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  • Lot# : 2258 Iraq

    1932 (April): New Currency 5 f. on 1 a. red-brown, an unused block of four with variety "Surcharge Inverted", fresh and very fine, somewhat browned unmounted og. A rare multiple Gi = £ 1'900+.rnrnProvenance: Harmers, London, 28 Aug 2003, lot 708.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,500 CHF

    Lot# : 2259 Iraq

    1932 (April): New Currency 8 f. on 1½ a. scarlet, an unused block of four with variety "Surcharge Inverted", fresh and very fine, somewhat browned unmounted og. A rare multiple Gi = £ 1'000+.rnrnProvenance: Harmers, London, 28 Aug 2003, lot 709.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 2260 Iraq

    1932 (April): New Currency 20 f. on 4 a. slate-purple, an unused block of four with variety "Surcharge Inverted", fresh and very fine, somewhat browned unmounted og. A rare multiple Gi = £ 2'200+.rnrnProvenance: Harmers, London, 28 Aug 2003, lot 710.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,800 CHF

    Lot# : 2261 Iraq

    1932 (April): New Currency surcharged 25 f. on 4 a. violet, the unused horizontal pair from the lower right corner of the sheet (Row 10, positions 14-15), first stamp showing variety "Inverted Arabic 5", second stamp with "Flis for Fils" variety, fresh and very fine, superb large part og. Extremely scarce in a pair with both varieties Gi = £ 2'750.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,200 CHF

    Lot# : 2262 Iraq

    1932 (April): New Currency ½ d. on 10 r. scarlet, the unused horizontal pair from the lower left corner of the sheet, first stamp showing variety "No Fraction Bar in English ½", fresh and very fine, superb large part og. Extremely scarce Gi = £ 2'150.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,700 CHF

    Lot# : 2263 Iraq

    1932 (April): New Currency, the surcharged set of sixteen values, fresh colours and fine, large part og. Scarce Gi = £ 550.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 560 CHF

    Lot# : 2264 Iraq

    1932 (May-June): New Currency, the set of seventeen values to 1 dinar unused, top values being corner marginal examples, all perforated hooded SPECIMEN, fresh and fine, large part og. A scarce and fine set Gi = £ 850.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 2265 Iraq

    1932 (May-June): New Currency, the set of seventeen values to 1 dinar unused, many being corner marginal examples, fresh and fine, large part og. Gi = £ 375.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 2266 Iraq

    1921/23: 'On State Service' complete set of eight values, wmk. Multiple Script CA, all in matching vertical pairs overprinted SPECIMEN in red (1 a. on 20 pa. in black), fresh and very fine, superb og. A very scarce set, especially so in multiples, the 6 a., 12 a. and 2 r. all with marginal imprint at base Gi = £ 1'100.rnrnProvenance: Harmers, London, 8 July 2003, lot 684.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,400 CHF

    Lot# : 2267 Iraq

    1923: Official 'On State Service' set of twelve values complete, all in vertical or horizontal unused pairs, each overprinted SPECIMEN in black (in red on 2 r. value), fresh and very fine, superb large part og. A scarce set, especially so in multiples Gi = £ 1'700.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,600 CHF

    Lot# : 2268 Iraq

    1923: Official 'On State Service' set of twelve values complete, all in vertical or horizontal unused pairs, each overprinted SPECIMEN in red (in black on 1½ a., 1 r., 5 r. and 10 r. values), slight colour loss on 5 r., superb large part og., also the 1927 Faisal 1 r. red-brown in a SPECIMEN pair. A scarce set, especially so in multiples Gi = £ 1'900+.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,800 CHF

    Lot# : 2269 Iraq

    1931: Official 'On State Service' 25 r. violet, an unused example of fresh colour, imperceptible gum bend not affecting the appearance, superb large part og. A rare stamp Gi = £ 2'250.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,700 CHF

    Lot# : 2270 Iraq

    1931: Official 'On State Service' 25 r. violet, an unused example of fresh colour, superb large part og. A rare stamp Gi = £ 2'250.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,600 CHF

    Lot# : 2271 Iraq

    1932 (April 1): Official 40 f. on 8 a. deep green, an unused example with variety "Flis for Fils", large part og. A scarce stamp. Signed J. Saatchi Gi = £ 900.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 2272 Iraq

    1932 (April 1): Official 50 f. on 1 r. chocolate, an unused horizontal pair, marginal from top of sheet, first stamp with variety "Inverted Arabic 5", fresh and fine, large part og. Gi = £ 350.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 440 CHF

    Lot# : 2273 Iraq

    1932 (April 1): Official 75 f. on 1 r. chocolate, an unused horizontal pair, marginal from left of sheet, first stamp with variety "Inverted Arabic 5", fresh and fine, large part og. Gi = £ 170.
    Starting bid : 80 CHF
    Hammer price : 80 CHF

    Lot# : 2274 Iraq

    1932 (April 1): Official 1 dinar on 25 r. violet, an unused block of four of excellent colour, fresh and very fine, superb large part og. A very rare stamp in a multiple Gi = £ 1'500+.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,200 CHF

    Lot# : 2275 Iraq

    1932 (April 1): Official set of sixteen values to 1 dinar on 25 r. violet unused, 10 f. with corner fault otherwise fresh and very fine, large part og. Scarce Gi = £ 650.
    Starting bid : 180 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF

    Lot# : 2276 Iraq

    1918/32: Small balance of the collection with 1918/21 set fine unused (Gi = £ 190), 1923/25 pictorial definitive set unused (Gi = £ 300), 1927 1 r. brown unused, 1924/25 Official set to 10 r. lake complete unused (Gi = £ 325), Official 1927 1 r. brown and 1931 Official set to 10 r. unused but for 1 a. and 2 a. values used, 1932 Official set of seventeen unused (Gi = £ 225), generally fine, a useful group.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 850 CHF

    Lot# : 2277 Long Island

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    Surcharged on Turkish 'Fixed Fees' Revenue Stamps 1916 (May 7): ½ d. on 20 pa. green & buff, perf. 12, typewriter surcharge 'G.R.I. / Postage' in black and '½ / Penny' in red, an unused example of perfect centering, fresh and very fine, superb og. Just one sheet, 25 stamps issued. An exceptionally rare stamp in the foremost quality: probably the finest extant. Signed Peter Holcombe. Cert. BPA (1978) Gi = £ 8'000.rnProvenance: Corinphila sale 80, 24-31 March 1990, lot 5116.
    Starting bid : 3,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,600 CHF

    Lot# : 2278 Long Island

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    Surcharged on Turkish 'Fixed Fees' Revenue Stamps 1916 (May 7): 2½ d. on 1 pi. violet & buff, perf. 12, typewriter surcharge 'G.R.I. / Postage' in red and value '2½ / Pence' below in red, an unused example of excellent centering and colour, minor diagonal gum bend of no significance, superb large part og. An exceptional example of this great rarity, with just 25 stamps issued. Cert. BPA (1972) Gi = £ 8'000.rnProvenance: Corinphila sale 80, 24-31 March 1990, lot 5122; Robson Lowe, London, 22 May 1996, lot 1043.rnNote: Manuscript notation on the certificate, where Peter Holcombe states: "20 made (4 known used). Only 10 or so still recorded".
    Starting bid : 3,500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 2279 Long Island

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    Surcharged on Turkish 'Fixed Fees' Revenue Stamps 1916 (May 7): The famous Pirie-Gordon cover franked by the first issue ½ d. on 20 pa. green & buff, 1 d. on 10 pa. carmine & buff and 2½ d. on 1 pi. violet & buff; mailed by Lieutenant Commander H. Pirie-Gordon RNVR from Chustan to his wife in the Boltons, South Kensington, London cancelled by circular "S / 9 MY / 16" three times in red crayon, also cancelled on arrival by London machine cancellation (May 23) in black. Tiny opening tear in envelope at top, otherwise in immaculate condition and a philatelic rarity of the highest order. Cert. BPA (1982) Gi = £ 30'000 off cover.rnProvenance: Collection Marquess of Bute, Robson Lowe, Lowe, 20 May 1959, lot 262; Corinphila sale 67, 25-30 Oct 1982, lot 2661; Corinphila sale 80, 24-31 March 1990, lot 5125; Collection 'Samos', Ivy, Shreve & Mader, London, 19-20 June 1991, lot 560; Robson Lowe, London, 22 May 1996, lot 1044.
    Starting bid : 7,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 21,000 CHF

    Lot# : 2280 Long Island

    Typewriter Issue, Lined Green Paper. Initialled by Lieutenant Commander H. Pirie-Gordon RNVR 1916 (May 7): ½ d. black, on pale green lined paper, a fine unused example with large margins all round, marginal from top of sheet, initialled in red, unused as issued. A very scarce stamp Gi = £ 3'000.rnrn 
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,600 CHF

    Lot# : 2281 Long Island

    Typewriter Issue, Lined paper. Initialled by Lieutenant Commander H. Pirie-Gordon RNVR 1916 (May 7): ½ d. blue on pale green lined paper, an unused example with large margins all round, initialled in red, unused without gum as issued. A fine example of a very rare and seldom seen stamp, just 140 stamps were issued (in all colours) of the ½ d. value. Signed Peter Holcombe Gi = £ 2'500.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,100 CHF

    Lot# : 2282 Long Island

    Typewriter Issue, Lined Green Paper. Initialled by Lieutenant Commander H. Pirie-Gordon RNVR 1916 (May 7): ½ d. mauve, on pale green lined paper, a fine unused example with large margins all round, marginal from top of sheet, initialled in red, unused as issued. A very scarce stamp. Signed W. Houtzamer. Cert. RPSL (1976) Gi = £ 1'000.rnrn 
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 460 CHF

    Lot# : 2283 Long Island

    Typewriter Issue, Thin Paper. Initialled by Lieutenant Commander H. Pirie-Gordon RNVR 1916 (May 7): ½ d. black, on thin horizontally laid paper, a fine unused example with good margins all round, initialled in red, unused as issued Gi = £ 1'200.rnProvenance: Spink, London, 4 Feb 2004, lot 336.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 2284 Long Island

    Typewriter Issue, Thin Paper. Initialled by Lieutenant Commander H. Pirie-Gordon RNVR 1916 (May 7): ½ d. blue, on thin horizontally laid paper, a fine unused example with good margins all round, initialled in red, unused as issued. An extremely rare stamp: just 237 examples in the three colours were issued Gi = £ 1'700.rnProvenance: Spink, London, 4 Feb 2004, lot 338.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 700 CHF

    Lot# : 2285 Long Island

    Typewriter Issue, Thin Paper. Initialled by Lieutenant Commander H. Pirie-Gordon RNVR 1916 (May 7): ½ d. mauve, on thin horizontally laid paper, a fine unused example with large margins all round, initialled in red, variety '7 for &' in 'Postage & Revenue' (Row 3, Stamp 3), small rust spot next to initials, unused as issued. An extremely rare stamp Gi = £ 3'000.rnProvenance: Spink, London, 4 Feb 2004, lot 341.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 2286 Long Island

    Typewriter Issue, Laid Paper. Initialled by Lieutenant Commander H. Pirie-Gordon RNVR 1916 (May 7): ½ d. mauve, on thin horizontally laid paper, a fine unused example with large margins all round, initialled in red, unused as issued. A very scarce stamp. Signed Peter Holcombe Gi = £ 600.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 2287 Long Island

    Typewriter Issue, Laid Paper. Initialled by Lieutenant Commander H. Pirie-Gordon RNVR 1916 (May 7): 1 d. black, on thin horizontally laid paper, a fine unused example with large margins all round, initialled in red, unused as issued. A very scarce stamp. Signed Peter Holcombe Gi = £ 450.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 2288 Long Island

    Typewriter Issue, Laid Paper. Initialled by Lieutenant Commander H. Pirie-Gordon RNVR 1916 (May 7): 1 d. blue, on thin horizontally laid paper, a fine unused example with large to huge margins all round, initialled in red, two ironed bends not detracting from appearance, unused as issued. A very scarce stamp. Signed Peter Holcombe Gi = £ 600.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 2289 Long Island

    Typewriter Issue, Thin Paper. Initialled by Lieutenant Commander H. Pirie-Gordon RNVR 1916 (May 7): 1 d. mauve, on thin horizontally laid paper, a fine unused example with large margins all round, initialled in red, variety '7 for &' in 'Postage & Revenue' (Row 3, Stamp 3), unused as issued. An extremely rare stamp Gi = £ 4'550.rnProvenance: Spink, London, 4 Feb 2004, lot 346.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,200 CHF

    Lot# : 2290 Long Island

    Typewriter Issue, Laid Paper. Initialled by Lieutenant Commander H. Pirie-Gordon RNVR 1916 (May 7): 1 d. mauve, on thin horizontally laid paper, a fine unused example with large margins all round, initialled in red, with variety 'ONR PENNY' for ONE PENNY, fresh and very fine, unused as issued. A rare stamp. Signed Peter Holcombe Gi = £ 2'250.rnProvenance: Collection Marquess of Bute, Robson Lowe, London, 20 March 1959, lot 270.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,000 CHF

    Lot# : 2291 Long Island

    Typewriter Issue, Laid Paper. Initialled by Lieutenant Commander H. Pirie-Gordon RNVR 1916 (May 7): 1 d. mauve, on thin horizontally laid paper, a fine unused example with large margins all round, initialled in red, unused as issued. A very scarce stamp. Signed Peter Holcombe Gi = £ 325.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 2292 Long Island

    Typewriter Issue, Laid Paper. Initialled by Lieutenant Commander H. Pirie-Gordon RNVR 1916 (May 7): 1 d. red, on thin horizontally laid paper, a fine unused example with large margins all round, initialled in red, unused as issued. A very scarce stamp. Signed Peter Holcombe Gi = £ 375.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 2293 Long Island

    Typewriter Issue, Thin Paper. Initialled by Lieutenant Commander H. Pirie-Gordon RNVR 1916 (May 7): 2½ d. blue, on thin horizontally laid paper, a fine unused example with good margins all round, initialled in red, unused as issued. An extremely rare stamp: just 80 examples in the three colours were issued, 20 examples (one sheet) being in blue Gi = £ 3'250.rnProvenance: Spink, London, 4 Feb 2004, lot 350.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,700 CHF

    Lot# : 2294 Long Island

    Typewriter Issue, Laid Paper. Initialled by Lieutenant Commander H. Pirie-Gordon RNVR 1916 (May 7): 6 d. mauve, on thin horizontally laid paper, a fine unused example with large to huge margins all round, initialled in red, unused as issued. A very rare stamp, just one sheet of 20 examples was printed. Signed Peter Holcombe Gi = £ 1'600.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 700 CHF

    Lot# : 2295 Long Island

    Typewriter Issue, Thin Paper. Initialled by Lieutenant Commander H. Pirie-Gordon RNVR 1916 (May 7): 1 s. black, on thin horizontally laid paper, a fine unused example with large margins all round, initialled in red, variety ISLANA for ISLAND  (Row 1, Stamp 2), slight aging, unused as issued. An extremely rare stamp: just 4 examples possible Gi = £ 6'000.rnProvenance: Harmers, London, 8 July 1999, lot 1076.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,800 CHF

    Lot# : 2296 Long Island

    Typewriter Issue, Laid Paper. Initialled by Lieutenant Commander H. Pirie-Gordon RNVR 1916 (May 7): 1 s. black, on thin horizontally laid paper, a fine unused example with large to huge margins all round, initialled in red, unused as issued. A scarce stamp. Signed Peter Holcombe Gi = £ 325.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 180 CHF

    Lot# : 2297 Long Island

    Typewriter Issue, Laid Paper. Initialled by Lieutenant Commander H. Pirie-Gordon RNVR 1916 (May 7): 1 s. blue, on thin horizontally laid paper, a fine unused example with large margins all round, initialled in red, unused as issued. A very scarce stamp: just 40 examples issued. Signed Peter Holcombe Gi = £ 3'250.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,700 CHF

    Lot# : 2298 Long Island

    Typewriter Issue, Thin Paper. Initialled by Lieutenant Commander H. Pirie-Gordon RNVR 1916 (May 7): 1 s. mauve, on thin horizontally laid paper, a fine unused example with large margins all round, initialled in red, variety ISLANA for ISLAND  (Row 1, Stamp 2) unused as issued. An extremely rare stamp: just 9 examples possible Gi = £ 4'500.rnProvenance: Collection Marquess of Bute, Robson Lowe, London, 20 May 1959, lot 280; Corinphila sale 80, 24-31 March 1990, lot 5159; Spink, London, 4 Feb 2004, lot 357.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,400 CHF

    Lot# : 2299 Long Island

    Typewriter Issue, Laid Paper. Initialled by Lieutenant Commander H. Pirie-Gordon RNVR 1916 (May 7): 1 s. mauve, on thin horizontally laid paper, a fine unused example with good to large margins all round, initialled in red, unused as issued. Ironed diagonal crease but a scarce stamp. Signed Peter Holcombe Gi = £ 325.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 160 CHF

    Lot# : 2300 Long Island

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    Typewriter Issue, Wove Paper. Initialled by Lieutenant Commander H. Pirie-Gordon RNVR 1916 (May 7): ½ d. black, on thin wove paper, a fine unused example with good margins all round, initialled in violet, unused as issued. A scarce stamp, just 114 stamps in both colours issued. Cert. RPSL (1987) Gi = £ 700.rnrn 
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 360 CHF

    Lot# : 2301 Long Island

    Typewriter Issue, Wove Paper. Initialled by Lieutenant Commander H. Pirie-Gordon RNVR 1916 (May 7): ½ d. mauve, on wove paper, a fine unused example with large margins all round, initialled in violet indelible pencil, slight thin and wrinkle, unused as issued. A very scarce stamp Gi = £ 1'900.rnProvenance: Spink, London, 4 Feb 2004, lot 359.rnrn 
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 350 CHF

    Lot# : 2302 Long Island

    Typewriter Issue, Wove Paper. Initialled by Lieutenant Commander H. Pirie-Gordon RNVR 1916 (May 7): ½ d. black, on wove paper, a fine unused example with large margins all round, marginal from right of sheet, initialled in violet indelible pencil, scuff at top, unused as issued. A very scarce stamp Gi = £ 1'200.rnProvenance: Spink, London, 4 Feb 2004, lot 360.rnrn 
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 250 CHF

    Lot# : 2303 Long Island

    Typewriter Issue, Wove Paper. Initialled by Lieutenant Commander H. Pirie-Gordon RNVR 1916 (May 7): 1 s. black, on thin wove paper, a fine unused example with good to huge margins all round, initialled in violet indelible pencil, unused as issued. Ironed creases not apparent on face, a scarce stamp. Signed Peter Holcombe Gi = £ 550.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 2304 Long Island

    Typewriter Issue, Wove Paper. Initialled by Lieutenant Commander H. Pirie-Gordon RNVR 1916 (May 7): 2 d. mauve, on thin wove paper, a fine unused example with good margins all round, initialled in violet indelible pencil, unused as issued. A scarce stamp. Signed Peter Holcombe Gi = £ 550.
    Starting bid : 180 CHF
    Hammer price : 180 CHF

    Lot# : 2305 Long Island

    Typewriter Issue, Wove Paper. Initialled by Lieutenant Commander H. Pirie-Gordon RNVR 1916 (May 7): 2 d. and 1 d. mauve, the superb unused horizontal se-tenant pair on wove paper, marginal from left of sheet (Row 5, Stamps 1-2), with large margins all round, initialled in violet indelible pencil, unused as issued. A great rarity in superb quality: there are but two recorded examples of this error Gi = £ 14'000.rnProvenance: Collection Marquess of Bute, Robson Lowe, 20 May 1959, lot 285; Spink, London, 4 Feb 2004, lot 359.rnrn 
    Starting bid : 3,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 6,500 CHF

    Lot# : 2306 Long Island

    Typewriter Issue, Wove Paper. Initialled by Lieutenant Commander H. Pirie-Gordon RNVR 1916 (May 7): 2½ d. black, on thin wove paper, a fine unused example with good margins all round, initialled in violet indelible pencil, unused as issued. A scarce stamp Gi = £ 1'100.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 2307 Long Island

    Typewriter Issue, Wove Paper. Initialled by Lieutenant Commander H. Pirie-Gordon RNVR 1916 (May 7): 2½ d. mauve, on thin wove paper, a fine unused example with good margins all round, initialled in violet indelible pencil, unused as issued. A very rare stamp with just 24 examples issued. Signed Peter Holcombe Gi = £ 3'000.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200 CHF

    Lot# : 2308 Long Island

    Typewriter Issue, Wove Paper. Initialled by Lieutenant Commander H. Pirie-Gordon RNVR 1916 (May 7): 6 d. black, on thin wove paper, a fine unused example with good to huge margins all round, initialled in violet indelible pencil, variety "Rvenne &" for "Revenue" (Row 4, Stamp 1), minor wrinkles and ironed crease in margin, unused as issued. An extremely rare stamp. Signed Peter Holcombe Gi = £ 6'000.
    Starting bid : 1,200 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,400 CHF

    Lot# : 2309 Long Island

    Typewriter Issue, Wove Paper. Initialled by Lieutenant Commander H. Pirie-Gordon RNVR 1916 (May 7): 6 d. black, on thin wove paper, a fine unused example with good margins all round, initialled in violet indelible pencil, unused as issued. Slight corner creases but a scarce stamp. Signed Peter Holcombe Gi = £550.
    Starting bid : 180 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 2310 Long Island

    Typewriter Issue, Wove Paper. Initialled by Lieutenant Commander H. Pirie-Gordon RNVR 1916 (May 7): 6 d. blue, on wove paper, a fine unused example with large margins all round, initialled in violet indelible pencil, slight wrinkle, unused as issued. A very rare stamp Gi = £ 2'500.rnProvenance: Spink, London, 4 Feb 2004, lot 367.rnrn 
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 2311 Brit. Post Madagascar

    British Inland Mail 1884 (March): Typographed Postal Packet 1 d. (1 oz.) magenta on buff, hollow stop after 'B' of BCM, a used example handstamped "British Vice-Consulate / Antananarivo" in black, large margins all round with vertical rouletting, with blue and red manuscript crayon cancellations. Slightest age spot at left not greatly affecting the appearance of a scarce stamp Gi = £ 425.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 120 CHF

    Lot# : 2312 Brit. Post Madagascar

    1884 (March): Typographed Postal Packet 4 d. magenta on buff with '1 oz.' amended to '4 oz.' in manuscript, hollow stop after 'B' of BCM, a used example handstamped "British Vice-Consulate / Antananarivo" in black, large margins all round with vertical rouletting, with diagonal red manuscript ink cancellation. Slightest of thins at base and dusty at top not greatly affecting the appearance of a rare stamp Gi = £ 700.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 2313 Brit. Post Madagascar

    1886: Typographed 4 d. rose with stop after value, an unused example with "British Consular Mail Antananarivo" circular cachet in black. Smallest trace of paper thin at lower right not affecting the appearance of a scarce stamp Gi = £ 375.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 2314 Brit. Post Madagascar

    British Inland Mail 1895 (March): 2 s. chocolate, an unused vertical pair, variety "Imperforate Horizontally Between", of fresh colour, centred to right with minor blunting of perfs. and bend between the stamps, large part og. A rare variety Gi = £ 1'000.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 2315 Brit. Post Madagascar

    1886: Typographed, Postage 29½ mm., No Stops after value, 1 d. rose (2), 1½ d. rose and 3 d. rose on buff, all unused and handstamped with circular "British Consular Mail Antananarivo" handstamped cachets in violet, one 1 d. value with aging but a generally fine appearing group and seldom encountered stamps Gi = £ 815.
    Starting bid : 180 CHF
    Hammer price : 180 CHF

    Lot# : 2316 Malta

    Austrian Lloyd Agency in Malta 1891: Malta 1 d. red on buff postal stationery card used to Vienna cancelled by 'A25' duplex (July 30), with very fine (and unrecorded) oval framed "AGENZIA DEL LLOYD / AUSTRO-UNGARICO / MALTA" handstamp in blue at upper left. The writer, most probably an officer on board a Lloyd steamer on a re-fuelling stop at Malta states: 'in the morning we entered here to take on 500 tons of coal and will stay here until tomorrow, our next stop will be Gibraltar'.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,100 CHF

    Lot# : 2317 Mauritius

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    1848/49: Post Paid 2 d. deep blue on greyish paper, Earliest Impression, two large to huge margined examples, positions 6 and 12 on the sheet of twelve subjects, tied to 1849 cover and large part back to Calcutta endorsed 'p. Paragon', tied by circular barred obliterators in black. Crowned 'MAURITIUS / GPO' datestamp below (July 26) in black and reverse with 'Calcutta / Ship Letter' framed datestamp of arrival in black. The somewhat fragile cover is blessed by two absolutely superb adhesives. Cert. BPA (2013) Gi = £ 52'000 off cover.rnrnProvenance: Collection Louise Boyd Dale & Alfred F. Lichtenstein, March 1970, lot 10.
    Starting bid : 17,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 45,000 CHF

    Lot# : 2318 Mauritius

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    1848/55: Post Paid 1 d. orange-vermilion on slightly blued paper, Early Impression, a used horizontal pair, positions 11-12 on the sheet of twelve subjects, with clear to good margins all round and of fine colour, cancelled by numeral '1' obliterators of Mahebourg in black. A very rare and most attractive pair. Cert. RPSL (1944) Gi = £ 14'000.
    Starting bid : 4,500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 2319 Mauritius

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    1859 (Dec 12): Dardenne 2 d. blue on laid paper, a used example without surrounding margins but most unusually showing part of the Paper-Maker's STACEY WISE / RUSH MILLS watermark, neatly cancelled by mute barred obliterator in black. Rare. Cert. BPA (2018) Gi = £ 950.rnrnNote: See 'The Mauritius Primitives' by Arnold Rudge, page 69.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF

    Lot# : 2320 Brit. Post Morocco

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    1914/31: Bradbury Wilkinson Seahorse 2 s. 6 d. pale chocolate-brown, a used example variety "Overprint Double", the cancellation leaving this previously unrecorded variety clear, trace of toned perf. at top but of great rarity, unlisted by Stanley Gibbons. Cert. BPA (2019).
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 250 CHF

    Lot# : 2321 Pakistan

    1947/1970c: Collection with 1947 first issue unused and used incl. duplication of the Rupee values, 1948 Official set to 10 r. unused and used with duplication of the Rupee values, local 'Pakistan' overprints with usages on piece and a few covers, 1948 pictorial issue with scarcer perf. varieties unused, imperforate Proof blocks on pink paper, 1949 Jinnah imperfs. in black on pink paper, 1961/63 Shalimar Gardens 2 p., 20 p., 50 p., 75 p. (3), 1 r. and 25 r. (2) values in imperforate blocks of four, FDC's etc. Generally fine, an interesting lot.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 350 CHF

    Lot# : 2322 Brit. Südafrika Gesellschaft

    1913/24: Rhodesia Admiral definitives, compl. set of 19 values from ½ d. blue-green to £ 1 black and deep violet, a fresh and fine set in unused condition with full og.
    Starting bid : 800 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 2323 St. Kitts Nevis

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    1885 (March): Provisional 'Halfpenny' on half of 1 d. carmine, a pair and a used strip of six, all with 'Halfpenny' surcharge inverted, used on 1885 cover to Roseau, Dominica tied by "A12" numeral obliterators with ST. KITTS cds below (March 31) and Dominica arrival cds (Aopril 2). The addressee's name unfortunately cut out but rare. Cert. RPSL (1937) Gi = £ 880.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 2324 South Africa

    1925: Imperial Airways survey flight London Cape Town, special postcard reverse with corresponding vignette and signature of the pilot 'Alan J Cobham', Airmail cachet 'BY SPECIAL AIR MAIL 16-II-25 LONDON - CAPE TOWN', franked with 2d. violet, tied by advertisement machine cancellation 'KOOP SUIDAFRIKANSE GOED', and sent to Durban.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 280 CHF

    Lot# : 2325 Sudan

    1935: General Gordon Anniversary, Die Proof of the central vignette for the 50 pi. high value, engraved by the Czech engraver Karl Seizinger, in green on card paper (60 x 39 mm.). Rare and most attractive.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 2326 Trinidad u. Tobago

    Tobago 1885/96: 4 d. grey, sheet marginal 6 d. orange-brown and 1 s olive-yellow, all used on 1897 registered OHMS cover to Boston, USA tied by TOBAGO circular datestamps (Feb 3) in black with large 'R' adjacent. Reverse with top flap missing and embossed crest of Tobago, New York transit (22/2) and Boston Registry Division arrival in violet (24/2). Some overall soiling but a scarce high franking.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 2327 Turks and Caicos Islands

    1919: 2 s. red on greenish white, wmk. Multiple Crown CA, a complete pane of 60 stamps (6 x 10) with perfect centering and full colour and margins all round, superb and fresh, full unmounted og. A scarce and most attractive multiple Gi = £ 2'000+.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 2328 Sansibar

    1897/1948: Lot 21 covers/cards/stationeries from Zanzibar incl. 1897 stationery postcard to Cairo via Suez, 1906 picture postcard via Suez & Alexandria to Constantinople, several items with 1936 silver jubilee set as well as the French PO there with 1902 picture postcard with French shipmail to Rimini.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 2329 Zululand

    1888/96: Collection 40 stamps used/unused incl. ZULULAND ovpt. on British stamps up to 6 d. unused and 1 s. used, 1893 Natal ovpts., fiscal stamp used as definitive, and 1894 definitives up to 4 s. unused.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 120 CHF

    Lot# : 2330 Brit. Colonies lots/accumulations

    1862/1950ca: Lot hundreds stamps used/unused incl. Hong Kong with 1862 96 c. brownish grey, 1863 96 c. olive-bistre, 1876 ovpt. definitives, British PO's in China 1917 with $ 10 purple & black, Omnibus 1937 Coronation issues, Lagos 1874/1904 definitives, Southern Nigeria, Nigeria, Gibraltar EVI SPECIMEN ovpts., Malta, Cyprus, Ceylon, St. Helena, Fiji, Gold Coast, Zanzibar, Cape of Good Hope with some triangles, South Africa, Rhodesia, British PO's in the Levant and Madagascar, Tanganjika, Mauritius, British Occupation of Italian Colonies, Cocos Islands, North Borneo, Sarawak, Sabah, Labuan, Brunei, in addition some Denish West Indies.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,800 CHF

    Lot# : 2331 Brit. Colonies lots/accumulations

    1900/70: Lot several hundred stamps used, unused covering a wide range of British Post Offices and Possessions all over the world from Antigu up to Virgin Islands, noted are single stamps, pairs, blocks of four, strips, souvenir sheets, duplicats, plenty of topicals, omnibus issue Coronation King George VI in mint blocs of four, inbetween also some covers from Sierra Leone can be found, nicely arranged in three stockbooks.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 480 CHF

    Lot# : 2332 Brit. Colonies lots/accumulations

    British Occupation of Italian Colonies, Eritrea 1951: Three telegram formulars sent from Asmara to Aden or Khartoum bearing on reverse 'B. A. ERITREA' overprinted definitives up to 10 s. on 10 s. blue, punched and tied by Asmara cds's.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 2333 Brit. Colonies lots/accumulations

    1930/70ca.: Selection hundreds stamps in unused condition from different colonies incl. Falkland Islands 1938 definitives up to £ 1, South Georgia 1963 up to £ 1, Bechuanaland 1938 up to 10 s., Ascension, Barbados, Burma 1938 up to 10 r., Australia, Newfoundland, New Zealand in miniature sheets, Malaya, Labuan, Cameroon Trust Territory, a lot of topical content, also the withdrawn and therefore very rare St. Helena 1961 'Tristan Relief' issue, compl. set of four ovpt. stamps (Gi = £ 8'000).
    Starting bid : 2,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,200 CHF
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