South & Central America Auction Images Page 3

Lot	Country	Date	Description	Est(£)
256	Colombia	1825	PRESTAMP: Circa 1825. Cover from BUENAVENTURA to POPAYAN with fine strike of partially framed DEBE BUENAVA marking in red. Uncommon.	£80
257	Colombia	1859	10c bright orange buff 'Grenadine Confederation' issue, a fine four margin copy used with part MEDELLIN boxed cancel in blue dated 1859. Tiny thin on reverse but otherwise a superb stamp in the scarcest shade. (SG 4a, Cat £110)	£60
258	Colombia	1859	20c blue 'First Issue' a superb used copy with neat central 'X' in manuscript, four huge margins. Exceptional quality. (SG 5)	£80
259	Colombia	1859	1p carmine 'Grenadine Federation' issue, a superb looking copy four huge margins used with manuscript cancel. Thinned on reverse. (SG 6, Cat £160)	£80
260	Colombia	1862	10c blue on white paper, a fine used four margin copy. (SG 22, Cat £22)	£10
261	Colombia	1865	1c rose on white paper and 1c rose on bluish paper both fine unused copies both with four margins. (SG 31 & 31a)	£24
262	Colombia	1865	20c blue, a fine looking four margin copy with oval MEDELLIN FRANCA cancel in blue. Small thin on reverse. (SG 35)	£10
263	Colombia	1870	1c green, 1c olive green, 1c rose (2), 2c brown (2), 5c yellow (2), 10c violet and 25c black on blue, the complete basic set plus a few shades all mint or unused. Mixed condition but generally good to fine. (SG 59/67)	£35
264	Colombia	1870	10p black on vermilion 'High Value', Type 1, a fine used copy, four good margins used with oval 'MEDELLIN' cancel in red. Small thin on reverse. (SG 70, Cat £90)	£30
265	Colombia	1881	5c ultramarine 'UPU' issue, Redrawn type with variety STAMP PRINTED ON BOTH SIDES. A fine used copy with three to four large margins, just touching at top left corner. The stamp impression on the reverse is very clear showing one large part impression and parts of three other stamps. Rare. (SG 100b)	£240
266	Colombia	1890	LOCAL ISSUE: 10c black on blue 'Almaguer' BOGUS issue, perforated. A fine lightly used example. Light crease.	£25
267	Colombia	1891	2c black on yellow buff postal stationery card (H&G 10a) used with fine strike of oval CORREOS NACIONALES AGRADO cancel in purple dated APR 25 1891. Addressed to USA with BARRANQUILLA transit cds on reverse and USA arrival mark on front.	£60
268	Colombia	1897	Cover franked with pair 1892 5c brown on buff (SG 153) tied by fine CORREOS NACIONALES VICTORIA duplex cancel dated DIC 18 1897. Addressed to BOGOTA with arrival mark on reverse.	£45
269	Colombia	1899	1000 DAYS WAR: Small mint group of 'Cartagena' issues with 2c black on buff pin perf but mis-perfed to remove the 'CORREOS' at top, 1901 1c black and 2c brown pin perf and 1c black imperf, 1902 1c blue pin perf, 10c brown perf 12 and 10c black pin perf. (SG 182, 184a, 185/6, 185a, 188c & 190, Cat £39+)	£18
270	Colombia	1902	1000 DAYS WAR: 5p deep blue on azure 'Medellin' issue, a good used copy. (SG 255, Cat £45)	£20
271	Colombia	1903	1000 DAYS WAR: 10c black on pink 'Medellin' provisional issue overprinted 'Habilitado Medellin A R' in purple, a fine mint block of four. Scarce. (SG AR258)	£90
272	Colombia	1903	1000 DAYS WAR: Cover franked with 2 x 1902 20c blue on buff 'Bogota' issue, imperf (SG 199A) tied by fine CALI duplex cancel in red dated NOV 27 1903. Addressed to FRANCE. Part of backflap missing but very attractive.	£35
273	Colombia	1904	1000 DAYS WAR: Registered cover with 'Administracion de Correos Nacionales Honda' handstamp in green on reverse franked with 1902 pair 10c black on pink 'Bogota' issue and 20c red brown on blue 'Registration' issue both imperf (SG 197A & 207A) cancelled with manuscript pen strokes with BARRANQUILLA transit cds on front. Addressed to FRANCE with arrival cds on reverse. Very attractive.	£90
274	Colombia	1909	2c red 'Numeral' issue, perf 10 with boxed 'CORREOS DEPMENTALES' Ornamental official opt in black, a fine mint copy with variety row of DOUBLE PERFORATIONS AT BASE. (SG D337)	£10
275	Colombia	1917	PROOF: 1p 'Sucre' PORTRAIT issue, a fine marginal IMPERF PROOF block of four in black on thick paper by Perkins Bacon. Very fine & attractive. (As SG 365)	£100
276	Colombia	1917	10p deep brown 'Top Value', a superb unmounted mint example. (SG 368, Cat £60)	£40
277	Colombia	1923	3c grey violet on ivory postal stationery envelope (H&G B7A) used with added 1917 5c dull blue and 10c deep blue 'Registration' issue (SG 361 & R370) tied by boxed MEDELLIN RECOMENDADOS cancels in blue dated NOV 22 1923. Addressed to BOGOTA with arrival mark on reverse.	£30
278	Colombia	1923	REVENUES: 2/6 bistre & brown GVI 'FOREIGN SERVICE' revenue and pair 10/- green & red GVI 'CONSULAR SERVICE' revenues tied on piece by BRITISH CONSULATE MEDELLIN cds's dated 23 MAY 1923. Also a loose 10/- with a similar cancel. (4)	£15
279	Colombia	1932	2p dull red SCADTA issue with 'CORREO AEREO' opt in black, a fine cds used copy. (SG 423, Cat £45)	£25
280	Colombia	1933	FIRST FLIGHT: Cover franked with 1932 5c brown and 20c bronze green & carmine AIR issue (SG 431 & 439) tied by CORREO AEREO TURBO cds dated 1 JUL 1933. Flown on the UMCA first flight from Turbo to Medellin with three line 'FIRST AIR MAIL VIA UMCA TURBO. . . . . MEDELLIN' cachet in black on front and signed by the pilots W S Doxey and W Whyneli. Addressed to MEDELLIN with arrival cds on reverse. A rare flight. (Muller #Unrecorded)	£180
281	Colombia	1933	REVENUES: 1c green, 25c blue on pale blue and 1p light brown on rose pink 'Perkins Bacon' REVENUE issue IMPERF PROOFS on paper. (3)	£12
282	Colombia	1935	5p light blue & deep violet 'Third National Olympiad' issue, a fine mint copy with full gum. Small thin on reverse. (SG 475, Cat £600)	£200
283	Colombia	1937	POSTAL FISCALS: 10c orange 'Arms' REVENUE, 2 copies from the Bradbury Wilkinson and Perkins bacon printings both used with postal cds's one is MEDELLIN dated 1937, also circa 1940's 5c blue 'Timbre Nacional' used with part LA MESA cds and 10c brown used with part TUMACO cds. (4)	£16
284	Colombia	1940	REVENUES: Circa 1940 'Rentas Departamentales CALDAS' IMPUESTO DE CIGARRILLOS Revenue issue set of six printed on security paper, imperf with each stamp overprinted SPECIMEN in black & with small hole punch. (6)	£25
285	Colombia	1945	'25th Anniversary of First Airmail Service in America' issue the set of three fine mint. (SG 633/635)	£10
286	Colombia	1955	1p deep brown & deep brown olive and 2p black & pale violet 'Seventh Congress of Postal Union of the Americas & Spain' EXTRA RAPIDO issue, the pair fine mint. (SG 864/5, Cat £37)	£18
287	Colombia	1958	ISLAND MAIL: Illustrated 'Globe' HAM Radio QSL card inscribed 'DXPEDITION ARCHIPELAGO OF SAN ANDRES AND PROVIDENCIA' unaddressed used from San Andres and Providencia Islands.	£12
288	Colombia	1959	'Miss World' issue, the set of three (SG 952/4) on illustrated official First Day Cover numbered '318' tied by BOGOTA PRIMER DIA DE SERVICIO cds's dated 26.6.1959. Unaddressed. A scarce FDC, very few were issued. (Stamps Cat £60 as used)	£45
289	Colombia	1916-1932	Small range of covers inc 1928 reg with GB type blue & white 'MEDELLIN' reg label to Canal Zone, 1916 5c tied by NEW YORK PAQUEBOT cds to USA, 1922 3 x Provisional Numerals to USA, 1921 cover with boxed TUMACO cancel, 1932 2 x 4c & 2 x 1c to Costa Rica, 1928 4c to Mexico via Panama, 1925 3c on 10c PSE with added 1c from MEDELLIN to BOGOTA and 1928 4c blue PSE used CARTAGENA to BOGOTA. All good to fine. (8 items)	£45
290	Colombia	1933-1944	REVENUES: Large lot of Revenue Proofs & Specimens inc 1933 1c green, 25c blue & 1p light brown 'Perkins Bacon' IMPERF PROOFS, 1933 various 'Timbre Nacional' and 'Timbre Nacional Servicio Exterior' SPECIMENS, 1942 3b green with 'TRABAJO' opt numbered '00000' & tiny ½c olive brown 'Impuesto Sobre Fosforos' issue both opt SPECIMEN, 1942 20c violet 'Capitolo Nacional' issue two SPECIMEN blocks of ten one dated '1942' on plain paper and the other undated on security paper and 1944 10c to 5p brown 'Arms' REVENUE issue inscribed 'Timbre Nacional Servicio Exterior' set of seven opt SPECIMEN. (43 stamps)	£45
291	Colombia - Airmail	1920	CCNA: 10c green 'Pilot signalling Biplane' issue, a good looking unused pair with vertical crease. (SG 10, Cat £150)	£35
292	Colombia - Airmail	1921	SCADTA: 20c orange brown 'Litho' issue without watermark, a fine mint complete sheet of twenty five. (SG 21, Cat £125)	£60
293	Colombia - Airmail	1923	SCADTA: 10c light green with 'EU' machine opt in black for use in the USA, a mint corner marginal block of six with sweated gum. (SG 27F, Cat £27)	£12
294	Colombia - Airmail	1923	SCADTA: 60c yellow brown with watermark, a fine mint complete sheet of twenty five. (SG 44, Cat £87+)	£40
295	Colombia - Airmail	1923	SCADTA - CONSULAR AGENTS CACHETS: Pair of covers with 1923 to France with French 'Rue de Bassano' cachet in magenta on reverse and 1928 to USA with 'American Trading Co.' cachet in blue on reverse. Small faults but both are fine strikes. (2 items)	£35
296	Colombia - Airmail	1929	SCADTA: 'Definitive' issue, the set of thirteen good to fine used. (SG 56/68, Cat £70)	£35
297	Colombia - Airmail	1950	AVIANCA: 'Airmail' issue with large 'A' opt in black, the set of thirteen fine mint. (SG 1/13, Cat £85)	£40
298	Colombia - Airmail	1950	LANSA: Lansa 'Wings' issue, the set of nine unused. (SG 1/9, Cat £120)	£60
299	Colombia - Airmail	1950	AVIANCA: 1p slate purple & sage green AIR issue with large 'A' overprint, a COMPLETE SHEET OF 25 with sheet margins all round used on part of a parcel wrapper with BOGOTA cds's and USA registered arrival mark in purple. A small piece of margin is missing at top but otherwise a stunning and rare used multiple. (SG 10)	£40
300	Colombia - Airmail	1950	LANSA: 5p turquoise & sepia AIR issue with large 'L' overprint in black. A good cds used copy. (SG 20, Cat £70)	£30
301	Colombia - Airmail	1950	LANSA: 5p turquoise & sepia AIR issue with large 'L' overprint in black. A fine mint copy. (SG 20, Cat £70)	£35
302	Colombia - Airmail	1950	LANSA - FIRST FLIGHT: Airmail cover franked with 1949 5c olive green national issue and Lansa 1950 30c green & 40c grey with large 'L' opt (SG 716, 14 & 15) tied by blank boxed CALI 'Lansa' cancel dated JUL 18 1950. Flown on the first LANSA overseas airmail flight. Addressed to SPAIN with boxed first flight cachet on front and boxed LANSA 'Taquilla No.1' markings on reverse with BARCELONA arrival cds.	£15
303	Colombia - Airmail	1951	LANSA: AIR issue with small 'L' overprint in black. The set of eight fine mint. (SG 21/28, Cat £100)	£50
304	Colombia - Airmail	1951	LANSA: 5p grey and orange yellow AIR issue with small 'L' overprint in black. A fine mint marginal copy. (SG 28, Cat £65)	£30
305	Colombia - Airmail	1951	AVIANCA - OFFICIAL AIRMAIL: Printed 'Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores' airmail cover franked with 1950 30c green AIR issue with 'A' Avianca opt (SG 14) tied by BOGOTA cds with straight line 'PORT PAYE' marking in blue alongside. Addressed to USA with official cachet on reverse.	£10
306	Colombia - Private Express Companies	1889	CORREO URBANO DE BOGOTA: ½c black on pelure paper 'Correo Urbano de Bogota' local issue, perf 13½, a fine mint block of four.	£30
307	Colombia - Private Express Companies	1911	MEDELLIN: ¼c blue 'Correos Urbano SMP Medellin' POSTMAN issue a fine used block of nine with BLANK CLICHÉ variety in centre of block. Scarce. (Hurt & Williams #17 & 17b)	£50
308	Colombia - Private Express Companies	1926	CORREO RAPIDO DE SANTANDER: 2c green 'Correo Rapido de Santander' EXPRESS issue a superb unused corner marginal block of six. (Hurt & Williams #S9)	£70
309	Colombia - Private Express Companies	1926	CORREO RAPIDO DE SANTANDER: 2c light green 'Small Numeral' type, a fine unused copy. (Hurt & Williams #S9)	£12
310	Colombia - Private Express Companies	1926	CORREO RAPIDO DE SANTANDER: 4c green 'Correo Rapido de Norte Santander' issue, a fine cds used copy. (Hurt & Williams #S10)	£12
311	Colombia - Private Express Companies	1926	CORREO RAPIDO DE SANTANDER: 2c light green 'Small Numeral' type, a fine unused block of four. (Hurt & Williams #S9)	£40
312	Colombia - Private Express Companies	1926	CORREO RAPIDO DE SANTANDER: 2c green 'Correo Rapido de Santander' EXPRESS issue a superb unused marginal block of four. (Hurt & Williams #S9)	£45
313	Colombia - Private Express Companies	1927	TOBON: 6c red EL EXPRESO TOBON 'Train' issue a fine used copy with manuscript initials and part PALMIRA boxed cancel in violet. Scarce. (Hurt & Williams #S24)	£90
314	Colombia - Private Express Companies	1928	COMPANIA DE TRANSPORTES TERRESTRES: Cover franked on reverse with 1923 4c blue plus 1927 pair 6c red 'Compania de Transportes Terrestres' rouletted EXPRESS issue (Hurt & Williams #S15b) all tied by large boxed COMPANIA DE TRANSPORTES TERRESTRES AGENCIA DE CUCUTA cancel in blue dated JUN 5 1928. Addressed to BOGOTA with two line 'Contestese por el correo de la Campania de Transportes Terrestres' cachet on front and large boxed BOGOTA arrival mark on reverse. Very scarce issue on cover.	£240
315	Colombia - Private Express Companies	1928	CALDAS LOCAL POST: 5c green CALDAS local issue showing a map of the region. This was issued by a private carrier established in 1928 to provide a mail service between the cities of the department (Only one cover and no more than ten used examples are known to exist). A fine unused complete sheetlet of ten with stamps imperf on outer edges, no gum as issued. (Temprano #2)	£180
316	Colombia - Private Express Companies	1931	RIBON: Cover franked with 1917 1c green and 1923 4d blue national issues (SG 358 & 395) and 1930 6c red 'Ribon' EXPRESS issue (Hurt & Williams #4) tied by two strikes of CONDUCTO RIBON CORREOS BOGOTA cds in blue dated 4 APR 1931 with third strike alongside. Addressed to LA ESPERANZA, CUNDINAMARCA. Cover has a couple of creases but otherwise very scarce.	£240
317	Colombia - Private Express Companies	1931	COMPANIA DE TRANSPORTES TERRESTRES: 5c brownish red 'Compania de Transportes Terrestres' EXPRESS issue, small type showing bus & monument. A fine unmounted mint copy. (Hurt & Williams # S21)	£24
318	Colombia - Private Express Companies	1952	TRANSOCAMPO: 5c light blue 'Trans-Ocampo' EXPRESS issue showing picture of a Bus, established to run a service from Cali to Manizales, a fine used copy with part MANIZALES 'Wing' cancel in purple dated OCT 20 1952. Scarce.	£30
319	Colombia - Private Express Companies	1952	TRANSOCAMPO: 10c pale red 'Trans-Ocampo' EXPRESS issue showing picture of a Bus, established to run a service from Cali to Manizales, a fine unused copy without gum. Scarce.	£30
320	Colombian States - Antioquia	1869	ANTIOQUIA: 2½c blue used with manuscript cancel, 5c green type B and 20c brown fine unused, all have four margins. (SG 5, 7 & 9)	£15
321	Colombian States - Antioquia	1875	ANTIOQUIA: 10c mauve 'J Berrio' issue on WOVE paper, a fine used four margin copy with REMEDIOS manuscript cancel. (SG 25)	£24
322	Colombian States - Antioquia	1892	ANTIOQUIA: 5c red used with ASGOR manuscript cancel. Unrecorded in the literature on Antioquia manuscript cancels. (SG 94)	£24
323	Colombian States - Antioquia	1899	ANTIOQUIA: 2c black on buff 'Typeset' postal stationery card (H&G 1) with oval control mark in purple. A fine unused example.	£20
324	Colombian States - Bolivar	1871	BOLIVAR - BISECT: Cover endorsed SINCELAJO ABRIL 19th 1871 in manuscript on inside flap, franked with diagonally BISECTED 1863 10c rose (SG 2) tied by superb 'SINCELAJO' manuscript cancel. Addressed to CARTAGENA. Fine & rare.	£325
325	Colombian States - Bolivar	1879	BOLIVAR: 5c blue on white wove paper dated '1879', a fine unused IMPERF corner marginal block of four. (SG 11 variety)	£40
326	Colombian States - Bolivar	1879	BOLIVAR: 40c lilac 'Registration' issue dated '1879', an IMPERF PROOF in UNISSUED colour on white paper. Tight margins. (As SG R17)	£30
327	Colombian States - Bolivar	1891	BOLIVAR: 5c orange used with superb fancy CARBONELL AGDO 28 1893 manuscript cancel. Some perf faults but very scarce. (SG 57)	£30
328	Colombian States - Bolivar	1902	BOLIVAR: Small unsealed cover franked with 1891 20c blue (SG 59) diagonally BISECTED and tied by small CORREOS DEPARTMENTALES BARRANQUILLA in violet with BARRANQUILLA cds in black alongside. Addressed locally. Scarce.	£110
329	Colombian States - Cauca	1905	CAUCA - BOGUS: 5c red and 10c green BOGUS issue inscribed 'Provincia de Cauca' imperf, both fine unused.	£16
330	Colombian States - Cundinamarca	1870	CUNDINAMARCA: 5c pale blue and 10c scarlet 'First Issue' both fine side marginal copies with large margins, mint with full O.G. (SG 1/2)	£30
331	Colombian States - Santander	1884	SANTANDER: 5c vermilion 'Estados Unidos de Colombia' issue, a fine mint bottom marginal block of twenty five. An attractive multiple. (SG 2)	£35
332	Colombian States - Santander	1903	SANTANDER - POSTAL FISCAL: 50c red 'Postal Fiscal' issue a used block of six each stamp with 'ANULADA CUCUTA' cancel. Small faults but scarce. (SG F20)	£40
333	Colombian States - Santander	1903	SANTANDER - POSTAL FISCAL: Circa 1903. Undated cover with printed 'Breuer, Moller & Ca, San Jose de Cucuta' return address at top franked with pair 1903 50c red 'Postal Fiscal' (SG F20) tied by two strikes of two line 'ANULADA CUCUTA' cancel in purple. Addressed to OCANA. Very scarce.	£300
334	Colombian States - Santander	1904	SANTANDER - LOCAL POST ISSUE: Circa 1904 undated cover franked with a pair of 1904 20c green 'Department of Santander' LOCAL POST issue with variety IMPERF BETWEEN VERTICAL PAIR tied by fine strike of oval 'REPUBLICA DE COLOMBIA CORREOS DEL DEPTO DE SANTANDER BUCARAMANGA' cancel in blue. Addressed locally within Santander to PAMPLONA. An exceptionally rare cover. Fewer than 10 covers are known with this issue and a cover from the same correspondence was illustrated and annotated as the 2nd recorded cover of this issue in Copacarta Volume 7 No.4 of June 1990.	£650
335	Colombian States - Santander	1905	SANTANDER - REVENUE: Circa 1905 2c grey 'Impuesto del Consumo de Tabaco' long REVENUE issue overprinted SPECIMEN & with small hole punch. Ex ABNCo. Archive.	£10
336	Colombian States - Tolima	1884	TOLIMA: 5c brown used with CARNICERIAS manuscript cancel. A scarce issue in used condition and a scarce cancel. Stamp is thinned. (SG 28)	£30
337	Colombian States - Tolima	1895	TOLIMA: 5c vermilion, perf 12 used with IQUIRA manuscript cancel. Rare. (SG 69)	£50
338	Costa Rica	1863	1p orange 'First Issue' a very fine used copy with SAN JOSE cds appears to be dated 1877. (SG 5)	£35
339	Costa Rica	1883	4c+0c black on buff postal stationery reply card (H&G 2) overprinted 'MUESTRA' (Specimen) in large red letters. Fine unused.	£24
340	Costa Rica	1888	GUANACASTE REVENUES: 25c green & black, two copies with different 'GUANACASTE' opts(Type 8 & 9) and 10p blue green & black with 'GUANACASTE' opt type 8. (3 items)	£18
341	Costa Rica	1889	1c sepia, 2c green, 5c deep orange and 10c brown lake 'Soto' issue all with 'SPECIMEN' opt in black. (SG 22/25)	£25
342	Costa Rica	1889	10p black 'Soto' issue a fine lightly used copy. (SG 31)	£60
343	Costa Rica	1889	GUANACASTE: 2c blue 'Fernandez' Revenue issue with CORREOS overprint in black and 'Guanacaste' overprint type 5 in black reading down, a fine mint copy. Very scarce & underrated stamp. (SG G49, Mena #G59)	£90
344	Costa Rica	1900	Printed 'Administracion de Correos Certificado por despachar' stampless registered receipt with OFICINA DE CERTIFICADO SAN JOSE COSTA RICA cds in blue dated MAY 4 1900. Addressed to LIMON. An unusual item.	£25
345	Costa Rica	1901	2col black & deep green 'Waterlow' COLOUR TRIAL in unissued colours, perforated & gummed. Fine. (As SG 49)	£16
346	Costa Rica	1907	Small range of 'Portrait' issues with 25c myrtle & lavender and 1col black & sienna perf 12 and 50c indigo & dull claret perf 11½x14 all lightly used plus 1c indigo & chestnut brown, 5c indigo & orange buff IMPERF unused and 2c black & yellow green IMPERF used. Odd small fault. (SG 63, 65, 74, 57/8 var & 60 var, Cat £50+++)	£25
347	Costa Rica	1907	2c black & yellow green, 4c indigo & red on toned, 5c indigo & orange buff and 1col black & sienna 'Portrait' issue perf 11½x14. All are good mint copies. (SG 68/70 & 75, Cat £85+)	£40
348	Costa Rica	1907	25c myrtle & lavender 'Portrait' issue perf 11½x14 lightly used with part SAN JOSE boxed cancel dated MAR 11 1908. (SG 73, Cat £44)	£25
349	Costa Rica	1907	50c indigo blue & dull claret 'Castro' issue, perf 11½ x 14, a fine lightly used copy. (SG 74)	£24
350	Costa Rica	1908	TRAVELLING POST OFFICES: 2c light green on cream postal stationery card (H&G 12) used with fine strike of AMBULANTE RAMAL cds in red dated FEB 21 1908. Addressed internally to SAN JOSE with arrival cds dated the same day on front.	£90
351	Costa Rica	1911	5c indigo & orange buff, perf 14, with variety '2911' for '1911' (position 35 in sheet), a fine mint copy. Scarce. (SG 90c)	£45
352	Costa Rica	1921	'Independence Centenary of Central America' issue a the complete set of five fine mint TETE BECHE pairs. (SG 118a/122a)	£180
353	Costa Rica	1921	AIRMAIL CINDERELLA: 1 col green & orange and 1 col purple & orange yellow 'Costa Rica - Nicaragua' experimental AIRMAIL unofficial issue produced by Luis Venditti. The pair fine unused, the 1 col purple & orange has a corner fault.	£40
354	Costa Rica	1923	POSTAGE DUE: Mourning cover front franked with strip of three 1910 5c orange (SG 80) tied by SAN JOSE cds's dated APR 28 1923. Addressed to UK with boxed 'PORTO' marking and hexagonal 'T' tax marking with unframed '1½d F.B.' tax marking of Great Britain and added 1914 1½d chestnut GV 'Postage Due' issue tied on arrival by LONDON cds. Subsequently re-addressed to GERMANY. An unusual item.	£45
355	Costa Rica	1931	Registered airmail cover franked with pair 1921 15c violet, pair 1925 45c on 1col olive green and 1931 5col on 10col black on toned paper 'Airmail' SURCHARGE issue (SG 116, 162 & 189 - the first printing with brownish vermilion overprint) all tied by CORREO AEREO COSTA RICA cds's dated DEC 19 1931, the first day of issue. Addressed to ITALY with printed SAN JOSE registration label on front and transit and arrival marks on reverse.	£35
356	Costa Rica	1934	1col carmine, 2col light blue, 5col black & 10col red brown AIR issue with 'OFICIAL' opt in red, all fine mint. The 5col has a slight corner fault. (SG O220/3, Cat £29)	£15
357	Costa Rica	1940	'Pan American Aviation Day' issue, the AIR set of nine fine mint. (SG 266/274)	£150
358	Costa Rica	1948	USA 5c red postal stationery airmail envelope (H&G FB8) used with added pair 1947 10c black (SG A948) tied by ANNISTON cds. Addressed to AMMAN, TRANSJORDAN but somehow the cover ended up in Costa Rica with boxed 'MAL REMITIDO COSTA RICA' cachet on front. The cover eventually arrived in Transjordan with DAMAS, SYRIA transit and feint AMMAN arrival cds's on reverse and small hexagonal 'OPENED BY CENSOR TRANSJORDAN' censor mark on front. Very unusual.	£35

256

Colombia

1825

PRESTAMP: Circa 1825. Cover from BUENAVENTURA to POPAYAN with fine strike of partially framed DEBE BUENAVA marking in red. Uncommon.

£80

257

Colombia

1859

10c bright orange buff 'Grenadine Confederation' issue, a fine four margin copy used with part MEDELLIN boxed cancel in blue dated 1859. Tiny thin on reverse but otherwise a superb stamp in the scarcest shade. (SG 4a, Cat £110)

£60

258

Colombia

1859

20c blue 'First Issue' a superb used copy with neat central 'X' in manuscript, four huge margins. Exceptional quality. (SG 5)

£80

259

Colombia

1859

1p carmine 'Grenadine Federation' issue, a superb looking copy four huge margins used with manuscript cancel. Thinned on reverse. (SG 6, Cat £160)

£80

260

Colombia

1862

10c blue on white paper, a fine used four margin copy. (SG 22, Cat £22)

£10

261

Colombia

1865

1c rose on white paper and 1c rose on bluish paper both fine unused copies both with four margins. (SG 31 & 31a)

£24

262

Colombia

1865

20c blue, a fine looking four margin copy with oval MEDELLIN FRANCA cancel in blue. Small thin on reverse. (SG 35)

£10

263

Colombia

1870

1c green, 1c olive green, 1c rose (2), 2c brown (2), 5c yellow (2), 10c violet and 25c black on blue, the complete basic set plus a few shades all mint or unused. Mixed condition but generally good to fine. (SG 59/67)

£35

264

Colombia

1870

10p black on vermilion 'High Value', Type 1, a fine used copy, four good margins used with oval 'MEDELLIN' cancel in red. Small thin on reverse. (SG 70, Cat £90)

£30

265

Colombia

1881

5c ultramarine 'UPU' issue, Redrawn type with variety STAMP PRINTED ON BOTH SIDES. A fine used copy with three to four large margins, just touching at top left corner. The stamp impression on the reverse is very clear showing one large part impression and parts of three other stamps. Rare. (SG 100b)

£240

266

Colombia

1890

LOCAL ISSUE: 10c black on blue 'Almaguer' BOGUS issue, perforated. A fine lightly used example. Light crease.

£25

267

Colombia

1891

2c black on yellow buff postal stationery card (H&G 10a) used with fine strike of oval CORREOS NACIONALES AGRADO cancel in purple dated APR 25 1891. Addressed to USA with BARRANQUILLA transit cds on reverse and USA arrival mark on front.

£60

268

Colombia

1897

Cover franked with pair 1892 5c brown on buff (SG 153) tied by fine CORREOS NACIONALES VICTORIA duplex cancel dated DIC 18 1897. Addressed to BOGOTA with arrival mark on reverse.

£45

269

Colombia

1899

1000 DAYS WAR: Small mint group of 'Cartagena' issues with 2c black on buff pin perf but mis-perfed to remove the 'CORREOS' at top, 1901 1c black and 2c brown pin perf and 1c black imperf, 1902 1c blue pin perf, 10c brown perf 12 and 10c black pin perf. (SG 182, 184a, 185/6, 185a, 188c & 190, Cat £39+)

£18

270

Colombia

1902

1000 DAYS WAR: 5p deep blue on azure 'Medellin' issue, a good used copy. (SG 255, Cat £45)

£20

271

Colombia

1903

1000 DAYS WAR: 10c black on pink 'Medellin' provisional issue overprinted 'Habilitado Medellin A R' in purple, a fine mint block of four. Scarce. (SG AR258)

£90

272

Colombia

1903

1000 DAYS WAR: Cover franked with 2 x 1902 20c blue on buff 'Bogota' issue, imperf (SG 199A) tied by fine CALI duplex cancel in red dated NOV 27 1903. Addressed to FRANCE. Part of backflap missing but very attractive.

£35

273

Colombia

1904

1000 DAYS WAR: Registered cover with 'Administracion de Correos Nacionales Honda' handstamp in green on reverse franked with 1902 pair 10c black on pink 'Bogota' issue and 20c red brown on blue 'Registration' issue both imperf (SG 197A & 207A) cancelled with manuscript pen strokes with BARRANQUILLA transit cds on front. Addressed to FRANCE with arrival cds on reverse. Very attractive.

£90

274

Colombia

1909

2c red 'Numeral' issue, perf 10 with boxed 'CORREOS DEPMENTALES' Ornamental official opt in black, a fine mint copy with variety row of DOUBLE PERFORATIONS AT BASE. (SG D337)

£10

275

Colombia

1917

PROOF: 1p 'Sucre' PORTRAIT issue, a fine marginal IMPERF PROOF block of four in black on thick paper by Perkins Bacon. Very fine & attractive. (As SG 365)

£100

276

Colombia

1917

10p deep brown 'Top Value', a superb unmounted mint example. (SG 368, Cat £60)

£40

277

Colombia

1923

3c grey violet on ivory postal stationery envelope (H&G B7A) used with added 1917 5c dull blue and 10c deep blue 'Registration' issue (SG 361 & R370) tied by boxed MEDELLIN RECOMENDADOS cancels in blue dated NOV 22 1923. Addressed to BOGOTA with arrival mark on reverse.

£30

278

Colombia

1923

REVENUES: 2/6 bistre & brown GVI 'FOREIGN SERVICE' revenue and pair 10/- green & red GVI 'CONSULAR SERVICE' revenues tied on piece by BRITISH CONSULATE MEDELLIN cds's dated 23 MAY 1923. Also a loose 10/- with a similar cancel. (4)

£15

279

Colombia

1932

2p dull red SCADTA issue with 'CORREO AEREO' opt in black, a fine cds used copy. (SG 423, Cat £45)

£25

280

Colombia

1933

FIRST FLIGHT: Cover franked with 1932 5c brown and 20c bronze green & carmine AIR issue (SG 431 & 439) tied by CORREO AEREO TURBO cds dated 1 JUL 1933. Flown on the UMCA first flight from Turbo to Medellin with three line 'FIRST AIR MAIL VIA UMCA TURBO. . . . . MEDELLIN' cachet in black on front and signed by the pilots W S Doxey and W Whyneli. Addressed to MEDELLIN with arrival cds on reverse. A rare flight. (Muller #Unrecorded)

£180

281

Colombia

1933

REVENUES: 1c green, 25c blue on pale blue and 1p light brown on rose pink 'Perkins Bacon' REVENUE issue IMPERF PROOFS on paper. (3)

£12

282

Colombia

1935

5p light blue & deep violet 'Third National Olympiad' issue, a fine mint copy with full gum. Small thin on reverse. (SG 475, Cat £600)

£200

283

Colombia

1937

POSTAL FISCALS: 10c orange 'Arms' REVENUE, 2 copies from the Bradbury Wilkinson and Perkins bacon printings both used with postal cds's one is MEDELLIN dated 1937, also circa 1940's 5c blue 'Timbre Nacional' used with part LA MESA cds and 10c brown used with part TUMACO cds. (4)

£16

284

Colombia

1940

REVENUES: Circa 1940 'Rentas Departamentales CALDAS' IMPUESTO DE CIGARRILLOS Revenue issue set of six printed on security paper, imperf with each stamp overprinted SPECIMEN in black & with small hole punch. (6)

£25

285

Colombia

1945

'25th Anniversary of First Airmail Service in America' issue the set of three fine mint. (SG 633/635)

£10

286

Colombia

1955

1p deep brown & deep brown olive and 2p black & pale violet 'Seventh Congress of Postal Union of the Americas & Spain' EXTRA RAPIDO issue, the pair fine mint. (SG 864/5, Cat £37)

£18

287

Colombia

1958

ISLAND MAIL: Illustrated 'Globe' HAM Radio QSL card inscribed 'DXPEDITION ARCHIPELAGO OF SAN ANDRES AND PROVIDENCIA' unaddressed used from San Andres and Providencia Islands.

£12

288

Colombia

1959

'Miss World' issue, the set of three (SG 952/4) on illustrated official First Day Cover numbered '318' tied by BOGOTA PRIMER DIA DE SERVICIO cds's dated 26.6.1959. Unaddressed. A scarce FDC, very few were issued. (Stamps Cat £60 as used)

£45

289

Colombia

1916-1932

Small range of covers inc 1928 reg with GB type blue & white 'MEDELLIN' reg label to Canal Zone, 1916 5c tied by NEW YORK PAQUEBOT cds to USA, 1922 3 x Provisional Numerals to USA, 1921 cover with boxed TUMACO cancel, 1932 2 x 4c & 2 x 1c to Costa Rica, 1928 4c to Mexico via Panama, 1925 3c on 10c PSE with added 1c from MEDELLIN to BOGOTA and 1928 4c blue PSE used CARTAGENA to BOGOTA. All good to fine. (8 items)

£45

290

Colombia

1933-1944

REVENUES: Large lot of Revenue Proofs & Specimens inc 1933 1c green, 25c blue & 1p light brown 'Perkins Bacon' IMPERF PROOFS, 1933 various 'Timbre Nacional' and 'Timbre Nacional Servicio Exterior' SPECIMENS, 1942 3b green with 'TRABAJO' opt numbered '00000' & tiny ½c olive brown 'Impuesto Sobre Fosforos' issue both opt SPECIMEN, 1942 20c violet 'Capitolo Nacional' issue two SPECIMEN blocks of ten one dated '1942' on plain paper and the other undated on security paper and 1944 10c to 5p brown 'Arms' REVENUE issue inscribed 'Timbre Nacional Servicio Exterior' set of seven opt SPECIMEN. (43 stamps)

£45

291

Colombia - Airmail

1920

CCNA: 10c green 'Pilot signalling Biplane' issue, a good looking unused pair with vertical crease. (SG 10, Cat £150)

£35

292

Colombia - Airmail

1921

SCADTA: 20c orange brown 'Litho' issue without watermark, a fine mint complete sheet of twenty five. (SG 21, Cat £125)

£60

293

Colombia - Airmail

1923

SCADTA: 10c light green with 'EU' machine opt in black for use in the USA, a mint corner marginal block of six with sweated gum. (SG 27F, Cat £27)

£12

294

Colombia - Airmail

1923

SCADTA: 60c yellow brown with watermark, a fine mint complete sheet of twenty five. (SG 44, Cat £87+)

£40

295

Colombia - Airmail

1923

SCADTA - CONSULAR AGENTS CACHETS: Pair of covers with 1923 to France with French 'Rue de Bassano' cachet in magenta on reverse and 1928 to USA with 'American Trading Co.' cachet in blue on reverse. Small faults but both are fine strikes. (2 items)

£35

296

Colombia - Airmail

1929

SCADTA: 'Definitive' issue, the set of thirteen good to fine used. (SG 56/68, Cat £70)

£35

297

Colombia - Airmail

1950

AVIANCA: 'Airmail' issue with large 'A' opt in black, the set of thirteen fine mint. (SG 1/13, Cat £85)

£40

298

Colombia - Airmail

1950

LANSA: Lansa 'Wings' issue, the set of nine unused. (SG 1/9, Cat £120)

£60

299

Colombia - Airmail

1950

AVIANCA: 1p slate purple & sage green AIR issue with large 'A' overprint, a COMPLETE SHEET OF 25 with sheet margins all round used on part of a parcel wrapper with BOGOTA cds's and USA registered arrival mark in purple. A small piece of margin is missing at top but otherwise a stunning and rare used multiple. (SG 10)

£40

300

Colombia - Airmail

1950

LANSA: 5p turquoise & sepia AIR issue with large 'L' overprint in black. A good cds used copy. (SG 20, Cat £70)

£30

301

Colombia - Airmail

1950

LANSA: 5p turquoise & sepia AIR issue with large 'L' overprint in black. A fine mint copy. (SG 20, Cat £70)

£35

302

Colombia - Airmail

1950

LANSA - FIRST FLIGHT: Airmail cover franked with 1949 5c olive green national issue and Lansa 1950 30c green & 40c grey with large 'L' opt (SG 716, 14 & 15) tied by blank boxed CALI 'Lansa' cancel dated JUL 18 1950. Flown on the first LANSA overseas airmail flight. Addressed to SPAIN with boxed first flight cachet on front and boxed LANSA 'Taquilla No.1' markings on reverse with BARCELONA arrival cds.

£15

303

Colombia - Airmail

1951

LANSA: AIR issue with small 'L' overprint in black. The set of eight fine mint. (SG 21/28, Cat £100)

£50

304

Colombia - Airmail

1951

LANSA: 5p grey and orange yellow AIR issue with small 'L' overprint in black. A fine mint marginal copy. (SG 28, Cat £65)

£30

305

Colombia - Airmail

1951

AVIANCA - OFFICIAL AIRMAIL: Printed 'Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores' airmail cover franked with 1950 30c green AIR issue with 'A' Avianca opt (SG 14) tied by BOGOTA cds with straight line 'PORT PAYE' marking in blue alongside. Addressed to USA with official cachet on reverse.

£10