CCNA: 10c green 'Pilot signalling Biplane' issue, a good looking unused pair with vertical crease. (SG 10, Cat £150)
£35
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
358
Colombia - Airmail
1920
SCADTA: 'Valiente' issue the set of five very fine lightly used. (SG 1/2 & 12/14)
£180
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
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
361
Colombia - Airmail
1923
SCADTA: 30c on 60c orange 'PROVISIONAL' opt issue, a fine cds used copy. (SG 53, Cat £43)
£20
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
363
Colombia - Airmail
1923
SCADTA: 30c on 20c grey 'Scadta' PROVISIONAL overprint issue, a fine cds used copy. (SG 52)
£45
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
365
Colombia - Airmail
1928
SCADTA: 'Benjamin Mendez Goodwill Flight OPT issue, the pair fine mint. (SG 54/5, Cat £170)
£85
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
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
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
369
Colombia - Airmail
1950
LANSA: Lansa 'Wings' issue, the set of nine unused. (SG 1/9, Cat £120)
£60
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
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
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
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
374
Colombia - Airmail
1950
AVIANCA: 10c vermilion AIR issue with variety large 'A' OVERPRINT INVERTED. A fine mint copy. (SG 2 variety)
£40
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
395
Colombian States - Antioquia
1869
ANTIOQUIA: 1p carmine , a fine unused copy with four large margins. (SG 10)
£24
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
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
398
Colombian States - Antioquia
1901
ANTIOQUIA: 1c red 'Typeset' PROVISIONAL issue a fine unused IMPERF BETWEEN VERTICAL PAIR. (SG 135 variety)
£24
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
400
Colombian States - Bolivar
1879
BOLIVAR: 20c green on wove paper ERROR OF COLOUR dated '1879' a fine unused copy. (SG 13a)
£24
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
402
Colombian States - Cauca
1905
CAUCA - BOGUS: 5c red and 10c green BOGUS issue inscribed 'Provincia de Cauca' imperf, both fine unused.
£16
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
410
Colombian States - Tolima
1879
TOLIMA: 10c blue used with AGRADO manuscript cancel. Uncommon. (SG 19)
£20
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
412
Colombian States - Tolima
1888
TOLIMA: 50c blue, perf 10½-11 used with PAICOL manuscript cancel. Small thin but scarce. (SG 65)
£24
413
Costa Rica
1863
2r red 'First Issue' a superb copy used with complete strike of PUNTARENAS 'Clock' cancel. (SG 3)
£35
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
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
416
Costa Rica
1889
10p black 'Soto' issue fine used with part oval cancel in violet. (SG 31)
£60
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
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
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
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
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
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
423
Costa Rica
1907
5c indigo & orange buff 'Fernandez' issue, a fine unused IMPERF PAIR. (SG 60 variety)
£24
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
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
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
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
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
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
430
Costa Rica
1941
'Central American & Caribbean Football Championships' AIR issue set of ten fine mint. (SG 290/299)
£90
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
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
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
434
Costa Rica
1979
'Butterflies' issue, the set of six fine unmounted mint. (SG 1145/50, Cat £38)
£18
435
Cuba
1837
PRESTAMP: Folded letter from CIENFUEGOS to HAVANA with superb strike of straight line FERNANDINA DE JAGUA in black. Very fine.
£60
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
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
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
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
440
Cuba
1878
'Alfonso XII' issue dated '1878', the set of five fine mint or unused. (SG 73 & 75/8, Cat £31+)
£15
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
442
Cuba
1881
2c lake red 'King Alfonso XII' issue dated '1881'. A fine unused copy without gum. (SG 92, Cat £65)
£25
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
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
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
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
447
Cuba
1894
20c brown 'Babyhead' issue, a good mint copy. (SG 162, Cat £31)
£15
448
Cuba
1898
INSURRECTION: 2c brown 'Revolutionary Government' issue, a good unused copy. Paper a little toned but uncommon. (Jones-Roy #193)
£15
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
458
Cuba
1914
1p slate 'Map' issue top value, a fine mint copy. (SG 334, Cat £100)
£50
459
Cuba
1914
1c, 2c and 5c lake 'Postage Due' issue, the set of three fine mint. (SG D335, D337 & D339, Cat £32+)
£15
460
Cuba
1914
$1 slate 'Map' issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 334)
£90
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
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
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
464
Cuba
1928
'6th Pan-American Conference' issue, the set of ten fine mint. (SG 354/63, Cat £31)
£15
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
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
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
468
Cuba
1935
10c + 10c scarlet TRAIN opt issue both types perf and imperf fine mint. (SG 400A/B, Cat £35)
£18
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
470
Cuba
1937
'Writers and Artists' issue, the set of twenty three fine cds used. (SG 424a/424w, Cat £100)
£65
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
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
473
Cuba
1952
'Postal Employees Retirement Fund' issue, the complete set of seventeen fine mint. (SG 611/E627)
£25
474
Cuba
1955
'Centenary of the First Cuban Postage Stamp' issue, the set of eight fine mint. (SG 726/33)
£10
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
476
Cuba
1956
5p scarlet 'Ivory Billed Woodpeckers' BIRDS issue top value, a fine unmounted mint block of four. (SG 782, Cat £140)
£55
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
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
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
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
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