19921937 Dhow set ½a-10R. VF M/MLH, top 3 values unusually nice fresh MLH. SG 1-12 cat £750. (12) (P) $400$600
19931966 South Arabia-Hadhramaut Kennedy opt set 20f/35c-35f/70c with JFK opts in BLACK (usually red or blue). VF fresh MUH. SG 68-70(var), Mi 68-70b cat €150. (3) (P) $90$120
ALBANIA
1994 1913 "double-headed eagle & "SHQIPENIA" black opt Turkey 2pa on 5pa ochre, opt INVERTED. VFU. SG see footnote, Mi A3K cat €2000 as normal should be at least double, inverted €4000+ = A$6000+. An extremely rare genuine example. Exp Droese plus 2009 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $1200 $1800
19951913 "double-headed eagle & "SHQIPENIA" black opt Turkey 10pa green, opt INVERTED. VFU on piece with Elbasan cds. Mi 5K cat €500+. SG 5(var) cat £950+. Rare genuine example. Exp Heweker plus 2004 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $275$400
19961913 "double-headed eagle & "SHQIPENIA" RED opt Turkey 10pa green. Superb fresh MUH. Mi 5 cat €250 for M normal, so MUH red €1000+. SG 5 cat £400 for M normal, should be at least double, for red MUH £1200+. Rare genuine example. Exp Dr Rommerskirchen plus 2009 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $400$600
19971913 "double-headed eagle & "SHQIPENIA" black opt on Turkey 2Pi blue-black. VFU on piece, full Vlone cds. Mi 8 cat €450+. SG 8 cat £475+. Scarce genuine example. 2009 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $250$350
19981913 Skanderbeg set 2q-1Fr. VFU on pieces with GOLD "Shkoder 7.3.1914" cds. SG 27-32, Mi 29-34 cat €1200+ = A$2000. Very rare with only 50 sets with gold pmks made for presentation purposes on date of arrival of Prince William. (6) (P) $300$500
19991914 Skutari provisional opt set 5pa/2q - 5Gr/1Fr all diag h/s in red. Mostly F-VFU on pieces with "SHKODER / 19.3.15" cds. Mi 1-6 cat €1200 = A$2000. SG 39-39f cat £1300 = A$2400. Only 250 sets printed. Top value with 2005 Ceremuga photo-cert. (6) (P) $700$1000
20011928 Vlore-Brindisi Airmail opt set 5q - 3Fr, all with variety "R" for "P" so SHQYRTARE instead of SHQYPTARE. VF fresh M, all matching marginal. SG 222b-28b cat £640+ & way underpriced compared to normals, Mi 162-68I cat €2250 = A$3600. An important error of which only 213 sets were printed, very few matched sets survive. 2005 Ceremuga photo-cert. (7) (P) $800$1200
20021928 Accession of King opt set 1q-2Fr. VFU. SG 239-47 cat £225, Mi 179-87 cat €220. (9) (P) $130$170
20031928 "Kingdom of Albania" opt set 1q-5Fr. VFU. SG 248-58 cat £80, Mi 188-98 cat €85. (11) (P) $50$70
20041947 Red Cross 1L postal tax. VF fresh MUH. Mi Z1 cat €300. Very scarce. (P) $120$180
ANDORRA – FRENCH
20051931 ANDORRE opt set ½c-20Fr. VF fresh MLH/MUH. SG F1-23 cat £1300+ = A$2300+ as M, Maury 1-23 cat €3050 = A$4700. Key issue with only 3750 sets printed. (23) (P) $700$1000
20061931-37 Postage Dues comp to 3Fr or 5Fr. VF MLH. SG ex FD24-100 cat £549. (20). (P) $180$250
20071932-43 Views set 1c-50Fr plus 20c/50c surch & 1936-42 Arms set 1c-70c. VF MLH/MUH. SG F24-96 cat £765, Maury ex 24-92 cat €868 both for M, plus large premium for the many MUH. (71) (P) $400$500
ANDORRA - SPANISH
20081929-38 Pictorials set 2c-1P plus 20c Express, perf 14 with numbers on back. F-VF fresh MLH/MUH. SG 14-25A cat £265, Maury 16-26 cat €385. (13). (P) $180$250
20121903-07 Arms & KEVII set ½d to 5/-, wmk crown CC. VF fresh M/MLH. SG 31-40 cat £275. (10) (P) $220$300
20131903-07 Arms & KEVII set ½d to 5/-, wm crown CC. F-VFM. SG 31-40 cat £275. (10) (P) $220$300
20141921-29 KGV set 3d-£1, wmk mult crown CA. VF fresh M/MLH. SG 55-61 cat £275. (7) (P) $220$275
20151921-29 KGV set ½d to 4/-, wmk script CA. F-VF fresh M. SG 62-80 cat £190. (16) (P) $150$200
20161932 Tercentenary set ½d to 5/-. VF fresh MLH. SG 81-90 cat £190. (10) (P) $150$200
20171932 KGV Tercentenary set ½d to 5/-. F-VF fresh M/MLH. SG 81-90 cat £190. (10) (P) $150$200
ANTARCTIC & ARCTIC
2018AAT: 1984 South Magnetic Pole Expedition 30c, error blue almost totally OMITTED, so background looks white. VF MUH. SG 61(var). An important new discovery which first came to light in 2004, from a retired PO employee. Only 1 sheet existed with 30 error stamps. 2009 Ceremuga AIEP photo-cert. (P) $600$1000
2019 Germany: 1913 South Pole Expedition PPC printed in Buenos Aires showing the expedition ship "Deutschland" & franked Germania 20pf & red expedition label tied by "Deutsch Seepost Linie Hamburg-Sudamerika 1 2 13" oval pmk & label also tied by Lisbon pmk of same date, plus another label on reverse tied by same Hamburg Line pmk (both labels flts). Message is headed by a small drawing of a seal & dated "Lisbon 1-2-13" & addressed to a crew member of the "SS Silvia" in Buenos Aires. Apparently sent by expedition member on way back to Germany. (P) $2200 $3000
2020 Germany: 1913 use of PPC of Buenos Aires franked Argentina 5c & German South Pole Expedition label tied "Buenos Aires SET 17 1913?" machine pmk. Message in German, to Germany. (P) $1800 $2500
2021Great Britain 1921-22 Shackleton-Rowett Expedition: GB 1912-24 KGV 1½d brown, blk of 4, with 2 strikes "TRISTAN DA CUNHA" cachet & central "S.R ANTARCTIC / EXPEDITION 1921" cds. VFU, perfs reinforced. Very rare as only small number of stamps used by the expedition. 2010 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $700$1200
2022Great Britain 1921-22 Shackleton-Rowett Expedition: GB 1912-24 KGV 1d red, blk of 4, with 2 strikes "GOUGH ISLAND" cachet & central "S.R ANTARCTIC / EXPEDITION 1921" cds. VFU, perfs reinforced. Extremely rare as only small number of stamps used by the expedition & only a fraction of them were with the Gough Island cachet. 2010 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $700$1200
2023 Great Britain 1921-22 Shackleton-Rowett Expedition: GB 1912-24 KGV ½d green with clear "ENDERBY LAND" cachet & full "S.R ANTARCTIC/EXPEDITION 1921 / 8 SP 21" cds applied before start of the voyage. Great rarity as the expedition never reached Enderby Land, and this h/s was not used again apart from few strikes made before the start of the voyage -this is the only example of the ½d recorded! 2009 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $1200 $2000
2024Italy: 1926 North Pole Flight Amundsen-Ellsworth-Nobile Zeppelin stamp showing airship over pole & route map, vert pair, lower stamp INVERTED centre due to frame cliche being inverted. Superb fresh, normal MLH, error MUH, with special expedition cachet on reverse. Spectacular. (P) $250$400
2025Italy: 1926 North Pole Flight Amundsen-Ellsworth-Nobile Zeppelin stamp showing airship over pole & route map, cnr blk of4, LL stamp INVERTED centre due to frame cliche being inverted, plus IMPERF horiz between vert prs, with special flight cachets on back. Superb fresh, 2 normals MLH, error MUH. Spectacular & extremely rare error combination. (4) (P) $700$1000
2026Italy: 1926 North Pole Flight Amundsen-Ellsworth-Nobile Zeppelin stamp showing airship over pole & route map, horiz cnr IMPERF pair, left stamp INVERTED centre due to frame cliche being inverted, plus with blue colour (oceans) DOUBLE printed, and brown colour (continents) totally omitted. VF UN. Spectacular & extremely rare error combination. (2) (P) $500$800
2027 New Zealand: 1915 Auckland Islands General Grant Expedition ½d green & 1d red. Superb VFU on piece with "AUCKLAND ISLANDS CATLING'S EXPEDITION 23 MAR 1916" cancels. While mint sets are easily available, used sets are extremely rare with only several recorded. BPA photo-cert. (2) (P) $1500 $2500
2028Polar Mail: Good collection of covers, mainly South Pole inc Argentina 1964-81 (40), Brazil (4), Chile (11) -mostly 1970s, Peru (2), French Antarctic 2003-04 (5), Peru (2), USA (70) 1947 to mid 1980s. Most with cachets inc "Operation Highjump 1947" (3), "Operation Deep Sea 1965", "USS Burton Island 1965" etc, plus odds inc couple of real photos, AAT & obscure European. Appear all diff. Mostly F-VF. (170) $350$500
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