1915 Official cover with Royal insignia on the backflap and a matching seal, addressed in two languages to Lahore, India, refranked with Indian stamps in Peshawar, with "Registered" label (defective) and "from Afghan Postmaster Peshawar" added by hand, fine and unusual cover (although Afghanistan had issued its first postage stamps in 1871, it did not join the UPU. Afghan letters abroad were typically carried by mail runners paid in cash to the Indian border, then franked with Indian stamps for further transmission. To speed up this process, Afghanistan set up Contract Post Offices in Peshawar, and later in Quetta) (Image)

Est.$250

1919 Ministry of Post handstamp with eagle, entire stationery envelope, 1 Grosh red, with black handstamp, unused, v.f., rare. Out of the ca 500 printed, only a few intact entires survive (many were used or cut square), cat. €5000 (Cat No. Mi.U1) (Image)

Cat. €5000, Est.$1,000

1915 5 Para on 2q red brown, yellow (red overprint), block of six, surcharge shifted to bottom, n.h., fine-v.f. (Cat No. Mi.1a) (Image)

Est.$250

1940 unissued surcharges, set of four, blocks of four, n.h., v.f. Most of the printing was destroyed, with less than 200 of each remaining. Only a few blocks of four known, cat. €20000 (Cat No. Sass.12-15) (Image)

Cat. €20000, Est.$6,000

1940 Express, 25q and 50q, gutter panes of 100, n.h., folded between stamps, fine-v.f. (Sass.E1-2) cat. €10000 (Cat No. E1-2) (Image)

Cat. €10000, Est.$1,000

1928 2c-10p, complete set, 40c perf. 14, with additional 4p lake, l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f., cat. $678 (Cat No. 1-12) (Image)

Cat. $678, Est.$150

1864-72 Rivadavia Issue, 5c, 10c and 15c reimpressions in black (made in 1964 from the original plates by A. Liechtenstein), blocks of four, v.f. (Cat No. 14-16P) (Image)

Est.$250

1930 First flight Buenos Aires to Friedrichshafen, specially prepared cover franked with green overprint 50c and 1p (pairs), v.f. (Image)

Est.$250

1920 surcharges on Russian semi-postals, five different, all perf. 11, n.h., fine-v.f. (catalogued as hinged) cat. $415 (Cat No. 255-57,262-63) (Image)

Cat. $415, Est.$250

1920 25r on 3k maroon & gray green, perf. 11, also 50r on 10k dark blue & brown, perf. 11 and 12 1/2, horizontal strips of five, n.h., some faint toning, mostly v.f. (catalogued as hinged) cat. $875 (Cat No. 256,263,var) (Image)

Cat. $875, Est.$250

1920 50r on 10k dark blue & brown (Russian semi-postal), three blocks of six, perf. 11 1/2, 12 1/2 and 13 1/2, n.h., four stamps with Erivan 21.11.20 cds, fine-v.f. (catalogued as hinged) cat. $900 (Cat No. 263) (Image)

Cat. $900, Est.$250

1850 6kr brown, unused without gum, v.f., signed Bloch, also 9kr blue, Ty.IIIb, full original gum, small fault, with Ferchenbauer opinion, cat. $1265 (Cat No. 4b,5e) (Image)

Cat. $1265, Est.$250

1883 10kr blue, numeral and black inscriptions shifted dramatically to left, h.r., fine (Cat No. 44var) (Image)

Est.$150

1899 6h orange, horizontal pair, printing mostly omitted (result of double paper variety), fine and unusual (Cat No. 74var) (Image)

Est.$150

1910 Birthday Jubilee, 1h-10kr complete set of 17, tied by Wien 18.8.1910 cds (First Day of Issue) on unaddressed Rudolf Friedl FDC, faint toned specks and 6h little faded, fine-v.f., scarce (Cat No. 128-44) (Image)

Est.$250

1918 2kr blue, vertical pair imperf. Between, l.h., v.f., cat. $400 (Cat No. 196b) (Image)

Cat. $400, Est.$150

1922 10,000k red brown, imperforate horizontal pair, unused without gum as issued, v.f. (Cat No. 298var) (Image)

Est.$150

1936 10sh Dollfuss, h.r., v.f., cat. $725 (Cat No. 380) (Image)

Cat. $725, Est.$250

1936 10sh Dollfuss, n.h., v.f., cat. $1100 (Cat No. 380) (Image)

Cat. $1100, Est.$300

1945 overprinted in Hitler stamps, unissued overprint on 3M brown red, perf. 12 1/2, n.h., fine, signed Dr.Wallner (see footnote in Scott following No.404) (ANK Euro 3,200) (Image)

Est.$750

1945 1M-5M, 18mm overprint, n.h., fine-v.f., 5m signed Sturzeis (ANK Euro 780) cat. $650 (Cat No. 424-427) (Image)

Cat. $650, Est.$150

1958 Karl Renner, 1.50s vermilion, imperf. and gummed proof sheet, n.h., v.f. (ANK 1074P) (Cat No. 557P) (Image)

Est.$250

1958 Karl Renner, 1.50s orange red, imperf. and gummed proof sheet, n.h., v.f. (ANK 1074P) (Cat No. 557P) (Image)

Est.$250

1960 4.50s green, vertical sheet corner margin strip of three, imperf. horizontally between two stamps and complete imperf. at bottom, n.h., v.f. and impressive variety (ANK 1109var) (Cat No. 627Avar) (Image)

Est.$150

1961 1.50s red, bottom sheet margin single, perforations shifted to top, n.h., v.f. (ANK 1126V, Euro 250) (Cat No. 659var) (Image)

Est.$100