21st CENTURY AUCTIONS

Rest of the World
 
DDR172) East Germany 1950 Leipzig Spring Fair. Official clean un-addressed First Day Cover. Rare thus. Price $110
 
ROW110) France 1853-61 1c Olive green/bluish imperf. Napoleon III, SG 42, cat £120, three large margins, just cut into at top, very fine used. Price $79
 
ROW115) France 1853-61 5c Green/bluish imperf Napoleon III, 3 margins, just touching at lower left, fine used. Price $89
 
ROW117) France 1853-61 80c Rose-red/yellowish imperf Napoleon III, 3 good margins, touching at left, fine used. Price $55
 
ROW116) France 1853-61 80c Deep Rose imperf Napoleon III, 3 good margins, just touching at left, fine used. Price $79
 
ROW118) France 1870-71 4c Grey Ceres imperf, Cat £400, 3 large margins, close at left, some surface discolouration from the cancellation ink, otherwise fine used. Price $199
 
ROW113) France 1870-71 20c Pale Blue Ceres type II imperf, another example with 2 large margins, others close to cut into, fine used. Price $49
 
ROW111) France 1870-71 20c Pale Blue Ceres type III imperf, a 4-margin example fine used. Price $99

ROW119) France 1863-76 range of 7 different perforated Ceres Heads issues 1c to 25c blue, mostly fine used. Price $99
 
ML639) Germany 1872 18k Bistre SG 13 Nice Used, small shield, quite clear embossing, attractive stamp, SG cat 650 pounds. Price: $299
 
GER97) West Germany 1952 30pf Telephone Service Fine used, Cat £24, Price $29

HK251) Hong Kong 1973 Machins USED. Price $90
 
HK217) Hong Kong 1975 Festival MUH. Price $64
 
HK262) Hong Kong 1985 Native Flowers MUH. Price $30
 
HK132) Hong Kong 1987 Framas - Year of Rabbit 01 MUH. Price $27

HK136) Hong Kong 1988 Framas - Year of Dragon 01 MUH. Price $105
 
HK141) Hong Kong 1990 International Stamp Exhibition "NEW ZEALAND 1990" MUH. Price $165

HK146) Hong Kong 1991 Olympics Minisheet MUH. Price $33.75
 
HK124) Hong Kong 1991 Framas - Ram 01/02 Part I & II MUH. Price $82

HK125) Hong Kong 1993 Framas - Year of Rooster 01/02 MUH. Price $103
 
HK127) Hong Kong 1996 Framas - Year of Rat 01/02 MUH. Price $105
 
HK128) Hong Kong 1997 Framas - Year of Ox 01/02 MUH. Price $105
 
HK130) Hong Kong 1998 Stamp Set MUH. Price $42
 
MHK73) Hong Kong 1972 - 2007 Commercial Covers to Australia
16 covers. Date ranges 1972-1975, 1981-1985, 1990, 2003, 2007. Price $100
 
ROW309) Indochina 1947 inwards mail. Small airmail cover from New Caledonia to French High Commissioner. Bears pair of 3F Brown & Mauve SG 175 & 10F Blue & Orange SG 321. Cancelled by Noumea cds of 2 - 2 47. Reverse bears Saigon arrival cds of 25 - 8 47. Filing crease to left does not affect adhesives. Inwards mail of this period rarely survived. RARE! Price $325
 
ROW311) Indochina 1947 inwards mail. Small airmail cover from Egypt to Indochina Statistician General’s Office. Bears 22 Mills Blue & 30 Mills Green SG 301 & 27. Cancelled by Machine canceller of Cairo 6 MAR1947. Reverse bears Saigon arrival cds of 25.3 47. Also has perforated blue stylised Air France etiquette with both Roman & Arabic lettering. Inwards mail of this period rarely survived. RARE! Price $325
 
ROW310) Indochina 1947 inwards mail. Small airmail cover from Morocco to Indochina Statistician General’s Office. Bears 1F50c Red, SG 297, 2F Green SG 239 & 20F Purple SG 306. Cancelled by Machine canceller of 8 MAR1947.. Reverse bears Saigon arrival cds of 17 5 47 so probably went surface mail. Inwards mail of this period rarely survived. RARE! Price $325
 
ROW317) Indochina 1947 inwards mail. Small airmail cover from Lebanon to Indochina Statistician General’s Office. Bears 20p Orange & 25p Blue, SG 345/6. Cancelled by cds of Beirut 13- 5 47. Reverse has arrival cds of 19 5 47. Inwards mail of this period rarely survived. RARE! Price $325

ROW313) Indochina 1947 inwards mail. Small airmail cover from France to Indochina Bears 4F Violet & 10F Blue UPU SG 920 & 1012. Cancelled by cds Paris Conservatoire 24 4 47. Reverse bears Saigon arrival cds of 28.5 47. Inwards mail of this period rarely survived. RARE! Price $125
 
ROW314) Indochina 1947 inwards mail. Small airmail cover from France to Indochina Statistician General’s Office. Bears 4F 50c Blue, 5F green & 5F Mauve SG 1002, 921 & 976. Cancelled by cds of Nice 3- 6 47. Reverse is blank. Inwards mail of this period rarely survived. RARE! Price $125
 
ROW312) Indochina 1947 inwards mail. Small airmail cover from France to Indochina Statistician General’s Office. Bears 3F Pink, #F Brown, 4F Blue & 5F Mauve SG 918, 917, 919 & 976. Cancelled by cds of Villeneuve - sur - Yonne 19 7 47. Reverse bears Saigon arrival cds of 28.7 47. Also has perforated blue stylised Air France etiquette with both Roman & Arabic lettering. Villeneuve-sur-Yonne is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France. It is surrounded by a partly intact wall, built during the 12th century, which was one of the 8 residences of the French kings. The city was founded in 1163 by Louis VII of France to protect the kingdom of France at the boundary of the Champagne. In 1204 King Philip II Augustus held parliament in the city, and Louis IX resided in the city before departing for the Eighth Crusade. In 1594 the city was burnt down. During the French Revolution the name was changed from le-Roi (the king) to sur-Yonne (on the Yonne). In 1870 a memorial for the dead was designed by the sculptor Émile Peynot. The city was governed from 1927 till 1931 by the infamous mayor Marcel Pétiot, who was guillotined in 1946, convicted of 26 killings.  Inwards mail of this period rarely survived. RARE! Price $125
 
ROW315) Indochina 1948 inwards mail. Small airmail Advertising cover for Paris Science Institute. Bears 2 x 15F Red SG 1021 & 6F Red SG 1005. Cancelled by cds of Paris 16 3 1948. Reverse has arrival cds of Saigon 21 3 48. Inwards mail of this period rarely survived. RARE! Price $125
 
ROW316) Indochina 1948 inwards mail. Small airmail cover from France Bears 2 x 18F Blue SG 1022 Cancelled by slogan of Bordeaux 3 AOUT 48. Reverse has arrival cds of Saigon 17 8 48. Minor toning to top right. Inwards mail of this period rarely survived. RARE! Price $125
 
ROW308) Indochina 1949 inwards mail. Small airmail cover from New Caledonia to French High Commissioner. Bears pair of 3F Violet & Orange SG 317 & 10F brown SG 279. Cancelled by Noumea cds of 16 5 49. Reverse bears Saigon arrival cds of 25 -5 49. Filing crease to left does not affect adhesives. Inwards mail of this period rarely survived. RARE! Price $325
 
ROW307) Indochina 1949 inwards mail. Small airmail cover from Algeria. Bears pair & single of 5F Black & Blue arms type, SG 278, cancelled by Hexagonal Port Flatters datestamp of 31 – 8 1949, Reverse has Saigon arrival cds of 19 – 9 1949. Inwards mail of this period rarely survived. Price $65

IS1) ICELAND the rare 1950 Top Value 25 Krona in a **MUH** Block 4 - This was about a week's wages back then in the Post War period! The next highest was FIVE Krona. Depicting the historic Parliament Building, this is SINGLE LINE perf. with good perfs and centring. USED are not too hard to source off parcel mail, but MUH in a Block is near unheard of, due to the massive face value - from over 70 years back. SG308, cat £900 as 4 singles, and a large premium in a BLOCK. Price $1295

ICE9) Iceland 1954 Hannes Hafstein set of 3. Fine Used.  Price $46

ICE10) Iceland 1954 2.45k Hannes Hafstein. Fine Used.  Price $40

ITL125) Italy set of 9 blocks of 4, Italia Syracusean Coin, MUH, Price $462
 
ITL136) Italy set of 6 blocks of 4, 1953-7 Syracusean Coin, MUH, Price $388
 
ITL130) Italy set of 2 blocks of 4, 1954 Italia, 100 Lire brown & 200 Lire blue, MUH, Price $1185
 
ITL141) Italy set of 2, 1956 Europa Stamps, MUH, Price $15.50
 
ITL143) Italy block of 4, 1957 Italia, blue 200L, MUH, Price $70
 
ITL160) Italy set of 12 blocks of 4, 1961 Designs from Sistine Chapel Michelangelo, MUH, Price $25
 
ITL161) Italy 2 blocks of 4, 1961 Designs from Sistine Chapel Michelangelo, MUH, Price $47
 
ITL162) Italy 3 blocks of 4, 1961 Visit of President Gronchi to South America, MUH, Price $117
 
ITL163) Italy 2 singles & 3 blocks of 4, 1961 100th Anniversary of Italian Unity, MUH, Price $49
 
JP277) Japan 1896 China War SG 128/31 mint hinged. Some gum toning. Cat. £210, price $215
 
JP270) Japan 1896 China War SG 128/31 mint, stuck down on notepaper with script: “Dear Mater. Have sent you 4 of the new stamps just issued in Japan. Each stamp has a different face. Only a few in circulation & only issued for a certain time. Jim. Fascinating! Cat £ 210, price $215
 
ROW385) Japan 1948 5y Philatelic Week SG 514 MUH, Cat £95, Price $99

ROW386) Japan 1948 5y Philatelic Week SG 514 MUH, Cat £95, Price $99

JP358) Japan 1950 Airmail Geese set of 5 SG 575-79, Mint, Cat £341 as MUH, Price $249

MISC159) Japan, Neon Genesis Evangelion 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance Theatrical Release Stamp Sheet, Limited Edition. Price $375

ROW318) Lebanon 1946. Small airmail advertising cover of American University of Beirut, from Lebanon to Bank of Syria & Lebanon, Paris. Bears 25p Brown Air SG 294 & 5p on 30c Brown Lebanese Army Stamp, SG 289. Cancelled by cds of Beirut 6 XI 46. Reverse is blank. RARE on cover! Price $125
 
M1) Mexico 1968, Olympic Games, Mexico City, set of 4 miniature sheets, SG MS1145 & 1150 MUH. Car. £35, price $26.50 (9 available)

SM107) San Marino 1967 Mushrooms. Fresh MUH Set of 6 in complete sheets of 50. Price $65

SM114) San Marino 1972 Coins. Fresh MUH Set of 8 complete sheets of 50. Price $85

SWZ222) Switzerland set of 11, 1950 Engineering Switzerland Postage Stamps of 1949 over printed Officiel, MLH, Price $91

ROW149) Vietnam 1968 6 x long airmail covers from staffer at Australian Embassy Saigon to his daughter in Melbourne. Each carries 8 or 9 different commemoratives and are cancelled with cds’s of Saigon during June 1968. Scarce survivors and most attractive. Price $210

ROW450) USA Confederate States 1861-62 Hoyer & Ludwig 10c Dark blue Scott 2b, three large margins, close at top, full original gum which has caused some minor creasing, heavy hinge remains Mint, Cat US $650, Price $499

ROW455) USA Confederate States 1863 20c Green Scott 13, four full but slightly ragged margins, full original gum which has caused some creasing, hinge remains Mint, Cat US$45, Price $39

US109) USA 1875-83 Large banknotes new values etc simplified selection of 9, includes 5c Taylor, 4c Green & 4c Red, 5c Garfield both colours, Good – fine used, Cat US $100+, Price $69
 
US111) USA 1898 Small banknotes colour changes 1c Green to 15c Olive, includes both shades of the 10c, Good-fine used, Cat US $37+, Price $24.99
 
US164) USA 1991 Express Mail Stamp $14 Bald Eagle/Olympic Rings.  MUH. Price $28

US168) USA 1995 $3 & $10.95 Express Stamps Space Shuttle.  MUH. Price $26

US170) USA 1998 $3.20 & $11.75 Priority Mail Space Shuttle Endeavour. MUH Price $32

US179) USA 1997-2001 Looney Tunes Booklets set of 5 Complete Booklets.  plus Daffy & Bugs First Day of Issue stamped Information Sheets . Price $65

Italian States: Tuscany. The following items appear to be genuine using the criteria (from the Serrane Guide) set out in the ‘Stamp Collecting World’ website under ‘Italian States Stamps Tuscany’ Extension requests for these stamps will be accepted.
 
ROW124) Italian States: Tuscany 1851-59 Arms 1q black/grey imperf SG 2, margins close to touching, three different authentication marks on reverse, small surface rub at lower right fine used, Cat £1800. Price $675
 
ROW126) Italian States: Tuscany 1851-59 Arms 2cr Blue/blue imperf, 3 small margins, just touching at upper left, small thin at upper left, nice used Cat £325. Price $99
 
ROW127) Italian States: Tuscany 1851-59 Arms 4cr Green/grey imperf, margins close to touching, Cat £170. Price $109
 
ROW134) Italian States: Tuscany 1860 Provisional Government imperfs, 5c, 10c (two distinct shades), 20c & 40c, an attractive, sound group of these classics with strong colours, margins are close to touching, generally fine used, total Cat £980. Price $549

ROW139) Italian States: Tuscany 1860 Provisional Government 1c purple imperf, large margin t top, others close to touching, nice used, Cat £1000. Price $599
 
ROW140) Italian States: Tuscany 1860 Provisional Government 80c dull red imperf, 3 close margins, touching at right, fine used, Cat £1600. Price $849
 
ROW141) Italian States: Sicily 1859 King Ferdinand II ½gr yellow imperf, 3 narrow margins, touching at left, fine used, Cat £1300, Price $749
 
ROW129) Italian States: Sicily 1859 King Ferdinand II another ½gr yellow imperf with margins close to touching, very slight soiling, fine used, Cat £1300, Price $499
 
ROW142) Italian States: Sicily 1859 King Ferdinand II 20gr grey imperf, three margins close to touching, just cut into at lower right, fine used, Cat £750, Price $299
 
ROW145) Italian States: Naples 1858 Heraldic Symbol 20gr red, margins close to touching. The design appears to incorporate the designer’s ‘secret mark’ fine used, Cat £1500, Price $699