Accumulations & collections

2386 1891-93 Crown VR surch set of all diff types ½d on 1d, 2½d on 2d both spacings, 5d/4d & 5d/6d both spacings. F-VFU. SG 70-75 cat £485. (6) (P) $300 $400

2387 1892-93 surch set comp for all opt types 2½d on 2d both types, ½d on 1d, 5d on 4d both shades & Five Pence on 6d both types, 2 with imperf side from edge of sheet. F-VFM. SG 70-75 cat £500. A scarce set. (7). (P) $350 $500

2388 1892 Crown VR 5d/4d deep purple. Superb fresh MLH, perfect centring. SG 73 cat £60++. (P) $60 $90

2389 1903 KEVII set ½d-£1, wmk crown CA. VF fresh M. SG 104-14 cat £450. (11) (P) $400 $550

2390 1903 KEVII £1 grey-black & ultramarine, top value, wmk crown CA. VF fresh M. SG 114 cat £375. (P) $300 $400

2391 1906-12 KEVII £1 purple & black on red wmk mult crown. VF fresh MLH. SG 124 cat £300. (P) $230 $300

2392 1912-23 KGV set ¼d-£1, wmk mult crown CA. VF M/MLH. SG 125-37 cat £300. (13) (P) $220 $300

2393 1912-23 KGV £1 Purple & black on red die 2, wmk crown CA. Superb fresh MUH. SG 137a cat £250 for M, should be at least £500 MUH. (P) $500 $700

2394 1917-18 Postage Due ½c, narrow setting. VFU, unusually light cancel. SG D5a cat £300+. Very scarce stamp with only a tiny number printed & seldom seen so nice. (P) $220 $300

2395 1917 Postage Dues in black on laid yellowish paper, SE-TENANT STRIP of 4: 1d + ½d + 4d + 3d, imperf at top as from edge of sheet. VF UN as issued, a few perfs expertly rejoined, which is not visible at all & of hardly any importance. SG D1, D2, D4 & D5 cat £3650 as single stamps alone & even as such almost never seen, while se-tenant strip SG D1a cat £9500 & much under- catalogued as only several such strips known. Great rarity for the Fiji specialist or Postage due collector, as this is an item that has been missing in some of the greatest Fiji collections. 2013 Ceremuga photo-cert. (4) (P) $8000 $12000

2396 1917-18 Postage Due 2d, wide setting. VFU. SG D3 cat £80 (P) $60 $80

2397 1917-18 Postage Due 3d, wide setting. VFU. SG D4 cat £120 (P) $90 $120

2398 1922-29 KGV set ¼d to 5/-, wmk script. VF fresh M/MLH. SG 228-41 cat £110. (14). (P) $80 $110

2399 1940 Postage Due set 1d - 1/6. VF fresh MUH. SG D11-18 cat £140. (8) (P) $120 $160

2400 Share Certificate: 1935 Fiji Prospecting Company & 1936 Viti Levu Gold, both single £5 shares. Both approx 230x200mm. VF. Attractive & scarce. (2) $150 $250

FINLAND

2401 1866-68 Helsingfors local post oval set 10p green & red & 10p brown & blue, both irregular serpentine roul. F UN/M. Scarce. (2). (P) $50 $100

2402 1866-91 Helsingfors local post collection inc 1866-68 Oval 10p green & red, rough perf & serpentine roulette plus 10p brown & blue roulette & serpentine roulette & perf, 1871-77 New design 10p red & green inc perf (2 diff shades) & serpentine roulette, 1883 Crown & Numeral 10p dull carmine, blue-green & red, 1884 New design 10p brown/yellow & 1891 10p gold, grey-blue & fresh. All diff inc shades & perfs. Mostly F-VFU with odd flts. Very scarce. (11). (P) $150 $250

2403 1874-87 Skargards Steamship local diag bicolour Numeral 25p brown, blue & black, imperf. M, thinned, 4 margins. Hurt & Williams 2a. Very scarce steamship post. (P) $80 $120

2404 1874-87 Skargards Steamship local diag bicolour Numeral 25p red & blue, imperf. VFM, tropicalised gum, 4 margins. Hurt & Williams 3. Very scarce. (P) $80 $120

2405 1874-87 Skargards Steamship local Numeral 50p blue & green, horiz imperf pr. VF fresh MLH, 4 margins. Hurt & Williams 4. Very rare steamship local, especially as a multiple. (2). (P) $200 $400

2406 1874-87 Skargards Steamship local Numeral 10p deep blue & brown, irregular deep tooth roul 10½. F UN. Hurt & Williams 5. Very scarce steamship local. (P) $80 $120

2407 1874-87 Skargards Steamship local Numeral 50p deep blue & deep green, irregular deep tooth roul 10½. F UN. Hurt & Williams 7. Very scarce steamship local. (P) $80 $120

2408 1891 Helsingfors local post Numeral 10p gold, grey-blue & flesh, perf 11½. VFM. Very scarce. (P) $150 $250

FRANCE

2409 1849-52 Ceres set 10c-1Fr. F-VFU, all 4 margins. Maury 1-6 cat €3255. SG ex 1-19 cat £3145 = A$5000+. Attractive 1st issue classics. All better exp Brun AIEP or others. (6). (P) $600 $900

2410 1849-52 Ceres 25c & 1852 Napoleon 25c blue Hamburg forgeries in comp sheet of 54 (27 of ea). VF UN. SG 10/13 or 32 & 38/39 cat £16,000 as genuine reprints. Very rare as a full sheet. (P) $400 $600

2411 1849-52 Ceres 40c orange Hamburg forgery in comp sheet of 48. Mostly F-VF UN. SG 14/15 or 33 cat £19,000 as genuine reprints. Rare as a sheet. (P) $200 $300

2412 1849-52 Ceres 15c green Hamburg forgery in sheet of 48 (6x8). A few units stained, o/w F UN. SG 4/5 cat £20,000 as genuine 1862 reprints. (P) $200 $300

2413 1849-52 Ceres 20c black Hamburg forgery in comp sheet of 54. Mostly F-VF UN. SG 6/9 or 31 cat £15,000 as genuine reprints. Rare as a sheet. (P) $200 $300

2414 1849-52 Ceres 1Fr & 1853-61 Napoleon 1Fr red-brown Hamburg forgeries in comp sheet of 54 (27 of ea). VF UN. SG 16/19 or 34 & 72/73 or 79 cat £41,000 as genuine reprints. Very rare full sheet. (P) $450 $700

2415 1869 Napoleon 5Fr violet-grey (lilac-grey) top value. Superb U appearance, expertly repaired thins, unusually light lozenge cancel. SG 131 cat £1100, Yv 33 cat €1100. Overall an excellent example of this difficult stamp. $200 $300

2416 1900-32 Merson basic set 40c-20Fr. VF fresh MLH. SG 303-6, 308, 384, 387, 429-32 cat £875, Maury 119-21, 123, 143-5, 206-8, 240 cat €823. (11). (P) $300 $400

2417 1900-06 Merson 2Fr deep lilac & buff. Superb fresh MUH, pristine original gum. SG 307 cat £1000 for M, should be at least double, £2000 MUH, Maury 122 cat €2500. Very rare genuine MUH. Exp Brun AIEP, certificate can be obtained on request. (P) $1300 $1800

2418 1917-19 War Orphans 2c+3c - 5Fr+5Fr. VF fresh M/MLH. SG 370-77 cat £2750, Maury 148-55 cat €3140. Key set. (8) (P) $1200 $1600

2419 1923 Bordeaux Congress opt Merson 1Fr. VF fresh MUH. SG 400e cat £600 for M, should be at least double, £1200 MUH, Maury 182 cat €1000. Zanaria photo-cert. (P) $500 $700

2420 1925 Paris Exhib M/Sheet Peace & Commerce 5Fr red blk of 4, size 140x220mm. VF CTO, MUH gum (tiny gum adhesion), with special "Exposition Philatelique Paris 8-5-25" cds in margin only. Maury BF1 cat €1400+, SG MS 412a cat £1600+ (P) $600 $900

2421 1925 Specimen opts from PO Training School. Blanc 1c-5c, lined background Sowers 50c, 60c, & 80c, solid ground 10c, 15c, 20c, 25c & 35c, Pasteur 75c & 1Fr. F-VF fresh M/MLH, 5 "U" with "Cours Pratique…" cds. Maury CdI 62-5, 69-75, 77 & 82-3 cat €490+. Rare group for specialist. (14). (P) $100 $200

2422 1927 Strasbourg M/Sheet Sowers 5Fr & 10Fr. Superb fresh, MLH in marg only, stamps MUH. Maury BF2 cat €1300+, SG MS454b cat £1400+, both as M, plus premium for stamps MUH. (P) $500 $800

2423 1927 Airmail opt set 2Fr-5Fr. VF fresh MUH. SG 455-6 cat £550 for M, should be at least double, £1100 MUH. Maury A1-2 cat €1080. Key set seldom seen in nice MUH. 2013 Ceremuga photo-cert. (2). (P) $550 $800

2424 1929 Le Havre Philatelic Exhib opt 2Fr. F-VF fresh M. Maury 257B cat €800, SG 470 cat £900. (P) $300 $400

2425 1929 Le Havre Philatelic Exhib opt Merson 2Fr. VF fresh MUH. SG 470 cat £900 for M, should be at least double, £1800 MUH, Maury 257B cat €1600. Zanaria photo-cert. (P) $700 $1000

2426 1934-37 "AFFRANCHts POSTES" pre cancel opt on Peace 80c/1Fr orange, error "80c" INVERTED. VF fresh MUH, right marginal. Maury Pre75c cat €775, Yv Pre74a, SG 524aab(var), normal invert cat £1100. 2001 Calves photo-cert (P) $200 $300

2427 1936 Airmail set 85c-50Fr. VF MUH. SG 534-40 cat £1200 for M, should be at least double, £2400 MUH, Maury A8-14 cat €2500. (7) (P) $800 $1200

2428 1936 Airmail 50Fr emerald-green. Stamp superb fresh MUH, bottom marginal. SG 540 cat £1200 for M, should be at least double, £2400 MUH, Maury PA14 cat €2200+. (P) $700 $1000

2429 1936 Banknote Airmail 50Fr. Superb MLH. Maury A15 cat €800, SG 541 cat £950. (P) $250 $350

2430 1936 Banknote Airmail 50Fr, LL corner marginal. Superb fresh MUH. SG 541 cat £950 for M, should be at least double, £1900 MUH, Maury PA15 cat €1700+, plus premium for cnr. (P) $550 $750

2431 1936 Banknote Airmail 50Fr, top marginal. VF fresh MUH. SG 541 cat £950 for M, should be at least double, £1900 MUH, Maury A15 cat €1700. (P) $500 $700

2432 1936 Airmail 50Fr Banknote, VFU. Maury A15 cat €385, SG 541 cat £450. (P) $130 $200

2433 1936 Transatlantic Flight 10Fr myrtle-green, UR cnr marginal. Stamp superb fresh MUH. SG 554 cat £450 for M, should be at least double, £900 MUH, Maury 321 cat €900+. (P) $300 $400

2434 1936 Trans-Atlantic Flight 10Fr. VF fresh M. Maury 321 cat €385, SG 554 cat £450. (P) $130 $180

2435 1937 Pexip M/Sheet Ceres 5c-50c with gutter labels. VF, dull gum across top of margin only from light adherence, o/w fresh MUH. SG MS581 cat £550 for M, should be at least £1100 MUH, Maury BF3 cat €450 for M, the MUH stamps cat this alone. $170 $250

2436 1937 Pexip M/Sheet Ceres 5c-50c with gutter labels. VF fresh MUH, original size. SG MS581 cat £550 for M, should be at least £1100 MUH, Maury BF3 cat €900. $275 $375

2437 1937 Pexip M/Sheet Ceres 5c-50c with gutter labels, IMPERF. VF fresh UN, original size. SG MS581(var), Maury BF3a cat €2850. Yv BF3a cat €3000. Extremely rare. $1000 $1500

2438 1942 Petain 10Fr black on buff ESSAY of unissued value engraved by Cortot (77x100m) with all shading diff to the issued 50Fr stamp. Signed by Cortot. VF UN as made. SG 746(e), Maury 525(e) unlisted & extremely rare. In comparison unissued proofs of the 1941 Petain issue are listed at €3000 ea, while this is significantly rarer. 2013 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $1500 $2500

2439 1942 French Legion in Russia on the Eastern Front 1Fr "Watch over Moscow" 3 diff imperf proofs: 1st in issued colours, 2nd in blue w/o inscriptions or denomination & 3rd in violet. VF fresh UN as made, all 4 margins. Mi XP1-3 cat €600. Rare group! Exp Ceremuga (3) (P) $200 $300

2440 1944-45 French Airmail from North Africa: Provisional "RF" opts on USA 6c airmail, 5 diff types, both listed & unlisted. VF fresh MUH. Maury STC est €600+ as cheapest where it is a diff type. Interesting group. (5) (P) $100 $150

2441 1944-45 French Airmail from North Africa: Provisional "RF" opt on USA 6c airmail, Alger I h/s opt on vert pair with top stamp opt DOUBLE. VF fresh MUH. Maury 1(var) cat €280 for normals, while such a se-tenant error pair est at 5 times, so €1400. Exp Scheller. (2) (P) $300 $500

2442 1944-45 French Airmail from North Africa: Provisional "RF" opt on USA 6c airmail, Casablance II h/s opt INVERTED. VF fresh MUH. Maury 9(var) cat €115 for normal, while such an error est at 5 times at least, so €565+++. Exp Scheller. (P) $200 $400

2443 1944 Annemasse Liberation local opt "18-8-1944 Liberation Annemasse F. F. I." set Petain 60c-4Fr50, type I thick opts. VF fresh MLH. Mayer 1-11 cat €285. (11) (P) $120 $160

2444 1944 Thonon Liberation local opt "Chablais Libere FFI 17-8-1944" set Petain 60c-4Fr50. Vf fresh MLH. Mayer 1-8 cat €420. (8) (P) $180 $250

2445 1944 Bordeaux Liberation local opts "R. F." sets Petain 60c-4Fr50 & Postage Dues 30c-5Fr, 3 sets of 18 showing the 3 opt types, thin sans-serf, serifed & thick sans-serif. Almost all VF fresh MUH, only couple cheaper vals MLH. Mayer 1-18I-II-III cat €1440 for N, & MUH is at least +50% so €2160+. Very rarely seen complete as only 380 such sets possible. Key vals all expertized. (54) (P) $600 $900

2446 1945 Marianne Special printing sets 25c-2Fr50, both with or w/o "FRANCE" at top. VF fresh MUH. SG 869(p) etc, Maury 701A-F cat €840. Rare set. (6) (P) $400 $600

2447 1945 special Liberation of Paris "Marianne de Dulac" 2.40Fr red M/Sheet, prepared but unissued. Superb fresh MUH, original size & nice original gum (note: sheet shows some warping in middle as always due to the use of poor quality wartime paper, & is actually much better than usual. In fact when the postal authorities received the stock of sheets from the printer they were so appalled by the appearance of many of the sheets, that the decision was made by the minister not to issue them at all). Extremely rare as almost all officially destroyed. Maury BF4 cat €8500+, Yv BF4 cat €9000+. The rarest M/Sheet of France, & of any western European country. An item that is missing from virtually every French collection. 2009 Cohen-Sabban AIEP & 2013 Ceremuga photo-certs. (P) $7000 $10000

2448 1962 Red Cross Booklet with panes of 20c & 25c, 1st & 2nd printings in sl diff shades. VF fresh MUH. SG XSB12(var), Maury CR12a cat €1100, stamps SG 1593a & 94a cat £720 as singles (2 bklts) (P) $350 $450

2449 1968 Postal Strike Roanne 30c black on yellow local issued by the Chamber of Commerce, horiz tete-beche pr. Superb fresh UN. Maury TG 14a cat €225. (P) $80 $120

2450 Specialised collection 1862-70 Napoleon Laureate issue written up on leaves inc 1c olive-green 9M & 6U inc shades. 2c brown 12M & 8U with good coverage of shades, plus state 1 & 2. 4c grey 6M & 7U inc early printing. 10c bistre 9U inc types I & II. 20c blue 4M & 7U inc types I & II plus shades. 30c brown 2M & 11U with usual shades. 40c orange 13U inc shades & prs. 80c rose 2M & 7U with good coverage of shades. 5Fr Lilac U. Mostly G-VF UN/M/U. Maury cat €12,400+ = A$18,000+, SG cat £11,000+. Well annotated with useful info. (100). (P) $1000 $1500

2451 Specialised collection 1862 Napoleon perf issue written up on leaves inc 1c Green 9M & 6U inc good shade selection. 5c Green 5M & 9U inc worn & emergency printing. 10c Bistre M & 14U inc useful shades & worn impressions. 20c Blue 4M & 15U inc fine & coarse impressions. 40c Orange M & 7U inc shades. 80c M & 6U. Good array of pmks. Mostly F-VF UN/M/U. Maury cat €10,300+, SG cat £11,000+ = A$18,000+. Well annotated. (78) (P) $1000 $1500

2452 Specialised Mint Ceres collection 1870-76 on pgs. 1870 Siege of Paris set inc 10c bistre, 20c blue/yellow, 20c blue & 40c (3 shades). 1871-76 Small figures of value inc 1c (4), 2c (8), 4c (4), 5c (5), 10c (3), 15c (7), 25c (4 inc types) ea value showing diff shades. 1871-76 Large Figures 10c (3), 15c (2), 30c (3) & 80c (3) -again with shades. Mostly F-VF M/UN. Maury cat €23,000+ = A$35,000+, SG cat £21,500+. Wonderful specialist lot. (52). (P) $1700 $2700

2453 Specialised Mint collection 1876-1900 Peace & Commerce on pages. 1876-85 type I ("N under B") to 1Fr, inc 1c (SG cat £200), 2c (£2000), 4c (£225), 10c (£1300), 15c (2 shades, £2400), 20c (£850), 30c (2 shades, £1300), 40c (£850), 75c (£1500) & 1Fr (£1400). 1876-85 Type II ("N under U") to 1Fr inc 2c (£170), 5c, 15c (£900), 25c (3 inc shades, £1950), 30c, 75c (£2750) & 1Fr. 1877-90 New colours set to 5Fr inc 3c yellow (3 shades, £975), 25c black/red (2 shades, £3200), 25c yellow (2 shades, £850), 35c (£800), 50c (2 shades, £600), 75c (£275) & 5Fr (2 shades, £1300). 1892 15c Quadrille paper control blk of 16. 1898-1900 set to 2Fr plus 5c & 10c type I & type II se-tenant vert gutter prs. Also noted Type II 1c, 10c & 15c offset varieties. Mostly F-VFM, some UN. Maury cat €20,000+, SG cat £31,000+ = A$50,000+. Great specialist collection. (134) (P) $2700 $4000

2454 1870 Balloon Post printed lettersheet franked Ceres 10c & 20c with "Paris R de Palestro 29 SEP 70" cds, to England with red London Paid cds & long message. Everything about it a total forgery! Inc the stamps, pmk, writing etc. Produced for advertising purposes by the Mazawatte Tea Company. $100 $200

2455 1907 UPU International Reply Coupon 2Fr, Rome design type 7 globe with meridians, wmk "50c", reverse with red opt text. Superb fresh U, but not cashed, with "Exposition Arts-Decoratifs Paris 27 10 25" special cds at left. (P) $80 $120

FRANCE - COLONIES & POs

2456 Algeria: 1937 Constantine set 65c-2Fr15 as Epreuvre de Luxe die proofs with imprints. VF UN as made, with protective interleaf sheets. SG 144-7(p), Maury 133-6(p). (4) (P) $100 $200

2457 Algeria: 1943 "Victory" 1Fr50 red imperf PROOFS on 5 diff colour papers. VF fresh MUH, all lower marginal. SG 203(p), Maury 201(p) cat €200++ for normal imperfs. (5) (P) $100 $200

2458 Cameroon: 1962 Reunification Surch set 3d/20Fr - 2/6 on 60Fr. VF fresh MLH. SG 301-3 cat £500. Very scarce set. (3) (P) $200 $300

2459 Comoro Islands: 1950-54 Pictorial 10c-11Fr, plus Airmail 50Fr, 100Fr & 200Fr, imperf. VF fresh MUH, all 4 margins. SG 1-9, 13-15(var), Maury 1-9, A1-3 cat €200. (12) (P) $80 $120

2460 Egypt-Port Said: 1930 UPU International Reply Coupon 2Fr25, London design type 9, issued for France. Superb fresh U, but not cashed, with "Port Said Egypte 31 3 31" cds at left. Extremely rare! (P) $200 $400

2461 Gabon: 1889 "Gabon Timbre" opt Postage Due 15/30c black. Superb fresh MLH, 4 large margins. SG 12 cat £4250, Maury 13 cat €6350. Only 250 printed & most used. Beautiful example of this rarity. Exp Calves. (P) $2000 $3000

2462 Gabon: 1889 "Gabon Timbre" opt Postage Due 25/20c black. VF MLH, 4 large margins. SG 13 cat £110, Maury 12 cat €175. Only 4200 printed. (P) $70 $100

2463 Guadeloupe: 1884 GPE opt Peace & Commerce set 20c/30c & 25c/35c. VFU, 4 margins. SG 6-7 cat £115, Maury 1I-2I cat €150. (2) (P) $70 $100

2464 Indian Settlements: 1903 surch P&C 0,05/25c black on rose. F-VF fresh MUH, typical centring. SG 20 cat £250 for M, should be at least double, £500 MUH, Maury 18 cat €800 (P) $200 $300

2465 Indian Settlements: 1903 surch P&C 0,10/25c black on rose. F-VF fresh MUH, typical centring. SG 21 cat £300 for M, should be at least double, £600 MUH, Maury 19 cat €800 (P) $200 $300

2466 Indian Settlements: 1903 surch P&C 0,40/50c carmine. VF fresh MUH, much better than normal centring. SG 23 cat £450 for M, should be at least £900 MUH, Maury 21 cat €1200. (P) $300 $500

2467 Indian Settlements: 1941 FRANCE LIBRE large opt on Paris Exhibition 5fa M/Sheet. F-VF UN, part gum, sl bend. SG MS106b cat £800, Maury BF159A cat €900. Rare as only 775 printed. Exp Stolow. (P) $350 $500

2468 Indochina: 1941 Vichy issue colonial soldiers imperf proof M/Sheet of 4 in red, with 2 ea Senegal & Indochina 10c-2Fr50. Superb fresh MUH. Listed in Maury under Senegal cat €1350 each, should be at least €5400 for full M/sheet. Extremely rare & spectacular. Exp Scheller plus 2013 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $1800 $2500

2469 Indochina PO in Yunnanfou: 1908 opt Cambodian 2Fr black & green, LR corner marginal horiz strip of 3, centre stamp opt error "Yunannfou" for "Yunnanfou". Superb fresh M, reinforced perfs. SG 47/47a cat £2096++, Maury 47/47a cat €3810++ for pr, big premium for cnr multiple. Only 30 printed & very few recorded, mostly singles. Quite possibly unique as such a corner marginal positional strip. Exp Champion, Calves, Scheller plus 2013 Ceremuga photo-cert. (3). (P) $2500 $4000

2470 Ivory Coast: 1920 Provisional stamp currency, with postage stamps 5c, 10c & 25c affixed to small cards & overprinted "Valeur d'echange" & value, the 5c with full opt also offset on reverse! VF fresh UNC. Pick (4), 5 & 6. The 5c is unlisted, probably should be Pick 4. Interesting items issued do to shortage of coins & low denomination Very rare is such nice condition. (3) (P) $300 $500

2471 Laos: 1952 Anniv of UPU Admission 1Pi50 & 50Pi IMPERF vert prs cut from special presentation sheets of 4. VF MUH. SG 25 & 28(var). (P) $100 $150

2472 Laos: 1953 Red Cross set 1Pi50-3Pi90 as IMPERF horiz prs cut from special presentation M/sheets of 4. VF MUH. SG 29-31. (3 prs). (P) $150 $250

2473 Laos: 1953 "Court of Love" set 4Pi50 & 6Pi special IMPERF presentation M/S of 4. VF MUH. SG 32-3(var). Very rare. (2) (P) $200 $400

2474 Laos: 1953 Buddha set 4Pi-100Pi special IMPERF presentation M/Sheets of 4. VF MUH. SG 34-9(var) cat £160++ as normal perf singles alone. Extremely rare. (6). (P) $700 $1000

2475 Laos: 1954 King's Jubilee set 2Pi-50Pi special IMPERF presentation M/Sheets of 4. VF MUH, unfortunately some idiot cut 2 in half, lower vals so now as 2 "mini imperf/sheets" of 2. SG 40-42(var) cat £1600++ as perf singles alone!. Extremely rare. (3). (P) $1200 $1800

2476 Laos: 1955 "Ramayana" set 2K-30K special IMPERF presentation M/Sheets of 4. SG 43-48(var) cat £200++ as perf singles alone. Extremely rare. (4). (P) $500 $800

2477 Laos: 1956 Anniv of Buddhist era set 2K-30K special IMPERF presentation M/Sheets of 4. VF MUH. SG 49-53(var) cat £440++ as perf singles alone. Extremely rare. (5) (P) $700 $1000

2478 Laos: 1957 Musicians set 2K-20K black "epreuvre de artiste" (165x125mm). Signed by engraver. Superb UN as made. SG 60-65(p). Extremely rare as only several of ea made. (6). (P) $900 $1500

2479 Laos: 1957 Rice Cultivation set 3K-26K special IMPERF presentation M/Sheets of 4. VF MUH. SG 66-9(var). Extremely rare. (4). (P) $500 $800

2480 Laos: 1957 Buddhism set 10K-24K special IMPERF presentation M/S of 4. VF MUH. SG 70-73(var). Extremely rare. (4). (P) $500 $800