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                          LOT 3780                                        LOT 3781









                                                                                                                                     LOT 3786





                  TUSCANY:                   VATICAN CITY:
                                     3798. Û 1-13, E1-2, F-VF, VLH....... 74.85
         3780. Ö 4, 8 (Vert strip of 3), Tied by                                                                           United States
          Florence 11 Dec 1854 fancy cancels on
          folded Trans-Atlantic cover to Boston.
          Has red De Beauvoise French border
          crossing strike “5 / BOSTON / Br. Pkt”
          transit, Per Liverpool m/s, etc. Lengthy
          contents in English. F, bit of separation.
          Gorgeous looking! Scarce. Cat is over
          $3,250 US. See photo aboveEst 850.00+
         3781. Ö 4, 8 (Vert strip of 3), Tied by
          fancy Florence 3 June 1855 cancels on
          folded Trans-Atlantic letter to Boston.
          Has red De Beauvoise French border  3799. Ú 28-31, VF................ 148.50
          crossing strike, 2 Paris transits, lovely “5 /                                                                  3851. Ú 1, Dot in “S” variety, four even
          BOSTON / Br. Pkt” cancel, Per Liverpool                                                                          margins, blue grid cancel, VF, tiny corner
          m/s, etc. Lengthy contents in English.                                                                           crease (really minute). Has 1980 Philatelic
          F-VF. Gorgeous looking! Scarce. Cat                                                                              Foundation Certificate ....... Est 600.00+
          is over $3,250 US. See photo above....                 3810. ÕÛ C16-17, Left sheet margin blocks, fresh, VF, NH. The C17 has beautiful LATHE-
          ....................... Est 850.00+                     WORK DESIGN in the selvedge. Very scarce ............................... 2,200.00+
                                                                                             3818. Û 259 (2 shades), 260-3, 266, 268,
                                                                                              'American Banknote Co' marginal IMPRINT
                                                                                              PAIRS with neat 'SPECIMEN' overprints &
                                                                                              usual printer's punch holes. F-VF #268 LH,
                                                                                              others NH .................. Est 85.00+
                                     3800. Ú 39, Scarce 3.05L surcharge (second              3819. Û 259-60, 262, 265, 268, Pairs with
                                      printing), perfectly centered, neat cancel,             “SPECIMEN” overprints. F-VF, NH, usual
                                      XF. Has 1994 APS Certificate ..... 500.00               printer’s punch holes .......... Est 50.00+
                                                                                             3820. Û 259-66, 268; Also 263a, Simon
                                                                                              Bolivar, American Banknote Co. 1915-23  3852. Ú 1, Four full margins, light blue cancel,
                                                                                              printing with neat “SPECIMEN” overprints.  VF. Has 2007 PSE Certificate. A CHOICE
                                                                                              F-VF, NH, usual printer’s punch holes .....  STAMP................... Est 600.00+
                                                                                              ........................... Est 50.00+
                                                                                             3821. ÕÛ 260, Simon Bolivar 10¢ blocks
                                                                 3811. Ú C16-17, VF, Neat cancels . . . 385.00  with “SPECIMEN” overprints; one in violet,
                                                                                              the other in red. F-VF, NH, usual printer’s
                                                                                              punch holes ................. Est 40.00+
         3782. Û 21, Scarce 40¢ Carmine, intensely                                                      VICTORIA:
          rich colour, fresh, F, OG. Has 1971 A.                                             3822. Û 31, F, DG ................ 175.00
          Diena Certificate. A NICE EXAMPLE OF                                               3823. Ö 71, Tied by Melbourne 14 Jan, 1864
          THIS RARITY ............... 18,000.00  3801. Ú 40, Scarce 3.70L surcharge (first    duplex on cover to Brockhampton Queensland
                                      printing), rich colour, neat cancel, VF. Has            (rec b/s). A nice intercolonial usage. F .....
                   TUVALU:            1994 APS Certificate ............ 450.00                ........................... Est 90.00+
        3783. Û B1, Two varieties, DOUBLED &  3802. Ú 45-6, VF .................. 80.00      3824. Ú 206a, KE £1 with “OS” perfin. VG-F .
         INVERTED overprints. VF, NH (2 stamps) .  3803. Ú 47-54, Cpl Catholic Press Conference  .......................... Est 150.00+  3853. Ú 1a, Dark Brown with intense colour,
         ........................... Est 40.00+  set of 8 diff neatly tied by 17 Sept 1936 CDS’s  3825. Ú J7, WATERMARK INVERTED. F ...  four margins, neat pen cancel, VF. A nice
                 TWO SICILIES:        in souvenir folder. VF.......... Est 60.00+              .............................. 60.00+  stamp .................... Est 450.00+
        3784. Ö Stampless folded letter dated Naples                                                 VIET NAM (NORTH):
         14 Jane 1834 to Niort France. Has red mono-
         gram “AGDP” of Naples, “TS” (transit of Sar-
         dinia) h/s, red 2-line “NAP 1834 / 14 GEN” &
         Niort 29 Jan b/s’s. F .......... Est 65.00+
        3785. Ö Stampless folded letter dated Naples
         11 Apr 1837 to Lyon, France. Has red “AGDP”
         monogram strike, “TS” transit of Sardinia h/s &
         boxed “ITALIE / BEAUVOISIN” entry h/s. F .
         ........................... Est 75.00+
                                                                 3812. Û C18-19, Rare IMPERFORATE SET
         3786. Ö 1 (Scarce Block), Cancelled by                   of UPU Airmails. Each stamp with exceed-
          2 strikes of “annulato” in arc on 21 May,               ingly bright fresh colour & excellent margins.
          1860 folded cover sent by steamer (in-
          stead of land) from Sicily to Naples (red               VF, NH. The stamps have been lightly pen-               3854. Ú 1a, Dark Brown, four margins, light
                                                                  cil signed by expert Dr. Helmuth Avi & ac-
          rec CDS 23 May). The reverse has a red                  companied by his 2020 Certificate (Sassone               red grid cancel. VF, trivial scrape, tiny
          boxed “PACCHETO A VAD DI SICILIA /                      #PA18a-19a, Cat 11,000 Euro or $17,400  3826. ÕÛ 12-4, Blocks with blue surcharges.  creases at bottom. Has 2010 Philatelic
                                                                                                                           Foundation Certificate ....... Est 600.00+
          FUORI VALIGIA” h/s. F-VF, stamps are                    Cdn). Ex Gross ........... Est 5,000.00+  VF. Scarce .................... 448.00
          a trifle faded. Back cover flap has a tear.                                                VIRGIN ISLANDS:
          AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE CLASSIC                            3813. Ú C18-9, Cpl airmail set neatly tied by 3  3827. Ú 5, F-VF ................... 65.00
          FRANKING & ROUTING. Pencil signed                       Dec 1949 First Day cancel on souvenir folder.  3828. Ú 27-8, High Values, F-VF..... 132.50
          by Colla, with 2001 Sorani Certificate &                VF ....................... Est 125.00+  3829. Û 144-58, QE set to $2.80. F-VF, LH .
          2018 Colla Certificate. Stamps catalogue                                             ............................... 84.95
          $20,000 US in Scott, 35,000 Euro in                                                3830. Û 206-22, 364-80, F-VF, some NH ...
          Sassone. See photo above Est 4,000.00+
                                                                                               ............................... 59.05
        3787. Ú 13, F .................... 120.00                                            3831. SSÛ 283a, Scarce UPRIGHT WATER-
                                                                                              MARK. VF, NH .............. Est 75.00+
                                                                                             3832. Û 490-508, Bird set to $5. VF, NH ..
                                                                                               ............................... 60.00
                                                                                             3833. Û 532-3, MISSING BLUE colour variet-
                                                                                              ies. Also has normal stamps for comparison.
                                                                                              VF, NH..................... Est 50.00+
                                                                                                 WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS:
                                                                                             3834. Û C2-7, Complete IMPERFORATE
                                     3804. Û 111, Vertical pair IMPERFORATE                   Chad to Rhine set. All with sheet margins. XF,
                                      BETWEEN, fresh rich colour, VF, NH                      LH. Only 250 sets exist ........ Est 75.00+  3855. Ú 2, Nice four margin single tied by red
                                      (Sassone #1111, Cat 900 Euro). Scarce...               3835. Û C30, IMPERF Concordee. VF, NH .  Montreal (Canada) cancel on piece. Fresh,
                                      ......................... Est 500.00+                                                VF. A LOVELY FIRST ISSUE FOREIGN
         3788. Û 19g, Scarce Àt Olive Green with                 3814. Û C20-1, Fresh, F-VF, NH .... 365.00  ........................... Est 35.00+  USE. Ex Saadi, Gross.......... 3,850.00
          full to large margins, bright fresh colour,  3805. Û 122-31, E11-12, F-VF ...... 137.70   WESTERN AUSTRALIA:
          crisp embossing, VF, OG. Has 2019 Dr.                                              3836. Ú 1, VG+, thins. Cat $350 . . Est 50.00+
          Avi Certificate................. 3,100.00                                          3837. Û 1, Nice appearance, F, small flts. Cat
                                                                                              $1,700 .................... Est 250.00+
                                                                                                      WURTTEMBERG:
                                                                                             3838. Ú O59-63, F-VF .............. 48.75
                                                                                                        YEMEN:
                                                                                             3839. Û 92/126, C17/C23, Nice range of sets
                                                                                              incl some imperfs. VF, NH (32) ...... 75.50
                                                                                                      YUGOSLAVIA:
                                     3806. Û 150a, Horiz pair IMPERFORATE                    3840. ÕÛ 6, Spectacular MISPERF error, VF,
                                      BETWEEN, beautifully centered, fresh
                                      bright colour, XF, NH. VERY SCARCE                      OG........................ Est 35.00+
                                      ITEM AND IN CHOICE CONDITION .....                     3841. Ö 65, 78, Tied by special blue
                                      ............................ 4,000.00                   triangular Ljubljana-Zagreb 20 Aug 1933  3856. Û 3, Gorgeous unused 5¢ red brown
                                                                                              cancel on matching cacheted Flight post-  Franklin 1875 reproduction. XF, four large
                                                                                              card addressed to Zagreb. Depicts the plane  & evenly balanced margins, no gum as is-
                                                                                              “LJUBLJANA” in flight. F-VF, corner crease  sued. Has 2023 PSAG Certificate graded
                                                                                              ........................... Est 70.00+  “90" .................... Est 2,000.00+
                                                                                             3842. Û 300-4, VF, NH ............. 50.00
         3789. ÕÛ 23f, Top right corner block of 6                                           3843. Û 461-8, VF, LH ............ 107.60
          with large to huge margins all around, rich                                        3844. Û 461-8, VF, NH ............ 107.60
          colour on fresh paper, XF, NH. Has 2020                                            3845. Ú B91, Also mint B93, Both with “S”
          Dr. Avi Certificate. A RARELY SEEN                                                  ENGRAVER’S MARK. F-VF .... Est 40.00+
          MULTIPLE IN TOP CONDITION. 1,800.00+
                                                                                             3846. Û B126-7, VF, NH ............ 55.00
                   UGANDA:                                                                   3847. SSÚ C33, C33a, Train souvenir sheets
        3790. Û 69-74, VG-F............... 77.50                                              perforate & imperforate, VF, neat CDS’s ...
        3791. Û 97-110, Bird set to 20Sh. F-VF 57.80                                           .............................. 210.00
                                                                 3815. ÕÛ C20-1, Scarce set of mint blocks,
              UNITED ARAB EMIRATES:                               fresh rich colours, VF, NH ...... 1,460.00+  ZIMBABWE:
        3792. Ú 82, Used wholesale lot of 25. F-VF .  3807. Û 163, Horiz sheet margin IMPERF  3848. Û 442, Top margin pair with MAJOR
         .............................. 287.50  PAIR. Fresh, VF, NH. Scarce..... 900.00+  3816. Û E11-2, VF................. 75.00  HORIZONTAL MISPERF. VF, NH .......
            UNITED NATIONS (NEW YORK):                                    VENEZUELA:          ........................... Est 50.00+
        3793. Ö 3 (Pair), FDC 16 Nov 1951 with                                               3849. Û 481/669, Collection of 10 different  3857. Û 3P2b-4P2b, Cpl set of small DIE
                                                                                                                           PROOFS on bond paper with oversized
         HAND PAINTED CACHET by H. Maul. VF..                                                 complete sets. Fresh, VF, NH ....... 68.00
         ........................... Est 40.00+                                                        ZULULAND:           margins (10¢ with sheet margin at left).
        3794. Ö 35-8, Specialty coll of U.N. Charter                                                                       Bright & fresh, XF ............. 1,300.00
         FDC’s 24 Oct, 1955. Has singles, blocks &
         souvenir sheets. All are cach with various ca-
         chet makers incl C. George. Incl 4 souvenir                                                                         Sale #378
         sheets of #38. VF (15 FDC’s) . . Est 100.00+
        3795. Ö 40, FDC of the 8¢ Human Rights
         Day 9 Dec, 1955 with a HAND PAINTED
         COLOUR CACHET by H. Maul. VF .......                                                                                    continues!
         ........................... Est 45.00+
        3796. Û Interesting lot of 20 diff UNESCO gift           3817. Ö 2, VF four margin single neatly tied                See Part 2 for the
         stamps circa 1950’s-60’s. F-VF, mainly NH .  3808. Û 165, Horiz sheet margin IMPERF  by manuscript cancel on folded cover dated
         ........................... Est 35.00+  PAIR. Fresh, VF, NH. Scarce..... 900.00+
                                                                  15 April, 1859. Addr to Swift, Penny & Co. in             rest of the Auction!
                  URUGUAY:           3809. Û 193, Margin single IMPERFORATE  Maracaibo. VF. Has 2015 ASOFILCA (Cara-  3850. Û 1-10, QV issues up to 1 Shilling.
        3797. Û 161, Imperf Trial Colour Proof litho  AT LEFT. VF, NH. Has been pencil signed by  cas Philatelic Assoc) Certificate. Est 600.00+  F-VF ......................... 632.75
         pair in black. VF.............. Est 35.00+  A. Dienna.................. Est 100.00+
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