Accumulations & collections

1936 1971 Paris Commune set 4f-22f. VF UN as issued. SG 2442-45 cat £475, Yang N3. (4). (P) $300 $400

1937 1971 Albanian Worker's Party set 8f-52f. VF UN as issued. SG 2470-73 cat £140, Yang N6. (4). $130 $180

1938 1972 30th Anniv Art 8f set. VF UN as issued. SG 2474-79 cat £180, Yang N8. (6). $160 $220

1939 1972 Ship 8f set. VF UN as issued. SG 2485-8 cat £250, Yang N7 (4) (P) $220 $275

1940 1978 Galloping Horses 5y M/Sheet. VF fresh MUH. SG MS2781 cat £700, Yang T28M. (P) $400 $550

1941 1978 Bridge 2y M/Sheet. VF fresh MUH. SG MS2834 cat £550, Yang T31M. (P) $350 $500

1942 1979 Great Wall 2y M/Sheet. VF fresh MUH. SG MS2865 cat £275, Yang T38M. (P) $175 $250

1943 1979 Camellias 2y M/Sheet. VF fresh MUH. SG MS2922 cat £400, Yang T37M. (P) $250 $350

1944 1980 Paintings of Qi Baishi set 4f-70f. VF fresh MUH. SG 2939-54 cat £120. (16). $100 $130

1945 1981 Twelve Beauties 2y M/Sheet. VF fresh MUH. SG MS3158 cat £225, Yang T69M. (P) $175 $250

1946 Booklets 1982-88 inc 1982 Year of the Dog, 1983 Swans, 1984 Year of the Rat, 1985 Year of the Ox & 1988 Year of the Dragon. VF fresh MUH. SG SB15,19-21 & 24 cat £232, Yang SB7, 10-12 & 15. (5). $150 $200

CHRISTMAS ISLANDS

1947 1924 Central Pacific Cocoanut Plantations 5c Local, perf 12, with "Papeete 30 6 24" cds believed to be First Day of Issue. Sl flts but rare. (P) $120 $180

1948 1928 Central Pacific Coconut Plantations 5c perf 11¾. Superb fresh MUH marginal. RL 2. (P) $110 $150

1949 1934 Central Pacific Coconut Plantations 10c blue values. VF fresh M, some interleaving adhered as usual for this issue. RL 4. (P) $60 $90

1950 2011 Christmas $1.50 International Post, error perfs misplaced 5mm down resulting in Santa Claus totally decapitated & value now at base of stamp instead of at the top (with normal to compare). Superb fresh MUH. Rare, only 1 sheet of 50 recorded of which 15 used as postage before error was spotted! (P) $130 $200

COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS

1951 1955 Precursor covers to Perak bearing Kedah & Perlis 2c orange prs, tied by "Cocos Island" cds. (2 covers). $100 $150

COOK ISLANDS

1952 1943-54 opt Arms £5 indigo, mult wmk Wiggins Teape paper. Superb fresh MUH. SG 136 cat £375+. 2005 Rendon AIEP photo cert for set. (6) (P) $300 $400

1953 1963 Pictorial set ½d to 5/-, prs, ex printer archive, with IMPERF 1d, 2d, 3d, 1/6, 2/, 3/- & 5/-, plus perf 5d, 6d, 8d & 1/- (these 4 vals unknown imperf), all wmk NZ star. VF fresh MUH. SG 163-73(p). Rare as only 1 sheet of ea imperf made. (7 prs imperf, 4 perf) (P) $200 $300

1954 1967 opt Arms $6/£3 green. VF MLH. SG 220 cat £120 & too low. Only 863 issued. (P) $50 $70

1955 Penrhyn: 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) $180 $250

1956 Penrhyn: 1914-15 opt KEVII ½p on ½d blk of 4, UR with variety "no stop after Island", vermilion opt. VFU. "Penrhyn Island MY 23 23 NZ" cds. SG 19c/19ca cat £99+ for singles. (P) $70 $100

COVERS - ZEPPELIN etc

1957 Brazil: 1930 Zeppelin covers (aging) with meter franking 300R to pay normal postage, plus semi-official "Graf Zeppelin USA" opt set with 5000R & 10,000R on one cover, 10,000 on the other, tied by "Condor Rio de Janeiro 24 MAI 30" cds. Both to USA with Recife Zeppelin cds & green Lakehurst Zeppelin b/s. Sieger 59D-F cat €625. (2). (P) $180 $350

Reserves of many previously offered lots have been reduced substantially. Definitely worth checking out

1958 Cyrenaica: 1932 Zeppelin 8th Sth America Flight cover franked 1932 Airmail 50c & 80c, plus Colonies opt Dante Society 50c (2) & 5L, tied by "Posta Aerea Bengasi 4 10 32", with Zeppelin & air labels, plus 2-line cachet "Posta Aerea Servitevi dei Mezzi Aerei". To Brazil, with Rome & Friedrichshafen transit cds & Porto Alegre arrival b/s. VF. SG 96, 98, 30 & 33 cat €50, Sass A6 & 8, Colonies A8 & 11 cat €80 -both as loose stamps. 5L alone on cover cat 50. Sieger 189. (P) $500 $700

1959 Cyrenaica: 1933 Zeppelin 2nd Sth America Flight registered over franked Airmail opt 60c pr (perf flts), 1932 Airmail 50c, 1L (2) & 5L, plus Libya 1L & 1L75, tied by "Posta Aerea Bengasi 4 5 33" cds, with reg label. To Brazil, with green flight cachet & numerous transit cds inc "Roma-Firenze-Milano TPO", "Bologna-Roma TPO", "Roma-Napoli TPO", Rome, Naples, Milan, Friedrichshafen etc, plus Pernambuco arrival cds. VF. SG 92, 96, 99 & 101, plus Libya, cat £57, Sass A2, 6, 9 & 11, plus Libya, cat €60 -both as loose stamps. 5L alone on cover cat €1000. Sieger 214. (P) $475 $700

1960 Portugal: 1931 DOX FFC Europe-USA franked Ceres 1E25 tied by "Lisboa Central 29 1 31" pmk & with special "DOX" diamond cachet, plus red plane & map cachet on reverse. To Brazil with diff country stamps added en-route, Spain 40c with "Puerto de la Luz 31 JAN", Canary Is cds & "Rio Brazil 22 APR" arrival cds. Then Spain 25c with "Puerto de la Luz 30 APR" cds, Spanish Sahara (never seen any on cover!) with "Rio De Oro 30 APR" cds, Portuguese Guinea (3) with "Bolama 5 MAY" cds, Cape Verde (4) with "Praia 30 MAY" CDS, Brazil (2) with "Rio Grande Norte 5 VI 31" cds & finally Germany (6) - 4 with "Dornier Flugschiff 6 JUL 31" on board cds -dates don't make sense! Must have been carried by a crewman on multiple flights. (P) $250 $500

1961 Tripolitania: 1932 Zeppelin 6th Sth America Flight registered card franked 1st 1931 airmail top value 5L (2), tied by "Posta Aerea Tripoli D'Africa 10 9 32" cds, with air & reg labels. To Brazil, with Rome & Friedrichshafen transit cds, green flight cachet & Pernambuco arrival b/s. VF. SG 122 cat £64, Sass A16 cat €90 -both as loose stamps. 5L alone on cover cat €1000, this is 2 on cover. Sieger 177. (P) $450 $600

1962 USA: 1930 Zeppelin flight cover franked $2.60 Zeppelin tied by "Varick St Sta NY 1 May 1930" machine cancel, with South America Flight red cachet, "First European Pan-America Round Flight" diamond cachet in violet & with Lakehurst Round Flight Zeppelin pictorial b/s in green. Sc C15, SG A689 cat £650 as loose stamp alone! (P) $350 $500

CRETE

1963 1905 Pictorial set 2L-5Dr DIE PROOFS printed as 1904 sample presentation card by Bradley Wilkinson, in issued colours with simulated perfs, ornate border with text in French & Greek. Most attractive & extremely rare. (P) $1000 $1500

CYPRUS

1964 1880 "CYPRUS" opt QV 1d red, plate 220, letters LQ. VF fresh MUH. SG 2-PL220 cat £350 for M, should be at least double, £700 MUH. Very rare MUH. (P) $600 $900

1965 1880 "CYPRUS" opt QV 1d red, plate 220, letters KQ. VF fresh MLH. SG 2-PL220 cat £350. (P) $230 $350

1966 1880 "CYPRUS" opt QV 1d red, plate 196, letters GH. VF fresh MUH, nice never hinged original gum. SG 2-PL196 cat £700 for M, should be at least double, £1400 MUH. Very rare MUH! Copy of RPS photo cert for blk it came from. (P) $1200 $1800

1967 1880 "CYPRUS" opt QV 4d sage-green, plate 16, letter LI. Superb fresh MUH, right margin. SG 4 cat £140 for M, should be at least double, £280 MUH. Richter photo cert. (P) $275 $400

1968 1880 "CYPRUS" opt QV 4d sage-green, plate 16, letters LH. VF fresh MLH, right marginal. SG 4 cat £140. Copy of Richter photo cert of pr it came from. (P) $100 $150

1969 1881 QV ½Pi emerald-green, wmk crown CC, die I. VF fresh M. SG 11 cat £180. (P) $120 $160

1970 1881 QV 1Pi rose, wmk crown CC, die I. VF fresh M. SG 12 cat £375. (P) $250 $350

1971 1882-86 QV 12Pi orange-brown, Die I, wmk crown CA. Superb fresh M. SG 22 cat £200. (P) $130 $180

1972 1892-94 QV Die II set ½Pi - 12Pi. VF fresh MLH. SG 31-7 cat £450. (7). (P) $350 $450

1973 1894-96 QV set ½Pi - 45Pi new colours. VF fresh MLH. SG 40-49 cat £250. (10). (P) $200 $275

1974 1902-04 KEVII set ½Pi-45Pi, wmk single crown. Mostly VF fresh MLH. SG 50-59 cat £600. Rare set. (10). (P) $500 $700

1975 1924-28 KGV £5 black on yellow, top value, wmk script. Superb MLH. SG 117a cat £3750. Key stamp of Cyprus. (P) $3000 $4000

1976 1928 Anniversary set ¾Pi-£1. VF fresh MUH. SG 123-32 cat £300 for M, should be at least £600 MUH. (10). (P) $600 $900

1977 1934 Pictorial set ¼Pi-45Pi. VF fresh MUH. SG 133-43 cat £200 for M, should be at least £400 MUH. (11). (P) $350 $450

1978 1934 KGV Pictorial set ¼Pi-45Pi. VF M/MLH. SG 133-43 cat £200. (11). (P) $120 $180

1979 1938-51 KGVI Pictorial set ¼Pi-£1. VF M/MLH. SG 151-63 cat £250. (19). (P) $100 $150

1980 1960-61 Republic opt QEII Pictorial set 2m-£1. VF MUH. SG 188-202 cat £130. (15). (P) $100 $130

1981 1928 (7 Sept) commercial usage to Australia of Registered Envelope 2½p blue (size H) uprated with ½d Map tied by Nicosia cds, two red wax impressions of "ISLAND POSTMASTER/(arms) seal, Port Said transit b/s, minor blemishes. $120 $200

CZECHOSLOVAKIA

1982 1919 Legion issue 50h purple imperf DIE PROOF of the unissued Mother & Child stamp, tied by "KR Vinohrady 3 XI 19 X" cds together with issued Lion 50h blue, on registered Prague cover. VF, proof has huge margins. Amazing! (P) $100 $200

1983 1919 Legion issue 50h chestnut imperf DIE PROOF of the unissued Mother & Child stamp, tied by "KR Vinohrady 3 XI 19 X" cds, together with issued Mother & Child 100h purple-brown, on registered Prague cover. VF, proof has huge margins. Amazing! (P) $100 $200

1984 1919 Legion issue 50h plum imperf DIE PROOF of the unissued Mother & Child stamp, tied by "KR Vinohrady 3 XI 19 X" cds, together with issued Mother & Child 120h reddish violet, on registered Prague cover. VF, proof has huge margins. Amazing! (P) $100 $200

1985 1920-22 Hussite 100h grey-green imperf DIE PROOF of the unissued large format design. Superb UN, as made, 4 huge margins. Extremely rare! 2012 Ceremuga photo cert (P) $1000 $2000

1986 1920 Red Cross Fund 40h+20h -125h+25h, specialised collection on large pages. Starts with issued set inc 20h & 125h blks of 4 inc plates & perfs. Strong array of PROOFS inc 20h opt only blk of 4, unissued 20h+20h on Hradcany 5h & 40h, plus 5h & 30h se-tenant prs with & w/o opt & on Postage due 10h strip of 3 with 4 opts. Normal 20h opt Proofs inc Postage due 10h vert se-tenant strip of 3 with 2 stamps opt & Hradcany 30h horiz pr with 2 opts on 1 stamp. Opt only prs (4) inc opt inverted, double & triple. Chainbreaker 40h & 60h inc normal opt in red & black, opt inverted, plus unissued 20h+20h in red & black, plus inverted. Masaryk 125h with unissued 25h ornamental opt in red & black. All diff. VF fresh M/MUH. Spectacular lot with many rare items. (60) (P) $800 $1200

1987 1922 Airmail opt 50/100h green, error opt INVERTED in UR cnr blk of 4. Stamps superb fresh MUH. Mi 199K, SG 224a cat £1000 M, should be at least £2000 MUH. 2012 Ceremuga photo cert (P) $1000 $2000

1988 1934 National Anthem Music 1Kc & 2Kc M/Sheets of 15, printed on card, with original folder. Superb fresh UN as issued. Mi 330-31xSB, SG MS334a cat £1300. Rare & impressive large format M/Sheets, in unusually nice condition. (2 M/S). (P) $900 $1200

DOMINICA

1989 1877-79 QV 1/- magenta, wmk crown CC, perf 14. VF fresh MLH. SG 9 cat £130. (P) $100 $130

EGYPT

1990 British Forces: 1939 King 10m red, variety grossly shifted perfs. Superb fresh MUH. SG A15(var). Ex King Farouk collection. (P) $100 $150

ESTONIA

1991 1939 Registered cover franked Relief Fund & Parnu M/Sheets, tied by "Vosu 25 VIII 39" cds, with h/s reg label/cachet. SG MS147a & 151a cat £390++, Mi Blk 3 & 4 cat €330++, plus premium on cover. Extremely rare use of 2 M/S on 1 cover. (P) $350 $500

ETHIOPIA

1992 1930 Coronation "Lion" set 1g-5T imperf presentation M/Sheet on card 247x310mm, with "Couronnement de S.M. Haile Sellace I" & "Emission Speciale de Timbres-Post" imprint at base. VF UN as made. SG 278-84(var). Very rare & impressive (P) $450 $700

FALKLAND ISLANDS

1993 1898 QV 2/6 deep blue. VFM. SG 41 cat £275. (P) $180 $250

1994 1904-12 KEVII ½d to 5/-. VF fresh MLH. SG 43-50 cat £475. (8). (P) $350 $450

1995 1904-12 KEVII 5/- red. VF fresh MLH. SG 50 cat £225 (P) $150 $200

1996 1912-20 KGV set ½d-£1 wmk mult crown, opt SPECIMEN. F-VF M/MLH. SG 60-69s cat £1900. Rare set. (11). (P) $1500 $2500

1997 1912-20 KGV £1 black on red, top value, wmk mult crown. VF fresh MUH bottom marginal. SG 69 cat £550 for M, should be at least double, £1100 MUH. (P) $800 $1100

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