1946 (October 10) Manchukuo Surcharges, two mint blocks of four, each with lower sheet margins and full never hinged gum. One is 1y on 6f crimson rose and the other is 5y on 12f deep orange. Upper right stamp in each block with "zuo" printed more boldly, lower left stamp of each block with incorrect character "ji" (Yang type AD16, 18a) and "nian" printed more boldly. Catalogue values are for regular stamps (no varieties) and no gum only. (Image)

Scott $ 380

1888 5c greenish yellow Imperial Dragon, Watermark Yin-Yang Symbol, used with blue and black cancels, very fine and not often offered. (Image)

Scott $ 140

1888 5c greenish yellow Imperial Dragon, Watermark Yin-Yang Symbol, used with black cancel, with a few short perfs, still very fine. (Image)

Scott $ 140

Group of Four Souvenir Sheets, all mint never hinged, with Scott #s 283a, 385a, 457 and 564a (this one comes with souvenir folder included). (Image)

Scott $ 440

1940 Daisetsuzan National Park Souvenir Sheet of four, mint never hinged, small crease at bottom, still very fine and comes with commemorative folder. (Image)

Scott $ 325

1940 Kirishima National Park Souvenir Sheet of four, mint never hinged, very fine and comes with commemorative folder. (Image)

Scott $ 325

1946 Postal System Anniversary Imperforate Souvenir Sheet of four, mint never hinged, very fine. (Image)

Scott $ 150

1912-50 1/6t green First Issue, on Native Paper, an unused (no gum, as issued) full sheet of 12, quite fresh and very fine for issue and accompanied by a 2011 Geoffrey Flack certificate. (Image)

Scott $ 480

1920 1/6t green First Issue, on Native Paper, Printed with Shiny Enamel Paint, an unused (no gum, as issued) block of nine, with wrinkles and creases, cut into at top left, fine. Also comes with a very fine used single from the same printing but in a different shade. Michel #1cy, €420. (Image)

Scott $ 580

Collection of Mint and Used First Issues, two #2, two #3 singles and a block of four, eight #4, two #5 and one #6. Each stamp is identified as per cliché number and Scott number, and our catalogue value is for cheapest shade or any other variety. A nice group which is all scanned online. (Image)

Scott $ 1,010

Collection of ½t violet First Issue, with a mix of mint and used, all sorted and identified by cliché number, including #1 (x3), 2 (x2), 4, 6 (x2), 9 (x4), 10, 11 (a single and a pair) and 12. Also includes a lovely copy of cliché 2 on large cover piece (with Club Darjeeling backflap) tied by a blue Lhasa cancel as well as an unused cliché #4 accompanied by a 2011 Geoffrey Flack certificate. Scott catalogue value is for cheapest shade or variety and is for 5x used copies and 14 unused. (Image)

Scott $ 835

1914 8t carmine rose Lion, on Native Paper, an unused (no gum, as issued) lower left horizontal pair, very fine. (Image)

Scott $ 330

1933 2 Trangka Yellow Error of Colour, (instead of scarlet), a sheet margin horizontal pair, unused and described by Waterfall as #197. Singles usually sell for $200 each, and a block of nine brought $1,350 (plus 10%) at an 1988 Alevizos auction. This is one of the rarest shades of the 1933 issue, very fine. (Image)

Est $ 200

Group of Two Unused 1/2tr Lion Full Sheets, both with setting III, one is Replicate #2 (accompanied by a reproduction of the sheet with its cliché positions). This is the scarcest value of this issue in sheet form. (Image)

Est $ 200

1950s 2/3 tr bright indigo Lion Imperforate, Setting IVd, complete unused sheet of 12, being an until recently unrecorded sub-setting of this value. The cliché arrangement is setting IV but is quite unlike any previously recorded sub-settings. Printed in bright indigo on silky Chinese paper, it is thought to be the last printing of this value and dates from the late 1950s. During the middle 1950s there was no call for a stamp of this value and it is believed that the stock of this value ran out, thus necessitating another printing. In all likelihood these were printed in the late 1950s after the Tibetan Post Office stopped carrying mail, but before it was officially closed by the Chinese. It is believed that three values (1/2, 2/3 and 1tr) were printed in this period. A few sheets cancelled Lhasa Type IV are known, and even fewer unused ones. Scarce. (Image)

Est $ 200

Group of Three Unused 2/3tr Lion Full Sheets, with dark blue setting III replicate #5 (with 2000 Sergio Sismondo certificate), grey-blue setting IV (Waterfall #136, Bibbins IVa.2, with 2009 Geoffrey Flack certificate) and dark blue setting II (Waterfall #130, with 2009 Geoffrey Flack certificate). All very fine. (Image)

Est $ 250

Group of Three Different Used Lion Full Sheets, with a 2/3tr bright blue (W-137, setting IVb, with sub setting cliché#9 at top left shifted), 2tr bright scarlet (W-192, setting IIb, a late 1954 printing on silky Chinese paper) and a scarce 4tr green (setting Id from 1945-47, the first printing to show the "E" flaw on cliché #7). Each has Type VIII Lhasa c.d.s. cancels and very fine. (Image)

Est $ 200

Group of Five Unused 1tr Lion Full Sheets, with a bluish red sheet (setting II, with 2009 Geoffrey Flack certificate), a deep orange vermilion sheet (Setting III, flat ink, with 2009 Geoffrey Flack certificate), a vermilion sheet (setting IV), a scarce light brown orange sheet (setting IV Waterfall #165) and an orange vermilion sheet (setting III, always blotchy printing, with interesting pre-printing crease). A nice group, accompanied by enlarged photos showing different clichés and settings. (Image)

Est $ 350

Group of Five Unused 2tr Lion Full Sheets, with a deep rose red sheet (setting IIb, pin-perforated and accompanied by a 2005 Geoffrey Flack certificate) a scarlet sheet(setting 1b, with 2005 Geoffrey Flack certificate), an orange sheet (setting IIa, with 2005 Geoffrey Flack certificate), a red-orange sheet (setting Ib) and a dull red sheet (setting IIb, circa 1955, Waterfall #194). A lovely group which includes enlarged pictures showing the different settings and clichés. (Image)

Est $ 350

Group of Six Unused 4tr Lion Full Sheets, with a grey-green sheet (setting II, with bottom right stamp larger Scott #18 and 18a), a yellow-green sheet (setting II, with bottom right stamp larger, on Chinese silky paper and with a 2005 Geoffrey Flack certificate), two sheets of setting Ie (with slightly different papers and shades, both accompanied by 2008 and 2009 Geoffrey Flack certificates), a yellow-green sheet (setting Id, or at least very similar to setting 1d but with cliché 9 slightly bent to the left) plus another setting II sheet. Accompanied by enlarged scans showing setting and cliché positions. (Image)

Est $ 400

1974 Two Sets of Government in Exile Local Issues, the first set, featuring the Dalai Lama is in never hinged corner plate blocks of four, and the second set features wild animals in sheet margin singles. Also comes with a description of these plus a cover mailed from Lasa to Lhasa in 1971 franked with a pair of China (PRC) #1070 (small faults). (Image)

Est $ 50

1945 Group of Official Stamps, all unused (no gum, as issued) with Scott #O1 (very fine with four margins, owner paid $450), O2 (lower right horizontal pair, with constant plate variety on right stamp Cliche #12 being that the bottom hook in the left panel faces left rather than right), O2 (block of 6 from left of sheet, being one half of complete sheet), O3 (cut to frame, margin at bottom), O4 (cut to frame, margin at bottom, owner paid $511), O5 (upper left corner single, with lovely pre-printing crease). A rarely offered group, unpriced in Scott. (Image)

Est $ 300

1952 Set of 5 Telegraph Stamps, all unused, with 2 copies of the ½ sang yellow and one copy each of the other values. Also includes a used 1 snag value cancelled by a 7 line "serpiginious" (description used by R. Lowe) parallel lines in violet. A rarely offered group and very fine. (Image)

Est $ 200

Group of 1911 Chinese Offices in Tibet Issues, with a used Scott #1 on piece, with Yatung cancel (Type C3), very fine ($45), a mint hinged bottom gutter pair of Scott #2, very fine ($55), a mint never hinged block of 6 of Scott #4, with gutter strip at right, very fine ($165), a mint bottom block of 6 of Scott #7, with five never hinged stamps, very fine ($420). Also includes a group of four useful genuine stamps with forged overprints. (Image)

Scott $ 685

Extensive Collection of Forgeries in Two Albums, with a total of 74 items, mostly panes and large multiples but also some singles. Accompanied by enlarged scans of the items to help identify the differences between the real and the forged. Includes many types including lithographic, crude, different papers used, such as "glistening" or "native-like", cliche differences (or lack of differences), perforated forgeries, and much more. We have scanned 9 random pages to give an idea. A great addition to any of the other Tibet lots offered here. (Image)

Est $ 1,500