2377Bhopal: 1936-49 SERVICE opt Pictorial 2a brown & blue error opt INVERTED. Superb fresh MUH. SG O337b cat £300++. Very rare as only part of 1 sheet recorded. A certificate can be obtained on request. (P) $400$600
2379Cochin: 1923-24 "ON CGS" opt Varma II 8p/9p carmine, wmk upright, opt with serif on G. VF fresh MUH. SG O20 cat £450 for M, should be at least double, £900 MUH. Very rare stamp & certificate can be obtained on request. (P) $600$900
2380Cochin: 1923-24 "ON CGS" opt Varma II 8p/9p carmine, opt w/o serif on "G", UR cnr marginal. VF fresh MUH. SG O21 cat £70 for M, should be at least double, £140 MUH. (P) $130$200
2381Cochin: 1925 "ON CGS" opt Varma II 10p/9p, 27½mm surch. VF MUH. SG O22 cat £90 for M, should be at least £180 MUH. (P) $100$150
2382Cochin: 1946-48 Raja 1a3p magenta perf 13, w/o official opt -unissued thus. Superb fresh UN, as made, LR cnr marginal. SG footnote after 108 cat £180++. (P) $275$400
2383Cochin: 1949 "SIX PIES" opt Maharaja 9p ultramarine top marginal, unissued, variety extra albino opt in margin. Superb fresh UN, as made. SG footnote after 126 cat £180+ (P) $250$400
2384Gwalior: 1913-23 Native script opt KGV 1a, Official, error opt DOUBLE. VF fresh MUH, top marginal. SG O53ab cat £75 for M, should be at least £150 MUH. (P) $120$180
2385Gwalior: 1938-48 opt KGV set 3p-25R. Superb fresh MUH. SG 105-17 cat £475++. Very rare in MUH condition. (13) (P) $700$1000
23881975 Printed Postcard from a detainee in Buru Island camp to his wife in Java, with 3-line boxed h/s cachet. Detainees held here after the unsuccessful communist coup attempt in 1965. $50$100
2390 1927 Airmail opt set 1ch-30Kr, opt SPECIMEN. VF fresh MUH. Persiphila 740-55 cat $1650 for M, should be double, US$3300 MUH. SG 642-57(s) cat £1100 for normal M set, +50% for specimen & should be at least double, £3300 MUH, Sc C1-16(s) cat US$914 for normal M, plus +50% for specimen, so US$2750 MUH. Very rare genuine MUH set. 2013 Ceremuga photo cert. (16). (P) $1100 $1500
23951931 On State Service opt King set ½a-10R. VF fresh MUH. SG O93-104 cat £300 for M, should be at least double, £600 MUH. (12). (P) $500$700
IRELAND
23961922 Provisional Govt opt KGV set ½d-10d, Dollard printing inc 2½d & 4d red opt. VF fresh MUH. SG 1-9 cat £63 for M, should be at least double, £126 MUH. (10) (P) $100$150
23971922 Provisional Govt opt set ½d-10d,Dollard printing, plus 2½d, 4d & 9d red opt & 4d & 9d carmine opt, plus 1d shade. VFU. SG 1-9, 4b, 6a-b, 8b, 8c cat £306. (14) (P) $150$250
23981922 Provisional Govt opt KGV 1d scarlet, error opt INVERTED. VF fresh MUH. SG 2a cat £275 for M, should be at least £550 MUH (P) $350$500
23991922 Provisional Govt opt KGV 1d, error opt INVERTED. VF MUH. SG 2a cat £275 for M, should be at least £550 MUH. (P) $350$500
24001922 Provisional Govt opt KGV Seahorses set 2/6 to 10/-, Dollard printing. Superb fresh MUH. SG 17-21 cat £300 for M, should be at least double, £600 MUH. (3). (P) $450$700
24011922 Provisional Govt opt Seahorses 10/- Dollard opt. VF fresh MUH. SG 21 cat £180 for M, should be at least £360 MUH (P) $200$300
24041922 Provisional Govt opt KGV set ½d to 1/-, wide setting in blue-black by Thom. VF fresh MUH. SG 47-51 cat £60 for M, should be at least double, £120 MUH. (5). (P) $100$150
24051922-23 Free State opt KGV set ½d to 1/- Thom printing. VF fresh MUH. SG 52-63 cat £79 for M, should be at least double, £158 MUH. (12). (P) $100$150
24061922-23 Free State opt KGV 4d grey-green, variety "no accent", Thom printing. Stamp VF fresh MUH, right marginal. SG 58a cat £180 for M, should be at least double, £360 MUH. (P) $220$300
24071922-23 Free State opt Seahorses set 2/6 to 10/.- F-VFU. SG 64-66 cat £580. Very scarce used! (3) (P) $300$450
24081922-23 Free State opt KGV 1d horiz coil pr, variety "long 1 in 1922". VF fresh MUH. SG 68/68a cat £82 for M, should be at least double, £164 MUH. (P) $100$150
24091925-28 Free State opt KGV Seahorses set 2/6 to 10/-. Superb fresh MUH. SG 83-85 cat £225 for M, should be at least double, £450 MUH. (3) (P) $350$450
24101925-28 Free State opt KGV Seahorses set 2/6 to 10/-. VFU on pieces with "Ceann Saile Co Chorcaighe 11 30" cds. SG 83-85 cat £550+ Rarely seen properly used. (3). (P) $450$650
24111937 St Patrick set 2/6 to 10/-, wmk "se". VF fresh M. SG 102-4 cat £450. (3). (P) $150$250
24121937 Airmail cover franked sword defs 5d & 1/-, St Patrick 2/6 & Free State opt 5/- (perf tones) tied by "Baile Atha Cliath 1 X 37" cds. To Brazil by German airmail with red "Deutsch Luftpost Europa-Sudamerika" cachet & Brazil arrival cds. SG 78, 82, 100 & 102 cat £170 as loose stamps & from x2-3 on cover. We have never seen the 5/- on any cover. Very rare proper usage. (P) $250$400
ITALY
24131863-65 King 5c greenish-grey, Turin printing. VF fresh MUH, nice never hinged original gum. SG 10 cat £2250 for M, should be at least double, £4500 MUH, Sass T16 cat €2500. 2014 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $500$800
24141863-65 King 10c buff, Turin printing. VF fresh MUH, sl gum crease, nice never hinged original gum. SG 11 cat £3750 for M, should be at least double, £7500 MUH, Sass T17 cat €4250. Very rare genuine MUH! 2014 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $700$1200
24151870-1925 Postage Due 1L magenta & blue, error centre"1" INVERTED. FU, usual centring. SG D33b cat £3500. Sass T27a cat €4500. Very rare. Dr Enzo Diena AIEP photo cert. (P) $700$1000
24161917-23 King 20c orange, LR marginal blk of 12, wmk crown, error grossly misperfed, perfs diag instead of vertical, with perf "stamps" showing portions of margin inscriptions & 6 missing denomination! VF MUH. SG 105(var), Sass 109(var). Unique & absolutely spectacular! (P) $500$1000
24171943 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
24181944 Alto Veresotto Partisan local "Posta Partigiana Alto Veresotto MORTE al Tedeschi invasori e fascisti traditori!" opts set with Communist star on prs 1L/10c, 2L/20c, 5L/25c & 25L/35c, with control h/s on back. (opt inscription translates as "DEATH to German invaders & fascist traitors!"). Superb MUH. CEI 5-8 listed but unpriced. Only 400 sets printed & few survived. Extremely rare & historical issue. 2005 Bianchi & 2007 Sorani photo certs. (4 prs) (P) $500$1000
24191944 Teramo RSI local "Republica Sociale Italiana" opt set 15c-2L inc air & express, tied "Penna Santa Andrea Teramo 11.3.44". Sass 1-16 cat €1250. Very scarce genuine, only 985 sets issued (16) (P) $400$700
24201945 Aosta liberation local partisan overprints on Bandiera Brothers set 25c, 1L & 2.50L, in setenant pairs of 2 diff opt languages. VF MUH. CEI 1-6 cat €12,000 = A$18,000. Historical & very rare set. Offered at a very low reserve at vendors request. 2013 Raybaudi photo cert. (3 prs). (P) $700$1200
2421 1945 Barge CLN liberation local "27-4-45 C.L.N. Barge" opt set Airmails 25c-1L. VF fresh MUH. Sass 12-16 cat €8750. A very rare genuine set as only 100 sets opt. 2010 Sorani photo cert. (5). (P) $2000 $4000
24221945 Cuvio CLN liberation local red opt set "EROI / Monte San Martino" on Bandiera Brothers 25c, 1L & 2.50L, with control h/s on back. Superb fresh MLH. Sass 1-3 cat €1200+. Very rare as only 300 sets issued. 2010 Sorani photo cert. (3) (P) $400$700
2423 1945 Massa Carrara CLN liberation local "Massa Carrara 1944-45 C.C.A." opt set 5L/25c, 5L/50c & 10L/50c with opts applied across top of a blk of 4 of each, all with notary control cachets on back. VF fresh MUH. CEI 1-3 cat €6000 = A$9000. Very rare genuine as only 250 sets printed. 1989 Raybaudi photo cert. (3 blks) (P) $1500 $2500
24241945 Molare CLN liberation local opt set 25c-2L Bandiera Brothers issue. VF MUH. Unlisted in Sassone but mentioned & illustrated in the Raybaudi/Errani book on the CLN locals. Very rare. (3) (P) $150$250
24251921 "Busta Lettera Postale" advertising lettercard (Lombardia serie 2), franked 40c brown "BLP" opt. VF UN. Sass B4, SG B115 cat £110 for stamp alone. Rarely seen. (P) $70$140
24261922-23 "Busta Lettera Postale" advertising lettercard (31 serie Nationale) with extra writing sheet inside, franked 10c red "BLP" opt with larger stops. VF UN. Sass B5, SG B129 cat £160 for stamp alone. Rarely seen. (P) $100$200
ITALY - COLONIES & POs
2427Aegean Islands: Rhodes 1932 20th Anniv set 5c-25L. Superb U on pieces with full correct "Rodi Egeo 30.10.32" cds. SG 106-15 cat £1400++, Sass 65-74 cat €2000++. Very rare genuine used in such nice condition. Sorani photo cert. (10) (P) $700$1000
2428 Somalia: 1932-38 Pictorial set 5c-25L, perf 14. VFU with various proper cds pmks. SG 161-178 cat £3838, Sass 213-230 cat €6250. Very rare set! Enzo Diena AIEP photo cert for 2.5L, 20L & 25L key vals. (18) (P) $1500 $2500
ITALY - OCCUPATIONS
2429Fiume - Arbe: 1920 large "ARBE" opt set 5c-25c. Superb fresh MLH. SG 1A-4A cat £1525+, Sass 1-4 cat €2400+. Very rare genuine as only 450 sets printed & most were used. 1996 Sorani photo cert. (4) (P) $800$1200
2430Fiume - Arbe: 1920 large "VEGLIA" opt set 5c-25c. VF fresh M/MLH. SG 1A-4A cat £1525+, Sass 1-4 cat €2400+. Very rare genuine as only 450 sets printed & most used. 1996 Raybaudi photo cert. (4) (P) $800$1200
2432Trentino: 1919 censored cover sent stampless with "Kardaun 20 III 19" cds, to Bozen, with "T" with m/s "40", & franked Postage Due provisional opts "T20" h/s between 2 lines opt on Venezia Tridentina 20h/20c pr, tied by "Bozen 21 III 19" cds. VF. Sass BZ3/13 cat €700 as loose stamps, or €1000 for a single on cover, so at least €1350 for this franking. Rare usage! (P) $350$500
24351916 WAR STAMP opt KGV 3d purple on lemon, error opt type 20 INVERTED. VF fresh MUH. SG 72aa cat £325 for M, should be at least double, £650 MUH. Copy of 2005 BPA photo cert for blk it came from. (P) $250$400
KENYA, UGANDA & TANGANYIKA
24361903-04 KEVII set ½a-5R, wmk crown CA. Mostly F-VF M/MLH. SG 1-13 cat £650. (13). (P) $400$550
24391904-07 KEVII set ½a-5R, wmk mult crown, plus 2½a shade. F-VFU. SG 17-30 cat £730. (14). (P) $500$650
24401904-07 KEVII 20R grey & stone wmk mult crown, chalk-surfaced paper. M, sl flts at top, but nice appearance. SG 32 cat £800. (P) $250$350
24411907-08 KEVII set 1c-75c wmk mult crown, opt SPECIMEN. VF fresh M appearance, sl flts. SG 34-42s cat £250. (9) (P) $130$200
24421912-21 KGV 20R black & purple on red. VF fresh MUH. SG 59 cat £475 for M, should be at least double, £950 MUH (P) $600$900
24431912-21 KGV 20R black & purple on red, wmk mult crown. VF fresh MLH. SG 59 cat £475. (P) $350$450
24441912-21 KGV 20R purple & blue on blue, wmk mult crown. VF fresh MLH. SG 60 cat £550. (P) $375$500
24451919 "4 cents" opt KGV 6c scarlet, error bars omitted. VF fresh MUH, bottom marginal. SG 64a cat £50 for M, should be at least double, £100 MUH. (P) $60$90
24461919 "4 cents" opt KGV 6c scarlet, error bars omitted. VF fresh MUH, bottom marginal. SG 64a cat £50 for M, should be at least double, £100 MUH. (P) $60$90
24471919 "4 cents" opt KGV 6c scarlet, error opt INVERTED. VF fresh MUH. SG 64c cat £350 for M, should be at least double, £700 MUH. (P) $400$600
2449 1950 "Unification of Korea" set 100w-200w as special imperf presentation M/Sheets on granite paper, with 100w blue showing President Syngman Rhee, 100w yellow-green showing South Korean Flag over North Korean mountains & 200w blue-green showing map of Korea with South Korean & United Nations flags. set prematurely issued to celebrate capture of all North Korea by South Korean, American & United Nations forces. VF fresh UN as issued, original size 91x137mm. KSSC PSC37-39 cat W12,000,000. SG 137-39(MS), Mi Blk 19-21 cat €18,000 = A$27,000. Extremely rare as while 300 were printed, the vast majority were destroyed in the counter-offensive by communist & Chinese forces that captured Seoul. (3 M/S). (P) $4500 $7000
KUWAIT
24501923-24 "KUWAIT" opt KGV set ½a-10R, wmk large star. VF fresh MLH. SG 1-15 cat £550. (15). (P) $350$500
24581904 KEVII set ½d to 10/- wmk crown CA, opt SPECIMEN. VF fresh M. SG 44-53s cat £225. (10). (P) $180$250
LATVIA
24591920 Red Cross 20-30k printed on reverse of Western Army 10Mk banknotes, in part sheet of 40+ showing 4 comp banknotes on reverse. VF MUH. Mi 51z, SG 50. Spectacular & rare. $275$450
24601920 Red Cross 40-55k printed on reverse of Western Army 10Mk banknotes, in part sheet of 40+ showing 4 comp banknotes on reverse. VF MUH. Mi 52z, SG 51. Spectacular & rare. $275$450
24611920 Red Cross 1R-1R30 printed on reverse of Western Army 10Mk banknotes, in part sheet of 40+ showing 4 comp banknotes on reverse. VF MUH. Mi 54z, SG 53. Spectacular & rare! (P) $300$500
LEEWARD ISLANDS
24621921-32 KGV ¼d to 10/-, Die II, wmk script. VF M/MLH. SG 58-79 cat £300. (21). (P) $180$250
24631921-32 KGV £1 purple & black on red top value, wmk mult crown. Stamp VF fresh MUH, top marginal. SG 80 cat £225 for M, should be at least double, £450 MUH. (P) $350$450
LIECHTENSTEIN
24641930 Airmail set 15r-1Fr. Mostly VFU. SG 110-15 cat £350, Mi 108-13 cat €320. (6). (P) $80$120
24651930 Pictorial set 3r-2Fr, mixed perfs. VFU. SG ex 96-104 cat £1104, Mi 94-107 cat €830. (14). (P) $200$300
24661933-35 Princess Elsa 2Fr & Prince Francis 3Fr. VFU. SG 141-2 cat £700, Mi 140-41 €540. (2). (P) $130$180
24671934 Exhibition 5Fr M/Sheet. Superb fresh MLH -stamp MUH. Mi Blk 1 cat €1300 for hinged M/S or €1500 MUH stamp alone, SG MS144 cat £2750+. (P) $800$1200
24681936 Zeppelin Airmail set 1Fr & 2Fr. VF fresh MUH. SG 151-2 cat £124 for M, should be £248 MUH, Mi 149-50 cat €250 (2) (P) $100$130
2470 1921 Registered cover franked 1920 pictorial tied by m/s "R Oszmiana 1271" in place of a reg cachet, plus on reverse Red Cross opt 2+1Mk (5) with m/s lines cancels. To USA with original letter in Yiddish, Syracuse NY arrival cds. Mi 19A & 29A. Unique usage from tiny town. 2015 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $2000 $3000
24711921 Registered cover franked on reverse pictorial 20Mk imperf (2), tied by "Nowra Wilejka 26 7 21" cds with h/s reg label/cachet. To USA with "Plainfield NJ" arrival cds. Mi 41B. Extremely rare usage from small town. 2015 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $900$1500
2472 1921 Large registered cover (2 folds, 245x200mm) insured for 20,000Mk, franked both sides pictorial 20Mk (51) -inc blk of 30, tied by "Wilno 27 9 21" cds with h/s reg label/cachet. To Warsaw with arrival cds & 5 wax seals of Post & Telegraph Dept. Mi 41A. The highest known franking of Central Lithuania & unique usage. 2015 Ceremuga AIEP photo-cert. (P) $3000 $4500
2473 1921 Registered cover franked on reverse pictorial 10Mk & 20Mk (2) tied by m/s "Olkieniki 24 XI -21" with h/s reg label/cachet other side. To USA. Mi 40A & 41A. Unique usage from tiny town. 2015 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $2000 $3000
24741921 "Wilna" PPC franked pictorial 4Mk (2) tied by "Nowo Swieciany 21 XI 21". Mi 37A. Extremely rare usage from small town. 2015 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $900$1500
24751922 Cover franked pictorial 5Mk & 20Mk on reverse tied by "Olkieniki 22 11 22" cds. To USA. Mi 38A & 41A. Extremely rare usage from small town. 2015 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $900$1500
MALAYA - STRAITS SETTLEMENTS
2476 1879 "Seven Cents" opt QV 32c pale red, se-tenant horiz pr, right stamp with error no stop after "Cents". VF fresh MLH. SG 21/21a cat £1980 as singles & such se-tenant pr should be +50%, so £2970+. Very rare variety & unusually nice quality. Brandon photo-cert. (P) $2200 $3500
24771880 "10" type "c" surch on QV 30c claret. FU, B172 cancel. SG 35 cat £130. (P) $90$120
2478 1892-99 QV 25c purple-brown & green, variety "malformed S". Superb M. SG 103a cat £1900. Very rare variety. Certificate can be obtained upon request. (P) $1500 $2500
24791902-03 KEVII set 1c-$5 wmk crown CA, plus 1c shade. VF fresh M/MLH. SG 110-21 cat £400+. (13). (P) $350$450