Excellent little collection on leaves with 1892-1908 large imperfs, parcel post, newspaper issues, 1909 types, 1939 values to 3a, 1937 Independence mint and used, then issues through to 1960's-70's mint and used. (500+) (Start Price = £60.00)

2a ultramarine 'Amir Habibullah Khan' issue, IMPERF, worn impression, a fine unused block of eight showing two TETE BECHE PAIR varieties across the central gutter. Fine & scarce multiple. (SG 157 variety) [US8] (Start Price = £16.80)

3s buff 'Parcel Post' issue, perf 12 a fine mint corner marginal block of nine with full O.G. and matched imperf block of nine unused without gum both showing large part papermakers watermark of 'Howard & Jones, London'. Couple of marks on one block otherwise fine. (SG P173b) [US8] (Start Price = £13.60)

EARLY COVERS. Interesting group of 7 items, starts with 1910 cover bearing SG 166 Kabul to Peshawar with transits.Then 5 x covers each bearing 1921-7 10p Rose (both types) with additional Indian 1a adhesives, various Kabul, Torkhum, Landikhana, Peshawa, Mazar-I-Sharif, Safar, circular or oval handstamps. Then scarce 1936 printed Registered cover with SG 225 tied Kandhar c.d.s. All written-up with details of transit marks, dates, etc. Rarely offered lot for specialist.Estimate is a conservative 'guess' (7 covers) [US3] (Start Price = £109.60)

Cover franked on reverse with 1921 10p rose (SG 176) tied by oval KABOUL cancel paying postage to Indian border. Addressed to PESHAWAR INDIA and taxed on arrival with LANDIKHANA DUE TWO ANNAS horseshoe marking, LANDIKHANA transit cds and PESHAWAR UNPAID arrival cds. Afghanistan did not join the UPU until 1st April 1928 hence the stamps of the country were only valid for internal mail. Few light tone spots. [US3] (Start Price = £18.40)

8a blue with blue overlay and 8a violet with bright blue overlay 'Republican' postal stationery airletters (H&G FG14 & FG14a) both fine unused examples. [US3] (Start Price = £8.00)

20a on 12a blue 'Dove & Globe' postal stationery airletter (Listed in Afghanistan Revisited by Wilkins & Divall, Page 44) used with KABOUL cds. Addressed to USA. Scarce commercial use. (Start Price = £20.00)