Public Auction 307 Thursday, 3rd July, 2014

2295 Indochina PO Mongtze: 1903 opt P&C set 1c-5Fr (ex 25c black & 50c brown), ea with violet SPECIMEN h/s as used by Natal on their UPU archive collection. Affixed to album page as used by Natal (8 tied to page by h/s), with parts of Yunnansen opts on reverse cut through when the Mongtze were cut out. Mostly F-VF UN. SG ex 1-16 cat £1300, Maury 1-14 cat €1100 -both as normals, plus large premium for UNIQUE Specimen opts. (14). (P) $1200 $1700

2296 Indochina PO Tchongking: 1903-04 opt P&C set 1c-5Fr (ex 25c black & 50c brown), ea with violet SPECIMEN h/s as used by Natal on their UPU archive collection. Affixed to album page as used by Natal (4c, 5c & 5Fr tied to page by h/s), with parts of Dahomey postage dues on reverse cut through when the Tchongking were cut out. Mostly F-VF UN. SG ex 1-16 cat £650, Maury ex 32-46 cat €718 - both as normals, plus large premium for UNIQUE Specimen opts. (14). (P) $1000 $1500

2297 USA POs: 1919 "Shanghai China opt set 2c/1c - $2/$1, plus 1922 set 2c/1c & 4c/2c. F-VF M/MLH. SG 1-18 cat £2080, Scott K1-18 cat US$2245. (18). (P) $900 $1200

2298 USA POs: 1932 cover franked 2c tied by rare "U.S.N. Purchasing Office, Shanghai, China" duplex pmk with "Shanghai" between bars at right. VF & rare. (P) $100 $200

CHINA - IMPERIAL

2299 1878-83 Large Dragon set 1ca-5ca, thin paper, wide margins, 1ca with variety break in frame UL cnr. F-VF M/MLH, probably regummed & small expert repairs but superb appearance. Chan 4-6, SG 4-6 cat £20,500. (3) (P) $3500 $5000

2300 1878-83 Large Dragon set 1ca-5ca, thin paper, wide margins, 1ca with variety broken frame UL cnr. F-VFU, sl imperfections, 5a superb appearance. Chan 4-6, SG 4-6 cat £3300. (3). (P) $900 $1300

CHINA - REPUBLIC

2301 1933 cover franked Tan Yen-Kai 25c, tied by "Shanghai 8 2 33" cds. To Italy "per SS Gange", with Genova arrival pmk, plus b/s of Trieste machine & cds. SG 442, Chan 353. $90 $150

2302 1934 Express cover franked on reverse Junk 1c/2c (5), SYS 5c (2) & Martyr 10c, tied by Shanghai cds, with part express label & "Visit Italy" label. To Honan with arrival cds. SG 366, 398 & 415, Chan 286, 322 & 338. $100 $150

2303 1934 Registered cover franked SYS 25c pr tied by Shanghai 7 8 34" cds, with reg label. To Italy with Lloyd Triestino ship label on reverse with b/s of Brindisi & Genoa arrival. SG 402, Chan 316. $80 $120

2304 1935 Cathay Hotel Shanghai airmail cover (rust stain), franked SYS 5c & 25c, tied by "Shanghai 30 5 35" cds. To Nanchang with arrival b/s. SG 398 & 402, Chan 322 & 325. $90 $150

2305 1936 Express cover franked SYS 2c & 5c, Martyrs 10c, tied "Shanghai 28 11 36?" cds. To Honan, reverse with "Visit Italy" label, part express label & arrival b/s. SG 396, 398 & 415, Chan 320, 322 & 338. $50 $80

2306 1936 (Aug-Nov) airmail covers Swatow or Shanghai to New Zealand via Imperial Airways Singapore-Australia service, latter also via Hong Kong Feeder Service -note endorsement "Via Hong Kong & By IAL", b/s Sydney or Hong Kong, respectively. Minor blemishes, very scarce origin/destination items in this early period. (2). $95 $150

CHINA - LIBERATED AREAS

2307 East China -Jiangsu/Anhui: 1946-47 Train set 25c-$10 imperf, inc unissued 75c. Superb fresh UN as issued, all 4 large margins. Yang EC322-28, SG EC277A-82A cat £1800++. Very rare genuine set. Certificates can be obtained on request. (P) $2500 $3500

CHINA - PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC

2308 1979 Study Science from Childhood 2Y M/Sheet. Superb fresh MUH. Yang T41 M, SG MS2900 cat £2500. (P) $1300 $1800

2309 1981 Year of the Cock booklet. VF fresh MUH. SG SB12 cat £375 $100 $200

2310 1977 Registered cover franked 1964 Peonies 10f (2), tied by "Shanghai 1977 5 30" cds, with reg label. To USA Liaison Office Peking, with arrival cachet & b/s. SG 2077-78, Yang S344-45. $180 $275

2311 1977 Invitation card from USA Liaison Office for Bicentennial Reception franked 1964 Labour Day 8f tied by "Peking 1977 7 4" cds, plus with Liaison Office USA cachet. VF. SG 2167, Yang C342. $160 $250

2312 1977 cover franked Chou En-lai death Anniv 8f, tied by "Yan'an City Shanxi 1977 5 17 17" cds. To USA Liaison Office Peking, with arrival cachet & b/s. SG 2685, Yang J51. $110 $170

CHRISTMAS ISLANDS

2313 2011 Christmas $1.50 International Post, error perfs misplaced 5mm down resulting in Santa Claus totally decapitated & value now at base of stamp instead of at the top (with normal for comparison). Superb fresh MUH. Rare, only 1 sheet of 50 recorded of which 15 used as postage before error was spotted! (P) $130 $200

2314 1918 cover franked Central Pacific Cocoanut Plantations 5c 1st issue, tied by "Christmas Island Local Postage APR 1 1918" sm cds. Sent locally & rare thus. RL1. (P) $300 $500

2315 1926 cover franked Central Pacific Cocoanut Plantations 10c with red values, plus USA 2c pr all tied by large palm tree cancel, plus 10c Airmail pr tied by San Francisco May 14 1926 duplex pmks, to pay 24c air fee across the USA to New Jersey. Carried under the scheme where internal US airmail could be prepaid from overseas destinations with USA stamps. Only example we’ve seen from Christmas Island! (P) $1000 $1500

COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS

2316 1969 Definitives 1c-$1 comp set of 12 affixed, to three PO publicity cards. Superb fresh. Very rare. A set of AAT 1966 sold in our October 2013 sale for $1057. (P) $500 $800

2317 1990-91 Provisional opt set inc Official Paid. VF fresh MUH, Official CTO as always. SG 234-9 & O1 cat £132, retail $250. (7) (P) $100 $150

2318 1964 OHMS Airmail cover to India, addressed to the Colaba Observatory Bombay from the Meteorological Office, franked 1963 3d Copra pair, 1/- Palm & 2/3 Bird blk of 4 tied by no.3 cds, arrival b/s. Possibly the only known example of correctly used 2/3 franking paying 3½oz Airmail rate (1/6 x 7 = 10/6). A must have for the serious Territory collector. (P) $4000 $5000

COLOMBIA

2319 1861 New Granada Arms 20c red, horiz pr plus 1863 Colombia Arms 5c orange & 1P mauve, all on piece, with oval "Pie Ceesta" pmk twice. VFU. SG 14, 26, 30 cat £335 for pen cancelled singles. Yv 13, 23, 27 cat €1080 as pmk singles, plus huge premium for exceptionally rare piece. (4). (P) $500 $1000

COOK ISLANDS

2320 1932 Maori Canoe 2d black & brown, error centre INVERTED, no wmk. VF fresh MUH. SG 101(var) footnote cat £500 for M, should be at least double, £1000 MUH. Very rare as only 1 or 2 sheets printed. 1969 SG guarantee letter. (P) $700 $1000

2321 1932 Natives Working Cargo 2½d black & deep blue, error centre INVERTED, no wmk. VF fresh MUH. SG 102(var) footnote cat £300 for M, should be at least double, £600 MUH. Very rare as only 1 or 2 sheets printed. 1969 SG guarantee letter. (P) $700 $1000

2322 1943-54 opt Arms £3 green mult wmk inverted. VF fresh MLH. SG 135w cat £70. (P) $40 $60

2323 1967 Arms opt $6/£3 green. VF MLH. SG 220 cat £120. Only 863 issued. (P) $60 $80

2324 1967 Arms opt $10/£5 indigo. VF MLH. SG 221 cat £170. Only 876 issued. (P) $80 $120

2325 1917 Registered cover (edge wear) franked Pict½d, 1½d, 2d, 5d, 6d, 10d & 1/-, tied by "Rarotonga 23 AU 17" cds with reg label. To USA with San Francisco & Augusta b/s. SG cat £290 & "from x4" on cover. (P) $200 $400

2326 Penrhyn: 1917 KGV opt set 2½d to 1/- in 2 perf se-tenant vert prs. VF fresh MLH/MUH. SG 24b-27b cat £270+. (4 prs). (P) $220 $300

COVERS - CRASH, WRECK, DISASTER

2327 Australia: 1935-36 London to Sydney & Melbourne (2) involved in Imperial Airways incidents in Dutch East Indies. [1] 1935 (Jan 25) carried on IE309 “Athena” force-landed 4 Feb at Surabaya due to broken exhaust pipe, Sydney b/s of 9 Feb confirms. [2] 1936 (Apr 17) IE437 “Canberra” burst tyre on landing at Surabaya, sm cnr flt, 2 May Melbourne b/s confirmation. [3] 1936 (May 27) IE449 “Brisbane” force-landing at Waingapoe 9 Jun, reverse damage has removed b/s, 8pm London duplex confirms too late for IE448. (3). $120 $180

2328 Covers: Italy 1934-40 mostly interrupted/delayed airmail covers carried by Imperial Airways to Aust (details pencilled on rev), some confirmed by transit or Aust b/s, earliest (3 Feb 1934 reg at Querceta) carried on eventful IE254 Singapore service, delayed at Brindisi due to adverse weather, mails unusually went by rail from Alexandria to Cairo, & delayed at Rutbah & Basra due to engine trouble. 1940 (censored) delayed by mechanical problems at Batavia, others inc delays due to adverse weather etc. odd fault. F-VF. Some scarcer frankings. (10). $160 $250

2329 Great Britain: 1935 (Jan 3) Cleckheaton to Melbourne with typed "Via Imperial Airways" carried on the eventful IE303 which in turn experienced [1] “Sylvanus” force-landing 8 Jan at Mirabella (Italy) with engine trouble, [2] “Arethusa” delayed 12 Jan with engine trouble, & [3] “Athena” blown off course at night 16 Jan from Koepang (Dutch East Indies), landing on a beach about 60 miles east of Darwin. "Athena" was refuelled by a Qantas DH61, which itself was damaged on takeoff. Confirmed by Melbourne arrival 20 Jan. Very few covers from this multi-interrupted flight recorded. $120 $180

2330 Netherlands Indies: 1935 (Jan 31) commercial airmail incident cover Modjoagoeng to Sydney carried on Imperial IE309 which force-landed at Sourabaya 4 Feb owing to broken exhaust pipe, confirmed by Lindfield b/s (9 Feb). $160 $250

2331 New Zealand - USA. 1930 Shipwreck cover from New Zealand with Wellington cds (stamp floated away), with 3-line cachet "Salvaged from S.S. Tahiti Lost at sea", to USA, with "San Francisco SEP 1 1930" cds. Typical "wrecked" condition. (P) $350 $500

COVERS - ZEPPELIN etc

2332 Germany: 1931 Polar Flight Zeppelin cover franked Polar Flight opt 4Mk tied by "Luftschiff Graf Zeppelin 4-7-31" on board cds, Leningrad Zeppelin receiver cds & unusual flight cachet. Sieger 119B, Mi 458 cat €1000, SG 471 cat £950 as loose stamp alone. (P) $400 $600

2333 Iceland: 1931 Zeppelin Iceland Flight cover franked Zeppelin opt 2Kr tied by "Reykjavik 30 VI 31" cds, with special cachet in green, to Berlin with Friedrichshafen b/s. VF. SG 181 cat £85 as loose stamp, Sieger 114c retail €350. (P) $150 $250

2334 New Zealand: 1934 (Jul 31) “Nord Deutscher Lloyd Bremen” cover to Palmerston North endorsed "By Catapult - Ship-to-shore SS Bremen to New York", with special cachet & boxed "Mit Vorausflug nach New-York" h/s in red to indicate article to be expedited beyond catapult flight, flown within USA & placed on steamer connection to NZ. Correct 25pf + 50pf Catapult airmail fee, 1 other cover to NZ recorded. (P) $200 $300

2335 USA: 1930 South America Zeppelin flight use of Zeppelin $2.60 on long 5c Airmail envelope, tied by "Philadelphia MAY 30 1930" duplex pmk & s/l "Lakehurst NJ" h/s, with South America & Europe Pan- America cachets, to Germany. Reverse damaged in transit, with USPS resealing tape & 1½ "Officially Sealed" labels. VF appearance. Sc C15 cat US$550, SG A689 cat £650 -both as loose stamp alone. (P) $400 $600

2336 1938 Printed "Howard Hughes, New York World Fair 1939" cover addressed to "Mr Earl Daley, Hughes Aircraft Co, Hollywood, California" carried on the Around the World record breaking flight piloted by Howard Hughes from New York to Paris, Moscow, Omsk, Yakuysk, Fairbanks, Minneapolis & back to New York City with "Flown Around The World By Howard Hughes" cachet & cachets of each landing place, signed by the five crew, Howard Hughes, Dick Stoddart, Harry Connor, Edward Lund & Tommy Thurlow. Franked USA 6c airmail (2 diff) tied at New York on the day of departure, July 10th & return on July 14th, also France 85c tied July 11 at Le Bourget, & Russia 40k precancelled Moscow July 12th. Only a small number of covers were carried on the flight & were only given to people associated with the flight, furthermore very few of the flown covers were signed by Howard Hughes. (Also a 1938 photograph of Howard Hughes & the other four crew, & a letter from Hughes signed on his behalf by his secretary Nadine Henley). A very rare & important air mail cover carried by the Lockhead Super Electra piloted by Howard Hughes, setting an around the world flight record of just 91 hours. (P) $7000 $10000

CROATIA

2337 1995 Olympic Committee Obligatory Tax 50L ESSAY set in double strip of 5 IMPERF & only printed in 2 shades of brown. Issued set was in black with diff colour backgrounds, Olympic logo in colour etc & diff font for lettering. With issued strip to compare. VF fresh MUH. SG 339-43(e), Mi Z58-62(e). Rare specialist item. $120 $200

CUBA

2338 1902 use of Envelope 1c to Tasmania uprated with 2c & 5c (2) tied by "Santa Spiritus" cds, 4-line "Receipt Demanded…." h/s in violet, "A.R." in m/s, London transit registered cancel, chamfered frame "Registered 1752 Launceston" in blue, b/s Launceston & Forth. Exotic origin. (P) $250 $350

CYPRUS

2339 1881 QV ½pi emerald-green, wmk crown CC, die I. VF fresh M. SG 11 cat £180. (P) $120 $160

2340 1881 QV 1Pi rose, wmk crown CC, die I. VF fresh M. SG 12 cat £375. (P) $250 $350

2341 1924-28 KGV £5 black on yellow, top value. F-VF fresh MUH with pristine original gum. SG 117a cat £3750 as M, should be at least double, £7500+ MUH. Key British Empire KGV stamp & particularly desirable MUH. 2013 Roumet photo-cert. (P) $4000 $7000

2342 1928 Anniversary set ¾Pi-£1. VF fresh M/MLH. SG 123-32 cat £300. (10) (P) $200 $300

2343 1928 Anniversary set ¾Pi-£1. VF fresh MUH. SG 123-32 cat £300 for M, should be at least £600 MUH & rare thus. (10) (P) $600 $900

2344 1934 KGV Pictorial set ¼Pi-45Pi. VF fresh MUH. SG 133-43 cat £200 for M, should be at least double, £400 MUH. (11) (P) $300 $450

2345 1934 KGV Pictorial set ¼Pi-45Pi. VF M/MLH. SG 133-43 cat £200. (11). (P) $120 $180

2346 1938-51 KGVI Pictorial set ¼Pi-£1. VF fresh MLH. SG 151-63 cat £250. (19). (P) $100 $150

CZECHOSLOVAKIA

2347 1934 National Anthem Music 1Kc & 2Kc M/Sheets of 15, printed on card, with original folder. F-VF UN as issued. Mi 330-31xSB, SG MS 334a cat £1300. Rare & impressive large format M/Sheets! (2M/S). (P) $600 $900

2348 1919 Newspaper wrapper franked "Postovne hotove zaplaceno" red in blue frame postage paid label, tied by "Ceskoslovenska Polni Posta 4 1 1919" field post cds. Rare usage. (P) $100 $200

DENMARK

2349 1939 (Nov 7) censored airmail cover (edge flts) Aalborg to India, carried on Imperial Airways flight SE194, the “Coriolanus” leg of which experienced engine trouble at Athens, necessitating transfer of mail to “Cordelia” (departed Athens 17 Nov), confirmed by Bombay arrival (23 Nov), redirected to Mangalagiri. $120 $180

2350 Local Posts: Collection 1872-90 of Town Bypost issues on pgs. Aalborg 1885 Numeral set 3o & 5o plus shades, 1886 Surch range to 5o, 1886 Town Arms to 5o, plus 1o-5o imperf, 1886 Arms to 50o, 1886 Dated Surch set. Aarhus 1885 Numeral 5o. Horsens 1883 Large numeral 3o, 1886-87 Numerals to 10o inc thin & thick numerals. Randers 1887 Knight vals to 8o, opt Holte 1872 Numeral 2s. Svendborg 1887 Arms set to 10o. Veile 1887 Pigeon set to 10o. Viborg 1887-88 Arms set to 10o. Kolding 1887 Castle 3o. Copenhagen 1880-83 Arms to 10o. 1885 Arms 15o. Odense 1886 to 2o. Mostly diff inc shades. Most F-VF M/U. Very scarce offering. (127). $500 $800

DOMINICA

2351 1923-33 KGV Ship £1 black & purple on red. VF fresh MUH. SG 91 cat £225 for M, should be at least double, £450 MUH. (P) $400 $600

DUBAI

2352 1944 censored printed Merchant's cover franked on reverse India KGVI 1a3p pr, tied by indistinct "Dubai 20 JAN 1944" pmk. To Bombay & endorsed "By airmail" & "Iranian Language" with censor tape & h/s, plus part arrival cds. $275 $400

2353 1944 censored use of India 1a Envelope (roughly opened) uprated KGVI 1a on reverse, tied by weak "Dubai" cds. Endorsed "By airmail" & "Iranian Language" with censor tape & h/s. Bombay arrival cds $250 $400

2354 1945 censored printed Merchant's cover (edge flts) franked on reverse India KGVI ½a & 2a, tied by "Dubai 15 JAN 1945" pmk. To Bombay & endorsed "By Air Mail" & "Iranian Language" with censor tape & h/s plus "Bombay 20 JAN 45" arrival cds. $275 $400

EGYPT

2355 1922 Crown opt 1m sepia, error opt INVERTED & misplaced. Superb fresh MLH. SG 98a cat £400. Only 1 sheet printed. 2013 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $150 $300

2356 1926 PORT FOUAD opt set 5m-50Pi. VF fresh M. SG 141-44 cat £2500. Rare genuine as only 1500 sets printed. All exp Ela while certificates can be obtained on request. (P) $1800 $2500

2357 1929 Prince Farouk's Ninth Birthday set 5m-20m special 1st printing with brownish centres (5m centre in black). VF MLH. SG 178a-181a cat £520. (4). (P) $275 $400

2358 1934 UPU Congress 1m-200m. VF MLH/MUH. SG 219-30 cat £124. (12). (P) $50 $70

2359 1934 UPU Congress 50p sepia & £E1 greenish blue, top 2 values both left marginal with control no.A/34. F-VF fresh MLH. SG 231-32 cat £700, plus premium for scarce control. (2). (P) $600 $900

2360 1956 Scout Jamboree M/Sheet perf. VF fresh MUH. SG MS513 cat £1700. Only 1037 issued! Key scout item. (P) $900 $1300

2361 1956 Scout Jamboree M/Sheet imperf. VF fresh MUH. SG MS514 cat £1700. Only 1037 issued! Key scout item. (P) $900 $1300

2362 British Forces: 1882 use of GB ½d green & 1d lilac pr (flts), tied to piece by "British Army Post Office Egypt SP 29 82" cds. SG ZA2 & 4 cat £650. The ½d green is extremely rare used in Egypt. (P) $300 $500

2363 British Forces: 1932-33 Postal Seal 1pi IMPERF. VF fresh MUH, 4 margins. SG A1(var) cat £95 for perf hinged, should be £190+ MUH, imperf unlisted & must be worth more. (P) $100 $150

2364 British Forces: 1935 Jubilee opt 1Pi ultramarine. VFU. SG A10 cat £180. Very scarce as sold out in 3 days. (P) $150 $250

2365 British Forces: 1939 Army Post King set 3m & 10m LR cnr marginal blks of 6 with control A/39. VF fresh MLH/MUH. SG A14-15 cat £96 for singles, plus premium for rare control blks. (2 blks of 6). (P) $150 $250

ESTONIA

2366 1918-19 1st issue 5k-15k & 35p-70p prs, triples & blks of 4 with range of provisional m/s, cds or s/l pmks, with cds Tartu, Nuustaku, Pernau, Risti, Haapsalu & Tallinn-Sudam, s/l inc Tallinn, Kose, Kuresaar, Nuustaku, Antslam Tartu & Parnu. VFU. SG 1-4 cat £87, Mi 1-4 cat €111 -both for basic U. Fantastic pmk range for the specialist. (15 prs, 10 triples & 5 blks of 4 -total 110). $350 $500

2367 1918-19 15k greenish-blue, rough perf 11½, from trial issue. VFU. SG 2a cat £250, Mi 2A cat €450. Very rare genuine example. 2014 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $350 $500

2368 1918-19 15k blue provisional roul 10. VF fresh MUH with "Baltiski" violet h/s. SG 2(var), Mi 2(var). Exp Mikulski. (P) $100 $200

2369 1918-19 35K grey provisional rough perf 11½x10. VFU. SG 3a(var), Mi 3c(var). Exp Mikulksi. (P) $100 $200

2370 1921-22 Red Cross set 2½Mk & 5Mk in marginal blks of 6, central pr imperf horiz. VF fresh MUH. SG 31 & 32Bba cat £96 for M, should be at least £192 MUH, Mi 29 & 30Auw cat €240+, plus premium for blks. (2 blks) (P) $150 $250

2371 1923 Airmail opt set 5Mk-45Mk/5Mk, inc 20Mk both colour opts. VF fresh MLH/MUH, usual patchy gum. SG 44-48 cat £150, Mi 41-45 cat €350. (6). (P) $150 $200

2372 1923 Airmail 10Mk/5Mk black opt, rough perf 11½. VF fresh M, usual patchy gum. SG 46a, Mi 43A cat €1500. Extremely rare genuine example. 2014 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $1100 $1600

2373 1923 "Aita hadalist" opt set 2½-3½ & 5-7Mk imperf. VFM, both 4 large margins. SG 49-50A cat £135, Mi 46-7B cat €300. Exp. (2) (P) $120 $180

2374 1940 Stamp Anniv 15s on white paper (both sides). VFU. SG 158, Mi 162x cat €300. 2014 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $200 $300

2375 1940 Arms 1s grey on white paper (both sides). VFU. SG 160(var), Mi 164x cat £500. 1994 Wassmann & 2014 Ceremuga photo-certs. (P) $350 $500

2376 1939 Registered cover franked Relief Fund & Parnu M/Sheets, tied by "Vosu 25 VIII 39" cds, with h/s reg label/cachet. SG MS147a & 151a cat £205++, Mi Blk 3 & 4 cat €330++, plus premium on cover. Extremely rare use of 2 M/S on 1 cover. (P) $350 $500

2377 Postal History collection 1919-43 mostly Registered, inc 1st issue 1919 mixed franking to Germany, 1919 4 diff values, 6 diff values to Tartu, Tallinn or Dorpat, 1920 War Victims (7) in prs or strip on 1 cover, 1920 1Mk/15p blk of 30, 1920 Air covers with Air triangle stamp, 1920 War Victims surch set to Germany, another set to Sweden, 5 diff stamps to Sweden, 1922 Blacksmith 10Mk perf & imperf to Switzerland, 1924 Air set perf to Czechoslovakia, 1925 FFC London-Estonia, 1932 University set, 1933 Choral Festival set on Festival PPC, 1936 Air to Czechoslovakia with 9 diff stamps, 1940 Philatelic Exhib pmks to Sweden, 1939 Meter franking, German Occup Ostland opt 12pf to Austria censored, & finally Ostland 80pf 1pf(2) & 3pf(2) to Poland. Purchased by vendor individually in the 1990s for total of DM2500 = A$1900. (35). $900 $1500

ETHIOPIA

2378 1911 Dire Daoua Provisional set ¼g-16g opt "Aff Excep Faute Timb". VF fresh M/MLH. SG 154-60 cat £770; Mi A-G46 cat €1600; Yv 93-99 cat €1750. Rare, only 600 sets printed & vast majority used. Certificate can be obtained on request. (7) (P) $700 $1000

2379 1930 Coronation "Lion" set 1g-5T imperf presentation M/Sheet on card 247x310mm, with "Couronnement de S.M. Haile Sellace I" & "Emission Speciale de Timbres-Post" imprint at base. VF UN as made. SG 278-84(var). Very rare & impressive (P) $500 $800