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368 Colombia - Airmail 1920 SCADTA: 30c black on rose 'Valiente' FIRST ISSUE, a good mint copy. (SG 1, Cat £39) £20 Image for lot 368
369 Colombia - Airmail 1920 SCADTA: 30c black on rose 'Valiente' issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 1/2) £35 Image for lot 369
370 Colombia - Airmail 1923 SCADTA: 2p orange brown Scadta 'Consular' issue with 'EU' machine overprint in black for use in the USA, a fine unmounted mint copy. (SG 34F) £30 Image for lot 370
371 Colombia - Airmail 1923 SCADTA: 60c yellow brown with watermark, a fine mint complete sheet of twenty five. (SG 44, Cat £87+) £40 Image for lot 371
372 Colombia - Airmail 1923 SCADTA: 30c dull blue with 'P.' handstamp in purple for use in PANAMA & CANAL ZONE. A fine used copy with red cds. Underrated. (SG 48O, Cat £32) £20 Image for lot 372
373 Colombia - Airmail 1923 SCADTA: 3p deep claret, a fine cds used copy. (SG 48, Cat £28) £12 Image for lot 373
374 Colombia - Airmail 1925 SCADTA: Cover franked with 1923 pair 3c blue national issue and 1923 50c dull green SCADTA issue (SG 394 & 43) tied by BOGOTA SCADTA cds's in black dated 6. VIII. 1925 with green airmail label alongside. Addressed to USA with fine strike of unframed 'Use the Colombian Air Mail ! It saves you 10 Days Information, Stamps through American Trading Co. 25 Broad Street, New York' American consular agents cachet in magenta on reverse. £24 Image for lot 374
375 Colombia - Airmail 1929 SCADTA: 'Definitive' issue, the set of thirteen good to fine used. (SG 56/68, Cat £70) £35 Image for lot 375
376 Colombia - Airmail 1929 SCADTA: 2p dull red used with superb complete strike of GAMARRA SCADTA cds dated 15 III. 1931. A scarce cancel. (SG 66) £30 Image for lot 376
377 Colombia - Airmail 1950 AVIANCA: 'Airmail' issue with large 'A' opt in black, the set of thirteen fine used. (SG 1/13, Cat £65) £30 Image for lot 377
378 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 378
379 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 379
380 Colombia - Airmail 1950 AVIANCA: 10c vermilion AIR issue with variety large 'A' OVERPRINT DOUBLE. A fine mint copy. (SG 2 variety) £40 Image for lot 380
381 Colombia - Airmail 1950 AVIANCA: 1p slate purple & sage green AIR issue with large 'A' overprint, a COMPLETE SHEET OF 25 with sheet margins all round used on part of a parcel wrapper with BOGOTA cds's and USA registered arrival mark in purple. A small piece of margin is missing at top but otherwise a stunning and rare used multiple. (SG 10) £40 Image for lot 381
382 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 382
383 Colombia - Airmail 1951 AVIANCA: 80c carmine, 1p brown red & orange, 2p blue & carmine, 3p emerald & chocolate and 5p grey and orange yellow AIR issue with small 'A' overprint fine mint. (SG 17/8 & 20/22, Cat £53+) £25 Image for lot 383
384 Colombia - Airmail 1951 AVIANCA - OFFICIAL AIRMAIL: Printed 'Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores' airmail cover franked with 1950 30c green AIR issue with 'A' Avianca opt (SG 14) tied by BOGOTA cds with straight line 'PORT PAYE' marking in blue alongside. Addressed to USA with official cachet on reverse. £10 Image for lot 384
385 Colombia - Private Express Companies 1889 CORREO URBANO DE BOGOTA: ½c black on pelure paper 'Correo Urbano de Bogota' local issue, perf 13½ a fine mint pair with variety IMPERF BETWEEN VERTICAL PAIR. Scarce. £35 Image for lot 385
386 Colombia - Private Express Companies 1910 MEDELLIN: 50c brown, yellow, blue & red 'Correos Urbano SMP Medellin' centenary 'Flag' issue (produced to commemorate the Centenary of Independence). A good mint IMPERF PAIR. Some light thinning on reverse but scarce. (Hurt & Williams #15 variety) £45 Image for lot 386
387 Colombia - Private Express Companies 1910 MEDELLIN: 50c brown and 1p green 'Correos Urbano SMP Medellin' centenary of Independence FLAG issue. The pair fine mint. (Hurt & Williams #15/16) £10 Image for lot 387
388 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 bottom marginal unused copy. (Hurt & Williams #S1) £40 Image for lot 388
389 Colombia - Private Express Companies 1926 CORREO RAPIDO DE SANTANDER: 2c green 'Correo Rapido de Santander' EXPRESS issue a superb unused corner marginal block of nine. (Hurt & Williams #S9) £100 Image for lot 389
390 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 390
391 Colombia - Private Express Companies 1927 TOBON: 6c red and 6c rose red EL EXPRESO TOBON 'Train' issue, both different printings good to fine used. Scarce. (Hurt & Williams #S24) £85 Image for lot 391
392 Colombia - Private Express Companies 1928 COMPANIA DE TRANSPORTES TERRESTRES: 6c red 'Compania de Transportes Terrestres' EXPRESS issue, a superb used block of four with COMPANIA DE TRANSPORTES TERRESTRES AGENCIA DE PARTICULAR BOGOTA cds in green dated 4 FEB 1931. A scarce issue in used multiples. (Hurt & Williams #S15) £45 Image for lot 392
393 Colombia - Private Express Companies 1930 RIBON: 30c red brown 'Ribon' EXPRESS issue a fine used copy on small piece tied by complete strike of CONDUCTO RIBON CORREOS CALI cds dated 24 DEC 1930. (Hurt & Williams #8) £30 Image for lot 393
394 Colombia - Private Express Companies 1931 COMPANIA DE TRANSPORTES TERRESTRES: 5c brownish red 'Compania de Transportes Terrestres' EXPRESS issue, small type showing bus & monument. A fine unmounted mint copy. (Hurt & Williams # S21) £24 Image for lot 394
395 Colombia - Private Express Companies 1934 RIBON: 5c on 12c violet blue 'Ribon' EXPRESS issue a fine mint copy with full gum and variety DOUBLE PERFORATIONS AT LEFT. (Hurt & Williams #9) £18 Image for lot 395
396 Colombia - Private Express Companies 1934 RIBON: 5c on 18c blue green 'Ribon' EXPRESS issue a fine used copy with NEIVA cds in blue dated MAR 1933. Light crease. (Hurt & Williams #10) £18 Image for lot 396
397 Colombia - Private Express Companies 1952 TRANSOCAMPO: 5c light blue 'Trans-Ocampo' EXPRESS issue showing picture of a Bus, established to run a service from Cali to Manizales, a fine used copy with part MANIZALES 'Wing' cancel in purple. Scarce. £30 Image for lot 397
398 Colombian States - Antioquia 1882 ANTIOQUIA: 5c green 'Liberty' issue on laid paper, a very fine used four margin copy with REMEDIOS 1 ABR manuscript cancel. A scarce stamp. (SG 34) £120 Image for lot 398
399 Colombian States - Antioquia 1896 ANTIOQUIA: 2p black & orange 'Bi-coloured' ARMS issue, a fine mint copy. Difficult stamp. (SG 104) £75 Image for lot 399
400 Colombian States - Antioquia 1902 ANTIOQUIA: 1c rose 'Numeral' issue, an unused block of fifteen some gum staining. (SG 138) £10 Image for lot 400
401 Colombian States - Antioquia 1903 ANTIOQUIA: 2p mauve used with fine SALGAR manuscript cancel. Couple of short perfs at top but very rare. (SG 167) £35 Image for lot 401
402 Colombian States - Bolivar 1863 BOLIVAR: 1p red 'First' issue, a good mint copy with part O.G. Four margins. (SG 3) £10 Image for lot 402
403 Colombian States - Bolivar 1879 BOLIVAR: 40c green 'Registration' issue dated '1879' a fine IMPERF PROOF in UNISSUED COLOUR on white wove paper. Large margins all round. (As SG R17) £45 Image for lot 403
404 Colombian States - Bolivar 1891 BOLIVAR: 5c orange used with superb fancy CARBONELL AGDO 28 1893 manuscript cancel. Some perf faults but very scarce. (SG 57) £30 Image for lot 404
405 Colombian States - Bolivar 1903 BOLIVAR: 1p vermilion on pale red and 1p orange on yellow, imperf, both fine used. The 1p orange on yellow unlisted by SG. (SG 67A & 67A variety) £24 Image for lot 405
406 Colombian States - Boyaca 1904 BOYACA: 10c yellow orange, perf 12, a fine mint block of twenty five. Scarce multiple. (SG 12) £40 Image for lot 406
407 Colombian States - Cundinamarca 1870 CUNDINAMARCA: 5c pale blue 'First Issue' REPRINT on thin paper, an unused corner block of fifteen. Fine condition. (As SG 1) £25 Image for lot 407
408 Colombian States - Santander 1884 SANTANDER: 5c vermilion 'Estados Unidos de Colombia' issue, a fine mint bottom marginal block of twenty five. An attractive multiple. (SG 2) £35 Image for lot 408
409 Colombian States - Santander 1888 SANTANDER - CUBIERTA: Violet on dark buff paper 'Official Cubierta' inscribed 'Republica de Colombia SERVICIO DE CORREOS CERTIFICADO OFICIAL' and 'Sale de Bucaramanga'. A fine unused example. Very scarce. (H&G MCC6) £75 Image for lot 409
410 Colombian States - Santander 1889 SANTANDER: 1c grey blue, a fine unused imperf copy with variety STAMP PRINTED ON BOTH SIDES. Scarce & unrecorded. (SG 13 variety) £110 Image for lot 410
411 Colombian States - Tolima 1879 TOLIMA: 10c blue used with FRESNO FRESNO manuscript cancel, written twice on the stamp. Uncommon. (SG 19) £20 Image for lot 411
412 Colombian States - Tolima 1886 TOLIMA: 1p vermilion on white wove paper, a fine mint block of eight. (SG 40) £35 Image for lot 412
413 Colombian States - Tolima 1903 TOLIMA: 5p pale scarlet, a fine mint TETE-BECHE PAIR. Underrated. (SG 91a) £30 Image for lot 413
414 Costa Rica 1845 PRESTAMP: Stampless cover FRONT only dated 'Obre 1845' sent from CARTAGO to HEREDIA with good strike of oval 'CORREOS DE CARTAGO' prestamp marking in black. Attractive. £75 Image for lot 414
415 Costa Rica 1863 ½r deep blue 'First Issue' a fine looking IMPERF PROOF on white paper. Ex ABNCo. Archive. (SG 1) £75 Image for lot 415
416 Costa Rica 1863 'First Issue' set of five fine lightly used. (SG 1/5, Cat £56+) £25 Image for lot 416
417 Costa Rica 1863 1p orange 'First Issue' a fine used copy. (SG 5) £20 Image for lot 417
418 Costa Rica 1883 10c orange 'Fernandez' issue, a superb used copy with light cds dated 1884. (SG 16) £10 Image for lot 418
419 Costa Rica 1885 GUANACASTE: Useful range of genuine issues with red & black opts on Fernandez issue and later opt types on Soto issue. Mixed mint & used. (17 different) £30 Image for lot 419
420 Costa Rica 1890 2c green on buff and 3c red on buff PSCs (H&G 3/4) both cancelled to order with fine strikes of undated oval CORREOS DE SAN ISIDRO COSTA RICA cancels in purple. Very unusual to get these cards cancelled in the smaller village P.O.s. (2 items) £30 Image for lot 420
421 Costa Rica 1892 5c violet 'Arms' issue, a fine mint copy with full gum. (SG 34, Cat £55) £25 Image for lot 421
422 Costa Rica 1892 2c orange & 5c violet (three copies) 'Arms' issue all used with good strikes of the 'Pumpkin Head' cancel of the German Colony of LA ESPERANZA said to be the image of the leader of the colony. (SG 33/34) £40 Image for lot 422
423 Costa Rica 1892 1c greenish blue 'Arms' issue with very fine complete strike of the STAR OF DAVID cancellation in purple. (SG 32) £10 Image for lot 423
424 Costa Rica 1892 Cover franked on reverse with 1892 10c green 'Arms' issue (SG 35) tied by fair strike of undated CORREOS NARANJO COSTA RICA cancel in black. Addressed to USA and 1893 10c brown PSE (H&G 4a) used with added pair 1892 5c violet 'Arms' issue (SG 34) tied by SAN JOSE cds's to GERMANY. (2 items) £60 Image for lot 424
425 Costa Rica 1901 5col black & brown 'Waterlow' definitive issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 50) £60 Image for lot 425
426 Costa Rica 1904 Cover franked with pair 1901 5c black & pale blue (SG 44) tied by 'Target' cancels with SAN JOSE cds alongside. Addressed to FRANCE and cover franked with single 1901 10c black & yellow brown (SG 45) tied by fine PUNTARENAS cds to USA. (2 items) £45 Image for lot 426
427 Costa Rica 1909 Nice group of covers with 1909 5c blue PSE (H&G B5a) sent registered to GERMANY with REG marking & DEPART DE CERTIFICADOS SAN JOSE cds, 1922 2c blue PSC used with added strip of four 1910 1c brown (SG 77) tied by SAN JOSE cds's to USA, 1931 REG cover franked with 5c, 10c & 30c tied from SAN JOSE to GREECE with various transit & arrival marks on reverse and 1934 REG cover with pair 1932 20c blue 'Triangular' issue (SG 197) tied from LIMON to SPAIN. (4 items) £55 Image for lot 427
428 Costa Rica 1910 EARTHQUAKE POSTCARD: Black & white PPC 'Terremoto de Cartago C.R. 4 Mayo 7pm 1910 Palacio de Paz - Centro-Americano' showing the destroyed building. Fine unused. £24 Image for lot 428
429 Costa Rica 1910 TELEGRAPH ISSUE: 'Steamer Ship' TELEGRAPH issue, the set of seven each stamp overprinted 'SPECIMEN' and with small hole punch. Ex ABNCo. archive. (Barefoot #13/19) £45 Image for lot 429
430 Costa Rica 1914 Cover franked with pair 1910 5c orange (SG 80) tied by boxed SAN RAMON cancel in violet dated 4 JUL 1914. Addressed to USA with straight line 'TRANSITO' marking and SAN JOSE transit cds on front. Some edge wear. £18 Image for lot 430
431 Costa Rica 1921 'Independence Centenary of Central America' issue, the set of five mint TETE-BECHE PAIRS. Odd small fault but otherwise scarce. (SG 118a/122a, Cat £250) £80 Image for lot 431
432 Costa Rica 1926 'Buildings' issue WATERLOW COLOUR TRIAL set of five, perforated comprising the 3c in carmine, 6c in lake, 30c in green and 45c two different examples in sepia and olive green all with 'Waterlow & Sons Ltd Specimen' overprint in black & small hole punch. (SG 165/168, Mena #S143/S146b) £90 Image for lot 432
433 Costa Rica 1931 2col on 2col grey green 'Revenue' issue on white paper with AIRMAIL surcharge in scarlet. A fine mint copy. (SG 190) £25 Image for lot 433
434 Costa Rica 1935 MARITIME: Cover franked with Great Britain 1924 ½d green GV issue (SG 418) tied by LIMON cds dated JAN 4 1935 with fine strike of large 'OCEAN MAILS S.S. "CAVINA" ' marking in purple. Addressed to USA. £25 Image for lot 434
435 Costa Rica 1941 ESSAY: 5c on 20c deep blue 'Costa Rica - Panama Boundary Treaty' overprint issue ESSAY overprint with 'CINCO' only instead of 'CINCO CENTAVOS'. A fine mint copy. (Costa Rica Postal Catalogue #EA67) £30 Image for lot 435
436 Costa Rica 1945 Airmail 'OFICIAL' issue with additional boxed '1945' opt, the set of thirteen fine mint. (SG 389/401) £30 Image for lot 436
437 Costa Rica 1947 15c on 25c green, 15c on 30c orange and 15c on 55c blue SURCHARGE on 'Football' issue, the set of three with variety OVERPRINT INVERTED, good mint. A few light tone spots on gum but scarce. Only 200 of each were printed. (SG 432a/434a) £75 Image for lot 437
438 Costa Rica 1863-1960 Useful collection on printed pages first issues inc genuine 5c UPU opt, good ranges of pre 1900 issues with high values, later with mid period issues and officials. Mixed condition mint & used. (100's) £120 Image for lot 438
439 Cuba 1829 PRESTAMP: Complete folded letter from VILLA CLARA to HAVANA with fine strike of straight line 'VILLACLARA' marking in black. Rated '½r' in manuscript. £24 Image for lot 439
440 Cuba 1866 10c blue 'Isabella' NEW CURRENCY issue a fine mint top marginal block of four with full gum and part '..CIA PUBLICA PA...' marginal inscription. Scarce. (SG 20) £24 Image for lot 440
441 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 441
442 Cuba 1882 MARITIME POSTMARKS: Nice group of Spanish period issues all with barred numeral New York maritime cancels in black with numbers '2', '4', '6' & eight strikes of the numeral '12'. Condition generally good to fine. (11 stamps) £20 Image for lot 442
443 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 443
444 Cuba 1894 20c brown 'Babyhead' issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 162, Cat £31) £15 Image for lot 444
445 Cuba 1898 SPANISH AMERICAN WAR: Printed 'US Flag' patriotic envelope franked with USA 1898 2c rose pink (SG 284c) tied by good strike of two line 'UNITED STATES POST OFFICE, MILITARY STATION No.1, CUBA' cancel in black. Addressed to USA with transit and arrival marks dated JULY 1898 on reverse. The cover has a few dirt marks on front but otherwise a scarce early cover from the Spanish American War. Ex Kouri. £100 Image for lot 445
446 Cuba 1898 INSURRECTION & FORGERY: 10c orange 'Revolutionary Government' issue a genuine example tied on piece by FORGED oval 'REPUBLICA DE CUBA CORREOS ESTADO DEL CAMAGUEY' cancel in black. Unusual. (Jones-Roy #195) £20 Image for lot 446
447 Cuba 1899 US OCCUPATION: 5c on 5c deep blue USA issue with 'CUBA' opt a fine unused copy with variety 'CUPA' for 'CUBA'. Straight edge from side of sheet at right. A scarce variety. (SG 250a) £50 Image for lot 447
448 Cuba 1899 US OCCUPATION: 10c on 10c indigo 'CUBA' opt on USA 'Special Delivery' issue, a fine mint copy from the right hand edge of the sheet with straight line margin. (SG E252, Cat £225) £80 Image for lot 448
449 Cuba 1903 REVENUES: 10c brown MATANZAS 'Consejo Provincial' Revenue issue, a fine unused TETE-BECHE PAIR. £10 Image for lot 449
450 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 450
451 Cuba 1910 INVERTED CENTRE: 1c violet & green 'Portrait' issue, a fine unused top marginal copy (without gum) with variety CENTRE INVERTED. A superb stamp. (SG 312a) £125 Image for lot 451
452 Cuba 1910 Cover franked with 1910 5c green & blue 'Portrait' issue (SG 315) tied from HAVANA to NORWAY and unsealed cover franked with 1911 1c green 'Portrait' issue (SG 320) tied from HAVANA to NORWAY both covers have arrival marks on reverse. (2 items) £15 Image for lot 452
453 Cuba 1914 2c carmine 'Map' issue IMPERF PLATE PROOF block of nine on card in issued colour. The block is toned and has some wear around the edges. (As SG 326) £30 Image for lot 453
454 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 454
455 Cuba 1914 TRAVELLING POST OFFICES: Cover franked with single 1911 2c carmine rose (SG 321) tied by fine CARDENAS Y YACUARAMAS AMBULANTE duplex cds. Addressed to BOLONDRON with arrival cds on reverse. £40 Image for lot 455
456 Cuba 1917 50c brown carmine and 1p black 'Portrait' issue, both fine mint copies. (SG 343/4, Cat £29) £15 Image for lot 456
457 Cuba 1917 INSURRECTION ISSUE: 1c green & 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). £95 Image for lot 457
458 Cuba 1927 FIRST FLIGHT: Cover franked with 1925 block of four & single 1v green IMPERF 'Portrait' issue (SG 345a) 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. (Muller #3, 526 covers flown) £16 Image for lot 458
459 Cuba 1930 FIRST FLIGHT: Cover franked with 1930 10c on 25c deep violet AIR surcharge issue (SG 375) tied by CAMAGUEY cds dated OCT 30 1930. Flown on the Camaguey - Santiago de Cuba leg of the Santiago - Havana first national flight of the central route with large first flight cachet in blue on front and SANTIAGO DE CUBA arrival cds on reverse. (Muller 22) £20 Image for lot 459
460 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) £60 Image for lot 460
461 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 - San Juan, Puerto Rico 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 SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO with arrival cds on reverse. Scarce. (Muller #65, only 129 covers flown) £65 Image for lot 461
462 Cuba 1935 CINDERELLA: Stampless official 'Penalty' cover for the launch of the 'Free Port of Matanzas' issue (inscribed as such) with MATANZAS 'Zona Franca/Matanzas is a Free Zone' roller cancel dated MAY 2 1935 and multicoloured 'Zona Franca Matanzas' cinderella label attached and 'Junta Ejecutiva' official cachet. Addressed to USA with original letter enclosed. £15 Image for lot 462
463 Cuba 1937 'Writers and Artists' issue, the set of twenty three fine cds used. (SG 424a/424w, Cat £100) £65 Image for lot 463
464 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 464
465 Cuba 1939 MARITIME MAIL: Cover franked with single 1931 10c blue International AIR issue (SG 338) tied by ESTACION CENTRAL HABANA duplex cds with blue airmail label. Addressed to USA with fine strike of two line 'MAILED ON BOARD M.V. BRITANNIC' marking in magenta. £24 Image for lot 465
466 Cuba 1940 Registered cover franked with pair 1925 3c purple 'portrait' issue and 2 x 1939 2c scarlet (SG 347 & 431) tied by unusual double ring EST. AVELLANEDA (CAMAG) RECIBDO cds with only 'FEB' showing in centre with boxed ESTACION AVELLANEDA REG marking alongside. Addressed to USA with transit & arrival marks on reverse. £20 Image for lot 466
467 Cuba 1951 '50th Anniversary of Discovery of the cause of Yellow Fever by Dr Carlos Finlay' miniature sheets, the pair with opt in black and in green fine mint. (SG MS560/1) £10 Image for lot 467
468 Cuba 1955 'Centenary of the First Cuban Postage Stamp' issue, the set of eight fine mint. (SG 726/33) £10 Image for lot 468
469 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 469
470 Cuba 1959 Printed 'Compania Cubana de Aviacion' airmail cover without stamps but with a fine example of the large printed 'III Ano Semana Internacional de La Carta Primer Dia Octubre 9 - 1959 por El Humanismo - Cia Cubana de Aviacion' label in blue & red tied by OFICINA FILATELICA HABANA cds dated 9 OCT 1959 and also by special 'Triangular' cancel in blue. Addressed to GERMANY. Unusual. £20 Image for lot 470
471 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 471
472 Cuba 1964 '25th Anniversary of Cuban Postal Rocket Experiment' issue, the set of twenty six fine mint. (SG 1141/1151, Cat £40) £20 Image for lot 472
473 Cuba 1966 Christmas' ORCHIDS flower issue, the set of fifteen in fine mint blocks of six including the additional label. One block with some perf separation. (SG 1440/1445d) £15 Image for lot 473
474 Cuba 1991 BIRDS 'Express Mail Service' issue, inscribed 'EMS', the set of seven fine unmounted mint. A very scarce modern issue. (SG E3638/44, Cat £120) £60 Image for lot 474
475 Cuba 1855-1960 Collection on printed pages from a good range of Spanish issues plus mid period inc various sets & singles with 1936 Matanzas set & 1953 Marti air set mint etc. Mixed condition mint & used. (100's) £120 Image for lot 475
476 Cuba 1857-1990 Huge mixed accumulation in bag mostly loose early to modern mint & used inc better stamps noted. (1000's) £45 Image for lot 476
477 Cuba 1907-1947 TRAVELLING POST OFFICES: Nice group of covers & cards all with TPO cancels inc ISABEL & CIENFUEGOS R.P.O. dated 1907, HABANA Y CAMAGUEY AMBULANTE dated 1914, 1934 two cards both with CIENFUEGOS Y SANTA CLARA R.P.O. cds's dated 1935 and HABANA Y SANTIAGO AMBU '7' duplex cds dated 1947. A super lot. (5 items) £95 Image for lot 477
478 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 478
479 Cuba 1956-1961 Useful lot of mid period issues in unmounted mint blocks of four. A good array of sets and singles with a few better themes etc. Includes SG 759/60, 789/90, 793, 802, 823/8, 834/7, 842/8, 856/7, 860/3, 893/8, 901/2, 907/8, 911/12, 974 & 985/7, Cat £270+) £75 Image for lot 479
480 Danish West Indies 1855 3c deep carmine 'First Issue', St Thomas printing. A fine unused four margin copy without gum (SG 2, Cat £325) £60 Image for lot 480
481 Danish West Indies 1855 3c deep brownish crimson 'First Issue', St Croix printing with deep brown gum. A fine mint four margin copy with full O.G. (SG 3, Cat £300) £75 Image for lot 481
482 Danish West Indies 1865 Small M&U collection inc GB 1/- green QV issue used with part ST. THOMAS cds, Numeral issues, later surcharges and King Christian issues plus a couple of Postage Dues. Mixed condition but mostly good to fine. (27 stamps, SG Cat £328+) £75 Image for lot 482
483 Danish West Indies 1866 3c carmine rose on white paper, a four margin mint copy with full gum. (SG 4, Cat £65) £20 Image for lot 483
484 Danish West Indies 1873 1c light reddish purple & green 'Numeral' issue, perf 14 x 13½, a fine mint copy with full gum. (SG 9, Cat £31) £10 Image for lot 484
485 Danish West Indies 1873 1c claret & yellowish green 'Numeral' issue, perf 14 x 13½, a fine mint copy with full gum. (SG 10, Cat £38) £12 Image for lot 485
486 Danish West Indies 1873 1c claret & yellowish green 'Numeral' issue, perf 14 x 13½, a fine used copy with part ST. THOMAS cds dated 1885. (SG 10, Cat £50) £15 Image for lot 486
487 Danish West Indies 1873 3c carmine & blue 'Numeral' issue, perf 14 x 13½ a good mint copy, couple of short perfs. (SG 14, Cat £65) £18 Image for lot 487
488 Danish West Indies 1873 4c pale blue and pale yellow brown 'Numeral' issue, perf 14 x 13½, a fine mint copy with full gum. (SG 18, Cat £20) £10 Image for lot 488
489 Danish West Indies 1873 5c drab and yellow green 'Numeral' issue, a fine cds used copy. (SG 19, Cat £36) £12 Image for lot 489
490 Danish West Indies 1873 7c yellow ochre and slate lilac 'Numeral' issue, a very fine cds used copy. (SG 20, Cat £180) £55 Image for lot 490
491 Danish West Indies 1873 12c yellow green and reddish purple 'Numeral' issue, a fine used copy with light cds. (SG 27, Cat £200) £65 Image for lot 491
492 Danish West Indies 1896 1c claret & green, 3c carmine & deep blue and 5c light drab and light yellowish green all with frame inverted and 4c pale blue & yellow brown with frame normal, perf 12½, all fine mint with gum. (SG 31/32, 33a & 34, Cat £96) £30 Image for lot 492