1800Wrapper: 1905 Swan ½d greenon smooth buff, single borders with 98mm between. VF fresh CTO with concentric rings for UPU archive, with reference number in pencil o n reverse. H&G E3(s). Very scarce. (P) $180$250
1801Wrapper: 1905 use of Swan ½d green on smooth buff, single borders with 95mm spacing. VFU with "Newcastle OC 2 05" duplex pmk. H&G E3. Very rare used. (P) $600$900
1802Wrapper: 1910 Swan ½d green on rough buff, no border lines. VF fresh UN, flap stuck. H&G E5. Quite rare (P) $220$300
WORLD
ADEN
18031937 Dhow set ½a-10R. VF fresh MLH. SG 1-12 cat £750. Popular set. (12) (P) $500$700
18041966 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) $70$120
ALBANIA
1805 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$5500+. An extremely rare genuine example. Exp Droese plus 2009 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $1100 $1800
18061913 "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) $250$400
18071913 "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
18081913 Skanderbeg set 2q-1Fr. VFU on pieces with GOLD "Shkoder 7.3.1914" cds. SG 27-32, Mi 29-34 cat €1000+++ as loose set with gold cds, plus premium for on piece. Very rare with only 50 sets with gold pmks made for presentation purposes on date of arrival of Prince William. (6) (P) $250$400
18091914 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+. SG 39-39f cat £1300+. Only 250 sets printed. Top value with 2005 Ceremuga photo-cert. (6) (P) $600$900
18101917 Korce (Koritza) French Occupation set 1c-1Fr inscribed "Korce / Shqiperie / Vetqeveritare". Superb U on pieces with full "Korytsa / Albanie" cds. Mi 3-10, SG 67-74 cat £100+. Scarce genuine set as forgeries are plentiful. Exp Dr Rommerskirchen. (8) (P) $100$150
18121928 Vlore-Brindisi airmail opt set 5q-3Fr. VF fresh MLH. Mi 162-68 cat €450, SG 222-28 cat £425. Only 5350 sets printed. (7) (P) $250$350
18131947 Red Cross 1L postal tax. VF fresh MUH. Mi Z1 cat €300. Very scarce. (P) $100$150
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1814 1913 cover franked "double-headed eagle & "SHQIPENIA" RED opt Turkey 20pa rose, horiz pr with TETE-BECHE opts as left is inverted, tied by "Elbasan 7.8.1913" cds with another strike at left, sent to Vlone with Pequin violet transit cds on back. Mi 6(var), SG 6(var) cat £500 for normal black opt singles, so est cat £3000+ for such a cover. Spectacular rarity. Dr Rommerskirchen BPP photo-cert. (P) $1000 $2000
1815 1913 cover franked "double-headed eagle & "SHQIPENIA" RED- BROWN opt Turkey 1Pi blue, horiz pr with TETE-BECHE opts as right is inverted, tied by "Vlone 16.11.1913" cds, addressed to the local Austrian consulate, reverse with certification made in 1917 & official seal of the consulate confirming the origin, sending & arrival of the cover in 1913. Mi 7(var), SG 7(var) cat £1200 for black opt loose singles, so est cat £3600+ for such a cover. Spectacular rarity. 2009 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $1000 $2000
18161914 Korce (Koritza) Military Post set 10pa & 25pa violet h/s on envelope, with "Korce / Shqipenie / 15.4.1914" cds, to "Durres / Shqipenie / 22.4.1914" b/s. Superb fresh. Mi 1a-2 cat €400+++, SG 38a & 38c cat £400+++, both as loose stamps so at least £800+ as cover. Rare & attractive. (P) $400$600
18171914 cover franked Skandenbeg 5pa/2q INVERTED opt, sent to Shkoder & taxed with Skutari provisional opt 25q with "T" h/s tied by bars cds with special Shkodra cds beside. Mi 41K & T2. SG 40a & D39h cat £240+++ as loose stamps alone. Only 500 printed of the T h/s 25q & significant rarity on cover. (P) $200$400
ANDORRA - FRENCH
1818 1931 ANDORRE opt set ½c-20Fr. Superb fresh MUH, almost all marginal. SG F1-23 cat £1300 for M, so at least £2600 for MUH; Maury 1-23 cat €3050. Key issue with only 3750 sets printed & very rare in so nice MUH. (23) (P) $1500 $2000
18191931 ANDORRE opt set ½c-20Fr. VF M/MLH with top vals unusually nice & fresh. SG F1-F23 cat £1300, Maury 1-23 cat €1580 = A$2200. Key issue as only 3750 sets printed. (23) (P) $650$850
18211932-43 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) $350$450
ANTIGUA
18231903-17 Arms & KEVII set ½d to 5/-. F-VF M/MLH. SG 31-40 cat £300. (10) (P) $180$250
18241903-07 Arms & KEVII set ½d to 5/-, wmk crown CC. F-VF M/MLH. SG 31-40 cat £275. (10) (P) $200$275
18251932 Tercentenary set ½d to 5/-.VF M/MLH. SG 81-90 cat £190 (10) (P) $140$180
ANTARCTIC & ARCTIC
18261894 Jackson-Harmsworth Arctic Expedition piece with photo vignette of the SY Windward & part h/s "Franz Josef Land". Extremely rare! (P) $600$900
1827Australia: PPC 1907-09 "S.Y. NIMROD" in floe ice with facsimile Shackleton letter & signature on reverse. The design for AAT 1979-82 15c Nimrod was based on this card. F-VF fresh. Rare card. (P) $250$400
1828Australia: Sir Douglas Mawson (noted Polar explorer) & Lady Paquita Mawson signatures in blue pen dated 14.6.51 & 13.6.51, respectively. Mawson's signature covered with tape. With biographical extract from Aust Dict of Biography. Rare and important. $80$150
1829 Australia: 1930-31 cover franked Sturt 1½d plate no 1-5 singles, tied by "BANZ 1930-31 Antarctic Research Exped" Penguin cancel, with "Hobart 25 MR 31" b/s. Also with endorsed printed note-paper headed The British, Australian, New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition of 1929-30. SY Discovery". Superb condition & certainly a unique franking! (P) $1000 $1500
1830Australia: 1930-31 KGV 2d red pr (appear to be ex booklet as top edge is straight), tied to piece by "BANZ Antarctic Research Exped 1930-31" Penguin pmk, plus part machine cancel. Scarce piece from proper postal usage. (P) $200$300
1834Great Britain: 1910-13 Scott Expedition PPC of short ode "Had We Lived…". Superb UN. (P) $100$130
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1835 Great Britain: 1921-22 Shackleton-Rowett Expedition: GB 1912-24 KGV ½d green, blk of 4, upper pr with "TRISTAN DA CUNHA" cachet & lower pr with "GOUGH ISLAND" cachet SE-TENANT TOGETHER ON ONE BLOCK!, with central "S.R ANTARCTIC / EXPEDITION 1921" cds. VFU, perfs reinforced. Great rarity as a se-tenant blk with only 2 recorded! 2010 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $1000 $2000
1836 Great Britain & Australia: 1921-22 Shackleton-Rowett Expedition: GB 1912-24 KGV 2d orange 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, & this h/s not used again apart from few other strikes made before the voyage -this is the UNIQUE example of the 1½d recorded! 2010 Ceremuga AIEP photo-cert. (P) $1000 $1500
1837Italy: 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 (oceans) DOUBLE, & brown (continents) totally omitted. VF UN. Spectacular & extremely rare error combination. (2) (P) $350$500
1838Norway - Bouvet Island: 1934 "BOUVET OYA" opt on Norway 10o & 20o. Superb postally U on piece with appropriate "Cape Town Paquebot 28 Feb 34" cds from the return voyage. Facit BO3 & BO4. Only 999 & 799 printed (of which 305 & 261 were used). Very attractive & rare item. 2010 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $600$900
ARGENTINA
18391930 Zeppelin opt set 20c-3P60 inc all blue & green opts, all with MUESTRA h/s (Specimen). Fresh M/MLH, green opt 50c torn & 1P creased o/w VF. SG 582-91(S) cat £1250+. Sieger 1-10M cat €1250. Only 415 sets printed. (10) (P) $300$500
ASCENSION
18401912 Precursor use of GB 1902-11 KEVII 1/- with "Ascension JA 1 12" cds on piece. FU. SG z33 cat £160. Rare! (P) $130$200
18411922 KGV opt set ½d to 3/-. VF M/MLH. SG 1-9 cat £300. Top 2 vals with RPSL photo-certs. (9) (P) $230$300
18421924 KGV Badge set ½d to 3/-, wmk script CA. VF M/MLH. SG 10-20 cat £325. (12) (P) $230$300
18431934 KGV Pic set ½d to 5/-. VFM. SG 21-30 cat £110 (10) (P) $90$120
18441934 KGV Pic set ½d to 5/-. VFU. SG 21-30 cat £110. (10) (P) $80$100
18461956 QEII Pictorial set ½d to 10/-. VF fresh MUH. SG 57-69 cat £110. (13) (P) $90$120
18471956 QEII Pictorial set ½d to 10/-. VF fresh M. SG 57-69 cat £120. (13) $50$60
AUSTRIA
18481904 Kaiser set 1h-72h with varnish bars. VF fresh MUH. SG 155-68 cat £275, & this period should be at least triple for MUH so £825+, Mi 105-18 cat €1100. Very rare MUH. (14) (P) $550$750
18491929 Large Views set 10g-2S inc both shades of 10g & 24g. VF fresh MUH. SG 646-59, Mi 498-511 cat €750. Scarce MUH (14) (P) $300$400
18501931 Rotary opt set 10g-1S. VF fresh MUH. Mi 518-23 cat €700, SG 666-71 cat £275 for M, so at least £550 MUH (6) (P) $300$400
18511931 Rotary opt set 10+10g-1+1S. VF fresh M/MLH. Mi 518-523 cat €350, SG 666-671 cat £275. (6) (P) $130$170
18521932 Small Views set 10g-64g. VF fresh M/MLH. Mi 530-43 cat €475, SG 678-91 cat £200. (14) (P) $150$200
18531932 Painters set 12g-1s. VF fresh MLH. Mi 545-50 cat €190, SG 693-98 cat £170. (6) (P) $80$100
18541933 Ski Fund set 12g-50g. VFU. Mi 551-4 cat €350. SG 699-702 cat £400. (4) (P) $180$250
1856 1933 WIPA M/Sheet with four 50g granite paper. Superb fresh M on top margin only, with sl wrinkle in left margin, stamps pristine MUH. Mi Bl 1 cat €3000+ for M, MUH single stamps alone cat €3200+, SG MS 705 cat £3500+ = A$5800+ for M. Key Europe M/Sheet (P) $1500 $2000
1857 1933 WIPA M/Sheet with four 50gr on granite paper with original Exhibition folder. M/S with boxed "Wipa 1933 Kunstlerhaus 5 Juli" pmks on the stamps & "Wipa 1933 Sezession 5 Juli Wien" cds. Superb CTO with gum. Mi Blk 1 cat €4000+, SG MS705 cat £5000+ = A$8300+. Key M/S & genuine pmk examples are at least 10 times rarer than mint. (P) $2300 $3000
18581933 Catholic Congress set 12g-64g. VF fresh MLH. Mi 557-562 cat €220, SG 706-711 cat £190. (6) (P) $100$130
18591935 Air set 5g-10S. VF fresh MLH. Mi 598-612 cat €80, SG 763-777 cat £95. (15) $40$50
18601935 Airmail set 5g-10S. VF fresh MUH. Mi 598-612 cat €160. SG 763-77 cat £95 for M, so at least £190 for MUH. (15) (P) $90$120
18611935 Welfare Fund set 12g-64g. VF fresh MUH. Mi 617-22 cat €150, SG 782-7 cat £80 for M, so at least £160 MUH. (6) (P) $80$100
18621936 Ski Championship set 12g-60g. VF fresh M/MLH. Mi 623-6 cat €80, SG 788-91 cat £65. (4) $40$50
18651945 Graz "Osterreich" opt Hitler set 1RM-5RM 18½mm opt, perf 12½ or 1RM perf 14. VF fresh MUH. Mi 693-6IA cat €800, SG 849-52 cat £877. (4) (P) $375$600
18661945 Graz "Osterreich" opt Hitler 5RM, opt 18½ mm long, perf 12½. VF fresh MUH. Mi 696IA cat €600, SG 852 cat £650. (P) $300$400
18671945 Graz "Osterreich" opt Hitler set 1RM-5RM 16mm opt. VF fresh MUH. Mi 693-96IIB cat €500, SG 853-6 cat £425. (4) (P) $300$400
18681950-53 Birds Airmail set 60g-20S. VF fresh MUH. Mi cat €410, SG 1215-21 cat £475. (7) (P) $160$220
18691918 Military Airmail flight card Wien - Lemberg (now Ukraine, previously Poland) franked FLUGPOST opt set 1.50K, 2.50K & 4K (scarcer white paper) uprating Karl 8h postal card, tied by "Wien / 31.VIII.18" cds, with the special airmail cds below, & with "Flugpost / Lemberg / 1.IX.18" arrival cds. Very attractive. (P) $100$200
1870Catalogue: Austria & Hungary: SG Specialised inc perfs, shades etc, Lombardy-Venetia, Bosnia, Postage Dues, occupations etc. 1000s of price rises. New 2009 edition, 358pgs in colour. $90$120
AUSTRIA - TERRITORIES & OCCUP
1871Military Post: 1915 "KuK FELDPOST" opt set 1h-10Kr. VFU. Mi 1-21 cat €500, SG 1-21 cat £500. (21) (P) $250$350
1872Bosnia Herzegovina: 1912-14 Emperor set 1h-10Kr. VFU. Mi 64-84 cat €230. SG 362-82 cat £160. (21) (P) $110$150
1873Bosnia Herzegovina: 1916 Emperor set 3h-10Kr. VF fresh MLH. Mi 99-116A. SG 393-410 cat £47. (18) $25$35
1874Bosnia Herzegovina: 1917 Emperor set 3h-10Kr. VFU. Mi 124-41. SG 416-33 cat £70. (18) $35$45
1875Bosnia Herzegovina: 1917 Emperor set 3h-10Kr. VF fresh MLH. Mi 124-41A. SG 416-33 cat £43. (18) $25$35
1876Bosnia Herzegovina: 1917 Emperor set 3h-10K, IMPERF. Superb fresh M, all 4 margins. SG 416i-433i Fe/Mi 124U - 141U cat €300. Very scarce. (18) (P) $150$250
1877Bosnia Herzegovina: 1910 Birthday set 1h-5K, perf 12½. VF fresh M. Mi 45-60, SG 343-358 cat £70. (16) $35$50
1878Bosnia Herzegovina: 1912-14 Emperor set 1h-10K, IMPERF. Superb fresh M, all 4 margins. SG 2611 - 382i, Fe/Mi 64U-84U cat €600. Very scarce. (21) (P) $300$400
BAHAMAS
18791919 "WAR CHARITY 3 6 18" opt 1d, wmk REVERSED. VF fresh MUH. SG 101x cat £60 for M, should be at least double, £120 for MUH. (P) $100$150
18801919 WAR TAX opt 3d black & brown, wmk INVERTED. Superb fresh MUH. SG 105w cat £60 for M, should be at least double, £120 for MUH. (P) $100$150
BAHAWALPUR
18811880 Revenue imperf PROOFS 1R pale blue, 2R purple, 5R red & perf 10R green, affixed to printers sample card, ea opt "Waterlow & Sons Ltd Specimen". Diff to issued colours. Superb fresh UN. K&M 38-41(p). Proofs in other colours listed. Attractive & very rare (4) (P) $350$500
18871855-58 Britannia 1d deep blue imperf. Superb U, 4 margins. SG 10 cat £60. (P) $40$60
18881858 Britannia 6d deep rose-red imperf. VFU, 4 margins. SG 11a cat £180. (P) $130$180
18891858 Britannia 1/- black imperf. VFU, 4 margins. SG 12a £75 (P) $50$70
18901920-21 Victory set ¼d to 3/-, wmk mult crown CA. VFM. SG 201-211 cat £100. (12) (P) $80$100
18911980 Birds 25c Aerogramme PROOF in uncut sheet with colour bars. Fresh UN, light horiz fold, o/w superb. Ex printers archives & only example we have ever seen. $300$500
BASUTOLAND
18921954-58 QEII Pictorial set ½d to 10/- plus 1961 Surch set ½c on ½d to R1 on 10/-. VFM. SG 43-53, 58-68 cat £112. (22) $50$60
BECHUANALAND
18931913 Bechuanaland Protectorate opt Cape Hope £5 Revenue opt in capitals with larger B & P. Superb fresh F/C with strong colour. Bft 28 cat £250. (P) $200$300
18941932 KGV Cattle £1 black & green revenue. Superb F/C on piece. Bft 64 cat £250. (P) $150$250
18981918 Red Cross opt set 1c+1c to 10Fr+10Fr. Superb fresh MUH. COB 150-63 cat €2500+; SG 222-35 cat £1200 as M so at least £2400+ as MUH. Very rare as MUH! (14) (P) $1200$1600
18991919-20 Tin Hat set 1c-10Fr. Mostly VF M/MLH, few sl imperfections, 10Fr nice MUH. COB 165-78 cat €800, SG 237-50 cat £850. (14) (P) $250$350
1901Occup of Germany 1920-21 Eupen opt set 1c-10Fr, plus opt Postage Due set. VF fresh M/MLH. Mi 1-17 & P1-5 cat €250, SG 25-41 & D1-5 cat £236. (22) (P) $150$200
1902Occup of Germany 1920-21 Malmedy opt set 1c-10Fr, plus opt Postage Due set. F-VFU. Mi 1-17, P -5 cat €245, SG 42-58 & D6-10 cat £243. (22) (P) $150$200
1903 1921 Surch 20c/15c Olympics, error pr with surch totally OMITTED on right unit (tiny spot only) & partially omitted on left. MLH, left thinned but superb appearance. SG 311(var), COB 186(var). Only such example recorded & probably unique. 1981 Trachtenberg AIEP cert & 2005 Raybaudi photo cert. (P) $1000 $1500
19061933 Orval Abbey set 5+5c - 10Fr+40Fr. Superb fresh MUH. COB 363-74 cat €2150+; SG 633-44 cat £1000 as M, so at least £2000+ as MUH. (12) (P) $900$1200