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Lots 532 - 563,
Catalogue of Auction #45, September 17, 2010. Raritan Stamps, Inc

Lot   Cat.#
Description
Ph
Curr.$
Bid
532 **   AP781-802

Catalogued by Michel Deutschland - Spezial 2010

Burgstadt

1945, Hitler's Head issue, blue handstamp in form of hexagon and concentric circles, 1pf-5m, complete set of 24, full OG, NH, F/VF, expertized by H.-E. Sturm and Richter
140.00 
533 **   AP781-802

Chemnitz

1945, Hitler's Head issue, red handstamp "10" inside circle, 1pf-5m, complete set of 24, full OG, NH, F/VF, expertized by Richter
130.00 
534 **   AP781-802
1945, Hitler's Head issue, blue handstamp in form of Coat of Arms with bar at the bottom, 1pf-5m, complete set of 24, full OG, NH, F/VF, expertized by H.-E. Sturm
170.00 
535 **   AP781-802

Dresden

1945, Hitler's Head issue, blue handstamp in form of partly painted oval, 1pf-5m, complete set of 24, full OG, NH, F/VF, expertized by Richter
170.00 
536  166/73
1901, Hermes, lot of six imperforated proofs in black, 2L-30L on woven paper, and 40L on thin card, all are left sheet margin copies, no gum as produced, VF
130.00 
537  185

Athens Olympic Games Issue Proofs

1906, imperforated horizontal gutter pair of plate proof of 2L, double impression of red and black colors, litho printing on paper without watermark, light fold between stamps, fresh, no gum as issued, VF
130.00 
538  188
1906, imperforated plate proof of 10L in greenish blue, block of four, printed on white cardboard, no gum as issued, VF and scarce multiple
550.00 
539  190
1906, perforated plate proof of 25L in rose carmine, printed on white thin cardboard, fresh, no gum as produced, VF
180.00 
540  190
1906, imperforated plate proof of 25L in rose carmine, block of four, printed on white cardboard, no gum as issued, VF and rare multiple
550.00 
541  192
1906, imperforated plate proof of 40L in blue, block of four, printed on light blue cardboard, no gum as produced, VF
550.00 
542  193
1906, imperforated plate proof of 50L in lilac, block of four, printed on light blue cardboard, no gum as issued, VF
550.00 
543  195
1906, die proof of 2d in gold, printed on thin card, size 68x47mm, no gum as printed, VF and very rare, expertized by P. Holcombe
900.00 
544 **   Karamitsos #A1A-4A
1933, Bari Exhibition, red overprint on "Patakonia" issue, complete set of 4, very fresh and nicely centered, each stamp has security black overprint on reverse showing a plane inside circle, full OG, NH, VF and very scarce, C.v. €2,500
950.00 
545  J49-55, J60-62

Postage Due stamps

1902, Numerals, lot of ten imperforated proofs in black, 1L-5D, printed on woven paper, all are left sheet margin copies, no gum as produced, VF
170.00 
546 **   10-18
1945, Birds and Animals, complete set of nine, full OG, NH, mainly VF, C.v. $425
130.00 
547    10-18
1945, Birds and Animals, 1o-5k, complete set of nine used on large unaddressed FDC, cancelled by Frederikshaab "1-2-1945" date stamp, light fold away from the stamps, VF, Facit #10-18, SEK2,800=US$375,Scott C.v. $382.50 as used stamps off cover
140.00 
548 **   22a-27a
1945, Liberation overprints in reversed colors, complete set of six, the high value has right sheet margin, full OG, NH, VF, Facit 22v2-27v2, SEK17,000, Scott C.v. $2,850
900.00 
549 **   22a-27a
1945, Birds and Animals, overprints in reversed colors, complete set of six, sheet margin blocks of four, post office fresh, full OG, NH, VF and scarce multiples, Facit #22v2-27v2, SEK68,000, Scott C.v. $11,400++
4500.00 
550 **   86-91
1911, Jon Sigurdsson, complete set in blocks of four, extremely fresh and nicely centered, full OG, block of 1e has two stamps VLH, all others are NH, VF and scarce set in multiples, Facit #108-13, SEK4,800=US$640 without a premium for blocks
210.00 
551 **   92-98
1912, King Frederik VIII, complete set in blocks of four, fresh and nice, tiny gum wrinkles as often, otherwise full OG and post office fresh, NH, VF and rare multiples especially in never hinged condition, Facit #114-20,SEK26,000 without a premium for blocks
1100.00 
552 **   167a, 169a, 170a
1923, 50th Anniversary of the Death of Alessandro Manzoni, imperforated set of three stamps, two of them with sheet margins, all have full OG, NH, VF and rare, especially stamp of 30c, which was printed in quantity of 30 copies only, Raybaudi certificates for each stamp, Sassone #153d, 155d, 156d, €7,750, Scott C.v. $5,410
2900.00 
553 **   183 var
1926, St. Francis, 5L+2.50L dark brown, vertical pair imperforated horizontally between stamps, nice and fresh, full original slightly uneven gum, NH, F/VF, Raibaudi certificate, Sassone #197 l, €1,800
550.00 
554    259-62
1931, pre-printed registered cover from Rome to USA, franked by four values of St. Anthony issue, fascist label is affixed on the back, NYC transit and arrival ds, VF
120.00 
555 **   477
1945-47, Family and Scales, 100L carmine, left sheet margin block of four, bottom left stamp has small inclusion, otherwise post office fresh and nice centering, full OG, NH, VF, Sassone #565, €2,300 as singles, Scott C.v. $1,800++
650.00 
556    832-34, a
1961, Visits of President Gronchi to Argentina, Uruguay and Peru, three flown pre-printed FDC's individual for those countries, each one is posted into the mail in Vatican on March 31, accordingly uprated by ''Visit stamps'' and bearing machine cancellation of April 6, 1961; including cover to Peru, which is franked by both 205L stamps, a common gray violet copy is affixed over an error rose lilac stamp. All appropriate markings and arrival ds, VF, only 110 such FDC for each country were produced; cover franked by both ''Peru'' stamps is a rarity per Raybaudi certificate, Sassone #S201a
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6750.00 
557 **/*   Sassone #S6

Italian Occupation of Montenegro

1942, black overprint "Governatorato del Montenegro" over Red Cross Tuberculosis surcharges on Yugoslavian air post stamps, complete set of four, the low value has tiny offset on yellowish gum, otherwise fresh, full OG, NH or VLH (1), F/VF and scarce, expertized by E. Diena, Raybaudi certificate, Sassone C.v. €2,450
550.00 
558 **   Sassone #S7
1942, red overprint "Governatorato del Montenegro" over Red Cross Tuberculosis surcharges on Yugoslavian air post stamps, complete set of four, perfect condition in every respect, full OG, NH, mostly VF and rare, expertized by A. Diena, Sassone C.v. €7,500
2200.00 
559 **   Sassone #S8
1942, black surcharges on Yugoslavian King Peter II stamps, complete set of nine, full OG, NH, F/VF, Sassone C.v. €650
120.00 
560 **   Sassone #S18

Air Post stamps

1942, red surcharges on Yugoslavian air post stamps, complete set of eight, three of which have sheet margins, full OG, NH, F/VF, Sassone C.v. €4,400
1200.00 
561 **   15-23

Aegean Islands - Rhodes

1929, Pittorica issue, complete set of nine, full OG, NH, F/VF, Sassone #S2, €1,125, Scott C.v. $885
325.00 
562 **   59-64, C24-29

Cyrenaica

1934, 2nd Colonial Arts Exhibition, postage and air post, complete set of 12, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $120
50.00 
563 **   20-31

Libya

1921, Pittorica issue, complete set of 12, printed on paper with watermark "Crown", fresh and nice, full OG, NH, F/VF, Raybaudi certificate for three "key" values, Sassone #S5, €1,500, Scott C.v. $1,980
425.00