Public Auction 281 Thursday, 20th October, 2011

3801 1931 Palace 5Kr green. VF fresh MUH. SG 176 cat £95 as M, so £190+ as MUH, Fa 233 cat Kr2500. (P) $90 $120

3802 1932 Death Tercent set 10o-90o, plus 10o & 15o perf 4 sides. VF fresh MUH. SG 177-80 cat £50 as M, Fa 234-7 cat Kr700 (6) (P) $30 $40

3803 1936 Tercent set 5o-1Kr. VF fresh MUH. SG 188-99 cat £130 for M, Fa 246-57 cat Kr2800. (12) (P) $100 $150

SWITZERLAND

3804 1843 Geneva Cantonal 5c+5c black on yellow-green "Double Geneva" 10c se-tenant horiz pr. VFU appearance, small thin & sl expert repaired at top, 4 margins, neat red rosette pmk. Zum 3 cat SFr 53,000, Mi G1 cat €40,000 SG G1 cat £43,000 = A$70,000. Beautiful looking genuine example of this important classic rarity. Weid & Marchand AIEP photo-cert (P) $8000 $15000

3805 1843 Zurich Cantonal 6r black, ground of horiz lines. VFU, tiny cnr crease, black floral pmk, 4 large margins. Zum 2w cat SFr 2100, Mi S II cat €1500, SG Z2 cat £1700. Zumstein AIEP photo-cert (P) $600 $900

3806 1843 Zurich Cantonal 6r black, ground of vertical red lines. VFU, red rosette pmk, 4 margins. Zum 2s cat SFr 2350, Mi 2 I cat €1600, SG Z5 cat £1800. Exp Brun & Moser, Rellstab AIEP photo-cert (P) $600 $900

3807 1845 Basle Town Post "Dove" 2½r. FU appearance, sm thins, light red pmk. Zumstein 8 cat SFr 18,000, Mi B1 cat €13,000. SG B1 cat £15,000. Attractive genuine example of World's first embossed & tricoloured stamp. 2011 Ceremuga photo-cert (P) $1500 $2500