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  • Lot# : 3298 Afghanistan

    1872/73 (dated 1289): Revenues: Bills of Exchange circular types printed in black, the set of eight values from ½ r. to 20 rupees, lithographed on coarse wove paper with inscription reading 'Ticket of the Office of Taxation of the Capital of the Kingdom of Kabul. A scarce group (Jack # 1-8).
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 160 CHF

    Lot# : 3299 Afghanistan

    1874/75 (dated 1291): Abasi, ½ r. and 1 rupee black, the three values, positions 6, 7 and 8 on the composite sheet of 15 subjects, fine unused examples with large margins all round Gi = £ 125+.
    Starting bid : 75 CHF
    Hammer price : 130 CHF

    Lot# : 3300 Afghanistan

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    1875/76 (dated 1292): Sanar value in purple, on horizontally laid paper, position 15 on the sheet, with wide outer circle variety, a fine unused example of a very scarce stamp. Signed Todd AIEP. Cert. RPS (2012) Gi = £ 140.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 3301 Afghanistan

    1875/76 (dated 1292): Revenues: Bills of Exchange circular types printed in black, lithographed on coarse wove paper, with 1 r. black (seven different positions), 2 r. black (1), 3 r. black (3), 4 r. black (1) and 5 r. (3) mostly cut-round with a few on piece of document. Scarce and most unusual selection of 17 items (Jack # 1-5).
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 180 CHF

    Lot# : 3302 Afghanistan

    1892/93 (dated 1309/10): The imperforate selection with (dated 1309) Hindu Protection Tax issue in black (11) incl. two blocks of four in black, two cancelled examples in green and an unspecified Abasi value in red; dated 1310 Bills of Exchange fiscals (7) incl. two pairs in black or greyish-blue, and dated 1310 Octroi Duty on Kullas (Hats) with 11 examples incl. two blocks of four; together with a large range of large and small rectangular Revenues on coloured papers (as Gibbons postage of 1892/93) incl. some multiples, fine range of later perforated Revenues etc. A rare grouping (170+ items, all annotated as per Robert Jack catalogue).rnrn 
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF

    Lot# : 3303 Afghanistan

    1900 (dated 1317): Abdul Rahman Revenue stamps, large octagonal design, six cut square examples printed in black on coloured papers: with 'Hemp Goods' black on orange- red (Jack 2.1), 'Gold Thread Goods' black on rose-red (Jack 3.1), 'Octroi Duty on Silk Goods' black on flesh (Jack 4.2), 'Woolen Goods' with three examples in black on yellow, orange, magenta and dull lilac papers (Jack 1.1-1.3 & 5.1), largely fresh and very fine, a very scarce group.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 180 CHF

    Lot# : 3304 Afghanistan

    1940/41: Registered covers (3) from Oslo to Kabul, all three with file holes, two sent at surface rate of 60 öre with one showing German Censor strip on reverse; the third cover at Airmail registered rate with one stamp detached and annotated in manuscript to this effect, this being Censored on despatch with three line 'Cnsor cahcte' in red and with Allied 'Opened by Censor' Reseal label in red. A scarce trio.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 140 CHF
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