INDIA / PAKISTAN – Isani, Dr. Usman Ali: ‘Pakistan’ overprints on Service Post Cards of British India with form used by North western railways (2015), two volumes. Part 1: Machine Overprint ‘PAKISTAN’ and purple hand-overprint, both at Lahore, pp. 1–351  + Part 2: Black - Hand overprint ‘PAKISTAN’ at Lahore and cards with Nasik overprint specially printed for Pakistan, pp. 353–738, both in colour and wonderfully hardbound, with gold title imprint on front and spine, plus slipcase, excellent condition. Estimate: 180 Euro

IRAQ – Pearson, Patrick C. / Proud, Edward B.: The Postal History of Iraq (1996), 262 pages, hardcover with dust jacket. Inside with dedications and a greeting card of Patrick Pearson. Like new. Estimate: 30 Euro

ISRAEL – Persoff, Meir: The Running Stag. The Stamps and Postal History of Israel (1973), 115 pages, hardcover with dust jacket; PLUS: Livnat, Raphael: 3 softbound brochures, Israel Philatélie 1948–2008, 36 pages; PLUS: Jérusalem Poste Française 1846–1880 (2007), 32 pages; PLUS: Israel. Dmei Doar Ivri. La 1ère émission e timbre taxe (2008), 114 pages. In good condition and this dedicated to Tomas Bjäringer. Estimate: 60 Euro

JAPAN – Ichida, Dr. S.: The Cherry Blossom Issues of Japan 1872–1876 (1965), 335 pages, hardcover with dust jacket, signed; ditto, but 2nd edition 1981, 313 pages, quarter leather, gold stamped title, dust jacket, slipcase, in Japanese language with English subtitles for the illustrations. Both items in excellent condition and rare. Estimate: 350 Euro

@ Cavendish # 850, 8.2.2023, lot 622, 220 GBP + 20%

JAPAN – Ichida, Soichi: The Dragon Stamps of Japan 1871–1872 (1st edition 1959), XVI + 220 pages + 11 photo prints of full sheets, hardcover with slip case; PLUS: Ichida, Dr. Soichi: The Dragon Stamps of Japan 1871–1872 (2nd edition 1971), 209 pages, in Japanese with English legends to figures and tables, plus 17 photographs of sheets. Accompanied by summarised English (27 pp.) and French (29 pp.) translations in an additional brochure. Rare! Estimate: 250 Euro

JAPAN – Ichida, Dr. Soichi: Three comprehensive works on the early issues of Japan (in Japanese, illustrations with English captions): 1) 1968, limited edition of 250 copies, signed; 2) 1 volume with photos of complete stamp sheets; 3) another with dedication to Tomas Bjäringer and signed by the author. All three volumes in slipcases and in excellent condition. PLUS: Ichida, Dr. Soichi: Plating of the 1 Sen (extracted from the book), pp. 75–308, softcover; PLUS: Ichida, Dr. S.: The Six Sen violet Brown Native Paper 1874 (1968), 42 pages, softcover. Estimate: 250 Euro

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JAPAN – Kanai, Hiroyuki: Hosun No Miriyoku (1980), 304 pages, pages on card paper, with countless colour illustrations of world rarities from the former Kanai collection, texts in Japanese, hardcover with slipcase, very well preserved. Rare! Estimate: 300 Euro

@ Stampedia Winter 2021 auction, lot No. 1, ca. 318 Euro

JAPAN – Matsumoto, Jun Ichi: The French Post Office of Yokohama and its Epoch (1984), 247 pages, hardcover with slip case, bilingual (Engl./Jap.), with ex libris; PLUS: Japan. Post Office and Postmarks, 114 pages in japan. language, softcover; PLUS: Shigaki, Masafumi: The Best collection at JAPEX 94 Overseas Section (1995), Honoring Mr. Sumino Award, 36 pages in japan. language, softcover, signed by the author; PLUS: Sawa, Mamoru / Oshima, Masaaki: Handbook of Futatsuori Hagaki. Classification of Wakitsuki and Wakinashi Hagaki by the plates (1997), part I + II, VI + 102 plus V + 118 pages, in japan. language, softcover, both signed and dedicated to B. Wallberg; PLUS: Hikyaku – The Courier Mail of Japan. The Carrier System, copied manuscript. Estimate: 80 Euro

JAPAN – Metzelaar, W. / Tyler, Varro E.: Forgeries & Imitations of the Dragon Stamps of Japan (1970), 23 pages; softcover; PLUS: Tyler, Varro E. / Montgomery, Milton I.: The Wada Cherry Blossom Forgeries (1974), 92 pages, softcover; PLUS: Wilhelmsen, Kr.: Japans klassiske Forfalskninger (1981), 361 pages, softcover, in Norwegian, English and German; PLUS: Zweiling, Arthur: Japanmarken – echt oder falsch? (1971), 72 pages + 37 plates, softcover; PLUS: Gély, André: Les faux timbres anciens du Japon et leur expertise 1871–1875 (1958), 68 pages, softcover. All titles in good condition. Estimate: 100 Euro

JAPAN – Mosher, John: Japanese Post Offices in China and Manchuria (1978), XVII + 225 pages, hardcover with dust jacket; PLUS: Ishikawa, Ryohei: The Forerunner Foreign Post Offices in Japan British-U.S.-French. Ryohei Ishikawa's Collection (1976), 164 pages, leather hardcover with gold title imprint on front and spine; PLUS: Matsumoto, Jun Ichi: The French Post Office in Yokohama (1997), 216 pages + 8 plates, hardcover with dust jacket; PLUS: Sawa, Minoru: The Achievement of the Double-Circle Dated Stamps 1873–88 (1988), 270 pages, hardcover with slip case, dedication to Börje Wallberg inside. All titles in very good condition. Estimate: 200 Euro

JAPAN – Nathaniel, Yigal: Japan-Etched Stamps 1871–1876, the Yigal Nathaniel Collection (2003), 178 pages, text on the 128 exhibition pages is in English, all other text bilingual (Jap./Engl.). The publication was only sold by subscription to the Japan Philatelic Society, this de-luxe edition in slipcase was sold by James Bendon for 250 Euro end of 2003, good condition; PLUS: Woodward, A. M. Tracey: The postage Stamps of Japan and Dependencies (1928), but this is a late reprint from Japan, 537 pages, hardcover, with slip case, excellent condition. Estimate: 350 Euro

JAPAN – Peplow, F. J.: Plates of the Stamps of Japan 1871–1876 (1910). XV + 107 pages, gold edge, leather bound with gold title imprint on front and spine. One of the famous rarities of philatelic literature. This is No. 22 of 25 copies issued in December 1910, signed by the author. With slip case. In excellent condition! This publication was never available for purchase, only “in private circulation”. According to the list of subscribers inside this copy belonged to J. S. Rich. Estimate: 10.000 Euro

@Schwanke # 338, 7.12.2012, Lot 1913: 8.200 Euro + 20%

JAPAN – Peplow, F. J.: Plates of the Stamps of Japan 1871–1876 (1910). XV + 107 pages, in special ringbinder. One of the famous rarities of philatelic literature. This is No. 4 of 25 copies issued in December 1910, signed by the author. This publication was never available for purchase, only “in private circulation”. According to the list of subscribers inside this copy belonged perhaps to  A. R. Barrett. In addition to 107 single plates of entire stamp sheets from 1871–1876, it contains 14 untrimmed pages that had to be cut by the purchaser or their bookbinder and then bound into a cover of their choice. This has not been done in this copy. Very very rare like this. Estimate: 4.000 Euro

JAPAN – Japanese Post Office: Dai Nihon Teikoku Yubin Kitte Enkakushi (History of the postage stamps of the Japanese Empire), issued by the Department of Communications in 1896 and illustrated with 107 original stamps, envelopes, wrappers and post cards or specially made facsimile/reprints of stamps, etc., not available any more. One of 300 issued, for official presentation (and never sold to the public). This copy is dedicated to Mr. Homberger. Preserved in a special bibliophile box including much research material about the book, Good condition. 

PLUS: The Pirated edition, issued by Wada of Tokio, varying from the official publication by the addition of a page giving “Errors of engraving” with four illustrations, by the omission of tables of postal rates and other information, and by the addition of particulars of the issue of August 1896, illustrated by forgeries of the stamps, etc., some with and some without the mozo sanko (imitation) characters, and with ordinary illustrations pasted down. Preserved in a special bibliophile slipcase, the book with a small tear on one page.

Wada was a well-known disseminator of forgeries of Japanese stamps of all issues. His present venture was immediately surpressed by the Government and the stock seized and destroyed. It is exceedingly rare, even in Japan, and as far as it is known only six copies survived! 

The William brothers wrote about these books (Philatelic Magazine, Oct. 14th, 1938): “Rarest stamp book in the world …” – Estimate: 17,500 Euro

@Corinphila # 291, 28.11.-2.12.2022, lot No. 1536 (the Original): 10,000 CHF + 22% and lot 1537 (the WADA forgery, which is much rarer): 5.500 CHF + 22% 

KOREA – Jae-Seung, Kim: Study on the first Korean stamps used in 1884. – Genuines and Forgeries (1994), 338 pages, hardcover, signed by the author; PLUS: Jae-Seung, Kim: The facts of Korean classic stamps (1998), 406 pages, hardcover with dust jacket; PLUS: Zirkle, Helen K. / Hahn, Warren: Philatelic Handbook for Korea, 1884–1905 (1970), 128 pages, hardcover with dust jacket. All 3 titles in good condition. Estimate: 130 Euro

KOREA – Mizuhara, M.: Postal History of Korea. Lee Dynasty Era 1884–1905. The M. Mizuhara Collection (1978), 58 pages, hardcover; PLUS: Song-Hwan, Kim: Postal History of Imperial Korea 1884–1905 (1984 dedicated to Börje Wallberg), 139 plates, bilingual, limited edition (No 15 of 500), hardcover, slip case; PLUS: Song-Hwan, Kim: Entire Covers Story of Imperial Korea (Large Gold exhibit at Stockholmia 1986), 90 pages, in Korean language, softcover (some pages loose); PLUS: Kerr, Dr. James W.: Korean Kingdom and Empire Philatelic Catalog and Handbook (2nd edition 1990), 86 pages, softcover. Estimate: 60 Euro

KOREA – INDIA 89: Kim Song-Hwan Collection: Postal History of Imperial Korea (also Large Gold at Stockholmia 1986, two photocopies documenting of the collection more than 200 pages, privately softbound; PLUS: PHILA KOREA 84: Sea Young Chang, Sang Ho Lee, Sang Lai Ha Collections, 208 pages, in English, hardcover with gold title imprint on front and spine. Good condition. Estimate: 80 Euro

MALAYSIA – Hollex, Dr. R. M.: Kedah and Perlis. Their Stamps and Postal History 1887–1941 (1995), 478 pages, hardcover, good condition. Estimate: 60 Euro

NEPAL – Hellrigl, Dr. Wolfgang C. / Vignola, Frank: The Classic Stamps of Nepal (1984), 215 pages, hardcover with gold title imprint on front and spine, excellent condition; PLUS: Smythies, E. A. / Dawson, L. E.: The postage Stamps of Nepal (1945), 15 pages, softcover (cover with small faults); PLUS: Heddergott, Jochen: Nepal ½ Anna, 25 pages, softcover, good condition; PLUS: Smythies, E. A. / Dawson, L. E. / Haverbeck, Harrison D. S.: The Postage Stamps of Nepal (1951), 48 pages, softcover, good. Estimate: 80 Euro

NEPAL – Hellrigl, Dr. Wolfgang C.: Nepal Postal History: The British-Indian Post Office in Nepal (1991), 200 pages, hardcover with dust jacket; PLUS: Hellrigl, Dr. Wolfgang C.: A Catalogue of Nepalese Postmarks (1879–1935) (1982), 74 pages, bilingual (German/English) stapled. Estimate: 70 Euro

NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES – Bulterman, P. R.: Poststempels Nederlands-Indie 1864–1950 (1981), 579 pages, hardcover with dust jacket, a rare and always expensive book; PLUS: de Beer, W. S. Wolf: Poststempels in Nederlands Oost Indie 1789–1864 (1971), 200 pages, hardcover with dust jacket (this is a litte discoloured in small parts), the book is fine; PLUS: ten Geuzendam, A. W.: De vierkantstempels van Nederlands-Oost-Indie 1892–1916 (1976), 27 pages + 27 pages with illustrations, spiral binding. All three items in good conidition. Estimate: 200 Euro

PALESTINE – Lindenberg, Paul P.: Das Postwesen palästinas vor der britischen Besatzung (1926), 46 pages, softcover (this slightly coloured at the edges, otherwise in good condition), rare; PLUS: Hochheiser, Dr. Arthur M.: Postal Stationary of the Palestine Mandate (1984), 97 pages, softcover, good; PLUS: Pollack, F. W.: The Turkish Post in the Holy Land, 59 pages, softcover; PLUS: Proud, Edward B.: The Postal History of the British Palestine 1918–1948 (1985), 305 pages, hardcover. All in good condition. Estimate: 100 Euro

PALESTINE – Livnat, Raphaël: Jérusalem et la Poste Française en Terre sainte 1843–1914 (2015), 397 pages, softcover; PLUS: Livnat, Raphaël: Jérusalem. La Poste Consulaire Française 1948 (2007), 152 pages, softcover. Both in good condition. Estimate: 90 Euro

PALESTINE – Steichele, Anton: Die Postgeschichte Palästinas von 1841 bis 1918. Die Osmanische Post (1981), without continuous pagination, hardcover; PLUS: Steichele, Anton: Handbook of Holy Land philately. The Foreign Post Offices in Palestine 1840–1918. English revised edition by Norman J. Collins and Leopold Dickstein, vol. II (1991), V + pp. 198–495 + Errata, hardcover; PLUS: Hoexter, Dr. Werner: Handbook of Holy Land Philately. The Stamps of Paelestine. I. The stamps issued during the period of the Military Administration (1918 to 1st July 1920) (1969), 57 pages, hardcover, privately bound. Estimate: 80 Euro

PERSIA – Huguonet, Paul: La Poste des Califes et la Poste du Shah (deuxième édition Paris 1884), 111 pages, map, signed by the author! A unusual rarity! The content is quite good, but the softcover lacks stability and is somewhat faulty. Nevertheless: a rare item; PLUS: Tomkins, T. L. C.: The Persinan Gulf (1950), 100 pages, softcover, good condition; PLUS: Schüller, Friedrich: Die persische Post und die Postwerthzeichen von Persien und Buchara (Wien 1893), 90 pages + 4 plates, private hardcover with slip case, for the age in good condition. One of the first monographs in Austria! Very rare! Estimate: 200 Euro

PERSIA – Karman, G.: Meched Stamps according to Karman (1996), 154 pages, hardcover, limited and numbered edition of 100 copies (this is No. 52/100, signed by the author), with a letter of the author. A rare book in good condition. Estimate: 250 Euro

@ David Feldman auction 14.12.2021, lot No. 31324A: Estimate 300–400 Euro, Hammer price: 250 Euro + 23 %

PERSIA – Lewis, H. L.: The Stamps of Persia (1970), 136 pages + Errata, softcover, cover slightly stained, content good; PLUS: Hackmey, Joseph: Persia. The Classic Period to 1879, Collection formed by Joseph Hackmey (David Feldman 2009), 129 pages, blue velvet hardcover, excellent condition. Estimate: 100 Euro

PHILIPPINES – Peterson, Don / Lewis, Geoffrey: Postal History of the Spanish Philippines 1565–1909 (2000), VII + 237 pages, Hardcover, dust jacket; PLUS: Bartels, J. Murray / Foster, F. Apthorp / Palmer, F. L.: Postage Stamps of the Philippines including a list of the Telegraph and Revenue Stamps issued under Spanish Dominion (1904), 107 + (1) pages, folded map, hardcover, edition of 350 copies, this is No. 109, signed by Bartels and Foster, with a private bibliophile slip case, a very rare book! PLUS: Palmer, F. L.: The Postal Issues of the Philippines (1912), 84 pages, softcover. All three items in good condition. Estimate: 200 Euro

SARAWAK – Batty-Smith, W.  / Watterson, W. N.: Sarawak. The Issues of 1871 and 1875. Plating Studies and Postal History (1990), 301 pages + 18 plates, hardcover with dust jacket; PLUS: Batty-Smith, W. / Johnson, Dr. R. G. / Rogers, J. M. F.: Sarawak. Cancellations and Postal Rates 1858–1963 (1996), 98 pages, softcover. Both books in good condition. Estimate: 50 Euro

SAUDI ARABIA – Warin, D. F.: The Postal Issues of Hejaz, Jeddah and Nejd (1927), XII + 130 pages + folded map of Arabia in colour, softcover, edition of 350 copies, good condition; PLUS: Haworth, Wilfrid, R. / Sargent, H. Lionel: The Postage Stamps of the Hejaz (1922), VI + 63 + 1 pages. “Ten copies of this work were produced on special paper, and of these nine were bound in the Royal Colours of the Hejaz. This is No. 4, signed by Haworth and dedicated to Fernand Serrane. hardcover, preserved in a bibliophile book box. Good condition for these two rarities! Estimation: 300 Euro

SIAM / THAILAND – Documentation of four well known collections – 1) Rattakul, Anatchai: A Study of Thai Mail 1836–1943 (1985), 226 pages, hardcover, text mostly in Thai; 2) Rattakul, Anatchai: The Collection of Championship Class. A Study of Thai Mail 1688 – The End of King Chulalongkorn Era (1989), 204 pages, bilingual (Thai / English), hardcover; 3) Ramm-Ericson, Nils: Airmails of Thailand - The first 25 years (2003), 128 b/w single photocopies in a folder; 4) Indhusophon, Prakaipet: The Prakaipet Indhusophon Collection of Siam, 240 pages, hardcover with dust jacket & slipcase. All items in good condition. Estimate: 100 Euro

SIAM / THAILAND – Gmaehle, Markus: Early Cancellations of Siam (1998), 66 pages, hardcover; PLUS: Holland, Alex.: The postage Stamps of Siam with special reference to the issues of 1889–1900 (1904), 28 pages + plate, softcover; PLUS: le May, R. S. / Williamson, W. J. F. / Smith, E. Wyon: Descriptive Catalogue of the Postage Stamps and Post- and Letter-Cards of Siam. Issued during the years 1883 to 1919 (1920), 129 pages, hardcover with private bibliophile slipcase, very rare; PLUS: Row, R. W. Harold: The Adhesive Postage Stamps of Siam (edited by Fred J. Melville 1914), 75 pages, private bibliophile hardcover with slipcase; PLUS: Frajola, Richard: The postage Stamps of Siam to 1940. A descriptive Catalog (revised 1994, 1979 edition), 126 pages, softcover; PLUS: Indhusophon, Boonkrong (Ad): 19th Century Siam Royal Mail (handout for a display at the Collectors Club New York 21 April 2004), 49 pages, spiral binding. All items in good condition. Estimate: 250 Euro

STRAITS SETTLEMENTS / Southeast Asia etc. – Brown, William: The Stamps of the Straits Settlements, surcharged for use in the native protected states (1894), 109 + 4 pages, limited edition, hardcover, Slightly bumped at the edges, but overall in good condition for its age. Very rare! PLUS: Wood, Dr. F. E.: The Postage Stamps of the Federated Malay States, Johore, Kedah, Kelantan, Negri Sembilan, Pahang, Perak, Selangor, Straits Settlements, Sungei Ujong and Trengganu (2nd reprint 1981), 136 + 97 + 70 pages, softcover; PLUS: Lockhart, R. H. D.: The Postage Stamps of the Straits Settlements (1925), VII + 40 pages, softcover, very rare. PLUS: Hopson, S. / McCloy, B. M.: Seychelles. Postal History and Postage Stamps to 1976 (2002), 172 pages, hardcover with dust jacket. All items in good condition. Estimate: 300 Euro

TIBET – Waterfall, Arold C.: The Postal History of Tibet (1965), 188 pages, hardcover, dust jacket (this with some faults, but the book is good); PLUS: Holmes, H. R.: The postage Stamps of Tibet (1941), 23 pages, softcover, rare. Estimate: 80 Euro

AUSTRALASIA – Beech, David / Berry, Allan P. / Startup, Robin M.: New Zealand and Dependencies – A philatelic Bibliography (2004), XV + 288 pages, hardcover (signed by Berry), good condition; PLUS: Ellott, Gerald J.: New Zealand Mails to England ‘Via Brindisi' (April 1976, reprinted September 1976), 10 + 4 pages, stapled, average condition; PLUS: Collins, R. J. G.: The Air Mails and Pigeon Posts of New Zealand (1931), 89 pages, softcover, good condition; PLUS: Castle, M. P.: Notes on the imperforate issues of New Zealand (Oct. to Dec. 1913, articles in “London Philatelist”, ca. 25 pages, original issues, a few cover faults, the content is good; PLUS: Startup, R. M. / Proud, Edward B.: History of the New Zealand Military Postal Services 1845–1991 (1992), 377 pages, hardcover with dust jacket. good condition. Estimate: 100 Euro

AUSTRALASIA – Burge, Richard: A postal history of the Samoan Islands (1987), 136 pages, limited edition of 350 copies, softcover; PLUS Burge, Richard: A postal history of the Samoan Islands part II: 1914–1989 (1989), 276 pages, No. 13 of 350 copies, softcover; PLUS: Jack Hughes Collection of Samoa, extract of a Westpex Sale/Schuyler Rumsey auction 2011, ca. 50 pages; PLUS: Berg, Jan: The Samoa Express: A new Cover is discovered (2008), 2 pages + a documentation of a collection “Samoa 1885–1900” (20 pages), colour photocopies. All items in good condition. Estimate: 70 Euro