Auction #126 - Public Auction

41 var (47a) 1922 5m orange, violet Arab Government of the East^ overprint SG Type 4, perf 14, a rare and seriously undercatalogued stamp, OG,VLH, F-VF
Net Est $450

53b (54) 1923 1m dark brown, gold Arab Government of the East handstamp^ SG Type 5, perf 15x14, only 50 printed, very few of which were used, lightly canceled, VF, with RPSL certificate
Scott Retail $1800
SG $2520

74 var footnoted (99Aa) 1923 2m blue-green, black overprint reading down, ERROR - "933" for "932"^, P.O. fresh, this variety only occurred once in each setting of 24 printed (pos 3), as such vastly undercatalogued, scarce, appears OG, NH, despite what the certificate says, OG,VLH, VF, with Najjar certificate
Net Est $2520

85 var (84a) 1923 5/10th pi on 3m yellow-brown, VARIETY - black Arab Government of the East overprint^, perf 15x14, very rare, and unpriced used!, F-VF, with Ceremuga certificate
Net Est $2100

98 var (75a var footnoted) 1923 ½p on 9p ochre Issue of November 1922^, with additional surcharge, ERROR - surcharge inverted, perf 15x14, unlisted and extremely scarce, OG,HR, F-VF, with Brandon certificate
Net Est $980

145-57 (159-71) 1927-29 2m-1000m Emir Abdullah^, cplt (13), fresh, with high values lightly hinged, OG,HR, VF
Scott Retail $320
SG $280

256//264 var footnoted (308a-328a) 1952 2f on 2m-50f on 50m Emir Abdullah^ overprints in black, cplt (8) from a trial overprinting, quite rare as the printing figures are: 170, 200, 203, 175, 232, 234, 235, and 179, seldom seen, each a sheet-margin example, OG,NH, SUPERB
SG $595

257 var (315b) 1952 3f on 3m green Emir Abdullah with red surcharge^ and red "Palestine" overprint, perf 12, rare color variety, OG,LH, VF
SG $155

299 var (380B var footnoted) 1953 3f black and carmine Mosque, VARIETY - double overprint^ of the rare ½mm bars setting, perf 13½, scarce, OG,NH, SUPERB
Net Est $135

N18 var (P30a) 1949 1m brown UPU Anniversary overprint^, ERROR - overprint inverted, a bottom-left sheet-margin example, signed, OG,VLH, VF
SG $155

O1 (O117) 1924 1/2p scarlet Official, black Arab Government of the East overprint, rare and substantially undercatalogued in both Scott and Stanley Gibbons, truly a great rarity of which only two examples are known, F-VF, with Brandon certificate
Net Est $1540

1-10 (65-74) 1921-22 1¢-5R K George V^ of East Africa and Uganda, wmkd Script CA, perf 14, cplt (10), a difficult and undercatalogued set, OG, LH, F-VF
Net Est $1190