29511917 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
29521935 KGV Pictorial set ¼d to 10/-. VFM. SG 96-107 cat £200. (12). (P) $100$150
29531908 Stampless cover used locally with "Georgetown 16 OC 08" cds & with manuscript provisional endorsement in red "Pd ¼d W.G. MLC". VF. SG MP2, undercatalogued at £250. (P) $350$500
CEYLON
29541857-59 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
29591857-64 QV ½d dull mauve on white paper, imperf, marginal, huge margins. Extremely fresh MLH, pristine original gum. SG 17 cat £190++. An absolute gem. (P) $300$500
29601885 "Postage & Revenue Five Cents" opt QV 16c pale violet, wmk crown CA. VF fresh MLH. SG 180 cat £180. Exp Sorani. (P) $120$160
29611918 "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
29621918-19 "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
29631921-32 KGV 50R dull purple, wmk script. Superb fresh MUH. SG 358 cat £750 for M, should be at least £1500 MUH. (P) $1200$1800
29641921-32 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
29651927-29 KGV 5R black PROOF of frame only, marginal blk of 4 on no wmk paper. VF fresh UN as made. SG 365(p). Spectacular. (P) $120$200
29661935-36 KGVI Pictorial set 2c-1R plus 1938-49 KGVI Pictorial set 2c-5R plus 50c perf. 1952 KGVI Revenue 10R Postal Fiscal. VF M/MLH, most fresh. SG 368-378, 386-397, F1 cat £286. (27). (P) $130$180
CHINA - FOREIGN POST OFFICES
2967British Indian Forces: 1901 cover (centre fold) franked "BRA 5 Five Cents" black opt China Dragon ½c, error opt INVERTED, tied by "Railway Post Office Tientsin" pmk, plus b/s "FPO No 7 3 MY 01", plus CEF opt QV ½a tied by "FPO No 20 3 MY 01" cds. Chan BRA2a, SG BR 133a cat £2750 for loose stamp & BRA opt on cover cat over triple the loose price, so this should be £9000+. Major rarity as only 1 pane of the error printed & only several covers recorded. Certificate can be obtained on request. (P) $8000$12000
2968Indochina 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
2971Italian POs: 1917 "TIENTSIN 6 CENTS" h/s opt 15c. VF fresh MUH. SG 33 cat £1700 for M, so at least £3700 MUH, Sass 3 cat €5500 = A$8250. Extremely rare in genuine MUH condition. 2012 Ceremuga AIEP photo cert. (P) $1800$2800
2972Russian 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
29731901 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
29741902 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
29811921-41 Airmail sets with 1921 Curtis set 15c-90c, Republic Emblem on tail (SG cat £450), 1929 set Nationalist Emblem on tail (£150) & 1940-41 Tunkor set 15c-$5 lower marginal with imprints. All diff. F-VF M/UN. SG 352-56, 384-88 & 545-54 cat £605. (20) (P) $200$400
29821936 New Life Movement set $1, all marginal or cnr marginal blks of 4, 2c & 20c with part imprint. VF MUH. SG 444-7 cat £400 as M singles, should be at least double, £800 MUH, plus premium for blks. (4 blks of 4). (P) $200$400
29831941 Thrift Movement set 8c-$1 in UR cnr imprint prs. Mostly fresh MUH, some natural gum irregularities. SG 599-604. (6 prs). $50$100
29841942-44 Military Field Post "Hupeh" opt SYS 4th issue 8c red, but forged opt. VF MUH. SG M676 cat £1800 for genuine. Useful reference. Negative BPA photo-cert. (P) $50$100
29851946 Airmail CNC surch $73/25c orange, perf 14. VF MLH. Sc C42 cat US$1500. SG 819 cat £1500. Very rare genuine. Exp Yang &Sanabria. Certificate can be obtained on request. (P) $1000$1500
29861946 Airmail CNC surch $73/25c orange, perf 14, but forged opt. VF fresh MUH, typical irregular gum. SG 819 cat £1500 for genuine. Useful reference. Negative BPA photo-cert. (P) $50$100
29871946-47 CNC surch Martyr $20/8c orange with wmk, but forged opt. VF fresh MUH. SG 881 cat £800 for genuine. Useful reference. Negative BPA photo-cert. (P) $50$100
29881936 New Life Movement 2c, 5c & 20c tied to FDC by Canton cds (SG 444-6), 1937 cover with Special pmk for 10th Anniv of Establishment of Govt at Nanking & 1936 commercial receipt with Martyr 1c (2) used as revenues. (3) $70$120
29891946 cover franked Victory $300 blk of 4 tied by "Tsingtau" cds. To USA, with "SEP 26 1946" arrival h/s. SG 793. $90$150
CHINA - REPUBLIC - PROVINCES
2990Sinkiang: 1942-44 large red h/s on Thrift set 8c-$1, but forged opts. VF fresh M/MUH. SG 214-19 cat £1400 for genuine. Useful reference. Negative BPA photo-cert. (P) $100$200
CHINA - LIBERATED AREAS
2991East 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. (7) Certificates can be obtained on request. (P) $2000$3000
2992East China: 1950 cover franked Train $30, Marching Troops $270 & Mao $500 tied by Shanghai cds. To Beijing with arrival cds. SG EC360, 379 & 389. (P) $180$300
2993North China: 1938 Communist Star 1c violet & 5c brown, blks of 4, yellow newsprint paper, 5c blk with UR stamp INVERTED, but unfortunately forgeries. VF UN as issued, all 4 margins. Yang NC3-4, SG NC4A would cat £7200 as genuine. (2 blks of 4) $80$150
CHINA - PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC
29941949 NE China Trade Union Conference $5000 red official reprint full sheet of 100. VF UN as issued. SG NE261(r) cat £37,500 as originals while reprints are usually 10% so still £3750+ as singles. Very rare sheet. (P) $600$1000
29951951 East Germany Friendship with China set 12pf-50pf. VF fresh MUH, 2 lower values marginal. SG E43-45 cat £350. (3). (P) $170$250
29971967 Thoughts of Chairman Mao 8f both se-tenant strips of 5. VF CTO with gum, better than usual gold colour. W1. SG 2344-53 (2344a & 2349a) cat £1800. Popular issue. (10) (P) $700$1000
29981967 Talks on Literature & Art 8f set. VF fresh CTO with gum. W3. SG 2359-61 cat £600. (3) (P) $300$450
29991968 Chairman Mao's Inscription to Japanese Worker 8f black & red, prepared for use but not issued for political reasons, with all stockbeing 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. Previously sold in Auction 323 for $49,000 but the buyer was not able to pay, it is now being re-offered in this auction. (P) $20000$40000
30001973 Panda set 4f-43f. F-VF MUH, sl tropicalised. Yang N14; SG 2498-2503 cat £250. (6) (P) $70$100
30011974 Lion Dance, full sheet of 35 with margins, control & sheet nos. VF fresh MUH, unfolded. Yang T2-1. SG 2555 cat £420+. (35) $100$200
30021975 "Wushu" Sport 8f Leaping with spear, full sheet of 50, with vert tete-beche prs. VF fresh MUH, unfolded. Yang T7-4. SG 2607a cat £238+. (50) $70$100
30031984 North Korea 10ch M/Sheet for visit of Kim Il Sung to China. VF fresh MUH. SG MSN2470. $40$80
30041952 cover franked Peace Gate $800 (Dec 22 issue), tied by "Chi Wu 28 12 52" cds. To Hunag Cho with arrival cds, plus large boxed propaganda h/s for pro North Korea - anti USA slogans. $50$100
30051959 cover franked PRC Anniv 4f, 8f & 10f by Wuxi Jangsu 1959 10 12" cds. To Czechoslovakia. (P) $120$200
30061965 Registered cover franked PRC Anniv strip of 3 tied by "Peking 1965 6 29" cds. To Xing Xiang Hennan province. SG 2213a. (P) $300$500
30071966 cover franked 1961 Crane 8f, 1963 Panda 10f, 1964 Republic Anniv 8f & 1965 Youth Meeting 22f, tied by "Soochow 1966 5 21" cds, to Germany. SG 2029, 2038, 2118, 2214 & 2271. Interestingly signed at base by designer with his seal etc. (P) $450$700
30081969 covers franked 1968 Words of Mao 8f "Sunrise" tied by Shanghai or Heilongjiang cds, both with Mao propaganda slogans. SG 2406 cat £60 as loose stamps alone. (2 covers). $90$150
30091975 cover franked Def 1f (2) & Red Flag Canal 8f tied by Harbin cds. To Taiyuan Shanxi Province. SG 2168 & 2495. $40$70
CHINA - TAIWAN
30101946 2-line opt Martyrs set 2s/2c-$1/20c, plus $2 on 2½c (1948). VF MUH/U as issued. SG 10-15 & 65 cat £100. (7) (P) $70$100
30131992 Ming Tapestries set $5 & $12 full sheets of 25. VF fresh MUH. SG 2083-4 cat £100. (2 sheets). $50$100
30141992 Opera Props set $3.50-$12 full sheets of 50. VF fresh MUH unfolded. SG 2086-89 cat £250 as singles. (4 sheets). $130$200
CHINA - TIBET
30151911 Surch on China Coiling Dragon 6a/30c red. Superb fresh M. SG C8 cat £275. (P) $120$180
30161911 Surch on China Coiling Dragon 12a/50c green. VF fresh M. SG C9 cat £900. (P) $350$500
30171911 Surch on China Goose 1R/$1 red & flesh. VF fresh M, nice original gum. SG C10 cat £1800. Rare genuine example in unusuallynice condition. (P) $700$1000
30181911 Surch on China Goose 2R/$2 red & yellow. Superb fresh MLH, nice original gum, excellent centring & bright colours. SG C11 cat £3250. Very rare genuine example in unusually nice condition. Certificate can be obtained on request. (P) $2000$3000
30191911 Surch on China Coiling Dragon & Goose set 3p/1c-2R/$2. F-VF fresh UN, 4c & 30c sl thins, top value $2 is superb with excellent centring & nice colour. SG C1-11 cat £6250. Very rare genuine set. (11). (P) $1500$2500
CHRISTMAS ISLANDS
30201934 Central Pacific Cocoanut Plantations 10c sheetlet of 4 with selvedge on 3 sides. Stamps VF fresh MUH. (P) $200$300
30211934 Central Pacific Cocoanut Plantations 10c blue values. VF fresh M, some interleaving adhered as usual for this issue. RL 4. (P) $60$90
30221918 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) $120$200
COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS
30231990 Provisional opt set inc both 10c & "Official Paid" (CTO as always) plus $5/65c Aircraft. VF fresh MUH. SG 230, 234-9 & O1 cat £150+ retail $380. (8) $110$150
30251990 Provisional opt set inc both 10c & "Official Paid" (CTO as always). Plus 1989 $5/65c Aircraft. Fresh MUH. Retail $380. (8). $110$150
30261991 Official Paid Mainland opt marginal blk of 4. Superb CTO as always. SG O1 cat £360+, retail $600++. Scarce multiple. (P) $250$350
COLOMBIA
30271920s? 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
30281947 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
30291947 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
30301947-48 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
30311950 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
30321950 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
30331892 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
30341943-54 opt Arms set 2/6-£5. F-VF MUH, very unevenly tropicalised gum. SG 131-6 cat £550. (6) (P) $180$250
30351943-54 opt Arms £3 green mult wmk inverted. Superb MUH. SG 135w cat £70. (P) $60$90
30381963 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 values unknown imperf), all wmk NZ star. Mostly VF fresh MUH, couple stamps gum adhesions. SG 163-73(p). Rare as only 1 sheet of ea imperf made. (7 prs imperf, 4 perf) (P) $120$200
30391966 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
30401967 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
30411967 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
30421967 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
30431967 opt Arms $6/£3 green. VF MLH. SG 220 cat £120 & too low. Only 863 issued. (P) $40$70
30441965 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
3045Penrhyn: 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) $180$250
COSTA RICA
30461946 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
3047New 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
3048Germany: 1930 South America Flight card franked Sth America Zeppelin 4RM & Eagle 1RM, tied by "Friedrichshafen 18 5 30" cds, with flight cachet. To New York, with Lakehurst special green pmk. Sieger 57F cat €500. SG 457 cat £425 as loose stamp alone. (P) $200$300
3049Liechtenstein: 1936 Zeppelin set 1Fr & 2Fr on reg cover to USA, tied by Triesenberg cds, 3-line cachet in red, pictorial code "c" cachet in red, b/s New York. SG 151-2 cat £300+ as loose stamps alone. (P) $120$180
3050Tripolitania: 1932 Zeppelin 6th Sth America Flight registered card franked 1st 1931 airmail top value 5L (2), tied by "Posta Aerea Tripoli D'Africa 10 9 32" cds, with air & reg labels. To Brazil, with Rome & Friedrichshafen transit cds, green flight cachet & Pernambuco arrival b/s. VF. SG 122 cat £64, Sass A16 cat €90 -both as loose stamps. 5L alone on cover cat €1000, this is 2 on cover. Sieger 177. (P) $450$600
3051USA: 1930 Zeppelin flight cover franked $2.60 Zeppelin tied by "Varick St Sta NY 1 May 1930" machine cancel, with South America Flight red cachet, "First European Pan-America Round Flight" diamond cachet in violet & with Lakehurst Round Flight Zeppelin pictorial b/s in green. Sc C15, SG A689 cat £650 as loose stamp alone! (P) $350$500