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1918 (August) YMCA envelope to Muskegon, Michigan, sent by a sergeant of the 339th U.S. Infantry Regiment, endorsed "Soldier's Mail" (i.e. this mail to be free of charge), with "Ship Censor" at lower right added by a 1st Lieutenant on board the ship, fine and rare early mail from the American North
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1918 (4 Oct) cover to Mt.Vernon, endorsed "Sailor's Mail" bearing "U.S.S. Olympia / Foreign Service" datestamp, with framed "Passed by Censor 10/3/1918" alongside, cover repaired, still fine and quite rare (in early 1918, with the war in France his biggest concern, President Woodrow Wilson was reluc
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1914 20pa on 10q, sheet of 50 (perf. separations, partly rejoined), surcharge inverted, couple of minor flaws, many stamps n.h., fine-v.f. (Cat No. 40a)
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1914 5pa on 2q, sheet of 50 (perf. separations, partly rejoined), surcharge shifted diagonally resulting in 19 stamps without surcharge, creating interesting varieties incl. at least 10 pairs, each with one stamp missing surcharge, also varieties with part surcharge, some shifted to sheet margin, et
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1926 20q green, double impression, one inverted, sheet margin block of four, n.h., gum offsets and creases, otherwise fine, with 2002 Alex Rendon certificate (Cat No. J32var)
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1858 10c green, margins all around, tied by blue "Franca", with oval "Mensagerias Argentinas" Stagecoach handstamp on outer FL used from Rosario De Santafe, filing folds away from the stamp, fine and attractive cover, cat. $700 (Cat No. 2)
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1860 5c red, margins all around, tied by blue oval "Franca" on outer FL from Parana, used Jan 17, 1861 to Goya (Corrientes Province), corresponding "Correos des Parana" pmk, minor peripheral toning and filing folds away from the stamp, cat. $900 (Cat No. 4)
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1862 5c rose, margins all around, tied by blue oval "Correo Nacional del Rosario" on outer FL to Tucuman, with 16 May 62 departure cds below, fine and early usage, cat. $200 (Cat No. 5)
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1891 20p plum, large die proof on card, v.f. (Cat No. 88P)
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1899 5p orange and black, inverted center, block of ten with selvage at both sides, rich colors, full original gum, six stamps never hinged, others l.h., fine, with 2002 Philatelic Foundation Certificate. A magnificent showpiece, only 50 (!) printed, this is the largest existing multiple of this er
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1930 Argentina-Brazil flight to New York, franked with 3x1p Zeppelin with additional 5c (one folded over), tied by Buenos Aires cds, with usual cachets, fine-v.f. (Cat No. C28)
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1920 (ca), 5c+10c and 5p+10p se-tenant uncut imperf. pane of 20, folded between stamps, unused without gum, some paper separations and tears, stamps v.f.
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1858 (27 July) outer FL from Buenos Aires to Tucuman, franked with 2p blue, ample margins all around except just touching at upper right, tied by oval grids, with departure pmk below, overall toning, usual filing fold away from the stamp, fine cover, with 1997 APS certificate, cat. $1000 (Cat No. 2)
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1857 1r black, blue, large margins all around, large crease or tear, canceled by pen on outer FL used in 1857 from Cordoba to Bella Vista, cat. $450 (Cat No. 1)
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1914 Round the World card, with stamps of Argentina, cancelled "Ushuaia (Tierra del Fuego)", also Chile, Japan, Papeete (Tahiti), Honolulu (Hawaii), Yokohama and Tokyo (Japan), with appropriate stamps and postmarks, fine and unusual
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1850 cover franked with 3kr and 6kr Arms, tied by "Wien 1 July" datestamps and sent to Verona, where it was additionally franked with 30 Centesimi brown and sent to Venice, both Verona and Venezia pmks on back, stamps with margins all around or just touching (6kr), fine and interesting "forwarded" m
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1865 large cover (opened for display) from Wiener Neustadt, Austria, 13 May to Mexico, franked with 3kr green (2), 10kr blue (2) and 15kr brown (7) for a total of 131kr, addressed to a lieutenant in the Hussar regiment of Austrian Volunteers at Puebla, Mexico. The letter was intended to be sent via
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1945 Styria Issue, 1m, 5m type I, 2m and 3m type II Osterreich overprints, n.h., fine-v.f., with 2016 Soecknick certificate (ANK Euro 520 for the mixed set) (Cat No. 425,25,28,31)
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1948 Costumes, 45g perforated and gummed trial color proof in violet, n.h., v.f. (ANK 897P) cat. €1500 (Cat No. 530P)
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1948 Costumes, 1s green, variety imperf. on three sides, n.h., v.f., signed Dr.Wallner (ANK 912var) (Cat No. 539var)
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1948 Costumes, 2,20s gray blue, imperforate horizontal pair, n.h., v.f. (ANK 914var) (Cat No. 547var)
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1961 Industry, 1.80s imperforate trial color proofs in red and in violet, unused without gum as issued, v.f. (ANK 1136P) cat. €1000 (Cat No. 670P)
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1962 Boy Scout Issue, imperforate horizontal pair, n.h., v.f. (ANK 1153U) cat. €1600 (Cat No. 684var)
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1963 Winter Olympics, imperforate singles, complete set n.h., v.f. (ANK 1166-72U) cat. €2200 (Cat No. 711-17var)
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1933 WIPA souvenir sheet of four, l.h. in top margin as usual, stamps n.h., accompanied by the original folder, v.f., cat. $2500 (Cat No. B111)
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1935 Winterhilfe, horizontal pairs without surcharges, n.h., v.f. (ANK 613-16P) cat. €1500 (Cat No. B128-31var)
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1945 Dawn of Peace, 1s+10s dark carmine, perforated and gummed trial color proof, h.r., fine (ANK 737P) cat. €450 (Cat No. B165P)
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1946 Renner souvenir sheets, complete set of four imperf. sheetlets of eight, hinged in margins, stamps n.h., v.f., cat. $2000 (Cat No. B185-188)
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1919 2h and 5h vertical pairs imperf. between, l.h., fine-v.f. (ANK 252-53, Euro 1,100 for n.h.) (Cat No. QE5-6var)
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1910 Franz Josef, 11 imperforate proofs in various colors, fine-v.f.
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1913 5h green, private stationery card, with German 5pf Germania, indicia inverted at lower left, sent from Reichenau to Germany, with Schneekoppe (4 Aug) cds below, fine and unusual "mixed franking" combination card
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1869-83 two FLs to Syros, one used in 1869 with 10sld Coarse print, sent from Candia, charged 20L due, with Greece 10L orange pair (ample margins to just in at left), added on arrival; the other letter used in 1883, single 10sld tied by "Candia" cds, with "PP" (Port Paye) alongside, addressed to Syr
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1877-81 two FLs, each with 10sld franking, used from Candia and Canea to Syros and Nantes, the latter with Trieste transit and appropriate French entry pmks, fine-v.f.
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1911 (24 Sep) picture postcard (Beirut) franked with pair of 5c Franz Josef, tied by red "Maria Teresa O.E. Lloyd" ship cancel, with Port Said (15.X.11) cds alongside, addressed to Graz. Also included 1911 ppc from Candia, franked with single 10c carmine, addressed to Zig
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1853 (2 Sep) FL from Vicenza to Venezia, franked with 15c Verona Postal Forgery, margins all around, slight filing fold, otherwise v.f., tied by clear Vicenza 2/9 pmk, with arrival strike, with clear 1984 Albert Matl and 2001 Dr.Giorgio Colla certificates. A rare Verona Postal Forgery on cover, cat
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1863 2s yellow, perf. 9 1/2, vertical pair, central "Agenzie Lloyd Smyrna 7/12" postmark, fine usage of Lombardy franking in Austrian Levant, with Royal certificate (Sass. 41L) cat. €1400 (Cat No. 20)
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1861 1,05s gray and lilac gray, two distinct shades, large margins, the former showing portion of adjoining stamp at top, each tied on piece by Bergamo or Limbergo pmks, v.f. (Sass. 10) cat. €2800 (Cat No. P7)
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1858 1kr black, unused with original gum (h.r.), margins all around, v.f., with 1972 Diena certificate (Sass.2, Euro 14,000) cat. $8000 (Cat No. PR1)
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1858 1kr gray black, unused with original gum (l.h.), margins all around, fresh impression, v.f., with 2000 Colla certificate (Sass. 2a, Euro 17,500) cat. $8000 (Cat No. PR1var)
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1919 4c green, horizontal imperf. strip of four, se-tenant "Latisana", with "Auronzo" (pos.2), unused without gum as issued, v.f., with 2013 Soecknick certificate
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1935 50th Anniversary of the Founding of Congo Free States, imperforate vertical pairs, complete set of seven, n.h., 5fr with marginal scissors cuts at upper right, still v.f. set of imperforate pairs (catalogued as hinged singles) cat. $7000 (Cat No. 159-165var)
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1883 10c-50c, imperforate singles, complete set of four, h.r., fine-v.f. (Cat No. 45-48var)
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1915 5fr blue "Franken", n.h., fine, signed Brun, cat. $775 (Cat No. 121)
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1957 Boy Scouts, Baden-Powell, imperforate vertical pairs, n.h., v.f. (Cat No. 509-10var)
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1929 Orval Abbey, "L" and Crown Overprint, complete set, l.h., fine-v.f., cat. $650 (Cat No. B69-77var)
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1929 Orval Abbey, "L" and Crown Overprint, complete set, h.r., two low values with minute toned spots, otherwise fine-v.f., few signed Stolow (COB 272A-K) cat. $650 (Cat No. B69-77var)
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1933 Cardinal Mercier Issue overprinted "Braine-L'Alleud", complete set, top value l.h. (natural gum crease), others unused without gum, fine-v.f. (COB 374A-K) cat. €2125 (Cat No. B114-22var)
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1867 5c violet, two singles of this scarce stamp, largely well margined examples, fresh colors, each tied to a different partial FL to Cochabamba, one with portion of black "Correos de La Paz/RB" double circle cds, the other with "Corocoro" ornamented circular handstamp, the two postal cancels that
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1868 Nine Stars, 500r black, h.r., fresh and fine, cat. $1000 (Cat No. 14)
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1898 (27 July) cover (opened for display) from La Paz to Concepcion (Chile), franked on both sides with nine copies of 1c rose (one stamp folded over), cancelled by grids and Valparaiso transit
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1917 "Correos /10 Cts./1917" on 1c blue, Cobija provisional surcharge in carmine, type I, used, well centered, fresh with strong bright colors of both the stamp and surcharge, portion of the black violet Cobija cds and a similar strike on the reverse as a control, v.f., signed Roig, cat. $1750 (Cat
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1897 (9 Nov) 5k stationery entire, additionally franked with typographed 2k, 3k and 10k, last two perf. 11 1/2, registered from Sarajevo to Denmark, small cover tears away from the stamps, fine and very rare usage, with Hohsens arrival pmk
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1844 "Inclinados" 90r black, type II, unused small part original gum, strong color, margins all around, clear doubling of the lower part of the closed loop of the figure "9", fine stamp, with 2004 Brian Moorhouse certificate, cat. $1000 (Cat No. 10var)
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1867 (16 Oct) cover from Lubeck, via Bordeaux to Bahia, "Hamburg-Berlin" T.P.O. transit datestamp on back, blue "Prusse-Erquelines" (18.10), Prussian "P.44" and "F 21" (decimes) charge markings, manuscript "860" (Rs) charged in Bahia (13.11.1867), backflap missing, otherwise fine
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1868 (31 Jan) FL from Ceara to St. Gallen, Switzerland, with "Per Steamer 'Jerome' via Liverpool" routing endorsement, "GB 1F60c" and triangular "29" accountancy markings, Liverpool Ship Mar 1, 1868 and red London transit, French entry (3 Mar) and Basel-Olten and Zwyl arrival pmks on back
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1871 (29 Dec) FL from Bahia to Mulhouse, framed "G.B. 1F60c" accountancy mark and red London transit cds on back, French entry 16 Jan 1872 and "F 48" mark applied, with blue crayon "8" (decimes) charged on arrival, fine and unusual application of the "F.48" mark on FL to French Alsace Lorraine
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1906-16 unexploded "4$900" booklet, with four panes of 6x200r blue, all adhering to glassine interleaves, toned, otherwise fine intact booklet (Cat No. 178a)
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1926 First Flight Rio de Janeiro to Buenos Aires, cover franked with 2x100r, tied by indistinct cds and boxed "Aviao Buenos Ayres / Raid / New York - Rio de Janeiro - Buenos Aires", addressed to Montevideo, little toning, otherwise fine. A rare cover, one of only 10 carried
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1901 Tsar Ferdinand Issue, collection on 19 exhibition pages, also on cards, with 32+ trial color proofs, some multiple values and spectacular shifts of center (all with Karaivanoff certificates), issued stamps in large panes and blocks from various printings and different types, including large cro
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1886 imperforate 5s orange, 25s lake and 50s blue, h.r., large margins, also additional 50s dark blue, imperf. block of four, fine-v.f., cat. $1160 (Cat No. J4-6)
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1854 5c pale red brown, block of four, ample margins except in at right, tied by circular grids on FL used 30 Nov. 1858 from Valparaiso to Lima, red departure cds, filing fold through the bottom pair of the block, framed "MZ" arrival handstamp on back
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1854 5c burnt sienna, three ample margins, just in at top, tied by circular cancel on FL from Santiago to Valparaiso, red 18 Feb 57 departure cds, filing fold away from the stamp, fine cover from the Jagerschmidt & Julian correspondence,
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1856 (29 Mar) FL from Valparaiso to Bordeaux, with red "Panama Transit", French entry and charged "21" (decimes), London and Paris transit, Bordeaux arrival pmks on back
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1907 10p green and black, center inverted, block of four, l.h., top right stamp with a pulled perforation, top left stamp with a natural inclusion, otherwise v.f., rare multiple, with 2009 PFC
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1863 50c red, error of color (from the stone of 20c), canceled in manuscript, full margins all around showing parts of the frame line on two sides, beautiful color, fresh and v.f., with 1995 Holcombe certificate, cat. $2500 (Cat No. 26b)
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1863 50c red, error of color (from the stone of 20c), canceled in manuscript, cut very close but clear of design, nice color, with 2000 Alex Rendon certificate, cat. $2500 (Cat No. 26b)
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1919 2c carmine rose, used on flown cover from Barranquilla to Puerto Colombia, cover with hinge stains and slightly reduced at left, stamp v.f., signed A.Diena, cat. $1500 (Cat No. C1)
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1919 2c carmine rose, variety numeral "1" of "18" with serifs, used on flown cover from Barranquilla to Puerto Colombia, filing fold away from the stamp, fine and very rare, only 20 (!) printed, with 2001 Alex Rendon certificate, cat. $4500 (Cat No. C1a)
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1920 10c Condor on Cliff, margin clipped at left as usual, used on cover (somewhat reduced at bottom and at left) dated 22 February, cancelled by CCNA/Cartagena, up franked at single rate with National Post 1c and 2c, both tied by "Correo Aereo/Cartagena-Colombia" special cds, Recibo datestamp of Ba
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1920 (October) Lithographed by Valiente, Barranquilla, issued but not used, 10c green, 10c vermilion, vertical se-tenant pairs, also four additional copies of 10c red, written-up on album page, with positions of the sheet indicated, v.f. (San.12-16) (Cat No. YT PA10-13)
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1921 "Vaolr 10 Centavos" on 50c pale green, used on piece in combination with regular 3c stamp, fine, with 2000 PFC, cat. $825 (Cat No. C19)
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1921 surcharged "Vaolr 10 Centavos" on 50c, canceled "Sociedad Colombo-Alemana Correos Aereos" in green and used in combination with 3c regular franking on cover from Girardot to Neiva, with arrival hs, fine (Cat No. C19)
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1921 Surcharged "Valor 30 Centavos" on 50c green, vertical pair, bottom stamp with double surcharge, some natural gum creases at top, otherwise fine, signed Brun, Alex Rendon (catalogued as two normal stamps) cat. $1850 (Cat No. C20,20var)
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1921 Surcharged in black "Valor 30 Centavos" on 50c green, double surcharge, used with additional 3c National franking on cover from Medellin, November 7, 1921 to Tampa, Fla, tied by "Sociedad Colombo Alemana de Transportes Aereos Medellin", roughly opened at right, otherwise fine (Cat No. C20var)
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1921 handstamped "$0 30c" on 50c green, used with 3c government franking on cover from the Colombian National Railway Company in Girardot to Scadta Company in Barranquilla, 3 November 1921 departure datestamp, filing folds and some toning, otherwise fine, signed Alex Rendon, ex-Debbie Friedman (Cat
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1921 Typewritten "Valor $0.10" in red on 50c green, tied by "Navegacion Aerea Neiva" and faint oval "Sociedad Colombo Alemana Correos Aereos Girardot" (repeated on back) on cover, used with government franking to Bogota, with government franking canceled by November 16, 1921 arrival datestamps, fine
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1923 (June 4) Issue, 1peso gray, double impression, used on large coverfront, perf. defects, otherwise v.f., ex-Rothschild (Cat No. San.85d)
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1928 4c stationery entire additionally franked with 4c and used from "Paipa" to the Scadta Office in Bogota, additionally franked on reverse with pair of 6c red (Correos Extra Rapidos) and tied by boxed "Compania de Transportes Terrestries" in blue, fine and scarce usage
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1929 United States, huge cover from San Francisco, paying $4.50 (9x50c), cancelled May 13, 1931, with Scadta gold franking added in Barranquilla, May 20, with Medellin, 22 May, 1931 arrival, cover creases, otherwise a fine showpiece, ex-Friedman
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1930 flown cover from Cali to Argentina, mixed franking with a stamp from Canal Zone, with Cristobal 27.2.30 transit and Buenos Aires 10.3.30. arrival pmk, fine and scarce Scadta cover from Colombia
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1930 flown cover from Cali to Panama, mixed franking with stamps from Canal Zone, with Cristobal 21.10.30 arrival pmk, fine and scarce Scadta cover from Colombia
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1896 Coat of Arms, also Registration Stamps, imperforate plate proofs in issued colors, fresh, v.f. (Cat No. 97-116,F1-2P)
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1902 No Stamps Available, (24 June) small cover with provisional "Ne hoy estampllias El Agente Postal Nacional" with "Pago $" (0.20 filled in by hand), sent to USA, with large Republica de Colombia Departamento Bolivar Barranquilla handstamp in violet, fine
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1941 Greek Mythological Series, etc., all overprinted CORFU, the complete set of 20, including the rare 10L, etc., n.h., fine-v.f., signed Diena (Sass.15-34, Euro 8,125) cat. $3900 (Cat No. N15-34)
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1941 10L-100d, complete set of 11, n.h., fine-v.f. and rare, only 80 sets were printed, signed Diena (Sass.S1-11, Euro 13,750) cat. $5000 (Cat No. NJ1-11)
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1863 1/2r blue, tied by "1" circle of bars on outer FL to San Jose, with "Cartago" in oval departure handstamp at top, fine. Holcombe certificate stating "the cover has been bleached to remove staining as are most of the letters from the Jimenes correspondence", rare stamp on cover (Cat No. 1)
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1901 1L-5d complete set of nine, yellow, yellow & black, each with diamond shape puncture marks, n.h., fine-v.f. (Cat No. 64-71S)
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1909-13 three registered covers from La Canee to Austria, Egypt and England, various franking combinations, "Xania" departure pmks, fine-v.f., with arrival pmks
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1909-17 three registered covers from Retimmo and Candia to Athens, Vathy and Cairo, the last one with multiple overprinted franking, another used in combination with Venizelos overprint, showing censor markings on reverse, mixed condition, fine
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1899 2m black, block of 10, violet control marks, middle stamp double impression, v.f. (Cat No. 11E)
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1899 2m black, block of six, also pair of 2m rose, violet control marks, straight line Rethymnon cancels, fine-v.f. (Cat No. 11E,12E)
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1899 2m blue, variety imperf. at bottom, used, v.f. (Cat No. 36var)
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1856 (1 Jan) FL used locally in Havana, franked with "Y 1/4" surcharge on 2rp carmine, tied by oval of crosses, with blue "Havana Isla de Cuba" departure pmk, filing folds away from the stamp, rare usage, with 1995 Graus certificate, cat. $1250 (Cat No. 7)
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1863 (18 May) outer FL from Havana to Vera Cruz, franked with 1r green, tied by oval grids, with "C.Suarez y Co." in oval, conveyed via a Spanish steamer "Mejico," arriving May 24th, fine
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1930 2nd Central American Games, imperf. plate proofs in green, complete set in marginal blocks of four, v.f. (Cat No. 299-303P)
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1937 Americas, complete set of 23 imperforate horizontal or vertical gutter pairs, total of 46 plate proofs on stamp paper, various colors, mostly in dark or yellow green, others in red or blue, v.f. (Cat No. 340-54,C24-29,E10-11)
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1957 Boy Scouts, imperforate pairs, plate proofs in red and green on yellowish paper, v.f. (Cat No. 565,C152P)
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1942 Columbus, 5c carmine, imperforate block of four, plate proof on stamp paper, v.f. (Cat No. C36P)
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1952 Col. Hernandes y Sandrino, 5c-$1 set of ten imperf. plate proofs in green, v.f. (Cat No. C63-72P)
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1954 Airplane and Industrial Designs, 5c-$1 set of eleven imperf. plate proofs in green, vertical or horizontal pairs, v.f. (Cat No. C96-106P)
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1961 Puppets, 30h two die proofs in red brown & violet brown, v.f., signed Karasek (Cat No. 1054P)
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1918 Coat of Arms Boy Scout Stamps, 10h and 20h, four different shades of each, n.h., v.f., signed Gilbert, etc. There are an additional seven perforated singles which are reprints or forgeries (not counted) (Cat No. OL1-2)
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1918 10h dark blue (2) and 20h carmine, used on two National Committee covers, black or violet "Narodni Vybor" oval cancels, fine-v.f., the latter signed Mahr (Cat No. OL1-2)
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1918 Scout Stamps 20h red, overprinted "Prijezd Presidenta Masaryka" in black, h.r., v.f., signed Karel Kaplanek, with 1999 Tribuna Expert Committee certificate. Only 600 prepared, cat. $2450 (Cat No. OL2var)
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1918-19 selection of fifteen covers or cards, including picture postcard from Japan to a Czech soldier c/o Czech HQ Vladivostok, smudged four-line Russian censor handstamp, covers from Czechoslovakia to soldiers in Omsk and Irkutsk, each with "Polni Posta Militaire Cesko Vojsko na Rusi" cachets, oth
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1852 2rs blue, Thiele printing, plate II, type 3, margins all around, tied by "1" ring cancel on small FL used in 1854 to Christianshavn, blue oval Foot Post datestamp, fresh and absolutely beautiful example of Denmark No.1 on cover, with 1972 Gronlund certificate (AFA 2b) cat. $2200 (Cat No. 1)
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1852 2rs blue, Thiele printing, plate I, type 7, margins all around, tied by "1" ring cancel on FL used 1855 in Copenhagen, blue oval Foot Post datestamp, minor cover tears at top, otherwise a v.f. example of Denmark No.1 on cover, with 1973 Nielsen and 1986 Enzo Diena certificates (AFA 2b) cat. $2
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1875 50o brown and blue violet, block of four, well centered, small hinge reinforcements, fresh and fine-v.f. block, with 1967 Helge Witt certificate (catalogue value for singles) cat. $1600 (Cat No. 33a)
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1877 Svendborg Bypost, 10o carmine & black, center inverted, left margin single, l.h., v.f. and rare with original gum
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1930 10kr vermilion & green, top right sheet corner margin block of 25, n.h. and post office fresh, couple of tiny natural inclusions, v.f., rare multiple, cat. $3750 (Cat No. Q10)
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1930 5c+5c on 5c ultramarine and rose, two perforated and one imperf. blocks of four, including tete-beche pair, inverted surcharge; pair, one without surcharge; imperf. tete-beche, inverted surcharge, also 10c+10c yellow and rose, perf. and imperf. blocks of four, the former with gold surcharge inv
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1946 (Feb) flown cover to Bombay, franked on back with India 1/2a purple and block of 4x1a carmine, tied by Dubai departure cds, with Express Delivery label on front, arrival cds, fine and scarce cover from Dubai
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1964 Boy Scouts Issue, 28 different errors, missing vignettes, frames, double and reverse printings etc., n.h., v.f. (Cat No. 28-32,C30-32var)
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1865 1r orange buff, 1r green, horizontal pairs, each used on FL from Guayaquil to Lima, fine-v.f., attractive pair of covers written-up on exhibition page (Cat No. 3a,5)
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1865 two complete wrappers, one to Latacunga, franked with 1r buff, margins all around, tied by Riobla manuscript, with departure and arrival docketing on back, the other franked with 1r green, used from Riobamba to Quito, fine (Cat No. 4,5)
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1866-67 two wrappers, one with 1/2r ultramarine, used from Loja to Quito (Dec. 12, 1867), the other with single 4r red, margins all around, tied by Quito 12 Feb 70 Franca cds, addressed to Esperanza, fine-v.f., cat. $825 (Cat No. 2,6)
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1929 2c-10s, complete set of proofs on card, plus master die proof (without value), all in black, some minor staining affecting only a few, fine-v.f. (Cat No. C8-15P)
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1949 F.D.Roosevelt Issue, two unexploded booklets, one in blue "Presidencia de la Republica", another in green "Vicepresidencia de la Republica", each with red letters on front and back (with postal rates), contents are two panes of 2x30c and 2x60c each ("Presidencia" or "Vicepresidencia"), stapled
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1858 large part of a FL from the French Post Office in Alexandria, franked with Empire 2x10c, 40c and 3x80c, mostly with margins all around, paying 3fr rate to Aleppo, with boxed "P.P." and "Poste Francaise D'Alep" hs, also "Beirut, Syrie" transit, fine and impressive cover
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1976 Flowers, signed artist drawing by Edmondo Calivis, v.f.
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1956 2nd Pan-Arab Jamboree, perf. and imperf. souvenir sheets of three, n.h. and post office fresh, v.f., cat. $3500 (Cat No. B13-15)
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1956 2nd Pan-Arab Jamboree, perf. and imperf. souvenir sheets of three, n.h. and post office fresh, v.f., cat. $3500 (Cat No. B13-15)
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1956 Boy Scouts, imperforate top sheet margin singles, n.h., v.f. (Cat No. B13-15var)
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1956 Boy Scouts, imperforate horizontal pairs, n.h., natural gum wrinkles, v.f., only 50 printed (Cat No. B13-15var)
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1939 3m green and 10m carmine rose, top margin blocks of 20, n.h., v.f. (SG A14-15) cat. £360 (Cat No. M14-15)
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1918 20pf and 40pf surcharges on Russian 10k and 20k, horizontal gutter pairs, n.h., the latter with perf. separations, fine-v.f., signed Richter, etc., cat. €800 (Cat No. Mi.1-2)
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1911 Dire-Dawa provisionals, complete set of seven canceled on piece, fine (YT 93-99) cat. €700 (Cat No. 94-100)
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1917 Coronation of Empress Zauditu, 1/4g blue, double overprint, one inverted, sheet corner margin block of nine, n.h., v.f. (Cat No. 108var)
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1919 Issue, imperforate pairs, complete set, few without gum, others mostly n.h., few thin spots, otherwise v.f. (Cat No. 120-34var)
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1930 Coronation of Haile Selassie, imperforate sheet margin singles, complete set, n.h., couple of minor gum disturbances entirely in outer sheet margin, v.f. and rare, signed Bileski, only 200 imperf. sets produced (YT 181-87) cat. €1400 (Cat No. 210-16var)
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1943 Obelisk surcharges, complete set of five, canceled on two pieces by 4.1.43 pmks, v.f., scarce used (Mi.207-11) cat. €500 (Cat No. 258-62)
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1965 Flowers, 5c, 10c, 25c, 35c and 60c, three imperforate strips of five, composite and gummed trial color proofs, one in green, another in blue, last one central colors omitted, all n.h., v.f. (Cat No. 434-438P)
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1985 Birds, imperforate stage proofs, seven gummed sheetlets of four, various colors and progressive stages, some with comments by pen, last dated and approved, corner creases away from the stamps, v.f., rare (Cat No. 1110-13P)
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1931 Issue, 1g, 2g, 4g and 1t, four diff. imperforate singles, last with bottom sheet margin, v.f., rare (YT PA 111/15ND) cat. €1300 (Cat No. C11/15var)
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1966 Animals, large composite, gummed proof sheet showing the issued stamps at right and central vignettes at left, v.f. and unique item (Cat No. C102-106P)
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1919 Denmark 4o blue, diagonal right half (88a) used together with unoverprinted 5o green on locally addressed Thorshavn 6.1.19 cover. Also included is a small piece with a 4o bisect and intact 5o green, canceled 19.1.19, v.f., with Wowern certificates (catalogue value for cover only) cat. $1250
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1919 2o on 5o green, h.r., fresh and nearly v.f., signed Stolow, with 1958 certificate, cat. $1400 (Cat No. 1)
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1919 2o on 5o used in combination with unoverprinted 5o on locally addressed Torshavn cover, also Denmark 4o blue (88a), diagonal bisect used together with 5o green, canceled 12.1.19 on local cover, v.f., with Kaiser and Wowern certificates, cat. $1725 (Cat No. 1)
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1940-41 surcharges, complete set of five, used, fine-v.f., cat. $507 (Cat No. 2-6)
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1866-70 Serpentine roulette III, 8p black on green horizontal pair, 40p lilac rose, tied by Postal Car pmks on cover, sent via St. Petersburg (12 May, 1875) to Switzerland, with transit and Lichtensteig arrival pmks, fine, with 2009 Scheller certificate (catalogue value for single 8p on cover) cat.
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1918 (Hungary) 10f rose, machine overprint inverted (as always), used on locally addressed cover from Joseph Barbier to Umberto Ricotti in Fiume, tied by "Fiume A2A 918 Dec.22" cds, with 1f (2), 5f and 10f Postage Dues canceled by "Fiume E1E 918 Dec.20" pmks, fine-v.f., signed Chiavarello, Raybaudi,
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1918 (Hungary) 50f violet, handststamped overprint Type IV, n.h., v.f., with 1961 Oliva and 1997 Sorani certificates. A rare unissued stamp, only a few recorded, cat. €52500 (Cat No. Sass.28A/IV)
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1900 (17 Nov) postcard to Vienna, franked with unoverprinted 30pf Reichspost, tied by Tientsin Deutsche Post 17/11/00 pmk, with two framed "R Tientsin" registry handstamps alongside, one crossed out, the other with No.85 added by hand, fine and rare usage, with 2000 Steuer certificate (Cat No. Mi.Ve
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1900 (16 Nov) Chinese 1c stationery card datelined Kaumi, tombstone cancel, sent via Kiauchau, where unoverprinted 5pf Reichspost was added (22/11/00) for further passage to Greifswald, with (2.1.01) arrival pmk below. There is some toning and indicia at right is faded, otherwise fine and rare card
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1903 (6 June) picture postcard (Taputur, Landungsplatz v.Kiautschou) franked with single 5pf green, tied by departure cds with semi-circular red "Tsingtau China" handstamp (struck three times), addressed to Germany, with Lowenberg arrival pmk, fine
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1910 registered cover franked with $1/2, used from Litsun to Krombach, v.f., with Registry label and "Krombach Bohmen" arrival pmk, signed Brandes, etc. (Cat No. 39)
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1918 Bando, pre-printed "Bando bei Tokushima Japan", "Service des Prisonniers de Guerre" postal card, with red directional and censor chop, corresponding bilingual cachet at bottom, addressed to Berlin, fine
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1951 Pan American World Airways, Passenger ticket franked with £1 George VI, canceled by Bermuda Customs datestamps, "Tourist" in pencil, fine
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1950 Autonomous State. Senussi Warrior, complete set with postage dues, 2m-100m, set of seven, l.h., fine-v.f. (SG 136-148, D149-155) cat. £565 (Cat No. 65-77, J1-7)
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1950 Senussi Warrior, complete set with postage dues, 2m-100m, set of seven, l.h., fine-v.f. (SG 136-148, D149-155) cat. £565 (Cat No. 65-77,J1-7)
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1950 Senussi Warrior, complete set with postage dues, used, fine-v.f. sets (SG 136-148, D149-155) cat. £1125 (Cat No. 65-77,J1-7)
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1948 10c on 1p carmine rose, variety "C" of "CENTS" omitted, bright color and fresh, l.h., fine, with 2018 APS certificate. A rarity (SG ED7a) cat. £5000 (Cat No. J7a)
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1862 Foreign Bill, 1d purple brown used, also 1d purple brown unused, small faults, fine appearance, with Royal certificate for each (Barefoot 1,2)
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1893 Queen Takau, three die proofs of the vignette only, with surrounding frame not incorporated into the final design, one in black on stout paper, one in black on wove paper and one in red brown on wove paper, the first numbered "42" in lower margin by the engraver, A.E. Cousins, also 2 1/2p trial
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1902 1/2p blue green, top sheet margin block of six, imperforate horizontally, l.h., top stamp folded horizontally between stamps, usual centering, fresh, very good. A rarity, with 1990 Holcombe certificate stating this 1/2p on "Pirrie paper", unwatermarked, perf. 11 in a blue green shade, exists on
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1963 1p-5sh, complete set of ten imperforate blocks of four, n.h., 1sh6p with minor adhesion and slight offset, otherwise v.f. (Cat No. 148-158var)
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1881 4pi olive green, h.r., well centered, fine (SG 14) cat. £950 (Cat No. 14)
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1924-28 George V, £5 black on yellow, incredibly well centered for issue, l.h., v.f. (SG 117a) cat. £3750 (Cat No. 109)
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1924-28 George V, £1 violet and black, n.h., v.f. (SG 102; catalogue value for hinged) cat. £300 (Cat No. 110)
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1928 50th Year as a British Colony, complete set, l.h., fine-v.f. (SG 123-132) cat. £300 (Cat No. 114-123)
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1928 50th Year as a British Colony, complete set, l.h., fine-v.f. (SG 123-132) cat. £300 (Cat No. 114-123)
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1928 50th Year as a British Colony, complete set, 6p l.h., balance n.h., fine-v.f. (SG 123-132; catalogue value for hinged) cat. £300 (Cat No. 114-123)
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1949 political document (translation included) addressed to the Colonial Secretary in Nicosia demanding the ceding of Cyprus to Greece and original note re imprisonment of Akelite leaders and nomination of a new pre-independence constitution, each with 2p George VI canceled by Famagusta in oval
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1903-10 selection of eight ppcs, variety of frankings and postmarks, also Tonga postcard to Austria with rare Nukualofa postmark and 1907 rare local New Guinea ppc from Samarai Island, fine-v.f.
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1934 £5 violet & black, l.h., v.f. (SG 108) cat. £1600 (Cat No. 93)
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1960 definitives, complete set of 14, sheets of 60, n.h., folded between stamps, v.f. (SG 160-73, £5,100) cat. $4953 (Cat No. 147-60)
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1883 1/2p orange and green, unsevered pair, used, fine (SG 29a) cat. £450 (Cat No. 15a)
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1859 1p blue, margins all around, tied by indistinct pmk on complete FL from Corfu to Cephalonia, with blue 22 June Corfu departure and oval Cephalonia arrival datestamp alongside, filing fold away from the stamp, fine and rare single franking on cover, signed Diena (Cat No. 2)
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1860 folded (three page) letter from Zante to Athens, franked with 1d blue, margins all around, cancelled by cross pen, with large cds of Zante 19.8.1860 (Gregorian Calendar) alongside, sent via Piraeus, with transit and arrival pmks on back, charged 10 Lepta (inland) postage due in red crayon, v.f.
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1923-48 King Ghazi, 2f-1d, complete set of 17 (1f was issued separately), perforated "Specimen", also Officials, set of 12 overprinted Specimen in black (SG £900), some gum toning, otherwise fine-v.f. (Cat No. 62-78,O1-12S)
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1932 King Faisal, complete set of 17, perforated "Specimen", l.h. or n.h., fine-v.f. (SG 138-54S) cat. $850 (Cat No. 44-60S)
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1934 2f-1/2d, 16 values, perforated Specimen, mostly l.h., fine-v.f. (Cat No. 62-77S)
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1848 (6 Feb) small FL from Kingston to France, with framed "Colonies &c Art 13" in red, Boulogne entry pmk and charged "18" (decimes) on arrival, showing Kingston Jamaica departure and London transit pmks on back, fine
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1906-07 two pieces with Ottoman franking, each with clear "Katrana" bilingual pmks, one with "A.R" Registry markings alongside, v.f. The Hejaz railway reached Katrana in 1904, but these early postmarks are not recorded by Coles Walker (they do list later 1910 Arabic markings)
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1908 cover to Turkey, franked with pair of 20pa carmine, tied by violet "Mohan" (Maan) pmk, with transit and arrival pmks on back. The Najjar handbook records only a loose block, Isfila mentions another cover, but with a black pmk
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1922 registered cover to London, attractively franked with 11 different overprinted Palestine Mandate adhesives, tied by violet pmks, with London Registry handstamp, Jerusalem (4 Apr 22) and London (13 Apr 22) arrival pmks, v.f.
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1922 (Apr) large registered cover from Amman to Jerusalem, franked with four horizontal pairs of 5m orange, canceled by perfect violet seals of Amman, paying 40m rate, with Jerusalem (18 Apr) arrival oval on black, filing fold and minor cover toning and tears away from the stamps, rare usage
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1922 selection of 15 covers, variety of Mandate overprinted adhesives, used from Salt to Jerusalem, addressed to the "American Colony Stores", Capt. Crawford and others, some with Registry labels on front or back, different arrival pmks, mostly fine-v.f., splendid group of covers
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1922 selection of 14 covers or picture postcards, variety of Mandate overprinted adhesives, used from Amman to England, Switzerland, Egypt, Es Salt, etc., some with Registry labels, different arrival pmks, mostly fine-v.f., splendid group of covers
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1923 (Aug) registered cover to Cairo, franked with Hejaz 1pia overprinted horizontal pair, tied by the former Arab Kingdom negative seal "Ajloun Post and Telegraph Office 1919" in violet, sent via Haifa (31.8) and Kantara-Haifa TPO South (1.9), with Cairo (2.9) arrival pmk, filing fold away from the
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1923 (18 Dec) cover from Salt to England, franked with 1 1/2Pia "Arab Government of the East" overprinted adhesive, tied by oval datestamp (Proud D2), sent via Jerusalem (18 Dec), redirected on arrival in London, minor cover flaws, fine commercial usage
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1923 (29 Nov) registered cover from Amman to Alexandria, franked with Hejaz Postage Due overprints 1/2pia to 5pia, six different, sent via Jerusalem (1.12), Port Said (2.12), with Alexandria arrival on back, fine usage or Postage Dues during stamp shortage period
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1924 (25 Sep) registered cover from Amman to Alexandria, franked on back with 1 1/2pia, 2pia and 1/2pia red "Arab Government of the East" overprinted adhesives, last one overprint inverted, all tied by Amman District departure cds, with Haifa transit, also TPO Kantara-Haifa and Alexandria arrival pm
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1924 (25 Sep) cover from Amman to Cairo, franked with 1/8pi (2), 1/4pi and 1pi with additional "Due" handstamp, all with "Arab Government of the East - 921" overprints, last one inverted (!), all tied by Amman District departure cds, paying the correct 1 1/2pia rate to Egypt, with Haifa transit and
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1925 two covers to Egypt, one Registered, each with "Government of the Arab East 1342" overprinted adhesives, each canceled by provisional "May 1925" datestamps, one redirected to USA, showing "Maadi (15.6 and 3.6) arrival pmks, numerous transits include Haifa-Registered, Haifa-Kantara, Cairo, fine-
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1925 (22 July) Labratoires A. Bailly advertising postcard addressed to Paris, with 1m franking, tied by Amman departure pmk, with datestamp alongside, fine
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1928 (Feb) unpaid letter from a prisoner in Damascus to Salt, where Palestine Mandate overprinted Postage Dues 1m (2), 2m (6), 4m (2) and single 8m were added and canceled by Salt cds, with "T" handstamp on front, also "Vu L'interprete Boutros" (seen by the interpreter) censor handstamps on front, w
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1928-29 two covers, one from Amman to Zerka, single 5m franking, showing "El Zarqua" (5 Apr 28) arrival pmk on back, the other with violet seal, sent from the Transjordan Posts and Telegraphs Department to Zumstein & Cie. in Berne, Switzerland
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1931 (9 Nov) registered cover from Amman (sent by the British Resident Lt.Col. C.H.F. Cox) to Malta, franked with 15m and 20m, tied by "Amman" on oval, with Jerusalem transit and Malta arrival pmks, fine cover to uncommon destination
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1933 Tourism Issue, complete set, l.h. or h.r., fresh, fine-v.f. (SG 208-221) cat. $1012 (Cat No. 185-98)
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1933 Tourism Issue, complete set, perforated specimen, h.r., fine-v.f. (SG 208-221s) cat. £950 (Cat No. 185-98S)
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1960 Christmas, six imperforate photo proofs, unissued designs, mounted on a Courvoisier archive page, v.f., undoubtedly unique
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1964 Pope Paul, King Hussein and Patriarch Athenagoras, 10f sepia & orange, imperforate sheet of 30, missing green background and showing only the three heads and black inscriptions, n.h., v.f. and spectacular item (Cat No. 471P)
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1981 Supporting the Blind and I.T.U., four imperforate pairs and nine blocks of four, various progressive color stage proofs, v.f., unique group, ex-Courvoisier archives (Cat No. 1077-79,1092-94P)
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1982 Peaceful uses of Space, imperforate proofs, set of five mounted on a Bradbury-Wilkinson presentation page, with manuscript "Approved - subject to amendments in telex dated 24-5-82" and signed, unique (Cat No. 1124-28P)
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1982 Antiquities, imperforate collective proof sheetlet of three, including 24f instead of the issued 25f value, v.f., unique, ex-Courvoisier archives (Cat No. 1095-97P)
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1984 Massacre of Sabra and Shatila, imperforate proofs, set of five mounted on a Bradbury-Wilkinson presentation page, with manuscript "Not Appr.", with issued stamps showing altered text (Cat No. 1145-49P)
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1999 Royal Issue, five numbered pages from the Courvoisier archives, with 50 imperforate stage proofs of stamps and souvenir sheets of the King and Queen of Jordan, various colors and different inscriptions, v.f., obviously unique (Cat No. 1667-70D)
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1915 (23 Oct) India 1/2a stationery entire envelope addressed to "Kuweit Persian Gulf", sent from Calcutta, with red censor pmk alongside, unclear "Koweit" arrival pmk on back, rare, early usage
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1915 (15 Oct) cover franked on back with pair of India 1/2a George V (defective), tied by "Koweit" (15 Oct 15) departure pmk, addressed to "Bahrein", with 24 Oct.15 arrival alongside, cover roughly opened and creased through the stamps, rare usage
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1918 unpaid free frank cover to England, endorsed "On Field Service" and "rec'd Dec 2nd 1918 from Buraida", with "Koweit 25 Sep 18" departure pmk on back, rare
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1921 cover from India addressed to American Hospital Kuwait, with clear "Koweit" (23 Feb) arrival pmk on back
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1946 registered and flown cover to USA, franked in black with 3 1/2a, 4a (2) and 6a (block of four), tied by Kuwait departure pmks, Cairo transit and Chicago (May 1, 1946) arrival pmks, Registry label on front, with "O.A.T." handstamp
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1905 $2 dull green, canceled "Labuan 31 Mar 02", well centered, v.f., with 2022 BPA certificate (stating inexplicably "small stain at upper left on reverse") (SG 140) cat. $4000 (Cat No. 121)
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1942 $1 red and black, right margin vertical pair, top stamp hinged, bottom stamp n.h., usual gum toning, still v.f. and rare multiple, with 2016 BPA certificate (SG J55; catalogue value for singles) cat. £3000 (Cat No. N12)
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1903-11 KEVII, two sets (complete according to SG), mostly l.h., fine-v.f. (SG 38-63) cat. £430 (Cat No. 21/45)
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1919 10sh black, l.h., fresh and v.f., pencil signed, with 2023 Roumet certificate, cat. $3500 (Cat No. 65)
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1938-1948 issues, complete sets, including Postage Dues (British and French Issues), many n.h., fine-v.f., SG cat. £1314
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1918 Turkish Ottoman period in the Holy land, 33 pages from an original post office record book with multiple uses on every page of the bridged double-circle BENI-SAAB (a district 25 miles north-east of Jaffa), pmks in black or blue (Bale type T-10), canceling 5,6,10,12 and 14 copies of Ottoman 1pi
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1921 1m dark brown, perf. 14, used, slight creasing, otherwise fine, with 1971 PFC (SG 38) cat. £950 (Cat No. 15e)
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1921 1m dark brown, perf. 14, light Jerusalem cds, v.f., with 1979 Dorfman certificate (SG 38) cat. £950 (Cat No. 15e)
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1921 Third Jerusalem Overprint, 1m dark brown, perf. 14, lightly canceled, fine and rare, approximately 25 copies recorded, with 2008 Kaufmann certificate (SG 58) cat. £2250 (Cat No. 15cf)
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1921 2m blue green, bottom sheet margin vertical pair, each stamp missing large portion of Hebrew and Arabic overprint, fine (Cat No. 16a,var)
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1927 3m black, imperf. proof on ungummed paper, left margin block of four, top stamps creased, otherwise v.f. and rare, with 1994 Royal cert. (Dorfman P91, value $1,800 for singles) (Cat No. 64P)
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1947 Paris UPU Congress, special presentation (hard-bound) folder with 2m-500m definitives (16 different) adhered inside, fine-v.f., scarce
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1914 1s ("Shillings") on 1m carmine, h.r., tiny corner perf. crease at lower right, still v.f., with 2023 BPA certificate (SG 110) cat. £3250 (Cat No. 110)
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1914 2sh on 2m blue, l.h., v.f., signed Kosack, Champion, etc., with 2023 BPA certificate (SG 112) cat. £3500 (Cat No. 111)
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1914 3sh on 3m violet black, h.r., fresh color, pencil signed, handstamped guarantee marks, fine, with 2023 BPA certificate (SG 113) cat. £1400 (Cat No. 112)
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1935-55 Western Samoa overprints on Postal-Fiscal stamps of New Zealand, 2sh6p-£5 complete, 18 different, last four n.h., others l.h. or h.r., signed Hoffmann-Giesecke, cat. $2009 (Cat No. 175/219)
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1945 B.M.A. overprints, complete set in blocks of four, top value sheet corner margin, n.h., occasional slight gum toning as often, fine-v.f., scarce set of blocks (SG 125-45) cat. £2200 (Cat No. 135-54)
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1923 £1 red and deep green, se-tenant horizontal pair, h.r., fine, signed Stolow (SG 12) cat. £750 (Cat No. 12)
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1928 George V, 1/2p blue, imperf. horizontal strip of four, trial color plate proofs on card, creased, fine appearance (Cat No. 60P)
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1970 Dickens, partial proof of the vignette in indigo, block of four, v.f. (Cat No. 205P)
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1861 10L red orange, without control figures on back, unused without gum, large margins all around, v.f. (Hellas 4Ba, Euro 1,100) (Cat No. 7P)
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1861 5L yellow green and 5L green, greenish, horizontal strips of three and four respectively, margins all around, minute flaws, otherwise v.f. (Cat No. 11)
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1861 5L green, double "5" on back, one inverted, sold as is (Cat No. 11b)
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1861 5L yellow green, plate flaw resulting in "missing ear" variety, also 5L deep green, each unused part original gum, margins all around, fine-v.f. (Cat No. 11var,11a)
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1861 40L red violet, pale blue, unused with full original gum, margins all around, fresh and v.f., rare, cat. $5250 (Cat No. 14)
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1861 40L red violet, two distinct shades, used, margins all around, v.f., one signed Calves, cat. $950 (Cat No. 14)
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1861 20L blue, control figures "80" on back, used, three large margins, touching frame line at bottom, rare stamp, signed Calves, cat. $2450 (Cat No. 20d)
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1862 40L lilac brown, unused with original gum, h.r., margins all around, fine, cat. $1500 (Cat No. 21b)
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1866 (18 May) FL sent unpaid from Constantinople to Cephalonia where it was charged 115L with the addition of 5L, 10L, 20L and 80L Large Hermes Heads, each canc. by "110" numerals, first two with margins cutting in at sides, neat Constantinople departure on front, with arrival 22 March, 1866 Cephalo
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1868 outer FL sent unpaid from Messina to Patrasso, charged 90 Lepta with the addition of 10L and 80L, each with full margins, overlapped and tied by cds on arrival, endorsed "col Vapore Francese," 1871 Athens transit and Patrai arrival pmks (Cat No. 26,29)
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1868 40L violet and blue, "20" on back corrected to "40", used, margins all around, good color, fine and very rare stamp, signed Holcombe, cat. $2750 (Cat No. 28a)
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1870 1L purple brown, used and unused pairs, the latter with original gum, margins all around, fine-v.f. (Cat No. 32a)
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1872 10L red orange, control figures "10" double on back, used, margins all around, fresh, v.f., cat. $1125 (Cat No. 40c)
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1872 20L ultramarine, control figures "02" inverted on back, used, margins all around, fresh, v.f., cat. $475 (Cat No. 47c)
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1886 10L yellow, pane of 50, n.h., various plate flaws pencil marked, v.f. (catalogued as hinged singles) cat. $800 (Cat No. 67)
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1900 50L on 25L blue, two distinct shades, imperforate panes of 50, some creases and defects affect four stamps, balance n.h., marginal inscriptions mostly intact, v.f. (Hellas 148, Euro 6,250) cat. $2650 (Cat No. 152)
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1902 Hermes, 50L black, double impression, imperf. block of 10, plate proof on card, v.f., rare (Cat No. 181P)
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1921 three different Bradbury Wilkinson photo proofs, unaccepted designs, card mounted and dated, v.f.
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1927 1d black, proof of center only, vertical pair, creased, v.f. appearance (Cat No. 328P)
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1927 1d imperforate horizontal pair, v.f. (Cat No. 328P)
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1929 selection of nine different Bradbury Wilkinson photo proofs, card mounted and dated, fine
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1930 Centenary of Greek Independence, 10L-15dr imperforate horizontal pairs, eight different, unused without gum, 50dr small tear at left, otherwise fine-v.f. (Cat No. 344-51var)
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1930 Centenary of Greek Independence, 10L-15dr imperforate horizontal pairs, eight different, unused without gum, fine-v.f. (Cat No. 344-51var)
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1930 Centenary of Greek Independence, 10L, 50L and 10fr imperforate die proofs, fine-v.f., rare (Cat No. 344,345,350P)
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1934 15d green and black, vertical imperforate pair, l.h. at top, bottom stamp n.h., v.f., with 2005 Sismondo certificate (Karamitsos 521a) cat. €2500 (Cat No. 370a)
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1940 Youth Issue, postage and Airmail complete, n.h., fine-v.f., cat. $1000 (Cat No. 427-36,C38-47)
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1946 500d black, two different Bradbury Wilkinson photo proofs, unaccepted designs, v.f.
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1948 1,000d Bradbury Wilkinson photo proof, unaccepted design, v.f.
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1951 Marshall Plan, complete set of six, each stamp overprinted AKYRON (Specimen), n.h., v.f. (Cat No. 539-44S)
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1933 group of 18 different Bradbury Wilkinson photo proofs, both accepted and unaccepted designs, card mounted and dated, v.f. A fantastic group of essays
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1933 Bari Exhibition overprints, set of four, each with a control handstamp on back, l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f. (Hellas A1A-4A) cat. €2500 (Cat No. C1-4var)
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1902 50dr brown, imperforate sheetlet of 16, large margins all around, without gum as issued, v.f. (Cat No. J58P)
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1945 Issue, the complete set of 15 plate proofs on card, representing the proofs of frame and center in issued colors, all in sheet corner margin blocks of eight, many with plate markings, some with printer's hs on back, post office fresh and v.f. A unique set of positional blocks of eight, truly a
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1846 outer FL from Salama (double box) to Guatemala, fine
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1852 FL from Solola to Guatemala, with "Franco" (scarce) and "Solola" handstamps, also "Corregimento de Solola" in oval, fine
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1871 5c bister brown (defective), tied by Guatemala July 74 cds on large part of outer FL to Antigua, red "Correos de Guatemala Paquetes" (3 July 74) cds alongside, rare, cat. $3000 (Cat No. 2)
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1871 10c blue, tied by "1" in oval on FL from Guatemala to San Salvador, blue departure 5 July 1873 datestamp, 7 August arrival docketing, minor paper discolorations, filing fold well away from the stamp, fine 10c rate (Central America and Caribbean) on cover to Salvador, cat. $3000 (Cat No. 3)
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1871 20c rose (small faults), tied by "1" in oval of dots on FL used 5 July 1872 from Guatemala to New York, endorsed "Per Steamer via Panama", with blue departure and July 31 arrival pmks alongside, "20 U.S. Notes", docketing on back, filing fold away from the stamp, fine cover from the Lanman & Ke
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1881 (10 Oct) cover franked with 2x5c Quetzal, canceled by violet grids, with octagonal "Guatemala Oct 10, 1883", addressed to Retalhuleu, some toning and filing fold away from the stamps, fine double interior rate, cat. $750 (Cat No. 23)
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1881 (10 Sep) cover headed Henry S. Wardlaw, Commission Agent, franked with 2x5c Quetzal, canceled by violet "Livingston Sep 27, 1885" cds, sent via New Orleans (3 Oct) and New York (6 Oct) to London (16 Oct), additional oval "Commission Agent" handstamp on back, fine and attractive foreign letter r
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1881 (27 Oct) cover franked with 10c Quetzal, canceled by 3-ring target duplex, used October 27, 1884 from Escuintla to Guatemala City, fine double interior rate, cat. $650 (Cat No. 24)
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1881 (21 Feb) cover to Paris, franked with single 10c Quetzal, canceled by violet target, with corresponding "Champerico Feb 21 1884" departure alongside, New York (Mar 15) transit cancel on back, vertical and horizontal folds away from the stamp, toning on back, still a fine single 10c rate to Pari
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1881 (4 Jan) cover franked with single 10c Quetzal, canceled by red pmk, with corresponding oval datestamp alongside, also octagonal violet departure pmk, sent via London to Berlin, transit and arrival markings on back, fine 10c single rate to Germany, cat. $650 (Cat No. 24)
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1886 (11 Dec) small cover used locally in Guatemala City, franked with provisional 1c on 2c Second Setting (period after "1886"), only a few covers exist with this franking (Cat No. 42f)
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1897 (10 Jan) cover franked on back with 6c issued for Central American Exposition, tied by "Jalapa" departure pmk, with Guatemala City (18 Jan) arrival, fine 6c internal rate (Cat No. 62)
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1900 (2 June) registered cover to Germany, franked on both sides with 2c, 5c, 6c (4), 10c, 1c on 10c (4), fine and attractive cover, with arrival pmk
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1922 12 1/2c green, vertical pair imperf. between, h.r., plus the only known used (but defective) block of four with vertical pairs imperforate between (Cat No. 202a)
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1863 (30 Nov) FL from Port Au Prince to Mazatlan, probably sent inside another cover, carried by the packet "Thames" via Jacmel to St. Thomas. From there, it was forwarded by "Hurtzig and Co" (oval handstamp on back, with docketing in manuscript) who placed it in the British mail paying "4" (pence
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1884 (8 June) incoming Austrian 2kr stationery card, sent from Graz to Cap Haitien, redirected back to Graz, with added 1881 1c vermilion, 2c dark violet and 3c bister olive, tied by Cap-Haitien cds (8 June), with transit and arrival cds alongside, v.f., signed Matl, also with Brian Moorhouse certif
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1888 (6 June) cover paying 1c with horizontal pair of 1/2r black, tied by violet handstamps with oval "Agencia Postal de San Juan Juancito" datestamp, addressed to Kingston, Ontario, oval "Bureau Postal D'echange Tegucigalpa" transit, New Orleans and Kingston arrival, cover tears, otherwise fine, sc
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1933 Boy Scout color ppc, with Godolla Jamboree cancel on First Flight to Budapest, fine
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1925 Boy Scout Issue complete set of eight, canceled by special "Fleur de Lis" Budapest 4 September 1925 cancels on unaddressed cover, v.f. (Cat No. B80-87)
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1925 Boy Scout Issue complete set of eight, canceled by special "Jubilee Regatta" Budapest June 21 roller cancels on cover addressed to USA, v.f. (Cat No. B80-87)
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1925 Boy Scout Issue complete set of eight, canceled by special "Davis Cut" Budapest August 10 Tennis cancels on locally addressed cover, v.f. (Cat No. B80-87)
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1930 South American Flight, picture postcard franked with 20f plus pair of 80f, tied by "Legi Posta Budapest, 1930.Maj.16" cds, usual pmks, fine-v.f.
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1936 Hindenburg flight to Lakehurst, registered from Budapest, appropriate markings and red forwarding cachet, fine and scarce Hindenburg dispatch from Hungary
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1873-74 5k, 10k, 20k, 25k, 40k and 50k blue, also 1f and 2f black on pale brown, eight different values, bottom sheet margin panes of 30, plate proofs on card, v.f., spectacular group
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1897 3a on 5a green, perf. 14x13 1/2, used, creased, fine appearance, with 1962 PFC, cat. $1400 (Cat No. 32b)
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1954-60 Riau Archipelago, issues complete, l.h. or dried gum, fine-v.f., cat. $1000 (Cat No. 1-40)
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1876 4k yellow, Types A, B, C, D, canceled Hamadan, Tabriz, Yezd and Kerman, one sound, another small thin, two defective, fine appearance, with Sadri card certificates (Persiphila 17) cat. $1200 (Cat No. 20)
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1876 4k yellow, vertically laid paper, Types B, C, D, each with a fairly light pmk, small thins, fine appearance, with Sadri card certificates (Persiphila 17Dc) cat. $1500 (Cat No. 20b)
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1876 Nasser Eddin Shah, complete set in blocks of four, h.r., fine-v.f. (printed at the Austrian Government Printing Office in Vienna, the design was commissioned by Gustav von Riederer, the Austrian Postmaster in Teheran) cat. $560 (Cat No. 27-30)
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1878 1kr carmine rose, Types A-B/C-D, Meched and Teheran cancels, margins all around, thinned, fine appearing group of the four types, with Sadri card certificates (Persiphila 26) cat. $700 (Cat No. 33)
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1878 5kr gold, type C, Hamadan cancel, margins all around, nice color and impression, fine example of this difficult stamp, with Sadri card certificate (Persiphila 31) cat. $750 (Cat No. 37)
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1880 Nasser Eddin Shah, 5s Green & black, large multiple (hinge reinforced), 38 stamps, mostly fine. A rare and spectacular multiple, cat. $13300 (Cat No. 45)
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1882 Sun engraved set of three, 25c without gum (signed Sadri), fine and scarce, cat. $1500 (Cat No. 50-52)
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1897 Provisional Issue, 1kr on 5kr violet & silver, partial pane of 45, n.h., fine-v.f., with 2016 Sadri certificate (catalogued as hinged singles) cat. $1800 (Cat No. 102)
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1899 Arabesque Control Handstamped Issue, 1c-50k complete set of 16, horizontal strips of five, some with control handstamps inverted, each stamp handstamped "Ultramar" (overseas) by the Portuguese Ministry for Colonies which reportedly received 25 sets as specimens for further distribution to the v
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1901-02 5 Krans on 50kr red brown, block of four, l.h. at top, bottom stamps n.h., faint crease at lower left, otherwise v.f., with 2011 Sadri certificate (Cat No. 171)
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1902 10ch Provisoire overprint, irregular pane of 22, with sheet corner margin, clear controller's "T.P." handstamp applied at "Enschede en Zonen" printing house, n.h., some perf. separations, scarce multiple (catalogued as hinged singles) cat. $1100 (Cat No. 179)
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1902 100 tomans bronze red (position 11), with (Fernand) "Lavers" signature, control No.532 handstamped on reverse, canceled to order "Tonokaboun", with full original gum, h.r., v.f., signed Sadri, with his 2002 certificate ("in my opinion a remainder; although it is a genuine stamp. Most known copi
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1902-22 selection of six different overprinted singles, n.h., fine-v.f., signed Sadri (315,538,603,607,649,649a) (catalogued as hinged) cat. $1250 (Cat No. 315/649A)
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1909-22 Coat of Arms and Ahmad Shah, selection of eight different blocks of four, h.r. or n.h., occasional natural gum disturbances, mostly fine-v.f., signed Sadri (449,454,481,482,486,535,646,652) (Cat No. 449/652)
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1915 1c and 2c surcharges on 5ch Ahmad Shah, blocks of four, n.h., fine-v.f., signed Sadri (catalogued as hinged singles) cat. $900 (Cat No. 537,538)
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1915 Ahmad Shah Coronation, 5T, original bundle of 50 sheetlets of five, signed by the controller at the printing house "Enschede en Zonen" in Haarlem, Netherlands on the original "50 feuilles" (50 sheets) wrapper (Cat No. 577)
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1917 24 Chahis on 1kr ultramarine & carmine, perf. 11 1/2 x 11 (Tall Vignette), block of four, n.h., minor perf. separations, fine-v.f., signed Sadri, with his 2019 certificate, cat. $10000 (Cat No. 587)
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1918 (November 1918) overprints, selection of six different in large multiples, 2k (8), 3k (6), 5k (9), 1t (29), 2t (12) and 5t (16), n.h., fine-v.f., scarce holding (catalogued as hinged singles) cat. $5025 (Cat No. 610/619)
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