Markenausgaben. 2 P blue and 1 Sh carmine rose, each toned with tiny faults, together on envelope tied by numeral "36", black bold 5 and red 16 CENTS alongside, ms. Via Southhampton, red LONDON MY 17/64 and SAN FRANCISCO JUN 23/1864 transit marks, addressed to Marysville County, tiny border crease, fine and attractive

Markenausgaben. 2 P blue and ½ P green together on envelope tied by NORFOLK ISLAND SP/14 04 c.d.s., SYDNEY SP 20 04 transit mark, addressed to England with arrival mark on reverse, fine and scarce

2 P lilac pale shade, imperf corner margin pair, no gum, two tiny pin holes between stamps, fine and fresh, certificate RPSL

6 P orange single, closed margins, on cover tied by clear numeral "78", orange 1a alongside, tiny border toned, addressed to London with arrival mark on reverse, fine

6 P orange single, full to wide margins, on cover tied by clear numeral "1", SHIP LETTER and Melbourne transit mark on reverse, tiny border toned and file fold, fine

6 P deep grey five single stamps on cover tied by numeral "7" red PD alongside, tiny spots and minor faults, some border crease, addressed to Switzerland with arrival mark on reverse, a very scarce incoming mail and destination, still fine

Swiss postal stationery card used registered with six different stamps each tied by NASSAU BAHAMAS 3/4/20M c.d.s. including red cross overprinted 1 P carmine black to Sweden, transit marks Liverpool and London, arrival mark Linköping, fine and unusual

10 R on 1 K orange inverted overprint, fine cancelled on piece, a rarity, signed Dr. Jem

10 R on 1 K orange and 10 R on 3 K red-brown overprinted two imperf stamps on local letter tied by BATUM 25/11/19 c.d.s., addressed to "Mr.M.A.Kastorsky 12, Petrowsk Passage Herc" (Batum), very fine and scarce, ex Dr. Grigoleit (Scott 7, 8, $ 1450)

BATUM "1" "2" & "3" turkish armed forces cancellations on three pieces, mounted on exhibition page, fine and scarce trio

BATUM 1 - 12/5/1918, ottoman turkish armed forces post office cancelled cover front only, addressed to Bukarest Romania, fine and very scarce, certificate Turkish Federation TFDF

1 C postal stationery card tied by MAFEKING BECHUANALAND AU/8/95 c.d.s. to Cetinje/Montenegro with octogonal tax mark and blue crayon 10 for postage due, fine

1½ C postal stationery card tied by RAMOUTSA c.d.s. overprinted BRITISH BECHUANALAND to DRESDEN with arrival mark, fine

FIRST FLIGHT BOLIVIA-BRASIL LLOYD AEREO BOLIVIANO Syndicato Condor Ltd. clear cancelled cover LA PAZ 30/7/1930, fine

MILITARY OCCUPATION 1915, 1 C to 2 Fr of Gabon overprinted, cpl. set of 15 values mint, hinged, usual tropical gum, mostly fine/very fine, sign. Hoffmann Giesecke (Yvert 38-52)

FRENCH OCCUPATION 1916, 1 C to 2 Fr of Moyen or French Congo overprinted, cpl. set of 14 values used, only 2 and 4 C mint, hinged, very fine, sign. Hoffmann Giesecke (Yvert 53-66)

1851, 6 d imperf vertical "SPECIMEN." overprint in orange, full to wide margins all around, fine

Markenausgaben. 1930, "Columbia" Airmail 50 C on 36 C sage-green, a superb mint example of this rare stamp, position 2 of the setting of 4 types, fresh colour and large part original gum, signed A. Diena (in full) and Sanabria, cert. A. Diena (1967) and BPA (2009) (Scott C5, $ 9.500)

1 Sh dull violet on blueish paper, used diagonally bisected on piece with mute cancellation, fine and very scarce, signed, showpiece ex Coll. Bürgi (SG 8a)

1 P rose pair and single together on registered envelope tied by MANGAIA DE/7 08 c.d.s., AUCKLAND NZ 17/DE 08 transit mark, addressed to New York with arrival mark on reverse, tiny spots, fine and scarce