Public Auction 307 Thursday, 3rd July, 2014

2855 Telegraphs: 1965 London District Telegraph Co set 3d black on yellow & 6d black on rose, black control no. F-VFU, m/s cancels. RL 6-7, Bft 6-7. Very scarce. (2). (P) $70 $100

2856 Telegraphs: 1868 Bonelli's Electric Telegraph set 3d to 1/-, with black control no. Mostly VF MLH/MUH. Pictured in Robson Lowe, Bft 1-4. Very scarce. (4). (P) $150 $250

2857 Telegraphs: 1868 Bonelli's Electric Telegraph 3d pale brown, perf 13, control no in chocolate. VFM, UL corner marginal. Pictured in Robson Lowe, Bft 5. Very scarce. (P) $50 $100

2858 Telephone: 1884 National Telephone Company 1d to 1/- (no 6d) Colonel Raynstard-Jackson. VF fresh MUH, 3d, 4d & 1/- cnr marginal RL ex 1-6, Bft 3x 1-5. Very scarce. (4). (P) $100 $150

2859 Telephone: 1884 National Telephone Company 1d black, Colonel Raynstard-Jackson, FULL SHEET of 12. VF fresh MUH. RL1, Bft 1. Very rare MUH full sheet! (12). (P) $300 $500

2860 Telephone: 1884 National Telephone Company 1/- brown, Colonel Raynstard-Jackson, FULL SHEET of 12. VF fresh 3M/9MUH. RL6, Bft 5. Very rare full sheet. (12). (P) $300 $500

GREAT BRITAIN - POs ABROAD

2861 Egypt-Alexandria: 1862 folded letter franked QV 1d red (4), 2d blue plate 9 & 6d lilac, some flts, all tied by "BO1" barred oval pmks. Letter headed "Alexandria 10th May 1862", with "Briggs & Co Alexandria" cachet at LL. To India, with "Alexandria MY 11 62" & Bombay b/s. SG Z2, 5 & 20. Stunning & extremely rare 3 colour franking (P) $2500 $4000

GREAT BRITAIN - JERSEY

2862 1940 German Occupation Arms of Jersey "Etats de Jersey" 1d scarlet design prepared by Bigwoods, both normal stamp & also with "swastika / 1940" opt. These stamps were prepared by the Bigwoods printery but due to objections from Bailiff of Jersey & consultations with Berlin, they were never issued. Superb fresh MUH, pristine original gum & both matching LL corner marginal. SG JW19 & 20 cat £4400++, & under catalogued (non-corner examples in our auction 295 sold for $5800+). Only 2 sheets of 30 recorded of each, & of those many were creased etc, with only tiny number of perfect MUH examples such as these existing. Major rarity of significant historical importance. Copies of 1984 Mohle BPP photo-certs for blks, plus 2013 Ceremuga photo-certs. (P) $4500 $7000

2863 1941 German Occup Arms 1d scarlet on chalk-surfaced paper. Superb fresh MUH. Mi 2Z cat €80, SG 2d cat £55+. (P) $40 $55

GREECE

2864 1933 Pictorial set 50D-100D. Superb fresh MUH, nice never hinged original gum. Mi 369-71 cat €1900. SG 475-77 cat £1900 for M, should be at least double, £3800 MUH. Key set! (3). (P) $1100 $1500

2865 1940 Youth Organisation 2D-100D Postage & Air sets. VF MUH. SG 534-53 cat £1750 for M, should be at least £3500 MUH. Mi 427-46. Key sets & scarce as MUH. (20). (P) $900 $1300

GREENLAND

2866 1938 Postal Savings book with Polar Bear Parcel Post 20o red (23) & 1Kr yellow, all perf 10¾, affixed inside, cancelled by "Nr.35/avane" in violet. Mi 9B & 11B cat €1400, SG P9B & P11B cat £1065 -both for loose stamps. Very unusual. (P) $350 $500

GRENADA

2867 1875 POSTAGE ONE SHILLING opt QV 1/- deep mauve, error "SHLLIING" for "SHILLING". Superb U, light cancel. SG 13a cat £700+. Holcombe photo-cert. (P) $550 $750

2868 1888-91 "POSTAGE & REVENUE 1D" opt QV 8d grey-brown, tete-beche vert strip of 4 (2 prs). VF MUH. SG 46a cat £80 for 2M prs, should be at least double, £160+ MUH. (4). (P) $120 $180

2869 1913-22 KGV diff papers, 3d purple on yellow (white back), & 1/- black on green (white back), both opt SPECIMEN (1/- in red), wmk mult crown. VF fresh MUH. SG 96as, 98as cat £70 for M, should be at least double, £140 MUH. (2). (P) $100 $150

HONG KONG

2870 1877 QV 16c yellow, wmk crown CC. F-VF UN. SG 22 cat £1900. (P) $500 $700

2871 1879 QV 5c/18c lilac Postcard stamp. F-VF UN. SG P2 cat £350 (P) $250 $350

2872 1879 "5 cents" opt QV 18c lilac, Postcard stamp. F-VFU. SG P2 cat £475 & undercatalogued as hardly ever seen used. (P) $350 $500

2873 1879 Postcard stamp QV 5c/18c lilac variety short leg of T, affixed to Postcard. Fresh UN, stamp irregularly separated by knife or scissors by PO clerk & then affixed to card for sale. SG P2 cat £350. (P) $275 $400

2874 1880 "10 Cents" opt QV 24c green, wmk crown CC. VF fresh MLH. SG 27 cat £1500. (P) $1100 $1500

2875 1880 "12 Cents" opt QV $10 rose-carmine, Postal Fiscal. Fresh M, part gum, repaired tear at left, still respectable appearance. SG F7 cat £900. (P) $300 $400

2876 1891 Jubilee opt QV 2c, variety "wide space between O & N". VFU, "Hong Kong JU 30 94" cds. SG 51f cat £750+. Rare variety. Certificate can be obtained on request. $600 $800

2877 1891 QV Postal Fiscal $5/$10 purple on red. Superb fresh M. SG F9 cat £375. (P) $230 $300

2878 1891 QV Postal Fiscal $5/$10 purple on red. VFU with part "Registered Hong Kong" cds of 1902. SG F9 cat £100 & undercatalogued as scarcer than M. (P) $80 $120

2879 1904-06 KEVII 50c green & magenta, wmk mult crown, ordinary paper. Superb fresh MLH. SG 85 cat £100. (P) $70 $100

2880 1904-06 KEVII $1 purple & sage-green, wmk mult crown, ordinary paper. F-VF fresh MLH. SG 86 cat £190. (P) $100 $130

2881 1921-37 KGV 2c green, wmk script INVERTED. F-VF MUH, darker gum with tiny spot. SG 118bw cat £110 for M, should be at least £220 MUH (P) $60 $90

2882 1946 Victory set 30c & $1 in UL cnr blks of 4, 1st stamp variety "extra stroke". VF MUH. SG 169-70a cat £260 as singles, plus premium for blks. (2 blks). (P) $200 $300

2883 1941 inwards cover (edge flts) from USA franked 5c West Point Academy tied by "Yakima NOV 12 1941" pmk & with 2-line "Returned To Sender Service Suspended" cachet. $150 $250

HONG KONG - POs IN CHINA

2884 1917-21 Opt KGV $10 purple & black on red, wmk mult crown. VF fresh MLH. SG 17 cat £950. Very scarce top value. (P) $750 $1000

2885 1916 CHINA opt KGV 1c brown Postcard. VF UN. H&G 1, Yang P32 (P) $150 $250

2886 1916 CHINA opt KGV 1c+1c brown double reply Postcard. Superb UN. H&G 2, Yang P33. Very rare (P) $350 $500

2887 1916 CHINA opt KGV 4c red Postcard. VF UN. H&G 2, Yang P35. Rare (P) $250 $400

2888 1916 CHINA opt KGV 2c green Wrapper. Superb fresh UN. H&G E1, Yang NW5. Rare so nice (P) $400 $600

2889 1917 CHINA opt KGV 10c Registered Envelope (size F). Superb fresh UN. H&G C1, Yang R48. Very rare (P) $350 $500

2890 1917 CHINA opt KGV 10c Registered Envelope (size G). Superb fresh UN. H&G C1a, Yang R49. Very rare (P) $300 $500

2891 1917 CHINA opt KGV 10c Registered Envelope (size H). Superb fresh UN. H&G C1b, Yang R50 (P) $350 $500

2892 1918 CHINA opt KGV 1½c orange Postcard. Superb UN. H&G 4, Yang P34. Extremely rare (P) $700 $1000

2893 1918 CHINA opt KGV 1½c on 1c brown Postcard. Superb UN. H&G 5, Yang P36. Very rare (P) $300 $450

2894 1918 CHINA opt KGV 6c/4c red Postcard. Superb UN. H&G 6, Yang P37. Extremely rare (P) $1000 $1300

HONG KONG - JAPANESE OCCUP

2895 1945 "Governor General" opts on Japan 1.5y/1s & 3y/2s. F-VF fresh MUH. SG J1-2 cat £47. (2) $50 $80

2896 1945 "Governor General" opt Japan 5Y/5s. VF fresh MLH. SG J3 cat £900. Genuine mint examples are rather rare. Certificate can be obtained on request. (P) $800 $1100

2897 1944 cover franked Japan 5s tied by indistinct cds, with Hong Kong return address of a Swiss company on flap, sent to a Swiss citizen in Japanese occupied Shanghai. Very rare proper usage. (P) $500 $750

INDIA

2898 1856-64 QV ½a blue, die I, IMPERF blk of 4, no wmk. Superb MUH, "dried" never hinged original gum, all 4 margins. SG 37a cat £1700 for M, should be at least double, £3400 MUH plus premium for rare blk. Certificate can be obtained on request. (4). (P) $1800 $3000

2899 1865-74 QV range with 1865 ½a, 8p, 1a & 2a & 1866-78 4a, all opt thick CANCEELLED 13x2mm plus 1874 1R, opt thin CANCELLED 14X2½mm, all wmk elephant. From De La Rue archives being from colour sample proof sheets. VF fresh MUH. SG ex 54-63, 71, 79 cat £206 for M, should be at least double, £412 MUH normals & much rarer with opt. (6). (P) $200 $300

2900 1865-76 QV range with 1865-68 ½a, 8p, 1a, 2a, 4a, 6a8p & 8a, all opt thick CANCELLED 13x2mm, 1874-76 9p, 6a, 12a & 1R, all opt thin CANCELLED 14 x 2½mm, all wmk elephant. Plus on 1867-73 "Service" opt ½a, 1a, 2a, 4a & 8a, all opt thick CANCELLED, & 1874-82 "On H. M. S." opt ½a & 1a both opt thin CANCELLED. From De La Rue archives being from colour sample proof sheets. Most VF fresh MUH. SG ex54-59, ex69-72, 73, 77-82, exO20-30 & O31-32 cat £575 for M, should be at least double, £1150 MUH as normals & much rarer with opt. (18) (P) $600 $900

2901 1866-72 "Service" opt on QV 4a green, wmk elephant head. VF M, tropicalised gum. SG O13 cat £450. Rare stamp. Copy of Holcombe photo-cert of blk of from where it came. (P) $300 $450

2902 1866-72 "Service" opt QV 4a green, UR marginal blk of 4, wmk elephant head. VFM, tropicalised gum. SG O13 cat £1800 as singles plus premium for blk. Rare. Copy of Holcombe photo-cert of larger blk it came from. (4). (P) $1200 $1800

2903 1908 "OHMS" opt KEVII Telegraph 2R brown-orange. VF MUH. SG OT1 cat £60 for M, should be at least double, £120 MUH. (P) $80 $120

2904 1908 "OHMS" opt KEVII Telegraph 10R bluish green. VF MUH. SG OT3 cat £100 for M, should be at least double, £200 MUH. (P) $150 $250

2905 1908 "OHMS" opt KEVII Telegraph 25R purple. VF MLH. SG OT4 cat £180. (P) $200 $300

2906 1908 "OHMS" opt KEVII Telegraph 50R carmine top value. VF MUH. SG OT5 cat £275 for M, should be at least double, £550 MUH. (P) $400 $600

2907 1912-13 SERVICE opt KGV 10R green & scarlet, wmk single star. VF MLH. SG O94 cat £100. (P) $90 $120

2908 1912-13 SERVICE opt KGV 15R blue & olive, wmk single star. VF MLH, light vert gum wrinkle. SG O95 cat £190. (P) $130 $180

2909 1912-13 SERVICE opt KGV 25R orange & blue, wmk single star, top value. VF fresh M. SG O96 cat £325. (P) $300 $400

2910 1937-40 KGVI & Pictorial set 3p-25R. VF fresh M/MLH. SG 247-64 cat £550. (18). (P) $300 $400

2911 1893 use of QV 2a6p surch Envelope (edge flts), with "Vepery 24 MY 93" squared circle pmk. To Dakar Senegal "via Bombay, Brindisi, Marseille & Bordeaux", with "Calais a Paris" transit cds, plus b/s of Bombay, Sea Post Office, London, Bordeaux & Dakar arrival. Extremely rare destination. $200 $300

2912 1904 registered cover (restored spike) to Tasmania, franked perfins QV 1a & 2a (4), tied by "Ghoragalia" cds, h/s registration panel, "AR" within circle, chamfered frame "Registered Launceston" in blue, Launceston transit b/s. Attractive. (P) $200 $300

2913 1935 (Jan 26) cover Bombay to Melbourne on Imperial IE309, “Athena” force-landed at Sourabaya (Dutch East Indies) due to broken exhaust pipe, confirmed by Melbourne b/s. VF. $80 $120

2914 1935 Quetta Earthquake (India, now Pakistan) Official stampless cover endorsed at UR "Quetta Earthquake No stamps State Service" (edge flts, tones etc), airmail to Sydney with "T" h/s & 220c in m/s struck out & with 1/10 in blue crayon, plus "Mosman 21 JE 35" arrival b/s. Very rare! (P) $250 $400

2915 1937 "All India Jamboree" printed cover franked green Rocket Despatch stamp tied by "All India Boy Scouts Jamboree Rocket Despatch 3 FEB Delhi" cancel, carried by rocket no.38 "Princess Elizabeth", also franked KGV 9p tied by special jamboree pmk. VF. Rare & attractive. (P) $1100 $1700

2916 1974 Panama Airmail cover franked 1972 Carnival 3c & 1971 Gandhi 10c, tied by "Panama DEC 14 1974" cds. To USA. VF. SG 1012 & 1025. Cost vendor €600 in a European auction. $200 $400

INDIAN STATES & POs ABROAD

2917 China Exped Force: 1905-11 CEF opt KEVII 1a, variety opt DOUBLE, 1 albino. VF fresh MUH. SG C13a cat £100 for M, should be at least double, £200 MUH. Copy of 2004 RPSL photo-cert for part sheet it came from. (P) $100 $150

2918 China Exped Force: 1914-22 Opt KGV set 3p-1R. VFM. SG C23-34 cat £325+ & undercatalogued as 1R is very scarce. (11) (P) $300 $400

2919 Chamba: 1938 CHAMBA STATE opt KGVI set 3p-25R. VF fresh M/MLH. SG 82-99 cat £1000. Rare set. (18) (P) $700 $1000

2920 Chamba: 1938-40 CHAMBA STATE SERVICE opt KGVI set 9p-10R. VF MLH/MUH, rupee values MUH, 5R tiny tones, key 1R is superb MUH. SG O66-71 cat £425. (6) (P) $300 $400

2921 Chamba: 1942-47 CHAMBA opt KGVI 1R-25R high values. VF fresh MUH. SG 102-107 cat £503. (6) (P) $450 $600

2922 Cochin: 1923-24 "ON CGS" opt Varma I 8p/9p carmine, wmk upright. VF MUH. SG O20 cat £450 for M, should be at least double, £900 MUH. Very rare. (P) $600 $900

2923 Cochin: 1925 "ON CGS" opt Varma II 10p/9p carmine, 27½mm surch. VF fresh MUH. SG O22 cat £90 for M, should be at least double, £180 MUH. (P) $150 $250

2924 Gwalior: 1938-48 opt KGVI & Pictorial set 3p-25R. VF fresh MLH. SG 105-17 cat £475. Scarce set. (13). (P) $400 $600

2925 Hyderabad Residency: 1913 Foreign Bill revenues imperf black PROOF set 2a-24R on thin card. Superb fresh UN as made, 4 huge margins. K&M 401-12(p) cat US$286 (in 1983) for issued stamps. Only 1 sheet of ea believed printed. (12) (P) $80 $150

2926 Jind: 1937-38 JIND STATE opt KGVI & Pictorial set 3p-25R. VF fresh M/MLH. SG 109-26 cat £1000. Very scarce. (18). (P) $800 $1000

2927 Jind: 1939-43 JIND SERVICE opt KGVI set 3p-10R. VF M/MUH. SG O73-86 cat £325. (14) (P) $250 $350

2928 Jind: 1941-43 JIND opt KGVI set 3p-25R. VF fresh M/MLH. SG 127-36 cat £350. (10). (P) $250 $350

2929 Patiala: 1937-38 Patiala State opt KGVI set 3p-25R. VF MLH, few tiny tone specs on a couple, overall very fresh. SG 80-97 cat £700. (18) (P) $400 $550

2930 1949 Postal Money Order card originally sent from "Tandjoeng Balai 1 3 49", with addressee apparently not found, then misplaced for 9 years as newly franked in 1958 & returned to sender, with various b/s & boxed red cachet. $100 $200

2931 1975 Printed Postcard from a detainee in Buru Island camp to his wife in Java, with 3-line boxed h/s cachet. Detainees held here after the unsuccessful communist coup attempt in 1965. $100 $200

IONIAN ISLANDS

2932 1859 QV set (½d) orange, (1d) blue & (2d) carmine. VF UN, 4 margins. SG 1-3 cat £203. (3) (P) $90 $120

IRAN & PERSIA

2933 1876 Shah 10sh black & blue, vert bisect (left half) on piece, perf 12. VFU, "Hamadan" cds. Persiphila 21H cat US$3500 on cover, Sc 30(var) SG 26(var). (P) $200 $400

2934 1878 Lion 4Kr grey-blue, imperf. VFU, 4 margins. Persiphila 29c cat US$120, Sc 35 cat US$100, SG 36a cat £90. (P) $80 $120

2935 1878 Lion re-engraved 1Kr carmine imperf. VFU, 4 margins. Persiphila 26 cat US$90, Sc 33 cat US$90, SG 37 cat £80. (P) $70 $100

2936 1878 Lion re-engraved 1Kr red on yellow, imperf. VFU, 4 margins. Persiphila 27 cat US$75, Sc 34 cat US$90, SG 38 cat £80. (P) $60 $80

2937 1878 Lion 1To bronze on blue, imperf, cliché type D, thin paper. VFU, 4 margins, "Teheran" cds. Persiphila 28 cat US$6000, Sc 40 cat US$5500, SG 30 cat £5000. Beautiful genuine example of the rarest classic stamp of Persia. 2014 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $4000 $6000

2938 1878-79 Lion 5Kr purple-bronze, imperf, cliché type C. VFU, 4 margins. Persiphila 33 cat US$2000, Sc 39 cat US$2250, SG 40b. Very rare. 2014 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $1000 $1500

2939 1878-79 Lion 5Kr gold, imperf. VFU, 4 margins. Persiphila 31 cat US$450, Sc 37 cat US$450, SG 41 cat £190. 2014 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $250 $350

2940 1879-80 Shah 1Kr black & brown, with coloured border, imperf, error centre INVERTED. VFU, 4 large margins. Persiphila 44Ea cat US$4000, Sc 41b cat US$3500, SG 49A(var) cat £1900+. Great rarity with only several recorded. 1960 BPA & 2014 Ceremuga photo-certs. (P) $2500 $3500

2941 1879-80 Shah 5Kr black & blue, with coloured border, imperf, error centre INVERTED. VFU, part "Schiras 22/7" pmk. Persiphila 45Ea cat US$2000, Sc 42c cat US$1350, SG 55a cat £1400. Extremely rare with lewss than 10 recorded. 2004 Persiphila photo-cert. (P) $1000 $1500

2942 1885-86 Shah 10ch brown, diag bisect (UL half) on piece. VFU. Persiphila 89(var), Sc 63(var), SG 73(var) all unlisted. (P) $100 $200

2943 1889 Lion & Toughra 5ch mauve, blk of 4, error imperf horiz between, perf 11. VF fresh MLH. Persiphila 94a, Sc 75(var), SG 87(var), unpriced & unlisted in Sc & SG. 2014 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $300 $500

2944 1891 Shah 10ch dull carmine-lake, vert bisect (left half) on piece, perf 10½. VFU. Persiphila 104b, Sc 85(var), SG 97A(var) unpriced & unlisted in Sc & SG. (P) $100 $200

2945 1891 Shah 1Kr green, vert bisect (left half) on piece, perf 10½. VFU. Persiphila 106b, Sc 87(var), SG 99A(var), unpriced & unlisted in Sc & SG. (P) $100 $200

2946 1894 Shah 10ch carmine-rose, colour proof (in colour of the 16ch), perf 11½. VFM. Persiphila 114A cat US$500, Sc 94(p), SG 106(p). Extremely rare. 2014 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $250 $400

2947 1894 Shah set 10ch-50Kr, the 16ch, 5Kr, 10Kr & 50Kr being UPU Specimens with horiz black lines (except 50Kr which is red). Mostly F-VF fresh M, couple creases. Persiphila 114-20Sp cat US$1160, Sc 94-100(s), SG 106-12(s). 2014 Ceremuga photo-cert. (7). (P) $200 $300

2948 1894 Shah 1Kr green & gold, imperf colour proof (colours of the 50Kr). VF UN as made, sm thin. Persiphila 116C cat US$650, Sc 96(p), SG 108(p). Very rare. 2014 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $200 $300

2949 1894 Shah 1Kr rose & gold imperf colour proof (in colours of the 10Kr). VF UN, as made. Persiphila 116B cat US$650, Sc 96(p), SG 108(p). Very rare. 2014 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $300 $500

2950 1894 Shah 5Kr violet & silver, imperf. VF fresh MLH. Persiphila 118a cat US$150, Sc 98(var), SG 110(var). (P) $70 $100

2951 1894 Shah 10Kr rose & gold, imperf. VF fresh MLH. Persiphila 119a cat US$200, Sc 99(var), SG 111(var). (P) $100 $150

2952 1900 "Special Adjutant Makhsoos" provisional seal h/s Lion 1ch grey, horiz pr with central h/s. VF fresh MUH. SG 164, Persiphila 190 cat US$140+, Sc 152 cat US$100++ as M singles, prs rare & worth much more, especially MUH. 2014 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $300 $500

2953 1900 "Special Adjutant Makhsoos" provisional seal h/s Lion 2ch brown, error h/s INVERTED, horiz pr, with central h/s, unfortunately early forgery. Fresh M, crease. SG 165(var), Persiphila 191a cat US$180+, Sc 153 cat US$120++ as for original singles. Negative 2014 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $50 $100

2954 1900 "Special Adjutant Makhsoos" provisional seal h/s Lion 3ch dull purple, horiz with central h/s error h/s INVERTED. VF fresh MUH. SG 166(var), Persiphila 192a normal cat US$300++ Sc 154(var) normal cat US$200+, as M singles prs rare & worth much more, especially MUH. 2014 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $500 $1000

2955 1900 "Special Adjutant Makhsoos" provisional seal h/s Lion 4ch vermilion, horiz pr with central h/s. VF fresh MUH. SG 167, Persiphila 193 cat US$320+, Sc 155 cat US$200++ as M singles, prs rare & worth much more, especially MUH. 2014 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $400 $700

2956 1900 "Special Adjutant Makhsoos" provisional seal h/s Lion 5ch yellow, horiz pr with central h/s error h/s INVERTED. VF fresh MUH. SG 168(var), Persiphila 194a cat US$100+ as normal, Sc 156(var) normal cat US$50++ as M singles, prs rare & worth much more, especially MUH. 2014 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $300 $500

2957 1900 "Special Adjutant Makhsoos" provisional seal h/s Lion 10ch blue, horiz pr with central h/s, unfortunately early forgery. VF fresh M. SG 169, Persiphila 195 unpriced, Sc 158 original cat US$1000+. Negative 2014 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $100 $200

2958 1900 "Special Adjutant Makhsoos" Provisional seal h/s Lion 12ch carmine, horiz pr with central h/s. VF fresh MUH. SG 170, Persiphila 196 cat US$320, Sc 159 cat US200++ as M singles, prs rare & worth much more, especially MUH. 2014 Ceremuga photo-cert. $400 $700

2959 1900 "Special Adjutant Makhsoos" provisional seal h/s Lion 1ch grey, blk of 4 with central h/s, ea stamp with control mark. VF fresh M. SG 171, Persiphila 197 cat US$300++, Sc 160 cat US$400++, both as singles, blks worth much more. 2014 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $400 $700

2960 1900 "Special Adjutant Makhsoos" provisional seal h/s Lion 4ch vermilion, blk of 4 with central h/s, ea stamp with control mark. VF fresh MUH. SG 172, Persiphila 198 cat US$800+++, Sc 163 cat US$1000+++, both as M singles, blks rare & worth much more, especially MUH. 2014 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $1500 $2500

2961 1900 "Special Adjutant Makhsoos" provisional seal h/s Lion 5ch yellow, blk of 4 with Central h/s ea stamp with control mark. VF fresh MUH. SG 173, Persiphila 199 cat US$140++, Sc 164 cat US$200++, both as M singles, blks rare & worth much more, especially MUH. 2014 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $300 $500