U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
March 11-12, 2009
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #318 ALBANIA 1880 Austrian Levant used in Albania, selection of six stamps cancelled Janina and Prevesa, also two coverfronts, each franked with 10sld and bearing a different Prevesa pmk O | Unsold |
 | Lot #319 ALBANIA 1913 2 1/2pi sepia, horizontal pair, brick red tete-beche handstamp (one inverted) used on piece, fine and extremely rare, with 2008 Graf cert. (Mi.9var, catalogue value for singles) O Catalog #1var Catalog Value € 2,720 | Price Realized $950.00 |
 | Lot #320 ALBANIA 1913 5pa yellow ocher, black handstamp, horizontal pair with excellent perforations all around (rare), n.h., v.f., with 2008 Graf cert. (Mi.4, catalogue value for hinged singles) ** Catalog #4 Catalog Value € 1,700 | Unsold |
 | Lot #321 ALBANIA 1913 10pa blue green, black handstamp inverted, well centered with excellent perforations all around, n.h., v.f., with 2008 Graf cert. (Mi. 5var) ** Catalog #5var | Unsold |
 | Lot #322 ALBANIA 1913 10pa blue green, vertical pair, sideways tete-beche handstamps (facing opposite directions), tied on piece by Elbasan cancel, minor toning, otherwise v.f. rarity from the Nosi collection, with 2008 Graf cert. (Mi. 5var) O Catalog #5var | Price Realized $675.00 |
 | Lot #323 ALBANIA 1913 20pa rose, black handstamps, horizontal pair, n.h., fine-v.f., with 2008 Graf cert. (Mi.6, catalogue value for hinged singles) ** Catalog #6 Catalog Value € 700 | Unsold |
 | Lot #324 ALBANIA 1913 20pa rose, horizontal pair, blue tete-beche handstamps, one inverted, used on piece, v.f., with 2008 Graf cert. (Mi.6var) O Catalog #6var | Price Realized $525.00 |
 | Lot #325 ALBANIA 1913 1pi blue, red handstamp inverted, used (with full original gum), v.f. and rare stamp, with 2008 Graf cert. (Mi.7var) O Catalog #7var | Unsold |
 | Lot #326 ALBANIA 1913 2pi blue black, horizontal pair, blue tete-beche handstamps, one inverted, used on piece, well centered, v.f., with 2008 Graf cert. (Mi.8var) O Catalog #8var | Price Realized $525.00 |
 | Lot #327 ALBANIA 1913 5pi dark lilac (Abdul Hamid Issue), black handstamp inverted, used on piece, imperceptible toning, v.f., with 2008 Graf cert. Two types of the 5 piaster stamps were available, when the double eagle handstamps were applied, those of the Mohamed V issue and the Abdul Hamid. The latter are quite rare, only a few exist inverted (Mi.A10var, catalogue value for normal stamp) O Catalog #10var Catalog Value € 2,800 | Price Realized $1,700.00 |
 | Lot #328 ALBANIA 1913 20pa rose, blue handstamp inverted, well centered, n.h., v.f., with 2008 Graf cert. (Mi.13var, catalogue value for a normal hinged stamp) ** Catalog #14var Catalog Value € 1,615 | Unsold |
 | Lot #329 ALBANIA 1913 20pa rose, with Behie overprint of the Mohamed V issue, blue handstamp applied vertically (lying 90 degrees to the left), used on piece, couple of short perfs, otherwise v.f. with 2008 Graf cert. ("overprints lying to the side are by far rarer than inverted overprints" (Mi.13var, catalogue value for a normal stamp) O Catalog #14var Catalog Value € 1,615 | Price Realized $625.00 |
 | Lot #330 ALBANIA 1913 1pi blue, black handstamp inverted, used on piece, with excellent perforations all around, v.f., with 2008 Graf cert. ("perfect condition and very clean perforated, a rare piece ex-Lef Nosi who chose choice items for his collection") (Mi.14var, catalogue value for a normal stamp) O Catalog #15 Catalog Value € 2,890 | Price Realized $800.00 |
 | Lot #331 ALBANIA 1913 2pa olive, red handstamp inverted , n.h., well centered, v.f., with 2008 Graf cert. ("a perfect example") (Mi.3var) ** Catalog #17var | Unsold |
 | Lot #332 ALBANIA 1913 1pi black on rose, black handstamp, used on piece, well centered, slightly rounded upper right corner, of no importance for this difficult issue, v.f., with 2008 Graf cert. ("a perfect specimen of this very rare stamp") (Mi.15) O Catalog #18 Catalog Value € 2,600 | Unsold |
 | Lot #333 ALBANIA 1913 10pa on 20pa rose, revalued 10 Para, with double surcharge, one inverted, n.h., v.f., extremely rare, with 2008 Graf cert. (Mi.16var, catalogue value for a normal hinged stamp) ** Catalog #19var Catalog Value € 1,200 | Price Realized $1,100.00 |
 | Lot #334 ALBANIA 1913 10pa on 20pa rose, tied on small piece by Shkoder pmk, v.f., with 2008 Graf cert. ("a perfect example of this very rare stamp") (not listed in Scott's) O Catalog #Mi.17 Catalog Value € 2,600 | Price Realized $675.00 |
 | Lot #335 ALBANIA 1913 10pa on 20pa rose, blue handstamp, with the new value "10" inverted, well centered, n.h., v.f., with 2008 Graf cert. ("a perfect quality stamp, a most desirable item, with documented provenance ex Lef Nosi, first Minister of Posts of Albania") (not listed in Scott's) (catalogue value for a normal hinged stamp) ** Catalog #Mi.17var Catalog Value € 2,600 | Price Realized $1,800.00 |
 | Lot #336 ALBANIA 1913 2pa on 5pa, black handstamp, used on piece, v.f., with 2008 Graf cert. (see note in Scott's after No.19) O Catalog #Mi. A3 Catalog Value € 2,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #337 ALBANIA 1913 1pi black, sewing machine perforations, unused without gum as issued, fine, only 800 issued, with Graf cert. 2008 (Mi.2B) (*) Catalog #20 Catalog Value € 650 | Unsold |
 | Lot #338 ALBANIA 1913 1pi black, rouletted (sewing machine perfs), cancelled (Vlone) on small piece, v.f., only 800 issued, signed Rommerskirchen (Mi.2B) O Catalog #20 Catalog Value € 800 | Unsold |
 | Lot #339 ALBANIA 1913 1pi black, sewing machine perforations, irregular pane of 11, unused without gum as issued, perf. separations, fine-v.f. and possibly the largest known multiple, with 2008 Graf cert. Multiples, even pairs of this issue are uncommon. A showpiece from the Lef Nosi collection (Mi.2B, catalogue value for singles)  (*)Catalog #20 Catalog Value € 7,150 | Unsold |
 | Lot #340 ALBANIA 1915 (28.9) cover paying 30 para with Serbian adhesives (5x1pa, 2x5a and single 15pa), sent from Elbasan to Ohrid and returned to Elbasan (1.10), all cancelled by linear "Elbasan" postmarks used by the posts of the second Serbian occupation of Albania, with Serbian censor markings, fine example of the civilian mail during the Serbian Occupation, rare (Essad Pasha's second regime cooperated with the Serbian occupiers and mail could be sent through Essad's post offices as well), with 2008 Graf cert.  | Price Realized $625.00 |
