Lot No Description Res.–Est. 500 Agriculture/Agriculture 15001 ENT U.S.A. (1864) Farmland. Postal stationery envelope (N) with corner advertisement for farm land near Philadelphia. "Good loam soil, highly productive for Wheat, Corn, Grass, Fruits and Vegetables." Prices are $25 to $35 an acre. Fascinating bit of agricultural history. .................. $30.00-- $25.00 15002 ENT U.S.A. (1874) Hoe. Interesting postal stationery envelope (N) with advertisement for some type of mechanical hoe, it reads:"The teeth of this machine drop in outward curves. It can be run much closer than any other, fairly hoeing any properly planted crop, and 10 acres a day, Then the ad just ends. Looks like only part of the entire ad was printed on the envelope. Perhaps there was supposed to be a picture also. Interesting!"" .................. $20.00-- $15.00 15003 ENT RUSSIA (1930) Farmer standing over fields. Illustrated postal propaganda card (O). Boosting Productivity! ..................................... $60.00-- $50.00 15004 ENT RUSSIA (1932) Tractors spraying fields. Insect pests. Illustrated postal propaganda card (O). ................................................. $60.00-- $50.00 15005 ENT RUSSIA (1932) Farming families at work. Illustrated postal propaganda card (O). Farmers, wives and children engaging in work. ................... $60.00-- $50.00 15006 ENT RUSSIA (1935) Man pointing at silo. Horse. Illustrated postal propaganda card (O). Take care of the collective farm! ............................. $60.00-- $50.00 15007 ENT U.S.A. (1935) Plow*. Seeder*. Sled*. Postal card with illustrated ad printed on back for agricultural implements. Scarce! ............................. $30.00-- $25.00 15008 EA FRANCE (1935) Workers in rice paddy*. Die proof in black signed by the engraver HERTENBERGER. This may be an essay of an unissued stamp. Small map of France in lower left corner. Interesting! ................................................................................ $200.00-- $160.00 15009 EA FRANCE (1940) Wheat harvest*. Die proof in black signed by the engraver. Scott No B104, Yvert No 466. Rare! ............................... $225.00-- $175.00 15010 EMA U.S.A. (1941) Corn syrup. Red meter cancellation on piece Pitney Bowes #103003: "Manufacturers of Fro-dex (corn syrup solids)." . $20.00-- $15.00 15011 EP AUSTRIA (1947) Wheat harvest. Black proof. Scott No B199, Yvert No 666. Vienna International Sample Fair. ................................ $20.00-- $15.00 15012 EA FRENCH MOROCCO (1948) Plane* flying over fields*. Die proof in black signed by the engraver GANDON. Scott No CB27, Yvert No PA66. $175.00-- $140.00 15013 MAX FRANCE (1949) Ceres*. Maximum card with First Day cancel. Scott No 624, Yvert No 841. Centenary of France's first postage stamp. ............... $50.00-- $40.00 15014 EMA U.S.A. (1952) Farm wagon*. Red meter cancellation on piece Pitney Bowes No 162626: "Electric Farm Wagons." . $15.00-- $12.00 15015 EMA U.S.A. (1955) Corn meal. Aunt Jemima*. Quaker*. Red meter cancellation on piece Pitney Bowes No 137018:"Quaker Aunt Jemima. The new-day corn meal with Fresh Corn Flavor." ....................................................................................... $20.00-- $15.00 15016 EL FRENCH WEST AFRICA (1956) Farming in Senegal*. Deluxe sheet. FIDES issue. Scott No 69, Yvert No 58. Hard to find! ...................... $30.00-- $25.00 15017 EL MAURITANIA (1960) Millet harvesting*. Deluxe sheet. Scott No 124, Yvert No 145. ...................................................... $20.00-- $15.00 15018 EL MADAGASCAR (1960) Rice*. Deluxe sheet. Scott No 314, Yvert No 349. Attractive! ...................................................... $30.00-- $25.00 15019 EL MAURITANIA (1962) Map*. Farm labor*. Deluxe sheet, 2nd anniversary of independence. Scott No 172, Yvert No 162. $20.00-- $15.00 15020 ND LAOS (1963) Plowing* and harvesting* in rice paddy*. Ox*. Beating rice*. Scott No 84a. Yvert BF No 28. Imperforate of Minisheet. **. Scarce! ..................................................................................................................... $100.00-- $80.00 15021 EL NIGER (1963a) Peanut cultivation*. Deluxe sheet. Scott No C31, Yvert No PA31. Not easy to find! ........................................... $25.00-- $20.00 15022 EL NIGER (1963c) Bags of peanuts*. Deluxe sheet. Scott No C33, Yvert No PA33. Not easy to find! ............................................. $25.00-- $20.00 15023 EA ALGERIA (1964) Tractor* plowing fields*. Die proof in brown signed by the artist FENNETEAUX with embossed seal in corner. Scott No 324, Yvert No 393. Die proofs of stamps produced by typography are very rare! ............................................................ $200.00-- $160.00 15024 EL UPPER VOLTA (1966) Crop rotation*. Deluxe sheet, rural education. Scott No 172, Yvert No 174. Hard to find! ................................ $25.00-- $20.00 15025 EL DAHOMEY (1973) Grain*. Gear*. Set of 2 deluxe sheets, Europafrica issue. Scott Nos C189-90, Yvert Nos PA192-3. Hard to find! .................. $20.00-- $15.00 15026 SPE JAPAN (1979)"Harvest"*. Modern Art series overprinted MIHON (specimen). Scott No 1366, Yvert No 1312. Lovely! ............................. $25.00-- $20.00 15027 SPE JAPAN (1981) Fish*. Grain*. Tree*. Agriculture & Commerce Ministry issue overprinted MIHON (specimen). Scott No 1452, Yvert No 1366. Hard to find! ................................................................................................................. $25.00-- $20.00 15028 SPE JAPAN (1993) Rice flower*. Agricultural research issue overprinted MIHON (specimen). Scott No 2220, Yvert No 2076. Not easy to find! .............. $20.00-- $15.00 15029 EL FRANCE (1996) Plants*. Hand holding tweezers*. Bloc gommé. Agronomic Research Institute 50th anniversary. Scott No 2522, Yvert No 3001......................................................................................................................... $90.00-- $75.00 15030 EP AUSTRIA (2001) Boat mill*. Black proof. Scott No 1838. ........................................................................................................ $15.00-- $12.00 See also:15435, 15479, 15538, 16288, 16406, 16426, 16442, 16629, 16838, 17830, 17834, 502 Alcohol/Alcool 15031 EMA U.S.A. (1940) Whiskey. Blue meter cancellation on piece National Postage Meter Co. #6009: "Schenley Light Bodied Whiskeys." . $20.00-- $15.00 15032 EL WALLIS & FUTUNA (1960) Kava ceremony*. Deluxe sheet. Scott No 155, Yvert No 157B. ................................................. $15.00-- $12.00 15033 EP GERMANY (1971) Bottle of booze*. Glass of wine*. Steering wheel*. Photo essay of unaccepted design for Accident Prevention series. Scott No 1077, Yvert No 556. ............................................................................................................ $75.00-- $60.00 15034 EP NIUAFO'OU (Tin Can Island) (1985) Natives preparing kava*. Cromalin proof in full color from the printer's archives. Kava is an alcoholic drink prepared from the kava shrub and widely used in Polynesia. Scott No 52, Yvert No 51. Only 2-3 exist. Very rare! ............................. $160.00-- $125.00 See also:15897, 16765, 504 Alcohol Beer/Alcool Bière 15035 EMA CZECHOSLOVAKIA (1937) Woman in native costume. Red meter cancel on envelope addressed to brewery in Dallas, Texas! "Malthanna. Milchspeiser & Katsche." ....................................................................................................... $40.00-- $30.00 15036 EMA U.S.A. (1940) Beer. Red meter cancellation on piece Pitney Bowes #72653: "Goebel, the premium beer at no premium in price." . $15.00-- $12.00 15037 ENT BELGIUM (1952) Beer*. Postal card, Publibel No 1189, with advertising for Lamot Pils. Nice! ................................................ $20.00-- $15.00 15038 EL FRANCE (1995) Stenay malt works*. Bloc gommé. Scott No 2458, Yvert No 2954......................................................... $110.00-- $90.00 506 Alcohol Wine Vineyards/Alcool Vin Vigne 15039 EP AUSTRIA (1995) Vineyard watchman's costume*. Black proof. Folklore & Costumes issue. Scott No 1672, Yvert No 1979. $20.00-- $15.00 15040 EP AUSTRIA (1995) Grapes*. Bonnet*. Black proof. Folklore & Costumes issue, Wachau, Lower Austria. Scott No 1673, Yvert No 1980. $20.00-- $15.00 See also:16348, 16957, 17756, The first price is the reserve. The second price is our estimate of the value of the lot. We cannot accept bids less than the reserve! Page 8 Lot No Description Res.–Est. 508 Animals/Animaux 15041 EA MAURITANIA (1940) Camel*. Tent*. Die proof in black signed by the engraver COTTET. Scott No 90, Yvert No 107. Rare! ...................... $100.00-- $80.00 15042 ESS MADAGASCAR (1954) Ring-tailed lemurs*. Trial color proof pair. Scott No C60, Yvert No PA77. .................................................................................................................. $60.00-- $50.00 15043 EA FRENCH WEST AFRICA (1955) Giant pangolin*. Die proof in brown signed by the engraver COTTET. Scott No 63, Yvert No 52. Rare! ........... $150.00-- $120.00 15044 ESS SOMALI COAST (1958) Warthog*. Trial color proof pair. Scott No 271, Yvert No 287. ..................................................... $30.00-- $25.00 15045 EP EL SALVADOR (1963) Raccoon (Mapache)*. Set of 4 imperforate progressive proofs printed on glossy paper and originally affixed to an archival sheet (number 697), labelled "Direction Général des PTT - Archive des Timbre-Poste Suisses et Étrangers. These proofs are from the archives