383rd Auction

6d. on 50 pfg., horizontal pair, the left stamp with clear double surcharge, one albino, mint never hinged, fine and scarce, signed Holcombe with opinion (1994)

1s. on 1m. carmine - 5s. on 5m. carmine and black, all fresh color, good perforation and neatly used, 5s. tied by cds. "DUALA 14.7.15" to small piece, 3m. small thin and few perfs rebacked, otherwise fine

1s. on 1m. carmine with tilted surcharge, unused, very fine

1s. on 1m. carmine with variety "s inverted", unused, very fine, signed Holcombe

2s. on 2m. blue with variety "s inverted", unused, tiny thin spot, otherwise very fine, signed Holcombe

2s. on 2m. blue, vertical pair with right sheet margin, the lower stamp with variety "s inverted", unused, margin small thins and partially separated, the stamps very fine, scarce multiple, signed Holcombe

3m. on 3s. violet-black, tied by cds. "DUALA" to small piece, very fine

3s. on 3m. violet-black with variety "s inverted", unused, very fine, signed Holcombe

3m. on 3s. violet-black, with variety "inverted s", tied by cds. "DUALA -9.8.15" to small piece, very fine and attractive, signed Köhler

3s. on 3m. violet-black, with clear double-surcharge, unused with slightly tropicalized as all the known copies have, two perfs at right slightly shortened, a very fine copy of this rare stamp with only 20 printed (one of which with the "inverted s" variety), signed Holcombe with certificate (1992)

5s. on 5m. carmine and black, with variety "s inverted", with right sheet margin, unused, gum slightly tropicalized and soaked in, otherwise very fine, signed

5s. on 5m. carmine and black, vertical pair with right sheet margin, the upper stamp with variety "s inverted", unused, lower stamp tiny tear, otherwise fine, scarce multiple, signed Holcombe

5s. on 5m. carmine and black, with variety "broken s at top", unused, one short perf at left, otherwise fine

1915, Stillborn Issue 3-80 pfg. (missing 50 pfg.) each with three line italic overprint "Corps expeditionnaire Franco-Anglais", fresh color,unused, 5c. missing corner perf, otherwise fine, scarce and interesting issue (enclosed are two articles describing this issue)

"On Active Service  - No stamps available" endorsement on cover from "DUALA 27.10.14" to Wicklow, Ireland, reverse with arrival mark "GREYSTONE 28 NO 14", some minor wear, otherwise fine

"AKABO" violet straight-line on horizontal pair 1d. on 10 pfg. on small piece with adjacent cds. "LONDON 22 FE 16 F.S.62", the adhesives some minor imperfections, a very rare and interesting cancellation which was used by the Elder Dempster and Company's steamship S.S. Akabo

1915, excellent and rich, unused/mint never hinged and used collection of cancellations, all neatly mounted on pages and with specialities very competently described, including Mi.-Nr. 10(3), 11 and 13 unused and Mi.-Nr. 10-13 used, also multiples and better overprint variants like Mi.-Nr. 7II, 1d. on 10 Pfg. with black overprint, multiples, upper margins, HAN and a good collection of cancellations, partly competently signed, mostly good condition

1915/19, mainly unused/mint group incl. French successor issues, including better values, multiples and Mi.-Nr. 10(3), 11(2), 12(2), 12I and Mi.-Nr. 13(2), mostly good condition

1914/41, interesting lot of over 90 letters and cards, including a large group of subsequent issues, a large number of good postage paid items, including some interesting mixed frankings, registered mail, censorship, postal stationary, many different cancellations, four letters "On Active Service - Stamps Unavailable" etc., mostly good condition