AUCTION SALE WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2016

AT 1:00 P.M.

POLAND 1156 P 1807 Field Post Offices of the Grande Armee, two FLs, one with red “No.20 Grande Armee”, used from Grand Parc d’Artillerie in Bydgoszcz, written by a soldier with the 26th Infantry Regiment; the second with red “No.87 Grand Armee” from Nitzow, 1st Corps, 2nd Division of General Lapisse, some usual ageing, fine and rare pair of Napoleonic covers ...... 500.00

1157 ` 1850 (25 Aug) FL originating from London and addressed to Odessa, forwarded by agents “Franconi & Wolff A Cracovie”, with “Krakau 23/8” pmk, sent further to Odessa, fine and most unusual routing... 500.00

1158 (w) 1860 10k blue & rose, unused, beautiful color and impression, regummed and repaired, fine appearance, signed Stolow ...... (1) 200.00

1159 s 1860 10k carmine & dark blue, beautiful color and well centered, cancelled “1”, small tear at top, fine appearance ...... (1) 100.00

1160 s 1860 10k carmine & blue, variety “10” missing at bottom left, cancelled on piece, fine ...... (1) 150.00 1161 w 1919 Krakow Issue, 3h violet, pos. I-8, h.r., fine, signed Mikulski, Berbeka, cat. $500 ...... (41) 150.00 1162 w 1919 5h light green, pos. I-46, l.h., v.f., signed Mikstein, etc., cat. $625 ...... (42) 250.00 1163 w 1919 10h magenta, pos. I-69, h.r., v.f., signed Mikstein, with 2009 Ceremuga cert., cat. $500 ...... (44) 250.00 1164 s 1919 10h magenta, pos. I-83, used on piece, v.f., cat. $450 ...... (44) 150.00

1165 w 1919 90h red violet, pos. I-63, h.r., fine, signed Landre, Mikulski, etc., cat. $1,200 ...... (50) 500.00 1166 s 1919 2kr-4kr, used on pieces, 3kr Form IVA-87 (also variety “S” with indentation), with 2015 Berbeka certificate, cat. $364 ...... (52,53var,54) 150.00

1167 1168 1167 w 1919 10kr violet, F-IVB-23, well centered with wide margins all around, original hinge at top, fresh and v.f. example of this popular rarity, only 440 printed, signed Taipale, Philatelia Krakow and Dr.Kronenberg, with his 1993 certificate (Fi.49aa, cat. 50,000zl) cat. $12,000 ...... (55) 10,000.00

1168 ww 1919 10kr dark violet, form F-IVB, position 1, well centered, with wide margins all around, n.h., vertical and diagonal creases at left, trifle heavy (not breaking the paper), various handstamps including Mikulski, also signed Dr.Kronenberg, with their 1969 and 1993 certificates (neither one mentions the creases). A rarity, only 15-45 estimated to have been printed (Mi.47B) (Fi.49ba, cat. 140,000zl) ...... (55var) 10,000.00

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1169 s 1919 20h dark green, pos. I-19, also 30h dull violet, pos. II-B4, each cancelled on piece, v.f., cat. $490 ...... (57,59) 200.00

1170 w 1919 25h blue, pos. IIB-62, l.h., well centered, v.f., signed Landre, Mikulski, etc., cat. $1,900 ....(58) 750.00

1171 ` 1919 15h on 10h stationery card used with additional franking from Krakow to Wien, also 15f stationery card, with “Zum Russichen Freimarke” overprint, cancelled Warszawa 24.3.19, fine-v.f. .. 150.00

1172 w/wwa 1945 surcharged 1.50zl dark red, type I on 25gr carmine, block of four, l.h. at top, bottom stamps n.h., fine-v.f. (Fischer 376b,cat. 30,000zl for unhinged singles) cat. $2,600 ...... (346a) 2,000.00

1173 w 1945 First Anniversary of the liberation of Poland, 3zl carmine, imperf. bottom sheet margin single, l.h., v.f. (Fi.373nz, 12,000zl) ...... (369var) 500.00

1174 w/ww 1946 First anniversary of Victory (3zl brown), Baltic Sea (3+7zl blue) and Henryk IV (6zl gray), imperf. sheet margin singles, h.r., last one at top only, stamp n.h., v.f. (Fi.405,406,409nz, 2,900zl) ...... (390,394,B47var) 250.00

1175 w 1946 2nd Anniversary of July Manifesto, two imperforate singles, also Gdansk Post Office, imperforate sheet margin single, l.h., v.f., signed Mikstein, etc. (407,411nz, 1,800zl) ...(391,B48var) 150.00

1176 ww Semi-Postals. 1946 Education, souv. sheet of three, n.h., v.f., cat. $374 (web photo) ...... (B49c) 150.00 1177 ` Flight Covers. 1931 (20 July) first flight from Sofia (Bulgaria) to Warszawa, v.f., with 21.7. arrival pmk, charged 10gr postage due (deemed unnecessary, hence “Uniewazniono” (cancelled) hs applied), only five (!) carried ...... 500.00

1178 ` 1931 (20 July) first flight from Sofia (Bulgaria) to Gdynia, v.f., with 21.7. Warszawa transit and 22.7.31 Danzig arrival pmks, returned to sender, v.f., only five (!) carried ...... 500.00 Polish Offices in Turkish Empire

1179 ` 1919 3f-5m overprinted “Levant”, complete set of 12, cancelled by “Poczta Polska Konstantynopol 4.XI.19” on unaddressed cover, with a consular seal on back, cover folded, between the stamps (just touching the 2m at right), fine-v.f...... (2K1-2K12) 750.00

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Polish Army in France

1180 Pa 1940 Camp Coetquidan, souv. sheet of five, group of 12 imperf. proofs in various colors including carmine, green, magenta, purple, yellow, etc., v.f., extremely rare (the main military camps for Polish formations in France were in Coetquidan) ...... 5,000.00 Polish Locals - Koszyce 1181 (w) 1944 surcharged “4” on 24gr, prepared for the Pinczowski district, briefly liberated by the “AK” (Home Army), but re-occupied by the Germans. The stamps were buried underground (hence most have no gum) and recovered after the war, v.f., signed Mikstein ...... 250.00 Generalgouvernment - WWII German Occupation 1182 (w) 1943 Hitler, 12+1zl violet, imperforate horizontal pair, yellowish paper, unused without gum as issued, v.f., cat. 1,300 ...... (Mi.101Pr) 250.00 € 1183 (w) 1943 Copernicus, 1+1zl red lilac, without overprint, vertical imperforate gutter pair, proof on yellowish paper, v.f., with 2001 Ceremuga certificate ...... (Mi.104PII) 500.00

1184 (w) Revenue Stamps. 1941-43 Coupons “50 punkt” for steel, leather, cigarettes, textiles, etc., vert. strip of 10 in orange, folded between stamps, very rare (web photo) ...... 500.00

1185 (w)a 1941-43 Ration coupons, surcharged “1 punkt” for steel, leather, cigarettes, vodka, soap, textiles etc., pane of 40 in blue, unused without gum as issued, folded between stamps, fine-v.f. (web photo) ...... 1,000.00

1186 (w)a 1941-43 Coupons “1 punkt” for sugar, sheet of 25, in red and pink, fine-v.f., unused without gum as issued, very rare (web photo) ...... 500.00

1187 w(w) Ghetto Post - Litzmannstadt (Lodz). 1943 Judenpost, set of three sheet margin singles, with or without gum as issued, hinge in margin only, v.f., cat. 300 ...... (Mi.III-V) 150.00 € Warsaw Uprising 1188 ` 1944 (12 Aug) Boy Scout Mail, envelope (backflap missing) with handstamped strike in violet “Poczta Harcerska”, dated 12 Sep 1944, with “02119” serial number handstamped on front ...... 500.00

1189 (w) 1944 Warszawa AK issue, unused without gum, fine ...... 150.00 Woldenberg - Offlag IIC 1190 ` 1942 commemorative cover with six stamps, tied by Philatelic Exhibition pmks, v.f...... 150.00 1191 (w) 1943 Copernicus, set of three, also souvenir sheet, unused without gum as issued, fine-v.f...... 150.00 Gross-Born Offlag IID 1192 1944 Olympics, souvenir sheet of three, special cancellations at bottom, v.f...... 750.00

1193 a 1944 Pilsudski and Neubrandenburg souv. sheets, each cancelled, fine-v.f...... (Fischer Bl 2-3) 200.00 1194 ` 1944 “Fox Dinner” label in blue, used on 5f stationery card, v.f., with Dr.Kronenberg cert. This label was printed in protest against meat of uncertain origin served to the POWs ...... (Fischer Ib) 150.00 Murnau - Offlag VIIA 1195 s 1942 Wire, 10f green, 10f gray blue, both cancelled on piece, v.f., with Dr.Kronenberg cert. (Fischer 2,3) ...... 150.00

1196 a 1943 Mountains, 20f blue green, block of four with sheet margin at bottom, v.f. used, with Dr.Kronenberg cert...... (Fischer 8IIbyC) 200.00

1197 wa 1944 Red Cross, block of four, unused without gum as issued, corner perf. fault at bottom right, otherwise fine-v.f...... 300.00

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Displaced Persons Camps 1198 wwa 1945 Dachau-Allach, Red Cross, perforated and imperf. souv. sheets of six, each with green 25pf value inverted at upper left, v.f...... 300.00

1199 wwa 1945 Dachau-Allach, Red Cross, perf. and imperf. souv. sheets of six, each with green 25pf value inverted at upper left, v.f. (web photo) ...... 300.00 PORTUGAL 1200 ` 1670 letter to Italy, text and manuscript “Lisbona,” departure, well preserved, fine, early letter ...... 250.00 1201 w 1862 5r brown, type III, unused with full original gum, large margins all around, fresh and v.f., with Kretzschmar cert...... (12) 250.00

1202 Pa 1923 Portugal to Brazil Flight Issue, group of 16 perf. and 16 imperforate blocks of four (128 stamps), each stamp with a control punch ...... (299/314P) 3,000.00

1203 Pa 1924 Camoens, group of 31 imperforate blocks of four (121 stamps), value tablets blank, various colors, each stamp with a control punch ...... (315/45P) 3,500.00

1204 Pa 1925 Issue, group of 25 imperforate blocks of four (100 stamps), value tablets blank, various colors, each stamp with a control punch ...... (346/76P) 2,500.00

1205 P 1926 Ceres, 2c-$10 die proofs in black, the complete set of 25, most dated and handstamped “before hardening”, plus an extra 48c with “After Striking” handstamp, v.f. and rare group of die proofs ...... 3,000.00

1206 Pa 1947 Surrender of the Moors, group of 6 perf. and 6 imperforate blocks of four (48 stamps), each stamp with a control punch, ...... (683-88P) 1,500.00 PORTUGUESE COLONIES - Madeira 1207 ` 1700 (22 Mar) letter to London, with “AP 6” Bishop mark on reverse, charged “8” ...... 150.00 PUERTO RICO 1208 ` 1870 FL from Mayaguez to Genoa with fine oval blue cachet of Forwarding Agent “Viuda de Vias y Ca-San Juan, Puerto Rico” and sent via British PO with black “Puerto Rico” and London (Jul.14) to Genoa where taxed at 1L 70c rate with 1870 30c, 40c and 1L neatly tied, rare and appealing entire 250.00

1209 wa Air Post. 1940 Second Aerovias Issue, 1c (4) and 50c (1) triangles, selection of five sheetlets of five, part perf. or misperforated, some creases, otherwise fine-v.f...... 750.00 ROMANIA

1210 s 1858 108pa blue on rose, horizontally laid paper, cancelled Jassy in red, large margins on three sides, design untouched, but somewhat defective (horizontal tear) at right, also a small thin at margin at upper left, reasonable appearance of this rarity, signed Herbert Bloch, with 1981 Friedl certificate, cat. $16,000 ...... (3) 1,500.00

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1211 B 1939 1,50L-7L complete set of seven different unexploded booklets, including 59L, 89L, 158L, 198L, 208L, 278L and 358L, two are pink covers with black inscriptions, others gray blue; panes separated by various advertising and postal rates, three larger booklets with “Galleries Lafayette & Co.” (department store) ads, little usual staple rust and occasional toning, otherwise fine-v.f. and scarce set of booklets ...... (478/486) 1,500.00

RUSSIA 1212 ` 1870 outer FL from St. Petersburg to London, franked with 3k “V” in background (error), two copies, used together with 20k orange & blue, with red “PD” and arrival pmks, fine ...... (20d,24) 150.00

1213 ` 1908 (14 July) stationery 3k card cancelled Kostroma, sent by a political prisoner in Kaluga City jail to his wife, with violet “Prosmotreno/ KGG” prison censor in oval, fine and scarce ...... 200.00

1214 ww 1913 3k rose red, double impression, n.h., v.f., cat. $700 ...... (90b) 500.00

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1215 Ea 1921 100r olive, imperforate essay (“Proletariat of all Republics Unite”), top sheet margin block of four, v.f., rare (Zverev Handbook $7,000) ...... 2,500.00

1216 E 1922 2,000r red, unaccepted design, imperforate essay, v.f., rare (Zverev Handbook $3,000) ...... 2,500.00

1217 Pa 1923 definitives (typographed), 50k red brown, imperforate proof on glazed card, sheet margin block of four, v.f., rare block, only one sheet of 100 printed, with Mikulski certificate (this block is illustrated on page 123 of Zverev Handbook, value $6,500) ...... (275A/P) 5,000.00

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1218 w 1924 definitives (typographed), 15k lemon, unused with full original gum, lightly hinged, fresh and well centered, couple of natural paper inclusions, v.f., with 1988 Mikulski certificate (“very good quality, with full original gum, small traces of the hinge”). A wonderful example of this popular rarity, free of any faults which normally plague this difficult stamp, cat. $25,000 ...... (287) 15,000.00

1219 ww 1939 Reconstruction of Moscow, 10k brown, ordinary paper, sheet margin single, n.h., v.f. A rarity, certainly on par with the listed 30k (Library) ...... (706var) 5,000.00

1220 wwa 1944 Heroes of the Civil War, 30k Schors, corner margin block of four, double vertical perforations between stamps, n.h., v.f. (web photo) ...... (942var) 500.00

1221 s 1946 Sochi, 30k green, variety imperf. at left, also 45k Moscow (Kremlin), variety imperf. at right, used, fine-v.f. (web photo) ...... (1054,1063var) 300.00

1222 s 1947 Moscow Subway, 60k yellow green, horizontal pair variety imperf. at top, used, v.f. (Zagorsky 1065Pa) ...... (1158var) 200.00

1223 wwa 1949 Lenin Mausoleum, imperforate souv. sheet of four, n.h. but with usual gum wrinkles and minor adhesion, v.f...... (1327a,var) 1,000.00

1224 ww 1949 25k Aviator, typographed, n.h., v.f. (Zagorsky 1381) ...... (1345var) 500.00

1225 w 1955 Lomonosov University, 1r multicolor, line-perf. 12½, l.h., v.f., scarce (Zagorsky 1747A) ...... (1787var) 1,000.00

1226 w Semi-Postals. 1922 100+100r on 70k brown, blue overprint inverted, l.h., v.f...... (B20var) 100.00 1227 w 1922 250+250r on 35k blue, double overprint, one albino, l.h., v.f...... (B21var) 300.00 1228 w 1922 250+250r on 35k blue, two different shades, each with inverted overprint, one signed Goznak ...... (B21var) 200.00

1229 w 1922 250+250r on 35k blue, red overprint inverted, l.h., fine ...... (B22var) 150.00 1230 w 1922 250+250r on 35k blue, orange overprint double, one albino, l.h., v.f...... (B23var) 300.00 1231 w Air Post. 1934 Airships, complete sets, h.r., v.f., cat. $505 ...... (C53-57) 250.00

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1267 1260 1269

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1232 w 1935 Moscow-San Francisco Surcharge, 1r on 10k dark brown, small h.r., v.f., signed Goznak, cat. $650 ...... (C68) 300.00

1233 w 1935 Moscow-San Francisco 1r on 10k surcharge, h.r., fine, cat. $650 ...... (C68) 300.00 1234 ww 1955 North Pole, 1r multicolored, red overprint slightly doubled, top sheet margin vertical pair, n.h., v.f...... (C95var) 500.00

1235 w Air Post Semi-Postals. 1922 1200m on 2.25r, overprint type I, h.r., v.f., signed Goznak, cat. $2,500 ...... (CO7) 1,000.00

1236 ` Flight Covers. 1870 (28 October) Par Balon Monte (“Le Colonel Charas”), flimsy folded letter franked with 80c Laureated, tied by “15” large numerals Paris Star cancel, with R.Bonaparte departure cds alongside, addressed to Wlodzimir (today Volodymyr-Volynsky in Volyn Oblast, in north-western Ukraine), faint crayon markings (indicating charges due to Prussia), fine and scarce Balon Monte to Russia/Poland/Ukraine, one of only two addressed to this uncommon destination .... 5,000.00

1237 ` 1931 (4 May) picture postcard and cover, each with First Flight Leningrad-Berlin cachet, appropriate markings, fine-v.f., signed Mikulski ...... 500.00

1238 ` 1933 Catapult flight cover from Leningrad to USA, mixed franking with German stamps, October 1- 2, 1933 violet cachet, v.f...... 400.00

1239 ` Zeppelin Flights. 1933 3rd SAF from Leningrad to Brazil, with appropriate cachets incl. red Berlin forwarding hs on back, fine-v.f., scarce ...... 500.00

1240 w/ww Postage Dues. 1924 1k on 35k blue, three inverted surcharges, basic stamps and colors of surcharge vary, l.h. or n.h., fine-v.f., signed Mikulski, etc...... (J1var) 300.00

1241 w 1924 3k on 35k blue, surcharge inverted, l.h., v.f., signed Goznak ...... (J2var) 100.00 1242 ww 1924 5k on 35k blue, top sheet margin imperf. single, n.h., v.f...... (J3a) 250.00 1243 ww 1924 8k on 35k blue, basic stamp with full offset on back, imperf. single, n.h., v.f...... (J4a) 250.00 1244 ww 1924 8k on 35k blue, surcharge inverted, n.h., v.f...... (J4var) 100.00 1245 ww 1924 8k on 35k blue, double surcharge, n.h., v.f., signed Mikulski ...... (J4var) 100.00 1246 w 1924 12k on 70k brown, two copies, distinct colors of the surcharge, both inverted, fine-v.f. .(J6var) 150.00 1247 w 1924 14k on 35k blue, basic stamp with full offset on back, imperf. single, h.r., v.f...... (J7a) 200.00 1248 w 1924 32k on 35k blue, surcharge inverted, l.h., v.f...... (J8var) 100.00

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1249 w Officials. 1931 Foreign Exchange, surcharged 10k/25k/300r green, h.r., fine (Zagorsky CB 19) ...... 150.00 1250 ` Military Mail. 1898 Field Post on Maneuvers, oval datestamp on cover (repeated on back) addressed to Helsinki, St. Petersburg departure cds on back, fine, with framed censor and arrival pmks ...... 350.00

1251 ` 1898 Field Post on Maneuvers, Field Post No.1 framed datestamp on cover to Viborg, St. Petersburg departure cds alongside, backstamped on arrival, filing folds away from the stamp and markings, fine ...... 350.00

1252 ` 1918 picture postcard (San Francisco), endorsed “Soldier’s Mail” and “F.M.”, sent from San Francisco and cancelled Dec.10, 1918, with military cachet “Mission Militaire Francaise en Siberie AS-AM-HG/Le Commandant” in violet, addressed to France, v.f. and scarce item of mail from the French Troops in transit to Siberia ...... 750.00

1253 ` 1918 picture postcard (Palace Hotel, San Francisco), endorsed “Soldier’s Mail” and “F.M.”, sent from San Francisco, with military cachet “Mission Militaire Francaise en Siberie AS-AM-HG/Le Commandant” in violet (struck again on face of the card), addressed to France, v.f. card from the French Troops in transit to Siberia ...... 500.00

1254 ` Postal Stationery. 1861 St. Petersburg, 5 (+1) k blue entire envelope (140x84mm) imprint at upper right, used locally with red departure and arrival (Oct.16, 1861) pmks on front and back, wax seal removed, with punched hole at left, fine ...... 750.00

1255 ` 1868 20k blue, 30k red (five), unused entire stationery envelopes, mostly different sizes, types of paper, shades, fine-v.f...... 750.00

1256 ` Ship Mail. 1905 (8 June) picture postcard from a Doctor on a Volga ship, bearing “Parokhod /1/ Astrakhan-Kazan” cds, addressed to a Doctor Stasov, 1st Georgievski Hospital, Office of the Red Cross in Gunzhulin, hand endorsed in Cyrillic letters “To the Active Army at Army headquarters in Kung-chu-ling”, with transit cancel “Head Field Post Office Rear of Manchurian Army 27.06.05” (serial “v”), also manuscript arrival “Tsu-Lu-Shin 17.07.05”, fine and extraordinary usage during the Russo-Japanese War, ship mail to Manchuria (the Russian Army headquarters moved to Kung-chu- ling after their defeat at Mukden) ...... 3,500.00 Wenden 1257 ` 1890-1901 cover and card from Wenden to Riga and Smiltene, the former 3k Russian stationery card franked with2k Arms, the latter franked with 2k Castle and Russian 5k Arms, each pen cancelled, with appropriate markings, faulty, fine appearance (web photo) ...... 150.00

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1258 ` 1898 (27 Nov) large commercial cover (originally containing photographs) sent from Wenden to Neschwitz Schloss in Saxony (addressed to Hermann von Vietinghoff, a Prussian lieutenant general, possibly sent by a relative Baron Bruno von Vietinghoff, who was Imperial Russian Admiral), franked with two copies of 2k black, green & red, each pen cancelled, one tied by Wenden departure cds, sent via the Russian Imperial Post Office where additional 30k were added with 1k (4), 2k (2) and two each 3k (one defective) and 7k, tied by cds, with date in crayon alongside, arrival pmk of Neschwitz (12.12), some creases and cover wear, nevertheless an attractive multicolor combination franking to an uncommon destination ...... 2,500.00 Russian Offices in China

1259 s 1894-98 10k dark blue, Shanghai cds, v.f., with Romeko certificate, cat. $1,300 ...... (11) 1,000.00 1260 ` 1918 (30 Aug) registered cover from Shanghai to Pernov, franked with Romanov 1k, 4k and 35k, paying 50k to Russia, with arrival (1 Sep) pmk on back, minor perf. flaws (1k), still v.f. and uncommon usage of Romanov stamps from Russian Post Office in Shanghai ...... 250.00 Russian Offices in the Turkish Empire

1261 s 1865 2k brown and blue, vertical strip of three plus single, used on piece, tied by blue Chios 31 Aug cds, margins all around showing dividing lines on three sides, end stamps slightly creased, fine-v.f...... (2) 2,500.00

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1262 ` 1874 (24 Mar) FL from Constantinople to Liverpool, franked with 3k Levant, used in combination with Russian 20k blue & orange, sent via Odessa, with transit and arrival pmks, fine mixed franking Russian Levant cover, with Eisold cert...... 1,500.00

1263 1264 1263 ` 1875 (3 Mar) FL from Constantinople to Germany, franked with 3k Levant, used in combination with Russian 3k and 10k, sent via Odessa, with transit and Fischhausen arrival pmks, fine mixed franking Russian Levant cover, with Eisold cert...... 1,500.00

1264 ` 1875 (20 Mar) FL from Constantinople to Manchester, franked with 3k Levant, used in combination with Russian 2x3k and 10k, sent via Odessa, with transit and arrival pmks, fine mixed franking Levant cover, with Eisold cert...... 1,500.00

1265 s 1876 8k on 10k carmine & green, blue surcharge inverted, used, fine, signed Stanley Gibbons (17b) 250.00

1266 w 1879 surcharged “7” in blue and black, two different, l.h., fresh and fine, signed Friedl and Dr.Fechenbauer, rare, cat. $2,500 ...... (19C,19D) 1,000.00 Bukharan Soviet Socialist Republic 1267 ws Revenue Stamps. 1920 15k black, perf. and imperf. of each, also 75k green, imperf. at bottom, also 5k yellow brown, imperf. single, last two pen cancelled, scarce group ...... 500.00

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Russia Used in Persia

1268 ` 1899 cover originating in Baku, franked on back with 10k dark blue tied by Enzeli pmk, with Teheran transit pmks and Uezd arrival, canc. on front, fine and scarce usage ...... 1,000.00 Army of the Northwest (general Yudenich) 1269 ` 1919 (6.8) cover from Pskov to Libawa, franked with four different overprints, tied by Pskov pmks, fine-v.f., with arrival cds, signed Romeko ...... (1/7) 200.00 ZEMSTVO 1270 ` Ustsysolsk. 1880 parcel card dated 22 Aug 1880, with 3k black on red cancelled by pen, wax seals on back, partly showing through, fine ...... 250.00 FAR EASTERN REPUBLIC 1271 ` 1921 (23 Feb) registered cover from Vladivostok to Denmark, with London transit and Copenhagen arrival pmks, little toning, otherwise fine ...... 150.00

1272 ` 1922 two covers from Blagoveshchensk to Shanghai, one single franking (10k), other with pair of 10k on back, each with departure pmks, also boxed “B.P.O. to C.P.O. Shanghai” January and March 1922 datestamps ...... 250.00

1273 w Air Post. 1923 overprinted “Vladivostok 1923” and surcharged “20 kop” on Russian Imperial stamps (1909-19), the complete set of 16 values (four imperf., others perf.), l.h. or h.r., few h.r., fresh, signed Romeko, Dr.P.Jemchouhin, Bloch, Mikulski and others. Only 25-300 of each value were prepared, hence no more than 25 (!) complete sets can possibly exist, cat. 24,200 ...... (Mi.45A-58) 15,000.00 € -158 - U.S. & Worldwide January 12-13, 2016 Stamps & Covers

1274 ` 1923 overprinted “Vladivostok 1923” and surcharged “20 kop” on Russian 50k, tied by Vladivostok (28 July) cds on cover addressed to Spassk, with arrival postmark alongside, repeated on back, v.f., signed Mikulski. A rarity of Soviet Airpost ...... 7,500.00 SIBERIA 1275 ` 1920-22 two registered covers, one to Denmark (franked with unoverprinted Russian 20k/14k), other to Shanghai, with 10k and pair of 15k overprints, also postal card franked with single 2r red, written in Esperanto and sent from Blagoveshchensk to Sombor (Serbia), cover faults, markings intact, scarce ...... 250.00 TRANSCAUCASIAN FEDERATED REPUBLICS 1276 ` 1923 (22 June) cover from Baku to Germany, franked with star handstamps on 25k (3) and imperf. 1r, small faults, otherwise a fine commercial cover from Azerbaijan, signed W.Pohl ...... 250.00 SAAR 1277 Semi-Postals. 1931 Volkshilfe, set of seven, n.h., fine-v.f. (Mi.151-157) cat. 650 ...... (B30-36) 150.00 ww €

1278 wwa Air Post. 1928 1fr violet, sheet corner margin imperf. block of four, stamps n.h., v.f., rare (Mi.127U) cat. 3,000 ...... (C2var) 1,500.00 € 1279 ` Zeppelin Flights. 1941 Polar Flight card addressed to Icebreaker “Malyguin”, attractively franked, with appropriate markings, v.f...... 250.00

1280 ` Catapult Flights. 1934 “Europa” flight card to New York, 7.5.34 cds, red cachet, v.f...... 250.00 1281 ` 1934 “Europa” flight to New York, violet cachet dated 15-16.6.34, v.f...... 250.00 SALVADOR 1282 ww Air Post. 1935 Central American Games, vertical pairs, perforated “Chicago”, n.h., v.f. ....(C36-40S) 250.00

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SAN MARINO 1283 w/wwa 1890 5c orange, block of four, one stamp n.h., pencil notation and gum crease affecting hinged stamp, fine-v.f. (Sass.2; catalogue price for hinged block) cat. 1,000 ...... (4) 250.00 € 1284 w 1877 40c violet, unused with part original gum, heavy hinge remnant, very fresh and well centered for this difficult issue, with 1988 Diena cert. (Sass.7) cat. 600 ...... (17) 150.00 € 1285 w 1903-25 Definitives, complete less 2L violet, l.h. or h.r., usual centering, occasional tiny flaws, mostly fine, cat. $733 ...... (40/76) 250.00 1286 S 1932 General Post Office, 2,75L orange, perforated “Specimen”, n.h., v.f. Only 160 printed (Sass.P163) cat. 900 ...... (138S) 400.00 € 1287 P 1971 Etruscan Art, 50L, 80L, 90L and 180L imperforate proofs in different colors (other than issued stamps), superimposed on perforated background, card mounted, v.f., with 1994 Diena certificate .. 500.00 1288 P 1971 Etruscan Art, 50L and 80L imperforate proofs in different colors (other than issued stamps), printed without value and superimposed on perforated background, with separate transparencies containing name of the country, description and value in black, card mounted, v.f., with 1994 Diena certificate ...... 500.00 1289 P 1971 Etruscan Art, 80L imperforate proofs in different colors (other than issued stamps), two different, printed without value and superimposed on perforated background, fine and undoubtedly rare, with 1994 Diena certificate ...... 500.00

1290 w Air Post. 1951 1,000L Flag and Plane, l.h., v.f., cat. $500 ...... (C77) 100.00

1291 ` Zeppelin Flights. 1933 surcharges, complete set of six, used with additional 3L franking on registered and flown cover to Germany, appropriate Roma cachet in violet and again in green, faint toning, otherwise v.f., with transit and Stuttgart arrival pmks, signed Diena and Colla, with his 2013 certificate (only known cover with two different color cachets). A splendid rarity for a Zeppelin specialist ...... (C11-16) 2,000.00 SAUDI ARABIA 1292 w 1934 Proclamation, imperforate singles, l.h. or h.r., few with disturbed gum, mostly v.f., cat. $2,266 ...... (138-149) 750.00

1293 ww 1959 Arab Union of Telecommunications, imperforate vertical pairs, n.h., v.f...... 150.00 1294 ww 1964 Gas-Oil Plant, 200p dark gray and dull gray, n.h., natural gum wrinkles, otherwise v.f., cat. $500 ...... (341) 100.00

1295 ww 1966-75 Wadi Hanifa Dam, 2p-27p, 13 different; also Gas-Oil Plant, duplicated selection of 42 stamps (20 different), n.h., fine-v.f., cat. $1,181 ...... (393/417,422/447) 200.00

1296 ww 1966-75 Wadi Hanifa Dam, 1p-33p, 24 different (missing 23p), n.h., fine-v.f., cat. $718 ...... (393/417) 150.00

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Hejaz

1297 wa 1921 1pa lilac brown, date omitted at left, lower right sheet corner margin block of four, usual dried gum, fine-v.f., rare, cat. $1,100 ...... (L14b) 1,000.00 SERBIA 1298 (w) 1868-69 2pa brown, imperforate horizontal pair, right stamp “PARF” variety, also single 15pa bister brown, unused without gum, the latter thin, otherwise fine, with Mirko Verner and Jovan Velickovic certificates ...... (15,15a) 150.00

1299 (w) 1904 Centenary of King Peter’s coronation, imperforate singles, unused without gum, v.f. (79-86var) 150.00 1300 w 1904 2pa yellow green, variety imperf. at left, h.r., v.f...... (79var) 100.00 1301 P 1914 three different die proofs, one of center only, v.f...... 250.00 1302 P 1915 King Peter and the Military Staff, imperf. sheet margin singles, proofs in issued colors, complete set, also horizontal se-tenant pair 15p and 25p blue, h.r., fine ...... (132-138P) 300.00

1303 s 1916 French Stamps handstamped “Postes Serbes”, 18 singles to 1fr, also 21 horizontal or vertical pairs Type Blanc and Sower, minor duplication, used, mostly fine ...... 150.00 SPAIN 1304 w 1905 Don Quixote, complete to 4p, well centered for this issue, h.r., fine-v.f., cat. $456 .....(287-295) 150.00 Spanish Local Issues - Canary Islands 1305 wwa Air Post. 1938 surcharges in various colors (8 values), 50 sets in large panes, n.h., fine-v.f. (Ed.44- 51) cat. $10,125 ...... (9LC44-53) 3,000.00

1306 wwa 1938 surcharges in various colors (8 values), 100 sets in large panes, n.h., fine-v.f. (Ed.44-51) cat. $20,250 ...... (9LC44-53) 5,000.00 SPANISH COLONIES 1307 ` 1940 four registered covers from Spanish Guinea, Cape Juby, Tangier and Zona Protectorado, each franking with corresponding Zeppelin etc., sent to France, each with arrival pmk, fine-v.f., scarce group ...... 1,200.00 Mariana Islands 1308 s 1899 2c blue, 3c brown, two of last, used, the former signed Bloch, fine, cat. $800 ...... (1,2) 250.00 Spanish Guinea

1309 w 1909 surcharged 10c on 75p carmine, with serial number on back, some creases and small thin, otherwise fine, rare stamp, signed Brun, cat. $2,750 ...... (101B) 750.00

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Spanish Morocco

1310 ` Zeppelin Flights. 1930 Germany return flight from Tetuan, franked with six different Spanish Morocco adhesives, posted from Seville, red oval “Mit Luftschiff Graf Zeppelin Befordert” cachet, v.f., with arrival pmk. Only 20 cards and 20 letters carried, cat. 1,200 ...... (Si.64/XVIII) 750.00 € SWEDEN 1311 s 1855 6s gray, Stockholm cds, small faults, v.f. appearance, cat. $1,600 ...... (3) 150.00 1312 ` 1860 (12 Apr) registered FL sent from Ornz to Gotheborg, franked with overlapping 5o,12o and 30o, all tied by Ornz cds, fine three color franking ...... 350.00

1313 ` 1872 (3 Apr) cover addressed to Berlin, franked with 3o bister brown and 2x12o blue, tied by TPO “PkXP.No 1.Neo” cds, with three line Lubeck-Ladenburg TPO cds, fine ...... 300.00 SWITZERLAND 1314 B 1909 unexploded 3fr booklet (12x25rp Tell), blue covers with black text, stapled at left, v.f., cat. SFr 650 ...... (SBK 7) 400.00

1315 s Air Post. 1919 30c yellow brown and pale green, part Zurich cancel, v.f. and rare used, with 1997 Renggli cert. (Zu.1, SFr 1,800) cat. $1,250 ...... (C1) 500.00

1316 w Air Post Semi-Postals. 1913 Forerunners, selection of eight different, also additional shade of last, h.r., No.V and X thin or creased, others fine-v.f., cat. SFr 4,060 ...... (Zu.I/XI) 750.00

1317 ` Zeppelin Flights. 1932 7th SAF to Brazil, regular issue franking on front, with 3x2fr air post on reverse, cover roughly opened at left, otherwise fine ...... 150.00 SYRIA 1318 w/ww 1934 Autonomous Republic, complete set, mostly n.h., occasional minor toned spots, otherwise v.f...... (232-50) 150.00 TANNU TUVA 1319 ww (w) 1943 25k black, vertical strip of five (sheet) with gum, also 25k and 50k green, vertical pairs, unused without gum as issued, part perf, fine-v.f...... (121-123) 500.00

1320 a Air Post. 1934 2t ultramarine, large size (61x31mm), 100 copies, cancelled to order, all in large multiples, n.h., couple of small perf. faults, mostly fine-v.f., also two unused examples, smaller size (54.4x29mm), n.h., one crease, otherwise fine-v.f., cat. $2,660 (web photo) ...... (C9,9a) 250.00

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1223 1326

1325 1332 1319

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THAILAND

1321 E 1890 Elephant essay, v.f. and rare ...... 1,000.00

1322 wwa 1912 2s-20b, complete set of blocks of four, n.h., well centered, fresh colors and white gum, completely free of toning which usually plagues this issue, v.f. (catalogue value for hinged singles) cat. $3,892 ...... (145-156) 3,500.00 TURKEY 1323 ` 1935 (30 July) registered cover from Samsun to Zagreb, franked on back with 2x10k brown, tied by cds, with attractive International Fair in Izmir label, arrival pmk, fine ...... 100.00

1324 w Postal Tax Air Post Stamps. 1930-31 5L on 15k green & yellow, red “Bes Lira” overprint, h.r., fine, with handstamped guarantee, cat. $2,000 ...... (RAC23) 1,500.00

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1346 1356 1355 1348

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UKRAINE 1325 ` 1913 (4 Aug) Imperial Judicial document, franked with 15k black on rose official (comb perf 12x12½), registered in combination with 7kr Romanov from Dzurin to Kamianets-Podilskyi, fine ...... 300.00

1326 ` 1914 (7 Sep) official cover franked on back with 15k black on rose official, registered in combination with 7kr Romanov from Kamianets-Podilskyi to Novaya Ushchitz, returned to sender, faults, with markings intact, scarce and unusual item ...... 500.00

1327 ` 1916 (12 Oct) Judicial document franked with1 5k black on rose official (line-perf. 13½), registered in combination with 10k Arms from Kamianets-Podilskyi, with Yampol cds alongside ...... 300.00

1328 ` 1918 Judicial document franked with 15k black on rose official (line-perf.) used in combination with 2x20k/14k (40k rate) from Kamianets-Podilskyi, fine and late usage (web photo) ...... 500.00

1329 ` 1918 Judicial document affixed to the large court envelope, preaddressed and pre-franked with the15k black on rose official, as well as Imperial adhesives (2x20k on the envelope and 5k, 15k and 20k on the document), intended to be sent from Kamianets-Podilskyi to Bessarabia, never mailed due to the outbreak of the Civil War, fine and unusual document (web photo) ...... 1,000.00

1330 ` 1919 Judicial document pre-franked with the 15k black on rose official, as well as Trident overprints (block of 4x5k and pair of 15k on front, repeated on back), intended to be sent from Kamianets- Podilskyi, during the short reign of the Ukrainian National Republic, never mailed due to the continuing Civil War, fine and unusual document (web photo) ...... 1,200.00

1331 ` 1919 Judicial document affixed to the large court envelope, preaddressed and pre-franked with the15k black on rose official, as well as Ukrainian 20shahiv (6) and Tridents 15k (4), intended to be sent from Kamianets-Podilskyi, never mailed due to the continuing Civil War, fine and unusual document (web photo) ...... 1,200.00

1332 Pa 1920 40gr red lilac, imperf. sheet of 100, printed on both sides on German military map (Levant), one side double impression, one inverted, some marginal tears and creases, otherwise fine-v.f., unusual ...... 500.00

1333 wwa 1920 History of Ukraine Pictorials, 1gr, 2gr, 3gr, 5gr, 10gr (two distinct shades) and 20gr, seven complete uncut, perforated gutter sheets of 200 or 150 (each with sheet yields 10 gutter pairs), occasional marginal flaws or trivial gum toning, n.h., fine-v.f. A spectacular holding, as not many of these intact sheets survived ...... 750.00

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1334 wwa 1920 History of Ukraine Pictorials, 1gr, 2gr, 3gr, 5gr, 10gr (two distinct shades), six complete uncut, perforated gutter sheets of 200 or 150 (each with sheet yields 10 gutter pairs), occasional marginal flaws or trivial gum toning, n.h., fine-v.f. A spectacular holding, as not many of these intact sheets survived (web photo) ...... 750.00

1335 wwa 1920 History of Ukraine Pictorials, 3gr orange, uncut perforated gutter sheet of 150, variety imperf. between stamp and margin in gutter (yielding 10 gutter pairs), marginal flaws or trivial gum toning, n.h., fine and very rare missing perforation variety (web photo) ...... 500.00

1336 wwa 1920 History of Ukraine Pictorials, 3gr orange, uncut perforated gutter sheet of 150, variety imperf. between stamp and margin in gutter (yielding 10 gutter pairs), marginal flaws or trivial gum toning, n.h., fine and very rare missing perforation variety (web photo) ...... 500.00

1337 wwa 1920 History of Ukraine Pictorials, 3gr orange, uncut perforated gutter sheet of 150, variety imperf. at top (yielding 15 errors), marginal flaws or trivial gum toning, n.h., fine and very rare missing perforation variety (web photo) ...... 500.00

1338 wwa 1920 History of Ukraine Pictorials, 3gr yellow orange, uncut perforated gutter sheet of 150, variety imperf. at top (yielding 15 errors), marginal flaws or trivial gum toning, n.h., fine and very rare missing perforation variety (web photo) ...... 500.00

1339 Sa Semi-Postals. 1923 Issue, complete set in blocks of nine, overprinted “Zrazok” in various colors, n.h., v.f...... (B1-4S) 500.00

1340 wwa S 1923 Issue, 25 complete sets (also 23 additional singles) overprinted Zrazok (Specimen) in different colors, n.h., v.f., each stamp signed Bulat. An important holding of these rare Specimen overprints ...... (B1-4S) 2,500.00

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1341 w/wwa Military Stamps. 1920 20hr on 20sh, block of ten, positions 1-10, h.r. at top, v.f., signed Cecil Roberts. A rare multiple ...... (M7) 250.00 URUGUAY 1342 Pa 1889-1901 Issue, group of 12 diff. imperf. blocks of four, mostly trial color proofs on wove paper, occasional toned spots or minor flaws, otherwise fine and scarce lot ...... (74/47P) 500.00

1343 w 1924 Olympic Games, set of three on yellow paper, l.h., fine-v.f. Only 500 sets were printed on yellow paper, for presentation purposes ...... (282-284) 750.00 VATICAN CITY

1344 wwa 1955 100L blue, imperforate block of four, n.h., v.f...... (196var) 750.00

1345 ` Zeppelin Flights. 1936 1st North American Flight, mixed franking with Italian stamps, addressed to the Captain of the “Hindenburg”, v.f...... 600.00 WESTERN UKRAINE 1346 ww 1919 First Definitive Issue, perf. and imperf. sets of 12, n.h., fine-v.f., signed Bulat and Mikulski, cat. 750 ...... (Mi.X-XXIA,B) 750.00 € -169 - January 12-13, 2016 Cherrystone Auctions

1347 ws 1919-20 overprints, 14 stamps, mostly unused, fine-v.f., signed Bulat, Korner etc. (web photo) ...... 250.00 YEMEN 1348 ww 1963 Troops in Action souvenir sheet, red inverted, n.h., v.f...... 200.00 YUGOSLAVIA 1349 w/ww 1921 Kings Peter and Alexander, imperforate horizontal pairs, mostly n.h., v.f. (Mi.145-158U, 360) cat. $250 ...... (1-14var) 150.00 € 1350 1945 Issue, complete set of six imperforate, bilingual pairs, l.h., v.f. (Mi.486-91U, 700) ...... w € ...... (185-196var) 150.00

1351 ww 1945 bilingual souvenir sheets, 10 sets, n.h., couple of minor faults, mostly v.f. (Mi. Block 3I-II) cat. 600 (web photo) ...... (195a-96a) 150.00 € 1352 Pa 1972 Summer Olympics, two imperf. sheetlets containing the six values, v.f., scarce ...... (1093-98P) 500.00

1353 ` Zeppelin Flights. 1932 3rd SAF card to Brazil, v.f., with Berlin connecting cachet ...... 300.00

1354 ` Rocket Mail. 1935 “Jug II” flimsy with appropriate markings, franked with 50p green block of four, cancelled Hoce (20.VIII.35), v.f...... 250.00

1355 w/ww Local Issues. 1945 surcharges and overprints on stamps of Croatia, issues complete, mostly n.h., fine-v.f., signed Ercegovic etc., scarce, cat. 1,050 ...... (Mi.1-20,I-XIII) 250.00 € BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA 1356 s 1919 50h slate blue, overprint inverted, used, v.f., with 1996 Zrinkjscak certificate (Mi.41K) ...... (1L33var) 150.00

Croatia-Slavonia

1357 wwa Postage Dues. 1918 SHS overprints, marginal blocks of 25, n.h., fine-v.f. set of multiples, with Fleck cert., cat. $6,775 ...... (2LJ2-9) 1,000.00

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LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES 1358 ws 1845-1934 collection in two Scott’s hingeless albums, mostly used, with Postmasters Provisionals (9X1), 1847 5c (1), 1851 issue with 1c blue (7,8,9), 3c red brown (10,11), 5c brown (12), 10c green (14), 1857 Issue with 30c orange (tiny perf. corner crease, with APS certificate), 1861 with 5c buff (67), some grills (98,etc.), 1869 Pictorials to 12c, 1870-71 Bank Note Issues to 90c, Columbians complete to $5, Trans-Mississippi and Pan-American Issues, 1902-03 $2 and $5 (312,313), later regular issues, Kansas-Nebraska complete, also Air Post (C1-6,C13-15,18), Special Delivery, Parcel Post (Q1-12,JQ1-5), few Postage Dues etc., mixed condition with occasional flaws possible, generally fine-v.f...... 5,000.00

1359 ws 1850-1930 hundreds of used and unused singles and sets in small box, with stamps on old auction lot sheets, album pages and glassine envelopes, some used 19th Century, Washington-Franklins, 1922 Liberty Series with $1 and $2 in blocks, perf. and imperf. coil strips, Commemoratives, Air Post, with many better items, mixed condition, many n.h., fine-v.f., high catalogue value ...... 3,000.00

1360 ws` 1851-1940 balance of a consignment, mostly used singles, regular issues and commemoratives, some Revenues, Guam, occasional covers, many still on lot sheets as originally purchased from auctions, also a study of 1851-57 3c red (Scott’s No.10,11,25,26), with 125 stamps and 16 covers, mixed condition, many fine-v.f...... 1,000.00

1361 w 1857-1985 collection in two Minkus albums, regular issues, mostly from 1917 and Commemoratives, with Columbians to $5 (without gum, missing 50c and $4), Trans-Mississippi to 10c, Pan-American and Louisiana Purchase, Panama-Pacific perf. 12, complete from there, including White Plains souvenir sheet, also Air Post (C1-6,C13-15), occasional back of the book with Postage Dues, Parcel Post, also Booklet Panes, mixed condition, occasional flaws, mostly fine-v.f...... 2500.00

1362 w/ww 1920s-50s carton with hundreds of singles and sets in glassine envelopes, various quantities, some better items, mixed condition, clean and useful group, cat. $ 5,750 ...... 700.00

1363 wwa 1920s-90s balance of a consignment in two cartons (banker’s boxes), hundreds of coil pairs (dull and shiny gum), Transportation coils, “Mail-Early” blocks of six and larger (many dollar values), collections in albums, substantial face value ...... 1,500.00 1364 P American Bank Note Co. Proofs & Essays. 1920s Proofs & Essays from the American Bank Note Company, also from the Bureau of Printing and Engraving, lot of six different large die proofs, various engravings of ships (4) and allegory (2) used mostly for Tobacco Revenues, also seven corresponding banknotes, mixed condition, some toning and faults, mostly fine ...... 1,000.00 AUTOGRAPHS 1365 1801-1881 selection of autographed lettersheets by various famous people (many have been portrayed on U.S. Postage Stamps), with ALS written and signed by Robert R. Livingston (an American lawyer, politician, diplomat from New York, and a Founding Father of the United States); Isaac Hull, Commodore “US Constitution” ALS Navy Yards addressed to “Mr.Bussey”; John Greenleaf Whittier (American Quaker poet), small ALS dated 1881; James A. Garfield, ALS dated May 17, 1862 Corinth, Miss, written as signed as Brig. General; General Winfield Scott, ALS dated Nov 28, 1860; Andrew Johnson, as President, Washington, January 6, 1866 order to Sec’y of State to issue a warrant for a conditional pardon of a N.J. Lillard; also a small ALS signed by Robert Lincoln; plus 1854 document signed by Queen Victoria and countersigned by Lord Palmerston ...... 500.00 BALTIC COUNTRIES 1366 ws` 1920-1939 Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia and Central Lithuania, large collection/accumulation of used and unused singles, sets and souvenir sheets in albums, stock books and glassines, highlights include Estonia Tallinn overprints, scarce watermarks, 60h air post unwatermarked and many others. We also note some German occupation items, 190+ covers, mostly TPOs from all three Countries, plus a 4-volume collection of cancellations, high catalogue value ...... 7,500.00 BANGLADESH 1367 P Revenue Stamps. 1980s group of 104 different presentation proofs, printed in Russia, each mounted on a special “Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, Moscow” cards, handstamped and signed by a Bangladesh official. These are fiscals for Radio License stamps, Transport Duty stamps and others, each line-perforated (instead of the issued comb perf.), v.f., many probably unique ...... 2,500.00 BELGIUM 1368 wwa P 1951-86 selection of 30 imperforate stamps (14 different), also six presentation sheets, few unlisted items etc., all topicals, v.f...... 250.00

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BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA 1369 ws 1879-1918 collection of hundreds in a specially prepared Schaubek album, virtually complete, collected both unused and unused, while missing the few rarities, there are a good number of perforation varieties, as well a specialized selection of the Yugoslavia overprints and surcharges for Bosnia and Herzegovina, with numerous varieties such as inverted, double, reversed and shifted overprints, mostly signed and with some certificates, mostly fine-v.f. A nice collection of mint and used Bosnia, high catalogue value ...... 1,000.00

1370 ws` 1879-1918 balance of a specialized collection of many hundreds of stamps in 19 specially prepared Schaubek albums, collected both used and unused, housed in six cartons (banker’s boxes), with incredible number of perforation and color varieties, proofs, multiples, cancellations, 300+ covers and cards, imperforate errors and much more. Also included are 5 large stock books with substantial amount of additional material yet to be processed, plus some philatelic literature. An incredible holding of Bosnia, excellent nucleus for further study and growth ...... 5,000.00 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH 1371 s 1841-1935 collection of used singles in Scott’s album, with Great Britain 1sh embossed, line- engraved to 1sh, Victoria and KEVII £1 green (124,142), Seahorses, also British Europe, Australia and States, New Zealand, Niue, Samoa, Sarawak, etc., mostly fine ...... 750.00

1372 w 1938-48 George VI, 28 different sets in glassine envelopes, with Great Britain, Australia, Bahamas, Burma, Ceylon, Cyprus, Leeward Islands, Malayan States, Malta, New Zealand, North Borneo, Papua New Guinea, Tonga, Turks and Caicos, Zanzibar, etc., mostly l.h., fine-v.f., SG cat. £3,600 .. 750.00

1373 ww 1948-60 QEII, 25 different sets in glassine envelopes, with Great Britain, Australia, Bahamas, Bechuanaland, Cyprus, Gibraltar, K.U.T., Malayan States, Mauritius, Rhodesia, etc., n.h., fine-v.f., SG cat. £1,600 ...... 500.00 BRITISH AFRICA 1374 ` Postal Stationery. 1879-1900 collection on pages, with 110+ unused postal cards, entire envelopes, wrappers, etc. from Bechuanaland-Zanzibar, fresh, fine-v.f...... 300.00 BRITISH AMERICA 1375 s 1861-1966 collection of used singles and sets in Scott’s Specialty album, with better Bahamas (KEVII and George V to £1), Bermuda with George V and VI Keyplates, also Barbados, British Guiana, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Falkland Islands, Grenada, Jamaica and Nevis, with values to £1, occasional flaws possible, mostly fine or better ...... 1,500.00

1376 ` Postal Stationery. 1879-1900 collection on pages, with 50+ unused postal cards, entire envelopes, wrappers, etc. from Canada and Provinces, British Guiana and British Honduras, fine-v.f...... 150.00

1377 ` 1879-1900 collection on pages, with 130+ unused postal cards, entire envelopes, wrappers, etc. from Bahamas, Barbados and other Caribbean Islands, also Bermuda (Victoria period), fine-v.f...... 300.00 BRITISH AUSTRALASIA AND OCEANIA 1378 ` Postal Stationery. 1879-1900 collection on pages, with 60+ unused postal cards, entire envelopes, wrappers, etc. from Australian States and New Zealand, fine-v.f...... 150.00 BRITISH EUROPE 1379 ` Postal Stationery. 1879-1900 collection on pages, with 30+ unused postal cards, entire envelopes, wrappers, etc. from Cyprus, Gibraltar and Malta, fine-v.f...... 100.00 BULGARIA 1380 ws 1878-1885 early issues, selection of 44 used and unused singles, with postage dues, surcharges (incl. four copies of 15s on 25s), mostly fine-v.f...... (1/27) 500.00

1381 w/ww 1879-1976 collection in four albums, unused and mostly n.h., with first issue complete including 50c, 1f, 25s, also surcharges (all in perfect condition), Tsar Ferdinand, Balkan Games complete, souvenir sheets, some imperf. sets and occasional varieties, duplication noted, some items missing, fine-v.f. A comprehensive collection of Bulgaria ...... 2,500.00 CANADA 1382 w 1897-1985 collection in Scott’s album pages, early issues mixed including Jubilees to 50c, some Maple Leafs and Quebec, complete unused from 1928-29 Scroll Issue, mostly fine ...... 500.00

1383 ws 1928-1950 collection on pages, used and unused, values to $1, many complete sets, regular issues, coils, officials with better items, some duplication, many n.h., mostly fine or better, high catalogue value ...... 500.00

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CARPATHO-UKRAINE 1384 w/wws 1944-1945 balance of a substantial holding, in three stock books, with hundreds of mostly unused overprints and surcharges, Chust, Uzhgorod I and II, values to 2.00f on Hungarian stamps, including commemoratives, postage dues, locals, etc., some duplication, few multiples, l.h. or n.h., majority signed Bulat, Blaha, Mobs and others, occasional flaws noted, generally fine-v.f. Also included are hundreds of identified reference items, plus miscellaneous material. A great group of seldom offered material ...... 15,000.00 CEYLON 1385 ` Postal Stationery. 1879-1900 collection on pages, with 50+ unused postal cards, entire envelopes, wrappers, etc., some surcharges, fresh, fine-v.f...... 150.00 CHINA 1386 wwa 1940 folder with large multiples and full sheets, mostly more common issues, but there are 4,300 stamps altogether, n.h., fine-v.f...... 750.00 CUBA 1387 ws 1855-1979 collection in two Scott’s albums, early issues mixed used and unused, 20th Century unused, apparently complete with Air Post, souvenir sheets, also some Puerto Rico, occasional toning, mostly fine-v.f...... 750.00 CYPRUS 1388 ws 1880-1960 collection on pages, used and unused with better Victoria, George VI to £1 (used) etc., mostly fine ...... 500.00 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 1389 ws` 1865-1979 balance of the specialized collection in two cartons, with hundreds of errors and varieties in stock books, proofs, imperf. singles, pairs, blocks, part perf., double perf., also Air Post and back of the book items, souvenir sheets etc. Also included are covers, postal stationery, occasional sheets, year sets and more. Also included is an additional carton with some Worldwide Olympic issues, gold-foil stamps, United States FDCs, Great Britain No.1 in special folder and more, mixed condition, with much toning, but many fine or better. Inspection recommended ...... 2,500.00

1390 w 1865-1980 collection, virtually complete (missing a few rarities from the first page), mounted in a Scott’s specialty album (1972 edition), with most of the spaces filled (first page catalogues $10,877), assembled by an astute collector of this area. Included are 1883 surcharges (Scott’s 54- 87), 1904 surcharges (157-165), plus subsequent issues, Semi-Postals, Air Post and Postage Dues, few minor flaws, generally fine or better ...... 2,500.00

1391 s 1866-1983 collection of used singles and sets, virtually complete (less the rarities), mounted in a specialty album, with a fair representation of the first issues, mixed condition, also Semi-Postals, Air Post and Postage Dues, souvenir sheets etc., few minor flaws, generally fine or better ...... 500.00

1392 ws 1865-1979 errors and varieties, balance of the collection in large green stock book, strength in the pre-WWII issues, with hundreds of perf. and imperf. singles, pairs, blocks, inverted and double surcharges, part perf., double perf., also Air Post and back of the book items. There are also hundreds of the modern errors, souvenir sheets, offsets, missing color and color shifts and much more, mixed condition, with some toning and occasional faults noted, nevertheless a spectacular holding ...... 2,500.00

1393 ` 1900-1940 group of 100+ covers and cards, some postal stationery, variety of franking and destinations, many interesting items with imperf. pairs and blocks, Air Post incl. Postal Tax Air Post stamps, occasional toning, generally fine ...... 500.00 FORGERIES 1394 1928 edition of Fournier’s “Album de Fac-Similes” containing Argentina-Uruguay, with 1,100+ different items (pairs, blocks and sheets all counted as single items), all handstamped “Faux” (forgery), album numbered “276” (of 480 total printed), mostly fine-v.f. A splendid reference work, complete except for a few empty spaces ...... 5,000.00 FRANCE 1395 s 1848-1969 collection of used singles and sets in three Lighthouse albums, 19th Century with imperf. singles, margins all around (First Issue with 1fr brown carmine, 10c Republique, Napoleon to 80c, Bordeaux to 80c), perf. issues with 5fr, Type Sage, Merson etc., Semi-Postals (without first Orphelins high values), complete from 1925, Air Post with C1-2,14,15, also Postage Dues, etc. There is an unused Pexip souv. sheet (329), plus some of the back of the book items, occasional flaws possible, mostly fine or better ...... 1,000.00

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1396 ww 1982-1995 collection of imperforate singles, souvenir sheets and booklets, apparently complete for these years, neatly arranged in two Safe albums, n.h., v.f., YT cat. 29,629 ...... 6,000.00 € 1397 w` Air Post. 1912-38 Aviation Meets, collection of 100+ stamps and 47 covers or cards, various colorful frankings, perf. and imperf. varieties, generally fine-v.f...... 5,000.00 FRENCH COLONIES 1398 ws 1880-1900 accumulation of mostly used singles from Reunion, Diego Suarez and Tahiti, some Postage Dues, various types, some reference material, duplication, mixed condition ...... 500.00 FRENCH SOUTHERN ANTARCTIC TERRITORIES (TAAF) 1399 wwa 1970-80s stock of complete sets, many in sheets of 10 or larger, moderate quantities, n.h., fine-v.f., cat. $ 11,000 ...... 2,000.00 GEORGIA 1400 wwa 1919-23 duplicated selection on cards and lot sheets, some better items incl. Consular Issues (Constantinople) in various colors, Soviet issues, sheets and large multiples ...... 500.00 GERMANY 1401 ws 1920-1940 se-tenants and combinations (Zusammendrucken), collection in two stock books, both used and unused, with many better items, blocks, occasional booklet panes and couple of unexploded booklets, mixed condition with usual perforations or minor flaws, generally fine or better, Mi. cat. 30,000 ...... 4,000.00 € 1402 w/ww 1946-78 balance of the specialized collection in three albums, with American Zone including Band and Netz overprints, set of 52, also unissued 1m, as well as many double and inverted overprints, printed on gum, double overprints, one inverted, and others (all expert signed, with few GPS certificates). French Zone appears to be complete with five souvenir sheets, Baden 1949 Congress type II, plus varieties. Berlin is complete with Black and Red Overprints, Currency Reform souvenir sheet etc. Federal Republic is also complete (except for the Posthorn set), also many varieties, occasional se-tenants, few interesting covers, presentation booklets and other specialty items, mixed condition either l.h. or n.h., many better items expert signed, mostly fine-v.f., Mi. cat. 13,000+ ...... 2,500.00 € 1403 s` 1949-77 Federal Republic and Berlin, collection of used singles and sets in two Lighthouse hingeless albums, with early issues incl. semi-postals, 1m and 5m black overprints (defective), few covers and cards, some condition problems, mostly fine-v.f., high catalogue value ...... 500.00

GERMANY - SOVIET ZONE 1404 wa 1945-70 also DDR, with essentially complete collection in two albums, mostly hinged with a few covers, with Berlin-Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Verpommern, Chemnitz, East Saxony including 12pf “Pochta” and better perforation varieties (including “Grossrohrsdorf”), Saxony, Thuringen including Christmas and Reconstruction souvenir sheets of four (two different of each), West Saxony, East Germany with Goethe, perf. and imperf. Marx souvenir sheets, China Friendship, etc. There are many Michel listed varieties, imperfs, printed on gum, part perf., perforation and color errors, different watermarks, all correctly identified, most expert signed, also a few interesting covers and stationery items, occasional certificates included, fine-v.f., Mi. cat. 8,500 ...... 1,500.00 €

GERMAN COLONIES 1405 ws 1897-1915 extensive collection on pages, used and unused (often both), with substantial duplication including varieties and shades especially of the high Mark values, also forerunners, some covers and postal stationery; Offices in China including 45 degree overprints, Reichspost with 6x5m type II (four retouched), surcharged on Deutsches Reich used and unused sets (several); Offices in Morocco Reichspost to 5m type II, Deutsches Reich sets used and unused; Offices in Turkey with duplicated surcharges, Reichspost 5m type I; German New Guinea complete; German East Africa with 1901 to 3r used (3) and unused, Wuga; German SWA sets to 5m; Cameroun to 5m; Caroline Islands with 3pf overprinted at 48 degree angle, Yacht to 5m; Kiauchau with forerunners, watermarked set to $2½ (used and unused); Mariana Islands to 5m (used and unused); Marshall Islands with 25pf Berlin Issue, Yacht to 5m; Samoa and Togo with sets to 5m, also Belgian Occupation of East Africa and more, mixed condition with occasional faults and reference items, generally fine-v.f., high catalogue value ...... 7,500.00

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GERMANY - WWI Issues 1406 w` 1914-20 collection on pages, with Ruhleben (English POW Camp in Berlin-Charlottenburg) stamps, postal stationery, two incoming cards from Trinidad and Greece (this one addressed to the “Earl of Perth”), also two returned Submarine Mail covers, addressed to USA, with appropriate “Bremen D.O.R.”, also “Zuruck Wegen Einstellung der Tauchboot-briefverkehrs zuruck” markings, German Occupation of Belgium and Northern France (Ettappengebiet), Eastern Command (Postgebiet Ob.Ost), Dorpat, 10th Army (30pf), German Occupation of Poland (with few local issues), Romania (including postage dues), Belgian Occupation of Rhineland (Eupen and Malmedy), in all cases with dozens of paper and gum varieties, printings, shades etc., also Plebiscite Issues from Allenstein Marienwerder, Schleswig and Upper Silesia, mostly complete, with few covers and much specialized material, mostly fine-v.f...... 1,000.00 GERMANY - WORLD WAR II Occupation Issues 1407 ws` 1943-1945 balance of consignment with seven covers, including France 40c violet overprinted “Liberation”, Guernsey 1p FDC; Pleskau two different including 20k red and 2x60+40k; Kurland Feldpost bisect (Mi.16b) on unused lettersheet, with Gabisch cert.; Feldpost “V” and Inselpost; also Generalgouvernment Krakow Castle imperf. sheetlet of eight (Plate No.3), n.h., and Zara 80c and 2L Airpost, each with Brunel certificate, etc., fine-v.f...... 500.00

1408 ws` 1938-45 balance of the collection on pages, with mostly unused singles, with military Air Mail, Inselpost (including three covers), varieties, reference material, “charity issues”, 20+ covers and cards with German or Generalgouvernment franking (Adria, Alpenvorland, Bohemia & Moravia, Alsace, Austria, Ukraine, Netherlands etc.), occasional flaws, many signed by appropriate experts, fine-v.f., high catalogue value ...... 2,000.00

1409 ws 1944 Inselpost, selection of seven different, mostly unused, also Weinachten 1944 (Mi.12/II), mixed condition, high catalogue value ...... 350.00 GERMANY - WWII Postal History 1410 ` 1933-1945 balance of a consignment in two cartons (banker’s boxes), hundreds of interesting covers, documents, postcards, many Holocaust-related, also Anti-Semitic propaganda; “cigarette albums” (1936 Olympics, “German Colonies”, “German Culture” and others), mostly complete with black & white photographs, etc...... 1,500.00 HAITI 1411 ws 1881-1980 collection in two Scott’s albums, apparently complete (missing only a few rarities), unused, excellent showing of 19th Century, early 20th century handstamps and surcharges, Air Post, souvenir sheets etc., some toning, mostly fine ...... 500.00

1412 ws 1881-1965 collection on Scott’s album pages, used and unused, good showing of 19th Century, early 20th century handstamps and surcharges, mixed condition, some toning, mostly fine ...... 250.00

HONG KONG 1413 w/wws 1863-1994 dealer’s stock on cards, with early issues (mostly used), modern issues mint, mostly n.h., duplication, with George VI to $5, QEII sets complete, omnibus and definitive sets, souv. sheets, 10c Coronation sheet of 50 and much more, fine-v.f., cat. $ 11,500 ...... 3,500.00

1414 wwa 1960s-80s hundreds of sets and souvenir sheets, also from Singapore, various quantities, n.h., fine- v.f...... 500.00 IRAQ 1415 P 1987-1990 group of 53 different presentation proofs, printed in Russia, each mounted on a special Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga Moscow cards, handstamped and signed by a person in charge. There are 49 stamps, each line-perforated (instead of the issued comb perf.), plus four souvenir sheets, mostly with images of Saddam Hussein, some items with slightly different designs, v.f...... (Mi.1342/1492P) 2,500.00 ISRAEL 1416 ww 1948-1970 Tab singles complete, n.h., collection on pages, including 7-9 (sheet margin singles, with 1978 Friedl certificate, n.h., post office fresh, 1000m faint gum toning), J1-5 (n.h., v.f.), 25, 28- 30, 33-34, C1-6 (all n.h., v.f.), some of the others with occasional condition problems (toning or disturbed gum), otherwise fine-v.f...... 2,500.00

1417 ww 1948-1970 collection in a White Ace album, tab singles with many better items including 10-14, 15, 25, 28-30, 55, souvenir sheets, Postage Dues (J1-5 singles), complete from 1954, n.h., occasional flaws, mostly fine-v.f...... 750.00

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1418 ww 1949-53 collection in album, with tabs, better sets include UPU, Maccabiah, 1951 Independence, JNF, Menorah (short tab), plus airmail (Taba and 1000p Landscapes), Postage Dues (without tabs), Officials, n.h., fine-v.f...... 250.00 ITALIAN STATES - LOMBARDY-VENETIA 1419 ` 1840s correspondence to Genova, 200+ FLs, mostly commercial correspondence from Milan, red departure and accountancy markings, different rates, mixed condition, generally fine ...... 250.00

1420 s 1850-62 cancellations, balance of a specialized collection, hundreds of singles and pairs, nine different incl. imperf. 15c and 30c, rest are perforated low values, different quantities and quality, assembled for cancels, hence faults noted, still many useful items, high catalogue value ...... 1,000.00 ITALY 1421 ` 1860-1985 a lifetime’s gathering of thousands of covers and cards, packed in six cartons (banker’s boxes), mostly commercial mail, also some FDCs, strength in issues from 1930s, also 1946-1948, many interesting items (especially the quantities of 1947 100L carmine lake, with perforation varieties, rates, origins and destinations), plus air post, postage dues, miscellaneous items from 1960 Olympics (Rome), some Europa, post office presentation sheets and much more, mixed condition, mostly fine or better ...... 15,000.00 JORDAN 1422 P 1989-1990 selection of 32 stamps and souvenir sheets, each mounted on “Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, Moscow” presentation card (printed in Russia), with occasional printer’s correction markings, approval handstamps, official’s signatures, etc. These stamps are line-perforated (instead of the issued comb perforations); furthermore, there are occasional differences from the issued stamps (some included for comparison), v.f. and interesting group for a specialist ...... 3,000.00 MALAYAN STATES 1423 ` 1925-51 selection of 300+ covers or cards, with Straits Settlements, Penang, Kedah, Perak, some Japanese Occupation, also revenues etc., interesting lot, worth careful inspection ...... 3,500.00 MEMEL 1424 w 1920-1939 collection on pages, issues practically complete, with overprints on French stamps, with occasional errors and varieties, better types, Air Post, also Lithuanian Occupation, apparently complete, with 1923 surcharges Type II (Mi.230-33 II set of four, regummed, signed Dr.Petersen, BPP), mostly fine-v.f., Mi. cat. 5,000+ ...... 1,000.00 € MEXICO 1425 ws 1856-1986 collection in Scott’s album, early issues mixed used and unused, 20th Century unused, some better items, Air Post and back of the book items, mostly fine-v.f...... 500.00 MONACO 1426 w 1921-1999 collection in a Scott’s Specialty album, complete sets and singles, also souvenir sheets, miniature sheetlets, Semi-Postals, Air Post and Postage Dues, generally l.h., fine-v.f...... 750.00 1427 P 1939-56 selection of 80+ artist die proofs, mostly different, with semi-postals and airmails, incl. unissued design (Princess Grace), Red Cross, Art, Sports (incl. Tennis), with stage proofs, some value tablets blank, variety of colors; also 16 diff. imperf. deluxe sheets incl. one collective (1946 FDR), couple of minor stains, mostly fine-v.f. and valuable lot ...... 2,500.00 NETHERLANDS AND COLONIES 1428 ws` 1852-1916 balance of a consignment, selection of better singles and varieties, still on twenty Van Dieten auction lot sheets, used and unused, with few covers, included are postage dues, officials, some plate flaws and minor errors, mostly fine-v.f., NVPH cat. 5,860 ...... 1,000.00 € 1429 P 1873-96 selection of 26 mostly different imperforate plate proofs, various colors, with Suriname and Netherlands Indies, v.f...... 250.00

PHILATELIC LITERATURE 1430 1950-2000 small philatelic library in three cartons (banker’s boxes), with brand new Billig’s Handbooks (34 volumes), Sanabria 1966 catalogue, Brookman U.S. 19th Century (two volumes), Higgins & Gage World Postal Stationery catalogue (1974 edition), E-Z Rocket catalogue, Rowe’s Forwarding Agents, 1967 Zeheri catalogue (Egypt), “Album Weeds” (7 handbooks), plus a few others ...... 250.00

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POLAND 1431 wwa 1944 Monte Cassino surcharges, complete set of four sheets of 100, n.h., folded between stamps, occasional gum toning (of no importance), fine-v.f., cat. $ 7,000 ...... (3K17-20) 750.00 PORTUGUESE COLONIES 1432 w(w) Revenue Stamps. 1900 10r-500r Fiscal stamps of Mozambique, overprinted “Nyassa”, accumulation of hundreds, singles, pairs, blocks of four and larger, with and without gum, some varieties, mostly fine-v.f...... 1,500.00 RUSSIA 1433 ws 1857-1963 collection in a well-filled Minkus album, 19th Century mostly used including No.1,2,3 and 4 (last one with Mikulski certificate stating single short perf., otherwise v.f.), unused from 1913 Romanov issue, with all commemorative sets from 1930s, Semi-Postals and Air Post complete, mostly l.h., many affected by overall toning (having been assembled by a collector in the Dominican Republic), otherwise fine-v.f...... 2500.00

1434 wsa 1922-23 Star overprints and surcharges, stock book with hundreds of perf. and imperf. singles, blocks of four and larger, many varieties incl. inverted, double, shifted and omitted, mixed condition, mostly fine or better. A good lot for a specialist ...... 3,000.00 RUSSIA - Postal History 1435 ` 1797-1864 stampless letters, selection of 38, with St. Petersburg (1797 letter via Wilno, Riga, Grodno and Warszawa), Moscow, Odessa, Kronshtadt, Kiev, Warszawa and other Polish towns, with numerous bilingual departure pmks (Mszczonow, Mlawa, Garbow, Brzesc Kujawski, Konin, Soczewska, etc.), mostly good strikes, generally fine or better, nice lot ...... 500.00

1436 ` 1807-1868 pre-philatelic, selection of 96 stampless FLs, mostly St. Petersburg, Riga, Dorpat, Narva, Odessa, Moscow, Pernow, Revel, many interesting items, mostly fine-v.f...... 5,000.00

1437 ` 1864-79 selection of 80 covers or FLs, plus few stamps and pieces, covering all aspects of postal history of the period (also a few later items incl. 1905 registered cover with semi-postal franking, 1922 large part of cover with pair of 10r etc.), with rates, franking, destinations (we note India, Bukhara), every cover is worthy of individual listing, with many three color and high value franking, mostly fine-v.f...... 5,000.00

1438 ` 1914-18 World War I military postal history, collection of 27 covers or cards, including four different items used by the Russian Troops in occupied Salonika, sent via the French Military Post Office 507 and 510A, censored and with arrival markings; also German fieldpost on Polish territory etc., mixed condition with some stains or faults, rare ...... 1,500.00

1439 ` Postage Dues. 1864-1916 specialized collection of 165 covers or cards, mounted on pages, in two volumes, Alatyr-Vladikavkaz, mostly “Doplatit” (to pay) in oval, with amount filled in by hand, name of the city included, several “insufficiently paid” to foreign destinations, stamps off cover and much more. A fascinating collection, ex-Faberge ...... 10,000.00 RUSSIA - ZEMSTVO 1440 ` 1900 three covers, two from Gadyach, one from Ossa, also 10 unused stationery entire envelopes (Fatezh, Rzhev, Tula), fine ...... 250.00 RUSSIAN AREA 1441 w 1918-23 collection in a well-filled Minkus album, with Russian Offices in China and Levant, Civil War issues with various Army surcharges, Far Eastern Republic, Siberia, South Russia, extensive Armenia, Azerbaijan and Ukraine, also Wenden, Russian Crete and some WWII overprints, some reference material, mixed condition, mostly fine or better ...... 2,500.00 SWEDEN 1442 s 1855-1966 collection in a Scott’s Specialty album, virtually complete used, with No.1 (repaired, fine appearance), 1924 UPU sets, Officials, Postage Dues, some Revenues, also postal stationery (100+ entire envelopes and cards), etc., mixed condition, high catalogue value ...... 1,000.00

1443 ws 1855-1996 collection in two Scott’s Specialty albums, used and unused, with better 19th and 20th century including semi-postals, UPU 5kr, officials and others, mixed condition with occasional flaws noted, generally fine or better ...... 750.00 VATICAN CITY 1444 w/ww 1929-1990 collection complete in two Marini albums, n.h. except 35-40 (l.h., with Diena certificate), with souvenir sheets, Air Post, Postage Dues and Parcel Post, some booklets, occasional duplication (used), fine-v.f...... 1,000.00

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1445 w 1929-1969 collection on White Ace album pages, complete, including provisional surcharges (35-40, signed Bloch), Air Post, Postage Dues and Parcel Post, mostly l.h. or h.r., later issues n.h., also small group of Roman States (owner’s cat. $1,000+), generally fine-v.f...... 500.00

1446 wwa 1950s-70s two cartons (banker’s boxes), filled with hundreds of complete sets in large multiples and full sheets, various quantities, literally thousands of stamps, n.h., fine-v.f., high catalogue value ...... 1,500.00 YEMEN 1447 wwa 1948-60 small selection of perf. and imperf. varieties incl. UPU, unissued overprints, also Churchill (imperf. sheets of 15), etc...... 200.00 WORLDWIDE 1448 ws 1840-2005 collection of many thousands of stamps and souvenir sheets, generally mounted on album pages, arranged in Minkus albums and many three-ring binders (various sizes) and housed in 35 cartons (banker’s boxes), all philatelic areas represented, singles and sets, substantial new issue cost, excellent break-up potential ...... 15,000.00

1449 ws` 1840-1960 balance of a consignment, mostly higher priced used singles from Great Britain and British Commonwealth, Mulready lettersheets, Canada, some Western Europe, occasional covers and cards, including Zeppelin related, many on lot sheets as originally purchased from auctions, mixed condition, few reference items ...... 1,000.00

1450 ws 1850-1935 collection of mostly unused singles and sets in 13 Scott’s Specialty albums (1936 edition), with European countries and their colonies (Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Netherlands), Austria, Scandinavia, Albania, Greece, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Turkey, Asia, with China, Japan, Thailand, Iran, Great Britain and British Commonwealth (Asia, Africa, North America), with some complete sets, better singles, United States Possessions (Hawaii, Philippines), also Eastern Europe with Russia (with Offices Abroad, Civil War Issues), Baltic Countries, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Latin and South America, some 19th Century, German and Italian Old States, Semi-Postals, Air Post, Postage Dues, etc. While far from complete, there are hundreds of better items ($100+), generally fine or better ...... 7,500.00

1451 ws 1850-1950 hundreds of used and unused singles and sets in small box, with stamps on old auction lot sheets, album pages and glassine envelopes, some classics in very respectable condition, Canada Jubilees large multiples (hinged and n.h.), 1935 Silver Jubilee Issue, sets of four from various British Colonies, mostly in blocks (various quantities), other British, Spain, Egypt, occasional Russia, Turkey, Mexico etc., mixed condition, many n.h., fine-v.f., high catalogue value 5,000.00

1452 ws 1851-1935 United States and British North America, old-time collection in a Scott’s National album, with 1851-67 imperf. and perf. issues, 1869 to 30c, Columbians with unused 30c-$2 and $5, good representation of Bank Note and Bureau Issues to 90c, unused Kansas-Nebraska, Air Post, Parcel Post, Officials, etc. BNA includes Canada, with unused 1928-30 both 50c and $1, plus Newfoundland singles and sets, as well as occasional Cayman Islands, Bermuda, Barbados and Trinidad, mixed condition, many fine-v.f...... 2,000.00

1453 ws 1860-1960 collection in 13 Scott’s Specialty albums, United States, British Commonwealth, Canada, France, Greece, Scandinavia (also additional collection of Iceland in a Lighthouse album), Egypt, Japan and others, used and unused, with occasional better items, souvenir sheets, etc., also additional carton with material which was never processed, mixed condition ...... 2,500.00

1454 w/ww 1900-50 balance of consignment, mostly complete sets, mostly l.h., with Aegean Islands Airpost Express, Bechuanaland George VI (n.h.), Belgium 1915-20 King Albert (missing one low value), Danzig “Deutsches Reich” surcharges, DDR China Friendship (plus additional set), Greece 1940 Airpost, Hungary 1932 Madonna, Liechtenstein 1928, Montenegro Scott 1-7 (two used), Spain 1930 Spain-American Union with air post, l.h., plus 1p brown violet color variety n.h., etc., generally fine- v.f. and useful group, cat. $ 3,400 ...... 400.00

1455 ws 1900-1950s balance of a consignment in two cartons (banker’s boxes), very mixed group with stamps in glassine envelopes, album pages, stock books etc., many interesting and intriguing items, British Commonwealth, France and Colonies, including imperf. varieties, souvenir sheets, sets in quantities, inspection a must ...... 2,500.00

1456 w/wwa 1920s-60s hundreds of mostly complete sets on stock cards and in glassine envelopes, some in sheets or large blocks and quantities, many n.h., fine-v.f., cat. $ 7,250 ...... 500.00

1457 wwa 1940-50s selection of 23 blocks, sheetlets or souvenir sheets, with Belgium (including Antarctic Expedition), Germany (Hanover Fair), DDR, Hungary, Iceland King Christian, Luxembourg, Portugal and Switzerland (including Lunaba), n.h., fine-v.f. and useful group, owner’s Scott’s cat. $ 2,215 ...... 300.00

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1458 w/ww 1960s-90s balance of a consignment in two cartons (banker’s boxes), Great Britain, British Commonwealth, Western Europe etc., generally complete sets in glassine envelopes, various quantities, booklets, etc., inspection recommended ...... 1,500.00 WORLDWIDE BANKNOTES AND BONDS 1459 P 1930-1950 banknotes, two large die proofs (in black & red), each showing 12 different impressions of various coins (front and back) incl. French, Russian and Austrian, with American Bank Note Co. imprints and die numbers at bottom ...... 1,000.00 1460 S 1930s-60s Security Banknote Company bonds, selection of seven complete bonds incl. 1960 Venezuela (Banco Agricola), 1948 Colombia (Department of Valle del Cauca), 1950 Cuba ($1,000 30year bond), 1930 Italy (Societa Idroelettrica Piemonte) etc., each complete with coupons (overprinted Specimen), beautifully engraved, mostly on pages from a presentation album, suitable for framing ...... 500.00 1461 S 1950s-60s Security Banknote Company bonds, selection of eight complete bonds incl. 1955 New York Central Railroad, International Bank for Reconstruction, New Jersey Bell Telephone Co., 1950 Cuba, The Western Pacific Railroad, City of Copenhagen, 1962 Costa Rica, American Telephone and Telegraph etc., each complete with coupons (overprinted Specimen), beautifully engraved, mostly on pages from a presentation album, suitable for framing ...... 500.00 WORLDWIDE TOPICALS 1462 P 1940s-50s France, Philippines, Austria, South America, Haiti, Liberia, Monaco and others, selection of 29 different die proofs, also imperf. trial colors from Paraguay, various topics incl. Red Cross, Maps, Music etc...... 1,500.00

1463 Pa 1968 selection of printer’s proofs from Congo, nine uncut imperforate sheets of 13 (including two souvenir sheets), progressive stages with varieties of issues. In addition to Space, there is Martin Luther King, Olympics, John F. Kennedy and Robert Kennedy, some creases and other small faults, occasional correction marks in pen, scarce lot ...... 500.00 1464 P 1970s balance of a consignment, with three original artist drawings (Chesnot) including two Europa and one UPU (design adapted for a First Day Cover cachet in 1974), “Impressor” proofs from Senegal, issues for Princess Diana, with imperforate. Souvenir Sheets (3) and sheetlets of nine (two), also Animals, set of five on a “Cartor” presentation sheetlet; plus 1999 Mushrooms, imperforate sheetlets of 25, set of four, plus same on printer’s presentation sheet, as well as Butterflies from New Caledonia and Tigers from North Korea (imperforate. Sheet of 16), v.f. lot ...... 500.00 1465 P 1990-1996 selection of 80+ stamps and souvenir sheets from the former Soviet Union Republics (Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Belarus), all mounted on “Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, Moscow” presentation cards, with occasional printer’s correction markings, approval handstamps, official’s signatures, etc. Majority of the stamps are line-perforated (instead of the issued comb perforations); furthermore, many of the items are different (values, dates, designs) from the issued stamps, excellent thematic appeal (Animals, dogs, horses, birds, flowers), v.f. and impossible to duplicate ...... 5,000.00 Americana on Stamps 1466 P 1930s-50s selection of 20+ engraved vignettes in various colors, most used as central designs for banknotes or stock certificates, with battle of Trenton, Pilgrims, battle of Princeton etc...... 150.00 Animals on Stamps 1467 ww P 1960s-80s hundreds of sets, imperf. varieties, stage proofs, Specimen overprints, occasional errors, souvenir sheets, mounted on lot sheets in three small binders, mostly n.h., fine-v.f., high retail value ...... 750.00 1468 P 1989-1990 Malagasy Republic, eight large artist drawings (Monkeys), mounted on cards, with appropriate transparencies included for name of the country, value and other descriptions, with printer’s notations alongside, also handstamps from postal administration in Antananarivo, dated and signed, unique group ...... 1,000.00 1469 P 1993 Madagascar, seven artist drawings (Insects/Beetles), mounted on cards, with appropriate transparencies included for name of the country, value and other descriptions, most with stamp-size copy in black attached, with “vu bon a tirer” labels and postal administration handstamps, unique group ...... 1,000.00 1470 P 1993 Tanzania, seven artist drawings (Horses), mounted on cards, with appropriate transparencies included for name of the country, value and other descriptions, most with stamp-size photo-proof attached alongside, signed on back, with printer’s handstamps, unique group ...... 1,000.00

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1471 P 1994 Madagascar, eight artist drawings (Fish), mounted on cards, with appropriate transparencies included for name of the country, value and other descriptions, with “vu bon a tirer” labels, signed and handstamped by director of the postal administration, unique group ...... 1,000.00 1472 P 1994 Tanzania, eight artist drawings (Fish/Sharks), mounted on cards, with appropriate transparencies included for name of the country, value and other descriptions, most with stamp-size photo-proofs alongside, unique group ...... 1,000.00 1473 P 1994 Tanzania, nine artist drawings (Crustaceans/Crabs), mounted on cards, with appropriate transparencies included for name of the country, value and other descriptions, most with stamp-size photo-proofs alongside, unique group ...... 1,000.00 1474 P 1995 Tanzania, nine artist drawings (Large Cats, Lions, Tigers, etc., also Crocodile), mounted on cards, with appropriate transparencies included for name of the country, value and other descriptions, most with stamp-size photo-proofs alongside, unique group ...... 1,000.00 1475 P 1996 Tanzania, nine artist drawings (Frogs), mounted on cards, with appropriate transparencies included for name of the country, value and other descriptions, most with stamp-size photo-proofs alongside, unique group ...... 1,000.00 British Royalty - Princess Diana 1476 P 1980s Royal Wedding, Princess Diana, plus some older issues, selection on lot sheets, with errors (inverted centers) and varieties, double overprints, gutter pairs, trial color imperf. Proofs (Virgin Islands, Equatorial Guinea), deluxe sheets, Specimen overprints, Officials, booklets, older postcards, covers and FDCs, collateral items, generally fine-v.f...... 500.00 Olympics on Stamps 1477 w/ww 1920-1960 collection of sets and souvenir sheets in stock book, mostly complete sets, with occasional duplicates, few imperf. varieties (Trieste Zone B set, Hungary, Dominican Republic), better items include 1924 France and Colonies (Syria and Lebanon), etc., some toning, mostly fine- v.f...... 250.00 1478 P 1994 Tanzania, eight artist drawings (Lillehammer Winter Olympics), mounted on cards, with appropriate transparencies included for name of the country, value and other descriptions, most with stamp-size photo-proofs alongside, unique group ...... 1,000.00 Space 1479 ` 1960s-90s Russian Cosmonauts’ autographs, duplicated collection of 1,150+ original signatures, mostly on 730+ Space-related covers, cards, FDCs, picture postcards, photographs and leaflets, with autographs of Yuri Gagarin (8 items), Vladimir Komarov (5 items), Vladislav Volkov (4 items), also Anatoly Levchenko, Herman Titov, Valentina Tereshkova, Valery Bykovsky, Georgy Beregovoy, Pavel Popovich, plus many others, fine-v.f. and valuable assembly of original Cosmonauts’ autographs ...... 10,000.00 WORLDWIDE COVERS AND POSTAL HISTORY 1480 ` 1787-1859 pre-philatelic stampless letters, collection of 68 FLs from Scandinavia, France, German States and Russia, with excellent markings including dues, disinfected, scarce transits etc., clean and generally fine-v.f...... 2,000.00

1481 ` 1817-1928 group of 50+ FLs and covers, mostly pre-philatelic and line-engraved Great Britain, some early markings, also 1849 Rio de Janeiro letter to London, Newfoundland stationery entires, cards etc., mixed condition ...... 250.00

1482 ` 1840-1920 Number Ones of the World, small study on pages, with GB 1d black (1), Confederate States of America 5c green (1), olive green (1c) each used on separate cover, Vatican City (1-13 on two covers), Austria Newspaper stamps (P1,P1b) on 1857 newspapers, France 10c (1) and pair of 25c (margins cut in) used on FL from Paris to USA, also Air Post with Austria (C1-3), US 6c (C1), Greece (C1-4), Semi Postals, Russia B1-4 and Vatican City B1-4, plus a few others (Grenada War Tax, all on covers, Hyderabad stationery entire), US postage dues (J4) on cover from Sweden, mostly fine ...... 500.00 1483 Zeppelin Flights. 1914-33 special collector’s “Club Liga” photo cards, mounted in album, hand- written “Zeppelin Weltfahrten Buch II, Bild 1-156”, wonderful variety of flights, airships, aerial shots of towns, mostly fine-v.f., scarce ...... 500.00 END OF SALE - THANK YOU

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