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Oldenburg. 1852-67 Mint and used selection including scarce 1852-59 ⅓sgr on green used, 1859 1g possibly on indigo (thinned), 3g on yellow used, 1861 1g (2, one the rare dull blue) and 2g used, 3g mint and used, 1862-67 roulette 11½ ⅓g mint, etc., some faults and a few forgeries noted, also entire letters bearing 1852-59 <+H>1<$>/<-H>30<$>th (faults) or 1859 1g, and an 1863 1g stationery envelope. A useful lot, with 1973/75 R.P.S Certificates for 1861 1g dull blue and 2g rose-red, Walter Engel Certificate for 3g yellow stating small repair. (86). Photo on Page 126. £600-800
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Prussia. 1850-67 Mint and used selection including 1850-56 4pf mint and a pair used, 1857 2sgr and 3sgr yellow used, 1858 4pf pair superb used, 1866 transparent paper 10sgr pair and singles (2) used, etc., some faults. (c.250). Photo on Page 126. £150-200
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Saxony. 1851-67 Mint and used selection including 1851 3pf green used (4), 1855-63 5ngr (10) and 10ngr (4) used, 1863-67 5ngr deep grey used, etc., some faults. (c.250). £250-350
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Schleswig-Holstein. 1850-67 Mint and used selection including 1850 1s pale blue unused, Holstein German Administration 1¼s blue lithographed with large lettering unused (S.G. 54), etc. (76). Photo on Page 126. £300-400
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Wurttemburg. 1851-1923 Mint and used range including 1851-52 1k (2), 9k on rose (2), 18k (2), 1857 1k deep brown, 18k, 1859-62 imperf 18k, perf 13½ thin paper 9k (2), 18k (2) all used, 1862 perf 10 6k mint, 1863-64 perf 10 9k black-brown used (2), etc., some faults, many better stamps noted. (100s). Photo on Page 214. £600-800
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1858-69 G.B 2d Blue plate 9, partial sheet reconstruction comprising 128 stamps with differing corner letters, all cancelled "A26" in Gibraltar. S.G. £3,884. (128). £300-400
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1886-1950 Mint collection in a stockbook including 1886 overprint set, 1886-87 set, 1889 surcharge set with additional 25c on 2d small "I" and broken "N" varieties, 1889-90 and 1898 sets, 1903 ½d - 8/-, 1904-08 set (additional 2/-), 1906-11 set, 1912-24 and 1921-27 sets, 1925 1/- - £1, 1938-51 set with all perfs, etc., mainly very fine. S.G. 1/143, £7,000. (190). Photo on Pages 214 & 220. £500-700
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1886-1950 Used collection in a stockbook including 1886 and 1886-87 sets, 1889 surcharge set with additional 25c on 2½d small "I" and broken "N" varieties, 1889-96 set, 1903 ½d - 4/- and £1, 1904-08 set and 1d bisect on piece, 1906-11 2/- - 8/-, 1912-24 set, 1938-51 set with all perfs (also 2d ape on rock, small faults), etc. S.G. 1/143, £6,000. (191). Photo on Page 220. £400-500
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1950 6d New Constitution overprint, variety overprint double, fine used, very scarce. With R.P.S Certificate (2012). S.G. 142a, £1,300. Photo on Page 126. . £350-400
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1896-1960 Mint collection in a stockbook including 1896 first Olympic set, 1900-01 5L and 2d surcharges on Olympic set, 1906 second Olympic set, 1913-15 Victory set to the 5d, 1927-35 set, 1927-28 Navarino set, 1930 Independence set, 1933 Aeroespresso sets of three and seven, 1933 Government air set, 1933 50d - 100d set of three, 1934 Athens Stadium 8d (both perfs), 1940 Greek Youth air and postage sets, 1951 St Paul set, etc. S.G. £10,000+. (c.550). Photo on Page 104. £500-600
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1943 10/- Slate-blue and bright carmine, perf 12, narrow printing, fine mint. S.G. 163c, £750. Photo on Page 104. £140-160
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1881-86 Liberty Head issue, mint and used selection on pages including imperf singles of all values mint (12) and used (28), 1c block of six mint, 2c, 3c, 5c and 7c blocks of four mint; perforated singles used (22), 1c pair and blocks of four (2) mint, 2c, 3c and 20c blocks of four mint, horizontal pairs variety imperf between comprising 1c used (faults), 5c used, 2c and 20c mint, 20c vertical pair variety imperf between used, also a few Fournier forgeries. A good lot. (116). £300-400
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1881 Imperf 7c blue, reconstructed sheet of fifty, all fine mint with four margins. £250-300
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1881-1969 Mint and used accumulation in three albums and loose including proofs and specimen stamps, varieties, covers with 1920s air mails, etc. (1,000s). £200-300
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1882-87 Liberty Head issue postal forgeries, perf 16 1c and 20c (2), perf 14 7c, all postally used with Cap Haitian datestamps, 1c with a few perf faults, scarce. (4). Photo on Page 126. £300-400
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1887-1919 Collection written up on pages with many varieties, proofs, specimens, a few covers, forgeries, etc., including 1887 plate proofs (3), 1892 2c on 3c block of twelve with surcharge omitted from two stamps, 1893 plate proofs and imperf vertical varieties, 1898 proofs and specimen overprints or perfins, 1898 postage due specimens, 1902 overprints with varieties and large blocks, 1904 overprint varieties, 1904 proofs, 1906 specimens, 1910 proofs and specimens, 1914-15 overprints with varieties, etc. A fine lot. (100s). £800-1,200
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c.1889 Legitime essays, 1c - 50c set of eight with surcharged values, also additional 1c and 10c essays, and four similar 3c - 20c essays with central coat of arms instead of the Legitime portrait. Very scarce, fewer than half a dozen essay sets recorded. (14). Photo on Page 104. £200-250
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1910 2c Black and red die proofs, one on card with die number above mounted onto a larger card, the second without die number die sunk into a large card (134x155mm) endorsed "OK 10/27/09" and initialled. (2). £120-150
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1910-14 1c.dep - 1p and 1c.deg in new colours, all in mint blocks of four. Very scarce as most stamps received the new presidential overprint in 1914 (and many were postally used), fewer than 4,000 unoverprinted stamps issued for the 3c, 4c, 7c - 10c, 50c and 1p values. S.G. 140, 160/3, 167/73, £600+. (12 Blocks). £120-150
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1920-69 Collection written up on pages with numerous Specimen stamps, 1920 15c and 1942 Our Lady of Perpetual Succour 5g die proofs, etc. (100s). £200-250
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1945 Red Cross issue, master die proofs with Red Cross (2), 1g proofs without the Red Cross (3), 1g - 25g die proofs (11), various colours, three reduced in size, the others mostly die sunk into large card, one signed by the artist. Also set with punch holes and Specimen overprint, the issued stamps and 1960 overprints. (33+). £300-350
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1946 Capois-la-Mort issue, 50g handpainted essay, master die proof in red, 3c - 2g50 postage and 20c - 5g air die proofs in the issued colours with seven additional air die proofs, all die sunk on card. Also postage and air sets with punch holes and Specimen overprint, the issued stamps and 1953 overprints. (43+). £400-500
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1949 75th Anniversary of the U.P.U, aborted issue featuring President Estime, original photo used for the stamp portrait, photographic essays with unadopted Presidential portrait (3) and the approved portrait, compound master die proofs of the air and postage issues with both the unadopted and approved portraits, master die proofs of the approved design (2, one signed and approved by the Haitian Ambassador), die proofs of the 30c and 1g air stamps, the set of three (with additional 5c) with punch holes and Specimen overprints, also the overprint set issued in 1950. A unique group from the printers archives, the set approved and printed but never issued due to the overthrow of President Estime. (15). Photo on Page 110. £300-350
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1949 Anti T.B and Malaria Relief Fund, die proofs (21) comprising a proof of the Red Cross, master die proof without Red C ross, master die proofs with the Red Cross (6), 1g25 proof in red without the Red Cross, set of six die proofs in issued colours without the Red Cross (reduced in size) or with the Red Cross, most mounted on or die sunk into large card. Also two sets with punch holes and Specimen overprints, set in mint singles and blocks of four, miniature sheets mint (2 of each) or used with F.D.C cancels (2 of each, one on cover), set on F.D.C, singles on F.D.C (2) or commercial covers (2). A fine group, most of this issue was unsold and destroyed, with fewer than 5,500 of any value sold. (75). £300-400
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1953 Pictorial Definitives, Air issue master die proofs of the frame only in the six colours adopted for the set all die sunk into large cards (230x150mm) each with two punch holes, marked "For Approval" (with additional proof in brown, reduced in size), frame die proofs of the 30c brown (reduced in size) and 2g50 die sunk on India paper mounted on card, and die proofs of 2g50 die sunk on India paper and mounted on card, 5c, 10c and 30c proofs die sunk on large card, also 5c in unissued green colour and 30c both reduced in size, and the set of six with punch holes and Specimen overprint. (21). £180-220
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1892 Presentation cards (3) each inscribed "Specimens - Hamilton Bank Note Co. N.Y" bearing imperf or partly perforated proofs or specimen stamps (29, thirteen from the 1892 Columbus issue), also other imperf Seebeck issue proofs (10), and 1878-89 National Bank Note Co. 2r blue mint (500) in large multiples. (539). £100-120
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1927-33 Definitives, well written up collection showing the 1927-29 postage and air issues, "1929a1930" overprints with many varieties, and the 1930-33 air mail and postage overprints. (100s). £100-120
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1862-91 Selection comprising 1862 2c brown unused no gum, 1863 4c slate, 1891 20c on 30c yellowish green, 50c on 48c and $1 on 96c surcharges with additional Chinese characters, and 1891 Jubilee 2c, all mint. S.G. 1, 9b, 48/51, £1,825. (6). £240-280
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1863-1948 Used collection in a stockbook including 1891 Jubilee 2c (2), 1912-21 set with $5 white back, 1921-37 set, 1938-52 $10 green and violet (2), 1948 $10, also various Treaty Port cancels. (100s). £250-300
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1863-1970 Mint collection in a stockbook including 1903 1c - $2, 1904-06 2c - $1, 1912-21 1c - $1, $5 and $10, 1921-37 1c - $2, 1938-52 KGVI definitives with at least two examples of every basic stamp ($10 green and violet with usual toned gum, one creased), 1946 Victory 30c and $1 (2) extra stroke variety, etc. A good lot, some QV issues with faults, later issues mainly fine with additional stamps and sets. S.G. £8,000+. (100s). Photo on Page 126. £1,000-1,200
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1915 (June 10) Stampless cover from H. Sauerbeck, P.O.W No. 161, to the German Consulate in San Francisco, with triangular framed "Letters Prisoners of War / Free under / Convention", oval "PROVOST MARSHALL / No .... / HONGKONG" with handstamped signature "A.E Hurle", and a Hong-Kong c.d.s, very fine and scarce. Photo on Page 132. £300-400 |
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Imperforate ½d pair in purple and red, each overprinted "SPECIMEN" type DS1, no gum. Photo on Page 98. £100-120
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