241, 1893 $1 Salmon, Very Fine stamp, tied on registered cover to Budapest, Austria (Hungary)by light New York double oval, partial purple 12/26/93 "New York Registered Sta. K" boxed handstamp, red New York registry label, appropriate backstamps, Very Fine cover. (Scott $1,900). (Image)

CV. 750-1,000

to Prussia, 298, 1901 8c Pan American, tied by May 23 1901 Detroit MI machine cancel to 2c U362, addressed Cassel Prussia, Very Fine (Image)

CV. 100-150

1/55A, 1964/69 Issues Assortment, 1-11, 12-14 (4), 15-25, 55A, NH, fresh and F-VF (Scott $922) (Image)

CV. 200-250

3, 1871 1sa Black, Kingdom of Kabul, plate C, pos 8, four ample margins, crisp color and impression, trace of faint vertical crease, overall Very Fine (unusual thus). (Scott $650). (Image)

CV. 200-300

VINTAGE AFGHANISTAN COLLECTION. many 100s of stamps on quadrille album leaves, all housed in an old fashioned individual leather bound album. Starting with part sheet of 15 of the imperf 1873 tigers issue Scott #10 including re-touched ornament, through to 1878 skeleton and non-skeleton types again imperf mint and used, including a block of 16x 1 shahi violet mint, as well as other imperf multiples including, block of 12x of Scott #100, se-tenant block of four of Scott #101, #102 and #103 (not listed in Scott). 2x complete sheets again imperf of #106, 1sh green, etc. Early 20th century also well represented with the Royal Star issues, starting off with mint wing corner marginal examples of the series, then the 10pa rose, #214 with 5x different used examples, 4 of which are on piece, then the 1921 royal stars with 13x different examples used including the better perfs again used on piece, followed by a complete mint sheet of #217a, 4x #218, then #219 mint and used including 2x different printings of mint tete-beche #219c. Mid 1920s include perf and imperf, mint and used, of the 1928 tughra and crest Amanullah including tete-beche, perf varieties, imperfs, Scott #222 block of 4, imperf #224a, complete sheet of #224 with tete-beche gutter pairs, same with #225 both unlisted varieties in Scott. Also an important range of back of the book with parcel post issues mint and used, including sheet of 25x mint of #Q1, #Q2, as well as multiples of the varieties including the rare imperforate #Q2a in block of 4 format, etc. More good material with the ministry of education issues #Q10 to #Q13 including mint block of 4x #Q10a se-tenant and many more varieties. The collection ends with officials, registration stamps, postal fiscals, etc. Much more here than described, the large range of early unlisted varieties make this an opportunity for any serious collector or expert of Afghanistan (see online scans) (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)

CV. 10,000-15,000

AFGHANISTAN ASSORTMENT. the "work in progress" section of the exceptional Afghanistan collection offered in the previous lot, among the 100s of mint and used stamps including a complete sheet of the tigers imperf 60x Scott #11, showing all the different settings, through to the first airmails #C1 to #C3 including imperf pairs and blocks of 4 x of all three denominations (only 100 imperf of each printed), including #C1a - #C3a imperf registered pairs on cover, as well as further unlisted imperfs of the coat of arms types, etc. Other items noticed include blocks of 4x of the 1898 registration stamps, moreover 3 of the best are revenue items of large design 19th century rupee high values in black, purple and mauve, mosaic arabesque types, the latter distinct from the former and all quite rare, etc, usual mixed condition, VG-VF; an enjoyable task for the specialist (see online scans)

CV. 7,500-10,000

'"AFRICA BETTER ISSUES GROUP. mostly post-1960s NH sets and singles highlighted by (mint NH unless otherwise noted)Angola 315-18, Belgian Congo 290-97, Burundi 589-600, Cameroun 607-08,C38-40 (6),Central African Rep 81-85 (2), Congo (Dem Rep) 735-44, Congo (People''s Rep) C10, Egypt 189 used, 224 l.h., B6a-b, N32-38 NH, N53-56 NH, NC22-24 l.h., Ethiopia 273-77, Guinea 201-02+C24-26, Ivory Coast 764-67, Katanga 18-34, Madagascar C54 NH and used, Mali C2-4 imperf, C5-8 (3), C114 (2), Morocco 168-88 blocks, Mozambique 332-55 (some NH), Niger C148, Senegal 512-14 (2), Somali Coast C20 (3), etc., F-VF (see online scans)"'

CV. 1,200-1,600

526-29, 1958 1.5L-8L Luigj Gurakuqi, 100 NH sets, F-VF (no photo; Scott $520)

CV. 100-150

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

CV. 200-250

ARGENTINA 1889 ISSUE SPECIALIZED COLLECTION. collection of mint and used ion homemade pages featuring blocks, "MUESTRA" (specimen) overprints,imperfs, proofs, fly speck varieties, shades, etc., generally F-VF (see online scans)

CV. 600-900

278-90, 292-93 var, 1921 1r/25,000r Pictorials, Imperforate plate proofs, horizontal pairs in issued colors on thick gummed glossy paper, Very Fine (see online scans) (Image)

CV. 1,000-1,500

'"278-81, 283--85, 287-92, 294 var, 1921 1r/25,000 r Pictorials, Imperforate printer''s waste printed on both sides, in issued colors on ungummed paper, F-VF (see online scans)"' (Image)

CV. 2,000-2,500

279, 280, 283, 285, 289 var, 1921 2r/5000r Pictorials, Imperforate, blocks of four on ungummed paper with offset of design on back, 5000r vert crease, o/w F-VF (Image)

CV. 500-750

280 var, 1921 3r Carmine, Horizontal pair, Imperforate between, NH, F-VF (Image)

CV. 250-350

281 var, 1921 5r Dark brown, Vertical pair, Imperforate between, NH, Very Fine (Image)

CV. 250-350

282/293 var, 1921 25r/25,000r Pictorials Varieties, 25r margin single imperf at right, horiz pair with double vertical perfs between stamps, horiz pair with extra row vertical perfs in left stamp, 100r margin single imperf at left, 250r corner margin single imperf at top, 25,000r horiz pair with extra row vert perfs in left stamp, NH, F-VF (Image)

CV. 400-600

286 var, 1921 500r Brown violet, Vertical pair, Imperforate between, bottom pair in a strip of three, NH, F-VF (Image)

CV. 250-350

354, 355, 365, 362, 362a, 366, 367, 367a, 368, 382A, 383, 383a, 387, 387a, 1922 Surcharges Assortment, NH, F-VF (Scott $581) (Image)

CV. 400-500

IMPRESSIVE ASIA ASSORTMENT. premium selection of mostly 20th century mint singes and sets highlighted by (mint unless otherwise noted) Cambodia 53-58 NH (3), China (Taiwan) 1135-36, Fr India 80-99 NH,Hatay 12-24 NH, Indonesia 1381a NH, 1383a NH, Iraq C52-53 NH, Laos 25-26+C13 (2 incl one set NH - usual toned gum), Lebanon 434-39 NH (3), C119-28 NH, C654-56 NH (2), C427-36 NH, Nepal 84-88 used, Philippines 1699-1705 imperf NH, Syria-UAR C9 NH (3), Tannu Tuva 15-28 NH, Thailand 442-49 NH, 509-12 NH (2), 1157-60 NH, Timor 350-51 NH, etc., generally fresh and F-VF

CV. 900-1,200

EASTERN ASIA COUNTRY COLLECTIONS. to 1980s issues in Minkus albums with Cambodia useful 1950s/70s mint sets and S/S, China/ Taiwan with strongest in the 1940s/early 1960s, PRC mid 1980s NH sets and S/S, Indonesia with some better 1950s/60s mint, Mongolia, Thailand with some premium 1960s/70s NH sets, Vietnam with some better 1950s mint, usual mixed condition, VG-VF

CV. 400-600

1d, 1854 1kr Yellow, Machine-made paper, five different shade varieties, well margined, various cancels, fresh and F-VF (Image)

CV. 100-150

2, 2b, 2c, 1850/54 2kr Arms, eight used singles with variety of shades and cancels, comprised of 2 (2), 2b (2), 2d (4), most well margined, F-VF (Scott $725) (Image)

CV. 100-150

2b, 1850 2kr Grey black on handmade paper, eye-catching strip of four with two legible strikes of Segedin (Szeged in present-day Hungary) cancel plus two horiz pen strokes, clear to full margins, bit of paper erosion due to pen cancel, still a Fine and rare multiple (Ferchenbauer EUR3,000) (Image)

CV. 300-400

2c, 1854 2kr Grey black, Machine-made paper, Ferchenbauer type IIIb, left margin pair with large margins the other sides, two-line CASCHAU cancel (Košice in present-daySlovakia), Very Fine and choice (Ferchenbauer EUR800) (Image)

CV. 150-200

520-56, 1948-52 Costumes, complete set, NH, Very Fine. ($292). (Image)

CV. 100-200