353 / März 2013

ditto, Bale no. 14

3rd issue 1937/38, complete booklet with red cover, front advert "PALGIN", complete with 4 panes of 6 stamps (all on vertical ribbed paper) and 7 interleaving pages, very fine and rare, certificate Dorfman (Bale no. B8)

Booklet with blue cover, front advert "PALGIN", complete except the staple and the single part fixed with hinges on album page, scarce (Bale no.B9)

Booklet with blue cover, front advert "POLONIA", complete except the staple and single parts mounted on album page, on back side booklet jacket in manuscript ink "Juni 1938", scarce (Bale no. B10)

Booklet with blue cover, front and back adverts "DAVID'S", complete with 7 interleaving pages and 4 panes of 6 stamps, the 15 m. pane on horizontally ribbed paper, very fine and rare; with the variety of the 15 m. pane an unique item, opinion Dorfman (Bale B12)

Imperforated plate proofs: 1 m. (2 pairs), 2 m. on white paper in block of four and on yellow paper (2 blocks of four) and 8 m. (3 pairs); one 8 m. with crease between the stamps, otherwise fine/very fine, a scarce group (Bale P.D.1-4)

Issued stamps: 1-13 m. in gutter blocks of four, 1 m. on yellowish, otherwise on white paper, all left vertical pairs split and reinforced by hinges (Bale D1-5)

1-13 m. in unused horitzontal strips of five ( 1 m. split) with all types, also additional strip of 4 m. and several single stamps, of these 4 with nail heads (Bale D1-5)

1 m. in horizontal strip of four from the lower right sheet corner; the right pair imperforated between and between the right stamp and the margin, unused, also horizontal pair imperforated between and at right, used with Jerusalem cds. and boxed "POSTAGE NOT COLLECTED ...", badly damaged at right and at bottom, but believed to be the only existing used pair of this variety (Bale D1d)

1 m. on yellow paper, vertical block of 54 with gutters at right, unused, most stamps unmounted mint (Bale D1B)

1 m. and 4 m. tied by cds. "JERUSALEM 12 AP 24" to cover originally sent from England with 1 d. and ½ d. to Cairo and redirected to Jerusalem, showing adjacent "TO PAY   MILLIEMES"; since the addressee had left the stamps additionally cancelled by boxed "CHARGE NOT COLLECTED / FRESH LABLE REQUIRED" and letter returned to England; a very scarce and fine franking of the first postage due issue (Bale D1, 3)

2 m., horizontal pair from the right sheet margin, imperforated at right, unmounted mint, fine and scarce (Bale D2c)

2 m. in marginal block of sixteen, 4 m. block of six and 13 m. in block of fifteen and 2 single stamps, all used, 2 copies 2 m. with faults, otherwise fine, scarce blocks (Bale D2, 3, 5)

8 m. in gutter block of four, unused, vertical crease in the gutter only, fine and scarce (Bale P.D.4; $ 1.000,-)

8 m. in horizontal pair, imperforated between and at right, used with Jerusalem cds.; a fine and very rare variety, only 4 pairs exist; certificate Dorfman (Bale D4e)

13 m. in horizontal pair, imperforated between, copy from the left sheet margin, unmounted mint, hinge mark in the margin only, very fine and scarce, opinion Holcombe (Bale D5a)

Specialized lot with complete unused sets on white and yellow paper, used set on white paper, 2 entires with color frankings, 13 m. imperforated at right etc., a very interesting group

1 m., negative die proof in black on sunken card, dated "2-6-1924" and additionally inscribed "Duplicate" (Bale P.D.6a)

1 m., positive die proof in black mounted on sunken card, dated "2-6.1924" and additionally inscribed "Duplicate", very scarce (Bale P.D.6b)

1 m., positive die proof in black mounted on thick card, dated "3.7.24", additionally inscribed "DUPLICATE" and "approved 18/7/24", very scarce (Bale P.D.6c)

Die proof of value tablets 2, 4, 8, 13 m. and 5 pia. mounted on thick card, dated "3.7.24" with additional manuscript "DUPLICATE" and "approved 18/7/24" (Bale P.D.7-11c)

4 m., imperforated plate proof in horizontal pair (Bale P.D.8a)

1 m.-5 pia. with overprint "SPECIMEN", unused, fine (Bale S.6-11)

1 m. - 5 pia. with overprint "SPECIMEN" in horizontal strips of 3 mounted on carton paper

1 m.-5 pia. with overprint "SPECIMEN" and additional diagonal handstamp "SPECIMEN", unused without gum (Bale S.6-11a)

Issued stamps: 1 m.-5 pia. in horizontal strips of 4 with intersecting gutters, unmounted mint, folded once in the central perforation, otherwise very fine; a rare set, only about 10 sets known, certificate Muentz (Bale D6-11)

Unused and used small selection incl. a plate flaw study of the 5 pia. (ex Sacher)

9 entires with several frankings of all 5 milliemes-values, single, double and mixed frankings

Die proof of 8 m. and value tablets of a 1, 2, 4, 10, 13, 20 and 50 m. on photographic paper; the outlines of the 7 tablets reinforced with Indian ink (different to the other 3 known items of this kind); light surface break due to a vertical central crease effecting the 1 m. slightly, otherwise very fine; a rare item, certificate Dorfman  (Bale Pr. 1)

Original artist's hand painted composite essay showing frame design and value tablets for all 8 values issued in 1928, size approx. 295:295 mm, folded several times and filing holes at right; a unique item, certificate Muentz (Bale Pr.3)

2 imperforated color trials of the plate no. "1" in different shade of brownish-orange, stuck on card, marked "A" and "B"; card at top with slight trace of paper clip; believed to be unique, certificate Muentz (illustrated in Bale catalogue page 148; Bale Pr. 5)

Die proofs of all 8 values issued in 1928 on thick glazed cards, each stamped "BEFORE HARDENING" with different dates between 16.9. and 3.10.1927; hinge remainders on reverse, fine/very fine, certificate Muentz (Bale Pr. 8)

Die proof of 13 m. on enamel paper, fine and scarce(Bale Pr. 9)

ditto, on thin shiny ungummed yellow paper, supposed to be unique (Bale Pr. 10)

Imperforated color trials 6 m. orange, stuck on paper, ruled through by pen with adjacent manuscript "A", believed to be unique

Almost similar imperforated proof but in darker color, mounted on piece with adjacent manuscript "App'd for color ...3/8/33"; believed to be unique (Bale Pr. 11)