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356 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 356
357 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 357
358 Colombia - Airmail 1920 SCADTA: 'Valiente' issue the set of five very fine lightly used. (SG 1/2 & 12/14) £180 Image for lot 358
359 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 359
360 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 360
361 Colombia - Airmail 1923 SCADTA: 30c on 60c orange 'PROVISIONAL' opt issue, a fine cds used copy. (SG 53, Cat £43) £20 Image for lot 361
362 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 362
363 Colombia - Airmail 1923 SCADTA: 30c on 20c grey 'Scadta' PROVISIONAL overprint issue, a fine cds used copy. (SG 52) £45 Image for lot 363
364 Colombia - Airmail 1925 SCADTA: Cover franked with 1924 3c blue 'National' issue and 1923 30c dull blue SCADTA issue tied by BOGOTA SCADTA cds's (SG 404 & 41). Addressed to USA with fine strike of boxed 'Use the Colombian Air mail ! It saves you 10 Days ! Information and Stamps: International Trading Co. CHICAGO. 12 N Michigan Ave.' American consular agents cachet in purple on reverse. £40 Image for lot 364
365 Colombia - Airmail 1928 SCADTA: 'Benjamin Mendez Goodwill Flight OPT issue, the pair fine mint. (SG 54/5, Cat £170) £85 Image for lot 365
366 Colombia - Airmail 1928 SCADTA: Cover franked with 1923 4c blue national issue and 1923 30c blue SCADTA issue (SG 395 & 41) tied by MEDELLIN SCADTA cds's dated 3-11 1928. Addressed to PANAMA with fine strike of boxed 'Aproveche Ud el Servicio Postal Aereo de Colombia, Informacion y Estampillas donde PANAMA AGENCIES Co. LTD, Panama' Panamanian consular agents cachet in blue on reverse with BARRANQUILLA transit cds and PANAMA arrival cds. Very scarce. £90 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 AVIANCA: 'Airmail' issue with large 'A' opt in black, the set of thirteen fine mint. (SG 1/13, Cat £85) £40 Image for lot 368
369 Colombia - Airmail 1950 LANSA: Lansa 'Wings' issue, the set of nine unused. (SG 1/9, Cat £120) £60 Image for lot 369
370 Colombia - Airmail 1950 AVIANCA: 10c vermilion and 15c blue AIR issue both with variety large 'A' OVERPRINT DOUBLE. A fine mint copy. (SG 2 & 3 variety) £45 Image for lot 370
371 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 371
372 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 Image for lot 372
373 Colombia - Airmail 1950 LANSA: 5p turquoise & sepia AIR issue with large 'L' overprint in black. A fine mint copy. (SG 20, Cat £70) £35 Image for lot 373
374 Colombia - Airmail 1950 AVIANCA: 10c vermilion AIR issue with variety large 'A' OVERPRINT INVERTED. A fine mint copy. (SG 2 variety) £40 Image for lot 374
375 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 375
376 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 Image for lot 376
377 Colombia - Airmail 1951 LANSA: 5p grey & orange yellow airmail issue with changed colours (originally overprinted with a small 'L' for use by LANSA) mint but without overprint and UNISSUED as such. Very rare. It is believed that only 50 sets existed. (Sanabria #272) £75 Image for lot 377
378 Colombia - Private Express Companies 1882 BARRANQUILLA AMS: 5c brown and 5c green 'Barranquilla AMS' local issue the pair fine mint. (Hurt & William #1/2) £40 Image for lot 378
379 Colombia - Private Express Companies 1903 MEDELLIN: 20c red 'Correos Urbanos de Medellin' ARMS issue a fine mint block of four. Uncommon in multiples. (Hurt & Williams #1a) £24 Image for lot 379
380 Colombia - 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) £35 Image for lot 380
381 Colombia - Private Express Companies 1926 CORREO RAPIDO DE NORTE SANTANDER: Window envelope franked with 1926 4c blue on yellow pelure paper 'Correo Rapido de Norte Santander' EXPRESS issue (Hurt & Williams #S1) with 1923 4c blue National issue (SG 395) both tied by CUCUTA SCADTA cds's. with small '0012' handstamp in violet alongside. Scarce issue on cover. £150 Image for lot 381
382 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 Image for lot 382
383 Colombia - Private Express Companies 1928 COMPANIA DE TRANSPORTES TERRESTRES: 6c red 'Compania de Transportes Terrestres' EXPRESS issue used on piece with 1923 4c blue 'National' issue tied by boxed COMPANIA DE TRANSPORTES TERRESTRES AGENCIA DE SAN LORENZO cancel dated 12 MAY 1930. A scarce cancellation. (Hurt & Williams #S15 & SG 395) £65 Image for lot 383
384 Colombia - Private Express Companies 1928 COMPANIA DE TRANSPORTES TERRESTRES: Heavyweight legal cover with 'DRAULIO JIMENEZ V. NOTARIO PRIMERO' handstamp at top franked with strip of three 1923 4c blue national issue (SG 395) on front and additional five copies on reverse plus a block of nine, block of six and single of the 1928 6c red rouletted 'Compania de Transportes Terrestres' EXPRESS issue (Hurt & Williams #S15b) tied by multiple strikes of boxed COMPANIA DE TRANSPORTES TERRESTRES AGENCIA DE CUCUTA cancel in blue dated MAY 18 1928 with two line 'Contestese por el correo de la Compania de Transportes Terrestres' marking on front. Addressed to BOGOTA. A superb multiple franking and a stunning cover. £450 Image for lot 384
385 Colombia - Private Express Companies 1931 RIBON: Printed 'Banco de Colombia, Cali' cover front franked with 1917 1c green and 1923 4c blue national issue (SG 358 & 395) and 1927 6c red 'Ribon' EXPRESS issue (Hurt & Williams #4) cancelled by multiple strikes of CONDUCTO RIBON CORREOS - CALI cds's in purple dated 15 AGO 1931 with boxed 'Conteste Ud. por este correo rapido de Ribon' marking also in purple and a second strike of a different type in green. Addressed to BOGOTA with arrival cds in green on front. £45 Image for lot 385
386 Colombia - Private Express Companies 1931 RIBON: Zeppelin cover franked with Brazil 1931 400rs ultramarine 'Industry' issue and 1931 2500rs on 3000rs violet AIR 'Surcharge' issue (SG 396 & 510) tied by RIO DE JANEIRO cds's dated 22.X.1931 and Colombia 1927 5c red 'Ribon' EXPRESS issue (Hurt & Williams #3) plus 1930 4c black & blue (SG 412) paying the national postage tied by two strikes of CONDUCTO RIBON CORREOS - CALI cds dated 25 NOV 1932. Flown on third Sudamerikafahrt by LZ127 with black 'Zeppelin' cachet on front. Addressed to CALI with FRIEDRICHSHAFEN arrival cds on reverse. A very scarce use with a mixed franking. The cover was flown by Zeppelin from Brazil to Germany and then back by Zeppelin to Colombia where it was sent by Ribon private express to the final address in Cali. (Sieger #134) £150 Image for lot 386
387 Colombia - Private Express Companies 1931 RIBON: Long printed 'Banco de Colombia, Cali' cover franked with block of four 1923 5c claret national issue (SG 396) and block of four 1927 6c red 'Ribon' EXPRESS issue (Hurt & Williams #4) cancelled by multiple strikes of CONDUCTO RIBON CORREOS - CALI cds's in purple dated 22 ABR 1931 with two line 'Conteste Ud. por este correo rapido de Ribon' marking also in purple alongside. Addressed to BOGOTA with arrival cds on front. A nice multiple used on cover. £150 Image for lot 387
388 Colombia - Private Express Companies 1933 UMCA: 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 W Lynch. Addressed to MEDELLIN with arrival cds on reverse. A rare flight. (Muller #Unrecorded) £180 Image for lot 388
389 Colombia - Private Express Companies 1934 SACO: 5c brown tied on piece by almost complete strike of straight line 'AGENCIA SACO' Express company cancel in black. Rare. (SG 431) £20 Image for lot 389
390 Colombia - Private Express Companies 1934 SACO: Light blue, dark blue & red illustrated circular 'SACO' baggage label depicting the SACO 'Airplane' logo. A fine unused example. Very scarce. (Air Transport Label Catalogue #CO-172) £30 Image for lot 390
391 Colombia - Private Express Companies 1950 BUSEXPRESO: Large piece franked with 1937 2 x 10c carmine, 1949 5c blue green and 5c olive green and 1948 1c carmine TAX issue tied by three strikes of BUSEXPRESO - CORREOS TUNJA Express company cds dated 1 FEB 1950. Very scarce. (SG 488, 714, 716 & 705) £35 Image for lot 391
392 Colombia - Private Express Companies 1952 RIBON: Long airmail cover franked with single 1950 5c carmine lake & buff (SG 732) tied by fine strike of boxed EXPRESO RIBON PEREIRA cancel in purple dated 16 JUN 1952. Addressed to MANIZALES. £120 Image for lot 392
393 Colombia - Private Express Companies 1954 TAXADER: 10c red '7th National Athletic Games' issue with 'TAXADER' opt in black with variety OPT INVERTED used on small piece with part strike of boxed TAXADER BUCARAMANGA cancel dated 15 JUL 1955. Stamp is a little toned but scarce. (As SG 813) £45 Image for lot 393
394 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 394
395 Colombian States - Antioquia 1869 ANTIOQUIA: 1p carmine , a fine unused copy with four large margins. (SG 10) £24 Image for lot 395
396 Colombian States - Antioquia 1889 ANTIOQUIA: 50c brown violet in a block of four with the 20c brown violet ERROR OF COLOUR. This variety arose from a 20c cliché being included in the 50c sheet in error. A very fine unused block of four. Rare and underrated. (SG 79 & 79a) £120 Image for lot 396
397 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. £24 Image for lot 397
398 Colombian States - Antioquia 1901 ANTIOQUIA: 1c red 'Typeset' PROVISIONAL issue a fine unused IMPERF BETWEEN VERTICAL PAIR. (SG 135 variety) £24 Image for lot 398
399 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 399
400 Colombian States - Bolivar 1879 BOLIVAR: 20c green on wove paper ERROR OF COLOUR dated '1879' a fine unused copy. (SG 13a) £24 Image for lot 400
401 Colombian States - Bolivar 1904 BOLIVAR: ½c black 'Gold Currency' issue, an unused block of four with TETE-BECHE variety showing on bottom pair. Some light thinning but a scarce & underrated variety. (SG 81/81a) £24 Image for lot 401
402 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 402
403 Colombian States - Cundinamarca 1883 CUNDINAMARCA: 50c black on rose 'Typeset' PROVISIONAL issue a superb used copy tied on small piece by ANOLAIMA manuscript cancel. Four margins. A rare cancel and an underrated issue. (SG 10a) £50 Image for lot 403
404 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 404
405 Colombian States - Santander 1886 SANTANDER - BISECT: Circa 1886. Cover front with printed 'Minlos Breuer & Co. San Jose de Cucuta' return address at top left franked with 1886 10c indigo lilac (SG 6) two copies one DIAGONALLY BISECTED each cancelled by small straight line 'CUCUTA' cancel in violet. Addressed to BUCARAMANGA. Very scarce. £200 Image for lot 405
406 Colombian States - Santander 1887 SANTANDER: 10c violet used with part '...DELGADO' manuscript cancel. Unrecorded in the literature on Santander manuscript cancels. (SG 9) £24 Image for lot 406
407 Colombian States - Santander 1889 SANTANDER - BISECT: 10c violet diagonally BISECTED and tied on small piece by fine strike of oval SOCORRO cancel in purple. (SG 12) £35 Image for lot 407
408 Colombian States - Santander 1892 SANTANDER: 5c red on buff tied on large piece by straight line COLECTURIA DE HACIENDA PAMPLONA cancel. Scarce. (SG 14) £40 Image for lot 408
409 Colombian States - Santander 1904 SANTANDER - LOCAL POST ISSUE & RAILWAY THEMATIC: Circa 1904 undated cover franked with a pair of 1904 10c brown on white 'Department of Santander' LOCAL POST issue with variety IMPERF BETWEEN VERTICAL PAIR and pair 50c yellow TRAIN issue imperf horizontally with just vertical perforations, tied by two fine strikes of oval 'REPUBLICA DE COLOMBIA CORREOS DEL DEPTO DE SANTANDER BUCARAMANGA' cancel in blue. Addressed locally within Santander to ZAPATOCA. An exceptionally rare cover and superb TRAIN thematic. 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. £750 Image for lot 409
410 Colombian States - Tolima 1879 TOLIMA: 10c blue used with AGRADO manuscript cancel. Uncommon. (SG 19) £20 Image for lot 410
411 Colombian States - Tolima 1879 TOLIMA: 1p vermilion on white wove paper superb used with NEIVA manuscript cancel. A scarce stamp in genuine used condition. (SG 19) £24 Image for lot 411
412 Colombian States - Tolima 1888 TOLIMA: 50c blue, perf 10½-11 used with PAICOL manuscript cancel. Small thin but scarce. (SG 65) £24 Image for lot 412
413 Costa Rica 1863 2r red 'First Issue' a superb copy used with complete strike of PUNTARENAS 'Clock' cancel. (SG 3) £35 Image for lot 413
414 Costa Rica 1883 2c black on brownish pink postal stationery card (H&G 1) overprinted 'MUESTRA' (Specimen) in large red letters. Fine unused. £24 Image for lot 414
415 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 415
416 Costa Rica 1889 10p black 'Soto' issue fine used with part oval cancel in violet. (SG 31) £60 Image for lot 416
417 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 417
418 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 418
419 Costa Rica 1906 Cover franked with pair 1901 5c black & pale blue (SG 44) tied by undated S. MATEO COSTA-RICA cds in black with additional fine strike alongside. Addressed to USA with SAN JOSE transit cds on front and USA arrival marks on reverse. £65 Image for lot 419
420 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 420
421 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 421
422 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 422
423 Costa Rica 1907 5c indigo & orange buff 'Fernandez' issue, a fine unused IMPERF PAIR. (SG 60 variety) £24 Image for lot 423
424 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 424
425 Costa Rica 1913 Sepia PPC 'Puente de Birris' showing a bridge over a forest valley franked on picture side with single 1910 2c deep green (SG 78) tied by SAN JOSE cds dated OCT 12 1913. Addressed to TAFORALT, MOROCCO with arrival cds on picture side. £35 Image for lot 425
426 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 426
427 Costa Rica 1922 ESSAY: 10c deep blue with 'Coffee Bag' TRIAL OVERPRINT in red differing from the issued stamp with '1921' date at top. Mint with gum. Very scarce. (As SG 127) £45 Image for lot 427
428 Costa Rica 1930 FIRST FLIGHT: 10c carmine 'Waterlow' postal stationery envelope (H&G B15) used with added 1926 3c ultramarine and pair 1930 40c on 1cor deep lilac 'Airmail' SURCHARGE issue (SG 165 & 179) tied by CORREO AEREO COSTA RICA cds's dated MAR 11 1930. Flown on the San Jose - Miami, USA first flight with boxed first flight cachet on front. (Muller #14) £24 Image for lot 428
429 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 429
430 Costa Rica 1941 'Central American & Caribbean Football Championships' AIR issue set of ten fine mint. (SG 290/299) £90 Image for lot 430
431 Costa Rica 1943 Cover franked on reverse 1936 10c carmine and 1942 5c carmine (SG 226 & 327) tied by CORREO DE PURISCAL cds. Addressed to SAN JOSE censored on arrival with 'Defensa Continental' censor strip. Also SAN JOSE CARTERO No. 2 and JEFE DE CARTEROS SAN JOSE arrival cds's on reverse. £30 Image for lot 431
432 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 432
433 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 433
434 Costa Rica 1979 'Butterflies' issue, the set of six fine unmounted mint. (SG 1145/50, Cat £38) £18 Image for lot 434
435 Cuba 1837 PRESTAMP: Folded letter from CIENFUEGOS to HAVANA with superb strike of straight line FERNANDINA DE JAGUA in black. Very fine. £60 Image for lot 435
436 Cuba 1855 PROOF: 1r deep carmine on bluish paper, IMPERF PROOF in unissued colours on unwatermarked paper. A fine four margin example. Scarce. (As SG 2) £90 Image for lot 436
437 Cuba 1865 Complete folded letter franked with fine four margin 1864 1r dull blue on pale brown 'Isabella' issue (SG 17) tied by dumb oval cancel with light MATANZAS cds alongside dated 14 MAY 1865. Addressed to MALAGA, SPAIN with arrival cds's on reverse. £45 Image for lot 437
438 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 438
439 Cuba 1869 20c green 'Isabella' issue dated '1868' with 'HABILITADO POR LA NACION' handstamp in black. A superb unused genuine example. Very scarce. (SG 34) £110 Image for lot 439
440 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 440
441 Cuba 1879 BISECTS: Small group with 1877 12½c grey lilac (SG 69) diagonally bisected on piece tied by unclear cds, 1879 25c ultramarine (SG 82) diagonally bisected on piece tied by dumb 'Lines' cancel and 1883 5c grey (SG 123) diagonally bisected on piece and tied by HABANA cds. (3 items) £20 Image for lot 441
442 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 442
443 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 443
444 Cuba 1883 5c on 5c dull lavender 'La Propaganda Literaria' surcharge issue, a mint copy with variety 'Type 3' OVERPRINT DOUBLE. Top right corner slightly rounded. (SG 109 var) £25 Image for lot 444
445 Cuba 1883 20c on 20c brown 'La Propaganda Literaria' SURCHARGE issue a fine mint copy with variety type 4 OVERPRINT DOUBLE. (SG 114 variety) £75 Image for lot 445
446 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 446
447 Cuba 1894 20c brown 'Babyhead' issue, a good mint copy. (SG 162, Cat £31) £15 Image for lot 447
448 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 448
449 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 449
450 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 450
451 Cuba 1899 SPANISH AMERICAN WAR: Cover franked with 1899 2½c on 2c red 'US Occupation' overprint issue (SG 248) tied by MIL. P. STA. No. 27 MATANZAS CUBA cds in black dated MAR 15 1899. Addressed to USA with arrival cds on reverse. Ex Kouri. £90 Image for lot 451
452 Cuba 1900 MAPS: Pair of Antique maps with circa 1900 'Cuba' long highly detailed map folded twice size 230x620mm (printer unknown) and 1902 'Cuba, Portorico & Jamaika' size 238x155mm printed by Bibliographisches institut in Leipzig. (2 items) £15 Image for lot 452
453 Cuba 1904 Long folded legal circular from 'Vasquez & Co, Manzanillo' franked with pair 1900 1c green (SG 301) tied by fine strike of HAVANA BATABANO & SANTIAGO R.P.O. duplex cancel in black dated MAY 26 1904. Addressed to SPAIN. £30 Image for lot 453
454 Cuba 1907 US NAVY: Pair of real photographic sepia PPCs showing US Navy sailors in their whites on deck both individually annotated in manuscript 'Taken in the cutter returning to the Ship, all happy Jack, Guantanamo Cuba Feb 20 1907' and 'Can you find me ! Jack, Guantanamo Cuba Feb 20 1907'. Both are franked with 1905 1c green (SG 307) tied by CAIMANERA cds's. Addressed to USA. A superb and rare pair of cards that will make a wonderful page for display. £50 Image for lot 454
455 Cuba 1910 POSTCARD: Circa 1910 colour PPC 'Guardia Militar - El Valle' showing the local Guardia in white uniforms with guns outside a building. Fine unused. A scarce view. £16 Image for lot 455
456 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 456
457 Cuba 1913 Colour PPC 'Padre Pico Street, Santiago de Cuba' franked on picture side with 1911 2c carmine (SG 321) tied by PALMA SORIANO cds. Addressed to ARGENTINA. £24 Image for lot 457
458 Cuba 1914 1p slate 'Map' issue top value, a fine mint copy. (SG 334, Cat £100) £50 Image for lot 458
459 Cuba 1914 1c, 2c and 5c lake 'Postage Due' issue, the set of three fine mint. (SG D335, D337 & D339, Cat £32+) £15 Image for lot 459
460 Cuba 1914 $1 slate 'Map' issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 334) £90 Image for lot 460
461 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 461
462 Cuba 1918 POSTCARD: Circa 1918 Real photographic PPC 'Jimenez e Iglesias dan las Gracias por su Recibimiento' showing two military figures in a crowd. Unused. More research needed. £20 Image for lot 462
463 Cuba 1927 FIRST FLIGHT: Cover franked with 1925 5c blue 'Portrait' issue (SG 348a) tied by HABANA 1ER VIAJE HABANA - K.W. SERVICIO POSTAL AEREO machine cancel dated 28 OCT 1927. Flown on the HAVANA - KEY WEST, USA first flight with first flight cachet in purple on front & arrival cds on reverse. (Muller #3, 526 covers flown) £16 Image for lot 463
464 Cuba 1928 '6th Pan-American Conference' issue, the set of ten fine mint. (SG 354/63, Cat £31) £15 Image for lot 464
465 Cuba 1928 FIRST FLIGHT: Cover franked with 1928 5c deep carmine 'LINDBERGH' AIR opt issue (SG 364) tied by CORREO AEREO SANTIAGO DE CUBA cds dated FEB 24 1928. Flown on the Santiago de Cuba - Port-au-Prince, Haiti first flight with boxed 'PRIMER VIAJE AEREO Cuba - Haiti - Santo Domingo. Pto Rico Aeroplano "Santa Maria"' cachet on reverse and 'West Indian Aerial Express' cachet on front and also signed by the pilot 'Basil L Rowe'. Addressed to HAITI with arrival cds on reverse. (Muller #8) £30 Image for lot 465
466 Cuba 1931 FIRST FLIGHT: Cover franked with single 1931 10c blue AIR issue (SG 378) tied by HABANA machine cancel dated MAR 1 1931. Flown on the Camaguey - Charlotte Amalie (St Thomas), US Virgin Islands first flight with CAMAGUEY cds dated 2 MAR 1931 on reverse and large 'REPUBLICA DE CUBA ADMON. CORREOS CAMAGUEY SERVICIO AEREO INTERNATIONAL PRIMER VUELO' boxed first flight cachet in purple on front. Addressed to ST. THOMAS, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS with arrival cds on reverse. Scarce. (Muller #66) £70 Image for lot 466
467 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 467
468 Cuba 1935 10c + 10c scarlet TRAIN opt issue both types perf and imperf fine mint. (SG 400A/B, Cat £35) £18 Image for lot 468
469 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 469
470 Cuba 1937 'Writers and Artists' issue, the set of twenty three fine cds used. (SG 424a/424w, Cat £100) £65 Image for lot 470
471 Cuba 1937 Sepia real photo PPC of a ship entering Harbour franked on message side with 1925 1c green (SG 345) tied by HAVANA machine cancel. Addressed to USA. The beginning of the message reads 'This picture of the (USS) Tahoe was taken as the ship entered Havana on the 9th & delivered aboard 30 minutes after docking'. The USS Tahoe was a Lake Class cutter, built in the late 1920's and served through into WW2. Real photos of vessels are unusual. £30 Image for lot 471
472 Cuba 1942 TRAVELLING POST OFFICES: Censored cover with printed 'Pina, Prov. Camaguey' company return address at top franked with 1925 3c purple, 1939 1c green and 2 x 1942 3c chestnut (SG 347, 430 & 452) tied by two good strikes of SANTA CLARA Y NUEVITAS '2' travelling post office duplex cds dated ABR 1 1942. Sent airmail to USA. £35 Image for lot 472
473 Cuba 1952 'Postal Employees Retirement Fund' issue, the complete set of seventeen fine mint. (SG 611/E627) £25 Image for lot 473
474 Cuba 1955 'Centenary of the First Cuban Postage Stamp' issue, the set of eight fine mint. (SG 726/33) £10 Image for lot 474
475 Cuba 1956 24c rose magenta 'American White Pelicans' and 50c grey black 'Great Blue Herons' BIRDS issue, both in fine unmounted mint blocks of four. (SG 776 & 779, Cat £22+) £10 Image for lot 475
476 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 476
477 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 477
478 Cuba 1986 CUBAN MILITARY FORCES IN ANGOLA: Undenominated 'FRANQUEO' postal stationery envelope with view of 'Villa Arenas Blancas, Varadero, Matanzas' sent by a member of the Cuban voluntary force in Luanda, Angola with manuscript 'Guillermo Silva Merino, Cooperante Internasionalista, APARTADO 4214, Habana 4, Lubango - Huila - RPA' return address at top left used with fair strike of large 'R.P.A. EMP CUBAT' cds and CUBA CLASIF NACIONAL machine cancel applied on arrival. Addressed to SANTIAGO DE CUBA with arrival cds on reverse. Slightly trimmed at right. £50 Image for lot 478
479 Cuba 1911-1919 SWEDISH COLONY: Nice lot of covers & postcards all from BAYATE, the Swedish American colony in Cuba which was established in 1904 with pair of 1908 covers both franked with 1905 5c deep blue (SG 309) tied by BAYATE cds's to SWEDEN, 1911 PPC with 1911 1c green (SG 320) tied by BAYATE to a Swede in the USA, the message is in Swedish, 1919 registered cover to USA with manuscript 'J. B. Thom, Bayate, Oriente, Cuba' return address with 1917 1c green, 2c rose carmine & 10c bistre brown (SG 336/7 & 341) tied by BAYATE cds with large boxed BAYATE CORIENTE reg marking on reverse and incoming PS wrapper from Jamaica to 'The Miranda Sugar Co. Bayate' addressed to 'L Marton Townend'. A fantastic 15 page article on the Colony is also included. A rare group. £150 Image for lot 479
480 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 480