Sale No: 755
Lot No:213
Symbol:Cat No:1-12 & E1-2

Andorra (Spanish), 1928, Overprints, perf 13½x12½ or 12½x11½ 2c-10p complete (Scott 1-12 & E1-2), including both Special Deliveries, o.g., bright and fresh except very minor toning on the 50c ($18), Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $649
Suggested Bid $250-350 (Image)

Scott $649
Suggested Bid $250-350

Sale No: 755
Lot No:214
Symbol:Cat No:13a-22a

Andorra (Spanish), 1931-38, 2c-1p perf 11½ complete (Scott 13a-22a), o.g., Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $308
Suggested Bid $150-200 (Image)

Scott $308
Suggested Bid $150-200

Sale No: 755
Lot No:215
Symbol:Cat No:13-24, E3

Andorra (Spanish), 1928 Pictorials, 2c-10p perf 14 complete (Scott 13-24, E3), including the 20c Special Delivery, o.g., Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $375
Suggested Bid $150-200 (Image)

Scott $375
Suggested Bid $150-200

Sale No: 755
Lot No:216
Symbol:Cat No:31A

Andorra (Spanish), 1936, 40c dark blue, perf 11½x11 without control number (Scott 31A), o.g., never hinged, bright and fresh, Fine.
Scott $1,250
Suggested Bid $400-600 (Image)

Scott $1,250
Suggested Bid $400-6

Sale No: 755
Lot No:217
Symbol:Cat No:34A

Andorra (Spanish), 1936, 1p slate, perf 11½x11 without control number (Scott 34A), a remarkably choice left sheet margin single, o.g., never hinged, bright, fresh and well-centered, Extremely Fine, with a F. Graus, A.I.E.P. certificate,

This is the lower left stamp in the block of four on the certificate. The selvage adjoining this stamp had been damaged at the edge. That damage has subsequently been removed, leaving plenty of selvage and a beautiful example of this key Spanish Andorran stamp.
Scott $2,000
Suggested Bid $750-1,000 (Image)

Scott $2,000
Suggested Bid $750-1

Central America, 1893-95, Superb selection of Seebeck-era Hamilton Bank Note Co. plate proofs, wonderful and scarce assembly of five uniform-size Hamilton Bank Note Company sample cards, each bearing 11 stamps, for a total of 55 plate proofs on India from Honduras, Nicaragua, Salvador and Ecuador, all produced under the "Seebeck" contracts; one or two items faults, otherwise fresh, Very Fine, a choice, appealing group. Suggested Bid $600-800 (Image)

Suggested Bid $600-800

Sale No: 755
Lot No:503
Symbol:Cat No:2f

Argentina, 1858, Confederation, 10c green, diagonal bisect (Scott 2f), a choice example used on a folded letter from Tucuman to Rosario, the stamp neatly tied by "FRANCO" straightline cancel; harmless filefold away from stamp, Fine to Very Fine, a beauty.
Scott $725
Suggested Bid $300-400 (Image)

Scott $725
Suggested Bid $300-400

Sale No: 755
Lot No:504
Symbol:Cat No:$360

Argentina, 1930, Zeppelin overprint in green, 20c-3.60p complete, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine.
Michel C20-C24; €325 for hinged ($360). Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)

Suggested Bid $200-300

Sale No: 755
Lot No:218
Symbol:Cat No:B111a

Austria, 1933, 50g WIPA, granite paper, perf 12 (Scott B111a), a spectacular top right corner margin single (with full selvage) tied to Registered cover by WIPA boxed cancel, with similarly tied additional postage of 8gr Numeral (#310) and 20gr Dürnstein (#331); Exhibition Registry label below, and with proper backstamps; the cover all the more alluring in that it was sent from Heinrich Köhler to Alfred Caspary; a stunning piece from the age of philatelic royalty, wonderfully fresh and clean, Very Fine.
Michel 556C.
Scott $950
Suggested Bid $500-750 (Image)

Scott $950
Suggested Bid $500-750

Sale No: 755
Lot No:302
Symbol:Cat No:8

Italian States: Lombardy-Venetia, 1859, Franz Joseph, 3s black, type II (Scott 8), fairly well-centered with nearly full o.g.; paper just a bit yellowed with age, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. A nice, completely sound, example of this rare mint stamp, signed Kosack, Oliva and one other.
Michel 7 II a. Sassone 29; €32,000 ($35,870).
Scott $18,000
Suggested Bid $1,500-2,000 (Image)

Scott $18,000
Suggested Bid $1,50

Sale No: 755
Lot No:303
Symbol:Cat No:14

Italian States: Lombardy-Venetia, 1862 Franz Joseph 10s brown (Scott 14), large part o.g., strong bold color on bright fresh paper, Fine to Very Fine, an exceptional example of this rare stamp in outstanding quality, with 1990 Raybaudi certificate.
Michel 13. Sassone 34.
Scott $13,000
Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500 (Image)

Scott $13,000
Suggested Bid $1,00

Sale No: 755
Lot No:304
Symbol:Cat No:18

Italian States: Lombardy-Venetia, 1863, Double Eagle, 10s blue, perf 14 (Scott 18), several "skipped" perforations, o.g., hinge remnant, fresh and well-centered; shallow thin upper right corner (not mentioned on the accompanying certificate), otherwise Very Fine, with 1976 A. Fiecchi certificate.
Sassone 39; €25,000 ($28,020).
Scott $14,000
Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500 (Image)

Scott $14,000
Suggested Bid $1,00

Sale No: 755
Lot No:222
Symbol:Cat No:193//219 var.

Belgian Congo, 1950, Pictorials miniature sheets with UPU marginal overprints (Scott 193//219 var), a full set of 12 (eight inscribed Belgian Congo, four Ruanda-Urundi), plus an example of #219 var with overprint inverted; all sound with crisp corners; 30c Belgian Congo with stain at upper right of selvage, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine, a popular set.
Scott $3,000
Suggested Bid $1,500-2,000 (Image)

Scott $3,000
Suggested Bid $1,500

Sale No: 755
Lot No:219
Symbol:Cat No:54

Belgium, 1884, 1fr brown on greenish (Scott 54), a lovely, truly mint example, o.g., never hinged, Fine.
Michel 46; €750 for hinged ($840).
Scott $2,150
Suggested Bid $500-750 (Image)

Scott $2,150
Suggested Bid $500-7

Sale No: 755
Lot No:220
Symbol:Cat No:B69-B77 var.

Belgium, 1928 Orval Abbey complete, with private overprint (Scott B69-B77 var), o.g., lightly hinged, lovely set, the basic stamps crisp and bright, each bearing a sharp, clean "[Crown]/L/19-8-29" overprint, Very Fine, with 1983 Friedl certificate as #B84-B92.
Michel 235-243 var.

Produced for the laying of the first stone in the restoration of the destroyed Abbey; see footnote in Scott following #B83 .
Scott $650
Suggested Bid $250-350 (Image)

Scott $650
Suggested Bid $250-350

Sale No: 755
Lot No:221
Symbol:Cat No:B303-B304 vars

Belgium, 1942, Orval Abbey, 5F+15F souvenir sheets, overprinted (Scott B303-B304 vars), o.g., lightly hinged, both perforated and imperforate, fresh and clean, Very Fine, footnoted in Scott as being privately trimmed with overprinted "1142 1942" and ornament added, scarce.
Scott $1,000
Suggested Bid $300-400 (Image)

Scott $1,000
Suggested Bid $300-4

Sale No: 755
Lot No:506
Symbol:Cat No:326//340

Brazil, 1931-34, 10r//1000r "Aviation" and "Mercury" definitives, vertical imperf pairs (Scott 326//340), a splendid and exceptional scarce group (comprising Scott #326, 330, 332, 335-337 & 339-340; RHM #275, 279-280, 284-286 & 288-289), all on Scott watermark 222 paper, o.g., never hinged, generally Very Fine, fresh and sound. Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)

Suggested Bid $200-300

Sale No: 755
Lot No:507
Symbol:Cat No:406 var.

Brazil, 1934-36, 10000r claret "Education", thick laid paper, imperf-between (Scott 406 var), in a right margin vertical pair; pristine mint, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine, an eye-catching, very scarce variety. Suggested Bid $150-200 (Image)

Suggested Bid $150-200

Sale No: 755
Lot No:508
Symbol:Cat No:$450

Brazil, 1930, 5,000r Surcharges on 10,000r & 20,000r Zeppelins, o.g., lightly hinged, Very Fine.
Michel 4CL4-4CL5; €400 ($450). Suggested Bid $150-200 (Image)

Suggested Bid $150-200

Sale No: 755
Lot No:509
Symbol:Cat No:4CL1-4CL3

Brazil, Airmail Semi-Official, 1930, 5,000r-20,000r Zeppelins complete (Scott 4CL1-4CL3), block of 4, a pristine mint set, Very Fine.
Scott $595
Suggested Bid $250-350 (Image)

Scott $595
Suggested Bid $250-350

Sale No: 755
Lot No:510
Symbol:Cat No:4CL8-4CL10

Brazil, Airmail Semi-Official, 1930, "U.S.A." Zeppelins complete (Scott 4CL8-4CL10), block of 4, a pristine mint set, Very Fine.
Scott $725
Suggested Bid $300-400 (Image)

Scott $725
Suggested Bid $300-400

Bulgaria, 1881, 5s black & orange Lion of Bulgaria, background inverted (Scott 7a), an especially choice example of this very rare 19th century error, which only exists used; strong fresh colors and unusually well-centered for this typically tightly margined stamp; neatly cancelled, Superb, only a small number are known to exist, with this a true condition rarity, Ex-Cunliffe, signed P.Y. Karaivanoff, with his 1961 certificate.
Michel 7K. Suggested Bid $3,500-5,000 (Image)

Suggested Bid $3,500-5,000

Sale No: 755
Lot No:224
Symbol:Cat No:12a

Bulgaria, 1882, 3s orange & yellow Lion of Bulgaria, background inverted (Scott 12a), prior to 2009, most references in various Bulgarian stamp handbooks and catalogues held that this error only existed used, only nine of which had been recorded; this mint example is as fresh as the day it was printed, with bright vivid colors, excellent centering and full o.g. which is lightly hinged, Very Fine, a breathtaking example of this incredibly rare mint error—believed to be the only unused example, Ex-Cunliffe, with 1966 P.F. certificate.
Michel 14K. Suggested Bid $10,000-15,000 (Image)

Suggested Bid $10,000-15,000

Bulgaria, 1882, Lion Rampant, 3s orange & yellow, background inverted (Scott 12a), a brilliantly fresh used example with radiant colors on bright paper, attractively centered, and neat partial c.d.s. postmark, Very Fine, only nine used copies are believed to exist, this amongst the nicest, Ex-Cunliffe, signed P.Y. Karaivanoff, and accompanied by his 1961 certificate.
Michel 14K. Suggested Bid $3,000-4,000 (Image)

Suggested Bid $3,000-4,000

Sale No: 755
Lot No:379
Symbol:(Cat No:Q1

Chinese Provinces: North East Provinces, Parcel Post, 1948, $500,000 on $5,000,000 lilac (Scott Q1), without gum as issued, Post Office fresh with clean impression and crisp overprint; paper lily-white and sound, Very Fine, a tough stamp; Scott only prices this as CTO used ($180). Suggested Bid $500-750 (Image)

Suggested Bid $500-750