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**Iraq thru Jamaica**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
4400		IRAQ, Kurdistan, 1923, 8a Black on Green, Local Stamp. Two cancels, rough perfs at right and small sealed tear, otherwise Fine and rare, issued by Sheikh Mahmoud during his occupation of Sulaimani (which he declared himself King of Kurdistan), with 1978 Movsessian certificate (Image) View PDF of certificate Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 200-300 SOLD for $350.00 Will close during Public Auction
4401		IRAQ, 1931, -1/2a-25r King Faisal I (15-27; SG 80-92). Mostly lightly hinged incl. key 25r value, couple minor h.r., excellent colors, well-centered, Very Fine set of this popular issue, SG £2,050 (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	$ 837.00 SOLD for $1,300.00 Will close during Public Auction
4402		IRAQ, 1932, 3f on -1/2a to 75f on 1r Kingdom Issue, Surcharge Errors (SG 107a, 109a, 110a, 111a, 117a). Mint N.H. or barely hinged, 75f with h.r., 5f, 10f and 75f in pair with normal, fresh colors, Very Fine, an interesting group of these visual errors (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	£865.00 SOLD for $425.00 Will close during Public Auction
4403		IRAQ, 1957, 28f Red Cross, Double Overprint (173a; SG 395a). Mint N.H., clear doubling of overprint, fresh and Very Fine, a particularly rare and undervalued error (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	$ 250.00 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
4404	S	IRAQ, 1949, 3f-100f Air Post, Perforated and Imperforate Souvenir Sheets, "Specimen" Overprint (C1S-C8S; SG MS338S). Two sheets, Mint N.H., both with red "Specimen" on each stamp, some slight wrinkling at edges and imperforate sheet with slight damage to bottom right corner, Fine-Very Fine and scarce (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 300-400 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
4405		IRAQ, 1931, -1/2a-25r King Faisal I, Official Overprints (O26-O38; SG O93-O105). H.r., key 25r quite minor h.r., excellent colors, well-centered throughout especially top value, Very Fine, a handsome set of this popular issue, Scott value is exceedingly low, SG £2,125 (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	$ 1,131.00 SOLD for $1,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
4406		IRAQ, 1931, 25r Violet, Official, Overprint Vertically Reading Up (O38; SG O105). Lightly hinged, excellent centering, trace of soiling along top perfs, otherwise Very Fine, the key stamp to the country, considerably undervalued in Scott, SG £1,800 (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	$ 925.00 SOLD for $1,400.00 Will close during Public Auction
4407		IRAQ, 1958, 2f-200f King Faisal II, Revenues. Two sets of eight, one with "Specimen" overprint, Mint N.H. except 25f unoverprinted lightly hinged, wonderfully fresh colors, Very Fine, seldom encountered with only 100 sets of each possible (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 750-1,000 SOLD for $600.00 Will close during Public Auction
4408		IRELAND, 1925, 2sh6p-10sh Seahorses, Se-Tenant Pairs with Wide and Narrow Overprints (77a-79a; SG 83a-85a). Vertical pairs of each value, 2sh6p Mint N.H., other two lightly hinged, rich colors, Very Fine, SG £1,950 (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	$ 2,800.00 SOLD for $600.00 Will close during Public Auction
4409		JAMAICA, 1860, 1p Blue, Diagonal Half Used as -1/2p (1a). Bottom left diagonal bisect, tied across the bisect by "A64" barred cancel with originating "Port Antonio Jamaica JA 28, 68" circular datestamp on reverse to Spanish Town, manuscript "O.H.M.S." and straightline "Too Late" handstamp at top, Kingston transit and Spanish Town arrival datestamps, cover with a few tears at top (one mended with tape), slightly reduced and refolded at left, Fine, a rare bisect use, ex Mahfood, SG £650 (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	$ 825.00 SOLD for $225.00 Will close during Public Auction
4410		JAMAICA, 1860-63, 6p Lilac (5; SG 5). Left wing margin, tied by barred "A01" cancel with bold "Kingston, Jamaica NO 24, 6" duplex datestamp on 1860 folded letter to London, London arrival on both front and back, several minor edge tears FINE. THIS IS THE EARLIEST RECORDED DATE OF USE FOR A JAMAICA STAMP. A MAJOR RARITY AND KEY TO BUILDING A WORLD-CLASS COLLECTION OF JAMAICA. The First Issue of Jamaica was issued in Kingston on Nov. 23. British packet mail would have been cancelled and bagged on the 24th. The only opportunity for an earlier date would be a first day used within Jamaica. To date, no examples have been recorded. Ex Mahfood. (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 3,000-4,000 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction

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