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 | Lot #1 United States Postmasters' Provisionals Providence, R.I. 1845 5c green, trial color proof on thick card, lower right sheet corner margin single, v.f., P Catalog #10X1TC4b Catalog Value $250 | Price Realized $140.00
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 | Lot #2 United States 1847 Issue 1847 5c red brown, blue cancel, full margins all around, small faults, v.f. appearance, O Catalog #1 Catalog Value $485 | Unsold
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 | Lot #3 United States 1847 Issue 1847 5c dark brown, margins all around, close but clear at upper left, tied by blue grids on FL to Yates Co. NY, corresponding Lockport NY, Aug 2 (1850) departure pmk at top, v.f.,
Catalog #1 Catalog Value $500 | Price Realized $260.00
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 | Lot #4 United States 1875 Reproductions of 1847 Issue 1875 5c red brown, unused without gum as issued, margins all around, with 2023 PFC graded "VF 80" (SMQ $950) (*) Catalog #3 | Price Realized $800.00
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 | Lot #5 United States 1875 Reproductions of 1847 Issue 1875 10c black, unused without gum as issued, full margins all around, v.f., with 2024 PSE certificate, (*) Catalog #4 Catalog Value $1,300 | Price Realized $1,200.00
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 | Lot #6 United States 1851-57 Issue 1851 1c blue, type IV, small h.r., margins all around, good color, fine and attractive stamp, with 1988 PFC, * Catalog #9 Catalog Value $725 | Price Realized $425.00
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 | Lot #7 United States 1851-57 Issue 1851 5c red brown, vertical pair, ample to large margins all around, possible sheet margin at bottom, part of adjoining stamp at top, light New Orleans cds, two tiny pinholes between stamps, one just touches the bottom stamp, still a beautiful pair, v.f., O Catalog #12 Catalog Value $1,650 | Unsold
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 | Lot #8 United States 1851-57 Issue 1855 large part (side flaps missing) of a FL from New Orleans to Le Havre, franked with pair of 1c blue and single 3c red brown, ample margins to cut in at bottom, tied by grid cancels, sent via Boston, arriving Le Havre and redirected to Berne, Switzerland, with French 40c Empire, imperforate single added at bottom, arriving "9 Nov 55", fine redirected letter
| Price Realized $900.00
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 | Lot #9 United States 1851-57 Issue 1855 large part (side flaps missing) of a FL from New Orleans to Le Havre, franked with pair of 1c blue and single 3c red brown, ample margins to cut in at bottom, tied by grid cancels, sent via New York, arriving Le Havre and redirected to Grandson, Switzerland, with French 40c Empire, imperforate single (poor margins), added at top, arriving 21 Dec 55, fine redirected letter
| Price Realized $400.00
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 | Lot #10 United States 1851-57 Issue 1851 10c green, Type II, two singles, one with margins all around, the other cut in at top, slightly overlapped and tied by Oct 11 cds on cover to Canada, with Hamilton Oct 12, 1855 arrival pmk, wax seal removed, some toning on front, otherwise fine 20c franking to Canada
Catalog #14 | Price Realized $160.00
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 | Lot #11 United States 1851-57 Issue 1851 10c green, Type III, deep color, cut in at right, canceled by pen on cover endorsed "Hornitos, Cal Oct 16" and sent to Clinton, NY, wax seal partially removed on back, fine usage from this remote village (Hornitas post office opened in 1856 and changed its name to Hornitos in 1877)
Catalog #15 | Price Realized $160.00
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 | Lot #12 United States 1857-61 Issue 1857 10c green, type II, near perfectly struck San Francisco 1859 cds, well centered, v.f., with a photocopy of a 1990 PFC for a strip of three from which this originated, O Catalog #32 Catalog Value $190 | Price Realized $425.00
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 | Lot #13 United States 1857-61 Issue 1857 90c blue, hybrid large die proof on india, card mounted, v.f., scarce P Catalog #39P1 | Price Realized $750.00
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 | Lot #14 United States 1861-68 Issues 1861 1c-90c, complete set of 12 different plate proofs on card, including 3c scarlet and 24c brown violet, fine-v.f., P Catalog #63-73P4 Catalog Value $1,185 | Unsold
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 | Lot #15 United States 1861-68 Issues 1861 1c-90c, complete set of 12 plate proofs on card, including 3c scarlet and 24c brown violet, neatly displayed on a page, mostly v.f., P Catalog #63-73P4 Catalog Value $1,185 | Unsold
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 | Lot #16 United States 1861-68 Issues 1861 1c blue, n.h., wide margins, fresh and fine, with 2024 APS certificate (catalogued as hinged) ** Catalog #63 Catalog Value $275 | Price Realized $475.00
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 | Lot #17 United States 1861-68 Issues 1861 1c blue, strip of three, used on cover with "Beaufort, S.C. Feb 12" postmark, addressed to Guilford, Conn (?), some toning and other minor faults, scarce usage (South Carolina was the first state to secede from the Union in December 1860, and was one of the founding member states of the Confederate States of America in February 1861)
| Price Realized $250.00
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 | Lot #18 United States 1861-68 Issues 1861 30c Premiere Gravure die essay in black, Plate No.446 and National Bank Note Co. N.Y. imprint, die sunk on card (141x22mm), with wax interleaving, some edge toning, still fine and quite rare, E Catalog #71-E2a Catalog Value $1,750 | Unsold
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 | Lot #19 United States 1861-68 Issues 1861 30c orange, large die essay in black, die sunk on card (152x225mm), fine-v.f., rare, E Catalog #71-E2a Catalog Value $1,750 | Unsold
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 | Lot #20 United States 1861-68 Issues 1861 30c orange, large die essay, die sunk on card (113x137mm), with manuscript "Specimen" and National Bank Note Co. embossing, v.f., likely from a salesman's sample book, rare P Catalog #71P1 | Unsold
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 | Lot #21 United States 1861-68 Issues 1861 90c "Premiere Gravure" plate essay in blue green, thin, v.f. appearance, E Catalog #72-E7g Catalog Value $275 | Price Realized $95.00
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 | Lot #22 United States 1861-68 Issues 1861 90c blue, large die on india, die sunk on card, h.r. on back, v.f., P Catalog #72P1 Catalog Value $600 | Price Realized $250.00
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 | Lot #23 United States 1861-68 Issues 1861 90c blue, large die on india, die sunk on full card, brilliant color, v.f., P Catalog #72P1 Catalog Value $600 | Price Realized $240.00
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 | Lot #24 United States 1861-68 Issues 1861 Indian and Liberty Heads, 15 mostly different essays, including six of the First Indian Head, three of the First Liberty Head, four of the Second Liberty Head and two of the Second Indian Head (one with small faults), various colors and shades, generally fine-v.f. E Catalog #73-E3-6 | Price Realized $550.00
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 | Lot #25 United States 1867 Grill Issue 1867 F.Grill, 15c black, horizontal pair tied by segmented cork cancels on outer FL to Paris, with red New York Pair 12 exchange mark, French entry markings, minor wrinkles, otherwise fine 30c rate usage to France, with 2019 William T. Crowe certificate
Catalog #98 | Price Realized $375.00
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 | Lot #26 United States 1869 Pictorials 1869 1c buff, left margin arrow block of 48, 21 stamps hinged, balance n.h., fresh color, upper right stamp with sealed tear, balance fine-v.f. This is believed to be the largest known multiple of the 1869 1c according to Jonathan Rose's "United States Postage Stamps of 1869" (catalogued as 12 hinged blocks of four)
*/** Catalog #112 Catalog Value $66,000 | Unsold
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 | Lot #27 United States 1869 Pictorials 1869 2c brown, single and vertical bisect on yellow, faintly illustrated Pennsylvania House of Representatives cover to Gettysburg, with indistinct circular datestamp, 1872 docketing at left, missing top flap, fine and very scarce and attractive usage, with 1986 PFC declining opinion, in spite of the fact that the stamps are tied in several ways, including oily bleed-thru from blue cancel, ex-Mack (2004 Siegel sale, $2,000 hammer), offered AS IS
Catalog #113c | Unsold
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 | Lot #28 United States 1869 Pictorials 1869 15c brown & blue, type II, unused without gum, well centered, brilliant colors, fine (catalogued as unused without gum) (*) Catalog #119 Catalog Value $925 | Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #29 United States 1869 Pictorials 1869 30c brown on canary, stationery essay, v.f., rare E Catalog #121-E1 | Price Realized $250.00
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 | Lot #30 United States 1875 Re-Issue of 1869 Pictorials 1875 1c-90c Atlanta trial color plate proofs on card, complete set of 78 (not including the newly listed, unique 90c color combination), all with large margins and fresh colors, v.f. A beautiful set of trial color proofs (prepared for display at the 1881 International Cotton Exposition in Atlanta, only one sheet of 100 of each value/color was printed), very few intact sets have been kept together, P Catalog #123/132TC4 Catalog Value $24,900 | Price Realized $12,000.00
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 | Lot #31 United States 1870-71 Issue 1870 10c brown, large die proof on india, 56-71mm, few marginal thins, otherwise fine, P Catalog #150TC1 Catalog Value $550 | Unsold
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 | Lot #32 United States 1870-71 Issue 1871 (Apr) cover (opened for display) franked with 2x3c green, tied by Foreign Mail pmks, addressed to London, with Great Britain 1p red brown (strip of three) added on arrival and forwarded from London to France, with Calais entry pmk, fine and attractive redirected cover from USA to England to France
| Price Realized $300.00
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 | Lot #33 United States 1873 Continental Bank Note Company 1873 2c black, plate proof on card, top margin double plate number block of twelve, violet ink marks at left and in margin, few stamps lightly stained, still fine and possibly unique, unpriced in Scott
P Catalog #157TC4a | Unsold
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 | Lot #34 United States 1873 Continental Bank Note Company 1873 90c carmine, large die proof, die sunk on card (115x130mm), v.f., P Catalog #166P1 Catalog Value $400 | Unsold
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 | Lot #35 United States 1873 Continental Bank Note Company 1874 (26 Sep) FL from New York to France, franked with 2c brown and 7c red brown Bank Note stamps, tied by Foreign Mail cancels, red New York and blue "A.Goettel & Co." datestamps, with France Ceres 5c,15c and 40c added on arrival in Lyon, tied by "6316" large numerals, with "Etats-Unis V.Angl.Amb.Cal." (9 Oct) and Lyon (10 Oct) arrival pmks, redirected to Choisy, Switzerland, showing a sequence of transit and arrival pmks on back, fine and attractive five-color combination franking U.S.- France
| Price Realized $900.00
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 | Lot #36 United States 1873 Continental Bank Note Company 1875 5c blue (Taylor), tied by Foreign Mail cancel and red New York departure cds on mourning cover (opened for display) to Paris, redirected to Italy, with French 30c Ceres added on arrival, tied by Paris (4 July, 78) cds, showing prior transit pmks of "New York City Delivery June 20", sent to Raveno, redirected again to Milan, finally reaching the addressee, with numerous transit and arrival pmks, fine
| Price Realized $250.00
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 | Lot #37 United States 1873 Continental Bank Note Company 1877 (Dec) cover franked with single 15c orange, tied by violet target strike, sent via London (13 Dec) to Wellington, Cape of Good Hope, arriving Jan 15, 1878, with 4p blue added to pay for further transmission to Graaf Reineke, with 20 Jan 78 arrival oval on back, minor flaws of no importance, splendid locally redirected cover from United States to Cape of Good Hope, signed Calves
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 | Lot #38 United States 1873 Continental Bank Note Company 1881 (Nov) cover from New York to Victoria, Australia, franked with 2x6c dull pink, tied by departure cds, sent via San Francisco (Nov 18), arriving in Australia, with 2p Victoria added in Melbourne (21 Dec) and forwarded to Sydney, NSW, with Brisbane (Dec 23) and Sydney arrival pmks on back, fine and uncommon locally redirected cover to Victoria, ex-Gibson
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 | Lot #39 United States 1881-1888 Bank Note Issues 1888 2c green, two distinct shades, used, each with large margins all around, graded "XF 90J" (SMQ $150) O Catalog #213 | Price Realized $80.00
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 | Lot #40 United States 1890-93 Issue 1890 8c lilac, bottom margin part plate number single, n.h., jumbo margins, with 2024 PSE certificate for a pair from which this originated, graded "VF 80J" (SMQ $210) ** Catalog #225 | Unsold
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 | Lot #41 United States 1893 Columbian Exposition 1893 1c-$5, complete set of 16 small die proofs, each removed from card backing which caused some slight thins, rich colors, fine-v.f. appearing complete set of Columbian small die proofs from a Roosevelt presentation album (only 85 believed to have been produced), P Catalog #230-245P2 Catalog Value $5,850 | Price Realized $1,400.00
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 | Lot #42 United States 1893 Columbian Exposition 1893 1c-$5 plate proofs on card, complete set, fresh, mostly v.f., P Catalog #230-245P4 Catalog Value $2,110 | Unsold
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 | Lot #43 United States 1893 Columbian Exposition 1893 1c-$5 plate proofs on card, complete set, fresh, mostly v.f., P Catalog #230-245P4 Catalog Value $2,110 | Unsold
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 | Lot #44 United States 1893 Columbian Exposition 1893 1c-50c, eleven stamps on large registered cover sent from New York to Germany, New York transits and German arrival on reverse, numerous folds (including one affecting stamps at right) and overall staining, otherwise fine looking cover
Catalog #230-240 | Price Realized $800.00
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 | Lot #45 United States 1893 Columbian Exposition 1893 1c deep blue, top corner margin plate number and imprint block of ten, hinged in the selvage (stamps n.h.), fine-v.f.,
* Catalog #230 Catalog Value $700 | Price Realized $270.00
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 | Lot #46 United States 1893 Columbian Exposition 1893 4c ultramarine, bottom margin double plate number and imprint horizontal strip of seven, n.h., well centered, some minor perf. separations, fine-v.f. (catalogued as strips of three and four) ** Catalog #233 Catalog Value $1,440 | Unsold
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 | Lot #47 United States 1893 Columbian Exposition 1893 4c ultramarine, two bottom margin plate number horizontal strips of four, n.h., well centered, v.f., ** Catalog #233 Catalog Value $1,400 | Unsold
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 | Lot #48 United States 1893 Columbian Exposition 1893 4c ultramarine, left margin block of ten, n.h., fresh color, fine-v.f. (catalogued as singles)
** Catalog #233 Catalog Value $1,500 | Price Realized $350.00
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 | Lot #49 United States 1893 Columbian Exposition 1893 5c chocolate, top margin double plate number and imprint horizontal strip of eight, n.h., rich color, fine-v.f. (catalogued as two strips of four) ** Catalog #234 Catalog Value $1,400 | Unsold
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 | Lot #50 United States 1893 Columbian Exposition 1893 $3 yellow green, unused, disturbed original gum, fresh and fine, * Catalog #243 Catalog Value $1,500 | Price Realized $375.00
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 | Lot #51 United States 1893 Columbian Exposition 1893 $3 yellow green, left sheet margin single, unused, disturbed original gum, fresh and fine, * Catalog #243 Catalog Value $1,500 | Price Realized $575.00
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 | Lot #52 United States 1893 Columbian Exposition 1893 $3 yellow green, unused without gum, well centered, v.f. (catalogued as unused without gum) (*) Catalog #243 Catalog Value $750 | Price Realized $300.00
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 | Lot #53 United States 1894-97 Bureau Issues 1894 1c ultramarine, block of four, n.h., well centered, v.f., with a photocopy of a 2024 PFC for a block of eight from which this originated,
** Catalog #246 Catalog Value $360 | Price Realized $120.00
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 | Lot #54 United States 1894-97 Bureau Issues 1894 1c blue, plate proof on card, block of sixteen, v.f. (catalogued as four blocks of four)
P Catalog #247P4 Catalog Value $1,800 | Unsold
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 | Lot #55 United States 1894-97 Bureau Issues 1894 2c pink, plate proof on card, block of 42, marginal scissors cut at top between pos. 5-6, fine-v.f. and rare multiple,
P Catalog #248P4 Catalog Value $4,875 | Unsold
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 | Lot #56 United States 1894-97 Bureau Issues 1894 3c purple, large die essay in violet, large die on india, die sunk on card, 63x68mm, v.f., E Catalog #253-E1a Catalog Value $1,000 | Unsold
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 | Lot #57 United States 1894-97 Bureau Issues 1894 6c brown, plate proof on card, right sheet margin block of 32, v.f. and rare multiple (catalogued as blocks of four)
P Catalog #256P4 Catalog Value $15,200 | Unsold
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 | Lot #58 United States 1894-97 Bureau Issues 1894 8c violet brown, large die proof, die sunk on card (114x126mm), v.f., P Catalog #257P1 Catalog Value $250 | Unsold
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 | Lot #59 United States 1894-97 Bureau Issues 1894 10c green, imperf. left margin block of four, top stamps with small h.r., bottom stamps n.h., v.f., with 1990 PFC,
* Catalog #258P5 Catalog Value $1,100 | Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #60 United States 1894-97 Bureau Issues 1894 50c orange, large die essay with type II lines around both "50"s, die sunk on card (114x151mm), v.f. E Catalog #260E | Unsold
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 | Lot #61 United States 1894-97 Bureau Issues 1894 $1 black, type II, $2 blue and $5 green, three different large die proofs, die sunk on cards, fresh and v.f., P Catalog #261A-263P1 Catalog Value $1,650 | Price Realized $500.00
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 | Lot #62 United States 1894-97 Bureau Issues 1898 (8 Mar) registered cover from Paris to San Francisco, franked with pair of 25c Type Sage, tied by departure cds, with San Francisco Registry Exchange label, with 5c and 8c Bureau Issues tied by San Francisco Registry ovals, paying 13c for further transmission to Hanoi, Tonkin (French Indochina), where 2x25c "Indochine" stamps were added, tied by Hanoi (30 Apr, 98) arrival cds, redirected once more, again Registered back to France, arriving Paris (6 June 98), wax seals removed from back, otherwise fine and remarkable round-trip from Paris-San Francisco-Hanoi-Paris
| Price Realized $475.00
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 | Lot #63 United States 1898 Trans-Mississippi Exposition 1898 $1 black, redistributed gum from hinge removal, not mentioned on the accompanying 1995 PFC, well centered, v.f., * Catalog #292 Catalog Value $1,500 | Price Realized $500.00
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 | Lot #64 United States 1901 Pan-American Exposition 1901 1c green and black, bottom margin plate number block of 12, n.h., few minor natural gum skips, fine-v.f.,
** Catalog #294 Catalog Value $755 | Price Realized $250.00
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 | Lot #65 United States 1901 Pan-American Exposition 1901 2c carmine and black, bottom margin block of 12, n.h., 4c deep red brown and black, bottom margin block of four, two stamps hinged, two n.h., and 5c ultramarine and black, block of four, n.h., tiny toned spot, fine-v.f.,
*/** Catalog #295-297 Catalog Value $1,680 | Price Realized $300.00
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 | Lot #66 United States 1901 Pan-American Exposition 1901 8c brown violet and black, top margin plate number block of six, l.h. in the selvage (stamps n.h.), fine-v.f.,
* Catalog #298 Catalog Value $3,800 | Price Realized $1,300.00
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 | Lot #67 United States 1901 Pan-American Exposition 1901 10c yellow brown and black, top margin plate number block of six, l.h. in the selvage (stamps n.h.), fine-v.f.,
* Catalog #299 Catalog Value $6,000 | Price Realized $2,100.00
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 | Lot #68 United States 1902-08 Issue 1902 1c-$5, complete set of large die proofs, die sunk on card, including the first and second 2c designs and 15c Special Delivery, each measuring approximately 150x200mm and signed and dated by the Bureau of Engraving Director William M. Merideth, card backs with toning and six with toning on the front (not affecting the india die), otherwise v.f., one of the only four or five known sets, which recently came to light in the last 20+ years. A major rarity, P Catalog #300-313P1, E6P1 Catalog Value $28,900 | Unsold
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 | Lot #69 United States 1902-08 Issue 1902 3c bright violet, n.h., well centered, v.f., with a 2024 PSE certificate for a strip of five from which this originated,
** Catalog #302 Catalog Value $140 | Price Realized $110.00
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 | Lot #70 United States 1902-08 Coil Stamps 1908 5c blue, very lightly hinged, large margins all around, with 2024 PSE certificate graded "XF-Sup 95" (SMQ $450) * Catalog #315 | Price Realized $400.00
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 | Lot #71 United States 1907 Jamestown Exposition 1907 5c blue, upper left corner margin vertical strip of seven, n.h., fresh color, fine (catalogued as singles) ** Catalog #330 Catalog Value $2,625 | Unsold
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 | Lot #72 United States 1908-09 Issues 1909 1c green, horizontal pair, 2mm spacing, n.h., fine, with a photocopy of a 2024 PSE certificate for a strip of six from which this originated, ** Catalog #352 Catalog Value $570 | Price Realized $160.00
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 | Lot #73 United States 1908-09 Issues 1909 1c green, horizontal guide line pair, n.h., fresh color, fine, with 2024 PSE certificate, ** Catalog #352 Catalog Value $1,800 | Price Realized $750.00
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 | Lot #74 United States 1908-09 Issues 1909 2c carmine, horizontal pair, 3mm spacing, n.h., fine, with a 2024 PSE certificate for a strip of four from which this originated, ** Catalog #353 Catalog Value $500 | Price Realized $425.00
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 | Lot #75 United States 1910-13 Issues 1909 2c carmine, n.h., huge margins all around including parts of adjoining stamps on all sides, with 2019 PSE certificate graded "Gem 100J" (SMQ $275) ** Catalog #371 | Unsold
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 | Lot #76 United States 1910-13 Issues 1909 2c carmine, n.h., huge margins all around including parts of adjoining stamps on all sides, with 2019 PSE certificate graded "Gem 100J" (SMQ $350) ** Catalog #373 | Price Realized $350.00
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 | Lot #77 United States 1910-13 Issues 1910 1c green, horizontal pair, 2mm spacing, n.h., fine, with 2024 PFC, ** Catalog #387 Catalog Value $1,100 | Price Realized $525.00
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 | Lot #78 United States 1910-13 Issues 1911 3c deep violet, guide line pair, n.h., fine, with 2024 PFC, ** Catalog #394 Catalog Value $925 | Price Realized $230.00
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 | Lot #79 United States 1913-15 Panama-Pacific Exposition 1915 10c orange, n.h., bright color, fine, with 2023 PFC, ** Catalog #404 Catalog Value $1,700 | Price Realized $350.00
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 | Lot #80 United States 1914-17 Issues 1914 2c carmine, complete unexploded 49c booklet with 4 panes of 6x2c, "425j" ink notation on front cover, panes v.g. and fresh (BK 45, $1,000)
Catalog #425e | Price Realized $260.00
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 | Lot #81 United States 1914-17 Issues 1914 4c brown, horizontal paste-up pair, n.h., fine, with 2003 PFC (catalogued as n.h. pair) ** Catalog #446 Catalog Value $600 | Price Realized $260.00
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 | Lot #82 United States 1914-17 Issues 1914 2c carmine rose, horizontal pair, n.h., bright color, fine, with a photocopy of a 2024 PSE certificate for a strip of five from which this originated, ** Catalog #453 Catalog Value $625 | Price Realized $325.00
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 | Lot #83 United States 1914-17 Issues 1914 2c carmine, rose, horizontal joint line strip of four, n.h., fine, with a 2024 PSE certificate for a strip of six from which this originated, ** Catalog #453 Catalog Value $2,050 | Unsold
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 | Lot #84 United States 1914-17 Issues 1914 5c blue, horizontal pair, rich color, with 2024 PFC graded "VF 80" (SMQ $150) ** Catalog #458 | Price Realized $160.00
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 | Lot #85 United States 1914-17 Issues 1914 2c carmine, n.h., large margins all around, with 2024 PSE certificate graded "XF-Sup 95" (SMQ $500) ** Catalog #459 | Price Realized $425.00
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 | Lot #86 United States 1914-17 Issues 1914 2c carmine, n.h., full margins all around, with 2024 PSE certificate graded "VF-XF 85" (SMQ $375) ** Catalog #459 | Price Realized $280.00
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 | Lot #87 United States 1914-17 Issues 1916 20c light ultramarine, used with 1c green, each with Perfin "NCB" (National City Bank), both tied by "Wall Street Station, N.Y." double-oval on registered cover with preprinted address to Stockholm, Sweden at 11c for 3 oz. plus 10c registry fee, purple "New York, N.Y. (Wall Street) Registered, Apr 13, 1917" backstamps, Stockholm (5.9) arrival cds, backflap with "Opened By Censor, 183" label, small edge flaws, fine and rare on cover,
Catalog #476 Catalog Value $725 | Price Realized $230.00
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 | Lot #88 United States 1914-17 Issues 1916 three Registered parcel slips, each with high value franking, one with $1, $2 and strip of 3x$5, others with strips of 3x$5 and other stamps, some toning, otherwise fine-v.f. Catalog #480 | Price Realized $625.00
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 | Lot #89 United States 1914-17 Issues 1916 $5 light green, block of four, neat New York Registry cancels, v.f.,
Catalog #480 Catalog Value $1,250 | Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #90 United States 1914-17 Issues 1916 2c carmine (Private Vending Machine) Farwell type 4B4, tied by Chicago, IL. cancel on windowless cover, faint cover stains (not showing or mentioned on accompanying certificate), otherwise fine, with 1986 PFC,
Catalog #482 Catalog Value $1,500 | Price Realized $300.00
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 | Lot #91 United States 1917-29 Issues 1917 (A.E.F.) complete booklet covers $3 and $6, with glassine overlays and staples, fine-v.f., extremely rare
| Price Realized $1,500.00
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 | Lot #92 United States 1917-29 Issues 1917 (Jan 7) 2c stationery entire envelope with additional 1c and 2c franking, sent from Ansonia, Connecticut to Nauru, N.W.P.I., redirected to Brisbane, Australia, routed via Hong Kong, Opened by Censor label at left, with Japanese transit pmks on back, Brisbane Apr 17 censor pmk and 11 Apr arrival in crayon, two U.S.Christmas seals, most uncommon destination (Nauru was annexed by Germany in 1888 and incorporated into Germany's Marshall Islands. In 1914, following the outbreak of World War I, Nauru was captured by Australian troops)
| Price Realized $300.00
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 | Lot #93 United States 1917-29 Issues 1917 2c carmine, perf. 11, centered to top, tiny facial scuff, tied by "New York, N.Y. Sta J. Nov. 16 1917 5:40PM" machine cancel on Teacher's College Columbia University corner card window envelope, small cover tear at top and faint toning, fine and rare on cover, with 1993 PSE certificate,
Catalog #519 Catalog Value $3,500 | Price Realized $800.00
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 | Lot #94 United States 1917-29 Issues 1918 privately produced die of Franklin's head, fine E
| Price Realized $140.00
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 | Lot #95 United States 1917-29 Issues 1918 $2 black, Die on india (84x64mm), mounted on card (150x103mm), background shading added to the vignette, Serial No.834424 and dated May 14, 1917, engraved by Schofield, v.f., E Catalog #523-E3 Catalog Value $1,000 | Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #96 United States 1917-29 Issues 1918 3c purple, type IV, double impression showing clear doubling of the entire design, tied by wavy-line machine cancel on cover from New York, Sep 7, 1919 to Springfield, Mass., departure cds alongside, fine and rare cover, one of only a few known,
Catalog #530a Catalog Value $1,600 | Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #97 United States 1917-29 Issues 1920 Pilgrim Tercentenary, set of three, well centered (5c straight edge at right), all on Washington, D.C., Dec. 21, 1920 small-size FDC, locally addressed, v.f., scarce, only 15-20 known,
Catalog #548-50 Catalog Value $3,000 | Price Realized $1,300.00
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 | Lot #98 United States 1917-29 Issues 1922 1/2c Hale and imperf. 1 1/2c Harding, blocks of four, on single New York, April 4 FDC, v.f.
Catalog #551,576 | Price Realized $120.00
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 | Lot #99 United States 1917-29 Issues 1922 3c Lincoln, two FDCs, one Hodgenville, Ky, the other franked with a block of four, canceled Millburn, Feb.12 (unofficial city, only nine known), some toning, otherwise fine
Catalog #555 | Price Realized $120.00
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 | Lot #100 United States 1917-29 Issues 1922 3c Lincoln, three C.E.Nickles FDCs, Washington, D.C., New York, N.Y. and Alexandria, Va., Feb.12 (last two unofficial cities, only nine known), v.f.,
Catalog #555 Catalog Value $440 | Price Realized $120.00
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 | Lot #101 United States 1917-29 Issues 1922 5c Roosevelt, Oyster Bay, October 27 FDC to John L. Grupe, fine and very rare FDC,
Catalog #557 Catalog Value $2,000 | Price Realized $700.00
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 | Lot #102 United States 1917-29 Issues 1922 12c Grover Cleveland, Boston and Caldwell, N.J., March 20 FDCs, little toning, the latter registered, former Special Delivery, fine-v.f.,
Catalog #564 Catalog Value $430 | Price Realized $120.00
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 | Lot #103 United States 1917-29 Issues 1922 15c Statue of Liberty, November 11 Washington, D.C. FDC addressed to Edward C. Worden, fresh and v.f.,
Catalog #566 Catalog Value $575 | Price Realized $220.00
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 | Lot #104 United States 1917-29 Issues 1922 15c Statue of Liberty, November 11 Washington, D.C. business-size envelope used in combination with 5c Roosevelt and pair of 1c Pilgrims, making up the 22c Registered, Special Delivery rate to Boston, with additional departure and arrival pmks on back, fine commercial usage, First Day of 15c,
Catalog #566 Catalog Value $575 | Price Realized $170.00
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 | Lot #105 United States 1917-29 Issues 1922 $1 Lincoln Memorial, top sheet margin single, tied by a duplex Springfield, Feb.12 postmark on registered (Return Receipt Requested) FDC, addressed to Harry A.Truby (founding member and vice president of the Aero Philatelic Society of America), with additional departure and arrival pmks on back, accompanied by the original registry and signed return receipts, v.f. classic FDC,
Catalog #571 Catalog Value $7,500 | Price Realized $1,400.00
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 | Lot #106 United States 1917-29 Issues 1922 $2 deep blue, bottom margin plate number block of six, n.h., near perfect centering, fresh color, v.f.,
** Catalog #572 Catalog Value $1,000 | Unsold
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 | Lot #107 United States 1917-29 Issues 1922 1 1/2c Harding, two different imperf. blocks of four, dual Nickels FDC, Washington, D.C., April 4, 1925 and August 27, 1926, neatly slit open at left, v.f.
Catalog #576,631 | Price Realized $130.00
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 | Lot #108 United States 1917-29 Issues 1923 1c green, Binghamton, NY Precancel, well centered for this difficult stamp, light horizontal paper wrinkle at right, otherwise fine, with 2001 PSE certificate (catalogue value for fine) O Catalog #544 Catalog Value $3,500 | Price Realized $1,400.00
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 | Lot #109 United States 1917-29 Issues 1923 3c Lincoln, three diff. FDCs incl. perf. 10 with printed cachet, Feb.3, 1927 franked with a block of four and last one, Baltimore, MD, Feb.7, 1934, fine-v.f.
Catalog #584,635,635a | Price Realized $130.00
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 | Lot #110 United States 1917-29 Issues 1923 Rotary perf. 11, 1c green, used, well centered for this difficult stamp, two tears, fine appearance of this rare Coil Waste, with 2008 PSE certificate, O Catalog #594 Catalog Value $10,500 | Price Realized $1,400.00
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 | Lot #111 United States 1917-29 Issues 1923 Coils, 1c green, horizontal pair (fine), Washington, D.C., July 18 Hammelman FDC, v.f.,
Catalog #597 Catalog Value $600 | Price Realized $120.00
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 | Lot #112 United States 1917-29 Issues 1929 2c carmine, horizontal pair, n.h., fine, with 2024 PSE certificate, ** Catalog #599A Catalog Value $500 | Price Realized $170.00
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 | Lot #113 United States 1917-29 Issues 1923 3c Lincoln, coil pair, two Washington, D.C., May 10 FDCs, one with a printed cachet, Harry Hammelman address, v.f.
Catalog #600 | Price Realized $120.00
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 | Lot #114 United States 1917-29 Issues 1924 1c-5c Huguenot-Walloon, five sets of three, each set on a single FDC, including Washington, D.C., Lancaster, Pa, New York, N.Y., Philadelphia, Pa, and Mayport, Fla, fine-v.f.
Catalog #614-16 | Price Realized $140.00
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 | Lot #115 United States 1917-29 Issues 1924 1c-5c Huguenot-Walloon, complete set on New York, N.Y., May 1 Roessler FDC, v.f.
Catalog #614-16 | Price Realized $170.00
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 | Lot #116 United States 1917-29 Issues 1925 2c Lexington-Concord, two Boston and Cambridge FDCs, the latter with a red printed cachet and pre-printed Milton Mauck address, v.f.
Catalog #618 | Price Realized $120.00
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 | Lot #117 United States 1917-29 Issues 1925 Norse-American, 16 FDCs, each with a set of two, all seven cities represented, plus 4x2c and one 5c FDCs, fine-v.f.
Catalog #620-621 | Price Realized $180.00
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 | Lot #118 United States 1917-29 Issues 1925 13c Benjamin Harrison, three FDCs including Washington, D.C., Indianapolis, Ind. and North Bend, Ohio FDCs, last two addressed to Worden, with "First Day Cover" handstamp, little overall toning, otherwise v.f.
Catalog #622 | Price Realized $120.00
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 | Lot #119 United States 1917-29 Issues 1926 White Plains souvenir sheet, 10 copies, n.h., occasional perf. separations or gum creases possible, mostly fine-v.f.,
** Catalog #630 Catalog Value $5,000 | Price Realized $1,500.00
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 | Lot #120 United States 1917-29 Issues 1926 White Plains souvenir sheet, 10 copies, n.h., occasional perf. separations or gum creases possible, mostly fine-v.f.,
** Catalog #630 Catalog Value $5,000 | Price Realized $1,500.00
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 | Lot #121 United States 1917-29 Issues 1926 White Plains souvenir sheet, 10 copies, n.h., occasional perf. separations or gum creases possible, mostly fine-v.f.,
** Catalog #630 Catalog Value $5,000 | Price Realized $1,500.00
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 | Lot #122 United States 1917-29 Issues 1926 1 1/2c yellow brown, four matched plate number blocks of 24, from all four positions, n.h., v.f.
** Catalog #631 | Unsold
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 | Lot #123 United States 1917-29 Issues 1926 97c unexploded booklet containing eight panes of 2c carmine lake, n.h., v.f., with 2014 PSE certificate,
Catalog #BK 82a Catalog Value $7,500 | Price Realized $1,100.00
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 | Lot #124 United States 1917-29 Issues 1927 2c Vermont Sesquicentennial, six cacheted FDCs, incl. Herman Toaspern advertising cover, Gorham (2), Mauck and rare 1st Everett Emerson cachet in black, some minor cover wear, still a fine group
Catalog #643 | Price Realized $120.00
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 | Lot #125 United States 1917-29 Issues 1927 2c Vermont and 2c Burgoyne, combination FDC, first Joshua Gerow "Drummer Boy" cachet (in green), individually cancelled Bennington, Vt. and Albany, N.Y., Aug.3, also two individual cacheted FDCs, with Elmer R. Long seal cachet, plus Schuylerville, N.Y. George Lewis Habbert FDC, all three v.f.
Catalog #643-44 | Price Realized $180.00
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 | Lot #126 United States 1917-29 Issues 1927 2c Burgoyne Campaign,16 cacheted FDCs, including Mauck (6, including five different cities), Hunt (two including Oriskany, NY and Syracuse cancels), Gorham (four, with Utica or DC cancels), etc., some minor wear affecting two covers, otherwise fine-v.f.
Catalog #644 | Price Realized $180.00
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 | Lot #127 United States 1917-29 Issues 1928 2c Valley Forge, 12 cacheted FDCs, including Bressler, Egolf (Planty 645-22), Neal/Greene (645-30), Garfield Perry Stamp Club, Ganser (3), Mauck, etc., few minor faults noted, generally fine-v.f.
Catalog #645 | Price Realized $120.00
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 | Lot #128 United States 1917-29 Issues 1929 2c Sullivan Expedition, 28 cacheted FDCs, including Ioor (2), 1st Village of Canajoharie (5), Perry Herald (3), C.W. George, Emeigh (2), N. Joseph, Horsehead Rotary (3), Frank Wright, Egolf, Griffen (2), etc., various cities, some with light stains, otherwise fine-v.f. and rare group,
Catalog #657 Catalog Value $1,590 | Price Realized $260.00
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 | Lot #129 United States 1917-29 Issues 1929 Nebraska, complete set of 11, used on two Washington, D.C. May 1, 1929 FDCs, handstamped "First day of Issue", peripheral tone spots, otherwise fine (complete set on one cover, cat. $1,500)
Catalog #669-79 | Price Realized $325.00
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 | Lot #130 United States 1917-29 Issues 1929 2c Nebraska, Beatrice, Nebr., May 1 unofficial city, with mimeographed "First Day Nebr. Surcharge May 1, 1929" Frank Herget cachet, horizontal filing fold, otherwise fine (listed but unpriced in Scott)
Catalog #671 | Price Realized $120.00
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 | Lot #131 United States 1917-29 Issues 1929 2c Ohio River (straight edge at left), unofficial Vanceburg, Ky. Oct.19 FDC, with rare Beazell photo cachet, v.f.
Catalog #681 | Price Realized $120.00
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 | Lot #132 United States 1930-79 Issues 1931 2c Pulaski, Pittsburgh, Pa, Jan.16 FDC, hand-drawn Mark Hoerning cachet, addressed and dedicated by the artist, v.f.
Catalog #690 | Price Realized $130.00
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 | Lot #133 United States 1930-79 Issues 1931 20c Golden Gate, lower left Plate No. block of four, on Sept.8 Washington, D.C. FDC, endorsed "First Day Issue", with typewritten address, v.f. (catalogue value for a block of four on FDC),
Catalog #698 Catalog Value $650 | Price Realized $230.00
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 | Lot #134 United States 1930-79 Issues 1931 50c Arlington Amphitheater, upper left Plate No. Block of four, used on Washington, D.C., Sept. 4 FDC addressed to Albert Gorham, v.f. (catalogue value for a block of four on FDC),
Catalog #701 Catalog Value $875 | Price Realized $280.00
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 | Lot #135 United States 1930-79 Issues 1931 2c Yorktown, three different Beazell cachets, one "Special Delivery", franked with block of four, used in combination with 10c Special Delivery, each with a typewritten address, Yorktown, October 19 First Day cancels, v.f.
Catalog #703 | Price Realized $290.00
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 | Lot #136 United States 1930-79 Issues 1932 2c Winter Olympics (straight edge at bottom), Lake Placid, N.Y., Jan.25 (machine cancel, little smeared as often) FDC, Beazell cachet, with typewritten address, v.f.
Catalog #716 | Price Realized $130.00
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 | Lot #137 United States 1930-79 Issues 1932 3c William Penn, block of four, New Castle, Del., Oct.24 FDC, Beazell cachet, with additional handstamped cachet on back, v.f.
Catalog #724 | Price Realized $120.00
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 | Lot #138 United States 1930-79 Issues 1932 3c Daniel Webster, Hannover, NH, Oct.24 FDC, Beazell cachet, with typewritten address, v.f.
Catalog #725 | Price Realized $120.00
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 | Lot #139 United States 1930-79 Issues 1933 Century of Progress souvenir sheets, 1c and 3c on Ed Hacker printed cacheted (Planty No.4,4a) FDCs, hand cancelled Chicago Aug.25, fine-v.f.,
Catalog #730-731 Catalog Value $400 | Price Realized $140.00
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 | Lot #140 United States 1930-79 Issues 1933 Century of Progress souvenir sheets, 1c and 3c on individual Harry Citret FDCs, rubber-stamped "First Day Cover", cancelled Chicago Century of Progress Station, Aug. 25, fine-v.f.,
Catalog #730-731 Catalog Value $400 | Price Realized $130.00
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 | Lot #141 United States 1930-79 Issues 1933 3c NRA, Nira, Iowa, Aug.17 First Day card, Beazell cachet (President Franklin D. Roosevelt), with typewritten address, handstamped "First Day" on both sides, v.f.
Catalog #732 | Price Realized $120.00
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 | Lot #142 United States 1930-79 Issues 1936 3c TIPEX, 19 cacheted FDCs (duplicated), including 9 with full souvenir sheets of four, cachets include Grandy, Stamps Magazine, Kapner, Bronesky, Rice, etc., fine-v.f.,
Catalog #778 Catalog Value $570 | Price Realized $120.00
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 | Lot #143 United States 1930-79 Issues 1937 5c Virginia Dare, 27 cacheted FDCs (duplicated), with Grandy, House of Farnham, Torkel Gundel, Pavois, Shatz, Espenshade, Feigenbaum, Beverly Hills, Bronesky, Pickett, etc., fine-v.f.,
Catalog #796 Catalog Value $715 | Price Realized $170.00
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 | Lot #144 United States 1930-79 Issues 1939 3c Baseball, large die proof, die sunk on card, Engraver's "C" punch at left, v.f., rare P Catalog #855P | Price Realized $1,700.00
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 | Lot #145 United States 1930-79 Issues 1943 Overrun Countries, 5c Yugoslavia, flag reversed, full sheet of 50, n.h., v.f., with 2003 PSE certificate,
** Catalog #917a Catalog Value $1,000 | Price Realized $220.00
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 | Lot #146 United States 1930-79 Issues 1948 3c California Gold, hand-drawn Waldau cacheted FDC, v.f.
Catalog #954 | Price Realized $180.00
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 | Lot #147 United States 1930-79 Issues 1950s "The Capitol in Winter", original etching (7"x10") from the metal plate by Paul Berdanier (1879-1961), on heavy white wove paper, rare
| Unsold
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 | Lot #148 United States 1930-79 Issues 1971 Space Achievement, se-tenant left margin pane of 20, with fold-over variety at upper left shifting the gray lithograph of the plate number and bars between the second and third row, n.h., v.f. and spectacular plate number variety
** Catalog #1435bvar | Unsold
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 | Lot #149 United States 1930-79 Issues 1973 8c Christmas, pane of 30, horizontal perforations mostly missing between third and fourth rows (yielding five vertical pairs, imperf. between), n.h., v.f., with 2011 PSE certificate,
** Catalog #1508a Catalog Value $1,125 | Unsold
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 | Lot #150 United States 1930-79 Issues 1975 10c Lexington and Concord, left margin plate block of 12, imperf. horizontally, n.h., v.f. (catalogued as six pairs)
** Catalog #1563a Catalog Value $1,800 | Unsold
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 | Lot #151 United States 1930-79 Issues 1979 15c Folk Art, se-tenant sheet of 40, imperf. horizontally, n.h., v.f., believed to be unique, with 2016 PSE certificate (catalogued as eight blocks imperf. between)
** Catalog #1778b Catalog Value $16,000 | Price Realized $7,500.00
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 | Lot #152 United States 1930-79 Issues 1979 Olympic Games, imperf. sheet of 50, n.h., v.f., possibly unique (catalogue value for ten blocks of four)
** Catalog #1794b Catalog Value $9,000 | Unsold
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 | Lot #153 United States Modern Issues 1982 20c International Peace Garden, photogravure die essay, v.f. E Catalog #2014E | Unsold
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 | Lot #154 United States Modern Issues 1982 20c Christmas, pane of twenty showing dramatic "shifty eyes" color shift variety, n.h., v.f.
** Catalog #2026var | Unsold
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 | Lot #155 United States Modern Issues 1985 22c Love, horizontal transition strip of eight showing the right stamps to be completely imperf., n.h., v.f. and rare ** Catalog #2143a | Unsold
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 | Lot #156 United States Modern Issues 1986 Ameripex, booklet pane of four (without selvage), black omitted, tied on unaddressed cacheted FDC, unofficial Dayton, Ohio Jan.23, 1986 postmarks, v.f., with AFDCS certificate
Catalog #2198-2201b | Price Realized $120.00
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 | Lot #157 United States Modern Issues 1986 22c Duke Ellington, pane of 15, imperf. horizontally, yielding six vertical pairs imperf. horizontally, n.h., v.f.,
** Catalog #2211a Catalog Value $3,000 | Unsold
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 | Lot #158 United States Modern Issues 1988 15c Buffalo Bill, transition pane of 40, left column with design completely omitted, column two with partial design, n.h., v.f. and striking piece (catalogue value for four completely omitted stamps)
** Catalog #2177d Catalog Value $800 | Price Realized $300.00
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 | Lot #159 United States Modern Issues 1990 25c Love, bright pink omitted, booklet pane of ten, n.h., v.f.,
Catalog #2441c Catalog Value $750 | Unsold
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 | Lot #160 United States Modern Issues 1990 15c Beach Umbrella, blue (USA 15c) omitted, booklet pane of ten, n.h., v.f.,
Catalog #2443c Catalog Value $900 | Unsold
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 | Lot #161 United States Modern Issues 1991 29c Christmas, pane of 50 imperf. vertically, n.h., v.f. (catalogued as 20 horizontal pairs)
** Catalog #2579a Catalog Value $3,500 | Unsold
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 | Lot #162 United States Modern Issues 1991 29c Christmas, pane of 50 showing dramatic misperforation (perforations through Santa's Beard), n.h., v.f. and striking variety
** Catalog #2579var | Price Realized $290.00
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 | Lot #163 United States Modern Issues 1991 $5 Columbus, imperf. souvenir sheet, n.h., faint thin not mentioned on accompanying certificate, otherwise v.f., with 1997 PFC ** Catalog #2629var | Unsold
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 | Lot #164 United States Modern Issues 1995 Alice Hamilton, horizontal strip of five with left two stamps completely imperf., n.h., v.f., only five known, listed but unpriced in Scott ** Catalog #2940a | Unsold
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 | Lot #165 United States Modern Issues 1995 Love, miscut top sheet margin and Plate No. Block of 20 with double perforations at top margin, n.h., v.f.
** Catalog #2948var | Unsold
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 | Lot #166 United States Modern Issues 1995 32c American Music, imperf. se-tenant Plate No. Block of 10, n.h., v.f., believed to be printer's waste but still quite scarce
** Catalog #2982-2990var | Unsold
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 | Lot #167 United States Modern Issues 1995 32c American Music, imperf. se-tenant pane of 10, n.h., v.f., believed to be printer's waste but still quite scarce
** Catalog #2982-2990var | Unsold
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 | Lot #168 United States Modern Issues 1995 32c Louis Armstrong, imperf. horizontal pair showing only black engraving, n.h., v.f. and eye catching item ** Catalog #2982var | Unsold
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 | Lot #169 United States Modern Issues 1996 32c American Indian Dances, block of ten showing dramatic double perforation variety affecting bottom stamps, resulting in top stamps imperf. at top, n.h., v.f. and striking variety
** Catalog #3072-76var | Unsold
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 | Lot #170 United States Modern Issues 1996 32c Olympic Games, pane of 20 showing dramatic perf. shift variety, n.h., v.f.
** Catalog #3087var | Unsold
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 | Lot #171 United States Modern Issues 1996 32c Olympic Games, pane of 20 with shift causing the perforations to cut into the design, n.h., v.f.
** Catalog #3087var | Price Realized $100.00
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 | Lot #172 United States Modern Issues 1997 32c Thornton Wilder, complete sheet of 20, with dramatic perf. shift variety, n.h., v.f.
** Catalog #3134var | Price Realized $350.00
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 | Lot #173 United States Modern Issues 1997 32c Thornton Wilder, complete sheet of 20, with dramatic perf. shift variety, n.h., v.f.
** Catalog #3134var | Price Realized $350.00
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 | Lot #174 United States Modern Issues 2005 Chinese New Year, double sided pane of 24, one side with die cutting omitted on the top row (other stamps miscut), v.f.,
** Catalog #3895m Catalog Value $900 | Unsold
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 | Lot #175 United States - Air Post 1923 8c-24c set of three Washington, D.C. First Day Covers, prepared by Hammelmann, all locally addressed, v.f.,
Catalog #C4-6 Catalog Value $1,750 | Price Realized $750.00
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 | Lot #176 United States - Air Post 1923 8c-24c set of three matching Edward C. Worden Washington D.C. FDCs, each with a "First Day Cover" hs at upper left, v.f.,
Catalog #C4-6 Catalog Value $1,750 | Price Realized $800.00
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 | Lot #177 United States - Air Post 1930 Zeppelin 65c-$2.60 set of three, $1.30 and $2.60 tied by clear "Washington D.C. Apr. 19 5PM 1930" First Day duplex datestamp and oval grid cancel on cover addressed to James Clarke, Jamestown, NY, additional strike of duplex at bottom left., fresh and v.f. First Day Cover,
Catalog #C13-15 Catalog Value $10,000 | Price Realized $4,500.00
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 | Lot #178 United States - Air Post 1930 65c green, right margin single, n.h., bright color, with 2024 PFC graded "VF 80" (SMQ $260) ** Catalog #C13 | Unsold
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 | Lot #179 United States - Air Post 1930 65c Zeppelin, nicely centered single, tied by April 19 Washington postmark on flown card, with imprint cachet ("the old English" design), Seville drop, v.f.,
Catalog #C13 Catalog Value $1,200 | Price Realized $700.00
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 | Lot #180 United States - Air Post 1930 65c Zeppelin, used on 1c stationery card, Washington, April 19 first day cancelation, with appropriate Lakehurst and Europe-Pan-America Round Flight cachets, also on back violet rubber-stamped First Day Cover cachet, v.f. and rare
Catalog #C13 | Price Realized $900.00
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 | Lot #181 United States - Air Post 1930 65c Zeppelin, block of four on cover, Washington, April 19 first day cancellation, with appropriate Lakehurst and Europe-Pan-America Round Flight cachets, v.f.
Catalog #C13 | Price Realized $950.00
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 | Lot #182 United States - Air Post 1930 $2.60 blue, n.h., well centered, with 2024 PSE certificate graded "VF 90" (SMQ $1,250) ** Catalog #C15 | Unsold
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 | Lot #183 United States - Air Post 1930 $2.60 blue, n.h., near perfectly centered, with 2024 PSE certificate graded "Superb 98" (SMQ $4,500) ** Catalog #C15 | Unsold
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 | Lot #184 United States - Air Post 1930 $2.60 Zeppelin, used on beautiful Washington, April 19 FDC with Friedrichshafen-Lakehurst and Europe-Pan-America Round Flight cachets, v.f.,
Catalog #C15 Catalog Value $1,200 | Price Realized $700.00
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 | Lot #185 United States - Air Post Flight Covers 1930 (1 Aug) Mears and Brown attempted Round-the-World flight, 1c stationery card with additional 10c Special delivery franking, East Orange, United States to Harbor Grace, Newfoundland, where the plane crashed upon take-off, v.f., scarce - only 25 cards carried
| Unsold
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 | Lot #186 United States - Air Post Flight Covers 1931 (14 May) "Justice for Hungary" flown "1 dollar Detroit Budapest" specially prepared card from Flint, Michigan, with pre-printed bilingual cachet, 1c Coil franking, fine (in July, 1931, newspapers all over the world reported on the front page that two Hungarian pilots, Alexander Magyar and George Endresz crossed the Atlantic Ocean from the United States to Hungary in a Lockheed-Sirius airplane named "Justice for Hungary." The flight was intended to call attention to the dismemberment of Hungary after World War I. It was a spectacular success. On July 15, 1931, the Trans-Oceanic flight left Harbor-Grace for Budapest on a non-stop flight of 26 hours and 20 minutes (Charles Lindbergh's flight in 1927 took six hours longer) and marked the first time that an airplane crossing the ocean had radio contact both with the starting and landing aerodromes. It was also the first time such a flight was used for political purposes. The pilots were received as heroes in Budapest)
| Unsold
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 | Lot #187 United States - Air Post Flight Covers 1931 Wiley Post & Harold Gatty Record Circumnavigation, June 21 cover with 2c canceled at Mineola, N.Y, Berlin cds (June 24) and Russian cachets, one dated June 29, signed by Post and Gatty. This circumnavigation via Newfoundland, Greenland, Russia and Alaska was completed in 8 days 16 hours in the "Winnie Mae" airplane
| Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #188 United States - Air Post Flight Covers 1931 (21 June) Post & Gatty Around the World flight cover (franking prepaid), Minneola, NY and Berlin postmarks, also special Russian cachets, signed by both pilots, v.f.
Catalog #AAMC TO 1141 | Price Realized $475.00
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 | Lot #189 United States - Air Post Flight Covers 1931 (22 June) attempted Solo Transatlantic Flight by Ruth Nichols. (Miss Ruth Nichols set out from New York for Paris in an attempt to be the first woman to make a solo Trans-Atlantic flight. Unfortunately, her Lockheed Vega Monoplane "Akita" was forced down and crashed at St. John's, Newfoundland), cover with appropriate cachets and signed by Miss Nichols
Catalog #AAMC TO1142 | Unsold
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 | Lot #190 United States - Air Post Flight Covers 1932 (18 Aug) specially prepared postcard to New York, franking missing, signed Thor Solberg (after managing to convince the Enna Jettick Shoe Company to fund his flight, Solberg made his first attempt to fly from the United States to Norway with Carl Petersen in a Bellanca K, named Enna Jettick. The pilots encountered fog and snow near Newfoundland and were forced to make a crash landing)
| Unsold
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 | Lot #191 United States - Air Post Flight Covers 1932 Jimmie Mattern & Bennett Griffin Circumnavigation Attempt, July 5 cover with USA Air 5c canceled at New York, Germany 4m canceled at Berlin and Russia 15k canceled at Minsk (July 7), signed and dedicated "this envelope was carried by myself and Bennett Griffin from Floyd Bennett Field New York to Russia where we crashed our plane on our attempted flight around the world" by Jimmie Mattern. The two pilots flew non-stop from Harbour Grace to Berlin in a record time of 8 hours 41 minutes, only a handful of covers carried
| Price Realized $1,000.00
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 | Lot #192 United States - Air Post Flight Covers 1932 (5 July) Mattern & Griffin Round the World Flight, cover franked with U.S., German and Russian adhesives, bearing appropriate postmarks and autographed by both fliers, usual adhesive toning partly showing through, otherwise v.f. The U.S. pilot Jimmy Mattern, with Lt. Griffin attempted to beat the "round-the-world" record, held at the time by Post and Gatty. After flying from New York via Harbour Grace, they landed in Berlin and later reached Moscow. Their plane crashed on the way to Siberia. Only 10 covers reportedly carried on this flight
Catalog #AAMC TO1167 | Price Realized $270.00
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 | Lot #193 United States - Air Post Flight Covers 1933 Darius-Girenas Trans-Atlantic flight cover franked with 3c Newburgh, tied by Brooklyn July 15 cds, with "Lituanica" and corresponding Lithuanian cachets, signed by Stephen Darius and Stanley Girenas, Kaunas July 18 arrival pmk on back, v.f. (After taking off from Floyd Bennett Field in New York, Darius and Girenas successfully crossed the Atlantic, only to perish on July 17th in the village of Kuhdamm, near Soldin, Germany (now Pszczelnik in Poland). The planned route was: New York- Newfoundland-Ireland-London-Amsterdam-Swinemunde-Konigsberg- Kaunas (a total of 7,186 km). Due to weather conditions over Ireland, they veered to the north and reached Germany via Scotland and the North Sea. In 37 hours and 11 minutes, until the moment of the crash, they had flown 6,411 km, just 636 km short of Kaunas)
| Unsold
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 | Lot #194 United States - Air Post Flight Covers 1933 Jimmie Mattern Solo Circumnavigation Attempt/Levanevsky Flight cover from New York with five various Russian datestamps (5 June-5 July) and datestamps of Nome (July 21), Fairbanks (July 23), Juneau (July 25) and Edmonton (July 27), a USA 3c applied at Nome, signed by Mattern in pencil, some staining and two vertical folds, tape repair at lower edge. Mattern flew from New York on June 3rd but made a forced landing in Siberia where his plane was abandoned; he was rescued by Eskimos and flown on July 20th from Anadyr to Nome by the Russian pilot Levanevsky. He then flew from Nome to New York via Edmonton. One of the very few covers carried by Mattern and Levanevsky, the cover faults are probably a result of the forced landing in Siberia and the conditions endured prior to his rescue. A rare cover
| Price Realized $1,400.00
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 | Lot #195 United States - Air Post Flight Covers 1933 Charles and Anne Lindbergh Survey Flight, July 5 typed letter to the Paris Chapter of the National Aeronautic Association of USA in France, signed Anne Lindbergh. The Lindbergh's flew from New York to Europe via Newfoundland, Labrador, Greenland and Iceland, to survey a possible air route to Europe for various commercial US airlines; they then flew to Africa and South America and back to New York, fine collateral item
| Price Realized $230.00
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 | Lot #196 United States - Air Post Flight Covers 1934 (27 June) cover with U.S. and Polish franking, special cachet, v.f. (On June 28, Benjamin and Joseph Adamowicz took off from Floyd Bennett Field in NYC and landed in Harbour Grace, Newfoundland. The next day, they took off from there for a Trans-Atlantic trip. Through mechanical problems, a leaking engine and heavy rainstorm, they managed to reach Europe (near Caen in France). The next day, after repairing a landing gear, they took off to Paris, then to Germany, where they were forced to land due to fuel leaks. On July 2, the brothers arrived in Warsaw, Poland, treated as heroes. The Adamowicz brothers were possibly the first amateur pilots in the world to fly a plane across the Atlantic)
Catalog #AAMC TO1211 | Unsold
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 | Lot #197 United States - Air Post Flight Covers 1935 (22 June) Attempted Flight, New York to Rome, Italy, by George and Alfred de Monteverde in the airplane "Francesco de Pinedo." The attempt was unsuccessful. Cover with 2x6c franking, canceled New York on June 14, 1935, and again in Brooklyn on June 22, 1935. Printed inscription bears impression of a Notary's seal, reads "This is one of 500 letters placed aboard the "Francesco de Pinedo", fine
Catalog #AAMC TO1237 | Unsold
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 | Lot #198 United States - Air Post Dornier Do-X Flights 1932 First Flight from North Beach Airport Jackson Heights, two covers plus a cacheted postal card (toned), fine
| Price Realized $150.00
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 | Lot #199 United States - Special Delivery 1888 10c blue, top margin plate number and imprint horizontal strip of four, hinge reinforcements, well centered, fine, * Catalog #E1 Catalog Value $6,250 | Unsold
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 | Lot #200 United States - Special Delivery 1888 10c blue, large die proof, die sunk on card (reduced), peripheral toned spots, otherwise v.f., P Catalog #E2P1 Catalog Value $750 | Unsold
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 | Lot #201 United States - Special Delivery 1922 10c Motorcycle, perf.12, used with 2c carmine (regular Issue) on Washington, D.C., July 12 Worden FDC, v.f.,
Catalog #E12 Catalog Value $425 | Price Realized $120.00
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 | Lot #202 United States - Special Delivery 1925 15c Motorcycle and 1/2c Nathan Hale, block of four of each, on Washington, DC, April 11 FDC addressed to Worden, v.f.
Catalog #E13 | Price Realized $120.00
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 | Lot #203 United States - Postage Dues 1884 3c red brown, barest trace of a cancel (appears unused), well centered, horizontal crease, v.f. appearance, with 2008 PSE certificate, O Catalog #J17 Catalog Value $300 | Price Realized $210.00
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 | Lot #204 United States - Postage Dues 1925 1/2c dull red, earliest documented use, April 15, 1925 on Phillip H. Ward cover franked with 1c green, from Germantown Station, v.f.,
Catalog #J68 Catalog Value $900 | Price Realized $290.00
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 | Lot #205 United States - Official Stamps 1873 Navy, 2c ultramarine, sheet margin plate number block of 20, n.h., natural gum skips affecting the left stamps near the selvage, some light marginal stains, still fine-v.f. and possibly unique n.h. plate block (catalogue value for singles)
** Catalog #O36 Catalog Value $7,000 | Price Realized $2,400.00
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 | Lot #206 United States - Official Stamps 1873 $20 green and black, small h.r., fresh colors, well centered, with intact perforations and large margins all around, fine and most attractive example, with 2017 PSE certificate, * Catalog #O71 Catalog Value $5,000 | Price Realized $2,500.00
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 | Lot #207 United States - Official Stamps 1873 War, 10c rose, block of 30, n.h., a couple of slight gum disturbances or skips, fairly well centered, one stamp (pos. 7) with small tear at top, and one stamp with pencil notation on face, fine-v.f. and scarce multiple (catalogued as singles)
** Catalog #O88 Catalog Value $11,250 | Unsold
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 | Lot #208 United States - Special Handling Stamps 1925-55 10c-25c, set of four top margin plate number blocks of six, n.h., fine-v.f.,
** Catalog #QE1-4 Catalog Value $675 | Price Realized $150.00
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 | Lot #209 United States - Special Handling Stamps 1925-55 10c-25c, set of four panes of 36, each with two plate blocks, n.h., well centered, fine-v.f.,
** Catalog #QE1-4 Catalog Value $2,317 | Unsold
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 | Lot #210 United States - Locals & Carriers 1844 Brainard & Co. stamp in blue, square margins, filing fold, with additional defects, canceled with the manuscript "F" of "L.Farwell", on FL used December 26, 1844 to Springfield, Mass., with faint "Forwarded by Brainard & Co" handstamp at left, red "Paid" at right, filing fold through the stamp, fine appearance, with 2021 William T. Crowe certificate ("This is an early use of the "F" as only three covers were recorded by Gutman with the proper markings and the only datable usage was on January 26, 1845"),
Catalog #24L2 Catalog Value $4,500 | Unsold
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 | Lot #211 United States - Locals & Carriers 1842 City Despatch Post, 3c black on grayish, red "Free" cancel, on outer FL, with red New York City cds alongside, filing fold well away from the stamp, v.f., with 1982 PFC,
Catalog #40L1 Catalog Value $1,100 | Price Realized $675.00
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 | Lot #212 United States - Postal Stationery 1894 seven stationery entires (each 5c dark brown), correspondence from El Paso, Texas to Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa, each with dated arrival notations, some with "Gepubliceerd" hs, various transit pmks, fine lot
| Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #213 United States - Post Office Seals 1872 Registry Seal in green, large die proof, v.f., rare P Catalog #OXF1P | Unsold
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 | Lot #214 United States - Post Office Seals 1950 block of six in gray black, showing dramatic fold-over variety at left resulting in two pairs imperf. between, n.h., creased, otherwise v.f.
** Catalog #OX39var | Unsold
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 | Lot #215 United States - Revenue Stamps 1862 1c red, set of four (Express, Playing Cards, Proprietary and Playing Cards) plate proofs on card in blocks of four, v.f.,
P Catalog #R1-4P4 Catalog Value $850 | Price Realized $240.00
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 | Lot #216 United States - Revenue Stamps 1862 Mortgage, $10 green, imperf. single, large margins all around, beautiful color, faults, v.f. appearance, O Catalog #R95a Catalog Value $800 | Price Realized $170.00
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 | Lot #217 United States - Revenue Stamps 1871-72 3c-$50, two sets of twelve plate proofs on card, v.f.,
P Catalog #R105/131P4 Catalog Value $1,166 | Price Realized $260.00
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 | Lot #218 United States - Revenue Stamps 1871-72 1c-$20, set of 17 plate proofs on card in blocks of four, v.f.,
P Catalog #R134-150P4 Catalog Value $3,160 | Price Realized $1,400.00
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 | Lot #219 United States - Revenue Stamps 1871-72 1c-$20, set of 17 plate proofs on card in blocks of four, v.f.,
P Catalog #R134-150P4 Catalog Value $3,160 | Price Realized $800.00
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 | Lot #220 United States - Revenue Stamps 1940 1c-50c, eleven different imperf. pairs (3c in strip of three), unused without gum as issued, v.f., each with 2014 PSE certificate, (*) Catalog #R288-298a Catalog Value $2,200 | Price Realized $300.00
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 | Lot #221 United States - Revenue Stamps 1940 1c-$50, eleven different imperf. blocks of four, unused without gum as issued, v.f., each with 2014 PSE certificate,
(*) Catalog #R288-298a Catalog Value $8,800 | Price Realized $1,200.00
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 | Lot #222 United States - Revenue Stamps 1954 $1,000 carmine, complete booklet containing pane of four stamps, unused without gum as issued, v.f., rare,
Catalog #R684 Catalog Value $1,200 | Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #223 United States - Revenue Stamps 1958 $2,500 carmine, complete booklet of ten panes (face value a remarkable $100,000), without gum as issued, stapled at left, with "Book No.24" and serial Numbers "000921 to 000960", v.f. and scarce (catalogue value for ten panes)
Catalog #R730a Catalog Value $6,000 | Price Realized $1,400.00
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 | Lot #224 United States - Revenue Stamps Beer Stamps 1947 5bbl black on blue paper, block of four, unused without gum as issued, v.f. (catalogued as singles)
(*) Catalog #REA194 Catalog Value $320 | Unsold
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 | Lot #225 United States - Revenue Stamps Beer Stamps 1947 5bbl black and 10 bbl black on blue paper, and 100bbl carmine on white paper, horizontal pairs, unused without gum, v.f., (*) Catalog #REA194-195,197 Catalog Value $660 | Unsold
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 | Lot #226 United States - Revenue Stamps Playing Cards 1926-29 10c blue and 10c light blue, overprinted Specimen, horizontal or vertical joint line strips of four, n.h., v.f., each with 2014 PSE certificate, S Catalog #RF20/23S Catalog Value $1,000 | Price Realized $230.00
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 | Lot #227 United States - Revenue Stamps Playing Cards 1926-29 10c blue and 10c light blue, overprinted Specimen, horizontal or vertical joint line strips of four, n.h., v.f., each with 2014 PSE certificate, S Catalog #RF20/23S Catalog Value $1,000 | Unsold
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 | Lot #228 United States - Revenue Stamps Distilled Spirits Excise Tax 1950 $40,000 yellow green and black, unused without gum as issued, v.f., with 2014 PSE certificate, (*) Catalog #RX24 Catalog Value $750 | Price Realized $180.00
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 | Lot #229 United States - Revenue Stamps Distilled Spirits Excise Tax 1952 $5,000 and $10,000 yellow green and black, unused without gum as issued, v.f., each with 2014 PSE certificate, (*) Catalog #RX45-46 Catalog Value $1,000 | Price Realized $230.00
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 | Lot #230 United States - Revenue Stamps Duck Hunting Permit Stamps 1934 Mallards Alighting, $1 blue, n.h., fine, with a photocopy of a 2024 PFC for a block of three from which this originated, ** Catalog #RW1 Catalog Value $775 | Price Realized $210.00
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 | Lot #231 United States - Revenue Stamps Duck Hunting Permit Stamps 1934 Mallards Alighting, $1 blue, n.h., fine, with a photocopy of a 2024 PFC for a block of three from which this originated, ** Catalog #RW1 Catalog Value $775 | Unsold
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 | Lot #232 United States - Revenue Stamps Duck Hunting Permit Stamps State Hunting Permit Stamps 1998-2001 Connecticut, Governor's Edition, four different imperforate sheets of 30, n.h., v.f. (cat. value for perforated stamps)
** Catalog #6-9var Catalog Value $30,000 | Price Realized $4,500.00
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 | Lot #233 United States - Sanitary Fair 1864 15c pale brown, h.r., margins all around, small natural inclusion not mentioned on accompanying certificate, fine and rare, with 2007 PFC, * Catalog #WV15 Catalog Value $4,250 | Price Realized $1,500.00
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 | Lot #234 United States Postal Agency in Shanghai, China 1894 (11 Sep) cover franked with 5c brown (Scott 223), canceled by duplex and "U.S. Postal Agency Shanghai" cds alongside, sent via San Francisco to New York, with "Shanghai Branch Standard Oil Co. of New York" handstamp at bottom, transit and arrival pmks, part of backflap missing, otherwise fine, signed Herman Toaspern
| Price Realized $230.00
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 | Lot #235 United States Postal Agency in Shanghai, China 1896 (21 Oct) cover (with fascinating and lengthy, type-written letter of contents), franked with vertical pair of 2c, canceled by duplex and "U.S. Postal Agency Shanghai" (Oct 26) cds alongside, originating from Hankow, bearing oval "Consulate of the United States Hankow" datestamp on back, sent via San Francisco to Croton, Mass., with arrival pmk
| Price Realized $230.00
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 | Lot #236 United States Postal Agency in Shanghai, China 1913 large piece of parcel from Tientsin, China, franked with Japanese Post Office in Chine 4s and 15s (2), tied by I.J.P.O. Tientsin departure (27.5.13) violet cds, endorsed "American Soldier's transport (?)", showing return address of Tientsin, China, with large Registry label "Tientsin 2" and "Post Office San Francisco International Parcel Post Delivery Charge to Collect 5 Cents" label tied by violet Registered hs, filing fold through the stamps, fine item, with two incredibly rare "Registered Tientsin" and "International Parcel Post" labels applied on mail from China
| Price Realized $1,000.00
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 | Lot #237 United States Postal Agency in Shanghai, China 1919 6c on 3c violet, bottom margin block of four, small h.r., fine-v.f.,
* Catalog #K3 Catalog Value $675 | Price Realized $190.00
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 | Lot #238 United States Postal Agency in Siberia 1919 (9 Apr) picture postcard (U.S.Marines on the Firing Line), with "U.S. Navy" departure and "Passed by Censor" handstamp, endorsed by sender, free frank to Dorchester, Mass., fine
| Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #239 CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA Postmasters' Provisionals 1861 Mobile, Ala. 5c blue, ample margins all around, tied by Mobile, Ala Oct.21, 61 pmk on cover to Louisville, with "Hudson Byram & Co. Commission Merchants Mobile Ala" handstamp at upper left, cover stains and tears, ex-Judge Emerson, Catalog #58X2 Catalog Value $2,000 | Price Realized $400.00
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 | Lot #240 CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA Postmasters' Provisionals - New Orleans, LA. 1861 5c yellow brown on off white, never hinged, large margins all around including part inscription at top, v.f. condition rarity, with 2024 PSE certificate ** Catalog #62X5 | Price Realized $575.00
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 | Lot #241 CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA General Issues 1862 5c light blue, block of four, h.r. at top, bottom pair l.h., v.f.
* Catalog #4 | Price Realized $325.00
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 | Lot #242 UNITED STATES COLONIAL CURRENCY NOTES 1780 Massachusetts (15 May), $8 note, Very Choice New, PSGS 64PPQ Catalog #MA-284 | Price Realized $180.00
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 | Lot #243 UNITED STATES COLONIAL CURRENCY NOTES 1776 Pennsylvania (25 Apr), 2 Shillings note, About Uncirculated, v.f. Catalog #PA-203 | Price Realized $170.00
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 | Lot #244 UNITED STATES COLONIAL CURRENCY NOTES 1786 Rhode Island (9 May), 9 Pence note, Choice New, PCGS 63 Catalog #RI-291 | Price Realized $130.00
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 | Lot #245 UNITED STATES CURRENCY NOTES Legal Tender Issues (United States Notes) 1917 $1 Legal Tender Note (Fr.39), signed Speelman, White, crisp and fresh bank note, looks folded in the middle, Extra Fine Catalog #39 | Price Realized $230.00
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 | Lot #246 UNITED STATES CURRENCY NOTES Notes of Charter Periods 1902 $5 Benjamin Harrison, National Bank of the Republic Chicago (Fr.602), signed Napier, McClung, "4605" in blue, circulated, paper folds and creases Catalog #602 | Price Realized $150.00
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 | Lot #247 UNITED STATES CURRENCY NOTES Notes of Charter Periods 1924 $10 Charter 12605, National Bank Note (Fr.635), fine, apparent edge and internal splits and tears, PCGS 12 Catalog #635 | Price Realized $90.00
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 | Lot #248 UNITED STATES CURRENCY NOTES Federal Reserve Notes 1914 $1 Federal Reserve Bank Note New York (Fr.712), signed Teehee, Burke, circulated, extra fine Catalog #712 | Price Realized $350.00
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 | Lot #249 UNITED STATES CURRENCY NOTES Fractional Currency 1863 Third Issue, 3c Washington (Fr.1226), light background, About Uncirculated, PMG 55; also 5c Spencer M. Clark (Fr.1236), Red Back, Choice Uncirculated, PMG 64 Catalog #1226,1236 | Price Realized $220.00
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 | Lot #250 UNITED STATES CURRENCY NOTES Fractional Currency 1291 Third Issue, 10c Washington (Fr.1251), signed Colby, Spinner, Red Back, Choice Uncirculated, PMG 64 (Exceptional Paper Quality) Catalog #1251 | Price Realized $220.00
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 | Lot #251 UNITED STATES CURRENCY NOTES Fractional Currency 1863 Fifth Issue, 10c William M. Meredith (Fr.1266), Short Thick Key, Gem Uncirculated, PMG 66; also 15c Fourth Issue (Fr.1267), crisp and v.f. Catalog #1266,1267 | Price Realized $220.00
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 | Lot #252 UNITED STATES CURRENCY NOTES Fractional Currency 1863 Second Issue, 25c Fractional Currency with surcharge "18-63" and "S" (Fr.1286), Choice Uncirculated, PCGS 64 Catalog #1286 | Price Realized $130.00
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 | Lot #253 UNITED STATES CURRENCY NOTES Fractional Currency 1863 Fourth Issue, 25c Washington (Fr.1307), Small Red Seal, Blue Right End, signed Allison, Spinner, Choice Uncirculated, PCGS 63; also included 25c Fifth Issue, Robert J. Walker, Short, Thick Key (Fr.1309), About Uncirculated, PMG 55 (Exceptional Paper Quality) Catalog #1307,1309 | Price Realized $220.00
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 | Lot #254 UNITED STATES CURRENCY NOTES Fractional Currency 1863 Second Issue, 50c Fractional Currency with surcharge "18-63" and "A" (Fr.1317), Very Choice New, PCGS 64 Catalog #1317 | Price Realized $220.00
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 | Lot #255 UNITED STATES CURRENCY NOTES Fractional Currency 1863 Third Issue, 50c Spinner (General F.E. Spinner), red reverse, without design figures (Fr.1324), Very Choice New, PCGS 64PPQ Catalog #1324 | Price Realized $425.00
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 | Lot #256 UNITED STATES CURRENCY NOTES Fractional Currency 1863 50c Spinner (General F.E. Spinner), design figure "1" only on obverse (Fr.1341), Choice Uncirculated, PCGS 64PPQ Catalog #1341 | Price Realized $525.00
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 | Lot #257 UNITED STATES CURRENCY NOTES Fractional Currency 1863 Fourth Issue, 50c Lincoln (Fr.1374), watermarked paper with silk fibers, New, PCGS 62PPQ Catalog #1374 Catalog Value 1,200 | Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #258 UNITED STATES CURRENCY NOTES Small Size Currency Notes 1928 $1 Legal Tender Note (Fr.1500), Very Choice New, PCGS 64PPQ Catalog #1500 | Price Realized $260.00
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 | Lot #259 UNITED STATES CURRENCY NOTES Small Size Currency Notes 1941 $1 Silver Certificate surcharged "Hawaii" (Fr.2300), issued after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Choice uncirculated, crisp corners and fresh Catalog #2300 | Price Realized $270.00
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 | Lot #260 UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS Canal Zone 1904 5c blue, block of four, unused without gum, usual overall toning, short perfs at bottom right, fine multiple, with 1973 APS certificate,
(*) Catalog #2 Catalog Value $1,400 | Price Realized $260.00
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 | Lot #261 UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS Canal Zone 1906 10c violet & black, horizontal lower left sheet corner margin pair, imperf. at bottom, usual tropicalized gum, fresh and nearly v.f., scarce. Only one pane was found imperforate at bottom (10 stamps) (SZSG 26.1) * Catalog #26var | Price Realized $2,300.00
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 | Lot #262 UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS Hawaii 1853 5c blue, 13c dark red, unused with original gum, margins all around, l.h. or h.r., v.f., with 1996 PFC and 2022 PSE certificates, * Catalog #5,6 Catalog Value $2,800 | Price Realized $1,400.00
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 | Lot #263 UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS Hawaii 1857 5c blue, thin white paper, target cancel, margins all around, fine, O Catalog #8 Catalog Value $750 | Price Realized $300.00
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 | Lot #264 UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS Hawaii 1864 5c blue, Plate 9A, Type I, pos.9, used, margins all around, slight toning and thin spots, fine appearance, with 2019 HPS certificate, O Catalog #21 Catalog Value $700 | Price Realized $180.00
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 | Lot #265 UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS Hawaii 1864-65 1c black, 2c black horizontally laid paper, also 5c blue and 1c on wove, unused without gum, small faults noted, fine-v.f. appearance, (*) Catalog #22-25 Catalog Value $1,575 | Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #266 UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS Philippines Air Post 1926 Madrid-Manila Flight, 2c-10p, twelve different, h.r., some with usual tropicalized gum, fresh, fine-v.f., with handstamped guarantee marks, * Catalog #C1-6,9-13,15,17 Catalog Value $2,480 | Price Realized $900.00
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 | Lot #267 UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS Philippines Flight Covers 1931 (28 July) Manila-Katsuura (Japan) crash cover addressed to German Embassy care of Tokyo Japan, with explanatory 10-line cachet, numbered and signed by Major Chichester, fine-v.f., with arrival pmk on back
| Unsold
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 | Lot #268 UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS Puerto Rico 1901 (7 Aug) U.S. 5c stationery entire envelope, additionally franked with unoverprinted 8c Sherman, used in combination with "Puerto Rico" 1c (2) and 2c definitives, tied by oval grids and registered from Ponce, Porto Rico to France, New York Registry exchange label (20 Aug) and Lyon arrival pmk on back, fine
| Price Realized $260.00
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 | Lot #269 AFGHANISTAN 1928 (14 Feb) small cover franked on back with 15p carmine, tied by native pmk, used on combination with India 1a George V, tied by Landikhana cds, additional markings alongside, cover roughly opened at left, fine
| Unsold
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 | Lot #270 ALBANIA 1871 (18 Jan) outer FL from Trieste to Scutari, franked with 10kr Coarse print, tied by departure cds, with Turkish 1pi yellow pin-perf. added on arrival in Albania, transit and arrival (14 Feb) docketing, filing folds away from the stamps, fine and rare Austria/Albania combination
| Unsold
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 | Lot #271 ALBANIA Italian Occupation of Albania 1916 (26 May) picture postcard franked with Italian 5c green, canceled "Posta Militare Albania", addressed to Milano, with framed "Corpo Speciale Italiano Verificato per Cenzura" handstamp alongside
| Price Realized $140.00
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 | Lot #272 ALBANIA Italian Occupation of Albania 1939 (26 Apr) picture postcard sent without franking from Tirana to Rome, canceled "Posta Militare 22 / Ufficio", with manuscript endorsement (Military Zone stamps not available)
| Price Realized $140.00
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 | Lot #273 ALBANIA Italian Occupation of Albania 1941 (31 Mar) propaganda postcard (Mussolini), endorsed "Zona Sprovvista die bolli" (military zone no stamps available), canceled "Posta Militare No.45" and sent to Italy, with 20c Postage Due added on arrival in Mantova (7.4.41), fine and interesting usage
| Price Realized $140.00
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 | Lot #274 ALBANIA Italian Occupation of Albania 1942 cover and lettersheet (each with full contents) to Rome, each with "Posta Militare N.125", franked with 50c Posta Aerea and flown from Italian occupied Albania
| Price Realized $180.00
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 | Lot #275 ARGENTINA 1863 (2 Aug) outer FL from Buenos Aires to Mendoza, franked with Buenos Aires 1862 2p blue (Scott 13), used in combination with Argentine Republic 1862 5c rose, margins all around, the latter just clear at top, both sharing the "Buenos Ayres" departure cds, with blue Correio Del Rosario (4 Aug 69) pmk on back, minor scattered tone spots, fine and scarce item, signed Brun, with his 2024 certificate
Catalog #5 | Unsold
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 | Lot #276 ARGENTINA 1872 (22 July) outer FL from Buenos Aires to London, franked with 10c green (Belgrano), canceled by departure cds, used in combination with Great Britain 1sh green, tied by barred "P" pmk alongside, endorsed "Magellanes", red London (27 Aug 72) arrival pmk on back, filing folds away from the stamps, unusual mixed franking combination
| Unsold
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 | Lot #277 ARGENTINA 1873 cover from Buenos Aires to Marseille, franked with 5c Rivadavia, sent through the British Post Office where 1d red brown and 9d straw were added and tied by "43" numerals, red "PD" and London Paid (6 Aug), French Entry (16 Aug), arriving Marseille the next day, backflap missing, name of addressee and part of address excised from the front, scarce combination
| Unsold
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 | Lot #278 ARGENTINA 1874 cover from Buenos Aires to Paris, franked with 3x10c Belgrano, sent via the French Post Office where Ceres 25c and 6x80c (two singles and two pairs) were added to pay 5.05fr (quintuple rate), canceled by Anchor, carried by the "Vapeur Domai", faint "PD" in red, Bordeaux (24 Mar 74) arrival pmk on back, small pieces of addressee's name excised from the front of the cover, impressive franking
| Price Realized $400.00
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 | Lot #279 ARGENTINA 1875 (10 June) FL from Brana Freres & Cie in Buenos Aires to Paris, franked with 5c Rivadavia, used in combination with 2x10c and 80c Ceres, tied by Anchor, with octagonal "Buenos Aires Paq. Fr. J No.1" pmk, endorsed "Par Steamer Niger Voie de Bordeaux", with arrival pmk on back, filing fold away from the stamps, fine and attractive cover
| Unsold
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 | Lot #280 ARGENTINA 1876 cover to Bordeaux, franked with 10c green (Belgrano), tied by Buenos Aires cds, endorsed "Vapor Rio Grande", used in combination with strip of 4x25c Ceres, canceled partly by pen and blue "Anchor" lozenge, "Por Rio Grande" straight-line ship handstamp (rare), French Packet in red, Bordeaux arrival pmk on back, scattered tone spots, two small pieces of address panel excised, still a fine mixed franking combination
| Price Realized $240.00
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 | Lot #281 ARGENTINA 1876 (10 Jan) cover from Buenos Aires to Bordeaux, franked with 1c and 4c Republica, tied by departure cds, used in combination of 4x25c Ceres (one pair folded over), tied by Anchor, with octagonal maritime "Buenos Aires Paq.Fr.J.No.2", red PD and Bordeaux (5 Feb) arrival pmk on back, fine and rare mixed franking Argentina/France combination
| Unsold
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 | Lot #282 ARGENTINA 1876 (26 Dec) outer FL from Buenos Aires to Bordeaux, franked with 5c Rivadavia, used in combination with 2x10c and 80c Ceres, tied by corresponding French Post Office in Buenos Aires grids, with octagonal "Buenos Aires Paq. Fr. J No.2" pmk, endorsed "Par Mendoza", Bordeaux 27 Jan 76 arrival pmk on back, filing fold through one of the stamps, still a fine combination franking from Argentina
| Unsold
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 | Lot #283 ARGENTINA 1877 (8 Nov) complete FL from Buenos Aires to France, franked with a horizontal pair of 4c brown (Moreno) (left stamp folded over and somewhat defective), tied by framed departure datestamp marked "O.M.", endorsed "Por Vapor Frances Equateur", used in combination with 5x20c Type Sage, tied by red French maritime pmks, straight-line "Equateur" ship mark (rare), with Bordeaux arrival (8 Dec 77) on back, filing fold through Argentine and one 20c stamp, scattered toned spots, nevertheless rare Moreno+Type Sage combination
| Unsold
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 | Lot #284 ARGENTINA 1878 (20 Mar) cover to France, franked with 8c (Rivadavia) rouletted sheet margin part imprint single, tied by Buenos Aires departure cds, used in combination with 1fr Ceres, tied by red cds, charged "20" on arrival in Bordeaux, with triangular "T", roughly opened, with part of backflap missing, fine Rivadavia+Type Sage combination
| Price Realized $240.00
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 | Lot #285 ARGENTINA 1891 1p, 5p and 20p Telegraph stamps used for postage, three different, each overprinted "Muestra" in red or black, last one without gum, others l.h., fine-v.f. S Catalog #86-88S | Price Realized $230.00
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 | Lot #286 ARGENTINA 1946 Roosevelt Memorial Issue, imperf. trial color proofs, three top sheet margin panes of 20 (60 stamps) in various colors (gray black, red brown and green), printed on yellow "Muestra" paper, few copies damaged, mostly fine-v.f.
P Catalog #551P | Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #287 ARGENTINA Corrientes 1860-78 Ceres, four imperforate, gutter, tete-beche sheets of 32, black on yellow and black on dark blue, mostly without gum, creases and some minor faults as always, interesting varieties
(*) Catalog #5,6 | Price Realized $900.00
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 | Lot #288 AUSTRIA 1850 (2 Sep) FL from Brescia to Schio, franked with 3kr vermilion, used in combination with Lombardy-Venetia 15c carmine rose, Type I, ample to large margins all around, tied by framed "2.9.50" departure datestamp, arrival on back "Schio 2 Set", horizontal filing fold affecting both stamps, fine appearing First Issue Austria/Lombardy combination, with Scheller certificate (Sass.€50,000)
| Unsold
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 | Lot #289 AUSTRIA 1867 (12 Sep) small cover from Hietzing, franked with single 25kr lilac, tied by departure pmk, addressed to Le Comte de Reiset in Paris, with 20c blue perforated Empire added and tied by Paris Star pmk, cover re-addressed to Arromaches (Calvados), fine (Gustave Armand Henri, Comte de Reiset, was a French diplomat, writer and art collector. He served as an ambassador to the Kingdom of Hannover from 1863)
| Price Realized $475.00
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 | Lot #290 AUSTRIA 1873 (12 Mar) outer FL from Trieste to Athens, franked with 15kr Franz Josef, tied by oval departure pmk, charged "30" in red crayon, with Large Hermes 10L and 20L (usual margins, the former in at right, the latter with margins all around), also arrival pmk on back, filing fold away from the stamps, fine Austria/Greece combination
| Price Realized $475.00
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 | Lot #291 AUSTRIA 1919-20 Posthorns and Coat of Arms, 5h+15h blue green, two vertical gutter combination pairs, each part perf. at top, also imperf. vertical gutter pair of 5h+15h gray, unused without gum as issued, v.f. P
| Price Realized $230.00
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 | Lot #292 AUSTRIA 1919-20 Posthorns, 15h green, maroon and gray, three imperforate bottom sheet margin horizontal pairs, unused without gum as issued, v.f. P
| Price Realized $230.00
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 | Lot #293 AUSTRIA 1919-20 Posthorns and Allegory, 15h+50h green, se-tenant horizontal imperforate gutter pair with sheet margin, unused without gum as issued, v.f. P
| Price Realized $140.00
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 | Lot #294 AUSTRIA 1919-20 Coat of Arms, 5h dark green and yellow green, two perf. and one imperf. horizontal sheet margin pairs, also 5h maroon and 5h yellow brown, sheet margin imperforate pairs, total of five items, all unused without gum as issued, v.f. P
| Price Realized $230.00
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 | Lot #295 AUSTRIA 1919-20 Coat of Arms, 5h dark gray blue, two top sheet margin blocks of four, one vertical gutter (hinge reinforced), unused without gum as issued, v.f.
P
| Price Realized $230.00
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 | Lot #296 AUSTRIA 1945 For use in Styria, 1pf-5m complete, including two different types of 1m-5m, n.h., also the unissued 1m-5m overprinted with vertical bars, some signed, fine-v.f., ** Catalog #405-31 Catalog Value $1,330 | Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #297 AUSTRIA 1945 For use in Styria, 1pf-5m complete, including two different types of 1m-5m, n.h., also the unissued 1m-5m overprinted with vertical bars, some signed, fine-v.f., ** Catalog #405-31 Catalog Value $1,330 | Price Realized $550.00
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 | Lot #298 AUSTRIA 1948-52 Costumes, 1.40gr perforated and gummed trial color proofs in gray and ultramarine, v.f. (ANK 908P, €3,500) P Catalog #541P | Unsold
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 | Lot #299 AUSTRIA 1959-70 Sports, 1.80s imperforate trial color proofs, three different, unused without gum, v.f., with 1963 Dr.Wallner certificate (ANK 1152P, €1,500) P Catalog #648A/P | Unsold
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 | Lot #300 AUSTRIA 1960 1.50s green (Adolf Scharf), perforated and gummed sheet margin proof single, n.h., v.f. (ANK 1117P III, €1,200) P Catalog #651P | Unsold
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 | Lot #301 AUSTRIA 1963-70 Paris Conference 3sh imperforate sheet corner margin single, also Bergenz, imperforate trial color proof on gummed paper, both n.h., the latter with gum creases, otherwise v.f. (ANK 1159U,1354PU, €750) ** Catalog #704,877var | Unsold
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 | Lot #302 AUSTRIA Semi-Postals 1933 WIPA, souvenir sheet of four, n.h., v.f., with the original folder,
** Catalog #B111 Catalog Value $3,050 | Price Realized $1,000.00
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 | Lot #303 AUSTRIA Semi-Postals 1946 Dr.Karl Renner, imperforate souvenir sheets of eight, n.h., v.f.,
** Catalog #B185-88 Catalog Value $2,000 | Price Realized $575.00
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 | Lot #304 AUSTRIA Semi-Postals 1946 Dr.Karl Renner, imperforate souvenir sheets of eight, n.h., v.f.,
** Catalog #B185-88 Catalog Value $2,000 | Price Realized $575.00
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 | Lot #305 AUSTRIA Semi-Postals 1948 Medicinal Plants, imperforate and gummed proof sheetlet, unissued 8g+4gr value, dated "5 Aug 1947", v.f., rare (ANK 879PI IV, €2,350) P
| Price Realized $500.00
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 | Lot #306 AUSTRIA Semi-Postals 1948 Medicinal Plants, imperforate stage proof in gray black, value omitted, v.f., rare (ANK €600) P
| Unsold
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 | Lot #307 AUSTRIA Air Post 1950 Birds. unaccepted design, three different stage proofs, each dated July 1950, with "Oesterr.Staatsdruckerei Wien" handstamps on back, v.f., undoubtedly rare P
| Unsold
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 | Lot #308 AUSTRIA Military Stamps 1918 2h-1kr unissued, set of 14, n.h., fine-v.f. (ANK I-XIV, €1,500) ** Catalog #M69-82 Catalog Value $1,050 | Price Realized $400.00
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 | Lot #309 AUSTRIA Austrian Levant 1868 (26 May) cover from Constantinople to Paris, franked with Lombardy-Venetia horizontal 15sld yellow brown, perf. 9 1/2 (Scott 24), used in combination with Austrian Levant 25sld violet, Coarse Print, tied by Constantinople departure cds, with blue "Autr Strasbourg" French entry pmk alongside, red "A.P.D.", Wien transit (30 May) on back, inconsequential staple hole marks at left, fine and attractive mixed franking combination
Catalog #6 | Unsold
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 | Lot #310 AUSTRIA Austrian Levant 1869 (15 Aug) outer FL from Constantinople to Lyon, franked with Lombardy-Venetia horizontal pair of 15sld yellow brown, perf. 9 1/2 (Scott 24), used in combination with Offices in Turkey 10sld blue Coarse Print, tied by Constantinople departure cds and blue "Autr Strasbourg" French entry pmk, endorsed "Voie di Varna", "A.P.D." in black, Wien transit and Lyon (20 Aug) arrival pmks on back, letter refolded at bottom, fine and attractive mixed franking combination
Catalog #4 | Unsold
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 | Lot #311 AUSTRIA Austrian Levant 1869 (26 Apr) outer FL from Smyrna to Genova, franked with Lombardy-Venetia 3sld yellow green, perf. 9 1/2 (Scott 21), used in combination with Offices in Turkey 25sld violet, Coarse Print, tied by "Smyrne" departure cds, with framed "Piroscafi Postali Italiani" and "P.D." alongside, endorsed "Via Brindisi", with transit and arrival (30 Apr) on back, filing fold away from the stamps, fine (catalogue value for 25sld on cover)
Catalog #6 Catalog Value $1,500 | Unsold
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 | Lot #312 AUSTRIA Austrian Levant 1874 (12 Oct) FL from Candia to Greece, franked with 10sld Coarse Print, tied by departure pmk, charged "10" in red crayon, with 10L Large Hermes head (three ample margins, cut in at top) added alongside, tied by "67" numerals of Syra, arrival pmk on back, fine
| Price Realized $200.00
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 | Lot #313 AUSTRIA Austrian Levant 1875 (Feb) FL from Scio-Cesme to Syra, franked with pair of 5sld red (Coarse Print), tied by Scio Cesme departure pmk, charged 20L on arrival, with Greece 20L blue added and tied by diamond dots, margins all around, minor cover wrinkles and filing folds away from the stamps, fine
Catalog #3 | Price Realized $475.00
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 | Lot #314 BELGIUM 1858-61 selection of 24 folded letters, franked mostly with 10c and 20c imperf., addressed to Namur, various departure pmks, mixed condition, mostly fine-v.f.
| Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #315 BELGIUM 1859 (4 Sep) FL from Tournay to Vertus, France, paying 40c with 2x20c Medallion, ample margins to slightly in at bottom, tied by round grids, with departure pmk alongside, transit and arrival markings on reverse, lettersheet re-used from Vertus, with Empire 20c imperf., tied by numeral pmk and sent to Paris, fine
| Price Realized $3,000.00
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 | Lot #316 BELGIUM 1870 (10 June) large part (top and bottom flap missing) of a FL from Chimay to St. Michel, France, franked with pair of 10c green, tied by "82" Lozenge, with departure cds alongside, French 10c Laure added alongside and tied by "4505" large numerals, apparently redirected, with St. Michel arrival, "Par Chimay" and other pmks on back, filing folds through the stamps, otherwise fine and interesting item
| Price Realized $1,000.00
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 | Lot #317 BELGIUM 1884 1fr brown, greenish, h.r., fresh and fine, scarce stamp, * Catalog #54 Catalog Value $750 | Price Realized $130.00
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 | Lot #318 BELGIUM 1888 (Oct) registered cover from Brussels to Cape of Good Hope, franked with two each 10c and 25c, also 1c green (defective), charged 2 1/2d on arrival in Cape Town, re-addressed back to Enghien, Belgium, with pair of 2p Cape of Good Hope added in Port Elizabeth, with Cape Colony, London transits, arriving back in Belgium (30 Oct 1889), fine appearance, unusual combination
| Price Realized $1,100.00
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 | Lot #319 BELGIUM 1929-39 selection of 84 imperforate singles, overprinted Specimen, mounted in two small books, with Regular Issues (including 50fr and 100fr), Semi-Postals (Red Cross, Portraits, Orval Abbey Restoration sets), etc., fine-v.f. S
| Price Realized $575.00
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 | Lot #320 BELGIUM Semi-Postals 1957 Antarctic Expedition souvenir sheet of four, seven copies, n.h., fine-v.f.,
** Catalog #B605a Catalog Value $1,225 | Price Realized $230.00
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 | Lot #321 BELGIUM Parcel Post 1915 Chemins de Fer - Spoorwegen overprints, 5c-2fr, nine different values, mostly l.h., last one double overprint variety, fine-v.f. and rare, only 300/750 of each printed, with 2010 Sismondo certificates (COB TR48-56, €5,215) * Catalog #Q49,51,53-55,56-59 Catalog Value $4,165 | Unsold
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 | Lot #322 BELGIUM Parcel Post 1935 Railroad Trains, complete set, h.r., fine-v.f., * Catalog #Q184-207 Catalog Value $806 | Price Realized $425.00
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 | Lot #323 BELGIUM Parcel Post 1960 International Association of Railway Congresses, 75th Anniversary, set of four perforated and gummed souvenir sheets of four, n.h., also perf. and imperf. ministerial sheets of four on thick paper, v.f., rare (COB €4,800)
** Catalog #Q374-77var | Unsold
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 | Lot #324 BELGIUM Telegraph Stamps 1866-91 50c gray, 1fr blue green, 10c-5fr set of five, plus 5c gray, eight different overprinted "Specimen", l.h. or h.r., 1fr thin, others mostly fine, scarce S Catalog #YT 1-8 | Unsold
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 | Lot #325 BELGIUM Telephone Stamps
Telephone Stamps 1890 25c-3f75c, seven different (missing 30c), with bilingual coupons at left, stamps n.h. (ungummed coupons l.h.), fine-v.f., ** Catalog #YT 1/8 Catalog Value €2,120 | Price Realized $240.00
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 | Lot #326 BELGIUM Telephone Stamps
Telephone Stamps 1890 25c-3f75c, complete set of eight horizontal gutter tete-beche pairs, l.h. in the ungummed gutter, stamps n.h., fine-v.f. ** Catalog #YT 1-8 | Price Realized $160.00
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 | Lot #327 BOLIVIA Air Post 1962 surcharges, set of five, sheets of 100, sensibly folded between stamps, n.h., some marginal gum skips, fine-v.f.,
** Catalog #C232-236 Catalog Value $975 | Price Realized $140.00
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 | Lot #328 BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA 1851 registered FL from Domanovich, franked with Austrian first issue 9kr (HPI) and on reverse 6kr (HPIa) to pay registration fee, carried across the border and posted in "Metcovich" for further delivery in Vienna, transit markings of Karlstadt and Vienna arrival, 6kr stamp was originally used to seal the letter, thus creased, subsequently moved to a different position on cover, otherwise a fine Bosnia forerunner, with 2004 Ferchenbauer certificate "sehr schones stuck!"
| Unsold
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 | Lot #329 BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA 1897 (Typographed), 5h rose red, Plate III, horizontal pair, perforated 12 1/2x10 1/2, h.r., fine-v.f., signed Velickovic, with his 1997 certificate. Unused compound perforations are very rare (Mi. 4III var) */**
Catalog Value €1,050 | Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #330 BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA 1897 (Typographed), 1/2h-25h imperforate pairs (first two on thick paper, others thin paper), eight different, also 2h-20h, five bottom sheet margin imperf. singles on thin white paper, v.f., scarce group P Catalog #1a-10a | Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #331 BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA 1897 (Typographed), 10n blue, perf. 11 1/2, variety "cross" in the upper right part of the shield ("Kreuzchentype"), h.r., small thin, fine appearance, also a similar variety perf. 12 1/2, n.h., with Zoran Sips cert. (Mi.5IIC, 5IIB) */** Catalog #7a,var Catalog Value €1,050 | Price Realized $140.00
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 | Lot #332 BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA 1906 Landscapes and Franz Josef, complete set of 16 imperforate proof sheetlets in black, fine-v.f. (ANK €350) P Catalog #30-45P | Price Realized $160.00
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 | Lot #333 BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA 1912 imperf. die proof of center only, with frame and bottom sheet margin attached alongside, also 2kr ultramarine, imperforate large die proof sheetlet on cream paper, handstamped "109", with "B" alongside, natural paper wrinkles, otherwise fine P
| Price Realized $230.00
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 | Lot #334 BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA 1912 Landscapes, set of three imperforate singles, also two different sets of trial color proofs on stamp paper, n.h., v.f., the imperf. set with 2005 Zoran Sips certificate (Mi.61-63U,61-63PII) ** Catalog #62-64P,var Catalog Value €880 | Price Realized $230.00
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 | Lot #335 BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA Semi-Postals 1915 7h on 5h green, block of nine, middle stamp overprinted "1915" at top and bottom, used on registered cover from Bos.Krupa to Brunn, v.f.
Catalog #B5a | Price Realized $140.00
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 | Lot #336 BRAZIL 1930 5,000r blue violet (Barbosa), watermarked "221" (Estados Unidos Do Brasil), perf. 11, used, fine and rare stamp (see note in Scott following No.322) O
| Unsold
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 | Lot #337 BRAZIL Dornier Do-X Flights 1931 four covers addressed to New York, three with green cachets, one violet, canceled Porto Alegre, Pelotas,c, two autographed by DO-X Captain Cramer von Classbruch, another by co-pilot C.H. Schildauer, all with appropriate markings, some toning, mostly fine-v.f.
| Price Realized $500.00
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 | Lot #338 BULGARIA 1881-1891 Issues, handstamped or overprinted "Obrazets" and "Specimen," selection of 55 mostly different (accounting for shades and types of overprint), with Large Lion (26), Small Lion (26) and Postage Dues (3), values to 1L, also surcharges "3", "5" and "15" (those with handwritten "Obr"), mixed condition, with or without gum, few minor faults, mostly fine, with 21 Thomas Hitzler's certificates ("rare and sought after stamps") S
| Price Realized $1,800.00
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 | Lot #339 BULGARIA 1885 50s on 1f black & red, tied by "Roustchouk/10 X. 98" bilingual cds on registered cover to Kolozsvar, boxed registry handstamp and Kolozsvar arrival on reverse, cover folds well away from the stamp, v.f. and rare (YT 25, €2,500)
Catalog #22 | Price Realized $900.00
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 | Lot #340 CARPATHO-UKRAINE 1945 surcharged on Postage Dues, 10 on 2f (watermarked IX), n.h., minor gum creases and perf. flaws, still v.f., signed Bulat, only 20 printed (CZK 80,000) **
| Price Realized $700.00
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 | Lot #341 CARPATHO-UKRAINE 1945 surcharged on Postage Dues, 20 on 8f (watermarked IX), n.h., minor gum wrinkles and perf. flaws, otherwise fine, signed Blaha. A rarity, only 12 printed (CZK 98,000) **
| Price Realized $900.00
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 | Lot #342 CARPATHO-UKRAINE 1945 surcharged on Postage Dues, 30 on 12f watermarked IX and X, n.h., gum creases and perf. flaws, otherwise fine, signed Bulat, only 12 and 13 of each printed (CZK 194,000) **
| Price Realized $900.00
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 | Lot #343 CHILE 1915 4c stationery envelope (HG 22) with privately imprinted multicolor advertisement for "Salsa Inglesa" by Grant & Sinclair, sent from Quillota to Punta Arenas and uprated by 1c and 2c with proper dispatch & arrival cancels
Catalog #98-99 | Price Realized $130.00
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 | Lot #344 CHINA 1888-97 1c-5c set of three, also surcharges 1c-5c, l.h. or h.r., some usual toning, otherwise fine-v.f., * Catalog #13-15,25-27 Catalog Value $1,325 | Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #345 CHINA 1888 (Mar) cover to Germany, franked with a vertical strip of 3x3can Small Dragon, sent via the French Post Office in Shanghai, where unoverprinted 25c Type Sage was added, "Customs Tientsin" (Mar 27, 1888) and "Customs Shanghai" pmks on back, with Dusseldorf (14.5.88) arrival, filing folds away from the stamps, somewhat wrinkled, otherwise fine Small Dragon combination cover
| Price Realized $1,600.00
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 | Lot #346 CHINA 1894 (Sep) cover to France, franked with a single 3can Small Dragon, sent via the French Post Office in Shanghai, where unoverprinted 25c Type Sage was added, "Customs Tientsin" (Sep 12) and "Customs Shanghai" pmks on back, red French "Modane a Paris" entry, backstamped on arrival (4 Oct), fine Small Dragon combination cover
| Price Realized $1,500.00
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 | Lot #347 CHINA 1894 (July) small cover to France, franked with a single 3can Small Dragon, sent via the French Post Office in Shanghai, where unoverprinted 25c Type Sage was added, "Customs Tientsin" (July 8) and "Customs Shanghai" pmks on back, red French "Modane a Paris" entry, backstamped on arrival (10 Aug), fine Small Dragon combination cover
| Price Realized $1,300.00
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 | Lot #348 CHINA 1894 Empress Dowager Issue, complete set of nine, l.h. or h.r., 9c green overall gum toning, otherwise fine, * Catalog #16-24 Catalog Value $2,733 | Price Realized $1,100.00
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 | Lot #349 CHINA 1895 (Jan) cover to France, franked on reverse with 9c Dowager, canceled by blue oval, sent via the French Post Office in Shanghai, where 25c Type Sage "Chine" was added, "Customs Tientsin" (Jan 25) and "Customs Shanghai" pmks on back, red French "Modane a Paris" entry, backstamped on arrival (18 Mar), intact red wax seal, fine Dowager/French Offices in China combination cover
| Price Realized $1,100.00
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 | Lot #350 CHINA 1897 (18 Dec) cover to England, franked with 1c, 4c (2) and 5c Imperial Chinese Post stamps, tied by Tientsin Pakua markings, sent via the French Post Office in Shanghai, where 25c "Chine" Type Sage was added, large Dollar cancels of Tientsin on front and Shanghai (30 Dec) on reverse, arriving in England on Feb 1, 1898, fine and colorful cover, with all stamps on front
| Price Realized $1,700.00
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 | Lot #351 CHINA 1897 (Oct) registered cover to Germany, franked with remarkable combination of 1/2c, 2c (2),4c,5c,10c and 20c Imperial Chinese Post, all tied by large Chefoo Dollar cancels, sent via French Post Office in Shanghai where 50c "Chine" was added, tied by 8 Oct 97 cds, with large Shanghai Dollar cancel, octagonal "Ligne N Paq. Fr. No.2" maritime and Breslau (10.11.97) arrival, fine and attractive seven-color combination franking from Chefoo
| Price Realized $3,500.00
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 | Lot #352 CHINA 1897 (19 Oct) cover to France, franked with 3x5c Imperial Chinese Post, tied by large Chefoo Dollar cancel, sent via French Post Office in Shanghai where 50c "Chine" was added, tied by 22 Oct 97 cds, with large Shanghai Dollar cancel on back, Lyon arrival (23 Nov), backflap defects, otherwise a fine cover from Chefoo
| Price Realized $1,500.00
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 | Lot #353 CHINA 1897 (5 Sep) Consulat de France in Tientsin, corner card cacheted cover to France, franked with 10c on 9c Dowager, tied by Pakua bars, supported by large Tientsin dollar cancel, used together with 25c "Chine", tied by Shanghai (16 Sep) pmk, with blue Shanghai dollar cancel and violet "Consulate de France Tientsin" handstamp, with Aveyron (23 Oct) arrival, filing fold away from the stamps, minor cover tears, signed Calves
Catalog #62 | Price Realized $1,400.00
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 | Lot #354 CHINA 1897 2c on 3c red, five copies used, different shades and postmarks, one showing significant offset of the basic stamp on reverse, centering varies from very good to v.f., O Catalog #79 Catalog Value $2,250 | Price Realized $600.00
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 | Lot #355 CHINA 1897 2c on 3c red, surcharge inverted, slightly disturbed gum, exceptionally well centered, fresh and v.f. example of this rarity, * Catalog #79a Catalog Value $37,500 | Price Realized $9,500.00
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 | Lot #356 CHINA 1897 $1 on 3c red, unused, exceptionally well centered, fresh, v.f., (*) Catalog #84 Catalog Value $5,000 | Price Realized $2,300.00
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 | Lot #357 CHINA 1897 $1 on 3c red, used, well centered, v.f., signed Calves, O Catalog #84 Catalog Value $3,250 | Price Realized $1,300.00
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 | Lot #358 CHINA 1898 (6 Oct) registered cover from Shanghai to France, franked with remarkable combination of 1/2c (2), 2c (2),4c, 5c and 10c Imperial Chinese Post, used together with 1c (two, one on reverse) and 2c (2) Chinese Imperial Post Coiling Dragons, with large Shanghai Dollar strike below, sent via Hong Kong, where 30c Queen Victoria was added, canceled "Shanghae" (Oct 10), red "Modane a Paris" (11 Nov) entry, additional Shanghai Dollar, Hong Kong transit and Lyon (12 Nov) arrival pmks on back, minor perf. flaws at top, splendid cover
| Unsold
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 | Lot #359 CHINA 1899 (July) registered cover from Peking to France, franked with 20c Chinese Imperial Post, sent via Shanghai to Hong Kong, where 20c on 30c Victoria was added, tied by small tieprint and Shanghai (13 July) pmk, red Modane a Paris French entry and Bordeaux arrival pmk on back, some toning on front partially obliterating addressee's name, otherwise fine
| Unsold
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 | Lot #360 CHINA 1900 (10 Dec) small cover to France, franked with 4c CIP Coiling Dragon, tied by Hankow departure pmk, used with 5c "Chine" added in Shanghai, with bilingual departure pmk alongside, Neuilly s/Seine arrival on back, fine
| Unsold
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 | Lot #361 CHINA 1900 (11 May) picture postcard to Berlin, with 1/2c CIP tied by Shanghai Local Post cancel, with additional 1/2c, 1c and 2c tied by pakua marks, used with 10c "Chine", tied by Shanghai (4 June) cds, with German arrival pmk at bottom, fine
| Unsold
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 | Lot #362 CHINA 1901 (15 Oct) cover to Scotland, franked with 10c CIP Coiling Dragon, tied by bilingual "Kiukiang" cds, used with 25c "Chine", tied by French Post Office in Shanghai (21 Oct), with bilingual Shanghai and Glasgow arrival pmks on back, filing fold away from the stamps, fine cover from Kiukiang
| Unsold
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 | Lot #363 CHINA 1901 (6 Mar) picture postcard (Tientsin) to Croatia, franked with 1/2c (2), 1c and 2c CIP Coiling Dragons, tied by "Tangku" cds, sent via the French Post Office in Shanghai, where pair of 5c "Chine" were added, with bilingual departure pmk alongside, rare origin to uncommon destination
| Unsold
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 | Lot #364 CHINA 1901 (15 Apr) picture postcard (Shanghai) to Brussels, franked with 4x1/2c CIP Coiling Dragons, tied by "Hankow" cds, sent via the French Post Office in Shanghai, where 10c "Chine" was added, with departure pmk alongside, French Packet and Brussels arrival pmks, fine
| Unsold
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 | Lot #365 CHINA 1902 (Sep) Imperial Chinese Post stationery card to Germany, franked with 1c and 2c CIP Coiling Dragon, tied by native pmk, used with Kiauchau 5pg green, tied by Tsingtau (27.9.02) cds, bilingual Kiauchou cds alongside, Hannover (5.11.02) arrival at bottom, fine
| Price Realized $400.00
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 | Lot #366 CHINA 1926 (22 July) "Bulletin D'Expedition" money order ($40 Mex. Dollars) to France, with Shanghai departure cds, red "Valeur Declare" label, 13 Sep 26 arrival datestamp
| Unsold
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 | Lot #367 CHINA 1932 Sven Hedin Issue, set of four blocks of four, n.h., v.f., signed Bileski (catalogued as hinged singles),
** Catalog #307-10 Catalog Value $720 | Price Realized $700.00
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 | Lot #368 CHINA 1932 Sven Hedin Issue, set of bottom left sheet corner, imprint and Plate No. blocks of four blocks, n.h., v.f., each signed by Sven Hedin across the stamps (catalogued as hinged singles),
** Catalog #307-10 Catalog Value $720 | Price Realized $850.00
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 | Lot #369 CHINA 1932 Sven Hedin Issue, set of four l.h. on special presentation card, also a used set, plus a registered cover sent in 1933 from Peiping to Alma Hedin (his daughter) in Stockholm, franked with the set of four stamps, signed on both sides by the Swedish explorer, some adhesive toning, otherwise fine
Catalog #307-10 | Price Realized $800.00
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 | Lot #370 CHINA 1951 Flying Geese, second surcharges, $5-$50 green, complete set of four, unused without gum as issued, n.h., v.f., ** Catalog #1042-45 Catalog Value $2,435 | Price Realized $1,100.00
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 | Lot #371 CHINA Flight Covers 1936 registered first flight cover from Shanghai to Bremen, with red boxed cachet "delayed by adverse weather, reforwarded" and "dispatched 6.3.1936", with Canton 14.2.1936 propeller pmk, additional franking on back, with boxed "Air Mail Service Postponed Forwarded by Steamer to Singapore for Onward Transmission by Air" hs in red, Bremen 11.3.36 arrival pmk, fine and fascinating cover
| Price Realized $900.00
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 | Lot #372 CHINA Officially Sealed 1927 label in green, sheet of 50, dated 14.II.27 at bottom, folded between stamps, margins mostly intact, v.f.
(*)
| Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #373 CHINA Chefoo 1896 cover to France, franked with horizontal pair of 1/2c green, tied by Local Post departure cds, sent via the German Post Office in Shanghai, where 20pf ultramarine (unoverprinted) was added to pay for further transmission, Shanghai Local Post and transit and arrival pmks, minor cover wrinkles, fine combination
| Price Realized $950.00
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 | Lot #374 CHINA Kewkiang 1896 (15 Aug) red-band cover franked with 6c yellow, tied by oval Kewkiang Local Post datestamp, Shanghai Local Post arrival pmk on back
| Unsold
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 | Lot #375 CHINA - PRC North China 1946 People's Post cover franked with 5c dark blue, delivered without postage due to Tientsin, then a Nationalist stronghold, literally through the battle lines
| Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #376 CHINA - PRC South China 1950 Liberation Issues, group of eight covers from Canton, mostly to Macao, variety of frankings, mostly backstamped, fine-v.f. and scarce group
| Price Realized $1,400.00
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 | Lot #377 COLOMBIA 1859 5c blue, pos.34, Stone B, left sheet margin example, tied by black manuscript cancel on outer 1860 (26 June) FL from Cucuta to Maracaibo, Venezuela, filing fold away from the stamp, v.f. An exceptional showpiece item, signed Buhler, with 2008 Moorhouse certificate
Catalog #2var | Price Realized $4,500.00
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 | Lot #378 COLOMBIA 1859 FL to Quito, Ecuador, franked with 10c orange red, full margins to just touching at bottom, tied by faint "Pasto.de.Oficio" cancel, filing fold well away from the stamp, fine. The contents of the letter date it to November/December 1859. A major South American rarity, as this is the only recorded First Issue usage to Ecuador, with 2008 Moorhouse certificate
Catalog #4var | Price Realized $4,500.00
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 | Lot #379 COLOMBIA 1859 10c ocher (shade), margins all around including adjoining stamp at right, tied by faint "S.Jose.de Cucuta.Franca" cancel on (Dec. 6) outer FL from Cucuta to Maracaibo, Venezuela, filing fold away from the stamp, v.f., with 2008 Moorhouse certificate
Catalog #4var | Price Realized $2,300.00
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 | Lot #380 COLOMBIA 1859 10c dull orange (shade), margins all around, tied by neat "La Mesa" manuscript cancel on outer FL to Bogota, filing fold and some staining away from the stamp, otherwise v.f., one of only three known covers from this correspondence, with 2008 Moorhouse certificate
Catalog #4var | Price Realized $1,800.00
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 | Lot #381 COLOMBIA 1859 10c orange yellow, horizontal pair, full margins all around, tied by blue oval "Santa Marta Franca" cancel on outer FL (8 Oct) to Medellin, filing fold away from the stamp, v.f. and important classic rarity, as this is the only known 10c First Issue pair on cover, signed Muller, with 2008 Moorhouse certificate, ex-Neuberger & Hubbard
Catalog #4var | Price Realized $9,000.00
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 | Lot #382 COLOMBIA 1860 10c yellow, margins all around, tied by striking "Bogota" eye-glass cancel in black on FL (11 Oct) to Ambalema, filing fold away from the stamp and marginal fault at lower right well outside the design, otherwise v.f., with 2008 Moorhouse certificate, ex-Hubbard
Catalog #11 | Price Realized $4,500.00
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 | Lot #383 COLOMBIA 1860 10c yellow, large margins all around, tied by oval "La Mesa Franca" cancel on blue on 1861 (25 Feb) FL to Bogota, some inconsequential marginal toning, v.f. and rare Colombian postal history item, with 1965 BPA and 2008 Moorhouse certificates
Catalog #11 | Price Realized $4,500.00
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 | Lot #384 COLOMBIA 1860 10c yellow buff, stone A, position 31, featuring diagonal dash (6mm) at lower left side, large equal margins, tied to cover to Ambalema by "Bogota" eye-glass oval handstamp, paying the single weight for a distance between 50 and 150km. Only about ten genuine covers recorded bearing this stamp, with Bortfeldt and Moorhouse certificates, ex-Goeggel
Catalog #11 | Price Realized $2,300.00
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 | Lot #385 COLOMBIA 1860 (2 Sep) outer FL from Bogota to Ambalema, franked with 20c blue, three large margins including part of adjoining stamp at top, just touching at bottom, tied by oval Bogota eye-glass cancel, with red sender's cachet at upper left, filing fold away from the stamp, fine and rare cover, with 2008 Moorhouse certificate, ex-Hubbard
Catalog #12 | Price Realized $4,500.00
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 | Lot #386 COLOMBIA 1861 undated outer FL from Salinas to Bogota, franked with New Granada 5c pale yellow horizontal pair, margins all around, canceled "Chita Franca" in black (Salinas and Chita are the same location), with sender's wax seal showing the origin (Salinas), filing folds and cover flaws away from the stamps, v.f., one of only four covers known from this correspondence and the one only franked with pair of 5 cents and the remarkable "Chita" cancel, with 2008 Moorhouse certificate "acknowledged as one of the finest of the few known 'New Granada' covers", ex-Londono
Catalog #14 | Price Realized $7,000.00
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 | Lot #387 COLOMBIA Air Post 1919 2c carmine rose, unused with original gum, h.r., faint overall toning, light horizontal crease, well centered for issue, with slightly blunt perforations at top, signed Scott Stamp Co., etc., also Diena, with his 1963 certificate. Only 200 copies of this overprint were prepared for the experimental flight from Barranquilla to Puerto Colombia. Approximately 160 were used on covers. Overprinting was done in horizontal strips of 10, which were severed by knife, causing most of the stamps to be defective, * Catalog #C1 Catalog Value $3,500 | Price Realized $850.00
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 | Lot #388 COLOMBIA Air Post 1921 "VALOR 30 CENTAVOS" on 50c pale green, type 21, not showing the usual paper folds for this type, applied on Behr-Heyder envelope to Bogota, canceled by Scadta three-line and "El Agente/Manuel Jose Tobon" two-line handstamps of Medellin, with National Post 1/2c (4) and 1c tied by 10 November datestamp, also on dispatch (Colomphil 21)
Catalog #C20 | Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #389 CORFU Issued under Italian Occupation Air Post 1941 50L-100d, set of 12, mostly l.h., fine-v.f., only 62 complete sets issued, with 2009 Raybaudi certificate for the high values (Sass.PA1-12, €6,500) * Catalog #NC1-12 Catalog Value $3,631 | Price Realized $1,800.00
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 | Lot #390 COSTA RICA Air Post 1934 Issue, 5c-5col, twelve diff. large die proofs, reduced to stamp size and card mounted, some minor toning, mostly fine-v.f. P Catalog #C15-27P | Price Realized $260.00
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 | Lot #391 COSTA RICA Air Post 1944 Issue, eight different large die proofs, card mounted, some adhesive toning on back, mostly fine-v.f. P Catalog #C94/102P | Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #392 COSTA RICA Air Post 1961 issue, imperf. sheet margin blocks of six, n.h., v.f.
** Catalog #C316-19var | Unsold
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 | Lot #393 COSTA RICA Revenue Stamps 1922 10c-100p three se-tenant sheetlets of four in green, magenta and brown (representing 12 different values), unused without gum, each stamp with security punch and overprinted "Waterlow & Sons Ltd Specimen", fine-v.f.
S
| Unsold
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 | Lot #394 COSTA RICA Revenue Stamps 1930s 1c-100c, complete set of 14 imperf. horizontal pairs, n.h., each stamp with security punch, printed by the American Bank Note Company, v.f. P
| Price Realized $230.00
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 | Lot #395 COSTA RICA Postal Tax Stamps 1959 Issue, imperf. horizontal gutter strips of three, n.h., v.f. ** Catalog #RA3-6var | Unsold
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 | Lot #396 CRETE Russian Administration 1917 locally addressed cover franked with 1m green, canceled "Rethymnon", filing fold away from the stamp, fine
| Price Realized $230.00
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 | Lot #397 CROATIA 1943 Pavelic, unissued design, two different perforated and gummed singles, fine-v.f. E
| Price Realized $230.00
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 | Lot #398 CROATIA 1943 unissued design (Trakoscan Castle) 3.50k dark brown carmine, two imperf. vertical pairs, slightly different shades, one on thin paper, n.h., disturbed gum, v.f. E Catalog #54E | Price Realized $230.00
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 | Lot #399 CROATIA Semi-Postals 1941 overprinted in gold on stamps of Yugoslavia, set of two sheetlets of 16, perforated 11 3/4 : 9 : 11 3/4 : 11 3/4, never hinged, some natural gum creases, otherwise fine-v.f., rare (Mi.39C,40C Klb, catalogue value for singles)
** Catalog #B1-2var Catalog Value €4,800 | Price Realized $1,400.00
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 | Lot #400 CROATIA Semi-Postals 1942 Ustascha-Youth, imperforate blocks of four, bottom pairs n.h., top l.h., v.f. (Mi.91-92U)
*/** Catalog #B16-17var Catalog Value €800 | Price Realized $220.00
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 | Lot #401 CROATIA Semi-Postals 1944 Three Years of the Croatian State, imperf. sheets of 20, n.h., v.f. (Mi.158-160var)
** Catalog #B60-62var | Price Realized $230.00
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 | Lot #402 CROATIA Semi-Postals 1944 DRS (State Labor Service), imperforate sheetlets of eight (plus label), complete set of four, n.h., minor gum wrinkles and marginal creases, mostly v.f., rare (Mi.162-65U)
** Catalog #B65-68var Catalog Value €1,600 | Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #403 CROATIA Semi-Postals 1945 Storm Division souvenir sheet of three, n.h., occasional minor gum wrinkles as often, fresh, v.f., signed Raybaudi (Mi. €2,200) ** Catalog #B45 | Price Realized $800.00
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 | Lot #404 CROATIA Semi-Postals 1945 Storm Division souvenir sheet of three, n.h., upper right corner crease, scattered tone specks, otherwise v.f., signed Rommerskirchen, with 1961 Vladimir Fleck certificate (Mi.Block 8, €2,200) ** Catalog #B45 | Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #405 CUBA 1914-15 Map of Cuba, 1c-1p, set of eight imperforate horizontal pairs (complete as issued), n.h., fine-v.f. (catalogue value for hinged) ** Catalog #253-262var Catalog Value $1,000 | Price Realized $700.00
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 | Lot #406 CZECHOSLOVAKIA 1920 Allegorical figure, 20h-250h imperf. proofs in black, selection of 14 (9 different), fine-v.f. P
| Price Realized $90.00
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 | Lot #407 CZECHOSLOVAKIA 1934 National Anthem, set of two sheets of 12, unused without gum as issued, some marginal thinning and wrinkles, otherwise fine-v.f.,
** Catalog #200a-201a Catalog Value $1,010 | Price Realized $325.00
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 | Lot #408 CZECHOSLOVAKIA Zeppelin Flights 1932 3rd SAF card to Argentina, fine and scarce commercial usage from Banska Bystrica, little toning, with Berlin connecting cachet
| Price Realized $230.00
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 | Lot #409 CZECHOSLOVAKIA Czechoslovak Legion Post in Siberia 1918 (17 May) Red Cross postcard correctly franked with three 4k Imperial Arms adhesives, paying 12k, sent by a Czech soldier in Vladivostok to his family in Bohemia, Austria. Six weeks later, on 29th June, 1918, the Soviet government of Vladivostok was overthrown by the Czech legion
| Unsold
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 | Lot #410 CZECHOSLOVAKIA Czechoslovak Legion Post in Siberia 1918 (28 May) local postcard to Krasnoyarsk, attractively franked with six different War Charity stamps, addressed to a cadet, with message reading "I am on the way home with ill's transportation, Many Greetings, Jan Karaj". This card posted at Krasnoyarsk, on the Trans-Siberian Railway on Central Siberia, is dated just a day or so after the Czech uprising in Western Siberia
| Unsold
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 | Lot #411 CZECHOSLOVAKIA Czechoslovak Legion Post in Siberia 1920 (20 Sep) registered cover from Vladivostok to Vienna, franked on both sides, with block of 4x15k Imperial Arms on front and pair of 70k on back, paying 2r (Primorsk Rubles), also with green "Vojensky Domov American YMCA" label, suggesting the sender stayed at the Czech-American YMCA Military Home, with London 30 October arrival pmk on back
| Price Realized $150.00
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 | Lot #412 DANZIG 1920 3m on 7 1/2pf orange, groundwork omitted, sheet margin single, n.h., v.f., with handstamped guarantee mark, ** Catalog #Mi.44 Catalog Value €1,700 | Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #413 DANZIG 1921 40pf green, imperf. and gummed proof sheetlet, vertical watermark, v.f. P Catalog #Mi.79P | Price Realized $400.00
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 | Lot #414 DANZIG 1921 40pf orange, imperf. and gummed proof sheetlet, vertical watermark, v.f. P Catalog #Mi.79P | Price Realized $400.00
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 | Lot #415 DANZIG 1924 15pf blue green and yellow green, gummed proof sheetlet, v.f., rare P Catalog #Mi.195P | Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #416 DANZIG 1924 15pf dark carmine, gummed proof sheetlet, v.f., rare P Catalog #Mi.195P | Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #417 DANZIG 1924 15pf yellow green, gummed proof sheetlet, v.f., rare P Catalog #Mi.195P | Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #418 DANZIG 1924 40pf black violet ultramarine, center cyan blue, n.h., v.f., with Soecknick card certificate, ** Catalog #Mi.199xb Catalog Value €700 | Price Realized $230.00
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 | Lot #419 DANZIG 1938 3pf, 15pf and 40pf Arms, gummed proof sheetlets, each in dark ultramarine, n.h., v.f., with Dr.Oechsner certificate P Catalog #Mi.289,293,295P | Price Realized $1,400.00
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 | Lot #420 DANZIG 1938 40pf Arms, gummed proof sheetlet in dark carmine, n.h., v.f., with Dr.Oechsner certificate P Catalog #Mi.295P | Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #421 DANZIG Air Post 1923 10,000m red, imperforate and gummed proof sheetlet (119.5x104,5mm), v.f., with 2022 Gruber certificate (Mi.177PU) P
| Price Realized $260.00
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 | Lot #422 DANZIG Zeppelin Flights 1932 9th SAF round trip to Brazil, 20pf stationery reply card, mixed franking with Brazil adhesives added for the return trip, Condor Trans-Atlantic cachet, v.f. and rare combination franking
| Price Realized $900.00
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 | Lot #423 DENMARK 1851 (1 May) FL from Badong, Dutch East Indies to Copenhagen, endorsed via Marseilles, with red "Indes Or Marseilles" (15July) entry pmk on front, blue "Aus Den Post-Verein" on front, Alexandria (Jy 6) , Hamburg (17.7) and "KDOPA Hamburg" arrival markings on back, fine incoming letter from Badong to Copenhagen
| Price Realized $250.00
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 | Lot #424 DENMARK 1900 (July) cover from Belgian Congo to Copenhagen, franked with 50c green & black, tied by "Banana" departure cds, with 4ore numeral added on arrival in Denmark, redirected from Copenhagen to Amager, with faint arrival pmk, coverback tears, filing folds away from the stamps, unusual incoming and redirected cover from Belgian Congo to Denmark
| Price Realized $1,900.00
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 | Lot #425 DENMARK Dornier Do-X Flights 1931 (2 July) "Columbus" flight from Copenhagen to New York, with appropriate pmks and cachet, v.f.
| Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #426 DENMARK Dornier Do-X Flights 1934 (2 May) Bremen-New York flight from Copenhagen, with appropriate pmks and cachet, slight toning, otherwise v.f.
| Price Realized $240.00
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 | Lot #427 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Air Post 1960 World Refugee Year, imperf. souvenir sheet of five, lower left stamp "Republica Dominicana Correo Aereo" and other inscriptions, as well as the green color ("Ano Mundial de Los Refugiados") inverted at upper right, also upper left stamp green color completely omitted, n.h., some creasing at right margin, otherwise v.f. and spectacular variety
**
| Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #428 EASTERN RUMELIA 1880-84 Issues, handstamped "Obrazets" or handwritten "Obr", selection of 11 different, with or without gum, mostly fine, with Thomas Hitzler certificates ("rare stamps in good quality") S
| Price Realized $900.00
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 | Lot #429 EGYPT 1866 (11 Nov) FL to Cairo, franked with Italian 60c violet and Egypt 1pi rose lilac at bottom, each canceled on departure in Livorno, framed "Piroscafi Postali Italiani", Brindisi and "Posta Italiane d'Egitto Alessandria" transits, with "Posta Vice-Reali Egiziane Alessandria" and Cairo arrival pmks on back, fine and extremely rare mixed-franking Italy-Egypt combination, prepaying all charges on departure
Catalog #7 | Unsold
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 | Lot #430 EGYPT 1866 20pa blue and 1pi rose, used in combination with France 40c Empire on coverfront addressed to Toulon, 1pi partially tied by large "5080" numerals, 20pa canceled by pen, with "Alexandrie Egypte" and "Zagazik Poste Vice-Reali Egiziane" (17 Mar 66) departure pmks, additional "PD" and framed "Paquebots de la Mediterranee", filing folds away from the stamps, rare combination Catalog #3,7 | Price Realized $950.00
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 | Lot #431 EGYPT 1869 (13 Nov) small cover from Cairo to Italy, franked with 1p vermilion, sent via the Italian Post Office in Alexandria, where 80c carmine was added for further transmission to Peruggia, Genova transit and arrival (20 Nov) pmks on back
| Unsold
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 | Lot #432 EGYPT 1869 (Sep) FL to Grenoble, franked with single 1pi Sphinx & Pyramid, tied by "Poste Vice Reali Egiziane Ismailia" departure cds, repeated at bottom, sent via the French Post Office in Alexandria, where 40c Napoleon was added, canceled by "5080" large numerals, also "Alexandrie Egypte", "PD" and red "Paq.Fr.Amb. Mars" (10 Sep) pmks, "Poste Egiziane Alexandria" and Grenoble arrival pmks on back, fine combination
| Price Realized $550.00
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 | Lot #433 EGYPT 1869 (29 Aug) FL to Aix, franked with single 2pi Sphinx & Pyramid, tied by "Poste Egiziane Alexandria" departure cds, used in combination with 40c Napoleon, canceled by "5080" large numerals, also "Alexandrie Egypte", "PD" and red "Paquebots De La Mediterranee", Marseille transit and Aix En Provence arrival pmks on back, fine and rare 2pi and 40c combination franking from Alexandria
| Price Realized $6,750.00
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 | Lot #434 EGYPT 1871 (7 Apr) FL to Marseille, franked with 1pi Sphinx & Pyramid, tied by "Poste Egiziane Ismailia" departure cds, used in combination with France 2x40c Laure, canceled by "5080" large numerals, with Alexandria Egypte (8 Apr 71) pmk, "PD" to destination hs, "Via Brindisi" routing, fine and scarce combination franking
| Price Realized $1,500.00
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 | Lot #435 EGYPT 1871 (2 Feb) FL to Greece, franked with 1pi vermilion, tied by "Poste Egiziane Alessandria" cds, charged "20" in blue ms on arrival in Syros, with 20L Large Hermes Head (three ample margins, cut in at top) added at right, tied by cds, fine and rare Egypt/Greece combination
| Unsold
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 | Lot #436 EGYPT 1872 (Mar) cover to Genova, routed "Italia via Brindisi", franked with 1pi Sphinx & Pyramids, tied by "Poste Egiziane Cairo" departure cds, used on combination with France 40c Ceres, canceled by "5080" large numerals, "Paq.Angl. Alexandrie" (25 Mars 72) and red 30 Mars "Paq Ang. V.Brind" entry marks, framed "Affranchissement Insuffisant" hs, Italian 1L postage due added in Genova, various transit and arrival pmks on back, fine three-country combination cover
| Price Realized $8,500.00
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 | Lot #437 EGYPT 1872 (15 June) large part of a FL (side flaps are missing) to Marseille, franked with single 1pi Sphinx & Pyramid (faulty at bottom), tied by "V.R. Poste Egiziane Port C Said" departure cds, repeated at left, routed "via Brindisi", with "PD", red "Paq. Angl V. Brind.", sent via the French Post Office in Alexandria, where 40c and 80c Ceres were added, canceled by "5080" large numerals, also "Paq.Ang.Alexandrie", with "Poste Egiziane Alexandria" and Marseille arrival pmks on back
| Price Realized $2,700.00
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 | Lot #438 EGYPT 1874 (22 Feb) cover to Switzerland, franked with single 1pi Sphinx & Pyramids, tied by "Poste Egiziane Mansura" departure cds, sent via the French Post Office in Alexandria, where pair of 30c Ceres was added, tied by "5080" large numerals, with Alexandria Egypte (23 Feb) pmk, red "PD" to destination hs, "Poste Egiziane Alexandria" , Paris transit and St. Gallen arrival pmks on back, scarce combination cover from Mansura
| Price Realized $2,100.00
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 | Lot #439 EGYPT 1875 (15 Mar) small mourning cover to Paris, franked with 1pi vermilion, tied by "Poste Egiziane Cairo" departure pmk, sent via the French Post Office where 80c Ceres was added, tied by "5080" large numerals, red "PD" and "Alexandrie Egypte" (15 Mar) cds alongside, French entry, transit and arrival pmks on back, filing fold away from the stamps, fine and attractive cover
| Price Realized $1,800.00
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 | Lot #440 EGYPT 1875 (26 Apr) small cover to Paris, franked with 2x1pi Sphinx & Pyramid, tied by "Poste Egiziane Ismailia" departure cds, used in combination with France 2x80c Ceres, canceled by "5080" large numerals, with Alexandria Egypte (27 Apr 75) pmk, red "PD" to destination hs, arrival Paris (4 May) on back, fine
| Price Realized $2,700.00
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 | Lot #441 EGYPT 1927-37 King Fuad, selection of 15 imperforate singles on "Cancelled" paper, minor duplication, v.f. P Catalog #128/45P | Price Realized $375.00
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 | Lot #442 EGYPT 1929 Prince Farouk, set of four with brown or black centers h.r., fine-v.f. * Catalog #155-58var | Unsold
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 | Lot #443 EGYPT 1936 5m chestnut brown, imperforate horizontal gutter tete-beche pair on "cancelled" paper, v.f. Also included is a 5m perforated single on thick "cancelled" paper, off-center as always, only 100 printed P Catalog #194P | Price Realized $300.00
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 | Lot #444 EGYPT 1937-55 King Farouk, 5m dark blue, color error, n.h., v.f., with the Royal Palace handstamp on back, rare ** Catalog #212var | Price Realized $260.00
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 | Lot #445 EGYPT 1939-40 King Farouk, 40m-200m imperforate singles, four different on "cancelled" paper, also perforated 200m from the Palace collection, with the special handstamp on back, v.f. P Catalog #235-38P | Unsold
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 | Lot #446 EGYPT 1940 5m red brown, imperforate double pane of 12, on "cancelled" paper, fresh, v.f. and rare
P Catalog #210P | Unsold
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 | Lot #447 EGYPT 1940 King Farouk 10m purple, overprinted in green, also another copy overprinted in brown, v.f., each mounted on legally certified Bileski cards * Catalog #304var | Price Realized $170.00
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 | Lot #448 EGYPT 1959 Transportation, 10m imperforate block of four, n.h., v.f.
** Catalog #470var | Unsold
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 | Lot #449 EGYPT Semi-Postals 1956 2nd Pan-Arab Jamboree, set of perf. and imperf. souvenir sheets of three, n.h., v.f. (SG MS13-14, £3,400) ** Catalog #B13-15 Catalog Value $3,500 | Price Realized $1,500.00
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 | Lot #450 EGYPT Semi-Postals 1956 Boy Scout Jamboree, imperf. souvenir sheet, n.h., heavy wrinkles, otherwise v.f., ** Catalog #B13-15 Catalog Value $1,750 | Price Realized $475.00
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 | Lot #451 EGYPT Officials 1938 complete set from the Royal collection, n.h., fine-v.f., each stamp with the Palace handstamp on back, also complete set of nine imperforate singles on "Cancelled" paper, v.f. P Catalog #O51-59P | Unsold
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 | Lot #452 EGYPT Revenue Stamps 1950s three different composite essays for revenue coupons, including one in large format, fine-v.f. and possibly unique E
| Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #453 EGYPT Military Mail 1919 (17 Apr) Italian Forces in Egypt, free frank to Milano, with "Comando Base Italiano Porto Said" and Army Post Office SZ22 cds alongside, fine
| Price Realized $190.00
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 | Lot #454 EGYPT Military Mail 1935 Silver Jubilee, imperf. proof with overprint omitted, vertical pair, top stamp l.h., bottom stamp n.h., v.f. (Nile Post BF9, $1,200) P Catalog #M9P | Price Realized $1,100.00
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 | Lot #455 ESTONIA 1919 Viking Ship, 1m blue & black, three different, one white paper, others different shades of gray; 5m yellow & black, two different, one orange & black, all five in sheets of 100, n.h., some folded between stamps, fine-v.f. (Mi.12-13x,y, €1,850)
** Catalog #34,35,34a,35a Catalog Value $1,695 | Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #456 ESTONIA 1923-27 Map of Estonia and other commemoratives, blocks of four, top pair of 100m l.h., balance n.h., fine-v.f.,
*/** Catalog #78-83 Catalog Value $1,120 | Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #457 ESTONIA 1940 Carrier Pigeon and Plane, 15s brown carmine, white paper variety used, v.f. (Mi.162x) O Catalog #152var Catalog Value €300 | Price Realized $120.00
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 | Lot #458 ESTONIA Semi-Postals 1927 Castles, etc., 100 sets (sheets of 50 or 100), n.h., fine-v.f. (Mi.63-67, €600)
** Catalog #B15-19 | Price Realized $150.00
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 | Lot #459 ESTONIA Air Post 1923 overprinted "1923" on 5m, also surcharged 10m on 5m+5m, gutter blocks of 16 and 8 respectively, each showing various plate flaws and distance varieties, many stamps n.h., folded in gutters, fine-v.f.
* Catalog #C2,4 | Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #460 ESTONIA Air Post 1923 overprinted "1923" single, also surcharged 20m on 5m+5m and 45m on 5m+5m pairs, each showing white spot below "P" of "Post", constant variety R-43, v.f., scarce * Catalog #C2,5,6var | Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #461 ESTONIA Air Post 1923 surcharged 15m on 5m+5m in red and 10m on 5m+5m, used, each showing white spot below "P" of "Post", constant variety R-43, v.f., scarce O Catalog #C3,4var | Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #462 ESTONIA Air Post 1925 Triangles, 100 sets (two sets of sheets of 50), n.h., fine-v.f. (Mi.48-52A, €1,000)
** Catalog #C14-18 Catalog Value $1,200 | Price Realized $240.00
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 | Lot #463 ESTONIA German Occupation of Dorpat 1918 20pf on 10k dark blue, 20pf on 10k light blue, also 40pf on 20k, each canceled by "DORPAT" handstamp on piece, v.f. signed Vaher, Kosack, etc. (Mi.1a,b,2, €2,780) O Catalog #N1-2,1a | Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #464 ESTONIA Displaced Persons Camps Issues 1947 Camp Geislingen, 10pf black on green, gutter sheet of 60 (six tete-beche pairs) folded between stamps, unused without gum, fine (Stereo E1)
**
| Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #465 ETHIOPIA 1897 (24 May) stationery 1/2g postal card, registered from "Entotto" to Paris, sent via Djibouti, where French Somali Coast 10c and 25c were added on both sides, with "Ligne N Paq. Fr." (1 June) octagonal maritime and Paris (13 June) arrival pmks, minor surface flaws, otherwise a fine card
| Price Realized $475.00
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 | Lot #466 ETHIOPIA 1899 (25 Nov) cover (opened for display) to Switzerland, franked with 2g dark brown tied by "Entotto" cds, Harar (3.12.00) transit, sent via Djibouti, where French Somali Coast 25c was added on back, with Basel arrival (25.12.00)
| Price Realized $475.00
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 | Lot #467 ETHIOPIA 1902 (15 Mar) 1g "Ethiopie" postal stationery card from Addis Abeba to Paris, sent via Djibouti, where French Somali Coast 10c was added, Harar (26.3.02) transit cds, minor surface flaws, otherwise fine
| Unsold
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 | Lot #468 ETHIOPIA 1902 (20 May) picture postcard from Addis Abeba to Switzerland, with 1g "Bosta" franking, Registered via Djibouti, where French Somali Coast franking was added, Harar (5.6.02) cds, Marseille transit and Basel (26.6.02) arrival pmk, minor card creasing, otherwise fine
Catalog #17 | Price Realized $850.00
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 | Lot #469 FRANCE 1832 complete FL from United States to Paris,"Via New York and Havre" routing endorsement, handstamped "Pays D'Outremer", with Le Havre (15 Mar 1832) transit and 17 March arrival pmk on back, ms due markings, fine
| Price Realized $140.00
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 | Lot #470 FRANCE 1853 20c and 25c "Empire", two different, used in 1854 on FL from Paris to Rouen and in 1860 from Bayonne to Paris, v.f., with Roumet certificate,
Catalog #17 Catalog Value $650 | Price Realized $140.00
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 | Lot #471 FRANCE 1863 (27 June) FL from Nantes to Italy, franked with 20c and 40c Empire, tied by "2602" large numerals, re-directed on arrival, with Sardinia 40c imperforate, tied by Milano (5 July) cds, paying for the return trip to Paris, with numerous directional and transit markings on reverse, fine and colorful combination
| Price Realized $1,000.00
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 | Lot #472 FRANCE 1866 (1 Sep) cover from Mellun to Vienna, franked with strip of 3x20c Empire (middle stamp defective), tied by "2306" large numerals, redirected to Venice, with Austrian 5c rose, perf. 9 1/2, tied by WIEN 20/9 cds, additional transit and arrival pmks on back, minor cover mending at top, fine redirected France/Austria cover
| Price Realized $850.00
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 | Lot #473 FRANCE 1868 (10 Jan) FL from Lyon to Athens, franked with 20c and 80c Empire, tied by "2145" Large Numerals and Lyon departure cds, with Greece 20Lepta Large Hermes Head added on arrival in Athens, v.f. and attractive letter
| Unsold
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 | Lot #474 FRANCE 1868 (6 June) large part of a FL (sideflaps missing) franked with 40c Empire, tied by large "2240" numerals in diamond grids, with Marseille departure cds alongside, sent to Piraeus, where it was charged "50", paid with 10L and 40L Large Hermes Heads, ample margins, 40L slightly touching at right, tied by 21 June arrival pmks, applied to the French stamp as well, address pane with some mending, otherwise a fine appearing France-Greece combination
| Price Realized $550.00
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 | Lot #475 FRANCE 1869 (1 Dec) FL from Genova to Bordighera, franked with Italy 20c blue, used in combination with France 40c orange, tied by "2240" large numerals, with corresponding Marseille (5 Dec) and red "PD" at bottom, Ventimiglia transit and Bordighera arrival pmks on back, fine and scarce mixed franking Italy-France, signed Diena and Calves
| Price Realized $475.00
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 | Lot #476 FRANCE 1870-71 1c olive green, horizontal pair and strip of three, n.h., slightly distinct shades, margins all around, fresh, v.f., signed Calves, etc. (catalogued as hinged singles) ** Catalog #38 Catalog Value $625 | Unsold
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 | Lot #477 FRANCE 1873 FL from Marseilles to Naples, franked with 80c Ceres, canceled on-board the Italian Ship, with boxed "Piroscafi Postali Francesi" handstamp alongside, red Napoli cds on arrival, fine, with 2018 Roumet certificate
| Price Realized $150.00
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 | Lot #478 FRANCE 1874 (22 Aug) complete FL from Lyon to Catania, Sicily, franked with 2x15c Ceres, tied by "2145" large numerals and departure cds, marked "Afrranchissement Insuffisant", with 30c Italian Postage Due added on arrival, "Modante-Torino Ambulante" and Catania pmks on back, fine letter to uncommon destination
| Unsold
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 | Lot #479 FRANCE 1888 (8 Sep) Erand LeRoi D'Etiolles philatelic creation, registered cover from Etreat to Switzerland, franked with First Issue imperf. 40c orange (probably reprint), used in combination with Type Sage 10c, tied by departure cds, handstamped "Telephone", with Lyon, Lausanne transits and Sentier (10.X.88) arrival pmks, certainly unusual and creative combination which went through the mails
| Unsold
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 | Lot #480 FRANCE 1945 Arch de Triomphe (AMG stamp for France, issued in the United States), master die proof in violet, value tablet blank, with engraver's "C" punch at top, v.f., probably unique P
| Price Realized $475.00
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 | Lot #481 FRANCE 1870-71 Siege of Paris - Par Ballon Monte 1870 (23 Nov) cover endorsed "Par Ballon Monte", with Paris Pl. De La Bourse "5/23 Nov" pmk, addressed to Nantes, with 22 Dec "42" arrival pmk on back, stamp washed off, without backflap and other cover faults, pencil signed. The pilot A. Marcel Martin left Paris on the Balloon "Le Jacquard" on 28th November. The balloon was lost at sea after a flight of 550km. This cover is from the intermediate find of mail from "le Jacquard" (YT €8,500), ex-Aloni
| Unsold
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 | Lot #482 FRANCE 1870-71 Siege of Paris - Par Ballon Monte 1871 (27 Jan) folded "Lettre Journal Gazette des Absents" "Par Ballon Monte" from Paris to Bordeaux, carried on "Richard Wallace", stamp washed off, with arrival pmk on back, fine. The balloon, piloted by Emile Lacaze, was lost at sea near La Rochelle, after a flight of 450km. A rare Ballon Monte (YT €6,500), ex-Aloni
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 | Lot #483 FRANCE Air Post 1936 50fr ultramarine, bottom sheet margin single, tied by Melun (16.1.37) departure cds on registered and flown cover to Shanghai, with 3.2.37 arrival pmk on back, fine and scarce single 50fr Burelage on cover to uncommon destination,
Catalog #C15 Catalog Value $1,200 | Price Realized $550.00
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 | Lot #484 FRANCE Air Post 1936 South Atlantic Air Mail Flight, set of two in blocks of four, n.h., v.f.,
** Catalog #C16-17 Catalog Value $2,950 | Price Realized $525.00
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 | Lot #485 FRANCE Military Air Post 1942 Mauritania 3fr green, overprinted "Par Avion Richelieu" and canceled by 10.10.42 datestamps on unaddressed 1.20fr Petain stationery card, corresponding "FM" Censor cachet, little toning, otherwise v.f., with 2017 Roumet certificate,
Catalog #YT 5 Catalog Value €540 | Price Realized $150.00
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 | Lot #486 FRANCE Postage Dues 1882-92 5fr black, unused with some gum, usual perforations and centering, fine, with 2010 von der Weid certificate, (*) Catalog #J25 Catalog Value $3,000 | Price Realized $525.00
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 | Lot #487 FRANCE Parcel Post 1944-54 1fr-1,000fr complete set of 29, n.h., fresh, fine-v.f., signed Calves (YT 1/30, €4,730 for hinged) ** Catalog #Q215/254 Catalog Value $4,084 | Unsold
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 | Lot #488 FRANCE Postal Stationery 1884 surcharged "1/2 Centime en Plus" on unused 1c and 2c wrappers, 30 pieces, fine-v.f.,
Catalog #YT 13,14 Catalog Value €6,750 | Price Realized $900.00
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 | Lot #489 FRANCE Franco-Prussian War 1871 (17 Nov) FL from Metz to Lyon, franked with Alsace-Lorraine 2x10c, tied by departure cds, used in combination with French "Empire" 5c green and 25c blue, tied by blue dot cancels, additional Metz cds below, Paris transit and Lyon arrival pmks on back, minor filing fold at bottom, well away from the stamps, fine and uncommon combination of French Empire and Alsace-Lorraine adhesives
| Price Realized $575.00
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 | Lot #490 FRANCE Franco-Prussian War 1871 (22 Nov) FL from Strasbourg to Lyon, franked with Alsace-Lorraine 2x20c, tied by departure cds, used in combination with French Ceres 2x25c blue, tied by small numerals, fresh and fine letter, with arrival pmk on back
| Price Realized $280.00
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 | Lot #491 FRANCE Franco-Prussian War 1872 (18 Jan) "G.Goldenberg & Cie Zornhoff pres Saverne" FL to Uzes, with German Small Shield 2gr ultramarine (2), tied by "Zabern in Elsass" departure cds, with French Ceres 15c single and vertical pair tied by small "420" numerals, Paris a Marseille transits and Uzes (21 Jan) arrival pmks, filing fold away from the stamps, fine and attractive combination with German First Issue
| Price Realized $575.00
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 | Lot #492 FRANCE Franco-Prussian War 1872 (24 Mar) FL from Nancy to Bouxwiller, franked with 25c Ceres, used in combination with 2x1gr North German Confederation stamps, tied by "2598" large numerals (one stamp uncanceled), pre-paying 2gr due, with corresponding "2" and German "Buchsweiler" arrival pmk
| Price Realized $350.00
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 | Lot #493 FRANCE Franco-Prussian War 1872 (9 Feb) outer FL from Strasbourg to Lyon, franked with German Small Shield 2gr ultramarine, tied by departure cds, used in combination with French 5c and 20c "Empire", tied by small "420" numerals, usual filing fold away from the stamps, with transit and arrival pmks, fine and uncommon combination of France Empire stamps, with German First Issue
| Price Realized $575.00
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 | Lot #494 FRANCE French Intervention in Siberia Military Mail 1918 picture postcard (San Francisco), endorsed "Soldier's Mail" and "F.M.", sent from San Francisco and canceled Dec.10, 1918, with military cachet "Mission Militaire Francaise en Siberie AS-AM-HG/Le Commandant" in violet, addressed to France, v.f. and scarce item of mail from the French Troops in transit to Siberia
| Price Realized $230.00
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 | Lot #495 FRANCE French Intervention in Siberia Military Mail 1918 picture postcard (Palace Hotel, San Francisco), endorsed "Soldier's Mail" and "F.M.", sent from San Francisco, with military cachet "Mission Militaire Francaise en Siberie AS-AM-HG/Le Commandant" in violet (struck again on face of the card), addressed to France, v.f. card from the French Troops in transit to Siberia
| Price Realized $230.00
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 | Lot #496 FRENCH COLONIES General Issues 1881-86 Dubois, imperforate plate proofs on card, the so-called Regent Issue, 13 different (only 25c black on rose included), fresh and v.f. (YT €2,500 for the complete set) P Catalog #46/59P | Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #497 FRENCH COLONIES French Equatorial Africa 1956-57 15fr artist die proof in violet, also printer's inspection proof in sepia (only 4-5 made), same from French West Africa, plus additional die proof of the Maltese Cross, artist signed, v.f. P
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 | Lot #498 FRENCH COLONIES Guadeloupe 1889 (28 Dec) cover franked with 20c/30c Type Sage, used in combination with General Issues 10c bistre, rose (cut in at top), tied by "Basse Terre Guadeloupe" cds, used locally, minor cover tears, fine mixed franking Guadeloupe+Colonies General
Catalog #1 | Unsold
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 | Lot #499 FRENCH COLONIES French Indochina 1922 12c variety, head double (11c+12c), l.h., v.f., signed Champion, * Catalog #109b Catalog Value $450 | Price Realized $200.00
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 | Lot #500 FRENCH COLONIES French Morocco Local Issues 1896 (2 Dec) registered cover from Mazagan to Paris (addressed to the commanding general of the army), franked with local post two each 10c and 25c, plus single 50c, tied by Marrakech cds, with French Morocco 25c on 25c (3), tied by cds, with "J.Brudo Mazagan" (30 Nov) forwarding, Tanger Maroc transit and Paris arrival pmks on back, small piece of tape covering part of the address panel, otherwise fine and colorful mixed franking combination
Catalog #4L2,4,5 | Price Realized $800.00
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 | Lot #501 FRENCH COLONIES French Morocco Local Issues 1900 (16 May) cover with 10c local post, tied by Mazagan Maroc cds, with French Morocco 10c surcharge alongside, addressed to Tanger, with arrival pmk on back, fine
Catalog #4L11 | Unsold
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 | Lot #502 FRENCH COLONIES French Morocco Local Issues 1900 (27 May) Commercial cover with 10c local post, tied by Mazagan Maroc cds, with French Morocco 25c surcharge alongside, addressed to Lyon, "J.Brudo Marrakech Maroc" forwarder's pmk, Tanger, transit and Lyon arrival pmks on back
Catalog #4L11 | Price Realized $280.00
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 | Lot #503 FRENCH COLONIES New Caledonia Air Post 1962 Telstar, perforated and gummed souvenir sheet, n.h., v.f., only 15-20 printed ** Catalog #Maury BS7 | Price Realized $475.00
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 | Lot #504 FRENCH COLONIES French Southern and Antarctic Territories 1965-69 20fr Albatross and 30fr ITU, used and unused (n.h.) singles, also imperf. sheet margin copy of each, n.h., v.f. **O Catalog #28,C8,var | Price Realized $260.00
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 | Lot #505 FRENCH COLONIES Wallis & Futuna Air Post 1962 Telstar, perforated and gummed souvenir sheet, n.h., v.f., only 15-20 printed **
| Price Realized $475.00
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 | Lot #506 FRENCH COLONIES Zanzibar 1894-1904 Issues complete (missing only No.34-38), used, with Postage Dues, etc., many signed, two certificates included, fine-v.f., scarce (YT €29,500) O Catalog #1-33,39-62,J1-5 | Unsold
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 | Lot #507 FRENCH COLONIES Zanzibar 1903 (9 Jan) registered cover franked with 20a on 2fr Zanzibar surcharge, tied by departure pmk, sent to United States, Paris transit and Chicago Feb 25 arrival datestamp
| Price Realized $130.00
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 | Lot #508 GERMAN STATES Bavaria 1911 cover from Wurzburg to Kronach, franked with 10pf Luitpold "Apfelwein" advert (R56) at left, used in combination with 2x2 1/2pf surcharges, cancelled by crayon, little toning, otherwise fine, signed Peschl, Infla Berlin
| Price Realized $280.00
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 | Lot #509 GERMAN STATES Bavaria 1920 5pf-30pf two imperforate sheetlets of 12, printed in tete-beche form, four different colors, fine-v.f., rare
E
| Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #510 GERMAN STATES Brunswick 1864 1 Sgr black on yellow, rouletted 16, canceled "8", nicely centered and fresh, v.f., signed Gustav Ruhland, Grobe, etc., with 2010 Lange certificate, O Catalog #Mi.11B Catalog Value €1,000 | Price Realized $280.00
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 | Lot #511 GERMAN STATES Hannover 1864 (8 June) small cover (with letter) from Paris to Hannover, franked with 10c and 40c Empire perforated, tied by Paris star departure markings, addressed to the French Ambassador to Hannover, with single 1gr rose rouletted sheet margin single (faulty) placed over the French stamps and tied by blue Hannover 10.6. cds, redirected to Oeynhausen, red "Franco Aachen" and transit and arrival pmks on back (Gustave Armand Henri, Comte de Reiset, was a French diplomat, writer and art collector. He served as an ambassador to the Kingdom of Hannover from 1863)
| Price Realized $1,600.00
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 | Lot #512 GERMAN STATES Hannover 1866 (30 Aug) small cover from Delle to Hannover, franked with 10c and 40c Empire perforated, tied by "1287" large numerals, addressed to the French Ambassador to Hannover, with 2x2gr and single 1/2gr local franking (folded over the top of the envelope, some faults) added on 8.9.66 for further transmission back to France, with "Prusse Forbach" (9 Sep) entry pmk, red "P.D." and "Franco" handstamps, Paris a Cherbourg and arrival (16 Sep) pmks on back, fine and impressive redirected mail from Paris to Hannover and back to France (Gustave Armand Henri, Comte de Reiset, was a French diplomat, writer and art collector. He served as an ambassador to the Kingdom of Hannover from 1863)
| Price Realized $850.00
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 | Lot #513 GERMAN STATES Heligoland 1888 Reprints, 1/4s, 1pf, 2pf and 1 1/2s centers inverted, four sheet margin blocks of four, n.h., fine-v.f.
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| Price Realized $900.00
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 | Lot #514 GERMAN STATES Heligoland 1890 (21 Aug) cover to Hamburg, franked with 5pf (2) and 10pf Queen Victoria, used in combination with Germany, pair of 5pf green, arrival (22.8.90) on back, fine
| Price Realized $240.00
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 | Lot #515 GERMAN STATES Heligoland 1890 (9 Aug) registered German 10pf stationery entire envelope to Hamburg, franked with 5pf (2), 10pf and 20pf adhesives, tied by departure pmks, with arrival (10 Aug 1890) pmk on back, redirected to Flottbek, fine and colorful combination, last day of usage from Heligoland
| Price Realized $525.00
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 | Lot #516 GERMAN STATES Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1864 4/4 S gray red, rouletted, canceled blue "Rostock 6/10", fresh and attractive, signed Kohler, with 1938 certificate, O Catalog #Mi.4 Catalog Value €2,500 | Price Realized $1,400.00
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 | Lot #517 GERMAN STATES Oldenburg 1850 outer FL with red "Oldenburg SEP 3" datestamp, fine and scarce (Feuser 800 points)
| Price Realized $140.00
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 | Lot #518 GERMAN STATES Prussia 1866 (24 Sep) large cover (with letter of contents and printed listing of grievances against Prussia by King George V) addressed to the Count de Reiset, Emperor Napoleon's representative in Hannover, sent from Austria and franked with 10x5kr rose, perf. 9 1/2 (block of eight and two singles), tied by "Hietzing 30.9.66" departure cds, with blue Hanover arrival pmk on back, redirected to Chateau Breteuil in France, additionally franked with Prussia 3sgr rouletted single and strip of nine, plus 6pf and 1sgr, all tied by blue "Berlin-Minden" transit datestamps, red "PD" and blue "Franco" handstamps, "Prusse Erquelines" (3 Oct) and "Passau-Hannover" and "Paris a Cherbourg" forwarding pmks on back, intact wax seal, minor cover wrinkles and small tears away from the stamps, unusual and impressive combination and undoubtedly rare usage following Austro-Prussian War
| Price Realized $6,250.00
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 | Lot #519 GERMAN STATES Saxony 1850 3pf red (bluish tint), Plate III, Type 14, unclear "22 Oct" postmark, margins all around, including dividing lines at left and bottom, v.f. example of this popular classic stamp, signed Opitz, Richter, with 2006 Tilo Rismondo certificate, O Catalog #Mi.1a Catalog Value €8,500 | Unsold
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 | Lot #520 GERMAN STATES Schleswig-Holstein 1864 1 1/4 Sch. blue, type II, unused with full original gum, small h.r., wide margins all around, fresh and v.f. stamp, signed Engel, with 1994 Jakubek certificate, * Catalog #Mi.5 II Catalog Value €1,000 | Price Realized $425.00
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 | Lot #521 GERMAN STATES Schleswig-Holstein Danish Postal Administration 1853 large part of a FL franked with 2rbs brown, cancelled by numeral "113" of Altona, with corresponding K.H.A. Altona 22.7.53 postmark, some cover toning, otherwise fine,
Catalog #Mi.1 Catalog Value €2,500 | Unsold
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 | Lot #522 GERMAN STATES Schleswig-Holstein Danish Postal Administration 1854 (20.4) outer FL from Copenhagen, with 20.4.54 departure pmk, sent unfranked to Nibe where a pair of 2rbs brown was added, cancelled by numeral "45" of Nibe, margins all around, fine and rare, with 1971 Engel certificate,
Catalog #Mi.1IIa Catalog Value €2,500 | Price Realized $750.00
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 | Lot #523 GERMAN STATES Schleswig-Holstein Danish Postal Administration 1861 large part of an outer FL franked with 4rbs brown, cancelled by numeral "168" of Holstein, with "Banhof Exped.Zuwrist 13.5." on front, "Itzehoe" and transit postmarks on back, fine,
Catalog #Mi.7 Catalog Value €1,500 | Unsold
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 | Lot #524 GERMAN STATES Wurttemberg 1857 18kr blue, canceled Stuttgart, margins all around, showing portions of dividing lines at top and left, minor imperfections (loose silk thread and faint paper aging), still exceptional quality for this stamp, rare close cliché, with 1989 Thoma certificate, O Catalog #Mi.10 Catalog Value €1,700 | Price Realized $475.00
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 | Lot #525 GERMAN STATES Wurttemberg 1873 70kr red lilac, unused with full original gum, h.r., complete dividing lines on all sides, tiny portions missing gum at left and top outer margins, v.f. and attractive stamp, signed Thier, Gebruder Senf, etc., with 1989 Thoma certificate, * Catalog #Mi.42B Catalog Value €2,300 | Price Realized $750.00
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 | Lot #526 GERMANY 1880 (15 Mar) cover from Beverungen to England, franked with 20pf ultramarine, tied by cds, redirected on arrival, with G.B. 1p red added on arrival in Bournemouth (Mar 17), arriving in Watford, the next day, fine
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 | Lot #527 GERMANY 1900 Reichspost 5M slate & carmine, types I (retouched) and II, used, fine-v.f., O Catalog #65d,65A Catalog Value $720 | Price Realized $140.00
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 | Lot #528 GERMANY 1900 Reichspost, 5M type III, overprinted "Specimen", n.h., v.f., with Dr.Oechsner certificate (Mi. 66IIISP) S Catalog #65dS Catalog Value €2,500 | Price Realized $700.00
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 | Lot #529 GERMANY 1920 5pf-1m Deutsches Reich, unadopted designs, selection of 20 different on chalky paper, v.f., rare E
| Price Realized $475.00
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 | Lot #530 GERMANY 1920 (3 November) value letter from Ratinger to Luxembourg, franked with 6x5m, also single 10pf and 3m, wax seals removed from back, fine-v.f.
Catalog #95 | Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #531 GERMANY 1920 60pf dark olive, the Cologne (Koln) postal forgery, n.h., few gum bends, otherwise fine, ** Catalog #Mi.147PFa Catalog Value €500 | Price Realized $130.00
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 | Lot #532 GERMANY 1923 surcharged 1mlrd m on 100m deep reddish purple (the so-called "Hitler Provisional", referring to the failed Munich putsch of 8-9 Nov 1923, the day after this stamp was released), used, usual centering, fine, signed Infla, Berlin and Peschl, BPP, with 2009 Pyznar certificate (Mi.331a, €4,500) O Catalog #310b Catalog Value $3,400 | Unsold
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 | Lot #533 GERMANY 1935 12pf dark carmine, imperforate bottom margin horizontal pair with positional numbers, n.h., few tiny gum disturbances, v.f. and rare (Mi.587U) ** Catalog #466var Catalog Value €5,000 | Price Realized $1,500.00
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 | Lot #534 GERMANY 1948 6pf violet, "Band" overprint in dark blue variety (Bonn Printing), l.h., signed Schlegel, etc., * Catalog #Mi.37IFI Catalog Value €1,200 | Price Realized $250.00
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 | Lot #535 GERMANY 1951 15pf violet, inverted watermark ("4Z"), n.h., v.f., signed Schlegel (Mi.129Z) ** Catalog #676var Catalog Value €500 | Price Realized $150.00
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 | Lot #536 GERMANY 1951 70pf and 90pf, essays on carton paper, slightly larger format, v.f., with 1976 Ludin certificate (Mi.136,138E) E Catalog #683,685E | Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #537 GERMANY 1970 Heinemann, Federal Republic and Berlin (44 values), 100 sets in blocks and half-sheets, also uncut booklet sheets, three different, four of each, sensibly folded between stamps (Mi.MHB15,16,19), plus Regular Issue coils, 10 sets of vertical strips of five (two strips of four), each with serial number on back (Mi.694-703A,773), all n.h., fine-v.f. (Mi. €9,000+)
** Catalog #1028-44,9N284-301 | Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #538 GERMANY Semi-Postals 1933 Wagner Operas, complete set of nine, used on registered cover (21.11.33) from Schuchtern to San Francisco, v.f., with New York transit and arrival (Dec 1) pmks on back
Catalog #B49-57 | Price Realized $230.00
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 | Lot #539 GERMANY Semi-Postals 1933 Ten Years Souvenir sheet of four, canceled Braunschweig 5.12.33 on piece of cover, with Registry label on back, marginal defects, stamps v.f., with 2011 Dr.Oechsner certificate, O Catalog #B58 Catalog Value $7,500 | Unsold
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 | Lot #540 GERMANY Semi-Postals 1933 Ten Year souvenir sheet of four, used, with reduced margins (which is common for used sheets, as they were reduced to fit on an envelope), v.f. (Mi. Block 2; catalogue value is for a souvenir sheet with reduced margins) O Catalog #B58 Catalog Value €2,300 | Price Realized $475.00
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 | Lot #541 GERMANY Semi-Postals 1935 Ostropa souvenir sheet of four, used on registered cover from Konigsberg 26.6.35 to Dusseldorf, with arrival pmk on back, marginal crease at upper left, otherwise fine (catalogued as used off cover)
Catalog #B68 Catalog Value $825 | Price Realized $150.00
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 | Lot #542 GERMANY Semi-Postals 1936 Olympics, three sets of souvenir sheets, canceled to order 16.8.36 and 17.8.36, full original gum, v.f.,
Catalog #B91-92 Catalog Value $405 | Price Realized $140.00
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 | Lot #543 GERMANY Semi-Postals 1946 Numeral souvenir sheets, perf. and imperf., used on registered cover, fine-v.f., with 1987 GPSY certificate
Catalog #B296-97 | Price Realized $150.00
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 | Lot #544 GERMANY Air Post 1930 South America, 4m (2) used on cover from Friedrichshafen to USA, fine-v.f., with Lakehurst arrival pmk,
Catalog #C39 Catalog Value $800 | Price Realized $160.00
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 | Lot #545 GERMANY Flight Covers 1934 (1 Mar) registered cover with 2M franking, canceled Saarbrucken and addressed to the Swiss Consulate in Leopoldville, Belgian Congo, supported by "Nur Mit Belgische Luftpost Brussel-Leopoldville via Brussel" endorsement, fine and unusual destination (without arrival pmk)
| Price Realized $140.00
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 | Lot #546 GERMANY Dornier Do-X Flights 1932 two different private 6pf stationery cards (each showing "the world's largest Flying Boat"), with violet "Erinnerungskarte" DO.X 1932 cachets, used in Hamburg and Frankfurt, also two additional picture postcards, one with 6pf franking and used in Bremen, the other unaddressed, each with red or green Do X Deutschlandflug 1932 cachet, fine-v.f.
| Price Realized $230.00
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 | Lot #547 GERMANY Zeppelin Flights 1929 Round-the World flight card to Lakehurst, little overall toning, fine
Catalog #Si.30Ac | Price Realized $270.00
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 | Lot #548 GERMANY Zeppelin Flights 1930 Switzerland flight card, mixed franking with Swiss adhesives, cancelled Bern in red, v.f.
| Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #549 GERMANY Zeppelin Flights 1931 cover flown on both the 3rd SAF and East Sea Flight, Lubeck and Friedrichshafen departure pmks, Buenos Aires and Villeneuve (France) arrival strikes, fine-v.f. and extremely rare double flight
| Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #550 GERMANY Zeppelin Flights 1931 Polar Flight cover franked with 4m (canceled on board), transferred to Icebreaker Malyguin, with Moscow arrival postmark (rare), v.f. (Mi.458)
Catalog #C42 Catalog Value €1,100 | Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #551 GERMANY Zeppelin Flights 1937 Hindenburg, Paquebot-Post, cover franked with 75pf green, cancelled New York May 10 Paquebot, addressed to Holland, with red "Mit dem Luftschiff Hindenburg Nach Nord-Amerika" return address, enclosure from the "Staatsbedurf der P.T.T. in Rotterdam" confirming that this letter will travel on the "Hindenburg", cover with filing fold away from the stamp, v.f. and rare
Catalog #Si.454Ch | Price Realized $3,000.00
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 | Lot #552 GERMANY Local Issues - Schwarzenberg 1945 6pf violet, overprint "missing dash" variety, n.h., v.f., signed Zierer, Sturm, ** Catalog #Mi.XXVI/I Catalog Value €500 | Price Realized $120.00
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 | Lot #553 GERMANY Local Issues - Spremberg 1945 (3 Nov) locally addressed cover with handstamped "3" and "5" provisionals, tied by cds, with red "Gebuhr bezahlt", fine and unusual cover, signed Sturm, with photocopy of Arge opinion (genuine)
| Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #554 GERMANY Local Issues - Wittenberg-Lutherstadt 1946 black label, tied by "Breitnau" cancel on small piece, v.f., signed Sturm, Dr.Bohne, O Catalog #Mi. 3 Catalog Value €1,000 | Price Realized $290.00
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 | Lot #555 GERMANY Berlin 1948 Black overprint, complete set of 20 used on two registered "Eric Altmann" covers from Berlin to USA, minor cover toning, stamps fine-v.f., with arrival pmks (Mi.€2,400 for used off cover)
Catalog #9N1-20 | Price Realized $525.00
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 | Lot #556 GERMANY Berlin 1948-49 Red Overprints, complete set, plus additional 1m and 2m values, used, fine-v.f., signed Bohne, Schlegel, O Catalog #9N21-34 Catalog Value $1,307 | Price Realized $260.00
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 | Lot #557 GERMANY Berlin 1948-49 1m olive, Red Overprint, used with pair of 25pf on airmail cover to Richmond, VA, fine-v.f. (Mi. 33)
Catalog #9N33 Catalog Value €1,500 | Price Realized $180.00
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 | Lot #558 GERMAN COLONIES German Offices in China - Tientsin Issue 1900 5pf green, two copies canceled on piece by "K.D. Feldpost" cancels, fine-v.f., signed Diena, O Catalog #18 Catalog Value $720 | Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #559 GERMAN COLONIES German Offices in the Turkish Empire 1900 Reichspost, complete set, with 5m type I (retouched), used, fine-v.f. (Mi.12-23III) O Catalog #13-24d Catalog Value €600 | Price Realized $190.00
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 | Lot #560 GERMAN COLONIES German East Africa 1892 East Africa Seepost, Schulke & Mayr Issue perf. 10 3/4, with 5c, 10c, 25c, 50c and $1, complete set of five in sheets of 25, n.h., fine-v.f.,
** Catalog #Mi.Sna a-e Catalog Value €7,500 | Price Realized $2,800.00
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 | Lot #561 GERMAN COLONIES German New Guinea 1914-19 four covers, two from Germany to Finchhafen, one a July 1914 cover "British" censored in March 1915, also a censored cover from Switzerland to Finchhafen and an interesting 1919 cover from "Bopire" (an estate in New Ireland), New Guinea sent "Via Australia" to Germany, with Swiss franking, canceled in Bern, showing "Internationales Friedensburo" cachet
| Price Realized $290.00
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 | Lot #562 GERMAN COLONIES Caroline Islands 1910 "Second Ponape Provisional", surcharged 5pf on 3pf brown, tied by "12.7.10 Ponape" cds on picture postcard, with official seal handstamp alongside, minor h.r. on picture side of the card, v.f., with 2006 Jaschke-Lantelme certificate (Mi.7Pv, €6,000)
Catalog #20 Catalog Value $4,500 | Price Realized $1,500.00
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 | Lot #563 GERMAN COLONIES Kiauchau 1900 2nd Tsingtau Provisional Issue, surcharged "5 Pf" on 10pf carmine, Type I, h.r., fresh and well centered, signed Richter, Albert Friedemann, with 2000 Steuer certificate (Mi.2, €4,000) * Catalog #5 Catalog Value $3,250 | Price Realized $1,600.00
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 | Lot #564 GERMAN COLONIES Kiauchau 1900 2nd Tsingtau Provisional Issue, surcharged "5 Pf" on 10pf carmine, Type I, h.r., handstamped and penciled signatures on back, fine and scarce stamp, with 1999 APS certificate (Mi.2, €4,000) * Catalog #5 Catalog Value $3,250 | Price Realized $1,500.00
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 | Lot #565 GERMAN COLONIES Kiauchau Naval and Maritime Mail 1912 (28 Apr) cover franked with 10c Yacht, tied by Tsingtao departure cds, addressed to a passenger on "S.S.Siberia" at Honolulu, with June 12 arrival cds alongside, unusual "Not on Board "Siberia" Voyage" and further "Not on Manchuria" handstamp at top, Shanghai and Nagasaki transits, returned back to Tsingtao (17.8.12), minor backcover faults, most unusual routing, looking for a passenger on German ("Siberia") and American ("Manchuria") ships
| Price Realized $190.00
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 | Lot #566 GERMAN COLONIES Mariana Islands 1897 25pf orange, used on piece, v.f., with 1999 Steuer certificate, O Catalog #5 Catalog Value $800 | Price Realized $550.00
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 | Lot #567 GERMAN COLONIES Samoa 1900 (17 May) cover from Apia to France, franked with 10pf "Samoa", used in combination with unoverprinted 50pf brown, tied by "Kaiserl.Deutsche Postagentur Apia" departure cds, with Lyon (15 June) arrival pmk on back
| Price Realized $160.00
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 | Lot #568 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES German Occupation of Albania 1943 surcharges, complete set of 14, including Special Delivery, n.h., fine-v.f., ** Catalog #Mi.1-14 Catalog Value €500 | Price Realized $200.00
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 | Lot #569 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES German Occupation of Albania 1943 surcharges, complete set of 14 blocks of four, including Special Delivery, n.h., fine-v.f.,
** Catalog #Mi.1-14 Catalog Value €2,000 | Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #570 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES German Occupation of Albania 1943 15q stationery entire envelope, used with additional 15q adhesive, registered from Korce to Tirana, refranked again with four other stamps, re-addressed and re-used in 1944 in Tirana, fine and interesting item. Also included a picture postcard franked with 2q green, canceled Tirana
| Price Realized $150.00
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 | Lot #571 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES German Occupation of Albania 1944 5q stationery card with additional franking, canceled by Tirana (12.5.44) cds and addressed to Elbasan, v.f.
| Price Realized $140.00
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 | Lot #572 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Belgium - Flemish Legion 1943 Soldiers and Airplanes, three different (+15fr, +50fr, +100fr) imperforate sheetlets of four, printed on both sides (one only +50fr blue), v.f.
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| Price Realized $280.00
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 | Lot #573 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Bohemia & Moravia - Theresienstadt 1943 Admission Stamp, affixed on parcel card, also card from Prag, correspondence between two ladies, fine and scarce
| Unsold
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 | Lot #574 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES German Occupation of Brac 1944 Surcharges, set of six, n.h., the first with some minor gum disturbances, fine-v.f., with handstamp guarantee, ** Catalog #Mi. I-VI Catalog Value €2,000 | Price Realized $625.00
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 | Lot #575 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Dunkirk 1941 Type I handstamps on French stamps, regular issues and commemoratives including Red Cross, surcharges, etc., selection of 68 mostly different, used on 26 covers and 7 coverfronts, many handstamps applied once the stamps were affixed on covers, fine-v.f., signed Calves, Roumet, etc. A rare group (listed in Michel following number 48)
Catalog Value €27,600 | Price Realized $7,500.00
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 | Lot #576 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES St. Nazaire 1945 Ship, 2fr lilac brown on green paper, imperf. right margin single, unused without gum as issued, v.f. and rare, with 2006 Krischke certificate, (*) Catalog #Mi.2U Catalog Value €1,200 | Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #577 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES German Occupation of Kotor 1944 10Rpf-80rpf, unissued set of nine, beautiful colors, n.h. and post office fresh, v.f., scarce complete set, signed Ludin, with 2007 Krischke certificate, ** Catalog #Mi.I-IX Catalog Value €11,400 | Price Realized $6,250.00
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 | Lot #578 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Kurland 1945 surcharges, two complete sets, mostly pairs, various types, n.h., v.f., signed Van Loo, ** Catalog #Mi.1-4A+B Catalog Value €500 | Price Realized $280.00
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 | Lot #579 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES German Occupation of Lithuania 1941 Vilnius overprints, 5k-1r complete set of nine, n.h., pencil signed, fine-v.f., ** Catalog #Mi.10-18 Catalog Value €2,800 | Price Realized $750.00
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 | Lot #580 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Lithuania - Zarasai 1941 black overprint, horizontal se-tenant pairs Types II+III, each with "Lieuva" (instead of "Lietuva") at right, fine-v.f. used, rare, O Catalog #Mi.1-7a Catalog Value €4,200 | Price Realized $1,400.00
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 | Lot #581 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Lithuania - Zarasai 1941 black overprint, blocks of four, se-tenant Types I+II+III, lower right stamp of each "1941-1-26" variety (instead of "1941-IV-26") fine-v.f. used, very rare,
Catalog #Mi.1-7a Catalog Value €4,500 | Price Realized $1,400.00
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 | Lot #582 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Lithuania - Zarasai 1941 50k brown, overprinted in red, type II, horizontal pair, left stamp "Lieuva" (instead of "Lietuva"), used, v.f., signed Krischke, O Catalog #Mi.6bII,var Catalog Value €3,150 | Price Realized $700.00
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 | Lot #583 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Lithuania - Zarasai 1941 50k brown, overprinted in red, horizontal pair, Types II+III, pos.48-49, used, v.f., with 2006 Krischke certificate, O Catalog #Mi.6bII-III Catalog Value €1,350 | Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #584 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Lithuania - Zarasai 1941 60k carmine, overprinted in black, horizontal strip of four, Types I+II, overprint inverted (pos.5-8), second stamp showing "Lievua" instead of "Lietuva" variety, used, v.f. and scarce multiple, with 2006 Krischke certificate, O Catalog #Mi.7aKI-II,IV Catalog Value €4,200 | Price Realized $1,400.00
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 | Lot #585 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Lithuania - Zarasai 1941 60k carmine, overprinted in black, block of four, Types I+II, overprint inverted (pos.25/26,35/36), top left stamp "1941.I.26" variety used, v.f., with 2006 Krischke certificate,
Catalog #Mi.7aKI-II,V Catalog Value €4,200 | Price Realized $1,400.00
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 | Lot #586 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES German Occupation of Montenegro 1943 surcharges, complete set of nine on cover, fine-v.f., with 1993 Petric certificate,
Catalog #Mi.1-9 Catalog Value €1,500 | Price Realized $475.00
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 | Lot #587 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES German Occupation of Montenegro 1944 Red Cross, complete set of seven, used, fine-v.f., with 1993 Petric certificate, O Catalog #Mi.29-35 Catalog Value €1,500 | Price Realized $500.00
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 | Lot #588 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES German Occupation of Montenegro Air Post 1943 10 Lire carmine brown, h.r., v.f., signed Dr.Dub, Krischke, * Catalog #Mi.19 Catalog Value €4,000 | Unsold
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 | Lot #589 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES German Occupation of Montenegro Air Post 1943 10L dark carmine, overprinted in error "Verwaltungsauscuus", position 8, l.h., v.f., signed "A.Lapa" and "AS", with 2007 Krischke certificate. A rarity, only 25 (!) printed, * Catalog #Mi.19 I Catalog Value €10,000 | Price Realized $3,500.00
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 | Lot #590 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Ghettopost - Litzmannstadt (Lodz) 1944 5pf red, 10pf blue green, imperforate singles, set of two, unused without gum as issued, v.f., with Martin Marco certificate, (*) Catalog #Mi.I-II Catalog Value €1,150 | Price Realized $550.00
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 | Lot #591 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Ghettopost - Litzmannstadt (Lodz) 1944 5pf red brown, horizontal imperforate tete-beche pair, unused without gum as issued, with 1974 Gryzewski and 1990 Jungjohann certificates, rare, (*) Catalog #Mi. I Catalog Value €1,800 | Price Realized $750.00
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 | Lot #592 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Ghettopost - Litzmannstadt (Lodz) 1944 1pf bluish green, imperforate sheet margin single, printed on gray black newsprint paper, v.f., signed Jungjohann, with 2016 Petriuk certificate, (*) Catalog #Mi. II bz Catalog Value €700 | Price Realized $325.00
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 | Lot #593 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Ghettopost - Litzmannstadt (Lodz) 1944 5pf-20pf set of three, with or without gum as issued, v.f., signed Dr.Kronenberg. Also included are three Poland Majdanek singles, (*)** Catalog #Mi.III-V Catalog Value €300 | Price Realized $200.00
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 | Lot #594 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Russia 1943 private issue (general Vlasov), 50k-10r set of five, mostly n.h., v.f. */**
| Price Realized $150.00
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 | Lot #595 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES German Occupation of Russia - Pleskau 1941 60k green, sheetlet of 10, variety imperf. at right, position 5 showing damaged belltower, position 8 with double dot after "kop", l.h. in margin, stamps n.h., v.f., signed Pickenpack, etc., with 1965 GPS certificate(listed but unpriced)
** Catalog #Mi.11xUR,11I,II | Price Realized $325.00
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 | Lot #596 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES German Occupation of Russia - Pleskau 1941 Madonna, 60+40k brown, two different sheetlets of 10, canceled 28.4.42 and 24.3.42, each showing variety "PCXOB" (pos.10), fine-v.f.,
Catalog #Mi.12ax,12abx,aI,bI Catalog Value €1,540 | Price Realized $240.00
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 | Lot #597 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Russia - Ljady 1941 60k on 1pf, black violet overprint, used on piece, Leningrad "12.12.41" cds, v.f. and rare, signed Rommerskirchen, with 2010 Zirath certificate, O Catalog #Mi.1b Catalog Value €6,000 | Price Realized $1,800.00
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 | Lot #598 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Alexanderstadt 1942 surcharged 1.50r on 10k blue, canceled on piece, v.f. with Krischke certificate, O Catalog #Mi.4III Catalog Value €2,400 | Price Realized $1,100.00
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 | Lot #599 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Alexanderstadt 1942 surcharged 10r on 1r dark blue, n.h., natural gum creases, otherwise fine and rare, ** Catalog #Mi.15III Catalog Value €1,200 | Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #600 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Gorochow 1944 12+28pf red brown & black, horizontal tete-beche pair, unused without gum as issued, v.f., signed Keiler, etc., (*) Catalog #Mi.16A Kdr Catalog Value €6,500 | Price Realized $2,800.00
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 | Lot #601 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES German Occupation of Zante Air Post 1943 50c brown, overprinted in red, vertical "tete-beche" pair, n.h., natural slightly dried gum, v.f., signed Sanabria, etc., ** Catalog #Mi.3 II K/3 II Catalog Value €2,000 | Price Realized $700.00
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 | Lot #602 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES German Occupation of Zara Postage Dues 1943 5c-5L complete set of 11, mostly type II, also 5L carmine, used on registered, philatelic (as always) cover, fine-v.f., with Krischke certificate,
Catalog #Mi.D1-11 Catalog Value €7,500 | Price Realized $2,400.00
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 | Lot #603 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES German WWII Fieldpost - Tunis 1945 Palm Tree, l.h., usual irregular perforations, fine, with 2004 Gabisch certificate, * Catalog #Mi.5a Catalog Value €400 | Price Realized $130.00
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 | Lot #604 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES German WWII Fieldpost - Leros 1945 rouletted single, overprint in dark blue violet, tied by 21.3.45 pmk on small piece, perf. Faults, also Rhodes 5c red lilac, overprint type III, used, v.f., signed Krischke, etc., O Catalog #Mi.11B,12III Catalog Value €1,250 | Unsold
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 | Lot #605 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES German WWII Fieldpost - U-Boat "Hela" 1945 U-Boat Hela, dark blue, unused without gum as issued, v.f., signed Pfenninger, with 2005 Gabisch certificate, (*) Catalog #Mi.13b Catalog Value €350 | Price Realized $270.00
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 | Lot #606 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES German Propaganda Forgeries for Great Britain 1944 "This War is a JEWSH War" and Teheran, corner margin singles, unused without gum as issued (hinged in margin), fine-v.f., (*) Catalog #Mi.1-2 Catalog Value €400 | Unsold
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 | Lot #607 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES German Propaganda Forgeries for Great Britain 1944 George VI, 1/2p-3p, set of six on specially prepared commemorative sheet in English and Russian ("Special-Stamp in Memory of the First Day of Invasion"), fine-v.f., (*) Catalog #Mi.3-8 Catalog Value €600 | Unsold
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 | Lot #608 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES German Propaganda Forgeries for Great Britain 1944 George VI, 1/2p-3p, sheet margin set of six, unused without gum as issued, v.f., with 2016 Pieles certificate, (*) Catalog #Mi.3-8 Catalog Value €500 | Price Realized $240.00
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 | Lot #609 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES German Propaganda Forgeries for Great Britain 1944 "Liquidation of Empire", 1/2p-3p, set of six overprinted "Trinidad", unused without gum as issued (few hinged), fine-v.f., (*) Catalog #Mi.9-14IVe Catalog Value €800 | Unsold
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 | Lot #610 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Soviet Propaganda Issues for Germany 1943 6pf Hitler Propaganda card "Der Tod und Sein Lieterant", with "Ich danke Ihnen, Sie haben mir schon so viele Opfer geliefert" at bottom, showing Hitler shaking hands with Death, unused, v.f. (*)
| Price Realized $325.00
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 | Lot #611 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Soviet Propaganda Issues for Germany 1943 6pf Hindenburg, Propaganda card "Lebensraum Im Osten", unused, v.f., rare, (*) Catalog #Mi.19 II Catalog Value €1,700 | Unsold
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 | Lot #612 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Soviet Propaganda Issues for Germany 1943 "Feldpost" Propaganda card "Prosit Hitler", unused, v.f., extremely rare, only a few recorded, (*) Catalog #Mi.21 G III Catalog Value €2,000 | Price Realized $1,800.00
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 | Lot #613 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Soviet Propaganda Issues for Germany 1943 Propaganda card "Hitlers Feldpost Kommt", unused, with archival notes on back, v.f., extremely rare, only a few recorded, with 2015 Pieles certificate, (*) Catalog #Mi.21 H IX Catalog Value €2,000 | Price Realized $1,600.00
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 | Lot #614 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Soviet Propaganda Issues for Germany 1943 Propaganda card "Deutsche Soldaten ! Der Schuldige", unused, archival notes on back, v.f., extremely rare, only a few recorded, with 2018 Pieles certificate, (*) Catalog #Mi.21 H V Catalog Value €2,000 | Price Realized $650.00
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 | Lot #615 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Soviet Propaganda Issues for Germany 1943 Propaganda card "Totentanz 1941", unused, archival notes on back, v.f., extremely rare, only a few recorded, (*) Catalog #Mi.21 H VII Catalog Value €2,000 | Price Realized $650.00
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 | Lot #616 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES British Propaganda Forgeries for Germany 1943 Himmler, 6pf violet, two different sheet margin singles, n.h., v.f., signed Dr.Wittmann, Hosang, with 2011 Schlegel and 2016 Brunel certificates, ** Catalog #Mi. 28 I,II Catalog Value €3,600 | Price Realized $1,900.00
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 | Lot #617 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES British Propaganda Forgeries for Germany 1944 Witzleben, 24+26pf, two singles, one showing vertical line after "1944", n.h., the latter with disturbed gum, fine-v.f., rare */** Catalog #Mi.29,29 I | Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #618 GREAT BRITAIN 1802 (11 May) FL from London to France, with "Angleterre" straight-line origin handstamp, red departure pmk on back, charged "8" (decimes) on arrival in Lille, fine and uncommon Napoleonic War usage
| Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #619 GREAT BRITAIN 1844 small cover from London to Liverpool, franked with 1p red brown, ample margins, close but clear at left and bottom, tied by Maltese Cross with "4" in center, red Sussex Place handstamp alongside, Apr 4, 44 arrival pmk on back, fine and scarce,
Catalog #SG 5a Catalog Value £2,000 | Unsold
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 | Lot #620 GREAT BRITAIN 1856 (Aug) outer FL franked with 4x1p red brown and addressed to Perugia "States of the Church, Italy", handstamped "Insufficiently Stamped", French entry cds, redirected to Livorno, with Papal States 8baj imperf. single added alongside, fine GB+Roman States redirected letter
| Price Realized $650.00
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 | Lot #621 GREAT BRITAIN 1863 (2 July) large part of FL from London to Patras, franked with single 4p orange (creased), tied by "91" duplex, with departure cds alongside, routed "Via Marseilles", with French entry pmk, charged "170" (Lepta) on arrival in Greece, single 10L and 2x80L Hermes Heads, margins all around, tied by 20 July arrival pmks, fine appearance, scarce GB+Greece combination
| Price Realized $950.00
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 | Lot #622 GREAT BRITAIN 1867 5sh pale rose, plate 1, Maltese Cross watermark, well centered, h.r., natural inclusion on back, fine, with small handstamped "RR" guarantee mark (SG 127) * Catalog #57 Catalog Value £9,500 | Price Realized $2,300.00
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 | Lot #623 GREAT BRITAIN 1867 5sh pale rose, plate 1, watermarked Maltese Cross, unused (regummed), fine, rare unused, with 2007 Brandon certificate (SG 127) (*) Catalog #57a Catalog Value £9,500 | Price Realized $1,000.00
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 | Lot #624 GREAT BRITAIN 1869 (30 Aug) outer FL from London to Corfu, franked with 2p deep blue and pair of 5p rose, tied by "98" killer numerals, sent via Brindisi (4 Sep), arriving in Kerkura, where it was charged "180" (Lepta) Postage Due, with two each 10L and 80L, mostly with margins all around, except the last one cut in at bottom and with vertical filing fold through the stamp, all tied by Kerkura (25 Aug 69 - note the difference between Julian and Gregorian calendars), "Insufficiently Stamped" at bottom, fine
| Price Realized $1,200.00
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 | Lot #625 GREAT BRITAIN 1871 (22 July) cover from Paris to London, franked with single 10c Laure, tied by grids, with red "Affr.Insuff P.2" hs, additional 2x1d red added and canceled by pen, "More to Pay" applied to the French adhesive, with London Ju 24, 71 arrival pmks on back
| Price Realized $325.00
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 | Lot #626 GREAT BRITAIN 1873-80 Watermarked Orbs, 2 1/2d rose mauve, Plate 17, horizontal pair, unused without gum, fresh and scarce multiple, (*) Catalog #SG 141 Catalog Value £3,400 | Price Realized $750.00
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 | Lot #627 GREAT BRITAIN 1878 10sh slate, plate 1, watermarked Maltese Cross, overprinted Specimen in black, unused without gum, rare (SG 128s) S Catalog #74S Catalog Value £3,750 | Price Realized $1,400.00
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 | Lot #628 GREAT BRITAIN 1878 £1 brown lilac, overprinted Specimen, unused without gum, overall toning and small flaws, fine appearance of this high value (SG 129s) S Catalog #75S Catalog Value £6,000 | Price Realized $475.00
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 | Lot #629 GREAT BRITAIN 1883 2sh6p lilac, 5sh carmine rose and 10sh ultramarine, h.r., v.f. (SG 178,181,183) * Catalog #96,108-109 Catalog Value £3,825 | Price Realized $1,500.00
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 | Lot #630 GREAT BRITAIN 1883 2sh6p-10sh, set of three, used, fine-v.f. (SG 178/183) O Catalog #96,108-109 Catalog Value £935 | Price Realized $270.00
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 | Lot #631 GREAT BRITAIN 1883 2sh6p-10sh, set of three, used, fine-v.f. (SG 178/183) O Catalog #96,108-109 Catalog Value £935 | Price Realized $270.00
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 | Lot #632 GREAT BRITAIN 1883 1/2p-1sh, seven values (missing 4p, 5p and 9p), plus 1881 1p lilac (16 dots), all overprinted Specimen in black, all hinged, few small faults noted, otherwise fine-v.f. (SG 172s,187/196s) S Catalog #98/107S | Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #633 GREAT BRITAIN 1884 5sh carmine rose, three used copies, neat cancels, fine-v.f. (SG 180) O Catalog #108 Catalog Value £750 | Price Realized $180.00
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 | Lot #634 GREAT BRITAIN 1884 5sh rose, bluish paper, part original gum, fresh, some irregular perfs at bottom, otherwise fine example of this rarity (SG 176) * Catalog #108a Catalog Value £12,500 | Price Realized $2,700.00
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 | Lot #635 GREAT BRITAIN 1884 10sh ultramarine, white paper, neat Paddington cds, owner's handstamp on reverse which slightly shows through, v.f. (SG 183) O Catalog #109 Catalog Value £525 | Price Realized $140.00
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 | Lot #636 GREAT BRITAIN 1884 10sh ultramarine, bluish paper, overprinted Specimen in black, unused without gum, fine, with 1980 Diena certificate (SG 177s) S Catalog #109bS Catalog Value £2,750 | Price Realized $700.00
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 | Lot #637 GREAT BRITAIN 1884 £1 brown violet, watermarked Imperial Crowns, red crayon and boxed Edinburgh cancel, fine (SG 185) O Catalog #110 Catalog Value £3,000 | Price Realized $650.00
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 | Lot #638 GREAT BRITAIN 1884 £1 brown violet, watermarked Imperial Crowns, duplex "75" numeral cancels, well centered, fine (SG 185) O Catalog #110 Catalog Value £3,000 | Price Realized $650.00
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 | Lot #639 GREAT BRITAIN 1887 5p dull purple and bright blue, Die I, h.r., slight overall gum toning, fine (SG 207) * Catalog #118a Catalog Value £800 | Price Realized $140.00
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 | Lot #640 GREAT BRITAIN 1888 £1 brown violet, watermarked "Three Orbs", "Bath" cds and partial boxed cancel, fine (SG 186) O Catalog #123 Catalog Value £4,500 | Price Realized $1,300.00
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 | Lot #641 GREAT BRITAIN 1891 £1 green, lettered P-D, perfectly centered, heavy hinge remnant, but without the usual creases, unusually fresh and v.f. (SG 212) * Catalog #124 Catalog Value £3,500 | Price Realized $1,500.00
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 | Lot #642 GREAT BRITAIN 1891 £1 green, fine used (SG 212) O Catalog #124 Catalog Value £800 | Price Realized $230.00
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 | Lot #643 GREAT BRITAIN 1902-11 KEVII 2sh6p-10sh, three values used, fine-v.f. (SG 260/265) O Catalog #139-141 Catalog Value £870 | Price Realized $240.00
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 | Lot #644 GREAT BRITAIN 1911 Hentsche Zinc Block Essays, selection of 11 different, values to 1sh, various colors and stages, pen endorsements, etc., fine-v.f., scarce group E
| Price Realized $500.00
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 | Lot #645 GREAT BRITAIN 1912-13 George V, 1/2p-1sh, set of 14 (without 9p), blocks of four, stamps n.h. (few hinged in selvage), v.f. (SG 351/395; catalogue value for hinged)
** Catalog #159-172 Catalog Value £940 | Price Realized $650.00
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 | Lot #646 GREAT BRITAIN 1934 Seahorses, Waterlow and Sons Printing, 2sh6p-10sh, set of three blocks of four, top stamps very lightly hinged, bottom stamps n.h., one 10sh stamp creased, still v.f. (SG 450-452)
*/** Catalog #222-224 Catalog Value £3,150 | Price Realized $1,000.00
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 | Lot #647 GREAT BRITAIN 1938-48 George VI, 2sh6p-£1, six different, 10sh indigo (2), others three of each, different shades, n.h., fine-v.f., ** Catalog #249-51A,276 Catalog Value $1,138 | Price Realized $290.00
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 | Lot #648 GREAT BRITAIN Flight Covers 1910 (20 Aug) "First Aerial Flight" postcard with pre-printed "Carried by Aeroplane Mail by C.Grahame-White", addressed to Newcastle, franked with 1/2p green, minor overall toning, fine. On the last day of the Blackpool "Flying Carnival", pilot Graham White took off in his Henry Farman machine, with a bag labeled "Aeroplane Mail", which contained special cards prepared for this flight. The flight did not reach its destination due to very high winds. Only 10 (!) postcards are recorded, ex-Aloni
| Price Realized $625.00
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 | Lot #649 GREAT BRITAIN Officials 1882-89 Inland Revenue, selection of four overprinted "Specimen", with 1882 1p lilac and 6p gray, and 1888-89 1/2p vermilion and 1sh green, hinged, 1p creased, balance fine-v.f. (SG O3-4s,O13s,O15s) S Catalog #O4S,O6S,O11-12S Catalog Value £1,000 | Price Realized $400.00
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 | Lot #650 GREAT BRITAIN Officials 1884-85 four legal size envelopes headed "International Inventions Exhibition, London 1885", with the crest of the exhibition on the backflap, each handstamped with the blue dated "International Inventions Exhibition South Kensington" and red "Official Paid London SW" datestamp, two white envelopes used in 1885 and two blue envelopes (each with letter from the exhibition secretary's office) one sent Oct 1884, the other 12 Feb 1885, all to Bridgenorth, with arrival markings. In addition, there are two (1886) Post Office Notices, announcing changes "New Scale of Weight and Charge for Inland Parcels", plus larger (1888) Inland Parcel Post Notice (some wear and soiling at right), fine and unusual group
| Price Realized $700.00
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 | Lot #651 GREAT BRITAIN Officials 1887 Gov. Parcels, 6p violet and 9p blue and lilac, overprinted Specimen in black, hinged, fine-v.f. (O66-67s) S Catalog #O34-35S Catalog Value £550 | Price Realized $300.00
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 | Lot #652 GREAT BRITAIN Officials 1902 O.W. Official, 2p yellow green & carmine red, h.r., well centered, v.f., with 2020 Brandon certificate (SG O38) * Catalog #O51 Catalog Value £2,000 | Price Realized $700.00
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 | Lot #653 GREAT BRITAIN British Forces in China 1901 cover to India, franked with 8a C.E.F. overprinted single, tied by F.P.O. No.7 (Tartar City) pmk, Base Office transit and Tuticorin (1 July) arrival pmk on back, fine and scarce
| Price Realized $210.00
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 | Lot #654 GREAT BRITAIN British Offices Abroad - Argentina 1874 (30 July) FL from Buenos Aires to Branne, France, franked with 5c Rivadavia, sent through the British Post Office where 1p red and 6p gray (Pl.13) were added and tied by "B32" killer obliterators, sent to London, with red London Paid (31 Aug) to Bremen (1 Sep), blue French entry "Allemagne Erq. Paris" (2 Sep) on front and "Bordeaux a Paris" and Branne arrival pmks on back, filing fold away from the stamps, fine combination letter
| Unsold
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 | Lot #655 GREAT BRITAIN British Offices Abroad - Beirut 1874 (5 Nov) outer FL ("E.Batailh Beyrouth Syrie" forwarding agent's handstamp at upper left) franked with 2p Victoria, tied by "CO6" duplex, with "British Post Office Beyrout" cds alongside, sent to Lyon via the French Post Office in Alexandria, where 80c Ceres was added and tied by "5080" large numerals, "Alexandrie Egypte" (9 Nov) alongside, small "PD" in red at bottom, transit and arrival pmks on back, usual filing fold, fine combination letter, from the well known Micheaux correspondence
| Price Realized $2,400.00
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 | Lot #656 GREAT BRITAIN British Offices Abroad - Beirut 1876 (15 June) outer FL ("E.Batailh Beyrouth Syrie" forwarding agent's handstamp on back) franked with 2 1/2p Victoria, tied by "CO6" duplex, with "British Post Office Beyrout" cds alongside, sent to Lyon via the French Post Office in Alexandria, where 5c and 25c Ceres were added and canceled "Alexandrie Egypte" (19 June), transit and arrival pmks on back, usual filing fold, fine combination letter, from the well known Micheaux correspondence
| Price Realized $2,400.00
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 | Lot #657 GREAT BRITAIN British Offices Abroad - Nicaragua 1879 cover franked with perforated 10c vermilion and rouletted 2x25c green, canceled by target strikes, with violet "Correos Nicaragua" July 7, 1789 departure pmk, sent through the British Post Office, where 2p dark blue and 6p gray were added to pay for further transmission to New York, both stamps canceled by indistinct "Greytown" pmks, "Colon A Jy 18 79 Transit", arrival New York (Aug 1) and "Due 10 Cents" collected from the ship captain, indistinct marking on reverse, some hinge toning across the backflap, not at all affecting the appearance of this colorful mixed franking combination, signed Diena
| Price Realized $14,500.00
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 | Lot #658 GREAT BRITAIN British Offices Abroad - Peru 1870 (27 June) complete FL from Lima to Bordeaux, franked with single Peru 1d green, tied by Lima departure cds, paying internal rate to the Port of Callao, where Great Britain 1p brown carmine, 2p dark blue and 4p vermilion (wing margin at right) were added, tied by "C38" duplex strikes, with Callao pmk on back, sent via London (27 July), French entry and arrival markings, fine and colorful cover
Catalog #SG Z54 | Unsold
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 | Lot #659 GREAT BRITAIN British Offices Abroad - Peru 1878 (28 Nov) cover from Lima to Germany, franked with two copies of Peru 10c green (25), tied by Lima departure cds, paying double internal rate to the Port of Callao, where Great Britain 1sh green, Plate 13 was added and tied by "C38" duplex, with Callao pmk on back, sent via Panama and London, with Hamburg arrival (7 Jan 1879), fine and attractive cover, with 1994 Holcombe certificate
Catalog #SG Z54 | Price Realized $475.00
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 | Lot #660 GREAT BRITAIN British Offices Abroad - Peru 1878 (24 Oct) cover from Callao to England, franked with single Peru 10c green (25) and Great Britain 6p pale buff, Plate 12 (59b), both tied by "C38" duplex pmks, with Callao cds and Richmond (Dec 2) arrival pmks on back, backflap toning, otherwise fine combination franking from British Post Office in Peru
Catalog #SG Z54 | Unsold
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 | Lot #661 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH ADEN 1951 15c on 2 1/2a deep ultramarine, surcharge double, l.h., v.f., rare stamp, * Catalog #SG 38a Catalog Value £1,600 | Price Realized $950.00
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 | Lot #662 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH ADEN - KATHIRI 1946 Victory, 2 1/2a blue, red overprint inverted, h.r., v.f., scarce (SG 13a) * Catalog #13a Catalog Value £1,300 | Price Realized $700.00
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 | Lot #663 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH ADEN - QUAITI 1942 Issues, complete sets perforated "Specimen", l.h., fine-v.f., S Catalog #SG 1-13s Catalog Value £475 | Price Realized $230.00
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 | Lot #664 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH ANTIGUA 1862 6p blue green, large part original gum, usual perforations, fine, with 1998 Brandon certificate (SG 1) * Catalog #1 Catalog Value £800 | Price Realized $325.00
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 | Lot #665 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH ASCENSION 1938 10sh red violet, Boulder Flaw variety, l.h., v.f. (SG 47ba) * Catalog #49var Catalog Value £650 | Unsold
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 | Lot #666 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AUSTRALIAN STATES - New South Wales 1850 1p crimson lake, bluish wove paper, used, ample margins all around, good color, fine, with handstamped guarantee mark on back, O Catalog #2n Catalog Value $750 | Price Realized $230.00
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 | Lot #667 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AUSTRALIAN STATES - Western Australia Postal Stationery 1910 1/2d green, newspaper wrapper without border lines, unused, v.f. (HG 5)
| Price Realized $230.00
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 | Lot #668 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AUSTRALIA 1913 Kangaroo, 5sh yellow and gray, n.h., fresh and fine, ** Catalog #12 Catalog Value $1,100 | Price Realized $650.00
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 | Lot #669 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AUSTRALIA 1915 £1 gray, well centered, h.r., v.f., * Catalog #57 Catalog Value $800 | Price Realized $325.00
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 | Lot #670 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AUSTRALIA 1938 £1 blue gray, bottom corner margin imprint block of four, n.h., v.f. (catalogued as singles)
** Catalog #179 Catalog Value $460 | Price Realized $220.00
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 | Lot #671 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AUSTRALIA 1949-50 Coat of Arms, set of four in sheet margin blocks of four, n.h., v.f.,
** Catalog #218-221 Catalog Value $1,014 | Price Realized $350.00
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 | Lot #672 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AUSTRALIA Postage Dues 1908 2sh emerald, perf. 11, h.r., fine, * Catalog #J35 Catalog Value $1,050 | Price Realized $475.00
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 | Lot #673 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AUSTRALIA Postage Dues 1908 10sh emerald, perf. 11, h.r., slight wrinkles, good color and intact perforations, fine, * Catalog #J37 Catalog Value $2,750 | Price Realized $1,400.00
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 | Lot #674 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AUSTRALIA Postage Dues 1909-23 1/2p-£1 complete set of 11, h.r., fine-v.f., * Catalog #J39-49 Catalog Value $1,307 | Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #675 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AUSTRALIA Officials 1915 6p ultramarine, perf. "O S" in upper part of the stamp, Die II, l.h., fine, with 2022 Ceremuga certificate, * Catalog #SG O33 Catalog Value £450 | Unsold
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 | Lot #676 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AUSTRALIA Officials 1915 6p ultramarine, perf. "O S" in upper part of the stamp, Die II, l.h., fine, with 2022 Ceremuga certificate, * Catalog #SG O33 Catalog Value £450 | Unsold
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 | Lot #677 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AUSTRALIAN TERRITORIES - New Britain 1915 "On Active service" cover to Queensland with 1d Kangaroo franking, canceled by German "Herbertshohe" straight-line departure, showing return address of "from S W Cameron, Lieut. RANR" (Royal Australian Naval reserve), unclear NSW arrival machine cancel, cover stains, but scarce, ex-Stuart Leven collection
| Price Realized $525.00
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 | Lot #678 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AUSTRALIAN TERRITORIES - New Britain 1915 German New Guinea, G.R.I. 2d on 20pf, tied by oval "Rabaul New Britain Jan 26 1915" datestamp on unaddressed cover, bearing a "Bismarck Deutsch Neu-Guinea" merchant's handstamp
Catalog #SG 53 | Unsold
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 | Lot #679 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AUSTRALIAN TERRITORIES - New Britain 1915 German New Guinea, G.R.I. 3d on 25pf, two singles tied by oval "Rabaul New Britain Jan 30 1915" datestamp on locally addressed cover, fine and rare (catalogued as used off cover)
Catalog #SG 54 Catalog Value £1,100 | Unsold
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 | Lot #680 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AUSTRALIAN TERRITORIES - New Britain 1915 German New Guinea, G.R.I. 4d on 40pf, tied by oval "Rabaul New Britain Jan 16 1915" datestamp on locally addressed cover, v.f. (catalogued as used off cover)
Catalog #SG 9 Catalog Value £500 | Price Realized $900.00
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 | Lot #681 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AUSTRALIAN TERRITORIES - New Britain Postal Stationery 1915 German New Guinea, unaddressed 10pf stationery card overprinted G.R.I. 2d, canceled "RABAUL", faint toning, fine
| Unsold
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 | Lot #682 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AUSTRALIAN TERRITORIES - New Britain Postal Stationery 1916-17 three unused stationery cards overprinted and surcharged "G.R.I.", including 5pfg Yacht type of Germany overprinted G.R.I/1d in black (Borek type 8 of 1900 without dividing line, pre-printed "Xmas 1914/British Administration/German New Guinea"' on reverse side, unfortunately with a sharp horizontal fold resulting in hinge reinforced separation), also 5pf green and 10pf carmine on cream, fine-v.f.
| Unsold
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 | Lot #683 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AUSTRALIAN TERRITORIES - New Guinea Air Post 1935 £2 violet and £5 green, set of two, l.h., v.f., * Catalog #C44-45 Catalog Value $1,100 | Price Realized $500.00
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 | Lot #684 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AUSTRALIAN TERRITORIES North West Pacific Islands 1916 (24 Aug) large cover from Madang to the International Red Cross in Geneva, headed "Letters for Enemy Country enclosed", franked with 23x1d George V N.W.P.I. overprints, tied by departure cds, with framed "‘Passed by Censor S.D." handstamp, repeated on back, Rabaul transit and Geneva arrival pmks on back. Crayon indication "Civil", cover apparently sold after the war by the International Agency for Prisoners of War (handstamped with a boxed "Vendu par L'Agence International des Prisonniers de Guerre"), also "Collection Pierre LaFond 1914-1918", filing folds and cover wrinkles, spectacular showpiece
| Price Realized $525.00
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 | Lot #685 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AUSTRALIAN TERRITORIES North West Pacific Islands 1916 (13 Nov) registered, censored cover from Rabaul to Switzerland, attractively franked with 10 N.W.I.I. overprints to 1sh, German New Guinea Rabaul Registry label, transit and arrival pmks, minor cover tear at bottom, otherwise fine-v.f.
| Unsold
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 | Lot #686 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AUSTRALIAN TERRITORIES North West Pacific Islands 1916 censored cover to Rotterdam inscribed at top "Letter for enemy country enclosed" and franked with GV 1/2d and 1d (2) values overprinted NWPI canceled by Madan 10.11.16 cds, sealed with censor tape, inscribed "Rhein Mission" in violet, Sydney transit and Rotterdam arrival cds on the reverse
| Price Realized $325.00
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 | Lot #687 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AUSTRALIAN TERRITORIES North West Pacific Islands 1916-17 two registered covers addressed to W.T.Wilson in England, franked with Kangaroos or George V N.W.P.I. overprints, "Herbertshohe" German New Guinea Registry labels, one censored and sent from "Kokopo", the other from Herbertshohe, fine-v.f., with arrival pmks
| Unsold
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 | Lot #688 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AUSTRALIAN TERRITORIES North West Pacific Islands 1916-17 selection of 11 commercial covers, with two Official, some registered and/or censored, sent to a variety of destinations including Bombay, Germany, England, Switzerland and Sweden, different frankings, also a stampless censored cover to England marked "No stamps available" and "Passed Free of Postage", mixed condition, mostly fine and attractive group for a specialist
| Price Realized $1,900.00
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 | Lot #689 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AUSTRALIAN TERRITORIES North West Pacific Islands Prisoner of War Mail 1916-17 four censored "Service des Prisonniers de Guerre", "Prisoner of War Letter Free" printed envelopes (Emery PSPE 5), one to Tientsin, China (rare), others to Germany, each with violet "German Concentration Camps /Liverpool N.S.W" (Emery CA. 235) and "R.J.W. Holman, Lieu Col" facsimile signature, also framed violet censor marks
| Unsold
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 | Lot #690 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BARBADOS 1935 Silver Jubilee, 1sh variety "kite and horizontal log", h.r., faint gum toning, otherwise v.f. (SG 244L) * Catalog #189 Catalog Value £750 | Unsold
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 | Lot #691 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BASUTOLAND 1933-35 George V and Crocodile, complete set unused, h.r., also a used set, fine-v.f., also included 1935 Silver Jubilee set of four, *O Catalog #SG 1-14 Catalog Value £745 | Price Realized $230.00
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 | Lot #692 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BATUM 1919 50r on 5k claret, small h.r., v.f., signed Champion (SG 26) * Catalog #30 Catalog Value £500 | Price Realized $325.00
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 | Lot #693 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BECHUANALAND 1887 1p-£5 handstamped SPECIMEN, complete set, some toned spots, but fresh and many n.h., fine-v.f., rare complete set of Specimens (catalogued as hinged) S Catalog #11-22S Catalog Value $1,050 | Price Realized $500.00
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 | Lot #694 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BECHUANALAND PROTECTORATE 1913 2sh6p dark brown, De La Rue Printing, Re-entry variety, l.h., faint overall toning, otherwise v.f. (SG 85a) * Catalog #92var Catalog Value £1,300 | Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #695 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BECHUANALAND PROTECTORATE 1932 George V, complete set, l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f., * Catalog #105-116 Catalog Value $585 | Price Realized $220.00
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 | Lot #696 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BECHUANALAND PROTECTORATE 1938 George VI, complete set, perforated Specimen, mostly l.h., 5sh with faint toned spot on gum, otherwise fine-v.f. (SG 118-128s) S Catalog #124-136S Catalog Value £375 | Price Realized $140.00
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 | Lot #697 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BERMUDA 1874 "Three Pence" provisional surcharge Type 6 on 1p rose red, unused (regummed), rich color, centered to left as all known genuine examples are found, pressed horizontal crease, actually fine for this rarity (only one lower left pane of 60 stamps received this provisional surcharge, and of this population there are three blocks of four and the unique block of six, leaving only a possible 42 singles in existence, however nearly ten used examples are thought to exist and surely there has been some natural attrition, leaving scant few mint singles available to collectors. In addition, several copies have faults and/or lack any original gum). A key rarity of Bermuda, with several older, plus 2004 BPA certificate (SG 12,£20,000) (*) Catalog #11 Catalog Value $19,000 | Price Realized $4,250.00
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 | Lot #698 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BERMUDA 1874 "Three Pence" on 1sh green, "P" with top like "R", unused with original gum, well centered for this issue, h.r., small thin at top and light vertical crease, fine appearance, with 1985 Royal certificate (SG 13b,£2,000), * Catalog #12a Catalog Value $2,300 | Price Realized $375.00
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 | Lot #699 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BERMUDA 1910-24 George V, 4sh carmine and black, three varieties including Broken Crown and Scroll, Damaged Leaf and Nick in Top Right Scroll, plus normal for comparison, n.h., fine-v.f. (SG 52b,52bb,52bc,52bf; catalogued as hinged) ** Catalog #51var Catalog Value £1,090 | Unsold
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 | Lot #700 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BERMUDA 1910-24 £1 black & violet, red, n.h. and post office fresh, v.f., with 2001 Brandon certificate (catalogued as hinged) ** Catalog #54 Catalog Value $400 | Price Realized $260.00
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 | Lot #701 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BERMUDA 1910 £1 black and violet, n.h., v.f. (catalogued as hinged) ** Catalog #54 Catalog Value $400 | Price Realized $240.00
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 | Lot #702 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BERMUDA 1938-51 George VI, 1p-£1, complete (except for 3p carmine & black), blocks of four, n.h., one 2 1/2p stamp with toned gum, fine-v.f. (catalogue value for complete sets)
** Catalog #118/128 Catalog Value $1,800 | Price Realized $700.00
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 | Lot #703 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BERMUDA 1938 George VI, 1d-£1 perforated "Specimen", complete set of 16, some with brown gum as always, few minor flaws, mostly fine-v.f., scarce complete set (SG 110s/125s) S Catalog #118-28S Catalog Value £2,000 | Unsold
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 | Lot #704 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BRITISH CENTRAL AFRICA 1896 Arms, 1p-£1 complete, nine different, h.r., mostly fine (SG 32-40) * Catalog #32-40 Catalog Value £2,400 | Price Realized $900.00
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 | Lot #705 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BRITISH EAST AFRICA 1897 Queen Victoria, 4r carmine, 5r deep sepia and 10r yellow bister, h.r., last one small hinge thin, otherwise fine-v.f., * Catalog #SG 95-97 Catalog Value £1,550 | Unsold
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 | Lot #706 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BRITISH GUIANA 1853-59 1c vermilion, used, margins all around, faint thin in bottom margin (can easily be trimmed away), v.f., with clear 2000 APS certificate (SG 11) * Catalog #8 Catalog Value £1,700 | Price Realized $475.00
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 | Lot #707 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BRITISH HONDURAS 1899-1901 50c-$5 green, four horizontal pairs, overprinted Specimen in black, with blue "Ultramar" hs (for distribution in Portuguese Colonies), n.h., fine-v.f. and rare double specimen S Catalog #54-57S | Price Realized $700.00
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 | Lot #708 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BRITISH HONDURAS 1902-11 KEVII, complete sets as issued, overprinted Specimen, l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f. (SG 80/100s) S Catalog #58/72S Catalog Value £425 | Price Realized $180.00
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 | Lot #709 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BRUNEI 1908 $25 black on red, barest trace of a hinge, v.f., with 1988 BPA certificate, * Catalog #39 Catalog Value $650 | Price Realized $300.00
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 | Lot #710 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BURMA Officials 1937 George V, 3p-10r, complete set in blocks of four, n.h., 1r and 2r with gum creases and wrinkles, 10r with a few natural gum bends, fine-v.f., attractive set of blocks of 1937 Burma Service Issue,
** Catalog #O1-14 Catalog Value $5,900 | Price Realized $2,100.00
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 | Lot #711 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BUSHIRE - Ahmad Shah overprints Postal Stationery 1915 5ch red Ahmad Shah postal card overprinted "Bushire Under British Occupation", unused, v.f., signed Sadri, with Persiphila certificate (Persiphila PC34)
| Unsold
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 | Lot #712 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BUSHIRE - Ahmad Shah overprints Postal Stationery 1915 5ch red Ahmad Shah postal card overprinted "Bushire Under British Occupation", canceled in Bushire 20.IX.15, v.f., signed Sadri, with Persiphila certificate (Persiphila PC34)
| Unsold
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 | Lot #713 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BUSHIRE - Ahmad Shah overprints Postal Stationery 1915 5ch red Ahmad Shah postal card, triple overprint "Bushire Under British Occupation", two albino, unused, v.f., extremely rare, signed Sadri, with his 2015 certificate (Persiphila PC34Ba)
| Unsold
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 | Lot #714 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADIAN PROVINCES - Newfoundland 1937 Coronation, 1c Codfish, three plate proofs in black, each on thin, blue-bond paper, v.f. P Catalog #233P | Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #715 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADIAN PROVINCES - Newfoundland Post Office Seals 1905 Dead Letter Office, used and unused (l.h.) copies, few natural gum wrinkles, fine-v.f., *O Catalog #OX1 Catalog Value $1,250 | Unsold
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 | Lot #716 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADIAN PROVINCES - Nova Scotia 1851 3p dark blue, right diagonal half, good margins, minor corner creases, tied by oval grids on complete FL dated 22 Jan 1867 and sent from "Arichat" to Halifax, lettersheet extensively refolded away from the stamp, fine, with 2005 Karl Knopke certificate, Catalog #3a Catalog Value $4,500 | Unsold
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 | Lot #717 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADA 1851 6c slate violet, blue target cancel, full margins all around including sheet margin at right, v.f. and attractive positional piece, with 2007 APS and Philatelic Foundation certificates, O Catalog #2 Catalog Value $1,500 | Price Realized $850.00
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 | Lot #718 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADA 1897 10c brown red, upper left sheet corner margin block of six, with "10" counter in selvage (some creasing) at top, three stamps n.h., lower right stamp with a small thin, otherwise a fine and impressive showpiece (catalogued as singles)
*/** Catalog #45 Catalog Value $7,725 | Price Realized $1,000.00
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 | Lot #719 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADA 1897 10c brown red, horizontal strip of three, used, well centered, v.f. O Catalog #45 | Unsold
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 | Lot #720 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADA 1897 Jubilee Issue, 1/2c-$5 complete, with an additional 5c, mostly l.h. or h.r., except 6c, $2 and $3 unused (regummed), fresh and mostly fine-v.f. set of Jubilees, *(*) Catalog #50-65 Catalog Value $7,798 | Price Realized $950.00
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 | Lot #721 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADA 1897 Jubilee Issue, 1/2c-$5 complete, mostly l.h. (20c with disturbed gum), $2 centered to left, others nicely centered, fresh, fine-v.f. set of Jubilees, * Catalog #50-65 Catalog Value $7,728 | Price Realized $2,200.00
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 | Lot #722 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADA 1897 Jubilee Issue, 1/2c-$5, complete set of plate proofs on card, margins all around, fresh and v.f. (Unitrade CA$7,000) P Catalog #50-65P | Price Realized $1,100.00
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 | Lot #723 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADA 1897 Jubilee Issue, 1c-$5 complete except for 8c, plate proofs on card, fine-v.f. (Unitrade CA$6,010 for complete set) P Catalog #51/65P | Price Realized $900.00
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 | Lot #724 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADA 1897 Jubilee Issue, 5c deep blue, top margin "Ottawa - No. 10" imprint block of four, n.h., well centered (especially the lower left stamp), v.f., ex-McNaught (catalogued as singles)
** Catalog #54 Catalog Value $800 | Unsold
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 | Lot #725 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADA 1897 Jubilee Issue, 20c, $1-$5, six values, each handstamped Specimen in violet, heavy h.r., well centered with nice colors, fine-v.f. (Unitrade CA$4,600) S Catalog #59/65S | Unsold
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 | Lot #726 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADA 1897 Jubilee Issue, 50c ultramarine, $1 lake, well centered, h.r., fresh and v.f., the latter with 1980 PFC, * Catalog #60,61 Catalog Value $1,125 | Price Realized $300.00
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 | Lot #727 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADA 1897 Jubilee Issue, $5 olive green, lower right sheet corner margin single, light Winnipeg cds at upper left corner, well centered, fresh, hinge marks on back, v.f., O Catalog #65 Catalog Value $1,000 | Price Realized $550.00
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 | Lot #728 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADA 1897 1c green, horizontal plate number strip of three, hinged in margin, stamps n.h, well centered, v.f. (catalogued as singles) ** Catalog #67 Catalog Value $420 | Unsold
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 | Lot #729 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADA 1898 10c brown violet, n.h., fine, with 2010 Sismondo certificate, ** Catalog #83 Catalog Value $900 | Price Realized $180.00
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 | Lot #730 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADA 1898 1/2c black, imperf. top margin plate block of 12, showing Major Re-Entry (pos.18), unused without gum as often, v.f. (catalogued as six imperforate pairs) (Unitrade 74ii)
(*) Catalog #74a Catalog Value $3,000 | Price Realized $1,500.00
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 | Lot #731 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADA 1898 1c pale green, imperf. top margin plate block of twelve on vertical wove paper, with "Ottawa No.6" imprint at top, unused without gum as issued, natural marginal inclusion, v.f. and rare imperforate plate block (catalogued as six imperforate pairs) (Unitrade 75vi)
(*) Catalog #75a Catalog Value $6,600 | Price Realized $1,500.00
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 | Lot #732 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADA 1899 2c on 3c carmine, horizontal strip of three, with narrow spacing between middle stamp and left stamp variety, normal spacing between middle and right, n.h., v.f. (Unitrade 87i) ** Catalog #87var | Price Realized $130.00
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 | Lot #733 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADA 1928 50c Bluenose, imperforate horizontal pair, l.h., light marginal adhesive stains, otherwise v.f., * Catalog #158a Catalog Value $750 | Price Realized $150.00
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 | Lot #734 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADA 1935 Silver Jubilee, 3c carmine, 5c blue and 10c green, three different large die proofs reduced to stamp size, each showing bottom margin and imprint, some thinning (from card removal), otherwise fine P Catalog #213-15P | Unsold
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 | Lot #735 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADA 1935 George V Pictorials, 1c-8c six different horizontal pairs, imperforate plate proofs on card, also 1930 Dr.Eckerlin Admirals 3c printed in reverse, four different imperf. proof singles P Catalog #217-22P | Price Realized $240.00
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 | Lot #736 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADA 1935-38 Issues, complete sets in blocks of four, l.h. at top, bottom stamps n.h., fine-v.f.,
*/** Catalog #217-27 Catalog Value $1,315 | Price Realized $180.00
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 | Lot #737 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADA 1935-38 Issues, complete sets in blocks of four, n.h., fine-v.f.,
** Catalog #217-27 Catalog Value $1,581 | Price Realized $290.00
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 | Lot #738 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADA 1959 St. Lawrence Seaway, 5c red and blue, center inverted, n.h., fresh and v.f. example of this popular rarity, with 2011 PFC stating "with a vertical gum bend at left", really of no consequence (Unitrade CA$12,500, SG £9,500) (approximately 200 unused St. Lawrence Seaway inverts are in private hands. Many have fingerprints, have been hinged or have other gum disturbances) ** Catalog #387a Catalog Value $9,500 | Price Realized $3,250.00
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 | Lot #739 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADA Air Post Semi-Officials 1928 Patricia Airways, 10c green & red on yellow, Inverted Airplane, n.h., v.f., only 48 printed (Unitrade CA$3,000) ** Catalog #CL43a Catalog Value $2,250 | Price Realized $950.00
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 | Lot #740 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADA Flight Covers 1932 Von Gronau Circumnavigation Flight cover flown from Montreal to Chicago, also three stationery cards, two flown from Montreal and posted upon arrival at Wayzata or Winnipeg, and a US card flown from Milwaukee to Minneapolis, all with cachets, one card signed by the radio operator Fritz Albrecht, the cover signed by Von Gronau. Von Gronau flew around the world from Sylt in Germany via Iceland, Greenland, Canada and Alaska in 111 days
| Price Realized $575.00
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 | Lot #741 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADA Zeppelin Flights 1936 2nd North American Hindenburg flight to Germany, with franking on both sides, some tape stains on reverse, otherwise v.f.
| Price Realized $290.00
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 | Lot #742 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADA Postage Dues 1930-32 5c and 10c dark violet, blocks of four, n.h., v.f.,
** Catalog #J9-10 Catalog Value $1,060 | Price Realized $230.00
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 | Lot #743 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADA Officials 1949-51 O.H.M.S. overprinted 1c-$1, also "G" $1 Fishing, blocks of four, n.h., v.f.,
** Catalog #O1-11,27 Catalog Value $2,112 | Price Realized $290.00
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 | Lot #744 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADA Revenue Stamps 1868 Third Bill Issue, $2 red & black, Center Inverted, used, light pen and blue cds, well centered and completely sound, without the usual defects that plague this issue, vibrant colors and intact perforations, v.f. example of this rare and popular Canadian Revenue Invert, with 2010 Greene Foundation certificate (van Dam FB53a, CA$12,500) O
| Price Realized $4,000.00
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 | Lot #745 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CEYLON 1890 5c on 25c olive green, "REVENUE" omitted, also showing inverted "s" in "Cents", h.r., faint gum toning as often, fine and rare stamp, * Catalog #SG 233h Catalog Value £1,900 | Price Realized $900.00
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 | Lot #746 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CYPRUS 1928 50th Anniversary, complete set of ten, l.h., fine-v.f. (SG 123-132) * Catalog #114-123 Catalog Value £300 | Price Realized $160.00
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 | Lot #747 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CYRENAICA - AUTONOMOUS STATE 1950 Mounted Warrior, complete set in blocks of four, each canceled on piece by Tobruk cds, mostly v.f., scarce,
Catalog #SG 136-48 Catalog Value £900 | Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #748 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH FALKLAND ISLANDS 1933 Tercentenary, 5sh yellow orange & black, l.h., v.f., signed Holcombe, with his 1993 certificate (SG 136a,£3,250) * Catalog #74a Catalog Value $3,250 | Price Realized $1,100.00
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 | Lot #749 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH FALKLAND ISLANDS 1933 Tercentenary, 5sh yellow orange & black, h.r., fresh and fine (SG 136a,£3,250) * Catalog #74a Catalog Value $3,250 | Unsold
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 | Lot #750 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH FALKLAND ISLANDS 1933 Tercentenary, 5sh yellow orange & black, l.h., v.f., scarce (SG 136a) * Catalog #74a Catalog Value £3,250 | Price Realized $1,100.00
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 | Lot #751 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH FALKLAND ISLANDS 1933 Tercentenary, 1 1/2d black & blue with "Break in Cloud" variety, l.h., tiny corner perf. toned speck, fine and scarce stamp, with normal for comparison, * Catalog #SG 129a Catalog Value £1,500 | Price Realized $475.00
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 | Lot #752 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH FIJI 1876 6d carmine rose, imperforate horizontal pair, h.r., fine, * Catalog #SG 33b Catalog Value £700 | Price Realized $200.00
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 | Lot #753 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH GIBRALTAR 1912-24 George V, 1/2p-£1, set of ten, with additional shades of the lower values, l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f., * Catalog #SG 76-85 Catalog Value £460 | Price Realized $150.00
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 | Lot #754 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH GILBERT & ELLICE ISLANDS 1924 £1 violet and black, small h.r., v.f., * Catalog #26 Catalog Value $700 | Price Realized $270.00
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 | Lot #755 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH GOLD COAST 1913-21 George V, complete set, overprinted Specimen, l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f. (SG 71-84s) S Catalog #69/82S Catalog Value $375 | Price Realized $140.00
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 | Lot #756 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH HONG KONG 1865 cover to Hamburg, with "GB 1F22 4/10c" accountancy mark, handstamped "Via Marseilles", with French entry pmk on front, "12c" due in red crayon, showing Hong Kong C July 12, 65 departure pmk, faint arrival mark
| Price Realized $150.00
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 | Lot #757 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH HONG KONG 1903 KEVII, 1c-$10, set of 15, l.h. or h.r. (4c without gum), fine-v.f., * Catalog #71-85 Catalog Value $4,000 | Price Realized $1,300.00
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 | Lot #758 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH HONG KONG 1910 (10 Jan) small cover to France, franked with 4c KEVII, tied by "Liu-Kung-Tau" departure cds, charged 30c Postage Due on arrival, fine usage, uncommon origin
| Price Realized $230.00
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 | Lot #759 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH HONG KONG 1912-21 $5 green and red on green and $10 purple and black on red, fine (SG 115-116) * Catalog #123-24 Catalog Value $1,550 | Price Realized $575.00
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 | Lot #760 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH HONG KONG 1912-14 George V, $5 red & green, lower right sheet corner margin single, l.h., v.f., * Catalog #123 Catalog Value $850 | Price Realized $400.00
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 | Lot #761 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH HONG KONG 1914 George V, $5 carmine & green, h.r., v.f., * Catalog #SG 115a Catalog Value £650 | Price Realized $260.00
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 | Lot #762 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA 1833 (20 Aug) complete FL datelined "Bombay", addressed to Bordeaux, with oval "Mauritius Post Office" transit and "Pays "L'Outremer" French entry handstamp, backstamp on arrival, fine early cover from India, via Mauritius to France
| Price Realized $525.00
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 | Lot #763 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA 1855 4a gray black, unused with original gum, h.r., centered to bottom, with irregular perforations, small thin (SG 46) * Catalog #16 Catalog Value £1,000 | Price Realized $160.00
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 | Lot #764 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA 1937-40 George VI definitives, complete set, n.h., fine-v.f., ** Catalog #150-67 Catalog Value $620 | Price Realized $250.00
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 | Lot #765 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Flight Covers 1927 (18 Dec) England to Australia "Red Rose" flight by Capt. W.N Lancaster and Mrs. Keith Miller, cover flown to Rangoon, with rose flight vignette, 1a George V adhesive, canceled at Calcutta, with Botataung and Rangoon (31 Dec) arrival pmks on back, fine cover, only 52 covers carried, ex-Zvi Aloni
| Price Realized $220.00
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 | Lot #766 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIAN FEUDATORY STATES - Barwani 1929 1/4a indigo and dull blue, exhibit page with two se-tenant sheetlets of eight, unused without gum as issued, fine-v.f.
(*) Catalog #SG 28a,28b | Price Realized $900.00
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 | Lot #767 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIAN FEUDATORY STATES - Jammu & Kashmir 1870 (Dec) cover franked on back with 1/4a ultramarine (watercolor), tied by red cancel duplex, used in combination with India 1/2a Queen Victoria, tied by boxed framed grid, additional undecipherable markings, on the front there is "R. Bombay Dec 23 / 6.Del." and framed "Train Late" markings, some cover faults
| Unsold
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 | Lot #768 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIAN FEUDATORY STATES - Jammu & Kashmir 1870 (Aug) small cover franked on back with 1/4a ultramarine (watercolor), canceled by pen cross and tied by "Cashmere 1 Au" pmk, with India 1/2a Queen Victoria added alongside, additional red Cashmere departure, arrival (8 Aug) pmks, fine
| Unsold
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 | Lot #769 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIAN FEUDATORY STATES - Jammu & Kashmir 1877 (6 Aug) cover to England, with Kashmir Water Colors 1/2a ultramarine, two imperforate singles, tied by "Kashmir" departure cds, with India 6a Queen Victoria added at right, canceled by pen and horizontal bars, routed "Via Brindisi", Bombay and Murrel transits and London (Sep 7) arrival, cover somewhat worn, with minor faults, fine
| Unsold
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 | Lot #770 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIAN FEUDATORY STATES - Jammu & Kashmir 1888 (1 June) 1/2a India stationery entire envelope, registered from Kashmir to Amritsar, with three Jammu & Kashmir stamps used in combination with India 1/2a and pair of 1a Queen Victoria added on back, cover roughly opened at left, with "First Del Amritsar 5 June 98" arrival
| Unsold
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 | Lot #771 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIAN FEUDATORY STATES - Jammu & Kashmir 1889 (31 Aug) 1/2a red used on back of 1/2a India stationery entire envelope from Kashmir to Bombay, with arrival pmk alongside, fine
| Unsold
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 | Lot #772 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIAN FEUDATORY STATES - Jammu & Kashmir 1889 (6 Oct) 1/2a stationery entire envelope (with letter) to Amritsar, additionally franked with 1/4a reddish brown, tied by "Leh 6 Oct 89" departure cds, backstamped on arrival, entire roughly opened at right, still fine
| Unsold
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 | Lot #773 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIAN FEUDATORY STATES - Jammu & Kashmir 1889 (4 Nov) 1/2a stationery entire envelope from Kashmir to Amritsar, franked on back with three different Jammu & Kashmir locals, used in combination with India 1/2a, 1a and 2a Queen Victoria, all tied by grid cancels, mostly intact wax seals and arrival pmk, two slightly extending over the edge of cover, otherwise fine and colorful combination
| Price Realized $200.00
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 | Lot #774 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIAN FEUDATORY STATES - Jammu & Kashmir 1890 (30 June) registered cover from Kashmir to Amritsar, boxed "Kashmir" registration handstamp, franked on back with 3x1a bronze green, tied by grids, with India 1a and 3a Queen Victoria added, canceled "Kashmir Reg. Ju.30, 90", with intact wax seal and Amritsar (July 4) arrival cds, fine and attractive combination cover
| Price Realized $160.00
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 | Lot #775 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIAN FEUDATORY STATES - Jammu & Kashmir 1890 (4 Dec) 1/2a stationery entire envelope (with letter), registered from Kashmir to Amritsar, with Registry box handstamp, franked on back with 1/4a brown and 1a bronze green Jammu & Kashmir locals, used in combination with India 1/2a and 2a Queen Victoria definitives, all tied by grid cancels, mostly intact wax seals and arrival pmk, entire roughly opened at right, otherwise fine
| Price Realized $110.00
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 | Lot #776 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH IRAQ 1917 (Baghdad under British Occupation) surcharges, selection of 20 different, four used, others unused, l.h. or h.r., occasional minor gum toning, mostly fine or better, majority signed Holcombe, also Roger Calves, Diena and others. A rare opportunity to obtain a mostly complete set of the Baghdad under British Occupation Issue (SG 1-7,9,10a-11,13,14,17,19-25) *O Catalog #SG 1/25 Catalog Value £33,225 | Price Realized $17,000.00
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 | Lot #777 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH IRAQ 1917 1/4a on 5pa, two copies, heavy h.r. (part original gum) and 1/2a on 10pa green, h.r. (some slight staining), fine-v.f., with 1962 and 1968 Royal certificate for two of the stamps, * Catalog #SG 2,13 Catalog Value £1,325 | Price Realized $525.00
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 | Lot #778 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH IRAQ 1917 2a on 1pi violet and black, perf. 12 1/2, h.r., v.f., * Catalog #SG 11 Catalog Value £850 | Price Realized $550.00
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 | Lot #779 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH IRAQ Officials 1931 25r violet, h.r., fine (SG O38) * Catalog #O38 Catalog Value £3,000 | Price Realized $2,000.00
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 | Lot #780 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH IRELAND 1866 (20 Nov) FL franked with GB 4x1p red, used from Dublin to France, hs "Insufficiently stamped", charged "10" (deci), with "50" accountancy strike, London transit, with Aigre arrival pmk
| Price Realized $230.00
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 | Lot #781 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH IRELAND 1935 Seahorses, 2sh6p-10sh set of three, used, fine-v.f., scarce, O Catalog #93-95 Catalog Value $945 | Unsold
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 | Lot #782 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH JAMAICA 1886-87 two formula Registration envelopes (flap removed), used to Birmingham, England, each franked with Queen Victoria 3x2d gray, tied by oval "Jamaica Registered" datestamps, with "R" struck alongside, arrival pmks on back, fine-v.f.
| Price Realized $230.00
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 | Lot #783 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH KENYA, UGANDA & TANGANYIKA 1922 £25 black & red, fiscal cancel, well centered, v.f., scarce high value, O Catalog #SG 102 Catalog Value £650 | Price Realized $650.00
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 | Lot #784 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH KENYA, UGANDA & TANGANYIKA 1935 George V, £1 black and red, n.h., v.f. (catalogued as hinged) ** Catalog #SG 123 Catalog Value £325 | Price Realized $160.00
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 | Lot #785 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH KUWAIT 1939 George VI, complete set in blocks of four, mostly sheet margin, n.h., fine-v.f. (SG 36-51)
** Catalog #45-57 Catalog Value £1,600 | Price Realized $600.00
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 | Lot #786 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH MAFIA ISLAND 1916 handstamped "G.R. Mafia" in violet on Zanzibar 6c rose carmine, unused without gum, previously immersed in water, handstamp slightly suffused, otherwise fine, signed Holcombe, with his 1997 certificate stating that this is "probably a trial, made from the original handstamp, status unknown" (*)
| Price Realized $270.00
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 | Lot #787 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH MALAYSIA - Federated Malay States 1904 Watermarked Multiple Crown & CA, $1-$25, four high values, l.h., $2 slightly discolored, others v.f., * Catalog #SG 48-51 Catalog Value £2,940 | Price Realized $1,100.00
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 | Lot #788 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH Kedah 1912 1c-$5, set of 14, overprinted Specimen, l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f., S Catalog #SG 1-14s Catalog Value £400 | Price Realized $180.00
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 | Lot #789 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH Straits Settlements 1884 (23 Apr) folded commercial letter from Panang to France, franked with Straits Settlements 4c Queen Victoria, tied by oval "Brown & Co" forwarding agent's handstamp, endorsed "Via Brindisi" and sent via Ceylon, where 8c Victoria was added for further transmission to Lyon, red French entry (18 May), additional "Paid" markings, very unusual and rare Straits Settlements+Ceylon combination franking
| Price Realized $950.00
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 | Lot #790 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH Straits Settlements 1892-99 Victoria, 1c-$5, set of six, h.r., fine-v.f., * Catalog #83-88 Catalog Value $606 | Price Realized $220.00
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 | Lot #791 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH Straits Settlements 1907 "Four Cents" on 16c of Labuan, surcharge and bar 1 1/2mm below normal position, h.r., small thin, fine (SG 146c, £2,750 for pair with normal stamp) * Catalog #138var | Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #792 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH Straits Settlements 1908 $500 violet & orange, overprinted "Specimen", h.r., exceptionally fresh and free of usual toning, irregular perforations, v.f., rare stamp (SG 169S) S Catalog #146S Catalog Value £5,000 | Price Realized $2,800.00
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 | Lot #793 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH Straits Settlements 1923 George V, $500 violet & orange, overprinted "Specimen", h.r., exceptionally fresh and free of usual toning, v.f., rare stamp (SG 240dS) S Catalog #204S Catalog Value £5,000 | Price Realized $2,800.00
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 | Lot #794 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH MALTA 1922 £1 carmine red and black, top margin block of four, n.h., some faint overall toning, otherwise v.f. (catalogued as hinged singles)
** Catalog #114 Catalog Value $500 | Price Realized $180.00
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 | Lot #795 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH MONTSERRAT 1876 6p blue green, unused with original gum, h.r., fine, with 1953 BPA certificate (SG 3) * Catalog #2d Catalog Value £1,500 | Price Realized $550.00
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 | Lot #796 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NAURU 1915 "On His Britannic Majesty's Service" cover to England, "Nauru Island, 6 12 1915" endorsement at bottom, manuscript registration marking in red and "Pleasant Island Nauru" departure cds, fine example of official mail which could be sent free from the island
| Price Realized $375.00
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 | Lot #797 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NAURU 1917-33 six covers, including a 1917 registered Wilson cover to England franked with George V 1/2d, 1d and 2 1/2d, tied by "Pleasant Island" cds, handstamped Registry box in violet, four covers franked with 1924 Steamer values, one censored and two registered to Australia, England the USA, a legal size cover sent to New Zealand franked with 1935 Jubilee overprinted set, fine
| Unsold
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 | Lot #798 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NEW HEBRIDES Local Issues 1898 (4 May) registered cover from Porta Vila to France, franked with 2p "Australasian New Hebrides Company Limited" imperforate horizontal pair, tied by "1897" (year-date error) cds, sent via Sydney where pair of 2 1/2p New South Wales adhesives was added to pay for further transmission to Madame Lois Hirsch in Marseille, France, with Sydney (May 26) and Marseille (5 July,1898) arrival pmks on back. A fine combination franking from New Hebrides, rare. (Founded in 1887, the Australasian New Hebrides Company provided shipping and mail services on steamers running between Australia and the New Hebrides, at intervals of about three weeks. This provided a convenient mail service to almost sixty islands in the grouping, including Tonga. This service proved to be unprofitable and the company closed down in 1899 and entered into a contract with the Australian Post Office)
| Price Realized $1,700.00
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 | Lot #799 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NEW ZEALAND Semi-Postals 1960 Birds, 2p+1p Kotare and 3p+1p Kereru, four imperforate plate proofs (frames and center vignettes) all in gray black on glazed paper, v.f. P Catalog #B59-60P | Price Realized $900.00
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 | Lot #800 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NEW ZEALAND Semi-Postals 1961 Birds, 2p+1p Kotuku and 3p+1p Karearea, four imperforate plate proofs, separately frames and vignettes only, in black on glazed paper, fine-v.f. P Catalog #B61-2P | Price Realized $1,100.00
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 | Lot #801 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NEW ZEALAND Air Post 1931 7d imperforate plate proof in black on cream wove paper, to margin block of four, v.f.
P
| Price Realized $230.00
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 | Lot #802 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NORTHERN NIGERIA 1898-99 two covers, both franked with Great Britain 2 1/2p and tied by boxed "The Niger Company Chartered and Limited, Post Office Burutu" handstamps, and addressed to Malcolm Maclean in London, with Liverpool transits and London arrivals, heavy cover wear and faults affecting the stamps, otherwise fine and rare, * Catalog #SG 25ba Catalog Value £650 | Price Realized $220.00
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 | Lot #803 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NORTHERN NIGERIA 1900 Victoria, 1/2p-10sh, complete set, l.h. or h.r., few pencil notations on gum, fine-v.f., * Catalog #1-9 Catalog Value $641 | Price Realized $220.00
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 | Lot #804 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NORTHERN NIGERIA 1905 KEVII, 6d dull purple & violet, variety "damaged frame & crown", small h.r. and tiny natural gum inclusion speck, fine, with 2023 APS certificate, * Catalog #SG 25a Catalog Value £500 | Price Realized $220.00
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 | Lot #805 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NORTHERN RHODESIA 1925-29 George V, 1/2p-20sh, complete set, l.h., occasional toning mostly affecting lower values, fine-v.f. (SG £800) * Catalog #1-17 Catalog Value $922 | Price Realized $280.00
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 | Lot #806 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NORTHERN RHODESIA 1925 George V, complete set used, fine-v.f., scarce used (SG 1-17) O Catalog #1-17 Catalog Value £900 | Unsold
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 | Lot #807 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NYASSALAND 1913-19 George V, 2sh6p-£10, five high values, Fiscal cancels, 4sh with faint toning on reverse, fine-v.f. O Catalog #20-24 | Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #808 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NYASSALAND 1938 George VI, £1 black and violet, variety with "serif on "G" of "Postage" variety, unused large part original gum, but with paper adhesion on reverse, fine and rare (SG 143c) * Catalog #67var Catalog Value £1,100 | Price Realized $375.00
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 | Lot #809 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH PAKISTAN - Bahawalpur Revenue Stamps 1933-34 Pictorials, three different including 8a black & purple, 1r black & orange and 2r black & blue, perf. 14 without "Official" overprints, n.h., fine-v.f. These stamps were intended for Postage use but were unauthorized (see SG notes paragraph 3 at the beginning of the Bahawalpur listings). A scarce trio, with 2024 BPA certificate **
| Price Realized $375.00
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 | Lot #810 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH PALESTINE 1921 Third Jerusalem Overprint, 1m dark brown, perf. 14, lightly canceled, fine and attractive example of this rare setting, approximately 25 copies recorded, with 2008 Kaufmann certificate (SG 58) O Catalog #15cf Catalog Value £2,250 | Price Realized $750.00
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 | Lot #811 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH PALESTINE 1939 (8 Sep) cover from New York to Jerusalem, franked with 5c blue, with 13 Oct 39 arrival pmk and three handstamped "Passed by Censor Jerusalem" handstamps, fine and scarce usage in the early days of Second World War
| Price Realized $150.00
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 | Lot #812 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH PAPUA NEW GUINEA 1973 "Stamp on Stamp" proof of the "British New Guinea" first stamp, three different stages including frame only, vignette only and finished design of 1sh Lakatoi, all in indigo, blocks of four, v.f.
P Catalog #393P | Price Realized $1,600.00
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 | Lot #813 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH RHODESIA 1892 Coat of Arms, complete to £10, used occasional shorter perfs, mostly fine or better, O Catalog #SG 1-3,18-26 Catalog Value £2,055 | Unsold
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 | Lot #814 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH RHODESIA 1910 Double Heads 3sh deep bluish green & deep purple, 5sh vermilion & deep green, 10sh slate green & orange red and £1 carmine red & bluish black, long gash headplate, position 46 on the sheet, four different, each showing the "King's extra curl" variety, plus a normal 5sh value included for comparison, l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f. (catalogued as normal stamps) * Catalog #SG 158,159,164,165var Catalog Value £3,000 | Price Realized $2,400.00
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 | Lot #815 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH ST. HELENA 1922-27 Badge of the Colony, 1/2p-15sh, complete set, h.r., 5sh with faint toned spots on gum, fine-v.f., * Catalog #79-84 Catalog Value $1,577 | Price Realized $575.00
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 | Lot #816 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH ST. HELENA 1934 Tercentenary, complete set of ten, used, fine-v.f. (SG 114-123) O Catalog #101-10 Catalog Value £475 | Price Realized $180.00
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 | Lot #817 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH ST. KITTS-NEVIS 1923 Caravel, complete set to £1, mostly l.h., fine-v.f., * Catalog #52-64 Catalog Value $1,402 | Price Realized $575.00
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 | Lot #818 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SAMOA 1877-80 1p blue, Plate V, pane of 20, imperf. on all sides as issued, one stamp showing stop after "PENNY", h.r., faint toning as often, scarce,
* Catalog #SG 15,15a Catalog Value £800 | Unsold
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 | Lot #819 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SARAWAK 1874 the renowned Forgery by Benjamin & Sarpy ("the London Gang") "Two Cents" on 3c brown, yellow, with boxed "Sarawak P.O." and "London" cds in red, minor faults, attractive
| Price Realized $150.00
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 | Lot #820 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SARAWAK 1945 B.M.A. Overprints, complete set, n.h., fine-v.f., ** Catalog #135-154 Catalog Value $625 | Price Realized $280.00
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 | Lot #821 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SIERRA LEONE 1896 (Nov) cover to France, franked with 2 1/2p blue, tied by grid cancel (faded), red "Br.Packet Paid Liverpool" transit in Grenoble, where 25c Type Sage was added to pay for further transmission to London, with Dec 20, 96 arrival on back, fine appearing readdressed cover from Sierra Leone to France to England
| Price Realized $325.00
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 | Lot #822 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SIERRA LEONE 1912-21 Watermarked Multiple Crown & CA, 1sh-£5, seven different, also single 3d, l.h. or h.r., £2 with a faint natural gum inclusion, fine-v.f., * Catalog #SG 124-30 Catalog Value £5,900 | Price Realized $2,400.00
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 | Lot #823 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SIERRA LEONE 1933 Wilberforce, complete set, l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f., * Catalog #153-165 Catalog Value $1,209 | Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #824 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH AFRICA - Cape of Good Hope 1879 (5 June) cover from Transvaal to France, with single 6p slate Queen Victoria, imperf. at bottom, tied by target pmk and used in combination with Cape of Good Hope 4p blue (3) and 6p bright violet, tied by Cape Colony pmks, charged 2 1/2d, with red London transit and French entry pmks, Thonon (16 July) arrival on back, some overall cover ageing, fine Transvaal+Cape of Good Hope combination
| Unsold
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 | Lot #825 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH AFRICA - Mafeking Siege Issues 1900 Mafeking Besieged surcharges on Cape of Good Hope and Bechuanaland Protectorate, nine different used, six canceled on pieces, fine-v.f., various handstamped guarantee marks and three APS certificates (SG 1-9,£2,035) O Catalog #162-170 Catalog Value $1,850 | Price Realized $475.00
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 | Lot #826 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH AFRICA - Mafeking Siege Issues 1900 Mafeking Besieged surcharges on British Bechuanaland, 6p-1sh five different, each canceled on piece, fine-v.f. (SG 10-14, £680) O Catalog #171-175 Catalog Value $535 | Price Realized $240.00
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 | Lot #827 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH AFRICA - Mafeking Siege Issues 1900 Mafeking Besieged surcharges on Bechuanaland Protectorate, 1sh on 6p violet rose, unused with original gum, h.r., vertical crease and slight soiling at right (both of which barely affect overall appearance), well centered, fresh and v.f. example of this rarity, with 1996 Holcombe certificate (SG 14, £8,500) * Catalog #175 Catalog Value $7,500 | Price Realized $2,700.00
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 | Lot #828 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH AFRICA - Mafeking Siege Issues 1900 Mafeking Besieged surcharges on British Bechuanaland, 1sh on 6p violet rose, 2sh on 1sh green, each canceled on piece by "Mafeking C.G.H. My 11 and Ap 25" respectively, v.f., with 2004 APS and 2014 Sismondo certificates (SG 15-16, £1,600) O Catalog #176-177 Catalog Value $1,500 | Unsold
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 | Lot #829 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH AFRICA - Mafeking Siege Issues 1900 Sgt. Major Goodyear, 1p blue, horizontally laid paper, unused, h.r., well centered, faint perf. toning, otherwise v.f., scarce unused, with clear 1978 Royal certificate (SG 17) * Catalog #178 Catalog Value $1,200 | Price Realized $700.00
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 | Lot #830 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH AFRICA - Mafeking Siege Issues 1900 Sgt. Major Goodyear, 1p blue, deep blue, two distinct shades, three of each, used, various dates, mostly fine-v.f. (SG 17,18 £2,250) O Catalog #178 Catalog Value $2,550 | Price Realized $800.00
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 | Lot #831 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH AFRICA - Mafeking Siege Issues 1900 Sgt. Major Goodyear, 1p blue, deep blue, two distinct shades, each canceled on piece, well centered, v.f., the latter with 1995 APS certificate (SG 17,18 £750) O Catalog #178 Catalog Value $850 | Price Realized $325.00
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 | Lot #832 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH AFRICA - Mafeking Siege Issues 1900 Gen. Baden-Powell, 3p dark blue, l.h., fresh, well centered, v.f., * Catalog #179 Catalog Value $1,750 | Price Realized $675.00
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 | Lot #833 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH AFRICA - Mafeking Siege Issues 1900 3p Baden Powell (small format), horizontally laid paper, unused with much original gum, h.r., well centered, faint corner crease at upper left, still v.f., signed Raybaudi, with clear 1984 certificate (SG 19) * Catalog #179 Catalog Value $1,750 | Unsold
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 | Lot #834 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH AFRICA - Mafeking Siege Issues 1900 3p Baden Powell (small format 18 1/2 mm wide), six used singles, different dates, from Apr 14 through May 17, four canceled on pieces, various shades, couple of small faults, otherwise fine-v.f. (SG 20) O Catalog #179 Catalog Value $2,700 | Price Realized $475.00
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 | Lot #835 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH AFRICA - Mafeking Siege Issues 1900 3p Baden Powell, single (defective, upper left corner missing), tied by Apr 14, 1900 Mafeking C.G.H. cancel on locally addressed cover ("Bechuanaland Protectorate" embossing on backflap), overall toning and cover faults, still scarce usage,
Catalog #179 Catalog Value $8,250 | Price Realized $625.00
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 | Lot #836 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH AFRICA - Mafeking Siege Issues 1900 Gen. Baden-Powell, 3p blue, large format, used, well centered, fresh, v.f., with 2007 Sismondo certificate (SG 22), O Catalog #180 Catalog Value $1,350 | Price Realized $525.00
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 | Lot #837 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH AFRICA - Mafeking Siege Issues 1900 3p Baden Powell (large format 21mm wide), horizontally laid paper, central "Mafeking C.G.H. Apr 26, 1900" pmk, leaving design unobstructed, fine and scarce stamp, with 2004 APS certificate (SG 21) O Catalog #180 Catalog Value $1,350 | Price Realized $475.00
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 | Lot #838 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH AFRICA - Mafeking Siege Issues 1900 3p Baden Powell (large format 21mm wide), horizontally laid paper, tied on small piece by a perfectly struck central "Mafeking C.G.H. May 11, 1900" pmk, perfectly centered, v.f. and attractive stamp (SG 21) O Catalog #180 Catalog Value $1,350 | Unsold
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 | Lot #839 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH AFRICA - Mafeking Siege Issues 1900 3p Baden Powell (large format 21mm wide), horizontally laid paper, "Cracked Plate" variety, position 8, tied on small piece by a perfectly struck central "Mafeking C.G.H. May 10, 1900" pmk, well centered, v.f., with 1991 Peter Holcombe certificate (SG 21var) O Catalog #180var | Price Realized $950.00
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 | Lot #840 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH AFRICA - Natal 1869 6p violet, Postage overprint, h.r., fine (SG 36) * Catalog #20 Catalog Value £1,200 | Price Realized $400.00
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 | Lot #841 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH AFRICA - Natal 1899 (30 Dec) officer's mail, cover from Pretoria to Calcutta, with large "Commandant General" datestamp and departure pmks, redirected on arrival, with seven different transit pmks applied in India, fine
| Price Realized $325.00
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 | Lot #842 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH AFRICA - Natal 1902-3 KEVII, £5 black and violet, Durban cds, v.f. and rare used high value (SG 144) O Catalog #98 Catalog Value £2,000 | Unsold
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 | Lot #843 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH AFRICA - Natal 1904 KEVII, £1 10sh violet and orange brown, l.h., fine (SG 162) * Catalog #109 Catalog Value £2,250 | Unsold
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 | Lot #844 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH AFRICA - Natal 1908-9 KEVII, set of seven, mostly l.h., fine-v.f., high value with 1970 Royal certificate, * Catalog #110-116 Catalog Value $679 | Price Realized $280.00
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 | Lot #845 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH AFRICA - Orange Free State 1900 2 1/2p on 3p ultramarine, with thick "V" and level periods, no left serif and square period after "V" variety, unused without gum, v.f., with 2004 BPA certificate (catalogue value for regular stamp without varieties) (*) Catalog #SG 126var Catalog Value £850 | Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #846 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH AFRICA - Orange Free State 1901 (14 May) registered cover to Cape Town, attractively franked with nine different 1/2d-2 1/2 V.R.I. surcharges, type 31 and 32, all tied by Bloemfontein cds, filing folds away from the stamps, fine
| Price Realized $150.00
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 | Lot #847 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH AFRICA - Orange Free State 1903-4 KEVII, 4p olive green and carmine, "IOSTAGE" variety, n.h., fresh and v.f., seldom seen in such condition, with 2015 Ceremuga certificate (SG 144a; catalogue value for hinged) ** Catalog #66a Catalog Value £1,200 | Price Realized $700.00
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 | Lot #848 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH AFRICA - Transvaal 1900 (23 Apr) cover to Switzerland, franked with 1p and 2p, tied by three-line "Veldpost, ZAR New Castle" datestamp, sent via Pretoria, with Hochdorf (25 May 1900) arrival pmk on back, fine
| Price Realized $170.00
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 | Lot #849 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH AFRICA - Transvaal 1902 (10 Jan) cover "On Active Service No Stamps Available" cover endorsed "Lieut Lord James Murray, Scottish Horse", with Army Post Office, Wonderfontein cds alongside, addressed to Scotland, with red London transit, also arrival pmk on back. Wonderfontein was occupied by the British Army on 24 August, 1900
| Price Realized $150.00
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 | Lot #850 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA 1959-71 six complete sets in blocks of four, with Animals to 5sh (221-28), Republic Issues, five different sets (254-66,269-77,289-98,317-324,326-342), all n.h., fine-v.f.,
** Catalog #221/342 Catalog Value $1,400 | Price Realized $700.00
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 | Lot #851 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SWAZILAND 1890 two top sections of "ZAR Telegraf" forms, with "Swazieland" handstamped or in manuscript, with two-line oval rubber datestamps of "Bremersdorp" and "Embekelweni", fine and uncommon
| Price Realized $230.00
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 | Lot #852 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH TANGANYIKA 1927-31 George V, complete set, mostly l.h., 50c with some toning, otherwise fine-v.f., * Catalog #29-44 Catalog Value $567 | Price Realized $200.00
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 | Lot #853 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH UGANDA 1898 (12 Oct) cover to Algeria, franked with vertical pair of 2 Annas Typeset, tied by oval "Smith, Mackenzie & Co." handstamp, with British East Africa 2 1/2a Queen Victoria added alongside and tied by Mombasa cds, with Zanzibar, Suez and Alger transits, "La Maison Caree, Alger" (14 Nov) arrival, redirected to France, with Lyon (17 Nov) arrival pmk, filing fold and minor cover faults away from the stamps, fine and rare (Smith Mackenzie Mombasa office was established in 1871 and the British Postmaster General awarded them a contract for a service to convey mails between Aden and Zanzibar, linking the East African coast to the growing network services)
Catalog #55 | Unsold
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 | Lot #854 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH UGANDA 1898 (30 Dec) cover to Manchester, franked with 1a (thick "1") and 3a without overprint, used in combination with 2 1/2a Queen Victoria, all tied by "Lubas Dec 30 98" cds, with Mombasa transit and Manchester arrival pmks on back, small piece of address panel excised and covered by paper, otherwise fine usage from Lubas
Catalog #62,64 | Price Realized $240.00
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 | Lot #855 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH UGANDA 1899 (20 Feb) legal size cover to England, franked with a horizontal pair of the 1896 2 annas Typeset, pos. 9-10, left stamp small "o" in postage, used in combination with British East Africa 5a Queen Victoria, all tied by Kampala departure pmks, sent via Mombasa (Mar 23), with Paddington (Apr 15) arrival pmks on back, filing folds away from the stamps, fine and scarce mixed franking Uganda+BEA, with 1988 Holcombe certificate
Catalog #55,55a | Price Realized $900.00
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 | Lot #856 GREECE 1901 2d bronze, die proof on white wove paper, prepared by the Johnsonian Engraving Co., few pinholes from archiving process, v.f., with 2005 Sismondo certificate P Catalog #176P | Price Realized $230.00
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 | Lot #857 GREECE 1901 3d silver, die proof on white wove paper, prepared by the Johnsonian Engraving Co., few pinholes from archiving process, v.f., with 2005 Sismondo certificate P Catalog #177P | Price Realized $230.00
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 | Lot #858 GREECE 1901 5d gold, die proof on white wove paper, prepared by the Johnsonian Engraving Co., few pinholes from archival process, light soiling, otherwise v.f., with 2005 Sismondo certificate P Catalog #178P | Price Realized $230.00
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 | Lot #859 GREECE 1933 3d Eagle and Cross, large die essay in dark brown on buff paper (115x78mm), one of only 14 produced by the artist Nady Winos, v.f. and scarce, with 2005 Sismondo certificate E
| Price Realized $260.00
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 | Lot #860 GREECE 1945 Allegorical Figures, nine diff. imperforate blocks of four, complete set with additional 1d rose violet, five with double impressions, n.h., fine-v.f.
** Catalog #459-66var | Price Realized $900.00
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 | Lot #861 GREECE 1945 "OXI" Issue, 40dr imperforate block of four printed on gummed side, n.h., v.f.
** Catalog #468var | Price Realized $180.00
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 | Lot #862 GREECE 1945 Roosevelt, three different varieties including 30d double impression, frame inverted; 60d frame double and imperf., also 200d frame inverted, all horizontal pairs, n.h., fine-v.f. ** Catalog #469/71var | Price Realized $130.00
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 | Lot #863 GREECE 1945 Roosevelt, 30d double impression, sheet corner margin imperf. block of four, n.h., v.f.
** Catalog #469var | Price Realized $140.00
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 | Lot #864 GREECE 1945 Roosevelt, 60d double impression, sheet corner margin imperf. block of four, n.h., v.f.
** Catalog #470var | Price Realized $130.00
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 | Lot #865 GREECE 1945 Roosevelt, 60d imperf. upper left sheet corner margin block of six, spectacular double impression, black frame omitted, n.h., v.f.
** Catalog #470var | Price Realized $140.00
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 | Lot #866 GREECE Air Post 1933 Bari Exhibition overprints, set of four, each with a control handstamp on back, l.h., fine-v.f. (Hellas A1A-4A) * Catalog #C1-4var Catalog Value €2,500 | Price Realized $325.00
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 | Lot #867 GREECE Air Post 1943 Boreas, North Wind, 25d, 100d and 200d imperforate blocks of four, each double impression, n.h., v.f.
** Catalog #C62,64,65var | Price Realized $230.00
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 | Lot #868 GREECE Postal Tax Semi-Postals 1943 Children, two diff. imperf. blocks of four, each printed on gummed side, n.h., v.f.
** Catalog #RAB1,3var | Price Realized $140.00
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 | Lot #869 GREECE Dedeagatch 1913 1L-50L blue, se-tenant sheet of eight, unused without gum as issued, with two blue control marks, folded between the stamps, few marginal inclusions, fine-v.f., scarce sheet, with 1988 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Hellas F7, €4,800)
(*) Catalog #N188-195 Catalog Value $2,200 | Price Realized $900.00
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 | Lot #870 GREECE Dedeagatch 1913 1L-50L blue, se-tenant sheet of eight, red straight-line pmks, with two blue control marks, folded between the stamps, fine-v.f., scarce sheet,
Catalog #N188-195 Catalog Value $1,000 | Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #871 GREECE North Epirus 1941 National Youth Issue, Postage only, complete set in sheet corner margin blocks of four, n.h., fine-v.f.,
** Catalog #N219-28 Catalog Value $670 | Price Realized $240.00
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 | Lot #872 GREENLAND 1938-45 issues, two complete sets (two of each), n.h., fine-v.f., ** Catalog #1-18 Catalog Value $830 | Price Realized $190.00
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 | Lot #873 GUATEMALA 1843 stampless letter sent by diplomatic pouch from the U.S. via Panama, taxed "14" (corresponding to over 3-3 1/2 oz at 2r per 1/2 oz), with "98" (grams or approx. 3 1/4 oz) in manuscript on back, with large part of consular seal, fine sevenfold rate letter, with part of consular seal on back, ex-Madden
| Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #874 HAITI 1896 cover sent to Bordeaux, France, franked with 2c, 3c and 5c Palm (second issue), tied by Jeremie cds, with New York transit and Bordeaux arrival on reverse, fine-v.f.
| Price Realized $180.00
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 | Lot #875 HAITI 1898 (5 May) cover to France, franked with pair and strip of 3x2c red brown, New York transit and Le Havre arrival pmks
| Price Realized $130.00
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 | Lot #876 HUNGARY 1889 (23 June) mourning cover to Vienna, franked with 5f carmine, tied by FIUME departure cds, redirected on arrival (24 June), with Austria 2x5kr numerals added for further transmission to Paris, arriving the next day, fine and interesting usage from Fiume to Vienna to Paris, intact wax seal and arrival markings on back
| Unsold
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 | Lot #877 HUNGARY Zeppelin Flights 1931 Polar flight card, Budapest cancels, with Icebreaker Malyguin cachet, v.f.
| Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #878 ICELAND 1920-22 King Christian, 1e-5k, set of 21, h.r., fine-v.f., * Catalog #108-128 Catalog Value $987 | Price Realized $290.00
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 | Lot #879 ICELAND 1930 Parliament Millenary, complete set of 15, plus Air Post, used on two registered covers to Austria, 26.VI.30 "Ringvellir" cancels, Reykjavik and Edinburgh transits, v.f.
Catalog #152-66,C3 | Price Realized $240.00
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 | Lot #880 ICELAND 1931-33 King Christian X Issue, complete set of 12, mostly n.h. (2kr l.h.), fresh, well centered, fine-v.f., */** Catalog #176-87 Catalog Value $3,400 | Price Realized $625.00
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 | Lot #881 ICELAND Flight Covers 1933 picture postcard (actually a photograph of Charles Lindbergh and his wife disembarking from the motor boat "C.C.G. Androe" at Thule, where the Lindberghs visited with Knud Rasmussen), franked with 2x5a, canceled Reykjavik, 16 August, v.f. and scarce Lindberghiana item
| Unsold
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 | Lot #882 ICELAND Flight Covers 1933 (18 Aug) bilingual card from Reykjavik to USA, with preprinted cachet "Welcome to Colonel Lindbergh", v.f.
| Unsold
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 | Lot #883 ICELAND Flight Covers 1933 (15 Aug) cover flown from Greenland to Iceland with Styrelse hs on reverse, arrival cachet "Lindbergh Post Gronland Reykjavik" to Copenhagen where it arrived on August 24th, v.f. A rarity, one of only three covers carried on the Lindbergh survey flight
Catalog #AAMC TO118a | Unsold
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 | Lot #884 ICELAND Flight Covers 1935 (18 Oct) cover franked with strip of 3x10a, used from Reykjavik to USA, fine-v.f.
| Price Realized $130.00
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 | Lot #885 ICELAND Zeppelin Flights 1931 Iceland flight cover addressed to the United States, franked with 30a and 2k, with Friedrichshafen (3.7) and various other transit postmarks on reverse, fine
Catalog #C9,11 | Price Realized $150.00
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 | Lot #886 ICELAND Officials 1930 Parliament Millenary Issue, complete set, l.h. or n.h., fine-v.f., signed Buhler, etc., */** Catalog #O53-67 Catalog Value $1,730 | Price Realized $475.00
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 | Lot #887 IRAN 1879-80 Nasser-eddin Shah Qajar, 1k, 5k, 1s-10s complete set of six, mostly unused without gum, usual irregular perforations, fine-v.f., last two signed Sadri, (*) Catalog #41-46 Catalog Value $2,035 | Unsold
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 | Lot #888 IRAN 1891-1922 selection of six different singles, n.h., fine-v.f., signed Sadri, four with Persiphila card certificates (84, 315, 538, 607, 649, 649a) (catalogued as hinged), ** Catalog #85/649a Catalog Value $1,350 | Unsold
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 | Lot #889 IRAN 1903 complete set of nine "Satdjian fancy surcharges" on 5kr and 10kr, n.h., fine-v.f., with Sadri certificate (Persiphila 342-350, $585 for hinged) **
| Unsold
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 | Lot #890 IRAN 1903 5kr silver (4) and 10kr rose (1), five different inverted Satdjian fancy surcharges, h.r., fine-v.f., signed Sadri (Persiphila 342a-345a, 349a) *
| Unsold
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 | Lot #891 IRAN 1907-09 Mohammed-Ali Shah Qajar, complete set, n.h., fine-v.f. (catalogued as hinged), ** Catalog #428-445 Catalog Value $1,198 | Unsold
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 | Lot #892 IRAN 1907-09 Mohammed-Ali Shah Qajar, 4k bister-50kr gold, blocks of four, n.h., fine-v.f. (catalogued as hinged singles),
** Catalog #440-45 Catalog Value $1,914 | Unsold
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 | Lot #893 IRAN 1915 Coronation of Shah Ahmed, 1ch-12ch, also 24ch, printed on both sides, one with centers inverted, nine different sheets of 50 (450 stamps), fine-v.f. and impressive group, offered here as unauthorized reprints
(*) Catalog #560/570var | Unsold
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 | Lot #894 IRAN 1915 Coronation of Shah Ahmed, 1ch carmine & indigo, printed on both sides, one inverted, sheet of 50, imperf. vertically, with Holcombe notation at bottom right "possibly original" (unauthorized reprints exist of all such varieties and this lot is offered as is)
(*) Catalog #560var | Price Realized $1,400.00
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 | Lot #895 IRAN 1919 Coat of Arms, 4kr overprinted "1337", block of 10, also a single 24c on 4kr surcharge, all canceled by Meched cds on large piece, fine and scarce multiple
| Unsold
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 | Lot #896 IRAN 1924 Ahmad Shah last portrait, blocks of four, n.h., occasional natural gum creases, mostly fine-v.f. (catalogued as hinged singles)
** Catalog #667-80 Catalog Value $812 | Unsold
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 | Lot #897 IRAN 1931 3ch, variety center shifted to top, also 1ch double impression of the frame, the former n.h., latter h.r., fine-v.f. (Persiphila 806c, 808c, $1,500) */**
| Unsold
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 | Lot #898 IRAN Officials 1903-06 12ch blue, block of 16, 5kr brown, block of 20, 10kr rose red, block of 30, mostly n.h., fine-v.f., signed Sadri (catalogued as singles)
*/** Catalog #O13,16,17 Catalog Value $2,792 | Unsold
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 | Lot #899 IRAN Parcel Post 1981 Posthorn, 100 Rials yellow, 100 Rials dull orange, each printed on both sides (one inverted), n.h., v.f., scarce (regular stamps cat. $800) ** Catalog #Q68var | Unsold
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 | Lot #900 IRAN Postal Stationery 1916 2ch on 6ch on 5ch red postal card, used from Yezd to Isfahan, with arrival pmk at bottom, fine (Persiphila PC28, $1,000)
| Unsold
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 | Lot #901 IRAN Soviet Republic of Persia 1921 Gilan, imperf. set of four blocks of four, one without gum, others n.h., v.f.
*(*)
| Price Realized $500.00
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 | Lot #902 Iran - covers & postal history 1881 10 shahi violet and black, tied on a Registered Parcel Delivery form with Naskh, inscription (Type II) and the Post emblem on top, sent from Teheran (5.5.81) to Tabriz (10.5.81), fine and extremely rare, only a few examples reported
| Unsold
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 | Lot #903 Iran - covers & postal history 1897 (29 Dec) Parcel Post receipt from Tauris (Tabriz) to Teheran, bearing a strip of four 10kr (1894 issue), used together with strip of three of 1kr on 5kr overprints, fine and scarce postal document with a mixed franking of Nasser-Eddin Shah issue (after his assassination in 1896) and the newly issued provisional stamps
| Unsold
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 | Lot #904 Iran - covers & postal history 1902 cover to Hamadan, franked with 5sh (type II), tied by purple "Khiaban Sepah Salar" native pmk, repeated alongside, with Hamadan (11/10) arrival on front, filing folds away from the stamp, fine. Also included is a cover to England, franked with single 13ch Ahmad Shah, perf. 11 1/2 x 11, tied by "Bamm" cds, with Bender-Ammas and Kerman transits, arriving Esher Nov.13,1911
| Unsold
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 | Lot #905 Iran - covers & postal history 1912 (Muhammed Ali-Shah Senneh Rebellion Issue), double internal rate cover bearing a 10sh and 2x1sh overprinted "Al-Sultan Mohamad Ali-Shah Qajar", tied by Senneh (25.IV.12) cds, with "Hamadan (Depart)" (28.IV.12) alongside, addressed to Imperial Bank of Persia in Kermanshah, with a large handstamp across the cover obliging the authorities to return the cover to Senneh, also a large "C" control handstamp, fine and scarce item
| Price Realized $10,000.00
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 | Lot #906 Iran - covers & postal history 1912 cover franked on back with pair of 3ch Ahmad Shah stamps overprinted "Official", sent from Urumia, via Kazvin to Hamadan, fine (after the occupation of Iranian Azerbaijan by Russian forces, the local authorities decided to overprint the remaining stock of stamps at their disposal and supplied them for use for a short period in selected cities in the Azerbaijan province)
| Unsold
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 | Lot #907 Iran - covers & postal history 1914 two covers, one paying double internal rate of 12 Shahis overprinted on the 13sh value of 1909 Coat of Arms, sent from Teheran to Tauris, the other cover with pair of "2 Shahis 1915", violet "T" due marking, with "Sad" sign showing that it was dropped in a mailbox in Teheran, fine
| Unsold
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 | Lot #908 Iran - covers & postal history 1916 two covers from Constantinople to Tauris, with Ottoman franking, each with red censor handstamp on front, one showing an additional green military censor seal, with "Hadji Abdoullah Hadji Youssouf Hadji Semed Halidji" departure datestamp, unusual example of double censor marking
| Unsold
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 | Lot #909 Iran - covers & postal history 1916 (22 Jan) cover from Bender-Nasseri to a local merchant in Isfahan, franked on back with 1ch, 2ch and 3ch Ahmad Shah, with arrival pmk on back (Bender-Nasseri was the name for the city of Ahwaz during the Qajar period)
| Unsold
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 | Lot #910 Iran - covers & postal history 1917 (13 Sep) cover to Chahround, franked on back with "1335" on 1ch, used in combination with unoverprinted 5ch Ahmad Shah, tied by bilingual "Bender Guez" departure and arrival pmks alongside, showing return address of a Russian merchant in Benderguez, minor cover tears at bottom, fine and scarce usage
| Price Realized $525.00
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 | Lot #911 Iran - covers & postal history 1919 (17 Nov) Petition cover to Teheran, franked on back with single and pair of 2ch Ahmad Shah, tied by departure cds, with British "Passed By Censor No. 550" handstamp applied in Enzeli, showing local mailbox and "T" due handstamp, fine
| Unsold
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 | Lot #912 Iran - covers & postal history 1919 (Jan) cover from Teheran, addressed to a police station in Kazvin, franked on back with 1kr overprinted "6 Shahis 1337", used in combination with 1sh Tehran Famine Relief stamp, opened and sealed by paper tapes in Kazvin by the British Dunsterforce representative based at the local Post Office, with Dunsterforce Censor pmk on front, filing fold away from the stamps, fine example of British Military presence in Kazvin
| Unsold
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 | Lot #913 Iran - covers & postal history 1920 (Sep) registered Ministry of Finance in Khurasan cover to Teheran (16.IX.20), with the imperial coat of arms on front and mostly a clear and intact wax seal of the Khurasan ministry on back, franked with a 2ch, 12ch and 2kr, paying high postage for double weight envelope
| Unsold
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 | Lot #914 Iran - covers & postal history 1921 (25 May) Parcel Post receipt, franked with a horizontal pair of "1921 Coup d'etat" overprints, used with Ahmad Shah adhesives, with seal of Teheran Municipality "Baladieh Teheran", fine and rare, signed Dr. Dadkhah (in May 1921, in order to commemorate the Coup d'etat of 21st February, Moshir Moazzam, the Minister of Posts and Telegraphs agreed to a special overprint on a certain number of remainders of the 1914 Coronation stamps. However, upon his return from Europe, Camille Molitor, Director-General of Post declared the action "illegal" and ordered the destruction of the entire stock of stamps with this overprint)
| Price Realized $1,600.00
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 | Lot #915 Iran - covers & postal history 1922 (20 Feb) cover (The Imperial Bank of Persia, Bushire) franked with "Benaders" Ports issue, 1kr and 10sh surcharges, tied by "Bouchir (Depart)" cds, sent via Busra and Baghdad to R. W. Grey, the bank director at The Imperial Bank of Persia in Teheran, fine and unusual route (taken to avoid the troubled southern Fars province where mails were intercepted by rebels)
| Unsold
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 | Lot #916 Iran - covers & postal history 1924 (28 July) registered cover franked on back with 2kr, addressed to Malta, returned to its sender Mr. Mo'Addebe Homayouni via Egypt, with Malta arrival and return pmks, Egyptian purple "Returned Letter Office" seal, fine and well traveled cover, with the original registered letter receipt
| Unsold
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 | Lot #917 Iran - covers & postal history 1926 (May) registered cover franked on both sides with Provisional Ahmad Shah Issue with defaced portraits (used after the installation of Pahlavi Dynasty), pair of 6ch and two blocks of 4x3ch, sent from Seidabad (Sirdjan), via Chiraz, addressed to the Minister of War in Teheran, filing folds away from the stamps, fine cover with transit and arrival pmks
| Unsold
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 | Lot #918 Iran - covers & postal history Flight Covers 1942-45 group of four registered Pan-American Air Mail service covers to USA, franked with 20r and 30 Rials from Reza Shah definitives, different Anglo-Soviet-Persian censor handstamps and sealing labels, scarce
Catalog #902-905 | Unsold
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 | Lot #919 ISRAEL - HOLYLAND French Offices in the Holyland 1878 (17 Oct) cover from Jaffa to Paris, with a good JERUSALEM CROSS strike in blue, franked with French 25c Type Sage, tied by "Jaffa Syrie" departure cds, repeated alongside, red "Pa. Ang." (25 Oct) cds at bottom, Alexandria (20 Oct) transit and Paris arrival pmks on back, minor backflap tears, fine and attractive example of Jerusalem Cross with Type Sage franking from Jaffa
| Price Realized $2,300.00
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 | Lot #920 ISRAEL - HOLYLAND German Offices in the Holyland 1910 (31 Dec) German Levant 20pa on 10pf stationery card with "Aus Sarona bei Jaffa Deutsche Post" handstamp, sent via the German Post Office in Jaffa to Wurttemberg, datelined "Walhalla 30.12.1910", fine and uncommon family correspondence, with 2000 Muentz certificate, ex-Cihangir collection (Sarona is today a neighborhood of Tel Aviv. It started as a German Templar colony in 1871 and was one of the earliest modern villages established by Europeans in the Holyland)
| Price Realized $150.00
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 | Lot #921 ISRAEL - HOLYLAND Italian Offices in the Holyland 1909-11 Jerusalem 10pa-40pi surcharges, complete set of eight, n.h., post office fresh, fine-v.f., 20pi on 5L with 2001 Raybaudi certificate (Sss.1-8, €5,000) ** Catalog #1-8 | Unsold
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 | Lot #922 ISRAEL 1940s Irgun propaganda label, sheetlet of 12, with inscriptions in Yiddish, French, English and Hebrew, n.h., v.f.
**
| Price Realized $325.00
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 | Lot #923 ISRAEL 1948 (16 July) registered cover used locally in Jerusalem, franked with Interim Period 10m (2), tied by local departure pmk, with "Jerusalem 2 No.4243" Registry label, departure datestamp alongside, official Income Tax Office handstamp, with Jerusalem (18.7.48) arrival pmk on back, cover somewhat toned, with faults, nevertheless scarce early registered mail
| Unsold
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 | Lot #924 ISRAEL 1948 (21 June) printed matter wrapper with Jerusalem III Interim local stamp, sent from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv, minor toning, otherwise fine, with "Central Committee for Nourishment" handstamp on back, posted the day after the official end of the military siege of Jerusalem
| Unsold
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 | Lot #925 ISRAEL 1948 Doar Ivri, 250m-1,000m set of three with tabs, n.h., post office fresh, top value with natural gum disturbance on tab, well centered, v.f. ** Catalog #7-9 | Price Realized $1,700.00
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 | Lot #926 ISRAEL 1948 Doar Ivri, 250m-1,000m left sheet margin tab blocks of four, perfectly centered, n.h. and post office fresh, white gum without any fingerprints which usually afflict this issue, v.f. and absolutely ideal set of tab blocks, undoubtedly the finest quality possible, for a quality discriminating collector (Bale $14,000)
** Catalog #7-9 | Price Realized $7,000.00
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 | Lot #927 ISRAEL Air Post 1955 (27 July) flown cover (somewhat defective) from Vienna to Tel Aviv, with three-line cachet in Hebrew: "This piece of mail survived from El-Al airplane which was shot down over Bulgaria on 27.7.55", with the original envelope in which the recovered mail was forwarded, both attractively presented on two exhibit pages (El-Al Flight 402 was an international passenger flight from London to Tel Aviv, via Vienna and Istanbul. On 27 July 1955, the flight strayed into Bulgarian airspace and was attacked by two Bulgarian MiG-15 jet fighters, crashing near Petrich. All 7 crew and 51 passengers on board the airliner were killed)
| Price Realized $350.00
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 | Lot #928 ISRAEL Interim Period - Jerusalem Locals 1948 local registered cover, Jerusalem 6 (Mahane Yehuda Branch office), franked with 5m (single and pair) and 10m of the second issue, tied by Minh. Haam Jerusalem pmk, with two strikes of 10 May 1948 (day of Issue) datestamps on back, vertical filing fold away from the stamps, fine, with 1984 Muentz certificate
| Price Realized $180.00
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 | Lot #929 ISRAEL French Consular Post in Jerusalem 1948 20m surcharge, two different, first one l.h., stains, other n.h. (Bale 127-28). Also included is the 1948 "Helmet Essay", sheet margin single */**
| Price Realized $130.00
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 | Lot #930 ITALIAN STATES Lombardy-Venetia 1858 2s yellow, type I, used on folded Journal (interesting contents discussing imports from China), sent from Como to Mesenzano, filing folds away from the stamp, fine (Sass.23)
Catalog #7a Catalog Value €3,250 | Price Realized $475.00
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 | Lot #931 ITALIAN STATES Roman States 1852 1sc rose, full to clear margins all around, original gum, small faults, fresh and v.f. appearance, with 2004 Dr.Helmuth Avi certificate (SG 11) * Catalog #11 Catalog Value €7,500 | Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #932 ITALIAN STATES Roman States 1865 (10 May) outer FL from Rome to Athens, franked with 5baj and horizontal pair of 8baj, tied by diamond grids, with departure cds alongside, charged "20" in red crayon, Greece 20L Large Hermes head (three ample margins, in at left) added and tied by arrival cds, fine and rare Roman States/Greece combination cover
| Unsold
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 | Lot #933 ITALIAN STATES Tuscany 1861 coverfront from Firenze to London, franked with three imperforate stamps, Sardinia 10c and 20c, used in combination with Tuscany 1860 40c carmine, three ample margins, just in at left, tied by Firenze departure cds, signed Bolaffi, also Diena, with his 1991 certificate ("Granda Rarita sua affrancature tricolore") Catalog #Sass.14Ca,15Db,21 | Price Realized $500.00
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 | Lot #934 ITALIAN STATES TWO SICILIES - Naples 1860 Trinacria, 1/2t blue, large margins all around, tied by black "annullato" cancel to a large top portion of a newspaper "L'Omnibus", sent from Naples to Trani, v.f. usage of this scarce classic stamp in near perfect condition, with 1935 Richter (non-photo), 1989 Diena and 2006 Colla certificates (Sass.15, €60,000) Catalog #8 Catalog Value $25,000 | Price Realized $4,500.00
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 | Lot #935 ITALIAN STATES TWO SICILIES - Naples 1860 Savoy Cross, 1/2t blue, large margins all around, black "Annullato" cancel, v.f. and exceptional stamp, with 1987 Diena certificate (Sass.16, €7,000) O Catalog #9 Catalog Value $3,250 | Price Realized $1,500.00
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 | Lot #936 ITALIAN STATES TWO SICILIES - Naples 1860 Savoy Cross, 1/2t dark blue, pos.5, showing double impression of "T" variety (shifted horizontally), margins just in at upper left, full on all other sides, black "Annullato" cancel, fine and rare variety, with 1986 Diena certificate (Sass.16d) O Catalog #9var Catalog Value €14,000 | Price Realized $1,400.00
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 | Lot #937 ITALIAN STATES TWO SICILIES - Naples 1861 20g yellow, variety "double head", margins all around, h.r., fine, with 2001 Raybaudi certificate * Catalog #26var | Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #938 ITALY 1863 5c slate green, 40c carmine, both unused with full original gum, h.r., natural gum wrinkles, fresh and fine stamps, * Catalog #26,31 Catalog Value $8,325 | Unsold
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 | Lot #939 ITALY 1865 20c on 15c blue, type III (no dots, Sassone type I), well centered, h.r., v.f., with 1983 Diena certificate (Sass.23, €3,250) * Catalog #34b Catalog Value $1,750 | Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #940 ITALY 1865 20c on 15c, surcharge partially omitted variety, on FL from Florence to Torino, with "Firenze 10.Apr" departure and "Torino 11.Apr.67" arrival on reverse, filing fold away from the stamp, fine, signed Dr.Avi (Sass.25f; catalogued as used, off cover)
Catalog #34var Catalog Value €6,000 | Unsold
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 | Lot #941 ITALY 1869 (17 Sep) cover from Volterra to New York, franked with 10c, 30c and 60c (2), faint red New York arrival, Milan transit on reverse, cover somewhat defective, otherwise a fine three color franking
| Unsold
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 | Lot #942 ITALY 1871 (26 Oct) FL from Napoli to Athens, franked with 60c lilac, canceled by grids, with departure cds at upper right, "Affrancattura Insuficiento" handstamp, charged "25" in red crayon, Greece 5L and 20L Large Hermes Heads (usual margins) added on arrival and tied by Athens (25 Oct 71) cds, additional pmk on back, with Messina transit, filing fold away from the stamps, uncommon Italy/Greece combination
| Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #943 ITALY 1879 10c, 20c and 30c, three different, h.r., well centered, fine-v.f., with 2006 Raybaudi certificate, * Catalog #46-47,49 Catalog Value $1,025 | Price Realized $230.00
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 | Lot #944 ITALY 1891-96 Arms of Savoy, 5c green, block of four, n.h., usual centering, signed Diena, with 1996 Raybaudi certificate (Sass.59; catalogue value for poorly centered singles)
** Catalog #67 Catalog Value €3,200 | Price Realized $350.00
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 | Lot #945 ITALY 1901 1.25L blue, three imperforate pairs, one vertical, others horizontal, also top sheet margin block of six, plus proof of frame of 2.50L in sepia, single and two blocks of four, signed Oliva, v.f. (Sass. €8,060+)
P Catalog #88P,90P | Unsold
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 | Lot #946 ITALY 1927 St. Francis, 5L+2.50L olive green, imperforate horizontal pair, trial color proof (intended for one of the Colonies, not to be confused with "prove d'archivio" which come without gum and in issued colors), with full original gum, h.r., v.f., rare (Sass.197P) * Catalog #183P Catalog Value €4,000 | Price Realized $325.00
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 | Lot #947 ITALY 1928 1.25L blue & black, two imperforate horizontal pairs, proof on stamp paper, v.f. (Sass. €1,520) P Catalog #206P | Unsold
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 | Lot #948 ITALY 1932 Garibaldi, complete set, each stamp overprinted SAGGIO (Specimen), l.h., fine-v.f. S Catalog #280-89S | Unsold
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 | Lot #949 ITALY 1943 prepared in Tunisia and not issued, El Djem amphitheater "Franchigia Militare" perf. 11 1/2, sheetlet of six in blue, n.h., v.f. This is also considered to be the first souvenir sheet from Italy (after the Italian forces surrendered in Tunisia, the prepared stamps were destroyed and only a small quantity survived)
** Catalog #Sass.1 Catalog Value €1,600 | Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #950 ITALY 1944 (3 Jan) cover franked with "Governo Militare Alleato" overprinted 2x20c, used in combination with regular Italian franking 5c and Parcel Post, sent to Palagianello, with arrival pmk, some cover toning, fine and interesting mixed franking, signed Sismondo, with his 2013 certificate
| Price Realized $230.00
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 | Lot #951 ITALY 1944 50c proof of background, imperforate block of four, also imperforate single with double impression of groundwork, plus perforated variety printed on both sides, fine-v.f.
P Catalog #440var | Unsold
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 | Lot #952 ITALY 1944 (27 Apr) locally used Bari cover with interesting franking which includes "Governo Militare Alleato" overprints, 50c "Lupa di Roma" and Parcel Post adhesives, little toning, otherwise fine, with 1996 Sorani certificate
Catalog #Sass. 515 | Price Realized $240.00
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 | Lot #953 ITALY 1944 "Lupa Capitolina" 50c lilac, triple impression, horizontal strip of three, with full offset on back, right stamp with fold-over, causing an additional offset, unused without gum as issued, with 1996 Raybaudi certificate. Listed but unpriced in Sassone ("e noto anche con il decalco di due delle tre stampe"). A rarity (*) Catalog #Sass. 515Aq | Price Realized $1,000.00
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 | Lot #954 ITALY 1944 Badoglio, 50c violet, imperf. single, l.h., v.f., * Catalog #Sass.515Bb Catalog Value €4,750 | Price Realized $700.00
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 | Lot #955 ITALY 1945 2L brown lilac, imperforate horizontal pair, n.h., v.f., signed Oliva, with his 1998 certificate (Sass. 552h) ** Catalog #470var Catalog Value €2,250 | Unsold
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 | Lot #956 ITALY 1945 15L blue, double paper, vertical strip of four, n.h., v.f., with 1987 Diena certificate (Sass. 560t) ** Catalog #473var Catalog Value €2,000 | Unsold
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 | Lot #957 ITALY 1945 Republica, 100L carmine, variety imperf. at right, sheet margin single, l.h., v.f. (Sass.565ap) * Catalog #477var | Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #958 ITALY 1945 100L (Democratica), variety imperf. at top, upper left sheet margin example, n.h., v.f. (Sass.565aI) ** Catalog #477var Catalog Value €2,750 | Unsold
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 | Lot #959 ITALY 1945 10c brown, pane of 50 with margins at top and bottom, A.M.G. VG shifted diagonally to left, leaving five stamps with only partial letters of the overprint, others with somewhat double overprint, etc., n.h., couple of tiny gum specks, v.f. and striking variety (Sass.1var)
** Catalog #1LN1var | Price Realized $900.00
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 | Lot #960 ITALY 1947 A.M.G. V.G. 25L blue, overprint inverted, ten singles, n.h., fine-v.f., signed Bolaffi, Diena, Raybaudi, etc. (Sass.PA6b) **
Catalog Value €5,000 | Price Realized $240.00
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 | Lot #961 ITALY 1947 A.M.G. V.G. 2L blue, overprint inverted, ten copies, including two blocks of four, n.h., fine-v.f., signed Diena, Raybaudi, etc. (Sass.PA3var)
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| Unsold
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 | Lot #962 ITALY 1955 5L imperforate vertical and horizontal pairs (2), n.h., v.f. ** Catalog #674var | Unsold
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 | Lot #963 ITALY 1955 100L brown, sheet margin horizontal pair, variety imperf. at right, double perforations in the middle, n.h., v.f. (Sass.785/Ifaa, €800) ** Catalog #688var | Unsold
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 | Lot #964 ITALY 1955 25L Pascoli, imperf. sheet corner margin block of four, v.f., signed Raybaudi (Sass.792, Spec.356Ea)
** Catalog #704var Catalog Value €1,600 | Price Realized $170.00
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 | Lot #965 ITALY Air Post Officials 1933 Servizio di Stato triptych, complete "E" watermark, n.h., v.f., with 2021 Dr.Avi certificate (Sass.1a) ** Catalog #CO1var Catalog Value €8,700 | Unsold
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 | Lot #966 ITALY Pneumatic Post Stamps 1913-25 15c brown, 40c rose, imperforate plate proofs, singles and vertical sheet margin pairs, v.f. (Sass.P1,9) P Catalog #D1P,8P Catalog Value €2,280 | Unsold
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 | Lot #967 ITALY Flight Covers 1925 de Pinedo World Flight, Calcutta to Melbourne, franked with 1/2a and 1 1/2a India King George V definitives, with a red handstamp reading "Italian Consul General's (Melbourne) letter of 12-11-25. / No. 750/11. / Calcutta to Melbourne by Seaplane, 13/5/1925.". Back shows a purple cachet with map "ITALIAN / WORLD AIR / FLIGHT" (also another strike partly visible on front), with green initials of Stephen Smith and the president of the Aero Philatelic Club of India H.A. Outhwaite (these, apparently to prevent duplication). This is the right half of the cover only, as the 93 existing covers had all been intentionally cut in half, as they had been signed by de Pinedo after a promised charity donation had failed (the half with his signature is missing). Accompanied by a copy of a fairly contemporary article written on these interesting covers. This one is numbered 77 (out of 93), v.f.
| Price Realized $900.00
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 | Lot #968 ITALY Zeppelin Flights 1933 Rome Flight to Rio de Janeiro, franked with 12L Zeppelin, used in combination with additional regular franking, tied by departure cds, with blue cachet, June 7, 1933 arrival pmk on back, little toning, otherwise fine
| Price Realized $240.00
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 | Lot #969 ITALY Special Delivery 1946 10L dark blue, vertical bottom sheet margin pair, rejoined double paper (carta rocongiunta), n.h., v.f., signed Diena, with his 1987 certificate, ** Catalog #Sass.E1d Catalog Value €4,400 | Unsold
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 | Lot #970 ITALY Postage Dues 1870 (27 Mar) FL from Paris to Italy, franked with 20c Laure, tied by Paris Star pmk, with departure cds alongside, with Italian Postage Dues 10c red brown and 30c Numerals added on arrival in Torino (29 Mar), filing fold away from the stamps, rare mixed issues combination
Catalog #J2,J8 | Unsold
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 | Lot #971 ITALY Postage Dues 1871 (26 Sep) complete FL from Parana, Argentina to Italy, franked with 5c Rivadavia, tied by departure cds, Buenos Aires transit, charged 10 (decimes) on arrival, with the addition of 1 Lire Postage Due, tied by Genova cds, filing fold away from the stamps, signed Sorani
Catalog #J13 | Unsold
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 | Lot #972 ITALY Postage Dues 1874 10L blue and brown, large part original gum, usual centering, creased, otherwise fine example of this Postage Due rarity, with clear 2006 Sorani certificate, * Catalog #J19 Catalog Value $9,500 | Price Realized $700.00
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 | Lot #973 ITALY Postage Dues 1890-91 Surcharges, set of three, h.r., fine-v.f., with 2006 Raybaudi certificate, * Catalog #J25-27 Catalog Value $2,655 | Price Realized $290.00
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 | Lot #974 ITALY Postage Dues 1890 30c on 2c orange, well centered for this difficult issue, l.h., fresh and fine stamp, * Catalog #J27 Catalog Value $2,000 | Price Realized $160.00
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 | Lot #975 ITALY Parcel Post 1953-55 Authorized Delivery, 50L-110L, three values, plus 75L brown and 110L lilac rose, l.h., fine-v.f., * Catalog #QY2-4,8-10 Catalog Value $1,070 | Price Realized $120.00
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 | Lot #976 ITALY Postal Stationery 1887 2c red brown with "CI" perforations, affixed to unused "Francalettere" publicity lettersheet, xontents complete, filing fold away from the stamp, fine and extremely scarce, with 2024 Dr.Avi certificate,
Catalog #Sass. 1 Catalog Value €22,000 | Price Realized $2,100.00
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 | Lot #977 ITALY Postal Stationery 1951 20L green, "Barbus Impermeabili" advertising, grayish tint ("camoscio Grigio"), postal stationery card, unused and in perfect condition, v.f. While 100,000 cards were printed, virtually all were used, with only a few unused cards still remaining, most with defects; signed, with 2011 Raybaudi certificate ("ottimo stato di conservazione, data la sua grande rarita") (Filigrano R9/1A) (Interitalia 148/1)
Catalog Value €10,000 | Price Realized $4,750.00
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 | Lot #978 ITALY Italian Social Republic Parcel Post 1944 Issue, complete set, also Authorized Delivery Stamp, 10c unissued overprint, two different, n.h., fine-v.f., with Raybaudi certificates (Sass.PP38-37,Recapito 3A,3B) ** Catalog #EY1,var,Q1-12, Catalog Value €5,250 | Price Realized $400.00
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 | Lot #979 ITALY Italian Social Republic - Basa Atlantica 1943 10c brown, 20c carmine, 25c green, 30c brown and 50c violet, horizontal pairs, each with one stamp unoverprinted, l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f., signed Roger Calves, only 20 pairs issued, * Catalog #Sass.6d,8d-11d Catalog Value €16,000 | Price Realized $2,300.00
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 | Lot #980 ITALY Italian Social Republic - Basa Atlantica 1943 25c green and 50c violet, overprinted "Republicana" instead of "Repubblicana", small h.r., v.f., signed Bianchi, etc., * Catalog #Sass.9e,11e Catalog Value €2,750 | Price Realized $300.00
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 | Lot #981 ITALY TRIESTE - ZONE A 1950 Fiera di Trieste 15L blue, horizontal pair, overprinted on back of only one of the stamps, n.h., v.f., signed Oliva, with his 2001 certificate. A rarity, possibly the only one recorded, ** Catalog #Sass.81e Catalog Value €8,500 | Price Realized $750.00
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 | Lot #982 ITALY TRIESTE - ZONE A 1950 Italy at Work, 50c violet blue, variety perforations shifted with "Poste Italiane" at bottom instead of at top, AMG-FTT inverted, l.h., v.f., only 10 (!) printed, * Catalog #Sass.90/Iab Catalog Value €8,000 | Unsold
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 | Lot #983 ITALY TRIESTE - ZONE A 1950 Italy at Work, 200L olive brown, perf. 14 1/4 x 13 1/4, l.h., v.f., signed Oliva (catalogued as hinged) * Catalog #Sass.107/II Catalog Value €1,500 | Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #984 ITALY TRIESTE - ZONE A 1952 60L Armed Forces Day, overprint inverted, l.h., v.f., only 56 printed (Sass.159a) * Catalog #159var Catalog Value €4,500 | Unsold
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 | Lot #985 ITALY TRIESTE - ZONE A 1952 60L Armed Forces Day, overprint inverted, n.h., fine, only 56 printed, expert signed (Sass.159a) ** Catalog #159var Catalog Value €3,500 | Price Realized $550.00
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 | Lot #986 ITALY TRIESTE - ZONE A Parcel Post 1947 50L rose, pair with displaced overprint, l.h. at top, bottom pair n.h., fine-v.f. */** Catalog #Q8var | Unsold
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 | Lot #987 ITALY TRIESTE - ZONE A Parcel Post 1947-48 200L-500L, three high values, n.h., fine-v.f. (Sass.10-12) ** Catalog #Q10-12 Catalog Value €1,400 | Price Realized $260.00
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 | Lot #988 ITALY TRIESTE - ZONE A Parcel Post 1947-48 200L green, two unsevered pairs, one n.h., the other h.r., fine-v.f. (Sass.10) */** Catalog #Q10 Catalog Value €1,450 | Price Realized $180.00
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 | Lot #989 ITALY TRIESTE - ZONE A Parcel Post 1949 50L rose, overprint double, l.h., usual centering, fine, signed Raybaudi. Only 100 discovered, all poorly centered, with irregular perforations, * Catalog #Sass.PP 21b Catalog Value €1,300 | Price Realized $120.00
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 | Lot #990 ITALY ITALIAN OFFICES ABROAD - GENERAL ISSUE (Estero) 1874 10c buff, lower corners not altered variety, used, fine and rare, with 1929 Royal and 1986 Diena certificates (Sass. 4c, €20,000) O Catalog #4c Catalog Value $12,000 | Unsold
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 | Lot #991 ITALY ITALIAN OFFICES IN CHINA Naval and Maritime Mail 1915 (29 May) registered cover to Spezia, franked on back with unoverprinted Italian pairs of 5c and 15c definitives, tied by "Distaccamento Marina Italiana in Cina" departure pmks, with arrival in Italy (13.7.15), scattered tone spots and filing fold away from the stamps, fine usage during Italian Naval presence in China, signed Sorani
| Price Realized $200.00
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 | Lot #992 ITALY ITALIAN OFFICES IN CHINA - Peking 1917 20c on 45c olive, unofficial surcharge, used with 1c on small piece, fine and rare, with 2021 Avanzo certificate (Sassone notes that prices are for defective examples, those in perfect condition are valued at double the quoted catalogue value) O
Catalog Value €50,000 | Unsold
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 | Lot #993 ITALY ITALIAN OFFICES IN CHINA - Peking 1919 $2 on 5L blue & rose, Type III, exceptionally well centered with wide margins all around, n.h., post office fresh and v.f., with 1984 Dr. Enzo Diena certificate. A rarity, one of the finest known (the ordinary 5 Lire unoverprinted Italian stamp is priced with 500% premium for perfect centering) (Sass. 29, €52,500++) ** Catalog #30b Catalog Value $30,000 | Unsold
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 | Lot #994 ITALY ITALIAN OFFICES IN CHINA - Tientsin 1917 2c on 5c green, 4c on 10c claret and 6c on 15c slate, set of three, n.h., fresh and v.f., with 2015 Cilio certificate (Sass.1-3, €17,500) ** Catalog #1-4 Catalog Value $3,200 | Unsold
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 | Lot #995 ITALY ITALIAN OFFICES IN CHINA - Tientsin 1918-21 $2 "dollari Tientsin" on 5L blue & rose, surcharge type II, l.h., remarkably well centered for this difficult issue, v.f. and rare, as only 300 were issued between types II and III, with 1989 Bolaffi certificate graded "100" (Sass.24, €35,000) * Catalog #23a Catalog Value $20,000 | Unsold
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 | Lot #996 ITALY ITALIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE 1870 FL from the French Post Office in Salonika, franked with strip of 3x20c Laure, canceled by large numerals, with "Italie-Salonique" 29 Mars 1870 departure cds alongside, addressed to Napoli, with transit and arrival pmks, little toning, otherwise fine
| Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #997 ITALY ITALIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE 1908 10pa on 5c green, vertical pair, lower stamp without surcharge, n.h., fine, with 2024 Avi certificate (Sass. 1b; €11,250) ** Catalog #6a Catalog Value $8,000 | Unsold
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 | Lot #998 ITALY ITALIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE 1907 20pa on 10c, left half used as 10pa, additionally franked with 30pa on 15c and 1pi Special Delivery on cover from Smirne to Cairo, with Alexandria transit and Cairo arrival on reverse, some cover staining, stamps fine-v.f. (Sassone €1,900+)
Catalog #Sass. 10e | Unsold
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 | Lot #999 ITALY ITALIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE 1908 2pi on 50c violet, n.h., post office fresh, usual centering, fine, signed Diena, etc., with 1991 certificate (Sass.5, €12,000) ** Catalog #10 Catalog Value $6,500 | Unsold
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 | Lot #1000 ITALY ITALIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE 1908 Second Printing, 20pi on 5L blue & rose, n.h., usual centering, rare stamp, signed Diena, with his 1991 certificate (Sass.14, €24,000) ** Catalog #19 Catalog Value $14,500 | Unsold
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 | Lot #1001 ITALY ITALIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE 1908 20pi on 5L blue and rose, large space between "20" and "Piastre" variety, l.h.. fine and rare, with 1989 Diena certificate (Sass.14p) * Catalog #19var Catalog Value €32,000 | Unsold
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 | Lot #1002 ITALY ITALIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE 1908 4pi on 1L, with "4" omitted, used on large registered cover from Constantinople to Specco, additionally franked with 30pa on 15c double surcharge and 1pi on 25c block of four, lower left stamp with "1" omitted, filing folds away from the stamps which have some usual toned spots, fine-v.f., the 4pi on 1L variety is unpriced in Sassone and possibly unique, undoubtedly a rare "triple" error cover, with 2005 Sorani certificate
Catalog #Sass. 10a,11e,13cb | Price Realized $1,800.00
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 | Lot #1003 ITALY ITALIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE Postage Dues 1922 Italian Postage dues overprinted "Constantinopoli", 10c-1L blocks of four, 2L and 5L singles, each with a control cancel as issued, n.h., fine-v.f., signed Diena, etc., with 1985 Raybaudi certificate (Sassone 1-6, €10,000+)
** Catalog #J1-6 | Unsold
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 | Lot #1004 ITALIAN COLONIES General Issues for all Colonies 1932 Garibaldi, postage, Air Post and Special Delivery, 17 different, sheet corner margin irregular blocks of nine, n.h., post office fresh, fine-v.f.,
** Catalog #13-22,C8-12,CE1-2 Catalog Value $2,529 | Unsold
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 | Lot #1005 ITALIAN COLONIES General Issues for all Colonies Air Post Semi-Postal Official Stamps 1934 Rome-Mogadiscio Flight, set of four including Cyrenaica, Eritrea, Somalia and Tripolitania, n.h. and post office fresh, v.f., only 750 of each issued, signed Bolaffi, etc., with 2021 Dr.Avi certificate (Sass.SA1, €28,000) ** Catalog #CBO1 | Price Realized $4,750.00
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 | Lot #1006 ITALIAN COLONIES General Issues for all Colonies Air Post Semi-Postal Official Stamps 1934 Rome-Mogadiscio Flight, set of four including Cyrenaica, Eritrea, Somalia and Tripolitania, n.h. and post office fresh, v.f., only 750 of each issued, with 2023 Dr.Avi certificate, ** Catalog #CBO1 Catalog Value €28,000 | Unsold
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 | Lot #1007 ITALIAN COLONIES Aegean Islands - Rhodes 1940-43 selection of 20 covers or cards, used during WWII to Geneva, Marseilles, Zurich, one to USA, another franked with pair of 50c and 3x1.25L, tied by "Posta Aerea Castelrosso Egeo" cds and sent to Australia, framed "Passed by Censor" handstamp and "opened by censor" seal, some normal cover wear, mostly fine
| Price Realized $1,400.00
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 | Lot #1008 ITALIAN COLONIES Eritrea Semi-Postals 1926 Colonial Institute Issue, set of six plate proofs on card, mounted on carton, little adhesive toning, otherwise v.f. P Catalog #B11-16P | Price Realized $700.00
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 | Lot #1009 ITALIAN COLONIES Fezzan Air Post 1943 50c brown, lower left corner block 15, n.h., fine-v.f., signed Calves,
** Catalog #Sass. PA1 Catalog Value €9,000 | Price Realized $1,900.00
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 | Lot #1010 ITALIAN COLONIES Fezzan Air Post 1943 50c brown, bottom margin block 15, n.h., tiny toned spot, still fine-v.f., signed Calves,
** Catalog #Sass. PA1 Catalog Value €9,000 | Price Realized $1,800.00
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 | Lot #1011 ITALIAN COLONIES Fiume 1918 Hungary, 10f rose, Machine-made overprint, n.h., v.f., with 2009 Martinas certificate (Sass.22, €30,000) ** Catalog #1 Catalog Value $11,000 | Unsold
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 | Lot #1012 ITALIAN COLONIES Fiume 1918 Hungary, 6f green, handstamped type 6, h.r., fine, with 2009 Martinas certificate (Sass.7/VI, €3,800) * Catalog #6a | Unsold
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 | Lot #1013 ITALIAN COLONIES Fiume 1918 10f red, machine-made overprint, centered to left and tied on piece by Jan 9, 1919 Fiume pmk, extremely rare, with 2013 Martinas certificate (Sass.8, €26,000) O Catalog #7 Catalog Value $11,000 | Unsold
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 | Lot #1014 ITALIAN COLONIES Libya 1912 5L variety, basic stamp shifted background, h.r., fine, * Catalog #Sass.11a Catalog Value €1,500 | Price Realized $150.00
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 | Lot #1015 ITALIAN COLONIES Libya 1921 5c black & green, variety center very light and not completely printed, canceled Benghazi, fine and apparently rare unlisted variety, signed Colla, with his 2014 certificate (Sass.23var) O Catalog #22var | Price Realized $140.00
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 | Lot #1016 ITALIAN COLONIES Libya 1932 6th Tripoli Fair, plate proofs on glazed card in issued colors, complete set in sheet corner margin blocks of four, fresh, v.f.,
P Catalog #Sass.108-17,A4-7P Catalog Value €6,160 | Price Realized $700.00
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 | Lot #1017 ITALIAN COLONIES Libya 1934 8th Tripoli Fair, selection of 18 different imperf. and gummed trial color proof sheetlets, two each of 20c, 25c, 30c, 75c, 1.25L, 2.25L, 4.50L, also single of 5L, 10L and 25L, v.f., with 1987 Dr. Enzo Diena certificates P Catalog #Sass.125/1,A14/20P | Price Realized $1,500.00
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 | Lot #1018 ITALIAN COLONIES Somalia Air Post 1934 75c brown and red orange, imperf. sheet margin horizontal pair, n.h., v.f., signed Sismondo, etc., with 2023 Dr.Avi certificate (Sass.A3a) ** Catalog #C3a Catalog Value €21,000 | Unsold
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 | Lot #1019 ITALIAN COLONIES Somalia Air Post Officials 1934 Servizio Aereo Speziale, unissued overprints on 50c, 75c, 80c, 1L and 2L Air Post stamps, five different, mostly n.h., fine-v.f. signed Sanabria and "Brava 1934", Sassone €6,250 */**
| Price Realized $950.00
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 | Lot #1020 ITALIAN COLONIES Somalia Air Post Officials 1934 25c blue and red orange, n.h., v.f., with expert handstamp and 2024 Dr.Avi certificate (Sass. 2; €7,500) ** Catalog #CO1 Catalog Value $3,500 | Unsold
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 | Lot #1021 ITALIAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Yugoslav Occupation of Istria and Slovenia 1945 Issues complete (19 different stamps), n.h., few faint toned spots, fine-v.f., few handstamp guarantee markings on reverse, ** Catalog #Sass.22-40 Catalog Value €800 | Price Realized $230.00
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 | Lot #1022 ITALIAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Polish Corps in Italy - Corpo Polacco 1946 2nd Corps souvenir sheet of four, uncut horizontal pair, canceled "Poczta Polowa 1.I.46 / 119", applied on 45g and 55g values, folded between sheets, fine-v.f., extremely rare unsevered pair, the only known example with the 1.I.46 /119 cancel, 2002 Raybaudi certificate confirming the unique status of this item O Catalog #Sass. 1Ab Catalog Value €26,000 | Unsold
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 | Lot #1023 ITALIAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Polish Corps in Italy - Corpo Polacco 1946 2nd Corps souvenir sheet of three(!), 45g omitted, canceled "Glowna Poczta Polowa 1-I-46 / 104" , without gum as issued, hinged in several places, tiny stain at top, otherwise fine, this being the only known souvenir sheer error with this cancelation, (*) Catalog #Sass. 1Aca Catalog Value €15,000 | Unsold
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 | Lot #1024 ITALIAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Polish Corps in Italy - Corpo Polacco 1946 2nd Corps souvenir sheet of one (!), three other values omitted, leaving only 2zl Bologna, unsevered horizontal pair, unused without gum as issued, v.f., with 2002 Raybaudi certificate. Only three varieties known with three values omitted (this pair of souvenir sheets comprising two of them), (*) Catalog #Sass. 1Ag Catalog Value €26,000 | Unsold
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 | Lot #1025 JAPAN 1871 (21 Feb) small cover to Lyon, franked with 2sen yellow, transferred to the French Post office Yokohama/Japan, with Ceres 5c, 10c, 15c and 80c canceled by large "5118" numerals, paying 1.10fr, with arrival (7 Apr) on back, Madame Lebon's name partly erased, Degron cachet and additional markings on reverse, faint toning, fine and remarkable small five-color France/Japan combination cover from the Lebon correspondence
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1026 JAPAN 1874 2s yellow, Syllabic 16, h.r., fine, with Eichele opinion, * Catalog #28 Catalog Value $425 | Price Realized $240.00
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 | Lot #1027 JAPAN 1874 6s violet brown, Syllabic 2, h.r., good color, small natural brown spot on gum, with Eichele opinion, * Catalog #29 Catalog Value $1,900 | Price Realized $475.00
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 | Lot #1028 JAPAN 1892 (29 June) cover from Kobe to Shanghai, franked with 5r (2), 1s and 3s adhesives, tied by Kobe Meiji departure pmks, with Shanghai Meiji P.O. arrival, cover wrinkles, otherwise fine
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1029 JAPAN Zeppelin Flights 1929 LZ 129 return flight to Germany, ppc franked with 6s red, canc. on board 21 Aug. 1929 in red, with appropriate cachet, v.f., rare
Catalog #Si.31m | Price Realized $900.00
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 | Lot #1030 JAPAN Military Stamps 1904-45 military mail, selection of eight items incl. Russo-Japanese War (4), also World War II Philippines Army Mail (2), repatriation mail (2), all neatly written-up on pages, interesting markings, fine-v.f.
| Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #1031 KOREA 1905 (31 May) cover addressed to the French Legation in Tokyo, franked with 4c Falcon, tied by Seoul No.1 cds, with Fusan transit and Tokyo arrival pmks, fine
| Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #1032 NORTH KOREA 1946-53 selection of 54 different, imperforate proof sheetlets, single of double dies, usually on thin wove paper, occasional tone spots, mostly fine-v.f., rare P
| Price Realized $9,000.00
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 | Lot #1033 LATVIA 1938 Twenty Years of Independence, unexploded "Ls 2,02" booklet with panes of 3s, 5s, 10s, 20s and 35s separated by five interleaves with printed postal, telephone and telegraph instructions, 100,000 printed, with "Uzd.9921.1938g" year date on back cover, fine-v.f.
Catalog #200a-205a | Price Realized $160.00
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 | Lot #1034 LATVIA Zeppelin Flights 1932 3rd SAF card to Brazil, card creases, otherwise v.f., with red Berlin connecting cachet
| Price Realized $230.00
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 | Lot #1035 LATVIA Zeppelin Flights 1932 4th SAF card to Brazil, v.f., with red Berlin connecting cachet
| Price Realized $240.00
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 | Lot #1036 LATVIA Zeppelin Flights 1933 3rd SAF to Brazil, with Berlin connecting cachet, faint toning, otherwise v.f.
| Price Realized $130.00
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 | Lot #1037 LATVIA Libau 1919 2 1/2pf-50pf overprinted in red (6) and in violet (7), two stamps unused (5pf and 25pf with red overprints), others used, mainly on pieces, couple of minor flaws, many signed Schlegel, Richter, etc., fine and scarce lot, *O Catalog #Mi.1-6, Ia-b Catalog Value €4,480 | Price Realized $1,600.00
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 | Lot #1038 LIBERIA 1936 surcharges, selection of 20 Bileski cards, with double, inverted, shifted and other varieties of surcharge, fine-v.f., interesting group
**
| Price Realized $625.00
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 | Lot #1039 LIECHTENSTEIN 1894 Forerunners, 13 September edition of newspaper "Monica", franked with Austrian 1kr newspaper stamp, cancelled Vaduz 21.9.94, fine
| Price Realized $140.00
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 | Lot #1040 LIECHTENSTEIN 1912 Prince Johann, imperforate, set of three horizontal pairs, 10h unused without gum, others n.h., v.f. **(*) Catalog #1-3var Catalog Value $4,200 | Price Realized $950.00
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 | Lot #1041 LIECHTENSTEIN 1934 Vaduz Exhibition souvenir sheet, cancelled 8.X.34 and used on registered cover to Wil, with wax seals and arrival pmk, minor inclusions, fine-v.f., scarce commercial usage of the Vaduz souvenir sheet,
Catalog #115 Catalog Value $3,500 | Price Realized $1,100.00
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 | Lot #1042 LITHUANIA Flight Covers 1933 Darius-Girenas Transatlantic flight cover franked with United States 3c Washington, tied by Brooklyn July 15 cds, also "Lituanica" and corresponding violet cachets, Kaunas July 18 arrival pmk on back, some adhesive toning as always, otherwise fine
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1043 LITHUANIA Zeppelin Flights 1934 (19 May) Deutschland Flight card from Kaunas, via Berlin to Sweden, red connecting flight cachet, Blotbert arrival, redirected to Stockholm, v.f., with appropriate markings
| Price Realized $325.00
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 | Lot #1044 LUXEMBOURG 1855 1sgr carmine rose, unused without gum, margins all around, good color, v.f., signed FRPL, with 2009 Calves & Jacquart certificate (YT 2, €2,750) (*) Catalog #3 Catalog Value $1,350 | Price Realized $750.00
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 | Lot #1045 MANCHUKUO 1937 4f light olive green, unexploded booklet containing five panes of six, n.h., v.f. (catalogue value for individual panes)
Catalog #88a Catalog Value $300 | Price Realized $170.00
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 | Lot #1046 MARIENWERDER 1920 50pf violet and black, upper left corner margin single, n.h. (hinged in selvage), fine, signed Keiler, Kosack (Mi.17x, €1,000) ** Catalog #28 Catalog Value $800 | Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #1047 MEXICO 1865 (15 May) stampless letter from Mexico City to France, with "Mexique Louisiane" maritime datestamp, endorsed "Voie St. Nazaire", with "Franco Mexico" and corresponding departure pmk on front, charged "8" (deci), fine cover, ex-Dubus collection
| Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #1048 MEXICO 1868 100c brown, Mazatlan district name overprint, unused without gum, minute thin speck not mentioned on the accompanying 2013 MEPSI certificate, (*) Catalog #51 Catalog Value $1,750 | Price Realized $375.00
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 | Lot #1049 MEXICO 1871 (25 June) outer FL from Tampico to Vera Cruz, franked with 12c Hidalgo, in combination with Great Britain 4p vermilion canceled by "C63" duplex, British Post Office departure pmk below, filing fold away from the stamps, fine and attractive mixed franking
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1050 MEXICO 1872 (11 Dec) FL datelined "Papantla" and addressed to Bordeaux, franked with imperf. 12c blue Hidalgo, almost completely covered by the horizontal strip of 6x25c Ceres, additional pair alongside, canceled by Anchor, framed "PD" and "Mexique" 24 Dec. 72 below, with octagonal maritime "Vera-Cruz Paq. Fr.B No.2" pmk on back, overall aging, with signs of erasures from the address panel, nevertheless a rare double weight mixed franking letter from Vera Cruz
| Price Realized $1,300.00
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 | Lot #1051 MEXICO 1875 (18 Apr) FL from Mexico City to Havana, franked with 10c Hidalgo (Vera Cruz), tied by cds, sent via the French Post Office where pair of 30c Ceres was added, canceled by Anchor, with "Vera-Cruz Paq. Fr.B.A. 1" octagonal maritime, red "P.P." and charged "3" on arrival, with arrival (21 Apr) on back, filing fold away from the stamps, fine and attractive combination franking, signed S.Aguirre, also Brun, with his 2024 certificate
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1052 MEXICO 1875 (18 May) FL from Vera Cruz to Havana, franked with 25 blue (overprinted 25 75), tied by blue oval, sent via the French Post Office where horizontal strip of 4x30c Ceres was added, canceled by Anchor, with octagonal "Vera-Cruz Paq. Fr.B.No.4" (18 May 75) maritime pmk, boxed "P.P." and ""Mexique" datestamps, charged "4" on arrival in Havana (21 May), horizontal filing fold slightly affecting the 25c stamp, little toning, still a fine combination franking
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1053 MEXICO 1877 (14 Nov) complete FL from Vera Cruz, franked with 10c Hidalgo, tied by "Vera Cruz" departure pmk, sent to Genova, endorsed "Via U.S. of A.", with New Orleans (19 Nov) and New York (22 Nov) transits, arriving in Genova (12 Dec), where it was charged penalty rate of 1.15L postage due, with 5c, 10c and 1L Italian Postage Dues, filing fold through the 10c, otherwise fine and attractive letter, with 1992 Robineau certificate
Catalog #107 | Unsold
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 | Lot #1054 MEXICO 1879 (27 Aug) FL from Vera Cruz to New York, franked with 5c orange "379", tied by departure cds, endorsed "Per City of New York", arriving there on Sept 8, with 3c green Bank Note added and canceled "F" duplex, re-addressed to New London, Conn., with same-day arrival pmk on back, fine Mexico-USA combination
| Price Realized $575.00
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 | Lot #1055 MEXICO 1916 60c on 2c green, Carranza overprint, block of four, well centered, heavy h.r., v.f., with 2011 MEPSI certificate (catalogue value for singles)
* Catalog #590 Catalog Value $1,800 | Price Realized $500.00
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 | Lot #1056 MEXICO Zeppelin Flights 1930 Pan-America Flight card, Mexico to New York where 65c Zeppelin was added for further transmission to Germany, v.f., with appropriate markings, autographed by Dr. Eckener. Only 10 cards prepared, very few exist
Catalog #Si. 64VII | Price Realized $5,000.00
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 | Lot #1057 MEXICO BRITISH SHIPS - 1875-78 Porte de Mar 1878 (Apr) outer FL to France, franked with 25c Hidalgo (Jalapa), tied by framed "Franco Teziutlan", with 10c Porte de Mar similarly tied on back, endorsed "Vapor Yngles", charged "17" (decimes) and "T-10" on arrival, London (Apr 27 78) transit and Bordeaux arrival pmks on back
Catalog #109,JX10 | Price Realized $1,400.00
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 | Lot #1058 MEXICO FRENCH SHIPS - 1877-78 Porte de Mar 1877 (21 Apr) cover (opened for display) sent from Tabasco, franked with 25c Hidalgo, tied by oval "San Juan Bautista" departure pmk, used in combination with France 1fr Type Sage, tied by octagonal "Mexique" datestamp, endorsed "Paquete Frances" and addressed to Victoria, Spain, marked "1P.30" in blue, on reverse 3x10c and diagonal half of 2c Porte De Mar adhesives added, mostly uncanceled as always, except one tied by "Vera-Cruz Paq. Fr. B.No.2" (22 Apr 77), with Santander 22 May 77 arrival, fine and truly exceptional Porte de Mar combination cover with Mexico and Type Sage 1fr, one of only two covers recorded paying this rate, signed Calves and Roumet. (With the end of the Consular Agencies in Mexico, the post office had to deal directly with shipping lines. Each company negotiated different rates for the various routes they served. The Porte de Mar adhesives were used because the public wanted proof of payment of these fees. Since the French Porte de Mar fees were much higher than the British, their service was seldom used)
Catalog #109,JX10 | Price Realized $15,000.00
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 | Lot #1059 MEXICO FRENCH SHIPS - 1877-78 Porte de Mar 1877 (19 July) small cover (torn in places) to Malaga, franked with 50c green (Mexico), used in combination with France 1fr Type Sage, tied by octagonal "Mexique" departure pmk, charged "1 P 30", on back 25c Porte de Mar, tied by arriving Santander (15 Aug) pmk, showing "Ligne N Paq. Fr. No.4" (20 July) maritime datestamp, fine appearance, rare combination
Catalog #1110,JX13 | Price Realized $2,600.00
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 | Lot #1060 MONACO 1774 (21 June) FL from Monaco to Modena, with arrival "MOD 26" hs in red, intact wax seal on back, fine
| Price Realized $230.00
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 | Lot #1061 MONACO 1776-89 two outer FLs to Marseilles, each with "de Monaco" ms, various charge markings, fine
| Price Realized $230.00
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 | Lot #1062 MONACO 1793 (13 Apr) FL to Paris, endorsed "de Monaco" in ms, with red "78 Monaco" (26mm) hs, fine and very rare marking, with "24" hs on arrival
| Price Realized $475.00
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 | Lot #1063 MONACO 1805 French Republican calendar date "Le Germinal 22", FL addressed to the President of the Criminal Tribunal of Alpes Maritimes, with black "85 Monaco" (30mm) hs, fine
| Price Realized $140.00
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 | Lot #1064 MONACO 1806 (13 October) FL with black "P.85.P Monaco" hs, fine and rare
| Price Realized $240.00
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 | Lot #1065 MONACO 1821 (6 Nov) FL to Marseille, with straight line "Monaco" (33mm) in black, plus "Cs.1R" and boxed "Italie Par Antibes" hs, both in red, fine
| Price Realized $230.00
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 | Lot #1066 MONACO 1822 (7 June) FL to Marseille, with straight line "Monaco" (33mm) in black, plus "Cs.1R" and boxed "Italie Par Antibes" hs, both in red, fine
| Price Realized $230.00
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 | Lot #1067 MONACO 1824 (4 Apr) FL to Marseille, with straight line "Monaco" (33mm) in black, plus "Cs.1R" in red and boxed "Italie Par Antibes" hs in black, fine
| Price Realized $230.00
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 | Lot #1068 MONACO 1826 (30 Oct) FL to Aix, with straight line "P.P. Monaco" in red, black "Italy Par Antibes" boxed hs, with arrival pmk
| Price Realized $240.00
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 | Lot #1069 MONACO 1911 ppc from Monte Carlo to USA, franked with Great Britain 1p Edward, tied by Napoli Porto 8.2.11 cds, with boxed "Paquebots" hs, fine
| Price Realized $130.00
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 | Lot #1070 MONACO 1947 Centenary, F.D.Roosevelt, etc., 13 different imperforate deluxe sheets, also additional items, including 1956 Dr.Schweitzer imperforate trial color strips of five (three different), plus Air Post 300fr-1,000fr imperforate sheet corner margin singles, n.h., v.f. P
| Price Realized $240.00
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 | Lot #1071 MONACO 1954 Coat of Arms, duplicated selection of 15 imperf. collective sheetlets in black, showing various unfinished stages, each signed by the artist, fine-v.f. P Catalog #312-17P | Price Realized $900.00
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 | Lot #1072 MONACO 1954 Arms of Monaco, 50c-5fr progressive stages, six different die proofs, last one showing four parts, signed by the artist, v.f. P Catalog #312-318P | Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #1073 MONACO 1954 Arms of Monaco, 5fr signed artist die proof in black, showing four stages of frame, all on black background, printed in block form, folded between dies, v.f. P Catalog #318P | Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #1074 MONACO 1956 George Washington, 1fr selection of 10, mostly different artist signed die proofs in various colors, including three with value tablets blank, occasional corner creases, mostly v.f. P Catalog #354P | Price Realized $375.00
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 | Lot #1075 MONACO 1961 Automobiles, 20c-50c imperforate and gummed trial color, five different vertical strips of five, also 1975 Issue, 22 imperforate pairs, various colors, n.h., also three different artist signed die proofs, v.f. P
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1076 MONACO 1968-70 Art, three different imperforate horizontal strips of five, various colors, including the unfinished first stage, n.h., also 1fr rose (positive) and black (negative) artist signed die proofs, v.f. P Catalog #710-11,736,774P | Unsold
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 | Lot #1077 MONACO 1974 Europa, imperforate gutter sheetlet of 10, gummed trial color proof, n.h., v.f.
P
| Price Realized $230.00
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 | Lot #1078 MONACO Semi-Postals 1949-51 Red Cross, set of four perf. and imperf. sheets of four blocks each, n.h., some marginal creases, still v.f. (YT Block 3A-4B, €3,050). Also included are three perforated and gummed UPU souvenir sheets of three and four, h.r., fine-v.f.,
** Catalog #289-91b,B96-99a Catalog Value €2,050 | Unsold
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 | Lot #1079 MONACO Postage Dues 1926-43 horizontal gutter sheets of 50, n.h., fine-v.f. (YT T18-26)
** Catalog #J6/15A Catalog Value €3,500 | Price Realized $700.00
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 | Lot #1080 MONGOLIA 1924 50c and $1 Scepter, two imperforate singles of each, all with invalidating perforations, l.h. or n.h., v.f. * Catalog #6,7var | Price Realized $240.00
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 | Lot #1081 MONGOLIA 1924 $1 Scepter, perf. 10, horizontal invalidating perforations, h.r., v.f. * Catalog #7b | Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #1082 MONGOLIA 1925 (6 Nov) registered cover from URGA to Kalgan, franked with pair of 10c and single 5c, tied by square Registry datestamps, franking not recognized by the Chinese, with 6x2c Postage dues on back and 3c Junk added on front, fine
| Price Realized $350.00
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 | Lot #1083 MONGOLIA 1926 50c brown & olive green, two singles, each with boxed black handstamp, used, fine-v.f., O Catalog #21a Catalog Value $650 | Price Realized $180.00
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 | Lot #1084 MONTENEGRO 1906 (24 Mar) registered cover (opened for display) from the Montenegrin Post Ministry in Cetinje to Salzburg, attractively franked on both sides with 20 stamps (one mostly trimmed off), with arrival pmks, also 1910 cover (opened for display), registered from Cetinje to Red Lodge, Montana, U.S.A., franked on back with 2x25p gray blue, transit and arrival pmks, returned undelivered, some faults, but unusual
| Price Realized $230.00
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 | Lot #1085 MONTENEGRO 1915 (30 Aug) parcel card for insured C.O.D. parcel, franked with 10pa rose carmine and 50pa blue (2), sent from Cetinje to Goransko, with three different postal labels on front and ms receipt on back, also registered cover (opened for display) sent (12.7.15) from Cetinje to New York, straight-line "Pregledano" (Censored), Bologna transit, undelivered and returned back, with 12 datestamps on back, some faults, but impressive
| Price Realized $230.00
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 | Lot #1086 MONTENEGRO 1915 (May) A.R. cover to Greece, franked on back with strip of 5x10pa rose carmine, straight-line "Pregledano" (Censored) handstamp, Athens arrival, but addressee not found, with "Agnostos Inconnu" markings and returned to sender
| Price Realized $140.00
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 | Lot #1087 MONTENEGRO Issued under Italian Occupation 1942 25p-16d, overprinted in red, 25p with disturbed gum, balance n.h., fine-v.f., only 200 complete sets issued, ** Catalog #Sass.49-59 Catalog Value €10,000 | Price Realized $1,500.00
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 | Lot #1088 NETHERLANDS 1862 (30 Aug) FL franked with single 10c and pair of 15c, margins all around, tied by boxed "Franco" hs and used from Rotterdam to Belfast, minor cover tears, otherwise fine and scarce first issue usage to Ireland, with arrival pmk, with Dr. Albert Louis certificate
Catalog #2,3 | Price Realized $950.00
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 | Lot #1089 NETHERLANDS Flight Covers 1928 (16 Oct) registered and flown cover Amsterdam-Batavia, fourth experimental flight from Rangoon, the plane and mail were taken aboard the "SS Borneo" and arrived in Batavia on 26th, 1928, v.f., with appropriate markings
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1090 NETHERLANDS COLONIES Netherlands Antilles Air Post 1946 Issue, complete set, n.h., fine-v.f., ** Catalog #C32A-50 Catalog Value $501 | Price Realized $400.00
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 | Lot #1091 NICARAGUA Zeppelin Flights 1930 cover, sent from Managua to Havana, Cuba; from there to New York and on to Friedrichshafen, franked on both sides, with proper markings, U.S. stamp (probably $1.30 Zeppelin) which was supposed to have been added in New York has apparently been removed (the stamp would have been covering the "Habana a Lakehurst" handstamp, with the duplex cancel still showing), fine-v.f., rare cover
| Price Realized $1,000.00
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 | Lot #1092 OMAN 1971-72 5b on 3b reddish purple block of four, 25b on 40b black & red orange, marginal pair, also 25b on 1r blue & red orange, top sheet margin block of four, n.h., v.f. (SG 138,144-45)
** Catalog #133A-133C Catalog Value $1,840 | Price Realized $500.00
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 | Lot #1093 OMAN 1973 Government Buildings, pair with "1973" Date omitted error, used and unused sets, v.f. (SG 170a,171a) **O Catalog #151-52var | Unsold
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 | Lot #1094 OMAN 1978 surcharges, set of three used, two canceled on pieces, fine-v.f. (SG 212-14) O Catalog #190A-C Catalog Value $3,425 | Unsold
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 | Lot #1095 PANAMA Air Post 1963 Lions International, 21c imperforate, two blocks of four, ultramarine and light blue, the latter signed Sanabria, n.h., v.f.
** Catalog #C247var | Unsold
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 | Lot #1096 PANAMA Air Post 1963 Lion's International, 5c sheet margin block of 20, green overprint shifted to left, also two additional strips of three, another horizontal strip of four, all from the original sheet, with different stages of the overprint shift, n.h., some toning, scarce
** Catalog #C286var | Unsold
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 | Lot #1097 PERU 1870 (12 Feb) outer FL from Callao, franked with 1d green (margins all around), tied by "C33" in oval of bars, sent to Genova, red London transits and "G.B.1F.90c" accountancy, along with "P.58", charged "28" (decimes) on arrival in Genova, 2 Lire and 2x40c Postage Dues added, filing fold away from the stamps, minor vertical wrinkles, fine Trans-Atlantic letter from Peru to Italy
Catalog #14 | Unsold
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 | Lot #1098 PERU 1874 (14 May) cover to Denmark, franked with 10c Vermilion (Llama), used in combination with Great Britain 2p dark blue, 6p slate gray (Pl.13) and 1sh green (Pl.8), all tied by "C38" duplex pmks, with red "PD" and London Paid (12 June) transits, Callao departure and Roeskilde (14.6.74) arrival pmks on back, some hinge margins on reverse, otherwise fine and attractive mixed franking Peru/GB combination to uncommon destination
| Price Realized $950.00
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 | Lot #1099 PERU 1877 (10 Dec) cover to Italy, franked with 10c Arms, tied by Lima departure cds, with Great Britain 2p dark blue, pair and strip of eight (last stamp folded over) added in Callao (Dec 13), tied by barred oval cancels, arriving in Genova (16 Jan 78), red London transit pmk on front, cover somewhat worn, still quite impressive and uncommon combination
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1100 PHILIPPINES Air Post 1950 Fifth World Congress of the Junior Chamber of Commerce, 30c and 50c imperf. plate proofs on card, vertical gutter blocks of four, creases between stamps, otherwise v.f.
P Catalog #C68-69P | Price Realized $230.00
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 | Lot #1101 PHILIPPINES Postage Dues 1947 3c-10c numerals, imperf. plate proofs on card, upper right sheet corner margin blocks of four, v.f.
P Catalog #J23-26P | Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #1102 PHILIPPINES Revenue Stamps 1946 Large master die proof in green, die sunk on card, v.f. P
| Price Realized $230.00
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 | Lot #1103 PHILIPPINES Revenue Stamps 1947 Documentary Revenue Tax, 2c-100p, set of 15 different large die proofs, die sunk on full cards, fresh, v.f. P
| Price Realized $2,300.00
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 | Lot #1104 PHILIPPINES Revenue Stamps 1947 Internal Revenue Documentary Tax Stamps, 2c, 5c, 10c and 20c, large die proofs, card mounted and signed by John Hay (the designer), fine-v.f. P
| Price Realized $270.00
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 | Lot #1105 PHILIPPINES Revenue Stamps 1950 Internal Revenue Stamps, 50 pesos red brown, 200 pesos green and 20,000 pesos black, large die proofs, each die sunk on card, v.f. P
| Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #1106 PHILIPPINES Revenue Stamps 1950 Internal Revenue Stamps, "centavos" and "Pesos" master die proofs in green, each showing a different design, value tablets blank, die on card, v.f. P
| Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #1107 POLAND 1850 (25 Aug) FL originating from London and addressed to Odessa, forwarded by agents "Franconi & Wolff A Cracovie", with "Krakau 23/8" pmk, sent further to Odessa, fine and most unusual routing
| Price Realized $230.00
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 | Lot #1108 POLAND 1860 10k carmine rose & blue, brilliant colors and well centered, canceled by "1" (ornamental tail) in four squares, on small piece, v.f. A splendid stamp O Catalog #1 | Price Realized $575.00
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 | Lot #1109 POLAND 1914 (19 July) registered cover from Lodz to Vienna, franked on back with pair of Russia 10k Romanov stamps, tied by Lodz central departure cds (in Cyrillic), with two handstamps "Detained by War Censor" and "Returned Due to War Conditions" on front, opened by Austrian Censor, with handstamps and label at right, additional handstamp on reverse "Returned to Sender due to War Conditions", with additional markings indicating that this cover was actually returned in 1918, four years after departure
| Price Realized $240.00
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 | Lot #1110 POLAND 1918 5pf on 3pf brown, surcharge double, fine and scarce stamp, signed Dr.Kronenberg, etc., with 2012 Schmutz certificate (Fi. 9 Inp) (*)
| Price Realized $160.00
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 | Lot #1111 POLAND 1919 15h on 10h stationery card used with additional franking from Krakow to Wien, also 15f stationery card, with "Zum Russichen Freimarke" overprint, cancelled Warszawa 24.3.19, fine-v.f.
| Price Realized $140.00
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 | Lot #1112 POLAND 1919 10kr violet, pos. F-IVB-23, well centered with wide margins all around, original hinge at top, fresh and v.f. example of this popular rarity, only 440 printed, signed Taipale, Philatelia Krakow and Dr.Kronenberg, with his 1993 certificate (Fi.49aa, 50,000zl) * Catalog #55 Catalog Value $14,000 | Unsold
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 | Lot #1113 POLAND Flight Covers 1929 (8 July) first flight cover from Katowice to Venice, corresponding cachet, transit (Vienna) and arrival pmk, some toning
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1114 POLAND Flight Covers 1931 (20 July) first flight from Sofia (Bulgaria) to Gdynia, v.f., with 21.7 Warszawa transit and 22.7.31 Danzig arrival pmks, returned to sender, v.f., only five (!) carried
| Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #1115 POLAND Flight Covers 1931 (20 July) first flight from Sofia (Bulgaria) to Warszawa, v.f., with 21.7 arrival pmk, charged 10gr postage due (deemed unnecessary, hence "Uniewazniono" (cancelled) hs applied), only five (!) carried
| Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #1116 POLAND Flight Covers 1936-37 first flight covers from Warszawa to Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, each with corresponding cachets and arrival pmks, v.f., signed Gryzewski
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1117 POLAND Postage Dues 1921-22 Numerals of value, imperforate horizontal pairs, 4m, 8m, 20m (2) and 100m (2), unused without gum, different paper varieties, v.f. (*) Catalog #J42,44,45,47P | Price Realized $160.00
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 | Lot #1118 POLAND Officials 1945 "Poczta Zwykla" and "Poczta Polecona" (Regular and Registered Mail), (5zl) blue and (10zl) carmine, six imperforate horizontal pairs of each, different paper varieties, shades, also some double impression, etc., with (n.h.) or without gum, v.f. **(*) Catalog #O21-22var | Unsold
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 | Lot #1119 POLAND Polish Locals - Bialystok 1916 25pf dark blue on bluish paper, imperforate proof, unused with gum, h.r., violet control handstamp, v.f., one of only a few known, signed Bojanowicz and Rachmanow (Fi. Zl.8,000) P
| Price Realized $900.00
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 | Lot #1120 POLAND Polish Locals - Bialystok 1916 25pf brown, red brown, two different, each signed ("R.Wolfsohn"), also unsigned 25pf red brown and 1m red brown, all used, fine-v.f., signed Dr.Kronenberg O
| Price Realized $900.00
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 | Lot #1121 POLAND Polish Locals - Kowel (Wolyn) 1919 50fen on 20hr, vertical tete-beche pair, l.h., v.f., signed Bulat. A rarity *
| Price Realized $900.00
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 | Lot #1122 POLAND Polish Locals - Kowel (Wolyn) 1919 30fen on 30sh blue, red overprint, h.r., v.f., signed Bulat (Fi.1b, 2,800zl) *
| Price Realized $475.00
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 | Lot #1123 POLAND Internment of Polish Soldiers in Switzerland 1941-45 selection of 15 covers or cards mailed from military camps Astano, Burgdorf, Celigny, Fehraltof, Fribourg, Herisau, Haftli be Buren, Losone, Meilen, Reichenburg, Senneburg, etc., sent mostly to other Polish officers in neighboring camps, also incoming mail, plus six food parcel receipts to families in Occupied Poland or German camps. In addition, there is "Internment en Suisse" stationery card with Soldier's stamp label, three perforated stamps and souvenir sheet of four, plus 10c Swiss card to Capt. Potoczek at Meilen camp, variety of pmks and censor markings, fine lot
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1124 POLAND Polish Army in France 1940 Camp Coetquidan, souvenir sheet of five, group of 12 imperf. proofs in various colors including carmine, green, magenta, purple, yellow, etc., v.f., extremely rare (the main military camps for Polish formations in France were in Coetquidan)
P
| Price Realized $2,300.00
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 | Lot #1125 POLAND Polish Army in France 1940-42 cover with "Armee Polonaise/Le Commandant du Camp de Saint Loup" handstamp, addressed to Ministry of Polish Military Matters in Paris, also 1940 unaddressed card with sample handstamps used for the Polish Army in France, plus another card, used in 1942 from a POW Camp in Neuville
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1126 POLAND Generalgouvernement - WWII German Occupation 1943 Krakow, 10zl brown & black, imperforate top right sheet corner margin, imprint block of four, n.h., v.f. A rarity (catalogued as singles),
** Catalog #Mi.116U Catalog Value €20,000 | Price Realized $7,000.00
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 | Lot #1127 POLAND Generalgouvernement - WWII German Occupation 1944 unissued "Gorale" set of three, n.h., v.f., ** Catalog #Mi.I-III Catalog Value €1,800 | Price Realized $700.00
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 | Lot #1128 POLAND Generalgouvernement - WWII German Occupation Revenue Stamps 1941-43 Coupons "50 punkt" for steel, leather, cigarettes, textiles etc., vert. strip of 10 in orange, folded between stamps, very rare (*)
| Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #1129 POLAND Generalgouvernement - WWII German Occupation Revenue Stamps 1941-43 Ration coupons, surcharged "1 punkt" for steel, leather, cigarettes, vodka, soap, textiles, etc., pane of 40 in blue, unused without gum as issued, folded between stamps, fine-v.f.
(*)
| Price Realized $900.00
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 | Lot #1130 POLAND Generalgouvernement - WWII German Occupation Revenue Stamps 1941-43 Coupons "1 punkt" for sugar, sheet of 25, in red and pink, fine-v.f., unused without gum as issued, very rare
(*)
| Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #1131 POLAND Murnau - Offlag VIIA 1942 Camp Building, 10f black, three blocks of four, one imperf. on toilet tissue paper, others rouletted or imperf. on white ungummed paper, fine-v.f.
(*)
| Price Realized $230.00
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 | Lot #1132 POLAND Murnau - Offlag VIIA 1942 Barbed Wire, 10f blue (rouletted) and gray blue (imperf.) blocks of four, unused without gum as issued, v.f., signed Perzynski, rare
(*)
| Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #1133 POLAND Murnau - Offlag VIIA 1942 Posthorn, 15f brown and 15f blue green, rouletted blocks of four, unused without gum as issued, v.f., signed Perzynski
(*)
| Price Realized $280.00
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 | Lot #1134 POLAND Murnau - Offlag VIIA 1942 Fishermen's Exhibition,15f red brown, 10f light brown, two different sheet margin blocks of four, unused without gum as issued, handstamped guarantee marks, first one signed Perzynski
(*)
| Price Realized $280.00
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 | Lot #1135 POLAND Murnau - Offlag VIIA 1942 Issues, selection of seven different reprints made in 1944 on two types of paper, with the original booklet titled "Poczta Obozowa", one stamp with minor toning, otherwise fine-v.f., only 80 of each printed (*)
| Price Realized $250.00
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 | Lot #1136 POLAND Murnau - Offlag VIIA 1944 Red Cross, block of four, unused without gum as issued, corner perf. fault at bottom right, otherwise fine-v.f.
*
| Price Realized $300.00
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 | Lot #1137 POLAND Displaced Persons Camps 1945 Dachau-Allach, Red Cross, perforated and imperf. souv. sheets of six, each with green 25pf value inverted at upper left, v.f.
**
| Price Realized $260.00
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 | Lot #1138 POLAND Displaced Persons Camps 1945 Dachau-Allach, Red Cross, perf. and imperf. souv. sheets of six, each with green 25pf value inverted at upper left, v.f.
**
| Price Realized $260.00
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 | Lot #1139 PORTUGAL 1880 (4 Sep) FL from Marseille to Porto, franked with 10c and 25c Type Sage, re-directed on arrival in Portugal, with 25r added in Porto, with transit and arrival pmks on back, fine and uncommon France/Portugal combination
| Price Realized $280.00
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 | Lot #1140 PORTUGAL 1923 Portugal to Brazil Flight Issue, group of 16 perf. and 16 imperforate blocks of four (128 stamps), each stamp with a control punch
P Catalog #299/314P | Price Realized $1,400.00
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 | Lot #1141 PORTUGAL 1924 Camoens, group of 31 imperforate blocks of four (121 stamps), value tablets blank, various colors, each stamp with a control punch
P Catalog #315/45P | Price Realized $1,400.00
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 | Lot #1142 PORTUGAL 1925 Issue, group of 25 imperforate blocks of four (100 stamps), value tablets blank, various colors, each stamp with a control punch
P Catalog #346/76P | Price Realized $1,400.00
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 | Lot #1143 PORTUGAL 1926 Ceres, 2c-$10 die proofs in black, the complete set of 25, most dated and handstamped "before hardening", plus an extra 48c with "After Striking" handstamp, v.f. and rare group of die proofs P
| Price Realized $2,300.00
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 | Lot #1144 PORTUGAL 1947 Surrender of the Moors, group of 6 perf. and 6 imperforate blocks of four (48 stamps), each stamp with a control punch,
P Catalog #683-88P | Price Realized $1,300.00
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 | Lot #1145 PORTUGUESE COLONIES Portuguese India 1877 two native covers from Goa, each franked with 20r vermilion and used in combination with India 1/a Queen Victoria, canceled Bombay, showing "Sawantwaree", Bombay "Dec 6 Postage Due 1 Anna" and "Pancim" (9.12) arrival pmks
Catalog #49 | Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #1146 PUERTO RICO 1868 (29 Feb) cover (backflap missing) from France to Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, franked with single 80c Empire, tied by Paris Star departure pmk, supported by "Place de La Bourse" cds, red London Paid (2 Mar), charged "10", with Cuba 10c ultramarine added, Puerto Rico (19 Mar) arrival pmk on back, minor cover flaws, otherwise fine
| Price Realized $3,500.00
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 | Lot #1147 PUERTO RICO 1868 (14 May) small cover from France to Aguadilla, franked with pair of 40c 80c Empire, tied by Paris Star departure pmk, supported by departure cds, red London Paid (15 May), charged "10", with Cuba 10c ultramarine added, Puerto Rico (2 June) arrival pmk on back, minor cover flaws, backflap missing, fine and attractive combination, signed Brun, with his 2024 certificate
| Price Realized $1,900.00
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 | Lot #1148 PUERTO RICO 1871 (24 June) FL from Mayaguez to Genoa with fine oval blue cachet of Forwarding Agent "Viuda de Vias y Ca-San Juan, Puerto Rico" and sent via British PO with black "Puerto Rico" and London (Jul.14) to Genoa where taxed at 1L 70c rate with 1870 30c, 40c and 1L neatly tied, rare and appealing entire
| Price Realized $230.00
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 | Lot #1149 PUERTO RICO Air Post 1940 Second Aerovias Issue, 1c (4) and 50c (1) triangles, selection of five sheetlets of five, part perf. or misperforated, some creases, otherwise fine-v.f.
*
| Price Realized $850.00
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 | Lot #1150 ROMANIA 1870 (23 Apr) outer FL from Galatz to Corfu, franked with Prince Carol 50b blue & red, margins all around, tied by bold Galatz double circle departure pmk, framed "P.D." and P.P. handstamps, charged "20" in blue crayon, 20L Hermes Head (ample margins to cut in at bottom) added on arrival and tied by Kerkura (21.4.70, note the difference between Julian and Gregorian calendars), with "Lloyd Agenze Constantinopoli" (28.4) transit and Kerkura markings on back, additional docketing on the inside flap, vertical filing fold not affecting the stamps, fine and scarce cover combination franking from Galatz to Kerkura
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1151 ROMANIA 1870 (10 Oct) cover from Ismail to Syra, franked with Prince Carol two each 10b blue and 15b vermilion, all with margins all around, tied by blue Ismail double circle departure pmks, "P.P" handstamp, charged "20" in blue crayon, 20L Hermes Head (ample margins to cut in at bottom) added on arrival and tied by Syros (5.10.70, note the difference between Julian and Gregorian calendars), with "Galata" (14.10), "Lloyd Agenze Constantinopoli" (15.10) and Constantinople transits, Syros arrival markings on back, peripheral toned specks, fine cover combination franking to Greece
| Price Realized $4,500.00
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 | Lot #1152 ROMANIA Austrian Lloyd Post Office in Kustendje 1868 (6 May) outer FL from Kustendje to Genova, franked with DBSR 20pa black on green (used to pay for the local train service from Kustendje to Czernawoda), used in combination with horizontal pair of Austrian Levant 15 soldi brown, perf. 9 1/2, tied by two well struck "Lloyd Agenze Kustendje 8/5" cds, red "PD" handstamp above, with transit markings of Wien (12.5), Milano Stazione and Partenze (14.5) and Genova arrival (16.5), minor filing fold at bottom, slightly through the lower left corner of 20pa, faint adhesive toning, fine and most attractive Kustendje-Czernawoda letter (DBSR (the Danube and Black Sea Railway) covered a distance of 46 miles between Kustendje, a port on the Black Sea, and Czernawoda on the Danube, forming a link between the mail boats of the Danube Steam Navigation Company at Czernawoda and those of the Austrian Lloyd Company at Kustendje. DBSR issued a single 20 paras stamp for the conveyance of loose letters over the route) (Sass. €42,500)
| Price Realized $11,500.00
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 | Lot #1153 RUSSIA 1849-1934 Romanovs and Entourage, collection of 83 covers or cards on pages, each accompanied by a detailed description regarding original and destination, sender's and letter (if enclosed) details, etc. The story begins with a mourning envelope sent by Empress Alexandra Feodorovna (1798-1860), wife of Emperor Nicholas I, registered cover containing a secret report sent from Baku to Emperor Nicholas I, 1876 wrapper sent from England to Emperor Alexander II, 1890 registered cover to Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich on his yacht "Tamara" (care of Russian Consulate in Colombo, Ceylon), registered cover sent by the future Emperor Nicholas II to his cousin Prince George of Greece in Athens (inscribed "from the heir apparent Tsarevitch"), autograph covers sent by Grand Duke George Alexandrovich from Abas-Tuman to Gatchino, plus countless others, including letters to Imperial tutors, coverfront from the office of the Postal Director in St. Petersburg sent in 1907 to Empress Maria Feodorovna in Biarritz, France, incoming mail from Norway, Switzerland, Greece, England, etc. A remarkable insight into the Imperial Romanovs, many of the items illustrated in Rossica and other publications, truly an uncommon opportunity to obtain a ready-made collection of letters and cards, each outstanding on its own merits
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1154 RUSSIA 1858 10k brown & blue, tied by "1" numeral cancel on outer FL from St. Petersburg to Riga, red departure datestamp alongside, "Polucheno" (received) (8 Sep 1858) handstamp on back, fine,
Catalog #2 Catalog Value $650 | Price Realized $260.00
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 | Lot #1155 RUSSIA 1858 20k blue & orange, thin paper, well centered, good color, fresh and fine stamp, O Catalog #3 Catalog Value $1,700 | Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #1156 RUSSIA 1860 commercial letter with printed text, headed "Bergen in Norwegen, 1 November 1859", franked with 10k brown & blue, perf. 12 1/2, addressed to Pernau. The letter was sent unfranked from Bergen, Norway and bears the oval "J.H.Fasner & Sohn, Bergen" merchant's cachet in oval. The 10k adhesive was added in Riga and canceled by "38" in circular dots, with boxed "2 Jan 60" transit, dispatch and "Polucheno" arrival datestamps, fine and undoubtedly unique letter from Norway, with Russian adhesive added in Riga
| Price Realized $2,300.00
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 | Lot #1157 RUSSIA 1863 St. Petersburg Local Issue, 5k black & blue, gutter sheet of 100, partly separated along the gutter in middle, few hinge reinforcements, mostly in margin, stamps generally n.h., some natural inclusions, fine-v.f. (catalogued as singles)
** Catalog #11 Catalog Value $5,250 | Price Realized $1,900.00
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 | Lot #1158 RUSSIA 1872 (19 Dec) outer FL from Taganrog to Greece, franked with 2x10k brown & blue tied Postal Car departure cds, sent via Odessa, with Postal Car and "Kharkov-Odessa" pmks, arriving Syra where it was charged "45" in blue crayon, Greek Large Hermes 5L and 40L (margins all around) were added, with arrival pmk on back, filing fold though 40L, otherwise a fine Russia-Greece combination
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1159 RUSSIA 1874 (9 July) small cover from St. Petersburg to France, franked with 3k and 10k (horizontally laid paper), tied by departure cds, with 25c Ceres added on arrival in France and redirected to another destination, with French entry markings, Russian "Oplacheno" (Paid), various transit and arrival pmks on back, minor backflap tears, colorful cover
| Price Realized $575.00
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 | Lot #1160 RUSSIA 1889 7k, 14k and 20k die proofs on card, each reduced to stamp size, fresh and v.f., rare P
| Price Realized $900.00
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 | Lot #1161 RUSSIA 1908 (14 July) 3k stationery card cancelld by Kostroma cds, sent by a political prisoner in Kaluga City jail to his wife, with violet "Prosmotreno/ KGG" prison censor in oval, fine and scarce
| Price Realized $170.00
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 | Lot #1162 RUSSIA 1913 3k rose red, double impression, n.h., v.f., ** Catalog #90b Catalog Value $700 | Price Realized $500.00
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 | Lot #1163 RUSSIA 1914 cover to Sweden, franked with 7k Arms and 3k Romanov, tied by a mute cancel (probably Warszawa), with Petrograd censor and Stockholm arrival pmks, v.f.
| Price Realized $150.00
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 | Lot #1164 RUSSIA 1917 10r scarlet, green & gray, green background inverted, 1919 cds, v.f., rare stamp (Zverev $4,000) O Catalog #135a,var | Price Realized $2,400.00
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 | Lot #1165 RUSSIA 1918 (31 July) cover from Vladivostok to Harbin, franked with 35k Arms, tied by departure cds, with large oval datestamp cachet of Religious Consistory in Vladivostok, additional cachet below and another on back, Russian language Harbin arrival marking and returned back to sender, with 8 August arrival. While this cover traveled between Vladivostok and Harbin, Japanese forces landed in Vladivostok on 3rd August 1918, fine
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1166 RUSSIA 1918 (10 Sep) registered (legal size) cover from Vladivostok to USA, franked with 60k Imperial Arms, sent via Yokohama, with "Via Japan" in Cyrillic, addressed to Hearst Pathe News in New York, opened by censor label and arrival pmks on back. Also included is another cover from the same correspondence, franked with imperf. strip of 4x15k, sent from Vladivostok on 11 September, with San Francisco transit pmk, filing folds away from the stamps, fine
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1167 RUSSIA 1918 Chainbreakers, 35k blue, imperforate horizontal pair, l.h., minor gum toning, slightly showing on front, also 70k brown, top sheet margin imperf. single, l.h., offered as a trimmed "fantail", plus a set of singles (catalogue value for 149a only) * Catalog #149-50,149a Catalog Value $1,600 | Unsold
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 | Lot #1168 RUSSIA 1921 100r olive, imperforate essay ("Proletariat of all Republics Unite"), top sheet margin block of four, v.f., rare (Zverev Handbook $7,000)
E
| Price Realized $2,300.00
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 | Lot #1169 RUSSIA 1922 20r on 15k brown & deep blue, l.h., v.f., signed Romeko, Dr.P.Jemchouhin, etc. A rare stamp, * Catalog #224 Catalog Value $9,500 | Price Realized $4,250.00
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 | Lot #1170 RUSSIA 1923 definitives (typographed), 50k red brown, imperforate proof on glazed card, sheet margin block of four, v.f., rare block, only one sheet of 100 printed, with Mikulski certificate (this block is illustrated on page 123 of Zverev Handbook)
P Catalog #275A/P | Price Realized $4,500.00
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 | Lot #1171 RUSSIA 1925 Lenin Mausoleum, 7k deep blue, olive bister and magenta, three different imperforate plate proofs on card, v.f. P
| Price Realized $700.00
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 | Lot #1172 RUSSIA 1926 Popov, imperforate proofs on card, two different shades of 7k blue, plus unissued 20k bister brown, v.f. P
| Price Realized $700.00
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 | Lot #1173 RUSSIA 1926 Lenin, 2r black violet, perf. 12 1/2, l.h., minute toning, otherwise fine, * Catalog #343a Catalog Value $2,250 | Price Realized $500.00
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 | Lot #1174 RUSSIA 1932 Moscow Exhibition, set of two used with additional franking on illustrated envelope, registered 2.4.33 from Leningrad Philatelic Exhibition, addressed to Helsinki, with 14.4.33 arrival pmk on back, signed Mikulski
Catalog #485-86 | Price Realized $140.00
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 | Lot #1175 RUSSIA 1935 Definitives (unwatermarked), 10k gray black, 15k green, 30k dark blue, first one imperf. at right, others imperf. at left, n.h., fine **
| Price Realized $325.00
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 | Lot #1176 RUSSIA 1935 Frunze, Bauman and Kirov, 2k, 4k and 40k gray brown, imperforate plate proofs on watermarked stamp paper, unused without gum, some adhesions on back (these were probably mounted on presentation sheet and removed) P Catalog #580-82P | Unsold
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 | Lot #1177 RUSSIA 1944 Heroes of the Civil War, 30k Schors, corner margin block of four, double vertical perforations between stamps, n.h., v.f.
** Catalog #942var | Price Realized $230.00
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 | Lot #1178 RUSSIA 1945 collection of 13 original photographs (mostly 12 1/2 x 17 1/2 cm) from Soviet press-archives, each with official handstamp and signature, some marked "Secret", fine and incredibly rare holding, illustrating the May 8th 1945 official surrender of the armed forces of Nazi Germany, in a former army officers' canteen, in the Berlin suburb of Karlshorst. Soviet Marshal Georgy Zhukov, who had led the 1st Belorussian Front into Berlin in April 1945 attended on behalf of the Supreme High Command of the Soviet Red Army, with Marshal Arthur Tedder of the Royal Air Force, representing the Allied Expeditionary Force. Three representatives of OKW, Col. Gen. Hans Jurgen Stumpf (Air Force), Field Marshall Wilhelm Keitel (Chief of General Staff) and Admiral Hans-Georg von Friedeburg (Navy), had arrived earlier in the day from Flensburg and were met by the Allied representatives
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1179 RUSSIA 1946 Sochi, 30k green, variety imperf. at left, also 45k Moscow (Kremlin), variety imperf. at right, used, fine-v.f. O Catalog #1054,1063var | Price Realized $190.00
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 | Lot #1180 RUSSIA 1947 Moscow Subway, 60k yellow green, horizontal pair variety imperf. at top, used, v.f. (Zagorsky 1065Pa) O Catalog #1158var | Unsold
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 | Lot #1181 RUSSIA 1958 Radio Day (May 7), 40k line perf. 12 1/2, top sheet margin single, showing double perforations at top, l.h. in margin, stamp n.h., exceptionally well centered for this difficult issue, v.f., with 2007 Mandrovski certificate (Zagorsky 2063A, 300,000Rub $3,500). Also included Khachatur Abovian, 40k perf. 12 1/2 (Zagorsky 1776A) ** Catalog #1799var,2063var | Unsold
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 | Lot #1182 RUSSIA Air Post 1932 2nd International Polar Year, 50k carmine perf. 12 1/4, 1r green perf. 10 3/4, blocks of four, n.h., v.f.
** Catalog #C34-35 | Price Realized $500.00
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 | Lot #1183 RUSSIA Air Post 1933 set of three, used 3.12.33 on registered cover from Moscow to Switzerland, v.f., with Lucerne arrival pmk on back
Catalog #C37-39 | Price Realized $300.00
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 | Lot #1184 RUSSIA Air Post 1933 set of three, with additional 20k, used 4.6.34 on registered and flown cover from Moscow to Berlin, fine-v.f., with arrival pmk
Catalog #C37-39 | Price Realized $290.00
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 | Lot #1185 RUSSIA Air Post 1933 set of three, used with additional franking on separate registered covers from Leningrad, Moscow and Sverdlovsk, one to Czechoslovakia, others to Germany, with 1934 arrival pmks
Catalog #C37-39 | Price Realized $210.00
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 | Lot #1186 RUSSIA Air Post 1933 set of three, used in 1934 on registered cover from Moscow to New York, minor cover stains and creases, otherwise fine-v.f., with arrival pmk
Catalog #C37-39 | Price Realized $150.00
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 | Lot #1187 RUSSIA Air Post 1935 Moscow-San Francisco, 1r surcharge, block of four, bottom stamps lower case letter "f" in "San Francisco", upper left stamp (pos.2) short Cyrillic "p" of "Francisco", never hinged and post office fresh, v.f., pencil signed and handstamped Goznak, with 2008 Buchsbayew certificate (Zagorsky 420,420Ka)
** Catalog #C68,68b | Unsold
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 | Lot #1188 RUSSIA Air Post Officials 1922 1,200m on 10k, Type I, position 21, lower left sheet corner margin single, l.h., v.f., signed Goznak, Brun, etc. A rare positional piece, * Catalog #CO5 | Price Realized $900.00
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 | Lot #1189 RUSSIA Air Post Officials 1922 1,200m on 2,25r, Type II, position 4, l.h., v.f., signed Goznak and Mikulski, * Catalog #CO7 Catalog Value $1,950 | Price Realized $700.00
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 | Lot #1190 RUSSIA Flight Covers 1931 (4 May) picture postcard and cover, each with First Flight Leningrad-Berlin cachet, appropriate markings, fine-v.f., signed Mikulski
| Price Realized $500.00
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 | Lot #1191 RUSSIA Dornier Do-X Flights 1933 (7 July) Leningrad, via Berlin to Passau, from there via DOX to Budapest, appropriate cachets and franked with German adhesives on reverse, v.f.
| Price Realized $240.00
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 | Lot #1192 RUSSIA Dornier Do-X Flights 1933 (7 July) Leningrad, via Berlin to Passau, from there via DOX to Budapest, appropriate cachets and franked with German adhesives on reverse, v.f.
| Price Realized $240.00
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 | Lot #1193 RUSSIA Zeppelin Flights 1933 3rd SAF from Leningrad to Brazil, with appropriate cachets including red Berlin forwarding handstamp on back, fine-v.f.
| Price Realized $500.00
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 | Lot #1194 RUSSIA Zeppelin Flights 1934 Airships, complete set of five used 17.10.34 on picture postcard flown 20.10.34 on 10th South America Flight to Brazil, v.f.
Catalog #C53-57 | Price Realized $750.00
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 | Lot #1195 RUSSIA Telegraph Stamps 1867 10k on 20k black and brown, unused with original gum, h.r., fresh colors, fine (Zagorsky T2) *
| Price Realized $1,400.00
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 | Lot #1196 RUSSIA Ship Mail 1898 (Aug) cover from Pavlovsk, via Odessa to Talienwan, addressed to a Russian Naval ship "Navarin", routed via Brindisi, with "Obezzarazheno" (Disinfected) handstamp, "Sea Post Office" (Aug 21) pmks on back, cover roughly opened at left, otherwise fine (Talienwan, is a bay on the southeast side of the Liaodong Peninsula of Northeast China. Russia coerced a lease of the bay from China in 1898 along with Port Arthur, from which it is 40 miles away. The lease was transferred to Japan in 1905 following the Russo-Japanese War)
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1197 RUSSIA Ship Mail 1909 (6 Apr) picture postcard (Vladivostok) franked with 4k red, tied by oval "Parakh. Obsh. P.B.A.P." (Steamship Company R.V.A.P. - Russia East Asiatic Ports) datestamp, addressed to Yokoyama, with 22.4.09 arrival pmk alongside, v.f.
| Price Realized $90.00
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 | Lot #1198 RUSSIA Ship Mail 1909 (June) picture postcard from Vladivostok, franked with 4k red, tied by oval "Parakh. Obsh. P.B.A.P." (Steamship Company R.V.A.P. - Russia East Asiatic Ports) datestamp, addressed to Berkeley, USA, with Kobe, Japan 20.6.09 transit pmk alongside, v.f.
| Price Realized $90.00
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 | Lot #1199 RUSSIA Ship Mail 1912 (11 Sep) cover to Isfahan, Persia, franked on back with 10k dark blue, canceled by oval "BAKU-ENZELI Parakh" (Baku-Enzeli Ship), repeated on front, with Teheran arrival (28 Nov), cover faults, otherwise fine
| Price Realized $140.00
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 | Lot #1200 RUSSIA Wenden 1863 4k blue green & black, background inverted, unused without gum, large margins all around, fresh and v.f., signed Kosack, etc., with 1998 Mikulski certificate ("without any thin spots and other faults common to these stamps"), ex-Faberge. A beautiful example of this rare stamp (Mi.2aIK) * Catalog #L3c Catalog Value $950 | Unsold
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 | Lot #1201 RUSSIA Russia - Russian Far East (Asia Pacific Region) 1900 (24 Jan) registered cover from Vladivostok to a German Naval officer in Kiauchau, franked on back with1k and 10k (2), tied by departure cds, with transit pmk of Russian Post Office in Chefoo (7 Feb), oval Kiaochow (3 Mar 1900) datetamp and German Tsingtao arrival pmk, fine usage from Vladivostok to Kiauchau during the Boxer Uprising
| Price Realized $170.00
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 | Lot #1202 RUSSIA Russia - Russian Far East (Asia Pacific Region) 1910 (27 Apr) red-band cover from a Chinese merchant in "Selenginsk" to Sanchuan, Shansi, via Peking, franked with pair of 7k Arms, tied by "Seleginsk" departure cds, with Peking, Taiyuanfu, Fengchow transit and Sanchuan arrival pmks, fine and remarkable usage from a small village of Selenginsk, north of Ulan-Ed, present day Buryatia, with clear transit and arrival pmks
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1203 RUSSIA Russia - Russian Far East (Asia Pacific Region) 1918 (29 June) 3k stationery card with additional franking, paying 20k from Verkneudinsk to Irkutsk, written in Swedish and addressed to the Royal Swedish Mission in Irkutsk, with July 1, 1918 arrival pmks
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1204 RUSSIA Russia - Russian Far East (Asia Pacific Region) Ship Mail 1914 (8 Nov) "American Consular Service Vladivostok, Siberia" cover franked with 7k blue and 3k Romanov, tied by "Vladivostok-Tsuruga Parakh." ship line in oval, with "Via Japan to America" in Cyrillic handstamped at bottom, addressed to New York City, with Yokohama (24.11) transit pmk on back, fine cover (Volunteer Fleet Ship Mail Vladivostok-Tsuruga Line)
| Price Realized $260.00
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 | Lot #1205 RUSSIA Russian Offices in China 1916 (30 May) 3k stationery reply card used from Moscow to Tientsin, written by a German resident, with violet censor handstamp and arrival pmk, fine and uncommon usage of Russian "Kitai" stationery outside of China
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1206 RUSSIA Chinese Eastern Railway 1903-04 two picture postcards to Russia, each with Pochtowyj Wagon No.266 (Chinese Eastern Railway Line 266) cds, minor card flaws, otherwise fine (Tchilingirian Types 1C,1E)
| Price Realized $210.00
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 | Lot #1207 RUSSIA Chinese Eastern Railway 1905 (15 Jan) unfranked military card to Pskov, with Pochtowyj Wagon No.265 (Chinese Eastern Railway Line 265) cds, Pskow arrival (5.2.05) and Red Cross military cachet at upper right
| Price Realized $110.00
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 | Lot #1208 RUSSIA Chinese Eastern Railway 1915 (2 May) registered cover (slightly reduced at right) to Zemtchino, franked on back with 2x10k dark blue, tied by two perfect strikes of CHALANGTUNG 2.5.15 Station of the Chinese Eastern Railroad cancels, with arrival pmk alongside, also a complete (torn) Registry label "No.494 Chalangtun Station Chinese Eastern Railroad" (abbreviated), additional departure postmark, some cover toning and minor flaws, still an exceptional and rare usage from this small outpost
| Price Realized $950.00
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 | Lot #1209 RUSSIA Chinese Eastern Railway 1921 (July) two registered covers to USA, each franked with Far Eastern Republic Vladivostok Arms adhesives 2k, 4k (2) and 5k (2), paying 20 gold kop (the correct registered foreign letter rate in the Provisional Government of the Priamur), tied by "St. Sedanka Ussur. Otd. K.V.Zh.D." (Sedanka Station, along the Ussuri part of the Chinese Eastern Railway), one with the Registry label, with Seattle Aug.10 arrival pmks, usual cover wear, fine and rare usage from Ussuriysk Siberian Railroad station which was a division of Chinese Eastern Railway, main line of which was the short cut from Chita across Manchuria to Vladivostok (most known mail from Far Eastern Republic came from Vladivostok or Nikolsk-Ussuriysk)
| Price Realized $950.00
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 | Lot #1210 RUSSIA Russo-Japanese War 1904 (22 Oct) 10c stationery card from Paris to Manchuria, Liaoyang (written in Russian), with Shanghai transits (20 Nov) and arrival pmk of the HQ (Glav.Centr. Pocht. Polev. Kont.) Main Field Post Office pmks, two stars at sides (not listed in Tchilingirian), card toning at top, uncommon inward usage to Russian Military Post Office in Liaoyang during the early phase of Russo-Japanese war
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1211 RUSSIA Russo-Japanese War 1904 (19 Jan) 3k postal card with a splendid strike of "Dalny Field Telegraph Office", repeated below, addressed to Helsingfors, with bilingual arrival pmk (22.II.04) alongside, interesting contents (in German), v.f.
| Price Realized $240.00
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 | Lot #1212 RUSSIA Russian Offices in the Turkish Empire 1874 (24 Mar) FL from Constantinople to Liverpool, franked with 3k Levant, used in combination with Russian 20k blue & orange, sent via Odessa, with transit and arrival pmks, fine mixed franking Russian Levant cover, with Eisold certificate
| Price Realized $1,300.00
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 | Lot #1213 RUSSIA Russian Offices in the Turkish Empire 1874 (8 Dec) outer FL from Constantinople to France, paying 16k with Russian Levant 3k Numeral, used in combination with Russian Coat of Arms (horizontally laid paper) 3k and 10k adhesives, tied by blue Constantinople departure cds, handstamped "Oplacheno" (Paid), with Odessa and Paris transits, arriving Lyon (22 Dec), portion of address panel excised and covered-up, otherwise fine mixed-franking combination
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1214 RUSSIA Russian Offices in the Turkish Empire 1875 (3 Mar) FL from Constantinople to Germany, franked with 3k Levant, used in combination with Russian 3k and 10k, sent via Odessa, with transit and Fischhausen arrival pmks, fine mixed franking Russian Levant cover, with Eisold certificate
| Price Realized $1,300.00
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 | Lot #1215 RUSSIA Russian Offices in the Turkish Empire 1876 8k on 10k carmine & green, blue surcharge inverted, used, fine, signed Stanley Gibbons O Catalog #17b | Price Realized $260.00
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 | Lot #1216 RUSSIA Russian Offices in the Turkish Empire 1891 commercial cover (M.C. Rangos, Batoum) franked with ordinary Russian 10k dark blue, canceled at Constantinople (indicating the letter was probably carried from Batum privately and entered the mail in Constantinople), with oval receiving "ROPIT AGENST. XIOCA" (Ropit Agency of Chios) at bottom, also Constantinople pmks and faint merchant's oval on back, filing folds away from the stamp, fine (Tchilingirian Type 11)
| Price Realized $140.00
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 | Lot #1217 RUSSIA Russian Offices in the Turkish Empire 1910 picture postcard to Constantinople, franked with 20pa/4k Levant, canceled by violet ROPIT Samsun 19 Dec. 1910 cds, repeated alongside, some water stains at bottom, otherwise fine
| Price Realized $140.00
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 | Lot #1218 RUSSIA Russian Offices in the Turkish Empire 1912 (15 Dec) cover to Athens, with negative "Chios Poste Russe Gratuit" and violet ROPIT Chios departure pmk alongside, minor overall toning, fine (after Greek forces occupied Chios during Greco-Turkish War in 1912, Russian authorities permitted free-franking privileges from their offices in Chios)
| Price Realized $140.00
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 | Lot #1219 RUSSIA Russian Offices in the Turkish Empire Ship Mail 1900 (ca) cover addressed to Alexandria, Egypt, franked with 1p/10k Levant, tied by framed "Paquebot" handstamp, repeated alongside, cover somewhat stained, interesting usage
| Price Realized $90.00
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 | Lot #1220 RUSSIA Russian Post Office in Beirut 1913 (27 Apr) cover to the United States, franked with 1pi on 10k Romanov, tied by violet ROPIT BEIRUT cds, repeated alongside, fine
| Price Realized $150.00
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 | Lot #1221 RUSSIA Russian Post Office in Beirut 1917 (Apr) picture postcard attractively franked with Ottoman and Russian 1pi "Beirut", locally addressed, with Ottoman "Beyrouth" bilingual departure cds, v.f.
| Price Realized $130.00
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 | Lot #1222 RUSSIA Russian Post Office in Jaffa 1914 (13 May) postcard to Egypt, franked with 20pa on 4k Romanov, tied by violet ROPIT JAFFA cds, with Port Said transit pmk alongside, filing punch holes at right, fine card, with arrival pmk on back, ex-Sacher (Tchilingirian Type 9)
| Price Realized $325.00
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 | Lot #1223 RUSSIA Russian Post Office in Jerusalem 1905 (21 Jan) ROPIT Jerusalem, struck on 20pa/4k stationery card addressed to Vienna, with arrival pmk, fine
| Price Realized $90.00
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 | Lot #1224 RUSSIA Russian Post Office in Alexandretta 1905 (30 Dec) picture postcard to Alexandria, Egypt, franked with pair of 1pa on 2k green, tied by violet ROPIT ALEXANDRETTA departure pmks, with Port Said transit and Alexandria arrival pmks, little toning, otherwise fine (Tchilingirian Type 9B)
| Price Realized $150.00
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 | Lot #1225 RUSSIA Russian Post Office in Kerasunde 1909 (12 Mar) picture postcard addressed to Gand, with ordinary Russian 2k franking canceled ROPIT KERASUND cds in violet, v.f. (Tchilingirian Type 10B)
| Price Realized $110.00
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 | Lot #1226 RUSSIA Russian Post Office in Trebizond 1900 (22 Mar) 14k stationery entire envelope canceled "ROPIT Trapezond", used locally, fine and scarce (Tchilingirian, type 10B)
| Price Realized $240.00
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 | Lot #1227 RUSSIA Russian Post Office in Trebizond 1912 (3 Apr) cover franked on back with 1pi/10k dark blue, tied by violet "ROPIT Trebizond", addressed to Tauris, Persia, with violet departure cds repeated on front, v.f. (Tchilingirian, type 12A)
| Price Realized $150.00
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 | Lot #1228 RUSSIA Russian Post Office in Trebizond 1913 (27 Apr) cover to Chalon, France, franked with Romanov surcharges (20pa and 2x10pa), canceled by violet "ROPIT Trebizond" cds, repeated on back, with Ropit Constantinople transit pmk, fine (Tchilingirian, type 13)
| Price Realized $140.00
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 | Lot #1229 RUSSIA Russian Post Office in Trebizond 1914 (2 Nov) cover addressed "via Batum" to Taganrog, franked on back with pair of 20pa/4k red, tied by violet "ROPIT Trebizond" departure cds, repeated on front, with Taganrog arrival alongside, late usage (Tchilingirian, type 14)
| Price Realized $150.00
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 | Lot #1230 RUSSIA Russian Post Office in Trebizond 1917 (19 Jan) cover to Boston, franked with Imperial 10k dark blue, sent from the Field Post office during World War I Occupation, canceled "Polevaya Zapasnaya P.K.No.159" (Field Reserve Post Office 159), censor tape label at right, corresponding censor handstamp and Petrograd transits, rare usage
| Price Realized $240.00
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 | Lot #1231 RUSSIA Russia Used in Asia 1907 (17 July) cover franked on back with 7k Arms, tied by oval "Chardzhui - 206 - Tashkent" and addressed to Staraya Bukhara (Old Bukhara) with arrival cds alongside, additional departure on front, cover roughly opened, fine Trans-Caspian Railway Line 206 markings (Tchilingirian Type 3C)
| Price Realized $90.00
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 | Lot #1232 RUSSIA Russia - used in Romania 1847 (17 Mar) complete FL from Galatz to Odessa, with "V.Galatze 1847 God/Mar" (Galatz 1847 Year/Mar) departure datestamp in red (Tchilingirian Type 2, Dobin 1.02a), fine and scarce
| Price Realized $230.00
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 | Lot #1233 RUSSIA Russia - used in Romania 1861 (10 Mar) complete FL from Jassy to Kishinev, with blue "Jassy Mar.10 1861" departure (unusual date order Month/Day/Year), with 13 Mar.1861 arrival pmk below, minor paper erosion, otherwise fine
| Price Realized $475.00
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 | Lot #1234 RUSSIA - ZEMSTVO ARDATOV 1885 (2 May) cover from Minsk to Ardatov, with 7k Imperial franking on back, tied by departure cds, Zemstvo 3k green added alongside and tied by blue ornamental pmk, with additional arrival pmks, fine
| Price Realized $475.00
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 | Lot #1235 RUSSIA - ZEMSTVO ARDATOV 1885 (25 Apr) registered cover from Nizhny-Novgorod to Ardatov, franked on back with 2x7k Imperial Arms, tied by departure cds, repeated on front where Zemstvo 3k green added and tied by blue ornamental pmk, filing fold just between the two Imperial stamps, fine and scarce registered cover to Ardatov
| Price Realized $475.00
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 | Lot #1236 RUSSIA - ZEMSTVO BELEBEY 1909 (10 Feb) 2k Zemstvo local used on Imperial 3k postal stationery card from Belebey to Warszawa, with "Polucheno 15.II.1909" arrival datestamp, large violet "Kocy 1913" handstamp alongside, some faults, still a fine combination card
| Price Realized $525.00
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 | Lot #1237 RUSSIA - ZEMSTVO PSKOV 1896 (16 Aug) registered cover from Pskov to St. Petersburg, franked with 2x5k Zemstvo, used in combination with 2x7k Imperial Arms, tied by departure cds, with bold arrival St. Petersburg (17 Aug 96) alongside, little ageing, otherwise fine and attractive cover
| Price Realized $475.00
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 | Lot #1238 RUSSIA - ZEMSTVO SAPOZHOK 1897 (7 Oct) registered cover from Sapozhok to Tambov, franked on reverse with 10k Zemstvo adhesive, canceled by pen cross and used in combination with 14k Imperial Arms, tied by departure pmks, with 9.X.97 arrival cds alongside, some adhesions on the 14k stamp, mostly intact wax seal, fine and rare cover from Sapozhok
| Price Realized $475.00
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 | Lot #1239 RUSSIA - ZEMSTVO TIKHVIN 1888 (2 Mar) small cover from St. Petersburg, franked on back with 7k dark blue, arriving in Tikhvin, where 5k Zemstvo adhesive was added to pay for local transmission, 5 Mar 88 arrival cds alongside, v.f.
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1240 RUSSIA - ZEMSTVO TWER 1883 (17 Nov) stationery 7k entire envelope from Twer to Moscow, with 2k Zemstvo local canceled by straight-line datestamp, paying local delivery fee to the Imperial Post Office (19 Nov), with additional 20 Nov 1883 and Moscow arrival cds on back, v.f.
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1241 RUSSIA - ZEMSTVO URZHUM 1903 (2 Apr) registered cover to Vyatka, sent from the village located in Kuknurskiy Volost, franked on back with vertical pair of 2k brown (S9) Urzhum Zemstvo stamps, tied by the Volost Administration oval datestamp, sent via Urzhum City Imperial Post Office, where pair of 7k dark blue was added, canceled 9 Apr 1903, with Vyatka arrival pmk, fine cover
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1242 RUSSIA - ZEMSTVO URZHUM 1906 (24 Nov) cover to Moscow, sent from the village located in Senurskiy Volost, franked on back with 2k brown (S9) Urzhum Zemstvo stamp, tied by the Volost Administration oval datestamp, sent via Urzhum City Imperial Post Office, where 7k dark blue was added, canceled 24 Nov 1906, with Moscow arrival pmk alongside, filing fold away from the stamps, fine
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1243 RUSSIA - ZEMSTVO URZHUM 1906 (14 July) registered cover to Vyatka, sent from the village located in Toktayblyaskskiy Volost, franked on back with pair of 2k brown (S9) Urzhum Zemstvo stamps, tied by the Volost Administration oval datestamp, sent via Urzhum City Imperial Post Office, where pair of 7k dark blue was added on front, canceled 17 July 1906, with arrival pmk on back, cover somewhat reduced at right, with minor faults, otherwise fine
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1244 RUSSIA - ZEMSTVO URZHUM 1908 (4 Oct) large part of registered cover to Vyatka, sent from the village located in Kokshinskiy Volost, franked on back with pair of 2k brown (S9) Urzhum Zemstvo stamps, tied by the Volost Administration oval datestamp, repeated below, sent via Urzhum City Imperial Post Office, where 14k and 7k (partially trimmed off) were added, canceled 8 Oct 1908, with arrival pmk alongside, most of markings intact, fine usage from Kokshinskiy Volost Administration
| Price Realized $300.00
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 | Lot #1245 RUSSIA - ZEMSTVO URZHUM 1909 (27 June) registered cover to Vyatka, sent from the village located in Konganurskiy Volost, franked on back with pair of 2k brown (S9) Urzhum Zemstvo stamps, tied by the Volost Administration oval datestamp, repeated above, sent via Urzhum City Imperial Post Office, where pair of 7k light blue was added, canceled 3 July 1909, with arrival pmk alongside, cover roughly opened, otherwise fine
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1246 RUSSIA - ZEMSTVO URZHUM 1909 (5 Sep) registered cover to Vyatka, sent from the village located in Toktayblyakskiy Volost, franked on back with pair of 2k brown (S9) Urzhum Zemstvo stamps, tied by the Volost Administration oval datestamp, sent via Urzhum City Imperial Post Office, where 14k Arms was added on front, canceled 7 July 1909, repeated alongside, arrival on back, v.f. cover from the Toktayblyakskiy Volost Administration
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1247 RUSSIA - ZEMSTVO URZHUM 1909 (10 Nov) registered cover to Vyatka, sent from the village located in Sernurskiy Volost, franked on back with pair of 2k brown (S9) Urzhum Zemstvo stamps, tied by the Volost Administration oval datestamp, sent via Urzhum City Imperial Post Office, where 14k Arms was added, also on back, canceled 14 Nov 1909, repeated at top, with arrival pmk, all markings on back, otherwise fine
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1248 RUSSIA - ZEMSTVO URZHUM 1911 (21 Feb) registered cover to Vyatka, sent from the village located in Kosolapovskiy Volost, franked on back with pair of 2k brown (S9) Urzhum Zemstvo stamps, tied by the Volost Administration oval datestamp, sent via Urzhum City Imperial Post Office, where 2x7k light blue Arms were added on front, canceled 25 Feb 1911, repeated below, with arrival pmk on reverse, fine and attractive combination cover from the Kosolapovskiy Volost Administration
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1249 RUSSIA - ZEMSTVO URZHUM 1911 (2 Aug) cover to Vyatka, sent from the village located in Turekskiy Volost, franked on back with single 2k brown (S9) Urzhum Zemstvo stamp, tied by the Volost Administration oval datestamp, sent via Urzhum City Imperial Post Office, where 7k light blue was added, canceled 28 Aug 1911, with arrival pmk alongside, some cover mending, otherwise fine usage from Turekskiy Volost Administration
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1250 RUSSIA - ZEMSTVO USTSYSOLSK 1914 (26 June) cover from Paris to Russia, franked with 25c dark blue (Sower) tied by departure cds, with Zemstvo 2k brown added on reverse and tied by (24 June) Zemstvo local to pay for delivery to destination, v.f. and scarce incoming cover from France, signed Calves, ex-Liphschutz
| Price Realized $1,500.00
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 | Lot #1251 RUSSIA - ZEMSTVO VESSIEGONSK 1883 (20 Nov) cover from Twer to Vessiegonsk, franked on back with Imperial 7k carmine and gray, arriving at the Zemstvo post office on 23 Nov., with local 5k black on lilac affixed alongside, tied by blue "Neoplocheno" (unpaid) due handstamp, corresponding arrival cds, small hinge marks on coverfront, fine and attractive combination with stamps and markings on the same side (Schmidt 15)
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1252 RUSSIA - ZEMSTVO VESSIEGONSK 1885 (22 Mar) cover to Vessiegonsk, franked on back with Imperial 7k blue, tied by Postal Car No.3 departure pmk, arriving at the Zemstvo post office on 24 March, with local 5k black on lilac affixed alongside, tied by blue "Neoplocheno" (unpaid) due handstamp, with corresponding arrival pmk, small hinge marks and tone specks on coverfront, fine and attractive combination (Schmidt 15)
| Price Realized $260.00
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 | Lot #1253 RUSSIA - ZEMSTVO VESSIEGONSK 1885 (20 Feb) small cover from St. Petersburg to Vessiegonsk, franked on back with 7k Imperial Arms, Postal Card 1 (21 Feb) transit and arrival pmks alongside, 5k Zemstvo local added and tied by "Neoplocheno" hs, blue arrival pmk, fine and attractive cover
| Price Realized $400.00
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 | Lot #1254 Far Eastern Republic 1920 (13 Nov) registered cover from Vladivostok to Italy, franked on back with 2x15k Arms, paying 30 Gold Kopecks, the correct Far Eastern Republic rate for a double weight letter (20 gold kopecks for postage and 10k for registration), with London transit and Verona (31.12.20) pmks, two different Registry labels on front, fine usage just before the issue of "DVR" overprints
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1255 Far Eastern Republic 1922 (27 May) commercial cover to Latvia, franked with 2x10k dark blue, each with clear double impression, tied by Vladivostok departure pmk, with Liepaja (1.7.22) arrival on back, fine
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1256 Far Eastern Republic 1922 (3 Oct) card from "Priamur Zemstvo Region" (PZK), franked with 2x4k red, paying 8k from Vladivostok, via United States to Hemme, Estonia, text on both sides "everybody in Soviet Russia has a very bad time. When will they be free? Here in the Priamur region we have the National Russian Government. The Japanese will leave Vladivostok on 26 October and then we will be thrown back upon ourselves. Since a month there is fighting here with the Red Army. Our White Army is successful and we have approached near Khabarovsk. There are many fugitives here from all the areas in the former Russia. It is difficult to find a job and there are many unemployed here."
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1257 Far Eastern Republic 1922 (19 Dec) cover to USA, franked with 5k Arms, used in combination with 15k Chita Arms issue, tied by Vladivostok departure cds, addressed to the "Morrisville Messenger" newspaper in Vermont
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1258 Far Eastern Republic Air Post 1923 (26 July) cover endorsed "Vozdushnaya Pochta" (via air mail), franked with 20k on 15k carmine & blue, tied by Vladivostok 26.7.23 pmk, additional strike below addressed to Nikolsk Ussuryjsk, with same day arrival pmk on back, filing fold and scattered toning away from the stamp, signed Forrester, Calves, Roumet, etc. A major Air Post rarity from a well known correspondence
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1259 Siberia 1920 group of four parcel cards used from Sannikovskoe Akmol., Kutulinsk, Kainsk Gorod and Usole Irkutsk, each properly franked with a combination of RSFSR and Kolchak surcharges (used by the victorious Red Forces as "Trophy Stamps"), with detailed write-up, parcel labels and arrival markings, fine and scarce
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1260 Siberia Kolchak government 1919 (14 Nov) YMCA bilingual POW free frank card sent to Vienna, with oval Vladivostok Railway Station departure pmk, four-line Vladivostok Censor No.7 cachet, interesting text (the writer comments that he was transferred from Krasnoyarsk in August, presumably as the Red Army was advancing eastward, now is eating well and getting paid as a barber to the General Staff), unusual dispatch from an Austrian POW
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1261 Siberia Kolchak government 1919 (15 Nov) cover franked on both sides with two each 15k, 25k and 50k, plus single 20k paying the correct 2r rate from Achinsk, addressed to the Welfare Committee for Prisoners of War in New York, Vladivostok censor hs, opened and resealed, fine usage from Achinsk, just west of Krasnoyarsk on the Trans-Siberian Railway
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1262 Siberia Kolchak government 1919 (25 Dec) registered cover franked on back with imperforate strip of 4x1r, paying correct postage (2r postage and 2r registry fee), sent from Vladivostok to George Kestlin at Russian Bank for Foreign Trade in Paris, with rare internal style Vladivostok (city) registry label "Vladivostok I Gor.Primorskoi Obl" and boxed censor cachet of Censor No.12, cover forwarded to London, with 31 Jan 1920 arrival, signed Mikulski
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1263 Siberia Kolchak government 1919 (16 Aug) registered cover from Kansk, franked on back with imperf. 1r and perforated block of 4x10k/7k paying old rate 70k postage and 70k for registration, addressed to YMCA in Bern, Switzerland, boxed rectangle cachet of the Vladivostok censor, scarce "Kansk Yenisseisk Prov." registry label, with Bern arrival Oct.13 on back, fine
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1264 Siberia Kolchak government 1919 (21 June) registered cover from Kansk (Yeniseysk prov), sent via Vladivostok to Switzerland, franked on back with pair of 15k,10k/7k and 1r imperf. Imperial Arms, paying the correct 1.40r (70k postage and 70k Registry), addressed to the "International Peace Bureau, department for help for Prisoners of War", San Francisco and New York transit, Bern arrival pmks on back, Vladivostok Military Censor No.6 and sealing tape, fine
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1265 Siberia Kolchak government 1919-1920 (Dec-Jan) collection of 17 commercial covers or cards from Vladivostok, Irkutsk, Krasnoyarsk, Nikolsk-Ussuriysk, Blagoveshchensk to Austria (card written on Christmas eve by a free Austrian POW traveling on Irkutsk 241 Postal Wagon on the Trans-Siberian Railway, hoping to get to Nikolsk-Ussuriysk and home from there), commercial covers to USA, registered mail from Ufa to Moscow, others from Krasnoyarsk to London, censored card from a freed German POW, sent from Irkutsk to Berlin. Other destinations include Switzerland, Denmark, each cover with a detailed write-up with respect to rates, franking, registry labels, contents and censor markings. A fine group
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1266 Siberia Kolchak government 1920 (17 Feb) Prisoner of War card from Alexandrovskoye Zab(aikal) franked with 50k and 25k Arms, paying internal rate to Harbin, Manchuria, addressed to the Swiss Red Cross, advising of the transport of 25 invalids from Krasnoyarsk to a concentration camp in Vladivostok, fine and interesting card
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1267 Siberia Attaman Semenov Territory 1920 (2 June) Esperanto postal card from Chita Railway Station to Dundee, Scotland, written in Esperanto, paying 3r Semenov rate for a foreign postcard, with 10k, 50k and 70k on front and additional 10k (3), 20k, 35k (2) and 70k on back, all tied by oval "Vokzal" departure pmks, fine and rare usage from Semenov territory
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1268 Siberia Attaman Semenov Territory 1920 (3 June) registered cover (opened for display) from Olovyanoe (Zabaikal Obl) to USA, franked on back with two imperforate strips of 3x5r Imperial Arms, paying 30r(!), with 30 June arrival pmk, cover wear and slightly reduced, otherwise fine and quite rare. The letter was sent from Olovyannaya, a small town along the Chinese Eastern Railway (between China and Manchuli)
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1269 Siberia Priamur Provisional Government 1921 (19 Sep) registered cover from Vladivostok to New York, franked with imperf. 1r overprinted "Respublika" in red, tied by cds, with Registry label "Vladivostok Siber. Russie d'Asie" label, v.f. and unusual item. The "Respublika" overprint is obviously a private creation, a Civil War "Cinderella" stamp marking the wish to settle a White Russian autonomous republic in Vladivostok
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1270 RYUKYU ISLANDS 1964-65 Specimen overprints, 16 different, n.h., some pencil signed, v.f., S Catalog #120a-129S Catalog Value $1,190 | Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #1271 RYUKYU ISLANDS 1969 Statue of Kyuzo Toyama, wide-spaced bars, left sheet margin vertical pair, n.h., v.f., ** Catalog #192b Catalog Value $1,400 | Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #1272 SAAR 1921 5fr on 25m blue, vertical pane of 25, hinged in margin, stamps n.h., fine-v.f. (catalogued as singles) (Mi.83, €600)
** Catalog #98 Catalog Value $525 | Unsold
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 | Lot #1273 SAAR Dornier Do-X Flights 1934 "Europa" flight card to New York, 7.5.34 cds, red cachet, v.f.
| Price Realized $230.00
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 | Lot #1274 SAAR Dornier Do-X Flights 1934 "Europa" flight to New York, violet cachet dated 15-16.6.34, v.f.
| Price Realized $230.00
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 | Lot #1275 SAN MARINO 1932 General Post Office, 2.75L orange, perforated "Specimen", n.h., v.f., only 160 printed (Sass.P163) S Catalog #138S Catalog Value €900 | Price Realized $230.00
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 | Lot #1276 SAN MARINO 1996 Christmas, minisheet in unsevered pair, n.h., v.f. and possibly unique
** Catalog #Sass. 44 | Price Realized $800.00
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 | Lot #1277 SAN MARINO 1971 Etruscan Art, 50L, 80L, 90L and 180L imperforate proofs in different colors (other than issued stamps), superimposed on perforated background, card mounted, v.f., with 1994 Diena certificate P
| Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #1278 SAN MARINO 1971 Etruscan Art, 50L and 80L imperforate proofs in different colors (other than issued stamps), printed without value and superimposed on perforated background, with separate transparencies containing name of the country, description and value in black, card mounted, v.f., with 1994 Diena certificate P
| Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #1279 SAN MARINO Semi-Postals 1918 Proofs of center (Statue of Liberty and View of San Marino), imperforate blocks of four, v.f.
P
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1280 SAN MARINO Air Post 1933 Zeppelin overprints, complete set of six, n.h., v.f. ** Catalog #C11-16 | Price Realized $170.00
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 | Lot #1281 SAN MARINO Air Post 1950 500L lilac & green, horizontal pair, imperf. between, n.h., v.f., with 1991 Raybaudi certificate (Sass.91e, €5,500) **
| Price Realized $1,200.00
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 | Lot #1282 SAUDI ARABIA 1921 1pa lilac brown, date omitted at left, lower right sheet corner margin block of four, usual dried gum, fine-v.f., rare (catalogued as singles)
* Catalog #L14b Catalog Value $1,000 | Price Realized $700.00
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 | Lot #1283 SERBIA 1866 1pa deep green, pale rose, thick paper, First Printing, Plate Position 3, l.h., bright colors, margins all around, v.f., signed Velickovic, with his 1998 certificate. A rare stamp, * Catalog #2b Catalog Value $2,750 | Unsold
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 | Lot #1284 SERBIA 1866 Prince Michael, Vienna Printing, perf. 12, 10p orange, 20pa rose and 40pa blue, set of three, full original gum, first one oxidized, others fresh, well centered, with 1999 Tomerlin and 2019 Ceremuga certificates, * Catalog #4-6 Catalog Value $4,150 | Price Realized $750.00
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 | Lot #1285 SERBIA 1866 2p bister brown, imperforate single, l.h., natural gum wrinkles, v.f., with Velickovic certificate (Mi.10cB) * Catalog #15a Catalog Value $425 | Unsold
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 | Lot #1286 SPAIN 1852 2r pale red, unused without gum, ample and clear margins all around, exceptionally nice color for this difficult stamp, signed E.Coro, Barcelona, additional handstamped guarantee marks, with 1990 Bergua certificate, fine example of one of the rarest stamps of 19th Century Spain (Ed.14, €22,600) (*) Catalog #14 Catalog Value $15,000 | Price Realized $4,000.00
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 | Lot #1287 SPAIN 1872 4p red brown, l.h., fresh and fine, signed Buhler, with 1987 EXFIMA certificate (Ed.128, €815) * Catalog #188 Catalog Value $740 | Price Realized $180.00
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 | Lot #1288 SPAIN 1877 (16 Oct) FL from Vigo to Genova, franked with 25c brown, tied by rectangular dot cancel, used in combination with 4x10c Type Sage, canceled by red Anchor, added to pay French maritime fees, with red 18 Oct. "Paq. Fr.1 Nr.2 Vigo" cds, arriving in Genova on 22 October, filing fold at bottom, well away from the stamps, fine and rare combination franking
| Price Realized $1,000.00
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 | Lot #1289 SPAIN 1938 Submarine souvenir sheet of three, n.h., usual gum toning, partially showing on front, with 1992 Raybaudi certificate. Also included is Defense of Madrid, 45c+2p+5p blue, n.h., v.f., with handstamped guarantee mark, ** Catalog #605G,CB6 Catalog Value $900 | Price Realized $400.00
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 | Lot #1290 SPAIN 1938 Militia, complete set, n.h., fine-v.f., with 1991 CEM certificate, ** Catalog #606-614 Catalog Value $750 | Price Realized $575.00
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 | Lot #1291 SPAIN 1939 unissued, set of ten imperforate singles, unused without gum as issued, fine-v.f. (*)
| Price Realized $575.00
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 | Lot #1292 SPAIN Carlist Stamps 1874 (27 May) FL from San Sebastian, with French 70c franking, consisting of a vertical pair of 15c bister and single 40c orange, addressed to Beasain, which was at the time inside the Carlist-Controlled territory, with imperforate 1r single (cut in at left) and horizontal pair, all canceled by pen cross, with "Espana Elizondo" (30 May) transit mark and additional "Alsasua" (31 May 74) on reverse, with 1 June arrival docketing. There is a filing fold just between the pair of 1r, otherwise fine and spectacular combination franking Carlist/France Ceres issues, with 1999 Graus certificate ("extremely rare, of maximum consideration of a major specialized collection"). This letter took several days to reach a destination of only 50 miles away. To get to Elizondo, the letter was handled by French Postal officials, who did not use their cancels in order to avoid criticism from the Germans, who objected to French cooperation with Carlist Post Office at Bayonne. A Spanish Philately showpiece
| Price Realized $14,000.00
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 | Lot #1293 SPAIN Spanish Local Issues - Canary Islands Air Post 1938 surcharges in various colors (8 values), 50 sets in large panes, n.h., fine-v.f. (Ed.44-51)
** Catalog #9LC44-53 Catalog Value $10,125 | Price Realized $2,900.00
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 | Lot #1294 SWEDEN 1838 Outer FL addressed to Stockholm, showing departure cachet of the Swedish Embassy in Tripoli, transit markings "K.S.N.P.C. Hamburg" and "T.T. Hamburg", French entry pmks of Strasbourg, Lyon and Marseille, unusual incoming letter from Tripoli in Ottoman Tripolitania to Sweden
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1295 SWEDEN 1855 6s gray black, thin paper, neat Stockholm cds, well centered, repaired (also sealed tear and thin), v.f. appearing example of this rare stamp, with 1974 Sojman and 2015 Smith certificates, O Catalog #3a Catalog Value $4,450 | Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #1296 SWITZERLAND 1843 Zurich, 6r black, red horizontal lines, black rosette cancel, margins all around, fine, O Catalog #1L4 Catalog Value $1,775 | Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #1297 SWITZERLAND 1850 5c black & red, the so-called "Waadt 5", margins all around, showing full dividing lines at bottom, tied by Geneva grids (AW No.101) on FL addressed locally to Mr. Henry Gogel, with 31 January 1851 departure cds alongside, filing folds away from the stamp, some toning, fine and sound cover, with 1973 Nussbaum and 2011 Eichele certificates (Zu.10)
Catalog #2L6 Catalog Value $3,750 | Price Realized $900.00
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 | Lot #1298 SWITZERLAND 1862 (2 Aug) outer FL datelined "Trieste", franked with 10kr and 15kr Franz Josef, tied by departure cds and sent via Vienna to Switzerland, with 40rp Sitting Helvetia (margins cut close) added and tied by Basel (6 Aug) arrival, redirected to Baden, with same day arrival pmk on back, fine and scarce redirected Austria/Switzerland combination
Catalog #15,16 | Price Realized $2,000.00
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 | Lot #1299 SWITZERLAND 1864 (28 Sep) outer FL from Udine, franked with Lombardy-Venetia 10sld and 15sld perf. 9 2/s, tied by "Franca UDINE" departure datestamps, addressed to Locarno, redirected to Milan, with Switzerland 10rp Sitting Helvetia canceled by Locarno cds, St. Gallen and Innsbruck transits, additional pmks on back, fine and rare Lombardy-Venetia/Switzerland combination
| Price Realized $1,400.00
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 | Lot #1300 SWITZERLAND 1871 (22 June) complete FL from Bordeaux, franked with imperf. 10c (slightly cut in at upper left) and 20c Bordeaux Issue, addressed Mulhouse (Alsace Lorraine) through the forwarding agent in Basel, where the letter was redirected just across the border, with 10rp Sitting Helvetia added and tied by Basel (24.VI.71) cds, repeated alongside, also on back, framed "R.L." (border rate) handstamp, with Mulhouse arrival, fine and rare Franco-Prussian War Postal History item
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1301 SWITZERLAND 1871 (25 July) cover from Pontarlier to Aix-en-Provence, franked with 3x10rp carmine, used in combination with France 20c Ceres, each stamp canceled by "BESP" in lozenge, departure pmk alongside, Aix arrival on back, some cover mending at left and tears at right, otherwise fine mixed franking Switzerland+France, signed Diena, Calves
| Price Realized $950.00
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 | Lot #1302 SWITZERLAND 1871 (27 Feb) coverfront with single 10rp carmine, tied by Basel departure cds, addressed to Auch, handstamped "Affr. Insuf.", with vertical pair of 10c Laure added in Auch (2 Mar 71), filing fold through one of the stamps, otherwise fine. Also included is a picture postcard from Rorschach (9.9.02) to Italy, where it was charged penalty rate Postage Due, with addition of 2x5c carmine & magenta stamps, tied by Scotti arrival pmks
| Price Realized $170.00
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 | Lot #1303 SWITZERLAND 1874 (Aug) cover from Switzerland to France, franked with single 30rp Sitting Helvetia, used with France 30c Ceres added on arrival in Paris, both stamps canceled by Paris Star departure, with oval "Forwarded by Munroe & Cie Rue Scribe Paris", redirected to Interlaken, with Bern transit and arrival (6.VIII.74) pmks, fine combination
| Price Realized $260.00
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 | Lot #1304 SWITZERLAND 1896 (Sep) cover from Margaux ("Marquis de Terme") to Switzerland, franked with 25c Type Sage and 25c Standing Helvetia added on arrival in Geneva, redirected to Bordeaux, with arrival (30 Sep), v.f. combination cover
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1305 SWITZERLAND Air Post 1913 Forerunners, eleven different, unused, l.h. or h.r., some disturbed gum, mostly fine or better, * Catalog #Zu.I-VII, X,Xa,XI Catalog Value SFr 4,455 | Price Realized $1,500.00
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 | Lot #1306 SWITZERLAND Air Post 1913 Forerunners, Lugano, 25c green & red, h.r., well centered, minute thin speck, fine example of this rarity, with 2017 Marchand certificate, * Catalog #Zu.IX Catalog Value SFr 4,000 | Price Realized $900.00
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 | Lot #1307 SWITZERLAND Air Post 1913 Forerunners, Lugano, 25c green & red, h.r., well centered, fresh and fine, with 1988 von der Weid certificate, * Catalog #Zu.IX Catalog Value SFr 4,000 | Price Realized $1,500.00
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 | Lot #1308 SWITZERLAND Air Post 1913 50c carmine (Sitten-Sion), shiny paper, canceled 18.V.13 on picture postcard (Oscar Bider) to Liestal, fine,
Catalog #Zu.Xa Catalog Value SFr 3,200 | Unsold
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 | Lot #1309 SWITZERLAND Air Post 1913 Forerunners, 50c red, canceled Sierre Siders (19.V.13) on flown card (Oscar Bider), some creases, minor toning, fine,
Catalog #Zu.Xa Catalog Value SFr 3,200 | Price Realized $500.00
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 | Lot #1310 SWITZERLAND Air Post 1919 30c brown & green, two singles, used on piece, in combination with two additional stamps, canceled "Islikon 24.XI.21", v.f., with 1984 von der Weid certificate (Zu.1, SFr 3,600) O Catalog #C1 Catalog Value $2,500 | Price Realized $900.00
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 | Lot #1311 SWITZERLAND Air Post 1932 15rp green, double impression, h.r., minor gum toning, signed Locher, Tegna, with 1994 Renggli certificate (Zu.16.1.09) * Catalog #C16var | Price Realized $1,400.00
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 | Lot #1312 SWITZERLAND Air Post 1935 10c on 15c green, surcharge inverted, l.h., v.f., with 1999 Eichele certificate. Only one sheet of 50 printed (Zu.20.1A.09, SFr. 17,000 for n.h.) * Catalog #C20a Catalog Value $6,500 | Price Realized $3,500.00
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 | Lot #1313 SWITZERLAND Flight Covers 1932 (14 Nov) Zurich-Alternrhein flight, three covers and one card, different destinations and frankings, each with appropriate cachet, fine-v.f.
| Price Realized $280.00
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 | Lot #1314 SYRIA 1878 (4 Apr) cover to Smyrna (opened for display), franked on back with strip of 3x20pa pale green (surcharged), tied by "Alep Turquie" double circle departure pmks, sent through the French Post Office in Alexandretta, where 30c Type Sage was added on front, tied by blue "Alexandrete Syrie 5 Avril 78" cds, with arrival (10 Apr) and small Ottoman seal on back, cover mending on reverse, otherwise fine
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1315 SYRIA 1869 (Mar) mostly complete outer FL to Marseille, originating from Aleppo, franked with two Ottoman adhesives (20pa green and 1pi yellow), sent via the French Post Office in Alexandretta, where 40c orange Laure was added and tied by "5079" large numerals, with corresponding "Alexandretta Syrie" (4 Mar) cds alongside, also framed "Paquebots de la Mediterrane" in red, boxed "PD", on back "Smyrne Turquie" and Marseille (17 Mar) arrival pmks, fine and uncommon all stamps on front combination
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1316 SYRIA 1869 (Mar) mostly complete outer FL to Marseille, originating from Aleppo, franked with two Ottoman adhesives (20pa green and 1pi yellow), sent via the French Post Office in Alexandretta, where vertical pair of 20c blue Laure was added and tied by "5079" large numerals, with corresponding "Alexandretta Syrie" (4 Mar) cds alongside, also framed "Paquebots de la Mediterrane" in red, boxed "PD", on back "Smyrne Turquie" and Marseille (17 Mar) arrival pmks, fine and uncommon all stamps on front combination
| Price Realized $1,300.00
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 | Lot #1317 SYRIA 1934 Autonomous Republic, complete set, mostly n.h., occasional minor toned spots, otherwise v.f. */** Catalog #232-50 | Price Realized $190.00
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 | Lot #1318 SYRIA 1945 Issues, selection of 24 different oblique perforations (Palace Printing varieties), n.h., v.f., each with a handstamp on back **
| Price Realized $1,600.00
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 | Lot #1319 TANNU TUVA 1943 25k black, vertical strip of five (sheet) with gum, also 25k and 50k green, vertical pairs, unused without gum as issued, part perf., fine-v.f. **(*) Catalog #121-123 | Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #1320 THAILAND 1885 1t on 1sol blue, h.r., perf. thins, otherwise fine, signed Stolow, * Catalog #8 Catalog Value $3,000 | Price Realized $800.00
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 | Lot #1321 THAILAND 1947-49 5s-20b, set of ten, n.h., v.f., ** Catalog #264-273 Catalog Value $1,114 | Price Realized $475.00
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 | Lot #1322 TURKEY 1935 (30 July) registered cover from Samsun to Zagreb, franked on back with 2x10k brown, tied by cds, with attractive "International Fair in Izmir" label, arrival pmk, fine
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1323 TURKEY Postal Tax Air Post Stamps 1930-31 5L on 15k green & yellow, red "Bes Lira" overprint, h.r., v.f., scarce stamp, * Catalog #RAC23 Catalog Value $2,000 | Price Realized $1,000.00
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 | Lot #1324 TURKEY TURKEY IN ASIA 1920 20pi blue black Theatre Revenue stamp on yellowish wove paper overprinted "Postalari 1337", Mayo type "‘M" inverted, n.h., fine (Mayo 76Mn) **
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1325 TURKEY TURKEY IN ASIA 1922 10pa-500pi ten different, bilingual "Specimen" handstamps, also Mosque of Selim set of eight, without overprint, but bilingual "Specimen" handstamps, h.r. or l.h., fine-v.f. S Catalog #78/89S,90-97S | Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #1326 UKRAINE Military Stamps 1920 20hr on 20sh, block of ten, positions 1-10, h.r. at top, v.f., signed Cecil Roberts. A rare multiple
*/** Catalog #M7 | Price Realized $230.00
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 | Lot #1327 URUGUAY 1869 (10 Feb) FL to Lima, franked with 2x5c Numerals, canceled by grids, with imperf. France 80c Empire, tied by Anchor, endorsed "Por Vapor Panama", small "Correos Montevideo" departure cds below, on reverse "Correo Del Rosario" (13 Feb) and Lima (20 Feb) arrival, fine and attractive combination from Uruguay via French ship to Peru
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1328 URUGUAY 1872 (1 Oct) cover (missing part of top portion on back) from Montevideo to France, endorsed "Paquet Francais", franked with 10c green, canceled by "A" duplex, used together with 40c Siege and pair of 80c Ceres (all mostly defective), tied by Anchor cancels, with Correos Montevideo departure, octagonal maritime "Montevideo Paq. Fr. No.1 No.3" (11 Oct 72), Bordeaux and Auch (28 Nov) arrival cds on back, fine appearing mixed franking maritime cover from Uruguay
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1329 URUGUAY 1873 (26 Jan) complete FL from Montevideo to France, initially intended for Steamer "Lusitania", franked with 10c green, canceled by duplex, used together with block of 4x25c blue Ceres, canceled by large "2240" numerals, endorsed "Pr Mendoza", Correos Montevideo departure and red 15 Feb entry pmk, various transits and Graulhet (28 Feb) arrival pmks on back, filing fold away from the stamps, fine and scarce mixed franking combination from Uruguay
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1330 VATICAN CITY 1955 100L blue, imperforate block of four, n.h., v.f.
** Catalog #196var | Price Realized $700.00
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 | Lot #1331 VENEZUELA 1865 (3 Nov) FL from Le Havre, via Paris to Caracas, paying 2.40fr with 3x80c rose, tied by "1769" large numerals, endorsed "Steamer de Liverpool du 6 Nov", with departure cds below, red "P.D." and London transit pmks, arriving in La Guaira, where 1/2r orange (small flaw at upper right) was added and canceled on Dec.2 1865, forwarded by "Hernandez & Rivodo" two days later to destination, fine and outstanding mixed franking, signed Brun, with his 2024 certificate
| Price Realized $2,600.00
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 | Lot #1332 VENEZUELA 1876 (7 Nov) outer FL to Vera Cruz, franked with 1r carmine, three ample margins to just cut in at bottom, canceled by negative "Correos de La Guaira" and used in combination with 2x15c and 30c Ceres, tied by "Guayra" (7 Nov 76) pmks, repeated alongside, with "Venezuela Paq. Fr.", endorsed "Port de France", small "Paq. Fr.No.1 Ligne B" (7 Dec) transit, filing fold through one of the French stamps, otherwise fine mixed franking Inter-Antilles 60c letter rate from Venezuela to Mexico, signed Brun, with his 2024 certificate
| Price Realized $2,100.00
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 | Lot #1333 VENEZUELA 1876 (6 Nov) complete FL from La Guaira to Malaga, Spain, franked with 2r orange yellow (margins all around, small nick at right), tied by "Correos La Guaira" undated double circle pmk, sent through the French Post Office, where 40c Ceres and pair of 30c Type Sage, canceled by octagonal La Guaira datestamps, with "Venezuela Paq. Fra. No.2" (7 Nov) at top, French entry and Malaga arrival pmks on back, usual filing fold away from the stamps, fine mixed franking combination letter, signed Brun, with his 2024 certificate
| Price Realized $3,250.00
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 | Lot #1334 VENEZUELA 1878 (17 Jan) FL to Caracas, franked with 1r carmine, three ample margins, cut in at top, tied by Puerto Cabello, Venezuela cds, used in combination 40c Ceres, canceled by two strikes of maritime Porto Cabello (17 Jan 78), repeated below, arrival docketing (next day), filing fold through the 1real, otherwise, exceptional example of the 40c inter-port rate, stated to be the only known, signed Calves, with 2020 Roumet certificate (ex-Soler y Llach June 2021 sale, €3,000 hammer)
| Price Realized $1,700.00
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 | Lot #1335 VENEZUELA 1878 (20 Apr) cover to Paris, franked with 1r carmine, margins all around, canceled by pen cross and bold "3" handstamp, used in combination with 1fr Type Sage, tied by "La Guayra" (20 Apr 78) pmk, repeated alongside, with undated Correos La Guaira cancel, maritime octagonal "Venezuela Paq. Fr. B. No.2" (30 Apr) and Paris arrival (15 May) on back, small pieces of backflap missing, fine and rare combination franking from La Guaira to Paris, signed Calves
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1336 YEMEN 1939 Arab Alliance (Flags of Yemen, Saudi Arabia and Iraq), imperforate, 6b single and pair, others blocks of four, n.h., v.f.
** Catalog #SG 21-26var | Price Realized $240.00
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 | Lot #1337 YEMEN 1967 handstamped "For Poison Gas Victims", selection of 21 stamps, some Type I and II (with or without the plus "+" sign), also block of four and souvenir sheet, all n.h., v.f., scarce group **
| Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #1338 YUGOSLAVIA 1972 Summer Olympics, two imperf. sheetlets containing the six values, v.f.
P Catalog #1093-98P | Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #1339 YUGOSLAVIA Rocket Mail 1935 "Jug II" flimsy with appropriate markings, franked with 50p green block of four, canceled Hoce (20.VIII.35), v.f.
| Price Realized $230.00
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 | Lot #1340 YUGOSLAVIA Croatia-Slavonia Postage Dues 1918 SHS overprints, marginal blocks of 25, n.h., fine-v.f. set of multiples, with Fleck certificate,
** Catalog #2LJ2-9 Catalog Value $6,775 | Price Realized $900.00
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 | Lot #1341 YUGOSLAVIA Trieste - Zone B Air Post 1953 1L greenish blue and 2L red brown, imperf. blocks of four, n.h., faint marginal gum skips, v.f. (Sass. 3a-4a)
** Catalog #C3-4var Catalog Value €2,400 | Price Realized $650.00
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 | Lot #1342 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES 1847-1901 collection on Scott hingeless pages, mostly used, with 1847 5c red brown, 1851 Issue 1c-12c, including 5c and three different 10c green, 1857-61 perforated 1c (18,19), 5c red brown, 10c green four different of each, 1861-62 to 90c, some Grills, 1869 Pictorials complete set of eleven, 1870-75 National bank Note Company Issues to 90c, Bureau Issues, Columbians to $5 (complete without $1), 1894-95 Regular Issues to $5 (two different), also complete Trans-Mississippi and Pan-Americans. Back of book is well represented with used and unused Postage Dues, Officials and Newspaper stamps, mixed condition, faults noted throughout, high catalogue value, 30+ certificates included *
| Price Realized $13,500.00
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 | Lot #1343 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES 1847-1938 collection of used singles and sets on Scott album pages, first issues with 5c and 10c (1,2), 1851 1c, 3c, 5c, 10c and 12c (7/17), mostly sound, with full margins, 1857-61 1c-90c, last one signed Bartels, 1861-62 complete to 90c, including No.67, selection of 2c Blackjacks, different pmks, also a nice group of 3c red, 1869 Pictorials complete (112-122), Bank Note Issues (145-218), Bureau Issues (219-229), Columbians complete (230-245), 1895 Regular Issues to $5 (278), Trans-Mississippi complete (285-293), 1902-03 $5 (313), Commemoratives, Coil singles, Washington-Franklins, Air Post (C1-6), some Special Delivery, usual minor faults noted, overall fine or better, high catalogue value O
| Price Realized $7,000.00
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 | Lot #1344 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES 1860s Selection of five different 3c Washington essays, various colors, one large die, fine E
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1345 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES 1861 1c-90c, two complete sets of plate proofs on card, each including 3c scarlet and 24c brown violet, plus another set to 30c (missing 90c), fine-v.f., P Catalog #62/73P4 Catalog Value $3,465 | Unsold
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 | Lot #1346 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES 1861 1c-90c, ten complete sets of 12 plate proofs on card, each including 3c scarlet and 24c brown violet, fresh, mostly v.f. A tremendous holding of 1861 proof sets, P Catalog #62-73P4 Catalog Value $11,850 | Unsold
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 | Lot #1347 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES 1861 3c Essay, selection of approximately 90, including singles, strips and blocks, with two panes of 25, with a nice showing of varieties and "sub-letter" listings, with a nice selection of colors, fine-v.f.
E Catalog #79-E25 | Unsold
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 | Lot #1348 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES 1893 1c-$5 plate proofs on card, 10 complete sets, fresh, mostly v.f., scarce holding of Columbian card proof sets, P Catalog #230-245P4 Catalog Value $21,100 | Unsold
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 | Lot #1349 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES 1942 China Resistance, 5c bright blue, ten sheets of 50, n.h., mostly v.f. (catalogued as singles)
** Catalog #906 Catalog Value $2,000 | Price Realized $525.00
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 | Lot #1350 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES 1943-44 Overrun Countries, two complete sets of sheets of 50, plus additional 100 sheets, various countries, including Korea (13), n.h., mostly fine-v.f., unchecked for varieties (catalogued as singles)
** Catalog #909-21 Catalog Value $1,920 | Price Realized $290.00
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 | Lot #1351 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES 1986 AMERIPEX, black omitted, 100 unexploded booklets (200 error panes), n.h., v.f.,
Catalog #2201b Catalog Value $10,000 | Price Realized $950.00
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 | Lot #1352 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES Air Post 1952 Hawaii, 80c bright red violet, twelve sheets of 50, n.h., mostly v.f. (catalogued as singles)
** Catalog #C46 Catalog Value $2,250 | Price Realized $475.00
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 | Lot #1353 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES Postage Dues 1879-95 large collection/accumulation on stock cards and pages, housed in five binders and loose, duplicated stock of many hundreds of used and unused singles, 1c/50c brown, red brown, claret, deep claret, shades, cancelations, proofs on card and on india, many interesting Postage Due covers, domestic and incoming mail from foreign origins, mixed condition, faults noted, many exceptional singles as well. Overall an excellent working stock, or nucleus for a specialized Postage Due exhibit, owner's cat. $50,00+
*O
| Price Realized $6,000.00
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 | Lot #1354 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES Officials 1873 Post Office-War, imperforate plate proofs on india (except 1c-90c War, plate proofs on card), 107 different, fresh, fine-v.f. P Catalog #O1-93P | Unsold
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 | Lot #1355 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES Revenue Stamps Alcohol Tax Paid, Revenue Bonded Warehouse 100 proof in green wholesale lot 376 sheets of 12 (4,500+ in total), at least 300 sheets in good condition, others with some flaws but can still be cut up, fine-v.f.
| Price Realized $950.00
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 | Lot #1356 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES Revenue Stamps 1953-55 Cigar Stamps, Series 123-125, Class B200-G500 in quantities, 25 complete sets (700 stamps in total), few slightly discolored, still fine-v.f. *
| Price Realized $500.00
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 | Lot #1357 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES - Covers and Postal History 1850s-80s selection of 100+ covers and cards, including 1852 embossed "Wade Telegraph Co." cover from Cincinnati, various Bank Note Issues on cover, fancy cancels, Postal Stationery, 1869 Issues, etc., mixed condition, retail $1,000+
| Price Realized $270.00
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 | Lot #1358 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES - Covers and Postal History 1923-32 collection of 111 Frank W. Wright FDCs, including multiple official cities, complete sets of 614-16, 617-19, 704-15, also different printed cachets, also with blocks of four, most addressed to Frank Wright, several interesting items incl. photo cachets (similar to those produced by Crosby) on the Yorktown commemorative (accompanied by an article in the Journal of the American First Day Cover Society), etc., fine-v.f.
Catalog #611/715,C10/QE4 | Price Realized $900.00
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 | Lot #1359 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS Canal Zone 1928-79 carton with 1,000+ covers and cards, with commercial mail, FDCs, flight covers, some Panama franking addressed to Canal Zone, etc., APOs and foreign usages, World War II mail, different towns and censor markings, SCADTA, Postal Stationery, many better items, mixed condition
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1360 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS Hawaii 1861-96 collection on pages, with used and unused singles, mixed condition, some with graded certificates, also unused postal stationery, with envelope, paid reply cards, etc. (this section alone catalogues $3,200+), US C46 graded Superb-98, few covers, including three US Pan-American covers, etc.
*O
| Price Realized $1,500.00
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 | Lot #1361 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS Philippines 1858-1940 large holding, mostly in stock book, hundreds of used and unused, including Spanish issues, imperf. and perf., overprints, some better, U.S."Philippines", many multiples, Plate Blocks, Regular issues to 10p in blocks of four, 1936-37 "Commonwealth" overprints, used and unused, duplicated sets of blocks, Officials, Air Post, "OB" and Postage Dues, etc., mixed condition, many with tropicalized gum, others fine-v.f., substantial value
*O
| Price Realized $2,700.00
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 | Lot #1362 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS ALBANIA 1913-60 collection in Scott album, with Regular Issues including some early items, souvenir sheets, Semi-Postals, Air Post and Postage Dues, with Italian Dominion and German Occupation including Laibach, mixed with used and unused (hinged), fine-v.f. *O
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1363 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS ARMENIA 1992 souvenir sheet, 100 copies, n.h., v.f. (Mi. Block 1, €6,000) ** Catalog #431 Catalog Value $5,000 | Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #1364 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS ASCENSION 1922-68 collection on stock pages, with George V, George VI and QEII complete, with additional shades, mini-sheets, booklet panes, l.h. or h.r. pre-QEII, then mostly n.h., fine-v.f. */**
| Price Realized $500.00
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 | Lot #1365 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS AUSTRIA 1850-1945 collection in two Lindner albums, with selection of First Issues, Coat of Arms, Franz Josef, 1910 Birthday, Views, Dollfuss (n.h)., 1945 Overprints (including some Locals), etc., Semi-Postals with Rotary, WIPA 50g, Skiing, etc., with Air Post, Postage Dues, mixed with used and unused (some n.h. noted) throughout, few faults possible among early stamps, generally fine-v.f. */**O
| Price Realized $1,200.00
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 | Lot #1366 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS AUSTRIA 1850-1991 collection in Scott album, mostly complete, used to 1904, mostly unused from 1910 Jubilee set, with 1936 10sh Dollfuss (n.h.), 1945 Hitler overprints, Semi-Postals complete, WIPA souvenir sheet (B111) l.h., Renner souvenir sheets (B185-88) n.h., Military Stamps, Austrian Offices in Crete, Turkish Empire, Lombardy-Venetia, Italian Occupation Venezia-Giulia and Trentino overprints, Serbia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, used or unused, occasional minor flaws possible, fine-v.f. and attractive collection *O
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1367 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS BARBADOS 1892-1965 selection on pages and stock card, with 1892-1903 set to 2s6d (both), 1905 and 1909 sets, 1920 Victory to 3sh, later sets to 1965 QEII, etc., SG £1,100 *O
| Price Realized $280.00
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 | Lot #1368 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS BELGIAN CONGO 1960 "Congo" inverted, 1.50fr (15) and 10fr (9), n.h., v.f.
** Catalog #330var,337var | Unsold
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 | Lot #1369 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS BERMUDA 1865-1979 collection on Vario stock cards, with some scattered Victoria, George V including 1920 Seal of the Colony, 1921 set to 1sh, 1932 12sh6p, George VI to 10sh (used), QEII sets, some covers, additional shades, etc., mostly hinged (some unused and used noted), few minor faults possible, generally fine-v.f. *O
| Price Realized $400.00
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 | Lot #1370 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS BERMUDA 1865-2009 collection on large stock pages, early Queen Victoria to 1sh, George V to £1 and 12sh6p (two of each), Specimen overprints, good showing of George VI Scrolls, with better shades, mostly complete from there, generally fine-v.f. *
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 | Lot #1371 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS BRITISH COMMONWEALTH 1900-1960s Queen Victoria-QEII, used and unused country collections in a large stock book, Aden largely complete including 1937 Dhow set with extra 5r aniline (used), George VI and QEII sets, Antigua KEVII and George V sets to 5sh, 1921 to £1, 1932 Tercentenary, George VI and QEII sets, with shades, Ascension 1922, 1924 and 1934 sets, 1938 set to 10s with perf. varieties, Bahamas KEVII £1, other definitives, Barbados with Britannia unused 6d and 1sh (3) values, 1882 5sh, 1897, 1916, 1920, 1921 sets with later definitives, Basutoland 1933 and 1938 sets, 1961 surcharges, including 10c type II marginal single, Bechuanaland 1932, 1938, 1955, 1961 sets, Bermuda, British Guiana, British Honduras, Virgin Islands 1899, 1904, 1913 and 1922 sets and later definitives, Canada 1897 Jubilee set to 50c (2), with shades, 1908 Quebec, 1911 Admirals to 50c, with better 7c, 10c and 20c shades, mostly complete thereafter, Cayman Islands KEVII to 5sh, 1907 1/2d on 5s, 1d on 4d, George V sets to 10sh, 1935 and later issues, largely complete, Dominica, Fiji, Gambia 1869 4d and 6d, 1886 set to 1sh with shades, 1898-1906 surcharges, George V sets, Gibraltar Queen Victoria-QEII, George V to £1, Gold Coast, Grenada, etc. Also included is an additional stock book with auction cards, better sets and values, Falkland Islands, St. Helena Badge to 10sh, plus Great Britain, Hong Kong, etc., mixed condition, mostly fine or better. Owner's SG £40,000+ *O
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 | Lot #1372 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS BRITISH COMMONWEALTH 1900-1960s balance of a consignment on cards, used and unused singles and sets, including New South Wales 1850 2d indigo, Queen Victoria Laureate Essay 1d brown-red on gummed paper, 1854 imperf. 5d, Antigua 1884 4d "Detached triangle" variety, Basutoland 1935 Silver Jubilee 6d "dot by Flagstaff", Nova Scotia 1860-63 12 1/2c block, one stamp missing part of design, Canada 1924 Admiral 5c violet, dry printing, top Plate No.22 block of 10 n.h, 2c yellow green booklet pane of 6, Great Britain KEVII 2sh6p, 5sh,10sh used, 1938 George VI brown purple Essay, marginal block of four, Grenada 1938-50 George VI, group of six unused with listed perfs and color varieties, including the scarce perf.12, KUT 1919 4c on 6c surcharge unused group with overprint varieties, pair, one without bars, inverted, double (2), Specimen overprints, etc., George VI 50c "Rope not joined to sail", dot removed in a strip of 3, Straits Settlements 1906-07 on Labuan, duplicated set to $1, 1c and 2c fine used, Morocco Agencies 1899 set to 2p, 1903-05 set to 2p, 1907 2s6d, 1907-12 12p on 10s and 1914-31 2sh6p, all overprinted Specimen, also North Borneo Specimen overprints, St. Vincent 1882-83 1d drab unused block of four, wmk reversed, 1913-17 set to £1 overprinted Specimen (n.h.), Samoa 1877-80, Third State, perf. 12 1/2 5sh green, used with BPA certificate, Sierra Leone 1894-96 £1 purple & red, Southern Rhodesia with 1937 set to 5sh, large multiples, etc., mixed condition, some faults noted, generally fine or better, very useful assembly, owner's SG £14,000++ *O
| Price Realized $1,900.00
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 | Lot #1373 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS BRITISH COMMONWEALTH 1900-60s balance of a consignment, with selections from various areas, including Newfoundland singles and sets (cat.$2,300), stock book with a nice selection of Australia, with blocks of four and larger, gutter panes, etc. Also included is a collection of used and unused singles on pages, with Bahrain, India, Sudan, Malaysian States, early St. Helena, Cape of Good Hope, etc., additional sets on cards, with blocks of four, definitives, etc., mixed condition, owner's cat. $16,000+ *O
| Price Realized $1,200.00
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 | Lot #1374 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS BRITISH COMMONWEALTH 1910-70s extensive predominantly unused dealer's stock of sets to high value and better values, etc. on cards contained in a large stock book with better items from Australia, Falkland Islands, Hong Kong, Rhodesia, Northern Rhodesia, Nyasaland, Natal, New Zealand, Tristan Da Cunha etc., mixed condition, high catalogue value, useful and attractive holding *O
| Price Realized $1,900.00
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 | Lot #1375 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS BRITISH COMMONWEALTH 1937-43 George VI, advanced collection on pages, six volumes, comprehensive showing of singles and sets, color, perforation and Plate varieties, Aden (Dhow complete), Ascension (better perforations), Australia, Bahamas, Bahawalpur (1947 Nawab Sadiq Mohammad Khan Abbasi V Star & Crescent overprint (SG 15,£7,000), Bahrain, Bechuanaland, Bermuda (Keyplates), Falkland Islands, Gambia, Gibraltar, India & Indian States, with values to 25r, some blocks of four, gutter pairs, Jamaica 5sh slate blue & yellow orange, small thin (SG 132a,£7,000), Kenya, Uganda & Tanganyika, Kuwait with complete sets, good showing of Malaysian States, Malta, Nauru, Nigeria, Seychelles, Singapore, etc., occasional "Specimen" perfins, some blocks of four, also hundreds of additional singles, sets and multiples in glassines, with much Omnibus material, l.h. or h.r., some used, few minor faults noted, generally clean, fine-v.f., cat. £100,000++ *O
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 | Lot #1376 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS BRITISH COMMONWEALTH 1939-55 balance of a consignment, mostly complete George VI sets on cards or in glassine envelopes, India (150-67), Jind State (108-23), Gwalior, Bahrain (20-37), Kuwait (36-51), Great Britain (249-51A), Pakistan (1-19,O1-13), mostly l.h., few n.h., fine-v.f., cat. $2,500+ */**
| Price Realized $650.00
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 | Lot #1377 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS BRITISH COMMONWEALTH 1960s-70s unexploded booklets, wholesale stock of approximately 500, quantities of up to 100+ of each, from Fiji (SG SB5-7), St. Helena (SG SB2-3), Ascension (SG SB1x20 £1,400), also SB2, plus Australia (Famous Australians, Prime ministers), Ireland, Singapore (19xSB1,£1,045), Tristan, etc., fine-v.f., useful accumulation
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1378 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS BRITISH COMMONWEALTH - Omnibus sets 1935 Silver Jubilee, issues complete (without Egypt), l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f., SG £1,350 *
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1379 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS BRITISH COMMONWEALTH - Omnibus sets 1937-53 Coronation, four complete sets of each, n.h., fine-v.f., SG £1,700 **
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1380 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS BRITISH COMMONWEALTH - Omnibus sets 1949 U.P.U., three mostly complete sets, singles (two minor sets missing) and pairs, n.h., fine-v.f., SG £1,425 **
| Price Realized $425.00
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 | Lot #1381 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS BRITISH COMMONWEALTH - Omnibus sets 1953 Coronation, 62 values, basic set, singles and sheet corner margin blocks of four, n.h., fine-v.f.
**
| Price Realized $230.00
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 | Lot #1382 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS BRITISH COMMONWEALTH - Covers and Postal History 1858-1940 carton with 420+ covers and cards, better Canada, Australia, New Zealand, India, Tonga Tin Can Mail, Postage Dues, dual frankings, Air Post, some earlier items, foreign destinations, flight covers, Special Delivery, Registered, etc., many better items, Also included additional 180+ covers, foreign countries, Censored Mail, plus modern Great Britain, collection of 280 cacheted RAF Museum covers, interesting cachets, advertising, many autographed by RAF pilots, dignitaries, etc., mixed condition, nice lot, retail $7,000+
| Price Realized $950.00
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 | Lot #1383 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS BRITISH AFRICA 1890-1970 collection on Vario stock pages, Basutoland including George V, Bechuanaland including Overprints and George V Seahorses, George VI and QEII sets; British Central Africa with £1 Specimen; British Middle East Forces and Morocco Agencies; Gambia with Queen Victoria, Gold Coast including KEVII to 20sh; KUT with George V and George VI sets to £1 (the latter with several additional perfs and shades); Niger Coast with Victoria to 10sh; Northern Nigeria and Nigeria George V to £1; North Borneo George VI and QEII; Northern Rhodesia George VI; Nyasaland George VI to £1; Rhodesia with some Double Heads and Admirals; Sierra Leone with KEVII to £1; Somaliland; South Africa with Cape of Good Hope, Transvaal and Union of South Africa; Southern Rhodesia; South West Africa; Sudan and Zanzibar, mostly hinged with some used stamps as well, quite a few covers, some faults possible but generally fine-v.f. and useful lot
*O
| Price Realized $4,500.00
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 | Lot #1384 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS BRITISH AFRICA 1920s-60 selection of singles and sets on stock cards, with better items, including unused Tanganyika Giraffe set to £1, George V £1 used, Kenya, Uganda & Tanganyika George V £1 orange & black used, also pictorials set to £1 unused, plus several miscellaneous items, fine-v.f., SG £2,000+ *O
| Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #1385 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS BRITISH NORTH AMERICA 1890-1970 collection on black stock pages, with Antigua including Seal of the Colony with KEVII and George V 5sh, George V set to £1, George VI, QEII, etc.; Bahamas with Victoria, KEVII, George V, George VI and QEII with sets to £1; Barbados with 1897 Jubilee, plus additional complete sets; British Guiana with Surcharges, few better sets; British Honduras including George V and George VI sets to $5; British Virgin Islands; Canada with 1928-29 set to $1 (including 5c Bluenose); Dominica with KEVII, George V to £1; Grenada with Victoria, George V to 10sh; Jamaica with George V sets; Leeward Islands with Victoria, KEVII sets to 5sh, George V to £1, George VI to £1 (with duplication); Montserrat; St. Helena including George V to £1, Tercentenary set; St. Kitts-Nevis; St. Lucia; St. Vincent; Trinidad with Victoria to 5sh; Tristan da Cunha with George VI and QEII, and Turks and Caicos, mostly hinged with some used stamps as well, quite a few covers, some faults possible but generally fine-v.f. and useful lot
*O
| Price Realized $4,500.00
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 | Lot #1386 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS BRITISH ASIA 1890-1970 collection on black stock pages, with Aden including George VI and QEII (with both shades); Brunei; Burma; Ceylon; Maldives; Malayan States including Straits Settlements with KEVII and George V to $5, Johore with values to $5, Malacca, Penang, Perak with set to $5; Mauritius; Sarawak with some complete sets; Seychelles including George VI to 5r; and Singapore with George VI to $2, mostly hinged with some used stamps as well, quite a few covers, some faults possible but generally fine-v.f. and useful lot
*O
| Price Realized $1,500.00
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 | Lot #1387 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS BRITISH AUSTRALASIA AND OCEANIA 1890-1970 collection on black stock pages, with Australia including Kangaroo Specimen set of three, Arms set of four; North West Pacific Islands with £1 vertical strip of three; British Antarctic Territories with Surcharged set; Cook Islands; Fiji with George V to £1, George VI and QEII; Gilbert & Ellice with George V to 5sh; Nauru; New Guinea including 1931 Airmail to £1; New Hebrides with Beach Scene, Postage Dues; New Zealand with sets to 3sh, Officials and Flight Covers; Niue; Norfolk Island; Papua New Guinea; Pitcairn Islands; Samoa; Solomon Islands with War Canoe set; and Tonga, mostly hinged with some used stamps as well, quite a few covers, some faults possible but generally fine-v.f. and useful lot
*O
| Price Realized $1,600.00
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 | Lot #1388 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS CANADIAN PROVINCES AND NEWFOUNDLAND 1861-1935 balance of a consignment on pages, scattered New Brunswick, Newfoundland, with first issues, perforated stamps, better Prince Edward Island, attractive section, including imperf. Die proof (10TC1a, with Gratton certificate), 15a (Holcombe certificate), ten die proofs (Bileski reprints), etc., mixed condition *O
| Price Realized $400.00
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 | Lot #1389 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS CANADA 1911-35 Admirals complete set to $1, Scroll 1c-$1 (three sets), plus 1c-$1 Mt.Cavell, complete, l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f., * Catalog #104-22,149-177 Catalog Value $3,927 | Price Realized $700.00
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 | Lot #1390 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS CANADA 1911-60 various singles and sets, including Admirals 1c-$1 complete (104-22), later issues, with blocks of four of 8c-$1 Ferry (268-73), Champlain sets (217-27), 1949-50 O.H.M.S. overprints (O1-10), "G" overprints in blocks of four (O16-25), etc., l.h. or n.h., fine-v.f., cat. $3,200+
*/**
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 | Lot #1391 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS CAYMAN ISLANDS 1900-2001 collection on large stock cards, including 1907-08 surcharges (four different (SG 17-19 and SG35, £2,460), 2 1/2p on 4p (Scott 20 with 1988 Royal and 2003 PFC), some duplication, Specimen overprints, Centenary and Pictorial sets, War Stamps, including SG 55 with BPA certificate (£800), mixed condition, mostly fine-v.f. An attractive collection of Cayman Islands *
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1392 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS CAYMAN ISLANDS 1900-76 collection on pages, mostly unused, with singles and sets, George VI-QEII, few better items, mostly fine-v.f. *O
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1393 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS CHINA 1900-30 balance of a consignment, variety of covers and cards, including Imperial, French Intervention during Boxer Rebellion, Manchukuo, Japanese Occupation, Italian Expedition Force in Siberia, Postal Stationery, Hong Kong card to Brazil, C.E.F. covers, International Reply Coupon used from Liutaokow in 1920, French Missionary covers used in 1856 from "Kouy-Tscheou", etc., mixed condition, fascinating lot
| Price Realized $1,000.00
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 | Lot #1394 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS CHINA 1904-38 selection of 11 covers and cards, four incoming, one from USA to Shanghai, another from Netherlands to Tientsin, two from Germany to Tientsin or Shanghai, others from German Post Offices in China, one from Harbin to Buenos Aires, also 1904 red-band cover from Tsingtau to Shanghai, etc.
| Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #1395 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS CHINA - PROVINCES 1945-46 Local overprints of North-East Provinces, large collection on pages, hundreds of singles, pairs, blocks of four, full sheets, generally identified by "Kerr" handbook and "Chan" catalogue, included are occasional errors, inverted overprints, etc., mixed condition, some faults or gum toning, generally fine or better, valuable collection
*/**
| Price Realized $2,400.00
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 | Lot #1396 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS CHINA - PRC 1960s small selection of used singles and sets, including Tropical Fish, Chrysanthemums, Mao, etc., fine-v.f. O
| Price Realized $950.00
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 | Lot #1397 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS CHINA - PRC 1963-2011 collection in three Schaubek and two (brand new and mostly empty) Lighthouse hingeless albums, with better items such as Mountains (716-31), Chrysanthemums (767-81) and others (no Cultural Revolution), mostly complete 1976-82, with 8f Monkey (1586), 18 different souvenir sheets (1383a/1844, Horses, Girl with Book and others), also various singles and sets in glassines, some better items, special presentation albums, old catalogues, etc., apparently n.h., fine-v.f., inspection recommended **
| Price Realized $6,750.00
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 | Lot #1398 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS CHINA - PRC 1980s-90s issues in stock book, some sets, souvenir sheet, older items, few better, mixed condition, mostly fine *O
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1399 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS CROATIA 1941-45 collection on Lindner album pages, Regular Issues, Semi-Postals (including Nezavisna), 1944 Storm Division set of three (with letter from the Croatian Philatelic Society) and souvenir sheet (n.h., corner crease, APS certificate), Postage Dues, Officials, etc., plus a small selection of covers on dealer's cards, some items signed, fine-v.f.
*/**
| Price Realized $1,300.00
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 | Lot #1400 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS CYPRUS 1880-1960 collection on Vario stock cards, with early Victoria, 1894-96 set to 45pi, KEVII 1904-07 set to 45pi, George V 1921-23 set to 45pi, 1924 to £1, 50th Year as a British Colony, 1934 set to 45pi (used), George VI used, QEII 1955 definitives (l.h. and used sets), also 1960 Overprints (n.h.), etc., mostly unused, few faults possible in early material, generally fine-v.f. *O
| Price Realized $900.00
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 | Lot #1401 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS CZECHOSLOVAKIA Postage Dues 1918 Provisional Issues, large specialized collection of hundreds of stamps and covers, partly written up on pages, excellent variety of handstamps and surcharges, with errors, unusual usages and much more. A good opportunity to acquire a comprehensive collection of these interesting issues, with potential for further study and expansion
*O
| Price Realized $2,300.00
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 | Lot #1402 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS ETHIOPIA 1895-1960s accumulation of singles, sets, covers, occasional varieties, two government catalogues, etc., some better items. Also included is a small group of Confederate States of America, with older auction catalogues, reprints, collateral material, mixed condition, intriguing lot
*O
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 | Lot #1403 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS ETHIOPIA 1928-43 selection of 41 covers or cards, written-up exhibition style on pages, each with full description of origin, destination, rates, censor markings, etc., starting with 1928 registered cover to France, others showing progression of rate changes to various destinations, including 1944 flown cover to Teheran, showing Egyptian and two Soviet-Persian censorship markings, in Cyrillic and Latin characters, also a military transit; another cover via Egypt to England, with round "Censorship dept" handstamp; "V" overprint on cover to London, 1946 registered cover (opened for display) to French India, others to Czechoslovakia, Somalia, Austria, Germany, Italy, China and others, few minor flaws noted, mostly fine-v.f., ex-Roberto Sciaky
| Price Realized $4,750.00
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 | Lot #1404 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS FALKLAND ISLANDS 1900-90s balance of a specialized collection on black Vario stock pages, album pages, cover album and others, with some earlier items, sheets, singles and sets, Ephemera (news clips, photographs, etc.), unused Postal Stationery, cards, aerogrammes, covers and FDCs, postcards, OHMS, censored and commercial mail, Falkland Islands Dependencies, etc., clean and useful accumulation
*O
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 | Lot #1405 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS FINLAND 1910-30s large accumulation of straight line cancelations on Russian Grand Duchy issues to 1917, over 750 stamps with pieces, multiples, etc., many different types, color pmks, also Lion type "Saarinetyp" selection of straight line cancels, many hundreds, many on pieces, some multiples, interesting pmks, excellent treasure trove for a specialist O
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 | Lot #1406 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS FIUME 1918-20 large selection of machine and typographed overprints on Hungarian stamps, with pairs, strips, blocks and sheets, showing numerous types, different letters, unlisted varieties, also Postage Dues, and 1919-20 "Franco" surcharges. Assembled by an astute collector, all stamps are genuine, apparently n.h., fine-v.f.
*/**
| Price Realized $4,750.00
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 | Lot #1407 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS FRANCE 1849-1988 collection in three Kabe albums, extensive 19th Century, mostly used, later issues include Commemoratives, souvenir sheets (1925 Paris, 1937 PEXIP, also No.1100), Semi-Postals, Air Post (C1-2, 5-17 used), some back of book issues, etc., mixed condition
*O
| Price Realized $800.00
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 | Lot #1408 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS FRANCE - Covers and Postal History 1812-1940s selection 210 covers or cards, with pre-philatelic, imperf. or perf. Napoleon and Ceres franking, military, Peace & Commerce and Type Sage frankings, etc.
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1409 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS FRANCE - Covers and Postal History 1850s-1950s selection of 140+ covers or cards, mostly individually acquired, some better Semi-Postals, Flights, censored mail, destinations, 1870 Franco-Prussian War Ballon Monte FL (interesting contents) etc., interesting group, retail $1,500+
| Price Realized $280.00
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 | Lot #1410 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS FRANCE - Covers and Postal History 1860s-70s selection of 100 covers or FLs, Napoleon or Ceres franking, various Paris Star dispatch markings, mixed condition, mostly fine-v.f.
| Price Realized $375.00
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 | Lot #1411 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS FRENCH COLONIES 1900s-80s collection in two albums and on dealer's cards, with a good showing of various singles and sets, Lebanon overprints, virtually complete Dahomey in a PALO album, also Syria, Monaco, French Polynesia, Mauritania, Tunisia, etc., mixed condition, mostly fine-v.f., cat. $12,000+ *O
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 | Lot #1412 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS GERMAN STATES 1851-1920 Baden-Wurttemberg, collection on Scott album pages, mostly complete used or unused, with Baden, Bavaria including No.1 unused, imperf. and Arms issues, Postage Dues and Officials, Bergdorf, Brunswick, Bremen, Hamburg, Hannover, also Heligoland, Lubeck, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Oldenburg, Prussia, Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein, Thurn and Taxis, Wurttemberg, with values to 18kr, Officials, etc., mixed condition with minor faults, excellent degree of completion, with many scarce items included, high catalogue value *O
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 | Lot #1413 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS GERMAN STATES Postal Stationery 1874-1920 Bavaria, selection of used and unused entires and postal cards, also wrappers, double reply cards, some duplication, generally fine-v.f., Mi.
Catalog Value €1,500 | Price Realized $250.00
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 | Lot #1414 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS GERMANY 1868-1960 collection of many hundreds of used singles and sets on Scott album pages, North German Confederation, 1872 Large and Small Shields, Weimar Republic Third Reich, with Commemoratives, Semi-Postals, Air Post (C40,42,43-45), back of book, Allied Occupation, Federal Republic, mostly fine or better O
| Price Realized $900.00
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 | Lot #1415 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS GERMANY 1872-1945 collection in a large Schwaneberger (1953 edition) album, collected both unused and used, starting with North German Confederation, continuing with complete Small and Large Shields, including No.10 Plate Flaw variety (Mi.10, PFV, €3,500), unused without gum, with 2002 Sommer certificate, "Pfennige" 5pf-50pf complete (29-39), Reichspost to 5M, multiple examples of the Wartime printings, 1920 "Kreuzbluten" watermark 1 1/4m used (210), issues complete from there, with Regular Definitives, Semi-Postals, with souvenir sheets (B33,B58,B68), Air Post, including 1912 "Gelber Hund" and "E.EL.P" overprints unused, also "Gelber Hund" on card (CL1-6), with all Zeppelin sets (C38-45), both used and unused of each, plus Officials. Back of book includes German Occupation of Bohemia and Moravia, Generalgouvernement (Poland), Luxemburg, Elsass, Fieldpost issues for Rhodes, Tunis (Palm stamp) and U-Boat Hela. A well rounded, comprehensive assembly, with many plate flaws and minor varieties, cancels, etc.. Also included are some se-tenants, booklets and postal stationery, occasional mixed condition, few faults noted, otherwise a fine old-time collection, substantial value *O
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 | Lot #1416 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS GERMANY 1872-1945 collection fairly complete in two Lindner albums, mixed with both used and unused with Small and Large Shields, Reichspost to 5m, Deutches Reich to 5m, Inflation Issues, Semi-Postals including IPOSTA sheet, Wagner set, Ten Year Souvenir sheet, OSTROPA souvenir sheet, etc., Air Post including Gelber Hund on piece, E.EL.P. set of two, Polar and South America Flights (the latter used), Chicago Flight (hinged), Officials, Fieldpost, Occupation Issues including Kurland, France Bear souvenir sheet, Propaganda set from Operation Cornflakes, etc., mixed condition with some faults possible mostly among early issues, fine-v.f. *O
| Price Realized $2,000.00
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 | Lot #1417 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS GERMANY - Covers and Postal History 1880s-1930s selection of 250+ covers and picture postcards (used and unused), Weimar Republic, Semi-Postals, German Colonies, New Year's "hold to light", Esperanto, Nazi Party forerunner, censored mail, Officials, Stationery, Revenues, Propaganda cards, political leaders, etc., mixed condition, minor faults noted, otherwise fine and scarce group, retail $4,000+
| Price Realized $800.00
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 | Lot #1418 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS GERMANY - Covers and Postal History 1900-50s group of 500+ covers and picture postcards, WWI scenes, WWII propaganda cards, later FDCs, flown covers, censor markings, etc.
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 | Lot #1419 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS GERMAN COLONIES 1897-1916 comprehensive collection in a Lindner album, used and unused, fairly complete with German Offices in China including 5pf on 10pf sheet margin single (hinged) with APS certificate, Tientsin Issue 3pf-20pf used, each with APS or Royal certificates (20pf with short perfs), Reichspost used to 5m (small faults, signed Mansfeld), German Offices in Morocco with Reichspost used to 5m (signed Steuer), German Offices in the Turkish Empire, with Deustches Reich set n.h.; New Guinea Yacht used to 5m (signed Steuer); German East Africa 1900 Yacht used to 3r (signed Bothe); German South West Africa Yacht set n.h.; Caroline Islands and Cameroon, Kiauchau Yacht Issues complete; Mariana Islands Yacht used to 5m; Marshall Islands with 5pf Jaluit Issue (2012 Jashke-Lantelme certificate), Yacht used to 5m; also Samoa and Togo; mixed condition, some faults noted, but generally fine-v.f. *O
| Price Realized $4,750.00
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 | Lot #1420 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS GERMAN COLONIES 1897-1918 Cameroun-Togo, mostly complete collection on Scott album pages, mostly unused, with Yacht sets to 5M, including Kiauchau set to $2 1/2 (slight toning), occasional British G.R.I. overprints, Belgian Occupation of East Africa issues, some minor flaws possible, generally fine or better *O
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 | Lot #1421 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS GERMAN AREA 1920-39 Plebiscite Regions, collection on Scott album pages, complete, mostly unused Allenstein, Danzig, including 60pf, 1m and 2m "Grosse Innendienst", last two slightly discolored and partly regummed, with Kniep certificate, Marienwerder, Memel, with Lithuanian Occupation issues, Saar 1920-58, with overprints to 10M, also unissued 2pf gray, signed Burger, balance of the issues, Semi-Postals, Officials, also Schleswig, including C.I.S. overprints, Upper Silesia complete, including Officials (reprints), mixed condition, generally fine or better *O
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1422 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS GERMAN AREA 1939-44 collection on Scott album pages, with complete Bohemia & Moravia, Slovakia, German Occupation of Luxembourg, Montenegro complete (except 10Lire), Serbia, with souvenir sheets, etc. Also included are issues from WWI Occupation of Belgium and Romania, with some better items, mixed condition, mostly unused, occasional faults noted, generally fine or better *O
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 | Lot #1423 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS GERMANY - WORLD WAR II Occupation Issues 1939-45 collection in Lindner album, mostly used, with Bohemia and Moravia including a Theresienstadt cover and some currency, Generalgouvernment with Officials, Channel Islands including a few covers, Serbia sets of souvenir sheets, and a selection of Zara, with Air Post and Postage Dues, mostly n.h. with many signed Ludin, fine-v.f.
*O
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1424 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS GREAT BRITAIN 1864 3p rose red, Plate 165, complete reconstruction (240 stamps), used, mixed condition, faults noted, O Catalog #33 Catalog Value $720 | Unsold
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 | Lot #1425 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS HONG KONG 1863-1962 collection on Vario stock cards, used or unused (at times both), with Victoria (mostly used), KEVII with values to 50c, George V to $2 (used), George VI to $10 mint or used (better $10 unused without gum), with many additional shades, QEII with sets to $10 and $20 (all hinged, with additional used values), some British Offices in China, etc., mixed condition with some faults possible, generally fine-v.f. *O
| Price Realized $450.00
|
 | Lot #1426 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS HUNGARY Occupation Issues 1919 collection in album, Szegedin complete including key items, with Newspaper Stamps (including one with overprint inverted), Special Delivery and Postage Dues, and Transylvania fairly complete with Semi-Postals and Postage Dues, mixed condition with few doubtful items, generally fine-v.f. *
| Price Realized $270.00
|
 | Lot #1427 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS ICELAND 1902-40s accumulation of nearly 500 used stamps, showing numeral cancels, high values, multiples, two complete sets of 1907-08 1e-5kr (71-85, cat. $1,200), etc., mixed condition, mostly fine or better O
| Price Realized $475.00
|
 | Lot #1428 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS IRAN 1868-1925 collection of mostly used Qajar period stamps on Farahbakhsh pages, includes mostly questionable Meched and other issues, also some unused and later items, excellent reference O
| Price Realized $1,400.00
|
 | Lot #1429 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS IRAN 1876-1924 collection on stock cards, hundreds of used and unused, singles, many blocks of four, better surcharges, Postage Dues, Revenues, Fancy surcharges, etc., mixed condition, high catalogue value
*/**
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1430 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS IRAN 1894 Nasser-edin Shah Qajar, 2kr, 5kr and 50kr sheets of 50, n.h., couple of minor flaws, mostly fine-v.f. (catalogued as hinged singles)
** Catalog #97,98,100 Catalog Value $3,150 | Unsold
|
 | Lot #1431 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS IRAN 1915 Coronation Issue, 1ch-24c Imperial Crown, nine different sheets of 50, printed on both sides, one side each, with centers inverted, fine-v.f., attractive group
** Catalog #560/570var | Unsold
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 | Lot #1432 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS IRAN 1924 Ahmad Shah Qajar, 1kr-30kr, seven different sheets of 100, n.h., some perf. separations, fine-v.f. (catalogued as hinged singles)
** Catalog #674-80 Catalog Value $18,000 | Unsold
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 | Lot #1433 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS IRAN 1924 Ahmad Shah 5kr-30kr top values, five full sheets of 100, n.h., sensibly folded between stamps, fine-v.f. (catalogued as hinged singles)
** Catalog #676-80 Catalog Value $17,000 | Unsold
|
 | Lot #1434 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS IRAN 1999 Birds, two different sheets of 100, including 1,000 Rials misperforated, with colors shifted and 4,500 Rials, misperforated, folded between stamps, n.h., v.f. (catalogued as normal stamps $1,100)
** Catalog #2781,2784var | Price Realized $450.00
|
 | Lot #1435 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS IRAN Semi-Postals 1948-54 Issues, complete sets in large panes of 70, n.h., fine-v.f.,
** Catalog #B1-16,17-21,31-35 Catalog Value $4,830 | Unsold
|
 | Lot #1436 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS IRAN Officials 1974 Coat of Arms, sheets of 50, n.h., fine-v.f.,
** Catalog #O72-82 Catalog Value $1,400 | Unsold
|
 | Lot #1437 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS IRAN Postal Stationery 1878-1940s collection of 41 different unused Coat of Arms and Kings stationery cards (21) and entire envelopes (15), plus 5 wrappers, mostly fine or better (Persiphila $2,945)
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1438 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS IRAN Postal Stationery 1894-1940s selection of 18 stationery postal cards, many uprated and sent to Austria, Netherlands, Germany, United States, some with censor markings, generally fine or better
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1439 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS IRAN Postal Stationery 1904-06 selection of six different stationery picture postal cards, different views, various surcharges, one unused, others sent to France, Germany, Hungary, Italy and Great Britain, fine and scarce group
| Price Realized $500.00
|
 | Lot #1440 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS IRAN - Covers and Postal History 1900-30s selection of 50 covers, including 20 franked with various surcharges, some registered mail, different combinations, origins and destinations, mixed condition, mostly fine-v.f.
| Unsold
|
 | Lot #1441 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS IRAN - Covers and Postal History 1911-40s selection of 30 covers or cards, variety of origins and destinations, early WWI and WWII British, Russian and American censor marks, labels, etc., mostly fine-v.f., interesting lot
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1442 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS IRAN - Covers and Postal History Officials 1910-23 selection of 20 different Waybill Parcel Delivery Permit slips, excellent variety of frankings, used from Kerman, Teheran, Resht, Tauris, etc., mixed condition, mostly fine or better
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1443 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS IRAN - Covers and Postal History Parcel Post 1915-16 selection of 10 Parcel Post receipts, franked with different Ahmad Shah and Coronation stamps, others overprinted "Colis Postaux", variety of origins, mostly fine and desirable lot (Persiphila $3,250+) Catalog #569/76,Q27/34 | Unsold
|
 | Lot #1444 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS IRAN - Covers and Postal History Revenue Stamps 1920s-30s selection of 45 documents, mostly Judicial and legal, including power of attorney and others, with Revenue frankings, different Cities and dates overprints, interesting lot
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1445 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS IRAQ 1918-69 collection on Farahbakhsh album pages, with unused sets of 1918-20 British Occupation, King Faisal II souvenir sheets, Officials, also used King Faisal I, King Ghazi, and early republic overprints, excellent starting point for expansion *O
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1446 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS ISRAEL 1948-2022 collection in five Minkus albums, issues with Tabs, complete (missing a few later sets), 7-9 l.h. (Muentz certificate), J1-5 n.h. (Tsachor certificate stating "20m scratch on tab"), 28-30 (regummed), 33-34 (l.h.), balance n.h., with Tete-Beche sheets, booklets, etc. Also included is a Lindner album with a complete collection of unused postal stationery, fine-v.f. */**
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1447 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS ISRAEL 1948-71 collection of singles with TABS in White Ace album, issues complete with 1-9 (1,000m with minor adhesion at bottom), n.h., except 28-30 (regummed), postage dues (missing J1-5), souvenir sheets, etc., fine-v.f. **
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1448 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS ISRAEL 1951-2000 balance of a consignment, stamps in a Minkus album, occasional better items (No.25 Camel with tab, n.h.), prestige booklet, some FDCs, modern tabs (used), etc.
*O
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1449 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS ISRAEL - Covers and Postal History 1898-1907 selection of six picture postcards, various subjects, also 200+ Interim Period and other labels, fine-v.f.
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1450 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS ISRAEL - Covers and Postal History 1918-60 balance of a consignment, 60+ covers and cards, each acquired individually, some still on auction lot sheets, with several forerunners (Austrian, Ottoman military), Palestine, including censored mail, 1936 Arab Revolt air mail from British FPO Tulkarem to UK, also better origins, incoming mail to Yeshiva Torath Hayim in Jerusalem, Postage Due covers, some quite scarce, Interim Period, especially Jerusalem locals, including imperforate proofs, several unused sheetlets, also scattered Israel singles, tabs and few sheets, mixed condition, interesting lot
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1451 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS ITALY 1863-1937 cancelations study, 500+ stamps canceled on pieces, plus 45 covers and folded letters, plus additional items, Austrian Occupation postmarks, some later items, etc. An interesting lot for a specialist O
| Price Realized $450.00
|
 | Lot #1452 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS KENYA 1937-54 selection of unused varieties, some in blocks of four and larger, 1937 Coronation set perforated "Specimen", 1938 1c "Damaged value tablet", "Retouched value tablet", "Break in bird's breast", "Tadpole flaw" varieties, 10c black & green "Mountain retouch" (R6/7), 50c top marginal block of four, one stamp showing "Rope not joined to sail" variety, "Dot omitted" varieties (5), 1941 surcharges with broken letters in the overprint, 70c on 1sh with the "Crescent moon" flaw, etc., SG £1,560
*
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1453 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS KOREA 1901-05 selection of 20 covers or cards, variety of frankings, used locally in Seoul, or to France, maritime markings, franking combinations, etc., mostly fine or better. An excellent group of Empire-period postal history
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1454 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS NORTH KOREA 1950s selection of 10 different, oversized covers to Europe, many with multiple stamps, including scarce overprints, fine-v.f.
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1455 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS NORTH KOREA 1950s selection of 12 different picture postcards to Europe, some very unusual and mixed franking combinations, mostly fine-v.f.
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1456 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS NORTH KOREA 1950s selection of 10 covers, franked with regular issues, used domestically, fine and scarce
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1457 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS LIBERIA 1906-50 balance of a consignment, with an interesting official cover to Germany, "Sea post Hamburg West Africa cancel", embossed Consular Seal at bottom, also selection of the Ashmun sheets, proofs, Specimen overprints, etc., fine-v.f.
**
| Price Realized $260.00
|
 | Lot #1458 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS LIBERIA 1952 United Nations World Health Conference, imperf. souvenir sheet of three with Control (Serial) Number at bottom, 275 pieces, n.h., v.f. (cat. $962, not listed without Serial Number) ** Catalog #340a,var | Unsold
|
 | Lot #1459 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS LIBERIA Registration Stamps 1921 Vipers, selection including overprints, with First Issue, four complete sets (one n.h.), plus Greenville (9), Harper (2), Monrovia (18) and Robertsport (7); and Overprints with two complete sets (one with overprints inverted), Buchanan (4 including two inverted), Harper (2), Monrovia (21 with many inverted) and Robertsport (4 including three inverted), mostly l.h. or h.r. (some n.h. or unused), fine-v.f., */** Catalog #F21-29 Catalog Value $3,400 | Price Realized $800.00
|
 | Lot #1460 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS MALTA 1863-1960 collection on black stock pages, with Victoria to 1sh, 1879 2sh6p and 10sh, George V sets to 10sh, George VI and QEII sets, with some Postage Dues and covers, mostly hinged (QEII set n.h.), some used, fine-v.f. *O
| Price Realized $325.00
|
 | Lot #1461 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS MIDDLE EAST 1960s selection of 31 covers from UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Jordan, Bahrain, Syria, Lebanon, USA, some with better franking, registered, mostly to Teheran, also included are four original Palphot photographs, with Israel franking, showing various native scenes, fine-v.f.
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1462 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS MONACO 1921-99 collection in a Scott Specialty album, complete sets and singles, also souvenir sheets, miniature sheetlets, Semi-Postals, Air Post and Postage Dues, generally l.h., fine-v.f. *
| Price Realized $700.00
|
 | Lot #1463 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS MONACO 1947-51 souvenir sheets, with 1947 200+300fr bluish, UPU perf. and imperf. (4), Red Cross perf. and imperf. large sheets of four blocks (4), n.h., marginal wrinkles, mostly fine or better
**
| Price Realized $525.00
|
 | Lot #1464 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS MONTENEGRO 1941-44 Italian and German Occupation issues, collection on pages, used and unused, some better items, l.h. or n.h., usually expertized, occasional covers, fine-v.f. */**
| Price Realized $550.00
|
 | Lot #1465 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS NEW GUINEA 1925-39 extensive postal history collection, 51 covers or cards, mostly early 1930s items, franked with a variety of issues, several censored and registered, sent from at least 20 different Post Offices including Madang, Kokopo, Kavieng, Aitape, Rabaul, Kieta, Manus, Talasea, Gasmata, Salamaua, Buka Passage, Marienberg, Newak, Edie Creek, Wau, Lae, Bulolo, Bulwa and Finchhafen, also two covers with "Ship letter" and "Paquebot" cancels, two flight covers (Inaugural flight Australia-New Guinea and a 1938 Australia-New Guinea-Greece-Germany cover from Salamaua), mixed condition, mostly fine, excellent basis for study and expansion
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1466 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS NEW HEBRIDES 1911-80 mostly unused, collection on Minkus album pages, including KEVII to 1sh, 1911, 1925 and 1938 sets, Postage Due overprints, various sets, commemoratives, etc., mostly fine-v.f. *O
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1467 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS NICARAGUA Air Post 1937 75th Anniversary of Postal Service in Nicaragua, selection of error souvenir sheets of four, including centers inverted (7), color errors perf. (27) and imperf. (25), unused without gum as issued, few minor flaws, mostly fine-v.f., scarce holding, ex-Serebrakian
** Catalog #C221f,C221m | Price Realized $240.00
|
 | Lot #1468 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS NORTH INGERMANLAND 1920 Commemoratives 1m-10m, sheets of 100 of each, folded between stamps, n.h., fine-v.f. (catalogue for hinged)
** Catalog #12-14 Catalog Value $3,650 | Price Realized $1,400.00
|
 | Lot #1469 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS NYASALAND PROTECTORATE 1895-1921 selection of used singles and sets on stock cards, with 1895 Coat of Arms (unwatermarked) 1d-1sh, 1896 1d-5sh, 1897 1d-4sh, 1901 new colors. 1903-21 KEVII and George V to £1, mixed condition, occasional minor flaws noted, mostly fine, O Catalog #SG 21/113 Catalog Value £4,200 | Unsold
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 | Lot #1470 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS OMAN 1966 selection on stock card, with 1966 set to 10r (2), h.r., 5b type II (3 used) and 1970 set to 1r, n.h., SG £850 *O
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1471 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS PALESTINE 1918-42 collection of used and unused singles on pages, with No.1, various Jerusalem 1,2 and 3 settings, Postage Dues, etc., mixed condition *O
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1472 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS PALESTINE 1918-42 advanced collection of used and unused singles on pages, with No.1 unused, No.3a (SG 2) unused pair (with SIP certificate for a block of four from which it originated), double and inverted overprints (Bale 71c,77), E.E.F. error (Bale 83a), thin paper variety (Bale 72a), coil stamps, vertically ribbed paper variety, Postage Dues, plus additional duplicated selection on stock cards, mostly fine or better *O
| Price Realized $900.00
|
 | Lot #1473 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS PALESTINE 1918-47 collection of 26 covers or cards, mostly on exhibit pages, showing censored and registered mail, unusual destinations, one to Chile, others to France, Switzerland, Belgium, Germany, various frankings, 1944 cover from Bat Yam to a soldier with Jewish Brigade, M.E.F., with violet censor mark, POW cover to Germany, with "Exempt from Postage" handstamp and oval "Palestine Police Force" censor mark, mixed condition, some outstanding items
| Price Realized $1,100.00
|
 | Lot #1474 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS PORTUGUESE COLONIES Revenue Stamps 1900 Nyassa. 10r-500r Fiscal stamps of Mozambique, overprinted "Nyassa", accumulation of hundreds, singles, pairs, blocks of four and larger, with and without gum, some varieties, mostly fine-v.f.
*
| Price Realized $1,400.00
|
 | Lot #1475 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS RUSSIA 1857-1930 collection on Scott album pages, mostly used, 19th Century with No.1, 5-39, much duplication, vertically laid paper, shades, pmks, other issues perf. and imperf. to 10r, RSFSR, Soviet Union, definitives, occasional Commemoratives, some Semi-Postals and Air Post, mixed condition *O
| Price Realized $900.00
|
 | Lot #1476 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS RUSSIA 1922-23 Workers and Soldiers, imperf. 5r blue (x234), 10r gray(x588), also unissued 1r buff 2r green, perf. and imperf. (x200 each), mostly horizontal pairs, n.h., v.f. (catalogue value does not include the 1r and 2r) ** Catalog #240b,241d Catalog Value $8,631 | Price Realized $900.00
|
 | Lot #1477 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS RUSSIA - Covers and Postal History 1807-68 pre-philatelic, selection of 96 stampless FLs, mostly St. Petersburg, Riga, Dorpat, Narva, Odessa, Moscow, Pernow, Revel, many interesting items, mostly fine-v.f.
| Price Realized $2,300.00
|
 | Lot #1478 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS RYUKYU ISLANDS 1960s-70s accumulation on dealer's cards, with singles and sets, Christmas seals in sheets, varieties, stationery and FDCs, etc., mostly fine-v.f.
*/**
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1479 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS RYUKYU ISLANDS 1971 unissued 4c Iriomote Park single on Emergency Conversion Confirmation Certificates, 10 copies, various red seals and chops, fine (see footnote in Scott following No.RQ8)
Catalog Value $2,250 | Price Realized $475.00
|
 | Lot #1480 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS SAMOA 1877-1919 selection on card and loose, with 1877 2sh brown 2nd state (used), 3rd state 1d used single and an unused pair, duplicated range of 1914 GRI overprints to 9d, including 3d pair on piece, a range of overprinted New Zealand Postal Fiscals (including SG 128 and 166c), Admiral 2sh and 3sh, both printings, etc., mixed condition, SG £3,200 *O
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1481 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS SAN MARINO 1887-1999 collection of many hundreds on pages, some 19th Century, with 20th Century mostly complete from 1926, with Commemoratives and Air Post sets, Garibaldi, Post Office, Zeppelin, some Postage Dues and Parcel Post, some minor faults noted, mostly fine-v.f. *
| Price Realized $1,400.00
|
 | Lot #1482 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS SAUDI ARABIA 1916-45 collection on pages, used and unused, with a good showing of Hejaz and Nedj overprints, including Postage Dues, Kingdom, with imperforate set of 1934 Proclamation, Officials, etc., mixed condition, mostly fine or better, high catalogue value *O
| Price Realized $2,900.00
|
 | Lot #1483 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS SINGAPORE 1955 QEII definitives, three complete sets, also 1969 1c-$10 five different, ten of each, n.h., v.f., ** Catalog #SG 38-51,101/116 Catalog Value £1,050 | Price Realized $350.00
|
 | Lot #1484 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS SINGAPORE 1970 Osaka Exposition, 90 souvenir sheets of four, n.h., v.f.,
** Catalog #SG MS 132 Catalog Value £2,160 | Price Realized $450.00
|
 | Lot #1485 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS SOUTH-WEST AFRICA 1927-31 selection on stock cards, mixed settings, pairs to 10sh (2) 1927 set to 10sh, 1927 single £1 George V, 1931 set to 20sh, Air Post, Officials, Postage Dues, mostly fine *
| Price Realized $300.00
|
 | Lot #1486 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS SPAIN AND COLONIES 1936-54 collection in Lindner album, with 1936 30c dark blue (perf., signed Brun), then mostly complete sets, including Submarine set of six, also souvenir sheet used on cover, General Franco, with Semi-Postals including better souvenir sheets, with Alcazar imperf. set of two, Cathedrals perf. and imperf., Lepanto set of two perf. and imperf., Virgin of the Pillar set, some Air Post, plus a selection of Civil War overprints and labels, mixed with hinged and n.h. (some used noted), generally fine-v.f. */**O
| Price Realized $2,200.00
|
 | Lot #1487 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS SWITZERLAND 1854-1999 balance of a collection in albums and stock books, with imperf. Sitting Helvetia, perforated issues, including numerals, Wilhelm Tell, other regular issues, semi-postals, air post, souvenir sheets, dozens of better gutter and tete-beche se-tenant pairs and strips, Officials, Postage Dues, used and unused blocks of four, much duplication, occasional booklets and panes, mixed condition, high catalogue value
*O
| Price Realized $2,300.00
|
 | Lot #1488 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS TANNU TUVA Air Post 1934 2t ultramarine, large size (61x31mm), 100 copies, canceled to order, all in large multiples, n.h., couple of small perf. faults, mostly fine-v.f., also two unused examples, smaller size (54.4x29mm), n.h., one crease, otherwise fine-v.f.
Catalog #C9,9a | Price Realized $230.00
|
 | Lot #1489 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS THAILAND 1863-1904 accumulation of hundreds of used singles on stock cards, some better surcharges, occasional unused singles, mixed condition, high catalogue value O
| Price Realized $950.00
|
 | Lot #1490 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS THAILAND 1900-80s hundreds of used and unused singles, also sets and souvenir sheets, some duplication, mostly fine-v.f., housed in a large stock book, high catalogue value *O
| Price Realized $700.00
|
 | Lot #1491 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS TIBET 1912-50 Forgeries, large collection of many hundreds, mostly displayed on pages and written-up with respect to attribution, all issues represented, singles, multiples, sheets with a variety of settings, errors, spectacular covers, combination usages, also Officials, Chinese Offices in Tibet, showing genuine stamps with forged cancels, forged stamps with genuine cancels, fakes produced as late as 1990, etc. Assembled by an astute and knowledgeable student of this fascinating philatelic area. An incredible collection
| Price Realized $3,000.00
|
 | Lot #1492 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS TURKEY 1880-1970s selection of 4,600+ used and unused on 48 pages, many n.h., fine-v.f. *O
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1493 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS TURKEY 1938-70s selection of 1,100+ stamps, mostly complete sets, occasional multiples, duplication, Air Post, etc., n.h., fine-v.f.,
**
Catalog Value $1,269 | Price Realized $190.00
|
 | Lot #1494 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS VATICAN CITY 1997 Earthquake souvenir sheet, 100 copies, n.h., v.f. **
| Price Realized $450.00
|
 | Lot #1495 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS YEMEN 1945 Hospital Issue set of four values, stock of 500+ stamps with privately prepared overprints from President Harry Truman's Visit to Yemen in 1946, red and black bilingual overprints, mostly blocks of four, some imperf. sets unoverprinted, varieties, etc. (President Harry Truman sent the first American diplomatic mission to Yemen in 1946. It was led by Bill Eddy, a former Marine who arranged President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's famous meeting with Saudi King Abdul-Aziz al Saud in Egypt a year earlier.) Interesting old-time holding, ex-Serebrakian
** Catalog #49-52,var | Unsold
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 | Lot #1496 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE COLLECTIONS and BALANCES 1850-1950 accumulation of used and unused singles and sets in glassine envelopes, 19th and 20th Century France, Italy, Great Britain and British Commonwealth, South America, occasional varieties, much of the material has been catalogued in the 1950s, mixed condition, inspection recommended, high catalogue value *O
| Price Realized $2,100.00
|
 | Lot #1497 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE COLLECTIONS and BALANCES 1860-1960 large accumulation in two cartons, British Commonwealth, singles and sets, some better items still on auction lot sheets, we note New Zealand, Cook Islands, Zanzibar, Canada, with values to $1 (Admirals), Jubilees, better regular issues and Commemoratives, many still on the original dealer cards, etc. Also included are thousands of glassines and cards with mostly singles from Germany and German Area, somewhat disorganized, plus some U.S. covers, etc., mixed condition, intriguing holding
*O
| Price Realized $2,200.00
|
 | Lot #1498 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE COLLECTIONS and BALANCES 1865-1960 balance of a consignment in carton, stock books with United States, Japan, with Regular issues and used high values, some commemoratives, also Hong Kong, China, occasional Great Britain, India, Revenues, U.S. Plate Blocks and a few sheets, mixed condition *O
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1499 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE COLLECTIONS and BALANCES 1870s-1950s accumulation of hundreds of singles and sets in glassines, dealer's cards and stock book, good showing of Scandinavian countries, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Netherlands and Colonies, Russia, with better Air Post, Belgium souvenir sheets, Greece, mixed condition, some usual faults to be expected, many better items, owner's cat. $15,000 *O
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1500 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE COLLECTIONS and BALANCES 1890-1950s selection on stock cards with Albania 1913 10para green, Postage Dues with 1936 10q overprinted "Takse" with hyphens, 1940 set, Brazil "Spiro" forgery block of 56 (2), French Consular Post in Jerusalem 1948 20m surcharge signed Brun, Germany, Prussia, Holyland 1900 card to Switzerland, canceled with Bethlehem negative seal, Greece Hermes Heads, Liechtenstein 1912-15 set unused and used, Luxembourg 1944-46, 5c-20fr, set of 23 blocks of four overprinted Specimen, each stamp with security punch, Nepal, Poland locals, Spain 1950 Stamp centenary set, Saudi Arabia 1964-72 Boeing 200p unused, Switzerland 1950 U.N. overprints to 10fr, U.N.NY souvenir sheets used and unused, China cards with Coiling Dragons, etc., mixed condition, diverse lot
*O
| Price Realized $800.00
|
 | Lot #1501 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE COLLECTIONS and BALANCES 1900-1955 balance of a consignment in a small box, mostly German Area, including Bund, French Zone perf. and imperf. souvenir sheets, Local Issues with Finsterwalde souvenir sheets, Berlin with Currency Reform souvenir sheet, UPU, Liberty Bell, few Berlin overprints, some booklets and booklet panes, World War I Occupation issues, some Italian Area with Italy Fascists set, Fiume set, Rhodes with 5c-10L used, etc., also a selection of Iran, with mostly short sets or reprints on stock cards, mixed condition, fine-v.f. */**O
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1502 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE COLLECTIONS and BALANCES 1900s-50s collection/accumulation of Austria, Germany, Saar, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Netherlands Colonies (Curacao), Ireland, French Southern Antarctic Territory, etc., with a good showing of classics, souvenir sheets, better semi-modern singles and sets, premium material, booklets, etc., housed in glassines, dealer's cards, stock pages, usual mixed condition among early issues, others fine or better, useful group, owner's cat. $33,000+ *O
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1503 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE COLLECTIONS and BALANCES 1920s-80 selection of errors and varieties from Panama, including 1929 overprint varieties, 1958 Organization of American States, 1c imperforate block of 21, frame omitted, also 1962 Church of St. Ann, imperforate panes of 15 and 25, center omitted; Nicaragua 1981 Fish, imperforate blocks of four, part perf. varieties from Ecuador, large block of 26 from Ghana, 1965 New Currency overprint displaced diagonally, partly omitted from many of the stamps (rare), numerous Air Post errors and varieties from different countries, Portuguese Colonies, Equatorial Guinea, some 19th Century odds and ends, French Colonies, France Libre overprints from French India, Algeria, modern imperf. Deluxe sheetlets, etc. Also included is a group of interesting covers and cards, mixed condition, interesting assembly, ex-Serebrakian
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 | Lot #1504 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE COLLECTIONS and BALANCES 1960s-80s accumulation of mostly complete sets on 1,900 dealer's cards, housed in corresponding black boxes, sets from British Commonwealth, European Countries, South America, etc., mostly 1960s-80s, but there are some better older items, including Ascension 48A-49A, Belgium B99-105, Bermuda 128A, British Antarctic, Denmark, Greece 604-17, C8-14, Italy, Mexico, St. Lucia, Salvador, Italian Colonies, etc., mostly n.h., fine-v.f. and clean stock, owner's cat. $23,000+ */**
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 | Lot #1505 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE COLLECTIONS and BALANCES Revenue Stamps 1880-1940s American Bank Note Company, Proofs & Essays, massive holding of 10,000+ proofs of stock certificates & bonds, coupons, headers, proposed designs, proofs of lettering, stationery, labels, etc., neatly arranged on cards, with vignettes for individual companies, allegorical figures used for commerce and industry, Communication, Manufacturing, Foods, Railroad Companies, hundreds of different Banks and Financial Institutions, etc. Some of the companies include American Natural Gas, Power & Light, various Utilities from different cities and states, also Specimen overprints for stamps issued for South American countries, some Postal Stationery, Revenues and much more. There are hundreds of rejected dies, correspondence from various Bank Note Company and Post Office officials, some duplication, but still tremendous variety and historical commentary, since most of the companies for which they were produced no longer exist, mixed condition, fascinating group P
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 | Lot #1506 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE COLLECTIONS and BALANCES Revenue Stamps 1880-1900s selection of 80+ items, mostly production file proofs or essays, with nice variety of vignettes and partial engravings, a few foreign, American Bank Note Co., Security Columbian Bank Note, Hamilton Bank Note Co., etc., some topicals including Trains, Dog, etc., mostly fine-v.f. P
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 | Lot #1507 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS Worldwide Souvenir Sheets 1940s-60s selection of 140+ better souvenir sheets, including Albania, Argentina, Belgium (B466A-B), Chile, Germany, Hungary perf. and imperf., Portugal, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, etc., occasional faults noted, mostly fine-v.f., clean and useful lot, cat. $6,500+
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| Price Realized $475.00
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