AUCTION SALE WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2014

AT 1:00 P.M.

RUSSIA 1103 s 1857 10k brown & blue, two-line Apr 1858 datestamp, margins all around, v.f., signed Dr.Ferchenbauer, with his 1973 certificate, cat. $850 ...... (1) 250.00

1104 s 1857 10k brown & blue, pen cancel, margins all around, fine, cat. $675 ...... (1) 150.00 1105 s 1858 30k carmine and green, indistinct town cancellation, brilliant colors, small faults, fine appearance, cat. $3,000 ...... (4) 500.00

1106 s 1866 3k black & green, “V” in background (error), five singles cancelled on piece, scarce ...... (20d) 150.00 1107 P 1913 Romanov Tercentenary, die proof of blue center only (Nicholas II), also 35k magenta, die proof of frame only, v.f...... 1,000.00

1108 wwa 1917 3k red, interpanneau pane of 40 with drastic perforation shift, n.h., fine and striking variety ...... (121var) 500.00

1109 ww 1922 5000r on 20r double surcharge, one displaced diagonally, n.h., v.f...... (194var) 250.00 1110 (w) 1922 5000r on 20r horizontal pair, right stamp surcharge omitted, unused without gum, v.f. ...(194var) 250.00 1111 wwa 1922 Star surcharges (typographed) 5r on 20k, variety basic stamp with groundwork shifted to bottom, pane of 25, n.h., v.f...... (216var) 250.00

1112 wwa 1922 5r on 20k blue & red, basic stamp with significant offset on back, cross-gutter sheet of 100, n.h., fine-v.f. (web photo) ...... (216var) 150.00

1113 wwa 1922 5r on 20k blue & red, two cross gutter sheets of 100, one with only partial offset of basic stamp (bottom 10 stamps), the other fold-over at left, creating a significant variety, n.h., fine-v.f. (web photo) ...... (216var) 250.00

1114 ` 1924 Definitives (typographed), 8k dark olive, imperforate horizontal pair, used in combination with regularly issued 1k orange, vertical pair (perf.12), tied by 7 Nov 25 cds on registered cover, paying 18k rate, addressed locally in Moscow, with arrival (8.11) postmark on back, usual cover wear, fine- v.f., with 2009 Victor Liapine certificate. Imperforate stamps of the “gold standard” definitives were not regularly issued and are quite scarce unused, very rare used and virtually unknown on cover. A wonderful showpiece of Soviet philately, ex-Liphschutz collection (Zagorsky 46Pa) ...... (276a,283var) 12,500.00

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1115 ` 1924 Definitives (typographed), 8k brown olive and 9k orange red, both imperforate, used in combination with regularly issued 1k orange (perf.12) on registered cover (7 Nov 25), paying 18k rate, addressed locally in Moscow, with arrival (8.11) postmark on back, minor cover wear, with insignificant paper erosion in places, fine-v.f., with 2009 Victor Liapine certificate. A magnificent exhibition piece of Soviet philately, probably unique combination franking with two imperforate varieties, ex-Liphschutz (Zagorsky 46Pa,47Pa) ...... (183var,284var,276a) 20,000.00

1116 ` 1924 Definitives (typographed), 8k brown olive and 30k violet, both imperforate sheet corner margin singles, used in combination with regularly issued 2k green (lithographed) on registered cover from Moscow (15 Mar 1925) to Paris, paying the appropriate 40k foreign registered mail rate to France, with arrival (21 Mar 1925) postmark on back, fine-v.f., with 2009 Victor Liapine certificate. A very rare cover franked with two imperforate typographed stamps, ex-Norman Epstein and Michel Liphschutz collections (Zagorsky 46Pa,52Pa) ...... (251,283var,288var) 10,000.00

1117 ww 1924 Definitives (typographed), 20k bright green shade, typically associated with this imperforate sheet corner margin single, close but clear at bottom right, n.h., usual natural gum wrinkles, fresh and fine example of this rarity, with 2013 Liapine cert. (Zverev $15,000) (Zagorsky 051Pa) cat. $12,000 ...... (288var) 10,000.00

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1118 ` 1924 Definitives (typographed), 30k violet, top sheet margin imperforate horizontal pair, used in combination with imperf. 20k Lenin on registered cover from Moscow (26 May 1925), flown to Paris, paying the appropriate 80k registered air post rate to France, fine-v.f., with arrival (28 May) postmark on back, with 2009 Victor Liapine certificate. A rarity, ex-Norman Epstein, Michel Liphschutz collections (Zagorsky 52Pa) ...... (288Avar) 7,500.00

1119 ` 1924 (Definitives) 15k perf. 12, used in combination with 5r (33) and single 3r on both sides of a parcel card, sent from Tiflis to Moscow, with transit and arrival pmks, stamps invalidated, some toning and card faults, impressive item (web photo) ...... 150.00

1120 1121 1120 w 1924 3r gray brown and green, perf. 13½x10, well centered, large margins all around, h.r., v.f., handstamped guarantee on back (Zagorsky 57Avar) ...... (292b,var) 2,500.00

1121 w 1924 3r black brown and green, perf. 13½x10, additional variety showing major retouch in ornaments above the “B” of “RYB”, well centered, small h.r., post office fresh, v.f. example of this rare compound perforation with unlisted retouch, possibly unique (Zagorsky 57A,var) ...... (292bvar) 4,500.00

1122 Pa 1924 3r green & brown, imperf. left sheet imperf. block of four, type I, double impression, boxed “Brakovano” in red, also invalidating perforations, v.f...... (292var) 250.00

1123 Pa 1924 3r green & brown, imperf. left sheet imperf. block of four, type I, double impression, boxed “Brakovano” in red, also invalidating perforations, v.f...... (292var) 250.00

1124 ww 1925 Definitives (watermarked), complete set of 21, mixed perforations, n.h., fine-v.f. (Zagorsky 76- 97) cat. $650 (web photo) ...... (304/325) 250.00

1125 w 1925 1r light brown, red, variety, red groundwork shifted to left, l.h., fine and interesting item ...... (321var) 150.00

1126 (w)S 1925-1928 two presentation booklets (opened for display), prepared by Goznak, with various commemoratives and Air Post, also fiscal issues for the Radio Fund (13 different to 100r), overprinted Obrazets, Postage Dues, fine-v.f. Only 1000 and 2000 of each prepared; also 1924 presentation booklet for the UPU Congress (this one includes two stationery cards) (web photo) ..... 500.00

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1127 ww 1927 8k on 3k light blue, surcharge type II inverted, sheet margin single, n.h., v.f., with 2013 Liapine cert...... (361var) 500.00

1128 w 1927 8k on 14k brown, surcharge type II inverted, l.h., fine, signed Goznak, with Liapine cert...... (365var) 500.00

1129 s 1927 Esperanto, imperforate vertical pair, used, v.f...... (374var) 500.00

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1130 ww 1927 Tenth Anniversary of the Revolution, 5k Lenin, imperf. upper right sheet corner margin single, n.h., slight gum skips, otherwise v.f. (Zagorsky 203Pa), cat. $2,800 ...... (376var) 1,000.00

1131 ww 1927 Tenth Anniversary of the Revolution, 7k Smolny, imperforate lower left sheet corner margin single, gum disturbed in margin only, stamp n.h., v.f. (Zagorsky 204Pa), cat. $1,600 ...... (377var) 1,000.00

1132 w 1930 Educational Exhibition, 10k olive green, vertical watermark, with defective "15" (bottom tablet) and broken frame at upper right, l.h., v.f. and interesting variety, with 2013 Liapine certificate ...... (435var) 500.00

1133 w/wwa 1931 25th Anniversary of 1905 Revolution, imperf. blocks of four, bottom stamps n.h., v.f. , scarce in blocks (Zverev $1,000) ...... (452-454) 500.00

1134 w/wwa 1933 15th Anniversary of the October Revolution, blocks of four, l.h. at top, bottom stamps n.h., occasional natural gum creases, v.f. (Zverev $3,250) ...... (472-478) 2,000.00

1135 wa 1932 50k MOPR, block of four, n.h., natural wrinkles, fine (Zverev $500) ...... (479) 250.00

1136 ww 1933 Nationalities, complete set n.h., occasional natural gum creases, fine-v.f. (Zagorsky 317-337) ...... (489-509) 500.00

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1154 1156 1167 1158

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1137 1138 1137 ww 1933 Commissars, 5k bottom sheet margin horizontal pair, imperf. vertically, n.h., v.f. (Zagorsky 346var) ...... (520var) 1,500.00

1138 ww 1933 Commissars, 20k violet, variety imperf. at bottom, n.h., v.f. (Zagorsky 347Pc) ...... (521var) 1,000.00

1139 (w) 1933 Commissars, 20k violet, imperforate vertical sheet margin pair, unused without gum, minor wrinkles, fine and rare (Zverev $8,500) ...... (521var) 2,000.00

1140 ww 1934 Lenin Mausoleum, 5k and 10k imperforate singles, n.h., v.f. (Zagorsky 360Pa,361Pa) ...... (524a,525a) 1,000.00

1141 ww 1934 Mendeleyev, set of four n.h., v.f., cat. $650 ...... (536-539) 250.00 1142 ww 1934 Mendeleyev, set of four n.h., v.f., cat. $650 ...... (536-539) 250.00

1143 1144 1143 wwa 1934 Mendeleyev, blocks of four, n.h. and post office fresh, v.f. (Zverev $8,500) ...... (536-539) 5,000.00 1144 wwa 1934 Mendeleyev, blocks of four, n.h. and post office fresh, v.f. (Zverev $8,500) ...... (536-539) 5,000.00

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1145 ww 1935 Anti-War, set of five, n.h., fine-v.f., cat. $1,250 ...... (546-550) 500.00 1146 ww 1935 Spartacist Games, complete set, n.h. and post office fresh, fine-v.f., cat. $1,250 ...... (559-68) 500.00 1147 ww 1935 Persian Art, set of four, n.h., fine-v.f., cat. $350 (web photo) ...... (569-572) 150.00 1148 w 1935 Kalinin, 20k imperf. single, adhesions on gum and on face, otherwise fine (Zagorsky 428Pa) ...... (576var) 500.00

1149 ww 1935 Frunze, Bauman and Kirov, 2k, 4k and 40k imperforate vertical pairs, n.h., penciled position numbers and handstamped guarantee marks, on back, v.f., rare (Zverev $13,750) (Zagorsky 432- 434Pa) cat. $7,480 ...... (580a-582a) 5,000.00

1150 wwa 1936 Pioneers, complete set in blocks of four, 3k and 15k perf. 11, others perf. 14, n.h., fine-v.f. (Zverev $3,500) ...... (583-588) 1,500.00

1151 w 1937 Moscow Architecture, 3k lilac, imperforate sheet margin single, h.r., v.f. (Zagorsky 460Pa) cat. $380 ...... (597var) 150.00

1152 ww 1937 Moscow Architecture, 20k green imperforate single, n.h., v.f. (Zverev $1,750) ...... (601var) 750.00 1153 s 1937 Dzerzhinsky, 10k yellow brown, ordinary paper, horizontal pair imperf. between and at left, used, v.f. This variety is known only used (Zagorsky 469var) cat. $1,250 ...... (606var) 500.00

1154 w 1937 Definitives (unwatermarked), 20k green, 30k lilac, 40k dark blue, imperforate singles, h.r., v.f. (Zagorsky 443,458,577Pa) cat. $2,040 ...... (617A,618,619var) 750.00

1155 ww 1937 Definitives, 20k Peasant, imperforate horizontal pair, n.h., v.f. (Zagorsky 458Pa) cat. $2,500 ...... (618var) 1,000.00

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1156 ww 1937 Definitives, 40k Lenin, imperforate horizontal pair, n.h., v.f. (Zagorsky 443 CPS Pa) cat. $1,560 ...... (619var) 500.00

1157 ww 1938 North Pole, 80k imperforate sheet corner margin single, n.h., v.f. (Zagorsky 486Pa) cat. $310 ...... (628var) 150.00

1158 ww 1938 Red Army, 30k variety imperf. at right, n.h., v.f. (Zagorsky 492Pb) cat. $2,500 ...... (631var) 1,000.00 1159 wwa 1938 Second Trans-Polar Flight Moscow to San Jacinto, set of three upper right sheet corner margin blocks of 15, n.h., fine-v.f...... (640-42) 1,500.00

1160 s 1938 Second Trans-Polar Flight Moscow to San Jacinto, 10k claret (Gromov, Danilin and Yumashev), horizontal pair imperf. between, single punched hole and slight fold between stamps, also faint horizontal mis-registration markings, v.f. An unrecorded variety ...... (640var) 5,000.00

1161 wwa 1938 Child Welfare, complete set in blocks of four, n.h., few minor gum disturbances, fine-v.f. (Zverev $1,800) ...... (659-665) 750.00

1162 1163 1162 w 1939 Steel worker, 15k dark blue, imperforate single, l.h., large margins, natural gum wrinkles, v.f. (Zagorsky 756Pa) cat. $2,650 ...... (713a) 1,000.00

1163 ww 1939 Steel worker, 15k blue, imperforate horizontal pair, n.h., v.f. (Zagorsky 576) cat. $8,000 (713a) 2,500.00 1164 w/wwa 1939 Woman Aviators, set of three in blocks of four, top stamps hinged, bottom n.h., fine-v.f. (Zverev $1,200) ...... (718-720) 500.00

1165 wwa 1939 Soviet Agricultural Fair, complete set in blocks of four, n.h., fine-v.f. (Zverev $1,100) ...... (724-733) 500.00

1166 ww 1939 Soviet Agricultural Fair, 20k blue black, raster vertical diamonds (VR), n.h., well centered, v.f., seldom offered, especially unhinged (Zverev $2,500) (Zagorsky 593var, catalogue value for hinged) cat. $1,600 ...... (726var) 1,500.00

1167 ww 1939 30k on 4k claret unwatermarked, n.h., v.f. (Zagorsky 590) cat. $700 ...... (743a) 250.00 1168 w 1939 30k on 4k claret unwatermarked, h.r., fine (Zagorsky 590) cat. $340 ...... (743a) 150.00 1169 wwa 1939 Sanatoria, complete set in blocks of four, n.h., faint toned spots affecting a few values, otherwise fine-v.f. (Zverev $700) (web photo) ...... (749-756) 250.00

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1170 wwa 1940 Tchaikovsky, complete set in blocks of four, n.h., fine-v.f. (Zverev $750) (web photo) ...... (789-793) 250.00

1171 ww 1940 Tchaikovsky, 30k variety imperf. at bottom, n.h., v.f. (Zagorsky 655Pb) cat. $780 ...... (791var) 250.00 1172 s 1940 Agricultural Fair, 30k Tajikistan Pavilion, 30k variety imperf. at bottom, used, v.f. (Zagorsky 669Pa) cat. $1,250 ...... (805var) 500.00

1173 wwa 1941 Red Army, 5k violet, horizontal gutter block of 12, folded between stamps, n.h., v.f. (web photo) ...... (824) 150.00

1174 ww 1941 People’s Militia, 30k blue, n.h., v.f., cat. $300 ...... (859) 150.00 1175 s 1943 Patriotic War, 20k Workers and Soldiers, horizontal pair imperf. between, used, v.f. (Zagorsky 739var) cat. $1,250 ...... (873var) 500.00

1176 1177 1178 1176 ww 1943 Snipers, 60k blue, grayish paper, yellowish gum, vertical diamond raster (VR), n.h., natural wrinkles, v.f. example of this scarce stamp (Zagorsky 759var) cat. $1,300 ...... (894var) 1,500.00

1177 ww 1943 Snipers, 60k blue, white paper and gum, vertical diamond raster (VR), n.h., slightly disturbed gum with a pencil notation, still a v.f. example of this rarity (Zagorsky 759var) cat. $1,300 ...(894var) 1,500.00

1178 ww 1943 Snipers, 60k bluish ultramarine, yellow paper, vertical diamond raster (VR), n.h., rough perforations as often, v.f. (Zagorsky 759var) cat. $1,300 ...... (894var) 1,500.00

1179 (w) 1943 Snipers, 60k bluish ultramarine, white paper, vertical diamond raster (VR), unused (regummed), fine (Zagorsky 759var) ...... (894var) 500.00

1180 ww 1943 Bering Issue, 30k horizontal pair imperf. between, n.h., v.f. (Zagorsky 762var) cat. $2,200 ...... (886var) 500.00

1181 s 1943 Medals, 1r variety imperf. at right, used, v.f. This variety is only known used (Zagorsky 768Pb) cat. $1,600 ...... (897var) 500.00

1182 ww 1943 Mayakovski, 60k vertical pair imperf. between, n.h., v.f. (Zagorsky 778Pa) cat. $1,900 (906var) 500.00 1183 w 1944 War Heroes, 30k variety first “O” of (“Molodoi”) omitted at bottom, l.h., v.f...... (915var) 150.00 1184 ww 1944 Civil War Heroes, 30k green vertical pair imperf. between, n.h., v.f. (Zagorsky 838var) cat. $1,600 ...... (944var) 500.00

1185 ww 1945 Academy of Sciences, 30k horizontal pair imperf. between, n.h., v.f., signed Bileski (Zagorsky 884var) cat. $1,600 ...... (987a) 500.00

1186 ww 1946 Victory Parade, 60k variety imperf. at bottom, n.h., v.f. (Zagorsky 935Pa) cat. $1,600 (1029var) 500.00 1187 ww 1946 Five Year Plan, 5k vertical pair imperf. between, n.h., v.f., signed Bileski (Zagorsky 991var) cat. $1,200 ...... (1075var) 500.00

1188 ww 1946 Five Year Plan, 20k vertical pair imperf. between, n.h., v.f. (Zagorsky 994var) cat. $630 ...... (1078var) 250.00

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1189 a 1946 Anniversary of Soviet Postage Stamps, souvenir sheet of four, center shifted, used with full gum (cancelled to order), v.f. A spectacular variety, undoubtedly rare ...... (1081a,var) 2,500.00

1190 ww 1947 Arms of Uzbekistan, 30k variety imperforate at bottom, n.h., v.f. (Zagorsky 1025Pa) cat. $950 ...... (1119var) 250.00

1191 1192 1191 wwa 1947 Moscow Anniversary, 50k Lenin Museum, block of four imperforate between, n.h., v.f. A rarity (Zagorsky 1058var) cat. $7,400 ...... (1129var) 5,000.00

1192 ww 1947 Moscow Anniversary, 5k Crimea Bridge, vertical pair imperf. between stamps and at right, n.h., v.f. A rarity (Zagorsky 1073var) cat. $20,000 ...... (1132var) 7,500.00

1193 ww 1947 Moscow Anniversary,10k Gorky street, horizontal pair imperf. between, n.h., v.f. (Zagorsky 1074var) cat. $2,100 ...... (1133var) 1,000.00

1194 ww 1947 Moscow Anniversary, 60k Bridge, variety imperf. at bottom, n.h., v.f. (Zagorsky 1082Pa) cat. $470 ...... (1140var) 200.00

1195 ww 1947 Moscow, 2r+gutter+1r+3r+5r se-tenant strip, n.h., folded between stamps, v.f. (Zagorsky $480) (web photo) ...... 150.00

1196 ww 1947 Moscow Subway, 60k Mayakovski Station, vertical pair imperf. between, n.h., v.f. (Zagorsky 1066var) cat. $1,600 ...... (1157var) 500.00

1197 ww 1947 Sanatoria, 30k Novy Afon, 30k imperforate vertical pair, n.h., v.f...... (1166var) 250.00 1198 ww 1947 Sanatoria, 30k Novy Afon, 30k vertical pair imperf. horizontally and horizontal pair imperforate vertically, both n.h., v.f...... (1166var) 250.00

1199 ww 1947 Sanatoria, 30k Kislovodsk, horizontal pair imperf. between, n.h., natural gum inclusion, otherwise v.f. (Zagorsky 1108var) cat. $2,100 ...... (1168var) 500.00

1200 ww 1947 Sanatoria, 30k Sochi, vertical pair imperf. between, n.h., v.f. (Zagorsky 1103var) cat. $1,600 ...... (1169var) 500.00

1201 ww 1948 October Revolution Anniversary, 1r variety, center shifted, n.h., v.f...... (1187var) 150.00

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1202 w 1948 Ostrovski, imperforate singles, set of three, h.r., v.f...... (1227-1229var) 250.00

1203 ww 1948 Ostrovski, imperforate sheet margin singles, n.h., each with fold between outer margin and stamp, v.f. (Zagorsky 1168-1170Pa) cat. $2,200 ...... (1227-1229var) 750.00

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1204 ww 1948 Ostrovski, imperforate horizontal pairs, n.h., v.f. (Zagorsky 1168-1170Pa) cat. $4,400 ...... (1227-1229var) 1,500.00

1205 ww 1949 Sports, 2r dark gray, raster vertical diamond (VR), n.h., natural wrinkles, v.f., rare in any condition, especially unhinged (Zagorsky 1325var) cat. $2,200 ...... (1383var) 2,000.00

1206 ww 1948 Soccer, 30k horizontal pair, imperf. between, n.h., v.f. (Zagorsky 1221var) cat. $2,800 ...... (1455var) 1,000.00

1207 ww 1950 Anniversary of Lenin’s Death, 1r horizontal pair, imperf. between, n.h., slightly disturbed gum, still v.f. (Zagorsky 1405var) cat. $2,200 ...... (1437var) 500.00

1208 ww 1950 Skyscrapers, complete set n.h., fine-v.f., cat. $460 (web photo) ...... (1518-25) 150.00

1209 w 1954 Griboyedov, 40k lilac, variety imperf. at left, h.r., v.f., unlisted ...... (1690var) 250.00

1210 wwa 1958 Definitives, 40k rose red, line-perf. 12½ (instead of comb-perf. 12x12½), the unique block of four, never hinged, with slight gum disturbances (possibly having been adhered on a presentation card), well centered and fresh, v.f. (Zagorsky 1879A, catalogue value for singles) cat. $18,800+ ..... 25,000.00

1211 ww 1959 Basketball Overprint, “Ch” of Chile under “K” variety, n.h., v.f. (Zagorsky 2193I) cat. $2,300 ...... (2170var) 750.00

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1212 ww 1960 Liberation of Korea, 40k line perf. 12½, n.h., v.f., with Liapine certificate (Zagorsky 2421A) cat. $2,300 ...... (2407var) 1,000.00

1213 ww 1960 Uzbek Folk Costumes, 60k line perf. 12½, n.h., natural gum wrinkles, v.f., with Liapine certificate (Zagorsky 2423A) cat. $2,200 ...... (2417var) 1,000.00

1214 ww 1964 Tokyo Olympics green souv. sheet with serial number, n.h., v.f., cat. $175 (web photo) ...... (2921-26var) 150.00 1215 P 1964 Academy of Science, artist proof on linen paper, overprinted Specimen, without gum as issued, v.f. and rare ...... (2980S) 250.00

1216 wwa 1966 Definitives, 2k violet, pane of 35, fold-over printing error, n.h., fine and striking error (web photo) ...... (3258var) 500.00

1217 wwa 1966 Definitives, 3k violet, pane of 50 with fold-over variety affecting bottom two rows, n.h., v.f. and striking error (web photo) ...... (3259var) 500.00

1218 wwa 1966 Definitives, 4k red, pane of 42 with significant printing error resulting in nine stamps with partial design and fifteen stamps with design omitted, n.h., v.f. and striking variety (web photo) ...... (3260var) 2,500.00

1219 ww 1967 10k Space Station, uncoated paper variety, n.h., scarce, with regular stamp for comparison (web photo) ...... (3297var) 750.00

1220 ww 1971 4k Nekrasov, uncoated paper variety, n.h., v.f., rare, with ordinary stamp for comparison (web photo) ...... (3876var) 750.00

1221 ww 1975 10k Soviet and American Astronauts, gray color missing, n.h., v.f. and rare, with ordinary stamp for comparison ...... (4338var) 1,500.00

1222 ww Semi-Postals. 1914-15 1k (colored paper) and 3k, 10k (white paper), each variety imperf. at bottom, n.h., minor creases, fine-v.f...... (B5,10,13var) 300.00

1223 w 1914 White Paper, imperforate singles, h.r., overall gum toning, otherwise v.f. (Zagorsky 130-33Pa) cat. $2,240 ...... (B9-13var) 500.00

1224 (w) 1915 1k-10k imperforate singles, set of four, unused (regummed), fine-v.f. (Zagorsky 130-33Pa) cat. $2,240 ...... (B9-13var) 500.00

Russian Air Post 1225 w 1924 10k on 5r green, type II (wide “5”), l.h., large margins, natural gum creases and tiny gum stain, pencil signed, fine (Zagorsky 50 II) cat. $1,400 ...... (C7a) 500.00

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1226 ww 1930 Zeppelin set of two imperforate sheet corner margin singles, n.h., natural gum skips, v.f. and beautiful set (Zverev $10,000) (Zagorsky $7,600) ...... (C12b-13b) 2,500.00

1227 s 1930 40k dark blue, variety pre-print crease at bottom right, used, v.f., unusual (web photo) ...... (C12var) 100.00

1228 w 1931 50c gray blue, error of color, small h.r., v.f., cat. $950 ...... (C23a) 250.00 1229 ww 1931 50k gray blue (error), n.h., perfectly centered, v.f. (Zagorsky $1,150) cat. $950 ...... (C23a) 500.00 1230 ww 1931 North Pole, perf. and imperf. sets, n.h., fine-v.f. (Zagorsky $820) (web photo) ...... (C26-33) 150.00 1231 wwa 1932 Polar Year, 50k and 1r perf. 12¼, sheet margin blocks of four, n.h., v.f. (Zverev $2,000) ...... (C34a,35a) 1,000.00

1232 ww 1933 Stratostat, set of three, n.h., fine-v.f. (Zagorsky $480) (web photo) ...... (C37-39) 150.00

1233 P 1933 Stratostat Balloon, 5k red brown, lilac, indigo blue and carmine, four imperforate trial color proofs on watermarked and gummed stamp paper, fresh and v.f., rare (Zverev $24,000) ...... (C37P) 10,000.00

1234 w/wwa 1933 Stratostat Balloon, 10k carmine, block of four, folded between stamps, perf. separations, upper left stamp thin, others n.h., v.f. (web photo) ...... (C38) 150.00

1235 s 1934 10k green, horizontal sheet margin pair imperf. between, used, v.f., signed Buchsbayew, cat. $1,800 ...... (C46var) 500.00

1236 P 1934 5k olive green, 10k red brown and 20k olive green, set of three imperforate and gummed trial color proofs on watermarked and gummed stamp paper, v.f., rare (Zverev $18,000) ...... (C50-52P) 10,000.00

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1237 P 1934 5k olive green, violet brown, 10k dark carmine, 20k violet brown and dark carmine, five different trial color proofs on watermarked and gummed stamp paper, perforated 10½, mostly fine- v.f., rare (Zverev $30,000) ...... (C50-52P) 10,000.00

1238 ww 1934 5k lilac, line perf. 13 3/4, n.h., v.f., signed Mikulski (Zagorsky 373A) cat. $340 ...... (C50a) 150.00

1239 w 1934 Airships, set of five, l.h., fine-v.f., cat. $505 (web photo) ...... (C53-57) 150.00

1240 w 1935 Moscow-San Francisco 1r on 10k, position 13 (without leg in Cyrillic “p” of “San Francisco”), small h.r., v.f., signed Romeko (Zagorsky 420Kd) cat. $1,100 ...... (C68) 500.00

1241 w 1935 Moscow-San Francisco 1r on 10k, h.r., v.f., signed Goznak, cat. $650 ...... (C68) 500.00

1242 1243 1244 1245 1242 w 1935 Moscow-San Francisco, 1r on 10k brown, horizontal watermark, h.r., v.f., signed Goznak, Mikulski, with cert., rare, only a few panes of 25 with horizontal watermark were overprinted (balance on vertically watermarked paper) ...... (C68var) 2,500.00

1243 ww 1935 Moscow-San Francisco, 1r on 10k brown, horizontal watermark, n.h., natural gum creases, v.f., signed Goznak, very rare, only a few panes of 25 with horizontal watermark were overprinted (balance on vertically watermarked paper) ...... (C68var) 3,500.00

1244 ww 1935 Moscow-San Francisco, 1r on 10k brown, horizontal watermark, n.h., v.f., signed Goznak, Mikulski, with certificate. A very rare stamp, only a few panes of 25 with horizontal watermark were overprinted (balance on vertically watermarked paper) ...... (C68var) 3,500.00

1245 s 1935 Moscow-San Francisco, 1r on 10k brown, horizontal watermark, used, v.f., signed Goznak, Irwin Heiman. A rare stamp (especially used), only a few panes of 25 with horizontal watermark were overprinted (balance on vertically watermarked paper) ...... (C68var) 1,500.00

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1246 w 1935 Moscow-San Francisco 1r surcharge, small “f” in “San Francisco”, h.r., v.f., signed Goznak, cat. $1,800 ...... (C68b) 750.00

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1247 w 1935 Moscow-San Francisco, 1r on 10k brown, small “f” in “San Francisco”, horizontal watermark, h.r., v.f., signed Goznak. A very rare stamp, only a few panes of 25 with horizontal watermark were overprinted (balance on vertically watermarked paper) ...... (C68b,var) 4,000.00

1248 w 1935 Moscow-San Francisco, 1r on 10k brown, small “f” in “San Francisco”, horizontal watermark, l.h., v.f., signed Goznak. A very rare stamp, only a few panes of 25 with horizontal watermark were overprinted (balance on vertically watermarked paper) ...... (C68b,var) 3,500.00

1249 ww 1935 Moscow-San Francisco, 1r on 10k brown, small “f” in “San Francisco”, horizontal watermark, n.h., v.f., signed Goznak, Mikulski, with his 1983 certificate. A very rare stamp, only a few panes of 25 with horizontal watermark were overprinted (balance on vertically watermarked paper) ..(C68var) 5,000.00

1250 s 1939 Aviation Day, 1r brown, blue overprint double, used, top right sheet corner margin single, v.f., signed Goznak. A unique positional piece from the only one sheet of double overprints printed, all cancelled “Leningrad” (Zagorsky 605Tb) cat. $1,900 ...... (C76Da) 2,000.00

1251 wwa Postage Dues. 1924 1k on 100r orange, pelure paper, block of 10, also gutter pane of 50, folded between stamps, fine-v.f. (web photo) ...... (J10b) 150.00

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1252 ` Officials. 1921-22 Control stamps, small group of six covers and documents, with fiscal stamps used for regular postage, mounted on elaborately hand illustrated pages, fine and appealing group (web photo) ...... 250.00

1253 ` Military Mail. 1918 During World War I the 10th Army was stationed on the Eastern Front where it fought against Russia. It also took part in the occupation of Poland and Belorussia at the end of 1918 when the war ended. A collection on pages, with used and unused singles, block of four, covers and cards of 30pf (10) and 60pf (14), plus a combination cover with 30pf+60pf, registered from Minsk to Petrograd, with pair of Germany 20pf ultramarine, censor seal and 19 October Wilna transit. Other usages include Lagoisk (district of Borisov), Wilenka, Bobruisk (Minsk), Baranovichi, Molodechno, Novogrodek, generally in combination with German adhesives, some with postage due markings, censor strikes, one written entirely in Yiddish and addressed to Odessa etc., usual wear and tear, some opened for display. A fascinating group, ex-Liphschutz, cat. 25,000+ ...... (Mi.1-2) 20,000.00 € Russian Offices in China 1254 wwa 1917 14c on 14k imperforate, cross-gutter sheet of 100, n.h., marginal wrinkles and creases, stamps v.f., cat. $600 (web photo) ...... (56a) 200.00 Russian Offices in the Turkish Empire 1255 s 1863 6k blue, used, usual surface flaws and thin, fine appearance, cat. $1,000 ...... (1) 250.00 1256 s 1865 2k brown & blue, neat blue postmark, large margins all around, v.f., signed Diena, cat. $750 ...... (2) 250.00 RUSSIA - ZEMSTVO Griazovets 1257 wsa 1873-1913 collection/accumulation of 700+ stamps on stock cards, variety of issues represented, mostly unused, with occasional pairs, blocks of four and larger multiples, with complete settings among the earlier imperforate issues, cancels, varieties, proofs etc., mixed condition, some faults noted, many fine or better (web photo) ...... 5,000.00

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Novouzensk

1258 ` 1896 3k Arms, tied by Novouzensk violet Zemstvo administration handstamp on 3k postal stationery card forwarded via Pokrovskaya, Samara (18 Nov) to Mitawa, with Riga transit and Mitawa arrival postmarks, card creases and some toning, scarce. A comparable item was offered in our Nikitin sale in 2012, where it realized $9,500 ...... 5,000.00 Sapozhok 1259 wsa 1870 collection of 200 mostly unused stamps, mounted and expertly written-up on 27 pages, included are constant flaws, settings, types, minor varieties etc., mostly fine, ex-Baughman collection (web photo) ...... 500.00 Solikamsk 1260 wsa 1887-1915 collection of 370 mostly unused stamps, mounted and expertly written-up on 32 pages, included are varieties, 33 trial color proofs, multiples, cancellations, plate flaws etc., mostly fine, ex-Baughman collection (web photo) ...... 1,500.00 Tiraspol 1261 wsa 1872-1887 collection of 80 mostly unused stamps and 40 (!) imperforate trial color proofs, mounted and expertly written-up on 12 pages, included are 26 examples of 5k blue (No.1), with four vertical pairs and two blocks of four, plus partial reconstruction of 15 (including strips and a block of four) of “Bezplatno” (No.2), also imperf. varieties, plate flaws etc., mostly unused, ex-Baughman collection (web photo) ...... 1,000.00

Totma 1262 wsa 1894-1902 collection of 110 mostly unused stamps, mounted and expertly written-up on 13 pages, included are varieties, trial color proof, sheet of 25, cancellations, plate flaws etc., mostly fine, ex- Baughman collection (web photo) ...... 500.00

SAAR 1263 s 1920 80pf black and carmine red, plate 3, position 50, cancelled “Neunkirche 15 3 20”, well centered, v.f., with 1996 Burger certificate. A rare variety (bar defective at right), only a few known cancelled (Mi.16 III PFV) cat. 1,200 ...... (16var) 250.00 € 1264 s 1920 5m deep blue and 10m yellow green, used (the latter on piece), fine-v.f., signed Burger, Dr. Dub (Mi.30-31) cat. 1,420 ...... (38-39) 250.00 € 1265 1947 surcharges, the so-called “urdruck” set of 13, n.h., fine-v.f., signed Ney, cat. 3,000 ...... ww € ...... (Mi.228-238 I) 750.00

1266 ww 1947 surcharges, so-called “Urdruck”, 11 values (missing 227 and 232), n.h., fine-v.f., various signatures, with 2011 Christian Geigle certificate, cat. 2,580 ...... (Mi.226/238I) 500.00 €

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1267 ww 1947 2fr-5m, set of 13 with overprint omitted, type II, n.h., well centered, v.f. and rare, signed Dub, with 2007 Ney certificate (“Der seltene Satz ist in einwandfreier Qualitat”) (Mi.226-238IIfA) cat. 7,000 ...... (175-187var) 2,500.00 € 1268 wwa 1947 1fr on 10pf rose violet, surcharge inverted, sheet of 100, n.h., folded between the stamps, v.f., with 2005 Ney cert. (Mi.228K) cat. 3,000 (web photo) ...... (177var) 500.00 € 1269 ww 1950 Council of Europe, 25fr and 200fr in vertical gutter pairs, n.h., v.f. (Mi.297-298) cat. 750 ...... (226,C12) 150.00 € 1270 ww 1950 Council of Europe, 25fr and 200fr in vertical gutter pairs, n.h., v.f. (Mi.297-298) cat. 750 (web photo) ...... (226,C12) 150.00 € 1271 P 1955 Rotary, 15fr artist die proof, die sunk on large card; also three imperforate trial color proofs and additional sheetlet, all with gum, v.f...... 500.00

1272 ` 1957 Heuss, complete sets, 40 different stamps on 13 different cacheted FDCs, few registered, also additional covers, mostly fine-v.f., cat. 2,000 (web photo) ...... (Mi.380-99,409-28) 300.00 € 1273 ww Semi-Postals. 1928 10f Madonna , upper right sheet corner margin horizontal pair with date, n.h., v.f. (Mi. 134), cat. 3,400 ...... (B15) 750.00 € 1274 1929 Madonna, block of four, n.h., v.f. (Mi.141) cat. 520 ...... (B22) 150.00 wwa € 1275 s 1931 Issues, complete sets used, the former with sheet corner margins, v.f., with 2013 Geigle certificates (Mi.144-157) cat. 1,450 ...... (B23-36) 500.00 € 1276 ` 1931 Charity Issue, complete set of seven, used on registered cover (4.1.32) to Borken, minor cover scuffs away from the stamps, fine-v.f., with arrival pmk (Mi.151-157, catalogue value for used off cover) cat. 800 ...... (B30-36) 500.00 € 1277 ` 1948 Flood Disaster, set of five on FDC to New York, v.f., with Geigle certificate (Mi.255-259) cat. 1,200 ...... (B61-64,CB1) 250.00 € 1278 a 1948 Flood Relief, set of two souvenir sheets, cancelled “Saarbrucken” and “Mettlach” respectively, the former with insignificant paper toning, still “einwandfrei”, v.f., with 2013 Geigle certificates (Mi. Block 1-2) cat. 5,500 ...... (B64a,CB1a) 1,000.00 € 1279 wwa Officials. 1949 1c-100fr, seven sets, including corner margin date blocks of four, n.h., v.f. (Mi.33- 44) cat. 1,050 (web photo) ...... (O27-38) 150.00 € SAN MARINO 1280 ww 1899 2L violet, n.h., nice color, fresh and fine example of this difficult stamp, cat. $2,200 ...... (72) 500.00 1281 P 1992-1993 Issues, Europa, Titian etc., selection of 32 imperforate stage proofs on three cards from the Courvoisier archives, v.f. (web photo) ...... 300.00

1282 ` Air Post. 1951 500L souvenir sheet of six (marginal defects at right), used on registered cover flown 31 May to USA, US Customs and arrival postmarks, some toning, otherwise fine (Sass. 3,800 for used off cover) ...... (C78) 250.00 € SPAIN 1283 s 1851 10r green, black spider cancellations, margins all around, fine, cat. $625 ...... (11) 200.00 1284 wwa 1864 1r brown on green, block of four, n.h., margins all around, fresh and v.f. (catalogue value for hinged singles) cat. $760 ...... (65) 250.00

1285 ` 1870s group of seven stampless letters to Seville, various town markings (“Alcaldia Delavilla de Zimarraga” and others), fine-v.f...... 150.00

1286 (w)s 1873 Carlist Issues, 1r violet, unused without gum, also two used singles, plus ½r rose and 50c green used, fine lot, cat. $1,157 ...... (X3,5,6) 250.00

1287 w 1905 Don Quixote, complete set, well centered, fine-v.f., cat. $768 ...... (287-296) 250.00 1288 w 1905 Don Quixote, 10c-10p complete (without 5c), mostly l.h., fine-v.f., cat. $767 ...... (288-296) 250.00

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1289 s 1920 UPU, complete set of 13, each tied on small piece by special UPU Congress 3.XII.20 postmark, fine-v.f...... (318-330) 150.00

1290 w 1931 Montserrat, 1c-10p perforated 14, set of 13, each “A 000,000” on back, l.h., 30c with tiny perf. stain, others fine-v.f...... (501a-13a) 250.00

1291 w 1950 Centenary, postage and air post complete, l.h., v.f., cat. $294 ...... (776-779,C127-130) 150.00 1292 w 1950 Centenary, postage and air post complete, l.h., v.f...... (776-779,C127-130) 150.00 1293 Semi-Postals. 1936 Toledo, green imperforate souvenir sheet, n.h., v.f. (Ed. 839, 825) ..(B108C-d) 250.00 ww € 1294 wwa 1938 Army & Navy, perf. and imperf. souvenir sheets of 20, n.h., v.f., cat. $292 (web photo) ...... (B108K- l) 150.00

1295 w 1950 General Franco’s Visit to the Canary Islands, set of three, h.r., fine-v.f., cat. $365 ...... (B137-138,CB18) 150.00

1296 w/ww Air Post. 1938 5p on 1p Statue of Liberty, three copies, two with surcharge inverted, one l.h., others n.h., v.f., signed Sanabria, Kessler, Galvez ...... (C97,97b) 500.00

1297 w 1936 Defense of Madrid souvenir sheet, l.h., v.f., signed Comex, cat. $1,700 ...... (C97c) 500.00 1298 w/ww 1953 Sorolla, 50p violet, two copies, l.h. or n.h., v.f., cat. $750 ...... (C144) 250.00 1299 w 1953 Sorolla, 50p violet, two singles, l.h., fine-v.f., cat. $500 (web photo) ...... (C144) 150.00 1300 ww 1953 Sorolla & Legazpi, n.h., v.f., cat. $600 ...... (C144-145) 200.00 1301 w Air Post Semi-Postals. 1950 General Franco’s Visit to the Canary Islands, 25p+10c, two singles, h.r., fine-v.f., cat. $600 ...... (CB18) 200.00

1302 ww 1950 General Franco’s Visit to the Canary Islands, 25p+10c, two copies, well centered, n.h., v.f., cat. $1,200 ...... (CB18) 500.00

1303 s 1950 General Franco’s Visit to the Canary Islands, 25p+10c, 15 used examples, mostly light cancels, occasional minute perf. flaws, mostly fine or better, cat. $3,750 ...... (CB18) 500.00 Spanish Local Issues - Barcelona 1304 (w)a Telegraph Stamps. 1937 20c on 5c orange and brown imperforate, without Control Numbers, 320 stamps (three part sheets of 80 and two vertical gutter blocks of 40), unused without gum, few light creases, mostly fine-v.f. (Edifil 11s) cat. 27,520 (web photo) ...... 500.00 € SPANISH COLONIES Spanish Morocco 1305 ` Postal Stationery. 1920 Postal cards 5c and 25c, also folded postal reply cards 15c and 25c, last three with “A.000000”, unused, fine-v.f...... 250.00 Spanish Guinea 1306 s 1903 10c on 2.50p red brown, blue surcharge, used, v.f., signed Diena etc., cat. $725 ...... (8H) 500.00 1307 wwa 1909 Issue, complete set in blocks of four, many with sheet margin and part inscriptions, n.h., fine- v.f...... (85-97) 150.00

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SWEDEN 1308 s 1855 3s blue green, thin paper, used, reasonable color and centering, small faults, fine appearance, cat. $5,000 ...... (1) 250.00

1309 s 1855 6s gray, well centered, neat postmark, small faults, fine appearance, cat. $1,600 ...... (3) 150.00 1310 s 1855 8s red orange, neat Stockholm cds, fine, cat. $650 ...... (4) 150.00 1311 s 1855 8s yellow orange, used, well centered, good color, fine, cat. $575 ...... (4e) 150.00

1312 1313 1312 wwa 1858 30o brown, left sheet margin block of four, n.h. and post office fresh, well centered, v.f., with 2005 Obermuller Wilen certificate (very fine quality) (Facit 11g) cat. SEK 120,000 ...... (11) 2,500.00

1313 wwa 1858 50o rose, left sheet margin block of four, n.h. and post office fresh, beautiful color, reasonably centered, fine-v.f., with 1981 Franz Obermuller certificate (Facit 12h) cat. SEK 180,000 ...... (12) 2,500.00

1314 1315 1314 ww 1862 3o bistre brown (type II), 17o gray, 20o rose, n.h. and post office fresh, v.f., each signed Diena, with his 1984 certificates (Facit 14B, 15c,16, catalogued as least expensive shades, without premium for exceptional quality) cat. SEK 24,000 ...... (13,15,16) 1,000.00

1315 wwa 1866 17o bluish gray, block of four, n.h. and post office fresh, fine-v.f., with 2005 Obermuller Wilen certificate (very fine quality) (Facit 15c) cat. SEK 96,000 ...... (15) 1,500.00

1316 w 1877-79 1rd bister and blue, perf. 13, l.h., fine, with 1960 Oliva cert., cat. $2,400 ...... (37) 500.00 1317 w/wwa 1886-91 30o pale brown, block of four, top stamps h.r., bottom n.h., v.f. (Facit 47) cat. SEK 12,400 ...... (47) 200.00

1318 w 1918 Varnamo, 55o blue and 80o black, well centered, l.h., v.f., pencil signed, cat. $4,200 ....(90,92) 1,000.00

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1319 ww 1918 Varnamo, 80o black, n.h., well centered, v.f., signed Bloch (Facit 94) cat. SEK 25,000 ...... (92) 750.00 1320 ww 1923 1kr orange, coil single with “KPV” (Kungi Postverket) watermark, n.h., fine (Facit 168bz) (see note in Scott’s following No. 98) cat. SEK 18,000 ...... (153var) 500.00

1321 w/ww 1924 UPU, complete sets, mostly n.h. (including high values), fine-v.f. (catalogue value for n.h.) cat. $3,200 ...... (197-228) 500.00

1322 ww 1924 UPU, 5o-5kr unwatermarked (15 values), n.h., fine-v.f. (Facit 196-210) cat. SEK 11,000 ...... (197-211) 250.00

1323 ww 1924 UPU, 5o-5kr unwatermarked (15 values), n.h., fine-v.f. (Facit 196-210) cat. SEK 11,000 ...... (197-211) 250.00

1324 wwa 1924 UPU, 5kr deep blue, left sheet margin block of four, n.h., v.f. (Facit 225) cat. SEK 20,000 (227) 500.00 1325 wwa Officials. 1874-77 6o lilac, block of four, n.h., fine (Facit TJ4) cat. SEK 27,500 ...... (O4) 500.00 1326 wwa 1874-77 30o pale brown, block of four, n.h., fine (Facit TJ8) cat. SEK 36,000 ...... (O9) 750.00 SWITZERLAND

1327 s 1850 2½p Orts-Post and 2½p Poste Locale, Frame Around Cross, the former cancelled “P.P.”, with broken frameline plate flaw (“links under der oberen Schleife randlinie unterbrochen”), the latter with grid cancel, both with margins all around, fresh and v.f., with 1984 and 1985 Rellstab certificates, cat. $2,900 ...... (1-2) 1,000.00

1328 s 1850-51 Rayon I, 5r light blue, black and red, 10r yellow, black and red, and 5r light blue and red, Without Frame, used, margins all around, fine-v.f., cat. $700 ...... (7-8,10) 250.00

1329 s 1852 Rayon III, 15r vermilion, two different types, plus 15c vermilion, used, margins all around, fine-v.f., with Rellstab (1981 and 1984) certs for the two better stamps, cat. $1,825 ...... (11-13) 500.00

1330 s 1852 Sitting Helvetia, 5p-40p, set of four, used, margins all around, fine-v.f., with 1987 Rellstab cert. for the 40r, cat. $740 ...... (14/19) 200.00

1331 s 1854 5r brown and 40r green, thin paper, emerald silk threads, large margins and good color, v.f., signed Sismondo, cat. $485 ...... (15,19) 200.00

1332 s 1857 5r pale gray brown, thin paper, used, full margins all around., v.f., with 1976 Dr.Guggisberg cert., cat. $1,000 ...... (32) 250.00

1333 wwa 1891 3fr yellow brown, perf. 11½ : 11, block of four, n.h., v.f., pencil signed (catalogue value for singles) cat. $1,400 ...... (88a) 500.00

1334 ws` 1900 Universal Postal Union, specialized collection of hundreds of used and unused singles, pairs, panes of 25, covers and postal stationery, all printings represented, with at least four of the re- engraved 25c blue (unused), multiples of the lower values, plate flaws, perforation and printing varieties, mixed frankings and much more, all neatly mounted on specially prepared pages, also a representation of the 1924 UPU issue, occasional faults noted, generally fine or better. A fascinating collection of UPU (web photo) ...... (98-103) 2,500.00

1335 ww 1924 Coat of Arms, 1.50fr imperforate trial color proof on watermarked, gummed stamp paper, n.h., v.f., with Moser certificate. A rare item, only 25 printed (Zumstein 165) cat. 1,000 ...... (Mi.196PU) 500.00 € 1336 ` 1927 cover franked with horizontal strip of 5c+10c+gutter (small hole)+5c, tied by cds and addressed to Langnau, small cover tear at right, filing fold through the outer 5c stamp at left, scarce cover (Mi.WZ25B) cat. SFr 3,000 ...... (Zu.S28) 500.00

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1337 wsa 1934 Naba souvenir sheet of four, used and unused (h.r.), v.f., cat. $1,050 (web photo) ...... (226) 250.00 1338 ` 1934 Naba souvenir sheet, cancelled 29 September, used on registered FDC to Basel, fine-v.f. (Zumstein Block 1) cat. SFr 1,400 ...... (226) 250.00

1339 ` 1934 Naba souvenir sheet of four, used with additional franking on registered cover (7 Oct) from Zurich to Paris, fine-v.f., with arrival pmk (Zumstein Block 1) cat. SFr 1,000 ...... (226) 200.00

1340 w Semi-Postals. 1912 Pro-Juventute, set of three, l.h., last one small thin, otherwise fine-v.f., cat. SFr 532 ...... (Zu.I-III) 150.00

1341 w 1912 Pro-Juventute, set of three, h.r., fine-v.f., cat. SFr 532 ...... (Zu.I-III) 200.00 1342 wwa 1915-16 Boy and Girl, complete sets, blocks of four, n.h., v.f., first two signed Diena, cat. $1,600 ...... (B2-6) 250.00

1343 ww 1915 Pro-Juventute, Boy tete-beche and horizontal gutter pairs, n.h., v.f. (Mi.K9,WZ7A) cat. 370 ...... (B2a) 150.00 € 1344 wws 1940 Pro Patria (Bundesfeier) souvenir sheet, used (with Rellstab certificate) and unused (n.h.), both v.f., cat. $1,000 ...... (B105) 250.00

1345 a 1952 Butterfly, tete-beche sheetlet of 24, cancelled “Bern 1.12.53” ( First Day of Issue), with full gum, n.h., v.f., 1995 Renggli certificate (Zu.oZ41) cat. SFr 1,400 ...... (B229a) 500.00

1346 ` Air Post. 1913 Basel-Liestal, 50c blue, used with additional stamps on specially prepared postcard to Basel, First Day cancels, card creases, otherwise fine, cat. SFr 650 ...... (Zu.II) 250.00

1347 ww Officials. 1918 For the War Board of Trade, thin and thick overprints, n.h. and post office fresh, fine-v.f., rare in this condition (Zu. D1-15) cat. SFr 2,300 ...... (1O1-16) 750.00

1348 wwa 1950 International Organization of Refugees, complete set in corner margin blocks of four, n.h., v.f., cat. $600 ...... (6O1-8) 150.00 Hotel Post 1349 s 1871-94 Kurort Stoos, two different used, the latter small thin, otherwise fine, cat. SFr 975 ..(Zu.6,9) 250.00 1350 w 1880 Engelberg (Hotel Pension Sonnenberg), two copies, different sizes, h.r., fine, cat. SFr 3,000 ...... (Zu.8) 500.00

1351 (w) 1892 St.Moritz (Neues Stahlbad), black, red & gray blue, unused without gum, v.f., cat. SFr 1,750 ...... (Zu.VIII) 500.00 TANNU TUVA 1352 ` 1928 (10 Mar) registered cover franked with four different adhesives, sent from Kizil to Moscow, minor toning, otherwise fine-v.f., with arrival pmk ...... 150.00

1353 ww 1933 surcharges on revenue stamps, two different, n.h. (rare thus), v.f., exceptional quality (catalogue value for hinged) cat. $2,000 ...... (41,44) 1,000.00

1354 ` 1933 surcharges on revenue stamps, two different, used on registered cover from Kizil to Moscow, address portion partly excised (as often), fine-v.f., with arrival pmk ...... (41,44) 500.00

1355 w 1933 15k on 6k orange, six unused copies showing three different types of surcharge, some gum toning as often, one stained, others fine-v.f., cat. $2,200 ...... (39-41) 500.00

1356 ` 1937 (14 July) registered cover franked with four different adhesives, sent from Kizil to Moscow, minor toning, otherwise fine-v.f., with arrival pmk ...... 250.00

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1357 ww 1942 Government House, Exhibition Hall, Tuvan Woman, set of three, n.h., fine-v.f., pencil signed, rare, cat. $2,850 ...... (117-119) 1,500.00 TURKEY 1358 w 1863 20pa-5pi thin paper, study group on three pages, with four singles, also partial reconstruction of 1pi (8) and full reconstruction of 2pi (12), unused, fine-v.f...... (1-5) 1,000.00

1359 w 1914 200pi Sultan, also 1923 500pi green, l.h., v.f., cat. $1,050 ...... (270,624) 250.00 1360 ww 1939 Ataturk souvenir sheet, six copies, n.h., v.f., cat. $420 (web photo) ...... (841) 150.00 TURKEY IN ASIA 1361 w 1921 overprinted in black, 1pi ultramarine, l.h., v.f., signed Friedl, cat. $425 ...... (42) 150.00 UKRAINE 1362 wa Revenue Stamps. 1920 “Gerbobaya Marka” 50sh yellow green, sheet of 100 (20x5), plus 40sh blue green sheet of 100 (10x10), unused without gum as issued, folded between stamps, fine-v.f., probably the only two surviving sheets of this issue (web photo) ...... 250.00 Podyllia 1363 ws` 1918-20 specialized collection in two large volumes, 1,200+ unused and used stamps on pages, all clearly identified, types I-XVe, including all sub-types, with substantial number of rarities, pairs, blocks of four and larger, some used on pieces. In addition, there are 140+ money orders and parcel cards, many intact, with variety of frankings and destinations, mixed condition as always, majority signed by appropriate experts, fine and incredible assembly of this rare area (Bulat catalogue $100,000+) (web photo) ...... 20,000.00

1364 ` 1918-20 Money orders and Parcel cards, an incredible assembly of 230 items, mostly complete, trident types identified, numerous combinations and large frankings, variety of origins and destinations, mixed condition, some with usual invalidating punches, generally fine or better. An unusual opportunity to obtain a wonderful holding of Podyllia cards (owner’s estimated value $24,000) (web photo) ...... 5,000.00 URUGUAY 1365 wwa 1924 Olympic Games, set of three in sheets of 20, n.h., few natural inclusions, fine-v.f. (catalogue value for hinged singles) cat. $1,200 (web photo) ...... (282-284) 350.00

1366 w/ww Air Post. 1928 Albatross, complete set, l.h. or n.h. (including top value), fresh, fine-v.f., cat. $476 ...... (C14-25) 200.00 VATICAN CITY 1367 ww 1934 Surcharges, set of six, n.h., fine-v.f., signed Diena, etc., cat. $4,000 ...... (35-40) 1,000.00 1368 ` 1934 provisional surcharges, three top values, tied by 2.8.34 pmks on registered cover to Switzerland, v.f., with arrival pmk, fine and scarce ...... (38-40) 500.00

1369 ww 1935 International Juridical Congress, two sets, n.h., fine-v.f., cat. $2,090 ...... (41-46) 500.00 1370 wwa 1938 International Christian Archeological Congress, complete set in blocks of four, n.h., v.f. (Sass.55-60) cat. 950 ...... (55-60) 300.00 €

1371 ` Flight Covers. 1929 (2 Aug) first flight cover “Poste Vaticane”, all-Vatican franking to Vienna, fine- v.f., with arrival pmk (5 Aug), only five carried ...... 1,000.00

1372 ` 1929 (10 Dec) first flight cover to Tunisia, mixed franking with Italian adhesives, v.f., only 55 flown 150.00 1373 ` 1930 (12 Mar) first flight cover to Genova, mixed franking with Italy 50c Air Post (First Day of Issue), v.f...... 150.00

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1374 ` 1931 (15 Jan) first flight card (Crociera Aerea), all Vatican franking to Cagliari, Sardinia, v.f., only 41 carried ...... 150.00

1375 ` 1931 (7 Mar) first flight cover, mixed franking with Italian adhesives to Assiut, Egypt, v.f., with Alexandria transit and Asyut arrival pmks, v.f., only 10 carried ...... 500.00

1376 ` 1931 (1 Apr) first flight cover, mixed franking with Italian adhesive to Berlin, fine, only 48 carried .... 150.00 1377 ` 1932 (29 Apr) first flight cover, mixed franking with Italian adhesives (30 Apr) Rome to Gibraltar, fine, only 14 carried ...... 500.00

1378 ` 1933 (31 May) first flight, all Vatican franking to Salonika, faint Greek cachet on front, Athens transit and Salonika arrival pmks, v.f., only 51 carried ...... 500.00

1379 1380 1379 ` 1934 (25 Jan) Rome to Buenos Aires flight cover, mixed franking with Italian special issue set of four, registered, with special cachets and arrival markings on back, v.f., only 10 carried ...... 1,000.00

1380 ` 1934 (25 Jan) Rome to Buenos Aires flight, mixed franking with Italian special issue single, registered picture postcard, with special cachets and arrival markings, v.f., only 10 carried ...... 1,000.00

1381 ` 1934 (25 Jan) Rome to Casablanca flight, mixed franking with Italian special issue single, registered card, with special Roma-Buenos Aires cachet, transit and arrival markings, v.f., rare, with 1985 Colla certificate (Sass. GP68) cat. 2,500 ...... 1,500.00 €

1382 ` 1934 (9 Nov) Rome to Mogadiscio flight cover with Vatican only franking, cancelled 9.11.34, with special “Volo Postale Roma-Mogadiscio” cachet, addressed to Tobruk, but without the arrival postmark, v.f., rare ...... 5,000.00

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1383 ` 1935 (22 Feb) first flight card, all Vatican franking to Belgian Congo, special five-line cachet, registered, with Italian franking on back, pilot signed, Marseille transit, Leopoldville arrival pmk, fine ...... 500.00

1384 ` 1935 (29 July) first flight cover, mixed franking with Italian adhesive, Inaugural flight to Lyon, v.f., only 10 carried ...... 300.00

1385 ` 1939 (20 Dec) first flight card, all Vatican franking to Bahia, Brazil, boxed “Via Lati” handstamp and label (partly torn on top), arrival Bahia 24 December, sent back to Vatican, v.f., only 3 carried ...... 1,500.00

1386 ` 1950 official diplomatic mail “Nunciatura Apostolica” corner cachet cover from Lima Peru to New York, appropriate cachets, tape stains, otherwise fine ...... 150.00

1387 ` Zeppelin Flights. 1931 Egypt Flight card with Vatican franking, via Lugano (7 Apr) to Friedrichshafen (9 Apr), with Germany 1m greed added for further transmission to Cairo (11 April), appropriate Pyramid cachet, inconsequential toning at bottom, fine and rare card (without the required Italian franking), signed Gappe ...... 2,500.00

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1388 ` 1931 Egypt Flight picture postcard with franking on picture side, Vatican (31 Mar), Italy (1 Apr), Germany (9 Apr), with Cairo (11 April) arrival, appropriate Pyramid cachet applied on both sides, also “Mit Luftpost befordert Postampt Munchen 2” and “Mit Luftschiff Graf Zeppelin nach Cairo” in blue, v.f., signed Gappe ...... 5,000.00

1389 ` 1931 (6 June) card addressed to Germany, with arrival pmk, 1m Zeppelin added and cancelled on board (14.6), with Lugano and Milano transit pmks on back, v.f. and interesting combination ...... 150.00

1390 ` 1933 (29 May) picture postcard, mixed franking with ordinary Italian stamps (rather than the required Zeppelin adhesives) also the complete set of 1933 Vatican Ano Santo on picture side of the card, registered to Barcelona, with two slightly different Roma Flight cachets, Barcelona arrival, fine and unusual combination, only 20 pieces of Vatican mail were dropped in Barcelona, signed Gappe ...... 2,000.00

1391 ` 1939 (21 Aug) LZ 130 flight card, mixed franking with German adhesives, Konigsberg arrival (9 Sep 1939). This was the very last planned flight of LZ-130, cancelled due to outbreak of World War II, nevertheless still delivered ...... 500.00

1392 wwa Postage Dues. 1931 5c dark brown & pink, overprint shifted to left, bottom sheet margin block of 20, n.h., fine-v.f...... (J1var) 250.00 YUGOSLAVIA 1393 ww 1952 Olympic Games, imperf. set of six, n.h., fine-v.f., cat. $800 ...... (359-364var) 250.00 1394 wwa 1954 Animals, complete set in blocks of four, n.h., v.f., cat. $500 ...... (398-409) 150.00

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LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES 1395 ws 1851-1930 balance of a consignment, rather disorganized accumulation in four albums/stock books, used and unused singles, with better items, regular issues to $1, Banknote issues to 90c, Columbians to 50c used, various quantities and grades, margin plate strips, pairs etc., mixed condition, high catalogue value, please inspect ...... 2,500.00 UNITED STATES - Covers and Postal History 1396 ` 1851-1901 balance of a consignment, 85 covers and FLs, with 40+ stampless items in album, many scarce markings, also 32 covers and FLs, variety of franking and markings, including “Missent”, “Forwarded”, “New York Post Office Advertised”, also Ship Mail including “Steam Boat”, “U.S. Ship”, “Steam Ship”, “Steam Boat”, “Rural Free Delivery Service Detroit and Accomack Steamboat”, U.S. Locals, Banknote 2c, 10c franking, also a pamphlet “Correspondence between Mr. Webster and His New Hampshire Neighbors” (Washington 1850), also 12 Confederate States items, mostly fine ...... 1,500.00 ALBANIA 1397 ws 1913-1967 collection on large Yvert & Tellier album pages, with regular issues, commemoratives, German and Italian Occupation issues, overprints on Greek sets, Air Post (complete), occasional errors and imperf. sets, fresh, mostly fine-v.f...... 1,000.00 ASIA - POSTAL HISTORY 1398 ` 1890-1960 hundreds of covers and cards in carton, with better items from Korea, Thailand, Malaysia and Malayan States, Philippines, Burma, Nepal, Macao, with used and unused postal stationery, flight covers, Japanese Occupation, plus many others, mixed condition, please examine, ex-Abraham Siegel ...... 2,500.00 AUSTRIA 1399 s 1850 issue, 1kr yellow (46), 2kr black (55), used selection, various shades and paper varieties, including printed on both sides, different postmarks, all full margined examples, occasional flaws possible, mostly v.f., attractive group, cat. $9,827 ...... (1,2) 750.00

1400 wsa 1851-1884 collection/accumulation of 1866-1904 reprints, with a strong showing of Newspaper Stamps, especially Mercury in various shades, with many multiples including a sheet of 50, also Newspaper Tax stamps, some perforated issues, etc., few original stamps, mixed condition, mostly fine-v.f...... 2,500.00

1401 ws Local Issues. 1920-1945 specialized collection of hundreds, used and unused on pages, with East and North Tirol, Linz, Meran, Salzburg, Spielfeld, post WWII Hitler overprints including Dorfstetten, Gmund, Losenstein (Lithographed (18) and Typographed (19)), representative issues from Lendsburg, Senftenberg, Waidhofen, Mondse, Scheibbs, plus others. Also included are occasional errors and varieties with 11 imperf singles of the 1910 issue, incl. 5kr, Espionage forgeries, Arms issues 2kr, 3kr and 4kr imperforate singles, 1934 Costumes 1gr-35gr imperf. singles, 1945 Styria overprints on Hitler stamps complete set to 5M, also 1m, 2m and 3m perf. varieties, plus unissued 1m-5m, plus souvenir (gedenkblatt) cards from 1970s and 1980s ...... 1,500.00 BARBADOS 1402 ws 1852-78 balance of a collection, 45 used and unused singles on Scott’s Specialty pages, identified by shade, perforation and watermark, including 1873 5sh (used), few small faults possible, but generally clean with usual margins, fine or better, cat. $7,500 ...... 1,000.00 BECHUANALAND 1403 w 1888-1966 collection on pages, with early overprints, George V-QEII sets complete, mostly fine-v.f. 250.00 BELGIUM 1404 ws 1849-1958 collection in two albums, fairly complete,19th Century mostly used, with perf. and imperf. values to 40c, regular issues and souvenir sheets, occasional miniature sheetlets, semi-postals including Cardinal Mercier and Orval Abbey (Scott’s No. B114-122,132-143), Parcel Post stamps, some booklets, private issues, few covers etc., generally fine or better. A nice collection of Belgium ...... 1,000.00 1405 E/P 1880-1920 Proofs, Essays, varieties, reprints etc., collection of hundreds in album, many unaccepted designs in various colors, Red Cross, few covers etc. An interesting collection ...... 1,500.00

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1406 ww 1915-1938 collection in a Lindner hingeless album, with mostly better sets incl. Helmet, semi- postals with 1918 Red Cross, Waterloo, Infantryman, Cardinal Mercier, 1933 Orval, Crusader and others, plus some souvenir sheets, n.h., mostly fine-v.f. A nice collection of Belgium ...... 3,000.00 BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA 1407 ws P Military Issues. 1916-1920 specialized collection on pages, with Bosnia imperforate varieties, inverted and double overprints, few covers, proofs, etc., fine-v.f...... 750.00 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH 1408 sw 1875-1880 British Guiana and Natal, duplicated selection on two pages, 40 mostly used stamps, generally fine ...... 150.00

1409 w 1890-1937 balance of consignment, mostly complete sets (few values missing), with Barbuda, Bermuda with Victoria to 1sh, British Central Africa “B.C.A.” Overprints to 10sh (high value without gum), British Guiana George V sets to $1, British Honduras George V to $2, Granada George V sets to 10sh, Leeward Islands Victoria to 5sh, Malta, Nigeria George V sets to 10sh and £1, St Helena George V to 3sh, Southern Rhodesia sets complete through 1935, Swaziland, Trinidad to £1, Turks and Caicos Edward and George V, Virgin Islands Edward and George V and Zululand overprints through 1sh, mostly h.r., mixed condition with some toning or faults noted, generally fine and useful lot, SG cat. £5,750++ ...... 2,000.00

1410 w 1937-1946 Aden-Zanzibar, George VI issues collection in a special Stanley Gibbons red album (third edition), virtually complete with Aden Dhow set, Australia, Bahrain, Barbados, Bermuda, Brunei, Burma, Canada, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Hong Kong, extensive India and Indian States, Kuwait, Malayan States, New Zealand, South Africa and others, l.h. or h.r., clean and fine-v.f...... 10,000.00

1411 w/ww 1935-1970 Aden-Zambia Islands, dealer’s stock of hundreds of mostly complete 1-10 sets on cards, with many omnibus sets, definitives to £1 or higher, better items from Hong Kong, Malayan states, Singapore, Bahrain, Sarawak, Sierra Leone, Falkland Islands, Bahawalpur and others, also some single high values, some l.h., mostly n.h., fine-v.f...... 5,000.00

1412 w/wwa 1948-70s stock book with hundreds of apparently complete sets and souvenir sheets, many QEII sets, some Omnibus items (UPU, Red Cross etc.), better Singapore (four souvenir sheets of 1969 Founders and others), few singles, mostly n.h., fine-v.f., SG cat. £9,100 ...... 2,500.00

1413 w/ww 1953-2006 Queen Elizabeth Issues, Aden-Tristan definitive sets to £5, neatly arranged on manila stock pages, with many early sets, better items (Gibraltar, Hong Kong, Ascension and others), minor duplication, few l.h., mostly n.h., fine-v.f...... 1,000.00 1414 E 1980s original artwork by Jennifer M. Toombs, with design of a jester, Queen’s head in gold, 5c “Territory”, also pencil drawings and sketches for other colonies, including Wedding of HRH Prince Andrew for Ascension, Mauritius, Fiji etc., all signed, v.f...... 250.00

BRITISH AUSTRALASIA AND OCEANIA 1415 w 1886-1960 British Solomon Islands, Gilbert & Ellice, Nauru, Papua, Samoa and Tonga, collection on Minkus album pages, fairly complete with sets to £1, Seahorses, few perforated “OS” (not counted), generally fine or better, SG cat. £8,685 ...... 4,500.00

1416 w 1892-1949 Cook Islands and Niue, specialized collection on pages, mostly unused with first issue on toned and white paper, Rarotonga to £5, some blocks of four and larger, also Aitutaki, Penhryn Island, Niue with pair of SG 15 (“Tahae” joined at foot in blue, with BPA certificate), 1935 Silver Jubilee 2½p vertical pair imperf. horizontally, plus imperf. block of four of 1920 1p (not counted), generally fine-v.f., SG cat. £9,315 ...... 5,000.00

1417 ws 1915-39 Nauru, North West Pacific Islands and New Guinea, collections on pages, Nauru with George V including Seahorses and Freighter; North West Pacific Islands with sets to 5sh, plus 10sh and £1 values; New Guinea complete from 1925-39 including Regular Issues, Air Post and Officials (some values used), mostly hinged, fine-v.f...... 2,000.00

BRITISH COMMONWEALTH - POSTAL HISTORY 1418 ` 1850-1960 Great Britain and British Commonwealth, hundreds of covers and cards in carton, including Canada, British Africa, Australia, New Zealand, British Pacific, India and Indian States, unusual destinations, flights, better frankings and scarce markings, military and censored mail, better postal stationery from all areas, mixed condition, many items priced at hundreds of dollars, excellent opportunity to obtain a working stock of better British Commonwealth postal history. ex- Abraham Siegel ...... 2,500.00

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1419 ` 1840-1960 Great Britain and British Commonwealth, tremendous assembly in five cartons (bankers boxes) with thousands of covers and cards, from stampless to GB Penny Black, regular issues and commemoratives, partly sorted by country, with British North America, Africa, Australasia, Asia, Pacific, strength in Canada, South Africa, Jamaica, Ireland, Malaysia, Hong Kong, destinations, many better items worthy individual lotting, comprehensive used and unused Postal Stationery from all areas, censored mail, flights and much more, mixed condition, inspection recommended. An excellent lot of British Postal History, ex-Abraham Siegel ...... 7.500.00 CANADA 1420 w/wwa 1926 King George V “Admiral” Provisionals, 2 Cents on 3c carmine, surcharge shifted to left, top and/or bottom, four sheets of 100, Plates 115, 116 and 117 (two of last), folded between stamps, with perf. separations, some parts of selvage missing, few hinge reinforcements, also single and block of four with double surcharge, one inverted, all stamps with light invalidating crayon markings, fine-v.f. and scarce lot (Unitrade 140 iii, $40,000++ for stamps without crayon markings) ....(140var) 2.500.00

1421 ` Flight Covers. 1924-1928 collection of 28 (many opened for display), first flight covers, partially mounted on pages; included are 15 used in combination with semi-official air post (Scott’s No. CL4/43, cat. $2,500), also 1928 “Bremen” Relief Expedition cover (only 10 carried), plus two “Bluenose” cover from Sydney, Nova Scotia to Los Angeles, fine lot ...... 1.000.00 CHINA 1422 w 1948-52 balance of a consignment on two cards with various apparently complete sets from Taiwan and PRC, including Gymnastics se-tenant blocks of four, some possible reprints, mostly fine-v.f. .... 500.00 CHINA - POSTAL HISTORY 1423 ` 1880-1960 small box with 100+ covers and cards, with Taiwan, Local Issues, Manchukuo, Tibet, liberated areas, much unlisted material, U.S. Post Offices in Shanghai, also some used and unused stamps from Shanghai (Large Dragons) and others, mixed condition ...... 2.500.00 COLOMBIA 1424 ws` Air Post. 1925-33 SCADTA, hundreds of handstamps and machine overprints, various countries including Germany (A), Italy (I), Spain (E), France (F), Netherlands (H), Venezuela (V), plus many others, occasional multiples, sheets, used and unused, few covers and related items, mixed condition, valuable lot ...... 1,000.00 CRETE 1425 ws 1900-1910 dealer’s stock of hundreds of singles and sets in various quantities, also postage dues, Foreign Offices, some unlisted material and more, mixed condition, mostly fine or better, high catalogue value ...... 2,500.00 CYPRUS 1426 ww 1955-76 accumulation in stock book, complete sets and souvenir sheets, few multiples, with First QEII (2 sets), Cyprus Republic Overprints (12 sets), Boy Scout souvenir sheets (6), etc., practically complete except for Europa sets, apparently all n.h., v.f., SG. cat. £2,750+ ...... 750.00 CYPRUS (TURKISH) 1427 wwa` 1970-1997 highly specialized collection of thousands of stamps, souvenir sheets, booklets, housed in five Lighthouse hingeless albums, including full sheets, provisional issues, proofs, errors and varieties of every kind, plus covers and First Day Covers (additional cover album), with much back of the book material, n.h., fine-v.f., very high acquisition cost ...... 2,500.00 CZECHOSLOVAKIA 1428 w/wws 1918-26 balance of collection of Lighthouse pages, with regular issues, semi-postals including a nice selection of 1918-19 Overprints including several n.h. and signed Gilbert of Karasek, Air Post, Postage Dues, Newspaper Stamps, Czech Legion in Siberia (including one copy used on piece), and Eastern Silesia, few verities (double impression, overprint inverted, etc.), also a small selection of proofs and specimen, fine-v.f...... 500.00 DANZIG 1429 ws 1920-1939 dealer’s stock of singles and sets, used and unused, with small quantities of Innendienst 2pf, 2½pf and 50pf (all signed Kniep etc.), commemorative and definitive issues, other overprints, officials, postage etc., many n.h., fine-v.f. An excellent lot of better issues from Danzig ...... 3,000.00

1430 w 1920-39 selection of mostly complete sets on card, better items included, also Marienwerder, plus another card with additional stock of lower-priced sets in quantities, fine-v.f...... 500.00

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DENMARK 1431 w/wwa 1870-1940 dealer’s stock of mostly regular issues, with better items to 100ore, quantities 1-25 of each, many in blocks of four, also shades and varieties, plus Danish West Indies, Schleswig, some se-tenant combinations and more, mostly n.h., fine-v.f., high catalogue value. A useful lot ...... 1,000.00 FIUME 1432 ws` 1918-1941 balance of a specialized collection/accumulation in carton, thousands of used and unused stamps on album pages and in stock books, with overprints on stamps of Hungary, Issues authorized by the Nation Council (1919-20), Provisional Government (1921), Military Issues Arbe and Veglia, also used and unused postal stationery, covers, WWII occupation issues (Zone Occupata Fiumano Kupa), plus few Italian Colonies, Trentino and others, mixed condition, with better items possible, really unchecked, with potential for a specialist ...... 5,000.00 FRANCE & COLONIES 1433 ws 1850-1940 stock book with hundreds of used and unused singles and sets, with Classics (mixed condition), commemoratives and Air Post (incl. 50fr Burelage), Pexip souv. sheet (no gum), French Colonies (mostly low values), useful lot ...... 500.00 FRANCE & COLONIES - POSTAL HISTORY 1434 ` 1850-1960 carton with hundreds of covers and cards, from stampless to commemorative FDCs, imperforate combinations, destinations, incredibly Postal Stationery, individual better French Colonies, military mail, flights, also Monaco, Andorra, Algeria, Morocco and much more, ex- Abraham Siegel ...... 5,000.00

FRANCE 1435 ws 1871-1962 collection in two Ka-be albums, with many better items, Type Sage, Merson, semi- postals, Air Post (C1-2,14 unused, C15 used) souvenir sheets (Paris, Strasburg, Pexip), Postage Dues etc., mixed condition among early items, few used, occasional flaws, mostly fine-v.f., owner’s YT cat. 35,000 ...... 2,500.00 €

GERMAN AREA 1436 ws 1884-1920s collection in an old Lighthouse album, with German Offices Abroad, Colonies incl. Kaiser’s Yacht sets to 5M, German East Africa private items, G.E.A. overprints, reference material, also Danzig with 1920 Innendienst (incl. 2pf, 2½pf, 50pf), other surcharges, sets, Saar (incl. 5M Bavaria, signed Bloch), Memel, WWI Eupen and Malmedy, mostly unused, generally fine or better .. 1,500.00

1437 ws 1900-1939 collection in Lighthouse hingeless album, with German Offices Abroad and Colonies, with Yacht values to 5m (watermarked and unwatermarked), comprehensive and generally unused WWI Occupation Issues (Eupen and Malmedy complete), Plebiscite Issues (Allenstein, Marienwerder, Upper Silesia), also Danzig (missing “Grosse-Innendienst”, but otherwise complete, also with Port Gdansk overprints), Saar with overprints and many of the Semi-Postals, Memel including Lithuanian Occupation, many stamps signed by appropriate experts, mixed condition with some faults noted, mostly fine-v.f...... 2,500.00

GERMAN STATES 1438 ws 1850-1900 selection of better singles, pairs, blocks, also a few covers from Wurttemberg, Oldenburg, Saxony, Hannover, Bremen, Prussia, Baden, Hamburg etc., few varieties and essays, mostly with margins all around, nice cancels, shades, many signed Bloch and Holcombe, faults noted throughout, but generally fine-v.f. appearance, high catalogue value ...... 1,500.00

1439 ws 1850-1900 red stock book with 1,500+ mostly used singles from Prussia, Saxony, Schleswig, German Empire Large and Small Shields, usual condition, many better cancellations, high catalogue value ...... 1,000.00

1440 ws 1850-1920 Baden-Wurttemberg, collection of hundreds in two Lighthouse hingeless albums, one volume dedicated to Bavaria and Wurttemberg alone, mostly used, some duplication, missing the key rarities, but with excellent representation of issues, few reference items not counted, mixed condition with faults noted, high catalogue value ...... 2,500.00

1441 wa 1860-80 small stock book with 100+ unused singles, pairs and blocks of four, Lubeck, Bergdorf, Oldenburg, Thurn & Taxis, Brunswick, perf. and imperf. issues, mixed condition, some without gum or with usual small flaws, fresh, mostly fine-v.f...... 500.00

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GERMAN STATES - BAVARIA 1442 ws 1849-1920 collection on pages, hundreds of used and unused, extensive Classics including four examples of 1kr black, multiple copies of 18kr red, large multiples, perfins, cancels, proofs and essays and more, cancellations study and more, mixed condition with usual faults, huge catalogue value ...... 1,500.00 GERMANY 1443 ws 1871-1945 balance of a specialized collection in two cartons, mostly accumulation of used and unused singles, inscription pairs and blocks, collected for shades and cancellations, perfins, inflation usages (some signed Infla, Berlin), Soviet Zone, Danzig and much more, mixed condition, some n.h., mostly fine, very high catalogue value ...... 1,000.00

1444 (w) 1872-1902 Large and Small Shields complete except 7kr ultramarine, 28 unused stamps including additional shades of 2kr and 9kr, also 10gr and 30gr numerals and two brown surcharges, mostly without gum, generally nicely centered, all more or less with small faults (usually thins), also two used items not counted, plus 1876-1877 Eagle, last two defective, plus next four issues, all fine-v.f., complete to 5m (red and white retouched, missing 1m Deutsches Reich), cat. $17,328 ...... (1/64,65d,65C/79) 1,500.00

1445 ws 1872-1956 collection on Schaubek album pages, mostly complete used or unused to 1940, with souvenir sheets (missing only Nothilfe B58), semi-postals and air post complete, some unlisted items, se-tenants and booklet panes, also complete collections of American Zone (Band and Netz complete), Soviet Zone, French Zone, Federal Republic, Berlin and DDR, all neatly hinged on pages, many unfortunately stuck down, some usual faults among the earlier issues, others fine-v.f., high catalogue value ...... 1,000.00

1446 ws 1910-1940 collection of se-tenants and tete-beche combinations, hundreds of mostly unused pairs and strips, with early Deutsches Reich plus advertising labels (12x5pf green and 1x10pf carmine), from there mostly unused (hinged), including extensive Hindenburg issues, semi-postals and air post, mostly fine-v.f...... 2,000.00

1447 w 1925-1931 issues, mounted in a 1932 UPU booklet (Madrid), with Famous Men, Hindenburg-Ebert, South America Flight set of two, Polar Flight set of three, plus many others, each stamp lightly stuck in places, fresh, v.f...... 250.00

1448 w/wws 1933-1941 collection of se-tenants and combinations (Zusammendrucke), mostly unused, many n.h., some duplication, with better items, commemorative issues (Wagner, Frederick the Great, Landscapes), Hindenburg and Hitler, tete-beche pairs, booklet panes etc., probably 75% complete for the period, generally fine-v.f., good nucleus for expansion, Mi. 8,000+ ...... 750.00 € 1449 ww 1949-55 issues complete, including Posthorn, Heuss, Semi-Postals, etc., n.h., fine-v.f., cat. 4,250 ...... (Mi.111-226) 750.00 € GERMANY - SOVIET ZONE 1450 w 1945-1959 collection with nearly complete Russian Zone (East Saxony) including “Pochta”, Anti- Fascist and Christmas souvenir sheets (two of each paper variety), Reconstruction, also French Zone, Saar (souvenir sheets included), American Zone, some n.h., mostly fine-v.f...... 1,000.00 GERMANY - DDR 1451 ww 1951-1961 issues complete in a Lighthouse album, with commemoratives, regular issues, air post, perf. and imperf. souvenir sheets, n.h., fine-v.f. (Mi. 3,500+) ...... 250.00 € GERMANY - PLEBISCITE ISSUES 1452 w 1916-1923 collection on Scott’s album pages, with fairly complete selections of Allenstein, Marienwerder, Memel (including Lithuanian Occupation complete), Eupen & Malmedy, Upper Silesia, German Officials etc., very clean, fine-v.f...... 1,000.00 GERMAN COLONIES 1453 ws 1897-1900 Cameroun-Togo, collection on pages, used and unused, many sets to 5m, also some Offices Abroad and British Samoa, fine-v.f. A clean collection ...... 1,000.00

1454 w 1898-1915 Offices in China through Togo, collection on Scott’s album pages, mostly complete sets including Yachts to 5m, hinged, mostly fine-v.f. and clean, Mi. cat. 4,500 ...... 750.00 € GERMANY - WORLD WAR I 1455 ` 1915-1918 German Occupation of Belgium, group of 100+ covers and cards, various frankings and destinations, censor strikes etc., interesting lot ...... 250.00

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GERMANY - WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES 1456 wwa 1939-1945 collection in a Lighthouse hingeless album, with complete Bohemia & Moravia, Generalgouvernment, Serbia, Belgian and French Legion Issues (including Russian Bear souvenir sheet), Albania, Kotor, Montenegro (without Mi.No. 10-14,19), Macedonia, Laibach, Kurland, Channel Islands and few others. Also included are many perf. and imperf. sheetlets from Generalgouvernment, few varieties, many stamps signed Krischke and others, n.h., fine-v.f...... 3,000.00 GERMANY - WORLD WAR II 1457 w 1939-44 collection on pages, with fairly complete selections of Bohemia & Moravia, Generalgouvernment, Slovakia, Luxembourg, Elsas, etc., mostly fine-v.f...... 150.00 GERMANY - WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES 1458 ww 1939-45 selection of sets including Bohemia & Moravia First Issue, 13 complete sets, all signed Dr.Dub, Gilbert etc. (Mi.1-19); Generalgouvernment surcharges, 2 sets (Mi.14-39), Officials 5 sets (Mi.D1-15) and 9 sets (Mi.D16-24); Luxemburg overprints, 60 sets (Mi.33-41), all n.h., fine-v.f., cat. 2,935 ...... 500.00 € GERMANY - WWII OCCUPATION OF POLAND 1459 w/wws 1940 accumulation/stock of surcharges on Polish stamps, hundreds of used and unused, with many blocks of four and 10+ complete sets (n.h. and used), also other overprints such as Deutsche Post Osten, Elsas, Lothringen, Luxembourg etc., mixed condition, mostly fine-v.f...... 1,000.00 GERMANY - POSTAL HISTORY 1460 ` 1850-1960 balance of the Abraham Siegel stock of thousands of covers and cards in three cartons, assembled over a lifetime, with Old German States (Thurn & Taxis, Heligoland, Wurttemberg), Empire, inflation covers, Third Reich, Federal Republic and Berlin, German Colonies, World War I and World War II Issues, Plebiscite issues, Saar, Danzig, Memel and more, with good deal of propaganda cards, extensive Postal Stationery, flights, unusual destinations, rates, with many better and higher priced items, excellent variety, ready for immediate resale, mixed condition, worth careful inspection ...... 5,000.00 GERMANY - Philatelic Literature 1461 1933-1945 Library in five cartons, hundreds of books in German and in English, hard-bound volumes, pamphlets, reference handbooks, with special emphasis on World War II, studies of the Holocaust and Concentration Camp Mail, fieldpost, Nazi propaganda cards, Allied and German propaganda forgeries, slogan cancellations, Nuremberg Rallies, Olympics cancellations, some duplication, many rare and difficult to find items, fine condition ...... 750.00

GREAT BRITAIN 1462 wwa 1940-1970 Mostly QEII issues, hundreds of sets, blocks of four and larger, definitives, booklet panes, also some older items, George VI etc., various quantities, apparently n.h., fine-v.f., substantial lot ...... 500.00

1463 wwa 1953-1973 regular issues and commemoratives, stock book with hundreds of complete sets, some older issues (1924-25 British Empire Exhibition, Silver Jubilee blocks of four, George VI Festivals, 10sh indigo, etc.), 1-10 of each, occasionally more, with Castle sets (including De La Rue printings), Postage Dues, Graphites and others, many blocks of four or larger, n.h., fine-v.f...... 1,500.00

GREECE 1464 s 1862-1902 Hermes Heads, accumulation of hundreds in old dealer’s stock book, mostly used, various printings, values to 80L, also some later issues and few covers, mixed condition, excellent for study ...... 1,000.00

1465 ws 1889-1940 collection on pages, with used and unused singles and sets, including 1896 and 1906 Olympics sets complete used, Air Post, 1940 Youth sets complete including overprints (unused), pictorial sets etc., mostly fine-v.f...... 750.00

1466 w 1896-1995 collection in three Lindner albums, with first and second Olympics, including surcharges, commemorative sets with 100d Apollo (Scott’s 380), more or less complete from that point including Air Post, Postage Dues, some back of the book items (used or unused), earlier items l.h. or h.r., few minor flaws noted, others fine-v.f., many post WWII n.h., some booklets, occasional duplication, nice collection ...... 2,500.00

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1467 w/ww 1924-1980 collection in two Lighthouse albums, with better commemoratives, including 100d Apollo (Scott’s 380), Stadium, 1940 Youth (also overprints for Albania), 1951 ERP, St. Paul, Nato and others, as well as Air Post, Postage Dues, occasional duplication, back of the book items etc., earlier items l.h., apparently n.h. from 1940 to date, fine-v.f...... 1,000.00 IRAQ 1468 ws 1918-55 collection in stock book, used and unused (often both), with 1918-20 British Occupation, King Faisal to 25r and 1d on 25r, Faisal II, with Air Post, Officials with Faisal 25r and 1d on 25r, souvenir sheets (perf. and imperf), etc., mixed condition with some faults noted (mostly affecting lower values), fine-v.f...... 1,500.00 IRELAND 1469 w/wws 1922-78 collection on Schaubek pages, missing Seahorses overprinted in blue black (Scott’s 36-38 and perhaps a few other items), but includes the other three sets of Seahorses, St. Patrick (n.h.), regular issues, postage dues, etc., hinged or n.h. (few used), fine-v.f...... 750.00

ITALY AND ITALIAN COLONIES 1470 w/wws 1863-1940 collection of hundreds in stock book, with some 19th Century used and unused, many complete sets with occasional duplication, 1930s better items (Football, Children, Air Post and others) included, with Aegean Islands, Somalia, General Issues, Italian East Africa, Tripolitania, also some back of the book items, mixed condition, many n.h., high catalogue value ...... 1,500.00

ITALY 1471 w/ww 1879-1945 collection in Lindner album, mostly n.h., with regular issues, commemoratives including Virgil, Football, etc., Semi-Postals, Air Post with Zeppelin and Balbo Triptychs, Postage Dues, Parcel Post and more back of the book, fine-v.f., high catalogue value ...... 1,000.00

ITALY AND ITALIAN AREA - POSTAL HISTORY 1472 ` 1840-1960 Carton with hundreds of covers and cards, with impressive representation of Italian States (Parma, Lombardy-Venetia, Roman States, Tuscany), Kingdom, World War I and World War II usages, military mail, Social Republic, Trieste and AMG, Italian Colonies and Offices Abroad, San Marino, Vatican City, flights, Postal Stationery, censored mail, destinations, with many items which merit individual lotting (priced $500+), some reference items, mixed condition, great for a postal historian, ex-Abraham Siegel ...... 5,000.00

1473 ` 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

ITALIAN COLONIES 1474 w/ww 1912-1940 Aegean Islands-Tripolitania, collection of mostly complete sets neatly arranged in a large stock book, including postage dues, parcel post and Vaglia, with Libya, Eritrea, Somalia, Tripolitania, Dalmatia and Aegean Islands, missing the rarities, but with better items, commemoratives, regular issues and air post. Also included (but not counted) is a nice group of Fiume, with Arbe and Veglia, l.h. or n.h., mostly fine or better (Sassone catalogue Aegean Islands ( 29,800), Somalia ( 29,700), Tripolitania ( 6,500), Eritrea ( 24,000), Libya ( 16,800), total, cat. € € € € € 107,600) ...... 25,000.00 €

JAPAN 1475 ` 1860-1960 covers, hundreds in carton, various usages, some FDCs, destinations, flights, Offices etc., good variety of issues, mostly fine, ex-Abraham Siegel ...... 1,000.00

1476 s 1890-1910 small group of used stamps (also Japanese Offices in China) some on pieces, cancelled Shanghai etc., mixed condition ...... 100.00

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NORTH KOREA 1477 ww 1950s-1998 hundreds of apparently complete sets on cards, some duplication, n.h., fine-v.f...... 500.00 LATVIA 1478 ws 1919-1940 balance of a specialized collection on pages, with 10 proofs (two in black, others printed on multicolor paper), Wolmar imperf. gutter tete-beche block of eight, two blocks imperf. vertically or horizontally, Latgale 50k strip of four imperf. vertically, other varieties such as Ulmanis 40s vertical pair imperf. between, 20k arms vertical pair imperf. between, triangles perf. and imperf. sets (CB6-8a), Leonardo da Vinci (CB9a-13a) two imperf. sets (different positions of the watermark), Icarus (CB14-17) perf. and imperf. sets used, plus perf. set unused, fine-v.f. lot ...... 500.00 LIECHTENSTEIN 1479 w/ww 1912-1965 collection on “Safe” album pages, issues complete (without air post and back of the book) including all three varieties of 1912-15 Prince Johann, 25h dark blue, ultramarine, chalky and unsurfaced paper (Scott’s 1-3, 1a-3a, 3b), 1921 definitives perf. 9½ and 12½, pictorials and commemoratives, Arms, Vaduz souvenir sheet etc., mostly n.h., fine-v.f...... 2,500.00

1480 w/wwa 1912-1979 collection on Scott’s album pages, mostly complete (missing the Vaduz souvenir sheet), with commemorative sets, values to 10fr, Air Post, Officials, Postage Dues, sheetlets including 10fr Madonna (171), Air Post sheetlets of nine (C26-33), plus more, some duplication, fine-v.f...... (1/673,C1-37,O1-58) 1,000.00 LITHUANIA 1481 wsa 1919-1997 balance of a specialized collection on pages, with varieties of the Berlin Issue (5auk double center one inverted, signed Mikulski), 1920 Anniversary issue 5auk (Scott’s No. 80var) imperf. block of four, 1922 surcharges, 1923 Memel blocks of four (176-188), 1939 Vilnius imperf. pairs (314-16var), 1940 Liberty Issue (imperf. proofs and singles), Air Post with color shifts, perf. and imperf. blocks of four, some modern issues, mostly fine-v.f...... 500.00 LUXEMBOURG 1482 w/wwa 1906-47 wholesale group of sheets of 25, sheetlets of five, souvenir sheets etc., moderate quantities, some hinged, mostly n.h., few used, fine-v.f., cat. $5,418+ ...... 1,000.00 MEXICO 1483 ` 1878-1979 covers and cards, group of 200+, commercial and FDCs, few better items including Sonora, provisionals etc., mixed condition, fine ...... 1,000.00 MIDDLE EAST 1484 w/ww 1940-1990 Issues, thousands of stamps in two large stock books, mostly complete sets and souvenir sheets from Aden, Bahrain, Dubai, Qatar, Jordan, South Arabia, Yemen, U.A.E. and many others, some older singles and sets from Syria and Lebanon, also Iran, Iraq and many others, minor duplication, many better items, mostly fine-v.f...... 2,500.00 MIDDLE EAST - POSTAL HISTORY 1485 ` 1940-1960 carton with hundreds of covers and cards, with seldom offered covers from the Emirates, Iraq, Palestine, Yemen, some early Israel, also Iran, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, with better Postal Stationery and more, ex-Abraham Siegel ...... 1,500.00

MONACO 1486 w/ww 1885-2003 collection complete in six “Princesse” albums, with regular issues including 5fr carmine (No.10), Semi-Postals including Orphans and 5+5fr Marriage, Air Post, Postage Dues, Telephone stamps, Booklets, souvenir sheets (perf and imperf), plus some specialty items including proofs, mostly n.h. (key values l.h.), signed Brun, Calves where appropriate, a beautiful collection ...... 5,000.00

1487 ws 1885-1960 collection on stock cards, with early issues to 1fr, sets to 20fr, semi-postals, air post (Birds), souvenir sheets, perf. and imperf. sheets of four souvenir sheets, some postage dues, few later issues in sheetlets of 10, mostly fine-v.f...... 1,000.00 NETHERLANDS AND COLONIES 1488 w/wws 1913-50s small accumulation in stock book, with Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles (including Air Post), Netherlands Indies (including 1923 Wilhelmina, nine used sets) and Surinam, with Regular Issues, Semi-Postals, used or unused, many n.h., fine-v.f...... 1,000.00

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NETHERLANDS AND COLONIES - POSTAL HISTORY 1489 ` 1855-1960 carton with hundreds of covers and cards from Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, Surinam, with much postal stationery, official and cacheted FDCs, flights and much more, ex- Abraham Siegel ...... 1,500.00

1490 ` 1927-1966 selection of 75 covers and FDCs, with many better items including 1928 Olympics complete set on registered cover from Rotterdam to USA, 1950 Zommerzegels (NVPH 1,600), duplication with various cachets, regular issues and commemorative sets, mostly fine-v.f. . 500.00 € POLAND 1491 ws 1918-1945 balance of a specialized collection, with used and unused locals, occasional POW issues from Woldenberg and others, Displaced Persons Camps Red Cross souv. sheets, few better items, mostly fine ...... 500.00

1492 ` 1900-1965 box with 100+ covers and cards. with inflation franking, WWII government in exile, censored mail, destinations, postal stationery, few Russia used in Poland and others, mostly fine ... 500.00 PORTUGAL 1493 s 1853-1874 accumulation of imperf. and perf. classics in two stock books, hundreds of mostly used, values to 120reis, many better items, cancellations, shades, varieties etc., mixed condition with usual faults to be expected, many fine and better, huge catalogue value ...... 2,500.00

1494 ws 1853-1940 collection of used and unused singles and sets on Kabe album pages, with extensive 19th century, 1895 St. Anthony set (used), some souvenir sheets on cover, some duplication (better sets), mixed condition, mostly fine ...... 1,000.00

1495 wsa 1940-1948 Portuguese Legion, Centenary, Exhibition, Famous Men etc., selection of 15 different used or unused souvenir sheets, including three from Portuguese Colonies, occasional minor flaws, generally fine-v.f., cat. $1,400 ...... (586a/642a) 300.00 PORTUGAL AND PORTUGUESE COLONIES 1496 wwa 1940-1980s souvenir sheets, stock of hundreds starting with Rowland Hill, Lisbon Exhibition, plus later items, Colonies, combination sheets etc., occasional condition problems, mostly n.h., fine-v.f. 500.00 PORTUGAL AND PORTUGUESE COLONIES - POSTAL HISTORY 1497 ` 1840-1960 carton with hundreds of covers and cards, from stampless to imperf. And perf. Issues on cover, souvenir sheets, flights, Postal Stationery, censored mail, all colonies represented, mixed condition, interesting lot, ex-Abraham Siegel ...... 2,500.00 ROMANIA 1498 ww 1954-1969 anti-Communist regime issues by the Romanian Immigrant groups in Europe and USA, collection of perf. and imperf. stamps and souvenir sheets, various subjects including Space, Europa, Unesco, Christmas, Anti-Hunger, Red Cross, mostly mounted and written-up on pages, n.h., fine-v.f., limited printings, seldom offered ...... 1,500.00

RUSSIA 1499 w/wwa 1930s-50s selection of blocks of four, including 1930 3r, 30k on 4k, Army and Navy, Be a Hero, Lermontov, Soviet Heroes, Medals, Bombers, Arms of the Soviet Union, 1949 Sports, Cinema, 1955 Pavilions, etc., hinged or n.h., fine-v.f...... 1,000.00

ST. PIERRE & MIQUELON 1500 ws 1941-42 balance of a specialized collection, mostly France Libre overprints, with singles, pairs, varieties of overprint, few used on pieces, better items include set of postage dues, Noel overprints and much more ...... 1,500.00

SAAR 1501 ws` 1920-1956 collection on pages with overprints including 10m, used and unused, complete except for a few high values and sets, with semi-postals, airpost, and officials, also few blocks, covers and small varieties, both Flood Relief souvenir sheets etc., mostly fine-v.f...... 750.00

1502 ws 1920-1956 collection of used and unused singles and sets on pages, also additional stock pages with all the better semi-postals, air post and few miscellaneous items, fine-v.f...... 1,000.00

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SCANDINAVIA - POSTAL HISTORY 1503 ` 1855-1960 carton with hundreds of covers and cards from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Greenland, both 19th and 20th century well represented, with many unusual items, especially used and unused postal stationery from all countries, dozens of items $100+ (some higher), flight covers, destinations, ship mail, censored and more, interesting and diverse holding, mixed condition, ex-Abraham Siegel ...... 2,500.00 SPAIN AND COLONIES 1504 (w)a 1850-1900 forgeries prepared by Miguel Segui (who produced forgeries in Barcelona in 1905), collection of 10,000+ stamps (mostly in partial sheets of 96), 100 (!) different, imperforate and perf. issues represented, including Cuba, Philippines, Fernando Po and others. An amazing group ...... 20,000.00

1505 w/ww 1950s-80s stock of many thousands on manila stock cards, apparently complete sets, various quantities of singles and large multiples, some older items incl. early Andorra etc., mostly n.h., fine- v.f...... 1,500.00 SPAIN AND COLONIES POSTAL HISTORY 1506 ` 1852-1950 hundreds of covers and carts in carton, from stampless to Spanish Civil War, postal stationery, Spanish Cuba and Philippines, Puerto Rico, various Colonies, wide range of issues, better frankings, destinations, flights, errors and more, mixed condition, mostly fine. An interesting lot, ex-Abraham Siegel ...... 1,000.00 SPANISH COLONIES 1507 ws 1902-2006 Andorra, Spanish Guinea, Spanish and French Morocco and Rio de Oro, substantial collection on pages, mostly unused, with many better set to 10p, also souvenir sheets, some unlisted items, mostly fine-v.f...... 1,000.00 SWITZERLAND 1508 sa 1854-1940 collection, mostly complete of used singles and souvenir sheets on album pages, with imperf. and perf. Sitting Helvetia, Standing Helvetia, Regular Issues, Semi-Postals, Air Post including C1-2, Postage Dues, Officials with Board of Trade, Society of Nations, International Labor Bureau to 10fr and others, souvenir sheets include Naba, Pro Patria, etc., with many expert certificates for appropriate items, few minor flaws noted, but generally fine-v.f. A nice collection .... 2,500.00

1509 wwa 1934-1951 souvenir sheets, collection of 16 different including NABA, various semi-postals, with the large block of four sheets of 1935 Pro-Patria (B80a), all n.h. and post office fresh, n.h., v.f., Mi. cat. 3,198 ...... (226/B206) 1,000.00 € 1510 a Semi-Postals. 1907-92 Pro Juventute and Pro Patria, collection of used souvenir sheets and blocks of four, mostly complete sets, fine-v.f., with many certificates for better items which might require expertization. A lovely collection for a specialist, seldom offered, Zu. SFr 31,000+ ...... 5,000.00 SWITZERLAND - POSTAL HISTORY 1511 ` 1855-1960 carton with 1,000+ covers and cards, with impressive representation of 19th Century, Rayons and Helvetias, souvenir sheets (including Naba), flights, postage dues, postal stationery and much more, with many better items which would normally be offered individually. A rare opportunity to obtain a comprehensive stock of Swiss postal history, mixed condition, please inspect, ex-Abraham Siegel ...... 5,000.00

1512 ` 1920s-60 box with hundreds of covers and cards, with Pro-Juventute and Pro-Patria FDCs in German, French and Italian, souvenir sheets (Lunaba etc.), first flight covers, special events etc., also some Liechtenstein, occasional duplication, mostly fine-v.f...... 5,000.00

1513 ` 1948-1949 Issues, group of 22 unaddressed, sometimes cacheted FDCs in all three languages, usually 2-3 of each, with Pro-Patria, Pro-Juventute, UPU and Imaba, fine-v.f., Zu. SFr 4,238 ...... 750.00

1514 ` 1948-1955 selection of 16 better, mostly cacheted, unaddressed FDCs, with regular issue, Pro- Patria and Pro-Juventute, German, French and Italian cancels, fresh and v.f. group, Zu. SFr 2,890 . 300.00

TANNU TUVA 1515 ws` 1926-1943 balance of a specialized holdings in two albums, with hundreds of used and unused, perf. and imperf. stamps, with complete sets included, inverted surcharges (Scott’s 31a), several examples of 15k on 6k orange (one with Sismondo certificate), numerous triangles, with nine covers (some duplication), 1943 Government Building and Arms, with vertical strip of five, etc., mostly fine or better ...... 2,500.00

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TRIESTE - ZONE A 1516 w/wws 1944-1953 collection on Bush album pages, with many errors and varieties including displaced and inverted “AMG VG” overprints, gutter pairs and blocks, position inscription blocks, Natale Triestino overprints, also additional stock cards with many additional complete sets (n.h.), with better Parcel Post, few covers etc., fine-v.f...... 1,000.00 TRIESTE - ZONE B 1517 ww 1949-1954 issues complete, with air post, postage dues, tax stamps, also perf. And imperf. Souvenir sheets, n.h., fine-v.f. (Sass.1-116, PA1/S18), cat. 2,200 ...... 500.00 € UKRAINE 1518 ws 1918-20 balance of a consignment, hundreds of used and unused stamps in albums, stock books and on pages, with Kiev, Odessa, Podilya and others, good variety, also selection of reference material, excellent nucleus for a starter collection of Ukrainian tridents ...... 1,500.00

1519 ws` 1946-1995 large lot in three stock books with hundred of labels, vignettes, covers etc., special events, Boy Scouts, Detention Camp issues, proofs and essays, propaganda items, other Cinderella etc., mixed condition, interesting lot ...... 500.00 VATICAN CITY 1520 ww 1929-92 collection on Scott’s album pages, apparently complete except for Scott nos.35-40, with Regular Issues, Air Post including Tobias, Special Delivery and Postage Dues, n.h., fine-v.f...... 1,000.00 YUGOSLAVIA 1521 s Air Post. 1949 100th Anniversary of the Railway System, perf. and imperf. souvenir sheets, 15 complete sets, plus additional imperf., all cancelled First Day of Issue (15 December 1949), mostly with gum, fine-v.f. (Mi.Block 4A+B), cat. 4,030 ...... 500.00 € WORLDWIDE 1522 ws 1840-1934 Europe and the Americas, extensive collection in four beautifully maintained and pristine Schaubek albums (1936 Lucke edition), with gilt edged pages, collected used or unused, comprehensive Germany, German States and Colonies, as well as Danzig and Saar; Italy, Italian States and Offices Abroad, virtually complete except the rarities, San Marino; Scandinavia with Sweden (unused 80o Varnamo, both 1924 UPU sets), Norway, Iceland; Greece, Hungary, Turkey, Netherlands and Netherlands Antilles apparently complete including all of the 5g and 10g values, France and Colonies (with 5+5fr Orphans), Belgium (Helmet and Red Cross sets), Great Britain (Victoria £1 brown, £1 green, also Edward and George V £1 green, all used); Americas with Argentina, Brazil, Canada, with other South American countries and occasional British Commonwealth, occasional faults noted among the classics, few reference items, mostly fine or better. An excellent old-time collection, inspection recommended ...... 7,500.00

1523 ws 1850-1960 United States and Foreign, old-time dealer’s (B.J. Miller Stamp Company) stock, housed in 16 cartons, in stock books, glassines, counter books, mint sheet files etc., better United States regular issues and commemoratives, used and unused, British Commonwealth, many sets to £1, Eastern Europe, especially Czechoslovakia including WWII Occupation Issues, Germany, France, Vatican, mixed condition, somewhat messy in places, worth careful inspection ...... 5,000.00

1524 ws 1900-1960 old-time dealer’s stock assembled in Scott’s Catalogue order in glassine envelopes (16 long boxes), with moderate quantities of many complete sets, singles and short sets from European Countries, British Commonwealth, South America and Asia, many sets $100+, strength in Italy and Colonies (1930s sets, many n.h.), Portuguese Colonies, Eastern Europe, British Omnibus sets, Australia, Canada and much more, some used, mainly l.h. or n.h., fine-v.f., substantial and useful lot, ex-B.J. Miller stamp company ...... 5,000.00

1525 w/wws 1920-1960 box with hundreds of mostly sets and souvenir sheets in glassine envelopes, usually better items (semi-postals and air post) from Eastern Europe (Bulgaria Sport sets; Poland B.I.E., Roosevelt, Na Skarb; Czechoslovakia 1925 Olympics; Hungary Madonna, Roosevelt, Stamp on Stamp, Bridge, UPU, plus others); Yugoslavia definitives, Bridge souvenir sheets, also Trieste Zone B; Russia, incl. souvenir sheets; Albania; Asia with Japan, Thailand, Korea; Middle East with Saudi Arabia, Iran, Syria, Yemen, Israel and Lebanon; Latin and South America incl. Haiti, Dominican Republic, Peru, Brazil, Argentina and many others, various quantities, mostly fine-v.f., some stuck down, so inspection is a must ...... 5,000.00

1526 w/ww 1930-1990 balance of a consignment, sets and souvenir sheets, selection in two stock books and loose, with United States, Liechtenstein, France, Portugal and others, mostly n.h., fine-v.f...... 500.00

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WORLDWIDE TOPICALS 1527 wwa 1970s-80s various issues, with Space, Airplanes etc., transportation related, with complete sheets, sets, varieties from South America, Middle East etc., n.h., v.f., high retail value ...... 500.00 WORLDWIDE TOPICALS - Animals on Stamps 1528 wwa 1970s-80s Prehistoric Animals, wholesale lot of perf. and imperf. sets and souvenir sheets, various quantities, mostly from Gulf States (Ajman, Fujera, Manama etc.), also Equatorial Guinea and others, n.h., v.f., owners catalogue value (Michel/Scott’s) $13,000 ...... 500.00 WORLDWIDE COVERS AND POSTAL HISTORY 1529 ` 1840-1960 carton with hundreds, many in cover albums, commercial and First Days, United States and Foreign, with better Austria including first issue, 1949-50 FDCs, France, Italy and Germany including Old States, Zeppelin covers (Germany C38,39x2), Switzerland with early semi-postals FDCs, Iceland, Netherlands, Great Britain (two Penny Blacks), British Commonwealth, Canada, some stampless, mixed condition, many useful items, please examine ...... 1,500.00

1530 ` 1840-1960 balance of Abraham Siegel stock of 5,000+ covers and cards, housed in 13 cartons (bankers boxes), assembled over a lifetime of collecting and philatelic trading by one of the most knowledgeable and respected postal historians, most areas represented and somewhat sorted, with Eastern and Western European countries, Latin, South and Central America, Asia and Pacific area, Russia and Russian Area, Greece, Belgium, Czechoslovakia and others. Here you will find everything from stampless to ship mail, destinations, rates and registry markings, censored mail, first flights, high values on cover, officials, postage dues, advertising covers, extensive used and unused postal stationery, propaganda cards, complete sets on cover, unusual combinations, some reference material and even a small group of stamps and items which need further research (Honduras Air Post, high catalogue value items which need to be expertized, etc.). Many of the covers are priced ($20-$500+), some with hand-written explanatory notes. It is apparent that every item had a purpose and this is truly a treasure throve and ideal for cover collector, dealer or reseller, mixed condition, inspection a must ...... 25,000.00

1531 ` 1841-1961 selection of 80+ covers and cards, with Zeppelin flights from Egypt, Austria, Germany, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Pioneer flights from USA, better frankings, several classic issues on covers, pre-philatelic and much more, mostly fine-v.f...... 3,000.00

1532 ` 1850-1960 United States and Foreign, old-time dealer’s (B.J. Miller) cover stock, many thousands housed in 12 cartons (bankers boxes), much Eastern Europe, especially Czechoslovakia, also Germany, France, Switzerland, Israel etc. In addition to those, there are 7 more cartons with quantities of Israel postal stationery and post office openings, occasional toning, mostly fine or better ...... 2,500.00

1533 ` Zeppelin Flights. 1929-36 small box with a selection of 75+ covers and cards, with Brazil, Iceland, Germany including high value frankings (South America, Polar Flight 4m etc.), mixed foreign items, postcards etc., ex-Abraham Siegel ...... 1,000.00

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