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MIDDLE EAST including ARABIAN GULF continued...

Middle East Including Arabian Gulf continued...

LotNo.

Symbol

Lot Description

Estimate in AU$'s

772

SAUDI ARABIA: 1981-88 Imperf M/Ss comprising 1981 300h Hegria, Telecoms set (3) & 10r King & Map, 1982 New Postal Building set (4), 1985 King Abdulaziz Conference, 1987 Prophet's Mosque Medina & 1988 Holy Mosques Custodian, very fine unmounted, stated Cat £865. (12)

Grade A (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5)

Estimate AU$150

SOLD for AU$115.00
Closing..Jun-27, 08:00 PM

Netherlands

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Lot Description

Estimate in AU$'s

773

1935 (Jan 2) airmail to NSW with 50c tied by 'GOEST' cds & arrival b/s of 21JA35, minor blemishes. Per Imperial/QANTAS service IE303 during which Sylvanus force-landed at Mirabella on 9.1.1935; Arethusa was delayed at Jodhpur due to engine trouble 12.1.1935; and Athena force-landed on a beach at Point Stuart 100 kms from Darwin. Sanford #350116: "No mail is known in collectors' hands".

Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$200

SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Jun-27, 08:00 PM

New Hebrides

LotNo.

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Lot Description

Estimate in AU$'s

774

VANUATU: 1980-2006 Issues largely complete in two expensive KaBe hingeless albums plus six stockbooks with blocks, imprint/plate number blocks, gutter blocks, more setenant strips & M/Ss, booklets, First Day Covers etc. Thematics galore! (Qty)

Grade A (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14) (Image15) (Image16) (Image17) (Image18) (Image19) (Image20) (Image21) (Image22) (Image23) (Image24) (Image25) (Image26) (Image27) (Image28) (Image29) (Image30)

Get Market Data for [New Hebrides Collection] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Estimate AU$750

SOLD for AU$850.00
Closing..Jun-27, 08:00 PM

New Zealand

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Lot Description

Estimate in AU$'s

775

1857-63 Full Face Queens No Watermark Imperforate 6d pale brown SG 14, margins close to good, light numeral cancel, Cat £325. Very attractive.

Grade A (Image1) (Image2)

Get Market Data for [New Zealand 14] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Estimate AU$200

SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Jun-27, 08:00 PM

776

1862-64 Large Star Wmk Printings by John Davies Imperf 1/- yellow-green SG 45, good even margins, tiny nick in the top margin at left, light numeral cancel, Cat £450.

Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)

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Estimate AU$150

SOLD for AU$115.00
Closing..Jun-27, 08:00 PM

777

1931-35 Airs 3d dark chocolate Perf 14x15 SG 548a (CP V1b), light corner cds, Cat £450 (NZ$1000).

Grade A B1 (Image1) (Image2)

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Estimate AU$200

SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Jun-27, 08:00 PM

778

1931-35 Airs 3d dark chocolate Perf 14x15 SG 548a (CP V1b) horizontal pair tied by 'GISBORNE/16AP35' cds to East Coast Airways Gisborne-Napier-Gisborne illustrated cover, 'NAPIER' transit & 'GISBORNE' arrival b/s of same day, a few aging marks slightly affecting a couple of perfs, Cat £900 for two used singles (NZ$1750 for a single stamp on cover).

Grade B B1 (Image1) (Image2)

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Estimate AU$300

SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Jun-27, 08:00 PM

779

POSTAL FISCALS: 1940-58 Multiple Watermark Wiggins Teape Paper Surcharges '22/-' on 22/- with the Watermark Inverted SG F216aw, exceptional centring, lightly mounted, Cat £475 (for unmounted).

Grade A A1 (Image1)

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Estimate AU$150

SOLD for AU$160.00
Closing..Jun-27, 08:00 PM

780

POSTAL HISTORY: 1946 cover to Napier with the stamp washed-off but large-part 'EASTBOURNE' cds remaining, very fine strike of 2-line 'DAMAGED THROUGH IMMERSION/IN MANAWATU RIVER RAILWAY/ ACCIDENT' handstamp in violet, plain resealing tape tied to the flap by another superb strike.

Grade B (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$200

SOLD for AU$220.00
Closing..Jun-27, 08:00 PM

Pitcairn Islands

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Lot Description

Estimate in AU$'s

781

1936 (May 19) Karl Lewis cover with hand-painted island view to Korea with New Zealand Silver Jubilee ½d & Kiwi 1d x2 tied by 'PITCAIRN ISLAND/N.Z. POSTAL AGENCY' cds, very fine & attractive.

Grade A (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$800

SOLD for AU$600.00
Closing..Jun-27, 08:00 PM

Poland

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Lot Description

Estimate in AU$'s

782

1919 'POCZTA/POLSKA' Overprints on Austrian Postage Dues 10h carmine-pink SG D51 with a minor Double (Kiss-Print) Overprint, very well centred, very fresh, minor hinge remainder, three different guarantee handstamps on the reverse, Cat £4750+.

Grade A- B1 (Image1) (Image2)

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Estimate AU$500

SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Jun-27, 08:00 PM

783

POSTAL HISTORY: 1938 (Jan 6) airmail cover to Australia with 'Via Athenes' h/s 75g strip of 4 & 50g pair tied by 'LODZ' cds, Athens '10 1 38' transit & Greek currency censor h/s on face, Melbourne '22JAN/1938' arrival b/s, minor blemishes. The rate was 55g letter + 115g per 5g airmail surcharge x3. Per Imperial Airways/Qantas flying boat service IE617 during which Coolangatta force-landed at Corfu & Aurora force-landed 50kms NW of Delhi. Sanford #380115. An unusual origin for this eventful service.

Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$200

SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Jun-27, 08:00 PM

784

POSTAL HISTORY: 1938 (July 15) airmail to Australia with 10g 45g & 50g pair tied 'BIELSKO' cds & 'ZEBRZYDOWICE' b/s, Greek currency censor cachet on face, Sydney transit b/s of 23.7.1938, minor blemishes. Per Imperial Airways/QANTAS flying boat service IE670 during which Corio was involved in a collision with Cooee at Sharjah on 16.7.1938, & the mail transferred to Circe.

Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$150

SOLD for AU$115.00
Closing..Jun-27, 08:00 PM

Russia

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Lot Description

Estimate in AU$'s

785

PSE

Interesting group with pre-stamp mail from Finland, Poland x2, Ukraine or Latvia x2, Russian Levant Letter Card CTO at Coinstantinople, 1912 PPC with Russia/Austria/Germany franking cancelled at the common border point for the three Empires, 1914 War Charity set on philatelic cover & mint set with Cyrillic Specimen Overprint, 1917 POW Envelope registered to Denmark, 1922 Obligatory Tax set on bogus cover with forged cancels, & 1922 (Dec) Handstamped Surcharges 20r on Imperf 15k forgery (Cat £3750 if genuine). (16 items) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13)

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Estimate AU$400

SOLD for AU$300.00
Closing..Jun-27, 08:00 PM

786

PSE

POSTAL HISTORY: 1896-1918 mail to Australia comprising a PPC missent on the Bombay-Aden Sea Post; two Postal Cards one to stamp designer Max Tannenberg with letter in German, the other registered but the stamps sadly albeit neatly removed; and censor cover from Archangel with Imperf 15k pair & 35k. (4)

Grade A/B (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4)

Estimate AU$200

SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Jun-27, 08:00 PM

787

POSTAL HISTORY: 1914 plain stampless "Avis de Reception" envelope to New Zealand with Cyrillic datestamps & post office 'eagle' cachet in violet on the reverse, Fremantle (WA) transit & Auckland arrival backstamps, light soiling.

Grade B (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$250

SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Jun-27, 08:00 PM

788

PSE

POSTAL STATIONERY: 1848-1917 range of mostly unused Envelopes in various sizes and Postal Cards, a few formular items, 1917 2k Wrapper to USA, postmark interest, generally fine to very fine. Probably all the cheaper versions but inspection may be rewarded. (60) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10)

Estimate AU$300

SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Jun-27, 08:00 PM

Samoa

LotNo.

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Lot Description

Estimate in AU$'s

789

G/F

1914 'G.R.I.' Overprints '½d.' on 3pf & '1d.' on 10pf to '3d.' on 25pf blocks of 4 plus '6d.' on 50pf & '9d.' on 80pf (one unit affected by a fold) strips of 4 SG 101, 103-6 & 108-9 all on a single piece (224x79mm), the upper units of the '2½d.' on 20pf block with No Fraction Bar SG 104a, light strikes of the German-type Apia cds, Cat £1500+. [Sold in our auction of 2.10.2010 for $1312]

Grade A B1 (Image1)

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Estimate AU$1,000

SOLD for AU$750.00
Closing..Jun-27, 08:00 PM

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