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Lots (1171)
Postal Fiscal: 1897 $1 on $2 bluish-green with both handstamped Chinese Characters fine used incomplete heavy CDS cancels, dramatically centered left otherwise fine, SG F11. Cat £150.
Postal Fiscal: 1938 5c green three singles on shortened cover to Scotland (typed addr) tied Victoria 14th Jan 1938 CDS's. These were authorised for postal use between 11th & 20th Janaury 1938 due to a shortage of of 5c. Cat £204 on cover. Nice genuine use.
1854-1903 Classics assembly on an album page incl two covers including 1872 E.L from SISSEK to Trieste with arrival b/s bearing 5k red (litho), then singles Litho 1871 set to 25kr used incl 3k green (Scott $600), then engraved 3k green. Useful and attractive assembly.
1933 (30 Jun) Attractive printed airmail cover to the WIPA show in Vienna bearing set of nine airmail defins to 5p indigo each tied LEGIPOSTA / BUDAPEST 72 CDS'S, with WIEN WIPA arrival CDS alongside, very attractive philatelic cover, Cat £290 as used single alone.
1951 (6 Oct) 80th Anniv. of First Hungarian Postage Stamps set of three miniature sheets used on illus. Exhibition regd covers each with separate M/S tied special cancels, two are FDI addr to Italy. Vertical wrinkles but does not detract, nice set 3, SG MS 1199a.
1975 Stamp Day Imperf setenant strip of 4 with imprint both sides unmounted mint, very fine, Scott retail $125, (SG Cat 2979/2982).
Large stockbook with a mainly used duplicated collection from first issues to 1955, dozens of earlier defins from turn of the 20th century, 1871 proofs of 3k & 10k, then through the 1910s-20s-60s, huge amount of commems in sets and part sets, large qty.
1908 5a green postal stationery card to Belgium cancelled REYKJAVIK 13.1.09 cds with SHIP LETTER / TROON boxed h/s in black, arrival cds, beautiful cover, fine and scarce. Additional 1937 Paquebot Edinburgh cancel on cover to London.
1854 Die II ½a pale blue (shade) very fine large four margins unused without gum as issued, watermarked position from the middle of the sheet showing lions head and tail. Fine and scarce, SG 6.
1855 Die I 1d red in a fine pair with good to large margins on three sides, just touching on right side, neatly cancelled two strikes of dotted diamond postmark, fine. Scarce multiple. SG 12.
1855 Die III ½a blue in a fine strip of three with good to large margins on three sides, just touching on middle stamp, neatly cancelled three strikes of 158 diamond barred numeral, scissor cut vertically into first stamp margin otherwise fine. Scarce multiple. SG 8a.
1856-1940 Nice collection of cancels and covers from India and States 1856-1940, including many used abroad cancels, in album, interesting lot with many on and off paper.
