Lot #668
CUBA
Air Post.
1952 Chess, 8c variety "Josf" (instead of "Jose") Raul Capablanca, in block of six, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #C45var
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #669
CUBA
Air Post.
1952 8c & 25c green, imperf. trial color proofs in green, horiz. pairs, v.f.
P
Catalog #C61-2P
Price Realized
$280.00

Lot #670
CUBA
Air Post.
1953 8c-15c, imperf. trial color proofs in green, horiz. pairs, v.f.
P
Catalog #C75-76P
Price Realized
$2,000.00

Lot #671
CUBA
Air Post.
1953 2p and 5p, imperf. trial color proofs in black, horiz. pairs, v.f.
P
Catalog #C77-78P
Price Realized
$525.00

Lot #672
CUBA
Air Post.
1953 2p and 5p, imperf. trial color proofs in black, horiz. pairs, v.f.
P
Catalog #C77-78P
Price Realized
$1,200.00

Lot #673
CUBA
Air Post.
1954 5c-1p, imperf. trial color proofs in bright green, vert. or or horiz. pairs, v.f., rare
P
Catalog #C96-106P
Price Realized
$2,000.00

Lot #674
CUBA
Air Post.
1956 Birds, 8c-5p, complete set of imperf. trial color proofs in green, horiz. or vert. pairs, v.f. and rare
P
Catalog #C136-44P
Unsold
Lot #675
CUBA
Air Post.
1957 12c black, imperf. pair trial color proof on card, v.f.
P
Catalog #C172P
Unsold
Lot #676
CUBA
Rocket Flights.
1939 special overprinted stamp, two unused singles, also 1940 five covers with diff. color labels, v.f.
Envelope *
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #677
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
1934 National Anthem souvenir sheets of 15, unused without gum as issued, n.h., fine-v.f.
Box **
Catalog #200a-201a
Catalog Value 950
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #678
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
1958 Mushrooms, 1.60k, three die proofs in diff. stages of completion, v.f.
P
Catalog #886P
Price Realized
$5,250.00

Lot #679
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
1959 Pilsen, 30h,1k and 1.60k, three diff. die proofs in black, v.f., signed Karasek
P
Catalog #914P,916P,917P
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #680
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
1959 Birds, an incredible collection of 34 die proofs in various colors and stages of completions, some showing only the outlines of vignettes, diff. colors, each value represented, fine-v.f. and unique group
P
Catalog #942-48P
Price Realized
$3,750.00

Lot #681
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
1960 Gymnast and Skier, die proofs in black, v.f., signed Karasek
P
Catalog #955P,956P
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #682
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
1961 40h Kayaking and 1k Rugby, die proofs in sepia and in dark blue, v.f.
P
Catalog #1025P,1027P
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #683
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
1962 Zoo Animals, group of 7 die proofs representing four diff. values, diff. colors and stages of engraving, v.f. and attractive lot
P
Catalog #1111-13P,1116P
Price Realized
$190.00

Lot #684
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
1962 Praga Exhibition, 1.40kr "Children Dancing Around a Tree", six die proofs in diff. colors, various stages of completion, fine-v.f., signed Karasek
P
Catalog #1132P
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #685
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
1962 30h Cosmonaut and Worker, three die proofs, various colors and stages of engraving, one with guide line markings, fine-v.f.
P
Catalog #1139P
Unsold
Lot #686
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
1967-78 Cosmonauts and other Space issues, ten diff. die proofs, various colors and stages of engraving, fine-v.f. and attractive lot
P
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #687
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
1963 30h Table Tennis and 60h Cyclist, two die proofs of each in black, diff. stages of completion, v.f., signed Karasek
P
Catalog #1150P,1151P
Unsold
Lot #688
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
1963 Olympics, 60h (5) and 80h (2), seven die proofs in various colors and stages, v.f. and rare lot
P
Catalog #1204-1205P
Price Realized
$1,300.00

Lot #689
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
1963 Red Cross, 30h Centenary Emblem, six die proofs in various colors and stages, v.f. and rare Red Cross lot
P
Catalog #1184P
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #690
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
1964 Flowers, 12 die proofs, various colors and stages of completion, v.f. and unique group
P
Catalog #1241-46P
Unsold
Lot #691
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
1965 Dogs, an assembly of 26 die proofs in various stages and colors, mostly fine-v.f. and unique group, with wonderful thematic appeal
P
Catalog #1312-1317P
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #692
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
1966 Space Achievement, 1k Satellite and Binary Code, six die proofs, various stages of completion, v.f. and scarce lot
P
Catalog #1426P
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #693
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
1969 Art, 1.60k Hloznik, die proof in issued colors, fine
P
Catalog #1660P
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #694
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
1970 Art, three die proofs showing diff. stages of completion, v.f., signed Karasek
P
Catalog #1689P
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #695
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
1977 Europa, imperforate souv. sheets of four plus descriptive labels, 10 sets of three, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #Mi.2407B-2409B
Catalog Value Euro 1,200
Price Realized
$1,500.00

Lot #696
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
Semi-Postals.
1919 1k carmine, yellow & black used on piece, 14h & 25h carmine, 14h used, and 20h on 54h orange, fine-v.f., signed Mikulski, etc.
*u
Catalog #B17,43-4,62
Catalog Value 270
Price Realized
$550.00

Lot #697
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
Semi-Postals.
1919 overprints on Austrian Air Post surcharges, set of three, l.h., v.f.
*
Catalog #B37-39
Catalog Value 1,300
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #698
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
Semi-Postals.
1919 50h carmine, l.h., v.f., signed Gilbert, Mikulski etc., only 250 issued
*
Catalog #B46
Catalog Value 875
Unsold
Lot #699
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
Air Post.
Incoming mail, 1870 Franco-German War, 31 October Ballon Monte (Le Fulton), Lettre-Journal, Gazette des Absents No.3, dated 29th Oct. to Prague, franked with 30c (another stamp missing), with Karolinenthal 10.11.70 arrival pmk,fine and scarce balloon dispatch to Prague
Envelope

Catalog Value FFr 75,000
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #700
CZECHOSLOVAK LEGION IN SIBERIA
1919-20 specialized collection mounted exhibition style in two volumes, with all issued and unissued overprints, proofs, errors, 110+ covers and cards covering military history of the Legion, various regiments, postal rates and censor markings, reference material, postal stationery, POW mail, newspaper, fantasy overprints, surcharges on Russian stamps (mostly signed Mahr, BPP), Yugoslav Legion etc. A definitive collection of this fascinating episode of Czechoslovak history
*P
Price Realized
$2,400.00

Lot #701
DANISH WEST INDIES
1852 FL to New York, with red crowned circle "Paid at St.Thomas", with black "10" and oval dispatch company cachet "A.H.Riise St.Thomas", departure pmk on reverse, closed cover tear away from the markings, fine
Envelope
Catalog #SG CC1
Unsold
Lot #702
DANISH WEST INDIES
1853 St. Thomas, two FLs to New York, each with fair to good (but slightly incomplete) strikes of red crowned circle "Paid at St.Thomas", black circular "Steamship 10" and rated "1/-" in manuscript, both inscribed"Merlin" and showing dispatch datestamps of 19 December; each with a lightly toned fold which just touches the frame of the first markings
Envelope
Catalog #SG CC1
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #703
DANZIG
1793 FL from Danzig to Bordeaux, posted from Maseyck with straight line hs and charged "4" in ms, v.f. and early letter from Danzig
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #704
DANZIG
1829 FL to Bordeaux with semi-circle Danzig date stamp, red "CPR.5" and boxed "Prusse Par Givet" cachet, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$3,000.00

Lot #705
DANZIG
1842 FL to London, two Danzig double circle date stamps and red "T 7 OCT" charge hs, Hamburg transit & London arrival pmks, some paper aging, otherwise v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #706
DANZIG
1920 "Large Inndendienst", set of three, n.h., v.f., signed Bloch, Diena etc.
**
Catalog #44,47,48
Catalog Value Euro 9,000
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #707
DANZIG
1920 Innendienst, 60pf, 1M and 2M set of three, signed Lange, Brun etc., l.h., fine-v.f.
*
Catalog #44,47,48
Catalog Value 3,200
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #708
DANZIG
1920 1M carmine, n.h. and post office fresh, signed Richter and Bloch, v.f.
**
Catalog #47
Catalog Value 1,800
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #709
DANZIG
1920 2M "Grosser Innendienst", sheet margin single at left, h.r., v.f., with Dr. Oechsner cert.
*
Catalog #48
Catalog Value 950
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #710
DANZIG
1920 2M "Grosser Innendienst", h.r., fine, handstamped guarantee marks
*
Catalog #48
Catalog Value 950
Price Realized
$13,000.00

Lot #711
DANZIG
1923 surcharges, cplt set, n.h., fine-v.f.
**
Catalog #156-67
Catalog Value 312
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #712
DANZIG
1924 Coat of Arms, 15pf orange, imperf. proof sheetlet with gum, vertical watermark, printer's notations in pencil at right, light crease, otherwise v.f., with Erdwien cert., rare
P
Catalog #Mi.195P1
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #713
DANZIG
1924 Coat of Arms, 15pf green, imperf. proof sheetlet with gum, vertical watermark, printer's notations in pencil at right, v.f., with Erdwien cert., rare
P
Catalog #Mi.195P1
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #714
DANZIG
1924 Coat of Arms, 15pf deep carmine, imperf. proof sheetlet with gum, vertical watermark, printer's notations in pencil at right, v.f., with Erdwien cert., rare
P
Catalog #Mi.195P3
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #715
DANZIG
1924 Coat of Arms, 15pf brown, imperf. proof sheetlet with gum, vertical watermark, printer's notations in pencil at right, v.f., with Erdwien cert., rare
P
Catalog #Mi.195P4
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #716
DANZIG
1924 Castles, five diff., cplt as issued, n.h., fine-v.f.
**
Catalog #193/99
Catalog Value 400
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #717
DANZIG
1930 15th November overprints, cplt set, n.h., fine-v.f.
**
Catalog #200-210
Catalog Value 500
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #718
DANZIG
1938-39 Definitives, 100 sets, sheets, n.h., fine-v.f.
Box **
Catalog #225-33
Catalog Value 5,100
Price Realized
$280.00

Lot #719
DANZIG
Air Post.
1923 50,000m and 100,000m proofs sheetlets in issued colors, fine-v.f., scarce
P
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #720
DANZIG
Zeppelin Flights.
1931-1938 four diff. covers or cards incl. 1931 Hungary flight, 1936 North America flight, 1938 Sudetenland flight and 1938 Germany flight, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #721
DANZIG
Officials.
1924 Coat of Arms, 15pf carmine with "Dienstmarke" overprint, imperf. proof sheetlet with gum, vertical watermark, v.f., with Erdwien cert.
P
Catalog #Mi.D43P2
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #722
DANZIG
Officials.
1924 Coat of Arms, 15pf orange with unaccepted "Dienst Marke" overprint, imperf. proof sheetlet with gum, vertical watermark, v.f., with Erdwien cert.
P
Catalog #Mi.D43P3
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #723
DANZIG
Officials.
1924 Coat of Arms, 15pf gray with unaccepted "Dienst Marke" overprint, imperf. proof sheetlet with gum, vertical watermark, v.f., with Erdwien cert.
P
Catalog #Mi.D43P4
Price Realized
$8,000.00

Lot #724
DANZIG
Officials.
1924 Coat of Arms, 15pf orange with unaccepted "Dienst Marke" overprint, imperf. proof sheetlet with gum, vertical watermark, v.f., with Erdwien cert.
P
Catalog #Mi.D43P5
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #725
DANZIG
Officials.
1924 Coat of Arms, 15pf green with unaccepted "Dienst Marke" overprint, imperf. proof sheetlet with gum, vertical watermark, v.f., with Erdwien cert.
P
Catalog #Mi.D43P6
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #726
DANZIG
Officials.
1924 Coat of Arms, 15pf brown with unaccepted "Dienst Marke" overprint, imperf. proof sheetlet with gum, vertical watermark, v.f., with Erdwien cert.
P
Catalog #Mi.D43P7
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #727
DANZIG
Officials.
1924 Coat of Arms, 15pf deep carmine with unaccepted "Dienst Marke" overprint, imperf. proof sheetlet with gum, vertical watermark, v.f., with Erdwien cert.
P
Catalog #Mi.D43P8
Unsold
Lot #728
DANZIG
Officials.
1924 Coat of Arms, 15pf orange with unaccepted "Dienst Marke" overprint, imperf. proof sheetlet with gum, vertical watermark, v.f., with Erdwien cert.
P
Catalog #Mi.D43P9
Price Realized
$220.00

Lot #729
DANZIG
Officials.
1924 Coat of Arms, 15pf carmine with unaccepted "Dienst Marke" overprint, imperf. proof sheetlet with gum, vertical watermark, v.f., with Erdwien cert.
P
Catalog #Mi.D43P10
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #730
DENMARK
1851 2rs blue, used, margins all around, v.f.
Catalog #1
Catalog Value 800
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #731
DENMARK
1852 2rs blue, Thiele printing, plate II, type 3 (Facit No. 1B, AFA No.2b), margins all around, tied by "1" ring canc. on small FL used in 1854 to Christianshavn, blue oval Foot Post datestamp, fresh and absolutely beautifulexample of Denmark No.1 on cover, with 1972 Gronlund cert.
Envelope
Catalog #1
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #732
DENMARK
1852 2rs blue, Thiele printing, plate I, type 7 (Facit No. 1B, AFA No.2b), margins all around, tied by "1" ring canc. on FL used 1855 in Copenhagen, blue oval Foot Post datestamp, minor cover tears at top, v.f.example of Denmark No.1 on cover, with 1973 Nielsen cert.
Envelope
Catalog #1
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #733
DENMARK
1858-62 8s green with unofficial roulette, part original gum, fine
*
Catalog #8var
Catalog Value 650
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #734
DENMARK
1864-68 2sk light blue, perf. 111/2, block of four, l.h., v.f., with Copenhagen Philatelic Club cert., extremely rare
Box *
Catalog #11b
Catalog Value 960+
Price Realized
$1,900.00

Lot #735
DENMARK
1875-79 two diff. varieties incl. imperf. single with Gronlund cert., h.r., small thin, fine-v.f.
*
Catalog #25a,26d
Catalog Value 135
Price Realized
$1,200.00

Lot #736
DENMARK
1915 5kr General Post Office, n.h., v.f.
*
Catalog #135
Catalog Value 550
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #737
DENMARK
Newspaper Stamps.
1914 38o orange, l.h., irregular perfs at bottom and light gum crease, fine appearance of this rarity, with Nielsen cert.
Envelope
Catalog #P18
Catalog Value 1,400
Price Realized
$525.00

Lot #738
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Incoming mail, 1881 outer FL from Manchester, franked with GB 2x4p and sent to Santo Domingo per steamer "Moselle", ms 5 February 1881 arrival
Envelope
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #739
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
1901 cover with Guatemalan Consul corner card sent registered to Switzerland with 1900 "map" issue 2x5c with transposed oceans and single 20c red color error, undelivered and returned to sender, unusual cover
Envelope
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #740
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
1911 cover to USA, franked with 3x2c overprinted "Habilitado 1911" in red, v.f., with "Monte..risty" departure cds on reverse
Envelope
Catalog #177
Price Realized
$425.00

Lot #741
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
1915 registered cover to Toledo, franked with 10c green & black official, "S.P/de Macoris" registry label, with arrival pmks
Envelope
Price Realized
$1,000.00

Lot #742
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
1926 2c postal stationery card (H&G 17) sent registered from Puerto Plata to Bremen in Germany with added 11x11/2c "arms" with "1920" date overprints transit and arrival canc. alongside, and eye-catching piece
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #743
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Air Post.
1930 first airmail to US Virgin Islands (Berkshire FAM C1), scarce FAM combination cover - only 23 carried
Envelope
Price Realized
$3,000.00

Lot #744
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Air Post.
1931 first flight to Costa Rica (Muller 37), minor toning, otherwise fine and scarce cover, only 6 carried
Envelope
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #745
EASTERN SILESIA
1920 Masaryk, two sets, fine-v.f.
*
Catalog #31-32
Catalog Value 300
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #746
ECUADOR
1836 FL dated 4th July, used from Lima to Payta, with cachet "Forwarded by S.Sweetser U.S.Consul Guayaquil", ms note of arrival on reverse, rare
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #747
EGYPT
1866 Turkish Suzerainty, 5pa-1pi, selection of 80 imperforate singles, various shades and paper varieties, some defects, generally fine or better
P
Catalog #1-7P
Price Realized
$290.00

Lot #748
EGYPT
1870 cover to Italy franked with 1pi red, tied by "V.R. Poste Egiziane Ismailia" datestamp, foreign postage paid with Italian 40c rose (Sass.L20), tied by numeral "234" canc. with "Alessandria D'Egitto PosteItaliane" cds alongside, reverse shows "V.R. Poste Egiziane Alessandria" transit and Firenze arrival datestamps, a v.f. and scarce combination cover with Sorani cert.
Envelope
Catalog #13
Unsold
Lot #749
EGYPT
1873 FL from Alexandria to Marseille, franked with 15c+25c Ceres tied by "5080" large numerals in lozenge, corresponding Alexandria cds on reverse, underpaid and charged "6" decimes with boxed "Affranchisement Insuffisant" hs and red boxed"Paquebots de la Mediterranee", fine and rare item, with arrival pmk
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #750
EGYPT
1874 cover from Cairo to Paris, franked with single 80c Bordeaux tied by "5119" large numerals in lozenge, corresponding Le Caire cds and Paris arrival pmk, boxed "PD", v.f. and rare cover, signed Calves
Envelope
Price Realized
$90.00

Lot #751
EGYPT
1887-1910 (ca) cancellations, collection of 140+ mostly stationery entires or cards, mounted on pages, with a wonderful variety of pmks incl. Suez dep., Helouan, Zagaziq, Louxor, Ramle, Adfe, Minia, Fayoum, Achmant, Hadra etc., majority fine-v.f. with excellent strikes. A fine basis for further study and expansion
Envelope
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #752
EGYPT
1906 ppc franked with pair of 2m green canc. "Penang To Singapore" and addressed to Phuc-Yen, with Haiphong transit and Tonkin arrival pmk, v.f. and quite scarce
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #753
EGYPT
1918 (March 29), censored envelope to Berne (stamps floated off), with Port Said datestamp on front, on reverse two "Recibida en mal estado" labels tied by Buenos Aires datestamp of Jan. 28, 1918 (in error for June ?) and Bern arrival 12.9.18, fine and intriguing wreck cover
Envelope
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #754
EGYPT
1923-24 200m violet, imperf. pair, some gum stains, otherwise v.f.
*
Catalog #102a
Catalog Value 250+
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #755
EGYPT
1923-56 collection on pages, with covers, proofs, varieties, better items incl. Port Fouad set of four (l.h.), Boy Scout souv. sheets (n.h.), FDCs etc., occasional toning, mostly fine-v.f.
Envelope *u
Unsold
Lot #756
EGYPT
1926 Port Fouad, cplt set, l.h., fine-v.f., top value signed Brun etc.
*
Catalog #121-24
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #757
EGYPT
1926 Port Fouad, cplt set tied on 21 Dec. 26 Port Fouad First Day Cancellations, top value lifted for inspection and rehinged, fine-v.f., rare FDC
Envelope
Catalog #121-24
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #758
EGYPT
1934 UPU Congress, cplt set on two FDCs, fine-v.f., scarce
Envelope
Catalog #177-90
Price Realized
$220.00

Lot #759
EGYPT
1959 Transport & Communications set, imperf., n.h., a scarce non-Farouk variety and a great topical item
**
Catalog #467-72var
Price Realized
$1,800.00

Lot #760
EGYPT
1970 60m "Aggression against Aqusa", signed artist drawing by Saher Ahmed Saida, v.f.
E
Unsold
Lot #761
EGYPT
1971 Tenth Anniversary of UNESCO, signed artist drawing, v.f.
E
Price Realized
$290.00

Lot #762
EGYPT
1973 20m Propaganda, signed artist drawing by Waheb Fariag, v.f.
E
Unsold
Lot #763
EGYPT
1975 20m Ships, signed artist drawing by Wahib Farag, v.f.
E
Unsold
Lot #764
EGYPT
1976 20m Magnifying Glass, signed artist drawing by Abdel Khadar el-Hosseni, v.f.
E
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #765
EGYPT
1976 Anniversary of the Suez Canal, signed artist drawing by Edmondo Calivis, v.f.
E
Unsold
Lot #766
EGYPT
1976 Flowers, signed artist drawing by Edmondo Calivis, v.f.
E
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #767
EGYPT
1976 Flowers, signed artist drawing by Edmondo Calivis, v.f.
E
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #768
EGYPT
1981 20m Industry, signed artist drawing by Abdel Khadar el-Hosseni, v.f.
E
Unsold
Lot #769
EGYPT
1981 20m, two signed artist drawings, one in stamp size, by Abdel Khadar el-Hosseni, v.f.
E
Unsold
Lot #770
EGYPT
Air Post.
1925-34 collection of 40 first flight covers, various frankings and destinations, all mounted on pages, with some scarce flights incl. Cairo-Karachi, Cairo-Crete and many others, also some stamps, mostly fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$800.00

Lot #771
EGYPT
Zeppelin Flights.
1933 Chicago Flight cover, registered from Cairo and sent via Friedrichshafen where German Franking (C43 etc) was added, v.f. and scarce, with Pernambuco arrival pmk
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #772
EGYPT - SUEZ CANAL COMPANY
1868 specialized collection incl. three stampless letters, four complete sheets of 120 (5c, 2x20c and 40c), plus 500+ singles, pairs, blocks and part sheets, mostly written up on pages showing reconstructions, with positions clearly identifed, watermarks and shades noted, 9x20c used, plus a cover (one of very few known, with BPA cert.), some usual faults to be expected, many with certs, 5c green sheet ex-Erard Leroy d'Etiolles, a unique opportunity to obtain a Suez collection
*u
Catalog #SG 1-4
Catalog Value ^L130,000++
Unsold
Lot #773
ESTONIA
1919-1940 Postal History, selection of 56 covers or cards, incl. provisional usages, air post, censored mail, diff. combination frankings and destinations, registered mail etc., generally fine-v.f.
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #774
ESTONIA
RAKWERE.
(Wesenberg), 1919 15k on 7k blue, stationery entire envelope (146x220mm), endorsed "Rutuline!", part of the address eradicated, filing fold away from the markings, otherwise fine
Envelope
Catalog #Mi.U1B
Catalog Value Euro 1,000
Unsold
Lot #775
ETHIOPIA
1905 postal card to France, franked with bisected 5c on 1/2g red, used from Harar via Somali Coast where 10c was added for further transmission to France, with Djibouti cds, v.f., with arrival pmk
Envelope
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #776
ETHIOPIA
1928 Issue, two large collective proof sheets headed "Empire D'Ethiopie 1925 Serie Speciale" and "1927 Deuxieme Serie speciale" with five different values each, comprising cplt set of ten, fine-v.f., scarce
P
Catalog #158-164P
Unsold
Lot #777
ETHIOPIA
1984 Olympics, set of five, prepared but unissued due to the Soviet block boycott of the Olympics in Los Angeles, n.h., v.f.
**
Unsold
Lot #778
ETHIOPIA
1959 Red Cross Centenary, set of three unissued overprints, blocks of four, n.h., v.f. Only 100 sets prepared, but not issued
Box **
Catalog #B33-35var
Unsold
Lot #779
ETHIOPIA
Air Post.
1947 registered and flown cover from Addis Abeba to USA, franked with three surcharges, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #C18-20
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #780
ETHIOPIA
British Forces.
1942 commemorative cover franked with six diff. GB adhesives canc. Addis Abeba 31.1.42 and sent to USA, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$375.00

Lot #781
FAROE ISLANDS
1919 (Jan 10) local cover franked with 5o King Christian X issue, plus bisected 4o provisional issue (88a), all tied by "Thorshavn" ds, a very rare use of this provisional stamp, only used from January 3-23,1919, with Debo cert.
Envelope

Catalog Value 1,000+
Price Realized
$1,200.00

Lot #782
FAROE ISLANDS
1919 (Jan 14) local cover franked with 3o grey Numeral issue, plus two examples of the bisected 4o imperforate provisional issue (Facit 88,2), all tied by "Thorshavn" ds, a very rare use of this provisional stamp,only used from January 6-24, 1919, with Kaiser cert.
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #783
FAROE ISLANDS
1919 (Jan 18) local cover franked with 3o grey Numeral issue, plus horizontal pair of the 2o on 5o provisional issue, all tied by "Thorshavn" datestamps, a very rare use of this provisional stamp, whichwas used from January 12-24 1919 only, with Gronlund cert
Envelope
Catalog #1
Unsold
Lot #784
FAROE ISLANDS
1919 local Thorshavn cover franked with Denmark 5o green and surcharged 2o on 5o, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #1
Unsold
Lot #785
FAR EASTERN REPUBLIC
1921 cover franked on reverse with 7k and 10k surcharges canc. on board a train by oval "Khabarovsk-Vladivostok 8.2.1921" pmks, sent via Vladivostok to Czechoslovakia and re-directed to Podolia, fine and scarce usage, with Mikulski cert.
Envelope
Catalog #Mi.15a,16b
Price Realized
$1,100.00

Lot #786
FAR EASTERN REPUBLIC
Air Post.
1923 Vladivostok surcharges, seven diff., last one with gum crease, otherwise fine-v.f., signed Mikulski, with cert.
*
Catalog #Mi.45A/58
Catalog Value Euro 8,300
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #787
FAR EASTERN REPUBLIC
Air Post.
1923 surcharges, two diff., fine-v.f., signed Mikulski etc., only 25-75 of each were issued
*
Catalog #Mi.52,58
Catalog Value Euro 2,200
Unsold
Lot #788
FAR EASTERN REPUBLIC
Air Post.
1923 20k on 50k, v.f., signed Mikulski
*
Catalog #Mi.56A
Catalog Value Euro 1,200
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #789
FAR EASTERN REPUBLIC
Air Post.
1923 20/35k on 2k, v.f., signed Mikulski
*
Catalog #Mi.58
Catalog Value Euro 1,200
Price Realized
$210.00

Lot #790
FINLAND
1856 5k blue pen. canc. and part of "Hel(singfors)" canc., large margins, v.f.; also 10k red, pen cancel, large margins on 3 sides, clear at top, minute flaws, v.f. appearance, both with 1978 Dr.Ferchenbauer certificates
u
Catalog #1,2
Catalog Value 3,000
Unsold
Lot #791
FINLAND
1900-1917 (ca) Russian stamps used in Finland, partially annotated group of 26 cards/covers with examples of printed matter, postcard and letter rates which tolerated underpayment of internal Finnish tariffs, two mixed frankings with Finnish and Russian stamps (one on small parcel card) etc., fine-v.f. specialist lot
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #792
FINLAND
1931-43 two diff. imperf. pairs in issued colors, v.f.
P
Catalog #197P,205P
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #793
FINLAND
Air Post.
1930 Zeppelin, "1830" for "1930" error, n.h., fine
**
Catalog #C1a
Catalog Value 2,000+
Price Realized
$210.00

Lot #794
FRANCE
1664 small FL to Paris, small wax seal and part of silk cord remaining, v.f. and most attractive item
Envelope
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #795
FRANCE
1850 stampless letter from Locle to Lima, Peru red "Paid", also "Bureau Central" and "PD", endorsed "par Panama", fine
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #796
FRANCE
1851 FL franked with 10c Ceres, prepaying the local letter rate, tied by PC 640 lozenge with associated cursive "31 Castera Verduzan" and additional Auch cds alongside, a v.f. and scarce first issue cover
Envelope
Catalog #1
Price Realized
$950.00

Lot #797
FRANCE
1852 cover franked with 10c Ceres, prepaying the local letter rate to Orthez, stamp tied by PC 1615 lozenge canc. with cursive "64 Lagor" origin hs alongside, v.f. and scarce first issue cover from this small office
Envelope
Catalog #1
Price Realized
$2,000.00

Lot #798
FRANCE
1853-71 20c Empire and 20c Ceres, fine-v.f., signed Calves
*
Catalog #YT 14A, 45A
Catalog Value Euro 1,335
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #799
FRANCE
1853-60 Issue, FL franked with pair of 20c and single 40c, used from Lemardac to Russia, small faults, fine appearance, with St.Petersburg arrival pmks
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #800
FRANCE
1855 selection of six free frank covers from Crimean War showing diff. markings of French Armee d'Orient incl. FPO "F", "A", "J" and "K", also General Headquarters 10 April, 1855 to Metz; other usages from Kertch and arrival pmks from France to Sebastopol, Evpatoria and GHQ, also accompanying this group is a "Armee d'Orient Empire Francais Medaille Militaire" partly printed military decoration, with appropriate hs and signature, at GHQ Sebastopol, 27 April, 1855, fine lot
Envelope
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #801
FRANCE
1861 FL from Paris to Vera Cruz, franked with horiz. strip of 9x80c outer pair a tete-beche, also two singles (one on reverse) and pair, paying a total of 10.40fr, London transit, with other markings intact, four stamps incl. tete-bechedefective, still a spectacular franking to Mexico, with Diena cert.
Envelope
Catalog #20,20a
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #802
FRANCE
1861 cover franked with 10c, 20c & 80c Napoleon, prepaying 1fr10c single letter rate to Reval via Prussia, tied by "J" lozenge, with Paris cds alongside, front shows red "PD" hs, red "Aus Frankreich Per Aachen Franco" entry cds, blue ms "f3" Sgr credit to Russia, plus Reval arrival ds, v.f. and scarce franking
Envelope
Catalog #Yv.13-4,18
Price Realized
$210.00

Lot #803
FRANCE
1856 Charge cover franked with single and pair of 5fr Empire, also pair of 10c and single and strip of 4x80c, paying 19,20fr, all canc. "1129" large numerals, with Corbigny cds alongside, endorsement at top indicating that theletter contained 8,400fr, with transit and arrival markings, cover toning and backflap defects, with intact wax seals, presentable three color franking, signed Calves
Envelope
Catalog #37
Unsold
Lot #804
FRANCE
1861 large size advertising poster folded and used as an envelope from Lucon to Fontenay-le-Comte, franked with pair of 80c Empire, v.f. and unusual
Envelope
Catalog #20
Unsold
Lot #805
FRANCE
1868 FL to Athens franked with perf. Laureated 1863-70 2x40c orange tied by Lyon gros chiffres, framed red "Affranchisement-Insuffisant" in red at left overlapped by Second Athens printing 20L blue and 80L carmine, margins all around, tiedby Athens cds for 100L (1dr) postage due, scarce and very appealing cover
Envelope
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #806
FRANCE
1870-73 25c blue, block of four, l.h., very fresh and fine-v.f.
Box *
Catalog #58
Catalog Value Euro 690
Price Realized
$2,400.00

Lot #807
FRANCE
1871 cover franked with 80c Laureated Napoleon and 20c Ceres, prepaying 1fr per 10 gram letter rate to Russia, via Austria, tied by GC 2145 lozenge, with Lyon cds alongside and front shows black boxed "PD" hs and red "10" kreuzer Austriancredit, reverse bears "Wien" transit and St. Petersburg arrival ds, a v.f. and scarce cover
Envelope
Catalog #Yv.32,37
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #808
FRANCE
1871 Commune de Paris, three collateral items incl, green pass dated 19 May 1871, red travel permit headed "Commission des Barricades" and another dated 15 Dec. 1870, each with official handstamps, interesting lot
Price Realized
$1,000.00

Lot #809
FRANCE
1871 FL from St.Etienne to Lyon, franked with imperf. 4c and perf. 1c Napoleon and 20c Ceres, all tied by "3581" numerals in lozenge, fine combination franking showing three diff. issues, signed Calves, with arrival pmk
Envelope
Catalog #29,31c,44
Unsold
Lot #810
FRANCE
1877 1c Prussian Blue, l.h., full original gum, signed Calves etc., with 1990 Diena cert. (YT cat. Euro 14,000)
*
Catalog #87
Catalog Value 10,000
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #811
FRANCE
1883 Charge cover franked with 15c, 25c, 40c and 1fr, Paris a Troye arrival pmk, fine and colorful cover, with wax seals on reverse
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #812
FRANCE
1887 private stationery entire, used locally within Paris, insignificant toning, rare and attractive cover, undoubtedly rare
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #813
FRANCE
1902 cover from Calais to a Prisoner of War (Boer War) at St.Helena, red censor hs, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #814
FRANCE
1903-24 Semeuse, 25c with pronounced offset on reverse, fine,
*
Catalog #YT 132d
Catalog Value FFr 2,000
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #815
FRANCE
1925 Paris Exposition souv. sheet of four, l.h., fresh and v.f.
Box *
Catalog #226
Catalog Value 700
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #816
FRANCE
1925 Paris Exhibition souv. sheet, n.h., special exhibition pmk in margin only, v.f.
**
Catalog #226
Catalog Value 1,900
Unsold
Lot #817
FRANCE
1927 Strasbourg, imperforate souv. sheet, epreuve de luxe, margins little reduced, otherwise fine-v.f., rare
P
Catalog #241P
Unsold
Lot #818
FRANCE
1929 Le Havre overprint, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #246
Catalog Value 675
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #819
FRANCE
1937 20fr Pont du Gard, LL sheet corner margin block of four with date, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #254A
Catalog Value 1,100
Unsold
Lot #820
FRANCE
1931 Colonial Exposition, 50c design, five imperf. sheetlets in various colors, n.h., v.f.
P
Catalog #262P
Unsold
Lot #821
FRANCE
1937 Pexip souv. sheet, fine-v.f.
Box *
Catalog #329
Catalog Value 300
Unsold
Lot #822
FRANCE
1938 Mercury issues, five different trial color die proofs, each signed by the engraver G. Hourries, note the 15c has solid numerals and is thus an essay, v.f.
P
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #823
FRANCE
1940-45 about 150 diff. epreuves de Luxe, regular issues and commemoratives, also postage dues, fine-v.f.
P

Catalog Value FFr 30,000+
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #824
FRANCE
1952 Leonardo, special cover with Amboise 13.7.52 Congress International special commemorative hs, little cover stain, otherwise v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #682
Catalog Value FFr 5,000
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #825
FRANCE
1958 French Scientists, perforated & gummed souv. sheet of four, n.h., v.f. and extremely rare, only 20 issued
**
Catalog #869-72var
Catalog Value Euro 1,150
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #826
FRANCE
1974 regular Issues, unexploded booklet (YT booklet 1017a), stamps without phosphor, v.f.
Booklet
Catalog #YT 1815c
Catalog Value Euro 610+
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #827
FRANCE
Semi-Postals.
1919 1+1fr used, fine,
Catalog #B9
Catalog Value 225
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #828
FRANCE
Semi-Postals.
1930 "The Smile of Reims", unexploded booklet with two panes of four, n.h., v.f.
Booklet
Catalog #B34b
Catalog Value 800
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #829
FRANCE
Semi-Postals.
1936-60 issues, three diff. sets, l.h., fine-v.f.
*
Catalog #B66-67,285/99
Catalog Value 441
Price Realized
$190.00

Lot #830
FRANCE
Air Post.
1928 "Ile de France" surcharges, set of two, exceptionally well centered, v.f., rare, only 900 sets issued, various handstamped guarantee marks, with PFC
*
Catalog #C3-4
Catalog Value 7,200+
Price Realized
$290.00

Lot #831
FRANCE
Air Post.
1928 "Ile de France" surcharges, set of two used with additional franking on two matching "Compagnie Generale Transatlantique French Line" covers, 23.6.28 New York au Havre pmks, appropriate cachets, fine-v.f. and scarce, signed Champion, Mikulski etc., with Calves cert.
Envelope
Catalog #C3-4
Catalog Value Euro 12,600+
Price Realized
$800.00

Lot #832
FRANCE
Air Post.
1928 "Ile de France" 10fr on 90c, surcharge inverted, unused without gum, fresh and v.f., with Calves cert., very rare, less than 100 known
(*)
Catalog #C3a
Catalog Value Euro 20,000
Unsold
Lot #833
FRANCE
Air Post.
1930-31 set of two Epreuves de luxe, v.f.
P
Catalog #C5-6P
Catalog Value FFr 6,250
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #834
FRANCE
Air Post.
1930-31 set of two epreuves de luxe, v.f.
P
Catalog #C5-6P
Catalog Value FFr 6,250
Price Realized
$170.00

Lot #835
FRANCE
Air Post.
1955-73 lot of 12 diff. epreuves de luxe, incl. 1948 air-post semi-postals set of two, v.f.
P
Catalog #C33/47,CB1-2P
Catalog Value FFr 11,025
Unsold
Lot #836
French Military Air Post
Catapult Flights.
1932, 3rd flight, cacheted card from Cherbourg to USA, 1932, 20-21 June "Bremen" handstamped cachet, v.f., rare
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #836
French Military Air Post
Catapult Flights.
The following lots are an impressive collection of overprints issued on the Battleship "Richelieu" which arrived at Brooklyn Navy Yard from Dakar on Jan. 30, 1943 for repairs. While at Brooklyn, the quartermaster agreed to overprint (undersomewhat obscure circumstances) the stamps on board ship for use by its crew. While most of the available stock consisted of the 1.50f Petain, there were a few other stamps incl. Algeria, Senegal and Mauritania, now listed in Dalay Cat.
Unsold
Lot #837
French Military Air Post
Catapult Flights.
1943 Battleship Richelieu, 50c on 75c brown, horiz. gutter pair, n.h., v.f., signed Calves
**
Catalog #YT 1
Catalog Value Euro 2,600
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #838
French Military Air Post
Catapult Flights.
1943 Battleship Richelieu, 50c on 75c brown, vertical pair, top stamp without overprint, n.h., v.f., signed Calves
**
Catalog #YT 1var
Unsold
Lot #839
French Military Air Post
Catapult Flights.
1943 Battleship Richelieu, 1fr carmine, horiz. gutter pair, n.h., v.f., signed Calves
**
Catalog #YT 2
Catalog Value Euro 2,200+
Price Realized
$2,300.00

Lot #840
French Military Air Post
Catapult Flights.
1943 Battleship Richelieu, 1fr carmine, block of six, n.h., v.f., signed Calves
Box **
Catalog #YT 2
Catalog Value Euro 6,600+
Price Realized
$190.00

Lot #841
French Military Air Post
Catapult Flights.
1943 Battleship Richelieu, 1.50fr brown, horiz. pair, right stamp without overprint, natural gum creases, otherwise v.f., signed Calves
**
Catalog #YT 3var
Catalog Value Euro 600
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #842
French Military Air Post
Catapult Flights.
1943 Battleship Richelieu, 1.50fr brown, block of four, left stamps without overprint, right stamps overprint inverted, n.h., v.f., signed Calves
Box **
Catalog #YT 3var
Unsold
Lot #843
French Military Air Post
Catapult Flights.
1943 Battleship Richelieu, 1.50fr brown, horiz. tete beche pair, right stamp overprint inverted, n.h., v.f., signed Calves
**
Catalog #YT 3var
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #844
French Military Air Post
Catapult Flights.
1943 Battleship Richelieu, 1.50fr brown, overprint inverted, used on piece, v.f., signed Calves
Catalog #YT 3var
Catalog Value Euro 500
Price Realized
$2,200.00

Lot #845
French Military Air Post
Catapult Flights.
1943 Battleship Richelieu, overprinted on stamps of Senegal, set of blocks of four, n.h., v.f., with handstamped guarantee marks, APS cert.
Box **
Catalog #YT 6-7
Catalog Value Euro 5,660
Price Realized
$800.00

Lot #846
French Military Air Post
Catapult Flights.
1943 Battleship Richelieu, 80c Petain, n.h., v.f., signed Calves
**
Catalog #Dallay 2
Catalog Value Euro 1,350
Unsold
Lot #847
French Military Air Post
Catapult Flights.
1943 Battleship Richelieu, 80c Petain, horiz. pair, left stamp overprint omitted, n.h., natural paper inclusion, otherwise v.f., signed Calves
**
Catalog #Dallay 2var
Unsold
Lot #848
French Military Air Post
Catapult Flights.
1943 Battleship Richelieu, 80c Petain, tete beche block of four, upper right stamp without overprint, lower left stamp overprint inverted, n.h., v.f., signed Calves, an incredible variety
Box **
Catalog #Dallay 2var
Unsold
Lot #849
French Military Air Post
Catapult Flights.
1943 Battleship Richelieu, 3fr Petain, n.h., horiz. crease, otherwise fine, signed Calves, rare unlisted variety
**
Price Realized
$280.00

Lot #850
French Military Air Post
Catapult Flights.
1943 Battleship Richelieu, 5fr on 10fr Vincennes, n.h., v.f., signed Calves
**
Catalog #Dallay 5
Catalog Value Euro 1,350
Unsold
Lot #851
French Military Air Post
Catapult Flights.
1943 Battleship Richelieu, 5fr on 10fr Vincennes, horiz. pair, right stamp with double overprint, n.h., v.f., signed Calves
**
Catalog #Dallay 5var
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #852
French Military Air Post
Catapult Flights.
1943 Battleship Richelieu, 5fr Beaunne, n.h., v.f., signed Calves
**
Catalog #Dallay 6
Catalog Value Euro 2,750
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #853
French Military Air Post
Catapult Flights.
1943 Battleship Richelieu, 5fr Beaunne, horiz. pair, right stamp with double overprint, n.h., v.f., signed Calves
**
Catalog #Dallay 6var
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #854
French Military Air Post
Catapult Flights.
1943 Battleship Richelieu, 10fr Angers, n.h., v.f., signed Calves
**
Catalog #Dallay 7
Catalog Value Euro 1,350
Price Realized
$290.00

Lot #855
French Military Air Post
Catapult Flights.
1943 Battleship Richelieu, 10fr Angers, horiz. pair, right stamp with inverted overprint, left stamp overprint omitted (some short perfs), n.h., tiny separations between stamps, v.f., signed Calves
**
Catalog #Dallay 7var
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #856
French Military Air Post
Catapult Flights.
1943 Battleship Richelieu, 10fr Angers, inverted overprint, n.h., v.f., signed Calves
**
Catalog #Dallay 7var
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #857
French Military Air Post
Catapult Flights.
1943 Battleship Richelieu, Senegal, 75c red brown and 1.25fr red, n.h., v.f., signed Calves
**
Catalog #Dallay 12,13
Catalog Value Euro 5,500
Price Realized
$9,500.00

Lot #858
French Military Air Post
Catapult Flights.
1943 Battleship Richelieu, Senegal, 75c red brown and 1.25fr red, horiz. or vertical pairs, each showing overprint upright and sideways, n.h., v.f., signed Calves
**
Catalog #Dallay 12,13
Catalog Value Euro 11,000++
Unsold
Lot #859
French Military Air Post
Catapult Flights.
1943 Battleship Richelieu, Senegal, 1.25fr red brown, n.h., v.f., signed Calves, unlisted variety, rare
**
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #860
French Military Air Post
Catapult Flights.
1943 Battleship Richelieu, Senegal, 25c black, n.h., v.f., signed Calves, unlisted variety, rare
**
Catalog #Dallay 13var
Unsold
Lot #861
French Military Air Post
Catapult Flights.
1943 Battleship Richelieu, Senegal, 25c black, inverted overprint, n.h., v.f., signed Calves, unlisted variety, rare
**
Catalog #Dallay 13var
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #862
French Military Air Post
Parcel Post.
1960 Issue, 5c-20fr cplt set of 17, blocks of four, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #YT 31-47
Catalog Value Euro 2,900
Unsold
Lot #863
French Military Air Post
Parcel Post.
1960 Issue, 5c-20fr cplt set of 17, blocks of four, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #YT 31-47
Catalog Value Euro 2,900
Price Realized
$270.00

Lot #864
French Military Air Post
Military Mail.
1870 soldier's cover with blue "Kpr Feld-Post-Exp.D.avantgarde/ 5 Armee-Cps/274", small piece of backflap missing, fine Franco-Prussian War usage
Envelope
Price Realized
$95.00

Lot #865
FRENCH COLONIES
General Issue.
1872-77 2c red brown, l.h., v.f., signed Brun
*
Catalog #YT 15
Catalog Value Euro 575
Unsold
Lot #866
FRENCH LEVANT
1857 FL from Constantinople to Paris franked with single 10c and pair of 20c imperf. Napoleon, tied by "1890" small numerals in lozenges and boxed "PD", red "Paquebots de la Mediteranee", faint "Telemaque" and numerous transit& arrival pmks, filing fold away from the stamps, fine early usage of French adhesives from Constantinople
Envelope
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #867
FRENCH LEVANT
1859 (Sept 7), FL to Rome franked France 1853-61 20c and 80c, with small figures "3707" cancellations, Constantinople Turquie cds and Roma via Di Mare of Sept 14 alongside, the 80c touched at lower left, otherwise large margins all around,fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$550.00

Lot #868
FRENCH LEVANT
1868 FL from Salonica to Constantinople franked with French Empire Napoleon pair of 10c pale bister, plus 20c & 80c, all tied by lozenge large numbers 5095, with "Salonique Turquie" cds alongside, backstamped on arrival
Envelope
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #869
FRENCH LEVANT
1878 cover to Aleppo franked with 25c blue Sage issue (Yv.79), tied by blue "Trebizonde Turq.D'Asie' datestamp, with additional strike alongside, Turkish postage paid with 20pa green and 1pi yellow surchargedcrescent issue (Scott's 43,44) tied on back by native canc., also with French Constantinople and Smyrne transits, plus blue "Alexandrette Syrie" cds, a v.f. and rare combination cover
Envelope
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #870
FRENCH LEVANT
1912 registered cover from Syria to Turkey, franked with pair of 1pi on 25c Levant issue, tied by scarce blue "Lattaquie Syria" datestamp, with additional strike alongside, front shows scarce "Lattaquie" registration label,and reverse bears "Port Said Egypt" transit and "Constantinople-Galata Poste Franc" arrival ds, a scarce registered cover from an uncommon origin
Envelope
Catalog #Yv.17
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #871
FRENCH LEVANT
1914 cover to Egypt, franked with 10c and 15c (2) French Cavalle issue, all tied by "Cavalle" datestamp, with additional strike alongside, "Constantinople-Galata" transit and "Alexandrie/Egypte" arrival datestamps on reverse,v.f. and colorful cover, signed Sorani
Envelope
Catalog #Yv.11,12
Price Realized
$280.00

Lot #872
FRENCH LEVANT
Offices in Egypt.
1899 Port Said 5c yellow green, block of nine, n.h., couple of creases or stains, fine
Box **
Catalog #5a
Catalog Value 270
Price Realized
$280.00

Lot #873
FRENCH LEVANT
FRENCH EQUATORIAL AFRICA.
1957 Joint Issue with West Africa, Knights of Malta, perf. and gummed souv. sheet of two, n.h., v.f., only 15-20 issued, rare
**
Catalog #194var
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #874
FRENCH LEVANT
FRENCH EQUATORIAL AFRICA.
1957 Nature Protection, perf. and gummed souv. sheet of four, n.h., v.f., only 15-20 issued, rare
**
Catalog #195-98var
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #875
FRENCH LEVANT
FRENCH GUYANA.
1869 FL to Bordeaux, franked with 10c and 40c Eagle, each canc. by lozenges, with oval Cayenne merchant's cachet, v.f.
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #876
FRENCH LEVANT
FRENCH SOUTHERN ANTARCTIC TERRITORIES.
1956-71 group of 12 mostly better items incl. nos. C6,C7 and C8, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #12/24,C6/25a
Catalog Value 573+
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #877
FRENCH LEVANT
FRENCH SOUTHERN ANTARCTIC TERRITORIES.
1956-71 selection of imperfs and trial color proofs, 85 pieces incl. pairs and strips of five, with better items incl. pair of 20fr Albatross etc., n.h., v.f.
**P
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #878
FRENCH LEVANT
FRENCH SOUTHERN ANTARCTIC TERRITORIES.
1956-71 group of mostly better imperfs and de-luxe sheetlets, incl. airmails, n.h., v.f.
**P

Catalog Value FFr 25,000+
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #879
FRENCH LEVANT
Air Post.
1956-63 four diff., n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #C1-3,6
Catalog Value 185
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #880
GABON
Zeppelin Flights.
1934 Argentina flight to Peru, little toning and small cover tear away from the stamps, fine and rare dispatch
Envelope
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #881
GEORGIA
1920 Queen Tamar, unissued 10r value, six imperforate pairs in diff. colors, plate proofs with official handstamps on reverse, accompanied by a postal document regarding this item, v.f. and extremely rare
P
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #882
GEORGIA
1921 40k red orange, overprinted inverted, v.f.
*
Price Realized
$550.00

Lot #883
GEORGIA
1922 Issue, imperforate trial color proofs, five diff. of each value (total of 25), v.f. and extremely rare
P
Catalog #26-30P
Price Realized
$1,200.00

Lot #884
GEORGIA
Semi-Postals.
1922 group of 20 imperforate trial color proofs, representing five diff. colors of each value, each with overprint, v.f. and rare set
P
Catalog #B1-4P
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #900
GERMAN STATES
BADEN.
1868 (Jan 2) cover franked with 1kr black (2) and 6kr blue (2) prepaying the 14k single weight letter rate to the U.S. by direct service under the US-NGU Convention, stamps tied by Heidelberg datestamps with additional strike alongside, front shows Franco hs, red ms "3 wf" plus red "New York Paid All Direct" arrival cds, a rare and colorful transatlantic cover, being the earliest recorded letter under the US-NGU Convention (effective January 1, 1868)
Envelope
Catalog #Mi.17,19
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #901
GERMAN STATES
BADEN.
1868 outer FL franked with strip of 3x1kr black, issued from Emmendingen to Fribourg, fine
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #902
BAVARIA
1850 3kr gray blue, sheet margin block of four, margins all around, horiz. crack between stamps, otherwise fine-v.f.
Box *
Catalog #Mi.2II
Catalog Value Euro 2,100
Unsold
Lot #903
BAVARIA
1857 (Nov 11) cover via Belgium to Bath franked at 23kr rate with 1850-58 2x1kr rose pink, 3kr blue & 18kr yellow, margins mostly all around except 18kr in at bottom, all tied by "325" numeral cancels of Munich with two line despatch datestamp, red circular "P" and London arrival markings, fine and appealing three color franking
Envelope
Catalog #2,4,8
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #904
BAVARIA
1865 FL to Rome bearing 1kr yellow, 1kr orange, 6kr blue & 9kr brown, margins mostly three sides, all tied by split circle numeral "22" of Aschaffenburg. While 15kr should have been the correct rate via France, this letter was returned foradditional 2kr and routed via Austria, paying correct rate 9kr for Bavaria and 8kr for foreign P.O. then taxed on arrival, a very interesting rate cover, three color franking in addition, with Brettl cert.
Envelope
Catalog #Mi.8,10-11
Price Realized
$6,250.00

Lot #905
BAVARIA
1901 registered cover to St. Petersburg, franked with single 40pf yellow ochre, v.f. and scarce single franking to Russia, with arrival pmks
Envelope
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #906
BAVARIA
1911 Issue, advertising se-tenants, 5pf green, six diff. (all horiz.), 10pf "Apfelwein" horiz. and vertical pairs, also horiz. tete beche of both values, fine-v.f.
*
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #907
BAVARIA
1911 Issue, advertising se-tenants, 5pf green, two diff. (all horiz.), 10pf red brown, four horiz. or vertical pairs, also horiz. tete beche of 5pf, fine-v.f.
*
Price Realized
$2,300.00

Lot #908
BAVARIA
1911 Issue, advertising se-tenants, 5pf green, three diff. (all horiz.), 10pf "apfelwein" two vertical pairs, used or unused, fine
*u
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #909
BAVARIA
1919 three diff. inverted surcharges, n.h., fine-v.f., signed Helbig, BPP
**
Catalog #Mi.171AK-73AK
Catalog Value Euro 225
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #910
BAVARIA
1920 unadopted essays, group of 47 diff., various designs and colors, denominations of 5pf-10M, fine-v.f. and interesting group
E
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #911
BAVARIA
Official Stamps.
1920 issues, 100 cplt sets in sheets, n.h., fine-v.f.
Box **
Catalog #Mi.D44-61
Catalog Value Euro 1,000
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #912
BAVARIA
Official Stamps.
1919-20 War Issue, set of six pairs, perf. "K", n.h., fine-v.f., signed Helbig, BPP
**
Catalog #Mi.1-6
Catalog Value Euro 440
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #913
BAVARIA
BERGEDORF.
1861 1sch vertical tete beche pair, h.r., with stained gum, otherwise fine,
*
Catalog #2a
Catalog Value Euro 300
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #914
BAVARIA
BREMEN.
1862 FL franked with 3gr black on blue on vertically laid paper, tied by Franco hs, with Bremenhaven cds alongside, v.f. A rare first issue cover and a fine example of the local 3gr rate
Envelope
Catalog #Mi.1x
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #915
HELIGOLAND
1881 cover addressed to the President of Senate in Liege, Belgium, franked with pair of 10pf and single 20pf, tied by Heligoland Dec.13, 1881 pmks, with "Paid Heligoland" hs, Liege arrival and redirected to Warem where itarrived 15 Dec., some toning, otherwise fine and scarce cover
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #916
HELIGOLAND
1888 private reprints (Leipzig), four diff., each with inverted center, blocks of four, n.h., fine-v.f.
Box **
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #917
NORTH GERMAN CONFEDERATION
1868 1gr stationery entire, additionally franked with pair of 2gr blue, used from Halle to Manchester, where GB 2p blue (perf. defects) was added to pay re-directing charges to Southport, appropriate "PD" inred, with arrival pmks, fine and scarce re-directed cover to England
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #918
NORTH GERMAN CONFEDERATION
1871 cover to New York bearing NDP 1/2gr orange & 1gr (2) rose along with Bavaria 3kr rose (Mi.23x) all tied with "Dresden 9.May.71" cds showing "Franco" and "A.D.Briefkasten"sl. with Brooklyn receiver cds,the cover routed via Bremen required a 3gr rate and the 3kr stamp was accepted, a very rare and possibly unique Transatlantic mixed franking cover, Brettl cert.
Envelope
Catalog #15,16
Unsold
Lot #919
NORTH GERMAN CONFEDERATION
1869 FL from Stettin to France, franked with 1/2gr, 2x1gr and single 2gr, blue "Prusse-Forbach" border entry pmk, violet "P.D." and Montpelier arrival cds on reverse, some toning, otherwise fine usage from presently Polish city
Envelope
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #920
NORTH GERMAN CONFEDERATION
OLDENBURG.
1859 three diff. Sperati forgeries "used", all with BPA handstamps on reverse
F
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Lot #921
PRUSSIA
1857 FL to Riga with mixed issue franking of 1850 2sgr black on blue, 3sgr black on yellow and 1857 1sgr rose all tied by "8184" numerals. with corresponding "Ratibor Bahnhof" (Station) hs above, boxed arrival datestamp on reverse,some cover flaws, otherwise fine and scarce cover
Envelope
Catalog #4-6
Unsold
Lot #922
PRUSSIA
1858 3sgr stationery envelope uprated with 6pf & 2sgr, underpaying the double weight letter rate to France, tied by numeral "1500" target canc. with Tilsit datestamp alongside, front shows red boxed "PR3R" exchange hs (2x), blue "8" (deci)and "Prusse Valenciennes" entry marking, "10" (deci) postage due hs, at Paris letter readdressed back to Danzig (on reverse) with blue framed "Trouve a la Boite/E" and Prussian entry cds, a beautiful and unique cover with Brettl cert.
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #923
PRUSSIA
1860 FL from Wessel to Lippestadt, franked with single and strip of 3x1sgr, margins all around, filing folds away from the stamps, fine
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #924
PRUSSIA
1861 FL franked with pair 3sgr orange solid background and single 1sgr rose lined background, all tied by Danzig datestamps, front shows ms "Wf 4" sgr credit to Austria, sent to Constantinople, with Constantinopel arrival cds, fine and extremely rare mixed issues cover to a scarce destination
Envelope
Catalog #Mi.8,10
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #925
PRUSSIA
1865 3sgr stationery entire additionally franked with 2x1sgr, used from Halle to London where GB 1p red (small defects) was added to pay for re-directing fee to Manchester, red "PD" and transit & arrival pmks, fine and scarce re-directed cover from Prussia to England
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #926
PRUSSIA
1865 overall advertising cover franked with single 4pf green, prepaying the domestic letter rate from Breslau to Mannheim, v.f. and attractive early advertising cover, with arrival pmk
Envelope
Price Realized
$120.00

Lot #927
PRUSSIA
1866 FL from Stettin to Bordeaux, franked with pair of 2sgr and single 6pf orange, appropriate transit and arrival pmks, fine and colorful usage from present-day Polish city
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #928
SAXONY
1850 3pf red, unused with part original gum, margins all around, various small defects or repairs (incl. thin and tear at bottom), fine appearance of this classic issue, signed Block etc.
*
Catalog #1
Catalog Value 5,000
Price Realized
$2,500.00

Lot #929
SAXONY
1860 outer FL from Leipzig to Paris, franked with 1/2ngr black on gray, 1ngr black on rose and 3ngr black on yellow, prepaying the appropriate 41/2ngr letter rate to France, v.f. and attractive three color franking, with transit &arrival pmks
Envelope
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #930
SAXONY
1865 FL franked with 3x1sgr, used from Dresden to Hamburg, fine and fresh cover
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #931
THURN AND TAXIS
1852 (Jan) cover originally used with Thurn & Taxis 1852 first issue 9kr black on yellow, readdressed on arrival in Leipzig and remailed to Neustadt, Dresden, additionally franked with Saxony 1851 imperf. 1ngr black on rose,Thurn & Taxis stamp cut in at top, minor cover faults, otherwise fine and very rare "two state" cover
Envelope
Catalog #46
Unsold
Lot #932
THURN AND TAXIS
1864 FL franked with 2x1sgr and 3sgr, canc. "302", used from Lubeck to Augsburg, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #933
WURTTEMBERG
1865 rouletted 10, 1kr green (80), 3kr carmine (79), many cancelled on pieces, mounted on pages, variety of shades incl. the scarce olive green, excellent range of cancellations, mostly fine-v.f.
Catalog #Mi.30,31
Catalog Value DM 4,000+
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #934
WURTTEMBERG
1868 advertising envelope to San Francisco, franked with pair 1kr green and 6kr blue rouletted issue, prepaying the 14kr letter rate to the United States by direct service under the US-NGU Convention, all tied by Marbach datestamps and front shows black Franco hs plus red "New York Paid All" arrival, reverse bears "K.Wurtt Bahnpost" and Ludwigsburg transits, a beautiful transatlantic cover and rare overseas use of a U.S. advertising envelope
Envelope
Catalog #Mi.30,32
Unsold
Lot #935
WURTTEMBERG
1906 overprints, set of five, n.h., fine-v.f.
**
Catalog #Mi.107-11
Catalog Value Euro 280
Price Realized
$290.00

Lot #936
WURTTEMBERG
Officials.
1906-21 overprints, selection of 13 imperforate blocks of four, with variety of double impressions, double overprints, colors omitted etc., v.f. and impressive group
Box P
Unsold
Lot #937
GERMANY
1872 Small Shield, FL from Aachen to France, franked with pair of 1/3gr and 3x1gr, all tied by boxed "Aachen Banhof" date stamps, Paris transit & Puy arrival pmks, v.f.
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #938
GERMANY
1872 1/2gr orange, single used on FL from Elbing (present-day Elblag, a Polish city near Danzig), fine printed matter rate
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #939
GERMANY
1872 1gr and 2gr, used on FL from Saarbrucken to La Rochere, v.f., with appropriate French border entry and arrival pmks
Envelope
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #940
GERMANY
1872 Small Shield, FL registered from Cassel to London, franked with 1/2gr orange (perfs trimmed at top) and 2x2gr blue, central stain from wax seal showing on front, fine cover, with arrival pmk
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #941
GERMANY
1872-733 Private Stationery collection of 48 unused entire envelopes, mostly Small and Large Shields, also 51/2pf Germania, proof of unsevered postal reply card, beautiful Bismarck 1895 cards, 10pf advertising entire, mostly fresh and v.f.wonderful group of these elusive items
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #942
GERMANY
1875 mixed currency frankings, two covers incl. January 1875 Seehausen to Wanzleben, franked with 21/2g+5pf; also June 1875 registered cover from Bromberg to Filehne, franked with 2gr and 10pf; minor cover flaws, otherwise fine-v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #18,26,30,31
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Lot #943
GERMANY
1872 Small Shield, 3k carmine, full original gum, h.r., well centered, natural paper translucency, otherwise v.f., with clear Martin Sommer cert.
*
Catalog #9
Catalog Value 1,300
Unsold
Lot #944
GERMANY
1889 3pf brown, n.h., v.f., with Buhler cert.
**
Catalog #Mi.45a
Catalog Value Euro 500
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #945
GERMANY
1900 5m Reichspost, type II, l.h., tiny thin, v.f. appearance
*
Catalog #65A
Catalog Value 350
Unsold
Lot #946
GERMANY
1900 5M Reichspost, type II, fine used
Catalog #Mi.66II
Catalog Value Euro 500
Unsold
Lot #947
GERMANY
1903 2M ultramarine, tied by Ulm cancels to attractive registered cover to Vicksburg, Miss. USA, Washington transit and Vicksburg receiver on reverse, scarce single franking usage to the American South
Envelope
Catalog #76
Catalog Value Euro 2,000
Price Realized
$1,200.00

Lot #948
GERMANY
1910 Private Stationery, 3pf, 5pf and 10pf postal cards, each with "12-16 August, 1910 Kiel" imprint, also canc. 13.8.10 with "Philatel. Tag." handstamp, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #949
GERMANY
1913 large bank cover from Berlin to Wien, franked with 4x5m, also 2x1m, 25pf and 40pf, apparently a money letter with 65,000M, wax seals on back, a spectacular cover
Envelope
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #950
GERMANY
1919 10+15pf booklet pane of six, n.h., v.f., with Jaschke-Lantelme cert.
Booklet
Catalog #Mi.HB21
Catalog Value Euro 700
Unsold
Lot #951
GERMANY
1920-28 se-tenants, group of 17 diff. pairs or strips, used, mostly signed Infla etc., fine-v.f.

Catalog Value Euro 11,140
Unsold
Lot #952
GERMANY
1922-23 200M carmine rose, imperforate sheet of 100 on chalky paper, creases and stains affect about half of the stamps, rare and unlisted sheet
Box P
Catalog #230P
Unsold
Lot #953
GERMANY
1923 UR imperforate sheet corner block of four, unused without gum, v.f., rare
Box (*)
Catalog #Mi.295U
Catalog Value Euro 280
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #954
GERMANY
1924 German Eagle, 3pf brown, horiz. watermark, l.h., v.f. cat. Euro 450 for unhinged
*
Catalog #Mi.355Y
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #955
GERMANY
1927 I.A.A. horiz. pair, one stamp missing hyphen, l.h., v.f., rare, cat. Euro 1,100 for unhinged
*
Catalog #Mi.408,408I
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #956
GERMANY
1936 Olympics, four labels, two Winter Games, two Berlin, also entrance ticket (handball), fine-v.f.
*
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #957
GERMANY
1936 25pf violet blue, two marginal singles, each a diff. plate variety, l.h., fine-v.f.
*
Catalog #Mi.620I,II
Catalog Value Euro 220
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #958
GERMANY
1952 Carl Schurz, variety imperf. at left, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #Mi.155UI
Catalog Value Euro 1,000
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #959
GERMANY
1955 Stuttgart, value omitted, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #Mi.213F
Catalog Value Euro 650
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #960
GERMANY
1970 Lenin, privately issued 20pf carmine & black, commemorating Centenary of Lenin's birth, special souv. sheetlet with perf. wide margins and positional markings, v.f. and rare
P
Unsold
Lot #961
GERMANY
1992 Egid Quirin Asam, imperf. pair, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #Mi.1624U
Catalog Value Euro 1,100
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #962
GERMANY
1992 Egid Quirin Asam, imperf. pair, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #Mi.1624U
Catalog Value Euro 1,100
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #963
GERMANY
1997 Felix Mendelssohn Batholdy, souv. sheetlet of ten, misperforated at bottom, showing extra value tablets, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #Mi.1953var
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #964
GERMANY
1998 Europa, most of design omitted, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #Mi.1985F
Catalog Value Euro 600
Price Realized
$100.00

Lot #965
GERMANY
Semi-Postals.
Booklets, 1928-34 two diff., first one with insignificant toned specks, otherwise v.f.
Booklet
Catalog #MH27c,40
Catalog Value Euro 620
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #966
GERMANY
Semi-Postals.
1945 SS-SA Issue, imperforate sheets of 50, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #B344-45var
Catalog Value Euro 4,500
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #967
GERMANY
Semi-Postals.
1945 SS-SA Issue, imperforate sheets of 50, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #B344-45var
Catalog Value Euro 4,500
Price Realized
$120.00

Lot #968
GERMANY
Semi-Postals.
1951 Marienkirche, blocks of four, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #B316-17
Catalog Value 800
Unsold
Lot #969
GERMANY
Semi-Postals.
1951 Issue, 16 sets incl. two blocks of four, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #B320-23
Catalog Value 2,800
Unsold
Lot #970
GERMANY
Semi-Postals.
1952 Youth, 50 sets incl. large multiples, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #B325-26
Catalog Value 2,250
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #971
GERMANY
Semi-Postals.
1953 German Museum, 65 copies including large multiples, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #B331
Catalog Value 1,950
Unsold
Lot #972
GERMANY
Air Post.
1912 Regensburg, set of three, l.h. or n.h., fine-v.f., signed Ebel, Grabowski etc., very rare set
*
Catalog #Mi.6-8
Catalog Value Euro 5,500
Unsold
Lot #973
GERMANY
Air Post.
1912 surcharged 1M, variety "Gelber Huna", n.h., fine and very rare
**
Catalog #Mi.IVF
Catalog Value Euro 5,000
Unsold
Lot #974
GERMANY
Air Post.
1926 cover franked with seven diff. (cplt as issued on 1.4.26), flown 7.4.26 from Berlin to Paris, minor toning around the perforations, otherwise v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #C27-28,30-34
Unsold
Lot #975
GERMANY
Air Post.
1926 unexploded booklet, blue covers, v.f.
Booklet
Catalog #Mi.MH20
Catalog Value Euro 500
Unsold
Lot #976
GERMANY
Air Post.
1928-31 1M and 2M n.h., fine-v.f.
**
Catalog #C35,36
Catalog Value Euro 450
Unsold
Lot #977
GERMANY
Air Post.
1930 South America Flight, set of two used, fine-v.f.
Catalog #C38-39
Catalog Value 560
Unsold
Lot #978
GERMANY
Air Post.
1930 South America flight to Seville, franked with 2M ultramarine, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #C38
Catalog Value Euro 500
Unsold
Lot #979
GERMANY
Air Post.
1933 Chicago Flight, 1M red. h.r., v.f.
*
Catalog #C43
Catalog Value 600
Unsold
Lot #980
GERMANY
Air Post.
1934 Issue, 20pf and 25pf, three pairs, two of last, each with 1938 "HAN" number, n.h., fine-v.f.
**
Catalog #Mi.532-33x
Catalog Value Euro 1,000+
Unsold
Lot #981
GERMANY
Air Post.
1936 Zeppelin Issue, bottom sheet margin panes of 50, full original gum, n.h., fine-v.f., rare with gum.
Box **
Catalog #C57-58
Catalog Value 1,625+
Unsold
Lot #982
GERMANY
Zeppelin Flights.
1929 LZ 127 flight card, Tel Aviv drop, charged with the application of "T" and "30" in crayon, also Tel Aviv 27 March, 29 arrival pmk, little overall toning, otherwise v.f.
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #983
GERMANY
Zeppelin Flights.
1931 1st SAF to Brazil, connecting flight and regular flight cachets, franked with 2M "missing hyphen after Polar" variety, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #Mi.457I
Catalog Value Euro 2,200
Unsold
Lot #984
GERMANY
Zeppelin Flights.
1931 First SAF card, canc. on board, Cape Verde drop, little toning, otherwise v.f., rare
Envelope
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #985
GERMANY
Catapult Flights.
1929 combination flight, US and German adhesives, with 28.4.29 and 28.4.1930 postmarks, two diff. cachets, v.f.
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #986
GERMANY
Catapult Flights.
1930 combination flight Pan-American and South America cachets, franked with German stamps canc. on board 12.4.1930, with Bern Flugplatz cds the same day, additionally franked with Netherlands adhesives canc. Gouda 6.V.30, endorsed "Alpengebiet" and "mit "L.Z.127", some staining, otherwise fine and very rare combination cover
Envelope
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Lot #987
GERMANY
Officials.
1924 seven diff. items in various quantities 33-1480 of each incl. SAAR Mi.283, n.h., fine-v.f.
Box **
Catalog #Mi.D105-10
Catalog Value DM 7,119
Unsold
Lot #988
GERMANY
Officials.
1927-28 20pf marginal single with horiz. watermark, n.h., v.f., signed Dr. Oertel
**
Catalog #Mi.D119Y
Catalog Value Euro 150
Unsold
Lot #989
GERMANY
FRENCH ZONE.
1945 Coat of Arms, 15pf, 20pf and 30pf, three diff. composite die proofs in black, each showing diff. parts of design incl. frame and center, v.f. and rare
P
Catalog #4N7,8,10P
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #990
GERMANY
BERLIN.
1951 Freedom Bell, FDC with 5pf, 20pf and 40pf, flown to Paris, fine-v.f., scarce
Envelope
Catalog #Mi.75,77,79
Catalog Value Euro 2,500
Unsold
Lot #991
GERMANY
Semi-Postals.
1949 souv. sheet, n.h. and post office fresh, marginal creases, otherwise v.f.
**
Catalog #9NB3a
Catalog Value 900
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #992
GERMAN LOCALS
Dippoldiswalde.
(in Bavaria), 1923 registered cover franked with the emergency "2000m" label, v.f. and extremely rare. These emergency stamps were used to cover shortage of postage stamps caused by the burning of the post office in Dippoldiswalde
Envelope

Catalog Value Euro 600+
Unsold
Lot #993
GERMAN LOCALS
Grossraschen.
1945 12pf green, n.h., v.f., signed Arenz, BPP
**
Catalog #Mi.25PFII
Catalog Value Euro 240
Unsold
Lot #994
GERMAN LOCALS
Loschwitz.
1945 privately rouletted, marginal blocks of four tied by "Dresden-Loschwitz 22.8.45" cds on large size, locally registered cover, filing fold away from the stamps, v.f. cat. DM 800 as used stamps
Envelope
Catalog #Mi.42-50G
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #995
GERMAN LOCALS
Loschwitz.
1945 privately rouletted, marginal blocks of four tied by "Dresden-Loschwitz 22.8.45" cds on large size, locally registered cover, filing fold away from the stamps, v.f. cat. DM 800 as used stamps
Envelope
Catalog #Mi.42-50G
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #996
EAST GERMANY DDR
1953 Karl-Marx special booklet with proof impressions, v.f.
P
Catalog #137/46P
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #997
EAST GERMANY DDR
1968 Fairy Tales, five imperforate se-tenant sheetlets of six, showing different stages of completion ("phasendrucke"), n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #Mi.1426-31P
Unsold
Lot #998
GERMAN OFFICES IN CHINA
1896 large registered cover from Shanghai to Soltau, franked with vert. pair of 50pf red brown tied by two strikes of Shanghai 12.8.96 cds, endorsed "S.S.Sachsen", with wax seals and arrival pmks on back, covercreases, otherwise fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #999
GERMAN OFFICES IN CHINA
1898 10pf stationery card with hand illustrated "Strandlager" on reverse, v.f. used from Tsingtau to Germany, v.f. with arrival pmk
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #1000
GERMAN OFFICES IN CHINA
1900 fieldpost stampless cover with indated "Deutsche Post Peking" hs and sent to Kiel, with arrival pmk, endorsed "Soldatenbrief Feldpost"
Envelope
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #1001
GERMAN OFFICES IN CHINA
1900 Foochow Issue, 5pf on 10pf carmine, used with black "Futschau 12.1.001" v.f., signed Buhler, etc
u
Catalog #16
Catalog Value 750
Price Realized
$1,650.00

Lot #1002
GERMAN OFFICES IN CHINA
1900 Foochow Issue, 5pf on 10pf carmine, used on piece with black "Futschau 5.4.01" v.f., signed Bothe, Buhler, etc
u
Catalog #16
Catalog Value 750
Price Realized
$375.00

Lot #1003
GERMAN OFFICES IN CHINA
1900 Tientsin Issue, 3pf brown, black cds, v.f., signed Buhler, Holcombe, etc
u
Catalog #17
Catalog Value 675
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #1004
GERMAN OFFICES IN CHINA
1900 Tientsin Issue, 3pf brown, used on piece with black "Tientsin 27.1.01" cds, v.f., signed Bothe
u
Catalog #17
Catalog Value 675
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #1005
GERMAN OFFICES IN CHINA
1900 Tientsin Issue, 10pf carmine, with black "Tientsin 27.1.01" cds, v.f., signed Holcombe, Bothe, etc
u
Catalog #19
Catalog Value 750
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #1006
GERMAN OFFICES IN CHINA
1900 Tientsin Issue, 10pf carmine, on card to London, England, with black "Tientsin 28.1.01" cds, v.f., with Holcombe cert. where he writes "usage of these handstamps to other than German area countries is extremelyscarce"
Envelope
Catalog #19
Catalog Value Euro 1,700
Price Realized
$2,200.00

Lot #1007
GERMAN OFFICES IN MOROCCO
1900 overprints, cplt set with two diff. types of 5M, h.r., fine-v.f.
*
Catalog #7-18,19b,19A
Catalog Value 792
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #1008
GERMAN OFFICES IN MOROCCO
1900 surcharged 6p25c on 5M, ty.III, l.h., v.f.
*
Catalog #19b
Catalog Value 190
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #1009
GERMAN OFFICES IN MOROCCO
1905 surcharge set of 13 without watermark, fine-v.f.
*
Catalog #20-32
Catalog Value 515
Unsold
Lot #1010
GERMAN OFFICES IN MOROCCO
1906-11 surcharges, cplt set used, fine-v.f.
Catalog #33-42
Catalog Value 1,382
Unsold
Lot #1011
GERMAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE
1891 20pa stationery entire, additionally franked with two surcharges, registered from Constantinople to Leipzig
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #1012
GERMAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE
1900 Reichpost surcharges set of 12 overprinted Specimen (5M type III), l.h., fine-v.f.
S
Catalog #Mi.12-23S
Catalog Value DM 2,100
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #1013
GERMAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE
1902-04 unissued surcharge 11/2pi on 30pf Reichpost printing, n.h., v.f. with Dr. Steuer cert., rare
**
Catalog #Mi.II
Catalog Value Euro 800
Unsold
Lot #1014
GERMAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE
1905 5pf Reichspost overprinted Specimen, h.r., small stain at bottom, otherwise fine
S
Catalog #32AS
Catalog Value Euro 350
Price Realized
$525.00

Lot #1015
GERMAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE
1916 Fieldpost free-frank military cover to Istambul, "Feldpost Mil. Miss. Bir-es-Seba" hs, filing creases, scarce
Envelope
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #1016
GERMAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE
1917 cover from Aleppo to Allenstein, franked with two Turkish adhesives, red "Feldpost" label, violet "Deutscher Verbindungsoffizier der Militar-Mission Aleppo" hs, also military censor labelon reverse, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #1017
GERMAN COLONIES
GERMAN EAST AFRICA.
1901 2pf-40pf Yacht, overprinted Specimen, n.h., fine-v.f.
S
Catalog #Mi.11-18S
Catalog Value Euro 800
Price Realized
$280.00

Lot #1018
GERMAN NEW GUINEA
Forerunners, 1901 registered cover to Muskau franked with German Reichspost 50pf tied by HERBERTSHOH cds, with registry label at left, v.f. and scarce "Mitlaufer" usage, with arrival pmk
Envelope
Price Realized
$280.00

Lot #1019
GERMAN NEW GUINEA
1897-99 special Bern UPU set of six, with heavier than normal overprint, the 3pf value in the grey-brown shade (normal overprint not issued in this shade) each stamp with two-line Berner Ausgabe handstampon back, 50pf with small corner perforation flaw, very scarce set, with 1988 Steuer cert.
*
Catalog #Mi.1-6var
Catalog Value Euro 2,500
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #1020
GERMAN NEW GUINEA
1897-99 overprints, cplt used set, fine-v.f.
Catalog #1-6
Catalog Value 156
Price Realized
$90.00

Lot #1021
GERMAN NEW GUINEA
1898 25pf orange, inverted overprint, v.f., with Steuer cert.
*
Catalog #5a
Catalog Value 3,250
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #1022
GERMAN SOUTH WEST AFRICA
1897 50pf brown, sheet margin single, stamp n.h., fine, signed Senf
**
Catalog #Mi.4II
Catalog Value Euro 1,000
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #1023
GERMAN SOUTH WEST AFRICA
1898 Issue, cplt set used, fine-v.f.
Catalog #7-12
Catalog Value Euro 680
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #1024
GERMAN SOUTH WEST AFRICA
1898 Issue, cplt set less 25pf, used with Germany 2pf on registered 1901 cover from, Bethanien to Leipzig, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #7/12
Unsold
Lot #1025
GERMAN SOUTH WEST AFRICA
1901 10pf "Kartenbrief" to Leipzig, bold "Seeis Deutsche Sudwest-Afrika" cds, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #1026
GERMAN SOUTH WEST AFRICA
1913 ppc to Berlin, franked with 5pf Yacht canc. by the scarce "Tsumer Deutsche Sudwestafrika" cds, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #1027
CAMEROUN
1900 5M Yacht, v.f. used, signed Peinelt
u
Catalog #19
Catalog Value Euro 600
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #1028
CAROLINE ISLANDS
1899-1900 25pf orange, fresh used with Ponape cds, v.f., Dr. Steuer cert.
u
Catalog #Mi.5I
Catalog Value Euro 3,400
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #1029
CAROLINE ISLANDS
1900 registered cover from Ponape to Jaluit, franked with 50pf diagonal overprint, gutter selvage at bottom, plus five diff. 56 degree angle overprints, some backflap defects, otherwise v.f., with Jaluit, Marshall Islands arrival pmk, rare
Envelope
Catalog #Mi.6I,1II-5II
Catalog Value Euro 3,900+
Unsold
Lot #1030
CAROLINE ISLANDS
1901 Yacht, 5M black green & red, v.f. used
Catalog #19
Catalog Value Euro 600
Unsold
Lot #1031
KIAUCHAU
1900 5pf on 10pf carmine, block of six, with "China" overprint at 48 degree angle, v.f., signed Holcombe, etc.
Box *
Catalog #1a
Catalog Value 600
Unsold
Lot #1032
KIAUCHAU
1900 5pf on 10pf 48 degree overprint used with part cds, signed Bothe, Kilian etc., fine and rare
u
Catalog #Mi.2
Catalog Value Euro 4,000
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #1033
KIAUCHAU
1905 $11/2 and $21/2 Yacht, fine-v.f. used
Catalog #Mi.36Ab,37A
Catalog Value Euro 920
Unsold
Lot #1034
KIAUCHAU
1905 $21/2 Yacht, perf. 25:16, l.h., signed Dr.Hindrichs and Gebr. Senf, v.f., with Bothe cert.
*
Catalog #Mi.27B
Catalog Value Euro 2,600
Unsold
Lot #1035
KIAUCHAU
1909 ppc franked with single 2c green canc. by Litsun cds, with violet "Mecklenburghaus Lauschan Kiautschou" hs alongside to Germany, v.f. and rare usage
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #1036
KIAUCHAU
1909 ppc franked with single 2c green canc. by Litsun cds, with violet "Mecklenburghaus Lauschan Kiautschou" hs alongside to Germany, v.f. and rare usage
Envelope
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #1037
MARIANA ISLANDS
1913 (Feb. 17) registered cover franked with 5M Yacht, tied by two "Saipan/Marianen" cds, v.f., with arrival backstamp
Envelope
Catalog #Mi.19
Catalog Value Euro 1,200
Unsold
Lot #1038
MARSHALL ISLANDS
1899 10pf carmine and 20pf ultramarine, two diff. shades of the former, fine-v.f.
*
Catalog #Mi.3/II,4/II
Catalog Value Euro 185
Unsold
Lot #1039
MARSHALL ISLANDS
1899-1900 overprints, cplt set used, fine-v.f.
Catalog #7-12
Catalog Value Euro 160
Price Realized
$190.00

Lot #1040
MARSHALL ISLANDS
1905 registered cover to Hannover, franked with 3M & 5M Yacht, both canc. by Jaluit cds, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #24,25
Catalog Value Euro 1,540
Unsold
Lot #1041
SAMOA
1900 overprints, 3pf and 5pf used blocks of four, fine-v.f.
Box
Catalog #1,2
Catalog Value Euro 140+
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #1042
SAMOA
1900-01 Yacht set of 13 fine used, most with Apia cancellations, except 1m "Salailua" and 5m canc. on piece by "Fagamalo" 31.5.14 cds, fine-v.f.
u
Catalog #Mi.7-19
Catalog Value Euro 1,000
Unsold
Lot #1043
GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES
ALBANIA.
1943 surcharges, cplt set, n.h., fine-v.f.
**
Catalog #Mi.1-14
Catalog Value Euro 200
Unsold
Lot #1044
GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES
ALBANIA.
1943 surcharges, cplt set, n.h., fine-v.f.
**
Catalog #Mi.1-14
Catalog Value Euro 200
Unsold
Lot #1045
GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES
BELGIUM.
1943 unissued Soldiers and Planes, imperforate souv. sheetlets of four, h.r. at top, few small thins mostly in margin, fine-v.f.
Box *\**
Catalog #Mi.XV-XIXB
Catalog Value Euro 2,000
Price Realized
$425.00

Lot #1046
GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES
BOHEMIA AND MORAVIA.
Theresienstadt 1943 dark green, bottom margin block of four, unusual perfs at right (due to double perforations), n.h., v.f., signed Gilbert
Box **
Catalog #Mi.1
Catalog Value Euro 1,600
Price Realized
$7,000.00

Lot #1047
GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES
ESTONIA.
Moisakula, 1941 four diff. overprints and surcharges, tied on piece of cover, v.f., signed Krischke
Catalog #Mi.1,2,4,6
Catalog Value Euro 1,750
Unsold
Lot #1048
GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES
FRANCE.
1941 F+10fr red & blue, marginal block of four, with inverted overprint, unused without gum, v.f.
Box (*)
Catalog #Mi.VK
Unsold
Lot #1049
GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES
ST. NAZAIRE.
1945 ILOT stationery entire, additionally franked and registered, v.f.
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #1050
GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES
GENERALGOUVERNMENT.
Officials. 1940 imperf. pair in magenta, also imperf. block of four in black, both value tablets, n.h., v.f.
Box P
Unsold
Lot #1051
GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES
KURLAND.
1945 surcharges, cplt set, fine-v.f.
*
Catalog #Mi.1-4A+B
Catalog Value Euro 200
Unsold
Lot #1052
GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES
KURLAND.
1945 surcharges, four sets, mostly in blocks of four, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #Mi.1-4A+B
Catalog Value Euro 800
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #1053
GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES
KURLAND.
1945 surcharges, four sets, mostly in blocks of four, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #Mi.1-4A+B
Catalog Value Euro 800
Price Realized
$4,500.00

Lot #1054
GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES
KURLAND.
1945 stationery card with "Postkarte Atklatne" overprint in red, with quote from Hitler's speech of 1.9.39 on the eve of German invasion of Poland, unused and rare card, v.f.
Envelope

Catalog Value Euro 1,250
Price Realized
$4,500.00

Lot #1055
GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES
LUXEMBOURG.
1940 15pfg Hindenburg overprint inverted, n.h., v.f., signed Buhler
**
Catalog #Mi.8K
Catalog Value Euro 1,200
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #1056
GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES
GERMAN PROPAGANDA ISSUES FOR GREAT BRITAIN.
1941 2d "Bluff Charta", v.f.
(*)
Catalog #Mi.12IId
Unsold
Lot #1057
GREAT BRITAIN AND BRITISH COMMONWEALTH
1941 "World-Judaism", 1/2d and 3d, v.f.
(*)
Catalog #Mi.9,14IIe
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #1057
GREAT BRITAIN AND BRITISH COMMONWEALTH

Unsold
Lot #1058
GREAT BRITAIN
1683 FL to London, with "AV/29" hs, overall aging, rare early letter
Envelope
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #1059
GREAT BRITAIN
1836 free-frank of Lord Gladstone, with red "Free 24 March, 1836" pmk in red, headed "University Club" with interesting letter to Mr. Glover, v.f.
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #1060
GREAT BRITAIN
1840 engraved vignette of Queen Victoria, uncut pair in black, full embossing, creases, otherwise fine and very rare
E
Unsold
Lot #1061
GREAT BRITAIN
1840 1p black, margins all around, lettered NL, used on large part of FL from Leeds, 30 Oct. 1840 to Bradford, some non-contemporary ink notations on cover, stamp v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #1
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #1062
GREAT BRITAIN
1840 FL to Bridgeport, franked with v.f. 1p black, ted by red Maltese Cross canc., reverse shows red Ilminster, September 8, 1840 origin datestamp, a beautiful first issue cover
Envelope
Catalog #1
Catalog Value ^L325
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #1063
1840 1p black on cover to United States
1840 1p black, plate 6, lettered F-B, margins all around, tied by red Maltese Cross on FL to USA, red Cheltenham Oct.26, 1840 and Bristol departure cds on back, with red New York Ship arrival pmk on front, v.f., one of the earliest possibleletters franked with a postage stamp to the United States, with 1992 BPA cert. (see front cover illustration)
Envelope
Catalog #1
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #1064
1841-1994 Issues
1841 Plate 18, an almost complete reconstruction, including two pairs, two strips of six, etc
Catalog #SG 8
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #1065
1841-1994 Issues
1841 Plate 30, an almost complete reconstruction of about 238 examples
Catalog #SG 8
Price Realized
$2,300.00

Lot #1066
1841-1994 Issues
1841 Plate 40, 22 examples, mostly fine-v.f.
Catalog #SG 8
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #1067
1841-1994 Issues
1841 Plate 41, 24 examples, mostly fine-v.f.
Catalog #SG 8
Unsold
Lot #1068
1841-1994 Issues
1841 Plate 13, 239 examples, a part reconstruction, some duplicates, mostly fine-v.f.
Catalog #SG 8
Unsold
Lot #1069
1841-1994 Issues
1841 1p lake red, full original gum, fine, also 1p pale red brown (worn plate), lettered P-C, unused without gum, v.f.
*(*)
Catalog #3b
Unsold
Lot #1070
1841-1994 Issues
1848 FL to Savannah, Ga, franked with 3x1p and single 1sh, Liverpool departure pmks on reverse, with red New York Ship 34 Cts on the front, fine and attractive Trans-Atlantic cover
Envelope
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #1071
1841-1994 Issues
1850 FL from London to USA, franked with 1sh embossed, margins to touching at right and bottom, red arrival and "5 cents" markings, fresh and fine cover
Envelope
Catalog #5
Unsold
Lot #1072
1841-1994 Issues
1852 Myers & Co. Ocean Penny Postage Envelope, state 2, to Beccles franked with 1841 1d red brown, margins all around, tied by "907" numeral canc., Woodbridge, Framlingham & Beccles datestamps, some minor wear and tear, otherwise fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #1073
1841-1994 Issues
1859 cover franked with 3x1p and single 6p, sent to Hong Kong, variety of transit & arrival pmks, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$8,500.00

Lot #1074
1841-1994 Issues
1859 2p blue, block of four, fresh and fine
Box *
Catalog #SG 45
Price Realized
$5,750.00

Lot #1075
1841-1994 Issues
1862-64 9d bistre, l.h., fine
*
Catalog #SG 86
Catalog Value ^L1,200
Price Realized
$3,250.00

Lot #1076
1841-1994 Issues
1865-67 4d deep vermilion, plate 7, l.h., rare
*
Catalog #SG 95
Catalog Value ^L300
Price Realized
$1,500.00

Lot #1077
1841-1994 Issues
1865-67 6d lilac, plate 6, l.h., fine and very rare
*
Catalog #SG 97
Catalog Value ^L1,000
Price Realized
$3,000.00

Lot #1078
1841-1994 Issues
1867-80 3d rose, plate 4, l.h. and very fresh
*
Catalog #SG 103
Catalog Value ^L300
Price Realized
$2,800.00

Lot #1079
1841-1994 Issues
1867-80 1sh green, plate 7, wing margin at left, l.h., fine
*
Catalog #SG 117
Catalog Value ^L550
Price Realized
$3,500.00

Lot #1080
1841-1994 Issues
1872 FL from Cardiff to Athens, franked with pairs of 1p and 3p, taxed 25L on arrival with Green Hermes Heads 5L green and 20L ultramarine, v.f. and attractive combination franking
Envelope
Price Realized
$1,900.00

Lot #1081
1841-1994 Issues
1880-81 11/2p red brown, block of four, l.h., fine
Box *
Catalog #80
Catalog Value 440
Unsold
Lot #1082
1841-1994 Issues
1880-81 5p deep indigo, sheet margin block of four, h.r. at top, l.h. at bottom, tiny toned specks at top only, fine and scarce block
Box *
Catalog #85
Catalog Value 1,600+
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #1083
1841-1994 Issues
1880-81 1/2p-2p group of 10 diff., mostly l.h., fine-v.f.
*
Catalog #SG 164-74
Catalog Value ^L381
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #1084
1841-1994 Issues
1883 3d on 3p violet, block of four, l.h., little toning, fine and scarce block
Box *
Catalog #94
Catalog Value 1,040+
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #1085
1841-1994 Issues
1883-84 5p and 6p green, blocks of four, usual centering, h.r., couple of toned spots, scarce
Box *
Catalog #104,105
Catalog Value 2,700
Price Realized
$1,300.00

Lot #1086
1841-1994 Issues
1887-92 11/2p-1sh Victoria, blocks of four, mostly sheet margin, stamps n.h., except for a few small l.h. marks on low values, fine-v.f. and post office fresh
Box **
Catalog #112-22
Catalog Value 1,538+
Price Realized
$8,000.00

Lot #1087
1841-1994 Issues
1883 1p Victoria stationery envelope printed to private order by the Half-Penny Letter Post Company ltd, advertising Tea & Coffee, Wine & Spirit, Linens, Marble, China, Sparkling non-alcoholic & refreshing beverages, Pianos& Organs
Envelope
Catalog #H&G 11
Unsold
Lot #1088
1841-1994 Issues
1890 cover from London to USA, franked with 21/2d violet prepaying the UPU letter rate to New York, re-directed to Philadelphia with US 2c green Banknote (Sc.213) added to pay internal postage, v.f. "mixed franking" cover
Envelope
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #1089
1841-1994 Issues
1893-99 6d Queen Victoria De La Rue "Imperium Postage & Revenue", vertical pair of imperf. essays in gray black and blue on pale buff paper, one with white numeral, the other with solid numeral, v.f.
E
Unsold
Lot #1090
1841-1994 Issues
1893-99 6d Queen Victoria De La Rue "Imperium Postage & Revenue", vertical pair of imperf. essays in gray black and blue, one with white numeral, the other with solid numeral, v.f.
E
Unsold
Lot #1091
1841-1994 Issues
1893-99 6d Queen Victoria De La Rue "Imperium Postage & Revenue", vertical pair of imperf. essays, printed in gray & purple on yellow, one with white numeral, the other with solid numeral, v.f.
E
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #1092
1841-1994 Issues
1902 King Edward proof of embossed die with uncleared circular surround in slate black on laid paper with part D(e) La R(ue) wmk, dated "3 Mar.02" in blue and stamped "After Hardening" in black, fine
P
Unsold
Lot #1093
1841-1994 Issues
1918-19 Seahorses, 2s6p chocolate brown, 2s6p pale brown, 5s rose red & 10s dull grey blue, l.h., 10s with part bottom and right sheet margin, v.f.
*
Catalog #SG 414/417
Catalog Value ^L710
Unsold
Lot #1094
1841-1994 Issues
1955-68 Castles, 2sh6d-^L1, cplt set (SG 536-39) l.h., later issues, two diff. sets of blocks of four to ^L1, n.h., fine-v.f.
Box *\**

Catalog Value ^L309
Price Realized
$850.00

Lot #1095
1841-1994 Issues
1960, July 6 two cacheted FDCs, franked with a total of nine stamps incl. 1/2d-4d, 6d and 1sh3p, hs "First Day Cover - Inauguration of World's First Phosphor Line Sorting Machine", v.f., scarce
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #1096
1841-1994 Issues
1966 Birds, 4d with gold embossing omitted, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #462var
Price Realized
$1,100.00

Lot #1097
1841-1994 Issues
1985 18p olive green, imperforate pair, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #SG 955a
Catalog Value ^L130
Unsold
Lot #1098
1841-1994 Issues
1985 18p olive green, imperforate pair, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #SG 955a
Catalog Value ^L130
Price Realized
$1,800.00

Lot #1099
1841-1994 Issues
1979 Christmas, 8p horiz. imperforate pair, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #SG 1104a
Catalog Value ^L500
Price Realized
$375.00

Lot #1100
1841-1994 Issues
1980 Liverpool and Manchester Railway, 12p vertical imperf. gutter pair, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #SG 1114var
Unsold
Lot #1101
1841-1994 Issues
1994 Christmas, 19p vertical imperf. pair from UL sheet corner, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #SG 1843a
Catalog Value ^L200
Price Realized
$1,300.00

Lot #1102
Mulready Envelopes
1840 2d envelope (a195), minor soiling but a most attractive use from London to Missenden, with superb No.1 in Maltese Cross canc. in black, faint Bruton St. and fine script "Too Late" in red, Amersham datestamp, onreverse, London datestamp and seal of the Oriental Translation Committee. Number in cross canc. on 2d Mulreadys are very scarce
Envelope
Price Realized
$2,400.00

Lot #1103
Mulready Envelopes
1840 1d Mulready letter sheet, with Atlas Insurance Co. advertising inside, sent to Cornwall, canc. by "9" in Maltese Cross, fine, with 1979 B.P.A. cert. Mulreadys with a numeral canc. are scarce
Envelope
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #1104
Mulready Envelopes
Postage Dues.
1955 2sh6p, two copies, l.h., v.f.
*
Catalog #J44
Catalog Value ^L320
Unsold
Lot #1105
Great Britain Officials
1882-85 "I.R. Officials", 6p grey, 21/2p lilac and 1s dull green, overprinted "Specimen" in black, with red pen canc., fine
S
Catalog #SG O4S,6-7S
Unsold
Lot #1106
Great Britain Officials
1890 5s rose, overprinted "Specimen" in black, fine, signed Holcombe
S
Catalog #SG O9S
Unsold
Lot #1107
Great Britain Officials
1896 "O.W.", 1p lilac, die II, used block of nine on card, black cds canc., black "O.W. Official" overprint, fine. and scarce multiple, with Holcome cert.
Box
Catalog #SG O33
Catalog Value ^L540
Unsold
Lot #1108
Great Britain Officials
1902 5d dull purple, horiz. pair used, fine, with Holcombe cert.
u
Catalog #SG O34
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #1109
Great Britain Officials
1902 1/2p blue green and 1p scarlet, used blocks of four, first one on piece with Royal cert., fine-v.f.
u
Catalog #SG O36-7
Catalog Value ^L880
Price Realized
$2,500.00

Lot #1110
Great Britain Officials
1883-90 "Govt Parcels", 9p dull green and 2x1sh dull green, Gov't Parcels, overprinted "Specimen" in black, fine-v.f.
S
Catalog #SG O63,68S
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Lot #1111
Great Britain Officials
1893 OHMS G.P.O Parcel label, franked by overprinted Jubilee 6d, tied by parcel post and circlular canc., small faults, fine appearance
Catalog #SG O66
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Lot #1112
Great Britain Officials
1895 OHMS G.P.O Parcel label, franked by overprinted Jubilee 1/2d and 6d, tied by parcel post roller canc., v.f.
Catalog #SG O65-66
Price Realized
$18,500.00

Lot #1113
Great Britain Officials
1895 OHMS G.P.O Parcel label, franked by overprinted Jubilee 1/2d and slightly pale 1sh green, tied by parcel post roller canc., and with parcel post datestamp alongside, lower left corner missing, otherwisefine and uncommon franking
Catalog #SG O65,68
Price Realized
$5,750.00

Lot #1114
Great Britain Officials
1895 OHMS G.P.O Parcel label, franked by overprinted Jubilee 1/2d and 41/2d, tied by double ring "G.P.O. Depot" canc., good condition
Catalog #SG O65,71
Price Realized
$14,500.00

Lot #1115
Great Britain Officials
1899 OHMS G.P.O Parcel label, franked by overprinted Jubilee 1sh dull green, tied by parcel post roller canc. with parcel post datestamp alongside, slightly stained, uncommon franking, fine appearance
Catalog #SG O68
Price Realized
$2,500.00

Lot #1116
Great Britain Officials
1899 OHMS G.P.O Parcel label, franked by overprinted Jubilee 1sh dull green, tied by parcel post roller canc. with parcel post datestamp alongside, slightly creased, uncommon franking, fine appearance
Catalog #SG O68
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #1117
Great Britain Officials
Crimean War.
1855 cover to England endorsed "Officers Letter" franked by 1d strip of three lightly canc. with "OXO" hs, backstamped with green "Post Office British Army" datestamp with the scarce reversed "C" code, which wasonly used on mail from the hospital at Scutari, fine and rare usage
Envelope
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Lot #1118
Great Britain Officials
North Russia.
1919 ppc endorsed "On Active Service", bearing two-line cachet "Received from H.M.Ship, no charge to be raised" in black, violet censor hs & London arrival pmk, v.f. used from Archangelsk
Envelope
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Lot #1119
BRITISH OFFICES IN CHINA
1921 cover addressed to the "U.S.S. Long.118 American Asiatic Squadron" in Shanghai, franked with CHINA overprint on 4c Hong Kong, with U.S. Postal Service Shanghai arrival cds, boxed "B.P.O. to C.P.O. Shanghai" date stampon reverse, some cover faults, otherwise fine
Envelope
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Lot #1120
BRITISH LEVANT
1879 FL to France franked with 1/2d & 1d red brown (2), all tied by barred oval "GO6" killer, with "British Post Office Beyrout" cds alongside, front shows indistinct red French entry datestamp, reverse bears"Poste Egiziane Alessandra" transit, plus Lyon arrival datestamp, fine and scarce cover from this British office
Envelope
Catalog #SG Z1,2
Price Realized
$2,000.00

Lot #1121
BRITISH LEVANT
1893 (28 Feb) use of Victoria 2d registered postal stationery envelope from Turkey, uprated with rare 40p on 1/2d vermilion provisional issue to pay the UPU registered letter rate to England, canc. by "British Post OfficeStamboul" cds with additional strike alongside, front shows red hooded "Registered London" transit, while reverse bears Oxford arrival datestamp, a very rare cover as this provisional stamp was in use for only five days (25-30 Feb 1893)
Envelope
Catalog #SG 7
Price Realized
$4,750.00

Lot #1122
BRITISH LEVANT
1897-1913, twelve covers or Parcel tags from Smyrne, variously addressed and franked, including 1912 envelopes (2) registered to Paris bearing 1911-13 12pi on 2/6 and 24pi on 5sh respectively, 1913 postcard registered to Germany franked with 1 3/4p on 3d, etc., fine and scarce lot
Envelope
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #1123
BRITISH LEVANT
1906 (Jul 3) registered cover, franked by 2x1p on 2d grey-green & carmine, used from Beirut to St. Louis, Senegal, with Port Said and Bordeaux transit pmks, and St. Louis arrival pmk, some staining and part of back flapmissing, otherwise fine, signed Holcombe, with 1972 Royal cert.
Envelope
Catalog #SG 15
Catalog Value ^L3,600
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #1124
BRITISH LEVANT
1920 envelope (trivial faults) registered Smyrne to Constantinople, bearing 2d and 21/2d sharing oval registered datestamp
Envelope
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #1125
BRITISH LEVANT
1916 3d blue violet, variety with additional inverted albino overprint on reverse, fine and rare, with Royal cert.
*
Catalog #SG S4var
Price Realized
$4,500.00

Lot #1126
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH
ADEN.
1898 cover franked with India 9p, 1a6p & 2a6p Empire Issues prepaying the GPU rate to Germany, all tied by squared circle "Aden" datestamps, with Frankfurt arrivals and a fancy embossed "Oesterreichischer Lloyd" naval cacheton reverse
Envelope
Catalog #SG 86,90,103
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Lot #1127
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH
ADEN.
1937 locally addressed cover franked with 10r Junk, cover creases, stamp v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #11
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Lot #1128
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH
ADEN.
1956 50c orange Aerogramme "Date Cultivation", die proof printed by Mcqorquodale on cream wove paper, horizontal crease away from design, unusual and attractive
P
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Lot #1129
AITUTAKI
1903-11 1/2p-1sh set of six, each overprinted across the lower right corner by two diagonal bars, prepared for presentation purposes to important official visitors to New Zealand, fine and scarce
*
Unsold
Lot #1130
ANTIGUA
1861 FL prepaid 6d in cash, sent "P Packet" to Whitehaven, hs with red "Paid At Antigua" crowned circle, black "Antigua" cds and arrival datestamps of London and Whitehaven, some toning, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$950.00

Lot #1131
ANTIGUA
1861 FL prepaid 2s, sent "P Packet" to Whitehaven, hs with red "Paid At Antigua" crowned circle, black "Antigua" cds and arrival datestamps of London and Whitehaven, some toning, fine
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #1132
ANTIGUA
1908-15 George V, cplt set, l.h., fine-v.f.
*
Catalog #31-41
Catalog Value ^L190
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Lot #1133
ANTIGUA
1921-29 George V, cplt set of seven, l.h., fine-v.f.
*
Catalog #58-64
Catalog Value ^L190
Price Realized
$1,700.00

Lot #1134
ANTIGUA
1921-29 George V, top value, l.h., v.f.
*
Catalog #64
Catalog Value ^L170
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Lot #1135
ANTIGUA
1932 Tercentenary, cplt set, h.r., fine-v.f.
*
Catalog #67-76
Catalog Value ^L140
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #1136
ANTIGUA
ASCENSION.
1922 George V overprints, cplt set, fine-v.f.
*
Catalog #1-9
Catalog Value ^L250
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Lot #1137
AUSTRALIA
1913 ^L1 Kangaroo, l.h., well centered, fresh and v.f.
*
Catalog #14
Catalog Value 1,300
Unsold
Lot #1138
AUSTRALIA
1932 5sh Sydney Harbor Bridge, l.h., v.f.
*
Catalog #132
Catalog Value 350
Unsold
Lot #1139
AUSTRALIA
1949-50 Arms, n.h., v.f. set
**
Catalog #218-21
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #1140
AUSTRALIA
1970-71 Capt Cook (three sets), Christmas, three se-tenant blocks of seven, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #477-82, 508a-g
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #1141
AUSTRALIA
Air Post.
1920 Ross Smith, miniature sheetlet in deep blue, issued for the first Aerial Post England-Australia, watermarked "Crown over A", h.r. in margin, minute toned spots at right and at bottom, otherwise fresh and v.f., rare
*
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #1142
AUSTRALIA
Air Post.
1920 Ross Smith vignette, sheetlet with margins on three sides only, n.h., minor gum disturbances and crease, otherwise v.f., signed Sanabria
**
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Lot #1143
AUSTRALIA
Postal Stationery.
1944 1s blue Air Mail Fee postal stationery letter sheet for use by enemy Prisoners of War held in Australia, used with Melbourne machine canc. to Germany, handstruck diamond censor marking & straight-line "Approved for transmission by camp commandant 13B". The reverse has a straight-line "No.13 P.O.W. Group Murchinson" and a partially removed Australia censor seal overlaid by a German tape, fine and scarce WWII POW cover
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #1144
AUSTRALIA
Postal Stationery.
1944 6d blue Air Mail Fee postal stationery post card for use by enemy prisoners of war held in Australia, used with "Ship Mail Room Melbourne" cds of August 5, 1944 to Germany, with boxed "Passed by Censor" hs & straight linehs "Approved for transmission by Camp Commandant 13B" both in purple, with German Censor hs in red, on reverse is straight line hs "13 P.O.W. Group, Murchinson" in purple, v.f. and uncommon cover
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #1145
AUSTRALIA
Postal Stationery.
1944 6d blue Air Mail Fee postal stationery post card for use by enemy prisoners of war held in Australia, used with Melbourne cds of Dec. 4, 1944 to Germany, with boxed "Passed by Censor" hs & straight line hs "Approved to fortransmission by Camp Commandant" both in purple, with German Censor hs in red, minor card creases, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #1146
AUSTRALIA
Rocket Mail.
1934-37 selection of seven diff. covers or cards, the former opened for display and mounted on pages to show the vignettes and diff. markings, some tape stains or toning, mostly fine-v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #EZ 1C1/11C1
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #1147
AUSTRALIA
Postage Dues.
1908-9 2sh emerald green, h.r., fine, with BPA cert.
*
Catalog #J35
Catalog Value ^L850
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #1148
BAHAMAS
1859 Thin paper, 1d dull lake with good to large margins and part obliterator. with 1967 Royal Certificate
Catalog #SG 2
Catalog Value ^L1,500
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #1149
BAHAMAS
1881 cover to USA franked by fine single perf 14 4d rose tied by bold "A05" obliterator in black with Bahamas cds on reverse and "New York-Paid All" duplex, scarce and attractive cover
Envelope
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Lot #1150
BAHAMAS
1912-29 King George V, set of nine, one of each value from 1/2p-^L1, 1p & ^L1 MCA wmk, the balance Script wmk, some toning and slight crease on 1/2p, otherwise fine, n.h., each with worn sans-serif "Specimen" overprint in black
S
Catalog #SG 81/130S
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #1151
BAHAMAS
1917-24 Staircase, five diff. each with worn sans-serif "Specimen" overprint in black, fine-v.f.
S
Catalog #SG 97,110/123a
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #1152
BAHAMAS
1920 Peace Celebration, 1/2p-1s set, each with worn sans-serif "Specimen" overprint, mostly fine
S
Catalog #SG 117-21S
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Lot #1153
BAHAMAS
Special Delivery.
1918 5p black & mauve, with worn sans-serif "Specimen" overprint, fine and rare
S
Catalog #SG S3S
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Lot #1154
BAHRAIN
1938-41 George VI, cplt set l.h., v.f.
*
Catalog #20-37
Catalog Value 377
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #1155
BAHRAIN
1974 Centenary of U.P.U. imperf. plate proof set of 30f-150f, each affixed to a printers presentation card, v.f.
P
Catalog #206-09P
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #1156
BAHRAIN
1975 Horses, imperf. proof se-tenant sheetlet of eight, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #224P
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Lot #1157
BANGKOK
British Post Offices in Siam.
1882-85 2c rose, triple overprint, unused without gum, minute thin spots, otherwise a fine example of this great rarity, one of only a few known, with 1994 BPA cert.
(*)
Catalog #SG 15c
Catalog Value ^L10,000+
Price Realized
$270.00

Lot #1158
BARBADOS
1925-35 18 diff. perf. Specimen, minor faults, mostly fine
S
Catalog #166/180,J1-2S
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1159
BASUTOLAND
Zeppelin Flights.
1935 11th SAF, registered and flown cover from Maseru, via London to Friedrichshafen and on to Brazil, with Maseru 3 Sept. 1935 departure and 24 September Bahia arrival pmks, little toning, otherwise fineand extremely rare Zeppelin dispatch, unlisted in Sieger
Envelope
Price Realized
$4,750.00

Lot #1160
BATUM
1918 provisional handstamp, negative "Batumskaja Kontora No.1" hs, also boxed 6-line cachet indicating payment is to be made in cash, endorsed "15k" in ms, v.f. and rare usage during the time when stamps in Batum were not available
Envelope
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Lot #1161
BATUM
1919 surcharges, set of four, first one canc. on piece, others original gum, l.h., v.f., signed Romeko
*u
Catalog #7-10
Catalog Value ^L414
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Lot #1162
BATUM
1919 15r on 1k, red surcharge inverted, v.f., signed Romeko
u
Catalog #22var
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Lot #1163
BATUM
1919 15r on 1k, black surcharge inverted, v.f., signed Romeko
u
Catalog #23var
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Lot #1164
BATUM
1920 soldier's letter to United States, franked on reverse with 50k and overprinted British Occupation 3r canc. "Batum 3.2.20", fine and scarce overseas usage
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #1165
BATUM
1920 50r on 1k, black surcharge inverted, natural gum creases, otherwise v.f., signed Romeko, normal stamp cat. ^L200
*
Catalog #25var
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Lot #1166
BATUM
1920 50r on 5k, canc. to order, fine and scarce stamp, signed Romeko
Catalog #30
Catalog Value ^L300
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Lot #1167
BATUM
1920 25r on 50k, double surcharge, minor toned spots, otherwise v.f., signed Romeko
*
Catalog #41var
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Lot #1168
BATUM
1920 50r surcharges, three diff., usual gum creases, mostly l.h., v.f., signed Romeko
*
Catalog #44-46
Catalog Value ^L143
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Lot #1169
BATUM
1920 50r on 3k carmine, vert. tete-beche pair, v.f., signed Romeko, extremely rare
*
Catalog #48var
Price Realized
$6,250.00

Lot #1170
BATUM
1925 cover to Marseilles, franked with Soviet 20k green, bilingual Batum cds, with violet "Flotta Volontaria Russa Ufficio in Batum" hs on front, Russian White Volunteer Fleet hs and Tiflis transit markings on reverse, minor cover faults,otherwise fine and early example of Soviet Batum
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #1171
BECHUANALAND
1961 1r on 10sh surcharged type I, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #179b
Catalog Value ^L250
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #1172
BERMUDA
1875 1p on 2p dull blue, fine, signed Holcombe, etc.
*
Catalog #SG 15
Catalog Value ^L700
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #1173
BERMUDA
1938-51 2sh line perf., typical streaky gum, v.f.
*
Catalog #SG 116b
Catalog Value ^L300
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #1174
BERMUDA
1938-51 10sh line perf., typical streaky gum, v.f.
*
Catalog #SG 119b
Catalog Value ^L400
Price Realized
$850.00

Lot #1175
BERMUDA
1948 George VI, two diff. unexploded booklets, also 1987 Winslow Homer, 18 unexploded booklets (face value $72), also 1993 Map, two booklets, all n.h., v.f.
Booklet
Catalog #SG SB1-3,5-6
Catalog Value ^L300++
Price Realized
$1,700.00

Lot #1176
BERMUDA
BRITISH CENTRAL AFRICA.
1895 ^L1 orange & black, unused, fine
(*)
Catalog #29
Catalog Value 650
Unsold
Lot #1177
BRITISH GUYANA
1966 12c Guyana Independence overprint, imperf. pair, n.h., v.f. and scarce variety, not listed by Gibbons
**
Unsold
Lot #1178
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS
1915 (May) ppc to Italy franked on viewside with 1913 1/2d green tied by "Road Town" cds, uprated with late use of "Paid at Tortola" Crown Circle, superbly struck in black in lieu of stamps, rare and fine card,with Holcombe cert.
Envelope
Catalog #SG CC2
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #1179
BURMA
Japanese Occupation.
1943 5c scarlet (2), imperf, one used on cover from Rangoon to Mandalay, with "Mandalay Jun 25" arrival pmk, small cover faults, the other uncancelled affixed on cover as it was usually sold, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #SG J72a
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Lot #1180
CANADA
1851 3p red on laid paper, black concentric circle canc., v.f.
u
Catalog #1
Catalog Value 800
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Lot #1181
CANADA
1852 3p red on wove paper, target pmk, v.f. used on 1853 outer FL to Kingston, with arrival pmk
Envelope
Catalog #4
Catalog Value 425
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1182
CANADA
1852 3p red on wove paper, two singles, margins all around except just touching at top of the left copy, v.f., used on 1859 cover from Montreal to New York
Envelope
Catalog #4
Catalog Value 605
Price Realized
$3,000.00

Lot #1183
CANADA
1855 6p slate, margins all around, v.f. used on 1855 cover (torn at top) from Montreal to Boston
Envelope
Catalog #5
Catalog Value 1,500
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #1184
CANADA
1857 FL from Montreal, sent to England aboard the Cunard steamship Niagara and forwarded to France, with scarce "GB/2F40c" accountancy marking (Salles 3041 - used only in 1857), front shows Montreal datestamp, "Angl Amb Calais",French entry and "20" (deci) postage due hs, reverse bears red London and Paris transits plus Cognac arrival datestamp, a fine and scarce transatlantic cover
Envelope
Price Realized
$550.00

Lot #1185
CANADA
1877 cover franked with 10c rose lilac, tied by blue geometric killer, with "Preston Ont" cds alongside, front shows scarce red "21/2" pence credit hs, plus red "London Paid" transit, while reverse bears "Hamilton Ont" transit andBippertenrod arrival cds, a very rare cover from pre-UPU Canada
Envelope
Catalog #40
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Lot #1186
CANADA
1897 Jubilee Issue, cplt set to $5, original gum, mostly well centered, fine-v.f.
*
Catalog #50-65
Catalog Value 5,407
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Lot #1187
CANADA
1897 Jubilee, $2 dark purple, well centered used, v.f.
Catalog #62
Catalog Value 500
Price Realized
$95.00

Lot #1188
CANADA
1897 Jubilee, $2 dark purple, well centered used, v.f.
Catalog #62
Catalog Value 500
Unsold
Lot #1189
CANADA
1897 Jubilee, $3 bister, well centered, h.r., hs on back, fine
*
Catalog #63
Catalog Value 975
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Lot #1190
CANADA
1903 7c olive bister, UL sheet corner margin block of 15 (5x3), part. imprint at top, well centered and post office fresh, v.f.
Box **
Catalog #92
Catalog Value 3,000
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Lot #1191
CANADA
1912-25 George V, 2c carmine, five diff. unexploded booklets, each with two panes of 6x2c, covers in English or French, two with "Notice" or "Avis" overprints, some minor faults, mostly fine-v.f.
Booklet
Catalog #106a
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #1192
CANADA
1933 5c "Royal William", 20c "Regina" and 10c Hamilton, blocks of four, two of last, l.h. or n.h., fine-v.f.
Box *\**
Catalog #203,204,209
Catalog Value 438
Price Realized
$5,500.00

Lot #1193
CANADA
1942 George VI, sixteen diff. unexploded booklets with panes of 1c, 2c and 3c, various postal rates and advertising, few inevitable flaws, mostly fine-v.f.
Booklet
Catalog #249a/252c
Price Realized
$7,500.00

Lot #1194
CANADA
Air Post.
1919 $1 Aero Club of Canada, unused without gum, fine
(*)
Catalog #CLP3
Price Realized
$950.00

Lot #1195
CANADA
Air Post.
1919 Semi-Official Air Post, $1 Toronto-New York, Aero Club of Canada Commemorative, v.f.
*
Catalog #CLP3
Price Realized
$1,000.00

Lot #1196
CANADA
Zeppelin Flights.
1930, 31 July cover with pre-printed "H.M.A. R-100" enclosure, posted on board R-100 and sent to England, with commemorative cachet and "posted on board R100" endorsement, interesting contents regarding having "an excellent flight, with plenty of fuel left..", cover with flap repairs, otherwise fine and scarce
Envelope
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #1197
CANADA
Zeppelin Flights.
1930 "R100" cacheted cover, Aug.7 Montreal St.Hubert, with cachet, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$3,500.00

Lot #1198
CANADA
Revenues.
1935 $1 Law Stamp, block of four, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #Van Dam FSC18
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1199
CAPE OF GOOD HOPE
1861 Woodblocks, 1p red, narrow margins except at bottom where it is cut in, creased and little thin, excellent color, with Buhler cert.
Catalog #7
Catalog Value 2,300
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #1200
CAPE OF GOOD HOPE
1863-4 1p-1sh De La Rue, cplt set of four horiz. pairs, fresh and v.f.
*
Catalog #12-15
Catalog Value 1,680+
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #1201
CAPE OF GOOD HOPE
1864 1p deep carmine red, block of eight with sheet margins, v.f.
Box *
Catalog #12b
Catalog Value 4,000
Price Realized
$950.00

Lot #1202
CAPE OF GOOD HOPE
1900 advertising corner cover from Sommerville Export Whiskey, locally used, with single 1/2p yellow green "Hope" tied by Capetown cds, some toning, otherwise fine and scarce cover
Envelope
Price Realized
$525.00

Lot #1203
CAPE OF GOOD HOPE
Postal Stationery.
1903 1/2 vermilion embossed envelope stamp, De La Rue die proof, fine
P
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Lot #1204
CAPE OF GOOD HOPE
MAFEKING.
1900 (March) Siege note, One Pound Sterling, unused, folded once, crisp and v.f., extremely rare, especially in v.f. condition
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #1205
CAYMAN ISLANDS
1908 21/2p on 4p brown & blue, v.f. with B.P.A. cert.
*
Catalog #20
Catalog Value 1,900
Price Realized
$425.00

Lot #1206
CAYMAN ISLANDS
1932 Centenary, cplt set, l.h., fine-v.f.
*
Catalog #69-80
Catalog Value ^L350
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Lot #1207
CAYMAN ISLANDS
1935-36 George V, cplt set, l.h., fine-v.f.
*
Catalog #85-96
Catalog Value ^L150
Unsold
Lot #1208
CYPRUS
1856 FL to Syra, with the scarce "Larnaca 19 Nov" and "Franca" handstamps in black, both of the Austrian post office in Larnaca, with Syra arrival pmk, fine and rare early cover from Cyprus
Envelope
Price Realized
$270.00

Lot #1209
CYPRUS
1880 21/2p rosy mauve overprinted "Cyprus" corner marginal imprint plate no. 14 block of 10, a spectacular dressing for any collection
Box *
Catalog #SG 3
Unsold
Lot #1210
CYPRUS
1928 ^L5 black & Yellow green, well centered, l.h. and v.f.
*
Catalog #109
Catalog Value 3,250
Unsold
Lot #1211
DOMINICA
1900s-50s cancellations, collection of 87 stamps including G.B. 4d cancelled "A07", two values with Crowned Circle "Paid at Dominica" pmks, also a selection of Parish cds, mainly fine strikes, scarce lot
Price Realized
$1,500.00

Lot #1212
DOMINICA
1903 Edward, cplt set overprinted Specimen, fine-v.f.
S
Catalog #25-34S
Catalog Value ^L130
Price Realized
$4,750.00

Lot #1213
DOMINICA
1917 ppc to Funchal, Madeira, with oval "Censura 28 Sep. 1917" hs struck on arrival, fine and sarce WWI usage from Dominica to the Portuguese Colony
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #1214
DOMINICA
1923-33 1d to 5sh (the six values issued in 1927, and 1933, 1938 41/2d to 5sh without the four values issued in 1947, perf. or overprinted Specimen, mostly fine
S
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1215
FALKLAND ISLANDS
1891 (Sep 4) cover to London franked by 1d brownish claret vertical strip of three, lower stamp diagonally bisected, each tied by cork obliterators, "Falkland Islands" double ring datestamp in the opposite corner,carried by the "S.S. Theban" which sailed for Valparaiso on Sep. 6, filing crease away from the stamps, fine and scarce cover, with BPA cert.
Envelope
Catalog #11a
Catalog Value 2,750
Price Realized
$950.00

Lot #1216
FALKLAND ISLANDS
1891 cover to London franked by 1d brownish claret single & pair, the right stamp diagonally bisected, all canc. by cork obliterators, with "Falkland Islands" (Barnes F.2) May 20 datestamp alongside, carried on the "S.S. Pentaur" which leftfor Hamburg on May 21, a fine example of this bisect, which was officially authorized when the rate to the U.K. and Empire was reduced from 4d to 21/2d in Jan. 1891. This authorization was withdrawn on Jan. 11, 1892
Envelope
Catalog #11a
Catalog Value 2,750
Price Realized
$4,750.00

Lot #1217
FALKLAND ISLANDS
1912 2p reddish purple & 21/2p deep blue, l.h., with Holcombe cert. for the former, fine-v.f.
*
Catalog #24a,25a
Catalog Value 525
Price Realized
$1,500.00

Lot #1218
FALKLAND ISLANDS
1912 10sh George V, v.f. used
Catalog #39
Catalog Value 200
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #1219
FALKLAND ISLANDS
1929-31 George V and Penguin, cplt set, n.h., fine-v.f.
**
Catalog #54-64
Catalog Value 457
Price Realized
$1,500.00

Lot #1220
FALKLAND ISLANDS
1929 1/2d-^L1, complete set without 4d orange, which was issued in 1931, perforated "Specimen" some lower values with small faults, others v.f.
S
Catalog #54-64S
Catalog Value ^L1,000 (cplt)
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #1221
FALKLAND ISLANDS
1933 Centenary, cplt set, fresh, fine-v.f.
*
Catalog #65-76
Catalog Value 2,743
Price Realized
$550.00

Lot #1222
FALKLAND ISLANDS
1933 Centenary, cplt set, 10sh n.h., others l.h., fine-v.f.
*
Catalog #65-76
Catalog Value 2,743
Price Realized
$8,500.00

Lot #1223
FALKLAND ISLANDS
1933 Centenary, cplt set, fine-v.f.
*
Catalog #65-76
Catalog Value 2,743
Price Realized
$5,250.00

Lot #1224
FALKLAND ISLANDS
1933 Centenary Issue, 5sh black, orange yellow, n.h., v.f., rare
**
Catalog #74a
Catalog Value 1,250
Price Realized
$5,250.00

Lot #1225
FALKLAND ISLANDS
1933 Centenary Issue, 10sh Arms, v.f. used
Catalog #75
Catalog Value 650
Price Realized
$1,600.00

Lot #1226
FALKLAND ISLANDS
1933 10sh light brown & black, used on piece, with black "Port Stanley Falkland Islands 9 Dec. 1933" cds, v.f.
u
Catalog #75
Catalog Value 650
Price Realized
$2,200.00

Lot #1227
FALKLAND ISLANDS
1952 George VI, blocks of four, used, fine-v.f.
Box
Catalog #107-20
Catalog Value 460
Unsold
Lot #1228
FALKLAND ISLANDS
1960 1/2p-^L1 complete set, n.h. bottom sheet margin blocks of four, v.f.
**
Catalog #128-42
Catalog Value 562
Unsold
Lot #1229
FALKLAND ISLANDS
War Stamps.
1918 1sh deep brown, block of four with "War Stamp" overprint on thick grayish paper, n.h., each stamp with an inked impression and two offsets, being from this single sheet overprinted with the fifth setting that showsthe double offset variety, a rare block
Box **
Catalog #SG 72bvar
Unsold
Lot #1230
FALKLAND ISLANDS
War Stamps.
1918 1sh deep brown, sheet margin block of four with "War Stamp" overprint on thick grayish paper, n.h., each stamp with an inked impression and two offsets, being from this single sheet overprinted with the fifth settingthat shows the double offset variety, a rare block
Box **
Catalog #SG 72bvar
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #1231
FIJI
1841 FL from York addressed to "Rev. R.B. Lyth, Wesleyan Missionary, Somosomo, Feegee, South Seas, to the care of Rev. Wm. Schofiedl, Sydney, New South Wales" prepaid "P8", charged "3", datestamped at York, Spt. 15, London"Paid" and "Paid Ship Letter London" in red, and "Ship Letter Sydney Jan 28 1842", Foss Bridge (8.15.41), Somosomo (8.3.42) arrivals, rare cover
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #1232
FIJI
1878 6p mauve, perf. 10:121/2, usual centering, fine,
*
Catalog #SG 48
Catalog Value ^L325
Unsold
Lot #1233
FIJI
1968 9d Bamboo Raft, imperf. horizontal pair, a scarce variety not listed by Gibbons
*
Price Realized
$1,900.00

Lot #1234
GAMBIA
1869 6p pale blue, full original gum, fresh v.f.
*
Catalog #2a
Catalog Value ^L500
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #1235
GIBRALTAR
1851 pre-paid stampless cover to England showing a red ms "8", under the British arrival date stamp there is a faint "Gibraltar Paid" in red, and struck on front with a fine 3-line "Gibraltar/Ship Letter" in blue, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$1,800.00

Lot #1236
GIBRALTAR
1886 Victoria, seven diff., cplt as issued, h.r., fine-v.f.
*
Catalog #SG 8-14
Catalog Value ^L425
Price Realized
$1,000.00

Lot #1237
GIBRALTAR
1889 Victoria surcharges, cplt set, fine-v.f.
*
Catalog #22-28
Catalog Value ^L200
Price Realized
$4,750.00

Lot #1238
GIBRALTAR
1886-95 Victoria, cplt set, fine-v.f.
*
Catalog #29-38
Catalog Value ^L200
Price Realized
$1,500.00

Lot #1239
GIBRALTAR
1921 George V, 2sh6p-^L1, five diff., cplt as issued, fine-v.f.
*
Catalog #SG 103-107
Catalog Value ^L180
Price Realized
$425.00

Lot #1240
GIBRALTAR
1925-33 ^L5 violet and black, n.h. and post office fresh, v.f., with Holcombe cet.
*
Catalog #93
Catalog Value 1,750+
Price Realized
$1,500.00

Lot #1241
GIBRALTAR
Zeppelin Flights.
1933 3rd SAF to Brazil, v.f., with red Berlin connecting cachet
Envelope
Price Realized
$3,500.00

Lot #1242
GILBERT AND ELLICE ISLANDS
1912-24 King George, Multiple Crown CA wmk, set of 13, overprinted "Specimen", fine-v.f.
S
Catalog #14-26S
Catalog Value ^L550
Unsold
Lot #1243
GILBERT AND ELLICE ISLANDS
1924 ^L1 violet & black on red, part of sheet margin at right, v.f.
*
Catalog #26
Catalog Value 700
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #1244
GILBERT AND ELLICE ISLANDS
1924 ^L1 violet & black on red, v.f.
*
Catalog #26
Catalog Value 700
Price Realized
$8,000.00

Lot #1245
GILBERT AND ELLICE ISLANDS
1924 ^L1 violet & black on red, v.f.
*
Catalog #26
Catalog Value 700
Price Realized
$1,100.00

Lot #1246
GILBERT AND ELLICE ISLANDS
1924 ^L1 violet & black on red, v.f.
*
Catalog #26
Catalog Value 700
Unsold
Lot #1247
GILBERT AND ELLICE ISLANDS
1924 ^L1 violet & black on red, v.f.
*
Catalog #26
Catalog Value 700
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #1248
GILBERT AND ELLICE ISLANDS
1924 ^L1 violet & black on red, v.f.
*
Catalog #26
Catalog Value 700
Unsold
Lot #1249
GILBERT AND ELLICE ISLANDS
1924 ^L1 violet & black on red, v.f.
*
Catalog #26
Catalog Value 700
Unsold
Lot #1250
GILBERT AND ELLICE ISLANDS
Air Post.
1941 Canton Island, long envelope to P. Macdonald, franked by U.S. Air Mail 10c tied by American type Canton Island duplex, in combination with Gilbert & Ellice Islands stamps tied by "Post Office Canton Island"canc., also a fine strike of "British Canton Island Post Office" datestamp on face and both British types used as backstamps, some minor toning, fine
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #1251
GILBERT AND ELLICE ISLANDS
Air Post.
1941 Canton Island, long envelope to P. Macdonald, franked by U.S. Air Mail 10c tied by American type Canton Island duplex, in combination with Gilbert & Ellice Islands stamps tied by "Post Office Canton Island"canc., also a fine strike of "British Canton Island Post Office" datestamp on face and both British types used as backstamps, some minor toning, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$1,100.00

Lot #1252
GOLD COAST
1928 3d King George V Castle, imperf. plate proof block of four in dull brown, on gummed unwatermarked paper with margin at base, the left pair vertically creased, v.f. appearance
Box P
Catalog #103P
Price Realized
$2,300.00

Lot #1253
GOLD COAST
1928 3d King George V Castle, imperf. pair plate proof in dull brown, on gummed unwatermarked paper, the left stamp vertically creased, v.f. appearance
P
Catalog #103P
Unsold
Lot #1254
GRENADA
1880 (Jun 1) FL to London, franked with 1875 1sh purple, tied by unclear numeral canc., red London 27 May arrival pmk, fine and scarce stamp on cover, signed Holcombe
Envelope
Catalog #11
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #1255
GRENADA
Postage Dues.
1892 De La Rue die proof of the frame for the 1892 Postage Due stamps, in black on glazed card, stamped "Before Hardening" in black, and dated "25 Jan 92" in blue
P
Catalog #J1P
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #1256
GRENADA
Postal Stationery.
1956 7c Queen Elizabeth 7c Aerogramme, die proof printed by McCoquodale in issued color of ultramarine on blue wove paper, light crease well away from design, uncommon and attractive
P
Unsold
Lot #1257
HONG KONG
1863-74 correspondence of 8 covers to Bombay, each franked with 8c Victoria and tied by "B62" duplex, variety of ship endorsements incl. "Lombardy", "Columbian", "Bengal", "Ellora", "Glen Artness" and "Orissa", diff. markingsincl. "Steamer Letter G.P.O. Calcutta" etc., some toning, mostly fine-v.f., scarce lot
Envelope
Price Realized
$525.00

Lot #1258
HONG KONG
1902 cover from Shanghai to US Naval Station in the Philippines, franked with 10c Victoria, with "U.S.S.Wilmington" Rooster embossing on back, also Victoria departure and Manila and Cavite, Philippines arrival pmks, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$5,000.00

Lot #1259
HONG KONG
1903-39 four diff. covers to USA, incl. 1908 registered from Hankow etc., mosty fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #1260
HONG KONG
1919 cover with "The Missions to Seamen" corner cachet in blue, red "Official Paid - Hong Kong" Sept.17 cds (Webb type C) and same day Kowloon Branch dispatch cds alongside to England, endorsed "On Active Service" on top, with the commander's signature at left side, minor cover tears, otherwise fine example of this rare late military usage of the "Official Paid" cds
Envelope
Price Realized
$1,000.00

Lot #1261
HONG KONG
1938-52 complete set plus most listed and some unlisted varieties, 49 stamps all mint n.h., fine-v.f.
**
Catalog #154-66a
Price Realized
$3,000.00

Lot #1262
HONG KONG
1941 registered cover from Stanley (registration label on back), attractively franked with the cplt set of six and sent to Bermuda, with violet censor hs, New York transit pmk, fine
Envelope
Catalog #168-73
Price Realized
$650.00

Lot #1263
INDIA
1853-54 Essays, selection incl. Forbes "Lion and Palm Tree" single and embossed envelope, 1/2a red and 1/2a blue horiz. strips of eight, also 1a single, 1854 4a with five singles, pair and block of four, plus 8a die essay (Spence#1), fine-v.f. and interesting lot
E
Price Realized
$4,500.00

Lot #1264
INDIA
1855 1a red, die III, used imperf horizontal pair, margins all around, small corner crease in lower left corner, fine, signed Holcombe
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Catalog #SG 15
Catalog Value ^L260
Unsold
Lot #1265
INDIA
1922 George V, two diff. unexploded 1r2a booklets, each with panes of "Nine Pies" on 1a, panes stapled top or bottom, some usual toning and staple rust, fine-v.f., scarce lot
Booklet
Catalog #SG 14
Unsold
Lot #1266
INDIA
Rocket Flights.
1934-35 eight diff. covers, last one "Sikkim Rocketgram" signed by Stephen Smith, others incl. "Ship to Shore" and other labels, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #1267
INDIA
Officials.
1884 8a purple, with top and bottom labels removed, imperf. at top and bottom, v.f., with BPA cert. stating that it is an 1884 "government imitation"
*
Catalog #SG O18R
Price Realized
$1,250.00

Lot #1268
INDIA
BENARES.
1934 4a red brown Court Fees, imperforate pair, plate proof on stamp paper, v.f.
P
Unsold
Lot #1269
INDIAN STATES
BHOPAL.
1899 1/2a black, imperf. sheetlet of 32 (4x8), printed from 1891 stone, showing all varieties, rare
Box *
Catalog #SG 66a-h
Unsold
Lot #1270
INDIAN STATES
CHAMBA.
Officials, 1944 1r (2), 2r, 5r and 10r, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #O66-69
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #1271
INDIAN STATES
CHAMBA.
Officials, 1944 1r, 2r, 5r and 10r, four diff. gutter blocks of four, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #O66-69
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1272
INDIAN STATES
INDORE.
1904-08 1a brown, large die proof, fine and scarce
P
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1273
INDIAN STATES
KISHANGARH.
1913 1/4a blue, sheetlet of 20, perf. 61/2, 12 showing all known varieties, imprint omitted from bottom margin, also 1/4a imperf. sheet of 20, with "Diamond Soap Works K.S.G." imprint at bottom, v.f., rare
Box *
Catalog #SG 59,63var
Unsold
Lot #1274
INDIAN STATES
KISHANGARH.
1915 1/2a green, imperf. sheetlet of 20 (ten pairs), "The Diamond Soap Works K.S.G." imprint at bottom, v.f., rare
Box *
Catalog #SG 64b
Catalog Value ^L1,500
Price Realized
$2,300.00

Lot #1275
INDIAN STATES
KISHANGARH.
1928-36 five sheetlets of 10 incl. 1/2a, 1a, 2a imperf., also 1a and 2a pin-perf., fine-v.f.
Box *
Unsold
Lot #1276
INDIAN STATES
Officials.
1918 six diff. with inverted overprints, incl. 1a, 4a, 8a (2), 1r overprinted in red, also 1/2a overprinted in black, used on two pieces, fine-v.f., rare
Price Realized
$7,000.00

Lot #1277
INDIAN STATES
Officials.
1918 2a orange, imperf,. variety with red handstamp, fine
*
Price Realized
$1,700.00

Lot #1278
INDIAN STATES
ORCHHA STATE.
1935 Maharaja Vir Singh, five diff. imperforate varieties, each with center omitted incl. 1/4a, 3/4a, 3a, 4r, 15r, v.f.
*
Price Realized
$525.00

Lot #1279
INDIAN STATES
ORCHHA STATE.
1935 Maharaja Vir Singh, two diff. imperforate varieties, each with center inverted incl. 5r and 15r, v.f., very rare
*
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #1280
IONIAN ISLANDS
1860 FL franked with 1/2d yellow and 1d blue Victoria, all tied by pen stroke canc., front shows fancy "Cephalonia" datestamp and reverse bears similar "Sta Maura" transit, a rare cover with Simmermacher cert.
Envelope
Catalog #SG 1,2
Unsold
Lot #1281
IRELAND
1823 printed FL, the address panel with printed heading "Irish Society for promoting the education of the native Irish through the medium of their own language" and the address of Sir Edward Lees at the G.P.O. Dublin,with "Ballymahon 54" mileage hs and a Dublin Free datestamp, charge 1d for delivery by the Dublin local post, fine
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #1282
IRELAND
1922 cover to England with large "Censored I.R.A." cachet
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #1283
IRELAND
1934-44 correspondence of 31 covers to USA, most censored, with few FDCs, interesting variety of franking, mostly v.f.
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #1284
IRELAND
1934 1/2p and 2p coil strips of four, n.h., fine-v.f.
**
Catalog #91-92
Catalog Value 640
Price Realized
$8,000.00

Lot #1285
JAMAICA
Cancellations, mostly 19th Century, collection of the numeral types from over 80 offices and on a good selection of values (344 items), included is a superb "A59" on G.B. 4d on large piece and more, mainly fine strikes
Unsold
Lot #1286
JAMAICA
Temporary rubber datestamps, 1890-1930 selection of 61 items from over 50 diff. offices, generally fine with some rare types
Price Realized
$2,400.00

Lot #1287
JAMAICA
1921 unissued Abolition of Slavery 6d scarlet and green, overprinted Specimen, fine, with BPA cert.
S

Catalog Value 1,250
Price Realized
$5,000.00

Lot #1288
KUWAIT
1923-24 overprinted "KOWEIT" instead of "Kuwait", the unissued trial overprints, 26 diff., (13 postage and 13 Officials), cplt less the 5r postage, n.h., couple of tiny gum skips or wrinkles, mentioned for accuracy only,signed Mondolfo etc., with Diena and Raybaudi certificates, with a 5r forgery included for "completion". One of premier rarities of the British Empire, only 24 sets issued
**
Catalog #1/14,O1-13var
Catalog Value ^L20,000+
Price Realized
$1,200.00

Lot #1289
LABUAN
1904 (May 20) 1c violet postal stationery card used to Antwerp and up-rated with 1902 1c violet & black and 2c green & black tied by Labuan cds with Antwerp arrival cds alongside, very scarce and appealing item
Envelope
Catalog #99a,100
Price Realized
$1,900.00

Lot #1290
LAGOS
1888 registered cover "Per S.S. Brenin" to Birmingham franked by single 1882 6d olive green tied by black obliterator of bars with Lagos-W.Africa csa alongside, Red London registered transit and arrival on reverse of delightful cover
Envelope
Catalog #26
Unsold
Lot #1291
LEEWARD ISLANDS
1897 Jubilee Issue, 4p-5sh, five diff. used on cover to St.Kitts, with July 28, 1897 arrival pmks, perf. and cover stains, otherwise fine and very rare, with 1968 Royal cert.
Envelope
Catalog #SG 12-16
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #1292
LEEWARD ISLANDS
1897 1s green and carmine, with T3 handstamp, v.f., signed Holcombe
*
Catalog #SG 15
Catalog Value ^L120
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #1293
LONG ISLAND
1916 1p red, imperf, l.h., small crease, signed Holcombe, with 1972 Royal cert.
*
Catalog #SG 13
Catalog Value ^L140
Price Realized
$1,800.00

Lot #1294
MADAGASCAR
1886 4p rose, handstamped "British Vice Consulate Antananarivo" in violet, stain in upper right corner, otherwise fine
*
Catalog #SG 39
Catalog Value ^L400
Price Realized
$2,300.00

Lot #1295
MAFIA ISLAND
1915 German East Africa Yacht stamps 21/2h-45h, seven diff., overprinted in black or violet, fine
*
Catalog #SG M1-7
Price Realized
$2,400.00

Lot #1296
MAFIA ISLAND
1916 3p-3a, Indian Expeditionary Force with "G.R. Post Mafia" ovpt in violet, fine-v.f.
*
Catalog #SG M43-47
Catalog Value ^L730
Price Realized
$3,500.00

Lot #1297
MAFIA ISLAND
1916 3p-4a, Indian Expeditionary Force, used with "G.R. Post Mafia" ovpt in violet, fine-v.f.
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Catalog #SG M43-48
Catalog Value ^L840
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1298
MALAYAN STATES
JOHORE.
1921 $500 blue & carmine, fiscal canc., fine
Catalog #125
Price Realized
$2,300.00

Lot #1299
MALAYAN STATES
PERLIS.
1952 (ca) interesting printer's waste block of four of 1c black printed over BRITISH GUYANA $2 carmine, v.f.
Box P
Price Realized
$4,500.00

Lot #1300
MALAYAN STATES
MALAYSIA.
1970 Butterflies, 50c imperf. pair with missing colors, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #68var
Unsold
Lot #1301
MALTA
1841 FL to Paris, straight line "Malta Post Office" hs, charged "10" (deci), with Marseille transit and Paris arrival pmks, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$190.00

Lot #1302
MALTA
1857 FL showing "Malta Paid" datestamp with red ms "1/9" prepayment to the United States via the British Open Mails, front shows red London "Paid" transit, black "N.York Br Pkt" arrival datestamp with integral "5" cents postagedue, plus ms "Due 5cts" notation, a very scarce and desirable transatlantic cover
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #1303
MALTA
1860-84 1/2d selection comprising no watermark (3), CC Perf 14 (15 in variety of shades, one golden yellow) and perf 121/2 (3), and CA (5), unused or with part original gum, mostly fine-v.f.
*
Catalog #SG 2/19
Catalog Value ^L3,500
Price Realized
$4,250.00

Lot #1304
MALTA
1888 advertising envelope with embossing at top right "Guaranteed Pure Kaisar-I-Hind Made-Prize Medal Cigarettes" in pale mauve, with space for stamp, franked with 1/2d green and used to London. Full Cigarette Company advertising printed onreverse, v.f. and unusual cover, ex-Orme collection
Envelope
Price Realized
$3,250.00

Lot #1305
MALTA
1905 registered cover to Germany, franked with 10sh St. Paul, with Bologna transit and Berlin arrival pmks. minor cover faults, stamp v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #SG 35
Catalog Value ^L600+
Price Realized
$3,500.00

Lot #1306
MALTA
1919 10sh black, l.h., v.f.
*
Catalog #65
Catalog Value 2,750
Unsold
Lot #1307
MALTA
Zeppelin Flights.
1933 3rd SAF to Brazil, Sliema B.O. departure pmk, with Friedrichshafen and Roma transits, backstamped on arrival with "Via Condor-Zeppelin" hs, v.f.
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #1308
MATABELALAND
Private Telegraph Stamps.
1894 Reuter's Telegraph Service 2sh6p, 5sh and 10sh imperf with violet ms canc., this postal service was established by Captain L. Norris-Newman (Reuter's Agent) during the construction of the telegraphline from Tati to Bulawayo and operated from March 28 to June 1894 when the Post Office charge was reduced and Newman abandoned his service, only 300 printed of each
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Lot #1309
MAURITIUS
1848 Post Paid, 2d blue, early impression, pos.10, large margins all around, v.f., with BPA cert.
Catalog #SG 8
Catalog Value ^L6,000
Unsold
Lot #1310
MAURITIUS
1848 "Post Paid" 1d dull vermilion on yellowish paper, late intermediate impression. large margins all around, neat target canc. and pen marks, with BPA cert. stating "color washed, genuine"
Catalog #SG 11
Catalog Value ^L2,000
Unsold
Lot #1311
MAURITIUS
1848 Post Paid, 2d light blue, intermediate impression, pos.2, margins all around, five ring target canc., fine, with BPA cert.
Catalog #SG 15
Catalog Value ^L2,250
Unsold
Lot #1312
MAURITIUS
1848 1p red, used horizontal pair, margins all around, fine, signed Holcombe
u
Catalog #SG 23
Catalog Value ^L750
Unsold
Lot #1313
MAURITIUS
1848 1p red, used vertical pair, margins all around, fine
u
Catalog #SG 23
Catalog Value ^L750
Unsold
Lot #1314
MAURITIUS
1859 2p deep blue, Sherwin, margins all around, v.f. used, with 1971 Diena cert. A rare stamp
Catalog #SG 40
Catalog Value ^L4,000
Unsold
Lot #1315
MAURITIUS
1859 2p deep blue, early impression, margins all around, v.f. used, with 1964 Diena cert.
Catalog #SG 36
Catalog Value ^L1,800
Unsold
Lot #1316
MAURITIUS
1859 2p pale blue, horiz. pair, large margins all around, with both departure and arrival markings, tied on piece, v.f.
Unsold
Lot #1317
MAURITIUS
1860 cover to England, franked with 9d dull magenta, canc. five ring targets, backstamped Grand Bay 5.4.60 Mauritius, additional markings incl. Port Louis crowned circle hs and London arrival pmk, ms rated "1" colonial credit, fine cover, with BPA cert., ex-Kanai
Envelope
Catalog #SG 29
Unsold
Lot #1318
MAURITIUS
1861 1sh green, margins all around, v.f.
*
Catalog #21
Catalog Value 325
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Lot #1319
MAURITIUS
1869 FL to France, franked with 1863-72 2d bright blue and 6d blue green, each canc. B53 with octagonal Suez datestamp, 10.3.69 Mauritius departure and Nancy arrival pmks, fine, with BPA cert.
Envelope
Catalog #SG 60,65
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Lot #1320
MAURITIUS
1876 FL to Melbourne, franked with 2x1p and 4p, canc. "B53" in circle of bars, with Mauritius Oct.24, 76 departure and Melbourne Nov.25, 76 arrival pmks, fine cover to a scarce destinationBPA cert.
Envelope
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Lot #1321
MAURITIUS
1902 12c on 36c brown orange & ultra, surcharge inverted, fine and very rare
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Catalog #127a
Catalog Value 350+
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Lot #1322
MAURITIUS
1911 Robert Sherwin reprints, 1p and 2p Post Paid sheets of 12, die proofs from invalidated plates, only 20 pairs of sheetsprinted for the Royal Philatelic Society, v.f.
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Lot #1323
MAURITIUS
Postal Stationery.
50c on 8c gray blue entire envelope, with red "General Post Office Mauritius" and signature, fine unused, rare
Envelope
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Lot #1324
MONTSERRAT
1884-85 Sperati forgery 4d blue "unused", signed in pencil and with BPA handstamp on reverse
F
Catalog #9F
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Lot #1325
NATAL
1895 surcharged 1/2p on 6p violet, pane of 60, showing many diff. variety, missing commas, periods, "Pennv", "Ealf" etc., some faults, fine
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Catalog #79,79a,79b
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Lot #1326
NAURU
1916 10sh deep bright blue, l.h., v.f.
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Catalog #SG 23c
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Lot #1327
NEW BRITAIN
1915 G.R.I. 21/2d on 10pf, block of four, fourth setting, positions 6-7, n.h., fine-v.f., with Ceremuga cert.
Box **
Catalog #SG 5
Catalog Value ^L260
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Lot #1328
NEW BRITAIN
1914 3p on 30pf orange & black, with G.R.I. double surcharge, one inverted, setting 6 pos. 1, wide margins, tiny perf. defect at top, very scarce variety, v.f. with Holcombe cert.
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Catalog #23b
Catalog Value 3,250
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Lot #1329
NEW BRITAIN
1914 G.R.I., 5p on 50pf purple & black, double surcharge, setting 6 pos. 1, wide margins, very scarce variety, v.f. with Holcombe cert.
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Catalog #25a
Catalog Value 3,250
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Lot #1330
NEW BRUNSWICK
1855 cover franked with diagonal bisect of 3d red and 6d olive yellow of the first issue, prepaying the packet letter rate to England, tied by oval grid canc. with red "St.John N.b. Paid" cds alongside, front shows "Pkt.LetterPaid Liverpool" tombstone plus red London Paid datestamp, while reverse bears "St John New Brunswick" cds and green Ware arrival datestamp, a very rare cover and beautiful example of the 3d bisect, ex Ferrari
Envelope
Catalog #SG 2a,4
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Lot #1331
NEWFOUNDLAND
1857 4p scarlet, also 1sh scarlet vermillion, Sperati Forgeries, unsigned, v.f., rare
F
Catalog #4,9F
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Lot #1332
NEWFOUNDLAND
1857 4p scarlet, Sperati Forgery, v.f., unsigned
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Catalog #4F
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Lot #1333
NEWFOUNDLAND
1860 1sh scarlet vermilion, Sperati Forgery, unsigned, v.f.
F
Catalog #15F
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Lot #1334
NEWFOUNDLAND
1860 3p green, margins all around, tied by black grids on small cover used Jan. 9, 1864 from St.Johns to New Perlican, departure and arrival pmks, v.f. and most attractive item, with Friedl Cert.
Envelope
Catalog #11A
Catalog Value 2,000++
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Lot #1335
NEWFOUNDLAND
1860 1sh orange vermilion, used, light pmk, margins all around, excellent color, showing part of papermakers watermark (double lined letter "Stacey Wise"), v.f. and rare stamp, with Holcombe cert.
Catalog #15
Catalog Value 8,000+
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Lot #1336
NEWFOUNDLAND
Air Post.
1930 "Miss Columbia", 50c on 36c green, n.h., v.f., signed Sanabria etc., with 1992 Diena cert.
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Catalog #C5
Catalog Value 8,500
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Lot #1337
NEWFOUNDLAND
Air Post.
1933 Balbo surcharge, l.h., v.f., signed Bloaffi etc.
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Catalog #C18
Catalog Value 325
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Lot #1338
NEWFOUNDLAND
Air Post.
1933 Balbo surcharge, n.h., v.f., signed Sanabria etc., with Raybaudi cert.
**
Catalog #C18
Catalog Value 475
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Lot #1339
NEWFOUNDLAND
Postal Stationery.
1868-94 2d red brown, unused statiory postal card, proof on india paper, v.f., rare
P
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Lot #1340
NEWFOUNDLAND
Postal Stationery.
1868-94 2d red brown, unused statiory postal card, proof on india paper, v.f., rare
P
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Lot #1341
NEW GUINEA
Air Post.
1935 ^L5 green, l.h., v.f.
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Catalog #C45
Catalog Value ^L500
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Lot #1342
NEW GUINEA
Air Post.
1939 Issue, cplt set, l.h., fine-v.f.
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Catalog #C46-59
Catalog Value ^L650
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Lot #1343
NEW HEBRIDES
1938 French Currency and postage dues, perf. Specimen, some defects, mostly fine,
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Catalog #55-66,J6-10S
Catalog Value ^L500
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Lot #1344
NEW HEBRIDES
1938 French Currency set of twelve, perf. Specimen, some minor faults, mostly fine,
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Catalog #55-66S
Catalog Value ^L300
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Lot #1345
NEW SOUTH WALES
1882-99 Issues, group of 36 mostly diff. values to 20sh, overprinted Specimen or Reprint, minor duplication, with unissued items, few minor defects noted, many fine-v.f.
S
Catalog #SG 168/281S
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Lot #1346
NEW SOUTH WALES
1908 1d "Australians Welcome Americans" illustrated stationery postal card, sent to England, corner crease, otherwise v.f. example of this popular card
Envelope
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Lot #1347
NEW ZEALAND
1906 ppc from Christchurch to England, beautiful Kiwi exhibition label tied by cds, fine
Envelope
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Lot #1348
NEW ZEALAND
1907 1d Universal imperf. plate proof bottom right margin block of nine on thin unwmk paper, creased at top, v.f. appearance
Box P
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Lot #1349
NEW ZEALAND
1913 Auckland Exhibition, set of four used April 7, 1914 on cover to Wanganui, v.f., scarce
Envelope
Catalog #130e-137e
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Lot #1350
NEW ZEALAND
1953-57 1/2d-8d QEII definitives, eight imperf. pairs, n.h., v.f.
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Catalog #288-295var
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Lot #1351
NEW ZEALAND
1988 $1 Kiwi, die proof in green, v.f.
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Catalog #918P
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Lot #1352
NEW ZEALAND
Semi-Postals.
1931 1d+1d Smiling Boy imperf. plate proof block of four in black on cream wove paper, previously unrecorded outside official records and collections, this proof was produced form the original plate made by the Royal Mint inthe U.K. before the discovery that the plate was spaced too closely vertically and the trial sheets could not be perforated satisfactorily (See New Zealand Handbook)
Box P
Catalog #B3P
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Lot #1353
NEW ZEALAND
Semi-Postals.
1960-61 Birds, four diff. imperforate pairs, n.h., v.f., rare
**
Catalog #B59-62var
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Lot #1354
NEW ZEALAND
Air Post.
1931 7d black, block of four imperf. plate proof on cream wove paper, previously unrecorded outside official records and collections, v.f.
Box P
Catalog #C3P
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Lot #1355
NEW ZEALAND
Postage Dues.
1899 set of four, mostly fine,
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Catalog #SG D1-4
Catalog Value ^L225
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Lot #1356
NEW ZEALAND
Life Insurance.
1947-65 imprf. plate proofs of the eight values in horizontal pairs with left sheet margins, in issued colors on gummed watermarked paper, fine-v.f. and attractive
**
Catalog #OY29-36var
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Lot #1357
NEW ZEALAND
Revenues.
1944 ^L6 surcharge on ^L6 red brown, l.h., v.f.
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Lot #1358
NEW ZEALAND
King Edward VII Land.
1908 1p rose-carmine, with green "King Edward VII Land" overprint, l.h., fine, signed Holcombe, with 1993 Holcombe cert.
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Catalog #SG A1
Catalog Value ^L400
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Lot #1359
NIGERIA
1957 QEII, group of 12x2sh unexploded booklets, green covers, v.f.
Booklet
Catalog #SG SB8
Catalog Value ^L288
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Lot #1360
NIGER COAST
1899 (Jan 22) cover to Ladywood, Birmingham franked by two Great Britain Jubilee 21/2d tied by crisp and v.f. strike of violet "Post Office Burutu" datestamp, red "Paid Liverpool Br Packet" cds at left, a delightful cover
Envelope
Catalog #SG 201
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Lot #1361
NIUE
1903 1sh brown red, error surcharge, h.r., fresh and fine
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Catalog #13c
Catalog Value ^L650
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Lot #1362
NIUE
1917-20 3d George V, UL sheet corner block of four, one stamp l.h., others n.h., fine-v.f.
Box *\**
Catalog #SG 22
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Lot #1363
NIUE
1935 Silver Jubilee, marginal block of four imperf. horiz., yielding two pairs, n.h., v.f., rare in blocks
Box **
Catalog #68a
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Lot #1364
NORTH BORNEO
1912 $10 brown, extremely scarce stamp, prepared for use but not regularly issued, signed "H.Bloch", fine
*
Catalog #159
Catalog Value 1,400
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Lot #1365
NORTH BORNEO
1922 Malaya-Borneo Exhibition, surcharged 20c on 18c, "O" of "Borneo" missing, unlisted variety, rare
*
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Lot #1366
NORTH-WEST PACIFIC ISLANDS
1915 4p yellow-orange, l.h., with a line through "Four Pence", v.f., signed Holcombe
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Catalog #SG 70c
Catalog Value ^L350+
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Lot #1367
NORTH-WEST PACIFIC ISLANDS
1918 registered cover from MOROBE to England, franked with 9d and 1sh overprints, scarce German Morobe registry label, Sydney transit & Liverpool arrival pmks, v.f.
Envelope
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Lot #1368
NYSALAND PROTECTORARE
1937-44 George VI, cplt set, n.h., fine-v.f.
**
Catalog #54-67
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Lot #1369
ORANGE FREE STATE
1900 1p on 1p purple, l.h., rare variety "I" and period after "R" in "V.R.I." omitted, v.f., with 1993 Holcombe cert.
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Catalog #SG 102g
Catalog Value ^L300
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Lot #1370
ORANGE FREE STATE
1900 1p on 1p purple, and 1s on 1s brown horizontal pair, the former with value ommited and signed Holcombe, the later with value omitted on left stamp of pair, l.h., fine-v.f.
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Catalog #SG 102j,110f
Catalog Value ^L230
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Lot #1371
ORANGE RIVERY COLONY
1902 Edward 21/2d die proof of the duty plate in black on glazed card, hs "5 Dec 02" in blue and "Before Hardening" in black, v.f.
P
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Lot #1372
ORANGE RIVERY COLONY
1902 Edward die proof of the duty plate in black on glazed card, hs "7 Jul 02" in blue and "Before Hardening" in black, v.f.
P
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Lot #1373
PALESTINE
1918 1pi indigo, three copies, unused without gum as issued, diff. shades, v.f.
(*)
Catalog #1
Catalog Value ^L600
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Lot #1374
PALESTINE
1918 1p indigo overprinted Specimen, v.f., scarce
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Catalog #1S
Catalog Value ^L300
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Lot #1375
PALESTINE
1918 1p deep blue, horizontal pair, v.f.
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Catalog #SG 1a
Catalog Value ^L360
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Lot #1376
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
1901 2sh6p brown, h.r., v.f.
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Catalog #8
Catalog Value ^L600
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Lot #1377
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
1932 Delta Art 2sh with small Specimen hs applied by Portuguese postal authorities to specimens sent to their colonies, only nine exist, tiny surface scrape upper right and overall gum toning
S
Catalog #105S
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Lot #1378
RHODESIA
1890 ^L5 green, fine used
Catalog #18
Catalog Value 500
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Lot #1379
RHODESIA
1890 ^L10 brown, unused without gum, fine
(*)
Catalog #19
Catalog Value ^L2,750
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Lot #1380
RHODESIA
1896 overprints, cplt set, fine-v.f.
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Catalog #43-49
Catalog Value ^L225
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Lot #1381
RHODESIA
1966 Rhopex miniature sheet proof, imperf., printed on gummed paper in issued colors except for the 2/6 value, printed solely in black, with part boxed cachet "Proof Customer Accepted Date", an uncommon proof
P
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Lot #1382
RHODESIA
Revenues.
1905 ^L50 Arms, two copies, each with perf. initials and canc. on pieces, v.f.
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Lot #1383
RHODESIA
RHODESIA AND NYASALAND.
154-56 Queen Elizabeth, 1/2d-2sh group of 12 diff. imperforate blocks of four, also two other blocks showing vignettes only, n.h., each stamp with security punch, v.f.
Box P
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Lot #1384
SAMOA
1914 1p on 10pf carmine, used on piece, G.R.I. double surcharge, v.f. signed Champion, with Holcombe cert.
u
Catalog #103a
Catalog Value 450
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Lot #1385
SAMOA
1914 21/2p on 20pf ultramarine, horizontal pair, left stamp with G.R.I. double surcharge, v.f., with Holcombe cert.
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Catalog #104,104b
Catalog Value 635
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Lot #1386
SAMOA
1914 6p on 50pf purple & black, G.R.I. double surcharge, used with black cds canc., v.f. with Holcombe cert.
u
Catalog #108a
Catalog Value 700
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Lot #1387
SAMOA
1914 3sh on 3m black violet, used on piece, v.f., with PFC
Catalog #112
Catalog Value ^L1,200
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Lot #1388
SAMOA
1935 ^L5 dark blue, "Wiggins and Teape" paper, n.h., v.f.
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Catalog #SG 194d
Catalog Value ^L850
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Lot #1389
SAMOA
1952 five diff. imperf. pairs, v.f.
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Lot #1390
ST. HELENA
1922-27 George V, cplt set, fine-v.f.
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Catalog #79-99
Catalog Value ^L1,543
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Lot #1391
ST. HELENA
1961-65 QEII, blocks of four, ^L1 chalky paper, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #SG 176-89a
Catalog Value ^L352
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Lot #1392
SK. KITTES-NEVIS
1923 Caravel, cplt set, fine-v.f.
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Catalog #52-64
Catalog Value ^L1,000
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Lot #1393
SK. KITTES-NEVIS
1923 Caravel, cplt set, l.h., fine-v.f.
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Catalog #52-64
Catalog Value ^L1,000
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Lot #1394
ST. VINCENT
1863 cover to England bearing horizontal pair of 6p deep green, rough perf, tied by "A10" obliterator and showing "St.Vincent-A-Oct-24 63" cds alongside, London transit and Liverpool receiver cds, a rare cover
Envelope
Catalog #SG 4
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Lot #1395
ST. VINCENT
1870 Duke de Polignac FL to Paris, franked with pair of 1p and single 6p, neat pmks incl. red dispatch and London transit, also "PD", with French border entry and arrival pmk, fresh and lovely cover from a well known correspondence
Envelope
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Lot #1396
ST. VINCENT
1913-14 George V, cplt set overprinted Specimen, fine-v.f.
S
Catalog #104-16S
Catalog Value ^L250
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Lot #1397
ST. VINCENT
1921-32 11/2d, 4d, 6d and ^L1, and 1938-47 set (less 21/2d, 31/2d, 2sh6p and 10sh), perf. SPECIMEN, mostly fine
S
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Lot #1398
SARAWAK
1899 5c Brooke, prepared but not issued, bottom sheet margin pane of 24, n.h., usual overall toning, fine-v.f.
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Catalog Value 288
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Lot #1399
SARAWAK
Sir Charles Vyner Brooke revenues 5c-$10, ten diff., fine-v.f.
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Lot #1400
SEYCHELLES
1893 3c on 4c surcharge inverted, v.f. used, with Royal cert.
Catalog #SG 15a
Catalog Value ^L375
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Lot #1401
SEYCHELLES
1901 3c on 16c orange brown & ultra, vertical pair with "3 cents" almost omitted from bottom stamp, well centered, v.f. with BPA cert.
**
Catalog #30var
Catalog Value 500
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Lot #1402
SIERRA LEONE
1897 surcharged 21/2d, l.h., fine
*
Catalog #SG 58
Catalog Value ^L300
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Lot #1403
SIERRA LEONE
1903 King Edward VII, Crown CA wmk set of thirteen (1/2d to ^L1), all overprinted "Specimen", l.h., fine-v.f.
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Catalog #SG 73-85
Catalog Value ^L180
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Lot #1404
SINGAPORE
1948 George VI, cplt set l.h., fine-v.f.
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Catalog #1-20a
Catalog Value ^L325
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Lot #1405
SOLOMON ISLANDS
1914-23 King George V Specimen set of 14 values (1/2d-^L1), fine-v.f.
S
Catalog #SG 22/38
Catalog Value ^L400
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Lot #1406
SOLOMON ISLANDS
1922-31 King George V Specimen set of 15 values (1/2d-10sh), fine-v.f.
S
Catalog #SG 39-52
Catalog Value ^L300
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Lot #1407
SOUTH AFRICA
1926 unexploded booklet, watermark inverted, v.f.
Booklet
Catalog #SG SB3
Catalog Value ^L500
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Lot #1408
SOUTH AFRICA
1937-38 two diff. unexploded 3d and 6d booklets, red and blue covers, v.f.
Booklet
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Lot #1409
SOUTH AFRICA
1938 De La Rue essays, 2sh6p "Mother and Child", imperf. essays in blue and brown, v.f.
E
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Lot #1410
SOUTH AFRICA
1938 De La Rue essays, 2sh6p "Mother and Child", imperf. essays in blue and brown, blocks of four, v.f.
Box E
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Lot #1411
SOUTH AFRICA
1987 40c unissued "The Word of God" Bible stamp, n.h., v.f., with Robertson Cert.
**
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Lot #1412
SOUTH-WEST AFRICA
1923 ^L1 George V, horiz. bilingual pair, l.h., v.f.
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Catalog #12
Catalog Value ^L900
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Lot #1413
SOUTH-WEST AFRICA
1927-30 1/2d-10sh, two sets of nine singles in both languages, handstamped SPECIMEN, also some additional values, some adhering to paper, mostly fine,
S

Catalog Value ^L550 as pairs
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Lot #1414
SOUTH-WEST AFRICA
1927-30 2sh6p horiz. pair, left stamp with stop after "A", fine
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Catalog #SG 65ba
Catalog Value ^L180
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Lot #1415
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
1895-97 Coat of Arms, 5p Victoria, five imperf. & gummed blocks of ten in various colors, v.f.
Box P
Catalog #110P
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Lot #1416
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
1899 Adelaide Post Office Tower, 1/2p violet, imperf. proof affixed on card, with ms notations, v.f.
P
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Lot #1417
SOUTHERN NIGERIA
1901 Victoria, cplt set, fine-v.f.
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Catalog #1-9
Catalog Value ^L170
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Lot #1418
STRAITS SETTLEMENTS
1902 1c green King Edward, imperf. proof on gummed and watermarked paper, v.f.
P
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Lot #1419
STRAITS SETTLEMENTS
1902 $5 King Edward, imperf. purple & blue trial color proof on blue gummed & watermarked paper, v.f.
P
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Lot #1420
STRAITS SETTLEMENTS
1902 $5 King Edward, two diff. imperf. trial color proofs, one in dull purple & blue, the other dull purple and rose, both on watermarked paper, v.f.
P
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Lot #1421
STRAITS SETTLEMENTS
1902 $5 King Edward, imperf. trial color proof affixed to a piece of record paper endorsed "5 cents", the color being that of the 5c value, v.f.
P
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Lot #1422
STRAITS SETTLEMENTS
1915 $100 George V, fiscal canc. removed and regummed, appears unused, fine
Catalog #173
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Lot #1423
SUDAN
Army Officials.
1905 1m rose & brown, with black "Official Army" overprint, wide margins, minor toning, rare and v.f., with BPA cert.
**
Catalog #MO2
Catalog Value 1,800
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Lot #1424
TONGA
1920-37 21/2d,11/2d and 21/2d also 1938 Accession, 1942-49 and Silver Jubilee sets, perf. Specimen, small flaws, mostly fine-v.f.
S
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Lot #1425
TRANSVAAL
1885 ^L5 deep green, fine, signed Holcombe, etc.
*
Catalog #SG 187
Catalog Value ^L3,250
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Lot #1426
TRANSVAAL
1896 Imperial German patriotic newspaper wrapper, used locally within Johannesburg, franked with single 1/2d green, v.f. and colorful item
Envelope
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Lot #1427
TURKS AND CAICOS
1938 George VI, cplt set perf. Specimen, n.h., fine-v.f.
S
Catalog #SG 194-205S
Catalog Value ^L200
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Lot #1428
VICTORIA
1858 cover franked with imperf pair of 3d, margins all around except at left, cancelled "1" from Melbourne to Sydney, Ship Letter Sydney pmk on reverse, fine
Envelope
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Lot #1429
VICTORIA
1901 ^L1 George V, marginal block of four, n.h., v.f.
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Catalog #206
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Lot #1430
VICTORIA
1901 ^L2 George V, v.f. used
Catalog #208
Catalog Value ^L250
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Lot #1431
VICTORIA
1894 cover to USA, franked with 2x1p, single 3p,6p and 1sh "Internal Revenue" fiscals used as postage, v.f., with arrival pmk
Envelope
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Lot #1432
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Revenues.
1907-22 Supreme Court, Probate etc., group of31 diff., values to ^L100, fine-v.f.
*
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Lot #1433
BRITISH OMNIBUS ISSUES
1935 Silver Jubilee, cplt set (without Egypt), mostly l.h., fine-v.f.
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Lot #1434
BRITISH OMNIBUS ISSUES
1935 Silver Jubilee, cplt set (without Egypt), n.h., fine-v.f.
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Lot #1435
BRITISH OMNIBUS ISSUES
1948 Silver Wedding, cplt set, n.h., fine-v.f.
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Lot #1500
GHANA
A specialized group incl. 1957 Ships collective die proof of three, 1960s imperf. with 25 imperf. blocks of 4, also imperf. pairs, Specimen overprints, inverted overprints, postage due varieties, n.h., fine-v.f.
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Catalog #14/304var
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Lot #1501
GREECE
1868 FL from Constantinople to Athens where it was taxed 45L with addition of 5L+40L, v.f.
Envelope
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Lot #1502
GREECE
1869 FL from Manchester via Marseilles to Patras where it was taxed 145L with addition of 5L+20L+40L+80L, all with full margins except 80L just cut in at B., numerous transit markings incl. the scarce "England - Aachen" with "35" rate hs, filing folds, fine
Envelope
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Lot #1503
GREECE
1874 outer FL from London paying 6p with GB 2x3p carmine, to CORFU where it was charged 45Lepta with addition of 40L+5L on arrival in Kerkura (noted "46" in blue crayon), v.f. and lovely combination cover
Envelope
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Lot #1504
GREECE
1900 Essay for a 25L surcharge on 1896 40L Olympics, sheetlet of 10, handstamped in red on each stamp individually, some toning on on stamp and sheet margin, h.r. in margin, stamps n.h., fine-v.f., with 1985 Holcombe cert. stating that thisis the largest known multiple of this rare essay recorded (by Holcombe as of 1985)
Box **
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Lot #1505
GREECE
1923 10d on 10d carmine, l.h., v.f., with handstamped guarantee
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Catalog #276A
Catalog Value 800
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Lot #1506
GREECE
1940 Youth Issue, postage and air mails, cplt sets used on two large covers, Athens 4.8.40, fine-v.f.
Envelope
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Lot #1507
GREECE
1989 Europa, 12 unexploded booklets, v.f.
Booklet
Catalog #1658a
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Lot #1508
GREECE
Postal Tax Stamps.
1918 Red Cross, selection of 24 stamps incl. pair, three blocks of four and two blocks of six, all varieties with cross omitted, shifted, imperf. or part perf., diff. colors etc., also additional four blocks of four perf. or rouletted, l.h. or n.h., fine-v.f. and incredible assembly
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Catalog #RA45var,RA45P
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Lot #1509
GREECE
Ionian Islands.
1833 FL from Siena to Corfu, showing "Siena" hs in red and Corfu scroll datestamp routed via Naples and showing an interesting calculation of rate marks totaling "1/2", addressed to the British Consul, fine
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Lot #1510
GUADELOUPE
1871 FL from Pointe-a-Pitre to Le Havre, franked with horiz. pair and vert. strip of 3x20c Eagle, one stamp cut in, otherwise v.f.
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Lot #1511
GUATEMALA
1866 FL dated 1st July, used to San Francisco, with blue oval forwarding agent's cachet "Hockmeyer & P.. Guatemala", boxed "Franca" in red, with arrival datestamp in San Francisco, fine
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Lot #1512
GUATEMALA
1869 FL from Guatemala City, sent to England via the Panama route and forwarded to Saxony, front shows light "Correos Guatemala" cds in blue, red boxed "Franco" hs, "Panama 18.Mr.1869 Transit" hs, British "2/3" debit and blue"26" sgr postage due marking, reverse bears black "2" real prepayment, red London transit, blue "Aus England Per Aachen" entry datestamp, plus Limbach arrival cds, some cover aging, rare transatlantic route
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Lot #1513
GUATEMALA
1895 10c rose stationery envelope sent registered/AR service to Germany and uprated with 1886 1c blue on front and single, block of four and strip of three on reverse with 10c scarlet vermilion and 2c on 100c brown (3) all tiedby violet Maltese Cross canc., framed Guatemala registration cachet and "AR" on front with unframed "Ruckschein" return hs applied on receipt, scarce and appealing cover that would benefit from being opened for display
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Lot #1514
HAITI
1862 FL with red "Paid at Jacmel" crowned circle hs, charged "4d" and sent to St.Thomas, with Jacmel departure and St.Thomas arrival pmks on reverse, fine and scarce cover
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Lot #1515
HAITI
1865 FL to New York, with red Crowned Circle "Paid at Jacmel", with black "Steamship 20 Cts" and ms "8d" and "30" in crayon, with Jacmel Aug.2, 1865 departure and Kingston, Jamaica transit pmks on reverse, fine
Envelope
Catalog #SG CC2
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Lot #1516
HAITI
1870 stampless letter with "Port-Au-Prince" cds and boxed "GB/AF60c" accountancy hs, sent to Bordeaux where it was taxed "10" decimes, Liverpool and London transits, backstamped, v.f.
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Lot #1517
HAITI
1871 stampless letter with "Port-Au-Prince" cds to Bordeaux where it was taxed "10" decimes, with "1/" hs crossed out, Liverpool and London transits, backstamped, v.f.
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Lot #1518
HAITI
1928 United States Intervention, cover franked with US 2c carmine, tied by "U.S.M.Corps Port au Prince Haiti" cds and sent to Alexandria, Va, stained, otherwise fine
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Lot #1519
HAITI
1932 United States Intervention, cover franked with 5x2c Yorktown, tied by "U.S.M.Corps Port au Prince Haiti" cds and sent to Florida, with hs "U.S. Marine Brigade Port Au Prince" in violet, v.f.
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Lot #1520
HONDURAS
1898 cover to USA, franked with 4x1c and 3x2c, with "Santa Crus de Yojoa" date stamp, various transit & arrival pmks, some toning, mostly on reverse, fine
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Lot #1521
HONDURAS
1905 single correspondence to New Orleans, 19 covers, various franking and markings, mostly Puerto Cortes, fine and interesting lot
Envelope
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Lot #1522
HONDURAS
1911 Issues, 64 stamps, generally three of each, mounted on 3 presentation sheets, mostly cancelled by red "Postes et Telegraphes Madagascar/Collection Berne", some defects, scarce lot
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Lot #1523
Honduras Air Post
1930 10c on 20c yellow brown, n.h., with "Servicio Aereo" overprint in violet, v.f.
**
Catalog #C24
Catalog Value 750
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Lot #1524
Honduras Air Post
1930 5c on 10c blue, n.h. vertical pair, top stamp with red "1930" overprint reading down, v.f. and unique
**
Catalog #C33-33a
Catalog Value 1,325
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Lot #1525
Honduras Air Post
1930 5c on 10c blue, n.h., with "Servicio Aereo" overprint in red and "Oficial" overprint in black, v.f.
**
Catalog #C33
Catalog Value 450
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Lot #1526
Honduras Air Post
1930 5c on 20c yellow brown, n.h., with "Servicio Aereo" overprint in blue and "Oficial" overprint in black, only fifty issued, v.f.
**
Catalog #C34
Catalog Value 400
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Lot #1527
Honduras Air Post
1932 15c on 10c blue "Official" of 1921, complete pane of 25, the five stamps of the second horizontal row with "1932" Inverted, some marginal hinge reinforcements, stamps mostly n.h., official guarantee handstamps on reverse,with 1983 Friedl and Diena certificates, rare
Box **
Catalog #San.117B
Catalog Value 50,000++
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Lot #1528
Honduras Air Post
1952 Columbus and Isabella, an incredible selection of 40 imperf. blocks of four, imperf. proofs on gummed paper, showing incomplete stages, vignettes etc., each stamp with security punch, mostly fine-v.f., rare
Box P
Catalog #C195-205,CO52-9
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Lot #1529
HUNGARY
1866 printed matter folded letter franked with Austrian 2kr yellow perf. 91/2, used from Pest to Semendria (in Serbia). The 2kr rate was good only to the Austrian Consulate in Belgrad; from there the letter was carried by SerbianPost and charged "10" in red crayon, for further delivery. A v.f. and rare two-country franking, with Ferchenbauer cert. stating "Prachtstuck RR!"
Envelope
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Lot #1530
HUNGARY
1871-72 seven covers or FLs franked with 5kr (2) and 15kr (5), various pmks and destinations, mostly fine
Envelope
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Lot #1531
HUNGARY
1871 Engraved Issue, outer FL registered from Naszod, franked with 15kr and on reverse with half of 10kr canc. Naszod on arrival, with transit markings of Dees, Szudrok, Dragomerfalva (very rare), Sziget and Kolozsvar/Erdely, fine and mostunusual usage, with Vishnyovszki cert. stating "der brief ist ein sehr interresante seltenheit, ein prachststuck in einen Posthistorischer sammlung"
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Lot #1532
HUNGARY
1873 small cover (opened for display), franked with a three color combination of 2kr orange and 3kr green on front, with 10kr blue on reverse, all engraved, registered from "Nyek/Feher M.", v.f., with Aug.1, 1873 cds
Envelope
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Lot #1533
HUNGARY
1873 FL from Podgorac to Nasic paying 5k with 2k lithographed and 3k engraved, transit & arrival pmks, fine and rare combination cover
Envelope
Catalog #1,8
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Lot #1534
HUNGARY
1883 Russian 3k stationery card from the "Libraire et magasin de musique de Boleslaw Koreywo a Kieff", dated 19 July Kiev, apparently carried by hand to Hungary where it was additionally franked with 2k rose lilac Crown of St.Stephen, canc.Pozsomy July 3, 83 and sent to Pressburg, re-addressed to Mainz, with Ausg. arrival pmk, v.f. and unusual "combination" card
Envelope
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Lot #1535
HUNGARY
Semi-Postals.
1925 Sports, imperforate singles, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #B80-87var
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Lot #1536
HUNGARY
Semi-Postals.
1947 FDR, five sets of souv. sheets of 4, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #B198A-D,CB1-c
Catalog Value DM 2,750
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Lot #1537
HUNGARY
Air Post.
1950 UPU, perf. & imperf. souv. sheets, fine-v.f.
Box *
Catalog #C81
Catalog Value Euro 1,250
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Lot #1538
HUNGARY
Air Post.
1951 Stamp on Stamp, 60f violet, perf. & imperf. souv. sheets, n.h., the latter with surface defects in margin, only 1060 issued, distributed as gifts to high officials and exhibitors
**
Catalog #C95var
Catalog Value Euro 3,200
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Lot #1539
HUNGARY
Air Post.
1951 60f lilac, perf. and imperf. souv. sheets, each with a First Day Cancellation, fine-v.f., rare
Catalog #C95var
Catalog Value Euro 4,000
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Lot #1540
ICELAND
1884 3a yellow, perf. 14x131/2, fine used, with Nielsen cert.
Catalog #Facit 8b
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Lot #1541
ICELAND
1921-25 cover franked with surcharged 20a on 25a canc. Reykjavik, with "FRA ISLAND" hs, addressed to Valby, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #133
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Lot #1542
IRAN
1899 cover from Schimera to England, franked with 12c carmine, re-addressed on arrival in London with the addition of G.B. 21/2p and sent to France, minor cover faults, with Bedford arrival pmk, rare
Envelope
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Lot #1543
IRAN
1899 cover from Schimera to England, franked with 12c carmine, re-addressed on arrival in Bedford and sent to France, cover faults, rare
Envelope
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Lot #1544
IRAN
1903 5k stationery card used from Meshed to Constantinople, with Russian transit pmks of Askhabad and Gaudan, with cyrilic cds, v.f. and rare
Envelope
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Lot #1545
IRAN
1906 cover franked on reverse with two diff. adhesives incl. 1ch with "Provisoire" overprint, sent to Constantinople, with Austrian Post arrival pmk, filing creases, otherwise fine
Envelope
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Lot #1546
IRAN
1949-50 10r center inverted, n.h., v.f., rare
**
Catalog #927a
Catalog Value 1,100
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Lot #1547
IRAQ
1893 stampless letter to England, Baghdad cds on reverse and charged "Postage Dues" with "5 ans" endorsed in red, other charge markings incl. "5d F.B." etc., some toning, otherwise fine, with arrival pmk
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Lot #1548
IRAQ
1950-51 5f ultramarine, gummed die proof with positional markings on sides, v.f. and scarce
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Lot #1549
IRAQ
1969 Anniversary, 200f gold & multicolored, imperf. BR sheet margin block of six, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #509var
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Lot #1550
IRAQ
Air Post.
1931 registered flight cover from Baghdad to Rome, carried along Imperial Airways route to Brindisi and from there by land, v.f.
Envelope
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Lot #1551
ISRAEL
Forerunners.
1876 coverfront from Jaffa to Marseilles, excellent strike of the "Poste Francaise Jerusalem" in blue, additional "Carmello Attart Jerusalem" (Carmelite order) also in blue, red French border entry cds, address panel little repaired, presentable and scarce example of two diff. Jerusalem crosses on one entire
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Lot #1552
ISRAEL
Forerunners.
1876 coverfront from Jaffa to Marseilles, excellent strike of the "Poste Francaise Jerusalem" in blue, red French border entry cds
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Lot #1553
ISRAEL
Forerunners.
1876 piece of cover with 80c Ceres, canc. "5089" (Jaffa), with excellent strike of the "Poste Francaise Jerusalem" in blue alongside, v.f.
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Lot #1554
ISRAEL
Forerunners.
1889 cover to France, franked with Turkish 1pi, canc. by "Caifa" date stamp in blue, v.f., with Constantinople transit & Orleans arrival pmks, signed Holcombe. Rare early usage
Envelope
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Lot #1555
ISRAEL
Forerunners.
1906 ppc from Haifa franked with French Levant 1c & 4c, tied by "Caifa Syrie" violet cds, sent to England, fine
Envelope
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Lot #1556
ISRAEL
Forerunners.
1915 (Sep 19) registed usage of 20pa scarlet stationery envelope to Frankfurt, Germany uprated with 1914 10pa green pair & 1pi blue tied by bold bilingual Jerusalem cds in black, black Turkish censor marking and violet German Censoreach tying stamps to cover, scarce attractive registered usage
Envelope
Catalog #258,260
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Lot #1557
ISRAEL
Forerunners.
1915 use of Ottoman Empire 20pa postal stationery envelope to Switzerland uprated with 20pa Castle with blue star overprint, all tied by bilingual "Quart Israelite (Jerusalem)" cds, front shows additional native crescent and star,German military censor cachets in violet, reverse bears "Beyrouth" transit and Basel arrival datestamps, a v.f. and unusual cover
Envelope
Catalog #272
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Lot #1558
ISRAEL
Forerunners.
1916 cover (flap tucked in) franked on reverse with 1914 surcharged red star 20pa green pair and 10pa on 20pa rose War Charity Stamp tied by superb strikes of "Caiffa-1" octagonal datestamps in black, Star & Crescent Censor markingon front, scarce and appealing cover
Envelope
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Lot #1559
ISRAEL
Forerunners.
1916 postcard from an Austrian officer stationed in Beer Sheba, on temporary duty in Jerusalem, to Hungary, franked by Turkish 10p (2) tied by one octagonal "Jerusalem 2 7.5.16" pmk and red Turkish & Austrian censorship marks,slightly aged but in good condition, with Muentz cert.
Envelope
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Lot #1560
ISRAEL
Forerunners.
1943 censored cover from Jerusalem to Beirut, with Lebanese postage dues affixed on arrival, "Controle" censor tape and violet "CP" hs, some staining, otherwise fine
Envelope
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Lot #1561
ISRAEL
Forerunners.
1943-1948 Postal History collection, six volumes with 900+ covers, cards, wrappers incl. Holyland, Palestine, Forerunners, Interim Period, also thousands of stamps mounted on pages and divided by cancellations and districts, military mail,censor markings, combination frankings, rare handstamps and much more. A true treasure throve with dozens of items worth individual lotting, mixed condition. A fascinating lot, seldom offered intact. A must for a specialist
Envelope
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Lot #1562
ISRAEL
Forerunners.
1948 selection of twenty "Interim Period" covers, including local issues of Jerusalem (Including First Issue with Muentz cert.) Safed, Tiberias, Nahariya Emergency Post, and rare commercial cover with interim stamps and Doar Ivri (Sc.1-6)with tabs, an interesting interim period lot
Envelope
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Lot #1563
ISRAEL
Forerunners.
1948 selection of seven military covers including Haganah pmk from the commanders of Jerusalem, Tiberias, Tel Aviv, Negev and Haifa, plus two Arab POW covers with "Censored" cachets in violet, fine-v.f.
Envelope
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Lot #1564
ISRAEL
Forerunners.
1948 Test Stamp in carmine, gutter block of four, n.h., v.f.
Box E
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Lot #1565
ISRAEL
Forerunners.
1948 Doar Ivri, 250m-1000m, two sets, n.h., fine-v.f.
**
Catalog #7-9
Catalog Value 810
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Lot #1566
ISRAEL
Forerunners.
1948 Doar Ivri, 250m-1000m sets with tabs, n.h., first with tiny gum disturbance, fine-v.f.
**
Catalog #7-9
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Lot #1567
ISRAEL
Forerunners.
1948 Doar Ivri, 250m-1000m, matched set of tab blocks of four, n.h. and post office fresh, well centered, wrinkles affecting 1000m, otherwise v.f., rare
Box **
Catalog #7-9
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Lot #1568
ISRAEL
Forerunners.
1948 Coins 500pr with tab, unused (regummed), fine appearance, with 1979 Royal certificate
(*)
Catalog #8
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Lot #1569
ISRAEL
Forerunners.
1948 flown cover to South Africa, franked with 20p and 65p Flying Scroll Issue, 20p with spectacular shift of the blue inscriptions, fine and undoubtedly very rare cover
Envelope
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Lot #1570
ISRAEL
Forerunners.
1949 Jerusalem and University, complete sheets, n.h., fine-v.f.
Box **
Catalog #23-24
Catalog Value 700
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Lot #1571
ISRAEL
Forerunners.
1949 500p Camel, lot of ten singles, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #25
Catalog Value 2,250
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Lot #1572
ISRAEL
Forerunners.
1949 Holidays, set of three with TABS, n.h., fine-v.f.
**
Catalog #28-30
Catalog Value 575
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Lot #1573
ISRAEL
Forerunners.
1950 5p purple, Third Coins, imperf pair, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #Bale 42a
Catalog Value 250
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Lot #1574
ISRAEL
Forerunners.
1957 Tabrow souv. sheet of five, n.h., v.f. Bale $225
**
Catalog #127var
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Lot #1575
ISRAEL
Forerunners.
1957 300p minature sheet of five, print almost omitted from stamp and tab, Hebrew "Israel" and part seal at top printed inverted, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #Bale IV.146a
Catalog Value 450
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Lot #1576
ISRAEL
Forerunners.
1957 50p minature sheet of five, high imperforated top, tabbed sheetlet, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #Bale IV.144a
Catalog Value 225
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Lot #1577
ISRAEL
Forerunners.
1961-1984 selection of four errors, including 7a Zodiac with design partly omitted (Bale 207c), 40a gold & multicolor imperf. and missing part of design (Sc.366), 12sh Military Industry printed in blue & black only (BaleIV.848a) and 100sh Huldah imperf., n.h., fine-v.f
**

Catalog Value 550
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Lot #1578
ISRAEL
Forerunners.
1983 30sh Bees, sheet of 15 with tabs, with upward shift of yellow, blue and bright yellow omitted, also regular sheet included for comparison, n.h., v.f. A spectacular error
Box **
Catalog #833var
Catalog Value 900
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Lot #1579
ISRAEL
Forerunners.
1984 100sh gray & green, imperf. sheet of 30, value omitted, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #878var
Catalog Value 1,450
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Lot #1580
ISRAEL
Forerunners.
1986 30a Al Jazzar Mosque, sheet of 15, inscriptions, green background and tab design missing, n.h, v.f.
Box **
Catalog #938var
Catalog Value 600
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Lot #1581
ISRAEL
Forerunners.
1986 5a blue & ultra (Herzl), imperf. sheet of 20, value omitted, n.h., creased, otherwise v.f.
Box **
Catalog #925var
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Lot #1582
ISRAEL
Forerunners.
1986 AMERIPEX 86, misperforated souvenir sheet, n.h., v.f. A spectacular variety
Box **
Catalog #942var
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Lot #1583
ISRAEL
Forerunners.
1986 Archaeology of Jerusalem, unissued values, 1,000sh and 1,500sh (instead of 1sh and 2sh), blocks of ten, n.h., v.f.. It is estimated that only one or two sheets of fifty were found
Box **
Catalog #Bale IV.921-2a
Catalog Value 2,500
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Lot #1584
ISRAEL
Forerunners.
1963 Freedom from Hunger, tete-beche booklet sheetlet of 16, n.h., v.f. Bale $350
Box **
Catalog #237a
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Lot #1585
ISRAEL
Air Post.
1949 Issue, complete sheets, n.h. and post office fresh, fine-v.f.
Box **
Catalog #C1-6
Catalog Value 4,500
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Lot #1586
ISRAEL
Postage Dues.
1948 5m yellow green, imperf., without overprint, with tab, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #Bale PDV10
Catalog Value 300
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Lot #1587
ISRAEL
Postage Dues.
1948 10m ultramarine, without overprint and imperf, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #Bale PDV24
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Lot #1588
ISRAEL
Postage Dues.
1948 20m ultramarine, without overprint and imperf, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #Bale PDV24
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Lot #1589
ISRAEL
Postage Dues.
1948 20m ultramarine, imperf., without overprint, with tab, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #Bale PDV10
Catalog Value 300
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Lot #1590
ISRAEL
Tax Stamps.
1948-50 four imprinted stamps totaling 6 mils tax on 1280 grams of "Pure Latvian Butter", with plate number 6108 to the left, the unfolded wrapper measured 19 1/2"x14", packed locally, most unusual
P
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Lot #1591
ITALIAN STATES
MODENA.
1859 5c-80c set, as well as 20c blue violet, with part or no gum, fine-v.f., signed Holcombe
*
Catalog #10-14
Catalog Value 4,057
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Lot #1592
ITALIAN STATES
MODENA.
1859 5c-80c, six diff., mostly unused, fine-v.f., with Raybaudi cert.
*(*)
Catalog #10-14
Catalog Value 4,057
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Lot #1593
ITALIAN STATES
PARMA.
1852 FL from Piacenza to Milano, franked with 5c and 10c, each with margins all around and canc. by grids, v.f., with arrival pmk
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Lot #1594
ROMAN STATES
1860 FL sent "Assicurata" to Brescia, bearing 5b, 7b & 8b 1852 issue, tied by diamond grill and showing "Direccione di Posta" cds alongside with Milano transit and Brescia cds receiver, fine three color insuredrate cover
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Lot #1595
ROMAN STATES
1862 cover franked with pair of 7baj and single 8baj imperforate issue, prepaying the 22baj single weight letter rate to Spain under the 1853 Franco-Roman Convention, stamps tied by "Roma" canc., with additional strikealongside and front shows black "P.P." hs, red "E. Pont Marseille" French entry datestamp, plus blue "4R" postage due marking, reverse bears various French transits, plus "Malaga" arrival datestamp, a v.f. and scarce cover
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Catalog #8,9
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Lot #1596
ROMAN STATES
1861 small cover franked with pair of 7baj, margins all around, close at left, also single 50baj slightly cut in at bottom, used via Liverpool to New York, endorsed "this envelope comes from Rome, rec. Feb.22, 61", red "NewYork Paid" and French transit markings on front, fine cover
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Lot #1597
ROMAN STATES
1866 cover franked with 2baj and 5x8baj, paying 42baj rate from Rome to Athens where it was charged 164L postage due, with the addition of pairs of 2l and 80l, margins cutting at top or bottom, with Messina,Napoli transits and Athens arrival pmks, fine combination cover, with Diena cert.
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Lot #1598
SARDINA
1862 20c indigo, type II, group III, pane of 24, showing parts of adjoining stamps at top and right, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #12
Catalog Value Lire 5,400,000+
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Lot #1599
SARDINA
SICILY.
1859 large part of outer FL to Napoli franked with 4x1gra canc. by boxed "Annulato", fine
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Lot #1600
SARDINA
SICILY.
1859 2g deepest blue, Plate III on Naples paper, unused without gum, fresh and fine. Signed Diena
(*)
Catalog #Sass.8a
Catalog Value Lire 6,000,000
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Lot #1601
SARDINA
TUSCANY.
1857 6cr deep blue, unused with large part original gum, reasonable margins, fine, with Raybaudi cert.
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Catalog #15
Catalog Value 5,500
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Lot #1602
ITALY
Disinfected Mail.
1855 FL to Reggio, with disinfection slits, "Uffizio di Disinfezione in Reggio" label, fine-v.f.
Envelope
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Lot #1603
ITALY
Disinfected Mail.
1863 30c brown, London Printing, original gum and fresh, signed Diena, with Raybaudi cert.
*
Catalog #Sass.L19
Catalog Value Euro 3,000
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Lot #1604
ITALY
Disinfected Mail.
1865 20c on 15c blue, type I and III, two diff., unused with some original gum, small faults, fine appearance
*
Catalog #34,34b
Catalog Value 1,800
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Lot #1605
ITALY
Disinfected Mail.
1869 FL from Genova to Sira, franked with 40c Victor Emmanuel, taxed 20L on arrival, filing folds away from the stamps, fine and scarce combination franking
Envelope
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Lot #1606
ITALY
Disinfected Mail.
1872 cover to Zittau, Saxony franked for 40c rate with 1863 2x1c pale olive green, 4x2c brown, 5c greenish grey (2) & 1867 20c blue all tied by Naples "19" obliterators in black with Leipzig & Zittau cds on reverse of fine four colorfranking cover
Envelope
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Lot #1607
ITALY
Disinfected Mail.
1879 outer FL from Messina to Greece, underfranked with 5c and 10c Victor Emmanuel and charged on arrival in Patras with 60L postage due with the addition of Greece 20L & 40L large Hermes Heads, margins all around, v.f., with Brindisi & Kerkura transits and Patrasso arrival pmks, v.f. and most attractive four color combination
Envelope
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Lot #1608
ITALY
Disinfected Mail.
1884 (ca) 1c, 5c, 10c, 15c, 30, 40c, 80c, and 3L imperforate essays in various colors on thin glazed cards, margins all around, fine-v.f. and scarce group, signed E.Diena and others
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Lot #1609
ITALY
Disinfected Mail.
1891 2c on 5c green, surcharged at top instead of botton, l.h., usual centering, fresh example of this great rarity, only seven exist, with Raybaudi cert., also photocopy of 1966 Diena cert. for a block of four from which this single originated
*
Catalog #Sass.56c
Catalog Value Euro 8,250
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Lot #1610
ITALY
Disinfected Mail.
1890 2c surcharge inverted, h.r., fine and scarce
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Catalog #Sass.50a
Catalog Value Euro 525
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Lot #1611
ITALY
Disinfected Mail.
1910 Garibaldi, 15c green, n.h., fine
**
Catalog #118
Catalog Value 625
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Lot #1612
ITALY
Disinfected Mail.
1924-25 25c Publicity stamps, five diff., n.h., fine, rare
**
Catalog #100c-100g
Catalog Value Euro 4,000
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Lot #1613
ITALY
Disinfected Mail.
1928 30c Filiberto, center inverted, n.h., fine, with 2001 Raybaudi cert. Only a few unused examples, without gum are recorded. The sheet of 50 errors was sold in the province of Bologna. When the error was discovered, most had already been used on mail. Several letters franked with the errors remained unmailed and the owner soaked the stamps off. Only two copies are known with gum; this being the only unhinged one. Sassone catalogue price is for a stamp without gum
**
Catalog #203a
Catalog Value Euro 42,500+
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Lot #1614
ITALY
Disinfected Mail.
1942 (April) multicolored patriotic ppc with "Sommergibill", imprint depicting Submarine sinking a destroyer, franked 1929-42 30c with violet Sommergibill cds addressed to Rome, and with various Censor markings, fine and rare
Envelope
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Lot #1615
ITALY
Disinfected Mail.
1961 set of three, plus 205L "Gronchi Rosa", n.h., v.f., with APS cert.
**
Catalog #832-34a
Catalog Value 1,500
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Lot #1616
ITALY
Disinfected Mail.
1961 set of three, plus 205L "Gronchi Rosa", n.h., v.f., with APS cert.
**
Catalog #832-34a
Catalog Value 1,500
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Lot #1617
ITALY
Disinfected Mail.
1961 Visit of President Gronchi to Peru, 205L error of color, the so-called "Gronchi Rosa", covered by the correct color and used on registered cover from Napoli to Peru, also two other covers with the rest of the set, fine-v.f., scarce
Envelope
Catalog #832-34a
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Lot #1618
ITALY
Disinfected Mail.
1961 Visit of President Gronchi to Peru, 205L error of color, the so-called "Gronchi Rosa", covered by the correct color and used together with the rest of the set on registered cover from Rome to Buenos Aires, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #832-34a
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Lot #1619
ITALY
Disinfected Mail.
1961 "Gronchi Rosa", block of four, n.h., fine-v.f.
Box **
Catalog #834a
Catalog Value 6,000+
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Lot #1620
ITALY
Disinfected Mail.
1991 500L Nature Protection, 500L variety showing shifted and double impression, n.h., v.f., with Raybaudi cert., rare
**
Catalog #1853var
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Lot #1621
ITALY
Semi-Postals.
1922-23 10c rose, black B.L.P. overprint, block of four, n.h., fine-v.f., signed Diena
Box **
Catalog #B9
Catalog Value Euro 720
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Lot #1622
ITALY
Semi-Postals.
1922-23 10c rose, B.L.P. overprint, block of four, n.h., fine-v.f., with Raybaudi cert.
Box **
Catalog #B9
Catalog Value Euro 720
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Lot #1623
ITALY
Air Post.
1918 large cover headed "Comando Supremo" (defective at top) franked with pair of Venezia Giulia 20h overprints, used in combination with Italy 25c Special Delivery, bearing boxed "Aviazione R'Marina Venezia 1.Dic.1918 Posta Aerea Transadriatica Novembre 1918", rare Military flight, with Diena cert.
Envelope
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Lot #1624
ITALY
Air Post.
1926 Amundsen-Ellsworth-Nobile Trans-Polar flight cover franked with special vignette overprinted "Norge", used in combination with regular 1,85L franking from Ciampino to Leningrad, v.f. and scarce cover
Envelope
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Lot #1625
ITALY
Air Post.
1926 Amundsen-Ellsworth-Nobile Trans-Polar flight cover franked on reverse with special vignette, used in combination with regular 2,25L franking and Norway 15o from Ciampino to Kings Bay, v.f. and scarce cover, with Raybaudi cert.
Envelope
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Lot #1626
ITALY
Zeppelin Flights.
1930 Seville despatch, used in combination with German 2M South America issue, red SAF cachet, v.f., with Seville arrival pmks, rare cover, signed Savini
Envelope
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Lot #1627
ITALY
Zeppelin Flights.
1933 Roma flight card to Germany, purple Roma cachet and green Friedrichshafen arrival, franked with three diff. commemoratives incl. 5L+25c (rare on cover), v.f. and unusual example of non-Zeppelin issues used on a Romaflight, signed Diena
Envelope
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Lot #1628
Italian Postage Dues
1870 1c buff & magenta, numeral inverted, unused without gum, with Raybaudi cert.
(*)
Catalog #J3a
Catalog Value 2,500
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Lot #1629
Italian Postage Dues
1870 60c buff & magenta, numeral inverted, used, v.f.
Catalog #J11a
Catalog Value Euro 5,750
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Lot #1630
Italian Postage Dues
1870 1L blue & magenta, numeral inverted, used pair, fine and very rare, with Diena cert.
Catalog #J14b
Catalog Value Euro 6,000
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Lot #1631
Italian Postage Dues
1870 5L blue & brown, numeral inverted, used single, fine
Catalog #J17a
Catalog Value Euro 1,500
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Lot #1632
Italian Postage Dues
Parcel Post.
1946-51 300L n.h., fine, signed Diena
**
Catalog #Sass.PP79
Catalog Value Euro 1,600
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Lot #1633
Italian Postage Dues
Parcel Post.
1954 1000L "Cavalino", n.h. and post office fresh, v.f.
**
Catalog #Q76
Catalog Value Euro 3,200
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Lot #1634
Italian Military Post - Basa Atlantica
1943 30c brown overprinted "Republica Sociale Italiana Base Atlantica", publicity "Tutto e Tutti per La Vittoria", l.h., v.f., signed Brun. A major Italian rarity
*
Catalog #Sass.18
Catalog Value Euro 43,000
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Lot #1635
Italian Military Post - Basa Atlantica
1944 5c-50c overprinted "Republica Sociale Italiana Base Atlantica", six diff., n.h., fine-v.f., signed Calves, Brun, Raybaudi etc., with Sorani and Chiavarello certs
**
Catalog #Sass.24-29
Catalog Value Euro 15,500
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Lot #1636
Italian Military Post - Basa Atlantica
ITALIAN FORCES IN PALESTINE.
1917 (Jul 17) postcard to Homs, Syria canc. by superb strike of rare "Base Army Post Office-t" code C cds (Port Said), and canc. by framed red "Verificato Per Censura" cachet, "Censored No2" hs and Italian circular "Distaccamento Italiano Di Palestina-Comando" cachet, only 500 Italian Troops were detailed for this campaign, a rare and v.f. example of mail from this small detachment
Envelope
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Lot #1637
ITALIAN COLONIES
ITALIAN LEVANT.
1916 Military letter from the Aegean Islands, franked with "CEnt.20 Leros" on 15c slate, tied by "Poste Italiane Leros (Egeo)" cds, with additional strike alongside, front shows red "Comando Del Presidio Militare di Leros(Egeo)" cachet and reverse bears "Altamura" arrival datestamp, a v.f. amd scarce military rate letter from the Italian P.O. on Leros
Envelope
Catalog #11
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Lot #1638
ITALIAN COLONIES
ITALIAN EAST AFRICA.
1936-37 collection of 14 covers, diff. frankings and destinations, various "Poste Militare" markings, some apparently quite scarce, mostly fine-v.f.
Envelope
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Lot #1639
ITALIAN COLONIES
CYRENAICA.
Also Eritrea, Somalia and Tripolitania, Air Post Semi Postals, 1934 "Coronchina" set of four diff., l.h., v.f., signed Sanabria, Brun etc.
*
Catalog #CBO1
Catalog Value 6,000+
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Lot #1640
ITALIAN COLONIES
ERITREA.
1926 registered cover used from Asmara to Czechoslovakia bearing mixed issue franking of 1926 1L25 & 1903 1L, tied by the "Asmara Raccomanda Eritrea" cds, appropriate transit & arrival markings on reverse
Envelope
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Lot #1641
ITALIAN COLONIES
ERITREA.
1936-37 collection of 50+ covers or cards, diff. frankings and destinations, various "Posta Militare" markings, some apparently quite scarce, also few coverfronts and pieces, mostly fine-v.f.
Envelope
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Lot #1642
ITALIAN COLONIES
OLTRE GIUBA.
1925-26 60c brown carmine, perf. 131/2, l.h., v.f., rare (Sass. Lire 10,000,000)
*
Catalog #21a
Catalog Value 2,400
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Lot #1643
ITALIAN COLONIES
TRIESTE ZONE A.
1949 Roma, 14 stamps incl. two blocks of four, n.h., fine-v.f.
Box **
Catalog #41
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Lot #1644
ITALIAN COLONIES
Parcel Post.
1949 overprints, blocks of four, n.h., fine-v.f., signed Bloch
Box **
Catalog #Q1-12
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Lot #1645
JAPAN
1872 1s blue, missing stroke on lower character variety, fine and very rare
*
Catalog #JSCA 6vb
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Lot #1646
JAPAN
1888 pictorial envelope to Austria, franked UPU Koban 2s strip of three plus 5s ultra, cancelled with four striked of intaglio "K" plus 20mm thimble Kobe pmk, same Nagasaki transit, via New York to Graz and forwarded to Baden, colorand attractive cover
Envelope
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Lot #1647
JAPAN
1895 cover to USA franked with 5sen ultramarine, tied by "Hakodate Japan 25 March, 95" cds, various transit and arrival pmks, backflap missing, otherwise v.f.
Envelope
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Lot #1648
JAPAN
1898 cover franked with 10sen tied by brown pmk, sent via Tokyo and Hong Kong to France, with arrival pmk
Envelope
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Lot #1649
JAPAN
1898 small size Koban envelope to Germany uprated New Koban 8s violet canc., "FM Yokohama w. Mgladback 17.2.98" backstamp
Envelope
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Lot #1650
JAPAN
1902 legal size cover with "U.S.Naval Force on Asiatic Station Flagship Brooklyn" official business cachet, franked with 3s and addressed to U.S.Consul at Chefoo, with I.J.P.O. Shanghai arrival pmk. The "USS Brooklyn", heavy cruiser No.3 stopped in Nagasaki to load coal for the trip home, following service in the Boxer Rebellion
Envelope
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Lot #1651
JAPAN
1921 Postal Service, set of four, h.r., v.f.
*
Catalog #163-66
Catalog Value 239
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Lot #1652
JAPAN
1946-49 souv. sheets, duplicated selection with Boy, Parks (with folders) etc., l.h. or n.h., some usual creases, mostly fine-v.f.
*\**

Catalog Value 2,919
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Lot #1653
JAPAN
1947 1.20y green, souv. sheet of 15, n.h., fine-v.f.
Box **
Catalog #385a
Catalog Value 160
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Lot #1654
JAPAN
1948 Beauty, sheetlet of five, natural gum creases or toned specks, n.h., fine-v.f.
**
Catalog #422a
Catalog Value 425
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Lot #1655
JAPAN
1949 Boy, sheet of 10, n.h., natural gum creases, v.f.
Box **
Catalog #456
Catalog Value 275
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Lot #1656
JAPAN
1949 "Moon & Geese", sheetlet of five, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #479a
Catalog Value 550
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Lot #1657
JAPAN
1950 Athletics sheetlet of 20, n.h., staple holes at bottom margin, fine-v.f.
Box **
Catalog #505-508
Catalog Value 640++
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Lot #1658
JAPAN
Air Post.
1919 overprints, set of two, fine-v.f., with handstamped guarantee marks
*
Catalog #C1-2
Catalog Value 750
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Lot #1659
JAPAN
Air Post.
1930 flown card from Yokohama to USA, with "By kindness of Lieut. Harold Bromley on his plane "City of Tacoma" from Japan to Tacoma", signed by Harold Gatty (navigator), v.f. and extremely rare, one of only 10 carried and accompanied by a photographed statement from Gatty describing the flight
Envelope
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Lot #1660
JAPAN
Air Post.
1932 registered cover to Switzerland franked with 81/2s brown (3), 16s green (2), 18s ultramarine (3) & 33s grey (3) all tied by "Osaka Japan" datestamps, front shows red framed "Via Siberia" and Registered hs, plus Osaka Rlabel and Russian transit, while reverse bears Zurich arrival datestamps, a beautiful airmail cover, showing scarce five color franking
Envelope
Catalog #C3,5,6-7
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Lot #1661
JAPAN
Postal Stationery.
"Mailing Card" with "K.Tamamura Yokohama Imperial Japan" imprint, two unused cards, one with "Chinese Court-House" on reverse, the other with view of Yokohama, minor flaws, otherwise fine
Envelope
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Lot #1662
JAPAN
Officials.
1900 (ca) envelope with preprinted "Department of Communications of Japan" heading at top, also "Official Business M.O.B." at bottom, various pmks and forwarding slip, fine
Envelope
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Lot #1663
JAPAN
Officials.
1916 ppc of "S.S. Shinyo Maru", franked with 4s, canc. on board with message..."17 days in Pacific Ocean, tomorrow we shall arrive in San Francisco", routed via Vladivostok to Moscow, with military censor hs and arrival pmk
Envelope
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Lot #1664
Japanese Offices in China
1892 3sn stationery card canc. Shanghai I.J.P.O. Meiji 1892 strike, Local Post Shanghai arrival pmk, fine
Envelope
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Lot #1665
Japanese Offices in China
1904 attractive ppc franked with 1s and 3s, both tied by Tongku, I.J.P.O. cds, sent via the Japanese P.O. in Shanghai to Belgium, where it was redirected to arrival to Peruwelz, v.f.
Envelope
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Lot #1666
Japanese Offices in China
1910 cover franked with 1s and strip of 3x3s, sent from Chefoo, via Japane to USA, with Laguna Beach arrival cds, cover toning and faults, scarce usage
Envelope
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Lot #1667
Japanese Occupation of Marshall Islands
1918 registered cover headed "Imperial Post Office, Yokohama", crossed out in red and endorsed "Jaluit Naval Post office", franked with 20sen canc. in red "Jaluit" and tied by cds, addressed to USA, with New York arrival pmks, fine and scarce usage
Envelope
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Lot #1668
Japanese Occupation of Marshall Islands
1919 ppc with "Truk - Navy Military Post Office" April 21 cds to Tokyo, with red "Military Mail" and framed "censored" chops alongside, v.f. and scarce usage from the Japanese occupied German Pacific Islands
Envelope
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Lot #1669
JORDAN
1920 perf. 15x14, 1p deep indigo overprinted in silver, v.f. used, rare with BPA cert.
Catalog #SG 5a
Catalog Value ^L2,000+
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Lot #1670
JORDAN
1920 10p ultramarine, perf. 141/4x14x14 3/4x14, l.h., v.f., with BPA cert. A rare variety
*
Catalog #SG 18var
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Lot #1671
JORDAN
1922 perf. 14, 10p on 10p ultramarine, l.h., v.f., with BPA cert.
*
Catalog #SG 33
Catalog Value ^L850
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Lot #1672
JORDAN
1922 perf. 15x14, 10p on 10p ultramarine, h.r., small thin, fine appearance, with BPA cert., rare
*
Catalog #SG 35
Catalog Value ^L2,500
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Lot #1673
JORDAN
1922 perf. 15x14, 20p on 20p pale gray, v.f., with BPA cert. A rarity
*
Catalog #SG 36
Catalog Value ^L2,500
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Lot #1674
JORDAN
1923 perf. 15x14, 5pi deep purple overprinted in black, with later overprint in gold inverted, minor gum toning, otherwise fine, with BPA cert., rare
*
Catalog #SG 60a
Catalog Value ^L225
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Lot #1675
JORDAN
1924 King Ali Issue, six diff. inverted overprints, complete as issued, imperforate blocks of four, unused without gum, fine-v.f., only 100 sets recorded, ex-King Farouk
Box (*)
Catalog #SG 135b-142a
Catalog Value ^L1,600++
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Lot #1676
JORDAN
1924 King Ali Issue, six diff. inverted overprints, complete as issued, unused without gum, fine-v.f., only 100 sets recorded
(*)
Catalog #SG 135b-142a
Catalog Value ^L400
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Lot #1677
JORDAN
1925 "East of Jordan", 10p blue, error "E.F.F." in bottom panel, fine
*
Catalog #SG 156a
Catalog Value ^L750
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Lot #1678
JORDAN
1925 cover to Berlin, Germany franked by 1924 overprinted ^8pi, 1/4pi, 1/2pi, 1pi, 2pi, 3pi & 5pi values all tied by green "Amman District" cds with Haifa transit on reverse of colorful and scarce cover
Envelope
Catalog #113-6,118-20
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Lot #1679
JORDAN
1925 (ca) cover to the United States franked on reverse with two pair 2m yellow and pair 3m prussian blue overprinted Palestine stamps, all tied by native Madaba seals in purple and showing partial purple Amman transit cds on front,a scarce and colorful franking on Toledo Stamp Company preprinted envelope
Envelope
Catalog #130-1
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Lot #1680
JORDAN
1928 New Constitution, blocks of four, n.h., fine-v.f.
Box **
Catalog #SG 172-82
Catalog Value ^L400+
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Lot #1681
JORDAN
1930 Locust Campaign, 2m and 15m Inverted overprint, blocks of four, l.h. or n.h., fine-v.f., rare
Box *\**
Catalog #SG 183a,188a
Catalog Value ^L1,520
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Lot #1682
JORDAN
1933 Tourist Issue, cplt set, mostly l.h., fine-v.f.
*
Catalog #SG 208-21
Catalog Value ^L500
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Lot #1683
JORDAN
1933 Tourist Issue, cplt set, mostly l.h., fine-v.f.
*
Catalog #SG 208-21
Catalog Value ^L500
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Lot #1684
KARELIA
1922 Bear, cplt set, fine-v.f.
*
Catalog #1-15
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Lot #1685
KARELIA
1922 Bear, imperforate sheet corner margin plate proofs on stamp paper, cplt set, fine-v.f.
P
Catalog #1-15P
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Lot #1686
KOREA
1884-1902 selection of 29 diff., all but two used, mostly fine-v.f.
*
Catalog #1/38
Catalog Value 1,004
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Lot #1687
KOREA
1898 registered cover to USA, franked with pair of Japanese 10sen orange, tied by Seoul I.J.P.O. 21 May pmk in brown, "Jinsen, Corea" registration label, also "Seoul" registration number entered by hand, Japanese transit & Janesville, Wisconsin arrival pmks, fine and scarce usage
Envelope
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Lot #1688
KOREA
1947 cover franked on both sides with 30x10w green, all canc. by red flight hs Aug.7, 47, handstamped "Released by Censorship"
Envelope
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Lot #1689
KOREA
1948-55 accumulation incl. blocks, sheets of definitives etc., n.h., fine-v.f., with many better items, duplication etc., high cat. value
Box **
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Lot #1690
KOREA
1950 Unification to 1957 Boy Scouts, the complete set of 102 different souv. sheets incl. Unification set of three, Presidential Inauguration, Syngman Rhee, YMCA, Rotary, Athletic Games, United Nations, 1956 Olympics, U.I.T., Boy Scouts, Red Cross, semi-postals, airpost and all regular issues, absolutely cplt as issued, n.h., mostly v.f. Only 500-1000 of each were issued, many apparently destroyed, Korean Cat. Won 54,545,000+
**
Catalog #119/246,B,Cvar
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Lot #1691
KOREA
1951 Flags, 22 diff. imperf. souv. sheets, unused without gum as issued, n.h., fine-v.f.
**
Catalog #132-73var
Catalog Value DM 2,800
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Lot #1692
KOREA
1952 Syngman Rhee souv. sheet, unused without gum as issued, n.h., v.f., only 500 issued
**
Catalog #182var
Catalog Value DM 6,500+
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Lot #1693
KOREA
1953 YMCA souv. sheet, unused without gum as issued, n.h., v.f., only 500 issued
**
Catalog #195var
Catalog Value DM 3,000+
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Lot #1694
KOREA
1954 Defense Treaty, set of three souv. sheets, unused without gum as issued, n.h., v.f., only 500 issued
**
Catalog #206-08var
Catalog Value DM 2,400+
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Lot #1695
KOREA
1955 Issue, four diff. souv. sheets, cplt as issued incl. 20h blue on laid paper, some creases, otherwise fine-v.f.
**
Catalog #209,10,12,12B
Catalog Value DM 2,400
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Lot #1696
KOREA
1955 National Sports, set of two souv. sheets, unused without gum as issued, n.h., v.f., only 1000 issued
**
Catalog #223-24var
Catalog Value DM 3,000+
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Lot #1697
KOREA
1956 Syngman Rhee souv. sheets, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #227-28var
Catalog Value DM 1,300
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Lot #1698
KOREA
1956 Syngman Rhee souv. sheets, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #227-28var
Catalog Value DM 1,300
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Lot #1699
KOREA
1957 U.I.T. souv. sheet, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #243-44var
Catalog Value DM 2,500
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Lot #1700
KOREA
1957 U.I.T. souv. sheet, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #243-44var
Catalog Value DM 2,500
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Lot #1701
KOREA
1957 Christmas, set of three souv. sheets, n.h., v.f., only 2000 issued
**
Catalog #265a-67a
Catalog Value 1,800
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Lot #1702
KOREA
Air Post.
1954 set of five souv. sheets, unused without gum as issued, n.h., v.f., only 1000 issued
**
Catalog #C12-16var
Catalog Value DM 5,000+
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Lot #1703
KOREA
Postal Stationery.
1952 stationery card with the slogan "Unification through crushing Communism", unused, v.f., rare
Envelope
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Lot #1704
KOREA
NORTH KOREA.
1952 illustrated cover flown to Poland, franked on reverse with three diff. imperf. adhesives, cover roughly opened at left, otherwise fine
Envelope
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Lot #1705
KOREA
NORTH KOREA.
1952 specially prepared cacheted envelope with letter of contents, v.f. usage during the Korean War
Envelope
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Lot #1706
KOREA
NORTH KOREA.
1972 60th Birthday of Kim Il Sung, 100 sets in se-tenant form, cplt sheets, n.h., fine-v.f.
Box **
Catalog #Mi.1078-92
Catalog Value DM 3,500
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Lot #1707
KOREA
NORTH KOREA.
1972 60th Birthday of Kim Il Sung, 100 sets in se-tenant form, cplt sheets, n.h., fine-v.f.
Box **
Catalog #Mi.1078-92
Catalog Value DM 3,500
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Lot #1708
LAOS
1951-52 Issue, 17 diff. perf. & gummed souv. sheets, each with glasine interleaving adhering to gum, otherwise v.f.
**
Catalog #1-17
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Lot #1709
LAOS
1957 Rice Harvest, 30 artist die proofs in various colors, some duplication, v.f. and scarce lot
P
Catalog #37-40P
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Lot #1710
LAOS
1962 two perforated and gummed souv. sheets, n.h., v.f., only 15 issued
**
Catalog #77-80var
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Lot #1711
LAOS
Semi-Postals.
1952 Red Cross, collective gummed and perforated sheetlet, n.h., v.f. and extremely rare, only 15 issued
**
Catalog #B1-3var
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Lot #1712
LAOS
Air Post.
1957 Musical Instruments, collective proof sheetlet, also perf. & gummed souv. sheet, v.f. and extremely rare, only 15 issued
*P
Catalog #C24-26var
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Lot #1713
LAOS
Air Post.
1958 Red Cross, collective gummed and perforated sheetlet, n.h., v.f. and extremely rare, only 15 issued
**
Catalog #C31-34var
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Lot #1714
LATVIA
1934 New Constitution, four diff. imperforate pairs, unused without gum, v.f.
(*)
Catalog #174/79var
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Lot #1715
LATVIA
1937 Pres. Ulmanis, 25s and 35s imperforate pairs, unused without gum as issued, v.f.
(*)
Catalog #188,190var
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Lot #1716
LATVIA
Semi-Postals.
1936 White Cross, set of four with reversed watermarks, also 3s and 10s imperforate pairs unused without gum as issued, v.f.
*
Catalog #B92-95var
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Lot #1717
LATVIA
Zeppelin Flights.
1932 7th SAF card to Brazil, v.f. with red Berlin connecting cachet
Envelope
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Lot #1718
German Occupation of Libau
1919 commercial cover from Libau to Memel, franked with single 15pf overprinted in red, violet "Der Deutsche Gesandte b.d. Lettisch und Estnisch Regirung" censor cachet, filing fold at bottom of cover, v.f. & rare, with Mikulski cert.
Envelope
Catalog #1N3
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Lot #1719
Russian Occupation of Latvia
1919 registered cover from Jelgawa to Mitau, franked with pairs of 5k and 15k Liberation stamps, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #2N20,21
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Lot #1720
Russian Occupation of Latvia
1919 Bermondt-Avaloff third issue, 2k-1r cplt set, also varieties incl. inverted overprints, 50k on 10k pane of 25, other multiples, five covers and one postal card (faulty), reference copies, unissued bogus overprints on German stamps etc.all neatly written up on pages, fine-v.f.
Envelope *u
Catalog #2N23-30
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Lot #1721
Russian Occupation of Latvia
1940 1s and 3s imperforate pairs, also 35s horiz. pair imperf. between, v.f.
*
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Lot #1722
Wenden
1890 7k Russian stationery entire additionally franked with 2k & used from Shtokmanshoff via Riga to Libau, some toning, with appropriate transit & arrival pmks, Wenden canc. tied by a blue pmk, instead of the customary pen strike, some toning, otherwise fine
Envelope
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Lot #1723
Wenden
1892 cover franked with 2k black & red, used in combination with Russian 7k from Shtokmanshof to Riga, some toning, otherwise fine
Envelope
Catalog #Mi.11
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Lot #1724
LEBANON
1865 FL from Beirut to Damascus, franked with two diff. Ottoman overprints, oval "Beyrout" merchant's cachet, v.f.
Envelope
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Lot #1725
LIBERIA
1884 coverfront, headed "Executive Department", Monrovia May 22, 1884, franked with 2c carmine and 3x 6c purple, addressed to the Pres. of the Royal Geographic Society in Anvers, Belgium, a spectacular item
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Lot #1726
LIBERIA
1884 cover to USA, franked with 1879 2c rose and 6c mauve, each with 6-bars canc., Liberia 28.11.84, red Paid Liverpool Br. Packet and New York arrival pmks, minor flaws, otherwise fine and rare cover, with 1993 BPA cert.
Envelope
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Lot #1727
LIBERIA
1894 5c stationery entire additionally franked with 1c and 2c Star Issue, sent via Liverpool to New York, with red transit and arrival pmks on reverse, v.f.
Envelope
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Lot #1728
LIBERIA
1902 registered 2c stationery entire, additionally franked and sent from HARPER to Germany, v.f., with Kotschenbroda arrival
Envelope
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Lot #1729
LIBERIA
1988 Issues, 6 diff. issues in sheets, mostly 100 of each incl. Olympics, Shakespeare, Trains etc., n.h., v.f. and colorful lot,
Box **
Catalog #1049/1090
Catalog Value 3,617
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Lot #1730
LIBERIA
Air Post.
1938 Issue, cplt set of imperforate blocks of four, n.h., v.f., rare
Box **
Catalog #C4-13var
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Lot #1731
LIBERIA
Air Post.
1938 Imperforate blocks of four, each stamp with security punch and overprinted SPECIMEN, n.h., v.f., rare
Box P
Catalog #C4-13P
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Lot #1732
LIBERIA
Air Post.
1952 25c and 50c, group of four sheets of 20 incl. two overprinted SPECIMEN, also 25c imperf. sheet with wrong colors (of 50c), plus 50c sheet with center omitted, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #C68-69var
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Lot #1733
LIECHTENSTEIN
1915 25h ultramarine, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #3b
Catalog Value 900
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Lot #1734
LIECHTENSTEIN
1915 25h ultramarine, imperf. pair, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #Mi.3x
Catalog Value DM 5,600
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Lot #1735
LIECHTENSTEIN
1915 25h ultramarine, v.f. used, Vaduz 18.III.16 canc.
Catalog #3b
Catalog Value 300
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Lot #1736
LIECHTENSTEIN
1917-18 imperf. set of six, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #4-9var
Catalog Value DM 2,000
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Lot #1737
LIECHTENSTEIN
1918 20h green, imperf. pair, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #10var
Catalog Value DM 1,700
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Lot #1738
LIECHTENSTEIN
1934 Vaduz souv. sheet, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #115
Catalog Value 1,350
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Lot #1739
LIECHTENSTEIN
1934 Vaduz souv. sheet, six n.h. copies, fresh and fine-v.f.
**
Catalog #115
Catalog Value 8,100
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Lot #1740
LIECHTENSTEIN
1934 Vaduz souv. sheet, neat 3.X.34 Vaduz canc., full original gum, v.f., rare
Catalog #115
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Lot #1741
LIECHTENSTEIN
1934 Vaduz, 5fr brown, stamp from souvenir sheet, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #115
Catalog Value 900
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Lot #1742
LIECHTENSTEIN
1933-35 2fr Elsa, 3fr Francis and 5fr Arms etc., three diff. sheets of 20, folded between stamps, n.h., fine-v.f.
Box **
Catalog #114,130,131
Catalog Value 13,300+
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Lot #1743
LIECHTENSTEIN
1934 5fr Arms v.f. used
Catalog #131
Catalog Value 725
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Lot #1744
LIECHTENSTEIN
1951 3fr and 5fr perf. 14, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #259a,60a
Catalog Value 1,100
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Lot #1745
LIECHTENSTEIN
1960 EUROPA sheetlet of 20, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #356
Catalog Value 1,500+
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Lot #1746
LIECHTENSTEIN
Air Post.
1930 Zeppelin set of two, used, v.f.
Catalog #C7-8
Catalog Value 275
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Lot #1747
LIECHTENSTEIN
Air Post.
1931 Zeppelin, set of two on flown cover from Vaduz to Lausanne, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #C7-8
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Lot #1748
LIECHTENSTEIN
Air Post.
1948 nine diff. used on two registered FDCs, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #C24-32
Catalog Value DM 315
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Lot #1749
LIECHTENSTEIN
Catapult Flights.
1932 Bremen flight to New York, blue "Deutscher Schleuderflug D. Bremen-New York, 18/19 Mai 1932" cachet, little toning, otherwise fine
Envelope
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Lot #1750
LIECHTENSTEIN
Catapult Flights.
1935 "Europa" to Nassau, Bahamas, v.f., with arrival pmk, rare destination
Envelope
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Lot #1751
LIECHTENSTEIN
Catapult Flights.
1935 "Bremen" to New York, 11-22.8.35 red Statue of Liberty cachet, flown to Nassau, Bahamas, v.f.
Envelope
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Lot #1752
LIECHTENSTEIN
Catapult Flights.
1935 "Europa" to New York, 8-9.9.35 red cachet, v.f.
Envelope
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Lot #1753
LIECHTENSTEIN
Zeppelin Flights.
1933 Roma Flight card from Triesenberg to Rome, appropriate red cachet in combination with the violet hs, v.f., with Friedrichshafen arrival cds, one of the rarest Italy flights, only a few known
Envelope
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Lot #1754
LITHUANIA
1919 registered cover from Kaunas to Konigsberg, franked with strip of 3x50sk, boxed German censor cachet, wax seals removed from reverse, some stains, otherwise fine and rare cover
Envelope
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Lot #1755
LITHUANIA
1919 cover from Kaunas to Berlin, franked with 2x30sk, boxed German hs, some stains, otherwise fine
Envelope
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Lot #1756
LITHUANIA
1919 cover from Kaunas to Tilsit, franked with 40sk Kaunas issue, used in combination with Berlin Issue, boxed German censor cachet, v.f. and scarce cover
Envelope
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Lot #1757
LITHUANIA
1919 "Vytis", 10sk, 20sk, 30sk, 40sk, 75sk, 1auk, 3auk and 5auk, eight diff. imperforate panes of 50 (matching top halves of the sheets), n.h., some creases, mostly v.f., rare
Box **
Catalog #50/60var
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Lot #1758
LITHUANIA
1919 20sk, 30sk and 75sh three diff. imperforate sheets of 100, n.h., some marginal flaws, otherwise v.f.
Box **
Catalog #52,53,57var
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Lot #1759
LITHUANIA
1940 (?) private booklet "V.G.F." with five panes of 10x10c red, total value of 5Lt, fine
Booklet
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Lot #1760
LITHUANIA
Semi-Postals.
1938 Boy Scout overprints, complete set canc. by Kaunas 28.V.40 pmks on unaddressed 35ct stationery card, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #B47-50
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Lot #1761
LITHUANIA
Air Post.
1934 Darius Girenas, two die proofs, one showing blue center only, other 1L black, v.f.
P
Catalog #C79,81P
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Lot #1762
LITHUANIA
Air Post.
1935 Darius-Girenas Trans-Atlantic flight cover to Kaunas, franked with US adhesive, appropriate cachet and markings, fine
Envelope
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Lot #1763
LITHUANIA
Air Post.
1935 Vaitkus Trans-Atlantic attempt cover with US 6c and special overprinted adhesive, numbered "765" and signed by Lt. Felix Vaitkus, v.f. with violet cachet and appropriate markings, rare
Envelope
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Lot #1764
LITHUANIA
Air Post.
1935 Vaitkus Trans-Atlantic flight cover to USA, franked with the specially prepared, overprinted stamp, signed by Lt. Felix Vaitkus, with additional US and Lithuanian franking, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #C80var
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Lot #1765
LITHUANIA
Air Post.
1935 Vaitkus, proof of the overprint in green, n.h., v.f.
P
Catalog #C80var
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Lot #1766
LUXEMBOURG
1844 stampless letter to France, "Luxembourg 23 Mars 1844" pmk and "L.P.B.1.R." hs alongside, also "Pays-Bas Thionville" border transit cds, all in red, with other transit & arrival pmks on reverse, "Id." charge mark, v.f.
Envelope
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Lot #1767
LUXEMBOURG
Semi-Postals.
1935 Intellectuals, cplt set used 27.2.36 on registered cover to Geneva, fine-v.f., with arrival pmk, rare
Envelope
Catalog #B65A-Q
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Lot #1768
LUXEMBOURG
Semi-Postals.
1943 Issue, cplt set of epreuves de luxe, v.f. and scarce
P
Catalog #B117-20P
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Lot #1769
MADAGASCAR
1902 cover to Paris endorsed "Corps D'Occupation de Madagascar", franked with 3x25c and single 15c on 1fr, Tamatave cds and green "Gouvernement General de Madagascar" cachet, redirected to the Hague, with arrival pmks, sometoning, otherwise fine cover, with arrival pmk
Envelope
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Lot #1770
MADAGASCAR
1904 ppc to Paris franked with 10fr red, tied by blue Fort-Dauphin cds, with corresponding Tamatave pmk, violet "Cercle Militaire de Fort-Dauphin" cachet, v.f.
Envelope
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Lot #1771
MADAGASCAR
Air Post.
1952 Issue, perf. and gummed souv. sheet, n.h., v.f., only 15-20 issued, rare
**
Catalog #C56var
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Lot #1772
MADAGASCAR
Zeppelin Flights.
1933 Chicago Flight to Brazil, registered from Sainte Marie and sent via Friedrichshafen, with Pernambuco arrival pmk
Envelope
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Lot #1773
MARIANA ISLANDS
1898 cover franked with 2c and 8c tied by oval "Islas Marians" and sent to Manila, some usual toning, cover torn between stamps, otherwise fine and very rare cover from the Spanish Marianas, with Military Station No.1 arrival pmk
Envelope
Catalog #2,5
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Lot #1774
MARIENWERDER
1920 1M Carmine, Gothic letters, h.r., v.f., signed Romeko. A rarity
*
Catalog #Mi.21IIa
Catalog Value Euro 3,000
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Lot #1775
MARTINIQUE
1864 outer FL to Bordeaux, franked with 5x10c and 4x40c Eagle, canc. "MQE", with St.Pierre Martinique pmk alongside, filing folds and small defects, fine 2.10fr franking
Envelope
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Lot #1776
MEMEL
1923 group of 13 covers with variety of frankings incl. Airpost, some registered to USA, diff. towns incl. Klaipeda, Rollessschsen, Heydeskrug, Laugbargen etc., printed matter and other rates, mostly fine-v.f.
Envelope
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Lot #1777
MEXICO
1830 (Jan.7), FL to Belfast, inscribed in ms "P.H.M.S. Goldfinch," and rated 3/6, with on reverse superb upright Falmouth "Mexico" fleuron arrival marking in green (struck perfectly for display) and red "9 MR 9/1830" in diamond, fine and quite rare
Envelope
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Lot #1778
MEXICO
1856 FL from Potosi, with blue "Potosi Franca 1/2" hs, also large part of wrapper with red "Guad. Colecturiad loteria", with additional Guadalajara hs and addressed to Mexico City, plus 1855 FL from Vera Cruz to Chiapas, fine-v.f.
Envelope
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Lot #1779
MEXICO
1861 FL to Monterey, franked with 2r gray on pink, Durango district overprint, with indistinct and very rare "S.Juan De Guadelupe" boxed canc. in red, with MEPSI cert.
Envelope
Catalog #8
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Lot #1780
MEXICO
1861 FL franked with 1/4 of 8r black on red brown, overprinted Zacatecas and used as 2r to Sattilo, v.f., with Royal cert.
Envelope
Catalog #11b
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Lot #1781
MEXICO
1861 2r without overprint, used on coverfront, also 1870 FL franked with pair of 12c, used from Colima, fine
Envelope
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Lot #1782
MEXICO
1862 "Paid at Vera Cruz", crowned circle strike on FL to New Orleans dated 1 July 1862, showing fair strike of black circular "Steamship/10" adjacent; two vertical folds (one just cracking the surface) clear of the first marking,fine and rare
Envelope
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Lot #1783
MEXICO
1867 FL to New York, with Crowned Circle "Paid at Vera Cruz" in black, with "Franquerado Vera Cruz July 10", oval "Franco" and "Steamship 10", with forwarder's cachet and Vera Cruz departure pmk on reverse, fine
Envelope
Catalog #SG CC3
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Lot #1784
MEXICO
1869 outer FL franked with 6c black, 25c blue and 50c black on yellow, used from Colima to Mexico City, cover refolded, with appropriate markings, fine and scarce three color Hidalgo franking
Envelope
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Lot #1785
MEXICO
1907 4c stationery card sent from Mexico City via Nuevo Laredo and Hong Kong to Thailand, with Bangkok arrival pmk, all markings on front, unusual destination
Envelope
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Lot #1786
MEXICO
1926 Pan-American Congress, cplt set of 8 printed in black, h.r., fine-v.f.
P
Catalog #658-65P
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Lot #1787
MEXICO
Air Post.
1934 coverfront with ten Eagle Man essays, three diff., fine and interesting piece
E
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Lot #1788
MEXICO
Air Post.
1934 20c-20p University set, cplt set, 20c & 50c l.h., all others mint n.h., v.f.
*\**
Catalog #C54-61
Catalog Value 1,100
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Lot #1789
MEXICO
Air Post.
1936 Amelia Earhart, n.h., fine, signed Bloch, scarce unhinged
**
Catalog #C74
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Lot #1790
MEXICO
Air Post.
1935 20c lake, n.h., with "Amelia Earhart" overprint, fresh single, fine, with 1985 PFC, scarce unhinged
**
Catalog #C74
Catalog Value 3,250
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Lot #1791
MEXICO
Air Post.
1935 Amelia Earhart, overprinted "Muestra" (Specimen), fine, only 350 issued
S
Catalog #C74S
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Lot #1792
MEXICO
Air Post.
1936 Eagle Man, watermark "260", l.h. and fresh, some irregular perfs as often, fine example of this rare stamp
*
Catalog #C76A
Catalog Value 4,500
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Lot #1793
MONACO
1949 UPU, three collective souv. sheets with gum, one perf., others imperf., fine-v.f.
*
Catalog #245A,C30-33var
Catalog Value FFr 3,750
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Lot #1794
MONACO
1949 UPU, two diff. perf. souv. sheets with gum, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #245-6,C30-33var
Catalog Value FFr 2,500
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Lot #1795
MONACO
1949-50 UPU, set of three epreuves de luxe, v.f.
P
Catalog #245,45A,46P
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Lot #1796
MONACO
1956 Royal Wedding, two perf. and gummed souv. sheets, v.f.
*
Catalog #366-70,C46-48
Catalog Value FFr 3,000
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Lot #1797
MONACO
1964 JFK 50c, two epreuves de luxe, v.f.
P
Catalog #596P
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Lot #1798
MONACO
Semi-Postals.
1920 5fr+5fr red, wonderfully well centered, l.h. and post office fresh, v.f., with 1988 Calves cert.,
*
Catalog #B18
Catalog Value 5,000
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Lot #1799
MONACO
Air Post.
1914 (Apr. 1-15) Aerial Rally, four flown souvenir cards, from London, Madrid, Paris and Milan, each with cancel from that city tying "Air Stamp", v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #AAMC1a-1c
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Lot #1800
MONACO
Air Post.
1914 "Le Rallye Aerien", two cards Madrid and Bruxelles, fine-v.f.
Envelope
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Lot #1801
MONACO
Air Post.
1914 "Le Rallye Aerien", Milan pmk, v.f.
Envelope
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Lot #1802
MONACO
Air Post.
1914 "Le Rallye Aerien", Madrid pmk, fine
Envelope
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Lot #1803
MONACO
Air Post.
1914 "Le Rallye Aerien", Paris pmk, fine
Envelope
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Lot #1804
MONGOLIA
1926 $5 red, yellow and gray, revenue stamps hs overprinted "Postage" in violet, v.f. with 1988 Holcombe cert. in which he states "A very rare stamp of which less than 50 were made"
*
Catalog #23
Catalog Value 575
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Lot #1805
MONGOLIA
1926 $5 red, yellow and gray, revenue stamps hs overprinted "Postage" in violet, v.f. with 1988 Holcombe cert. in which he states "A very rare stamp of which less than 50 were made"
*
Catalog #23
Catalog Value 575
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Lot #1806
MONGOLIA
1928 registered cover franked with three diff. adhesives and sent to Harbin, with Chinese postage dues affixed on arrival, small piece of the covered severed at bottom, otherwise v.f.
Envelope
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Lot #1807
MONGOLIA
1930 registered and flown cover from Ulan Bator to Harbin, franked with 8 adhesives on front and charged 50c postage due, with 5x10c Rep. of China postage dues affixed on reverse, hs "Vosdushnaya Pochta" (Air Mail), fine-v.f.
Envelope
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Lot #1808
MONGOLIA
1930 registered cover from Ulan Bator to Stanleyville, Belgian Congo, franked with 55m worth of definitives on reverse, with Sept. 1930 Stanleyville arrival, cover roughly opened, buta most improbable destination from Mongolia
Envelope
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Lot #1809
MONGOLIA
1959 40m horiz. pair, imperforate horiz., n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #175var
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Lot #1810
MONGOLIA
1959 30m green, imperf. at left, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #181var
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Lot #1811
MONTENEGRO
1902 25h orange & carmine, variety imperf. at sides, double impression, small abrasion at UR, v.f.
*
Catalog #H2var
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Lot #1812
MOROCCO
1897 registered cover franked with Gibraltar 10c & 20c, tied by oval "Registered Tangiers" datestamps, locally paid with 5c,10c,25c,50c,75c & 1m, all tied by violet bilingual Mazagan cds, addressee "not known" and letter forwardedto Germany, front shows black oval "R" hs and oval "Registered Mazagan Morroco" transit, while reverse bears British Mazagan-Morocco transit, Marrakesh cds, & British Tangier and Stadthagen arrival, beautiful cover with scarce franking
Envelope
Catalog #SG Z68-9
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Lot #1813
MOROCCO
1968 King Hassan, 1d tan & black, imperf. pane of 20, also same with black color omitted, n.h., v.f., the latter with De La Rue imprint
Box **
Catalog #185var,185P
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Lot #1814
NEPAL
1889-1917 registered cover franked with pair of 2a claret and block of four of 1/2a black, v.f., with arrival pmk
Envelope
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Lot #1815
NEPAL
1890 registered letter from Kathmandu to Bombay, correctly franked at 3a as a letter, with four of the scarce India 9pi mauve of 1874, canc. with square circle "Nepal" datestamp 17 Mar. 1890,bearing the 3-line registration marking (less than 20 known), Bombay arrival backstamp of 22 Mar., fine and very rare multiple franking of the 9pi and the only recorded usage. An outstanding exhibition cover
Envelope
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Lot #1816
NETHERLANDS
1869-71 1c green, imperforate pair, unused without gum, v.f.
P
Catalog #19P
Catalog Value Fl 900
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Lot #1817
NETHERLANDS
1872-88 20c green, h.r., v.f.
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Catalog #28
Catalog Value 425
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Lot #1818
NETHERLANDS
1891-96 5g lake and bronze-green, Amsterdam cds, a few short perfs, good colors and fine
Catalog #54
Catalog Value 375
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Lot #1819
NETHERLANDS
1891-96 5g lake and brown green, Amsterdam cds, a few short perfs, good colors and fine
Catalog #54
Catalog Value 375
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Lot #1820
NETHERLANDS
1923 Ascension, cplt set, l.h., fine-v.f.
*
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Lot #1821
NETHERLANDS
1926-48 issues, one stamp used, others h.r. or l.h., fine-v.f.
*
Catalog #164-93,226/300
Catalog Value 430
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Lot #1822
NETHERLANDS
1940-47 three diff. definitives, 900-1,100 of each, mostly in full sheets, n.h., fine-v.f.
Box **
Catalog #223-225
Catalog Value Fl 5,100
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Lot #1823
NETHERLANDS
Zeppelin Flights.
1929 Holland flight ppc (some scuff marks on picture side), mixed franking with German adhesive canc. on board, red cachets, v.f.
Envelope
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Lot #1824
NETHERLANDS INDIES
1865 small outer FL endorsed "Franco" with beautiful "FRANCO" and posthorn cachet
Envelope
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Lot #1825
NETHERLANDS INDIES
1864 10c lake, group of 17 copies incl. pair and strip of three, various shades and postmarks, few minor faults, mostly fine-v.f. and useful lot
Catalog #1
Catalog Value 2,380
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Lot #1826
NETHERLANDS INDIES
1940-41 German Internees Mail, group of five censored cards sent by a German national interned in camp Koetajana (Atjeh) to his wife kept in camp Salatiga on Java. German nationals in Dutch Indies were internedafter Germany had attacked the Netherlands; they were later shipped to Singapore when that colony was threatened by Japanese. Mail between camps was permitted only on postcards and is quite scarce
Envelope
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Lot #1827
NETHERLANDS INDIES
1948 registered cover from Probolinggo to Soerabaja, franked with vertical pair of 15c+10c Pelita stamps with inverted overprints, v.f. and rare usage of these errors on cover
Envelope
Catalog #B57a
Catalog Value 420++
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Lot #1828
NEW CALEDONIA
1876 top part of a "Moniteur de la Nouvelle-Caledonie" newspaper with triangular "P.D. Affranchi en Numeraire Faute de Timbres Coloniaux" hs indicating postage paid, with corresponding Noumea cds and Ducos arrival pmk in blue,some tears with tape reinforcements, markings intact, rare
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Lot #1829
NEW CALEDONIA
1892 small cover franked with pair of 5c green, overall toning, otherwise fine
Envelope
Catalog #23
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Lot #1830
NEW CALEDONIA
1959 Fish, perforated and gummed souv. sheet of four, n.h., v.f., only 15-20 issued
**
Catalog #307-10var
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Lot #1831
NEW CALEDONIA
1962 Canoes, Fisherman etc., perforated and gummed souv. sheet of three, n.h., v.f., only 15-20 issued
**
Catalog #318-20var
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Lot #1832
NEW CALEDONIA
Air Post.
1959 perforated and gummed souv. sheet of two, n.h., v.f., only 15-20 issued
**
Catalog #C27-28var
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Lot #1833
NEW CALEDONIA
Air Post.
1962 set of two perforated and gummed souv. sheets of two each, n.h., v.f., only 15-20 issued
**
Catalog #C29-32var
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Lot #1834
NICARAGUA
1905 1c-5P Coat of Arms, cplt set of 13 large die proofs in black, die sunk on cards from the American Bank Note, each with notation and hs March 21, 1949 indicating when cancelled, plus the usual security punch, v.f. and rare
P
Catalog #179-91P
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Lot #1835
NICARAGUA
Revenues.
1940 3c-100cor, seven large die proofs in issued colors, on cards from the American Bank Note, each with 1940 notation and diff. clock hs on reverse, one with a light wrinkle, otherwise v.f.
P
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Lot #1836
NORWAY
1855 outer FL from Bergen to Frederikstad, franked with pair of 4s blue, margins all around, canc. by grid pmks, with blue Bergen 3/12/1855 pmk at bottom, ms arrival endorsements, fine and scarce double rate cover
Envelope
Catalog #1
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Lot #1837
NORWAY
1855 4s blue showing the "Cracked Plate" (D16) variety, grid cancellation, margins all around, fine example of this popular variety, signed Moldenhauer
Catalog #1var
Catalog Value SKr 16,000
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Lot #1838
NORWAY
1855-75 two sets of reprints of six, 1914 and 1924 printings, v.f.
R
Catalog #1-5,15R
Catalog Value 690
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Lot #1839
NORWAY
1861 cover to Denmark, franked with 3sk grey lilac, 4sk blue & 8sk lake King Oscar issue (Facit 3-5) all tied by "Christiania" datestamps, reverse shows Svinesund transit and Kobenhavn arrival cds, a v.f. and scarce three colorfranking
Envelope
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Lot #1840
NORWAY
1867-68 clear printing 8s pink, Trondhjem cancellation, well centered, traces of ms on reverse, fine and scarce shade
Catalog #15a
Catalog Value 350+
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Lot #1841
NORWAY
1872 cover to Quimper, Brittany franked by 1867 4sk blue, 8sk carmine rose and 1872 Posthorn 3s rose all tied by Bergen cds for 15sk rate to France, cover bears fine "Hammerfest-Hamburg" cds and red "21/2 Wf" (groschen) creditapplied at Hamburg, arrival on reverse of attractive and scarce cover
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Catalog #14-15,18
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Lot #1842
NORWAY
1872 FL franked with 1sk and 4sk used from Kristiansand to Denmark, fine-v.f. with Ribe arrival pmk
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Lot #1843
NORWAY
1975-83 balance of the collection of 89 unexploded booklets, stapled upright and reverse, diff. cover notations, fresh and v.f. lot
Booklet
Catalog #Facit H42-61
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Lot #1844
OBOCK
1896 15c stationery entire additionally franked with 3x4c brown & red, used to Switzerland, v.f., with appropriate transit and arrival pmks
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Lot #1845
OBOCK
1905 registered cover to New York franked by imperf 1894 25c black & blue and 75c grey lilac & orange tied by Cote de Somalis cds in blue with registered label and New York arrival on reverse
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Catalog #53,57
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Lot #1846
OMAN
1984 Boy Scouts, large proof card from De La Rue archives, with set of four imperforate proofs, similar to issued stamps, with small variations, v.f. and colorful Boy Scout thematic, one of only three known
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Lot #1847
PAKISTAN
1952 "Comet 1", three flown covers incl. Burma-Pakistan and Pakistan to Ceylon and Malaya, fine-v.f.
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Lot #1848
PANAMA
1855 FL dated 11th July, sent from Lima, Peru to New York, via Panama, with red cachet "Encaminada Por Hurtado: Hermanos Panama" and black "Boyd's City Express Post Aug.13". with ms note of arrival and endorsed "Por Vapor via de Panama", v.f. and rare combination of forwarding agent's markings
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Lot #1849
PANAMA
1909-15 three diff. unexploded booklets 25c, 49c and 61c, each with full contents, stamps with security punches, covers overprinted Specimen in red, last with minor cover faults, otherwise fine-v.f. and rare set of booklets from the American Banknote Co. archives
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Catalog #197a,198a,200a
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Lot #1850
PANAMA
1915 20c brown & black, center inverted, unused without gum, sheet margin at top, v.f.
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Catalog #212a
Catalog Value 275
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Lot #1851
PANAMA
1921, imperforate blocks of four, plate proofs on card in issued colors, some creases, moistly v.f.
Box P
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Lot #1852
PANAMA
1921, imperforate blocks of four, plate proofs on card, all in green, v.f. and scarce
Box P
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Lot #1853
PANAMA
Air Post.
1930 First SCADTA flight from Colon without previously required SCADTA stamps, cover carried to Cartagena, Colombia and returned to Cristobal Canal Zone. Only 2(!) covers reportedly carried from Colon to Cartagena
Envelope
Catalog #Muller 41var
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Lot #1854
PARAGUAY
1892 registered cover to Argentina, franked with 1898 reissues of 1878 surcharged issues, including single 5c/1r rose and 5c/2r blue, with black surcharge, and block of four 5c/1r rose with blue surcharge, all tied by "Oficinade Certificados/Asuncion" datestamps, front shows red Asuncion registration cachet and reverse bears "Certificados" arrival cds, a v.f. and rare cover, with Moorhouse cert.
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Lot #1855
PERU
1857 2r brown red, blue, full original gum, margins all around, fresh and v.f., signed Cavalle etc.
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Catalog #2
Catalog Value 1,350
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Lot #1856
PERU
1864 stampless letter from Arequipa to New York, red "Paid to Panama" and Panama June 4, 1864 departure pmk, also "Steamship 10", Islay transit and New York arrival pmks, fine
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Lot #1857
PERU
1875 cver from Cuzco, franked with 10c red, used via the British Post Office where GB 6p was added for further transmission to USA, Arequipa, Callao and Panama transits, "Due 5 cents" canc. on arrival, fine combination franking
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Lot #1858
PERU
1876 cover from Callao to Alloa, Scotland, franked with 2x5c green, used in combination with in combination with GB 6p gray and 1sh green, canc. by "C38" duplex canc., fine and scarce mixed franking, backstamped on arrival in Scotland
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Lot #1859
PERU
1920s National Bank Note Co. two die proofs with beautiful engravings of Arms of Peru, v.f.
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Lot #1860
PERU
Air Post.
1957 unfinished first stage artist signed die proof, v.f.
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Lot #1861
PHILIPPINES
Spanish-American War, collection of 42 covers, mounted & written up exhibition style on pages, with a careful presentation of a variety of army markings, censor strikes, destinations and frankings, incl. "Forwarded", "Missent", some chargedpostage due, diff. "soldier's letter" endorsements and much more, usual toning and wear and tear to be expected in some cases, mostly fine or better. A most representative collection
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Lot #1862
PHILIPPINES
1895 cover to Sumatra franked with single and strip of three 2c claret, all tied by "Correos Manila" datestamps, reverse bears Singapore and Dutch East Indies transits plus Tebintinggi Deli arrival, a scarce cover to a raredestination showing unusual use of low value stamps to make up the 8c rate
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Catalog #144
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Lot #1863
PHILIPPINES
1897 registered cover franked with 2c ultramarine (2) and 10c yellow brown regular King Alfonso XIII issue, plus ^8c blue, 1m ultramarine, 2m brown (2) & 5m blue green (3) Newspaper stamps, all tied by framed "Certificado" hs,front shows "R" registry hs and different style blue green Certificado marking, while reverse bears Muenchen arrival datestamps, a rare registered cover with amazing franking
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Catalog #147,166,P8/20
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Lot #1864
PHILIPPINES
1900 registered cover to Yokohama, franked with overprinted 1c, 2x2c, 3c and 5c, all tied by "feather" cancels, sent from Manila via Hong Kong to Japan, with arrival pmk, fine and scarce cover
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Lot #1865
PHILIPPINES
1901 $1 black, l.h., centered to top, very fresh
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Catalog #237
Catalog Value 450
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Lot #1866
PHILIPPINES
1949 Gen. Gregorio del Pillar, set of two large die proofs, die sunk on full cards, fine-v.f., rare
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Catalog #535-36P
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Lot #1867
PHILIPPINES
1950 Roosevelt, ABNCo archive incl. seven large die proofs with four master dies, each die sunk on full card, also the original model based on the famous photograph of Roosevelt looking at his stamp collection, plus relevant noted from theprinters, fine-v.f., unique lot
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Catalog #542-44,C70P
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Lot #1868
PHILIPPINES
1952 Indo-Pacific Fisheries Council, set of two stamps in issued colors overprinted Specimen, each with a security punch; also imperf. proofs on gummed paper, in ultramarine, greenish blue and red brown, fine-v.f.
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Catalog #578-79P
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Lot #1869
PHILIPPINES
1952 PANAPEX, set of two stamps in issued colors overprinted Specimen, each with a security punch; also four proofs on gummed paper, in ultramarine, brown and carmine, plus master dieproof in red brown, value tablet blank, some staple holes, otherwise v.f. and rare
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Catalog #580-81,C73P
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Lot #1870
PHILIPPINES
Air Post.
1926 Madrid-Manila flight by Spanish Aviators, May 13 dispatch from Aparri, v.f.
Envelope
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Lot #1871
PHILIPPINES
Air Post.
1926 Madrid-Manila flight by Spanish Aviators, May 13 dispatch from Aparri, v.f.
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Lot #1872
PHILIPPINES
Air Post.
1927 flown cover to Manila, franked with 12 diff. "Madrid-Manila" adhesives, Geru.Cibu March 2, 1927 cds and oval "Via U.S.Army Air Service" hs, some usual toning, otherwise fine
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Lot #1873
PHILIPPINES
Air Post.
1950 Fifth World Congress, 30c and 50c imperforate pairs, plate proofs on car, v.f.
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Catalog #C68-69P
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Lot #1874
PHILIPPINES
Postal Stationery.
1948 2c stationery entire, group of 11+ different die proofs, marked "for approval", "final", also "approved" and signed version in black, another "OK except for portrait" and mounted on card from American Bank Note Co., plus the original model for ink and inscriptions, fine and incredible group of stationery proofs, with relevant ABNCo correspondence
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Lot #1875
PHILIPPINES
Postal Stationery.
1948 2c black, imperf. plate proof with embossing of center, v.f., rare
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Lot #1876
PHILIPPINES
Japanese Occupation.
1942 postage due cover with "Passed by Censor Japanese Military Police" hs, v.f.
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Lot #1877
POLAND
Napoleonic Letters, 1807 FL datelined Varsovie, 6 March, addressed to Monaco, "No.43 Port-Paye Grande Armee" hs, rare letter from Warsaw to Monaco
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Lot #1878
POLAND
1809 "Ex Offo" letter from Krakow, headed in Polish "in the name of Napoleon the Great, Emperor of the French, King of Italy etc.", addressed to the chief of Police, v.f. and interesting letter used in Krakowat the time of the Duchy of Warsaw
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Lot #1879
POLAND
Napoleonic Letters, 1812 FL datelined Glogau (Glogow), 11 May, 1812, endorsed "Service Militaire", from General Walther to Baron Chastel, advising the latter is being promoted to "General de Division" by orders of Gen. Grouchy, with red"No.10 Grande Armee" and again "No.13 DEB/Grande Armee", with "3e Corps de Cavalerie" endorsement, countersigned by Gen.Walther and addressed to France. A v.f. and scarce letter from the French Army just prior to its invasion of Russia
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Lot #1880
POLAND
Napoleonic Letters, 1813 FL datelined Varsovie, 7 January, 1813 addressed to Vienne (Isere), re-addressed to Auxerre, red "No.4 Grande Armee", with "Deb.37 Vienne" hs, interesting text referring to harsh winter conditions, v.f.
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Lot #1881
POLAND
Napoleonic Letters, Polish Army in Italy, FL letter from Reggio, with partly printed "Le Chef de l'Etat-Major de la premiere Legion Polonaise", additional boxed handstamp and signed "Regulski"
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Lot #1882
POLAND
1822 FL dated 13th September, used from Odessa to Genova, ms note on reverse "P/m G.Paserli Brody ai 22 7bre 1822" forwarding agent's notation, oval "Brody in Galizia" transit and tax markings applied on arrival, v.f.
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Lot #1883
POLAND
1833 FL to France, with oval "Krakau 1833" departure pmk, ms due markings, red oval "Autriche P.Hunningue" and other hs, fine usage from Krakow
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Lot #1884
POLAND
1839 FL to Lwow, endorsed "interes prywatny" (private matter), hs "Pologne", with red Kalisz departure pmk, Lemberg 13 June, 1839 arrival datestamp on back, fine
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Lot #1885
POLAND
1840 outer FL with bold "Koniecpol" straight line hs, v.f.
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Lot #1886
POLAND
1840 (ca) outer FL with boxed bilingual "Brzesc-Kujawski" hs in red, addressed to Wloclawek, v.f.
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Lot #1887
POLAND
1840 (ca) outer blue FL with boxed bilingual "Izbica" hs in red, also "Interes Rzadowy" (Official Business) in black, v.f.
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Lot #1888
1860 10k blue & rose
1860 10k blue & rose, unused with part original gum, plus another example pen canc.
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Catalog #1
Catalog Value 1,000
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Lot #1889
1860 10k blue & rose
1860 10k blue & rose, sharp impression, fine
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Catalog #1
Catalog Value 800
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Lot #1890
1860 10k blue & rose
1860 10k blue & rose, full original gum, thus incredibly rare, signed Bojanowicz etc.
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Catalog #1
Catalog Value 800
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Lot #1891
1860 10k blue & rose
1860 10k blue & rose, tied by "253" numeral pmk on cover from Plock to Warszawa, bilingual 17/6 Plock pmk, with red arrival pmk on reverse, red wax seal removed from back, fine and scarce cover
Envelope
Catalog #1
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Lot #1892
1860 10k blue & rose
1860 10k blue & rose, plate flaw variety "Blue frame damaged" at left, tied by "1" numeral in six squares (type IV) pmk on small cover from Warszawa to Antopol, Russia, showing Warszawa departure 2/10, also arrival datestamp 18October, 1864, all in red cyrilics, minor toning and small cover defect at bottom, signed Bojanowicz, with Mikulski cert. An attractive small cover with rare canc. and usage
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Catalog #1var
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Lot #1893
1860 10k blue & rose
1860 10k blue & rose, plate flaw variety "oval in blue & red", type I, tied by "1" numeral pmk on small FL from Warszawa to Obodowka, via Tulczyn, red Warszawa departure 7/8, address partly erased, fresh and fine cover, signed Bojanowicz, with Mikulski cert.
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Catalog #1var
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Lot #1894
1860 10k blue & rose
1860 10k blue & rose, tied by a mute canc. on FL 13.8.1864 from a train station in Radomsk to Warszawa, with faint "Ekspedycya Poczt. w Wagonie N.2" canc., Warszawa arrival in red, scarce usage from the Warszawa-Granice (the so-called Vienna line), stamp well centered and v.f., address portion slightly overwritten with non-contemporary ink, with Mikulski cert.
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Catalog #1
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Lot #1895
1860 10k blue & rose
1860 10k blue & rose, tied by red "70" numeral canc. on FL used in 1864 from "Sokolow to Warszawa, fresh and v.f., scarce, with Mikulski cert. which states that "quality of the stamp and the folded letter is very good. A beatiful letter, rare in such fine quality"
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Catalog #1
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Lot #1896
1860 10k blue & rose
1870 Russian 10k entire additionally franked with 3k, 5k and 10k, all tied by "71" numerals and used from Sterdyn to France, "Aus Russland" and French border entry markings, some defects, still a fine usage, rare
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Lot #1897
1860 10k blue & rose
1916-18 five diff. poster stamps, issued to collect charity for Polish War orphans, scarce
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Lot #1898
1860 10k blue & rose
1919 10h magenta, v.f. used, with Dr.Kronenberg cert.
Catalog #44
Catalog Value 190
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Lot #1899
1860 10k blue & rose
1919 20h dark green, used on piece, fine, with Dr.Kronenberg cert.
Catalog #57
Catalog Value 125
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Lot #1900
1860 10k blue & rose
1919 Krakow Issue postal stationery, a study of 44 used or unused postal cards, showing diff. types of overprints and surcharges, mostly identified and signed by Dr. Kronenberg, fine-v.f. and difficult to assemble
Envelope
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Lot #1901
1860 10k blue & rose
1928 Warsaw Exhibition souv. sheet, l.h., v.f.
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Catalog #251
Catalog Value 250
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Lot #1902
1860 10k blue & rose
1933 Marian Church Altar issue, original working model by artist R. Kleczewski, photographic designs with additions in pencil and China white ink, creased but unique
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Catalog #277P
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Lot #1903
1860 10k blue & rose
1944 Polish People's Republic, set of three sheet corner margin blocks of four, n.h., v.f.
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Catalog #341-43
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Lot #1904
1860 10k blue & rose
1958 15th Anniversary of the Polish People's Army, compound art work showing all three designs and issued colors corrected by hand, signed by the artist, with official conservatory hs on reverse, v.f. and unique
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Catalog #823-25P
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Lot #1905
1860 10k blue & rose
1959 Red Cross, compound art work showing all three designs and issued colors corrected by hand, signed by the artist, with official conservatory hs on reverse, v.f. and unique
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Catalog #868-70P
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Lot #1906
1860 10k blue & rose
1967 Horses, two varieties, one with double impression, other missing colors, n.h., v.f.
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Catalog #1474var
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Lot #1907
1860 10k blue & rose
1989 Gen. Korczynski, unissued 50zl orange brown and black, sheet of 50, n.h., folded between stamps, with full margins, fine-v.f.
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Catalog #Mi.VI
Catalog Value Euro 6,000
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Lot #1908
1860 10k blue & rose
Semi-Postals.
1946 B.I.E. souv. sheet, n.h., v,.f.
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Catalog #B49c
Catalog Value Euro 750
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Lot #1909
1860 10k blue & rose
Semi-Postals.
1955 Poznan 2zl souv. sheet, seven proofs in diff. colors, each overprinted "PROBA" in black, v.f.
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Catalog #B102P
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Lot #1910
1860 10k blue & rose
Air Post.
1948 FDR souv. sheet, n.h., v.f.
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Catalog #C26c
Catalog Value Euro 400
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Lot #1911
1860 10k blue & rose
Air Post.
Balloon Covers, 1928-36 group of 13 diff. incl. B31 souv. sheet, Gordon-Bennett and other Balloon flights, mostly fine-v.f.
Envelope
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Lot #1912
1860 10k blue & rose
Air Post.
1918 flown cover from Wien to Lwow, also 1934 cover franked with 3x20gr "Challenge", flown on "Syrena" balloon, with spec. "Gordon-Bennett 1934 Warszawa 23.IX.1934" hs and pmks
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Lot #1913
1860 10k blue & rose
Military Mail.
1915-18 Polish Legion, group of seven cards and one cover addressed to Poland, Galizia, Germany etc., various military cachets incl. the Pilsudski Legion, one censored, mostly fine and interesting lot
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Lot #1914
1860 10k blue & rose
Military Mail.
1918 Polish Army in Italy, ppc to Zloczow, endorsed "FM", with violet "K8" hs and red "Armja Polska we Wloszech" military cachet, fine and scarce card
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Lot #1915
1860 10k blue & rose
Military Mail.
1939-43 Polish Red Cross, selection of 45 covers or cards addressed to the Polish Red Cross in Cracow, also to the Ministry of War, Polish Army in France, etc., various interesting markings, fine-v.f.
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Lot #1916
1860 10k blue & rose
Military Mail.
1939-44 selection of 65 covers or cards to Switzerland, addressed mostly to Internment Camps, interesting variety of markings, greetings cards from POW camps etc., fascinating lot
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Lot #1917
1860 10k blue & rose
Polish Army in the Soviet Union.
1942 50k adhesive, sheetlet of six, with three tete beche pairs, h.r., fine
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Catalog #Mi.1
Catalog Value Euro 1,800
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Lot #1918
1860 10k blue & rose
Warsaw Uprising.
1944 AK issue, first definitive issue of the combined Home Army and Boy Scouts Field Post, cplt set of five, affixed on back of overprinted stationery card, addressed to Mokotow under the cryptonim "Orzel", card foldedaffecting two stamps, since it was folded and carried in the courier's pocket, rare
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Catalog Value Euro 1,250+
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Lot #1919
1860 10k blue & rose
KOSZYCE.
1944 handstamped "4" on 24gr Generalgouvernement Hitler stamp, n.h., little perf. stain at right, otherwise v.f., rare (stamps were buried underground and most are without gum or stained), signed Schmutz
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Lot #1920
1860 10k blue & rose
KOSZYCE.
1944 handstamped "4" on 24gr Generalgouvernement Hitler stamp, canc. Koszyce in violet, v.f., signed Schmutz
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Lot #1921
POLISH PRISONER OF WAR ISSUES
1942-45 specialized collection in five volumes featuring stamps issued by the Polish Officers in Oflag IIC (Woldenberg, 240 stamps, 4 souv. sheets and 129 cards); VIIA (Murnau, 77 stamps, 8 souv. sheets); IID (Gross-Born, 179 stamps, 5 souv. sheets and 16 cards) and IIE (Neubrandenburg, 35 stamps and 12 cards), with proofs, essays, sheetlets of 10, studies of design ("Widow"), paper varieties and much more, fine-v.f. An excellent collection with room for expansion and study
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Lot #1922
POLISH PRISONER OF WAR ISSUES
GROSS-BORN.
1944 Olympics souv. sheet, unused without gum as issued, v.f., rare without the customary cancellations
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Lot #1923
POLISH PRISONER OF WAR ISSUES
GROSS-BORN.
1944 Kosciuszko and Pulaski, sheetlets of 10, n.h., fine-v.f., rare
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Lot #1924
POLISH PRISONER OF WAR ISSUES
MURNAU.
1944 Red Cross, block of four, n.h., v.f.
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Lot #1925
POLISH PRISONER OF WAR ISSUES
Displaced Persons Camps.
Dachau-Allach 1945 Red Cross souv. sheet, perforations shifted, 25gr inverted, v.f. and rare
Box **
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Lot #1926
POLISH PRISONER OF WAR ISSUES
Displaced Persons Camps.
1945 Red Cross imperf. souv. sheet, 25gr value inverted, v.f. and rare
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Lot #1927
POLISH PRISONER OF WAR ISSUES
Polish Army in Italy.
1946 National Anthem souv. sheets, set of three, also the rare unissued 3L carmine, all n.h., v.f.
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Lot #1928
Polish Local Issues
Luboml.
1918 Issue, imperforate tete beche & gutter sheetlets of 22, each with two stamps showing inverted center, also additional 5pf yellow green, perf. sheetlet of 22, and another imperf. 10pf carmine, sheet of 22 showing an incredible fold-over at BR, mostly n.h., fine-v.f. and remarkable lot
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Catalog #Mi.I-V
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Lot #1929
Polish Occupation of Warwiszki
1923 set of three, unused with only part original gum, 50m showing broken "A" in "Samorzad", 200m incomplete "D" of "Samorzad", fine-v.f., signed Jungjohann, with cert. Only 200 sets issued
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Catalog #Mi.I-III
Catalog Value Euro 1,800+
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Lot #1930
POLISH OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE
1919 Levant overprints, cplt set, fresh and fine-v.f., signed Rachmanow, rare
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Catalog #2K1-2K12
Catalog Value Euro 1,000
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Lot #1931
PORTUGAL
1870 printed circular to Italy, franked with imperforate King Luiz 20r bistre, tied by numeral "117" killer with Mirandella cds alongside, front shows framed "Caraba" hs plus red framed "P.D." marking, while reverse bears "Porto"and "Lisboa" transits plus S. Gillet arrival cds, a beautiful and rare printed matter item
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Lot #1932
PORTUGAL
1894 (Mar 7) registered cover to Oedenburg, Germany franked by 1894 5r orange, 15r brown and 80r yellow green all tied by special Centenary hs, with Lisbon cds below, Sopron arrival cds on reverse of fine cover
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Catalog #97,99,104
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Lot #1933
PORTUGAL
1895 St. Anthony, cplt set tied by 22.6.95 postmarks on registered cover from Lisbon to Loanda (Angola), fine-v.f., rare
Envelope
Catalog #132-46
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Lot #1934
PORTUGAL
Air Post.
1931 DO-X card Lisbon to USA, two diff. cachets, v.f. and scarce
Envelope
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Lot #1935
PORTUGAL
Air Post.
1931 special Dornier DO-X ppc Lisbon to Germany, two diff. cachets, v.f. and scarce
Envelope
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Lot #1936
PORTUGUESE COLONIES
1900-15 collection of 48 covers or cards, mostly Mozambique, interesting variety of frankings, some ppcs with native scenes, also Cape Verde, Azores, Portuguese India and Angola, few censored, fine-v.f.
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Lot #1937
PORTUGUESE COLONIES
1914 three covers from Inhambane, Guinea and St.Tome, each franked with set of eight, fine-v.f.
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Lot #1938
PORTUGUESE COLONIES
1914 two covers from Guinea and St.Tome, each franked with set of eight, fine-v.f.
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Lot #1939
PORTUGUESE COLONIES
AZORES.
1895 St. Anthony, cplt set, disturbed gum as often, few low values without gum, mostly fine
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Catalog #78-92
Catalog Value 1,096
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Lot #1940
PORTUGUESE COLONIES
LOURENCO MARQUES.
1894 Newspaper wrapper to Constantinople franked by only one recorded use of 1893 Don Luis provisional Jornaes 5r in blue on 40r brown with overprint inverted, tied by bold Lourenco Marques oval datestampwith Lisbon transit on reverse, rare
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Lot #1941
PORTUGUESE COLONIES
MACAO.
1895 use of 3a on 20r D. Luis postal stationery card to Kowloon, "Direccao Macau" cds and Hong Kong transit on front, while reverse bears scarce "Customs Lappa" cds, a v.f. and scarce card, showing "2" of left "20" below "O" of "Provincia" and "2" of right "20" below "C" of "Macau" variety
Envelope
Catalog #H&G 7
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Lot #1942
PORTUGUESE COLONIES
MACAO.
1902 use of surcharged 1 avo on 2a Provisorio postal card to Germany, uprated with King Carlos 2a yellow green, all tied by "Direccao Do Correio Macau" datestamps, apparently, card was short paid, and received circled "T" tax hs withred ms "21/2 centimes" deficiency, although no postage due charges are evident, front shows "Sigmaringen" arrival datestamp and reverse bears "Victoria Hong Kong" transit, a scarce and unusual use of this card
Envelope
Catalog #77
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Lot #1943
PORTUGUESE COLONIES
MACAO.
1903 use of 1a on 2a Vasco de Gama postal stationery card, uprated with 4a Don Carlos with "Provisorio" overprint to Germany, tied by "Direccao Macau" cds and front shows "Victoria Hong Kong" transit, purple "Nashgesandt" hs, plusWuerzburg arrival cds, with "Aschach" datestamp applied on redirection, a very scarce and unusual card
Envelope
Catalog #133
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Lot #1944
PORTUGUESE COLONIES
MACAO.
1911 ppc from Macao to Germany, rare "Customs Lappa" Dec.20, 1911 departure strike, v.f.
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Lot #1945
PORTUGUESE COLONIES
MACAO.
1923 registered cover to USA, mixed franking on back with 16a and pair of 2a, Hong Kong transit and Seattle arrival pmks, also red chops, fine
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Lot #1946
PORTUGUESE COLONIES
MACAO.
1911 set of two, unused without gum, h.r., 1a thin, fine appearance
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Catalog #462-63
Catalog Value 1,050
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Lot #1947
PORTUGUESE COLONIES
MACAO.
1951-75 modern Issues, wholesale lot on stock cards, with few early issues, better cplt sets incl. Ship (2), Flowers (2), UPU etc., n.h., fine-v.f. Yang Cat. HK$50,955 ($6,500)
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Lot #1948
PORTUGUESE COLONIES
MOZAMBIQUE.
1914 cover to Switzerland franked with 15r green (2) King Carlos, 1c blue Ceres and 5c on 8a dark blue Timor issues, all tied by blue hexagonal "Correios e Telegrafos Inhambane Central" datestamps, front shows blue framed bilingual "Passed by Censor" hs and reverse bears hexagonal "Lourenco Maeques" and blue oval "Censor Capetown" transits, scarce franking on an unusual censored cover
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Catalog #18,68,74
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Lot #1949
PORTUGUESE COLONIES
MOZAMBIQUE.
1917 cover to United Stated franked by Inhambane overprinted 1913 5c on 50r deep blue and War Tax rouletted 1c green of Mozambique tied by hexagonal blue Inhambane datestamp, red circular Censor cachet below and Lourenco Marquestransits on reverse
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Catalog #SG 54
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Lot #1950
PORTUGUESE COLONIES
NYASSA.
1898 Issue, cplt set of used blocks of four, fine-v.f.
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Catalog #13-25
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Lot #1951
PORTUGUESE COLONIES
NYASSA.
1901 300r, block of four, imperf. between horiz., fine used, rare
Box
Catalog #25var
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Lot #1952
PORTUGUESE COLONIES
NYASSA.
1903 surcharged 130r on 300r, block of four, imperf. between horiz., fine used, rare
Box
Catalog #41var
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Lot #1953
PORTUGUESE COLONIES
NYASSA.
1911 Issue, singles and blocks of four (a total of five sets, 60 stamps), all without overprint, n.h., fine-v.f.
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Catalog #51-62var
Catalog Value 300+
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Lot #1954
PORTUGUESE COLONIES
NYASSA.
1912 Mozambique stationery card additionally franked with 5c, 20c and 25c all overprinted "REPUBLICA" in red, registered from IBO to Germany, some card creases, otherwise fine, with Hannover arrival, rare on cover
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Lot #1955
PORTUGUESE COLONIES
Revenues.
1900-20 accumulation in stock book with many multiples, much duplication, mostly fine-v.f.
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Lot #1956
PORTUGUESE COLONIES
PONTE DELGADA.
1899 registered cover to Leipzig, franked with four diff. adhesives, tied by Angra cds, with registration label, Lisbon transit and arrival pmks, v.f.
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Lot #1957
PORTUGUESE COLONIES
TIMOR.
1897 use of Macoa & Timor reply postal card to the Dutch East Indies, franked with 5a/30r/300r orange, tied by "Correio Timor" cds, with additional strike alongside, front shows "Makassar" and "Weltevreden" squared cds, a v.f. andscarce card
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Catalog #44
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Lot #1958
PORTUGUESE COLONIES
ZAMBEZIA.
1903 registered cover to Cape Colony franked by 1898 15r brown & 100r blue on blued tied by fine "Correio de Tete" cds, registered cachet at right superbly struck and Bulawayo transit on reverse of rare andfine cover
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Catalog #16,27
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Lot #1959
PUERTO RICO
1858 FL from Arroyo to France, endorsed "Par Paquet Anglais" franked with 1/2r green paying internal postage from Arroyo to San Juan where it was forwarded via the British Post Office to London, with boxed "GB 1F60c" accountancy mark and toFrance where "8" (decimes) postage due was charged, v.f. and interesting partial payment cover
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Lot #1960
PUERTO RICO
1862 FL dated 10th March, used from Aracibo to New York, rated "11" in red crayon, with red crowned circle "Paid at Porto Rico", blue forwarding agent's cachet "Vias y Compania Puerto Rico" and black "Steamship 10", backstamped in San Juanand with St.Thomas transit cds, endorsed "Vapor Ingles", v.f.
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Lot #1961
PUERTO RICO
1862 FL dated 5th April, used from Ponce to New York, with blue forwarding agent's cachet "Forwarded by L.Toro & Co, Ponce, P.R." and black "5" in circle, m.s. note of receipt, v.f. and scarce
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Lot #1962
PUERTO RICO
1866 FL dated 19th November, used from Ponce to New York, with blue forwarding agent's cachet "Forwarded by J.Arena & Co. Nov.22, 1866" and "S.Michelena Dec.18, 1866 New York" in black, endorsed "Maripoza", v.f. This letter was carried bya Spanish Packet & bypassed the US postal system as evidenced by the lack of New York rate marks. This probably reflects the fact that Puerto Rico was not included in the Tables of Rates for Foreign Countries added to the British Treaty
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Lot #1963
PUERTO RICO
1867 FL dated 16th February, used from Ponce to New York, with blue forwarding agent's cachet "Forwarded by L.Toro & Co. Ponce, P.R.", endorsed "Via New Haven", with date stamp "New York Ship Letter March 5", v.f.
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Lot #1964
PUERTO RICO
1879 FL from San Juan to Genova, paying 40c rate with 5c, 10c and 25c, tied by Sept.29 cds, "Via de Ynglaterra" hs and red London transit cds, backstamped on arrival in Genova on Nov.15, filing fold through 5c, otherwise v.f. and scarce three color combination
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Catalog #23,24,26
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Lot #1965
PUERTO RICO
1877-90 group of 14 imperforate sheets of 100, each double impression, one inverted etc., also error, cliche of 8c in plate of 3c, some creases and marginal flaws, mostly fine-v.f.
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Lot #1966
REUNION
1868 small cover to Paris franked by Eagle General issue 1859 10c bistre and 40c orange vermillion with good margins tied by blue dotted grill handstamp with "Reunion" cds alongside and fine strike of octagonal "Col F.V.Suez Paquet3-Mars-3" (Salles 449), delightful and scarce cover
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Lot #1967
ROMANIA
1835-61 stampless letters, selection of nine mostly diff., with usages from Galatz, Jassy and Bucharest, variety of markings incl. those from the Austrian Post Offices, used to Constantinople, Wien, Genoa, Paris etc., fine-v.f. and interesting lot
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Lot #1968
ROMANIA
1858-1932 collection on pages, incl. Moldavia bluish wove paper, 80p red (Scott's 7), unused, v.f., with Roger Calves cert., 1862 6pa tete beche, 1866-79 singles and pairs, 15b vertically laid paper and many others incl. shades and perf. varieties, fresh and mostly fine-v.f.
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Lot #1969
ROMANIA
1858 bluish wove paper, 80p red, unused with full original gum, large margins all around, v.f. and exceptional stamp, with Roger Calves cert.
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Catalog #7
Catalog Value 6,750
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Lot #1970
ROMANIA
1859 5pa black, broken frame variety, sheet margin at top, signed Drahn, v.f.
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Catalog #8b
Catalog Value 100
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Lot #1971
ROMANIA
1859 40pa blue, signed Brun, v.f.
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Catalog #9
Catalog Value 110
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Lot #1972
ROMANIA
1859 80pa red, sheet margins on two sides, v.f., signed Diena
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Catalog #10
Catalog Value 300
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Lot #1973
ROMANIA
1862 30pa single, also 1863 3pa vert. tete beche pair unused without gum, also 30pa block of six, middle pair upright, other stamps printed sideways, also 1864 30pa used on FL from Magurelle to Bucharest, v.f.
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Lot #1974
ROMANIA
1864 6pa complete sheet of forty, printed from plates, with cliches in different orientations, including sidways, producing one tete-beche pair at center, a scarce and classic multiple, v.f.
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Catalog #20a-b
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Lot #1975
ROMANIA
1890 registered cover attractively franked on reverse and used from Bucharest to Copenhagen, violet "Buguresti Finance" cds and arrival pmks, v.f.
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Lot #1976
ROMANIA
1906 Issues, 347 stamps, also semi-postals and postage dues, generally five of each, mounted on 12 presentation sheets, mostly cancelled by red "Postes et Telegraphes Madagascar/Collection Berne", some defects, scarce lot
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Catalog #176/200
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Lot #1977
ROMANIA
1939 King Carol I, three diff. unexploded booklets showing denominations of 158L, 198L and 358L, diff. pannes & postal advertising interleaves, few minor toned specks, otherwise fresh and v.f., scarce group of booklets
Booklet
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Lot #1978
ROMANIA
1939 King Carol I, three diff. unexploded booklets, various panes and postal advertising interleaves, showing denominations of 59L, 89L and 358L, some staple rust, otherwise fresh and fine-v.f.
Booklet
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Lot #1979
ROMANIA
RUANDA-URUNDI.
1941 5c on 1.50fr red brown & black, surcharge inverted, horiz. pair, l.h., v.f.
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Catalog #63var
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Lot #1980
RUSSIA
1808-75 group of 14 stampless letters incl. early St.Petersburg, Odessa, Moscow etc., some interesting markings, mostly fine-v.f.
Envelope
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Lot #1981
RUSSIA
1866 and 1867 St.Petersburg and 1867 Moscow, three stampless covers to Naples, interesting markings incl. Swiss transits, "Porto", Postal Car etc., fine-v.f.
Envelope
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Lot #1982
RUSSIA
1857 10k brown and blue, margins all around, v.f. used
Catalog #1
Catalog Value 550
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Lot #1983
RUSSIA
1857 10k brown & blue, black pen canc., margins all around, v.f.
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Catalog #1
Catalog Value 300
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Lot #1984
RUSSIA
1857 10k brown & blue, pen canc. removed, appears unused, margins all around, v.f.
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Catalog #1
Catalog Value 300
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Lot #1985
RUSSIA
1857 10k brown & blue, margins all around, v.f.
Catalog #1
Catalog Value 550
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Lot #1986
RUSSIA
1857 10k brown & blue, margins all around, v.f.
Catalog #1
Catalog Value 550
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Lot #1987
RUSSIA
1857 10k brown & blue, margins all around, canc. by pen and Zhitomir date stamp, v.f.
Catalog #1
Catalog Value 375
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Lot #1988
RUSSIA
1857 10k brown and blue, large margins all around, excellent color, pen canc. faded, looks unused
Catalog #1
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Lot #1989
RUSSIA
1857 10k brown and blue, large margins all around, pen canc., v.f.
Catalog #1
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Lot #1990
RUSSIA
1857 10k brown & blue, re-engraved variety showing diff. plate flaws, margins all around, canc. by pen, v.f., rare
Catalog #1var
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Lot #1991
RUSSIA
1857 10k brown & blue, margins all around, fresh and vibrant colors of the first printing, tied by two line March 1858 datestamp of Berdiansk on blue outer FL to Odessa, some toning on reverse of letter sheet, v.f. and attractive cover fromthe Rokka correspondence
Envelope
Catalog #1
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Lot #1992
RUSSIA
1857 10k brown & blue, margins all around, fresh and vibrant colors of the first printing, tied by boxed 18 April 1858 datestamp of Bachmut on FL to Mariupol, overall cover toning and some abrasions, otherwise fine and scarce usage from Bachmut
Envelope
Catalog #1
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Lot #1993
RUSSIA
1858 10k brown & blue, thin paper, large part original gum, full embossing and fresh, fine example of this major rarity unused, with Mikulski cert.
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Catalog #2
Catalog Value Euro 6,000
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Lot #1994
RUSSIA
1858 10k brown & blue, thin paper, unused without gum, good color, small thin & irregular perforations, fine appearance, rare
(*)
Catalog #2
Catalog Value 1,500
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Lot #1995
RUSSIA
1858 10k brown & blue, tied by "1" numeral pmk on FL from St.Petersburg to Warszawa, red 6 June 1858 departure date stamp and arrival pmks on reverse, fresh and v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #2
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Lot #1996
RUSSIA
1858 10k brown & blue tied by boxed Kronstadt datestamp on FL used in May 1858 to St.Peterburg, v.f., with arrival pmk
Envelope
Catalog #2
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Lot #1997
RUSSIA
1858 10k brown & blue tied by a blue "19" numeral canc. on FL from Kowno to Warsaw, additional blue departure and red arrival pmks on reverse, v.f. and rare decorative canc., with Mikulski cert., ex-Baughman
Envelope
Catalog #2
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Lot #1998
RUSSIA
1858 20k orange & blue, thick paper, full original gum, l.h. and post office fresh, full embossing and fresh, v.f. example of this major rarity unused, with Mikulski cert.
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Catalog #3
Catalog Value Euro 7,500
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Lot #1999
RUSSIA
1858 20k blue & orange, unused with part original gum, well centered, small flaws, fine appearance, rare unused
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Catalog #3
Catalog Value 3,000
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Lot #2000
RUSSIA
1858 20k blue & orange, thin paper, unused with small part original gum, reperforated at bottom, fine appearance with full embossing, rare unused, signed Dr.Jemchouhin
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Catalog #3
Catalog Value 3,000
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Lot #2001
RUSSIA
1858 20k blue & orange, thin paper, well centered, neat "1" canc., v.f.
Catalog #3
Catalog Value Euro 2,000
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Lot #2002
RUSSIA
1858 30k carmine & green, thick paper, full original gum, l.h. and post office fresh, full embossing and fresh, reperforated at bottom, otherwise a v.f. example of this major rarity unused, signed Mikulski
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Catalog #4
Catalog Value Euro 7,500
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Lot #2003
RUSSIA
1858 30k carmine & green, thick paper, watermarked "3", excellent colors, neat "Balta" 20 Nov., 1865 canc., v.f.
Catalog #4
Catalog Value Euro 3,000
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Lot #2004
RUSSIA
1858 30k carmine & green, thin paper, watermarked "3", nicely centered, late 1872 usage, small fault, fine appearance
Catalog #4
Catalog Value Euro 3,600
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Lot #2005
RUSSIA
1864 30k carmine & green, neat Taganrog canc., well centered and fresh, v.f., signed Stolow, seldom encountered in such wonderful condition
Catalog #10
Catalog Value Euro 380+
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Lot #2006
RUSSIA
1858 1k-30k, h.r. (except 1k no gum), fine-v.f.
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Catalog #12-18
Catalog Value 710
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Lot #2007
RUSSIA
1865 5k and 30k, used in 1867 on large part of FL from Odessa to Genova, fine and scarce on cover
Envelope
Catalog #14,18
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Lot #2008
RUSSIA
1865 20k blue & orange, used block of eight, perf. reinforcements, scarce multiple
Box
Catalog #17
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Lot #2009
RUSSIA
1866 10k, 20k and 30k Arms, imperforate proofs on horiz. laid paper, fresh and v.f., ex-Faberge
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Lot #2010
RUSSIA
1866-70 horiz. laid paper, cplt set of six, fine-v.f.
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Catalog #19-25
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Lot #2011
RUSSIA
1866 1k orange & black, horiz. laid paper, imperforate single used in combination with 3k and 10k on piece, v.f., signed Calves, Buhler etc., very rare
Catalog #19b
Catalog Value Euro 3,500
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Lot #2012
RUSSIA
1866 1k orange & black, vertically laid paper, block of six, four stamps n.h., others l.h., fine-v.f. and extremely rare multiple
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Catalog #19c
Catalog Value Euro 1,500+
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Lot #2013
RUSSIA
1866 3k green & black, block of 20, l.h. or n.h., fine-v.f.
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Catalog #20
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Lot #2014
RUSSIA
1866 3k black & green, horiz. pair used in 1873 on FL from Odessa to France, numerous Postal Car and arrival markings, charged "51/4" in red crayon, fine and most unusual application of 6kop rate
Envelope
Catalog #20
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Lot #2015
RUSSIA
1866 2x3k, 30k used in combination with 20k perf. 121/2 on 1868 on FL from Moscow to France, various transit & arrival markings, fine and extremely rare mixed issues franking
Envelope
Catalog #9,20,25
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Lot #2016
RUSSIA
1870 FL from Odessa forwarded out of the mails to Constantinople by Cosma Demetriadi & Co., and showing Constantinopolis/Turkey cds of the Greek Post Office in that city. Letter carried unpaid to Athens where 40lepLarge Hermes Head (Sc28) was applied as a postage due stamp
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Lot #2017
RUSSIA
1871 FL from Taganrog to Pyreus, franked with paid of 10k brown & blue, sent via Odessa and charged 45L on arrival in Greece, with 10L green and 40L purple (each with three margins) added, fine and colorful mixed franking, with Royal cert.
Envelope
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Lot #2018
RUSSIA
1871 FL from Odessa to Marseille, franked with pairs of 1k and 3k, plus single 20k, Vienna transit & arrival cds, fresh and v.f.
Envelope
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Lot #2019
RUSSIA
1875 Issue, 2k red and black, vertically laid paper, l.h. and well centered, light wrinkles, fine example of this rarity, with Eisold cert.
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Catalog #26a
Catalog Value Euro 3,600
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Lot #2020
RUSSIA
1877 registered cover to Kamenetz-Podolsk, franked on both sides with 9x1k, 2k, 8k and 20k, canc. "Winnitsa", fine-v.f. example of 39k rate, with arrival pmk
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Lot #2021
RUSSIA
1878 registered cover to Kamenetz-Podolsk, franked with 2x2k, 3x5k and single 20k, canc. "Yampol", fine-v.f. example of 39k rate, with arrival pmk
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Lot #2022
RUSSIA
1878 registered cover from Yampol to Kamenetz-Podolsk, franked with 1k, 2x5k, 8k and 20k, fine-v.f. example of 39k rate, attractive and scarce four color franking, with arrival pmk
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Lot #2023
RUSSIA
1877-79 balance of an archive, incoming mail to Kamenetz-Podolsk, 12 covers franked with 1k, 2k, 3k, 5k, 7k, 8k and 20k, different rates and combinations, with three 3-color franking covers, also one franked with block of 4x7k,two blocks of 6x8k, single 3k franking etc., some cover defects noted, generally fine-v.f. and interesting lot
Envelope
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Lot #2024
RUSSIA
1879 10k postal stationery entire additionally franked with pairs of 1k and 2k, also single 8k, paying 24k from St. Petersburg to Saratow, fine and scarce usage
Envelope
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Lot #2025
RUSSIA
1884 3.50r used on piece, v.f., signed Calves
Catalog #39
Catalog Value 400
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Lot #2026
RUSSIA
1888 2k red orange, stationery die essay, minor stains, otherwise v.f.
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Lot #2027
RUSSIA
1888 14k blue, stationery die essay, v.f.
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Lot #2028
RUSSIA
1902-05 15k brown violet & blue, center inverted, neat 1907 Kolomna cds, v.f. and fresh example of this great rarity
Catalog #62b
Catalog Value 3,500+
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Lot #2029
RUSSIA
1905 25k lilac and green, center inverted, Zhitomir canc., well centered, fresh and v.f., rare
Catalog #64a
Catalog Value 4,000
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Lot #2030
RUSSIA
1902-05 1r pale brown, dark brown and orange, block of four, imperf. horizontally, l.h., v.f., rare
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Catalog #68f
Catalog Value 1,000+
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Lot #2031
RUSSIA
1905 3.50r black, center inverted, well centered, fresh and v.f., extremely rare, signed Kosack etc.
Catalog #69a
Catalog Value 7,500+
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Lot #2032
RUSSIA
1902-05 7r black and yellow, center inverted, centered to bottom as always, fresh and fine example of this rarity, various handstamped guarantee marks
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Catalog #70a
Catalog Value 7,500+
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Lot #2033
RUSSIA
1909-12 15k red brown & deep blue, marginal block of six, design virtually completely omitted, double impression (albino) of center, some defects, unusual
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Catalog #81var
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Lot #2034
RUSSIA
1913 Romanov Tercentenary Issue, 2k green, 3k red, vert. pairs, each with double horiz. perforations between stamps, fine-v.f.
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Catalog #89var,90var
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Lot #2035
RUSSIA
1913 Romanov Tercentenary Issue, 3k red, vert. pair with double impression, n.h., v.f.
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Catalog #90a
Catalog Value 1,400+
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Lot #2036
RUSSIA
1913 Romanov Centenary, 7k brown, imperf. single, v.f.
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Catalog #92a
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Lot #2037
RUSSIA
1913 Romanov Centenary, 7k brown, four imperf. singles, used on piece, v.f., unusual
Catalog #92a
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Lot #2038
RUSSIA
1913 Nicholas I, 15k red brown, imperforate sheetlet of 10, v.f. and exceedingly scarce, possibly unique
Box P
Catalog #95P
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Lot #2039
RUSSIA
1916-17 1k and 2k Romanov "Money Stamps", 100 sets in full sheets, unused without gum as issued, folded between stamps, fine-v.f.
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Catalog #114-15
Catalog Value 5,150
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Lot #2040
RUSSIA
1914-45 Military Mail collection on pages, with 150+ covers or cards covering various military campaigns begining with WWI, Allied Intervention following the Civil War with French, British, Italian, United States and Czechoslovak Army units; through WWII with Italian units at Stalingrad, Romanian Occupation of Odessa, German Occupation of Pleskau etc., Soviet FPO markings etc. A great collection of military history, many important items too numerous to list, ex-Maslowski
Envelope
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Lot #2041
RUSSIA
1914 "Russia in Finance" postcards, group of 29 diff. unused propaganda cards, various world comparisons, fresh and generally v.f. A rare lot
Envelope
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Lot #2042
RUSSIA
1915 large cover with Red Cross label on reverse, addressed to Viborg, with 8.X.1915 arrival pmk, very rare
Envelope
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Lot #2043
RUSSIA
1916 four stampless picture postcards, each with a different Field Post cachet, incl. red Sanitary Corps, violet cachet, censor markings, used to France etc.
Envelope
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Lot #2044
RUSSIA
1917 5r dark blue, green and yellow (error), v.f. and extremely rare
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Catalog #133a
Catalog Value 1,000+
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Lot #2045
RUSSIA
1918 Breaking the Chains, 35k dark blue, imperf. pair, v.f.
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Catalog #149a
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Lot #2046
RUSSIA
1922 7500r blue, double impression, v.f.
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Catalog #203var
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Lot #2047
RUSSIA
1922 registered cover from Kharkov to Hong Kong, impressively franked with 35x1r (350,000r in 1922 currency) imperf., returned to sender from Moscow with a handstamped marking explaining that no deliveries to the destination intendedis possible, rare
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Lot #2048
RUSSIA
1922 surcharged 20r on 15k imperf., l.h. (if at all), v.f., with Mikulski cert.
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Catalog #224
Catalog Value Euro 2,500
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Lot #2049
RUSSIA
1923 2k imperf. typographed variety, l.h., v.f., with Mikulski cert.
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Catalog #Mi.229II
Catalog Value Euro 350
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Lot #2050
RUSSIA
1924-25 Regular Issue, 15k lemon yellow, well centered, fresh and v.f., with Diena cert. A great Soviet rarity,
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Catalog #287
Catalog Value Euro 7,500
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Lot #2051
RUSSIA
1924-25 7k/5r imperf. values, set of 8 blocks of four, n.h., v.f.
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Catalog #Mi.248E/61E
Catalog Value Euro 700
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Lot #2052
RUSSIA
1924-5 3r perf. 131/2x10, v.f., signed Romeko, rare
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Catalog #292b
Catalog Value 1,000+
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Lot #2053
RUSSIA
1925-26 advertising labels, duplicated selection of 49 mostly used items, also Air Post, 27 semi-official labels, generally fine-v.f.
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Lot #2054
RUSSIA
1926 Issue, cplt set of sheet corner margin blocks of four, n.h., post office fresh, fine-v.f.
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Catalog #304-25
Catalog Value Euro 700
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Lot #2055
RUSSIA
1926 Issue, imperforate blocks of four, 20 diff., cplt as issued, n.h., post office fresh, v.f.
Box **
Catalog #304-15,17-25var
Catalog Value Euro 440
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Lot #2056
RUSSIA
1926 15k and 5r unissued die essays, v.f.
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Lot #2057
RUSSIA
1927-34 Postal Stationery, slightly duplicated collection of propaganda advertising cards, 3k, 5k and 10k denominations accounting for a total of 732 pieces (417 used, 315 unused), virtually cplt with diff. subjects incl. Tobacco, Aviation,Radio, Farm Products, Anti-Nazi and other Propaganda items, many only limited issue. A wonderful selection with tremendous break up value, mostly fine-v.f.
Envelope
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Lot #2058
RUSSIA
1931-38 five diff. imperf. varieties, mostly l.h., fine-v.f.
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Catalog #466/641var
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Lot #2059
RUSSIA
1933 Leningrad Exhibition, set of two, tied by red First Day Cancellations on separate unaddressed maximum cards, fine-v.f., with Mikulski cert.
Envelope
Catalog #487-88
Catalog Value DM 1,500
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Lot #2060
RUSSIA
1933 Order of the Red Banner, 20k perf. 91/2, h.r., v.f.
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Catalog #518a
Catalog Value DM 2,500
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Lot #2061
RUSSIA
1936 Pioneers, cplt set used on registered cover from Kislovodsk to Stockholm, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #546-50
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Lot #2062
RUSSIA
1935 Tolstoy, 20k vert. pair imperf. between, v.f. used
Catalog #579avar
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Lot #2063
RUSSIA
1937 Pushkin, 20k and 50k, used together with imperf. 50k carmine (proof) on registered cover from Riga to Switzerland, late usage, with 26.I.57 arrival pmk, v.f. and rare
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Lot #2064
RUSSIA
1937 Moscow Architecture, 3k vert. imperf. pair, h.r. at top, bottom stamp n.h., v.f.
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Catalog #597var
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Lot #2065
RUSSIA
1937 Moscow Architecture, 5k horiz. imperf. pair, v.f.
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Catalog #598var
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Lot #2066
RUSSIA
1939-40 Russo-Finnish War, selection of 17 mostly unused ppcs based on "photochronica TASS" or "Petrov & Temin", only 5000-9000 of each issued, most probably destroyed because of the war's unsatisfactory outcome, mostly fine-v.f.
Envelope
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Lot #2067
RUSSIA
1945 Stalingrad souv. sheet of four, red flags and numerals double, natural gum creases, v.f. and rare
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Catalog #970var
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Lot #2068
RUSSIA
1950s, five diff. vertical or horiz. pair imperf. between, fine-v.f.
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Lot #2069
RUSSIA
1950s, six diff. vertical or horiz. pair imperf. between, fine-v.f.
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Lot #2070
RUSSIA
1950 North Pole, 40 used sets, fine-v.f.
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Catalog #1508-09
Catalog Value 800
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Lot #2071
RUSSIA
Semi-Postals.
1922 Philately for the Children, set of six, fine-v.f., with handstamped guarantee marks
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Catalog #B24-29
Catalog Value DM 2,100
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Lot #2072
RUSSIA
Semi-Postals.
1922 Philately for the Children, overprint inverted, cplt set, l.h., fine-v.f., with Eisold cert.
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Catalog #B24-29var
Catalog Value DM 8,500
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Lot #2073
RUSSIA
Semi-Postals.
1922 Philately for the Children, 1k orange, imperf. single with inverted overprint, l.h., v.f., signed Mikulski
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Catalog #B29var
Catalog Value DM 2,000
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Lot #2074
RUSSIA
Semi-Postals.
1922 Philately for the Children, 1k orange, imperf. single, overprinted on the gummed side only, v.f., with Mikulski cert. Only one pane of 25 was inadvertently overprinted on back
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Catalog #B29var
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Lot #2075
RUSSIA
Semi-Postals.
1923 Philately for Labor, five diff. incl. the rare silver surcharge, used on pieces, v.f..
Catalog #B39-42,40a
Catalog Value DM 2,350
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Lot #2076
RUSSIA
Semi-Postals.
1923 Philately for Labor, four diff. incl. the rare silver surcharge used on Moscow First Day Cover, v.f., also 20k Imperial stationery additionally franked with five bronze surcharges incl. one needed to complete the set, registered from Moscow to USA, roughly opened at left, otherwise fine, with arrival pmk. A rare pair of covers, with Mikulski cert.
Envelope
Catalog #B39-42
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Lot #2077
RUSSIA
Semi-Postals.
1923 Philately for Labor, three diff. tied by 1.5.23 (First Day of Issue) pmks on local Moscow cover, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #B38-40
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Lot #2078
RUSSIA
Semi-Postals.
1923 Philately for Labor, three diff. tied by 1.5.23 (First Day of Issue) pmks on registered ppc used locally in Moscow, v.f.
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Catalog #B38-40
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Lot #2079
RUSSIA
Semi-Postals.
1923 Philately for Labor, two diff. inverted surcharges, also spaced "1 923", all used, v.f., with Mikulski cert.
Catalog #B40b,41a,41b
Catalog Value 630+
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Lot #2080
RUSSIA
Semi-Postals.
1976-80 1980 Moscow Olympics, issues cplt, incl. "Golden Cities" in special sheetlets of 16 or 25 as issued, n.h., v.f., rare. These sheetlets were issued exclusively for export and are numbered in margin,
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Catalog #B62-136
Catalog Value DM 7,500+
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Lot #2081
RUSSIAN AIR POST ISSUES
1912 War Air Fleet propaganda leaflet with interesting text, v.f.
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Lot #2082
RUSSIAN AIR POST ISSUES
1922 45r green & black, block of four, used with additional franking (little defective) on back of a flown cover from Moscow 28.11.22 to Leepaja, Latvia, with 4.12.22 arrival pmk
Envelope
Catalog #C1
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Lot #2083
RUSSIAN AIR POST ISSUES
1924 surcharged 10k on 5r green, wide "5", v.f. used
Catalog #C7a
Catalog Value DM 1,000
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Lot #2084
RUSSIAN AIR POST ISSUES
1924, 30 Oct. first flight cover Moscow-Teheran, red boxed cachet, with corresponding "Premier Vol Postal Moscou-Teheran" imprint in black, v.f., with arrival pmk
Envelope
Catalog #Muller 20
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Lot #2085
RUSSIAN AIR POST ISSUES
1927 registered and flown cover from Moscow to Paris, franked with horiz. pairs of 10k and 15k, fine
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Catalog #C10-11
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Lot #2086
RUSSIAN AIR POST ISSUES
1933 Stratosphere Balloon, three sets, fine-v.f.
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Catalog #C37-39
Catalog Value 330
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Lot #2087
RUSSIAN AIR POST ISSUES
1933 Stratosphere Balloon, three sets, fine-v.f.
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Catalog #C37-39
Catalog Value 330
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Lot #2088
RUSSIAN AIR POST ISSUES
1935 Civil Aviation, 10k green, horiz. pair, imperf. between, n.h., v.f., signed Mikulski
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Lot #2089
RUSSIAN AIR POST ISSUES
1935 San Francisco surcharge, block of four, various positions of the overprint, n.h., v.f., signed Soviet Phil., scarce
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Catalog #C68
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Lot #2090
RUSSIAN AIR POST ISSUES
1935 San Francisco surcharge, block of six, various positions of the overprint, n.h., v.f., signed Soviet Phil., scarce
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Catalog #C68
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Lot #2091
RUSSIAN AIR POST ISSUES
1935 San Francisco surcharge, Moscow canc., v.f.
Catalog #C68
Catalog Value DM 1,200
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Lot #2092
Air Post Official (Consular) Stamps
1922 surcharges, seven diff., all type II, mostly n.h., 1,200m on 2,25r little gum toning, otherwise v.f., with Mikulski cert.
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Catalog #CO1-5,7-8
Catalog Value DM 7,750
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Lot #2093
Air Post Official (Consular) Stamps
1922 seven diff. surcharges, l.h. or n.h., signed by various experts, mostly v.f.
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Catalog #CO1-5,7-8
Catalog Value DM 7,750
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Lot #2094
Air Post Official (Consular) Stamps
1922 surcharged 1200m on 2.25r, surcharge type I, l.h., v.f., with Mikulski cert.
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Catalog #CO7
Catalog Value DM 2,500
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Lot #2095
Russian Zeppelin Flights
1930 flight to Germany, cover franked with regular stamps, Moscow departure cds and Friedrichshafen 11.9.30 forwarding pmk to Dresden, v.f. and scarce non-Zeppelin franking
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Lot #2096
Russian Zeppelin Flights
1930 Zeppelin flight from Moscow to Germany, franked with regular issue and commemorative stamps, fine-v.f., rare. It was obligatory to use only the 40k and 80k special Dirigible stamps on this flight, cover with other frankingare unusual
Envelope
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Lot #2097
Russian Zeppelin Flights
1932 8th SAF to Brazil, some toning, otherwise fine
Envelope
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Lot #2098
Russian Zeppelin Flights
Catapult Flights.
1933 Leningrad 24.9.33 ppc via Berlin to USA, with "D-Bremen" cachets, mixed franking with German adhesives, appropriate markings, v.f. and rare postcard
Envelope
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Lot #2099
Russian Zeppelin Flights
Catapult Flights.
1933 Leningrad 24.9.33 via Berlin to USA, with "D-Bremen" cachets, mixed franking with German adhesives, appropriate markings, v.f.
Envelope
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Lot #2100
Russian Zeppelin Flights
Catapult Flights.
1933 Leningrad 24.9.33 via Berlin to USA, with "D-Bremen" cachets, mixed franking with German adhesives, appropriate markings, v.f.
Envelope
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Lot #2101
Russian Zeppelin Flights
Catapult Flights.
1933 Leningrad 27.8.33 via Berlin to USA, with "Dampfer Europa" cachets in green and in red, mixed franking with German stamps, also on reverse, fine and scarce
Envelope
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Lot #2102
Russian Telegraph Stamps
1866 20k brown and black, full original gum, well centered, fresh and v.f., signed Brun etc., with Raybaudi cert. A great rarity, less than 10 (!) known to exist
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Catalog #YT 1
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Lot #2103
Russian Telegraph Stamps
1866 20k brown and black, imperforate pane of 35, stamps n.h., creases mostly between stamps, but affecting some, generally fine-v.f., ex-Liphschutz. A great rarity
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Catalog #YT 1R
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Lot #2104
RUSSIAN OFFICES IN CHINA
Russian 1875-79 8k and 10k canc. by boxed "Tientsin Pochtovaya Kont.", fine-v.f. and scarce, signed Holcombe
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Lot #2105
RUSSIAN OFFICES IN CHINA
1904-08 vertically laid paper, 10k dark blue, used, v.f., Hankow cds, ex-Kurt Adler collection
Catalog #11
Catalog Value 1,200
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Lot #2106
RUSSIAN OFFICES IN CHINA
1910-16 1r imperf. block of 10, perf. "Obrazets" initials, some creases, otherwise v.f.
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Catalog #45S
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Lot #2107
RUSSIAN OFFICES IN CHINA
1917 large newspaper wrapper "The North-China Herald Shanghai", franked with 2x4k Kitai overprints and addressed to Aberdeen, Scotland, with two violet hs "Part of Mail Captured by Germans and Delayed", wrapper extensively folded, quite rare
Envelope
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Lot #2108
RUSSIAN OFFICES IN CHINA
1920 5c on 5k imperf. pair, double surcharge, v.f., rare
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Catalog #80b
Catalog Value 400
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Lot #2109
RUSSIAN OFFICES IN CHINA
KASHGAR.
1917 red band cover, registered from "Kashgar 8.8.17" to Tientsin, franked with 2x10k dark blue, with arrival postmarks from the Russian Post Office in Tientsin, v.f.
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Lot #2110
RUSSIAN OFFICES IN CHINA
SAKHALIN.
1899 registered cover franked on reverse with pair of 10k dark blue, used from Alexandrovsk to France, v.f. with arrival pmk, also 4k stationery to France with violet cachet of Administration of Chief of Local Forces of Sakhalin (card unfortunately torn in half and partly restored), also four unused ppcs showing various scenes of Alexandrovsk, rare lot
Envelope
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Lot #2111
RUSSIAN OFFICES IN CHINA
SAKHALIN.
1881 14k stationery envelope, registered to Moscow, cancelled in blue "Alexandrovskii Post on Island of Sakhalin" (translation) 17 August, 1891, red nobility wax seal on reverse, with additional departure strike on reverse indicating nearlya three weeks wait for ship, finally dispatched 6 September and showing Moscow arrival on 8 December, altogether a trip of 114 days, some minor toning, otherwise a fine and scarce cover, signed Mikulski
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Lot #2112
RUSSIAN OFFICES IN CHINA
SAKHALIN.
1900, Dec.30 unfranked value cover from Alexandrovsk to the Monastery at Mount Athos, three complete seals, Sakhalin Island cds, various transit pmks incl. Nikolayewsk and Odessa, with violet ROPIT AFON 4 March, 1901 arrival pmk, some toning, otherwise fine and incredible cover which travelled for over two months to reach its destination
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Lot #2113
RUSSIAN OFFICES IN CHINA
SAKHALIN.
1918 Siberian ppc to Petrograd, franked with 1k and 4k adhesives canc. "Post Alexandrovskii on Sakhalin 'b'", also an unused ppc of this bleak and remote corner of the Russian Empire
Envelope
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Lot #2114
RUSSIAN OFFICES IN CHINA
SAKHALIN.
1917 (24.12) ppc with red "Lazaret Japonskovo Otryada Kr. Kr." (Japanese Hospital attached to Red Cross), v.f. and previously unknown example of the Japanese Army hospital within the Russian Red Cross, servingJapanese troops in Russian during WWI, a wonderful rarity
Envelope
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Lot #2115
RUSSIAN OFFICES IN CHINA
TIEHLING.
1904 registered cover to Moscow, franked on reverse with 3k, 5k and pair of 20k, with clear Tiehling merchant's cachet and reserve Field Post Office cds, with arrival pmk, v.f. and rare usage during the Russo-Japanese War
Envelope
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Lot #2116
RUSSIAN OFFICES IN CHINA
RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR.
1905 large envelope from Port Arthur, posted from CHIFU 1 Feb.1905, with beautiful Red Cross label "Red Cross in the Far East - Hospital Empress Maria Fedorovna", v.f. and extremely rare cover, with 23 March, 1905 St.Petersburg arrival
Envelope
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Lot #2117
RUSSIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE
1862 cover to Jakobstad, FINLAND, endorsed "via Odessa & St.Petersburg", with boxed "Franco" on front & Constantinople 23 Oct. 1862 cds on reverse, both in blue, ms arrival notations, some backflap defects, otherwise fine and scarce cover
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Lot #2118
RUSSIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE
1865 FL from Alexandria to Aleppo, sent via the Russian Post Office in Alexandretta, with "Port Alexandretta" 7 May transit pmk, endorsed "Vapore Russo", fine and rare
Envelope
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Lot #2119
RUSSIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE
1874 coverfront with Russian 3k and 10k used in combination with 3k Levant, all markings intact, part of the address portion excised, fine
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Lot #2120
RUSSIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE
Plovdiv
, also Telegram dated 27.6.1879 from SOFIA to Tirnovo, used during the Russo-Turkish War. Until the summer of 1879, there was no Bulgarian Postal Organization; also 1888 Telegram to the French Consul in Sofia, and 1907 ppc (Bulgarian Tsar Ferdinand) from Peterhof to Paris
Envelope
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Lot #2121
RUSSIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE
Plovdiv
1878 FL from Constantinople to Taganrog via Odessa franked with "8" on 10kop canc. by "Konstantin" cds in black, ex Lipschutz
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Lot #2122
RUSSIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE
Plovdiv
1879 7k on 10k, blue surcharge, h.r., signed Dr.P.Jemchouhin etc., very rare and undervalued issue
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Catalog #19C
Catalog Value 700
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Lot #2123
RUSSIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE
Plovdiv
1879 7k on 10k, black surcharge, full original gum, fresh & fine example of this rare and undervalued variety, signed Romeko, with Robson Lowe cert.
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Catalog #19D
Catalog Value 550
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Lot #2124
RUSSIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE
Plovdiv
1880 Russo-Turkish War, large cover from "Tchishak", with Red Cross label, addressed to St.Petersburg, with spec. registration hs for the Russian Red Cross, Petrovsk transit and St.Petersburg arrival markings, cover with ragged edges, greatRed Cross and Balkan War item
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Lot #2125
RUSSIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE
Plovdiv
1905 registered cover to Turkey, franked with 2pi/20kop tied by scarce violet "R.O.P.I.T./ORDU" cds, front shows violet circled "R" registration cachet and reverse bears "R.O.P.I.T./Constantinopel" arrival datestamp, v.f.and scarce cover, ex Lipschutz
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Catalog #Mi.23
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Lot #2126
RUSSIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE
Plovdiv
1909-10 overprinted "Metelin", nine diff. canc. on unaddressed cover by Constantinople cds, v.f.
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Catalog #181-89
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Lot #2127
RUSSIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE
Plovdiv
1913 cover to Athens with five diff. Romanov surcharges canc. ROPIT Saloniki cds, v.f. with arrival pmk
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Lot #2128
RUSSIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE
Russia used in the Khanate of Bukhara
. 1891-1912 selection of six better covers including three usages from Old Bukhara to Peshawar via Odessa-Bombay (two registered), and three incoming covers to Old Bukhara from Moscow, Karki and Samarkand, the latter with 28k postage due marking, usual wear, fine & valuable group
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Lot #2129
RUSSIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE
Russia used in the Khanate of Bukhara
1909-17 correspondence remainder, ten covers to USA from Novy Urgentch or Khiva, including two registry usages, significant faults including cut out or missing stamps, useful specialist lot
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Lot #2130
RUSSIAN ZEMSTVO - RURAL LOCAL POST
ALEXANDRIA.
1869 10k blue, block of six, some toning, otherwise fine
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Catalog #Chuchin 1
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Lot #2131
RUSSIAN ZEMSTVO - RURAL LOCAL POST
ALEXANDRIA.
1874 10k blue, six diff. shades or types, unused or original gum, fine-v.f.
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Catalog #Chuchin 3
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Lot #2132
RUSSIAN ZEMSTVO - RURAL LOCAL POST
ALEXANDRIA.
1880 10k blue, imperf. strip of three, fresh and v.f.
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Catalog #Chuchin 4
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Lot #2133
RUSSIAN ZEMSTVO - RURAL LOCAL POST
ANANIEV.
1880 5k pale red, six copies, each printed on back of pieces of court paper, some defective, otherwise fine-v.f.
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Catalog #Chuchin 5
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Lot #2134
RUSSIAN ZEMSTVO - RURAL LOCAL POST
ARDATOV.
1880 5k red, "block of three" from the UR part of the sheet, with horiz. tete beche pair, l.h., v.f., ex-Ferrari-Faberge
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Catalog #Chuchin 3,3a
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Lot #2135
RUSSIAN ZEMSTVO - RURAL LOCAL POST
ARDATOV.
1880 5k red, horiz. tete beche pair, h.r., v.f.
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Catalog #Chuchin 3a
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Lot #2136
RUSSIAN ZEMSTVO - RURAL LOCAL POST
ARZAMAS.
1886 5k red lilac, used on locally addressed cover, dated 1893, part of wax seal still on reverse, cover folds and tears, illustrated in Schmidt cat., ex-Faberge
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Catalog #Chuchin 8
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Lot #2137
RUSSIAN ZEMSTVO - RURAL LOCAL POST
ARZAMAS.
1890 5k brown purple, used on locally addressed cover, wax seal removed from back, fine, ex-Faberge
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Catalog #Chuchin 9
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Lot #2138
RUSSIAN ZEMSTVO - RURAL LOCAL POST
BELEBEY.
1900 5k gray blue and rose, imperf. block of six, mostly n.h., v.f.
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Catalog #Chuchin 7a
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Lot #2139
RUSSIAN ZEMSTVO - RURAL LOCAL POST
BELEBEY.
1902 2k red, UL sheet corner margin imperf. block of four, stamps n.h., v.f., rare
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Catalog #Chuchin 8a
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Lot #2140
RUSSIAN ZEMSTVO - RURAL LOCAL POST
BELEBEY.
1902 5k gray blue and rose, imperf. block of six, mostly n.h., some creases between stamps, otherwise v.f.
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Catalog #Chuchin 9a
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Lot #2141
RUSSIAN ZEMSTVO - RURAL LOCAL POST
BELEBEY.
1904 1k red & blue, sheet of 60, mostly fine-v.f., showing different plate flaws and other varieties, rare in complete sheets
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Catalog #Chuchin 10
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Lot #2142
RUSSIAN ZEMSTVO - RURAL LOCAL POST
BELEBEY.
1905 5k blue & rose, three diff. sheets of 100 incl. two imperf., some creases, mostly fine-v.f., showing different plate flaws and other varieties, very rare in complete sheets
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Catalog #Chuchin 14,a,15
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Lot #2143
RUSSIAN ZEMSTVO - RURAL LOCAL POST
BELEBEY.
1905 5k blue and rose, groundwork inverted, fine
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Catalog #Chuchin 14b
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Lot #2144
RUSSIAN ZEMSTVO - RURAL LOCAL POST
BIELOZERSK.
1871 2k black, horizontal tete beche pair, folded in gutter, v.f.
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Catalog #Chuchin 2a
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Lot #2145
RUSSIAN ZEMSTVO - RURAL LOCAL POST
BIELOZERSK.
1878 2k black on yellow, block of 12, mostly n.h., v.f.
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Catalog #Chuchin 14
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Lot #2146
RUSSIAN ZEMSTVO - RURAL LOCAL POST
BIELOZERSK.
1878 2k black on white laid paper, block of 12, mostly n.h., v.f.
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Catalog #Chuchin 15
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Lot #2147
RUSSIAN ZEMSTVO - RURAL LOCAL POST
BIELOZERSK.
1878 2k black on gray blue, block of 10, mostly n.h., v.f.
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Catalog #Chuchin 16
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Lot #2148
RUSSIAN ZEMSTVO - RURAL LOCAL POST
BIELOZERSK.
1878 2k black on brown, block of 10, mostly n.h., v.f.
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Catalog #Chuchin 17
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Lot #2149
RUSSIAN ZEMSTVO - RURAL LOCAL POST
BIELOZERSK.
1887 2k orange, complete sheet of 24, four different types and four tete beche pairs, folded between stamps, mostly n.h., v.f.
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Catalog #Chuchin 32,32a
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Lot #2150
RUSSIAN ZEMSTVO - RURAL LOCAL POST
BOGORODSK.
1884 ten diff., mostly original gum, fine-v.f. and scarce group
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Catalog #Chuchin 31/42
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Lot #2151
RUSSIAN ZEMSTVO - RURAL LOCAL POST
BOGORODSK.
1885 cover from Berlin to Bogorodsk via Moscow, franked with German 20pf Arms and on reverse with Zemstvo 5k imperf. tied by 5.4.96 in black, v.f. and scarce Germany-Zemstvo combination
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Lot #2152
RUSSIAN ZEMSTVO - RURAL LOCAL POST
BOGORODSK.
1896 cover from Cornholme to Bogoslav via Moscow, franked with Great Britain 1/2d canc. by datestamps, with Zemstvo 2k yellow brown tied by 18.11.96 in violet, v.f., with arrival pmk. A scarce GB-Zemstvo combination
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Lot #2153
RUSSIAN ZEMSTVO - RURAL LOCAL POST
BOROVICHY.
1869 5k black & brown red, five copies, diff. types and shades, used or unused, few minor flaws, mostly fine-v.f.
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Catalog #Chuchin 1
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Lot #2154
RUSSIAN ZEMSTVO - RURAL LOCAL POST
BOROVICHY.
1872 5k black & brown red, fresh and v.f., signed Ferrari-Faberge
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Catalog #Chuchin 2
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Lot #2155
RUSSIAN ZEMSTVO - RURAL LOCAL POST
BOROVICHY.
1878 3k black & green, canc. by pen and used in combination with Imperial 7k blue on back of a small cover to St.Petersburg, 21 March, 1886 departure pmk on front, with arrival strike on reverse, fine
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Catalog #Chuchin 7
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Lot #2156
RUSSIAN ZEMSTVO - RURAL LOCAL POST
BUGULMA.
1883 2k gray blue, blue datestamp, v.f., rated "R"
Catalog #Chuchin 4
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Lot #2157
RUSSIAN ZEMSTVO - RURAL LOCAL POST
BUGULMA.
1883 2k indigo, deep shade, blue datestamp, v.f., rated "R"
Catalog #Chuchin 4a
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Lot #2158
RUSSIAN ZEMSTVO - RURAL LOCAL POST
BUGULMA.
1884 2k chocolate brown, imperforate sheet of 80, actually pane 9x5 and 5x5 placed sideways, creating "couche" varieties, creases, otherwise fine and rare sheet
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Catalog #Chuchin 6,6a
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Lot #2159
RUSSIAN ZEMSTVO - RURAL LOCAL POST
BUGULMA.
1890 1k green, two vertical gutter strips of 10, with violet control numbers 11-20 and 21-30, showing varieties incl. inverted "13", double perfs etc.
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Catalog #Chuchin 11
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Lot #2160
RUSSIAN ZEMSTVO - RURAL LOCAL POST
BUGULMA.
1904 2k sky blue, red, green and black, large control numbers 1 to 38 complete, No. 22 inverted, fine-v.f., difficult to put together
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Catalog #Chuchin 16a
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Lot #2161
RUSSIAN ZEMSTVO - RURAL LOCAL POST
BUZULUK.
1883 3k lilac, imperf. sheet of 50, bottom portion of the sheet blank, diff. plate flaws and others varieties, creases and small tears, mostly in margin, fine and scarce sheet (Schmidt 21)
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Catalog #Chuchin 11
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Lot #2162
RUSSIAN ZEMSTVO - RURAL LOCAL POST
CHERDYN.
1902 provisional surcharge 2k in blue on 3k green, block of four, violet canc., scarce used
Box
Catalog #Chuchin 23
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Lot #2163
RUSSIAN ZEMSTVO - RURAL LOCAL POST
CHERDYN.
1902 provisional surcharge 2k in blue on 3k green, horiz. pair, left stamp with double surcharge, violet "Cherdynskaya Zemskaya Pochta No.2" canc., very rare
Catalog #Chuchin 23var
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Lot #2164
RUSSIAN ZEMSTVO - RURAL LOCAL POST
DUKHOVSTSCHINA.
1874 3k black on dark blue, sheetlet of eight, usual printing irregularities due to rough paper, minor flaws, fine-v.f.
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Catalog #Chuchin 2
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Lot #2165
RUSSIAN ZEMSTVO - RURAL LOCAL POST
DUKHOVSTSCHINA.
1874 6k black on lilac rose, sheetlet of eight showing diff. types, folded between stamps, some paper bleaching at BL and other small flaws, rare
Box (*)
Catalog #Chuchin 4
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Lot #2166
RUSSIAN ZEMSTVO - RURAL LOCAL POST
DUKHOVSTSCHINA.
1878 3k black on blue, block of four showing the four diff. types, h.r., fine, rare
Box *
Catalog #Chuchin 5
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Lot #2167
RUSSIAN ZEMSTVO - RURAL LOCAL POST
DUKHOVSTSCHINA.
1878 3k black on violet rose, block of four showing the four diff. types, unused without gum, signed Ferrari-Faberge, rare
Box (*)
Catalog #Chuchin 6
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Lot #2168
RUSSIAN ZEMSTVO - RURAL LOCAL POST
DUKHOVSTSCHINA.
1879 3k black on blue, block of four showing the four diff. types, h.r., v.f.
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Catalog #Chuchin 7
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Lot #2169
RUSSIAN ZEMSTVO - RURAL LOCAL POST
DUKHOVSTSCHINA.
1879 6k black on lilac, type IV, pen canc. Dec.2, 1879, rated "R"
Catalog #Chuchin 8
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Lot #2170
RUSSIAN ZEMSTVO - RURAL LOCAL POST
DUKHOVSTSCHINA.
1880 3k black on gray blue, block of four, positions 1-4, v.f.
Box *
Catalog #Chuchin 9
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Lot #2171
RUSSIAN ZEMSTVO - RURAL LOCAL POST
DUKHOVSTSCHINA.
1879 6k black on lilac, type I, h.r., small thin, signed Ferrari-Faberge, rated "R"
*
Catalog #Chuchin 8
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Lot #2172
RUSSIAN ZEMSTVO - RURAL LOCAL POST
GADIACH.
1887 3k carmine, incredibly rich color, large part original gum, small thin, v.f. example of this great rarity, rated RR in Schmidt
*
Catalog #Chuchin 6b
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Lot #2173
RUSSIAN ZEMSTVO - RURAL LOCAL POST
GRIAZOVETZ.
1889 4k black, block of 8 showing diff. types, creases between stamps, otherwise v.f.
Box *
Catalog #Chuchin 11
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Lot #2174
RUSSIAN ZEMSTVO - RURAL LOCAL POST
GRIAZOVETZ.
1889 4k ultramarine, gutter block of 12 showing diff. types, v.f.
Box *
Catalog #Chuchin 15
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Lot #2175
RUSSIAN ZEMSTVO - RURAL LOCAL POST
GRIAZOVETZ.
1889 4k brown, tete beche block of 12, v.f., rare
Box *
Catalog #Chuchin 14
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Lot #2176
RUSSIAN ZEMSTVO - RURAL LOCAL POST
GRIAZOVETZ.
1889 4k yellow, block of 12, overall toning and creases, mostly fine
Box *
Catalog #Chuchin 17
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Lot #2177
RUSSIAN ZEMSTVO - RURAL LOCAL POST
KADNIKOV.
1882 3k blue green, type 1, unused without gum, v.f., rated "R", rare
(*)
Catalog #Chuchin 7
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Lot #2178
RUSSIAN ZEMSTVO - RURAL LOCAL POST
KADNIKOV.
1900 3k green, red & blue, imperf. block of six, mostly n.h., v.f.
Box *
Catalog #Chuchin 13a
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Lot #2179
RUSSIAN ZEMSTVO - RURAL LOCAL POST
KIRILLOV.
1903 2k dark blue & red, imperforate sheet of 35 (5x7), showing five different types, centers shifted, mostly n.h., v.f., ex-Faberge
Box *
Catalog #Chuchin 12a
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Lot #2180
RUSSIAN ZEMSTVO - RURAL LOCAL POST
KIRILLOV.
1905 2k indigo & red, center inverted, perf. and imperf. sheets of 35, mostly n.h., probably unique, ex-Kirchner
Box *
Catalog #Chuchin 13,13a
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Lot #2181
RUSSIAN ZEMSTVO - RURAL LOCAL POST
KIRILLOV.
1904 2k light blue & pale rose, sheet of 35 (5x7) showing five diff. types, three upper rows inverted resulting in five tete-beche pairs, mostly n.h., possibly unique, ex-Faberge
Box *
Catalog #Chuchin 14,14a
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Lot #2182
RUSSIAN ZEMSTVO - RURAL LOCAL POST
KOTELNICH.
1916 surcharged 5k in violet on 2k brown, block of six, mostly n.h., fine-v.f.
Box *
Catalog #Chuchin 30
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Lot #2183
RUSSIAN ZEMSTVO - RURAL LOCAL POST
LEBEDIAN.
1880 5k gray green, type I, h.r., usual minute thin specks, v.f., signed Ferrari-Faberge, rared "RR"
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Catalog #Chuchin 2
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Lot #2184
RUSSIAN ZEMSTVO - RURAL LOCAL POST
MORSHANSK.
1880 5k Arms, four diff. imperf. strips of three, fine-v.f.
*
Catalog #Chuchin 4-7
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Lot #2185
RUSSIAN ZEMSTVO - RURAL LOCAL POST
MORSHANSK.
1881 three diff. strips of three, various types, fine-v.f.
*
Catalog #Chuchin 8,10,11
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Lot #2186
RUSSIAN ZEMSTVO - RURAL LOCAL POST
MORSHANSK.
1895 5k black, blue, buff, red, gold and green, imperf. block of 10, fresh and v.f.
Box *
Catalog #Chuchin 27a
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Lot #2187
RUSSIAN ZEMSTVO - RURAL LOCAL POST
MORSHANSK.
1895 5k black, blue, buff, red, gold and green, two horiz. pairs, each with double vert. or horiz. perforations, v.f.
*
Catalog #Chuchin 27var
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Lot #2188
RUSSIAN ZEMSTVO - RURAL LOCAL POST
MORSHANSK.
1895 5k black, red and green, imperf. block of 10, fresh and v.f.
Box *
Catalog #Chuchin 29a
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Lot #2189
RUSSIAN ZEMSTVO - RURAL LOCAL POST
GRIAZOVETS.
1893-4 4k Arms, cplt sets of 6 in se-tenant strips of 6, fine-v.f.
*
Catalog #Chuchin 34/71
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Lot #2190
RUSSIAN ZEMSTVO - RURAL LOCAL POST
NOLINSK.
1871 2k black on yellowish green, vertical strip of five, two stamps with surface defects, some creases, still fine example of this rarity, rated "R", signed Ferrari-Faberge
*
Catalog #Chuchin 3
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Lot #2191
RUSSIAN ZEMSTVO - RURAL LOCAL POST
NOLINSK.
1871 2k black on yellowish green, vertical strip of five, some creases, fine example of this rarity, fine-v.f., very rare
*
Catalog #Chuchin 4
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Lot #2192
RUSSIAN ZEMSTVO - RURAL LOCAL POST
NOLINSK.
1873 2k black on dark red, block of eight, bottom strip with single outer frame line, fine-v.f.
Box *
Catalog #Chuchin 6,6a
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Lot #2193
RUSSIAN ZEMSTVO - RURAL LOCAL POST
NOLINSK.
1874 2k black on bright green, block of four, h.r., some creases, fine
Box *
Catalog #Chuchin 7
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Lot #2194
RUSSIAN ZEMSTVO - RURAL LOCAL POST
NOLINSK.
1876 2k black, imperf. sheet of 30, position 22 showing a major retouch, some creases, otherwise v.f.
Box *
Catalog #Chuchin 8
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Lot #2195
RUSSIAN ZEMSTVO - RURAL LOCAL POST
NOLINSK.
1911-13 2k green, three diff. blocks of four, fine-v.f.
Box *
Catalog #Chuchin 12-4
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Lot #2196
RUSSIAN ZEMSTVO - RURAL LOCAL POST
NOLINSK.
1873 2k black on red, reconstructed pair and two singles, showing diff. types, creases, otherwise fine
*
Catalog #Chuchin 6,6a
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Lot #2197
RUSSIAN ZEMSTVO - RURAL LOCAL POST
NOVGOROD.
1879 5k black on rose lilac, horiz. strip of four showing the four diff. types, unused without gum, fine and very rare, only 24 copies stated to have been recorded
(*)
Catalog #Chuchin 7
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Lot #2198
RUSSIAN ZEMSTVO - RURAL LOCAL POST
OKHANSK.
1872 3k blue, pen canc., rated "R", rare
Catalog #Chuchin 4
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Lot #2199
RUSSIAN ZEMSTVO - RURAL LOCAL POST
OKHANSK.
1891 10k dark blue, pale blue & gold, sheet of 56, few selvage faults and perf. separations, fine-v.f.
Box *
Catalog #Chuchin 8
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Lot #2200
RUSSIAN ZEMSTVO - RURAL LOCAL POST
OKHANSK.
1891 5k black, red and gold, imperf. block of four, unused without gum as issued, folded between stamps, v.f.
Box (*)
Catalog #Chuchin 9a
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Lot #2201
RUSSIAN ZEMSTVO - RURAL LOCAL POST
OKHANSK.
1893 2k on 10k dark blue, pale blue & gold, sheet of 56, few selvage faults, perf. separations and some paper adhesions affecting few stamps, also a couple of thin spots, still fine and probably unique multiple showing varietiesof surcharge
Box *
Catalog #Chuchin 12
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Lot #2202
RUSSIAN ZEMSTVO - RURAL LOCAL POST
PEREYASLAV.
1871 3k black on straw, sheet margin tete beche block of six, v.f., rare, ex-Kirchner
Box *
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Lot #2203
RUSSIAN ZEMSTVO - RURAL LOCAL POST
POLTAVA.
1912 Provisional Issue, 3k Red Arms, black surcharge, horiz. pair, v.f., 30 copies recorded
*
Catalog #Chuchin 73a
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Lot #2204
RUSSIAN ZEMSTVO - RURAL LOCAL POST
PRILUKY.
1881 5k black on green, sheet of 48 (6x8) showing diff. types, some creases between stamps, fine-v.f.
Box *
Catalog #Chuchin 6
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Lot #2205
RUSSIAN ZEMSTVO - RURAL LOCAL POST
PSKOV.
1877 5k violet, imperforate sheet of 71 showing two tete-beche, marginal defects, creases affect about half of the stamps, otherwise an impressive multiple, ex-Ferrari
Box *
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Lot #2206
RUSSIAN ZEMSTVO - RURAL LOCAL POST
PSKOV.
1878 5k violet, rouletted pane of 40, showing a tete-beche pair, some toning and creases, mostly fine-v.f., rare
Box *
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Lot #2207
RUSSIAN ZEMSTVO - RURAL LOCAL POST
PSKOV.
1885 registered cover franked with 3k black, imperf. horiz. gutter tete beche strip of three, pen canc., minor cover faults, very rare
Envelope
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Lot #2208
RUSSIAN ZEMSTVO - RURAL LOCAL POST
PSKOV.
1892 registered cover franked on reverse with single and pair of perf. 3k black, wax seals mostly intact, blue 22 Dec. 1892 Zemskaya Pochta Pskov cds, fine cover
Envelope
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Lot #2209
RUSSIAN ZEMSTVO - RURAL LOCAL POST
PSKOV.
1898 1k red brown & violet, imperf. block of 10, mostly n.h., v.f.
Box *
Catalog #Chuchin 34var
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Lot #2210
RUSSIAN ZEMSTVO - RURAL LOCAL POST
PSKOV.
1898 3k black, brown & yellow, imperf. block of 10, mostly n.h., v.f.
Box *
Catalog #Chuchin 35var
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Lot #2211
RUSSIAN ZEMSTVO - RURAL LOCAL POST
PSKOV.
1897 1k-40k imperforate blocks of four, mostly n.h., v.f.
Box *
Catalog #Chuchin 43a-47a
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Lot #2212
RUSSIAN ZEMSTVO - RURAL LOCAL POST
PSKOV.
1899 3k surcharge, block of 10, numerous varieties incl. three with double surcharges etc., mostly n.h., v.f.
Box *
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Lot #2213
RUSSIAN ZEMSTVO - RURAL LOCAL POST
PSKOV.
1909 registered cover franked on reverse with 1k and pair of 5k Arms, tied by violet date stamps, fine
Envelope
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Lot #2214
RUSSIAN ZEMSTVO - RURAL LOCAL POST
PSKOV.
1909 registered cover franked on reverse with 3k and 5k Arms, tied by violet date stamps, v.f.
Envelope
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Lot #2215
RUSSIAN ZEMSTVO - RURAL LOCAL POST
PSKOV.
1911 registered cover franked with 1k, 3k and 10k Arms, tied by violet date stamps, minor cover faults, fine three color franking
Envelope
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Lot #2216
RUSSIAN ZEMSTVO - RURAL LOCAL POST
PSKOV.
1911 cover franked with 1k and 10k Arms, tied by blu 19.7.1911 pmks, fine-v.f.
Envelope
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Lot #2217
RUSSIAN ZEMSTVO - RURAL LOCAL POST
PSKOV.
1911 registered cover franked with 1k and 10k, tied by violet date stamp, fine
Envelope
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Lot #2218
RUSSIAN ZEMSTVO - RURAL LOCAL POST
RZEV.
1887 2k black, red brown & bronze, small faults, fine appearance, very rare, only 9 known
*
Catalog #Schmidt 11
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Lot #2219
RUSSIAN ZEMSTVO - RURAL LOCAL POST
RZEV.
1881 2k dark red & dark blue (Schmidt 18), pen canc., small faults, rate "RR"
Catalog #Chuchin 9
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Lot #2220
RUSSIAN ZEMSTVO - RURAL LOCAL POST
RZEV.
1887 2k black, horiz. pair, fresh and v.f., ex-Kirchner
*
Catalog #Chuchin 9
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Lot #2221
RUSSIAN ZEMSTVO - RURAL LOCAL POST
TIKHVIN.
1874 5k blue, imperforate sheet of 15, (5x3) showing 15 diff. types, fine-v.f.
Box *
Catalog #Chuchin 9
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Lot #2222
RUSSIAN ZEMSTVO - RURAL LOCAL POST
TIKHVIN.
1894-1903 3k blue, green and rose, imperf. block of six, mostly n.h., fine-v.f.
Box *
Catalog #Chuchin 31e
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Lot #2223
RUSSIAN ZEMSTVO - RURAL LOCAL POST
YEGORYEVSK.
1875 3k black, imperforate pane of 42 (7x6) showing diff. types and varieties, fresh and v.f., mostly n.h., ex-Faberge
Box *
Catalog #Chuchin 7
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Lot #2224
RUSSIAN ZEMSTVO - RURAL LOCAL POST
Provisional Locals.
1920 Armavir to Zaostrovye, group of 112 stamps incl. few multiples used on pieces, a nice assortment of town surcharges incl. Ashabad, Kharkov, Fokino, Armavir, Yakutsk, Kiev, Kosmodienyansk, Kustanai, Minsk, Molchanovo, Pavlovsk, Petrovsk, Rogatshev, Ssemyonov, Spassk, Smolensk, Volsk, Vyatka, Zaostrovye etc., occasional duplication, many signed by various experts, fine-v.f. and fascinating group from this turbulent era in Russian history
*u

Catalog Value DM 16,173
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Lot #2225
RUSSIAN ZEMSTVO - RURAL LOCAL POST
Provisional Locals.
1920 parcel card franked with 8x15k with provisional "RUB" (reading up) overprint, used from Kharkov in combination with pair of unoverprinted 5k, minor perf. flaws, fine and scarce
Envelope
Catalog #Mi.6
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Lot #2226
RUSSIAN ZEMSTVO - RURAL LOCAL POST
MINSK
. 1922 surcharged 250r on 2k green, gutter pane of 100, canc. to order MINSK 21.2.22, minor faults at bottom, otherwise fine and probably unique multiple,
Box
Catalog #Mi.1
Catalog Value DM 10,000
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Lot #2227
RUSSIAN ZEMSTVO - RURAL LOCAL POST
PETROVSK.
1922 ppc (Petrovsk Station) to Petrograd, franked with 50,000r surcharge on imperf. 5r, tied by 1.7.22 departure, with 24.7.22 arrival pmks, fine and extremely rare applicaton of the letter rateon postcard, with Mikulski cert. confirming this card to be a great rarity, with only one other example known used on cover, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #Mi.5
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Lot #2228
RYUKYU ISLANDS
1951 University, block of six, used with 12y airpost on cacheted FDC to Ohio, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #14
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Lot #2229
RYUKYU ISLANDS
1951 Reforestation (pair) and Establishment of Government (block of four) used on two FDCs, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #15,18
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Lot #2230
RYUKYU ISLANDS
1952 Government, ten copies on FDC to USA, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #18
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Lot #2231
RYUKYU ISLANDS
Air Post.
1940 set of three on FDC to USA, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #C1-3
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Lot #2232
RYUKYU ISLANDS
Air Post.
1951-57 issues, two cplt sets on four cacheted FDCs, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #C4-13
Catalog Value 395
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Lot #2233
RYUKYU ISLANDS
Air Post.
1951-54 30Y Goddess, imperf. trial color proof in carmine, v.f., with 1989 Ryukyu Philatelic Specialist Soc. cert., rare
P
Catalog #C6P
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Lot #2234
SAAR
1920 21/2pf gray variety, n.h., minor gum wrinkles, still v.f., signed Brun, Dr. Dub etc.
**
Catalog #Mi.2aII
Catalog Value Euro 1,250
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Lot #2235
SAAR
1920 overprint varieties, 5pf, 20pf, 35pf and 75pf singles, also pair of 15pf, each with a bar on top instead of bottom etc., signed Brun and others, fine-v.f.
*
Catalog #Mi.4,7,8,11,15F
Catalog Value Euro 2,500
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Lot #2236
SAAR
1920 25pf block of four, n.h., v.f., signed Burger etc.
Box **
Catalog #Mi.9BIII
Catalog Value Euro 600
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Lot #2237
SAAR
1920 80pf Germania, v.f. used, signed Calves
Catalog #16
Catalog Value 200
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Lot #2238
SAAR
1920 5M deep blue, light town pmk (canc. to order), v.f., signed Brun
Catalog #38
Catalog Value 875
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Lot #2239
SAAR
1921 Tete beche varieties, 5pf, 20pf, 25pf vert. pairs, also 40pf and 80pf blocks of four, n.h., few minor toned specks, mostly fine-v.f.
**
Catalog #Mi.53/62AKI
Catalog Value Euro 252
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Lot #2240
SAAR
1922-27 two diff. sets, n.h., fine-v.f.
**
Catalog #Mi.84-97,108-21
Catalog Value Euro 340
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Lot #2241
SAAR
1922-27 two diff. sets, n.h., fine-v.f.
**
Catalog #Mi.84-97,108-21
Catalog Value Euro 340
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Lot #2242
SAAR
1947 "Urdruck" surcharges, cplt set, l.h., post office fresh, fine-v.f., signed Brun
*
Catalog #187a-97a
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Lot #2243
SAAR
1947 surcharges, cplt set n.h., fine-v.f., signed Ney
**
Catalog #187a-97a
Catalog Value Euro 2,600
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Lot #2244
SAAR
1951 Saarmesse, de-luxe minister proof in issued color, v.f.
P
Catalog #228P
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Lot #2245
SAAR
1956 Red Cross, signed artist proof in black, also 1956 Olympics, 12+3fr carmine. imperf. & gummed trial color proof, v.f.
P
Catalog #B108P,109P
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Lot #2246
SALVADOR
1906-11 three covers, two with printed "Dr.Richards Dyspepsia Tablet Association" address in New York and franked with 1911 adhesives, the other franked with Pres. Escalon 3c & 2x5c and used to USA, Santa Ana and San Salvador pmks
Envelope
Catalog #338/396
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Lot #2247
SALVADOR
Air Post.
20c green, overprinted in red, fine and scarce stamp, with APS cert.
Envelope
Catalog #C1a
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Lot #2248
ST.PIERRE & MIQUELON
1942 France Libre overprints, 10 diff. used in 1950 on cover to USA, cover toning, stamps fine-v.f.
Envelope
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Lot #2249
ST.PIERRE & MIQUELON
1942 registered cover franked with nine diff. "France Libre F.N.F.L." overprints, sent to Montreal, v.f.
Envelope
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Lot #2250
ST.PIERRE & MIQUELON
1962 Flowers, perforated and gummed souv. sheet of two, n.h., v.f., only 15-20 issued
**
Catalog #360-61var
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Lot #2251
SAN MARINO
1892 1L red and yellow, n.h. and post office fresh, usual centering, fine example of this rarity unhinged, with 1995 Raybaudi gold cert.
**
Catalog #21
Catalog Value 2,850
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Lot #2252
SAN MARINO
1892 1L pale ultramarine, n.h. and post office fresh, usual centering, fine example of this rarity unhinged, with 1998 Diena cert.
**
Catalog #22
Catalog Value 2,650
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Lot #2253
SAN MARINO
1902 registered cover to Germany franked with 2L brown & yellow and 5L violet & green, all tied by "Republica Di S.Marino" datestamps, front shows framed "Raccomandato" hs and reverse bears Rimini transit and Westerland arrivaldatestamps, a very rare franking, signed Diena
Envelope
Catalog #23,24
Catalog Value 1,390++
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Lot #2254
SAN MARINO
1892 two diff. surcharges, fine
*
Catalog #26,28
Catalog Value 390
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Lot #2255
SAN MARINO
1894 Government Palace, 25c & 50c imperf. proofs on stamp paper, minor toning, otherwise fine-v.f., signed Diena
P
Catalog #29P,30P
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Lot #2256
SAN MARINO
1903 2c-2L definitives, cplt set of 12 (as issued), incl. the rare 2L violet, n.h. and post office fresh, with Raybaudi cert.
**
Catalog #40/75
Catalog Value Euro 2,900
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Lot #2257
SAN MARINO
1940s varieties, selection of 50+ perf. & imperf. stamps incl. postage dues and parcel post, also airpost imperfs, few blocks etc., fine-v.f. and useful lot
*u
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Lot #2258
SAN MARINO
Parcel Post.
1945 30c sheet margin block of six pairs, imperf. between the middle block, n.h., rare
Box **
Catalog #Sass.20d
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Lot #2259
SAUDI ARABIA
1955-70 balance of a consignment, mostly an accumulation of singles & multiples, many in sheets and blocks, many commemorative sets, definitives in odd values, also Air Post issues, all post office fresh, n.h., fine-v.f. and useful lot,
Box **

Catalog Value 12,800+
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Lot #2260
SAUDI ARABIA
1975 Prophet's Mosque. 200p red & green, entire sheet of 100, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #499
Catalog Value 2,500
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Lot #2261
SAUDI ARABIA
1982 souv. sheets, n.h., v.f. set
**
Catalog #841-44var
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Lot #2262
SAUDI ARABIA
1968 2pi Boeing, sheet of 100, folded between stamps, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #C89
Catalog Value 800
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Lot #2263
SAUDI ARABIA
Zeppelin Flights.
1933 8th SAF from Mecca to Brazil, v.f., with approriate markings, very rare
Envelope
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Lot #2264
SAUDI ARABIA
Postage Dues.
1925 1/2p green, imperf. proof sheet of 50, v.f. and rare
Box P
Catalog #LJ42P
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Lot #2265
SCHLESWIG
Officials.
1920 local Flensburg cover, franked with pair of 71/2pf C.I.S. surcharges, violet "Commission Internationale Slesvig", filing fold away from the stamps, signed Richter,
Envelope
Catalog #O3
Catalog Value DM 1,400+
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Lot #2266
SENEGAL
1873 cover franked with 30c Napoleon, 5c Ceres and 15c small numeral Ceres, prepaying the 50c rate to France by French packet, stamps are canc. by blue "SNG" lozenge, with "Senegal et Dep. St Louis" cds alongside and boxed "PD",both in blue, with Bordeaux entry marking, fine and colorful cover, signed Calves
Envelope
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Lot #2267
SENEGAL
Zeppelin Flights.
1933 6th SAF to Brazil, registered from Kelle and sent via Friedrichshafen, with Pernambuco arrival pmk
Envelope
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Lot #2268
SIBERIA
1919-20 Admiral Koltschak Issues, 50k on 3k inverted surcharge, block of six, n.h., v.f., signed Rosselevitch
Box **
Catalog #2a
Catalog Value 210
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Lot #2269
SIBERIA
1919 70k on 1k inverted surcharge, block of nine, n.h., v.f., signed Romeko, rare
Box **
Catalog #3a
Catalog Value 247
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Lot #2270
SIBERIA
1919 1r on 4k, surcharge inverted, marginal pane of 20, n.h., v.f., signed Romeko, very rare
Box **
Catalog #4b
Catalog Value 1,100
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Lot #2271
SIBERIA
1919 50k on 3k imperf., inverted surcharge, block of four, n.h., v.f., signed Rosselevitch
Box **
Catalog #8a
Catalog Value 400
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Lot #2272
SIBERIA
1919 50k on 3k imperf., vert. pair with double surcharge, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #8b
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Lot #2273
SIBERIA
1919 50k on 3k imperf., double surcharge, marginal block of four, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #8b
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Lot #2274
SIBERIA
1919 cover from "Suchanskiy Rudnik Prim." to a small village, apparently "Station Fanza", franked with bisected half of 1r Arms, fine and most unusual item
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Lot #2275
SIBERIA
1921 registered cover from Tomsk to Bijsk, franked on the front with 10x50k on 3k and on reverse with unoverprinted Russian 2k imperf. and 3k perf., registry numbered entered by hand, with transit and arrival pmks, cover faults, otherwise fine usage from the Kolchak controlled Siberia, with Mikulski cert
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Lot #2276
SIBERIA
Japanese Occupation of Nikolayevsk/Amur.
1921 surcharged 15k on 20k, v.f. used, signed Romeko, listed but unpriced in Michel. A great rarity, only 2-3 known
Catalog #Mi.1F
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Lot #2277
SIBERIA
Japanese Occupation of Nikolayevsk/Amur.
1921 20k blue & rose, double overprint, l.h., v.f., signed Romeko and W.Pohl, rare
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Catalog #59var
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Lot #2278
SIBERIA
Japanese Occupation of Nikolayevsk/Amur.
1920 10k on 10k dark blue, fine example of this rarity, with Mikulski cert.
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Catalog #52
Catalog Value 1,200
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Lot #2279
SIBERIA
Japanese Occupation of Nikolayevsk/Amur.
1921 15k on 14k surcharge inverted, v.f., signed Pappadopoulos, Romeko, Dr.P.Jem etc., very rare
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Catalog #53var
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Lot #2280
SIBERIA
Japanese Occupation of Nikolayevsk/Amur.
1921 15k surcharges, three diff. surcharges, also 1922 Priamur 35k with inverted overprint, unused without gum, fine-v.f., ex-Bute
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Catalog #53-55,97a
Catalog Value 355
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Lot #2281
SIBERIA
Japanese Occupation of Nikolayevsk/Amur.
1921 15k on 35k surcharge inverted, fine used, signed Dr.Jemchouhin, Romeko etc., very rare
Catalog #55var
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Lot #2282
SIBERIA
Japanese Occupation of Nikolayevsk/Amur.
1921 15k on 70k surcharge inverted, signed W.Pohl and Romeko, fine and very rare
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Catalog #57var
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Lot #2283
SIBERIA
Japanese Occupation of Nikolayevsk/Amur.
1921 15k on 1r perf., unused without gum, perf. faults and expert's handstamp showing through, ex-Bute
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Catalog #58
Catalog Value Euro 1,200
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Lot #2284
SIBERIA
Japanese Occupation of Nikolayevsk/Amur.
1921 20k on 31/2r horiz. pair, right stamp with double surcharge, v.f., signed Romeko and Dr.P.Jemchouhin, very rare
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Catalog #61,61var
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Lot #2285
SIBERIA
French Military Mission.
1919 free frank cover with violet "Mission Militaire Francaise en Siberie Le General", sent to Paris, with arrival pmk
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Lot #2286
SIBERIA
French Military Mission.
1920 Prisoner of War formular card from a Hungarian POW in Pervaja Rechka Camp to USA, used during joint Soviet-Japanese control of Vladivostok, with red Japanese and violet Russian Censor markings, v.f. and rare
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Lot #2287
SIBERIA
American Expeditionary Force.
1918-20 United States Expeditionary Forces in Siberia, selection of 11 different covers or cards mounted on pages, many interesting markings, ex-Liphschutz
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Lot #2288
SLOVENIA
1940 (?) unissued design for the "Slov. Liga Slovensky Brat. Objim Si Mat.", 1c blue, large die proof, die sunk on card, American Banknote Co. imprint at bottom, v.f.
P
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Lot #2289
SOMALIA
Air Post.
1929 large cover franked with 11 diff. adhesives handstamped "Service Avion", flown from Djibouti 29.12.1929 to Addis Abeba in Ethiopia, fine, with arrival pmk
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Lot #2290
SOUTH RUSSIA
1919 Crimea, gutter block of 8, folded between stamps, v.f.
Box *
Catalog #52
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Lot #2291
SPAIN
1865 12c carmine & blue, center inverted, v.f. used, with APS cert., rare
Catalog #69a
Catalog Value 900
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Lot #2292
SPAIN
1866 19c brown, part original gum, reperforated, fine appearance, with COMEX cert.
*
Catalog #102
Catalog Value Pts 130,000
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Lot #2293
SPAIN
1883 (ca) cover to Borga, Finland franked with 25c blue-grey, prepaying the UPU letter rate to Finland, tied by blue "San Lucar de Bari (Cadiz)" datestamp, front shows boxed ANK arrival datestamp, a v.f. cover to a scarce destination
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Catalog #246
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Lot #2294
SPAIN
1905 Cervantes, cplt set, top values with PFC, fine-v.f.
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Catalog #287-96
Catalog Value 602
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Lot #2295
SPAIN
1936 National Exhibition, postage and air post, n.h., v.f.
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Catalog #572-73,C88-89
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Lot #2296
SPAIN
Semi-Postals.
1937-38 three diff. souv. sheets, each overprinted MUESTRA, n.h., fine-v.f.
S
Catalog #B108A-E/S
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Lot #2297
SPAIN
Semi-Postals.
1950 Caudillo, set of three, last one with serial number, fine
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Catalog #B137-38,CB18
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Lot #2298
SPAIN
Air Post.
1920 unissued 30c green, well centered, v.f., signed Roig etc., with Diena cert.
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Catalog #Ed.NE22
Catalog Value Pts 125,000
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Lot #2299
SPAIN
Zeppelin Flights.
1930 Seville to Brazil flight, red South America cachet, franked with pair of 4p, v.f.
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Lot #2300
SPAIN
Carlist Issues.
1875 (ca) cover to Guernica franked with a v.f. 1r brown Carlist issue, tied by blue "Areta Vizcaya" cachet, a rare cover with EXFIMA cert.
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Lot #2301
SPAIN
SPANISH MOROCCO.
1920 cover from Tetuan to Tanger franked with 10c surcharge, taxed "T 5" in black, some toning and cover creases, otherwise fine, with arrival cds
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Lot #2302
SPAIN
Zeppelin Flights.
1930 Tangier to Sevilla-Friedrichshafen, franked with four diff., v.f., with appropriate markings, rare, only 20 covers and 20 cards carried
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Lot #2303
SPAIN
FERNANDO PO.
1898 registerd cover to Tarragona franked by October 1896 Fiscal 10c overprinted "Habilitado Para Correos" in blue and 1896 blue overprint 5c on 10c violet brown tied by purple Fernando Poo cds, arrival cds on reverse, scarce and attractive cover
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Lot #2304
SWEDEN
1867 cover franked with 5o & 30o (2) Coat of Arms issue, prepaying the 65 ore single letter rate to Enlgand via the Prussian Post, stamps tied by "Goteborg" canc., with framed "Franco" hs in blue, red "51/4" Sgr credit marking in msand red "London Paid" arrival datestamp, reverse bears "Sodra St.Banan" and blue "Stralsund Berlin" transits, a very rare and superb cover, with Obermuller Wilen cert.
Envelope
Catalog #6,11
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Lot #2305
SWEDEN
1867 cover franked with 12o, 24o & 50o Coat of Arms issue, prepaying twice the 43o single letter rate to France via the Prussian Post, tied by "Stockholm 18.5.67" cds, and front shows oval framed "Franco" hs, plus red "Prusse Forbach"French entry, reverse bears "Stralsund Berlin" transit and "Paris R.Monmartre" arrival datestamp, a rare cover with beautiful three color franking and Obermuller Wilen cert.
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Catalog #8,10,12
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Lot #2306
SWEDEN
1870 cover from Stockholm, sent totally unpaid to Portugal, via France, front shows "PKXP Nr1" datestamp, blue "Suede-Erquelines" entry cds, scarce "F.45" exchange marking under the Franco-Portuguese Convention, plus "230" Portuguesepostage due hs, reverse bears "PKXP Nr2" Swedish transit, plus Lisbon arrival, a v.f. and scarce cover
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Lot #2307
SWEDEN
1873 cover franked with 5o Coat of Arms, plus 12o & 24o Numeral issues, prepaying the 41 ore single letter rate to Russia via the Prussian Post, tied by "Pkxp Nr.2 Ned" canc., boxed "Franco" hs on front, "Lubeck Launburg" transitand Riga arrival datestamp on reverse, a very rare mixed issue cover, some toning, with Holcombe cert.
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Lot #2308
SWEDEN
1875 cover franked with 6o, 12o (2) 24o & 30o Numeral issue, prepaying twice the 42 ore single letter rate to France under the 1868 Franco-Swedish convention, tied by "Stockholm" canc., red "PD" hs and blue "Suede Erquelines 2" Frenchentry datestamp on front, a very rare four color franking and unique exhibition piece, with Witschi cert.
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Catalog #21-2,24-5
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Lot #2309
SWEDEN
1918 55o and 80o Gustav V, l.h., fine-v.f., with Sjoman cert.
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Catalog #80,82
Catalog Value 2,800
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Lot #2310
SWEDEN
1924 UPU, cplt set, fine-v.f.
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Catalog #197-212
Catalog Value 748
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Lot #2311
SWEDEN
Catapult Flights.
1931 card used in combination with German adhesives, v.f.
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Lot #2312
SWITZERLAND
1845 Basel Dove, unused without gum, margins all around except just touching frame line at right, small thin spot, excellent color and embossing, fine example of this popular stamp, rare unused, with Rellstab cert.
(*)
Catalog #3L1
Catalog Value 11,500
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Lot #2313
SWITZERLAND
1853 small cover to Boudry, Neuchatel franked by fine margined Rayon I 1851 5rp blue & red and Rayon III 1852 rose red tied by black grill canc. with Thun despatch cds alongside, arrival in red on reverse of fine and scarcecover
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Lot #2314
SWITZERLAND
1862 cover franked with 10rp blue and 40rp green, prepaying the single letter rate to Venetian Provinces, tied by "Geneve" datestamps with additional strike alongside, front shows boxed "PD" hs, reverse bears Brigue transit andVenezia arrival datestamps
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Catalog #37,40
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Lot #2315
SWITZERLAND
1900 10c carmine, re-engraved, plate III, h.r., fine example of this rarity
*
Catalog #Mi.72IIIc
Catalog Value DM 1,800
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Lot #2316
SWITZERLAND
1903 1fr carmine, n.h., fine
**
Catalog #97a
Catalog Value 375+
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Lot #2317
SWITZERLAND
1914 3fr green, n.h., v.f.
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Catalog #181
Catalog Value Euro 2,000
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Lot #2318
SWITZERLAND
1914 3fr Mythen, sheet margin single, n.h., v.f., with BPB cert.
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Catalog #181
Catalog Value Euro 2,000
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Lot #2319
SWITZERLAND
1934 NABA souv. sheet, used 6.X.34 on registered cover from Zurich to Lugano, minor usage wrinkles, otherwise v.f.
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Catalog #226
Catalog Value Euro 800
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Lot #2320
SWITZERLAND
1936-42 10c dark red brown, coil single with red numerals on reverse, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #230var
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Lot #2321
SWITZERLAND
1936-42 10c dark red brown, coil single with red numerals on reverse, n.h., v.f.
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Catalog #230var
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Lot #2322
SWITZERLAND
1945 Pax, cplt set used., fine-v.f.
Catalog #293-305
Catalog Value Euro 1,000
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Lot #2323
SWITZERLAND
Semi-Postals.
1930 Pro-Juventute, 20+5c Schaffhausen, green color omitted, sheet margin single, l.h., v.f., with handstamped guarantee marks. A great rarity
*
Catalog #B55var
Catalog Value Euro 2,800
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Lot #2324
SWITZERLAND
Semi-Postals.
1951 Lunaba souv. sheet, unaddressed, cacheted FDC, fine-v.f.
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Catalog #B206
Catalog Value Euro 260
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Lot #2325
SWITZERLAND
Semi-Postals.
1951 Lunaba Exhibition souv. sheet used on 7.X.51 cover to USA, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #B206
Catalog Value 225
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Lot #2326
SWITZERLAND
Semi-Postals.
1951 Lunaba Exhibition souv. sheet used on 7.X.51 cover to USA, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #B206
Catalog Value 225
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Lot #2327
SWITZERLAND
Semi-Postals.
1951 Lunaba Exhibition souv. sheet used on 7.X.51 cover to USA, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #B206
Catalog Value 225
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Lot #2328
SWITZERLAND
Air Post.
1925 cover from Basel to USA, franked with 1fr violet and on arrival in San Francisco a 24c Jenny was added and canc. by oval "San Francisco Ferry" pmk, apparently paying for the second leg of the flight from New York, fine andscarce
Envelope
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Lot #2329
SWITZERLAND
Air Post.
1926 Africa Flight, cover carried from Zurich to Naples (Muller 181), special flight cachet, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #C3,C10
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Lot #2330
SWITZERLAND
Air Post.
1938 75c on 50c sheet margin single, n.h., v.f., signed Bolaffi etc., with 1974 cert. A Swiss rarity, stamps were either cancelled to order or affixed on mail and cancelled by postal clerks. No mint copies were intentionally sold, hence very few exist unused
**
Catalog #C26
Catalog Value Euro 14,000+
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Lot #2331
SWITZERLAND
Catapult Flights.
1930-35 collection of 71 covers or cards, all different flights and cachets, many excellent frankings with some extremely rare items included, fine-v.f.
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Lot #2332
SWITZERLAND
Catapult Flights.
1932 S.S. Bremen to New York, with boxed "Deutscher Schleuderflug D. Bremen-New York, 18/19 May 1932" hs, readdressed on arrival, fine
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Lot #2333
SWITZERLAND
Catapult Flights.
1932 S.S. Bremen card to New York, with boxed "Deutscher Schleuderflug D. Bremen-New York, 18/19 May 1932" hs, final destination Vienna, card creases, otherwise fine
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Lot #2334
SWITZERLAND
Catapult Flights.
1932 S.S. Europa card to New York, with boxed "Deutscher Schleuderflug D. Europa-New York, 25/26 May 1932" hs, "Non Reclame" and returned to sender
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Lot #2335
SWITZERLAND
Catapult Flights.
1932 S.S. Bremen cover to New York, with boxed "Deutscher Schleuderflug Dampfer Bremen-New York, 28/29 September 1932" hs, v.f.
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Lot #2336
SWITZERLAND
Catapult Flights.
1934 S.S. Europa cover to New York, with "Deutscher Schleuderflug Dampfer Europa-New York, 15-16.6.34" hs, v.f.
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Lot #2337
SYRIA
1920 registered cover from Aleppo to Alexandria franked with EEF 2p, used in combination with Syrian Arab Kingdom issues 1920 2m on 5pa on 10pa green (SG K21), 1pi black & violet (SG K66) and 4m on 10pa green (SG K75), tied by the rare "HALEP 8 8-20-20" octagonal date stamps, some toning & minor faults, otherwise fine and extremely rare usage, stated to be the "earliest recorded" of the Arab Kingdom issues, with arrival pmk
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Lot #2338
TAHITI
1884 "La Cloche" newspaper wrapper, used locally within Papeete, pre-cancelled "TAHITI 10c" in black, corresponding cds, v.f. This is the same handstamp as used on the 1884 adhesives; it was in use from June-August 1884
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Lot #2339
TANNU TOUVA
1933 Revenue stamps surcharged with new values, 15k on 6k orange and 35k on 15k brown, fine-v.f.
*
Catalog #37-38
Catalog Value 900
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Lot #2340
TANNU TOUVA
1933 surcharged 15k on 6k orange, two diff. sizes of surcharge, h.r., fine-v.f.
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Catalog #37
Catalog Value 400+
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Lot #2341
TANNU TOUVA
1941 unissued designs 5k-30k, set of five, fine-v.f.
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Catalog #Mi.123-27
Catalog Value DM 1,500
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Lot #2342
THAILAND
1891 use of 4at King Chulalongkorn postal card (H&G 3) to Denmark, canc. by native Chantaboon cds, front shows various Danish arrival datestamps and reverse bears Bangkok transit, a v.f. card to an unusual destination, showing scarceuse from this small office
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Lot #2343
THAILAND
1899 Korat issue, cplt set of five, h.r., fine and very rare unused
*
Catalog #70-74
Catalog Value 4,575++
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Lot #2344
THAILAND
1905 registered cover to Vienna, franked with 2x1a on 14a, 2x2a on 28a, also 8a and 10a singles, tied by Bangkok Swiss type cds, with registration hs alongside, Naples transit pmk on reverse, v.f.
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Lot #2345
THAILAND
1918 preprinted Prisoner of War cover to Switzerland, from Camp III, sent stampless, with oval "Camp for families of Prisoners of War, Bangkok, Siam" purple hs, censored, with Singapore transit and Bern arrival pmks, v.f. and exceptional exhibition item
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Lot #2346
THAILAND
1947-49 5s violet, imperforate block of eight, each stamp with security punch, fine-v.f.
Box P
Catalog #264P
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Lot #2347
THAILAND
1973 Handicrafts, 5b imperforate block of four, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #665var
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Lot #2348
THAILAND
1979 International Letter Writing Week, group of 35 imperforate margin singles in various stages of printing, n.h., v.f.
P
Catalog #890-93P
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Lot #2349
THAILAND
1979 International Letter Writing Week, group of 35 imperforate margin singles in various stages of printing, n.h., v.f.
P
Catalog #890-93P
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Lot #2350
THAILAND
Semi-Postals.
1920 Scout Fund, blocks of four, n.h., fine-v.f., signed Diena etc., scarce
Box **
Catalog #B24-30
Catalog Value 1,500+
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Lot #2351
THAILAND
Air Post.
1922-64 group of 37 flight covers, various frankings and destinations, each with a detailed description, fine-v.f., ex-Jaffe
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Lot #2352
THAILAND
Air Post.
1923 registered cover from Roi Etch to Switzerland, endorsed "Par Avion via Korat - Bangkok", with regular and airmail transit cancels of Bangkok and Bern receiver, v.f. and uncommon
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Lot #2353
THRACE
1913 cover franked with two diff. adhesives, each with a red control hs, tied by black departure seals and addressed to Smyrna, filing fold and some stains, otherwise fine, with arrival pmk
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Lot #2354
THRACE
1913 postal stationery canc. with red seal, "Orta-Keuy" departure cds at bottom, Constantinople slogan canc. applied on arrival, filing fold and cover stains, otherwise fine
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Lot #2355
TIBET
1914 4t blue, horiz. sheet corner pair, unused without gum as issued, fine and very rare
(*)
Catalog #7
Catalog Value 1,300
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Lot #2356
TIBET
1933-36 selection of 11 covers, most franked with 4a green, Lhasa pmks, mostly fine-v.f.
Envelope
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Lot #2357
TIBET
1934 locally used cover franked with 1t imperf. pair, tied by Lhassa pmks, with arrival pmk
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Lot #2358
TIBET
1934 locally used cover franked on back with 1t imperf. block of four, tied by Lhassa pmks, fine
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Lot #2359
TOGO
1914 3pf brown, first setting, well centered, with tiny facial abrasion, otherwise v.f., with PFC
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Catalog #35
Catalog Value 125+
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Lot #2360
TOGO
1914 10pf carmine, overprinted "Togo Occupation Franco-Anglais", blue cds canc., fine
u
Catalog #37
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Lot #2361
TRANSCAUCASIAN FEDERATED REPUBLICS
1923 Issues virtually cplt incl. 17 diff. imperf. varieties, mostly fine-v.f.
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Lot #2362
TRANSCAUCASIAN FEDERATED REPUBLICS
1923 registered cover from Tiflis to France, franked on both sides with single 300,000r and 9x500,000r (one defective), fine and scarce usage from Georgia, with arrival pmk
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Lot #2363
TRANSCAUCASIAN FEDERATED REPUBLICS
1923 specialized collection on pages & loose incl. star overprints cplt with varieties, gold standard issues imperf., several proofs and hundreds of used stamps unsorted for cancellations, plus 7 parcel cards franked with the star overprints or regular issues, fine-v.f. and interesting collection
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Lot #2364
TRANSCAUCASIAN FEDERATED REPUBLICS
TUNISIA.
1931 first flight from Tunis to Rome (Muller 15, 1000 points), only 97 pieces of mail flown, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #C7
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Lot #2365
TURKEY
1863-1920 collection vitually cplt in stock book, with regular issues, postage dues, officials, unissued varieties, overprints and surcharges, many with certificates, l.h. or n.h., with many elusive varieties, mostly fine-v.f.
*\**
Catalog #1/604
Catalog Value Euro 35,000+
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Lot #2366
TURKEY
1863 FL to Russia franked with single 5pi black on rose, marginal single, letter written in Russian, filing folds away from the stamp, v.f.
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Lot #2367
TURKEY
1890 cover from Constantinople to Harbourg, Prussia, franked with pair of 10pa green and single 20pa rose, used with a red "Express d'Orient" label, all canc. by "Gare-Sirkedji" train station pmks (of the famous Orient Express line), v.f.,with Diena cert.
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Lot #2368
TURKEY
1905 stampless cover from the French Consulate in Sivas (Asia Minor), sent to Paris, Consular seal and additional markings, fine
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Lot #2369
TURKEY
1905 stampless cover from the French Consulate in Constantinople, sent to Paris, Consular seal and additional markings, endorsed "Service", fine
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Lot #2370
TURKEY
1905 stampless cover from the French Consulate in Messina, sent to Paris, Consular seal and additional markings, fine
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Lot #2371
UKRAINE
1918 Parcel Card from Kiev to Enakievo, franked with Kiev trident overprints (IIf) 20k/14k and imperforate strip of 3x1r, fine-v.f., with arrival pmk
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Lot #2372
UKRAINE
1920 registered cover from Nikolayev to Moscow franked with 3.50r and 7r with violet Kiev tridents, some toning, otherwise fine-v.f. and backstamped, scarce
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Lot #2373
UKRAINE
1920 Issue, specialized collection of 500+, printed on maps, including many blocks of four or larger, varieties incl. printed on both sides, many with center shifted, inverted, transposed or omitted, etc., fine-v.f. and spectacular group
Box *
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Lot #2374
UKRAINE
Semi-Postals.
1923 set of four, overprinted "ZRAZOK" (Specimen) in diff. colors, n.h., v.f.
S
Catalog #B1-4S
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Lot #2375
UKRAINE
Semi-Postals.
1923 cplt set in blocks of four, each stamp with a diff. color "ZRAZOK" (specimen) overprint, n.h., fine-v.f.
Box S
Catalog #B1-4S
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Lot #2376
UKRAINE
Semi-Postals.
1923 20+20karb watermarked circles, imperforate single, l.h., v.f., signed Soviet Philatelic Assn, rare
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Catalog #B6a
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Lot #2377
URUGUAY
1864 FL franked with horizontally bisected 12c blue, paying 6c rate to Montevideo, fine and very rare cover, with Holcombe cert.
Envelope
Catalog #SG 23d
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Lot #2378
URUGUAY
1865 two FLs from Montevideo to Buenos Aires, each franked with 12c blue, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #23
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Lot #2379
URUGUAY
1895 25c brown & black, center inverted used, fine example of this rarity
Catalog #120a
Catalog Value 1,700
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Lot #2380
VATICAN CITY
1934-37 provisional surcharges, cplt set, n.h., fine-v.f., with Raybaudi cert.
**
Catalog #35-40
Catalog Value 2,500
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Lot #2381
VATICAN CITY
1934-37 provisional surcharges, cplt set, n.h., fine-v.f., with Raybaudi cert.
**
Catalog #35-40
Catalog Value 2,500
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Lot #2382
VATICAN CITY
1934 Juridicial Congress, cplt set n.h., fine-v.f.
**
Catalog #41-46
Catalog Value Euro 800
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Lot #2383
VATICAN CITY
1940s-50s lot of 27 errors and varieties, incl. part perf., double perfs, shifted backgrounds etc., interesting lot
**
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Lot #2384
VATICAN CITY
1999 Padre Pio de Pietrelcina, souv. sheet with substantial perf. shift, n.h., v.f. and scarce
**
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Lot #2385
VATICAN CITY
Zeppelin Flights.
1931 Egypt Flight card to Cairo, attractively franked via Germany where 1M was added in Friedrichshafen, Lugano transit and Cairo arrival pmk, minute, insignificant toned specks, v.f. and rare Zeppelindispatch
Envelope
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Lot #2386
VATICAN CITY
Zeppelin Flights.
1932 3rd SAF to Brazil, all-Vatican franking, red Berlin connecting cachet, v.f.
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Lot #2387
Vatican City - Italy combination Zeppelin set
1933 Italian Zeppelin Issue, complete set of six used on individually flown covers or cards incl. 3L on Mussolini ppc 27.5.33 Roma Flight; 5L on cover to Germany; 10L on card to Brazil; 12L on cover to Brazil; 15L on card to Peru; 20L on cover to Peru, each cover with appropriate transit & arrival markings, violet Roma cachets, v.f. and extremely rare
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Catalog #Si.208Va-f
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Lot #2388
VENEZUELA
1877 FL from Porto Cabello to Bordeaux, with appropriate octagonal date stamp, rated "24 (deci) on arrival, with maritime "Ligne A Paq. Fr.No.1" on reverse, v.f. cover from the French Post Office in Venezuela
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Lot #2389
VENEZUELA
1871 2c orange, frame inverted, light ms canc., reasonable margins all around, usual small faults, fine appearance of this classic rarity
Catalog #23e
Catalog Value 3,000
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Lot #2390
VENEZUELA
Air Post.
1937 25c and 1b, imperf. pairs, the former vert. gutter pair, some creases or stains, fine-v.f.
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Catalog #C50,54var
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Lot #2391
VENEZUELA
Air Post.
1944 Baseball, cplt set of imperf. pairs, v.f.
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Catalog #C189-977var
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Lot #2392
Local Issues for the State of Guayana
1903 5c black on gray, type 3, perf. 12, cancelled by the cds and bards of Cuidad Bolivar, 25 April, 1903 to Trinidad, with the arrival cds of Port of Spain, v.f. and rare cover, with Holcombe cert.
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Catalog #1
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Lot #2393
Local Issues for the State of Guayana
1903 25c black on pink, type 3, perf. 12, horiz. pair, tied with the official blue control hs of Guayana and bars of Cuidad Bolivar 3 June, 1903 on cover to Manchester, v.f., with June 18 arrival pmk, withHolcombe cert., rare
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Catalog #8var
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Lot #2394
Local Issues for the State of Guayana
1903 25c horiz. pair, used on cover to Port of Spain, charged 1sh3p postage due on arrival, with appropriate dues of Trinidad added, minor toning, otherwise fine and spectacular cover
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Lot #2395
Local Issues for the State of Guayana
1903 50c black on blue, type 2, perf. 12, tied with the official blue control hs of Guayana and bars of Cuidad Bolivar 5 May, 1903 on cover to Paris, v.f., with May 21 arrival pmk, with Holcombe cert.
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Catalog #9var
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Lot #2396
VIETNAM
1959 Boy Scouts, epreuves de luxe, cplt set of four, v.f.
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Catalog #124-27P
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Lot #2397
VIETNAM
1960s-70s, group of 45 deluxe presentation sheets, 2-10 of each, fine-v.f.
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Lot #2398
VIETNAM
1966 Woman playing guitar, unopened coil roll of 1000, n.h., v.f.
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Catalog #290A
Catalog Value DM 40,000
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Lot #2399
VIETNAM
1966 Woman playing guitar, unopened coil roll of 1000, n.h., v.f.
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Catalog #290A
Catalog Value DM 40,000
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Lot #2400
VIETNAM
1973 mostly single correspondence of 65 covers or airletters addressed to Indonesian Vietnam observer units, Canadian observer unit, Yemen Observer Unit etc., various military markings, censor strikes etc., v.f. and fascinating group
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Lot #2401
VIETNAM
1975-76 group of 21 unissued commemoratives, all blocks of four, n.h., v.f.
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Lot #2402
VIETNAM
Semi-Postals.
1952 booklet with a pane of 20, staple removed, v.f.
Booklet
Catalog #B1
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Lot #2403
NORTH VIETNAM
1956 Ho Chi Minh and Map of Vietnam, overprinted in red or blue, three diff. imperf. blocks, also another 8 diff. blocks, all mounted & canc. in spec. booklet, v.f. and scarce
Box
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Lot #2404
NORTH VIETNAM
1952 cover franked with 2d Ho Chi Minh, used commercially, fine and very rare
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Lot #2405
NORTH VIETNAM
South Central Vietnam.
1952 commemorative, unaddressed cover franked with four diff. surcharges, fine-v.f.
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Lot #2406
NORTH VIETNAM
South Central Vietnam.
1952 commemorative, unaddressed cover franked with five diff. surcharges, new currency with "Tem Suvu" additional overprint, fine-v.f.
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Lot #2407
NORTH VIETNAM
South Central Vietnam.
1952 commemorative, unaddressed cover franked with five diff. surcharges, new currency with "Tem Suvu" additional overprint, fine-v.f.
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Lot #2408
NORTH VIETNAM
South Central Vietnam.
1954 registered cover franked with 3x5d and 2x60d Ho Chi Minh surcharges, hs "Hoan Nghenh Thang Huu Nghi", with arrival pmks on reverse, fine
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Lot #2409
NORTH VIETNAM
South Central Vietnam.
1954 registered cover franked with 3x30d new currency Tem Suvu and 2x60d Ho Chi Minh surcharges, hs "Hoan Nghenh Thang Huu Nghi", with arrival pmks on reverse, fine
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Lot #2410
WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS
1960 Native Scenes, perf. & gummed souv. sheet of four, n.h., v.f., very rare, only 15-20 issued
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Catalog #154-57var
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Lot #2411
WESTERN UKRAINE
1919 5gr Postage Due, signed Kosack, Friedl etc., v.f., with Diena cert.
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Lot #2412
YEMEN
1926 selection of 146 stamps, various shades, mostly fine-v.f.
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Catalog #1-3
Catalog Value 4,015
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Lot #2413
YEMEN
1926 21/2b black, 21/2b black on orange, used in 1928 from Col. A. Corazzini in Yemen, paying internal postage and sent via Italian Eritrea where local postage was added for further transmission to Bologna, where the cover arrived 3.4.1928.The Yemen stamps are partly covered by the Eritrea adhesives, with Massaua registration label at bottom. Letters from Yemen to overseas destinations were required to have further stamps of a UPU country. A rarity, with Holcombe cert.
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Catalog #1-2
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Lot #2414
YUGOSLAVIA
1918 Independence of Croatia, Slavonia and Dalmatia, 29 November, collection of 400+ mostly imperf. proofs in various colors, incl. compound strips of four, blocks, die proofs, various papers and combinations, generallyfine-v.f., neatly arranged in stock book, undoubtedly rare
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Catalog #2L28-31P
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Lot #2415
YUGOSLAVIA
1958 Birds, complete set of imperforate singles in issued colors, l.h., v.f. and extremely rare, only a few known to exist, with 1975 Ercegovic Cert.
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Catalog #497-505var
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Lot #2416
YUGOSLAVIA
Semi-Postals.
1921 set of three imperf. pairs, n.h., v.f.
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Catalog #B1-3var
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Lot #2417
YUGOSLAVIA
Air Post.
1953 Esperanto, two copies, n.h., fine-v.f.
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Catalog #C55
Catalog Value 330
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Lot #2418
YUGOSLAVIA
Air Post.
1953 Esperanto Congress, sheetlet of eight, insignificant marginal flaws, stamps n.h., v.f., signed Dr.Velickovic
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Catalog #C44
Catalog Value Euro 1,700
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Lot #2419
YUGOSLAVIA
TRIESTE B.
1949 10d Train, overprint inverted, h.r., v.f., with handstamped guarantee mark
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Catalog #20var
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Lot #2420
YUGOSLAVIA
TRIESTE B.
1950 registered cover franked with 8 diff. overprints, v.f., with arrival pmk
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Lot #2421
YUGOSLAVIA
Air Post.
1950 Train, perf. souv. sheet with double overprint, h.r., v.f.
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Catalog #C17var
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Lot #2422
YUGOSLAVIA
Air Post.
1950 Train, imperf. souv. sheet with double overprint, h.r., v.f.
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Catalog #C17a,var
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Lot #2500
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
ARGENTINA.
Postal Stationery, box with 300+ envelopes, cards and wrappers, used, unused and some FDCs, mostly fine-v.f
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Lot #2501
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
AUSTRALIA.
1913-80 collection on album pages, with better items to ^L2, back of the book, booklet panes etc., mixed condition with used and unused, few minor faults, mostly fine-v.f.
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Catalog Value 5,900+
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Lot #2502
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
AUSTRIA.
1850-1899 collection of over 800 stamps used on pages, few covers, various shades and canc., some Lombardy Venetia, Levant, Montenegro & Serbia, many reprints, reference and specialty items noted, usual faults, fine-v.f.
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Catalog Value 15,000+
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Lot #2503
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
AUSTRIA.
Collection in Scott's album, with 1858-59 2k yellow (unused and 3 used), 3k black (2), 3k green (3), 1860-61 2k,3k (2), 1863 2k, 3k, 1867 50k (5 used), 1883-90 50k unused, 1896 1g, 2g, 1908-13 Franz Josef, 1945 Graz overprints to 5M, also unissued 1m-5, semi-postals with Musicians, Artists, Rotary (2), FIS (2), also postage dues, military etc., mixed condition, mostly fine-v.f.
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Lot #2504
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
AUSTRIA.
Collection in eight albums and stock book, many hundreds incl. 1858-59 3k black type I, 3k green, Newspaper stamps, semi-postals, airpost, covers and FDCs, mixed condition, much value, fine-v.f.
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Lot #2505
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
BALTIC COUNTRIES.
ESTONIA, LATVIA, LITHUANIA and CENTRAL LITHUANIA, dealer's stock in five stock books, covering issued 1918-1941 only, used and unused, with souv. sheets, many complete sets, few better items and much more, decently balanced, mostly fine-v.f. Michel
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Catalog Value Euro 69,169
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Lot #2506
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
BELGIUM.
1924-64 collection on stock cards, also LUXEMBOURG, with many better sets, l.h. or n.h., fine-v.f.
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Catalog #172/Q382
Catalog Value 3,755
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Lot #2507
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
BELGIUM.
Postal stationery, 200+ used and unused in box
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Lot #2508
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
BERMUDA.
Collection of George VI Key Plates, neatly written up on pages, with detailed analysis of plate flaws, colors and varieties, most acquired by the present owner from Bob Dickgiesser, incl. 2sh (40), 2sh6p (28), 5sh (27),10sh (30), 12sh6p (16) and ^L1 (15), some used, also one cover, unexploded booklet etc., generally fine-v.f. A wonderful collection of these popular items, high cat. value
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Lot #2509
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA.
1879-1917 mostly used collection on pages incl. first issues, Franz Josef sets to 10kr etc., fine-v.f.

Catalog Value DM 880
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Lot #2510
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
BRAZIL.
Postal Stationery collection of 1,000+ used and unused covers, cards and wrappers in cover box, huge variety, mostly very fine throughout, examination recommended
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Lot #2511
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH.
Postal stationery, mostly used, box of 300+, worth careful inspection
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Lot #2512
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH.
Antigua-Tasmania, 19th Century Postal stationery (Victoria period) collection of 650 mostly unused cards, reply cards and stationery entire envelopes, neatly mounted in 10 volumes, with Indian States covering two volumes, many better items, mostly fresh and fine-v.f. An excellent lot for a specialist
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Lot #2513
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
BRITISH COLONIES.
Balance of the consignment with New Zealand souv. sheets, Norfolk Islands, also Nicaragua Specimens
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Lot #2514
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
BRITISH COLONIES.
Mostly George VI and QEII, selection of 50+ mostly diff. sets, with Antigua, Ascension, Bahrain, Falkland Islands, British Antarctic Territories, Gambia etc., generally n.h., fine-v.f.
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Catalog Value ^L5,000++
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Lot #2515
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH.
1935 Silver Jubilee, 42 diff. sets incl. Hong Kong, Gibraltar, Malta, India etc., l.h., fine-v.f.
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Lot #2516
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH.
A selection of METER marks, proof impressions incl. two each of Great Britain (3), India (2), Ireland (4), New Zealand (8) and Trinidad and Tobago (6), all struck in red on diff. size pieces of paper, also Canada,two sheets of proof impressions of "Postage Paid" handstamps printed in red and with heading printed in French, unusual lot
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Lot #2517
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
CAMBODIA.
A large specialized lot with 200 die proofs, imperfs, trial colors, deluxe sheets, imperf. blocks etc., with much topical material etc., n.h., fine-v.f. Owner's cost over $17,500, An excellent opportunity to obtain a greatlot of this popular area
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Lot #2518
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
CANADA.
1852-1956 cancellations, selection of 74 stamps with a variety of types to 1956, together with a small selection of large Queen 15c selected for shades, generally fine
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Lot #2519
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
CHINA.
TAIWAN, 1950-97 selection of 1000 stamps in stockbook, mostly used, fine-v.f.
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Lot #2520
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
CHINA, P.R.C.
Collection in two stock books, hundreds of sets, incl. Cultural Revolution, some back of the book items, occasional used, minor duplication, few insignificant faults, mostly fine-v.f.
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Catalog Value 8,000+
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Lot #2521
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
CHINA, PRC.
1950-97 selection of over 1300 stamps, used and unused, plus two souvenir sheets in stockbook, fresh, fine-v.f.
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Lot #2522
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
CHILE.
1983-94 collection on pages, with cplt sets, souv. sheets, booklets, se-tenants etc., mostly n.h., fine-v.f. and colorful lot
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Lot #2523
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
CONCORD COVERS.
1960s-80s collection of 268 mostly diff. covers, with Concorde first flight covers from various countries incl. Iraq, Iran, Liberia, Kuwait, Japan, French Colonies, Singapore, plus European Nations, many with special, limited cachets, many signed by pilots, also covers franked with stamps issued to commemorate the Concorde, interesting modern aviation history, ex-Fred Lightfoot collection
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Lot #2524
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
CUBA.
1855-1990, a well balanced stock housed in eight large albums, used and unused, with many cplt sets, many n.h., with back of the book material, modern souv. sheets etc., fine-v.f. Huge cat. value
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Lot #2525
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
DAHOMEY.
1899-to date, a well balanced stock housed in two volumes, mostly unused, cplt spt sets, issues after 1993 not counted,
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Catalog Value DM 13,700+
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Lot #2526
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
DANISH WEST INDIES.
Postal Stationery collection of 100+ used and unused cards and reply cards in small carton, mostly 1890s-1910s, includes several view cards, many duplicates, fine-v.f.
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Lot #2527
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
DENMARK.
Postal Stationery accumulation of 1,000+ used and unused envelopes and wrappers, many in glasine envelopes, much duplication, wide range of cancels and destinations, generally very fine lot, worth inspection
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Lot #2528
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
DENMARK.
Postal stationery, 57 items, mostly unused in box
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Lot #2529
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
ECUADOR.
1940-71 group of 20+ specialty items, incl. proofs, essays, imperf, and perf. varieties incl. 1970 Butterfly imperf. pane of 25 (Scott's 803var), also Specimen overprints and FDR airpost, fine-v.f., owner's cost over $2,000
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Lot #2530
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
EGYPT.
1866-1995, a well balanced stock, both 19th and 20th century, neatly arranged in seven volumes, used and unused, many cplt sets, moderate quantities, with back of the book items etc., with many better items, fine-v.f.
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Catalog Value DM 75,000
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Lot #2531
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
EGYPT.
A duplicated selection of mostly earlier issues in stock book, perf. & imperf. varieties, cancellations, better items incl. imperf. singles of No.1-7, SG 6d,6e, 7d etc., some usual faults to be expected, many fine or better,
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Catalog Value ^L12,780+
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Lot #2532
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
EUROPE.
1861-1901 collection of over 700 stamps on pages, with Greece, Hungary, Romania & Turkey, various shades and pmks, few faults, some reference items noted, mostly fine,
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Catalog Value 3,800+
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Lot #2533
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
FRANCE AND COLONIES.
1940-75 collection on Scott's International Album pages, thousands of mostly unused singles and sets, with extensive Antarctic Territories, Afars, Andorra, Polynesia etc., incl. better items, semi-postals, air post,some souv. sheets, imperf. varieties, some used, also pages with Ethiopia, Israel etc., l.h. or n.h., fine-v.f.
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Lot #2534
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
FRANCE.
1849-93 over 400 stamps, used on pages, including Type Sage, Postage Dues and some specialty items, also few covers and reference copies, various shades and pmks, mixed condition with usual faults, mmany fine or better,
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Catalog Value 14,000+
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Lot #2535
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
FRANCE.
1999 collection of 57 deluxe proof sheetlets in stockbook, all imprinted "Imprimerie des timbres-Poste - France", fresh and v.f.
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Lot #2536
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
GERMAN STATES.
1849-1921 collection of 1,200+ mostly used on pages, with Alsace & Lorraine, Baden, Bavaria, Bergedorf, Bremen, Brunswick, Hamburg, Hanover, Heligoland, Lubeck, Mecklenburg, Oldenburg, Prussia, Saxony, Schleswig, Thurn & Taxis, Wurttemberg & North German Confederation, with many better items, shades and cancellations, usual faults noted, many reference items included (not counted), some certificates included, generally fine. A wonderful German States coll.
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Catalog Value 70,000+
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Lot #2537
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
GERMAN STATES.
BAVARIA, stock book with many used and unused singles and sets
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Lot #2538
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
GERMANY.
1872-1900 collection of of over 200 stamps, mostly used on pages, some reference and specialty items included, with few covers, cancellations, cut squares, shades and perf. varieties, locals etc., usual faults noted, generally fine
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Catalog Value 4,100+
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Lot #2539
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
GERMANY.
1872-1970 large collection virtually complete in three Lighthouse albums, collected either used or unused (when cheaper), with 1872 Large and Small Shields (cat. DM 10,000) with usual faults, Third Reich with souv. sheets cplt,also airpost and some WWII Occupation issues, also Federal Republic and Berlin cplt incl. overprints and souv. sheets, mixed condition with some faults to be expected, generally fine or better,
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Catalog Value DM 93,800+
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Lot #2540
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
GERMANY.
Mostly World War II, group of nicely franked 24 "Hennig" covers or cards incl. Deutsche Dienstpost in Oslo (4), Amsterdam (1), Alpenvorland (1), Adria (4), some Luftbrucke Berlin etc., colorful lot
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Lot #2541
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
GERMANY.
WWII propaganda leaflets, lot of 400 items, mostly diff., dropped by Russians over German positions at Stalingrad and Leningrad, with interesting text in Russian and German promising good treatment for those German soldiers whowould surrender to the Soviets. A fine historical lot
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Lot #2542
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
GERMANY.
WORLD WAR I Issues for Baltic Countries, collection on pages with "Postgebiet Ob.Ost" cplt set incl. varieties, also 11 covers used in Riga, Vilnius, Suwalki etc., DORPAT set of unused surcharges, also same inverted and 40pf on20k (Mi.2) on cover, also stationery cards used and unused, Tenth Army Mi.1-2 unused and 2x30pf (Mi.1) used, also 9 fieldpost cards used in Minsk, Odessa, Libau, Iwanovo, Brest-Litowsk, Kowno, Mitau, plus German Naval card from Libau, rare
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Lot #2543
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
GERMANY, D.D.R.
Booklets, duplicated accumulation in a small box with hundreds of unexploded booklets, n.h., v.f.
Booklet
Catalog #Mi. NH6a/382
Catalog Value DM 14,030
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Lot #2544
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
GREAT BRITAIN.
Stampless covers, 500+ in carton, completely unpicked, mostly fine
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Lot #2545
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
HUNGARY.
Postal stationery lot of 250+, used and unused
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Lot #2546
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
IRAN.
1900-26 issues, stock in a large stock book, used and unused, many sets, fine-v.f.
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Lot #2547
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
ISRAEL.
Errors and varieties, balance of a consignment, incl. Doar Ivri 50m horiz. pair imperf. between, plate blocks and tabs with plate flaws, perf. varieties, interesting lot, with many useful items incl. early Palestine etc.
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Lot #2548
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
ITALY & ITALIAN STATES.
1852-1900 collection of over 450 on pages, including Modena, Naples, Papal States, Parma, Romagna, Sardinia, Sicily, Tuscany, also Postage Dues, Officials, Newspaper, Parcel Post & Offices abroad,few covers, faults, reference items noted, mamy fine or better,
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Catalog Value 16,000+
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Lot #2549
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
ITALIAN COLONIES.
Cyrenaica-Tripolitania, dealer's stock of mainly complete sets, various quantities of up to 40 of each, with many better items incl. air post, Zeppelins, some regular issues etc., n.h., mostly fine-v.f. A wonderful group of sets from the former Italian Colonies,
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Catalog Value Lire 87,500,000
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Lot #2550
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
KOREA, NORTH.
1950-1995, a well balanced stock in 13 large stock books, used and unused, mostly cplt sets, moderate quantities, generally n.h., fine-v.f.
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Catalog Value DM 100,000+
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Lot #2551
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
KOREA.
South Korea Issues, 1951-95 a well balanced stock in three large stock books and box, many cplt sets and souv. sheets etc., some used, mostly n.h., fine-v.f.
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Catalog Value 60,000+
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Lot #2552
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
LAOS.
Also Cambodia and Vietnam, 1951-52 booklets, three diff., last one with glasine interleaving adhering to panes, also Morocco 13fr booklet, fine-v.f.
Booklet
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Lot #2553
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
MALAYAN STATES.
Collection in stock book, with Johore, Perlis, Perak, Sungei-Ujong, Selangor etc., used or unused, also some Bangkok overprints, mostly early singles and few sets, occasional flaws noted, mostly fine-v.f.
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Catalog Value ^L14,833
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Lot #2554
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
NEW ZEALAND.
1862-1952 collection on pages, 19th century mostly used, others unused, with better sets to 5sh, regular issues, back of the book etc., mostly fine or better
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Lot #2555
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
PAKISTAN.
1947-1995, a well balanced stock housed in three volumes, used and unused singles and sets, mostly fine-v.f.
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Catalog Value ^L6,400
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Lot #2556
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
NICARAGUA.
Collection in Minkus album, cplt except for 20 stamps, with APS certificates for some items, with all the scarce officials
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Lot #2557
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
NICARAGUA.
Mostly Postal Stationery, collection on pages, also 25 covers incl. Seebecks
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Lot #2558
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
PHILATELIC LITERATURE.
1928 Fournier "Album de Facsimiles", numbered "172", with hundreds of illustrations and forgeries (all handstamped "facsimile" or "faux"), with a study of forged cancellations, perforations and papers, an outstanding reference volume, only 480 prepared
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Lot #2559
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
POLAND.
1918-1960 collection of 1100 stamps on 75 album pages incl. commemorative sets, airpost, postage dues & newspaper stamps, some souv. sheets, used & unused, mostly fine-v.f.
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Catalog #15/656,C35-46
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Lot #2560
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
POLAND.
1918-57 mostly unused collection on old Scott's album pages, with better sets & souv. sheets, some General Gouvernment, airpost etc., fine-v.f.
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Lot #2561
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
POLAND.
Currency Reform "Groszy" handstamps and overprints, commercial mail, 500+ covers with variety of frankings, mostly regular issues, various types of handstamps, usages, destinations etc. A rare group of commercial covers used during the post-war turbulance
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Lot #2562
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
PORTUGAL & COLONIES.
1853-1903 collection of 750+ stamps, mounted on pages, including Newspaper stamps, with Angola, Azores, Cape Verde, Macao, Madeira, Mozambique, Nyassa, St. Thomas & Prince Islands, Timor and others, various shades andcancellations, reference items noted, usual faults, mostly fine,
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Catalog Value 10,500+
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Lot #2563
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
PORTUGAL.
20th Century selection of 1,250 stamps, mostly used in stockbook, fine-v.f.
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Lot #2564
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
RED CROSS.
1912 "passport" with stationery cards showing pre-printed messages to be filled out by the attending nurse, numbered and dated, v.f. and interesting Red Cross item, probably used during the Balkan War in 1912
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Lot #2565
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
ROMANIA.
1859-1990 comprehensive collection in two Minkus albums, earlier issues mostly used, majority l.h., with many better sets & souv. sheets, also some uncounted back-of-the-book Occupations etc., fine-v.f.
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Lot #2566
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
ROMANIA.
1870-1948 collection on 100+ pages with 19th century mostly used, other issues unused with many cplt sets and souv. sheets, generally fine-v.f.
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Lot #2567
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
ROMANIA.
1881-1926 collection on pages with 19th century used and unused, other issues unused with strong back of the book representation incl. postage dues, parcel post, postal tax, occupations, offices abroad etc., generally fine
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Lot #2568
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
RUSSIA.
1857-1970 mostly used collection in two volumes, with 19th century incl. No.1 (2), vertically laid paper varieties, No.39-40, some unused varieties, gutter pairs, R.S.F.S.R., Soviet Union virtually cpltincluding souv. sheets, semi-postals incl. B24-29 unused, Air Post cplt (C68 unused with APS cert.), some imperf. varieties, few covers, mostly fine-v.f.
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Lot #2569
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
RUSSIA.
1858-1910 collection of over 250 stamps on pages, including Wenden, Post Offices in China & Levant, various shades and cancellations, some faults, reference items included, mostly fine,
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Catalog Value 1,100+
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Lot #2570
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
RUSSIA.
1858-1998 collection in eight albums, stock books etc., thousands of mostly used stamps, some covers etc.
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Lot #2571
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
RUSSIA.
1858-1917 cancellations, collection of 400+ in stock book with perf. 12^ Arms issues to 30k, later issues incl. semi-postals, with small and large towns, colored cancels incl. red and blue strikes, some multiples, a fine nucleusto build collection on
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Lot #2572
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
RUSSIA.
1961-1984 collection in a Minkus album, apparently cplt incl. specialty items such as the 1964 Tokyo Olympics green souv. sheet. imperf. sets, semi-postals etc., l.h., fine-v.f.
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Lot #2573
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
RUSSIA.
Imperial sheets, large album with 42 mostly diff. sheets of 50 or 100, some Offices in China, n.h., fine-v.f.
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Lot #2574
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
RUSSIA.
Covers and postcards, 1870-1917 selection of 77 items incl. postal stationery, various markings, generally fine
Envelope
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Lot #2575
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
RUSSIA.
Covers in carton, mostly Soviet era commercial mail, philatelic covers to USA, FDCs etc., worth careful inspection
Envelope
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Lot #2576
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
RUSSIA.
Early 20th Century Red Cross ppcs, lot of 27 diff. unused cards, generally fresh and v.f.
Envelope
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Lot #2577
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
RUSSIAN OFFICES ABROAD.
Postal History collection of 57 covers and cards, mostly Levant, with usages from Constantinople, Beirut, Jerusalem, Smyrna, Jaffa, Metelin etc., also some Offices in China with usages from Tientsin, Shanghai etc., many interesting markings and destinations, fine-v.f.
Envelope
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Lot #2578
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
SAUDI ARABIA.
1916-85 collection in two stock books, with Hejaz and Nedj overprints (signed by recognized experts), Kingdom with Heir Apparent sets perf. and imperf., Boeing sets, Railway sets, souvenir sheets etc., with many key sets etc., mostly unused, with few blocks of four, some unlisted material, generally fine-v.f. A nice and clean collection of Saudi Arabia,
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Catalog Value ^L30,000
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Lot #2579
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
SCANDINAVIA.
1855-1902 collection of 600 stamps on pages, with Denmark (cat. $2,500+), Danish West Indies ($1,300+), Finland ($3,500+), Iceland ($16,000+), Norway ($2,500+) and Sweden ($5,500), includes Postage Dues & Officials,various shades and cancellations, reference items noted, many better stamps, usual faults to be expected,
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Catalog Value 32,000+
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Lot #2580
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
SIERRA LEONE.
1859-1897 collection on pages, including 1859-74 perf. 121/2 6d reddish purple and another shade reperforated on one side, 1872-73 set of five, 1876-77 set of seven, 1884-91 set, 1893 CA 1/2d on 11/2d with variety "PFNNY", 189-97 1/2d to ^L1, 1897 (Mar) 21/2d on 6d (2) and 21/2d on 1sh, unused or with part o.g. and generally fine-v.f.
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Lot #2581
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
SOUTH AMERICA.
1858-1977 collection of thousands, used and unused singles and sets on Scott's pages, with excellent Argentina (cat $7,400+), Brazil ($5,000+), Bolivia (2,100+), Chile ($1,500), Costa Rica, Dominican Rep. ($460), Ecuador, Guatemala, Panama, Paraguay ($1,000+), Uruguay ($2,000+), many better items, Air Mails, Officials, etc, occasional toning, generally fine-v.f., a useful collection
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Catalog Value 30,000+
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Lot #2582
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
SOUTH AMERICA COVERS.
Collection of 42 covers, mostly maritime from Brazil and Chile, also Argentina incl. few Zeppelin covers
Envelope
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Lot #2583
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
SPAIN.
1850-1990 balance of a collection, housed in six beautiful hingeless Bolaffi albums, hundreds of stamps and souvenir sheets, some back of the book items, mostly fine or better
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Lot #2584
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
SPAIN.
1850-98 collection of over 400 stamps, mounted on pages, including Officials and Postage Dues, also Cuba, Philippines & Puerto Rico, small faults, some reference items noted, mostly fine,
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Catalog Value 5,800
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Lot #2585
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
SPAIN.
1900-60 collection of hundreds used and unused stamps on cards, few better varieties, mostly fine
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Lot #2586
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
SWEDEN.
1858-1958 selection of hundreds on stock cards including 1858-72 12o, 50o, 1862-72 3o, 20o, 1872-77 6o, 12o, 24o, 30o, 1891-1911 with values to 1k, 1910-19 set, 1916 Landstrum, two sets of 10, GPO 5k, 1918 Landstrum, two sets, 1920-33 Posthorn, 1920 wmk lines 20o, 1921-36 Gustav V set, 1928 Cancer, 1932 Gustavus, 1941-58 5k, perf 4 sides set, later issues, Postage Dues, Officials, etc., early issues mostly used, others l.h. or n.h., fine-v.f.
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Lot #2587
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
SWITZERLAND.
1850-1901 collection of over 140 stamps on pages, including Geneva 1850 5c black & red (1993 APS cert.), plus repaired Scott no. 5a, with Walter Abt cert., also Postage Dues etc., usual faults, reference copies,generally fine appearance,
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Catalog Value 6,800+
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Lot #2588
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
TURKEY.
A large collection/accumulation of thousands of singles and multiples, with some 19th century, incl. back of the book, modern issues incl. the Suffragists set (n.h.), definitives and commeratives in sheets etc., all housed in about 10 stock books, also folders etc., many n.h., fine-v.f.
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Catalog Value 13,500
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Lot #2589
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
UNITED NATIONS.
1951-72 two albums with M.I. Blocks of four, singles, souv. sheets etc., cplt, n.h., fine-v.f.
Box **
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Lot #2590
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
UNITED NATIONS.
1995 50th Anniversary, 10 sets of booklets (Geneva, Vienna amd NY), n.h., v.f. Retail $500
Booklet
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Lot #2591
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
VATICAN CITY.
Errors and varieties, part. perf., shifted surcharges, missing colors etc.
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Lot #2592
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
YUGOSLAVIA.
Stock book with better sets and souv. sheets from 1950s incl. Esperanto, Zefiz, regular issues, commemoratives etc., usually 2-3 of each, n.h., fine-v.f.
**
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Lot #2593
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
UNITED STATES.
1847-1930 Balance of consignment, mostly used, including three #1, 1869 Pictorials, regular issues, used and unused Kansas-Nebraska sets, some dealer stock items, many selected copies, occasional flaws, generally fine-v.f.
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Catalog Value 20,000+
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Lot #2594
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
UNITED STATES PROOFS.
1847-93 collection of plate proofs on card in album, includes 1847, 1851, 1861, 1870 & 1890 issues, complete sets of 1869 Pictorials & 1893 Columbians, complete Officials, mostly fine-v.f.
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Catalog Value 6,000+
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Lot #2595
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS.
1861-1919 collection of 180+ mostly diff., mounted on pages with Offices in Cuba, Philippines, Puerto Rico, also Hawaii stamps and US back of the book with Postage Dues, Special Delivery and Officals,some faults, reference items noted, mostly fine,
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Catalog Value 1,200+
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Lot #2596
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS.
CANAL ZONE. 1904-74 collection of 200+ used and unused singles and sets on Scott's pages, some better items, with Air Mail, Postage Dues, Officials, cut squares, some typical toning incl. Scott no. 1-2 withPFCs and more, mostly fine,
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Catalog Value 6,000+
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Lot #2597
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS.
CUBA, PHILIPPINES and PUERTO RICO, 1898-1934 collection on pages, with Philippines overprints to $5 (two diff.), many unused, generally fine-v.f.
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Lot #2598
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
WORLDWIDE.
Stock book with Postal Tax stamps, many diff., mostly fine-v.f.
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Lot #2599
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
WORLDWIDE.
Balance of a collection, with seven huge Minkus Master and Supreme Global albums etc., some new issues etc.
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Lot #2600
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
WORLDWIDE.
A mostly n.h. collection in 25 albums and stock books, with modern sets, souv. sheets, booklets etc., with British and French Colonies, with French Polynesia and Antarctic Territories virtually complete, also Europa, some covers, many topicals, fine-v.f.
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Lot #2601
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
WORLDWIDE.
Balance of the Louis Staub collection housed in 10 cartons, with stamps and covers, Stamp Centenaries, Flight covers, strength in Germany, Austria, British Colonies, Switzerland and much more, with numerous better items, specialty items, topicals etc., fine-v.f.
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Lot #2602
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
WORLDWIDE.
Balance of a consignment in three cartons, with 15 albums or stockbooks, incl. France & Colonies, Great Britain and British Colonies, Spain, Greece, Belgium, South America, Monaco, etc., used and unused, with many interestingitems, worth inspection
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Lot #2603
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
WORLDWIDE.
Stock book with 300 sets and 300 souv. sheets from African and Asian countries, topicals incl. animals, ships, chess, olympics, Princess Diana etc., n.h., v.f.
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Lot #2604
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
WORLDWIDE TOPICALS.
1995-98 selection of mint n.h. topicals from various African and Asian countries, over 200 sets and 155 souvenir sheets, all key topics represented with an emphasis on: animals, minerals, olympics, transportation, dogs, cats, ships, trains, mushrooms, flowers, insects, chess & horses, v.f.
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Catalog Value 1,500+
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Lot #2605
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
WORLDWIDE.
Exhibition labels and vignettes, collection in a large stockbook with over 3,000 mostly diff., strong in Europe with Austria, Belgium, Germany and Italy, other countries incl. USA, fine and interesting holding
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Lot #2606
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
WORLDWIDE CATAPULT COVERS.
1929-35 sellection of 60+ covers, with few early items, mostly Germany, but also Liechtenstein, USA, Saar, Austria, Netherlands, Canada and Denmark, many better items, also 21 ppcs and photograps of S.S. Bremenand Europa, mostly fine-v.f.
Envelope
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Lot #2607
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
WORLDWIDE ZEPPELIN COVERS.
1913-33 sellection of 43 covers or cards, with few early items, mostly Germany, but also Danzig, Liechtenstein, Egypt, Switzerland, Austria, Netherlands, Russia etc., some better items, mostly fine-v.f.
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Catalog Value Euro 15,000+
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Lot #2608
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
WORLDWIDE FLIGHT COVERS.
Group of six cards or cover, mainly 1920s-30s flights incl. Poland, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Austria, USA, also set of 1939 Gordon Bennett labels, fine-v.f.
Envelope
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Lot #2609
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
WORLDWIDE.
Postal History, balance of the consignment with 50+ covers or cards, incl. Austrian and French charity labels properly used, various unusual destinations incl. Natal to Russia used in 1897, censor markings, mixed frankings,redirected mail etc., interesting and useful group of covers
Envelope
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Lot #2610
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
WORLDWIDE.
Zeppelin and Flight covers, balance of the consignment, 20+ covers or cards, with interesting US 1930s covers signed by Mattern, Griffith, MacMillan etc., also Zeppelin Flights etc., mostly fine-v.f.
Envelope
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Lot #2611
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS
WORLDWIDE COVERS.
1864-1955 selection of 8 covers, including Poland (Scott no.1), Costa Rica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama & Egypt (Gaza), overall fine
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