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Lot 2346

German Occupation of Lithuania, 1941 Vilnius overprints complete (Michel 10-18), tied by Vilnius c.d.s.s, 17 July 1941 on locally addressed cover; file fold and small stain not affecting stamps, 5k with rounded corner, F-VF, signed Roruk.
Michel €1,200 ($1,300)
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Lot 2347

German Occupation of France - St. Nazaire, 1945, 50c with "Liberation" overprint (Michel 1 var), tied, along with 4 additional stamps totaling 5f50, also with/Liberation overprints, on registered patriotic cover, Guerande to Batz s/Mer, 9 May; backstamped; minor perf toning, otherwise Very Fine, signed Sirath.
Michel €400 ($430) Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 2348

German Occupation of France - St. Nazaire, 1945, 2fr with "Liberation" overprint (Michel 2 var), tied by Batz s/Mer c.d.s.s, 11 May, on cover to La Baule, handstamped "T" in triangle for postage due, which has been paid with a 1.00fr St. Nazaire postage meter applied 12 May, with La Baule receiver the same day, Very Fine and quite possibly unique.
Michel €400+ ($430) Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 2349

German Occupation of France - St. Nazaire, 1945, 50c and 2fr (Michel 1-2), on two covers, the 50c with 1f50 Pétain, La Baule to Escoublac, 9 April, flap missing; the 2fr with two 2fr Pétain, registered Batz s/Mer to La Baule, 14 April, backstamped, Very Fine, signed Tust BPP with his cert.
Michel €800 ($860)
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Lot 2350

German Occupation of Kotor, 5 different, on twice-mailed registered cover from Josica to Baosic, first two cancelled 10 Feb (cover backstamped 13 Feb), last three cancelled 16 Sept (first day! backstamped 20 Oct), Very Fine and most unusual. Michel 3, 5, 7-9.
Estimate 200 - 250
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Lot 2351

German Occupation of Kurland, 1945 surcharges, tied on overprinted 6Rpf postal card (P1) by Libau c.d.s.s, 8 May 1945, the last day of validity, Very Fine. Michel 1-3, 4A-B.
Estimate 100 - 150
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Lot 2352

German Occupation of Lithuania, 1941 National overprints complete (Michel 1-9), tied by Siauliai c.d.s.s, 22 July 1941 on locally addressed cover, F-VF.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 2353

German Occupation of Telsiai, 1941, 30k Tadjikistan pavillion, horizontal pair tied by Telsiai c.d.s., 31 Aug 1941, on registered cover to Kaunas, backstamped; left stamp slightly damaged, otherwise Very Fine. Michel 20.
Michel €1,700 ($1,840)
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Lot 2354

German Occupation of Laibach (Ljublana), 1944 airmails complete (NC11-17, NCE1), tied by Lubiana c.d.s.s, 14 Feb 1944, on cover to Trento, backstamped, file fold not affecting stamps, Very Fine. Michel 21-28.
Michel €900 ($970)
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Lot 2355

German Occupation of Poland, 1944, 10z+10z Castle (NB41), tied by special cancel on registered FDC to Lorch, backstamped, Very Fine.
Michel €350 ($380)
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Lot 2356

German Occupation of Poland, 1944, 10z+10z Castle (NB41), tied by Radka c.d.s., 20 Nov 1944, on registered cover to Alsfeld with Brugmann Mobile Task Force unit handstamp, backstamped, Very Fine and very scarce.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 2357

German Occupation of Russia, Pleskau, 7 different overprints, tied by "Псков" c.d.s.s, 2 Oct 1941, on locally addressed registered cover, Very Fine, with 1998 Krischke cert. Michel 1a-b, 2a, 5-8.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 2358

German Occupation of Russia, 20k on 5k and 60k on 30k, tied by "Псков" c.d.s.s, 1 Oct 1941, on 20k on 60k lettersheet (Mi. U5B Iiiz), Very Fine, signed Ziraim. Michel 4, 8.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 2359

German Occupation - Ostland, 4pf & 6pf Hitler (N11, N13), set of 4 se-tenants (Mi. S1-4) complete on cover, tied by Riga c.d.s.s, 24 July 1944, Very Fine.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 2360

Germany - Saar, 1934, 10fr Madonna (154), tied on registered cover by Saarbrucken 2 Plebiscite Day slogan cancel, 13 Jan 1935, to Saarlouis, backstamped, Very Fine.
Michel €600 ($650)
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Lot 2361

Germany - Saar, 1951, 60c Beethoven (205), 50 copies including two blocks of 16, tied by Homburg c.d.s., 23 April 1952, on front and back of a normal size cover to Hamburg, Very Fine, a most unusual way to pay the 30fr single rate to Germany.
Estimate 100 - 150
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Lot 2362

Germany - Saar, 1928-34 registered cover to Germany (B53, 119, C1-2), tied by Saarbrucken 17.4.34 c.d.s., accompanying registry label plus red airmail forwarding h/s of Nurnberg, b/s Nurnberg-Flughafen and Feuchtwangen, cover with vertical bend not affecting stamps, Fine, scarce usage of the high value.
Estimate 100 - 150
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Lot 2363

Germany - Saar, 1934 Plebiscite semi-postal issues complete (B54-B60), tied on six covers by Saarbrucken 2 Plebiscite Day slogan cancel, 13 Jan 1935, 1fr-5fr each on separate cover (3fr and 5fr registered, backstamped Saarlouis 17 Jan), 40c pair and 60c single on the 6th cover; F-VF. Michel 199-205 €975 ($1,050).
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 2364

Germany - Saar, 1951 Volkshilfe set complete (B84-B88), unaddressed FDC, Very Fine.
Michel €400 ($430)
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Lot 2365

Germany - Saar, 1932, 5fr dark brown (C4), tied by Saarbrucken c.d.s., 13 Apr 1934, on registered cover to Torgau, backstamped, fresh and Very Fine.
Michel €280 ($300)
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Lot 2366

Greece, 1939 Balkan Games (421-424), maximum card with stamps tied by Athens Stadium 1st day cancel, additional 10lep postal tax stamp tied on address side, F-VF and very scarce.
Estimate 100 - 150
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Lot 2367

Iceland, 1897, large "þrir/3" on 5a green (31), tied on folded printed advertisement by Reykjavik 2.11.97 (2nd day) c.d.s., printed address to Akranes with a perfect strike of the Akranes crown receiving postmark, stamp trivial corner bend, VF and scarce. Facit 35 SKr 7,000 ($700).
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Lot 2368

Iceland, Three-color franking (115, 126, 132), on 10" x 6" registered cover from Reykjavik to Graz, Austria, 17 Dec 1921, backstamped Edinburgh and London, file fold and cover faults from thick contents, but a very rare usage.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 2369
 
Italian States - Tuscany, 1854 cover Florence to the U.S., bearing a vertical strip of three of the 9cr gray lilac (8) and a single 1cr (4) tied by Firenze ribbon c.d.s. 15 Feb, the 1cr also being tied by a "6/Boston Br. Pkt." receiver, Italian and French transit markings. Fine.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 2370

Italy, Airmail Special Delivery, 1933, 2.25L gray black (CE4), tied, along with four additional stamps totaling L1.25, by Savona c.d.s.s, 6 Nov 1933, on airmail cover to Germany, four different Italian backstamps, Very Fine and very scarce. Sassone €725 ($780).
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Lot 2371

Italian Occupation of the Aegean Islands, 25c & 50c Soccer (32-33), on picture postcard from Rhodes to London, 19 Jun 1934, Very Fine and scarce non-philatelic usage.
Estimate 100 - 150
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Lot 2372

Latvia, 1931 Home Guard (CB3-CB5), perf & imperf on registered airmail cover to Vienna, Very Fine.
Estimate 100 - 150
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Lot 2373

Latvia, 1933 Airplanes/Zeppelin (CB21-CB24), complete set on registered airmail cover from Riga to Switzerland, 4 May 1937, backstamped, Very Fine and scarce.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 2374

Liechtenstein, 2Rp on 10h type 1 (51), tied, along with 55-61 [all perf 12½], on registered cover Triesen to Vienna, 6 April 1921, minor perf toning, F-VF.
Estimate 100 - 150
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Lot 2375

Macao, 1910, 3a diagonal bisect (81 var.), two singles and unsevered pair paying 6a rate on cover to Hong Kong, 23 Aug 1910, backstamped Victoria 24 Aug, F-VF and unusual.
Estimate 100 - 150
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Lot 2376

Macao, 1910, 5p dark violet (288), tied on registered airmail cover to Chicago, 20 April 1938, additional 1.18p postage on reverse: C4 [2], C5 [13], backstamped Honolulu [29 Apr] and Chicago, file fold and small opening tear at left not affecting stamps, Very Fine.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 2377

New Brunswick, 1860, 1¢ red lilac (6), strip of 5 [top stamp in strip shows part of Am. Bank Note Co. imprint in margin] tied by barred oval cancels on yellow cover from St. John to Dorchester, N.B., St. John c.d.s. on reverse, 15 July 1864, handstamped "More To Pay" with blue crayon "7" (cents due), Fine. Double weight letter charged 2¢ penalty for unpaid second ½oz which, if prepaid, would have cost 5¢.
Estimate 500 - 750

Expertization: with 1990 Greene Certificate.
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Lot 2378

New Guinea, 1932, 2s Official on Airmail cover (O34), tied by RABAUL 18 MY 37 NEW GUINEA c.d.s on registered airmail cover to England, registration handstamp and manuscript number, backstamped with New Guinea c.d.s. and REGISTERED 29 MY 37 BRISBANE c.d.s., mild bend at right not affecting stamp, otherwise VF and quite a scarce usage.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 2379
 
Newfoundland, 1887, 2¢ red orange (48), tied on cover to St. Johns, Newf'd by black grid, with St. Johns OC 2 97 Newf'd c.d.s., fresh and Very Fine.
Estimate 100 - 150
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Lot 2380

Newfoundland, covers to Switzerland (106-14, 110a, 131-44, 212-25, C13-17), on 11 registered airmail covers to Switzerland, matching small covers mailed in 1957-58, Very Fine and most unusual.
Scott $565 ++
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Lot 2381

Poland, 1868 folded letter with Russia #15, single tied by Warszawa 29/10 c.d.s., addressed to Elzbietow. Fresh and Very Fine. A scarce usage in Poland.
Estimate 150 - 200

Expertization: 2000 Buchsbayew Certificate.
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Lot 2382

Russia, 1868, 20k blue & orange, horizontally laid paper (24), folded wrapper, two singles (cert calls it horiz. pair) tied by Narva 25 May 1871 c.d.s., addressed to England with St. Petersburg transit and red boxed "P.D." handstamp, backstamped with Narva departure c.d.s. and Manchester arrival postmark, couple light file folds. Fine and attractive.
Estimate 100 - 150

Expertization: 2000 Buchsbayew Certificate.
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Lot 2383
 
South Africa, 1938 ½p & 1p Booklet panes (46e, 48k), each on properly rated registered cover Johannesburg to the U.S., 23 Dec 1938, the ½p with 2p vertical pair (37), the 1p with 1p KGVI (75a); very fine and very scarce.
Estimate 100 - 150
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Lot 2384

Spain, 1929 Seville-Barcelona (345-57 & E2), complete set on FDC from Madrid to Barcelona, backstamped, Very Fine and scarce.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 2385

Spain, 1930 Goya complete (386-402/E7), 32 values in two FDCs with special Seville Ibero-American 1st day cancels, Very Fine.
Estimate 100 - 150
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Lot 2386

Spain, 1930 Columbus (418-32, C31-42, E8), complete on two FDcs with red Seville special cancels, couple stamps with minor toning, F-VF and very scarce.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 2387

Spain, Nine different values with "MUESTRA" overprint (422S//C45S), on three registered covers sent from the U.S. Embassy in Madrid to Dayton, Ohio, 11 Nov 1930, each cover with 55c additional postage, backstamped, F-VF. Scarce unauthorized use of Specimens.
Estimate 100 - 150
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Lot 2388

Spain, 1938, 1p-15p Submarine Mail complete, complete set of 6 tied by "Correo Submarino/ Mahon" oval cancel, 14 Aug 1938, on cover to Barcelona, backstamped Barcelona submarine mail receiver 19 Aug, envelope bears the corner card of the "Agencia Filatélica Oficial", the agency responsible for issuing these stamps, and is addressed to itself in Barcelona, Very Fine. Edifil 775-780.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 2389

Spain, 1938, 10p Submarine, imperforate strip of 6 with imprint tied by "Correo Submarino/ Barcelona" oval cancel, 19 Aug 1938, on cover to Mahon, backstamped Mahon submarine mail receiver 14 Aug (the cancellers apparently did not have movable dates), envelope bears the corner card of the "Agencia Filatélica Oficial", Very Fine. Edifil 779s.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 2390

Spain, 1939, 10p Submarine, imperforate corner block of 6 tied by "Correo Submarino/ Barcelona" oval cancel on cover to Mahon as previous with 5p Madrid Palace of Communications souvenir sheet on reverse tied by Mahon receiver, manuscript "El Ambulante Submarino H. Tomás Orós" on reverse (Tomás Orós Gimenez was the postmaster of the submarine post), F-VF. Edifil 779s.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 2391

Spain, 1939, 4p, 6p, 15p Submarine from souvenir sheet, tied by "Correo Submarino/ Mahon" oval cancel on cover to Barcelona, backstamped Barcelona submarine mail receiver, Very Fine.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 2392

Spain, 1926, Red Cross (B1-B13, EB1), complete set on Madrid FDC, vert file fold not affecting stamps, F-VF.
Estimate 100 - 150
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Lot 2393

Spain, 1926, Virgin of Pilar (B109-122, CB8-17, EB2), complete on two censored covers from Zaragoza to Barcelona with 12 Oct 1940 commemorative cancels, backstamped, Very Fine and rare.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 2394

Spain, Airmail, 1936, 10c-15c Madrid Philatelic Exhibition complete (C88-C89), tied, along with 50c additional postage, by 4 April Exhibition cancels and by 6 April Exhibition airmail cancel on cover to Barcelona, Very Fine.
Estimate 200 - 250
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Lot 2395

Spain, Airmail, 1947, 50p Zuloaga (C124), tied on commercial airmail cover from Tenerife, Canary Islands to the U.S., 23 Dec 1947, Very Fine and scarce.
Estimate 100 - 150
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