1893 Constantinople Provisional '40 PARAS' h/s on ½d vermilion, error opt partly DOUBLE with '40' fully double & 'PARAS' partially double, tied by oval barred 'C' pmk (for Constantinople) on First Day of Issue cover to England with 'British PO FE 25 93 Constantinople' & 'Middlesbrough 5 MR 2 93' arrival b/s. VF. SG 7 cat £360+ on cover, plus premium for FDC & for unlisted double opt! Holcombe photo-opinion. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

1902-05 '80 PARAS' opt KEVII 5d dull purple & ultramarine opt SPECIMEN type GB16. VF fresh M. SG 9s. Very rare with this specimen type. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

1905 'LEVANT' opt KEVII set ½d to 1/-, opt SPECIMEN type GB17. Superb MLH. SG L1s-L10s. Extremely rare - this very set was previously sold in 2012 for $2400. 2012 Ceremuga photo cert. (10). (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$2,500

1906 Beirut Provisional KEVII 1Pi/2d. F-VF MNH, never hinged original gum, evenly sl tropicalised. SG 15 cat £1500 for M, should be at least double, £3000 MNH. Any genuine examples are rare, only 600 printed & majority used, while this is the 2nd MNH example we have ever offered - previous one we had sold for $4400 in auction 348. 1979 RPSL photo cert, while diff new cert can be obtained on request. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$2,000

1909 KEVII Surch set 30pa on 1½d to 5Pi on 1/- opt SPECIMEN type GB17. Superb fresh MNH. SG 16s-21s. Extremely rare - this very set was previously sold in 2012 for $3800. 2001 BPA photo cert. (5). (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$2,500

1911-13 '12 PIASTRES' opt KEVII 2/6 dull reddish-purple, ordinary paper, Somerset House printing opt SPECIMEN. VF fresh MNH. SG 33s (normal cat £65 M, so £130 MNH). Extremely rare - this very example was previously sold in 2012 for $1200. 2012 Ceremuga photo cert. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$900

1916 Salonika provisional 'Levant' opt KGV ½d green, error opt DOUBLE both equally strong & characteristically overlapping. Superb fresh MLH. SG S1a cat £4500. Extremely rare, only 1 row of 12 believed printed. Exp Bloch & Stanley Gibbons, while certificate can be obtained on request. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$5,000

1916 Salonika provisional 'Levant' opt KGV 6d reddish-purple, vert pr, error top stamp opt OMITTED. VF fresh MLH appearance, tiny repaired tear at left basically invisible. SG S6a cat £2250. Very rare & spectacular error of which only 2 rows of 12 believed printed. Certificate can be obtained on request. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,500

1921 LEVANT opt KGV 6d dull purple on chalked paper. VF fresh top marginal MNH. SG L22 cat £24 for M, should be at least double, £48 MNH. (Image1)

Estimate AU$50

1921 opt KGV set 2d to 2/6 inc extra 2/6 shade. VF fresh MLH. SG L18-24 £140. (8) (Image1)

Estimate AU$100