South & Central America Auction Images Page 11

Lot	Country	Date	Description	Est(£)
1255	Uruguay	1851	BRITISH POST OFFICES: Stampless folded letter from MONTEVIDEO endorsed 'Pr steamer' with boxed 'Edmd Barthold & Co MONTEVIDEO' firms cachet on front and MONTEVIDEO British Post Office cds dated MY 31 1851 on reverse. Addressed to FRANCE with boxed 'COLONIES ART 13' marking and handstruck '90' decimes rate marking on front plus various other British and French transit & arrival marks on front & reverse.	£45
1256	Uruguay	1859	80c orange yellow 'Montevideo' SUN issue, thin figures of value, an unused four margin copy. Slight thin on reverse. Ex E.J.Lee with 'E.J.L. handstamp on reverse. A scarce stamp. (SG 9, Cat £325)	£180
1257	Uruguay	1859	180c green 'Montevideo' SUN issue, thin figures of value, a good unused copy with four large margins. (SG 12, cat £23)	£15
1258	Uruguay	1859	240c vermilion 'Montevideo' SUN issue, thin figures of value, a fine used copy with small part manuscript cancel at top right, four large margins. (SG 13, Cat £95)	£75
1259	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
1260	Uruguay	1860	Circa 1860 folded letter franked with uncancelled 1860 60c purple 'Montevideo' SUN issue, thick figures of value (SG 15c) uncancelled. Addressed to MONTEVIDEO. (2016 Carlos Hernandez Rocha certificate accompanies).	£75
1261	Uruguay	1866	5c on 12c blue, 10c on 8c green & 15c on 10c yellow bistre 'Surcharge' issue, all fine looking lightly used copies with three to four large margins. Small faults. (SG 24, 25a & 26, Cat £200)	£60
1262	Uruguay	1866	20c bright rose 'Numeral' issue, imperf mint with four margins and 20c dull rose 'Numeral' perf 12½-13 mint with part gum. (SG 32a & 36, Cat £48)	£20
1263	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
1264	Uruguay	1876	5c black on red glazed paper WELKER ESSAY stamp, a very fine imperf copy, ungummed with four margins.	£12
1265	Uruguay	1879	2c black & blue on white postal stationery card (H&G 1) used with fine CORREO VECNAL MONTEVIDEO cds dated 21 NOV 1879. Addressed locally to Calle Colon 187. A correct early local use of the card with full message on reverse. Very scarce.	£75
1266	Uruguay	1895	3p grey blue & carmine 'Montevideo Cathedral' issue, top value, a fine cds used copy. (SG 163, Cat £26)	£12
1267	Uruguay	1896	ESSAYS: 1c brown 'Suarez' UNISSUED ESSAY stamp, imperf on thin white paper. A fine copy. Uncommon.	£50
1268	Uruguay	1897	1c slate blue with 'PAZ 1897' OPT INVERTED a fine unused pair without gum. (SG 197a)	£10
1269	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
1270	Uruguay	1902	TELEGRAPH SEALS: Two blue rectangular 'Telegraph Seals' inscribed 'Correos y Telegrafos del Uruguay', one mint (light crease) and one used with SALTO cds. (Ciardi #COT1/2)	£15
1271	Uruguay	1911	5c on 7c orange brown 'Centenary of Battle of Las Piedras' issue, a mint pair with variety 'ARTIGAS 1811-1911' OPT INVERTED. Light crease across the pair. (SG 315a)	£12
1272	Uruguay	1921	'CORREO AEREO' airplane opt issue, the set of three fine mint. (SG 375/7)	£25
1273	Uruguay	1921	25c brown with 'CORREO AEREO' airplane opt in red, a fine mint copy with variety OPT INVERTED. Expertised Dr. Cesar Jones with signature on reverse. Scarce. (SG 376a, Cat £110)	£100
1274	Uruguay	1921	Cover franked with 1921 1c pale green & 4c yellow (SG 380 & 385, some small faults) tied by fine strike of barred numeral 'O 20' in blue of SANTA ERNESTINA. Addressed to MONTEVIDEO with arrival mark on reverse. Scarce marking & origination.	£65
1275	Uruguay	1922	3c on 4c yellow 'PRENSA' opt issue, a mint copy with variety OPT INVERTED. Couple of light tone spots mainly on gum. (SG N403a)	£10
1276	Uruguay	1924	'Victory of Uruguay Football Team' issue, the set of three fine mint. (SG 464/6, Cat £60)	£30
1277	Uruguay	1925	14c black & blue 'Centenary of Assembly of Florida' AIR issue, both types inscribed 'MONTEVIDEO' and 'FLORIDA' fine mint & uncommon as such as most were used on flight covers. (SG 472/3, Cat £66)	£32
1278	Uruguay	1925	45c blue green 'Centenary of Battle of Rincon' issue a fine used copy. (SG 475)	£12
1279	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
1280	Uruguay	1928	'Opening of San Carlos - Rocha Railway' OPT issue, the set of four mint plus PROOF strikes of the 2c opts plus the 2c opt struck three times on paper. (SG 537/40)	£30
1281	Uruguay	1928	'Albatross' AIR issue, the set of twelve good mint with slightly brown gum. A scarce set. (SG 569/80, Cat £500)	£160
1282	Uruguay	1928	Uruguayan Football Victories' set of three fine mint. (SG 581/583, Cat £46)	£20
1283	Uruguay	1929	2p green 'Artigas' issue (Waterlow printing), a fine mint copy. A scarce & underrated issue, only 5000 were issued of this value. (SG 596, Cat £24)	£20
1284	Uruguay	1929	2p scarlet 'Artigas' issue (Waterlow printing), a fine cds used copy. A scarce & underrated issue, only 5000 were issued of this value. (SG 597, Cat £21)	£20
1285	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
1286	Uruguay	1929	3p black 'Artigas' issue (Waterlow printing), a fine mint copy. A scarce & underrated issue, only 5000 were issued of this value. (SG 599, Cat £33)	£25
1287	Uruguay	1929	4p violet 'Artigas' issue (Waterlow printing), a fine mint copy. A scarce & underrated issue, only 5000 were issued of this value. (SG 600, Cat £40)	£35
1288	Uruguay	1929	4p deep green 'Artigas' issue (Waterlow printing), a fine mint copy. Only 5000 were issued of this value. (SG 601, Cat £33)	£30
1289	Uruguay	1929	5p brown lake 'Artigas' issue (Waterlow printing), a fine mint copy. A scarce & underrated issue, only 5000 were issued of this value. (SG 602, Cat £46)	£35
1290	Uruguay	1929	5p vermilion 'Artigas' issue (Waterlow printing), a fine cds used copy. Only 5000 were issued of this value. Difficult to find in used condition. (SG 603, Cat £44)	£40
1291	Uruguay	1930	4p orange 'Centenary of Independence' issue, a fine cds used copy. (SG 653)	£15
1292	Uruguay	1931	'Philatelic Exhibition - Montevideo' issue the set of four miniature sheets of four good to fine mint. (SG MS678, Cat £75)	£35
1293	Uruguay	1931	ZEPPELIN: Printed 'Por Aeronave "Graf Zeppelin"' cover franked with 1928 3c olive bistre and 20c chocolate 'Artigas' issue and 1930 30c myrtle 'Pegasus' issue (SG 546, 558 & 667) tied by MONTEVIDEO cancel dated OCT 19 1931. Flown on Zeppelin LZ127 on the third 'Sudamerikafahrt' with 'CORREOS - URUGUAY Servicio Aereo Transatlantico CONDOR - ZEPPELIN 19 - X - 1931' cachet in purple on front. Addressed to GERMANY with FRIEDERICHASHAFEN arrival cds on reverse. (Sieger #137)	£75
1294	Uruguay	1932	ADVERTISING: 3c green 'Artigas' issue on large advertising label with six different adverts. The stamp is perforated 'CIDA' through the label and cancelled by light EXTERIOR CORREOS DEL URUGUAY cds of Montevideo. These labels were produced for a very short time (1932-1933) by 'E Perez y Sarmiento Cia' in Montevideo and sold at a reduced price at just three Post Offices. Scarce. (SG 547)	£60
1295	Uruguay	1934	'First Anniversary of the Third Republic' issue, the set of eight mint, odd small fault. (SG 716/723, Cat £37)	£15
1296	Uruguay	1936	1p brown & 2p blue 'Artigas' issue (Imprenta Nacional printing), both fine mint copies. (SG 759/60, Cat £32)	£16
1297	Uruguay	1939	'Artigas' issue (Litho Nacional printing with white background), the set of eleven all good to fine cds used. (SG 806/16)	£12
1298	Uruguay	1939	'La Carreta' AIR issue, the set of thirteen (missing the 1p 38c yellow) good to fine cds used. (SG 817/29, Cat £85)	£60
1299	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
1300	Uruguay	1953	2p deep orange brown large type 'Artigas' issue (Litho Nacional printing), a fine mint copy. (SG 1024, Cat £20)	£10
1301	Uruguay	1966	100p black, red, grey & light blue BIRD issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 1292)	£10
1302	Uruguay	1974	EXPRESS MAIL: Circa 1974. Cover with typed 'E. Casal Gari, C.Correo 1707, Montevideo. Uruguay' return address at top left and 'CORREO EXPRESO' below franked with 1972 100p light emerald and pair 150p chocolate (SG 1522 & 1523) tied by large boxed 'SERVICIO EXPRESO CORREO DEL URUGUAY CASA CENTRAL BUENOS AIRES Y MISIONES' cancel in red with two different printed 350p red on white 'DIRECCION NACIONAL DE CORREOS SERVICIO EXPRESO' EXPRESS labels on reverse each with 'VALOR $ 350.-' handstamp in blue (one is for the internal part of the journey and the other for the external part to Argentina). Addressed to BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA with 1974 stamp exhibition publicity label on reverse. A high rate for express mail.	£40
1303	Venezuela	1854	BEJUMA LOCAL ISSUE: Black on yellow 'BEJUMA Debe' and 'BEJUMA Franca' LOCAL issues imperf unused with fine good to large margins, fine for this issue. These were actually the first stamps issued in Venezuela. Scarce. (Hurt & Williams # 1/2)	£150
1304	Venezuela	1859	½r yellow or orange 'First' issue, twelve copies from varied printings all with CARACAS cds's showing the day and month date in various colours inc blue, red & black. (SG 1, 1a or 6)	£65
1305	Venezuela	1864	LA GUAIRA: ½r rose 'Venezuela' issue, a good used copy with LA GUAIRA cds. (SG 13, Cat £28)	£15
1306	Venezuela	1864	LA GUAIRA: 2r golden yellow 'St Thomas' issue, a good used copy with manuscript cancel. (SG 16, Cat £80)	£40
1307	Venezuela	1864	LA GUAIRA: 2r dull green 'Ship' issue inscribed PAOUETE with zig zag roulettes. A good looking cds used copy. Small repaired thin on reverse. (SG 22a, Cat £32)	£15
1308	Venezuela	1868	LA GUAIRA: 2r red 'Waterlow' issue perf 11½-12½, a good cds used copy. Couple of blunt perfs at top left but a scarce stamp in used condition. (SG 26, Cat £100)	£50
1309	Venezuela	1873	2r yellow with 'Estampillas de Correo - Contrasena' overprint in small letters. A fine used copy with part fancy FRANCO cancel in black. Four margins. (SG 73, Cat £130)	£60
1310	Venezuela	1873	2r yellow with 'Contrasena - Estampillas de Correo' overprint upright (second Rasco printing). A fine used example with neat '6' rate marking cancel. Margins tight to touching at top and bottom. A scarce stamp. (SG 78, Cat £225)	£95
1311	Venezuela	1873	½r rose pink 'Square' issue two copies with upright and inverted 'Contrasena - Estampilla de Correo' Type 3 opt by Aramburu (in large lettering) plus 1r dull vermilion with upright opt from the same Aramburu printing. All good to fine used with mixed margins, tight to touching. (SG 79, 79a & 80, Cat £52)	£25
1312	Venezuela	1887	5c grey green fifth 'Escuelas' LITHO issue with smaller 'Escuelas' and cross hatched shading in vignette, a fine unused copy with a few rough perfs. An uncommon stamp. (SG 128a)	£35
1313	Venezuela	1891	LOCAL POST: 5c pale blue 'Coro Y La Vela' local post issue with TRAIN design and inscribed 'EXPRESO'. A very lightly used copy with small part 'Bars' cancel at lower right. Lightly toned but a very rare local.	£75
1314	Venezuela	1894	CINDERELLA: 5c deep violet on buff and 10c rose on buff 'Zulia' LOCAL issue produced on authority of 'General Rafael Parra' the president of the State of Zulia. The pair fine mint.	£15
1315	Venezuela	1896	Cover franked with single 1893 25c purple '400th Anniversary of Discovery of America by Columbus' issue (SG 168) tied by MERIDA cds dated 3 DIC 1896. Addressed to ITALY with MARACAIBO transit mark on front and various transit & arrival marks on reverse.	£15
1316	Venezuela	1900	Nice group of ''RESELLADA RTM' opts with 5c, 10c, 50c, 1b & 2b mint, 1b yellow green cds used block of ten & 25c yellow brown 'Registration' issue cds used block of six. (SG 199/200, 202/204 & R205, Cat £42+)	£20
1317	Venezuela	1903	BISECT: Cover franked on reverse with diagonally BISECTED 1899 10c vermilion (SG 180) tied by fine 'CORREO DE VENEZUELA X GUACARA X' cds in purple. Addressed to CARACAS. Cover trimmed at right.	£25
1318	Venezuela	1904	Cover franked with pair 1904 25c deep ultramarine (SG 314) tied by fine strike of small circular undated CORREOS DE VENEZUELA TIMOTES cancel in purple. Addressed to USA with MARACAIBO transit cds on front dated 7 DEC 1904 and other transit cds's on reverse. Scarce origination.	£50
1319	Venezuela	1910	25c deep blue 'Centenary of Independence' issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 333, Cat £19)	£10
1320	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
1321	Venezuela	1930	'Airmail' issue on plain paper, the set of sixteen fine mint. (SG 395/410)	£25
1322	Venezuela	1930	FIRST FLIGHT: Airmail cover with typed 'First Flight P-A-A- from Maracaibo to New York via Cristobal My 7th 1930' on front franked with 2 x 1930 20b greyish green AIR issue (SG 410) tied by MARACAIBO cancel. Addressed to USA. A little light toning at left. (Muller #41)	£25
1323	Venezuela	1932	CINDERELLA: Circa 1932. Newspaper wrapper franked with 1932 15c yellow 'Bolivar' issue on Security Banknote paper (SG 417) tied by unclear CARACAS cds with fine 1c red CHARITY TAX label inscribed 'A Vivir Cruzada Sanitaria' and showing a child with arms spread apart cancelled by straight line 'SANITARIO' marking. Addressed to UK.	£24
1324	Venezuela	1937	'RESELLADO 1937 - 1938' overprint issue, the complete set of seventeen good to fine used. A rare set in used condition. (SG 491/507, Cat £325)	£150
1325	Venezuela	1938	'Airmail' issue initial set of eighteen and the 1938 re-issued set of seventeen in changed colours all good to fine used. Odd small fault. (SG 518/35 & 550/66, Cat £132)	£65
1326	Venezuela	1938	1b 20c orange AIR issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 526, Cat £29)	£15
1327	Venezuela	1938	'Airmail' issue on white Paper in changed colours, the set of eight fine cds used. (SG 575/82)	£10
1328	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
1329	Venezuela	1941	OFFICIAL MAIL: Printed 'Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores Direccion de Politica' registered cover franked with 1932 2b 30c scarlet, 1938 10c carmine and 1940 37½c blue and 50c violet (SG 441, 519, 604 & 606) all with official 'G.N.' PERFINS tied by CARACAS cds's in violet with boxed 'CARACAS SERVICIO AEREO' registration marking in red alongside with large oval official cachet. Addressed to FRANCE with transit & arrival marks on reverse.	£45
1330	Venezuela	1944	'Seventh World Amateur Baseball Championship' issue, the set of nine fine lightly used. (SG 688/96)	£15
1331	Venezuela	1946	Circa 1946 small group of 'Seguro Social Obligatorio' REVENUE stamps all undenominated with 'Class de Salario' inscriptions and lettered C, D, E & F inscribed for various different taxes inc Proteccion a Trabajadores Y Familiares, Accidentes Y Enfermedades Profesionales & 'Enfermedad Maternidad' most are in mint pairs with each stamp overprinted 'SPECIMEN' in red and with small hole punch. Ex ABNCo. Archive. Unseen by us before. (11 stamps)	£25
1332	Venezuela	1947	'Airmail' COLOUR CHANGE issue, the set of twenty two fine lightly used. (SG 752/773, Cat £44)	£22
1333	Venezuela	1948	'Anniversary of Greater Colombia Merchant Marine' issue AIR set of sixteen good to fine lightly used. (SG 791/806, Cat £24)	£12
1334	Venezuela	1950	'Protection of Flora' issue, the set of nine fine mint. Scarce. (SG 848/56, Cat £200)	£95
1335	Venezuela	1950	'Protection of Flora' issue, the set of nine fine used. (SG 848/56)	£10
1336	Venezuela	1951	ARMS ISSUE: A superb fine used collection mounted on album pages, complete with all Postage and Airmail sets. A large proportion of the stamps are cds used and the others are lightly used and all are in excellent condition. A stunning lot almost impossible to replicate in this quality. A unique opportunity. (Between SG 891 and 1353, SG Cat £662+)	£275
1337	Venezuela	1951	50c red orange 'Arms of Tachira' POSTAGE issue, a very fine mint copy. A key stamp of the Arms issue. (SG 942, Cat £375)	£150
1338	Venezuela	1951	'Arms of Zulia' AIR issue, the set of nine fine mint. (SG 961/9, Cat £80)	£50
1339	Venezuela	1951	'Third Bolivarian Games, Caracas' issue, the set of four and miniature sheet all fine mint. (SG 1007/MS1011, Cat £39+)	£20
1340	Venezuela	1952	'Arms of Aragua' AIR issue, the set of nine very fine mint. (SG 1025/33, Cat £120)	£75
1341	Venezuela	1952	45c purple Arms POSTAGE issue for the state of 'Bolivar' a fine mint copy. Key value. Small thin on reverse. (SG 1039, Cat £39)	£12
1342	Venezuela	1953	'Arms of Portuguesa' AIR issue, the set of nine fine mint. (SG 1176/84, Cat £90)	£55
1343	Venezuela	1953	5b slate purple & 10b violet 'Arms of Portuguesa' AIR issue both in used pairs with boxed cancels in purple. (SG 1183/4, Cat £24+)	£10
1344	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
1345	Venezuela	1966	'Bolivar Commemoration' issue, the set of twelve fine unmounted mint. (SG 1970/81)	£10
1346	Venezuela	1859-1960	Nice collection on printed pages with a good array of early issues through to mid period with mostly used airmails. Also a nice showing of the 1951-54 Arms issue with many sets all used. Mixed condition mint & used. (100's)	£150
1347	Venezuela	1880-1900	Small lot of postal stationery cards with 1880 Formula card unused, 1891 10c card with circular 'TESORERIA' opt unused, 1891 10c+10c dark green reply card used to Holland (no message), 10c green reply half addressed but unused, 1893 4 x 10c rose or carmine all used inc PUERTO CABELLO 'Star' cancel, CARACAS cds and LA GUAIRA cds, 1900 10c card with '1900' opt used with added 5c from CUIDAD BOLIVAR to Germany and 10c red on lilac message half used from MARACAIBO to LA GUAIRA. Mixed condition. (10 items)	£35
1348	Venezuela	1890-2000	Large lot of covers & postal history mostly mid to modern period airmails etc but also includes a few earlier. Mixed condition. (145 covers)	£35

1255

Uruguay

1851

BRITISH POST OFFICES: Stampless folded letter from MONTEVIDEO endorsed 'Pr steamer' with boxed 'Edmd Barthold & Co MONTEVIDEO' firms cachet on front and MONTEVIDEO British Post Office cds dated MY 31 1851 on reverse. Addressed to FRANCE with boxed 'COLONIES ART 13' marking and handstruck '90' decimes rate marking on front plus various other British and French transit & arrival marks on front & reverse.

£45

1256

Uruguay

1859

80c orange yellow 'Montevideo' SUN issue, thin figures of value, an unused four margin copy. Slight thin on reverse. Ex E.J.Lee with 'E.J.L. handstamp on reverse. A scarce stamp. (SG 9, Cat £325)

£180

1257

Uruguay

1859

180c green 'Montevideo' SUN issue, thin figures of value, a good unused copy with four large margins. (SG 12, cat £23)

£15

1258

Uruguay

1859

240c vermilion 'Montevideo' SUN issue, thin figures of value, a fine used copy with small part manuscript cancel at top right, four large margins. (SG 13, Cat £95)

£75

1259

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

1260

Uruguay

1860

Circa 1860 folded letter franked with uncancelled 1860 60c purple 'Montevideo' SUN issue, thick figures of value (SG 15c) uncancelled. Addressed to MONTEVIDEO. (2016 Carlos Hernandez Rocha certificate accompanies).

£75

1261

Uruguay

1866

5c on 12c blue, 10c on 8c green & 15c on 10c yellow bistre 'Surcharge' issue, all fine looking lightly used copies with three to four large margins. Small faults. (SG 24, 25a & 26, Cat £200)

£60

1262

Uruguay

1866

20c bright rose 'Numeral' issue, imperf mint with four margins and 20c dull rose 'Numeral' perf 12½-13 mint with part gum. (SG 32a & 36, Cat £48)

£20

1263

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

1264

Uruguay

1876

5c black on red glazed paper WELKER ESSAY stamp, a very fine imperf copy, ungummed with four margins.

£12

1265

Uruguay

1879

2c black & blue on white postal stationery card (H&G 1) used with fine CORREO VECNAL MONTEVIDEO cds dated 21 NOV 1879. Addressed locally to Calle Colon 187. A correct early local use of the card with full message on reverse. Very scarce.

£75

1266

Uruguay

1895

3p grey blue & carmine 'Montevideo Cathedral' issue, top value, a fine cds used copy. (SG 163, Cat £26)

£12

1267

Uruguay

1896

ESSAYS: 1c brown 'Suarez' UNISSUED ESSAY stamp, imperf on thin white paper. A fine copy. Uncommon.

£50

1268

Uruguay

1897

1c slate blue with 'PAZ 1897' OPT INVERTED a fine unused pair without gum. (SG 197a)

£10

1269

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

1270

Uruguay

1902

TELEGRAPH SEALS: Two blue rectangular 'Telegraph Seals' inscribed 'Correos y Telegrafos del Uruguay', one mint (light crease) and one used with SALTO cds. (Ciardi #COT1/2)

£15

1271

Uruguay

1911

5c on 7c orange brown 'Centenary of Battle of Las Piedras' issue, a mint pair with variety 'ARTIGAS 1811-1911' OPT INVERTED. Light crease across the pair. (SG 315a)

£12

1272

Uruguay

1921

'CORREO AEREO' airplane opt issue, the set of three fine mint. (SG 375/7)

£25

1273

Uruguay

1921

25c brown with 'CORREO AEREO' airplane opt in red, a fine mint copy with variety OPT INVERTED. Expertised Dr. Cesar Jones with signature on reverse. Scarce. (SG 376a, Cat £110)

£100

1274

Uruguay

1921

Cover franked with 1921 1c pale green & 4c yellow (SG 380 & 385, some small faults) tied by fine strike of barred numeral 'O 20' in blue of SANTA ERNESTINA. Addressed to MONTEVIDEO with arrival mark on reverse. Scarce marking & origination.

£65

1275

Uruguay

1922

3c on 4c yellow 'PRENSA' opt issue, a mint copy with variety OPT INVERTED. Couple of light tone spots mainly on gum. (SG N403a)

£10

1276

Uruguay

1924

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

£30

1277

Uruguay

1925

14c black & blue 'Centenary of Assembly of Florida' AIR issue, both types inscribed 'MONTEVIDEO' and 'FLORIDA' fine mint & uncommon as such as most were used on flight covers. (SG 472/3, Cat £66)

£32

1278

Uruguay

1925

45c blue green 'Centenary of Battle of Rincon' issue a fine used copy. (SG 475)

£12

1279

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

1280

Uruguay

1928

'Opening of San Carlos - Rocha Railway' OPT issue, the set of four mint plus PROOF strikes of the 2c opts plus the 2c opt struck three times on paper. (SG 537/40)

£30

1281

Uruguay

1928

'Albatross' AIR issue, the set of twelve good mint with slightly brown gum. A scarce set. (SG 569/80, Cat £500)

£160

1282

Uruguay

1928

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

£20

1283

Uruguay

1929

2p green 'Artigas' issue (Waterlow printing), a fine mint copy. A scarce & underrated issue, only 5000 were issued of this value. (SG 596, Cat £24)

£20

1284

Uruguay

1929

2p scarlet 'Artigas' issue (Waterlow printing), a fine cds used copy. A scarce & underrated issue, only 5000 were issued of this value. (SG 597, Cat £21)

£20

1285

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

1286

Uruguay

1929

3p black 'Artigas' issue (Waterlow printing), a fine mint copy. A scarce & underrated issue, only 5000 were issued of this value. (SG 599, Cat £33)

£25

1287

Uruguay

1929

4p violet 'Artigas' issue (Waterlow printing), a fine mint copy. A scarce & underrated issue, only 5000 were issued of this value. (SG 600, Cat £40)

£35

1288

Uruguay

1929

4p deep green 'Artigas' issue (Waterlow printing), a fine mint copy. Only 5000 were issued of this value. (SG 601, Cat £33)

£30

1289

Uruguay

1929

5p brown lake 'Artigas' issue (Waterlow printing), a fine mint copy. A scarce & underrated issue, only 5000 were issued of this value. (SG 602, Cat £46)

£35

1290

Uruguay

1929

5p vermilion 'Artigas' issue (Waterlow printing), a fine cds used copy. Only 5000 were issued of this value. Difficult to find in used condition. (SG 603, Cat £44)

£40

1291

Uruguay

1930

4p orange 'Centenary of Independence' issue, a fine cds used copy. (SG 653)

£15

1292

Uruguay

1931

'Philatelic Exhibition - Montevideo' issue the set of four miniature sheets of four good to fine mint. (SG MS678, Cat £75)

£35

1293

Uruguay

1931

ZEPPELIN: Printed 'Por Aeronave "Graf Zeppelin"' cover franked with 1928 3c olive bistre and 20c chocolate 'Artigas' issue and 1930 30c myrtle 'Pegasus' issue (SG 546, 558 & 667) tied by MONTEVIDEO cancel dated OCT 19 1931. Flown on Zeppelin LZ127 on the third 'Sudamerikafahrt' with 'CORREOS - URUGUAY Servicio Aereo Transatlantico CONDOR - ZEPPELIN 19 - X - 1931' cachet in purple on front. Addressed to GERMANY with FRIEDERICHASHAFEN arrival cds on reverse. (Sieger #137)

£75

1294

Uruguay

1932

ADVERTISING: 3c green 'Artigas' issue on large advertising label with six different adverts. The stamp is perforated 'CIDA' through the label and cancelled by light EXTERIOR CORREOS DEL URUGUAY cds of Montevideo. These labels were produced for a very short time (1932-1933) by 'E Perez y Sarmiento Cia' in Montevideo and sold at a reduced price at just three Post Offices. Scarce. (SG 547)

£60

1295

Uruguay

1934

'First Anniversary of the Third Republic' issue, the set of eight mint, odd small fault. (SG 716/723, Cat £37)

£15

1296

Uruguay

1936

1p brown & 2p blue 'Artigas' issue (Imprenta Nacional printing), both fine mint copies. (SG 759/60, Cat £32)

£16

1297

Uruguay

1939

'Artigas' issue (Litho Nacional printing with white background), the set of eleven all good to fine cds used. (SG 806/16)

£12

1298

Uruguay

1939

'La Carreta' AIR issue, the set of thirteen (missing the 1p 38c yellow) good to fine cds used. (SG 817/29, Cat £85)

£60

1299

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

1300

Uruguay

1953

2p deep orange brown large type 'Artigas' issue (Litho Nacional printing), a fine mint copy. (SG 1024, Cat £20)

£10

1301

Uruguay

1966

100p black, red, grey & light blue BIRD issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 1292)

£10

1302

Uruguay

1974

EXPRESS MAIL: Circa 1974. Cover with typed 'E. Casal Gari, C.Correo 1707, Montevideo. Uruguay' return address at top left and 'CORREO EXPRESO' below franked with 1972 100p light emerald and pair 150p chocolate (SG 1522 & 1523) tied by large boxed 'SERVICIO EXPRESO CORREO DEL URUGUAY CASA CENTRAL BUENOS AIRES Y MISIONES' cancel in red with two different printed 350p red on white 'DIRECCION NACIONAL DE CORREOS SERVICIO EXPRESO' EXPRESS labels on reverse each with 'VALOR $ 350.-' handstamp in blue (one is for the internal part of the journey and the other for the external part to Argentina). Addressed to BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA with 1974 stamp exhibition publicity label on reverse. A high rate for express mail.

£40

1303

Venezuela

1854

BEJUMA LOCAL ISSUE: Black on yellow 'BEJUMA Debe' and 'BEJUMA Franca' LOCAL issues imperf unused with fine good to large margins, fine for this issue. These were actually the first stamps issued in Venezuela. Scarce. (Hurt & Williams # 1/2)

£150

1304

Venezuela

1859

½r yellow or orange 'First' issue, twelve copies from varied printings all with CARACAS cds's showing the day and month date in various colours inc blue, red & black. (SG 1, 1a or 6)

£65

1305

Venezuela

1864

LA GUAIRA: ½r rose 'Venezuela' issue, a good used copy with LA GUAIRA cds. (SG 13, Cat £28)

£15

1306

Venezuela

1864

LA GUAIRA: 2r golden yellow 'St Thomas' issue, a good used copy with manuscript cancel. (SG 16, Cat £80)

£40

1307

Venezuela

1864

LA GUAIRA: 2r dull green 'Ship' issue inscribed PAOUETE with zig zag roulettes. A good looking cds used copy. Small repaired thin on reverse. (SG 22a, Cat £32)

£15

1308

Venezuela

1868

LA GUAIRA: 2r red 'Waterlow' issue perf 11½-12½, a good cds used copy. Couple of blunt perfs at top left but a scarce stamp in used condition. (SG 26, Cat £100)

£50

1309

Venezuela

1873

2r yellow with 'Estampillas de Correo - Contrasena' overprint in small letters. A fine used copy with part fancy FRANCO cancel in black. Four margins. (SG 73, Cat £130)

£60

1310

Venezuela

1873

2r yellow with 'Contrasena - Estampillas de Correo' overprint upright (second Rasco printing). A fine used example with neat '6' rate marking cancel. Margins tight to touching at top and bottom. A scarce stamp. (SG 78, Cat £225)

£95

1311

Venezuela

1873

½r rose pink 'Square' issue two copies with upright and inverted 'Contrasena - Estampilla de Correo' Type 3 opt by Aramburu (in large lettering) plus 1r dull vermilion with upright opt from the same Aramburu printing. All good to fine used with mixed margins, tight to touching. (SG 79, 79a & 80, Cat £52)

£25

1312

Venezuela

1887

5c grey green fifth 'Escuelas' LITHO issue with smaller 'Escuelas' and cross hatched shading in vignette, a fine unused copy with a few rough perfs. An uncommon stamp. (SG 128a)

£35

1313

Venezuela

1891

LOCAL POST: 5c pale blue 'Coro Y La Vela' local post issue with TRAIN design and inscribed 'EXPRESO'. A very lightly used copy with small part 'Bars' cancel at lower right. Lightly toned but a very rare local.

£75

1314

Venezuela

1894

CINDERELLA: 5c deep violet on buff and 10c rose on buff 'Zulia' LOCAL issue produced on authority of 'General Rafael Parra' the president of the State of Zulia. The pair fine mint.

£15

1315

Venezuela

1896

Cover franked with single 1893 25c purple '400th Anniversary of Discovery of America by Columbus' issue (SG 168) tied by MERIDA cds dated 3 DIC 1896. Addressed to ITALY with MARACAIBO transit mark on front and various transit & arrival marks on reverse.

£15

1316

Venezuela

1900

Nice group of ''RESELLADA RTM' opts with 5c, 10c, 50c, 1b & 2b mint, 1b yellow green cds used block of ten & 25c yellow brown 'Registration' issue cds used block of six. (SG 199/200, 202/204 & R205, Cat £42+)

£20

1317

Venezuela

1903

BISECT: Cover franked on reverse with diagonally BISECTED 1899 10c vermilion (SG 180) tied by fine 'CORREO DE VENEZUELA X GUACARA X' cds in purple. Addressed to CARACAS. Cover trimmed at right.

£25

1318

Venezuela

1904

Cover franked with pair 1904 25c deep ultramarine (SG 314) tied by fine strike of small circular undated CORREOS DE VENEZUELA TIMOTES cancel in purple. Addressed to USA with MARACAIBO transit cds on front dated 7 DEC 1904 and other transit cds's on reverse. Scarce origination.

£50

1319

Venezuela

1910

25c deep blue 'Centenary of Independence' issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 333, Cat £19)

£10

1320

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

1321

Venezuela

1930

'Airmail' issue on plain paper, the set of sixteen fine mint. (SG 395/410)

£25

1322

Venezuela

1930

FIRST FLIGHT: Airmail cover with typed 'First Flight P-A-A- from Maracaibo to New York via Cristobal My 7th 1930' on front franked with 2 x 1930 20b greyish green AIR issue (SG 410) tied by MARACAIBO cancel. Addressed to USA. A little light toning at left. (Muller #41)

£25

1323

Venezuela

1932

CINDERELLA: Circa 1932. Newspaper wrapper franked with 1932 15c yellow 'Bolivar' issue on Security Banknote paper (SG 417) tied by unclear CARACAS cds with fine 1c red CHARITY TAX label inscribed 'A Vivir Cruzada Sanitaria' and showing a child with arms spread apart cancelled by straight line 'SANITARIO' marking. Addressed to UK.

£24

1324

Venezuela

1937

'RESELLADO 1937 - 1938' overprint issue, the complete set of seventeen good to fine used. A rare set in used condition. (SG 491/507, Cat £325)

£150

1325

Venezuela

1938

'Airmail' issue initial set of eighteen and the 1938 re-issued set of seventeen in changed colours all good to fine used. Odd small fault. (SG 518/35 & 550/66, Cat £132)

£65

1326

Venezuela

1938

1b 20c orange AIR issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 526, Cat £29)

£15

1327

Venezuela

1938

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

£10

1328

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

1329

Venezuela

1941

OFFICIAL MAIL: Printed 'Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores Direccion de Politica' registered cover franked with 1932 2b 30c scarlet, 1938 10c carmine and 1940 37½c blue and 50c violet (SG 441, 519, 604 & 606) all with official 'G.N.' PERFINS tied by CARACAS cds's in violet with boxed 'CARACAS SERVICIO AEREO' registration marking in red alongside with large oval official cachet. Addressed to FRANCE with transit & arrival marks on reverse.

£45

1330

Venezuela

1944

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

£15

1331

Venezuela

1946

Circa 1946 small group of 'Seguro Social Obligatorio' REVENUE stamps all undenominated with 'Class de Salario' inscriptions and lettered C, D, E & F inscribed for various different taxes inc Proteccion a Trabajadores Y Familiares, Accidentes Y Enfermedades Profesionales & 'Enfermedad Maternidad' most are in mint pairs with each stamp overprinted 'SPECIMEN' in red and with small hole punch. Ex ABNCo. Archive. Unseen by us before. (11 stamps)

£25

1332

Venezuela

1947

'Airmail' COLOUR CHANGE issue, the set of twenty two fine lightly used. (SG 752/773, Cat £44)

£22

1333

Venezuela

1948

'Anniversary of Greater Colombia Merchant Marine' issue AIR set of sixteen good to fine lightly used. (SG 791/806, Cat £24)

£12

1334

Venezuela

1950

'Protection of Flora' issue, the set of nine fine mint. Scarce. (SG 848/56, Cat £200)

£95

1335

Venezuela

1950

'Protection of Flora' issue, the set of nine fine used. (SG 848/56)

£10

1336

Venezuela

1951

ARMS ISSUE: A superb fine used collection mounted on album pages, complete with all Postage and Airmail sets. A large proportion of the stamps are cds used and the others are lightly used and all are in excellent condition. A stunning lot almost impossible to replicate in this quality. A unique opportunity. (Between SG 891 and 1353, SG Cat £662+)

£275

1337

Venezuela

1951

50c red orange 'Arms of Tachira' POSTAGE issue, a very fine mint copy. A key stamp of the Arms issue. (SG 942, Cat £375)

£150

1338

Venezuela

1951

'Arms of Zulia' AIR issue, the set of nine fine mint. (SG 961/9, Cat £80)

£50

1339

Venezuela

1951

'Third Bolivarian Games, Caracas' issue, the set of four and miniature sheet all fine mint. (SG 1007/MS1011, Cat £39+)

£20

1340

Venezuela

1952

'Arms of Aragua' AIR issue, the set of nine very fine mint. (SG 1025/33, Cat £120)

£75

1341

Venezuela

1952

45c purple Arms POSTAGE issue for the state of 'Bolivar' a fine mint copy. Key value. Small thin on reverse. (SG 1039, Cat £39)

£12

1342

Venezuela

1953

'Arms of Portuguesa' AIR issue, the set of nine fine mint. (SG 1176/84, Cat £90)

£55

1343

Venezuela

1953

5b slate purple & 10b violet 'Arms of Portuguesa' AIR issue both in used pairs with boxed cancels in purple. (SG 1183/4, Cat £24+)

£10

1344

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

1345

Venezuela

1966

'Bolivar Commemoration' issue, the set of twelve fine unmounted mint. (SG 1970/81)

£10

1346

Venezuela

1859-1960

Nice collection on printed pages with a good array of early issues through to mid period with mostly used airmails. Also a nice showing of the 1951-54 Arms issue with many sets all used. Mixed condition mint & used. (100's)

£150

1347

Venezuela

1880-1900

Small lot of postal stationery cards with 1880 Formula card unused, 1891 10c card with circular 'TESORERIA' opt unused, 1891 10c+10c dark green reply card used to Holland (no message), 10c green reply half addressed but unused, 1893 4 x 10c rose or carmine all used inc PUERTO CABELLO 'Star' cancel, CARACAS cds and LA GUAIRA cds, 1900 10c card with '1900' opt used with added 5c from CUIDAD BOLIVAR to Germany and 10c red on lilac message half used from MARACAIBO to LA GUAIRA. Mixed condition. (10 items)

£35

1348

Venezuela

1890-2000

Large lot of covers & postal history mostly mid to modern period airmails etc but also includes a few earlier. Mixed condition. (145 covers)

£35

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