1871. 1288 Tiger's Head Issue, Sanar, Plate B, pos 2+5 in vertical pair, unused, two smal pin holes, two small ink stains on reverse and horizontal crease in-between, a rare pair, signed G. Bolaffi and certificate A. Diena (1968) (Image)

1872. 1289 Tiger's Head Issue, 6 Shahi reddish purple, pos. 3 in a plate of four, a large margined unused example, fresh deep shade, very fine and rare. Certificate A. Diena (1968). (Image)

1872. 1289 Tiger's Head Issue, 1 Rupee reddish purple, pos. 2 in plate of four, a very large margined unused example, fresh deep shade, very fine and rare. Certificate A. Diena (1968). (Image)

Kingdom of Afghanistan lot with 11 banknotes, comprising 4x 5 Rupees SH1298 (1919) P.2a (F-/F), 50 Rupees SH1298 (1919) P.4 (F- with small tears), 5 Afghanis ND(1926-28) P.6 (VF+, laminated), 10 Afghanis ND(1926-28) P.8 (VF), 2x 10 Afghanis SH1307 (1928) P.9a (F-, laminated) and P.9b (F/F-), 50 Afghanis SH1307 (1928) P.10a (VF, laminated) and 10 Afghanis "Baccha i Saqao" Revolution Issue P.12(F). Very interesting lot. (11 pcs.) (Image)

100 Afghanis SH1318 (1939), P.26a, still nice with a few small margin splits and several folds, Condition: F+. (Image)

1871. 1288 Tiger's Head Issue, Shahi, Plate B, pos. 7, unused, very fine & rare, signed G. Bolaffi. (Image)

1871. 1288 Tiger's Head Issue, Shahi, Plate B, pos. 3, used with red "seal" cancel of Kabul, small thin and corner crease, still fine and scarce, signed G. Bolaffi. (Image)

1871. 1288 Tiger's Head Issue, Shahi, Plate C, pos. 14, without bite and with m/s "Tamma" and red seal, on reverse of cover with adjacent PESHAWAR CITY RECG cds in blue, also boxed UNPAID/SORTING, and transit or arrival marks of Jhelum, Rawulpindee and Deena, fresh and rare without bite. (Image)

1871. 1288 Tiger's Head Issue, Sanar, Plate C, pos. 2 tied by real "seal" cancel, on reverse of cover from Peshawar to Khoulm, scarce cancel, certificate A. Diena (1968), (Image)

1871. 1288 Tiger's Head Issue, Sanar, Plate D, pos. 8, cancelled by bite on reverse of cover from Peshawar to Kabul, fine. (Image)

1871. 1288 Tiger's Head Issue, Sanar, Plate D, pos. 1 cancelled by bite on reverse of cover from Peshawar to Khulm, fine. (Image)

1871. 1288 Tiger's Head Issue, Sanar, Plate B, pos. 11 tied by pen cancels on reverse of cover from Kabul to Taskkurghan, very fine, signed G. Bolaffi, certificate A. Diena (1968) (Image)

1871. 1288 Tiger's Head Issue, Abasi, Plate D, pos 7, unused, light crease at bottom, signed G. Bolaffi. (Image)

1872. 1289 Tiger's Head Issue, 6 Shahi reddish purple, used with black "seal" cancel from Peshawar, touched but a very rare cancel, signed G. Bolaffi, certificate A. Diena (1968) (Image)

1873. 1290 Tiger's Head Issue, unused trio comprising Shahi Plate A, pos. 2 with ornaments and two Shahi singles in slightly different shades, respectively Plate B pos 24 and poss 18, small faults, still fresh and fine, all signed G. Bolaffi. (Image)

1875. 1292 Tiger's Head Issue, four unused singles being Sanar in black, Abasi in Black and two Abasi in violet (different shades), a fine and fresh group, mostly signed or with certificate. (Image)

1876. 1293 First Post Office Issue, issued in Kabul: Unused selection of the issue in grey comprising of two Shahi, Abasi, ½ Rupee and 1 Ripee, mostly very fine and signed, mounted on album page.

1876. 1293 Tablet Issue, unused selection of the "Tablet Issue" comprising of 5 singles. Black singles of Sanar, Abasi, ½ Rupee and 1 Rupee. Purple 1 Rupee (2), ½ Rupee, Abasi and Sanar, cert. for Abasi violet, mostly fine. (Image)

1877. 1294 Second Post Office Issue, issued in Kabul: Unused selection on album page comprising "94" Shahi, "1294" Shahi, Sanar, "94" Abasi, "1294" Abasi, ½ Rupee and 1 Rupee, genral very fine, mostly signed G. Bolaffi and A. Diena.

1877. 1294 Second Post Office Issue, issued in Jalallabad: Unused selection on album page comprising "94" Shahi, "1294" Shahi", Sanar, "94" Abasi, ½ Rupee and 1 Rupee, general very fine, mostly signed G. Bolaffi and A. Diena.

1877. 1294 Second Post Office Issue, issued in Jalallabad: COMPLETE SHEET (Plate A). The different values in yellow in a complete sheet of 40 examples on laid paper, comprising of 25 ex of Shahi (four with "1294" and 21 with "94"), 8 ex of Sanar, 3 ex of Abasi, 2 ex of ½ Rupee and two 1 Rupee, signed G. Bolaffi, certificate A. Diena- (Image)

1877. 1294 Second Post Office Issue, issued in Turkestan: complete set of five values Shahi, Senar, Abasi, ½ Rupee and 1 Rupee, generally very fine signed G. Bolaffi and A. Diena.

1898, 2 Abasi Black on rose tied by barred "CANCELLED" handstamp in red on registered cover front, scarce. Certificate A. Diena (1968) (Image)

1924, 2 x 10 pa rose 'royal star', tied by native oval dater Kaboul, on reverse of envelope addressed to Plauen in Germany. On the frontside India 3 x 1 A dark-brown KGV (obligatory postage for mail to foreign destinations) tied with transit cds PESHAWAR CITY, 12.SEP.24.
Attractive cover in F/VF condition. (Image)

1925, INCOMING MAIL: Germany 5 Pf green 'eagle' (Mi.356) and 10 Pf blue-green 'v. Stephan' (Mi.368), mixed franking on picture postcard from Berlin, 12.3.25, addressed to Kaboul, on the frontside 10 pa rose, tied by native oval dater, to pay the domestic postcard rate, alongside arrival cds. F/VF condition, signed Diena. Foreign postcards sent to Afghanistan in the pre-UPU era are very scarce! (Image)