Accumulations & collections

2486 Poland-General Govt: 1940 Eagle & Swastika opt 24gr/25gr left marginal horiz pr, left variety "broken n & e in General". VF fresh MUH. Mi 22/22I cat €141. Exp Schmutz & Ceremuga AIEP. (P) $100 $150

2487 Poland-General Govt: 1940 Eagle & Swastika opt 30gr/30gr, variety "gash in left 0 of 30". VF fresh MUH. Mi 23I cat €120. Exp Korszen & Ceremuga AIEP. (P) $90 $120

2488 Poland-General Govt: 1940 Eagle & Swastika opt 30gr/30gr, variety "gash in left 0 of 30". VFU, on piece, with "Krakau 13.10.40" cds. Mi 23I cat €120. Exp Jung BPP & Korszen, Ceremuga AIEP. (P) $90 $120

2489 Poland-General Govt: 1940 Eagle & Swastika opt 30gr/30gr, variety "accent above 3 in left 30". VF fresh MUH. Mi 30II cat €120. Exp Korszen & Ceremuga AIEP. (P) $90 $120

2490 Poland-General Govt: 1940 Eagle & Swastika opt 16gr/15gr, variety "dash below GO of Governement". VF fresh MUH. Mi 34I cat €80. Exp Schmutz & Ceremuga AIEP. (P) $60 $80

2491 Poland-General Govt: 1940 Official Eagle & Swastika (5)zl large size imperf PROOF, w/o values. VF fresh MUH, 4 margins. Mi D13PS cat €380. Only 1 sheet of 50 recorded. (P) $300 $450

2492 Poland-General Govt: 1940 Official Eagle & Swastika (6gr-50gr) black lilac (small size) imperf PROOF, w/o value. Superb fresh MUH, 4 margins. Mi D16P cat €180. Only 1 sheet recorded. (P) $130 $180

2493 Poland-General Govt: 1940 Official Eagle & Swastika (6gr-50gr) black (small size) imperf PROOF, w/o value. Superb fresh MUH, 4 margins. Mi D17FU cat €90. (P) $70 $100

2494 Poland-General Govt: 1944 August the Strong 50gr+50gr blue imperf. Superb fresh MUH, 4 margins. Mi 123U cat €150. (P) $120 $160

2495 Poland: 1944 Anniv Castle 10zl+10zl sheetlet of 8 (kleinbogen) IMPERF with number "3" at base. Superb fresh MUH. SG 477(var), Mi Klb 3U cat €250. $130 $200

2496 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 cat €650+. Rare genuine example. Exp 4 times inc Jungjohann BPP, plus 2014 Ceremuga AIEP photo cert. (P) $450 $700

2497 Poland - Litzmannstadt (Lodz) Ghetto: 1944 "Judenpost" 1st issue (3rd design) 5pf vermilion TETE-BECHE blk of 4 on brownish card with portion of colour illustration on back. Superb UN as made, 4 huge margins. Mi I cat €3600 & much underpriced as genuine examples are very rare & especially rare as a block. 2014 Ceremuga AIEP photo cert. (P) $2300 $3500

2498 Poland - Litzmannstadt (Lodz) Ghetto: 1944 "Judenpost" 1st issue (3rd design) 10pf greenish-blue on thin brownish card, being a trial colour. Superb UN as made, 4 huge margins. Mi IIbz(var) cat €700++. Very rare genuine example. 2014 Ceremuga AIEP photo cert. (P) $500 $800

2499 Poland - Litzmannstadt (Lodz) Ghetto: 1944 "Judenpost" 1st issue (3rd design) 10pf olive-green on thin white card. Superb UN as made, 4 huge margins. Mi IIa cat €500+. Rare genuine example. 2014 Ceremuga AIEP photo cert. (P) $350 $500

2500 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

2501 Poland - Litzmannstadt (Lodz) Ghetto: 1944 "Judenpost" 2nd issue (4th design) 20pf brown on vert laid paper, imperf. Superb UN as made, 4 large margins. FI 3A, Mi IV. Rare genuine local. 2011 Ceremuga AIEP photo cert. (P) $100 $150

2502 Serbia: 1941 POW Charity set 0.50+1.50D - 4+12D, ea in se-tenant blk of 10. Top row 1st stamp with underprint (1st 2 vals pointing up, last 2 pointing down) then 3 stamps w/o underprint (centre stamp on last 2 vals with engravers secret mark) & last stamp with underprint. 2nd row 1st stamp with underprint, 2nd stamp with "E" pointing left, 3rd stamp w/out underprint, 4th stamp with "E" pointing right & last stamp with underprint. VF fresh MUH, all marginal. G50B-G53B & footnote cat £283 for M, so £566+ MUH plus premium for scarce se-tenant blk. Mi 54-57 I-IV & AI-AIV cat €500+. (4 blks of 10). (40). (P) $350 $500

2503 Serbia: 1942 POW Charity 2nd set 0.50+1.50 - 4+12D all in special sheetlets of 20 stamps, 4 blank tabs & 1 central tab with shield. Mostly VF fresh MUH, some disturbed gum. Mi 62-65KLB cat €300, SG G68a-d cat £165++ as M singles, should be double, £330++ MUH, plus premium for panes. Attractive & scarce. (4 shlts = 100). (P) $150 $250

2504 Serbia: 1941-43 collection complete inc 1941 SERBIEN both opt sets on King Peter, 1941 both opt sets on Airs, 1941 Smederovo both M/Sheets, 1941 POW charity sets of all 4 combinations with "E" pointing right & with "E" pointing left, normal underprints & w/o etc, 1943 War Invalids M/Sheets etc, plus all 3 Postage Due sets. VF fresh MUH. Mi cat €1939+, SG cat £1208 as M, should be at least double, £2416 MUH. Seldom offered as such a nice MUH collection. (132 + 4M/S) $1000 $1300

2505 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. 2011 Dr Colla AIEP photo cert. (8) (P) $800 $1200

2506 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, all in BLOCKS OF 4. Superb MUH. Mi I/I, I/II & 1-3I & 1-3II cat €7600+. Sass 1-3, 4-6 & PA1-2 cat €8000+. Extremely rare genuine blks set. 2011 Sorani photo- certs. (8 blks) (P) $2800 $4000

2507 Natzweiler Concentration Camp: 1943 printed envelope franked Hitler 12pf, tied by "Schirmeck-Rotau 5 5 43" pictorial cds, with boxed censor cachet, To Lorraine. Extremely rare camp. (P) $1500 $2500

2508 Auschwitz Concentration Camp: 1941 censored envelope (roughly opened), with camp rules on front (7 points), franked Hitler 12pf tied by "Auschwitz 12 9 41" cds. From prisoner to family in occupied Poland. Scarce historical item still with original letter on printed camp lettersheet. (P) $180 $275

2509 Auschwitz Concentration Camp: 1943 censored folded letter with camp rules on front (7 points), franked Hitler 12pf tied by "Auschwitz 12 5 43" cds. From prisoner to family in occupied Poland. Scarce historical item. (P) $150 $250

2510 Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp: 1943 Postcard (folds etc) franked Hitler 6pf tied by "Berlin-Charlottenburg 15 11 43" machine pmk, to Bohemia with 5-line cachet "Ruckantwort nur auf Postkarten deutscher Sprache uber die Reichsvereinigang der Juden in Deutschland Berlin N65, Iranische Strasse 2", instructing that any reply would have to be in German & to the noted Berlin address. The purpose of this was to try to lure out any Jews still in hiding. By the time this was received the writer has certainly already been killed. Important historical item. (P) $1000 $2000

2511 Buchenwald Concentration Camp: 1938 printed camp cover franked Hindenburg 12pf, tied "Weimar 8 11 38" cds, with boxed censor cachet. To family in Vienna. Rare early use. (P) $300 $500

2512 Buchenwald Concentration Camp: 1939 Registered printed camp envelope, franked Hindenburg 6pf, 8pf & 20pf (2), tied by "Weimar- Buchenwald 18 1 39" cds, with reg label & boxed censor cachet. To family in Vienna. Extremely rare registered use. (P) $600 $1000

2513 Buchenwald Concentration Camp: 1945 printed lettercard franked Hitler 12pf tied by Weimar 7 3 45" cds, with censor h/s from a Jewish prisoner, sent to Council of Jewish Elders in Prague Bohemia, with boxed arrival cachet on reverse. Extremely rare usage. (P) $600 $1000

2514 Dachau Concentration Camp: 1938 printed envelope -rules in 6 points at left, franked Hindenburg 12pf, tied by "Dachau 16 9 38" cds, with boxed censor h/s. To family in Vienna. Rare early use. (P) $300 $500

2516 Dachau Concentration Camp: 1943 censored folded letter with camp rules on front (6 points), franked Hitler 12pf, tied by "Dachau 9 12 43" cds. From prisoner to family in occupied Poland. Scarce historical item. (P) $150 $250

2517 Flossenburg Concentration Camp: 1944 inwards Parcel Card from Bohemia, franked Hitler 6k tied by "Deutsch Rybna-Nemecka Rybna 2 X 44" cds, with "Flossenburg" arrival b/s. (P) $100 $200

2518 Gusen-St Georgen Concentration Camp: 1940 inwards cover franked 12pf Hindenburg tied by "Karwin (Oberschles) 1 8 40" cds, with Return to Sender boxed cachet & another boxed cachet, & b/s "Sankt Georgen an der Gusen" With original letter. Very rare inwards cover. (P) $300 $500

2519 Lichtenburg Concentration Camp: 1938 printed cover (filled filing holes at right), franked Hindenburg 5pf (3), tied by "Prettin (KR Torgau) 22 1 38" cds, with boxed censor cachet, from female prisoner no 5! (Elise Ewert), to Frankfurt. Extremely rare early Nazi camp. (P) $1500 $2500

2520 Litzmannstadt Jewish Ghetto-Poland: 1941 use of Hitler 6pf Postcard, no pmk, with long message. To Portugal, but not sent as censor objected to contents inc "abbreviations & writing along edges inadmissible" as underlined in red -ironic as censor used an abbreviation too! Zuruck (return) h/s. Not usual Litzmannstadt returns seen. (P) $150 $300

2521 Litzmannstadt Jewish Ghetto-Poland: 1941 use of Hitler 6pf Postcard, no pmk, with full message. To Berlin, h/s "Zuruck" (return), but not sent as censor objected to contents with a large cross in red & "Deutlich Schreiben" cachet (German writing). (P) $100 $200

2522 Ravensbruck Concentration Camp: 1943 censored envelope franked Hitler 12pf, tied by "Furstenberg 18 3 43" cds & with boxed camp censor cachet, from prisoner to family in Bohemia. This was a notorious camp for women prisoners. (P) $200 $300

2523 Sachenhausen-Oranienburg Concentration Camp: 1942 printed Postcard franked Hitler 6pf, tied by "Oranienburg 21 2 42" cds, with censor h/s. To family in Bohemia. (P) $150 $250

2524 Sachenhausen-Oranienburg Concentration Camp: 1944 use of Hitler 6pf Postcard reply half of special card for Russian/Ukrainian forced labourers with Cyrillic text (Mi P310A -centre fold), with "Oranienburg 27 10 44" cds. From prisoner to family in occupied Poland. Scarce historical item. (P) $300 $500

2525 Sachenhausen-Oranienburg Concentration Camp: 1944 printed Lettercard with borders intact, franked Hitler 25pf, tied "Oranien- burg 7 12 44" cds, with censor tape & h/s. From a Norwegian prisoner to family in Norway. Rare franking & foreign usage. (P) $400 $700

2526 Sachenhausen-Oranienburg Concentration Camp: 1944 printed Lettercard franked Bohemia & Moravia Hitler 1.20K tied by "Oranienburg 3 6 44" cds, with censor h/s, to family in Bohemia. Sachenhausen is in Germany itself, so the franking of B&M 1.20K stamp is quite amazing ( = 12pf, correct postage rate), & the stamp must have been sent to inmate by family in B&M & its use allowed by camp authorities. Extremely rare usage! (P) $700 $1200

2527 Theresienstadt Concentration Camp: 1943 form to apply for the special green Parcel Permit stamp, dated 13/8/43, plus PO parcel sending receipt for that actual parcel sent to F Rothchild at Theresienstadt. (P) $200 $300

2528 Warsaw Jewish Ghetto: 1940 inwards Parcel Card from Lithuania, franked Def 15c pr on front, plus reverse with Airmail 40c (10) & 60c (7), all tied by "Kedainia 18 XI 40" cds, with "Eydtkau" transit cds, plus Warsaw arrival cds. Addressed to within the ghetto with special boxed violet cachet "Postablagestelle im Judischen Wohnbezirk Warshau". Very rare. (P) $600 $900

GERMANY - ALLIED OCCUPATION

2529 1945 Bad Gottleuba Provisional "Die Stadt Bad Gottleuba" & Arms opts on Hitler set 1pf-2Mk. VF fresh MLH. Mi 1-21 with most unpriced. Very rare genuine set. Exp Zierer BPP (21) (P) $700 $1000

2530 1945 Dobeln Provisional "Dobeln 6.5.1945" & dotted pattern opt Hitler 6pf violet, error opt DOUBLE. VF fresh MUH. Mi 1bdd cat €100. Exp Richter, Busch BPP & Zierer BPP. (P) $70 $100

2531 1945 Fredersdorf Provisionals, 14 x 9½mm double-lined blue frame 5pf & 8pf violet numeral & 6pf & XII pf blue-black numerals, all large numeral with red signature, plus h/s Hitler 12pf red, error F.M. h/s SIDEWAYS!, all tied by "Fredersdorf 2 OCT 1945 Berlin" oval pmks to registered cover front. VF. Mi 8(var), SP101b, 103b, 105b, 107b cat €83++ as loose stamps & €160++ on cover, plus premium for the sideways opt error. Exp Richter. (P) $100 $200

2532 1945 Fredersdorf Provisional, format 28 x 19mm, single lined black frame 6pf, variety single large violet numeral at bottom, imperf, tied by "Fredersdorf 1 NOV 1945 Berlin" oval pmk to Field Postcard (reduced at base) with rectangular "Gebuhr bezahlt" cachet. Superb fresh. Mi SP227F/V cat €180 as loose U & €300 on cover. Very rare as only total of 100 printed so less than 10 of this variety. (P) $200 $300

2533 1945 Fredersdorf Provisionals, 14x9½mm double-lined blue frame 5pf & 8pf, large numeral with red signature, plus lge horiz format set 5pf-12pf, ornamental orange frame, all tied by "Fredersdorf 4 NOV 1945 Berlin" violet oval pmk to registered cover (reduced at base). Superb fresh with "Berlin-Frohnau 12.11.45" arrival b/s. Mi SP261-4, SP101b & 103b cat €910 as loose stamps & €1660 on cover. Extremely rare, only 50 sets printed. Exp Sturn plus Zierer BPP photo-cert. (P) $1000 $1500

2534 1945 Fredersdorf Provisionals "F.M." h/s on SA & SS set 12+38pf. Superb fresh U, ea on piece with "Fredersdorf 16 AUG 1945 Berlin" oval pmks. Mi F909-10 cat €700+, plus premium on pieces. Very rare genuine set. Exp Zierer BPP. (2). (P) $600 $900

2535 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) $400 $600

2536 1945 Glauchau Provisional Flags & Building opt Hitler set 1pf-12pf. VF fresh MUH. Mi I-VI cat €180. Exp Zierer BPP. (6). (P) $130 $180

2537 1945 Glauchau Provisional "Kreis Glauchau" & horiz bars opt Swastika Official 25/12pf red, tied by "Glauchau 13.7.45" cds to cover. VFU. Mi 36 cat €450. (P) $250 $400

2538 1945 Leipzig Provisional Large "12" in red-brown circle opt Hitler 12pf red, tied by "Holzhausen 3.8.45 11-12 U Sachs" cds to cover. VFU. Mi AIII cat €700. Very rare as these opts were prepared as a general Soviet Zone issue but due to miscommunication between diff commanders, order was given to withdraw stocks from POs & destroy them. However, Holzhausen & Zwenkau POs did not get the order in time & sold a small quantity on 3rd August. (P) $400 $700

2539 1945 Leipzig Provisional large "12" circle opt in red-brown Hitler 12pf red. VF fresh MUH, top marginal with "3,60" in margin. Mi AIII cat €70. Only 11,000 printed. Exp Ceremuga. (P) $50 $70

2540 1945 Meissen Provisional "Deutchlands Verderber" opt Hitler set 1pf-5Mk, 1Mk-5Mk perf 12½. VF fresh MUH. Mi 2-24 cat €976. All exp Sturm. (23). (P) $600 $900

2541 1945 Netschkau-Reichenbach square block "1945" opt Hitler set 1pf-20pf with 1pf, 12pf type IIc, 3pf, 4pf, 5pf, 10pf type I, 6pf, 8pf, 15pf, 16pf & 20pf type IIb, 3pf & 4pf with opt offsets. VF fresh MLH. Mi 1IIc-11IIb cat €1311. Rare genuine set. (11). (P) $700 $1000

2542 1945 Netschku-Reichenback Square block "1945" opt Hitler 3pf brown, 2 singles, opt type I, tied by "Netschau 2.8.45" cds, to postcard. VFU. Mi 2I cat ”400. (P) $250 $400

2543 1944-45 Saverne (Bas-Rhin) French Liberation opts type I "RF / Saverne Libre" on Hitler set 1pf-1Mk, inc rare 24pf, 42pf & 1RM. VF fresh MLH/MUH. Mayer 1-20 cat €1350+. Rare & historical issue! (20). (P) $700 $1000

2544 1944-1945 Saverne (Bas Rhin) French Liberation opts "RF / Saverne Libre" on Hitler vals 3pf, 4pf, 5pf, 6pf, 8pf, 10pf, 15pf, 16pf, 25pf, 30pf, 40pf & 50pf, 60pf & 80pf, horiz type I + type II se-tenant prs. VF fresh MLH. Mayer cat €430+. (14) (P) $230 $350

2545 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

2546 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) $400 $600

2547 1945 Westerstede Provisional Morse-Code & "V" opt Hitler & Hindenburg set 3pf-60pf. VF fresh MUH. Mi I-XV cat €200. Exp Sturm BPP. (15). (P) $150 $250

2548 1945 Wildstein/Franzenbad (Sudetenland) "U.S. ARMY / v C.S.R. / 18.IV.1945" local opts set 60h/6pf-5K/12pf. Mostly VF fresh MUH, all marginal. Mi mentioned but unpriced. With copy of official notice from US Army commander authorising issue & giving numbers printed. Rare set as only 1000 printed. All exp Ceremuga. (7). (P) $200 $300

2549 Anglo-US Zone: 1948 Posthorn "band" opt Numeral set 2pf-84pf, error opt DOUBLE. VF fresh MLH, 40pf & 45pf, 1 small thin ea. Mi 51 - 68IDD cat €700, SG A70-86(var). Rare genuine set. Copy of 2005 Schlegel BPP photo-cert. (17). (P) $300 $400

2550 Anglo-US Zone: 1948 Posthorn "all over" opt Numeral set 1pf-84pf, all error opt DOUBLE. VF fresh MUH. Mi 52-68IIDD cat €1600, SG A87-103 (var). Rare genuine set. All exp, while certificate can be obtained on request. (17). (P) $700 $1000

2551 Anglo-US Zone: 1948 Posthorn "all over" opt Dove set 1Mk-5Mk. VF fresh MUH. Mi AI/II-AIV/II cat €800. Rare genuine set. Exp Schlegel BPP. (4). (P) $350 $500

GERMANY - FEDERAL REPUBLIC

2552 1951 Posthorn set 2pf-90pf. Superb fresh MUH, pristine never hinged original gum. Mi 123-38 cat €2200, SG 1045-60 cat £2500. Key set. 2014 Ceremuga photo-cert. (16). (P) $900 $1200

GERMANY - WEST BERLIN

2553 1949 Relief Fund M/Sheet. VF fresh MUH, tiny blemish in margin only. Mi Blk 1 cat €950, SG MS B70a cat £1200. (P) $250 $400

GIBRALTAR

2554 1886 opt QV set ½d to 1/-, wmk crown CA. F-VF M. SG 1-7 cat £1200. Rare set. (7). (P) $600 $1000

2555 1886 opt QV 1d red. VF fresh MLH. SG 2 cat £85. (P) $50 $80

2556 1886 opt QV 2d purple. VF fresh M. SG 3 cat £140. (P) $90 $120

2557 1886 opt QV 2½d blue. VF fresh M. SG 4 cat £200. (P) $130 $180

2558 1886 opt QV 4d brown. VF fresh MLH. SG 5 cat £190. (P) $130 $170

2559 1886 opt QV 6d deep lilac. VF fresh M. SG 6 cat £300. (P) $200 $300

2560 1886 opt QV 1/- brown. Superb M, perfect centring. SG 7 cat £450. Exp Ebel & Richter. (P) $300 $450

2561 1886-87 QV set ½d to 1/-. VF fresh MUH, couple lower vals sl redistributed gum. SG 8-14 cat £600 for M, so should be at least double, £1200 MUH. (7). (P) $900 $1200

2562 1886-87 QV set ½d to 1/-. VF M/MLH. SG 8-14 cat £600. Rare set. (7). (P) $450 $600

2563 1889 surch QV set 5c on ½d - 75c on 1/-. VF fresh MLH. SG 15-21 cat £190. (7). (P) $140 $180

2564 1903 KEVII set ½d-£1, wmk crown CA, opt SPECIMEN. VF fresh M. SG 46-55s cat £550. Rare set. (10). (P) $500 $700

2565 1904-08 KEVII set ½d - £1, wmk mult crown. VF fresh MLH. SG 56-64 cat £1100. (P) $900 $1200

2566 1906-11 KEVII set 1d to 8/-, new colours, wmk mult crown, opt SPECIMEN. VF fresh M. SG 67-74s cat £600. Rare. (8) (P) $500 $700

2567 1921-27 KGV 4/- black & carmine wmk mult script. VF fresh MLH. SG 100 cat £70. (P) $50 $70

2568 1925-27 KGV £1 red-orange & black, wmk script, UR cnr marginal with plate no.1 & control no.057. Stamp superb fresh MUH. SG 107 cat £190 for M, should be at least double, £380 MUH. (P) $400 $600

2569 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 lest double £3200 MUH. Beautiful quality example of this rare top value. A certificate can be obtained on request. (P) $2500 $3500

2570 1938-51 KGVI Pictorial set ½d-£1. VF fresh MLH. SG 121-31 cat £170. (14). (P) $70 $100

GILBERT & ELLICE ISLANDS

2571 1912-24 KGV set 9d-£1, wmk mult crown. VF fresh MUH. SG 12-24 cat £600 M, should be at least double, £1200 MUH. (P) $1100 $1500

2572 1939-55 KGVI Pictorial set ½d to 5/- plus 3d perf 12. VF fresh MUH. SG 43-54 cat £43. (13). $40 $50

GOLD COAST

2573 1913-21 KGV set ½d to 20/-, wmk mult crown. VF M/MLH. SG 71-84 cat £275. (12). (P) $220 $300

2574 1913-21 KGV 20/- purple & black on red, to value, Die I, wmk mult crown. Superb fresh MLH. SG 84 cat £170. (P) $150 $200

2575 1921-24 KGV 15/- dull purple & green, Die I, wmk mult script. VF fresh M. SG 100 cat £200. (P) $180 $250

2576 1921-24 KGV 15/- dull purple & green, Die II, wmk mult script. Superb fresh MLH. SG 100a cat £140. (P) $130 $170

2577 1953 usage of "Poundage Payable at GOLD COAST 4d" opt KGVI 20/- red British Postal Order (wmk GVIR) with "Accra 5 JAN 53" issue pmk & 3 security punches. Was sent to pay for some stamps from a UK dealer, with registered cover franked 1/- & 1d (3) tied by "Accra 6 JAN 53" pmks with enclosed letter on fancy letterhead. Postal order in extremely fine condition & surely a unique surviving group. (P) $1000 $2000

GREAT BRITAIN

2578 1840 QV 1d black plate 1a, letters CA, tied by orange-red Maltese Cross to large piece with additional "Liverpool MY 11 1840" cds. FU, almost 4 margins -cut into at UL cnr. SG Spec A2vg cat £2600, SG2, for orange Maltese cross, while any "11 May 1840" date on cover cat £350. Rare specialist item. (P) $400 $700