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LotNo.

Symbol

Cat No.

Lot Description

981

B303 var

1942 5fr + 15fr Orval Abbey Souvenir Sheet, Perforated, with Inverted Private Overprint, measuring 185 x 165 mm, mint never hinged, with inverted "1142 - 1942" overprint in "English" characters in red. These privately-overprinted sheets are usually cut-down, or trimmed, but this one is uncut and fresh, very fine. This private overprint is described and priced in Scott footnote (only as "untrimmed"), as well as in Cob as # BL22.

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Scott $ 1,000

SOLD for C$150.00
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982

B513A

1952 Cardinalate of J.E. van Roey Souvenir Sheet of Three, mint never hinged, fresh and very fine.

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Scott $ 425

SOLD for C$60.00
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Brazil

LotNo.

Symbol

Cat No.

Lot Description

983

326, 332, 335, 337

1931-34 Group of Imperforate Definitive Sheets, with a complete mint never hinged sheet of 150 of the 10r, 100r, 300r and 500r, each with all plate inscriptions in margins, plus a signature handstamp (perhaps of the designer). Two of the sheets have frayed edges at top from storage, else very fine and rarely offered. Rsv. $800. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 1,000

SOLD for C$800.00
Will close during Public Auction

China

LotNo.

Symbol

Cat No.

Lot Description

984

9, 13, 15

Group of Four Early Imperial Dragon Issues, all used with light cancels, includes #s 9, 13, 15 and 54 (assumed # 54 which is the least expensive of 54 and 45, the latter cataloguing $3,400, see scan online), with the usual odd perf. problems, still overall fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Scott $ 975

CLOSED
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985

16-24

1894 1c to 24c Definitives Set, used with c.d.s. or grid postmarks, the 9c and 24c have toning and the 12c has pulled perfs at left, else an overall fine and rarely offered set. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Scott $ 1,690

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People's Republic of China

LotNo.

Symbol

Cat No.

Lot Description

986

620-627

1962 4f to 50f Stage Art of Mei Lang-fang Set, mint never hinged, fresh and very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Scott $ 2,225

SOLD for C$2,400.00
Will close during Public Auction

987

661-680

1963 4f to 50f Butterfly Set, unused (no gum, as issued), fresh and very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Scott $ 597

SOLD for C$1,150.00
Will close during Public Auction

988

949-956

1967 4f to 10f "Mao Tse-tung Our Great Teacher" Set, used with corner c.d.s. cancels, a few have light wrinkles, very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Scott $ 595

SOLD for C$400.00
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989

949-956

1967 4f to 10f "Mao Tse-tung Our Great Teacher" Set, used with corner c.d.s. cancels, the 10f value has very light wrinkles, very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Scott $ 595

SOLD for C$190.00
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990

957-959

1967 Anniversary of Mao Tse-tung's Talks on Literature and Art Set, used with corner c.d.s. cancels, one value is slightly toned, very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Scott $ 455

SOLD for C$275.00
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991

982-990

1968 Mao's Direction for Revolutionary Literature and Art Set, mint never hinged, fresh and very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Scott $ 1,440

SOLD for C$1,450.00
Will close during Public Auction

992

1076/1125

Presentation Folder of Mint Never Hinged Sets, 1971-1973, consisting of 25 stamps, with a few sets including Scott #s: 1076-1079 (c.v. $197), 1090-1094 (c.v. $141), 1099-1102 (c.v. $98), 1122-1125 (c.v. $55). Colourful group and very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (All Scans)

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Scott $ 542

SOLD for C$170.00
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993

1586

1980 8f Year of the Monkey, very fine, never hinged, with very light offset on gum which is normal, crisp detailed impression, very fine.

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Scott $ 1,900

SOLD for C$1,100.00
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Croatia

LotNo.

Symbol

Cat No.

Lot Description

994

B63

1944 Jure Francetic Semi-Postal Issue, Perforated 14½, three mint never hinged sheet margin blocks of 15 (two from top of sheet, one from bottom), very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Scott $ 540

SOLD for C$190.00
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Czechoslovakia

LotNo.

Symbol

Cat No.

Lot Description

995

Czechoslovakia (Bohemia and Moravia) Local Gold Overprint “OSVOBOZENA / 5.V.1945 / PRAHA”, on complete 22 stamps, mint never hinged Hitler set Scott 62-83, meaning “Prague Liberated”. Unusual and unlisted in Scott. Very fine.

Estimate $ 100

SOLD for C$130.00
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Fiume

LotNo.

Symbol

Cat No.

Lot Description

996

J16 var

1921 0.04l Over 10c Rose Postage Due Stamp with Dramatic Shifted Overprint, shifted to the top left, and the 0.04l surcharge over "Valore globale. Cent 10" resulting in word "Segnatasse" at bottom, large part of original hinged gum, fine-very fine. Listed in Sassone as #16n, c.v. €2,250.

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Estimate $ 100

SOLD for C$70.00
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France

LotNo.

Symbol

Cat No.

Lot Description

997

220-225

1924-25 10c to 75c International Exhibition of Modern Arts Set, each value in a mint never hinged sheet or pane of 25, each with separation to some degree, still overall fine. Yvert & Tellier #210-215, €1,500. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (All Scans)

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Scott $ 1,312

SOLD for C$170.00
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998

257

1930 1fr50 International Labour Bureau Overprint, a mint never hinged upper left corner block of 15, very fine.

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Scott $ 600

SOLD for C$50.00
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999

1563-1577

1977-78 10c to 3fr Sabine Definitives with Tagging Omitted, the complete 15 values, each in a mint never hinged horizontal strip of three (to better show the variety), very fine and all stamps are signed Roger Calves. Yvert & Tellier #s 1965b to 1979b, €1,575. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 150

SOLD for C$150.00
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1000

B42-B43

1935 Exiled Intellectuals Set, both in mint never hinged corner blocks of six, the high value is a "coin daté" (dated corner) which catalogues as 950 Euros in Yvert & Tellier as such. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Scott $ 774

SOLD for C$150.00
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