Sale No: 747
Lot No:480
Symbol:Cat No:Collection

Worldwide, Select Group of Zeppelin covers, 31 mostly lower priced covers (no Germany or U.S.); 19 are Brazil, including 4 Semi-Official Airmails, the rest are Austria, Egypt (2), Hungary, Japan, Netherlands, Russia, Spain, Switzerland (2) and Uruguay; generally F-VF.
View a PDF of images for this lot Suggested Bid $600-800 (Image)

Suggested Bid $600-800

Sale No: 747
Lot No:449
Symbol:Cat No:C17 var.

Syria: Alaouites, 1929, 0.50p yellow green "ALAOUITES" overprint on Lebanon #C33 (Scott C17 var), block of 4, o.g., never hinged, beautifully centered; few light, stray gum toned specks, Very Fine, scarce variety. Suggested Bid $200-250 (Image)

Suggested Bid $200-250

Sale No: 747
Lot No:200
Symbol:Cat No:Western

Europe (Western), Small Group of 18th & Early 19th Century Stampless Covers, 10 covers dated 1718, 1734, 1777, 1788, 1796, 1818, 1836 (2), 1843 & 1846; mostly Austria & Sweden. Also included are five early Austrian stamped covers, four of them without much value. A nice group. Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)

Suggested Bid $200-300

Sale No: 747
Lot No:201
Symbol:Cat No:5

Belgium, 1849, 40c carmine rose (Scott 5), an absolutely gorgeous mint example, offering extraordinary, brilliant color and full, exceptionally clean o.g.; stamp offers three margins to just in along top, nearly Very Fine, choice; includes original lot sheet and write-up from Sept. 11, 1945, H.R. Harmer auction.
Michel 5A.
Scott $2,000
Suggested Bid $600-800 (Image)

Scott $2,000
Suggested Bid $600-8

Sale No: 747
Lot No:202
Symbol:Cat No:124-137

Belgium, 1919, 1c-10fr King Albert I complete (Scott 124-137), Post Office fresh with clean colors and immaculate paper; 1c and 5c never hinged, others lightly so; the key 2F particularly fetching, Very Fine overall, a select set of this popular issue.
Michel 145-158.
Scott $647
Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)

Scott $647
Suggested Bid $200-300

Sale No: 747
Lot No:203
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 $300-400 (Image)

Scott $650
Suggested Bid $300-400

Sale No: 747
Lot No:204
Symbol:Cat No:234b

Denmark, 1932 (20-23 Mar), First South America Flight, Friedrichshafen-Pernambuco (Michel 234b), Registered cover franked with a 1kr Airmails (C2) plus an additional 55ø postage canceled Copenhagen, 19 Mar, with Zeppelin and Berlin Connecting Flight cachets; addressed to Concepcion, Chile and backstamped Santiago (28 Mar) and Concepcion (29 Mar), Very Fine.
Sieger 138; €650 ($730).
Michel €400 ($450)
Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)

Michel €400 ($450)
Suggested Bid

Sale No: 747
Lot No:466
Symbol:Cat No:C8a var.

Dominican Republic, 1930, 20c yellow brown Airpost, imperforate vertically (Scott C8a var), left margin strip of 3, o.g., lightly hinged, Post Office fresh, Very Fine, an eye-arresting and rare piece, signed Kessler. Suggested Bid $300-400 (Image)

Suggested Bid $300-400

Sale No: 747
Lot No:467
Symbol:Cat No:C1-C5

Ecuador, 1928, S.C.A.D.T.A. Provisional overprints, 45° complete (Scott C1-C5), tied by S.C.A.D.T.A./Quito c.d.s.s, Sep 23, 1928 on cover to Bahia, Ecuador with a S.C.A.D.T.A./Bahia receiver Sep 26; there is a regular 1oc Moreno (Scott 212) tied on the back with anotyer Sep 23 S.C.A.D.T.A./Quito c.d.s., Very Fine.
Scott $360 off cover
Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)

Scott $360 off cover
Suggested Bi

Sale No: 747
Lot No:270
Symbol:

Suggested Bid $300-400

Sale No: 747
Lot No:271
Symbol:Cat No:22ci

Egypt, 1874, 1pi vermilion Third Issue Government printing, tête-bêche pair (Scott 22ci), a spectacular left margin block of 20, with the rare perf 13½ x 12½, showing a vertical tête-bêche pair, positions 4 & 9; the basic perf type itself is a very difficult issue in its own right and, compounded by the tête-bêche variety in a block of this size, creates quite a showpiece; wonderfully fresh with nearly all stamps never hinged, Fine to Very Fine.
Nile Post D26hh. Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500 (Image)

Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500

Sale No: 747
Lot No:272
Symbol:Cat No:50-59 var.

Egypt, 1914, Pictorial definitives, 1m-200m complete, imperforate (Scott 50-59 var), o.g., fresh, clean set of blocks of four, the 1m, 4m, 10m, and 200m values marginal, Very Fine, a lovely and scarce set.
SG 73/82 var. Nile Post D53b-D62a. Suggested Bid $500-750 (Image)

Suggested Bid $500-750

Sale No: 747
Lot No:273
Symbol:PCat No:96

Egypt, 1923, King Fuad, 5m orange brown, trial color proofs (Scott 96), pair of exquisite imperforate blocks of four in both the red brown and the chestnut shades, ungummed and printed on two different proof paper stocks; Post Office fresh, Very Fine and rare, each signed Holcombe, with his 1983 certificate accompanying.
SG 115. Nile Post D15. Suggested Bid $600-800 (Image)

Suggested Bid $600-800

Egypt, 1922, 5m black King Farouk, Harrison & Sons large die proof, splendid and pristine, struck on 62 x 74 mm proof stock paper, Very Fine and choice, rare, signed Holcombe, with his 1983 certificate.
Nile Post E223. Suggested Bid $400-600 (Image)

Suggested Bid $400-600

Sale No: 747
Lot No:275
Symbol:PCat No:96

Egypt, 1923, King Fuad, 5m orange brown (Scott 96), a superb, lower left corner margin block of 16 with control number B-25, imperforate on gummed stamp paper, with multiple Crescent & Star watermark pointing to the right; wonderfully fresh, with printer's notations penned neatly on reverse; couple harmless gum bends, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine, a spectacular and rare multiple, believed to be one of the two largest pieces extant.
SG 115. Nile Post E227. Suggested Bid $750-1,000 (Image)

Suggested Bid $750-1,000

Egypt, 1923, King Fuad, 15m ultramarine, trial color proof (Scott 98), a beautiful and rare, ungummed and imperforate horizontal pair printed in issued color on proof card; pristine and choice, Very Fine, signed Holcombe, with his 1983 certificate.
SG 117. Nile Post D97. Suggested Bid $350-500 (Image)

Suggested Bid $350-500

Sale No: 747
Lot No:277
Symbol:Cat No:118-120 vars

Egypt, 1926, Navigation Congress complete, oblique perforations (Scott 118-120 vars), o.g., never hinged, fresh mint, Very Fine, rare, only 100 sets prepared.
SG 138/140 vars. Nile Post C14b-C16c. Suggested Bid $250-300 (Image)

Suggested Bid $250-300

Sale No: 747
Lot No:278
Symbol:Cat No:125-127

Egypt, 1927, Cotton Congress complete, oblique perforations (Scott 125-127), o.g., never hinged, Post Office fresh, Very Fine, only 100 sets produced.
SG 145/147. Nile Post C21b-C23b. Suggested Bid $200-250 (Image)

Suggested Bid $200-250

Sale No: 747
Lot No:279
Symbol:Cat No:128-149

Egypt, 1927-37, King Fuad, 1m-£1 complete, in control number singles (Scott 128-149), a splendid and highly attractive set; fresh, with the £1 value never hinged, Very Fine, rare thus.
SG 148/172. Nile Post D106-D126. Suggested Bid $600-800 (Image)

Suggested Bid $600-800

Egypt, 1929, King Fuad, 5m dark red brown, tête-bêche imperforate Royal Printing pair (Scott 135 var), without gum as issued, lovely and fresh, with diagonally printed "CANCELLED" on reverse, Very Fine.
SG 156a var. Nile Post D112j. Suggested Bid $300-400 (Image)

Suggested Bid $300-400

Egypt, 1939-46, 30m to £1 King Farouk "Military", Royal Printings (Scott 234B-240), without gum as issued, fresh set of seven values complete, with "CANCELLED" diagonally printed on reverse, Very Fine.
Nile Post D166c-D172c. Suggested Bid $300-400 (Image)

Suggested Bid $300-400

Sale No: 747
Lot No:282
Symbol:Cat No:234-240 vars

Egypt, 1939-46, King Farouk complete, oblique perforations (Scott 234-240 vars), o.g., never hinged, a beautiful complete set, with most values marginal, Very Fine.
SG 276/283 vars. Nile Post D147e-D154h. Suggested Bid $200-250 (Image)

Suggested Bid $200-250

Sale No: 747
Lot No:283
Symbol:Cat No:234-240 vars

Egypt, 1939-46, King Farouk complete, oblique perforations (Scott 234-240 vars), o.g., never hinged, pristine mint, Very Fine, scarce set.
SG 276/283 vars. Nile Post D147e-D154h. Suggested Bid $200-250 (Image)

Suggested Bid $200-250

Egypt, 1944-46, 1m//22m King Farouk, specialized Royal Printing selection (Scott 242-247, 248-251), the set complete, less only the single 1950 value, comprising 28 items in all, each imperforate, with "CANCELLED" printed diagonally on reverse; includes all shades, etc., with 1m (4 examples), 2m (3), 3m (1), 4m (4), 5m (3), 10m (4), 15m (3), 17m (3), 20m (1) and 22m (2), Very Fine, an excellent assemblage.
Nile Post D155d-D160e, D162c-D165b. Suggested Bid $350-500 (Image)

Suggested Bid $350-500

Sale No: 747
Lot No:285
Symbol:Cat No:281-283 vars

Egypt, 1949, UPU Anniversary complete, oblique perforations (Scott 281-283 vars), o.g., never hinged, fresh mint, Very Fine, only 100 sets issued.
Nile Post C128b-C130b. Suggested Bid $200-250 (Image)

Suggested Bid $200-250