1947, Air Mail 20 b. ultramarine, die proof with inscriptions and value tablets blank on sunken card (64 x 44mm), signed by the engraver in pencil, Very Fine
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| Tuesday, 26 May 2026 | 10:00 CET | 1001 – 1950 | Europe and Colonies: A–S |
| Wednesday, 27 May 2026 | 10:00 CET | 1951 – 3023 | Europe and Colonies: T–Z Transit and cross-border mail Great Britain British Commonwealth: A–H |
| Thursday, 28 May 2026 | 10:00 CET | 3024 – 3978 | British Commonwealth: I–Z Overseas countries Airmail and Zeppelin mail, Thematics, Postal Stationery, Literature, Ship mail |
| Friday, 29 May 2026 | 10:00 CET | 3979 – 5199 | German Empire 1872 – 1945 Private Posts German post offices abroad and colonies |
| Saturday, 30 May 2026 | 10:00 CET | 5200 – 6473 | German Occupation WWI, German Areas and Plebiscites, Saar, Danzig, Memel, German Occupation WWII Germany after 1945: Local issues, Allied Forces issues, Soviet Occupation Zone, German Democratic Republic, Berlin, Bizone, Federal Republik of Germany German States Baden – Württemberg, North German Confederation, Alsace-Lorraine |
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Lot #3625 - Overseas yemen
1947, Air Mail 20 b. ultramarine large die proof on sunken card (121 x 163mm) with inscriptions, signed by the engraver in pencil, Very Fine
Lot #3626 - Overseas yemen
1962/64, six imperf and 8 perforated stamps. 4 overprinted in black "FREE YEMEN / FIGHTS FOR GOD / IMAM & COUNTRY" (also in Arabic), including Mi.233-34A&B, 250-51, all mint never hinged, very fine
Lot #3627 - yemen aden
1905, PERIM ISLAND: Postcard showing "The Oriental Hotel", bearing India 1 a. carmine cancelled "ADEN 31/JA/05" d.s. to Vienna with arrival mark, message "we arrived today and are leaving soon to Djibouti", tiny corner crease, otherwise fine and very scarce
Lot #3628 - Overseas korea
1896/99, 10 p. deep blue overprinted type I, plus three used stamps with clear cancellations, fine.
Lot #3629 - Overseas korea
1901, 50 cn. olive-green / rose, light cancelled, usual rough perf, fine
Lot #3630 - Overseas korea
1962, revolution six s/s sets, inscriptions hangul and english, very fine.
Lot #3631 - Overseas kuwait
1965, Postal stationery registered envelope, stamp black overprinted and with additional stamps on reverse sent registerd express to Germany, additional three air letter including QE 1953 overprinted issue, very fine
Lot #3632 - Overseas kuwait
1976, Congress of Non-aligned contries 20-45 f., imperf corner blocks of 4, mnh, 2 values each light marginal gum bend
Lot #3633 - Overseas Lebanon
1915, US 2 c. red postal stationery envelope used uprated and registered from "CHATHAM N.J. SEP/2/1915" addressed to American Mission in "Adana Syria", transit New York "Sep/29/1915", redirected via "BEYROUTH 5 - 16/11/15" and "Istanbul 7/12/15", retour to US with several arrival marks in January 1916. At left unrecorded censor label "BEYRUT POSTAHANESI" (Beyrouth Post Office), crescent and star military censor mark "BEYRUT ASKERI SANSÜR...
Lot #3634 - Overseas Lebanon
1897, Sanjak of Djebel Lübnan: Turkey postal stationery card 20 pa. dull claret on buff, cancelled by bilingual "BAABDA 27/5/97" circular datestamp (Coles & Walker unlisted, isfila fig. 2 - rated 'RRR'), written in Deir-El-Kamar (Liban/Syrie), transit mark CONSTANTINOPLE GALATA 4/JUIN 97 and on reverse arrival mark PARIS 8/Juin 97. Superb and very rare, only three recorded.
Lot #3635 - Overseas Lebanon
1915, Sanjak of Djebel Lübnan: Turkey postal stationery envelope 1 pia. blue, cancelled by bilingual octogonal “ALIE LIBAN 29.1.5” datestamp (Coles & Walker no.49, rated 'RR'), addressed to Damas, some crease and flaw at right, otherwise fine and scarce, less than ten recorded.
Lot #3636 - Overseas Lebanon
Beirut Hamidiye Square Office: Turkey pair 10 pa. green tied to cover 1900 from Hamidiye Square Post Office in Beirut to Constantinople, cancelled by bold strike of circular "BEIRUT'TA HAMIDIYE POSTA SHUBESI / 306" handstamp in blueish-grey (Coles & Walker fig. 39, isfila fig. 1 rated 'RR'), with Beyrouth cds. alongside, on reverse Dersaadet and Beshiktash arrival marks, small part of flap missing, otherwise very fine. An exceptional...
Lot #3637 - Overseas Lebanon
1906, "BEIT-MERY (BEYROUTH) 27/7/912" (Isfila no.2) cancellation on railway station postcard La Gare Araya bearing 20 para red via Egypt to France with arrival mark on front, tiny crease, otherwise fine, a scarce Lebanon forerunner.
Lot #3638 - Overseas Lebanon
1938/42, President Edde 4 pia. black-brown, mint never hinged, block of four showing colour trial overprints “2 & ornament” in blue, red, black and green. Signed, very fine and attractive.
Lot #3639 - Overseas Lebanon
1953, Lockheed Constellation 100 pia. imperforated six color trial proofs in different colours, all with sheet margin on gummed paper, mint never hinged, very fine and rare.
Lot #3640 - Overseas Lebanon
1957, Pan-Arabic Sport´s Games, imperf souvenir sheet showing variety double print of black color on thick paper, unused no gum as issued, fine and very scarce.
Lot #3641 - Overseas Lebanon
1959, discus thrower, weight lifter and sports 100 pia. imperf souvenir sheet with double surcharge of black color on thick paper, mint, fine and scarce.
Lot #3642 - Overseas Lebanon
1961, Olympics Rome 1960, souvenir sheet with double print of violet brown color, fencing, cycling and swimming, mint never hinged. Very fine and scarce!
Lot #3643 - Overseas Lebanon
1961, Olympics Rome 1960, souvenir sheet with double print of violet brown color, cycling 15+15 p. value, mint never hinged. Very fine and scarce!
Lot #3644 - Overseas Liberia
1882/92, Four postal stationery cards unused,General Wiles in two diferent colours (H&G unrecorded), fine.
Lot #3645 - Overseas Liberia
1893, 3 C., 5 C. and 10 C. three Presidential SPECIMEN perfins envelopes, complete very fine trio
Lot #3646 - Overseas Liberia
1912/14, two postcards from Monrovia to Germany and France, fine pair
Lot #3647 - Overseas libya
"TELGRAF ve POSTAHANE-I TRABLUS GARB" violet all arabic negative cancellation (Coles-W. No. 17, 25 Pt.) and "TRIPOLI AFRIQUE" c.d.s. (Coles-W. No. 25 & 26), oval "BAD EL AZIME" unrecorded (postponed, arrived too late) on Turkey receipt list, mounted on exhibition page, very clear cancellation, showpiece ex Siala
Lot #3648 - Overseas libya
1910, "DERNAH 18.12.910" c.d.s. on commercial imprint envelope with rare single franking 20 pa. red, to Tripoli with arrival mark, few tiny spots and light border crease, otherwise fine, scarce Turkey forerunner




























