4055Somalia: 1926-30 Somalia Italiana opt King set 2c-10L. VF fresh M/MLH. SG 87-103 cat £800, Sass 92-104, 116-18, 139 cat €900. (18) (P) $200$300
4056Somalia: 1926 Money Order set 20c-3L. VF M/MLH. Sass S7-12 cat €160 (P) $40$70
4057Tripolitania: 1933 Zeppelin Airmail set 3L-20L. VF fresh MUH. SG 171-76 cat £65 for M, should be at least double, £130 MUH, Sass A22-28 cat €225. (6). (P) $70$100
ITALY - OCCUPATIONS
4058Albania: 1940 Postage Due set 4q-50q. VF fresh MLH. SG D373-7 cat £200, Sass S1-5 cat €400. Top value 50q with 2003 APS photo cert. (5) (P) $100$150
4059Fiume: 1919 Education Fund set 5c + 5L-10cor+5L, tied by "Fiume 18 MAR 1919 A1A" FDI, in official PO printed presentation folder with PO cachets & signature. VFU. SG 71-82 cat £200++, Sass 62-73 cat €600++, both as loose stamps. (P) $200$300
4060Fiume: 1920 "Reggenza Italiana de Carnaro" opt Military Post set 1c/5c-10L/20c, tied by "Fiume d'Italia 20 NOV 20 Posta Militare" cds, in Official PO printed presentation folder with PO cachets & signature. VF. SG ex 146-62 & E163-64 cat £1100++, Sass 131-47 &E3-4 cat €1545+, both as loose stamps, & €2100 for bklt. 2014 Colio photo-cert. (P) $700$1000
4061Fiume - Kupa Zone: 1941 "Zona Occupata" opts on King Peter 0.25D-20D, 12 diff values. VF MUH/MLH (all look MUH but some sl redistributed gum). SG ex1-13 cat £2352+ as M, Sass ex1-13 cat €3750 for M, or €5600 MUH. Seldom seen area & rare offer with only100 printed of 20D. Exp Diena & Raybaudi, plus 20D with 2008 Raybaudi photo cert. (12). (P) $1300$1800
4062Fiume - Kupa Zone: 1941 "Zona Occupata" & ONMI opts set, BUCCARI opt 50p & Pro Maternita opt set. VF fresh MUH. SG 15-21 cat £79 for M, should be £200 MUH, Sass 32-38 cat €200. Seldom seen area. (7). (P) $100$150
4063Fiume - 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
4064Fiume: 1920 large "ARBE" opt set 5c-25c, all tied by "13 XI 21 Arbe" cds, in official PO printed presentation folder with PO cachets &signature. VFU. SG 1A-4A cat £1075++, Sass 1-4 cat €1350++, both for loose stamps & €2025 for bklt. 2014 Prof Bilandzic photo-cert. (P) $800$1200
4065Fiume: 1920 small "ARBE" opt set 5c-55/5c plus Express 30/20c & 50/5c (55/5c variety double perf - Sass 10na), tied by "28 XI 20 Arbe'" cds in official PO printed presentation folder with PO cachets & signature. VFU. SG 1b-6 & E7-8 cat £506++, Sass 5-10 & E1-2cat €950 -both for loose stamps & €1425 for bklt. 2014 Prof Bilandzic photo-cert. (P) $500$800
4066Fiume - Arbe: 1920 large "VEGLIA" opt set 5c-25c. VF fresh M/MLH. SG 1A-4A cat £1525+, Sass 1-4 cat €2400+. Very rare genuineas only 450 sets printed & most used. 1996 Raybaudi photo cert. (4) (P) $800$1200
4067Fiume: 1920 large "VEGLIA" opt set 5c-25c, tied by "Veglia XII 20'" cds in official PO printed presentation folder with PO cachets & signature. VFU. SG 1A-4A cat £1075+, Sass 1-4 cat €1350+, both for loose stamps & €2025 for bklt. 2014 Bilandzic photo-cert. (P) $800$1200
4068Fiume: 1920 small "VEGLIA" opt set 5c-55/5c, plus Express 30/20c & 50/5c, tied by "Veglia 13 XIII 20'" cds in official PO printed presentation folder with PO cachets & signature. VFU. SG 1B-6, E7-8 cat £506+, Sass 5-10, E1-2 cat €800+, both for loose stamps, &€1275 for bklt. 2014 Prof Bilandzic photo-cert. (P) $500$800
4069Lubiana (Slovenia): 1941 "R. Commissariato..." 6-line opt on King Peter 10D small format, but with opt type designed for the large format stamps (ie: with 4 lines of only 5/6 diamond dots at right). Superb fresh MUH. Sass 33B cat €18,000. Great rarity as only a tinynumber examples are in existence. Exp Julij Bar & CPS cert, plus 2007 Ceremuga photo cert. (P) $7000$10000
4070Lubiana (Slovenia): 1941 "Alto Commissario…." 5-line opts on Postage Due set 050D-10D. VF fresh UN. Sass S16-20 cat €26,000 asM. Only 42 sets existed & of those very few survived, of which most were in poor condition. One of the rarest sets of WWII Italian occupations! 2008 Sorani photo cert. (5) (P) $4000$7000
4071Montenegro: 1942 ”Governatorato del Montenegro” 4-line RED opt Yugoslavia “Legionari” set 0.50D-2D. Superb fresh MLH. Sass 28-31 cat €5000+. Only 200 sets printed & many were destroyed, with very small number surviving. Exp Alberto Diena & Sorani, plus 2007 Raybaudi photo cert. (4) (P) $2200$3000
4073Trentino: 1918-19 Bolzano Postage Due provisional "T5, T10, T20" between lines h/s on Venezia Tridentina opt set 5h/5c-20h/20c. VFU pieces, "Bozen 16 1 19" cds. Sass B23/11-13 cat €750 (3) (P) $300$500
4074Trentino: 1919 "Venezia Tridentina" opt King 5h/5c variety missing "V" of Venezia. Fresh MLH top marginal. SG 28b cat £110, Sass 28g cat €130. (P) $50$80
4075Trentino: 1918-19 Bolzano Postage Due provisional black "T" h/s on General Issues 2c-20c, all error h/s INVERTED. F-VFM. Sass BZ1/11Aa-14a cat €140 for U, unpriced M. (4). (P) $70$100
4076Trentino: 1918-19 Bolzano Postage Due provisional "T15" between lines h/s on Austria Karl 15h. VFU with part Bozen cds. Sass BZ3/3 cat €220. (P) $80$120
4077Trentino: 1918-19 Bolzano Postage Due provisional "T20" between lines h/s on Austria Karl 20h. VFU with part Bozen cds. Sass BZ3/4 cat €220. (P) $80$120
4078Trentino: 1918-19 Bolzano Postage Due provisional "T25" between lines h/s on Austria Karl 25h. VFU with part Bozen cds. Sass BZ3/5 cat €350. (P) $150$250
4079Trentino: 1918-19 Bolzano Postage Due provisional "T5, T10, T20" between lines h/s on "Venezia Tridentina" opt set 5h/5c-20h/20c. F-VFU. Sass BZ3/11-13 cat €750. (3). (P) $300$450
4080Trentino: 1918-19 Bolzano Postage Due provisional black horiz "TAXE" h/s on Austria defs 5h- 50h. VFU with part Bozen cds. Sass BZ3/23-30 cat €3410. Extremely rare. Key stamp with 2014 Ceremuga AIEP photo cert. (8). (P) $1300$2000
4081Trentino: 1918-19 Bolzano Postage Due provisional red "TAXE" h/s on Venezia Tridentina opt set 5h/5c & 20h/20c. F-VF fresh MLH. Sass BZ3/47-48 cat €560. (2). (P) $200$300
4082Trentino: 1918-19 Bolzano Postage Due provisional black "TAXE 5" h/s on Italy 2c Arms. U. Sass BZ3/75 cat €165. (P) $70$100
4083Trentino: 1918-19 Bolzano Postage Due provisional red "TAXE 5" h/s on Italy 2c Arms. VFU, tied to piece by "Bozen 23 12 18" cds. Sass BZ3/76 cat €400++. (2). (P) $150$250
4085Trentino: 1918-19 Bolzano Postage Due provisional "TAXES, 10, 20" h/s on "Venezia Tridentina" opt set 5h/5c-20h/20c. F-VFU. Sass BZ3/77-9 cat €360. (3). (P) $150$250
4086Trentino: 1918-19 Bolzano Postage Due provisional red "Porto" h/s on "Venezia Tridentina" opt 5h/5c. VFU on piece with "Bozen" cds. Sass BZ3/115 cat €350. (P) $150$250
4087Trentino: 1919 censored cover sent stampless with "Kardaun 20 III 19" cds, to Bozen, with "T" with m/s "40", & franked Postage Due provisional opts "T20" h/s between 2 lines opt on Venezia Tridentina 20h/20c pr, tied by "Bozen 21 III 19" cds. VF. Sass BZ3/13 cat €700 as loose stamps, or €1000 for a single on cover, so at least €1350 for this franking. Rare usage! (P) $300$500
4088Venezia Giulia: 1918 opt set 1c-1L, plus express. F-VFU on pieces, nice range of diff pmks. SG 49-E60 cat £420, Sass 19-29 & E1 cat €725. (12). (P) $250$350
4090Venezia Giulia: 1946 cover (aged at top) franked "AMG VG" opt 1L blk of 4 & 2L with error opt INVERTED, tied by "Trieste Succ 3 Piazza Della Borsa 6 1 46" cds. To Rome, with arrival b/s. SG 33 & 34(var), Sass 8 & 9d - the 2L alone cat €140 as a loose stamp. (P) $100$200
4091Venezia Giulia: 1946 Cover franked "AMG VG" opt 20c error opt DOUBLE, 60c (3), 2L blk of 4 & 25L, tied by "Trieste Succ 3 Piazza Della Borsa 26 9 46" cds. Sent locally. SG 29(var), 32, 34 & 44, Sass 4e (cat €300 as loose stamp), 6, 9 & 19. (P) $150$250
4092Venezia Giulia: 1947 Cover franked "AMG VG" opt 10c with DOUBLE opt, 20c (2), 50c Air & 5L, tied by "Trieste Succ 3 Piazza Della Borsa 25 7 47" cds. Sent locally with "Gorizia 26 7 47" b/s. SG 26(var), 29 or 30, 35 & 47, Sass 1e (cat €400 as loose stamp), 4/ 5, 10 & A1. (P) $200$300
4093Venezia Giulia: 1947 cover franked "AMG VG" opt 1L -one with shifted opt showing parts at both sides, the other opt DOUBLE -the 2nd shifted & showing part opt at ea side, plus 3L & Airs 50c pr & 2L pr, tied by "Trieste No 4 IA Dei Piccardi 27 7 47" cds. Sent locally, with "Gorizia" arrival b/s. SG 33(var), 40, 47 & 49", Sass 8e & 8hd (cat €190 as loose stamps alone), 15, A1 & A3. (P) $100$200
4094Zante: 1941 "OCCUPAZIONE MILITARE DI ZANTE / 1-5-XIX" h/s opt on Greece Airmail 100Dr top value. VF MUH, never hingedoriginal gum. Sass PA10 cat €22,500+. Great rarity of WWII occupations with less than 10 examples recorded. Exp Mondolfo & Alberto Diena, plus 1978 Raybaudi & 2012 Dr Colla AIEP photo certs. (P) $7000$10000
ITALY - STATES
4095Papal States: 1867 Arms 3c rosy drab, imperf. Superb fresh MLH, 4 large margins for issue, frame lines all sides. SG 32 cat £3250+, Sass 14 cat €6000. Unusually nice genuine example of this rare classic. Exp A Diena & Fiecchi, plus 2007 Bottacchi AIEP photo-cert. (P) $1300$2000
4096Papal States: 1868 folded printed letter franked 5c imperf on blue- green (2) tied by diamond of diamonds pmks with "Roma 18 set 68" cds with sender's oval cachet & b/s of Civitavechia. VF. SG 33 cat £650 as loose stamps alone, Sass 16 cat €1600 on cover. (P) $250$400
4099Parma: 1859 Provisional Govt 20c deep blue. VF fresh M, 4 large margins, original gum with adhesions. SG 32 cat £1400, Sass 15 cat€2000. Nice genuine example. 2002 Sorani photo-cert. (P) $500$700
4100Parma: 1859 Provisional Government 80c bistre-yellow. Superb fresh UN, 4 margins. Only 2400 printed of both colours & only small survival rare. Superb looking genuine example of the rarest stamp of Parma. Sass 18 cat €15,000 for M, SG 35 cat £8500. Exp Brun AIEP, plus 2013 Roumet photo cert. (P) $1800$2500
4101Parma: 1859 Provisional Government 80c bistre-yellow. Fresh UN, thin in margin only, 4 margins. Only 2400 printed of both colours & only small survival rate. Superb looking genuine example of the rarest stamp of Parma. Sass 18 cat €15,000 for M, SG 35 cat £8500.2013 Roumet photo cert. (P) $900$1500
4102Sardinia: 1862 folded letter franked King 10c orange-brown (2), the one at right with error double embossed head, with 4 margins, tied by "Canale 30 NOV 62" cds, b/s "Alba 30 NOV 62". SG 39(var). Sass 14Dg(var) double head error mentioned in footnotes but unpriced. (P) $200$400
4104Tuscany: 1851-52 Lion 60c brick-red on azure top value. VFU appearance, small expert repair in left margin, light cancel not obscuring the value. SG 23 cat £27,000 = A$55,000, Sass 9 cat €40,000 = A$60,000+. Overall an unusually nice genuine example of this major classic rarity. 2014 Bottacchi AIEP photo-cert. (P) $2800$4000
4105Tuscany: 1860 Arms 3L yellow-ochre top value, wmk vertical wavy lines. VF fresh M appearance, tiny expert repairs at sides almost undetectable, partial gum added, superb appearance, bright colour. Sass 23 cat €400,000 = A$600,000+. SG 51 cat £225,000 = A$450,000+. An extremely rare stamp of which genuine unused examples are almost never seen anywhere (and for which a cert from a specialist expert is a must as extremely dangerous forgeries exist), & certainly the only genuine example ever offered for sale in Australia. The rarest standard classic European stamp & one of the famous classic rarities of the world. Exp Brun, plus 2013 Bottacchi AIEP photo cert. (P) $18000$28000
4106Tuscany: 1853 folded letter wrapper franked Lion 2c blue (3+ margins), tied by rare box of diamonds pmk & with "Pisa 24 MAR 1853"cds - both in red. SG 12, Sass 5 cat €10,000+ on cover for this rare pmk combination. 2009 Colla AIEP photo cert. (P) $900$1500
4107Tuscany: 1855 folded letter wrapper franked Lion 2c (almost 4 margins), tied by "11 AUG 1855 Firenze" ribbon at base cds. SG 11, Sass 5 cat €900 on cover. (P) $150$250
41091916 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) $220$350
41101916 WAR STAMP opt KGV 3d purple on lemon, LL cnr blk of 4 with plate no.1, error opt type 20 INVERTED. VF fresh MUH, crease in margin. SG 72aa cat £1300 for M, should be at least double, £2600 MUH, plus extra for plate blk. 2005 BPA photo cert. (P) $1000$1500
41111917 WAR STAMP opt KGV 1½d orange, error opt type 21 INVERTED. VF fresh MUH, top marginal. SG 74d cat £80 for M, should be at least double, £160 MUH. (P) $80$120
41131919 Airmail "plane" opt set 1½s & 3s. VF MUH, pristine never hinged original gum. SG 196-197 cat £1025 for M, should be at leastdouble, £2050 MUH, Sak C22-23 cat Y270,000. Very are in MUH condition & certificate can be obtained on request. (2) (P) $1500$2500
41141937 Admiral Togo 80s booklet containing 4s green pane of 20, cover blue & red checks. VF fresh MUH, interleaving adhered as usual. Sak B18 cat Y58,000+. (P) $220$300
41161923 Independence 3-line vertical opt 1P, reading down. F-VF MLH. Sc 78(var), SG 103A cat £750 & much undercatalogued. Extremely rare as only one pane of 24 believed printed! 2012 Sorani photo-cert. (P) $550$800
41171923 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) $60$90
41181923 Surch ½Pi h/s in black on 1922 "Arab Govt" opt 2Pi, perf 14 pr, error left stamp surch omitted. VF fresh MUH/MLH. Sc 92(var),SG 80ca cat £1000+ & much undercataloged. Extremely rare with only several recorded. 2012 Sorani photo-cert. (P) $900$1500
41191924 Official opt Hejaz Arms ½pa red blk of 4, variety "Arabic 1242" on UR stamp. VF fresh MUH. SG O117 cat £256 as M singles, should be at least £512 MUH, plus premium for variety blk. (P) $300$450
KENYA, UGANDA & TANGANYIKA
41201919 "4 cents" & bar opt KGV 6c scarlet, error opt INVERTED. VF fresh MUH. SG 64c cat £350 for M, should be at least double, £700 MUH. (P) $400$600
41211922-27 KGV 5c green opt SPECIMEN error opt DOUBLE, partly overlapping but very distinct. VF fresh MLH. SG 78(var). Important new discovery sure to get SG cat listing. Certificate can be obtained on request. (P) $600$900
41221922-27 KGV 5/- carmine-red, wmk crown to right of CA. VF F/C with "Law Courts" cds. SG 92w normal U cat £550. (P) $50$100
41241922-27 KGV £75 purple & grey opt SPECIMEN. M, UL cnr perf added & a bit tropicalised but F-VF appearance. SG 104s cat £3750 (normal cat £150,000). Important British Empire ultra high value. (P) $1200$2000
41251928-33 Postage Due set 5c to 1/- opt/perf SPECIMEN. VF fresh MLH. SG D1-6s cat £350. Very scarce. (6). (P) $300$450
41261935-37 KGV Lake Naivasha 1/- black & green, perf 13x12. VFU. SG 118b cat £140. (P) $70$100
41281938-54 KGVI Bird 1c black & brown, 2 blks of 14, 1st is LR cnr marginal with DLR imprint, 3rd stamp on top row with "retouched value tablet" (R9/6), also varieties spot on bird's neck (R10/8) & spot on King's nose (R10/9), 2nd blk UR cnr marginal, 2nd stamp on bottom row with "break in bird's breast" & also "straight diag scratch" (R1/5). VF fresh MUH, 1 blk with part perf separation between 2 stamps. SG 131/131ad/ae cat £143. (2 blks of 14) $90$150
41291938 KGVI Pictorial 3sh40 booklet with panes of 15c & 20c, error wax interleaves in front of stamps instead of on gum side. VF MUH. SG SB3(var) cat £300++ as normal, premium for error. (P) $200$400
41301948 KGVI Silver Wedding set 20c & £1 with local h/s SPECIMEN (Samuel type K4) in violet, both in UR cnr blks of 8 or 9, with sheet number 001. VF fresh M with paper adhesions to reverse from mounting in archive book. SG 157-58(s). UNIQUE blks as only 1 sheet of 60 of ea existed, ex KUT postal archive. We sold a set of singles in auction 273 for $815, & a set of imprint blks for $11,000 in auction 278, so such unique sheet no cnr multiples would calculate to $7000-$8000. Copy of BPA photo certs for sheets they came from, plus 2013 Ceremuga photo cert. (17) (P) $5500$8000
KOREA - NORTH
41311950 Occupation of South Korea double circle opt 20w brown, opt in red. VF MUH, right marginal. SG 2, Mi 2. (P) $50$100
KOREA - SOUTH
41321950 "Unification of Korea" 100w blue special imperf presentation M/Sheet showing President Syngman Rhee. Prematurely issued to celebrate United Nations troops capturing all of North Korea. VF fresh UN as issued, original size 91x137mm. KSSC PSC38 cat W4,000,000. SG 137(MS), Mi Blk 19 cat €6000 = A$9000+. Extremely rare as while 300 were printed, the vast majority were destroyed in the counter offensive by communist & Chinese forces that captured Seoul. (P) $1200$2000
41331950 "Unification of Korea" set 100w-200w as special imperf presentation M/Sheets on granite paper, with 100w blue showing President Syngman Rhee, 100w yellow-green showing South Korean Flag over North Korean mountains & 200w blue-green showing map of Korea with South Korean & United Nations flags. set prematurely issued to celebrate capture of all North Korea by South Korean, American & United Nations forces. VF fresh UN as issued, original size 91x137mm. KSSC PSC37-39 cat W12,000,000. SG 137-39(MS), Mi Blk 19-21 cat €18,000 = A$27,000. Extremely rare as while 300 were printed, the vast majority were destroyed in the counter-offensive by communist & Chinese forces that captured Seoul. (3 M/S). (P) $4000$6000
KUWAIT
41341923-24 "KUWAIT" opt KGV set ½a-10R, wmk large star. F-VF fresh M/MLH, 10R reperf at base. SG 1-15 cat £550. (15). (P) $350$450
41351923-24 opt India KGV 1½a, vert gutter blk of 14, error opt on "ANNAS" issue (normal was on "ANNA"), plus opt INVERTED on allstamps. VFM, tropicalised gum as usual, reinforced perfs. SG 3(var). Rare as a single stamp & gutter blk extreme rarity. 2012 Ceremuga AIEP photo-cert. (14) (P) $700$1000
41361923-24 SERVICE opt KGV set ½a-15R, wmk Large Star. VF fresh M/MLH. SG O1-14 cat £850. Rare set. (14). (P) $800$1100
41371933-34 KGV Air set 2a-6a. Suberb fresh MUH. SG 31-34 cat £170 for M, should be at least double, £340 MUH. (4). (P) $350$500
LAGOS
41381904 KEVII set ½d to 10/- wmk crown CA, opt SPECIMEN. VF fresh M. SG 44-53s cat £225. (10). (P) $180$250
LATVIA
41391920 Red Cross set 20-30k to 1R-1R30 printed on reverse of Western Army 10Mk banknotes, ea a trimmed blk showing 1½ notes. VF MUH. SG 46-9, Mi 51-4y. Spectacular. (4 blks). (P) $400$600
41401920 Red Cross 50-70s blk of stamps printed on reverse of complete partially printed Bolshevist blue banknote & with note side gummed, to be used as postage stamps. VF fresh MUH. Scarce & interesting item. $80$120
41411920 Red Cross 20-30s& blk of stamps printed on reverse of complete Western Army 10Mk banknote & with note side gummed, to be used as postage stamps. VF fresh MUH. Scarce & interesting item. $80$120