Accumulations & collections

2193 1853 Triangle 1d pale brick red on blued paper. VFU, full margins. SG 1 cat £425. (P) $250 $350

2194 1853 Triangle 1d brick red, tete-beche pr, paper sl blued (not pronounced at back), PB printing. VFU, full margins. SG 3 cat £650, plus premium for pr. Enzo Diena photo-cert. (2) (P) $400 $600

2195 1853 Triangle 4d blue, tete-beche pr, paper sl blued (not pronounced at back), PB printing. VFU, full margins. SG 4 cat £320, plus premium for pr. (2) (P) $230 $300

2196 1853 Triangle 4d blue, sl blued paper (not pronounced at back), PB printing. VFU, full margins. SG 4 cat £160. Diena photo-cert (P) $100 $130

2197 1853-63 Triangle 1d rose, PB printing tete-beche pr. VFU, barred pmk. SG 5a cat £550 as singles. (2) (P) $400 $600

2198 1853-63 Triangle 4d deep blue, PB printing. Superb U, marginal single, large full margins, barred triangle pmk. SG 6 cat £85++. (P) $80 $120

2199 1855-63 Triangle 6d slate-purple on blued paper, Perkins Bacon printing. Superb UN, full large even margins. SG 7d cat £4000. Very rare shade! Exp Calves, while certificate can be obtained on request. (P) $2000 $3000

2200 1855-63 Triangle 1/- bright yellow-green, PB printing. Superb fresh UN, full margins. SG 8 cat £3500. BPA photo-cert. (P) $2000 $3000

2201 1861 Triangle "Woodblock" 1d vermilion, laid paper. Superb UN appearance, expertly repaired, full margins. SG 13 cat £17,000. 2013 Roumet photo-cert. (P) $4000 $6000

2202 1863-64 Triangle 1d brownish-red, DLR printing. Superb U, full margins. SG 18c cat £300++. Unusually nice example. BPA photo-cert. (P) $250 $350

2203 1863-64 Triangle 4d steel blue tete-beche pr. VFU, full margins all round. SG 19c cat £550 as singles, plus premium for pr. (P) $400 $500

2204 1863-64 Triangle 4d steel-blue, DLR printing. VFU, full margins. SG 19c cat £275. (P) $150 $200

2205 1863-64 Triangle 6d bright mauve, tete-beche pr, DLR printing. Superb M, full margins. SG 20 cat £750+. (P) $600 $900

2206 1963-64 Triangle 6d bright mauve, DLR printing. Superb fresh M, full margins, fresh colour. SG 20 cat £375. Exp Champion. (P) $275 $375

2207 1963-64 Triangle 1/- bright emerald-green, DLR printing. Superb fresh M, full margins. SG 21 cat £550. (P) $375 $500

2208 1963-64 Triangle 1/- bright emerald-green, DLR printing. VFU, full margins. SG 21 cat £650. (P) $400 $600

2209 1863-64 Triangle 1/- bright emerald-green, DLR printing. VFU, full margins. SG 21 cat £650. (P) $400 $600

2210 1879 THREE PENCE opt Hope 4d blue, error "PENCB" for "PENCE". Tiny crease, FU with triangular barred pmk. SG 34a cat £225. Under rated. (P) $180 $250

2211 1879 THREE PENCE opt Hope 4d blue, error "THEEE" for "THREE". VFU, triangular barred pmk. SG 34b cat £275. (P) $230 $300

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE - BOER WAR

2212 Mafeking: 1900 Goodyear bicycle 1d deep blue on blue. VFM, nicely centred. SG 17 cat £1200. (P) $800 $1100

2213 Mafeking: 1900 Goodyear Bicycle 1d pale blue/blue. VFU. SG 17 cat £325. (P) $250 $350

2214 Mafeking: 1900 Goodyear Bicycle 1d deep blue on blue. F-VFM, sl gum disturbance. SG 18 cat £1200. (P) $800 $1100

2215 Mafeking: 1900 Baden-Powell 3d blue/blue, 18½mm wide. Superb M. SG 19/20 cat £1700. Rare M as vast majority used. Very popular stamp. (P) $1300 $1800

2216 Mafeking: 1900 Baden-Powell 3d pale blue/blue, size 18½mm. Full perfs, may not be visible in photo, VFU. "Mafeking AP 10 1900 CGH" cds. SG 19 cat £475. (P) $350 $450

2217 Mafeking: 1900 Baden-Powell 3d deep blue on blue, 18½mm. VFU, on piece with "Mafeking AP 28 1900 CGH" cds. SG 20 cat £425. Only 6072 of both shades printed. (P) $300 $400

2218 Mafeking: 1900 Baden-Powell 3d pale blue/blue, 21mm. U with "Mafeking MY 12 1900 CGH" cds, sl crease, superb appearance. SG 21 cat £1200. $500 $700

2219 Mafeking: 1900 Baden-Powell 3d deep blue on blue, 21mm. FM, tiny expertly repaired surface scuff at top hardly noticeable, superb appearance. SG 22 cat £14,000. Extremely rare M as almost all were used. Certificate can be obtained on request. (P) $5000 $7000

2220 Mafeking: 1900 Baden-Powell 3d deep blue on blue, 21mm wide. Superb U, on piece, tied by "Mafeking MY 15 1900 CGH" cds. SG 22 cat £1400. (P) $1100 $1500

2221 Vryburg: 1899 1 PENCE ZAR opt Hope 1d rose. VFM. SG 2 cat £250. Only 2400 printed & most used. BPA photo-cert. (P) $200 $300

2222 Vryburg: 1899 1 PENCE ZAR opt Hope 1d rose, blk of 4. VFU, "Vryburg 28 NO 99" cds. SG 2 cat £400++ as singles, plus premium for rare multiple. Only 2400 printed. (4) (P) $400 $600

2223 Vryburg: 1899 2½ Pence ZAR opt Hope 2½ blue. VF fresh M. SG 4 cat £1700. Rare genuine as only 480 printed & most used. Previous examples we had sold for $3100, $2300 & $2100 respectively in our auctions 270, 284, & 285. Brandon photo-cert. (P) $1300 $2000

CAYMAN ISLANDS

2224 1907 "1D" on KEVII 5/- salmon & green, error opt shifted up so old value not obliterated! Superb fresh MLH. SG 19(var) cat £275+ as normal. Only 2160 printed. Few of such error would exist. (P) $300 $500

2225 1907 "1D" on KEVII 5/- salmon & green. VF fresh MUH. SG 19 cat £275 for M, should be at least double, £550 MUH. Rare, only 2160 printed. Certificate can be obtained on request. (P) $550 $800

2226 1907-09 KEVII set ½d to 10/-, wmk mult crown. VF fresh M/MLH. SG 25-34 cat £350. (9) (P) $250 $350

2227 1908 "1D" on KEVII 4d black & red on yellow. VF fresh MLH. SG footnote cat £250. Much under-catalogued as only a couple of sheets made. (P) $230 $300

2228 1908 "1D" on KEVII 4d black & red on yellow, error opt shifted up so old value not obliterated. VF fresh MLH. SG footnote cat £250+ as normal. Much under-catalogued as only a couple of sheets made. (P) $300 $500

2229 1932 Centenary set ¼d to 10/-. VF fresh MUH. SG 84-95 cat £500 for M, should be at least double, £1000 MUH. (P) $800 $1000

2230 1935 KGV Pictorial set ¼d to 10/-. VF MUH. SG 96-107 cat £200 for M, should be at least £400 MUH. (12) (P) $375 $500

CEYLON

2231 1883-98 QV 2c green opt SPECIMEN diag in red. VF fresh M. SG 147s cat £475. Very rare! 2013 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $400 $600

2232 1883-98 QV 4c rosy mauve opt SPECIMEN diag in red. VF fresh MLH. SG 148s, only lists Specimen on 4c rose (SG 149s cat £450). Very rare. 2013 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $400 $600

2233 1885 Postage & Revenue FIVE CENTS opt QV 8c orange-yellow, error opt INVERTED, wmk crown CA. VFU appearance, repair at base. SG 179b cat £4000. Extremely rare genuine example with only several recorded. 2005 BPA photo-cert. (P) $1300 $2000

2234 1896 QV set 5c-28c opt SPECIMEN diag in red. F-VFM. SG 195s & 197-99s cat £300. (4) (P) $200 $300

2235 1888-92 QV surch set 2c/4c - 3c/4c with all opt types on 4c rosy mauve & rose, inc "two cents" opt, "two" opt, "2 cents" plus bar, "two cents" plus bar, "2 cents" no bar, & 1892 "3 cents" opt 4c rosy mauve & mauve. VF MLH. SG 202-11, 241-2 cat £252+. (12). (P) $200 $300

2236 1890 QV Postage & Revenue opt 5c/15c, error surch DOUBLE. GU, cnr thin. SG 233b cat £140. (P) $60 $90

2237 1890 "Postage & Revenue Five Cents" opt QV 15c olive, variety "Flve for Five". Superb MLH. SG 233c cat £130. (P) $100 $150

2238 1895 "On Service" opt QV set 2c-1R12. Mostly VF fresh M/MLH. SG O11-17 cat £150. (7). (P) $110 $150

2239 1903 KEVII 5c dull purple wmk crown CA, SPECIMEN opt DOUBLE, 1 albino, very strong, with albino shifted vertically upwards ro middle. Superb fresh M. SG 268s(var). Very rare error (P) $230 $400

2240 1910-11 KEVII set 2c-10R, wmk mult crown, opt SPECIMEN. VF fresh M. SG 292-300 cat £250. (9) (P) $170 $230

2241 1912-25 KGV 100R grey-black, opt SPECIMEN in red, wmk mult crown. F-VFM, dull gum from adherences. SG 321s cat £400 (normal cat £2500). (P) $250 $350

2242 1921-32 KGV 3c grey, variety wmk script SIDEWAYS. F-VFM, typical yellowed gum. SG 340a cat £1700. Very rare. (P) $550 $850

2243 1927-29 KGV 5R black PROOF of frame only, marginal blk of 4 on no wmk paper. VF fresh UN as made. SG 365(p). Spectacular. (P) $200 $300

CHINA

2244 1898-1980 ranges in s/book inc Junk & Reaper vals to 30c. 1930s-40s SYS, plus opt inc inflation period. Strength in PRC from 1949. Noted 1967 Mao Poems "Swimming" 8f (SG cat £250), 1967 Thoughts 8f gold border (£100), 1972 Ships 8f set (£325) & 1968 Thoughts 8f. Also odd Communist Civil War period & Taiwan. Most diff. Generally F-VF M/U. SG cat £2600+ = A$4150+. (830) $500 $1000

CHINA - FOREIGN POST OFFICES

2245 Italian POs: 1917-18 Pechino opt set 1c-10L, inc scarce 20c no wmk, plus Express 30c. VF MLH. SG 9-18 & E19 cat £489, Sass 8-17 & E1 cat €920. (11) (P) $300 $400

CHINA - LIBERATED AREAS

2246 East China People's Post: 1949 Parcel Post surch set $5000/$500 - $50,000/$5000. VF UN as issued. SG ECP 401-4 cat £240, Chan ECP 11-14 cat U$262. (4). (P) $120 $180

CHINA - PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC

2247 1960 Tsunyi Conference set 4f - 10f. VF fresh MUH. SG 1892-94 cat £150, Yang C74. (3) $130 $180

2248 1962 Mei Lan-fang M/Sheet, original size 108x147mm. VFU/CTO with "15-9-1962" First Day cancel in special "Stage Curtains". SG MS 2044a cat £12,000+, Yang C94M. Key item of the PRC. (P) $7000 $10000

2249 Range 1960-63 of C & S sets inc 1960 Goldfish set, 1960 Pig set, 1960 Railway Station set, 1960 Chrysanthemums set, 1961 Mongolian set, 1963 Butterfly set & 1963 Hwangshan Landscapes set. All diff. F-VF CTO. SG 1911-27, 1932-3, 1947-64, 1979-80, 2069-88, 2124-39 cat £331, Yang S38, S40, S42, S44, C89, S56, S57 (75). $350 $500

2250 Sets: 1966-67 inc 1966 Revolution Games set, 1967 Oilwell set, 1967 Liu Ying-Chun 8f & 1967 3rd 5 year plan set. VF CTO with gum. SG 2325-28, 2332-42 cat £279, Yang C118, C121-24. (15). $275 $375

CHRISTMAS ISLANDS

2251 1934 Central Pacific Cocoanut Plantations 10c (blue value). Stamp VF fresh MUH. RL 4. (P) $80 $120

2252 1926 cover franked Central Pacific Cocoanut Plantations 10c with red values, plus USA 2c pr all tied by large palm tree cancel, plus 10c Airmail pr tied by San Francisco May 14 1926 duplex pmks, to pay 24c air fee across the USA to New Jersey. Carried under the scheme where internal US air carriage could be prepaid from overseas destinations with USA stamps. Only such example we have seen from Christmas Island! (P) $1000 $1500

2253 1980 Aerogramme 33c plane & map PROOF in large uncut format with marginal colour bars & imprint at right "McCorquodale 'Indonesian Airletter' Dk Blue Pantone 273". Very fresh UN, mnr wrinkles. Ex printer's archives & only the 2nd example known to us -the other sold for $1200+ in our auction 276. (P) $500 $1000

COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS

2254 1990 Navigators 45c UR cnr vertical pr IMPERF upper stamp with ink variety at left. Fresh MUH, sl gum adherences from printer's archive page. SG 223(var). Only 1 sheet recorded. (P) $100 $200

2255 1990 Navigators 75c LR cnr vertical pr IMPERF. Fresh MUH, sl gum adherences from printer's archive page. SG 224(var). Only 1 sheet recorded. (P) $100 $200

2256 1990-91 Provisional opt set inc Official Paid. VF fresh MUH, Official CTO as always. SG 234-9 & O1 cat £132, retail $250. (7) (P) $130 $180

COLOMBIA

2257 1935 Third National Olympiad set 2c-10P. VF fresh MUH. SG 461-76 cat £1500 for M, should be at least double, £3000 MUH. Yv 274-89 cat €1900 for M, so €3800 MUH. (16) (P) $1500 $2500

COOK ISLANDS

2258 1932 Canoe 2d black & brown, no wmk, error centre INVERTED. VF fresh M. SG 101(var) footnote cat £500. Very rare as only 1 or 2 sheets printed. (P) $500 $800

2259 1932 Cook Islands opt Arms £5 blue, single wmk. VF fresh M. SG 98b cat £250 (P) $220 $300

2260 1943-54 Arms £3 green, mult wmk inverted. VF fresh MUH. SG 135w cat £70. (P) $50 $70

2261 1943-54 Arms £1 pink, mult wmk inverted. VF fresh MUH. SG 134w cat £130. (P) $100 $140

2262 1943-54 opt Arms £5 indigo, mult wmk Wiggins Teape paper. Superb fresh MUH. SG 136 cat £375+. 2005 Rendon AIEP photo cert for a set. (6) (P) $375 $475

2263 1892 Type-set set 1d-10d tied to Registered cover front by "Rarotonga 14 MY 95" cds with h/s reg label/cachet. To Barbados, with New York reg label added in transit. SG 1-4 cat £200 & "from x5" on cover (P) $200 $400

2264 1917 Registered cover (edge wear) franked Pictorials ½d, 1½d, 2d, 5d, 6d, 10d & 1/-, tied by "Rarotonga 23 AU 17" cds with reg label. To USA with San Francisco & Augusta b/s. SG cat £290 & "from x4" on cover. (P) $200 $400

2265 Penrhyn: 1917 KGV opt set 2½d to 1/- in 2 perf se-tenant vert prs. VF fresh MLH/MUH. SG 24b-27b cat £270+. (4 prs). (P) $220 $300

COVERS - CRASH, WRECK, DISASTER

2266 Australia: 1935 "Loina" crash cover -very battered & pieces missing, franked KGV 4d olive pr, tied by "Air Mail Sydney 30 SE 35" cds. To Tasmania, with Hobart arrival b/s. Crashed off Flinders Id. AAMC 535 cat $400+ & under-catalogued. (P) $350 $500

2267 Australia: 1936 "Scipio" large crash cover very battered & end flaps missing -stamps floated away, Melbourne cds. To Scotland, with 2-line "Damaged by Sea Water" cachet front & back. Crashed near Crete. AAMC 623 cat $175+ $130 $200

COVERS - ZEPPELIN etc

2268 Brazil: 1935 cover for 3rd "Pendulum" Zeppelin flight, franked Red Cross & Espirito Santo sets, plus air 2000P, tied by "Correio Aereo Districto Federal 28 NOV 35" cds. To England, with Condor Zeppelin Brasil-Europa cachets. Sieger 337B. (P) $375 $500

2269 Germany: 1929 Orient Zeppelin Flight PPC franked Eagle air 1Mk (flts), tied by "Friedrichshafen 24 MRZ 29" cds, with flight cachet, "Lorch" return arrival cds. Sieger 23IIA cat €130 $70 $100

2270 Germany: 1929 Zeppelin 1st America Flight cover franked Zeppelin 4RM, tied by "Friedrichshafen 15 MAI 29" cds. To USA with flight cachet & s/l cachet to say mail delayed due to cancellation of 1st flight, with New York arrival b/s. VF. SG 445 cat £48, Mi 424 cat €45 -both for stamp alone, or €120 on cover. Sieger 26A cat €100. $70 $100

2271 Germany: 1930 Zeppelin South America Flight cover franked flight Zeppelin 2RM(2) & 4RM, tied by "Friedrichshafen 18 5 30" cds. To USA with flight cachet & b/s Lakehurst green Zeppelin pmk. VF. Sieger 57F. SG 456-7 cat £1275, Mi 438-9 cat €1200 -both for stamps alone. (P) $500 $800

2272 Germany: 1931 Zeppelin Egypt Flight card franked Eagle 1Mk tied by "Luftschiff Graf Zeppelin 9 4 1931" on board cds. To Egypt with flight cachet & Cairo arrival cds. VF. Sieger 104b cat €90. $50 $70

2273 Germany: 1932 Zeppelin 1st South America Flight cover franked Eagle 50pf & Zeppelin 1RM, tied by "Freiburg 18 3 32" cds, with flight cachet. To Brazil, with Friedrichshafen transit cds, plus b/s Sao Paulo. VF. SG 443 cat £48, Mi 455 cat €45 -both for stamps alone, cat €80 on cover. Sieger 138A cat €75. $70 $100

2274 Germany: 1932 Zeppelin 1st South America Flight cover franked Hindenburg 25pf(3) & Zeppelin 4RM, tied by "Berlin 20 3 32" cds, with flight cachet & "Berlin-Friedrichshafen Anshusflug" cachet. To Argentina, with Buenos Aires arrival b/s SG 445 cat £48, Mi 424 cat €45 -both for stamp alone, cat €120 on cover. Sieger 138B cat €75+. $70 $100

2275 Germany: 1934 Zeppelin South America Flight printed covers, 1st franked Eagle/globe 25pf & 50pf plus Zeppelin 1RM, 2nd franked 2RM Zeppelin, all tied by Lokstedt cds, with flight cachets & Friedrichshafen transit cds. To Chile, with Santiago arrival b/s. Sieger 250Aa cat 100+. SG 443-4 cat £118, Mi 423 & 455 cat €110 for stamps alone, or €200 on covers. (2). $100 $150

2276 Hungary: 1931 Egypt Zeppelin Flight card franked airs 4f(2), 32(f), 40f(2) & 80f, tied by "Legiposta Budapest 6 APR 1931" cds, with red pyramid cachet, Friedrichshafen transit cds & Cairo Zeppelin arrival cds. Sieger 104(var). Very rare. (P) $900 $1200

2277 Iceland: 1931 Zeppelin Iceland Flight reg Zeppelin PPC, franked opt 30a & 1Kr, tied by "Reykjavik 30 VI 31" cds, with reg label & Flight cachet. To Germany with Friedrichshafen & Mittweida cds. VF. SG 179-80 cat £220 for stamps alone. Sieger 114b cat €265. (P) $100 $150

2278 Netherlands Indies: 1936 Olympic Zeppelin Flight 5c Postcard uprated 25c & 30c Air triangle, tied by "Djokjakarta 24 7 36" cds, with Berlin arrival cds & crimson flight cachet, returned to Ned-Indies, with Bandoeng arrival cds. VF. Sieger 427. Rare & attractive. (P) $450 $700

2279 Paraguay: 1930 printed Zeppelin cover franked 2P85 tied by boxed Zeppelin cachet & with "Scio Aereo Postal Paraguay 19 MAY 30" cds. To USA, with green Lakehurst Zeppelin b/s. Sieger 62A cat €1000. Only 123 flown & very rare. (P) $600 $1000

2280 Paraguay: 1932 Zeppelin 3rd Sth America Flight cover franked Def 2P50 & Zeppelin triangles 4P & 16P, tied by red diamond Zeppelin cachet, with "28 ABR 32" cds, plus Transatlantic cachet. To France, Condor cachet on reverse with Friedrichshafen & weak French b/s. Sieger 162 cat €115 (P) $70 $100

2281 Paraguay: 1934 Zeppelin 3rd South America flight registered cover franked 1934 opt Zeppelins (3), & 1933 Columbus (5), tied by red triangle cachets & "Scio Aereo Postal Paraguay 23 6 34" cds, special flight label & Condor Paraguay - Europa cachet in red. Dropped over Spain, with boxed Barcelona arrival b/s. VF. Sieger 258. (P) $350 $500

2282 Peru: 1936 7th South America Flight Registered cover franked 15c, 20c, 50c & 1S tied by "Lima 27 JUN 36" cds, with Condor Zeppelin label & cachet, plus 2 Lufthansa cachets. To Germany, with Frankfurt arrival b/s. Sieger 355 cat €500. (P) $350 $500

2283 Poland: 1938 Stratosphere Balloon Flight illustrated cover franked 75g Stratosphere Flight M/Sheet tied by special cancel, with all appropriate cachets etc. Mi Blk 6 cat €90++, SG MS335b cat £75++ both as loose M/S alone. Sent registered with extra franking & most unusual thus. Attractive. (P) $100 $200

2284 Russia: 1931 Zeppelin Polar Flight registered colour PPC of Russian stamps, franked Polar Flight imperfs 30k & 1R, tied by "Zeppelin Leningrad 25 VII 31" cds, with h/s reg label/cachet. To Berlin with Leningrad-Friedrichshafen & Polar Flight cachets, plus Berlin arrival cds. SG 584 & 586 cat £43 for stamps alone. Sieger 120Ba (footnote) cat €155. (P) $120 $180

2285 Russia: 1931 Zeppelin Polar Flight registered cover franked imperf Zeppelins 35k & 2R, tied by "Zeppelin Leningrad 25 VII 31" cds, with h/s reg label/cachet, plus "Leningrad-Nordpol" & Flight cachets. Addressed to Icebreaker Malygin with "Brise Glace Malyguin" anchor arrival cds. SG 585 & 587 cat £36 for stamps. Sieger 120Bb cat €125. (P) $120 $180

2286 USA: 1930 cover franked Zeppelin $2.60 tied by "Varrick St Sta NY MAY 6 1930" pmk & with Zeppelin cachets for South America & Europe Pan-America flights, plus arrival b/s of "Lakehurst MAY 31 1930" green Zeppelin & Richmond VA. Sc C15 cat US$550, SG 689 cat £650, both as loose stamp, Sieger 64c cat €900. (P) $400 $600

2287 USA: 1930 Zeppelin Europe Pan-America Round Flight PPC franked Zeppelin 65c tied by "Lakehurst NJ JUN2 1930" flag pmk. To Germany with Round Flight & South America Flight cachets. VF. SG 687 cat £170, Sc C13 cat $150 -both for stamp alone. Sieger 64A cat €560 to non-USA address. (P) $120 $200

CROATIA

2288 1942 Model Plane Expo M/Sheet 2+2K & 3+12K imperf, with engravers "R" secret mark. Superb fresh MUH, with unusually pristine gum. Mi Blk 1i cat €140++. Exp Prof Ercegovic. (P) $90 $120

2289 1942 Model Plane Expo M/Sheet 2+2K & 3+12K imperf, with REVERSED order of stamps & reverse colours of inscriptions. Superb fresh MUH. Mi Blk 1i(var). Very rare! Exp Dr Rommerschkirchen BPP. (P) $300 $500

2290 1942 Independence opt Views 10K, IMPERF horiz pr with printing greatly smudged. VF fresh UN as made. Mi 80(var) est cat €180+. Rare combination. Zrinjscak AIEP photo-cert. (P) $70 $120

2291 1942-44 Postage Dues 0.50K-20K, IMPERF horiz prs selection inc proofs. VF fresh MUH. Mi exP11-23(P) est cat €300+. Very attractive range & double prints are rather rare. (10 prs) (P) $120 $200

2292 1942-43 Officials 30K, LL cnr blk of 4 with 2 prs IMPERF BETWEEN. Superb fresh MUH. Mi D15UMs this value unlisted, while other vals cat €160+++. Such imperf betweens are 100 scarcer than stamps fully imperf, or imperf horiz on both sides etc. Exp Ceremuga. (P) $100 $200

2293 1942 Arms Official 1K red error of colour due to error of cliché, central stamp in 3K vertical strip of 5 from LL cnr of sheet, perf 11½. VF fresh MUH. SG O58/60(var), Mi D6xA & 4xA(var). Only found in a small part of the 1st printing & then corrected. Only several perf strips recorded. 2013 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $900 $1500