1919 Mourning Stamps for New Guinea, Samoa, Marianas x2 (one with Dry Ink Vignette) & Kiautschou, fine to very fine with large-part o.g.; plus Carolines & Marshalls both with no gum.
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Estimate AU$125
Opening AU$ 95.00
Sold...AU$ 95.00
Closed..Feb-24-2022, 02:00:00 EST
Sold For 95
Sale No: 7
Lot No: 1152
Symbol: PS
Batch of Postal Cards x16 & Reply Postal Cards x11 for various Colonies including New Guinea with GRI '2d.' on 5pf & '2d.' on 10pf and German 10pf with curved 'Nur fur Marine-Schiffsposten' Overprint, all superb unused. Sadly, they are all modern forgeries.
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CAMEROON: 1915 Cameroons Expeditionary Force 'C.E.F.' Surcharges '½' on 3pf to '5s.' on 5m Mi BB1-13 (SG B1-13), Cat €1000 (£1000+ for the individual stamps). [NB: the Gibbons figure of £50,000 for the set might be an error!]
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CAROLINE ISLANDS: 1900 56 Degree Overprints 3pf to 50pf (on piece) each with 'PONAPE' cds, 1900-10 Yachts 3pf to 5mk variously with cds of 'PONAPE' or 'YAP', the 5pf with 'TRUK' cds & the 2mk with the scarce 'ANGAUR' cds, a few problems in the low values & the 2mk is a bit aged, many with guarantee h/s, plus 1905 (May 12) usage of vertically bisected 10pf Typhoon Provisional on local 'Gruss von den Karolinen-Inseln' PPC, Cat €1320 (£1225 + the bisect).
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GERMAN EAST AFRICA: 1896-99 Overprints and 1901 Yachts (most with a hinge remainder but the 5mk is superb!) Mi 6-21 (SG 7-25), Cat €310 (£295).
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GERMAN EAST AFRICA: Various stamps with fine to superb cds of 'AMANI', 'BAGAMOYO', 'BUKOBA', 'DAR-ES-SALAAM' (two different), 'DODOMA', 'KILWE', 'MAHENGE', 'MOSCHI', 'TABORA' and '.../OST-/AFRIKA/LINIE', plus 1903 3p Postal Card to Germany with 'MOSCHI' cancel & 'TANGA' transit (the address & message obliterated).
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Estimate AU$75
Opening AU$ 105.00
Sold...AU$ 105.00
Closed..Feb-24-2022, 02:00:00 EST
Sold For 105
Sale No: 7
Lot No: 1158
Symbol: S=
GERMAN SOUTH-WEST AFRICA: Various stamps with fine to superb cds of 'GROOTFONTEIN', 'GUCHAB', 'JOHANN-MERECHTSHOHE', 'KEETMANSHOOP', straight-line 'Kuibis' on Wanderstempel, 'LUDERITZBUCHT' (two different), 'OKAHANDJA', 'OUTJO', 'SWAKOPMUND' (two different), 'WARMBAD', 'WINDHUK' and 'KuK FELDPOST/Nr 1', many on piece including two with anonymous railway manuscript cancels & another also with mss "Rossing/14 10 99".
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Estimate AU$100
Opening AU$ 75.00
Sold...AU$ 105.00
Closed..Feb-24-2022, 02:00:00 EST
Sold For 105
Sale No: 7
Lot No: 1159
Symbol: *O
Cat No: 11-19
KIAUTSCHOU: 1901 Yachts German Currency mint 3pf (toning) to 80pf & used 3pf to 80pf (the 25pf with trimmed perfs at top) Mi 5-13 (SG 11-19), Cat €290 (£320); also 1912 PPC ('Manchus Opium Smoking') commercial usage to Germany with 2c only tied by 'TSINGTAU/KIAUTSCHOU c ' cds, blemishes on the viewside.
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Estimate AU$175
Opening AU$ 135.00
Sold...AU$ 140.00
Closed..Feb-24-2022, 02:00:00 EST
Sold For 140
Sale No: 7
Lot No: 1160
Symbol: *
Cat No: 20 & 23
KIAUTSCHOU: 1901 Yachts German Currency 1mk red (minor blemishes) & 5mk carmine & black (small central thin) Mi 14 & 17 (SG 20 & 23), Cat €340 (£375).
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MARIANA ISLANDS: 1902 local commercial cover addressed in Spanish to the Governor with Yachts 3pf tied by superb 'SAIPAN/MARIANEN' cds, vertical fold & minor blemishes. A rare local usage. Ex Dr WH (Bill) Fee & Tim Rybak. [The Marianas were sold by Spain to Germany in 1899]
MARSHALL ISLANDS: 1899 'Marshall-Inseln' Overprints (ex 20pf) and 1901 Yachts 3pf to 5mk, 'JALUIT' cds of various dates, 2mk to 5mk with guarantee h/s, Cat €1350 (£1370).
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MARSHALL ISLANDS: 1901 Yacht set of 14 Mi #13-25, typical variable centring, the 3m & 5m expertised, 'JALUIT' cds; plus a second 20pf with very fine 'NAURU' cds; Cat €1000. A very attractive set.
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MARSHALL ISLANDS: 1901 Yachts 3pf to 5mk Mi 13-25 each with 'Specimen' Overprint, 3mk with rounded corner, mostly minor hinge remainders. Not expertised and offered "as is".
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MARSHALL ISLANDS: Japanese Occupation 1914 Yachts 10pf (very fine) & 80pf (minor faults) both with Red Chop of Paymaster K Tamura, large-part o.g. Separate Chris Ceremuga Certificates (2010). Very scarce but of problematic status.
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Sale No: 7
Lot No: 1169
Symbol: *OC
Cat No: Collection
POST OFFICES IN CHINA: Selection with 45 Degree Overprints 10pf *&U and 20pf used, 56 Degree Overprints set (the 50pf is used), 1901 'China' Horizontal Overprints mint to 80pf & used to 40pf, various Dollar Surcharges mint to $2½ on 5mk & used to $1 on 2mk, condition variable; plus 4c on 10pf Postal Card, and 1905 German real photo PPC (a terrific shot of a group of mostly German men in a large kitchen) with 'SHANGHAI/DEUTSCHE POST' arrival cds.
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Estimate AU$150
Opening AU$ 115.00
Sold...AU$ 270.00
Closed..Feb-24-2022, 02:00:00 EST
Sold For 270
Sale No: 7
Lot No: 1170
Symbol: C
POST OFFICES IN THE LEVANT: 1910 PPC ('...L'Horloge de Dolma-Bagtché') to Bohemia with 20pa on 10pf tied to viewside by 'CONSTANTINOPEL/ 3 / 4-5N /DEUTSCHE POST' cds with a superb strike on the address side.
SAMOA: Very fine large-part strike of the boxed 'BEZAHLT/[Kaiser]l DeutschePostagentur/[Ap]ia - 11-7-1895' (Friedemann Type 7) on German 20pf pair, some perf separation/reinforcing, Cat €180 on piece (2018).
SAMOA: 1900-01 Yachts 3pf to 5mk Mi 7-19 each with 'Specimen' Overprint, an unusually well centred set, some minor blemishes & the 25pf is thinned. Not expertised and offered "as is".
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SAMOA: 1900-01 Yachts 3pf to 80pf Mi 7-15 tied to philatelic registered cover to Germany by 'APIA/16.7.06/(SAMOA)' cds, red & black/white 'Apia (Samoa)' R label, superb 'HANNOVER' arrival b/s.
SOUTH-WEST AFRICA: 1897-1900 'Deutsch-/Südwest-Africa' Overprint on 50pf Mi #II, Richter guarantee h/s, lightly hinged, Cat €280. Unissued. [The 25pf & 50pf were prepared for release but never sent to the colony]
POSTAL HISTORY: 1923 (Apr 13) advertising postcard for AV Heyer Children's Toys with Posthorn 10pf & 50pf tied by 'STUTZERBACH/(THURING)' cds, Australian 'CUSTOMS DUTY/ ½ TO PAY'-in-oval h/s, vertical fold clear of the stamps & postmarks. Very attractive.
ZEPPELIN FLIGHTS: 1931 (July) plain cover with straight-line 'Mit Luftschiff Graf Zeppelin' h/s & superb semi-circle Polarfahrt cachet in rosine, to Bremen "bis Leningrad" with 'POLAR/FAHRT/1931' 2mk ultramarine tied by superb 'FRIEDRICHSHAFEN/24.7.31/(Bodensee) b ' cds, very fine 'PARAVION, ZEPPELIN/25VII31/LENINGRAD' 'zeppelin' d/s alongside, Michel Cat €430 on cover. Hans-Dieter Schlegel Certificate (2018; colour copy) peculiarly for this & two other covers including the next lot.
ZEPPELIN FLIGHTS: 1931 (July) plain cover endorsed "Graff Zeppelin/Fridrichshafen round tr[ip]" to New York with scarce franking of 'POLAR/FAHRT/1931' 4m brown tied by rubber 'LUFTSCHIFF/25.7.1931/GRAF ZEPPELIN' cds, semi-circle Polarfahrt cachet in rosine & Belgian 'BRISE-GLACE - MALYGUIN/27VII31/ARCTIQUE' cds both on the face and 'FIRST INTOURIST/EXPEDITION/1931 ICE-BREAKER MALIGIN' cachet in violet twice on the reverse, the flap torn on opening, Michel Cat €1100 on cover. Hans-Dieter Schlegel Certificate (2018) peculiarly for this & two other covers including the previous lot.
