Lot
895
$575.00
Lot Type: U
China 1912 2c “Republic of China” invtd ovpt error, printed by Shanghai Commercial Press, part HAN(KOW) bilingual cancel. SG 217a. Cat £3750. FU.
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Lot
896
$1,500.00
Lot Type: *
China 1980 8f Year of the Monkey single with top selvedge. SG 2968. Cat £1500. MUH.
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Lot
897
$11,500.00
Lot Type: M
France 1859 10c Postage Due - litho, imperf 4 margins (good to large), mint original gum (patches of gum darker where thicker). Also, 1859 10c Postage Due - typo, MNG, 4 margins (large part). [NB: the former has "à" with an almost horizontal accent, whilst the latter’s is almost vertical. Also, the former’s numerals are thinner than the latter’s.] SG D86 (rare) & D87. Cat £40,000 & £46 respectively (& Maury TT1, cat €38,500 & TT2, €40 respectively). Considered to be the world's first Postage Due stamp.
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Lot
898
$600.00
Lot Type: C/
Germany 1928-31 1Mk-4Mk Air (airship "Graf Zeppelin" over globe): a) set of 3 without ovpt mint & FU, SG 443-5 (2Mk used with odd short perfs); b) 2Mk FU (corner crease) on p/c carried Friedrichshafen to New York on 1st flight to USA (with special blue circular pictorial cachet). Also 1Mk carmine with "POLAR-FAHRT 1931" ovpt (SG 469) MUH (Michel cat 3½ x mint = approx £700) & FU (cat £180) canc Goddelau cds 2 SP 31. Total SG cat approx £1370.
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Lot
899
$425.00
Lot Type: /
Germany 1930 1st South America Flight ovpt on 1928 (airship "Graf Zeppelin" over globe): 2Mk blue LH mint (1 discoloured perf), 4Mk sepia FU. SG 456a, 457a. Cat £925.
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Lot
900
$1,500.00
Lot Type: *
Germany 1933 Welfare Fund m/s of 4 "1923-1933" ovpt but vert central fold (along perfs between stamps 2 & 3). Selvedge lightly discoloured along fold. Also 2 short ink lines in lower left corner of selvedge. SG 525a. Cat £8000 (£2000 mint). MUH.
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Lot
901
$1,200.00
Lot Type: U
Germany-West Berlin 1949 Berlin Relief Fund m/s, canc fine complete German Football Championships pictorial commem cds (showing footballer in action) 25.6.50. Perfect for a "football" thematic exhibit! SG B70a. Cat £3000. VFU.
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Lot
902
$1,500.00
Lot Type: *
Liechtenstein 1934 Vaduz Philatelic Exbn m/s. Marxer cert (2013). SG MS144. Cat £2750. MUH.
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Lot
903
$150.00
Lot Type: C
Switzerland 1802 entire sent by silk ribbon manufacturer Johan Rudolf Meyer of Aarau to another ribbon manufacturer in Basel. Written in Sütterlin (historical form of Germany writing), on 14 May 1802 and marked with postage amount of "4" rappen. Incl English translation (letter offers assistance with providing info & sharing costs of prosecuting named silk swindlers) & Wikipedia entry re Johann Meyer.
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Lot
904
$800.00
Lot Type: U
Switzerland 1854-59 2r-1F Seated Helvetia imperf simplified set of 7, thick paper, with horiz silk thread, all 3 to 4 margins. The first general Swiss issue. A set in exceptional condition incl: SG 46 (2r, cat £650), 47-51, 38 (1F, cat £1100 on original piece). SG cat £2060. FU.
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Lot
905
$2,500.00
Lot Type: U
Switzerland 1881 2c-1F Seated Helvetia complete set of 9, impressed wmk, granite paper, p11½ (plus 3 extras, incl 25c SG 110) FU, with genuine 1881-2 cds cancels. In mounts on L/H printed album page. Incl 15c SG 108 (cat £600), 20c SG 109 (£180), 25c SG 110 (£130), 40c SG 111 (£4250) with certificate, 50c SG 112 (£650), 1F SG 113 (£1500) with cert. All purchased ex specialist Swiss sources. SG cat approx £7500.
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Lot
906
$375.00
Lot Type: U
Switzerland 1945 Peace set SG 447-59. Cat £1300+. FU.
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Lot
907
$750.00
Lot Type: U
USA 1861 1c-90c (37v) on 2 pages with range of shades and cancels: 1c x 5; 2c x 7; 3c x 8; 5c brown x 3; 10c x 4; 12c x 3; 24c x 3; 30c x 2; & 90c x 1. Mixed condition, inspection advised. Cat £4150+.
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Lot
908
$350.00
Lot Type: U
USA 1861 $1 Wells Fargo Pony Express red, imperf 4 margins (touched to good). Scott 143L3. Cat US$900. Also, Langton’s / Paid / Pioneer Express envelope frank. FU.
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Lot
909
$1,150.00
Lot Type: /
USA 1869 1c-90c Pictorials mostly used, 12v & 2c on local cover. 1c MNG; 2c x 3 GU/FU; 3c FU; 6c GU; 10c FU; 12c FU; 15c FU; 24c GU; 30c small closed tear, GU; 90c small thin, GU. Cat £4650+.
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Lot
910
$1,900.00
Lot Type: /
USA 1893 Columbian Exbn, mixed MNG/used set: 3c, 4c, 5c, $2, $3, $4, & $5 used, rest MNG. $1 & $2 thinned. SG 235-50. Cat £7200+.
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Lot
911
$800.00
Lot Type: U
USA 1930 Airship "Graf Zeppelin" flight USA to Europe set of 3. SG A687-9. Cat £1300. FU.
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Lot
912
$1,500.00
Lot Type: /
US Post Office in Shanghai 1919 2c-$2 mint/MUH & 2c FU. Noted: 60c with defective “G” variety - “SHANCHAI” mint. SG 1-16. Cat £2250+.
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