21st CENTURY AUCTIONS

Europe & Rest of the World
ROW148) Argentina 1964 registered airmail letter to The Duke of Argyle, Inveraray Castle. Bears 18 peso Airmail SG 1088 plus 3 other definitive values to make 35 pesos. Sender was Dr. Carelos M Ure-Arenales, of the Central Criminal Court, Buenos Aires. Cancelled by cds’s of October 1964. Reverse bears oval handstamp of the criminal court, bearing sender’s name. Neat typewritten cover. Price $29
 
GNG6) German New Guinea 5pf Yacht type Green P.S. card sent to Baden, & re-addressed. Cancelled by Simpsonshafen cds of 30 9 01, and with Waldkirsch arrival cds of 19.12.01. Minor water staining to left. Price $175
 
GNG8) German New Guinea 10pf Red Yacht type P. S. card used to Paris & re-addressed. Cancelled by Herbertshohe cds of 1906. Rare card and usage, price $249
 
GNG9) German New Guinea 5pf Yacht type Green P.S. card sent to Ludweiler, Germany. Cancelled by cds of Freidrich-Wilhelm –Stadt 13 12 06 and with arrival cds of Ludweiler 2.2.07. Correspondence has mention of Drummoyne, “Near Sidney Australien” Slightly aged. Price $175
 
GNG10) German New Guinea 5pf Yacht type Green P.S. card H & G 8 sent to Nuremburg, Germany. Cancelled by cds of Herbertshohe 5 8 07 and with arrival cds of Nuremburg 21 SEP 07. Neat & Clean, Price $210

ROW185) Indo China 1911 cover to Madurai, India, via Colombo. Bears 25c Blue & Black SG 58 cancelled by indistinct Saigon cds. Reverse bears Palavangudi transit cds of 28 FE 11 and Oyakondan cds of the same date. Cover is a bit aged, but quite presentable. Price $29
 
JP346) Japan 1926 10s Red Yomei Gate SG 304 in fresh mint unhinged top right corner block of 25 with imprint. Cat. £12.50 x 25 = £312.50, price $379
 
JP341) 1947 National Athletics Meeting block of 4, fresh mint unhinged. SG 460/63 Cat. £56, price $69 (13 available) 
 
JP335) Japan 1948 National Athletic Meeting 5y Green se-tenant block of 4, Baseball to top left. SG 509/12 cat £54, price $67.50
 
JP336) Japan 1948 National Athletic Meeting 5y Green se-tenant block of 4, Sprinter to top left. SG 509/12 cat £54, price $67.50
 
JP333) Japan 1949 Men of Culture Portraits 8y Green SG 557, fresh mint unhinged top left corner strip of 3. Cat. £11.50 x 3 = £34.50. Price $43
 
JP349) Japan 1949 Men of Culture Portraits 8y Green SG 557, fresh mint unhinged bottom part sheet of 16 with imprint. Cat. £11.50 x 16 = £184. Price $229 
 
JP343) Japan 1949 Men of Culture Portraits 8y Green SG 558, fresh mint unhinged top left block of 10. Cat. £4.75 x 10 = £47.50, price $59
 
JP330) Japan 1949 Men of Culture Portraits 8y Green SG 559, fresh mint unhinged right marginal block of 4. Cat. £4.75 x 4 = £19. Price $28.50
 
JP332) Japan 1949 Men of Culture Portraits 8y Violet SG 561, fresh mint unhinged top left corner strip of 3. Cat. £12.50 x 3 = £37.50. Price $46.50
 
JP350) Japan 1949 Men of Culture Portraits 8y Violet SG 561, fresh mint unhinged bottom part sheet of 16 with imprint & Plate No. 2 in left selvedge. Cat. £12.50 x 16 = £200. Price $279 
 
JP329) Japan 1949 Men of Culture Portraits 8y Purple SG 562, fresh mint unhinged lower right corner Plate Block of 8 No. 8.  Price $99
 
JP328) Japan 1949 Men of Culture Portraits 8y Violet SG 564, fresh mint unhinged lower left corner block of 8. Some perf separation to left margin. Cat. £11.50 x 8 = £92. Price $99
 
JP331) Japan 1949 Men of Culture Portraits 8y Red SG 565, fresh mint unhinged lower left corner strip of 3 with imprint. Cat. £18 x 3 = £54. Price $69
 
JP327) Japan 1949 Men of Culture Portraits 8y Red SG 565, fresh mint unhinged top left corner block of 8. Some perf separation to left margin. Cat. £11.50 x 8 = £144. Price $179
 
JP334) Japan 1949 Men of Culture Portraits 8y Red SG 566, fresh mint unhinged top left corner strip of 3. Cat. £30 x 3 = £90. Price $112.50
 
JP351) Japan 1949 Men of Culture Portraits 8y Red SG 566, fresh mint unhinged bottom part sheet of 16 with imprint. Cat. £30 x 16 = £480. Price $599 
 
JP338) Japan 1949 Men of Culture Portraits 8y Blue SG 568, fresh mint lightly hinged lower left corner block of 8. Minor thin bottom left in selvedge only. Cat. £14 x 8 = $112. price $139
 
JP326) Japan 1949 Men of Culture Portraits 10y Green SG 569, fresh mint lightly hinged. Cat. £60, price $59
 
JP339) Japan 1949 Men of Culture Portraits 10y Green SG 569, fresh mint unhinged hinged block of 4. Cat. £60 x 4 = £240, price $299 (3 available)
 
JP344) ) Japan 1949 Men of Culture Portraits 10y Purple SG 570, fresh mint unhinged top left block of 10. Cat. £12.50 x 10 = £112.50, price $139
 
JP354) Japan 1951 8y Red Tourism SG 643 in complete sheet of 20, fresh mint unhinged with imprints. Cat. £250 as single stamps. Price $325
 
JP340) Japan 1952 5y Red New Year’s stamp, SG 647. Fresh mint unhinged lower left corner block of 4, with 1952 date imprint. Cat. £14 x 4 = £56, price $69
 
JP452) Japan 1952 5y Red New Year’s stamp, SG 647. Fresh mint unhinged top part sheet of 12. Cat. £14 x 12 = £168, price $199
 
ROW131) Luxembourg 1852 SG1-4 FU, mostly 4 margins. CV £500, price $675

ROW225) Martinique 1886 20c red and green overprinted MQE 15c SG7 MH. CV £100, price $129
 
ROW222) Monaco 1885 25c green SG6 FU, a couple of short perfs. CV £100, price $95
 
ROW223) Monaco 1885 2c lilac SG2 MH. CV £75, price $95
 
ROW219) Netherlands 1852 15c orange SG3, VFU with four excellent margins. CV £140, price $189
 
ROW220) Netherlands 1952 5c blue SG1 x 2 shades, VFU and both with four excellent margins. CV £110, price $149
 
ROW187) Netherlands Indies 1918 cover sent locally. Bears 10c Red Wilhelmina cancelled by Madan cds of 30.9.18. A little aged, but scarce survivor. Medan is the capital of Indonesia’s North Sumatra province. The huge Maimun Palace and octagonal Great Mosque of Medan dominate the city centre, combining Islamic and European styles. Price $29
 
ROW227) Norway 1855 4s blue SG1 with four margins, three huge and one close, used with an indistinct three ring numeral cancel (36?). Small thin, CV £200, price $199
 
ROW206) Persia 1929 1sr Flight cover Tehran – Meched. Bears 2ch Blue SG 629 & Horiz Pr. Of 2ch Airmail ovpt. SG 659 cancelled by Tehran double ring cds of 9-V.29. Additional Tehran Airport arrival Double ring cds in Arabic, plus arrival and double ring cds’s departure (collection) at Meched. 2 x 1½ inch square 1st flight cachets on face, one in red at departure and a 2nd in Violet upon arrival. Also airmail etiquette in grey in French and Arabic. Neat printed address cover, small 3mm tear at base does not detract. A rare cover! Price $225
 
ROW230) Portugal 1853 25r blue SG4 four margins, MNG. An uneven print, but we have no reason to doubt its authenticity. CV £1,400, price $1,299
 
ROW437) Portugal small used selection on 3 stock sheets with 1895 King Carlos 22 different to 300r, including 15r (both), 75r, 150r & 180r, 1912 Ceres 24 values to 10e & 1943 Caravel 14 values to 2e Blue, also 1954 Sao Paulo set, the 2e30 Mint with light hinge remains (Cat £95 as MUH) few faintly toned perfs, nice pickings, Cat £205+, Price $149

ROW423) Portugal 1910 King Manoel II set of 14 to 1000r Black & blue overprinted ‘REPUBLICA’ SG 404-417, all with cds cancels, Nice-fine used, Cat £70+, Price $89

ROW424) Portugal 1931 Camoes Poem Lusiad simplified set of 23 to 5e SG 835-52 group, mostly Fine used, Cat £26+, Price $35

ROW425) Portugal 1941 Costume set of 10to 2e SG 932-41, 15c with perf faults at top, most with cds cancels, Nice – fine used Cat £50, Price $69

ROW426) Portugal 1943 Caravel selection of 12 different, 1e80 to 50e including 4e, 6e & 7e50 SG 951-58 group, Fine used, Cat £25+, Price $35

ROW427) Portugal 1945 President Carmona set of 8 to 3e50 SG 977-84, Fine used, Cat £29, Price $39

ROW428) Portugal 1947 Regional Costumes set of 8 to 3e50 SG 1002-09, Good-fine used, Cat £27, Price $35

ROW430) Portugal 1948 St Joao de Brito set of 4 to 1e75 SG 1016-19, some light hinge remains Mint, Cat £36+ as MUH, Price $39

ROW431) Portugal 1949 Portraits set of 8 to 3e50 SG 1021-28, some light hinge remains Mint, Cat £170, Price $179

ROW433) Portugal 1949 Portraits set of 8 to 3e50 SG 1021-28, Nice-fine used, Cat £55, Price $69

ROW434) Portugal 1950 Holy Year set of 4 to 5e SG 1035-38, Mint no gum, Cat £175 for MUH, £48 for used, Price $59

ROW435) Portugal 1952 St Francis Xavier set of 4 to 5e SG 1075-78, Fine used, Cat £25+, Price $35

ROW436) Portugal 1953 Medieval Knight definitives selection of 14 different 5c to 50e SG 1079-93 group including 90c, 1e40, 2e30, 10e & 20e, odd minor gum bend, lightly hinged Mint, some MUH, Cat £155+, Price $169

ROW432) Portuguese India 1931 St Francis Xavier Exhibition set of 6 to 2½t SG 498-503, lightly hinged Mint, Cat £45, Price $59
 
SWZ120) Switzerland set of 3, 1881 Swiss Cross - Inscription ‘TELEGRAPHIE’ granite paper, used, Price $211
 
SWZ116) Switzerland set of 6, 1908/9 Postage dues, 1, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100c, brownish olive/cinnamon, MLH, Price $131
 
ROW216) Switzerland 1922 League of Nations overprint on 1914 5fr blue mountain view, SGLN30. VFU with a SON cancel for the League of Nations dated 11 XI 35. CV £110, price $149
 
SWZ109) Switzerland 1924-37 Postage Stamp of 1921-25 overprinted ‘S.d.N. - Bureau - International - du Travail’, 70 dark violet, used, Price $29
 
SWZ129) Switzerland 1945, M/S, For the War Victims, MUH, Price $231
 
SWZ130) Switzerland 1945, M/S, 100th Anniversry of Basler Taube, MUH, Price $144
 
SWZ131) Switzerland set of 13, 1945 Truce in Europe, MUH, Price $570
 
SWZ134) Switzerland 1946, Airmail - Pro Aero 1946, MUH, Price $35
 
SWZ152) Switzerland 1948 M/S International Philatelic Exhibition, Basel IMABA 1948, MUH, Price $70
 
SWZ139) Switzerland set of 6, 1948 Landscapes - New Colours, MUH, Price $50
 
SWZ141) Switzerland set of 2, 1948 Airmail New Colours, multi coloured 30 & 40, used & MLH, Price $87
 
SWZ146) Switzerland set of 12, 1949 Engineering, MLH, Price $28
 
SWZ143) Switzerland 1949, Airmail - Pro Aero 1949, MUH, Price $46
 
ROW213) Switzerland 1950 United Nations overprint on 3fr, 5fr and 10fr 1938 Parliament issues, SGLU18-20, MH. CV for MUH is £585, price $479
 
SWZ121) Switzerland set of 6, 1950 Postage Stamps of 1938-42 overprinted ‘NATIONS UNIES - OFFICE EUROPEEN’ used, Price $92
 
ROW214) Switzerland 1950 International Refugees Organisation overprints on 1949 Landscapes and 1941 Historicals, SGLR1-8 MH. This is a complete set for this organisation. CV £304 for MUH, price $249
 
ROW215) Switzerland 1950 World Health Organisation overprint on 3fr, 5fr and 10fr 1938 Parliament issues, SGLH23-5, MH (5fr MUH). CV £220 for MUH, price $189
 
SWZ150) Switzerland set of 5, 1951 Pro Patria Zurich 600 Anniversary of the Confederation, MUH, Price $27
 
SWZ149) Switzerland 1951, M/S, National Philatelic Exhibition LUNABA Luzern, MUH, Price $290
 
SWZ167) Switzerland 1955 M/S, National Philatelic Exhibition Lausanne 1955, MUH, Price $70
 
SWZ168) Switzerland set of 4, 1959 Europa Stamps, European PTT Conference Montreux, MUH, Price $38
 
SWZ210) Switzerland set of 13, 1982-5 Definitive Issues, MUH, Price $35
 
ROW233) Togo c1947 Sunken Die Proof for 10c postage due SGD185 in issued colour. Price $100