27971948 Registered "AR" Airmail cover franked Coins 5m, 20m & 50m (3), tied by "Haifa 4 1 48" bilingual cds, & with reg label. To Shanghai China but undeliverable due to the Civil War in China, so returned, with boxed "Retour A L'Envoyeur" cachet & 3 Israeli b/s. $70$120
27991948 Interim registered cover franked Palestine 3m pr, plus Interim JNF stamps 5m Weizmann, 5m Herzl & 10m Technion -all with Haifa opts, tied by "Nesher Yajur" Hebrew cds with "9 MAY 1948" h/s, plus reg label. To Haifa. Bale 6, 11c & 14c. Rare mixed franking (P) $100$200
28001948 Interim Period Jerusalem siege registered cover franked Jerusalem opt Map 25m brown, tied by Hebrew "Rehavia PO" cds with h/s date "10 MAY 1948" with Jerusalem reg label tied by Hebrew h/s. Carried by the 1st convoy, with "Tel Aviv 18 6 1948" b/s. Bale 103. Rare usage. (P) $100$200
28011948 New Year set 3m-65m with full tabs (mixed white or coloured) on registered cover to USA with "Ramat Gan 7 10 1948" cds & transit/arrival b/s. Another coloured full tab set on cover with "Tel Aviv 25 11 1948" cds. Plus 3m Coin tied to cover by rare "Hakirya 11 7 1948" PO opening day cds (Simon cat US$300) & another cover. Bale 10-14 SG 10-14 cat £450 for 2 loose tab sets alone. Useful group (4) $200$400
28021948 Interim period covers inc use of Palestine stamps alone (5 covers) inc with Nahariya interim pmk, Tiberius Emergency Post h/s (8 stamps, inc 100m, on 5 covers), cat US$800 on cover, unlisted "Government Tohuwabohu" opt, Interim pictorials inc Development & Defence 50m, Herzl 2m, Weizman 5m, Immigrants Ship, Ramat Gan shield, Bialik & Herzl 100m & Diaspora (2 diff) -all with Tel Aviv or Haifa h/s -noted "Ahuzat Samuel Haifa" cds. 2nd issue Map types inc set of 3 on FDC, sets on registered covers (2), UL cnr tab set with serial numbers & Independence pmks, set with original "Certificate of Posting", Jerusalem double ring interim pmk, double ring Hebrew interim pmks etc. Mostly F-VF. Some are scarce even as loose stamps alone, plus premium for Tiberius opts on covers, FDC etc & others on cover. (25). $600$1000
28031949 Postage Due covers: inc franked 3m Coin with pictorial "Meron" cds & 5m full tabbed Postage Due tied by Haifa cds. Flag 20pr tied by Tel Aviv cds & with Dues 10pr & 20pr. Dues set 3m-50m tied by "Hadera" cds. Stampless with 2-ring Tel Aviv cds & Due 50pr tied by "Rehovot" cds. 5m Coin tied by Jerusalem cds with Due 20pr. All but 1 with Tax h/s. SG D10-14 cat £320 as loose stamps, Bale PD1-5 cat US$1685 on covers. (5). $300$600
ITALY
28041863-65 King 5c greenish-grey, Turin printing. VF fresh MUH, nice never hinged original gum. SG 10 cat £2000 for M, should be at least double, £4000 MUH, Sass T16 cat €2500+. Rare genuine MUH! 2014 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $600$1000
2805 1863-65 King 10c buff, Turin printing. Superb fresh MUH, pristine never hinged original gum. SG 11 cat £3500 for M, should be at least double, £7000 MUH, Sass T17 cat €4500. Very rare genuine MUH! 2014 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $1000 $2000
28061863-65 King 10c buff, Turin printing. VF fresh M. SG 11 cat £3500, Sass T17 cat €2125. (P) $250$400
28071863-65 King 10c buff. VF fresh M (nicely regummed). SG 11 cat £3500, Sass 17 cat €2000. (P) $150$250
28081863-65 King 40c carmine, Turin printing. F-VF fresh M. SG 14a cat £6000, Sass T20 cat €4500. Very rare. (P) $450$700
28091915 Red Cross "20" opt Eagle 15c+5c slate, error opt DOUBLE. Superb fresh MUH. SG 98(var), double unlisted, more common opt inverted cat £700 for M, so £1400 MUH. Sass 103b cat €1000 for M, should be at least double, €2000 MUH. 2014 Ceremuga AIEP photo-cert. (P) $350$500
2811 1943 Provisional Government “Badoglio” rose-carmine signature typographed overprint on Victor Emmanual 50c violet, prepared but unissued. Superb fresh MUH. Overprint was prepared in Naples by “Stabilimento Tipografico Raimondi” on the orders of Marshal Pietro Badoglio’s administration. But never issued as King Victor Emmanual III vehemently objected to his portrait being defaced in such a way, & almost all the stock was then officially destroyed. CEI 471 cat €10,000+ = A$15,000+. Major Italian rarity. Copy of 1993 Raybaudi cert for blk it came from, plus 2011 Ceremuga photo cert. (P) $1800 $2800
2812 1944 G.N.R. opt King Pictorial set 5c-50L. VF fresh MUH. SG 1-20 cat £1800 for M, should be double, £3600 MUH, Sass 470-89 cat €5000. Rare genuine set. Top 3 vals Sorani photo-cert (20) (P) $1600 $2000
2813 1944 G.N.R opt Airmail set 25c-10L, plus Air Express 2L. VF fresh MUH. SG 33-40 & E43 cat £2250 for M, should be at least double, £4500 MUH, Sass 117-25 cat €4200. Key 2 vals with a Sorani photo-cert. (9). (P) $1200 $1600
2814 1944 "REP 50c ITALIANA" opt Parcel Post prs set 5c-20L. VF fresh MUH. SG P77-88 cat £800 for M, should be double, £1600 MUH, Sass PP36-47 cat €3000. (12). (P) $1100 $1500
28151945 Aosta liberation local partisan overprints on Bandiera Brothers set 25c, 1L & 2.50L, in se-tenant pairs of the 2 different overprint language inscription. 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. (6) (P) $800$1500
2816 1945 Torino CLN liberation local "C.L.N." fancy opt set 5c-3L, inc 30c both w/ & w/o wmk, 1L both red & black opts as well as the Bandiera Brothers issue. Superb MUH. CEI 18-34 inc 28A cat €5500 = A$8500. Overprints authorized by Italian regional authorities, but issue was not approved by allied commanders. Historical issue & very rare complete as only 200 sets printed. 2006 Raybaudi & 2009 Ceremuga photo certs. (18) (P) $1300 $2000
28171945 Torino CLN liberation local "C.L.N." fancy opt set Bandiera Brothers 25c, 1L & 2.50L. VF MUH. CEI 32-34 cat €1500. Very scarce set, authorized by CLN authorities but issue was blocked by Allied military officials. 1996 Caffaz photo cert. (3) (P) $400$600
28181918 stampless cover (horiz fold) franked Postage Due 10c pr, error value INVERTED, tied by "Napoli 19 9 18" cds. SG D25a, Sass S21a cat €600 for single on cover, plus premium for pr. Nice proper usage of inverted centre errors! (P) $400$700
28191930 Balbo Transatlantic Flight printed cover (light horiz folds) franked Balbo Flight 7.70L & King 1.25L, tied by special "Crociera Italia-Brasile 15 DEC 1930" pmk. Addressed to General Balbo at the Italian Aeronautical Ministry Rio de Janeiro, with arrival cds. Apparently signed by every Pilot. SG 303 cat £1400, Sass A25 cat €2250 -both as loose stamp, cat €2800 on cover. (P) $700$1000
ITALY - COLONIES & POs
2820Aegean Islands: 1932 Lero opt Garibaldi set 10c-5L. VF fresh MUH. SG 89-98E cat £180 for M, should be at least £360 MUH, Sass 17-26 cat €550 (10) (P) $170$300
2821Aegean Islands: 1932 Nisiro opt Garibaldi set 10c-5L. VF fresh MUH. SG 89-98G cat £180 for M, should be at least £360 MUH, Sass 17-26 €550 (10) (P) $170$250
2822Aegean Islands: 1932 Patmo opt Garibaldi set 10c-5L. VF fresh MUH. SG 89-98H cat £180 for M, should be at least £360 MUH, Sass 17-26 cat €550 (10) (P) $150$250
2823Aegean Islands: 1932 Piscopi opt Garibaldi set 10c-5L. VF fresh MUH. SG 89 -98i cat £180 for M, should be at least £360 MUH, Sass 17-26 cat €550 (10) (P) $170$250
2825Aegean Islands: 1932 Scarpanto opt Garibaldi set 10c-5L. VF fresh MUH. SG 89-98K cat £180 for M, should be at least £360 MUH, Sass 17-26 €550 (10) (P) $170$250
2826Aegean Islands: 1934 Football World Cup postage & air sets 20c-10L. VF M/MLH. SG 128-136 cat £800, Sass 75-79 & A34-37 cat €920+. (9) (P) $300$450
2827 Levant - Constantinople: 1908 "2 PIASTRE" opt King 50c mauve, 1st printing. F-VF fresh MUH. SG 37 cat £2500 for M, should be at least double, £5000 MUH, Sass 5 cat €8000 MUH. 1996 Dr Colla AIEP photo-cert. (P) $1000 $1500
2829Tripolitania: 1933 Zeppelin Airmail set 3L-20L. VF fresh MUH. SG 171-6 cat £55 for M, should be at least double, £110 MUH, Sass A22-28 cat €225. (6). (P) $80$100
ITALY - OCCUPATIONS
2830Fiume - Kupa Zone: 1941 "Zona Occupata" & ONMI opts set, BUCCARI opt 50p & Pro Maternita opt set. VF fresh MUH. SG 15-21 cat £79 for M, so should be £200 MUH, Sass 32-38 cat €200. Seldom seen area. (7) (P) $100$150
2833Modena: 1852 Arms 40c pale blue, rare "Celeste" shade, no point after 40. VFU, 4 margins. SG 6 cat £1600, Sass 5 cat €3750. 2007 Bottacchi photo-cert. (P) $600$900
2834Modena: 1852 Eagle 5c on green, 10c on rose, 15c on yellow, 25c on buff, 40c on blue & 1L on cream, all early 1890s Spiro forgeries in sheets of 25. "VFU" with various cds, barred pr letters "pmks". SG ex 1-13 would cat £12,000 if genuine. Great reference items! (6 sheets = 150 stamps) $150$300
2835 Modena: 1853 Newspaper Tax Arms 9c black on dull mauve, large inscription. Superb U, barred pmk, 4 margins. SG N14 cat £3500, Sass 1 cat €5000. Unusually nice example of this rare classic. 2007 Bottacchi AIEP photo-cert. (P) $1200 $1800
2836Modena: 1859 Arms 5c green, 15c brown, 20c grey, 40c red & 80c orange, all early 1890s Spiro forgeries in comp sheets of 25. "VFU" with various dotted or barred "pmks". SG ex 18-24 would cat £90,000+ if genuine. Great reference items! (5 sheets = 125 stamps) $150$300
2837 Papal States: 1852 Arms 1Sc rose-carmine. F-VFM, 4 margins, with original gum. SG 29 cat £4500, Sass 11 cat €6500. Rare genuine top value classic. 2009 Dr Colla AIEP photo cert. (P) $1000 $1500
2839 Papal States: 1867 Arms 3c rosy drab, imperf. Superb fresh MLH, 4 large margins for issue, frame lines all sides. SG 32 cat £1800+, Sass 14 cat €6000. Unusually nice genuine example of rare mint classic. Exp A Diena & Fiecchi, plus 2007 Bottacchi AIEP photo-cert. (P) $1300 $2000
2840Parma: 1852 Arms 5c on yellow, 10c, 15c on pale rose-lilac, 15c red, 25c on purple & 40c on blue, sheets of 25 1890s Spiro forgeries. "VFU" with cds or grille "pmks". SG ex 1-9 & 13 would cat £480,000! if genuine. Great reference items! (150 in 6 sheets) $200$400
2843Parma: 1859 Provisional Govt 20c deep blue. VF fresh M, 4 large margins, original gum with adhesions. SG 32 cat £1400, Sass 15 cat €2000. Nice genuine example. 2002 Sorani photo-cert. (P) $500$700
2844Parma: 1859 Shield 5c green, 6c on rose, 9c on blue, 10c brown, 20c blue, 40c red & 80c yellow, all early 1890s Spiro forgeries in comp sheets of 25. "VFU" with various dotted "pmks". SG ex 27-36 (6c & 9c unlisted) would cat £230,000+ if genuine. Great reference items! (7 sheets = 175 stamps) $200$400
2845Sardinia: 1820-36 Horseman (Cavallini) 25c embossed letter tax, 3 PROOF impressions (2 INVERTED & partly overlapping), on wove paper (139x104mm), with part ornamental frame sheet wmk. F-VF UN, as made. Mi II(p), Sass 5(p) normal lettersheet withsingle 25c cat €21,000! Probably unique & interesting item for specialist. 2014 Bottacchi AIEP photo-cert. (P) $900$1500
2846 Sardinia: 1855-63 King 20c blue imperf, error embossed head centre INVERTED. VFM. SG 46a cat £2750 for U, unpriced M -normal U £43 & £850 M -so pro-rata would be £55,000, Sass 15Db(EC) cat €2000 for U & unpriced M for this shade, errors in other shades cat €6000-€11000 = A$7500-$13,000. A major rarity! With 2006 Newiger BPP photo cert. (P) $1500 $2500
2848 Tuscany: 1851-52 Lion 60c brick-red on azure imperf top value. VFU appearance, small expert repair in left margin, light cancel not obscuring the value. SG 23 cat £25,000 = A$45,000, Sass 9 cat €40,000 = A$60,000+. Overall an unusually nice genuine example of this major classic rarity. 2014 Bottacchi AIEP photo-cert. (P) $2800 $4000
JAMAICA
28491859-60 GB QV 6d lilac. VFU on piece, tied by "A01" duplex cancel of Jamaica (Kensington), fresh nice colour. SG Z15 cat £375+. (P) $150$250
28501916 WAR STAMP opt KGV 3d purple on lemon, error opt type 20 INVERTED. VF fresh MUH, left marginal. SG 72aa cat £325 for M, should be at least double, £650 MUH. Copy of 2005 BPA photo cert of blk from it came from. (P) $300$500
2851 1916 WAR STAMP opt KGV 3d purple on lemon, LL cnr blk of 4 with plate no.1, error opt type 20 INVERTED. VF fresh MUH, crease in margin. SG 72aa cat £1300 for M, should be at least double, £2600 MUH, plus extra for plate blk. 2005 BPA photo cert. (P) $1200 $2000
28521917 WAR STAMP opt KGV 1½d orange, error opt type 21 INVERTED. VF fresh MUH, left marginal. SG 74d cat £80 for M, should be at least double, £160 MUH. (P) $100$150
28531869 use of QV 1d blue diag BISECT on full banner header of "The Morning Journal" of Aug 25 1869, addressed to "Wm Gray Senior Bromley Moneague". Bisect tied by barred oval pmks. SG 1d cat £650 on cover or wrapper which this should be considered as, not just "on piece". 1932 BPA photo cert. (P) $450$700
JAPAN
28541926 Warsaw-Tokyo First Flight Poland 5zl green semi official airmail, horiz tete-beche pr. VF fresh MUH. Very rare! (P) $450$700
28551949 Postal Week 8Y violet Geese sheetlet of 5. VF fresh MUH, usual gum bends. SG 556 cat £700, JSCA C173 cat Y125,000, both plus premium for sheetlet. (P) $350$500
JORDAN
28561923 Independence 3-line vertical opt 1P, reading down. F-VF MLH. Sc 78(var), SG 103A cat £750 & much undercatalogued. Extremely rare as only one pane of 24 believed printed! 2012 Sorani photo-cert. (P) $700$1000
2857 1923 Surch ½Pi h/s in black on 1922 "Arab Govt" opt 2Pi, perf 14 pr, error left stamp surch omitted. VF fresh MUH/MLH. Sc 92(var), SG 80ca cat £1000+ & much undercataloged. Extremely rare with only several recorded. 2012 Sorani photo-cert. (P) $1000 $1500
2858 1923 Surch "2Pi" black h/s on 1923 3-line typo opt 20Pi top value, with opt in BLACK instead of gold. Superb MLH. SG 88a cat £2000 & much undercatalogued. Great rarity as only 12 believed printed! 1982 BPA & 2012 RPSL photo certs. (P) $2000 $3000
28691912-21 KGV set 1c-10R, wmk mult crown. VF fresh M/MLH. SG 44-58 cat £325. (15). (P) $275$375
28701912-21 KGV set 1c-20R opt SPECIMEN inc the three papers of 25c & 75c, wmk mult crown. VF MLH, some gum sl tropicalised. SG 44s-60s inc 50as, 50bs, 52as, 52bs cat £968. Scarce group. (17). (P) $750$1000
28711912-21 KGV 20R black & purple on red, wmk mult crown. VF fresh M. SG 59 cat £450. (P) $375$500
28721912-21 KGV 50R dull red & greyish-green opt SPECIMEN, wmk mult crown. VF fresh M. SG 61s cat £250 (normal £850) (P) $170$250
28731919 "4 Cents" & bar opt KGV 6c red error opt DOUBLE. Superb M. SG 64b cat £140+. Exp Roig. (P) $130$200
28741919 "4 Cents" & bar opt KGV 6c scarlet, error opt INVERTED. VF fresh MUH. SG 64c cat £325 for M, should be at least double, £650 MUH. (P) $450$600
2876 1921-22 KGV 50R carmine & green top value, wmk script. MUH, bit tropicalized. SG 75 cat £3000 for M, should be at least £6000 MUH. Rare top value. Roumet photo-cert. (P) $1500 $2500
28771935-37 KGV Lake Naivasha 1/- black & green, perf 13x12. VFU. SG 118a cat £130. (P) $80$120
28781938 KGVI Pictorial 3sh40 booklet with panes of 15c & 20c, error wax interleaves in front of stamps instead of on gum side. VF MUH. SG SB3(var) cat £275++ as normal, premium for error. (P) $200$400
KOREA - NORTH
28791947-50 Korean War period revenues inc Building 1w orange-red, 5w blue, Train 10w red roul & imperf, Flag & Ox cart 15w blue, Ploughing 50w blue, Flag & Ox Cart 500w maroon & Building 1000w green. VF UN, as issued, all imperfs 4 margins. Scarce. (7). (P) $50$100
28801950 Occupation of South Korea double circle red opt 30w turquoise green. VF fresh MUH, LL cnr marginal. SG 3, Mi 3. (P) $50$100
KOREA - SOUTH
2881 1957 Scout Jubilee M/Sheet. VF fresh MUH. SG MS295 cat £3250, KPSC unpriced, Mi Blk 109 cat €4200. Scarce, as only were 1000 printed. (P) $1100 $1500
KUWAIT
28821923-24 opt KGV set ½a-10R, wmk large star. VF fresh MLH. SG 1-15 cat £500. (15). (P) $400$550
LAGOS
28831904 KEVII set ½d to 10/-, wmk crown CA, opt SPECIMEN. VF fresh MUH. SG 44-53s cat 225 for M, & should be at least £450 MUH. (10). (P) $450$600
28841904 KEVII set ½d to 10/- wmk crown CA, opt SPECIMEN. VF fresh M. SG 44-53s cat £225. (10). (P) $180$250
LEEWARD ISLANDS
28851890 QV set ½d to 5/-, opt SPECIMEN. VF fresh M. SG 1-8s cat £275. (8). (P) $250$350
28861921-32 KGV 1d bright scarlet, Die I, wmk script. VF fresh MUH. SG 83 cat £45 for M, should be at least double, £90 MUH. (P) $60$90
LIECHTENSTEIN
28871915 Prince set 5h-25h plus 25h shade, thin unsurfaced paper, perf 12½x13. VFU, Vaduz, Eschen or Balzan cds. Mi 1y-3yb cat €690. SG 4-6 & 6(var) cat £455++ as cheapest. (4) (P) $150$250
28881921 Arms Pictorial set 2½r-1Fr, perf 12½. VFU, various cds. Mi 46B-60 cat €380, SG ex 48A-62 cat £460. (15) (P) $100$150
28891931 Zeppelin set 1Fr & 2Fr. VF fresh MLH. SG 116-17 cat £225, Mi 114-15 cat €300. (2). (P) $100$130
28901932 Official opt Pictorial set 5r-1.20Fr. VF fresh MLH. Mi D1-8 cat €600, SG O118-25 cat £445. (8) (P) $170$230
28911934 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 £2000+. (P) $750$1000
LUXEMBOURG
28921923 Birth of Princess M/Sheet 10Fr green, type II with perfs extending beyond cnrs, 78x59mm -as always margin with security punch & alignment pinhole. F-VF M, sl margin flts, stamp VF MUH. SG MS221 cat £1700, Mi Blk 1II cat €2500. One of the key European M/S. Exp Ebel. (P) $500$800
28931935 Intellectuals set 5c-20Fr. VFU/CTO, all "Luxembourg Ville 13 6 35" cds. SG 324-38 cat £2250, Mi 266-80 cat €2200. Only 9582 sets printed & very rare with correct dated cancels. (15). (P) $700$1000
28941935 Intellectuals set 5c-20Fr. VF M/MLH, sl tropicalised gum, almost all marginal. SG 324-38 cat £800, Mi 266-80 cat €1500. Key set. (15). (P) $250$350
MADAGASCAR - BRITISH CONSULAR
2895 1886 Postage 6d type II w/o cachet. VF UN. SG 38a cat £9000+. Great rarity as only couple examples known. 2009 Ceremuga photo cert. (P) $8000 $12000