South & Central America Auction Images Page 11

Lot	Country	Date	Description	Est(£)
1199	United States Of America	1898	1c black on light buff postal stationery card (H&G 15) used with added 1894 1c Prussian blue (SG 251a) tied by NEW YORK machine cancel dated MAR 10 1898. Addressed to ST. GEORGES, BERMUDA with ST. GEORGES arrival cds on front.	£24
1200	United States of America	1901	TRAVELLING POST OFFICES: B&W PPC 'Union Square & 4th Ave New York' franked on message side with 1901 2c black & red 'Train' issue (SG 301a) tied by CHI. COTTAGE GROVE AVE R.P.O. TR.14 duplex cds dated JUL 6 1901. Addressed to GERMANY with transit & arrival marks on front. Nice use of the train stamp on a TPO.	£30
1201	United States Of America	1907	2c carmine on white postal stationery envelope (H&G B364) used with added pair 1902 2c carmine (SG 307) tied by BUFFALO, N.Y. cds's dated JUN 18 1907. Addressed to YOKOHAMA, JAPAN with arrival cds on reverse.	£24
1202	United States of America	1913	MARITIME: Sepia tone PPC of 'Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremen 'Dampfer "George Washington'' franked on message side with 1908 2c carmine (SG 339) tied by U.S. GERMAN SEA P.O. '11' duplex cds dated JUL 19 1913. Addressed to USA.	£30
1203	United States of America	1913	ALASKA - MINING: Pair of colour PPC's 'Douglas City, Alaska, showing Treadwell Gold Mines in Distance' and 'Treadwell Mine, Alaska. Boarding House, Main Dining Room' both franked with 1912 2c bright carmine (SG 407) folded over the edge of the card and both tied by DOUGLAS ALASKA cds's dated NOV 7 & 15 1913. Addressed to LUXEMBOURG. (2 items)	£40
1204	United States Of America	1913	ALASKA: Circa 1913. Undated cover franked with 1912 1c deep green and 2 x 2c bright carmine (SG 406/407) tied by two strikes of STEEL CREEK ALASKA cds in blue dated JUN 5 but with year slug omitted. Addressed to SWEDEN. A scarce origination. Note that Steel Creek only operated between 1907 and 1951.	£75
1205	United States of America	1914	ALASKA: Pair of colour PPC's 'S.S.Jefferson at Taku Glacier, Alaska' and 'Reindeer Herd, Alaska' both franked with 1912 2c bright carmine (SG 407) and both tied by JUNEAU ALASKA cds's dated JAN 8 1914. Addressed to LUXEMBOURG. (2 items)	£30
1206	United States Of America	1916	Registered censored cover franked with 1912 15c grey (SG 413) tied by indistinct cds sent from THREE RIVERS, MASS. Addressed to a soldier in BOLESTAW, GALICIA (Poland) and censored by the French authorities with the original censor docket listing 'avec un dollar' that there was a dollar in the envelope and that it was removed with 'OSCAR 2' control handstamp on the docket and on the reverse of the cover. The cover has various transit marks on reverse, French censor strip at right and the original letter is enclosed. Very unusual and rare to get the original censor docket.	£75
1207	United States of America	1927	ALASKA: 2c carmine postal stationery envelope (H&G B392) used with fair strike of MILE SEVEN ALASKA cds dated JUN 6 1927. Addressed to LOS ANGELES. Uncommon.	£30
1208	United States of America	1928	FIRST FLIGHT: Printed 'First Flight Foreign CAM 4 Miami-Havana' airmail cover franked with 1922 2c carmine (SG 562) tied by MIAMI machine cancel dated SEP 15 1928. Flown on the Miami - Havana first flight, addressed to CUBA with HAVANA arrival cds on reverse. (Muller #249, 525 covers were flown).	£25
1209	United States of America	1932	'Birth Bicentenary of George Washington' issue, the set of twelve in fine mint blocks of four, most are marginal with cylinder numbers in margin. (SG 704/15, Cat £112)	£40
1210	United States of America	1938	1½c light brown 'Martha Washington' issue, a fine 'used' side marginal pair with variety IMPERF BETWEEN HORIZONTAL PAIR with 'SAINT LOUIS MO.' precancels. Note that this precancel is the only way this variety exists used. (SG 801b)	£25
1211	United States of America	1941	Cover franked with 1938 3c deep violet (SG 803) tied by fine NEW LONDON CONN U.S. SUBMARINE BASE BR. cds dated MAY 5 1941. Addressed to NEW YORK.	£15
1212	United States of America	1941	ALASKA: Cover franked with 1939 3c bright purple (SG 873) tied by fine STONY RIVER ALASKA cds dated JUN 5 1941. Addressed to ANCHORAGE with arrival cds on reverse. A nice small village origination. Stony River currently has a population of 57.	£15
1213	United States of America	1913-1916	Group of covers and postcards all showing normal postal use of the 1912 'Red' parcel post issues inc 1c on internal PPC, 2 x 1c on PPC to UK, 2c on internal cover, pair 1c on internal cover and 5c on censored cover to INDIA. Mixed condition. An interesting lot. (5 items)	£40
1214	Uruguay	1858	240c dull red 'Mail Coach' issue a fine looking unused copy with four margins, tight at top. Tiny thin on reverse but otherwise a lovely copy. (SG 7, Cat £100)	£75
1215	Uruguay	1858	FORGERIES: Nice range of classic issue FORGERIES inc 1858 180c green & 240c red Mail Coach issues, later Montevideo SUNS with 80c yellow (3), 120c blue and 180c green (2) plus 1864 12c blue Arms issue. Mixed condition. (9)	£20
1216	Uruguay	-	LOT WITHDRAWN	-
1217	Uruguay	1859	60c grey lilac 'Montevideo' SUN issue, thin figures of value, a fine unused copy, four large margins. Expertised 'A Brun' on reverse. (SG 8a)	£60
1218	Uruguay	1859	80c orange yellow 'Montevideo' SUN issue, thin figures of value, a fine mint copy with full O.G. and four margins, being a little close at base. A rare stamp. (SG 9, Cat £325)	£150
1219	Uruguay	1859	180c green 'Montevideo' SUN issue, thin figures of value, a fine mint copy with gum, four large margins. (SG 12)	£30
1220	Uruguay	1859	180c green 'Montevideo' SUN issue, thin figures of value, a fine used four margin copy with PREPRINTING PAPER FOLD running horizontally across the stamp. Unusual. (SG 12a)	£75
1221	Uruguay	1860	Small lot of thick figures of value 'Montevideo' SUNS issue with 60c x 5 various shades, 80c olive yellow and 120c blue plus 1864 12c blue 'Arms' issue all used with varied margins and mixed condition, most have small faults. (SG 14, 15, 16a, 18 & 23, cat £120+ minimum)	£35
1222	Uruguay	1860	60c grey lilac 'Montevideo' SUN issue, thick figures of value, coarse impression, a fine used copy with four large margins. Small thin on reverse. (SG 15)	£12
1223	Uruguay	1860	120c blue 'Montevideo' SUN issue, thick figures of value, a good lightly used four margin copy. Thinned on reverse. (SG 18)	£10
1224	Uruguay	1860	BISECT: 120c blue 'Montevideo' SUN issue, thick figures of value, diagonally BISECTED and tied on piece by SALTO 'Eye' cancel in black. Rare. (SG 18)	£75
1225	Uruguay	1860	Cover franked with 1860 60c pale brown lilac 'Montevideo' SUN issue, fine impression, thick figures of value (SG 14) with four good to large margins tied by undated oval PAYSANDU cancel in purple red. Addressed to SALTA. Expertised 'A Diena' and 'Bolaffi' both signed on front of cover.	£200
1226	Uruguay	1864	8c yellow green 'Arms' issue, a good looking four margin mint copy with four large margins. Stamp has small grease thins on reverse. (SG 21)	£10
1227	Uruguay	1866	15c on 10c yellow bistre and 20c on 6c rose 'Arms' SURCHARGE issue, both genuine fine lightly used copies with four margins but both are thinned. Fine looking though. (SG 26 & 27a, Cat £175)	£50
1228	Uruguay	1866	BISECT: 20c dull rose 'Numeral' issue diagonally BISECTED and tied on small piece by barred cancel. (SG 32)	£15
1229	Uruguay	1866	Cover front only franked with four margin 1866 10c green 'Numeral' issue (SG 30) tied by manuscript 'X' cancel in black with oval ADMON DE CORREOS MONTEVIDEO cancel dated 7 DEC 1866 alongside. Addressed to MONTEVIDEO and 1876 cover franked with four margin 1866 10c green (SG 30) tied by light strike of barred 'I' cancel of FLORIDA. Addressed to MONTEVIDEO. Small faults but a very presentable pair. (2 items)	£95
1230	Uruguay	1866	5c on 12c blue 'Arms' PROVISIONAL SURCHARGE issue a fine lightly used copy with four good margins. (SG 24)	£50
1231	Uruguay	1877	1p blue 'Top Value' a good used copy. (SG 47)	£10
1232	Uruguay	1881	2c black & blue postal stationery card (H&G 1) used with fine CHUY cds. Addressed to MONTEVIDEO with boxed 'TRANSITO ROCHA' marking and ROCHA transit cds on front and MONTEVIDEO arrival cds on reverse.	£50
1233	Uruguay	1883	2c carmine red 'Litho' issue, a good mint IMPERF PAIR with some paper adherence on reverse and 1884 5c ultramarine on thick paper with 'Large 5s' a fine mint IMPERF PAIR with full gum. (SG 67d & 78ba)	£20
1234	Uruguay	1889	2c green 'Waterlow' issue an IMPERF PROOF in unissued colour with large hole punch through centre. (SG 116)	£30
1235	Uruguay	1895	PROOF: 'General Artigas' UNISSUED Die Proof in orange with value tablet blank on paper by the 'South American Banknote Co.'. Fine & Scarce.	£75
1236	Uruguay	1897	7c orange and 1899 10c reddish purple 'Waterlow' issue both with 'St & Co.' PERFINS & fine cds used. Uncommon. (SGF 186 & 223)	£20
1237	Uruguay	1901	2c dull red 'Cherub' issue with 'OFICIAL' overprint in black WITHOUT PUNCHED HOLES. A fine mint copy. (SG O239, see note in SG)	£18
1238	Uruguay	1901	TRAVELLING POST OFFICES: 5c blue postal stationery envelope (H&G B12a, Waterlow printing) with Montevideo company imprint on reverse used with good strike of ESTAFETA AMBULANTE A4 cds dated 1 DIC 1901. Addressed locally within MONTEVIDEO with arrival cds dated the same day on reverse.	£35
1239	Uruguay	1902	20c ultramarine on cream postal stationery registered envelope (H&G C1) used with added 1900 5c blue (SG 232) tied by MONTEVIDEO cds dated 12 JUL 1902 with printed red on white 'MONTEVIDEO' registration label alongside. Addressed to BELGIUM with arrival cds on reverse.	£30
1240	Uruguay	1904	POSTAGE DUE: Cover franked with strip of three 1904 5m orange (SG 251a) tied by MONTEVIDEO cds's. Addressed within MONTEVIDEO and taxed on arrival with 'T' in triangle marking and added 1904 1c on 10c blue 'Postage Due' issue (SG D267) tied by large OFICINA DE TASA MONTEVIDEO cds.	£40
1241	Uruguay	1908	RAILWAYS: B&W PPC 'Montevideo, Parque Urbano. Ferro Carril Liliputiense' showing passengers travelling on a miniature steam train in the park franked on picture side with 1900 2c vermilion (SG 231) tied by STA ROSA (CALE) cds. Addressed to FRANCE with arrival cds on reverse.	£25
1242	Uruguay	1919	1p blue & red 'Montevideo Harbour' issue, a fine used block of four with oval cancels. (SG 358, Cat £21)	£10
1243	Uruguay	1921	Printed 'Boletin de Expedicion - Servicio de Encomiendas Postales' parcel post form franked with 1919 strip of three 1c grey & green and 4c grey & orange 'Montevideo Harbour' issue and 1919 23c black & green 'Peace Commemoration' issue (SG 350, 352 & 364) tied by multiple strikes of CORREO YOUNG 'D28' cds dated 5 AGO 1921. Addressed to PAYSANDU with arrival cds on front. Some light toning but otherwise very scarce.	£40
1244	Uruguay	1923	SWISS COLONIES IN PARAGUAY: Green tinted PPC 'Colonia Suiza (R.O.) Gran Avenida del Hotel del Prado' unused but with lots of contemporary manuscript text on message side including 'Sept 30 1923' date.	£24
1245	Uruguay	1924	PROOF: 10c 'Square' AIRMAIL issue set of three IMPERF PROOFS on paper all for the 10c value printed in green, blue & red. A very rare group. (As SG 437)	£225
1246	Uruguay	1925	14c black & blue 'Centenary of Assembly of Florida' AIR issue, both types inscribed 'MONTEVIDEO' and 'FLORIDA' fine lightly used. (SG 472/3)	£20
1247	Uruguay	1925	14c black & blue 'White Necked Heron' issue inscribed MONTEVIDEO, a fine used copy. (SG 472)	£10
1248	Uruguay	1925	Registered cover franked with 1924 pair 2c rosy mauve and 4 x 5c pale blue 'Chilean Lapwing' issue (SG 452 & 454) tied by two strikes of framed RECOMENDADA cancel with CORREO RIO BRANCO 'L11' cds alongside and printed red on white 'RIO BRANCO' registration label. Addressed to GERMANY with transit cds's on reverse. Very attractive.	£35
1249	Uruguay	1927	TELEGRAPHS: 5c yellow, 10c deep blue, 20c pale turquoise and 50c vermilion tall 'Telegraph' issue (with coupon attached). The set of four fine mint. (Barefoot #1/4)	£30
1250	Uruguay	1928	Uruguayan Football Victories' set of three fine mint. (SG 581/583, Cat £46)	£20
1251	Uruguay	1929	3p blue 'Artigas' issue (Waterlow printing), a fine mint copy. A scarce & underrated issue, only 5000 were issued of this value. (SG 598, Cat £35)	£30
1252	Uruguay	1930	PROOF: 5c red 'Centenary of Independence' issue, imperf 'Waterlow' COLOUR TRIAL in unissued colour mounted on card with 'Waterlow & Sons Ltd SPECIMEN' overprint in black. (SG 643)	£24
1253	Uruguay	1932	PERFINS: 1c violet (trimmed perfs) and 3c green 'Artigas' issue both with 'C I D A' PERFINS from the large format advertising label. Both used. (SG 543 & 547)	£10
1254	Uruguay	1934	ZEPPELIN: Commercial cover franked with 1928 strip of four 20c lake and 1933 7v slate blue (SG 559 & 691) tied by MONTEVIDEO cds's dated 4 IX 1934 with circular 'SERVICIO AEREO TRANSOCEANICO URUGUYA - EUROPA CONDOR ZEPPELIN LUFTHANSA' cachet in black on front. Flown on the 7th South American flight of September 1934 on LZ127. Addressed to GERMANY with FRIEDRICHSHAFEN 'Zeppelin' arrival mark on reverse. (Sieger #272C)	£60
1255	Uruguay	1934	5c blue postal stationery lettercard (H&G A18, with outer perforations removed) used with added 1921 1c pale green, 1923 12c deep blue, 1928 2c green, 1930 3 x 3c yellow green & 20c slate blue and 1933 2 x 7c slate blue (SG 380, 427, 545, 642, 647 & 691) all tied by EXTERIOR MONTEVIDEO cds's. Addressed to SWITZERLAND with transit cds on reverse.	£40
1256	Uruguay	1935	Barreiro Y Ramos 'Pegasus' AIRMAIL issue, the set of twenty good to fine mint. (SG 725/744, Cat £180)	£75
1257	Uruguay	1939	FORGERIES: 75c rose, 1p blue, 1p 38c violet, 1p 38c orange yellow, 2p blue, 5p lilac and 5p green 'La Carreta' AIR issue FORGERIES in fine mint blocks of four with gum. (28 forgeries, As SG 822/28)	£12
1258	Uruguay	1946	'SERVICIO AEREO' airplane surcharge issue, the set of six fine mint. (SG 928/33, Cat £25)	£12
1259	Uruguay	1946	'Servicio Aereo' AIRPLANE overprint issue the set of six fine mint. (SG 928/933)	£20
1260	Uruguay	1956	EXHIBITION MAIL & CINDERELLA: Unaddressed cover with 'Exposicion Filatelica' handstamp franked with 1945 5m violet, 1954 pair 5m carmine, red-brown & green and 1c black & scarlet (SG 905 & 1028/9) all tied by SAN JOSE cds's with fine large 'Exposicion Filatelica San Jose 1956' CINDERELLA label depicting the 1856 60c blue 'Diligencia' issue tied by oval SAN JOSE cachet.	£10
1261	Uruguay	1958	5c on 3c 'Flower' issue with variety OVERPRINT DOUBLE and 20c on 5m carmine red, brown & green with variety OPT INVERTED, both fine mint copies. (SG 1087a & 1089a)	£45
1262	Uruguay	1974	PRIVATE EXPRESS COMPANIES: Long cover with printed 'Elias Casal Gari, Marincho 1072, Pocitos, Casilla de Correo 1707, Montevideo. Uruguay' return address on flap franked with 1974 75p 'Football' issue (SG 1564) tied by large boxed SERVICIO EXPRESO CORREO DEL URUGUAY EJIDO 1322 TEL 916604 'Express' company cancel in black with two different printed 150p on 350p red on white 'Express' labels in reverse both surcharged '$150.-' in black (one is for the internal part of the journey and one for the external part to Argentina). Addressed to BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA with 1974 stamp exhibition publicity label on reverse.	£25
1263	Venezuela	1859	½r orange 'First Issue', fine impression, a fine four margin copy unused without gum. (SG 1a, Cat £39)	£20
1264	Venezuela	1859	1r blue 'Fine Impression' a fine three margin copy, touching at left used with complete strike of unframed '7' numeral cancel. (SG 2)	£30
1265	Venezuela	1862	Cover franked with 1859 ½r red orange 'First Issue' (SG 7) a fine four margin copy tied by CORREOS LA GUAIRA cds in blue. Addressed to CARACAS. Very attractive.	£110
1266	Venezuela	1863	½r pale red 'Eagle' issue, a fine used copy, four margins. A scarce stamp. (SG 16, Cat £120)	£60
1267	Venezuela	1873	2c green 'Square' issue with upright 'Contrasena - Estampillas de Correo' Type 2 opt by Rasco. A good cds used copy, three margins, just cut into at right. (SG 75, Cat £130)	£40
1268	Venezuela	1873	½r rose pink 'Square' issue with inverted 'Contrasena - Estampillas de Correo' Type 2 opt by Rasco. A good mint copy with gum, four tight margins. (SG 76a, Cat £21)	£12
1269	Venezuela	1880	50c brown 'Foreign Mail' issue on thick paper, second printing, Transfer Type 20, a fine used copy with part NY maritime numeral cancel. Small thin. (SG 110)	£35
1270	Venezuela	1893	Cover franked with diagonally BISECTED 1882 50c green (SG 122a) tied by undated CORREOS DE VENEZUELA PUERTO CABELLO 'Star' cancel in black with straight line 'FRANCO' marking alongside. Addressed to UK with transit & arrival marks on reverse. The cover is creased and quite grubby but rare.	£45
1271	Venezuela	1899	5c on 50c black & yellow and 25c on 1b black & violet 'Official' SURCHARGE issue both with opt in violet, cds used and mint respectively. (SG O187B & O190B)	£12
1272	Venezuela	1900	'RESELLADA RTM' opt issue, the set of six fine mint. (SG 199/204, Cat £24)	£12
1273	Venezuela	1900	1b purple with 'RESELLADA RTM' overprint in black, a fine mint block of four with variety OVERPRINT INVERTED. (SG 195a)	£35
1274	Venezuela	1901	Cover franked with 1900 50c orange with '1900' overprint (SG 217) tied by fine strike of CORREOS DE VENEZUELA TUMEREMO cds dated 8 DEC 1901 with second strike alongside. Addressed to ITALY with arrival mark on reverse.	£40
1275	Venezuela	1903	CIVIL WAR - GUAYANA ISSUE: 25c black on blue 'Square Type' without any control marks or opts. A genuine mint copy separated by scissors as is usually the case with the genuine stamps and with some gum staining showing on front. The genuine stamps have 9 ornaments along the bottom frame and forgeries have 10. (SG 252, Cat £60)	£30
1276	Venezuela	1904	REVENUE: 20b 'Estado Falcon' PAPEL SELLADO revenue stamped paper used with added 1904 1b claret (2), 3b blue (2) and 10b grey 'Instruccion' REVENUE issue (As SG 321/3) tied by manuscript signature with various cachets & marks on front & reverse. The paper has some folds & faults but is attractive.	£12
1277	Venezuela	1911	10c carmine on white PSC commemorating the 100th year of independence' two copies with the two different designs in blue on the reverse both fine unused. (H&G 18 & 18a)	£10
1278	Venezuela	1912	MARITIME: Cover with manuscript 'J. L. Titto E.E. Crucero Vapor Mariscal Sucre, Puerto Cabello, Ven' return address on reverse franked with 1911 50c deep violet & violet (SG 338) tied by PUERTO CABELLO cds with fine strike of 'E.E.U.U. DE VENEZUELA CRUCERO MARISCAL SUCRE' Arms 'Ship' marking in violet on front of the Venezuelan naval ship the 'Marshall Sucre'. Addressed to USA plus a second similar cover with the same ship marking but franked with 2 x 25c blue. Scarce. (2 covers)	£60
1279	Venezuela	1913	ISLAND MAIL: Cover franked with single 1911 50c deep violet & violet (SG 338) tied by two strikes of PORLAMAR cds (P.O. on Margarita Island) dated 5 DIC 1913. Addressed to FRANCE.	£50
1280	Venezuela	1924	5b violet 'Bolivar' issue, perf 12½, the top value fine lightly used. (SG 389)	£10
1281	Venezuela	1924	TELEGRAPH: 10c green 'Waterlow' TELEGRAPH issue, a fine mint copy. Scarce & underrated issue. (Barefoot #8)	£24
1282	Venezuela	1932	'Airmail' issue on 'Winchester Security Paper', the set of twenty four good to fine lightly used. A very difficult set to assemble in used condition. (SG 426/449, Cat £80)	£40
1283	Venezuela	1933	ANTI MALARIA CACHET: Cover franked with 1932 25c violet blue and 1b indigo 'Banknote' paper AIR issue (SG 429 & 433) tied by large undated MATURIN ESTADO MONAGAS 'Arms' cancel with handstruck '16 MAYO 1933' date alongside. Sent airmail to TRINIDAD with good strike of boxed 'EL ZANCUDO TRASMITE EL PALUDISMO EXTERMINELO Secunde al Gobierno Nacional en esta patriotica campana' illustrated Mosquito Eradication cachet in black on front. Trinidad arrival cds on reverse. Scarce.	£60
1284	Venezuela	1933	STAMP SHORTAGE & CANCELLATION: Stampless cover with manuscript 'Certifico que no hay estampillas de correo en le actualidad ante main deffine: Febrero 7/9 1933. El Agente' at top right and signed by the postmaster with good strike of SANTA MARIA DE IPIRE. Addressed to CARACAS. Very scarce.	£90
1285	Venezuela	1937	Range of 'RESELLADO 1937-1938' AIRMAIL overprint issue with postage set of four and airmail 10c orange, 25c slate violet, 40c green, 70c scarlet, 1b grey, 1.80b dark ultramarine, 1.95b light ultramarine, 3b lilac, 10b bright purple & 20b grey black. All good to fine used. Odd small fault. (SG 491/99, 501/2 & 505/7, Cat £288+)	£90
1286	Venezuela	1938	10c on 2.50b pale blue 'Surcharge' issue, a fine mint block of ten. (SG 538, Cat £40)	£20
1287	Venezuela	1938	'Airmail' issue on white Paper in changed colours, the set of eight fine cds used. (SG 575/82)	£10
1288	Venezuela	1938	OFFICIAL MAIL: Printed 'El Director General de Administracion del Ministerio de Obras Publicas' registered cover franked with 1932 2 x 15c yellow, 2 x 25c violet blue and 1b indigo on 'Winchester Security Paper' (SG 417, 429 & 433) all with official 'G.N.' PERFINS tied by CARACAS cds's in violet dated 9 AGO 1938 with boxed 'CARACAS SERVICIO AEREO' registration marking in red alongside and large oval official cachet and boxed 'POR CORREO AEREO' cachet in purple. Addressed to FRANCE with transit & arrival marks on reverse.	£45
1289	Venezuela	1940	4b black & 5b red brown 'Top Values' both with 'SPECIMEN' opt in red and small hole punch. Ex ABNCo. Archive. (SG 644/5)	£12
1290	Venezuela	1942	CINDERELLA: Censored airmail cover franked with 1938 45c turquoise green and 1940 20c pale blue (SG 557 & 621) tied by CARACAS cds dated APR 1942 with nice red white & blue 'Leaders of Democracy War Defence for Victory' CINDERELLA label depicting ;Churchill' and 'Roosevelt' with the American and British flags. Very attractive.	£25
1291	Venezuela	1943	20c on 25c cerise, 20c on 25c pale blue, 20c on 25c blue and 20c on 25c blue 'Surcharge' issue the set of four fine mint. (SG 654/657)	£150
1292	Venezuela	1944	'Seventh World Amateur Baseball Championship' issue, the set of nine fine lightly used. (SG 688/96)	£15
1293	Venezuela	1945	'150th Birth Centenary of General Sucre' AIRMAIL issue, the set of ten fine lightly used. (SG 708/17, Cat £34+)	£15
1294	Venezuela	1947	20c on 50c blue with variety 'J.R.G. AEREO VALE BS. 0.20 1946' OPT INVERTED, a fine mint copy. (SG 735a)	£10
1295	Venezuela	1947	Registered AR cover franked with a variety of issues including 1946 'J.R.G.' opts and 1947 surcharges all tied by boxed CARACAS cancels dated SET 25 1947 with printed red on white REG label and circular 'A.R.' marking. Addressed to ARGENTINA. An attractive franking.	£30
1296	Venezuela	1950	Registered cover franked with 1948 2b slate, 1950 1b violet and 1950 30c orange (SG 803, 856 & 882) tied by oval EL RECREO DISTRITO FEDERAL cancels dated DIC 7 1950. Sent airmail to 'The Harbour View Hotel, Kowloon, HONG KONG' with manuscript 'Rm 57 or 17 ?' notation in red.	£16
1297	Venezuela	1951	1b 20c lake 'Arms of Zulia' AIR issue, a fine mint copy. The key value of the set. (SG 966, Cat £33)	£16
1298	Venezuela	1951	POSTE RESTANTE MAIL: Pair of internal airmail covers sent at the 20c rate within CARACAS both with 'Postal Fiscal' frankings and both addressed to 'Senor Ochocinski Stanislaw, Poste Restante, Caracas' with added 5c values applied on arrival to pay the poste restante surcharge, cancelled by small straight line '4 ENE 1951' datestamps. Some light toning but a scarce and correct application of the 5c 'Poste Restante' charge. (2 items)	£25
1299	Venezuela	1952	10c carmine 'Arms of Lara' and 10c carmine 'Arms of Trujillo' AIR issue both fine lightly used and both with variety 'SHORT 1 IN 10'. (SG 1059a & 1106a)	£15
1300	Venezuela	1954	'Arms of Amazonas' AIR issue, the set of nine mint, the 50c has no gum and some of the other values have sweated gum but otherwise a nice looking & rare set. (SG 1281/89, Cat £500)	£150
1301	Venezuela	1954	'Arms of Apure' AIR issue, the set of nine fine mint. (SG 1297/1305, Cat £50)	£30
1302	Venezuela	1955	MARITIME: Black & white PPC of 'George Washington' franked with USA pair 1938 ½c orange (SG 799) tied by undated REPUBLICA DE VENEZUELA FUERZAS NAVALES DESTRUCTOR ARAGUA 'Arms' cancel in black and pair 1954 ½c vermilion (SG 1027) tied by undated REPUBLICA DE VENEZUELA F.N.V. ZULIA 'Arms' cancel. Addressed to USA.	£25
1303	Venezuela	1958	'400th Anniversary of Santiago de Merida de los Caballeros' airmail issue, the set of sixteen fine unmounted mint. (SG 1517/32)	£10
1304	Venezuela	1976	'Bolivar' definitive issue the complete set of twenty from the both the original 1976 printing and the later 1983 printing of the three high values all fine unmounted mint. (SG 2313/2329c, Cat £90)	£30
1305	Venezuela	1976	'Bolivar' PORTRAIT issue, original printing by the State Bank Note Co, Helsinki, Finland. The set of seventeen each stamp with 'MUESTRA' (Specimen) overprint in black. (SG 2313/2329)	£60
1306	Venezuela	1893-1947	Nice group of mainly earlier 'SPECIMENS' with 1893 5c, later type 25c, 50c & 1b, 1899 25c, 1901 25c, 1b and 20b, 1904 5c and 1947 40c all mint with gum opt 'SPECIMEN' in red with small hole punch. Ex ABNCo. Archive. (10 stamps, SG 155, 165/7, 181, 230, 232, 235, 317 & 745)	£20
1307	Venezuela	1927-1949	OFFICIAL MAIL: Nice group of covers all franked with stamps with 'G.N.' OFFICIAL PERFINS inc from the 'Congregacion de Hermanitas de los Pobres de Maracaibo', 'Ministerio de Obras Publicas', 'Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores' and 'El Ministro de Agricultura y Cria'. Two are REG and one is Airmail. All are from CARACAS and addressed to USA, FRANCE (2), PUERTO RICO and SWITZERLAND. Also 1912 cover with 50c black & violet official issue tied on reverse. Mixed condition. (6 items)	£95
1308	Venezuela	1938-1943	Collection of covers on Hagner sheets all with 'RESELLADO' or 'VALE' overprints inc 1937-1938 issue inc cover to Germany with 4 x 10c, 1b 80c on Grace Line cover to USA, 25c on surface mail cover to USA, 1938 REG cover with 3b violet, plus 1938 'Surcharge' issue 40c on 3b 70c on 1939 airmail cover to USA, pair 10c on 2b 50c on cover to UK and two covers to USA with the 5c on 1b 80c value to USA. Also tatty 1943 cover to Argentina with 70c. Mixed condition. (9 items)	£35
1309	Venezuela	1947-1953	Collection of 'Postal Fiscal' issues used on cover on Hagner sheets inc many nice uses with REG, 1949 cover with 50c blue and 1b purple tied from MARACAIBO to UK, 1947 10c on cover to CANADA, 1949 5c & 50c REG to USA, 1949 Hotel cover with pair 40c to UK, 1947 cover with strip of 3 10c tied by CASIGUA cancels to UK, 1948 1b purple single on airmail cover to UK, 1951 50c blue tied by MIRANDA BICENTENNIAL boxed cancel , 1959 REG from CABIMAS plus many others. A great lot for study of this interesting period of postal history. (16 items)	£85
1310	Venezuela	1951-1993	MINIATURE SHEETS: Nice range with better items inc 1951 'Isabella the Catholic' and 'Third Bolivarian Games' issues, 1962 '150th Anniversary of declaration of Independence' pair of sheets, the set of eight different 1982-83 'Simon Bolivar Bicentenary' sheets and 1993 'Orchids' sheet. (SG MS 990, 1011, 1734, 1738, 2469, 2482, 2485, 2496, 2500, 2520, 2523 & 3026, Cat £121+)	£50

1199

United States Of America

1898

1c black on light buff postal stationery card (H&G 15) used with added 1894 1c Prussian blue (SG 251a) tied by NEW YORK machine cancel dated MAR 10 1898. Addressed to ST. GEORGES, BERMUDA with ST. GEORGES arrival cds on front.

£24

1200

United States of America

1901

TRAVELLING POST OFFICES: B&W PPC 'Union Square & 4th Ave New York' franked on message side with 1901 2c black & red 'Train' issue (SG 301a) tied by CHI. COTTAGE GROVE AVE R.P.O. TR.14 duplex cds dated JUL 6 1901. Addressed to GERMANY with transit & arrival marks on front. Nice use of the train stamp on a TPO.

£30

1201

United States Of America

1907

2c carmine on white postal stationery envelope (H&G B364) used with added pair 1902 2c carmine (SG 307) tied by BUFFALO, N.Y. cds's dated JUN 18 1907. Addressed to YOKOHAMA, JAPAN with arrival cds on reverse.

£24

1202

United States of America

1913

MARITIME: Sepia tone PPC of 'Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremen 'Dampfer "George Washington'' franked on message side with 1908 2c carmine (SG 339) tied by U.S. GERMAN SEA P.O. '11' duplex cds dated JUL 19 1913. Addressed to USA.

£30

1203

United States of America

1913

ALASKA - MINING: Pair of colour PPC's 'Douglas City, Alaska, showing Treadwell Gold Mines in Distance' and 'Treadwell Mine, Alaska. Boarding House, Main Dining Room' both franked with 1912 2c bright carmine (SG 407) folded over the edge of the card and both tied by DOUGLAS ALASKA cds's dated NOV 7 & 15 1913. Addressed to LUXEMBOURG. (2 items)

£40

1204

United States Of America

1913

ALASKA: Circa 1913. Undated cover franked with 1912 1c deep green and 2 x 2c bright carmine (SG 406/407) tied by two strikes of STEEL CREEK ALASKA cds in blue dated JUN 5 but with year slug omitted. Addressed to SWEDEN. A scarce origination. Note that Steel Creek only operated between 1907 and 1951.

£75

1205

United States of America

1914

ALASKA: Pair of colour PPC's 'S.S.Jefferson at Taku Glacier, Alaska' and 'Reindeer Herd, Alaska' both franked with 1912 2c bright carmine (SG 407) and both tied by JUNEAU ALASKA cds's dated JAN 8 1914. Addressed to LUXEMBOURG. (2 items)

£30

1206

United States Of America

1916

Registered censored cover franked with 1912 15c grey (SG 413) tied by indistinct cds sent from THREE RIVERS, MASS. Addressed to a soldier in BOLESTAW, GALICIA (Poland) and censored by the French authorities with the original censor docket listing 'avec un dollar' that there was a dollar in the envelope and that it was removed with 'OSCAR 2' control handstamp on the docket and on the reverse of the cover. The cover has various transit marks on reverse, French censor strip at right and the original letter is enclosed. Very unusual and rare to get the original censor docket.

£75

1207

United States of America

1927

ALASKA: 2c carmine postal stationery envelope (H&G B392) used with fair strike of MILE SEVEN ALASKA cds dated JUN 6 1927. Addressed to LOS ANGELES. Uncommon.

£30

1208

United States of America

1928

FIRST FLIGHT: Printed 'First Flight Foreign CAM 4 Miami-Havana' airmail cover franked with 1922 2c carmine (SG 562) tied by MIAMI machine cancel dated SEP 15 1928. Flown on the Miami - Havana first flight, addressed to CUBA with HAVANA arrival cds on reverse. (Muller #249, 525 covers were flown).

£25

1209

United States of America

1932

'Birth Bicentenary of George Washington' issue, the set of twelve in fine mint blocks of four, most are marginal with cylinder numbers in margin. (SG 704/15, Cat £112)

£40

1210

United States of America

1938

1½c light brown 'Martha Washington' issue, a fine 'used' side marginal pair with variety IMPERF BETWEEN HORIZONTAL PAIR with 'SAINT LOUIS MO.' precancels. Note that this precancel is the only way this variety exists used. (SG 801b)

£25

1211

United States of America

1941

Cover franked with 1938 3c deep violet (SG 803) tied by fine NEW LONDON CONN U.S. SUBMARINE BASE BR. cds dated MAY 5 1941. Addressed to NEW YORK.

£15

1212

United States of America

1941

ALASKA: Cover franked with 1939 3c bright purple (SG 873) tied by fine STONY RIVER ALASKA cds dated JUN 5 1941. Addressed to ANCHORAGE with arrival cds on reverse. A nice small village origination. Stony River currently has a population of 57.

£15

1213

United States of America

1913-1916

Group of covers and postcards all showing normal postal use of the 1912 'Red' parcel post issues inc 1c on internal PPC, 2 x 1c on PPC to UK, 2c on internal cover, pair 1c on internal cover and 5c on censored cover to INDIA. Mixed condition. An interesting lot. (5 items)

£40

1214

Uruguay

1858

240c dull red 'Mail Coach' issue a fine looking unused copy with four margins, tight at top. Tiny thin on reverse but otherwise a lovely copy. (SG 7, Cat £100)

£75

1215

Uruguay

1858

FORGERIES: Nice range of classic issue FORGERIES inc 1858 180c green & 240c red Mail Coach issues, later Montevideo SUNS with 80c yellow (3), 120c blue and 180c green (2) plus 1864 12c blue Arms issue. Mixed condition. (9)

£20

1216

Uruguay

-

LOT WITHDRAWN

-

1217

Uruguay

1859

60c grey lilac 'Montevideo' SUN issue, thin figures of value, a fine unused copy, four large margins. Expertised 'A Brun' on reverse. (SG 8a)

£60

1218

Uruguay

1859

80c orange yellow 'Montevideo' SUN issue, thin figures of value, a fine mint copy with full O.G. and four margins, being a little close at base. A rare stamp. (SG 9, Cat £325)

£150

1219

Uruguay

1859

180c green 'Montevideo' SUN issue, thin figures of value, a fine mint copy with gum, four large margins. (SG 12)

£30

1220

Uruguay

1859

180c green 'Montevideo' SUN issue, thin figures of value, a fine used four margin copy with PREPRINTING PAPER FOLD running horizontally across the stamp. Unusual. (SG 12a)

£75

1221

Uruguay

1860

Small lot of thick figures of value 'Montevideo' SUNS issue with 60c x 5 various shades, 80c olive yellow and 120c blue plus 1864 12c blue 'Arms' issue all used with varied margins and mixed condition, most have small faults. (SG 14, 15, 16a, 18 & 23, cat £120+ minimum)

£35

1222

Uruguay

1860

60c grey lilac 'Montevideo' SUN issue, thick figures of value, coarse impression, a fine used copy with four large margins. Small thin on reverse. (SG 15)

£12

1223

Uruguay

1860

120c blue 'Montevideo' SUN issue, thick figures of value, a good lightly used four margin copy. Thinned on reverse. (SG 18)

£10

1224

Uruguay

1860

BISECT: 120c blue 'Montevideo' SUN issue, thick figures of value, diagonally BISECTED and tied on piece by SALTO 'Eye' cancel in black. Rare. (SG 18)

£75

1225

Uruguay

1860

Cover franked with 1860 60c pale brown lilac 'Montevideo' SUN issue, fine impression, thick figures of value (SG 14) with four good to large margins tied by undated oval PAYSANDU cancel in purple red. Addressed to SALTA. Expertised 'A Diena' and 'Bolaffi' both signed on front of cover.

£200

1226

Uruguay

1864

8c yellow green 'Arms' issue, a good looking four margin mint copy with four large margins. Stamp has small grease thins on reverse. (SG 21)

£10

1227

Uruguay

1866

15c on 10c yellow bistre and 20c on 6c rose 'Arms' SURCHARGE issue, both genuine fine lightly used copies with four margins but both are thinned. Fine looking though. (SG 26 & 27a, Cat £175)

£50

1228

Uruguay

1866

BISECT: 20c dull rose 'Numeral' issue diagonally BISECTED and tied on small piece by barred cancel. (SG 32)

£15

1229

Uruguay

1866

Cover front only franked with four margin 1866 10c green 'Numeral' issue (SG 30) tied by manuscript 'X' cancel in black with oval ADMON DE CORREOS MONTEVIDEO cancel dated 7 DEC 1866 alongside. Addressed to MONTEVIDEO and 1876 cover franked with four margin 1866 10c green (SG 30) tied by light strike of barred 'I' cancel of FLORIDA. Addressed to MONTEVIDEO. Small faults but a very presentable pair. (2 items)

£95

1230

Uruguay

1866

5c on 12c blue 'Arms' PROVISIONAL SURCHARGE issue a fine lightly used copy with four good margins. (SG 24)

£50

1231

Uruguay

1877

1p blue 'Top Value' a good used copy. (SG 47)

£10

1232

Uruguay

1881

2c black & blue postal stationery card (H&G 1) used with fine CHUY cds. Addressed to MONTEVIDEO with boxed 'TRANSITO ROCHA' marking and ROCHA transit cds on front and MONTEVIDEO arrival cds on reverse.

£50

1233

Uruguay

1883

2c carmine red 'Litho' issue, a good mint IMPERF PAIR with some paper adherence on reverse and 1884 5c ultramarine on thick paper with 'Large 5s' a fine mint IMPERF PAIR with full gum. (SG 67d & 78ba)

£20

1234

Uruguay

1889

2c green 'Waterlow' issue an IMPERF PROOF in unissued colour with large hole punch through centre. (SG 116)

£30

1235

Uruguay

1895

PROOF: 'General Artigas' UNISSUED Die Proof in orange with value tablet blank on paper by the 'South American Banknote Co.'. Fine & Scarce.

£75

1236

Uruguay

1897

7c orange and 1899 10c reddish purple 'Waterlow' issue both with 'St & Co.' PERFINS & fine cds used. Uncommon. (SGF 186 & 223)

£20

1237

Uruguay

1901

2c dull red 'Cherub' issue with 'OFICIAL' overprint in black WITHOUT PUNCHED HOLES. A fine mint copy. (SG O239, see note in SG)

£18

1238

Uruguay

1901

TRAVELLING POST OFFICES: 5c blue postal stationery envelope (H&G B12a, Waterlow printing) with Montevideo company imprint on reverse used with good strike of ESTAFETA AMBULANTE A4 cds dated 1 DIC 1901. Addressed locally within MONTEVIDEO with arrival cds dated the same day on reverse.

£35

1239

Uruguay

1902

20c ultramarine on cream postal stationery registered envelope (H&G C1) used with added 1900 5c blue (SG 232) tied by MONTEVIDEO cds dated 12 JUL 1902 with printed red on white 'MONTEVIDEO' registration label alongside. Addressed to BELGIUM with arrival cds on reverse.

£30

1240

Uruguay

1904

POSTAGE DUE: Cover franked with strip of three 1904 5m orange (SG 251a) tied by MONTEVIDEO cds's. Addressed within MONTEVIDEO and taxed on arrival with 'T' in triangle marking and added 1904 1c on 10c blue 'Postage Due' issue (SG D267) tied by large OFICINA DE TASA MONTEVIDEO cds.

£40

1241

Uruguay

1908

RAILWAYS: B&W PPC 'Montevideo, Parque Urbano. Ferro Carril Liliputiense' showing passengers travelling on a miniature steam train in the park franked on picture side with 1900 2c vermilion (SG 231) tied by STA ROSA (CALE) cds. Addressed to FRANCE with arrival cds on reverse.

£25

1242

Uruguay

1919

1p blue & red 'Montevideo Harbour' issue, a fine used block of four with oval cancels. (SG 358, Cat £21)

£10

1243

Uruguay

1921

Printed 'Boletin de Expedicion - Servicio de Encomiendas Postales' parcel post form franked with 1919 strip of three 1c grey & green and 4c grey & orange 'Montevideo Harbour' issue and 1919 23c black & green 'Peace Commemoration' issue (SG 350, 352 & 364) tied by multiple strikes of CORREO YOUNG 'D28' cds dated 5 AGO 1921. Addressed to PAYSANDU with arrival cds on front. Some light toning but otherwise very scarce.

£40

1244

Uruguay

1923

SWISS COLONIES IN PARAGUAY: Green tinted PPC 'Colonia Suiza (R.O.) Gran Avenida del Hotel del Prado' unused but with lots of contemporary manuscript text on message side including 'Sept 30 1923' date.

£24

1245

Uruguay

1924

PROOF: 10c 'Square' AIRMAIL issue set of three IMPERF PROOFS on paper all for the 10c value printed in green, blue & red. A very rare group. (As SG 437)

£225

1246

Uruguay

1925

14c black & blue 'Centenary of Assembly of Florida' AIR issue, both types inscribed 'MONTEVIDEO' and 'FLORIDA' fine lightly used. (SG 472/3)

£20

1247

Uruguay

1925

14c black & blue 'White Necked Heron' issue inscribed MONTEVIDEO, a fine used copy. (SG 472)

£10

1248

Uruguay

1925

Registered cover franked with 1924 pair 2c rosy mauve and 4 x 5c pale blue 'Chilean Lapwing' issue (SG 452 & 454) tied by two strikes of framed RECOMENDADA cancel with CORREO RIO BRANCO 'L11' cds alongside and printed red on white 'RIO BRANCO' registration label. Addressed to GERMANY with transit cds's on reverse. Very attractive.

£35

1249

Uruguay

1927

TELEGRAPHS: 5c yellow, 10c deep blue, 20c pale turquoise and 50c vermilion tall 'Telegraph' issue (with coupon attached). The set of four fine mint. (Barefoot #1/4)

£30

1250

Uruguay

1928

Uruguayan Football Victories' set of three fine mint. (SG 581/583, Cat £46)

£20

1251

Uruguay

1929

3p blue 'Artigas' issue (Waterlow printing), a fine mint copy. A scarce & underrated issue, only 5000 were issued of this value. (SG 598, Cat £35)

£30

1252

Uruguay

1930

PROOF: 5c red 'Centenary of Independence' issue, imperf 'Waterlow' COLOUR TRIAL in unissued colour mounted on card with 'Waterlow & Sons Ltd SPECIMEN' overprint in black. (SG 643)

£24

1253

Uruguay

1932

PERFINS: 1c violet (trimmed perfs) and 3c green 'Artigas' issue both with 'C I D A' PERFINS from the large format advertising label. Both used. (SG 543 & 547)

£10

1254

Uruguay

1934

ZEPPELIN: Commercial cover franked with 1928 strip of four 20c lake and 1933 7v slate blue (SG 559 & 691) tied by MONTEVIDEO cds's dated 4 IX 1934 with circular 'SERVICIO AEREO TRANSOCEANICO URUGUYA - EUROPA CONDOR ZEPPELIN LUFTHANSA' cachet in black on front. Flown on the 7th South American flight of September 1934 on LZ127. Addressed to GERMANY with FRIEDRICHSHAFEN 'Zeppelin' arrival mark on reverse. (Sieger #272C)

£60

1255

Uruguay

1934

5c blue postal stationery lettercard (H&G A18, with outer perforations removed) used with added 1921 1c pale green, 1923 12c deep blue, 1928 2c green, 1930 3 x 3c yellow green & 20c slate blue and 1933 2 x 7c slate blue (SG 380, 427, 545, 642, 647 & 691) all tied by EXTERIOR MONTEVIDEO cds's. Addressed to SWITZERLAND with transit cds on reverse.

£40

1256

Uruguay

1935

Barreiro Y Ramos 'Pegasus' AIRMAIL issue, the set of twenty good to fine mint. (SG 725/744, Cat £180)

£75

1257

Uruguay

1939

FORGERIES: 75c rose, 1p blue, 1p 38c violet, 1p 38c orange yellow, 2p blue, 5p lilac and 5p green 'La Carreta' AIR issue FORGERIES in fine mint blocks of four with gum. (28 forgeries, As SG 822/28)

£12

1258

Uruguay

1946

'SERVICIO AEREO' airplane surcharge issue, the set of six fine mint. (SG 928/33, Cat £25)

£12

1259

Uruguay

1946

'Servicio Aereo' AIRPLANE overprint issue the set of six fine mint. (SG 928/933)

£20

1260

Uruguay

1956

EXHIBITION MAIL & CINDERELLA: Unaddressed cover with 'Exposicion Filatelica' handstamp franked with 1945 5m violet, 1954 pair 5m carmine, red-brown & green and 1c black & scarlet (SG 905 & 1028/9) all tied by SAN JOSE cds's with fine large 'Exposicion Filatelica San Jose 1956' CINDERELLA label depicting the 1856 60c blue 'Diligencia' issue tied by oval SAN JOSE cachet.

£10

1261

Uruguay

1958

5c on 3c 'Flower' issue with variety OVERPRINT DOUBLE and 20c on 5m carmine red, brown & green with variety OPT INVERTED, both fine mint copies. (SG 1087a & 1089a)

£45

1262

Uruguay

1974

PRIVATE EXPRESS COMPANIES: Long cover with printed 'Elias Casal Gari, Marincho 1072, Pocitos, Casilla de Correo 1707, Montevideo. Uruguay' return address on flap franked with 1974 75p 'Football' issue (SG 1564) tied by large boxed SERVICIO EXPRESO CORREO DEL URUGUAY EJIDO 1322 TEL 916604 'Express' company cancel in black with two different printed 150p on 350p red on white 'Express' labels in reverse both surcharged '$150.-' in black (one is for the internal part of the journey and one for the external part to Argentina). Addressed to BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA with 1974 stamp exhibition publicity label on reverse.

£25

1263

Venezuela

1859

½r orange 'First Issue', fine impression, a fine four margin copy unused without gum. (SG 1a, Cat £39)

£20

1264

Venezuela

1859

1r blue 'Fine Impression' a fine three margin copy, touching at left used with complete strike of unframed '7' numeral cancel. (SG 2)

£30

1265

Venezuela

1862

Cover franked with 1859 ½r red orange 'First Issue' (SG 7) a fine four margin copy tied by CORREOS LA GUAIRA cds in blue. Addressed to CARACAS. Very attractive.

£110

1266

Venezuela

1863

½r pale red 'Eagle' issue, a fine used copy, four margins. A scarce stamp. (SG 16, Cat £120)

£60

1267

Venezuela

1873

2c green 'Square' issue with upright 'Contrasena - Estampillas de Correo' Type 2 opt by Rasco. A good cds used copy, three margins, just cut into at right. (SG 75, Cat £130)

£40

1268

Venezuela

1873

½r rose pink 'Square' issue with inverted 'Contrasena - Estampillas de Correo' Type 2 opt by Rasco. A good mint copy with gum, four tight margins. (SG 76a, Cat £21)

£12

1269

Venezuela

1880

50c brown 'Foreign Mail' issue on thick paper, second printing, Transfer Type 20, a fine used copy with part NY maritime numeral cancel. Small thin. (SG 110)

£35

1270

Venezuela

1893

Cover franked with diagonally BISECTED 1882 50c green (SG 122a) tied by undated CORREOS DE VENEZUELA PUERTO CABELLO 'Star' cancel in black with straight line 'FRANCO' marking alongside. Addressed to UK with transit & arrival marks on reverse. The cover is creased and quite grubby but rare.

£45

1271

Venezuela

1899

5c on 50c black & yellow and 25c on 1b black & violet 'Official' SURCHARGE issue both with opt in violet, cds used and mint respectively. (SG O187B & O190B)

£12

1272

Venezuela

1900

'RESELLADA RTM' opt issue, the set of six fine mint. (SG 199/204, Cat £24)

£12

1273

Venezuela

1900

1b purple with 'RESELLADA RTM' overprint in black, a fine mint block of four with variety OVERPRINT INVERTED. (SG 195a)

£35

1274

Venezuela

1901

Cover franked with 1900 50c orange with '1900' overprint (SG 217) tied by fine strike of CORREOS DE VENEZUELA TUMEREMO cds dated 8 DEC 1901 with second strike alongside. Addressed to ITALY with arrival mark on reverse.

£40

1275

Venezuela

1903

CIVIL WAR - GUAYANA ISSUE: 25c black on blue 'Square Type' without any control marks or opts. A genuine mint copy separated by scissors as is usually the case with the genuine stamps and with some gum staining showing on front. The genuine stamps have 9 ornaments along the bottom frame and forgeries have 10. (SG 252, Cat £60)

£30

1276

Venezuela

1904

REVENUE: 20b 'Estado Falcon' PAPEL SELLADO revenue stamped paper used with added 1904 1b claret (2), 3b blue (2) and 10b grey 'Instruccion' REVENUE issue (As SG 321/3) tied by manuscript signature with various cachets & marks on front & reverse. The paper has some folds & faults but is attractive.

£12

1277

Venezuela

1911

10c carmine on white PSC commemorating the 100th year of independence' two copies with the two different designs in blue on the reverse both fine unused. (H&G 18 & 18a)

£10

1278

Venezuela

1912

MARITIME: Cover with manuscript 'J. L. Titto E.E. Crucero Vapor Mariscal Sucre, Puerto Cabello, Ven' return address on reverse franked with 1911 50c deep violet & violet (SG 338) tied by PUERTO CABELLO cds with fine strike of 'E.E.U.U. DE VENEZUELA CRUCERO MARISCAL SUCRE' Arms 'Ship' marking in violet on front of the Venezuelan naval ship the 'Marshall Sucre'. Addressed to USA plus a second similar cover with the same ship marking but franked with 2 x 25c blue. Scarce. (2 covers)

£60

1279

Venezuela

1913

ISLAND MAIL: Cover franked with single 1911 50c deep violet & violet (SG 338) tied by two strikes of PORLAMAR cds (P.O. on Margarita Island) dated 5 DIC 1913. Addressed to FRANCE.

£50

1280

Venezuela

1924

5b violet 'Bolivar' issue, perf 12½, the top value fine lightly used. (SG 389)

£10

1281

Venezuela

1924

TELEGRAPH: 10c green 'Waterlow' TELEGRAPH issue, a fine mint copy. Scarce & underrated issue. (Barefoot #8)

£24

1282

Venezuela

1932

'Airmail' issue on 'Winchester Security Paper', the set of twenty four good to fine lightly used. A very difficult set to assemble in used condition. (SG 426/449, Cat £80)

£40

1283

Venezuela

1933

ANTI MALARIA CACHET: Cover franked with 1932 25c violet blue and 1b indigo 'Banknote' paper AIR issue (SG 429 & 433) tied by large undated MATURIN ESTADO MONAGAS 'Arms' cancel with handstruck '16 MAYO 1933' date alongside. Sent airmail to TRINIDAD with good strike of boxed 'EL ZANCUDO TRASMITE EL PALUDISMO EXTERMINELO Secunde al Gobierno Nacional en esta patriotica campana' illustrated Mosquito Eradication cachet in black on front. Trinidad arrival cds on reverse. Scarce.

£60

1284

Venezuela

1933

STAMP SHORTAGE & CANCELLATION: Stampless cover with manuscript 'Certifico que no hay estampillas de correo en le actualidad ante main deffine: Febrero 7/9 1933. El Agente' at top right and signed by the postmaster with good strike of SANTA MARIA DE IPIRE. Addressed to CARACAS. Very scarce.

£90

1285

Venezuela

1937

Range of 'RESELLADO 1937-1938' AIRMAIL overprint issue with postage set of four and airmail 10c orange, 25c slate violet, 40c green, 70c scarlet, 1b grey, 1.80b dark ultramarine, 1.95b light ultramarine, 3b lilac, 10b bright purple & 20b grey black. All good to fine used. Odd small fault. (SG 491/99, 501/2 & 505/7, Cat £288+)

£90

1286

Venezuela

1938

10c on 2.50b pale blue 'Surcharge' issue, a fine mint block of ten. (SG 538, Cat £40)

£20

1287

Venezuela

1938

'Airmail' issue on white Paper in changed colours, the set of eight fine cds used. (SG 575/82)

£10

1288

Venezuela

1938

OFFICIAL MAIL: Printed 'El Director General de Administracion del Ministerio de Obras Publicas' registered cover franked with 1932 2 x 15c yellow, 2 x 25c violet blue and 1b indigo on 'Winchester Security Paper' (SG 417, 429 & 433) all with official 'G.N.' PERFINS tied by CARACAS cds's in violet dated 9 AGO 1938 with boxed 'CARACAS SERVICIO AEREO' registration marking in red alongside and large oval official cachet and boxed 'POR CORREO AEREO' cachet in purple. Addressed to FRANCE with transit & arrival marks on reverse.

£45

1289

Venezuela

1940

4b black & 5b red brown 'Top Values' both with 'SPECIMEN' opt in red and small hole punch. Ex ABNCo. Archive. (SG 644/5)

£12

1290

Venezuela

1942

CINDERELLA: Censored airmail cover franked with 1938 45c turquoise green and 1940 20c pale blue (SG 557 & 621) tied by CARACAS cds dated APR 1942 with nice red white & blue 'Leaders of Democracy War Defence for Victory' CINDERELLA label depicting ;Churchill' and 'Roosevelt' with the American and British flags. Very attractive.

£25

1291

Venezuela

1943

20c on 25c cerise, 20c on 25c pale blue, 20c on 25c blue and 20c on 25c blue 'Surcharge' issue the set of four fine mint. (SG 654/657)

£150

1292

Venezuela

1944

'Seventh World Amateur Baseball Championship' issue, the set of nine fine lightly used. (SG 688/96)

£15

1293

Venezuela

1945

'150th Birth Centenary of General Sucre' AIRMAIL issue, the set of ten fine lightly used. (SG 708/17, Cat £34+)

£15

1294

Venezuela

1947

20c on 50c blue with variety 'J.R.G. AEREO VALE BS. 0.20 1946' OPT INVERTED, a fine mint copy. (SG 735a)

£10

1295

Venezuela

1947

Registered AR cover franked with a variety of issues including 1946 'J.R.G.' opts and 1947 surcharges all tied by boxed CARACAS cancels dated SET 25 1947 with printed red on white REG label and circular 'A.R.' marking. Addressed to ARGENTINA. An attractive franking.

£30

1296

Venezuela

1950

Registered cover franked with 1948 2b slate, 1950 1b violet and 1950 30c orange (SG 803, 856 & 882) tied by oval EL RECREO DISTRITO FEDERAL cancels dated DIC 7 1950. Sent airmail to 'The Harbour View Hotel, Kowloon, HONG KONG' with manuscript 'Rm 57 or 17 ?' notation in red.

£16

1297

Venezuela

1951

1b 20c lake 'Arms of Zulia' AIR issue, a fine mint copy. The key value of the set. (SG 966, Cat £33)

£16

1298

Venezuela

1951

POSTE RESTANTE MAIL: Pair of internal airmail covers sent at the 20c rate within CARACAS both with 'Postal Fiscal' frankings and both addressed to 'Senor Ochocinski Stanislaw, Poste Restante, Caracas' with added 5c values applied on arrival to pay the poste restante surcharge, cancelled by small straight line '4 ENE 1951' datestamps. Some light toning but a scarce and correct application of the 5c 'Poste Restante' charge. (2 items)

£25

1299

Venezuela

1952

10c carmine 'Arms of Lara' and 10c carmine 'Arms of Trujillo' AIR issue both fine lightly used and both with variety 'SHORT 1 IN 10'. (SG 1059a & 1106a)

£15

1300

Venezuela

1954

'Arms of Amazonas' AIR issue, the set of nine mint, the 50c has no gum and some of the other values have sweated gum but otherwise a nice looking & rare set. (SG 1281/89, Cat £500)

£150

1301

Venezuela

1954

'Arms of Apure' AIR issue, the set of nine fine mint. (SG 1297/1305, Cat £50)

£30

1302

Venezuela

1955

MARITIME: Black & white PPC of 'George Washington' franked with USA pair 1938 ½c orange (SG 799) tied by undated REPUBLICA DE VENEZUELA FUERZAS NAVALES DESTRUCTOR ARAGUA 'Arms' cancel in black and pair 1954 ½c vermilion (SG 1027) tied by undated REPUBLICA DE VENEZUELA F.N.V. ZULIA 'Arms' cancel. Addressed to USA.

£25

1303

Venezuela

1958

'400th Anniversary of Santiago de Merida de los Caballeros' airmail issue, the set of sixteen fine unmounted mint. (SG 1517/32)

£10

1304

Venezuela

1976

'Bolivar' definitive issue the complete set of twenty from the both the original 1976 printing and the later 1983 printing of the three high values all fine unmounted mint. (SG 2313/2329c, Cat £90)

£30

1305

Venezuela

1976

'Bolivar' PORTRAIT issue, original printing by the State Bank Note Co, Helsinki, Finland. The set of seventeen each stamp with 'MUESTRA' (Specimen) overprint in black. (SG 2313/2329)

£60

1306

Venezuela

1893-1947

Nice group of mainly earlier 'SPECIMENS' with 1893 5c, later type 25c, 50c & 1b, 1899 25c, 1901 25c, 1b and 20b, 1904 5c and 1947 40c all mint with gum opt 'SPECIMEN' in red with small hole punch. Ex ABNCo. Archive. (10 stamps, SG 155, 165/7, 181, 230, 232, 235, 317 & 745)

£20

1307

Venezuela

1927-1949

OFFICIAL MAIL: Nice group of covers all franked with stamps with 'G.N.' OFFICIAL PERFINS inc from the 'Congregacion de Hermanitas de los Pobres de Maracaibo', 'Ministerio de Obras Publicas', 'Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores' and 'El Ministro de Agricultura y Cria'. Two are REG and one is Airmail. All are from CARACAS and addressed to USA, FRANCE (2), PUERTO RICO and SWITZERLAND. Also 1912 cover with 50c black & violet official issue tied on reverse. Mixed condition. (6 items)

£95

1308

Venezuela

1938-1943

Collection of covers on Hagner sheets all with 'RESELLADO' or 'VALE' overprints inc 1937-1938 issue inc cover to Germany with 4 x 10c, 1b 80c on Grace Line cover to USA, 25c on surface mail cover to USA, 1938 REG cover with 3b violet, plus 1938 'Surcharge' issue 40c on 3b 70c on 1939 airmail cover to USA, pair 10c on 2b 50c on cover to UK and two covers to USA with the 5c on 1b 80c value to USA. Also tatty 1943 cover to Argentina with 70c. Mixed condition. (9 items)

£35

1309

Venezuela

1947-1953

Collection of 'Postal Fiscal' issues used on cover on Hagner sheets inc many nice uses with REG, 1949 cover with 50c blue and 1b purple tied from MARACAIBO to UK, 1947 10c on cover to CANADA, 1949 5c & 50c REG to USA, 1949 Hotel cover with pair 40c to UK, 1947 cover with strip of 3 10c tied by CASIGUA cancels to UK, 1948 1b purple single on airmail cover to UK, 1951 50c blue tied by MIRANDA BICENTENNIAL boxed cancel , 1959 REG from CABIMAS plus many others. A great lot for study of this interesting period of postal history. (16 items)

£85

1310

Venezuela

1951-1993

MINIATURE SHEETS: Nice range with better items inc 1951 'Isabella the Catholic' and 'Third Bolivarian Games' issues, 1962 '150th Anniversary of declaration of Independence' pair of sheets, the set of eight different 1982-83 'Simon Bolivar Bicentenary' sheets and 1993 'Orchids' sheet. (SG MS 990, 1011, 1734, 1738, 2469, 2482, 2485, 2496, 2500, 2520, 2523 & 3026, Cat £121+)

£50

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