Surcharged on Turkish 'Fixed Fees' Revenue Stamps 1916 (May 7): 2½ d. on 1 pi. violet & buff, perf. 12, typewriter surcharge 'G.R.I. / Postage' in red and value '2½ / Pence' below in red, an unused example of excellent centering and colour, minor diagonal gum bend of no significance, superb large part og. An exceptional example of this great rarity, with just 25 stamps issued. Cert. BPA (1972) Gi = £ 8'000.rnProvenance: Corinphila sale 80, 24-31 March 1990, lot 5122; Robson Lowe, London, 22 May 1996, lot 1043.rnNote: Manuscript notation on the certificate, where Peter Holcombe states: "20 made (4 known used). Only 10 or so still recorded". (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image)

Typewriter Issue, Lined Paper. Initialled by Lieutenant Commander H. Pirie-Gordon RNVR 1916 (May 7): ½ d. mauve on pale green lined slightly tooned paper, an unused example with large margins all round, initialled in red, showing variety "G.R.I. Double", with the second imprint under LONG ISLAND, unused without gum as issued. Small thin and minor bends with fingerprint on face, nevertheless a fine example of a very rare and seldom seen stamp, just 140 stamps were issued (in all colours) of the ½ d. value. Cert. BPA (1982), BPA (2019) Gi = £ 2'750. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

Typewriter Issue, Lined Green Paper. Initialled by Lieutenant Commander H. Pirie-Gordon RNVR 1916 (May 7): ½ d. mauve, on pale green lined paper, a fine unused example with large margins all round, initialled in red, with variety '7 for &' in 'Postage & Revenue' (position unknown), unused as issued. Just 10 examples possible, a very rare stamp. Cert. BPA (2019) Gi = £ 7'000.rnrn (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

Typewriter Issue, Thin Paper. Initialled by Lieutenant Commander H. Pirie-Gordon RNVR 1916 (May 7): ½ d. black, on thin horizontally laid paper, a fine unused example with good margins all round, initialled in red, variety 'postage' for 'Postage' (Row 3, Stamp 2) unused as issued. An extremely rare stamp: just 237 examples in the three colours were issued, just 2 examples with the error can exist in black. Cert. BPA (2019) Gi = £ 6'500.rnProvenance: Collection Marquess of Bute, Roibson Lowe, London 20 May 1959, lot 268; Spink, London, 4 Feb 2004, lot 337. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

Typewriter Issue, Thin Paper. Initialled by Lieutenant Commander H. Pirie-Gordon RNVR 1916 (May 7): 1 d. mauve, on thin horizontally laid paper, a fine unused horizontal pair with good margins all round, initialled in red, left stamp with variety '7 for &' in 'Postage & Revenue' (Row 3, Stamp 3), some rust spots, unused as issued. An extremely rare multiple. Cert. BPA (2019) Gi = £ 4'600.rnProvenance: Harmers, London, 8 July 1999, lot 1072. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

Typewriter Issue, Thin Paper. Initialled by Lieutenant Commander H. Pirie-Gordon RNVR 1916 (May 7): 1 d. blue, on thin horizontally laid paper, a fine unused example with good to huge margins all round from base of sheet, initialled in red, slight aging and wrikle at left but with variety "ONR" for ONE PENNY (Row 5, Stamp 2) unused as issued. An extremely rare stamp with position defined by the margin. Signed Stanley Gibbons. Cert. BPA (2019) Gi = £ 3'000.rnProvenance: Harmers, London, 8 July 1999, lot 1073. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

Typewriter Issue, Thin Paper. Initialled by Lieutenant Commander H. Pirie-Gordon RNVR 1916 (May 7): 1 d. red, on thin horizontally laid paper, a fine unused example with large margins all round, initialled in red, minor aging but with variety "ONR" for ONE in ONE PENNY, with double dots at lower left corner, unused as issued. A very scarce stamp. Signed Stanley Gibbons. Cert. BPA (2019) Gi = £ 3'000.rnProvenance: Harmers, London, 8 July 1999, lot 1074. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

Typewriter Issue, Thin Paper. Initialled by Lieutenant Commander H. Pirie-Gordon RNVR 1916 (May 7): 2½ d. black, on thin horizontally laid paper, a fine unused example with large margins all round, initialled in red, unused as issued. An extremely rare stamp: just 80 examples in the three colours were issued, 20 examples (one sheet) being in black. Cert. BPA (2019) Gi = £ 3'250.rnProvenance: Spink, London, 4 Feb 2004, lot 349. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

Typewriter Issue, Thin Paper. Initialled by Lieutenant Commander H. Pirie-Gordon RNVR 1916 (May 7): 2½ d. mauve, on thin horizontally laid paper, a fine unused example with large margins all round, initialled in red, spaced 'Po stage', unused as issued. Ironed creasing but an extremely rare stamp: just 80 examples in the three colours were issued. Signed Saatchi. Cert. BPA (2019) Gi = £ 7'500.rnProvenance: Spink, London, 4 Feb 2004, lot 351. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image)

Typewriter Issue, Thin Paper. Initialled by Lieutenant Commander H. Pirie-Gordon RNVR 1916 (May 7): 6 d. black, on thin horizontally laid paper, a fine unused example with good margins all round, initialled in red, slight central hinge, pinhole and aging but with variety SIXPENCE for SIX PENCE (Row 1, Stamp 2-3) unused as issued. An extremely rare stamp: just 8 examples possible. Cert. BPA (2019) Gi = £ 7'000.rnProvenance: Harmers, London, 8 July 1999, lot 1075. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1916: Group of two stamps with Typewriter Issue, initialled by Lieutenant Commander H. Pirie-Gordon RNVR 1916 (May 7) 1 d. blue, on thin horizontally laid paper, a fine unused example with large to huge margins all round, initialled in red; and 6 d. black, on thin wove paper, a fine unused example with good margins all round, initialled in violet indelible pencil, both unused as issued and signed Peter Holcombe Gi = £ 1'150. (Image 1) (Image)

1935: First American Rocket Flight Experiment at Astoria/NY by William S. Sykora on September 22nd., Registererd envelope from first firing bearing rocket label in dark blue as well as US postage 14 c. blue and 3 c. purple (Scott Nos. 565+773), addressed to Brooklyn and showing additional L2 'Rocket And Mail- Damaged By Explosion', a rare item - only 28 damaged pieces recovered (out of 250) Ellington-Zwisler = $ 750/Hopferwieser = nicht katalogisiert. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1936: Rocket experiments USA - Mexico by Keith E. Rumbel, lot both labels in unused blocks of four and six related envelopes, furthermore seven modern space covers of 1959/66, few labels and some documents, in good condition and arranged on album pages. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9) (Image)

1961/66: Lot 15 envelopes referring to various US Space Missions, 14 of them bearing original signatures of astronauts as Neil Armstrong, Dave Scott, Alan B. Shepard, Frank Borman, James Lovell, Leroy Gordon Cooper, Scott Carpenter, Walter M. Schirra and some others, good condition and arranged on album pages. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9) (Image 10) (Image)

1847: 10 c. black, ample to large margins all round, tied by red circular grid cancel to 1849 outer letter sheet, with red "EASTPORT APR 1 Me" cds. in red alongside, mailed to Boston. Cert. Philatelic Foundation (2003). (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image)

1847/51: 5 c. red-brown on bluish, 10 c. black on bluish and 1851 3 c. orange-brown Type 1; used examples of fine appearance with good margins all round, minor imperfections with wrinkle on the 10 c., the first issue cancelled by circular red grid handstamps, the 3 c. by New Orleans cds. Certs. Moorhouse (2005) for two Scott = $ 1'300+. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1861/62: Patriotic envelope bearing 1 c. blue, scissor separated at left with portion of adjoining stamp, 3 c. rose and 12 c. black (2) cancelled by circular PAID handstamps in black on 1863 cover to Vienna, Austria carried on the Cunard Steamer "Africa" (and not the 'Asia' as endorsed), with circular 'BOSTON BR. PKT. / 7 PAID / APR. 22' in red on front and on reverse, thence via Belgium with framed AACHEN / FRANCO transit in redand reverse with Vienna arrival (May 8) and five further datestamps as the Post Office searched for the addressee. A few minor imperfections due to journey and handling but a most attractive and rare usage. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

U.S. Postal Agency in China 1921 (Jan 21): 30 c. on 15 c. tied by “U.S. Postal Agency, Shanghai, China, R.D.” oval registry handstamp on registered cover to Rotterdam, some toning, purple “U.S. Postal Agency Shanghai, China, Sta. A, Registered Jan. 29, 1921” double-circle datestamp on reverse, New York registry transit cancel, also arrival backstamp (March 8, 1921). Fine, a very rare usage. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1843/1988: Collection several hundred stamps used/unused or in mint condition, starting with four stampless envelopes, one small Valentine of 1851, seven envelopes 1862/69 to the same address in Dresden/Prussia (mixed quality), some high values as Omaha $ 1.-, Pan American exhibition 1901 in Buffalo 5 c. and 8 c. on registered envelope to Locarno, single stamps, pairs, blocs of four, coil stamps, colour shades, pre-cancelled items, airmails, souvenir sheets, booklets, modern combination sheets etc., mainly in good condition and nicely arranged in eight albums, the whole packed in a large removal box. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9) (Image 10) (Image 11) (Image 12) (Image 13) (Image 14) (Image 15) (Image)

1847/1982: Lot several hundred used stamps, incl. some better values as No.1, furthermore precancelled stamps, perfins, stationery clips stationery envelopes, various cancellations etc., mostly in good condition and housed in total 14 albums and stockbooks, the whole arranged in a large box. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image)

1870/2010: Collection several hundred stamps used/unused or mainly in mint condition, incl. single stamps, blocks of four, souvenir sheets, few full sheets and booklets, high face value and housed in three albums, in addition two stockbooks with used duplicats, all arranged in a box. (Image 1) (Image)

1926/60c.: Large album with unused in multiples, 1926 10 c. blue Airmail in Plate blocks of four or six unused, 1935 Trans-Pacific Airmail plate blocks, 1939 Airmail 30 c. blue in a plate block of six, 1960's Flag Issue in complete sheets, Philippines 1950's Miniature sheets and a few covers etc.rn (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9) (Image 10) (Image 11) (Image 12) (Image 13) (Image 14) (Image 15) (Image 16) (Image)

1858/1960: Lot 126 lettersheets, envelopes. postcards and postal stationery items, the latter ones partly uprated, incl. six stampless items, diff. frankings and special cancellations, sent to various destinations in the USA and in Europe incl. Switzerland, good to mixed condition, neatly arranged in two albums with descriptions. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9) (Image 10) (Image 11) (Image 12) (Image 13) (Image 14) (Image 15) (Image 16) (Image 17) (Image 18) (Image 19) (Image 20) (Image 21) (Image 22) (Image 23) (Image 24) (Image 25) (Image 26) (Image 27) (Image 28) (Image 29) (Image 30) (Image 31) (Image 32) (Image 33) (Image 34) (Image 35) (Image 36) (Image 37) (Image 38) (Image 39) (Image 40) (Image)

1874/1902: Four US inland stationery postcards used abroad incl. three 1874 cards 1 c. brown with additional 1 c. blue definitive, all tied by fancy mute handstamps, one sent to Switzerland with rare "NEW YORK PAID ALL / SEP 2 / VIA BREMEN" handstamp (Winter 255) in red, listed only from June to Aug. 1874, another two cards to Germany, one with "NEW YORK Br TRANSIT" in red, 1902 1 c. black stationery with 'Trans-Mississippi International Exhibition' print on reverse sent to Sta CRUZ DE TENERIFA (CANARIAS) via MADRID with US postage due '5 cents' and Spanish 'M / 0,10', in addition a French picture postcard franked with 10 c. stationery cut out, directed to Santa Cruz de Tenerife but 'MISSENT TO NEW YORK' and 'MISSENT, SANTA CRUZ, CAL.' (Image 1) (Image)

1880/1990: Large accumulation of postal stationery items used and mainly unused, incl. envelopes of various sizes, cards and wrappers, beneath the official US mail also some items from private forwarders as Wells Fargo, Boyd's City Post, New Jersey Express Company and some others can be found, mostly in good condition and nicely arranged in total nine albums, the whole packed into a large removal box. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image)