33rd International Auction

Qu'aiti State in Hadhramaut - 1965, South arabian Federation, air letter 50 cts. orange with green. Error, double overprint "SOUTH ARABIA/25 Fils" unused vf [ex J. Kasper Collection] Catalog Price 100,00

Qu'aiti State in Hadhramaut - 1966, ADEN-QUATI: 1966 Kennedy Memorial air-letter with blue overprint "1917-1963/John F.Kennedy" with new surcharge in green "SOUTH ARABIA / 25 Fils, one normal and one airletter with shifted to left green ovpt. [ex J. Kasper Collection] Catalog Price 100,00

Qu'aiti State in Hadhramaut - 1967, Kathiri (Aden), Paintings by Botticelli, imperforated proof of s/s with unissued metallic green borders, no serial number, mint, NH. Catalog Price 130,00

1971, Ajman, collective proof sheet in issued colors for the 8 Deluxe Souvenir Sheets of the issue "Philatokyo '71" showing different Japanese traditional costumes, mint, NH, size of the sheet 260x150mm landscape. (M) Catalog Price 300,00

Manama / Ajman - 1970, Manama, 8 items, collective, progressive proof (8 phases) in horizontal strips of 6 single blocks and 1 souvenir sheet for the issue "Nudes by Pierre Auguste Renoir" showing 7 different nudes and 1 label, with Printer's Notes, mint, NH, 48 single blocks, 8 souvenir sheets and 8 labels in all. (MS) Catalog Price 500,00

Second Afghan war: 1879, India postal stationery card 1 1/2 a. with additional franking 1/2 a. blue used from Kabul with field postmark "FIELD P.O. NOV.27" via Bombay to England, card with corner crease, rare Catalog Price 300,00

1892: "NOT TRANSMISSIBLE/Requires Stamps of P.O. CABUL/for postage beyond Indian Frontier" rectangular framed handstamp in violet on Great Britain 2½d. postal stationery envelope from Luton (March 6, 1892), addressed to Lt. Col. Alta Alleh Khan, British Agency, Kabul, AFGHANISTAN 'via Peshawar' (endorsed), but stopped the following day in London (red cds) and handstamped with the very scarce cachet in violet. In early 1892 the Afghan P.O....

1926 cover from Oakland, Calif., USA to Obeh, Afghanistan, re-directed to Lahore, India and returned to Oakland, incorrectly franked with German Inflation 1 Million two pairs (???), surrounded by small circles (invalid) and with "T"-"DUE 10 CENTS" duplex, with Indian "FOREIGN POSTAGE DUE/SIX ANNAS" framed h/s on front, "KEIJO CHOSEN/16.10.26", Hong Kong, Landikhana and Peshawar transit datestamps, rect. framed "D.L.O. LAHORE..." and "D.L.O....

1927: Registered cover from the Turkish Legation in Kabul to Constantinopel via the northern Landikhana-Peshawar route through British India, franked on reverse with pair 1924 10p. rose (right hand stamp with an unprinted corner at top right!), cancelled with native Kabul h/s and Turkish arrival cds's, and on front with Indian KGV. 3a. tied with Landikhana '17 Sep 27' double-ring d/s, Landikhana reg. label and "LANDIKHANA/DUE/(6) As" half-...

1932 Air mail cover from Kabul to London via Peshawar, franked at Kabul with 1932 30p. red strip of 3 tied with "3ÊME BRANCHE KABOUL/..." dater, in combination with four singles India 1929 Air 6a. affixed and tied at Peshawar (8 SEP 32), backstamped with 'Karachi Air 10 Sep. 32' dater. The long-size envelope with vertical folds and creased, even one of the stamps (Afghan and Indian) with a tear/slightly damaged, but a good and interesting air...

Ganzsachen - 1917/1938 ca., duet with stationery cards: 4 Peisa brown psc, commercial usage with full message on reverse, tied by domestic dater PESHAWAR and violet merchants handstamp from Peshawar City on the frontside; 45 Pul rose UPU psc uprated with 25 Pul carmine and 75 Pul blue and sent via airmail from KABOUL, 5.4.38, to Berlin in Germany. Both items in VF condition. Catalog Price 80,00

1925, 1 Pia."ALAOUITES" two vertical pairs with shifted imprint on main part of letter sent from "LATTAQUIE 11 2 29" to Damaskus with arrival on back Catalog Price 150,00