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CENSOR MARKS: "opened by censor in Kurdistan", clear strike on front of cover with reverse side franking Ahmed Shah 3 ch. (2) 1917 from Teheran to Senneh

"opened by censor in Kurdistan", boxed violet marking on front of cover with reverse side franking Ahmed Schah 2 ch. (3) 1917 from Teheran to Senneh with arrival mark

"opened by censor in Kurdistan" in violet (!), clear strike on front of cover with reverse side frankig Ahmed Shah 6 ch. 1917 from Teheran to Senneh; by Shaida unrecorded in this colour

"Sansur Aida Shod", blue negative censor mark with adjacent blue negative "Hamadan Markaz Komandarli 1333" and violet "Sansur Aida Shod 133" on fron and reverse of small cover from "HAMADAN (BAZAR) 31.VIII 16" to Senneh with arrival mark; very rare, only few covers known with all 3 strikes

"Kurdistan Censor", small negative censor mark clear on front of cover from Hamadan 1919 to Senneh with arrival mark, very scarce

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS: 1921, Gilan revolutionary issue, 4 values complete in marginal or corner blocks of 10, unhinged mint, one block without gum

1945, "Azerbaidjan National Government", overprint on 12 different stamps ex 5 d.-5 r., used

"Azerbaidjan National Government", overprint on 14 different stamps ex 5 d.-10 r., used

1948, Doar Ivri 3-1000 m. cpl. with full tab, unhinged mint, 1000 m. with small red spot on front, all signed, 250-1000 m. A. Diena (on front)

1949, New year 5-35 pr. cpl. with full tab from the lower left margin, unhinhed mint

1876/89, Koban 10 s. blue, perf. 9 1/2, tied to small mourning cover from "YOKOHAMA SEP 28 1881" to Switzerland with transit and arrival marks, fine

1883, UPU Koban 1 s. green, 2 s. red (2) and 5 s. blue, tied by cds. 'YOKOHAMA JAPAN 27 DEC 95' to cover to Paris with arrival mark on front; 5 s. slightly creased

1899, kiku 10 s. blue in horizontal pair, tied by cds. of Yokohama to envelope to Colombo and returned with adjacent boxed "MESSAGERIES MARITIMES 19 NOVEBRE 02/COLOMBO", also straight-lines "TONKIN", "ANNAM" and "SYDNEY" and several other markings including "SINGAPORE TO HONG KONG" on reverse; unusual cover

1949, Week of Philately 8 y. in complete sheet of 5, unhinged mint, slight gum bends in the margin only, fine

1914, overprint issue 1 s., 3 s. and 10 s. (2 each), used on registered envelope with adjacent red Japanese 'SHANGHAI REGISTERED' to Nagasaki where the stamps were cancelled at arrival with violet 'NAGASAKI JAPAN 10.11.18'

1951, 5w. on 6w. together with Mi. no. 52 aB and 53 aB, tied by cds. "1.6.54" to cover to Czechoslovakia

1953, Folklore 4,50 and 6 p. on epreuves de luxe with large embossed seal of the Laos post, scarce pair

1954, Jubilee of King Sisavang Vong, 50 p., epreuve de luxe, fine

ditto, same lot

1955, Ramajana 2-30 k. in imperforated blocks of four, unhinged mint

5 k. on epreuve d'artist in black, ungummed

1956, Birthday of Buddha 2-30 k. cpl. on epreuves de luxe, scarce

UNO 1-30 K. cpl. on epreuves de luxe, ungummed

1957, Buddism 15 K., epreuve d' artist with watermark "BFK", ungummed, sign. Pheulpin

1936, Unissued Franco-Lebanese Treaty, 5 stamps cpl. in blocks of four with sheet margins, four blocks with part of violet seal "Emission de Timbre Poste De Syrie & Au Liban", without value tablets, imperforated, mostly unhingend mint, few stamps with adherences, fine

1942, 1st Year of Independence, six souvenir sheets on ungummed paper, some corners rounded, otherwise fine and scarce

1943, 2 Years of Independence 25-500 Pia. each as proof on carton paper (134x110 mm), ungummed, fine

1946, 1st anniversary of the victory of the allied troops, all three types of souvenir sheet, unmounted mint resp. without gum as issued

dito, souvenir sheet on thick yellow paper and with blue inscription, ungummed

1947, Red Cross 12,50-100 pia. cpl., imperforated from lower left sheet margin, some small colour adherence at reverse, otherwise fine and scarce set, unmounted mint

1948, Accedence to Unesco souvenir sheet, ungummed, fine (photo see www)

1783, "CHALCO", framed straight-line in black, clear strike on entire letter to Mexico City, scarce

1800/10 (ca.), "YSTACOMITAN", clear on cover front to Ciudad Real, scarce, signed Bash

Antilles 1 r. yellow-green, a slightly creased horizontal pair, cancelled by complete strike of the special 'boxed parilla' handstamp in black, a rare multiple, signed Todd AIEP (Edifil-no. 8)

1861, 1/2 r. black on brown QUERETARO, the complete sheet of 60 subjects, Plate III, with large margins all around, top sheet margin folded down at top for Exhibit display, of bright fresh colour and full o.g.; slight creases between fourth and fifth rows and vertically through centre; natural paper fold in seventh row; however an outstandig Exhibit item of great rarity for the specialist. Just 83 stamps from this cogsignment were returned to Mexico City Post Office in 1864 when the new Eagle issue was invoiced, signed C.J.Phillips (Stanley Gibbons), ex collection Maurice·Burrus, Jaretzky certificate (Scott-no.6)