1715 1921 Registered cover front franked "New Republic" 20h, 50h pr & Arms 1½Kr, plus 80h Anti-Semitic propaganda forgery inscribed "Judisch-Osterreich" instead of "Deutsch-Osterreich" (Jewish-Austria instead of German-Austria), tied by "Graz 27 V 21" cds & with reg label, being correct franking of 3.50Kr. Mi 312PFa listed but unpriced. We have never seen another offered elsewhere. Great rarity of significant historical interest. Dr Ferchenbauer AIEP photo cert. (P) $5000 $8000
AUSTRIA - TERRITORIES & OCCUP
1716Austrian Fieldpost: 1915 "KuK FELDPOST " opt set 1h-10Kr. VFU. Mi 1-21 cat €500, SG 1-21 cat £500 (P) $200$300
1717Austrian Feldpost: 1918 PO delivery receipt form franked Bosnia Herzegovina Postage Due 5h tied to reverse by "Wierzbnik 11 IX 18" cds. SG D413, Mi P16 unpriced on cover. Scarce usage. $80$150
1718Bosnia Herzegovina: 1916 Postage Due 5h-3k, horiz strips of 3 from UPU "specimen" distribution part affixed on ledger page, with large "Postes et Telegraphes Madagascar Collection de Berne" red h/s. VFU. SG D413-23(var), Mi P16-26(var). Unique item from the Madagascar specimens archive. (P) $800$1200
1719 Military Post: 1917-18 Emperor set 1h - 10K, DIE PROOFS in issued colours, separate frame & centre of ea, imperf, ea approx 56x57mm. Superb UN as made. SG 49-68(p), Mi/Fe 53-72PUI cat €1750 & under- cataloged. Spectacular. Very rare proof set (40) (P) $1200 $1800
17211884-90 QV £1 Venetian red, top value. Superb fresh MUH. SG 57 cat £275 for M, should be at least double, £550 MUH. Exp Diena & Sorani (both in pencil). (P) $500$700
17221902-10 KEVII £1 green & black, wmk crown CA. Superb fresh MUH. SG 70 cat £300 for M, should be at least double, £600 MUH. (P) $500$700
17231912-19 KGV set ½d-£1, wmk mult crown. VF M/MLH. SG 81-89 cat £225. (9). (P) $150$200
17241919 "WAR CHARITY 3 6 18" opt 1d, wmk inverted. Superb fresh MUH. SG 101w cat £80 for M, should be at £160 MUH (P) $100$150
17251944 German Propaganda Forgeries of GB KGVI defs set ½d-3d with Hammer & Sickle plus Jewish Star in design & with boxed opts "Liquidation of Empire Bahamas". VFU cnr marginal with "London Special-Stamp" cds. Mi 9-14f. Very scarce. (6). (P) $500$800
17311912-16 KGV Seahorses set ½d to 3/-, wmk mult crown. VF fresh MLH. SG 170-80 cat £200. (11). (P) $150$200
17321920-21 Victory set ¼d to 3/-. VF M/MLH. SG 201-12 cat £150. (12) (P) $110$150
17331944 German Propaganda Forgeries of GB KGVI defs set ½d-3d with Hammer & Sickle plus Jewish Star in design & with boxed opts "Liquidation of Empire Barbados". VFU, "London Special-Stamp" cds. Mi 9-14c. Very scarce. (6). (P) $500$800
BASUTOLAND
17341933 KGV Crocodile set ½d to 10/- VF fresh MUH. SG 1-10 cat £275 for M, should be at least double, £550 MUH. (10). (P) $550$700
17351942 "Basutoland 10/- Revenue" opt on South Africa 2/6 Native Tax, both the English & Afrikaans stamps. VF F/C with m/s. Bft 74 cat £200. (2) (P) $100$150
17581906 opt GB Registered Envelope "Duty 4d" & single line opt KEVII 2d+1d with R in oval, sizes F & G, both h/s SPECIMEN. F-VF UN, edge wrinkles on the smaller. (P) $80$120
17591907 KEVII opt GB ½d & 1d Postcards both opt curved SPECIMEN on stamp. Superb fresh UN, sl cnr bend on ea. H&G 3(s) & 4(s). (2). (P) $100$150
17601913 opt GB KGV 3d Registered Envelope, opt "Duty 4d", curved flap, plus "Duty 5½d" on 4d -both size G. Superb fresh UN. H&G C11a & 14a. (2). $70$100
17611921 opt GB KGV ¾ face ½d Postcard. VF UN, typical dark mottled stock. H&G 5. $10$20
17671875 "One Penny" opt QV 3d yellow-buff. F-VF fresh M. SG 16 cat £450. (P) $300$450
17681875 "One Penny" opt QV 1/- green. F-VF fresh M. SG 17 cat £500. Exp several times. (P) $300$450
17691918-22 KGV 2/- purple & blue on blue, wmk mult crown. VF MUH. SG 51b cat £21 for M, should be at least double, £42 MUH. $30$40
17701918-22 KGV set 2/- to £2 wmk mult crown, opt SPECIMEN. VF fresh M. SG 51b-55s cat £900. Rare set. (6). (P) $700$1000
17711918-22 KGV 4/- black & carmine, wmk mult crown. VF MUH. SG 52b cat £60 for M, should be at least double, £120 MUH. (P) $100$150
17721918-22 KGV £1 Purple & black on red, top value, UL corner marginal plate no.1, wmk mult crown. Stamp superb fresh MUH. SG 55 cat £325 for M, should be at least double, £650 MUH, plus extra for plate no. (P) $500$700
1773 1918-22 KGV £1 purple & black on red, wmk mult crown CA, UL cnr plate no.1, variety "break in scroll". Stamp superb fresh MUH. SG 55a cat £850+ for M, should be at least double, £1700+ MUH, plus premium for control. (P) $1000 $1500
17741924-32 KGV 10/- green & red on pale emerald, wmk mult script. VF fresh MUH. SG 92 cat £140 for M, should be at least double, £280 MUH. Exp. (P) $200$300
1775 1937 KGV 12/6 grey & orange "Revenue-Revenue" Postal Fiscal. Superb MLH, nice colours. SG F1 cat £1100. Very rare & almost never offered -previous equally nice example we had in auction 241 sold for $1750. (P) $1000 $1500
17761938-53 KGVI 2/6 black & red on grey-blue, line perf 14¼, variety "broken LR scroll". VFU, LR cnr marginal. SG 117ae cat £1100++. Superb positional example. (P) $700$1000
17771938-53 KGVI 10/- green & deep lake on pale emerald. Superb fresh MLH unusually nice gum for this printing, beautiful bright colours. SG 119 cat £450. (P) $200$300
17781944 German Propaganda Forgeries of GB KGVI defs set ½d-3d with Hammer & Sickle plus Jewish Star in design & with boxed opts "Liquidation of Empire Bermuda". VFU cnr marginal with "London Special-Stamp" cds except ½d which is UN. Mi 9-14g. Very scarce. (6). (P) $500$800
BRAZIL
17791881 Folded letter wrapper franked 1866 Pedro 200r bisect tied by grill pmk, with "Campos 25 JUN 81" cds, Rio de Janeiro b/s. SG 48(var), Yv 28(var), Sc 59a cat US$1500. Rare classic bisect. PF/NY photo cert (P) $500$1000
BRITISH ANTARCTIC TERRITORY
17801971 Surch QEII set ½p to 50p. VF fresh MUH. SG 24-37 cat £95. (14). (P) $60$90
BRITISH CENTRAL AFRICA
17811895 Arms set 1d-£1 no wmk, opt SPECIMEN. VF M/MLH, mostly fresh. SG 21-9s cat £450. (9). (P) $350$450
17821895 Arms 2/6 black & bright magenta, no wmk. VF fresh MLH. SG 26 cat £375. (P) $250$350
17831895 Arms 3/- black & yellow, wmk crown CC sideways. VF fresh M. SG 38 cat £180. (P) $120$160
17841896 Arms £1 black & blue, wmk crown CC. Fresh MLH, sl imperfections at top. SG 40 cat £1200. Rare stamp. Friedl/Bloch photo-cert. (P) $600$900
17851897-1900 Arms 1d to 1/- wmk crown CA. F-VF fresh M/MLH. SG 43-7 cat £84. (5). $60$80
17861897-1900 Arms 2/6 black & blue, wmk crown CC. VF fresh M. SG 48 cat £95. (P) $80$110
17871897-1900 Arms 3/- black & green, wmk crown CC. FM, sl tropicalized gum. SG 49 cat £350. (P) $150$200
17881897-1900 Arms 4/- black & carmine, wmk crown CC. VF fresh M. SG 50 cat £120. (P) $100$130
17911898 Internal Postage "cheque stamp" 1d vermilion & pale ultramarine, imperf top marginal blk of 4, setting II, top 2 stamp with embossed control at back "I14" & "K15", bottom 2 stamps WITHOUT control. VFU, "Fort Johnston MY 11 98 BCA" cds. SG 55b/56/56a cat £660++ as singles. Very rare se-tenant variety blk. (4). (P) $450$700
17921898 Internal Postage "cheque stamp" 1d vermilion & pale ultramarine, imperf, setting II, embossed control at back "24A". VFU, "Zomba MY 21 98 BCA." cds. SG 55b cat £140. (P) $110$150
17931898 Internal Postage "cheque stamp" 1d vermilion & deep ultramarine, perf 12, setting II, embossed control at back "Z19". VFU, "Zomba JU 27 98 BCA." cds. SG 57a cat £45. (P) $35$50
17951890 BEA Co opt QV ½a on 1d deep purple VFU, "Mombasa JU 27 92" cds. SG 1 cat £200. Only 1440 printed. (P) $150$250
17961890 BEA Co opt QV 1a on 2d grey-green carmine. VFU on piece, "Lamu DE 20 90" cds. SG 2 cat £275+. Only 1440 printed. (P) $230$300
17971890 BEA Co opt QV 4a on 5d dull purple & blue. VFU. SG 3 cat £325. Only 780 printed. (P) $275$375
17981890-95 Light & Liberty basic set ½a-5R, plus ½a, 2½a, 3a, 4a, 4½a & 1R shades. F-VFU. SG ex 4-19 cat £439. (20). (P) $300$400
17991890-95 Light & Liberty ½a brown, error IMPERF. VFU, on piece with "Mombasa SP 10 96" cds. SG 4a cat ca £350. (P) $80$150
18001890-95 Light & Liberty 2a vermilion, error IMPERF. VFU, on piece with "Mombasa JY 20 95" cds. SG 6a cat ca£650. (P) $150$300
18011890-95 Light & Liberty 8a grey. Superb U, "Mombasa JU 5 91" cds. SG 13 cat £225+. Only 1500 printed. (P) $200$300
18021890-95 Light & Liberty 1R grey. FU, "Mombasa 1 6 94" squared circle pmk. SG 15 cat £225. (P) $130$200
18031895 BEA opt Light & Liberty 2½a black on bright yellow. VF fresh M. SG 36 cat £200. Only 4020 printed & most used. (P) $180$250
18041895 BEA opt Light & Liberty 5a black on grey-blue. VF MLH. SG 40 cat £300. Only 780 printed & most used. (P) $275$375
18051895 BEA opt Light & Liberty 7½a black. VFM. SG 41 cat £140. Only 1140 printed & most used. (P) $130$180
18061895 BEA opt Light & Liberty 8a blue.VF fresh MLH, imperf at top from edge of sheet. SG 42 cat £100. Only 1900 printed & most were used. (P) $90$120
18071895 BEA opt Light & Liberty 1R carmine. F-VF fresh MLH. SG 43 cat £65. Only 2349 printed & most used. (P) $60$80
18081895 BEA opt Light & Liberty 3R slate-purple, imperf at base from bottom of sheet. VF fresh MLH. SG 45 cat £275. Only 719 printed & most used. Exp Champion & Diena. (P) $220$300
18091895 BEA opt Light Liberty 4R ultramarine, imperf at base from bottom of sheet. F-VF fresh MLH. SG 46 cat £200. Only 868 printed & most used. Exp Lamaire & Diena. (P) $180$250
18101895-96 BEA opt India QV set ½a-5R. VF M/MLH. SG 49-63 cat £650. Rare set. (15). (P) $500$700
18121890s Minerva 2½d dull & bright lilac "AFRICA" imperf colour trial essay by De La Rue. Similar to design used for many colonies. Superb fresh MUH. Attractive & rare (P) $80$150
18131890s Minerva 2½d green & violet "AFRICA" imperf colour trial essay by De La Rue. Similar to design used for many colonies. Superb fresh MUH. Attractive & rare (P) $80$150
18141890s Minerva 2½d green & red "AFRICA" imperf colour trial essay by De La Rue. Similar to design used for many colonies. Superb fresh MUH. Attractive & rare (P) $80$150
1815 1948 KGVI Silver Wedding Omnibus comp Aden to Zanzibar inc all Malay States, plus South Africa & SWA se-tenants prs. VF fresh MUH. SG cat £2250. (138). (P) $1800 $2500
BRITISH GUIANA
1816 1850-51 Type-set circular "BRITISH GUIANA 4 cents" initialled. E.D.W (Wright) in blue. Famous "Cottonreel" 1st issue. FU appearance repaired, cut round, "Demerara OC 3 1851" cds. SG 3 or 8 cat £24,000 for cut round & under-catalogued. The Du Pont collection only had 3 singles of the 4c which sold in Europe for €48,000 - €108,000 (a cut round single with tear was €96,000!!). Famous classic rarity. Certificate can be obtained on request. (P) $12000 $20000
1817 1850-51 Type-set circular "BRITISH GUIANA 8 cents" green, initialled E.D.W (Wright) in black ink in centre, "Cottonreel" 1st issue. VFU, cut round with margins all round "Demerara OC 18 1850" cds. SG 4 cat £16,000, for cut round & under-catalogued. The Du Pont collection only had 2 singles (& 3 covers) which sold in auction in Europe for between €84,000 (=A$120,000 for cut round single equivalent to this example!!), to €132,000. Famous classic rarity. Exp several times. Certificate can be obtained on request. (P) $30000 $50000
1818 1850-51 Type-set circular "BRITISH GUIANA 12 cents" blue, initialled in centre. Famous "Cottonreel" 1st issue. VFU, cut round, sl stain, "Demerara NO 19 1850" cds. SG 5 cat £11,000 for cut round & under-catalogued. The Du Pont collection examples of SG 5 sold in auction in Europe for €50,000 - €66,000. Famous classic rarity. Exp several times, while certificate can be obtained on request. (P) $12000 $20000
18311921-27 KGV Ship set 1c-96, wmk mult script. VF fresh MLH. SG 272-82 cat £100. (11). (P) $75$100
18361913-21 KGV set 1c-$5, wmk mult crown. VF fresh MLH. SG 101-10 cat £400. (10) (P) $300$400
18371922-33 KGV $5 Purple & black on red, wmk mult crown. Stamp superb fresh MUH, left marginal, bright intense colours. SG 125 cat £225 for M, should be at least double, £450 MUH. (P) $400$600
BRITISH LEVANT
18381886-90s Express D'Orient rose & black locals issued to pay extra fees on letters, from later printing. VFM, both cnr marginal with 4 margins. Very scarce. (2). (P) $150$250
1839 1905-12 LEVANT opt KEVII set ½d to 1/- British currency issue, all opt SPECIMEN with the special GB "horseshoe" type. Superb fresh MUH, pristine never hinged original gum. SG L1-10(s) unpriced as specimens. Extremely rare as only several sets recorded - we previously sold a hinged set for $2000 +commission, while MUH should be worth double. 2012 Ceremuga photo-cert. (10) (P) $3000 $5000
1840 1906 Beirut Provisional surch "1 Piastre" opt KEVII 2d. VF MLH, sl tropicalised gum as usual. SG 15 cat £1500. Rare genuine as only 600 printed & most used. RPSL photo-cert. (P) $1000 $1300
18411906 Beirut Provisional surch "1 Piastre" opt KEVII 2d, tied to large part cover with "Registered Beyrout 2 JY 06" oval pmk, being first day of issue! To Egypt with "Alexandria 4 VII 06" arrival b/s. Superb fresh. SG 15 cat £700++ would be & "from x3" on cover. Certificate can be obtained on request. (P) $900$1200
18431912 Turkish currency opt KEVII 12Pi on 2/6 dull reddish-purple, opt SPECIMEN with the special GB type 22. Superb fresh MUH. SG 33(s) unpriced as specimen. Extremely rare as only several recorded - we previously sold an example for $1050 +commission. 2012 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $700$1000
1844 1916 Salonica Provisional "Levant" opt GB KGV set ½d to 1/-, issued at British Field PO Salonica (now Thessaloniki, Greece). VF fresh M/MLH. SG S1-S8 cat £1400. Rare genuine as only 360 sets printed. All exp Alberto Diena AIEP, plus 2003 Brandon photo-cert. (8). (P) $1300 $1800
1847 Somalia: 1941 Mogadisciu "British Occupation" opts on Italian East Africa Pictorials set 10c/5c-10L/5L. (These opts on Italian postage stamps, & also on revenue stamps, were prepared on orders of the South African forces that had captured the region. But due to objections from London were never issued & most of the stock was destroyed). Superb MUH. Unlisted in SG but fully listed in Italian catalogues & mentioned in Robson Lowe Encyclopedia. Sass 1-9 cat €5000+ & underpriced as it is a very rare set. Almost never offered, especially MUH. 1957 Alberto Diena AIEP & 2011 Ceremuga photo certs. (9) (P) $2500 $3500
1848 Somalia: 1941 Mogadisciu "British Occupation" opts on Italian East Africa Pictorials set of BLACK opts 20c/10c-2L/1L, normal set has red opts on these vals. (These opts on Italian postage stamps, & also on revenue stamps, were prepared on orders of the South African forces that had captured the region. But due to objections from London were never issued & most of the stock was destroyed). VF MUH. Unlisted in SG but listed in Italian catalogues & mentioned in Robson Lowe Encyclopedia. Sass 2/I - 7/I cat €11,000+ = A$17,000+. Very rare & almost never offered, especially MUH. 2010 Raybaudi photo cert. (5) (P) $3000 $5000