2684Laibach (Slovenia): 1945 Famous Slovenes set 15c-4L red, all imperf, prepared but unissued due to the defeat of the Third Reich. Superb fresh MLH. Mi I-VIB cat €250. (6) (P) $200$300
2685Latvia, Lithuania & Poland: 1917-18 Provisional usages of Germania stamps (w/o opt), with provisional cancels "Libau" in violet (4 diff), "Kowno" in black or violet (5 diff), "Bialystok" & a "Briefstempel" in violet, as used in German Army fieldpost or telegraph offices. Very scarce group. (12) (P) $100$200
2686Lithuania: 1941 "VILNIUS" opts 5k-60k. VF MUH. Mi 10-16, SG 10-16 cat £35+ for M. (7) (P) $35$50
2687Poland: 1916 Warsaw locals surch set 2gr/10gr & 6gr/5gr, each both as INVERTED opt and INVERTED one DOUBLE opt! Superb fresh MUH, matching marginal. Mi 9-10K & 9-10DK in footnote but unpriced. Scarce & spectacular. Exp Ceremuga AIEP (4) (P) $150$250
2688Poland: 1916 Warsaw locals Monuments local set 2gr-20gr, prepared but unissued, imperf. Superb fresh MUH. Mi III-VIB cat €280. Top 2 vals exp Rachmanov. (4) (P) $130$200
2689Poland: 1915 Zawiercie local issue set 10pf & 20pf, with type I reddish-violet control h/s. Superb U on pieces with "Zawiercie / Kr.Bendzin / 12.1.16" proper violet cancels. Mi 1-2I cat €2400 = A$3600. Very rare set! Exp Petriuk BPP or Dr Kronenberg, plus 2009 Ceremuga AIEP photo-certs. (2) (P) $900$1500
2690Poland: 1915 Zawiercie local issue set 10pf & 20pf, w/o control h/s. Superb fresh MUH. Mi 1-2III cat €360+. Scarce so nice. Exp Schmutz. (2) (P) $230$300
2691Poland: 1918 Zarki locals complete collection with 1st issue set 3h-12h, h/s surch set 6/3h-24/12h plus very rare double error opt 10hal in red & 6hal in black on 3h, & 3rd issue 6h-24h. VF fresh M/MLH, double opt cnr crease but nice MUH. Mi 1-9 & 4F cat €1765 = A$2750. Very scarce genuine as 99% of Zarki on the market are forgeries. All exp, plus opts with 2009 Ceremuga AIEP photo-certs. (10) (P) $450$700
2692Poland: 1918 Zarki locals complete collection with 1st issue set 3h-12h, h/s surch set 6/3h-24/12h & 3rd issue 6h-24h. VFU. Mi 1-9 cat €615 = A$950. Genuine & scarce thus. 99% Zarki stamps are forgeries. All exp twice by Schmutz & Ceremuga AIEP. (9) (P) $230$300
2694Poland-Generalgouvernement: 1943 "D" opt Court Fee set 50gr-10zl. Superb fresh MUH. Bft 15-19 cat £150+ as M or U, should be at least double, £300+ as MUH. (5) (P) $70$100
2695Poland-Generalgouvernement: 1940s "Pramienmarke” 50P orange & brown top value, 2nd issue large format coupons, vert strip of 7 showing full set of diff designs se-tenant for textiles, cigarettes, vodka, steel, washing powder, leather & household goods. VF UN as made. German retail in 2000 was DM1500 = A$1350 (photocopy of page from dealer's pricelist enclosed). Very rare, esp as a strip! (7) (P) $150$250
2696Poland: 1943 Polish Resistance 25gr purple-brown "Tajna Poczta Polska" (Secret Polish Post) showing Polish white eagle fending off the Nazi black eagle; provisional postal stationery envelope on brownish paper, stamp imprint at left, with 1938 Independence 5gr affixed at right. VF fresh UN. Rare & interesting historical item. (P) $100$200
2697Poland: 1943 Polish Resistance 25gr purple-brown "Tajna Poczta Polska" (Secret Polish Post) design showing a Polish white eagle fending of the Nazi black eagle; provisional postal stationery envelope on bluish-green paper, stamp imprint at right, with 1938 Independence 5gr affixed beside. VF fresh UN. Rare & interesting historical item. (P) $100$200
2698Poland: 1942-45 Exile Govt in London Polish Fieldpost stamps & labels collection inc "Polish Army Corps / Postal Seal" & "Letter Seal" (designs showing tanks, planes & paratroopers) in se-tenant strips of 3 in various colors both perf & imperf, then such strips with "Polish Fieldpost" opts inc inverted & double opt errors, then various other designs with "doplata" postage due opts, inc 1 error inverted & double! Mostly VF M/MUH, odd reverse flts. Interesting lot! (10 strips of 3 plus 8 singles = 38) (P) $250$400
2699Poland - Ukraine: 1940 Radio Licence Fee 4zl + "A” set of 2 singles (one for the PO, one for your licence book). VFU with Lemberg cds (now Lvov in Ukraine). Bft R1a-b cat £100. (2) (P) $40$70
2700Serbia: 1941-43 complete collection inc 1941 SERBIEN both opt sets on King Peter, 1941 both opt sets on Airs, 1941 Smederovo both M/Sheets, 1941 POW charity, 1943 War Invalids M/S etc, 1943 Postal Workers M/S, plus all 3 Postage Due sets. VF fresh M/MLH. SG cat £1092 = A$2000. Rarely offered area! (130 + 5M/S) $500$700
2701Serbia - Yugoslavia: 1944 "Ravna Gora 1941" set 1D, 2D & 4D plus due 1.50D, issued by the Partisan Army of Gen Draza Mihailovic. F-VF MUH, sl reverse blemishes. Mi 1-3 & P1. Rarely offered & historical set. (4) (P) $100$150
2702Sudetenland: 1938 Rumburg "Wir sind frei!" swastika opts on 15 diff Czechoslovak stamps. Superb fresh MUH. Mi cat €350+. Rarely seen. All exp Ceremuga. (15) (P) $200$300
2703Ukraine - South Ukraine: 1944 Kriwoj Rog "Deutsche Hilfpost" 18pf green, properly used on cover tied by "Der Gebietskommissar Kriwoj Rog" swastika h/s, in mixed franking with Ukraine opt 8pf & 8pf tied by Nikolajew cds, for forwarding to Germany. Very fresh, backflap mostly gone, o/w VF. Mi 6 cat €750+. Very rare proper usage. Krischke BPP photo-cert. (P) $400$600
2704Ukraine - Transnistria: 1941-43 Duca Voda set of M/Sheets of 4 imperf 6L,12L & 24L. Prepared for the area under joint Romanian & German Occup, the M/S unissued due to central authorities objections. See cat footnotes. VF fresh UN as made. Scarce! (3 M/S) (P) $60$90
2705Auschwitz Concentration Camp: 1943 censored postcard with camp rules on front (design with 7 points), franked Hitler 12pf, from prisoner to family in occupied Poland. Scarce & historical item. (P) $200$300
2706Auschwitz Concentration Camp: 1943 censored folded letter with camp rules on front (design with 7 points), franked Hitler 12pf, from prisoner to family in occupied Poland. Scarce historical item (P) $150$250
2707Dachau Concentration Camp: 1940 censored postcard with camp rules on front (design with 5 points), franked Hindenburg 6pf, from prisoner to family in occupied Poland. Scarce & historical item. (P) $250$350
2708Sachenhausen - Oranienberg Concentration Camp: 1941 censored lettercard with camp rules inside, franked Hindenburg 12pf, censor "C" cachet, sent by inmate to family in occupied B & M. Scarce. (P) $150$250
2709Warsaw Jewish Ghetto in Poland: 1941 Essays for stamps or currency notes full set 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 & 50 (gr) hand printed from linoleum cuts, prepared due to lack of small change, for use in Ghetto post office accounting, but not issued as not authorised by the Nazi authorities. Mostly nice UNC condition, only 1 sl edge flts. Very rare & controversial items whose status is not fully known, in any case most interesting historical items. Listed in 1995 in "World War II Remembered" as #1031-36. With copies of article by Campbell, as well as positive opinion from Dr Kronenberg. We previously sold 2 similar sets in previous auctions for between $950+ & $1350+ commission. (6) (P) $800$1200
GERMANY - ALLIED OCCUPATION
27101945 Glauchau Provisional "Kreis Glauchau” & bars opts on Nazi Officials 6 diff 25/3pf - 25/12pf. VF MUH. Mi ex30-37 cat €235. Scarce group. (6) (P) $70$100
27111945 Glauchau Provisional "castle" h/s opt on Hitler set 1pf-12pf. Superb fresh MUH. Mi I-VI. Scarce set. Exp Ceremuga. (6) (P) $150$250
27121945 Holzhausen Provisional opt Hitler 12pf. VF fresh MUH. Mi AIII. Very scarce, issued 3.8.45 & withdrawn after a few hours due to objections from Soviet authorities in Leipzig. Exp. (P) $50$70
27131945 Saxony Sehma Provisionals "solid circle" cork h/s opt Hitler vals 1pf-1Mk. VFU, tied by "Sehma 31.5.45" cds on page along with normal Hitler 1pf! Mi exAP781-827I(var). (20) (P) $100$200
2714American & British Zones: Specialised collection 1945-46 on special printed pages, in binder. Details on all 3 diff printings, inc Washington printing perf 11 set to 25pf plus papers. Brunswick printing perf 11 set to 80pf. Also set to 1Mk perf 11x11½ (SG cat £210+) & set to 80pf perf 11½x11 (£430+) plus set to 80pf perf 11½ (£650). British printing set to 12pf perf 14, set to 12pf perf 14¼x14½ plus scarce 6pf perf 14¼x14¾. Also vals to 12pf perf 14¾x14¼. All diff printings & perfs. Seems all VF fresh MUH. SG cat £1900+ = A$3400. Good study (110) $700$1000
2715French Zone -Baden: 1949 Red Cross M/Sheet. Superb U "Freiburg (Breisgau) 21.4.49" cds. SG MS FB45a cat £1400 = A$2500, Mi Blk 2 cat €1500 = A$2300. Very scarce genuine pmk. Exp Schlegel BPP plus 2008 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $600$900
GERMANY - FEDERAL REPUBLIC
2716 1951 Posthorn set 2pf-90pf. VF fresh MUH, with pristine original gum. SG 1045-60 cat £2400, Mi 123-38 cat €2500 = A$3700. Key set seldom seen genuine MUH. (16) (P) $1300 $1800
27171954 Heuss set 2pf-3DM. VF fresh MUH. SG 1103-22 cat £325, Mi 177-96 cat €350. (20) (P) $200$275
GERMANY - WEST BERLIN
27181948 black "BERLIN" opt set 2pf-5Mk. VF fresh MUH. Mi 1-20 cat €450, SG B1-20 cat £400. Scarce genuine set. Top value exp Ceremuga (in margin). (20) (P) $300$400
2719 1948 black "BERLIN" opt set 2pf-5Mk. Postally VFU, with various identifiable correct pmks. Mi 1-20 cat €3000 = A$4650, SG B1-20 cat £2750 = A$4950. Genuine used sets are very scarce, especially top values in such nice condition as mostly used on parcels. Top 3 vals ea with 2007 Ceremuga photo-certs. (20) (P) $1000 $1500
27201949 Currency Revaluation 1DM M/Sheet. VF fresh MUH. 2 tiny gum bends & a tiny black mark on gum mentioned for accuracy. SG MS 70a cat £900, Mi Blk 1 cat €1100. Unsold previously, vender wants it sold so reserved to clear. Exp Schlegel DPB. (P) $300$500
27211949 red "BERLIN" opt set 2pf-2Mk. VFU with various cds. Mi 21-34 cat €1000 = A$1500. SG B21-34 cat £900 = A$1600. Top 2 vals exp Schlegel BPP. (14) (P) $375$500
27221949 UPU set 12pf-2DM. VF fresh MUH. Mi 35-41cat €1000, SG B54-60 cat £800. Very scarce MUH. Some exp Schlegel BPP (7) (P) $400$550
27231949 UPU set 12pf-2DM. VFU with light cds. Mi 35-41 cat €450, SG B54-60 cat £325. Scarce in nice condition. (7) (P) $130$200
27241949-55 Buildings set 1pf-5DM. VF fresh MUH. Mi 42-60 & 112-13 cat €990, SG B35-53 cat £950. Scarce set as MUH. Top 2 vals exp Schlegel BPP. (21) (P) $450$600
27261949 Currency Revaluation set 10+5pf - 30+5pf. Postally VFU with clear Berlin cds. Mi 68-70 cat €700, SG B68-70 cat £680 = A$1200. Very scarce genuine used. (3) (P) $250$350
2727 1949 Currency Revaluation 1DM M/Sheet. Superb U with 2 nice strikes of the special Berlin "17.12.49" FDI large cds. Bl 1 cat €2800+ = A$4200+, SG MS 70a cat £2750+. Very scarce with genuine cancels, especially so nice! 2008 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $1300 $2000
2729Collection 1948-90 almost comp VFU in album, the key early sets comp inc 1948 BERLIN black opt set to 5DM (SG cat £2750), BERLIN red opt set to 2DM (£900), 1949 UPU set (£325), Goethe set (£230), Currency Relief set (£680), all Bell sets & almost everything thereafter. VFU/CTO. Mi cat ca.€8500 = A$13,000, SG cat £6650 = A$12,000. Only needs 1949 M/S, plus few modern cheapies. Impressive collection at a very low reserve. (900, 7M/S). (P) $1200$1800
GERMANY - DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
27301951 China Friendship set 12pf-50pf with imprint & plate no margins at base. VF fresh MUH. SG E43-5 cat £350++ as normal stamps, Mi 286-8DV cat €1650 = A$2500. Very rare (3) (P) $700$1000
27311954 Official 20pf, type I, typo printing, normal paper, wmk "DDR & Posthorns". VF fresh MUH. Mi D22xI cat €700 = A$1200. Exp Weigelt BPP. (P) $180$250
27321956 Official set 5pf-40pf, typo print, granite paper, wmk "DDR posthorns". VF fresh MUH. Mi D29yII-33yI cat €2400 = A$3600. Exceedingly rare! Exp Weigelt BPP & cert. (5) (P) $750$1000
27411898 QV set ½d to 1/-. Mostly F-VFM. SG 39-45 cat £150 (7) (P) $80$120
27421906-12 KEVII 8/-, wmk mult crown CA. Superb fresh M. SG 74 cat £200. (P) $150$200
27431906-12 KEVII 4/- black & carmine, wmk mult crown CA. Superb fresh MLH. SG 73 cat £130. (P) $100$130
27441912-24 KGV set ½d-£1 inc extra 1d & all 1/- shades. F-VF M/MLH. SG 76-85 cat £370. (14) (P) $275$375
27451912-24 KGV set ½d-£1, plus extra ½d, 1/- (2) shades, wmk mult crown CA. The 4/- showing interesting "dry print" appearance & partial doubling of some of the design lines due to shift during printing. VF fresh MLH. SG 76-85 cat £340+++ plus premium for the variety. (13) (P) $250$350
27461912-24 KGV £1 purple & black on red, wmk mult crown CA. Superb fresh M. SG 85 cat £140. (P) $110$150
27471912-24 KGV £1 purple & black on red, wmk mult crown CA. Superb fresh MUH. SG 85 cat £140 for M, should be at least double, £280+ for MUH. (P) $200$300
27481925 KGV New values & colours 1/- to £1. VFM. SG 102-107 cat £200. (6) (P) $170$230
2750 1925-32 KGV £5 violet & black, wmk mult crown CA. VF fresh MUH. SG 108 cat £1400 for M, so at least £2800 as MUH. Key stamp! Exp Sorani (in pencil). (P) $1800 $2500
27511935 KGV Silver Jubilee set 2d to 1/-, perf SPECIMEN. VF fresh M. SG 114-17s cat £200. (4) (P) $180$250
2753Postal Stationery: Nice range 1890s-1930s inc Postcards QV opt ½d & 1d, QV ½d, 1d & 1½d ea single & double reply, surch 5c, 10c & 15c singles, plus 15c double reply, normal 15c plus 5c, 10c & 15c double replies, KEVII ½d double reply (2 stocks), plus 1d single & double reply, KGV ½d, then Registered Envelopes QV opt on Barbados, surch 20c (size F), 20c flap on back (sizes F & G), 20c flap front (size F), 2d (size F), plus KEVII 2d (size G) U -stamps removed, then wrappers QV opt ½d & surch 5c, KEVII ½d & 1d, KGV ½d & 1d. Mostly VF UN. (34) $170$250
GILBERT & ELLICE ISLANDS
27541912-24 KGV £1 top value wmk mult crown CA. Superb fresh MUH, deep colour. SG 24 cat £550 as M, should be at least double, £1100+ for MUH. Outstanding stamp! (P) $800$1200
27551922-27 KGV set ½d to 10/-, wmk script CA. VF fresh MLH/MUH. SG 27-35 cat £175+. (5) (P) $140$180
GOLD COAST
27561902 KEVII set ½d to 20/-, wmk crown CA. VF fresh M/MLH. SG 38-48 cat £300. (11) (P) $275$375
27681840 QV 1d black plate 6, letters NI. VFU, 4 margins, with red Maltese Cross pmk. SG 2 cat £300. (P) $180$250
27691840 QV 1d black plate 7, letters EE. VFU, 4 margins with black Maltese Cross cancel. SG 2 cat £275. (P) $180$250
27701840 QV 1d black plate 8, letters HH. FU, almost 4 margins with black Maltese Cross pmk. SG 2 cat £400. (P) $110$150
27711840 QV 1d black plate 8, letters PH. Superb U, 4 margins with red Maltese Cross pmk. SG 2 cat £425. (P) $250$350
27721840 QV 1d black plate 9, letters KH. FU, 3½ margins, with red Maltese Cross pmk. SG 2 cat £475. (P) $100$150
27731840 QV 1d black plate 10, letters LK. VFU, 4 margins, with black Maltese Cross pmk. SG 2 cat £700. Nice example. (P) $400$600
27741840 QV 2d blue, letters GA. FU on piece, 3 margins, red Maltese Cross pmk. SG 5 cat £725. (P) $200$300
27751840 QV 2d blue, letters JD. VFU, 4 margins, with red Maltese Cross pmk. SG 5 cat £675. (P) $350$500
27761840 QV 2d pale blue vert pr, letters RD-SD. U, 4 large margins, black Maltese Cross pmks, creased etc but still nice appearance. SG 6 cat £1500 for pr. (P) $350$450
27771840 QV 2d blue, letters TI. U, 4 large margins, thinned, fine appearance. SG 5 cat £675. (P) $100$200
27781840 QV 2d pale blue, letters GG. U, 4 large margins, black Maltese Cross pmk, flts but superb appearance. SG 6 cat £800. (P) $250$350
27801841 QV 1d red-brown, letters SG. F & fresh M, 4 margins. SG 8 cat £500. (P) $100$150
27811841 QV 1d lake-red imperf. VFU, 4 margins with portion of adjoining stamp at base. SG 11 cat £750. Rare shade. (P) $150$300
2782 1841 QV 2d blue with white lines, letters HB. Superb fresh M, nice original gum, 4 large margins & nice bright color. SG 14 cat £4250++ = A$7650++. Very rare in such premium condition. 2010 Ceremuga AIEP photo-cert. (P) $2500 $4000
27831841 QV 2d blue with white lines, letters HB. F M, original gum, 3½ margins, fresh appearance. SG 14 cat £4250 = A$7650. Rare in genuine M condition. (P) $650$850
27871854-57 QV 2d deep blue, plate 4 (die 1, alphabet 1), wmk small crown, perf 16. FM, original gum, tiny trace of tone spot at right, perfect perfs & nice deep colour. SG Spec F1(1), SG 19 cat £3500 = A$6300. Very rare in mint condition & much less often seen than other GB classics of similar cat value. 2009 RPSL photo-cert. (P) $700$1200