Worldwide Public Auction 104 with Live Internet Bidding
Cranbury, NJ, USA
| Lot | French Colonies - Sudan | Estimate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 751 | Collection. STARTING COLLECTION IN SCOTT SPECIALTY ALBUM: 1903-69, over 1300 mostly mint stamps, representing postage, semi- postal with many valuable sets throughout, air post, including all air mails except 10fr surcharges, No. C14 -NH, Banknote and Atlantic Flight are LH, well-completed from 1945, includes some Offices in China, Egypt, Turkish Empire, World War II Occupation stamps and etc., nice and clean unit, full OG, some NH, but mainly LH/hinged, F/VF, C.v. is $7,500++, Est. $1,500-$2,000 |  32 | |
| 752 | 1965, New York World's Fair, 30fr-75fr, nine perforated and one imperforate top right corner margin blocks of four, 5 inverted centers (2 in addition misplaced), 3 separate printing of frame and center (one printed on both sides), plus 2 common blocks of 40fr and 75fr, perfect quality, full OG, NH, VF, Est. $200-$250 |  2 | |
| 753 | 1965, International Cooperation Year, 25fr-75fr and 100fr, postage and air post, two complete sets of four, one set has all stamps with orange color omitted, in addition proof of air post stamp of 100fr in green color only, all are in top right corner sheet margin blocks of four, full OG, NH, VF, Est. $200-$250 |  | |
| 754 | 1909 (July 16), black-and-white postcard (Campagne du Maroc) franked on picture side by French, British, German and Spanish Offices in Morocco stamps, the total is 8 values, bearing Commandant of the 1st French Regiment military marking on letter side, sent from Casablanka to Paris, mostly VF, Est. $200-$250 |  | |
| 755 | 1916, red surcharge 2(p) on 2fr gray violet and yellow with omitted black overprint ''Protectorat Française'', left sheet margin block of four, nice centering and post office fresh, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $900 as singles, Est. $300-$350 |  | |
| 756 | Postage Due stamps. 1896, red or black surcharges 5c/5c-1p/1fr, complete set of five Bristol printing proofs on thin cards with simulated perforation, top left corner sheet margin singles, no gum as produced, VF and rare matched set, Yvert #TT1-5, C.v. €1,250, Est. $400-$500 |  | |
| 757 | 1925-38, Native Idols, 5c-5fr, Beach View, 5c-10fr, two complete sets of 11 and 12, black overprint or perfin ''Specimen'', full OG, NH (over a half stamps of the 1st set) or LH, VF, SG #F42/52, F53/64, C.v. £600, Est. $300-$350 |  | |
| 758 | 1977-78, Provisional (Port Vila) surcharges on Artifacts, Birds, Shells, Bull, 5fr/5c - 500fr/10fr, complete set of 12, stamps of 35fr/35c and 200fr/5fr have wide space surcharges (type 2), full OG, NH, VF and rare, C.v. $700, Est. $300-$400 |  | |
| 759 | 1891, black or red diagonal overprint ''St - Pierre M - on'' on French Colonies ''Commerce'' stamps of 1c-1fr, including three inverted black overprints on 1c, 2c and 1fr, full OG, NH, VF and highly desirable unit in sound condition, the ''key'' values expertized by A. Brun, 75c with J.-P. Depasse certificate, C.v. $1,600 as hinged, approximate Yvert C.v. is €4,200, Est. $1,500-$1,800 |  2 | |
| 760 | 1894, Navigation and Commerce, Bristol printing proofs of 1c-1fr, complete set of 13 on thin cards with simulated perforation, bottom sheet margin singles, no gum as produced, VF and rare, Yvert #3-15, C.v. €1,250, Est. $400-$500 |  | |
| Lot | German Occupation of the World War I and II | Estimate | |
| 761 | SHIP MAIL COLLECTION: 1899-1931, nine postal history items including two covers and seven postcards or stationery postcards (2), neatly identified on stockpages, representing various ship cancellations, originated from Shanghai, Saigon, Tonkin, Tourane, Hanoi and Dakar, most is addressed to Europe, minor conveyance flaws possible, generally F/VF or better, Est. $300-$400 |  4 | |
| 762 | 1920 (May 7), St. George and Queen Thamar issues, two perforated sets of six and three, used on registered cover sent locally in Tiflis, all appropriate markings, mostly VF and scarce mailing, Est. $150-$180 |  | |
| 763 | Plate and Trial Color Proofs Collection. 1922, 500r-5000r, complete set of five imperforate plate proofs (issued colors), printed on smooth white wove paper, no gum as issued, NH, VF, Est. $300-$350 |  | |
| 764 | Plate and Trial Color Proofs Collection. 1922, Soldier with Flag, set of six trial color imperforate proofs of 500r in vermilion, orange, brown, green, blue and violet, printed on wove vertically laid paper, no gum as produced, NH, VF, Est. $300-$400 |  | |
| 765 | Plate and Trial Color Proofs Collection. 1922, Peasant Sowing Grain, set of six trial color imperforate proofs of 1000r in carmine, vermilion, orange, green, blue and violet, printed on wove vertically laid paper, no gum as produced, NH, VF, Est. $300-$400 |  | |
| 766 | Plate and Trial Color Proofs Collection. 1922, Industry and Agriculture Allegory, set of six trial color imperforate proofs of 2000r in carmine, orange, brown, light blue, dark blue and violet, printed on white wove paper, no gum as produced, NH, VF, Est. $300-$400 |  | |
| 767 | Plate and Trial Color Proofs Collection. 1922, Industry and Agriculture Allegory, three trial color imperforate proofs of 2000r in carmine, yellow and violet, each one with brown violet SPECIMEN overprint in Georgian, printed on white wove paper, no gum as issued, NH, VF and rare, Est. $500-$600 |  | |
| 768 | Plate and Trial Color Proofs Collection. 1922, Industry and Agriculture Allegory, eight trial color imperforate proofs of 3000r, including three on white wove paper in brown, light blue and violet; and five printed on thin yellowish cards in carmine, orange, brown, slate blue and violet, no gum as produced, NH, VF, card proofs are rare, Est. $400-$500 |  | |
| 769 | Plate and Trial Color Proofs Collection. 1922, Industry and Agriculture Allegory, three trial color imperforate proofs of 3000r in carmine, brown and violet, each one with part of brown violet SPECIMEN overprint in Georgian, printed on white wove paper, no gum as issued, NH, VF and rare, Est. $500-$600 |  | |
| 770 | Plate and Trial Color Proofs Collection. 1922, 500r-5000r, three complete sets of five imperforate trial color proofs in carmine, blue or brown, printed on white wove paper or on wove vertically or horizontally laid paper, the total is 15 proofs, no gum as issued, NH, VF, Est. $800-$900 |  | |
| 771 | Plate and Trial Color Proofs Collection. 1922, 50r violet, 100r deep red, 250r green and 25r blue, complete set of four plate proofs (issued colors), printed on white wove paper (three on wove vertically laid paper), no gum as issued, NH, VF, Est. $250-$300 |  | |
| 772 | Plate and Trial Color Proofs Collection. 1922, Coat of Arms, seven trial color imperforate proofs of 50r in carmine, vermilion, yellow, brown, green, blue and violet, printed on vertically laid wove paper, no gum as issued, NH, VF, Est. $300-$400 |  | |
| 773 | Plate and Trial Color Proofs Collection. 1922, Coat of Arms, seven trial color imperforate proofs of 100r in carmine, vermilion, yellow, brown, green, blue and violet, printed on vertically laid wove paper, no gum as issued, NH, VF, Est. $300-$400 |  | |
| 774 | Plate and Trial Color Proofs Collection. 1922, Coat of Arms, seven trial color imperforate proofs of 250r in carmine, vermilion, yellow, brown, green, blue and violet, printed on vertically laid wove paper, no gum as issued, NH, VF, Est. $300-$400 |  | |
| 775 | Plate and Trial Color Proofs Collection. 1922, Coat of Arms, seven trial color imperforate proofs of 25r in carmine, vermilion, yellow, brown, green, blue and violet, printed on vertically laid wove paper, no gum as issued, NH, VF, Est. $300-$400 |  | |
| 776 | Plate and Trial Color Proofs Collection. 1922, Coat of Arms, 50r, 100r, 250r and 25r, four sets of imperforate trial color proofs in carmine, brown, green and violet, printed on wove paper (most on vertically laid wove paper), the total is 16 proofs, no gum as issued, NH, VF, Est. $800-$900 |  | |
| 777 | Complete Sheets Unit. 1954-74, 24 issues in sheets of 50 or large blocks (separated sheets of 50) in a green folder, complete issues only, most from the middle 1950's, a few folded along perforation, some separation possible, generally post office fresh condition, NH, VF, Mi #115/472, C.v. is about €5,000, Est. $800-$900 |  8 | |
| 778 | Baltic States. 1918-43, Dorpat 20pf on 10k and 40pf on 20k, postal cancellations (Mi #1-2), Estonia - Arms and Swastika, 15(k)-30(k), complete set in blocks of four on chalk-surfaced paper (Mi. #1x-3x) and Kurland surcharges ''6'' on Hitler's Head and ''12'' on German Fieldpost in block of four (Mi #1-3, 4B), last two issues with full OG, NH, VF, Mi C.v. €869++, Est. $300-$350 |  | |
| 779 | France - Saint Nazaire. 1945 (May 8 - Victory Day), Galley 2fr lilac brown, right sheet margin imperforate single used together with five French definitives on registered cover in La Baule, appropriate markings, arrival ds on reverse, VF, Mi #2U, C.v. €2,000++, Est. $400-$500 |  | |
| 780 | Belgium - Flemish Legion. 1943, overprint of Airplane and ''1943'' in various colors on set of 1941, +50fr x4, complete set of four, appropriate Feldpost ''31.12.43'' cancellation, VF, Mi #V-VIII, C.v. €800, Est. $200-$250 |  | |
| Lot | Latvia | Estimate | |
| 781 | 1933, Republic issue, 50d, 75d and 100d, complete set of three, full OG, NH, F/VF, C.v. $1,800, Karamitsos 523-25, C.v. €2,100, Est. $800-$900 |  | |
| 782 | Collections. LARGE COLLECTION IN 3 HINGELESS SCOTT SPECIALTY ALBUMS: 1871-2008, about 4700 mint stamps and almost 300 miniature and souvenir sheets, representing postage, semi-postal and back of the book issues, starting with Crown and Numerals, nice range of Turul and Franz Josef stamps, many valuable items throughout, some rare imperforates, including Flowers s.s. of 1958, Transports miniature sheet of 1959, Space issue of 1961 in blocks of four and miniature sheet, Stamp Exhibition of 1961, set in miniature sheets and many others, practically complete semi-postal issues, including both F.D. Roosevelt souvenir sheets, very nice quality Collection, full OG, completely NH from 1930's with some earlier, generally VF, C.v. is over $10,000, Est. $2,000-$2,500 |  181 | |
| 783 | Collections. BALANCE OF A CONSIGNMENT: 1938-82, 186 mint stamps and 122 mostly mint miniature and souvenir sheets, slightly duplicated unit with perforated and imperforate topical items, such as Animals, Insects, Olympics, Paintings, Space Exploration, and etc., including Stamp Exhibition of 1951 souvenir sheets, in addition 20 common Sopron stamps, all with full OG, mainly NH (just a few stamps are LH) or CTO (no more then a dozen), F/VF, C.v. is well over $1,500, Est. $300-$350 |  17 | |
| 784 | Collection. LARGE COLLECTION IN DAVO ALBUM: 1949-89, over 1400 mainly mint stamps (a few used in the beginning) and 82 souvenir sheets, among better - Regional Costumes (#863-88), Soccer overprint (#1177c), several WWF souvenir sheets and many more, in addition 89 postal history items from 1934-75, including 57 FD covers and 16 First Flight items, nice condition, full OG, NH from 1974 or LH, F/VF or better, C.v. is over $3,000, covers not counted, Est. $800-$900 |  68 | |
| 785 | 1966, Italian Patriots, 40L bluish green, top left corner margin block of nine, middle and top half of the bottom horizontal rows are strongly underinked, full OG, NH, VF and scarce multiple, a copy of E. Diena certificate for the similar error in block of 16 is enclosed, Cat. Enciclopedico Italiano #1048a, C.v. €10,500, Est. $600-$700 |  | |
| 786 | 1980, Castello di Cerro al Volturno - Castello Bruno (castle in brown), 200L brown, color error, a single with strongly misplaced horizontal perforation, full OG, NH, VF, Raybaudi certificate, Sassone #1516 var, Bolaffi #1621B, C.v. €11,000, Est. $600-$700 |  2 | |
| 787 | Aegean Islands - Rhodes. 1935, Holy Year, Dear and Palm Tree, 5c-5L, complete set of eight, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $1,072.50, Sassone #74-81, C.v. €1,625, Est. $300-$350 |  | |
| 788 | 1943 (June 25), registered postcard from Sebha to Brazzaville (French Congo), franked by four values, double circle ''R.F. Postes/Fezzan'' cancellation with date inserted by hand, arrival marking ''10.JUL.43'' is alongside, VF and scarce, signed by G. Bolaffi, A. Bolaffi, Enzo Diena, Sassone #1, 5, 7, PA1, C.v. €3,300, Est. $600-$700 |  | |
| 789 | 1946, Sebha Fort, Mosque, Map and Camel, 10c-50fr, complete set of 15 die sunk epreuves de luxe, each one with protected paper, appropriate punctures and text at bottom right, no gum as produced, NH, VF and rare, only a few complete sets were produced, Sassone #1-15, Est. $500-$600 |  8 | |
| 790 | 1947, registered cover addressed to Egypt, franked by three Fezzan-Ghadames stamps of 2fr, 2.50fr and 20fr, cancelled by Sebha ''18.2.1947'' ds, Cairo arrival marking on the back, VF, Sassone #5-6, 12, C.v.€3,250, Est. $400-$500 |  | |
| 791 | 1949, General Leclerc, Colonel D'Ornano and Historical Places, 1fr-50fr, complete set of 11 epreuves de luxe, in addition artist's proof of 4fr red brown without the text and punctures (G. Biondi certificate), sheet of 12fr with minor soiling, generally fresh, no gum as issued, NH, VF, Sassone #16-26, Est.$400-$500 |  7 | |
| 792 | 1949, General Leclerc, Colonel D'Ornano and Historical Places, 1fr-50fr, complete set of 11, full OG, NH, as well as the same set on registered air mail cover from Sebha to NYC, all appropriate markings and arrival ds on reverse, both items are VF, cover franked with a complete set is rare, Sassone #16-26, C.v. €11,750, Est. $800-$1,000 |  | |
| 793 | 1951, Camels, Agriculture, Well Drilling and Ahmed Bay, 30c-50fr, complete set of 12 in epreuves de luxe, nine of those (30c-15fr) are sunken dies, occasional inclusions, fresh quality, no gum as produced, NH, VF, Sassone #29 -40, Est. $400-$500 |  6 | |
| 794 | Semi-Postal issues. 1950, Charity issue, 15+5fr red brown and 25+5fr blue, complete set of two and two epreuves deluxe, full OG or no gum as produced, NH, VF, Sassone #27-28, Est. $150-$200 |  | |
| 795 | Postage Due stamps. 1950, Oasis of Brak, 1fr-20fr, complete set of six die sunk epreuves de luxe and die sunk epreuve de luxe collective of the complete set, all with punctures at bottom and text at lower right, no gum as issued, NH, VF and rare group, Sassone #SEG1-6, Est. $600-$800 |  3 | |
| 796 | 1951-52, Korean War Participants, Flags issue, 500w with green or blue frame, complete set of 44, including Italy with and without the Crown, full original uneven gum as always exists, NH, F/VF, C.v. $910, Est. $400-$500 |  3 | |
| 797 | 1952, Korean War Participants, Flag of Italy without the Crown, 500w with green or blue frame, set of two in bottom right corner sheet margin imprint blocks of six (2x3), full original white gum, NH, VF, C.v. $360 as hinged singles, Est. $250-$300 |  | |
| 798 | 1952, Sok Kul Am, 200wn red brown, Bool Gook Temple, 300wn green, complete set of two presentation sheets, litho printing, vertical or horizontal Wavy Lines watermark respectively, no gum as issued, red brown sheet with minor offset on reverse, NH, VF and rare, only 300 sets were produced, Mi Blocks 49-50, C.v. €2,500, Est. $600-$700 |  | |
| 799 | 1970, ''Cats and Sparrows'' by Pyun Sang-byuk, 30w multicolored, three-side margin imperforate block of ten (5x2, top part of a sheet), no gum as produced, NH, VF and scarce multiple, mounted on page from a Collection, KPC #C438a, C.v. 900,000KRW=US$635 as singles, Est. $200-$250 |  | |
| 800 | 1919, Sun design, two imperforate plate proofs of 10k in blue and 20k in orange, both are in issued colors printed on reverse of colored soft-drink labels, no gum as produced, NH, VF and rare, H. von Hoffmann certificate, Est. $200-$250 |  2 | |
