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IRAQ
IRAQ
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 3489 |
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 1917 Baghdad under British Occupation Surcharges on Ottoman Pictorials '2 Ans' on 1pi blue SG 6, repaired corner perf at
lower-left, Cat £700. David Brandon Certificate (1997), on which the perf repair is evident, but not mentioned. (Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$500.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3490 |
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 1917 Baghdad under British Occupation Six-Pointed Star & Crescent in Red on '2 Ans' on 1pi dull blue SG 18, very lightly mounted,
Cat £750. RPSL Certificate (1962) (Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
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Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$600.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3491 |
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 1917 Baghdad under British Occupation Six-Pointed Star & Crescent in Red additionally with Crescent in Violet-Black on '½ An' on
10pa green SG 19, very lightly mounted, Cat £550. BPA Certificate (1981). See footnote below SG 25. (Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
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Estimate AU$400
SOLD for AU$300.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3492 |
O |
 1918-21 Occupation Surcharges ¼a on 5pa to 10r on 100pi very fine plus another set with some minor faults 1919 IEF Surcharges
including '3 Annas' on 5pa green & orange, 1923-25 Pictorials, 1932 New Currency to 200f on 5r and '2 Fils' on ½a Wider Spacing in pair with normal, many lightly to very lightly mounted, plus a few used, Cat £1150+.
(74) (Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
(Image4)
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Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$575.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3493 |
PSE |
 AEROGRAMMES: 1933 King Faisal 15f grey-blue with tiny 'REGISTERED AT STATIONERS' HALL' imprint at lower-left, unused. Generally
acknowledged as the World's First Stamped Aerogramme, and thus a must-have item for every Aerogramme collection. This is also a technically interesting item: the blanks were surface-printed but the stamp was added from a recess die. (Image1) (Image2)
|
Estimate AU$400
SOLD for AU$300.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3494 |
PSE |
 AEROGRAMMES: 1933 King Faisal 15f grey-blue with tiny 'REGISTERED AT STATIONERS' HALL' imprint at lower-left diagonally overprinted
'SPECIMEN' in Red, the side-flap partly separated & rejoined with archival tape otherwise superb. Generally acknowledged as the World's First Stamped Aerogramme, and thus a must-have item for every Aerogramme collection. By the time the aerogramme
was issued, the rate had actually increased to 18f. (Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
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Estimate AU$750
SOLD for AU$575.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
JAPAN
JAPAN
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 3495 |
#O |
 Selection of early issues with Dragons 100m & 200m on small pieces, 1872 Perf Dragons in mixed condition, 1872 Cherry Blossoms to
30s including 10s yellow-green, 20s lilac (unused; ISJP Certificate) and 20s aniline violet, etc; Japanese Post Offices in China mint/unused to 15s and used to 1y; and half a page of Ryukyus including 1950-58 set **. Only the one stamp expertised so
offered 'as is'.
(92) (Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
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(Image5)
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Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$1,200.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3496 |
# |
 1871 Dragons Vertically Laid Pelure Paper 48m to 500m deep greenish blue between SG 1 & 7c, the 48m with tiny nick at lower-right
otherwise all superb with good even margins, unused, Cat 1350 minimum. (Image1) (Image2)
Get Market Data for [Japan 1 & 7c] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$600
SOLD for AU$950.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3497 |
 / |
 1948 Philatelic Week 5y 'Beauty Looking Back' Painting SG 514 complete sheetlet of 5 with inscription at top & imprint at base,
lightly mounted in the margins only, the stamps unmounted, Cat £475+ for singles. (Image1) (Image2)
Get Market Data for [Japan 514] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3498 |
/ |
 1948 Postal Week 5y 'Moon and Bent Geese' Painting SG 556 complete sheetlet of 5 with inscription at top & imprint at base, lightly
mounted in the margins only, the stamps unmounted, Cat £700+ for singles. (Image1) (Image2)
Get Market Data for [Japan 556] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$340.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
Postal History
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 3499 |
PSE |
 1898 (Aug 28) usage of Japan Postal Card 3s green with hand-coloured (hand-painted?) illustration of a lady walking along a river
on the reverse and added franking of Koban 1s green tied by Japanese-characters cds, to an officer on board the German survey ship (converted gunboat) SMS 'Möve' [Seagull] at Matupi, German New Guinea with lengthy hand-written message, a couple of
very minor blemishes. Between 1895-1905 Möve conducted extensive surveys mostly around New Guinea; in 1899, Bougainville locals killed the captain of a German merchant vessel, prompting Möwe to bring a police unit to the island to find the
perpetrators. (Image1)
(Image2)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$145.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3500 |
 |
 1942 (June 23) Zentsuji Prisoner of War Camp, Shikoku plain postcard to Tokyo endorsed "Last heard of/in Java", from London with
British censor in rosine, Japanese cachet in blue & han in scarlet on the reverse (neither recorded by David Tett), pencilled "Zentsugi No 3" & "Rec'd 5.5.44", minor blemishes. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$150
SOLD for AU$115.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3501 |
|
 1942 (Aug 15) Osaka (Oeyama) Prisoner of War Camp, Honshu cover from Devon with British censor label, to "HMS Thracian/ .../Tokyo"
but redirected to "OSAKA" over Kanji for Oeyama. censor in violet & han of Hazama Gen in scarlet, pencilled "17.9.44" receival on reverse, minor blemishes. [The 'Thracian' was scuttled at Hong Kong but repaired by the Japanese & converted to a
training ship. The POW Research Network Japan states the Oeyama POWs were used in an oil refinery or in a nickel mine at Kaya-cho]
(Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3502 |
PSE |
 1942 Osaka (Sakurajima) Prisoner of War Camp, Honshu undated Japanese red & black/cream POW postal card with typed pro forma
"letter" & "Osaka POW Camp/Sakurajima Sub Camp" at upper-left, han of Tomita, superb British censor in purple, light soiling & minor corner bend. The POWs worked at Osaka Dockyard. (Image1) (Image2)
|
Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3503 |
|
 1943 (Mar 26) Osaka (Tsumori) Civilian Internment Camp, Honshu American cover with superb San Francisco machine with 'GIVE/ + /RED
CROSS/WAR FUND' slogan, to a US soldier at "Shanghai, Japan" [sic] but endorsed "OSAKA" and "Tsumori", minor blemishes. Tsumori or Camp 14D was a civilian internment camp that held some POWs. (Image1) (Image2)
|
Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3504 |
PSE |
 1943 (June 6) Tokyo Number 1 Prison Camp (Kawasaki) Japanese black/buff POW postal card with large box for the sender's details
endorsed "No 1 Tokyo Area", two Japanese censors and hans of Takeuchi in crimson & Ichimura in scarlet, from a Radio Officer to Canada where War Effort 7c Plane affixed & flown to Manitoba with part 'TRANSCONA/DE4/43/MAN' arrival cds, minor wear; and
1944 (Oct 1) Canadian POW airmail postal card with Uniforms 1c & 4c tied by Calgary machine, to the sender of the previous item with Japanese censor and oval han of Hirota in rosine & circular han of Emori in scarlet, endorsed on reverse "Received/
April 21 45". An attractive duo. On 3.4.1942, Oswald Collett was captured by a German ship in the South Atlantic and taken to Japan, arriving 25.8.1942. With three non-contemporary photo prints.
(5 items) (Image1)
(Image2)
(Image3)
(Image4)
(Image5)
(Image6)
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Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3505 |
|
 1943 (Sep 14) Fukuoka (Number 11) Prisoner of War Camp, Kyushu plain postcard from Essex to "Java Camp" with British censor, in
Japan redirected to "FUK" Branch Camp "(11)" with Fukuoka censor in violet & unidentified han in scarlet, pencilled "Received 23.1.45" on reverse, bumped corners. The Japanese POW Research Network lists Fukuoka branch camps up to '27', but no '11',
which presumably was absorbed into another camp. (Image1) (Image2)
|
Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3506 |
PSE |
 1943 (Oct 3) Zentsuji Prisoner of War Camp, Shikoku Japanese POW postal card with printed 'ZENTSUZI WAR PRISON CAMP' (error) at
upper-left & characters at top of the reverse, to GB with large Zentsuji Camp cachet in violet & han of Hosotani in scarlet, Japanese-language cds & British censor in rosine. Writer states "This is my fifth letter to you. Have not received any
replies yet ..." (Image1)
(Image2)
|
Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
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