2258Postmark: "UMZIMKULU/Mr 13/06"cds Putzel rated RRRR, 3 strikes tying KEVII ½d green pr to printed post card for "Trappists Emanus, PO Umzimkulu, Griqualand East", addressed to "Rev Fred Uhmelick, Kojonup, WA. Rare origin/destination cover. (P) $80$150
CAYMAN ISLANDS
22591921-26 KGV simplified set ¼d to 10/-, mixed wmks, plus 4½d shade. VFM. SG ex 60-83 cat £130+. (16) (P) $90$120
22601935 KGV Pictorial set ¼d to 10/-. VF fresh MUH. SG 96-107 cat £190 for M, should be at least double, £380 for MUH. (12) (P) $375$500
CEYLON
22611910-11 KEVII set 2c-10R, opt SPECIMEN. VF fresh MUH. SG 292-300 cat £190 for M, should be at least double, £380 for MUH. (9) (P) $300$400
CHILE
2262 1927 Airmail opt set 40c/10c-2P/10c. Superb MUH. SG 184-184d cat £1000 for M, should be at least double, £2000 for MUH. Yv A1-5 cat €2250 for M so should be €4500 = A$7500 for MUH. Key set with only tiny numbers printed. Exp Champion & Roumet, plus Kohler photo cert. (P) $1800 $2500
CHINA - LIBERATED AREAS
2263North East -Port Arthur & Dairen: 1946 Outbreak of the War Anniv opt set 2f-12f. VFU. Yang AD10-12 cat US$142, SG NE17-19 cat £196. (3). (P) $150$200
CHINA - PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC
22641950 Surch SYS set $50/20c-$400/$300 for use in NE China. VF fresh UN as issued. Yang SC3, SG 1436-49 cat £375. (14) (P) $400$700
2265 1951 Gate of Heavenly Peace "Tien Ah Men" 5th set $10,000-$200,000 with pink network background. Superb fresh UN as issued. Yang R30-35, SG 1493-98 cat £5000+. Genuine unused sets such as this are very rare (most of those offered by dealers are used stamps with postmarks removed). This is actually the rarest standard set of PRC! Top 2 vals with 2010 Ceremuga photo-certs. (6). (P) $5000 $7000
22661952 Gymnastics original set of 10 blks of 4. Mostly VF UN as issued, 1 blk some fading. Yang S4, SG 1543-52. Very scarce! (40) (P) $500$700
22671953 Money Order Stamp marg blk of 4. VF fresh UN as issued. Yang MD15. Scarce. (4) (P) $50$100
2268 1953 Military Post $800 Air Force, unissued. Superb fresh UN as made. Yang M1, (M2), SG M1594. Very rare stamp! (P) $1300 $2000
22691960 Gold Fish set 4f-8f. VF fresh MUH. Yang 538, SG 1911-1922. (12). (P) $400$600
22701960-64 Special series sets inc 1960 Goldfish set 4f-8f, 1960 Pig-Breeding set 8f, 1961 Tri-coloured Pottery of Tang Dynasty set 4f-50f, 1963 Butterflies set 4f-50f & 1964 Peonies set 4f-52f. CTO/VFU. (60) (P) $180$250
22711962 Mei Lanfang perf set 4f - 50f. Superb MUH, mostly very fresh. SG 2037-44, Yang C94. Popular set. (8) (P) $700$1000
22721962 Mei Lanfang perf set 4f - 50f. Superb MUH, mostly very fresh. SG 2037-44, Yang C94. Popular set. (8) (P) $700$1000
22731962 Mei Lanfang perf set 4f - 50f. F MUH, some tone spots, all marginal. SG 2037-44, Yang C94. Popular set. (8) (P) $350$500
22741962 Mai Lan-Fang set 4f-50f. 10f & 30f FU, others UN, sl flts. SG 2037-44, Yang C94. (8) (P) $150$250
22751963 Panda set 8f-10f imperf. VF fresh MUH, all cnr margins. Yang S59; SG 2116-18. (3) (P) $250$400
22761963 Monkey set 8f-22f, imperf, all matching lower margins with imprints. VF fresh MUH. Yang S60i, SG 2121-3. (3) (P) $300$500
22771963 Landscapes set 4f-50f. VF CTO. Yang S57, SG 2124-2139. (16). (P) $100$150
22781963 Landscapes set 4f-50f. VF fresh MUH. Yang S57, SG 2124-39. (16) (P) $500$700
22791963 Landscapes set 4f-50f. VF fresh MUH. Yang S57, SG 2124-39. (16) (P) $500$700
22801964 Bronze Vessels set 4f-20f. VF fresh MUH. Yang S63, SG 2200-7. (8) (P) $110$150
22811964 Anniv of People's Republic se-tenant strip of 3, cnr marginal with imprint & sheet no. VF fresh MUH, unfolded. Yang C106, SG 2213a. (P) $300$500
22821965 Victory over Japanese set 8f. VF fresh MUH. Yang C115, SG 2276-9. (4) (P) $200$300
22831966 New Industrial Machines set 4f-22f. VF fresh MUH. Yang S62, SG 2304-11. (8) (P) $150$250
22841966 Asian Games set 8f. VF fresh MUH. Yang C121; SG 2328-31. (4) (P) $100$150
22851966 Lu Hsun 8f set. VF fresh MUH. Yang C122; SG 2329-2331. (3) (P) $130$200
2286 1967 Thoughts of Mao 8f set of 2 strips plus single, strips marginal with imprints. VF fresh MUH, unfolded, one strip with areas of darker/duller gold. Yang W1; SG 2343-53. Popular set, especially desirable with imprints. (see scans of both sides on website) (11) (P) $1500 $2500
22871967 Long Live Chairman Mao 8f-10f. F-VF MUH, sl toning mainly on perfs. SG 2367-69, Yang W17-19. (3) (P) $150$300
22881967 Poems of Mao set 4f-10f. VFU. Yang W7, SG 2372-85. Key Set (14) (P) $600$800
2289 1967 Poems of Mao set 4f-10f. Superb fresh MUH. Yang W7; SG 2372-85. Key set in very nice condition. (see scans of both sides on website). (14) (P) $2500 $3500
2291 1967 Directives of Mao 8f strip of 5. MUH, sl staining on gum of 1 stamp, unfolded, superb front appearance. Yang W10; SG 2397a. Popular item. (see scans of both sides on website). (5) (P) $2000 $3000
22921968-70 Lin Bino Inscription 8f, Yangtze Bridge Completion set 4f-10f & Revolutionary Youth 8f. VF fresh MUH. Yang W11, 15, 21 (6) $70$90
22931968 Words of Mao 8f, Yangtze Bridge, Opera Songs, Defence of Chen Pao Tao sets & 1970 Army Anniv 8f. Mostly F-VF MLH, few with thins. Yang W15-17, 19, 20; SG 2406-12, 2423-27 & 2434 cat £167. (13) $70$100
22941971 Beijing Opera Mountain set 8f. VF fresh MUH/UN as issued. Yang N1, SG 2435-40. (6) (P) $100$150
22951971 Paris Commune set 4f-22f. VF fresh MUH/UN as issued. Yang N3, SG 2442-5. (4) (P) $200$275
22961971 Anniv of Communist Party set 4f-22f strip of 3 unfolded. VF fresh MUH/UN as issued. Yang N4, SG 2446-54. (9) (P) $200$300
22971971 Anniv of Communist Party set 4f-22f. VF fresh MUH/UN as issued. Yang N4, SG 2446-54. (9) (P) $180$250
22991972 Complete "N" series N8-13 with 1972 Forum Discussions set, 1972 Physical Culture set, 1972 Fighter of Working Class, 1972 Table Tennis set, 1972 Ballet "The White Haired Girl" set, 1972 Red Flag Canal set. VF fresh MUH except last set MLH. (24) $300$400
23001972 Red Flag Canal set 8f. VF fresh MUH. Yang N12, SG 2494-7. (4) (P) $70$90
23011973 Giant Panda set 8f-43f, all marginal with imprints. VF fresh MUH. Yang N14, SG 2498-2503. (6) (P) $150$250
23021974-75 Gymnastics set 8f, Paintings of Husain set 8f, Chairman Mao's Directives Part 1 Industrial set 8f, Chairman Mao's Directives Part 2 Agricultural set 8f & "Wushu" set 8f-43f. VF fresh MUH. Yang T2, 3, 4, 5, 7. (28) $90$120
23031974 Industrial Production set 8f. VF fresh MUH. Yang N17, SG 2593-6. (4) (P) $150$200
23041978 Galloping Horses set 4f-70f marg blk of 4 with imprint or colour dots. VF fresh MUH. Yang T28, SG 2771-80. (10 blks) (P) $180$250
23091979 4th National Games of PRC M/Sheet. VF fresh MUH. Yang J43M, SG 2879MS. $60$80
23101979 30th Anniv of Founding of PRC M/Sheet. VF fresh MUH. Yang J45M, SG 2883MS. $60$80
23111979 Camellias M/Sheet. Sl undulation in lower margin. F-VF fresh MUH. Yang T73M. SG MS2922 cat £140. (P) $100$150
23121980 Year of the Monkey 8f illustrated FDC with special cancel. Scarce item. Yang T46, SG 2968. Similar sold in our auction 268 for $780+. (P) $600$800
23131979 Camellia M/S. VF fresh M. Yang T37M; SG MS2922 (P) $80$120
23141982-91 Selection M/Sheets noted 1982 Sculptures, 1983 Terra-Cotta Warriors, 1984 Tang Beauties, 1985 Mei Flower, 1986 Magnolias, 1987 Dunhuang Murals, 1987 Ancient Buildings, 1987 Outlaws of the Marsh, 1988 Romance of Three Kingdoms plus many more. F-VF fresh MUH. (23 M/S) $180$250
23161949-91 collection in s/book. Good range inc 1950 Sino-Soviet Treaty set for NE China (original), lots of other 1950s issues, then good coverage of 1960s pictorial sets inc Pigs, Panda, Goldfish & Peonies sets. Also Cultural revolution inc 1967 Long Live Mao 7 vals & various others, 1970s well represented inc "N","T" &"J" issues, 1980s with lots of sets & M/Sheets inc 1983 Qin's Terracotta Figures. Mostly F-VF M/MUH/U/CTO. SG cat £1300+ in 2006. (517 + 18 M/S). $800$1200
2317Collection 1952-62 in Seven Seas illustrated album with 53 PRC sets affixed to pre-printed pages. Mostly VF M/U/CTO. (189) $100$150
23191955 Gate of Heavenly Peace $5, $10, $20 hand-painted & printed essays. Approx 200x160mm. Of unknown origin & period. (2) (note: this & the following 7 lots were sold at our auctions in 2009, but as buyer failed to pay for them, so they are now re-offered). (P) $250$400
23201962 Mei Lanfang M/Sheet hand-painted & printed essay with unadopted red border. Approx 210x300mm. Of unknown origin & period. (P) $300$500
23211967 Long Live Chairman Mao set of 5 as a single hand-painted & printed essay. Approx 300x110mm. Of unknown Status, origin & period. (P) $200$300
23221967 Chairman Mao with the People of the World 8F set of 2 hand-painted & printed essays. Very attractive. Approx 280x200mm. Of unknown origin & period. (2) (P) $250$500
23231968 Instructions from Chairman Mao set of 5 in unadopted designs, hand-painted & printed essays as a single unit. Approx 270x130mm. Of unknown status, origin & period. (P) $200$300
23241968 Chairman Mao's Instruction 8f to Japanese Labour Friend hand-painted & printed essay. Normal printed stamp withdrawn before issue (cat US$30,000). Approx 290x210mm. An enigmatic item of unknown status, origin & period. (P) $200$400
23251968 Lin Biao Inscription hand-painted & printed essay similar to original design, plus another essay in unadopted design. 270 x 190mm & 200 x 220mm. Of unknown status, origin & period. (2) (P) $250$400
23261977 Chinese Women's Militia hand-painted & printed essays (3) in unadopted designs. Very attractive. Approx 180 x 270mm. Of unknown status origin & period. (3) (P) $250$500
CHRISTMAS ISLANDS
23271905 Precursor use of Straits Settlements KEVII 3c purple with "Christmas Id FE 25 1905" cds with entire date inverted. VFU on piece. Very rare. (P) $200$400
23281907 Precursor use of Straits Settlements KEVII 3c purple (2) with "Christmas Id 1907" cds. VFU on registered envelope piece. Very scarce so early. (P) $100$200
23301996 Booklet $4.50 with 45c Fish blk of 10. VF fresh MUH. SG SB1a cat £600, Pf Bk1a cat $900. (P) $300$500
23311918 Registered cover franked Central Pacific Cocoanut Plantations 5c 1st issue tied by large palm tree cachet, plus French Oceania 10c & 40c tied by "Papeete 11 OCT 18" cds. To Switzerland with San Francisco & New York b/s. (P) $300$400
2332 1926 cover franked Central Pacific Cocoanut Plantations 10c with red values, plus USA 2c pr all tied by large palm tree cancel, plus 10c Airmail pr tied by San Francisco May 14 1926 duplex pmks, to pay 24c air fee across the USA to New Jersey. Carried under the scheme where internal US air carriage could be prepaid from overseas destinations with USA stamps. Only such example we have seen from Christmas Island! (P) $1300 $2000
23331936 Pictorial cover franked Central Pacific Cocoanut Plantations final issue 10c tied by "DEC 25 36" cds & with French Oceania 30c tied by "Papeete 11 1 37 Visitez Tahiti..." duplex pmk, to New Zealand. Sl UR cnr bend affecting stamp. Very clean & attractive. (P) $150$200
23351955 airmail cover flown to Hobart (23 Nov cds) with the "Inauguration of Domestic Postage Service" cachet in red. Only a handful done in RED. AAMC 1354. (P) $250$350
COLOMBIA
23361923-28 SCADTA Air Company set 5c-5P. VF fresh MUH. Yv 43-55 cat €240+, SG 37-49 cat £200 for M, should be at least double, £400 for MUH. (13). (P) $150$200
23391919 Rarotonga opt KGV set 2½d to 1/-, in 2 perf vert prs. VF M/MLH. SG 48b-55b cat £206. Scarce. (7 prs) (P) $150$200
23401932 opt Arms £5 Indigo-blue, thick opaque, white chalk-surfaced "Cowan" paper, wmk single NZ Star. VF fresh MUH. SG 98b cat £200 for M so should be £400+ for MUH. (P) $400$600
2341Aitutaki: 1917-18 opt KGV 2½d & 3d in 2-perf vert prs. VF fresh MUH. SG 15b & 16b cat £60 for M, should be at least double, £120 for MUH. (2 prs) (P) $80$120
2342Penrhyn: 1917-20 opt KGV set 2½d to 1/- in 2-perf vert prs. VF M/MUH. SG 24-27b cat £270. (4 prs) (P) $230$300
COVERS - ZEPPELIN
23431932 Zeppelin 5th Sth America Flight registered card Cyrenaica (Libya) franked Dante opt Colonie Italiane 15c, 1L, 1L25 1L75 & 5L plus Cyrenaica camel 75c & Libya 10c -some on reverse, tied by "Posta Aeren Bengasi 23 8 32" cds, with special air label & violet cachet, to Brazil with Rome, Friedrichshafen, Pernambuco transit-arrival pmks. VF. Sieger retail €750 = A$1100. (P) $500$750
23441930 Zeppelin South America flight card franked 2RM tied by "Luftschiff 19 5 1930" cds, with red pictorial cachet. To Brazil with Rio de Janeiro oval plane pmk & Condor Syndicate Airmail cds. VF. SG 456 cat £350 as loose stamp alone, Mi 438 cat €650 on flight cover. Sieger 57E retail €500. (P) $250$350
23451930 Zeppelin South America flight cover franked Sth America flight Zeppelin opt set 2RM & 4RM (2) tied by "Friedrichshafen 18 5 30" cds, with air label & special cachet in red, plus Lakehurst pictorial pmk in green on reverse. VF. Sieger 57N. Mi 438-9 cat €800 = A$1400; SG 456-7 cat £1050, both as loose stamps. (P) $550$800
23461931 Zeppelin Polar Flight cover franked 4RM Polar Flight tied by "Berlin Staaken 25 7 31" cds, with special red cachet & "Brise-Glace Malyguin Arctique 27 VIII 31" anchor cds. Superb fresh. SG 471 cat £950 = A$2200, Mi 458 cat €900 = A$1800, both as loose stamp, and cat €1100 = A$2200 on cover. (P) $600$900
23471933 Zeppelin 6th South America flight cover franked Hindenburg sideface 10pf & 60pf, plus on reverse Numeral 10pf strip of 4 & Speyer Cathedral 5Mk strip of 4, for total franking of 27Mk70 - all tied by "Leverkusen 1 9 33" cds, with pictorial cachet. To Argentina with Buenos Aires b/s. Sl edge wrinkles from thick contents (76gr) of this high franking commercial cover. (P) $250$400
23481933 Zeppelin Chicago Flight opt set 1RM-4RM on registered cover, tied by "Friedrichshafen 14 10 33" cds with reg label, to Switzerland with "South America-Chicago Round Flight" triangular red cachet, plus "Friedrichshafen Bodensee Mit Luftschiff Graf Zeppelin" rising sun pmk in yellow-green & Nidau arrival b/s. VF. Mi 496-98 cat €1000 = A$2000, SG 510-12 cat £800 =A$1900, both as loose stamps alone! Superb & scarce so nice. (P) $800$1200
23491931 Zeppelin Iceland Flight registered card franked Zeppelin opt 30a & 1Kr tied by "Reykjavik 30 VI 31" cds, with reg label & special green cachet, to Germany with Friedrichshafen transit cds. VF. SG 179-80 cat £170 as loose stamps, Sieger 114b retail €265. (P) $150$250
23501931 Zeppelin Iceland Flight registered cover franked Zeppelin opt 30a & 2Kr tied by "Reykjavik 30 VI 31" cds with reg label & special cachet in green, to Belgium with Friedrichshafen b/s. SG 179, 181 cat £170 as loose stamps, Sieger 114d retail €465. (P) $200$300
23511931 Zeppelin Iceland Flight cover franked Zeppelin opt 2Kr tied by "Reykjavik 30 VI 31" cds, with special cachet in green, to Berlin with Friedrichshafen b/s. VF. SG 181 cat £85 as loose stamp, Sieger 114c retail €350. (P) $150$250
23521931 Zeppelin Iceland Flight card franked Zeppelin opt 1Kr tied by "Reykjavik 30 VI 31" cds, with special cachet in green, to Belgium with Friedrichshafen transit cds. VF. SG 180 cat £85 as loose stamp, Sieger 114a retail €150. (P) $80$120
23531930 Zeppelin card (sl toning) franked 10k (Sc 435) & on reverse Airmail set of 4 opts (Sc C6-9), tied by "Moscow 10.9.30" cds, plus red cachet, to Germany with arrival cds. Sieger 85D, Mi Zep 122Ae cat €400+. (P) $150$250
23541931 Zeppelin Polar Flight registered cover (some aging) franked Polar Flight set 30k-2R, perf 12x12½, tied by "Par Avion Zeppelin Leningrad 25 VII 31" airship cds, with "Brise-Glace Malyguin Arctique 27 VII 31" anchor cds & special Polarfahrt cachet in red, with air label, h/s reg label & 3-line "Leningrad-Nordpol" cachet in purple, to Moscow with arrival cds. SG 584-7, Mi 402-5C, Sieger 120Ca cat €1300 = A$2100 net value. Such covers with a full set are very scarce! (P) $800$1200
23551930 Zeppelin Flight cover franked $2.60 Zeppelin tied by "Varrick St Sta NY APR 23 1930" machine pmk, with "Europe Pan-America" type I Round Flight & South America flight cachets, plus Lakehurst Zeppelin green duplex b/s. Sc C15. Sieger 64C cat €900. SG A689 cat £650++ as loose stamp alone. (P) $650$850
CRETE
2356 1905 Pictorial set 2L-5Dr DIE PROOFS printed as 1904 sample presentation card by Bradbury Wilkinson, in issued colours with simulated perfs, ornate border with text in French & Greek, gold edge on card, with m/s inscriptions on back indicating that it is probably ex printer's archives. Most attractive & extremely rare being the only example we have seen. (P) $1000 $2000
2357Italian POs in Crete: 1900-12 comp collection inc 1900 1Pi/25c, then all the "LA CANEA" opts inc the scarce 1905 set 1c-5L etc. VF M/MLH, variable centring as always. SG 1-19 & E1 cat £750, Sass 1-19 & E1 cat €968 = A$1600. (20) (P) $450$600
CUBA
23581899 Postage Due opt set 1c-10c. F-VFM Sc J1-4 cat US$163, SG D253-56 cat £137. (4) (P) $70$100
23611882-86 QV set ½Pi-12Pi, die I. F-VF MLH, mostly fresh. SG 16a-22 cat £850. Very scarce set! (7) (P) $750$1000
23621902-04 KEVII set ½Pi-45Pi, wmk crown CA. VF fresh M/MLH. SG 50-59 cat £550. Scarce set. (10) (P) $500$600
23631902-04 KEVII set ½Pi-45Pi, wmk crown CA, opt SPECIMEN. Mostly VF M/MLH. SG 50-59 cat £450. (10) (P) $400$500
23641904-10 KEVII set 5pa-45Pi, wmk mult Crown, plus 10pa shade. VFM. SG 60-71 cat £275. (13) (P) $220$300
23651924-28 KGV £1 purple & black on red, top value, wmk Mult Crown CA. Superb fresh MUH. SG 102 cat £300 as M, should be at least double, £600 for MUH. (P) $450$600
23661924-28 KGV set ¼Pi-£1 wmk script CA. VF fresh MUH. SG 102-17 cat £450 for M, should be at least double, £900 for MUH. Rare MUH. (16) (P) $900$1200