Accumulations & collections

COLOMBIA

2139 1910 Independence Centenary set ½c-10P, top 2 vals VF fresh MUH, lower vals in mixed condition M/UN/U. Yv 201-208 cat €580, SG 345-352 cat £560 for top 2 vals alone as M, so should be at least £1120 for MUH, with lower vals included for free. (8) (P) $300 $500

2140 1919 "Ier Servicio Postal Aerea 6-18-19" opt 2c carmine on cover addressed to Puerto Colombia, tied by "Barranquilla June 18-1919" plus "Colombia Correos Nales 18 Jun" & concentric circles pmk, used for first flight, Barranquilla to Puerto Colombia on 18 June 1919. VF, central fold. Yv A1 cat €2300, SG 379 cat £2250 = A$3700 for stamp alone, plus premium for covers. (P) $800 $1200

2141 1920 Compania Colombiana de Navegacion Aerea multicoloured publicity label w/o opt, showing a biplane & several flags, LL marginal with inscription "Curtiss The International Sky Word" in black at left & "Curtiss" in blue at bottom. Superb fresh UN. Sc footnote. 2010 Scheller photo-cert (P) $200 $400

2142 1920 "Compania Columbiana de Navigacion Aerea" 10c brown red Sea & Mountain, Cliffs & Lighthouse, 2nd printing, blk of 6 with 2 stamps placed sideways. F-VF UN as issued. SG 139-149 cat £510+ as singles, Yv 11, 13 cat €480+ as singles. (6) (P) $200 $300

2143 1920 Compania Colombiana de Navegacion Aerea 30c on 10c black & 30c on 10c green, aeroplane over lighthouse & cliffs plus 30c on 10c black & 30c on 10c green, aeroplane over sea & mountains. VF UN. SG unlisted. (4) (P) $400 $700

2144 1920 Compania Colombiana de Navegacion Aerea 10c green, aeroplane over sea & mountains M & U, 10c green, aeroplane over lighthouse & cliffs UN, plus Sociadad Colombo Alemana 30c brown-rose U. Yv 10, 14 & 22 cat €295, SG 11, 12, 14 cat £300. (4) (P) $150 $200

2145 1920 Compania Colombiana de Navegacion Aerea multicoloured publicity label w/o opt, showing clouds & small biplane at top, LL marginal with inscription "There's money in the Air - in a Curtiss" at left & fancy "Curtiss" at bottom. VF UN, tiny thins. Sc C7 cat $10,000, Yv 6 cat €12,500, SG 6 cat £15,000 for stamp with opt (P) $400 $700

2146 1920 Compania Colombiana de Navegacion Aerea multicoloured publicity label w/o opt, showing biplane with pilot & passenger taking off, LL marginal with inscription "The ship ten thousand flew - the Curtiss JN" in black at left & "Curtiss" in blue at bottom. VF fresh UN. Sc footnote. 2010 Scheller photo-cert (P) $200 $400

2147 1920 Compania Colombiana de Navegacion Aerea multicoloured publicity label w/o opt, showing plane above lighthouse on the coast, LL marginal with inscription "Make the Airway Your way - in a Curtiss" in black at left & "Curtiss" in blue at bottom. VF UN. Sc C6 cat $3000, Yv A5 cat €4000, SG 5 cat £4000. All for with opt (P) $200 $400

2148 1920 Compania Colombiana de Navegacion Aerea multicoloured publicity label w/o opt, showing plane over ocean liner, "Curtiss" in blue at bottom. Fresh UN, small tear at top. SC C10 cat $4600, Yv 9 cat €5500, SG 9 cat £6000, all for with opt. 2010 Scheller photo-cert (P) $200 $400

2149 1920 SCADTA - Sociedad Colombo Alemana set 30c black/rose & 50c dull green, Junkers over River set, opt "G Mejia", the Columbian Consul in New York. F-VF MUH, SG SCADTA 1-2 cat £140 for M, so at least £280 MUH. (2) (P) $100 $150

2150 1921 Sociedad Colombo Alemana 30 cent on 10c yellow, Junkers Hydroplane over River Magdalena. VF MUH. SG unlisted, Yv 26 cat €1350. Exp twice inc Turpin (P) $300 $500

2151 1921 Sociadad Colombo Alemana $030c on 50c dull green, Junkers Hydroplane over River Magdalena, opt in violet at Bogota. VF U, tiny thin. Yv 28b cat €1200, c24 cat $1450, SG 11 cat £600 (P) $300 $500

2152 1921 Sociadad Colombo Alemana 10c on 50c dull green, "VALOR 10 CENTAUOS", Junkers Hydroplane over River Magdalena, "1" of "10" inverted. VF MLH. Yv 24 cat €1200, Sc c18 cat $12,50, SG 4 cat £1300, A$4300 MUH. 1993 Rendon AIEP photo-cert (P) $300 $500

2153 1921 Sociadad Colombo Alemana 30c on 50c dull green, Junkers Hydroplane over River, opt in violet at Neiva (Type 2). VF MLH. Sc C20 cat $925, Yv 23b, SG 6 cat £1000. Exp Galvez (P) $300 $500

2154 1921 Sociadad Colombo Alemana 30c on 50c dull green, Junkers Hydroplane over River Magdalena, error opt INVERTED, opt dark blue-black. F-VF U, tropical spot. Sc C20, Yv 23A, SG 7 cat £850 for normal. Very rare as only 1 cover & 2 stamps recorded. 2010 Bortfeldt AIEP photo-cert (P) $300 $500

2155 1922 SCADTA issues for Columbia "A" h/s set 5c-5P. Most VF M/MUH, 20c is U. Sc CLA1-CLA11 cat $839, SG S3-S13 cat £940. (11) (P) $400 $600

2156 1923 SCADTA issues for Argentina & Uruguay: "AU" machine opt 5c-5P (no 20c) for use on mail from Argentina & Uruguay. VF UN. Sc ex CLAU1-CLAU11 cat $1675, & SG ex 44A-54A cat £1035. Rare set. (10) (P) $400 $600

2157 1923 SCADTA issues for Chile: "CH" machine opt set 5c-5P plus 20c "R" for registration F-VF MUH. Sc CLCH1-CFLCH1, SG 44-54H, R55H cat £1010 for M, should be at least £2020 for MUH. (12) (P) $500 $700

2158 1923-28 SCADTA airmail set 5c-5P. Mostly VF fresh MUH. SG B37-49 cat £200, Yv A43-55 cat €250 -both as M, should be at least double, A$700 MUH. (13) (P) $150 $200

2159 1923 SCADTA consular issues for France: 1923 "F" machine opt set 5c-5P, for use on mail from France to Colombia. Mostly VF. Sc CLF81-91 & CFLF5, SG 26-37G cat £500. Very scarce (11) (P) $300 $400

2160 1923 SCADTA Consular issues for Great Britain: 1923 machine opt "GB" set 5c-5P, plus "R" opt, for use on mail from Britain to Colombia. VF fresh MLH. Sc CLGB 51-8 & "R" opt, SG 26-37H cat £400. Scarce! (12) (P) $250 $400

2161 1935 Third National Olympiad set 2c-10P. VF fresh MLH/M. SG 461-476 cat £1500, Yv 274-289 cat €1900. Key set. (16) (P) $700 $1000

COOK ISLANDS

2162 1893 Queen imperf plate PROOF horiz pr 1d dark brown. F-VF UN, 3-4 margins. SG 5(p). Rare. (2) (P) $50 $100

2163 1893 Queen 2½d brown, imperf plate PROOF. VF UN, 4 margins. SG 8(p) (P) $40 $70

2164 1893 Queen 2½d blue, imperf plate PROOF, left marginal. VF UN, 4 margins. SG 8(p). Rare (P) $40 $70

2165 1893 Queen 5d black imperf plate PROOF, horiz pr. VF UN, 4 margins. SG 9(p). Rare. (2) (P) $70 $120

2166 1893 Queen 10d green, imperf plate PROOF. VF UN, 4 margins. SG 10(p). Rare (P) $40 $70

2167 1920 Pictorial ½d, 1d, 3d, 6d, 1/- Imperf Proofs, in marginal prs, no wmk. All VF fresh UN. SG 70-71 & 73-5(p) (5 prs) (P) $150 $250

2168 1943-54 opt Arms £5 indigo-blue, Postal Fiscal wmk mult star NZ. VF fresh MUH. SG 136 cat £375+ (P) $350 $500

2169 1944-46 Pictorial set ½d to 3/- plus 1949-61 Pictorial set ½d to 3/-. VF fresh M. SG 137-45, 150-59 cat £135. (19) $50 $70

2170 Aitutaki: 2008 WWF Butterflies set 80c-$1.95 in M/Sheets of 4 each, all IMPERFORATE. Superb fresh MUH. Imperfs previously unrecorded & the only set we have ever seen. An important item for the WWF specialist. (4M/S) (P) $9000 $12000

COVERS - ZEPPELIN

2171 Germany: 1930 Zeppelin South America flight card franked 2RM tied by "Luftschiff 19 5 1930" cds, with red pictorial cachet. To Brazil with Rio de Janeiro oval plane pmk & Condor Syndicate Airmail cds. VF. SG 456 cat £350 as loose stamp alone, Mi 438 cat €650 on flight cover. Sieger 57E retail €500. (P) $230 $300

2172 Germany: 1930 Zeppelin South America flight cover franked Sth America flight Zeppelin opts 2RM & 4RM (2) tied by "Friedrichshafen 18 5 30" cds, with air label & special cachet in red, plus Lakehurst pictorial pmk in green on reverse. VF. Sieger 57N. Mi 438-9 cat €800; SG 456-7 cat £1050, both as loose stamps. (P) $500 $700

2173 Germany: 1931 1st South American Flight Zeppelin cover franked with Polar Flight opt 4RM, tied by Friedrichshafen d/s, pictorial cachet in green, Rio De Janiero arrival b/s. SG 471 cat £950, Mi 458 cat £900 as loose stamps alone, & on cover €1100+ (P) $400 $600

2174 Germany: 1930 Zeppelin cover franked 2RM South America Flight tied by Nurnberg-Flughafen cds, oval cachet in red, Friedrichshafen arrival b/s. Mi 438 €400, SG 456 cat £425 for loose stamp alone (P) $150 $250

2175 Germany: 1931 Zeppelin Polar Flight cover franked 4RM Polar Flight tied by "Berlin Staaken 25 7 31" cds, with special red cachet & "Brise-Glace Malyguin Arctique 27 VIII 31" anchor cds. Superb fresh. SG 471 cat £950, Mi 458 cat €900, both as loose stamp, & cat €1100 on cover. (P) $450 $700

2176 Switzerland: 1930 South America Flight use of 10c Postcard uprated front & back inc Airmail 35c brown Aviator, 65c Angel pr, 75c Angel & 1Fr Angel pr, tied by "Romanshorn 16 V 30" cds. To USA with red flight cachet & green Lakehurst arrival pmk. VF. SG cat as loose stamps alone £417, plus big premium for use on Zeppelin cover. (P) $200 $400

2177 USA: 1930 South America Zeppelin flight cover use of long 5c Airmail envelope uprated $2.60 Zeppelin, 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 resealing tape & 2 Officially Sealed labels affixed, further damaged when opened, part of 1 label gone. VF appearance. Sc C15 cat US$550, SG A689 cat £650 -both as loose stamp alone. (P) $450 $700

2178 USA: 1930 PPC franked Zeppelin $1.30 tied by "Varrick St Sta NY MAY 1 1930" pmk & with Zeppelin cachets for South America & Europe Pan-America flights, plus "Lakehurst MAY 31 1930" green arrival pmk. VF. Sc C14 cat US$350, SG 688 cat £375, as loose stamp. (P) $325 $475

2179 Zeppelins & Dirigibles Postcards 1907-16, mainly French & Belgian mixed collotype & real photos of various air-ships inc "Republique", "Patrie", "Zodiac", "Ville de Paris" & "Clement-Bayard". Mixed UN/U. F-VF. Very rare early group. See website for full scans (52) $400 $800

CUBA

2180 1899 Special Delivery opt 10c on 10c indigo. F-VF fresh MLH. Sc E1 cat US$160, SG E252 cat £160. (P) $70 $100

2181 1914-15 Map set 1c-$1. VF fresh M/MLH. Sc 253-62 cat $257, SG 325-34 cat £190. (10) (P) $150 $200

CYPRUS

2182 1881 QV 1Pi rose, wmk crown CC. VF fresh M. SG 12 cat £375. (P) $200 $300

2183 1882-86 QV set ½pi - 12pi, Die I, wmk crown CA. F-VF M, sl tropicalisation etc. SG 16-22 cat £900. Rare set! (7) (P) $450 $600

2184 1904-10 KEVII set 5pa-45Pi, wmk mult crown CA. VF fresh M/MLH. SG 60-71 cat £300. (12) (P) $230 $300

2185 1923 KGV 10/- green & red on yellow. F-VF fresh M. SG 100 cat £375 (P) $275 $375

2186 1924-28 KGV £1, wmk mult crown CA. Superb fresh MLH. SG 102 cat £300. (P) $200 $300

2187 1924-28 KGV £1 purple & black on red, top value, wmk Mult Crown CA. Superb fresh MUH. SG 102 cat £300 as M, should be at least double, £600 for MUH. (P) $450 $600

2188 1928 Anniversary set ¾pi-£1. VF M/MLH. SG 123-32 cat £300. (10) (P) $230 $300

2189 1934 KGV Pictorial set ¼Pi-45Pi. VF M/MLH. SG 133-43 cat £180. (11) (P) $120 $160

2190 1964 Aerogramme Church 25m brown with "Cyprus for a Holiday" at left in PROOF uncut horiz pr. Fresh UN, some folds, o/w superb. Ex printer's archives & only example we have ever seen. $400 $700

CZECHOSLOVAKIA

2191 1934 National Anthem Music 1Kc & 2Kc M/Sheets of 15, printed on card, with original folder. VF fresh UN as issued. Mi 330-31xSB, SG MS 334a cat £1100. Genuine examples of these M/S are seldom seen in such nice condition, especially with the original folder. Key items & very impressive large M/Sheets! Exp Karasek AIEP. (2M/S) (P) $1000 $1300

DENMARK

2192 1919-41 Parcel Post opt King 50o black & claret. Superb U, proper cancel. SG P214 cat £225, Fa PF5 cat Kr2500 (P) $100 $150

2193 1925-29 Airmail set 10o-1Kr, all cnr sheet number marginals. VF MUH, uneven gum color. SG 224-228 cat £300 for M, so at least £600 for MUH, Fa 213-217 cat Kr5500. (5) (P) $200 $400

2194 1925-29 Airmail 15o green IMPERF proof on thick no wmk paper. VF UN as made. Rare. (P) $80 $150

2195 1925-29 Airmail 1Kr greenish-blue IMPERF proof on thick no wmk paper. VF UN as made. Rare. (P) $80 $150

DOMINICA

2196 1882-83 QV red ½d on 1d bisect blk of 4. VFU, tied to piece by "A07" barred oval cancel. SG 11 cat £76 as 4 bisects, plus premium for rare blk. (P) $60 $100

2197 1968 Human Rights 10c IMPERF pr. VF fresh MUH. SG 210a cat £90. Ridiculously undercatalogued, priced same in 2001 (P) $100 $150

EGYPT

2198 1866 Arabic opt 10Pi slate rough paper, perf 12½, wmk pyramid & sun upright. F UN. SG 7 cat £350. (P) $130 $180

2199 1915 Pictorial 2m/3m, error surch INVERTED. F-VF M. SG 83a cat £225. (P) $130 $180

2200 1929 Prince's Birthday set 5m-20m special printing with black centres with clearer portraits. VF fresh MUH. SG 178-81a cat £520 for M, should be at least double, £1040+ MUH. Very scarce especially as MUH. (4) (P) $600 $800

2201 1931 Zeppelin opt set 50m/27m & 100m/27m. Superb fresh MUH. SG 185-6 cat £150 for M, should be at least £300 MUH (2) (P) $230 $300

2202 1933 Railway Congress set 5m-20m, grossly shifted perfs. Superb fresh MUH. SG 189-92(var). Ex King Farouk collection. Spectacular set! (4) (P) $650 $900

2203 1933 Aviation Congress set 5m-20m. Superb fresh MUH. SG 214-18 cat £90 for M, should be at least £180 MUH. (5) (P) $150 $200

2204 1934 UPU Congress set 1m-£1. VF fresh MLH. SG 219-32 cat £750. Key set! (14) (P) $400 $550

2205 British Forces: 1932-33 Postal Seal 1Pi IMPERF. VF fresh MUH. SG A1(var) cat £95 for perf hinged, so should be £190+ for MUH, imperf unlisted & must be worth more. (P) $100 $200

2206 British Forces: 1932-55 Christmas seal 3m black/azure. VFU on piece with lozenge cancel. SG A3 cat £70+. (P) $70 $100

2207 British Forces: 1935 KGV Jubilee opt 1p ultramarine. Superb U, w/c & light cancel. SG A10 cat £180++. (P) $150 $200

ESTONIA

2208 1923 "Aita Hadalist" opt set 2½-3½ & 5-7Mk imperf. VF MLH, both 4 large margins. SG 49-50A cat £135, Mi 46-7B cat €300. Exp Ceremuga. (2) (P) $150 $200

2209 1923 "Aita hadalist" opt set 2½-3½ & 5-7Mk perf. VFM. SG 49-50B cat £140, Mi 46-7A cat €300. Exp. (2) (P) $150 $200

ETHIOPIA

2210 1930 Coronation 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) $400 $700

FALKLAND ISLANDS

2211 1882 QV 1d dull claret, wmk crown CA. F-VF M. SG 5 cat £325. Exp Holcombe. (P) $150 $250

2212 1898 QV 5/- red. FM. SG 42 cat £250. (P) $120 $180

2213 1904-12 KEVII set ½d to 5/-. VFM. SG 43-50 cat £450. (8) (P) $325 $425

2214 1904-12 KEVII 5/-. VF fresh MLH. SG 50 cat £225. (P) $150 $200

2215 1912-20 KGV set ½d-£1, wmk mult crown CA, inc 5/- red & maroon. VF M/MLH. SG 60-69 cat £900. (11) (P) $700 $1000

2216 1921-28 KGV set ½d to 3/-, wmk script CA. F-VF M. SG 73-80 cat £140. (8) (P) $100 $130

2217 1933 Centenary £1 KGV top value. W/C VFU with light cnr cancel. SG 138 cat £2900. Beautiful stamp. (P) $1800 $2400

2218 1938-50 KGVI Pictorial set ½d -£1. VF fresh MUH. SG 146-63 cat £450+. (18) (P) $350 $450

2219 1960 QEII Bird set ½d to £1. VF fresh MUH. SG 193-207 cat £170. (15) (P) $90 $150

2220 1974 Churchill M/Sheet wmk inverted. VF CTO. SG 306w cat £170 MUH. Much scarcer used $120 $150

FAROE ISLANDS

2221 1919 Thorshavn provisional 2 ORE on 5o green. F & fresh M. Fa 3 cat Kr10,000 = A$1600; SG 207 (Denmark) cat £950. Genuine M seldom seen. 2009 APS photo-cert. (P) $600 $900

2222 1919 Provisional surch King 2o/5o, on piece with normal 5o to make new 7o rate the surch was made for. VFU. Fa 3, Kr 4000 for such piece, SG 207 (Denmark) cat £650+ (P) $250 $350

2223 1940-41 British Occup opt set 20o/1o - 60o/6o. VF fresh MUH, 20o/5o & 20o/15o gum bends. SG 1-5 cat £650 for M, should be at least double £1300 for MUH, Fa 4-8 cat Kr 9000 = A$1350. Each with copy of APS photo cert for blks of 4 they came from. (5) (P) $300 $450

2224 1940-41 British Occup opt set 20o/1o - 60o/6o. F-VF U, mostly tied on piece by Thorshavn cds. SG 1-5 cat £270+, Fa 4-8 cat Kr 3800 = A$600. (5) (P) $220 $300

2225 1940 British Occupation 20o/15o scarlet, surch bar OMITTED. VFU. Mi 4I cat €1600, SG 1a cat £1100. Very rare as only 100 printed. Gronlund photo-cert. (P) $800 $1200

2226 1919 Provisional bisect cover franked King 5o & numeral 4o blue BISECT, both tied by "Vestmanhavn" circular pmks & with "Thorshavn 9 1 19" cds, to Kvalbo with similar circular b/s. Fa 1, SG 176a cat £650 for such franking in 2001 & the 2 ORE surch has more than doubled in the 2009 world cat, so this should now be ca.£1500. (P) $500 $800

2227 1919 Thorshavn provisional 2 ORE on 5o King on cover with normal 5o, tied by "Thorshavn 28 1 19" cds. Correct period of use to make new 7o rate. VFU. Fa 3, SG 207(Denmark) cat £650+++ as loose stamp alone. (P) $300 $450

2228 1941 Provisional h/s "Faeroerne Franco Betalt" w/o value on cover with "Thorshavn Spis Faerosk Klipfisk 5 6 41" cds, addressed locally. VFU. SG footnote, Fa PP1II cat Kr 6000 = A$900 on Parcel Card or Money Order, unpriced on cover & rare thus. 2000 Witschi SBPV photo-cert (P) $300 $500

2229 1943 British Occup use of "Red Cross Postal Message Scheme" letter- sheet with message from Faroes to sister in Nazi occupied Denmark with "Red Cross Message Bureau Thorshavn Faroe Islands" 3-line cachet, censor cachet & Red Cross cachets of England, Geneva & Denmark. (P) $150 $250

FIJI

2230 1870-70 Fiji Times 1d black on laid batonne paper, roul 4 sides, UN, sl thins, VF appearance. SG 5 cat £1000. 2004 BPA photo-cert (P) $400 $600

2231 1870-71 Fiji Times 3d black on rose laid batonne paper, roulette 3 sides. Fresh M, thins as usual, superb appearance. SG 6 cat £1700. RPS photo-cert. (P) $700 $1000

2232 1870-71 Fiji Times 9d black on pale rose laid batonne paper, roulette 1½ sides. Superb fresh M, part gum. SG 8 cat £3000. Very rare so nice. PF/NY photo-cert. (P) $2300 $3000

2233 1935 KGV Silver Jubilee 2d, variety "diag line by turret". VF fresh M. SG 243f cat £90. $60 $80

2234 1962 QEII 6d green Aerogramme PROOF in uncut horiz pr with part "Imperial Air Mail" wmk. Fresh UN. Slight edge wrinkles, o/w superb. Ex printer's archives & only example we have ever seen. $425 $700

2235 Postal Stationery with KEVII ½d & 1d Post Cards, ea both single & double reply, plus Aerogrammes QEII 3d blue, 3d & 6d green & 9d magenta. F-VF UN. (8) $50 $100

FRANCE

2236 1849 Ceres 15c green/bluish green. VFU, small thins, 4 large margins, light pmk. Maury 2 cat €1100, SG 4 cat £1100 (P) $230 $300

2237 1849-52 Ceres 15c green, bluish green. VFU, 4 margins, unusually light cancel. Maury 2 cat €1100, SG 4 cat £1100 (P) $400 $600

2238 1849-52 Ceres 40c orange. VFU, 4 margins, diamond grid pmk. SG 14 cat £550, Maury 5/5a cat €600. (P) $250 $350

2239 1849-52 Ceres 1Fr carmine-brown, tied on part cover front by dotted pmk with part Rennes cds below. VFU, 4 margins - 3 being huge. SG 18 cat £1100+, Maury 6b cat €1200+ plus premium for on piece. (P) $400 $600

2240 1849-52 Ceres 15c green, 1862 official reprint valid for postage. VF fresh MLH, 4 margins. SG 30 cat £850, Maury 2f cat €900 (P) $350 $450

2241 1849-52 Ceres 40c red-orange. VF U appearance, small thin, 4 margins, diamond grid pmk. SG 15 cat £600, Maury 5/5e cat €700. (P) $150 $250

2242 1853-61 Emperor 1Fr carmine. Fresh UN, 4 large margins, sl thins but superb appearance. SG 72 cat £8500, Maury 18 cat €12,000 = A$16,500. Very rare genuine. 2010 Scheller photo-cert (P) $1500 $2500

2243 1853-61 Napoleon 1Fr deep carmine, imperf 4 good-huge margins. U, small thin, light cancel & superb appearance. Maury 18a cat €4200. SG 73 cat £4500 = A$7250. Attractive example of this scarce stamp. 2004 Roumet photo-cert. (P) $500 $800

2244 1853-61 Napoleon 1Fr deep carmine TETE-BECHE pr, Sperati Forgery. Superb "U", 4 margins, with BPA "Sperati Reproduction" h/s on reverse. SG 77(var) cat £160,000+ = A$260,000+, Maury 18tb cat €215,000 = A$300,000 - both for genuine. Fantastic spacefiller! (P) $500 $800

2245 1859-63 Postage Due 10c black type A Sperati forgery. VF fresh UN, 4 large margins, with BPA "Sperati Reproduction" h/s on reverse. SG D86(var) cat £37,000 = A$60,000; Maury T1(var) cat €38,500 = A$54,000 for genuine. (P) $130 $200

2246 1862 Napoleon 1c bronze-green, perf, opt SPECIMEN. VF fresh MLH. SG 86(s) cat £225 for normal, Maury 1s cat €425 (P) $150 $250