Accumulation on leaves and hagners from various collections mint and used. With a good range of 1938-59 Obligatory Tax issues, Red Crescent, then middle to modern on hagners. (400+) (Start Price = £48.00)
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Lot #170 - Afghanistan 1892-1960's
Accumulation on leaves and stockcards from various collections. Includes a few early imperfs on a stockcard (as is) middle period , then modern thematics mint and used. Note many 1960's Appendix issues. (400+) (Start Price = £36.00)
Lot #171 - Afghanistan 1892-1970's
Excellent little collection on leaves with 1892-1908 large imperfs, parcel post, newspaper issues, 1909 types, 1939 values to 3a, 1937 Independence mint and used, then issues through to 1960's-70's mint and used. (500+) (Start Price = £60.00)
Lot #172 - Afghanistan 1907
2a ultramarine 'Amir Habibullah Khan' issue, IMPERF, worn impression, a fine unused block of eight showing two TETE BECHE PAIR varieties across the central gutter. Fine & scarce multiple. (SG 157 variety) [US8] (Start Price = £16.80)
Lot #173 - Afghanistan 1907
1a blue green 'Amir Habibullah Khan' issue, IMPERF, a fine used copy with KABOUL oval cancel. Four large margins. (SG 156a) (Start Price = £12.00)
Lot #174 - Afghanistan 1907
2a ultramarine 'Amir Habibullah Khan' issue, IMPERF, fine impression, a fine unused block of eight showing two TETE BECHE PAIR varieties across the central gutter. Fine & scarce multiple. (SG 157 variety) (Start Price = £60.00)
Lot #175 - Afghanistan 1909
3s buff 'Parcel Post' issue, perf 12 a fine mint corner marginal block of nine with full O.G. and matched imperf block of nine unused without gum both showing large part papermakers watermark of 'Howard & Jones, London'. Couple of marks on one block otherwise fine. (SG P173b) Cat £90 [US8] (Start Price = £13.60)
Lot #176 - Afghanistan 1909
3s buff 'Parcel Post' issue IMPERF, a fine unused corner marginal block of twelve showing full papermakers watermark of 'Howard & Jones, London'. (SG P173a variety) [US3] (Start Price = £22.40)
Lot #177 - Afghanistan 1909
3s olive brown 'Parcel Post' issue perf 12, a fine mint corner marginal block of twelve with full O.G. Showing full papermakers watermark of 'Howard & Jones, London'. (SG P173) (Start Price = £10.40)
Lot #178 - Afghanistan 1910-36
EARLY COVERS. Interesting group of 7 items, starts with 1910 cover bearing SG 166 Kabul to Peshawar with transits.Then 5 x covers each bearing 1921-7 10p Rose (both types) with additional Indian 1a adhesives, various Kabul, Torkhum, Landikhana, Peshawa, Mazar-I-Sharif, Safar, circular or oval handstamps. Then scarce 1936 printed Registered cover with SG 225 tied Kandhar c.d.s. All written-up with details of transit marks, dates, etc. Rarely...
Lot #179 - Afghanistan 1921
30p apple green 'Amir Nasrullah Khan' issue a fine mint corner marginal block of four. (SG 180c) [US3] (Start Price = £11.20)
Lot #180 - Afghanistan 1927
Cover franked on reverse with 1921 10p rose (SG 176) tied by oval KABOUL cancel paying postage to Indian border. Addressed to PESHAWAR INDIA and taxed on arrival with LANDIKHANA DUE TWO ANNAS horseshoe marking, LANDIKHANA transit cds and PESHAWAR UNPAID arrival cds. Afghanistan did not join the UPU until 1st April 1928 hence the stamps of the country were only valid for internal mail. Few light tone spots. [US3] (Start Price = £18.40)
Lot #181 - Afghanistan 1928
3a green 'Parcel Post' issue IMPERF, a fine mint COMPLETE SHEETLET OF FOUR with full selvedge all round. Scarce. (SG P193) (Start Price = £24.00)
Lot #182 - Afghanistan 1928
3a green 'Parcel Post' issue IMPERF, a fine mint COMPLETE SHEETLET OF FOUR with full selvedge all round showing variety STAMP PARTIALLY PRINTED DOUBLE on lower left stamp. Scarce. (SG P193 variety) [US3] (Start Price = £40.80)
Lot #183 - Afghanistan 1928
3a green 'Parcel Post' issue IMPERF, a fine mint COMPLETE SHEETLET OF FOUR with full selvedge all round. Scarce. (SG P193) [US3] (Start Price = £16.80)
Lot #184 - Afghanistan 1928
10p dull green perf 11 (second printing) a fine mint block of ten comprising the left hand two columns of the sheet with the outer margins imperforate. (SG 193) [US3] (Start Price = £8.00)
Lot #185 - Afghanistan 1929
50p scarlet 'Arms' issue with circular 'Amir Habibullah 1347' Bacha-i-Saqao revolutionary control handstamp in black, a fine genuine mint copy with gum. Rare. (SG 203) (Start Price = £60.00)
Lot #186 - Afghanistan 1929
2p rose carmine 'Newspaper' issue perf 12, a complete sheet of six fine unmounted mint. Sheet margins all round. Uncommon. (SG N205B) [US3] (Start Price = £24.00)
Lot #187 - Afghanistan 1931
Super lot of COMPLETE SHEETS of twenty five with 1931 2p carmine rose, 2p claret and 2p grey green 'Newspaper' issue, 1932 15p deep brown and 15p yellow brown 'Kabul Fortress' issue from different printings and later 1934 15p emerald green, 1938 15p blue 'International Cancer Fund' TAX issue and 1948 15p green '30th Independence Day' issue, all fine mint. (SG N215, N217, N220, 222, 238, 257 & 303) (Start Price = £76.00)
Lot #188 - Afghanistan 1933
50p pale bright blue '15th Independence Day' issue a fine mint block of six. (SG 235) [US3] (Start Price = £5.60)
Lot #189 - Afghanistan 1936
50p bright magenta '18th Independence Day' issue a fine mint block of six. (SG 253) [US3] (Start Price = £8.00)
Lot #190 - Afghanistan 1938
Registered cover franked on front with 1934 50p red orange & 1a bright magenta (SG 245 & 249) tied by fine KABOUL cds's with boxed KABOUL registration marking in purple alongside. Addressed to GERMANY. Very Fine. [US3] (Start Price = £24.00)
Lot #191 - Afghanistan 1939
50p carmine red '21st Independence Day' issue a fine mint block of nine. (SG 258) [US3] (Start Price = £8.00)
Lot #192 - Afghanistan 1941
268 & 279. Registered cover franked on reverse with 1939 15p emeral green, 2 x 30p orange, 50p orange & 2a rose carminw (SG 260, 264, 268 & 279) all tied by KABOUL cds's to USA with unclear boxed registration mark on front. Censored on arrival in India with brown 'Opened by Censor' tape and small triangular OPENED BY CENSOR marking. USA arrival marks on reverse [US2] (Start Price = £15.20)
Lot #193 - Afghanistan 1951
250p red on pale olive paper postal stationery airmail lettersheet (H&G FG2), a fine unused example. (Start Price = £12.00)
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