Austria 1948 local stamps, 3 covers each franked with plain stamps, perf inscribed "POSTGEBUHR BAR BEZAHLT TAXE PERCUE BARNASCHWEISUNG". Franking 5 x 5gr, 10gr & 40gr. All canc GRAZ - ST PETER 11-1-48 & 2 h/s DRUCKSACHE. Unlisted Netto & Michel. (Image)

China 1908-38 4 diff 1c Chinese Imperial Post postal stationery p/cs: 1908 green, + 2 x 2c Coiling Dragon adhesives to England, endorsed “via Siberia”; 1909 red, message in m/s; 1910 red, printed matter advertising to Kuchuk, with boxed SOLD IN BULK cachet & Canton 17 Sept cds; 1910 green Coiling Dragon, message in m/s. Also, 1938 Jusqu’a airmail cover ex Chungking (5 October 1938) to NZ endorsed “AIR MAIL / TO / HONG KONG” with 2 pairs of black parallel lines cancelling airmail instruction, Hong Kong 9 Oct & Pakotai 10 Nov 1938 “B” class arrival b/ss. (Image)

China 1980 Chinese New Year of the Monkey, small crease top right. SG 2968. Cat £650. VFU. (Image)

France 1870 Siege of Paris Post: 1) p/c inscribed “Ballon Monté” Paris 3 Oct cancel, but not despatched until 14 Oct, as PARIS Á RENNES 14/OCT/70 b/s indicates, with Fougeres 15/OCT/70 arrival b/s. Also, 2) envelope & letter to London, ex Lamballe 25 Feb 1871 (10c & 20c Cérès with # 1930 lozenge cancels); & 3) 1870 German Occupation cover ex Bar Le-Duc 2 Oct 1870 with Alsace 10c adhesive. (Image)

Germany 1933 Chicago World Exbn Flight ovpt on 1928-31 Air (airship "Graf Zeppelin" over globe) set of 3 used (1Mk GU/FU, 2Mk, 4Mk FU). SG 510-12. Cat £1200. (Image)

USA, 1847 5c Franklin red-brown, imperf 4 margins (small-large), 2 attractive light red circular grid cancels. SG 1. Cat £600. VFU. (Image)

USA 1847 10c Washington black, imperf 4 margins (good-large), light red cancel mostly off face. SG 2. Cat £1,500. FU. (Image)

USA 1870 1c, 2c, 3c, 6c, 7c, 10c, 12c, 15c, 24c imperf reprints (original stamps SG cat £6860). (Image)

USA 1929 1c-10c Kansas & Nebraska ovpt sets mint. Also incl 2c Nebraska + 5c Airmail on 1930 printed, cacheted Continental Air Mail 34 cover to NZ; Hawaii & Molly Pitcher sets mint. SG 655-676 etc. Cat £650+. (Image)

USA 1930 Airship "Graf Zeppelin" flight USA to Europe set of 3 mint/MUH: 65c VLH mint, faint vert crease; $1.30 MUH, vert central crease; $2.60 fine mint. SG A687-9. Cat £1400+. (Image)