357 / März 2014

1967, 'Long live the invincible charmain Mao's thought' 8 f., cpl. set incl. both strips of 5 (lightly folded), mint never hinged,  fine

1968, 'Long Live Chairman Mao' strip of 5, between one stamp lightly folded in the  perforation, mint never hinged, very fine

1979, Study Science souvenier sheet, unmounted mint, very fine, Havemann BPP certificate

1979, Study Science souvenir sheet, unhinged mint, very fine

1861, 2½ c. black, good even margins all round with clear central "0" in red, very fine, signed Schlesinger and Moorhouse certificate

2 c. in excellent condition, tied by "BARRANQUILLA JUN 18 1919" to cover (opened on 2 sides) to Puerto Colombia with arrival mark on front, partly on stamp, Sociedad Filatélica Argentina certificate

1962, cycle racing 20 c. large die proof in black, without gum, fine  

1891, Avis de Reception from Guatemala to Tegucigalpa with arrival cancellation "OCT 13 1891", fine

1882, 5 ch. green as block of ten, unmounted mint, very fine

1924/25, Ahmed Shah 1-30 kr., the 7 high values complete in blocks of 4, unmounted mint (Mi. for hinged singles 580,-)

ITALIAN POST: 1909/11, Gerusaleme 20 piastre on 5 l., unused o.g., fine, signed Georg Bühler

BENI SAAB: 1917, provisional 5 on 10 pa. green, unused, fine, signed Bloch and certificate Friedl Expert Committee (Mi. 600,-)

"JERUSALEM (GARE) 8-4 910", clear postmark on postal stationery card 20 pa. with long text to Germany, scarce

"JERUSALEM 2", octagonal marking on printed matter to Germany, showing on front clear censor mark "MUAJENE OLUNMUSCH-DUR 2" to Germany, opened at left

"JERUSALEM 6", octagonal marking on postcard 20 pa. to Germany with adjacent censor marks "MUAJENE OLUNMUSCHDUR ..." and "QDS NINTAQASI ASKERI SANZÜRÜ" to Germany

"JERUSALEM 2 5 10 16" on registered bank letter with register mark in type 2 via Beirut to Berlin with Turkish and Austrian censor marks

"MECDIL", clear negative seal in black on commercial cover to the German Palestine Bank at Jaffa with arrival mark of 12.4.1912 on reverse; an extremely rare cancellation, only few entires known (Bale 730; R2)

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

1919, First postal Flight between Tokyo and Osaka 3 s. rose tied by special red cachet "TOKYO 8.10.4" to cover with arrival mark, fine and scarce

JAPANESE POST IN CHINA: 1900, Chrysantheme 5r.-1 y., each with clear special UPU cancellation of TIENTSIN, fine

PHILIPPINES: 1924, Agricultural production 2-16 c., mint never hinged and on cover, plus an additional cover with 2-5 c., fine

Amelia Earhart Nonstop flight Mexico-Newark 20 c. red with additional franking of Mexico Air official 40 c. and United States Air post 10 c. and two regular issues, all tied by Mexico City and Newark cds. to flown registered cover, originating in California on April 19th where it was registered with the 10 c. Air post and addressed to George Putnam (Earhart's husband!) in Mexico City, it was then re-addressed to New York City, re-registered and franked with with the Mexican adhesives for the flight of New Jersey, finally it was franked with US adhesives for its last leg to New York City! United States registration handstamp, Mexican registration label and in neat manuscript "Carried by Air" cleary signed Amelia Earhart, with all transit marks on reverse. With this combination of flight, stamp and signature for sure one of the most desirable airpost and Mexico rarities! Very fine condition, in the lower left corner of the stamp almost invisible natural paper inclusion Provenance: The Erich Koenig Collection (Sotheby's 1995)    

1868, 1 din. green, two single with close to good margins tied by cds. to folded letter to Cochabamba, fine

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

1930, Graf Zeppelin 65 c.-2.60$ and 50 C., mint never hinged, very fine, ex Herb Meyers

1930, Zeppelin 25 c. and 1,30 $ on Zeppelin flight card resp. cover

1930, Zeppelin 1,30 $, well centered, used, fine

1877, 5 c. green, tied by barred oval "D" to envelope with combination franking France type Sage 1 fr., tied by red "MONTEVIDEO PAQ. FR. J No. 6 / 25 NOV. 79", from Montevideo to Bordeaux; backflap missing, otherwise fine, a scarce and attractive cover, certificate Moorhouse

1939, Housing Congress Pan American Union General French Avelaneda General Roca Bank of the Nation overprinted 'MUESTRA'  5-15 c., each in strip of 3, stained, otherwise fine

 1940, Stamp Centenary miniature overprinted 5-10 c., souvenir sheet, fine

 1940, Air Post overprinted 'MUESTRA' 30 c.-2,50 p., each in strip of 3, fine

1939, 2 c.-5 b., each in strip of 3, slightly stained, otherwise fine

1939, Second National Eucharistic Congress Air Post 5 c.-10 b., each in strip of 3, slightly stained, otherwise fine

1940, Pan American Union 150th anniversary 9 b., in vertical strip of 3, slightly stained, otherwise fine

1939-41, commemorative stamps, each in strip of 3, slightly stained, otherwise fine (Scott 475-86, B8-B11, 487, 495-503, C43, 504-08)