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313 Colombia 1859 10c buff 'Grenadine Confederation' FIRST issue, a good four margin copy used with part blue oval cancel. Small thin on reverse. (SG 4a, Cat £110) £45 Image for lot 313
314 Colombia 1859 20c grey blue 'Grenadine Confederation' FIRST Issue a fine mint copy with gum and four good to large margins. (SG 5, Cat £150) £75 Image for lot 314
315 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) £60 Image for lot 315
316 Colombia 1860 10c yellow 'Grenadine Federation' second issue, a good used four margin copy with manuscript cancel. (SG 9, Cat £55) £30 Image for lot 316
317 Colombia 1862 10c blue on bluish paper, a fine used four margin copy with red '0' rate marking cancel. Small faults. (SG 24, Cat £32) £15 Image for lot 317
318 Colombia 1863 10c blue, a fine mint copy with full O.G. Four good to large margins. Light horizontal crease but a lovely looking stamp. (SG 27, Cat £50) £25 Image for lot 318
319 Colombia 1865 20c blue, a fine looking four margin copy with POPAYAN manuscript cancel. Small thin on reverse. (SG 35) £10 Image for lot 319
320 Colombia 1865 50c black on yellow SOBREPORTE issue, a fine unused copy with four margins. Tiny thin on reverse. (SG 40, Cat £55) £25 Image for lot 320
321 Colombia 1866 10p black on vermilion 'Top Value', a good used copy with 'M' (Medellin) manuscript cancel. Margins have been cut on a slightly diagonal angle so are touching at top and bottom. Better than a spacefiller. (SG 50, Cat £190) £35 Image for lot 321
322 Colombia 1870 25c black on blue, a fine used copy with manuscript cancel. Just four margins, tight at right on small piece. (SG 67) £10 Image for lot 322
323 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 Image for lot 323
324 Colombia 1876 1p pale red on white LAID paper, a fine used four margin copy. (SG 83) £12 Image for lot 324
325 Colombia 1881 10c lilac 'Registration' issue, a fine looking unused copy with good margins all round. (SG R105, Cat £85) £35 Image for lot 325
326 Colombia 1886 5p black on white, a fine lightly used copy. (SG 134) £10 Image for lot 326
327 Colombia 1890 LOCAL ISSUE: 10c black on pale orange 'Almaguer' BOGUS issue, perforated. A fine mint example with part O.G. £25 Image for lot 327
328 Colombia 1892 10p blue 'Top Value', two copies perf 13½ and perf 10½, both fine mint. (SG 164 & 164a, Cat £42) £20 Image for lot 328
329 Colombia 1899 1000 DAYS WAR: 10c red on rose 'Cartagena' issue, pin-perf 6½, a fine mint copy. (SG 180, Cat £24) £12 Image for lot 329
330 Colombia 1899 1000 DAYS WAR: 1c brown on buff and 2c black on buff 'Cartagena' issue pin-perf, both unused without gum. (SG 181/2, Cat £58) £20 Image for lot 330
331 Colombia 1900 1000 DAYS WAR: 5c vermilion 'Cartagena' issue IMPERF, a fine cds used copy. (SG 183A, Cat £32) £16 Image for lot 331
332 Colombia 1902 1001 DAYS WAR: 50p orange on pale rose 'Bogota' issue, a fine used copy with part boxed cancel. Uncommon & underrated stamp. (SG 205A, Cat £120) £75 Image for lot 332
333 Colombia 1902 1000 DAYS WAR: 100p deep blue on deep rose 'Bogota' issue, a fine used copy with part boxed cancel. Uncommon & underrated stamp. (SG 206A, Cat £95) £60 Image for lot 333
334 Colombia 1903 1000 DAYS WAR: Nice range of mint/unused 'Barranquilla' issue inc shades, all imperf with 5c blue (2), 5c bistre, 50c green (2), 50c brown (2), 50c yellow (2), 50c vermilion (2), 50c rosine, 1p brown (2), 1p rosine, 1p blue (2) and 5p purple. (SG 225/29A, 231/35A & 238A, Cat £82+) £40 Image for lot 334
335 Colombia 1904 10p black & blue on bluish 'President Marroquin' issue, a fine mint copy. A scarce & underrated stamp. (SG 288, Cat £75) £45 Image for lot 335
336 Colombia 1910 1p purple 'Centenary of Independence' issue a fine mint copy. (SG 351, Cat £110) £50 Image for lot 336
337 Colombia 1910 1p purple 'Centenary of Independence' issue a fine lightly used copy. (SG 351, Cat £32) £15 Image for lot 337
338 Colombia 1914 2c chocolate & 5c blue green 'Late Fee' issue perf 13½, the pair fine mint. (SG L355/6A, Cat £24) £15 Image for lot 338
339 Colombia 1917 1p 'Sucre' PORTRAIT issue, a fine IMPERF PROOF in black on thick paper by Perkins Bacon. Very fine & attractive. (As SG 365) £30 Image for lot 339
340 Colombia 1917 10p deep brown 'Top Value', a superb unmounted mint example. (SG 368, Cat £60) £30 Image for lot 340
341 Colombia 1917 10p deep brown 'Top Value', a fine mint example. (SG 368, Cat £60) £25 Image for lot 341
342 Colombia 1928 Registered cover to UK franked with 4 x 1926 4c deep blue (2 on front & 2 on reverse) including one stamp showing the 'CUATRC' variety (SG 411 & 411a) tied by MEDELLIN cds's with printed blue & white 'MEDELLIN' reg label. Also 1928 Scadta cover franked with a pair 4c also with the 'CUATRC' variety plus 30c dull blue Scadta issue tied from BOGOTA to HOLLAND. (2 covers) £25 Image for lot 342
343 Colombia 1932 20c rose red SCADTA Registration stamp issue with 'CORREO AEREO' and 'R' overprint in black. A fine mint block of six. (SG R426, Cat £55+) £25 Image for lot 343
344 Colombia 1932 'Airmail' issue the set of fifteen plus the 20c with 'R' registration opt all good to fine cds used. (SG 435/49 & R450, Cat £44+) £22 Image for lot 344
345 Colombia 1933 REVENUES: 1c green, 40c green on greenish, 40c orange on yellow, 50c red on rose, 50c carmine, 1p light brown on rose pink and two different printings of the 5p black on green 'Timbre Nacional' REVENUE issue each stamp with 'SPECIMEN' opt in red and small hole punch. Ex ABNCo. archive. (8) £20 Image for lot 345
346 Colombia 1935 2c, 4c, 5c, 7c, 8c, 10c, 12c, 15c, 20c, 24c & 50c 'Third National Olympiad' issue, all good to fine mint. (SG 461/8 & 470/2, Cat £67+) £25 Image for lot 346
347 Colombia 1937 'Fourth National Olympiad' issue, the set of three fine mint. (SG 490/2, Cat £45) £20 Image for lot 347
348 Colombia 1940 25c grey black 'P.O. Rebuilding Fund' issue top value (not issued for postal use), a fine cds used copy. (As SG 546) £25 Image for lot 348
349 Colombia 1942 REVENUES: 1c black, 4c blue and 25c scarlet 'Capitolo Nacional' REVENUE issue inscribed 'Timbre Nacional' and dated '1942' printed on plain paper and 5c orange, 20c violet, 25c blue, 40c brown and 50c orange without date printed on security paper. All fine blocks of four each with 'SPECIMEN' opt in red and small hole punch. Ex ABNCo. archive. (32 stamps) £45 Image for lot 349
350 Colombia 1944 REVENUES: 4p olive green and 5p brown 'Arms' REVENUE issue inscribed 'Timbre Nacional Servicio Exterior' both IMPERF PROOFS on white paper each with 'SPECIMEN' opt and small hole punch. Ex ABNCo. archive. (2) £10 Image for lot 350
351 Colombia 1945 '25th Anniversary of First Airmail Service in America' issue the set of three fine mint. (SG 633/635) £10 Image for lot 351
352 Colombia 1946 'Fifth Central American Games' issue, the pair with opts in black & green fine mint. (SG 658A & 658B) £10 Image for lot 352
353 Colombia 1948 'Airmail' issue, the set of thirteen good to fine used. (SG 691/703, Cat £25) £12 Image for lot 353
354 Colombia 1950 5p green and 10p red orange 'Arms' high value issue, the pair fine mint. (SG 733/4) £10 Image for lot 354
355 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 Image for lot 355
356 Colombia 1957 5c black & pale blue and 5p black & yellow 'EXTRA-RAPIDO' opt issue, both fine mint. (SG 906/7, Cat £23+) £10 Image for lot 356
357 Colombia 1959 10p olive green & orange red 'UNIFICADO' opt issue, the top value fine unmounted mint. (SG 988) £10 Image for lot 357
358 Colombia 1959 '40th Anniversary of Avianca' issue the pair of miniature sheets fine mint. (SG MS1000 & MS1001, Cat £34) £16 Image for lot 358
359 Colombia 1910-1978 CINDERELLA: Small group of labels inc blue Telegraph Seal, Ibague Centenary label and Hospital de San Jose charity label plus various others. (11) £12 Image for lot 359
360 Colombia 1937-1949 Small mint range with a few better sets & singles plus one miniature sheet. (37 stamps + 1 MS, SG Cat £35+) £12 Image for lot 360
361 Colombia - Airmail 1920 SCADTA: 30c black on rose and 60c dull green 'Valiente' FIRST ISSUE, the pair mint, both with some light creasing. (SG 1/2, Cat £99) £30 Image for lot 361
362 Colombia - Airmail 1920 CCNA: 10c green 'Pilot signalling Biplane' issue, a good looking unused pair with vertical crease. (SG 10, Cat £150) £35 Image for lot 362
363 Colombia - Airmail 1921 SCADTA: 20c orange brown 'Litho' issue without watermark, a fine mint complete sheet of twenty five. (SG 21, Cat £125) £60 Image for lot 363
364 Colombia - Airmail 1921 SCADTA: 5p brown olive 'Litho' issue, a fine looking mint copy with small thin on reverse. (SG 28, Cat £375) £95 Image for lot 364
365 Colombia - Airmail 1923 SCADTA: Cover franked with Scadta 1923 30c on 60c orange 'PROVISIONAL' opt issue (SG 53) plus 1923 3c blue National issue (SG 394) tied by MANIZALES SCADTA cds's in red dated 6.XII.1923. Addressed to USA with green 'Correo Aereo' Scadta airmail label on front and BARRANQUILLA transit cds on reverse. A very scarce use as this provisional was only authorised for use on the internal service. £65 Image for lot 365
366 Colombia - Airmail 1928 SCADTA: 'Benjamin Mendez Goodwill Flight OPT issue, the pair fine mint. (SG 54/5, Cat £170) £85 Image for lot 366
367 Colombia - Airmail 1929 SCADTA: 'Gold Currency' issue, the set of twelve good to fine mint. Odd small fault. (SG 71/82, Cat £250) £80 Image for lot 367
368 Colombia - Airmail 1950 LANSA: Lansa 'Wings' issue, the set of nine unused. (SG 1/9, Cat £120) £60 Image for lot 368
369 Colombia - Airmail 1950 LANSA: 'Airmail' issue with large 'L' opt in black, the set of eleven fine mint. (SG 10/20, Cat £110) £50 Image for lot 369
370 Colombia - Airmail 1951 LANSA: AIR issue with small 'L' overprint in black. The set of eight fine mint. (SG 21/28, Cat £100) £50 Image for lot 370
371 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 Image for lot 371
372 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 Image for lot 372
373 Colombian Private Express Companies 1882 BARRANQUILLA AMSO: 5c brown and 5c green 'Barranquilla AMS' local issue the pair in fine mint blocks of four. Very scarce in multiples. (Hurt & William #1/2) £180 Image for lot 373
374 Colombian Private Express Companies 1926 CORREO RAPIDO DE NORTE SANTANDER: 4c blue on yellow pelure paper 'Correo Rapido de Norte Santander' EXPRESS issue a very fine unused copy. (Hurt & Williams #S1) £40 Image for lot 374
375 Colombian Private Express Companies 1928 COMPANIA DE TRANSPORTES TERRESTRES: 6c red 'Compania de Transportes Terrestres' EXPRESS issue, ROULETTED, a fine used pair with two strikes of straight line '9- OCT 1928' date cancel. (Hurt & Williams #S15b) £40 Image for lot 375
376 Colombian Private Express Companies 1930 RIBON: 30c red brown 'Ribon' EXPRESS issue a fine used copy with light cds. (Hurt & Williams #8) £24 Image for lot 376
377 Colombian Private Express Companies 1931 COMPANIA DE TRANSPORTES TERRESTRES: 5c reddish brown 'Compania de Transportes Terrestres' EXPRESS issue, small type showing bus & monument. A fine used copy on small piece dated OCT 1932. (Hurt & Williams # S21) £24 Image for lot 377
378 Colombian Private Express Companies 1932 TOBON & FIRST FLIGHT: Black & white photographic Zeppelin PPC 'Erster Sudamerika-Flug Mai 1930' showing the Zeppelin & world map franked on picture side with 1932 2 x 1c on 4c blue and 10c red brown 'Correo Aereo' overprint issue (SG 428 & 414) tied by CALI SCADTA cds's dated 29 VI 1932 and 1927 6c red EL EXPRESO TOBON 'Train' issue (Hurt & Williams #S24) tied by oval EXPRESO TOBON OFICINA DE CALI cancel dated - JUN 1932. Flown on the Cali - Bogota first flight (printed on reverse of card) with boxed 'PRIMER CORREO AEREO TRANSVERSAL EL RIO MAGDALENA Y EL PACIFICO' in green on message side with BOGOTA cds dated 29 VI 1932 and CALI SCADTA return arrival cds dated 1 VII 1932. Scarce. (Unlisted in Muller) £150 Image for lot 378
379 Colombian Private Express Companies 1934 RIBON ADVERTISING: Three RIBON adverts cut from contemporary Colombian newspapers or magazines all with different advertising including one with lovely 'Expreso Ribon Rapidez Seguridad Fundado en 1906' winged mercury & train logo. The three pieces are dated on reverse in pencil between 1934 and 1946. A fantastic group of supporting documents for display. £120 Image for lot 379
380 Colombian 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 COROZAL 'Wing' cancel in black. Scarce. £30 Image for lot 380
381 Colombian Private Express Companies 1955 TAXADER: Printed 'Banco Popular Ocana' cover franked with 1954 5c blue, yellow, red & orange brown and 1955 5c deep blue (SG 825 & 853) tied by boxed CORREO AEREO TAXADER OCANA (N. de S.) SOBREPORTE cancel in purple dated 15 OCT 1955. Addressed to BUCARAMANGA. The Taxader service for transporting standard Colombian mail only operated between July 1955 and July 1957 and was terminated due to lack of a government contract. Rare. £300 Image for lot 381
382 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 Image for lot 382
383 Colombian States - Antioquia 1892 ANTIOQUIA: 5c red used with JARDIN 1898 manuscript cancel. Very scarce. (SG 94) £40 Image for lot 383
384 Colombian States - Antioquia 1896 ANTIOQUIA: 2p black & myrtle green 'Bi-coloured' ARMS issue, a fine mint copy. Difficult stamp. (SG 115) £75 Image for lot 384
385 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 Image for lot 385
386 Colombian States - Bolivar 1871 BOLIVAR - BISECT: Cover endorsed SINCELEJO ABRIL 19th 1871 in manuscript on inside flap, franked with diagonally BISECTED 1863 10c rose (SG 2) tied by superb 'SINCELEJO' manuscript cancel. Addressed to CARTAGENA. Fine & rare. £300 Image for lot 386
387 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 Image for lot 387
388 Colombian States - Bolivar 1879 BOLIVAR: 80c green on white wove paper UNISSUED type dated '1879' a fine unused copy. Scarce. £75 Image for lot 388
389 Colombian States - Bolivar 1888 BOLIVAR - BISECT: Cover with 'BANCO UNION OCT 12 1888 CARTAGENA' handstamp in purple on reverse franked with diagonally BISECTED 1880 10c mauve on white wove paper (SG 20) tied by undated CARTAGENA FRANCA cancel in purple. Addressed to BARRANQUILLA. Very scarce. £180 Image for lot 389
390 Colombian States - Cauca 1905 CAUCA - BOGUS: 5c red and 10c green BOGUS issue inscribed 'Provincia de Cauca' imperf, both fine unused. £16 Image for lot 390
391 Colombian States - Cundinamarca 1870 CUNDINAMARCA: 5c pale blue and 10c scarlet 'First Issue' both fine four margin copies mint with full O.G. (SG 1/2) £30 Image for lot 391
392 Colombian States - Cundinamarca 1899 CUNDINAMARCA - REVENUES: 1p black on buff 'Pasaportes' REVENUE issue to pay the tax on passports, a mint block of ten with full gum. Odd small fault. (Anyon #1) £10 Image for lot 392
393 Colombian States - Santander 1884 SANTANDER: 1c blue used with GIRON manuscript cancel. Scarce. (SG 1) £30 Image for lot 393
394 Colombian States - Santander 1889 SANTANDER USED IN BOLIVAR: 10c violet diagonally BISECTED and tied on piece by oval ZAMBRANO cancel in black. Zambrano is located in the state of Bolivar. Scarce. (SG 12) £45 Image for lot 394
395 Colombian States - Santander 1904 SANTANDER - LOCAL ISSUES: 50c yellow TRAIN 'Local' issue a fine complete sheet of twenty eight used with multiple strikes of CORREOS DEL DEPARTAMENTO BUCARAMANGA oval cancel. (Yvert #25) £45 Image for lot 395
396 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 Image for lot 396
397 Colombian States - Tolima 1871 TOLIMA: 50c deep green used with nice three line IBAGUE 1872 manuscript cancel, four margins. Light vertical crease but a scarce stamp in genuine used condition. (SG 16) £35 Image for lot 397
398 Colombian States - Tolima 1886 TOLIMA: 10c blue 'Condor' issue with long wings used with CARMEN (DE APICALA) manuscript cancel. Rare. (SG 38) £50 Image for lot 398
399 Colombian States - Tolima 1895 TOLIMA: 5c vermilion, perf 12 used with BARAYA manuscript cancel. A rare cancel. (SG 69) £40 Image for lot 399
400 Costa Rica 1863 1p orange 'First Issue' a very fine used copy with SAN JOSE cds appears to be dated 1877. (SG 5) £35 Image for lot 400
401 Costa Rica 1883 Circa 1883. 4c + 0c 'Fernandez' black on buff postal stationery replycard (H&G 2) the half with no value indicated used with SAN JOSE cds dated JAN 12 but without the year slug. Addressed locally within SAN JOSE. Fine. £60 Image for lot 401
402 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 Image for lot 402
403 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 Image for lot 403
404 Costa Rica 1900 Cover franked with single 1892 10c green 'Arms' issue (SG 35) tied by 'Target' cancel in black with CARTAGO cds alongside dated 8 JAN 1900. Addressed to CANADA with LIMON transit cds on front and various other transit and arrival marks on reverse. £40 Image for lot 404
405 Costa Rica 1903 Waterlow 'Postage Due' issue set of eight and 1915 ABNCo 'Postage Due' issue set of five all fine mint. (SG D55/62 & D115/9, Cat £46+) £20 Image for lot 405
406 Costa Rica 1906 10c yellow brown postal stationery envelope (H&G B6a) used with good strike of BAGACES cds in purple dated JUN 12 1906. Addressed to USA with SAN JOSE transit cds's on front. Backflap missing. £24 Image for lot 406
407 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 Image for lot 407
408 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 Image for lot 408
409 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 Image for lot 409
410 Costa Rica 1910 EARTHQUAKE POSTCARD: Black & white PPC 'Terremoto de Cartago C.R. 4 Mayo 7pm 1910 Iglesia "San Francisco" (Convento)' showing people searching the rubble of the destroyed church & convent. Fine unused. £24 Image for lot 410
411 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 Image for lot 411
412 Costa Rica 1918 4c deep red violet on cream postal stationery card with 'HABILITADO 1914' overprint (H&G 16) used with fine SAN JOSE cds. Addressed to SANTA ANA. £30 Image for lot 412
413 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 Image for lot 413
414 Costa Rica 1926 FIRST FLIGHT: Coloured PPC 'Coffee Pickers, Peralta, C.R.' franked with 1923 10c brown (SG 142) tied by CORREO AEREO COSTA RICA - CANAL ZONE cds dated JAN 2 1926 with circular 'COSTA RICA - CANAL ZONE AIR MAIL JAN 2 1926 6.00 P.M. RECEIVED A.S. PLANE No. 41 CRISTOBAL C.Z.' arrival cachet in blue alongside. Addressed to BALBOA HEIGHTS, CANAL ZONE. £30 Image for lot 414
415 Costa Rica 1931 2col on 2col grey green, 3col on 5col maroon and 5col on 10col black 'Revenue' issue with AIRMAIL surcharge in scarlet on white paper, the set of three mint. The 2col & 10col have small thins on gum. (SG 190/2, Cat £108) £30 Image for lot 415
416 Costa Rica 1933 10c carmine postal stationery envelope (H&G B15) used with added pair 1928 5c on 15c violet and 1932 20c blue 'Triangular' issue (SG 170 & 197) tied by R.R. EXTERIOR SAN JOSE cds's dated AGO 29 1933 with printed registration label alongside. Addressed to USA with lovely pink 1933 Austrian 'Flying Boat' CINDERELLA label produced for the Vienna Philatelic Exhibition tied on reverse by USA arrival cds. £40 Image for lot 416
417 Costa Rica 1940 15c on 45c slate violet with variety OVERPRINT INVERTED, a fine mint copy. (SG 260a) £40 Image for lot 417
418 Costa Rica 1947 'Former Presidents' high values issue the set of four fine cds used. (SG 427/430) £10 Image for lot 418
419 Costa Rica 1947 TELEGRAPH: Stampless printed 'Telegrafos Nacionales Costa Rica Telegrama' TELEGRAM form used from ALTOS BOMBA (Limon province) to SAN JOSE with OFICINA CENTRAL DE TELEGRAFOS SAN JOSE cachet applied at lower right. Some small faults & tears. £12 Image for lot 419
420 Costa Rica 1970 REVENUES: Circa 1970 5c black, 10c violet, 50c green, 2col red, 5col purple, 10col brown and 50col blue 'Municipalidad de San Jose' REVENUE depicting Gonzales Viquez' all fine mint. (7) £16 Image for lot 420
421 Costa Rica 1979 'Butterflies' issue, the set of six fine unmounted mint. (SG 1145/50, Cat £38) £18 Image for lot 421
422 Costa Rica 1997 ISLAND MAIL: Stampless HAM Radio 'QSL' card with 'Pirate' illustration inscribed 'ISLA DEL COCO' used from the island with sticker on reverse dated 09-JAN-97 with small QSL BY T12CF handstamp in red. The card also has printed text with the history of Isla del Coco also on the reverse. £16 Image for lot 422
423 Costa Rica 1863-1984 Nicely written up collection in green springback binder early to modern mint & used. A nice array of issues with many better stamps noted. Mixed condition. (100's) £55 Image for lot 423
424 Cuba 1833 PRESTAMP: Complete folded letter from ESPERANZA to HAVANA with fine strike of straight line 'ESPERANZA' marking in red. Rated '1½r' in manuscript. £35 Image for lot 424
425 Cuba 1866 Complete folded letter franked with 1866 pair 10c blue and 20c green 'Isabella' NEW CURRENCY issue, all four margin copies (SG 20/21) tied by oval 'Lines' cancels with unclear HABANA cds alongside. Addressed to BARCELONA, SPAIN with arrival cds and oval CARTERO 7A SECCION marking on reverse. An attractive franking. £70 Image for lot 425
426 Cuba 1867 Cover datelined 'Habna 21 Dicre 1867 on flap franked with 1867 10c blue perforated 'Isabella' issue inscribed '1867' (SG 25) tied by oval blue 'Lines' cancel. Addressed to CARDENAS. Fine. £25 Image for lot 426
427 Cuba 1874 REVOLUTION: 10c green 'Cuban Revolutionary Government in Exile' issue inscribed 'REP. DE CUBA'. A fine unused example. These stamps were produced by the Revolutionary Junta in the USA and printed by the Continental Banknote Co. of New York. Very scarce. £75 Image for lot 427
428 Cuba 1877 Incoming cover from Great Britain franked with 1873 1/- green QV issue (SG 150, Plate 12) tied by LONDON duplex cancel dated JAN 4 1877. Addressed to HAVANA with fair strike of boxed 'N E 2RS' arrival mark in black on front and HABANA arrival cds's on reverse. £45 Image for lot 428
429 Cuba 1878 'Alfonso XII' issue dated '1878', the set of five fine mint or unused. (SG 73 & 75/8, Cat £31+) £15 Image for lot 429
430 Cuba 1879 1p olive bistre 'Alfonso XII' issue dated 1879, a fine cds used copy. (SG 84) £12 Image for lot 430
431 Cuba 1881 2c lake red 'King Alfonso XII' issue dated '1881'. A fine unused copy without gum. (SG 92, Cat £65) £25 Image for lot 431
432 Cuba 1883 20c brown 'La Propaganda Literaria' SURCHARGE issue (SG type 19). A fine unused copy. Underrated & difficult value. (SG 105, Cat £250) £95 Image for lot 432
433 Cuba 1883 5c on 5c dull lavender 'La Propaganda Literaria' surcharge issue, a mint copy with variety 'Type 2' OVERPRINT DOUBLE. Gum sweated but scarce. (SG 106 var) £25 Image for lot 433
434 Cuba 1883 10c on 20c brown 'La Propaganda Literaria' SURCHARGE issue with opt type 3 used copy with light manuscript cancel with variety OPT ON WRONG VALUE. A scarce & underrated variety. (SG 111a, Cat £80) £45 Image for lot 434
435 Cuba 1892 Complete folded letter with manuscript 'Via Tampa Arg-Rep' at top franked with single 1891 10c dull rose 'Babyhead' issue (SG 151) tied by HAVANA cds dated 29 OCT 1892. Addressed to ARGENTINA with USA transit and ARGENTINIAN arrival cds's on reverse. £40 Image for lot 435
436 Cuba 1894 1c blue, 2c aniline pink (pinhole at top left of stamp), 2½c lilac and 20c brown 'Babyhead' issue, the set of four mint. (SG 159/62, Cat £75) £30 Image for lot 436
437 Cuba 1894 20c brown 'Babyhead' issue, a good mint copy. (SG 162, Cat £31) £15 Image for lot 437
438 Cuba 1896 40c chestnut 'Baby Head' issue a fine mint copy. (SG 175) £35 Image for lot 438
439 Cuba 1898 INSURRECTION: 2c brown 'Revolutionary Government' issue, a good unused copy. Paper a little toned but uncommon. (Jones-Roy #193) £15 Image for lot 439
440 Cuba 1898 INSURRECTION: 5c blue 'Revolutionary Government' issue, a good unused copy. Paper a little toned but uncommon. (Jones-Roy #194) £15 Image for lot 440
441 Cuba 1899 US OCCUPATION: 10c on 10c indigo 'CUBA' opt on USA 'Special Delivery' issue, a fine used copy. (SG E252, Cat £110) £50 Image for lot 441
442 Cuba 1899 US OCCUPATION: 10c on 10c lake 'CUBA' opt on USA 'Postage Due' issue, a mint copy with part O.G. (SG D256, Cat £34) £12 Image for lot 442
443 Cuba 1902 1c on 3c purple 'HABILITADO UN CENTAVO OCTUBRE 1902' overprint issue, a fine mint bottom marginal copy with additional impression of the overprint on the sheet margin. (As SG 306) £15 Image for lot 443
444 Cuba 1904 MAXIMO GOMEZ: Cover front with printed 'The Cuban American Sugar Company Calimete, Cuba' at top franked with 1899 2c carmine red (SG 302 stamp damaged by heavy crease) tied by CARDENAS Y YAGUARAMAS R.P.O. cds dated 17 MAY 1904. Addressed to 'The General Maximo Gomez, Habana'. A fantastic item addressed to a Cuban hero of the war of independence. £45 Image for lot 444
445 Cuba 1910 'Portrait' issue, the set of eight fine mint. (SG 312/9, Cat £34) £16 Image for lot 445
446 Cuba 1910 TELEGRAPHS: 'Portrait' issue the first printing from 1910, set of seven, the second printing in new colours from 1911, the set of six and the later 1913 re-issued set of six all with 'SPECIMEN' overprint in red and small hole punch. The different types of Specimen overprint show the difference in the printings. Odd small fault but otherwise a superb set. Ex ABNCo. archive. Illustrated photocopy of the print order accompanies. (19 specimens, Barefoot #91/103) £65 Image for lot 446
447 Cuba 1913 TRAVELLING POST OFFICES: Cover from VELASCO with firms handstamp on reverse franked with pair 1911 1c green (SG 320) tied by good strike of PUERTO PADRE Y HOLGUIN AMBU No.1 cds dated AUG 21 1913. Addressed to USA with HAVANA transit cds on reverse. £50 Image for lot 447
448 Cuba 1914 50c orange 'Map' issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 333, Cat £70) £35 Image for lot 448
449 Cuba 1914 1p slate 'Map' issue top value, a fine mint copy. (SG 334, Cat £100) £50 Image for lot 449
450 Cuba 1914 1p slate 'Map' issue top value, a fine used copy from the bottom of the sheet with marginal straight edge. (SG 334, Cat £22) £12 Image for lot 450
451 Cuba 1915 REVENUE: Great Britain 1d purple & black GV 'Consular' REVENUE used with light part strike of oval SANTIAGO DE CUBA cancel. Uncommon. £10 Image for lot 451
452 Cuba 1917 BOOKLET PANE: 2c rose red 'Portrait' issue BOOKLET PANE of six with selvedge and perforations all round. Pane a little toned and perfs reinforced by hinges on reverse. (SG 337b, Cat £30) £15 Image for lot 452
453 Cuba 1917 INSURRECTION ISSUE: 2c carmine 'Map' issue with '1917 GOB CONSTITUCIONAL CAMAGUEY' overprint of the 'La Chambelona' revolution where Liberal forces attempted to take over the government but were only successful in Camaguey for the period 11th Feb - 26th Feb 1917 before being defeated. Unused without gum and a little toned but very scarce. (A Page of information on the issue from an international exhibit accompanies). £45 Image for lot 453
454 Cuba 1926 US NAVY: Cover franked with USA 1926 2c carmine (SG 644) tied by fine strike of U.S.S. WHITNEY GUACANAYABO BAY, CUBA 'Ship' cancel in black. Addressed to USA. £25 Image for lot 454
455 Cuba 1927 FIRST FLIGHT: Cover with 'Via Correo Aereo Habana - Key West' cachet on front franked with 1925 1c green and pair 2c rose carmine IMPERF 'Portrait' issue (SG 345a & 346a) tied by HABANA machine cancel dated OCT 15 1927. Flown on the HAVANA - KEY WEST, USA first flight of the 28th Oct with first flight cachet in purple on front & arrival cds on reverse. (Muller #3, 526 covers flown) £16 Image for lot 455
456 Cuba 1928 '6th Pan-American Conference' issue, the set of ten fine mint. (SG 354/63, Cat £31) £15 Image for lot 456
457 Cuba 1928 FIRST FLIGHT: Cover franked with 1927 5c deep blue AIR issue (SG 353) tied by CORREO AEREO SANTIAGO DE CUBA cds dated FEB 24 1928. Flown on the Santiago de Cuba - Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic first flight with boxed 'PRIMER VIAJE AEREO Cuba - Haiti - Santo Domingo. Pto Rico Aeroplano "Santa Maria"' cachet on front and signed by the pilot 'Basil L Rowe'. Addressed to DOMINICAN REPUBLIC with arrival cds on reverse. (Muller #9) £30 Image for lot 457
458 Cuba 1930 '2nd Central American Games' issue, the set of five fine mint. (SG 370/4) £10 Image for lot 458
459 Cuba 1932 EARTHQUAKE: Real photographic PPC '38. - San Pedro y San Basilico' showing the ruins of the building after the earthquake of 3rd February 1932 which damaged 80% of the buildings in Santiago de Cuba and resulted in over 1500 fatalities. Unaddressed but with 1925 1c green (SG 345) tied on picture side by SANTIAGO DE CUBA cds dated MAY 28 1932. A scarce card recording this devastating earthquake. £45 Image for lot 459
460 Cuba 1935 UNISSUED: 'Columbus Anniversary' set of nine including four triangular values PREPARED FOR USE BUT UNISSUED. The complete set fine unmounted mint. This issue was printed by the Columbian Society in Spain but were never delivered to Cuba due to the outbreak of the Spanish civil war. Very scarce. £75 Image for lot 460
461 Cuba 1935 CINDERELLA: Pair of stampless official 'Penalty' covers for the launch of the 'Free Port of Matanzas' (inscribed as such) one with multicoloured 'Zona Franca Matanzas' cinderella label attached and MATANZAS 'Zona Franca/Matanzas is a Free Zone' roller cancel dated MAY 2 1935. Both have 'Junta Ejecutiva' official cachets. Addressed internally or to the USA. (2 items) £30 Image for lot 461
462 Cuba 1936 'Free Port of Matanzas' issue, perforated, the set of fourteen fine mint. (SG 401/412, Cat £40) £20 Image for lot 462
463 Cuba 1936 Set of four commemorative FDC's each with the perf & imperf 'Free Port of Matanzas' AIRMAIL issue (SG 409/412 & 409a/412a) tied by MATANZAS machine cancel dated MAY 11 1936 and each with the commemorative cachet in purple. Addressed to USA. (4 items) £20 Image for lot 463
464 Cuba 1937 'Writers and Artists' issue, the set of twenty three fine cds used. (SG 424a/424w, Cat £100) £65 Image for lot 464
465 Cuba 1937 'Writers & Artists' issue the complete set of twenty three fine mint. Scarce set. (SG 424a/E424w) £100 Image for lot 465
466 Cuba 1939 10c emerald green ROCKET POST issue with 'Experimento del Cohete Postal Ano de 1939' overprint. A fine mint copy. (SG 433, Cat £40) £20 Image for lot 466
467 Cuba 1939 CINDERELLA: 25c black 'Consejo Provincial' MATANZAS Revenue with 'Primer Cohete Aereo 1939' overprint in black. Issued for the Experimental Rocket Post of October 1939. Fine mint. Uncommon. £20 Image for lot 467
468 Cuba 1942 DESTINATION: Censored cover franked with 1940 5c blue and 1942 ½c orange TAX issue (SG 441 & 458) tied by CIENFUEGOS cds. Addressed to HAMILTON BERMUDA with printed censor strip at left. £12 Image for lot 468
469 Cuba 1951 'Centenary of the Cuban Flag' issue, the set of eight fine mint. (SG 552/E559) £12 Image for lot 469
470 Cuba 1952 'AEREO' surcharge issue on the 2c yellow brown, the set of six fine mint. (SG 589/94, Cat £37+) £18 Image for lot 470
471 Cuba 1955 'Centenary of the First Cuban Postage Stamp' issue, the set of eight fine mint. (SG 726/33) £10 Image for lot 471
472 Cuba 1955 'International Philatelic Exhibition' AIR issue, the set of five mint and miniature sheet fine unused without gum as issued. (SG 748/52 & MS753, Cat £60) £30 Image for lot 472
473 Cuba 1956 5p scarlet 'Ivory Billed Woodpeckers' BIRDS issue top value, a fine unmounted mint block of four. (SG 782, Cat £140) £55 Image for lot 473
474 Cuba 1958 'Birth Centenary of De La Torre' issue the set of four fine mint. (SG 880/3) £12 Image for lot 474
475 Cuba 1961 2c 'Tractor' postal stationery viewcard, both types with 'Soldier with Lantern' illustration at left inscribed 'Brigadas Alfabetizadoras Conrado Benitez' and 'Landscape' picture at left inscribed 'Valle de Vinales'. Both fine unused. (H&G 44/45) £30 Image for lot 475
476 Cuba 1961 UNISSUED: 1c 'Fidel Castro' Cuban Democratic & Socialist Party issue commemorating the 'Bay of Pigs' invasion. Prepared for use but unissued by order of Fidel Castro due to his reluctance to have his image on a stamp. A fine mint copy. Uncommon. £16 Image for lot 476
477 Cuba 1944-1957 Useful MINT collection on stocksheet with some better sets & singles. The odd stamp is unused. Condition good to fine. (90 stamps between SG 474-725, Cat £135+) £45 Image for lot 477