Argyll Etkin Ltd Sale

Other Countries continued...

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426

Gold Coast. Page bearing 1899 1/-, 1906 2/6, 1907-13 set of ten and unissued 10/-, 1908 1d, 1912 set of twelve all with Specimen overprints (1908 1d with broken "M"), an interesting page containing the unissued 10/-. (S.G. £1,235). (26).

Est. £150-200

Closing..Apr-09, 11:59 PM EST.

427

Montenegro. Three pages bearing 1906 and 1907 postage and postage due sets and 25h A.R stamps all in strips of three, also 1896 set, 1910 set, 1913 postage and postage due sets and 25pa A.R stamp, all handstamped "Specimen" types R3 or R4, 1907 50pa strip partly torn away, otherwise fine. (134).

Est. £400-500

Closing..Apr-09, 11:59 PM EST.

428

Northern & Southern Nigeria. Page bearing Southern Nigeria 1903-04 2½d and £1, 1907 3d, 1907-09 set, 1912 set, Northern Nigeria 1910-11 set and 1913 set, all overprinted "Specimen", the Southern Nigeria 1903-04 pair, 1907 3d, 1907-09 ½d, 1d and 2½d in strips of three, the others in singles. (63).

Est. £150-200

Closing..Apr-09, 11:59 PM EST.

429

Roumania. Six pages bearing 1903 15b violet, 1903 postal coach and new P.O sets, 1906 25th Anniversary of Kingdom issue (5 values), Forty years rule set (8 values, no 5b, 15b), Jubilee Exhibition set all in strips of three, and single stamps comprising 1900 40b green, all five 1906-07 Welfare Fund sets, 1908-09 set of eight, 1911 1½b yellow and postage set of nine, all handstamped "Specimen" type R3 or R4. (162).

Est. £500-600

Closing..Apr-09, 11:59 PM EST.

430

Russia & Russian Levant. Two pages bearing 1904 War Orphans Fund set of four with cyrillic "B" overprints (Specimen?), 1905 15k and 25k, 1906 5r and 10r all in strips of three, 1908 and 1913 sets, Russian P.O in Turkey 1910 20pa on 5k and set of seven, 1912 and 1913 sets, 1913 15pa on 3k and 50pi on 5r, also Bosnia Herzegovina 1900 1k 2k, and 1903 40h, all handstamped "Specimen", type "R4" on the Russian stamps, the Bosnia stamps with 19x2½mm handstamp in serifed capitals. (87).

Est. £300-350

Closing..Apr-09, 11:59 PM EST.

431

Russian P.O in China. Page bearing 1907-08 issue in strips of three (8 values, no 7k, 10k, 20k, 50k, 1r) or singles (15r, 25r), and 1910 set of fifteen, also Russian P.O in Turkey 1904 35pi and 70pi strips of three, all handstamped "Specimen" type R4. (45).

Est. £150-200

Closing..Apr-09, 11:59 PM EST.

432

Serbia. Two pages bearing 1903 set of twelve and 1p on 5d, 1904 set of eight and 1905 set of eleven all in strips of three, 1911 Journalists Fund and definitive sets, all handstamped "Specimen" type R4. (113).

Est. £300-350

Closing..Apr-09, 11:59 PM EST.

433

Siam. Three pages bearing strips of three of the 1887-91 12a and 24a, 1899 3a and 10a surcharges, 1899 - 1904 issue (8a, 10a, 64a and the six 1904 stamps, with four duplicates), 1905 surcharge pair with extra 2a on 28a, 1905-08 set with the nine original values in strips of six (additional strips of six values) and singles of the five 1908 values, singles of the scarce 1907 10t - 40t surcharges on fiscal stamps, 1907-08 surcharges, 1908 Jubilee and King Chulalongkorn Statue sets, 1909 new currency surcharges (11 stamps), 1910 and 1912 sets. The 1907 fiscal surcharge set of three and 1908 Kings Statue 10t, 20t and 40t bear a tiny 12x1½mm specimen handstamp presumably applied in Siam to high value stamps prior to distribution to the U.P.U; all other stamps are handstamped "Specimen" type R4. Four stamps with faults, otherwise largely fine, a rare and interesting archival group. (170). Photo on Page 62. (Image1)

Est. £1,500-2,000

Closing..Apr-09, 11:59 PM EST.

434

Sweden. Page bearing 1891-1904 5ore, 8ore, and 50ore olive grey strips of three, 1903 G.P.O 5kr strip of three, 1910 set of three, 1910 official issue 10ore - 1k and 35ore, 1910-12 set of ten, all handstamped "Specimen" type R3 or R4. (36).

Est. £150-180

Closing..Apr-09, 11:59 PM EST.

435

Switzerland. Page bearing 1907 set, 1908 set of nine, 1908-09 set and 1910 postage due set (no 30c) all handstamped "Specimen" type R4. (29).

Est. £100-150

Closing..Apr-09, 11:59 PM EST.

436

Turkey. Two pages bearing 1905 postage set of ten, printed matter set of six and postage due pair all in strips of three, 1909 set of ten and set of four with crescent overprint, printed matter set of six and postage due pair, 2pi newspaper stamp, 1913 set of ten, set of four with crescent overprint and postage due pair, all handstamped "Specimen" type R4. (93).

Est. £300-400

Closing..Apr-09, 11:59 PM EST.

437

Uruguay. Page bearing 1900 5m orange, 7c carmine and 20c blue, 1897 Provisorio overprint set of three, 1904-05 set (no 5c) and 1906-07 set of three all in strips of three, 1910 set, 1911 5c, 1911 official set, 1912 5m - 5c (five values), the three 1900 stamps with 19x2½mm Specimen handstamp in serifed capitals, the others handstamped "Specimen" type R3 or R4, also a page with Peru 1897 1c, type R3 handstamp. (56).

Est. £150-180

Closing..Apr-09, 11:59 PM EST.

438

Venezuela. Page bearing 1904 5c on 50c, 1904-09 set and 1904 official set in strips of three, 1900 5c, 25c and 1b officials, 1911 set, all handstamped "Specimen" types R3 or R4. (48).

Est. £120-150

Closing..Apr-09, 11:59 PM EST.

WORLD STAMPS & COVERS

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439

1862 (August) Lallier stamp album, the contents rather sparse with some stamps removed, the remaining stamps (including a 1d black) all stuck down. The spine broken and covers detached, nevertheless a very reasonable example of the first commercial stamp album produced for the British market, containing two maps.

Est. £200-250

Closing..Apr-09, 11:59 PM EST.

440

1864 Lallier stamp album, third English edition in remarkably fine condition, a reasonable number of stamps throughout (though many pages are unused), nearly all stuck down but otherwise mainly fine, including 1d black with four margins, various European classics, India 1866 6a, Hong Kong 1866 18c, Straits Settlements 1867 1½c pair, 3c, 6c, Canada, USA 1869 12c and 24c, etc. The finest condition Lallier album we have seen, with hand painted fold out world map, signed by Lallier, metal clasp.

Est. £500-800

Closing..Apr-09, 11:59 PM EST.

441

1880 Universal Postage Stamp Album, various issues to about 1890 all stuck down, including 1d black and unused 1d red (both four margins), Denmark, India 1866 6a, Western Australia, also two other albums with North Borneo, Romania on pages, etc. (1,000s).

Est. £200-250

Closing..Apr-09, 11:59 PM EST.

442

Foreign countries in a well filled S.G. Imperial album with issues to c.1906, also four other New Ideal albums for foreign countries (2, A-J and L-Z), world or Commonwealth, these last four rather sparse. (5 Albums).

Est. £300-400

Closing..Apr-09, 11:59 PM EST.

443

Foreign Countries to c.1900, the extensive mint and used collection in an S.G. Imperial album volume II, including Belgian Congo 1891 10f used; Bulgaria 1884 5 on 30s surcharge in black used; China Large Dragon 1c (3, one unused), 3c (2) and 5c (2), Small Dragon 3c mint, 1894 4c mint and used, 5c used, 9c mint and used, 12c mint and used, 24c mint and used, 1897 surcharges with large figure 10c on 12c and 30c on 24c used, 1897 revenues surcharged for postal use comprising 1c, both 2c surcharges and 4c all mint and used, 1897 $1 used, 1898 issue mint to $2 and $5 unused no gum; Korea 1900 50ch mint; Denmark 1851 2r used (four margins); Danish West Indies 1856 3c unused; Iceland 1873 3sk, 4sk mint, 8sk used, 1876 set used; France 1849-50 10c, 15c (2), 40c, 1f, 1852 10c, 1870-71 80c all used; French Colonies; German States with Bavaria 1849 1kr black used, Bremen, Brunswick, Hamburg 1859 4s used; Germany 1872 18kr used; Italian States with Roman States 1sc used, Sicily; Italy 1869 10c buff postage due mint; Luxembourg 1875 rouletted official 12½c used; Portuguese Colonies with Madeira 1868 100r used (four large margins), Portuguese India 1871-72 first issue 10r unused, 20r used; Finland 1860-74 issues with full teeth (8); Shanghai; Siam with 1885 1t on 1s and 1889 1a on 2a mint (S.G. 7, 21); Sweden 1855 6s (2), 8s used; Switzerland 1850-52 issues (10, faults, not guaranteed); USA 1847 5c (2), 1860 30c, 1861-62 30c, 90c, 1867 24c, 30c (2), 90c, 1869 set all used, 1893 Columbian Expo. Issue mint to 50c and used to $2, 1894-95 $1 (both types) and $2 used, State $5 unused (not guaranteed), also many other classic issues from Europe, South America, etc. A fine lot, a few faults but most fine, many better stamps included. (1,000s). Photo on Page 94. (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14) (Image15) (Image16) (Image17) (Image18) (Image19) (Image20) (Image21) (Image22)