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Lots (1639)
Mint and used collection on printed leaves in a springback binder, sparse but some better incl airs, 1885 to 40c, 1891 to 1f, 1924-33 to 10f, 1939 to 20f, 1942 long set mint, 1938 10f M/S roughly used on cover (Cat £130 used), etc.
1926 Fiscal stamps overprinted POSTAGE in English and Mongolian, useful used (ULANBATOR) range on Hagner including 1c blue, 2c buff each in block of 4 ovptd both in black and violet, 5c purple single & pair, 20c brown x 3 singles both black or violet ovpt. Seldom offered. (22).
German Occupation: 1943-44 Almost complete mint collection neatly written up on leaves including miniature sheets, incl 1943 (22 Nov) surch set of 9 (€250), 1943 (9 Dec) Postage set 5 to 5l (€500), 1944 (22 May) air set of 9 (€240), 1944 Red Cross set. Attractive clean lot. €1100.
1970 Birds printing error: 1c Red-footed Booby complete sheet of 25 showing gold frame misprinted downwards by 5½mm, normal sheet for comparison. Striking misprint, SG 242 var.
French Morocco: 1907-1938 nice group of commercial covers some with nice multi franked from different towns incl POSTE AUX ARMEES TADLA, OUDJDA, FEZ MELLAH, RABAT, 1941 Censor cover from CASABLANCA, MIDELT, TOUNFITE, PORT LYAUTEY, etc, very mixed, a fronts. (16).
1899 Type II 10c to 2pta mounted mint, some with patchy gum, SG 10/16 Cat £188.
1907-12 Set of 12 to 12p on 10s ultramarine fine used, SG 112/123.
1863 Thick Paper No wmk P.13 1d carmine-red unused no gum showing plate scratch on AL of NATAL, attractive variety. SG 19 var.
1902 Postage & Revenue £5 mauve and black with crisp DURBAN cds with coded d/r postmark. Very fine and bright colour, SG 144.
1919 Cover to UK bearing 10 different values for 1916 defins ½d to 1s (missing 1½d, issued in 1923), tied local cds cancels. Typed addr, nice philatelic cover. SG 1/2, 4/12.
1921 (dec) A twice folded letterhead NEPAL / THE PRINCE OF WALES' CAMP engraved header with illustrated swords and motto. Coloured in red, yellow and black. These were printed for the P.O.W big game hunting expedition hosted by the Maharaja, with a whole dedicated field camp operating for one week only Dec 14 to 21st. It was a luxurious mobile city including a field post office from whence this letterhead was producted, toned evenly on reverse but does not detract too much, seldom seen.
1863 Re-enforced front Maastricht to Naples bearing 1852 10c lake in a superb strip of four cancelled (not tied) by two boxed FRANCO h/s in black, blue ERQUELINES 28 NOV 63 cds and P.D. alongside MAASTRICHT 27 IV63 cds in red. Taken as is, Value for strip of 4 ($775).
