363 / September 2016

1990, Capitals of the Soviet Republics 5 k., 13 values, each as imperforated horizontal pair with bottom sheet margin, some showing printing guide lines etc., mint never hinged, fine

1927, postage due with overprint, 7k. yellow lithographed with overprint type I, unused, very fine and rare, certificate Mandrovski

1943, Airmail 25 c. - 20 l. without overprint, unmounted mint, few with tiny spots, otherwise fine, scarce, signed Colla with certificate (Sassone 26-33)

1951, UPU 300 l. imperforated with sheet margin at top, unmounted mint, fine

1938, Submarine post souvenir sheet tied by oval special cancel "CORREO SUMBARINO MAHON 14.AGO.1938" to cover via Barcelona to London, souvenir sheet with spot at bottom, otherwise fine, scarce

1853, Isabella 2 r. vermilion, clear to large margins and fresh colour, used, tiny pin whole, where a natural wood inclusion has fallen out; still very fine, certificate Baschwitz BPP

1918, Värnamo 55 o., unused o.g., very fine, also 80 o. right margin repaired, re-perforated and re-gummed; certificate resp. opinion Dr. H. Obermüller-Wilén BPP

25 pia. salmon, unused with large part o.g., colour with very slight oxidation at left, still fine and very scarce

1867, unissued 25 pia. salmon, unused with large part o.g., slight oxidation marks, still fine and very scarce, certificate ISFILA (2015) (Mi. 5.000,-)

1935, Women Congress 20pa-100 k., uniformly with lower sheet margin, mint never hinged, very fine

"AK-KEUPRU 9-1-12", superb strike in blue on postal stationary card 20 pa.legitimately used to a weapon factory in Germany with company's arrival mark on reverse; a rare cancellation

1865, unissued 10 pa. brown, unused with large part o.g.; a light diagonal crease in the upper part (invisible from front), otherwise fine and fresh; a rare stamp, certificate ISFILA

1919, Overprint T.E.O. Cilicie on 1916, 5 pr. green perf. 12½, unused and used, private signature

1923, Hunger aid 20k. imperforated with lower sheet margin, mint never hinged, scarce, fine

1934, Provisionals 40 c.-3,70 l. complete set, used, fine, signed Diena

1867/83, 10 sh. greenish-gray, wm Maltese cross with horizontal and vertical corner-sheet watermark lines at bottom and left, HA, neatly cancelled by central blue "114 LEADENHALL ST. E.C. SP 28 82", very fine; an extremely rare coloured obliteration on this stamp, the first copy recorded by Mr. Louis; certificate K.-A. Louis BPP

1878, 1 £ brown-lilac, wm Maltese cross, DE, neatly cancelled by cds. "GRACE CHURCH JU 23 80" in red and additionally in black, most likely due to a mistake of the postal clerk; slightest trace of paper slit at lower right, otherwise very fine, a scarce stamp with most unusual cancellation, certificate K.-A. Louis BPP

5 £ orage, DM, fresh colour and good perforation, used by clear central strike "PLYMOUTH MR 4 91"; light horizontal creasing and a very small paper pore on the left, otherwise very fine; the earliest recorded use of this stamp in Plymouth, certificate K.-A. Louis BPP

5 £ orange in vertical pair, AM (showing plate flaw 'line over top right I square broken')/AN (without the major frame breaks showing up in late printings) , fresh colour and perfect perforation, each stamp used with clear "REGISTERED THREADNEEDLE. ST. P.O.E.C. 18 AP 99", light and almost invisible vertical crease, otherwise very fine, sign. AD and certificate K.-A. Louis BPP

1888, 1 £ brown-lilac, wm three orbs, vertical  strip of 3 KA-MA, cancelled "VIGO St.- REGENT St. MY 17 89" and boxed "C.H.B./G.P.O."; some minor creasing as usual incl. a vertical crease on the left, few split perfs, otherwise fine and fresh; a rare multiple, the third largest recorded, certificate K.-A. Louis BPP

1 £ dullblue-green, vertical pair with left sheet margin, unused o.g., the lower stamp unmounted mint (hinges in the margins only); light folds in the perforation, very fine

1911/13, Somerset House 1 £ deep-green, block of 4 with lower sheet margin, unmounted mint with 3 hinge remainders in the margin only; very fine and fresh

1935, Silver Jubilee 2½ d. prussian-blue, unused with fresh original gum and hinge remainder, a very fine copy of this rare stamp, certificate BPA (1956)

1840, 'VR Official' 1 d. black, F.I., good to large margins and nice fresh colour, unused without gum; a very fine and rare stamp which is not originating from the Dublin Find nor the 'Sir William Avery' block of 20; sign. Pfenninger and certificate K.-A. Louis AIEP

TELEGRAPH STAMPS: 1871, 1d.-4s. and 6-8s., the later two with overprint "SPECIMEN", unsed o.g./part o.g., some usual light creasing and 6 s. small thin; a scarce set

1860/61, clean-cut perf. 14-16, 6 d. green tied to envelope from "BRISBANE FE 25 1862" to Sydney with ship letter marking at reverse, ex Sammlung "Frankfurt"

1862/67, Thick toned paper 6 d. yellow-green and 2 d. blue, 2 copies each, tied by numeral "40" to small envelope to London; some minor creasing affecting the 2 d. value slightly; a fine and scarce cover with 6 d. late fee, ex Sammlung "Frankfurt"

1866/67, 4 d. grey-lilac and 6 d. yellow-green, tied by numeral "87" to envelope from "IPSWICH NO 20 1867" to England, little soiled, ex Sammlung "Frankfurt"

1868/78, 1 d. orange-vermilion, 2 d. blue and 6 d. yellow-green, tied by numeral "96" to corner card envelope from "GYMPIE NO 18 76" to England, endorsed "Via Melbourne, Galle + Brindisi"; cover little stained, still fine, ex Sammlung "Frankfurt"

1913, Kangoroo 1£ blue/brown, lightly used, fine, certificate BPA (2016)

1861/70, no wm, perf. 14-16 1 sh. black, tied by numeral "1" to small envelope with original contents from "BARBADOS FE 26 (68)" to Ireland; back flap missing and envelope with small tear, ex Sammlung "Frankfurt"

 "638" MAFEKING BECHUANALAND clear strike with adjacent cds. on Bechuanaland 1d. postal stationery to Cape Town, fine

1850/51, Cottonreels 12 c. blue, cut square but slightly cut into, used with Demerara cds.; small thinning on reverse, otherwise fine, sign. Pfenninger and S.G.&C., ex Sammlung "Frankfurt"

1852, 4 c. deep blue, clear to large margins, usual small surface rubbings, still very fine, a rare stamp, certificate RPS (1972) Provenance: "GREAT" collection (Robson Lowe 1970)

1856, 4 c. magenta, nice fresh colour and large margins, cut octogonal and used with clear "DEMERARA FE 12 1856", very fine, sign. Calves and Champion, ex Sammlung "Frankfurt"

1891/1901, 50 c. green and carmine tied to registered envelope 1907 to Germany with London transit register label, ex Sammlung "Frankfurt"