Accumulations & collections

2784 Jind: 1886-99 QV ½a-1R, plus 1a & 8a shades. VF M/MLH. SG 17-32 cat £121 & under-catalogued. (14) (P) $150 $250

2785 Jind: 1903-09 opt KEVII set 3p-1R. VF fresh MLH. SG 41-55 cat £80 & undercatalogued. (11) (P) $100 $150

2786 Jind: 1914-27 JIND STATE opt KGV set 3p-5R. VF fresh MLH. SG 64-78 cat £110 & undercatalogued. (15) (P) $150 $250

2787 Jind: 1937-38 JIND STATE opt KGVI set 3p-25R. VF fresh MLH. SG 109-26 cat £1000. Very scarce set. (18) (P) $800 $1000

2788 Jind: 1937-40 Jind State Service opt KGVI set ½a-10R. VF M/MLH, mostly very fresh. SG O66-72 cat £750. Scarce set. (7). (P) $550 $750

2789 Jind: 1939-43 JIND SERVICE opt KGVI set 3p-10R. VF M/MLH. SG O73-86 cat £325. (14) (P) $250 $350

2790 Jind: 1941-43 JIND opt KGVI set 3p-25R. VF fresh M/MLH. SG 127-36 cat £350. (10). (P) $250 $350

2791 Nabha: 1903-09 opt KEVII set 3p-1R. VF M/MLH. SG 37-46. (11). (P) $80 $120

2792 Nabha: 1938 NABHA STATE opt KGVI set 3p-25R. VF fresh MLH/MUH. SG 77-94 cat £550. Very scarce set. (18) (P) $500 $700

2793 Patiala: 1903-06 PATIALA STATE opt KEVII set 3p-1R, plus 3p shade. VF fresh MLH. SG 35-45. (11) (P) $60 $80

2794 Patiala: 1937-38 PATIALA STATE opt KGVI set 3p-25R. VF MLH, few tiny tone specs on a couple but overall very fresh. SG 80-97 cat £700. (18) (P) $400 $550

2795 Patiala: 1941-46 opt on 1937 KGVI set 3p-1R. VF MLH/MUH. SG 98-102 cat £600. Rare set! (5). (P) $400 $550

2796 Travancore: 1932 "On SS" opt Shell 12c/10ca pink, error "On SS" INVERTED, plus 12c/10ca & 1ch 8 on 1¼ch, both surch INVERTED. VF UN. SG O83a-b & O84c. (3). (P) $50 $80

2797 Travancore: 1946 SERVICE opt Raja 8ca carmine, error stamp printed double, perf 12½. VF UN. SG O108ca cat £45+ (P) $50 $80

2798 Travancore-Cochin: 1949-51 Raja opt 1a/2ch orange vert pr, 1949-51 SERVICE opt Raja 1a/2ch orange vert pr, both error IMPERF between, plus horiz pr & 4P/8ch red horiz pr, both error IMPERF. VF UN. SG 4bb, O12cb, O12e, O10i. (4 prs). $50 $80

2799 Travancore-Cochin: 1949-51 SERVICE opt pictorial 3a/7ch blue, vert pr, error IMPERF between, both perf 12 & 12½ prs. VF UN. SG O6a & O6db. (2 prs). $50 $80

IONIAN ISLANDS

2800 1859 QV set (½d) orange, (1d) blue & (2d) carmine. F-VF UN. SG 1-3 cat £203. (3) (P) $70 $100

IRAN & PERSIA

2801 1927 Airmail opt set 1ch-30Kr. F-VF fresh MLH. Sc C1-16 cat US$914, SG 642-57 cat £1100. Rare genuine set as only 600 printed. Exp Turpin plus 2013 Ceremuga photo-cert. (16). (P) $650 $900

2802 1927 Airmail opt set 1ch-30Kr, opt SPECIMEN. VF fresh MUH. Persiphila 740-55 cat $1650 for M, should be double, US$3300 MUH. SG 642-57(s) cat £1100 for normal M set, +50% for specimen & should be at least double, £3300 MUH, Sc C1-16(s) cat US$914 for normal M plus +50% for specimen, so US$2750 MUH. Very rare genuine MUH set. 2013 Ceremuga photo-cert. (16). (P) $1100 $1500

2803 1928 Airmail plane opt Fiscal set 3Kr-3To. VF fresh MLH. SG 657a-e cat £180, Sc C17-21 cat U$250. (5) (P) $130 $200

2804 1928 Airmail plane opt Fiscal 10ch green horiz pr, error left stamp MISSING "10" opt. VF MUH. SG 662a, Sc C26a. Exp Turpin (P) $50 $100

2805 1930 Air set 1ch-3To. VF MLH, mostly fresh. SG 686-702 cat £180, Sc C34-50 cat US$253. (17). (P) $130 $200

2806 1930 Air set 1ch-3To, opt SPECIMEN. VF MLH. Persiphila 789-805s cat US$1750, which is over 6 times normals. SG 686-702(s) cat £180 for normal -so x6 is £1100+. Sc C34-50(s) cat US$253, so x6 is US$1500. 2013 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $600 $900

2807 1935 IRAN opt Air set 1ch-3To. VF MLH. SG 770-86 cat £200, Sc C51-67 cat US$370. (17). (P) $180 $250

2808 1953 Lockheed Air set 3R-20R. VF MUH, sl gum aging. SG 1003-6 cat £125, Sc C79-82 cat US$162. (4). (P) $70 $100

2809 1953 Air set 50d-200R. VFM. SG 988-98 cat £140, Sc C68-78 cat US$100. (11). (P) $70 $100

IRAQ

2810 1923 Cover (sl flts) franked Pictorial ½a pr & 1a with REVENUE opts! Tied by "Baghdad 12 OCT 23" cds, sent locally with 3 diff b/s. Very rare postal use of Revenues. (P) $200 $400

IRELAND

2811 1922 Provisional Govt opt KGV set ½d to 10/-, inc 2½d, 4d & 9d red opt, 4d carmine opt, type 1 & 3 by Dollard. VFM. SG 1-9, 17-21 cat £345. (15) (P) $230 $300

2812 1922 Provisional Govt opt KGV set ½d-10d, Dollard printing inc 2½d & 4d red opt. VF fresh MUH. SG 1-9 cat £56 for M, should be at least double, £112 MUH. (10) (P) $110 $160

2813 1922 Provisional Govt opt KGV 1d scarlet, error opt inverted. VF fresh MUH. SG 2a cat £275 for M, should be at least £550 MUH (P) $400 $600

2814 1922 Provisional Govt opt KGV Seahorses set 2/6 to 10/-, Dollard printing. Superb fresh MUH. SG 17-21 cat £300 for M, should be at least double, £600 MUH. (3) (P) $550 $800

2815 1922 Provisional Govt opt Seahorse 10/-, Dollard opt. VFU. SG 21 cat £375. (P) $250 $350

2816 1922-23 Free State opt KGV set ½d to 1/-. VF fresh MUH, several marginal. SG 52-63 cat £72 for M, should be at least double, £144 MUH. (12) (P) $130 $180

2817 1922-23 Free State opt KGV 4d grey-green, variety "no accent", Thom printing. Stamp VF fresh MUH, right marginal. SG 58a cat £180 for M, should be at least double, £360 MUH. (P) $275 $400

2818 1922-23 Free State opt Seahorse set 2/6 to 10/-, Thom opt, wide date. VFU. SG 64-66 cat £580. Very scarce used. (3) (P) $400 $600

2819 1922-29 KGV 2d grey of Fiji wmk "se" of Ireland. Believed to be a trial to check on the suitability of this wmk for use on the 1st Irish Map issue. Noted in SG footnotes for Fiji. VF MUH, fold down left edge, 4 large margins. Fiji SG 233(var). Very rare. (P) $200 $300

2820 1925-28 Free State opt KGV Seahorses set 2/6 to 10/-. Superb fresh MUH, 2/6 & 10/- marginal. SG 83-85 cat £225 for M, should be at least double, £450 MUH. (3) (P) $400 $600

2821 1925-28 Free State opt Seahorses set 2/6 to 10/-, wide date. Superb fresh MUH. SG 86-88 cat £275 for M, should be at least £550 MUH. Exp Drahn. (3) (P) $500 $700

2822 1930 UPU International Reply Coupon m/s "8" on 6d, London design type 9, inc Chinese on reverse. Superb fresh UN. $50 $100

2823 1930 UPU International Reply Coupon 4d, London design type 9. Superb fresh U, but not cashed, with "An Dail Baile Atha Cliath 23 OC 31" cds at left (Irish Parliament). (P) $130 $200

ISRAEL

2824 1952 Revenues 5pr, 20pr, 30pr, 50pr, 60pr, 75pr, 80pr, 100pr & 250pr red with numerals in green, perf proofs in diff colours to issued, plus 5pr with blue value. Superb fresh MUH. Bale pRE.01, pRV.03-4, pRV.06-11, pRE.12 cat US$4600. From a major discovery of recent years -previously unknown (10) (P) $500 $800

2825 1952 Revenue 30pr red with numeral in green, perf proof in diff colours to issued stamp which is the key value in the set. Superb fresh MUH, LR marginal. Bale pRV04 cat US$400. This is a major discovery of recent years & previously unknown. (P) $70 $100

ITALY

2826 1863 King set 1c-2L opt SAGGIO (Specimen) -ex 2c issued later, IMPERF (or some cut down perfs) affixed to presentation page. Page folds & sl tones, stamps mostly VF fresh UN, mostly 3-4 margins. SG ex 8-16(s), Sass ex L14-22(s), normals cat £14,500 for cheapest printings or €23,000 for these London printings. (P) $200 $400

2827 1870-1925 Postage Due 1L magenta & blue, error centre"1" INVERTED. FU, usual centring. SG D33b cat £3250. Sass T27a cat €4000. Dr Enzo Diena AIEP photo-cert. Very rare (P) $700 $1000

2828 1917-23 King 20c orange, LR marginal blk of 12, wmk crown, error grossly misperfed, perfs diag instead of vertical, with perf "stamps" showing portions of margin inscriptions & 6 missing denomination! VF MUH. SG 105(var), Sass 109(var). Unique & absolutely spectacular! (P) $500 $1000

2829 1921 Dante set 15c-40c IMPERF prs. VF MUH. SG 115-17(var), Sass 116-18f cat €750. (3prs) (P) $250 $350

2830 1945 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$17,500. Historical & very rare set. Offerred at a very low reserve at vendors request. 2013 Raybaudi photo-cert. (6) (P) $1000 $2000

2831 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) $1800 $2800

2832 Italy Classics inc States to 1900: Sassone 2011 Specialist Catalogue, inc great detail on printings, shades, varieties, price on cover, Colonies, San Marino, essays, stationery etc. 574 colour pgs hardcover. New. $150 $200

ITALY - COLONIES & Pos

2833 Somaliland: 1932-38 Pictorial set 5c-25L, perf 14. VFU with various proper cds pmks. SG 161-178 cat £2826, Sass 213-230 cat €5750. Very rare set! Enzo Diena AIEP photo-cert for 2.5L, 20L & 25L key vals. (18) (P) $1500 $2500

ITALY - OCCUPATIONS

2834 Fiume - Arbe: 1920 large "ARBE" opt set 5c-25c. Superb fresh MLH. SG 1A-4A cat £1525+, Sass 1-4 cat €2400+. Very rare genuine as only 450 sets printed & most were used. 1996 Sorani photo-cert. (4) (P) $800 $1200

2835 Fiume - Arbe: 1920 large "VEGLIA" opt set 5c-25c. VF fresh M/MLH. SG 1A-4A cat £1525+, Sass 1-4 cat €2400+. Very rare genuine as only 450 sets printed & most used. 1996 Raybaudi photo-cert. (4) (P) $800 $1200

2836 North Epirus-Albania: 1940 Greek Occup opt set 5L-30Dr. VF fresh MUH. SG 1-17, Sass 1-17 cat €400. (17). (P) $120 $180

2837 Trieste-Zone A: 1947-54 MUH comp collection on hagners. All better sets inc 1947-48 Pictorial Def set to 100L (Sass cat €400), 1948 Centenary set to 100L (€150), 1949 Roman Republic 100L (€90), 1949-50 Pictorial Def set to 100L (€350) & 1950-54 Workers set (€116). Airmails inc 1947 Democracy set to 50L (€180), 1948 High val set to 1000L (€550) & 1949-52 Pictorial set (€160). Express inc 1947-48 set to 60L (€220). Concessional Letter inc 1949 15L (€100). Parcel Posts inc 1947-48 se-tenant set to 500L (€1450), 1949-53 set (€280) & 1954 1000L (€400). Concessional Parcels 1953 se-tenant set to 110L (€100). Postage Dues inc 1947-49 Arms set to 50L (€800). All diff. VF fresh MUH, majority marginal or corner marginal. Sass cat €6500+ = A$9000+ (325) (P) $1200 $1800

ITALY - STATES

2838 Parma: 1859 Shield 40c red. VFU appearance, full "Parma 19 GENN 60" cds, tiny edge tears, nice colour & 4 large margins. SG 33 cat £9500, Sass 17 cat £16,500. Superb looking genuine used example. 2013 Roumet photo-cert. (P) $2000 $3000

2839 Parma: 1859 Shield 80c bistre-yellow. VF fresh M, redistributed gum, 4 margins. SG 35 cat £8500, Sass 18 cat €15,000. Only 2400 printed of both colours & only small survival rate. Superb looking genuine example of the rarest stamp of Parma. Exp Brun AIEP & Roig, plus 2013 Roumet photo-cert. $1800 $2800

2840 Parma: 1859 Shield 80c bistre-orange. Fresh M, partial gum, tiny thins, nice colour & 4 margins. Sass 18 cat €15,000, SG 36 cat £8500. Only 2400 printed of both colours & only small survival rate. Superb looking genuine example of the rarest stamp of Parma. 2013 Roumet photo-cert. (P) $1500 $2500

JAMAICA

2841 1916 WAR STAMP opt KGV 3d purple on lemon, error opt type 20 INVERTED. VF fresh MUH. SG 72aa cat £325 for M, should be at least double, £650 MUH. Copy of 2005 BPA photo-cert for blk it came from. (P) $300 $500

2842 1917 WAR STAMP opt KGV 1½d orange, error opt type 21 INVERTED. VF fresh MUH. SG 74d cat £80 for M, should be at least double, £160 MUH. (P) $100 $150

JAPAN

2843 1910 Military Frank opt 3s red Chrysanthemum, perf 13x13½. VFM. SG M156b cat £275, Sak Ml cat Y50,000. Seldom offered. $275 $375

JAPAN - RYUKYU ISLANDS

2844 1952 Provisional opt 100Y/2Y Palace. Superb fresh MLH. SG 29 cat £2250, Sak 17 cat Y350,000. Key stamp! Certificate can be obtained on request. (P) $900 $1200

2845 Miyako District - Revenue: 1948 black or red h/s on Japan 3s-50s. VF MUH, some with interleaving adhering as usual. Sc 3xR1-7, cat US$525. Very scarce. (7) (P) $300 $500

JORDAN

2846 1922 Surch "2/10 Pi" black h/s on 1920 opt 2m perf 15x14, blk of 4. VFU on piece with violet Amman cds, Sc 14 cat US$116++ SG 22 cat £60+, both as singles, plus large premium for rare U blk. (4) (P) $100 $150

2847 1922 surch 2/10 Pi violet h/s on 1920 opt 2m, perf 14. VFU. Sc 16 cat US$100, SG 29d cat £80 (P) $60 $80

2848 1923 surch 5/10 h/s in violet-black on 1922 surch 5Pi, perf 14. VFU. Sc 86, SG 73 cat £85. Only about 500 of all h/s colours printed. (P) $80 $120

2849 1925 2-line opt on EEF 10Pi perf 14 marginal pr, 1 with ERROR "EFF in bottom panel" Normal MLH, error MUH. Sc 143(var), SG 156/156a cat £800+ for M, should be at least £1600 MUH, plus premium for such positional pr. Certificate can be arranged on request (P) $800 $1200

2850 1928 New Constitution opt set 2m-200m h/s SPECIMEN (Samuel type BEC 2) applied by Bechuanaland Postal Authority to UPU distribution Specimen stamps. VF UN, as were affixed to postal archive pages. SG 172-82(s). Unique! Certificate can be obtained upon request. (11). (P) $1300 $2000

2851 1930-39 Emir set 1m-£1. VF M/MLH. SG 194b-207 cat £150. (16). (P) $110 $150

2852 1930 Emir set 1m-£1, perf SPECIMEN, plus h/s SPECIMEN (Samuel type BEC2), from UPU distribution, applied by Bechuanaland Postal Authority. F-VF UN, as were affixed to postal archive pages. SG 194bs-207s(var). Unique! BPA photo-vert. (16) (P) $1300 $2000

2853 1933 Pictorial set 1m-£1. Superb fresh MLH, beautiful bright colours. SG 208-21 cat £750 & much undercatalogued. Attractive & rare set. Only 1095 sets sold. (14) (P) $750 $1000

KENYA, UGANDA & TANGANYIKA

2854 1903-04 KEVII set ½a-10R wmk crown CA/CC, opt SPECIMEN. F-VF fresh M/MLH. SG 1-14s cat £425. (14) (P) $300 $400

2855 1903-04 KEVII 20R grey & stone wmk crown CC, opt SPECIMEN. VF fresh MLH. SG 15s cat £160 (normal cat £650). (P) $120 $150

2856 1903-04 KEVII 50R grey & red-brown wmk crown CC, SPECIMEN opt. VF fresh MLH. SG 16s cat £375 (normal cat £1900). (P) $300 $400

2857 1922-27 KGV set 1c-£1. VF M/MLH. SG 76-95 £475 (20) (P) $400 $550

2858 1922-27 KGV set 1c-£1 opt SPECIMEN (only 1ea 5c & 10c). F-VF M/UN. SG 76-95s cat £700. (16). (P) $300 $400

2859 1922-27 KGV £2 green & purple opt SPECIMEN. VF UN, colour sl diffused. SG 96s £275 (normal cat £1000). (P) $130 $180

2860 1922-27 KGV £3 purple & yellow opt SPECIMEN. UN, sl discoloured. SG 97s cat £300 (normal cat £1500). (P) $120 $180

2861 1922-27 KGV £4 black & magenta opt SPECIMEN. VF UN. SG 98s cat £400 (normal cat £2500). (P) $200 $300

2862 1922-27 KGV £5 black & blue opt SPECIMEN. VF UN. SG 99s cat £450 (normal cat £2750). (P) $250 $350

2863 1922-27 KGV £10 black & green. Superb fresh MUH, with pristine never hinged original gum, beautiful bright colours. SG 100 cat £12,000 as M, should be at least double, £24,000+ MUH. Certainly impossible to find a nicer example of this high denomination rarity. Alberto Diena AIEP photo-cert, while another new cert to confirm MUH original gum can be obtained on request. (P) $20000 $30000

2864 1922-27 KGV £10 black & green opt SPECIMEN. VF UN. SG 100s cat £650 (normal cat £12,000). (P) $350 $500

2865 1935-37 KGV Pictorial set 1c-£1. VF fresh M/MLH. SG 110-23 cat £375. (14). (P) $275 $375

2866 1935-37 KGV Pictorial 1/- black & green, perf 13x12. VF MUH. SG 118a cat £1400 for M, should be at least double, £2800 MUH. Extremely rare perf, esp MUH. Oliva photo-cert. (P) $2300 $3000

KOREA

2867 1900-03 Plum Blossoms set 2r-2wn, perf 11 (except 1st 2ch which is perf 10). VF fresh MUH, nice original gum, few gum creases as usual. SG 22B-35C cat £2660 for M, should be at least double, £5320 MUH, Yv 16-29 cat €2800 for M, so €5600 MUH. Rare set that is almost never seen MUH. (14). (P) $1800 $2500

KOREA - NORTH

2868 1947-50 Korean War period revenues train 5w, 10w, 15w imperf on quality paper, plus 1w, 10w, 50w, 500w & 1000w pin-perf on thin rice paper. VF UN as issued. Scarce. (8) (P) $70 $100

KUWAIT

2869 1929-33 SERVICE opt KGV 10R green & scarlet, wmk Mult Star. VF MUH. SG O26 cat £80 for M, should be at least £160 MUH (P) $120 $180

LAGOS

2870 1903-04 KEVII set ½d to 10/-, opt SPECIMEN. VF fresh MLH. SG 44-53s cat £225. (10) (P) $160 $200

LATVIA

2871 1920 Red Cross set 20-30k to 1R-1R30 printed on reverse of blue Bolshevist banknotes, ea a lower cnr blk of 12 showing a comp banknote & parts of others. VF MUH. SG 46-9, Mi 51y-54y. Scarce & attractive. (4 blks) $350 $500

2872 1920 Red Cross set 20-30k to 1R-1R30 printed on reverse of Western Army 10Mk banknotes, ea a marginal blk of 8 with almost comp banknote on reverse. VF fresh MUH. SG 50-53 cat £44, Mi 51-54z cat €48, plus premium for blks. (4 blks). $150 $250

2873 1920 Red Cross 20-30k printed on reverse of Western Army 10Mk banknotes, in part sheet of 40+ showing 4 comp banknotes on reverse. VF MUH. Mi 51z, SG 50 cat £52++ for M, should be at least £104++ MUH as singles, plus big premium for blk. Spectacular. $300 $450

2874 1920 Red Cross 40-55k printed on reverse of Western Army 10Mk banknotes, in part sheet of 40+ showing 4 comp banknotes on reverse. VF MUH. Mi 52z, SG 51 cat £52++ for M, should be at lest £104 MUH, as singles, plus big premium for blk. Spectacular. $300 $450

2875 1920 Red Cross 1R-1R30 printed on reverse of Western Army 10Mk banknotes, in part sheet of 40+ showing 4 comp banknotes on reverse. VF MUH. Mi 54z, SG 53 cat £76++ for M, should be at least £152++ MUH. As singles, plus big premium for blk. Spectacular! (P) $350 $500

2876 1920 Liberation of Latgale 50k printed on reverse of Western Army banknotes, UR cnr blk of 20 showing 1½ banknotes on reverse. SG 58, Mi 40. $80 $120

2877 1920 Independence surch 20R/1R UL cnr blk of 9 printed on back of unfinished blue banknotes, showing 1 full & 3 partial notes. Superb U/CTO, "Riga 23.V.21" cds. SG 65, Mi 56. $100 $200

2878 1925 Libau Anniv set 6-12s to 50-60s IMPERF. VF MUH. SG 119-23(var), Mi 107-11B cat €800. Only 1500 sets printed & seldom seen MUH. 2013 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $600 $900

2879 1930 TB Fund 2-4s marginal blk of 9 with 1-2s ERROR OF CLICHÉ in central marginal position. VF fresh MUH. Mi 161F162 cat €450++, SG 183/184a cat £400 for M, should be at lest £800 MUH -both as singles, plus big premium for blk. 2013 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $700 $1000

2880 1933 Wounded Airmen triangle set 3-53s to 35-135s perf, ea with boxed h/s on reverse "Coleccion Oficial Marruecos Zona Espanola" as from the UPU collection held by Spanish Morocco. VF MLH. SG 240-42A cat £100++, Mi 225-7A cat €130++, plus large premium for the "specimen". Probably unique! $250 $400

2881 1938 Building Fund M/Sheet 35s & 40s. VFU "Latvija 16 MAIJS 1934 1939 Riga GPK" cds. SG MS277 cat £75, Mi Blk 1 cat €85 $50 $70

2882 1938 Independence Anniv L2.02 booklet with 3s (4), 5s (4), 10s (2), 20s (4) & 35s (2). Superb fresh MUH. Mi cat €300. (P) $150 $250

2883 1776 Folded letter wrapper endorsed on reverse "Herman Fromholz Riga 21 ? 1776", with boxed "RIGA" h/s. To Pernau. VF. Purchased by vendor in 1990s for DM300 = A$220. (P) $150 $300

2884 1806 Folded letter headed "Libau 11 Septem 1806", with "LIBAU" h/s & rate marks in red. To the Netherlands with letter in Dutch. VF. Purchased by vendor in 1990s for DM200 = A$165. (P) $100 $150

2885 1852 Folded letter headed "Riga Agorto 13 de 1852", with boxed Cyrillic "Riga 4 AUG 1852" pmk. To Spain via Germany & France, with boxed "Aus Russland Franco" & "P D" h/s, plus "Prusse Valenciennes" red TPO cds & rated "9R" h/s in red, plus b/s of 3-line "Bromberg 19 8 Berlin" & "Rivadeo Galicia 29 AGO 1852" arrival cds in red. Letter is in Spanish. VF. Purchased by vendor in 1990s for DM300 = A$220. (P) $150 $300

2886 1919 Cover (centre fold) franked Arms 5k red imperf vert strip of 6, tied by s/l "Leepaja" h/s. To Germany, with boxed "Gepruft und freigegeben. Uberwachunsstelle Königsberg 1 Pr" Prussian censor h/s. Purchased by vendor in 1990s for DM230 = A$190. (P) $150 $250

2887 1919 Registered cover franked Arms 5k imperf & perf prs printed on maps, plus another imperf pr, 3k imperf pr, & 20k perf at base only with honeycomb wmk, tied by "Riga 20 8 19" cds, with reg label. To Hungary. SG 1, 2, 15, 16 & 19. Mi 1I, 2I, 15, 16 & 19a. Purchased by vendor in 1990s for DM150 = A$125. $80 $150