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  • Lot# : 2795 Sudan

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    Army Official 1905 (Jan 1): ARMY reading down, 1 m. brown & carmine, an unused block of ten (2 x 5) with second stamp showing "OFF!CIAL" variety, seventh stamp showing Small Type 2 overprint, fresh and extremely fine, superb large part or unmounted og. A magnificent block (equal in size to the largest known) and very probably a unique multiple. Signed Todd AIEP, Herbert Bloch. Cert. Friedl (1977) Gi = £ 4'000+.rnrnProvenance: Collection Col. J.R. Danson, Robson Lowe, Geneva, 29 April 1977, lot 885.rnrnNote: ARMY reading down: Just ten half panes are believed to have been issued. All weree used at Khartoum, Khartoum North and El Obeid. rnrnrn 
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,500 CHF

    Lot# : 2796 Sudan

    Army Official 1905 (Nov): ARMY reading up, 1 m. brown & carmine, wmk. Quatrefoil, an unused example, well centred, large part og. Scarce. Signed Todd AIEP Gi = £ 250.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 2797 Sudan

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    Army Official 1905 (Nov): ARMY reading up, 1 m. brown & carmine, wmk. Quatrefoil, an unused example, showing "OFF!CIAL" variety, most part og.; plentifully signed. An extremely rare stamp. Cert. RPSL (1967) Gi = £ 6'000.rnrnProvenance: Collection William Frazer, Spink, London, 20 May 2004, lot 247.
    Starting bid : 1,750 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,750 CHF

    Lot# : 2798 Sudan

    Army Official 1905 (Nov): ARMY reading up, 1 m. brown & carmine, wmk. Quatrefoil, an unused example, variety "Small Type 2 overprint", part og. Scarce. Signed Todd AIEP Gi = £ 3'500.rnrnProvenance: Collection Col. E.H. Hebbert, Robson Lowe, London, 10 Nov 1977, lot 2157.
    Starting bid : 850 CHF
    Hammer price : 850 CHF

    Lot# : 2799 Sudan

    Army Official 1905 (Nov): ARMY reading up, 1 m. brown & carmine, wmk. Quatrefoil, a used example, variety "Small Type 2 overprint", used on large official refolded cover to the War Office in Cairo, tied by KHARTOUM cds (Dec 29, 1905) in black. Reverse with "Beni Suwef-Caire" Ambulant cds and War Office oval receipt marking in violet (Jan 6, 1906). Rare Gi = £ 3'500 off cover.
    Starting bid : 850 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200 CHF

    Lot# : 2800 Sudan

    Army Official 1906 (Jan): Army Service, 1 m. brown & carmine, wmk. Star & Crescent, 14 mm. between lines of overprint (A), an unused example, well centred and of fresh colour, large part og. Scarce stamp. Signed Holcombe Gi= £ 750.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 2801 Sudan

    Army Official 1906 (Jan): Army Service, 1 m. brown & carmine, 14 mm. between lines of overprint (A), wmk. Star & Crescent, a used example, lightly cancelled by part "Halfa" cds (1906) in black. Scarce Gi = £ 450.
    Starting bid : 140 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 2802 Sudan

    Army Official 1906/11: Army Service, 1 m. - 1 pi. values, all in vertical strips of three overprinted SPECIMEN  reading down at right in black (Samuel type SU1), further overprinted on arrival in Rhodesia by British South Africa Co. with italic "Specimen" in black, part dried og. The 1 m. with closed tear at top and some minor blunted perfs. but scarce.rnProvenance: Collection Freschi, Harmers, London, 11 March 1993.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 2803 Sudan

    Army Official 1906 (Jan): Army Service 1 m. brown & carmine, overprint Type B, a used example, variety "Overprint Double, One Diagonal", lightly cancelled by "Taufekia" cds in black leaving the variety relatively clear. Fine and very rare. Signed Herbert Bloch Gi = £ 1'600.rnrnProvenance: Collection Col. J.R. Danson, Robson Lowe, Geneva, 29 April 1977, lot 909; Harmers, London, 18 Feb 1982, lot 2155.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 2804 Sudan

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    Army Official 1906 (Jan): Army Service 1 m. brown & carmine, overprint Type B, an unused example, variety "Overprint Inverted", a superb example with sheet margin at top, fresh and very fine, large part og. A very scarce stamp. Signed Holcombe. Cert. RPSL (1960) Gi = £ 850.rnrnProvenance: Collection Col. H.E. Hebbert, Robson Lowe, London, 11 Nov 1977, lot 2275.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 250 CHF

    Lot# : 2805 Sudan

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    Army Official 1906 (Jan): Army Service 1 m. brown & carmine, overprint Type B, a used example, variety "Overprint Inverted", lighly cancelled in black. Superb and rare. Cert. BPA (1953) Gi = £ 850.rnrnProvenance: Stanley Gibbons, London, 2-3 Feb 1978.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 250 CHF

    Lot# : 2806 Sudan

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    Army Official 1906 (Jan): Army Service 1 m. brown & carmine, overprint Type B, a used vertical pair, variety "One without Overprint" on lower stamp, cancelled by "Wad Medani" cds in black. Only known in used condition, a great rarity. Cert. RPSL (1967) Gi = £ 7'500.rnrnProvenance: Collection William Frazer, Spink, London, 20 May 2004, lot 261.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,000 CHF

    Lot# : 2807 Sudan

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    Army Official 1906 (Jan): Army Service 2 m. green & brown, overprint Type B, an unused vertical pair, marginal at base, variety "Overprint Omitted", on lower stamp, fresh and very fine, large part og. An exceedingly rare and spectacular variety. Cert. RPSL (1960) Gi = £ 5'000.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,000 CHF

    Lot# : 2808 Sudan

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    Army Official 1906 (Jan): Army Service 2 m. green & brown, overprint Type B, an unused vertical pair, variety "Army Omitted", on top stamp, slight wrinkles and gum creasing but fresh and very fine appearance, large part og. An exceedingly rare pair: Danson stated "possibly unique". Signed Herbert Bloch. Cert. Friedl (1977) Gi = £ 4'500.rnrnProvenance:Collection Col. J.R. Danson, Robson Lowe, Geneva, 29 April 1977, lot 918; collection William Frazer, Spink, London, 20 May 2004, lot 267.
    Starting bid : 1,750 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,750 CHF

    Lot# : 2809 Sudan

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    Army Official 1906 (Jan): Army Service 3 m. mauve & green, overprint Type B, an unused example, variety "Overprint Inverted", fresh and very fine appearance, typical gum wrinkle, large part og. A very rare stamp. Signed Herbert Bloch. Cert. Friedl (1977) Gi = £ 2'000.rnrnProvenance: Collection Col. J.R. Danson, Robson Lowe, Geneva, 29 April 1977, lot 920; Harmers, London, 18 Feb 1982, lot 2159.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 2810 Sudan

    Army Official 1906 (Jan): Army Service 5 m. black & carmine, overprint Type B, an unused block of four, variety "Overprint Double", sheet marginal at top, fresh and very fine, mounted in margin only, stamps unmounted og. Superb and rare. Signed ela Gi = £ 1'800+.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 2811 Sudan

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    Army Official 1906 (Jan): Army Service 5 m. black & carmine, overprint Type B, a used example, variety "Overprint Double", lightly cancelled in black leaving the variety clear. Scarce. Cert. RPSL (1980) Gi = £ 250.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 160 CHF

    Lot# : 2812 Sudan

    Army Official 1906 (Jan): Army Service 5 m. black & carmine, overprint Type B, an unused vertical pair, variety "Overprint Double, One Diagonal", marginal from top of sheet, fresh and very fine, with stamps unmounted og. Signed ela Gi = £ 900+.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 250 CHF

    Lot# : 2813 Sudan

    Army Official 1906 (Jan): Army Service 5 m. black & carmine, overprint Type B, the famous unused block of thirty, showing twenty-five examples with variety "Overprint Double, One Diagonal", sheet marginal on three sides, some minor splitting to be expected, fresh and very fine appearance, large part or unmounted og., most hinged for protection. The largest multiple recorded - only two panes of this variety are believed to exist. An extraordinary multiple. Signed ela Gi = £ 11'250+.rnrnProvenance: Collection Col. J.R. Danson, Robson Lowe, Geneva, 29 April 1977, lot 921 and in Col. E.H. Hebbert sale, 10 Nov 1977, lot 2290.
    Starting bid : 3,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,000 CHF

    Lot# : 2814 Sudan

    Army Official 1906 (Jan): Army Service 5 m. black & carmine, overprint Type B, a used example, variety "Overprint Inverted", lightly cancelled in black leaving the variety clear. A scarce variety which is only known in used condition. Signed Todd AIEP Gi = £ 450.
    Starting bid : 175 CHF
    Hammer price : 175 CHF

    Lot# : 2815 Sudan

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    Army Official 1906 (Jan): Army Service 5 m. black & carmine, overprint Type B, a used example, variety "Amry for Army", fresh and very fine appearance and still with part paper backing, the cancellation leaving the variety entirely clear. A very rare stamp - unknown unused and just three examples known in used condition. Signed Herbert Bloch. Cert. Friedl (1977) Gi = £ 2'750.rnrnProvenance: Collection Col. J.R. Danson, Robson Lowe, Geneva, 29 April 1977, lot 928; Harmers, London, 18 Feb 1982, lot 2162.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,000 CHF

    Lot# : 2816 Sudan

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    Army Official 1906 (Jan): Army Service 5 m. black & carmine, overprint Type B, an unused example, marginal from top of sheet, variety "Overprint Double, One Inverted", with "Service" also in top margin, superb, large part og. A rare stamp. Cert. RPSL (1933) Gi = £ 1'800.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 2817 Sudan

    Army Official 1906 (Jan): Army Service 1 pi. blue & brown, overprint Type B, a used example, variety "S" of "Service" omitted, with just a tiny part of the base of the letter showing, lightly cancelled in black leaving the variety clear. Rare, with further research needed.rnrnProvenance: Collection William Frazer, Spink, London, 20 May 2004, lot 290.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 2818 Sudan

    Army Official 1909 (Jan): Army Service 2 pi. black & blue, wmk. Star & Crescent, overprint Type B, two unused blocks of thirty subjects, a divided full sheet each multiple with with margins on three sides and serial number "2" in lower margin, position 60 showing "Broken second "e" in Service", some splitting as to be expected, large part or unmounted og. A rare multiple Gi = £ 7'800.rnrnProvenance: Collection Col. J.R. Danson, Robson Lowe, Geneva, 29 April 1977, lot 936.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,500 CHF

    Lot# : 2819 Sudan

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    Army Official 1909 (Jan): Army Service 2 pi. black & blue, wmk. Star & Crescent, overprint Type B, an unused example, variety "Overprint Double", the impressions almost exactly super-imposed, large part og. An exceedingly rare stamp with just this one unique unused example recorded and two used examples known. Extremely rare with detailed certificate by. C. Hass (2012) Gi = £ 3'000 (for used)..rn 
    Starting bid : 3,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,000 CHF

    Lot# : 2820 Sudan

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    Army Official 1909 (Jan): Army Service 2 pi. black & blue, wmk. Star & Crescent, overprint Type B, a used example, variety "Overprint Double", the impressions almost exactly super-imposed, lightly cancelled in black (Talodi 26 May 1911) leaving the "Army" part of the variety clear. An exceedingly rare stamp with just one unused and two recorded used examples known - the Danson collection (lot 937) had the adjoining, lower stamp to this example. Extremely rare and under-catalogued variety. Cert. RPSL (1961) Gi = £ 3'000.rnrnProvenance: Collection Col. H.E. Hebbert, Robson Lowe, London, 11 Nov 1977, lot 2297.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,500 CHF

    Lot# : 2821 Sudan

    Army Official 1908/11: Army Service 5 pi. brown & green and 10 pi. black & mauve, wmk. Star & Crescent, overprint Type B, each in a complete sheet of 60 subjects with margins all round and serial numbers "2" in lower margins on the 5 pi. and in upper margins on the 10 pi., some typical creasing and noted small varieties incl. "Missing "r" in Army" on position 6 of the 5 pi.; "Missing top to "m" in Army" on position 25 of the 10 pi. sheet etc. Large part og. or unmounted og. Fragile sheets but of great rarity - the sole examples known Gi = £ 54'000.rnrnProvenance: Collections of King Farouk and King Fuad of Egypt.
    Starting bid : 7,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 9,500 CHF

    Lot# : 2822 Sudan

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    Army Official 1911 (May): Army Service 10 pi. black & mauve, wmk. Star & Crescent, overprint Type B, an unused example of good colour, typical minor gum cracking, large part og. A scarce stamp. Cert. BPA (1978) Gi = £ 650.
    Starting bid : 180 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 2823 Sudan

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    Army Official 1911 (May): Army Service 10 pi. black & mauve, wmk. Star & Crescent, overprint Type B, a used example of good colour, lightly cancelled by Omdurman in black. Cert. BPA (1979) Gi = £ 750.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 2824 Sudan

    Army Official 1906/11: Army Service 2 pi. black & blue, 5 pi. brown & green and 10 pi. black & mauve, wmk. Quatrefoil, overprint Type B, each in unused blocks of four, fresh colours, fine unmounted og. Scarce and most attractive set Gi = £ 1'500+.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,100 CHF

    Lot# : 2825 Sudan

    Army Official 1906/11: Army Service 2 pi. black & blue, wmk. Quatrefoil, overprint Type B, a used vertical strip of five from left of sheet with full margins on three sides but with closed tear in margin, all cancelled by "El Obeid" cds's (2.I.907) in black; the sheet margin with three impressions of "Army / Service" in margin and fourth impression "Army / ce" only alongside position 37. A most unusual and appealing multiple.
    Starting bid : 180 CHF
    Hammer price : 340 CHF

    Lot# : 2826 Sudan

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    Army Official 1911 (May): Army Service 10 pi. black & mauve, wmk. Quatrefoil, overprint Type B, an unused example of good colour, with overprint offset on reverse (more frequently found at base of sheets on the evidence seen in this collection), fresh and fine, large part og. Signed ela. Cert. BPA (1952) Gi = £ 180+.
    Starting bid : 80 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 2827 Sudan

    Army Official 1911 (May): Army Service 10 pi. black & mauve, wmk. Quatrefoil, overprint Type B, a fine used block of four CENTRALLY cancelled by KHARTOUM cds in black (24.XII.906). Slight stain on first stamp not greatly detracting from the appearancee of a rare multiple Gi = £ 1'700+.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 2828 Sudan

    Army Official 1913/24: Army Service, the punctured "AS" set of nine values unused, large part og. (Gi = £ 1'000) and a used set of nine (Gi = £ 450), together with further used blocks incl. 1 m. brown & carmine block of four used at Singa, 2 m. green & brown in blocks of four (2) and a block fifteen (5 x 3) used in Omdurman; 3 m. mauve & green block of four used at Gedaref, 5 m. block of four and a block of eight used at Wau; 1 pi. blocxk of four, 5 pi. brown & green blocks of four (2), and small format unused set of three plus 2 m. Control single and two 10 m. blocks of four unused etc. A fine assembly (42 items).rnrnProvenance: Collection William Frazer, Spink, London, 20 May 2004, lot 305.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 2829 Sudan

    Army Official 1913/24: Army Service, the punctured "AS" set of nine values unused, all in unused sheet margin blocks of four divided by Interpanneau horizontal margins (excl. 2 pi. purple & orange-yellow in top left corner Control block), fresh and very fine, large part or unmounted og. A rare and spectacular set Gi = £ 4'000+.rnrnProvenance: Collection William Frazer, Spink, London, 20 May 2004, lot 306.
    Starting bid : 1,200 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200 CHF

    Lot# : 2830 Sudan

    Postage Dues 1898: Postage Due Essay - Capt. E.A. Stanton's original pen & wash drawing (he also designed the Camel Postman) for the design as later accepted showing the Gunboat "Zafir" for the vignette, drawn in ink on cloth-backed Map paper, together with a potential design for the stamps at lower right and an indication of colours he believed to be suitable; signed "E.A. Stanton, Capt. / Berber / 25.5.98" at lower left. The drawing was sent to De La Rue 8 Sept 1898 with the request for it to be used as the basis for the Sudan Postage Due issue; these were eventually issued in 1901. Illustrated in "The De La Rue Collection" edited by Frank Walton RDP on page 6203 and in E.C.W. Stagg "Sudan Stamps & Postal Stationery" on page 93. Without doubt one of the finest known artworks for a proposal in all of British Commonwealth philately. Wonderful and unique.rnrnProvenance: Collection Col. J.R. Danson, Robson Lowe, Geneva, 29 April 1977, lot 830; Robson Lowe, Zurich, 1 June 1983, lot 1093.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 6,000 CHF

    Lot# : 2831 Sudan

    Postage Dues 1899: Gunboat "Zafir", De La Die Proof in black of the vignette on glazed white card, cut down and applied to card dated "Feb 3, 240 leads & 2 extra", signed off in red as invoiced "March 17, 99". Superb and of great scarcity.rnrnProvenance: Robson Lowe, Zurich, 1 June 1983, lot 1094.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,400 CHF

    Lot# : 2832 Sudan

    Postage Dues 1899: Gunboat "Zafir", De La Die Proofs (5) in black of the frames only on glazed white card, cut down and applied to two cards, one dated between Feb 7th 1899 and Feb 17th with different pulls for the 2 m. (ink manuscript "Spoilt" across vignette), 4 m., 10 m. and 20 m.; all crossed as invoiced in red ink "March 17th 99"; and a single example for 2 m. with notation "Repeat" written on vignette in ink. All marked "120 leads & 2 extra" in manuscript. A fine and rare pair.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,600 CHF

    Lot# : 2833 Sudan

    Postage Dues 1899 (March 29): The range of Imperforate Colour Trials prepared for the 1901 Gunboat "Zafir" issue of Postage Dues, the two pages of Appendix sheet ex the De La Rue archive with no less than bicoloured 30 Colour Trials on the two sheets, all for the 2 millieme value. Illustrated in "The De La Rue Collection" edited by Frank Walton RDP on pages 6205 and 6206. Unique and exquisite.rnrnProvenance: Collection Col. J.R. Danson, Robson Lowe, Geneva, 29 April 1977, lot 838.
    Starting bid : 4,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 8,500 CHF

    Lot# : 2834 Sudan

    Postage Dues 1901 (Jan 1): 2 m. black & brown and 10 m. green & mauve, unused examples overprinted ULTRAMAR in violet b the Portuguese receiving authority upon receipt from the UPU; and the complete 1901 seet of four values in unused strips of three all overprinted italic "Specimen" in black: this overprint applied by the British South Africa Company upon receipt from the UPU, fresh and fine , large part og. Rare.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 2835 Sudan

    Postage Dues 1901 (Jan 1): Colour Trials (4) for the 2 m. value, Imperforate, all bicoloured on unwatermarked gummed paper, in black & brown as chosen¨for the issued stamp, in brown & green as chosen for the 4 m., in green & mauve as chosen for the 10 m., and in ultramarine & carmine as chosen for the 20 m. value. A fine and scarce group.rnProvenance: Collection Sir John Inglefield-Watson, Spink, London, 3 Oct 2007, lot 1816.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 2836 Sudan

    1897: Military Telegraphs, De La Rue Die Proof showing the Camel Corps octagonal framed vignette only printed in black on glazed white card, dated at left in ink "9.12.97" and "31" (12.97) and manuscript "Sudan" in pencil. Small stain where erroneous date was erased but extremely scarce.rnProvenance: Collection Freschi, Harmers, London, 11 March 1993.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 2837 Sudan

    1898: Camel Postman set of eight, large part og., 1902/21 Camel Postman set of ten large part og. and 1906/11 Army Service overprinted set of five optd. SPECIMEN (Samuel type SU1) in black, large part og. and a few Military Telegraphs unused Gi = £ 450+.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 100 CHF

    Lot# : 2838 Sudan

    1916/40c.: The collection of covers (12) with 1916 Censored cover with "Passed by Sudan Censor / 9" in violet, 1931 Airmail covers with First Flight Shambe-Mwanza, Halfa-London, Khartoum-London (apparently commercial), Juba-Athens, Khartoum-Cape Town, two covers each with Postage Dues, 1940 censored cover with green Censor label used to Baghdad etc. A fine lot.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 2839 Sudan

    1938/61: The collection of local SPECIMEN overprints with 1941 Camel Postman 3, 4, 6 and 8 pi., 1938 surcharges on Airmails set of four, 1948 Redrawn set of 16, Golden Jubilee, 1950 Aiurmail set of eight, 1951/61 set of 16 (excl. 3m.), 195 Self-Government, 1948 Postage Due set and Officials from 1936 through to 1962 (excl. O37 which is unknown); all overprinted "SPECIMEN" (Samuel Tpe SU2) in black. Generally fresh and very fine, large part og. A rare asembly (105 stamps) Gi # 44b/45c+74/77+96/142+D12/D15+O32/O83.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 950 CHF

    Lot# : 2840 Sudan

    1941/61: The unused range on leaves with 1941 set of fifteen values, 1948 Camel Postman set of 16 and the 10 pi. pale blue & deep blue perf. 13 variety, 1948 Jubilee set of three, 1950 Airmail set of eight, 1951/61 pictorial definitive set of seventeen complete, together with Postage Dues with 1897, 1901, 1927 and 1948 sets fine unused, large part og. Gi = £ 700+.
    Starting bid : 180 CHF
    Hammer price : 280 CHF
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