Overseas & Switzerland | Autumn Auction Series day 5

1938 (16.6) First Flight Bagdad to Larnaca, Cyprus
1938 (16.6) First Flight Bagdad to Larnaca, Cyprus, carried by Misr Airworks Ltd., with 21f franking tied by BAGDAD/16.6.38 cds, Larnaca arraival bs, fine & scarce, only 12 flown

The Royal Air Force Desert Air Service Exhibition collection
The Royal Air Force Desert Air Service

1919-1925 Exhibition collection neatly mounted and knowledgable written on 121 album pages, this collection traces the development if the RAF's military air services in the Middle East after the British Governments Colonial Office conference of March 21 held in Cairo.

The exhibit is illustrated in chronological order under...

1925-91, Specialised Postal History group comprising
1925-91, Specialised Postal History group comprising 50 covers, mostly from the early 1930s period, all neatly and knowledgeably written up on pages, mostly addressed to the UK, but also USA, Canada, Switzerland, Czechoslovakia, with airmails including first flight Basrah-London, registered items, insured items, illustrated covers, much cancellation interest including some rare strikes...

1927-57, Mint & used selection in two albums with section
1927-57, Mint & used selection in two albums with section of King Faisal I, without and later with overprint "ON STATE SERVICE", singles, multiples and blocks showing a range of different cancels, some varities with re-entry on King Faisal II issues, study of 1958 overprints showing varieties, very fine

ISRAELOne of Three Imperforate Sheets Sets Kno
One of Three Imperforate Sheets Sets Known

1948 Doar Ivri 250m, 500m and 1'000m IMPERFORATE SHEETS of 100; the 250m with sheet number 307312 printed on THIN YELLOW PAPER, 500m with sheet number 006 and 1'000m sheet number 18, all with original gum, some toning and minor faults as is to be expected with sheets, fine as such and extremely rare with only 3 imperforate sheets of these...

1948 Doar Ivri 15m perf.10, mint (mounted on tab),
1948 Doar Ivri 15m perf.10, mint (mounted on tab), very fine, cert. Muentz (1987) (Bale $3'000)

1948 New Year collection incl. horiz. tête-bêche p
1948 New Year collection incl. horiz. tête-bêche pairs set plus 20m with misplaced ribbon variety, 20m imperf. colour trial with tab, tab set on registered cover, set in vert. gutter pairs with tabs mint, cross gutter blocks incl. perf. set in blocks of 12, imperf. lower margin set (65m with tab), set of tête-bêche gutter plate no. pairs on six covers with plates1-6, etc., mostly fine...

ISRAEL 1948-1977 Lot in stockbook with much better , noted 2 scarce early covers and a a special 1948 booklet
1948-1977, Lot in A4 medium thick stockbook with many medium better to better values & sets, noted 1st issue high value, better early full-tabs (incl. 2 covers with better full-tab frankings) and tete-beches, also rare special 1948 presentation booklet for IMABA 1948 Bale with full tab values and a black print of first issue...

1893 Japanische 3Sn Ganzsache entwertet mit latein
1893 Japanese 3Sn postal stationary cancelled by Latin Yokohama cancel to Tagerweilen, with arrival stamp 18.3.93 and forwarded to Costa Rica, with New York Transit, unusual

1896 Issue in mint multiples
1896 Issue in mint multiples incl. Field Marshall Arisugawa 2s part pane of 15 (one stamp creased) and 5s block of four (one stamp with thin and crease) & General Kitashirakawa 2s part pane of 15 (perf. separation and crease), strip of 4, 3, pair and single and 5s block of four

1871-1970, Useful collection incl. classics with w
1871-1970, Useful collection incl. classics with wmks, papers, plate numbers, many useful values & sets, covers

JAPAN 1872-1976 Duplication on 5 A4 stockpages & 12 A4 approval book pages
1872-1976 Duplication on 5 A4 stockpages and 12 A4 approval book pages, hinged, MNH and used, noted diverse medium better values & sets, some classics, mostly fine to very fine, from the stock of a former Eastern bourse dealer