Lot 2296
Palestine, 1918 1pi, 5m on 1pi, 1m and 4m, tied by "Army Post Office 3AU18" cds on registered cover to Ithaca N.Y., various backstamps, F.-V.F.Scott No. 2-4, 7 Estimate $75 - 100.
Realized: $160
Lot 2297
Palestine, 1918, "E.E.F.", 1pi ultramarine, vertical pair, tied by two strikes of "Army Post Office, SZ44, 7 Ju 18" cds and matching on registered stamp on cover to soldier of 2/16th London Regiment at Kantara, Egypt, black champhered "Palestine, Censorship, No. 2" handstamp.Scott No. 2 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $160
Lot 2298
Palestine, 1918, "E.E.F.", 5m on 1pi ultramarine, tied by "Army Post Office, SZ44, 6 AP 18" cds on picture post card to Scotland, magenta champhered "Palestine, Censorship, No. 2" handstamp, Very Fine. SG No. 4.Scott No. 3 Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $160
Lot 2299
Palestine, 1918, "E.E.F.", 1pi deep indigo, tied by Jerusalem Sep. cds on cover to Cairo, Egypt, Egyptian Censor label tied by boxed "Passed / Censor" handstamp, Cairo (9.17) arrival cds; opening tear, F.-V.F. SG No. 10.Scott No. 9 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $160
Lot 2300
Palestine, 1920, 1st Jerusalem Overprint, 1m-1pi, perf 15 x 14, pair of 1m, rest singles, tied by five strikes of "Registered, Jaffa 6 No 21" oval postmark on registered cover to Germany, reverse with German seal and Munich Post cachets; small tear at bottom, F.-V.F.Scott No. 15-20 Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $130
Lot 2301
Papua, 1934 50th Anniversary FDC's, set of 4 on six FDC's postmarked "6 Nov 34" in each of six towns, including Port Moresby, Daru, Samarai, Kokoda, Bwagaoia & Abau, most with marginal selvage, a few with tiny bits of foxing, nice group, still Very Fine. SG No. 146-149 £156 as used ($250).Estimate $75 - 100.
Realized: $85
Lot 2302 o
St. Vincent, 1866, Queen Victoria, 4d deep blue, perf 11-12½, unwatermarked, corner margin horizontal pair, complete strike of "A10" barred oval handstamp across pair, rich color, attractively centered, Very Fine and choice, a lovely used pair with full corner sheet margin. Scott No. 6.SG No. 6 £220 for singles ($360).
Realized: $290
Lot 2303
St. Vincent, 1869, Queen Victoria, 4d yellow, perf 11-12½, unwatermarked, o.g., exceptional centering for this notoriously difficult issue, rich bold color, Extremely Fine, seldom encountered this nice. Scott No. 7.SG No. 12 £350 ($570).
Realized: $100
Lot 2304
Samoa, 1895, 1½d on 2d orange + 3d on 2d orange, perf 12x11½ issues, in combination with 1895, ½d brown violet, tied by blue "Apia, Samoa Apr. 18, 95" cds on 1895 registered cover to San Francisco, Cal., additionally franked with U.S. 8¢ Columbian (Scott #236) tied by oval handstamp, with Samoan stamps supplied by sender and postmarked in provisional blue ink (April 1, 1895 fire-destroyed Samoa post office including all stamps and supplied 8¢ Columbian) tied by oval S.F. registry postmark and magenta straight line, dated May 9, 1895, Extremely Fine, a very rare mixed franking usage, illustrated in Odenweller A Postal History of the Samoa Islands 1830-1911 (page 97).Scott No. 9b+24b+25b Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Lot 2305 o
Samoa, 1879, Samoa Express (3rd state), 6d lilac, perf 12½, position 2/5, Apia town cancel, strong color, Very Fine. Scott No. 4.SG No. 12 £140 ($230).
Realized: $170