21931853 Triangle 1d pale brick red on blued paper. VFU, full margins. SG 1 cat £425. (P) $250$350
21941853 Triangle 1d brick red, tete-beche pr, paper sl blued (not pronounced at back), PB printing. VFU, full margins. SG 3 cat £650, plus premium for pr. Enzo Diena photo-cert. (2) (P) $400$600
21951853 Triangle 4d blue, tete-beche pr, paper sl blued (not pronounced at back), PB printing. VFU, full margins. SG 4 cat £320, plus premium for pr. (2) (P) $230$300
21961853 Triangle 4d blue, sl blued paper (not pronounced at back), PB printing. VFU, full margins. SG 4 cat £160. Diena photo-cert (P) $100$130
21971853-63 Triangle 1d rose, PB printing tete-beche pr. VFU, barred pmk. SG 5a cat £550 as singles. (2) (P) $400$600
21981853-63 Triangle 4d deep blue, PB printing. Superb U, marginal single, large full margins, barred triangle pmk. SG 6 cat £85++. (P) $80$120
21991855-63 Triangle 6d slate-purple on blued paper, Perkins Bacon printing. Superb UN, full large even margins. SG 7d cat £4000. Very rare shade! Exp Calves, while certificate can be obtained on request. (P) $2000$3000
22001855-63 Triangle 1/- bright yellow-green, PB printing. Superb fresh UN, full margins. SG 8 cat £3500. BPA photo-cert. (P) $2000$3000
2201 1861 Triangle "Woodblock" 1d vermilion, laid paper. Superb UN appearance, expertly repaired, full margins. SG 13 cat £17,000. 2013 Roumet photo-cert. (P) $4000 $6000
2214Mafeking: 1900 Goodyear Bicycle 1d deep blue on blue. F-VFM, sl gum disturbance. SG 18 cat £1200. (P) $800$1100
2215Mafeking: 1900 Baden-Powell 3d blue/blue, 18½mm wide. Superb M. SG 19/20 cat £1700. Rare M as vast majority used. Very popular stamp. (P) $1300$1800
2216Mafeking: 1900 Baden-Powell 3d pale blue/blue, size 18½mm. Full perfs, may not be visible in photo, VFU. "Mafeking AP 10 1900 CGH" cds. SG 19 cat £475. (P) $350$450
2217Mafeking: 1900 Baden-Powell 3d deep blue on blue, 18½mm. VFU, on piece with "Mafeking AP 28 1900 CGH" cds. SG 20 cat £425. Only 6072 of both shades printed. (P) $300$400
2218Mafeking: 1900 Baden-Powell 3d pale blue/blue, 21mm. U with "Mafeking MY 12 1900 CGH" cds, sl crease, superb appearance. SG 21 cat £1200. $500$700
2219 Mafeking: 1900 Baden-Powell 3d deep blue on blue, 21mm. FM, tiny expertly repaired surface scuff at top hardly noticeable, superb appearance. SG 22 cat £14,000. Extremely rare M as almost all were used. Certificate can be obtained on request. (P) $5000 $7000
2220Mafeking: 1900 Baden-Powell 3d deep blue on blue, 21mm wide. Superb U, on piece, tied by "Mafeking MY 15 1900 CGH" cds. SG 22 cat £1400. (P) $1100$1500
2222Vryburg: 1899 1 PENCE ZAR opt Hope 1d rose, blk of 4. VFU, "Vryburg 28 NO 99" cds. SG 2 cat £400++ as singles, plus premium for rare multiple. Only 2400 printed. (4) (P) $400$600
2223Vryburg: 1899 2½ Pence ZAR opt Hope 2½ blue. VF fresh M. SG 4 cat £1700. Rare genuine as only 480 printed & most used. Previous examples we had sold for $3100, $2300 & $2100 respectively in our auctions 270, 284, & 285. Brandon photo-cert. (P) $1300$2000
CAYMAN ISLANDS
22241907 "1D" on KEVII 5/- salmon & green, error opt shifted up so old value not obliterated! Superb fresh MLH. SG 19(var) cat £275+ as normal. Only 2160 printed. Few of such error would exist. (P) $300$500
22251907 "1D" on KEVII 5/- salmon & green. VF fresh MUH. SG 19 cat £275 for M, should be at least double, £550 MUH. Rare, only2160 printed. Certificate can be obtained on request. (P) $550$800
22261907-09 KEVII set ½d to 10/-, wmk mult crown. VF fresh M/MLH. SG 25-34 cat £350. (9) (P) $250$350
22271908 "1D" on KEVII 4d black & red on yellow. VF fresh MLH. SG footnote cat £250. Much under-catalogued as only a couple of sheets made. (P) $230$300
22281908 "1D" on KEVII 4d black & red on yellow, error opt shifted up so old value not obliterated. VF fresh MLH. SG footnote cat £250+ as normal. Much under-catalogued as only a couple of sheets made. (P) $300$500
22291932 Centenary set ¼d to 10/-. VF fresh MUH. SG 84-95 cat £500 for M, should be at least double, £1000 MUH. (P) $800$1000
22301935 KGV Pictorial set ¼d to 10/-. VF MUH. SG 96-107 cat £200 for M, should be at least £400 MUH. (12) (P) $375$500
CEYLON
22311883-98 QV 2c green opt SPECIMEN diag in red. VF fresh M. SG 147s cat £475. Very rare! 2013 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $400$600
22321883-98 QV 4c rosy mauve opt SPECIMEN diag in red. VF fresh MLH. SG 148s, only lists Specimen on 4c rose (SG 149s cat £450). Very rare. 2013 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $400$600
22331885 Postage & Revenue FIVE CENTS opt QV 8c orange-yellow, error opt INVERTED, wmk crown CA. VFU appearance, repairat base. SG 179b cat £4000. Extremely rare genuine example with only several recorded. 2005 BPA photo-cert. (P) $1300$2000
22341896 QV set 5c-28c opt SPECIMEN diag in red. F-VFM. SG 195s & 197-99s cat £300. (4) (P) $200$300
22351888-92 QV surch set 2c/4c - 3c/4c with all opt types on 4c rosy mauve & rose, inc "two cents" opt, "two" opt, "2 cents" plus bar, "two cents" plus bar, "2 cents" no bar, & 1892 "3 cents" opt 4c rosy mauve & mauve. VF MLH. SG 202-11, 241-2 cat £252+. (12). (P) $200$300
2246East China People's Post: 1949 Parcel Post surch set $5000/$500 - $50,000/$5000. VF UN as issued. SG ECP 401-4 cat £240, Chan ECP 11-14 cat U$262. (4). (P) $120$180
CHINA - PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC
22471960 Tsunyi Conference set 4f - 10f. VF fresh MUH. SG 1892-94 cat £150, Yang C74. (3) $130$180
2248 1962 Mei Lan-fang M/Sheet, original size 108x147mm. VFU/CTO with "15-9-1962" First Day cancel in special "Stage Curtains". SG MS 2044a cat £12,000+, Yang C94M. Key item of the PRC. (P) $7000 $10000
2249Range 1960-63 of C & S sets inc 1960 Goldfish set, 1960 Pig set, 1960 Railway Station set, 1960 Chrysanthemums set, 1961 Mongolian set, 1963 Butterfly set & 1963 Hwangshan Landscapes set. All diff. F-VF CTO. SG 1911-27, 1932-3, 1947-64, 1979-80, 2069-88, 2124-39 cat £331, Yang S38, S40, S42, S44, C89, S56, S57 (75). $350$500
2250Sets: 1966-67 inc 1966 Revolution Games set, 1967 Oilwell set, 1967 Liu Ying-Chun 8f & 1967 3rd 5 year plan set. VF CTO with gum. SG 2325-28, 2332-42 cat £279, Yang C118, C121-24. (15). $275$375
22521926 cover franked Central Pacific Cocoanut Plantations 10c with red values, plus USA 2c pr all tied by large palm tree cancel, plus 10c Airmail pr tied by San Francisco May 14 1926 duplex pmks, to pay 24c air fee across the USA to New Jersey. Carried under the scheme where internal US air carriage could be prepaid from overseas destinations with USA stamps. Only such example we have seen from Christmas Island! (P) $1000$1500
22531980 Aerogramme 33c plane & map PROOF in large uncut format with marginal colour bars & imprint at right "McCorquodale 'Indonesian Airletter' Dk Blue Pantone 273". Very fresh UN, mnr wrinkles. Ex printer's archives & only the 2nd example known to us -the other sold for $1200+ in our auction 276. (P) $500$1000
COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS
22541990 Navigators 45c UR cnr vertical pr IMPERF upper stamp with ink variety at left. Fresh MUH, sl gum adherences from printer's archive page. SG 223(var). Only 1 sheet recorded. (P) $100$200
22551990 Navigators 75c LR cnr vertical pr IMPERF. Fresh MUH, sl gum adherences from printer's archive page. SG 224(var). Only 1 sheet recorded. (P) $100$200
22561990-91 Provisional opt set inc Official Paid. VF fresh MUH, Official CTO as always. SG 234-9 & O1 cat £132, retail $250. (7) (P) $130$180
COLOMBIA
22571935 Third National Olympiad set 2c-10P. VF fresh MUH. SG 461-76 cat £1500 for M, should be at least double, £3000 MUH. Yv 274-89 cat €1900 for M, so €3800 MUH. (16) (P) $1500$2500
COOK ISLANDS
22581932 Canoe 2d black & brown, no wmk, error centre INVERTED. VF fresh M. SG 101(var) footnote cat £500. Very rare as only 1 or 2 sheets printed. (P) $500$800
22591932 Cook Islands opt Arms £5 blue, single wmk. VF fresh M. SG 98b cat £250 (P) $220$300
22621943-54 opt Arms £5 indigo, mult wmk Wiggins Teape paper. Superb fresh MUH. SG 136 cat £375+. 2005 Rendon AIEP photo cert for a set. (6) (P) $375$475
22631892 Type-set set 1d-10d tied to Registered cover front by "Rarotonga 14 MY 95" cds with h/s reg label/cachet. To Barbados, with New York reg label added in transit. SG 1-4 cat £200 & "from x5" on cover (P) $200$400
22641917 Registered cover (edge wear) franked Pictorials ½d, 1½d, 2d, 5d, 6d, 10d & 1/-, tied by "Rarotonga 23 AU 17" cds with reg label. To USA with San Francisco & Augusta b/s. SG cat £290 & "from x4" on cover. (P) $200$400
2265Penrhyn: 1917 KGV opt set 2½d to 1/- in 2 perf se-tenant vert prs. VF fresh MLH/MUH. SG 24b-27b cat £270+. (4 prs). (P) $220$300
COVERS - CRASH, WRECK, DISASTER
2266Australia: 1935 "Loina" crash cover -very battered & pieces missing, franked KGV 4d olive pr, tied by "Air Mail Sydney 30 SE 35" cds. To Tasmania, with Hobart arrival b/s. Crashed off Flinders Id. AAMC 535 cat $400+ & under-catalogued. (P) $350$500
2267Australia: 1936 "Scipio" large crash cover very battered & end flaps missing -stamps floated away, Melbourne cds. To Scotland, with 2-line "Damaged by Sea Water" cachet front & back. Crashed near Crete. AAMC 623 cat $175+ $130$200
COVERS - ZEPPELIN etc
2268Brazil: 1935 cover for 3rd "Pendulum" Zeppelin flight, franked Red Cross & Espirito Santo sets, plus air 2000P, tied by "Correio Aereo Districto Federal 28 NOV 35" cds. To England, with Condor Zeppelin Brasil-Europa cachets. Sieger 337B. (P) $375$500
2269Germany: 1929 Orient Zeppelin Flight PPC franked Eagle air 1Mk (flts), tied by "Friedrichshafen 24 MRZ 29" cds, with flight cachet, "Lorch" return arrival cds. Sieger 23IIA cat €130 $70$100
2270Germany: 1929 Zeppelin 1st America Flight cover franked Zeppelin 4RM, tied by "Friedrichshafen 15 MAI 29" cds. To USA with flight cachet & s/l cachet to say mail delayed due to cancellation of 1st flight, with New York arrival b/s. VF. SG 445 cat £48, Mi 424 cat €45 -both for stamp alone, or €120 on cover. Sieger 26A cat €100. $70$100
2271Germany: 1930 Zeppelin South America Flight cover franked flight Zeppelin 2RM(2) & 4RM, tied by "Friedrichshafen 18 5 30" cds. To USA with flight cachet & b/s Lakehurst green Zeppelin pmk. VF. Sieger 57F. SG 456-7 cat £1275, Mi 438-9 cat €1200 -both for stamps alone. (P) $500$800
2272Germany: 1931 Zeppelin Egypt Flight card franked Eagle 1Mk tied by "Luftschiff Graf Zeppelin 9 4 1931" on board cds. To Egypt with flight cachet & Cairo arrival cds. VF. Sieger 104b cat €90. $50$70
2273Germany: 1932 Zeppelin 1st South America Flight cover franked Eagle 50pf & Zeppelin 1RM, tied by "Freiburg 18 3 32" cds, with flight cachet. To Brazil, with Friedrichshafen transit cds, plus b/s Sao Paulo. VF. SG 443 cat £48, Mi 455 cat €45 -both for stamps alone, cat €80 on cover. Sieger 138A cat €75. $70$100
2274Germany: 1932 Zeppelin 1st South America Flight cover franked Hindenburg 25pf(3) & Zeppelin 4RM, tied by "Berlin 20 3 32" cds, with flight cachet & "Berlin-Friedrichshafen Anshusflug" cachet. To Argentina, with Buenos Aires arrival b/s SG 445 cat £48, Mi 424 cat €45 -both for stamp alone, cat €120 on cover. Sieger 138B cat €75+. $70$100
2275Germany: 1934 Zeppelin South America Flight printed covers, 1st franked Eagle/globe 25pf & 50pf plus Zeppelin 1RM, 2nd franked 2RM Zeppelin, all tied by Lokstedt cds, with flight cachets & Friedrichshafen transit cds. To Chile, with Santiago arrival b/s. Sieger 250Aa cat 100+. SG 443-4 cat £118, Mi 423 & 455 cat €110 for stamps alone, or €200 on covers. (2). $100$150
2276Hungary: 1931 Egypt Zeppelin Flight card franked airs 4f(2), 32(f), 40f(2) & 80f, tied by "Legiposta Budapest 6 APR 1931" cds, with red pyramid cachet, Friedrichshafen transit cds & Cairo Zeppelin arrival cds. Sieger 104(var). Very rare. (P) $900$1200
2277Iceland: 1931 Zeppelin Iceland Flight reg Zeppelin PPC, franked opt 30a & 1Kr, tied by "Reykjavik 30 VI 31" cds, with reg label & Flight cachet. To Germany with Friedrichshafen & Mittweida cds. VF. SG 179-80 cat £220 for stamps alone. Sieger 114b cat €265. (P) $100$150
2278Netherlands Indies: 1936 Olympic Zeppelin Flight 5c Postcard uprated 25c & 30c Air triangle, tied by "Djokjakarta 24 7 36" cds, with Berlin arrival cds & crimson flight cachet, returned to Ned-Indies, with Bandoeng arrival cds. VF. Sieger 427. Rare & attractive. (P) $450$700
2279Paraguay: 1930 printed Zeppelin cover franked 2P85 tied by boxed Zeppelin cachet & with "Scio Aereo Postal Paraguay 19 MAY30" cds. To USA, with green Lakehurst Zeppelin b/s. Sieger 62A cat €1000. Only 123 flown & very rare. (P) $600$1000
2280Paraguay: 1932 Zeppelin 3rd Sth America Flight cover franked Def 2P50 & Zeppelin triangles 4P & 16P, tied by red diamond Zeppelin cachet, with "28 ABR 32" cds, plus Transatlantic cachet. To France, Condor cachet on reverse with Friedrichshafen & weak French b/s. Sieger 162 cat €115 (P) $70$100
2281Paraguay: 1934 Zeppelin 3rd South America flight registered cover franked 1934 opt Zeppelins (3), & 1933 Columbus (5), tied by red triangle cachets & "Scio Aereo Postal Paraguay 23 6 34" cds, special flight label & Condor Paraguay - Europa cachet in red. Dropped over Spain, with boxed Barcelona arrival b/s. VF. Sieger 258. (P) $350$500
2282Peru: 1936 7th South America Flight Registered cover franked 15c, 20c, 50c & 1S tied by "Lima 27 JUN 36" cds, with Condor Zeppelin label & cachet, plus 2 Lufthansa cachets. To Germany, with Frankfurt arrival b/s. Sieger 355 cat €500. (P) $350$500
2283Poland: 1938 Stratosphere Balloon Flight illustrated cover franked 75g Stratosphere Flight M/Sheet tied by special cancel, with all appropriate cachets etc. Mi Blk 6 cat €90++, SG MS335b cat £75++ both as loose M/S alone. Sent registered with extra franking & most unusual thus. Attractive. (P) $100$200
2284Russia: 1931 Zeppelin Polar Flight registered colour PPC of Russian stamps, franked Polar Flight imperfs 30k & 1R, tied by "Zeppelin Leningrad 25 VII 31" cds, with h/s reg label/cachet. To Berlin with Leningrad-Friedrichshafen & Polar Flight cachets, plus Berlin arrival cds. SG 584 & 586 cat £43 for stamps alone. Sieger 120Ba (footnote) cat €155. (P) $120$180
2285Russia: 1931 Zeppelin Polar Flight registered cover franked imperf Zeppelins 35k & 2R, tied by "Zeppelin Leningrad 25 VII 31" cds, with h/s reg label/cachet, plus "Leningrad-Nordpol" & Flight cachets. Addressed to Icebreaker Malygin with "Brise Glace Malyguin" anchor arrival cds. SG 585 & 587 cat £36 for stamps. Sieger 120Bb cat €125. (P) $120$180
2286USA: 1930 cover franked Zeppelin $2.60 tied by "Varrick St Sta NY MAY 6 1930" pmk & with Zeppelin cachets for South America & Europe Pan-America flights, plus arrival b/s of "Lakehurst MAY 31 1930" green Zeppelin & Richmond VA. Sc C15 cat US$550, SG 689 cat £650, both as loose stamp, Sieger 64c cat €900. (P) $400$600
2287USA: 1930 Zeppelin Europe Pan-America Round Flight PPC franked Zeppelin 65c tied by "Lakehurst NJ JUN2 1930" flag pmk. To Germany with Round Flight & South America Flight cachets. VF. SG 687 cat £170, Sc C13 cat $150 -both for stamp alone. Sieger 64A cat €560 to non-USA address. (P) $120$200
CROATIA
22881942 Model Plane Expo M/Sheet 2+2K & 3+12K imperf, with engravers "R" secret mark. Superb fresh MUH, with unusually pristine gum. Mi Blk 1i cat €140++. Exp Prof Ercegovic. (P) $90$120
22891942 Model Plane Expo M/Sheet 2+2K & 3+12K imperf, with REVERSED order of stamps & reverse colours of inscriptions. Superb fresh MUH. Mi Blk 1i(var). Very rare! Exp Dr Rommerschkirchen BPP. (P) $300$500
22901942 Independence opt Views 10K, IMPERF horiz pr with printing greatly smudged. VF fresh UN as made. Mi 80(var) est cat €180+. Rare combination. Zrinjscak AIEP photo-cert. (P) $70$120
22911942-44 Postage Dues 0.50K-20K, IMPERF horiz prs selection inc proofs. VF fresh MUH. Mi exP11-23(P) est cat €300+. Very attractive range & double prints are rather rare. (10 prs) (P) $120$200
22921942-43 Officials 30K, LL cnr blk of 4 with 2 prs IMPERF BETWEEN. Superb fresh MUH. Mi D15UMs this value unlisted, while other vals cat €160+++. Such imperf betweens are 100 scarcer than stamps fully imperf, or imperf horiz on both sides etc. Exp Ceremuga. (P) $100$200
22931942 Arms Official 1K red error of colour due to error of cliché, central stamp in 3K vertical strip of 5 from LL cnr of sheet, perf 11½. VF fresh MUH. SG O58/60(var), Mi D6xA & 4xA(var). Only found in a small part of the 1st printing & then corrected. Only several perf strips recorded. 2013 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $900$1500