3647 1910-13 KGV Double Head £1 rose-scarlet & bluish black, variety red positioning dot of vignette plate at UL. Superb fresh MUH. SG 166 cat £1300 fo M, should be at least double £2600 MUH. 2010 RPSL photo cert. (P) $2000 $3000
3648 1910-13 KGV Double Head £1 scarlet & reddish-mauve ERROR OF COLOUR. Superb M with excellent centering & beautiful bright colours. SG 166b cat £10,000+. Only 1 sheet of 100 was sold & rest of the printing officially destroyed. The key stamp of Rhodesia. 2011 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $10000 $15000
3649 1910-13 KGV Double Heads set ½d to £1 opt SPECIMEN. This set came from an African postal archive. UN, discolouration/ageing etc. SG 119s-85s cat £3500. Rare set. (18) (P) $1300 $2000
36501913-22 KGV Admiral ½d-2/6, mixed dies & perfs. VF fresh M/MLH. SG ex 186-249 £175 as cheapest types. (14) (P) $130$170
36511913-22 KGV Admirals set ½d to £1 opt SPECIMEN, comp inc rare 1½d larger opt issued 4 years later. Mostly F-VF UN, some discoloured as ex African postal archive. SG ex186-249s cat £2500. Full sets very rare. (19) (P) $800$1200
36521913-22 KGV Admiral 3/- brown & blue, die 2, perf 14. VF fresh MLH. SG 236b cat £110 (P) $80$100
36531913-22 KGV Admiral 5/- blue & blue-green, die 2, perf 14. VF fresh MLH. SG 239 cat £80 (P) $60$80
36581913-22 KGV Admiral £1 black & deep violet, die 3, perf 14. VF fresh MLH. SG 279b cat £650 (P) $550$750
36591913-22 KGV Admiral £1 black & violet, die 2, perf 14. VF fresh MLH. SG 243 cat £375 (P) $325$425
RHODESIA & NYASALAND
36601954 QEII set ½d-£1, plus 1959-62 QEII Pic set ½d-£1. Mostly VFM. SG 1-15, 18-31 cat £220. (31) $80$100
ROMANIA
36611903 New Post Office 2nd set 15b-5L. F-VF M. SG 472-8 cat £375, Mi 154-60 cat €400. (7) (P) $130$180
36621931 Scouts Exhib Fund set 1L-6L. VF fresh MUH. Mi 413-17 cat €60, SG 1221-25 cat £44 for M, so at least £88 MUH. (5) $50$80
36631934 MAMAIA opt Scouts set 25b-6L. VF fresh MUH marginal. Mi 468-73 cat €110, SG 1289-94 cat £100 for M, so at least £200 MUH. (6) (P) $100$150
36641860 use of PO Waybill for 3 letters sent from BACAU 27 8 1860 (beautiful strike of s/l red pmk) to Fokschani with arrival cds for next day. Superb fresh. (P) $130$200
36671922 Rostov on Don Famine set 2000R-6000R. VF UN as issued, all 4 margins. Mi Z1-4 cat €180, SG 261-264 cat £140. Scarce genuine set. Exp Ceremuga. (4). (P) $120$180
36681933 Leningrad opt set 15+30k & 35+70k. VF MLH. Mi 427-8 cat €420, SG 606-7 cat £265. (2) (P) $150$200
RUSSIA - CIVIL WAR
36691918 Luboml Jewish local issue Views set 5h-50h that was prepared but unissued due to the end of WWI, inscribed in 4 languages -German, Polish, Russian & Yiddish, 5h showing local synagogue. All full IMPERF panes with 10 normal stamps, (1 with INVERTED denomination!) & 1 blank tab. Superb fresh MUH. Fi 1-5A & 1-5As net cat 1750zl, Mi I-VA & I-VAF cat €850 as M singles so at least €1900++ as MUH singles, plus premium for full panes. Rare historical items. Exp Ceremuga AIEP. (5 panes = 55 + 5tabs) (P) $400$600
36701920 Soviet Russian Occupation of Azerbaijan province of Northern Persia unissued full set 1c-10Kr showing rebel soldiers with rifles, stamps inscribed "Persidskaya Poshta" (Persian Post) in Russian. Superb fresh MUH. Spectacular & rarely seen! (11) (P) $450$700
3671South Russia. 1918-19 Don issue opt 10/3k postal card. VF UN. Mi P1 cat €100. Scarce. $40$70
36721920 British Fieldpost in Russia during the Civil War: Regist OHMS cover from Sevastapol in Crimea franked GB KGV ½d green blk of 4, tied by 4 superb strikes of "Army Post Office B.M.S.R. / 28 MY 20" cds with another strike on the blank type regist label& another strike as a b/s, with officers signature at LL, sent to England with "Registered / London / 22 JY 20" transit b/s. (The "B.M.S.R." on the pmk stands for "British Military Mission in South Russia"). An extremely rare & probably unique regist usage franking. (P) $700$1200
RUSSIA - UKRAINE
3673Carpatho-Ukraine: 1945 Soviet Occup "Breaking of Chains" set 60f-200f, Soviet Star (June) set 10f-200f & (July) set 10f-20f. VF MUH. Mi 78-88 cat €340. (11) (P) $100$150
3674Western Ukraine: 1918 Kolomyja 5/15h opt on Austria. Superb fresh MUH. SG 1 cat £85 for M, MUH £170+ for MUH, Mi 1 cat €100 for M, so €200+ MUH. Scarce genuine example. 2010 Ceremuga AIEP photo-cert. (P) $60$100
36761864-80 QV 1d lake, opt type B, wmk crown CC, perf 14. VFM. SG 27 cat £120. (P) $60$80
36771912-16 KGV Pic set ½d to 3/- inc both 1d shades, plus both War Tax opts. F-VF M/MLH. SG 72-81 & 87-8 cat £146. (12) (P) $110$140
36781912-16 KGV Pictorial 2/- top value opt SPECIMEN. VFM. SG 81s cat £70 as normal & specimen much scarcer. (P) $50$70
36791934 Centenary set ½d to 10/-. VF fresh M. SG 114-23 cat £400. (10) (P) $275$375
36981934 Centenary set ½d to 10/-. VFU. SG 114-23 cat £450. (10) (P) (Lot out of order) $325$425
36801935 KGV Silver Jubilee 2d, variety "diag line by turret". VF fresh M. SG 125f cat £140. (P) $80$100
36811938-44 KGVI Ship set ½d to 10/-, plus 1949 bicolours. VFU. SG 131-40 & 149-51 cat £64. (17) $45$60
ST. KITTS-NEVIS
3682 1923 Tercentenary set ½d-£1. Superb fresh MUH. SG 48-60 cat £1200 as M, should be at least double, £2400 as MUH. Rare thus! The £1 with 2003 Ceremuga photo-cert. (13) (P) $2000 $3000
36841952 KGVI Pictorial set 1c-$4.80 plus 1970 Pirates Pictorial basic set ½c-$5. VF fresh M. SG 94-105, 106a-118, 206-221 cat £99. (43) $40$60
36851906 use of long size 2d Registered Envelope uprated Columbus 2½d (5) apparently to pay extra insurance fees tied by "St Kitts JY 2 06" duplex pmks & by "St Kitts Post Office" wax seal. To USA with New York oval b/s. Printed text etc on envelope is grey with Thos De La Rue & Co Ltd Patent imprint, stamp imprint blue. Similar to H+G C1c. Rare commercial insured regist mail usage! (P) $100$200
ST. LUCIA
36861864-76 QV 1d black IMPERF pr, wmk crown CC shifted so is straddling stamps. VF fresh M/MLH. SG 11(p). (P) $200$400
36871872 St Lucia Steam Conveyance Cy Limited set 1d - 6d, from 2nd printing. Superb fresh MLH. (3) $50$100
36881904-10 KEVII set ½d to 5/-, wmk mult crown CA. VF fresh M/MLH. SG 64-77 cat £300. (14) (P) $200$275
36891904-10 KEVII set ½d to 5/-, wmk mult crown CA. VF fresh MUH. SG 64-77 cat £300 for M, should be at least double, £600 for MUH & rare thus. (14) (P) $500$700
36901965 QEII 6c blue & red Aerogramme PROOFS with ungummed flaps, blue was the issued colour, red was for the 15c. Superb fresh UN. Ex printer's archives & only examples we have ever seen. (2) (P) $400$700
36911965 QEII 15c Aerogramme uncut PROOF with flaps not gummed or guillotined to shape. Superb fresh UN. Ex printer's archives. Only example we have ever seen. $160$250
37021935 Silver Jubilee 1d perf 14x14½. VF MUH. SG 177a cat £95 for M, should be at lease double, £190 for MUH (P) $90$150
37031952 Pictorial set ½d to 2/- IMPERF horiz prs. VF fresh MUH, a couple with sl gum adherences as ex printers archive. SG 219-28(var). Very rare as only 1 sheet existed. (10 prs) (P) $300$500
37041979 Aerogramme Shell 6s uncut PROOF with colour bars at left, plus issued type with much greener ground beneath the shell. Fresh UN sl creasing. Ex printers archives & only example we have seen. $150$250
37051979 Aerogramme Shell 12s uncut PROOF with colour bars & "Nickeloid Litho" at base, plus issued type with much greener ground beneath the shell. Fresh UN, some creases. Ex printers archives & only example we have ever soon. $200$300
SAN MARINO
37061907-10 Arms 15c type II on buff paper. VFM. SG 54a cat £350, Sass 50 cat €380. (P) $150$250
37071929 Pictorial set 5c-20L. VF fresh M. SG 145-63 cat £450, Sass 141-58 cat €600. (19) (P) $230$300
37081931 Air set 50c-10L. F-VF MUH, odd perf ageing. SG 164-73 cat £550 for M, should be x 2½ for MUH, so £1375, Sass 1-10 cat €2000. (10). (P) $250$400
37091932 New GPO set 20c-2L75. VF fresh M. SG 174-8 cat £500, Sass 159-63 cat €700. (P) $180$250
37111933 Philatelic Congress opt set 25c-1L25. VF fresh MLH. SG 197-200 cat £450, Sass 176-9 cat €600. (4) (P) $180$250
3712Valuable mint collection 1877-1950 almost complete inc 1877-90 Arms set to 40c (Sass cat €3250). 1892 Surch set (€1000). 1892-94 Arms set to 5L (€3100). 1894 Palace & Parliament set (€110). 1903 Mt Titano to 5L (€800) plus 1921-22 New Colours set to 2L & 1925 set to 5L. 1928 700th Anniv set (€250). 1929 Pictorial set (€1500). 1932 PO set (€1750). 1932 Railway set (€375). 1933 Congress opt set (€1500). 1932 Garibaldi set (€1625). 1934 Surch set (€275). 1935 Death Cent set (€300). 1945 50th Anniv M/S perf & imperf (€320+). 1949-50 Pictorial set (€700). Charities appear comp inc 1918 Victory optset (€175). Excellent airmails inc 1931 Pictorial set to 10L (€2000), 1933 Zeppelin opt set (€600) & 1950 Pictorial set (€475). Special Delivery 1907-23 appear comp. Postage dues inc 1897 set to 10L (€275), 1924 set (€675), 1925-28 set (€400), 1931 Surch set (€900) & 1936-38 Surch set (€900). All diff. Almost all VF fresh M/MUH. SG STC £20,000+, Sass cat €25,000+ = A$36,000+. Wonderful clean full pgs & definitely the nicest San Marino collection we have offered. (550 plus 5 M/S) (P) $5000$7000
SAUDI ARABIA
37131960-61 Wadi Hanifa Dam set ½p-200p, King Saud cartouche, Cairo printing. Superb fresh MUH. SG 412-27 cat £300 (16) (P) $150$250
SERBIA
37141850s-60s Stampless folded letters & wrappers with range of diff s/l town pmks inc Belgrade, Karanovac, Knjazevac, Gurgusovac, Krusevac, Negotin & Valjevo. VF. Nice postal history. (19) $200$300
3741Postal History 1935-78 nicely mounted & starts with diff Pos inc Tulagai 1935 & 1937 (2) registered to Australia & Victory FDC reg to Fiji; Yandina inc 1955, 1965 FDC ½d to 1/- reg to Australia; Ship Mail 1953 to Australia with dumb cancel & Vila transit cds; 1953 Coronation Flight covers (2); then range of WWII US Field PO covers (11) franked USA stamps with most origins identified by collector inc Russell Is, Guadalcanal, Treasury Is, & Munda with various censor h/s; NZ FPO WWII censored (4), then a study of diff postal rates inc 1936 1½d (½d x 3) to Australia, then 1949, 1965 2/-, 1960 2d, 1961 9d, 1965 3d & 1/3, 1960s mixed franking OHMS long covers Registered/Airmail etc, surch inc 3c, 12c, 13c single frankings & multiple/mixed frankings (7), 1968 Airletter franked 8c & 1978 PPC franked 10c. Overall a good range of frankings, pmks etc. VF. (51) $500$800
SOMALILAND
37421903 opt at top India QV ½a, variety "BRIT SH". VF fresh MLH. SG 1a cat £170. (P) $100$150
3743 1903 BRITISH SOMALILAND opt India KEVII set ½d - 8a, from UPU distribution with local h/s opt SPECIMEN. Superb MLH. SG 25-30(s). The only such set recorded, probably unique! (6) (P) $1300 $2000
37441904-05 KEVII OHMS opt set ½a-1R, 2a wmk mult crown CA. VF fresh MLH. SG O10-11, O13-O15 cat £431. Only 960 sets printed. (5) (P) $350$500
37501929-31 Official opt on 1927 issue 1/- & 2/6 prs. VF MLH. SG O10-11 cat £112. (2 prs). (P) $70$100
37511933 Pictorial 3d Blue with variety "broken window", tied to airmail cover in conjunction with 1/- from Johannesburg to New York (roughly opened & minor tones). SG 45cd, cat £55 for M, unpriced U. Rare on contemporary cover. $70$150
37521950-54 Official opt Pictorial set ½d to 10/- in se-tenant prs, inc extra 1d, 1/- & 5/- shades. VF MLH/MUH, 10/- top value is MUH. SG O39-51 cat £416. (P) $200$300
3753Mint Officials Collection 1926-54. 1926 KGV 2d. 1928-30 opt Reading up 2d plus shade & 6d. 1930-47 SUID AFRIKA one work vals to 2/6-. 1935-49 SUID-AFRIKA hyphenated vals to 10/-. 1937-44 ½d with opt up & down. 1950-54 Larger opt vals to 5/-. All diff. F-VF M/MUH, all in horiz bilingual prs. SG cat £700+. (58) $300$400
37561923 Setting I opt KGV 5/- purple & blue se-tenant pr. F-VF fresh M. SG 10 cat £200. (P) $130$170
37571923 Setting I opt KGV 5/- purple & blue se-tenant pr. VF U fresh M. SG 10 cat £400. (P) $250$350
3758 1923-26 Setting III opt KGV 2d, right marginal blk of 4, opt DOUBLE, impressions close together as always, but very distinct. Superb MUH. SG 18a cat £2000 for M, should be at least double, £4000 MUH, plus extra for extremely rare blk. BPA photo-cert. (4) (P) $3500 $5000
37591927-31 SWA opt Pictorial set ½d-10/- in se-tenant prs. F-VF M/MLH. SG 58-67 cat £225. (20) (P) $170$230
37601930-31 SWA opt Ship 1d, Roto printing, blk of 4 with major shift of opt resulting in it appearing between rows. VF fresh MUH. SG 69(var). Rare blk (P) $100$200
37611931 Pictorial set in bilingual prs ½d to 20/- inc Airs. Superb fresh MUH. SG 74-87 cat £225 as hinged, should be at least £450 as MUH. Scarce & most attractive. (28) (P) $500$700