U.S. & Worldwide Stamps
October 31-November 1, 2012

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #1
United States Postmaster's Provisionals New York, NY
1845 5c black, position 21, signed ACM, "AC" connected, red New York cds, blue and black pen cancels, full margins all around, v.f., with 1997 PFC,
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Catalog #9X1a
Catalog Value $700
Price Realized
$375.00

Lot #2
United States Postmaster's Provisionals New York, NY
1847 5c black, gray wove paper, pos.16, margins all around incl. sheet margin at left, tied by square red grids and New York departure cds on FL used on 2nd April to East Hampton, red "Paid" hs alongside, with 2001 PSE cert. stating "genuine usage, with minor cover faults, trivial toning", fine,
Envelope
Catalog #9X3
Catalog Value $5,250
Price Realized
$1,500.00

Lot #3
United States 1847 Issue
1847 5c red brown, red cancel, margins all around, v.f., with 1999 PFC,
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Catalog #1
Catalog Value $475
Price Realized
$270.00

Lot #4
United States 1847 Issue
1847 5c brown orange, horizontal pair, margins all around, with sheet margin at right, red grid and faint manuscript cancels, fine example of this scarcer shade, with 2002 PFC,
O
Catalog #1b
Catalog Value $2,500
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #5
United States 1847 Issue
1847 5c brown, margins all around incl. sheet margin at right, v.f., tied by blue grids and matching Lockport, N.Y. Oct. 23 pmk on buff cover to Middlesex County, redirected to Canada, with Oct. 23 1850 Queenston, U.C. arrival pmk, additional markings on reverse, with ms endorsements slightly overwritten on stamp, some age stains, otherwise fine cross-border cover
Envelope
Catalog #1
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #6
United States 1847 Issue
1847 5c brown, deep color, full to large margins all around, tied by blue Philadelphia cds to FL addressed to Northampton, Mass, v.f., with 1992 PFC
Envelope
Catalog #1
Catalog Value $700
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #7
United States 1847 Issue
1847 10c black, bold black grid cancel, margins all around incl. part of sheet margin at right, fresh and v.f., with 2001 PSE cert.,
O
Catalog #2
Catalog Value $1,450
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #8
United States 1847 Issue
1847 10c black, margins all around, slightly irregular nicks at top and bottom right, tied by neat blue Montgomery, Ala cds on small piece, sharp impression, v.f. and attractive piece, ex-Sweet,
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Catalog #2
Catalog Value $1,150
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #9
United States 1847 Issue
1847 10c black, full margins all around, sharp impression, tied by red grid cancel to FL sent (with full contents) from Baltimore (Feb.26, 1849) to Lynchburg, Va, with part blue Baltimore cds and blue "10" hs alongside, filing fold well away from the stamp, v.f.,
Envelope
Catalog #2
Catalog Value $1,500
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #10
United States 1847 Issue
1847 10c black, margins all around, beautiful color, tied by red "St. Louis, Mo. July 8 / 10" pmk, repeated at right, on FL used in 1850 to Philadelphia, minor tape reinforcements at bottom, fine and attractive cover,
Envelope
Catalog #2
Catalog Value $1,500
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #11
United States 1847 Issue
1847 10c black, large margins all around, tied by blue Philadelphia cds on cover (with full original letter) to Nashville, Tenn., additional cds alongside, stamp with a scissors cut at top right margin, well away from the design, v.f.,
Envelope
Catalog #2
Catalog Value $1,500
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #12
United States 1847 Issue
1847 10c black, full margins all around, tied by red grids and matching New York June 24 cds on small FL used in 1850 to Oregon, Ogle County, IL., filing fold away from the stamp, v.f., with 2006 PFC,
Envelope
Catalog #2
Catalog Value $1,500
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #13
United States 1851-57 Issue
1851 1c blue, horizontal strip of five, positions 51R-55R, margins all around, small nick at top, minor tears and other small faults, fine appearance, signed Molesworth
O
Catalog #9
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #14
United States 1851-57 Issue
1851 5c red brown, horizontal strip of three, black town cancels, margins just clear at top and bottom, center stamp with faint diagonal crease, otherwise a fine and rare multiple, with 2006 PSE cert.,
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Catalog #12
Catalog Value $4,000
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #15
United States 1851-57 Issue
1851 10c green, type I, part black cds, large to huge margins all around, bright color, fresh and v.f., with 1988 and 2004 PFCs,
O
Catalog #13
Catalog Value $900
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #16
United States 1851-57 Issue
1851 10c green, type I, blue town canc., large margins all around, rich color, v.f., with 1993 PFC,
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Catalog #13
Catalog Value $950
Price Realized
$600.00

Lot #17
United States 1851-57 Issue
1851 10c green, type I, black cds, margins all around, fresh and v.f., with 1999 PSE cert.,
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Catalog #13
Catalog Value $900
Price Realized
$375.00

Lot #18
United States 1851-57 Issue
1851 10c green, type II, unused with large part original gum, margins all around with part of adjoining stamp at top, beautiful color, horizontal crease and other small faults, fresh and v.f. appearance, scarce unused stamp with original gum, with 2001 PSE cert.,
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Catalog #14
Catalog Value $5,000
Price Realized
$950.00

Lot #19
United States 1851-57 Issue
1851 10c green, type II, unused without gum, margins all around incl. part of sheet margin at right, fresh and v.f., with 1969 and 1991 PFCs,
(*)
Catalog #14
Catalog Value $1,800
Price Realized
$1,000.00

Lot #20
United States 1851-57 Issue
1851 10c green, type II, horizontal pair, margins all around, tiny marginal corner crease well outside design and easily trimmed away, v.f.,
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Catalog #14
Catalog Value $375
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #21
United States 1851-57 Issue
1851 10c green, types II and III, used, full to large margins all around, v.f.,
O
Catalog #14,15
Catalog Value $340
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #22
United States 1851-57 Issue
1851 10c green, type IV, pos.55L, light town cancel, large margins all around, v.f. example of this rare stamp, with 1995 PFC,
O
Catalog #16
Catalog Value $1,650
Price Realized
$950.00

Lot #23
United States 1851-57 Issue
1851 10c green, type IV, light black cds, full to large margins all around, v.f., with 2000 PSE cert.,
O
Catalog #16
Catalog Value $1,650
Price Realized
$850.00

Lot #24
United States 1857-61 Issue
1857 1c blue, type I, light cancel, exceptionally well centered for this difficult issue, fine, with 1981 PFC,
O
Catalog #18
Catalog Value $600
Price Realized
$280.00

Lot #25
United States 1857-61 Issue
1857 1c blue, type II, double transfer (pos.25R2), light cancel, well centered for this, fine, with 1986 PFC,
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Catalog #20var
Catalog Value $300
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #26
United States 1857-61 Issue
1857 1c blue, type IIIa, plate 11, black grid cancel, well centered with design clear of the perforations on all sides, deep rich color, fresh and v.f., with 2005 PFC,
O
Catalog #22
Catalog Value $500
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #27
United States 1857-61 Issue
1857 1c blue, type IV, black town cancel, relatively well centered for this, bright color, fine, with 2003 PFC,
O
Catalog #23
Catalog Value $900
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #28
United States 1857-61 Issue
1857 1c blue, type IV, blue grid cancel, well centered for this issue, fine, with 2003 PFC,
O
Catalog #23
Catalog Value $920
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #29
United States 1857-61 Issue
1857 3c rose, type I, unused with original gum, sharp impression, usual centering, fine, with 2005 PFC,
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Catalog #25
Catalog Value $2,500
Price Realized
$600.00

Lot #30
United States 1857-61 Issue
1857 3c rose, type I, block of four, unused with full original gum, h.r. at top, bottom stamps never hinged, usual centering and perforations, fresh color, fine and rare multiple, with 1992 and 2004 PFCs (catalogue value for a hinged block)
Box */**
Catalog #25
Catalog Value $14,000
Price Realized
$3,750.00

Lot #31
United States 1857-61 Issue
1857 5c orange brown, type II, unused with large part original gum, well centered for issue, wide margins at sides, beautiful color, fresh and v.f., with 2001 PFC,
*
Catalog #30
Catalog Value $1,250
Price Realized
$375.00

Lot #32
United States 1857-61 Issue
1857 10c green, type I, black grid cancel, well centered, fine, with 1977 PFC,
O
Catalog #31
Catalog Value $1,250
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #33
United States 1857-61 Issue
1857 10c green, type V, horizontal pair, unused with full original gum, never hinged and post office fresh, v.f. (catalogue value for hinged)
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Catalog #35
Catalog Value $475
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #34
United States 1857-61 Issue
1857 12c black, plate III, l.h., fresh and fine, with 1996 PFC,
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Catalog #36b
Catalog Value $700
Price Realized
$280.00

Lot #35
United States 1857-61 Issue
1857 24c lilac, imperforate single on stamp paper, margins all around, unused without gum as issued, small thin, v.f. appearance, with 1962 PFC,
(*)
Catalog #37Pc
Catalog Value $1,500
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #36
United States 1857-61 Issue
1857 24c gray, tied by red grids on FL to England, originating from the Bahamas (headed "New Providence Nassau", July 2, 1861), entering the mails in New York, with London July 27 arrival on back, stamp with tiny flaws, interesting usage during the Civil War from the Bahamas, interesting contents referring to the voyage from Turks Island and Bermuda, with 1993 PFC
Envelope
Catalog #37a
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #37
United States 1857-61 Issue
1857 30c orange, unused with original gum, bright color, centered slightly to left, fresh and fine, with 2005 PFC,
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Catalog #38
Catalog Value $2,150
Price Realized
$650.00

Lot #38
United States 1857-61 Issue
1857 30c orange, unused with full original gum, lightly hinged, well centered for this difficult issue, bright color, fresh and v.f., with 2006 PFC,
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Catalog #38
Catalog Value $2,150
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #39
United States 1857-61 Issue
1857 30c orange, black grids cancels, well centered, fine, with 2001 PFC,
O
Catalog #38
Catalog Value $450
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #40
United States 1857-61 Issue
1857 90c Washington, vignette only, five die essays, various stages and different colors, v.f.
E
Catalog #39E
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #41
United States 1857-61 Issue
1857 90c blue, full original gum, lightly hinged, beautiful color and well centered, fresh and fine stamp, with 2000 PFC,
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Catalog #39
Catalog Value $3,000
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #42
United States 1875 Reprints of the 1857-61 Issue
1875 1c-90c, complete set of small die proofs mounted on gray cards from the Roosevelt album, fresh colors, v.f., only 85 printed,
P
Catalog #40-47P2
Catalog Value $2,800
Price Realized
$1,500.00

Lot #43
United States 1875 Reprints of the 1857-61 Issue
1875 1c-90c, set of plate proofs on card, full to clear margins, some light staining on reverse, otherwise fine-v.f.,
P
Catalog #40-47P4
Catalog Value $500
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #44
United States 1875 Reprints of the 1857-61 Issue
1875 1c bright blue, unused without gum as issued, v.f., with 1996 PFC,
(*)
Catalog #40
Catalog Value $575
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #45
United States 1875 Reprints of the 1857-61 Issue
1875 3c scarlet, unused without gum as issued, well centered for this difficult issue, bright color, fine, with 2006 PFC, only 479 printed,
(*)
Catalog #41
Catalog Value $2,750
Price Realized
$1,600.00

Lot #46
United States 1875 Reprints of the 1857-61 Issue
1875 5c orange brown, unused without gum as issued, usual centering, beautiful color, fresh and v.f., with 1991 PSE cert. and 2004 PFC,
(*)
Catalog #42
Catalog Value $1,200
Price Realized
$725.00

Lot #47
United States 1875 Reprints of the 1857-61 Issue
1875 10c blue green, unused without gum as issued, well centered for this, beautiful color, tiny indentation at top, v.f., with 2006 PFC, only 516 printed,
(*)
Catalog #43
Catalog Value $2,500
Price Realized
$1,200.00

Lot #48
United States 1875 Reprints of the 1857-61 Issue
1875 12c greenish black, unused without gum as issued, well centered, fresh color, fine, with 1972 and 2006 PFCs, only 489 printed,
(*)
Catalog #44
Catalog Value $2,750
Price Realized
$1,600.00

Lot #49
United States 1875 Reprints of the 1857-61 Issue
1875 24c blackish violet, unused without gum as issued, usual centering, bright color, fine, with 2002 PFC, only 479 printed,
(*)
Catalog #45
Catalog Value $2,700
Price Realized
$1,600.00

Lot #50
United States 1875 Reprints of the 1857-61 Issue
1875 90c deep blue, unused without gum as issued, well centered with wide margins, fresh color, natural pre-printing paper crease at top, fine, with 1969 and 2006 PFCs, only 454 printed,
(*)
Catalog #47
Catalog Value $4,000
Price Realized
$1,900.00

Lot #51
United States 1861-66 Issue
1861 1c, 3c and 24c, tied by Feb. 18, 1863 cds on a Union Patriotic cover from Louisville, Kentucky to Baden, endorsed "Via Prussian Closed Mail", with red "Aachen Franco" entry in red, additional markings on back, part of backflip missing, otherwise fine and attractive three-color patriotic to Germany,
Envelope
Catalog #63,65,78
Price Realized
$2,400.00

Lot #52
United States 1861-66 Issue
1861 3c rose, imperforate horizontal pair, unused without gum, v.f., with 2006 PFC,
(*)
Catalog #65Pc
Catalog Value $1,000
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #53
United States 1861-66 Issue
1861 10c green (two), 30c orange (another stamp missing at left), tied by black grids on large part of FL (side flaps missing), used in 1863 from New York to Hong Kong China, rated "46" and endorsed "Australasian", with red London transit & Hong Kong arrival pmks, fine
Envelope
Catalog #68,71
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #54
United States 1861-66 Issue
1861 90c Washington, large die proof (42x49mm), minor translucencies in margin only, otherwise v.f.,
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Catalog #72P1
Catalog Value $500
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #55
United States 1861-66 Issue
1861 90c black, large trial color die proof in india, die sunk on card, 42x43mm, v.f. and rare,
P
Catalog #72TC1
Catalog Value $2,500
Price Realized
$1,100.00

Lot #56
United States 1861-66 Issue
1861 90c blue, unused with full original gum, lightly hinged, wide margins, beautiful color, fine, with 2001 PSE cert.,
*
Catalog #72
Catalog Value $3,250
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #57
United States 1861-66 Issue
1861 Indian and Liberty essays, composite sheetlet of nine in black on horizontally laid yellow paper, with 2c, 3c and 5c, v.f. (catalogue value for singles)
Box E
Catalog #73-E3-5d
Catalog Value $450
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #58
United States 1861-66 Issue
1861 5c red brown, unused without gum, well centered with wide margins, rich color, fresh and v.f. with 1975 PFC,
(*)
Catalog #75
Catalog Value $2,200
Price Realized
$1,000.00

Lot #59
United States 1861-66 Issue
1861 15c black, deep rich color, unused with disturbed, large part original gum, deep color, fine, with 2006 PFC,
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Catalog #77
Catalog Value $4,500
Price Realized
$1,200.00

Lot #60
United States 1867 Grill Issue
1867 3c rose, A.Grill, horizontal pair, blue Georgia cds and matching cork cancels, well centered for this difficult issue, few clipped perfs at upper left and minor separations not mentioned on certs, fine and scarce multiple, with 1950 and 1993 PFCs, ex-Ishikawa,
O
Catalog #79
Catalog Value $4,000
Price Realized
$2,100.00

Lot #61
United States 1867 Grill Issue
1867 2c black, D.Grill, unused with full original gum, lightly hinged, usual centering for issue, deep rich color, sharp impression and clear grill points, fresh and exceedingly scarce stamp, seldom seen in any, especially sound and pristine condition, with 2006 PFC (catalogue value for fine example)
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Catalog #84
Catalog Value $16,000
Price Realized
$3,750.00

Lot #62
United States 1867 Grill Issue
1867 3c rose, D.Grill, black cancel, well centered with wide margins on all sides, fully intact perforations, bright color, fresh and v.f., with 1994 and 2002 PFCs,
O
Catalog #85
Catalog Value $1,100
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #63
United States 1867 Grill Issue
1867 3c rose, D.Grill, light black cancel, well centered, rich color, fresh and v.f. example of this difficult stamp, with 2000 PFC,
O
Catalog #85
Catalog Value $1,100
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #64
United States 1867 Grill Issue
1867 3c rose, D.Grill, neat black cancel, usual centering, fine, with 2003 PSE cert.,
O
Catalog #85
Catalog Value $1,100
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #65
United States 1867 Grill Issue
1867 2c black, Z.Grill, unused with original gum, usual centering, deep rich color, creased and toned spot at center, otherwise a fine and rare unused example, with 2005 PSE cert.,
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Catalog #85B
Catalog Value $17,500
Price Realized
$2,400.00

Lot #66
United States 1867 Grill Issue
1867 3c red and 2 black (two), tied by black Buffalo wedge cancels on 3c stationery entire envelope sent via Bremen to Hanover, red New York Paid All Direct transit & framed "Hamburg Franco" 1868 entry datestamp, arrival pmk on back, fine and attractive
Envelope
Catalog #87,94
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #67
United States 1867 Grill Issue
1867 10c green, E.Grill, unused without gum, centered to bottom with wide margins at top and right, fine, with 2000 APS cert.,
(*)
Catalog #89
Catalog Value $2,100
Price Realized
$600.00

Lot #68
United States 1867 Grill Issue
1867 10c green, E.Grill, black cork cancel, well centered with wide margins, v.f., with 1987 and 2005 PFCs,
O
Catalog #89
Catalog Value $350
Price Realized
$220.00

Lot #69
United States 1867 Grill Issue
1867 12c black, E.Grill, unused with small part original gum, well centered, scissor separated at bottom, v.f., with 1997 PSE cert.,
*
Catalog #90
Catalog Value $4,750
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #70
United States 1867 Grill Issue
1867 12c black, E.Grill, neat black grid cancel, well centered, beautiful color, fresh and v.f., with 1999 PFC,
O
Catalog #90
Catalog Value $400
Price Realized
$220.00

Lot #71
United States 1867 Grill Issue
1867 15c black, E.Grill, rich color, unused with disturbed, part original gum, centered to lower right, some toned spots at left and bottom, otherwise fine and rare unused, with 2006 PFC,
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Catalog #91
Catalog Value $12,500
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #72
United States 1867 Grill Issue
1867 15c black, E.Grill, black cancel, well centered, v.f., with 1992 PFC,
O
Catalog #91
Catalog Value $700
Price Realized
$375.00

Lot #73
United States 1867 Grill Issue
1867 3c rose, two horizontal pairs, black target cancels and from Lowell, Mass. cds alongside, used in 1868 on cover to England, with Liverpool US Packet arrival in red, fine 12c single letter rate, under the U.S.-British Convention
Envelope
Catalog #94
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #74
United States 1867 Grill Issue
1867 24c gray lilac, F.Grill, unused with original gum, h.r., well centered for issue, sharp impression and clearly defined grill, fresh and fine, completely sound, scarce unused, with 2006 PFC,
*
Catalog #99
Catalog Value $8,500
Price Realized
$1,900.00

Lot #75
United States 1867 Grill Issue
1867 30c orange, F.Grill, unused with disturbed original gum, well centered, clearly defined grill, toned perforation tip and small crease, still a fine example of this rare stamp, with clear 1951 PFC and 2006 PFC,
*
Catalog #100
Catalog Value $8,500
Price Realized
$1,300.00

Lot #76
United States 1867 Grill Issue
1867 90c blue, F.Grill, unused without gum, beautiful color, wide margins, fresh and fine high value, with 2006 PFC,
(*)
Catalog #101
Catalog Value $5,500
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #77
United States 1875 Re-Issue of the 1861-66 Issue
1875 2c black, unused without gum, beautiful color and sharp impression, fine, with 2005 PSE cert., only 979 issued,
(*)
Catalog #103
Catalog Value $1,750
Price Realized
$950.00

Lot #78
United States 1875 Re-Issue of the 1861-66 Issue
1875 3c brown red, well centered, rich color, heavy h.r., fresh and v.f., with 1975 PFC, only 465 issued,
*
Catalog #104
Catalog Value $4,250
Price Realized
$1,900.00

Lot #79
United States 1875 Re-Issue of the 1861-66 Issue
1875 30c orange, unused without gum, well centered with wide margins, fresh and beautiful color, fine and most attractive stamp, with 1970 and 1986 PFCs, only 346 issued,
(*)
Catalog #110
Catalog Value $3,000
Price Realized
$1,700.00

Lot #80
United States 1869 Pictorials
1869 1c-90c, complete set of small die proofs mounted on gray cards from the Roosevelt album, few insignificant marginal specks, fresh and v.f., only 85 sets printed,
P
Catalog #112P2-122P2
Catalog Value $4,575
Price Realized
$2,300.00

Lot #81
United States 1869 Pictorials
1869 10c yellow, two singles, both with Hiogo, Japan cancels, creases, fine appearance, one with 1986 PFC,
O
Catalog #116
Catalog Value $680
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #82
United States 1869 Pictorials
1869 12c green, wide margins, l.h., fresh color, fine, with 1990 PFC,
*
Catalog #117
Catalog Value $2,000
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #83
United States 1869 Pictorials
1869 12c green, rich color, l.h., fresh and fine,
*
Catalog #117
Catalog Value $2,000
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #84
United States 1869 Pictorials
1869 12c green, unused without gum, wide margins, fresh and v.f. stamp, with 1991 PFC,
(*)
Catalog #117
Catalog Value $775
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #85
United States 1869 Pictorials
1869 15c brown & blue, type II, unused without gum, wide margins, rich color, fresh and v.f., with 1998 PSE cert.,
(*)
Catalog #119
Catalog Value $1,200
Price Realized
$525.00

Lot #86
United States 1869 Pictorials
1869 30c ultramarine and carmine, unused with redistributed original gum over thin spots, well centered and beautiful colors, v.f. appearing example of this scarce unused stamp, with 2005 PFC,
*
Catalog #121
Catalog Value $5,750
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #87
United States 1869 Pictorials
1869 30c ultramarine & carmine, black grid cancel, well centered with wide margins, beautiful color, fresh and v.f., with 2001 PSE cert.,
O
Catalog #121
Catalog Value $500
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #88
United States 1869 Pictorials
1869 90c carmine & black, used, wide margins, v.f., with 1989 APS cert.,
O
Catalog #122
Catalog Value $2,100
Price Realized
$950.00

Lot #89
United States 1875 Re-Issue of the 1869 Pictorials
1875 2c brown, lightly cancelled, fresh color, fine and rare used, with 1996 PFC,
O
Catalog #124
Catalog Value $875
Price Realized
$280.00

Lot #90
United States 1870-73 Banknote Issues
1870 10c brown, unused with disturbed original gum, fresh and fine example of this rare stamp, with 1994 PFC,
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Catalog #139
Catalog Value $7,000
Price Realized
$1,700.00

Lot #91
United States 1870-73 Banknote Issues
1870 90c carmine, beautiful color, unused, large part original gum, centered slightly to top, fine and sound example of this rare high value, with 1957 and 1995 PFCs,
*
Catalog #144
Catalog Value $25,000
Price Realized
$8,000.00

Lot #92
United States 1870-73 Banknote Issues
1870 1c Franklin, five large die essays on india, each die sunk on card (75x90mm), colors include dull yellow brown, blue green, dull rose, carmine and dull lilac, fine-v.f., scarce,
E
Catalog #145-E6a
Catalog Value $2,375
Price Realized
$2,000.00

Lot #93
United States 1870-73 Banknote Issues
1870 10c Jefferson, unadopted design, three die essays, each die sunk on card (trimmed to approximately 60x75mm), colors include yellow brown, blue green and gray brown rose, some stains affecting the latter two, otherwise fine-v.f., scarce,
E
Catalog #150-E3a
Catalog Value $2,250
Price Realized
$1,500.00

Lot #94
United States 1870-73 Banknote Issues
1870 12c dull violet, well centered with wide margins, unused with part original gum, deep rich color, fresh with 1991 PFC and 2005 PSE (graded VF-80) certificate (SMQ $2,500)
*
Catalog #151
Price Realized
$1,100.00

Lot #95
United States 1870-73 Banknote Issues
1870 15c bright orange, unused with original gum, fresh color, centered slightly to bottom right, fine, with 2005 PFC,
*
Catalog #152
Catalog Value $3,000
Price Realized
$950.00

Lot #96
United States 1870-73 Banknote Issues
1870 30c black, unused without gum, fine, with 1996 PSE cert.,
(*)
Catalog #154
Catalog Value $2,750
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #97
United States 1870-73 Banknote Issues
1873 12c blackish violet, unused, slightly disturbed original gum, rich color and sharp impression, centered to bottom, fine stamp, with 2006 PFC,
*
Catalog #162
Catalog Value $2,400
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #98
United States 1870-73 Banknote Issues
1873 90c rose carmine, unused, small part original gum, well centered, beautiful color, v.f., with 1994 PSE cert.,
*
Catalog #166
Catalog Value $2,250
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #99
United States 1875 Special Printing
1875 12c dark violet, unused without gum as issued, well centered, beautifully fresh color, usual scissors separations, v.f., with 1992 PFC, approximately 60 issued,
(*)
Catalog #173
Catalog Value $7,000
Price Realized
$3,750.00

Lot #100
United States 1875-79 Banknote Issues
1879 1c dark ultramarine, well centered, rich color, never hinged and post office fresh, tiny natural inclusion, fine, with 2006 PFC,
**
Catalog #182
Catalog Value $775
Price Realized
$220.00

Lot #101
United States 1875-79 Banknote Issues
1879 3c Liberty, two die essays on ivory glazed paper, in scarlet (31x39mm) and blue (40x39mm), marginal thin spots, otherwise v.f., scarce,
E
Catalog #184-E11c
Catalog Value $1,500
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #102
United States 1875-79 Banknote Issues
1879 10c brown, with secret mark, fresh color, l.h., fine, with 2006 PFC,
*
Catalog #188
Catalog Value $1,800
Price Realized
$650.00

Lot #103
United States 1875-79 Banknote Issues
1879 30c Hamilton, four die essays (45x72mm) on ivory glazed paper, colors include black, blue, scarlet and black brown, some marginal faults well away from the designs, fine-v.f., scarce,
E
Catalog #190-D3b
Catalog Value $3,000
Price Realized
$1,800.00

Lot #104
United States 1875-79 Banknote Issues
1879 30c full black, part imprint horizontal strip of three, rich color, never hinged and post office fresh, fine, with 2003 PSE cert. (cat. value for singles)
**
Catalog #190
Catalog Value $9,000
Price Realized
$2,400.00

Lot #105
United States 1875-79 Banknote Issues
1879 90c carmine, deep color, h.r., fresh and fine,
*
Catalog #191
Catalog Value $2,000
Price Realized
$600.00

Lot #106
United States 1875-79 Banknote Issues
1879 90c carmine, block of four, black Registry cancels, faint creases, small tear and short perfs, scarce multiple,
Box
Catalog #191
Catalog Value $2,000
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #107
United States 1890-93 Issue
1890 2c brown, laid paper varieties, one vertically (straight edge at left), the other horizontally, n.h., rare
**
Catalog #210E
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #108
United States 1881-1888 Banknote Issues
1883 Special Printing, 2c red brown, well centered, fresh color, n.h., v.f., with 2000 PFC,
**
Catalog #211B
Catalog Value $850
Price Realized
$550.00

Lot #109
United States 1893 Columbian Exposition Issue
1893 1c-$5 plate proofs on card, complete set in blocks of four, beautiful colors and fresh, small stain affecting the lower right $4, otherwise very fine and beautiful set, scarce in blocks,
Box P
Catalog #230-245P4
Catalog Value $6,430
Price Realized
$6,500.00

Lot #110
United States 1893 Columbian Exposition Issue
1893 6c red violet, near perfect centering, bright color, n.h. and post office fresh, with graded (XF 90) 2006 PSE cert. (SMQ $475)
**
Catalog #235a
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #111
United States 1893 Columbian Exposition Issue
1893 $1 salmon, New York Registry cancel, well centered, bright color, tiny natural inclusion, fresh and v.f.,
O
Catalog #241
Catalog Value $650
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #112
United States 1893 Columbian Exposition Issue
1893 $2 brown red, faint black cancel, well centered, v.f., with 1990 PFC,
O
Catalog #242
Catalog Value $650
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #113
United States 1893 Columbian Exposition Issue
1893 $3 yellow green, used, well centered, fresh and fine, with 1984 PFC,
O
Catalog #243
Catalog Value $900
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #114
United States 1893 Columbian Exposition Issue
1893 $5 black, bright color, l.h., fine, with 1997 PFC,
*
Catalog #245
Catalog Value $2,500
Price Realized
$1,000.00

Lot #115
United States 1894-95 Bureau Issues
1895 2c carmine, type II, vertical plate no. strip of eight, fairly well centered, bright color, n.h., fine-v.f. (catalogue value for singles)
**
Catalog #265
Catalog Value $920
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #116
United States 1894-95 Bureau Issues
1895 $2 bright blue, horizontal pair, well centered, rich color, right stamp n.h., left stamp l.h. (appears never hinged), fresh and v.f., with a photocopy of 1997 PFC for a block of four from which this pair originated,
*/**
Catalog #277
Catalog Value $3,950
Price Realized
$1,900.00

Lot #117
United States 1894-95 Bureau Issues
1895 $5 dark green, well centered, rich color, h.r., red owner's hs on reverse which does not show through, fine, with clear 2004 PSE cert.,
*
Catalog #278
Catalog Value $2,000
Price Realized
$800.00

Lot #118
United States 1898 Trans-Mississippi Issue
1898 8c violet brown, upper right corner block of four with plate number, well centered, fresh color, n.h., few tiny natural gum skips, fine-v.f. (catalogued as for n.h. singles)
Box **
Catalog #289
Catalog Value $2,000
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #119
United States 1898 Trans-Mississippi Issue
1898 $1 black, two used singles, one with natural straight edge at left, irregular perfs, otherwise fine,
O
Catalog #292
Catalog Value $1,300
Price Realized
$375.00

Lot #120
United States 1898 Trans-Mississippi Issue
1898 $2 orange brown, well centered for this issue, slightly disturbed original gum, insignificant gum crease, fine,
*
Catalog #293
Catalog Value $1,800
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #121
United States 1898 Trans-Mississippi Issue
1898 $2 orange brown, used, well centered, v.f., with 2004 PFC,
O
Catalog #293
Catalog Value $1,100
Price Realized
$650.00

Lot #122
United States 1901 Pan-American Issue
1901 4c deep red brown & black, top right corner imprint and plate no. block of ten, n.h. and post office fresh, fine-v.f.,
Box **
Catalog #296
Catalog Value $6,000
Price Realized
$3,000.00

Lot #123
United States 1901 Pan-American Issue
1901 10c brown & black, placed upside down on illustrated Pan-American Exposition cover, Buffalo, Oct. 9 machine cancel, v.f.,
Envelope
Catalog #299
Catalog Value $1,000
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #124
United States 1902-3 Issue
1902 $1 black, sheet margin with arrow at right, well centered with wide margins, rich color, l.h., fresh and v.f. with 1989 PFC,
*
Catalog #311
Catalog Value $625
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #125
United States 1902-3 Issue
1902 $2 dark blue, well centered with wide margins, rich color, h.r., v.f., with 2001 PFC,
*
Catalog #312
Catalog Value $875
Price Realized
$525.00

Lot #126
United States 1902-3 Issue
1902 $5 dark green, l.h., v.f., with 1987 PFC for a block of four from which it originated,
*
Catalog #313
Catalog Value $2,250
Price Realized
$1,200.00

Lot #127
United States 1904-10 Issues
1908 5c blue, imperforate right plate number and imprint block of six, beautiful color, three stamps l.h., others n.h., v.f.,
Box */**
Catalog #315
Catalog Value $2,750
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #128
United States 1904-10 Issues
1908 U.S. Automatic Vending Co., Type I, 5c blue, vertical guide line pair, well centered, bright color, h.r., v.f., with 1976 PFC,
*
Catalog #315
Catalog Value $2,000
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #129
United States 1904-10 Issues
1908 Coils, 1c blue green, horizontal pair with paste up and vertical guide line at right, fresh color, usual centering, original gum (h.r.), a fine and rare sound pair, approximately 80 have been certified by the Philatelic Foundation, with 1959 PFC,
*
Catalog #318
Catalog Value $10,000
Price Realized
$4,500.00

Lot #130
United States 1904-10 Issues
1904 Louisiana Purchase, 10c red brown, block of four, well centered, l.h., v.f.,
Box *
Catalog #327
Catalog Value $600
Price Realized
$290.00

Lot #131
United States 1904-10 Issues
1907 Jamestown, 5c blue, five singles, n.h., fine or better,
**
Catalog #330
Catalog Value $1,550
Price Realized
$190.00

Lot #132
United States 1904-10 Issues
1908 $1 violet brown, well centered, sharp impression, h.r., fine, with 2006 PSE cert.,
*
Catalog #342
Catalog Value $500
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #133
United States 1904-10 Issues
1908 Coils, 4c orange brown, vertical guide line pair, well centered, rich color, n.h. and post office fresh, v.f., with 1999 PFC,
**
Catalog #350
Catalog Value $2,600
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #134
United States 1909 Bluish Paper
1909 1c green, block of four, well centered, top stamps l.h., bottom stamps n.h., fresh color, v.f.,
Box */**
Catalog #357
Catalog Value $530
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #135
United States 1909 Bluish Paper
1909 2c carmine, right imprint and plate number block of six, well centered, rich color, n.h. and post office fresh, v.f., with 1999 PFC,
Box **
Catalog #358
Catalog Value $1,800
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #136
United States 1909 Bluish Paper
1909 15c pale ultramarine, l.h., exceptionally well centered, v.f. gem, with 2001 PFC,
*
Catalog #366
Catalog Value $1,250
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #137
United States 1910-30 Issues
1914 Perf. 10, 10c orange, well centered with wide margins, fresh color, l.h., v.f., with 2002 PFC,
*
Catalog #404
Catalog Value $725
Price Realized
$375.00

Lot #138
United States 1910-30 Issues
1912-14 20c ultramarine, huge margins, l.h., v.f.,
*
Catalog #419
Catalog Value $180
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #139
United States 1910-30 Issues
1912 $1 violet brown, well centered with wide margins, rich color, l.h., v.f., with photocopy of a 2003 PFC for a block of four from which this came (this being the top right stamp)
*
Catalog #423
Catalog Value $475
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #140
United States 1910-30 Issues
1914 Coils, 2c red, horizontal joint line pair, n.h., v.f., with 1989 PFC,
**
Catalog #454
Catalog Value $900
Price Realized
$575.00

Lot #141
United States 1910-30 Issues
1915 2c pale carmine red, block of four, well centered, top stamps l.h., bottom stamps n.h., fresh and v.f., with 1993 PFC,
Box */**
Catalog #461
Catalog Value $830
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #142
United States 1910-30 Issues
1917 $2 dark blue and $5 light green, well centered, $2 with disturbed gum, $5 h.r., v.f.,
*
Catalog #479-480
Catalog Value $380
Price Realized
$190.00

Lot #143
United States 1910-30 Issues
1917 $5 light green, horizontal pair, well centered with wide margins, beautiful color, l.h., fresh and v.f., with 2002 PSE cert. for a block of four from which this pair originated,
*
Catalog #480
Catalog Value $340
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #144
United States 1910-30 Issues
1916-17 1c green, left plate no.13376 block of six from the rare "Electrolytic Printing", n.h., pencil notations and slight natural gum loss at left, otherwise v.f.,
Box **
Catalog #481
Catalog Value $800
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #145
United States 1910-30 Issues
1917 1c green, top margin plate number block of six, variety imperf. at top, Benton Harbor cds, some minor perf. separations, v.f. and scarce variety, with 2006 PFC,
Box
Catalog #498var
Price Realized
$1,000.00

Lot #146
United States 1910-30 Issues
1917 50c red violet, left margin plate number block of six, well centered, n.h. and post office fresh, v.f., with 2009 PFC,
Box **
Catalog #517
Catalog Value $2,550
Price Realized
$1,100.00

Lot #147
United States 1910-30 Issues
1917-19 $1 violet brown, block of four with plate number at bottom, well centered, n.h., v.f. (catalogue value for singles)
Box **
Catalog #518
Catalog Value $380
Price Realized
$220.00

Lot #148
United States 1910-30 Issues
1920 $2 carmine and black, vertical line block of four, well centered with wide margins, bright color, h.r., fresh and v.f.,
Box *
Catalog #547
Catalog Value $550
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #149
United States 1910-30 Issues
1923 2c carmine, block of 36, imperf. vertically with misplaced horizontal perforations, hinged or never hinged, few wrinkles affecting bottom stamps, fine-v.f. This pane was discovered in 1925 in San Francisco, with notarized letter from the San Francisco Post Office (catalogue value for 18 horizontal pairs, imperf. Vertically)
Box */**
Catalog #554a
Catalog Value $4,950
Unsold
Lot #150
United States 1910-30 Issues
1922-25 $5 carmine and blue, well centered, n.h., v.f.,
**
Catalog #573
Catalog Value $230
Unsold
Lot #151
United States 1910-30 Issues
1926 White Plains souv. sheet, well centered, l.h. in margin (stamps n.h.), minor marginal facial scuff at top, otherwise v.f.
Box *
Catalog #630
Catalog Value $375
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #152
United States 1910-30 Issues
1926 1 1/2c Harding, lower left plate no. block of four, "without gum breaker ridges" variety, h.r. with natural gum wrinkles, also matching "regular" plate block of four, n.h., v.f., with 2003 PSE cert. for the variety,
Box */**
Catalog #631var
Catalog Value $535
Price Realized
$190.00

Lot #153
United States 1910-30 Issues
1929 Nebraska, 1c-10c complete set, 1 1/2c, 2c and 10c l.h., rest n.h., selected centering, fine-v.f., with 2002 PSE cert. for 7c (from a block of nine from which it came) and 2003 PSE cert for 10c,
*/**
Catalog #669-679
Catalog Value $430
Price Realized
$190.00

Lot #154
United States 1910-30 Issues
1929 10c orange yellow, plate no. block of four, well centered with large margins, beautiful color, n.h., fresh and v.f., a beautiful block, one of the nicest in existence, with 2000 PFC,
Box **
Catalog #679
Catalog Value $1,300
Price Realized
$1,000.00

Lot #155
United States Modern Issues
1954-68 $5 Hamilton, set of four matching plate number blocks of four, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #1053
Catalog Value $1,000
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #156
United States Modern Issues
1971 8c Wildlife Conservation, se-tenant block of four, light green and dark green omitted from top two stamps, n.h., v.f. One of only 8 known blocks, with 1998 PFC,
Box **
Catalog #1430b
Catalog Value $3,750
Price Realized
$1,900.00

Lot #157
United States Modern Issues
1972 8c Tom Sawyer, red and black omitted, sheet margin at left, n.h., v.f., only 150 known, with 1998 PFC,
**
Catalog #1470b
Catalog Value $1,000
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #158
United States Modern Issues
1974 10c Skylab, top margin block of four, showing dramatic black color shift, n.h., small marginal toned spot, v.f.
Box **
Catalog #1529var
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #159
United States Modern Issues
1987 22c Enrico Caruso, horizontal strip of three, right stamp with black omitted, n.h., v.f. modern rarity for error and music collector, only 5 known in a transition strip (10 known in total), with 1996 PFC,
**
Catalog #2250a
Catalog Value $3,000
Price Realized
$1,000.00

Lot #160
UNITED STATES Air Post
1923 8c-24c set of three Washington D.C. First Day Covers, each addressed to Philip Ward, fresh, v.f., 8c with PFC,
Envelope
Catalog #C4-6
Catalog Value $1,950
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #161
UNITED STATES Air Post
1930 Zeppelin, set of three, unused without gum, 65c with small faults, otherwise fine-v.f.
(*)
Catalog #C13-15
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #162
UNITED STATES Air Post
1930 $2.60 blue, v.f. used on flown 1930 Zeppelin cover with appropriate markings,
Envelope
Catalog #C15
Catalog Value $625
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #163
UNITED STATES Air Post
1947 15c Statue of Liberty, horizontal pair, imperf. between, n.h., left stamp with faint gum offsets and fingerprints, fine and rare variety, only 19 pairs known,
**
Catalog #C35a
Catalog Value $2,250
Price Realized
$1,100.00

Lot #164
UNITED STATES Flight Covers
1912 (16 May), Marietta, Ohio-Marietta Daily journal aviation meet, beautiful ppc (in color), "Marietta, Ohio 2 P.M. Mailed by Aeroplane" circular cachet and machine pmk, additionally endorsed "Via Aeroplane", fine. Approximately 1,500 pieces of mail were flown, although less than 10 are known to exist today,
Envelope
Catalog #AAMC 24
Catalog Value $2,500
Unsold
Lot #165
UNITED STATES Flight Covers
1912 (June 7-8), Mansfield, Ohio. Fairgrounds Aviation Meet, specially prepared card (little stained on back), with "Mansfield, O. 3 P.M. Mailed by Aeroplane June 8, 12" violet cachet, fine. The Mansfield Daily News prepared many souvenir cards for these flights. Only an estimated five to ten cards have survived,
Envelope
Catalog #AAMC 34
Catalog Value $2,000
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #166
UNITED STATES Flight Covers
1912 (July 1-6) Squantum, Mass. Boston Aviation Meet, flight cover, addressed to Boston, franked with 2c, tied "Boston Aviation Meet Aero Mail Service" cachet with Atlantic, Mass (July 3). pmk, fine and rare. Mail was to be flown on each day of the meet from Hartford Aviation Field, served by the Squantum post office, via Atlantic, Quincy, Milton and East Milton to New York City. Harriet Quimby was designated mail carrier, but due to financial disputes, she refused to fly the mail (Harriet Quimby was the first woman to gain a pilot's license in the United States and the first woman to fly across the English Channel. On July 1, 1912 Quimby flew in the Third Annual Boston Aviation Meet at Squantum, Massachusetts. She flew out to Boston Light in Boston Harbor at about 3000 feet, and then returned and circled the airfield, eventually crashing to her death)
Envelope
Catalog #AAMC 36a
Catalog Value $1,500
Price Realized
$1,100.00

Lot #167
UNITED STATES Flight Covers
1914 (September 17-18) Clayton, New Mexico. Fair Grounds Aviation Meet. During this meet, exhibition flights were given by the Rodgers Aviation Company owned and managed by the widow of the late "Cal" Rodgers, pilot of "Vin Fiz" fame. Flights were made by aviator Floyd Smith. A ppc (Martin Tractor and Floyd Smith), franked with a defective 1c green, tied by oval "First Aeroplane Post Office, Clayton, New Mex, Sept. 18, 1914" datestamp, card creased and somewhat dirty, nevertheless rare, one of only 4 (!) known
Envelope
Catalog #AAMC 81a
Catalog Value $4,500
Unsold
Lot #168
UNITED STATES Flight Covers
1919 (July 7) Marconi Wireless Telegraph Co. of America corner cover addressed to London, sent via Dirigible R.34, endorsed "Per Airship 34", franked with 2c red, with Hempstead NY Jul 9 departure and "London R.34 July 13" arrival pmks, with contents enclosed, minor cover folds, fine and extremely rare Zeppelin cover (R34 left Britain on 2 July 1919 and arrived at Mineola, Long Island on 6 July after a flight of 108 hours with virtually no fuel left. As the landing party had no experience of handling large rigid airships, Major EM Pritchard jumped by parachute and so became the first person to reach American soil by air from Europe. This was the first East-West crossing of the Atlantic and was done two weeks after the first transatlantic airplane flight. The return journey to was from 10 to 13 July and took 75 hours)
Envelope
Price Realized
$3,500.00

Lot #169
UNITED STATES Flight Covers
1933 (July 15) New York-Kaunas Transatlantic flight by Stefan Darius and Stanley Girenas in their plane "Lituanica", with appropriate cachets and postmarks, signed by both fliers, fine. After successfully crossing the ocean, the fliers lost their lives when their plane was wrecked at Soldin, Germany, some 400 miles short of their goal
Envelope
Catalog #AAMC TO1182
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #170
UNITED STATES Flight Covers
1938 Howard Hughes Record Flight Around the World, airmail cover addressed to Florida, triple franking with French and Russian adhesives, all appropriate markings and actually signed by Howard Hughes and Harry Conner, one stamp defective, otherwise fine and scarce item, one of only a few covers actually signed by Hughes
Envelope
Price Realized
$4,000.00

Lot #171
UNITED STATES Special Delivery
1894 10c blue, deep rich color, wide margins, n.h. and post office fresh, fine, with 2004 PSE cert.,
**
Catalog #E4
Catalog Value $2,250
Price Realized
$950.00

Lot #172
UNITED STATES Special Delivery
1895 10c blue, top margin single, well centered, fresh color, stamp n.h. (hinged in top selvage), v.f., with 2006 PSE cert.,
**
Catalog #E5
Catalog Value $475
Price Realized
$280.00

Lot #173
UNITED STATES Postage Dues
1879 Special Printing, 50c deep brown, well centered, h.r., short perfs at top and bottom, otherwise fine, only 179 issued, signed SA (Spencer Anderson), with 1941 American Board of Experts cert.,
*
Catalog #J14
Catalog Value $8,750
Price Realized
$1,200.00

Lot #174
UNITED STATES Postage Dues
1884 3c red brown, rich color, l.h., fine, with 2006 PFC,
*
Catalog #J17
Catalog Value $1,150
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #175
UNITED STATES Postage Dues
1884 50c red brown, l.h., v.f., with 2001 PFC,
*
Catalog #J21
Catalog Value $1,900
Price Realized
$800.00

Lot #176
UNITED STATES Postage Dues
1894-95 1c claret, imperforate block of four, full to just clear margins, few thins from hinge removal, otherwise fine, with clear 1963 PFC,
Box *
Catalog #J31P4a
Catalog Value $500
Unsold
Lot #177
UNITED STATES Postage Dues
1916 1c rose, perf.10, well centered, beautiful color, h.r., fresh and fine, with 2006 PFC,
*
Catalog #J59
Catalog Value $4,500
Price Realized
$1,900.00

Lot #178
UNITED STATES Offices in China
1915 large registered cover franked on both sides with 1c (28) and single 2c, paying 30c from Shanghai to New York, violet "U.S. Postal Agency Shanghai, China / Registered" cds, cover tears and mended at places, otherwise fine, with arrival pmk
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #179
UNITED STATES Offices in China
1919 2c-30c surcharges, 12 different, tied by 1922 U.S. Postal Services Shanghai cds on large piece, 8c on 4c straight edge, 18c on 9c off-centered, others fine-v.f.,
O
Catalog #K1-12
Catalog Value $1,845
Unsold
Lot #180
UNITED STATES Offices in China
1919 $1 on 50c light violet, two singles, one with sheet margin at top, n.h., average centering, one with slight uneven gum, v.g.
**
Catalog #K16
Catalog Value $2,600
Unsold
Lot #181
UNITED STATES Offices in China
1913 John Darragh unauthorized "Shanghai China" overprinted on 5c dark green, h.r., fine (Chan FUU25, cat. $720)
*
Price Realized
$210.00

Lot #182
UNITED STATES Local Issues
1852 Union Square P.O., NY., 1852 1c black, cut to shape, used in combination with 3c brownish carmine on cover to Rochester, NY, 1c tied by pencil, 3c tied by New York cds, 1c with small tear and crease, 3c with tiny corner nick, otherwise fine, with 2006 PFC,
Envelope
Catalog #141L2
Catalog Value $1,500
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #183
UNITED STATES Newspaper Stamps
1875 $36 brown rose, unused with original gum, h.r., well centered, rich color, reperforated at bottom, v.f. appearance, with 2006 PFC,
*
Catalog #PR30
Catalog Value $5,000
Price Realized
$1,500.00

Lot #184
UNITED STATES Newspaper Stamps
1875 Special Printing, 9c gray black, unused without gum as issued, well centered, rich color, fresh and v.f., with 2006 PFC,
(*)
Catalog #PR38
Catalog Value $1,050
Price Realized
$550.00

Lot #185
UNITED STATES Newspaper Stamps
1875 Special Printing, 12c pale rose, unused without gum as issued, bright color, wide margins, fresh and fine, with 2004 PFC, only 1,313 issued,
(*)
Catalog #PR40
Catalog Value $1,500
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #186
UNITED STATES Newspaper Stamps
1875 Special Printing, 24c pale rose, unused without gum as issued, well centered, bright color, fresh and v.f., with 2003 PFC, only 411 issued,
(*)
Catalog #PR41
Catalog Value $2,100
Price Realized
$1,200.00

Lot #187
UNITED STATES Newspaper Stamps
1875 Special Printing, 36c pale rose, unused without gum as issued, bright color, well centered for this, fresh and v.f. example of this rare stamp, with 2004 PFC, only 330 issued,
(*)
Catalog #PR42
Catalog Value $2,800
Price Realized
$1,500.00

Lot #188
UNITED STATES Newspaper Stamps
1875 Special Printing, 72c pale rose, unused without gum as issued, bright color, wide margins, fresh and fine example of this scarce stamp, with 2004 PFC, only 174 issued,
(*)
Catalog #PR45
Catalog Value $4,500
Price Realized
$2,300.00

Lot #189
UNITED STATES Newspaper Stamps
1875 Special Printing, 84c pale rose, unused without gum as issued, bright color, centered slightly to right, still a fresh and fine example of this rare Special Printing, with 2004 PFC, only 164 issued,
(*)
Catalog #PR46
Catalog Value $5,500
Price Realized
$2,400.00

Lot #190
UNITED STATES Newspaper Stamps
1879-95 1c-$60, 25 different, each value represented, mostly unused, with or without gum (except 72c, 84c and $6 used), usual centering, some faults noted, generally fine appearance (36c,48c,$9,$36 and $48 with PSE certs),
*(*)
Catalog #PR57/88
Catalog Value $9,637
Price Realized
$2,400.00

Lot #191
UNITED STATES Newspaper Stamps
1879 24c red, fresh color, l.h., v.f., with 2002 PFC,
*
Catalog #PR64
Catalog Value $500
Price Realized
$290.00

Lot #192
UNITED STATES Military Mail
1919 U.S. Postal Agency in Siberia, Prisoner of War card addressed to Germany, sent from Vladivostok, with boxed "A.E.F. Siberia Passed as Censored Base Commander", fine and scarce card
Envelope
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #193
UNITED STATES Military Mail
1919 U.S. Postal Agency in Siberia, Prisoner of War card addressed to Germany, sent from Vladivostok, with oval "A.E.F. Siberia Passed as Censored Base Commander", fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #194
UNITED STATES Military Mail
1951-52 1951-52 Korean War Propaganda Leaflets, two diff., one in Chinese showing a US jet fighter, part airplane and part hawk, streaming down from the skies upon a frightened chicken representing the Communist Air Force
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #195
UNITED STATES Postal Stationery
1874 2c brown on amber, unused cut square, fresh and v.f., with 2005 PFC,
*
Catalog #U135
Catalog Value $475
Price Realized
$190.00

Lot #196
UNITED STATES Revenue Stamps
1862-71 $200 green and red, ms cancel, nicely centered, small faults, fine appearance,
O
Catalog #R102
Catalog Value $1,000
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #197
UNITED STATES Revenue Stamps
1871 2c blue and black, center inverted, cut cancels, fresh color, fine,
O
Catalog #R104a
Catalog Value $5,000
Price Realized
$1,800.00

Lot #198
UNITED STATES Revenue Stamps
1871 $1.30 blue and black, blue cds, small faults, v.f. appearance,
O
Catalog #R119
Catalog Value $600
Unsold
Lot #199
UNITED STATES Revenue Stamps
1871 $5 blue and black, center inverted, 1871 manuscript cancel, bright color, fresh and fine,
O
Catalog #R127a
Catalog Value $3,000
Price Realized
$1,900.00

Lot #200
UNITED STATES Revenue Stamps
1871 $50 blue and black, ms cancel, nice color, small faults, fine appearance,
O
Catalog #R130
Catalog Value $1,100
Price Realized
$220.00

Lot #201
UNITED STATES Revenue Stamps
1871-72 15c brown and black, center inverted, faint blue and cut cancels, fresh color, fine example of this rare stamp, only 16 singles known,
O
Catalog #R139a
Catalog Value $16,000
Price Realized
$7,000.00

Lot #202
UNITED STATES Revenue Stamps
1871-72 60c orange and black, center inverted, plate proof on card, nice margins, v.f., only 85 printed,
P
Catalog #R142Pa4
Catalog Value $2,250
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #203
UNITED STATES Revenue Stamps
1871-72 $2.50 claret and black, center inverted, 1872 manuscript cancel, fairly well centered with fresh color, small repair at right, still quite an acceptable copy of this rare invert of which there are only 15 recorded, with 1983 PFC,
P
Catalog #R146a
Catalog Value $22,500
Price Realized
$14,500.00

Lot #204
UNITED STATES Revenue Stamps
1871-72 $20 orange and black, ms cancel, small faults, fine appearance,
O
Catalog #R150
Catalog Value $750
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #205
UNITED STATES Private Die & Proprietary
1864 group of six diff. trial color or plate proofs on card, fine-v.f.
P
Catalog #RO10TC/RS115P
Catalog Value $1,500
Unsold
Lot #206
UNITED STATES Duck Hunting
1934 $1 Mallards Alighting, top and bottom plate number singles, n.h., few fingerprints on gum and one with natural inclusions, fine,
**
Catalog #RW1
Catalog Value $1,600
Unsold
Lot #207
UNITED STATES Duck Hunting
1937 $1 Scaup Ducks, bottom margin block of five with plate no., n.h., v.f. (catalogue value for singles)
Box **
Catalog #RW4
Catalog Value $2,125
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #208
UNITED STATES CONFEDERATE POSTMASTERS' PROVISIONALS - ATHENS, GA
1861 5c purple, large margins including sheet margin at top, used on cover to Clarksville, GA., with black "Athens, GA. Oct.2" cds alongside, some cover repairs, stamp v.f., with 1986 PFC,
Envelope
Catalog #5X1
Catalog Value $2,500
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #209
UNITED STATES CONFEDERATE STATES
1863 10c rose, large margins all around, tied by DeKalb (Miss) cds to small cover (original contents enclosed), cover slightly reduced at left and backflap repaired, stamp v.f., with 2004 CSA cert.,
Envelope
Catalog #5
Catalog Value $800
Price Realized
$290.00

Lot #210
UNITED STATES CONFEDERATE STATES
1862 Robert E. Lee field endorsement, 10c blue tied by blue Petersburg, Va. cds, addressed to ex-Governor John Letcher in Lexington, Va., endorsed "R.E.Lee, Gel", with Confederate Stamp Alliance certificate which states "genuine, envelope has been cleaned and tears repaired at top and at left, envelope reduced at top and right and back flaps re-attached." A fine and rare Robert E. Lee field endorsement, used in 1864, probably from Gaines Mill, Va., one of only 15 (!) known
Envelope
Catalog #11
Unsold
Lot #211
UNITED STATES CONFEDERATE STATES
1863 20c green, large margins all around including part of adjoining stamp at right, used on legal size cover to Greensboro, tied by faint Augusta, GA cds, cover folded well away from the stamp, v.f., with 1964 PFC,
Envelope
Catalog #13
Catalog Value $1,250
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #212
UNITED STATES CONFEDERATE STATES
1861 LEE, Robert Edward (1807-1870), commander of the Confederate armies in the American Civil War, ALS dated 3 Aug. 1861 "Hd. Qrs. Huntersville" to Gen. S. Cooper in Richmond, mentioning generals Loring, Floyd and Wise, regarding their movements, signed "R. E. Lee, Gen. Commanding", endorsed "forward letters from Genls Wise & Floyd relative their movements to the advance of the enemy", also "received Aug.7" in red, fine and scarce war-date Lee ALS
Price Realized
$14,000.00

Lot #213
UNITED STATES CONFEDERATE STATES
1868 LEE, Robert Edward, signed letter, dated "Lexington Va. 24 April 1868", the letter reads in full "My dear Sir, I have no recollection of having seen a one cent Confederate postage stamp though this may have been issued. Wishing you every happiness, in which I am joined by Mrs Lee, I am very respct Your obe Srnt. R E Lee". A v.f. and remarkable, philatelically related letter, written shortly before Lee's death; also a photo card with a U.S. Revenue stamp on back
Price Realized
$7,000.00

Lot #214
UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS CANAL ZONE
1904 10c yellow, neat 1904 Canal Zone cds, v.f.,
O
Catalog #3
Catalog Value $240
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #215
UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS CANAL ZONE
1912 49c Isthmian Canal Commission, unexploded but incomplete booklet, with three panes (one pane removed) of 6x2c vermilion, separated by glassine interleaves, n.h., fine-v.f. (catalogue value for booklet panes)
Booklet
Catalog #39c
Catalog Value $1,650
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #216
UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS CANAL ZONE
1912-16 2c vermilion and black, center inverted, with small part of adjoining stamp at right, traces of original gum, faint facial scuff, fine appearance,
(*)
Catalog #39e
Catalog Value $650
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #217
UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS CANAL ZONE
1915-20 1c green and black, top margin block of four, n.h., few gum skips and light toned spots at bottom, otherwise fine-v.f.,
Box **
Catalog #46
Catalog Value $775
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #218
UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS CANAL ZONE
1920 2c orange vermilion and black, type III (Mt. Hope) overprint, well centered for this issue, small h.r. and light diagonal crease, fresh and fine, with 1987 PFC. It is estimated that less than 100 unused copies of this stamp exist, about half of which have no gum,
*
Catalog #47
Catalog Value $3,250
Price Realized
$1,500.00

Lot #219
UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS CANAL ZONE
1920 2c orange vermilion and black, bright color, centered to top, l.h., fine, with 1981 APS and 1998 PFCs,
*
Catalog #47
Catalog Value $3,250
Price Realized
$1,200.00

Lot #220
UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS CANAL ZONE Flight Covers
1918 (Oct 18) first flight "Ocean to Ocean" from the Panama Canal to Balboa Heights, pre-printed Liberty Loan Committee envelope with appropriate cachets, v.f.
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #221
UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS CANAL ZONE Zeppelin Flights
1930 Pan-America Flight card originating in Havana, Cuba, franked with 10c and 2x20c surcharges, tied by Cristobal cds, sent via New York, where 65c U.S. Zeppelin adhesive was added to pay for further transmission to Friedrichshafen, arriving on 6.6.30, appropriate dispatch, transit and cachet, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #222
UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS CANAL ZONE Postage Dues
1914 2c rose carmine, block of four, n.h. but with usual dried gum, fine,
Box **
Catalog #J2
Catalog Value $1,250
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #223
UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS CANAL ZONE Postage Dues
1914 10c rose carmine, three singles, two with sheet margin at right, average centering, n.h. but dried gum, few minor wrinkles, generally fine,
**
Catalog #J3
Catalog Value $3,000
Unsold
Lot #224
UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS CANAL ZONE Postage Dues
1925 10c orange, block of four, pos. 83-84/93-94, straight edge at bottom, both left stamps missing "E" of "Postage" varieties, dried gum, fine-v.f. (catalogue value for singles)
Box *
Catalog #J17,17b
Catalog Value $1,600
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #225
UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS CANAL ZONE Postal Stationery
1916 1c entire, head and overprint only variety (missing frame), unused, small thin on reverse from mounting, otherwise v.f. and rare, only 5 unused entires have been recorded, ex-Plass,
Envelope
Catalog #U1a
Catalog Value $2,000
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #226
UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS GUAM
1899 1c-$1, also Special Delivery, with an additional 50c, unused except for 3c (used), h.r., fresh, 10c straight edge at bottom, few hinge thins, mostly fine,
*
Catalog #1-8,10-12,E1
Catalog Value $1,835
Price Realized
$375.00

Lot #227
UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS GUAM
1900 (25 Jan) cover sent to San Francisco, franked with 1c, 2x2c rose carmine and 5c, with violet "Agana, Island of Guam" datestamps, with arrival on reverse, few toned spots and minor cover wrinkles, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #1,2a,5
Price Realized
$270.00

Lot #228
UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS GUAM
1901 Stationery entire envelope 6c (U181) legal size, additionally franked with 4c and 10c Special Delivery overprinted "Guam" in black and red respectively, cancelled by straight line Agana, with datestamp alongside, addressed to USA, with round registry handstamp, San Francisco transit and Hecker, Ill. arrival pmks, filing fold away from the stamps, fine (catalogue value for E1 on cover)
Envelope
Catalog #4,E1
Catalog Value $1,500
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #229
UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS GUAM
1899 50c orange, red orange, two different shades, h.r., small faults, fine appearance,
*
Catalog #11,11a
Catalog Value $900
Unsold
Lot #230
UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS GUAM
1899 $1 black, type I, five unused singles, h.r. or slightly disturbed or redistributed gum, usual centering, minor faults, otherwise fine,
*
Catalog #12
Catalog Value $1,750
Unsold
Lot #231
UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS HAWAII
1864-65 5c blue, used, margins just clear all around, small faults, fine appearance,
O
Catalog #21
Catalog Value $700
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #232
UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS HAWAII
1893 5c, 10c and 12c, overprinted in red or black, used April 10, 1895 on registered cover from Honolulu to Germany, via New York where a registration label was pasted over two stamps, with transit and arrival pmks, fine
Envelope
Catalog #59,62,68
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #233
UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS HAWAII
1893 $1 rose red, used March 11, 1894 on registered cover from Honolulu to Los Angeles, minor hinge stains on back, with faint arrival pmk,
Envelope
Catalog #73
Catalog Value $775
Price Realized
$525.00

Lot #234
UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS HAWAII
1894 5c rose lake, single & strip of three, tied by Feb.26, 1896 cds on registered cover from Honolulu to Urbana, filing folds away from the stamps, fine, with arrival pmk
Envelope
Catalog #76
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #235
UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS HAWAII Revenue Stamps
1899 $1 gray, two horizontal pairs, and $5 horizontal strip of four, used on back of Hawaiian Agricultural Company stock certificate (No.312), fine-v.f.
Catalog #R3a,R4
Price Realized
$550.00

Lot #236
UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS HAWAII Revenue Stamps
1899 $1 black, two singles, plus $5 and 20c on 25c horizontal pair, used on the back of Hawaiian Agricultural Company stock certificate (No.325), fine-v.f.
Catalog #R3a,R4,R8
Price Realized
$550.00

Lot #237
UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS HAWAII Revenue Stamps
1899 $5 and $10, used on back of Hawaiian Agricultural Company stock certificate (No.315), fine-v.f.
Catalog #R4-5
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #238
UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS PHILIPPINES
1903 $5 dark green, well centered, h.r., v.f., only 746 printed, with 2005 PFC,
*
Catalog #239
Catalog Value $900
Price Realized
$575.00

Lot #239
UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS PHILIPPINES
1938-40 Commonwealth overprints, 1p-5p blocks of four (first two with plate numbers), n.h., natural gum skips and creases affect half of the stamps, fine-v.f.,
Box **
Catalog #443-446
Catalog Value $2,034
Unsold
Lot #240
UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS PHILIPPINES Flight Covers
1925 (Sep 11) Manila to Aparri flight by Comm. F. de Pinedo, with Rome-Philippines-Tokyo three line cachet, additional "Via Pinedo's Flight Round the World" and Aparri Sept 16 arrival on back, cover tears, otherwise fine
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #241
UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS PHILIPPINES Flight Covers
1927 (Feb 18) Southern Islands Tournament Flight from Manila to Iloilo, with "Via Army Sea Plane" handstamp on reverse, only 38 flown, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #AAMC 17b
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #242
UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS PHILIPPINES Flight Covers
1927 (Feb 13) Southern Islands Tournament Flight, Manila-Cebu, franked with 16c, some toning and slightly faded, only 12 flown, fine
Envelope
Catalog #AAMC 17f
Price Realized
$290.00

Lot #243
UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS PHILIPPINES Flight Covers
1927 (Mar 2) Southern Islands Tournament Flight from Cebu to Manila, only 6 carried, v.f., with appropriate markings on back
Envelope
Catalog #AAMC 17r
Price Realized
$220.00

Lot #244
UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS PHILIPPINES Flight Covers
1927 (Feb 22) Southern Islands Tournament Flight, 5c Spanish postal card, additionally franked with 8c, Ilolo to Manila and Cebu (March 2) to Manila flights by Bruggmann, some usual toning, fine, only 5 carried
Envelope
Catalog #AAMC 17r,17s
Price Realized
$375.00

Lot #245
UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS PHILIPPINES Flight Covers
1927 (Feb 22) Southern Islands Tournament Flight, 5c Spanish postal card, additionally franked with 4c, used on both Cebu-Manila and Iloilo-Cebu flights by Bruggmann, some faint toning, otherwise v.f., only 5 carried
Envelope
Catalog #AAMC 17r,17s
Price Realized
$375.00

Lot #246
UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS PHILIPPINES Flight Covers
1927 (Feb 22) Southern Islands Tournament Flight from Iloilo to Cebu, with "Via Army Sea Plane" handstamp on front and back, only 5 carried, fine
Envelope
Catalog #AAMC 17s
Price Realized
$375.00

Lot #247
UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS PHILIPPINES Flight Covers
1928 (15 Nov) First Flight Manila-Hong Kong cover attractively franked, fine-v.f., with 18 November arrival pm on back
Envelope
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #248
UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS PHILIPPINES Flight Covers
1928 (Feb 4) U.S. Army flight from Manila to San Jose, v.f., only 41 carried
Envelope
Catalog #AAMC 20b
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #249
UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS PHILIPPINES Flight Covers
1928 (Oct 7) U.S. Army flight from San Jose to Manila, some usual toning, otherwise fine, only 29 carried
Envelope
Catalog #AAMC 20ee
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #250
UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS PHILIPPINES Flight Covers
1931 (May 12) Iloilo to Zamboanga, franked with 16c, with "via U.S. Army Air Service Pioneer Flight" cachet, v.f., only 16 letters carried
Envelope
Catalog #AAMC 44o
Price Realized
$290.00

Lot #251
UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS PHILIPPINES Flight Covers
1931 (Sep.13) first flight from Fort Stotsenburg to San Jose, signed by Maj. Peak (pilot), v.f., only 38 carried
Envelope
Catalog #AAMC 54
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #252
UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS PHILIPPINES Flight Covers
1933 (Sep.21) first flight from Cebu to Manila, little toning, otherwise v.f., only 26 carried
Envelope
Catalog #AAMC 96q
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #253
UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS PHILIPPINES Postage Dues
1899 50c deep claret, bottom left corner margin single, with shifted perforations (due to a fold-over) resulting in the stamp being imperf. at bottom, heavy h.r. and thin, still fine and striking variety, possibly unique
*
Catalog #J5var
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #254
UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS PHILIPPINES - JAPANESE OCCUPATION
1942 1p on 4p blue and black, lower left corner plate number block of four, n.h., fine-v.f. (catalogue value for singles)
Box **
Catalog #N7
Catalog Value $620
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #255
AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE
1917 Byrd, Richard E (1888-1957), American explorer and aviator, made the first airplane flight over the North Pole, typewritten letter headed "HQ Rhode Island, Naval Militia", dated April 4, 1917 to Admiral Sims asking for an active command because "a desk job does not appeal to me half as much as a ship when the country is at war", signed "R. E. Byrd Jr" as Lt (j.g.), U.S.Navy
Price Realized
$280.00

Lot #256
AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE
1932 Earhart, Amelia Mary (1897-1937), American aviation pioneer, first woman to receive the Distinguished Flying Cross for becoming the first aviatrix to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, signature on 1932 first flight cover from Los Angeles to Lakewood, Ohio, also signed by ten other aviators, all participants in Los Angeles Airport Sweepstakes Air Derby, v.f. and rare aviation cover, with cert.
Envelope
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #257
AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE
1961 Gagarin, Yuri Alekseyevich (1934-1968), Soviet Cosmonaut, first man in space, signed and dated on inside page of a book authored by Gagarin "Doroga v Kosmos" (Road to Space), 175 pages, with illustrations, released in 1961, rare
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #258
AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE
1922 Hoover, Herbert (1874-1964) President of the United States, typewritten letter, signed as Secretary of Commerce on Department of Commerce stationery, dated May 9, 1922 to the Peruvian Ambassador in Washington, regarding proposed tariff on Peruvian cotton and wool, fine
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #259
AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE
1933 Lindbergh, Charles Augustus, autographed letter signed Charles A. Lindbergh, while on board the S.S. Jelling (dated July 15, 1933) making a study of bases and weather condition for North American flights on behalf of Pan American Airways at Grand Falls. The "SS Jelling" was the floating base from which the Lindberghs operated. Also included are two original photographs, one of Lindbergh and his wife Anne, the another of Anne only. A scarce document, minor paper flaws
Unsold
Lot #260
AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE
1927 Lindbergh, Charles A (1902-1974) an American aviator, author, inventor and explorer, made famous by first non-stop flight on May 20–21, 1927, from Roosevelt Field located in Garden City on New York's Long Island to Le Bourget Field in Paris, France, in the single-seat, single-engine monoplane Spirit of St. Louis. A dinner menu, dated September 6, 1927 "Complimentary Dinner to Col. Charles A. Lindbergh", Helena, Montana, signed "Charles A. Lindbergh", slight ink smearing, otherwise v.f.
Price Realized
$1,100.00

Lot #261
AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE
1927 Lindbergh, Charles A (1902-1974) dinner menu dated September 17, 1927 "dinner menu in honor of Col. Charles A. Lindberg" (sic), Sacramento, Ca., signed "Charles A. Lindbergh", some toning, otherwise fine
Price Realized
$1,100.00

Lot #262
AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE
1937 Molotov, V.M. (1890-1986), Soviet politician and diplomat, a leading figure in the Soviet government from the 1920s, when he rose to power as a protege of Joseph Stalin, a major perpetrator of the Great Terror and the principal Soviet signatory of the Nazi-Soviet non-aggression pact of 1939 (also known as the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact), signed and dated on inside page of an instructional booklet by Molotov
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #263
AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE
1806 Napoleon Bonaparte, two sided letter sheet, dated 21 August, addressed to Monsieur Mollieu, signed "NAPOL", fine. Napoleon was a military and political leader of France and Emperor of the French as Napoleon I, whose actions shaped European politics in the early 19th century. In the first decade of the nineteenth century, the French Empire under Napoleon engaged in a series of conflicts - the Napoleonic Wars, involving every major European power. After a streak of victories, France secured a dominant position in continental Europe and Napoleon maintained the French sphere of influence through the formation of extensive alliances and the appointment of friends and family members to rule other European countries as French client states
Price Realized
$2,900.00

Lot #264
AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE
1814 Napoleon Bonaparte, lettersheet signed "Napole" at Elba, fine and very rare. The French invasion of Russia in 1812 marked a turning point in Napoleon's fortunes. His Grande Armee was badly damaged in the campaign and never fully recovered. In 1813, the Sixth Coalition defeated his forces at Leipzig; the following year the Coalition invaded France, forced Napoleon to abdicate and exiled him to the island of Elba
Price Realized
$4,500.00

Lot #265
AFGHANISTAN
1925 two small native covers, franked with 10pa, one used in combination with India 1a George V, Landikhana and Peshawar pmks, one charged "due two anna" on arrival, fine
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #266
ALBANIA
1920 incoming cover from Bahamas, franked on reverse and sent registered to Scutari, opened by civilian and military censors, with appropriate markings and slips, intact wax seals on reverse, fine cover from unusual origin
Envelope
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #267
ALBANIA Albanian Locals: Korca
1914 (16.4) cover with boxed handstamped eagles (inverted), each handstamped "25 Para" in red, used from Korce to Elbasan, with 19.4. arrival pmk, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$210.00

Lot #268
ALGERIA
1924-26 two unexploded 2fr booklets with 20x10c Pasteur, "Bijoux Oria" and "Automoto" on front covers, n.h., v.f.,
Booklet
Catalog #Maury 1,1A
Catalog Value €570
Price Realized
$290.00

Lot #269
ALLENSTEIN
1920 5pf-40pf overprinted "Plebiscite", unissued set of five, n.h., v.f., signed Mikulski,
**
Catalog #Mi.II-VI
Catalog Value €900
Price Realized
$280.00

Lot #270
ARGENTINA
1860-65 four FLs, one franked with 5c red, cancelled by "Franca" and sent from Goya to Buenos Aires; two from Buenos Aires, each franked with single 10c, one addressed to Uruguay; also a FL franked with a vertical pair of 5c green, tied by cds and sent to Montevideo, fine lot
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #271
ARGENTINA
1863 5c rose, left sheet margin single, tied on piece by undated "Catamarca" postmark, v.f.
O
Catalog #7C
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #272
ARGENTINA
1899-1903 5p orange and black, center inverted, well centered with wide margins, fresh color, h.r., v.f., with handstamp guarantee on back, only 50 printed,
*
Catalog #140a
Catalog Value $2,750
Price Realized
$1,900.00

Lot #273
ARGENTINA
1899-1903 20p red and black, center inverted, punch cancellation as always, fairly well centered, small h.r., v.f., rare,
*
Catalog #142a
Catalog Value $2,000
Price Realized
$1,900.00

Lot #274
ARGENTINA
1920 (20 Jan) printed envelope from Buenos Aires to Paris, franked with 12c blue, tied by violet, undated "Navigazione Generale Piriscafo Indiana" cancel, filing fold away from the stamp, unusual Naval usage
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #275
ARGENTINA
1947 Antarctica, 5c and 20c (with and without watermark), three imperforate blocks of four, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #561-63var
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #276
ARGENTINA Semi-Postals
1944 National Anthem, 5c+50p souvenir sheet, n.h., v.f.,
**
Catalog #B11
Catalog Value $425
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #277
ARGENTINA Semi-Postals
1944 National Anthem, 5c+50p souvenir sheet, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #B11
Catalog Value $425
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #278
ARGENTINA Semi-Postals
1944 National Anthem, 5c+50p souvenir sheet, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #B11
Catalog Value $425
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #279
ARGENTINA Semi-Postals
1944 National Anthem, 5c+50p souvenir sheet, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #B11
Catalog Value $425
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #280
ARGENTINA Air Post
1964 Universal Postal Union (XVth Congress) special presentation album (green leather binding with gold embossing) with 6 imperforate blocks of four in various colors, v.f.
Booklet P
Catalog #C93P
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #281
ARGENTINA Zeppelin Flights
1932 2nd South America-Europe return flight to Germany, with violet pictorial cachet (ty.II) with "3 Viaje Graf Zeppelin 1932" used in error (should have been "2 Viaje.."), v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #Si.145var
Price Realized
$220.00

Lot #282
ARMENIA
1919 60k on 1k orange imperf., no periods after "k" and numerals, cross-gutter sheet of 100, fifth row (10 stamps) without surcharge, n.h., marginal tears and creases, otherwise v.f.
Box **
Catalog #1a,var
Unsold
Lot #283
ARMENIA
1919 60k on 1k orange imperf., with periods after "k" and numerals, cross-gutter sheet of 100, positions 52 and 57 each double surcharge, n.h., marginal tears and creases, stamps v.f.
Box **
Catalog #1b,var
Unsold
Lot #284
ARMENIA
1921 Issue, 15 diff. imperf. blocks of four, plate proofs on chalky paper, v.f. and rare
Box P
Catalog #278-90,92-93P
Unsold
Lot #285
ARMENIA
1921 20,000r carmine, imperf. block of four, printed on both sides, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #292var
Unsold
Lot #286
ARMENIA
1921 25,000r olive brown, imperf. block of four, printed on both sides, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #294var
Unsold
Lot #287
ARMENIA
1922 (31.1) cover addressed to the American Mission in Tabriz, franked with 10k on 100r, used in combination with a vertical pair of 5k on 50r and imperf. 2k on 2r, all tied by Yerevan cds, fine and rare commercial usage
Envelope
Catalog #347,367,390a
Price Realized
$2,700.00

Lot #288
ARMENIA
1922 35k on 20,000r imperf. block of 12, one stamp missing surcharge at right, n.h., v.f. and scarce variety
Box **
Catalog #368var
Unsold
Lot #289
ARMENIA
1923 (21.10) parcel card franked with Transcaucasian Federated Republic stamps and used from Kamarloo to Yerevan, fine-v.f., scarce usage
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #290
ARMENIA
1992 Mount Ararat, strip of three, also souvenir sheet and design for the FDC cachet, three original Cromalin proofs, with colors indicated at bottom, approval notations for value in black, v.f., extremely rare
P
Catalog #430-431P
Price Realized
$550.00

Lot #291
ARMENIA
1992 Eagle and Mt. Ararat souvenir sheet, original pack of 100, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #431
Catalog Value $5,000
Unsold
Lot #292
ARMENIA
1992 Summer Olympics (Barcelona), strip of four, original Cromalin proof, with colors indicated at bottom, approval notations for value in black, v.f.
P
Catalog #432P
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #293
ARMENIA
1993 Artifacts, 30k, 1r and 20r, imperforate proofs mounted in printer's presentation folder, with the issued stamps (1r,3r and 20r) included for comparison, colors different from the approved versions, all v.f.
P
Catalog #434,437,439P
Unsold
Lot #294
ARMENIA
1993 Artifacts and Landmarks, imperforate proofs mounted in printer's presentation folder, 5d, 8d, 10d and 30d set of four, with the issued stamps (10L, 50L, 10d and 25d) included for comparison, colors different from the approved versions, all v.f.
P
Catalog #464-471P
Unsold
Lot #295
ARMENIA
1996-99 issues (Nansen, Armenian Entertainers, Paintings), selection of imperf. and stage, trial color separation proofs, with singles, gutter blocks, miniature sheetlets of six and ten, usually the final version and six different separations for each, n.h., v.f. A total of 214 pieces
**P
Catalog #534,550-52,573-75P
Price Realized
$1,200.00

Lot #296
ARMENIA
1996 Armenian Outstanding Grandmasters, 32nd Chess Olympiad in Yerevan, booklet pane of four, seven uncut imperforate gutter pairs, including six different progressive stage proofs, plus the final issued version, n.h., v.f.
Box **P
Catalog #538a,P
Unsold
Lot #297
ARMENIA
1996 World Wildlife Fund, set of four imperforate sheetlets of 10, also additional 24 proof sheetlets (six of each value) consisting of progressive color separations, total of 280 stamps, n.h., v.f., undoubtedly rare
Box **P
Catalog #540-43P
Unsold
Lot #298
ARMENIA
1996 World Wildlife Fund, seven uncut imperforate sheetlets of 16, including six different progressive stage proofs, plus the final issued version, n.h., v.f.
Box **P
Catalog #540-43P
Unsold
Lot #299
ARMENIA
1996 World Wildlife Fund, seven uncut imperforate booklet panes (four blocks of four), including six different progressive stage proofs, plus the final issued version, n.h., v.f. Also included are the actual color separations (seven) of the booklet covers
Box **P
Catalog #543b
Unsold
Lot #300
ARMENIA
1997 Printing Press and Folk singer, Jivani, seven uncut imperforate vertical gutter pairs, including six different progressive stage proofs, plus the final issued version, n.h., v.f.
Box **P
Catalog #550-51P
Unsold
Lot #301
ARMENIA
1998 World Cup Soccer, seven uncut imperforate sheetlets of 8 (plus two labels), including six different progressive stage proofs, plus the final issued version, n.h., v.f.
Box **P
Catalog #576P
Unsold
Lot #302
ARMENIA
1998 World Cup Soccer, seven uncut imperforate sheetlets of 10, including six different progressive stage proofs, plus the final issued version, n.h., v.f.
Box **P
Catalog #576P
Unsold
Lot #303
ARMENIA
1999 Council of Europe, seven uncut imperforate sheetlets of 8 (plus two labels), including six different progressive stage proofs, plus the final issued version, n.h., v.f.
Box **P
Catalog #593P
Unsold
Lot #304
ARMENIA
1999 First Pan-Armenian Games, souvenir sheet, seven uncut imperforate sheet corner margin blocks of four, including six different progressive stage proofs, plus the final issued version, n.h., v.f., rare
Box **P
Catalog #600P
Unsold
Lot #305
ARMENIA
1999 125th Anniversary of the Universal Postal Union, seven uncut imperforate sheetlets of 10, including six different progressive stage proofs, plus the final issued version, n.h., v.f., scarce
Box **P
Catalog #602P
Unsold
Lot #306
ARMENIA
2000 Summer Olympics (Sydney), seven uncut imperforate se-tenant gutter sheetlets of 30, including six different progressive stage proofs, plus the final issued version, total of 210 stamps, n.h., v.f., possibly unique
Box **P
Catalog #613-15P
Unsold
Lot #307
ARMENIA
2001 Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF), set of four imperforate miniature sheetlets of 8, n.h., v.f. These were not issued in this form; only six such sets were printed
Box **P
Catalog #632P
Unsold
Lot #308
ARMENIA
2001 Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF), imperforate se-tenant tete-beche sheetlet of 8 (with butterflies in margin), n.h., v.f. These were not issued in this form; only six printed
Box **P
Catalog #632P
Unsold
Lot #309
ARMENIA
2001 Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF), eight imperforate se-tenant sheetlets of 8, including seven different color separations, plus the final version, n.h., v.f. These were not issued in this form; only six printed
Box **P
Catalog #632P
Unsold
Lot #310
ARMENIA
2001 Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF), imperforate se-tenant sheetlet of 16 (with mushrooms in margin), n.h., v.f. These were not issued in this form; only six printed
Box **P
Catalog #632P
Unsold
Lot #311
AUSTRIA
1850 1kr lemon yellow (machine paper type III) & 2kr black (machine paper type IIIb), both with margins all around, used in 1857 on FL from Wien to Bisamberg, fresh and v.f., with Ferchenbauer cert. ("Prachtstuck")
Envelope
Catalog #1,2
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #312
AUSTRIA
1850 1kr orange, used with 2kr black on 1852 FL from Wien to Pressburg, stamps with margins all around, tied by boxed Wien 13 July pmks, fine, with arrival cds
Envelope
Catalog #1,2
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #313
AUSTRIA
1852 (29 Dec) registered cover (with original letter) to Pressburg paying 15kr with single 9kr on front and two copies of 3kr red on reverse, all tied by dated Haczfeld hs, some overall toning, fine
Envelope
Catalog #3,5
Price Realized
$290.00

Lot #314
AUSTRIA
1853 "retour receipisse" (return receipt) registered from Wien to Opocno franked with 10kr brown, used in combination with 15kr fiscal stamp, normal filing folds, fine and rare entire document showing mixed-franking usage
Envelope
Catalog #10
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #315
AUSTRIA
1866 FL from Wien to Genova, franked with 2x3kr, 5kr and 15kr, all perf. 9, fine and attractive three color franking, with appropriate transit and arrival markings
Envelope
Catalog #23,24,26
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #316
AUSTRIA
1875 registered cover used in Czechoslovakia, franked with a block of 4x5kr, cancelled by bilingual "Kostel-Podivin" pmk, filing fold away from the stamps, with intact wax seals on back, fine
Envelope
Catalog #29
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #317
AUSTRIA
1890 1kr-20kr, perf. and gummed proofs in black, each with center blank, se-tenant vertical strips of three and four, couple of minor thins, fine
P
Catalog #51/58P
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #318
AUSTRIA
1919 Parliament Building, 2k vermilion and black, center inverted, perfectly centered with wide, even margins, beautiful color, small h.r., fresh and v.f., signed Mueller, with 1967 Friedl cert. A rarity, especially in such beautiful condition,
*
Catalog #219a
Catalog Value $5,250
Price Realized
$5,500.00

Lot #319
AUSTRIA
1919 Parliament Building, 4k carmine and black, center inverted, beautiful color, well centered, small h.r., fresh and v.f., signed Mueller, with 1966 PFC,
*
Catalog #222a
Catalog Value $2,250
Price Realized
$2,000.00

Lot #320
AUSTRIA
1938 three covers to England or USA, two registered and backstamped, each mixed franking with German & Austrian stamps, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$170.00

Lot #321
AUSTRIA Semi-Postals
1933 WIPA souvenir sheet of four, l.h. (if at all), stamps n.h., v.f.,
Box *
Catalog #B111
Catalog Value $2,500
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #322
AUSTRIA Military Air Post
1918 flight plan with red "K.u.k. Fliegerkourierlinie Wien-Kiew Flugstation Krakau", dated Krakau, 18 April, 1918, with various signatures and handstamps on reverse
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #323
AUSTRIA Military Air Post
1918 document headed "K.u.k. Fliegerkourierlinie Wien-Kiew Flugstation Aspern", with details of the aircraft, repairs etc., dated Wien 1 July 1918, v.f. and rare document from this little known station
Price Realized
$800.00

Lot #324
AUSTRIA Military Air Post
1918 Hungarian Telegram headed "Prozkurow" and "Fluglinienkmdo Kyew", dated 8 August 1918, rare
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #325
AUSTRIA Military Air Post
1918 document handstamped "K.u.k. Fliegerkurierlinie Wien-Kiew Flugstation Kiew", detailing names of pilots and officers in the Kiew Flying Station, in charge of mail, with "Kommando der K. und K. Luftfahrtruppen Pras. Wien, A 1 Juni, 1918" hs on back, fine and scarce document
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #326
AUSTRIA Newspaper Stamps
1857 large part of the Serbian "Svetovid" newspaper franked with blue Merkur (folded over) & tied by a neat Temesvar strike, fine-v.f. (Mi.6)
Catalog #P1
Catalog Value €500
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #327
AUSTRIA AUSTRIAN LEVANT
1874 (4 Apr) outer FL to Trieste, franked with single 15sld, tied by a blue "Trebisonda" pmk, with Constantinople transit and arrival pmks on back, charged "25" in crayon, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #5
Unsold
Lot #328
BELGIAN CONGO
1894-1901 5c-10fr, complete set of 17, h.r., some minor toning, otherwise fine-v.f.,
*
Catalog #14-30
Catalog Value $957
Price Realized
$375.00

Lot #329
BELGIAN CONGO
1943 30c-2.50f, set of eight specially prepared perforated and gummed souvenir sheets, n.h., v.f.,
**
Catalog #COB BL.3-10
Catalog Value €640
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #330
BELGIUM
1851-57 group of six FLs, all first issue franking with No.1, 2, 6, 7, 8 and 12, margins all around, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #1/8
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #331
BELGIUM
1864 essays, selection of 13, mostly different incl. 20c red brown sheetlet on thin card, also 10c, 20c, 40c attributed to J.Asthover, plus Wiener re-impressions (single, pair and block of four), interesting lot
E
Price Realized
$220.00

Lot #332
BELGIUM
1893-1900 Coat of Arms, King Leopold, 15 different, cplt (less 2c red brown), mostly l.h., 2fr lilac rose n.h., usual centering, mostly fine (COB 53/67)
*/**
Catalog #60-61,63-75
Catalog Value $797
Unsold
Lot #333
BELGIUM
1919 Helmet, 1c-10fr, complete set, l.h. or h.r., 35c thin, balance fine-v.f.,
*
Catalog #124-137
Catalog Value $646
Unsold
Lot #334
BELGIUM
1919 Helmet, 1c-10fr, complete set, n.h., fine-v.f., scarce unhinged,
**
Catalog #124-137
Catalog Value $1,150
Price Realized
$650.00

Lot #335
BELGIUM
1936 surcharged 15fr on 14fr, selection of 13 unexploded booklets, incl. type I (8), type II (4) and type III (1), occasional staple rust, generally fine-v.f.,
Booklet
Catalog #COB A34a(I-III)
Catalog Value €4,725
Price Realized
$2,400.00

Lot #336
BELGIUM Semi-Postals
1914-56 group of 10 covers incl. two special Le Havre covers to Switzerland, others commercially used in 1950s to Switzerland, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #B25/33
Price Realized
$220.00

Lot #337
BOLIVIA
1941-42 three covers to USA, each franked with a combination of regular franking plus diagonal bisects, some filing folds, otherwise fine-v.f. & interesting lot
Envelope
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #338
BOLIVIA Air Post
1924 2b dark violet and black, center inverted, imperf. sheet margin horizontal pair, large margins all around, n.h., few faint toned spots on gum and light stain in upper left margin, otherwise v.f., with violet handstamp guarantee on reverse, rare, only 25 printed
**
Catalog #C6var
Price Realized
$2,500.00

Lot #339
BOLIVIA Air Post
1937 1937 issue, complete set used on 2 registered & flown covers to USA, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #C52-62
Price Realized
$120.00

Lot #340
BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA Postage Dues
1904 Issue, complete set of die proofs in yellow & green, v.f. and rare
P
Catalog #J1-13P
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #341
BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA Postage Dues
1904 50h red, yellow & black, imperf. proof sheetlet with double impression of red color, some thinning, otherwise v.f. and unusual item
P
Catalog #J12P
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #342
BRAZIL
1842 60r black, unused and used singles, margins all around, fine-v.f.,
(*)O
Catalog #2
Catalog Value $1,125
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #343
BRAZIL
1858-67 three FLs sent unfranked from Rio de Janeiro to Portugal, one with "150" hs and endorsed "Packet Inglez", others with black "300" hs on front, blue "Transatlantico" and black Porto arrival pmks, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$290.00

Lot #344
BRAZIL Revenue Stamps
1912 Rio Grande do Norte, "Thesouro" carmine & black, center inverted, corner margin block of four, unused without gum as issued, faint marginal staining, otherwise v.f., only 12 inverts recorded making this an exceedingly rare block
Box (*)
Price Realized
$2,400.00

Lot #345
BULGARIA
1874 (8 June) cover from Constantinople to Venice, sent via Varna where it was franked with Austrian Levant 3sld green and 2x10sld ultramarine, paying 23 soldi, tied by boxed "Lettere Arivate Per Mare Varna", Wien transit and Venice arrival pmks, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #346
BULGARIA
1931 Balkan Games, complete set used on registered & flown cover from Sofia 23.9.31 to Berlin, v.f. and rare, with arrival pmk
Envelope
Catalog #237-43
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #347
BULGARIA Zeppelin Flights
1933 1st SAF to Brazil, v.f., with Berlin connecting cachet
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #348
BULGARIA Revenue Stamps
1890 Coat of Arms, 20s-100fr, selection of eight die proofs in black, gray black and blue, mostly on thin cards, three single impressions, others composite or se-tenant combinations, different values, v.f. and extremely rare group
P
Price Realized
$550.00

Lot #349
CAMEROUN
1942 (6 July) cover franked with 20fr, registered and sent to USA, opened by censor and re-sealed, also 1962 two FDCs, one with set of three surcharges, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #352-357
Unsold
Lot #350
CENTRAL LITHUANIA
1920 printed manifest in Polish to the "People of Central Lithuania...countrymen, our eternal enemy has taken our land in order to conduct its bloody Bolshevik affairs. Our Polish forces could not resist militarily and our government signed a pact with the enemy, without asking us". The poster is signed by Gen. Zeligowski, with three stamps of Central Lithuania affixed at bottom and canc. Wilno 10.12.20, some minor wear & tear, otherwise fine and very rare item
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #351
CENTRAL LITHUANIA
1920 surcharges, top values, l.h., well centered, fine-v.f., with handstamped guarantee on back, only 283 and 360 of each issued,
*
Catalog #21-22
Catalog Value $2,400
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #352
CENTRAL LITHUANIA
1920 surcharges, two top values, 10m on 3auk and 10m on 5auk, blocks of four, the former is from the Second Printing, the latter from the first printing, one stamp in each block l.h., balance n.h., v.f., with Mikulski cert. Only 283 and 360 of each value were printed, hence these blocks have to be considered among the greatest rarities from Central Lithuania, possibly the only known (Mi.12-13)
Box */**
Catalog #21-22
Catalog Value €24,000
Price Realized
$7,000.00

Lot #353
CENTRAL LITHUANIA
1921 (1 Oct) registered, insured letter from Wilno to Ciechocinek, franked on back with single 10m and vertical strip of three of 20m, partial wax seals and arrival pmk, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #354
CHILE
1858 outer FL from the "Consulate U.S.A. Valparaiso", with black imprint showing the Bald Eagle, to San Francisco with Oct.31 arrival pmk, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$270.00

Lot #355
CHILE
1870 20c red brown, reprint on watermarked paper, imperf. sheet of 240, folded between stamps, some wrinkles and creases, otherwise v.f. and spectacular multiple
Box (*)
Price Realized
$550.00

Lot #356
CHILE
1870 20c green, reprint on unwatermarked paper, partial impression of 30, dated 8.12.09 in pencil, positions indicated, fine
Box P
Price Realized
$575.00

Lot #357
CHILE Air Post
1919 January 1, special flight from Valparaiso to Santiago, cover (little reduced at left) franked with single and pair of 5p Figueroa, cancelled by violet club cachet and Valparaiso cds; accompanied by a letter "this is to certify that this letter was carried by me on my flight from Santiago to Valparaiso, January 1, 1919", also two unused singles, one signed by Figueroa, v.f. and rare lot, ex-Marquis de Bute
Envelope *
Catalog #AAMC 1
Price Realized
$4,250.00

Lot #358
CHILE Postage Dues
1925 2c-5p red numerals shifted and inverted, se-tenant block of twelve featuring all 11 values plus an additional 5p, outer stamps hinged, rest n.h., 60c with toned perf., fine and rare multiple
Box */**
Catalog #J48-58var
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #359
CHINA
1888 Small Dragon, 1c green, plate flaw variety showing cracked frame at left, blue cancel, v.f., rare
O
Catalog #13var
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #360
CHINA
1897 (26 Nov) registered cover from Foochow, franked with 10c Imperial Chinese Post, with large Dollar chop and "R" alongside, sent via Hong Kong, where vertical pair of 10c Victoria was added for further transmission to Russia, v.f., with arrival pmk
Envelope
Price Realized
$1,700.00

Lot #361
CHINA
1912 Foochow Issue, 3c slate green, h.r., v.f., with 2012 Frumkin cert.,
*
Catalog #134
Catalog Value $275
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #362
CHINA
1941 1/2c-50c overprinted Specimen, 11 different, each with security punch, n.h., v.f.
S
Catalog #449-59S
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #363
CHINA
1941 1/2c-50c overprinted Specimen, 11 different, each with security punch, n.h., v.f.
S
Catalog #449-59S
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #364
CHINA
1941 1/2c-50c overprinted Specimen, 11 different blocks of four, each stamp with security punch, n.h., v.f.
Box S
Catalog #449-59S
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #365
CHINA
1941-62 souvenir sheets, selection of 13, including Industry & Agriculture, War Refugees (used and unused, the former folded between the stamps), 1955 Chiang Kai-shek (Scott's 1114a and 1126a, each with selvage), Map of China (set of two), Reforestation, 1961 Chiang Kai-shek (1319a,1322a), UNICEF, Lions International, few wrinkles or pencil notations, mostly fine-v.f.
**
Catalog #471/B9a
Catalog Value $980
Price Realized
$550.00

Lot #366
CHINA
1950 Flying Geese, $1-$20 surcharges set of five, plus additional setting of the $2, unused without gum as issued, slight adhesion toning (these originated in presentation albums), fine-v.f.,
(*)
Catalog #1007-1011
Catalog Value $13,775
Price Realized
$8,500.00

Lot #367
CHINA
1951 Allegory of Election, imperf. souvenir sheet, without gum as issued (n.h.), wrinkles and pencil notation on reverse, otherwise v.f.,
**
Catalog #1041
Catalog Value $600
Unsold
Lot #368
CHINA
1951 Flying Geese $5-$50 surcharges, set of four, unused without gum as issued (n.h.), fine-v.f.,
(*)
Catalog #1042-1045
Catalog Value $2,885
Price Realized
$2,000.00

Lot #369
CHINA
1952 Flying Geese $10-$50 surcharges, set of three, unused without gum as issued (n.h.), $10 with irregular perf., fine-v.f.,
(*)
Catalog #1061-1063
Catalog Value $3,140
Price Realized
$2,000.00

Lot #370
CHINA
1953 67th Birthday of Chiang Kai-shek souvenir booklet, some cover wrinkles, otherwise v.f.,
Booklet
Catalog #1091a
Catalog Value $600
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #371
CHINA
1955 Armed Forces souvenir sheet, with selvage at right, n.h., v.f.,
**
Catalog #1117a
Catalog Value $800
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #372
CHINA
1960 Cross Island Highway, two souvenir sheets, n.h., v.f.,
**
Catalog #1257a
Catalog Value $500
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #373
CHINA Air Post
1921 (July 1), Tsinan to Peking, return flight, small cover with boxed cachet and Tsinan hs, v.f., rare
Envelope
Price Realized
$270.00

Lot #374
CHINA AMOY Postal Stationery
1894 (7 March) 20c Shanghai Local Post card cancelled in blue "Local Post Agency Amoy" addressed to Hong Kong and returned back to Shanghai, fine
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #375
CHINA Offices in Tibet
1910 One Rupee on $1, h.r., irregular perfs at left, fine,
*
Catalog #10
Catalog Value $900
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #376
CHINA - PRC
1967 Liu Ying-chun, set of six, hinged, fine-v.f.
*
Catalog #930-935
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #377
CHINA - PRC
1978 Galloping Horses, cplt set of 10 sheet margin singles, also souvenir sheet, all n.h., the latter with natural gum irregularity, v.f.
**
Catalog #1389-1399
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #378
CILICIA
1920 100pi on 5fr, surcharge inverted, two copies, h.r., fine,
*
Catalog #127a
Catalog Value $360
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #379
COLOMBIA
1901 three covers to Berlin, each franked with Pago 0.05c (vertical pair) and 2x0.10c Manuel E. Jimenez labels, Benitez C.Tumaco pre-printed address, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #380
COLOMBIA Air Post
1920 10c green, used with additional franking on first flight cover from Barranquilla to Medellin, some toning, otherwise fine
Envelope
Catalog #C11
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #381
COLOMBIA Consular Air Post - EU (United States)
1924 cover franked with 10c & 20c handstamped "EU" in violet and black, used with government franking and flown via Medellin and Barranquilla to USA, v.f. and rare cover
Envelope
Price Realized
$525.00

Lot #382
COLOMBIA Consular Air Post - CR (Costa Rica)
1923 handstamped "C.R." 5c-2p, also 5p and 20c Registration stamp, 11 different, used, fine-v.f., scarce
O
Catalog #CLCR1-9,11,CFLCR1
Price Realized
$375.00

Lot #383
COLOMBIA Consular Air Post - D (Denmark)
1923 overprinted "D" (Denmark), complete set of 12 diff. fine-v.f.,
*
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #384
COLOMBIA Consular Air Post - F (France)
1925 cover franked with 30c overprinted "F" (France) used with 4c provisional government overprint and flown via Barranquilla to Bogotá, filing folds, otherwise fine, with arrival pmk
Envelope
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #385
COLOMBIA Consular Air Post - GB (Great Britain)
1926 flown cover to Bogota with single 30c overprinted "GB" (Great Britain), used in combination with 4c government issue, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #386
COLOMBIA Consular Air Post - I (Italy)
1923 5c-5p, complete except for 40c, 80c and 1p, also with Registration stamp, l.h., fine-v.f.
*
Catalog #CLIT23/CFLI1
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #387
COLOMBIA Consular Air Post - I (Italy)
1923 30c ultramarine, with "I" (Italy) double, h.r., v.f., signed Kessler, Holcombe etc., very rare
*
Unsold
Lot #388
COLOMBIA Consular Air Post - E (Spain)
1928 cover franked with 30c overprinted "E" (Spain), also 4c government adhesive, flown via Barranquilla to Bogotá, some toning, otherwise fine, with arrival pmk
Envelope
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #389
COLOMBIAN STATES Bolivar
1900 two quadrisect, each used on locally addressed cover to Barranquilla, one with arrival pmk
Envelope
Catalog #58var
Unsold
Lot #390
COLOMBIAN STATES Tolima
1901 cover headed "Colon and Las Casas Mining Cos., Honda, south America", franked with 5c brown, cancelled "Chaparral" in manuscript, also another cover from Riohacha, with 10c franking addressed to New York, minor faults, otherwise fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #391
CONGO
1960 Flowers, 50c on 60c, surcharge inverted, 1fr, 1.50fr and 10fr with "Congo" inverted, plus Animals 6.50fr with "Congo" inverted, all in blocks of 25, n.h., 50c on 60c with black offsets on reverse, otherwise v.f. (COB 386B,388-89a,396a,409Aa)
Box **
Catalog #327,329-30,337,350var
Catalog Value €2,012
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #392
CRETE
1900 (1 Jan) small cover franked with pair of 1L olive, also a single on back, tied by "61" in lozenge, Rapetra cds on back, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #393
CROATIA
1941 Independent Croatia, unissued set of 15, n.h., fine-v.f., with V.Fleck cert.,
**
Catalog #Mi.24-38
Catalog Value €600
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #394
CROATIA Semi-Postals
1943 Croatian Legion, trial colors, imperf. panes of 40, n.h., v.f. (Mi.107-10P)
Box P
Catalog #B33-36P
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #395
CROATIA Semi-Postals
1943 Philatelic Exhibition in Zagreb, selection of seven imperf. trial color proofs, various colors incl. issued black violet, mostly with gum, v.f.
P
Catalog #B39P
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #396
CROATIA Semi-Postals
1945 Storm Division, set of three, n.h., v.f., signed Bloch (Mi.170-172)
**
Catalog #B73-75
Catalog Value €500
Price Realized
$210.00

Lot #397
CUBA
1946 Red Cross, 2c green, imperf. proof on india, vertical gutter block of eight, some natural inclusions, otherwise v.f.
Box P
Catalog #404P
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #398
CUBA Air Post
1951 Antonio Guiteras Holmes, large imperf. souvenir sheet in green (175x215mm), each stamp with security punch and overprinted Specimen in red, n.h., v.f. , rare
Box S
Catalog #C49B/S
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #399
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
1918 Revolutionary Patriotic overprints, collection of 79 stamps to 10kr, various overprints or handstamps incl. inverted, mostly fine-v.f., generally signed
*O
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #400
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
1945 Masaryk, 1kr (3) and 2kr, varieties, imperf. at top, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #264,65var
Price Realized
$170.00

Lot #401
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
1945 Masaryk, 1kr and 2kr upper right sheet corner margin blocks of four, varieties imperf. at top, n.h., v.f., rare
Box **
Catalog #264,65var
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #402
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
1972 1k Locomotive, imperf. vertical pair with shifted groundwork, also die proof in black, plus ornamental wire, two imperf. singles and vertical pair, total of eight items, signed Karasek etc., rare
P
Catalog #1829P
Unsold
Lot #403
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
1972 Ships, selection of 16 die proofs, various stages of colors, generally completed designs, different colors, minor duplication, occasional flaws, fine-v.f.
P
Catalog #1831/36P
Unsold
Lot #404
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
1973 Flowers, selection of 41 die proofs, various stages of design and diff. colors, some duplication and occasional production flaws, mostly v.f. A unique group
P
Catalog #1892/95P
Unsold
Lot #405
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
1979 Paintings, 3.60k Portrait, selection of seven different die proofs, various colors and stages, occasional mounting flaws, mostly v.f.
P
Catalog #2239P
Unsold
Lot #406
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Semi-Postals
1919 unissued overprint on Hungarian 10f lilac, l.h., v.f.
*
Price Realized
$220.00

Lot #407
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Czechoslovak Legion Post in Siberia
1919 cover, dated 4/16/19 to "U.S.N. Albany" in Vladivostok, single 50k adhesive tied by "Polni Posta Ceskoslovenkych Vojsk" hs, another stamp possibly removed at right, with handwritten notation "received 8 empty postal bags from Commander Tschecho-Slovaque Field Post", also additional Czech hs, rare actually used cover
Envelope
Catalog #2
Price Realized
$525.00

Lot #408
DANZIG
1920 network points down, 2m on 35pf, variety "Z" in "Danzig" malformed, n.h., v.f., signed Kniep. A rarity,
**
Catalog #Mi.28II PFV
Catalog Value €3,000
Unsold
Lot #409
DANZIG
1924-32 1g-10g, set of seven, most with sheet margin, n.h., natural gum creases, v.f. (Mi. 207-213)
**
Catalog #193-199
Catalog Value €700
Price Realized
$290.00

Lot #410
DENMARK
1870 8s bister, perf. 12 1/2, neat "205" target cancel, well centered, v.f., with 1987 Svendsen cert. (AFA 14A)
O
Catalog #14b
Catalog Value $475
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #411
DENMARK Zeppelin Flights
1933 2nd SAF card to Brazil, with Berlin forwarding cachet, transit & arrival pmks, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #Si.214B
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #412
ECUADOR
1938 65c "Sedta" double surcharge variety, plus additional overprints used in 1943 on cover to USA, opened by censor, fine and very rare
Envelope
Catalog #C64var
Price Realized
$220.00

Lot #413
ECUADOR
1970 80c Butterfly, center inverted, corner margin block of four, with additional vignette shifted downward variety, n.h., with official government handstamp on reverse, fine and rare
Box **
Catalog #795var
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #414
ECUADOR Air Post
1928 3s on 60c brown, right margin block of four plus a single, n.h., the block with dried gum, fine-v.f. (catalogue value for hinged singles)
Box **
Catalog #C5
Catalog Value $425
Unsold
Lot #415
ECUADOR Telegraph Stamps
1910 10c-40c, group of two imperf. composite sheets of three, also 20c and 40c die proofs in red, fine-v.f.
P
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #416
EGYPT
1798 folded French Naval document headed "Republique Francaise L'Ordonnateur de la Marine", dated 11.1.98, with a perfect strike of "Alexandrie", addressed to France, fine Napoleonic letter, rare
Envelope
Price Realized
$1,000.00

Lot #417
EGYPT
1867 outer FL franked with 1pi pink, tied by blue Cairo pmk, sent via Alexandria where Italy 60c was added for further passage to Livorno, boxed "Piroscafi Postali Italiani", endorsed "per vapore Italiano Via Brindisi", some toning, otherwise fine usage from the Italian Post Office in Egypt, with arrival pmk, 1963 BPA cert.
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #418
EGYPT
1875 coverfront endorsed "Bateau Francais", with 1pi carmine tied by "Cairo Poste Egiziane" cds, sent via the French Post Office in Alexandria where 80c Ceres was added and tied by "5080" large numerals, addressed to Paris, v.f.
Catalog #22c
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #419
EGYPT
1895 (20 Aug) registered cover from Suez to Monaco, franked with 3x2pi and pair of 5mil, redirected on arrival to Chiusa, Italy, with nine transit and arrival pmks on back, intact "Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company" seal, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #420
EGYPT
1914 Issue, complete set of imperforate singles on watermarked stamp paper, h.r., v.f.
*
Catalog #50-59var
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #421
EGYPT Air Post
1953 Issue, 8 diff., each with a double overprint (six bars instead of three), n.h., fine-v.f.
**
Catalog #C67/76var
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #422
EGYPT Air Post
1953 Issue, 11 diff., each with a double overprint (six bars instead of three), n.h., fine-v.f.
**
Catalog #C78/88var
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #423
EGYPT Zeppelin Flights
1931 Egypt Flight, two covers, one with pair of 50m, the other single 100m, flown from Alexandria to Haifa, fine-v.f., with appropriate cachets and arrival pmks
Envelope
Catalog #C3-4
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #424
EGYPT Postal Stationery
1889-92 six entire envelopes, four with additional franking, mostly registered to Germany, one to Chile, variety of pmks, fine-v.f. and attractive lot
Envelope
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #425
EGYPT Postal Stationery
1890-1936 selection of 11 entires and 15 cards, mostly different, all overprinted "Specimen" in black, specially prepared by the post office for training purposes, some minor stains affecting two entires, otherwise fine-v.f. and rare group
Envelope
Price Realized
$575.00

Lot #426
EGYPT Austrian Offices in Alexandria
1867 four singles and three covers, all with Alexandria pmks, the covers franked with 15s and 10s Austrian Levant Franz Josef, different destinations, some toning, otherwise fine-v.f.
Envelope O
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #427
EGYPT French Offices in Alexandria
1857-64 two FLs to Marseille or Basel, sent unfranked, with various tax markings, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$170.00

Lot #428
EGYPT French Offices in Alexandria
1862-72 selection of five FLs, diff. rates incl. 40c, 50c and 90c, franked with diff. combinations of Napoleon adhesives, tied by large numerals "5080" and used to France, Belgium or Switzerland
Envelope
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #429
EGYPT French Offices in Alexandria
1872-76 two covers and a FL from Alexandria and Cairo to France or Switzerland, one franked with strip of 3x40c Ceres, others single 30c and 80c large numerals, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$290.00

Lot #430
EGYPT British Offices in Alexandria
1870-72 two FLs from Alexandria to Liverpool, franked with pair of 4p, also single 6p, each with a duplex pmk, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #431
EGYPT Greek Offices in Alexandria
1861-81 selection of 12 stamps, diff. issues, cancelled "Alexandria/Turkey" or "Alexandria", generally fine-v.f.
O
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #432
EGYPT Greek Offices in Alexandria
1861-81 Large Hermes Heads, selection of five incl. 80L Paris Print, also three diff. 40L and another 80L carmine rose, each canc. with blue or black "97" numeral, fine-v.f. and scarce lot
O
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #433
EGYPT Sudan used in Egypt
1898 Egyptian stationery card and entire, each overprinted "Soudan", used from Suez and Halfa respectively to Germany, v.f., rare
Envelope
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #434
EPIRUS
1914 Double-headed Eagle, Skull and Crossbones, entire set of four, tied by Chimarra 15 Feb.14 cds on ppc (commander Spiromilios), with violet cachet alongside, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #1-4
Price Realized
$950.00

Lot #435
EPIRUS
1914 10L red, horizontal tete beche pair, each stamp with blue control mark, unused without gum as issued, v.f., signed Roger Calves, extremely rare, sold as is
(*)
Catalog #3var
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #436
ESTONIA
1855 stampless letter from Riga to Porto, endorsed "Per Peninsular Steamer via Southampton", charged "280" on arrival in Portugal, red "P" and ms tax markings, with boxed departure handstamp on back, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$190.00

Lot #437
ESTONIA
1857 stampless letter from Riga to Porto, endorsed "Via Francia", with "Aus Russland" and "Prusse" hs in red, also "Koenigsberg/Marienb" T.P.O. and Riga date stamps on reverse & charged "240" on arrival in Portugal, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$190.00

Lot #438
ESTONIA
1918-20 selection of 43 stamps incl. eight blocks of four, all with diff. "Baltiski" hs in various colors, fine-v.f.
Box *
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #439
ESTONIA
1919 "Eesti Post", 50k Provisional Issue, used on locally addressed registered cover, tied by Tallinn postmarks, with old Russian receipt form, filing fold away from the stamp, v.f., signed Lobbering
Envelope
Catalog #18
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #440
ESTONIA
1928-40 Arms, 1s/80s selection of three imperf. singles, plus eight diff. imperf. horizontal. pairs (19 stamps), n.h., one 5s creased, otherwise v.f.
**
Catalog #90/104var
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #441
ESTONIA
1928-40 Arms Issue, 1s-80s, imperforate, selection of nine different blocks of four, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #90/104var
Price Realized
$850.00

Lot #442
ESTONIA
1932 Tartu University, 5s, 10s and 20s imperforate sheet margin blocks of four, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #108/11var
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #443
ESTONIA
1936 5s green, imperf. bottom sheet margin block of four, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #134var
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #444
ESTONIA
1938 Estonian Scholars, imperforate sheet margin singles, set of four, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #139-42var
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #445
ESTONIA Semi-Postals
1912 Aid to the Wounded Soldiers, imperf. proofs on very thin paper, each with invalidating line, v.f., signed Nemvalz
P
Catalog #B1-2P
Price Realized
$280.00

Lot #446
ESTONIA Semi-Postals
1927 Cities, imperforate, three low values in blocks of four, 20m and 40m singles, unused without gum, v.f.
Box (*)
Catalog #B15-19var
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #447
ESTONIA Semi-Postals
1937 Coat of Arms, 50+50s dark violet, imperf. sheet corner margin block of four, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #B35var
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #448
ESTONIA German Occupation of Dorpat Postal Stationery
1918-19 20 Pfg on 5k, four postal cards, one unused, another unaddressed with "Dorpat" handstamps, two others used with additional franking to Riga and Reval, some creases, mostly fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #449
ETHIOPIA
1903 1g stationery card used from Harar (23.3) to France, sent via the French post office in Harar where 2x5c Somali Coast adhesives were added and cancelled "Harar Postes Francaise", one stamp defective, otherwise fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$170.00

Lot #450
ETHIOPIA
1928 two large imperforate composite proof sheets containing ten different values, fine-v.f., scarce
P
Catalog #155-164P
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #451
FAR EASTERN REPUBLIC
1921 registered cover from Vladivostok to New York, franked on reverse with single 20k on 14k, v.f. and scarce commercial cover, with oval arrival pmk, signed Mikulski
Envelope
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #452
FAR EASTERN REPUBLIC Air Post
1923 Vladivostok surcharges, 20k on 15k brown lilac & blue, h.r., fine, signed Mikulski, less than 100 printed,
*
Catalog #Mi.52A
Catalog Value €1,000
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #453
FAR EASTERN REPUBLIC Air Post
1923 Vladivostok surcharges, 20k on 20k blue & red, l.h., fine, small inclusion at top, signed Mikulski, less than 100 printed,
*
Catalog #Mi.53A
Catalog Value €1,200
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #454
FAR EASTERN REPUBLIC Trade Control Stamps
1923 "For Hunger Starved" 10k surcharges on two different Romanov adhesives, fine-v.f.,
*
Catalog #Mi.I-II
Catalog Value €650
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #455
FAR EASTERN REPUBLIC Trade Control Stamps
1923 "For Hunger Starved" inverted 10k surcharges on two different Romanov adhesives, fine-v.f., rare
*
Catalog #Mi.I-IIvar
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #456
FAR EASTERN REPUBLIC Trade Control Stamps
1923 15k on 5k claret, surcharge inverted, v.f., rare
*
Catalog #Mi.IVvar
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #457
FAROE ISLANDS
1919 surcharged 2o on 5o green, used on local Thornshaven cover in combination with Danish 5o green, fine-v.f.,
Envelope
Catalog #1
Catalog Value $475
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #458
FAROE ISLANDS
1919 surcharged 2o on 5o green, used on local Thornshaven cover in combination with Danish 5o green, fine-v.f.,
Envelope
Catalog #1
Catalog Value $475
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #459
FAROE ISLANDS
1941 British Occupation surcharges, complete set of five blocks of four, each with a central cds, v.f., with Friedl certificate,
Box
Catalog #2-6
Catalog Value $2,030
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #460
FEZZAN
1943 (14 July) registered and flown cover from Sebha to Souma, franked with single 5fr on 50c and pair of 50c Air Post surcharges, with handstamped cachet, opened by censor with appropriate label and cachets, charged 50c postage due on arrival in Algeria, fine, signed Diena
Envelope
Catalog #Sass.7,A2
Unsold
Lot #461
FEZZAN
1943 (14 July) registered cover from Sebha to Souma, Algeria, franked with 5fr on 50c and pair of 7,50 on 50c (Air Post), tied by R.F. Sebha departure datestamps, opened by military censor and resealed with special tape, with boxed cachet indicating postage due is required; Algeria 50c added on arrival, fine and scarce cover, signed Roumet
Envelope
Catalog #Sass.7,A2
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #462
FEZZAN
1943 registered cover from Sebha to Brazzaville, franked with pairs of 5fr on 50c and 7,50 on 50c (Air Post), tied by 6 July departure pmks, opened by military censor and resealed with special tape, additional "Control Postal Commission A - Afrique Equatoriale Francaise" hs, Brazzaville (Moyen Congo) 2 Aug. arrival pmk on back, some usual toning, fine and scarce cover from Fezzan
Envelope
Catalog #Sass.7,A2
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #463
FINLAND Zeppelin Flights
1930 10M overprinted "Zeppelin 1930" in red, horizontal pair used on cover to Germany, v.f., with appropriate cachet and Friedrichshafen arrival
Envelope
Catalog #C1
Price Realized
$220.00

Lot #464
FINLAND Zeppelin Flights
1932 3rd SAF card to Brazil, with Berlin forwarding cachet, transit & arrival pmks, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #Si.150B
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #465
FINLAND Zeppelin Flights
1933 3rd SAF to Brazil, with Berlin forwarding cachet, transit & arrival pmks, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #Si.219B
Price Realized
$170.00

Lot #466
FINLAND Zeppelin Flights
1933 4th SAF to Brazil, with Berlin forwarding cachet, transit & arrival pmks, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #Si.223B
Price Realized
$170.00

Lot #467
FINLAND Zeppelin Flights
1933 5th SAF to Brazil, with Berlin forwarding cachet, transit & arrival pmks, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #Si.226B
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #468
FRANCE
1826 (14 July) FL originating from Rio de Janeiro, addressed to Jersey, handstamped "Grande Bretagne Par St.Malo" routed via Jersey (forwarded by Admiraux Le Breton & Co.), charged "21" (decimes), fine and scarce origin and entry markings
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #469
FRANCE
1832 (14 July) FL originating from Rio de Janeiro, addressed to Jersey, with departure pmks on back, also handstamped "6", redirected to St.Malo, with "Grande Bretagne Par St.Malo" and arrival pmks (9 Oct) alongside, charged "26" (decimes), fine
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #470
FRANCE
1837 (28 Apr) FL from Jersey to Caen, with "Grande Bretagne Par Granville" entry handstamp, charged "10", with "2 May" cds on back, fine and scarce (Granville is situated on the Cotentin Peninsula at the mouth of Bosq and Pointe du Roc, which in part closes in the north of the bay of Mont-Saint-Michel)
Envelope
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #471
FRANCE
1843 (28 Dec) FL from Jersey (red 29 December departure cds on back) to Portrieux, with red "Iles-C St.Malo" (Chausey- a group of small islands, islets and rocks off the coast of Normandy, in the English Channel), also additional arrival cds of St.Malo (2 Jan 44) and another 2 June 44 (return trip), charged "6" (decimes), fine and very scarce usage through the small Island Chausey
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #472
FRANCE
1848 (15 Jan) FL to the firm of Rothschild and Sons in London, with "Recomandirt Triest" datestamp, red "Autriche Beau Fr. 2 de Bale" exchange office cds, also on back (Ligne de Boulogne), handstamped "Charge" in blue, arrival "Paid 21 Jan 1848"
Envelope
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #473
FRANCE
1849-52 10c Ceres and 10c Republic, used, full to clear margins all around, fine (YT 1,9)
O
Catalog #1,10
Catalog Value $1,030
Unsold
Lot #474
FRANCE
1850 10c bister and 25c blue (two, one cut in at bottom, others with margins all around), tied by grids on FL from Paris (20 Oct 51) to New York, with corresponding departure cds alongside, red "PD" and handstamped "20", endorsed "Via Le Have per Franklin", red "Bureau Maritime Havre" pmk on back, filing fold away from the stamps, fine
Envelope
Catalog #1,6
Price Realized
$525.00

Lot #475
FRANCE
1850-70 five imperf. classics incl. 40c orange, 1fr carmine brown, 1fr "Empire", also 30c and 80c Bordeaux, used, each with full margins, thins and other small faults, fine and presentable group,
O
Catalog #7,9,21,46,48
Catalog Value $5,000
Unsold
Lot #476
FRANCE
1851 (25 Feb) FL from Jersey (red 27 Feb departure cds) to St.Malo, with red "Iles-C St.Malo" (Chausey- a group of small islands, islets and rocks off the coast of Normandy, in the English Channel), also additional arrival cds of St.Malo (4 Mar) on back, fine and scarce
Envelope
Price Realized
$290.00

Lot #477
FRANCE
1853-60 20c Empire, four horizontal pairs, also block of four, one pair "bleu fonce", another Type II, some creases, mostly fine-v.f., signed Calves, block of four signed Diena,
Box *
Catalog #YT 14A,Aa,14B
Catalog Value €4,250
Unsold
Lot #478
FRANCE
1854-55 two FLs from Genova to Marseille, each with oval maritime handstamps, one with octagonal "Sard.S.E. Marseille" (Sardegne Service Etranger) in blue, the other with red "Sard. Marseille" cds, different charge markings, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #479
FRANCE
1862-71 1c olive green, strip of five, margins mostly all around, used together with perf. 20c ultramarine on 1871 FL from Paris to Rouen, v.f., scarce combination
Envelope
Catalog #26,38
Price Realized
$525.00

Lot #480
FRANCE
1864 (19 Mar) FL from Marseille to Livorno, paying 80c with single 40c and pair of 20c, cancelled "Di Mare," with arrival pmks on back
Envelope
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #481
FRANCE
1865-1878 three FLs from Marseille to Barcelona, first franked with pair of 40c Laureated, with arrival and exchange office pmks, others with single 40c Ceres (defective) and 30c Type Sage franking, last two tied by "Admon de Cambio Barcelona" exchange office pmks, filing folds and minor flaws, mostly fine-v.f.
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #482
FRANCE
1872 cover (with letter) franked with a combination of 80c "Empire" and 40c "Repub.", paying 1.20fr from Nice to United States, red "PD". "2Cents" and Philadelphia Paid struck on arrival
Envelope
Catalog #36,59
Price Realized
$210.00

Lot #483
FRANCE
1872 cover franked with a combination of 25c Ceres and Germany 2gr Small Shield (No.5), used from Metz 23.3.72 via Paris (24 March) to La Tere, with transit and arrival pmks, fine
Envelope
Catalog #58
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #484
FRANCE
1877-80 Type Sage, 35c black on yellow, type II, h.r., fine, signed Diena (YT 93)
*
Catalog #94
Catalog Value €800
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #485
FRANCE
1925 Type "Semeuse Camee", unexploded 6fr booklet with 20x30c blue, "Secours-Menier", series S98, stamps overprinted "Specimen", hinge remnants on covers and minor adhesions, otherwise fine (Maury 57)
Booklet
Catalog #YT 192-C5S
Catalog Value €1,200
Price Realized
$290.00

Lot #486
FRANCE
1928 unexploded "Pierre Virgile-Chareyre" 5fr booklet with 2 panes of 10 imperf. labels in orange, overprinted "Sans valeur d'affranchisement" on reverse of the second pane, value crossed out by pen on front, n.h., v.f.,
Booklet
Catalog #Maury P30
Catalog Value €1,500
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #487
FRANCE
1928 unexploded "Pierre Virgile-Chareyre" 1,50fr booklet with 2 panes of 10 imperf. labels in orange, overprinted "Sans valeur d'affranchisement" on reverse of second pane, value crossed out by pen on front, n.h., v.f., rare,
Booklet
Catalog #Maury P32
Catalog Value €1,250
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #488
FRANCE
1929 Type "Semeuse Camee", unexploded 3fr booklet with 20x15c red brown, "Laboratoires O.Rolland", n.h., v.f.,
Booklet
Catalog #YT 189-C2
Catalog Value €400
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #489
FRANCE
1929 Type "Semeuse Camee", unexploded 3fr booklet with 20x15c red brown, "Laboratoires O.Rolland", n.h., v.f.,
Booklet
Catalog #YT 189-C2
Catalog Value €400
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #490
FRANCE
1953 Coat of Arms, 2fr and 3fr two diff. composite signed artist proofs of three, each on thin card, black background, v.f. and rare
P
Catalog #737-38P
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #491
FRANCE
1957 Leo LaGrange, 18fr variety "defective impression", two different, also imperf. single (all l.h.) and gummed trial color, plus imperf. deluxe sheet, as well as two different artist (Decaris) signed die proofs, v.f. (Maury 1120a)
P
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #492
FRANCE
1981 PhilexFrance, set of two epreuves deluxe, also collective sheet of two with label, v.f. (YT 2141-2142)
P
Catalog #1741-1742a
Catalog Value €780
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #493
FRANCE
1981 PhilexFrance, imperf. se-tenant block of four with label, n.h., v.f. (YT 2142A)
Box **
Catalog #1742a
Catalog Value €460
Price Realized
$120.00

Lot #494
FRANCE
1982 PhilexFrance, set of two epreuves deluxe, plus a collective proof of two, v.f. (YT 2199-2200A)
P
Catalog #1819-20aP
Catalog Value €850
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #495
FRANCE
1993 Louvre Bicentennial, se-tenant horizontal pair, signed artist die proof, also signed artist die proof of the label, both in brown, v.f. and rare
P
Catalog #2397aP
Price Realized
$190.00

Lot #496
FRANCE Semi-Postals
1931 Allegory, 1.50fr+3.50fr green, two singles, n.h., v.f. (YT 269)
**
Catalog #B38
Catalog Value $700
Unsold
Lot #497
FRANCE Air Post
1927 overprints, set of two used on flown cover from Marseille (9 July) to Raincy, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #C1-2
Unsold
Lot #498
FRANCE Air Post Semi-Officials
1922 Rouen Aviation Meeting, selection of 26 imperforate proof sheetlets of 20, value tablets blank, variety of papers and colors/shades, some creases, mostly fine-v.f.
Box E
Price Realized
$1,100.00

Lot #499
FRANCE Air Post Semi-Officials
1922 Rouen Aviation Meeting, selection of 28 perforated and gummed proof sheetlets of 20, value tablets blank, mostly different, variety of colors/shades, some creases, mostly fine-v.f.
Box E
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #500
FRANCE Postage Dues
1871-78 40c blue, block of four, l.h., little thinning at top, otherwise v.f., signed Calves (YT 7)
Box *
Catalog #J8
Catalog Value €2,300
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #501
FRANCE Telegraph Stamps
1885-87 100fr black proof sheetlet, v.f.
P
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #502
FRANCE Franco-Prussian War
1870-71 four items incl. FL to Paris from Zabern im Elsass, franked with 2gr Small Shield and French 25c Ceres tied by "Paris Etranger" cds, two FLs with Alsace-Lorraine adhesives, 10c (Scott's N12) from Wasselheim to Colmar; 20c (Scott's N6) used in 1871 from Luneville, with "K.P.R. Feldpost Relais" cds alongside, addressed to Switzerland, with Surgdorf (5.3.71) arrival; final item is a stampless cover originating from Blamont, endorsed "Feldpost", with corresponding "K:PR" Feldpost-Relais No.68" datestamp, military unit handstamp below, addressed to Emden, with arrival pmk, some faults, mostly fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$650.00

Lot #503
FRANCE French Offices in China
1860 (31 Aug) small cover to France, franked with vertical imperf. pair of 20c Empire (cut in at left and at top), tied by "CECB.Cl" in dots, corresponding "Corps Exp. Chine Bau Central" cds alongside; various transit and Paris arrival pmks on back
Envelope
Price Realized
$425.00

Lot #504
FRANCE French Offices in China
1860 (Aug) two covers to France, each with "Corps Exp. Chine Bau Central" departure cds, charged "5" and "10" (decimes), transit and arrival pmks, some cover wear and other faults, otherwise fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$575.00

Lot #505
FRANCE French Offices in China
1866 (22 Apr) FL from Shanghai to Lyon, franked with single 80c Empire, tied by large "5104" numerals, with corresponding Shanghai Bau Francais departure cds alongside, transit and arrival pmks on back, filing fold away from the stamps, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #506
FRANCE French Offices in China
1876 (16 Mar) outer FL from Shanghai to Lyon, paying 1fr with pair of 10c and single 80c Ceres, tie by large "5104" numerals, with corresponding Shanghai Chine departure cds alongside, transit and arrival pmks on back, filing fold away from the stamps, fine
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #507
FRANCE French Offices in China
1900 (30 Oct) cover to France, endorsed "Corps Expeditionaire de Chine," with "Tresor et Postes aux Armees 6/Chine" cds, violet "Corps Expeditionnaire de Chine/Service Administratiff" hs, backflap missing, with some toning at top, otherwise fine, with arrival pmk
Envelope
Price Realized
$190.00

Lot #508
FRANCE French Offices in China
1901 (16 Aug) cover to France, endorsed "Corps Expeditionaire de Petchili," with "Tresor et Postes aux Armees 1/Chine" cds, address on back indicates "Correspondance Militaire a Pekin", with arrival pmk, some toning, otherwise fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$170.00

Lot #509
FRANCE French Offices in China
1901 (22 Nov) cover to France, endorsed "Corps Expeditionaire de Chine," with "Tresor et Postes aux Armees 7/Chine" cds, violet Marine Frances Service de la Mer, "Corps Exp Tonkin" transit and Tours arrival pmk on back, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #510
FRANCE French Offices in China
1914 (Oct.2) registered cover from Chifoo, via Siberia to Paris, with franking on both sides, backstamped, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #511
FRANCE French Offices in Egypt - Alexandria
1859 (5 Apr) outer FL to London, franked with 20c and 40c Empire imperf., tied by small numerals in lozenge, with "Alexandrie Egypte" departure cds alongside, endorsed "Par Bateau Francais", red arrival pmk on front, numeral transits on back, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #512
FRANCE French Offices in Egypt - Alexandria
1865 (31 Mar) outer FL to Lyon, franked with 10c and 40c Empire, tied by "5080" numerals, with departure cds alongside, transit and arrival pmks on back, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #513
FRANCE French Offices in Egypt - Alexandria
1865 (7 Sep) outer FL to Lyon, originating from Port Said, franked with perforated 10c and 40c Empire, tied by "5080" numerals, with Alexandria departure cds alongside, boxed "Paquebots de la Mediterranee" in red, arrival pmk on back, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #514
FRANCE French Offices in Egypt - Alexandria
1866 (27 Nov) FL to Roubaix, franked with single perforated 40c Empire, tied by "5080" numerals, with Alexandria departure cds alongside, endorsed "Bateau Anglais Voie de Marseille" and Paris transit and corresponding arrival pmks on back
Envelope
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #515
FRANCE French Offices in Egypt - Alexandria
1867-68 two outer FLs to France, each franked with perforated 40c Empire, tied by "5080" numerals, with Alexandria departure cds alongside, Marseille and Paris transits, with Lyon and Altkirch arrival pmks on back, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #516
FRANCE French Offices in Egypt - Alexandria
1913 (10 July) registered cover (opened for display) to Port Said, franked on both sides with 1c (2), 2c, 3c (2) and 4c blocks of four, last four gutter blocks (Millesimes) with numeral, tied by cds, with arrival pmks and forwarded to Cairo, fine-v.f., scarce
Envelope
Catalog #1-4
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #517
FRANCE French Offices in Egypt - Cairo
1873 (13 Jan) outer FL to Paris, franked with pair of 40c Laureated, tied by large "5119" numerals, with "Le Caire Bau Francais" departure cds alongside, transit and arrival pmks on back, fine and scarce usage
Envelope
Price Realized
$280.00

Lot #518
FRANCE French Offices in Egypt - Port Said
1899 5c yellow green, type II, red overprint, block of 20, n.h., two stamps with toned perfs, otherwise fine-v.f. (YT 6; catalogue value for hinged singles)
Box **
Catalog #5a
Catalog Value €1,200
Unsold
Lot #519
FRANCE French Offices in Egypt - Port Said
1921 2m (error instead of 5m) on 1c gray, block of ten, n.h., fine-v.f. (YT 61c; catalogue value for hinged singles)
Box **
Catalog #50var
Catalog Value €700
Unsold
Lot #520
FRANCE French Post Offices Abroad - Bulgaria
1859 (11 Jan) FL from Varna to Marseille, with blue "Varna Turq. D'Europe" cds alongside, boxed "Paquebots de la Mediterranee" and charged "10" (decimes) on arrival, with Constantinople transit and Marseille 26 January backstamps, fine
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #521
FRANCE French Consular Post - Colombia
1881 (25 Mar) cover from Savanilla to Paris, franked with 1fr Type Sage, tied by cds, with "Savanille Paq Fr. D No.2" maritime datestamp and Paris arrival (20 Apr) on back, slight toning, otherwise fine
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #522
FRANCE French Consular Post - Cuba
1866 (11 Dec) FL from Santiago de Cuba to Trieste, franked with single 80c Empire, tied by dots, with corresponding "Cuba" and mute star datestamp (weak strike) alongside, Brooks & Co. private cds at bottom, French maritime, Vienna transits and Trieste arrival postmarks on back, fine
Envelope
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Lot #523
FRANCE French Consular Post - Cuba
1873 (11 June) outer FL from Havana to Mexico, paying 2.40fr with horizontal strip of three of 80c Ceres, cancelled by Anchor, with "Le Havane" datestamp alongside, "6" and framed "P.P." alongside, v.f. and rare usage and rate, with "Correo Vera Cruz" arrival and "Ligne-B Paq Fr. No.3" maritime strikes on back
Envelope
Price Realized
$1,500.00

Lot #524
FRANCE French Occupation - Italy
1807 (11 Apr) FL (small piece excised and replaced) to Genova, with "Bureau Francais / Rome" hs, also "Rome Par Genes" direction handstamp, charged "18" (decimes), fine appearance
Envelope
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #525
FRANCE French Occupation - Italy
1857 (15 Dec) cover to Paris, with "Corps Expeditionaire D'Italie - 1ere Division" pmk, charged "30" in large numerals, transit and arrival pmks, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #526
FRANCE French Post Offices Abroad - Japan
1875 (4 Jan) cover to France, paying 2fr with single 40c and two 80c Ceres, tied by large "5118" numerals, with Yokohama Japon departure cds alongside, "Marseille a Lyon Special" entry and "Marseille a Paris" (18 Feb) arrival pmks on back, minor rust stains at left, otherwise fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$800.00

Lot #527
FRANCE French Post Offices Abroad - Japan
1876 (26 July) cover to France, paying 1fr with single 80c and pair of 10c Ceres, tied by Yokohama Bau Francais cds, repeated alongside, with "Marseille a Lyon Special" entry and Lyon arrival pmks on back, cover tears, partly mended at left, fine appearance
Envelope
Price Realized
$550.00

Lot #528
FRANCE French Post Offices Abroad - Japan
1876 (31 Jan) cover to France, paying 1fr with single 10c and strip of three of 30c Ceres, tied by "5118" large numerals, with corresponding Yokohama Japon alongside, various transit and arrival pmks on back, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$550.00

Lot #529
FRANCE French Consular Post - Mexico
1867 (14 Dec) outer FL to London, with "Vera Cruz Paq. Fr. B. No.2" maritime datestamp, oval "Fr. 2f20c" exchange hs, also "Franqueado Vera Cruz" and red arrival pmks on back
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #530
FRANCE French Consular Post - Mexico
1879 (20 Mar) FL from Vera Cruz to St. Thomas, paying 1.60fr with Type Sage 10c and pair and strip of 3x30c, tied by "Mexique L 1" datestamps, carried by "Ville de Brest", with Danish arrival in St. Thomas (31 Mar) and "Ligne B Paq Fr. Noi.4" maritime, fine and extremely rare
Envelope
Price Realized
$4,000.00

Lot #531
FRANCE French Expeditionary Corps - Mexico
1863 (22 Aug) cover to France, franked with single 10c and pair of 20c Empire (perf. flaws at top), tied by "CEM A" in dots, with corresponding "Corps Exp. Mexique Bau A" cds alongside, minor cover wear, otherwise fine, with Lyon arrival pmk
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #532
FRANCE French Expeditionary Corps - Mexico
1864 two covers to France, each franked with single 20c Empire, first tied by "CEM B" in dots, with corresponding "Corps Exp. Mexique Bau B" cds alongside; the other tied by grids, with "Corps Expeditionaire 2e Division" (12 Oct) pmk, small cover faults or mending, otherwise fine
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #533
FRANCE French Expeditionary Corps - Mexico
1865 (22 Dec) cover to France, franked with 10c and 40c Empire, tied by "CEM H" in dots, with corresponding "Corps Exp. Mexique Bau H" cds alongside, fine, with Strasbourg arrival (30 Jan 66) arrival
Envelope
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #534
FRANCE French Expeditionary Corps - Mexico
1866 (27 Sep) outer FL to Paris, franked with 3x10c bister, tied by "CEM A" in dots, corresponding "Corps Exp Mexique Bau A" cds, also another in red (30 Oct) "Corps Exp. Mexique V.Angl.", charged "30" and crossed out by crayon, with arrival (30 Oct) on back, cover repaired, otherwise fine and interesting item
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #535
FRANCE French Post Offices Abroad - Romania
1866 (17 Mar) FL originating from Braila to Athens, paying 1.50fr with 10c, 20c, 40c and 80c Empire, tied by blue "5085" in Lozenge, blue "Galatz Moldavie" departure cds alongside, also boxed "PP", Constantinople transit, with Piraeus and Athens arrival pmks, 1fr defective, otherwise fine and unusual four color franking from Romania
Envelope
Price Realized
$1,300.00

Lot #536
FRANCE French Post Offices Abroad - Romania
1869 (24 Apr) FL originating from Marseille to Bucharest, with "Ligne U Paq. Fr. No.2" via Constantinople to Ibraila, where perforated 20c and 40c Empire were added, cancelled by Anchor, with Ibrailla (11/5) departure cds alongside, charge markings "60" and "85", also "Ibraila Valachie" (6 May) and Bucharest (14 May) arrival pmks on back, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$675.00

Lot #537
FRANCE French Consular Post - St.Thomas
1876 (28 Sep) FL originating from Caracas, with Santana Hermanos & Co. datestamp, carried to St. Thomas where it was franked with pair of 30c gray brown, paying for passage to New York, with octagonal St. Thomas 7 October 76 pmk alongside, charged 5cents due on arrival on October18, filing fold away from the stamps, fine and scarce maritime cover
Envelope
Price Realized
$5,250.00

Lot #538
FRANCE French Offices in Syria - Aleppo
1870 cover to Marseille, originating from Aleppo, franked on back with two Ottoman adhesives (20pa green and 1pi yellow), sent via the French Post Office in Alexandretta, where 40c orange (Laureated) was added, tied by "5079" large numerals, with corresponding "Alexandretta Syrie" cds alongside, also framed "Paquebots de la Mediterrane" in red, boxed "PD", on back "Smyrne Turquie" (27 Jan) transit and Marseille (3 Feb) arrival pmks, fine
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #539
FRANCE French Offices in Syria - Aleppo
1872 FL to Marseilles, franked with 80c Laureated, tied by "5079" large numerals, sent via Alexandretta (24 May), with cds alongside, framed "Paquebots de la Mediterranee" in red, Smyrna (29 May) transit and Marseille (7 June) arrival pmks on back
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #540
FRANCE French Consular Post - Uruguay
1863 (17 Feb) outer FL to France paying 1fr with perf. 20c and 80c Empire, tied by Anchor, with Montevideo departure datestamp alongside, charged "8" (decimes), with Bordeaux transit and Saintes (26 March) arrival pmks on back, fine
Envelope
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Lot #541
FRANCE French Consular Post - Venezuela
1875 (14 May) FL from Porto Cabello to Spain, paying 2fr with single 40c and pair of 80c Ceres, tied by Anchor in stars, with Porto-Cabello consular datestamp alongside, endorsed "Via Santander", framed "P.P." and "8 Rs" applied on arrival in Spain, "Ligne B Paq. Fr. No.4" (28 May) cancel on back, filing fold away from the stamps, fine and splendid cover
Envelope
Price Realized
$1,200.00

Lot #542
FRANCE French Consular Post - Venezuela
1876 (6 July) cover to Scotland, franked with 2x40c Ceres, cancelled by Anchor, with "Porto-Cabello" consular departure datestamp alongside, Paris (25 July) transit and Glasgow (26 July) arrival pmks on back, charged "0.70" (blue crayon) on arrival, with triangular "T" and other due markings, minor cover faults, otherwise fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$950.00

Lot #543
FRANCE French Consular Post - Venezuela
1877 (19 Sep) FL originating from La Guaira (30 August) with "Correos La Guaira" undated postmark, handed over to the French Office where 40c Ceres was added and cancelled by Consular datestamp, repeated alongside and sent to Carupano, slight overall toning, fine and very rare usage
Envelope
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #544
FRANCE French Consular Post - Venezuela
1878 (7 Dec) cover to France, franked with single 1fr Type Sage, tied by "La Guayra" datestamp, repeated alongside, with red "Venezuela Paq. No.3" maritime strike at bottom, Paris arrival pmk on back, cover poorly refolded at sides and bottom, otherwise fine
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #545
FRENCH COLONIES French West Africa Zeppelin Flights
1934 1st SAF from Gabon to Brazil, with Dakar and Berlin transit markings and datestamps, minor toning, otherwise fine-v.f., rare
Envelope
Catalog #Si.257Aa
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #546
FRENCH COLONIES French Guiana
1898 two covers and a picture postcard from Cayenne to France, various franking, one stamp defective, otherwise fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$120.00

Lot #547
FRENCH COLONIES French India
1876 (20 Mar) outer FL from Pondicherry to Marseille, franked with Colonies General 30c imperf. horizontal pair (right stamp slightly in at top), tied by "Inde" lozenge, with corresponding Pondicherry departure cds, also maritime "Paq Lign. No.7", with transit and arrival pmk
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #548
FRENCH COLONIES French India
1881 (8 Aug) FL from Pondicherry to Bordeaux, franked with Colonies General 25c, tied by Pondicherry cds, red maritime, with Paris transit and arrival pmks
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #549
FRENCH COLONIES French India
1914 Brahma, composite die proof of frame and center in black, value tablets blank, v.f., rare
P
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #550
FRENCH COLONIES French India
1929 Kali Temple, composite artist signed die proof of frame and center in black, value tablets blank, v.f., rare
P
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #551
FRENCH COLONIES French India Postage Dues
1929 artist signed die proof in black, value tablets blank, v.f., rare
P
Price Realized
$190.00

Lot #552
FRENCH COLONIES French Indochina
1865 (11 Sept) cover to Paris, franked with single 40c and vertical strip of 3x10c Eagle, margins all around, cancelled by lozenge and partly tied by "Cochinchine Saigon" cds, repeated blow, with red "Col. F. V. Suez Paq. F. 3 Mars" and "PD", transit and arrival pmks on back, cover creases away from the stamps, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #553
FRENCH COLONIES French Indochina
1885-1904 nine covers to France, endorsed "Corps d'Occupation du Tonkin", or "Troupes de L'Indo-Chine", variety of military markings, dispatches from Quang-Yen, Phu-Yen, Hanoi etc., some cover stains & minor faults, mostly fine-v.f., an interesting lot
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #554
FRENCH COLONIES French Indochina
1888 (6 Nov) registered charge cover to Munich, franked with 10c and horizontal gutter pair of 5c, tied by Saigon departure cds, with additional departure pmk on back, Munich arrival pmk, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #555
FRENCH COLONIES French Indochina Zeppelin Flights
1934 8th SAF, addressed to Buenos Aires, flown from Saigon to Berlin via Athens, v.f. and rare
Envelope
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #556
FRENCH COLONIES French Sudan
1931-40 designs, Sudanese Woman, Djenne, Boatman, three composite artist signed die proofs in black, each with center and frame alongside, v.f.
P
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #557
FRENCH COLONIES Ivory Coast
1939 Centenary of Renee Caillie, name of country omitted, set of three perf. and imperf. sheet corner margin blocks of four, n.h., v.f. (catalogue value for hinged)
Box **
Catalog #YT 141-143a
Catalog Value €1,320
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #558
FRENCH COLONIES Madagascar
1898-1902 collection written-up on pages, with eleven free frank covers to France, endorsed "Corps d'occupation de Madagascar," different dispatch cds including Fianarantsoa, Morondava, Moramanca, Behara, Diego-Suarez, etc., also military cachets incl. "Marine Francaise", "Troupes Coloniale de 1ere Classe" etc., some minor faults or toning, otherwise fine-v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #559
FRENCH COLONIES Madagascar Air Post
1943-45 provisional handstamps including "Madagascar et Dependances Poste Aerienne-Tannanarive" and others, selection of eleven flown covers, paying various rates, some registered or censored, mixed condition, generally fine-v.f., seldom offered group
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #560
FRENCH COLONIES Martinique
1933-38 Issue, 23 diff. imperf. singles, mostly with sheet margin, n.h., couple of minor stains, mostly v.f. (YT 133/54)
**
Catalog #133/172var
Catalog Value €900
Price Realized
$280.00

Lot #561
FRENCH COLONIES Mauritania Zeppelin Flights
1934 Argentina Flight to Buenos Aires, Boutilimit registry label, fine-v.f. and scarce Mauritania dispatch, with appropriate markings
Envelope
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #562
FRENCH COLONIES New Hebrides Postage Dues
1925 10c-50c, set of five, l.h., 10c with natural gum crease, fine-v.f. (YT T1-5)
*
Catalog #J1-5
Catalog Value €330
Unsold
Lot #563
FRENCH COLONIES New Hebrides Postage Dues
1925 overprints, four sets, mostly in blocks, few low values defective, others n.h., fine-v.f. (YT 1-5)
Box **
Catalog #J1-5
Catalog Value €1,320
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #564
FRENCH COLONIES French Polynesia
1944 France Libre, two registered covers from Papeete to USA, franked with 11 different overprinted commemoratives, opened by censor and re-sealed, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #126-35,C2
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #565
FRENCH COLONIES Reunion
1869 (18 Jan) large part (bottom portion missing) of a FL to France, franked with 10c and 40c Eagle, margins all around, cancelled by grids, with corresponding "Reunion Salezie" departure cds alongside, endorsed "Via Suez", with red "Col. F. V. Suez Amb" and "PD", Paris arrival pmk on back, fine
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #566
FRENCH COLONIES St.Pierre & Miquelon
1932 Maps, composite artist signed die proof in black, frame only and center only printed alongside, v.f. and rare
P
Price Realized
$270.00

Lot #567
FRENCH COLONIES St.Pierre & Miquelon
1941 Noel 1941 overprinted France Libre, 25c, 80c, 90c, 1fr, 2.50fr, 3fr and 10fr/10c, seven different, used on two registered, censored covers to Ottawa, fine-v.f. (catalogue value as used stamps off cover)
Envelope
Catalog #YT 214/230B
Catalog Value €820
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #568
FRENCH COLONIES St.Pierre & Miquelon
1951 France Libre, 15c rose lilac, h.r., tiny translucent spot, still v.f., with handstamped guarantee (YT 251)
*
Catalog #229
Catalog Value €2,300
Unsold
Lot #569
FRENCH COLONIES St.Pierre & Miquelon
1957 Lighthouse and boats, perforated and gummed sheetlet of two, n.h., v.f., rare
**
Catalog #YT 356-57
Unsold
Lot #570
FRENCH COLONIES St.Pierre & Miquelon Postage Dues
1947 Issue, cplt set of imperf. deluxe sheets, each with government seal, fine-v.f.
P
Catalog #J68-77P
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #571
FRENCH COLONIES Senegal Zeppelin Flights
1934 3rd SAF (Argentina) Flight, color ppc addressed to Brazil, sent airmail from Dakar to Paris, purple Zeppelin cachet, some light toning, otherwise v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #Si.254A
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #572
FRENCH COLONIES French Southern and Antarctic Territories Air Post
1968-69 40c Ile St. Paul and 50c Kerguelen, sheet margin blocks of four, n.h., v.f. (YT 14,17)
Box **
Catalog #C13-14
Catalog Value €1,222
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #573
GEORGIA
1920 registered cover from Shulaveri (Tiflis region), franked on reverse with pair imperf. 1r, tied by red Shulaveri cds, addressed to the military HQ in Yerevan, Armenia, with arrival pmk, fine and rare usage from a small Georgian town, during the fluid military situation involving border disputes between Georgia and Armenia
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #574
GEORGIA
1923 (19 Apr) registered cover to Baku, franked with two diff. handstamped surcharges, registry hs, with number filled in by hand, fine, with arrival pmk
Envelope
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #575
GEORGIA
1923 (15 Aug) cover to Khasavyurt, reduced at top, franked with four diff. handstamped surcharges, arrival pmk, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #576
GEORGIA
1923 selection of 22 mostly unused color ppcs showing various native scenes, based on Georgian art, few toned, others v.f. and scarce
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #577
GEORGIA
1923 (28 Feb) FL from Tiflis to Moscow, franked with 3x1,000r and 5,000r making up the proper 8,000r rate. The contents provide a unique insight into the activities of the local Trade Union that ranged from resolving local firehouse squabbles to evicting a former homeowner from the house being used as the Union headquarters on the grounds that "…this house had been built by the workers and therefore belongs to the workers". An interesting example of the Bolshevik mentality at that time
Envelope
Catalog #27,30
Unsold
Lot #578
GEORGIA
1923 (23 July) cover from Tiflis to Petrograd, franked on reverse with 10x15,000r on 15k incl. block of 8xType I and 2xType II, fine-v.f. with arrival cds, rare
Envelope
Catalog #49,49a
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #579
GEORGIA
1924 (7 Jan) registered cover from Tiflis to Moscow, franked on reverse with stamps of Trans-Caucasian Federated Republics, minor cover tears, otherwise fine-v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #580
GERMAN STATES Bavaria
1911-12 incomplete booklet containing three intact panes with 4x5pf plus advertising labels (six different labels), n.h., v.f. (catalogue value for panes only)
Box
Catalog #Mi. R33-38
Catalog Value €1,520
Price Realized
$270.00

Lot #581
GERMAN STATES Bavaria
1919 "Freistaat Bayern", unissued designs 5pf-30pf, 6 complete sets of six (total of 36) in green, red, blue, brown, violet & orange, plate essays on card, v.f.
E
Price Realized
$425.00

Lot #582
GERMAN STATES North German Confederation
1868 (2 Oct) FL franked with 1gr, 2gr and 5gr, tied by Bremen cds and sent per Steamer "Hansa" to New York, filing fold away from the stamps, fine, with arrival pmk
Envelope
Catalog #4,5,6
Unsold
Lot #583
GERMAN STATES Prussia
1854 (incoming mail) FL originating from Paramaribo (2/2/54) and addressed to Konigsberg, endorsed "per West Indies Mail", bold Demarara Feb 23 transit on back, also red London and "Seebrief per England und Aachen" (23/3) transit, plus arrival pmk, charged "17" in blue crayon, fine
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #584
GERMANY
1872 (1 July) folded circular franked with 1/4gr gray violet and 1/2gr orange, tied by framed "Neuenrade" departure datestamp and sent to Copenhagen, with arrival (4/7) postmark on back, some paper strengthening, fine (Mi.1,3)
Envelope
Catalog #1,3
Catalog Value €850
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #585
GERMANY
1872 (5 June) FL franked with 1gr rose & 2gr ultramarine, tied by "Luxemburg 5 6 III Metz" datestamps, addressed to Sermaize in France, red, boxed "P.D" and arrival cds, accompanied by a postal rates label affixed inside, v.f. and rare
Envelope
Catalog #4,5
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #586
GERMANY
1900 Reichspost 2pf-80pf, set of 10, overprinted "Specimen", n.h., fine-v.f., with Jaschke-Lantelme cert. (Mi.53-62SP)
S
Catalog #52-61S
Catalog Value €1,400
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #587
GERMANY
1901 (Dec.12) color ppc ("Kaiser Wilhelm-Denkmal a.d. Kyffhauser"), franked with 10pf Reichspost and sent from Nordhausen to the Philippines, where it was subsequently re-directed to Bangkok, stamp tied by neat Nordhausen cds, with Manila (Jan.20.1902) arrival and departure (Jan.22), Singapore (Feb.3) transit and Bangkok (Feb.10) arrival, card with some edge wear, still fine and well travelled card
Envelope
Catalog #55
Unsold
Lot #588
GERMANY
1912 (5.2) parcel card from Berlin to the firm of Rothschild Brothers in Paris, franked on both sides with 2x5m, single 80pf, 1m etc., paying total of 11.95m, security punch through single 5m, minor other faults, otherwise fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$270.00

Lot #589
GERMANY
1917 Submarine Mail, two covers from Bremen and Cologne, addressed to Buenos Aires and Valparaiso, each with "Zuruck" and "Bremen T.B." markings, cover flaws, otherwise fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #590
GERMANY
1917 Deutsches Reich, unexploded 3M booklet with five different panes, Onr.5, with advertising interleaves, fine-v.f.,
Booklet
Catalog #Mi.MH9
Catalog Value €4,500
Price Realized
$950.00

Lot #591
GERMANY
1920 Deutsches Reich, unissued designs, imperforate sheetlet of 12 different values 5pf-1.50m, entirely in black, v.f., rare
Box E
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #592
GERMANY
1920 Deutsches Reich unissued designs, two imperf. sheetlets of 8 each, values 5pf-100pf, one entirely in black, the other in various colors, v.f., rare
Box E
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #593
GERMANY
1920 5pf-100pf unissued designs, two compound sheetlets with 8 diff. values each, one in black, the other in various colors, marginal stain, otherwise v.f., signed Ludin
Box E
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #594
GERMANY
1920 large value letter (transmitting the sum of 23,750 marks), franked with 6x5M, single 10pf and 3m, from Ratingen to Luxemburg, minor faults to be expected, wax seals removed from back, otherwise an incredible cover
Envelope
Catalog #95
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #595
GERMANY
1935 Railroad Centenary varieties, 6pf "Cisenbahn" (instead of "Eisenbahn"), used, also 25pf "Eisenbahr", n.h., v.f., signed Peschl, Schlegel respectively (Mi.580I,582I)
**O
Catalog #459var,461var
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #596
GERMANY
1935-39 selection of four unexploded booklets, incl. 1935 Nothilfe, Olympics (Mi.MH42a), 1936 and 1939 Winterhelp, all with red covers, n.h., fine-v.f.
Booklet
Catalog #Mi.MH41-43,46
Catalog Value €700
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #597
GERMANY
1949 20pf carmine, variety imperf. at bottom, used, regrettably with trimmed perfs on the other sides (to resemble a completely imperf. stamp), v.f. appearance, signed Bloch
O
Catalog #Mi.112Uu
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #598
GERMANY
1952 Carl Schurz, imperf. at left, h.r., v.f. (Mi.155UI - catalogue value for n.h.)
*
Catalog #691var
Catalog Value €1,000
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #599
GERMANY
1954 Ehrlich and Behring, imperforate single, disturbed gum, otherwise v.f. (Mi.197U - catalogue value for n.h.)
*
Catalog #722var
Catalog Value €1,100
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #600
GERMANY Semi-Postals
1926 Coat of Arms, blocks of 10, most with sheet margin, n.h., couple of natural gum skips or inclusion specks, post office fresh and v.f. (Mi.398-401)
Box **
Catalog #B15-18
Catalog Value €2,200
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #601
GERMANY Semi-Postals
1926 Coat of Arms, sheet corner margin blocks of 10, n.h., couple of natural gum skips or inclusion specks, post office fresh and v.f. (Mi.398-401)
Box **
Catalog #B15-18
Catalog Value €2,200
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #602
GERMANY Semi-Postals
1933 Wagner, complete set of nine, tied by Ostseebad 1.2.34 pmks on cover, filing fold away from the stamps, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #B49-57
Price Realized
$290.00

Lot #603
GERMANY Semi-Postals
1933 Wagner, 20pf (perf. 14), 25pf and 40pf, three top values, sheet margin singles, n.h. and post office fresh, v.f. (Mi.505B,506A,507A)
**
Catalog #B55a,56,57
Catalog Value €2,250
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #604
GERMANY Semi-Postals
1933 Wagner, 20pf (perf. 14), also 25pf and 40pf, three top values, sheet corner margin singles, n.h. and post office fresh, v.f. (Mi.505B,506A,507A)
**
Catalog #B55a,56,57
Catalog Value €2,250
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #605
GERMANY Semi-Postals
1933 Wagner, 20pf (perf. 14), also 25pf and 40pf, three top values, sheet margin singles, n.h. and post office fresh, v.f. (Mi.505B,506A,507A)
**
Catalog #B55a,56,57
Catalog Value €2,250
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #606
GERMANY Semi-Postals
1933 Wagner, 20pf (perf. 14), also 25pf and 40pf, three top values, sheet margin singles, n.h. and post office fresh, v.f. (Mi.505B,506A,507A)
**
Catalog #B55a,56,57
Catalog Value €2,250
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #607
GERMANY Semi-Postals
1933 Wagner, 20pf (perf. 14), also 25pf and 40pf, three top values, sheet margin singles, n.h. and post office fresh, v.f. (Mi.505B,506A,507A)
**
Catalog #B55a,56,57
Catalog Value €2,250
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #608
GERMANY Semi-Postals
1935 OSTROPA souvenir sheet, n.h., usual toned gum and slight mount stains on reverse, otherwise v.f., with intact watermark and perforations (Mi. Block 3)
Box *
Catalog #B68
Catalog Value €1,100
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #609
GERMANY Semi-Postals
1937 Hitler imperf. souvenir sheet, 10 copies, n.h., few gum disturbances, mostly fine-v.f. (Mi.Block 9)
Box **
Catalog #B103
Catalog Value €3,200
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #610
GERMANY Semi-Postals
1943 Labor Service, 5pf+10pf green, imperforate gutter block, v.f., signed Ludin
Box P
Catalog #B238P
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #611
GERMANY Semi-Postals
1943 Grand Prix Vienna, vertical imperf. gutter pairs in issued colors, on ungummed, yellowish paper, v.f.
P
Catalog #B244-45P
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #612
GERMANY Semi-Postals
1950 Johann Sebastian Bach, imperforate, upper left sheet corner block of four, plate proof on unwatermarked gummed paper, n.h., v.f. and rare, with Schlegel cert. (Mi.121P)
Box P
Catalog #B315P
Catalog Value €6,400
Price Realized
$2,900.00

Lot #613
GERMANY Air Post
1912 Bork-Bruck, used on ppc addressed to Swinemunde, tied by "Flugbeforderung Bork-Bruck 12.Jul.1913" cds, additionally franked with 5pf, n.h., fine-v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #Mi.3
Catalog Value €2,400
Price Realized
$1,200.00

Lot #614
GERMANY Air Post
1912 Gotha, 10pf gray violet, signed by "E.Schlegel" (flight engineer), used with 3pf franking on official ppc to Gotha, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #Mi.5
Catalog Value €1,000
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #615
GERMANY Air Post
1912 Gotha, 10pf gray violet, cancelled on card, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #Mi.5
Catalog Value €1,000
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #616
GERMANY Air Post
1912 Bavarian Aero club, 20pf brown, h.r., v.f.,
*
Catalog #Mi.8
Catalog Value €1,600
Price Realized
$850.00

Lot #617
GERMANY Air Post
1913 Liegnitz vignette tied by violet "Flugpost A.D. Katzbach 9.11.13" pmk on special ppc, used in combination with 5pf green, "Sachsen" and "Hamburg-Amerika Linie Abtlg. Luftschiffahrt" hs, v.f.,
Envelope
Catalog #Mi.11a
Catalog Value €3,500
Price Realized
$2,400.00

Lot #618
GERMANY Air Post
1931 Polar Flight, set of three, n.h., but with fingerprints or disturbed gum, 2m short perf. at top and a tiny stain, otherwise fine-v.f. (Mi.456-58)
**
Catalog #C40-42
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #619
GERMANY Air Post
1933 Chicago Flight, 2m ultramarine and 4m black brown, n.h., fine-v.f., signed Buhler, Schlegel (Mi.497-498)
**
Catalog #C44-45
Catalog Value €600
Price Realized
$210.00

Lot #620
GERMANY Zeppelin Flights
1912 (5 Oct) Hansa Flight ppc, appropriate markings, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #621
GERMANY Zeppelin Flights
1913 (20 Oct) two Zeppelin (Austrian) postal cards, one with pre-printed 5 h green, bearing "An Bord Des Zeppelin Luftschiffes Sachsen" on-board cachet, cancelled type I, the other franked with 10h rose, cancelled type II, little toning, otherwise fine-v.f., signed Sieger,
Envelope
Catalog #SI.9Ab,c
Catalog Value €1,750
Unsold
Lot #622
GERMANY Zeppelin Flights
1919 (8 Oct) Delag-Hapag postal card with 15pf franking, handstamp "An Bord des Luftschiffes Zeppelin/Bodensee", cancelled 9.10. Berlin 66, addressed to Sweden, minimal toned spots, otherwise v.f.,
Envelope
Catalog #Si. 19I
Catalog Value €3,000
Unsold
Lot #623
GERMANY Zeppelin Flights
1929 Mediterranean Flight card, cancelled on board (22.4), Rabat, Morocco drop (1.5), v.f., rare
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #624
GERMANY Zeppelin Flights
1931 "D-Europa" Catapult cover sent from San Pedro to Bremen, special cachet, with US franking, reused with German 1M canc. in Bremen, with "Europa-New York" cachet and addressed to Long Beach, some toning, otherwise fine and rare round-trip Catapult cover
Envelope
Price Realized
$600.00

Lot #625
GERMANY Postal Stationery
1932 6pf Ebert, complete set of 81 different unused postal cards, each with "Druckprobe" perforations, v.f., rare,
Envelope S
Catalog #Mi.202P
Catalog Value €1,620
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #626
GERMANY French Zone Occupation
1946 20fr black, imperf. composite sheetlet of three, left one showing frame only, v.f.
P
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #627
GERMANY Berlin
1952 Beethoven and Pre-Olympic Festival, eight sets (all blocks of four), n.h., v.f. (Mi.87-90)
Box **
Catalog #9N80-83
Catalog Value €600
Price Realized
$120.00

Lot #628
GERMANY Berlin Semi-Postals
1949 Currency Reform, two complete sets, n.h., v.f. (Mi.68-70)
**
Catalog #9NB1-3
Catalog Value €700
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #629
GERMANY Berlin Semi-Postals
1949 Currency Reform souvenir sheet, n.h., v.f. (Mi. Block 1)
**
Catalog #9NB3a
Catalog Value €950
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #630
GERMANY East Germany (D.D.R)
1981 Toys, selection of 13 imperf. sheetlets of six, showing various stages of printing, incl. frame only, single denomination, missing colors and every other possible variation, n.h., v.f., rare
Box P
Catalog #2231P
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #631
GERMAN COLONIES German Offices in China
1890 (7 Mar and 26 Apr) forerunners, two covers, one headed "Deutsch-Asiatische Bank", each franked with 20pf ultramarine (distinct shades), tied by Shanghai cds, endorsed "per English Mail" and "per French Mail,", sent to Cologne and Breslau, each with arrival pmk, fine
Envelope
Catalog #Mi.V42b,c
Unsold
Lot #632
GERMAN COLONIES German Offices in China
1895-98 forerunners, two covers headed "Droste & Walte, Tientsin, China", each franked with 10pf, 20pf and 50pf, tied by Tientsin cds and sent to Japan, with Kobe and Yokohama arrival pmks, one cover with closed tears at top, tape stains and some folds away from the stamps, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #633
GERMAN COLONIES German Offices in China
1900 (3 Feb) registered cover from Peking to Berlin, franked with 10pf and 20pf "China" overprints on front, also unoverprinted block of 6x5pf Reichspost (Mi.Vb) on back, fine combination franking, with arrival pmk
Envelope
Catalog #3,4
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #634
GERMAN COLONIES German Offices in China
1901 ppc (printed by a German firm in Shanghai & showing a burning pagoda during the Boxer Rebellion) from Yokohama to Taku, with oval Peking, Japanese P.O. in Shanghai transit & arrival pmk, v.f. and rare incoming card
Envelope
Price Realized
$290.00

Lot #635
GERMAN COLONIES German Offices in China
1901 Chinese ppc, used from Tientsin to Germany, military hs "Feldpostbrief", with Berlin arrival pmk, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$190.00

Lot #636
GERMAN COLONIES German Offices in China
1901 cover to Breslau, franked with Chinese 1/2c and 1c Coiling Dragon, tied by "K.D.Feldpostation No.8" cds, with framed "S.B. Ostas. Exped. 9 Komp. 6 Inf. Rgmts" military handstamp alongside, endorsed "Feldpost", arriving in Breslau on 18th February, minor stains, otherwise fine usage from Shanhaikuan
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #637
GERMAN COLONIES German Offices in China
1904 (22 Apr) Reichspost 2pf stationery card additionally franked with 3pf China overprint cancelled "Marine Schiffspost" and used to Essen, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$190.00

Lot #638
GERMAN COLONIES German Offices in China
1916 (28 Feb) registered cover headed "Service des Prisonniers de Guerre", with "Tientsin Eingeschrieben" and Tientsin Deutsche Post departure cds, additional handstamps, addressed to Budapest, opened and resealed by censor, oval "Ouvert par L'Autorite Militaire", returned to sender, this time via the U.S. Post Office ("Registered Shanghai China") and New York, on to Berlin, again to USA, back to Manchuria, with Moukden (15 Sep) postmarks, also several different postal labels in German and Hungarian, no less than 17 postmarks on back, remarkably well preserved and interesting item
Envelope
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #639
GERMAN COLONIES German Offices in China
1916 (27 Mar) registered cover headed "Service des Prisonniers de Guerre", with "Tientsin Eingeschrieben" and Tientsin Deutsche Post departure cds, additional handstamps, addressed to Budapest, opened and resealed by censor, returned to sender, this time via New York, on to Mestecko Trnavka & re-directed several times, with final arrival in St. Stefan, fine and rare cover
Envelope
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #640
GERMAN COLONIES German Offices in Morocco
1902 (15 Mar) unsevered 2pf reply card from Berlin to Tongku, China, where it received various Chinese chops, with the return portion additionally franked with 3c Morocco surcharge and returned to Germany, fine and unusual round-trip stationery
Envelope
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #641
GERMAN COLONIES German Offices in Morocco
1905-6 surcharged 6p25c on 5M, two diff. used, fine-v.f. (Mi.33,45)
O
Catalog #32,44
Catalog Value €660
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #642
GERMAN COLONIES German Offices in Turkish Empire
1875 (13 Feb) FL originating from Brousse (Bursa), sent via the German Post Office in Constantinople, with Large Shield 1gr and pair of 2gr tied by "Kaiserl. Deutsch. P.A. Constantinopel" cds, French entry pmk alongside, "D.Lebet & Fils Victor" forwarding agent's datestamp on back, filing fold away from the stamps, fine cover with Lyon arrival pmk
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #643
GERMAN COLONIES German Offices in Turkish Empire
1882 registered cover from Constantinople to Dresden, franked with 3x20pf dull blue "Pfennig" issue, filing crease away from the stamp, fine, with arrival pmk
Envelope
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #644
GERMAN COLONIES German Offices in Turkish Empire
1916 (8.11) free-frank fieldpost ppc from Jerusalem to Hamburg with "Feldpost Mil. Miss. A.O.K.4" canc., v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #645
GERMAN COLONIES German South-West Africa
1897 overprints, complete set, mostly l.h., fine-v.f. (Mi.1-4,I-II)
*
Catalog #1-6
Catalog Value €605
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #646
GERMAN COLONIES German South-West Africa
1911 2M unexploded but incomplete booklet, two panes removed (selvage intact) & two others incomplete, interleaving & covers in excellent condition, fine example of this rare booklet which was available only in Arica
Booklet
Catalog #Mi.MH3a
Price Realized
$1,300.00

Lot #647
GERMAN COLONIES Caroline Islands
1899 3pf, 5pf, 20pf and 50pf, last one n.h., others l.h., 5pf signed Hoffman-Giesecke, 50pf signed Bothe, fine-v.f. (Mi.1-2I,4,6I)
*/**
Catalog #1a/5a
Catalog Value €3,375
Price Realized
$950.00

Lot #648
GERMAN COLONIES Caroline Islands
1899 50pf lilac brown, overlapping "Ponape" pmks, v.f., pencil signed (Mi.6I)
O
Catalog #6a
Catalog Value €1,800
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #649
GERMAN COLONIES Caroline Islands
1910 Ponape Provisional surcharge, used on ppc (view of Ponape) to Cologne, v.f., signed Bothe, Dr.Bohne, GPSY, Friedl etc.,
Envelope
Catalog #Mi.7Pv
Catalog Value €7,000
Price Realized
$2,400.00

Lot #650
GERMAN COLONIES Kiauchau
1899 forerunners, registered cover to Leipzig, franked with 3pf-25pf, five different, tied by Tsintau cds, with corresponding registration label alongside, some cover wear, otherwise fine, with arrival pmk
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #651
GERMAN COLONIES Kiauchau
1905 ppc from Litsun to Germany, franked with 2c green cancelled by double circle Litsun date stamp, also two strikes of "Mecklenburghaus in Lauschan Liautschou", v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #652
GERMAN COLONIES Marshall Islands - Atoll Covers
1908 (6 Sep) cover to Jaluit franked with 20pf cancelled by a dated "Elan Nania" ms strike, v.f., with arrival pmk
Envelope
Price Realized
$290.00

Lot #653
GERMAN COLONIES Marshall Islands - Atoll Covers
1909 (1 Apr) cover to Jaluit franked with 10pf cancelled by a dated "Milli Conijen Bohijen", ms strike, v.f., with arrival pmk
Envelope
Price Realized
$290.00

Lot #654
GERMAN COLONIES Marshall Islands - Atoll Covers
1909 (31 Dec) cover to Jaluit franked with a single 5pf & pair of 3pf tied by a dated "Ailinglablab" ms strike, v.f., with arrival pmk
Envelope
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #655
GERMAN COLONIES Marshall Islands - Atoll Covers
1909 (13 Apr) cover to Jaluit franked with a single 10pf, tied by a dated "Kwadjelin Eanijen Rakinen" ms strike, v.f. and scarce atoll cover, with arrival pmk
Envelope
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #656
GERMAN COLONIES Togo
1899 (6 May) forerunners, cover to Whydah, franked with vertical pair of 10pf red, tied by Klein-Popo cds, repeated alongside, with Grand-Popo, Ouidah and another Dahomey arrival pmks on back, minor cover tears, fine local usage
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #657
GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES German Occupation of Albania
1943 three varieties, including 2Q "1643" instead of 1943 (h.r.), 5q with overprint shifted and inverted (n.h.) and 15q "1948" instead of 1943, disturbed gum, fine-v.f.,
*/**
Catalog #Mi.2II,4K,6I
Catalog Value €1,150
Price Realized
$290.00

Lot #658
GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES German Occupation of Albania
1944 Pictorials, set of seven, sheet of 50, n.h., fine-v.f.,
Box **
Catalog #Mi.15-21
Catalog Value €3,500
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #659
GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Bohemia & Moravia - Theresienstadt
1943 perforated sheetlet of four in issued color (green), margins reduced, one stamp with a natural inclusion, v.f., each stamp signed Gilbert
Box **
Catalog #Mi.1
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #660
GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Bohemia & Moravia - Theresienstadt
1943 perforated sheetlet of four in issued color (green), n.h., v.f., each stamp signed Gilbert, with copy of his 1978 cert. A rare sheet,
Box **
Catalog #Mi.1
Price Realized
$4,500.00

Lot #661
GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES German Occupation of Estonia
1941 small selection on pages, with regular issues complete (hinged), some duplication, plus varieties, including imperf., printing flaws, horizontal pairs imperf. between, imperf. at top or right, etc., plus 15+15k pair with background omitted (printer's waste), fine group
*O
Catalog #Mi.1-9var
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #662
GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES German Occupation Of Estonia - Pernau
1941 5k & 20k varieties with "Pernau" twice and "1941" omitted in plate of 6 with normal variety, also in strips of four (pos.95-98), also 5k bottom sheet margin pane of 20 with similar variety, mostly n.h., fine-v.f.,
Box **
Catalog #Mi.5IV,8IV
Catalog Value €1,000
Price Realized
$375.00

Lot #663
GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES German Occupation of France - St. Nazaire
1945 Ship, proofs on satin paper, set of two imperforate sheets of 10, each with tete beche, n.h., v.f.
Box P
Catalog #Mi.1-2P
Price Realized
$5,000.00

Lot #664
GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES German Occupation of France - Legion Post
1941 sheet margin imperforate single, v.f., signed Pickenpack, very rare
*
Catalog #Mi.IIU
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #665
GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES German Occupation of France - Legion Post
1944 "Feldpost" blank letter, violet No.19440 unit dienststelle cancel (used by training staff and later liaison staff of SS Grenadier Regiment No.58, a French SS unit), showing Camp Wildflecken return address, SS Grenadier's name and "der SS Charlemagne" regiment; also a cover used in 1943 with Luftfeldpost adhesive and French "F+1f" Panzer stamp, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #666
GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES German Occupation of Lithuania
1941 Vilnius, 1r red and black, overprinted in green, n.h., fresh and v.f., with 2008 Krischke cert.,
**
Catalog #Mi.18
Catalog Value €1,600
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #667
GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES German Occupation of Lithuania - Zarasai
1941 10k dark bluish green, red overprint inverted, bottom margin horizontal strip of three, pos.6-8, middle stamp further showing "Lieuva" instead of "Lietuva" variety (type IV), others type II, n.h. (l.h. in selvage), v.f. and scarce "double variety", with 2008 Krischke cert.,
**
Catalog #Mi.2bII/IVK
Catalog Value €1,440
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #668
GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES German Occupation of Lithuania - Zarasai
1941 50k brown, black overprint, horizontal pair, types II and III, pos. 28-29, used, v.f., combination pairs are rare, with 2008 Krischke cert.,
O
Catalog #Mi.6aII/III
Catalog Value €1,102
Price Realized
$375.00

Lot #669
GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES German Occupation of Lithuania - Zarasai
1941 50k brown, red overprint, se-tenant horizontal pair, types I and III (pos. 45/46), used, v.f. and rare pair, with 2008 Krischke cert.,
O
Catalog #Mi.6bI/6bIII
Catalog Value €1,518
Price Realized
$650.00

Lot #670
GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES German Occupation of Lithuania - Zarasai
1941 50k brown, red overprint, se-tenant horizontal pair, types II and III (pos. 28/29), used, v.f. and rare pair, with 2008 Krischke cert.,
O
Catalog #Mi.6bII/6bIII
Catalog Value €1,653
Price Realized
$675.00

Lot #671
GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES German Occupation of Lithuania - Zarasai
1941 50k brown, red overprint, vertical se-tenant pair, types II and III (pos. 28/38), used, few irregular perfs. At right, otherwise v.f. and rare pair, with 2008 Krischke cert.
O
Catalog #Mi.6bII/6bIII
Catalog Value €1,653
Price Realized
$575.00

Lot #672
GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES German Occupation of Lithuania - Zarasai
1941 50k brown, red overprint, vertical pair, types II and III, pos. 19/29, used, v.f., combination pairs are rare, with 2008 Krischke cert.,
O
Catalog #Mi.6bII/III
Catalog Value €1,653
Price Realized
$675.00

Lot #673
GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES German Occupation of Lithuania - Zarasai
1941 50k brown, red overprint, pos. 36, showing "1941-V-41" instead of "1941-IV-41" variety, used, v.f., only 25 issued, with 2008 Krischke cert.,
O
Catalog #Mi.6bV
Catalog Value €1,800
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #674
GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES German Occupation of Lithuania - Zarasai
1941 50k brown, red overprint, pos.49, showing wide space between "1" and "9" in 1949, and accent over "I" in "VI" varieties, used, v.f. and scarce, only 25 printed, with 2008 Krischke cert.,
O
Catalog #Mi.6bX
Catalog Value €2,250
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #675
GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES German Occupation of Lithuania - Zarasai
1941 60k carmine, black overprint, vertical se-tenant pair, types II and III, both inverted, (pos.20/30) used, v.f. and rare, with 2008 Krischke cert.
O
Catalog #Mi.7aII/IIIK
Catalog Value €2,205
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #676
GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES German Occupation of Lithuania - Zarasai
1941 60k carmine, black overprint inverted, type II, used, v.f., signed Krischke,
O
Catalog #Mi.7aIIK
Catalog Value €720
Price Realized
$290.00

Lot #677
GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES German Occupation of Poland - Generalgouvernement Officials
1943 "Groschen" imperf. block of four in magenta, also "Zloty" values, two imperf. singles, one without background, n.h., some creases and minor flaws, otherwise v.f.
Box P
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #678
GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES German Occupation of Poland
1944 British Propaganda Hans Frank, 20pf olive green, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #Mi.33
Catalog Value €3,000
Price Realized
$1,800.00

Lot #679
GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES German Occupation of Poland Revenue Stamps
1941-43 Coupons "50 punkt" for steel, leather, cigarettes, textiles etc., vertical se-tenant strip of 10 in orange, folded between stamps, v.f.
(*)
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #680
GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES German Occupation of Poland Revenue Stamps
1941-43 Coupons "1 punkt" for steel, leather, cigarettes, textiles etc., vertical se-tenant strip of seven in blue, folded between stamps, fine-v.f.
(*)
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #681
GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES German Occupation of Poland Revenue Stamps
1941-43 Coupons "1 punkt" for sugar, sheet of 25, in red and pink, fine-v.f., very rare
Box (*)
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #682
GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES German Occupation of Poland Revenue Stamps
1941-43 Coupons "2 punkt" for steel, leather, cigarettes, textiles etc., sheet of 100 in red, fine-v.f., very rare
Box (*)
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #683
GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES German Occupation of Poland Revenue Stamps
1941-43 Coupons "1 punkt" for steel, leather, cigarettes, textiles etc., smaller size in blue, sheet of 100, fine-v.f.
Box (*)
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #684
GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Ghettopost - Litzmannstadt
1941 Litzmannstadt, payment coupon, black inscriptions on rose background, v.f.
*
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #685
GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Ghettopost - Litzmannstadt
1941 postal receipt with regulations pre-printed in black on brown background
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #686
GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Ghettopost - Litzmannstadt
1943 (ca) ration-coupon for bread, with regulations pre-printed in black on brown background
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #687
GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Ghettopost - Litzmannstadt
1943 (ca) postal pass with regulations pre-printed in red on brown background
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #688
GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Ghettopost - Litzmannstadt Postal Stationery
This lot has been withdrawn
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #689
GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES German Occupation of Serbia
1941 King Peter II, five different with double "Serbien" overprints, fine-v.f. "set" of double overprints,
*
Catalog #Mi.2dd/12dd
Catalog Value €2,500
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #690
GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES German Occupation of Ukraine - Alexanderstadt
1942 1.50r on 5k brown red, type III, top margin single, never hinged (hinged in selvage), v.f. example of this extremely scarce stamp as only 15 were issued, making this one of the premier Occupation rarities, with 2008 Krischke certificate,
**
Catalog #Mi.3III
Catalog Value €30,000
Price Realized
$9,000.00

Lot #691
GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES German Occupation of Ukraine - Alexanderstadt
1942 1.50r on 10k dark blue, type III, corner margin single, n.h., v.f. and rare, with 2008 Krischke certificate,
**
Catalog #Mi.4III
Catalog Value €1,300
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #692
GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES German Occupation of Ukraine - Alexanderstadt
1942 1.50r on 10k dark blue green, type III, corner margin single, correctly franked on local cover (with address window), Cyrillic cancel, v.f. and scarce cover, with 2008 Krischke certificate,
Envelope
Catalog #Mi.4III
Catalog Value €12,000
Price Realized
$2,800.00

Lot #693
GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES German Occupation of Ukraine - Alexanderstadt
1942 3r on 20k green, type III, retouched overprint ("nachgemalt") variety, used on piece, v.f. The overprint had to be retouched as the ink invariably faded. A great rarity, with 2008 Krischke cert. which states that only 2 (!) retouched examples are known, both of them used,
O
Catalog #Mi.9IIIN
Catalog Value €5,100
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #694
GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES German Occupation of Ukraine - Alexanderstadt
1942 5r on 40k brown lilac, type III, retouched overprint ("Nachgemalt") variety, used on piece, usual irregular perforations, otherwise v.f. and extremely scarce, as only 2 retouched examples are known, both used. These stamps were retouched as the overprint faded, with 2008 Krischke cert.,
O
Catalog #Mi.14IIIN
Catalog Value €9,000
Price Realized
$2,900.00

Lot #695
GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES German Occupation of Zara Postage Dues
1943 5c-50c and 5L, eight values, with additional 10c, 30c (two, including type IV), and 50c, 5L l.h., balance n.h., fine-v.f., signed Ludin, Raybaudi, etc.,
*/**
Catalog #Mi.P1-7,11
Catalog Value €2,540
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #696
GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES German WWII Fieldpost Issues
1942 two fieldpost letters from Stalingrad, one with "14725B" number, another franked with Luftfeldpost adhesive (creased), fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #697
GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES German WWII Fieldpost Issues
1944 flown cover with ms "Taxe Percue 40pf", addressed to the "Alien-Detention-Station" in Seagoville, Texas, censored by both German & US authorities, stained, but with clear markings, very rare
Envelope
Price Realized
$220.00

Lot #698
GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES German WWII Fieldpost - Leros
1945 Inselpost, perf. single, n.h., v.f., signed Rungas,
**
Catalog #Mi.11A
Catalog Value €1,800
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #699
GREAT BRITAIN
1840 1d black, 2d blue, used, margins all around, red or black MC cancels, v.f., SG
O
Catalog #1,2
Catalog Value £1,000
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #700
GREAT BRITAIN
1840 1d black, lettered S-L, cleaned, fresh and unused appearance
O
Catalog #1
Price Realized
$425.00

Lot #701
GREAT BRITAIN
1840 1d black, lettered D-E, red "Paid" postmark, margins all around, small thins, fine appearance, scarce
O
Catalog #1
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #702
GREAT BRITAIN
1840 1d black, plate 8, thin paper, lettered L-A, sheet margin single, black MC cancel, creased, also another full margined example, lettered I-G, cancelled on piece, v.f., the former with Dr.Knopke cert.
O
Catalog #1
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #703
GREAT BRITAIN
1840 1d black, three copies, two with partial inscriptions, one sheet corner margin single, red MC cancels, one with closed tear, others with creases and other small faults, fine appearance
O
Catalog #1
Price Realized
$375.00

Lot #704
GREAT BRITAIN
1840 1d black, plate 1B, horizontal strip of three, lettered L-G/I, red MC cancels, ample margins to touching in places (middle and right stamps), showing portion of adjoining stamp at right, minute flaws, fine strip (catalogue value for pair and single) SG
O
Catalog #1
Catalog Value £1,725
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #705
GREAT BRITAIN
1840 1d black, plate 1B, horizontal strip of three, lettered A-E/G, light red MC cancels, margins all around, left stamp creased, others with small tears and additional minor flaws, fine appearance, with 1991 Dr.Knopke cert. (catalogue value for pair and single) (SG AS 5f)
O
Catalog #1
Catalog Value £1,725
Price Realized
$550.00

Lot #706
GREAT BRITAIN
1840 1d black, horizontal strip of four, plate 2, red MC cancels, fair margins to just in at top (outer right copy), each stamp afflicted by minor flaws (creases and thins), fine appearing and rare multiple (catalogue value for two pairs) SG
O
Catalog #1
Catalog Value £2,400
Price Realized
$850.00

Lot #707
GREAT BRITAIN
1840 1d black, horizontal strip of five, plate 5, light black MC cancels, fair margins to just in at bottom (outer right copy), each stamp afflicted by various small faults, fine appearing and rare multiple (catalogue value for two pairs and single) SG
O
Catalog #1
Catalog Value £2,925
Price Realized
$1,200.00

Lot #708
GREAT BRITAIN
1840 1d black, plate 3, lettered T-A, ample margins all around, cancelled by black MC on outer FL, with "R.D" (Rural Delivery) alongside, plus red December 19, 1840 postmark on back, filing folds away from the adhesive, fine
Envelope
Catalog #1
Price Realized
$375.00

Lot #709
GREAT BRITAIN
1840 1d black, plate 6, lettered N-F, margins all around, cancelled by black MC on outer FL to Dundee, with May 1841 departure and arrival pmks, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #1
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #710
GREAT BRITAIN
1840 1d black, plate 1a, lettered A-L, large margins including sheet margin at right, cancelled by red Maltese Cross (slightly oxidized), sent from Denny, May 16, 1840 to Falkirk, arriving on Sunday, May 17, 1840, both departure and arrival pmks on back. The stamp was originally partially stuck to the lettersheet by sealing wax (an unusual method used in the first months of adhesive, as people were generally wary of the gum on reverse), which has been removed, slightly thinning the lettersheet, still v.f. and scarce Sunday arrival date, with Holcombe certificate (SG A1tg)
Envelope
Catalog #1
Catalog Value £15,000
Price Realized
$3,250.00

Lot #711
GREAT BRITAIN
1840 1d black, block of four, lettered D-K,D-L,E-K,E-L, mostly with margins, except slightly in at upper right and at lower left, part of adjoining stamps at top, vertical crease through the right stamps, tied by red MC on a large FL to Preston, with Lancaster No23 departure cds on back, fine appearance (catalogue value for used block off cover) SG
Envelope
Catalog #1
Catalog Value £25,000
Price Realized
$4,000.00

Lot #712
GREAT BRITAIN
1840 1d black, selection of 16 used singles, margins all around, black or red MC cancels, few small flaws possible, mostly v.f.
O
Catalog #1
Price Realized
$3,250.00

Lot #713
GREAT BRITAIN
1840 1d black, selection of 26 used singles, mostly with ample margins, some three margin examples, red or black MC cancels, various faults, some minor, useful lot
O
Catalog #1
Price Realized
$2,100.00

Lot #714
GREAT BRITAIN
1840 1d black, selection of 12 used singles, mostly three margin copies, red or black MC cancels, few additional small flaws possible
O
Catalog #1
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #715
GREAT BRITAIN
1840 1d black, selection of eleven covers or FLs, mostly with margins all around, all more or less faulty, generally filing folds through the stamps or small tears, one with what appears to be a Kelso cross (extremely rare, but unfortunately oxidized), useful lot
Envelope
Catalog #1
Price Realized
$1,100.00

Lot #716
GREAT BRITAIN
1840 2d blue, lettered M-J, blue MC cancel, margins all around, small faults, fine appearance, with a clear 1958 BPA cert., rare (SG Specialized D1ud)
O
Catalog #2
Catalog Value £15,000
Price Realized
$2,400.00

Lot #717
GREAT BRITAIN
1840 2d blue, lettered Q-B/C, R-B/C, block of four, ample margins except close or touching at right, bottom pair creased, fine appearance, SG
Box
Catalog #2
Catalog Value £28,000
Price Realized
$2,100.00

Lot #718
GREAT BRITAIN
1840 2d blue, vertical pair and horizontal strip of three, mostly with full margins, black or red MC cancels, small faults, fine-v.f. appearance, SG
O
Catalog #2
Catalog Value £4,850
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #719
GREAT BRITAIN
1840 2d blue, horizontal strip of three, full margins all around, red MC cancels, v.f., SG
O
Catalog #2
Catalog Value £2,850
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #720
GREAT BRITAIN
This lot has been withdrawn
O
Catalog #2
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #721
GREAT BRITAIN
1840 2d blue, ten used copies, four singles and three pairs, three to four margins, creases and other small faults, useful lot
O
Catalog #2
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #722
GREAT BRITAIN
1841 1d red brown, plate 14, red Maltese Cross cancellation, margins three sides, just in at top, rare cancel, with 2010 Royal cert. (SG Specialized B1sb)
O
Catalog #3
Catalog Value £4,800
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #723
GREAT BRITAIN
1848 10d brown, vertical sheet margin pair, unused with full original gum, lightly hinged and post office fresh, usual margins touching at bottom and at left, tiny scissor cut between stamps at left, v.f. and magnificent unused pair, seldom offered, with 1981 Peter Holcombe certificate, catalogue value for two singles (SG 57)
*
Catalog #6
Catalog Value £22,000
Price Realized
$9,000.00

Lot #724
GREAT BRITAIN
1861 (26 Mar) outer FL from London, via Marseille to Shanghai, franked with 1d red brown and 2x6d purple (one with wing margin at right), cancelled by "46" numerals, with red departure cds alongside, another in blue on back, arriving in Hong Kong (May 7), charge markings on front, fine cover to China
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #725
GREAT BRITAIN
1864 1d rose red, plate 225, corner cancel, good color, usual centering (SG 44)
O
Catalog #33
Catalog Value £700
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #726
GREAT BRITAIN
1870 coverfront addressed to Yokohama, Japan, franked with three examples of 1sh green (pl.4), two with wing margin at left, also pair of 1d red brown, all tied by "498" numerals and Manchester cds alongside, fine
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #727
GREAT BRITAIN
1875 2 1/2d claret, pl.2, lettered "L-H/F-L" (error), used, short perfs and repaired, fine appearance, rare (SG 140)
O
Catalog #66b
Catalog Value £2,250
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #728
GREAT BRITAIN
1882 £5 orange, left sheet margin example, lettered A-F, never hinged and post office fresh, perfectly white paper (l.h. in margin only), perfect rich color and well centered, v.f., with 1985 Dr. Enzo Diena certificate. A beautiful stamp (catalogue value for hinged) (SG 137)
**
Catalog #93
Catalog Value £14,000
Price Realized
$20,000.00

Lot #729
GREAT BRITAIN
1883-84 2sh6p lilac, 5sh rose and 10sh pale ultramarine, set of three, lightly hinged, if at all, fresh, first one signed Diena, v.f. (SG 178,180,183a)
*
Catalog #96,108,109
Catalog Value £4,200
Price Realized
$1,900.00

Lot #730
GREAT BRITAIN
1883-84 2sh6p, 5sh and 10sh, h.r., v.f. (SG 178,181,183a)
*
Catalog #96,108,109
Catalog Value £4,075
Price Realized
$1,900.00

Lot #731
GREAT BRITAIN
1883-84 5sh crimson, white paper, block of six, each stamp cancelled by Manchester Telegraphs Jan 12 97 cds, well centered and fresh, v.f. and outstanding multiple, with Eichele certificate (catalogue value for a block of four plus two singles) (SG 181)
Box
Catalog #108
Catalog Value £2,000
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #732
GREAT BRITAIN
1884 10sh ultramarine, well centered, fresh color, tiny toned spots along the perforations on back only, still v.f. (SG 183)
*
Catalog #109
Catalog Value £2,250
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #733
GREAT BRITAIN
1902 King Edward VII, 2sh6d-£1, four values, incredibly fresh and bright colors and paper, l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f. (SG 260/266)
*
Catalog #139-142
Catalog Value £3,425
Price Realized
$1,900.00

Lot #734
GREAT BRITAIN
1902-11 5sh carmine rose, left margin single, well centered, n.h., fresh and v.f. (SG 263)
**
Catalog #140
Catalog Value £800
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #735
GREAT BRITAIN
1902 10sh ultramarine, l.h., post office fresh, v.f. (SG 265)
*
Catalog #141
Catalog Value £850
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #736
GREAT BRITAIN
1902 £1 blue green, fresh color, l.h., v.f. (SG 266)
*
Catalog #142
Catalog Value £2,000
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #737
GREAT BRITAIN
1902 £1 blue green, used, minor creases, otherwise fine (SG 266)
O
Catalog #142
Catalog Value £800
Price Realized
$170.00

Lot #738
GREAT BRITAIN
1913 George V (Downey Head) 1p carmine, imperf. block of four, plate proof on white, gummed unwatermarked paper, n.h., v.f. (SG 327)
Box P
Catalog #152
Catalog Value £8,000
Price Realized
$3,500.00

Lot #739
GREAT BRITAIN
1913 George V, £1 green, used, perf. creases, otherwise fine (SG 403)
O
Catalog #176
Catalog Value £1,250
Price Realized
$375.00

Lot #740
GREAT BRITAIN
1929 PUC £1 black, l.h., fresh white gum, v.f. (SG 438)
*
Catalog #209
Catalog Value £750
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #741
GREAT BRITAIN
1929 PUC £1 black, l.h., if at all, v.f. (SG 438)
*
Catalog #209
Catalog Value £750
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #742
GREAT BRITAIN
1929 PUC £1 black, neat postmark, well centered, v.f. (SG 438)
O
Catalog #209
Catalog Value £550
Price Realized
$375.00

Lot #743
GREAT BRITAIN
1929 PUC £1 black, neat postmark, well centered, v.f. (SG 438)
O
Catalog #209
Catalog Value £550
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #744
GREAT BRITAIN
1929 PUC £1 black, neat postmark, fine (SG 438)
O
Catalog #209
Catalog Value £550
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #745
GREAT BRITAIN
1934 George V, 1 1/2p scarlet, deep gray green and ultramarine, imperf. and gummed trial color proofs on watermarked paper, three diff. blocks of four, v.f., rare (SG 441P)
Box P
Catalog #212P
Catalog Value £1,500
Price Realized
$1,300.00

Lot #746
GREAT BRITAIN Air Post
1911 Coronation Aerial Post, collection of 80 items including flown covers, colors are red (8), green (3), black (1) and purple (2); also postcards, gray (31) and various shades of brown (35), different frankings and destinations, mixed to poor condition, various faults, some fine-v.f., accompanied by some collateral items and the "Aero Field" handbook No.3, by Francis Field and N.C. Baldwin (published in 1934)
Envelope
Price Realized
$1,900.00

Lot #747
GREAT BRITAIN Postal Stationery
1840 Mulready 1d black, 2d blue, unused envelopes (opened), still fresh and v.f. (ME2,4)
Envelope
Catalog #U1,2
Catalog Value £775
Price Realized
$270.00

Lot #748
GREAT BRITAIN Postal Stationery
1837 1d black ("Society for the Extinction of the Slave Trade and for the Civilization of Africa, dated 1839"), 2d blue, unused lettersheets, the latter with little toning, still fresh and v.f. (SG ME1,3)
Envelope
Catalog #U3-4
Catalog Value £750
Unsold
Lot #749
GREAT BRITAIN Postal Stationery
1837 1d black ("Scottish Provident Institution"), 2d blue, unused lettersheets, fresh and v.f. (ME1,3)
Envelope
Catalog #U3-4
Catalog Value £750
Price Realized
$280.00

Lot #750
GREAT BRITAIN Postal Stationery
1838-39 Mulready, 1d black (envelope), also five unused envelopes, all different incl. "Intemperance is the Bane of Society", "Deliver us from Evil" and others
Envelope
Catalog #U1
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #751
GREAT BRITAIN Postal Stationery
1840 Mulready, 1d black lettersheet to Liverpool, red Warington May 29, 1840 postmark on back, fine, SG
Envelope
Catalog #U3
Catalog Value £500
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #752
GREAT BRITAIN Postal Stationery
1854-57 proof sheetlet showing 10 embossed designs from 1/2p to 1sh (green), all in issued colors, fresh and v.f., rare
E
Price Realized
$1,300.00

Lot #753
GREAT BRITAIN British Intervention in North Russia
1918 ppc (Archangel) to England, censored "X20" in black, with "Mailed from H.M.Ship Charge to be Raised" boxed hs, with London 10 Sept. 1918 arrival pmk, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #754
GREAT BRITAIN British Offices in China
1928 (20 Jan) British Military Post Office A.P.O.1, hand-made paste-up British Flag patriotic card franked with 9p George V, tied by Army Post Office pmk, with additional strike on reverse, treated as printed matter, with registry label handstamped "A.P.O.1" (from the Army Headquarters in the Kalee Hotel, Shanghai, China), addressed to Capt. T.A. Smye in England, faint additional markings, fine and rare item
Envelope
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #755
GREAT BRITAIN British Levant
1906 registered cover from Beirut to Senegal, franked with two Edward 1pi on 2p gray green and carmine, each tied by "Registered 3.JY.06 Beyrout" oval datestamps, with Bordeaux, Port Said transits and Senegal arrival on reverse, some cover wear (part of backflap missing) and toning affecting stamps, otherwise fine and unusual destination, with 1972 Royal cert. (SG 15)
Envelope
Catalog #25
Catalog Value £1,950
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #756
GREAT BRITAIN British Levant
1921 surcharges on Seahorses, 45pi on 2sh6p, 90pi on 5sh and 180pi on 10sh, wholesale lot of seven of each, h.r., fine-v.f. (SG 48-50)
*
Catalog #62-64
Catalog Value £630
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #757
GREAT BRITAIN British Offices in Salonica
1916 4p George V, block of four, double overprint, one albino, l.h. or n.h., fine-v.f., with photocopy of the BPA cert. for the block of nine from which this originated
Box */**
Catalog #SG 55var
Price Realized
$600.00

Lot #758
GREAT BRITAIN British Offices in Salonica
1916 4p George V, overprinted "Levant" in black, with second albino overprint (reversed and inverted), pair and vertical strip of three, n.h., fine-v.f., with BPA cert. for a block of nine from which this errors originated
**
Catalog #SG S5var
Price Realized
$600.00

Lot #759
GREAT BRITAIN British Offices Abroad - Corfu
1848 "Paid at Corfu", perfectly struck crowned circle in black on FL to Patras, with Corfu departure and Patras arrival pmks, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #760
GREAT BRITAIN British Offices Abroad - Corfu
1848-50 selection of seven FLs, single correspondence to Patrasso, each with "Paid at Corfu" crowned circle hs in various colors, some slightly overwritten by address or merchant's cachet, additional Corfu departure pmks, additional charge markings etc., fine lot
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #761
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH ADEN
1937 Dhow, complete set, l.h. (few n.h.), fine-v.f., high value signed Diena (SG 1-12)
*/**
Catalog #1-12
Catalog Value £850
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #762
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH ADEN
1937 Dhow, complete set, l.h., fine-v.f. (SG 1-12)
*
Catalog #1-12
Catalog Value £850
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #763
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH ADEN
1937 Dhow, 1/2a-8a, low values, eight of each ( blocks of six plus two sets of singles), n.h., v.f. (SG 1-8)
Box **
Catalog #1-8
Catalog Value £514
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #764
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH ANTIGUA
1921-29 George V, 3p-£1, set of seven, h.r., fine-v.f. (SG 55-61)
*
Catalog #58-64
Catalog Value £275
Price Realized
$170.00

Lot #765
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH ASCENSION
1922 overprints, complete set, l.h. or h.r., fresh, fine-v.f. (SG 1-9)
*
Catalog #1-9
Catalog Value £325
Price Realized
$220.00

Lot #766
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH ASCENSION
1924 Seal of the Colony, complete set, l.h. 8p and 1sh with toned spots on gum, fine-v.f. (SG 10-20)
*
Catalog #10-21
Catalog Value £350
Price Realized
$190.00

Lot #767
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH ASCENSION
1924 Seal of the Colony, 1/2p-3sh, complete set except for 1sh, h.r. fine-v.f. (SG 10/20)
*
Catalog #10/21
Catalog Value £329
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #768
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AUSTRALIA
1915-24 £1 gray, well centered with wide margins, never hinged and post office fresh, tiny natural gum inclusion, v.f. (SG 75; cat. £600 for hinged)
**
Catalog #57
Catalog Value $2,250
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #769
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AUSTRALIA
1915-24 £2 deep rose and black, l.h., well centered, corner perf. crease at upper left, otherwise fresh and v.f. (SG 45)
*
Catalog #58
Catalog Value £4,000
Price Realized
$1,800.00

Lot #770
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AUSTRALIA
1953-57 definitives, 3 1/2p-2sh6p, ten sets of 12 (complete according to Scott's), n.h., v.f. (SG 224e/282d)
**
Catalog #292-303
Catalog Value $679
Price Realized
$290.00

Lot #771
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BAHRAIN
1933 George V, 5r dark violet and ultramarine, block of four, n.h., v.f. (SG 14; catalogue value for hinged singles)
Box **
Catalog #14
Catalog Value £800
Price Realized
$600.00

Lot #772
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BARBADOS
1898 (2 Feb) registered cover to Germany, franked with 1f-2sh6p, nine different, last two bluish paper, fine-v.f., scarce, with Nuremberg arrival pmk
Envelope
Catalog #81-87,88a,89a
Price Realized
$575.00

Lot #773
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BASUTOLAND
1962 1/2c brown and black, center inverted, imperf. left sheet margin single, n.h., v.f. only 60 printed, with 2009 Brandon cert. (SG 69var)
**
Catalog #72var
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #774
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BASUTOLAND
1962 1/2c brown and black, center inverted, imperf. block of four, n.h., few natural wrinkles, v.f. only 60 printed (SG 69var)
Box **
Catalog #72var
Price Realized
$1,800.00

Lot #775
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH 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 pen, fine and rare usage during the time when stamps in Batum were not available
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #776
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BATUM
1919 10r on 10k on 7k light blue, used, natural wrinkles, otherwise v.f., signed Champion (SG 10)
O
Catalog #10
Catalog Value £500
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #777
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BATUM
1919 10r on 10k on 7k light blue, used on piece, faint perf. toning, otherwise fine, with 2009 BPA cert. (SG 10)
O
Catalog #10
Catalog Value £500
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #778
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BATUM
1919-20 50r on 5k claret, small h.r., v.f., signed Friedl (SG 26)
*
Catalog #30
Catalog Value £425
Price Realized
$375.00

Lot #779
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BATUM
1919-20 50r on 2k green, imperf. corner sheet margin single, h.r., natural marginal paper crease, v.f., signed Champion (SG 38)
*
Catalog #47
Catalog Value £375
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #780
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BATUM
1920 surcharges in black or blue on the Aloe Tree issue, set of six, h.r., fine-v.f. (SG 42-44b)
*
Catalog #51-56
Catalog Value £403
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #781
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BERMUDA
1918 George V, 2s-£1, set of six high values, very lightly hinged, fine-v.f. (SG 51b-55)
*
Catalog #49-54
Catalog Value £600
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #782
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BERMUDA
1932 George V, 12shp gray & orange, used on registered cover from Hamilton to London, departure date unreadable, without arrival pmk, v.f. (SG 93)
Envelope
Catalog #97
Catalog Value £1,125
Price Realized
$550.00

Lot #783
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BERMUDA
1938-53 George VI, 5sh green and red, also10sh bluish green and deep red, both perf.14, l.h., v.f. (SG 118,119a)
*
Catalog #125a,126a
Catalog Value £365
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #784
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BERMUDA
1970 5c Poinsettia, imperforate sheet corner margin block of four, n.h., v.f., rare
Box **
Catalog #SG 253var
Price Realized
$550.00

Lot #785
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BRITISH GUIANA
1867 (June) newspaper and wrapper from Demarara to St. Johns, Newfoundland, franked with 2c orange, tied b "AO3" duplex, with St. Thomas transit cds on back; also two covers to Berbice, each franked with pair of 2c, tied by "B.C." Jan. 1870 cds, one with corresponding Demara pmk alongside, both faulty, but markings intact
Envelope
Catalog #46
Price Realized
$600.00

Lot #786
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BRITISH HONDURAS
1913-17 George V, 1c-$5, complete set, high value with selvage at left, l.h., v.f. (SG 101-110)
*
Catalog #75-84
Catalog Value £350
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #787
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BRITISH HONDURAS
1913 George V, $1-$5, three high values, h.r., fine-v.f. (SG 108-110)
*
Catalog #82-84
Catalog Value £341
Price Realized
$190.00

Lot #788
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BRITISH HONDURAS
1922 George V, 25c-$5, four high values, $5 corner sheet margin copy, l.h., fine-v.f. (SG 124-125,136-137)
*
Catalog #101-104
Catalog Value £267
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #789
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BRUNEI
1907-22 Scene on Brunei River, 1c-$25, set of 26 (complete according to SG), h.r., few minor toned spots on gum, otherwise fine-v.f. (SG 23-50)
*
Catalog #13/38
Catalog Value £1,042
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #790
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BRUNEI
1907-22 Scene on Brunei River, 1c-$25, set of 26 (complete according to SG), h.r., few minor toned spots on affecting low values, otherwise fine-v.f. (SG 23-50)
*
Catalog #13/38
Catalog Value £1,042
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #791
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BRUNEI
1907 3c gray black, imperf. plate proof on card, overprinted "Specimen" in black, v.f., rare
P
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #792
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BRUNEI
1979 Opening of Ports and Harbors, prepared for use but not issued set of four values, 12s, 20s, 25s and 75s, each with the Sultan's portrait in black, n.h., v.f. One of only three known sets (see Steven Tans catalogue No.301-304)
**
Catalog #Mi.XVI-XIX
Catalog Value €10,000
Price Realized
$8,000.00

Lot #793
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BRUNEI - JAPANESE OCCUPATION
1942-44 1c-$1, sixteen different (complete except for 6c red), mostly l.h., some usual light gum toning, otherwise fine-v.f. (SG J1-7,9-17)
*
Catalog #N1-7,9-17
Catalog Value £1,113
Price Realized
$1,000.00

Lot #794
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BURMA Air Post
1927 (March 31), Rangoon-Penang, First Aerial Mail, April 1927 boxed cachet on cover to Penang, cover tears at bottom, with arrival pmk. Although 350 pieces of mail have been carried on the flight by Neville Vincent, only 16 have been recorded to date
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #795
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BUSHIRE
1915 (23 Aug) large, locally addressed cover franked on back with 1ch-1kr, ten different, tied by Bouchir (Depart) cds, repeated alongside, fine-v.f. (SG 1-10, catalogue value for used stamps off cover)
Envelope
Catalog #N1-10
Catalog Value £960
Price Realized
$1,200.00

Lot #796
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BUSHIRE
1915 (20 Aug) cover addressed to Linga, franked on back with two 3ch green and gray, placed in a "tete-beche" fashion and tied by clear Bouchir (depart) cds, additional strike alongside, green bilingual "opened by censor" label re-sealing the envelope, fine
Envelope
Catalog #N3
Unsold
Lot #797
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BUSHIRE
1915 (16 Aug) cover franked with single 10ch brown and carmine, tied by clear Bouchir (depart) cds, additional strike alongside, fine (SG 7)
Envelope
Catalog #N7
Catalog Value £350
Price Realized
$290.00

Lot #798
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BUSHIRE
1915 (16 Aug) large (legal size), locally addressed envelope franked with 12ch, 24ch, 3kr and 5kr, tied by Bouchir (Depart) cds, repeated alongside, opened by censor, with initials on back, folded and resealed, fine-v.f. (SG 8,9,12,13, catalogue value for used stamps off cover)
Envelope
Catalog #N8,9,12,13
Catalog Value £640
Price Realized
$1,000.00

Lot #799
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BUSHIRE
1915 (14 Sep) cover franked on back with single 2kr carmine, slate and silver, clear Bouchir (depart) cds just tying the stamp, additional strike alongside, "Leo Malcolm, Bushire" pre-printed address, fine and rare on cover (SG 25)
Envelope
Catalog #N25
Catalog Value £4,000
Price Realized
$1,600.00

Lot #800
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADA
1851 6p gray purple, margins all around, tied by heavy target strike on FL from Melbourne (9 December) to Pembrooke, red Dec.9, 1851 departure date stamp at bottom left, vertical and horizontal filing folds, the latter through the stamp, otherwise v.f.,
Envelope
Catalog #2b
Catalog Value $3,100
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #801
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADA
1893 Jubilee, 8c dark violet, block of nine, six stamps n.h., others l.h., fine-v.f.,
Box */**
Catalog #56
Catalog Value $2,160
Price Realized
$550.00

Lot #802
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADA
1893 Jubilee, 50c ultramarine, well centered, fresh color, n.h., v.f.,
**
Catalog #60
Catalog Value $775
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #803
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADA
1897 Jubilee, 50c ultramarine, block of four, well centered, h.r., fine-v.f.,
Box *
Catalog #60
Catalog Value $1,500
Price Realized
$550.00

Lot #804
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADA
1960 definitives, also pre-cancelled, complete rolls of 500 (two of each, total of 4,000 stamps), n.h., v.f., Unitrade CAD$12,500
**
Catalog #331-333
Unsold
Lot #805
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADA Flight Covers
1912 (May 10) Winnipeg, Manitoba Air Circus. An "Air Circus" was held in Winnipeg for an entire week. On May 10, it was expected that one of the pilots, Thomas McGoey would fly mail in his machine, with the authority of the postmaster. A picture postcard, the only item now known to exist is franked with 1c green, tied by Winnipeg, May 10, 1912 (9:30 a.m.) cds, bears a personal note "Dear Mother, come take a trip with me", carries a three line "From Winnipeg by First Aerial Route Thomas McGoey, Aviator" cachet, addressed to Grand View Post Office, Brandford, Ont, with May 14 arrival pmk, creased at lower left and expertly restored, otherwise fine. It is not known whether this mail was carried by Sam Tickell on his attempt on 10th May, or whether it was dispatched via ordinary means upon the failure of McGoey to arrive. Being the only known item from this flight, this card is considered to be the greatest rarity of Canadian Aero philately
Envelope
Catalog #AAMS PF-3
Unsold
Lot #806
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADA Flight Covers
1930 (Aug.1) return of H.M. Airship R100 from Montreal, cover to England, franked with 2c green, special boxed cachet, further endorsed "Posted on board R100", with stationery from the airship, datelined Gulf of St.Lawrence, 31st July, with interesting note ".. I am posting this on board", fine and appealing cover
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #807
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADA Postal Stationery
1882 postal card, 1c gray, triple impression, one inverted, unused, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #UX7dvar
Unsold
Lot #808
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADA Postal Stationery
1882 postal card, 1c gray, triple impression, one inverted, unused, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #UX7dvar
Unsold
Lot #809
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADA Postal Stationery
1882 postal card, 1c gray, triple impression, unused, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #UX7dvar
Unsold
Lot #810
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADA Postal Stationery
1893 Railroad Card, 1c Victoria (Parry Sound, Georgian Bay District View), unused, v.f.
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #811
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADA Postal Stationery
1893 Railroad Card, 1c Victoria (Muskoka Wharf Station, Grand Trunk Railway System), unused, v.f.
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #812
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CAPE OF GOOD HOPE
1853 4p deep blue, lightly blued paper, full margins all around, beautiful impression, unused without gum, creases and heavy thin, fine appearance (SG 4)
(*)
Catalog #2
Catalog Value £1,500
Unsold
Lot #813
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CAPE OF GOOD HOPE
1855-58 6p grayish lilac on bluish paper, margins all around, unused without gum, v.f., with 1995 PFC (SG 7c)
(*)
Catalog #5
Catalog Value £4,500
Price Realized
$1,500.00

Lot #814
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CAPE OF GOOD HOPE
1855-58 1sh bright yellow green, margins all around, original gum (h.r.), beautiful color, v.f. and rare unused, signed Brun, with 1995 Holcombe cert. (SG 8)
*
Catalog #6
Catalog Value £3,250
Price Realized
$2,100.00

Lot #815
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CAPE OF GOOD HOPE
1859 1sh dark green, square pair, margins all around, fine (SG 8b)
O
Catalog #6a
Catalog Value £1,000
Price Realized
$575.00

Lot #816
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CAPE OF GOOD HOPE
1863-64 1p dark carmine and 1p reddish brown, two distinct shades, margins all around, h.r., the former with minute thin spot, otherwise fine-v.f., the latter signed Roumet (SG 18,18b)
*
Catalog #12,12a
Catalog Value £775
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #817
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CAYMAN ISLANDS
1901 (7 July) registered cover (opened for display) from Grand Cayman to London, franked with singles and blocks of four of 1/2d and 1d Victoria, tied by cds, with "Jamaica Registered" datestamp and arrival pmks on back, fine
Envelope
Catalog #1,2
Price Realized
$280.00

Lot #818
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CAYMAN ISLANDS
1908 (3 July) registered cover from George Town to England, franked with seven different adhesives, two different U.S. Registry labels added in transit, redirected from Coventry to Liverpool on arrival, cover creases away from the stamps, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #8-10,13-15,31
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #819
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CAYMAN ISLANDS
1908 2 1/2d on 3d brown and blue, l.h., v.f., signed Diena (SG 35)
*
Catalog #20
Catalog Value £1,800
Price Realized
$1,000.00

Lot #820
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CAYMAN ISLANDS
1932 Centenary, complete set, very lightly hinged, fine-v.f. and fresh set (SG 84-95)
*
Catalog #68-80
Catalog Value £450
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #821
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CAYMAN ISLANDS
1932 Centenary, complete set, h.r., fine-v.f. (SG 84-95)
*
Catalog #69-80
Catalog Value £450
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #822
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH COOK ISLANDS
1893 Queen Takau, two die proofs of the vignette only, in red brown on wove paper, with surrounding frame not incorporated into the final design, v.f.
P
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #823
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CYPRUS
1869 (15 Apr) FL from Larnaca to Syros, Greece, franked with single Austrian Levant 10 sld blue, tied by red "Larnaca di Cipro" cds, with "Lloyd Agenzie Smirne" (1/5) and Syros (20/4) arrival pmks on back, Greek 20 Lepta (margins all around) added on arrival, filing folds away from the stamps, fine and rare combination cover from Cyprus (Austrian Lloyd Post Office, Larnaca, from 1837 to 1878, this office, initially serving as a desk within the Lloyd's agency in the marina of Larnaca port, started operations as early as the first liner vessel of the Company called at Larnaca in 1837 and ended up in August 1878. Last mail carried under this office procedures was that of 6th August 1878 following the transfer of administration of Cyprus by the Ottoman Empire to the British on July 12th that year. The mail cost was paid either by the sender or by the receiver of the letter without the use of any adhesives. Only proper postmarks were used. While such stampless letters are recorded since late 1840s, the use of Aust
Envelope
Price Realized
$1,700.00

Lot #824
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CYPRUS
1869 (17 Aug) FL from Larnaca to Syros, Greece, franked with pair of Austrian Levant 5 sld carmine, tied by red "Larnaca di Cipro" cds, with "Lloyd Agenzie Smirne" (20/8) and Syro (10/8) arrival pmks on back, Greek 20 Lepta (three large margins, just in at left) added on arrival, filing folds through he stamp at left, fine and very rare combination cover from Cyprus
Envelope
Price Realized
$1,800.00

Lot #825
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CYPRUS
1870 (6 Dec) FL from Larnaca to Metelin, franked with horizontal pair of 5 sld Austrian Levant, tied by red "Larnaca di Cipro" cds, with "Lloyd Agenzie Smirne" (10/12) transit postmark on back, filing folds away from the stamps, fine and rare usage from Cyprus
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #826
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CYPRUS
1873 (8 Oct) FL from Larnaca to Metelin, franked with single Austrian Levant 10 sld blue, tied by red "Larnaca di Cipro" cds, with "Lloyd Agenzie Smirne" (14/10) transit postmark on back, filing folds away from the stamp, fine and rare usage from Cyprus
Envelope
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #827
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CYPRUS
1882 Victoria, 1/2p-12p, Die B, set of seven, l.h., 12pi with faint toned spots on gum, otherwise fine-v.f. (SG 31-37)
*
Catalog #19-23
Catalog Value £450
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #828
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CYPRUS
1903 Edward, 1/2pi-45pi, complete set, h.r., fine-v.f. (SG 50-59)
*
Catalog #38-47
Catalog Value £600
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #829
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CYPRUS
1904 Edward, 5pa-45pi, complete set, mostly l.h., fine-v.f. (SG 60-71)
*
Catalog #48-59
Catalog Value £300
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #830
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CYPRUS
1904 Edward, 5pa-45pi, complete set, h.r., fine-v.f. (SG 60-71)
*
Catalog #48-59
Catalog Value £300
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #831
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CYPRUS Zeppelin Flights
1935 1st SAF to Brazil, registered from Nicosia, attractive cachet and franking, v.f., with Sieger cert., rare
Envelope
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #832
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH DOMINICA
1903-21 Edward and George V, complete sets (30 stamps), l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f. (SG 27-54)
*
Catalog #25-54
Catalog Value £480
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #833
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH DOMINICA
1923-33 George V, 1/2c-£1, complete set of 21, l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f. (SG 71-91)
*
Catalog #65-85
Catalog Value £350
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #834
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH DOMINICA
1923-33 George V, 1/2p-£1, complete set of 21, used or unused, last one l.h., fine-v.f. (SG 71-91)
*O
Catalog #65-85
Catalog Value £350
Price Realized
$220.00

Lot #835
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH DOMINICA
1923-33 George V, 3sh-£1, three high values, £1 with sheet margin at top, h.r., fine-v.f. (SG 89-91)
*
Catalog #83-85
Catalog Value £238
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #836
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH EAST AFRICA & UGANDA
1903-19 collection on Scott's album pages, virtually complete, incl. 10r, 20r (overprinted Specimen), 1904-07 complete to 50r, mostly l.h., fine-v.f. (SG 1/64)
*
Catalog #1/64
Catalog Value £4,165
Price Realized
$2,900.00

Lot #837
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH EAST AFRICA & UGANDA
1904-7 King Edward VII, 20r olive gray and black, heavy h.r., fine (SG 32)
*
Catalog #30
Catalog Value £550
Price Realized
$425.00

Lot #838
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH EAST AFRICA & UGANDA
1912-18 George V, 20r violet and black, well centered, small h.r., v.f. (SG 59)
*
Catalog #55
Catalog Value £400
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #839
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH EAST AFRICA & UGANDA
1912-18 George V, 20r blue and violet, well centered, heavy h.r., v.f. (SG 60)
*
Catalog #56
Catalog Value £450
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #840
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH EAST AFRICA & UGANDA
1912-18 George V, 50r gray green and rose red, overprinted Specimen in black, h.r., fine (SG 61s)
S
Catalog #57S
Catalog Value £180
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #841
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH EAST AFRICA & UGANDA
1912-18 George V, 50r gray green and rose red, fresh color, small h.r., fine (SG 61)
*
Catalog #57
Catalog Value £650
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #842
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH EAST AFRICA & UGANDA
1921-22 two registered covers from Nairobi to USA, variety of frankings, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #40/62
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #843
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH FALKLAND ISLANDS
1898 Victoria, 2sh6p dark blue and 5sh brown red, set of two, heavy h.r., fine-v.f. (SG 41-42)
*
Catalog #20-21
Catalog Value £525
Price Realized
$190.00

Lot #844
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH FALKLAND ISLANDS
1912-14 George V, 1/2p-10sh, ten values, h.r., fine-v.f. (SG 60-68)
*
Catalog #30-39
Catalog Value $450
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #845
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH FALKLAND ISLANDS
1912-14 George V, 1/2p-£1, complete set, l.h., fine-v.f. (SG 60-69)
*
Catalog #30-40
Catalog Value $900
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #846
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH FIJI
1870 6p black, pink quadrille paper, rouletted on two sides, pen cancels, fine and rare, with 1972 Royal cert. (SG 3)
O
Catalog #3
Catalog Value £2,500
Price Realized
$2,000.00

Lot #847
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH FIJI
1912 KEVII £1 violet and black red, top sheet margin single, hinged in margin, stamp n.h., v.f. (SG 124)
**
Catalog #78
Price Realized
$425.00

Lot #848
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH FIJI
1912-23 George V, 1/2p-£1, complete set, l.h., fine-v.f. (SG 125-137)
*
Catalog #79-92
Catalog Value £300
Price Realized
$190.00

Lot #849
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH GAMBIA Postal Stationery
1960 6p carmine, proof on blue paper, diagonal crease, otherwise fine and scarce
P
Price Realized
$190.00

Lot #850
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH GIBRALTAR
1855 (14 July) FL to Genoa, with 3-line "Gibraltar Ship Letter" datestamp in blue, also red "Via di Mare" and arrival pmks, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #851
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH GIBRALTAR
1903 Edward, 1/2p-£1, complete set, h.r., 2sh with tiny toned spot on gum, fine-v.f. (SG 46-55)
*
Catalog #39-48
Catalog Value £1,000
Price Realized
$800.00

Lot #852
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH GOLD COAST
1913-21 George V, 1/2p-20sh, used, 1sh with faint toned spots, fine-v.f. (SG 70-84)
O
Catalog #69-80
Catalog Value £250
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #853
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH GRIQUALAND WEST
1877 (6 July) cover franked with single 1d rose overprinted "G" in black, tied by Kimberly departure cds, addressed to Old De Beers, minor toning and cover flaws, very rare
Envelope
Catalog #5
Price Realized
$800.00

Lot #854
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH GRIQUALAND WEST
1877 (7 Dec) cover franked with single 4d blue overprinted "G" in red, tied by Kimberly departure cds, addressed to Bredasdorf, with Cape Town cds alongside, minor cover toning, otherwise fine
Envelope
Catalog #63
Price Realized
$1,200.00

Lot #855
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH GRIQUALAND WEST
1882 (27 Mar) cover from Cape Town to England, franked with horizontal pair of 1/2d gray, used in combination with unoverprinted Cape of Good Hope 1d carmine red and 4d blue, fine and scarce usage, with Birmingham arrival (Apr 17) on back
Envelope
Catalog #97
Price Realized
$375.00

Lot #856
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH GRIQUALAND WEST
1882 (Aug) cover from Kimberley to London, franked with six examples of 1d carmine red, each overprinted "G", with arrival pmk alongside, some cover faults, otherwise fine
Envelope
Catalog #98
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #857
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH GRIQUALAND WEST
1880 (18 Nov) cover from Kimberley to Paris, franked with 1/2d, 1d and 6d overprinted "g", with red "2 1/2d" and French entry pmk alongside, London transit on back, backflap missing, otherwise fine and scarce
Envelope
Catalog #97,98,100
Price Realized
$800.00

Lot #858
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH GRIQUALAND WEST
1881 (21 Mar) cover from Kimberley to Paris, franked with 1/2d, 1d overprinted "g", used in combination with 6d without overprint, with red "2 1/2d", London transit and French arrival pmks on back, filing fold away from the stamps, fine and scarce
Envelope
Catalog #97,98
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #859
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH GRIQUALAND WEST
1881 (27 Oct) mourning cover to Germany, franked with 6d purple overprinted "G", used in combination with unoverprinted Cape of Good Hope 1/2d gray and 1d carmine red, tied by "29" numerals, with corresponding "East London H.P.O." departure pmk alongside, also handstamped "2 1/2d" in red, Cape Town and London transits, Schneverdingen (5 Nov) arrival pmks on back, minor cover faults, with paper clip rust at top and mended tear at right, still fine
Envelope
Catalog #100
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #860
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH GRIQUALAND WEST
1884 (18 Oct) registered 4d (Cape of Good Hope) stationery entire, additionally franked with 6d purple and 1sh green, the latter overprinted "G", used from Bedford, via Cape Town to England, with Colchester (12 Nov) arrival on back, fine
Envelope
Catalog #101
Price Realized
$575.00

Lot #861
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH GRIQUALAND WEST
1884 (8 Dec) cover to Germany, franked with 1sh green overprinted "G", used in combination with unoverprinted Cape of Good Hope 2d bister and pair of 1/2d gray, all tied by Port Elizabeth Cape Colony cds, with Cape Town and London transit, Hamburg (Jan 1885) arrival pmks on back, endorsed "Per Hawarden Castle" and bearing a notation in German ("Die gruner Schilling marke mit "G" (Griqualand) aufdruck & Port Elizabeth Post Stempel"), red and blue crayon markings, fine
Envelope
Catalog #101
Price Realized
$550.00

Lot #862
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH GRIQUALAND WEST
1889 (2 Jan) Cape of Good Hope 1d wrapper, additionally franked with vertical pair of 4d blue, overprinted "G", addressed to Germany, with "Per Str. Garth Castle," oval William Berg Cape Town datestamp, wrapper refolded at bottom, minor flaws, very rare
Envelope
Price Realized
$575.00

Lot #863
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH HONG KONG
1865 96c bister, blue duplex postmark, good color, perf. faults, fine appearance (SG 18)
O
Catalog #23
Catalog Value £750
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #864
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH HONG KONG
1880 Victoria, 5c ultramarine, bright color, h.r., fine (SG 29)
*
Catalog #11
Catalog Value £650
Price Realized
$290.00

Lot #865
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH HONG KONG
1891 Jubilee overprint, 2c carmine, h.r., v.f. (SG 51)
*
Catalog #66
Catalog Value £475
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #866
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH HONG KONG
1903 Edward, 1c-$10, complete set, l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f. (SG 62-76)
*
Catalog #71-85
Catalog Value £2,500
Price Realized
$1,900.00

Lot #867
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH HONG KONG
1903 Edward, $5 blue green and lilac, overprinted Specimen in black, l.h., fine (SG 75s)
S
Catalog #84S
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #868
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH HONG KONG
1904-11 Edward, $5 and $10, two high values, small h.r., v.f. (SG 89-90)
*
Catalog #107-108
Catalog Value £2,275
Price Realized
$1,800.00

Lot #869
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH HONG KONG
1912-21 George V, $2-$5, three high values, h.r., fine-v.f. (SG 130-132)
*
Catalog #144-146
Catalog Value £815
Price Realized
$575.00

Lot #870
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH HONG KONG
1936 two advertising covers to Canada, franked with a total of 8 adhesives, one with some defects and stained, other v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #871
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA
1855 4a blue & red, Head die III, frame Die II, cancelled "1" in diamond of bars, center showing a wet print of the head die, giving the appearance of a double diffused head, margins all around, fine and unusual variety, with Holcombe cert. (SG 23)
O
Catalog #6
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #872
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIAN STATES - Bamra
1890 three locally addressed covers, franked with 1/4a, 1a and 1/2a, last one small "p" in "Postage", fine, ex-Evans
Envelope
Price Realized
$425.00

Lot #873
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIAN STATES - Barwani
1941 unexploded booklet containing 20 panes of 4x1/4a gray black, separated by glassines, stapled at left, with unmarked dark green covers (59x55mm), some stamps separated and partly adhered to interleaves, very rare
Booklet
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #874
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIAN STATES - Barwani
1941 five booklets panes of 4x4a green, with staple holes at left and glassine interleaves, usual staple rust, otherwise fine
Booklet
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #875
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIAN STATES - JAIPUR Officials
1931-46 1/2a-2 1/2a, 1r, seven diff. blocks of four, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #SG O13,23-27,30
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #876
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH JAMAICA
1919 6d "Abolition of Slavery" unissued, watermarked Script CA, overprinted Specimen, h.r., natural gum creases, fine, SG
S

Catalog Value £700
Unsold
Lot #877
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH JAMAICA Zeppelin Flights
1936 Hindenburg flight, Kingston (May 4), legal size envelope (folded away from the stamps), addressed to London, with appropriate cachet, Frankfurt, May 14, 1936 arrival pmk, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #878
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH JORDAN
1922 10p on 10p ultramarine, small h.r., fresh and v.f. example of this rarity, signed Bloch,
*
Catalog #SG 35
Catalog Value £1,800
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #879
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH JORDAN
1923 1m sepia, overprinted in gold, reading downwards, overprint double, one in black, n.h., pencil mark on reverse, fine (cat. value for hinged)
**
Catalog #SG 98Acb
Catalog Value £900
Price Realized
$550.00

Lot #880
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH JORDAN
1923 stamps of Saudi Arabia surcharged, 1/2p scarlet, vert. pair, one stamp with inverted overprint, fine-v.f., with BPA cert.
*
Catalog #SG 112var
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #881
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH JORDAN
1925 1/8pi-5pi, overprints inverted, imperf. set of six, l.h., 1/2pi unused without gun, fine-v.f. (SG 135b/142a)
*
Catalog #122/129var
Catalog Value £400
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #882
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH JORDAN
1925 1/8pi-5pi, overprints inverted, imperf. sheet margin set of six, used, fine-v.f. (SG 135b/142a)
O
Catalog #122/129var
Price Realized
$210.00

Lot #883
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH JORDAN
1930 2m-£1, thirteen values (complete for 1930 Issue), perforated Specimen, l.h., fine-v.f. (SG 195/207s; catalogue value for complete set)
S
Catalog #170/184S
Catalog Value £350
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #884
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH KENYA, UGANDA & TANGANYIKA Revenue Stamps
1972-73 20sh Kenya Hospital Insurance, five diff. imperf. proofs in orange or blue, affixed on separate Bradbury-Wilkinson presentation cards, marked "approved", fine-v.f., unique
P
Price Realized
$800.00

Lot #885
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH KUWAIT
1923 overprinted "KOWEIT" instead of "Kuwait", the unissued trial overprints, 13 Postage (cplt less the 5r) and 13 Service (cplt), all never hinged and post office fresh, couple of tiny gum skips or wrinkles, mentioned for accuracy only, signed Mondolfo, Diena and Raybaudi, with their certificates. One of premier rarities of the British Empire - only 24 sets of essays of the overprint using the obsolete spelling "KOWEIT" were prepared (see footnote in SG after no.15; catalogue value for complete set)
**
Catalog #SG 1/15,O1/14E
Catalog Value £30,000
Price Realized
$16,000.00

Lot #886
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH LEEWARD ISLANDS
1897 Sexagenary overprints, 3d-5sh, five diff., tied by St.Kitt's July 28, 97 pmks on locally addressed cover, some perf. toning, otherwise fine and rare cover, one of only 6 recorded with 5sh, accompanied by 1968 Royal cert. (SG 12-16; catalogue value for used off cover)
Envelope
Catalog #12-16
Catalog Value £1,300
Unsold
Lot #887
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH MALAYAN STATES: JOHORE
1896 Coronation issue, complete set of seven, tied by Maharani pmks on small registered cover (21 May) to Singapore, v.f., with arrival pmk
Envelope
Catalog #30-36
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #888
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH MALAYAN STATES: JOHORE
1922-41 $500 ultramarine and orange brown, overprinted Specimen in black, l.h., faint thin at top and some toning on reverse, otherwise fine (SG 128s)
S
Catalog #125S
Catalog Value £1,000
Price Realized
$800.00

Lot #889
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH MALAYAN STATES: JOHORE
1949 cover from Batu Pahat to Czechoslovakia, franked with pair of 2c ocher, taxed "6 centimes", v.f. usage to an unusual destination
Envelope
Catalog #131
Price Realized
$120.00

Lot #890
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH MALAYAN STATES: KELANTAN
1937-40 Sultan Ismail, 1c-$5, complete set, l.h., fine-v.f. (SG 40-54)
*
Catalog #29-43
Catalog Value £1,000
Price Realized
$675.00

Lot #891
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH MALAYAN STATES: SELANGOR
1900 (31 Oct) unfranked cover to Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, with red ms "Paid", and what looks like postmaster's initials, also "Post Office .Jung Maum" departure pmk and transit and arrival pmks, v.f., rare example of usage due to shortage of stamps
Envelope
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #892
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH MALAYAN STATES: TRENGGANU
1921-38 $5 red and green, well centered, h.r., v.f. (SG 44)
*
Catalog #38
Catalog Value £500
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #893
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH MALAYSIA
1974 set of two imperf. pairs, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #111-112var
Unsold
Lot #894
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH MALTA
1828 document headed "Malta", probably an obligation bond, with attached small FL to Trieste, with intact seal, overall toning, otherwise fine and rare
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #895
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH MALTA
1860 (25 Apr) cover to Genova, franked with Great Britain, two 2d dark blue (pl.8), tied by "A25" duplex, partial departure pmk at top, backstamp on arrival (4 May), fine
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #896
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH MALTA
1863-82 1/2p Victoria, selection of 26 unused incl. unwatermarked No.1 (3), watermarked "CC" No. 3 (15), perf. 12 1/2, No. 5 (3) and watermarked "CA", No. 7 (5),variety of colors and shades, mostly without gum or regummed, some minor faults, generally fine, high catalogue value
*(*)
Catalog #1/7
Unsold
Lot #897
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH MALTA
1922 Self-Government, 1/2p-5sh, complete set, h.r., fine-v.f. (SG 106-113)
*
Catalog #77-84
Catalog Value £325
Price Realized
$210.00

Lot #898
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH MALTA
1966 400th Anniversary of Valletta, 2p multicolored, vertical strip of three, bottom stamp with "gold printing mostly omitted" (missing dates, inscriptions and most of the frame), n.h., v.f. and striking major error from Malta, with 1998 Brandon cert. (SG 366var)
**
Catalog #348var
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #899
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH MAURITIUS
1849 (22 Aug) FL originating from St. Denis ("Ile de Bourbon"), sent via Mauritius, where Crowned Circle departure postmark was applied, sent via English Packet to Marseilles, with "Colombo Steamer Letter" (Sep 10) and faint arrival pmk on back, charged "10" (decimes) on arrival
Envelope
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #900
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH MESOPOTAMIA
1922 (17 June) stationery entire envelope 1 An/20a surcharge, cancelled "Shaiba R.S." and addressed to USA, some tape markings, with additional departure pmks on back, fine
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #901
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH MONTSERRAT
1916-22 George V, 1/2p-5sh, complete set, overprinted Specimen, l.h., fine-v.f. (SG 49-59s)
S
Catalog #43-53S
Catalog Value £225
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #902
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NATAL
1857 6d green, good color and margins, tied by oval "Post Office P.M. Burg" on cover to England, large "6d" hs at left, Devonport Packet departure and Bedford 1859 arrival on back, some cover defects, mostly on back, otherwise fine (SG 5)
Envelope
Catalog #2
Catalog Value £2,200
Price Realized
$1,600.00

Lot #903
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NATAL
1863 cover to England, franked with two pairs of 6p gray, red "Paid Davenport Cape Packet" datestamp and Leeds arrival pmks, some toning, otherwise fine
Envelope
Catalog #SG 13
Price Realized
$1,000.00

Lot #904
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NATAL
1869 (21 Nov) cover to England, franked with a pair of 3p blue, endorsed at left "ufficius letter", signed by H.E.Hyden, Captain, 63rd regiment, charged "4" in red crayon, Jan. 5, 1870 arrival pmk, fine (SG 28b)
Envelope
Price Realized
$1,900.00

Lot #905
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NATAL
1889 postal stationery entire envelope from G.P.O. Natal (Pietermaritzburg) to Belgium, franked with four pairs and two singles of local overprint 1/2d on 6d, and on reverse by 1d red (to make up 6d rate), all tied by No."1" obliterator of the G.P.O., London transit "Paid" in red, Belgian T.P.O. "Angleterre Ouest 28 April 78" arrival (SG 91,66)
Envelope
Price Realized
$1,500.00

Lot #906
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NATAL
1900 Ladysmith Siege, lot of 5 local postcards comprising 2x type "A" postmark Ladysmith "FE 27 1900" but unused (one creased), 1 type B used from Durban to Pietermaritzburg (toned), another ty.C used from Heidelberg with GB 1p canc. FPO No.13 (card with small tear) and used to Cape Colony, and ty.E stampless with barred "2" used March 4th (after the Siege was lifted) to Umzimkulu, fine lot
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #907
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NEW BRITAIN
1914 surcharged 2d on 20pf, also 3d on 25pf, setting 9a, the former without gum, signed Holcombe, with certificate for 2d on 20pf (a very rare setting of which few are recorded)
(*)*
Catalog #3,7
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #908
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NEW BRITAIN
1914 3d Registration label (Rabaul), used in piece, fine
O
Catalog #43
Price Realized
$220.00

Lot #909
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NEW BRITAIN
1915 1d on 5pf green, block of four, cancelled by oval "Rabaul New Britain" datestamp on locally addressed cover, with Imperial German Rabaul German New Guinea postal seal on back, minor tape stains on back only, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #910
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NEWFOUNDLAND
1865-94 10c black, plate proof on india, card mounted, block of ten, v.f. (Unitrade 28P, CA$750 for singles)
Box P
Catalog #27P
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #911
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NEWFOUNDLAND
1865-94 12c red brown, plate proof on india, card mounted, block of ten, v.f. (Unitrade 28P, CA$700 for singles)
Box P
Catalog #28P
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #912
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NEWFOUNDLAND
1865-94 12c orange yellow, trial color plate proof on india, card mounted, right margin block of ten with American Bank Note Co. imprint, v.f. (Unitrade 28TC, CA$900 for singles)
Box P
Catalog #28TC
Price Realized
$575.00

Lot #913
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NEWFOUNDLAND
1865-94 24c blue, plate proof on india, card mounted, right margin block of ten with American Bank Note Co. imprint, some marginal card flaws well away from the proofs, v.f. (Unitrade 31P, CA$650 for singles)
Box P
Catalog #31P
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #914
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NEWFOUNDLAND
1868-94 3c deep orange, trial color plate proof on india, card mounted, block of ten, fine-v.f. (Unitrade 33TC, CA$1,000 for singles)
Box P
Catalog #33P
Price Realized
$550.00

Lot #915
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NEWFOUNDLAND
1868-94 6c carmine rose, plate proof on india, card mounted, block of ten, fine-v.f. (Unitrade 35P, CA$600 for singles)
Box P
Catalog #35P
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #916
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NEWFOUNDLAND
1868-94 1c violet brown, plate proof on india, card mounted, block of ten, v.f. (Unitrade 32AP, CA$1,000 for singles)
Box P
Catalog #41P
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #917
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NEWFOUNDLAND
1868-94 1c sepia, yellow brown, orange, green, yellow, selection of five trial color plate proofs on india, card mounted, all in blocks of ten, v.f. (Unitrade 32ATC, CA$3,000 for singles)
Box P
Catalog #41TC
Price Realized
$2,000.00

Lot #918
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NEWFOUNDLAND Air Post
1919 "1st Atlantic Air Post, Martinsyde, Raynham, Morgan" overprints prepared by Edwin Cleary, 3c stationery entire envelope, with 1c, 2c, 3c, 24c and 36c cancelled 12 May 1919 and addressed to Cleary in London, stamps cut from the envelope and later restored, fine appearance, rare and spectacular item
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #919
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NEWFOUNDLAND Air Post
1919 Mr. Harry Hawker and his navigator Commander Mackenzie Grieve, commenced their attempt at the first non-stop transatlantic crossing in the afternoon of 18 May, 1919. After many problems Hawker decided to ditch in the sea and he and Grieve were rescued by the Danish ship "Mary". The aeroplane "Atlantic" and the precious bag of mail were salvaged by the S.S. Lake Charlottesville on 23 May. The water-soaked mail was dried, stamps placed back on the envelopes, and handed to the postal authorities on 29 May, reaching London the next day - 3c brown, initialed "J.A.R." on reverse (by the Postmaster J.A. Robinson), well centered, lightly hinged and fresh example of this classic Airmail rarity, which was issued for the first Trans-Atlantic Flight, of the 76 unused copies, this certainly ranks among the finest, v.f., with 1999 BPA cert. (SG 142, cat. £20,000)
*
Catalog #C1
Catalog Value $25,000
Price Realized
$21,000.00

Lot #920
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NEWFOUNDLAND Air Post
1919 (9 June) "Handley Page" Aerial Mail from Parrsboro, N.S., cover franked with $1 on 15c, canc. "St. John's June 9, 1919" and addressed to Liverpool, England, later additionally postmarked "Harbour Grace, June 14,1919", fine, without London arrival, only 115 pieces of mail prepared
Envelope
Catalog #C2
Unsold
Lot #921
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NEWFOUNDLAND Air Post
1919 (9 June) "Handley Page" Aerial Mail from Parrsboro, N.S., cover franked with $1 on 15c, canc. "St. John's June 9, 1919" and addressed to Edinburgh, Scotland, later additionally postmarked "Harbour Grace, June 14, 1919", fine, without London arrival, but with a typewritten description on back "left Harbor Grace June 14, crashed at Parrsboro June 15, mailbag containing less than 200 letters forwarded to NY & from there to G.B. by S.S.Mauretania", with Diena cert.,
Envelope
Catalog #C2
Unsold
Lot #922
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NEWFOUNDLAND Air Post
1919 (12 July) Trans-Atlantic (second attempt) flight by pilots Raynham and Morgan, cover franked with $1 on 15c, canc. "St. John's July 12, 1919" and addressed to England. Only 85 covers were prepared for this flight, which crashed on take-off. The mail was taken by Capt. Raynham via steamship and delivered to London postal authorities, with Jan.7, 1920 arrival, minor toning and cover folds, fine and very rare, with Diena cert.
Envelope
Catalog #C2
Unsold
Lot #923
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NEWFOUNDLAND Air Post
1921 35c red, block of four, upper right stamp with 1 1/2mm spacing, lower right stamp with period after "1921", h.r., fine-v.f., signed Kessler (catalogue value for singles)
Box *
Catalog #C3,C3b,C3f
Catalog Value $800
Price Realized
$290.00

Lot #924
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NEWFOUNDLAND Air Post
1930 (25 Sep) cover endorsed "Per Air Mail Columbia Hr Grace to London England September 1930", franked with 4c,10c and 36c, with St. John's machine cancel and "Harbor Grace Oct.9" cds, "London Chief Office Arrival Oct.13" on reverse, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #AAMC 21a
Unsold
Lot #925
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NEWFOUNDLAND Air Post
1932 (21 May) DO.X 1stampless souvenir card to Germany with "Affranchissement/Percu 4-RM" and special cachets, "Berlin May 27" cds, v.f., only 30 prepared
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #926
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NEWFOUNDLAND Air Post
1932 (19 May) DO.X flight cover franked with appropriate $1.50 surcharge, addressed to London, roughly opened at left, otherwise v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #C12
Unsold
Lot #927
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NEWFOUNDLAND Air Post
1932 (19 May) DO.X $1.50 on $1 blue, used on flown cover from St. John's to London, England, St. John's and Harbor Grace pmks, cover flaws, stamp v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #C12
Unsold
Lot #928
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NEWFOUNDLAND Air Post
1932 (19 May) DO.X $1.50 on $1 blue, used on flown cover from St. John's to London, England, cover faults, otherwise v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #C12
Unsold
Lot #929
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NEWFOUNDLAND Air Post
1932 surcharged $1.50 on $1 blue, used on flown cover from St. John's (May 19) to England, some toning and cover faults, otherwise fine
Envelope
Catalog #C12
Unsold
Lot #930
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NEWFOUNDLAND Air Post
1933 10c orange yellow, imperforate sheet of 50, proof on ungummed, watermarked paper, light vertical wrinkles and creases at left, otherwise v.f.
Box P
Catalog #C14P
Unsold
Lot #931
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NEWFOUNDLAND Air Post
1933 Balbo supplementary mail, $4.50 on 75c, tied to souvenir wrapper by violet boxed "Post Office Newfoundland 28 Jul.1933 Clarenville" datestamp, signed Italo Balbo and another pilot, Orbetello arrival cds, minor toning, otherwise fine, rare
Envelope
Catalog #C18
Price Realized
$1,500.00

Lot #932
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NEW GUINEA
1932-34 1p-£1, complete set, l.h., fine-v.f. (SG 177-189)
*
Catalog #31-45
Catalog Value £250
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #933
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NEW GUINEA Air Post
1931 1/2p-£1, complete set, n.h., fine-v.f. (SG 137-149; catalogue value for hinged)
**
Catalog #C1-13
Catalog Value £250
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #934
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NEW GUINEA Air Post
1932-34 1p-£1, complete set, l.h., one low value toned, fine-v.f. (SG 190-203)
*
Catalog #C28-43
Catalog Value £250
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #935
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NEW GUINEA Air Post
1932-34 1/2p-£1, complete except for 2 1/2p (complete for 1932-33), used, small faults, otherwise fine-v.f. (SG 190/203)
O
Catalog #C28/43
Catalog Value £275
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #936
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NEW GUINEA Air Post
1939 1/2p-£1, complete set, l.h., fine-v.f. (SG 212-225)
*
Catalog #C46-59
Catalog Value £900
Price Realized
$675.00

Lot #937
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NEW GUINEA Air Post
1939 1/2p-£1, complete set, l.h., fine-v.f. (SG 212-225)
*
Catalog #C46-59
Catalog Value £900
Price Realized
$675.00

Lot #938
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NEW GUINEA Air Post
1939 1/2p-£1, complete set, l.h., fine-v.f. (SG 212-225)
*
Catalog #C46-59
Catalog Value £900
Price Realized
$675.00

Lot #939
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NEW ZEALAND Victoria Land
1908 Cover with "British Antarctic Expedition 1907 and S.Y. "Nimrod" sticker on backflap, with a Charles Dickens Centenary label, franked with 1p rose carmine, tied by a green "British Antarctic Expedition Feb.27, 1908" postmark, carried on the "Nimrod" with the Sir Ernest Schackleton Expedition, addressed to Christchurch, v.f. additional strike in black alongside, further franked with "Victoria Land" overprints, 1/2p and 1p, two of each, bearing 1911, 1912 and 1913 British Antarctic Expedition postmarks, v.f. and scarce Antarctic cover, with Diena cert.
Envelope
Catalog #SG A1-3
Price Realized
$5,000.00

Lot #940
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NIGER COAST PROTECTORATE
1894 (11 Sep) cover to Liverpool, franked with bisected halves of 2d overprinted Oil Rivers, also right half of 2d green and diagonal half of 1/2 vermilion, cancelled by "Bonny" departure pmk, with red "Paid Liverpool Br.Packet 25 Oc 94" arrival pmk, minor toning, v.f. and rare
Envelope
Price Realized
$1,300.00

Lot #941
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NORTH BORNEO
1888-92 Postage & Revenue, 1/2c-10c, complete except for 2c, various quantities of each, mostly in blocks of four, incl. 1/2c (28), 1c (20), 3c (32), 4c (24), 5c (32), 6c (28), 8c (32) and 10c (41), mostly n.h., few minor toned spots, fine-v.f. (SG 36/44; catalogue value for hinged singles)
Box */**
Catalog #35/43
Catalog Value £1,540
Price Realized
$550.00

Lot #942
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NORTH BORNEO
1939 1c-$5, complete set, l.h., fine-v.f. (SG 303-317)
*
Catalog #193-207
Catalog Value £1,100
Price Realized
$575.00

Lot #943
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NORTH WEST PACIFIC ISLANDS
1919 (Aug) registered cover to London, franked with single 2sh brown, tied by violet "Namatanai" cds, with corresponding German New Guinea registration label, v.f., with Sydney transit and Liverpool (21 Oct) arrival pmks
Envelope
Catalog #35
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #944
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH PAKISTAN - BAHAWALPUR
1948 3p-10r, complete set, plus Officials, 1a brown plus three surcharges, mostly l.h., fine-v.f. (SG 19-32, O7,11-13)
*
Catalog #2-15, O7-10
Catalog Value £420
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #945
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH PALESTINE
1920-21 1m sepia, pos.84, perf. 14, small h.r., fine, with 1988 Dorfman cert. (SG 38)
*
Catalog #15e
Catalog Value £700
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #946
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH PALESTINE
1920-21 1m sepia, perf. 14, used, v.f., with 1988 Muentz cert. (SG 38)
O
Catalog #15e
Catalog Value £800
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #947
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH PALESTINE
1920-21 1p indigo, perf. 15x14, overprinted in silver, l.h., fine, with 1986 BPA cert. (SG 35)
*
Catalog #20d
Catalog Value £500
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #948
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH PALESTINE Zeppelin Flights
1933 7th SAF to Brazil, mixed franking with Great Britain, v.f., with Berlin connecting cachet, rare
Envelope
Price Realized
$2,600.00

Lot #949
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH PAPUA NEW GUINEA
1902 (17 Feb) registered cover from Port Moresby to Germany, franked with 1/2d-1sh Lakatoi, Thursday Island and Brisbane transits, Nurnberg arrival pmks on back, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #1-7
Price Realized
$575.00

Lot #950
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH PAPUA NEW GUINEA
1931 (31 July) two registered covers from Port Moresby to USA, one franked with 1d, 2d and 6s, the other with single 1sh Lakatoi, transit pmks of Cook Town and Brisbane, Springfield arrival, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #951
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH PAPUA NEW GUINEA
1934 Jubilee of Declaration of British Protectorate, group of 10 FDCs, each franked with the set of four, cancelled Bwagaoia, Daru, Ioma, Kokoda, Buna Bay, Samarai, Port Moresby, Losuia, Kulumadau and Abau, sent to Port Moresby, with arrival pmks, some toning, otherwise fine-v.f. (SG 146-149)
Envelope
Catalog #110-113
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #952
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH PAPUA NEW GUINEA
1973 75th Anniversary of stamps of Papua New Guinea, stage proofs of center, frame and complete design, three different, design contained within the 9c value (originally issued in 1901), v.f.
P
Catalog #393P
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #953
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH PAPUA NEW GUINEA Air Post
1931 (30 Mar) registered and flown cover from Samarai to Ceylon, franked with block of 4x6d, various transit and arrival pmks, v.f.
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #954
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH RHODESIA
1910 2sh6p carmine rose and black, well centered, h.r., v.f. (SG 157)
*
Catalog #113
Catalog Value £325
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #955
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH ST. HELENA
1922-27 Badge of the Colony, 1/2p-10sh, set of 15, l.h., fine-v.f. (SG 97-112)
*
Catalog #79-93
Catalog Value £350
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #956
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH ST. HELENA
1922-27 Badge of the Colony, 4p-£1, set of five, mostly l.h., fine-v.f. (SG 92-96)
*
Catalog #95-99
Catalog Value £500
Price Realized
$375.00

Lot #957
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH ST. HELENA
1934 Centenary, complete set, h.r., fine-v.f. (SG 114-23)
*
Catalog #101-110
Catalog Value £400
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #958
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH ST. HELENA
1934 Centenary, complete set, l.h., fine-v.f. (SG 114-123)
*
Catalog #101-110
Catalog Value £400
Price Realized
$270.00

Lot #959
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SAMOA
1914 G.R.I. overprints, 1/2p on 3pf brown, horizontal pair on wrapper, tied by Apia cds, v.f., signed Bothe, Killian (SG 101)
Envelope
Catalog #101
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #960
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SINGAPORE
1921 $25 George V, block of four, cancelled "Singapore 1935", small faults, fine appearance
Box
Catalog #202
Price Realized
$270.00

Lot #961
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SINGAPORE
1969 Founders souvenir sheet, n.h., v.f. (SG MS 127)
Box **
Catalog #106a
Catalog Value £375
Price Realized
$290.00

Lot #962
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOLOMON ISLANDS
1913 (11 Jan) registered cover from Tulagi to England, franked with 1/2d-1sh Canoe, eight different, tied by cds, with London arrival (8 Mar) on back, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #8-15
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #963
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTHERN RHODESIA
1932 Victoria Falls, 3p imperf. proof, left margin block of four with security punch, v.f.
Box P
Catalog #32P
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #964
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH-WEST AFRICA
1924 George V, £1 red and green, horizontal pair, Setting IV, l.h., fine (SG 40)
*
Catalog #40
Catalog Value £275
Price Realized
$170.00

Lot #965
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH STRAITS SETTLEMENTS
1904-11 King Edward VII, 1c-$5, set of 20 (complete according to Scott's, missing 8 mostly low values according to SG), h.r., fine-v.f. (SG 127/138a,152/167)
*
Catalog #109-128
Catalog Value £825
Price Realized
$575.00

Lot #966
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH STRAITS SETTLEMENTS
1902 $100 purple and green, perforated "C.B.I." initials (fiscal cancel), h.r., fine (SG 122)
O
Catalog #128B
Catalog Value £225
Price Realized
$375.00

Lot #967
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH TANGANYIKA Zeppelin Flights
1934 10th SAF card to Brazil, with violet boxed "By Air to London" hs, with Friedrichshafen connecting cachet, v.f., with arrival pmk
Envelope
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #968
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH TASMANIA
1842-1912 postal history, selection of 18 covers or cards including a pre-philatelic "Ship Letter" to London, also usages to South Africa, England, France etc., various rates, one "On Public Service Only" official cover to Melbourne etc., mostly fine-v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$2,300.00

Lot #969
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH TRANSVAAL
1902 (Jan 20) registered cover from Potchefstroom to England, franked with 8 diff. "V.R.I." and "E.R.I." overprints, violet Johannesburg censor handstamp, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$120.00

Lot #970
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH TRINIDAD
1858 (25 July) FL to Germany, franked with 1d rose red, margins all around, tied by "1" duplex cancel, with corresponding departure cds on back, London and Frankfurt transit, also Darmstadt arrival pmks, various charge and endorsement markings on front, fine and attractive cover, rare
Envelope
Catalog #SG 12
Unsold
Lot #971
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH TRINIDAD
1896 Victoria, 5sh green and orange, 5sh lilac and red violet, and 10sh green and ultramarine, three different, h.r., fine-v.f., signed Diena (SG 122-123,131)
*
Catalog #87-89
Catalog Value £365
Price Realized
$220.00

Lot #972
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH TRINIDAD & TOBAGO Air Post
1931 selection of six different first flight covers, each with "Completing the Lindbergh Circle" cachet, addressed to Honduras, Costa Rica, Cuba, Jamaica, Mexico etc., fine-v.f.
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #973
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH VICTORIA
1892 cover franked with 21/2c used from Melbourne to Shanghai, violet "Missent to Honolulu" hs, with variety of transit pmks incl. Colombo, Kobe, Yokohama, Honolulu, Tokyo and finally Shanghai, some cover defects, otherwise fine and well traveled
Envelope
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #974
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH VICTORIA
1905-10 King Edward VII, £2 dull blue, perf. 11, h.r., usual rough perfs, fine (SG 445)
*
Catalog #231
Catalog Value £1,000
Price Realized
$675.00

Lot #975
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH ZANZIBAR Postage Dues
1927 printed envelope from India to Zanzibar, handstamped circular framed "T" and semi-circular "Sisaindi-Luchnow Due/one anna", postage due pair by uncancelled top marginal single 25c black on magenta, with Luchnow departure and Zanzibar arrival pmks on back, fine and rare postage due cover, with 2002 BPA cert. (SG D13)
Envelope
Catalog #J8b
Catalog Value £1,300
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #976
GREECE
1880 (12 Nov) cover from Trieste to Zante, franked with Austrian 5kr red, tied by cds, charged 70 Lepta, with Large Hermes heads 10L, 20L and 40L, each with margins all around, fine and attractive four-color combination franking from Austria, scarce with all full margined stamps
Envelope
Price Realized
$1,900.00

Lot #977
GREECE
1900 25 Lepta essay surcharge in red, each stamp individually on 1896 Olympics 40L violet, sheetlet of 10, n.h., little toning, most on margin, some perf. separations, otherwise fine-v.f., with 1985 Holcombe cert. stating "this is the largest multiple of this essay that I have recorded to date"
Box **
Catalog #160E
Price Realized
$2,600.00

Lot #978
GREECE
1906 2dr greenish gray, trial color die proof on card, v.f., with Holcombe cert.
P
Catalog #195P
Unsold
Lot #979
GREECE
1906 2dr silver, trial color die proof on card, printed by Lithography instead of recess printing as the issued stamp, little toning, otherwise v.f., with Holcombe cert.
P
Catalog #195P
Unsold
Lot #980
GREECE
1947-48 Dodecanese, 20L, 50L, 100L, 250L, 300L, 450L, 600L, 800L, 1,000L and 2,000L, group of 10 different imperforate horizontal pairs, (of the 50L, 300L and 800L only 25 pairs exist), n.h. and post office fresh, v.f. (Hermes Catalogue No. 722a/737a)
**
Catalog #507/520var
Catalog Value €5,300
Price Realized
$2,300.00

Lot #981
GREECE
1948 Dodecanese, 600dr imperforate horizontal pair, double impression, one inverted, n.h., v.f. and striking variety (Hermes Cat. No. 733y)
**
Catalog #514var
Catalog Value €1,200
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #982
GREECE
1949 Greek Children, imperf. proofs (probably from a publicity release) on cards, v.f.
P
Unsold
Lot #983
GREECE
1950 UPU, 1,000d Youth of Marathon, background (dates) inverted, n.h., pencil signed on reverse, v.f., rare (Hellas 707c)
**
Catalog #524c
Catalog Value €770
Price Realized
$1,000.00

Lot #984
GREECE
1953 National Products, 1,000d blue and light olive green, 2,000d dark brown and light green, imperf. horizontal pairs, each with green background inverted, l.h. or n.h., v.f., rare
*/**
Catalog #551,553var
Price Realized
$2,300.00

Lot #985
GREECE Air Post
1933 Bari Exhibition overprints, set of four, each with a control handstamp on back, h.r., fine-v.f. (Hellas A1A-4A)
*
Catalog #C1-4var
Catalog Value €1,200
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #986
GREECE Post Offices in Turkey
1851 (9 June) FL with a superb strike of the double circle Constantinople, Turkey cds in blue, sent to Syros, where it was rated "60" in red crayon, fumigated by "splitting" in transit, v.f., with Holcombe cert.
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #987
GREENLAND
1945 Issue, plate proofs on card, the complete set of 15 (nine frame only and six center only), fresh and v.f., extremely rare
P
Catalog #10-18P
Price Realized
$3,000.00

Lot #988
GREENLAND
1945 Liberation of Denmark, set of nine, many with sheet margin, n.h., v.f.,
**
Catalog #19-27
Catalog Value $1,450
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #989
GREENLAND
1945 Liberation of Denmark, set of six overprinted in alternate colors, n.h., few gum skips, fine-v.f., few signed Stolow,
**
Catalog #22-27a
Catalog Value $3,000
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #990
HAITI
1812-98 six original documents including partly printed document with coat of arms, signed by Finesias Augustin Simon Sam, as President of Haiti, addressed in 1898 to his Secretary of State; others with an 1875 document signed by Michel Domingue; 1877 Boisrond Canal; 1812 Tancrede L'Auguste; 1826 Jean-Pierre Boyer and 1881 Salomon, all as presidents of the Republic, fine-v.f. and rare lot
Price Realized
$1,000.00

Lot #991
HAITI
1898 Palm Tree Issue, imperforate plate proofs on india, selection of 167 (6 diff.), with panes of 25 and some pairs, values include 1c, 2c, 3c, 5c, 7c and 20c, fine-v.f.
Box P
Catalog #46-51P
Price Realized
$850.00

Lot #992
HONDURAS
1891 10p green & black, center inverted, block of four, disturbed gum as always, v.f.
Box *
Catalog #64a
Catalog Value $300
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #993
HUNGARY Air Post
1950 U.P.U. perforated and imperf. souvenir sheets of four, l.h. in margin, stamps n.h., v.f. (Mi. Block 18A-BB)
Box *
Catalog #C81,81var
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #994
HUNGARY Zeppelin Flights
1930 (May) South America fight card, Seville drop, v.f., with appropriate cachet and arrival pmk
Envelope
Price Realized
$550.00

Lot #995
HUNGARY Zeppelin Flights
1931 1st, 2nd and 3rd SAF cards or covers to Brazil, also "Landungsfahrt" to Vienna, a total of four flights, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #996
ICELAND Air Post
1930 Gyrfalcon, ten n.h. singles, v.f. (Facit 188)
**
Catalog #C3
Catalog Value $500
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #997
ICELAND Air Post
1933 Balbo Flight, set of three, h.r., fine-v.f., with 2011 Sismondo cert.,
*
Catalog #C12-14
Catalog Value $2,250
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #998
ICELAND Air Post
1933 Balbo Flight, 10k yellow green and black, h.r., fine,
*
Catalog #C14
Catalog Value $1,400
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #999
IRAN
1878 5k violet bronze, type D, Tabriz cancel (postally used), margins all around, faint thin, otherwise v.f., with clear 2012 Sadri cert.,
O
Catalog #39
Catalog Value $2,750
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #1000
IRAN
1878 1t bronze, blue paper, faint cancel, margins all around, a fresh and fine example of this rare stamp, signed Calves,
O
Catalog #40
Catalog Value $6,000
Price Realized
$3,500.00

Lot #1001
IRAN
1879 Nasr-ed-Din, 5 krans blue & black, imperforate single, black center vignette and numerals inverted, (with regular perf. stamp included for comparison), light magenta Shiraz 22/7 pmk, small thin, fine appearance, signed Mehrdad Sadri, with 2004 Persiphila cert.,
O
Catalog #42c
Catalog Value $1,850
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #1002
IRAN
1889 Shah Qajar, set of eleven different imperf. horizontal or vertical pairs, mostly h.r. (few n.h.), 10c thin, few natural wrinkles, otherwise fine-v.f.
*/**
Catalog #90-100var
Price Realized
$575.00

Lot #1003
IRAN
1910 unissued 6ch Lion, center inverted, h.r., fine (Persiphila C24a)
*
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1004
IRAN
1955 Regional Costumes, blocks of four, complete set, n.h., usual gum, fine-v.f.,
Box **
Catalog #1015-1019
Catalog Value $380
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #1005
IRAN Postal Tax Stamps
1957 50d emerald and carmine rose, center (Lion and inscriptions) inverted, n.h., v.f., with 2002 PFC. A rare invert
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Catalog #RA4var
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #1006
ISRAEL - HOLYLAND Austrian Offices in the Holyland
1886 (20 Feb) cover (opened for display) from the Austrian Post Office in Haifa to France, franked with 10sld Arms, clear Caifa departure pmk, various transit pmks incl. Alexandria, Beirut etc., fine and attractive usage
Envelope
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #1007
ISRAEL - HOLYLAND Austrian Offices in the Holyland
1879 cover to England, franked with 10sld dark blue, tied by "Jaffa 6/2" postmark, sent via Alexandria, with Liverpool arrival, some cover faults and mending on back; also three covers 1902-1908 from Jerusalem to England and to USA, also card from "Caifa" to Germany,
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #1008
ISRAEL - HOLYLAND Austrian Offices in the Holyland
1897 (26 Oct) registered letter from the Austrian Post Office in Jerusalem to Mosley, England, franked with surcharges, including 8pa on 2kr (4), 10pa on 3kr, 20pa on 5kr (2), 1 Piaster on 10kr (2), paying a total of 4 Piaster and 2para, with London transit and Manchester arrival pmks, minor cover flaws, otherwise fine and truly spectacular four color, high value franking from Jerusalem, with 1990 Sorani cert.
Envelope
Price Realized
$4,500.00

Lot #1009
ISRAEL - HOLYLAND Austrian Offices in the Holyland
1898-1906 selection of 13 picture postcards franked with Austrian Levant adhesives, used from Jerusalem, Jaffa, Haifa, also 7 additional ppcs (German and French Levant), many in color, occasional minor faults, mostly fine-v.f.
Envelope
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Lot #1010
ISRAEL - HOLYLAND Austrian Offices in the Holyland
1908-11 four covers (two registered) covers from Haifa to England, also to Vienna and Jaffa, each with "Caifa Osterr. Post" departure, two with registry labels, appropriate transit and arrival pmks, minor faults, mostly fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #1011
ISRAEL - HOLYLAND German Offices in the Holyland
1916 (26 Oct) picture postcard to Germany, with Feldpost Mil. Miss. "Bir-Es-Seba" (Beersheba), v.f.
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #1012
ISRAEL - HOLYLAND Ottoman Empire
1898 (7 Feb) ppc to Austria, franked with 20pa Ottoman adhesive, cancelled by a negative seal of Bethlehem, with Weidlingau and Vienna 18.2.98 arrival pmks
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #1013
ISRAEL - HOLYLAND Ottoman Empire
1905-10 eight Ottoman adhesives, tied on five small pieces by separate bilingual or negative "Nablus" departure pmks, fine
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Lot #1014
ISRAEL
1948 New Year, imperforate trial plate proof of 5m superimposed on 20m in near issued colors, ribbon in issued blue and red (of 65m), on gummed paper, minor crease as always, otherwise v.f. example of this great Israel rarity, very few exist, with SIP cert.
**
Catalog #11P
Price Realized
$650.00

Lot #1015
ISRAEL
1949 Tabul Exhibition souvenir sheet, wholesale lot of 20 copies, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #16
Catalog Value $1,800
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #1016
ISRAEL
1950 "Command Post Asluj" 10a photo essay with ms "Command Post Revivim" in pen below and ms "Trial Printing 200" on reverse, plus an original pen and ink drawing with a 20a value penciled in, Bir Asluj and the Israeli settlement of Revivim were on the front lines between Egyptian and Israeli forces in 1948, the essay is believed to be an entry in a Ministry of Posts design competition, ex Hesky
E
Price Realized
$850.00

Lot #1017
ISRAEL
1950 Negev, bottom margin block of ten with tabs (5), folded vertically between stamps, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #25
Catalog Value $1,237
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1018
ISRAEL
1954 Lamp Essay issued for Israel Teachers Association, compound sheetlet of eight, with gum, minor toning, otherwise v.f., with Martin Marco cert.
Box E
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1019
ISRAEL
1963 Freedom From Hunger, tete beche sheetlet of 16, n.h., v.f. (Bale IrS-17)
Booklet **
Catalog #237a
Catalog Value $420
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #1020
ISRAEL
1963 Freedom from Hunger tete-beche and booklet collection of five official, cacheted, unaddressed FDCs incl. horiz. tete beche strip of four, vert. gutter, tete beche block of four (heart of the sheet), booklet pane without serial number, plus two with serial number), all v.f. (Bale 261IrS)
Envelope
Catalog #237a
Catalog Value $875
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1021
ISRAEL Air Post
1950 5p-250p, set of bottom or side margin strips of ten with tabs, folded between the stamps, n.h., fine-v.f.
**
Catalog #C1-6
Catalog Value $2,750
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #1022
ISRAEL Air Post
1953-56 1000p green, three bottom margin tab strips of five (15 tabs in total), n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #C16
Catalog Value $1,425
Unsold
Lot #1023
ISRAEL Judaica
1872 (16 Oct) illustrated & folded document, franked with Hungary 2kr orange (Scott's No.7) and used to Nemes, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$220.00

Lot #1024
ITALIAN STATES Parma
1852 5c black on yellow, 10c black on white, each with full margins, the latter being variety with recut bottom line and uncleared value tablet, tied by double circle "Fiorenzuola" July 22, 1853 pmk on coverfront to Piacenza, v.f., signed Emilio Diena
Catalog #1,2var
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #1025
ITALIAN STATES Roman States
1852 5b black on gray, "grayish oily ink" variety, margins all around, large part original gum, fine, with 1970 Diena cert. (Sass. 6b)
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Catalog #6e
Catalog Value $1,500
Price Realized
$290.00

Lot #1026
ITALIAN STATES Roman States
1852 6b black on greenish gray, block of four, margins all around, h.r., top stamps thin, otherwise fine-v.f., signed Diena (Sass. 7)
Box *
Catalog #7
Catalog Value €8,000
Unsold
Lot #1027
ITALIAN STATES Roman States
1867 3c black on gray rose ("grigio rosa"), unused, part original gum, margins just in at sides, fine example of this rare shade, with 1989 Diena cert. (Sass. 14)
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Catalog #13a
Catalog Value €6,000
Unsold
Lot #1028
ITALIAN STATES Roman States
1868 5c "celeste," horizontal strip of four on outer wrapper from Veroli to Rome, black diamond cancels with straight line "Veroli" handstamp just below, with Rome arrival on reverse, small faults, still a fine and rare multiple of this better shade, with 1988 Diena cert. (Sass. 25c)
Envelope
Catalog #21var
Price Realized
$1,100.00

Lot #1029
ITALIAN STATES Sardinia
1855-63 5c-80c, blocks of four, margins all around, each with one or two stamps hinged, balance n.h., fine-v.f. (Sass.13/17; catalogue value for hinged blocks)
Box */**
Catalog #10-14
Catalog Value €1,085
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1030
ITALIAN STATES Sardinia Postal Stationery
1867 undated 50c embossed ("Cavalino") folded entire addressed to Torino, with "Carmagnola" handstamp, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$280.00

Lot #1031
ITALIAN STATES Tuscany
1851 1cr brown carmine ("carmino bruno su grigio"), unused with full original gum, l.h., ample margins to barely touching at upper left, beautiful impression, fresh and fine, with 1985 Diena cert. (Sass.4e)
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Catalog #4a
Catalog Value $15,000
Unsold
Lot #1032
ITALIAN STATES Tuscany
1860 Provisional Government, 5c yellow green ("verde giallastro"), unused with full original gum, l.h., ample margins to just touching at left, fresh color, fine example of this rare shade, with 1989 Diena cert. (Sass.18c)
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Catalog #18b
Catalog Value $24,000
Unsold
Lot #1033
ITALY
1861 10c brown, two singles (one with sheet margin at top), used on piece, Palermo cancel, fine-v.f., with 2008 Raybaudi cert. (Sass.1c)
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Catalog #17b
Catalog Value $1,100
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #1034
ITALY
1862 10c reddish orange, "arancio rossastro", bright color and crisp embossing, fairly well centered for this issue, original gum with the barest trace of a hinge mark, a fresh and fine example of this scarce shade, signed Diena, with 2008 "Grande Rarita" Raybaudi cert. (Sass.1j)
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Catalog #17f
Catalog Value $29,000
Price Realized
$5,000.00

Lot #1035
ITALY
1862 80c orange, used on small piece (with small part of 40c red), fine, with 2008 Raybaudi cert. (Sass.4)
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Catalog #21
Catalog Value $2,400
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #1036
ITALY
1863 15c blue, block of four, margins all around, two right stamps with head omitted, lower left stamp with head double, heavy h.r., natural gum creases between the stamps, a fine "triple variety" block, with 1990 Diena cert. (Sass.11k,11n; catalogue value for singles)
Box *
Catalog #22b-c
Catalog Value €4,200
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #1037
ITALY
1863 (27 Feb) FL from Firenze to Rome, franked with 15c blue, used in combination with 5c Sardinia, Type I, both with full margins all around, Rome arrival on reverse, fine mixed franking (Sass.12)
Envelope
Catalog #23
Catalog Value €600
Price Realized
$220.00

Lot #1038
ITALY
1866 10c buff and 10c orange brown, two distinct shades, Turin Printing, unused with original gum, l.h. or h.r., fresh, better than usual centering for this difficult issue, fresh and fine, with 2008 Raybaudi cert. (Sass.T17,17a)
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Catalog #27,27a
Catalog Value €8,000
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #1039
ITALY
1863 40c rose, London Printing, unused with full original gum, h.r., beautiful color, reperforated at right, otherwise v.f., with Raybaudi opinion (Sass.L20)
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Catalog #31
Catalog Value $8,750
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #1040
ITALY
1863-65 40c rose carmine, London Printing, block of four, beautiful color and uncommonly well centered, unused with full original gum, h.r. at top, bottom right stamp never hinged, bottom left stamp with barest trace of a hinge, truly post office fresh and v.f., signed Diena, with 2008 "Grande Rarita" Raybaudi certificate "E'ben centrato e poiche trovasi tuttora in ottimo stato di conservazione" (Sass.L20); catalogue value is for "perfectly" centered singles, without consideration for the 60% premium for a block of four). A true gem from the Italian Kingdom,
Box */**
Catalog #31
Catalog Value €96,000
Price Realized
$23,000.00

Lot #1041
ITALY
1865 20c on 15c blue, type III (type I in Scott's), block of four, bottom stamps never hinged, top stamps hinge remnant, usual centering, some totally insignificant gum toning at upper right, mentioned for accuracy only (not mentioned on accompanying 2008 Raybaudi certificate), fine and rare block (Sass.25; catalogue value for singles)
Box */**
Catalog #34
Catalog Value €5,700
Price Realized
$650.00

Lot #1042
ITALY
1865 20c on 15c blue, type I (type III in Scott's), unusually well centered, h.r., some faint toned spots not mentioned on accompanying 2008 Raybaudi certificate, v.f. and beautiful stamp (Sass.23)
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Catalog #34c
Catalog Value €4,000
Price Realized
$675.00

Lot #1043
ITALY
1867 20c black, imperforate proof on wove, unwatermarked paper, sheet of 100, with red "Pinning ma.." ("pinning marks correct J.P. 3/6/67") at top, some creases and marginal flaws, fine and possibly unique multiple, with 1979 Diena cert.
Box P
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Lot #1044
ITALY
1877 20c orange, fresh color, well centered for this difficult issue, full original gum, l.h., faint and natural gum toning not mentioned on accompanying 2008 Raybaudi certificate, fresh and fine, signed Diena (Sass.28)
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Catalog #36
Catalog Value $5,500
Price Realized
$425.00

Lot #1045
ITALY
1878 surcharges on Officials, complete set of eight, h.r., 2c on 20c with some faint gum toning (not mentioned on the accompanying 2008 Raybaudi certificate), fine (Sass.29-36)
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Catalog #37-44
Catalog Value $4,940
Price Realized
$625.00

Lot #1046
ITALY
1879 Humbert, 5c-2L, set of seven imperf. plate proofs on gummed paper, n.h., fresh and v.f., few signed Diena (Sass. P37-43)
P
Catalog #45-51P
Catalog Value €2,700
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1047
ITALY
1879 Humbert, 20c-50L, four values, imperf. plate proofs on gummed paper, blocks of four, also 5c, 10c and 2L singles (one of each), n.h., one stamp with natural inclusion, otherwise fresh and v.f. (Sass. P37-43)
Box P
Catalog #45-51P
Catalog Value €6,795
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #1048
ITALY
1879 2L vermilion, horizontal pair, used, fine, with 2008 Raybaudi cert. (Sass.43)
O
Catalog #51
Catalog Value €1,500
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #1049
ITALY
1889 Humbert, 40c-5L, set of five imperf. plate proofs, n.h. (40c and 60c issued without gum), fresh and v.f. (Sass. P45-49)
P
Catalog #53-57P
Catalog Value €1,400
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #1050
ITALY
1901 5c-5L, seven imperf. plate proofs on ungummed paper, complete except for 40c and 50c, fine-v.f. (Sass.P69/78)
P
Catalog #78/91P
Catalog Value €1,575
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #1051
ITALY
1901 5c Coat of Arms, imperf. trial color proofs in red, purple and olive green, each with sheet margin at bottom, v.f. (Sass. P70)
P
Catalog #78TC
Catalog Value €675
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1052
ITALY
1901 1L brown and green, green background double, h.r., v.f. and rare, listed but unpriced in Sassone, signed Raybaudi (Sass.77ba)
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Catalog #87var
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #1053
ITALY
1937 Children, postage and airmail complete, 50 sets, mostly in sheets or large multiples, n.h., fine-v.f. (Sass.406-15,A100-5)
Box **
Catalog #367-76,C89-94
Catalog Value €43,000
Price Realized
$4,500.00

Lot #1054
ITALY
1950 100L regular issue, vertical pair, imperf. between, n.h., v.f., signed Diena (Sass.651L)
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Catalog #566var
Catalog Value €3,250
Unsold
Lot #1055
ITALY
1951 International Gymnastics Congress, set of two used on official ppc, cancelled 2.6.51 Firenze, fine-v.f. (Sass.661-63)
Envelope
Catalog #574-76
Catalog Value €2,750
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1056
ITALY
1954 100L brown, perf. 13 1/4x12 1/4, n.h., centered to top, fine and very rare perforation variety from modern Italy, with Diena and Carraro certificates (Sass.747/I)
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Catalog #661var
Catalog Value €32,500
Price Realized
$4,000.00

Lot #1057
ITALY
1959 Olympics, 110L vertical strip of three, two bottom stamps with double paper varieties, n.h., v.f. (Sass.865a)
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Catalog #777var
Catalog Value €2,800
Unsold
Lot #1058
ITALY
1961 Visit of the President of the Republic in Uruguay, set of three, plus the 205L rose, error of color, l.h., v.f. (Sass.918-21)
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Catalog #832-34,834a
Catalog Value €850
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #1059
ITALY
1991 Basketball Centenary, 500L "Pallacanestro" color error, bottom portion in ultramarine instead of violet, sheet margin single, n.h., v.f., only one sheet of 50 discovered, with Diena and Carraro certificates. A major Italian error (Sass.1967A)
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Catalog #1844var
Catalog Value €15,000
Unsold
Lot #1060
ITALY Air Post
1926 (May 13) first flight over the North Pole with airship "Norge" (pilot Amundsen), cover carried from Ciampino Roma 10.4.26 to Kingsbay, Alaska, franked with Italy 1.25L, also with special Nobile label (rare variety horizontal pair imperf. between), all on front (another single label on back overprinted "Norge"), bearing oval cachet "Volo Transpolare 1926 Amundsen - Ellsworth - Nobile Equipaggio Italiano Dirigibile Norge", addressed to Milano and bearing signature of "Precerutti", v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #1061
ITALY Air Post
1926 (April 8) Transpolar Nobile "Italia-Alaska", cover franked with 1,25L St. Francis on front, cancelled Ciampino Roma 8.4.26 to Kingsbay, Alaska and later to Norway, with special Nobile label (horizontal pair imperf. between), overprinted to indicate that 51 covers addressed to Oslo were misplaced and eventually found nine years later, fine and scarce cover, especially franked with the variety
Envelope
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #1062
ITALY Air Post
1926 (April 8) Transpolar Nobile "Italia-Alaska", cover franked with 1,25L St. Francis on front, canc. Ciampino Roma 8.4.26 to Kingsbay, Alaska and later to Norway, with special Nobile label (variety imperf. at right) added on back & overprinted to indicate that 51 covers addressed to Oslo were misplaced and eventually found nine years later, fine and scarce cover, especially franked with the variety
Envelope
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #1063
ITALY Air Post
1930 Virgil, gray card with nine diff. color proofs of 7.70+3.30L, each imperf. amid simulated perfs, v.f. and probably unique item, with Diena cert.
P
Catalog #C25P
Price Realized
$2,300.00

Lot #1064
ITALY Air Post
1945 5L green, vertical strip of five, bottom stamps incomplete or missing design ("stampa incompleta o evanescente"), light creasing, n.h., v.f., with Sorani and Carraro certificates (Sass.PA129aa)
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Catalog #C109var
Catalog Value €1,500
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #1065
ITALY Air Post
1948 Campidoglio, 1000L perf. 141/2x131/4, vertical pair, imperf. between, n.h., fine, with Carraro cert. (Sass.PA145Ac)
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Catalog #C126a
Catalog Value €3,750
Unsold
Lot #1066
ITALY Air Post Special Delivery
1933 gray card with 12 diff. color proofs of 2,25L, each imperf. amid simulated perfs, v.f. and probably unique item, with Diena cert.
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Catalog #CE4P
Price Realized
$2,300.00

Lot #1067
ITALY Postage Dues
1869 10c buff, imperf. proof on gummed stamp paper, vertical strip of three, n.h., v.f. (Sass. P2)
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Catalog #J2P
Catalog Value €1,440
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #1068
ITALY Postage Dues
1870 2c buff and magenta, numeral inverted, fine used, with Diena cert. (Sass.P4b)
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Catalog #J4a
Catalog Value €5,500
Unsold
Lot #1069
ITALY Parcel Post
1923-25 60c on 5c brown, surcharge reversed, also 10L pair, one only part with double 3L surcharge, l.h., fine (Sass.21i,23d,e)
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Catalog #Q21,23var
Catalog Value €1,220
Unsold
Lot #1070
ITALY Parcel Post
1923-25 60c on 5c brown, block of four, bottom stamps without surcharge, l.h., signed Diena (Sass.21d)
Box *
Catalog #Q21var
Catalog Value €5,000
Unsold
Lot #1071
ITALY Parcel Post
1923-25 3L on 10L, block of four, surcharge double at right, omitted at left, n.h., fine (Sass.23L)
Box **
Catalog #Q23var
Catalog Value €1,950
Unsold
Lot #1072
ITALY Parcel Post
1947 1L brown, block of four, imperf. horizontally, fine used, with Diena cert., v.f., with Diena cert. (Sass.68lu)
Box
Catalog #Q63var
Catalog Value €900
Unsold
Lot #1073
ITALY Parcel Post
1947 100L blue, vertical block of four, double paper, n.h., centered to right, with Carraro cert. (Sass.77x)
Box **
Catalog #Q72var
Catalog Value €1,500
Unsold
Lot #1074
ITALY Parcel Post
1954 1000L ultramarine, n.h. but toned, mostly on back, signed Raybaudi, with 1985 cert. (Sass.PP 81)
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Catalog #Q76
Catalog Value €4,500
Price Realized
$625.00

Lot #1075
ITALY Parcel Post
1954 1000L ultramarine, right sheet margin example, n.h., well centered, fresh and v.f. (Sass. PP81)
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Catalog #Q76
Catalog Value €4,500
Price Realized
$1,200.00

Lot #1076
ITALY Parcel Post
1957 400L olive gray, vertical block of four, double paper, n.h., v.f., with Diena cert. (Sass.97IIm)
Box **
Catalog #Q88var
Catalog Value €1,500
Unsold
Lot #1077
ITALY Military Mail
1916 (17 July) ppc to Milano with green "Sezione Aerostatica da Campagna - Comando" cachet, used from an Italian Air Force unit in Albania, with "Ufficio Posta Militare Albania 3" cds of the observer balloons unit, additional green "Zona di Guerra" hs, v.f. and rare
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1078
ITALY Military Mail
1918 (10 July) ppc to Genova with Posta Militare 52 cds of the Czechoslovak Legion (the 6th Division) formed from expatriates and POWs, violet "210 Gruppo" cachet and censor cachet, v.f. and scarce usage by an Italian officer with the Czechoslovak unit while in Italy
Envelope
Price Realized
$220.00

Lot #1079
ITALY Military Mail
1918 (3 Oct) Italian Detachment in Palestine, ppc from Port Said, carried by the British Army Post Office, with "Comando Base Italiano Port Said" hs, v.f. and scarce item, with Sorani cert.
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1080
ITALY Military Mail
1919 (21 Aug) free frank cover to Italy, with military mission cachet of the Italian delegation to the 1919 Versailles Peace Conference, with appropriate Paris meter cancellations, fine, signed Raybaudi
Envelope
Price Realized
$220.00

Lot #1081
ITALY Military Mail
1942-43 World War II, selection of 16 free frank censored covers or cards from various Italian units in Russia, mostly from Stalingrad, fine and scarce lot
Envelope
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #1082
ITALY Military Mail
1943-45 World War II, selection of 14 censored covers (also one coverfront), mostly from Italian POWs captured on different fronts incl. Sept.10, 1945 US Army Post Office free frank, 1943 card from a POW captured at Stalingrad (rare), another from England, Middle East etc., German censor markings etc., fine-v.f. and interesting group
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1083
ITALY ITALIAN OFFICES ABROAD
1870 (30 June) cover sent from Alessandria to Florence, franked with Egypt 1pi Sphinx, tied by "V.R. Poste Egiziane Ismailia" cds, additionally franked with 40c rose, tied by numeral "234" canc., with "Alessandria D'Egitto Poste Italiane" cds alongside, Florence arrival on reverse, some light toned spots, fine and rare mixed franking, with 1994 Sorani cert.
Envelope
Price Realized
$1,300.00

Lot #1084
ITALY ITALIAN OFFICES ABROAD
1874 40c rose, block of 16 (8x2), originating from the Italian Post Office in Buenos Aires, with Genova arrival pmks, two stamps defective, rare multiple, possibly the largest known (Sass. 7; catalogue value for four blocks of four)
Box
Catalog #9
Catalog Value €3,200
Price Realized
$550.00

Lot #1085
ITALY ITALIAN OFFICES IN CHINA - PECHINO
1918 (30.8) ppc (Entrance of the Italian Legation) franked with Chinese 1/2c and 1c Junk, addressed to "Italian Gunboat" Chinwangtao, fine
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #1086
ITALY ITALIAN OFFICES IN CHINA - PECHINO
1918 (8.10) free frank ppc (the Summer Palace) to Italy, with violet "R.R. Truppe Italiane in Estremo Oriente Comando", hs, also "7 Reggimento Genio Telegrafisti Plotono Autonomo Estremo Oriente", fine and scarce usage, signed Carraro
Envelope
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #1087
ITALY ITALIAN OFFICES IN CHINA - TIENTSIN
1918 (8.9) free frank ppc (Tientsin Riots 1912) to Italy, violet "Distaccamento Italiani Irrendenti" hs, with part of Italian Red Cross and boxed "Censura Militare Prigioneri Guerra Verificato", "R.R. Poste Italiane Tientsin Cina" departure pmk on back, minor toning, rare
Envelope
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #1088
ITALY ITALIAN OFFICES IN CHINA - TIENTSIN
1918 undated YMCA cover, without franking to Italian Concession in Tientsin, with violet "Distaccamento Ra. Marina in Cina - Comando" cachet on back, fine, signed Sorani
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #1089
ITALY ITALIAN OFFICES IN CHINA - TIENTSIN Postal Stationery
1918 (5.10) specially prepared postal card "R.R. Truppe Italiane in Estremo Oriente", franked with Chinese 4c Junk, addressed to Shi-chow, fine and rare card, signed Sorani
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #1090
ITALY ITALIAN LEVANT
1909-11 Jerusalem, 20pi on 5L blue and rose, h.r., gum toning, otherwise fine, signed Diena (Sass.7)
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Catalog #7
Catalog Value €1,450
Unsold
Lot #1091
ITALY VENEZIA GIULIA
1945 10L violet, pos.89, n.h., v.f., with 2000 Raybaudi cert. A rarity, only 50 printed,
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Catalog #Sass.11A
Catalog Value €21,000
Price Realized
$5,500.00

Lot #1092
ITALIAN COLONIES General Issues
1934 15th Trade Fair, 62 complete sets, incl. two blocks of 50 (folded between stamps), n.h., some minor toned spots, fine-v.f. (Sass.42-45)
Box **
Catalog #42-45
Catalog Value €1,240
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1093
ITALIAN COLONIES General Issues Air Post
1932 Dante Alighieri Society, set of six in blocks of 20, n.h., few perf. separations, fine-v.f. (Sass.PA8-13)
Box **
Catalog #C1-6
Catalog Value €1,000
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #1094
ITALIAN COLONIES Aegean Islands - Leros
1932 Garibaldi, 10c, 1.25L and 1.75+25c, each showing spaced "L" in Lero variety, h.r., fine-v.f. (Sass.17a,23a-24a)
*
Catalog #17var,23-24var
Catalog Value €960
Price Realized
$280.00

Lot #1095
ITALIAN COLONIES Aegean Islands - Piscopi
1932 Garibaldi, 50c block of four, lower left stamp "Piscop" (missing final "i" in "Piscopi"), n.h., v.f., signed (Sass.21b)
Box **
Catalog #21var
Catalog Value €750
Unsold
Lot #1096
ITALIAN COLONIES Aegean Islands - Rhodes
1929 25c, 50c and 1.25L., imperf. horizontal or vertical pairs, one 25c n.h., balance hinged, fine-v.f. (Sass.6b,8-9b)
*/**
Catalog #18,20-21var
Catalog Value €960
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #1097
ITALIAN COLONIES Castellorizo
1932 Garibaldi, set of 10 used on registered and flown cover to Rome, v.f. (Sass.30-39)
Envelope
Catalog #80-89
Catalog Value €900
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #1098
ITALIAN COLONIES Cyrenaica
1927 Volta, 50c deep orange, with additional "Eritrea" overprint inverted, n.h., fine, signed Raybaudi (Sass.43d)
**
Catalog #26c
Catalog Value €825
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #1099
ITALIAN COLONIES Cyrenaica
1930 Ferrucci, 10 complete sets, incl. blocks of four, n.h., fine-v.f. (Sass.63-67)
Box **
Catalog #38-42
Catalog Value €900
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #1100
ITALIAN COLONIES Cyrenaica Semi-Postals
1929 National Defense, 9 complete sets incl. two sets of blocks of four, n.h., some colonial gum toning, fine-v.f. (Sass.49-52)
Box **
Catalog #B21-24
Catalog Value €495
Price Realized
$120.00

Lot #1101
ITALIAN COLONIES Cyrenaica Semi-Postals
1929 National Defense, 10 complete sets incl. two sets of blocks of four, n.h., some Colonial gum toning, fine-v.f. (Sass.49-52)
Box **
Catalog #B21-24
Catalog Value €550
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #1102
ITALIAN COLONIES Eritrea Semi-Postals
1929 National Defense, 13 complete sets, few minor gum wrinkles and toned spots, mostly fine-v.f. (Sass.138-41)
**
Catalog #B25-28
Catalog Value €715
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #1103
ITALIAN COLONIES Eritrea Semi-Postals
1929 National Defense, 8 sets (in blocks of four), n.h., fine-v.f. (Sass.138-41)
Box **
Catalog #B25-28
Catalog Value €440
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #1104
ITALIAN COLONIES Eritrea Semi-Postals
1929 National Defense, 8 sets (in blocks of four), n.h., fine-v.f. (Sass.138-41)
Box **
Catalog #B25-28
Catalog Value €440
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #1105
ITALIAN COLONIES Eritrea Postage Dues
1903-20 5c inverted numeral and overprint, l.h., fine (Sass.S14a)
*
Catalog #J1b
Catalog Value €700
Unsold
Lot #1106
ITALIAN COLONIES Libya
1912-22 5c green, type I, imperf. block of four, top stamps l.h., bottom stamps n.h., margins all around to just clear at lower left, fine-v.f. (Sass.3b)
Box */**
Catalog #3b
Catalog Value €1,100
Price Realized
$280.00

Lot #1107
ITALIAN COLONIES Libya
1912-22 5c green, type I, horizontal pair, left stamp with overprint omitted, right stamp with overprint shifted upwards, n.h., tiny toned perf., otherwise v.f., signed Raybaudi (Sass.3ga)
**
Catalog #3d
Catalog Value €1,650
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1108
ITALIAN COLONIES Libya
1912-22 5c green, type II, horizontal strip of three, left two stamps with overprint omitted, right stamp with overprint shifted upwards, n.h., fine (Sass.3/Iga)
**
Catalog #3h
Catalog Value €1,500
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1109
ITALIAN COLONIES Libya
1924-29 15c brown & orange, central vignette double (!), unused without gum, v.f., signed Oliva, one of only two known unused examples of this variety, listed but unpriced in Sassone
(*)
Catalog #Sass. 48g
Unsold
Lot #1110
ITALIAN COLONIES Libya
1924-40 30c black and black brown, horizontal pair imperf. between, h.r., v.f. (Sass.50t)
*
Catalog #54var
Catalog Value €800
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #1111
ITALIAN COLONIES Libya
1924-40 55c black and violet, perf. 14x13 1/4 variety, h.r., fine, with 1987 Raybaudi cert. (Sass.52b)
*
Catalog #56var
Catalog Value €1,600
Price Realized
$375.00

Lot #1112
ITALIAN COLONIES Libya Flight Covers
1935 (4 Dec) Bengasi-Asmara-Mogadisco, first flight, cover addressed to Solum, Egypt (without arrival pmk), with attractive Libya/Cyrenaica combination franking, v.f., signed Bolaffi
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #1113
ITALIAN COLONIES Somalia Parcel Post
1923 3b on 5c brown, block of four, without "3" on left side value tablet, n.h., fine-v.f.,
Box **
Catalog #Sass.21b
Catalog Value €3,000
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #1114
ITALIAN COLONIES Tripolitania
1930 Virgil, postage and airpost, 8 complete sets, n.h., few slightly toned, fine-v.f. (Sass.78-86,PA4-7)
**
Catalog #43-51,C4-7
Catalog Value €800
Price Realized
$220.00

Lot #1115
ITALIAN COLONIES Tripolitania Semi-Postals
1926 Colonial Institute, 30 complete sets in blocks, n.h., fine-v.f. (Sass.33-38)
Box **
Catalog #B7-12
Catalog Value €450
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #1116
ITALIAN COLONIES Tripolitania Semi-Postals
1929 National Defense, 10 complete sets, incl. two blocks of four, n.h., some usual dried gum, fine-v.f. (Sass.50-53)
Box **
Catalog #B33-36
Catalog Value €550
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #1117
ITALIAN COLONIES Tripolitania Air Post
1930 Ferrucci, cplt set of blocks of ten, n.h., fine-v.f. (Sass.PA1-3)
Box **
Catalog #C1-3
Catalog Value €850
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #1118
ITALIAN COLONIES Tripolitania Air Post
1930 Ferrucci, complete set of blocks of ten, n.h., fine-v.f. (Sass.PA1-3)
Box **
Catalog #C1-3
Catalog Value €850
Price Realized
$290.00

Lot #1119
ITALIAN COLONIES Tripolitania Air Post
1930 Ferrucci, 11 complete sets, incl. blocks, n.h., couple of small faults, fine-v.f. (Sass.PA1-3)
Box **
Catalog #C1-3
Catalog Value €935
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #1120
ITALIAN COLONIES Trieste Zone A
1950 Trieste Fair, 15L deep blue, fold over variety resulting in overprint on reverse only, in vertical pair with unoverprinted stamp (plus additional unoverprinted stamp at left), n.h., v.f. (Sass. 81e)
**
Catalog #82var
Catalog Value €5,500
Unsold
Lot #1121
ITALIAN COLONIES Trieste Zone A Parcel Post
1947-48 1L-500L, complete set, mostly n.h., 5L hinged and few high values with dried gum, fine-v.f. (Sass. 1-12; catalogue value for hinged)
*/**
Catalog #Q1-12
Catalog Value €725
Price Realized
$170.00

Lot #1122
ITALIAN COLONIES Trieste Zone A Parcel Post
1949-53 200L green, pair imperf. at right, used, rare,
O
Catalog #Sass.23p
Catalog Value €3,500
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #1123
ITALIAN COLONIES Trieste Zone A Parcel Post
1949-54 10L violet, left sheet margin horizontal pair, variety left half imperf., small h.r., v.f., with 1994 Diena cert. (Sass. 18/Io)
*
Catalog #Q18var
Catalog Value €2,300
Unsold
Lot #1124
ITALIAN COLONIES Trieste Zone A Parcel Post
1949-54 200L green, right sheet margin horizontal pair, variety imperf. at right, used, with 1994 Diena cert. (Sass. 23p)
O
Catalog #Q23var
Catalog Value €3,500
Unsold
Lot #1125
ITALY - WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES ITALIAN OCCUPATION OF ITHACA
1941 1.50d green, used, v.f. and rare, signed A.Diena, with 1976 Raybaudi cert.,
O
Catalog #Sass.17
Catalog Value €7,000
Price Realized
$1,700.00

Lot #1126
ITALY - WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES ITALIAN OCCUPATION OF ITHACA Air Post
1941 100d brown, fresh color, n.h., fine example of this rare stamp, signed Spanos, Raybaudi, with 1992 E.Diena cert.,
**
Catalog #Sass.PA11
Catalog Value €21,000
Price Realized
$4,750.00

Lot #1127
ITALY - WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES ITALIAN OCCUPATION OF ITHACA Air Post
1941 50L+50L brown, horizontal pair, large "O" of "Occupation", n.h., v.f., signed Raybaudi, Diena, with 1988 E.Diena cert.,
**
Catalog #Sass.PA13
Catalog Value €18,000
Price Realized
$4,250.00

Lot #1128
ITALY - WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES ITALIAN OCCUPATION OF ITHACA Air Post
1941 1d on 2L vermilion, horizontal pair, large "O" of "Occupation", used, v.f. and rare, with 1956 Fiecchi and 1995 Raybaudi certs,
O
Catalog #Sass.PA14
Catalog Value €14,000
Price Realized
$3,500.00

Lot #1129
ITALY - WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES ITALIAN OCCUPATION OF ITHACA Postage Dues
1941 25L+25L blue, left margin horizontal pair, lightly cancelled, fresh color, v.f., signed Bolaffi, Raybaudi, with 1990 E.Diena cert.,
O
Catalog #Sass.S2
Catalog Value €6,500
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #1130
ITALY - WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES ITALIAN OCCUPATION OF MONTENEGRO
1942 Red Cross, set of four, surcharged in red, fine-v.f., signed, only 200 sets issued,
*
Catalog #Sass. 36-39
Catalog Value €5,000
Price Realized
$950.00

Lot #1131
ITALY - WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES ITALIAN OCCUPATION OF MONTENEGRO
1943 Issue, sheets of 40, complete set including air post, n.h., fine-v.f.,
Box **
Catalog #Sass.60-69, A26-31
Catalog Value €8,000
Price Realized
$3,000.00

Lot #1132
ITALY - WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES ITALIAN OCCUPATION OF MONTENEGRO
1943 Issue, presentation album with 16 values including air post, all perforated photo proofs, mounted on four pages, each with a description attached with a label, v.f. and extraordinary "ministerial album"
P
Catalog #Sass.60-69, A26-31P
Price Realized
$2,500.00

Lot #1133
ITALY - WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES ITALIAN OCCUPATION OF MONTENEGRO Air Post
1941 50d and 2.50d inverted overprints, l.h., fine-v.f., each with a handstamped guarantee mark,
*
Catalog #Sass. A1a,4a
Catalog Value €260
Unsold
Lot #1134
ITALY - WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES ITALIAN OCCUPATION OF ZANTE
1941 Beneficenza, 10L green and yellow, bright violet overprint, nice colors, n.h., v.f. example of this rare stamp, with 2001 Raybaudi cert.,
**
Catalog #Sass.29
Catalog Value €27,000
Price Realized
$5,750.00

Lot #1135
ITALY - WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES ITALIAN OCCUPATION OF ZANTE
1941 20L blue and yellow, violet overprint, very lightly hinged, v.f. and rare, signed Diena, with 2001 Raybaudi cert.,
*
Catalog #Sass.30
Catalog Value €18,000
Price Realized
$4,250.00

Lot #1136
ITALY - WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES ITALIAN OCCUPATION OF ZANTE Air Post
1941 30d green, clear violet handstamp, well centered, n.h., v.f., with 1987 E.Diena and 1989 Raybaudi certs,
**
Catalog #Sass.PA8
Catalog Value €10,000
Price Realized
$2,400.00

Lot #1137
ITALY - WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES ITALIAN OCCUPATION OF ZANTE Air Post
1941 100d brown, right margin single, beautiful color, n.h., v.f., signed A.Diena, with 1985 E.Diena cert.,
**
Catalog #Sass.PA10
Catalog Value €19,500
Price Realized
$4,750.00

Lot #1138
ITALY - WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES ITALIAN OCCUPATION OF ZANTE Postage Dues
1941 50L-25d, set of seven, each used on small piece, matching "11.Mai.1941" cancels, fine-v.f. and extremely rare complete set, signed Raybaudi, etc., with 1942 A.Diena and 1963 Oliva certificates,
O
Catalog #Sass.S1-7
Catalog Value €105,000
Price Realized
$23,000.00

Lot #1139
JAPAN
1871 48m brown and 100m blue, blocks of four, unused without gum as issued, v.f.
Box (*)
Catalog #1-2
Price Realized
$4,000.00

Lot #1140
JAPAN
1900 (27 Dec) cover from Kobe, via Yokohama to Germany, franked with two each 1sen and 2sen, also 4sen and 10sen, endorsed "Via San Francisco" and "per str. Hong Kong Maru", fine mixed issues combination, with Lokstedt arrival pmk
Envelope
Catalog #73,77,93,103
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1141
JAPAN
1948 5y Beauty Looking Back, sheetlet of five, two stamps hinged, v.f.,
*/**
Catalog #422a
Catalog Value $275
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #1142
JAPAN
1949 8y Moon and Geese, sheetlet of five, n.h., v.f.,
**
Catalog #479a
Catalog Value $325
Price Realized
$220.00

Lot #1143
JAPAN
1966-67 15y block of ten, imperf. on all sides, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #914var
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1144
JAPAN Air Post
1919 Overprints, set of two, each tied by red 8.10.22 special pmk on maximum card, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #C1-2
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #1145
JAPAN Air Post
1934 Communication souvenir sheet, n.h., usual natural wrinkles, v.f.,
Box **
Catalog #C8
Catalog Value $2,000
Price Realized
$1,000.00

Lot #1146
JAPAN Air Post
1951-62 15y-160y, complete sets including redrawn (zeroes omitted), l.h., fine-v.f.,
*
Catalog #C14-38
Catalog Value $575
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #1147
JAPAN Japanese Offices in China
1908 Empress Jingo, 5y green and 10y violet, set of two, n.h., minor gum wrinkles and toned spots, otherwise fine-v.f.
**
Catalog #20-21
Price Realized
$1,500.00

Lot #1148
JAPAN Japanese Offices in China
1908 10y Empress Jingo, also Offices in Korea 1900 3s carmine, perf. 12 1/2 (Scott's No.15), h.r., the latter with some short perfs, fine-v.f.,
*
Catalog #21
Catalog Value $750
Price Realized
$850.00

Lot #1149
KOREA
1895 Ying-Yang 5p, 10p, 25p and 50pm set of four, used in combination with 1889 Japan 10sen orange brown, on cover from Ichon, addressed to a ship "S.S. Hiju Maru" at Chemulpo, Korea, v.f. and colorful combination cover, with Holcombe cert.
Envelope
Catalog #6-9
Price Realized
$4,250.00

Lot #1150
KOREA
1951 20w, 100w and 1,000w, three diff. souvenir sheets, unused without gum as issued, n.h., v.f. (Mi. Block 23,25,26)
**
Catalog #123,125,126var
Catalog Value €2,750
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #1151
KOREA
1951 50w and 100w souv. sheets, tied by Pusan 1.3.51 (First Day ?) cds on unaddressed covers, v.f., rare (Mi. Block 24,25)
Envelope
Catalog #124,125var
Catalog Value €2,600
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1152
KOREA
1952 200w and 300w souv. sheets, set of two, tied on unaddressed covers by 20.2.52 (First Day ?) pmks, v.f., rare (Mi. Block 49-50)
Envelope
Catalog #183-184var
Catalog Value €2,500
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1153
KOREA
1955 10h, 15h, 20h and 50h, set of four souv. sheets, unused without gum as issued, n.h., v.f. (Mi. Block 78-80,91)
**
Catalog #209-12var
Catalog Value €1,490
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #1154
KOREA
1955 10h, 15h, 20h and 50h, set of four souv. sheets, unused without gum as issued, n.h., v.f. (Mi. Block 78-80,91)
**
Catalog #209-212var
Catalog Value €1,490
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #1155
KOREA
1955 Syngman Rhee souvenir sheet, unused without gum as issued, n.h., v.f. (Mi. Block 84)
**
Catalog #217var
Catalog Value €450
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #1156
LATVIA
1919 3k, 10k, 20k, 50k and 75k, each printed on back of multicolored advertising ("etikettenpapier"), imperf. blocks of four, two different of 3k (a total of six blocks), v.f., with Hofmann cert.
Box P
Catalog #25/33P
Price Realized
$1,600.00

Lot #1157
LATVIA
1920 20k orange, top sheet margin horizontal gutter block of eight, right hand block imperf. horizontally and vertically, n.h., fine-v.f., stated to be the only recorded gutter block with this error
Box **
Catalog #78var
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1158
LATVIA
1937 Monuments, 3s-30s imperforate horizontal pairs, five different, unused without gum as issued, n.h., v.f.
(*)
Catalog #193-97var
Price Realized
$650.00

Lot #1159
LATVIA
1938 unexploded "Ls 2,02" booklet, yellow covers with black inscriptions, v.f.
Booklet
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1160
LATVIA Air Post
1933 Africa Flight, three diff. blocks of six, n.h., v.f. (Mi.220-22)
Box **
Catalog #C9-11
Catalog Value €1,350
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #1161
LATVIA Air Post Semi-Postals
1933 8s-40s, imperf. set of four, three with sheet margin, l.h., v.f.,
*
Catalog #CB21a-24a
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #1162
LATVIA Russian Occupation
1919 two covers from Jelgawa to Mitawa, franked with blocks of four of 10k and 15k, bilingual cds, minor toning & cover folds, otherwise fine-v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$220.00

Lot #1163
LATVIA Russian Occupation
1940 Arms of Soviet Latvia, imperf., 12 diff. horizontal pairs (missing 2s orange yellow), n.h., v.f., with 2000 Hofmann cert.
**
Catalog #2N45/57var
Price Realized
$1,500.00

Lot #1164
LEBANON
1943 2nd Anniversary of Independence, imperf. top sheet margin singles, complete set of ten l.h. in margin, stamps n.h., fine-v.f. (YT 189-192,PA85-90)
**
Catalog #163-166,C82-87var
Catalog Value €430
Unsold
Lot #1165
LEBANON
1945 Tourism, postage and air mail, also Postage Dues 2pi-50pi, all imperf. sheet margin singles, l.h., fine-v.f. (YT 193-196,PA97-100,T37-40)
*
Catalog #177-180,C97-100,J37-40var
Catalog Value €380
Unsold
Lot #1166
LIBERIA
1952 issue, specialized collection with imperf. sets incl. center omitted, die proofs of 25c & 50c Air Post, "Ashmun" souv. sheet study with 9 diff. varieties incl. trial color proofs & missing values, also imperf. "Space" souv. sheets etc., v.f. lot
*
Catalog #332-37,C68-9var
Price Realized
$290.00

Lot #1167
LIBERIA
1958 President Tubman's Visit, selection of 14 diff. sheets of 20, one perf., others imperf., errors of color, flag etc., n.h., v.f.
**P
Catalog #368-70,C114-17P
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1168
LIBERIA Air Post
1936 Triangles, specialized collection, with perf. and imperf. varieties incl. shifted centers, imperf. strips of 10, some showing vignette only, part perf., proofs, cancellations etc. An interesting lot
*OP
Catalog #C3A/Fvar
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1169
LIBERIA Air Post
1936 Triangles, master die proofs of se-tenant pair, plus a single impression, both in black, v.f. and rare
P
Catalog #C3FP
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1170
LIECHTENSTEIN
1899 (6 June) cover from Winohrady (Prague), via Schlan (Slane) to Schaan, franked with Austrian 5kr, redirected to Buchs (St.Gallen), additional 5kr adhesive added and tied by Schaan Liechtenstein (16/6) cds, Vaduz transit and Buchs arrival the next day, some toning, otherwise fine and interesting combination cover
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #1171
LIECHTENSTEIN
1899-1920 Austrian stamps used in Liechtenstein, selection of 21 picture postcards and covers, cancelled Schaan, Eschen, Vaduz, Triesen, Nendeln, different frankings, one with the first three stamps of Liechtenstein (1-3), registered and censored from Triesen to Munich, mixed condition, some cover/card defects, generally fine
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #1172
LIECHTENSTEIN
1904-11 five covers franked with Austrian adhesives, two with 10h (black numerals), used from Schaan and Nendeln (to Schaan), others with 1908 Issue, used from Vaduz and Schaan
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #1173
LIECHTENSTEIN
1934 Vaduz souvenir sheet, n.h., v.f.,
**
Catalog #115
Catalog Value $2,450
Price Realized
$800.00

Lot #1174
LIECHTENSTEIN
1935 Arms, 5fr violet, sheet corner margin single, n.h., v.f.,
**
Catalog #131
Catalog Value $525
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #1175
LIECHTENSTEIN
1960 Europa, sheetlet of 20, cancelled to order, n.h., v.f.,
Box
Catalog #356
Catalog Value $900
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #1176
LITHUANIA
1919 (24 Mar) registered cover from Rovno to Neu Ulm, franked on reverse with 40sk & 50sk typeset numerals, tied by Kaunas cds, some toning, otherwise fine, with boxed censor cachet & arrival cds, rare
Envelope
Catalog #17,18
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #1177
LITHUANIA
1922 surcharges on granite paper, three different, h.r., fine-v.f., signed Bloch,
*
Catalog #120-122
Catalog Value $490
Unsold
Lot #1178
LITHUANIA
1923 Memel Issue, 15c imperforate block of four, n.h., v.f., only 66 printed (a similar block brought $1,955 in our Matuzas sale)
Box **
Catalog #181var
Price Realized
$1,700.00

Lot #1179
LITHUANIA
1927 Vytis Warrior's Cross, 2c ochre, cplt imperf. sheetlet of 16, die sunken on thick wove paper, some wrinkles, fine-v.f.
Box E
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #1180
LITHUANIA
1927 Vytis Warrior's Cross, 2c brown lilac, cplt imperf. sheetlet of 16, die sunken on thick wove paper, some wrinkles, fine-v.f.
Box E
Price Realized
$800.00

Lot #1181
LITHUANIA
1927 Vytis Warrior's Cross, 2c olive, cplt imperf. sheetlet of 16, die sunken on thick wove paper, some wrinkles, fine-v.f.
Box E
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #1182
LITHUANIA
1930 Grand Duke Vytautas 500th Anniversary Issue, 2c green, cplt perf. sheetlet of 16, with gum, some perf. separations, couple of minor faults, otherwise fine-v.f., rare
Box E
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #1183
LITHUANIA
1930 Grand Duke Vytautas 500th Anniversary Issue, 2c scarlet, cplt imperf. sheetlet of 16, die sunk on wove paper, some natural wrinkles and creases, rare
Box E
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #1184
LITHUANIA
1930 Grand Duke Vytautas 500th Anniversary Issue, 2c deep blue, cplt imperf. sheetlet of 16, die sunk on wove paper, some natural wrinkles and creases, rare
Box E
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #1185
LITHUANIA
1930 Grand Duke Vytautas 500th Anniversary Issue, 2c dark carmine, cplt imperf. sheetlet of 16, die sunk on wove paper, some natural wrinkles and creases, rare
Box E
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #1186
LITHUANIA
1930 Grand Duke Vytautas 500th Anniversary Issue, 2c yellow green, cplt imperf. sheetlet of 16, die sunk on wove paper, some natural wrinkles and creases, rare
Box E
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #1187
LITHUANIA
1930 Grand Duke Vytautas 500th Anniversary Issue, 2c black, cplt part perf. sheetlet of 16, with gum, some perf. reinforcements, couple of minor faults, otherwise fine-v.f., rare
Box E
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #1188
LITHUANIA
1937 50c brown, three imperforate blocks of four, two without network, with or without gum, v.f.
Box **(*)
Catalog #304var
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #1189
LITHUANIA
1940 issue, complete set of six imperforate blocks of four, 25c without gum, 35c disturbed gum, others n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #317-22var
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #1190
LITHUANIA
1940 Issue, imperforate blocks of four, cplt set of six, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #317-22var
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #1191
LITHUANIA Semi-Postals
1938 Boy Scout overprints, cplt set of four, used on special cacheted cover, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #B47-50
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #1192
LITHUANIA Semi-Postals
1938 Boy Scout overprints, cplt set of four, used on special cacheted cover, Pazaislis 19.VII.38 oval Scout pmks, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #B47-50
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #1193
LITHUANIA Semi-Postals
1938 Boy Scout overprints, cplt set of four, used on special cacheted cover, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #B47-50
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #1194
LITHUANIA Semi-Postals
1939 Basketball, ten complete imperf. sets, all in blocks, n.h., v.f. Only 200 sets issued (Mi.429-31U)
Box **
Catalog #B52-54var
Catalog Value €3,000
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #1195
LITHUANIA Air Post
1930 60c horizontal pair, imperf. between, also 1L horizontal se-tenant pairs, reversed heads variety, v.f.
*
Catalog #C45,46var
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #1196
LITHUANIA Air Post
1930 60c horizontal pair, imperf. between, also 1L horizontal se-tenant pairs, reversed heads variety, v.f.
*
Catalog #C45,46var
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #1197
LITHUANIA Air Post
1933 for the benefit of Lithuanian orphans, perf. and imperf. sets used on two registered and flown covers from Klaipeda to Berlin, fine-v.f., with arrival pmks
Envelope
Catalog #C71-78
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1198
LITHUANIA Air Post
1935 Felix Vaitkus, special overprint on 40c lilac carmine & blue, l.h., v.f., pencil signed,
*
Catalog #C80var
Catalog Value $300
Price Realized
$190.00

Lot #1199
LITHUANIA Flight Covers
1933 (July 15) New York-Kaunas Transatlantic flight by Stefan Darius and Stanley Girenas in their plane "Lituanica", with appropriate cachets and postmarks, signed by both fliers, fine. After successfully crossing the ocean, the fliers lost their lives when their plane was wrecked at Soldin, Germany, some 400 miles short of their goal
Envelope
Catalog #AAMC TO1182
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #1200
LUXEMBOURG
1926-35 Grand Duchess Charlotte, 5c-1 3/4fr, complete set of 19 (all values represented) small die proofs, each with serial number at bottom, mounted on individual cards, mostly in black (70c violet), fine-v.f. and undoubtedly unique set
P
Catalog #159/185P
Price Realized
$2,800.00

Lot #1201
MEXICO
1861 left half of 4r black on yellow, used on FL from Zacatecas to Guanajuato; also another FL franked with diagonal half of 4r, used from Guadalajara to Zacatecas, some toning, otherwise fine,
Envelope
Catalog #9a
Catalog Value $380
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #1202
MEXICO
1864 Hidalgo, 1r, 2r and 1p composite large die proof in black, also large die proof of 4r, also in black, all die sunk on two cards, little toning, otherwise v.f. and rare
P
Catalog #14-17P
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #1203
MEXICO
1868 Maximilian, 10c (5), 25c (2), 40c (3) and "real" (2), selection of 11 imperf. plate essays, two diff. designs, various colors, last two with value tablets blank, fine and scarce lot
E
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #1204
MEXICO
1892 5p carmine, blue cancel, usual perforations, fine,
O
Catalog #228
Catalog Value $900
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #1205
MEXICO
1934 (ca) unissued designs, 5p and 10p black, two large die essays in black, some corrections in white ink by the artist, v.f.
E
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1206
MEXICO
1934 (ca) unissued designs (Hernan Cortez), 5p violet and 5p green and yellow, two large die proofs, the latter with double impression, v.f.
P
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #1207
MEXICO Air Post
1975 60c yellow green, n.h., v.f., fresh and v.f., with 1995 MEPSI cert.,
**
Catalog #C471A
Catalog Value $1,200
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #1208
MEXICO Provisional Issues - Guadalajara
1867 selection of nine folded letters, six franked with 2 reales black on green, mostly with large margins all around, used locally, also to Zapotlan and to Mexico City; others with 2 reales black on white and 4 reales black on blue; also Augustin Gil letter with Un Real black on dark blue, used in combination with serrate perforated 4r black on rose, addressed to Zacatecas, some condition problems with filing creases, mostly fine-v.f. A scarce group
Envelope
Price Realized
$2,400.00

Lot #1209
MEXICO Provisional Issues - Guadalajara
1868 (4 Aug) FL from Tepic to Mazatlan, franked with (1867) 4 reales black on blue and (1868) 2 reales black on lilac, each wove paper, huge margins all around, oval "Franqueado Tepic," date filled-in by hand, filing fold away from the stamps, hinge marks on both sides, fine
Envelope
Catalog #18A,38
Price Realized
$1,100.00

Lot #1210
MONACO
1875 "Journal de Monaco" wrapper addressed to Vintimille, Italy (Ventimiglia), franked with French 1c and 5c Ceres, tied by "Monaco" cds, stains and some toning, rare
Envelope
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #1211
MONACO
1878 two postal cards franked with 15c Type Sage, cancelled "Monaco Principaute" and "Monte Carlo Pte de Monaco" and addressed to Nice, with arrival pmks "Nice Alpes Maritimes", fine and scarce pair of cards
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1212
MONACO
1878 Prince Charles, 1c-5fr complete set of 10, imperforate proofs on bristol card, sheets of 25, top value 5fr somewhat faded (probably due to exposure to sunlight), also 15c, with a small toned spot in margin only, otherwise v.f. and rare set of sheetlets (YT 1-10P)
Box P
Catalog #1-10P
Catalog Value €65,000
Price Realized
$7,000.00

Lot #1213
MONACO
1885 Prince Charles, 1c, 10c, 15c and 75c, h.r, fine-v.f.,
*
Catalog #1,4-5,8
Catalog Value $735
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #1214
MONACO
1949-50 U.P.U. gummed souvenir sheets of three (5fr, 15fr, 25fr) four perf. and two imperf. of each; also of four (10fr, 40fr, 50fr, 100fr) four perf. and two imperf. (total of 12), disturbed gum, some toning and marginal flaws, one without gum, mostly fine-v.f. (YT Bl 2,2a,4,4a)
Box *
Catalog #245-46,C30-33
Catalog Value €2,760
Price Realized
$290.00

Lot #1215
MONACO
1950 Prince Rainier, eight imperf. pairs in issued colors of the stamps, but each stamp being 50c denomination, n.h., v.f.
P
Catalog #247-52,C34-5P
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #1216
MONACO
1954 Coat of Arms, set of seven different artist signed proof sheets, v.f.
P
Catalog #312-18P
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1217
MONACO
1954 Coat of Arms, selection of 7 different composite, artist signed die proofs in black, fine-v.f.
P
Catalog #312-18P
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #1218
MONACO
1954 Coat of Arms, selection of seven different composite, artist signed die proofs in black, fine-v.f.
P
Catalog #312-18P
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #1219
MONACO
1956 Royal Wedding, set of two perf. and gummed deluxe sheets, First Day Cancels, v.f. (YT Bloc 5-6)
O
Catalog #366-70,C46-48
Catalog Value €475
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #1220
MONGOLIA
1879 Russia 3.50r (vertically laid paper), vertical pair with clear cds "Urga in Mongolia 21.1..17" (Tchilingirian type y, serial "ve"), fine, with Holcombe certificate
O
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #1221
MONGOLIA
1904 (27 July) 3k postal card, uprated with 1k orange, used from Urga, via the Russian Post Office in Peking, addressed to Consul General of the Netherlands in Hong Kong, with Victoria (27 August) arrival postmark, some adhesions on the card, otherwise fine and exceptional usage during the Russo-Japanese War, from the Russian Post Office in Mongolia, via the Russian Post Office in China to Hong Kong
Envelope
Price Realized
$9,500.00

Lot #1222
MONGOLIA
1905 (14 Apr) picture (Easter) postcard originating from Ulyasutai (clear docketing by hand on the picture side), sent via Urga, where 3k red was added and tied by cds (16 Apr), with additional pmk alongside, addressed to Harbin, with Head Field Post Office (3.5.05) arrival pmk on back, fine and scarce origin (Ulyasutai, Mongolia) to Manchuria (Harbin), used during the Russo-Japanese War
Envelope
Price Realized
$1,500.00

Lot #1223
MONGOLIA
1909 red-band cover from Urga to Kalgan, paying 10 kopeck with an unusual four-color combination of 1k orange, 2k green, 3k carmine and 4k red, tied by cds, repeated alongside, red chops and arrival pmk on back, fine and attractive cover, signed Leser Glass. A showpiece
Envelope
Price Realized
$3,250.00

Lot #1224
MONGOLIA
1915 (27 Aug) incoming mail, cover from Petrograd, franked with 10k dark blue, addressed to Urga, sent via Troitskosavsk, arriving 11 Sep, with "Urga v Mongolii" postmark on back, cover faults at top, scarce incoming item, from Kozlov correspondence
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #1225
MONGOLIA
1925 red band cover from Ulan Bator to Harbin, franked with single 25m on one side, Chinese 4c junk added on arrival, fine
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #1226
MONGOLIA
1925 red band cover from Altai Bulak to Manchuria, franked with 1c, 2c (2) and 10c (pair), tied by squared datestamps, additional strike and arrival pmk on back, minor defects, otherwise fine
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #1227
MONGOLIA
1928 (21 Jan) cover (reduced at top) from Ulan Bator to Harbin, franked in back with 1m, 2m (2) and 10m (2), with departure pmk repeated on front, backstamped on arrival, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$675.00

Lot #1228
MONGOLIA
1959 International Congress of Mongolia, 40m sheet margin block of four, imperf. vertically, n.h., fine-v.f.
Box **
Catalog #175a
Catalog Value $300
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #1229
NETHERLANDS
1869-71 Coat of Arms, set of six, 1c unused without gum, others mostly l.h., fine-v.f.,
(*)*
Catalog #17-22
Catalog Value $889
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1230
NETHERLANDS Zeppelin Flights
1931 Pomerania Flight card (photo of Greta Garbo), Stettin drop, nice franking (Syncopated perfs), v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$170.00

Lot #1231
NETHERLANDS COLONIES Netherlands Antilles Flight Covers
1925 (11 Dec) Scadta cover from Curacao, D.W.I. to Bogota, franked with Colombian franking including 30c handstamped "H" (Holland), with straight line "Correos Dec 11/1925" and red departure pmks, with Barranquilla arrival (12.12) in red, fine combination franking from Curacao
Envelope
Price Realized
$600.00

Lot #1232
NETHERLANDS COLONIES Netherlands Indies
1862 stampless cover with oval "Franco Zee Brief Manado" sent to USA, with red Singapore and London transits, N.York Br. Pkt arrival datestamp, fine and scarce cover
Envelope
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #1233
NETHERLANDS COLONIES Netherlands Indies
1945-46 Queen Wilhelmina, three master die proofs, one in black (for vignette only), others in green (for "cent" and "gulden"), value tablets blank, v.f., rare
P
Catalog #255/62P
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #1234
NETHERLANDS COLONIES Netherlands Indies Zeppelin Flights
1934 9th SAF from Batavia to Brazil, v.f., with Friedrichshafen connecting cachet, rare
Envelope
Price Realized
$950.00

Lot #1235
NETHERLANDS COLONIES Surinam
1945 Queen Wilhelmina, complete set of 24 different large die proofs in issued colors, each die sunk on full size card from the American Bank Note Company, fresh and v.f.
P
Catalog #184-207P
Price Realized
$4,500.00

Lot #1236
NETHERLANDS COLONIES West New Guinea (U.N.T.E.A.)
1962 15c yellow, inverted overprint, lower right sheet corner block of 15, n.h., fine-v.f. A rare multiple
Box **
Catalog #7var
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #1237
NETHERLANDS COLONIES West New Guinea (U.N.T.E.A.)
1962 15c yellow, inverted overprint, sheet margin block of six, n.h., fine-v.f. A rare multiple
Box **
Catalog #7var
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #1238
NORWAY
1906 15o on 4s lilac, sheet corner margin block of four, double perforation at top and vertically between the top pair, stamps n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #62var
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1239
NORWAY
1907 Die A, 1910-29 re-drawn 12 diff. (cplt as issued), also 20o plum, fine-v.f.,
*
Catalog #64-66,74/95,109
Catalog Value $400
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #1240
NORWAY Norwegian Arctic Mail
1912 (1 Aug) picture postcard with Austrian-Lloyd Spitsbergen vignette in red, used in combination with 10o adhesive, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #1241
NORWAY Zeppelin Flights
1932 3rd SAF card to Brazil, with Berlin forwarding cachet, transit & arrival pmks, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #Si.150B
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #1242
OMAN
1980 National Health Day, 75b-500b, set of four imperf. die proofs, v.f.
P
Catalog #200-203P
Unsold
Lot #1243
PARAGUAY Air Post
1946 overprints, duplicated selection of 32 errors, incl. double, inverted and combination of overprints and surcharges, n.h., fine-v.f.
Box **
Catalog #C154/57var
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #1244
PERU Peru - CHILEAN OCCUPATION
1880-84 collection on pages, 55+ covers and three coverfronts, mostly ex-Harvey Weeks and A.Puppo, franked with Chilean stamps, 5c claret, used in Arequipa, Cobija, Tacna, Pisagua, Trujillo (covers without stamps but with "Franca por falta de estampillas" handstamps, endorsed "Pagado un sol por poste" and sent to Lima), Pacmayo (stampless), Iquique, with Naval "Vapor Tolten Chile" handstamp, due markings including "Multadada 10c Tacna," incoming mail with interesting markings, "Esplotacion del Guano de Mejillones", postal stationery cancelled in Cobija", covers from Antofagasta to Iquique, others with "Franca" and elaborate handstamps, one to Valparaiso; military markings incl. "Batallon Tacna," mail from Coquimbo to Pisagua, covers from Arica, Iquique and Pisagua to London, mixed condition
Envelope
Price Realized
$25,000.00

Lot #1245
PERU Peru - CHILEAN OCCUPATION
1880 (4 June) large coverfront (partly restored), paying 8.36 pesos, or 76 times the 11c "via Panama" rate, with single 1c, 5c, 10c and 20c, plus blocks of six and ten of the 50c lilac, all tied by "Adn. De Correos Callao" cds, addressed to Ministero di Marina Segret. Generale in Rome, creases at left, and some paper strengthening. This is by far, the highest recorded tariff paid during the occupation, and blocks of six and ten are known only on this front
Price Realized
$5,750.00

Lot #1246
PERU Peru - CHILEAN OCCUPATION
1884 (18 Jan) cover from Arequipa to Germany, franked 1c, 2c, 5c, 10c and 20c, with oval datestamp, boxed "Mollendo" and handstamped "T", minor flaws, with Brunswick arrival, rare
Envelope
Price Realized
$950.00

Lot #1247
PHILIPPINES
1859 5c vermilion, horizontal pair, margins all around, used on FL to Manila, tied by June 26, 1862 cds, another stamp missing from cover, otherwise v.f., with 2002 APS cert.
Envelope
Catalog #10
Catalog Value $800
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #1248
PHILIPPINES
1873 2r carmine, blue, horizontal pair, margins all around, fine, signed Bloch (catalogue values for singles)
O
Catalog #27
Catalog Value $450
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #1249
PHILIPPINES
1897 coverfront addressed to Manila, franked with 5c boxed surcharge, overall toning, with Manila 14 Aug. 97 arrival pmk
Catalog #187
Price Realized
$270.00

Lot #1250
PHILIPPINES
1949 Gen. Gregoria del Pilar, master large die proof in red brown, value omitted, die sunk on card, v.f., rare
P
Catalog #535P
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #1251
PHILIPPINES
1952 Pan-Asian Philatelic Exhibition, twelve imperf sets, mostly blocks of four, generally n.h., some heavy creases and defects affecting 30c values and two 6c stamps, otherwise fine-v.f.
Box */**
Catalog #580-81,C73var
Unsold
Lot #1252
PHILIPPINES Postage Dues
1945 complete set of four different large die proofs in issued colors, also a master die in rose (value tablet blank), each die sunk on full size card from the American Bank Note Company, v.f.
P
Catalog #J23-26P
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #1253
PHILIPPINES Revenue Stamps
1947 20c brown and 100p violet blue, each mounted on American Bank Note Co. booklet, "this model approved" endorsement at bottom, dated and signed, v.f., unique
P
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1254
PHILIPPINES Revenue Stamps
1947 20c and 100peso, two diff. original artworks, card mounted, hand-corrected with appropriate indications for value, inscriptions etc., v.f. and unique
P
Unsold
Lot #1255
PHILIPPINES Revenue Stamps
1947 2c-50c, six diff. photo die proofs, all mounted on large sheet, values corrected by hand, size noted at left, fine-v.f., unique
P
Unsold
Lot #1256
PHILIPPINES Revenue Stamps
1947 2c-100peso, 17 diff. large die proofs, each card mounted, incl. two master die proofs in green and orange, each card hs "for approval", signed and dated by engraver and production manager, with variety of approval time and datestamps on back incl. American Bank Note Co., general engraving, accounts and order dept, v.f. and scarce lot
P
Unsold
Lot #1257
PHILIPPINES Revenue Stamps
1947 1p-20,000p, 13 diff. large photo die proofs in black, mounted on five cards, designs invalidated, denominations altered by hand, using chinese ink etc., v.f. and unique lot
P
Unsold
Lot #1258
POLAND
1739 (Jan 17) envelope addressed to Jan Oginski in Naleszy, with probable origin in Rzeszow, fine 18th Century letter
Envelope
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #1259
POLAND
1772 FL from Barycz to Dunajow (written in Polish), addressed to Archbishop Leszczynski, son of King Stanislaw, signed by the sender Carolus Borella, with embossed seal on reverse, v.f. 18th century letter
Envelope
Price Realized
$575.00

Lot #1260
POLAND
1794 (March 13) letter from Jaslo to Tarnov, official hs, struck in black, red wax seal of the Jaslo County office, ms "1 Loth" (about 1/2 ounce) indicates weight and "8" indicates rate of 8kr to be paid by the addressee. Manuscript "ex offo" indicates the official mail
Envelope
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #1261
POLAND
1818 outer FL from Dubno to Wilno, with boxed "Dubno" in Cyrillic capital letters, a town handstamp believed to have been used between 1805 and 1820, docketining indiating that this letter was used in 1818, fine and rare, less than five (!) known from this town in Western Ukraine
Envelope
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #1262
POLAND
1858 (21 Apr) FL from Warszawa to Strzemieszyce, franked with imperf. 10k brown and blue, margins all around, close but clear at top, small faults, used twice (postal fraud), cancelled by pen and "1" in concentric circles, red departure postmark alongside; stamp lifted and replaced and probably did not originate on this cover (the issue is clouded due to postal fraud, so possibly a perforated 10k was used on this cover prior). Accompanied by a copy of the arcticle by Vincent Domanski and Steven G. Rich describing this cover as the "earliest recorded usage of Russia Number One in Poland." Sold as is
Envelope
Price Realized
$1,300.00

Lot #1263
POLAND
1873 (5 Nov) cover (with full letter in Polish) to France, franked on both sides with vertical pair of 10k (one stamp folded over) and single 1k, 3k (perf. Faults), tied by numeral in triangle of dots, with corresponding Sterdyn (a village in Sokolow county, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland) departure datestamp, also Warszawa TPO (all in cyrillc only), Bromberg (7.11) transit and Paris a Marseilles cds, Lyon arrival, endorsed on front "via Austria", round "Oplacheno" (paid) and French entry pmks, some cover adhesions and flaws, rare usage from a small town
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #1264
POLAND
1874 (Feb) cover to Switzerland, franked with 10lk brown and blue (horizontally laid paper), tied by numeral in triangle of dots, with "St.Kasdava" Kalish gouv. departure datestamp on back, various crayong markings indicating charges due, with Lausanee transit and Lisle arrival pnks, scarce origin
Envelope
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #1265
POLAND
1879 (17 July) 7k gray, stationery entire envelope, additionally franked with 7k gray and rose, paying 14k from Warszawa to Gniewkowo (a town in Inowroclaw County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship), registration label "Alexandrowo-Berlin," backstamped "Argenau" (Gniewkowo in German), fine usage from Russian to Prussian occupied Poland
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1266
POLAND
1881 cover headed "Fabrik von Portebourses, Courir, Balon und Schultaschen" (Party favors), franked with Franz Josef 2kr, 3kr and 5kr (Scott's No.34-36), used from Krakow to Paris, bilingual Krakau-Bahnhof (Krakow-Dworzec), Paris-Etranger arrival cds, overall cover toning, still a wonderful three color franking from "Austrian" Poland
Envelope
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #1267
POLAND
1918 5pf on 2 1/2pf gray, surcharge inverted, unused without gum, fine and rare stamp, signed Berbeka
(*)
Catalog #16var
Unsold
Lot #1268
POLAND
1918 10kr dark violet, position IVB-10, l.h., v.f., signed in pencil, also by Mikstein, Dr.Kronenberg and Mikulski, with their certificates. A rarity (of the 440 overprinted, only 50 or so were applied on the dark violet stamps, size 25x30mm) (Fi.49Ba, cat. 45,000zl)
*
Catalog #55var
Unsold
Lot #1269
POLAND
1920 (16 June) cover from Wolyn via Rowno to USA, franked on reverse with single 1M, military censor cachet applied on front, fine and rare usage during the Russo-Polish War of 1920
Envelope
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #1270
POLAND
1924 Polish Eagle, imperforate horizontal pairs, complete set, with or without gum as issued, most with usual printer's lines, fine-v.f. (Fi.182-192P, cat.3,300zl)
(*)*
Catalog #215-25var
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #1271
POLAND
1928 Pilsudski, 50gr blue green, imperforate horizontal pair, unused without gum as issued, positions penned on back, signed Schmutz (Fi.238, cat. 1,600zl)
(*)*
Catalog #254var
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1272
POLAND
1945 1.50zl on 25gr dark carmine, surcharge form II, position 83 and 85, each cancelled on piece by Witkowo cds, v.f., one signed Ryblewski, with individual Dr.Kronenberg certificates (Fi.376b)
O
Catalog #346a
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1273
POLAND
1945 Monument (Kosciuszko), 3zl lilac, blue green, orange brown, three different imperf. trial color proofs on ungummed paper, v.f. (Fi.359, cat. 4,500zl)
P
Catalog #366P
Price Realized
$675.00

Lot #1274
POLAND
1945 Manifest, 3zl carmine, imperf. single, n.h., v.f. (Fi.373nz, cat. 4,500zl)
**
Catalog #369var
Price Realized
$650.00

Lot #1275
POLAND
1946 Manifest, 3zl gray black, top sheet corner margin imperforate trial color proof, n.h., v.f., signed Mikstein (Fi.407P1, cat. 1,600zl)
**
Catalog #391P
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #1276
POLAND
1948-49 Merchant Marine 6zl violet, sheet margin imperf. single, also Bierut, 10zl imperf. horizontal pair, n.h., v.f. (Fi.459,474nz, cat. 3,600zl)
**
Catalog #420var,440var
Price Realized
$650.00

Lot #1277
POLAND
1953 Engels, unissued design, perforated and gummed test stamp, block of six, with inscriptions in the bottom tablet, handstamped "printing color proof" on back, creases, otherwise fine-v.f. (Fi. 657, cat. 3,600zl)
Box E
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1278
POLAND
1953 P.W.P.W. unissued designs, selection of eight imperf. trial color proofs of Slowacki (4) and Mickiewicz and Pushkin (4), various colors, v.f.
E
Unsold
Lot #1279
POLAND
1957 Congress (Lipsk) and Jan Komenski, imperf. and gummed trial color proofs, l.h., v.f. (Fi.884,896P1, cat. 2,100zl)
P
Catalog #789,794P
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #1280
POLAND
1957 Lenin (October Revolution), 2.50zl imperf. and gummed trial color proofs, two diff., l.h., v.f. (Fi.887P, cat. 2,200zl)
P
Catalog #793P
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #1281
POLAND
1957 Andrzej Strug, 2.50zl imperf. and gummed trial color proofs, two diff., l.h., v.f. (Fi.897P1,2, cat. 2,200zl)
P
Catalog #796P
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #1282
POLAND
1964 Winter Olympics, souvenir sheet of four, 50 copies, n.h., v.f. (Fi. Blok 30)
Box **
Catalog #1203-1205
Catalog Value $1,750
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1283
POLAND
1974-79 varieties three diff., each missing various colors, last one missing Olympic Rings, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #2039,2207,2324var
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #1284
POLAND
1993 Polska 93 (necklace and map) imperforate souv. sheet, with serial number at bottom, n.h., v.f., with 2009 Petriuk cert. ("until now, only five known") (Fi.Bl.107nz, cat. 4,000zl)
**
Catalog #3140var
Price Realized
$800.00

Lot #1285
POLAND Semi-Postals
1946 Education (B.I.E.), set of three sheetlets of 12, also souvenir sheet of three, n.h., v.f.,
Box **
Catalog #B49-49B,49c
Catalog Value $1,845
Price Realized
$575.00

Lot #1286
POLAND Semi-Postals
1946 Education (B.I.E.), set of three sheetlets of 12, n.h., v.f.,
Box **
Catalog #B49-49B
Catalog Value $1,320
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #1287
POLAND Air Post
1946 Plane over Warsaw, complete set of six imperforate singles, large or sheet margin copies, n.h., v.f. (Fi.395-400nz, cat. 2,600zl)
**
Catalog #C21-26var
Price Realized
$280.00

Lot #1288
POLAND Air Post
1946 complete set of six imperforate singles, large or sheet margin copies, n.h., v.f., signed Krawczyk or Schmutz (Fi.395-400nz, cat. 2,600zl)
**
Catalog #C21-26var
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #1289
POLAND Air Post
1946 10zl ultramarine, top sheet margin imperf. single, trial color with gum, n.h., v.f. (Fi.396P2, cat. value 1,800zl)
P
Catalog #C14P
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #1290
POLAND Air Post
1948 Roosevelt, Kosciuszko, Pulaski, sheetlets of 16, set of three, n.h., v.f., with 2008 Petriuk certificates (Fi.489-91, cat. 5,500zl),
Box **
Catalog #C26A-C
Catalog Value $1,200
Unsold
Lot #1291
POLAND Postal Stationery
1859 1 1/2k unused postal stationery entire envelope (99x58mm), red imprint at right, with signatures of Kurmanowicz and Bobinski on the inside, v.f., rare
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1292
POLAND Polish Offices in Turkish Empire
1919 50pf blue green, second issue, block of four, bottom pair without overprint, some creases and minor perf. separations, otherwise fine-v.f., extremely rare, with Mikulski cert.
Box *
Catalog #2K7var
Price Realized
$1,800.00

Lot #1293
POLAND 1917-1918 Polish Corps of Gen. Dowbor-Musnicki
1918 surcharges on Russian adhesives, seven stamps (five different), used on five covers, one registered, each with "Poczta Polowa I. Pol. Korp." cds, some filing folds, mostly fine-v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$1,300.00

Lot #1294
POLAND Polish Army in the Soviet Union
1942 Dojdziemy, 50k red brown, single mounted in a specially prepared, numbered booklet, bilingual inscriptions, signed by General W. Anders, fine
Booklet
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #1295
POLAND Polish Locals - Bialystok
1916 25pf lilac, diagonal postmaster's signature, control handstamp, h.r., fine,
*
Catalog #Mi.1 II
Catalog Value €300
Unsold
Lot #1296
POLAND Polish Locals - Krakow
1945 Poczta Polska surcharged "50gr" on stamps of Generalgouvenement, cplt set of nine, h.r., each handstamped and signed Mikstein on back, fine-v.f., cat. 3,000zl
*
Catalog #Fi.VII-XVI
Unsold
Lot #1297
POLAND Polish Locals - Krakow
1945 Poczta Polska surcharged "50gr" on stamps of Generalgouvenement, cplt set of nine, n.h., each handstamped and signed Mikstein on back, fine-v.f., cat. 3,000zl
**
Catalog #Fi.VII-XVI
Price Realized
$425.00

Lot #1298
POLAND Polish Locals - Sosnowice
1916 (4 Aug) cover from Stuttgart to Sosnowice, franked with 15pf Germania, oval "General-Komando Armee-Korps" hs alongside, local triangle added on arrival, tied by "3 kop" datestamp, with German military censor strike on back, filing fold away from the stamps, fine, signed Mikulski
Envelope
Price Realized
$800.00

Lot #1299
POLAND Polish Locals - Warszawa
1916 surcharged 2gr, selection of 130+, each tied by a local pmk on ppcs (pre-WWI Warsaw), used in combination with 3pf "Russisch Polen", addressed locally, some duplication, mostly fine-v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$950.00

Lot #1300
POLAND Polish Locals - Warszawa
1916 (3 Feb) large cover franked with 14, mostly different locals, including two bisects, used in combination with German "Russisch Polen" adhesives, handstamped "Wreczenie oplacone," fine-v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1301
POLAND Warsaw Uprising
1944 Home Army (AK) set of five, with gum, one with paper adherence, others h.r., one slight crease, also unissued value in red, without gum as issued, fine-v.f., Mi.
*(*)

Catalog Value €2,200
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #1302
POLAND Warsaw Uprising
1944 Home Army (AK) red adhesive, tied by Poczta Polowa (15.9) cds on FL written on 26 August, framed "Cenzurowane No.19" handstamp, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$850.00

Lot #1303
POLAND Warsaw Uprising
1944 (9 Aug) Boy Scout mail, small home-made folder letter with violet "Poczta Harcerska" (Fi.3), also crayon "Cenzury" and "Glowna Poczta Polowa No.75a" (9 Aug) and 11 August arrival datestamp, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$1,000.00

Lot #1304
POLAND Warsaw Uprising
1944 small home-made folded letter with well struck "Poczta Harcerska" (lilijka) type 4, with Eagle and "Poczta Powstancza Wwa Sierpien 1944" handstamp (Fi.8a) on front, censor's initials, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$1,300.00

Lot #1305
POLAND Warsaw Uprising
1944 Polowa Poczta Harcerska (Boy Scout Fieldpost) card headed Rzeczpospolita Polska, Warszawa Sierpien 1944, dated 11 August, addressed to Rybaki 2, serial number "01694" censor handstamp, fine, very rare
Envelope
Price Realized
$1,000.00

Lot #1306
POLAND Warsaw Uprising
1944 (16 Aug) cover (with letter of contents) bearing "Powstanie Sierpniowe" cds in black (Fi.13), also violet "Poczta Polowa Warszawa" 19 Aug (Fi.20) and framed "Cenzurowane No.6" and 20 August arrival datestamp, fine and rare
Envelope
Price Realized
$600.00

Lot #1307
POLAND Warsaw Uprising
1944 (22 Aug) small cover (with letter of contents) bearing "A.K. na Barykadach" cds in black (Fi.15), also "Sprawdzono," fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1308
POLAND Warsaw Uprising
1944 (14 Aug) folded letter addressed to Ul. Wspolna 75, bearing the very rare "Warszawa w Ogniu" (Fi.10), censor's initials, with two lines actually crossed out. This postmark ("Warsaw is Burning") was in used from 5th to 14th August
Envelope
Price Realized
$850.00

Lot #1309
POLAND Warsaw Uprising
1944 (13 Aug) card addressed to Krakowskie Przedmiescie, bearing "A.K. na Barykadach" cds in black (Fi.9), also "Cenzurowane No.1", plus Eagle and "Poczta Powstancza W-wa Sierpien 1944" (Fi.8a) and 20 August arrival datestamp on front, additional "Sprawdzono," handstamp on back, unusual
Envelope
Price Realized
$1,100.00

Lot #1310
POLAND Warsaw Uprising Postal Stationery
1944 issue for Mokotow, handstamped "Poczta Powstancza Wwa Sierpien 1944" and Polish Eagle on 12gr Generalgouvernement postal stationery card, dated 22.8.44 and addressed to "kpr Kora, Mokotow", cancelled "A.K. Na Barykadach 24.8.1944", with "Sprawdzono" straight line censor (type 4) hs, folded, otherwise fine, cat. 3,000zl)
Envelope
Catalog #Fi.Cp1
Price Realized
$850.00

Lot #1311
POLAND Warsaw Uprising Postal History
1944 balance of the collection, 24 covers, cards or folded, home-made letters, markings include Boy Scout Mail "Poczta Harcerska" (Fi.3,5 and,7) "Poczta Polowa" and "Glowna Poczta Polowa" cds in violet and black, also "A.K. Na Barykadach" (Fi.9, Fi.15), "Poczta Polowa No.106" (Fi.23, large fragment with a clear strike of this rare handstamp) and others such as Eagle and "Poczta Powstancza Wwa Sierpien 1944" (Fi.8a), "Powstanie Sierpniowe" (Fi.13), "Poczta Polowa Warszawa" (Fi.21a) numerous censor and datestamps, also some copies of photographs etc. Condition is mixed, mostly fine or better
Envelope
Price Realized
$9,000.00

Lot #1312
POLAND Woldenberg - Offlag IIC
1943 Copernicus souv. sheet, unused without gum as issued, v.f., scarce unused
(*)
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1313
POLAND Woldenberg - Offlag IIC
1943 Copernicus souv. sheet, with special cancellation 24.5.43, v.f.
O
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #1314
POLAND Gross-Born Offlag IID
1944 the Infamous Fox labels in orange and dark blue, each cancelled on separate cards (one 10f stationery), fine-v.f., blue one with additional 30f adhesive, signed Schmutz. These labels were intended for use on all parcels from 21-28 November, when meat of unknown sources was served to the POWs. It was widely suspected that it originated from the nearby fox farm. No unused examples were distributed as the German authorities confiscated and destroyed any remaining copies
Envelope
Price Realized
$375.00

Lot #1315
POLAND Gross-Born Offlag IID
1944 Fox label cancelled on 5f stationery card, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #1316
PORTUGAL
1853 100r lilac, used, margins all around, small faults, fine appearance,
O
Catalog #4
Catalog Value $1,900
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #1317
PORTUGAL Air Post
1931 DOX card from Lisbon, with "DOX Primero Volo Europa-America do Sul Estados Unidos 1931" hs, also German cachets in red and violet, Rio de Janeiro arrival pmk, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$290.00

Lot #1318
PORTUGAL Air Post
1931 DOX card from Lisbon, with "DOX Primero Volo Europa-America do Sul Estados Unidos 1931" hs, also German cachets in red, violet and green, Rio de Janeiro arrival pmk, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #1319
PORTUGAL Military Mail
1917 Portuguese Expeditionary Corps in France, four censored soldiers' letters to Porto or Calais, with red "Censurado" and other markings, also opened and re-sealed by censor, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #1320
PORTUGUESE COLONIES FUNCHAL
1897 2 1/2r gray, inscription and value inverted, h.r., tiny thin, otherwise fine and rare unlisted variety
*
Catalog #13var
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #1321
PORTUGUESE COLONIES MACAO
1910 (27 July) cover to Hong Kong, franked with two bisected halves of 200r dark blue, tied by cds, with "Per S/S Sui Tai" endorsement at top, Victoria, Hong Kong arrival on back, also another cover to British Post Office Canton, franked with pair of 200r bisect, fine
Envelope
Catalog #125a
Unsold
Lot #1322
PORTUGUESE COLONIES MACAO
1911 postal card addressed to Hong Kong, with uncancelled 1a black affixed at lower left, 1 Sept. 1911 departure cds, fine
Envelope
Catalog #162
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1323
ROMANIA
1863 (21 Aug) FL from Ploesti to Galatz, franked with 30pa blue, huge margins except just in at left, fine, with arrival pmk on back
Envelope
Catalog #18
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1324
ROMANIA
1868 (7 May) outer FL to France, franked with horizontal pairs of Austrian Levant 5 sld and 15 sld, tied by Bucharest cds, with "Autr. Strasbourg" French entry in blue, also red "A. P.D.", Vienna transit and Abilly arrival pmks on back, filing fold through one 5 sld adhesive, little toning, unusually fine Austrian Levant cover from Bucharest
Envelope
Price Realized
$850.00

Lot #1325
ROMANIA
1956 1.75L Census, center inverted, barest trace of a hinge, v.f. (Mi.1564I)
*
Catalog #1081a
Catalog Value €750
Price Realized
$575.00

Lot #1326
ROMANIA Zeppelin Flights
1932 3rd SAF card to Brazil, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #Si.150
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #1327
RUSSIA
1857 10k brown & blue, large part of boxed "Zhitomir" datestamp, margins all around, v.f.,
O
Catalog #1
Price Realized
$575.00

Lot #1328
RUSSIA
1857 10k brown and blue, margins all around, cancelled "Smolensk 26 Apr 1858", also a stampless envelope with same cancel (1857, 12 Oct), fine-v.f., ex-Mikulski
Envelope O
Catalog #1
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #1329
RUSSIA
1857 10k brown and blue, selection of 11 copies on album pages, one cancelled by pen and affixed by framed Revel departure datestamp on small piece, others with town postmarks, mostly different, one cancelled by dots, margins all around, fine-v.f.,
O
Catalog #1
Catalog Value $9,200
Price Realized
$4,500.00

Lot #1330
RUSSIA
1858 10k brown & blue, 20k blue and orange and 30k carmine and green, three different used, thin paper, fine-v.f.,
O
Catalog #2-4
Catalog Value $4,900
Price Realized
$1,800.00

Lot #1331
RUSSIA
1858 (5 March) outer FL from St. Petersburg to Moscow, franked with 10k brown and blue, tied by "1" in dots, red departure datestamp alongside, fine and attractive early usage
Envelope
Catalog #2
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1332
RUSSIA
1858 (12 Nov) outer FL from Kherson to Odessa (Fratelli Rokka correspondence), franked with 10k brown and blue, tied by numeral in dots postmark, with framed datestamp alongside, fresh and fine
Envelope
Catalog #2
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1333
RUSSIA
1858 (22 May) outer FL from Riga to Libawa, franked with 10k brown and blue, tied by cds (struck twice), some paper erosion at right, nevertheless fine, early usage
Envelope
Catalog #2
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1334
RUSSIA
1858 (22 Aug) FL from St. Petersburg to Saratow, franked with 10k brown and blue, tied by "1" in circle of dots, framed departure datestamp alongside, arrival pmk on front, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #2
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #1335
RUSSIA
1858 20k blue and orange, thin paper, cancelled 1870, fresh and fine stamp,
O
Catalog #3
Catalog Value $1,750
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #1336
RUSSIA
1861 (18 Oct) large part of outer FL from Archangelsk to St. Petersburg, franked with 10k brown and blue, top sheet margin gutter, tied by "3" numeral in circle of dots, departure and arrival pmks on back, fresh and v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #8
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1337
RUSSIA
1862 (18 Oct) outer FL from Archangelsk to St. Petersburg, franked with 10k brown and blue, tied by "3" numeral in circle of dots, departure and arrival pmks on back, fresh and fine
Envelope
Catalog #8
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #1338
RUSSIA
1865 10k brown and blue, three copies, tied by Taganrog cds (27 Nov 75) and sent to Greece where it was charged 50L upon arrival, paid with 10L and 40L Hermes Heads, margins all around, overlapped and tied by Syros cds, with circular "Franco" hs and Syros arrival on reverse, usual filing folds, fine and rare three color franking
Envelope
Price Realized
$2,400.00

Lot #1339
RUSSIA
1865 (6 Nov) outer FL from Kerch-Enikolsk to St. Petersburg, franked with 10k brown and blue and 20k orange and blue, tied by cds, with arrival pmk on back, some paper folds, otherwise fine
Envelope
Catalog #8,9
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1340
RUSSIA
1865 20k orange and blue, variety with white dot in front of "20" at upper left, also broken frame at top, cancelled on piece, fine
O
Catalog #9var
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1341
RUSSIA
1866 1K (two), 5k and 7k, paying 14k on cover used in 1883 from Moscow to Italy, v.f., with transit and Modena arrival pmks
Envelope
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #1342
RUSSIA
1866 1k and 30k paying 31k on registered cover (little reduced at top) used in 1877 from Nolinsk to Vyatka, slightly soiled, otherwise fine, with arrival pmk
Envelope
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #1343
RUSSIA
1866 1k and 30k paying 31k on registered cover, used in 1877 from Yaransk to Vyatka, fine-v.f., with arrival pmk
Envelope
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #1344
RUSSIA
1866 1k and 30k, paying 31k on registered cover, used in 1877 from Yaransk to Vyatka, fine-v.f., with arrival pmk
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1345
RUSSIA
1866 1k and 30k, paying 31k on registered cover, used in 1879 from Sevsk to Moscow, v.f., with arrival pmk
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1346
RUSSIA
1866 5k orange, green, red and violet, four different perforated and gummed trial color proofs on horizontally laid paper, h.r., some irregular perfs, otherwise fine, signed Hovest
*
Catalog #22P
Price Realized
$1,200.00

Lot #1347
RUSSIA
1866 30k carmine and green, n.h., also 10k brown and blue, vert. block of six, middle pair n.h., others h.r., lower right stamp with a red mark, otherwise fine-v.f.
Box */**
Catalog #25,29
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #1348
RUSSIA
1870 three FLs, one to Berlin and franked with 1k, 3k and 10k; the other to Manchester with single 20k franking; last with single 5k tied by red pmk paying local rate in St. Petersburg, fine-v.f. lot
Envelope
Price Realized
$170.00

Lot #1349
RUSSIA
1870 (3 Mar) FL sent unpaid from Kerch-Enikol, via Odessa (10 March) to Genova Italy, with Vienna transit and charged 1L postage due on arrival
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1350
RUSSIA
1881 (30 Oct) 7k stationery entire used from Ekaterinoslaw to New Zealand, addressed to "Australia New Zealand Greymouth", eventually arriving in Greymouth, via Brindisi, with Christchurch, Port Chalmers transits, charged "50" in red crayon, overall toning, unusual destination
Envelope
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1351
RUSSIA
1888 5r gold coin, v.f.
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1352
RUSSIA
1898 decorative illustrated charity envelope (opened on three sides) issued to benefit the "St. Petersburg Trustee Committee of Sisters of the Red Cross," franked with 1k and 2k adhesives, addressed to Samara, with arrival pmk, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$525.00

Lot #1353
RUSSIA
1902 decorative illustrated charity envelope (opened on three sides) issued to benefit the "Community of St. Eugene," franked with 3k carmine (uncancelled), addressed to Warszawa, v.f., with arrival pmk
Envelope
Price Realized
$525.00

Lot #1354
RUSSIA
1906 decorative illustrated charity envelope issued to benefit the "Marrinskaya Red Cross Society of Kiev," franked with single 1k orange, used locally in Kursk
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1355
RUSSIA
1912 (13 Apr) cover to England, franked with 10k dark blue, tied by oval Vladivostok railway station datestamp, with framed bilingual "Per Sibirischen Express" handstamp, fine and scarce
Envelope
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #1356
RUSSIA
1916 (15 Mar) cover franked on reverse with 10k blue, used from a small village to a prisoner held in the infamous Schlisselburg prison, with large "examined/Schlisselburg Prison" censor cachet and arrival cds, fine-v.f. and scarce incoming prison cover
Envelope
Price Realized
$190.00

Lot #1357
RUSSIA
1916-17 (ca) 10k dark blue, imperf. Postal Forgery made in Lodz (then in Russia) to defraud postal authorities, v.f., rare
*
Price Realized
$280.00

Lot #1358
RUSSIA
1917 1r carmine and brown (vertical lozenges of varnish), imperforate sheet of 50 (vertical format with six labels), double background, one inverted and displaced, some creases, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Price Realized
$950.00

Lot #1359
RUSSIA
1917 1r carmine and brown (vertical lozenges of varnish), imperforate sheet of 50 (vertical format with six labels), background inverted, some gum disturbances and marginal creases, v.f.
Box **
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #1360
RUSSIA
1918 1r carmine and brown (horizontal lozenges of varnish), imperforate sheet of 50 (10x5), double background, one inverted and displaced, folded between stamps, hinged in margin, stamps n.h., v.f. and spectacular
Box **
Price Realized
$1,100.00

Lot #1361
RUSSIA
1918 Sword Breaking Chains, imperf. Die essay in brown orange, unadapted 1k denomination, inscribed with the old spelling (instead of the new Soviet spelling), v.f., extremely rare, only 3-4 can exist
E
Price Realized
$12,500.00

Lot #1362
RUSSIA
1918 Sword Breaking Chains, perforated and gummed proof sheetlet orange brown, unadapted 15k denomination, l.h. in margin only, fresh and v.f., rare
E
Unsold
Lot #1363
RUSSIA
1918 Sword Breaking Chains, 1k orange brown and 2k green money stamps, with reverse printing indicating validity for as both stamps and currency (similar to the 1k and 2k Romanov adhesives actually issued in 1917), inscriptions on top read "Russeeya" (instead of the new Soviet spelling), v.f., extremely rare as only 2-3 are known, ex-Liphschutz
E
Unsold
Lot #1364
RUSSIA
1921 unissued design ("New Russia Triumphant"), 100r olive, proof on thin card, fine
E
Unsold
Lot #1365
RUSSIA
1922 registered cover from Odessa to Paris, franked a complete gutter sheet of 50x7,500 on 250r, plus additional three copies of same, used in combination with Control Stamps 10x25r (all uncancelled), paying the 400,000r for a registered letter abroad, stamps folded over with some inevitable faults, otherwise fine, rare combination franking
Envelope
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #1366
RUSSIA
1922 20r on 15k brown and violet blue, imperf. single (pos.34), margins all around, very lightly hinged, signed P.Jem, with 1994 Mikulski cert.,
*
Catalog #224
Catalog Value $10,000
Price Realized
$5,250.00

Lot #1367
RUSSIA
1923 100r Soldier, two panes of 25, each with cliche of 70r, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #237a
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #1368
RUSSIA
1923 Red Army Soldier, unissued 20r gray black and 20r violet, both perf., n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #241AE
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #1369
RUSSIA
1924 definitives (typographed), 6k light blue, imperf. single with large margins all around, also 6k black (lithographed), perf. and gummed trial color proof, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #281var
Price Realized
$190.00

Lot #1370
RUSSIA
1924 Definitives (typograhed) 1k yellow orange, top sheet margin imperforate horizontal gutter pane of 50, perforated "Obrazets" initials, yielding 10 horizontal strips, never hinged, natural gum wrinkles and creases, v.f. and undoubtedly unique multiple (Liapine H20, catalogue value for ten strips, without any consideration for the gutter pairs)
Box S
Catalog #Standart 039PaS
Catalog Value €30,000
Unsold
Lot #1371
RUSSIA
1929-31 definitives, 2k green, watermarked, misperforated corner margin block of four, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #414var
Price Realized
$220.00

Lot #1372
RUSSIA
1932 (6 Dec) locally used cover franked with the set of two, tied by special Exhibition pmks, fine-v.f., with arrival pmk (next day), signed Mikulski
Envelope
Catalog #485-86
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #1373
RUSSIA
1933 Baku Commissars, 40k orange red, perforated trial color proof on watermarked stamp paper, with gum (which is not original), minor creases, otherwise fine
(*)
Catalog #523P
Unsold
Lot #1374
RUSSIA
1937 Pushkin, 40k and 50k green, imperforate and gummed vertical se-tenant pair, trial color proof on watermarked and gummed stamp paper, n.h., v.f., extremely rare se-tenant trial color
**
Catalog #592-593P
Price Realized
$9,500.00

Lot #1375
RUSSIA
1937 Pushkin, 1r lilac rose, imperforate trial color proof on watermarked and gummed stamp paper, l.h., natural gum creases, v.f., rare
*
Catalog #595P
Price Realized
$1,500.00

Lot #1376
RUSSIA
1945 30k Mechinkov, vertical pair, bottom stamp variety imperf. missing part of design, some gum disturbances, v.f.
*
Catalog #1011var
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1377
RUSSIA
1947 800th Anniversary of Moscow, gutter-se-tenant sheet of 20 (2r+gutter+1r+3r+5r), used (cancelled to order), folded between stamps, fine-v.f.
Box
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #1378
RUSSIA
1949 Lenin Mausoleum, perf. souvenir sheet of four, margins reduced (145x117mm), n.h., natural wrinkles, fine
Box **
Catalog #1327a
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #1379
RUSSIA
1949 Sports, 40k Gymnastics, raster horizontal diamonds, well centered, heavy hinge remnant and perf. thin at upper left, scarce stamp (Standart 1373 HR)
*
Catalog #1416var
Unsold
Lot #1380
RUSSIA
1951 Butlerov, 40k red orange, raster horizontal diamonds, well centered, hinge remnant, natural gum creases, v.f., scarce stamp (Standart 1542 HR)
*
Catalog #1568var
Unsold
Lot #1381
RUSSIA
1951 Mendeleyev, 40k deep blue, raster horizontal diamonds, l.h., irregular perfs at right, fine, extremely rare unused, with Buchsbayew certificate (Standart 1549 HR)
*
Catalog #1577var
Price Realized
$11,500.00

Lot #1382
RUSSIA
1957 All-Union Industrial Exhibition, unissued design (Tractor) and value (1r), perforated proof in ultramarine, mounted on Goznak presentation card, v.f., possibly unique
E
Catalog #1994E
Price Realized
$6,250.00

Lot #1383
RUSSIA
1958 All-Union Industrial Exhibition, 60k gray blue, perforated proof (small size), mounted on Goznak presentation card, v.f., possibly unique
P
Catalog #2030P
Price Realized
$4,750.00

Lot #1384
RUSSIA
1958 International Geophysical Year, 40k gray blue, bright yellow, line-perf. 12 1/2, upper left sheet corner margin horizontal pair, left stamp with pronounced guide line markings at top and at left (most unusual), n.h. and post office fresh, natural gum wrinkles and creases, typical for this issue, v.f. One of the rarest line perf. varieties of the Soviet Union, possibly only known multiple (Standart 2089A)
**
Catalog #2089var
Price Realized
$14,500.00

Lot #1385
RUSSIA
1958 Komsomol, 60k multicolor, line-perf. 12 1/2, scissor separated at right, l.h. (if at all), fine and scarce stamp (Standart 2166A)
*
Catalog #2139var
Catalog Value €1,800
Unsold
Lot #1386
RUSSIA
1958 Komsomol, 1r multicolor, variety showing gray blue background double, n.h., v.f., scarce and unlisted item (Standart 2167var)
**
Catalog #2140var
Unsold
Lot #1387
RUSSIA
1961 original photograph (153x198mm) dedicated and signed by Yuri Gagarin, dated 15th April, 1961, as "the first Cosmonaut, Hero of the Soviet Union," small closed tear at bottom of the photograph, fine and rare
Price Realized
$550.00

Lot #1388
RUSSIA
1962 two covers and one picture postcard, each signed by Yuri Gagarin, first man in space, the latter with small stain, otherwise fine-v.f.
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #1389
RUSSIA
1966 Space, "Luna 9" , 10k se-tenant strip of three, imperf. at left, n.h., v.f. (Standart 3345pa)
**
Catalog #3274-76var
Catalog Value €1,000
Price Realized
$550.00

Lot #1390
RUSSIA
1966 Space, "Luna 9" , 10k se-tenant strip of three, imperf. at left, n.h., v.f. (Standart 3345pa)
**
Catalog #3274-76var
Catalog Value €1,000
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #1391
RUSSIA
1990 Capitals of the Republics, imperforate blocks of four, 13 different, complete as issued (Riga and Yerevan do not exist imperf.), n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #5854/68var
Price Realized
$950.00

Lot #1392
RUSSIA Semi-Postals
1915 registered cover from Moscow to Rotterdam, franked with set of four (diff. perforations), also another cover, single franking to London, with censor seal on back, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #B5-8
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #1393
RUSSIA Semi-Postals
1922 Philately for Children, perforated 1k orange, n.h., v.f., signed Dr.P.Jem
**
Catalog #B24
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1394
RUSSIA Semi-Postals
1922 Philately for Children, 2k green, overprint reading up (inverted), h.r., fine, signed Goznak etc.
*
Catalog #B25var
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1395
RUSSIA Air Post
1917 French Aviation Mission to Russia, Military Mail (F.M.) cover to France sent by the mission member (Paul Vitre, "Mission Francaise d'Aviation en Russe"); faint but legible free frank mission seal strike, scarce
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #1396
RUSSIA Air Post
1924 (14 Aug) registered cover from Baku to Italy with regular issue franking on front & 10r Air Defense League label on reverse, v.f., rare
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1397
RUSSIA Air Post
1927 Air Post Congress, four sets, n.h., some perf. creases, mostly fine-v.f.
**
Catalog #C10-11
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #1398
RUSSIA Air Post
1927 Air Post Congress, blocks of four, n.h., some perf. separations, fine-v.f.
Box **
Catalog #C10-11
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1399
RUSSIA Air Post
1927 Air Post Congress, blocks of four, n.h., some perf. separations, fine-v.f.
Box **
Catalog #C10-11
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1400
RUSSIA Air Post
1927 Air Post Congress, blocks of four, n.h., fine-v.f.
Box **
Catalog #C10-11
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #1401
RUSSIA Air Post
1930 Zeppelin, 40k and 80k, imperf. singles, margins all around, l.h., handstamp guarantees on reverse, v.f., with 2012 Buchsbayew cert.,
*
Catalog #C12b-13b
Catalog Value $5,500
Price Realized
$2,200.00

Lot #1402
RUSSIA Air Post
1933 80k violet, sheet margin single, gummed on both sides, v.f.
*
Catalog #C49var
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1403
RUSSIA Air Post
1935 Moscow-San Francisco over the North Pole, overprinted and surcharged in red 1r on 10k brown, raised stop after "ceb", h.r., small gum inclusion, v.f., signed Goznak etc.,
*
Catalog #C68
Catalog Value $1,250
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #1404
RUSSIA Air Post
1935 Moscow-San Francisco 1r surcharge, h.r., small gum inclusion, v.f., signed Goznak etc.,
*
Catalog #C68
Catalog Value $1,250
Price Realized
$550.00

Lot #1405
RUSSIA Air Post
1935 Moscow-San Francisco 1r surcharge, n.h., v.f., signed Goznak, Stolow, Mikulski etc.,
**
Catalog #C68
Catalog Value $3,250
Price Realized
$800.00

Lot #1406
RUSSIA Air Post
1935 Moscow-San Francisco 1r surcharge, lower case "f" ("small f") in "San Francisco", disturbed original gum, some marginal toning, otherwise fine, signed Goznak,
*
Catalog #C68b
Catalog Value $1,800
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #1407
RUSSIA Air Post
1935 Moscow-San Francisco 1r surcharge, lower case "f" ("small f") in "San Francisco", cancelled on piece, v.f.,
O
Catalog #C68b
Catalog Value $2,000
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #1408
RUSSIA Air Post
1935 Moscow-San Francisco 1r surcharge, lower-case "f" ("small f") in "San Francisco" surcharge inverted, well centered, with full original gum, small hinge remnant, various pencil signatures, also signed Calves, Mikulski and others, with 2012 Paul Buchsbayew certificate. Only two sheets (50 stamps) of the inverted surcharge were discovered. "Small f" occurs five times per sheet, which means that only 10(!) examples of this double error can exist. Including this copy, we have recorded a total of six inverted small "f" varieties, of which two are contained in a unique combination block of four. This is a major Soviet and world-class rarity, ex-Mikulski collection. Last offered in our May 2008 sale (lot 1776) this copy realized $603,750, premium included. Another example was sold in our June 2008 Ackerman Sale for $718,750 including buyer's commission. A rare opportunity to obtain this gem of Russian philately (Standart 420Ka Tb, catalogue value Euro 600,000)
*
Catalog #C68c
Catalog Value $600,000
Unsold
Lot #1409
RUSSIA Air Post Officials
1922 12m-600m surcharges, four different, n.h., v.f., signed Brun, Goznak etc.,
*
Catalog #CO1-4
Catalog Value $925
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1410
RUSSIA Air Post Officials
1922 1200m on 2.25r, type I, l.h., pencil signed and handstamp guarantees on reverse, v.f., signed P.Jem, with 2012 Buchsbayew cert.,
*
Catalog #CO7
Catalog Value $2,500
Price Realized
$1,700.00

Lot #1411
RUSSIA Air Post Officials
1922 1200m on 2.25r, pos.18, type II, l.h., v.f., with 1996 Mikulski cert.
*
Catalog #CO7
Price Realized
$1,300.00

Lot #1412
RUSSIA Air Post Officials
1922 1200m on 3r, lower left corner margin single, type I, pos.25, small h.r., handstamp guarantees on reverse, v.f., with 2012 Buchsbayew cert.,
*
Catalog #CO8
Catalog Value $3,000
Price Realized
$2,400.00

Lot #1413
RUSSIA Flight Covers
1924-36 Collection written-up exhibition style (in German) on pages, 112 items, variety of flights, frankings (including complete sets on cover), Zeppelin, different legs and destinations, mixed condition, with occasional faults noted, mostly fine-v.f. and interesting lot, well suited for expansion, or break-up
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #1414
RUSSIA Flight Covers
1928 (17 Sep) first flight Moscow to Irkutsk, franked on both sides, paying 22k (with 4k blue on back), tied by cds, "Dobrolet" cachet, returned back, fine-v.f., signed Mikulski
Envelope
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1415
RUSSIA Zeppelin Flights
1930 Germany Flight cover, franked with pair of 10k definitives, fine-v.f., with Friedrichshafen arrival pmk. Covers on this flight were supposed to be franked only with the specially issued set of two stamps (C12-13); all other types of franking is rare
Envelope
Price Realized
$220.00

Lot #1416
RUSSIA Catapult Flights
1933 Leningrad-Berlin-Passau, with violet "Do-X" cachet and appropriate markings including Staad arrival, v.f. and scarce DO-X cover from Russia, signed Maslowski
Envelope
Price Realized
$525.00

Lot #1417
RUSSIA Postage Dues
1925 10k blue, perforated 14 3/4 x 14 1/4, unwatermarked, lithographed, flimsy paper, l.h., well centered, with natural inclusions, v.f., with 2007 Victor Liapine certificate. A major rarity of the "gold-standart" definitives, considerably undercatalogued and seldom offered in true unused condition (Standart D15A, cat. Euro 8,700)
*
Catalog #J16a
Price Realized
$18,500.00

Lot #1418
RUSSIA Revenue Stamps
1910 Passport and Court Duty, 35k green and 1r brown, part of red "Obrazets" letters, fine-v.f.
S
Price Realized
$190.00

Lot #1419
RUSSIA Ship Mail
1880 (13 Dec) cover franked with 8k gray and carmine, tied by "Batum-Odessa" cds, addressed to France, with Odessa (14 Dec) transit and Claremont Ferrand arrival (30 Dec) pmks, backflap missing, otherwise fine
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #1420
RUSSIA Ship Mail
1932 four covers, each franked with 1k, 7k or 10k (Scott's No.B7,9,13 two), cancelled by "Khedival Mail Line S/S Talodi" in violet, addressed to London, bearing "Port Taufiq 24 July 32" pmks on back, fine and interesting late appearance of the Imperial adhesives on covers posted on-board Egyptian vessel
Envelope
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1421
RUSSIA Russian Provisional Locals - Kharkov
1920 money order franked with "RUB" overprints on 6x15k & 2x5k, used from Kharkov to Ekaterinoslaw, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1422
RUSSIA Russian Provisional Locals - Kiev
1922 registered cover, franked on reverse with Kiev Provisional 7500 on 5k block of four (overprint reading up), tied by Kiev cds, sent to Ukraine and then returned to Kiev, few filing folds, fine and rare provisional usage
Envelope
Catalog #Mi.1II
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #1423
RUSSIA Russian Provisional Locals - Kiev
1922 registered cover to Moravia, franked on reverse with Kiev Provisional 15000 on 10k horizontal pair (overprint reading up), tied by Kiev cds with additional strike on front, v.f. and scarce to a foreign destination
Envelope
Catalog #Mi.3II
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #1424
RUSSIA Wenden
1867 cover franked with 2k carmine & green, used from Wenden to Riga, customary mixed franking with Russian 10k brown & blue (with surface flaws apparently the result of removal of a pen canc. which was originally applied to the Wenden adhesive), both departure and Riga arrival pmks on back, v.f. appearance, with Mikulski cert.
Envelope
Catalog #Mi.5
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #1425
RUSSIA Wenden
1895 (26 Sep) cover franked with 2k black, red & green, cancelled by pen and used in combination with Russian 7k dark blue from Wenden to Riga, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #1426
RUSSIA Russian Offices in China
1903-1917 Postal History, balance of a specialized collection, partly written up on pages, 60+ covers, cards, plus stationery items, including Russia-China combination franking (originating from Newchang, via Tientsin where 20c C.I.P. franking was added for further transmission via Siberia to England), 1904 Russo-Japanese War including a fine example of Detained Mail (cover sent in 1904 and delivered two years later, with special label indicating it was taken by the Japanese at Port Arthur), examples of Russian Offices in Tientsin (Romanov franking), general offices pmks, registered mail, Russian Post office in Kashgar, censor markings, also couple of later items incl. 1945 Soviet-Japanese War card, etc. An important collection, of considerable specialist interest
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #1427
RUSSIA Russian Offices in China
1903 (3 Apr) cover from Inkou to England, paying 20c with a combination of Coiling Dragon 1c (2), 2c (four, one defective) and 10c, used via the Russian Post Office, where 2x10k Kitai were added for further transmission via Siberia to Warszawa (transit pmk), arriving in Brighton on 8th May, cover faults, otherwise a colorful combination
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #1428
RUSSIA Russian Offices in China
1903 (29 July) registered cover (opened for display) from Tientsin to England, paying 20c with two 10c green (Coiling Dragon), sent via the Russian Post Office in Inkou, where 2x10k Kitai were added (with Inkou Field Post Registry label) for further transmission via Siberia to Newchong (transit pmk), arriving in London (2 Sep) and re-addressed to Stockbridge, with transit and arrival pmks, all stamps and markings on back, fine
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #1429
RUSSIA Russian Offices in China
1904 10k dark blue, vertically laid paper overprinted KITAI in red, block of four, lightly hinged and post office fresh, v.f., each stamp signed Mikulski, with his 1991 certificate. A rarity from the Russian Offices in China, only a few blocks of four known to exist
Box *
Catalog #11
Unsold
Lot #1430
RUSSIA Russian Offices in China
1904 overprinted "Kitai" in red on vertically laid paper, 10k blue, showing part of Chifu pmk, well centered, fine, very rare (Mi.7y)
O
Catalog #11
Catalog Value €2,500
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #1431
RUSSIA Russian Offices in China
1904-8 "7 Dollars" on 7r, surcharge inverted, h.r., v.f. and fresh, signed Romeko, only 25 (!) issued
*
Catalog #22var
Price Realized
$2,300.00

Lot #1432
RUSSIA Russian Offices in China
1908 (26 May) registered 14k stationery entire envelope, additionally franked with 1k and 5k, paying 20k from Shanghai to Kegel (Estonia), with arrival pmk on front
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #1433
RUSSIA Russian Offices in China
1917 10c on 10k dark blue and 35c on 35k brown violet & green, surcharges inverted, blocks of four, n.h., fresh and v.f.
Box **
Catalog #55a,60a
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #1434
RUSSIA Russian Offices in China Ship Mail
1899 red band cover franked with 7k blue (surface flaws), tied by Nagasaki, Japan pmk, addressed to Shanghai, with boxed "Paquebot" and Shanghai I.J.P.O. 29 Oct., 99 arrival pmk, fine and rare usage
Envelope
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #1435
RUSSIA Russian Offices in China Ship Mail
1916 ppc from Siberia, franked with 4k Romanov and 1k war charity stamps, both tied by two strikes of double oval "Vladivostok-Shanghai" Steamship 25.6.16, censored in Vladivostok and sent via Shanghai (17 July) to Bermuda where it was censored on arrival (red "P.C. Bermuda"), fine and rare ship mail cancellation to an unusual destination, with double war censor combination, with Holcombe cert., ex-Liphschutz collection
Envelope
Price Realized
$2,100.00

Lot #1436
RUSSIA Russo-Japanese War
1904-5 selection of nine ppcs and one covers, each with Military unit cachets incl. Red Cross, variety of destinations, mostly fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1437
RUSSIA Russo-Japanese War
1906 (3 Mar) picture postcard to Borovichi, paying 10k with unoverprinted Russian adhesives 1k (3) and 7k, tied by "16th Army Corps" Fieldpost cds, with corresponding registration label alongside, arrival pmk on back, minor toning and flaws, fine and rare usage of Russian Fieldpost in Manchuria, following the conclusion of the Russo-Japanese War (September 1905)
Envelope
Price Realized
$2,700.00

Lot #1438
RUSSIA Russian Offices in the Turkish Empire
1865 2pa brown & blue, vertical strip of four, positions 6-13-20-27, showing blue departure and arrival pmks of "Port Jaffa" and "Port Chios", Jaffa repeated three times, Chios twice, fresh and superb item, with Mikulski cert. stating only 2 other loose stamps with Port Jaffa cancels are known for this issue. A great Levant and Holy Land rarity
O
Catalog #2
Price Realized
$7,000.00

Lot #1439
RUSSIA Russian Offices in the Turkish Empire
1876 (12 Aug) letter originating from Corfu (Kerkura), carried privately to Constantinople where 8k on 10k (black surcharge) was added and tied by Cyrillic cds (9 Aug) and sent to Odessa, where it arrived on 11th, filing folds away from the stamps, with ovals of sender and forwarder (note date differences due to Julian and Gregorian calendars), fine
Envelope
Catalog #16
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #1440
RUSSIA Russian Offices in the Turkish Empire
1876 8k on 10k vertically laid paper, surcharged in blue, used, v.f. and extremely rare, listed but unpriced in Scott and Michel (10y), with 1994 APS cert.
O
Catalog #17a
Price Realized
$2,300.00

Lot #1441
RUSSIA Russian Offices in the Turkish Empire
1900 surcharges, 35pi and 70pi on 3.50r and 7r, each with a violet "Specimen" hs, v.f.
S
Catalog #38-39S
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #1442
RUSSIA Russian Offices in the Turkish Empire
1904 (19 Sep) cover (opened for display) to Kharkov, franked with 1pi on 10k dark blue, tied by "Ropit Afon" cds, with Russian Church handstamp on back, green Odessa Customs label and framed four-line handstamp indicating item being returned buy Customs, fine and interesting item
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1443
RUSSIA Russian Offices in the Turkish Empire
1904 (15 Nov) 10k stationery entire envelope, canceled Field Post Corps No.1, addressed to "Beirut, Turkey," with military handstamp on back, also ROPIT Constantinople transit (17 Dec) and violet "Ropit Beirut" (23 Dec) arrival cds on front, some cover wear and stains, fine and rare usage during the Russo-Japanese War, from somewhere in Manchuria (possibly Mukden) Beirut
Envelope
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #1444
RUSSIA Russian Offices in the Turkish Empire
1913 (6 Oct) registered (legal size) cover headed American Consular Service Salonika, sent to Canada, with 12 surcharged adhesives paying total of 85pa, violet ROPIT Salonika cds and registration label, New York transits and Montreal arrival pmks, cover tears, otherwise fine-v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #201,213,214
Unsold
Lot #1445
RUSSIA Russia Used in Persia
1916 registered cover franked with 2x2k, 15k Arms, used in combination with 1k Romanov, all tied by "Tabriz" Russian Consular Post cds, addressed to London, opened by censor and resealed with tape, also with violet Petrograd censor hs and red London arrival pmks, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$675.00

Lot #1446
SAAR
1872 (25 May) FL to France franked with Germany 1gr+2gr Small Shield cancelled Saarbrucken, v.f. with La Rochere arrival pmk
Envelope
Price Realized
$290.00

Lot #1447
SAAR
1921 25pf "Saar River Traffic", center inverted variety, block of four, one stamp l.h., others n.h., fine-v.f.
Box */**
Catalog #71var
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #1448
SAAR Semi-Postals
1928 Madonna, upper right sheet corner margin block of four, with complete date, n.h., v.f. (Mi.134Br)
Box **
Catalog #B15
Catalog Value €5,200
Price Realized
$2,300.00

Lot #1449
SAAR Military Mail
1935 Swedish Fieldpost, two covers from Saar to Sweden, cancelled "Svenska Bataljonen Saar" 29.1.35 and 31.1. 35 cds, minor cover tears, fine-v.f., Mi.
Envelope

Catalog Value €400
Unsold
Lot #1450
SALVADOR
1893 President Ezeta, 1c-1p black, two imperf. composite strips of four, also strip of three, plus two master dies (value tablets blank), card mounted, some adhesive toning, fine
P
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #1451
SAN MARINO
1874 (18 May) registered cover franked with Italy 30c brown (London printing), 40c carmine rose and 20c blue (both Torino printing), making up an attractive three color franking paying 90c rate to Rome, all cancelled "S.M.no" in rectangular dots, with corresponding "Republica di S.Marino" cds in blue, red wax seals on reverse, with arrival pmks on back, red wax seals virtually intact, minor cover flaws, nevertheless fine and rare combination usage of Italian adhesives in San Marino, with 2003 Sorani cert.,
Envelope
Catalog #Sass.L19,20,26
Catalog Value €40,000
Unsold
Lot #1452
SAN MARINO
1910 1c brown, die proof on card, v.f., rare (Sass.49)
P
Catalog #78P
Unsold
Lot #1453
SAN MARINO
1932 Garibaldi, 10c and 20c, three diff. essays in blue or black, each carrying the full text of Garibaldi's statement to his soldiers in exile with him in San Marino, v.f. and probably unique group, with individual Diena certificates
E
Catalog #143-44E
Price Realized
$1,900.00

Lot #1454
SAN MARINO
1937 Abraham Lincoln, set of two souvenir sheets, each signed by the engraver, artist, government officials etc., some minor flaws and hinge toning, probably unique
*
Catalog #186-187
Unsold
Lot #1455
SAN MARINO Air Post
1933 Zeppelin surcharges, complete set of sheet corner margin blocks of four, n.h., v.f., with Bolaffi cert. (Sass.11-16)
Box **
Catalog #C11-16
Catalog Value €2,600
Price Realized
$950.00

Lot #1456
SAN MARINO Air Post
1933 Zeppelin surcharges, complete set of vertical sheet margin gutter pairs, n.h., v.f., rare, with 1993 Raybaudi cert.
**
Catalog #C11-16var
Price Realized
$2,300.00

Lot #1457
SAN MARINO Air Post
1933 Zeppelin surcharges, 20L on 3L carmine (instead of green) vertical sheet margin gutter pair (folded in the middle), perforated "Specimen", n.h., v.f., with 1990 Diena cert (for a block of four). Of the 200 printed, only a few gutter pairs exist (Sass.P16a)
P
Catalog #C16P
Catalog Value €7,000
Price Realized
$2,300.00

Lot #1458
SAN MARINO Air Post
1943 25c-20L without overprint, set of eight, n.h., fresh and generally well centered, fine-v.f., with 2006 Raybaudi cert. The set was originally intended to honor the 20th Anniversary of Fascism. After Mussolini was overthrown, the stamps overprinted to commemorate the downfall of Fascism (Sass.26-33)
**
Catalog #C26-33var
Catalog Value €9,000
Price Realized
$2,400.00

Lot #1459
SAUDI ARABIA
1928 registered cover (label removed) to Egypt, franked on reverse with single and strip of three, Jeddah departure, with Port Taufiq transit and Suez arrival pmks, wax seals removed, otherwise fine
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #1460
SAUDI ARABIA
1981-85 group of 12 mostly diff. souv. sheets and 6 stamps, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #Mi.Bl 7/20
Catalog Value €1,500
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #1461
SERBIA
1916 (6 Dec) ppc to Odessa, endorsed "F.M" and "Active Army", showing the return address of the 8th special infantry regiment, "507 Sec.Post. France" hs, with Serbian Forces cds at upper right, v.f., with arrival pmk
Envelope
Price Realized
$280.00

Lot #1462
SIBERIA
1919 Red Cross postal card from Prisoner of War at Pervaja Rietchka to USA, boxed Russian censor strikes, plus red chops of the Japanese censor indicating the card was used when the camp was taken over by the Japanese Army, Seattle receiving pmks, card reduced at top, otherwise fine and very rare
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1463
SIBERIA
1919 35k on 2k dull green, 70k on 1k orange, surcharges inverted, blocks of four, n.h., fresh and v.f.
Box **
Catalog #1a,3a
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #1464
SIBERIA
1919 50k on 3k carmine, surcharge inverted, block of six, n.h., one stamp with perf. faults, otherwise v.f., signed Rosselevitch,
Box **
Catalog #2a
Catalog Value $600
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #1465
SIBERIA
1919 Kolchak Issue, 70k on 1k orange, surcharge inverted, pane of 25, n.h., v.f., each stamp signed Romeko,
Box **
Catalog #3a
Catalog Value $2,500
Price Realized
$1,600.00

Lot #1466
SIBERIA
1919 Kolchak Issue, 1r on 4k carmine, surcharge inverted, horizontal gutter block of 10, n.h., folded between stamps, v.f., each stamp signed Romeko,
Box **
Catalog #4b
Catalog Value $1,000
Price Realized
$525.00

Lot #1467
SIBERIA
1919 Kolchak Issue, 5r on 14k dark blue and carmine, surcharge inverted, block of nine, n.h., v.f., each stamp signed Romeko,
Box **
Catalog #6b
Catalog Value $600
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1468
SIBERIA
1919 Kolchak Issue, 50k on 3k red imperf., surcharge double, lower right sheet corner margin block of four, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #8b
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1469
SIBERIA
1921 10k on 4k carmine, v.f., signed Romeko etc., with BPA cert.,
*
Catalog #51
Catalog Value $250
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #1470
SIBERIA
1922 perforated 3k,4k,5k,15k, plus imperf. 1k, 2k, 3k, 5k, eight different blocks of four, some minor gum stains, otherwise fine-v.f., signed Rosselevitch,
Box */**
Catalog #87-89,93,100-102,104
Catalog Value $760
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1471
SPAIN
1823 FL datelined "Berrio-plano", interesting text in French referring to military action in Spain, with hs "Arm D'Espagne D" hs, addressed to a Lt.General Laurent, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1472
SPAIN
1864 1r brown on green paper, block of four, full margins all around, l.h., fresh and v.f. multiple (Ed. 67; catalogue value for singles)
Box *
Catalog #65
Catalog Value €940
Price Realized
$550.00

Lot #1473
SPAIN
1865 12c blue & rose, center inverted, large margins all around, fresh and v.f., signed Roig, Roumet etc., with 1990 Diena cert.,
O
Catalog #76a
Catalog Value $2,650
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #1474
SPAIN
1930 Railway Congress, complete set of 20, h.r., fine-v.f. (Ed. 469-488)
*
Catalog #373-385,C12-17,E6
Catalog Value €825
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1475
SPAIN
1938 Submarine, 2p green, gutter tete-beche block of four, folded between stamps, fine
Box P
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #1476
SPAIN Air Post
1936 Burgos Issue, 25c bronze green, block of four plus five singles, n.h., v.f.,
Box **
Catalog #San.173
Catalog Value $675
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #1477
SPAIN Air Post
1952 St. Francis, single and block of four, n.h., v.f. (Ed.1118)
Box **
Catalog #C138
Catalog Value €500
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #1478
SPANISH COLONIES IFNI
1943 imperforate pairs, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #17-27,E1var
Unsold
Lot #1479
SPANISH COLONIES SPANISH MOROCCO
1895 (17 July) cover addressed to Mogador, franked with diagonal halves of Spain 15c violet brown and 25c blue, tied by "Saffi" cds, filing fold away from the stamps, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #1480
SWEDEN
1863 5o green, 12o blue and 30o brown, used on small homemade cover, registered from Karlstad 7.3.1863 to Amal, wax seals intact on reverse, fine-v.f. and scarce three-color franking
Envelope
Price Realized
$800.00

Lot #1481
SWEDEN
1865 (11.4) large part of a FL from Goteborg to France, franked with a vertical strip of 3x24o orange, tied by cds, with "Suede Amb. Erquelines A." French entry, transit and Bordeaux arrival pmks, fine, signed Calves
Envelope
Catalog #10
Unsold
Lot #1482
SWEDEN
1869 (25 May) cover from Nykoping to Abo paying 28o with 5o Arms and 3o + 20o Lion, violet boxed ANK hs & Stockholm transit cds, small wax seal just showing through on front, v.f. and attractive 3-color combination cover
Envelope
Catalog #6,13,16
Price Realized
$950.00

Lot #1483
SWEDEN
1878 (1 Oct) FL to London, franked with 5o perf. 14, also 3o and 12o Numerals perf. 13, each cancelled by Stockholm cds, with appropriate transit and arrival pmks, 12o rounded corner perf. at upper left, 5o file crease, otherwise fine three-color combination franking, with Obermuller-Wilen cert. (Facit 19h,28b,32a)
Envelope
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #1484
SWEDEN
1924 Universal Postal Union Congress, complete set, top value n.h., others l.h., fine-v.f.,
*
Catalog #213-28
Catalog Value $846
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #1485
SWITZERLAND
1934 NABA souvenir sheet, hinged in margin (stamps n.h.), v.f.,
Box *
Catalog #226
Catalog Value $500
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #1486
SWITZERLAND
1934 Naba souvenir sheet of four, used on registered cover to England, minute toning, fine-v.f., with arrival pmk
Envelope
Catalog #226
Unsold
Lot #1487
SWITZERLAND
1949 definitives, complete set of 12 used on two unaddressed (uncacheted) FDCs (Italian), v.f. (Mi.529-540)
Envelope
Catalog #328-339
Catalog Value €800
Unsold
Lot #1488
SWITZERLAND Officials
1922 3fr-10fr, plus 10fr gray green, also 1928 5fr blue and 1937 3fr orange brown, used, fine-v.f. (Mi.13-15,34-35,56)
O
Catalog #2O27-30,41,56
Catalog Value €725
Price Realized
$290.00

Lot #1489
SWITZERLAND Officials
1922 3fr-10fr, plus 10fr gray green, also 1928 5fr blue and 1937 3fr orange brown, used, fine-v.f. (Mi.13-15,34-35,56)
O
Catalog #2O27-30,41,56
Catalog Value €725
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #1490
SWITZERLAND Officials
1923-30 International Labor Bureau, 2 1/2c-1fr, 15 different, unused or part original gum., few minor flaws, generally fine-v.f., Mi.
*(*)
Catalog #3O1/22
Catalog Value €2,550
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1491
SWITZERLAND Officials
1930 10fr green, n.h., tiny facial abrasion and gum adhesions, otherwise v.f. (Mi.31)
**
Catalog #3O26
Catalog Value €550
Price Realized
$120.00

Lot #1492
SYRIA
1919 20pi on 5fr dark blue and buff, well centered, heavy h.r., v.f. (YT 20)
*
Catalog #20
Catalog Value €360
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #1493
SYRIA
1920 25p on 5fr, block of four, n.h., fine-v.f.,
Box **
Catalog #50
Catalog Value $440
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1494
SYRIA Air Post
1920 Surcharges, set of three, h.r., 5pi on 15c thin, otherwise fine-v.f., signed Brun, etc. (YT PA1-3)
*
Catalog #C1-3
Catalog Value €1,315
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #1495
SYRIA Air Post
1920 flown cover franked with 1p, 5p and 10p surcharges, also 1p on 20c, used from Aleppo to Alexandretta, fine-v.f., with arrival pmk
Envelope
Catalog #C1-3
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1496
SYRIA Air Post
1923 2pi on 40c, surcharge inverted, vertical pair, l.h., v.f., signed Kessler
*
Catalog #C14b
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #1497
SYRIA Air Post
1945 President Kouatly, imperf. sheetlets of four, cplt set, l.h., fine-v.f. and rare (YT Bl.10-16)
Box *
Catalog #C117-123var
Catalog Value €4,725
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #1498
THAILAND
1892 surcharged 4a on 24a, block of nine, n.h., fine-v.f.
Box **
Catalog #38
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1499
THAILAND
1894 surcharged 1a on 64a, inverted "S" added to the surcharge, block of four, n.h., v.f., rare (catalogue value for hinged singles)
Box **
Catalog #40a
Catalog Value $800
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #1500
THAILAND
1898 surcharged 4a on 12a, double surcharge, block of four, bottom left stamp l.h., others stamps n.h., natural gum bends at right, v.f. and rare block (catalogue value for hinged singles)
Box **
Catalog #55a
Catalog Value $1,400
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #1501
THAILAND
1899-1904 1a-64a, complete set, h.r., 3a red and blue unused, 4a dark rose with rounded corner, fine-v.f.,
*
Catalog #75-89
Catalog Value $633
Price Realized
$375.00

Lot #1502
THAILAND
1912 King Vajiravudh, 3b-20b four high values, h.r., v.f.,
*
Catalog #153-56
Catalog Value $865
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #1503
THAILAND
1947-50 King Adulyadej, 5s-20b, complete set, l.h., fine-v.f.,
*
Catalog #264-273
Catalog Value $966
Price Realized
$575.00

Lot #1504
THAILAND Semi-Postals
1920 Scouts Fund, set of six, h.r., fine-v.f.,
*
Catalog #B18-23
Catalog Value $600
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #1505
THAILAND Semi-Postals
1920 Scouts Fund, set of seven, h.r., fine-v.f.,
*
Catalog #B24-30
Catalog Value $415
Price Realized
$220.00

Lot #1506
THAILAND Semi-Postals
1920 Scout's Fund, horizontal pairs, couple of low values l.h., one 3s creased, otherwise n.h., fine-v.f.
*/**
Catalog #B24-30
Catalog Value $1,250
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #1507
TRANSCAUCASIAN FEDERATED REPUBLICS
1923 (14.11) registered cover from Sukhumi (present day Georgia) to Berlin, franked on reverse with 100,000r and 7x200,000r, old registration label "Nowyj Afon" crossed out and "Sukhumi" entered in pen, little toning, otherwise v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1508
TURKEY
1929 Issue, set of six, n.h., fine-v.f.,
**
Catalog #676-81
Catalog Value $400
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1509
UKRAINE
1918 (8.11) registered cover from Juzowka (birth place of N.Krushchev) to Yenakiyevo, franked on reverse by 3x10k & 9x15k Ekaterinoslav tridents, minor cover faults, otherwise fine-v.f. with arrival pmk
Envelope
Price Realized
$170.00

Lot #1510
URUGUAY Air Post
1946-49 6c carmine rose, inverted overprint, well centered, fine and extremely rare, one of only 2-3 known examples of this error, listed but unpriced in Scott's
O
Catalog #C121a
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1511
URUGUAY
1967 Basketball, 5c horizontal strip of five, blue color completely omitted, n.h., v.f. and rare variety, with normal stamps included for comparison
**
Catalog #C313var
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1512
VATICAN CITY Air Post
1949 UPU, imperforate plate proofs in issued colors, superimposed on perforated background, mounted on presentation card, signed by engraver (Nelli Ena) and artist, v.f. and probably unique
P
Catalog #C18-19P
Unsold
Lot #1513
VATICAN CITY Zeppelin Flights
1932 3rd SAF card to Brazil, franked with 10L dark blue, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1514
VENEZUELA
1888 (14.8) cover franked with 25c orange, rouletted 8, cancelled by "Cumana" cds to pay the rate to Curacao, where Netherlands Antilles 12 1/c orange was added (pasted over the Venezuela adhesive) to pay the rate to Caracas (a quicker method of delivery than by direct internal mail), addressee's name (staining) cleaned, otherwise fine and unusual combination (Cumana-Curacao-Caracas), with Peter Holcombe cert.
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #1515
VIET NAM, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Officials
1955 0,100k on 2d and 5d, blocks of 4, fine-v.f. (Mi.D8-9)
Box **
Catalog #O6-7
Catalog Value €1,760
Price Realized
$375.00

Lot #1516
YUGOSLAVIA
1923 Boy Scouts, ppc from the first Jamboree in Sarajevo, used locally in Belgrade, fine and rare card
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1517
YUGOSLAVIA Zeppelin Flights
1932 3rd SAF card to Brazil, v.f., with Berlin connecting cachet
Envelope
Price Realized
$290.00

Lot #1518
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES
1850-1960 balance of a consignment housed in three cartons (banker's boxes), hundreds of used and unused singles, blocks, coils, back of the book and more, remainders on pages, albums, glassines, stock books, with errors and varieties, cancels and much more, seriously disorganized but worthwhile, substantial value
*O
Price Realized
$3,750.00

Lot #1519
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES
1920-40s accumulation of multiples and plate blocks including 2c Aeronautics Conference (27), Sullivan Expedition (19), Battle of Fallen Timbers (32), Washington Bi-Centennial complete set of plate blocks, few Farleys, Air Post including Scott no. C11 (12 plate blocks of ten), C19 (6), C20 (5) and C24 (3 plate blocks of ten), also occasional Postage Dues, hinged or n.h., few perf. separations, also occasion used items, mostly fine-v.f.
Box */**
Price Realized
$675.00

Lot #1520
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES
1861 cancellations, hundreds on old Souren Co. pages and loose, mostly 3c rose, with and without grill, also other Banknotes and later issues, fancy cancels, numerals, Paid, Star and others, mixed condition, worth careful inspection
O
Price Realized
$1,800.00

Lot #1521
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES - Covers and Postal History
1851-1870 small box with 100+ covers or FLs, usually franked with 3c perf. or imperf., including family correspondence, rates, cancellations, some better items, later issues, plus used stamps off cover, mixed condition, with faults noted, please inspect
Envelope
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #1522
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES - Covers and Postal History
1870-73 group of 170+ covers and one coverfront, many with 2c red brown, with and without grill, diff. rates, advertising, markings incl. "Held for Postage", Official Business, etc., others with 3c green, with origins, rates etc., good specialist lot
Envelope
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #1523
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES - Covers and Postal History
1893-1915 Exposition postcards, collection of 160+ apparently different picture postcards, 72 used, others unused, from Columbian, Hudson-Fulton, Jamestown, Pan-American, 1904 World's Fair St. Louis and Panama-Pacific Expositions, mixed condition with few minor faults noted, generally fine-v.f.
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #1524
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES - Covers and Postal History
1940-1960 carton with hundreds of covers, APO's, WWII Propaganda, Antarctica and much more, interesting Army and Marine detachments in Bermuda, Leeward Islands, St. Lucia, plus many others
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #1525
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES - Flight Covers
1918-40 small box, mostly flights, with C1, C2 (20+ legal size covers headed "Aerial League of America" and flown Aug.1918), Hindenburg flights from Lakehurst to various destinations (Portugal, South Africa, Colombia etc.), Wilkins-Ellsworth Trans-Arctic Submarine Expedition (combination frankings US/GB plus others), 1933 FDR inauguration covers, Zeppelin flight incl. 1925 Bermuda, Lindbergh flights, Postal Stationery errors etc., mixed condition, useful lot
Envelope
Price Realized
$1,100.00

Lot #1526
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES - Freaks and Errors
1880-1980 selection of 200+ items, used and unused, with pairs imperf. between (two used vertical pairs Scott's No.639), fold-overs, modern items incl. "bee omitted" (2281b, seven coil pairs), imperf. coils, stationery errors and much more, please examine
*O
Unsold
Lot #1527
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES - Back of the Book Postage Dues
1905-1940 selection of 65 covers and cards, variety of rates and markings, with foreign mail including underpaid mail from China, Germany, British Commonwealth countries, Russia, Palestine, Sweden, Hungary etc., also domestic covers, mixed condition, some very interesting items
Envelope
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #1528
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES - Back of the Book Postage Dues
1960s accumulation of 300+ mostly business reply envelopes (to Forst Packing Company in Kingston, NY), each with postage dues added on arrival, different combinations incl. 1c, 2c, 3c, 10c, 50c, many multiple frankings, mixed issues etc. An interesting group of modern postage dues on cover
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #1529
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES - Back of the Book Officials
1870s-1927 selection of 100+ covers with various Officials, mostly legal size, including Depart of State, Treasury, also Parcel Post, few unused Civil War and Spanish American War Patriotics, covers and cards, mixed condition, mostly fine-v.f., interesting lot
Envelope
Price Realized
$950.00

Lot #1530
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES - Back of the Book Duck Hunting
1934-2003 accumulation/stock of used and unused, the latter part with high face value ($15 plate blocks etc.), mixed condition, with some faults noted, many n.h., fine-v.f.
**O
Price Realized
$1,200.00

Lot #1531
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES - Back of the Book
1900-1940 American Bank Note Company, a significant holding of 500+ items, usually large engravings of stock certificates and bonds coupons, neatly arranged on cards, with vignettes for individual companies, allegorical figures representing Utility Companies such as Power & Light, Long Island Lighting Co., American Natural Gas; also engravings used for Manufacturing, Science & Research, Commerce and Industry, Aviation, Communication, Foods, Railroad and many others, with rejected dies, some used for headers, numerals, diplomas, banknotes etc., showing many styles of engraving, borders, rosettes, scrolls etc. Much duplication and mixed condition, still great variety of items, interesting lot
P
Unsold
Lot #1532
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS
1899-1945 extensive dealer's stock organized by Scott's number, with Canal Zone, Cuba, Guam, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and Philippines, with regular issues, multiples including some plate blocks, Air Post, Postage Dues, Officials, misc. back of the book, etc., mixed condition with both used and unused, faults noted (many defective items not counted), many fine or better items, please inspect,
Box *O

Catalog Value $20,000
Price Realized
$3,750.00

Lot #1533
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS AUSTRIA Postal Stationery
1860-1970s extensive collection/stock of thousands, housed in two cartons, used and unused stationery entires, postal cards, lettersheets and stampless covers, with errors and varieties, cancellations, early items (yellow, brown and green cards), Franz Josef Jubilee, later items with Costumes, Scenes, Airpost, UPU, Wipa, privately printed items, back of the book collection, wrappers, plus much more, including a collection of hundreds of cancelations (mostly Polish towns), some on cards, mixed condition, generally fine or better, substantial group, many valued up to $100 each
Envelope
Price Realized
$2,700.00

Lot #1534
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS BALTIC COUNTRIES
1918-1997 collection on mostly Minkus album pages, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, also Memel and Central Lithuania, collected both unused and in many cases additional used, with many better items, perf. and imperf. sets, errors and varieties, occasional proofs, some reference material, mostly fine or better
*O
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #1535
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS BALTIC COUNTRIES
1920-39 Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia and Central Lithuania, large collection/accumulation of used and unused singles, sets and souvenir sheets in albums, stock books and glassines, highlights include Estonia Tallinn overprints, scarce watermarks, 60h air post unwatermarked and many others. We also note some German occupation items, 190+ covers, mostly TPOs from all three Countries, plus a 4-volume collection of cancellations, high catalogue value
Envelope *O
Price Realized
$9,500.00

Lot #1536
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS BELGIAN CONGO
1886-1954 collection of mostly unused singles and sets on album pages, better items incl. local overprints and handstamps, also Ruanda Urundi etc., generally fine-v.f.
*
Price Realized
$1,800.00

Lot #1537
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS BRITISH COMMONWEALTH COVERS
1900-1960 small box with 200+ covers and cards, with British Africa, Asia, North America, dozens of better items in the $100+ range, with Cape of Good Hope, Mauritius, North Borneo, Newfoundland, Seychelles, Papua, Rhodesia, Dominica, Indian States and many others, generally fine-v.f. A most attractive group of covers
Envelope
Price Realized
$6,000.00

Lot #1538
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS BRITISH ASIA
1867-1940 Labuan, Straits Settlements, North Borneo, balance of a collection, with hundreds of singles and sets in stock book, used and unused, some duplication, few later items, mostly fine-v.f., SG
*O

Catalog Value £3,000
Unsold
Lot #1539
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS BRITISH COMMONWEALTH
1948-70s stock book with hundreds of apparently complete sets and souvenir sheets, many QEII sets, some Omnibus items (UPU, Red Cross etc), better Singapore (four souvenir sheets of 1969 Founders and others), few singles, mostly n.h., fine-v.f., SG
Box **

Catalog Value £9,100
Price Realized
$3,250.00

Lot #1540
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS CANADA
1852-1935 group of better items on a on stock card, mostly unused, with 1852 3p red (used), 1859 10c red lilac and 12 1/2c yellow green (both unused), Montreal and Ottawa Issues to 10c, Jubilees to 50c (without 15c), Maple Leafs and Numerals, Edward to 20c, Quebec Tercentenary, George V to $1, Coils, 1928-29 Scroll 20c-$1 (including 50c Bluenose), World's Grain Exhibition, etc., mixed condition with faults noted, still fine or better,
*O

Catalog Value 12,000
Price Realized
$1,100.00

Lot #1541
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS CANADA
1950s-60s carton with thousands, used and unused in glassine envelopes, up to 200 of each, with many coils, regular issues and commemoratives, high face and catalogue value
Box **O
Price Realized
$550.00

Lot #1542
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS CHINA
1880-2000 balance of a consignment in three cartons, used and unused stamps of the Empire, Taiwan, PRC, local issues, also Tibet with dozens of stamps and covers, plus postal stationery, maximum cards, booklets etc., please examine
Envelope *O
Price Realized
$4,750.00

Lot #1543
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS CHINA
1921-1970 collection in stock book, mostly Taiwan, Republic of China sets and souvenir sheets, some imperfs and a few singles, also Airmails, the latter l.h., balance apparently n.h. or without gum as issued, with better sets including Emperors, Paintings etc., fine-v.f.,
*/**
Catalog #465/1616,C1/72
Catalog Value $4,048
Price Realized
$1,600.00

Lot #1544
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS CHRISTMAS SEALS
1909-1980s United States, collection of thousands in carton, early booklet panes, errors and varieties, hundreds of complete imperf. sheets, trial colors and stage proofs, v.f.
Box **P
Unsold
Lot #1545
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS CILICIA
1919-20 specialized collection of 200+, including inverted and double handstamps, multiples, stationery cut squares etc., also Alexandretta and Hatay, some used, majority original gum, fine-v.f.
*O
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #1546
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS CUBA
1855-1870 Spanish Issues, balance of a specialized collection on cards, used and unused singles, pairs, blocks and larger multiples, plate reconstruction (170x1/2r blue green), varieties, covers (few stampless), officials on cover and more, mixed condition with toning noted throughout, others with faults, many fine or better, high catalogue value
Box *O
Catalog #1/53
Price Realized
$1,900.00

Lot #1547
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS CYPRUS
1880-2000 collection in a well-filled Lighthouse hingeless album, with early Victoria overprints and surcharges (few used), fairly complete from 1892 on, with KEVII, George V to £5 (also both of the £1 values),George VI and QEII, mostly l.h., later issues n.h., clean and fine-v.f.
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Price Realized
$6,500.00

Lot #1548
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS CYPRUS (TURKISH)
1970-1997 highly specialized collection of thousands of stamps, souvenir sheets, booklets, housed in five Lighthouse hingeless albums, including full sheets, provisional issues, proofs, errors and varieties of every kind, plus covers and First Day Covers (additional cover album), with much back of the book material, n.h., fine-v.f., very high acquisition cost
Box Envelope **
Price Realized
$3,500.00

Lot #1549
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS CZECHOSLOVAKIA Semi-Postals
1919 overprints, collection in stock book, hundreds of stamps, mostly unused, few covers or canc., with many varieties, values to 4kr, inverted and double overprints, fold-overs etc., mostly fine-v.f., signed Gilbert, Mahr etc.
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Catalog #B1/123
Price Realized
$2,400.00

Lot #1550
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS EGYPT
1866-1956 collection in stock book, fairly complete including the early issues, commemoratives, regular issues, rare singles and sets to £1, also the rare 1925 Port Fouad, v.f. set of four (signed Diena), 1929 black or brown centers (set of four), souvenir sheets incl. the imperf. Boy Scout souv. sheet, some duplication, generally l.h., also an accumulation of used singles, postage dues, officials, military issues, Occupation overprints etc., occasional faults possible, mostly fine-v.f.
*O
Price Realized
$7,500.00

Lot #1551
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS EGYPT Military Mail
1921-37 collection on pages, stamps and covers (40+), with many interesting markings, frankings (Silver Jubilee) and much more, partially written up on pages, also flights etc., fine and interesting lot
Envelope *
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Lot #1552
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS FINLAND
1866-74 5p-40p, selection of 14, incl. 5p purple brown (1 unused, 4 used, different shades), 8p black on green, (2 used), 10p black on yellow (1 unused, 1 used), 20p blue (3 used) and 40p rose (2 used), also 1881 20p blue, perf. 11x12 1/2 and 12 1/2x11 (both used) and 25p perf. 11x12 1/2 used, few small faults, mostly fine group,
*O
Catalog #6-10,28e,g,29c
Catalog Value $2,700
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #1553
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS FRANCE & COLONIES
1900-30 type "Merson", specialized collection in two volumes, 125 covers or cards incl. combination frankings, flights, overprinted stamps incl. Memel and Syria, military usages with "FM", "Postes Serbes", perfins, overprinted "Annule", Exposition pmks, Catapults, unusual destinations etc. An interesting and useful collection, with many rare items incl. 2fr violet on coverfront and much more, mostly fine-v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$4,500.00

Lot #1554
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS FRENCH COLONIES - ALGERIA
1962-1993 issues, large collection/accumulation in full sheets, all neatly arranged in folders, housed in two cartons, mostly complete sets in various quantities, incl. air post, also two large folders with 5,000+ "E.A." (Etat Algerien) handstamps (YT 354-63) with hundreds of errors and varieties in various colors, including double, inverted etc. (while these are not catalogued, just the regular set is listed at Euro 100+ and there are hundreds of these in this lot), n.h., fine-v.f. (catalogue value does not include the provisional period handstamped varieties)
Box **
Catalog #YT 354/1032
Catalog Value €150,000
Price Realized
$9,500.00

Lot #1555
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS FRENCH INDIA
1892-1948 collection of used and unused singles, sets, blocks of four and larger, housed in a small stock book, many better items incl. "France Libre" overprints, varieties etc., mixed condition, many n.h., fine-v.f., YT
Box *O
Catalog #YT 1/253
Catalog Value €5,200
Price Realized
$1,000.00

Lot #1556
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS FRENCH COLONIES - FRENCH MOROCCO Local Issues
1890-1900 Collection of 200+ stamps on pages, also 24 covers and stationery, used and unused, mixed condition with usual faults to be expected, also some reference material, interesting and seldom offered
Envelope *O
Unsold
Lot #1557
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS FRENCH SOUTHERN ANTARCTIC TERRITORIES (TAAF)
1948-1992 issues complete including air post, neatly arranged in chronological order in stock book, n.h., v.f.
**
Unsold
Lot #1558
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS GEORGIA
1923 duplicated accumulation with over 170 handstamped and 90 machine 1923 overprints, unsorted by the overprint size & type with many better stamps noted incl. 37 and 37a (39 copies), 38 and 38a (49 copies). Also included are some 1923 provisional overprints on Russian stamps and postally used Nationalist issues, useful specialist lot
*O
Unsold
Lot #1559
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS GERMANY - PRIVATE LOCAL POST
1880s-1900s collection of 2,300+ mostly different stamps and 120+ covers, cards and stationery entires, arranged in stock books, used and unused, with Private Post, Courier Post, Express-Compagnie, Stadstbrief, Privat-Brief Verkehr etc., we note Lubeck, Hamburg, Kassel, Kiel, Flensburg, Bergdorf, Karlsruhe, Hohenstein, Heilbronn, Bochum, Altona, Gladbach, Gorlitz and many more, usual mixed condition, with many scarce items included. A solid collection, seldom offered
Envelope *O
Unsold
Lot #1560
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS GERMANY - PRIVATE LOCAL POST
1900s balance of a collection, 75 used and unused stationery covers and cards, also some mostly cancelled to order stamps, mixed condition
*O
Unsold
Lot #1561
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS GERMAN STATES
1850-1900 Baden-Wurttemberg, hundreds of singles and multiples in stock book and loose, used or unused, some reference items, occasional faults as always, many interesting pmks, mostly fine. A valuable lot, huge catalogue value
*O
Price Realized
$4,500.00

Lot #1562
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS GERMAN STATES
1850-1920 small box with 100+ covers and cards, with North German Confederation, Hamburg, Oldenburg, Schleswig etc., mixed condition, many better items, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #1563
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS GERMANY
1872-1945 collection in two Lindner hingeless albums, good representation of 1872 Small and Large Shields, regular issues, semi-postals complete with all the souvenir sheets, Air Post cplt incl. Gelber Hund and E.EL.P.overprints, also Zeppelin sets, plus postage dues and officials, mixed condition with some faults noted, especially among early issues, others generally fine-v.f. High catalogue value
*
Price Realized
$4,750.00

Lot #1564
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS GERMANY
1919-45 balance of the collection in two Safe hingeless albums, with complete sets and singles, with souvenir sheets, Semi-Postals, Air Post, Officials, etc., strength in Third Reich, virtually all mint n.h. and post office fresh, fine-v.f.
**
Price Realized
$1,800.00

Lot #1565
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS GERMANY
1932-36 Olympics "cigarette albums" (a purchaser of a pack of cigarettes would receive a single photograph which he could insert into the specially prepared album), selection of seven albums incl. 1932 Los Angeles, two diff. editions, plus 1936 Berlin, volumes I+II, two of each (one set with book jackets), also an extra volume I, various editions with hundreds of black & white and color photographs, fine-v.f., scarce
Price Realized
$1,100.00

Lot #1566
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS GERMAN OFFICES ABROAD & GERMAN COLONIES
1884-1912 collection including German Offices in China (cat. Euro 7,956), German Offices in Morocco (cat. Euro 11,509), German Offices in the Turkish Empire (cat. Euro 12,470), selection of hundreds in stock book, with forerunners, postmarks, values to 5M (surcharged), some duplication, also shades and varieties, mostly fine-v.f. A clean lot, Mi.
*O

Catalog Value €31,612
Price Realized
$8,500.00

Lot #1567
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS GERMAN COLONIES
1884-1912 collection incl. Kiauchau (cat. Euro 5,544), German South-West Africa (cat. Euro 6,430), German East Africa (cat. Euro 8,277) and others, selection of hundreds in stock book, with forerunners, postmarks, values to 5M, some duplication, also shades and varieties, some unlisted items, mostly fine-v.f. A clean lot, Mi.
*O

Catalog Value €20,251
Price Realized
$4,750.00

Lot #1568
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS GERMAN COLONIES
1899-1910 Postal History, balance of the consignment, with 126 covers and cards, including forerunners, postal stationery and picture postcards used in the various Colonies, strength in German Offices in China (40 items) including Kiauchau, with Boxer Rebellion fieldpost usages, German Levant (including German fieldpost in Aleppo), New Guinea, East Africa, South-West Africa, Samoa, Togo and others, single and multiple frankings, scarce cancels, censor markings etc.
Envelope
Price Realized
$6,500.00

Lot #1569
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES
1939-43 International Reply Coupons from Germany and Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, duplicated selection of 88+ items, mostly addressed to Ecuador, fine-v.f., rare, Mi.
*O

Catalog Value €13,050
Unsold
Lot #1570
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES
1939-43 Generalgouvernement, collection on pages, apparently complete incl. back of the book, some imperf. Varieties (Hitler stamps) incl. gutter pairs, plus 13 sheetlets, fine-v.f.
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Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #1571
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS GREAT BRITAIN
1840-1980 balance of a consignment in three cartons, with collections on pages and in albums, stock books, also loose, glassines and stock cards, with extensive Queen Victoria, specialized selection of 1d red brown and 2d blue perf. and imperf., different plates, multiples, shades, stamps on cover, many to foreign destinations, 1847-48 Embossed, with singles, pairs, strips of four and larger, also numerous singles (mostly cut to shape), line-engraved, used and unused to 1sh, multiples in blocks of four and larger, many better items incl. high values, also King Edward VII to £1 (used), George V and later, with Officials, substantial back of the book, postal stationery and more, mixed condition, with some faults noted, huge catalogue value
Envelope *O
Price Realized
$19,000.00

Lot #1572
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS GREAT BRITAIN
1840-1980 collection on pages, with seven examples of 1d black (three to four margins); 2d blue (two), embossed, line-engraved, Victoria to 10sh, better items incl. 2sh brown (SG 121) and others; Edward and George V, mostly used, later issues unused, also Regionals, Officials, back of the book, mixed condition, with some faults noted, mostly fine and better, high catalogue value
*O
Price Realized
$1,700.00

Lot #1573
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS GREAT BRITAIN
1840 collection on pages, with 23 examples of 1d black (mostly different, generally with margins all around, only a few some three to four margins) including one on cover, another on large piece, pair on cover, four singles on piece; 2d blue (three); 1841 1d red brown, four unused, block of six on cover (margins all around), another off cover; 1d and 2d on cover used in 1851 to Italy; pair and strip of three of 2d blue strip of three and two single 1d red brown on cover from Leicester to Macclesfield; embossed 6d violet, plus two unused 1d mulreadys, stampless letters and more, occasional flaws noted, mostly fine-v.f. A nice collection
*O
Price Realized
$4,750.00

Lot #1574
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS GREAT BRITAIN
1840-1983 collection in three albums, with No.1, values to £1 (incl. PUC) etc., mixed condition among the earlier issues, others fine-v.f., high catalogue value
*O
Price Realized
$3,750.00

Lot #1575
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS GREAT BRITAIN
1841-1997 collection on pages and loose, some on Scott's album pages, mostly used to 1960, with better Queen Victoria including 5sh carmine and 10sh ultramarine; same for King Edward VII and George V, later issues apparently complete mint, with some booklets, mixed condition, generally fine
*O
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #1576
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS GREAT BRITAIN
1867-84 selection of 11 stamps, mostly used, including 1867 3p rose (unused) 6p dull violet and 1sh green, 1873 6p gray (plate 16), 1sh green, 1875 2 1/2p claret, 1876 4p pale olive green and 8p orange, 1880 2 1/2p ultramarine (unused), 1883 6p on 3p violet, 1884 10sh ultramarine, few faults noted, generally fine,
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Catalog Value $2,300
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #1577
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS GREAT BRITAIN - OFFICES IN MOROCCO AND LEVANT
1898-1948 collection on stock cards, Victoria, Edward, George V and QEII Issues, variety of overprints and surcharges, values to 10sh, with many varieties incl. inverted letters, shifted surcharges, missing hyphen varieties etc., fine-v.f.
*
Price Realized
$3,250.00

Lot #1578
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS INDIAN STATES
1870-1945 stock book with hundreds used and unused singles, also some on album pages, few sets, some multiples (especially Bundi), officials, few varieties, mixed condition, useful lot for a specialist
*O
Price Realized
$950.00

Lot #1579
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS IRAN
1929-78 collection in stock pages, mostly complete sets, with regular issues including most of the better Shah Riza Pahlevi sets, also semi-postals, Air Post including First Issues (high value signed Diena) and "Iran" overprints, also Officials, mostly hinged, some n.h. or used, fine-v.f.,
*/**

Catalog Value $8,850
Price Realized
$2,000.00

Lot #1580
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS ISRAEL
1948 Interim Period, selection of 20+ covers, incl. Rishon Le Zion, Nahariya etc., mostly fine-v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #1581
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS ISRAEL
1948-51 small group of FDCs with tabs incl. No.1-6, 15 (two), 17-22, 31-32, 35-36, 37, 38-43 46-47, 48-51, also 33-34 (short tabs), C16, plus No.16 souv. sheets and a few others incl. J1-5 singles on unaddressed 16.2.49 cover, plus several reference items (fake FDCs with tabs), fine-v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$650.00

Lot #1582
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS ITALIAN STATES - LOMBARDY-VENETIA
1736-96 Venetian Republic, postal history collection of 119 FLs with a study of postmarks incl. Treviso, Chioggia (red), Cologna, Este, Feltre (red), Lendinara, Porogruaro (red), Splimbergo (red), Stra (red), Padova, Rovigo, Udine, Vicenza, San Vito, Verona and many others, some elaborate and beautiful markings, generally fresh and fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$4,500.00

Lot #1583
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS ITALY Military Mail
1944-45 collection of 58 covers or cards from Italian soldiers to their families, with German Army Fieldpost markings, few prisoner of war letters, variety of censor and official hs, mixed condition, mostly fine and interesting lot
Envelope
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #1584
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS ITALIAN AREA
1900-1970 balance of a consignment, hundreds of singles and sets from Italy, San Marino, Vatican City, better Airmails, few sheets and souv. sheets, mostly fine-v.f.
*/**
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #1585
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS ITALIAN AREA
1944-45 World War II Occupation Issues, Laibach, Montenegro, Italian Occupation of Ljubljana, Slovenia, also Zara, Albania, some Italian Colonies, post-war issues, etc., collection of used and unused singles and sets on pages and loose, some duplication, reference material, many n.h., fine-v.f., high catalogue value
*O
Unsold
Lot #1586
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS JAMAICA
1860-1925 balance of a specialized collection on pages, used and unused, with multiples of first issue, varieties, 15+ covers or cards, cancellations, War Tax and Flights, mixed condition, interesting and worthwhile collection
Envelope *O
Price Realized
$1,300.00

Lot #1587
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS JAPAN
1890s correspondence of 69 covers franked mostly with 2s rose, many with lovely hand painted artwork inserts, some illustrated on the outside, otherwise with advertising inside; also four French covers used 1925-33 to Japan or Korea, generally fine-v.f. and fascinating lot
Envelope
Price Realized
$2,400.00

Lot #1588
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS JAPAN
1960-1988 balance of a consignment, hundreds of mostly n.h. sets and souvenir sheets, also 100+ Mihon (Specimen) overprints from 1960s, non-postal souvenir sheets (all topicals), 60+ unexploded booklets, hundreds of mostly different FDCs and postal stationery cards, also some Ryukyu Islands, fine-v.f.
Envelope **S
Unsold
Lot #1589
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS JAPAN
1950s-60s balance of a consignment on cards, some older issues, used or unused, singles and sets, regular issues and commemoratives, mostly n.h., fine-v.f.
*O
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #1590
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS KOREA
1951-55 souvenir sheets, with many rare items (only 300 of each printed), regular issues and commemoratives incl. Rotary, United Nations, ITU, airmails etc., also 43 copies of Unesco souv. sheet, n.h., fine-v.f., Mi.
**

Catalog Value €50,000
Unsold
Lot #1591
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS LATVIA
1880-1939 balance of a specialized collection, with used and unused singles and sets, covers and cards including pre-philatelic and Russia used in Latvia, small selection of WWI German Occupation, 1916 Ob-Ost overprints, WWII overprints and Fieldpost covers, selection of Red Cross, large multiples and more, mixed condition, interesting lot for a specialist
Envelope *O
Price Realized
$1,800.00

Lot #1592
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS LITHUANIA
1918-30 errors and varieties, selection on pages, with perf. & imperf. singles, pairs, blocks of four, shifts, transposed backgrounds, inverted center (C39a), incorrect cliche, part perf. and others, generally fine-v.f. A nice lot
*
Price Realized
$3,250.00

Lot #1593
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS MALAYAN STATES
1880-1960s stock book with hundreds of used and unused singles, some sets, many better items, Specimen overprints, odds and ends, mixed condition, useful lot, high catalogue value, please inspect
*O
Price Realized
$3,000.00

Lot #1594
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS MALTA
1860-1950 collection on pages and loose, with an extensive representation of Great Britain Queen Victoria adhesives used in Malta, many nice strikes, British Administration with better items including 10sh black (Scott's No.65 cleaned and thinned), also Script CA (No.73 two unused copies), used and unused £1 (No.114), some pairs, blocks of four, varieties and covers, mixed condition, high catalogue value
Envelope *O
Price Realized
$2,400.00

Lot #1595
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS MONGOLIA
1959 Mongolian Language Congress, 100 sets, mostly in large multiples, n.h., fine-v.f.,
Box **
Catalog #174-178,181
Catalog Value $5,750
Unsold
Lot #1596
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS NEPAL
1930s-70s selection of 80 mostly native covers used locally, some with better franking, interesting lot
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1597
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS NEWFOUNDLAND
1920-40s carton with hundreds of covers and cards, with commercial correspondence, FDCs, flight covers and more, much duplication, generally fine or better
Envelope
Price Realized
$1,300.00

Lot #1598
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS NEW ZEALAND
1855-2000 collection in three well-filled Lighthouse hingeless albums, used and unused, with a fair selection of better Chalon heads perf. & imperf., early issues mostly used and generally unused from 1950 on, with officials, postal fiscals, back of the book etc., mostly fine-v.f., high cat. value
*O
Price Realized
$12,000.00

Lot #1599
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS PHILATELIC LITERATURE
1928 Fournier "Album de Fac-Similes", Argentina-Uruguay, with 1,100+ different items (pairs, blocks and sheets all counted as singles), mostly complete, numbered "31" (of 480 total printed), re-bound in rich Album de Timbres Poste album, mostly fine-v.f. A splendid work
Price Realized
$2,600.00

Lot #1600
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS POLAND
1860-1990 balance of the collection in two Minkus albums, with nine examples of 10k blue and red (No.1), three unused (small faults), six used, various shades and postmarks (all with small faults), Lublin and Krakow Issues (generally unsigned as considered as is), pre-WWII issues complete unused (plus some used), with most better items included, some n.h. ("Na Skarb" cplt set, also 1928 Warszawa souv. sheet), Port Gdansk complete, Generalgouvernement complete, post WWII mostly complete (in mounts, apparently n.h.) including 1944 "Wodzowie" set of three, 1946 B.I.E. souv. Sheet, Kultura souv. Sheet, Roosevelt, Anti-Tuberculosis complete set of 10 se-tenant labels, 1954 imperf. souv. sheet in blue, 1960 souvenir sheets of four, numerous (mostly minor) varieties and occasional proofs, some blocks of four, sheetlets of five and larger, reference material etc., fine-v.f.
*O
Price Realized
$4,750.00

Lot #1601
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS POLAND
1916-1955 collection on pages and stock cards, with "Krolewstwo Polskie" competition designs (40 diff.), Legion Post issues, postage dues, extensive 1918-19 Local issues (overprinted and handstamped "Poczta Polska" on German stamps, also Sosnowice, overprints on Austrian stamps, used and unused with some reference items, also Marienweder, Upper Silesia, Danzig, private issues, labels, postal stationery, few covers and cards, "Groszy" overprints (incl. Roosevelt souv. sheet) mixed condition, interesting lot
*O
Price Realized
$2,200.00

Lot #1602
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS POLAND
1940-45 balance of a collection on pages, used and unused, Local issues, few covers, reference and privately produced items, mixed condition, mostly fine
*O
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1603
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS POLAND - PRISONER OF WAR CAMPS
1943-44 collection on pages, with Gross-Born incl. Olympics set and souv. sheet of three, Murnau, Woldenberg, mostly complete used or unused, plus invalidated proofs, postal cards and few specialty items, fine-v.f.
*O
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #1604
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS PORTUGAL
1940-49 selection of 15 souvenir sheets (14 different), l.h. or n.h., occasional minor wrinkles or creases, mostly fine-v.f., Mi.
*/**

Catalog Value €3,800
Price Realized
$600.00

Lot #1605
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS ROMANIA
1893-2004 comprehensive collection in 8 stock books, early issues used or unused, others mostly n.h., with many imperf. varieties, souvenir sheets, postage dues, German Occupation, sheetlets and much more, generally fine-v.f. A great opportunity to obtain a nice collection of Romania
*O
Price Realized
$4,500.00

Lot #1606
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS RUSSIA
1858-1939 collection on pages, Imperial issues mostly used, balance mostly hinged, with many complete sets, regular issues and commemoratives, air post, plus some Civil War surcharges, occasional toned specks, mostly fine-v.f.
*O
Price Realized
$3,250.00

Lot #1607
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS RUSSIA Air Post
1922-1938 collection in stock book, with many sets incl. 1931 North Pole perf. and imperf., Chelyuskin, Stratosphere Disaster and Balloon, Moscow-San Francisco 1r surcharge, souvenir sheet of four (n.h.) and others, mostly hinged, few n.h., fine-v.f.
*O
Price Realized
$1,600.00

Lot #1608
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS RUSSIA Officials
1859-1915 Officially Sealed, collection of 55+ covers and FLs, each with a diff. "officially sealed" label on reverse, various usages incl. foreign destinations, diff. cities incl. Odessa, Warszawa, Kazan, Siberian Railway, Simbirsk etc., also various Zemstvo usages, mounted & written up exhibition style on pages, fine-v.f., ex-Liphschutz
Envelope
Price Realized
$4,750.00

Lot #1609
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS RUSSIA - POSTAL HISTORY
1902-1917 Russia used in Finland, collection of 100+ covers, cards or stationery entire envelopes, all with Russian franking (including many Romanov stamps) used in Finland, with various town cancellations such as Uleaborg, Helsingfors, Tammerfors, Nikolaistad, Kellomaki, Simola, Hango, Vyborg, also Finnish Railways "Postilion" TPO markings, some mixed frankings, also hundreds of loose stamps, some partially written up, many interesting items intended for further study and exhibition
Envelope
Price Realized
$2,400.00

Lot #1610
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS SCANDINAVIA Local Issues
1880s Denmark, Norway and Sweden, collection of 200+ mostly different stamps on pages, also 30 covers and stationery, used and unused, mixed condition with usual faults to be expected, also proofs and varieties, mostly fine-v.f.
Envelope *O
Unsold
Lot #1611
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS SOUTH AMERICA
1770-1850s collection of 150+ engravings, maps, documents (in Spanish), passports and ephemera from Mexico, Guatemala, West Indies in general, mixed condition with some ageing noted, others fine-v.f. A wonderful group
Unsold
Lot #1612
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS SOUTH-WEST AFRICA
1923-54 collection in stock book, collected both used and unused, with better items incl. bilingual pairs to £1 (two diff.), other pairs to 20sh, air post etc., some n.h., mostly fine-v.f.
*O
Price Realized
$2,400.00

Lot #1613
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS SPAIN
1900-30s large accumulation of hundreds of singles, sets, blocks, souvenir sheet, varieties, Civil War overprints etc., some duplication, many interesting items, with quantities of local Civil War souvenir sheets, some stuck down, mostly fine or better
*O
Price Realized
$2,800.00

Lot #1614
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS SPANISH COLONIES
1855-1951 collection of hundreds on pages, used and unused, some Spanish Antilles, Fernando Po, Morocco, Guinea etc., mixed condition
*O
Unsold
Lot #1615
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS TURKEY
1863-1952 collection of hundreds on pages and cards, some duplication, with regular issues fairly complete including 1901 Foreign and Inland Postage, 1909 25p and 50pi, 1914 200pi (used), with Postage Dues, Postal Tax (well represented through 1952), Officials, Turkey in Asia, Locals, mixed condition with both used and unused, generally fine, considerable catalogue value
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Unsold
Lot #1616
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS TURKEY
1903-43 Postal History, collection of 46 covers, mostly Ottoman Empire with usages from Volos, Anatolia, Samsun, Beirut, Rhodes, Metelin, Jaffa, Jerusalem, Tripoli, Gaza, Halep, Chios, Kerbela, Trebizond, Damascus, plus some modern issues, with Military and censor strikes, also selection of cancellations incl. blocks, all identified, with some rare items incl. "Beit Alfakih", "Hodeida" (Yemen), "Edirne" and many others, great lot for a specialist
Envelope
Price Realized
$4,500.00

Lot #1617
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS UKRAINE
1918-45 collection on pages, used and unused, Trident overprints, Western Ukraine (mostly forgeries), Carpatho-Ukraine, some varieties, mostly fine
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Price Realized
$575.00

Lot #1618
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS UNITED NATIONS
1951-69 collection of marginal inscription blocks of four or six on pages, apparently complete, plus souv. sheets incl. No.38; in addition, there are two beautiful Lindner albums containing 36 artist signed lithographs for various issues, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1619
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS VIETNAM
1968 Inauguration of the Mobile Post Office, musical instruments, complete coil roll of 1,000, n.h., minute toning, mostly fine-v.f.
**
Catalog #YT 329
Catalog Value €17,500
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #1620
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE
1850-1970 accumulation of thousands of used and unused singles and sets, glassine envelopes, albums, pages and balances, housed in 10 cartons, with small collections/balances of British Commonwealth (Sarawak, Indian States, Labuan, Straits Settlements, Malta, Natal, Ireland, Newfoundland, Cyprus), stock books with Scandinavian countries and Japan, loose pages and collections of China, India, Micronesia, German States, Baltic Countries, French Colonies, Indochina, also Tannu Tuva, Laos, Mongolia, Italian Colonies, and much more, rather disorganized and messy, but worth careful inspection
*O
Price Realized
$8,500.00

Lot #1621
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE
1850-1960 carton with hundreds of singles and sets, mounted on mail-sale lot sheets (mostly Charles Russ Inc.), United States,19th and 20th Century Europe, South America, some Asia, catalogue values range from $10-$2,000, with more expensive items tending to vary in condition, faults noted, also many reference items, proofs and varieties, many scarce and useful items, huge catalogue value, inspection a must
*O
Price Realized
$5,750.00

Lot #1622
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE
1860-1960 Collection in 22 Minkus Master Global albums, thousands of used and unused, all areas represented, strength in French colonies, Spanish Colonies, German, Asia, British Commonwealth, also included miscellaneous collections of Austria, Egypt, Chile, Peru, used Poland, labels etc.
*O
Price Realized
$6,750.00

Lot #1623
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE
1860-1960 two cartons (banker's boxes) housing a large collection of used and used singles and sets on home-made pages, strength in South America, all countries represented, with an additional special album for Argentina (many better items including classics), also Chile, Ecuador, Cuba, Bolivia and others. Also included are sets from various British Commonwealth countries, extensive Canada (unused sets to $1 Ferry, Destroyer and others), Switzerland semi-postals, plus hundreds of souvenir cards from United States, U.N., Canada FDCs and much more
Envelope *O
Price Realized
$1,900.00

Lot #1624
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE
1901-1920 collection in Scott's International 20th Century (1901-20) album, hundreds of used and unused singles, some sets, United States, European Countries and various Colonies, British Commonwealth, South America and Asia
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Unsold
Lot #1625
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE
1929-1976 single property intact as received in carton, with collections of Vatican City (including No.35-40 unused), also covers, some better, plus Channel Islands, in albums, glassines and loose, fine-v.f.
*O
Price Realized
$1,000.00

Lot #1626
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE
1930s presentation album (Harrison & Sons), with a total 188 perforated and gummed essays, actually 19 different items in blocks of 8 to 10, (last one block of 16 in carmine), surface or typographed, collogravure (single or bi-color), designs for Netherlands Colonies, Argentina, South Africa, some for color only, mostly "Specimen", also one banknote, some wear and tear to covers and pages, essays fine-v.f.
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Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #1627
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE
1960s-80s issues (few older), accumulation/hoard of thousands of sets and souvenir sheets in glassine envelopes (all purchased from the new issue service provided by J.& H.Stolow Co. and offered intact), housed in two cartons (banker's boxes), covering the world and including British Commonwealth (definitives to £1, many cataloguing $60+), Asia (Thailand, Japan), South America, African Nations, French and Spanish Colonies, Greece, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Netherlands, duplication with occasional quantities up to 10 of each, blocks of four, sheetlets of 10 (Andorra and others), many unexploded booklets, coils etc., n.h., v.f. A very useful lot, which can be easily integrated into an existing dealer's stock
Box **
Price Realized
$2,700.00

Lot #1628
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE TOPICALS
1960s imperforate sets of Yemen (pre-Olympic Mexico), dozens of sheets; also 1966 Yemen Arab Republic Space overprints, quantities of imperf. sets in sheets; Paraguay, Kennedy Issue, Air Post, overprinted "Muestra", quantities of sets in sheets, n.h., few slightly stuck down, mostly v.f., high catalogue value
Box **
Unsold
Lot #1629
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE TOPICALS
1960s-80s gold, silver and metallic stamps, collection of 500 stamps of various shapes and sizes, usually 1-18 per set, incl. imperf. sets and souvenir sheets, miniature sheets, errors, proofs and essays, covers etc., high catalogue value
Box **
Unsold
Lot #1630
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE TOPICALS - AMERICANA
1893-1970s Native Americans, collection in a large binder, hundreds of singles, sets, covers, booklets, Specimen overprints, stationery, ephemera, souvenir cards, some artwork, varieties and few coins, better items include Columbus related stamps, booklets, covers etc.
Box Envelope **
Unsold
Lot #1631
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE TOPICALS - AMERICANA
1960s-80s United States Presidents, lot of 55 different sets from 20 countries, including United States, Middle East (Gulf States), Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Guinea, Liberia, Togo, Guinea-Bissau, Virgin Islands etc., quantities of 25 of each, with perf. and imperf. sets and souvenir sheets, officials, special overprints, errors and more, high catalogue and retail value
Box **
Unsold
Lot #1632
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE TOPICALS - ARCHITECTURE
1920-30s selection of 70+ engraved vignettes in various colors, neatly arranged on stock cards, most used as central designs for banknotes or stock certificates, usually large banking institutions, schools, hotels, schools etc., some duplications, defects noted, interesting collateral lot
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Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1633
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE TOPICALS - BOY SCOUTS
1960s-80s collection of 100+ sets and souvenir sheets, various countries, also errors, varieties, proofs and essays, covers and more
Box **
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #1634
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE TOPICALS - COMMUNICATION
1920-30s Radio, Telephone and Telegraph, selection of 70+ engraved vignettes in various colors, neatly arranged on stock cards, most used as central designs for banknotes or stock certificates, also coupons (various denominations) from private telephone companies, some faults noted, interesting collateral lot
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Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1635
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE TOPICALS - FAMOUS PEOPLE
1930s-40s Famous People, selection of 60+ engraved vignettes in various colors, neatly arranged on stock cards, most used as central designs for banknotes or stock certificates; we note Washington Irving, Abraham Lincoln, Sun Yat-Sen, Chiang Kai-shek, Alexander Hamilton, McKinley, Dan Sickles etc., duplication and some faults noted, interesting group
P
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1636
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE TOPICALS - MANUFACTURING
1920-30s Manufacturing and Industry, selection of 120+ engraved vignettes in various colors, neatly arranged on stock cards, most used as central designs for banknotes or stock certificates, usually large companies, some no longer in business, elaborate and impressive engravings, some duplications, defects noted, interesting collateral lot
P
Price Realized
$650.00

Lot #1637
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE TOPICALS - MUSIC
1960s-80s wholesale group of 25 different items, all per 100 of each, sets and souvenir sheets, Guinea, Grenada, Gambia, Trucial Countries, n.h., v.f., Scott's/Michel cat. $12,000
Box **
Unsold
Lot #1638
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE TOPICALS - OLYMPICS
1960s-80s collection of hundreds, sets and souvenir sheets, neatly arranged on lot sheets (nine books), covering 100+ different countries, some duplication, with pairs, blocks of four etc., also deluxe sheets, errors and proofs, imperforate varieties, specimens, ephemera, covers etc., mostly n.h., fine-v.f. Retail value $20,000
Box **
Price Realized
$1,500.00

Lot #1639
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE TOPICALS - ROOSEVELT
1933-76 collection on 100 or so pages, written-up exhibition style, providing historical information, with letters from and to the White House, Inauguration covers, special events covers, stamps and varieties issued in the 1940s and later to commemorate his life, some proofs (mostly Independent African Nations) etc., interesting
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Unsold
Lot #1640
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE TOPICALS - SHIPS
1940s-90s hundreds of various sets and souvenir sheets, all in quantities of 10 each, nice variety with over 30 different countries, occasional labels, Specimen overprints, imperfs and errors, n.h., fine-v.f., retail value stated to be $10,000+
Box **
Price Realized
$1,500.00

Lot #1641
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE TOPICALS - SHIPS
1920-30s selection of 25+ engraved vignettes in various colors, neatly arranged on stock cards, most used as central designs for banknotes or stock certificates, engravings of warships, riverboats, steamships, some duplications, defects noted, interesting collateral lot
P
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1642
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE TOPICALS - SPACE
1960s-80s collection of hundreds, used and unused singles, sets, souvenir sheets, some covers, few imperfs (from the former French Colonies), varieties etc., housed in nine volumes (two cartons)
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Price Realized
$950.00

Lot #1643
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE TOPICALS - SPORTS
1940s-60s selection of 11 different artist signed die proofs from St. Pierre & Miquelon, Upper Volta (3), Gabon (2), Niger (5), also Monaco, imperf. Deluxe sheet, v.f.
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Unsold
Lot #1644
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE TOPICALS - STAMPS ON STAMPS
1960s Famous Stamps, produced by Franklin Mint, 45 mostly different in sterling silver, also 8 additional medals, total weight 28,5oz (26oz of silver)
Unsold
Lot #1645
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE TOPICALS - TRAINS
1940s-80s collections of 100+ mostly complete sets and souvenir sheets from 50 different countries including Equatorial Guinea, Trucial States, neatly arranged on lot sheets, with some varieties, proofs and essays, few covers, some duplication, generally fine
**
Unsold
Lot #1646
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE COVERS AND POSTAL HISTORY
1865-1950 five cartons with hundreds, United States and Foreign covers and postal cards, some stationery, with better including USA 1869 and earlier, Bluish Paper (369), Trans-Mississippi, foreign destinations, flight covers, Postal Savings and War Ration booklets, old documents, Official Mail, foreign with WWI and WWII items, British Commonwealth, Germany, South America, France, plus many others; a treasure throve of material, inspection recommended
Envelope
Price Realized
$3,750.00

Lot #1647
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE COVERS AND POSTAL HISTORY
1865-1950 carton with hundreds, United States and Foreign covers and postal cards, some stationery, better items from France and French Colonies, Portugal and Colonies, Netherlands and Colonies, United States with a nice group of Civil War Patriotics, also United States Possessions with Canal Zone and Philippines; Military Mail, Russia including Offices in China, Civil War, Wrangel covers; China, Nicaragua bisects, and much more, Sea-Post and Flight covers, including Zeppelin and Catapult dispatches, varieties and much more
Envelope
Price Realized
$7,500.00

Lot #1648
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE COVERS AND POSTAL HISTORY
1865-1965 small box with 100+, mostly better items including Hungary UPU perf. souvenir sheet (Scott's No.C81), Chain Bridge souv. sheet (CB1) FDC, French postage dues on incoming 1887 cover from USA, Belgium 1935 von Taxis souv. sheet on cover to USA, 1920 Belgian Occupation registered cover from Malmedy, franked with 10fr (N58), British and French Colonies, Central Lithuania, German WWII Occupation issues (Flemish Legion sets on covers), France, Germany incl. Gelber Hund and two other Rhein and Mainz cards, Zeppelin covers and cards incl. Polar Flight (C40-42) and others, Italian WWII occupation of Slovenia and Ljubljana on covers, also Fiume; Czechoslovakia and others, mixed condition in places, generally fine or better
Envelope
Price Realized
$2,900.00

Lot #1649
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE COVERS AND POSTAL HISTORY
1950s disaster covers, selection of 16 items, with various markings incl. "Salvaged Mail Aircraft crash, "lost at sea" and others
Envelope
Price Realized
$325.00

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