21051963 Pictorial set ½d to 5/- blks of 4 IMPERF of 1d, 2d, 3d, 1/6, 2/, 3/- & 5/- ex printer's archive, plus perf 5d, 6d, 8d & 1/- (these 4 vals unknown imperf), all wmk NZ star. VF fresh MUH. SG 163-73(p). Rare as only 1 sheet of ea imperf made. (11 blks). (P) $350$500
21061963 Pictorial set ½d to 5/- blks of 8 IMPERF of 1d, 2d & 3d, & blks of 4 of 1/6 to 5/-, ex printer archive, plus perf 5d, 6d, 8d & 1/- all in blks of 8 (these 4 vals unknown imperf), all wmk NZ star. Mostly VF fresh MUH (some adhesions), all marginal. SG 163-73(p). Rare, only 1 sheet of ea imperf made & unique as dated blocks. (11 blks) (P) $300$500
21071967 Decimal surch set 1c/1d - $10/£5 on 5 FDC, $2-$10 on individual illustrated covers tied by Rarotonga cds. VF. SG 205-21 cat £580 as loose stamps & should be at least double, on cover, so £1160+. The $2, $6 & $10 only 1098, 863 & 876 issued respectively, with even loose U being almost never seen, while this is the 1st set of FDCs that we have seen anywhere. (P) $800$1200
COVERS - CRASH, WRECK, DISASTER
2108Australia - New South Wales: 1894 Wreck of SS Wairarapa cover from Sydney, Oct 24 to Hastings New Zealand with purple 2 line cachet "Saved From Wreck of the Wairarapa" b/s Auckland (3 Nov), Danevirke (6 Nov) & Hastings (7 Nov). Stamp lost & opened out 3 sides. VF for a wreck cover. Most interesting & rare cover! (P) $300$500
2109Bulgaria: 1939 battered airmail crash cover franked King 7L, Trains 1L & 2L pr, tied by indistinct "Poste Aerienne" cds. To Holland, with German PO "Hannover 1" repair tape & 2-line cachet "In Hannover 1 beschadigt eingegangen Amtiich verschlossen", Eindhoven arrival cds, plus on reverse a typed label "Endommage par un accident-avion". Extremely rare. (P) $500$1000
2110France: 1942 Airmail censored crash cover franked Petain 5Fr tied by "Campo Corse 21 9 42" cds (Corsica), with French & British censor tapes & cachets. To Gabon, with b/s of "Cotonou Dahomey 19 OCT 42", Lagos Nigeria 2 DE 42, "Freetown Sierra Leone 15 DE 42" & finally "Libreville AEF 18 FEVR 43", plus "Controle Postal Commission Afrique Equatoriale Francaise" cachet. Apparently involved in the crash near Ameur El Ain Algeria that killed all on board, endorsed "Avion accidente" & initialled at UL. Amazing usage! (P) $500$1000
2111Hong Kong: 1969 Crash cover (flts) franked QEII 10c, tied by "Kowloon 5 JAN 1969" pmk. Underpaid, so with 2 boxed Due cachets & Great Britain 4d Postage Due affixed (flt), plus with boxed green "Damaged by Sea-Water" cachet. (P) $350$500
2112New Zealand - USA. 1930 Shipwreck cover from New Zealand with Wellington cds (stamp floated away), with 3-line cachet "Salvaged from S.S. Tahiti Lost at sea", to USA, with "San Francisco SEP 1 1930" cds. Typical "wrecked" condition. (P) $300$500
2113Nigeria: 1956 crash cover (damaged edges), franked Defs 2d & ½d to pay Forces Air Mail rate, tied by "Ibadan 23 JU 56" cds. To England, with scarce large 3-line cachet "Salvaged Argonaut Air Crash Kano". Very rare. (P) $450$700
2114USA: 1962 Airmail crash cover franked Liberty 15c Air, tied by "Newark DEC 15 1962" pmk. To Poland with typed label on reverse saying from crash of Viscount plane on 19th December tied by Warsaw pmks, plus Brwinow arrival b/s. Very rare. (P) $450$700
COVERS - ZEPPELIN etc
2115Austria: 1930 Baltic (Ostsee) Zeppelin Flight card franked Airs 20g 50g & 1Sch, tied by "Wien 9 VIII 30" cds. Round flight via Estonia with special cachet in green, plus "Luftpost Berlin" cachet, Tallinn transit & Vienna return arrival cds. VF. Sieger 88Ba(var) cat €200. $70$100
2116Brazil: 1930 Condor Zeppelin flight cover franked def 500R & special stamp opt "Graf Zeppelin USA" 20,000R, tied by "Condor Rio de Janeiro 24 MAI 30" cds. To USA, with special Recife transit cds & Lakehurst arrival b/s in green. VF. Sieger 59F cat €400. (P) $130$200
2118Cyrenaica: 1932 Zeppelin 8th Sth America Flight registered cover franked 1932 Airmail set 50c-5L, tied by "Posta Aerea Bengasi 4 10 32" cds, with Zeppelin, air & reg labels. To Brazil, with Rome, Milan & Friedrichshafen transit cds, flight cachet in red & Pernambuco arrival b/s. VF. SG 96-101 cat £60, Sass A6-11 cat €100 -both as loose stamps, the 5L alone on cover cat €1000. Sieger 189. (P) $450$700
2119Cyrenaica: 1933 Zeppelin 2nd Sth America Flight registered cover franked 1932 Airmail 50c, 75c, 2L & 5L plus Libya 1L & 1L75, tied by "Posta Aerea Bengasi 4 5 33" cds, with reg label. To Argentina, with green flight cachet & numerous cds inc TPO for Roma-Firenze-Milano, Bologna-Roma & Roma-Napoli, plus Naples, Rome, Milan & Friedrichshafen cds, Buenos Aires arrival cds. VF. SG 96, 97, 100 & 101 plus Libya, cat £45, Sass A6, 7, 10 & 11 plus Libya, cat €80 -both as loose stamps, the 5L alone on cover cat €1000. Sieger 214. (P) $450$700
2120 Germany: 1930 Zeppelin Sth America flight cover originally franked on reverse Eagle Air 1Mk tied by "Friedrichshafen 2 5 30" cds, another on front tied same cds for "18 5 1930", & with "Luftschiff 19 5 1930" cds. To Brazil where franked Def 50r pr, 200r & semi-official Graf Zeppelin opt 5000r Zeppelin stamp, ea tied by Condor Air "22 MAI 30 Recife" cds, plus Condor Zeppelin larger cds. Then on return Europe Pan-America flight from USA, franked 65c Zeppelin tied by "Lakehurst JUN 2 1930" duplex pmk, with Sth America flight cachet on front, Europe Pan- America cachet on back & final "Friedrichshafen 6 VI 30" return arrival cds, addressed to the Philippines. VF. Sieger 64Raa net valuation €4250. Major Zeppelin rarity. 2010 Caffaz photo-cert. (P) $3500 $5000
2121Germany: 1930 South America Flight cover franked South America Zeppelins 2RM & 4RM pr, tied by "Friedrichshafen 18 5 30" cds. To USA, with flight cachet & Lakehurst green arrival b/s. VF. SG 456-7 cat £1275, Mi 438-9 cat €1200 -both as loose stamps alone. Sieger 57F. Rare high franking due to weight. (P) $350$500
2122Germany: 1930 South America Flight card franked Sth America Zeppelin 4RM & Eagle 1RM, tied by "Friedrichshafen 18 5 30" cds, with flight cachet. To New York, with Lakehurst special green pmk. SG 457 cat £425 as loose stamp alone. Sieger 57F cat €500. (P) $220$300
2123Germany: 1930 South America Flight use of hand-painted card franked Sth America Zeppelin 2RM pr, tied by "Friedrichshafen 18 5 30" cds. To USA with flight cachet in red & green Lakehurst arrival pmk. SG 456 cat £850 as loose stamps alone. Sieger 57N est cat €1000+ for this franking. (P) $220$350
2125Germany: 1933 Swiss Fight use of 6pf Postcard (edge flts) uprated another 70pf, tied by "Luftschiff Graf Zeppelin 26 5 33" on board cds. Sieger 206I cat €275. Scarce flight. (P) $80$120
2126 Iraq: 1934 Zeppelin cover franked King 15f tied by "Baghdad 4 OCT 37" cds, with Air & Zeppelin labels "Friedrichshafen 13 10 34" cds, & "Deutsche Luftpost Europa-Sudamerika" pictorial cds. Has b/s of Baghdad 4 Oct, Paris 8 Oct, Stuttgart 13 Oct & Recife 16 Oct arrival. VF. Sieger 280. Extremely, with only several flown. (P) $1700 $2500
2127Tripolitania: 1932 Zeppelin 4th Sth America Flight registered card franked 1st 1931 Airmail set (ex 75c issued later) -4 on reverse, tied by "Posta Aerea Tripoli D'Africa 30 4 32" cds, with reg & air labels. To Brazil, with Milan-Chiasso TPO b/s & Friedrichshafen transit cds with flight cachet in red & finally Pernambuco arrival cds. VF. SG ex 116-22 cat £95, Sass ex A9-16 cat €130 -both as loose stamps, the 5L alone on cover cat €1000. Only 90 flown. Sieger 157. (P) $450$700
2128Tripolitania: 1932 Zeppelin 6th Sth America Flight cover franked Colonies opt Dante Society 1L, 2L75 & 3L pr, tied by "Posta Aerea Tripoli D'Africa 10 9 32" cds, with air label. To Brazil, with Rome & Friedrichshafen transit cds, green flight cachet & Recife arrival b/s. VF. SG 27 & 31-2 cat £53, Sass 20 & A9-10 cat €70 -both as loose stamps, the 3L or 2L75 alone on cover cat €650 or €750ea. (P) $450$600
2129Tripolitania: 1932 Zeppelin 6th Sth America Flight registered cover franked 1st 1931 Airmail high values 1L-5L, plus Libya 5c, tied by "Posta Aerea Tripoli D'Africa 10 9 32" cds, with Zeppelin, air & reg labels. To Brazil, with Rome & Friedrichshafen transit cds, flight cachet in green, & Rio de Janeiro arrival b/s. VF. SG 119-22 cat £70, Sass A13-16 cat €105 -both as loose stamps, the 5L alone on cover cat €1000. Sieger 177. (P) $450$700
2130Tripolitania: 1932 Zeppelin 9th Sth America Flight registered card franked 1st 1931 Airmails set 50c-5L (ex 75c) front & back, tied by "Posta Aerea Tripoli D'Africa 20 10 32" cds, with Zeppelin, air & reg labels. To Brazil, with Roma-Pisa-Milano TPO & Friedrichshafen transit cds, red flight cachet & Pernambuco arrival b/s. VF. SG ex 116-22 cat £95, Sass ex A9-16 cat €140 -both as loose stamps. 5L alone on cover cat €1000. Sieger 195. (P) $425$600
2131Tripolitania: 1933 Zeppelin 4th Sth America Flight registered cover franked 1st 1931 Airmail 5L & Libya 20c, 2L & 2L55, tied by "Posta Aerea Tripoli D'Africa 1 8 33" cds, with Zeppelin, air & reg labels. To Brazil with Milan & Friedrichshafen transit cds, red flight cachet & Pernambuco arrival b/s. VF. SG 122 & Libya 41, 45, 46 cat £41, Sass A16 & Libya 40, 43 & 107 cat €67 -both as loose stamps. 5L alone on cover cat €1000. Sieger 223. (P) $425$600
2132USA: 1930 South America Zeppelin Flight use of Zeppelin $2.60 on long 5c Airmail envelope, 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 USPS resealing tape & 1½ "Officially Sealed" labels. VF appearance. Sc C15 cat US$550, SG A689 cat £650 -both as loose stamp alone. (P) $350$500
21351881 QV ½pi emerald-green, wmk crown CC, die I. VF fresh M. SG 11 cat £180. (P) $120$160
21361881 QV 1Pi rose, wmk crown CC, die I. VF fresh M. SG 12 cat £375. (P) $250$350
21371882 "30 PARAS" on QV 1pi rose, blk of 4, ea stamp initialled "J.A.B." by postmaster VFU, red "Larnaca MR 31 Cyprus" cds. SG 24 cat £440+. Rare multiple! (P) $250$400
21381892-94 QV Die II set ½Pi - 12Pi. VF fresh MLH. SG 31-7 cat £450. (7). (P) $350$450
21391894-96 QV set ½Pi - 45Pi new colours. VF fresh MLH. SG 40-49 cat £250. (10). (P) $200$275
21401902-04 KEVII set ½Pi-45Pi, wmk single crown. Mostly VF fresh MLH. SG 50-59 cat £600. Rare set. (10). (P) $500$700
21411912-15 KGV set 30pa-45Pi, wmk mult crown. VF fresh MLH. SG 74-84 cat £250. (11). (P) $200$275
2142 1924-28 KGV £5 black on yellow, top value. F-VF fresh MUH with pristine original gum. SG 117a cat £3750 as M, should be at least double, £7500+ MUH. Key British Empire KGV stamp & particularly desirable MUH. 2013 Roumet photo cert. (P) $4000 $7000
2143 1924-28 KGV £5 black on yellow, top value, wmk mult script. Superb MLH. SG 117a cat £3750. Key stamp of Cyprus. (P) $3000 $4000
21441928 Anniversary set ¾Pi-£1. VF fresh MUH. SG 123-32 cat £300 for M, should be at least £600 MUH & rare thus. (10) (P) $600$900
21471918 "CESKO SLOVENSKA POSTA" opts on Hungary set inc Turul 2c-60f, Newspaper, Postal Savings, Special Delivery, War Charity 10f & 15f, Harvesters 2f-40f, Parliament 50f-1Kr, Karl & Zita 10f-50f & Postage Due 1f & 2f. Issued for the Srobar Revolutionary Provisional Govt. VF fresh MUH. Mi 133-62 cat €500 for M, should be at least double, €1000 MUH. Almost all exp Prof Gilbert. (30). (P) $500$700
21481919 "POSTA CESKOSLOVENSKA 1919" opt Austria Postage Due 1Kr, 5Kr & 10Kr blue. VF fresh MLH. SG 120-22 cat £580, Mi 89-91 cat €345. Only 780 of 10Kr printed. Mikulski photo-cert for 10Kr. (3). (P) $300$500
2149 1919 "POSTA CESKOSLOVENSKA 1919" opt on Hungary Parliament 10Kr magenta & chocolate, top value. Right marginal with opt in margin as well. Superb fresh MLH. Mi 137 cat €1300+, SG 155 cat £2250+. Only 235 printed. Exp Mikulski, plus with 2001 Korasek AIEP photo-cert. (P) $1000 $1500
21501919 "POSTA CESKOSLOVENSKA 1919" opt Austria Arms & crown set 3h-10Kr, plus 2Kr shade & granite paper, 3Kr granite paper & 4Kr shade. VF fresh MLH/MUH. SG ex 67-89 cat £684+, Mi ex 40-60 cat €537. (19). (P) $350$500
21511919 "POSTA CESKOSLOVENSKA 1919" opt Austria Arms 10Kr deep violet top value. VF fresh MLH. Mi 54I a cat €500, SG 89 cat £650. Enzo Diena photo-cert. (P) $350$500
21561866-74 tall Arms ½r & 1r in double sheets of 50 (25 ea) on a range of diff colour papers, some not as issued. All early 1890s Spiro forgeries with various dotted or barred pmks. Stamps all "VFU". SG ex 5-21 est cat £20,000+ for genuine (6 double sheets) $200$400
EGYPT
21571872-75 Sphinx & Pyramid 5pa brown, 10pa purple, 1Pi red, 2Pi orange & 2½Pi violet sheets of 25 early 1880s-1890s Spiro forgeries with various dotted or barred "pmks". F-VF "U". SG ex 27-40. Very scarce as full sheets. (5 sheets). (P) $300$500
21581914-15 "OHHS" opt Sphinx & Pyramid 2m green, LL cnr marginal blk of 18, error opt INVERTED, plus offset on back of each stamp. Stamps VF fresh MUH. SG O84b cat £630 for M singles, should be at least double, £1260 MUH, plus premium for this rare & spectacular multiple. (P) $650$1000
2160 1926 PORT FOUAD opt set 5m-50Pi. VF fresh M. SG 141-44 cat £2500. Rare genuine as only 1500 sets printed. All exp Ela while certificates can be obtained on request. (P) $1800 $2500
21611929 Prince Farouk's Ninth Birthday set 5m-20m special 1st printing with brownish centres (5m centre in black). VF MLH. SG 178a-181a cat £520. (4). (P) $275$400
21641941? German Internee cover franked Air 30m -not needed (?) as Internee mail is sent free, with pink "Franc de Port" (sent free) address label for Red Cross Geneva, tied by censor cachet. VF. (P) $100$200
2165British Forces: 1882 use of GB ½d green & 1d lilac pr (flts), tied to piece by "British Army Post Office Egypt SP 29 82" cds. SG ZA2 & 4 cat £650. The ½d green is extremely rare used in Egypt. (P) $300$500
2166British Forces: 1935 Jubilee opt 1Pi ultramarine. Stamp superb fresh MUH, left marginal. SG A10 cat £275 for M, should be at least double, £550 MUH. Very scarce as sold out in 3 days. (P) $500$700
2167British Forces: 1935 Jubilee opt 1Pi ultramarine. VFU. SG A10 cat £180. Very scarce as sold out in 3 days. (P) $150$250
ESTONIA
21681923 Airmail opt set 5Mk-45Mk/5Mk, inc 20Mk both colour opts. VF fresh M/MLH, usual patchy gum. SG 44-8 cat £150, Mi 41-5 cat €350. (6). (P) $150$250
21691923 "Aita hadalist" opt set 2½-3½ & 5-7Mk imperf. VFM, both 4 large margins. SG 49-50A cat £135, Mi 46-7B cat €300. Exp. (2) (P) $120$180
FALKLAND ISLANDS
21701869-76 "Falkland Paid Islands" Frank stamps, rectangular boxed type in black & circular type in red, both on white paper, 1890s souvenir strikes. UN as made, all 4 margins, vert creases. SG FR1-2 cat £300 as pieces (would cat £36,000 on covers). (2). (P) $130$200
21731904-12 KEVII set ½d to 5/- VFM. SG 43-50 cat £475 (8) (P) $275$400
21741904-12 KEVII set ½d to 5/-, opt SPECIMEN, from UPU distribution with plus h/s "ULTRAMAR" ex Portuguese colonial postal archive. VF UN. SG 43-50s(var), normal SPECIMEN only cat £600+ plus premium for "ultramar" & very rare thus as only several would exist as such. (8). (P) $600$1000
21801912-20 KGV 10/- red on green, wmk mult crown. VF fresh MLH. SG 68 cat £190. (P) $90$120
21811912-20 KGV 10/- red on green, wmk mult crown. VF fresh MLH. SG 68 cat £180. (P) $140$180
21821912-20 KGV £1 black on red, top value, wmk mult crown. VF fresh MUH bottom marginal. SG 69 cat £500 for M, should be at least double, £1000 MUH. (P) $800$1100
21831912-20 KGV £1 black on red, top value. Superb fresh MLH. SG 69 cat £550. (P) $400$550
2184 1933 Centenary KGV & Pictorials set ½d-£1. Superb fresh MUH, bright colours & nice never hinged original gum. SG 127-38 cat £4250 for M, should be at least £8500+ MUH. Only 1300 sets issued & the key British Empire pictorial set very rarely seen in MUH condition. Dr Enzo Diena photo-cert. (12). (P) $8000 $11000
2185 1933 Centenary set ½d-£1, perf SPECIMEN. VF MLH/MUH. SG 127-38s cat £4250. A key KGV set. (12). $3500 $4500
21861933 Centenary 5/- Penguin black & yellow. Superb fresh M. SG 136 cat £950. Very popular stamp. (P) $800$1100
21901876-77 Crown CR with VR underprint 2d/3d deep green on wove paper, error surch DOUBLE, 2nd weak & shifted downwards. M, cnr flt, VF appearance. SG 29a(var) normal cat £55 & error est at least 10 times so £550+. (P) $100$200
21911903 KEVII set ½d-£1, wmk crown CA. VF fresh MLH. SG 104-14 cat £450. (11). (P) $375$500
21921903 KEVII set ½d-£1, wmk crown CA, opt SPECIMEN. VF fresh MUH. SG 104-14 cat £325 for M, should be at least £650 MUH. (11). (P) $650$900
21931903 KEVII set ½d-£1, wmk crown CA, opt SPECIMEN. VF fresh M. SG 104-14s cat £325. (11). (P) $275$375
21941903 KEVII £1 grey-black & ultramarine, wmk crown CA. VFU, "PO Lautoka 30 MAY 12" cds. SG 114 cat £475++. Unusually nice genuine U example. (P) $450$600
21951906-12 KEVII set 1d-£1 new colours, wmk mult crown, opt SPECIMEN, the 2½d, 6d, 5/- & £1 also with extra h/s SPECIMEN inviolet, as applied (by mistake!) by the receiving postal authority. All came from the same page ex a French colony archive, but 2 w/o extra h/s. VF fresh M. SG 119-24s(var) cat £375 for normal specimen set. Unique set! Certificate can be obtained on request. (6). (P) $700$1000
21961906-12 KEVII £1 purple & black on red, wmk mult crown. Stamp VF fresh MUH, top marginal. SG 124 cat £300 for M, should be at least double, £600 MUH. $550$750
21971912-23 KGV set ¼d-£1, wmk mult crown. VF M/MLH. SG 125-37 cat £300. (13) (P) $220$300
21981912-23 KGV 4d black & red on yellow, Die II, wmk mult crown, opt SPECIMEN. VF fresh M. SG 131ds cat £50. $40$60