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Auction Closed April 10, 2024
15% Buyers Commission added to all lots.
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You may place your bids in our current auction by clicking on the Lot #.
Lot No. |
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Lot Description
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Bid 4/24/24 |
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GENERAL FOREIGN
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130 |
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| Argentina
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| Argentina 67 50c Blue, Fine OG, close at top, back with partial with ink pickup from another stamp at right, tiny pinhole by "E" of ARGENTINOS cv ($350)
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$150
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Not Sold |
131 |
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| Australia
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| Australia 166 ½p Orange, Right Side Margin Block of 4, F-VF NH cv ($8)
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$8
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Not Sold |
132 |
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| Australia
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| Australia 218-220 5sh, 10sh and £1 Arms of Australia, F-VF, postally used, £1 is a pair, all have a pressed out crease and 10sh has short perforation upper right corner cv ($20)
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$8
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Not Sold |
133 |
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| Australia-South
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| Australia-South Australia O15 3p on 4p Sky Blue, "P.S." Overprint (Official Use by the Private Secretary Dept.), VF, with small tear at bottom and light 1876 cds ccl. Very seldom seen! cv ($275)
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$150
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Not Sold |
134 |
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| Bahrain
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| Bahrain 78b 2r on 2sh6p Green, Ty III Overprint, with 16mm between "BAHRAIN" and "2 RUPEES", F-VF, with light ccls; very scarce! cv ($150)
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$150
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Not Sold |
135 |
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| Belgium
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| Belgium 37 25c Olive Bister, F-VF OG, HR with couple paper adherences, gum is crazed cv ($165)
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$125
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Not Sold |
136 |
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| Canada
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| Canada 34//39 ½¢-6¢ Small Queens short set, (nos. 34, 35, 36 and 39), F-VF, ½¢ (#34) VF LH with great color, 1¢, 2¢, and 6¢ postally Used, 2¢ with small perf tear at top left cv ($54)
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$30
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Not Sold |
137 |
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| Canada
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| Canada 41//47 3¢-50¢ 1888-93 Issue short set, (nos. 41, 42, 44a and 47), F-VF, postally Used with no. 42 heavy ccl cv ($99)
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$50
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Not Sold |
138 |
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| Canada
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| Canada 50 ½¢ Black, Jubilee Issue for Queen Victoria, F-VF VVLH cv ($110)
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$90
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Not Sold |
139 |
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| Canada
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| Canada 87-88 2¢ on 3¢ Carmine, both Maple Leaf and Numeral Issues, VF VLH cv ($50)
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$45
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Not Sold |
140 |
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| Canada
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| Canada 89 1¢ Green KEVII, VF LH cv ($45)
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$45
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Not Sold |
141 |
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| Canada
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| Canada 90 2¢ Carmine, Ty II, F-VF VLH cv ($55)
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$45
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Not Sold |
142 |
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| Canada
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| Canada 94 20¢ Olive Green KEVII, VF, postally Used cv ($50)
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$50
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Not Sold |
143 |
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| Canada
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| Canada 96-103 ½¢-20¢ Quebec Terecentary Issue, F-VF, postally Used cv ($694)
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$490
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Not Sold |
144 |
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| Canada
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| Canada 105 1¢ Orange Yellow KGV, F-VF NH, nice deep color cv ($60)
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$50
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Not Sold |
145 |
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| Canada
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| Canada 108 3¢ Brown KGV, F-VF NH cv ($70)
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$55
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Not Sold |
146 |
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| Canada
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| Canada 112 5¢ Violet KGV, VF NH cv ($100)
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$100
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Not Sold |
147 |
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| Canada
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| Canada 113 7¢ Yellow Ocher KGV, F-VF VVLH cv ($55)
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$40
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Not Sold |
148 |
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| Canada
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| Canada 115 8¢ Blue KGV, F-VF NH, great color and impression, pretty cv ($92)
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$95
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$26
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149 |
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| Canada
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| Canada 119 20¢ Olive Green KGV, VF NH, very nice cv ($275)
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$275
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$80
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150 |
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| Canada
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| Canada 122 $1.00 Orange KGV, F-VF NH, bright, deep color cv ($215)
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$185
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$60
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151 |
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| Canada
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| Canada 148 20¢ Brown Carmine, VF NH, great color, fresh and pretty cv ($50)
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$45
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Not Sold |
152 |
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| Canada
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| Canada 151 3¢ Dark Carmine, KGV Second Admiral Series (scroll), F-VF NH, great color, fresh cv ($50)
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$40
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Not Sold |
153 |
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| Canada
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| Canada 152 4¢ Bister, KGV Second Admiral Series (scroll), VF NH, fresh, good color cv ($40)
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$40
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Not Sold |
154 |
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| Canada
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| Canada 156 12¢ Gray, KGV Scroll, VF-XF NH cv ($85)
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$100
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Not Sold |
155 |
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| Canada
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| Canada 157 20¢ Dark Carmine, KGV Scroll, VF-XF VVLH, great color cv ($65)
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$75
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Not Sold |
156 |
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| Canada
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| Canada 158 50¢ Dark Blue, KGV Scroll "Schooner Bluenose", F-VF NH, fresh, great color cv ($425)
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$400
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$80
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157 |
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| Canada
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| Canada 159 $1.00 Olive Green, KGV Scroll, VF VLH cv ($300)
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$300
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Not Sold |
158 |
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| Canada
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| Canada 192-4, C4 3¢, 5¢, 13¢ and 6¢ on 5¢ Imperial Economic Conference Issues on FDC, 5¢ Fine, others F-VF with July 12, 1932 Ottawa ccls and boxed "BY AIR/FROM/OTTAWA TO BELLE ISLAND/1/3 OF SHORTEST ROUTE/TO EUROPE" ccl. A purple straightline "REGISTERED" s ties two stamps and violet registration box with number. Cover with generic cachet in gray, neat typed address and red and blue lines around perimeter. Seldom found with complete set of 4 on one FDC
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$60
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Not Sold |
159 |
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| Canada
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| Canada 194 13¢ Deep Green on FDC, F-VF, with July 12, 1932 Ottawa FDOI ccl with generic gray hs cachet and neat typed address cv ($30)
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$30
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Not Sold |
160 |
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| Canada
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| Canada 195-201 1¢ to 13¢ 1970 KGV Medallion Issue, Complete Set (7), VF-XF, most NH (5) and 195 and 201 VVLH, beautiful set, wonderful colors and impression cv ($227)
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$225
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Not Sold |
161 |
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| Canada
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| Canada 203 20¢ Brown Red, 1933 World's Grain Exhibition and Conference, F-VF NH, nice deep color, fresh cv ($70)
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$55
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Not Sold |
162 |
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| Canada
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| Canada 205-7 1¢-3¢ KGV "Medallion" Coil Singles, VF-XF, mix of NH (3¢) and VVLH (1¢ & 2¢) cv ($62)
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$48
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Not Sold |
163 |
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| Canada
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| Canada 211-16 1¢-13¢ KGV 25th Anniversary of Accession to throne, XF NH, beautiful complete set of (6) cv ($37)
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$40
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Not Sold |
164 |
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| Canada
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| Canada 228-30 1¢-3¢ KGV 1935 Coil Pairs, SUPERB, 1¢ and 2¢ VVLH and 3¢ NH, exquisite centering and rich colors cv ($93)
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$100
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Not Sold |
165 |
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| Canada
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| Canada C4 6c on 5c Olive Brown Airpost, with Ottawa Conference 1932 Surcharge, VF NH cv ($60)
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$60
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Not Sold |
166 |
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| Canada
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| Canada C4 6¢ Blue on 5¢ Brown Olive on FDC, F-VF, with July 12, 1932 Ottawa ccl, gray hs cachet and neat, typed address on red and blue diamond bordered cover cv ($25)
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$25
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Not Sold |
167 |
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| Canada
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| Canada C5 6¢ Red Brown, Block of 4 on FDC, F-VF, with June 1, 1935 Ottawa ccls, uncacheted with neat typed address, cv for single on FDC cv ($22)
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$30
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Not Sold |
168 |
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| Canada
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| Canada J1-5 1¢-10¢ Violet, Postage Due, F-VF NH cv ($425)
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$325
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$110
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169 |
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| Chile
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| Chile C238 10c Airliner, Single and Horizontal Pair on Antarctica to Italy cover, F-VF, tied to cover with two violet "GRAL.BDO.O'HIGGINS?CORREOS/11ENE69-12H/CHILE/TERRITORIO ANTARCTICO" dc bridge ccls. Reverse with receiving ccls in Arenas, Chile Feb. 17 and Rome, Italy Feb. 21 and Feb. 22
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$15
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Not Sold |
170 |
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| China,
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| China, Republic of 1091a Souvenir folder of (3) Souvenir Sheets of (5) stamps each, VF NH, sheets in excellent condition, but with tiny random blue ink offset. Folder covers in good condition with a few small creases and edge wear along the spine. ROC Postage Stamp Catalogue 1878-1991 list 15,449 as the number of folders prepared cv ($700)
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$600
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Not Sold |
171 |
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| China,
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| China, Republic of 1526-31 $2.00-$8.00 Birds, Margin Singles, VF to XF NH cv ($55)
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$55
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Not Sold |
172 |
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| China
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| China $1 Judicial Revenue Sheep Prodigy with 'Red Jiahe' Overprint & Kirin Black Overprint, F-VF Used, moderate ccl, rough perfs at bottom
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$275
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Not Sold |
173 |
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| China,
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| China, People's Republic of (PRC) 1271- 74 8f Medical and Health Achievements (T.12), F-VF to XF NH cv ($50)
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$50
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Not Sold |
174 |
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| China,
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| China, People's Republic of (PRC) 1281- 85 8f Proletarian Education System (T.18), F-VF to XF NH cv ($63)
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$60
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Not Sold |
175 |
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| Fiume
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| Fiume 184-192 5c to 1l short set of (9(0 Feb. 1924 issue, F-VF OG/LH, last issue before Italian Annexation overprint issue cv ($22)
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$16
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Not Sold |
176 |
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| 1836
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| 1836 France Stampless Folded Letter, business letter from Paris to Gines regarding commodity prices and expected future market prices. Red "C.F.48" hs, ms "48" and blue "20/FEVR./1836" in circle. Also, with red receiving hs "27.FEV.JO" on reverse
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$10
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$6
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177 |
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| France
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| France 267var 50c Rose Red, Horizontal Pair with Right Side Selvage, Ty II B and Type III; Yv. and Tell. #283d and 283e, F-VF NH, Y&T cv € 155.3 about $168. Very scarce variety and nice dual "type" pair
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$150
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Not Sold |
178 |
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| France
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| France J21 50c Black, Postage Due, VF, postally used, thin in middle with a cut cv ($175)
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$75
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$16
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179 |
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| French
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| French Equat. Africa 95, 98-99, 127 45c, 50c, 55c Pierre Savorgnan deBrazza and 1fr on 65c Emile Gentil on cover to USA, tied to cover with "LIBREVILLE/A.E.F./3/FEV/42" dc cancels. Also with blue, football-shaped "OUVERT/PAR/L'AUTORITE MILITAIRE" hand stamped at left. Also with a partially indistinct (and covered) "CONTROLE POSTAL/Commission A./TERRITOIRE/DU/CAMEROUN" dc censor hand stamped, plus censor type sealign left and right ends. Reverse with similar blue censor markings and May 14 NY receiving cancel. Cover roughly opened at top. All (3) deBrazza stamps are scarce on cover, the 50c valued here, but the 45c and 55c catalog for $125 each cv ($193)
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$200
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Not Sold |
180 |
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| French
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| French Southern & Antartic Territories 8-10 5f-15f International Geophysical Year Issues on FDC, F-VF to XF, tied to blue and black P.A.C. black cacheted FDC with "TERRE ADELIE/15 1/1958/T.A.A.F." FDOI ccl
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$25
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$12
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181 |
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| Gambia
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| Gambia 175-87 ¢p-£1 1963 Bird Definitives, complete set of 13, F-VF to XF NH, with bright, vibrant colors cv ($65)
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$65
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$22
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182 |
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| German
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| German States-Wurttemberg 29 18kr Dark Blue, Perf 13½ on Thin Paper, Michel #20y, F-VF with thins, small tear at bottom, clipped perfs and 1862 Stuttgart dc ccl. Extremely scarce cv ($2250)
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$450
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Not Sold |
183 |
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| Germany-Wurttemberg
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| Germany-Wurttemberg 48 2kr Orange, F-VF Used, upper right corner is bent over, minor toning along edges cv ($140)
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$75
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Not Sold |
184 |
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| Germany
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| Germany 8 2kr Orange, F-VF, with Manheim 1874 cds ccl, short perforations at upper left, otherwise sound and nice cv ($165)
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$140
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Not Sold |
185 |
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| Germany
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| Germany 66, 66a 3pf Light Brown, Complete Pane of 100, Pos. 35 "DFUTCHES REICH" ERROR with "F" instead of E"E, stamps F-VF to XF NH, #66a VF NH; perf separating present including between the complete 5th and 6th rows, but not through left selvage. Also, some jammed perfs and stamps creased (less than 10). Still a very unusual and desirable sheet cv ($287)
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$125
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Not Sold |
186 |
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| Germany
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| Germany 517 24pf Orange Brown Pane of 100, F-VF NH, with some perforation faults including at the bottom leading to a torn stamp (4th from left in bottom row). Also some (though small) paper loss in bottom margin. Pencil note in selvage top right corner cv ($25)
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$10
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Not Sold |
187 |
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| Germany
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| Germany C27-34 5pf-3m 1926 Eagle Airpost Definitive, Complete Set of (8), F-VF OG cv ($113)
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$100
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Not Sold |
188 |
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| Germany
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| Germany C35-37 1m-4m 1928-31 Graf Zeppelin Issues, complete set of 3. C35 VF-XF VLH; C36 F-VF NH, upper right corner margin signle with "100" at top; and C37 F-VF VLH, left side margin single with "28" at left cv ($275)
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$250
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Not Sold |
189 |
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| Germany
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| Germany C38-9 2m Ultra and 4m Black Brown 1930 Graf Zeppelin Flight to South America, both F-VF, sound and nice! cv ($600)
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$525
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Not Sold |
190 |
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| Germany
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| Germany C43-45 1m-4m 1933 Graf Zeppelin Flight to Chicago, 2m VF, others F-VF, beautiful, sound set cv ($755)
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$650
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Not Sold |
191 |
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| Germany
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| Germany C46-56 5pf-3m 1934 Airpost Definitives, Complete Set of (11), F-VF postally Used, 2m and 3m on piece cv ($76)
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$70
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Not Sold |
192 |
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| Germany
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| Germany C46-56 5pf-3m 1934 Airmail Issue, F-VF LH, bright fresh colors cv ($88)
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$75
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Not Sold |
193 |
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| Germany
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| Germany C52, C57-8 on flown "Hindenburg" Zeppelin flight cover, all F-VF tied with STUTTGART May 6, 1936 dc bridge ccl, Sieger cat. #406.G cv €35 about $40. Red flight hs at upper right "Via Airship "HINDENBURG"/from: FRANKFURT/MAIN, GERMANY/to: Lakehurst, N.J., U.S.A." Also, with flight insignia of plane and Zeppelin exiting clouds with "DEUTSCHE LUFTPOST/3/EUROPA-NORDAMERIKA" dc hs. Nice, clean registered cover with neat typed address
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$40
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$36
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194 |
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| Gibraltar
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| Gibraltar 121-122 ½p and £1 1968 Silver Wedding Issue, VF NH cv ($61)
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$60
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$26
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195 |
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| Great
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| Great Britain 1 1p Black, in blue, padded presentation folder with gold imprint, (S.G. #2) two mar0igns, upper left corner crease with red Maltese cross ccl. An attractive piece for display and includes informative history card cv ($320)
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$200
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Not Sold |
196 |
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| Great
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| Great Britain 1avar 1p Intense Black, Pos. G-D, Stanley Gibbons #2, 3 2/3 margins, just in at lower left, black Maltese cross ccl and sound. This stamp has several anomalies not listed in the Stanley Gibbons Queen Victoria Specialized catalogue. The "G" at lower left has two crossbars; the "D" at lower right has a second vertical line to left of it's spine; the upper right box has an inner vertical frameline; and there are traces of an outer horizontal frameline above the stamp cv ($525)
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$500
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Not Sold |
197 |
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| Great
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| Great Britain 3 1p Red Brown on Bluish paper, three margin copy, trimmed at right frameline, top margin includes part of upper stamp. Position K-F, cancel is barred oval numeral (no. 469) Llanelly Post Office cv ($32)
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$20
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Not Sold |
198 |
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| Great
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| Great Britain 26 4p Rose, Stanley Gibbons #6ba, VF with "W/11" in oval grid ccl cv ($125)
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$125
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Not Sold |
199 |
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| Great
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| Great Britain 33 1p Rose Red with (4) different plate numbers, postally Used, includes plate no's 71, 174, 216 and 217. Some faults; stamp K-K is close trimmed at bottom, stamp C-B has perfs trimmed at top right, stamp K-E has pulled perf at bottom; hope ? the will provide additional items for your one penny red collection cv ($41)
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$12
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Not Sold |
200 |
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| Great
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| Great Britain 34 4¢ Pale Red Cancel Lot (4), Stanley Gibbons no. 80, Fine to VF, plate positions BD, ID, MD and OL each with a different barred ccl, watermark 23 large garter with Roman "I" at lower corner squares. Cancel "72" has tiny rounded lower left corner and ccl "498" has crease cv ($380)
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$250
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Not Sold |
201 |
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| Great
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| Great Britain 34 4¢ Pale Red Plating Lot (6), Stanley Gibbons no. 80, Fine to VF, all with numeral Manchester horizontal oval duplex ccl, plate position AB/CE/EH/FL/ML/QC, AB has crease, EH short perforation top, FL is faulty with clipped upper left corner and torn perfs on right side, ML and QC have crease in corner perfs cv ($570)
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$200
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Not Sold |
202 |
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| Great
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| Great Britain 139 2sh6p Lilac with "D/C&Co" Perforated Initials, VF, postally used, registered cancel "18JU06", slight toning of perforations cv ($150)
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$150
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Not Sold |
203 |
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| Great
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| Great Britain O4//O57 Collection Remainders of Inland Revenue (2) and Army (3) Officials, F-VF, postally used, includes O4 and O11; and O54-5 and 57 cv ($32)
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$16
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Not Sold |
204 |
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| Honduras
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| Honduras 2 2r Black on Pink, four margins, with typical ms ccl cv ($250)
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$250
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Not Sold |
205 |
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| Iceland
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| Iceland 152-166 3a-10k Millenary of the Althing (Icelandic Parliament), complete set of 15, F-VF OG ph, with HR, 10a has ngc, 35a, 5k and 10k have paper adherences and 2k has small black mark on gum. Splendid colors! cv ($396)
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$350
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Not Sold |
206 |
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| Iceland
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| Iceland O4-8 3a-20a 1876 Officials, F-VF, postally Used, HR, (short set missing O9-50a issued in 1895). Seldom seen stamps cv ($203)
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$175
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Not Sold |
207 |
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| Iceland
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| Iceland O40-49 3a-5k Christian X Officials, F-VF, postally Used cv ($98)
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$85
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Not Sold |
208 |
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| India-Bhopal
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| India-Bhopal State 6d ½a Brown Red, four ample margins, Unused, ngai cv ($75)
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$75
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$32
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209 |
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| India-Bijawar
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| India-Bijawar State 5c 2a Slate Green, Vertical Pair, Imperforate Horizontally, Fine-Avg NH, cv for hinged cv ($40)
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$50
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Not Sold |
210 |
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| India-Jind
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| India-Jind State 133 3p Slate, Left Side Arrow Margin Block of 4, VF, upper left stamp with small DG spot, other three NH cv ($40)
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$45
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Not Sold |
211 |
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| India-Nabha
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| India-Nabha State 87, 89-90 3p, 9p and 1a 1942 KGVI Issues, F-VF to VF OG or LH (S.G. 95 and 97-8) cv ($47)
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$45
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Not Sold |
212 |
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| India-Nabha
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| India-Nabha State O36 4a Sage Green, S.G. #O49, VF NH, cv for hinged cv ($32)
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$45
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Not Sold |
213 |
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| Indo-China
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| Indo-China 1948 Saigon Fair Show Labels, Fine Unused, ngai, 10c ocher pane of 10 and 2p red souvenir sheet of (1). Fresh set and seldom seen!
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$75
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Not Sold |
214 |
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| Ionian
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| Ionian Isl N7 1¢ Green, Italian Occupation, Horizontal Pair with Overprint, VF LH, with rounded upper left corner cv ($260)
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$150
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Not Sold |
215 |
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| Ionian
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| Ionian Isl NC8 2d Gray Blue, Vertical Pair, Overprint Reading Down, VF OG cv ($120)
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$120
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Not Sold |
216 |
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| Italy
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| Italy 262var 1.25L St. Anthony Freeing Prisoners, "B.C.I." Perf-in, F-VF, with indistinct dc bridge ccl May 15, 1931. BCI = Banca Commerciale Italiana
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$15
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Not Sold |
217 |
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| Italy
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| Italy C111var 25L Swallows, Left Side Margin Single with "RFPV.46" Perf-in, RFPV = Riunione Filatelica Primaverile Veneziana, May 4-6, 1946 stamp exhibition in Venice. Scarce!
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$40
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Not Sold |
218 |
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| Manchukuo
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| Manchukuo and Mongolia Accumulation of collection remainders (19) of these Far East Asia Countries, F-VF, mixed Used and OG (some DG); includes Mongolia nos. 65-68, 71 and Manchukuo #37//47; 63//112 and 136-39. Interesting circa 1932 and WWII issues cv ($27)
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$12
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$2
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219 |
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| Marshall
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| Marshall Isl 171a, 174a-b 15¢ and 25¢ 1988 Fish Definitives, (3) Unfolded Booklet Panes of 10, VF NH cv ($19)
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$20
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Not Sold |
220 |
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| Marshall
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| Marshall Islands C22a-25b 12¢-45¢ 1989 Airmails, Complete Set of 5 Unfolded Booklet Panes of 10, VF NH cv ($39)
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$40
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Not Sold |
221 |
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| Micronesia
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| Micronesia 33a, 36a-b 15¢ Dark Red and 25¢ Ochre, (3) Booklets of 10, VF NH cv ($20)
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$20
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Not Sold |
222 |
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| Netherlands
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| Netherlands 12 50c Gold, VF cv ($160)
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$150
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Not Sold |
223 |
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| Netherlands
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| Netherlands 51-54 50c-5g 1893-6 Princess Wilhemina Issues, F-VF to XF, 2g50c is #53b perf 11½, three with nice SON dc ccls from the period cv ($602)
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$550
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Not Sold |
224 |
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| Netherlands
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| Netherlands 90-98 2½c-1g 1913 King William I Issues, F-VF to XF, 20c with upper right corner crease, wide variety of ccls cv ($75)
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$70
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Not Sold |
225 |
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| Netherlands
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| Netherlands 117-21, 122b-3b 2c on 1c-10c on 22½c 1923 Surcharged Issues, F-VF NH, complete set of 7, fresh and nice cv ($78)
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$75
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Not Sold |
226 |
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| Netherlands
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| Netherlands O1-7 1c-10c 1913 Officials, complete set of 7, F-VF cv ($67)
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$65
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Not Sold |
227 |
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| San
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| San Marino B12-17 20c-30L 1918 Victory Overprint Issues, complete set of 6, Fine-Avg to XF OG/HR cv ($55)
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$50
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Not Sold |
228 |
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| SOMALIA
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| SOMALIA 145, 165, C6 35c, 10c AND 2L ISSUES ON FIRST FLIGHT COVER, from Mogadishu to Rome, Italy, stamps F-VF to VF. The cover has a gray boxed picture of King Victor Emmanuel II with embossed frameline at upper left, red and green stripes at lower left and at bottom a gray rectangle with "POSTA AEREA/ROMA-MOGADICCIO/MOGADICCIO". Red hs rhomboid cachet at left with crown at top and "VOLO POSTALE/ROMA MOGADICCIO/NOVEMBRE 1934 XIII". Stamps tied with two special dc bridge ccl "MOGADICCIO/POSTA AEREA SPECIAL/131' 34 XIII" (wrong date) with crown at top. Cover also with "T" hs and another indistinct cds ccl. Reverse with "ROMA FERR.RACC IE/POSTA AEREA/-1 12 34 22" dc bridge ccl. This flight was carried out for two reasons: 1) to commemorate the King's 65th birthday on his official visit to Somalia and 2) also as a test flight for the LaFranchia company to construct a regular flight schedule and infrastructure between Somalia and Italy, planned to begin in Nov. 1935. Extremely RARE! Scott cv on cover: #145 $90; #165 $275; and #C6 $525. This cover was one of only 37 covers flown back to Rome with King Victor Emmanuel III aboard for this special flight.
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$1200
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| Southwest
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| Southwest Africa B1-4 ½ + ½d - 3d + 142d Semi-Postal Pairs on Voortrekker Centenary Cover, F-VF to XF, B4 couple short perforations, cover 9" x 6" with orange brown cachet covering left side depicting 16 oxen pulling a wagon (from Kaapstad to Pretoria) up a hill with several people and a dog walking and working; couple tears at left. Neat ms address, Oct. 18, 1938 ccls
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$50
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230 |
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| Spain
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| Spain 10¢ Green Crusade Against the cold Civil War Charity Stamp, from 1936-1938 Franco issued a series of stamps to provide funds for warm clothing for the revolution. It appears there were a total of (28) in the series, this being no. 26
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$15
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231 |
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| Switzerland
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| Switzerland 12 15r Vermilion, 3 3/4 margins, barely touches at lower left, with diamond grid ccl cv ($160)
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$125
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| Switzerland
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| Switzerland 48 60c Bronze, F-VF, with 1866 dc ccl cv ($210)
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$200
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| Trieste-Zone
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| Trieste-Zone B RA1//RAJ5 1948-53 Portal Tax and Postal Tax Due Issued Under Yugoslavian Occupation, contains #RA1-2 and 4-5 and #RAJ2 and 4-5, all F-VF to XF LH cv ($44)
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$30
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