Public Auction 323 Thursday, May 12, 2016

2474 1851-60 Crown & Flowers 6d deep green. F-VF UN appearance but probably removed cancel, sl thins, almost 4 margins. Unitrade 5 cat C$1000 U or C$5000 UN in this condition, SG 6 cat £1000 as U or £10,000 as UN. (P) $300 $500

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE

2475 1853 Triangle 1d pale brick red on blued paper. VFU, full margins. SG 1 cat £450. Exp Rasche. (P) $275 $375

2476 1853 Triangle 1d brick-red, tete-beche pr, PB printing, sl blued paper. VFU, full margins. SG 3 cat £700 for singles, premium for pr (P) $400 $600

2477 1853-63 Triangle 1d rose, PB printing tete-beche pr. VFU, barred pmk. SG 5a cat £600 as singles. (2) (P) $400 $600

2478 1855-63 Triangle 1d brick-red, on cream paper, Perkins Bacon printing. VFU, large margins. SG 5 cat £900+. Rare so nice! PFSA photo-cert. (P) $800 $1200

2479 1855-63 Triangle 1/- bright yellow-green, PB printing. Superb fresh UN, all 3 margins. SG 8 cat £3500. RPSL photo-cert. (P) $1500 $2500

2480 1855-58 Triangle 1/- deep dark green, Perkins Bacon printing. VFU, all 3 margins. SG 8b cat £550. (P) $375 $500

2481 1863-64 Triangle 4d steel-blue, DLR printing. Superb M, tiny cnr crease full margins. SG 19c cat £2250. A very rare shade. Brandon photo-cert. (P) $1300 $2000

2482 1863-64 Triangle 4d steel blue tete-beche pr. VFU, full margins all round. SG 19c cat £550 as singles, plus premium for pr. (P) $400 $500

2483 1863-64 Triangle 1/- bright emerald-green tete-beche pr, DLR print. Superb fresh MLH. SG 21 cat £1300 singles. (P) $1100 $1500

2484 1863-64 Triangle 1/- bright emerald-green, DLR printing. VFU, full margins. SG 21 cat £700. (P) $400 $600

2485 1893-98 Hope set ½d to 5/-, wmk anchor. VF M/MLH. SG 61-8 cat £275. (8) (P) $200 $275

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE - BOER WAR

2486 Mafeking: 1900 Goodyear Bicycle 1d pale blue on blue. VFU on piece, "Mafeking AP 24 1900 CGH" cds. SG 17 cat £325+ (P) $300 $400

2487 Mafeking: 1900 Goodyear Bicycle 1d deep blue on blue. VF UN part gum, tropicalised perfs, but superb appearance. SG 18 cat £1200. Copy of Raybaudi photo cert for set. (P) $700 $1000

2488 Mafeking: 1900 Baden-Powell 3d blue on blue, 18½mm. M, diag cnr crease. SG 19/20 cat £1700. Rare M as vast majority were used. Exp Thier. (P) $600 $800

2489 Mafeking: 1900 Baden-Powell 3d deep blue on blue, 18½mm. VFU, on piece with "Mafeking AP 28 1900 CGH" cds. SG 20 cat £425+. Only 6072 of both shades printed. (P) $275 $400

2490 Mafeking: 1900 Baden-Powell 3d deep blue on blue, 18½mm. F fresh M. SG 20 cat £1700. Rare mint as vast majority were used. RPSL photo-cert. (P) $1200 $1800

2491 Vryburg: 1899 ½ PENCE ZAR opt Hope ½d green. VF fresh M. SG 1 cat £225. Only 2400 printed & most used. (P) $180 $250

2492 Vryburg: 1899 ½ PENCE ZAR opt Hope ½d green. VFU, "Vryburg 8 NO 99" cds. SG 1 cat £80. Only 2400 printed. (P) $70 $100

2493 Vryburg: 1899 1 PENCE ZAR opt Hope 1d rose. VF fresh MLH. SG 2 cat £250. Only 2400 printed & most were used. Brandon photo-cert. (P) $200 $300

2494 Vryburg: 1899 1 PENCE ZAR opt Hope 1d rose. VF fresh M. SG 2 cat £250. Only 2400 printed & most used. (P) $200 $275

2495 Vryburg: 1899 1 PENCE ZAR opt Hope 1d rose. Fresh MUH, small surface scuff at base. SG 2 cat £250 for M, should be at least double, £500 MUH. Only 2400 printed & most used. Copy of Brandon photo cert of blk from where it came. (P) $120 $200

2496 Vryburg: 1899 1 PENCE ZAR opt Hope 1d rose, blk of 4. VFU, "Vryburg 28 NO 99" cds. SG 2 cat £400++ as singles, plus premium for rare multiple. Only 2400 printed. (4) (P) $350 $500

2497 Vryburg: 1899 1 PENCE ZAR opt Hope 1d rose. VFU, "8 NO 99" cds. SG 2 cat £100. Only 2400 printed. (P) $80 $110

2498 Vryburg: 1899 2½ PENCE ZAR opt Hope 2½d blue. Fresh M, repaired cnr perf & vert crease, VF. SG 4 cat £1700. Rare stamp as only 480 printed & most were used. (P) $500 $700

CAYMAN ISLANDS

2499 1905-07 KEVII set ½d to 5/-, wmk mult crown. VF M/MLH. SG 8-16 cat £385. (9). (P) $275 $375

2500 1907 "One Halfpenny" opt KEVII 1d carmine. VFM. SG 17 cat £60. (P) $40 $60

2501 1907-09 KEVII set ½d to 10/-, wmk mult crown. VF fresh M/MLH. SG 25-34 cat £350. (9) (P) $250 $350

2502 1917 WAR STAMP opt KGV 1½d on 2½d deep blue (SG type 16). VFM. SG 55 cat £750. Only 3½ sheets of this type were sold. Copy of RPSL photo-cert of blk it came from. (P) $500 $700

2503 1917 War Stamp opt KGV 1½d on 2½d deep blue (SG type 16). VF MUH. SG 55 cat £750 for M, should be at least £1500 MUH. Only 3½ sheets this type sold. RPSL photo-cert of blk it came from. (P) $1000 $1500

2504 1917 WAR STAMP opt KGV 1½d on 2½d deep blue (SG type 16). VF MUH. SG 55 cat £750 for M, should be at least double, £1500 MUH. Only 3½ sheets of this type were sold. Copy of RPSL photo-cert of blk it came from. (P) $1000 $1500

CEYLON

2505 1857-59 QV 6d purple-brown, on blued paper, imperf proof, no wmk wove paper. VF fresh UN, as made, 4 margins. SG 1(p) normal cat £12,000. (P) $350 $500

2506 1857-59 QV 6d purple-brown on blued paper, imperf proof, no wmk, wove paper. Superb fresh UN, as made, 4 margins. SG 1(p) normal cat £12,000. (P) $500 $800

2507 1857 QV 2d yellowish green, imperf. VFM, 4 margins, top marginal. SG 3a cat £500+ (P) $350 $500

2508 1857-59 QV 2d Yellowish-green, imperf, wmk star. VF fresh MLH, almost 4 margins. SG 3a cat £500. (P) $150 $250

2509 1857-59 QV 4d black, imperf proof, no wmk wove paper. Superb fresh UN, as made, 4 margins. SG 4(p) normal cat £70,000. (P) $300 $500

2510 1885 "Postage & Revenue Five Cents" opt QV 16c pale violet, wmk crown CA. VF fresh MLH. SG 180 cat £180. Exp Sorani. (P) $130 $170

2511 1918 "WAR STAMP" opt KGV 5c purple, error opt DOUBLE. VF MUH. SG 333a cat £70 for M, should be at least £140 MUH (P) $100 $150

2512 1918-19 "War Stamp One Cent" opt KGV 1c/5c bright magenta, wmk INVERTED. Superb fresh MUH. SG 336w (unlisted this shade), other cat £160 for M, should be at least double, £320 MUH (P) $180 $250

2513 1921-32 KGV 50R dull purple, wmk script. Superb fresh MUH. SG 358 cat £750 for M, should be at least £1500 MUH. (P) $1200 $1800

2514 1921-32 KGV 100R dull purple & blue, UL cnr marginal plate no.1, wmk script. Stamp superb fresh MUH, pristine never hinged original gum. SG 360 cat £2250 for M, should be at least double, £4500+ MUH, plus premium for plate no. Ex Champion collection. Copy 2013 Behr photo cert. (P) $4000 $6000

2515 1927-29 KGV 5R black PROOF of frame only, blk of 4 on no wmk paper. VF fresh UN as made. SG 365(p). Spectacular. (P) $150 $250

CHINA - FOREIGN POST OFFICES

2516 Indochina PO Yunnanfou: 1908 opt Cambodian 2Fr black & green, LR cnr marginal horiz strip of 3, centre stamp opt error "Yunannfou" for "Yunnanfou". Superb fresh M, reinforced perfs. SG 47/47a cat £2096++, Maury 47/47a cat €3810++ for pr, plus big premium for cnr multiple. Only 30 printed & very few recorded, mostly singles. Quite possibly unique as a cnr positional strip. Exp Champion, Calves, Scheller, plus 2013 Ceremuga photo cert. (3) (P) $2500 $4000

2517 Russian POs: 1900 Boxer Uprising use of Arms 3k postal card uprated with 1k, 2k, 3k & 5k, tied by 3 clear strikes of boxed Russian "PEKIN / 19 00" provisional cancel with "16 XII" inserted m/s date. The normal pmk used previously by the Russian PO was lost in the fighting, this primitive postmark was made & used for a very short period., plus German POs "China" opt 5pf & 10pf, & Germania w/o opt tied by "Peking Deutsche Post 17/12/00" cds. To Germany with interesting Boxer Uprising propaganda caricature illustration on reverse. Superb fresh condition. Major rarity of Russian POs in China as only several commercial covers with the "PEKIN" provisional cancel are recorded (nowadays worth something like $100,000+ per cover!), so even a philatelic usage such as this is great item for the specialist. 2013 Ceremuga photo cert. (P) $5000 $10000

CHINA - IMPERIAL

2518 1878-83 Large Dragon 5ca chrome-yellow, medium to thick paper, narrow margins. VF fresh UN. Sc 9 cat US$2200, SG 9 cat £3250. (P) $700 $1000

2519 1897 opt Red Revenue 1c/3c, Type A. VFU, barred pmk. Sc 78 cat US$300, SG 88 cat £375. (P) $180 $250

2520 1897 opt Red Revenue 2c/3c (SG Type 19 - 5 line opt). Superb VFU, barred pmk. Sc 80 cat US$375+, SG 89 cat £325+. (P) $180 $250

2521 1897 opt Red Revenue 2c/3c (SG Type 21 - 4 line opt). VFU. Sc 79 cat US$450, SG 93 cat £350. (P) $200 $300

2522 1898 Registered cover franked Dragons 2c (2, 1 torn) & 4c (2), tied by Amoy "large dollar" cds dated 15th Feb & by large "R". To Hong Kong with arrival b/s of "MR 9 98". SG 98-9, Yang 94-5. Rare usage. (P) $1000 $2000

2523 1901 combination franking PPC (edge flts) of Austro-Hungarian warship Zenta & its captain Eduard Thomann of Montalmar who was killed during the Boxer uprising. Franked Dragon 1c(2) & 2c, tied by "Shanghai 20 FEB 01" cds, plus Hong Kong QV 2c carmine pr tied by "Shanghai FE 20 01" cds. To Hungary with arrival cds. Mixed franking as China not a member of UPU, so stamps not valid to overseas address. (P) $600 $900

2524 1902 combination franking on formula Postcard with colour pagoda view, franked Dragon 10c green tied by "Canton 1 JAN 02" cds, plus Hong Kong QV 4c carmine tied by weak "IPO" h/s & "Victoria Hong Kong JU 2 02" cds -date error, should be January. To France, with Lille arrival cds. Mixed franking as China not a member of UPU, so stamps not valid to overseas address. (P) $400 $700

CHINA - LOCAL POSTS

2525 Chungking: 1893 Pagoda & Junk 2ca red-orange, gutter blk of 4 top marginal, perf 12½ all around. VF MUH, 1 stamp vert gum bend. Chan LCK1, SG M1l cat £1000 for M singles, should be at least double, £2000 MUH, plus premium for rare gutter block. (P) $1200 $1800

2526 Chungking: 1893 Pagoda & Junk 2ca red-orange, perf 12½ all around. VFM, tropical gum. Chan LCK1, SG M1 cat £250. (P) $200 $300

2527 Chungking: 1893 Pagoda & Junk 2ca red-orange, perf 12½ all around. VFU, "Chungking Post Office" violet pmk. Chan LCK1, SG M1 cat £225. (P) $180 $250

2528 Chungking: 1894 Pagoda & Junk set 2ca-24ca plus 1894 2ca red-orange, imperf & perf 12½. VFU. Chan LCK2-7, SG M2-7 cat £90. (6). (P) $70 $100

2529 Kewkiang: 1894 Pagoda & Numeral set ½c-40c plus Pictorial set ½c- 1c. VFU. Chan LK1-13, SG 1-13 cat £172. (13). (P) $130 $170

2530 Kewkiang: 1894 Pagoda & Numeral set ½c-40c plus Pictorial set ½c- 1c. VF fresh UN/MLH. Chan LK1-13, SG 1-13 cat £170 (13) (P) $130 $180

2531 Kewkiang: 1894 Pagoda ½c black on pink, error centre bar of "Kiang character" omitted. VFU. Chan LK1a, SG 1a cat £275. (P) $200 $300

2532 Kewkiang: 1896 "ONE 1 CENT" opt Numeral 15c red on yellow, opt in deep BLUE. VFM, part gum. Chan LK15e, SG 19b cat £700. Very rare. (P) $400 $600

2533 Kewkiang: 1896 "TWO 2 CENTS" opt Numeral 6c yellow, opt in BLACK. VFU. Chan LK16a, SG 20a cat £600. Very rare. (P) $400 $600

CHINA - REPUBLIC

2534 1912 Revolution Commem set 1c-$5. VF M/MLH. Sc 178-89 cat US$1492. SG 242-53 cat £2750. Rare set. (12). (P) $1500 $2000

2535 1912 Republic Commem set 1c-$5. VF M/MLH. Sc 190-201 cat US$1067. SG 254-65 cat £2250. Rare set. (12). (P) $1100 $1500

2536 1941 Thrift Movement set 8c-$1 in UR cnr imprint prs. Mostly fresh MUH, some natural gum irregularities. SG 599-604. (6 prs). $60 $100

CHINA - LIBERATED AREAS

2537 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++. A very rare genuine set. Certificates can be obtained on request. (P) $2000 $3000

CHINA - PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC

2538 1950 Gate of Heavenly Peace Def set $200-$10,000 Clouds Type A (line broken). VF UN, as issued. SG 1412-1420 cat £160, Yang (R1). (9). (P) $70 $100

2539 1951 East Germany Friendship with China set 12pf-50pf. VF fresh MUH, 2 lower vals marginal. SG E43-45 cat £350. (3). (P) $170 $250

2540 1964 Petroleum Industry set 4f-20f. VF fresh MLH. SG 2216-2220 cat £475, Yang S67. (5). (P) $250 $350

2541 1968 Chairman Mao's Inscription to Japanese Worker 8f black & red, prepared for use but not issued for political reasons, with all stock being officially ordered destroyed. Superb fresh MUH. SG unlisted. CPSC 8c cat US$150,000 & undercatalogued. Excellent quality printing & it appears genuine, but obviously we have nothing to compare with for verification. Therefore, it is sold strictly "as is" with no returns possible, so personal inspection before auction is recommended. Great PRC rarity. (P) $30000 $60000

2542 "C" sets 1959-66 MUH selection inc 1959 10th Anniv (4th issue) set 8f-20f (UN as issued), 1960 50th Anniv Women's Day set 4f-22f, 1960 70th Birthday Bethune 8f set, 1961 Table Tennis set 8f-22f, 1961 Chan Tien-yu set 8f-10f, 1965 Youth set 4f-22f & 1966 Afro-Asian Writers set 8f-22f. VF fresh MUH. SG cat £222, Yang C70, C76, C84, C86, C87, C114 & C119. (22). $100 $200

CHINA - TAIWAN

2543 1970-71 Paintings 12 Months Hanging Scrolls sets $1-$5 in full sheets of 15. VF MUH. SG 775-86 cat £1500++ as singles, plus premium for sheets. Rare & desirable in sheets. (15 sets in 12 sheets, 180 stamps). (P) $1800 $2500

2544 1973-76 Ancient Fan Paintings & Moon Shaped Fan Paintings sets $1-$8 or $1-$10 in full sheets of 20. VF MUH, odd sl trace of gum aging. SG 951-4, 1008-11, 1052-5, 1068-71 & 1115-18 cat £620++ as singles plus premium for sheets. (5 sets in 20 sheets, total 400 stamps). (P) $800 $1200

2545 1986 Fish set $2 full se-tenant sheet of 100. VF MUH. SG 1664-73 cat £280 as 10 blks of 10. $100 $200

2546 1987 Madame Chiang Kai-shek's Paintings set $2-$10 in blks of 10 (5x2) with imprints, plus 1979 Sung Dynasty Paintings blk of 4 & M/Sheet. VF MUH. SG 1244-MS1248 & 1727-30 cat £147. (24, plus M/S). $100 $150

CHRISTMAS ISLANDS

2547 1928 Central Pacific Cocoanut Plantations 5c perf 11¾. Superb fresh MUH marginal. RL2. (P) $110 $150

2548 1934 Central Pacific Coconut Plantations 10c blue values. VF fresh M, some interleaving adhered as usual for this issue. RL 4. (P) $60 $90

2549 2011 Christmas $1.50 International Post, vertical pr, error perfs misplaced 5mm downwards resulting in $1.50 value now at base of stamp & Santa Claus totally decapitated. Very rare, only a part sheet of 35 reported, the rest used up as postage! (P) $275 $400

2550 1918 Cover franked Central Pacific Cocoanut Plantations 5c 1st issue, tied by rare "Christmas Island Local Postage APR 1 1918" cds. Sent locally & rare as such. RL 1. (P) $200 $400

2551 1934 Pictorial cover franked Central Pacific Cocoanut Plantations 10c with blue values, tied by "Christmas Island Central Pacific Ocean DEC 25 1934" cds, plus with Fr Oceanic 15c pr tied by "Papeete 23 1 35" pmk to USA. RL 4. Attractive & scarce. (P) $200 $400

COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS

2552 1990 Provisional opt set inc both 10c & "Official Paid" (CTO as always). Plus 1989 $5/65c Aircraft. Fresh MUH. Retail $380. (8). $120 $150

2553 1990 Provisional opt set inc both 10c & "Official Paid", all gutter blks of 4. VF fresh MUH, Official CTO as always. SG 234-9 & O1 cat £520+. Retail $1200 as singles, plus premium for rare gutter blks. (7 blks). $400 $600

COLOMBIA

2554 1920s? Bishop's Hat 50c blue, Church Revenue, printer's sample proof, opt "Waterlow & Sons Ltd Specimen" with small security punch. VF fresh UN as made. Rare! (P) $20 $40

2555 1947 Pan-American Press Conference 5c blue Norino, printer's sample proof (instead of blue/azure) opt "Waterlow & Sons Ltd Specimen" with sm security punch. VF fresh UN as made. SG 667(p). Rare! (P) $40 $70

2556 1947 Pan-American Press Conference 10c black Urdaneta, printer's sample proof (instead of brown/azure) opt "Waterlow & Sons Ltd Specimen" with sm security punch. VF fresh UN as made. SG 668(p). Rare! (P) $40 $70

2557 1947-48 Caro & Cuervo 3p brown, printer's sample proof (instead of purple) opt "Waterlow & Sons Ltd Specimen" with sm security punch. VF fresh UN as made. SG 674(p). Rare! (P) $40 $70

2558 1950 Arms 5p blue, printer's sample proof (instead of green) opt "Waterlow & Sons Ltd Specimen" with small security punch. VF fresh UN as made. SG 733(p). Rare! (P) $20 $40

2559 1950 Arms 10P brown, printer's sample proof (instead of orange) opt "Waterlow & Sons Ltd Specimen" with small security punch. VF fresh UN as made. SG 734(p). Rare! (P) $20 $40

COOK ISLANDS

2560 1892 Type-set 1d black vertical pr IMPERF between. VF UN. SG 1a cat £10,000. Great rarity, only several exist. 2013 Ceremuga photo cert. (P) $7000 $10000

2561 1943-54 opt Arms £3 green mult wmk inverted. Superb MUH. SG 135w cat £70. (P) $60 $90

2562 1943-54 opt Arms £5 indigo, mult wmk Wiggins Teape paper. Superb fresh MUH. SG 136 cat £375+. 2005 Rendon AIEP photo cert for set. (6) (P) $300 $400

2563 1943-54 opt Arms £5 indigo, mult wmk. VF fresh MUH. SG 136 cat £375 (P) $350 $450

2564 1963 Pictorial set ½d to 5/- blks of 4 ex printer archive, with IMPERF 1d, 2d, 3d, 1/6, 2/, 3/- & 5/-, plus perf 5d, 6d, 8d & 1/- (these 4 vals unknown imperf), all wmk NZ star. Mostly VF fresh MUH, some with gum adhesions. SG 163-73(p). Rare as only 1 sheet of ea imperf made. (7 prs imperf, 4 perf) (P) $300 $450

2565 1963 Pictorial set ½d to 5/-, prs, ex printer archive, with IMPERF 1d, 2d, 3d, 1/6, 2/, 3/- & 5/-, plus perf 5d, 6d, 8d & 1/- (these 4 vals unknown imperf), all wmk NZ star. VF fresh MUH. SG 163-73(p). Rare as only 1 sheet of ea imperf made. (7 prs imperf, 4 perf) (P) $200 $300

2566 1963 Pictorial set ½d to 5/-, horiz prs except 1/6 which is vert, ex printer archive, with IMPERF 1d, 2d, 3d, 1/6, 2/, 3/- & 5/-, plus perf 5d, 6d, 8d & 1/- (these 4 vals unknown imperf), all wmk NZ star. VF fresh MUH. SG 163-73(p). Rare as only 1 sheet of ea imperf made. (7 prs imperf, 4 perf) (P) $200 $300

2567 1966 Airmail opts 7d/8d variety silver dot misplaced so not fully covering old value, plus missing dot on 1st "i" of Airmail, 1/-, 1/6 missing most of dot on 1st "i" of Airmail, 5/- & £1 missing plane opt. All on FDC with "Rarotonga 22 AP 66" FDI cds. VFU. SG 186, 188, 189, 191 & 193a cat £58, plus premium for unlisted varieties, & for FDC. Very scarce. $50 $80

2568 1967 Decimal surch set 1c/1d - $10/£5 on 5 FDC, $2-$10 on individual illustrated covers tied by Rarotonga cds. VF. SG 205-21 cat £580 as loose stamps & should be at least double, on cover, so £1160+. The $2, $6 & $10 only 1098, 863 & 876 issued respectively, with even loose U being almost never seen. (P) $600 $900

2569 1967 Decimal Surch Arms $2/£1, $6/£3 & $10/£5, top 3 vals, mult wmk (inverted on $10). VFU/CTO. SG 219-21 cat £445. Only 863 sets sold. (3). (P) $300 $450

2570 1967 Decimal surch Arms set $2/£1, $6/£3, $10/£5, tied to FDC by "Rarotonga 6 JE 67" cds. Superb fresh. Only 1098, 863 & 876 respectively printed. SG 219-21 cat £560, plus premium on FDC should be at least double, so £1120+. Very rare FDC. (P) $500 $800

2571 1967 opt Arms $6/£3 green. VF MLH. SG 220 cat £120 & too low. Only 863 issued. (P) $40 $70

2572 1965 cover franked Pictorials 1d to 2/- tied by "Rarotonga 22 JA 65" cds. To England. SG 163-72 cat £12, plus premium on cover. $10 $20

2573 Penrhyn: 1917-20 opt KGV set 2½d to 1/- in 2-perf vert prs. VF M/MUH. SG 24-27b cat £270. (4 prs) (P) $150 $250

2574 Penrhyn: 1914-15 opt KEVII ½p on ½d blk of 4, UR with variety "no stop after Island", vermilion opt. VFU. "Penrhyn Island MY 23 23 NZ" cds. SG 19c/19ca cat £99+ for singles. (P) $70 $100

COSTA RICA

2575 1946 Red Cross 1col brown with red cross, printer's sample proof (instead of black) opt "Waterlow & Sons Ltd Specimen" with sm security punch, variety "void area in design at left" due to sliver of foreign paper adhering to stamp during printing. VF fresh UN as made. SG 409(p). Rare! (P) $40 $70

COVERS - CRASH, WRECK, DISASTER

2576 New Zealand - USA. 1930 Shipwreck cover with Wellington cds (stamp floated away), with 3-line cachet "Salvaged from S.S. Tahiti Lost at sea", with "San Francisco SEP 1 1930" cds. In typical "wrecked" condition. (P) $275 $400

COVERS - ZEPPELIN etc

2577 Cyrenaica: 1932 Zeppelin 5th Sth America Flight registered card franked 1932 Airmail 2L, Colonies opt Dante 50c, 75c, 1L75 & 3L, plus Libya 2L, tied by "Posta Aerea Bengasi 23 8 32" cds, with Zeppelin, air & reg labels. To Brazil, Rome & Friedrichshafen transit cds, flight cachet & Pernambuco arrival b/s. VF. SG 100, 23, 24, 26, 32 & Libya 45 cat £38, Sass 10, 13, 17, 19, A10 & Libya 57 cat €70 -the 2L or 3L alone on cover cat €600 or €650 ea. Sieger 517. (P) $450 $700