FOREIGN

AUSTRIA

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
  * 568  *4+ 

1946 Renner, the set of four miniature sheets, u.m., a few very minor blemishes and natural gum creases, otherwise fine. A rare set. Cat. £1,700 (MS 976)   (Photo Plate 31) 		 £400.00

BELGIUM

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
    569  * 

1933 Cardinal Mercier set of nine with "BRAINE-L'ALLEUD/+ 17-7-33+/COLLEGIO/CARD. MERCIER" overprints, part o.g., the 10f. with a few tiny thins otherwise fine. With Balasse certificate (2007). Cat. €2,125 (COB 374A-374K)  (Photo Plate 32) 		 £400.00

BRAZIL

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
    570  O 

1850 600 (r). black on greyish paper, margins all round, a used vertical strip of six with "Correio Geral Da Corte" c.d.s. cancellations, one stamp with pressed crease and minute pin hole, otherwise fine and a rare multiple (24B)   (Photo Plate 32) 		 £320.00

CHINA

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
    571  Ae 

1936 (March 3), envelope flown on the R.A.F. Courtesy flight from Shanghai to Hong Kong, franked 5c., on reverse Victoria arrival c.d.s. of March 5, a few stains, otherwise fine   (Photo Plate ) 		 £80.00

Chinese People's Republic
    572  ** 

1958 Works of Kuan Han-Ching, the miniature sheet, a few small spots on reverse and slight paper bends at right, unused, without gum as issued. Cat. £180 (MS1762a)  		 £75.00
    573  ** 

1960 Chinese Goldfish, the set of twelve, u.m., a few with natural gum bends, otherwise fine. Cat. £225 (1911-1922)  		 £80.00
    574  ** 

1961 World Table Tennis Championships, the miniature sheet, unused and without gum as issued, fine. Cat. £450 (MS1971a)   (Photo Plate 31) 		 £200.00
    575  ** 

--- a similar lot  		 £200.00
    576  ** 

--- another similar lot  		 £200.00
    577  ** 

--- another similar lot  		 £200.00
    578  ** 

--- another similar lot, but with natural gum bend and a couple of small spots on reverse, otherwise fine  		 £160.00
    579  ** 

1961 World Table Tennis Championships, the miniature sheet, variety"Red (marginal inscription at top and bottom) printed double" unused and without gum as issued, a few slight wrinkles otherwise fine. With B.P.A. certificate (2009) (MS1971a var.) An unlisted and extremely rare variety (Photo on front cover) 		 £3,000.00
    580  ** 

1962 "Stage Art of Mei Lan-fang", the set of eight, a couple with small spots on reverse, otherwise fine. Cat. £350 (2037-2044)  		 £120.00
    581  ** 

--- "Stage Art of Mei Lan-fang", the miniature sheet, u.m., some slight overall gum toning and a few spots and slight wrinkles on reverse otherwise fine and very rare. Cat. £2,250 (MS2044a)  (Photo Plate A) 		 £750.00
    582  ** 

1964 Chinese Peonies, the set of fifteen, u.m., fine. Cat. £225 (2185-2199)  		 £80.00
    583  ** 

--- another u.m. set, all with margins attached, fine   		 £80.00
    584  e 

--- another set used on three illustrated unaddressed FDC's, fine and scarce  		 £100.00
    585  ** 

--- Chinese Peonies, the miniature sheet, u.m., small natural spot on reverse, only mentioned for accuracy, otherwise fine and rare. Cat. £950 (MS2199a)   (Photo Plate 33) 		 £400.00
    586  ** 

1964 15th. Anniversary of People's Republic, the miniature sheet, u.m., some small overall bends, otherwise fine and rare. Cat. £1,500 (MS2215a)  (Photo Plate 33) 		 £350.00
    587  ** 

1964 Petroleum Industry, the set of five, u.m., fine. Cat. £200 (2216-2220)  		 £75.00
    588  **4 

--- another set in marginal blocks of four, some thins confined to the margins only, otherwise fine. Cat. £800 (2216-2220)  		 £300.00
    589  ** 

1967 "Thoughts of Mao Tse-tung", the set in two strips of five and a single, u.m., some very faint gum bends only mentioned for accuracy, otherwise fine and very rare. Cat. £1,775 (2343, 2344a and 2349a)  (Photo Plate A) 		 £750.00
    590  ** 

1967-68 Poems of Mao Tse-tung, the set of fourteen, u.m., fine and rare. Cat. £1,100 (2372-2385)  (Photo Plate 32) 		 £450.00
    591  ** 

1978 National Science Conference, the miniature sheet, u.m., fine. Cat. £350 (MS2765a)  		 £150.00
    592  ** 

1978 Galloping Horses, the set of ten plus the miniature sheet, u.m., fine. Cat. £222 (2771-MS2781)  		 £80.00
    593  ** 

--- another set in blocks of four (one 8f. block with rounded corner), together with four miniature sheets, u.m., fine. Cat. £888 (2771-MS2780)  		 £300.00
    594  ** 

--- Galloping Horses, the miniature sheet, u.m., fine. Cat. £200 (MS2781)  		 £75.00
    595  ** 

1978 Arts and Crafts, the miniature sheet, u.m., fine. Cat. £250 (MS2815)  		 £100.00
    596  ** 

--- a similar lot  		 £100.00
    597  ** 

--- another similar lot  		 £100.00
    598  ** 

1978 Highway Bridges, the set of five together with the miniature sheet, u.m., fine. Cat. £255 (2829-MS2834)  		 £100.00
    599  ** 

--- Highway Bridges, the miniature sheet, u.m., fine. Cat. £250 (MS2834)  		 £100.00
    600  ** 

--- a similar lot  		 £100.00
    601  ** 

1979 The Great Wall, the set of four together with the miniature sheet, u.m., fine. Cat. £110+ (2861-MS2865)  		 £50.00
    602  ** 

--- The Great Wall, three miniature sheets, u.m., fine. Cat. £330 (MS2865)  		 £140.00
    603  ** 

1979 International Stamp Fair, Riccione, the miniature sheet, u.m., fine and scarce. Cat. £425 (MS2874)  (Photo Plate 32) 		 £200.00
    604  ** 

1979 Study of Science from Childhood, the miniature sheet, u.m., light gum bend at lower left, otherwise fine and rare. Cat. £700 (MS2900)  (Photo Plate 32) 		 £300.00
    605  ** 

--- another miniature sheet, u.m., but with some slight faults, rare  		 £250.00
    606  ** 

1979 Camellias of Yunnan, two miniature sheets, u.m., one with slight mark on front, otherwise fine. Cat. £280 (MS2291)  		 £120.00
    607  ** 

1979 China Stamp Exhibition, Hong Kong, two miniature sheets, both u.m., fine. Cat. £500 (MS2923)  		 £200.00
    608  ** 

1980 Paintings of Qi Baishi, four miniature sheets, all u.m., fine. Cat. £480 (MS2955)  		 £200.00
    609  ** 

1980 New Year, Year of the Monkey, two u.m. examples, one with margin at top, this also with some small black marks on the reverse, otherwise fine. Cat. £550 (2968)  		 £170.00
    610  e 

--- Year of the Monkey 8f. on illustrated, unaddressed FDC., fine and scarce. (2968)  (Photo Plate 38) 		 £100.00
    611  ** 

1980 Lotus Paintings by Yu Zhizhen, three miniature sheets, u.m., fine. Cat. £390 (MS3002)  		 £100.00
    612  ** 

1981-82 The Twelve Beauties of Jinling, four miniature sheets, u.m., fine. Cat. £320 (MS3158)  		 £120.00
    613  ** 

Collection in stockbook, hundreds, issues from 1949 to 1963, incl. 1958 Children set, 1960 Goldfish set, 1960 Pig-breeding set, 1961 40th. Anniv. of Communist Party set, 1961 Tang Dynasty Pottery set, 1961 Tibetan People set, 1962 Support for Cuba set, 1962 Stage Art of Mei Lan-fang set, 1963 Butterflies set, etc., chiefly u.m. or unused without gum as issued, fine  		 £1,200.00

Chinese People's Republic
    614  *O 

Collection in two green "Senator" albums and a maroon "Prinz" binder, many hundreds, issues from about 1955 to 1989, incl. 1958 Heroes Monument miniature sheet u.m., 1960-61 Chrysanthemums set used, 1963 Butterflies set u.m., 1966 30th. Death Anniv. of Lu Hsun set used, 1967 Liu Ying-chun set used, "Talks on Literature and Art" set used, 1968 "Thoughts of Mao-Tse-tung" (2nd. issue) vertical corner pair u.m., 1970-71 "Taking Tiger Mountain" set u.m., 1971 Communist Party set part o.g., 1973 Giant Pandas set u.m., 1974 Popular Gymnastics set part o.g., 1974 Industrial Production set part o.g., 1976 Fourth Five Year Plan set part o.g., 1979 Fourth National Games miniature sheet (2) u.m., 1980 Tarrying Garden set u.m., 1983 Western Chamber miniature sheet (2) u.m., 1983 Terracotta Figures miniature sheet (2) u.m., 1984 "Beauties wearing Flowers" miniature sheet (4) u.m., etc., u.m., part o.g. and used, chiefly fine  		 £750.00

DANISH WEST INDIES

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
    615  **4+ 

Private Ship Letter Stamps: 1875-79 Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, 10c. rose, a complete sheet of thirty (6 x 5) with selvedge all round, u.m., a few small stain spots, otherwise fine and rare. Cat. Sk15,000 (Facit RMS 1)   (Photo Plate 37) 		 £800.00

FINLAND

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
    616  *O 

1860-71, selection of rouletted issues on leaves, thirty-six stamps, incl. 1860 10k. (3), later with papers and printings, mostly with good roulettes, chiefly used and fine. A useful lot with a high catalogue value   		 £1,500.00

FRANCE

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
    617  e 

1871 (June), entire franked by a horizontal pair of the 1870 40c. orange, each tied by "532" lozenge cancellations of Bordeaux, endorsed "per Steamer Anglais" and addressed to Montevideo, fine (177, Yvert 48)  (Photo Plate 30) 		 £150.00
    618  e 

1871 (Feb.), entire franked 1870 80c. rose tied by incomplete lozenge cancellation, Marseille c.d.s. below and red framed "P.P." alongside, addressed to Montevideo, fine and scarce (182, Yvert 49)  (Photo Plate 30) 		 £150.00

GERMANY

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
    619  Ae 

Selection of twenty-one airmail covers or cards all dated between 1928 and 1937, incl. six cards franked 1928-31 Zeppelin 2m., two envelopes franked Zeppelin 4m., etc., chiefly fine  		 £200.00
    620  t 

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 30) 		 £480.00

ITALIAN STATES

Lot Symbol Description Est Price

Papal States
    621  e 

Papal States: Selection of twenty-two entires or envelopes, all franked with adhesives from the 1852-64 issue, chiefly single usages with 1b. (2), 2b. (15), 3b. (4) and another with 1b. and 5b. used together, a good range of datestamps and other markings, mixed condition  		 £150.00

Lombardy and Venetia
    622  e 

Lombardy and Venetia: 1856 entire with contents addressed to Downing Street London, marked "Via Marseilles" and franked 15c. and 45c. (2), all with good margins and tied by "VENEZIA/MAG°. 29" cancellations, one 45c. tied also by "P." in circle and arrival c.d.s. of June 4 both in shades of red, "FRANCA" marking alongside also in red, fine and attractive. A scarce and unusual combination of both franking and destination  (Photo Plate 34) 		 £750.00

ITALY

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
    623  A 

1954 (Oct. 10), Imperia to Genova by first helicopter flight, envelope franked 25l. reddish-violet tied by c.d.s. cancellation, special cachet alongside and arrival machine cancellation of the same date on reverse, fine and rare  (Photo Plate 38) 		 £250.00

KUWAIT

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
    624  P 

1982 Arab Palm Tree Day, a collective imperforate proof of both values in the issued colours on gummed paper (50mm. x 125mm.), slight gum bend at lower right, otherwise fine and scarce (941-942P)  (Photo Plate 33) 		 £100.00

MEXICO

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
    625  e 

1859, entire addressed to Zacatecas franked ¼ used as 1r. and tied by black boxed "FRESNILLO/MAYO 26" cancellation, filing folds away from the franking, otherwise fine  (Photo Plate 38) 		 £160.00

PERU

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
    626  t 

1868 1d., nine individual examples used on long piece, three tied by "leaf" handstamp, one also tied by Chachapoyas c.d.s., eight with boxed "CERTIFICACION" handstamp, a few small stains, otherwise fine and scarce  (Photo Plate 38) 		 £120.00

RUSSIA

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
    627  * 

1924 Lenin Mourning issue, First Printing, Frame 20 x 25mm., Imperf. 3k. black and red, part o.g., fine and scarce. With "Royal" certificate (2009) Cat. £425 (401)  (Photo Plate 32) 		 £180.00
    628  Ae 

1931 (May 4), p.p.c. franked 1930 Child Welfare set, 1930 Rebellion set and on picture side 1929 Child Welfare 20k.+2k., sent Registered to Rome, special "Erstflug 1931- Wiedereroffnung der/Fluglinie: Leningrad - Berlin" cachet in red, two different Berlin transit c.d.s's of May 5 below, Rome arrival c.d.s. on picture side, fine and scarce  (Photo Plate 34) 		 £500.00
    629  Ae 

1931 (May 15), envelope franked complete set of the Airship Construction Fund imperf. set, used on the first day of issue and sent Registered from Moscow to Germany, on reverse Berlin arrival datestamps, the envelope trimmed at both left and right sides, fine and scarce (579-583)   (Photo Plate 38) 		 £200.00
    630  Ae 

1937 (Aug. 30), envelope sent Registered from Moscow to Vienna franked 1931 Air Graf Zeppelin 50k. Perf. 10½ x 12 block of four and 1r. Perf 12 x 12½, Prague transit datestamps of Sept. 6 on reverse, fine (582b, 583c)   (Photo Plate 38) 		 £100.00

SAN MARINO

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
    631  ** 

1933 Air, Graf Zeppelin set, u.m., (the 3l. on 50c. lightly hinged), fresh and fine. Cat. Sassone €600 (Sassone 11-16)  		 £150.00

SAUDI ARABIA

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
    632  O 

Stamps of Egypt Used in Saudi Arabia: 1866 1pi. claret showing a fine and clear part strike of the rare "GEDDA" Type D cancellation dated May 23 1867, fine and scarce  (Photo Plate 32) 		 £500.00
    633  ** 

1925 ¼pi. green, zig-zag roulette 13, ovpt. Type 10 (misplaced to right) and blue ovpt. Type 15, vertical strip of five, u.m. With "Royal" certificate (2006), also the adjoining left side block of ten (2 x 5) and another block of nine, all u.m., some with natural gum or paper bends, fine. Cat. £2,640 (79)   (Photo Plate 37) 		 £500.00

SPAIN

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
    634  * 

1931 Pan-American Postal Union Congress: The complete booklet (215 x 125mm.) containing 38 numbered pages and with 126 stamps affixed, 118 of which are overprinted "C.U.P.P.", various issues, incl. the Goya and Columbus sets, a few slight cover faults otherwise fine and rare. Cat. €3,550 (Edifil 604C)   (Photo Plate 35) 		 £1,000.00

Maritime
    635  e 

Maritime: 1837 entire dated March 18, endorsed "p Iberia" and rated "5/-", above is fine strike of the rare "PENINSULAR STEAM NAVIGATION CY./CADIZ/P.Z. & Co." handstamp in black, addressed to Rothschild of London, "FALMOUTH/SHIP LETTER" and London arrival c.d.s. of April 4 both in red on reverse, neatly repaired by seal also on reverse, fine. A very rare entire and the earliest known example of the cachet in black of which only a very few have been recorded   (Photo Plate 36) 		 £1,200.00
    636  e 

--- 1837 entire datelined Cadiz May 20, endorsed "p Braganza Steamer" and rated 1/8", below is fine strike of the rare "PENINSULAR STEAM NAVIGATION CY./CADIZ/p.Z. & Co" handstamp in blue, addressed to Rothschild of London, "FALMOUTH/SHIP LETTER" and London arrival c.d.s of May 30 both in red on reverse, fine. A rare entire   (Photo Plate 36) 		 £600.00
    637  e 

1835 (October) to 1845 (September), selection of sixteen stampless entires each with circular British Consular Packet Agency "B.C./CADIZ" handstamp in black applied on the front, all addressed to Rothschild of London, various ratings, incl. "2/2" (10), "4/4" (2), "6/6" (2), "8/8" and "10/10", two with red "Crown" handstamp applied and subsequently deleted by manuscript, mostly with horizontal filing folds and with slight faults caused upon opening, the strikes and condition chiefly good, fine and unusual   (Photo Plate 38) 		 £800.00

SWITZERLAND

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
    638  e 

1799 (Aug. 4), EL from Berne (Le Ministre De L'Interieur) addressed to Lausanne, oval red "HELVET.REPUBLIC/CENTRAL/POST/BUREAU" at top left, alongside "EXTRA COURIER" marking in the same colour, fine and scarce   (Photo Plate 38) 		 £80.00
    639  O 

1945 "PAX" 3f., 5f. and 10f., used, fresh colours, fine. Cat. £360 (457-459)  (Photo Plate 37) 		 £140.00
    640  Ae 

Selection of sixty-one airmail covers or cards all dated between 1924 and 1949 except two, incl. aviation meetings, first flights, postal stationery, vignettes, 1946 Lausanne, Locarno 1f.50 used on two covers, 1949 La Chaux, Lugano 1f.50 used on three covers, etc., chiefly fine  		 £500.00

THAILAND

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
    641  Ae 

1933 (Dec. 31), illustrated Imperial Airways envelope franked 10s. (slight defect) and Chakri Dynasty 50s. with Bangkok wavy line machine cancellation, addressed to London, fine  		 £80.00
    642  Ae 

1933 (Dec. 31), illustrated Imperial Airways envelope franked 10s. and Chakri Dynasty 25s. with Bangkok c.d.s. cancellation, addressed to Athens, unclear arrival datestamp on reverse, fine   		 £80.00

TURKEY

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
    643  O 

1935 Women's Alliance Congress, the set of fifteen, fine used. Cat. £400 (1171-1185)  (Photo Plate 37) 		 £200.00

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
    644  e 

1857-61 10c. on small envelope tied by cork cancellation and Marysville c.d.s. both in blue, addressed to Bridgewater, fine. Ex Haas  (Photo Plate 39) 		 £200.00
    645  e 

1860 3c. red postal stationery envelope addressed to Niagara Falls Canada, additionally franked 1c. (horizontal pair, with defect at bottom centre) and 5c., all tied by octagonal Philadelphia cancellations, Clifton datestamp on reverse, the flap slightly repaired with hinges, otherwise fine and rare. Ex Haas  (Photo Plate 39) 		 £600.00
    646  e 

1861 (May 18), envelope addressed to Paris franked 3c. (2) and 10c., all with grid cancellations, below is New York c.d.s. in red, alongside is boxed "P. D." marking in the same colour, small part of flap missing otherwise fine. Ex Haas  (Photo Plate 39) 		 £200.00
    647  e 

1862 mourning envelope addressed to Ireland franked 1c. and 24c. both with red grid cancellations, the 1c. also with red New York c.d.s., on reverse Ballyconnell arrival c.d.s. of Feb. 19, fine and scarce. Ex Haas   (Photo Plate 39) 		 £200.00
    648  A*4 

1930 Air: Pan-American Flight, Graf Zeppelin Europe issue, the set of three in well centred large part o.g. blocks of four, the lower pair in each block remaining unmounted, fresh vivid colours, fine and very rare. Cat. £6,000+ (A687-A689)  (Photo Plate 40) 		 £1,750.00
    649  A*4 

1933 Air: Graf Zeppelin Chicago Flight 50c. green, a well centred u.m. block of four, fine and scarce. Cat. £320+ (A732)  (Photo Plate 40) 		 £100.00
    650  Ae 

1941 (Dec.): F.A.M. Route 22, the set of thirty-six covers for the first flights between U.S.A. and Africa, incl. Gambia, Nigeria, Trinidad and Tobago usages, etc., fine. (American Air Mail Catalogue F22-1 to F22-10f)   		 £200.00
    651  A 

Air Mails: Collection on leaves, about 305 stamps, issues from 1926 to 1946, incl. Plate blocks of six, other mint and used blocks, a few FDC's, etc., u.m., part o.g. and used, chiefly fine   		 £200.00