Great Britain, 1841, 1d red brown. Right margin single, o.g., wide margins showing portion of adjacent stamp at left, rich vibrant color, Extremely Fine and choice. Scott No. 3.
SG No. 8; £600 ($780). SG £600 ($780)
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SG £600 ($780)

Great Britain, 1841, 1d red brown. Lettered "PI", full margins except in at right, tied by Number 4 in Maltese Cross on multicolor Valentine entire from London to Fleetwood, Preston, reverse with London "FE - 23, 1844" despatch cds; Valentine from Sir Peter Hesketh-Fleetwood (1801-1866) to his wife back home; cover tear and wear, F.-V.F. and rare Numeral "4" Maltese Cross use. Scott No. 3.
SG No. 8; £1,500 ($1,950); Estimate $300 - 400. SG £1,500 ($1,950)
Est. $300-400 (Image)

SG £1,500 ($1,950)
Est. $300-400

Great Britain, 1883, Queen Victoria, 2s6d lilac on white paper, Anchor watermark. O.g. (h.r.), nicely centered, Very Fine. Scott No. 96 $625.
SG No. 178; £600 ($780). SG £600 ($780)
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SG £600 ($780)

Great Britain, 1884, Queen Victoria, £1 brown lilac, Imperial Crowns watermark. Barred oval duplex cancels, deep color; small natural paper wrinkle at right, otherwise Fine. Scott No. 110.
SG No. 185; £3,000 ($3,900). SG £3,000 ($3,900)
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SG £3,000 ($3,900)

Great Britain, 1934, King George V re-engraved "Seahorses", 2s6d to 10s complete. O.g., lightly hinged, rich vibrant colors, each with choice centering, an Extremely Fine set. Scott No. 222-224. SG No. 450/2.
S.G. Spec. No. N73-N75; £675 ($880). S.G. Spec. £675 ($880)
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S.G. Spec. £675 ($880)

Great Britain, 1929, £1 P.U.C. Full o.g., nice centering and margins, Very Fine and choice. Scott No. 209.
SG No. 438; £750 ($980). SG £750 ($980)
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SG £750 ($980)

Great Britain, 1929, £1 P.U.C. Left margin single, o.g., very lightly hinged, bold color, F.-V.F. Scott No. 209.
SG No. 438; £750 ($980). SG £750 ($980)
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SG £750 ($980)

Great Britain, Govt. Parcels, 1890, Queen Victoria, 1s dull green. Horizontal pair, o.g., never hinged, fresh with rich color, Very Fine, very scarce in never hinged condition. Scott No. O36.
SG No. O68; £1,400 for hinged ($1,820). SG £1,400 for hinged ($1,820)
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SG £1,400 for hinged ($1,820)

Cape of Good Hope, 1861 "Wood Block", 4d pale gray blue. Neat bar cancel, close margins, couple small thins, Fine appearance, with 2009 Sismondo certificate. Scott No. 9a.
SG No. 14a; £2,250 ($2,920). SG £2,250 ($2,920)
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SG £2,250 ($2,920)

Falkland Islands, 1891, Provisional Bisect, ½d on half of 1d red brown. 5 mint or used examples including on piece with no opinion APS certs, also Scott/SG #11, 11a in piece signed Bloch, sold "As Is". Scott No. 19E.
SG No. 14; Estimate $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

Falkland Islands, 1898, Queen Victoria, 2s6d-5s complete, overprinted "Specimen". Full o.g., matched centering, rich vibrant colors, a Very Fine set. Scott No. 20-21.
SG No. 41s/2s; £550 ($720). SG £550 ($720)
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SG £550 ($720)

Falkland Islands, 1929-36, Whale & Penguins, ½d-£1 complete. Full o.g., all fresh with rich colors, a Very Fine set. Scott No. 54-64.
SG No. 116/26; £700 ($910). SG £700 ($910)
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SG £700 ($910)

Falkland Islands, 1933, Centenary, 5s black & yellow. O.g., lightly hinged, choice centering and margins, bright and fresh, Extremely Fine, with 2019 P.S.E. certificate Graded (XF 90). Scott No. 74.
SG No. 136; £950 ($1,240). SG £950 ($1,240)
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SG £950 ($1,240)

Gilbert & Ellice Islands, 1943 (Sep. 5) Incoming Soldier Mail from Nagano, Japan. Japan 2s red postal card canceled by "Nagano, Iijima, 18.9.5" cds (5 Sep 1943) addressed to "c/o Yokosuka P.O. U66 U223, Takei Part, Kimura Party", the Naval address code of U66 = Tarawa, red "Military Mail" chop handstamp; minor card creases, Very Fine and rare incoming use to Tarawa.
Estimate; $300 - 400.

Just over two months after this card was mailed, the Battle of Tarawa was fought on 20-23 November 1943. Of the 3,636 Japanese in the garrison, only one officer and sixteen enlisted men surrendered. Of the 1,200 Korean laborers brought to Tarawa to construct the defenses, only 129 survived. All told, 4,690 of the island's defenders were killed. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

Hong Kong, 1867 (Apr. 8) Shanghai, China from U.S.S. "Wachusett" to Fisherville, N.H. via Hong Kong. With enclosed April 1st and 2nd letters, blue Shanghae (4.8.67) origin backstamp initially rated 1/10½ changed to 1/9½ (1s9½d) plus 1d colonial credit, bearing Hong Kong QV no watermark 18¢ and CC watermark 4¢ and 24¢, each canceled by Hong Kong "B62" grid paying the 45¢ half-ounce rate to U.S. via Southampton (46¢ paid as Hong Kong did not then issue odd-cents denominated stamps), reverse with Shanghae (4.8.67) blue origin and Hong Kong (4.12) transit backstamps, carried by P&O Cadiz from Shanghai Apr. 9th to Hong Kong arriving Apr. 12th, then P&O Emeu from Hong Kong (Apr. 15) to Galle arriving Apr. 30th, then P&O Candia from Galle May 2nd to Suez arriving May 17th, overland in Egypt from Suez to Alexandria, P&O Nyanza from Alexandria May 19th to Southampton arriving May 31st, red London Paid (5.31) transit and matching "5/Cents" credit h.s. to U.S. for domestic postage, carried by Cunard Line Persia from Queenstown Jun. 2nd to New York arriving Jun. 13th, red "New York, Br. Pkt. Paid, Jun 13" exchange arrival cds; some edge wear, slightly rough opening at left, Very Fine and unusual cover from a U.S. ship in Chinese waters with a nice three-color franking, with 1991 Holcombe certificate.
Estimate; $2,000 - 3,000.

The sender notes that they had been six or seven hundred miles into the country, having been to Hankow, Kiukiang and Chinkiang.

The U.S.S. "Wachusett" was commissioned in March 1862 during the Civil War and was sent to China in March 1865 originally to search for the Confederate commerce raider C.S.S. "Shenandoah." It stayed on to track down outlaws and pirates who were harming American interests, then attempted to enter Korean waters to investigate the demise of the U.S.S. "General Sherman" before returning to the U.S. for its February 1868 decommissioning. Est. $2,000-3,000 (Image)

Est. $2,000-3,000

Hong Kong, 1891, Queen Victoria, 10¢ purple on red, horizontal pair. Crown CA watermark. Tied by "Hong Kong, Ap 3, 95" cds's on U.S. 1887, 2¢ green corner card entire to Fresno, Cal., manuscript "Per S.S. "First Steamer"" endorsement, reverse with partial S.F. transit and receiving cds's; small cover opening tear at bottom, Very Fine, an unusual usage of a U.S. postal entire. SG No. 38. Yang No. 40.
Scott No. 44; Estimate $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

Hong Kong, 1938-52, King George VI, 1¢-$10 complete. Full o.g., strong colors throughout, a Very Fine set. Scott No. 154-166A.
SG No. 140/162; £1,100 ($1,430). SG £1,100 ($1,430)
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SG £1,100 ($1,430)

India, 1928, King George V, 25r orange & blue, watermark inverted. Bottom right corner margin single, o.g., never hinged, bright and fresh, well centered; small tone spot on gum in margin only, Very Fine and choice, a scarce position single in never hinged condition. Scott No. 125 var.
SG No. 219w; £375 for hinged ($490). SG £375 for hinged ($490)
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SG £375 for hinged ($490)

India & States, 1870s (Aug. 30) Poopoocottah, India to Worcester, Mass. Cover bearing India 1a violet, 2a orange (12, 23) tied by fancy "M" grid cancels, matching "Poopoocottah, Aug 30" origin backstamp; reverse with Bombay (9.3) and "Too Late" framed handstamp along with Sea Post Office (9.4), New York (10.7) transits and Worcester (10.7) arrival cds; interesting long missionary letter; some edge wear, F.-V.F., with 2010 Weiss certificate.
Estimate; $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

Cape of Good Hope - Mafeking, 1900, Sgt Mjr Goodyear, 1d blue on blue. O.g., paper hinge remnant, rich color, Fine.
SG No. 18; £1,200 ($1,560). SG £1,200 ($1,560)
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SG £1,200 ($1,560)

Mauritius, 1926, Arms of the Colony, 20¢ purple. Multiple Script CA watermark, pane of 60, brownish o.g., never hinged, full sheet and gutter margins, bold color; some perf separations in margin, F.-V.F. Scott No. 178.
SG No. 221; £510 ($660). SG £510 ($660)
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SG £510 ($660)

Natal, 1857, Embossed, 6d green. Neat "Natal, Post Office" oval cancel, clear to large margins, discernible embossed design, Very Fine, very scarce, with 1948 R.P.S.L. certificate. Scott No. 2.
SG No. 5; £1,100 ($1,430). SG £1,100 ($1,430)
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SG £1,100 ($1,430)

Natal, 1859, Embossed, 1d rose. Tied on small piece by neat grid cancel, ample to large margins, discernible embossed design, Very Fine, a very scarce and seldom offered first issue, with 1984 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 6.
SG No. 2; £1,900 ($2,470). SG £1,900 ($2,470)
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SG £1,900 ($2,470)

German WW2 Issue for India (Azad Hind), 1943 Azad Hind issues, perf & imperf complete. Mostly in corner or sheet margin format, includes the three better 1r+2r imperf issues, o.g., never hinged, a Very Fine set.
Michel No. I A/X A, I B-X B; €1,421 ($1,580). Michel €1,421 ($1,580)
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Michel €1,421 ($1,580)

Somalia, 1923, 25c-4l Parcel Post issue complete. Full o.g., strong colors, a Very Fine set.
Scott No. Q10-Q15; $740. Scott $740
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Scott $740