South & Central America Auction Images Page 7

Lot	Country	Date	Description	Est(£)
701	Mexico	1830	Colonial period folded letter written in French sent from VERACRUZ to the Administrator of Customs in JALAPA with fine strike of straight line VERACRUZ marking in red.	£75
702	Mexico	1852	Stampless cover from SOMBRERETE to DURANGO with fine strike of straight line 'Block Capitals' SOMBRERETE marking in black with large '2' rate marking alongside.	£20
703	Mexico	1856	1r yellow 'Hidalgo' issue with 'DURANGO' district overprint, a fine pair with good margins tied on piece by fancy 'CVENCAME' scroll cancel in black. (SG 2)	£24
704	Mexico	1856	8r violet 'Hidalgo' issue with Mexico district opt. A good cds used copy, margins tight to touching. (SG 5a, Cat £130)	£40
705	Mexico	1861	8r black on brown 'Hidalgo' issue with unclear district opt, margins tight to touching, good used. (SG 13, Cat £180)	£35
706	Mexico	1861	Cover franked with 1856 QUADRISECTED 8r lilac 'Hidalgo' issue (SG 5f) used as a 2r tied by fine strike of straight line 'ZACATECAS' cancel in black. Addressed to MEXICO CITY. Cover has a few small repairs but very attractive.	£150
707	Mexico	1865	Cover datelined 'Zacatecas Enero 23 de 1865' on flap franked with 1864 2r orange 'Eagle' issue with '244 1864' invoice number and large 'ZACATECAS' district opt (SG 33) tied by two line FRANCO EN ZACATECAS cancel in black. Addressed to MEXICO CITY. Small 5mm tear at top.	£40
708	Mexico	1866	25c pale orange LITHO MAXIMILLIAN issue with '3 - 1866' Invoice number and PUEBLA district overprint, a fine lightly used copy, four tight margins. (SG 38, Follansbee #49)	£24
709	Mexico	1866	25c buff LITHO 'Maximilian' issue with '110 866' invoice number opt of MERIDA district, a fine mint copy with gum. Four margins. (SG 38)	£16
710	Mexico	1874	POSTAL STATIONERY: Range of 1874 - 1884 'Hidalgo' postal stationery envelopes, all unused with varied district opts and numbers inc TULA, MAZATLAN, TOLUCA, APAM & VERACRUZ with & without wmk, also a few 'HABILITADO' opts and various with multiple stamp impressions and a one devalued with manuscript 'X' mark. Nice group for further study. Mixed condition. (23 items)	£90
711	Mexico	1879	10c blue 'Juarez' HABILITADO (Re-numbered) issue on thick wove paper with '3981' invoice number in black of 'CHIHUAHUA' district and re-numbered '982' in red for use in TOLUCA with light 'TOLUCA' district overprint in lilac. A fine lightly used copy. (SG 118b, Follansbee #123Hx)	£30
712	Mexico	1879	10c blue 'Juarez' HABILITADO (Re-numbered) issue on medium wove paper with '2181' overprint in black of PACHUCA and re-numbered '1982' in black for use in QUERETARO. An unused example. Stamp is thinned on reverse. (SG 118b, Follansbee #123Hy)	£15
713	Mexico	1879	25c blue 'Hidalgo' postal stationery envelope with '3679' district number and 'GUANAJUATO' district overprint in black (UPSS #E9, H&G B9b) used with light strike of VALLE DE SANTIAGO FRANCO cds cancel dated FEBRUARY (1880). Addressed to MEXICO CITY with arrival mark dated FEB 1880 on reverse. Backflap missing.	£75
714	Mexico	1886	Cover franked with single 1885 10c orange 'Hidalgo Medallion' issue (SG 162) tied by undated oval FRANCO EN GUADALAJARA cancel. Addressed to CUIDAD GUZMAN. Nice & clean.	£18
715	Mexico	1888	Cover franked with single 1887 10c scarlet 'Numeral' issue (SG 179) tied by circular 'Bars' cancel with oval FRANCO EN HUAMANTLA cancel dated 20 JULIO 1888 alongside. Addressed to SAN PABLO APETATITLAN.	£30
716	Mexico	1892	1c green 'Numeral' issue on thin hard paper, a fine mint block of ten showing the compound perf 11 x 5½-6 on the bottom row of stamps and perf 11 on the top row. (SG 208a & 208c, Cat £43+)	£20
717	Mexico	1894	10c yellow 'Hidalgo Medallion' postal stationery viewcard (H&G A3, UPSS #LC3 with outer perforations intact) used with CELAYA cds dated NOV 22 1894. Addressed to GERMANY with NUEVO LAREDO transit cds and German arrival cds all on front.	£20
718	Mexico	1895	CLIPPERTON ISLAND: 2c emerald green 'Clipperton Island' LOCAL issue, a good used copy with light strike of 'W. FRESE & CO. AGENTS FOR O. P. Co. SAN FRANCISCO' circular cancel in violet. Stamp has some toning but very scarce.	£75
719	Mexico	1895	CLIPPERTON ISLAND: 3c orange 'Clipperton Island' LOCAL issue, a good used copy with light strike of 'W. FRESE & CO. AGENTS FOR O. P. Co. SAN FRANCISCO' circular cancel in violet. Stamp has some toning but very scarce.	£75
720	Mexico	1895	CLIPPERTON ISLAND: 5c yellowish brown 'Clipperton Island' LOCAL issue, a good used copy with light strike of 'W. FRESE & CO. AGENTS FOR O. P. Co. SAN FRANCISCO' circular cancel in violet. Stamp has overall toning but very scarce.	£75
721	Mexico	1895	CLIPPERTON ISLAND: 25c dark blue 'Clipperton Island' LOCAL issue, a good used copy with light strike of 'W. FRESE & CO. AGENTS FOR O. P. Co. SAN FRANCISCO' circular cancel in violet. Stamp has some toning but very scarce.	£75
722	Mexico	1895	CLIPPERTON ISLAND: $1 bluish black 'Clipperton Island' LOCAL issue, a used copy with light strike of 'W. FRESE & CO. AGENTS FOR O. P. Co. SAN FRANCISCO' circular cancel in violet. Stamp is toned and has missing corner. The top value is very rare. A space filler.	£25
723	Mexico	1895	PRIVATE EXPRESS COMPANIES: 10c lilac + 15c green 'Express National Mexicano' postal stationery envelope with corrected weight line (UPSS #NE9, H&G B7) used with large manuscript 'A' cancel in black and oval FERROCARRIL NACIONAL MEXICANO SALAZAR cancel in blue dated JUN 26 1895. Addressed to GALLITO with company arrival mark on reverse. A very scarce envelope in used condition.	£90
724	Mexico	1900	WELLS FARGO: 10c lilac + 15c green 'Wells Fargo' express company envelope (H&G 95, UPSS #WF121) for use in Mexico and the USA used with added 1899 5c deep blue (SG 269) tied by oval EXPRESS WELLS FARGO Y CIA CHIHUAHUA-MEX cancel dated 16 MAY 1900. The envelope was used as a 'paste up' as can be seen from the reverse but also unusually addressed to GERMANY with HAMBURG arrival cds and small German unclaimed label on front. Very scarce use.	£65
725	Mexico	1913	CIVIL WAR: 100p grey 'Transitorio' REVENUE issue with coupon, the top value fine mint. Scarce. (Roberts #RV29)	£70
726	Mexico	1913	CIVIL WAR: Unusual 'El Presidente es valido al portador por 25 Centavos' Civil War banknote inscribed 'Tesoreria General del Estado' for use in the state of CHIHUAHUA with official handstamp and printed signatures also inscribed 'Gobernador Provisional del Estado Gral francisco Villa'. Very attractive & unusual.	£25
727	Mexico	1914	CIVIL WAR: 5c orange red & green SONORA 'Coach Seal' issue a fine unused block of six with central gutter consisting of two TETE-BECHE pairs. (SG S35 var)	£18
728	Mexico	1914	CIVIL WAR: Cover franked with 1914 5c buff & green SONORA 'Coach Seal' issue (SG S35b) applied to envelope with glue tied by POZA ESTN, SON cds dated 24 NOV 1914. Addressed to HERMOSILLO with arrival cds on reverse.	£30
729	Mexico	1914	CIVIL WAR & TRAVELLING POST OFFICES: Cover with printed 'Roy & Titcomb, Inc. Nogales, Arizona' return address at top franked with 1914 5c dull carmine 'Denver' issue (SG CT42) tied by O.P.A. No. 855 F.C.C.R. Y.P. Y SUR P. cds dated 6 AGO 1914 (Guaymas - Nogales route). Addressed to NOGALES, SON.	£25
730	Mexico	1914	CIVIL WAR: Black & white photographic PPC 'Moving the Mexican Army' showing troops alongside and being transported on trains. Fine unused. A scarce card.	£25
731	Mexico	1915	10c blue 'Portrait' issue, imperf. A fine mint copy with variety STAMP PRINTED DOUBLE. (SG 298 var)	£20
732	Mexico	1916	'Silver Currency' OPT issue on 1910 set the 1c to 20c all fine mint. (SG 310/317, Cat £20+)	£10
733	Mexico	1916	60c on 2c green 'Gold Currency' opt issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 374)	£15
734	Mexico	1917	5p grey & grey green 'P.O. Mexico City' issue, a fine mint corner marginal block of four with 'V-13' cylinder number in green and '1982' sheet number handstamp in black in margin. (SG 412a. Cat £112)	£50
735	Mexico	1919	10c + 5c blue 'Red Cross Fund' OPT issue, a fine used copy. (SG 414)	£10
736	Mexico	1922	Registered cover franked with pair 1910 15c lake & slate (SG 288) tied by light MERIDA cds dated 1922 with boxed 'MERIDA' registration marking in purple. Addressed to USA with small French 'Flag' cinderella label on front and 'Sunburst' registration seal on reverse with transit & arrival marks. Cover has a few minor edge faults but late use of this issue.	£16
737	Mexico	1923	Cover franked with 1923 10c brown (SG 423) tied by fine SANTA CLARA CHIH duplex cds in purple. Addressed to USA with firms filing mark on front.	£40
738	Mexico	1924	YUCATAN INSURRECTION ISSUE & REVENUE: 10p orange 'Yucatan Insurrection' local REVENUE issue, imperf with coupon attached inscribed 'Gobierno Revolucionario 1924'. A fine unused corner pair. Scarce. (Stevens #Y13, Mexico's Revenue Stamps #Y15)	£30
739	Mexico	1929	'Airmail' issue, perf 12, the set of nine fine mint. (SG 469/76, Cat £39)	£20
740	Mexico	1929	FIRST FLIGHT: 35c green postal stationery airmail envelope (H&G FB2) used with added 1929 2c grey green TAX issue (SG 461) tied by MEXICO CITY cds's dated 15 JUL 1929. Flown on the 'Emilio Carranza' death anniversary special flight from Mexico City to Matamoros with commemorative flight cachet in purple on front. Addressed to MATAMOROS, unclaimed with various LISTA markings etc. (Muller #33)	£18
741	Mexico	1930	5c sepia & sage green and 15c green & bright violet 'HABILITADO 1930' opt issue, the pair fine mint. (SG 496/7)	£12
742	Mexico	1930	Carranza AIRMAIL issue with 'HABILITADO AEREO 1930-1931' opt, the set of six fine mint. (SG 498/503)	£25
743	Mexico	1932	30c on 20c sepia AIR 'Surcharge' issue, perforated, a fine cds used copy. (SG 518, Cat £30)	£15
744	Mexico	1932	40c on 25c sepia & green AIR 'Surcharge' issue, perforated, a fine cds used copy. (SG 520, Cat £37)	£20
745	Mexico	1933	21st International Statistical Congress' issue, POSTAGE set of four fine mint. (SG 529/32, Cat £69+)	£32
746	Mexico	1938	'16th International Town Planning & Housing Congress, Mexico City' issue, the complete set of twelve fine mint. (SG 610/621, Cat £100)	£50
747	Mexico	1944	TRAVELLING POST OFFICES: Cover with 'El Pipila, Guanajuato, GTO' company handstamp at left franked with pair 1940 6c green (SG 654) tied by SERVICIO AMBULANTE 393 cds dated 6 NOV 1944. Addressed to USA and censored on arrival.	£25
748	Mexico	1945	'Inter American Conference' issue, the set of nine fine mint. (SG 735/43, Cat £47)	£22
749	Mexico	1946	'400th Anniversary of City of Zacatecas' issue, the set of nine fine mint. (SG 777/85, Cat £55)	£25
750	Mexico	1950	20p grey blue & scarlet 'Type 2' REDRAWN with 'LQ' engravers initials added, a fine lightly used copy. (SG 859a, Cat £85)	£40
751	Mexico	1962	1p olive grey, 5p dull blue & deep green, 10p deep grey & blue and 20p reddish violet & black 'Photogravure' issue, the set of four fine mint. (SG 1011/4, Cat £42+)	£20
752	Mexico	1963	20c rose on white fluorescent paper, a fine mint copy. (SG 1052a, Cat £38)	£18
753	Mexico	1886-1935	POSTAL STATIONERY: Small lot of better mint & used items inc 1903 2c card with APIZACO TLAX cds to PUEBLA, 1911 2c card with added 4dc tied from CARMEN to Germany, 1903 4c on 3c brown PSC used with printed 'Ferrocarril Central de Mexicano' message on reverse, Hidalgo Medallion 10c orange PSE and 4c orange lettercard unused, 4c brown PSC with 'Villa Zapata' civil war opt and 1930's 25c airmail envelope unused. (9 items)	£30
754	Mexico	1975-1992	EXPORTA ISSUE: Useful mint collection on various different printed pages plus accumulation on two stocksheets inc a couple of blocks of four. Needs sorting & checking. (69 stamps)	£20
755	Morocco Agencies	1896	GIBRALTAR USED IN MOROCCO: 5c + 5c green QV postal stationery replycard of Gibraltar (H&G 18) reply half only datelined 'Telegraph House, Tangier' on reverse used with added Gibraltar 1889 5c green QV issue (SG Z141) tied by fine TANGIER 'A26' duplex cancel dated NOV 4 1895. Addressed to UK. Fine.	£50
756	Morocco Agencies	1899	2p black & carmine QV issue fine used with central strike of MOGADOR cds dated 1906. (SG 16)	£45
757	Morocco Agencies	1903	25c purple & black on blue EVII overprint issue with variety 'HYPHEN BETWEEN N & C' a fine mint copy. (SG 20c, Cat £75)	£25
758	Morocco Agencies	1907	EVII definitive issue, the set of twelve fine mint. (SG 112/123)	£95
759	Morocco Agencies	1909	Black & white printed 'Royal Mail Steam Packet Company' PPC of the 'R.M.S.P. "Agadir"' franked on message side with 1907 25c on 2½d pale ultramarine EVII issue (SG 116a) tied by BRITISH POST OFFICE RABAT cds dated 22 JUL 1909. Addressed to ITALY with CASABLANCA and TANGIER transit cds's and Italian arrival cds all on front. Very fine.	£60
760	Morocco Agencies	1914	1d scarlet GV British currency issue, a fine used block of eight with oval REGISTERED MAZAGAN cancels dated 16 APR 1918. (SG 43)	£24
761	Morocco Agencies	1914	3p on 2/6 yellow brown GV 'Seahorse' issue with overprint in 'Spanish Currency', De La Rue printing, a fine mint copy. (SG 140)	£25
762	Morocco Agencies	1924	3f on 2/6 chocolate brown, 3f on 2/6 reddish brown and 6f on 5/- rose red GV 'Seahorse' issue with overprints in 'French Currency', the set of three fine mint. (SG 200, 200c & 201)	£25
763	Morocco Agencies	1937	GVI issue with 'TANGIER' overprint, the set of three in fine unmounted mint blocks of four. (SG 245/247)	£70
764	Morocco Agencies	1937	Cover franked with single 1937 15c on 1½d maroon GVI issue (SG 164) tied by LARACHE cds. Addressed to TANGIER with arrival cds on reverse.	£30
765	Morocco Agencies	1938	Cover franked with single 1935 1p on 10d turquoise blue GV issue overprinted in Spanish currency (SG 159) tied by BRITISH POST OFFICE TETUAN cds dated 16 JAN 1938 with second strike alongside. Addressed to UK.	£40
766	Morocco Agencies	1938	Registered cover franked with 1935 50c on 5d yellow brown, pair 90c on 9d deep olive green, 1f 50c on 1/- bistre brown GV issue and 1937 15c on 1½d maroon GVI issue all overprinted in French currency (SG 221/2, 224 & 229) plus 1936 5c on ½d green, 10c on 1d scarlet & 15c on 1½d red brown EVIII issue overprinted in Spanish currency (SG 160/2) tied by BRITISH POST OFFICE FEZ cds's dated 8 JAN 1938 with printed 'FEZ, Morocco' REG label. Addressed to USA with GIBRALTAR & other transits & arrival marks on reverse.	£35
767	Nicaragua	1862	1c bistre 'Volcano' issue a fine IMPERF PLATE PROOF on thin paper. Ex ABNCo. Archive. (As SG 3)	£40
768	Nicaragua	1883	2c red brown on buff postal stationery card (H&G 1) used with fine strike of CORREOS DE NICARAGUA CHINANDEGA cds in blue. Addressed to LEON.	£50
769	Nicaragua	1886	2c red brown on buff first postal stationery card (H&G 1) used with CORINTO cds in purple dated 18 AUG 1886. Addressed to LEON.	£25
770	Nicaragua	1890	10c grey postal stationery envelope (H&G B5) with serifed 'SPECIMEN' handstamp in blue green. Unused.	£12
771	Nicaragua	1893	TELEGRAPH: 1c blue 'Seebeck' telegraph issue with variety 'TELEGRAFOS' OPT INVERTED, a fine copy. (Barefoot #26b, Cat £20)	£12
772	Nicaragua	1896	Nice group of 'Numeral' PSE's with 1896 10c orange used from GRANADA to UK, 10c orange used with added 1896 5c aniline rose 'Seebeck' issue tied from MANAGUA to LEON and 1897 5c red three examples used from LEON, CORINTO & GRANADA to MANAGUA, 10c orange two copies used from LEON & MANAGUA to UK and 5c red used with added 1897 5c aniline rose 'Seebeck' issue tied from LEON to MANAGUA. All in fine condition. (8 items)	£65
773	Nicaragua	1898	TELEGRAPH: 5c olive brown 'Seebeck' issue with variety 'TELEGRAFO' OPT DOUBLE. A fine used copy. (Barefoot #unlisted)	£30
774	Nicaragua	1900	MOMOTOMBO TRAIN ISSUE: Nice group with 1902 5c blue PSE with added 10c mauve sent from CORINTO to GERMANY, 1900 10c purple PSE sent from LEON to USA, 1902 10c purple PSE with added 5c blue 'Litho' issue sent from BLUEFIELDS to USA and 1902 PPC 'Palacio Nacional Managua' with 5c blue 'Litho' issue from CORINTO to UK. Fine condition. (4 items)	£45
775	Nicaragua	1900	5c blue, 10c purple, 20c brown, 30c green and 50c red large format 'Momotombo' NEWSPAPER STAMP issue, all cut square with large margins, imperf all overprinted SPECIMEN in red and with small hole punch. Ex ABNCo. archive. Unlisted by all catalogues. Very scarce. (See article in Mainsheet issue #62)	£120
776	Nicaragua	1902	10c purple 'Momotombo' PSE (H&G B46) used with added 1901 5c deep blue 'Postage Due' issue with '1901 CORREOS' opt (SG 179) tied by light SAN JUAN DEL SUR cds. Addressed to USA with arrival cds on reverse.	£35
777	Nicaragua	1904	5c blue 'Momotombo' postal stationery envelope (H&G B45) used with superb strike of ADMINISTRACION DE CORREOS DE BOACO oval cancel dated NOV 11 1904. Addressed to MANAGUA with large circular CARTERO No. 4 - 10 A.M. MANAGUA marking on front and MANAGUA oval arrival mark on reverse. Trimmed approx 1cm at left but a rare origination.	£240
778	Nicaragua	1904	ZELAYA: 1c claret 'Momotombo' issue with 'B Dpto Zelaya' handstamp in blue from the Managua special printing, a fine used copy with part strike of LAGUNA DE PERLAS oval cancel in purple dated 1905. (Maxwell #LB23R)	£18
779	Nicaragua	1906	10c on 2p deep green 'Arms' issue with overprint reading up, a fine used copy. Difficult stamp. (SG 234)	£10
780	Nicaragua	1909	'CORREOS - 1909' opt on Revenue issue, the set of five fine lightly used. (SG 273/7)	£16
781	Nicaragua	1910	CABO GRACIAS A DIOS: Cover franked with single 1909 15c black with 'C Dpto Zelaya' opt (SG C67) tied by dumb cork cancel in black. Addressed to USA with NEW ORLEANS arrival cds on reverse dated MAY 10 1910. A very scarce issue used on cover.	£65
782	Nicaragua	1911	2c on 2c on 5c on 2c blue 'Railway Coupon' issue with overprint in yellow the COMPLETE SETTING OF TWENTY fine unused. (SG 322c)	£110
783	Nicaragua	1911	RAILWAY COUPON ISSUE: 2c on 5c on 2c blue 'Railway Coupon' issue with overprint in yellow. A fine unused strip of four. An underrated issue. (SG 322c, Cat £25)	£15
784	Nicaragua	1911	5c on 10c on 1c vermilion and 10c on 10c on 1c vermilion RAILWAY COUPON issue with 'Vale 5 cts. CORREO DE 1911' opt (unissued). The pair fine unused. Uncommon. (SG 331/2, Cat £52+)	£25
785	Nicaragua	1914	REVENUES: 1914 2 cor black 'Impuesto Al Capital' (Capital gains tax) REVENUE issue and circa 1950 10c rose 'Consular Especial' (Consular) REVENUE both with red 'SPECIMEN' opt and small hole punch. The latter stamp is only known as a specimen. Ex ABNCo. Archive. (2)	£15
786	Nicaragua	1917	ROUTING: Cover franked with 1914 1c green & pair 2c vermilion (SG 395/396) tied by somewhat smudgy SAN JUAN DEL SUR cds's but with return address at top left. Addressed to USA endorsed in manuscript 'Via Liberia y Limon' with LIBERIA COSTA RICA transit cds and straight line 'TRANSITO' marks on front and SAN JOSE COSTA RICA transit cds and USA arrival cds on reverse. Scarce routing.	£60
787	Nicaragua	1919	ZELAYA - POSTAL FISCALS: 1c orange 'Timbre Fiscal' REVENUE and 1c blue 'Tall Type' REVENUE issue both tied on small piece by BLUEFIELDS cds dated APR 22 1919. These revenues were authorised for use due to the stamp shortage which resulted in the 1919 Bluefields Provisionals.	£35
788	Nicaragua	1921	Colour PPC 'Vida Campo - Recuerdos de Nicaragua' franked on message side with 1921 1c on 5c blue opt on 'OFICIAL' issue and 1c on 4c orange & black OPT on Revenue issue (SG 449 & 455) tied by LEON cds. Addressed to GERMANY with CORINTO transit cds also on front. Uncommon issues used on cover.	£30
789	Nicaragua	1924	Trio of 2c orange on yellow PSEs (H&G B82) one used in 1922 with added 1c TAX opt (SG 473) tied CORINTO to LEON, two used in 1924 both with added 1c violet TAX issues (SG 494) tied from CORINTO to LEON with instructional mark on front and from MANAGUA to USA. All fine. (3 items)	£30
790	Nicaragua	1925	10c brown on cream 'Waterlow' postal stationery card (H&G 73) which was devalued in 1913 re-used with added 1922 ½c green and 1c violet 'National Palace' issue (SG 465/466) applied over stamp imprint and tied by heavy strike of MANAGUA cds with second strike alongside. Addressed internally to GRANADA. An unusual use.	£24
791	Nicaragua	1925	REVENUE PROOF: Circa 1925. Green 'Timbre Fiscal Consular' IMPERF PLATE PROOF on thick card without value. Ex ABNCo. Archive.	£35
792	Nicaragua	1928	Cover franked with 1928 1c violet and 2c on 4c vermilion both with 'Correos 1928' overprints in purple (SG 575 & 586) tied by CORINTO cds. Addressed to USA.	£30
793	Nicaragua	1931	EARTHQUAKE ISSUES: Printed 'Presidencia de la Republica Managua' envelope with gold 'Liberty Cap' imprint at top with oval ADMINISTRACION DE CORREOS MANAGUA marking in purple dated NOV 12 1931 sent via CORINTO with added 1931 5c sepia with '1931' earthquake opt and 'OFICIAL 'opt in red (SG O672) tied by CORINTO cds dated 13 NOV. Addressed to FRANCE with arrival cds on reverse. Cover has horizontal crease not affecting the stamp or markings and a few tiny tone spots but otherwise very scarce correct use of the earthquake officials.	£65
794	Nicaragua	1933	Cover with franked with 1922 ½c deep green and 2c carmine red, 1928 4c chocolate and 1929 1c orange TAX issue plus 2 x 1929 15c violet 'Momotombo' AIR issue (SG 465, 467, 595, 605 & 629) all tied by large CORREO AEREO MANAGUA cancels dated AGO 19 1933 with 'Winged' AIR MAIL marking in purple on front. Addressed to UK. Attractive.	£24
795	Nicaragua	1935	POSTMASTER PROVISIONAL: 1c orange TAX issue used with 'J P Frawley' Postmaster's Signature validating the stamp after a large theft of stamps from the Treasury on November 16th 1935. Uncommon. (SG 818)	£24
796	Nicaragua	1938	'75th Anniversary of the Postal Service' EXTERIOR issue sheetlet of four containing the variety 50c ERROR OF COLOUR (printed in Black & blue the colour of the 15c), IMPERF, fine unused. (Maxwell #A240da, SG 999e/h Variety).	£30
797	Nicaragua	1938	Headed 'Banco Nacional de Nicaragua' cover franked with 4 x 1938 5c on 50c brown comprising a normal single plus the three listed varieties 'Val' for 'Vale', 'Valc' for 'Vale' and 'Cantavos' for 'Centavos' (SG 1001, 1001a, 1001b & 1001c) tied by boxed MANAGUA cancel. Addressed locally. Scarce varieties used on cover.	£45
798	Nicaragua	1941	CENSORED MAIL: Airmail cover franked with 1937 30c on 50c carmine & 1941 10c on 1c emerald green (SG 931 & 1050) tied by boxed GRANADA cancels. Addressed to USA with Nicaraguan black on buff 'CENSURADA' handstamped censor strip at left and USA 'EXAMINED BY 12066' censor strip at right. Also 1941 airmail cover franked 1937 40c on 1cor green (SG 933) tied by boxed MANAGUA cancel. Addressed to CANADA with 'EXAMINED BY C. 38' Canadian censor strip at left and Nicaraguan 'Coffee' publicity cachet on reverse. (2 items)	£20
799	Nicaragua	1943	FIRST FLIGHT: TACA First Flight across Central America, the set of four illustrated covers for the four legs of the flight to Costa Rica, Honduras, El Salvador and USA each cover with the first flight cachet on front. A fine group showing the complete flight. (4 covers, Muller #36/39, rated 5000pts)	£30
800	Nicaragua	1947	'Triangle' POSTAGE issue, the set of eleven in fine mint triangular blocks of four. (SG 1096/1106, Cat £40)	£20
801	Nicaragua	1952	Printed British Legation envelope sent registered franked with 1950 20c scarlet & black on front and 1949 5c turquoise on reverse (SG 1147 & 1137) tied by boxed MANAGUA cancels dated 18 JUL 1952 with boxed REG marking. Addressed to MEXICO with BRITISH LEGATION MANAGUA cachet on front. Also REG cover to USA franked with 5c & 30c from the 'Embajada de la Republica Dominicana, Managua' with consular cachets etc. (2 items)	£12
802	Nicaragua	1955	ISLAND MAIL: Airmail cover with typed 'Donald Gardner, Moyogalpa, Ometepe (Isla) Nicaragua, C.A.' return address on front and 'Please Forward' at base franked with 1954 25c scarlet & black and 2 x 1955 5c blue TAX issue (SG 1219 & T1247a) tied by purple MANAGUA cds's. Addressed to USA with arrival cds on reverse. A scarce origination.	£20
803	Nicaragua	1974	Cover from CHILE to NIGERIA missent to NICARAGUA with boxed 'MAL ENCAMINADA A NICARAGUA' marking in purple on front. Unusual.	£10
804	Nicaragua	1979	SANDINISTA REVOLUTION: Incoming cover from Australia franked with 1976 20c and 35c 'Cocos Keeling Islands' issue (SG 25 & 28) tied by NORTHAMPTON WA cds dated 3 JUL 1979 and also a Hutt River Province 55c 'Christmas' local on reverse tied by large HUTT RIVER PROVINCE cds dated 2 JUL 1979. Addressed to 'R E Allen, Banco de Londres, Managua' and held due to the revolution with fine strike of two line 'CORREO ATRASADO POR LA GUERRA' (mail delayed by war) marking in purple with boxed TELCOR MANAGUA arrival mark on reverse dated 30 AUG 1979. Cover has a boxed Banco de Londres receiving mark on front dated 3 SEP 1979. An unusual item. This cover was featured in an article in Nicaro vol.6 no.1 Jan 2017, a copy of which accompanies.	£50
805	Nicaragua	1900-1947	Nice group of 'SPECIMENS' with UNISSUED 1900 2c & 5c 'Postage Dues', the unissued 1c claret RECONSTRUCCION issue, few National Palace types inc 'OFICIAL' opts & block of four, couple of Telegraphs and a later 2c 'Will Rogers' pair, all mint with gum opt 'SPECIMEN' in red with small hole punch. Ex ABNCo. Archive. (16 stamps)	£25
806	Nicaragua	1933-1943	OFFICIAL MAIL: Trio of official 'Bank' covers all franked with 'OFICIAL' opt issues inc one sent airmail, two to USA and one to UK with a variety of official cachets & markings. (3 items)	£25
807	Nyasaland	1891	1d black, 2d sea green & vermilion, 4d reddish chestnut & black, 8d rose lake & ultramarine and 1/- grey brown 'B.C.A.' opt issue all fine mint (the 8d is unused). (SG 1/3 & 6/7, Cat £105)	£32
808	Nyasaland	1895	6d black & blue 'Arms of the Protectorate' issue, no watermark, a fine mint copy. (SG 24, Cat £100)	£32
809	Nyasaland	1898	1d vermilion & deep ultramarine 'Cheque' stamp, without control opt on reverse used with central ZOMBA Squared circle cds dated JUL 27 1898. Couple of small thins on reverse. (SG 57ab, Cat £120)	£40
810	Nyasaland	1934	GV 'Leopard' issue, the set of nine fine mint. (SG 114/22, Cat £48)	£16
811	Nyasaland	1935	GV 'Silver Jubilee' issue, the set of four fine mint. (SG 123/6, Cat £42)	£12
812	Nyasaland	1938	GVI 'definitive' issue, the set of eighteen fine mint. (SG 130/143, Cat £225)	£75
813	Nyasaland	1938	2/- purple & blue on blue and 2/6 black & red on blue GVI 'Key Type' issue on chalk surfaced paper, both fine mint copies. (SG 139/40, Cat £30)	£10
814	Nyasaland	1938	5/- pale green & red on yellow on chalk surfaced paper and 5/- green & red on pale yellow on ordinary paper GVI 'Key Type' issue, both shades fine mint. (SG 141/141a, Cat £150)	£50
815	Nyasaland	1938	10/- emerald & deep red on pale green GVI 'Key Type' issue on chalk surfaced paper, a fine mint copy. (SG 142, Cat £60)	£20
816	Nyasaland	1945	GVI 'Definitive' issue, the set of fourteen fine mint. (SG 144/157, Cat £95)	£30
817	Nyasaland	1950	6d yellow orange 'Postage Due' issue, a fine cds used copy. (SG D5, Cat £170)	£55

701

Mexico

1830

Colonial period folded letter written in French sent from VERACRUZ to the Administrator of Customs in JALAPA with fine strike of straight line VERACRUZ marking in red.

£75

702

Mexico

1852

Stampless cover from SOMBRERETE to DURANGO with fine strike of straight line 'Block Capitals' SOMBRERETE marking in black with large '2' rate marking alongside.

£20

703

Mexico

1856

1r yellow 'Hidalgo' issue with 'DURANGO' district overprint, a fine pair with good margins tied on piece by fancy 'CVENCAME' scroll cancel in black. (SG 2)

£24

704

Mexico

1856

8r violet 'Hidalgo' issue with Mexico district opt. A good cds used copy, margins tight to touching. (SG 5a, Cat £130)

£40

705

Mexico

1861

8r black on brown 'Hidalgo' issue with unclear district opt, margins tight to touching, good used. (SG 13, Cat £180)

£35

706

Mexico

1861

Cover franked with 1856 QUADRISECTED 8r lilac 'Hidalgo' issue (SG 5f) used as a 2r tied by fine strike of straight line 'ZACATECAS' cancel in black. Addressed to MEXICO CITY. Cover has a few small repairs but very attractive.

£150

707

Mexico

1865

Cover datelined 'Zacatecas Enero 23 de 1865' on flap franked with 1864 2r orange 'Eagle' issue with '244 1864' invoice number and large 'ZACATECAS' district opt (SG 33) tied by two line FRANCO EN ZACATECAS cancel in black. Addressed to MEXICO CITY. Small 5mm tear at top.

£40

708

Mexico

1866

25c pale orange LITHO MAXIMILLIAN issue with '3 - 1866' Invoice number and PUEBLA district overprint, a fine lightly used copy, four tight margins. (SG 38, Follansbee #49)

£24

709

Mexico

1866

25c buff LITHO 'Maximilian' issue with '110 866' invoice number opt of MERIDA district, a fine mint copy with gum. Four margins. (SG 38)

£16

710

Mexico

1874

POSTAL STATIONERY: Range of 1874 - 1884 'Hidalgo' postal stationery envelopes, all unused with varied district opts and numbers inc TULA, MAZATLAN, TOLUCA, APAM & VERACRUZ with & without wmk, also a few 'HABILITADO' opts and various with multiple stamp impressions and a one devalued with manuscript 'X' mark. Nice group for further study. Mixed condition. (23 items)

£90

711

Mexico

1879

10c blue 'Juarez' HABILITADO (Re-numbered) issue on thick wove paper with '3981' invoice number in black of 'CHIHUAHUA' district and re-numbered '982' in red for use in TOLUCA with light 'TOLUCA' district overprint in lilac. A fine lightly used copy. (SG 118b, Follansbee #123Hx)

£30

712

Mexico

1879

10c blue 'Juarez' HABILITADO (Re-numbered) issue on medium wove paper with '2181' overprint in black of PACHUCA and re-numbered '1982' in black for use in QUERETARO. An unused example. Stamp is thinned on reverse. (SG 118b, Follansbee #123Hy)

£15

713

Mexico

1879

25c blue 'Hidalgo' postal stationery envelope with '3679' district number and 'GUANAJUATO' district overprint in black (UPSS #E9, H&G B9b) used with light strike of VALLE DE SANTIAGO FRANCO cds cancel dated FEBRUARY (1880). Addressed to MEXICO CITY with arrival mark dated FEB 1880 on reverse. Backflap missing.

£75

714

Mexico

1886

Cover franked with single 1885 10c orange 'Hidalgo Medallion' issue (SG 162) tied by undated oval FRANCO EN GUADALAJARA cancel. Addressed to CUIDAD GUZMAN. Nice & clean.

£18

715

Mexico

1888

Cover franked with single 1887 10c scarlet 'Numeral' issue (SG 179) tied by circular 'Bars' cancel with oval FRANCO EN HUAMANTLA cancel dated 20 JULIO 1888 alongside. Addressed to SAN PABLO APETATITLAN.

£30

716

Mexico

1892

1c green 'Numeral' issue on thin hard paper, a fine mint block of ten showing the compound perf 11 x 5½-6 on the bottom row of stamps and perf 11 on the top row. (SG 208a & 208c, Cat £43+)

£20

717

Mexico

1894

10c yellow 'Hidalgo Medallion' postal stationery viewcard (H&G A3, UPSS #LC3 with outer perforations intact) used with CELAYA cds dated NOV 22 1894. Addressed to GERMANY with NUEVO LAREDO transit cds and German arrival cds all on front.

£20

718

Mexico

1895

CLIPPERTON ISLAND: 2c emerald green 'Clipperton Island' LOCAL issue, a good used copy with light strike of 'W. FRESE & CO. AGENTS FOR O. P. Co. SAN FRANCISCO' circular cancel in violet. Stamp has some toning but very scarce.

£75

719

Mexico

1895

CLIPPERTON ISLAND: 3c orange 'Clipperton Island' LOCAL issue, a good used copy with light strike of 'W. FRESE & CO. AGENTS FOR O. P. Co. SAN FRANCISCO' circular cancel in violet. Stamp has some toning but very scarce.

£75

720

Mexico

1895

CLIPPERTON ISLAND: 5c yellowish brown 'Clipperton Island' LOCAL issue, a good used copy with light strike of 'W. FRESE & CO. AGENTS FOR O. P. Co. SAN FRANCISCO' circular cancel in violet. Stamp has overall toning but very scarce.

£75

721

Mexico

1895

CLIPPERTON ISLAND: 25c dark blue 'Clipperton Island' LOCAL issue, a good used copy with light strike of 'W. FRESE & CO. AGENTS FOR O. P. Co. SAN FRANCISCO' circular cancel in violet. Stamp has some toning but very scarce.

£75

722

Mexico

1895

CLIPPERTON ISLAND: $1 bluish black 'Clipperton Island' LOCAL issue, a used copy with light strike of 'W. FRESE & CO. AGENTS FOR O. P. Co. SAN FRANCISCO' circular cancel in violet. Stamp is toned and has missing corner. The top value is very rare. A space filler.

£25

723

Mexico

1895

PRIVATE EXPRESS COMPANIES: 10c lilac + 15c green 'Express National Mexicano' postal stationery envelope with corrected weight line (UPSS #NE9, H&G B7) used with large manuscript 'A' cancel in black and oval FERROCARRIL NACIONAL MEXICANO SALAZAR cancel in blue dated JUN 26 1895. Addressed to GALLITO with company arrival mark on reverse. A very scarce envelope in used condition.

£90

724

Mexico

1900

WELLS FARGO: 10c lilac + 15c green 'Wells Fargo' express company envelope (H&G 95, UPSS #WF121) for use in Mexico and the USA used with added 1899 5c deep blue (SG 269) tied by oval EXPRESS WELLS FARGO Y CIA CHIHUAHUA-MEX cancel dated 16 MAY 1900. The envelope was used as a 'paste up' as can be seen from the reverse but also unusually addressed to GERMANY with HAMBURG arrival cds and small German unclaimed label on front. Very scarce use.

£65

725

Mexico

1913

CIVIL WAR: 100p grey 'Transitorio' REVENUE issue with coupon, the top value fine mint. Scarce. (Roberts #RV29)

£70

726

Mexico

1913

CIVIL WAR: Unusual 'El Presidente es valido al portador por 25 Centavos' Civil War banknote inscribed 'Tesoreria General del Estado' for use in the state of CHIHUAHUA with official handstamp and printed signatures also inscribed 'Gobernador Provisional del Estado Gral francisco Villa'. Very attractive & unusual.

£25

727

Mexico

1914

CIVIL WAR: 5c orange red & green SONORA 'Coach Seal' issue a fine unused block of six with central gutter consisting of two TETE-BECHE pairs. (SG S35 var)

£18

728

Mexico

1914

CIVIL WAR: Cover franked with 1914 5c buff & green SONORA 'Coach Seal' issue (SG S35b) applied to envelope with glue tied by POZA ESTN, SON cds dated 24 NOV 1914. Addressed to HERMOSILLO with arrival cds on reverse.

£30

729

Mexico

1914

CIVIL WAR & TRAVELLING POST OFFICES: Cover with printed 'Roy & Titcomb, Inc. Nogales, Arizona' return address at top franked with 1914 5c dull carmine 'Denver' issue (SG CT42) tied by O.P.A. No. 855 F.C.C.R. Y.P. Y SUR P. cds dated 6 AGO 1914 (Guaymas - Nogales route). Addressed to NOGALES, SON.

£25

730

Mexico

1914

CIVIL WAR: Black & white photographic PPC 'Moving the Mexican Army' showing troops alongside and being transported on trains. Fine unused. A scarce card.

£25

731

Mexico

1915

10c blue 'Portrait' issue, imperf. A fine mint copy with variety STAMP PRINTED DOUBLE. (SG 298 var)

£20

732

Mexico

1916

'Silver Currency' OPT issue on 1910 set the 1c to 20c all fine mint. (SG 310/317, Cat £20+)

£10

733

Mexico

1916

60c on 2c green 'Gold Currency' opt issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 374)

£15

734

Mexico

1917

5p grey & grey green 'P.O. Mexico City' issue, a fine mint corner marginal block of four with 'V-13' cylinder number in green and '1982' sheet number handstamp in black in margin. (SG 412a. Cat £112)

£50

735

Mexico

1919

10c + 5c blue 'Red Cross Fund' OPT issue, a fine used copy. (SG 414)

£10

736

Mexico

1922

Registered cover franked with pair 1910 15c lake & slate (SG 288) tied by light MERIDA cds dated 1922 with boxed 'MERIDA' registration marking in purple. Addressed to USA with small French 'Flag' cinderella label on front and 'Sunburst' registration seal on reverse with transit & arrival marks. Cover has a few minor edge faults but late use of this issue.

£16

737

Mexico

1923

Cover franked with 1923 10c brown (SG 423) tied by fine SANTA CLARA CHIH duplex cds in purple. Addressed to USA with firms filing mark on front.

£40

738

Mexico

1924

YUCATAN INSURRECTION ISSUE & REVENUE: 10p orange 'Yucatan Insurrection' local REVENUE issue, imperf with coupon attached inscribed 'Gobierno Revolucionario 1924'. A fine unused corner pair. Scarce. (Stevens #Y13, Mexico's Revenue Stamps #Y15)

£30

739

Mexico

1929

'Airmail' issue, perf 12, the set of nine fine mint. (SG 469/76, Cat £39)

£20

740

Mexico

1929

FIRST FLIGHT: 35c green postal stationery airmail envelope (H&G FB2) used with added 1929 2c grey green TAX issue (SG 461) tied by MEXICO CITY cds's dated 15 JUL 1929. Flown on the 'Emilio Carranza' death anniversary special flight from Mexico City to Matamoros with commemorative flight cachet in purple on front. Addressed to MATAMOROS, unclaimed with various LISTA markings etc. (Muller #33)

£18

741

Mexico

1930

5c sepia & sage green and 15c green & bright violet 'HABILITADO 1930' opt issue, the pair fine mint. (SG 496/7)

£12

742

Mexico

1930

Carranza AIRMAIL issue with 'HABILITADO AEREO 1930-1931' opt, the set of six fine mint. (SG 498/503)

£25

743

Mexico

1932

30c on 20c sepia AIR 'Surcharge' issue, perforated, a fine cds used copy. (SG 518, Cat £30)

£15

744

Mexico

1932

40c on 25c sepia & green AIR 'Surcharge' issue, perforated, a fine cds used copy. (SG 520, Cat £37)

£20

745

Mexico

1933

21st International Statistical Congress' issue, POSTAGE set of four fine mint. (SG 529/32, Cat £69+)

£32

746

Mexico

1938

'16th International Town Planning & Housing Congress, Mexico City' issue, the complete set of twelve fine mint. (SG 610/621, Cat £100)

£50

747

Mexico

1944

TRAVELLING POST OFFICES: Cover with 'El Pipila, Guanajuato, GTO' company handstamp at left franked with pair 1940 6c green (SG 654) tied by SERVICIO AMBULANTE 393 cds dated 6 NOV 1944. Addressed to USA and censored on arrival.

£25

748

Mexico

1945

'Inter American Conference' issue, the set of nine fine mint. (SG 735/43, Cat £47)

£22

749

Mexico

1946

'400th Anniversary of City of Zacatecas' issue, the set of nine fine mint. (SG 777/85, Cat £55)

£25

750

Mexico

1950

20p grey blue & scarlet 'Type 2' REDRAWN with 'LQ' engravers initials added, a fine lightly used copy. (SG 859a, Cat £85)

£40

751

Mexico

1962

1p olive grey, 5p dull blue & deep green, 10p deep grey & blue and 20p reddish violet & black 'Photogravure' issue, the set of four fine mint. (SG 1011/4, Cat £42+)

£20

752

Mexico

1963

20c rose on white fluorescent paper, a fine mint copy. (SG 1052a, Cat £38)

£18

753

Mexico

1886-1935

POSTAL STATIONERY: Small lot of better mint & used items inc 1903 2c card with APIZACO TLAX cds to PUEBLA, 1911 2c card with added 4dc tied from CARMEN to Germany, 1903 4c on 3c brown PSC used with printed 'Ferrocarril Central de Mexicano' message on reverse, Hidalgo Medallion 10c orange PSE and 4c orange lettercard unused, 4c brown PSC with 'Villa Zapata' civil war opt and 1930's 25c airmail envelope unused. (9 items)

£30

754

Mexico

1975-1992

EXPORTA ISSUE: Useful mint collection on various different printed pages plus accumulation on two stocksheets inc a couple of blocks of four. Needs sorting & checking. (69 stamps)

£20

755

Morocco Agencies

1896

GIBRALTAR USED IN MOROCCO: 5c + 5c green QV postal stationery replycard of Gibraltar (H&G 18) reply half only datelined 'Telegraph House, Tangier' on reverse used with added Gibraltar 1889 5c green QV issue (SG Z141) tied by fine TANGIER 'A26' duplex cancel dated NOV 4 1895. Addressed to UK. Fine.

£50

756

Morocco Agencies

1899

2p black & carmine QV issue fine used with central strike of MOGADOR cds dated 1906. (SG 16)

£45

757

Morocco Agencies

1903

25c purple & black on blue EVII overprint issue with variety 'HYPHEN BETWEEN N & C' a fine mint copy. (SG 20c, Cat £75)

£25

758

Morocco Agencies

1907

EVII definitive issue, the set of twelve fine mint. (SG 112/123)

£95

759

Morocco Agencies

1909

Black & white printed 'Royal Mail Steam Packet Company' PPC of the 'R.M.S.P. "Agadir"' franked on message side with 1907 25c on 2½d pale ultramarine EVII issue (SG 116a) tied by BRITISH POST OFFICE RABAT cds dated 22 JUL 1909. Addressed to ITALY with CASABLANCA and TANGIER transit cds's and Italian arrival cds all on front. Very fine.

£60

760

Morocco Agencies

1914

1d scarlet GV British currency issue, a fine used block of eight with oval REGISTERED MAZAGAN cancels dated 16 APR 1918. (SG 43)

£24

761

Morocco Agencies

1914

3p on 2/6 yellow brown GV 'Seahorse' issue with overprint in 'Spanish Currency', De La Rue printing, a fine mint copy. (SG 140)

£25

762

Morocco Agencies

1924

3f on 2/6 chocolate brown, 3f on 2/6 reddish brown and 6f on 5/- rose red GV 'Seahorse' issue with overprints in 'French Currency', the set of three fine mint. (SG 200, 200c & 201)

£25

763

Morocco Agencies

1937

GVI issue with 'TANGIER' overprint, the set of three in fine unmounted mint blocks of four. (SG 245/247)

£70

764

Morocco Agencies

1937

Cover franked with single 1937 15c on 1½d maroon GVI issue (SG 164) tied by LARACHE cds. Addressed to TANGIER with arrival cds on reverse.

£30

765

Morocco Agencies

1938

Cover franked with single 1935 1p on 10d turquoise blue GV issue overprinted in Spanish currency (SG 159) tied by BRITISH POST OFFICE TETUAN cds dated 16 JAN 1938 with second strike alongside. Addressed to UK.

£40

766

Morocco Agencies

1938

Registered cover franked with 1935 50c on 5d yellow brown, pair 90c on 9d deep olive green, 1f 50c on 1/- bistre brown GV issue and 1937 15c on 1½d maroon GVI issue all overprinted in French currency (SG 221/2, 224 & 229) plus 1936 5c on ½d green, 10c on 1d scarlet & 15c on 1½d red brown EVIII issue overprinted in Spanish currency (SG 160/2) tied by BRITISH POST OFFICE FEZ cds's dated 8 JAN 1938 with printed 'FEZ, Morocco' REG label. Addressed to USA with GIBRALTAR & other transits & arrival marks on reverse.

£35

767

Nicaragua

1862

1c bistre 'Volcano' issue a fine IMPERF PLATE PROOF on thin paper. Ex ABNCo. Archive. (As SG 3)

£40

768

Nicaragua

1883

2c red brown on buff postal stationery card (H&G 1) used with fine strike of CORREOS DE NICARAGUA CHINANDEGA cds in blue. Addressed to LEON.

£50

769

Nicaragua

1886

2c red brown on buff first postal stationery card (H&G 1) used with CORINTO cds in purple dated 18 AUG 1886. Addressed to LEON.

£25

770

Nicaragua

1890

10c grey postal stationery envelope (H&G B5) with serifed 'SPECIMEN' handstamp in blue green. Unused.

£12

771

Nicaragua

1893

TELEGRAPH: 1c blue 'Seebeck' telegraph issue with variety 'TELEGRAFOS' OPT INVERTED, a fine copy. (Barefoot #26b, Cat £20)

£12

772

Nicaragua

1896

Nice group of 'Numeral' PSE's with 1896 10c orange used from GRANADA to UK, 10c orange used with added 1896 5c aniline rose 'Seebeck' issue tied from MANAGUA to LEON and 1897 5c red three examples used from LEON, CORINTO & GRANADA to MANAGUA, 10c orange two copies used from LEON & MANAGUA to UK and 5c red used with added 1897 5c aniline rose 'Seebeck' issue tied from LEON to MANAGUA. All in fine condition. (8 items)

£65

773

Nicaragua

1898

TELEGRAPH: 5c olive brown 'Seebeck' issue with variety 'TELEGRAFO' OPT DOUBLE. A fine used copy. (Barefoot #unlisted)

£30

774

Nicaragua

1900

MOMOTOMBO TRAIN ISSUE: Nice group with 1902 5c blue PSE with added 10c mauve sent from CORINTO to GERMANY, 1900 10c purple PSE sent from LEON to USA, 1902 10c purple PSE with added 5c blue 'Litho' issue sent from BLUEFIELDS to USA and 1902 PPC 'Palacio Nacional Managua' with 5c blue 'Litho' issue from CORINTO to UK. Fine condition. (4 items)

£45

775

Nicaragua

1900

5c blue, 10c purple, 20c brown, 30c green and 50c red large format 'Momotombo' NEWSPAPER STAMP issue, all cut square with large margins, imperf all overprinted SPECIMEN in red and with small hole punch. Ex ABNCo. archive. Unlisted by all catalogues. Very scarce. (See article in Mainsheet issue #62)

£120

776

Nicaragua

1902

10c purple 'Momotombo' PSE (H&G B46) used with added 1901 5c deep blue 'Postage Due' issue with '1901 CORREOS' opt (SG 179) tied by light SAN JUAN DEL SUR cds. Addressed to USA with arrival cds on reverse.

£35

777

Nicaragua

1904

5c blue 'Momotombo' postal stationery envelope (H&G B45) used with superb strike of ADMINISTRACION DE CORREOS DE BOACO oval cancel dated NOV 11 1904. Addressed to MANAGUA with large circular CARTERO No. 4 - 10 A.M. MANAGUA marking on front and MANAGUA oval arrival mark on reverse. Trimmed approx 1cm at left but a rare origination.

£240

778

Nicaragua

1904

ZELAYA: 1c claret 'Momotombo' issue with 'B Dpto Zelaya' handstamp in blue from the Managua special printing, a fine used copy with part strike of LAGUNA DE PERLAS oval cancel in purple dated 1905. (Maxwell #LB23R)

£18

779

Nicaragua

1906

10c on 2p deep green 'Arms' issue with overprint reading up, a fine used copy. Difficult stamp. (SG 234)

£10

780

Nicaragua

1909

'CORREOS - 1909' opt on Revenue issue, the set of five fine lightly used. (SG 273/7)

£16

781

Nicaragua

1910

CABO GRACIAS A DIOS: Cover franked with single 1909 15c black with 'C Dpto Zelaya' opt (SG C67) tied by dumb cork cancel in black. Addressed to USA with NEW ORLEANS arrival cds on reverse dated MAY 10 1910. A very scarce issue used on cover.

£65

782

Nicaragua

1911

2c on 2c on 5c on 2c blue 'Railway Coupon' issue with overprint in yellow the COMPLETE SETTING OF TWENTY fine unused. (SG 322c)

£110

783

Nicaragua

1911

RAILWAY COUPON ISSUE: 2c on 5c on 2c blue 'Railway Coupon' issue with overprint in yellow. A fine unused strip of four. An underrated issue. (SG 322c, Cat £25)

£15

784

Nicaragua

1911

5c on 10c on 1c vermilion and 10c on 10c on 1c vermilion RAILWAY COUPON issue with 'Vale 5 cts. CORREO DE 1911' opt (unissued). The pair fine unused. Uncommon. (SG 331/2, Cat £52+)

£25

785

Nicaragua

1914

REVENUES: 1914 2 cor black 'Impuesto Al Capital' (Capital gains tax) REVENUE issue and circa 1950 10c rose 'Consular Especial' (Consular) REVENUE both with red 'SPECIMEN' opt and small hole punch. The latter stamp is only known as a specimen. Ex ABNCo. Archive. (2)

£15

786

Nicaragua

1917

ROUTING: Cover franked with 1914 1c green & pair 2c vermilion (SG 395/396) tied by somewhat smudgy SAN JUAN DEL SUR cds's but with return address at top left. Addressed to USA endorsed in manuscript 'Via Liberia y Limon' with LIBERIA COSTA RICA transit cds and straight line 'TRANSITO' marks on front and SAN JOSE COSTA RICA transit cds and USA arrival cds on reverse. Scarce routing.

£60

787

Nicaragua

1919

ZELAYA - POSTAL FISCALS: 1c orange 'Timbre Fiscal' REVENUE and 1c blue 'Tall Type' REVENUE issue both tied on small piece by BLUEFIELDS cds dated APR 22 1919. These revenues were authorised for use due to the stamp shortage which resulted in the 1919 Bluefields Provisionals.

£35

788

Nicaragua

1921

Colour PPC 'Vida Campo - Recuerdos de Nicaragua' franked on message side with 1921 1c on 5c blue opt on 'OFICIAL' issue and 1c on 4c orange & black OPT on Revenue issue (SG 449 & 455) tied by LEON cds. Addressed to GERMANY with CORINTO transit cds also on front. Uncommon issues used on cover.

£30

789

Nicaragua

1924

Trio of 2c orange on yellow PSEs (H&G B82) one used in 1922 with added 1c TAX opt (SG 473) tied CORINTO to LEON, two used in 1924 both with added 1c violet TAX issues (SG 494) tied from CORINTO to LEON with instructional mark on front and from MANAGUA to USA. All fine. (3 items)

£30

790

Nicaragua

1925

10c brown on cream 'Waterlow' postal stationery card (H&G 73) which was devalued in 1913 re-used with added 1922 ½c green and 1c violet 'National Palace' issue (SG 465/466) applied over stamp imprint and tied by heavy strike of MANAGUA cds with second strike alongside. Addressed internally to GRANADA. An unusual use.

£24

791

Nicaragua

1925

REVENUE PROOF: Circa 1925. Green 'Timbre Fiscal Consular' IMPERF PLATE PROOF on thick card without value. Ex ABNCo. Archive.

£35

792

Nicaragua

1928

Cover franked with 1928 1c violet and 2c on 4c vermilion both with 'Correos 1928' overprints in purple (SG 575 & 586) tied by CORINTO cds. Addressed to USA.

£30

793

Nicaragua

1931

EARTHQUAKE ISSUES: Printed 'Presidencia de la Republica Managua' envelope with gold 'Liberty Cap' imprint at top with oval ADMINISTRACION DE CORREOS MANAGUA marking in purple dated NOV 12 1931 sent via CORINTO with added 1931 5c sepia with '1931' earthquake opt and 'OFICIAL 'opt in red (SG O672) tied by CORINTO cds dated 13 NOV. Addressed to FRANCE with arrival cds on reverse. Cover has horizontal crease not affecting the stamp or markings and a few tiny tone spots but otherwise very scarce correct use of the earthquake officials.

£65

794

Nicaragua

1933

Cover with franked with 1922 ½c deep green and 2c carmine red, 1928 4c chocolate and 1929 1c orange TAX issue plus 2 x 1929 15c violet 'Momotombo' AIR issue (SG 465, 467, 595, 605 & 629) all tied by large CORREO AEREO MANAGUA cancels dated AGO 19 1933 with 'Winged' AIR MAIL marking in purple on front. Addressed to UK. Attractive.

£24

795

Nicaragua

1935

POSTMASTER PROVISIONAL: 1c orange TAX issue used with 'J P Frawley' Postmaster's Signature validating the stamp after a large theft of stamps from the Treasury on November 16th 1935. Uncommon. (SG 818)

£24

796

Nicaragua

1938

'75th Anniversary of the Postal Service' EXTERIOR issue sheetlet of four containing the variety 50c ERROR OF COLOUR (printed in Black & blue the colour of the 15c), IMPERF, fine unused. (Maxwell #A240da, SG 999e/h Variety).

£30

797

Nicaragua

1938

Headed 'Banco Nacional de Nicaragua' cover franked with 4 x 1938 5c on 50c brown comprising a normal single plus the three listed varieties 'Val' for 'Vale', 'Valc' for 'Vale' and 'Cantavos' for 'Centavos' (SG 1001, 1001a, 1001b & 1001c) tied by boxed MANAGUA cancel. Addressed locally. Scarce varieties used on cover.

£45

798

Nicaragua

1941

CENSORED MAIL: Airmail cover franked with 1937 30c on 50c carmine & 1941 10c on 1c emerald green (SG 931 & 1050) tied by boxed GRANADA cancels. Addressed to USA with Nicaraguan black on buff 'CENSURADA' handstamped censor strip at left and USA 'EXAMINED BY 12066' censor strip at right. Also 1941 airmail cover franked 1937 40c on 1cor green (SG 933) tied by boxed MANAGUA cancel. Addressed to CANADA with 'EXAMINED BY C. 38' Canadian censor strip at left and Nicaraguan 'Coffee' publicity cachet on reverse. (2 items)

£20

799

Nicaragua

1943

FIRST FLIGHT: TACA First Flight across Central America, the set of four illustrated covers for the four legs of the flight to Costa Rica, Honduras, El Salvador and USA each cover with the first flight cachet on front. A fine group showing the complete flight. (4 covers, Muller #36/39, rated 5000pts)

£30

800

Nicaragua

1947

'Triangle' POSTAGE issue, the set of eleven in fine mint triangular blocks of four. (SG 1096/1106, Cat £40)

£20

801

Nicaragua

1952

Printed British Legation envelope sent registered franked with 1950 20c scarlet & black on front and 1949 5c turquoise on reverse (SG 1147 & 1137) tied by boxed MANAGUA cancels dated 18 JUL 1952 with boxed REG marking. Addressed to MEXICO with BRITISH LEGATION MANAGUA cachet on front. Also REG cover to USA franked with 5c & 30c from the 'Embajada de la Republica Dominicana, Managua' with consular cachets etc. (2 items)

£12

802

Nicaragua

1955

ISLAND MAIL: Airmail cover with typed 'Donald Gardner, Moyogalpa, Ometepe (Isla) Nicaragua, C.A.' return address on front and 'Please Forward' at base franked with 1954 25c scarlet & black and 2 x 1955 5c blue TAX issue (SG 1219 & T1247a) tied by purple MANAGUA cds's. Addressed to USA with arrival cds on reverse. A scarce origination.

£20

803

Nicaragua

1974

Cover from CHILE to NIGERIA missent to NICARAGUA with boxed 'MAL ENCAMINADA A NICARAGUA' marking in purple on front. Unusual.

£10

804

Nicaragua

1979

SANDINISTA REVOLUTION: Incoming cover from Australia franked with 1976 20c and 35c 'Cocos Keeling Islands' issue (SG 25 & 28) tied by NORTHAMPTON WA cds dated 3 JUL 1979 and also a Hutt River Province 55c 'Christmas' local on reverse tied by large HUTT RIVER PROVINCE cds dated 2 JUL 1979. Addressed to 'R E Allen, Banco de Londres, Managua' and held due to the revolution with fine strike of two line 'CORREO ATRASADO POR LA GUERRA' (mail delayed by war) marking in purple with boxed TELCOR MANAGUA arrival mark on reverse dated 30 AUG 1979. Cover has a boxed Banco de Londres receiving mark on front dated 3 SEP 1979. An unusual item. This cover was featured in an article in Nicaro vol.6 no.1 Jan 2017, a copy of which accompanies.

£50

805

Nicaragua

1900-1947

Nice group of 'SPECIMENS' with UNISSUED 1900 2c & 5c 'Postage Dues', the unissued 1c claret RECONSTRUCCION issue, few National Palace types inc 'OFICIAL' opts & block of four, couple of Telegraphs and a later 2c 'Will Rogers' pair, all mint with gum opt 'SPECIMEN' in red with small hole punch. Ex ABNCo. Archive. (16 stamps)

£25

806

Nicaragua

1933-1943

OFFICIAL MAIL: Trio of official 'Bank' covers all franked with 'OFICIAL' opt issues inc one sent airmail, two to USA and one to UK with a variety of official cachets & markings. (3 items)

£25

807

Nyasaland

1891

1d black, 2d sea green & vermilion, 4d reddish chestnut & black, 8d rose lake & ultramarine and 1/- grey brown 'B.C.A.' opt issue all fine mint (the 8d is unused). (SG 1/3 & 6/7, Cat £105)

£32

808

Nyasaland

1895

6d black & blue 'Arms of the Protectorate' issue, no watermark, a fine mint copy. (SG 24, Cat £100)

£32

809

Nyasaland

1898

1d vermilion & deep ultramarine 'Cheque' stamp, without control opt on reverse used with central ZOMBA Squared circle cds dated JUL 27 1898. Couple of small thins on reverse. (SG 57ab, Cat £120)

£40

810

Nyasaland

1934

GV 'Leopard' issue, the set of nine fine mint. (SG 114/22, Cat £48)

£16

811

Nyasaland

1935

GV 'Silver Jubilee' issue, the set of four fine mint. (SG 123/6, Cat £42)

£12

812

Nyasaland

1938

GVI 'definitive' issue, the set of eighteen fine mint. (SG 130/143, Cat £225)

£75

813

Nyasaland

1938

2/- purple & blue on blue and 2/6 black & red on blue GVI 'Key Type' issue on chalk surfaced paper, both fine mint copies. (SG 139/40, Cat £30)

£10

814

Nyasaland

1938

5/- pale green & red on yellow on chalk surfaced paper and 5/- green & red on pale yellow on ordinary paper GVI 'Key Type' issue, both shades fine mint. (SG 141/141a, Cat £150)

£50