36241895 Sarawak Brooke 2c violet (colour of issued 6c) opt 4 Pence in red, error opt double. Produced by Perkins Bacon from waste sheets & used for paper trials for a Rhodesia issue. VF fresh M. SG 28(var). Exceedingly rare & interesting specialist item. (P) $350$500
36251896-97 Arms set 1d to 4/-, die I. VF fresh M. SG 29-37 cat £375. Scarce set. (9). (P) $350$450
36261896-97 Arms set ½d to 10/-, heavy shaded lion. VF fresh M/MLH. SG 41-50 cat £400+. Scarce set. (9). (P) $350$450
36271896 "One Penny" opt Arms 3d grey-black & green Matabeleland Provisional. VF fresh M. SG 51 cat £600. Only 1200 printed. Rare. (P) $550$700
36281896 BSA Co opt Hope set ½d to 1/-. VF fresh M/MUH. SG 58-64 cat £325+. (7). (P) $275$375
36341905 Victoria Falls set 1d to 5/- VF fresh M. SG 94-99 cat £300. (6). (P) $220$300
36351905 Victoria Falls set 1d to 5/-, opt or perf SPECIMEN (5d perf specimen reversed). VF fresh M. SG 94-9s cat £425. (6). (P) $375$475
3636ca1906 Beira & Mashonaland 1d red Newspaper Parcel, 1d in circle & ornate frame. VFU, "Salisbury 28 MAY" cds. Very rare. (P) $200$400
36371909-12 Opt Arms set ½d-£1,perf SPECIMEN, many specimen inverted or reversed. VF fresh M, some sl gum adhesions. SG 100-113s cat £400. (14). (P) $350$450
3638 1909-12 "RHODESIA" opt Arms £5 deep blue on strongly bluish paper, top value, perf 14. Superb UN, unusually nice colour (ex printers archives). SG 113e cat £9000. Very rare top value. 2015 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $3800 $5000
36391909-11 Arms surcharge set 5d on 6d to 2/- on 5/-, perf SPECIMEN, 1st 2 specimen reversed, 3rd inverted, 4th inverted & reversed. F-VF fresh M. SG 114-18s cat £180++. (4). (P) $180$250
3640 1913 KGV Admiral original issue set ½d-£1 opt SPECIMEN (full 1913 set as 1½d issued years later). Superb fresh M, some sl gum adhesions, beautiful bright colours. SG ex186-249s cat £2600+. Attractive & popular set. (18). (P) $2500 $3500
36411940s Railway Parcel Stamps: Collection on pgs of 1940s Numeral issue 1d to £1 study, with inscription R.R. (Rhodesia Railways). Most opt with letters representing town of issue inc 10/- (15) & £1 (7). All diff inc town letters. (90). $200$300
3642ca1965 Railway set 1d-£1, inscribed R.R. at top (Rhodesia Railways), ea stamp opt or h/s with letters (representing a town). VF fresh MUH. Very rare as MUH. (13). (P) $150$250
36441903 New PO set 15b-5L vert designs. VF fresh M/MLH. SG 472-8 cat £375, Mi 154-60 cat €450. (7). (P) $100$150
36451939 King Carol Birth Anniv 59L booklet containing 1.5L in 5 panes of 8 with all postal info & advertising interleaves. F-VF, minor cover blemishes as always, overall excellent condition with stamps superb. Mi 572MH. Very rare! (P) $100$200
36461939 King Carol Birth Anniv 89L booklet containing 3L in 5 panes of 6 with all postal info & advertising interleaves. VF, overall excellent condition, with stamps superb. Mi 574MH. Very rare! (P) $100$200
36471939 King Carol Birth Anniv 158L booklet containing 4L in 5 panes of 8 with all postal info & advertising interleaves inc colour adverts for Artin pills & Korescol ink, plus for Galeries Lafayette on back cover. VF, overall excellent condition, with stamps superb. Mi 575MH. Very rare! (P) $150$300
36481939 King Carol Birth Anniv 198L booklet containing 5L in 5 panes of 8 with all postal info & advertising interleaves, inc colour adverts for Antin pills & Koresiol ink, plus for Galeries Lafayette on back cover. VF, overall excellent condition with stamps superb. Mi 576MH. Very rare! (P) $150$300
36491939 King Carol Birth Anniv 208L booklet containing 7L in 5 panes of 6 with all postal info & advertising interleaves. VF, minor cover blemishes as always, overall excellent condition with stamps superb. Mi 577MH. Very rare! (P) $100$200
36501939 King Carol Birth Anniv 278L booklet containing 7L in 5 panes of 8 with all postal info & advertising interleaves inc colour adverts for Artin pills & Kore typewriter ribbons, plus for Galeries Lafayette on back cover. F-VF, minor cover blemishes as always, overall excellent condition with stamps superb. Mi 577MH. Very rare! (P) $100$200
36511939 King Carol Birth Anniv 358L booklet containing 12L in 5 panes of 6 with all postal info & advertising interleaves. VF, minor cover blemishes as always, overall excellent condition. Mi 580 MH. Very rare! (P) $100$200
RUSSIA
36521922 Rostov on Don Famine set 2000R-6000R. VF UN as issued, all 4 margins. Mi Z1-4 cat €180, SG 261-4 cat £225. Scarce genuine set. Exp Ceremuga (4) (P) $120$180
36531867 Folded letter franked Arms 1k & 5k on horiz laid paper, & 20k perf 12½ on wove paper, tied by "Mitava 11 MAY 67" cds -now in Latvia. To London, with boxed "PD" h/s & 2-line "Aus Russland Franco-Tout" h/s, plus London Paid arrival cds, & b/s of boxed "Eydtkuhnen" b/s. SG 6, 18 & 20, Mi 6, 18x & 20x -the 20k alone cat £130 or €150 as loose stamp. Attractive 3-colour franking. (P) $200$400
36541868 Folded letter franked Arms 10k pr on horiz laid paper & 3k pr wove paper, tied by "Mitava 16 OCT 68" cds -now in Latvia. To London, with boxed "PD" h/s & 2-line "Aus Russland Franco-Tout" h/s, plus London Paid arrival cds, & b/s of boxed "Eydtkuhnen" b/s. SG 13 & 21, Mi 13y & 21x. Attractive 3-colour franking. (P) $200$400
36551869 Folded letter franked Arms 10k(2), 5k & 1k on horiz laid paper, tied by "Mitava 11 SEP 69" cds -now in Latvia. To London, with boxed "PD" h/s & 2-line "Aus Russland Franco-Tout" h/s, plus London Paid arrival cds, & b/s of boxed "Eydtkuhnen" b/s. SG 18, 20 & 21, Mi 18x, 20x & 21x. Attractive 3-colour franking. (P) $200$400
36561922 postcard franked Volga Flood Relief 2250R blue, tied by blue-green cds, with arrival cds alongside. SG 233 Mi 165x cat €300+. Liapin cat US$1250 for single franking as very rare thus. (P) $275$400
36571923 cover franked Soldier 50R brown imperf (14), "1923" Peasant 5R blue, & Soldier 20R purple perf (4) & on reverse 1922 Soldier 70R imperf (25) plus 2 charity labels, tied by "Moscow 5 1023" cds. To USA with New York arrival b/s. SG 304, 305, 322, 324. Mi 209A, 210A, 217A & 219A. $90$150
RUSSIA - POs IN LEVANT
36581909 Beyrouth opt Ropit Anniv set 5pa/1k - 70Pi/7R. F-VF U. Mi 39-47I, SG 145-53 cat £100+. (9). (P) $150$250
36591909 Constantinople opt Ropit Anniv set 5pa/1k - 70Pi/7R. VFU. Mi 39-47II, SG 66-74 cat £100+. (9). (P) $100$150
36601909 Dardanelles opt Ropit Anniv set 5pa/1k - 70Pi/7R. F-VF U. Mi 39-47III, SG 154-62 cat £100+. (9). (P) $130$200
36641909 Jerusalem opt Ropit Anniv set 5pa/1k - 70Pi/7R. VFU, with "ROPIT Jerusalem 1910" cds. Mi 39-47V, SG 84-92 cat £200+. Rare properly used! (9). (P) $300$450
36651909 Kerassunde opt Ropit Anniv set 5pa/1k - 70Pi/7R. VFU, with "ROPIT Kerassunde 1910" cds. Mi 39-47VI, SG 93-101 cat £100+. Rare properly used! (9). (P) $150$250
36661909 Mont Athos Cyrillic opt Ropit Anniv set 5pa/1k - 10Pi/1R (full set as only these exist with cyrilic opt). VF fresh M, 2 lower vals UN. Mi 39-45IX, SG 111-17. (7). $50$80
3668Azerbaijan: 1922 Registered cover to Germany franked 50000/ 3000R machine surch double strip of 18 (9x2) from base of sheet. 3 units at base inverted, so surch inverted on these, giving 3 TETE-BECHE prs. Strip attached at one end to reverse of cover, tiedat this end by "Baku 11 7 22" cds, folded round to front with another 8 pmks & 1 on the cover, with Reg label & Berlin b/s. Mi 42/42K, SG 43/43a. Amazingly fine & fresh. Rarity! (P) $800$1500
RUSSIA - UKRAINE
3669Western Ukraine: 1918 Kolomyja 5/15h opt on Austria, variety smudged opt. Superb fresh MUH. SG 1 cat £85 for M, MUH £170+ MUH, Mi 1 cat €100 for M, so €200+ MUH. Scarce genuine example. 2013 Ceremuga AIEP photo-cert. (P) $60$100
3670Western Ukraine: 1918 Kolomyja 5/15h opt on Austria. Superb fresh MUH. SG 1 cat £85 for M, MUH £170+ MUH, Mi 1 cat €100 for M, so €200+ MUH. Scarce genuine example. 2013 Ceremuga AIEP photo-cert. (P) $60$100
36711923 Registered cover (vertical fold at left clear of stamps) franked Famine Relief no wmk set, with extra 10k & 20k, plus Russia "1923" Worker 4R & Soldier 10R, & "star" opt 100R/15k & 200/15k, all tied by "Kharkov 77 23" cds -2 days after becoming part of USSR. To Latvia, with Riga arrival b/s. SG 12-15 & Russian 294-5, 321 & 323. Very rare on cover. (P) $600$900
36791872 St Lucia Steam Conveyance Co Ltd set 1d-6d. Superb fresh MUH. (3). (P) $70$120
36801967 "STATEHOOD 1ST MARCH 1967" opt QEII $2.50, unissued BLACK opt. Superb fresh MUH, UL cnr marginal. SG footnote, Yv 224a cat €700. Very rare -previous example we had, sold for $1050 in auction 290. Alberto Diena photo-cert. (P) $500$700
3681 1967 "STATEHOOD 1ST MARCH 1967" opt QEII $2.50, LL cnr marginal blk of 4, unissued BLACK opt. Superb fresh MUH. SG footnote, Yv 224a cat €2800, plus premium for extremely rare blk. Alberto Diena photo-cert. (P) $1500 $2500
ST. VINCENT
36821880 Arms 5/- rose-red, wmk small star, perf 12½. VF fresh M. SG 32 cat £1100. Rare classic top value. (P) $800$1200
36841914 GRI 2½d opt Yacht 20pf. VF fresh MUH. Mi 4, SG 104 cat £60 for M, should be at least £120 MUH. (P) $80$120
36851921 Hut set ½d to 1/- blue imperf plate PROOFS on no wmk paper. VF fresh UN as made. SG ex 149-64(p). Rare as only 1 pane recorded. (12). (P) $250$400
36871933 Zeppelin opt set 3L/50c - 20L/3L. VF fresh MUH. SG 191-96 cat £250 for M, should be at least double, £500 MUH, Sass A11-16 cat €600. (6). (P) $200$300
36891884-91 QV set ½d to 1/-, both 1d shades, plus 1883 1d rose-red, all wmk crown CA. F-VF M/MLH. SG 24 & 27-34 cat £310 (10) (P) $130$200
36901893 "HALF PENNY" opt QV 1½ lilac, wmk crown CC. Superb fresh MLH & SG 38 cat £550 & undercatalogued -previous example we sold for $850+ in auction 299. Exp Alberto Diena. (P) $550$800
36921897 Postage & Revenue opt QV 2½d on 3d dull purple & green, opt type 11. VF fresh MLH. SG 57 cat £200. Only 296 printed (P) $200$300
36931897 "Postage & Revenue 2½d" opt QV Stamp Duty 3d dull purple & green opt SG type 12. Superb fresh MLH. SG 58 cat £400++ under-catalogued. Only 148 of this type opt. (P) $450$600
36941897 "Postage & Revenue 2½d" opt QV Stamp Duty 6d dull purple & green, opt SG type 11. Superb fresh MLH. SG 61 cat £150++ Only 392 of this type printed. (P) $130$180
36951897 "Postage & Revenue 2½d" opt QV Stamp Duty 6d dull purple & green, opt SG type 12. Superb fresh MLH. SG 62 cat £325+ & under-catalogued. Only 196 of this type printed. (P) $300$400
36961897 "Postage & Revenue 2½d" opt QV Stamp Duty 6d dull purple & green, opt SG type 12, opt shifted down so 1 bar is at top of stamp. VF fresh MLH. SG 62(var) cat £325+, plus premium for shifted opt. Only 196 of this type printed & only a fraction of them shifted. (P) $300$500
3697 1897 "Postage & Revenue 2½d" opt QV Stamp Duty 2/- dull lilac, opt SG type 8, variety opt shifted right on to margin. Stamp VF fresh M, nice original colour. SG 67 cat £2000++. Only 176 of this type printed in total so only 22 (from 1 sheet) of the shifted error printed. Certificate can be obtained on request. (P) $2000 $3000
36981903 KEVII £1 purple on red, wmk crown CA. Superb fresh MLH. SG 85 cat £275. (P) $180$250
36991904-05 KEVII set ½-£1, wmk mult crown. VF MLH, mostly fresh. SG 86-98 cat £400. (13). (P) $350$450
37001907-12 KEVII set ½d-£1, wmk mult crown. F-VF MLH, mostly fresh. SG 99-111 cat £425. (13). (P) $300$400
37011912-21 KGV Elephant £2 blue & dull purple, wmk mult crown. VF MLH. SG 129 cat £950. (P) $800$1100
3702 1933 Wilberforce set ½d-£1. Superb fresh MUH. SG 168-80 cat £1100 for M, should be at least double, £2200 MUH. Popular set & very rare MUH. (13). (P) $2200 $3000
3703 1933 Wilberforce set ½d-£1. VF fresh M/MLH. SG 168-80 cat £1100. Attractive & popular set. (13). (P) $1000 $1300
37041933 Wilberforce set ½d-£1 perf SPECIMEN. VF fresh M. SG 168s-180s cat £850. Attractive & popular. (13). (P) $700$1000
37051963 Independence opt 11/- QEII Pictorial £1 black & orange. F-VF MUH. SG 269 cat £750 & under-catalogued. Very scarce, only 540 printed of which 420 were believed to have been used. One of the key QEII British Comonwealth stamps. 1987 Brandon photo-cert. (P) $550$750
SINGAPORE
37061948-52 KGVI Palms $2 green & scarlet, POSTAL FORGERY, no wmk, wove paper, perf 14x14½. VFU with genuine Singapore cds. SG 14(F) mentioned in footnote. Very rare specialist item -previous example we had sold for $595+ in auction 295. (P) $400$600
37081907 Large Canoe set ½d to 1/-. F-VFU. SG 1-7 cat £300 (7) (P) $200$300
37091991 Health Campaign 65c UNISSUED, wrongly inscribed "Less healthier food" at left, which was unissued but by mistake small number of sheets were delivered to POs or otherwise escaped & were used on commercial mail. Postally VFU. SG see footnote. Found by vendor in mission mixture! Very rare - 4th example we have offered, with 2 of the previous examples having realized $575+ & $650+ commission in our auctions 264 & 268. (P) $200$400
3710 1908 Registered cover franked Large Canoe set ½d to 1/- (perf tones) tied by "British Solomon Islands Shortlands 08 DE 5" (reversed date). To German New Guinea, with Simpsonhafen arrival b/s SG 1-7 cat £300 & "from x12" on cover, plus premium for set on cover to rare destination. (P) $1000 $1500
3711 1927 Registered Airmail cover to New York franked KGV 1d, 2d & 3d, plus USA 10c Airmail to pay for Airmail across USA, all tied by "Tulagi 21 AP 27" cds, with reg label & "US Customs Free of Duty" cachet & with b/s of Tulagi, Sydney & New York. The prepayment of USA internal Airmail fees by use of USA stamps was approved from Australia from 1924-30 & as this is routed via Australia the same rules must have applied. Such mixed franking from the Solomons is a great rarity being the only recorded cover. (P) $1500 $2500
SOMALILAND
37121903 opt at top QV set ½a-5R. VF fresh MLH. SG 1-13 cat £130. (13). (P) $90$130
37161904-05 OHMS opt KEVII 1R green, wmk crown CA. VF fresh MLH. SG O15 cat £275, much undercatalogued. Only 960 printed (P) $275$375
SOUTH AFRICA
37171902-09 Railways Parcel Stamps 1902-09. Central South African issues inc 1902 Square vals to 5/- plus shades & 1907 6d. 1909 CSAR inscribed numerals to 20/-. Most F-VF U. Very rare group. (25). $250$400
37251935-49 OFFICIAL opt Pictorial set ½d to 10/- horiz setenant bilingual prs, hyphenated printing, English at right reading down. VF fresh MUH. SG O20-27 cat £458+. (8 prs). (P) $450$600
37261935-40 OFFICIAL opt Pictorial 5/- & 10/- se-tenant prs, opt at left reading down. Superb fresh MUH. SG O28-9 cat £620+. Very scarce. Certificate can be obtained on request. (2 prs) (P) $700$1000
37271935-49 OFFICIAL opt Pictorial 5/- black & blue-green, setenant bilingual pr, English opt at left reading down. Superb fresh MUH. SG O28 cat £120. (P) $120$180
37281935-49 OFFICIAL opt Pictorial 10/- blue & sepia, setenant bilingual pr, English opt at left reading down. Superb fresh MUH. SG O29 cat £500+. Rare stamp. (P) $500$700
37291935-49 OFFICIAL opt Pictorial 10/- blue & sepia, bilingual blk of 4, English opt at left reading down. Postally G-VFU, "Registered Durban" cds. SG O29 cat £1000. Very rare blk. (P) $700$1000
37301950-54 OFFICIAL opt Pictorial 5/-, all 3 shades, plus 10/- blue & charcoal, all horiz setenant bilingual prs, inc 5/- with control no.6925. VF fresh MUH. SG O49-51 cat £405. (4 prs). (P) $400$600
3731Railway Parcel Stamps: 1910-22 study inc 1910 1d, 3d & 9d on blank background. 1916-22 Numerals with "South African Railways" underprint on coloured background 3d to 20/-, inc with opt letters representing diff towns. Also 3/- & 20/- perf & rouletted. Almost all diff inc shades. Very scarce. (25). $200$300
3732Railway Parcel Stamps: 1943 set 1d to 2/6, the "Bantam" issue with size reduced for the war effort. Each opt with diff letters for the town of issue inc prs. Almost all F-VF U. Very scarce. (92). $200$350