Group of 5 Alaouites Varieties, with Scott #s 25a (double overprint), 25b (inverted overprint), 25d (on Lebanon #50, error) and 25f (overprinted on both sides). Also comes with Alaouites #J7a (overprinted in black). All stamps are fresh, mint never hinged and fine. (Image)

Scott U$ 655

1899 3pf and 5pf Issues with 48 Degree Overprints, both tied to a small piece by a c.d.s. reading Ponape / Karolinen with 1899 and 1900 in-period dates, very fine and scarce. The 3pf has a Philipp Kosack expert handstamp and the 5pf has an Albert Friedemann expert handstamp. (Image)

Scott U$ 1,225

1967 Thoughts of Mao Tse-tung Strips of 5, both strips are used, with light c.d.s. cancels, both are from upper right corner of sheet. There is a fold between the 4th and 5th stamps on both strips, and one strip has light soiling in the margin at upper left, else a very fine and attractive set. Also comes with a very fine Mao Tse-tung used single, also with sheet margin at top. (Image)

Scott U$ 1,340

50pi Green Sultan Mohammed V with T.E.O. Overprint, mint never hinged, fine-very fine. (Image)

Scott U$ 275

1991 45c to 16.45p Birds Set, a group of 12 complete sets of 7 (cataloguing U$95.50 each), all mint never hinged and very fine. Ideal for the online or show dealer. (Image)

Scott U$ 1,146

1943 5m+5m Child Welfare, Arabic Overprint Error Reading "1493" instead of "1943" in a bottom right corner sheet-margin block of 6 with control "A/40", the error being in position 98 on the sheet, very fine. (Image)

Scott U$ 370

1905 1pi Surcharge on 15c Pale Red Levant Issue, used, tied to a blue piece by a JAN.17.1905 Beyrouth / Syrie double circle postmark, plus another free strike next to it, fine and scarce. Sergio Sismondo expert signature in pencil. (Image)

Scott U$ 325

1935 Ostropa Souvenir Sheet, used with Koningsberg International Exhibition c.d.s. cancels, with the normal light overall toning caused by the gum, else very fine. (Image)

Scott U$ 825

1939 10s on 20pa Deep Orange Surcharge with Variety, a mint never hinged upper margin block of four (with inscription), the lower left stamp shows the "Sent." error (instead of "Sant"), very fine and seldom seen. (Image)

Scott U$ 310

1942-1946 20r Chocolate and Violet Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, mint hinged, with tiny gum thin in margin at left, else extremely fine appearing. (Image)

Scott U$ 1,200

1956-1957 and 1957-1958 Two Part Sets of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi Issues, all mint hinged (a few stamps are NH), the first set has 10 different values (the 30r and 50r are in NH blocks of four, $460) and includes the 110r and 200r high values ($650 for both), the second set has 11 different values, including the 100r and 200r high values ($375 for both) . All fresh and very fine. (Image)

Scott U$ 1,663

1966 40l Italian Patriots with Strong Under-Inking, a mint never hinged upper left block of 9, with plate inscription at top, showing a strong under-inking of the three middle stamps, plus the upper half of the three lower stamps, very fine. Accompanied by a photocopy of a 2005 Enzo Diena certificate for a block of 16, from which this is the upper left block offered. Encicopedico Italiano catalogue #1048a, €10,500. (Image)

Estimate $ 350

1999 £10,000 Pope's Visit to Lebanon, with Gold Cross Overprint, mint never hinged, fresh and very fine. (Image)

Scott U$ 550

1966 Set of John F. Kennedy with New Currency Surcharges, mint never hinged, fresh and very fine. (Image)

Scott U$ 390

Two Different Reprint Sheets of the 1852 First Issue, both sheetlets of 6, with 3 stamps of each denomination each, printed on ungummed thin pelure paper, with two distinct shades. The owner had written next to the greenish grey paper "3e tirage" (third printing). Very fine, and rarely seen in this format. A great item for the specialist. (Image)

Scott U$ 750

1933 3l to 20l Zeppelin Overprint Set, used, each stamp having a green flight cachet cancel, very fine and scarce. (Image)

Scott U$ 1,345

1926 (Feb.) ¼pi to 5pi Arabic Inscriptions and Value Set plus the Pan-Islamic Congress Set, with all 12 stamps mint never hinged (scarce thus), fresh and fine or better. (Image)

Scott U$ 504

1970-1972 1p to 100p Officials Set, a complete basic set of 17 as listed in Scott, all mint never hinged and quite fresh, very fine. A very rare offering, probably missing in many collections. (Image)

Scott U$ 5,060

American Letter Mail Co. Large Die Proof in Black, a pane of twenty "20 for a Dollar" stamps, die-sunk on card 216 x 279 mm, very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 200

1861 3c Dark Rose-Pink Washington, two stamps are tied to a small piece by a lovely Coldwater / Mich c.d.s. in blue, dated OCT.18.1861. Both stamps have trivial corner perf creases, still a visually appealing item, which is accompanied by a 2012 Weiss certificate. (Image)

Estimate $ 100

1898 1c Dark Yellow Green Trans-Mississippi Exposition, a mint never hinged lower plate block of four, a well centered block with a short perf at top right and a fingerprint on the gum, else fresh and very fine. (Image)

Scott U$ 440

1898 2c Copper Red Trans-Mississippi Exposition, a group of 8 mint never hinged plate inscription pairs, with margins at top or bottom, showing all different plate numbers on the right stamps and plate imprint on the left, a few with short separation, still overall fine. (Image)

Scott U$ 1,280

1898 2c Copper Red Trans-Mississippi Exposition, a mint never hinged upper plate block of four, a fresh block with bright colour, fine-very fine. (Image)

Scott U$ 400

1898 4c Orange Trans-Mississippi Exposition, a mint never hinged upper plate block of four, a fresh block with rich and bright colour, fine. (Image)

Scott U$ 1,700

1898 5c Blue Trans-Mississippi Exposition, a mint lightly hinged (top stamps only) lower plate block of four, a fresh block with bright colour, fine-very fine. (Image)

Scott U$ 800