ALGERIA 1835 FL from Algeria to France, with straight line "Pays D'Outremer" and "Nizza di Mare", red "Purifee a Toulon", also arrival Toulon sur Mer (1 Apr 1835), corresponding disinfection slits and charge markings, fine disinfected cover from Algeria (Image)

Est.US$150-200

ALGERIA Semi-Postals (B26a) 1930 5fr+5fr green and carmine, center inverted, l.h., well centered, v.f., signed Brun, cat. value $750 (Image)

Est.US$500

BURUNDI (589-601) 1983 Animals, complete set, n.h., fine-v.f., cat. value $1,288 (Image)

Est.US$300-350

CONGO (618var) 1968 9.60k Leopard, center inverted, also Zaire 2k surcharge inverted on 9.60k, n.h., with normal for comparison (Image)

Est.US$200

LIBERIA (35a) 1892 Elephant, 4c green and black, center inverted, unused without gum, v.f., signed Diena, cat. value $225 (Image)

Est.US$90-100

LIBERIA (62a) 1897 Elephant, 5c ultramarine and black, center inverted, corner margin single, n.h. (hinged in selvage), v.f., with 2008 APS certificate (catalogue value for hinged) cat. value $1,600 (Image)

Est.US$900-1,000

LIBERIA (116a/123a,O64var) 1909-12 2c-50c, also 20c Official without overprint, centers inverted, set of six, h.r., fine-v.f. (Image)

Est.US$300-350

LIBERIA Air Post (C17-26) 1941 First Flight Liberia-U.S.A., complete set of ten, key values l.h., few low values n.h., mostly fine-v.f., signed Brun, Stolow, etc., with 1965 BPA certificates for the two key values. A rarity from Liberia, only 42 complete sets recorded, cat. value $6,300 (Image)

Est.US$4,500-5,000

SOMALIA 1905 15c on 5a orange and 40c on 10a lilac, set of two, n.h., fairly well centered for these difficult stamps, fine-v.f., signed Champion, Bolaffi (Sass. 8-9) €14,500 (Image)

Est.US$1,300-1,500

SOMALIA (154A) 1935-38 Pictorials, 20L green, perf. 14, well centered, n.h. and post office fresh, v.f. example of the greatest rarity from Somalia, with 1969 Bolaffi and 2003 Raybaudi certificates (Sass. 229) €33,000 (Image)

Est.US$7,000-7,500

AFGHANISTAN Zeppelin Flights 1933 8th SAF, sent registered from Kabul via Peshawar and Friedrichshafen to Lima, Peru, attractive franking, with the appropriate cachet, transit and arrival postmarks v.f. and rare Zeppelin dispatch from Afghanistan (Image)

Est.US$2,300-2,500

CAMBODIA (23/37P) 1954-55 70c-30pi, ten imperf. deluxe sheets including 30pi (2), fine-v.f. (Image)

Est.US$120-150

CAMBODIA (101-05P) 1961 Foreign Aid, set of five printer's inspection die proofs in sepia, v.f., rare. Only 4-5 sets printed (Image)

Est.US$450-500

CHINA 1883 Large Dragon, 1c green, horizontal pair, 3c brown red, single, 5c yellow two singles and a horizontal pair, all thick paper, used on reverse of 1884 cover to Le Havre, France all cancelled by Peking chop in blue with "I.G. Of Customs/Peking" cds and "Customs Shanghai" transit, with blue seal of the Russian Embassy in Peking, passed to the French Post Office where 1fr Type Sage was applied and tied by faint Shanghai cds (with clearer strike alongside), probable Modane transit in red (not very legible), cover with numerous toned spots (some affecting the stamps) and the 3c did not originate on this cover as the rate is 27c and the 3c likely took the place of a missing 5c, still a fine and extremely scarce cover, illustrated on pages 446-447 in "Comprehensive Illustration of Covers of Chinese Large Dragons" by James B. Whang, ex-Sir Percival and Lady David (Image)

Est.US$23,000-25,000

CHINA 1887 (16 Mar) cover with blue "Shanghai Local Post" departure postmark on back, franked on front with 3 Can red, canceled (not tied) by oval chop, perf. faults, sent via the French Post Office Shanghai, with 25c Type Sage added for further transmission to Gross Salze, with arrival postmark (24 Apr), wax seal removed from back, filing folds away from the stamps, some overall wear and toning, otherwise a fine and rare item, signed Roger Calves, but since the Large Dragon is not tied, the cover is offered AS IS (Image)

Est.US$4,500-5,000

CHINA 1897 1c Red Revenue surcharge, tied by a tombstone pmk on 5pf Kiauchau postal card, used 3.7.1903 and sent from Kiauchau to Germany, minor wrinkles otherwise fine usage of the Red Revenue to a foreign destination (Image)

Est.US$1,400-1,500

CHINA (82) 1897 4c on 3c Red Revenue, Large Numeral, well centered, h.r., v.f., cat. value $1,650 (Image)

Est.US$750

CHINA 1900 "La Belgo-Chine" cover used locally in Hankau, franked with German "China" overprints and tied by boxed bilingual provisional cancels (used from 1-27 April, 1900), some cover wear and filing folds, otherwise fine (Image)

Est.US$900-1,000

CHINA 1901 (25 July) 1c stationery postcard from Kaiping to Germany, additionally franked with 1c and 2c (2) C.I.P. Coiling Dragon, canceled by "Tangshan 25 July 91" bottom stamp by "K.D. Feldpoststation 26/7 No.10" cds, repeated alongside, with corresponding German military cachet alongside, Meiningen arrival pmk, fine Boxer Rebellion card from Kaiping (Image)

Est.US$450-500

CHINA 1901 (5 Feb) Boxer Rebellion, picture postcard from Paotingfu to Germany, franked with 4c C.I.P. Coiling Dragon, tied by 7 Feb 01 large Dollar chop departure pmk with German China 3pf tied by "K.D.Feld-Poststation 5/2 No.7", boxed violet "S.B. Ostas.Exped. 3.Infant.-Regmt." handstamp at bottom, fine usage from Paotingfu (post office opened from Nov.2, 1900 to July 25, 1901) (Image)

Est.US$450-500

CHINA 1901 (20 Mar) Boxer Rebellion, picture postcard from Paotingfu to Germany, franked with 1/2c, 2c and 10c C.I.P. Coiling Dragon, tied by large Dollar chop departure pmks used in combination with French 25c and 30c (the latter overprinted "Chine"), tied by "Tresor et Postes Chine", also with Germany 10pf tied by "K.D.Feld-Poststation 20/3 No.7" at bottom, fine and colorful combination card (Image)

Est.US$450-500

1907 "Min Hsin Chu" - "People's letter carrying agencies" (for non-government mail) operated within China, owned privately by Chinese merchants, pink envelope carried by "Min Chu" Agency Chop on reverse, sent from Lungshan to Hangchow, red characters read "Lungshan Yun Ho Yu Ki" (Lungshan Letter Service), fine and very rare, ex-Kilgas (Image)

Est.US$800-900

CHINA 1912 selection of four native covers, each paying 6c with Chinese adhesives, 1c, 2c overprinted in black or red, tied by Urga, Mongolia departure pmks, various directional markings slogans, mixed condition (Image)

Est.US$475-500

CHINA (1042-45) 1951 Flying Geese, complete set of four, unused without gum as issued, n.h., v.f., cat. value $1,975 (Image)

Est.US$700-750

CHINA Revenue Stamps 1910 "Imperial Chinese Post" (design similar to U.S. 1c Louisiana Purchase), American Bank Note Company India proof die sunk on card (120x120mm), total of seven designs in lake color, all are foreign countries or "International Postage", several designs are recognizable such as U.S. 1883 2c labeled "International Postage" with value expressed in Brazilian "Reis", and a frame with "PERU" label of an 1899 Cuban stamp and frame of a 100r Brazilian Official, but labeled "New Zealand", etc. (it has been suggested that this is the work of an apprentice engraver to show (and improve) his hand lettering work, with photocopies of George W. Brett's article from the Fall 1979 Essay Proof Journal, discussing this piece in great detail). A fascinating and rare item, of great interest to collectors of China and several other countries (Image)

Est.US$2,400-2,500