South & Central America Auction Images Page 11

Lot	Country	Date	Description	Est(£)
1188	Uruguay	1856	FORGERY: 60c blue 'Dillgencia' MAILCOACH issue, a fine fairly good FORGERY on thin paper with 1978 RPSL certificate. (As SG 1)	£20
1189	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
1190	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
1191	Uruguay	1859	60c grey lilac 'Montevideo' SUN issue, thin figures of value, a fine used copy with part strike of oval MONTEVIDEO cancel in black dated 9 NOVE 1859, four large margins. Expertised E. J. Lee on reverse. Small fault in top margin. (SG 8a)	£25
1192	Uruguay	1859	60c grey lilac 'Montevideo' SUN issue, thin figures of value, a fine used copy with oval MONTEVIDEO cancel dated 17 NOV 1859, four margins, tight at right. (SG 8a)	£25
1193	Uruguay	1859	80c orange yellow 'Montevideo' SUN issue, thin figures of value, a fine mint copy with full O.G. and four large margins. A rare stamp. (SG 9, Cat £325)	£150
1194	Uruguay	1859	180c green 'Montevideo' SUN issue, thin figures of value, a fine mint copy with gum, four large margins. (SG 12)	£30
1195	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
1196	Uruguay	1859	180c green 'Montevideo' SUN issue, thin figures of value, a fine mint copy with gum, four large margins. (SG 12)	£24
1197	Uruguay	1860	60c brown lilac 'Montevideo' SUN issue, thick figures of value, fine impression, a good looking used copy with part MERCEDES oval cancel, just four margins, tight at top. Thinned on reverse. (SG 14)	£10
1198	Uruguay	1860	60c lilac rose 'Montevideo' SUN issue, thick figures of value, coarse impression, a good looking used copy with red manuscript cancel, four good margins. Thinned on reverse. (SG 15a)	£15
1199	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
1200	Uruguay	1860	120c blue 'Montevideo' SUN issue, thick figures of value, a good lightly used four margin copy. Thinned on reverse. (SG 18)	£10
1201	Uruguay	1864	6c rose 'Arms' issue, a superb mint bottom marginal copy. Tiny thin in top margin. (SG 20a)	£10
1202	Uruguay	1877	1p blue 'Top Value' a good used copy. (SG 47)	£10
1203	Uruguay	1881	7c pale blue 'Suarez' issue mint, 1883 5c blue 'Maximo Santos' issue unused and 1884 5c blue on thin paper mint all with 'OFICIAL' handstamps in black or red, the 1884 5c with OPT INVERTED plus 1883 10c grey brown with 'OFICIAL' handstamp in blue with variety OPT DOUBLE BOTH INVERTED unused. Odd small fault or thin. (SG O61, O72, O82 var & O73 var)	£25
1204	Uruguay	1883	1c green and 2c carmine rose 'Volcano' issue with 'OFICIAL' handstamp in black, the 1c position 54 unused with thin on reverse and the 2c position 27 mint with gum. (SG O64/5)	£15
1205	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
1206	Uruguay	1883	1c green 'Official' issue with boxed 'FRANCO' handstamp in black. A good mint copy. Small perf fault at top. (SG O74, Cat £38)	£18
1207	Uruguay	1884	5c ultramarine on thick paper 'Large figure 5s' a fine mint IMPERF corner marginal block of fifteen with 'LIT MEGE Y AUBRIOT 33 - N 178 MONTEVIDEO' marginal inscription, full gum & margins all round. Lovely item. (SG 78ba)	£150
1208	Uruguay	1900	Pictorial DEFINITIVE issue, the set of eight plus additional shades of the 2c and 5c mostly good to fine mint, odd small fault. (SG 230/37)	£20
1209	Uruguay	1900	COLOUR TRIAL: 5c bright orange 'Waterlow' issue perforated COLOUR TRIAL in UNISSUED COLOUR. Mint with gum, a couple of light tones at top. (As SG 232)	£20
1210	Uruguay	1900	2c brown on buff postal stationery card (H&G 44) with privately printed view in sepia on reverse showing 'Boats in Montevideo Harbour' used with added 1900 10c violet (SG 234) tied by MONTEVIDEO cds. Addressed to GERMANY. The 10c may be a replacement for a missing stamp. A scarce item.	£25
1211	Uruguay	1902	20c ultramarine on cream postal stationery registered envelope (H&G C1) used with OFICINA DE REGST CORREO MONTEVIDEO cds dated 8 MAY 1903 with printed red on white 'MONTEVIDEO' registration label alongside. Addressed to GERMANY with arrival cds on reverse.	£30
1212	Uruguay	1903	Registered AR cover franked with single 1900 25c brown (SG 235) tied by OFICINA DE REC'S CORREO MONTEVIDEO cds dated 19 JUN 1903 with printed red on white 'MONTEVIDEO' REG label and small boxed 'A R' marking all on front, Addressed to FRANCE.	£25
1213	Uruguay	1904	BISECT: Circa 1904. Small cover FRONT only franked with vertically BISECTED 1904 1c green (SG 252) paying the 5m unsealed rate tied by fine strike of undated oval MELO CORREO ULTIMA HORA L-8 cancel in black. Addressed to MONTEVIDEO. Scarce.	£50
1214	Uruguay	1910	5c carmine red 'Centenary of the Argentine Revolution' in UNISSUED colour (the issued stamp is in blue), a fine mint copy. (As SG 287)	£20
1215	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
1216	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
1217	Uruguay	1924	'Victory of Uruguay Football Team' issue, the set of three fine mint. (SG 464/6, Cat £60)	£30
1218	Uruguay	1925	FIRST FLIGHT: Registered cover franked with 1925 'Centenary of Rising Against Brazilian Rule' issue set of three, 'Inauguration of Parliament House' pair and 1925 14c black & blue 'MONTEVIDEO' Heron AIR issue (SG 467/9, 470/1 & 472) all tied by oval MONTEVIDEO first flight cancels in red with REG label alongside. Flown on the MONTEVIDEO - FLORIDA flight of the 25th August. Addressed to FLORIDA with arrival cds on reverse. (Muller #12, rated 1500pts)	£35
1219	Uruguay	1928	'Albatross' AIR issue, the set of twelve fine mint plus the 1929 4c olive brown. A scarce set. (SG 569/80 & 634, Cat £500+)	£200
1220	Uruguay	1928	Uruguayan Football Victories' set of three fine mint. (SG 581/583, Cat £46)	£20
1221	Uruguay	1929	2p deep brown 'Artigas' issue WATERLOW COLOUR TRIAL in unissued colour, perforated, ungummed with 'Waterlow & Sons Ltd SPECIMEN' overprint & small hole punch. (SG As SG 596)	£30
1222	Uruguay	1930	Second 'Pegasus' issue with changed colours, the set of nineteen fine mint. (SG 659/677)	£160
1223	Uruguay	1931	OFFICIAL MAIL: Printed 'Boletin del Ministerio de Hacienda Montevideo' official cover franked with 1929 16c deep blue 'Pegasus' issue with 'Official' PUNCHES (SG 622) tied by smudged MONTEVIDEO cds with large official cachet alongside. Sent registered to USA with transit & arrival marks on reverse.	£35
1224	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
1225	Uruguay	1939	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)	£15
1226	Uruguay	1941	'40th Death Anniversary of Blanes' issue the set of six in 'Waterlow' FILE COPY PROOF blocks of four, each stamp with large hole punch. Ex Waterlow Archive. (SG 855/860)	£24
1227	Uruguay	1946	'SERVICIO AEREO' airplane surcharge issue, the set of six fine mint. (SG 928/33, Cat £25)	£12
1228	Uruguay	1957	POST RESTANTE: Incoming registered cover from SEATTLE, USA franked with a variety of stamps plus a meter label. Addressed to 'Ruben Lipiec, Correo Central, Poste Restante, Montevideo, Uruguay' with added 1954 10c green & orange (SG 1035) applied on reverse to pay the Post Restante surcharge tied by L.-P.R.-R. MONTEVIDEO cds. Genuine covers showing the Post Restante charge are very scarce.	£25
1229	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
1230	Uruguay	1959	'Monument to Captain Boiso Lanza' WINGED GODDESS issue, the first set of eleven and the second set of twelve all fine mint, mostly unmounted. (SG 1090/1100 & 1138/1149, Cat £33)	£16
1231	Uruguay	1966	TRAVELLING POST OFFICES & EXPRESS BUS SERVICES: Long cover franked with 1963 40c sepia & drab (SG 1221) tied by boxed 'EXPRESO RIOPLATENSE MONTEVIDEO' Bus company cancel in purple with printed 'EXPRESO RIOPLATENSE Primera Mensajeria International No.38154' local label attached on reverse. Addressed to BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA. Scarce.	£25
1232	Uruguay	1970	PRIVATE EXPRESS COMPANIES: Pair of covers one from the Club Filatelico del Uruguay and one commercial both with stamps cancelled by CORREO EXPRESO URUGUAY illustrated 'Motorbike' cancel dated 28 OCTUBRE 1970 with two line 'CORREO NACIONAL SERVICIO EXPRESO' cachet on front and both have the printed 25p black on yellow 'Servicio Expreso' label applied on reverse. Addressed locally. Uncommon.	£35
1233	Uruguay	1973	PRIVATE EXPRESS COMPANIES: Cover franked with 1972 75p apple green 'Artigas' issue (SG 1521) tied by light strike of boxed 'O.N.D.A. AGENCIA 20 TREINTA Y TRES' Express company cancel in reddish violet. Addressed to MONTEVIDEO with printed black on green 'O N D A S.A. TREINTA Y TRES MONTEVIDEO 2o R Se adhiere al sobre T.P.D. en Central' EXPRESS label on reverse.	£20
1234	Uruguay	1974	PRIVATE EXPRESS COMPANIES: Cover franked with 1972 75p apple green 'Artigas' issue (SG 1521) tied by light strike of boxed 'O.N.D.A. AGENCIA J LACAZE' Express company cancel in violet with printed black on green 'O N D A S.A. J. LACAZE a MONTEVIDEO 2o R Se adhiere al sobre T.P.D. en Central' EXPRESS label on front. Addressed locally within MONTEVIDEO.	£20
1235	Uruguay	1860-1960	Useful collection on printed pages from a few early issues with a good showing of pre 1900 issues and officials. Some better mid period sets & singles noted. Mixed condition mint & used. (100's)	£250
1236	Uruguay	1880-1980	Large mixed accumulation in bag mostly loose early to modern mint & used. (Many 100's)	£15
1237	Uruguay	1931-1938	Nice group of AIRMAIL covers all with 'Pegasus' issue frankings inc 1931 & 1933 covers inc 30c green Waterlow to Germany, 1933 cover with 60c orange Waterlow to Germany, 1935-37 four covers with 62c green 'Barreiro y Ramos' frankings to Germany or Hungary, 1938 cover with 50c to Germany and cover with 57c to Germany. Attractive group. (9 items)	£35
1238	Uruguay	1934-1948	OFFICIAL MAIL: Trio of printed 'S.O. OBSERVACIONES TARJETA POSTAL' official postcards for reporting rainfall used from BARKER, FLORENCIO SANCHEZ and MONTEVIDEO with various markings inc Official cachets. All addressed to MONTEVIDEO. (3 items)	£25
1239	Venezuela	1859	½r yellow 'First' issue, coarse impression a fine used four margin copy. (SG 6)	£18
1240	Venezuela	1859	2r red 'First Issue', coarse impression, a mint copy with full gum, four tight to large margins. Thinned on reverse. (SG 9, Cat £90)	£30
1241	Venezuela	1862	¼c green, ½c grey lilac and 1c sepia 'Arms' issue for use on Newspapers, the set of three unused, all have four good to large margins. Odd thin or small fault but very presentable group. (SG 13/15, Cat £119)	£40
1242	Venezuela	1863	½r pale red 'Eagle' issue, a fine used copy, four margins. A scarce stamp. (SG 16, Cat £120)	£60
1243	Venezuela	1864	LA GUAIRA: 1c black on rose 'Ship' issue, Type B (three dots in figure '1'), a good looking four margin unused copy. Thinned on reverse. Scarce. (SG 6, Cat £100)	£45
1244	Venezuela	1865	Pair of 1865 & 1869 stampless folded letters to Lanman & Kemp in NY, USA both from MARACAIBO endorsed 'Pr Teresa' (Ship) but without postal markings plus 1865 cover from LA GUAIRA to ITALY with company handstamp, boxed 'GB 1F 60c' accountancy mark and London and Paris transit cds's. (3 items)	£30
1245	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
1246	Venezuela	1875	ROYAL MAIL STEAM PACKET CO: 10c rose carmine, an unused copy without gum and with faults inc some creasing and a light surface scuff. (Hurt & Williams #1)	£35
1247	Venezuela	1881	Complete folded 'Rivodo' letter franked with 1880 25c yellow 'Third Escuelas' issue (SG 94) tied by LA GUAIRA cds. Addressed to CARACAS.	£30
1248	Venezuela	1887	25c orange fifth 'Escuelas' LITHO issue rouletted 8, a fine mint IMPERF BETWEEN PAIR. (SG 125 variety)	£30
1249	Venezuela	1889	CORO Y LA VELA LOCAL ISSUE: 'Porte Libre' black on yellow local issue for 'CORO Y LA VELA' depicting a bird carrying an envelope, rouletted in black. A unused copy. Very scarce. (Hurt & Williams #13)	£35
1250	Venezuela	1889	CORO Y LA VELA LOCAL ISSUE: ½r black on blue local issue for 'CORO Y LA VELA' rouletted in black. A fine used copy with light 'ANOTADA CORREO DEL KOMERCIO' marking in purple. (Hurt & Williams #7)	£35
1251	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
1252	Venezuela	1903	CIVIL WAR - GUAYANA ISSUE: 10c black on orange '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 251, Cat £75)	£35
1253	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
1254	Venezuela	1903	CIVIL WAR ISSUES - GUAYANA: 10c black on orange GUAYANA 'Large' type with fancy control overprint in corner, signature and large part 'FISCALIA DE INSTRUCCION PUBLICA ESTADO GUAYANA' control mark in blue. A fine mint copy with gum. Scarce. (SG 256)	£45
1255	Venezuela	1903	CIVIL WAR ISSUES - GUAYANA: 1b black on grey GUAYANA 'Large' type with fancy control overprint in corner, signature and large part 'FISCALIA DE INSTRUCCION PUBLICA ESTADO GUAYANA' control mark in blue. A fine mint copy with gum, separated by scissors as is usually the case with the genuine stamps which have 9 ornaments along the bottom frame and forgeries have 10. (SG 259)	£40
1256	Venezuela	1903	CIVIL WAR - GUAYANA: 5c black on grey 'Ship' type, a fine used genuine example with control handstamp and postmaster's signature. Separated by scissors as is usually the case with the genuine stamps. A small article on how to tell the genuine from the reprints accompanies. The genuine issues are very scarce. (SG 265, Cat £65)	£45
1257	Venezuela	1904	5c green, 10c grey, 25c vermilion, 50c yellow, 3b blue and 10b violet 'Bolivar' SCHOOL TAX issue in fine unmounted mint marginal IMPRINT blocks of fifty plus the 20b rose in a mint block of fifteen. (SG 317/20 & 322/4, Cat £140+)	£35
1258	Venezuela	1905	5c vermilion, 10c bright blue & 25c pale yellow '6th Anniversary of General Castro's Revolt of 23rd May' issue, the set of three fine mint. (SG 330/332)	£15
1259	Venezuela	1913	Cover franked with single 1911 50c deep violet & violet (SG 338) tied by good strike of DUACA cds. Addressed to USA with company's receiving mark on front. A scarcer origination.	£30
1260	Venezuela	1915	ABNCo. 'Bolivar' portrait definitive issue set of eleven, 1924 'Waterlow' printing Perf 14 set to 50c (missing the 1b) and 1925 'Waterlow' printing Perf 12½ set of eleven all goo to fine lightly used. (SG 362/72, 373/77 & 379/89, Cat £100+)	£45
1261	Venezuela	1928	LINDBERGH COMMEMORATION: Cover franked with 1924 50c deep blue (SG 386) tied by undated circular CORREOS DE VENEZUELA BIENVENIDA A LINDBERGH CARACAS cancel commemorating Lindbergh's visit with CARACAS cds dated 30 JAN 1928 alongside Addressed locally within CARACAS. (Muller #4)	£35
1262	Venezuela	1931	FIRST FLIGHT: Cover with printed 'Primer vuelo avion Pan. American desde Maturin para el Exterior' at top franked with 1930 15c slate grey, 25c bright violet, 40c bronze green and 1b slate blue AIR issue (SG 397, 398, 399 & 401, one stamp with faults) tied by large MATURIN ESTADO MONAGAS 'Arms' cancels with '13 FEB 1931' date handstamps. Flown on the MATURIN - PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD first flight. Addressed to USA with PORT-OF-SPAIN TRINIDAD arrival cds on reverse. Uncommon. (Muller 62, only 300 covers were carried)	£35
1263	Venezuela	1932	5b brown on 'Banknote' paper with 'G.N.' Official PERFIN a fine cds used copy. (SG 425)	£18
1264	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
1265	Venezuela	1937	3.70b rose carmine, 10b bright purple and 20b grey black, the top three values fine unmounted mint. (SG 484/6, Cat £96)	£45
1266	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
1267	Venezuela	1938	'Pictorial' DEFINITIVE issue, the set of ten fine lightly used. (SG 508/17, Cat £110)	£55
1268	Venezuela	1938	3b orange 'Coffee Picker' issue, a fine cds used copy. The key value of the set. (SG 516, Cat £75)	£36
1269	Venezuela	1938	22½c red postal stationery viewcard (H&G 20) with view in brown 'Palacio de las Academias - Caracas - VENEZUELA' with typed 'Via Recife - Roma Aereo Transatlantica' at top used with added 1938 1.20b green AIR issue (SG 562) tied by CARACAS cds dated 19 APR 1940. Sent airmail to EGYPT with hexagonal Egyptian 'POSTAL CENSOR' arrival marking in purple on front. An unusual destination.	£40
1270	Venezuela	1941	Airmail cover franked with 1938 5c blue green & 30c bright violet plus 1940 1b bright lilac and 1941 20c on 25c pale blue (SG 550, 555, 613 & 646) tied by two strikes of LA VICTORIA cds with inverted date slug reading 1 APR 1940 with large purple '12 MAR 1941' handstamp applied over the top. Addressed to USA.	£30
1271	Venezuela	1943	3b vermilion 'RESELLO 1943' overprint issue, a very fine mint copy. (SG 661, Cat £65)	£30
1272	Venezuela	1944	30c carmine 'Baseball' issue a fine mint copy with variety STAMP PRINTED DOUBLE (most noticeable on the imprint below design). With normal for comparison. (SG 691 variety)	£30
1273	Venezuela	1947	15c yellow & indigo 'Twelfth Pan-American Health Conference, Caracas' issue with variety YELLOW OMITTED (on map of Venezuela on the globe). A fine cds used copy with normal for comparison. (SG 728 variety)	£35
1274	Venezuela	1951	'Arms of Anzoategui' POSTAGE issue, the set of seven fine mint. (SG 991/7, Cat £55)	£30
1275	Venezuela	1951	ISLAND MAIL: Maritime cover to USA franked with USA 1947 3c green (SG 949) tied by oval PORLAMAR NUEVA ESPARTA cancel in violet, 1952 REG cover to Argentina with 45c & 60c Arms issue tied by PORLAMAR NUE. ESP. cds, 1963 cover to USA with PORLAMAR NUEVA ESP. cds and somewhat tatty 1941 Printed Esperanto cover sent REG from PORLAMAR to USA. Porlamar is the main P.O. on the Island of Margarita. (3 items)	£35
1276	Venezuela	1953	'Arms of Falcon' AIR issue, the set of nine fine mint. (SG 1208/16, Cat £50)	£30
1277	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
1278	Venezuela	1954	'Arms of Amazonas' AIR issue, the set of nine fine mint. All stamps in superb condition without any faults. The key set of this issue (SG 1281/9, Cat £500)	£250
1279	Venezuela	1954	'Arms of Yaracuy' AIR issue, the set of nine fine mint. (SG 1345/53, Cat £42)	£25
1280	Venezuela	1954	7½c deep green 'Arms of Yaracuy' AIR issue, a fine unmounted mint copy. The key value of the set. (SG 1346, Cat £28)	£15
1281	Venezuela	1955	Registered parcel tag franked on reverse with 1953 45c plum and pair 1b bluish violet AIR issue (SG 1251 & 1257) tied by CARACAS cds dated 17 MAY 1955. Addressed to FRANCE with boxed REG marking on address side and French arrival cds also tying stamps with Air Line cachet alongside. A very unusual rate.	£25
1282	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)	£45
1283	Venezuela	1983	25b turquoise blue, 30b light brown and 50b deep magenta 'Bolivar' definitive issue top three values from the 1983 printing unmounted mint. (SG 2329a/2329c, Cat £57+)	£25
1284	Venezuela	1905-1910	Small lot of 1904 'Sucre' issue covers with 3 PPC's all with 15c frankings, a range of 50c frankings to Europe and a 1b franking comprising 4 x 25c from MARACAIBO to Germany. (10 items)	£25
1285	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
1286	Venezuela	1930-1952	FIRST DAY COVERS: A nice group of FDCs all with better sets inc 1930 Death Centenary of Simon Bolivar (SG 411/3), 1945 Birth Centenary of General Sucre AIR issue (SG 708/17 on 2 FDCs), 1946 Democratic Party Revolution (722/6), 1947 Pan-Am Conference (SG 727/31), 1949 Columbus AIR (SG 824/9), 1950 Protection of Fauna (SG 848/56 on 2 FDCs), 1950 Census of the Americas AIRS (SG 864/72 on 2 FDCs), 1950 Lake Maracaibo AIRS (SG 878/83 on 2 FDCs) and 1952 Fourth Centenary of Barquisimeto AIRS (SG 1120/7 on 2 FDCs). Mixed condition but generally good to fine. (13 covers)	£30
1287	Venezuela	1933-1938	Collection of covers on Hagner sheets all with the 1932 AIR issue printed on Security Bank note paper (SG 426/49 etc) inc a nice array of frankings with a good variety of values plus REG, censored, various high values inc 2b, 2b 30c & 3b on cover, airmail instructional markings etc. Destinations inc France, Germany, UK, Holland and USA. A great lot for study and continuation. Mixed condition. (13 items)	£65
1288	Venezuela	1934-1959	OFFICIAL MAIL: Interesting group of stampless official covers most with printed Arms on envelope, mostly in colour from various departments & offices including the President. Many of them have their original inserts or letters enclosed including the two from the Presidents office. All of the covers have various cachets & markings. Mixed condition. (9 items)	£40
1289	Venezuela	1935-1949	Nice lot of covers from smaller Post Offices, all with fine cancels inc censored, airmail, REG etc. Postmarks include GUANOCO, CORO, MENE GRANDE (Oil Field P.O.), LOS TEQUES, EL SILENCIO, LAGUNILLAS, PETARE and CASIGUA. (11 items)	£40
1290	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
1291	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
1292	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
1293	Venezuela	1952-1955	ARMS ISSUE: Nice range of 'Arms' issues used on cover with various values to 2b inc a couple of REG, some nice single frankings and multiple uses. Addressed to USA, UK and one REG to India with many mining connected with addresses inc 'The Thew Shovel Co.', 'Chas Brass & Copper Co.' and two from the 'Iron Mines Company of Venezuela' and the 'Mene Grande Oil Company'. (29 items)	£30
1294	Zanzibar	1907	Black & white PPC 'Zanzibar - Native Cottages' franked on message side with 1904 1a rose red (SG 211) tied by ZANZIBAR squared circle cds. Addressed to UK.	£24
1295	Zanzibar	1908	3c yellow green used with fine central strike of LA REUNION A MARSEILLE L.U No.1 French maritime cds dated 27 FEB 1911. (SG 226)	£18
1296	Zanzibar	1908	1r yellow green 'Sultan Ali bin Hamoud' issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 234, Cat £50)	£16
1297	Zanzibar	1913	1/- yellow green and 2/- violet, wmk 'Rosette', both good mint, gum a little brown. (SG 255/6, Cat £50~)	£16
1298	Zanzibar	1926	6c violet split pair and 1936 20c orange all used with PAQUEBOT DAR-ES-SALAAM cds's, one dated NOV 1935. (SG 202 & 313)	£10
1299	Zanzibar	1926	3c yellow orange, a pair used with good strike of large WETI PEMBA Squared circle cds dated 15 JUN 1927. (SG 300)	£18
1300	Zanzibar	1936	1/- yellow green used with fine central strike of WETE cds dated 22 JUN 1949. (SG 318)	£15
1301	Zanzibar	1936	5s scarlet GVI issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 320, Cat £35)	£10
1302	Zanzibar	1936	10c grey black on buff and 15c carmine on buff 'Sultan Khalifa bin Harub' issue postal stationery cards (H&G 33/4) both with double lined 'SPECIMEN' opt in black. (2)	£15
1303	Zanzibar	1937	Black & white PPC 'Mile Stone, Zanzibar' franked on message side with pair 1936 10c black (SG 311) tied by ZANZIBAR cds. Addressed to UK.	£18
1304	Zanzibar	1952	10c red orange tied on small piece by fine strike of CHAKE CHAKE cds dated 26 MAY 1955. (SG 340)	£10
1305	Zanzibar	1952	7s 50c grey black & emerald, a fine mint copy. (SG 351, Cat £35)	£10
1306	Zanzibar	1896-1944	Small mostly mint range with some better values inc 1896 issue values to 8a. Mixed condition. (57 stamps, SG Cat £285+)	£60

1188

Uruguay

1856

FORGERY: 60c blue 'Dillgencia' MAILCOACH issue, a fine fairly good FORGERY on thin paper with 1978 RPSL certificate. (As SG 1)

£20

1189

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

1190

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

1191

Uruguay

1859

60c grey lilac 'Montevideo' SUN issue, thin figures of value, a fine used copy with part strike of oval MONTEVIDEO cancel in black dated 9 NOVE 1859, four large margins. Expertised E. J. Lee on reverse. Small fault in top margin. (SG 8a)

£25

1192

Uruguay

1859

60c grey lilac 'Montevideo' SUN issue, thin figures of value, a fine used copy with oval MONTEVIDEO cancel dated 17 NOV 1859, four margins, tight at right. (SG 8a)

£25

1193

Uruguay

1859

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

£150

1194

Uruguay

1859

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

£30

1195

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

1196

Uruguay

1859

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

£24

1197

Uruguay

1860

60c brown lilac 'Montevideo' SUN issue, thick figures of value, fine impression, a good looking used copy with part MERCEDES oval cancel, just four margins, tight at top. Thinned on reverse. (SG 14)

£10

1198

Uruguay

1860

60c lilac rose 'Montevideo' SUN issue, thick figures of value, coarse impression, a good looking used copy with red manuscript cancel, four good margins. Thinned on reverse. (SG 15a)

£15

1199

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

1200

Uruguay

1860

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

£10

1201

Uruguay

1864

6c rose 'Arms' issue, a superb mint bottom marginal copy. Tiny thin in top margin. (SG 20a)

£10

1202

Uruguay

1877

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

£10

1203

Uruguay

1881

7c pale blue 'Suarez' issue mint, 1883 5c blue 'Maximo Santos' issue unused and 1884 5c blue on thin paper mint all with 'OFICIAL' handstamps in black or red, the 1884 5c with OPT INVERTED plus 1883 10c grey brown with 'OFICIAL' handstamp in blue with variety OPT DOUBLE BOTH INVERTED unused. Odd small fault or thin. (SG O61, O72, O82 var & O73 var)

£25

1204

Uruguay

1883

1c green and 2c carmine rose 'Volcano' issue with 'OFICIAL' handstamp in black, the 1c position 54 unused with thin on reverse and the 2c position 27 mint with gum. (SG O64/5)

£15

1205

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

1206

Uruguay

1883

1c green 'Official' issue with boxed 'FRANCO' handstamp in black. A good mint copy. Small perf fault at top. (SG O74, Cat £38)

£18

1207

Uruguay

1884

5c ultramarine on thick paper 'Large figure 5s' a fine mint IMPERF corner marginal block of fifteen with 'LIT MEGE Y AUBRIOT 33 - N 178 MONTEVIDEO' marginal inscription, full gum & margins all round. Lovely item. (SG 78ba)

£150

1208

Uruguay

1900

Pictorial DEFINITIVE issue, the set of eight plus additional shades of the 2c and 5c mostly good to fine mint, odd small fault. (SG 230/37)

£20

1209

Uruguay

1900

COLOUR TRIAL: 5c bright orange 'Waterlow' issue perforated COLOUR TRIAL in UNISSUED COLOUR. Mint with gum, a couple of light tones at top. (As SG 232)

£20

1210

Uruguay

1900

2c brown on buff postal stationery card (H&G 44) with privately printed view in sepia on reverse showing 'Boats in Montevideo Harbour' used with added 1900 10c violet (SG 234) tied by MONTEVIDEO cds. Addressed to GERMANY. The 10c may be a replacement for a missing stamp. A scarce item.

£25

1211

Uruguay

1902

20c ultramarine on cream postal stationery registered envelope (H&G C1) used with OFICINA DE REGST CORREO MONTEVIDEO cds dated 8 MAY 1903 with printed red on white 'MONTEVIDEO' registration label alongside. Addressed to GERMANY with arrival cds on reverse.

£30

1212

Uruguay

1903

Registered AR cover franked with single 1900 25c brown (SG 235) tied by OFICINA DE REC'S CORREO MONTEVIDEO cds dated 19 JUN 1903 with printed red on white 'MONTEVIDEO' REG label and small boxed 'A R' marking all on front, Addressed to FRANCE.

£25

1213

Uruguay

1904

BISECT: Circa 1904. Small cover FRONT only franked with vertically BISECTED 1904 1c green (SG 252) paying the 5m unsealed rate tied by fine strike of undated oval MELO CORREO ULTIMA HORA L-8 cancel in black. Addressed to MONTEVIDEO. Scarce.

£50

1214

Uruguay

1910

5c carmine red 'Centenary of the Argentine Revolution' in UNISSUED colour (the issued stamp is in blue), a fine mint copy. (As SG 287)

£20

1215

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

1216

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

1217

Uruguay

1924

'Victory of Uruguay Football Team' issue, the set of three fine mint. (SG 464/6, Cat £60)

£30

1218

Uruguay

1925

FIRST FLIGHT: Registered cover franked with 1925 'Centenary of Rising Against Brazilian Rule' issue set of three, 'Inauguration of Parliament House' pair and 1925 14c black & blue 'MONTEVIDEO' Heron AIR issue (SG 467/9, 470/1 & 472) all tied by oval MONTEVIDEO first flight cancels in red with REG label alongside. Flown on the MONTEVIDEO - FLORIDA flight of the 25th August. Addressed to FLORIDA with arrival cds on reverse. (Muller #12, rated 1500pts)

£35

1219

Uruguay

1928

'Albatross' AIR issue, the set of twelve fine mint plus the 1929 4c olive brown. A scarce set. (SG 569/80 & 634, Cat £500+)

£200

1220

Uruguay

1928

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

£20

1221

Uruguay

1929

2p deep brown 'Artigas' issue WATERLOW COLOUR TRIAL in unissued colour, perforated, ungummed with 'Waterlow & Sons Ltd SPECIMEN' overprint & small hole punch. (SG As SG 596)

£30

1222

Uruguay

1930

Second 'Pegasus' issue with changed colours, the set of nineteen fine mint. (SG 659/677)

£160

1223

Uruguay

1931

OFFICIAL MAIL: Printed 'Boletin del Ministerio de Hacienda Montevideo' official cover franked with 1929 16c deep blue 'Pegasus' issue with 'Official' PUNCHES (SG 622) tied by smudged MONTEVIDEO cds with large official cachet alongside. Sent registered to USA with transit & arrival marks on reverse.

£35

1224

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

1225

Uruguay

1939

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)

£15

1226

Uruguay

1941

'40th Death Anniversary of Blanes' issue the set of six in 'Waterlow' FILE COPY PROOF blocks of four, each stamp with large hole punch. Ex Waterlow Archive. (SG 855/860)

£24

1227

Uruguay

1946

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

£12

1228

Uruguay

1957

POST RESTANTE: Incoming registered cover from SEATTLE, USA franked with a variety of stamps plus a meter label. Addressed to 'Ruben Lipiec, Correo Central, Poste Restante, Montevideo, Uruguay' with added 1954 10c green & orange (SG 1035) applied on reverse to pay the Post Restante surcharge tied by L.-P.R.-R. MONTEVIDEO cds. Genuine covers showing the Post Restante charge are very scarce.

£25

1229

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

1230

Uruguay

1959

'Monument to Captain Boiso Lanza' WINGED GODDESS issue, the first set of eleven and the second set of twelve all fine mint, mostly unmounted. (SG 1090/1100 & 1138/1149, Cat £33)

£16

1231

Uruguay

1966

TRAVELLING POST OFFICES & EXPRESS BUS SERVICES: Long cover franked with 1963 40c sepia & drab (SG 1221) tied by boxed 'EXPRESO RIOPLATENSE MONTEVIDEO' Bus company cancel in purple with printed 'EXPRESO RIOPLATENSE Primera Mensajeria International No.38154' local label attached on reverse. Addressed to BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA. Scarce.

£25

1232

Uruguay

1970

PRIVATE EXPRESS COMPANIES: Pair of covers one from the Club Filatelico del Uruguay and one commercial both with stamps cancelled by CORREO EXPRESO URUGUAY illustrated 'Motorbike' cancel dated 28 OCTUBRE 1970 with two line 'CORREO NACIONAL SERVICIO EXPRESO' cachet on front and both have the printed 25p black on yellow 'Servicio Expreso' label applied on reverse. Addressed locally. Uncommon.

£35

1233

Uruguay

1973

PRIVATE EXPRESS COMPANIES: Cover franked with 1972 75p apple green 'Artigas' issue (SG 1521) tied by light strike of boxed 'O.N.D.A. AGENCIA 20 TREINTA Y TRES' Express company cancel in reddish violet. Addressed to MONTEVIDEO with printed black on green 'O N D A S.A. TREINTA Y TRES MONTEVIDEO 2o R Se adhiere al sobre T.P.D. en Central' EXPRESS label on reverse.

£20

1234

Uruguay

1974

PRIVATE EXPRESS COMPANIES: Cover franked with 1972 75p apple green 'Artigas' issue (SG 1521) tied by light strike of boxed 'O.N.D.A. AGENCIA J LACAZE' Express company cancel in violet with printed black on green 'O N D A S.A. J. LACAZE a MONTEVIDEO 2o R Se adhiere al sobre T.P.D. en Central' EXPRESS label on front. Addressed locally within MONTEVIDEO.

£20

1235

Uruguay

1860-1960

Useful collection on printed pages from a few early issues with a good showing of pre 1900 issues and officials. Some better mid period sets & singles noted. Mixed condition mint & used. (100's)

£250

1236

Uruguay

1880-1980

Large mixed accumulation in bag mostly loose early to modern mint & used. (Many 100's)

£15

1237

Uruguay

1931-1938

Nice group of AIRMAIL covers all with 'Pegasus' issue frankings inc 1931 & 1933 covers inc 30c green Waterlow to Germany, 1933 cover with 60c orange Waterlow to Germany, 1935-37 four covers with 62c green 'Barreiro y Ramos' frankings to Germany or Hungary, 1938 cover with 50c to Germany and cover with 57c to Germany. Attractive group. (9 items)

£35

1238

Uruguay

1934-1948

OFFICIAL MAIL: Trio of printed 'S.O. OBSERVACIONES TARJETA POSTAL' official postcards for reporting rainfall used from BARKER, FLORENCIO SANCHEZ and MONTEVIDEO with various markings inc Official cachets. All addressed to MONTEVIDEO. (3 items)

£25

1239

Venezuela

1859

½r yellow 'First' issue, coarse impression a fine used four margin copy. (SG 6)

£18

1240

Venezuela

1859

2r red 'First Issue', coarse impression, a mint copy with full gum, four tight to large margins. Thinned on reverse. (SG 9, Cat £90)

£30

1241

Venezuela

1862

¼c green, ½c grey lilac and 1c sepia 'Arms' issue for use on Newspapers, the set of three unused, all have four good to large margins. Odd thin or small fault but very presentable group. (SG 13/15, Cat £119)

£40

1242

Venezuela

1863

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

£60

1243

Venezuela

1864

LA GUAIRA: 1c black on rose 'Ship' issue, Type B (three dots in figure '1'), a good looking four margin unused copy. Thinned on reverse. Scarce. (SG 6, Cat £100)

£45

1244

Venezuela

1865

Pair of 1865 & 1869 stampless folded letters to Lanman & Kemp in NY, USA both from MARACAIBO endorsed 'Pr Teresa' (Ship) but without postal markings plus 1865 cover from LA GUAIRA to ITALY with company handstamp, boxed 'GB 1F 60c' accountancy mark and London and Paris transit cds's. (3 items)

£30

1245

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

1246

Venezuela

1875

ROYAL MAIL STEAM PACKET CO: 10c rose carmine, an unused copy without gum and with faults inc some creasing and a light surface scuff. (Hurt & Williams #1)

£35

1247

Venezuela

1881

Complete folded 'Rivodo' letter franked with 1880 25c yellow 'Third Escuelas' issue (SG 94) tied by LA GUAIRA cds. Addressed to CARACAS.

£30

1248

Venezuela

1887

25c orange fifth 'Escuelas' LITHO issue rouletted 8, a fine mint IMPERF BETWEEN PAIR. (SG 125 variety)

£30

1249

Venezuela

1889

CORO Y LA VELA LOCAL ISSUE: 'Porte Libre' black on yellow local issue for 'CORO Y LA VELA' depicting a bird carrying an envelope, rouletted in black. A unused copy. Very scarce. (Hurt & Williams #13)

£35

1250

Venezuela

1889

CORO Y LA VELA LOCAL ISSUE: ½r black on blue local issue for 'CORO Y LA VELA' rouletted in black. A fine used copy with light 'ANOTADA CORREO DEL KOMERCIO' marking in purple. (Hurt & Williams #7)

£35

1251

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

1252

Venezuela

1903

CIVIL WAR - GUAYANA ISSUE: 10c black on orange '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 251, Cat £75)

£35

1253

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

1254

Venezuela

1903

CIVIL WAR ISSUES - GUAYANA: 10c black on orange GUAYANA 'Large' type with fancy control overprint in corner, signature and large part 'FISCALIA DE INSTRUCCION PUBLICA ESTADO GUAYANA' control mark in blue. A fine mint copy with gum. Scarce. (SG 256)

£45

1255

Venezuela

1903

CIVIL WAR ISSUES - GUAYANA: 1b black on grey GUAYANA 'Large' type with fancy control overprint in corner, signature and large part 'FISCALIA DE INSTRUCCION PUBLICA ESTADO GUAYANA' control mark in blue. A fine mint copy with gum, separated by scissors as is usually the case with the genuine stamps which have 9 ornaments along the bottom frame and forgeries have 10. (SG 259)

£40

1256

Venezuela

1903

CIVIL WAR - GUAYANA: 5c black on grey 'Ship' type, a fine used genuine example with control handstamp and postmaster's signature. Separated by scissors as is usually the case with the genuine stamps. A small article on how to tell the genuine from the reprints accompanies. The genuine issues are very scarce. (SG 265, Cat £65)

£45

1257

Venezuela

1904

5c green, 10c grey, 25c vermilion, 50c yellow, 3b blue and 10b violet 'Bolivar' SCHOOL TAX issue in fine unmounted mint marginal IMPRINT blocks of fifty plus the 20b rose in a mint block of fifteen. (SG 317/20 & 322/4, Cat £140+)

£35

1258

Venezuela

1905

5c vermilion, 10c bright blue & 25c pale yellow '6th Anniversary of General Castro's Revolt of 23rd May' issue, the set of three fine mint. (SG 330/332)

£15

1259

Venezuela

1913

Cover franked with single 1911 50c deep violet & violet (SG 338) tied by good strike of DUACA cds. Addressed to USA with company's receiving mark on front. A scarcer origination.

£30

1260

Venezuela

1915

ABNCo. 'Bolivar' portrait definitive issue set of eleven, 1924 'Waterlow' printing Perf 14 set to 50c (missing the 1b) and 1925 'Waterlow' printing Perf 12½ set of eleven all goo to fine lightly used. (SG 362/72, 373/77 & 379/89, Cat £100+)

£45

1261

Venezuela

1928

LINDBERGH COMMEMORATION: Cover franked with 1924 50c deep blue (SG 386) tied by undated circular CORREOS DE VENEZUELA BIENVENIDA A LINDBERGH CARACAS cancel commemorating Lindbergh's visit with CARACAS cds dated 30 JAN 1928 alongside Addressed locally within CARACAS. (Muller #4)

£35

1262

Venezuela

1931

FIRST FLIGHT: Cover with printed 'Primer vuelo avion Pan. American desde Maturin para el Exterior' at top franked with 1930 15c slate grey, 25c bright violet, 40c bronze green and 1b slate blue AIR issue (SG 397, 398, 399 & 401, one stamp with faults) tied by large MATURIN ESTADO MONAGAS 'Arms' cancels with '13 FEB 1931' date handstamps. Flown on the MATURIN - PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD first flight. Addressed to USA with PORT-OF-SPAIN TRINIDAD arrival cds on reverse. Uncommon. (Muller 62, only 300 covers were carried)

£35

1263

Venezuela

1932

5b brown on 'Banknote' paper with 'G.N.' Official PERFIN a fine cds used copy. (SG 425)

£18

1264

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

1265

Venezuela

1937

3.70b rose carmine, 10b bright purple and 20b grey black, the top three values fine unmounted mint. (SG 484/6, Cat £96)

£45

1266

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

1267

Venezuela

1938

'Pictorial' DEFINITIVE issue, the set of ten fine lightly used. (SG 508/17, Cat £110)

£55

1268

Venezuela

1938

3b orange 'Coffee Picker' issue, a fine cds used copy. The key value of the set. (SG 516, Cat £75)

£36

1269

Venezuela

1938

22½c red postal stationery viewcard (H&G 20) with view in brown 'Palacio de las Academias - Caracas - VENEZUELA' with typed 'Via Recife - Roma Aereo Transatlantica' at top used with added 1938 1.20b green AIR issue (SG 562) tied by CARACAS cds dated 19 APR 1940. Sent airmail to EGYPT with hexagonal Egyptian 'POSTAL CENSOR' arrival marking in purple on front. An unusual destination.

£40

1270

Venezuela

1941

Airmail cover franked with 1938 5c blue green & 30c bright violet plus 1940 1b bright lilac and 1941 20c on 25c pale blue (SG 550, 555, 613 & 646) tied by two strikes of LA VICTORIA cds with inverted date slug reading 1 APR 1940 with large purple '12 MAR 1941' handstamp applied over the top. Addressed to USA.

£30

1271

Venezuela

1943

3b vermilion 'RESELLO 1943' overprint issue, a very fine mint copy. (SG 661, Cat £65)

£30

1272

Venezuela

1944

30c carmine 'Baseball' issue a fine mint copy with variety STAMP PRINTED DOUBLE (most noticeable on the imprint below design). With normal for comparison. (SG 691 variety)

£30

1273

Venezuela

1947

15c yellow & indigo 'Twelfth Pan-American Health Conference, Caracas' issue with variety YELLOW OMITTED (on map of Venezuela on the globe). A fine cds used copy with normal for comparison. (SG 728 variety)

£35

1274

Venezuela

1951

'Arms of Anzoategui' POSTAGE issue, the set of seven fine mint. (SG 991/7, Cat £55)

£30

1275

Venezuela

1951

ISLAND MAIL: Maritime cover to USA franked with USA 1947 3c green (SG 949) tied by oval PORLAMAR NUEVA ESPARTA cancel in violet, 1952 REG cover to Argentina with 45c & 60c Arms issue tied by PORLAMAR NUE. ESP. cds, 1963 cover to USA with PORLAMAR NUEVA ESP. cds and somewhat tatty 1941 Printed Esperanto cover sent REG from PORLAMAR to USA. Porlamar is the main P.O. on the Island of Margarita. (3 items)

£35

1276

Venezuela

1953

'Arms of Falcon' AIR issue, the set of nine fine mint. (SG 1208/16, Cat £50)

£30

1277

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

1278

Venezuela

1954

'Arms of Amazonas' AIR issue, the set of nine fine mint. All stamps in superb condition without any faults. The key set of this issue (SG 1281/9, Cat £500)

£250

1279

Venezuela

1954

'Arms of Yaracuy' AIR issue, the set of nine fine mint. (SG 1345/53, Cat £42)

£25

1280

Venezuela

1954

7½c deep green 'Arms of Yaracuy' AIR issue, a fine unmounted mint copy. The key value of the set. (SG 1346, Cat £28)

£15

1281

Venezuela

1955

Registered parcel tag franked on reverse with 1953 45c plum and pair 1b bluish violet AIR issue (SG 1251 & 1257) tied by CARACAS cds dated 17 MAY 1955. Addressed to FRANCE with boxed REG marking on address side and French arrival cds also tying stamps with Air Line cachet alongside. A very unusual rate.

£25

1282

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)

£45

1283

Venezuela

1983

25b turquoise blue, 30b light brown and 50b deep magenta 'Bolivar' definitive issue top three values from the 1983 printing unmounted mint. (SG 2329a/2329c, Cat £57+)

£25

1284

Venezuela

1905-1910

Small lot of 1904 'Sucre' issue covers with 3 PPC's all with 15c frankings, a range of 50c frankings to Europe and a 1b franking comprising 4 x 25c from MARACAIBO to Germany. (10 items)

£25

1285

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

1286

Venezuela

1930-1952

FIRST DAY COVERS: A nice group of FDCs all with better sets inc 1930 Death Centenary of Simon Bolivar (SG 411/3), 1945 Birth Centenary of General Sucre AIR issue (SG 708/17 on 2 FDCs), 1946 Democratic Party Revolution (722/6), 1947 Pan-Am Conference (SG 727/31), 1949 Columbus AIR (SG 824/9), 1950 Protection of Fauna (SG 848/56 on 2 FDCs), 1950 Census of the Americas AIRS (SG 864/72 on 2 FDCs), 1950 Lake Maracaibo AIRS (SG 878/83 on 2 FDCs) and 1952 Fourth Centenary of Barquisimeto AIRS (SG 1120/7 on 2 FDCs). Mixed condition but generally good to fine. (13 covers)

£30

1287

Venezuela

1933-1938

Collection of covers on Hagner sheets all with the 1932 AIR issue printed on Security Bank note paper (SG 426/49 etc) inc a nice array of frankings with a good variety of values plus REG, censored, various high values inc 2b, 2b 30c & 3b on cover, airmail instructional markings etc. Destinations inc France, Germany, UK, Holland and USA. A great lot for study and continuation. Mixed condition. (13 items)

£65

1288

Venezuela

1934-1959

OFFICIAL MAIL: Interesting group of stampless official covers most with printed Arms on envelope, mostly in colour from various departments & offices including the President. Many of them have their original inserts or letters enclosed including the two from the Presidents office. All of the covers have various cachets & markings. Mixed condition. (9 items)

£40

1289

Venezuela

1935-1949

Nice lot of covers from smaller Post Offices, all with fine cancels inc censored, airmail, REG etc. Postmarks include GUANOCO, CORO, MENE GRANDE (Oil Field P.O.), LOS TEQUES, EL SILENCIO, LAGUNILLAS, PETARE and CASIGUA. (11 items)

£40

1290

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

1291

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

1292

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

1293

Venezuela

1952-1955

ARMS ISSUE: Nice range of 'Arms' issues used on cover with various values to 2b inc a couple of REG, some nice single frankings and multiple uses. Addressed to USA, UK and one REG to India with many mining connected with addresses inc 'The Thew Shovel Co.', 'Chas Brass & Copper Co.' and two from the 'Iron Mines Company of Venezuela' and the 'Mene Grande Oil Company'. (29 items)

£30

1294

Zanzibar

1907

Black & white PPC 'Zanzibar - Native Cottages' franked on message side with 1904 1a rose red (SG 211) tied by ZANZIBAR squared circle cds. Addressed to UK.

£24

1295

Zanzibar

1908

3c yellow green used with fine central strike of LA REUNION A MARSEILLE L.U No.1 French maritime cds dated 27 FEB 1911. (SG 226)

£18

1296

Zanzibar

1908

1r yellow green 'Sultan Ali bin Hamoud' issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 234, Cat £50)

£16

1297

Zanzibar

1913

1/- yellow green and 2/- violet, wmk 'Rosette', both good mint, gum a little brown. (SG 255/6, Cat £50~)

£16

1298

Zanzibar

1926

6c violet split pair and 1936 20c orange all used with PAQUEBOT DAR-ES-SALAAM cds's, one dated NOV 1935. (SG 202 & 313)

£10

1299

Zanzibar

1926

3c yellow orange, a pair used with good strike of large WETI PEMBA Squared circle cds dated 15 JUN 1927. (SG 300)

£18

1300

Zanzibar

1936

1/- yellow green used with fine central strike of WETE cds dated 22 JUN 1949. (SG 318)

£15

1301

Zanzibar

1936

5s scarlet GVI issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 320, Cat £35)

£10

1302

Zanzibar

1936

10c grey black on buff and 15c carmine on buff 'Sultan Khalifa bin Harub' issue postal stationery cards (H&G 33/4) both with double lined 'SPECIMEN' opt in black. (2)

£15