AFGHANISTAN 'BACK OF THE BOOK' COLLECTION. 100s of nearly all 19th century stamps neatly arranged and annotated on quadrille pages, including some exceptionally rare material from the 19th century onwards with items such as 1871 fiscals 50 to 2000 abasi, followed by 1882 mauve revenues for taxes levied, then issues Amir Abdur Rahman Khan including a rare tete-beche pair 7th May 1890 (mss 9-17-1307), onto 1882 100 rupees including purple and pink pelure papers, through to 1000 rupees, again tete-beche pair as well as combination India – Afghanistan types A and C used on piece 9th June 1891 (1 – 11 – 1308), multiples for Protection of Hindus, line pairs for Mahsul Noqra daulat Khudadad Afghanistan, Toll Tax for sheep, Octroi duty on hats, again all 1890s, through to a colorful range of ‘mihrabs’ of 45 different, mint and used, specifically for 1892 retail sales tax, through to biscuit paper for oil revenue and a very impressive 1 abasi tete beche multiple block of 6 for diverse taxes, further 1892 import taxes, on to 1899 large Octroi duty on silk good including pairs on different papers, followed by further 1899 large types, then multiples of Kandahar caps, through to further blocks of 1899 for ladies headbands, various errors on printing again 1899 through to 20th century, including a little postal history and collateral, as well as various early blocks of four for various fiscal purposes. Extraordinary in scope and irreplaceable.(see online scans)

CV. 10,000-15,000

AFGHANISTAN 'TIGER' ISSUES SPECIALIZED COLLECTION. A fascinating and highly specialised collection of the Sher Ali series (the kingdom of Kabul tiger heads), well written up on exhibition album leaves. Beginning with two items of postal history, the first a front featuring the top two rows of the late #1-6 with #6 ornament roughly restored, the second, a scarce cover with multiple postmarks. Then there is a plate study of the Sher Ali Lions of 1290, focusing on plate A complete with unused and used stamps, the used occasionally on piece with some particularly attractive examples. Next is a further study with only used examples including numbers 2 and 5 cancelled by pen stroke and bite, followed by an even more specialised study of plate A with an exceptional block of 6 unused, as well as a pair, then another attempted plate reconstruction, mostly unused again including multiples of 6 and pairs, followed by a particularly attractive cover to Amritsar bearing Shahi black (1290), position 8 on sheet of fifteen, cancelled by cutting with scissors, backstamped ‘Peshawar War city Rec House’, ‘Rawulpindee Sep 11’, Umritsur 12 Sep’ and indistinct boxed ‘unpaid sorting’, the last strike indicating that Afghan stamps were not valued for postage within India. Finally, there is a page dedicated to early impressions and retouches of the ornament, including a rare block of 10 with the left hand side of the sheet with a worn impression before retouch, watermark Leschallas at the top, inverted and reversed. Also present, Masson and Jones ""The Postage Stamps of Afghanistan" (1908), A collection the likes of which would be near impossible to assemble today, an absolute must for the serious collector of Afghanistan. (see online scans)

CV. 7,500-10,000

AFGHANISTAN 1960s/70s ISSUES MINT ACCUMULATION. Many 1000s of mint NH sets and singles mostly in full sheets, good number of different and with many attractive topicals, NH, few minor faults but generally fresh and F-VF (owner's Scott $28,000+)

CV. 1,500-2,000

AFRICA ASSORTMENT. mostly better sets and singles on sales sheets in two counter books, mostly post-1950s with best value in Algeria, Burundi (note 590-600 NH), Cameroun, Chad gold-foils, Comoro Isl, Congo, Egypt, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Togo, Upper Volta, etc., includes imperfs and some deluxe proofs, colorful topicals, etc., mostly F-VF, substantial retail value. 

CV. 1,500-2,000

COLONIAL AFRICA COLLECTION. An unusual collection of the colonies of GB, France, Portugal and Spain in a very well filled Lighthouse album, includes Abyssinia, leading on to Sudan, Dahomey, Gabon, Liberia, Tanzania, Tanganyika, Cameroons, Mali, Madagascar, Mauritius, Upper Volta, Central African Republic, Chad, South Africa, Tunisia, Belgian Congo, Basutoland, British Bechuanaland, St Helena, British Somaliland, Burundi, Gambia, Gold Coast, Cape of Good Hope, Uganda, British Post Offices in Morocco, British East Africa, Orange Free State, Nigeria, Nyassaland, Nigeria, North and Southern Rhodesia, Zanzibar, Seychelles, Sierra Leone , South West Africa, Swaziland, Transvaal, British Tangier, German colonies with various Kaisers yachts, Eritrea, Mayotte, Alexandria, Algeria, Reunion, Port Said, Angola, Funchal, Port Guinea, Azores, Ponta Delgado, Spanish Guinea, Ifni to name a few!, some better throughout with a little postal history as well as some non-Scott listed, mostly F-VF, makes for an interesting viewing. 

CV. 1,500-2,000

AFRICA COUNTRY COLLECTIONS. colonial and independent countries on Scott pages in 6 albums with issues to the 1970s for Burundi, Central African Republic, Congo (in its various incarnations), Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Malagasy, Mali, Morocco, Ruanda-Urundi, Rwanda, Somalia and Sudan, some better issues plus many attractive topicals, mostly F-VF. 

CV. 600-900

INDEPENDENT COUNTRIES OF AFRICA COLLECTION. mostly mint in three Scott albums with best from former French African countries, Ethiopia, Ghana, Liberia, Malawi, UAR, etc., many colorful topicals, mostly F-VF

CV. 400-600

Havana to Miami, Signed First Flight, Havana Cuba, Oct 28 1927 slogan cancel ties imperf pairs of 1c, 2c, 5c Cuban stamps to Cuba Foreign Pioneer AAMS #3, signed by both pilots "Wells" and "Musick", VF,.ex-Krupnick

CV. 100-150

TO #1211, to Warsaw Poland, New York,Jun 27 1934 machine cancel ties 2c U.S. stamp to cacheted cover carried on the monoplane "NR797-W 'Warsaw'" by the brothers Benjamin and Joseph Adamowicz, shortage of fuel outside of Caen forced landing where after refueling they continued on to Warsaw where 5Gr Polish stamp was added, signed by both brothers, VF. 

CV. 100-150

ALBANIA ASSORTMENT. Interesting run of material in two stock books with several 1000s beginning with the primitive eagle types of 1913 and an intense study of the 1914s different settings on the overprints, through various non-Scott listed interesting small overprints, also seen over inked regular definitive issues of the 1920s through to overprints of the same with some scarce items and airmails noted, the wreath overprint on the President Zogu issues inc different ovpts, various different S/S, nice assortment of postage dues, second volume some better sets from the 1930s but is primarily post WW2 Albania with lots of complete sets, usual mixed condition with some typical dubious overprints in the early issues, mostly F-VF, well worth a close look.

CV. 1,500-2,000

Algeria 1939 UPU Convention Presentation Book, various commemorative and postage due issues in an attractive illustrated pamphlet, Very Fine and scarce

CV. 200-250

FRENCH ALGERIA STOCK. substantial stock of 1000s from the first issues of 1924 through to the EA overprints, much NH and in complete sets, with Mersons to high values in quantity, followed by the 1936/39 views with key 10fr olive brown and rose (2), the 1936/41 issues with key denominations, commems of the 1930s again in complete sets, the 1940s well rounded stock with nothing in excessive quantities incl 341-43, 344-47,  362-64, 365-68 all NH, some unusual non-Scott listed material as well as airmails, also note some errors and varieties, finally the semi-postals through to early independent Algeria, good range of revenues, etc., usual mixed condition, VG-VF 

CV. 1,500-2,000

ALGERIA 1940s/50s IMPERFORATES SELECTION. 31 different incl commems, definitives, charity, airmail, etc., NH, Very Fine (see online scans)

CV. 300-400

70P, 1888 3c Celman, Trial color proofs, four different Hennan proofs on transparent paper in caremine, blue and brown plus the issued color, each about 37x44mm, Very Fine

CV. 100-150

794, 1966 Rio de la Plata S/S, lot of 2,000, NH, Very Fine (no photo; Scott $2,200)

CV. 100-150

ARGENTINA COLLECTION, 1858/1974. impressive collection of nearly all pre-1940s issues in a couple of stock books and some miscellany on quadrille pages, very strong in classic issues incl specialized group of 1858/60 Confederation and 1862/63 Republic issues incl multiples, powerful section of perf and imperf Rivadavia, 92-105 mint, 173 mint, 374-92 mint (2), 452 mint (2) and used, useful airmails incl C1-19 mint (3), C19 NH, C20-28 mint (3), C29 mint with PF cert, C30-34 mint (6), C35-37 mint (4), etc., duplication throughout incl shades, usual mixed condition, VG-VF (see online scans)

CV. 6,000-9,000

ARGENTINA COLLECTION to 1979. Well filled Scott album with multitude of better sets and singles as 13 used, 30-32 used, 140 mint, 142 mint, 173 mint, 201-03 mint, 367-68 mint, 389-90 used, 452 mint, 459-66 mint, 470-72 mint, 500 mint, 538-40 mint, 599-618 mint, mostly complete mint 1954-79 incl charity issues and air mails ( most NH after 1966), B1-9 mint, C1-19 mint, C20-24 mint, C30-34 mint, useful group of the official department issues, etc., mostly F-VF, well worth a close look. 

CV. 1,000-1,500

ARGENTINA COLLECTION, 1873/1960. 100s of mostly mint in a Scott album with better through out incl (mint unless otherwise noted) 86, 87-88 used, 140, 160-73, 215-30, 418-50, 452, 459-66, 468c-d, 485-500, 523-40, 599-618, B1-11, useful officials incl nice section of the departmental overprints, generally fresh and F-VF, view to appreciate (see online scans)

CV. 600-900

ARGENTINA COLLECTION, 1930s/90s. 1935/92 good deal complet and mostly NH on homemade pages in two Scott albums (also note some FDC), highly complete for period with numerous sets, S/S, later mini-sheets, etc.,  accompanied by three stock books with additional 1960s/80s Flower issues plus some 1990s NH sets and singles plus S/S, 1960s/90s shade varieties and another with 1980s/90s NH sets and singles with some duplication, generally fresh and F-VF

CV. 500-750

ASIA ASSORTMENT. mostly premium mint on sales pages in two counter books, useful Cambodia, Indonesia, Korea, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam and some paghes of the inevitable Bhutan topicals, good number NH, mostly F-VF, ideal group for the retail/ online seller. 

CV. 2,000-2,500

INDEPENDENT COUNTRIES OF ASIA COLLECTION. to 1990s mostly mint in two Scott albums (some sets still in glassines tucked in the margins), note better sets and singles as (mint unless otherwise noted) Iran useful 1880s/1950s mint and used with some typical early 20th century reprints, Korea 80-86, 91-92, 108 block NH, 132-73, C12-16 NH, Laos assorted mint sets 1951/64 (no S/S), Manchukuo 59-65, 83-100, Thailand 71-74 used, 92-105, Viet Nam 30-35, etc., mostly F-VF

CV. 1,800-2,200

ASIA COLLECTION. Central and SE Asian countries in 3 Scott albums, note Afghanistan 1920s/70s mint, Bhutan topicals, Cambodia mint 1950s/70s incl some NH S/S, Korea 1962 Revolution Anniv S/S (both setys) NH, Laos 1950s/70s mint incl some NH S/S, Maldive Isl topicals, Mongolia topicals, Nepal 89-133 mint, Thailand 469-76 mint, 501-08 mint, Vietnam 36-54 mint, 59-214 mint, 420a-421a mit, C1-14 mint, etc., mostly F-VF. 

CV. 1,000-1,500

ASIA COLLECTION BALANCE. three Scott albums with most value in India (some States), Indonesia, Israel and a bit of Hejaz, numerous mint sets and incl Israel 1-9 mint, mostly F-VF 

CV. 750-1,000

5e, 1854 9kr Blue, Type II, Machine-made paper, strip of five tied on piece by Buccari dated cancel (now a town in Croatia), well margined, Very Fine showpiece; signed Diena

CV. 750-1,000

219a, 1919 2kr Vermilion and black, Center inverted, very well centered with fresh colors, NH, choice Very Fine; 2011 APS certificate (Scott $6,500; Michel 284 K, €8,000)

CV. 3,000-4,000