355 / Oktober 2013

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

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

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

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

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS: meter markings, original artist mock-up for 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 13, 15, 18, 25 and 100 m. on brownish paper, 2 items with marginal faults, generally fine, a scarce group

"JERUSALEM-JAFFA PPO DOWN 11 AU 27" on 1922, 2 m. and 5 m. on postcard to Germany

Jewish New Year 3 m.-65 m. in vertical gutter pairs with tab, unmounted mint, 3 values tiny toning spots in the tabs only, fine/very fine, certificate Tsachor Expert Committee (Mi. 9.290,-)

1949, National Flag 20 pr. with full tab, tied by first day cancel to decorative presentation folder, signed by the designer of the stamp Franz Kraus, very rare, certificate Ury Shalit

1971/79, Landscapes 0,50 £ in vertical strip of 10 with shifted printing and design omitted entirely on top stamp, unmounted mint

1875, Cherry Blossoms without syllabic 1 s. brown together with 1 s. brown with syllabic 15, tied by mute cancel to native cover, small faults, a rare franking

1883, UPU Koban 1s. and 2s. tied by cds. " YOKOHAMA MEIJI 26/ 8 XI 1893" to envelope 2s. to Shanghai with arrival mark "SHANGHAI MEIJI", very fine

1883, UPU Koban 2s. and 5s., 2 copies each, tied by  cds. "YOKOHAMA  JAPAN MEIJI 25 / 19 XI. 1892" to registered printed matter envelope ("Picture samples") to Paris with adjacent "LIGNE N", slight staining and envelope vertical fold and some creasing at top; scarce franking, opinion Eichhorn BPP

5 s. with New Koban 3s. tied to envelope 2s. from Tokio 1899 to Canada, here redirected, arrival marks; 3s. slight wrinkles

CANCELLATIONS: "I.J.P.O. 2. CHANGCHUN MUKDEN * SOUTH MANCHURIA 5.8.12", oval marking on front of postcard from Adana to Peking

"TENYO-MARU I.J. SEA POST 10.6.16", clear violet cds. on US postcard with additional franking from San Francisco (Wells Fargo) to POW at camp Narashino, fine and scarce

POST IN TAIWAN: Tazawa 4s. rose tied by cds. to postcard from Taihoku to Germany with adjacent "TSURUGA JAPAN 5.1.12"

1864/65, Eagle ½ r. lilac 'Mexico 33-1865' with 2 r. orange and 4 r. green, tied by cds. "FRANCO..." to entire letter via London to Bordeaux; top corners of letter somewhat toned, otherwise a fine and scarce 3 colour franking

1940, Centenary of Stamps 5 c.-5 p., 10 values cpl. in blocks of 4, unmounted mint

1878, 10 c. blue on thick paper, marginal block of 12 with good to large margins, unused o.g., faint horizontal crease in the lower row and one stamp with small thin, fine and scarce multiple

1921, stationery card 10 c. (slightly stained), letter card and envelope 20 c. in good condition, all unused

1885, King Chulaongkorn 1 s. deep blue with double surcharge "1 Tical" (type 4, plate III), unused, slightly toned at top, otherwise fine, certificate Philatelic Association of Thailand (SS 10)

1889, Provisional issue 1 att. on 2 att. green and carmine with overprint type 3, used, toned (SS 23)

1 att. on 2 att. green and carmine with overprint type 4, used with original gum, very fine, rare (SS 24)

1892, Provisional issue 4 atts. on 24 atts. lilac and blue with surcharge type 1 and Thai surcharge double, horizontal pair and single stamp, unused, fine (SS 33a)

1894, 10 atts. on 24 att. lilac and blue without Siamese surcharge. unused, slightly toned, otherwise fine, rare

1899, Rejected Die 3 att. red and blue, used, fine (SS 87)

1908, Jubilee 1 a. yellow and green, surcharge error corrected by hand in horizontal pair with normal stamp, unused, fine (SS 115a)

1908, Jubilee 1 a. yellow and green, surcharge error corrected by hand in horizontal pair with normal stamp, unused, fine (SS 115a)

4 atts. on 5 att. red, horizontal pair, right stamp with three imperforated sides, unused, small tear at bottom, otherwise fine, rare

1912, King Rama IV 3 s. green, vertical pair imperforate between, unused, tooth slightly toned, otherwise fine (SS 147 b)

1912, King Rama IV 3 s. green, vertical pair imperforate between with sheet margin at top, unused,  fine (SS 147 b)

1917, King Vjiravudh 10 s. brown and black, vertical pair with sheet margins at top and var horizontal imperforated, unused, fine

1918, Red Cross 2 s.-20 b., complete, mostly with security control mark on back, unused

1918, Red Cross 2 s.-20 b. with security control mark on back, complete, unused, some tooth slightly toned, 20 b. sign. Colemann

1920, Scout's Found 2 s.-1 b., complete on two pieces with special cachet, fine