x 4d. blue, unused with clear to large margins; very fine. S.G. 3a, £400. Photo £200-250
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x 1/- pale brown, unused with clear to good margins; fine. S.G. 4c, £475. Photo £200-250
Zanzibar |
x 1904 Arms 1r. die proof in five colours on glazed card (60x65mm.); superb and highly attractive. A spectacular proof of this issue. Photo £800-1,000
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x 1908-09 20r., 30r. and 200r., each overprinted "specimen", good to fine mint. S.G. 240, 241, 245, £435 £150-200
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A small collection including India Used in values (10), 1896 values to 3r., 1899-1901 1r. to 4r. overprinted "specimen", postal stationery overprinted "specimen" (5) and used (6) £100-120
Afghanistan |
x 1873-74 Shahi black, block of four [19-20/23-24] and four singles, 1877-78 Jalalabad issue Shahi yellow-brown (abbreviated date) block of fifteen (5x3), unused, good to fine £100-120
Austria |
1908-56 small mint selection (42), including 1908-13 Accession 2k., 1931 Writers (2 sets),1948-52 Costumes 1s. claret, 3s. 50 (pair), 1949 Children, 1950 Plebiscite, 1952 Olympics (2), 1952 Stamp Day (2), etc., chiefly fine with some unmounted mint £80-100
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1925-37 mint selection (124), including 1925-30 Air set, 1931 Rotary set, 1931 Writers (2 sets), 1933 F.I.S., 1933 W.I.P.A. 50g. (+ 50g.) ordinary and granite paper, 1933 Winter Relief, 1934-36 1g. to 5s. with both 2s., 1934 Architects set in blocks of four, 1935 Winter Relief blocks of four, etc., fine with many unmounted mint £300-350
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1933 W.I.P.A. granite paper 50g. (+ 50g.) ultramarine, tied by special "Sezession Wien" cancellations of 8 July 1933 to cover front registered to Innsbruck; fine. S.G. 704, £850 £100-150
China |
x 1946-47 Sun Yat-sen (9th. issue) $1,000, $3,000 and $5,000 unused blocks of four, also 1948 Air Mail cover from Shanghai to South Africa bearing 9th. issue $3,000 (5), 11th. issue $5,000 (7) and 1946 $100 on $2; fine. S.G. 983-985, etc. £80-100
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1965 (1 Aug.) People's Liberation Army part set (less S.G. 2260 and 2262), 1967
(25 Mar.) Liu Ying-chun commemoration set, 1968 (30 Jan.) "Revolutionary Literature and Art" (1st issue) part set (less S.G. 2387); also small selection of Taiwan; unmounted mint, mostly fine. Photo £1,000-1,200
Danzig |
x 1899-1937 selection of thirty six covers and cards, including 1912 envelope registered from Zoppot to Neustadt franked 30pf., another franked 20pf. and 25pf., 1921 15pf. postal stationery card to Wartenburg additionally franked 15pf., 1923 envelope to Flensburg franked 1923 20pf. on 100m. carmine, 1924-25 Official 15pf. vermilion on envelope from Marienau, 1936 Anniversary of Brösen set on air mail cover to Palestine, unused postal stationery cards, etc., chiefly good to fine £100-150
Ecuador |
x 1862 (13 Jan.) entire letter from Guayaquil to New York with double ring d.s. (14.1) on reverse, red "paid to/panama" and black double ring "panama" d.s. (22.1) on the front; vertical filing folds, fine. Also St. Helena 1820 (20 July) duplicate letter with another letter on the reverse dated 1821 (2 March); fine £250-300
EgyptBritish Post Offices |
x 1861-70 four stampless entires (three ex the same correspondence to Glasgow, the other to London), all with Alexandria datestamps (one in red), rated "9" (one handstamped the others in manuscript); good to fine £300-400
British ForcesSee also lot 1752
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1935 Silver Jubilee 1p. ultramarine, unmounted mint block of four; fine. S.G. A10, £1,100+. Photo £300-350
Finland |
1930 Zeppelin 10m. pale lilac, block of eight from the upper right corner of the sheet with order number, unmounted mint, folded through horizontal perfs., fine. S.G. 281, £1,040. Facit 12,800 Sw. K. £200-250
France |
1877-1936 small mint selection (73), including 1881 Postage Due 5c. pair, 1900-24 Mouchon 10c., 15c. (2) and 25c. blocks of four, 1900-06 Merson 40c. and 50c. blocks of four, 1902 Mouchon 25c. block of four, 1903 Sower 10c. and 20c. blocks of four, 30c. pair, 1928 Sinking Fund 1f. 50 + 8f. 50 pair, 1936 South America flight set, etc., unmounted mint or large part original gum, chiefly fine £300-400
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1877-1964 small mostly mint selection (85) contained in a small pocketbook, including 1918 Red Cross 15c. + 5c., 1926-27 Orphans 50c. + 10c. to 5f. + 1f., 1928 Sinking Fund 1f. 50 + 8f. 50 (2), 1930 Sinking Fund 1f. 50 + 3f. 50, 1931 Sinking Fund 1f. 50 + 3f. 50 (2), 1933 Personalities (2 sets), 1935 Unemployed Intellectuals 50c. + 2f. (3), 1936 South America flight 10f. (2), 1937 Museums, 1938 Ader 50f. (2), 1949-50 Air 1000f., 1954 Air 500f. (2), 1964 Philatec 1f. (3), 1954 National Relief (2 sets), 1955 National Relief (2 sets), etc., mixed condition but many fine unmounted mint £400-500
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1936 Air 50f. ultramarine and rose, unmounted mint, fine. S.G. 541, £950, Yvert €1,500. Photo £120-150
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1938 Pexip miniature sheet, unmounted mint. S.G. MS581, £550 £100-120
Togo |
1918 (20 Feb.) 10c. stationery card registered to Switzerland bearing, on reverse, 1916 2c., 4c., 5c., 10c., 15c. and 20c., all tied by "anecho/togo" c.d.s. and showing, on address side, registration label, Lome (21.2) and arrival (2.4) datestamps £100-120
Germany |
1933 Wagner set unmounted mint (except the 6pf. + 4pf. and 12pf. + 3pf. which are original gum), 3pf. + 2pf., 5pf. + 2pf., 25pf. + 15pf. and 40pf. + 35pf. perf. 14 x 13, others perf. 14, fine. S.G. 513-521, £2,743, Michel 2,390Ä. Photo £200-250
German East Africa |
A selection of over 70 different cancellations on five stockpages with many tied to pieces, including Amani, Arusha, Bagamojo, Buiko, Bukoba, Dar-es-Salaam, Handeni, Iringa, Kigoma, Kili, Kilossa, Kilwa, Kissenji, Kondoa-Iranji, Korogwe, Langenburg, Leganda, Lindi, Mahenge, Mkalama, Mkumbara, Mnyussi, Mombo, Mpapua, Muanza, Mukesa, Ngomeni, Ruanda, Schirati, Soga, Songea, Tschole and others, a fine basis upon which to build, generally fine. (72) £500-600
German New Guinea |
x 1898 (14 Dec.) envelope registered from Herbertshoh to Frankfurt, franked 1897-00 5pf. pair, 10pf., 20pf. with Herbertshoh cancellations, arrival on reverse; fine. S.G. 2-4. Photo £150-170
German Colonies |
1884-1919, a predominately used collection arranged on Lighthouse hingeless album leaves, comprising complete basic issues of Cameroun 1897-1900, Caroline Islands 1899-1910, German Post Offices in Morocco 1899-1918, German Post Offices in Turkish Empire 1884-1917, German New Guinea 1897-1901, German East Africa 1893-19, German South-West Africa 1898-1919, Mariana Islands 1899-1901, Marshall Islands 1897-1901, Samoa 1900 (Apr.-10 Dec.) and Togo 1897-1900. Mostly good to fine with some the higher values not guaranteed. (hundreds) £3,000-4,000
Greece1861 Paris PrintingProofs without figures on the reverse |
x 1L. chocolate, without gum, large margins, fine. Also the issued 2L. (2) fine with gum and 5L, used, large margins, fine £60-80
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x 1L. brown, proof with impression of the 20L. in black on reverse, large margins; fine. Photo £100-120
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x 5L. green, original gum, good to large margins all round, fine. Photo £100-150
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x 20L. blue, block of four, original gum, scissors cut and tear at foot, some other faults; good appearance and rare. Photo £350-400
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x 80L. carmine, original gum, good to very large margins all round, fine. Photo £100-150
Issued Stamps |
x 5L. emerald on greenish, original gum, good to large margins all round, fine. S.G. 3. Photo £300-350
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x 40L. mauve on blue, 80L. carmine (3), all with lozenge of dots cancellations, close to large margins all round; good to fine. S.G. 5, 6 £150-200
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x 40L. mauve on blue, three used examples with lozenge of dots cancellations, clear to large margins, fine. S.G. 5 £100-150
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x 80L. carmine, unused without gum, good colour, good to large margins all round, fine. Signed Vlastos. S.G. 6, £60-80
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x 10L. red-orange on blue, lozenge of dots cancellation, good to large margins all round and very fine. S.G. 7. Photo £250-300
1861-62 First Athens Printing |
x 5L. green, lozenge cancellation, also an unused example showing missing dot and broken circle at lower right; good margins, fine. S.G. 11 £120-150
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x 5L., 10L., 20L. and 80L., the last with c.d.s., the others with lozenge of dots cancellations, good to fine used with margins all round. S.G. 11A, 12A, 13B, 15B, £150-200
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x Coarse printing 5L. blue-green on greenish, large part original gum, good margins all round, fresh and fine. S.G. 11Ab. Photo £150-200
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x 1862-67 10L. red-orange on blue, variety "01" for "10" on reverse, large margins all round, lozenge of dots cancellation, fine and fresh. S.G. 19d. Photo £80-100
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x 1872-75 thin transparent paper 10L. red-orange on pale greenish, variety "01" for "10" on reverse, c.d.s. cancellation; fine. S.G. 41b. Photo £300-400
Israel |
1948-2005 (c.), mixed mint and used accumulation housed in nineteen assorted volumes and loose, contained in two cartons, including better earlier issues, mint and first day covers some with tabs. An interesting lot with careful inspection essential. (thousands) £800-1,000
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1948 Doar Ivri 250m., 500m. and 1000m., the three values in unmounted mint Control blocks of four from the upper right corners of the sheets, one 250m. with a faintly stained perf., otherwise fine. S.G. 7-9, £3,040. Photo £600-800
Italy |
1862-1997 mostly mint collection housed in four printed albums contained in a carton, many hundreds, including 1862 40c., 1865 20c. on 15c. (with dot), 1875 Official 2c. to 10L., 189-82 30c., 1891-97 5c. (value in letters), 5L., 1910 10L., 1924 Trade propaganda, 1924-25 Publicity 25c. Reinach and 50c. Reinach, unissued Express 60c. Perugina, 1926 St. Francis perf. 13 1/2 1L. 25, 1928 Filbert, 1930 Virgil postage and air, 1930 air 7L. 70, 1932 Dante postage and air, 1932 Garibaldi postage and air, 1933 Zeppelin set, 1933 Balbo, 1934 Football postage and air, 1934 "servizio di stato" 10L. slate, 1040 Art Exhibition, 1949 E.R.P., 1949 Republic 100L., 1950 Radio, 1950 Tobacco, 1950 Provincial Occupations, 1951 Gymnastic, 1951 Montecassino, a fine range of later issues, chiefly fine with many unmounted mint £1,500-2,000
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1945-1991 used collection housed in two green Marini albums contained in a carton, many hundreds, including 1949 E.R.P., 1949 Volta, 1950 Radio, 1951 Milan Fair, 1951 Milan Exhibition, 1951 Verdi, a good range of later issues, chiefly fine £100-120
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1961 Gronchi 205L. rose error, unmounted mint; fine. Biondi Certificate (1991).
S.G. £2,250, Sassone €1,900. Photo £250-300
Italian Somaliland |
1932-38 20L. green, perf. 14, horizontal strip of three, the centre stamp part original gum, the other two examples remaining unmounted mint, centred to top and the second and third stamps with a very slight trace of a stain; fine and exceptionally rare. G. Colla Certificate (2014). S.G. 177a, £63,000. Sassone 229, €72,000. Photo £7,000-9,000
Liechtenstein |
1912-99 mint collection housed in two red albums contained in a carton, including 1912 25h., 1921 1f., 1924-27 set, 1925 Birthday set, 1928 Flood Relief, 1930 with values to 2f., 1933 Birthday set, 1933-35 2f., 1941 Madonna 10f., 1945-47 5f. (both), 1946 10f., 1949 Paintings, 1950 Animals, 1952 Paintings, 1953 Museum, a fine and largely complete range of later issues, Air Mails with 1930 set, 1931 Zeppelin set, 1936 1f., 2f., Officials, miniature sheets, etc., chiefly good to fine with many unmounted mint (many hundreds) £350-400
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1930 Pictorial 3r. to 2f., the 35r., 40r. and 50r. perf. 11 1/2 x 10 1/2, 10r., 20r., 90r. and 2f. perf. 11 1/2, others perf. 10 1/2; unmounted mint, fine. S.G. 96-109, £950. Photo £150-200
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1933 Birthday set in unmounted mint blocks of eight (4x2), 20r. hinged in margin, fine. S.G. 124-126, £880, Zumstein 1,800Sw. Frs. £100-150
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1933-35 3f. blue and 5f. dull purple, unmounted mint horizontal pairs from the upper corners of the sheets with decorative margins, unmounted mint, some wrinkles in the margins, fine. S.G. 142-143, £1,460, Zumstein 1,600Sw. Frs. £150-200
Netherlands |
