Live Bidding Auction #85

1933, WIPA International Philatelic Exhibition, 50g ultra, souvenir sheet of four printed on granite paper, tiny spot of natural inclusion at the top, post office fresh quality, full OG, NH, VF, original dark gray booklet is enclosed, C.v. $3,050

FIRST CATAPULT ROUND FLIGHT TO USA: 1930 (July 7- September 22), mixed franking special delivery cover from Vienna, franked by five Austrian air post adhesives for delivery by catapult flight from S.S. "Bremen" to NYC, then uprated by three US air post or special delivery values for return trip from NYC to Germany with S.S. "Europa", all confirmation cachet on front and Bremerhaven arrival ds on reverse, VF and scarce cover

1858, King Franz Joseph, 10s brown, type II, perforation 14½, nicely centered single, large part of OG, previously hinged, VF and scarce, J. and H. Stolow certificate, C.v. $5,250

1920, National issue, 20k multicolored, in addition black color printed on reverse and placed upside down, top sheet margin horizontal pair, no gum as issued, NH, VF

1922, two black metal surcharges 60,000(r) on 2000r black and blue, 70,000(r) on 5000r black on olive green paper, no gum as issued, VF, first one with Soviet Philatelic guarantee on reverse, C.v. $270

1922, two provisional violet overprints "Bakinskoi P.K." on 150r blue and 400r blue, both are postally used, mostly VF, each stamp with expert's guarantee hs, C.v. $175

1953, UPU Congress, Great Personalities, 80c-20fr, 40+10fr, complete set of 12, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $262

1941, King Leopold, 1fr rose pink, 20fr unexploded booklet with text in French, contains four panes of six or four plus two labels, fresh and VF, C.v. €250

1983, Animals, silver WWF overprint on 2f-85f, complete set of 13, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $1,000

VALUABLE COLONIES AND TERRITORIES ACCUMULATION IN RED STOCKBOOK AND ON PAGES: 1960-2021, almost 3200 mint stamps, 134 souvenir sheets and 5 epreuves de luxe, Burundi part represents over 650 stamps and 59 sheets with total value of about $1,200; Rwanda includes over 2300 stamps, 70 sheets and value close to $2,350; other territories including Congo, Zaire and others have value $550 for listed material, beautiful topic assortment, nice quality...

GROUP OF PERFORATION AND PRINTING ERRORS: 1959-72, seven items, including four fantails (stamps imperforated between stamp and margin), block of four with partly unprinted Olympic Rings and two imperforated pairs, mainly sports theme, nice quality, full OG, NH, VF

PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS: 1971-72, UNISEF, UNESCO, UN Economic Commission and UN Conference of Human Environment, four complete issues, including imperforated sets of miniature sheets of four stamps and epreuves de luxe, full OG or no gum as produced, NH, VF