FOREIGN

ABU DHABI

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
    1007 

1966 200f. on 2r. black, variety "Crooked bars" [R6/1], used on piece, fine. One of only 160 possible examples (23var.)  
£70.00
    1008 

--- 1d. on 10r. deep ultramarine, variety "Second bar short and clubbed" [R2/5], used, a little creased. Rare. One of only 60 possible examples (25var.)  (Photo Plate 75) 
£130.00
    1009  **4+ 

United Arab Emirates: 1971 5f. on 50f., u.m. block of fifteen (5 x 3) from the top of the sheet, fine. Cat. £1,050++ (80)  
£350.00

AFGHANISTAN

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
    1010 

Incoming Mail: Sandbach Correspondence, 1880 envelope franked Great Britain 2½d. rosy mauve Plate 16 pair tied by Abergele "181" duplex cancellation of May 13, addressed to "H. M. Sandbach, Royal Artillery, Hazara Mountain Battery, 1st. Div. Kabul Field Force", on reverse Sea Post Office transit c.d.s. of May 21 and Luttabund c.d.s. of June (?) alongside, the envelope a little roughly opened and with a few small perimeter faults, otherwise fine and scarce  (Photo Plate 76) 
£250.00
    1011 

1873-74 Shahi black, bottom corner removed, tied by pen cancellation and datestamps of Peshawur City and Umritsar to native envelope; fine (12)   (Photo Plate 76) 
£100.00
    1012 

1951 Universal Postal Union, Collection of fifty-nine, incl. perf. and imperf. sets, 35p. blue error of colour contained in perf. and imperf. sheets of sixteen of the 125p., 125p. block of eight imperf. vertically and another block of eight imperf. horizontally, etc., chiefly u.m., fine  (Photo Plate 75) 
£500.00

ALBANIA

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
  * 1013 

1913 "Double Eagle" handstamps on stamps of Turkey, 2pa. olive-green and 5pa. yellow-buff, large part o.g., pencil signatures on reverse; fine. Cat. £450 (3-4)  (Photo Plate 75) 
£100.00

ALGERIA

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
    1014  *O 

1949 Universal Postal Union 25f. Die Proof in brown, set of three Epreuves in issued colours, Epreuve collective, sets perf., on cover and imperf., fine (295-297)  
£200.00

ARGENTINA

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
    1015  *O 

1939 Universal Postal Union miniature sheet, two uncut pairs and three uncut blocks of four, also five values from the set overprinted "MUESTRA" five imperf. pairs, etc., u.m., o.g. or ungummed, good to fine (MS686a)  
£150.00

AUSTRIA

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
    1016 

A selection of over 150 mostly pre-stamp EL's, incl. many scarcer markings with "AMSTETTEN" in oval (1835), script "Amstetten" with date (1840), "BAADEN" in oval (1835), fancy blue "BRUNN" with date in shield (1839 and 1841), fancy "HIETZUNG" framed in blue (1851), "HOLLABRUN" in fancy oval and with oval Franco alongside (1843), "IGLAU" in oval (1832), "LAXENBURG" in oval (1838), script "Melk" (1835), fancy "PERCHTOLDSDORF" in frame (1849), "POYSDORF" in oval (1832), "SCHWECHAT" in oval (1831), "St. POULTEN" in oval (1832), framed "STAAB" (1824), "WEICKERSDORF" (with date struck separately) (1841), "WEITRA" in oval (1838), etc., chiefly good to fine. Also a selection of twenty-two later documents bearing a variety of fiscal stamps  
£400.00
    1017 

1850 hand made paper 3k. red, large margins, tied to EL dated May 1851 addressed to Trento by a fine upright strike of the fancy "Imp=Reg=/Vapori" (Mueller 3421) cancellation, datestamps on reverse; fine and attractive  (Photo Plate 76) 
£150.00
    1018  Oe 

--- 9k. blue, a specialised collection of over 265 used and twelve on E's or EL's, incl. shades, printings, types, watermark letters, two with portions of St. Andrews cross attached, plate flaws incl. "K" of "KREUZER" omitted, better cancellations, etc., chiefly good to fine  
£350.00

Lombardy and Venetia

    1019 

Lombardy and Venetia: 1850-57 15c. with "V." in concentric circles of Venetia, 30c. mute cog wheel of Verona and another (on piece) with mute cog wheel of Milan (a superb, complete strike), also Austria used in Lombardy with 3k. on piece with complete "PADOVA", 6k. with "VENEZIA" and 9k. with boxed "VERONA", good to fine strikes   
£100.00

BAHRAIN

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
    1020 

1969 Opening of Satellite Earth Station, set of four imperf. Proofs affixed to De La Rue cards, fine (165-169 P)  (Photo Plate 77) 
£500.00

BELGIUM

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
    1021  ** 

1949 Universal Postal Union set, u.m. and all from the right of the sheet, set on special FDC, another set imperf. and numbered "28" on the reverse, feuillet de luxe (with Baudouin 50f.), fine (1398-1409)  (Photo Plate 75) 
£300.00
    1022  *Oe 

The remarkable "Doctor Charles Eddie Gallagher C.B.E.", Collection contained in twenty-seven albums or stockbooks and loose in two plastic cartons, issues to about 1965, many thousands, incl. 1849 Epaulettes with 10c. and 20c. Proofs, 10c. and 20c. 1895 reprints of Die Proofs, 10c. (46 with two covers, seven pairs), 20c. (61 with ten covers, including a vertical pair and two from Bruges to London also bearing wmk. framed LL Medallion 40c.), 1849 Delpierre Essays without indication of value (4), Medallion Plate Proofs with 20c. carmine on laid paper (block of 12), 40c. singles in brown, in green and in orange, Robinson Essay of the issued type without value in blue, a fine range of imperf. Medallions with varieties, covers, 1861 "Grands Medallions" 10c. unused block of four, 40c. unused, 1929 black reprints of all values in blocks of four, 1863-65 perforated Medallions with values to 40c. part o.g., 1865 De La Rue imperf. Plate Proofs or colour trials with blocks, reprinted Die Proofs, 1869 Hendrickx with values to 5f. part o.g. and used, 1883 Die Proof of the head, 50c. and unissued 1f. and 2f. Die Proofs, various Plate Proofs, 1884-91 with values to 1f. and 2f. part o.g., 1893 set with both 2f. handstamped "SPECIMEN" and part o.g., 1912 with 5f. imperf, values to 5f. (2) part o.g., 5f. used block of 4, 1915-22 with 35c. (4), 50c. (2), 5f. "FRANKEN" (4) and 10f. (4) Die Proofs, 35c. to 10f. imperf. Plate Proofs in unissued colours overprinted "WATERLOW & SONS LTD/SPECIMEN", 35c., 40c. (3), 50c. (2), 1f. (4), 2f. (2), 5f. "FRANKEN" (3) and 10f. all in small sheets of nine in unissued colours overprinted "WATERLOW & SONS LTD SPECIMEN" and mostly with punch holes, 1918 Red Cross set, 1919 Perron et Liege 25c. the extremely rare first printing sheet of ten, 1919-20 Helmet issue (in two volumes) with small and large format Die Proofs in black without indication of value, 1c. to 10f. set of Die Proofs in black, sixteen imperf. Plate Proofs in various colours, sets o.g. and used, 1c. block of four imperf. between horizontally, 10c. (32) and 15c. (20) sheets of 25, 1921 Olympics set of three with inverted surcharge, 1921 50c. sheet of 25 (4), 1921-25 5f. red-brown sheet of 4 (2), 1928 Orval set with special cancellations for the Antwerp Exhibition, 1928 Orval set perforated with two zig-zag lines, 1929-32 Heraldic Lion type with the rare "Pubs" incl. 40c. Scott (enfants), 1929 Orval set with script "L" overprint, 1932 Mercier, 1933 Orval set (and imperf. and perf. sets of forgeries), a fine range of the later issues with better sets, min. sheets special printings, etc., Air Mails with 1913 Ghent exhibition 1f. card unused, 1930 35c. unadopted Essays in green and in lake, 1930 5f. lake "Bomb" variety, first flight covers, 1932 (Oct.) eighth Zeppelin South America flight card, Rocket Mail, Railway Parcels with 1915-19 set handstamped "Specimen", set part o.g., 1920-21 10f. pale yellow, 20f. part o.g., 1921 set part o.g., 1935 10c. to 100f. o.g. or part o.g., 1949-52 set, 1953 200f. (both), 1973-75 with values to 300f., 1960 20f. to 70f., Postage Dues, Walloon Legion 1942 (April 10) set in sheets of 4, 1944 Feldpost soldiers and aeroplanes set in sheets of 4, 1944 "LANGEMARK" sheet of 4, precancels, Belgian Congo 1886 5f., 1887-94 5f. violet and 10f. (both used), 1898 3f. 50 and 10f. part o.g., 1915 5c. to 5f. special printing in black, 1918 Red Cross set, 1949 U.P.U. set of nine min. sheets, Ruanda Urundi 1918 Red Cross set and set of imperf. Proofs, 1949 U.P.U. set of four min. sheets, etc., u.m., part o.g. and used, the condition chiefly good to fine. A most valuable and interesting lot  (Photo Plate 78 Photo Plate 79 Photo Plate 80 Photo Plate 81 Photo Plate 82 Photo Plate 83) 
£45,000.00

Ruanda-Urundi

    1023  ** 

Ruanda-Urundi: 1949 Universal Postal Union, the set of four semi-official min. sheets, u.m., fine (Officiel BL1A-4A)  (Photo Plate 75) 
£200.00

Belgian Congo

    1024  ** 

Belgian Congo: 1949 Universal Postal Union, the set of eight semi-official min. sheets, u.m., fine (Officiel BL3A-10A)  (Photo Plate 75) 
£350.00

BRAZIL

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
    1025 

1866-68 perf. 20r., 10r. strip of three on front dated 1870; 100r. and 20r. on E dated 1875 addressed to Buenos Aires; 500r., tied by cog wheel cancellation to 1873 E addressed to Palermo; 1878-79 rouletted 100r. pair on 1879 envelope to Philadelphia; 1888 80r. postal stationery card to Hamburg, 1890 80r. letter card to Sao Paulo and 1891 200r. envelope to London; mixed condition  
£80.00

CHINA

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
    1026 

Municipal Posts: Collection in green "Senator" album, over 240 stamps, incl. Amoy "Half/Cent" on 4c. and 5c., 1896 ½c. on 4c., 1896 15c., 20c., 25c., Postage Due 1895 black overprint 2c., 4c., 5c.; Chefoo 1896 15c., 20c. and 25c.; Chinkiang 1895 Postage Due ½c. with red overprint, 1895 5c. on 5c.; Chunking 1893 perf. 12½ 2ca., 1895 Postage Due set of five; Foochow; Hankow 1893 roulette in colour x imperf. 2c., 1894-96 Postage Due set, 1895 Postage Due 20c., 1896 2c. on 20c., 5c. on 30c., 1896 vertical surcharge 1c. on 30c.; Ichang 1894 rouletted 2ca., 3m.; Kewkiang; Shanghai; Wei Hai Wai 1899 5c.; Wuhu, etc., part o.g. or unused, chiefly good to fine. Stated to Cat. £3,800+   
£1,000.00
    1027 

1903-04 1c. on half 2c. deep red, tied to Foochow local cover dated Oct. 22 1903; the cover a little stained and creased (134)  (Photo Plate 76) 
£300.00
    1028 

1927 (March 25), envelope addressed to Czechoslovakia, endorsed "Via America" franked Great Britain ½d. (irregular block of 20) with "FIELD POST OFFICE/1" cancellations, slightly crumpled, otherwise fine and unusual  
£150.00
    1029 

Collection in two green "Senator" albums, issues to 1949, many hundreds, incl. 1885-88 small Dragons, 1894 Dowager Empress 24ca., 1897 surcharges with small figures 30c. on 24ca., large figures 2½mm. below characters 10c. on 9ca. and 10c. on 12ca., 1897 Red Revenue 1c. on 3c. (2), 2c. on 3c., 1897 "Imperial Chinese Post" with values to 50c., 1898 with values to $2, 1900-06 with values to $5, 1904 blue Postage Due set, 1912 Provisional Neutrality 3c., Republic and Provisional Neutrality 1c. and 3c., Republic of China Shanghai overprint with values to $2, Postage Due set, London overprints with values to $2, Postage Due set, 1912 Revolution and Republic sets both to the $1, 1913-14 Express Letter 10c. without border, 1913 London printing with values to $2, second Peking printing with values to $5, 1921 Air set, 1929 Unification, 1929 Burial, 1932 Expedition, 1933 Tan Yen-kai, 1940-41 Provincial surcharges, 1941 Thrift min. sheet and the special issue for the Russian philatelic Society in Shanghai, 1941 Express and Registration (-), 1942-46 perf. 11½ $1.50, perf. 10½ $2, $5, 1942-45 rough perf. set, 1942 Provincial surcharges (an impressive range), Chinese Nationalist Currency 1945 Kaifeng Provisional set, 1948 re-valuation surcharges, 1948-49 currency revaluation, with $10,000 on $40,000 error in a block of four with three $20,000 on $40,000, 1949 (April) $500,000 on $20, 1949 Kiangsi province set of seven, Kwantung Province set of six, Shensi Province set of six, etc., part o.g. or unused, chiefly good to fine. Stated to Cat. £8,400+   
£2,000.00
    1030 

China Expeditionary Force: 1901 (May), wrapper to Sinho franked India C.E.F. ½a. and B.R.A. 5c. on ½c. with usual violet cancellation, fine (BR133)   
£150.00
    1031 

--- Another envelope, addressed to Peking and bearing C.E.F. ½a. and B.R.A. 5c. on ½c., a little soiled (BR133)  (Photo Plate 76) 
£100.00
    1032 

Chinese Provinces: Collection in green "Senator" album, hundreds, incl. Manchuria 1927 set, 1928 Chang Tso-lin, 1929 Unification, 1929 Memorial, State issues with 1932 set, 1933 Republic, 1934-35 surcharges, 1935-37 set, 1935 Visit set, 6f. and 10f. with compound perfs., 1936-37 set, 1944 Friendship 40f. rounded frame error, North Eastern Provinces 1946-48 Military Post, 1946 $20 on $200, 1946-48 re-engraved $22, $44, $65 and $109; Sinkiang 1915 set, 1916-19 $2 and $5, 1921 Postal Services, 1924-36 $5, 1932 Air 5c. (B.P.A. certificate 1964), 1944 Sun Yat-sen rough perf. set, 1949 Silver Yuan surcharges, Szechwan 1933-34 Sun Yat-sen 2c. to $5, Yunnan 1926 ½c. to $5, 1929 Unification, Kiaochow 1900 5Pfg. on 10pf., 1901 set, 1905 ½d., 1d., Kwangchow 1908 10f., Tibet, etc., u.m., part o.g. and unused, chiefly good to fine. Stated to Cat. £5,000+  
£1,500.00

East China

    1033  *4 

Bohai: 1947-49 $800 on Zhu De $10 green, surcharge double, block of four, unused without gum as issued, fine. Cat. £128+ (EC258a, Yang EC185a)  (Photo Plate 84) 
£75.00
    1034  *4 

--- $800 on Zhu De $10 green, surcharge double, one inverted, block of four from the upper-right corner of the sheet, unused without gum as issued, small natural paper flaws, fine. Cat. £220+ (EC228b, Yang 185b)  (Photo Plate 84) 
£150.00
    1035  *4+ 

--- $800 on Zhu De $10 green, surcharge double, one sideways, block of six (3 x 2, five only with the variety), unused without gum as issued, light horizontal crease between the impressions, fine (EC258 var., Yang EC185c)  (Photo Plate 84) 
£200.00
    1036 

East China People's Post: 1949 (Dec.) Parcel Post $5,000 on $500, $10,000 on $1,000 and $20,000 on $3,000 used, $50,000 on $5,000 unused without gum, fine for these. Cat. £158.75 (ECP401-404, Yang ECP11-14)  (Photo Plate 84) 
£100.00

North China

    1037 

Suiyuan-Inner Mongolia Border Area: 1949 $2 on $3,000 deep claret, $5 on $5,000 light green and $10 on $10,000 violet, unused without gum, light hinge marks on the reverse, fine. Cat. £231 (NC378-380, Yang NC299-301)   (Photo Plate 84) 
£120.00

North-East China

    1038  ** 

Port Arthur and Dairen: 1946 10th. Death Anniversary of Lu Xun, the set of three in vertical pairs from the top of the sheet, each with error in third line of Chinese characters in pair with normal, u.m., fine and rare (NE26-28, Yang AD19-21, 19b, 20a, 21a)  (Photo Plate 84) 
£500.00
    1039  ** 

--- Another set in vertical pairs, showing error in the second character of the third line in pair with normal, u.m., fine (NE26-28 var., Yang AD19-21 var.)  (Photo Plate 84) 
£500.00
    1040 

--- 1948 (Aug.) "Guangdong Postal Administration" $50 on 4f., part o.g., fine and rare (NE43, Yang AD36)   (Photo Plate 84) 
£250.00
    1041  *4 

North-East China People's Post: 1947 (May) $50 on $1, $50 on $2, $100 on $1 and $100 on $2, the set of four and another four values with different coloured surcharges, all in blocks of four from the right of the sheets, unused without gum as issued, fine (NE158-161, 158a, 159a, 160b, 161a, Yang NE36-43)  (Photo Plate 84) 
£300.00

North West China

    1042 

Shanxi-Gansu-Ningxia: 1946 imperf. Pagoda Hill Yanan $1 to $100, set of five in imperf. horizontal pairs, unused without gum as issued, a few wrinkles, fine (NW15A-19A, Yang NW1-5)  (Photo Plate 84) 
£120.00
    1043  *4 

--- 1947 (Jan.) $30 on $1, three different types of small Yuan surcharges in blocks of four, unused without gum, one a little creased, fine (NW20-22, Yang NW9-11)  (Photo Plate 84) 
£75.00
    1044  O4 

Xinjiang: 1949 Unit stamps $1 on (-) orange and $3 on (-) rose-red, both values in good used blocks of four. Rare (NW90, 92 Yang 97-98)  
£150.00
    1045 

Communist China: Collection in three green "Senator" albums, hundreds, incl. Central and South China Central Plains Postal Administration 1949 surcharges, Hubei 1949 Peasant, Soldier and Workman set, 1949 (Dec.) surcharge set of 20, Jiangxi 1949 (June) surcharge set of 16, 1949 $300 on $50,000 on $20,000, 1949 $10,000 on $6,000, 1949 $290 on $30 and $370 on $30, East China Shandong 1945 Victory set, 1946 Monument, Central Jiangsu 1945 (April) (-) ordinary mail, (-) confidential mail and (-) express mail, East China Peoples Post 1949 Anniversary sets perf. and imperf., 1949 (Dec.) both Parcel Post surcharge sets of 4, North China 1938 Newsprint 1c., white paper set of three, 1945 "Temporary use" 50c. and $1, 1946 Victory set, Shanxi-Suiyuan Border Area 1946-48 Mao $20, $80, $100 and $500, North China Peoples Post 1949 Labour Day set in blocks of 4 perf. around the outside edges only, North East China Ximan 1946 Dove 50c., North East China Peoples Post 1947 Nanjing Road and 1947 War with Japan min. sheets, etc., part o.g. or unused, generally fine. Stated to Cat. £17,800+ A fantastic lot containing many stamps which (irrespective of catalogue value) are very rarely seen   
£9,000.00
    1046  *O 

--- Collection in red stockbook, over 270 stamps, incl. Central and South China Central Plains Postal Administration 1948 imperf. $1 used pair, East China: Shandong 1942 5c., Bohai 1947-49 $50 on $1 block of six with surcharge misplaced, $800 on $10 green (18), North China Shanxi-Hebei-Shandong-Henan Border Area 1943 10c., 20c. and 50c., 1946 imperf. 2 (20c.) to 50 ($5), 1946 "Postal Bureau" 5c., North-East China Port Arthur and Dairen 1946 Ninth Anniversary of outbreak of War $5 on 2f., 1946 Chinese Revolution $5 on 12f., 1947 "Guandong Postal Service" $5 on 2f., $20 on 30f. (2), North-East China People's Post 1946 Mao set of 4 imperf., 1947 surcharge set and the set of four with different colour surcharges, 1948 Youth Day set in blocks of 4, 1949 $5,000 on $1,500 surcharge double, North-West China Yilli 1949 Woodblock $50, $100 and $200, Shaanxi 1949 rouletted $70, Provinces with Sinkiang 1916-19 $5 and $10 cancelled on pieces, etc., u.m., part o.g. and used, chiefly fine. A fascinating lot   
£1,500.00
    1047 

Foreign Post Offices: Collection in green "Senator" album, over 350 stamps, incl. British Post Offices 1917-21 $5, 1922-27 set; China Expeditionary Force 1900 set, 1904 Queen 1a. carmine, 1905-11 set, 1914-22 set; French Post Offices 1894-1903 2f., 5f., 1902-06 set (except 25c.); German Post Offices 1898 48 degree and 56 degree overprint sets, 1901-04 sets, 1905 2½d. on 5m., 1905-19 with values to 2½d. on 5m. (3); Indo-Chinese Post Offices Canton 1901 1f., 1906 2f., 5f., 10f., 1908 set, Chungking 1908 2f., 5f., 10f., Hoihow 1906 5f., Mengtsz 1906-08 2f., 5f., Yunnanfu 190 2f., 5f., 1919 2pi. on 5f.; Italian Post Offices; Japanese Post Offices 1900-08 with values to 1y.; Russian Post Offices 1899-1908 with values to 10r., 1917 surcharges, 1920 perf. 1c. on 1k. to 10c. on 10k. on 7k.; United States Postal Agency with 1919 surcharge set, 1922 4c. on 2c., etc., o.g. or part o.g., chiefly good to fine. A useful lot. Stated to Cat. approximately £12,700  
£3,250.00
    1048 

Chinese Provinces: Collection in green "Senator" album, many hundreds, incl. Kwangtung 1942 (June) set, 1945 (July) $200 on 10c.; Mengkiang 1941 small overprint on Sun Yat-sen $10 and $20, large overprint $10 and $20, 1942 De La Rue 1c. on 2c., 2c. on 4c., 10c. on 20c., on 3rd. Sun Yat-sen with values to $10 on $20, Martyrs set, New Peking set, 1945 (June) New Peking overprints, North China "Six Districts" overprints with a fine range and incl. 1942 Fall of Singapore overprints complete, 1942 10th. Anniversary of Manchukuo complete except three, Nanking and Shanghai, etc., part o.g. or unused, chiefly fine. A valuable and interesting lot. Stated to Cat. £9,300+  
£3,500.00
    1049 

People's Republic: The valuable and comprehensive Collection of issues to 1999 in nine green "Senator" albums contained in box, thousands, incl. 1950 surcharges on Unit stamps with perf. 14 $800 on (-) red surcharge, 1950 $20,000 on unissued East China $10,000, 1950 People's Republic set of originals, 1950 surcharges on North Eastern provinces (basic set of 14 values), 1950 Gate of Heavenly Peace redrawn set, 1950 Flag set of originals, 1951 pink background set to $50,000, 1952 Gymnastics set of originals in se-tenant blocks of 4, 1953 Military Post $800 orange-yellow, vermilion and brown-purple, 1955-56 ½f. to 20y., 1955 Scientists set of min. sheets, 1958 Monument min. sheet, 1958 Kuan Han-Ching min. sheet, 1960 Goldfish, 1960-61 Chrysanthemums, 1961 Table Tennis min. sheet, 1961 Tibet, 1962 Stage Art set, 1963 Cuban Revolution, 1963 Butterflies, 1963 Children imperf., 1963 Pandas perf. and imperf., 1963 Monkeys perf. and imperf., 1963 Landscapes, 1964 Peonies set and min. sheet, 1964 Peoples Republic strip of three and min. sheet, 1964 Petroleum industry, 1964 Hydro-Electric Power, 1963 Tsunyi conference, 1965 Chingkang Mountains, 1965 P.L.A., 1965 Games, 1966 Machines, 1966 Cultural Revolution Games, 1966 Lu Hsun, 1967 Oilwell firefighters, 1967 Liu Ying-chun, 1967 Thoughts of Mao Tse-tung (set with two strips of 5 and single), 1967 Labour Day, 1967 Talks on literature and art, 1967 Communist Party, 1967 Our Great Teacher, 1967-68 Poems of Mao Tse-tung set of 14, 1968 Literature and Art (first and second series), 1968 Directives of Mao Tse-tung strip of five, 1970-71 Tiger Mountain, 1971 Paris commune, 1971 Communist Party, 1973 Pandas, 1980 New Year, later miniature sheets with 1978 Science conference, 1978 Horses, 1978 Arts and Crafts, 1978 Bridges, 1979 Great Wall, 1979 Riccione Stamp fair, 1979 Science from Childhood, 1979 Camellias, 1979 Stamp Exhibition, 1980 Paintings of Qi Baishi, 1980 Lotus Paintings, 1981 twelve Beauties, 1983 Terra Cotta Army, 1984 Beauties, booklets, booklet panes, etc., chiefly u.m. and fine. Stated to Cat. approximately £30,000. A wonderful opportunity to obtain a Collection largely complete and missing only a few of the big rarities  (Photo Plate 85) 
£10,000.00

DANISH WEST INDIES

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
    1050 

1855 white gum 3c. carmine, original gum, margins all round, a little close at top but nevertheless a fresh and very fine example of this rare stamp. With Lasse Nielsen certificate (2002) (1, Facit 1a)  (Photo Plate 75) 
£1,200.00
    1051 

1855 yellow gum 3c. carmine, a vertical pair with large margins all round, tied to double rate entire dated September 11 1861 from Frederiksted to Christiansted, the pair lifted from the cover for examination and replaced, the top stamp with small imperfections, the letter sheet is aged and the ink is powdered in part of the address panel, despite this a fine and extremely rare cover. With Carl Aage Moller certificate (2007) (2, Facit 1b)  (Photo Plate 76) 
£3,500.00

EGYPT

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
    1052  P4 

1914 Pictorial 1m. to 200m., the set of ten values in imperf. Proof blocks of four on unwatermarked paper, u.m., the 20m. (with Control), 50m. and 100m. are all from the corners of the sheets, fine and scarce (73-82 P)  (Photo Plate 84) 
£270.00
    1053 

--- 1m. to 10m. horizontal pairs, 20m. to 200m. singles from the sides of the sheets, imperf. Proofs on gummed and watermarked paper, u.m., fine (73-82P)  
£140.00
    1054 

--- 1m. to 200m., set of imperf. Proof horizontal pairs on gummed and watermarked paper, u.m., fine (73-82p)  (Photo Plate 86) 
£250.00
    1055 

--- A similar lot of imperf. Proof pairs, all from the left of the sheets, the 100m. a little cut-into at foot, otherwise u.m. and fine (73-82P)  (Photo Plate 86) 
£250.00
    1056  P4 

1923-24 5m. brown, imperf. block of four colour trials, u.m., light bend at right, fine (115P)  
£45.00
    1057 

1926 Port Fouad 5m., 10m. and 15m., u.m. or very lightly hinged, slight gum toning, fine. Cat. £600 (141-143)  (Photo Plate 75) 
£140.00
    1058  ** 

1927-37 4m. deep green, 10m. bright violet, 15m. purple, 20m. bright blue, 20m. pale sage-green, 20m. ultramarine, 50m. and 100m., all "Royal" misplaced perfs., u.m., fine (Btwn. 153 and 167 vars.)  (Photo Plate 87) 
£90.00
    1059 

--- 4m. green, 1939-46 40m., 50m. all with "Royal" misplaced perfs., u.m., a few bends or wrinkles, 1927-37 5m., 1927-56 2m. red-orange (block of four), 1937-44 4m. imperf. on card with "CANCELLED" on reverse; good to fine  
£140.00
    1060  **4 

--- 40m., 50m. and 100m., all in blocks of four with "Royal" misplaced perfs., u.m. and fine. Scarce (165, 166, 167 vars.)  (Photo Plate 86) 
£270.00
    1061 

1929 Prince's Birthday, so-called "Brown centres" special printing set, large part o.g., each with light pencil signature on reverse and some slight stain spots on some perforations, otherwise fine and scarce. Cat. £400 (178a-181a)  (Photo Plate 84) 
£110.00
    1062  *e 

1931 Zeppelin set (50m. on 27m. error "1951" for "1931"), u.m., fine. 1938 Birthday £E1 (slightly stained around the perfs.) on FDC addressed to Paris (185a, 186, 272)  
£80.00
    1063 

1934 Universal Postal Union set imperf. and with "Cancelled" on the reverse, fine. A rare set (219P-232P)  (Photo Plate 86) 
£800.00
    1064  **4 

1939-46 40m., 50m., 200m., 50p. and £E1, all in blocks of four with "Royal" misplaced perfs., u.m., chiefly fine (278-283 vars.)  (Photo Plate 86) 
£360.00
    1065 

1940 Princess Ferial 5m. + 5m., single with "Royal" misperforations and imperf. single on card with "Cancelled" on the reverse, 1943 Fifth Birthday 5m. + 5m. trial overprint in blue (Balian 89k), the issued stamp with a block of ten and Control "A/40" block of fifteen (this containing the error of Arabic date "1493" for "1943", a little stained), mostly u.m., good to fine (284, 289, 289a)  (Photo Plate 86) 
£400.00
    1066  ** 

1944-52 1m., 2m., 4m., 10m., 15m., 17m., 20m. and 22m., 1947-51 30m. to 200m., all in horizontal or vertical (30m. to 200m.) pairs with "Royal" misperforations, u.m., fine (Btwn. 291 and 301, 340-344)  (Photo Plate 86) 
£200.00
    1067  ** 

1948 Agricultural and Industrial Exhibition set, all from the sides of the sheets and with "Royal" misplaced perfs., u.m., fine (352-356)  (Photo Plate 86) 
£160.00
    1068  ** 

1956 Arab Scout Jamboree imperf. min. sheet, u.m., fine. Cat. £1,000 (MS514)  
£300.00

ETHIOPIA

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
    1069 

1900 (Oct.), printed linen lined envelope from "O. CARUANA & Cie Harat Abyssinie", addressed to Paris and franked India ½a. (5) with "B" in circle of bars cancellations, Reunion a Marseille transit marking on front, Zaila Somali Coast (Oct. 6) and Aden (Oct. 12) datestamps on reverse, a trifle soiled but a fine and rare cover  (Photo Plate 76) 
£1,500.00
    1070 

1917 to 1930, selection of nine covers, incl. Oct. 1917 Coronation 2g. double ovpt. used to France, 1918 use of key 2g. pair to Italy, five different 1919 Pictorials tied to bank cover to Great Britain, four Registered covers with 1921-27 surcharges, and two Registered covers to Czechoslovakia with various 1930 Emperor ovpts. (one with "AILE" error), chiefly fine  
£350.00
    1071 

1930 (June), mourning envelope to England, franked on reverse 1928 Empress Zauditu unoverprinted 1m. strip of three with Addis Abeba R.P. cancellations, re-addressed to Paris on arrival and additionally franked Great Britain 1d. with Altringham cancellation; the envelope roughly opened and with portion of flap missing; scarce  
£80.00
    1072 

1943 Restoration of Obelisk set, u.m. or o.g., fine (334-338)  (Photo Plate 87) 
£140.00

FRANCE

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
    1073  *e 

1949 Universal Postal Union, Set of three Epreuve de Luxe, imperf. set, issued set, set on FDC and three imperf. 25f. colour trials; fine (1078-1080)  (Photo Plate 86) 
£800.00
    1074 

1849 to about 1877, a highly interesting selection of approximately 100 covers, including 1853-61 25c. (2) on entire, 1862 5c. block of four used with 1871-76 25c. (4) on insured letter, 1863-70 Empire Lauré 80c. block of eight (4 x 2) tied by Paris Star cancellations to 1869 cover addressed to Mauritius, 1c., 4c. two singles and a strip of four on entire with "456" Gros chiffres cancellations, 10c. used with 1870-71 imperf. 30c. on entire from Marseilles to Turin, 30c. used with 1870-71 imperf. 40c. on entire from Alencon to Paris, 40c. used with 1870-71 imperf. 80c. and 1871-76 thin figures 15c. on insured letter, 1870-71 perf. Siege 40c. (7) used with 1871-76 30c. on insured letter, many other interesting and scarce combinations of issues, chiefly fine. A valuable group  (Photo Plate 88) 
£7,500.00

French Post Office in Zanzibar

    1075 

French Post Office in Zanzibar: 1900 (Feb. 28), envelope Registered to Reunion franked 1894-95 3a. on 30c. (block of ten), 4a. on 40c. pair, transit and arrival markings on reverse; fine and scarce (8, 9)  (Photo Plate 76) 
£300.00

GERMAN STATES

Lot Symbol Description Est Price

Baden

    1076 

BADEN: 1852-65 perf. 10 18k. deep green, tied to small piece by Lahr c.d.s. of April 29,, a few slightly short perfs., otherwise fine and rare. Cat. £1,500+. Signed Thier, E. Diena, etc. (37)  
£80.00

GERMANY

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
    1077 

1917 (Jan. 22), unsuccessful attempt to deliver mail to the United States via Submarine, envelope to New York franked Germania 20pf., three line "Zuruck.." cachet and with "BREMEN/T.B./30.1.7/D.O.R" cachet below; some faults but a scarce cover  (Photo Plate 88) 
£90.00
    1078 

British Intelligence Forgery: Newspaper "Volkicher Beobachter" of May 21 1941, a specially produced facsimile of pages 3-6 (one of only two believed to exist) produced by the British Intelligence service for the purpose of persuading Rudolf Hess to cooperate after his flight from Germany to Scotland during the night of 10-11 May. The newspaper is correct in all respects except for a brief article at the lower-right of page 3 which states (in translation) "THE RUDOLF HESS FAMILY A correction. Berlin, 20 May. The National Socialist Party correspondent notifies: Reports in the foreign papers in which it is stated that the wife and the 4-years old son of Rudolf Hess are in the hands of the Gestapo are made-up stories by enemies. At the moment Mrs. Hess and her son are in a clinic for nervous diseases in Thuringen." The newspaper folded and with some small faults along the creases, nevertheless a fascinating and exceptionally rare document. Included with this lot is a copy of "The Black Game" by Ellic Howe which illustrates both the forgery and the genuine German newspaper and gives further details of the forgery   (Photo Plate 88) 
£1,000.00

West Germany

    1079 

West Germany: 1951 St. Mary's Church set used on plain First Day Cover from Augsburg to London; fine. Michel €2,000 (1065-1066)  (Photo Plate 88) 
£250.00

Kiaochow

    1080 

Kiaochow: 1905 no watermark ½d. and 1d. (25 x 16 perf. holes), tied by Tsingtau cancellations of Dec. 30 1905 to envelope Registered to Hannover, arrival datestamp on reverse; very faint traces of toning on some perfs., fine (30, 31a)  (Photo Plate 88) 
£100.00

GREECE

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
    1081  **4+ 

1901-02 thick paper Die I 1L., 2L., 3L., 5L., 10L., 30L., 40L. and 50L., all in u.m. blocks of fifty (10 x 5, half sheets), the 40L. contains five pairs with Dies I and II se-tenant, u.m., fine and fresh. Cat. £2,025++ (153-157, 160-162)  
£1,200.00

HOLY LAND

Lot Symbol Description Est Price

Ottoman Post Offices

  * 1082 

Ottoman Post Offices: Palestine: 1912 (March 16), envelope to Alep franked 1909-11 2pa. (10) and 10pa. (2) tied by six fine strikes of the bilingual Jaffa/2 (Coles & Walker type 143) cancellation, violet "Aus Sarona" handstamp, arrival datestamp on reverse, the envelope with some stains and folded below the stamps  (Photo Plate 89) 
£200.00

HUNGARY

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
    1083 

1871-73 engraved 2k. to 25k. set of six imperf. Proof pairs on card, a few hinge marks or scuffs on the reverse, fine  (Photo Plate 87) 
£400.00
    1084 

1949-50 Universal Postal Union 3fo. min. sheet perf. u.m., o.g. and cancelled, imperf. u.m. and o.g., also three examples of the booklet and a selection of forty-one stamps perf., imperf. or part perf., fine (MS1072, etc.)  
£750.00

IRAN

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
    1085  *O 

A valuable and fascinating selection on pages, over 120 items, including 1857 (Dec. 31) envelope with fine Field Force Persia datestamp, Reister Essay in gold, 1868 "Lion" 1(sh.) (4), 2(sh.) (9), 4(sh.) (8), 8(sh.) (3), 1875 wide spacing 1(sh.) (5), 2(sh.) (5), 4(sh.) (6), 8(sh.) (5), 1876 narrow spacing 1(sh.) (twenty-four with five blocks of four), 2(sh). (3), 4(sh.) (3), 1kr. (17), 4kr. (nine, four on laid paper), 1876 2(sh.) with B.P.A. certificate (1979), 1878 4kr. dull blue unused and used, 1878 re-engraved 1kr. red on yellow, 1to. bronze on blue (with B.P.A. certificate (1979) stating "...small thin"), 1878-79 5kr. violet (two unused and four used), 5kr. gold (five used), 5kr. bronze-red or bronze-violet (4), etc., unused and used, a few small faults as are normally associated with these issues, chiefly fine  (Photo Plate 90) 
£7,500.00
    1086 

1880 (ca), three stampless envelopes from Bussahir to Bombay, appropriate dispatch and arrival datestamps, each with boxed Indian Postage Due handstamps (two completed by hand), good to fine  
£100.00
    1087  **4 

1924-25 Ahmed Mirza 1ch. to 30kr., 1962 5d. to 50r., 1966-69 5d. to 200r., 1972-73 5d. to 200r., 1977 5d. to 200r., all in blocks of four, u.m., chiefly fine. Cat. £1,124. Scott retail $1,524  
£400.00
    1088 

Collection in brown "Ka Be" album, issues from 1909 to 1978, many hundreds, incl. 1909 1ch. to 30Kr. (originals), 1924-25 Ahmed Mirza set, 1949-50 5d. to 50r. (lightly mounted), 1950 U.P.U. set, 1950 Birthday, 1951 5d. to 50r., 1954 Forestry, 1955 Costumes, 1958 Riza Pahlavi original set from 5d. to 200r. (15 values), 1962 5d. to 50r., 1966-69 5d. to 200r., 1971 5d. to 50r., 1972-73 5d. to 50r., 1974-75 5d. to 50r., 1975-77 5d. to 50r., 1977 5d. to 200r., 1978 1r. to 200r., etc., chiefly u.m., mostly fine   
£1,000.00

ISRAEL

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
    1089 

1948 New Year set with full tabs, used on two pieces with Herzlia first day cancellations, fine. Also a few others (18-20, etc.)  
£100.00
    1090 

1948 Postage Due 50m. brown on yellow, error without overprint, very lightly hinged (if-at-all), fine. Bale $450 (D14 var.)   (Photo Plate 87) 
£80.00
    1091  **4 

1962 30a. on 32a. emerald, error surcharge omitted, u.m. tab block of four from the lower-right corner of the sheet, light vertical crease in margin at right, fine and rare. Cat. £560++ as singles without tab (226a)  
£160.00
    1092  **4+ 

1971-79 Landscapes 88a. greenish blue, error misplaced perfs. (value at top), u.m. block of twenty (2 X 10) with tabs at foot (and traces at top!), folded through perfs. at places, wrinkles in margins, fine and rare (506 var.)  
£160.00
    1093  ** 

1973-74 "Jerusalem 73" £I3 miniature sheet, uncut vertical pair with gutter margin and serial number between, u.m., a few minor wrinkles, fine and rare (MS571)  (Photo Plate 91) 
£140.00

ITALIAN STATES

Lot Symbol Description Est Price

Naples

  * 1094 

Naples: 1858 5g. rose, sheet margin at right and large margins other sides, tied by boxed "ANNULATO" to slightly stained E to Rome with red arrival datestamp of April 5 1858 on the reverse (4A)  (Photo Plate 88) 
£100.00

Papal States

    1095 

Papal States: 1852-64 5b. black on rose, horizontal interpanneau margin pair with margins all round, tied by grid cancellations to envelope addressed to Tournus with Rome and red "E. PONT. 4/ST. MICHEL 4" datestamps alongside, transit and arrival markings on reverse, tiny traces of soiling or staining; fine  (Photo Plate 88) 
£100.00

Sardinia

    1096 

Sardinia: 1855-63 10c. bistre, three singles with mostly large margins, tied to E dated Feb. 12 1863 from Serradifalco to Palermo, transit and arrival markings, fine  (Photo Plate 88) 
£500.00

Sicily

    1097 

1859 ½g. orange, Plate I, large part o.g. (hinge remainders), large even margins, fresh colour and fine. With A. Diena certificate (1967) (Sassone 1a)  (Photo Plate 87) 
£100.00
    1098 

--- ½g. olive yellow (giallo oliv.), Plate I, used, good even margins, a fine example of this scarce shade. With A. Diena certificate (1957) (Sassone 1b, Cat. €60,000)  (Photo Plate 87) 
£4,500.00
    1099 

--- ½g. brownish yellow (giallo brunastro), Plate I, used, good even margins, fine and scarce, With A. Diena certificate (1960) (Sassone 1c, Cat. €16,000)  (Photo Plate 87) 
£1,500.00
    1100 

--- ½g. yellow, Plate I, first printing, used, large even margins, fine and attractive. With E. Diena certificate (1941) (Sassone 1d, Cat. €4,500)  (Photo Plate 87) 
£500.00
    1101 

--- 1g. russet-brown, Plate I number [49], used, good margins and fine (Sassone 3, Cat. €1,000)  (Photo Plate 87) 
£100.00
  * 1102 

--- 1g. Russet-brown, Plate I, horizontal pair from the left of the sheet, positions [11 and 12], used, good to large margins and fine. Signed A.D. Sassone €1,900+ (Sassone 3)  (Photo Plate 87) 
£500.00
  * 1103 

--- 1g. Plate I Russet-brown (2) and 1g. deep russet-brown, good to large margins all round and showing portions of adjoining stamps at places, tied to piece, fine and scarce. With S. Sorani certificate (2003) (2, 2 var.)  (Photo Plate 87) 
£650.00
    1104 

--- 2g. blue, Plate I, touched at places, tied to small E from Corleone to Salemi (3)  (Photo Plate 93) 
£200.00
    1105 

--- 2g. light blue, Plate III, good margins, horizontal crease on application, tied to E from Castrogiovanni to Catania, fine  (Photo Plate 93) 
£200.00
    1106  *4+ 

--- 10g. indigo, a block of six (3 x 2) from the foot of the sheet, lightly hinged, fine and fresh. Rare (Sassone 12, Cat. €10,000+)  (Photo Plate 87) 
£1,750.00