50461917 Russian Revolution "Crossed Swords & Cap" scarlet & red opts Romanov set 10k, 15k & 20k blks of 4 stamp currency printed/card, error opt INVERTED! VF UN as made. Scarce historical items! Exp Trachtenberg. (3 blks). (P) $300$500
50471917 Russian Revolution "Crossed Swords & Cap" red opt Romanov 10k blue blk of 4 stamp currency printed/card, error opt DOUBLE one INVERTED! F-VF UN as made, cnr stain. Scarce historical item! Exp Trachtenberg. (P) $100$200
50481917 Russian Revolution "Crossed Swords & Cap" scarlet opt Romanov 10k blue blk of 4 stamp currency printed on card, error opt INVERTED. VF UN as made. Scarce historical item! Exp Trachtenberg. (P) $100$200
50491917 Russian Revolution "Crossed Swords & Cap" red opt Romanov 10k blue blk of 4 stamp currency printed/card. VFU. Scarce historical item! (P) $80$120
50501917 Russian Revolution "Crossed Swords & Cap" red opt Romanov 15k brown, blk of 4 stamp currency printed on card, error opt on printed side (not portrait). VF UN as made. Scarce historical item! (P) $150$250
50511917 Russian Revolution "Crossed Swords & Cap" red opt Romanov 15k brown, blk of 4 stamp currency printed on card, error opt INVERTED & DOUBLE! VF UN as made. Scarce historical item! Exp Trachtenberg. (P) $150$250
50521917 Russian Revolution "Crossed Swords & Cap" red opt Romanov 20k green blk of 4 stamp currency printed/card, error opt DOUBLE one INVERTED. VF UN as made. Scarce historical item! Exp Trachtenberg. (P) $150$250
50531917 Russian Revolution "Crossed Swords & Cap" red opt Romanov 20k green, blk of 4 stamp currency printed on card, error opt DOUBLE. VF UN as made. Scarce historical item! Exp Trachtenberg. (P) $150$250
50541917 Russian Revolution "Abdication" opt on Romanov 10k blue, blk of 8 stamp currency printed on card, opt being the text of the front page of Soviet Newspaper Izvestia No.4, error opt INVERTED. VF UN as made. Scarce historical item! Exp Trachtenberg. (P) $180$250
50551917 Russian Revolution "Abdication" opts on Romanov set 10k, 15k & 20k blks of 8 stamp currency printed on card, opts being the text of the front page of Soviet Newspaper Izvestia No.4. VF UN as made. Scarce historical items! Exp Trachtenberg. (P) $400$700
50561917 Russian Revolution "Abdication" opt on Romanov 15k brown, blk of 8 stamp currency printed on card, opt being the text of the front page of Soviet Newspaper Izvestia No.4, error opt INVERTED. VF UN as made. Scarce historical item! Exp Trachtenberg. (P) $180$250
50571917 Russian Revolution "Proclamation" opt/Romanov 4k red blk of 12, opt being the text of the front page of Soviet Newspaper Izvestia no.5. VF fresh 5M/7MUH. Scarce historical item! Exp. (P) $200$300
50581917 Russian Revolution "Proclamation" opt/Romanov 7k brown blk of 12, opt being the text of the front page of Soviet Newspaper Izvestia no.5. VF fresh MUH. Scarce historical item! (P) $200$300
50591917 Russian Revolution "Proclamation" opt/Romanov 35k green & blue blk of 12, opt being the text of the front page of Soviet Newspaper Izvestia no.5, error opt INVERTED. VF fresh 2MLH/10MUH. Scarce historical item! (P) $200$300
50601917 Russian Revolution "Proclamation" opt/Romanov 50k grey & brown blk of 12, opt being the text of the front page of Soviet Newspaper Izvestia no.5. VF MUH, gum sl tropicalized. Scarce historical item! (P) $200$300
50611917 Russian Revolution "Proclamation" opts/Romanov set 10k, 15k & 20k blks of 12 stamp currency printed/card, opts being the textof the front page of Soviet Newspaper Izvestia no.5. VF UN as made. Scarce historical items! 10k & 20k Exp Trachtenberg (3 blks of 12). (P) $600$900
50621917 Russian Revolution "Proclamation" opts/Romanov set 10k, 15k & 20k blks of 12 stamp currency printed/card, opts being the textof the front page of Soviet Newspaper Izvestia no.5, error opt INVERTED. VF UN as made. Scarce historical items! Exp Trachtenberg.(3 blks of 12). (P) $700$1000
50631917 Russian Revolution Formular reply postcard uprated with "Crossed Swords & Cap" red opt Romanov 4k red, 7k brown & 20 on 14k green, tied by Ekaterinaberg "10.28" cds, with Registered label. Very rare historical item! (P) $200$400
50641917 Russian Revolution "Crossed Swords & Cap" red opt Arms formular postcard (Arms at top left -Mi unlisted), uprated with 1917 Chainbreaker 35k blue & 70k brown, tied by "Riga 3 3 19" cds, with Registered receipt on back. Very rare historical item. (P) $300$500
50651917 Russian Revolution "Crossed Swords & Cap" red opt POW postcard (Mi unlisted), uprated with same opt on Romanov 4k, 7k & 20/14k, tied by Ekaterinaberg 17.2.18 cds, with registered label. Very rare historical item & receipt. (P) $250$400
50661917 Russian Revolution "Crossed Swords & Cap" red opt Romanov 4k postcard (Mi P28) uprated same opt Romanov 7k & 20/14k green, tied by Ekaterinaberg 17.2.18 cds, with registered label & receipt. Very rare historical item. (P) $300$500
50671917 Russian Revolution "Crossed Swords & Cap" red opt Arms 3k lettercard (Mi K11), uprated same opt Romanov 4k, 7k, 10/7k brown & 20/14k green, tied by Ekaterinaberg 17.2.18 cds, with registered label & receipt. Very rare historical item. (P) $300$500
50681917 Russian Revolution "Crossed Swords & Cap" red opt Romanov 20/14k envelope (145x120mm, Mi U57 cat €275++) uprated same opt Romanov 4k & 7k blks of 4, tied by Ekaterinaberg 1.2.18 cds, with registered label & receipt. Spectacular cover of great historic interest. (P) $500$800
50691922 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
50701937 Dzerzhinsky Memorial set 10k-80k, all fully IMPERF. VF MUH, original gum with slight tropical aging as always for imperfs of this issue, very fresh front with bright colours. SG 742-45b, SK 469-72Pa cat €12,000, Zverev 472-75a cat €15,000. Extremely rare as only 1 set of imperf sheets existed & very few have survived. In USA auctions there have been only 3 sets of imperfs offered in last 8 years (all same gum condition) which sold for US$12,500, US$9,500 & US$14,500 respectively. Important set for the specialist. 2012 Ceremuga photo cert. (4) (P) $8000$12000
50711867 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
50721868 folded letter franked Arms 10k(2) on horiz laid paper & 3k(2) wove paper, tied by "Mitava 1 Aug 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 13 & 21x. Attractive 3-colour franking. (P) $200$400
50731867 folded letter franked Arms 20k perf 12½ & 3k pr on wove paper, tied by "Mitava 9 Feb 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 boxed "Eydtkuhnen" b/s. SG/Mi 6 & 13 -the 20k alone cat £190 or €150 as loose stamp. Attractive classic letter. (P) $200$400
50741869 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
50751893 inwards registered cover with Vienna reg label on front & franked Franz Josef 5kr & 15kr on reverse, tied by "Wien 15 10 93" cds, to hotel in Odessa with arrival b/s, plus printed paper slip affixed to reverse about item being undeliverable. (P) $200$400
5080South Russia. 1918-19 Don issue opt 10/3k postal card. VF UN. Mi P1 cat €100. Scarce. $40$70
5081South Russia: 1919 Registered cover (edge flts) franked Denikin Arms 15k scarlet blk of 4 & 10k bronze-green (flts) tied by "Syrovikino Pod 7.12.19" cds, with reg label, plus special army letter seal on reverse. Rare usage from small town in Ukraine. (P) $200$400
5082Ukraine - Poland: 1918 Luboml Jewish local issue Views set 5h-50h prepared but unissued due to end of WWI, inscribed in 4 languages -German, Polish, Russian & Yiddish, 5h showing local synagogue. All IMPERF panes with 10 stamps, (1 with INVERTED denomination!) & 1 blank tab. Superb fresh MUH. Fi 1-5A & 1-5As net cat 1750zl, Mi I-VA & I-VAF cat €850 as M singles so at least €1900++ as MUH singles, plus premium for panes. Rare historical items. 2009 Ceremuga AIEP photo-cert. (5 panes = 55 + 5 tabs) (P) $300$500
RUSSIA - SIBERIA
5083Priamur & Maritime Provinces:1922 Registered cover franked on reverse 10k imperf pr, tied by "Vladivostok 17 1 22" cds, with reg label on front. To Hungary via USA with Hungarian resealing tape at base, New York transit pmks & Budapest arrival cds. SG 64, Mi 25. Rare proper postal usage to unusual destination. (P) $350$500
50841920 Unissued Pictorial 1gr grey Trident imperf sheet of 100 printed on reverse of old map. VF UN as made. Mi I(p). Rare & interesting proof sheet. $300$500
5085Carpatho-Ukraine: 1945 Soviet Occup "Breaking of Chains" set 100f blue PROOF on yellow surfaced paper, imperf. VF UN as made, 4 large margins. Mi 79(p). Very rare. (P) $150$250
5086Luboml: 1918 Luboml Local View set 5h-50h unissued due to end of WWI, in 4 languages -German, Polish, Russian & Yiddish, 5h showing local synagogue. All in cnr blks of 4, ea with 2 normal stamps, 1 with INVERTED denomination! & 1 blank tab. VF fresh MUH. Fi 1-5A & 1-5As, Mi I-VA & I-VAF cat €310 as M singles so at least €620 as MUH singles, plus premium blks with tab. Rare Jewish local post issue. Exp Ceremuga AIEP. (5 blks) (P) $200$300
50871918 censored cover for "NA Schroeter Odessa" to London & franked GB KGV 1d red pr tied by "London 18 FE 18" cds & with censor tape & circular Postal Censorship h/s. Rare usage carried by British diplomatic bag. (P) $200$400
ST. HELENA
50881903 KEVII Pictorial set ½d to 2/-, opt SPECIMEN. F-VF fresh M. SG 55-60s cat £275. (6) (P) $200$300
50891913 KGV set 4d black & red on yellow & 6d dull & deep purple, opt SPECIMEN. VF fresh M, 6d small thin. SG 85-86s cat £140. (2). (P) $80$120
50901922-27 KGV Ship 15/- grey & purple on blue top value. F-VF M. SG 113 cat £1100. Key stamp. (P) $700$1000
50911922-37 KGV Ship 15/- grey & purple on blue. Superb fresh MUH. SG 113 cat £1100 for M, should be at least double, £2200 MUH. Key stamp & rare so nice. (P) $2000$3000
50921922-37 KGV Ship £1 grey & purple on red, wmk mult crown. VF fresh M. SG 96 cat £450. (P) $375$475
50931922-37 KGV Ship £1 grey & purple on red. Superb fresh MUH, top marginal. SG 96 cat £450 for M, should be at least double, £900 MUH. (P) $800$1200
50941938-44 KGVI Ship set ½d to 10/-, perf SPECIMEN. Mostly F-VFM. SG 131-40 cat £600. Rare set. (14). (P) $400$600
50971872 St Lucia Steam Conveyance Co Ltd set 1d-6d. Superb fresh MUH. (3). (P) $70$120
50981967 "STATEHOOD 1ST MARCH 1967" unissued BLACK opt QEII $2.50, on registered airmail cover tied by oval "Registered 9 MR 67 Castries St Lucia" pmk, to Switzerland, with "London EC 13 MR 67" & "Cassa 15.3.69 ATF" b/s. VF. SG footnote, Yv 2249. Only 300 printed & very rare used. Merkur photo-cert. (P) $300$500
50991974 Easter set 5c-$1 imperf PROOFS affixed to card, signed & dated "26.3.74" (only 5 days before issued). VF fresh UN. SG 369-72(p). (P) $400$600
ST. VINCENT
51001881 "ONE PENNY" opt QV 6d bright green. VFM. SG 34 cat £475. Alberto Diena AIEP photo cert. (P) $350$450
51011904-11 KEVII £1 purple & black on red, wmk mult crown, opt SPECIMEN. VF fresh M. SG 93s cat ca£160. (P) $110$150
SAMOA
51021877-80 Express 6d bright violet, state II, perf 12½, pos 2. VFU, imperf at top from sheet edge. Odenweller A4b. SG 6 cat £700+. Very rare genuine. 2006 Odenweller AIEP photo cert. (P) $500$800
51031899-1900 Provisional Govt opt set ½d to 1/- in marginal blks of 10. VF fresh MUH, some dull gum from interleaving. SG 90-97 cat £210 as M singles, should be double, £420 MUH. (80). (P) $150$250
51041914 "GRI 2½d" opt Yacht 20pf ultramarine, bottom marginal vert pr, bottom stamp with error comma after "I". VF M/MLH. Mi 4/4PFI cat €540+, SG 104/104d cat £610+ as singles, plus premium for se-tenant positional multiple should be at least +50% so £900+. Certificate can be obtained on request. (P) $450$600
51071914 "GRI 1 Shilling" opt Yacht 1Mk. Superb fresh MLH. Mi 10I cat €4000, SG 110 cat £3250. Very rare stamp with only 100 printed. BPA photo-cert. (P) $2500$3500
51081914 "GRI 1 Shilling" opt Yacht 1Mk carmine, variety "broken stop after I". VFM, horiz crease, perfect centring. Mi 10IIPFI cat €12,000 for normal, variety listed but unpriced, SG 111(var), normal cat £11,000 & variety should be at least 50% premium, so £16,000+. Very rare as only 35 in total printed & would be only 8 or 9 of the variety! 1934 BPA, 1987 Holcombe & 2001 Ceremuga photo-certs. (P) $6000$8000
51091914 "GRI 2 Shillings" opt Yacht 2Mk blue, variety "broken stop after I". VFM. Mi 11PFI cat €5000 for variety. SG 112(var) cat £3500 for normal plus premium for variety would be at least +30% so £4550+. Only total of 126 printed, so only 31 examples of variety of which majority were used. Exp Champion plus 1958 PF/NY photo-cert, while new Ceremuga AIEP cert that will mention variety can be obtained on request. (P) $3500$4500
51101914 "GRI 2 Shillings" opt Yacht 2Mk blue. Stamp superb MUH, nice never hinged original gum, left marginal. Mi 11 cat €6000, SG112 cat £3500 for M, should be at least double, £7000 MUH. Only 126 printed & rarity as MUH. 1964 BPA & 2003 Brandon photo-certs. (P) $6000$9000
51111914 "GRI 5 Shillings" opt Yacht 5Mk carmine & black, variety "broken stop after I". VF MLH. Mi 13PFI cat €2500, SG 114(var) cat£1200 as normal & variety should be 50% premium, so £1800. Only 534 printed & of those only a fraction with the variety. 2003 Brandon photo-cert, while new Ceremuga photo-cert that will specify the variety can be obtained on request. (P) $1200$1800
51121914 "GRI 5 Shillings" opt Yacht 5Mk carmine & black, top value. Superb MLH, right marginal. Mi 13 cat €1800, SG 114 cat £1200. Only 534 printed & most were used. BPA photo-cert. (P) $1000$1500
51191914-24 SAMOA opt QV £2 violet, Postal Fiscal, DLR paper, perf 14½ x14. VF MLH. Sc 126 cat US$400+, Yv 82A, was SG 133, now only in footnote. Rare high value. (P) $350$500
51201921 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) $200$300
51221925-28 "SAMOA" red opt New Zealand QV 5/- yellow-green Postal Fiscal, error opt at top of stamp, thick opaque paper. F-VF MLH,sl cnr crease, darker dull gum as always. SG 166ba cat £2000. Very rare as only 1 pane of 60 printed & very few recorded. Certificate can be obtained on request. (P) $600$900
51231926-27 opt KGV Admiral set 2/- & 3/-, Cowan paper. VF fresh MUH. SG 169-70 cat £66 for M, should be at least £132 MUH (2) (P) $130$180
51241932 SAMOA opt Arms £5 indigo, wmk NZ star Cowan paper. Superb fresh MUH UL cnr marginal. SG 176 cat £2500 for M, should be at least £5000 MUH. Extremely rare & certainly the best quality example in existence. Alberto Diena AIEP photo-cert. (P) $3500$5000
51251935 Silver Jubilee set ½d-6d, plus scarce 1d perf 14x14½ of which 960 were printed. Set M, scarce 1d fresh MUH. SG 177-9, 177a cat £98+ much under catalogued. (P) $85$120
51261935 Silver Jubilee set 1d-6d in Bradbury Wilkinson imprint blks of 8. Superb fresh 2MLH/6MUH, in ea blk. SG 177-79. Very scarce. (3 blks). (P) $100$200
51271935 Pictorial set ½d to 3/- essays of the same views & values, w/o the ornate frames of the issued stamps. 6 values together in red, the other 3 together in orange, on no wmk thick paper. F-VF UN as made. SG 180-188(e). Attractive & extremely rare -only example we have ever seen. (6 in 2 blks). (P) $300$500
51281935-42 opt Arms £5 blue, single wmk Cowan paper. VF fresh MUH. SG 194 cat £225 for M, should be at least £450 MUH. (P) $300$500
51301945-53 opt Arms 30/- brown, mult wmk. Superb fresh MUH. SG 211 cat £200+. Copy of Sorani photo cert for set (P) $150$250
51311945-53 opt Arms £2 purple, mult wmk. Superb fresh MUH. SG 212 cat £200+. Copy of Sorani photo cert for set (P) $150$250
51321897 Registered cover franked Palm 6d (SG 62) tied by "Apia AUG 11 97" cds, plus USA 8c, both with San Francisco oval pmks. To "The Supreme Court, New Brunswick USA", with "New Brunswick NJ Registered" oval pmk, redirected to Nova Scotia & New Brunswick in Canada, with 5 diff reg number h/s & 3-line San Francisco h/s, with b/s of San Francisco, "St John NB Canada" & " Fredrickton NB", plus "B 10 20 97" in circle. Very rare & attractive combination franking. 2009 Odenweller AIEP photo cert. (P) $1500$2500
51331912 remarkable inwards use of Germany official postcard (real photo Hesse Royal Family) posted to Samoa during experimental Air Mail flights on Rhein & Main, dated 15.6.1912 & endorsed "per Zeppelin", franked special 10pf & 5pf Germania tied by "Flugpost am Rhein u. am Main Darmstadt 16.6.12" pmk. Believed to be unique to Samoa, & the earliest jusqu'a airmail item to South Pacific. The experimental flights were by airship “Schwaben” & airplane “Gelber Hund”. The Zeppelin endorsement suggests this item was intended to be carried by the airship. Unique (P) $800$1500
51351892-94 Arms 1L red & yellow. VF fresh M, nice original gum. Sass 20 cat €1600, SG 26 cat £2250. 2012 BPA photo-cert. (P) $600$900
51361931 Airmail set 50c-10L. VF fresh MUH, all top marginal. SG 164-73 cat £650 for M, should be at least double, £1300 MUH, Sass A1-10 cat €2000. Top value 10L with Dr Giulio Bolaffi AIEP photo cert. (10). (P) $600$900
51371932 Inauguration of GPO set 20c-2,75L. VF fresh MLH. SG 174-178 cat £650, Sass 159-163 cat €700. (5) (P) $150$250
51381933 Zeppelin opt set 3L/50c - 20L/3L. VF fresh MUH, all left or right marginal. SG 191-6 cat £250 for M, should be at least double, £500 MUH, Sass A11-16 cat €600+. (6). (P) $180$250
51391935 Death Cent Delfino set 5c-1L75. VF fresh M. SG 214-225 cat £225; Sass 193-204 cat €300. (12) (P) $70$100