37491917 Russian Revolution "Crossed Swords & Cap" red opt Romanov 15k brown, blk of 4 stamp currency printed on card, error opt on printed side (not portrait). VF UN as made. Scarce historical item! (P) $150$250
37501917 Russian Revolution "Crossed Swords & Cap" red opt Romanov 15k brown, blk of 4 stamp currency printed on card, error opt INVERTED. VF UN as made. Scarce historical item! Exp Trachtenberg. (P) $100$200
37511917 Russian Revolution "Crossed Swords & Cap" red opt Romanov 15k brown, blk of 4 stamp currency printed on card, error opt INVERTED & DOUBLE! VF UN as made. Scarce historical item! Exp Trachtenberg. (P) $150$250
37521917 Russian Revolution "Crossed Swords & Cap" red opt Romanov 20k green, blk of 4 stamp currency printed on card, error opt DOUBLE. VF UN as made. Scarce historical item! Exp Trachtenberg. (P) $150$250
37531917 Russian Revolution "Abdication" opt on Romanov 7k brown, blk of 8, opt being the text of the front page of Soviet Newspaper Izvestia No.4. VF fresh 3M/5MUH. Scarce historical item! (P) $150$250
37541917 Russian Revolution "Abdication" opt on Romanov 10k blue, blk of 8 stamp currency printed on card, opt being the text of the front page of Soviet Newspaper Izvestia No.4, error opt INVERTED. VF UN as made. Scarce historical item! Exp Trachtenberg. (P) $180$250
37551917 Russian Revolution "Abdication" opts on Romanov set 10k, 15k & 20k blks of 8 stamp currency printed on card, opts being the text of the front page of Soviet Newspaper Izvestia No.4. VF UN as made. Scarce historical items! Exp Trachtenberg. (P) $400$700
37561917 Russian Revolution "Abdication" opt on Romanov 15k brown, blk of 8 stamp currency printed on card, opt being the text of the front page of Soviet Newspaper Izvestia No.4, error opt INVERTED. VF UN as made. Scarce historical item! Exp Trachtenberg. (P) $180$250
37571917 Russian Revolution "Proclamation" opt on Romanov 4k red, blk of 12, opt being the text of the front page of Soviet Newspaper Izvestia No.5. VF 2M/10MUH, odd tropical spots on gum. Scarce historical item! Exp Trachtenberg. (P) $150$250
37581917 Russian Revolution "Proclamation" opt on Romanov 7k brown, blk of 12, opt being the text of the front page of Soviet Newspaper Izvestia No.5. VF 9M/3MUH, odd tropical spots on gum. Scarce historical item! Exp Trachtenberg. (P) $150$250
37591917 Russian Revolution "Abdication" opts on Romanov set 10k, 15k & 20k, blks of 12, stamp currency printed on card, opts being the text of the front page of Soviet Newspaper Izvestia No.5. VF UN as made. Scarce historical items! Exp Trachtenberg. (3 blks of 12). (P) $600$900
37601917 Russian Revolution "Proclamation" opts on Romanov set 10k, 15k & 20k, blks of 12, stamp currency printed on card, opts being the text of the front page of Soviet Newspaper Izvestia No.5, error opt INVERTED. VF UN as made. Scarce historical items! 15k Exp Trachtenberg. (3 blks of 12). (P) $700$1000
37611917 Russian Revolution Formular reply postcard uprated with "Crossed Swords & Cap" red opt Romanov 4k red, 7k brown & 20 on 14k green, tied by Ekaterinaberg "10.28" cds, with Registered label. Very rare historical item! (P) $200$400
37621917 Russian Revolution "Crossed Swords & Cap" red opt Arms formular postcard (Arms at top left -Mi unlisted), uprated with 1917 Chainbreaker 35k blue & 70k brown, tied by "Riga 3 3 19" cds, with Registered receipt on back. Very rare historical item. (P) $300$500
37631917 Russian Revolution "Crossed Swords & Cap" red opt POW Postcard (Mi unlisted), uprated with some opt on Romanov 4k red, 7k brown & 20 on 14k green, tied by Ekaterinaberg 17.218 cds, with Registered label. Very rare historical item. (P) $250$400
37641922 Rostov on Don Famine set 2000R-6000R. VF UN as issued, all 4 margins. Mi Z1-4 cat €180, SG 261-4 cat £225. Scarce genuine set. Exp Ceremuga (4) (P) $120$180
37651868 Folded letter franked Arms 10k pr on horiz laid paper & 3k pr wove paper, tied by "Mitava 16 OCT 68" cds -now in Latvia. To London, with boxed "PD" h/s & 2-line "Aus Russland Franco-Tout" h/s, plus London Paid arrival cds, & b/s of boxed "Eydtkuhnen" b/s. SG 13 & 21, Mi 13y & 21x. Attractive 3-colour franking. (P) $200$400
37661869 Folded letter franked Arms 10k(2), 5k & 1k on horiz laid paper, tied by "Mitava 23 APR 69" cds -now in Latvia. To London, with boxed "PD" h/s & 2-line "Aus Russland Franco-Tout" h/s, plus London Paid arrival cds, & b/s of boxed "Eydtkuhnen" b/s. SG 18, 20 & 21, Mi 18x, 20x & 21x. Attractive 3-colour franking. (P) $200$400
RUSSIA - POs IN LEVANT
37671909 Jaffa opt Ropit Anniv set 5pa/1k-70Pi/7R. VF fresh M. SG 75-83 cat £200, Mi 39-47IV. (9). (P) $200$300
ST. HELENA
37681863 QV 4d carmine, imperf. VF fresh UN, almost 4 margins. SG 5 cat £500. (P) $200$300
Reserves of many previously offered lots have been reduced substantially.
Definitely worth checking out
3769 1884-93 opt QV 1/- yellow-green, error surch DOUBLE (both equally strong overlapping), wmk crown CA, perf 14, right marginal. Stamp superb fresh MUH with pristine never hinged original gum. SG 45a cat £4750 for M, should be at least double, £9500 MUH. Extremely rare error & probably best quality example in existence. 1999 BPA photo-cert. (P) $6500 $9000
37701902 KEVII set ½d & 1d, opt SPECIMEN. VF fresh M. SG 53-4s cat £100. (2). (P) $90$120
37711903 KEVII Pictorial set ½d to 2/- F-VF M/MLH. SG 55-60 cat £110. (6). (P) $50$80
37721908-11 KEVII set 2½d to 10/- opt SPECIMEN. VF fresh M. SG 64-70s cat £300. (4). (P) $250$350
37741912-16 KGV Pictorial set ½d to 3/-. VF M/MLH. SG 72-81 cat £150. (10). (P) $90$150
37751912-16 KGV Pictorial set ½d to 3/-. F-VFM. SG 72-81 cat £150. (10). (P) $70$100
37761912-16 KGV View set ½d to 3/-, opt SPECIMEN. VFM. SG 72-81s cat £375. (10). (P) $325$450
37771912 KGV set 4d & 6d white letters, opt SPECIMEN. VFM. SG 83-4s cat £140. (2). (P) $110$150
37781916 War Tax One Penny opt KGV View 1d, opt SPECIMEN. F-VFM. SG 87s cat £70. (P) $60$80
3779 1922-37 KGV Ship 15/- grey & purple/blue. Superb fresh MUH with pristine never hinged original gum & deep colours. SG 113 cat £1100 for M, should be at least double, £2200 MUH. Key stamp & rare so nice. (P) $2200 $3000
37801922-37 KGV Ship set 4d-£1 wmk mult crown. VF fresh MLH. SG 92-6 cat £500. (5). (P) $400$550
37901904-11 KEVII £1 purple & black on red, wmk mult crown, opt SPECIMEN. VF fresh M. SG 93s cat ca £160. (P) $110$150
37911896 Registered cover franked 1885-93 QV ½d, 1d, 2½d & Arms 5/- plus 1890-93 4d, 6d & 1/- & 1893 5d/6d tied by "Kingstown FE 6 96" cds. To London, with arrival pmks & reg label on reverse. SG 47-8, 53, 55-58 & 60a cat £114 & "from x4-8" on cover. (P) $200$400
SAMOA
37921877-80 Express 6d bright violet, state II, perf 12½, pos 2. VFU, imperf at top from sheet edge. SG 6 cat £700+. Odenweller A4b. Very rare genuine. 2006 Odenweller AIEP photo cert. (P) $500$800
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3793 1914 "GRI 1 Shilling" opt Yacht 1Mk carmine, variety "broken stop after I". VFM, horiz crease, perfect centring M. 10IIPFI cat €12,000 for normal/variety is listed but unpriced, SG 111(var), normal cat £11,000 & variety should be at least 50% premium so £16,000+. Very rare as only 35 in total printed & would be only 8 or 9 of the variety! 1934 BPA, 1987 Holcombe & 2001 Ceremuga photo-certs. (P) $6000 $8000
3794 1914 "GRI 2 Shillings" opt Yacht 2Mk blue. Stamp superb MUH, nice never hinged original gum, left marginal. Mi 11 cat €6000, SG 112 cat £3500 for M, should be at least double, £7000 MUH. Only 126 printed & rarity as MUH. 1964 BPA & 2003 Brandon photo-cert. (P) $6000 $9000
37951914 "GRI 5 Shillings" opt Yacht 5Mk carmine & black, variety "broken stop after I". VF MLH. Mi 13 ZPFI cat €2500, SG 114(var) cat £1200 as normal & variety should be 50% premium so £1800. Only 534 printed & of those only a fraction with the variety. 2003 Brandon photo-cert, while new Ceremuga photo-cert that will specify the variety can be obtained on request. (P) $1200$1800
37961914-24 opt QV Stamp Duty £2 violet comb perf 14½x14. VF fresh M. Sc 126, was SG 133, but now only mentioned in footnote. Rare high value. (P) $400$600
37971921 Hut set ½d to 1/- blue imperf plate PROOFS on no wmk paper. VF fresh UN as made. SG ex 149-64(p). Rare as only 1 pane recorded. (12). (P) $200$300
37981925-28 "SAMOA" red opt New Zealand QV 5/- yellow-green Postal Fiscal, error opt at top of stamp, thick opaque paper. F-VF MLH,sl cnr crease, darker dull gum as always. SG 166b ba cat £2000. Very rare as only 1 pane of 60 printed & very few recorded. Certificate can be obtained on request. (P) $600$900
37991926-27 opt KGV Admiral set 2/- & 3/-, Cowan paper. VF fresh MUH. SG 169-70 cat £66 for M, should be at least £132 MUH (2) (P) $130$180
3800 1932 SAMOA opt Arms £5 indigo, wmk NZ star Cowan paper. Superb fresh MUH UL cnr marginal. SG 176 cat £2500 for M, should be at least £5000 MUH. Extremely rare & certainly the best example in existence. Alberto Diena AIEP photo-cert. (P) $3500 $5000
38011935 Silver Jubilee set 1d-6d in TL cnr blks of 4 with Plate nos 1d '44', 2½d '47' & 6d '51'. Superb MUH, mostly fresh. SG 177-79. Very rare. (3 blks). (P) $100$200
38021935 Silver Jubilee set 1d-6d in Bradbury Wilkinson imperf blks of 8. Superb fresh 2MLH/6MUH, in ea blk. SG 177-79. Very scarce. (3 blks). (P) $100$200
38031935 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
38041935-42 opt Arms £5 indigo single wmk Cowan paper. Superb fresh MUH. SG 194 cat £225 M, should be at least £450 MUH. (P) $350$450
38051945-53 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) $350$500
38071897 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) $1500$2500
38081914 GRI 1d opt Yacht 10pf red double reply postcard, variety DOUBLE opt, 1 albino. VF UN. Mi P2(var) cat €100 for normal. (P) $100$200
SAN MARINO
38091929 Pictorial set 5c-20L. VF fresh M. SG 145-63 cat £550, Sass 141-58 cat €600. (19) (P) $150$250
38101931 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
38111932 Inauguration of GPO set 20c-2,75L. VF fresh MLH. SG 174-178 cat £650, Sass 159-163 cat €700. (5) (P) $150$250
38121933 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
38131935 Death Cent Delfino set 5c-1L75. VF fresh M. SG 214-225 cat £225; Sass 193-204 cat €300. (12) (P) $70$100
SAUDI ARABIA
38141966-75 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) $400$600
38151966-75 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
SEYCHELLES
38161893 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) $40$60
38281893 "HALF PENNY" opt QV 1½d pale violet, wmk crown CA, error "PFNNY" for "PENNY" plus normal to compare. VFM. SG 39 & 39b cat £94. (2). (P) $70$100
38321897 "Postage & Revenue 2½d" opt QV Stamp Duty 6d purple & green, LL cnr plate no.1 blk of 6, top row & & 1st stamp of 2nd row opt SG type 8, stamps 5 & 6 opt SG type 10. Superb fresh, stamps MUH. SG 59-60 cat £144 for M, should be at least double, £288 + MUH, huge premium for plate no. (6). (P) $300$500
38331897 "Postage & Revenue" opt QV 1d dull purple & green, 2½d on 3d, type 8 & 2½d on 6d, type 8. VF M/MUH. SG 54, 55 & 59. (3). $30$40
38341897 "Postage & Revenue 2½d" opt QV Stamp Duty 3d purple & green Plate No 1 marginal pr, opt SG types 8+10. VF fresh MLH. SG 55-56 cat £81 as singles, premium for plate no. (P) $100$150
38351897 "Postage & Revenue 2½d" opt QV Stamp Duty 3d purple & green opt SG type 10. Superb fresh MUH. SG 56 cat £70 as M, should be at least double, £140 MUH. (P) $120$180
38361897 "Postage & Revenue 2½d" opt QV Stamp Duty 3d purple & green SG type 11 opt. VF fresh MUH. SG 57 cat £200. (P) $150$250
38371897 "Postage & Revenue 2½d" opt QV Stamp Duty 6d, purple & green, set of the four opt types 8, 10, 11 & 12 -blunt cnr perf, the type 11 misplaced so one bar at top. F VF fresh M/MLH. SG 59-62 cat £538+. (4). (P) $350$450
38381903 KEVII set ½d-£1 wmk crown CA. VF MLH/MUH, top value being VF fresh MUH. SG 73-85 cat £450+ for M & counting MUH £1 at double = £700. (13). (P) $450$600
38391903 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
38401904-05 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) $200$300
38411904-05 KEVII set ½d-£1, wmk mult crown, plus 3d wmk inverted VFM/ MLH. SG 86-87 cat £480. (14). (P) $350$450
38421907-12 KEVII set ½d-£1 plus 3d ordinary paper. VF M/MLH. SG 99-111 cat £450. (14). (P) $300$450
38431912-21 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
3844 1921-27 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) $4000 $5000
3847 1933 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
38481933 Wilberforce set ½d-£1. VF fresh M. SG 168-80 cat £1100. Popular set. (13). (P) $700$1000
38491933 Wilberforce set ½d-£1. VF fresh M/MLH. SG 168-80 cat £1100. Attractive & popular set. (13). (P) $750$1000
38501963 Postal Commemoration opts Postage 3d, 4d, 2/-, Air 7d, 1/3, 2/6 & 6/- ea in prs, some marginal showing variety "1895" for 1859". VF MUH. SG 273a, 74a, 78a, 279a-81a, 83a cat £162+ plus premium for se-tenant prs. (14). Scarce group. (P) $120$160
38511963 Postal Commemoration opts Postage 4d, 9d blk, 1/-, 1/6-, Air 1/3, 2/6, 6/-, 6/- & £1 in prs, few marginal, ea inc variety "1853*1859*1963" for 1853-1859-1963". VF MUH. SG 274-77, 280, 281 & 284 cat £170, plus premium for prs. (19). (P) $130$180
38521963 Postal Commemorations opts Postage 9d, Air 7d, 1/3, 2/6, 3/- & 6/- in prs, ea variety "no stop after O", VF fresh MUH, only a 9d MLH. SG 275b, 279c-83c cat £152, plus premium for se-tenant prs. (6 prs). (P) $80$120
38531963 Postal Commemoration Air 2/6 on 4d vert marginal pr with plate no, variety on upper stamp "AIL" of AIRMAIL omitted. VF fresh MUH. SG 281(var). Very short-lived & quickly corrected. Rare. (P) $150$250
38541899 registered cover franked with 1884 QV ½d (SG 27 - rare on cover), ½d on 1½d pale violet (SG 39) irregular blk of 5 & 1896-97 2d tied by individual strikes of Freetown cds (1 Apr), to England, b/s Liverpool & Manchester. Attractive 3 colour franking. (P) $350$500
38571907 Large Canoe set ½d to 1/-. F-VFM. SG 1-7 cat £275. (P) $200$275
38581908-11 Small Canoe set ½d to 5/-. VF M/MLH. SG 8-17 cat £200. (11). (P) $150$200
38591913 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) $230$350