Public Auction 290 - Status International

851 Polish Contingent of UN Peacekeeping Forces in Egypt & Syria 1975-
84 Active Service covers with range of 40 diff pictorial h/s cachets inc
pyramids, camels, mosques, sphinx etc in various colours - red, blue,
green, violet, black etc, & most sent to Poland - a few unaddressed plus
UN Force letterhead sheets or airletters with about 30 diff cachets
sample strikes, many of which are not represented on the covers. (37
covers & 8 sheets) ..........................................................................$200---$400
852 Portugal: Specialised classic collection 1853-84 on pgs. 1853 Maria set
inc 5r brown UN & U, 25r blue (7 inc shades), 50r green UN & U plus
100r lilac UN & U. (The 3 UN SG cat £57,000 if originals?). 1855-56
Pedro set inc 5r, 25r (3), 50r & 100r UN & U. 1856 Pedro Curly hair inc
5r (3 diff shades). Useful 1860-64 Luis inc 5r brown (13, inc 4 UN), 10r
(2), 25r (15, inc 2 UN), 50r & 100r (3). 1866-67 King curved labels
imperf set to 120r plus shades. 1867-70 Curved labels perf set to 240r.
1870-84 King, straight labels set to 1000r inc 240r (£1600). Plenty of
shades & perfs. Mixed condition but plenty 4 margin imperfs & much F-
VF M/U. SG STC £76,000+ = A$120,000+. Useful classic lot. (145)
......................................................................................................$2200- $3000
853 Postage (no gum) GB FV £83, Canada FV $75, USA FV $84, NZ FV
$85 & PO Year Books 1985 & '89. Total converted FV A$350.....$60---$100
854 Postal Stationery: Poland Postcards 1955-86, all diff, most with views
or pictorial designs at left, plus 50 envelopes inc Airmail types for same
period. VF UN. Huge cat value of around €2000. (850) ...............$250---$400
855 Princess Diana tribute stamp album depicting her life & deeds, with
50 diff stamps to go in album. (25). Retail $10 ea = $250 ..............$60---- $90
856 Revenues: 1939-44 German Occup of Poland collection including
some general issues, Court Fees range with 1942 to 10zl, 1943 D opt set
to 10zl superb fresh MUH (Bft cat £150 for M, so £300+ MUH), Radio
Licence "A" & "4" set of 2 (cat £100), plus imperf vert se-tenant pr in
issued colour (Bft unlisted & has to be worth at least double or triple as
only 1 sheet recorded), also imperf proof vert se-tenant pr in carminerose
(also unlisted in Bft), a few Municipal locals inc Litzmannstadt,
train insurance & railway pass stamps, plus valuable group of blks of 4
inc the 1943 Court Fee D opt set to 10zl in cnr marginal blks of 4. Then
section of Premienmarke with small format 1P strip of 10 (7 diff
designs), large Format 50P strip of 3 diff, Pictorial design large format
5P, Large format 1P sugar etc. F-VF MUH/UN/U. Items listed in Bft est
cat £1800+, unlisted others retail €1000+, so total A$4000+ (118)$400--$700
857 Revenues: New Zealand inc Mortgagee's Indemnity opts (4),
Counterpart opts (2), Not Liable (2), early QV to 8/-, Stamp Duty Arms
inc £400, £35, £30, £8, £5, & 30/-, Arms surch £300, £200, £50, £45,
£40. Mostly F-VF F/C. Bft cat £520, retail similar. (55)...............$275---$375
858 Romania: Mint Collection 1896-1990 in thick lighthouse s/book. Great
coverage inc 1896 King h/s set for use in the Turkish Empire. 1930 Air
opt set. 1931 Navy set. 1932 Scout set. 1932 Medical set. Other 1930-40
sets well represented (20+). 1946 Youth sheetlets. Good coverage of
1940-50 sets & M/S. 1956 Wildlife set to 4,25L (SG cat £110). 1958
Stamp Cent M/S set perf & imperf (£140). 1959 10th Anniv M/S (£225).
1960-1990 is well covered inc 100+ sets. All diff. Almost all VF fresh
MUH. Mi cat €6500+, while SG cat would be lots higher. Clean &
attractive with useful thematics. (2150 plus 90 M/S)..................$1200- $1600
859 Rowland Hill Thematic collection in 4 loose leaf albums (plus spare)
with 98 sets & 80 M/Sheets plus 20 covers, cards, aerograms. Mainly
1979 Centenary but also inc 1940 Portugal M/Sheet cat £110. Fresh &
clean, worthy of expansion ............................................................$200---$300
860 Samoa: Collection 1916-95 in 2 hingeless albums with 1914 "GRI ½d"
opt 3pf U. 1920 Victory set M. 1920 Huts set to 1/- MUH. 1952 Pics to
3/- & 1962 Independence to 5/-. 1967 Birds (11) to $4 M, 1972 Pics to
$5 & 1978 Shells to $5 & 1989 Birds to $20 plus another 150 Pic sets &
55 diff M/Sheets. All MUH from 1970. (FV $500+). Nice coll'n. (many
100s)...............................................................................................$250---$400
861 Samoa: Modern sets with 1993 Post Day & Christmas, 1996 Olympics
& 2002 Faces to $10, plus Nauru 1995 Phosphate Anniv, Peace,
Christmas & 1996 Return from Truk. VF fresh MUH blks of 4 (8 sets ea
- Peace in sheetlets). FV Samoa $306, Nauru $45 (64 sets)..........$100---$120
862 Samoa FDC collection inc 1939 25th Anniv, 1952 Pictorials set of 10
on 2 covers, strength is in 1970s-90s period with sets & M/Sheets. Noted
1972-76 Defins to $5 on 5 covers, 1983-84 Fruits set of 19 on 3 covers,
very strong thematic range. Also Tuvalu range (60) 1970s-80s inc 1976
opt set of 15 (2), Defins set of 15 to $5 (2), & many others. FDC are
surprisingly scarce. (260)...............................................................$220---$275
863 San Marino: Extensive Collection 1877-1995 in 4 Lighthouse albums.
1877-90 Numeral & Arms vals to 40c inc 30c M (SG cat £1000), 1892
Surch set, 1892-99 Numeral & Arms vals to 5L, 1903 Mount Titano to
5L (£200+), 1917-30 inc 9 sets plus airmails, express etc. 1931 Air set
(£550), 1932 GPO set (£500), 1933 Zeppelin opt set (£200), 1933
Congress opt set (£450), 1934 Surch set (£180), 1935 Death Cent set
(£150), 1942 Air surch set (£170), 1945 Arms set (£90), 1945 50th
Anniv M/S (£375), 1947 Workers set (£80), 1948 Air opt 200L (£70),
1949 Views set (£2257), 1950-51 Pictorial set (£700), 1951 Air Stamp
Day 300L (£100), 1952 500th Anniv set to 200L (£250), 1952 Air set to
200L (£100), 1953 Flowers set to 100L (£75), 1954-55 Sports set to
250L (£100), 1955-95 appears largely comp inc 150+ sets & 15 M/S.
Postage dues inc 1897 set, 1924 vals to 5L, useful 1928-53 Parcel Post.
Clean, well above average, odd flt in earlies o/w F-VF M/MUH/U. From
1960 on appears VF MUH. SG cat £11,000+. Excellent near comp
collection. (2200 plus 25 M/S) (P)...............................................$2500- $3500
864 Scouts, Girl Guides & other related special covers of Poland 1960s-80s.
Many have special labels & all with special cachets. Many for special
delivery purposes. Also 1973 Copernicus Mail coach cover range, ea
with a cachet showing a diff stage of journey. Also noted 1962 Sport FIS
& 1964 registered with special Heroes souvenir sheet for Lublin
exhibition. All diff. Interesting thematics. (100) .......................... $200 -- $400
865 Serbia 1866-1919 specialised collection in stockbook inc 1866 Prince
perf 9½ with 1pa 2 UN, 2pa imperf U, 20pa UN & 3U, 40pa UN & U
(total SG cat £1040), 1869 Prince M & U range of printings, shades &
perfs (£760), later Prince M & U sets with 2-3 or more sets of ea, Arms
opt sets, Coronation sets, 1905-11 Peter various printings, papers & perfs
inc imperf singles (8) & prs (10), imperf frame only (8), prs (3) & blks of
4 (2), plus forgery blks of 4 (10), 1911-14 Peter to 5D inc blks of 20 (8),
gutter blks of 4 (5), imperf strips or blks of 4 (9) & forgeries, 1911
Journalists Fund inc set (ex 3D) in blks of 4, plus 10pa & 30p blks of 25
CTO & 1D blk of 16 CTO (£250), then 3D & 5D with "TPOJ CAbOP"
at top (£90+), 1915 Pictorials inc 3 on blue paper & 4 imperf proofs,
1918-20 Double heads diff printings etc inc blks of 16 (5), gutter prs (5),
Postage Due 1st issue various papers & lots of imperf forgeries (28)
made by soldiers with original plates & 2nd issue both printings, then
finally 1916-18 "Postes Serbes" h/s on a total of 7 stamps on 3 pieces
(Mi cat €280). Lots of varieties throughout & possible pmk interest -
noted Serb Fieldpost cds, etc. Mostly F-VF MUH/M/U. SG cat £3850,
plus another €280 for the "Postes Serbes", all basically on a simplified
basis, would be much higher if diff printings, perfs etc counted, plus all
the imperfs only cat as basic stamps, all the MUH etc, so total would be
$10,000+. (1200) (P) ................................................................... $1300 -$2000
866 Serbia: Collection 1866-1944 on Minkus pages. 1866 Newspaper Arms
1p (SG cat £85), 1866-68 Prince set to 40p (£200+), plus 1p & 2p
Newspaper perf & imperf (£200+). 1869-81 Milan set to 50p plus perfs
& shades inc 1880 set to 1D, 1890 set to 1D, 1894-1901 set to 1D plus
papers & perfs & 1901-03 set to 5D plus 5p green imperf full sheet
(unlisted -est £500). 1904 Coronation set, 1905-11 King set to 5D plus
5D frame only colour proof & 10p, 15p & 25p imperf sheets, the 15p &
25p with shifted centres (unlisted -est £10+ per stamp). 1911 King set to
5D, 1915 Pictorial set to 50p. Austrian Occup inc 1914 opt vals to 60h
(£240+) & 1916 set to 10K. German Occup inc 1941 Fund M/S perf &
imperf (£260), 1943 War Fund M/S set of 2 (£250). Extra M/U, perfs,
shades etc. Generally F-VF M/MUH/U, majority of main collection
M/MUH. SG est cat £4850+. (580 + 4 M/S) ................................ $600 -- $900
867 Serbia - German Occup: 1941-43 collection in new stockbook with the
5 opts sets of 1941 (SG cat £320), the imperf Smederevo M/Sheet
(£130), POW Fund sets inc with "E" opt, plus 1D & 2D panes of 25
(£275+), 1942 Monasteries with double gutters (2 diff), 1942 POW Fund
1D & 4D sheets of 20 with labels (£90+), 1943 War Invalids M/S set
(£250), Postal Anniv sheet (£55) & all other sets inc Postage Dues, plus
3 covers/cards U & other odds. Appear all VF M/MUH. SG cat £1460,
plus the covers. (145 + 8 M/S or panes & 3 covers)..................... $650 -- $900
868 Serbia 1850s-60s: Postal History stampless folded letters & wrappers
with range of diff s/l town pmks inc Krusevac, Karanovac, Knjazevac,
Gurgusovac, Negotin & Valjevo. Great for specialist. (11) ......... $100 -- $200
869 Seychelles Collection 1890-1981 in stockbook inc 1890 QV die 1 set
(SG cat £160), 1893 set, 1901 surch set, KEVII surch set, KGV Jubilee,
Wedding & UPU, 1952 set (£80), 1954 QEII set etc comp to 1981 inc
diff wmks, imprints on 1977 Defs & all M/S, both Postage Due sets (3+
sets of ea) inc 1980 imprint blks of 4. Mostly F-VF M/MUH, from 1970
appears all MUH. SG cat £1400. (480 inc 21 M/S)...................... $450 -- $600
870 Seychelles Collection 1890-1971 in binder inc 1890 QV die 1 set (SG
cat £160), 1893 QV set, 1896 surch pr, 1901 surch set, 1902 surch set
(£65), 1903 KEVII set ex 1R50 (£120), KEVII surch set, 1917 KGV set
(£225), 1921 KGV Specimens (13 diff to 1R), then comp to 1971 inc
KGVI long def sets (£500 & £80), 1954 QEII set (£75), 1962 & '69 Def
sets & BIOT (£90). Mostly F-VF M/MUH. SG cat £2600 (480). $900 -$1100
871 Singapore: Revenues Straits Settlements 1882 QV $1, $3, $5 blue (cat
£25), 1912 KGV $1 (2) with private perfins. 1940s Receipts (5) with
stamps attached. Singapore private perfins inc 1968 Dancer 15c blk of
28, 1980s Shells blks MUH 10c (20), 15c (10), 25c (20), 50c (8) & Ship
50c (20). Plus 1965 50c Registered envelope with "PASSED
CUSTOMS" cachet. (17 items)....................................................... $50 -- $100
872 Singapore: Comprehensive collection 1948-1996 in loose leaf album
with KGVI perf 14 & perf 17½x18½ sets to $5 VF MLH, (SG 1-30 cat
£555). KGVI SW $10 MLH & FU (£160), 1955 QEII high vals $2 & $5
MLH plus set FU, 1962 Pics to $5 & 1968 Drum $10 MLH. Then
another 75 MUH Pic/commem sets & 6 M/S to 1998 inc 1971 Satellite
Station & Paintings sets. 1970 Expo, '71 Festivals, '72 Shipping, '73
Games & '74 UNICEF M/Sheets. Plus large number of U/CTO sets
similar period inc vals to $10. Total SG cat £1600 = A$2500. (900 + 13
M/S)............................................................................................... $400 -- $600
873 Singapore: PO Year Albums with 1982 proto-type then set 1983-89 plus
1985 "Special Edition" inc Insects to $10. All fresh MUH. First & last
albums both very scarce. CS cat (2007) $536 plus extra for 1982. (9)
....................................................................................................... $200 -- $300
874 Singapore: 1995 "Singapore Exhibition Collection" of 12 diff M/Sheets
comprising set of 10 "Daily" M/Sheets (cat $80). Singapore '95 Orchids
M/Sheet imperf ($60), 1995 Orchid M/Sheet with muted background &
title text opt in gold ($220). Also inc the year of the Dragon $10 M/Sheet
of 2000 in gold foil ($35). Fresh MUH. Total cat $395. (13)....... $130 -- $200
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