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AUCTION SALE
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 2019
AT 10:00 A.M.
GREECE
917 w 1861 10L red orange, blue, two slightly different shades, h.r., margins all around, tiny thin spots, still
v.f., cat. $2,080............................................................................................................................(7) 500.00
918 s 1861 10L red orange, blue, two used singles, slightly different shades, margins all around, v.f., cat.
$1,000 ...........................................................................................................................................(7) 500.00
919 wwa 1900 1d on 40L imperforate top sheet corner margin block of 10, also perforated, lower right sheet
corner margin block of nine, stamps n.h., the latter with perf. irregularities at top, fine-v.f. ...(134,144) 500.00
920 P 1906 Olympics, 2dr greenish gray, trial color die proof on card, v.f., with Holcombe certificate . (195P) 750.00
921 P 1906 2dr silver, trial color die proof on card, printed by Lithography instead of recess printing as the
issued stamp, little toning, otherwise v.f., with Holcombe certificate ........................................(195P) 750.00
922 s 1928 5d Athens Academy inverted center, canceled Athens, well centered, v.f., with Karamitsos and
2006 Alex Rendon certificates. A rare stamp, only 16 exist (one unused), mostly with faults. An
opportunity to acquire a treasure of Greek philately in perfectly sound condition, with an unobtrusive
cancel (Karamitsos 477b) cat. €10,000 ....................................................................................(331b) 5,000.00
923 ww 1933 Youth of Marathon, 50d-100d, set of three, n.h., v.f., cat. $1,800 ................................(378-380) 500.00
924 (w)w 1933-34 Youth of Marathon, set of three, unused (regummed), also 8p Approach to Athens Stadium,
l.h., fine-v.f., cat. $850 (web photo) .............................................................................(378-380,381) 150.00
925 wwa 1946-49 Venizelos 300d and Dodecanese Union, 1,000d imperforate sheets of 50, n.h., v.f., each
probably unique as a full imperf. sheet (Karamitsos 660a,694a, catalogue value for 25 imperforate
pairs) cat. €8,250 (web photo) .....................................................................................(483var,515a) 1,000.00
926 ww 1948 Dodecanese, 600dr imperforate horizontal pair, double impression, one inverted, n.h., v.f. and
striking variety ....................................................................................................................(514var) 500.00
927 w/ww 1953 National Products, 1,000d blue and light olive green, 2,000d dark brown and light green, imperf.
horizontal pairs, each with green background inverted, l.h. or n.h., v.f. ..........................(551,553var) 1,500.00
928 wwa Air Post. 1926 Sounio Issue, 100 sets (two sets of gutter sheets of 50), n.h., folded between stamps,
fine-v.f. (Karamitsos A I-III) cat. €4,000 (web photo) .......................................................................... 750.00
929 wwa 1926 3d sheetlet of four with one blank label at lower left, l.h. at top, stamps n.h., v.f. (web photo) .
................................................................................................................................................(C2var) 150.00
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U.S. & Worldwide
January 8-9, 2019 Stamps & Covers
930 ` Flight Covers. 1929 selection of eight first flight covers from Athens to Karachi, USA (2), Cairo (4),
also from Suda Bay (Crete) to London, various markings and cachets, also additional 1933 first
flight from Athens to Calcutta, mostly fine-v.f. ............................................................................................. 500.00
931 ` 1930 (14 Jan) first flight cover to Baghdad, with special cachet “First Airmail Greece to Palestine &
Iraq/Imperial Airways”, also two additional first flight covers from Athens to Vienna, one addressed
to New York, fine-v.f. group, each with appropriate franking and arrival pmks ...................................... 150.00
932 ` 1931 first flights, selection of eight, including Corfu-London, Cairo, Candia to Paris, Athens-Juba,
Aswan, Butiaba, Kisumi, also incoming from Halfa (Sudan) to Athens, fine-v.f. ..................................... 250.00
933 ` 1932 selection of 12 first flight covers from Greece to Tanganyika, Cape Town (3), Limassol (4),
Nairobi (2), Mombasa and Mbeya, various frankings and cachets, with appropriate transit and
arrival pmks, fine-v.f. ....................................................................................................................................... 500.00
Greek Post Office in Turkey

934 ` 1851 (9 June) FL with a superb strike of the double circle Constantinople, Turkey cds in blue, sent
to Syros, where it was rated “60” in red crayon, fumigated by “splitting” in transit, v.f., with
Holcombe certificate ........................................................................................................................................ 250.00
GREENLAND
935 ww 1945 Liberation of Denmark from the Germans, set of nine, many with sheet margin, n.h., v.f., cat.
$1,350 .....................................................................................................................................................(19-27) 400.00
936 ww 1945 Liberation of Denmark, set of six overprinted in alternate colors, n.h., few gum skips, fine-v.f.,
few signed Stolow, cat. $2,900 .......................................................................................................(22a-27a) 1,500.00
GUATEMALA
937 w 1881 2c brown and green, Quetzal inverted, h.r., well centered, bright colors, fresh and v.f., cat.
$725 ............................................................................................................................................................(22a) 300.00
HUNGARY
938 ww 1933 Boy Scout Jamboree, four imperf. sets (horizontal and vertical pairs), n.h., v.f., cat. $600 (web
photo) ..............................................................................................................................................(481-85var) 300.00
939 ww Semi-Postals. 1925 Athletics, perf. and imperf. sets, large margins, n.h., v.f., cat. $525 (B80-87,var) 250.00
940 ww 1925 Athletics, perf. and imperf. sets, large margins, n.h., v.f., cat. $525 .........................(B80-87,var) 250.00
941 ww 1940 Aviation Fund, Boy/Girl Scouts, imperforate sets, large margins, n.h., v.f. ...................................
....................................................................................................................................(B110-12var,131-34var) 250.00
942 ww 1940 Aviation Fund, Boy/Girl Scouts, imperforate sets, large margins, n.h., v.f. ...................................
....................................................................................................................................(B110-12var,131-34var) 250.00
943 wwa Air Post. 1949 UPU, 3fo dark carmine and dark brown, perforated and imperf. sheets of four, five
sets, one with special commemorative cancelations, all n.h., v.f., cat. $5,625 ..............................(C81) 1,000.00
944 wwa 1949 UPU, 3fo dark carmine and dark brown, perforated and imperf. sheets of four, four sets, n.h.,
v.f., cat. $4,500 ........................................................................................................................................(C81) 750.00
945 ` Zeppelin Flights. 1931 four different flights, including 1st, 2nd and 3rd SAF cards or covers to
Brazil, also “Landungsfahrt” to Vienna, fine-v.f. .......................................................................................... 750.00
946 ` 1932 14 different covers or cards, with South America Flights, Schwaben, Chemnitz, Vienna,
Bielefeld, Magdeburg, Meningen, Ohringen, Frankfurt, Munster, England, also 1931 Ungarnfahrt (2)
from Germany, unused picture postcard (Zeppelin over Budapest), plus additional 19 covers or
cards, each franked with 1931 Zeppelin overprint, used with additional franking to Budapest,
Szeged, Paris, etc., many interesting cachets, mostly fine-v.f. ................................................................. 1,500.00
947 ` 1932 four cards and one cover (backflap missing), 1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th and 6th South America Flights
to Paraguay, each with appropriate cachet, fine-v.f. group ....................................................................... 500.00
948 ` 1933 1st SAF to Brazil, v.f., with Berlin connecting cachet, signed Dr.Simon ........................................ 250.00
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Cherrystone Auctions
ICELAND
949 wwa 1902 5a green, black overprint, block of four, n.h., fine-v.f. (catalogue value for singles) cat. $3,200
.......................................................................................................................................................................(52) 750.00
950 wwa 1912 Frederik, 1k-5k, blocks of four, each with one stamp hinged, balance n.h., fine-v.f. (catalogue
value for singles) cat. $1,780 ..............................................................................................................(96-98) 500.00
951 w 1924-30 10kr surcharges, three different, l.h., 10kr on 2r with faintly toned perf., still fine-v.f., cat.
$905 ......................................................................................................................................................(141-43) 200.00
952 w 1931-33 1e-10k, Redrawn, set of twelve, mostly l.h., fine-v.f., cat. $978 ................................(176-187) 250.00
953 ww 1931 10k yellow green and black, n.h., light natural gum bend, v.f., cat. $1,100 ...........................(187) 200.00
954 wwa 1939 World’s Fair, set of sheets of 50, n.h., folded between the stamps, fine-v.f., cat. $5,500 (web
photo) ....................................................................................................................................................(213-16) 1,200.00
955 ` Zeppelin Flights. 1931 Iceland flight cover addressed to the United States, franked with 30a and 2k,
with Friedrichshafen (3.7) and various other transit postmarks on reverse, fine .......................(C9,11) 150.00
956 ` 1931 five sets of three, used on 10 covers and cards, each with appropriate cachets, addressed to
Germany, Belgium, USA, Austria, few varieties, mostly fine-v.f. .................................................(C9-11) 500.00
INDONESIA
957 ww Semi-Postals. 1968 Scouts, two different, one missing background color and showing a spectacular
perf. shift, other missing gray olive (name of country, inscriptions, etc.), n.h., v.f., with normal
stamps included for comparison ............................................................................................(B215,216var) 250.00
958 ww 1968 Scouts, two different, one missing background color and showing a spectacular perf. shift,
other missing gray olive (name of country, inscriptions, etc.), n.h., v.f. ..........................(B215,216var) 250.00
IONIAN ISLANDS - Issued under Italian Occupation
959 960
959 ww 1941 100d brown, horizontal pair, n.h., v.f., rare, cat. $2,250..........................................................(NC6) 1,000.00
960 ww 1941 50L violet brown, rouletted sheet margin horizontal pair, n.h., v.f., signed Drossos, etc., cat.
$2,400 .....................................................................................................................................................(NC11) 1,000.00
961 wwa Postal Tax Stamps. 1941 10L, 50L, 1d three blocks of four, horizontal pairs overprinted, n.h., v.f. ...
....................................................................................................................................................(NRA2a,3b,4b) 250.00
IRAN
962 w 1876 Lion 1s gray black, horizontal pair left stamp deformed head variety, h.r., fine and interesting
variety ....................................................................................................................................................(15var) 350.00
963 s 1878 5kr red bronze Type, postally used, ample margins all around, excellent color, imperceptible
pinhole, fine example of this rare stamp, signed Sadri, with Persiphila card certificate, cat. $2,500...
.......................................................................................................................................................................(38) 750.00
964 w 1899 Muzaffer-ed Din Shah, complete set of 16 with Neshandar control marks, h.r., fine-v.f., signed
Sadri, cat. $556 ...................................................................................................................................(120-35) 250.00
965 s 1902 Typesets, five different with Provisoire 1319 overprint, postally used, fine-v.f., signed Sadri,
cat. $700...............................................................................................................................................(235-39) 250.00
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966 ` 1906 (5 July) cover opened for display, franked on back with pair of 6ch red violet and single 1ch
violet (paying 13 Shahis letter rate abroad), sent from Meshed, via Gaoudan to Constantinople, with
Russian Ropit arrival and straight line disinfected (“Obezzarazheno”) handstamp applied at the
border in Gaoudan, fine, signed Sadri, with 2014 Persiphila certificate ..................................(351,425) 500.00
967 ` 1908 (8 Apr) cover headed “On His Majesty’s Service Telegraphs Indo-European Telegraphs”,
franked with single 1ch and pair of 6ch, paying 13sh rate from Teheran to London, with Kew
Gardens arrival pmk on back, intact red seal, fine, signed Sadri, with 2014 Persiphila certificate .....
.............................................................................................................................................................(428,431) 250.00
968 w 1909 Coronation of Ahmad Shah, 1ch-26ch, also 5kr (Service), selection of 10 different Lion
Essays, first seven with gold border, last three with silver border, including the 5kr showing one of
the gates of Teheran (when it was a walled city), all stamps with center inverted, Lion values on
vertically laid paper, l.h. or h.r., fresh, fine-v.f. Considered to be among the most beautiful stamps
of Persia, these essays were prepared by Enschede printers in the Netherlands, but never released 4,000.00
969 (w) 1909 National Coat of Arms, complete set of 16, unused without gum, fresh colors with clear gold
borders, well centered, fine-v.f., each stamp signed Sadri, with 2018 Persiphila certificate. A rare
set of authenticated originals (Persiphila 421-435 $2,580 for hinged) ......................................(448-63) 500.00
970 ww 1915 surcharges, complete set of four, n.h., fine-v.f., signed Sadri, cat. $440 .........................(537-40) 250.00
971 ` 1916 (7 June) unsealed cover from Hamadan to Teheran, franked with 6Ch, tied by Hamadan
27.V.16 postmark and Russian military censorship bilingual framed handstamp, also arrival pmk on
back, fine example of Russian Military censor in Hamadan, signed Sadri, with Persiphila certificate
....................................................................................................................................................................(486) 150.00
972 ` 1916 (7 June) unsealed cover from Hamadan to Teheran, franked with 6Ch, tied by Hamadan
7.VI.16 postmark, with Russian military censorship bilingual framed handstamp below, also arrival
pmk on back, fine example of Russian Military censor in Hamadan, signed Sadri, with Persiphila
certificate ..................................................................................................................................................(486) 150.00
973 w 1918 Coat of Arms overprinted “1337”, 3k multicolored, h.r., v.f., signed Sadri ............................(604) 250.00
974 a 1918 3 Krans gray, sepia & silver, four used blocks of four, with central pmks of “Recht”,
“Torbatheidari”, “Meched” and “Isfahan” respectively, fine-v.f., each signed Sadri, with individual
Persiphila certificates ..............................................................................................................................(604) 250.00
975 wwa 1921 Coronation Issue, inverted overprints, complete set eleven blocks of four, n.h., mostly with
margin (one detached) and there signed by Sadri ..................................................................(635-45var) 2,000.00
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979 982
971 972 986
974 977 978 981
983
985
987 988 989
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976 ` 1921 Coronation Issue, 5ch and 10ch overprinted, tied by Teheran 30 V 21 cds on locally
addressed registered cover, v.f., rare ...........................................................................................(636,638) 1,000.00
977 wwa 1925 6ch Pahlavi overprint, top sheet margin block of four, n.h., v.f., signed Sadri .....................(706) 300.00
978 (w)a 1931 Reza Shah Pahlavi 1ch olive brown & ultramarine, imperforate block of four, unused without
gum, v.f. ...............................................................................................................................................(760var) 750.00
979 w 1942 Shah 20 Rials, l.h., v.f., cat. $1,100.............................................................................................(902) 500.00
980 wwa 1945 Victory Issue, 5r green, imperforate vertical gutter block of four, n.h., creases between
stamps, v.f., rare (catalogued as imperf. singles, without consideration for the rare gutter block) cat.
$3,400 ......................................................................................................................................................(914a) 1,200.00
981 wwa 1945 25d carmine & black, bottom sheet margin block of four imperf. vertically, n.h., v.f. ....(935var) 1,000.00
982 w 1954 Shah, Fifth Issue complete set of 16, l.h. (100r toned), fine-v.f., cat. $1,080 .............(999-1014) 300.00
983 wwa 1965 2r Map Crown Star, sheet margin block of four, black color omitted, missing name of country,
value and map, n.h., slight overall gum toning, still v.f., with regular stamp included for comparison
.............................................................................................................................................................(1316var) 1,000.00
984 ww Semi-Postals. 1952 Saadi (Persian Poet), 770th birthday Essays set of three, n.h., first two with
light album page adhesions on back, otherwise v.f. and rare iconic set from Iran. Only a few sets
were sold before the official opening of tomb in Shiraz, remaining stamps were withdrawn and
destroyed .......................................................................................................................................(B28-30var) 3,500.00
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996
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985 S Air Post. 1930 Eagle and Shah, complete set of 17, each stamp overprinted “Specimen”, fine-v.f.
(Persiphila 789-805. $1,700) .........................................................................................................(C54-60S) 300.00
986 ` Flight Covers. 1931 (14 Oct) registered and flown cover from Teheran, via Baghdad to Zurich,
attractively franked on both sides, with transit and arrival pmks .............................................................. 150.00
987 ` Postal Stationery. 1931 2ch red & black on blue, unused postal card overprinted “Specimen”, faint
toning at edge, still fresh and v.f. (Persiphila PC 50, $1,100) ................................................................... 250.00
988 ww Postal Tax Stamps. 1957 50d emerald and carmine rose, center (Lion and inscriptions) inverted,
right sheet margin single, n.h., natural gum wrinkles, v.f., with regular stamp included for
comparison .........................................................................................................................................(RA4var) 350.00
Soviet Republic of Persia

989 wa 1920 Gilan rebellion, imperforate pairs and blocks of four, four of each, with printing and color
varieties, with or without gum as issued, n.h., v.f. ...................................................................................... 250.00
ISRAEL - HOLYLAND
Austrian Offices in the Holyland
990 ` 1879 cover to England, franked with 10sld dark blue, tied by “Jaffa 6/2” postmark, sent via
Alexandria, with Liverpool arrival, some cover faults and mending on back; also three additional
covers 1902-1908 from Jerusalem to England and to USA, also card from “Caifa” to Germany, ........ 500.00
991 ` 1886 (20 Feb) cover (opened for display) from the Austrian Post Office in Haifa to France, franked
with 10sld Arms, clear Caifa departure pmk, various transit pmks incl. Alexandria, Beirut, etc., fine
and attractive usage ......................................................................................................................................... 750.00
992 ` 1897 (26 Oct) registered letter from the Austrian Post Office in Jerusalem to Mosley, England,
franked with surcharges, including 8pa on 2kr (4), 10pa on 3kr, 20pa on 5kr (2), 1 Piaster on 10kr
(2), paying a total of 4 Piaster and 2para, with London transit and Manchester arrival pmks, minor
cover flaws, otherwise fine and truly spectacular four color, high value franking from Jerusalem,
with 1990 Sorani certificate ............................................................................................................................ 5,000.00
German Offices in the Holyland

993 ` 1916 (26 Oct) picture postcard to Germany, with Feldpost Mil. Miss. “Bir-Es-Seba” (Beersheba), v.f. 250.00
Italian Offices in the Holyland

994 ` Military Mail. 1918 (3 Oct) Italian Detachment in Palestine, ppc from Port Said, carried by the
British Army Post Office, with “Comando Base Italiano Port Said” hs, v.f. and scarce item, with
Sorani certificate ............................................................................................................................................... 500.00
Ottoman Empire
995 ` 1898 (7 Feb) ppc to Austria, franked with 20pa Ottoman adhesive, cancelled by a negative seal of
Bethlehem, with Weidlingau and Vienna 18.2.98 arrival pmks .................................................................. 350.00
996 s 1905-10 eight Ottoman adhesives (three pairs), tied on five small pieces by separate bilingual or
negative “Nablus” departure pmks, fine ........................................................................................................ 150.00
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ISRAEL - Interim Period
997 wwa 1948 forged Great Britain King George V Consular stamps, printed in the 1940’s for the “HAGANA”
in order to forge Aliya Certificates, large se-tenant pane of 19, with 2x1sh, 12x3sh and 5x10sh
green and purple and red, printed on yellowish gummed paper, perforated with top and bottom
margins, fine and rare item (a similar lot, ex-Robert Cohen collection brought $5,750 in our June
2018 sale) .......................................................................................................................................................... 1,500.00
998 ` 1952 Menorah, with full Tab, unaddressed FDC, v.f., with Shalit certificate (Bale $400) ..............(55) 150.00
999 Ea 1954 Lamp Essay issued for Israel Teachers Association, compound sheetlet of eight, with gum,
minor toning, otherwise v.f., with Martin Marco certificate ......................................................................... 500.00
1000 ` 1963 Freedom from Hunger tete-beche and booklet collection of five official, cacheted, unaddressed
FDCs incl. horizontal tete-beche strip of four, vertical gutter tete-beche block of four (heart of the
sheet), booklet pane without serial number, plus two with serial number), all v.f. (Bale 261IrS) cat.
$875 (web photo) ....................................................................................................................................(237a) 150.00
1001 ` Postage Dues. 1949 Numerals with Tabs, complete set on unaddressed FDC, v.f., with 1989
Tsachor certificate (Bale $700) ..........................................................................................................(J6-11) 250.00
ITALIAN STATES
Modena
1002 ` 1852 5c black on green, with “E” sideways, used in combination with 10c on FL used in 1854 from
Fivizzano to Pontremoli, stamps with full margins, light horizontal creases, otherwise v.f., signed
Vaccari, etc. (Sass. 2,7I) cat. €45,000 .................................................................................................(2,6e) 2,500.00
1003 w 1859 20c blue violet (“ardesia violaceo”), l.h., margins all around, v.f. and beautiful stamp, with
2007 Raybaudi certificate (Sass.15, €5,000) cat. $2,575 ...................................................................(12b) 750.00
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Naples
1004 a 1858 1gr pale lake, plate 2, vertical block of six, “Annulato” (type 8) cancels, margins all around,
scissors cut between two stamps, otherwise fine-v.f., splendid and rare multiple (Sass.4; catalogue
value for block of four) cat. €13,500 ..........................................................................................................(2) 1,500.00
1005 wwa 1861 5 grana carmine rose, Head Inverted, imperforate block of 25, never hinged (!) and post office
fresh, three stamps with small tears caused by paper cracks, otherwise v.f., signed Diena, with his
1991 certificate for a larger multiple, from which this originated, also 2016 Dr.Avi certificate (Sass.
21h, €112,500+) (catalogued as hinged singles) cat. $36,250 ..........................................................(23c) 7,500.00
Romagna
1006 ` 1859 ½b and half of ½b, used on reverse of small FL used 4 January, 1860 from S. Pietro to
Bologna, paying the tax of 3c (with “3” on front), wax seal removed, with small address portion
missing, fine and rare usage, signed Bolaffi, with 1968 Diena certificate, cat. €32,500 ..............(1,1a) 2,500.00
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Roman States
1007 ` 1852 half of 4b used as 2b on FL from Montalboddo to Belvedere, with neat framed Montalboddo
cancel, fine and rare, signed Diena (Sass. €4,000), cat. $2,250.........................................................(5d) 850.00
1008 ` 1852 50b dull blue, used in combination with 7b and 8b on outer FL used in 1861 from Rome to
Napoli, endorsed “Via di Mare”, with Roma departure cds, charged “56” (decimes), oval red
“Piroscafi Postali Francesi” and Napoli arrival datestamps, mostly intact wax seals, fine three-color
combination franking, with violet handstamped guarantee, also signed Diena (Sass. 8-10) cat.
€13,000 ..................................................................................................................................................(8,9,10) 1,500.00
1009 (w) 1852 1sc rose, unused without gum, full to clear margins all around, fine, with 2008 Dr.Avi
certificate (catalogued as unused without gum) cat. $950 ...................................................................(11) 250.00
1010 s 1852 1sc rose, used, margins all around, very faint thin spot, otherwise v.f., with clear 1988
Vespermann certificate, cat. $3,250.........................................................................................................(11) 750.00
1011 w 1868 3c black on lilac gray, with gutter line (“con l’interspazio”) at right, small h.r., a fine example
of this rarity, with 1969 Diena and 2009 Sorani certificates (Sass.23/II, €22,000) cat. $10,000 ...........
.............................................................................................................................................................(20a, var) 2,500.00
1012 wa 1868 40c black on orange, “arancio” shade, without period after “40”, block of four, h.r., minute
toned spot on gum, still fine example of this rare shade in a block of four, with clear 1976 and 2001
Diena certificates (Sass.29h; catalogue value for singles) cat. €18,000 ......................................(24var) 1,500.00
Sardinia
1013 s 1851 40c rose, used, margins all around, repaired, a v.f. appearing example of this rare stamp, with
2008 Raybaudi certificate (Sass. 3, €8,000) cat. $4,000 ........................................................................(3) 500.00
1014 s 1854 5c green, used, margins all around, v.f., with 1977 Raybaudi certificate (Sass.7d) cat.
€1,100 .............................................................................................................................................................(7) 200.00
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1015 s 1863 40c carmine, canceled in blue “Alessandria d’Egitto” 6 Mar 65, margins all around, v.f., signed
Diena, possibly earliest known date .............................................................................................................. 250.00
Sicily
1016 ` 1859 (12 Dec) outer FL from Messina to Genova, franked with 50gr dark brown red, 20gr dark gray
violet, 10gr dark blue, 5gr rose carmine (Tav.I), 2gr blue (Tav.I), 1gr olive green (Tav.III) (last three
Palermo printing), paying 88 Grana via the French Post, with corresponding datestamp alongside,
50gr with usual margins to just in at left and bottom right corner, others mostly full margins, all
stamps incredibly fresh. An outstanding rarity from Sicily, extraordinary multicolor franking with six
out of the seven issued values, 1986 Enzo Diena certificate (Sass.5d,6g,9,12,13c,14) ...........(11/18) 30,000.00
1017 s 1859 1gr olive brown, used, margins all around, v.f., with 1977 Raybaudi certificate (Sass.3,
€1,750) cat. $1,150 ..................................................................................................................................(11a) 400.00
1018 w 1859 50gr dark brown red, h.r., margins all around, v.f. (Sass.14, €1,650) cat. $975 .....................(18) 350.00
Tuscany
1019 s 1860 1c brown lilac, used (pen and handstamp cancels), margins all around, nice color, v.f., with
1977 Raybaudi certificate (Sass.17, €1,500) cat. $960 ........................................................................(17) 250.00
1020 w 1860 80c pale red brown, original gum (small h.r.), margins in at sides, clear at top and bottom,
nice impression, a presentable copy of this rare unused stamp, with 1991 Diena certificate
(Sass.22a, €60,000) cat. $32,000 ............................................................................................................(22) 1,500.00
1021 s 1860 80c pale red brown (“bistro carnicino”), used, margins all around, fine, with 1977 Raybaudi
certificate (Sass.22a, €2,250) cat. $1,500 ..............................................................................................(22) 500.00
ITALY
1022 w 1863-77 40c carmine, Turin Printing, small h.r., nice color, fine, with 1990 Diena certificate
(Sass.T20) cat. $6,500 ...............................................................................................................................(31) 750.00
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1033 1038 1040
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1044
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1037
1047 1048 1045
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1023 w/wwa 1863-65 40c rose carmine, London Printing, block of four, beautiful color and uncommonly well
centered, unused with full original gum, h.r. at top, bottom right stamp never hinged, bottom left
stamp with barest trace of a hinge, truly post office fresh and v.f., signed Diena, with 2008 “Grande
Rarita” Raybaudi certificate (“E’ben centrato e poiche trovasi tuttora in ottimo stato di
conservazione”) (Sass.L20; catalogue value is for “perfectly” centered singles, without consideration
for the 60% premium for a block of four). A true gem from the Italian Kingdom, cat. €87,500......(31) 25,000.00
1024 P 1865 Die proof of Victorio Emmanuelle II in black, on white glazed card, with black surround, dated
May 9, 1865, fine, possibly unique ................................................................................................................ 1,500.00
1025 w/wwa 1865 20c on 15c blue, type III (type I in Scott), block of four, bottom stamps never hinged, top
stamps hinge remnant, usual centering, some totally insignificant gum toning at upper right,
mentioned for accuracy only (not mentioned on accompanying 2008 Raybaudi certificate), fine and
rare block (Sass.25; catalogue value for singles) cat. €6,600 .............................................................(34) 750.00
1026 Pa 1867 20c black, imperforate proof on wove, unwatermarked paper, sheet of 100, with red “Pinning
ma..” (“pinning marks correct J.P. 3/6/67”) at top, some creases and marginal flaws, fine and
possibly unique multiple, with 1979 Diena certificate ................................................................................. 2,500.00
1027 P 1879 Humbert, 5c-2L, set of seven imperf. plate proofs on gummed paper, n.h., fresh and v.f., few
signed Diena (Sass. P37-43) cat. €3,750 .......................................................................................(45-51P) 500.00
1028 Pa 1879 Humbert, 20c-50L, four values, imperf. plate proofs on gummed paper, blocks of four, also 5c,
10c and 2L singles (one of each), n.h., one stamp with natural inclusion, otherwise fresh and v.f.
(Sass. P37-43) cat. €9,375................................................................................................................(45-51P) 1,500.00
1029 P 1889 Humbert, 40c-5L, set of five imperf. plate proofs, n.h. (40c and 60c issued without gum), fresh
and v.f. (Sass. P45-49) cat. €1,810 .................................................................................................(53-57P) 350.00
1030 P 1901 5c-5L, seven imperf. plate proofs on ungummed paper, complete except for 40c and 50c, fine-
v.f. (Sass.P69/78) cat. €1,820 ..........................................................................................................(78/91P) 400.00
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1031 P 1901 5c Coat of Arms, imperf. trial color proofs in red, purple and olive green, each with sheet
margin at bottom, v.f. (Sass. P70) cat. €780 .....................................................................................(78TC) 250.00
1032 w 1901 1L brown and green, green background double, h.r., v.f. and rare, listed but unpriced in
Sassone, signed Raybaudi (Sass.77ba) ...........................................................................................(87var) 1,000.00
1033 w 1906 10c claret, imperforate pair, double impression, h.r., v.f., signed Diena ...........................(95var) 250.00
1034 ` 1914-26 three postal cards, one with additional franking used from Torino and Genova to Los
Banos, Philippines, fine ................................................................................................................................... 250.00
1035 s 1924-25 Publicity stamps with bottom labels, complete set of 19 used, usual centering, mostly fine
or better, cat. $4,968 ........................................................................................................................(96b-87d) 1,000.00
1036 wwa 1937 Children, Postage and Air Post Issue, 50 complete sets, mostly in sheets or large multiples,
n.h., fine-v.f. (Sass.406-15,A100-105, €40,000) cat. $32,750 (web photo) ..................(367-76,C89-94) 5,000.00
1037 ww 1950 100L regular issue, vertical pair, imperf. between, n.h., v.f., signed Diena (Sass.651l) cat.
€3,250 ...................................................................................................................................................(566var) 500.00
1038 w Semi-Postals. 1923 “BLP” overprinted in blue, 10c claret, l.h., usual centering and very fresh, small
natural inclusion at top, fine, signed E.Diena, etc. (Sass.1, €1,250) cat. $900 ................................(B5) 250.00
1039 s 1923 “BLP” overprinted in black, red or blue, 20c, 25c and 40c, each canceled on piece, fine-v.f.,
signed Raybaudi (Sass.2,3,4A, €1,160) cat. $523 .............................................................................(B6-8) 150.00
1040 s 1923 “BLP” overprinted in orange, well centered for issue, fine, signed Raybaudi, with his 2003
certificate (Sass.16, €800) cat. $540...................................................................................................(B12c) 250.00
1041 ` 1922 “BLP”, three different advertising lettersheets, each with 40c franking, plus additional 40c
commemorative adhesive, sent to Rome, fine-v.f. .............................................................................(B13) 500.00
1042 w 1923 “BLP” overprinted in black, 1 Lire brown & green, h.r., perfectly centered for issue, signed
E.Diena (Sass.12, €9,000) cat. $3,250 .................................................................................................(B16) 1,000.00
1043 ` 1923 March on Rome set of three, used with additional franking on locally addressed registered
cover (6.11.23) Napoli, fine-v.f., cat. $925 .....................................................................................(B17-19) 250.00
1044 s 1923 1L+1L gray, variety imperf. at right, used, v.f., signed Diena (Sass.149bs, €2,000 for unused)
cat. €2,000 ...........................................................................................................................................(B19var) 250.00
1045 ` 1924 Holy Year, complete set of six, used 25.4.25 on two registered covers from Merano to Poland,
with Poznan arrival pmks, fine-v.f. ..................................................................................................(B20-25) 150.00
1046 ` Air Post. 1927 60c,1L, 1.50L and 5L four different, complete as issued on 14.2.27 cover to
Germany, fine-v.f. (Sass.PA3,4,6,7) cat. €800 ............................................................................(C3,5,8,9) 200.00
1047 ww 1948 Campidoglio, 1000L perf. 14½x13¼, vertical pair imperf. between, n.h., fine, with Carraro
certificate (Sass.PA145Ac) cat. €3,750 ............................................................................................(C126a) 750.00
1048 w Air Post Officials. 1934 Servizio di Stato, 10L blue black, l.h. (if at all), v.f., cat. $875 ..............(CO2) 200.00
1049 ` Flight Covers. 1910 picture postcards of Pescara (Aviation Station) and International Air Show in
Milan (view of Duomo and biplane), used in 1918-19, also four different perf. and two imperf.
vignettes, last two 1917 Palermo Posta Aerea, fine lot .............................................................................. 150.00
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1050 ` 1917 Rome-Turin and Turin-Rome first flight cover and card, also Naples-Palermo and Rome-
Naples-Palermo two first flight covers, minor cover adhesions or tears, fine-v.f., cat. $410 ......(C1-2) 150.00
1051 1918 (Nov) Posta Aerea Transadriatica/Venezia, complete cachet tying 1c adhesive on piece, fine,
with pencil signature at bottom ....................................................................................................................... 150.00
1052 ` 1920 (20 Apr) first flight postcard from Athens to Rome, franked with a defective pair of 5L green,
tied by a four-line handstamp, very rare, signed Colla, ex-”Celeste” collection ..................................... 1,000.00
1053 ` 1925 (28 June) Livorno, special postal card prepared for the Philatelic Congress, franked with 60c
and 1L and the corresponding vignette, all tied by Livorno pmks and flown to Rome, plus cover with
60c franking and the airmail vignette (not tied), both card and cover with Rome arrival pmks, fine-
v.f. ....................................................................................................................................................................... 250.00
1054 ` 1925 (3 Oct) Milano-Geneva first flight cover franked with 1 Lire definitive, v.f., with arrival pmk ...... 150.00
1055 ` 1926 (1 Apr) first flight cover to Pavia, Torino-Trieste route, appropriate franking and oval cachet,
30c Postage Due applied on arrival, fine ...................................................................................................... 200.00
1056 ` 1926 (1 Apr) first flight cover to Venezia, Torino-Trieste route, appropriate franking and oval cachet,
30c Postage Due applied on arrival, fine ...................................................................................................... 200.00
1057 ` 1926 (1 Apr) first flight cover from Pavia to Venezia, Torino-Trieste route, appropriate franking and
oval cachet, 30c Postage Due applied on arrival, v.f. ................................................................................ 250.00
1058 ` 1926 (1 Apr) first flight cover to Trieste, Torino-Trieste route, appropriate franking and oval cachet,
fine cover with arrival pmk .............................................................................................................................. 150.00
1059 ` 1926 (1 Apr) first flight cover from Pavia to Trieste, Torino-Trieste route, appropriate franking and
oval cachet, v.f., with arrival pmk .................................................................................................................. 150.00
1060 ` 1926 (1 Apr) first flight S.I.S.A. postal card from Venezia to Trieste, appropriate franking tied by red
Venezia-Ferrovia cds, also Trieste to Venezia flown cover with appropriate cachet and franking, 30c
Postage Due added on arrival, fine-v.f. ........................................................................................................ 200.00
1061 ` 1926 (1 Apr) first flight from Venezia to Milano, appropriate franking tied by red Venezia-Ferrovia
cds, with oval cachet and arrival pmk, v.f., rare ......................................................................................... 250.00
1062 ` 1926 (1 Apr) first flight cover via Pavia to Milano, Torino-Trieste route, appropriate franking and
oval cachet, fine cover, with arrival pmk ....................................................................................................... 200.00
1063 ` 1926 (May 13) first flight over the North Pole with airship “Norge” (pilot Amundsen), cover carried
from Ciampino Roma 10.4.26 to Kingsbay, Alaska, franked with Italy 1.25L, also with special Nobile
label (rare variety horizontal pair imperf. between), all on front (another single label on back
overprinted “Norge”), bearing oval cachet “Volo Transpolare 1926 Amundsen - Ellsworth - Nobile
Equipaggio Italiano Dirigible Norge”, addressed to Milano, signed “Precerutti”, v.f. ............................. 1,500.00
1064 ` 1929 (10 July) Rome-Venezia, Rome-Milano flight, two covers, each with “Arrival Day of Pathfinder
at Aereporto del Littorio” cachets and arrival pmks, one signed by Lewis A. Yancey (pilot), fine-v.f.,
ex-Joffe .............................................................................................................................................................. 250.00
1065 ` 1930 (4 Jan) first flight cover from Trieste to Fiume, violet “Societa Italiana Servizi Aerei Idroscalo
Di Fiume”, v.f., with arrival pmk ..................................................................................................................... 150.00
1066 ` 1931 (1 May) first flight cover from Venice to Monaco, also 1 April, 1931 first flight card from
Munich to Verona, fine-v.f. .............................................................................................................................. 150.00
1067 ` 1934 Martino & Kuhn intended flight New York to Rome, four unaddressed, specially prepared
covers, fine-v.f. ................................................................................................................................................. 250.00
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1068 ` 1937 (6 Apr) special first flight cover Milano-Torino-Paris-Brussels, v.f., with arrival pmk ................... 150.00
1069 ` 1937 (7 April) Paris-Torino, three first flight covers, with Venice, Milano and Torino arrival pmks,
each with appropriate cachet; also 5 April first flight from Marseilles to Palermo, v.f., ex-Joffe ......... 250.00
1070 ` Zeppelin Flights. 1932 3rd SAF card to Brazil, attractive franking and appropriate cachet struck
across the registry label, v.f., with Recife arrival pmk ................................................................................ 250.00
1071 ` 1933 Incoming Roma flight cards (2), each canceled on-board, with red “Luftschiff Graf Zeppelin
Romfahrt-1933” cachets, underfranked with 75pf, one charged “25 c/mi” postage due on arrival,
fine-v.f. ............................................................................................................................................................... 200.00
1072 w Special Delivery. 1922 1,20L surcharge omitted, also 1,60L on 1,20L double overprint, one inverted,
fine (Sass.E8,10b) cat. €740 .......................................................................................................(E12var,12) 250.00
1073 ww Postage Dues. 1869 10c buff, imperf. proof on gummed stamp paper, vertical strip of three, n.h.,
v.f. (Sass. P2) cat. €1,800 ......................................................................................................................(J2P) 350.00
1074 ` Military Mail. 1916 (17 July) picture postcard to Milano with green “Sezione Aerostatica da
Campagna - Comando” cachet, used from an Italian Air Force unit in Albania, with “Ufficio Posta
Militare Albania 3” cds of the observer balloons unit, additional green “Zona di Guerra” hs, v.f. ........ 500.00
1075 ` 1918 (10 July) picture postcard to Genova with Posta Militare 52 cds of the Czechoslovak Legion
(the 6th Division) formed from expatriates and POWs, violet “210 Gruppo” cachet and censor
cachet, v.f. and scarce usage by an Italian officer with the Czechoslovak unit while in Italy ............... 250.00
1076 w Parcel Post. 1923-25 60c on 5c brown, surcharge reversed, also 10L pair, one with part double 3L
surcharge, l.h., fine (web photo)................................................................................................(Q21,23var) 200.00
1077 wwa 1923-25 3L on 10L, block of four, surcharge double at right, omitted at left, n.h., fine .........(Q23var) 400.00
1078 wwa 1947 100L blue, vertical block of four, double paper, n.h., centered to right, with Carraro certificate
(Sass.77x) cat. €1,500 .......................................................................................................................(Q72var) 250.00
1079 wwa 1957 400L olive gray, vertical block of four, double paper, n.h., v.f., with Diena certificate
(Sass.97IIm) cat. €1,500 ...................................................................................................................(Q88var) 300.00
LOCAL ISSUES - Merano

1080 ` 1918 (28 Sep) cover with four different Merano local stamps used in combination with Austria 20h
green, all tied by Algund cds and addressed to Latsch, fine and colorful cover ...........(Sass.1,10-12) 250.00
1081 ` 1918 (5 Aug) cover with 10h orange, used in combination with Italian 20c, all tied by Algund cds
and addressed to Gorten ................................................................................................................(Sass.12) 150.00
ITALIAN OFFICES ABROAD - GENERAL ISSUE (Estero)

1082 w 1874 10c buff, unused with original gum, h.r., sharp color and fresh, usual centering with intact
perforations, fine stamp, cat. $3,600 .........................................................................................................(4) 500.00
1083 wwa 1874 60c lilac, block of four, also top sheet margin horizontal pair with imprint, all n.h., usual
centering and gum wrinkles, fine multiples ............................................................................................(10) 150.00
ITALIAN OFFICES IN CHINA
1084 wwa 1917 2c handstamp on 5c green, corner margin imprint block of four, with cancelation in margin,
n.h., fine-v.f. multiple, with 1998 Raybaudi certificate (Sass.1) cat. €6,000 ........................................(1) 850.00
1085 ` 1918 (30 Aug) picture postcard (showing the entrance of the Italian Legation in Peking) franked with
Chinese ½c and 1c Junk, addressed to “Italian Gunboat” Chinwangtao, fine ........................................ 350.00
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ITALIAN OFFICES IN CRETE

1086 w 1900-12 surcharges and La Canea overprints, issues complete including Special Delivery, mostly
l.h., fresh and fine-v.f., cat. $848 ....................................................................................................(1-19,E1) 250.00
1087 ` 1902 (6 Apr) cover from Canea to Scotland, franked with single 1pi on 25c surcharge, tied by
departure cds, with Ayr arrival pmk on back ............................................................................................(2) 150.00
1088 ` 1914 (14 Jan) registered Otto Bick cover from La Canea to Valona, Albania, franked with 5c (4),
10c and 40c overprints, Brindisi transit pmk on back, fine cover ............................................(14,15,18) 150.00
ITALIAN LEVANT
1089 wwa 1908 20para and 2 Piastre surcharges, blocks of four, n.h., usual centering, signed Oliva
(catalogued as singles) cat. $2,800 ....................................................................................................(14,17) 500.00
1090 ` 1909 (23 June) registered cover from Constantinople to Zurich, franked with six different
surcharges, including 4p in 1L, fine usage, with arrival pmk ..................................................................... 250.00
1091 wwa 1909-11 Constantinople, 40Pi on 10L sheet of 100, with intact inscriptions on all sides, usual
overall toning, n.h., fine and spectacular sheet, cat. $1,600 (web photo)............................................(8) 250.00
1092 ` Military Mail. 1919 (29 Nov) registered cover franked with 3x25c blue, tied by Posta Militare 15 cds
(rare type cancel without stars), sent to Cairo, with arrival pmk on back, fine ....................................... 250.00
ITALIAN OFFICES IN TURKISH EMPIRE - General Issue

1093 ` 1908 (11 Nov) registered cover headed “Deutsche Post”, franked with 3x30pa on 15c slate, tied by
Constantinopoli II cds and sent to Berlin, fine, with arrival pmk ........................................................(20) 150.00
1094 s 1908 30 Para on 15c gray black, used, well centered, v.f., signed Sorani, with his 2009 certificate,
cat. €2,200............................................................................................................................................(Sass.3) 150.00
1095 ww Special Delivery. 1923 15pi on 30c blue & rose, variety “PI” of “Piastre” originally omitted and
inserted later by hand, n.h., handstamped initials, fine and rare variety, with 2018 Royal Certificate,
cat. €12,000 .....................................................................................................................................(Sass.E2c) 1,000.00
Salonika
1096 ` 1914 (26 Mar) registered cover from Salonika to Germany, franked with 1pi on 25c single and pair
of 30pa on 15c slate, tied by Salonicco departure cds, Registry label with inverted “Salonicco Poste
Italiane” handstamp, fine cover, with Berlin arrival pmk .....................................................................(3,4) 150.00
Italian Offices in Egypt
1097 ` 1870 (30 June) cover sent from Alessandria to Florence, franked with Egypt 1pi Sphinx, tied by
“V.R. Poste Egiziane Ismailia” cds, additionally franked with 40c rose, tied by numeral “234” cancel,
with “Alessandria D’Egitto Poste Italiane” cds alongside, Florence arrival on reverse, some light
toned spots, fine and rare mixed franking, with 1994 Sorani certificate .................................................. 1,500.00
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TRIESTE - ZONE A
1098 w Parcel Post. 1949-54 10L violet, left sheet margin horizontal pair, variety left half imperf., small h.r.,
v.f., with 1994 Diena certificate (Sass. 18/Io) cat. €2,500 ...........................................................(Q18var) 350.00
1099 s 1949-53 200L green, horizontal pair imperf. at right, used, fine (Sass.23p) cat. €4,000 ........(Q23var) 500.00
1100 s 1949-54 200L green, right sheet margin horizontal pair, variety imperf. at right, used, with 1994
Diena certificate (Sass. 23p) cat. €4,000........................................................................................(Q23var) 500.00
ITALIAN COLONIES
General Issues for all Colonies
1101 wwa 1934 15th Trade Fair, 62 complete sets, incl. two blocks of 50 (folded between stamps), n.h., some
minor toned spots, fine-v.f. (Sass.42-45) cat. €1,860 (web photo) ................................................(42-45) 250.00
1102 w Air Post. 1933 50L blue, variety imperf. at bottom, l.h., v.f., signed Raybaudi (Sass.A29b) cat.
€3,200...................................................................................................................................................(C27var) 750.00
Aegean Islands - Lero

1103 w 1932 Garibaldi, 10c, 1.25L and 1.75+25c, each showing spaced “L” in Lero variety, h.r., fine-v.f.
(Sass.17a,23a-24a) cat. €960 .............................................................................................(17var,23-24var) 300.00
Rhodes
1104 w 1929 Visit of the Queen and King to the Aegean Islands, complete set, l.h., fine-v.f., cat. $458 .........
.................................................................................................................................................................(15-23) 150.00
1105 wwa 1932 29th Anniversary of Italian Occupation, 5c-10L, nine values, blocks of four, n.h., v.f., cat.
$1,398 .....................................................................................................................................................(64-72) 350.00
Eritrea
1106 ` 1894 Pacchi Postali, 60c stationery parcel card additionally franked with 10c red brown, registered
from Massaua to Milano, some usual wear and creases, otherwise fine, with arrival pmk (web
photo) ..............................................................................................................................................................(4) 150.00
1107 S 1903-06 15c on 20c orange, also Postage Dues 50L and 100L, each handstamped “Specimen”
(Samuel type NA2), affixed on part of an album page, fine, ex-UPU post office Natal, archives Bern
.......................................................................................................................................................(34,J12-14S) 500.00
Fiume
1108 w 1924 overprinted “Annessione All‘Italia 22 Feb 1924” on 5L olive bister, error of color (instead of
yellow brown), l.h., fresh and v.f., undoubtedly rare, with 2005 Sorani certificate (Sass.225A) cat.
€15,000 .................................................................................................................................................(207var) 5,000.00
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1109 S Postage Dues. 1925 5c-10L, nine different (complete less the 60c value), each handstamped
“Colonias” and affixed on pieces of an archival page from the Portuguese Post Office, some
irregular perfs, rare ......................................................................................................................(J16,8-10S) 250.00
Tripolitania
1110 wwa Air Post. 1930 Ferrucci, 11 complete sets, including blocks, n.h., couple of small faults, fine-v.f.
(Sass.PA1-3) cat. €1,925 (web photo) .................................................................................................(C1-3) 150.00
1111 P 1934 Colonial Art Exposition, photo proof of the basic design, v.f., signed Bolaffi ...............(Sass.S2) 500.00
ITALIAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES

Italian Occupation of Ithaca
1112 1113 1114

1112 s 1941 1.50d green, used, v.f. and rare, signed A.Diena, with 1976 Raybaudi certificate, cat.
€13,000 ...............................................................................................................................................(Sass.17) 1,500.00
1113 ww Air Post. 1941 100d brown, fresh color, n.h., fine example of this rare stamp, signed Spanos,
Raybaudi, with 1992 E.Diena certificate, cat. €39,000 ...........................................................(Sass.PA11) 5,000.00
1114 ww 1941 50L+50L brown, horizontal pair, large “O” of “Occupation”, n.h., v.f., signed Raybaudi, Diena,
with 1988 E.Diena certificate, cat. €33,000 .............................................................................(Sass.PA13) 4,500.00
1115 1116
1115 s 1941 1d on 2L vermilion, horizontal pair, large “O” of “Occupation”, used, v.f. and rare, with 1956
Fiecchi and 1995 Raybaudi certificates, cat. €24,000 ............................................................(Sass.PA14) 4,000.00
1116 s Postage Dues. 1941 25L+25L blue, left margin horizontal pair, lightly cancelled, fresh color, v.f.,
signed Bolaffi, Raybaudi, with 1990 E.Diena certificate, cat. €14,000 .....................................(Sass.S2) 1,500.00
Italian Occupation of Zante
1117 ww 1941 Beneficenza, 10L green and yellow, bright violet overprint, nice colors, n.h., v.f. example of
this rare stamp, with 2001 Raybaudi certificate, cat. €42,000 ...................................................(Sass.29) 6,000.00
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1118 w 1941 20L blue and yellow, violet overprint, very lightly hinged, v.f. and rare, signed Diena, with
2001 Raybaudi certificate, cat. €28,000 ........................................................................................(Sass.30) 4,000.00
1119 ww Air Post. 1941 30d green, clear violet handstamp, well centered, n.h., v.f., with 1987 E.Diena and
1989 Raybaudi certificates, cat. €16,000 ...................................................................................(Sass.PA8) 2,500.00
1120 ww 1941 100d brown, right margin single, beautiful color, n.h., v.f., signed A.Diena, with 1985 E.Diena
certificate, cat. €27,000...............................................................................................................(Sass.PA10) 5,000.00
1121 s Postage Dues. 1941 50L-25d, set of seven, each used on small piece, matching “11 Mai 1941”
cancels, fine-v.f. and extremely rare complete set, signed Raybaudi, etc., with 1942 A.Diena and
1963 Oliva certificates, cat. €168,000 ........................................................................................(Sass.S1-7) 25,000.00
1122 w 1941 1d light blue, well centered, l.h., v.f., various pencil signatures incl. Alberto Diena, also with
his 1950 certificate. A rarity, less than five (!) are recorded, cat. €50,000 ............................(Sass.S2) 5,000.00
JAPAN
1123 ` 1890s correspondence of 69 covers franked mostly with 2s rose, many with lovely hand painted
artwork inserts, some illustrated on the outside, others with advertising inside; also four French
covers used 1925-33 to Japan or Korea, generally fine-v.f. and fascinating lot ..................................... 2,500.00
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1124 ` 1900 (27 Dec) cover from Kobe, via Yokohama to Germany, franked with two each 1sen and 2sen,
also 4sen and 10sen, endorsed “Via San Francisco” and “per str. Hong Kong Maru”, fine mixed
issues combination, with Lokstedt arrival pmk ...................................................................(73,77,93,103) 500.00
1125 ` Flight Covers. 1923 first flight cover from Tokyo to Peking, with Peiping (10.9.23) arrival pmk on
back, filing folds, also unaddressed picture postcard with a red first flight cancel (“Osaka-Peking Air
Service”), v.f. ..................................................................................................................................................... 250.00
Japanese Offices in China

1126 ` 1902 UPU Jubilee, two cards with overprinted adhesives, used from Shanghai to Buenos Aires,
another from Tongku to Krefeld, fine-v.f., each with arrival pmks ............................................................ 250.00
KOREA
1127 ww 1950 Syngman Rhee and Flags, set of three imperforate souvenir sheets, unused without gum as
issued, n.h., v.f., pencil signed. Only 300 of each issued (Mi.Block 19-21) cat. €18,000 (119-121var) 2,000.00
1128 ` 1951 50w and 100w souv. sheets, tied by Pusan 1.3.51 (First Day?) cds on unaddressed covers,
v.f., rare (Mi. Block 24,25) cat. €2,600 .....................................................................................(124,125var) 250.00
1129 wwa 1951-52 Flags, complete set of 44, including Italy without crown, sheet margin (many sheet corner
margin) blocks of four, n.h., fine-v.f., cat. $4,040 ......................................................(132-173,154a-55a) 1,200.00
1130 ` 1952 200w and 300w souv. sheets, set of two, tied on unaddressed covers by 20.2.52 (First Day ?)
pmks, v.f., rare (Mi. Block 49-50) cat. €2,500 .........................................................................(183-184var) 250.00
1131 ww 1955 10h, 15h, 20h and 50h, set of four souv. sheets, unused without gum as issued, n.h., v.f. (Mi.
Block 78-80,91) cat. €1,490 .........................................................................................................(209-12var) 500.00
1132 ww 1955 10h, 15h, 20h and 50h, set of four souv. sheets, unused without gum as issued, n.h., v.f. (Mi.
Block 78-80,91) cat. €1,490 (web photo) .................................................................................(209-212var) 500.00
1133 ww 1957 Boy Scouts, imperforate souvenir sheet of two, n.h., v.f. (Mi. Block 109) cat. €4,200..................
.......................................................................................................................................................(245-246var) 1,000.00
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1139
1141
1156
1158
1144 1165
1157
1160
1161 1162
1167
1166
1164
1170 1168
1169
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1134 ww 1957 Boy Scouts souvenir sheet, n.h., v.f. (Mi. Block 109) cat. €4,200..............................(245-246var) 1,000.00
1135 ` Postal Stationery. 1901-04 two 4c postal cards, used from Fusan and Chemulpo, each via Shanghai
to Germany, with transit and arrival markings .............................................................................................. 150.00
LATVIA
1136 wwa 1920 20k orange, top sheet margin horizontal gutter block of eight, right hand block imperf.
horizontally and vertically, n.h., fine-v.f., stated to be the only recorded gutter block with this error .
.................................................................................................................................................................(78var) 500.00
1137 B 1938 unexploded “Ls 2,02” booklet, yellow covers with black inscriptions, v.f. ...................................... 150.00
1138 ww Air Post Semi-Postals. 1930 Rainis Memorial Fund, nine perf. and imperf. sets, n.h., fine-v.f., cat.
$585 (web photo) .................................................................................................................(CB1-2,CB1a-2a) 150.00
1139 ww 1933 Issue, perf. and imperf. sets, five of each, n.h., fine-v.f., cat. $1,300 ............(CB14-17,14a-17a) 500.00
1140 ww 1933 Triangles, perf. and imperf. sets, five of each, n.h., fine-v.f., cat. $1,275 .....(CB18-20,18a-20a) 500.00
1141 w 1933 8s-40s, imperf. set of four, l.h., v.f. ...............................................................................(CB21a-24a) 150.00
1142 ` 1938 Leonardo da Vinci, etc., imperforate singles complete set of five used on registered and flown
cover from Riga to Germany, additional franking and arrival pmks on back (web photo) ..................... 150.00
German Occupation - Libau

1143 s 1919 Blue overprint, 50pf purple & black, cancelled on piece, v.f., signed Hoffman-Giesecke,
Richter, Kosack, etc., cat. $525 ...........................................................................................................(1N13) 150.00
1144 ` Flight Covers. 1916-18 (6 June) picture postcard with violet “Marine Luftschiff-Detachement”
handstamp, also (17 Oct 18) Fieldpost cover with violet “Kais. Marine See-Flugstation Libau”
handstamp, fine-v.f. ......................................................................................................................................... 500.00
LIBERIA
1145 w 1892 President Johnson, 8c brown and black, l.h., v.f., with 1986 PFC, cat. $500........................(37a) 200.00
1146 w 1952 issue, specialized collection with imperf. sets incl. center omitted, die proofs of 25c & 50c Air
Post, “Ashmun” souv. sheet study with 9 diff. varieties incl. trial color proofs & missing values, also
imperf. “Space” souv. sheets, etc., v.f. (web photo)....................................................(332-37,C68-9var) 300.00
1147 wwP 1958 President Tubman’s Visit, selection of 14 diff. sheets of 20, one perf., others imperf., errors of
color, flag, etc., n.h., v.f. (web photo) ..........................................................................(368-70,C114-17P) 500.00
1148 ww 1965 Scouts, imperf. sheet margin singles, also imperf. singles with missing colors, n.h., v.f. sets
(web photo) ..........................................................................................................................(421-22,C164var) 100.00
1149 ww 1979 Scouts, imperf. sheet margin singles and horizontal se-tenant pairs (50 values), n.h., v.f.
(web photo) .....................................................................................................................................(853-57var) 100.00
1150 wsP Air Post. 1936 Triangles, specialized collection, with perf. and imperf. varieties incl. shifted centers,
imperf. strips of 10, some showing vignette only, part perf., proofs, cancellations, etc. An
interesting lot (web photo)............................................................................................................(C3A/Fvar) 500.00
1151 w 1941 First Flight Liberia - U.S., 50c on 20c magenta, small h.r., v.f., signed Stolow, Kessler, etc.,
cat. $2,500 ................................................................................................................................................(C23) 1,500.00
1152 w Registration Stamps. 1921 Triangles, with and without “1921”, h.r., fine-v.f., cat. $397 (web photo) ..
...............................................................................................................................................................(F20-29) 150.00
1153 w 1921 Triangles, with and without “1921”, h.r., fine-v.f., cat. $397 (web photo) .........................(F20-29) 150.00
1154 (w) 1921 Snakes, imperf. horizontal tete-beche pairs, unused without gum as issued, v.f., cat. $450
(web photo) ......................................................................................................................................(F23a,24a) 150.00
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1155 (w) 1921 Snakes, imperf. horizontal tete-beche pairs, unused without gum as issued, v.f., cat. $450
(web photo) ......................................................................................................................................(F23a,24a) 150.00
LIBYA
1156 w/wwa 1912-22 5c green, type I, imperf. block of four, top stamps l.h., bottom stamps n.h., margins all
around to just clear at lower left, fine-v.f. (Sass.3b) cat. €1,100 ........................................................(3b) 300.00
1157 ww 1912-22 5c green, type I, horizontal pair, left stamp with overprint omitted, right stamp with
overprint shifted upwards, n.h., tiny toned perf., otherwise v.f., signed Raybaudi (Sass.3ga) cat.
€1,800 ...........................................................................................................................................................(3d) 250.00
1158 ww 1912-22 5c green, type II, horizontal strip of three, left two stamps with overprint omitted, right
stamp with overprint shifted upwards, n.h., fine (Sass.3/Iga) cat. €11,800 .......................................(3h) 250.00
1159 (w) 1924-29 15c brown & orange, central vignette double (!), unused without gum, v.f., signed Oliva,
one of only two known unused examples of this variety, listed but unpriced in Sassone .(Sass. 48g) 2,500.00
1160 w 1924-40 30c black and black brown, horizontal pair imperf. between, h.r., v.f. (Sass.50t) cat.
€1,400 .....................................................................................................................................................(54var) 250.00
LIECHTENSTEIN
1161 ww 1912-15 Prince Johann II, 5h-25h set of three, n.h., v.f., cat. $2,500 ..........................................(1a-3a) 750.00
1162 ws 1928 70th Anniversary of Prince Johann II, complete set l.h., also Zeppelin set of two canceled
Vaduz, fresh, fine-v.f., cat. $960 ...............................................................................................(82-89,C7-8) 150.00
1163 s 1930 2fr perf. 11½x10½, perfectly struck Schaan 30.1.31 cds, tiny thin speck and irregular
perforations at left, fine appearance of this rare used stamp, with 2012 Peter Marxer certificate
(Mi.107C, Zumstein 97C) cat. $7,750 ..................................................................................................(107a) 750.00
1164 ww 1934 Vaduz souvenir sheet, n.h., v.f. and pristine condition, cat. $2,250 .......................................(115) 750.00
1165 ` Zeppelin Flights. 1930 Saar dispatch addressed to Cottbus, with Vaduz (19 Aug 1930) drop pmk,
Berlin arrival (20 Aug), red “Mit Luftschiff Graf Zeppelin Befordert” and additional markings, fine and
rare drop mail Liechtenstein, signed Gappe (Si.79Aa, €850) .................................................................... 250.00
1166 ` 1930 (19 Aug) Switzerland flight card, canceled on board (9.9.1930), German franking, with Vaduz
arrival cds alongside, little toning, otherwise fine, signed Gappe (Si.79B, €550) .................................. 150.00
1167 ` 1930-1936 selection of 30+ covers or cards, variety of flights, duplication including C15-16 (seven
sets, five on single covers or cards), C7-8 (5x1fr on three covers or card), drop mail (Mannheim,
Lausanne, Munster), other flights, different cachets, mostly fine-v.f. ....................................................... 1,000.00
LITHUANIA
1168 a 1918 First Vilnius Printing, 10sk and 15sk two of each used, various pmks including Grodno, also
15sk lower right sheet corner margin block of four canceled “Kaunas”, cat. $900 ..........................(1,2) 250.00
1169 a 1918 Second Vilnius Printing, 40sk and 50sk numerals, panes of 20, one badly misperforated, violet
pmks, fine-v.f. ...........................................................................................................................................(7,8) 250.00
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1170 ww Semi-Postals. 1939 Basketball, imperforate horizontal pairs imperf. vertically, n.h., fine-v.f. ..............
.........................................................................................................................................................(B52-54var) 250.00
1171 ` Flight Covers. 1915 (30 Oct) picture postcard (Festung Kowno) with violet “Armeeflugpark 10” and
corresponding “Kais. Deutsche Feldpoststation” cds, fine and scarce early military Aviation unit card 250.00
Gardinas (Grodno)
1172 s 1919 50sk surcharges, perforated set of eight canceled on pieces, fine-v.f., signed Mikulski, cat.
$460...........................................................................................................................................................(L1-8) 250.00
LUXEMBOURG
1173 w 1852 Grand Duke William, set of three, unused with full original gum, l.h., incredibly fresh and
brilliant colors, margins all around, v.f., signed Diena, etc. A rare opportunity to obtain the
complete set of three unused classics in perfect condition, cat. $8,500 ...........................................(1-3) 7,500.00
1174 w Semi-Postals. 1935 Intellectuals, complete set, l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f., cat. $487 (web photo) (B65A-Q) 150.00
1175 ` Flight Covers. 1927 (8 Sep) selection of nine specially prepared cards, 30c-90c franking,
postmarked Roodt and canceled “Par Ballon Exp. Phil. Luxembourg”, addressed locally, also to
England and Germany, fine ............................................................................................................................. 250.00
1176 ` Zeppelin Flights. 1931 Hungary Flight card to Budapest, mixed franking with German adhesive, v.f.,
scarce ...................................................................................................................................................(Si.101) 150.00
1177 ` 1931 Germany Flight card to Hannover, mixed franking with German adhesives, v.f., scarce (Si.111) 150.00
1178 ` 1931 Schwaben Flight to Boblingen, mixed franking with German 2m Zeppelin, fine and scarce .......
................................................................................................................................................................(Si.112) 150.00
1179 ` 1933 Germany Flight card to Berlin, mixed franking with German adhesives, v.f. ...................(Si.201) 150.00
1180 ` 1933 1st SAF card to Barcelona, mixed franking with German adhesives, v.f., scarce ......(Si.202Aa) 150.00
MEXICO
1181 w 1856-66 Hidalgo, 8r red lilac, also 1r blue Gothic overprint, unused, part original gum, margins all
around, fine, cat. $750 ............................................................................................................................(5,43) 250.00
1182 E 1868 Maximilian, 10c (5), 25c (2), 40c (3) and “real” (2), selection of 11 imperf. plate essays, two
diff. designs, various colors, last two with value tablets blank, fine and scarce lot ............................... 750.00
1183 w 1872 6c black on buff, margins all around, heavy h.r., v.f., with 1998 PFC, cat. $650 ....................(71) 200.00
1184 ` 1872 12c blue, horizontal pair, margins all around, used on outer FL sent locally to Vera Cruz, v.f. .
.......................................................................................................................................................................(82) 150.00
1185 ww 1914 1c deep blue, n.h., v.f., cat. $750.................................................................................................(362) 250.00
1186 ww 1914 4c blue violet, n.h., fine, cat. $900 ...............................................................................................(364) 250.00
1187 ww Air Post. 1934 20p University, n.h., v.f. (catalogue value for hinged) cat. $1,800 .........................(C61) 500.00
1188 w 1935 Amelia Earhart, well centered, small h.r., v.f., sighed Roig, Brun, etc., cat. $3,500 ...........(C74) 1,500.00
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1172 1175
1176 1177 1178
1179 1180 1184
1183 1185 1186

1181 1182
1187
1192
1191
1193 1190
1194
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1189 s 1935 Amelia Earhart, 20c lake, used with 40c Official on large piece of cover headed Hotel Ritz
Mexico D.F., tied by Servicio Aereo cds, autographed by Amelia Earhart alongside, v.f., cat. $4,000
....................................................................................................................................................................(C74) 3,000.00
1190 S 1935 Amelia Earhart, 20c lake, overprinted “Muestra” (Specimen), small part original gum, v.f.,
signed Calves, etc. ...............................................................................................................................(C74S) 500.00
MONACO
1191 ` 1878 two postal cards franked with 15c Type Sage, canceled “Monaco Principaute” and “Monte
Carlo Pte de Monaco” and addressed to Nice, with arrival pmks “Nice Alpes Maritimes”, fine ............ 500.00
1192 Pa 1949 UPU, complete set of seven epreuves deluxe in black, also two corresponding collective
sheets, v.f. ......................................................................................................................................................... 250.00
1193 Pa 1949 UPU, complete set of seven epreuves deluxe, also three different collective sheetlets of three
and four, v.f. ...................................................................................................................................................... 250.00
1194 wwa 1949 UPU, one perf. and three imperforate souvenir sheets of three and four, all with gum, n.h., v.f.
............................................................................................................................................................................. 250.00
1195 wa 1949-50 UPU, selection of 12 gummed souvenir sheets, with four perforated and two imperforate
souvenir sheets of three (5fr+15fr+25fr), plus four perforated and two imperforate souvenir sheets
of four (10fr+40fr+50fr+100fr), disturbed gum, some toning and marginal flaws, one without gum,
otherwise fine-v.f. (YT Bl 2,2a,4,4a) cat. €2,760 ........................................................(245-46,C30-33var) 300.00
1196 P 1954 Coat of Arms, set of seven different artist signed proof sheets, v.f. (web photo) .......(312-18P) 250.00
1197 P 1954 Coat of Arms, selection of 7 different composite, artist signed die proofs in black, fine-v.f.
(web photo)........................................................................................................................................(312-18P) 750.00
1198 P 1954 Coat of Arms, selection of seven different composite, artist signed die proofs in black, fine-v.f.
............................................................................................................................................................(312-18P) 750.00
1199 ww 1971 2fr Durer, unissued “Albert” instead of “Albrecht”, n.h., v.f., with regular stamp included for
comparison (YT 876A) cat. €5,500 ...................................................................................................(817var) 500.00
1200 ww 1976 United States Bicentennial, two perforated and gummed souvenir sheets, n.h., v.f., cat.
€1,900 .................................................................................................................................................(1021var) 250.00
1201 P Semi-Postals. 1939 Princes and Princesses, complete set of imperforate epreuves deluxe, v.f. ........
............................................................................................................................................................(B26-35P) 150.00
1202 P 1949 F.J. Bosio, imperf. deluxe sheet, also three progressive die proofs in black, one with blank
value tablet, each die sunk on cream card, two artist signed, v.f. .............................................(CB14P) 250.00
1203 wwa Air Post. 1946-49 Planes, complete set of seven imperf. upper left sheet corner margin “coin date”
blocks of four, marginal creases, stamps n.h., v.f. (YT PA15-18,42-44) cat. €1,222 ..............................
..............................................................................................................................................(C10-13,27-29var) 200.00
MONTENEGRO
1204 ` 1895 7n stationery entire envelope additionally franked with four different adhesives and registered
from Cetinje to Canada, New York transit and Berlin, Ontario arrival pmks, adhesive toning on back,
fine cover to uncommon destination .............................................................................................................. 150.00
Issued under Italian Occupation

1205 ww 1942 overprinted and surcharged in black “Governatorato del Montenegro” on stamps of
Yugoslavia, set of nine complete, n.h., fine-v.f. (Sass.40-48) cat. €1,250 ............................................... 250.00
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1195
1198 1199
1200 1201
1202
1203
1204 1205
1207
1208 1209
1210
1211 1212
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1206 ww Semi-Postals. 1942 overprinted and surcharged in red “Governatorato del Montenegro 1942”, set of
four, n.h., fine-v.f., signed Diena, with his 1967 certificate (Sass.36-39) cat. €12,000 .......................... 2,000.00
NETHERLANDS
1207 ` 1852 5c blue, 10c red brown, margins all around, used on outer FL to Amsterdam, filing fold away
from the stamps, fresh and v.f. letter, with 2016 Calves & Jacquart certificate ..............................(1,2) 500.00
1208 ` Flight Covers. 1930 (17 Jan) special flight from the Peace Conference in the Hague to Danzig, two
covers, one Registered, each with oval “Consulate der Nederlanden te Danzig” handstamp, fine-v.f.,
one with Berlin transit and Danzig arrival pmk, only 25 pieces flown, of which 10 were registered .... 250.00
1209 ` 1931 (13 July) first flight cover (Inapress imprint on backflap) from Amsterdam, via Berlin to Peking,
China, with appropriate transit and arrival pmks, fine ................................................................................ 150.00
1210 ` 1931 first flight cover from Gravenhage, via Kisumu to Nairobi, Kenya, v.f., with transit and arrival
pmks ................................................................................................................................................................... 150.00
1211 ` Catapult Flights. 1930-34 selection of five covers or cards, including one German dispatch “Europa”
to Amsterdam, 1933 Netherlands (22 Aug) “Europa” to New York, also 1934 “Europa” to USA (two),
plus 1934 United States to Apeldorn, fine-v.f. ............................................................................................. 750.00
1212 ` 1933 (June) “Bremen” Flight to New York, Gravenhage departure, appropriate violet cachet, v.f. .....
.....................................................................................................................................................(Haberer 119) 250.00
1213 ` 1933 (Aug) “Europa” Flight to New York, Bennekom departure, via Cherbourg, appropriate red
cachet, v.f., only 13 carried ....................................................................................................(Haberer 137) 250.00
1214 ` 1933 (Sep) “Europa” Flight card to New York, Assen departure, appropriate violet cachet, v.f., only
13 carried ..................................................................................................................................(Haberer 145) 250.00
1215 ` 1934 (June) “Bremen” Flight to New York, Assen departure, appropriate red cachet, v.f. ...................
.....................................................................................................................................................(Haberer 161) 150.00
1216 ` 1934 (July) “Europa” Flight to New York, Gravenhage departure, appropriate red cachet, v.f. ...........
.....................................................................................................................................................(Haberer 167) 150.00
1217 ` Zeppelin Flights. 1930 Venlo Flight, five cards, one with German franking affixed on 1c United
States stationery card, other with Dutch stamps, all with corresponding cachets, fine-v.f. .................. 200.00
1218 ` 1930 Holland Flight, six cards or picture postcards, each canceled on-board, Venlo drop and
corresponding cachet, different franking, fine-v.f. ....................................................................................... 200.00
1219 ` 1931 Pomerania Flight card (photo of Greta Garbo), Stettin drop, nice franking (Syncopated perfs),
v.f. ....................................................................................................................................................................... 200.00
Netherlands Indies
1220 ` 1862 (Sep) stampless cover with oval “Franco Zee Brief Manado” sent to USA, with red Singapore
and London transits, N.York Br. Pkt arrival datestamp, fine and scarce cover ....................................... 250.00
NICARAGUA
1221 s 1948 Scouts (Baseball), 2c black and 2cor magenta, perforated and gummed trial color proofs, each
with security punch and overprinted Waterlow & Sons Ltd Specimen, v.f. ......................(718S,C307S) 150.00
1222 s 1948 Scouts (Baseball), 2c black and 2cor magenta, perforated and gummed trial color proofs, each
with security punch and overprinted Waterlow & Sons Ltd Specimen, v.f. ......................(718S,C307S) 150.00
NORWAY
1223 wwa 1906 15o on 4s lilac, sheet corner margin block of four, double perforation at top and vertically
between the top pair, stamps n.h., v.f. .............................................................................................(62var) 500.00
1224 wwa 1926-37 Lion Rampant issues complete, blocks of four (29 values), n.h., v.f., cat. $3,100 ...................
.............................................................................................................................................(115-128,167-176) 750.00
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1215
1214
1216
1217 1218
1219 1220 1226
1221 1222
1233
1217
1228
1232
1224
1223
1234
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1225 wwa 1941 University of Oslo, pane of 25, n.h., folded between the stamps, v.f., cat. $2,000 (web photo) .
....................................................................................................................................................................(246) 750.00
1226 ` Zeppelin Flights. 1932 3rd SAF card to Brazil, with Berlin forwarding cachet, transit & arrival pmks,
v.f. .......................................................................................................................................................(Si.150B) 250.00
Norwegian Arctic Mail

1227 ` 1912 (1 Aug) picture postcard with Austrian-Lloyd Spitsbergen vignette in red, used in combination
with 10o adhesive, v.f. ..................................................................................................................................... 250.00
PANAMA
1228 w 1915 20c brown & black center inverted, l.h., v.f., cat. $300...........................................................(212a) 150.00
PARAGUAY
1229 wwa Air Post. 1946 overprints, duplicated selection of 32 errors, incl. double, inverted and combination
of overprints and surcharges, n.h., fine-v.f. (web photo) .....................................................(C154/57var) 300.00
PERU
1230 ` 1863 FL from Lima, franked with 1p brown, margins all around, tied by 29 August cds, endorsed
“via Panama” and sent via the British Post Office in Callao to France, “GB 2F87” accountancy mark,
French entry pmk on front, red London transit and Bordeaux arrival pmk, some toning, fine external
usage ...........................................................................................................................................................(13) 1,000.00
1231 ` 1873 2c blue (“Llamita”) rouletted horizontally, large margins, tied by a double strike of 8-segment
mute cancel on small cover addressed “P -” (Presente), with light circular “Lima Distrito 27 April”
cds alongside. Both the stamp and envelope are affected by a small worm hole that goes through
the lower left corner of the stamp, cover with some additional wear and tear and filing fold, away
from the stamp, which is very rare on cover. Accompanied by 1970 Derichs and 1998 Brian
Moorhouse certificates ..............................................................................................................................(20) 2,500.00
1232 S 1899 5s orange red, 10sol blue green, each overprinted Specimen, n.h., fine-v.f. ...............(158-59S) 250.00
1233 Sa 1918 1c-2sol complete set of 11 blocks of four, each stamp with security punch and overprinted
Specimen, n.h., fine-v.f. .................................................................................................................(209-19S) 150.00
1234 S Postage Dues. 1899 5s yellow green, 10sol dull violet, each overprinted Specimen, n.h., fine-v.f. ....
.............................................................................................................................................................(J34-35S) 500.00
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1241 1242
1237
1239
1248
1243
1247 1251
1250
1252 1253
1255
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PHILIPPINES
1235 P 1949 Gen. Gregoria del Pilar, master large die proof in red brown, value omitted, die sunk on card,
v.f., rare (web photo) ............................................................................................................................(535P) 150.00
1236 ` Flight Covers. 1919 The Aero Club of the Philippines souvenir card bearing 2c with violet triangular
“The Champion Explorer of the Sky / Miss Ruth Law” cachet, addressed to Manila, dated April 4-5,
some card flaws, otherwise fine and rare. Ruth Law, who received her pilot’s license in 1912, was
an accomplished flyer who had set the American nonstop cross-country record for men and women
and the world nonstop cross-country record for women in November 1916, while flying from Chicago
to New York. Not allowed to fly combat missions in World War I, she piloted airplanes to promote
the sale of war bonds and stimulate reenlistments. Law refused to accept the U.S. War
Department’s rejection, eventually earning the right to wear the uniform of a noncommissioned
Army officer while flying on recruiting tours for the military. After the War, she formed Ruth Law’s
Flying Circus. Along with a pair of pilots, she raced cars and flew through fireworks at county fairs.
For her many aviation achievements she received the Glenn H. Curtiss Medal ..................................... 500.00
1237 P Postage Dues. 1945 complete set of four different large die proofs in issued colors, also a master
die in rose (value tablet blank), each die sunk on full size card from the American Bank Note
Company, v.f. ...................................................................................................................................(J23-26P) 750.00
POLAND
1238 ` 1818 outer FL from Dubno to Wilno, with boxed “Dubno” in Cyrillic capital letters, a town handstamp
believed to have been used between 1805 and 1820, docketing indicating that this letter was used
in 1818, fine (web photo) ................................................................................................................................ 500.00
1239 ` 1859 1½k unused postal stationery entire envelope (99x58mm), red imprint at right, with signatures
of Kurmanowicz and Bobinski on the inside, v.f., rare ................................................................................ 500.00
1240 wa 1919 40h olive and 50h green, blocks of four, positions I-4-5,14-15 (bottom stamps n.h.) and I-24-
24,34-35 (first three n.h.), each stamp thin “Z” (in “Poczta”), fine-v.f., signed Barzecki, Rachmanow
and Dr.Kronenberg, rare multiples (Fi.3,030zl) ...............................................................................(46,47) 500.00
1241 w/wwa 1919 60h dark blue, two blocks of four, pos. I-21-22,31-34 (all n.h.) and I-24-24,34-35 (first three
n.h.), all four thin “Z” (in “Poczta”), fine-v.f., signed Barzecki, Rachmanow and Dr.Kronenberg
(Fi.1,450zl) ..................................................................................................................................................(48) 150.00
1242 w/wwa 1919 80h orange brown, block of four, pos. I-4-5,14-15 (bottom stamps n.h.), all four thin “Z” (in
“Poczta”), also horizontal pair, I-45-46 (left stamp thin “Z”, n.h.), plus single I-30 (damaged “A”,
n.h.), and I-73 (double dot), all signed Mikstein, Dr.Kronenberg, etc. (Fi.1,450zl) .........................(48) 150.00
1243 w 1919 1kr carmine, positions I-73 and I-30 (double dot and damaged “A” varieties), h.r., v.f., signed
Mikstein, Rachmanow, etc. (Fi.1,000zl) ............................................................................................(51var) 150.00
1244 ` 1920 (16 June) cover from Wolyn via Rowno to USA, franked on reverse with single 1M, military
censor cachet applied on front, fine and rare usage during the Russo-Polish War of 1920 (web
photo) .................................................................................................................................................................. 200.00
1245 wwa 1941 Government in Exile, blocks of six, n.h., v.f., cat. $210 (web photo) ..................................(3K1-8) 100.00
1246 a 1941 Government in Exile issue, 5gr-1.50zl complete set of eight, sheets of 100, canceled
15.XII.1941 (first day of issue), folded between stamps, fine-v.f., cat. $3,660 (web photo) .....(3K1-8) 500.00
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1255 1256
1260
1261
1264
1265 1262
1269 1277
1266
1275 1276
1270 1271 1272 1274
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U.S. & Worldwide
1247 s 1945 1.50zl on 25gr dark carmine, surcharge form II, position 83 and 85, each cancelled on piece
by Witkowo cds, v.f., one signed Ryblewski, with individual Dr.Kronenberg certificates (Fi.376b) cat.
$800 ..........................................................................................................................................................(346a) 250.00
1248 a 1953 Engels, unissued design, perforated and gummed test stamp, block of six, without inscriptions
in the bottom tablet, handstamped “printing color proof” on back, creases, otherwise fine-v.f. (Fi.
657, cat. 3,600zl) .............................................................................................................................................. 250.00
1249 wwa 1960 Centenary of Polish Stamps, specially issued sheetlets of four, n.h., v.f., cat. $625 (web
photo)..................................................................................................................................................(909-913) 250.00
1250 ww 1965 Orchids, two different, each with value omitted, n.h., v.f. (Fischer Zl 1,500) ......(1346,1349var) 250.00
1251 wwa 1966 Football (World Cup), 20z sheet of ten, top row imperf. vertically, n.h., v.f. and rare (Fischer
Zl 5,000+) ..........................................................................................................................................(1405var) 1,000.00
1252 wwa Semi-Postals. 1946 B.I.E. (International Bureau of Education), set of three sheetlets of 12, also
souvenir sheet of three, wholesale group of 10 of each, n.h. and post office fresh, v.f. and pristine
group from the archival holding, cat. $13,950 ..................................................................(B49-49B, B49c) 4,000.00
1253 wwa 1946 B.I.E. (International Bureau of Education), set of three sheetlets of 12, also souvenir sheet of
three, wholesale group of 10 of each, n.h. and post office fresh, v.f. and pristine group from the
archival holding, cat. $13,950 .............................................................................................(B49-49B, B49c) 4,000.00
1254 ` Flight Covers. 1925 (2 May) Warszawa to Westerplatte/Gdansk, flown cover with two different (5gr
and 10gr) L.O.P.P. adhesives, used in combination with 30gr adhesive, red “Mit Luftpost befordert
Flugpost Danzig 5” handstamp, charged 5gr postage due, v.f. ................................................................. 250.00
1255 ` 1925 (16 Dec) Warszawa to Westerplatte/Gdansk, flown card with 10gr L.O.P.P. adhesive, used in
combination with 2gr, 3gr and 25gr stamps, red “Mit Luftpost befordert Flugpost Danzig”
handstamp, little toning at top, fine ............................................................................................................... 150.00
1256 ` 1930 (2 June) first flight cover from Bucharest, registered to Warszawa, franked on both sides, with
arrival pmk (3 June), fine and scarce first flight cover (others were erroneously routed via Prague),
ex-Joffe .............................................................................................................................................................. 150.00
Polish Offices in Danzig - Port Gdansk
1257 ww 1936 5gr violet blue, triple surcharge, n.h., natural gum creases, still v.f., signed Schmutz (“nadrok
potrojny”), with 2017 Gunnar Gruber certificate ..........................................................................(1K28var) 750.00
Polish Locals - Warszawa

1258 ` 1916 surcharged 2gr, selection of 130+, each tied by a local pmk on ppcs (pre-WWI Warsaw), used
in combination with 3pf “Russisch Polen”, addressed locally, some duplication, mostly fine-v.f. (web
photo) .................................................................................................................................................................. 1,000.00
Generalgouvernment - WWII German Occupation

1259 wwa Officials. 1940 24gr variety value omitted, sheet margin block of four, n.h., v.f. ..................(Mi.D21F) 300.00
Warsaw Uprising
1260 s 1944 AK Issue, complete set of five, used, fine-v.f. (Fi.113-117, 3,500zl) .............................................. 500.00
1261 ` 1944 AK Issue, green adhesive, canceled on FL by three-line “Poczta Polowa 1 Aug. 1944
Warszawa” datestamp, addressed to Szpitalna, with additional “Dzielnica Bojowa Poczta Polowa 48”
handstamp, little toning, otherwise fine ......................................................................................................... 500.00
Polish Corps in Italy

1262 ww 1946 set of four, plus Air Post, etc., also souvenir sheet on gray and white paper, n.h., the latter
canceled to order as often, v.f. (web photo) ...........................................................(Fi.1y-4y,5,Blok 1,P1) 250.00
1263 ww 1946 souvenir sheet on gray paper, two copies, one with Eagle practically omitted at top, also
incomplete frame around 45gr value, n.h., fine-v-f. ..........................................................(Fi Block 1,var) 250.00
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1264 ` 1946 set of four, also souvenir sheet (gray paper), canceled “Poczta Polowa” and used on two
locally addressed covers, fine-v.f. .....................................................................................(Fi.1y-4y,Blok 1) 250.00
1265 ` 1954 45L olive green, overprinted in vermilion “Dziesieciolecie 1944-1954 Monte Cassino”, used in
combination with regular 35L Italian adhesive on commemorative picture postcard addressed to the
Polish Embassy in Vatican City, fine and scarce item (Sass.7, €1,650 for used off cover) .................. 250.00
1266 ww 1946 National Anthem souvenir sheets, set of three, n.h., fine-v.f. ........................(Fi.Block NI Bl.1-3) 150.00
1267 ww 1946 National Anthem, 3L rose, unissued proof souvenir sheet, red inscriptions slightly irregular
and appear doubled in places, n.h., v.f., rare, with 1994 Raybaudi certificate ....................................... 750.00
1268 ` Air Post. 1946 Gen. Anders, 2zl red brown, also 5zl on 2zl surcharge inverted, each used on
cacheted, unaddressed FDC, adhesive toning, otherwise fine-v.f. (web photo) .............(Sass.PA1var) 250.00
PORTUGAL
1269 ` 1670 letter from Lisbon to Italy, text and manuscript “Lisbona,” departure, well preserved, fine, early
letter ................................................................................................................................................................... 150.00
1270 s 1853 50r deep green, three large margins, cut close and just touching at right, tied by “48” duplex
on piece, fresh and fine stamp, cat. $875 .................................................................................................(3) 200.00
1271 s 1855 5r red brown, large margins, cancellation slightly oily, good color, fine, signed Bloch, cat.
$900 ................................................................................................................................................................(5) 200.00
1272 (w) 1895 St. Anthony, complete set, unused without gum, fine-v.f., cat. $2,416 ...........................(132-146) 500.00
1273 ` Soldiers’ Stamps. 1917 Portuguese Expeditionary Corps in France, four censored soldiers’ letters to
Porto or Calais, with red “Censurado” and other markings, also opened and re-sealed by censor,
v.f. (web photo) ................................................................................................................................................. 500.00
PORTUGUESE COLONIES
Azores
1274 w(w) 1895 St. Anthony, complete set, h.r. (few lower values unused), some toning and other small flaws,
otherwise fine, cat. $1,462...................................................................................................................(78-92) 500.00
Funchal
1275 w 1897 2½r gray, inscription and value inverted, h.r., tiny thin, otherwise fine and rare unlisted variety
.................................................................................................................................................................(13var) 350.00
Nyassa
1276 w 1901 2½r-300r, centers inverted, ten different, l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f., cat. $800 ......................(26-38var) 500.00
ROMANIA
1277 ` Zeppelin Flights. 1929 (16 Oct) Bucharest to Germany flight, canceled on board, mixed franking
with German 1m Eagle, v.f., with appropriate cachets (Si.42ea) .............................................................. 200.00
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Greek Post Office in Turkey

IONIAN ISLANDS - Issued under Italian Occupation

971 972 986

974 977 978 981

987 988 989

1014 1015 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021

Soviet Republic of Persia

German Offices in the Holyland

Italian Offices in the Holyland

ISRAEL - Interim Period

1027 1029 1030

1033 1038 1040

1070 1071 1074

LOCAL ISSUES - Merano

ITALIAN OFFICES ABROAD - GENERAL ISSUE (Estero)

ITALIAN OFFICES IN CHINA

ITALIAN OFFICES IN CRETE

ITALIAN OFFICES IN TURKISH EMPIRE - General Issue

Italian Offices in Egypt

Aegean Islands - Lero

ITALIAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES

1112 1113 1114

Italian Occupation of Zante

1118 1119 1120 1122

Japanese Offices in China

German Occupation - Libau

1176 1177 1178

1179 1180 1184

1183 1185 1186

Issued under Italian Occupation

1219 1220 1226

Norwegian Arctic Mail

Polish Offices in Danzig - Port Gdansk

Polish Locals - Warszawa

Generalgouvernment - WWII German Occupation

Polish Corps in Italy

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