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  • Lot# : 1 Afghanistan

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    1871 (dated 1288): Shahi black, Plate A, the partial re-construction with used (9) all with clipping, and a fine used example on small cover Mi 1 = EUR 600/Gi = £ 490.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 2 Afghanistan

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    1871 (dated 1288): Cover from Kabul to Amritsar via Peshawar franked by Shahi black, Plate A, position 2 on the sheet of 15 subjects, with bite at base and cancelled by manuscript 'sword' cancellations and by Peshawar cds (June 20, 1872), with triangular Postage Due marking alongside. A rare and appealing Number One cover. Signed Todd Mi 1/I.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 3 Afghanistan

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    1871 (dated 1288): Shahi black, Plate A, position 9 on the sheet of 15 subjects, used example on 1872 cover cancelled by bite and red octagonal datestamp of Peshawar (July 17), with defective India ½ anna blue used for onward transmission and tied by Pesawar duplex. Despite faults, a rare Number 1 combination cover Mi 1.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 4 Afghanistan

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    1871 (dated 1288): Shahi black, Plate A, position 15 on the sheet of 15 subjects, used example on cover to Kabul cancelled by bite and red smear cancellation of Peshawar, some paper loss on front of cover but rare Mi 1.
    Starting bid : 280 CHF
    Hammer price : 280 CHF

    Lot# : 5 Afghanistan

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    Catalogue# : 2
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    1871/72 (dated 1288): Shahi black, Plate B, position 15 on the composite sheet of 15 subjects, used on cover and cancelled at Peshawar with oily red smear, creased through adhesive and envelope somewhat tired but scarce Mi 1/II.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 6 Afghanistan

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    Catalogue# : 4
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    1871/72 (dated 1288): Shahi black, Plate D, position 6 on the composite sheet of 15 subjects, used on cover and cancelled by oily red cancellation of Peshawar. An attractive cover showing a complete stamp. Ex collection Dr. Gnadinger Mi 1/IV.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 7 Afghanistan

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    Catalogue# : 5
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    1871 (dated 1288): Sanar black, Plate B, the mint vertical strip of five showing all the Sanar types from the composite sheet of 15 subjects, positions 2-5-8-11-14, fresh and fine unused with minor crease between second and third stamps and strengthened vertically at right but nevertheless a rarity Mi 2/II = EUR 5'000/Gi = £ 2'500+.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,800 CHF

    Lot# : 8 Afghanistan

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    Catalogue# : 6
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    1871/72 (dated 1288): Plate C, Sanar black, position 11 on sheet of fifteen, used example on cover to Tashkurgan cancelled by tearing and with oily red smear typical of Peshwar. Scarce cover. Signed Todd Mi 2.
    Starting bid : 180 CHF
    Hammer price : 190 CHF

    Lot# : 9 Afghanistan

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    Catalogue# : 6
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    1871/72 (dated 1288): Plate C, Sanar black, position 5 on sheet of fifteen, used example on cover to Tashkurgan cancelled by tearing and with oily red smear typical of Peshwar. Scarce cover. Signed Todd Mi 2.
    Starting bid : 180 CHF
    Hammer price : 180 CHF

    Lot# : 10 Afghanistan

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    Catalogue# : 6
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    1871/72 (dated 1288): Plate C, Sanar black, position 8 on sheet of fifteen, used example on cover to Peshawar City, cancelled by clip and by red framed datestamp, with India ½ a. blue on reverse tied by Peshawar duplex. Fragile cover separation between front and back but scarce Mi 2.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 340 CHF

    Lot# : 11 Afghanistan

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    Catalogue# : 6
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    1871/72 (dated 1288): Sanar black, Plate C, position on the composite sheet of 15 subjects, a fine used example on reverse only of cover to Nowshera, cancelled by bite and by arrival datestamp; with Peshawar cds (Oct 8) and framed Postage Due cachet alongside.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 12 Afghanistan

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    Catalogue# : 7
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    1871/2 (dated 1288): Plate D, Sanar black, position 14 on sheet of fifteen, used example on cover to Kabul cancelled by tearing and with oily red smear typical of Peshwar. Scarce cover Mi 2.
    Starting bid : 160 CHF
    Hammer price : 160 CHF

    Lot# : 13 Afghanistan

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    Catalogue# : 8
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    1871/72 (dated 1288): Abasi value, Plate C, an unused vertical pair, positions 4/7 on the composite sheet of 15 subjects, horizontal crease at top and between stamps but large margins and a scarce multiple Mi 3/III = EUR 220+/Gi = £ 170+.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 160 CHF

    Lot# : 14 Afghanistan

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    Catalogue# : 8
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    1871/72 (dated 1288): Plate C, abasi black, the superb unused vertical strip of five, positions 1-4-7-10-13, fresh and very fine on watermarked horizontally laid paper. Rare and exceptional multiple. Signed A. Diena, Todd Mi 3 = EUR 1'100+/Gi = £ 425+.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 15 Afghanistan

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    Catalogue# : 8
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    1871/72 (dated 1288): Plate C, abasi black, the unused vertical strip of five, positions 1-4-7-10-13, on horizontally laid watermarked paper. Slight fault at upper right on pos. 1 and 4, otherwise fresh and fine, a rare multiple. Signed A. Diena, Todd Mi  3 = EUR 1'100+/Gi = £ 425+.
    Starting bid : 280 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 16 Afghanistan

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    Catalogue# : 8
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    1871/72 (dated 1288): Abasi black, Plate C, position 10 on the composite sheet of 15 subjects, used on cover and cancelled by bite and in manuscript surround, probably at Tashkurgan. Scarce and attractive usage Mi 3/III.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 180 CHF

    Lot# : 17 Afghanistan

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    Catalogue# : 8
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    1871/72 (dated 1288): Abasi value, Plate C, position 7 on the composite sheet of 15 subjects, used on cover and cancelled by bite at two corners, fine and scarce cover Mi 3/III.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 18 Afghanistan

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    Catalogue# : 9
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    1871/72 (dated 1288): Plate D, abasi black, unused vertical strip of five, positions 1-4-7-10-13, on watermarked horizontally laid paper; Repaired scissor cut affects upper three stamps but of good appearance and very rare Mi 3 = EUR 550+/Gi = £ 425+.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 19 Afghanistan

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    Catalogue# : 9
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    1871/72 (dated 1288): Abasi black, Plate D, the re-constructed unused vertical column with pair showing positions 1 and 4, single unused examples of positions 7, 10 and 13. Majority fresh and fine cut square examples, position 13 showing part of watermark. Signed Todd Mi 3 = EUR 550/Gi = £ 425.
    Starting bid : 180 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 20 Afghanistan

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    Catalogue# : 10
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    1872/73 (dated 1289): 6 shahi purple on thin yellowish paper, position 4 on the sheet of four subjects, a superb large margined unused example of this extremely rare stamp. Signed A. Diena, Todd Scott 8 = $ 1'250/Mi 4 = EUR 950/Gi = £ 700.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : 950 CHF

    Lot# : 21 Afghanistan

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    Catalogue# : 10
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    1872/73 (dated 1289): 6 Shahi reddish purple, position 3 on the sheet of four subjects, fine unused example with large margins all round in a pale shade, an extremely rare stamp. Opinion Holcombe (1996) Mi 4 = EUR 950/Gi = £ 700.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 850 CHF

    Lot# : 22 Afghanistan

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    Catalogue# : 10
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    1872/73 (dated 1289): 6 shahi purple, position 3 on the sheet of four subjects, a used example on large piece cancelled by corner bite and by Postmaster's seal handstamp in black. Rare. Signed Todd Scott 8 = $ 750/Mi 4 = EUR 700/Gi = £ 600.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 23 Afghanistan

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    Catalogue# : 10
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    1872/73 (dated 1289): 6 shahi (½ rupee) violet, position 4 on the sheet, an unused / used genuine example together with an ancient lot description of this and another example and photograph stating "these two copies may be counted among the rarest known stamps..."  Mi 4 = EUR 700/Gi = £ 600.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 24 Afghanistan

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    Catalogue# : 12+12b
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    1873/74 (dated 1290): 1 shahi black, complete sheet of 15 subjects, position 6 with partially corrected missing ornament, thinned on pos. 1,3,13 and 15 and closed tear pos. 14, creased horizontally between third and fourth horizontal rows and at lower left, partial watermark at lower left. Despite faults, a very scarce sheet. Signed Köhler, Todd Mi 6 = EUR 430+/Gi = £ 298+.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 380 CHF

    Lot# : 25 Afghanistan

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    Catalogue# : 12+12b
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    1873/74 (dated 1290): Shahi black, Plate A, unused examples forming partial re-construction with positions 1,3,4,6 with restored ornament, horizontal strip of three pos. 7-9, pos. 10 and two vertical pairs pos. 9/12, also a toned block of six from top of sheet (pos 1-3/4-6). Generally fine and a scarce group Mi 6 = EUR 450+/Gi = £ 300+.
    Starting bid : 180 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 26 Afghanistan

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    Catalogue# : 12+12b
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    1873/74 (dated 1290): Plate A, Shahi black, the reconstruction of the sheet of fifteen subjects unused, including a block of four (pos. 1-2/4-5), and three vertical pairs (pos. 6/9, 8/11 and 12/15). Majority fresh and fine, a fine selection Mi 6 = EUR 375+/Gi = £ 298+.
    Starting bid : 160 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 27 Afghanistan

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    Catalogue# : 12+12b
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    1873/4 (dated 1290): Shahi black, the reconstructed sheet of fifteen types used, position 6 with restored ornament, four being cut square examples, blance with clips or tears, scarce Mi 6 = EUR 200+/Gi = £ 170.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 100 CHF

    Lot# : 28 Afghanistan

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    Catalogue# : 12
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    1873/74 (dated 1290): Shahi black, Plate A, positions 8 and 11 on the sheet of fifteen subjects, each used on covers addressed to Kabul, pos. 8 with corner clipped and without cancellation, position 11 used on green cover with part of adhesive torn away and cancelled in manuscript. Fine and scarce pair.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 29 Afghanistan

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    Catalogue# : 12b
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    1873/74 (dated 1290): Shahi black, Plate A, position 6 with restored ornament, a fine used example on reverse of small envelope with corner tear cancel and Kabul "sword" cancellation in manuscript. Faults to envelope but a scarce cover.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 360 CHF

    Lot# : 30 Afghanistan

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    Catalogue# : 13 Proof
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    1873/74 (dated 1290): Proof of Shahi value in purple, position 9 on sheet of 60 subjects, cut square with good even margins, minor horizontal bend but extremely rare. Signed Bloch and Todd Mi 7 (footnote)/Gi = £ 600.
    Starting bid : 240 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 31 Afghanistan

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    Catalogue# : 13
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    1873/74 (dated 1290): Shahi black, Plate B, covers (2), with cut round single franking (pos. 13) cancelled by tear and in manuscript, and a double rate franking with pos. 25 and 30 (adjacent stamps on the sheet of sixty subjects) used on reverse of envelope and tied by Kabul 'sword' manuscript strokes.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 280 CHF

    Lot# : 32 Afghanistan

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    Catalogue# : 13
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    1873/74 (dated 1290): 1 shahi black, large part sheet of 54 of the 60 subjects on horizontally laid paper, thus one horizontal row missing: positions 54-60; watermarked "Coat of Arms with Shield, Lion and Unicorn, dated 1869" inverted (Masson type 7), fine unused but for some rubbing leaving some seven stamps smudged. Rare, especially so with this watermark Mi 7x = EUR 800+/Gi = £ 500+.
    Starting bid : 360 CHF
    Hammer price : 380 CHF

    Lot# : 33 Afghanistan

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    Catalogue# : 16
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    1874/75 (dated 1291): ½ rupee black, a superb mint vertical strip of five, positions 1, 4, 7, 10 and 13; fresh and very fine unused. A rare and appealing multiple. Signed Todd Mi 10 = EUR 200+/Gi = £ 125+.
    Starting bid : 180 CHF
    Hammer price : 190 CHF

    Lot# : 34 Afghanistan

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    Catalogue# : 17
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    1874/75 (dated 1291): 1 rupee black, a superb mint vertical strip of five, positions 3, 6, 9, 12 and 15; fresh and very fine unused. A rare and appealing multiple. Signed Todd Mi 11 = EUR 250+/Gi = £ 150+.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 35 Afghanistan

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    Catalogue# : 21
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    1875/76 (dated 1292): 1 abasi purple-brown, a fine unused vertical strip of three, positions 7-10-13, tiny corner crease at lower left otherwise extremely fresh and fine positional multiple. Signed Dietrich, Todd Mi 15 = EUR 270+/Gi = £ 210+.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 160 CHF

    Lot# : 36 Afghanistan

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    Catalogue# : 21
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    1875/76 (dated 1292): 1 abasi purple-brown, a fine unused vertical strip of five, positions 1-4-7-10-13, designs just touched at left otherwise extremely fresh and a very fine positional multiple. Signed Todd Mi 15 = EUR 450+/Gi = £ 350+.
    Starting bid : 240 CHF
    Hammer price : 360 CHF

    Lot# : 37 Afghanistan

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    Catalogue# : 21
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    1875/76 (dated 1292): Abasi purple, the vertical row from left of composite sheet of fifteen subjects, reconstructed from unused singles (four, positions 1, 4, 10 and 13) and a vertical pair (4/7) with slight bend between stamps, fair to very fine unused cut square examples. Rare. Signed Todd Mi 15 = EUR 540/Gi = £ 420.
    Starting bid : 260 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF

    Lot# : 38 Afghanistan

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    Catalogue# : 20+21
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    1875/76: Sanar purple (8) and Abasi purple (5), a partial re-construction of the composite sheet of 15 subjects, complete less positions 14 and 15; all unused examples except for positions 5 and 6 (Sanar) values. Majority fresh and very fine, a very scarce group Mi 14+15 = EUR 840/Gi = £ 645.
    Starting bid : 320 CHF
    Hammer price : 460 CHF

    Lot# : 39 Afghanistan

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    Catalogue# : 24
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    1876/77 (dated 1293): Tablet Type, Sanar black, cut round used example with clipping at lower left, position 15 on the plate of 24 subjects, a scarce stamp. Signed Todd and W. Wilson Mi 17 = EUR 280/ Gi = £ 225.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 40 Afghanistan

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    Catalogue# : 24
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    1876/77 (dated 1293): Tablet Type, Sanar black, position 15 on the composite sheet of 24 subjects, used example with corner bite cancellation, cut round, but a rare stamp Mi 17 = EUR 280/Gi = £ 225.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 41 Afghanistan

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    Catalogue# : 27
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    1876/77 (dated 1293): Tablet Type ½ rupee black, position 20 on the composite sheet of 24 subjects, a large margined used example cancelled by clip at left. A rare stamp Mi 19 = EUR 280/Gi = £ 225.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 280 CHF

    Lot# : 42 Afghanistan

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    Catalogue# : 30
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    1876/77 (dated 1293): Tablet Type, Shahi purple, position 9 on the composite sheet of 24 subjects, used example with corner bite and part 'sword' manuscript cancellation, large margins on three sides, a rare stamp Mi 21 = EUR 280/Gi = £ 225.
    Starting bid : 160 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 43 Afghanistan

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    Catalogue# : 35
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    1876/77 (dated 1293): Tablet Type, ½ rupee purple, position 24 on the composite sheet of 24 subjects, unused example with corner fault at upper left, large margins on three sides, a rare stamp Mi 24P = EUR 220/Gi = £ 170.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 44 Afghanistan

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    Catalogue# : 56
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    1876/77 (dated 1293): Shahi violet, Plate A, position 6 on sheet used on cover from Tashkurgan to Kabul and cancelled by bite and in manuscript surround, also two examples used on cover and cancelled in manuscript (one also cancelled by Indian cds) with framed Postage Due handstamp alongside. A fine pair Mi 41.
    Starting bid : 180 CHF
    Hammer price : 360 CHF

    Lot# : 45 Afghanistan

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    Catalogue# : 73a/74
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    1877/78 (dated 1294): Block of twenty from composite sheet of forty subjects, printed in yellow-brown for use in Jalalabad, with upper row comprised of Sanar values (5, positions 11/15) and lower rows of Shahi values (pos 16/30) all with abbreviated date, fresh and fine. A scarce block. Signed Todd Mi 66/67 = EUR 160/Gi = £ 120.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 140 CHF

    Lot# : 46 Afghanistan

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    Catalogue# : 78
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    1877/78 (dated 1294): Cover bearing Shahi grey-green, full 1294 date, cut round example tied by small tear and Kabul "sword" cancellation in manuscript Mi 36.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 47 Afghanistan

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    Catalogue# : 88
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    1878 (dated 95): Shahi grey, Plate A, issued for Peshawar, complete sheet reconstruction with horizontal block of ten (5 x 2) from top of sheet, and block of twenty nine and a single example (pos. 40), usual minor stain on one or two stamps, otherwise fresh and fine unused Mi 76 = EUR 220+/Gi = £ 170+.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 160 CHF

    Lot# : 48 Afghanistan

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    Catalogue# : 88/92
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    1878 (dated 95): Plate B, composite sheet of 40 subjects unused, printed in grey for use in Peshawar, with Sanar values (30), Abasi values (6), ½ rupee values (2) and 1 rupee values (2), fresh and very fine unused with good margins all round, two pen manuscript markings at top and at base but rare. Signed Todd Mi 76/80 = EUR 330/Gi = £ 253.
    Starting bid : 180 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF

    Lot# : 49 Afghanistan

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    Catalogue# : 103
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    1878 (dated 1295): Plate A, Shahi value in a complete sheet of 40 subjects printed in purple for use in Tashkurgan, with large part of Arms watermark and on slightly thicker laid paper than usual, fresh and very fine. Signed Todd Mi 91 = EUR 360/Gi = £ 250+.
    Starting bid : 160 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF

    Lot# : 50 Afghanistan

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    Catalogue# : 103
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    1878 (dated 95): Shahi value in purple, Plate A, for use in Tashkurgan, complete unused sheet of 40 subjects, with oval Arms watermark, slightly trimmed at right but fresh and fine. Signed Todd Mi 91 = EUR 360+/Gi = £ 270+.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 51 Afghanistan

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    Catalogue# : 103
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    1878 (dated 1295): Plate A, Shahi value in a complete sheet of 40 subjects printed in purple for use in Tashkurgan, with large margin at base (unusual), horizontal crease between fifth and six horizontal rows, otherwise fresh and very fine. Signed Todd Mi 91 = EUR 360/Gi = £ 250+.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 52 Afghanistan

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    Catalogue# : 109
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    1878: 'Skeleton' issue for Jalalabad, Shahi in yellow-ochre shade, a complete sheet of 40 subjects on medium laid paper with Arms watermark. Creased and with minor stain at top, but good appearance and very scarce Mi 103 = EUR 400+/Gi = £ 270+.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF

    Lot# : 53 Afghanistan

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    1928 (Feb 28): Combination cover with Afghanistan 1927 15 p. carmine-rose and India 1 a. chocolate tied by bold "Landikhana" datestamp in black.
    Starting bid : 80 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold
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