Public Auction 307 Thursday, 3rd July, 2014

2679 Croatia: 1945 Storm Troopers M/Sheet with set 50+50k to 100+100k, stamps with "A.O." imprints as base of ea. Very fresh, margins MUH with sl crease, stamps pristine MUH, margins original size 217x133mm. Only 2500 printed & few of those survived WWII. Mi Blk 8 cat €2200, SG MS144a cat £2000 for M. Genuine examples of this M/S are seldom offered - beware of the very dangerous reprints that exist! 2014 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $800 $1200

2680 1945 Labour Day 3.50K sheet of 100 with "bird" varieties at 63 & 68. Overall fresh MUH. Mi 178 cat €100, SG 149 cat £110 for M singles, so £320+ for MUH. Great for study. $100 $150

2681 Croatia: 1945 Red Cross 100K black "Mother & Child & Burnt Village" unissued due to defeat of Croatia IMPERF blk of 4 on normal paper. Superb fresh MUH. Very scarce. (P) $400 $700

2682 Croatia: 1941-45 NDH almost comp MUH collection inc 1941 1st & 2nd opt sets on Yugoslavia, 1941 Castles opt, 1942 Model Plane Expo perf & imperf M/Sheets, almost all commem sets inc rare 1945 Storm Troopers set (2012 Ceremuga photo-cert), also M/S, Officials, Postage Dues etc, even some proofs. VF fresh MUH. Mi cat €1600+, SG cat £1150+ for M, so at least £2300 MUH. Very nice collection, only needs 1 set & 1 M/S to complete. (200, 9 M/S). (P) $800 $1200

2683 Estonia: 1941 Swastika Arms set 15k-30k, chalky paper with brownish gum & ordinary paper white gum, perf 11½. VF fresh MUH. Mi 1-3x, 1-3y cat €105, SG 3-5A & B cat £59 for M, so £118 MUH (6) (P) $80 $110

2684 Estonia: 1941 Swastika & Arms sets 15k-30k specialised inc set on ordinary paper, set on chalky paper, plus 15k error DOUBLE perfs at base, 20k error greatly shifted perfs, & 30k error DOUBLE perfs at right. VF U/CTO. Mi 1-3x & y cat €105, 1-3(var) est cat €150, so €250+. SG 3-5A & B cat £102, & 3-5(var) est cat £150, so £250+. (9). (P) $150 $250

2685 Estonia: 1941 Swastika & Arms set 15k-30k horiz prs, error IMPERF, ordinary paper. VF fresh MUH, all 4 margins. SG 3B-5B footnote unpriced, Mi 1yu-3yu cat €900+. 2014 Ceremuga photo-cert. (3 prs). $700 $1000

2686 Estonia: 1941 Swastika & Arms set 15k-30k, horiz prs, error IMPERF, ordinary paper. VF U/CTO (UH gum), all right marginal with 4 margins, "Tartu 25.9.41" cds. SG 3B-5B footnote unpriced Mi 1yU-3yU cat €1080. Exp Eichental & Krischke BPP plus 2014 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $700 $1000

2687 Estonia: 1941 Swastika & Arms 20k green, IMPERF proof, error printed DOUBLE, proof on ordinary paper. Superb UN as made, top marginal, 4 margins. SG 4B(p), Mi 2PUDD cat €300. 2014 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $180 $250

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2688 Estonia: 1941 Reconstruction Fund set 15+15 - 100+100 Specialist U collection with errors & varieties inc basic set (Mi cat €50), plus set IMPERF (€250), from 1st printing (only 15,000 sets printed). Also 50+50 imperf with error no mesh background plus 60+60 horiz pr imperf with no mesh. 50+50k vert pr error IMPERF between & at top & 100+100k horiz pr error IMPERF between. 60+60k blk of 4 with coincident double perfs at top & left, plus vert pr with double row of perfs at left. VF U/CTO. SG 6-11, 6-11(var). Mi 4-9, 4-9U, ex 4-9(var), est cat €1200++. (25). (P) $600 $900

2689 Estonia: 1941 Swastika & Arms 15k brown horiz pr, error IMPERF vert, & horiz perf shifted, on ordinary paper. VF fresh MUH. SG 3A(var), Mi 1yUs cat €300+. 2014 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $180 $250

2690 France - Russia: 1942 French Legion 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, all with special margin tab with "LVF" coat of arms. VF fresh UN as made, all 4 margins. Mi XP1ZF-XP3ZF cat €1200. Rare group! Exp Ceremuga. (3). (P) $400 $700

2691 France: 1942 Tricolour Legion full sheet of 25 with 2 rows 1Fr20+ 8Fr80 blue, 1 row of albino impressions & 2 rows of 1Fr20+8Fr80 scarlet, with sheet no.77596 & IGI in margin. VF fresh MUH. SG 769-70 cat £165 as M singles, so £330++ MUH, Maury 565-66A cat €225 as se-tenant strips & singles. Should be a large premium for sheet. (25). $130 $200

2692 France: 1943 WWII Relief Fund full sheet of 5 se-tenant strips of 5 with printers no at base "coin date". VF fresh MUH. SG 780A cat £400 as M, strips, so £800++ MUH, Maury 580A cat €750 -both as 5 strips plus large premium for sheet. $350 $500

2693 Laibach (Slovenia): Collection 1944-45 MUH complete inc opts on Italy Defs set, on Airs & Express 2L, Postage Dues, Red Cross opts set, Homeless Relief opt set, Orphans Fund opt set, Winter Relief opt set & 1945 Pictorial set. Superb MUH, most of the opts marginal. SG 65-118 cat £700+ as M, so at least £1400+ as MUH. Mi 1-60 & P1-9 cat €1600. Rarely offered area, especially as a full collection in such nice MUH condition! All the marginal opt stamps exp Ceremuga (in margins so as not to mark the stamps) (69) (P) $900 $1200

2694 Laibach (Slovenia): 1944 opt Italy Postage Due 30c/50c, opt RED instead of black. Superb MUH. Mi P5P cat €400+. Sass S5A cat €1750. Rare as only 2 sheets believed printed. 2004 Brunel BPP photo-cert. (P) $275 $400

2695 Macedonia: 1944 opt 3L/15st imprint blk of 4, type 2 opt in gold & red. VF fresh MUH. SG G2(var), Mi 2FII cat €1200 as singles, plus large premium for imprint blk. Exp Hristov BPP plus photo-cert. (P) $350 $500

2696 Pernau-Estonia: 1941 "Pernau 8 VII 1941" opt Soviet Workers & Soldiers 5k-30k, opt type I. VFU, 5k & 10k on piece, all "Parnu Eesti" cds. Mi 5I-9I cat €264. Exp Ceremuga. (5). (P) $200 $300

2697 Pernau-Estonia: 1941 "Pernau 8 VII 1941" opt Soviet Workers & Soldiers set 1k-50k, opt type II, inc 3k perf & imperf. VF fresh MUH. Mi 1II-10II cat €180. Key 3k perf with 2014 Ceremuga AIEP photo-cert. (11). (P) $150 $250

2698 Poland: 1916 Bialystok special issue 25pf local stamp for mail forwarding, with control signature. VFU. Mi 1II. Rarely seen. 2010 Ceremuga AIEP photo-cert. (P) $220 $300

2699 Poland - Litzmannstadt (Lodz) Ghetto: 1944 "Judenpost" 1st issue (3rd design) 5pf vermilion on cream card. Superb UN as made, 4 huge margins. Fi PVIIIx, Mi Iy. Rare genuine example. Exp Jungjohann BPP, plus 2007 Ceremuga AIEP photo-cert (P) $550 $750

2700 Poland - Litzmannstadt (Lodz) Ghetto: 1944 "Judenpost" 1st issue (3rd design) 5pf vermilion TETE-BECHE pr on brownish card with portion of colour illustration on back. Superb UN as made, 4 huge marg. Mi I cat €1800 & much underpriced as genuine examples are very rare. 2007 AIEP Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $1300 $2000

2701 Poland - Litzmannstadt (Lodz) Ghetto: 1944 "Judenpost" 1st issue (3rd design) 10pf bluish-green on thin brownish card. Superb UN as made, 4 huge margins. Mi IIbz. Rare genuine example. Exp Jungjohann BPP, plus 2005 Ceremuga AIEP photo-cert (P) $550 $750

2702 Poland - Litzmannstadt (Lodz) Ghetto: 1944 "Judenpost" 2nd issue (4th design) set 5pf, 10pf & 20pf on laid paper, imperf. Superb UN as made, 4 large margins. FI 1-3A, Mi III-IV. Rare genuine set. 2013 Ceremuga AIEP photo cert. (3) (P) $300 $400

2703 Poland - Switzerland: 1940 Postage Free stamp for interned Polish soldiers inscribed "Internowanie w Szwajcari", in special M/Sheet of 4. Superb U with "Camp de internment / Suisse / Lutzelfluh-Goldbach" camp h/s. Fischer Ark 2. Rare. (P) $150 $250

2704 Serbia: 1941-43 collection complete on pages, inc 1941 SERBIEN both opt sets on King Peter, 1941 both opt sets on Airs, 1941 Smederovo both M/Sheets, 1941 POW charity sets of all 4 combinations with "E" pointing right & with "E" pointing left, normal underprints & w/o etc, 1943 War Invalids M/Sheets etc, plus all 3 Postage Due sets. VF fresh MUH. Mi cat €1939+, SG cat £1208 as M, should be at least double, £2416 MUH. Seldom offered as such a nice MUH collection. (132 + 4M/S) $900 $1200

2705 Serbia: 1944 use of Parcel Card (reduced) franked Monasteries 1D & 7D (5), tied by "Novi Knezevac 6 VII 44" cds. To Belgrade where Postage Dues 4D & 5D tied by "Beograd 11 VII 44" cds. SG G59, 66 & GD 84-5, Mi 72,79 & P18-19, unpriced on cover. Dr Novakovic photo-cert. (P) $500 $1000

2706 Serbia: 1944 Registered cover franked Bombing of Nish opt set 0.5+2D-16+33D, tied by "Mala Krsna 20 V 44" cds, with h/s reg label/cachet, plus non opt 3D & 7D tied by "Beograd 23 V 44" cds. To a German officer at a Fieldpost address with arrival cds & 4 diff fieldpost or cachets on reverse showing hand-over to the Germany army postal system. SG G87-95 cat £950 as loose stamps, Mi 99-107 cat €1400+ on philatelic cover. Attractive & very rare. (P) $500 $1000

2707 Ukraine: 1941-43 Postal History covers collection of all different towns or postmarks, majority registered & almost all with official swastika "Briefstempel" cachets, with great variety of frankings in addition to Ukraine opt Hitlers there are some non-opt German issues - Hindenburg, Hitler & Commems. 14 of the covers show different rare provisional pmks being either s/line types in black, blue or violet, or Soviet pmks with part or all of the inscriptions cut out, while rest are special "Deutsche Dienstpost Ukraine" cds types. Superb condition & fantastic lot for specialist - see scans of all on website. (55) (P) $1000 $2000

2708 Ukraine - Wosnessensk: 1942 Provisional 60k black imperf unissued printing. Superb UN as made. Mi 1PI cat €200. Rare local! Exp Ceremuga. (P) $150 $250

2709 Ukraine: 1943 use of Hitler 6pf Postcard reply half with "Gorochow Deutsche Dienstpost Ukraine 13 4 43" cds. To Strikau near Litzmannstadt with censor cachet. Mi P3A cat €900. Extremely rare proper postal usage. 2002 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $500 $800

2710 Zante: 1943 "ELLAS 2-X-43" red & black h/s opts FULL SET on Italian Ionian Islands 25c & 50c plus Air 50c, plus unissued 10c. Superb MUH. Mi I/I, I/II & 1-3I & 1-3II cat €1900+. Sass 1-3, 4-6 & PA1-2 cat €2000+. Very rare genuine set. 2011 Dr Colla AIEP photo-cert. (8) (P) $800 $1200

2711 Zante: 1943 "ELLAS 2-X-43" red & black h/s opts FULL SET on Italian Ionian Islands 25c & 50c plus Air 50c, plus unissued 10c, all in BLOCKS OF 4. Superb MUH. Mi I/I, I/II & 1-3I & 1-3II cat €7600+. Sass 1-3, 4-6 & PA1-2 cat €8000+. Extremely rare genuine blks set. 2011 Sorani photo- certs. (8 blks) (P) $2800 $4000

2712 Auschwitz Concentration Camp: 1942 censored envelope (centre fold), with camp rules on front (7 points), franked Hitler 12pf tied by "Auschwitz 5 3 42" cds. From prisoner to family in occupied Bohemia & Moravia. Scarce historical item. (P) $150 $250

2713 Auschwitz Concentration Camp: 1943 censored folded letter with camp rules on front (7 points), franked Hitler 12pf tied by "Auschwitz 27 8 43" cds. From prisoner to family in occupied Poland. Scarce historical item. $150 $250

2714 Sachenhausen-Oranienburg Concentration Camp: 1940 postcard with camp rules on front, franked Hindenburg 6pf tied by "Oranienburg 7 11 40" cds. From prisoner to family in occupied Poland. Scarce historical item. (P) $180 $275

2715 Sachenhausen-Oranienburg Concentration Camp: 1942 lettercard with camp rules inside, franked Hindenburg 12pf tied by "Oranienburg 22 1 42" cds. From prisoner to family in occupied Poland. Scarce historical item. (P) $130 $200

2716 Litzmannstadt Jewish Ghetto - Poland: 1941 use of Hitler 6pf postcard, no pmk, with full message. To Hungary & h/s "Zuruck" (return), as censor objected to contents underlined in red crayon. (P) $100 $200

GERMANY - ALLIED OCCUPATION

2717 1945 Fredersdorf Provisionals "F.M." h/s in violet on Inflation Period set 6Mk dark blue & 12/5Mk orange 2 sets tied by "Fredersdorf 15.11.1945 Berlin" oval pmk to registered Postcard, addressed to Berlin. Mi SP 67-68 cat €400 as loose U & €600 for on cover. Very rare. Exp Dr Heber. (P) $450 $700

2718 1945 Fredersdorf Provisionals format 14x9½mm, double-lined blue frame 5pf left marginal blk of 6 & XII pf, large numerals (XII pf in red), signed in red or black, tied by "Fredersdorf 24 NOV 1945 Berlin" oval pmks to registered cover. Mi 101b, 109b cat €120 as loose U stamps & €210 on cover. Rare, only 2000 printed. Exp Harder BPP (P) $180 $250

2719 1945 Fredersdorf Provisionals format 14x9½mm, double-lined blue frame set 5pf-XIIpf, signed in red with large numerals, blks of 4, perf. VFU, "20 JUN 1945" violet cds. Mi SP101b-104b cat €240 as singles. Rare as only 3000 sets printed. Exp Dr Heber. (16). (P) $150 $250

2720 1945 Fredersdorf Provisionals format 14x9½mm, double-lined blue frame 8pf, large numeral with red signature, tied by "Fredersdorf 28 AUG 1945 Berlin" oval pmk to cover. Mi SP 103b. Rare as only 3000 sets printed. Exp Dr Dub. (P) $80 $120

2721 1945 Fredersdorf Provisionals format 31x23mm, double-lined blue frame XII pf, with large Roman numeral & "F.M" h/s in red. VFU on piece tied by "Fredersdorf 15 SEP 1945 Berlin" oval pmk. Mi SP 156 cat €100 as loose U & €160 for on cover. Rare as only 150 sets printed. Exp Dr Heber. (P) $70 $100

2722 1945 Fredersdorf Provisionals 20x26½mm, double blue frame set 5pf - XIIpf, 2 large numerals at bottom, with "F.M" h/s, perf 11. VFU, all on piece (the 5pf & 6pf, together) tied by "Fredersdorf 11 OKT 1945 Berlin" violet oval pmks. Mi SP209-12 cat €520 as loose U, & €960 on cover. Very rare, only 200 sets printed. Exp Dr Heber. (P) $400 $600

2723 1945 Fredersdorf Provisionals large form 38x28mm, single black frame set 5pf-30pf, small numerals, with "F.M" h/s in violet or red. VFU on piece tied by "Fredersdorf 5 NOV 1945 Berlin" violet oval pmk. Mi Sp 246-50 cat €820 for loose U & on cover €1600. Extremely rare only 50 sets printed. Exp Dr Heber. (5). (P) $650 $900

2724 1945 Fredersdorf Provisionals vert format 12½x 18½mm 6pf & 12pf on gold paper, 6pf large & 12pf small numeral, rough roulette. VFU on piece tied by "Fredersdorf 27 OKT 1945 Berlin" oval pmks. Mi SP268-69 cat €520 as loose U & €1000 for on cover. Very rare as only about 100 printed. Exp Sturm (6pf) & Engel BPP (12 pf). (2). (P) $400 $600

2725 Soviet Zone - Thuringia: 1945 Christmas "Anti Fascist" 2RM M/Sheet (3pf, 4pf & 5pf), on normal paper (type x). VF fresh MUH. Mi Blk 1x cat €400, SG MS RF9 cat £425. (P) $230 $300

2726 Soviet Zone - Thuringia: 1945 Christmas "Anti Fascist" 2RM M/Sheet (with 3pf, 4pf & 5pf), on yellowish-grey paper (type t) with perf variety missing pin perf at left. VF fresh MUH. Mi Blk 1t cat €1600, SG MS RF9(var). Exp Zierer BPP. (P) $700 $1000

2727 Soviet Zone - Thuringia: 1945 Christmas 10RM M/Sheet (4pf, 6pf, 12pf & 20pf), roulette around stamps, on normal paper (type x). VF fresh MUH. Mi Blk 2x cat €1700, SG MS RF10 cat £1800. Key M/Sheet! Exp Zierer BPP. (P) $900 $1200

2728 Soviet Zone - Thuringia: 1945 Christmas 10RM M/Sheet (with 4pf, 6pf, 12pf & 20pf), roul around stamps, on yellowish-grey paper (type t). VF fresh MUH. Mi Blk 2f cat €1800, SG MS RF10 cat £1800. Key M/S! 1982 Herbst BPP photo-cert. (P) $900 $1200

2729 Soviet Zone - West Saxony: 1945 Numeral set 5pf-12pf, provisional "Postmaster separations" for Rosswein -roulette 10, wmk steps upwards (5pf) & down 8pf-12pf. VF fresh MUH. Mi 116Cy-119Cx cat €200. Exp Stroh BPP. (4) (P) $100 $150

2730 Soviet Zone - West Saxony: 1945 Numeral set 5pf-12pf, perf 10¾, wmk steps down. VF fresh MUH. Mi 120-23x cat €80 (4) (P) $40 $60

2731 Soviet Zone - West Saxony: 1946 Arms & Buildings set 3pf-12pf, wmk steps down, perf 13. VF fresh MUH. Mi 150-55x cat €380 (4) (P) $180 $250

2732 Soviet Zone - West Saxony: 1946 Leipzig Fair 20RM M/Sheet, wmk falling steps. VF fresh MUH. Mi Blk 5x cat €220, SG MS RD51 cat £225. (P) $110 $150

2733 Soviet Zone - West Saxony: 1946 Leipzig Fair set 6pf+14pf to 24pf +84pf, imperf se-tenant vert & horiz gutter prs, wmk ascending steps (to right). VF fresh MLH, all 4 margins. Mi WZd17-18BXa, SZd17-18BXc cat €230. (4 prs). (P) $100 $150

2734 Soviet Zone: 1949 Goethe 50pf M/Sheet. VF fresh MUH. Mi Blk 6 cat €220, SG MS R59a cat £225. (P) $110 $150

GERMANY - WEST BERLIN

2735 1948 black "BERLIN" opt set 2pf - 5Mk. Superb postally U, all with matching central "Berlin Charlottenburg 14.9.49" correct cds pmks. Mi 1-20 cat €3000++, SG B1-20 cat £2750++. Genuine U sets are very scarce, & this is definitely the nicest quality set we have ever offered. Top 4 vals ea with 2008 Ceremuga photo-certs. (20) (P) $1000 $2000

2736 1949 red "BERLIN" opt set 2pf-2Mk. VF fresh MUH. Mi 21-34 cat €1400, SG B21-34 cat £1600. Rare genuine set. All exp Schlegal BPP, top 2 vals also by Dr Dub & Becker. (14). (P) $700 $1000

2737 1949 red "BERLIN" opt set 2pf-2Mk. VFU with various cds. Mi 21-34 cat €1000. SG B21-34 cat £1000. Scarce genuine set. Key vals exp Ceremuga & Schlegel BPP. (14) (P) $200 $400

2738 1949 UPU set 12pf - 2DM. VF fresh MUH. Mi 35-41 cat €1000. SG B54-60 cat £950. Scarce set as MUH. (7) (P) $350 $500

2739 1949 Currency Revaluation M/Sheet. VF fresh MUH. Mi Blk 1 cat €950, SG MSB70a cat £1200. (P) $400 $500

2740 1948 registered packet wrapping (large part) franked BERLIN black opts 30pf, 60pf, 1Mk (3) & 2Mk, tied by "Berlin Schoneberg 20 9 48" cds, with reg label. To USA with boxed purple h/s "US Customs Free of Duty Port of New York". SG B11, 14, 17 & 18 cat £1230. Mi 11, 14, 17 & 18 cat €990 -both as loose stamps, the 2Mk on cover cat €1700, so at least €2150+ for this franking. 2011 Schlegel BPP photo cert. (P) $500 $800

2741 1949 registered packet comp wrapping (various folds etc), franked BERLIN red opts 40pf, 50pf, 1Mk & 2Mk (2), tied by "Berlin 14 4 49" roller pmks, with reg label. To USA, with 2 diff customs h/s & USA Postage Dues 5c & 10c apparently to pay customs fees. Reverse with 5-line German cachet, b/s of New York & Hempstead arrival cds. SG B29-30 & 33-4 cat £1330. Mi 29-30 & 33-4 cat €1138 -both as loose stamps, the 2Mk on cover alone cat €3500, so at least €4350+ for this franking. Extremely rare high value usage & desirable with postage dues. 2011 Schlegel BPP photo cert. (P) $1000 $1500

GERMANY - DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC

2742 1954 Official 5pf, type II, typo printing, normal paper, wmk "DDR & Posthorns". VF fresh MUH. Mi D18xII/XII cat €450. 2003 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $130 $200

GIBRALTAR

2743 1904-08 KEVII £1 deep purple & black on red, wmk mult crown. VF fresh MUH, nice deep colours. SG 64 cat £550 for M, should be at least double, £1100 MUH. (P) $1000 $1500

2744 1925-27 KGV £1 red-orange & black, wmk script, UR cnr marginal with plate no.1 & control no.057. Stamp superb fresh MUH. SG 107 cat £180 for M, should be at least double, £360 MUH. (P) $400 $600

GILBERT & ELLICE ISLANDS

2745 1911 opt KEVII set ½d to 1/-, opt SPECIMEN. VF MUH, 1/- sl cnr flt. SG 1-7s cat £300 for M, should be at least £600 MUH (7) (P) $350 $450

2746 1912-24 KGV set 9d-£1, wmk mult crown. VF fresh MUH. SG 12-24 cat £600 for M, should be at least double, £1200 MUH. (P) $1100 $1500

2747 1912-24 KGV £1 top value. Superb U with small part "Gilbert & Ellice Islands Colony" large cds. SG 24 cat £1500. While the cancel is too weak to be actually expertized, we are confident it is genuine as it came from an old-time accumulation from the UK which had a number of examples of the £1 with clearer strikes of this cds for which positive certs were obtained. (P) $500 $800

GOLD COAST

2748 1889 QV 20/- green & red, wmk crown CA. VF fresh M. SG 24 cat £3250+. The key Gold Coast stamp, was withdrawn when a large part of the stock was stolen. 2009 BPA photo-cert. (P) $3000 $4000

2749 1950 cover to Australia endorsed "Forces/Airmail" franked KGVI 2d tied by "Accra 21 JU 50" cds. Scarce concessional mail. $120 $200

2750 1952 Airmail cover to USA franked KGVI 2/- (2) tied by "Axim" cds. Scarce double rate cover. $100 $150

GREAT BRITAIN

2751 1840 QV 1d black plate 6, letters NK. VFU, 4 margins, black Maltese Cross pmk. SG 2 cat £350 (P) $150 $200

2752 1840 QV 2d deep full blue, plate 1, no lines, letters C-D, with variety "Double D". VFM, part gum, sl aged, nice deep colour. SG 4(var), SG Spec Ds1j, variety unpriced M, normal cat £42,000. 2013 RPSL photo-cert. (P) $5000 $8000

2753 1847-54 QV Embossed 1/- green, Die I, 2 silk threads. FU, cut square almost 4 margins, "233" numeral pmk. SG 54/56 cat £1000 (P) $200 $300

2754 1847-54 QV Embossed 10d brown, die 3, 2 silk threads 4mm apart. VFU, part cds plus barred diamond 11 pmk, cut square, 4 margins. SG 57 cat £1500. Rare so nice! (P) $500 $800

2755 1847-54 QV Embossed 10d brown, die 2, 2 silk threads. FU, cut square, 3 margins, barred numeral pmk. SG 57 cat £1500. (P) $300 $500

2756 1856-58 QV 1d carmine-rose, imperf plate PROOF (1865) being the so called "royal reprint" from original plate 66, die II, wmk large crown. VF fresh MLH, 4 margins. SG ex 37-41(var), SG Spec DP35b cat £3000. Very rare. 2012 RPSL photo-cert (P) $900 $1500

2757 1867-80 QV 1/- green, pl 5, letters LE, being the infamous 1872 "Stock Exchange" forgery, where stamps were used on telegraph forms by the PO clerk who pocketed the money paid by customers. Postally VFU on piece with "Stock Exchange JY1 72" cds. SG 117(F) cat £850++. Interesting specialist item! (P) $550 $800

2758 1867-80 QV 1/- green & 6d chestnut, on piece, the 1/- plate 5, letters JK, being the infamous 1872 "Stock Exchange" forgery, where stamps were used on telegraph forms by the PO clerk who pocketed the money paid by the customers. The 6d is genuine, plate 11, letter HN. Postally VFU, "STOCK EXCHANGE JY 26 72 E.C" cds. SG 122/122a, 117F cat £905++. Interesting specialist item! (P) $500 $800