Accumulations & collections

GERMANY - OCCUPATIONS

2164 1943 North Africa Fieldpost franking stamp in ultramarine for Italian troops assisting Rommels "Afrika Korps", design showing Roman amphiteathre at El-Djem in Tunisia. Superb fresh MUH. Sass FM1 cat €250+. Very interesting historical stamp that was unissued due to defeat & surrender of all Axis forces in North Africa. Copy of 1991 Dr Enzo Diena AIEP photo-cert for sheetlet it came from. (P) $180 $250

2165 Belgium-Russia: 1941 Flemish Legion on Eastern Front "+50Fr" set of 4 historical battle designs, all with 3 margins from special M/Sheets. Superb fresh MUH. Mi I-IV cat €110+. (4). (P) $100 $130

2166 Belgium-Russia: 1941 Flemish Legion on Eastern Front "+50Fr" set of 4 historical battle designs, ea in M/Sheet of 4, perf. VF fresh with stamps all MUH, M in margin only. Mi I-IVKLB cat €440+ as single stamps alone. (4 M/S). (P) $375 $500

2167 Belgium-Russia: 1941 Flemish Legion on Eastern Front "+50Fr" set of 4 historic battle designs, ea in M/Sheet of 4, perf. Superb fresh MUH. Mi I-IV KLB cat €440+ as single stamps alone. (4 M/S). (P) $400 $600

2168 Belgium-Russia: 1942 Walloon Legion on Eastern Front set "+20Fr" - "+100Fr" Legionnaire design, ea UR or UL cnr marginal, numbered on reverse, from special M/sheet of 4. Stamps VF fresh MUH. Mi I-IV cat €150+. (4). (P) $130 $170

2169 Belgium-Russia: 1943 Flemish Legion on Eastern Front Airmail opt "+50Fr" set of 4 historical battle designs ea with "plane & 1943" opt with plane flying to the left, type I. Stamps superb MUH, ea with 3 margins from special M/Sheets. Mi V-VIII (type I) cat €350+. Only 920 sets of ea type printed. (4). (P) $300 $450

2170 Belgium-Russia: 1943 Flemish Legion on Eastern Front Airmail opt "+50Fr" set of 4 historical battle designs ea with "plane & 1943" opt with plane flying to the right, type III. Superb fresh MUH, ea top & bottom marginal from special M/sheets. Mi V-VIII (type III) cat €350+. Only 920 sets of ea type printed. (4). (P) $300 $400

2171 Bohemia & Moravia: 1943 Theresienstadt Concentration Camp perf green Parcel stamp. Superb U "Bauschowitz 24.IV.44" cds. Mi 1 cat €400+. Rare genuine. 2014 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $300 $450

2172 Bohemia & Moravia: 1943 Theresienstadt Concentration Camp perf green Parcel stamp. VF fresh MUH appearance (but expertly regummed). Mi 1. Rare genuine example. Exp Peatow BPP, plus 2014 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $200 $300

2173 Bohemia & Moravia: 1939 Postcard 60h blue-green on cream, set of 12 diff views at the left. VF UN. Mi P6. Scarce as a set. $70 $100

2174 Croatia: 1942 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 €200+. Exp Prof Ercegovic. $80 $120

2175 Croatia: 1942 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

2176 Croatia: 1942 Independence opt View 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

2177 Croatia: 1942 Red Cross set 1K - 13+6K inc Charity Tax, colour trials, imperf proof horiz prs. Superb fresh UN as made, all right marginal. Mi 96-90P & Z1P cat €300+. (12). (P) $150 $250

2178 Croatia: 1942 Ustasha Youth set 3+6K & 4+7K IMPERF horiz prs with tabs & cnr margins. Superb fresh MUH. Mi 91-92UZf cat €460. Exp Ceremuga. (2 prs) (P) $200 $300

2179 Croatia: 1942-44 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

2180 Croatia: 1942-43 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

2181 Croatia: 1943 Labour Front set 2+1K - 7+4K IMPERF horiz proof prs in unissued colours, all cnr marginal. Superb fresh UN as made. Mi 94-96UP cat €360+. Exp Ceremuga. (3 prs) (P) $120 $200

2182 Croatia: 1943 Anniv of Zagreb 3.50K sheetlet, IMPERF horiz so with 4 imperf between vert prs, marginal arms at top etc. VF MLH top marg, stamps MUH. Mi 97KLB(p) est cat €600. Rare & spectacular! (P) $200 $400

2183 Croatia: 1943 Anniv of Zagreb 3.50K sheetlet, imperf proof sheetlet on thin pelure paper, with marginal arms at top etc. VFM in top marg, stamps MUH. Mi 97KLB(p) est cat €800+. Very rare proof. (P) $200 $400

2184 Croatia: 1943 Anniv of Zagreb 3.50K sheetlet, imperf proof sheetlet w/o centre, with marginal arms at top etc. Superb fresh MUH. Mi 97KLB(p) est cat €600+. Exp Dr Rommerskirchen BPP. (P) $200 $400

2185 Croatia: 1943 Famous Croats set 1K-3K50 IMPERF proofs, ea 4 diff shades of issued colours, plus issued perf set, all in blks of 4. VF fresh MUH. SG 82-4(p), Mi 103-5UP cat €2520+. Rare & attractive (15blks = 60). (P) $700 $1000

2186 Croatia: 1943 Croat Legion in Russia set 1+.50K - 9+4.50K imperf PROOF horiz prs in 4-8 diff colours/shades for ea value, plus set of pale 1st print only & horiz prs imperf vert of ea value. VF fresh MUH. Mi 107-10UP(var) cat €580+. (29prs = 58 proofs). (P) $350 $500

2187 Croatia: 1943 Red Cross set 1+0.50K - 32+12K inc Postal Tax 2K, specialised proof collection each val with an imperf, 3 progressive proofs & 2-3 colour trials, nicely presented on Exhibition pages. Superb fresh MUH. Mi 118-27(p) & Z2(p) cat €600+. Spectacular! (76). (P) $300 $500

2188 Croatia: 1944 War Charity Postal Tax 60K prepared but unissued due to the defeat of the NDH, horiz pr IMPERF vert. Superb fresh MUH. Mi footnote. 2000 Ceremuga photo cert. (P) $180 $250

2189 Croatia: 1945 Storm Troopers set 50+50k to 100+100k. Superb fresh MUH, all matching cnr marginal. Mi 170-72 cat €480++, SG 142-44 cat £475++ for M, so £950++ MUH. Scarce genuine set & seldom seen so nice. 2010 Ceremuga photo cert. (3) (P) $400 $600

2190 Croatia: 1945 Postal Workers 50+25K orange imperf proof. VF fresh MUH. Mi 176(p) cat €400+. Proofs of this issue are very rare! 2002 Zrinjscak AIEP photo cert. (P) $130 $200

2191 Croatia: 1945 Military stamp with red "Feldpost" opt, variety shifted opt, prepared for planned use by German troops but never issued. Superb fresh MUH. Mi M2(var) opt mentioned in footnote but unpriced. Exp Ercegovic AIEP. (P) $50 $100

2192 Croatia: 1945 Red Cross 100k grey "Mother & Child & Burnt Village" unissued due to defeat of Croatia, IMPERF horiz pr on normal paper. Superb fresh MUH. Very scarce. (2) (P) $130 $200

2193 Croatia: 1945 War Charity Postal Tax 60K prepared but unissued due to the defeat of the NDH, horiz pr imperf vert. Superb fresh MUH. Mi see footnote. Rare! 2000 Zrinjscak photo cert. (2) (P) $150 $250

2194 Croatia: 1945 War Charity Postal Tax 60K prepared but unissued due to the defeat of the NDH. Superb fresh MUH. Mi see footnote. 2000 Ceremuga photo cert. (P) $100 $150

2195 Estonia: 1941 Swastika & Arms set 15k-30k, on chalky paper, perf 11½. VF fresh MUH, top marginal. Mi 1-3x cat €55, SG 3-5A cat £45 for M, so £90+ MUH. (3). $40 $60

2196 Estonia-Pernau: 1941 "Pernau 8 VII 1941" opt Pilot 30k blue, error opt INVERTED. VF fresh MUH. Mi 9IK cat €150. Only 4 sheets printed. 2011 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $100 $150

2197 France - Russia: 1941 French Legion on Eastern Front 100Fr M/Sheet, showing Russian bear & town in flames. Superb fresh MUH. Mi Block 1 cat €800. Rare & attractive. 2015 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $450 $600

2198 France - Russia: 1941-42 French Legion on Eastern Front, 1st airmail set of 2, 2nd opt set of 2, & 3rd battle scenes set of 5. VF fresh MUH. Mi II-X. Very attractive issues. (9) $100 $150

2199 France - Russia: 1942 French Legion on the Eastern Front 1Fr "Watch over Moscow" 3 diff imperf proofs: 1st in issued colours, 2nd in blue w/o inscriptions or denomination & 3rd in violet. VF fresh UN as made, all 4 margins. Mi XP1-3 cat €600. Rare group! Exp Ceremuga (3) (P) $200 $300

2200 France: 1943 WWII Relief Fund full sheet of 5 se-tenant strips of 5 with printers no at base "coin date". VF fresh MUH. SG 780A cat £400 as M, strips, so £800++ MUH, Maury 580A cat €750 -both as 5 strips, plus large premium for sheet. $275 $400

2201 France: 1940 Dunkirk Provisional "Besetztes Gebiet Nord-Frankreich" boxed opt type I on BIT Congress opt 50c vert pr (correct 1Fr franking), tied "Ghyvelde Nord / 25 7 40" cds, with "Dunkerque Nord / 26 7 40" arrival b/s. Superb fresh. Mi cat €1000+. Rare franking. Exp Roumet & Dreyfus, plus Fourcaut photo-cert. (P) $350 $500

2202 France: 1940 Dunkirk Provisional "Besetztes Gebiet Nord-Frankreich" boxed opt type I on Mercury 30c & Strasbourg 70c (correct 1Fr franking), tied "Ghyvelde Nord / 29 7 40" cds, with "Dunkerque Nord / 30 7 40" arrival b/s. Superb fresh. Mi cat €1000+. Rare franking. Exp Roumet & Dreyfus, plus Fourcaut photo-cert. (P) $350 $500

2203 France: 1940 Dunkirk Provisional "Besetztes Gebiet Nord-Frankreich" boxed opt type I on Arch de Triumph 80c postal stationery card, with "Dunkerque Nord / 14 7 40" cds at left & "Ghyvelde Nord / 15 7 40" arrival b/s. Superb fresh. Mi P cat €900. Exp Roumet & Dreyfus, plus Fourcaut photo-cert. (P) $350 $500

2204 France: 1945 St Nazaire "Front Altlantique" Viking ship set 50c deep green & 2Fr brown on green. Superb fresh UN as issued, both cnr marginal. Mi 1-2 cat €540+++. Scarce & attractive. 2015 Ceremuga photo-cert. (2) (P) $375 $500

2205 France: 1945 St Nazaire "Front Altlantique" Viking ship set 50c deep green & 2Fr brown on green. VF fresh UN as issued. Mi 1-2 cat €540. Scarce & attractive. Exp Champion & Roumet. (2) (P) $275 $400

2206 France: 1944 St Nazaire special registered cover franked Petain 4Fr & Mercury 50c tied "La Baule 11.11.44" cds, with arrival b/s, cover with special printed text for anniv of end of WWI. Attractive. $70 $100

2207 Kotar: 1944 "Deutsche Militarverwaltung" opt Italy King 1.50L/50c wmk crown inverted. VF fresh MUH. Mi 3y cat €180, SG 3(var), Sass 3(var). Exp Krischke. (P) $120 $180

2208 Kurland (Latvia): 1945 provisional opts basic set on Hitler 6/5pf, 6/10pf & 6/20pf, plus 12pf opt Fieldpost parcel stamp roul. VFU with Liepaja cds. Mi 1-4A cat €150, SG 1-4A cat £248. (4) (P) $60 $100

2209 Laibach (Slovenia): 1944 opt set 5c-50L, Express 1L25 & Postage Due set 5c-2L. VF fresh MUH. SG 65-90, E92 & D93-101, Mi 1-20 & P1-9 cat €345. (29). (P) $250 $350

2210 Laibach (Slovenia): 1944 opt Airmail set 25c - 10L, inc Express 2L. VF fresh MLH. SG 84-E91 cat £131. Mi 21-8 cat €120. (8). (P) $80 $110

2211 Laibach (Slovenia): 1944 Red Cross opt set 1L25c+50L & 2L50+50L. VF fresh MLH. SG 102-3 cat £130. Mi 29-30 cat €120 (2) (P) $80 $110

2212 Laibach (Slovenia): 1944 Homeless Relief Fund opt set 1L25+50L & 2L50+50L Express. VF fresh MUH. SG 104-5, Mi 31-32 cat €240. Exp Dr Dub. (2). (P) $170 $230

2213 Laibach (Slovenia): 1944 Homeless Relief Fund opt set 1L25+50L & 2L50+50L Express. VF fresh MUH. SG 104-5, Mi 31-32 cat €240. (2). (P) $170 $230

2214 Laibach (Slovenia): 1944 Orphan's Fund opt Airmail set 25+10L - 5+20L. VF fresh MUH. SG 106-11, Mi 33-88 cat €250. (6). (P) $180 $250

2215 Laibach (Slovenia): 1944 Orphan's Fund opt set 25c+10L - 5+20L. VF fresh MLH. SG 106-11 cat £70. Mi 33-38 cat €120. (6). (P) $70 $100

2216 Laibach (Slovenia): 1944 Winter Relief opt set 25c+10L - 5+20L. VF fresh MLH. SG 112-17 cat £70. Mi 39-44 cat €120. (6). (P) $70 $100

2217 Laibach (Slovenia): 1945 Church 50c, variety "2 telegraph wires by church tower". Superb fresh MUH. SG 122(var), Mi 49I cat €140. (P) $100 $150

2218 Laibach (Slovenia): 1944 Postage set 5c-10L & surch 2.55L-50L, plus Express 1.25L, tied to registered express cover by "Laibach 11 IV 44" cds, plus special cachets & b/s. SG 65-83 cat £850 as loose stamps, Mi 1-19 cat €900 for set on cover. 1997 Raybaudi photo cert. (P) $400 $700

2219 Laibach (Slovenia): 1944 Airmail set 25c-10L & Air Express 2L, plus Red Cross opt set 1.25L & 2.50L, tied to Registered Express Air cover by "Laibach 12 IV 44" cds, plus special cachets & b/s. SG 84-E91 & 102-3 cat £2800 as loose stamps, Mi 21-30 cat €3200 for sets on cover. 1997 Raybaudi photo cert. (P) $1000 $1500

2220 Laibach (Slovenia): 1944 Orphans Fund 25c-5L Winter Relief Fund 25c-5L & Homeless Fund 1.25L & 2.50L Express sets tied to registered express airmail cover by "Laibach 12 IV 44" cds, plus special cachets & b/s. SG 104-17 cat £8200 as loose stamps, Mi 31-44 cat €8800 for sets on cover. 1997 Raybaudi photo cert. (P) $2200 $3000

2221 Laibach (Slovenia): 1945 Pictorial set 5c-30L on 2 registered covers, tied by "Laibach 6 V 45" cds, with diff Laibach cds as arrival b/s. SG 118-33 cat £1800 as loose stamps, Mi 45-60 cat €3000 for set on cover. (P) $700 $1000

2222 Lithuania: 1941 German Occup VILNIUS opt set 5k-1R tied to envelope by 2nd day of issue "Vilnius 17 VII 1941" cds. VF. SG 10-18 cat £1300++, Mi 10-18 cat €1200++ both as loose stamps, or €1500 on philatelic cover. Krischke BPP photo-cert. (P) $700 $1000

2223 Montenegro: 1944 Red Cross opt pictorial 0.15+1.35RM/50c rose-magenta, variety "G in Montenegro level instead of raised" which occurred once per sheet. Superb fresh MUH. Mi 30I cat €200, Sass 22a cat €160 for M, so €400 MUH. Rare specialist item as only 100 of variety printed. (P) $120 $180

2224 Poland-General Govt: 1940 Eagle & Swastika opt 4gr/5gr horiz pr, left stamp variety "accent on a in General". VF fresh MUH. Mi 18/18II cat €121. $90 $120

2225 Poland-General Govt: 1940 Eagle & Swastika opt 30gr/30gr, variety "gash in left 0 of 30". VFU. Mi 23I cat €120. Exp Korszen & Ceremuga AIEP. (P) $90 $120

2226 Poland-General Govt: 1940 Official Eagle & Swastika (6gr-50gr) black lilac (small size) imperf PROOF, w/o value. VF fresh MUH, 4 margins. Mi D16P cat €180. Only 1 sheet recorded. (P) $130 $180

2227 Poland - Litzmannstadt (Lodz) Ghetto: 1944 "Judenpost" 1st issue (3rd design) 5pf vermilion on cream card. Superb UN as made, 4 huge margins. Fi PVIIIx, Mi Iy. Rare genuine example. Exp Jungjohann BPP, plus 2007 Ceremuga AIEP photo cert (P) $550 $750

2228 Poland - Litzmannstadt (Lodz) Ghetto: 1944 "Judenpost" 1st issue (3rd design) 5pf vermilion TETE-BECHE pr on brownish card with portion of colour illustration on back. Superb UN as made, 4 huge marg. Mi I cat €1800 & much underpriced as genuine examples are very rare. 2007 Ceremuga AIEP photo cert. (P) $1300 $2000

2229 Poland - Litzmannstadt (Lodz) Ghetto: 1944 "Judenpost" 1st issue (3rd design) 10pf bluish-green on thin brownish card. Superb UN as made, 4 huge margins. Mi2Bz. Rare genuine example. Exp Jungjohann BPP, plus 2005 Ceremuga AIEP photo cert (P) $550 $750

2230 Poland - Litzmannstadt (Lodz) Ghetto: 1944 "Judenpost" 2nd issue (4th design) set 5pf, 10pf & 20pf on laid paper, imperf. Superb UN as made, 4 large margins. FI 1-3A, Mi III-IV. Rare genuine set. 2011 Ceremuga AIEP photo cert. (3) (P) $300 $400

2231 Poland - Govt in Exile: 1944 "Monte Cassino 18 V 1944" opt Army set 45g/75g - 1z20/1z50, bottom marginal imprint blks of 4. VF fresh MUH. SG 494-7 cat £240, Mi 376-9 cat €320 -both as singles, plus premium for imprint blks. (4 blks). (P) $250 $400

2232 Serbia: 1944 Registered cover franked Bombing of Nish opt set 0.5+2D-16+33D, tied by "Mala Krsna 20 V 44" cds, with h/s reg label/cachet, plus non opt 3D & 7D tied by "Beograd 23 V 44" cds. To a German officer at a Fieldpost address with arrival cds & 4 diff fieldpost or cachets on reverse showing hand-over to the Germany army postal system. SG G87-95 cat £1300 as loose stamps, Mi 99-107 cat €1400+ on philatelic cover. Attractive & very rare. (P) $450 $700

2233 Zante: 1943 "ELLAS 2-X-43" red & black h/s opts FULL set on Italian Ionian Islands 25c & 50c, plus Air 50c, plus unissued 10c. Superb MUH. Mi I/I, I/II & 1-3I & 1-3II cat €1900+. Sass 1-3, 4-6 & PA1-2 cat €2000+. Very rare genuine set. Copies of 2011 Sorani photo-certs for blks, plus 2015 Ceremuga photo-cert (8) (P) $800 $1200

GERMANY - ALLIED OCCUPATION

2234 1945 Fredersdorf Provisionals "F.M" h/s Hitler set 1pf-5Mk, the 2Mk-5Mk perf 12½. VFU oval "Fredersdorf 3 AUG 1945 Berlin" pmks on envelope Mi 1-23 cat €530+ as loose stamps. (23). (P) $300 $500

2235 1945 Glauchau Provisional "Kreis Glauchau" opt Hitler 15/6pf & 25/12pf, both opts greatly shifted so inscription transposed with "Kreis" at base. VF fresh MUH. Mi 5(var) & 7(var) mentioned in footnote but unpriced. Rare as only 1 sheet of ea recorded. (2). (P) $50 $80

2236 1945 Glauchau Provisional "Kreis Glauchau" opt Hitler 15/6pf & 25/12pf, both opts greatly shifted so totally missing "Kreis" as stamps from bottom row of sheet. VF fresh MUH. Mi 5(var) & 7(var) mentioned in footnote but unpriced. Extremely rare as only 1 row of 10 stamps of ea existed. (2). (P) $130 $200

2237 1945 Saxony Provisional solid black cork h/s opt on Hitler 3pf brown, blk of 25. VF fresh MUH. Mi type A. Rare blk. (P) $50 $100

2238 1945 Schwarzenberg Provisional "Castle" blank opt Hitler set 1pf-5Mk, opt type I, 1Mk & 2Mk perf 14, 3Mk & 5Mk perf 12½. VF fresh MUH. Mi 1I-23I cat €658. Very scarce. All exp twice (23) (P) $375 $500

2239 Soviet Zone - West Saxony: 1946 Leipzig Fair set 6+14pf - 84+66pf, imperf se-tenant vert & horiz gutter prs, wmk descending steps (to left). VF fresh MLH, all 4 margins. Mi WZd17BYa - WZd18Byb, SZd7BY - SZD8BYb cat €220. (4 prs) (P) $80 $120

GIBRALTAR

2240 1886 opt QV set ½d to 1/-, wmk crown CA. F-VF M. SG 1-7 cat £1200. Rare set. (7). (P) $600 $1000

2241 1886 opt QV 4d orange-brown. VF fresh M. SG 5 cat £190 (P) $100 $150

2242 1889-96 QV 1Pi bistre. VF fresh M. SG 30 cat £75. Exp. (P) $45 $70

2243 1925-32 KGV £5 violet & black, top value. Superb fresh MUH, pristine never hinged original gum, bright colour & perfect centring. SG 108 cat £1600 for M, should be at least double, £3200 MUH. Beautiful quality example of this rare top value. A certificate can be obtained on request. (P) $2300 $3300

GILBERT & ELLICE ISLANDS

2244 1911 opt KEVII set ½d to 1/-, opt SPECIMEN. VF MUH, 1/- sl cnr flt. SG 1-7s cat £300 for M, should be at least £600 MUH (7) (P) $300 $450

2245 1911 Pandanas Pine set ½d-2½d on piece, tied by "Gilbert & Ellice Islands Protectorate General Post Office 30 NOV 1911 Butaritari Island" large cds in violet. SG 8-11 cat £55++. (P) $50 $100

2246 1912-24 KGV £1 purple & black on red. Superb fresh MUH. SG 24 cat £550 M, should be at least double, £1100 MUH (P) $800 $1200

2247 1922-27 KGV set ½d to 10/-, Die II, wmk script. VF fresh MLH. SG 27-35 cat £181. (5). (P) $140 $180

2248 1922-27 KGV 10/- green & red on emerald. VF fresh MUH. SG 35 cat £160 for M, should be at least £320 MUH (P) $220 $350

2249 1922-27 KGV 10/- green & red on emerald, Die II, wmk script. Superb fresh MUH, left marginal. SG 35 cat £160 for M, should be at least double, £320 MUH. (P) $250 $350

GOLD COAST

2250 1913-21 KGV set ½d to 20/-, wmk mult crown. VF M/MLH. SG 71-84 cat £275. (P) $220 $300

2251 1913-21 KGV 20/- purple & black on red, top value, Die I, wmk mult crown. Superb fresh MLH. SG 84 cat £170. (P) $150 $200

2252 1921-24 KGV 15/- dull purple & green, die II, wmk script. VF fresh MUH. SG 100a cat £140 for M, should be at least double, £280 MUH. (P) $250 $350

GREAT BRITAIN

2253 1840 QV 1d black, plate 2, letters OB. Superb fresh M, nice original gum (only sl disturbed from hinge removal), 4 large margins. SG Spec AS15, SG 2-PL2 cat £12,500+. Rare genuine mint example. 2015 BPA photo cert. (P) $3800 $5000

2254 1840 QV 1d black, plate 5, letters PJ , variety "double letter P". Superb fresh UN, 4 margins. SG Spec AS25b, SG 2-PL5(var) cat £12,500+ plus premium for variety. Rare genuine unused example. 2015 BPA photo -cert. (P) $2500 $4000

2255 1840 QV 1d black, plate 1b, letters CB. F-VF U, 3½ margins, red Maltese Cross pmk. SG 2-PL1B cat £400. (P) $100 $150

2256 1840 QV 1d black, plate 2, letters AG. VFU, appearance, cnr thin, 4 margins, red Maltese Cross pmk. SG 2-PL2 cat £400. (P) $100 $150

2257 1840 QV 1d black, plate 3, letters BG. FU, 3 margins red Maltese Cross pmk. SG 2-PL3 cat £500. (P) $100 $150

2258 1840 QV 1d black, plate 3, letters DG. VFU, 4 margins, red Maltese Cross pmk. SG 2-PL3 cat £500. (P) $220 $300

2259 1840 QV 1d black, plate 4, letters BA. FU, 3 margins, black Maltese Cross pmk. SG 2-PL4 cat £375. (P) $100 $150

2260 1840 QV 1d black, plate 4, letters GJ. VFU, 4 margins, red Maltese Cross pmk. SG 2-PL4 cat £400. (P) $250 $350

2261 1840 QV 1d grey-black plate 5, letters BL. VFU, 4 large margins, red Maltese Cross pmk. SG 3-PL5 cat £500+. Unusually nice. (P) $275 $400