3170South Georgia: 1911 German South Pole Expedition PPC of expedition ship "Deutschland", franked Falklands KEVII 1d tied by weak South Georgia cds, plus special red ship stamp tied by 4-line "Polarschiff Deutschland Sud Georgien Grytviken 10 Dezember 1911" cancel. VF. Rare & attractive. (P) $1500$2500
31721870-71 Fiji Times Express 1d black on rose, vertically ribbed paper, rouletted 3 sides. F-VF fresh UN, irregular cnrs but o/w 4 large margins. SG 5 cat £1100. Rare genuine example & certificate can be obtained on request. (P) $500$700
31731870-71 Fiji Times Express 1d black on rose, vertically ribbed paper, rouletted on 3 sides. VFM, sl diag crease, nice original gum. SG5 cat £1100. Rare genuine. (P) $500$700
31741874 VR opt "Six Cents" on 3d green, opt type 5. Superb U, black cross m/s cancel, unusually w/c. SG 17 cat £700. (P) $250$400
31751874 VR opt "SIX CENTS" on 3d green, opt type 5. FU, postal m/s cancel, irregular perfs etc. SG 17 cat £700. 2012 Sismondo photo-cert. (P) $200$300
31771876-77 Crown CR with VR underprint 1d deep blue imperf PROOF on horiz laid paper, error printed DOUBLE. Superb fresh M. SG 31a(p), double print unlisted on laid paper. (P) $80$150
31781876-77 VR underprint 1d blue on laid paper, variety "void corner". U, sl flts, nice appearance. SG 31b cat £350. (P) $100$200
31791876-77 Crown CR with VR underprint 1d deep blue on laid paper, variety "void corner". FU. SG 31b cat £350. (P) $250$350
31801878-99 Surch crown VR 4d/1d,opt type A, rough perf 10. F-VF fresh M. SG 41 cat £75. (P) $50$70
31891904-09 KEVII set ½ to 1/- plus 1906-12 New Colours set ½d-£1, wmk mult crown. VFM. SG 115-24 cat £475. (10). (P) $300$400
31901904-09 KEVII set ½d to 1/- & 1906-12 KEVII set ½d-£1, wmk mult crown. F-VF M, couple with tropicalised perfs. SG 115-24 cat £475. (10). (P) $200$300
31911912-23 KGV set ¼d-£1, wmk mult crown. VF fresh M/MLH. SG ex 125-137 cat £300. (13). (P) $180$250
31921912-23 KGV £1 purple & black on red die II, wmk crown CA. Superb fresh MUH. SG 137a cat £250 for M, should be at least double, £500 MUH. (P) $400$600
31931912-23 KGV £1 purple & black on red, top value, Die II, wmk mult crown. VF fresh M. SG 137a cat £250. (P) $200$300
31941915-19 WAR STAMP opt KGV ½d green, error opt inverted. VFM. SG 138c cat £650. Only 1 sheet printed & certificate can be obtained on request. (P) $400$600
31951917 Postage Dues in black on laid yellowish paper, SE-TENANT STRIP of 4: 1d + ½d + 4d + 3d, imperf at top as from edge of sheet. VF UN as issued, a couple perfs expertly rejoined, which is not visible at all & of hardly any importance. SG D1a cat £10,000 &much under- catalogued as only several such strips known (SG D1, D2, D4 & D5 cat £4100 as single stamps alone & hardly ever seen as unused singles). Great rarity for the Fiji specialist or Postage due collector, as this is an item that has been missing even in some of the greatest Fiji collections. 2013 Ceremuga photo cert. (4) (P) $8000$12000
31961917 Postage Due 4d+3d black, horiz se-tenant pr, wide setting. VF UN, as issued. SG D1a(var), the horiz strip of 4 with all values cat£10,000 while the 3d & 4d SG D4 & D5 cat £2150++ as singles alone. Only 1116 & 372 printed & most used. Great rarity as a se-tenant pr. Certificates for any of the Postage Dues can be obtained on request. (P) $2500$3500
32001917-18 Postage Due wide setting ½d black on laid yellowish paper, rejoined vertical strip of 10 with bottom margin. G-VFU. SG D1 cat £5000++ as singles, plus premium for strip. Even singles are rather rare, whilst this is the largest known multiple & great exhibition item. (10) (P) $2000$4000
32011918 Postage Due set ½d-4d, opt SPECIMEN. VF fresh M. SG D6-10s cat £160. (5). (P) $140$180
32021922-27 KGV basic set ¼d to 5/-, wmk script (¼d, 1d red, 2d & 1/- are wmk mult crown). Mostly F-VF M, top value fresh. SG 228-241 cat £120. (14). (P) $50$70
32031922-29 KGV set ¼d to 5/-, wmk script, opt SPECIMEN. VF fresh M. SG 228-41s cat £400. (14). (P) $350$450
32042001 Westpac Bank Centenary set 48c-$2 IMPERF DIE PROOFS printed on plastic(!) & affixed in Enschede Printers proof folder. VF. SG 1131-4(p). (P) $200$400
32052006-10 "Emergency" surch 1c/6c Bird with large XX in opt sheet of 100 with error opt "2c" XX instead of "1c" (pos 6/7). VF fresh MUH. SG 1316c cat £170 as single, scarce in comp sheet. (100). (P) $100$150
32062006-10 "Emergency" surch 1c/6c Bird with small xx in opt sheet of 100 with error opt "large XX" (pos 1/6). VF fresh MUH. Very scarce as a comp sheet. SG 1317a cat £350 as single variety. (100). (P) $200$400
32072006-10 "Emergency" surch 1c/23c Bird sheet of 100 with opt error "2c" XX instead of "1c" (pos 6/7). Also opt shifted to left exposing "c" of "23c" through vert column 1 & "missing UR bar on first X" on stamps 68 & 98. Hint of a reverse tropical spotting. VF MUH. SG 1346(var), 1346a cat £210 as a single opt error. (P) $100$200
32082006-10 "Emergency" surch 2c/23c Bird scarce 2009 printing comp sheet of 100 with all imprints & plate nos. Very difficult to find as it was a small print run & most were sold as postage or broken down into plate/imprint blks. VF MUH. SG 1350 cat £1000, Sc $2000 as single stamps. (P) $250$400
32092006-10 "Emergency" surch 2c/23c Bird, opt error "wrong blank" (XX instead of xxx), right marginal blk of 4. Possibly a trial opt, scarce with only one sheet discovered. VF fresh MUH. (P) $200$400
32112006-10 "Emergency" surch 3c/23c Bird comp sheet of 100 with variety "3 omitted" (pos 2/7). When this error was sighted soon after issue, postal staff frantically CUT OUT the offending stamp. It is believed only TEN sheets were sold with this error. VF fresh MUH. Unlisted SG, Scott 1218 cat US$4350. (100). (P) $700$1000
32132006-10 "Emergency" surch 18c/6c Bird original 2006 printing in comp sheet of 100 with all imprints & plate nos. Very difficult to find as the vast majority were sold as postage or broken down into imprint & plate blks. Stamps VF MUH, mnr selvedge tropicalisation. SG 1328, Sc 1157 cat $650 as single stamps. $200$300
32142006-10 "Emergency" surch 18c on 6c Bird part sheet of 60 entire lower pane (50) with graphic opt shift 15mm up, close to obliterating "FIJI". VF MUH. Scarce spectacular opt error. Vendor retail US$750+. (60). (P) $130$200
32152006-10 "Emergency" surch 20c/23c Bird, comp sheet of 100 with opt MISPLACED & skewed upwards at left, plus opt setting error "No gap flaw" between C & X (pos 7/10). VF fresh MUH. (P) $90$150
32162006-10 "Emergency" surch 20c/23c Bird UL plate number blk of 6, error opt misplaced 6mm down & off-centre, resulting in upper 2 stamps missing "20c xxx" opt. VF fresh MUH. Spectacular blk (2 prs with & w/o surch). (P) $100$200
32172006-10 Emergency surcharge 20c/23c bird lower marginal imprint/plate no blk of 20 (10x2) variety opt misplaced & sl skewed with XXX opt missing the 23c FV at LR to various degrees. Commercially used on carton fragment, some perfs very sl trimmed at top. Extremely rare, possibly unique item. $60$100
32182006-10 "Emergency" surch 20c/31c Bird comp sheet of 100, variety opt missing "Oc xx" on all 10 stamps in the 6th vert column, plus uneven opt inking on the rest of sheet. Also opt setting errors with "no gap" flaw between "c & first x" (pos 7/10). VF MUH. Very rare & possibly unique sheet. (P) $200$400
32202006-10 "Emergency" surch 20c/31c Bird, error "opt shifted 10mm up", left marginal horiz pr. VF fresh MUH. (P) $90$150
32212006-10 "Emergency" surch 20c/31c Bird comp sheet, opt shifted 28mm up into top selvedge & centre gutter leaving rows 5 &10 w/o surch (20 stamps). VF MUH. Extremely rare & probably unique, the only sheet discovered. Superb Exhibition piece. (P) $600$1000
32222006-10 "Emergency" surch 20c/30c Bird comp sheet of 100, upper pane opt normal & shifted Sl upwards, lower pane completely missing surcharge on all 50 stamps. VF MUH. Extremely rare (unique?) with this the only sheet discovered. Superb Exhibition piece. See website for comp sheet. (100). (P) $400$800
32252006-10 "Emergency" surch 40c/31c Bird left marginal plate no blk of 6, upper stamps variety "double opt", middle row "partial double opt", lower pr single (normal) opt. VF fresh MUH. Rare, only 5 blks of 6 recorded & some may have been reduced. (P) $180$300
32262006-10 "Emergency" surch 40c/31c Bird gutter blk of 4, error "opt shifted 22mm down" resulting in lower pr missing surcharge which appears in the gutter. Very scarce with less than 10 gutter blks surviving. VF fresh MUH. (P) $90$150
32272006-10 "Emergency" surch 50c/31c double row of 10 (pos 31-50) with full gutter selvedge below & both plate nos. Spectacular printing error "Extra numeral 5" between stamps 36 & 37. VF fresh MUH. Less than 10 of these errors have survived as PO removed the error pr before issue to the public. A rare printer's mistake. (P) $350$500
32282006-10 Emergency surch 50c/44c Bird error misplaced opt 10mm up to middle of stamp, on registered commercial cover to Australia with 14 other stamps inc pic & commems. Scarce usage! $50$70
32291910 use of KEVII ½d green post card, uprated with ½d, tied 3 strikes of Suva cds, addressed to German Navy doctor aboard SMS Scharnhorst at Tsingtau, Sydney transit b/s, arrival cds "Shanghai SP 23 10 BFPO". Rare destination. (P) $350$500
32301939 First Flight Airmail cover franked KGVI Pics ½d & 1½d tied by "Suva 20 OC 39" cds, to Tonga with arrival b/s. AAMC F21. Rarity as only 25 flown! (P) $250$400
FINLAND
32311860-71 Arms 10k & 40p rose on pale rose, 10 of ea in se-tenant sheetlet of IMPERF proofs of 1893 official reprints. Superb fresh UN, as made. SG 13R & 41R, originals would cat £17,000, Fa 4R & 9R originals would cat Kr100,000. Extremely rare as such se-tenant imperf proof sheetlets! (P) $800$1200
32321866 Arms serpentine roulette 5p purple-brown on grey, teeth 1¼mm, vert laid paper. F-VF fresh M, part gum. SG 17 cat £450, Fa 5c cat Kr3000, Mi 5A cat €650. (P) $80$120
32331866-71 Arms 5p brownon pale lilac blue, sheetlet of 10 IMPERF proofs of the 1893 Official reprints. Superb fresh UN as made. SG 17R, originals cat £4500+, Fa 5R, originals cat Kr30,000. Extremely rare as imperf proof sheetlet! (P) $300$500
32341866 Arms serpentine roulette 5p deep brown on pale lilac, teeth 1¾mm, vert laid paper. VF fresh M. SG 18 cat £550, Fa 5c cat Kr3500, Mi 5B cat €500. (P) $80$120
32351866 Arms serpentine roulette 5p purple-brown on grey, teeth 2½mm, vert laid paper. F-VF fresh MLH. SG 19 cat £450, Fa 5 cat Kr3000, Mi 5c cat €500. (P) $80$120
32361866-67 Arms serpentine roulette 1Mk brown, roulette B -teeth 1¾mm. F-VF fresh UN, only 1 short tooth. SG 48 cat £3750, Fa 10c cat Kr 25,000, Mi 10B cat €4500 & all undercatalogued as very rare mint. Ex Faberge -pos 14 in his reconstruction (colour photo copy provided). 2015 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $1000$1500
32371866-67 Arms serpentine roulette 1Mk deep brown, roulette C -teeth 2¼mm. Superb fresh M, partial gum, all teeth amazingly intact. SG 49 cat £3000++, Facit 10c cat SFr 20,000+, Mi 10c cat €3000+ & all undercatalogued as very rare mint. Ex Faberge position 46 inhis reconstruction (colour photo copy provided). Rarity in such nice condition. 2015 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $2500$3500
32381866-67 Arms serpentine roulette 1Mk deep brown roulette C -teeth 2¼mm. Fresh UN, expertly repaired teeth at top, but superb appearance. Fa 10C cat Kr20,000, Mi 10C cat €3000+, SG 49 cat £3000+ & all under-catalogued. Ex Faberge -pos 50 in his reconstruction (colour photocopy provided). 2016 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $800$1200
32391866-67 Arms serpentine roulette 1Mk brown roulette C -teeth 2¼mm. Superb fresh M, nice original gum & perfect intact teeth which is quite amazing. FA 10C cat Kr20,000, Mi 10C cat €3000+, SG 49 cat £3000+ & all under-catalogued as very rare mint. Ex Faberge -pos 6 in his reconstruction (colour photocopy provided). Rarity in such nice condition. 2016 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $2500$4000
32401866-67 Arms serpentine roulette 1Mk brown, teeth 2¼mm. Superb fresh MLH, nice original gum, 1 tooth split & reattached (but it is original), all others intact. SG 49 cat £3000+. Facit 10c cat SFr 20,000, Mi 10c cat €3000 & all undercatalogued as very rare mint. Ex Faberge -pos 10 in his reconstruction (colour photocopy provided). 2015 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $1200$2000
32411857 Cover (sl toning & repaired flap), franked 5k blue, small pearls, tied by boxed "Borga 7 MAI 1857" pmk & with boxed "ANK 9 5" b/s. Stamp is 2 shades, ½ blue & ½ dark blue due to partial weak print. SG 1, Fa 1Ic cat Kr90,000 = A$13,500. Attractive & rare classic no.1 cover. 2006 Tuori AIEP photo cert. (P) $1800$2800
32421857 Cover front franked 10k red-carmine tied by "Helsingfors 1 7 1857" cds, margin just touches at right. SG 2, Fa 2e cat Kr25,000 on cover. 2006 Tuori AIEP photo cert. (P) $400$700
32431858? Folded letter wrapper franked on reverse oval Arms 5k, small pearls, wove paper -4 huge margins (expertly repaired on 1 side), tied by "Helsingfors" cds & with m/s cross. To Coblenz Germany, with boxed red "Aus Russland France" cachet, b/s 3-line "Konigsberg 30/I Bromberg". SG 1 cat £2500+, Fa 1 cat Kr16,000+ -both as loose stamp, cat Kr70,000 on cover. Attractive. (P) $800$1500
32441858 Cover (2 folds) franked 10k carmine-red cut to shape, tied by "Helsingfors 12 10 18 8" cds & with pen cancel, plus boxed "ANK 16 10". SG 2, Fa 2g. 2006 Tuori AIEP photo cert. (P) $400$700
32501849-52 Ceres 20c black, horiz TETE-BECHE pr. F-VFU, 3 margins, star dotted pmk. SG 23 cat £8500, Yv 3e cat €8500, Maury 3atb cat €12,000. Rare genuine example of this important classic item. RPSL photo-cert. (P) $1500$2500
32511849-50 Ceres 10c bistre, imperf, 1862 official reprint, available for postage. Superb fresh UN, 4 margins. SG 29 cat £650, Yv 1f cat €650, Maury 1e cat €700. (P) $180$250
32521849-50 Ceres 25c blue imperf, 1862 official reprint, available for postage. VF fresh M, 4 margins. SG 32 cat £600, Yv 4d cat €600, Maury 4f cat €600. (P) $220$300
32531853-61 Napoleon 1Fr carmine, imperf. Superb U appearance, 4 large margins, tiny repaired tear in LR margin (mentioned on cert but not visible to us!), "DS2" cancel. SG 72 cat £3500. Maury 18 cat €4000. Rare so nice looking. 2014 Scheller photo cert. (P) $700$1000
32541853-61 Napoleon 1Fr deep carmine. VF appearance, sm repaired thin, 4 margins, dotted pmk. SG 73 cat £4500. Maury 18b cat €5500.Very attractive genuine example of this very rare classic. Exp Calves. (P) $700$1000
32551863-70 Napoleon 2c red-brown, perf, opt SPECIMEN. VFM. SG 105(s) cat £120 as normal. Maury 8s cat €275. (P) $50$100
32571869 Napoleon 5Fr bluish-grey/greyish. Superb fresh M, nice original gum, excellent centring & beautiful colour. SG 132 cat £7500+, Yv 33a cat €8750, Maury 33a cat €8000+. The key top value of classic France & desirable in such nice condition. Exp Alberto Diena, plus Dr Giulio Bolaffi AIEP photo-cert. (P) $3000$4500
32581870-71 Ceres Bordeaux 2c brick red. VFU, 4 margins. SG 151 cat £850, Yv 40Ba cat €900, Maury 40IId cat €1000. Very nice example of this rare shade. 2010 Scheller photo cert. (P) $400$600
32591870-71 Ceres Bordeaux 20c blue, type I, imperf. Superb fresh MLH, tiny expertly repaired tear in margin only, 4 original margins. SG164 cat £24,000, Maury 44I cat €33,000, Yv 44B cat €25,000. Major classic rarity. 2014 Scheller photo-cert. (P) $3800$5000
32601871 blue "10" surch on Napoleon Laureated 10c bistre, perf 14x13½, unissued. VF fresh M. SG 133 cat £2500, Maury 34 cat €2400. Rare genuine example in unusually nice condition. 2014 Scheller photo cert (P) $1100$1500
32611876-85 Peace & Commerce 25c ultramarine, type I. Superb M, disturbed gum, perfect centring. SG 220 cat £12,000, Maury 68 cat €10,000, Yv 68 cat €10,000. Unusually nice example of this rarity. 2011 Scheller photo- cert (P) $3200$4500
32631900-06 Merson 2Fr deep lilac & buff. Superb fresh MUH, pristine original gum. SG 307 cat £1000 for M, should be at least double, £2000 MUH, Maury 122 cat €2500. Very rare genuine MUH. Exp Brun AIEP, certificate can be obtained on request. (P) $1200$1800