37501938-52 KGVI set 1c-$10. Superb MUH, mostly very fresh, some darker gum as always for some values such as 1st $5 & $10, all nice bright colours. SG 140-62 cat £1100+. Rare MUH. (23). (P) $1100$1500
37511938-52 KGVI 15c scarlet variety "broken character" on UR stamp of right marginal blk of 4. VF MUH. SG 146a cat £136 as singles. (P) $100$150
37551938-52 KGVI $10 green & violet. VF MUH, left marginal, nice colour. SG 161 cat £700. Rarely seen MUH. (P) $700$1000
37561938 Numeral 5c green Postal Fiscal. VF fresh MUH. SG F12 cat £100. Only authorised for postal use for 9 days. (P) $80$120
37571941 KGVI Centenary set 2c-$1, most all marginal, $1 with sheet no A3765. SG 163-8 cat £90+. (6). (P) $70$100
37581941 KGVI Centenary set 2c-$1, all UR cnr marginal blks of 4, ea with "A" sheet nos. VF MUH, sl traces of gum aging. SG 163-8 cat £360 as singles, plus premium for scarce sheet no. (6 blks of 4). (P) $300$500
37591946 Victory set 30c & $1, both with variety "extra stroke, the 30c in pr with normal. VF MUH. SG 169-70a cat £254+. (3) (P) $180$250
37611948 Silver Wedding set 10c & $10 tied to FDC (sl tones) by "Hong Kong 22 DE 48" First Day of Issue cds. SG 171-2 cat £132 as loose stamps alone & worth many times that for rare FDC. (P) $275$400
37621936-38 FFC inc Hong Kong-Penang KGV 30c tied by "Hong Kong 9 JY 36" cds -unclaimed & returned with Penang & HK Dead Letter Office b/s. HK-Bangkok KGV 5c & 30c tied "Victoria 13 DE 37" cds, Bangkok b/s, 3 Unclaimed/Return cachets, & HK DLO b/s. HK-Burma KGVI 15c "Victoria 1 SP 38" cds, Rangoon b/s. (3). $120$200
37631937 Registered FFC Hong Kong-Bangkok franked KGV 1c, 5c, 10c & 30c, KGVI Coronation 4c & 15c, tied by Registered GPO Hong Kong 3 DE 37" cds, with Bangkok b/s & boxed Returned/Unknown cachets. (P) $80$150
37641938 cover franked Stamp Duty 5c green strip of 3 tied by "Victoria Hong Kong 17 JA 38" cds. To England. SG F12 cat £51 & "from x4" on cover. (P) $80$150
37651951 use of KGVI 40c Air Letter, "Hong Kong" 25½mm long, grey stock. U, light folds, "Kowloon 24 JUN 1951" pmk. Yang AL3. $20$30
HONG KONG - POs CHINA/JAPAN
37661917-21 CHINA opt KGV 1c-$1, wmk mult crown. VF fresh MLH. SG 1-13 cat £334. (12). (P) $230$300
37671917-21 CHINA opt KGV 1c-$1 wmk mult crown, plus 50c (2) & $1 shades. F-VF M. SG 1-13 inc 12a, 12b & 13a cat £564. (15). (P) $220$350
37681917-21 CHINA opt KGV $1 reddish purple & bright blue on blue, wmk mult crown. VF fresh MLH. SG 13 cat £85. (P) $60$90
37691917-21 CHINA opt KGV $1 grey-purple & blue on blue, wmk mult crown. VF fresh M. SG 13a cat £90. (P) $60$90
37701917-21 "CHINA" opt KGV $10 purple & black on red, top value. VF fresh MUH. SG 17 cat £700 for M, should be at least double, £1400 MUH. (P) $1300$1800
37711922-27 "CHINA" opt KGV set 1c-$2, wmk script, plus 10c shade. VFM. SG 18-28 cat £448. (12). (P) $350$450
37721918 CHINA opt KGV 1½c on 1c brown on buff Postcard. VF UN, typical darker stock. H&G 5, Yang P36. Rare. (P) $150$250
3777Shanghai: 1863 QV 24c green wmk crown CC (perfs trimmed etc) with 7-point star h/s believed used in Shanghai, also with barred oval B62 pmk. Most unusual. (P) $100$200
3778Shanghai: 1863-71 QV 6c lilac INVERTED wmk with "S1" pmk in blue. FU. SG Z774(var) cat £24 for normal wmk, inverted cat x8, thus with this pmk would be £190. Rare combination. (P) $100$200
3780Shanghai: 1863-71 QV 2c, 4c (2), 8c, 12c, 24c, 30c red & 30c mauve (2), 48c & 96c all with "S1" pmks in black or blue. G-VF U. SG Z772, 73, 75, 76, 78, 79, 780, 81, 83 cat £213. (11) (P) $120$200
3781Shanghai: 1874-1902 QV $2 olive-green perf 15½x15 Postal Fiscal with "S1" pmk. FU. SG ZF874 cat £80. (P) $60$90
3782Yokohama: 1863-71 QV 2c, 8c, 12c (3), 24c & 30c mauve, plus 1876 28c/30c, & 1877 16c all with "Y1" black pmks. SG Z32, 5, 6, 8, 40, 45 & 46 cat £400. (9) (P) $200$300
HONG KONG - JAPANESE OCCUP
37831945 "Governor General" opt Japan 5Y/5s claret. VF fresh MLH. SG J3 cat £900. Genuine mint are rare & certificate can be obtained onrequest. (P) $700$1000
HUNGARY
37841933 Airmail set 10f-5P. Top values superb fresh MUH, lowest 5 vals tiny spots on gum. Mi 502-10, SG 554-62 cat £425 for M, so at least double, £850 MUH. (9) (P) $180$250
37851918 Airmail cover franked Repulo Posta opt set 1K50 & 4K50, plus Harvester 5f & Parliament 80f & 1K, all tied by "Budapest 918 JUL 10" cds. To Poland, with Flugpost Wien transit cds & Flugpost Krakau arrival b/s. VF. SG 271-2, Mi 210-11. Budapest-Krakau covers are very rare. (P) $600$1000
37861920 cover (partial back) franked general Revenue 50f brown & red pr of the 1914 issue, tied by "Szeged" cds date. Rare usage $50$100
HUNGARY - OCCUPATIONS
3787West Hungary (Lajtabansag): 1921 Postage Due 50t black & green, error centre INVERTED. VF fresh MUH. Mi P1(var). Only 1 sheet recorded. 2015 Ceremuga photo cert. (P) $200$400
INDIA
37881856-64 QV ½a blue Die I, IMPERF bottom marginal blk of 12, no wmk (sheet wmk in margin). Superb MUH, "dried" never hinged original gum, all 4 margins. SG 37a cat £5400 for M, should be at least £10,800 MUH, plus huge premium for exceedingly rare large blk. Certificate can be obtained on request (12) (P) $5000$8000
37891856-64 QV ½a blue die I, IMPERF horiz pr, no wmk. Superb MUH "dried" never hinged original gum, 4 large margins. SG 37a cat £900 for M, should be at least double, £1800 MUH. Certificate can be obtained on request. (P) $1000$1500
37901865-74 QV range with 1865 ½a, 8p, 1a & 2a & 1866-78 4a, all opt thick CANCELLED (13x2mm), plus 1874 1R opt thin CANCELLED (14x2½mm), all wmk elephant. From DLR archives 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
37911865-78 QV range with 8p purple, 1a brown, 2a orange & 4a green, all marg blks of 4, all opt CANCELLED 13 x 2½mm, all wmk elephant. From De La Rue archives, being from colour sample proof sheets. VF fresh MUH. SG ex 56-62 & 71 cat £512 for M, should be at least double, £1024 MUH normals & much rarer with opt, especially as blks. (16) (P) $500$700
37931866-72 "Service" opt QV 4a green, wmk elephant head. VFM, usual tropicalised gum. SG O13 cat £500. Rare stamp. Copy of Holcombe photo cert of blk of from where it came. (P) $300$400
37941866-72 "Service" opt QV 4a green, UR marginal blk of 4, wmk elephant head. VFM, usual tropicalised gum. SG O13 cat £2000 as singles, plus premium for blk. Rare. Copy of Holcombe photo cert of larger blk it came from. (4). (P) $1300$1800
37951911-22 KGV 1a Carmine, LL cnr marginal blk of 8, error grossly misplaced perfs through middle of stamps, wmk large star. VF MUH, darker gum. SG 160(var). Spectacular error blk. (P) $400$700
37961911-22 KGV 15R blue & olive, wmk large star. VF fresh M. SG 190 cat £300. (P) $200$300
37971912-22 Booklet 1R green & pink covers with only 8 KGV ½a & one 1a. Somewhat tropicalised. SG SB9 cat £350 for comp bklt. (P) $100$150
37981921 Booklet 1R2a with only 3 panes of 4 KGV 9p/1a. Somewhat tropicalised. SG SB 13 cat £200 for comp bklt. $50$100
38001937-40 KGVI 1a red uncut booklet panes sheet of 256 with barred gutters every 5th row, ea pane of 16x4 has tete-beche prs across the centre, giving a total of 64 tete-beche prs, plus another 64 inverted wmk & 64 normal. Superb fresh MUH. SG 250/250a/250w cat £416++, plus premium for fresh sheet. Spectacular. $500$700
38011940-43 KGVI Air set 3p-14a. VF fresh MUH. SG 265-77 cat £45. (14) $40$60
38021935 Quetta Earthquake stampless cover from India (now Pakistan), endorsed at UR "Earthquake No stamps" (wrinkles, tone etc), airmail to Sydney with "T" h/s & "220c" m/s struck out & 1/10 in blue crayon, plus "Mosman 21 JE 35" arrival b/s. Rare usage & destination. (P) $150$300
38031937 cover franked KGVI 9p(2) & 1a, tied by "Postal Audit Building Madras 23 AUG 37" First Day of Issue. Comp "set" as all other values issued later. To Malta with Valletta transit pmk & "Sliema BO" arrival b/s. SG 249-50. Scarce FDC . $60$100
INDIAN STATES & POs ABROAD
3804China 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
3805China Exped Force: 1905-11 CEF opt KEVII 1a, variety opt DOUBLE, 1 albino, in gutter blk of 12. VF fresh MUH. SG C13a cat £1200 for M, should be at least double, £2400 MUH, plus premium for gutter blk. Copy of 2004 RPSL photo cert for part sheet it camefrom with photocopy to show position. (12) (P) $900$1500
3806China Exped Force: 1905-11 opt KEVII 1a, variety opt DOUBLE, 1 albino in UL corner marginal blk of 4. VF fresh MUH. SG C13a cat £400 for M, should be at least double, £800 MUH, plus premium for blk. Copy of 2004 RPSL photo cert for part sheet it came from with photocopy to show position. (4). (P) $350$500
3807Alwar: 1945 Arms 1a blue Revenue printer's sample Proof (instead of black-brown) opt "Waterlow & Sons Ltd Specimen" with small security punch. VF fresh UN as made. Bft 341(p). Rare! (P) $50$100
3808Bamra: 1888 Type-set 4a black on yellow, imperf. Superb fresh UN as issued. SG 5 cat £130+. Rare genuine example. (P) $150$250
3809Bhopal: 1908-11 SERVICE opt Arms 1a carmine-red, IMPERF blk of 4, error "SERVICE" INVERTED & shifted, opt type O2. Superb fresh UN, left marginal, 4 margins. SG O306(var), unlisted as yet but SG O302a/b cat £390 for such error. (P) $120$200
3810Bhopal: 1936-49 SERVICE opt Pictorial 2a brown & blue, error opt INVERTED. VF fresh MUH. SG O337b cat £300 for M, should be at least double, £600 MUH. Only part of 1 sheet recorded. Certificate can be obtained on request. (P) $400$600
3811Bhopal: 1936-49 SERVICE opt Pictorial 1R dull blue & bright purple, opt with serifs, 11½mm long, error "SREVICE" for "SERVICE". VF fresh MLH, gum wrinkles. SG O342a cat £200. Very rare error & certificate can be obtained on request. (P) $250$400
3815Bundi: 1914-41 Raja & Cows 4R yellow-green & scarlet, inscriptions type C, UR cnr marginal roul in colour. Superb fresh UN as issued. SG 48 cat £425 & greatly under-catalogued. (P) $500$700
3816Bundi: 1914-41 Raja & Cows 5R scarlet & emerald, inscriptions type C. Superb fresh UN as issued. SG 49 cat £425+ & greatly under-catalogued. Rare top value. (P) $500$700
3817Bundi: 1915-41 Native Script Service opt Raja & Cows 5R emerald & scarlet, top value, opt type A. Superb fresh UN, as issued. SG O27A cat £400 & greatly under-catalogued. A very rare top value. (P) $550$800
3818Chamba: 1913-23 SERVICE opt KGV 1a, error CHAMBA STATE printed on GUMMED SIDE. VF MUH, R marginal. SG O38(var). Only 1 sheet printed. (P) $60$100
3820Chamba: 1927-39 opt Service KGV set 3p-10R. VF MLH/MUH, most very fresh. SG O48-60 cat £190+ & undercatalogued. (13). (P) $180$250
3821Chamba: 1935-36 CHAMBA STATE opt KGV 2a vermilion, small die. VF MUH. SG 79 cat £140 for M, should be at least double, £280 MUH. Rare stamp! (P) $300$450
3824Charkhari: 1909 Crossed Swords 1p turquoise-blue (swords right over left) horiz pr, error IMPERF between. VF fresh MLH. SG 16a cat £250+. Very rare. (P) $300$450
3825Charkhari: 1930-45 Crossed Swords 1p dull green (swords left over right) imperf on pelure paper, variety void printing in UR cnr due to cracked plate. Superb UN as issued, 4 margins. SG 32(var) cat £85++ as normal plus premium for variety est at double so £170+. (P) $120$200
3826Charkhari: 1930-45 Crossed Swords ½a black (swords left over right), imperf, on pelure paper. Superb UN as issued, 4 margins. SG 36 cat £85+. (P) $100$150
3827Charkhari: 1930-45 Crossed Swords 1a red (swords left over right), imperf. Superb UN as issued, 4 margins. SG 41 cat £275+. Rare genuine & certificate can be obtained on request. (P) $350$450
3829Cochin: 1923-24 "ON CGS" opt Varma II 8p/9p carmine, wmk upright, opt with serif on G. VF MUH. SG O20 cat £450 for M, should be at least double, £900 MUH. Very rare stamp & certificate can be obtained on request. (P) $600$900
3830Cochin: 1923-24 "ON CGS" opt Varma II 8p/9p carmine, opt w/o serif on "G". F-VF fresh MUH. SG O21 cat £70 for M, should be at least double, £140 MUH. (P) $80$120
3831Cochin: 1923-24 "ON CGS" opt Varma II 8p/9p carmine, opt w/o serif on "G", UR cnr marginal. VF fresh MUH. SG O21 cat £70 for M, should be at least double, £140 MUH. (P) $120$180
3832Cochin: 1925 "ON CGS" opt Varma II 10p/9p carmine. Superb fresh MUH. SG O22 cat £90 for M, should be at least £180 MUH (P) $150$250
3833Cochin: 1925 "ON CGS" opt Varma II 10p/9p 27½mm surch. VF MUH. SG O22 cat £90 for M, should be at least £180 MUH (P) $100$150
3834Cochin: 1925 "ON CGS" opt Varma II 10p/9p carmine, 27½mm surch. Superb fresh MUH. SG O22 cat £90 for M, should be at least double, £180 MUH. (P) $150$250
3835Cochin: 1933-38 "ON CGS" opt set 4p-10a, recess print. VF fresh MUH. SG O34-43 cat £160 for M, should be at least double, £320 MUH. Rare so nice. (10). (P) $350$500
3836Cochin: 1933-38 "ON CGS" opt Raja 2a grey, opt type 5 (straight back 'C'), recess printed. VF fresh MLH. SG O38 cat £40. (P) $45$60
3842Cochin: 1946-48 Raja 1a3p magenta perf 13, w/o official opt -unissued thus. Superb fresh UN, as made, LR cnr marginal. SG footnote after 108 cat £150+. (P) $250$350
3844Cochin: 1949 "SIX PIES" opt Maharaja 9p ultramarine top marginal, unissued, variety extra albino opt in margin. Superb fresh UN, as made. SG footnote after 126 cat £150+ (P) $250$400
3845Cochin: 1949 "ON CGS" opt Maharaja "SIX PIES" & native script on 3p carmine, error surcharge DOUBLE. VFU, top marginal. SG O103b cat £425+. Rarity. Certificate can be obtained upon request. (P) $500$800
3846Duttia: 1896 Ganesh 4a black/rose, imperf, with blue control h/s. Superb fresh UN as issued, 4 margins. SG 7 cat £1800. Extremely rare genuine example. 1983 BPA photo-cert, while diff new cert can be obtained on request. (P) $2700$3700
3847Faridkot: 1887-1900 Opt QV set 3p-1R. VF fresh M/MLH. SG 1-17 cat £203. Only 720 sets printed. (11) (P) $250$350
3848Faridkot: 1887-1900 "FARIDKOT STATE" opt QV 12a purple on red. VFU, proper Faridkot cds. SG 14 cat £600. Only 1200 printed& most are mint. Very rare genuine used & certificate can be obtained on request. (P) $800$1200
3849Faridkot: 1887-98 SERVICE opt QV set ½a-1R. VF fresh M/MLH. SG O1-16 cat £225. Only 1819 sets printed. (10) (P) $90$120
3850French India : 1941 "FRANCE LIBRE" red opt Pictorial 12ca, error INVERTED h/s opt from 2nd printing. VFU on piece. SG 139(var), Maury 133a cat €135+. Rare. (P) $80$120
3851French India : 1941 "FRANCE LIBRE" blue opt Brahma 18ca vermilion & carmine, error INVERTED h/s opt from 2nd printing. VFUon piece. SG 141(var) cat £750 as normal, plus premium for inverted, Maury 137a cat €1600+. Key stamp as normal, extremely rare asinvert error. (P) $800$1200
3852French India : 1941 "FRANCE LIBRE" red opt Paris Exhibition 12ca, error INVERTED h/s opt from 2nd printing. VFU on piece, with "Inde Francais 16-6-1941 Pondicherry" cds. SG 157a cat £200+, Maury 152a cat €235+. Rare genuine. (P) $120$200
3853French India : 1941 "FRANCE LIBRE" blue opt Paris Exhib 16ca, error INVERTED h/s opt from 2nd printing. VFU on piece, with "Inde Francais 13 6 1941 Pondicherry" cds. SG 158(var), Maury 153a cat €235+. Rare. (P) $120$200
3854French India : 1941 "FRANCE LIBRE" blue opt Paris Exhib 1fa12, error INVERTED h/s opt from 2nd printing. VFU on piece. SG 159(var), Maury 154a cat €235+ Rare. (P) $120$200
3855French India : 1941 "FRANCE LIBRE" red opt Paris Exhibition 2fa12 error INVERTED h/s opt from 2nd printing. VFU on piece. SG 160a cat £200+, Maury 155a cat €235+. Rare. (P) $120$200
3856French India : 1941 "FRANCE LIBRE" blue opt New York Exhibition 1fa12ca, error INVERTED h/s opt from 2nd printing. VFU on piece. SG 161(var), Maury 15ba cat €275+. Rare. (P) $150$250
3857French India : 1941 "France Toujours" & Cross circle h/s opt Paris Exhibition 16ca carmine, from 2nd printing. VFU on piece. SG 162(var) cat £275, Maury 182 cat €350. Only 200 printed. (P) $180$250
3858French India : 1941 "France Toujours" & Cross circle h/s opt Brahma 15ca on 20c, from 2nd printing. VFU on piece. SG 162a cat £350, Maury 164 cat €350. Only 200 printed. (P) $200$300
3859French India : 1941 "France Toujours" & Cross circle opt Pictorial 1fa3ca on 35c, from 2nd printing. VFU on piece. SG 162c cat £350, Maury 170 cat €350. Only 200 printed. (P) $200$300
3860French India : 1941 "France Toujours" & Cross circle h/s opt Brahma 3ca black & chocolate-brown, from 2nd printing. VFU on piece. SG 162e cat £300, Maury 161 cat €300. Only 200 printed. (P) $150$250
3861French India : 1941 "France Toujours" & Cross circle h/s opt Pictorial 12ca olive-green & green, from 2nd printing. VFU on piece. SG 162g cat £300, Maury 163 cat €300. Only 200 printed. (P) $150$250
3862French India : 1941 "France Toujours" & Cross circle h/s opt Brahma 16ca black & blue, from 2nd printing. VFU on piece. SG 162h £300, Maury 165 cat €300. Only 200 printed. (P) $150$250
3863French India : 1941 FRANCE LIBRE red opt New York Exhibition 2fa12, error INVERTED h/s opt from 2nd printing. VFU on piece. SG 162za(var), Maury 157c cat €275+. Rare. (P) $150$275