62931935 Pictorial set ½d to 3/- essays of the same views & values, w/o the ornate frames of the issued stamps. 6 values together in red, the other 3 together in orange, on no wmk thick paper. F-VF UN as made. SG 180-188(e). Attractive & extremely rare -only example we have ever seen. (6 in 2 blks). (P) $300$500
62941935-42 opt Arms £5 blue, single wmk Cowan paper. VF fresh MUH. SG 194 cat £225 for M, should be at least £450 MUH. (P) $350$500
62951945-53 opt Arms set 2/6-£5 (ex £1 is 1955 wide spacing), wmk mult NZ star. F-VF MUH, very unevenly tropicalised gum. SG ex 207-14 & 234 cat £1200. (7) (P) $400$600
62971945-53 opt Arms 30/- brown, mult wmk. Superb fresh MUH. SG 211 cat £200+. Copy of Sorani photo cert for set (P) $170$250
62981945-53 opt Arms £2 purple, mult wmk. Superb fresh MUH. SG 212 cat £200+. Copy of Sorani photo cert for set (P) $170$250
62991897 Registered cover franked Palm 6d (SG 62) tied by "Apia AUG 11 97" cds, plus USA 8c, both with San Francisco oval pmks. To "The Supreme Court, New Brunswick USA", with "New Brunswick NJ Registered" oval pmk, redirected to Nova Scotia & New Brunswick in Canada, with 5 diff reg number h/s & 3-line San Francisco h/s, with b/s of San Francisco, "St John NB Canada" & " Fredrickton NB", plus "B 10 20 97" in circle. Very rare & attractive combination franking. 2009 Odenweller AIEP photo cert. (P) $1800$3000
63001912 remarkable inwards use of Germany official postcard (real photo Hesse Royal Family) posted to Samoa during experimental Air Mail flights on Rhein & Main, dated 15.6.1912 & endorsed "per Zeppelin", franked special 10pf & 5pf Germania tied by "Flugpost am Rhein u. am Main Darmstadt 16.6.12" pmk. Believed to be unique to Samoa, & the earliest jusqu'a airmail item to South Pacific. The experimental flights were by airship “Schwaben” & airplane “Gelber Hund”. The Zeppelin endorsement suggests this item was intended to be carried by the airship. Unique (P) $900$1500
SAN MARINO
63011892-94 Arms 1L red & yellow. VF fresh M, nice original gum. Sass 20 cat €1600, SG 26 cat £2250. 2012 BPA photo-cert. (P) $600$900
63021929 Pictorial set 5c-20L. VF fresh M. SG 145-63 cat £550, Sass 141-58 cat €600. (19) (P) $180$250
63031931 Airmail set 50c-10L. VF fresh MUH, all top marginal. SG 164-73 cat £650 for M, should be at least double, £1300 MUH, Sass A1-10 cat €2000. Top value 10L with Dr Giulio Bolaffi AIEP photo cert. (10). (P) $600$900
63041932 Inauguration of GPO set 20c-2,75L. VF fresh MLH. SG 174-178 cat £650, Sass 159-163 cat €700. (5) (P) $180$250
63051933 Zeppelin opt set 3L/50c - 20L/3L. VF fresh MUH, all left or right marginal. SG 191-6 cat £250 for M, should be at least double, £500 MUH, Sass A11-16 cat €600+. (6). (P) $180$250
63061933 Zeppelin Air opt set 3L/50c-20L3L. VF MUH. SG 191-196 cat £250 for M, should be at least double, £500+ MUH. Sass PA11-16 cat €600. (6) (P) $150$250
63071935 Death Cent Delfino set 5c-1L75. VF fresh M. SG 214-225 cat £225; Sass 193-204 cat €300. (12) (P) $80$120
SAUDI ARABIA
63081921 Hejaz "Hashemite Kingdom 1340" unframed opt on 1/8pi orange, roul 13, error opt DOUBLE, one shifted downwards. F-VF fresh MUH, gum sl disturbed by interleaves as usual. SG 22d cat £400+ for M. Rare & spectacular. 2009 Ceremuga AIEP photo cert. (P) $180$250
63091921 Hejaz "Hashemite Kingdom 1340" unframed opt 1/8pi orange, roul 13, error opt DOUBLE, ONE INVERTED (so tete-beche!). F-VF fresh MUH, gum sl disturbed by interleaving as usual. SG 22e cat £1000+ for M. Extremely rare & spectacular. 2009 Ceremuga AIEP photo cert. (P) $500$800
63101921 Hejaz "Hashemite Kingdom 1340" unframed opt 1/4pi green, roul 13, error opt DOUBLE, ONE INVERTED (so tete-beche!). F-VF fresh MUH, gum sl disturbed by interleaving as usual. SG 23db cat £900+ for M. Extremely rare & spectacular. 2009 Ceremuga AIEP photo cert. (P) $500$800
63111951 King of Jordan Visit set ½g & 3g, both variety "Boyaume" for Royaume. From original printing that was withdrawn. Superb fresh MUH marginal. Mi 42-3(var), Sc185-6a. SG 370-71a cat £550. 2014 Ceremuga photo cert. (2). (P) $400$600
63121952 Damman-Riyadh Railway 10q Train & Camel, sunken DIE PROOF 103x87mm, with American Banknote Co archive die no 94537 above stamp, affixed on card. Superb UN as made. SG 375(p). Extremely rare as only several printed. Fantastic item for either Saudi specialist or advanced Train/Railway collector. 2014 Ceremuga photo cert. (P) $800$1200
63131964-72 Gas Oil Plant set 1p-200p, King Saud cartouche. Superb fresh MUH. Sc 314-41, SG 529-56 cat £2100. Rare set (28) (P) $1000$1500
63141966-75 Airmail 5p Boeing 720B, King Faisal cartouche (1975), no wmk. VFU. Mi 359Y, Sc C63, SG 720 cat £650. Rare stamp that was not supplied as new issues & missed by almost all collectors. 2014 Ceremuga photo cert. (P) $350$500
63151966-75 Airmail 50p Boeing 720B, King Faisal cartouche (1975), no wmk. Superb fresh MUH. Mi unlisted Sc C85, SG 742 unpriced. Very rare stamp that was not supplied as new issues & missed by almost all collectors, & virtually never seen MUH. 2014 Ceremuga photo cert. (P) $1300$2000
63161966-75 Airmail 50p Boeing 720B, King Faisal cartouche (1975), no wmk. VFU. Mi unlisted, Sc C85, SG 742 unpriced. Very rare. 2014 Ceremuga photo cert. (P) $350$500
63171966-75 Airmail 200p Boeing 720B, King Faisal cartouche (1974), no wmk. VFU. Mi 383Y unpriced, Sc C87, SG 744 unpriced. Rare, not supplied as new issues & missed by almost all collectors. 2014 Ceremuga photo cert. (P) $350$500
63181967-74 Wadi Hanifa Dam 1p, with wmk, King Faisal cartouche. VFU. Mi 326X cat €400, Sc461, SG 778 cat £250. Rare, not supplied as new issues & missed by almost all collectors. 2014 Ceremuga photo cert. (P) $300$400
63191967-74 Wadi Hanifa Dam 8p, King Faisal cartouche, with wmk, error blue printed DOUBLE. VFU. MI 333X(var), Sc 468(var), SG 785(var). Extremely rare with only several recorded. 2014 Ceremuga photo cert. (P) $500$1000
SERBIA
63201866-68 King 20pa rose, deep rose & rose on buff (natural paper inclusion), plus 40pa ultramarine, all perf 9½. F-VFM. Mi 5y & 6y cat €380, SG 15, 15a, 15b, & 16 cat £478. Rare group. (4). (P) $275$375
63211885 Tobacco Revenue 40p multicolour large format design (for 20g of loose tobacco, quality III). F-VF fresh UN, mnr surface blemishes. Bft 10 cat £100. Impressive item. (P) $50$100
63221903 Assassination of King arms opt 1pa pr, error opt INVERTED & also shifted. Superb MLH. Mi 62(var), SG 94a cat £56. (P) $90$150
63231915 King on Battlefield 15p blue error of colour, due to error of cliché in 25p plate, perf 11½. VF fresh MLH. Yv 128a cat €400, Mi IF cat €300, SG 179ca cat £500. 2014 Ceremuga photo cert. (P) $350$500
SEYCHELLES
63241893 QV Surch 3c/4c, 12c/16c Die I, 15c/16c Die II & 90c/96c plus 1893 QV New Values set 3c-45c. Mostly F-VF M, some tropicalised gum etc. SG ex 15-25 cat £139. (8). (P) $50$70
63281897 "Postage & Revenue 2½d" opt QV Stamp Duty 6d dull purple & green, opt SG type 12, opt shifted down so 1 bar is at top of stamp. VF fresh MLH. SG 62(var) cat £325+, plus premium for shifted opt. Only 196 of this type printed & only a fraction of them shifted. (P) $300$500
63291897 "Postage & Revenue 2½d" opt QV Stamp Duty 2/- dull lilac, opt SG type 8, variety opt shifted right on to margin. Stamp VF fresh M, nice original colour. SG 67 cat £2000++. Only 176 of this type printed in total so only 22 (from 1 sheet) of the shifted error printed. Certificate can be obtained on request. (P) $2000$3000
63301903 KEVII £1 purple on red, wmk crown CA. VF fresh MUH. SG 85 cat £275 for M, should be at least double, £550 MUH. (P) $450$600
63311904-05 KEVII set ½d-£1, wmk mult crown (1½d & 1d wmk crown CA). VFM, odd tropical spot on lower vals. SG 73, 74, 88-98 cat £425. (13) (P) $220$300
63321912-21 KGV Elephant £5 orange & green, wmk mult crown. VF MUH appearance (but neatly regummed), deep bright colours that aresl diffused. SG 130 cat £3500. Rare top value. (P) $1200$1800
63331921-27 KGV Elephant £5 orange & green wmk script. Superb MUH, never hinged original gum, beautiful bright colours. SG 148 cat £2750+ for M, should be at least double, £5500 MUH. Rare top value especially in MUH condition. Raybaudi photo-cert. (P) $4500$6000
63351933 Wilberforce set ½d-£1. Superb fresh MUH. SG 168-80 cat £1100 for M, should be at least double, £2200 MUH. Popular set & very rare MUH. (13). (P) $2000$3000
63412000 Yusof bin Ishak $2 M/Sheet from LR cnr of sheet of 8 M/S with extra wide margins at right & base with colour bars etc. MUH, some tropical spots so needs to be washed or CTO. SG 1005(var). $50$100
SOLOMON ISLANDS
63421907 Large Canoe set ½d to 1/-. F-VFM. SG 1-7 cat £275. (P) $200$275
63431908-11 Small Canoe set ½d to 5/-. VF M/MLH. SG 8-17 cat £200. (11). (P) $150$200
63441913 KGV set ½d-11d Postage Postage plus 3d shade & 1914-23 KGV set ½d-£1, wmk mult crown. VFM, lower values some tropicalized perfs, top 3 values VF fresh. SG 18-38 cat £447. (19). (P) $250$400
63451913 KGV Postage Postage set ½d-11d plus 3d shade & 1914-23 KGV Postage Revenue set ½d-£1, wmk mult crown plus ½d shade. F-VF M/MLH. SG 18-38 cat £454. (20). (P) $250$400
63461935 KGV Silver Jubilee set 1½ to 1/- perf SPECIMEN. VF fresh MUH. SG 53-68s cat £130 for M, should be at least £260 MUH. (4). (P) $200$300
63481991 Health Campaign 65c UNISSUED, wrongly inscribed "Less healthier food" at left, which was unissued but by mistake small number of sheets were delivered to POs or o/w escaped & were used on commercial mail. Postally VFU. SG see footnote. Found by vendor in mission mixture! Very rare -4th example we have offered, with 2 of the previous examples having realised $690 & $680 in our auctions 264 & 268. (P) $200$400
63491927 Registered Airmail cover to New York franked KGV 1d, 2d & 3d, plus USA 10c Airmail to pay for Airmail across USA, all tied by "Tulagi 21 AP 27" cds, with reg label & "US Customs Free of Duty" cachet & with b/s of Tulagi, Sydney & New York. The prepayment of USA internal Airmail fees by use of USA stamps was approved from Australia from 1924-30 & as this is routed via Australia the same rules must have applied. Such mixed franking from the Solomons is a great rarity being the only recorded cover. (P) $1300$2000
63501948 cover franked Postage Due 1d Strip of 3 tied by violet Munda cds, addressed "Bilua, Vellalavella" light "Munda Tax 3D British Solomon Ids. VF. Realised $140 RA Perry 1996 auction. (P) $90$150
SOMALILAND
63511903 opt at top QV set ½a-5R, plus 3a variety broken & partial 2nd "I" in "BRITISH" (would cat £800 if fully missing). VF fresh MUH, except 8a which is M, few gum bends. SG 1-13 cat £133 for M, should be at least double, £250 MUH. (14) (P) $200$300
63521903 opt at top QV 2a, amazing comp sheet of 240 inc variety "BRIT SH" on R2/6 of upper pane & R5/1 of lower pane, "BR1TISH" on R6/4 of the upper pane. Superb & unusually fresh MUH. SG 3/3a/3b cat £1608 as hinged, should be at least double, £3217+ = A$6400+ as MUH singles, plus huge premium for comp sheet. (240). (P) $900$1500
63531903 opt at top India QV 2a marginal blk of 12 (6x2), variety "1 for I" in British on 4th stamp of top row. Superb fresh MUH. SG 3/3b cat £350 as M singles, should be at least £700 MUH, plus premium for positional blk. (P) $350$500
63541903 opt at base QV & KEVII set ½a-5R. VF fresh MLH. SG 18-30 cat £400 & undercatalogued as only 1485 sets sold. (13) (P) $300$400
63551903 opt at base QV 6a olive-bistre, variety "SOMAL.LAND". VF fresh MUH. SG 196 cat £180, should be at least double, £360 MUH. (P) $250$350
63561903 opt at base India QV 2R carmine & yellow-brown. VF fresh MLH. SG 22 cat £130. Only 1543 sold. (P) $130$170
63571903 opt at base QV 2R carmine & brown, variety "SUMALILAND" for "SOMALILAND". VF fresh M. SG 22b cat £850+ & undercatalogued. Rare & sought-after variety as only around 16 issued. 2007 Brandon photo-cert. (P) $700$1000
63581903 opt at base QV 3R brown & green. VF fresh MUH. SG 23 cat £140 for M, should be at least £280 MUH. Only 1485 sold (P) $230$350
63591903 opt at base QV India 3r brown & green, error opt DOUBLE, both INVERTED, one ALBINO. Superb fresh MUH, bottom marginal with pristine never hinged original gum. SG 23a cat £650 for M, should be at least double, £1300 MUH. Only 1 sheet existed& rarity in MUH condition. Certificate can be obtained on request. (P) $1100$1500
63601903 opt at base KEVII 1a carmine, variety "SOMAL.LAND" on left stamp of horiz pr. Plus QV 1R, variety short "I" in "SOMALILAND" (would cat £500 if it was SG 21c). VF M/MLH. SG 21(var) & 26d cat £70++. (3) (P) $60$90
63611904 KEVII set ½a-5R, wmk crown CA/CC. VF fresh M/MLH. SG 32-44 cat £250 & undercatalogued as only 1440 sets printed. (13) (P) $200$300
63751933 Pictorial 3d Blue with variety "broken window", tied to airmail cover in conjunction with 1/- from Johannesburg to New York (roughly opened & minor tones). SG 45cd, cat £100 for M, unpriced U & scarce on cover. $30$50
63781935-49 Official opt 1/- brown & chalky-blue vert bilingual pr variety "dieresis over second E of Officeel" on English stamp. VFU. SG O25c cat £1500. Rare & underrated. 1982 RPSL photo-cert. (P) $700$1000
63791935-49 OFFICIAL opt Pictorial 5/- black & blue-green, setenant bilingual pr, English opt at left reading down. Superb fresh MUH. SG O28 cat £120. (P) $120$180
63801935-49 OFFICIAL opt Pictorial 10/- blue & sepia, setenant bilingual pr, English opt at left reading down. Superb fresh MUH. SG O29 cat £500+. Rare stamp. (P) $500$700
63811935-49 OFFICIAL opt Pictorial 10/- blue & sepia horiz bilingual pr, English opt at left reading down. Postally FU, "Registered Durban" cds. SG O29 cat £500. (P) $300$500
63821950-54 OFFICIAL opt set ½d to 10/- bilingual pairs, with all listed SG shades, additional 2d in a deeper shade. VF fresh MLH. SG O39-51 cat £510+. Difficult assembly. (17) (P) $275$400
63831950-54 OFFICIAL opt Pictorial 5/-, all 3 shades, plus 10/- blue & charcoal, all horiz setenant bilingual prs, inc 5/- with control no.6925. VF fresh MUH. SG O49-51 cat £405. (4 prs). (P) $400$600
63841937 use of Imperial Reply Coupon m/s 3d on 2½d. FU (sl flts), with "Yeoville BO Johannesburg 27 SEP 1937" cds applied incorrectly at right instead of at left, not cashed. (P) $80$120
SOUTH WEST AFRICA
63851923-26 SWA setting III opt KGV ½d green full sheet of 240 in 4 panes of 60, separated by horiz & vert gutters, plate no.7 ea cnr. Mostly VF fresh MUH, top & central margins reinforced, top panes separated vertically at gutter. SG 16 cat £1440 for M, should be at least £2880 MUH, plus premium for plate numbers & full sheet. Extremely rare full sheet & fantastic item for specialist study. (240). (P) $1300$2000
63871923-26 Setting VI opt Postage Due 3d, right marginal blk of 4, variety no stop after "Africa" on LL stamp, Pretoria printing. VF fresh M/MUH, variety pr being MUH. SG D31/31a cat £95 so should be at least double, £180 MUH. (P) $150$250
63881923-26 Setting VI opt Postage Due 6d LR cnr marginal blk of 4, Pretoria printing, variety "Africa" w/o stop on UL stamp. Stamps VF fresh MUH. SG D32/32a cat £197 for M, should be at least double, £394 MUH. (P) $350$500
63891923 Setting I opt Postage Due 1d rouletted LL cnr marginal blk of 4, variety "Wes" for "West" on LR stamp, Pretoria printing. VF fresh M. SG D7/7a cat £157, plus premium for positional setenant multiple which should be +50% so £230+. (P) $200$300
63901927 opt Pictorial set 2d to 10/- horiz se-tenant bilingual prs, 10/- has major variety centre shifted right. VF fresh M. SG 49-54 cat £180+, plus premium for 10/- variety. (6 prs). (P) $250$400
63941927-30 SWA opt 5/- Wagon perf 14x13½ horiz bilingual pr, variety "w/o stop after A" at left. VFU. SG 66ba cat £450. Very rare (P) $350$450
63951930-31 SWA opt Ship 1d, Roto printing, blk of 4 with major shift of opt resulting in it appearing between rows. VF fresh MUH. SG 69(var). Rare blk (P) $80$150
SOUTHERN NIGERIA
63961901-02 QV set ½d to 10/-, inc extra ½d shade. VF fresh M/MLH. SG 1-9 cat £250. (P) $200$300
63971901-02 QV set 2d to 10/- opt SPECIMEN. F-VF M. SG 1-9s cat £225. (9) (P) $170$250