2811Eritrea: 1922 Elephant 2c/1bwith black Eritrea opt, full sheet of 50. VF fresh MUH. SG 57 cat £400 for M, so at least £800 for MUH. Sass 54 cat €750 for MUH, plus premium for sheet $250$400
2812Eritrea: 1922 Elephant 5c/2b with black Eritrea opt, full sheet of 50 with margins. VF fresh MUH, sl separation & folds in margin at right. SG 58 cat £400 for M, so at least £800 for MUH. Sass 55 cat €750 for MUH, plus premium for sheet $250$400
2813Eritrea: 1924 Elephant 5c/2b with red Eritrea opt, full sheet of 50 with all margins. VF fresh MUH. SG 84 cat £1250 for M, so at least £2500 for MUH. Sass 81 cat €2000 for MUH, plus premium for sheet (P) $700$1000
2819Somalia: 1934 Abruzzi opt set 10c-25L. VF fresh MUH. SG 179-86 cat £65 for M, should be at least double, £130 for MUH, Sass 185-92 cat €250 for MUH. (8) (P) $130$180
2820 Somalia: 1934 Airmail Official "Servizio Aereo Speciale" opt 25c Colonial Exhib. VF MUH with some ageing. SG O210 cat £3000 for M, should at least DOUBLE £6000 for MUH, Sass SA2 cat €5250 = A$7500. Rarity! 2009 Diena photo-cert. (P) $1200 $1800
2821Tripolitania: 1934 Oasis Flight opt Airmail set 50c-25L inc express. Superb U with correct airmail flight cds. SG 197-201 & E202-03 cat £1700+++, Sass A34-40 cat €2300+++. Very rare genuine used in such nice condition. Sorani photo-cert. (7) (P) $800$1200
ITALY - OCCUPATIONS
2822Albania: 1940 Postage Due set 4q-50q. VF fresh MUH, mnr offsets on gum. SG D373-77 cat £200 for M, so at least £400 for MUH, Sass S1-5 cat €1000. Rare set in MUH condition. (5) (P) $200$300
2823Fiume - Arbe: 1920 large "ARBE" opt set 5c-25c. VFU with clear Arbe cds. SG 1A-4A cat £810+, Sass 1-4 cat €1200+. Very rare genuine as only 450 sets printed! 2007 Carraro photo-cert. (4) (P) $500$700
2824Fiume - Arbe: 1920 small "ARBE" opt set 5c - 55/5c plus Express 30/20c & 50/5c. VFU with Arbe cds on larger cover to Guastalla with arrival cds on front. SG 1B-6 & E7-8 cat £379+, Sass 5-10 & E1-2 cat €600+ both as loose stamps alone & on cover has to be at least double so £758 & €1200. Rare genuine as only 1000 sets printed! Exp Diena. (8) (P) $300$500
2825Lubiana (Slovenia): 1941 "R. Commissariato…." 6-line opts on King Peter set 0.25-30D, plus surch 0.50D/1.50D & 1D/4D. VF fresh MUH. Sass 18-33 & 39-40 cat €450 & underpriced as only 3465 sets printed. Exp J Bar. (18) (P) $200$300
2826 Lubiana (Slovenia): 1941 "R. Commissariato…." 6-line opt on King Peter 10D small format, but with opt type designed for the large format stamps (ie: with 4 lines of only 5/6 diamond dots at right). Superb fresh MUH. Sass 33B cat €16,500. Great rarity as only a tiny number examples are in existence. Exp Julij Bar & CPS cert, plus 2007 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $4000 $6000
2827Lubiana (Slovenia): 1941 "R. Commissariato…." 6-line opt Airmail set 0.50-50D. Superb fresh MUH. Sass PA1-10 cat €2000 & underpriced as only 700 sets printed. Copy of 2011 Bottachi AIEP cert for blks, plus 2011 Ceremuga photo cert. (10) (P) $700$1000
2828Lubiana (Slovenia): 1941 "R. Commissariato…." 6-line opt on Airmail 50D top value, error opt INVERTED. VF fresh MUH. Sass PA10c cat €2200. Very rare as only 800 printed in total & probably only 1 part sheet of 50 was inverted opt. Exp Julij Bar, plus 2001 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $800$1200
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2830 Lubiana (Slovenia): 1941 "Alto Commissario…." 5-line opts on Postage Due set 050D-10D. VF fresh UN. Sass S16-20 cat €20,000 as M. Only 42 sets existed & of those very few survived, of which most were in poor condition. One of the rarest sets of WWII Italian occupations! 2008 Sorani photo-cert. (5) (P) $4000 $7000
2831Montenegro: 1942 ”Governatorato del Montenegro” 3-line BLACK opt Red Cross set 0.50D/5D - 2D/30D. VF fresh MLH. Sass 32-35 cat €2000. Only 400 sets printed! Exp plus 2008 Ceremuga photo-cert. (4) (P) $600$900
2832Montenegro: 1942 ”Governatorato del Montenegro” 4-line BLACK opt Yugoslavia Airmail set 0.50D - 30D. VF fresh MUH. Sass PA10-17 cat €750. Only 1100 sets printed! 2002 Ceremuga photo-cert. (8) (P) $300$450
2833Trieste: Stamps & Postal History of Trieste, Pola, Fiume, Istria & Slovene Littoral Under Yugoslav Military Administration 1945-47 by Novakovic. Lists & prices all diff printings, diff opts, on Italy & Yugoslavia, all varieties etc in great detail with every detail illustrated in colour, plus postal history with numerous covers illustrated in colour, all diff pmks listed, illustrated & priced, censor cachets, registration labels etc. 885 pages, hardcover, new. The definitive work. $150$200
ITALY - STATES
2834Modena: 1857 Arms 10c black on rose with stop after value, variety "CENE for CENT". VF fresh MLH, 4 margins. SG 11d cat £2750, Sass 9e cat €2250. Very rare classic error. Exp Diena plus 2007 Biondi photo-cert. (P) $650$900
28421921 Abolition of Slavery 6d unissued, wmk script CA, opt SPECIMEN. FM. See footnote below SG 89, cat £700. Scarce stamp as issue was cancelled due to political controversies, with all stocks officially destroyed. (P) $450$600
28431935 KGV Jubilee 1/-, LL cnr pr, top stamp variety "extra flagstaff". VF MLH. SG 117/a cat £255, premium for pr. (P) $180$250
JAPAN
28441936 Occupation of Kwantung set 1½s-10s. VF fresh MUH. JSCA C65-7 cat Y65,500+ = A$800+; SG 285-7 cat £225 for M, should be at least double, £450+ for MUH. (3) (P) $275$375
28461952 Airmail Mountain set Y55-Y160 w/o extra zeros. VF MUH, sl uneven gum colour, very fresh appearance. SG 676-81 cat £428, Sak A27-32 cat Y79,400 = A$1050 (P) $275$375
2847Catalogue: Japan & Korea SG Specialised Catalogue, noted some early Japan renumbered & some huge price increases, Occupations, booklets, POs, Ryukyu etc. 665 colour pgs. Current 5th ed. New. $100$120
JAPAN - OCCUPATIONS & POs
2848Marshall Islands: 1932 use of Military Postcard with CTO Jaluit Military ship pmk. Very fresh & rare item. (P) $150$300
JORDAN
28491920 opt on Palestine set 1m-20Pi. Stamps VF fresh MUH, all cnr marginal. SG ex 1-19 cat £55 for M, should be at least £110 MUH for cheapest perfs. (11) (P) $110$150
28501925-26 opt set 1m-20Pi. VF MUH. SG 143-57 cat £80 for M, should be at least _60 MUH (P) $150$250
28571921-22 KGV 5R blue & dull purple, wmk mult script, UR marginal control no.1. Stamp VF fresh MUH. SG 74 cat £160 for M so at least £320 for MUH plus extra for control (P) $300$400
28581954-59 QEII Pictorial set 5c-£1 plus 1960-62 Flora & Fauna set 5c to 20/-. VFM. SG 167-180, 183-198 cat £165. (30) $70$90
28601947-50 Korean War period revenues train 5w, 10w, 15w imperf on quality paper, plus 1w, 10w, 50w, 500w & 1000w pin-perf on thin rice paper. VF UN as issued. Scarce. (8) (P) $70$120
KUWAIT
28611923-24 opt KGV set ½a-10R, wmk large star. VF fresh M/MLH. SG 1-15 cat £400. (15) (P) $300$400
2862 1948 linen-backed envelope (390 x 275mm approx, roughly opened but still intact) from 'Kuwait Oil Co' to London office bearing extraordinary 42R.3a franking for Registered Airmail, comprising 1948-79 KGVI 5R on 5/- (5, strip of 3 & pr), 1R on 1/- pr & 3a on 3d, & 1948 Silver Wedding 15R on £1 (extremely rare on commercial article), tied by 'Kuwait 14 Jun' cds. Possibly a record franking for Kuwait & one of the most spectacular British Empire KGVI commercial covers. Extremely rare. (P) $3000 $5000
LAGOS
28631184-86 QV 5/- blue, wmk crown CA. VF fresh MLH. SG 28 cat £600 & under catalogued. Only 600 printed. 2007 BPA photo-cert. (P) $600$900
28711928 70th Anniv set 10r-5Fr. VF fresh MLH. Mi 82-9 cat €600, SG 84-91 cat £475. (8) (P) $180$250
28721931 Zeppelin Air set 1Fr & 2Fr. VF fresh MUH. SG 116-17 cat £225 for M, so at least £450 MUH, Mi 114-15 cat €550. (P) $220$300
28731931 Zeppelin Airmail set 1Fr & 2Fr. VFU on piece with Vaduz-Lausanne Zeppelin flight pmk. SG 116-17 cat £555, Mi 114-15 cat €500. (2) (P) $200$300
28741933 Pic set 25r-1.20Fr. VFU. Mi 119-20 cat €500. SG 121-3 cat £500. (3) (P) $170$250
28751933-35 Arms 5Fr top value. VFU with "Schaan 26 VI 36" cds. Mi 142 cat €1100. SG 143 cat £1300. Key stamp offered very cheaply! 2002 RPSL photo-cert. (P) $300$500
LONG ISLAND - BRITISH OCCUPATION
28761916 Type-written 1/- mauve from carbon sheet, on laid paper. VF fresh UN as issued. SG 22 cat £190 & much undercatalogued. Only 228 printed. 2001 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $275$375
MADAGASCAR - BRITISH CONSULAR
28771886 Postage 1d type II with black Consular Mail cachet. VFM, cnr gum intact. SG 33 cat £85, perfect examples are rare & worth big premium. (P) $150$200
28781895 Type-set set 1d to 4/-. VFU. SG 50-56 cat £100 & undercatalogued. (7) (P) $130$180
MALAYA - STRAITS SETTLEMENTS
2879 India Used in Straits Settlements: "B/172" in concentric "rings" of Singapore on 1855 QV 4a blue & red, Head Die III. VFU, 4 margins. SG Z67 cat £900++. 2011 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $1000 $2000
2880India Used in Straits Settlements: "B/172" in concentric "rings" of Singapore on 1856-65 QV ½a blue horiz pr, 1a brown vert pr, 2a yellow-buff & 4a black horiz pr, all on piece. VFU. SG Z70, Z71, Z73 & Z76 cat £260+++ (P) $200$400
2881 1867 Crown opt QV India set 1½c on ½a-32c/2a. Mostly F-VF M/MLH. SG 1-9 cat £3210 & undercatalogued. Full mint sets are extremely rare. The 4 key vals with 2011 Ceremuga photo-certs. (9) (P) $4000 $6000
28821867 QV opt Crown 12c/4a with large parts of opt missing due to foreign matter on stamp or plate during printing. GU, some perf repairs. SG 7 (var) cat £300 for normal & extremely rare, the only example we have ever seen. 2010 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $400$700
2883 1867-72 QV set 2c - 96c, wmk Crown cc plus Shades inc 2c(2), 6c, 8c, 12c & 24c. VFM, one 2c has small thin. SG 11-19 cat £2702 = A$4575. (15) (P) $2000 $2700
28841892-99 QV $5 top value, wmk crown CA, opt SPECIMEN. VFM. SG 105s cat £300. Scarce. (P) $250$350
2885 1892-99 QV 1c-$5, wmk crown CA (ex 12c). F-VFM, with $5 nice & fresh. SG 95-105 cat £425. (10) (P) $300$400
28871902-03 KEVII set 1c-$5, wmk crown CA. F-VF M, some tropicalised gum, with top 2 vals very nice & fresh. SG 110-22 cat £335. (12) (P) $230$300
28881904-10 KEVII set 1c-$5, wmk mult crown CA. F-VF M/MLH, some tropicalised gum, top value $5 is VF & especially fresh. SG 127-38 cat £600. (12) (P) $400$600
28891904-10 KEVII $100 purple & green top value, wmk mult crown CA. F F/C. SG 140 cat £350 as F/C. Scarce stamp. (P) $150$250
28901906-12 KEVII set 1c-$5 wmk mult crown CA. F-VF fresh M/MLH. SG 152-67 cat £275. (16) (P) $200$300
28911933-34 British Survey Department KGV $15 black design ESSAY unissued high value, type B design with sideface portrait with crown, lithographed on chalk surfaced thin card. Superb fresh UN as made, 4 large margins. Ex 1950 Robson Lowe auction. 2009 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $180$250
28921933-34 British Survey Department KGV $15 black design ESSAY unissued high value, type D design with portrait in uniform, with solid background at left, lithographed on chalk surfaced thin card. Superb fresh UN as made, 4 large margins. Ex 1950 Robson Lowe auction. 2009 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $180$250
2893 1882 Registered cover franked QV 8c orange wmk crown CC (3) tied by circle of dots pmks with "Singapore JA 27 82" cds in red (paid), plus "Regt Letter No…" h/s & "Via Brindisi" h/s. To Italy with b/s of Brindisi & Modena. Front of cover extremely fresh. SG 14. Extremely rare early registered cover to a non-British Empire destination. Stunningly beautiful cover! (P) $1500 $3000
28941917 registered cover from New Zealand Onehunga 10 Apr to Kuala Lumpur with Straits Settlements censor tape, & "Letter Censors Office GPO" & "Passed Postal Censor Penang" h/s reverse. (P) $200$300
2895Catalogue: SG Malaysia, Singapore & Brunei inc Labuan, Sarawak, British PO Bangkok, India used in Malaya, Thai used in & Occup issues. Current 2010 edition. 220 pgs in colour. $50$60
MALAYAN STATES
2896FMS: 1919 Booklet 97c dark pink cover with Tiger 4c red, but only 4 loose stamps remaining, stapled at right. Cover discoloured, stamps F-VF MUH. SG SB5 would cat £1800. Extremely rare. (P) $350$500
2897FMS: 1919 Booklet 97c bright pink cover with Tiger 4c red, only 2 panes, less 1 stamp, staple at left. Cover stained & trace of edge tone on 1 pane. SG SB5 would cat £1800. Extremely rare. (P) $350$500
2898Johore: 1891 Sultan key-plate master DIE PROOF in black with blank value tablets on glazed card (78x45mm) with "9 JUL 91" & "Before Hardening" h/s. Fresh UN as made, reverse thins from mounting in archives, superb appearance. SG 21/27(p). Extremely rare. (P) $500$800
2899Johore: 1891 Sultan black progressive DIE PROOF of control head vignette on card 92x60mm, date "28MAY91" h/s. Superb fresh UN as made. SG 21/27(p). Very rare. (P) $700$1000
2900Johore: 1894 Sultan 3c/4c, variety "No stop". VFM. SG 29a cat £130. (P) $70$100
2901Johore: 1904-10 Sultan $5, wmk rosette. Superb fresh MUH. SG 74 cat £60 for M, should be at least £120 for MUH. (P) $90$150
2902Johore: 1904-10 Sultan $50 green & ultramarine, wmk rosette. VF fresh MUH, vert gum bends, nice deep colours. SG 76 cat £325 for M so at least £650 for MUH. (P) $500$700
2903Johore: 1904-10 Sultan $100 green & scarlet, wmk rosette. Superb fresh MUH, vert gum bends, nice deep colours. SG 77 cat £475 for M so at least £950 for MUH. (P) $750$1000
2904Johore: 1918-20 Sultan set 2c-$10, wmk mult crown, chalk, chalk surfaced paper. VF MLH. SG 89-102 cat £650. (14) (P) $600$800
2905Johore: 1918-20 Sultan 5c, wmk mult crown CA inverted. Superb fresh MUH. SG 92w cat £180 for M, should be £360 MUH. (P) $220$350
2906Johore: 1922-41 Sultan $5 green & orange, thin striated paper, wmk mult script. Superb fresh MUH. SG 124a cat £80 for M so at least £160 for MUH. (P) $100$150
2907 Johore: 1922-41 Sultan $500 blue & red, wmk mult script. Superb U with cds (F/C), nice deep colours. SG 128 cat £20,000 as M, & unknown postally U. BPA photo-cert. (P) $1000 $1500
2908Johore: 1935 50th Anniv 8c perf SPECIMEN. VF MUH. SG 129s cat £65 for M so at least £130 for MUH. (P) $100$150
2909Johore: 1938 Postage Due set 1c-12c. VF fresh MLH. SG D1-5 cat £180. (5) (P) $70$100
2910Johore: 1938 Postage Due set 1c-12c, perf SPECIMEN diag. VF fresh M, typical irregular perfs. SG D1s-D5s cat £160. (5) (P) $150$250
2911Johore: 1949-55 Sultan set 1c-$5. VF fresh MUH. SG 133-47 cat £120. (21) (P) $110$150
2912Johore: 1949 Sultan Sir Ibrahim set 1c-$5. VF fresh M. SG 133-147 cat £100. (21) $50$70
2913Johore: 1905 use of PPC of Johore Market, franked Sultan 1c & 2c, tied by Johore Bahru crown cancel & with "Johore Bahru 23 MY 1905" cds in red. To France with Singapore transit cds. SG 61 & 62. (P) $200$300
2914Kedah-Alor Star: 1887-91 precursor use of Thai 2a with "Kedah" type A cds. FU, sl flts. SG Z7 cat £75. (P) $60$100
2915Kedah-Alor Star: 1887-91 precursor use of Thai 8a with "Kedah" type A cds. GU, sl flts. SG Z10 cat £85. (P) $75$100
2916Kedah: 1912 Pictorial set 1c-$5 plus 1919-21 set 1c-25c, wmk mult crown CA. VF M/MLH. SG 1-23 cat £261. (P) $200$300
2917Kedah: 1922 Malaya-Borneo opt set 1c-50c (14mm opt) inc varieties 3c with "small 2nd A in Malaya" & 21c-50c "raised stop". VF fresh M/MLH. SG 41-8 inc 42c-44c & 46d cat £195. (8) (P) $150$200
2918Kedah: 1922 Malaya-Borneo opt 2c-50c, all variety "raised stop". VF fresh MUH, 3c sl gum disturbance, high vals all superb. SG 41c-44c, 46c-48c cat £206 as M, should be at least £412 MUH. (7) (P) $350$500
2919Kedah: 1922-40 Rice Sheath 5c yellow, wmk script CA inverted. VF fresh MUH. SG 55w cat £85 for M, should be at least double, £170 for MUH. (P) $90$150
2920Kedah: 1937 Sultan set 10c-$5. VF MLH. SG 60-68 cat £225. (9). (P) $120$180