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WORLDWIDE STAMPS AND POSTAL HISTORY continued...

MALAYA continued...

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1861

NJ2

#NJ2, 1942 4c Green postage due, with Japanese Occupation chop in brown, bottom right corner margin block of four, rich color, slightly toned o.g., mild gum crease affects the bottom stamps, very fine; 1965 BPA certificate (S.G. #JD18a; £200+). (Image)

$500.00+

SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction

1862

S.G. #JD20 footnote

S.G. #JD20 footnote, 1942 8c Yellow postage due, with "Dai Nippon 2602 Malaya" overprint, bright color, brown o.g., fine; an elusive stamp that was never issued; 2000 BPA certificate. (Image)

£600

SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction

MALTA

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1863

#65, 1919 10/- Black St. Paul, strong fresh color, o.g., lightly hinged, a fine example of this scarce and key stamp of the country; signed A. Diena and accompanied by a 1977 RPS certificate (S.G. #96; £3,250). (Image)

$3,500.00

SOLD for $2,500.00
Will close during Public Auction

MARIANA ISLANDS

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1864

16a

#16a, 1899 50pf Red brown, 48 degree overprint, exceedingly bright and fresh, light Saipan c.d.s. cancel, faint crease, otherwise a fine example of this scarce stamp; clear 2011 APS certificate (Michel #6I). (Image)

$2,750.00

SOLD for $475.00
Will close during Public Auction

MEXICO

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1865

C74S

#C74S, 1935 20c Amelia Earhart, with "Muestra" overprint, top right corner sheet-margin single, nicely centered and fresh, l.h. in the selvage only, the stamp n.h., very fine; a rare "Specimen", which is actually offered with less frequency that the issued stamp. (Image)

Est. $500-750

SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction

1866

C74S

#C74S, 1935 20c Amelia Earhart, with "Muestra" overprint, o.g., h.r., tiny wrinkle at bottom, otherwise very fine and scarce; 1980 MEPSI certificate. (Image)

Est. $400-500

SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction

1867

C74S

#C74S, 1935 20c Amelia Earhart, with "Muestra" overprint, o.g., h.r., fine and scarce; 1980 MEPSI certificate. (Image)

Est. $400-500

SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction

1868

C74

#C74, 1935 20c Amelia Earhart, fresh and well centered, o.g., l.h., very fine; signed Bloch and Elliott and accompanied by 1976 PF certificate. (Image)

$3,250.00

SOLD for $2,100.00
Will close during Public Auction

1869

C74

#C74, 1935 20c Amelia Earhart, bottom sheet-margin mint single, signed by Amelia Earhart diagonally across the stamp, rich color and very fresh, o.g., n.h., faint vertical crease at right, otherwise very fine; one of only two examples we are aware of that was autographed by Earhart; signed Economist and initialed by Sidney Barrett and accompanied by 1980 MEPSI certificate. (Image)

$6,000.00+

SOLD for $5,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

1870

C74

#C74, 1935 20c Amelia Earhart, an impressive and highly desirable top right corner margin mint block of four, being exceptionally well centered throughout, as well as marvelously bright and fresh, o.g., never hinged, extremely fine and handsome; with only 300 stamps overprinted, it is doubtful that more than three or four block remain intact today, with this most likely being the finest; each stamp signed Kessler. (Image)

for singles $24,000.00

SOLD for $8,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

NATAL

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1871

#3, 1857 9p Blue embossed, full margins, strong paper color, crisp embossing, large part original gum, very fine.

All of the 1857 Natal Embossed values are scarce or rare, but when they do make their infrequent appearance of the market they are invariable in used condition. Only a tiny number of unused or mint copies have ever been certified and nearly all of those have been the Three Pence value. The stamp has a long storied history. It was first declared genuine in 1956 by Robson Lowe, who signed the accompanying BPA certificate at that time. Since then it has graced some of the most important British Commonwealth collections ever assembled. It remains unpriced in both Scott and Stanley Gibbons, due to its infrequent appearance at public auction.

An important rarity of the British Commonwealth, or the whole world for that matter. Accompanied by 1956 BPA, 1973 Alberto Diena and 2007 Brandon certificates; ex-Bowlby, "Midas", Melat and "Samos". (S.G. #6). (Image)

Est. $40,000-50,000

SOLD for $55,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

NEPAL

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1872

1883 British-Indian Post Office in Nepal, stampless cover entering the mails in Kathmandu with a "Nepal/21 NOV 83" (Hellrigl Ty. B25) departure datestamp on reverse addressed to Princess Nara Jang Shah and Hani Jung Shah of Jajarkat in Benares (for they had been exiled here), postage due boxed handstamp (Ty. B57) applied with ms. "1a" and "Second Dely./Benares City/24 NOV" arrival datestamp both on reverse, cover with a few insect holes but otherwise fine; 1984 Hellrigl certificate. (Image)

Est. $200-300

SOLD for $100.00
Will close during Public Auction

NICARAGUA

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1873

J36-41P

#J36-41P, 1898 1c-50c Postage dues, composite proof sheetlets of seven, two, one in green, the other in blue with the values obliterated by hand in black, both mounted on card, minor soiling from mounting, fine and rare. (Image) (imagea)

Est. $200-300

SOLD for $260.00
Will close during Public Auction

1874

Corn Island covers, group of five covers comprised of three franked by the 1900 Mt. Momotombo issue, one by a 5c from Bluefield to Corn Island and two by two 2c and a 2c bisect (in a strip of three) to Bluefield, and two covers to Bluefield franked with provisional adhesives made on Corn Island in 1903 by embossing a government seal on ruled paper with manuscript 5c rate, all tied by oval Corn Island datestamps, very fine; also includes and 1877 letter from the British Consulate at Bay Islands and Truxillo, a very scarce group; the Corn Islands, along with the eastern half of present-day Nicaragua, was a British protectorate from 1655 until 1894, a period when the region was called the Mosquito Coast, at one time, the islands were frequented by Caribbean pirates, in 1894 the Nicaraguan government claimed the area. (Image)

Est. $200-300

SOLD for $450.00
Will close during Public Auction

NORTH BORNEO

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1875

S.G. #D5c

S.G. #D5c, 1895 5c Black and vermilion postage due, perf. 14½x15, double overprint, unused, brilliant colors, fine; a scarce error; 1995 BPA certificate (Scott #J3 var.). (Image)

£800

SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction

1876

J6a

#J6a, 1895 12c Blue and black postage due, double overprint, cancelled-to-order as are all known copies, well centered and fresh, small thin spot, very fine appearance; clear 1989 BPA certificate (S.G. #D8a; £400). (Image)

$325.00

SOLD for $170.00
Will close during Public Auction

1877

J50-53 var.

#J50-53 var., 1939 2c-8c Postage dues, Japanese occupation "Fu Kan Shi" overprint cplt., each in sheet-margin blocks of four, fresh colors and a bold overprint on these scarcely seen occupation stamps, o.g., n.h., very fine; these are believed to have been used to seal registered mail containing valuables such as cash along the flap and were not valid for postage. (Image)

Barefoot £400

SOLD for $110.00
Will close during Public Auction

NORTHERN RHODESIA

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1878

J3b

#J3b, 1952 3p Black postage due, St. Edward's Crown watermark error, single error contained in a block of six, exceptionally fresh, o.g., n.h., there is a very faint pencil outline of the watermark error on the gum, very fine (S.G. #D3ac; £350+) (Image)

$300.00+

SOLD for $190.00
Will close during Public Auction

PALESTINE

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1879

S.G. #D1a, D2a, D4a

S.G. #D1a, D2a, D4a, 1923 1m, 2m and 8m Postage dues, imperforate from proof sheets, each in a horizontal pair, large margins, 1c o.g., 2c no gum, 8c o.g., n.h., 2c with minor printing smear, very fine and scarce (Scott #J1 var., J2 var., J4 var.). (Image)

£915

SOLD for $280.00
Will close during Public Auction

1880

J1b

#J1b, 1923 1m Bister brown postage due, horizontal pair, imperforate between, right sheet-margin pair, o.g., h.r., small thin in the selvage and right stamp with sealed tear at top, fine appearance; a rare error (S.G. #D1b; £1,200). (Image)

$1,300.00

SOLD for $130.00
Will close during Public Auction