19811990 Provisional opt set inc both 10c, "Official Paid" & Plane $5/65c. Mostly VF MUH, Official CTO as always. SG 230, 234-39 & O1. Retail $350. (8) (P) $130$180
19821955 Precursor covers to Perak bearing Kedah & Perlis 2c orange prs, tied by "Cocos Island" cds. (2 covers). $150$250
19831955 use of Malaya 5c Air Letter with "Cocos Island 6 JUN 55" cds, addressed to USA. $90$130
19841956 Inwards Airmail OHMS large cover 385x280mm (quarter folded & sl opening flts), franked 3d QEII, 1/- Lyrebird, 2/- Crocodile pr & £1 Arms, tied by "Air Mail Canberra 16 JY 56" cds. From Public Service Board to "The Official Representative". A rare survivor & probably the only known usage of £1 Arms to Cocos Is. Extremely rare. (P) $800$1500
19851956 Inwards Airmail OHMS large cover 380x280mm (quarter folded, edge flts etc & original taping on reverse), franked Koala 4d pr & Lyrebird 1/- (3 blks of 4, some stains) tied by "Air Mail Canberra 27 JY 56" cds. From Dept of Territories to "The Official Representative". Rare official inwards mail. $150$300
1986 1964 OHMS Airmail cover to India, addressed to the Colaba Observatory Bombay from the Meteorological Office, franked 1963 3d Copra pair, 1/- Palm & 2/3 Bird blk of 4 tied by no.3 cds, arrival b/s. Possibly the only known example of correctly used 2/3 franking paying 3½oz Airmail rate (1/6 x7 = 10/6). A must have for the Territory cover collector. (P) $4000 $5000
COLOMBIA
19871947 Pan-American Press Conference 5c blue Norino, printer's sample proof (instead of blue/azure) opt "Waterlow & Sons Ltd Specimen" with sm security punch. VF fresh UN as made. SG 667(p). Rare! (P) $50$100
19881947 Pan-American Press Conference 10c black Urdaneta, printer's sample proof (instead of brown/azure) opt "Waterlow & Sons Ltd Specimen" with small security punch. VF fresh UN as made. SG 668(p). Rare! (P) $50$100
19891947-48 Caro & Cuervo 3p brown, printer's sample proof (instead of purple) opt "Waterlow & Sons Ltd Specimen" with small security punch. VF fresh UN as made. SG 674(p). Rare! (P) $50$100
COOK ISLANDS
1990 1892 Type-set 1d black vertical pr IMPERF between. VF UN. SG 1a cat £10,000. Great rarity, only several exist. 2013 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $8000 $12000
19911932 Natives Working Cargo 2½d black & deep blue, error centre INVERTED, no wmk. VF fresh MUH. SG 102(var) footnote cat£300 for M, should be at least double, £600 MUH. Very rare as only 1 or 2 sheets printed. 1969 SG guarantee letter. (P) $700$1000
1995Penrhyn Island: 1914-15 opt KEVII ½p on ½d yellow-green blk of 4, top left stamp with variety No stop after "PENI", carmine opt. SG 19/19b cat £113+ for M singles, so should be at least £226+ MUH. (4). (P) $150$250
1996Penrhyn Island: 1914-15 opt KEVII ½p on ½d yellow green, blk of 4, top right stamp with variety No stop after "ISLAND", vermilion opt. VFU. "Penrhyn Island MY 23 23 NZ" cds. SG 19c/19ca cat £94+ for singles. (4). (P) $70$100
COSTA RICA
19971946 Red Cross 1col brown with red cross, printer's sample proof (instead of black) opt "Waterlow & Sons Ltd Specimen" with small security punch, variety "void area in design at left" due to sliver of foreign paper adhering to stamp during printing. VF fresh UN as made. SG 409(p). Rare! (P) $50$100
COVERS - ZEPPELIN etc
1998Austria: 1930 Baltic (Ostsee) Zeppelin Flight card franked Airs 20g 50g & 1Sch, tied by "Wien 9 VIII 30" cds. Round flight via Estonia with special cachet in green, plus "Luftpost Berlin" cachet, Tallinn transit & Vienna return arrival cds. VF. Sieger 88Ba(var) cat €200. (P) $100$150
1999Brazil: 1930 Condor Zeppelin flight cover franked def 500R & special stamp opt "Graf Zeppelin USA" 20,000R, tied by "Condor Rio de Janeiro 24 MAI 30" cds. To USA, with special Recife transit cds & Lakehurst arrival b/s in green. VF. Sieger 59F cat €400. (P) $200$300
2000Brazil: 1930 Condor Zeppelin flight cover franked def 300R & special 10,000R/20,000R stamp, tied by "Condor Rio de Janiero 24 MAI 30" cds. To USA with special Recife transit cds & Lakehurst arrival b/s. VF. Sieger 59H cat €300. (P) $150$250
2001Danzig: 1932 Luposta Airmail Exhibition opt set 10G-30G on registered exhibition card, tied by Exhibition "29 7 32" cds & with reg label, plus Luposta & Friedrichshafen Zeppelin cachets, Danzig & Magdeburg cds. SG 221-5 cat £130 as loose stamps alone. Sieger 170B cat €160. (P) $100$150
2002Egypt: 1931 Zeppelin opts 50m/27m on card & 100m/27m on cover, both tied by Cairo Zeppelin cds, set on single cover (folded & toned), tied by "Port Said Zeppelin 10 APR 31" cds. SG 185-6 cat £320 as loose stamps. Sieger 105Ax/Ay & 105Cz cat £830. (3). (P) $200$400
2003Germany: 1912 Rhine-Main flight cards inc grey card franked special airmail 10pf stamp -the whole superb fresh UN, same cards franked Germania 5pf & air 10pf tied by cds of Darmstadt or Mainz cds 20pf with Darmstadt or Frankfurt cds same but with air 30pf (3) tied Darmstadt cds, then orange card with "Gelber hund" opt 1Mk/10pf with Darmstadt cds, & finally Official PPC (4) diff Royal Family photos franked Germania 5pf & airmail 10pf tied by Darmstadt (3 dates) or "Worms" special cds. Sl flts or stains on a few, generally F-VF. Mi I, III, IV cat €1195+, premium for scarce PPC & usages. (11). (P) $450$700
2004Germany: 1929 Orient Flight PPC of Zeppelin franked Eagle 1Mk tied by "Luftschiff 26 3 1929" on board cds. To Palestine with special red cachet & "Er Ramle 26 MR 29" arrival cds. VF. Sieger 23IBa cat €200. (P) $100$150
2005Germany: 1929 Mediterranean Flight use of Eagle 15pf Postcard uprated Eagle 50pf, Hindenburg 10pf & Goethe 25pf, tied by "Luftschiff 22 4 1929" on board cds, flight cachet in crimson, "Tanger" transit & "Hall" return arrival cds. Sl flts. Sieger 24b cat €200 (P) $200$300
2006Germany: 1929 Round World Flight cover franked Zeppelin 2RM & 4RM (2), tied by "Friedrichshafen 15 AUG 29" cds. To USA, with special cachet & Friedrichshafen-Lakehurst cachet, Lakehurst arrival b/s. VF. Sieger 30Ac cat €200 for basic franking, these stamps alone cat €155 as loose stamps, or €120 ea on individual covers. (P) $130$200
2007Germany: 1929 special flight used Zeppelin PPC franked Hindenburg 3pf tied by "Dusseldorf 12 9 29" cds & with special red cds "An Bord Des Luftschiffes Graf Zeppelin 12 SEP 1929". VF. Sieger 33a cat €200. Only 111 flown. (P) $100$150
2008Germany: 1929 Swiss Flight use of Zeppelin PPC franked Eagles 10pf & 20pf (2), tied by "Luftschiff 2 10 1929" on board cds, plus Zurich arrival cds. VF. Sieger 39A cat €375. Only 293 flown. (P) $150$250
2009Germany: 1929 Balkan Flight use of "view from Zeppelin" PPC franked Eagle 5pf & 20pf (2 ea), tied by "Luftschiff 16 10 1929" on board cds, with boxed cachet & "Bucurest Par Avion" same day red pmk. VF. Sieger 42e cat €600. Very rare flight. (P) $300$500
2010Germany: 1930 South America Flight cover franked South America Zeppelins 2RM & 4RM pr, tied by "Friedrichshafen 18 5 30" cds. To USA, with special flight cachet & Lakehurst green arrival b/s. VF. SG 456-7 cat £1275, Mi 438-9 cat €1200 -both as loose stamps alone. Sieger 57F est cat €550 for this franking. Rare high franking, usage due to heavy weight. (P) $500$800
2011Germany: 1930 South America Flight use of hand-painted card franked Sth America Zeppelin 2RM pr, tied by "Fredrichshafen 18 5 30" cds. To USA with flight cachet in red & green Lakehurst arrival pmk. SG 456 cat £850 as loose stamps alone. Sieger 57N est cat €1000+ for this franking. (P) $350$500
2012Germany: 1930 South America Flight use of PPC franked South America Flight Zeppelin 4RM, tied by 'Friedrichshafen 18 5 30" cds. To USA, with flight cachet in red & Lakehurst arrival in green. VF. SG 457 cat £425 as loose stamp alone. Sieger 57N cat €650. (P) $200$300
2013Germany: 1930 South America Flight use of Zeppelin PPC franked South America Flight 2RM tied by "Luftschiff 19 5 1930" on board cds. With flight cachet in red, plus violet cachet "Bis Santa Cruz de Tenerife" Kanarische Inseln" & 'Praia Cabo Verde" transit cds. VF. SG 456 cat £425 as loose stamp alone. Sieger 57B cat €500. (P) $250$350
2014Germany: 1933 Swiss Fight use of 6pf Postcard (edge flts) uprated another 70pf, tied by "Luftschiff Graf Zeppelin 26 5 33" on board cds. Sieger 206I cat €275. Scarce flight. $120$200
2015Great Britain: 1932 1st South America Flight cover franked KGV 1/- tied by triangular "LV" cancel, endorsed "First despatch from England". To Argentina, with 2 diff Zeppelin cachets in red or violet, Berlin transit & Buenos Aires arrival b/s. VF. Sieger 138(var) cat €500. (P) $200$300
2016Liechtenstein: 1931 Vaduz-Lausanne Flight card & cover franked Zeppelin 1Fr or 2Fr tied by special red cachet & with "Vaduz 10 VI 31" cds, plus Lausanne arrival cds. VF fresh. SG 116-17 cat £555 as loose stamps alone. Sieger 110A & B cat €600. (2). (P) $250$350
2017Netherlands: 1931 Polar Flight use of 7½c Postcard with reverse view, uprated 40c Air & 15c Queen, tied by "Amsterdam-Bijenkorf 15 VII 1931" cds. With special Zeppelin flight cachet, Berlin airmail cachet, Leningrad Zeppelin cds, plus Friedrichschafen & Berlin return cds. VF. Sieger 119(var) cat £350. (P) $150$250
2018Netherlands: 1933 South America-Chicago Flight registered cover (sm edge tear), franked airmail set & others, tied by "Bennekom 12 X 33" cds, with reg label. To USA, with 2 diff special Zeppelin cachets, plus Akron & "Albion Mich" transit/arrival b/s. Sieger 238(var) cat €375. (P) $180$275
2019Romania: 1932 5th South America Flight registered printed card franked King 50L & Air 20L, tied by "Bucuresti Par Avion 20 AUG 932" pmk, with reg & air labels. To Brazil, with special flight cachet, Friedrichshafen transit cds & Pernambuco arrival b/s. VF. Sieger 171A(var) cat €275. (P) $130$200
2020Russia: 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 North Pole with Leningrad-Norpol & Polar Flight cachets plus "Arctique" arrival cds. SG 584 & 586 cat £43 for stamps alone. (P) $100$150
2021Spain: 1930 Europe Pan-America Flight cover franked King 4P & 10P pr, tied by "Sevilla 16 MAY 30" cds. To Spain via USA, with large diamond flight cachet, Lakehurst transit front & back, red Seville Zeppelin cachet & arrival b/s. VF. Sieger 58C cat €450. (P) $200$300
2022USA: 1930 South America Zeppelin Flight use of Zeppelin $2.60 on long 5c Airmail envelope, tied by "Philadelphia MAY 30 1930" duplex pmk & s/l "Lakehurst NJ" h/s, with South America & Europe Pan- America cachets, to Germany. Reverse damaged in transit, with USPS resealing tape & 1½ "Officially Sealed" labels. VF appearance. Sc C15 cat US$550, SG A689 cat £650 -both as loose stamp alone. (P) $400$600
2023USA: 1933 Century of Progress Flight covers, ea franked Zeppelin. 50c tied by Akron, Chicago, Miami or New York pmks -1 a nice pictorial cover, ea with special flight cachet matching the pmks & various arrival b/s, ex the last with Friedrichshafen cachet to Brazil, with extra red triangle cachet & arrival b/s. F-VF. SG A732 cat £300 as loose stamps. Sieger 241A, 242A, 243A & 244C cat €750. (4). (P) $200$400
2024Catapult flight covers 1929-30 inc "Bremen Norddeutschen Lloyd" July 1929 large boxed cachet with USA or Germany frankings, circular "Cherbourg- Berlin" cachets with Germany (Aug) or USA (Oct) frankings, octagonal "New York 10 Septbr 1929" cachet & oval "New York 1 Oktober 1929" Germany frankings, & finally 1st Europa-New York & Europa-Southampton with Germany or USA franking, plus one prepared but not flown. Generally F-VF. (9). (P) $450$700
2025 Zeppelin covers & cards 1912-38 inc Germany 1913 Airmail card with blue 10pf "Luftpost am Rhein" Zeppelin stamp at left, plus similar cards for June 1912 Special Flights (Mi cat €180) then 1924 card with "Luftschiff ZR3" oval cachet. 1928 Stampless with "An Board Des Luftschiffs Graf Zeppelin" red cachet (Sieger cart €500) & another for " 2 MAI 1929" (€200), 1928 4RM on LZ127 cover (€100), numerous 1Mk or 2Mk Eagles inc 1929 Orient Flight, Mediterranean Flight inc "on board" cds, 1st America Flight (3, €300, inc 4RM), Oct 1929 Swiss Flight "on board" cds (€225), Holland Flight (2, €275). Some "Zeppelin-Luftschiff" PPC (3) all 1Mk Eagles with "on board" cds (€210), 1930 South America Flight (3 diff) inc 2RM, & 2RM Sth America (€500), range of diff short flights (11 diff, €600+), 1930 "Ostsee" & Hungary Flights, 1931 Egypt Flight front, Pommern Flight, "Ostseejahr", Hannover, Iceland, Munster & 3rd Sth America -6 of these franked 1RM Zeppelin (€900+), 2nd Sth America (3) franked 2RM or 4RM Zepp, England Flight with Polar Flight 1RM, 4th Sth America 2RM Zepp, 1932 America Flight, 3rd, 4th, 8th & 9th America Flights (€415), 1933 Deutschland, Rome, 2nd & 3rd Sth America Flights (€390) & more to 1939. Then non-German frankings inc Argentina (3), Austria (7), Belgium, Brazil (16, €1000+), inc semi-official Zeppelin stamps (2 diff) & some with USA opt (3), Chile, Danzig (2), GB, Hungary 5 diff Flights (€700+), Iceland (3, €1080), Italy (2), Liechtenstein (3), Netherlands (7), Paraguay, Russia Polar Flight, Saar 1929 Round World Flight (€550), Spain, Switzerland (4), USA (9) inc Centenary of progress franked 50c Zepp (4) & Uruguay (2), plus some USA ships inc Macon & Akron Flights. Mostly F-VF, some mixed condition as expected. Total 103 German, 82 others, inc lots of Zeppelin PPC. Total Sieger cat €16,000++ with quite a few unidentified or unpriced. Fantastic lot if wishing to seriously start collecting Zeppelins. (185). (P) $6000 $10000
CUBA
20261902 use of Envelope 1c to Tasmania uprated with 2c & 5c (2) tied by "Santa Spiritus" cds, 4-line "Receipt Demanded…." h/s in violet, "A.R." in m/s, London transit registered cancel, chamfered frame "Registered 1752 Launceston" in blue, b/s Launceston & Forth. Exotic origin. (P) $250$350
CYPRUS
20271880 "CYPRUS" opt QV 1d red, plate 220, cnr letters LQ. VF fresh MUH. SG 2 (220) cat £350 for M, should be at least double, £700 MUH. Very rare MUH. (P) $700$1000
20291880 "CYPRUS" opt QV 1d red, plate 196, cnr letter HG. VF fresh MLH. SG 2(196) cat £700. Copy of RPS photo-cert of blk from where it came. (P) $500$700
2030 1880 "CYPRUS" opt QV 1d red, plate 196, letters GH. VF fresh MUH, nice never hinged original gum. SG 2(196) cat £700 for M, should be at least double, £1400 MUH. Very rare MUH! Copy of RPS photo-cert for blk from where it came. (P) $1300 $2000
2031 1880 "CYPRUS" opt QV 1d red, plate 196, letters HH. VF fresh MUH, with nice never hinged original gum. SG 2(196) cat £700 for M, & should be at least double, £1400 MUH. Very rare MUH. RPSL photo-cert. (P) $1300 $2000
20321880 "CYPRUS" opt QV 4d sage-green, plate 16, cnr letters LI. Superb fresh MUH, right margin. SG 4 cat £140 for M, should be at least double, £280 MUH. Richter photo-cert. (P) $300$450
20331880 "CYPRUS" opt QV 4d sage-green, plate 16, cnr letters LH. VF fresh MLH, right marginal. SG 4 cat £140. Copy of Richter photo-cert of pr from where is came. (P) $110$150
20361881 "CYPRUS 30 PAPAS" opt QV 1d red, plate 216, cnr letters LI. Stamp VF fresh MUH, right marginal. SG 10(216) cat £150 for M, should be at least double, £300 MUH. Richter photo-cert. (P) $300$450
20371881 "CYPRUS 30 PAPAS" opt QV 1d red, plate 216, cnr letters KI. VF fresh MLH. SG 10(216) cat £150. Copy of Richter photo-cert of pr from where it came. (P) $120$160
20381881 QV ½pi emerald-green, Die I, wmk Crown CC. Superb fresh MLH. SG 11 cat £180. (P) $130$200
20391881 QV 1pi rose, Die I, wmk Crown CC. VF fresh M. SG 12 cat £375. (P) $275$375
20401881 QV 2pi blue, Die I, wmk Crown CC. VF fresh M. SG 13 cat £450. (P) $350$450
20411881 QV 4pi pale olive-green, Die I, wmk crown CC. VFM. SG 14 cat £950. (P) $700$1000
2042 1881 QV 6pi olive-grey, Die I, wmk crown CC. VF fresh M. SG 15 cat £1700. One of the key stamps of Cyprus. Ceres photo-certificate. (P) $1300 $1800
20431882-86 QV ½Pi emerald-green, Die I wmk crown CA, perf 14. VFU, "LARNACA JU 20 82 CYPRUS" cds. SG 16 cat £500. Rare shade & desirable with confirming date pmk. Brandon photo-cert. (P) $400$600
20441882-86 QV 30pa pale mauve, Die I, wmk crown CA. VF fresh M. SG 17 cat £80. (P) $50$70
20451882-86 QV 1pi rose, Die I, wmk crown CA. VF fresh MLH. SG 18 cat £110. (P) $70$100
20461882-86 QV 2pi blue, Die I, wmk crown CA. VF fresh M. SG 19 cat £160. (P) $100$130
20471882-86 QV 4pi deep olive-green, Die I, wmk crown CA. Superb fresh MLH. SG 20 cat £550. Key stamp. (P) $400$550
20481882-86 QV 6pi olive-grey, Die I, wmk crown CA. VF fresh MLH. SG 21 cat £70. (P) $40$60
20491882-86 QV 12pi orange-brown, Die I, wmk crown CA. Superb fresh M. SG 22 cat £200. (P) $130$180
20511886 "½" opt QV ½pi emerald-green, opt SG type 10, 8mm between tractions, wmk crown CA. VF fresh M. SG 29 cat £550. (P) $450$550
20521892-94 QV set ½pi-12pi, Die II wmk crown CA. VF M/MLH. SG 31-37 cat £450. (7). (P) $350$450
20531894-96 QV set ½pi-45pi, Die II, wmk crown CA. VF fresh MUH. SG 40-49 £250 M, should be at least double, £500 MUH. (P) $500$700
20541921-23 KGV set 10pa-45pi, wmk mult script. VF M/MLH. SG 85-99 cat £550. (15). (P) $400$550
20551921-23 KGV 10/- green & red/ pale yellow, wmk MUH Crown. VF fresh MLH. SG 100 cat £400. (P) $300$400
20561921-23 KGV £1 purple & black on red, top value, wmk mult crown. Superb fresh MLH. SG 101 cat £1300. (P) $1100$1500
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2057 1924-28 KGV £5 black on yellow, top value. Superb fresh MUH with pristine original gum. SG 117a cat £3750 as M, should be at least double, £7500+ MUH. Very rare in such pristine condition. A key British Empire KGV stamp. 2003 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $4500 $7000
20621919 Newspaper wrapper franked "Postovne hotove zaplaceno" red in blue frame postage paid label, tied by "Ceskoslovenska Polni Posta 4 1 1919" field post cds. Rare usage. (P) $100$200
DENMARK
2063Local Posts: Collection 1872-90 of Town Bypost issues on pgs. Aalborg 1885 Numeral set 3o & 5o plus shades, 1886 Surch range to 5o, 1886 Town Arms to 5o, plus 1o-5o imperf, 1886 Arms to 50o, 1886 Dated Surch set. Aarhus 1885 Numeral 5o. Horsens 1883 Large numeral 3o, 1886-87 Numerals to 10o inc thin & thick numerals. Randers 1887 Knight vals to 8o, opt Holte 1872 Numeral 2s. Svendborg 1887 Arms set to 10o. Veile 1887 Pigeon set to 10o. Viborg 1887-88 Arms set to 10o. Kolding 1887 Castle 3o. Copenhagen 1880-83 Arms to 10o. 1885 Arms 15o. Odense 1886 to 2o. Mostly diff inc shades. Most F-VF M/U. Very scarce offering. (127). $500$800
DOMINICA
20641886-90 QV set ½d to 1/-, wmk crown CA. VF fresh MLH. SG 20-26 cat £200. (6) (P) $150$200
20651923-33 KGV Ship £1 black & purple on red. VF fresh MUH. SG 91 cat £225 for M, should be at least double, £450 MUH. (P) $400$600
ECUADOR
20661946 30th Death Anniv 10c red, printer's sample proof (instead of sepia) opt "Waterlow & Sons Ltd Specimen" with small security punch. VF fresh UN as made. SG 795(p). Rare! (P) $50$100
20671948 Roosevelt Airmail 5S black & brown, printer's sample proof (instead of blue & black) opt "Waterlow & Sons Ltd Specimen" with sm security punch. VF fresh UN as made. SG 874(p). Rare! (P) $50$100
EGYPT
20681926 "PORT FOUAD" opt Ships 5m-15m. F-VF MLH. SG 141-3 cat £975. Only 2500 of ea opt. All exp Ela. (3). (P) $400$600