South & Central America Auction Images Page 7

Lot	Country	Date	Description	Est(£)
721	India	1866	6a purple 'Revenue' with POSTAGE overprint in green, a fine used copy with blue cancel. (SG 66)	£90
722	India	1866	Circa 1866. Native cover franked with 1865 ½a blue QV issue (SG 54) tied by BOMBAY SE 'S.E.3' duplex cancel. Addressed to AMRITSAR with boxed 'TOO LATE' and AMRITSAR arrival cds on reverse.	£18
723	India	1894	Cover franked with 1882 ½a blue green and pair 1a plum QV issue (SG 85 & 89) tied by three strikes of TINSUKIA squared circle cds. Addressed to UK with CALCUTTA transit and UK arrival cds's on reverse.	£30
724	India	1895	2r carmine & yellow brown QV issue used with fine central strike of MOOLTAN squared circle cds. (SG 107)	£18
725	India	1905	INDIA USED IN OMAN: 2a 6p ultramarine EVII issue of India, a pair used with two fine strikes of MUSCAT cds dated 4 OCT 1905. (SG 126)	£30
726	India	1908	Registered cover franked on reverse with 24 x 1902 3p grey EVII issue (SG 119) comprising various blocks & multiples all tied by multiple strikes of MADRAS cds dated 9 AP 1908 with boxed 'R MADRAS' registration handstamp on front. Addressed to GERMANY with arrival cds on reverse. A fine franking.	£45
727	India	1915	MILITARY: Stampless black & white PPC 'Black maned Lion, British East Africa' sent from a member of the Indian army stationed at MAKATAU KENYA inscribed 'on active service' in manuscript with fine strike of large F.P.O. No. 315 cds dated 17 DEC 1915. Addressed to UK with manuscript 'censored by, B.E.A. 16.12.15' censor marking with signature handstamp of the commanding officer alongside.	£50
728	India	1926	INDIA USED IN NEPAL: 1a chocolate GV issue tied on piece by fine strike of large NEPAL cds dated 2 MAR 1936. (SG 234)	£30
729	India	1937	INDIA USED IN THE ANDAMAN ISLANDS: Cover franked with 1926 3p slate and 1932 ½a green GV issue (SG 201 & 232) tied by two fine strikes of PORT BLAIR cds dated 15 MAR 1937. Addressed to UK. Very fine & scarce.	£150
730	India	1943	INDIA USED IN KUWAIT: 2as 6p bright violet GVI issue of India used on piece tied by fine complete strike of KUWAIT PERSIAN GULF cds dated 1943. Scarce use during the rebellion in Iraq where the Indian authorities assumed responsibility for the Kuwaiti postal service. (SG 252)	£50
731	India	1960	Stampless 'GREEN ENVELOPE' inscribed 'For use by members of Armed Forces Only' sent by a Nepali Soldier with details of rank & number on reverse with fine strike of F.P.O. No. 667 cds dated 23.6.1960 with purple 'UNIT CENSOR B51' censor cachet alongside. Addressed to KATHMANDU, NEPAL with arrival cds on reverse.	£30
732	Ireland	1802	PRESTAMP: Cover with manuscript 'Ireland, Maynooth July One 1802' at top with superb strike of straight line 'MAYNOOTH' marking in black. Addressed to EDINBURGH with circular 'FE 9' BISHOP MARK and an additional small circular arrival mark in black on front.	£70
733	Ireland	1832	PRESTAMP: Complete folded letter with manuscript 'Postpaid' at top rated '3/6' in red manuscript with small unframed 'PAID' in black on front and fine BELFAST cds dated MAY 1832 on reverse with straight line 'LATE' marking struck alongside. Addressed to EDINBURGH with red PAID arrival cds on front.	£45
734	Ireland	1842	PRESTAMP: Cover with manuscript 'Pd' at top, rated '1d' in red manuscript with fine strike of boxed 'PAID AT SLIGO' marking in black with SLIGO cds in blue dated OCT 28 1842 alongside. Addressed to GLASGOW, SCOTLAND with ENNISKILLEN and BELFAST transit cds's and boxed GLASGOW arrival mark on reverse.	£35
735	Ireland	1874	TRAVELLING POST OFFICES: ½d violet British PSC used with LISNASKEA cds dated JY 2 1874. Addressed to DUBLIN with fine strike of DUBLIN & BELFAST R.P.O. cds on reverse.	£30
736	Ireland	1903	GREAT BRITAIN USED IN IRELAND: Plain postcard franked with Great Britain 1902 ½d pale yellowish green EVII issue (SG 217) tied by fine PORTADOWN cds dated JUL 18 1908. Addressed to LISBURN.	£18
737	Ireland	1917	MILITARY: Colour PPC 'Salmon Fishing' franked on message side with Great Britain 1912 ½d green GV issue (SG 351) tied by fine strike of large SHANES PARK CAMP BELFAST skeleton cds dated AUG 17 1917. Addressed locally within BELFAST.	£35
738	Ireland	1922	½d green GV Issue with 'Provisional Government of Ireland 1922' first DOLLARD overprint in black, a fine used pair used with two strikes of undated circular CLONDALKIN cancel in black used as an emergency cancel following Post Office Raids. Very unusual. (SG 1)	£45
739	Ireland	1922	10/- dull grey blue GV 'Seahorse' issue with 'Provisional Government of Ireland 1922' DOLLARD overprint in black, a fine mint copy. (SG 21)	£100
740	Ireland	1922	COIL ISSUE: 2d orange GV issue, Die 1, with Harrison opt for use in coils, a fine mint copy. (SG 29)	£10
741	Ireland	1922	4d grey green, 9d agate and 10d turquoise blue GV issue with 'Provisional Government of Ireland 1922' second THOM overprint, all good to fine mint. (SG 37, 40 & 42, Cat £55)	£18
742	Ireland	1922	1/- olive bistre GV issue with Thom opt, wide setting, a fine mint copy. (SG 51, Cat £50)	£16
743	Ireland	1922	5d yellow brown GV issue with 'Irish Free State 1922' THOM overprint in blue black tied on large piece by fine strike of BALLINASLOE cds dated 4 MY 1923 with printed blue on white 'Ballinasloe' registration label alongside. (SG 59)	£18
744	Ireland	1922	Black on buff 'Dollard' PROOF of the 1922 'Provisional Government of Ireland 1922' overprint from the defaced plate with blank line down centre. A fine copy. (Hibernian #PR5)	£50
745	Ireland	1923	OFFICIAL MAIL: Stampless cover with manuscript 'Saorstat Eireann' at top to denote official business with good strike of MIDDLETON cds dated 8 OCT 1923. Addressed to 'The Solicitor, Irish Land Commission, Upper Merrion Street, Dublin'.	£35
746	Ireland	1925	5d dark violet postal stationery registered envelope (H&G C4) used with added 1922 1d carmine (SG 72) tied by CORK cds's dated 24 JAN 1925 with printed blue on white 'CORK 33' REG label alongside. Addressed to AUSTRIA.	£15
747	Ireland	1933	2d olive green 'Harp' PSE (FAI #U1g, H&G B9) used with BAILE ATHA CLIATH roller cancel (Dublin) dated 2 AUG 1933. Addressed to UK.	£35
748	Ireland	1967	POLITICAL CINDERELLA: 'Centenary of the Fenian Men 1867 - 1967' miniature sheet with reproductions of the three different stamps in green and lilac. A fine mint example. (FAI 32# 2bR/4bR)	£10
749	Mexico	1833	PRESTAMP: Stampless cover from GUANACEVI to DURANGO with superb strike of large boxed GUANACEVI marking in black with handstruck '2' rate marking alongside.	£50
750	Mexico	1856	4r dull vermilion 'Hidalgo' issue, with 'VERACRUZ' district opt, a fine lightly used four margin copy. (SG 4a, Cat £75)	£35
751	Mexico	1864	'American Banknote Co.' HIDALGO issue, the set of four fine IMPERF PROOFS on thin white paper. Ex ABNCo. Archive. Very scarce. (SG 15/18)	£150
752	Mexico	1867	4r red on yellow HIDALGO issue with 'Gothic Mexico' district overprint, a fine used copy, four margins with variety PRINTED ON BOTH SIDES. Fine & Scarce. (SG 47a, Follansbee #MEX4DB)	£130
753	Mexico	1872	25c red 'Hidalgo' issue with '9 73' numeral opt and 'COLIMA' district opt showing small part of the 'L A + F' watermark on reverse. (SG 89h, Cat £40, Follansbee #89w2)	£20
754	Mexico	1872	Circa 1872. Folded letter franked with 1872 12c blue with '46 72' invoice number and 'TOLUCA' district overprint (SG 88) tied by small oval FRANQUEADO TOLUCA cancel in black. Addressed to ITHAHUACA. Ex Schimmer.	£50
755	Mexico	1874	POSTAL STATIONERY: Range of 1874 - 1884 'Hidalgo' PSEs, 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
756	Mexico	1884	10p blue 'Hidalgo Medallion' issue a fine used copy. Stamp has a few ragged perfs at lower right but a scarce stamp. (SG 155)	£95
757	Mexico	1884	1c green 'Hidalgo Medallion' issue a fine mint IMPERF PAIR. Gum a little toned but scarce. (SG 141b)	£20
758	Mexico	1885	3c chestnut 'Hidalgo' MEDALLION issue, a fine mint IMPERF BETWEEN PAIR. Tiny scuff on face at top of left hand stamp but a scarce variety. (SG 158b, Follansbee #155HUB, Cat $200)	£75
759	Mexico	1886	1c on 2c brown carmine 'Numeral' issue COLIMA PROVISIONAL opt, a fine unused example with the 'genuine' opt in blue and a 'used' forgery with opt in black and JILOTEPEC postmark. This issue was speculatively produced by Joaquin Escalante without authorisation but is known genuinely used on cover.	£35
760	Mexico	1890	EXPRESS COMPANIES: 10c orange + 15c green 'Wells Fargo Express Company' PSE (UPSS #WF48, H&G B32) used with oval EXPRESS WELLS FARGO Y CIA ESPIRITU SANTO MEX cancel in purple dated SEP 1 1890. Addressed to GUANAJUATO with EXPRESS WELLS FARGO Y CIA GUANAJUATO MEXO oval arrival mark on front.	£45
761	Mexico	1892	1c green 'Numeral' issue on thin hard paper, a fine mint block of ten showing the a mixture of stamps with compound perf 11 x 5½-6 the left hand block of eight and stamps perf 11 the right hand pair. (SG 208a & 208c, Cat £46)	£20
762	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
763	Mexico	1895	CLIPPERTON ISLAND: 50c lilac '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 light toning but a rare value of the set.	£90
764	Mexico	1896	15c greenish blue 'Mulitas' issue, watermark script 'RM' (inverted), perf 12, a fine mint copy. (SG 237)	£90
765	Mexico	1899	5c brown EAGLE 'Arms' issue, an IMPERF ESSAY on thin card by 'Bradbury Wilkinson' with a design that is different from the issued stamp, particularly the central Eagle. The essay has a couple of small tone spots and a slight scuff but otherwise a rare item. With the issued stamp for comparison. Ingham illustrates three similar hand painted essays which are different from this one. (As SG 269, See Ingham #43/46)	£150
766	Mexico	1899	15c purple & lavender and 20c blue & rose plus 1903 1c deep purple, 2c green, 4c carmine red, 5c orange and 10c orange & blue 'Eagle' issue all with 'MUESTRA' (Specimen) opt in black. Scarce group. (SG 271/2 & 276/80)	£35
767	Mexico	1900	BISECT: Cover franked with 1899 diagonally BISECTED 2c vermilion (SG 267a) correctly paying the 1c local town rate tied by OAXACA cds dated 1 JAN 1900. Addressed to Sr Dn Alverto Holm y Esposa, Presente'. The cover would likely have contained a New Years greeting card. A fine & rare item.	£360
768	Mexico	1903	1c deep purple, 2c green, 4c carmine red and 10c orange & blue 'Arms' issue all with 'MUESTRA' (Specimen) opt in black. (As SG 276/8 & 280)	£16
769	Mexico	1910	'Centenary of First Independence Movement' issue, the complete set of eleven fine mint. (SG 282/292, Cat £60)	£30
770	Mexico	1913	CIVIL WAR: 2c lilac 'Postal Fiscal' issue WITH COUPON attached, a fine mint IMPERF PAIR. (SG S27B variety)	£20
771	Mexico	1913	CIVIL WAR REVENUE: 100p grey 'Transitorio' REVENUE issue with coupon, the top value fine mint. Scarce. (Roberts #RV29)	£60
772	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
773	Mexico	1914	CIVIL WAR - OFFICIAL SEALS: Trio of covers all undelivered showing use of the printed black on white 'Eagle' OFFICIAL SEAL with varied frankings inc one use of the 1914 5c dull red 'Postal Fiscal' issue (SG CT36) tied by O.P.A. 85 TPO cds. All three covers have various 'NO RECLAMADO' & 'LISTA' markings. Mixed condition with faults. (3 items)	£60
774	Mexico	1914	CIVIL WAR: 5c orange PSE with 'VILLA - ZAPATA' monogram overprint in black (UPSS #E71aB-3, H&G IB10). A fine unused example.	£18
775	Mexico	1914	CIVIL WAR: 5c orange PSE with large 'GCM' monogram handstamp in violet (H&G IB20) used with HERMOSILLO cds's dated JUN 1914. Addressed to USA and 1915 unclaimed cover with 1914 5c orange with large 'GCM' monogram opt (SG CT26) tied by MAZATLAN cds to SAN BLAS, TEPIC with straight line 'REZAGOS' in blue and arrival marks on reverse. (2 items)	£40
776	Mexico	1917	30c grey purple 'Portrait' issue, rouletted, a fine mint copy. Light crease at base. (SG 400, Cat £80)	£20
777	Mexico	1918	OFFICIAL ISSUE: 1p grey & blue with 'OFICIAL' overprint in red, a fine lightly used copy. (SG O422)	£35
778	Mexico	1919	5c + 3c ultramarine and 10c + 5c blue 'Red Cross Fund' OPT issue, the pair fine mint. (SG 413/4, Cat £34)	£16
779	Mexico	1919	ROUTING: Cover with manuscript 'Via Puerto Barrios et Livingston, Guatemala' at top franked with 1917 10c blue (SG 398) tied by somewhat unclear Chiapas cancel (CHIS is visible at the bottom) dated 16 OCT 1919. Addressed to FRANCE with TONALA, CHIS transit cds on reverse (which showed that it was routed via Guatemala) and French arrival cds's on front & reverse.	£20
780	Mexico	1923	1p blue & lake 'National Theatre' issue, a superb mint complete sheet of twenty five with 'C.H.I.A.' and 'No. 6676' imprints in margin and variety 'STAMP WITHOUT EAGLE ON PALACE DOME' showing clearly on five stamps. (SG 435 & 435a, Cat £103)	£45
781	Mexico	1928	FIRST FLIGHT: Cover franked with 1923 10c rose carmine and 1927 25c sepia & lake AIR issue (SG 442 & 454) tied by SERVICIO AEREO VERACRUZ cds dated 15 OCT 1928 with airmail label alongside. Flown on the 'Vera Cruz - Minatitlan - Villa Hermosa - C. del Carmen - Campeche - Merida' first flight by CMA with '15 Octubre de 1928 R.A.C. No.2 VERACRUZ - MERIDA' Route Map first flight cachet in purple on reverse. Addressed to MERIDA with arrival cds on reverse. (Muller #13)	£60
782	Mexico	1929	'Airmail' issue, perf 12, the set of nine fine mint. (SG 469/76, Cat £39)	£20
783	Mexico	1931	15c on 20c sepia AIR 'Surcharge' issue, perforated, a fine mint copy. (SG 515, Cat £36)	£18
784	Mexico	1932	AIR issue with 'Habilitado Aereo - 1932' opt, the set of five fine mint. (SG 523/27, Cat £55)	£30
785	Mexico	1935	Pair of window envelopes franked with 2 x 1934 20c lake or 10c red brown & 30c brown olive AIR Issues (SG 574, 576 & 577) tied by ALVARO OBREGON TAB cds's dated JUN or JUL 1935. Sent airmail to MEXICO CITY both with fine strikes of undated circular 'R.A.C. No. --2- R.M.' airmail routing mark in black on front and both have VILLAHERMOSA transit and MEXICO CITY arrival cds's on reverse. (2 items)	£35
786	Mexico	1937	10c red violet postal stationery lettercard (H&G A38, UPSS #46d) used with added 1934 pair 10c red brown & pair 50c green AIR issue and 1935 1p turquoise green 'Insured Letter' issue on reverse (SG 574, 578 & IN585) all tied by NUEVO LAREDO cds's dated 16 FEB 1937 with boxed registration marking in purple on front and red 'Starburst' OFFICIAL SEAL folded over the edge tied by oval CORRESPONDENCIA REGISTRADAS NUEVO LAREDO cancels in violet. Addressed to FRANCE with arrival cds on reverse. The card is still sealed and does not appear to have a message inside but a nice franking.	£40
787	Mexico	1940	'Centenary of the First Postage Stamps' issue, the set of ten fine mint. (SG 643/52, Cat £119)	£55
788	Mexico	1945	TRAVELLING POST OFFICES: Cover with Mexico City manuscript return address on front franked with 1934 50c green (SG 578) tied by SERVICIO AMBULANTE 486 cds dated 26 FEB 1945 of the Mexico City - Nueva Laredo line. Addressed to USA	£25
789	Mexico	1950	20p grey blue & scarlet 'Type 2' REDRAWN with 'LQ' engravers initials added, a good mint copy. Small thin on reverse. Rare. (SG 859a, Cat £700)	£125
790	Mexico	1953	COIL ISSUE: 20c deep ultramarine and 40c orange red 'Postage' issue and 20c rose, 80c claret and 1p deep turquoise green 'Air' issue, the set of five COIL stamps Imperf x Perf 11 in fine unmounted mint strips of three. (SG 877c, 880c & 1020/1022, Cat £72+)	£25
791	Mexico	1953	80c claret AIR definitive issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 892, Cat £110)	£50
792	Mexico	1963	5p light grey blue & myrtle green, a fine mint copy. (SG 1050, Cat £120)	£60
793	Mexico	1963	20c rose on white fluorescent paper, a fine mint copy. (SG 1052a, Cat £38)	£18
794	Mexico	1977	3p brown 'Zapatos' Mexico Exporta 'CORREOGRAMA' PSE (H&G Unlisted) a good unused example.	£10
795	Mexico	1856-1960	Large bag of loose stamps early to modern, mainly used. Mixed condition. (100's)	£12
796	Mexico	1890-1920	OFFICIAL SEALS: Trio of seal including the scarce 'Servicio Postal Mexicano CERRADO OFICIALMENTE DEPARTADO DE REZAGOS' type printed in black on buff plus two later standard official seals in brown. (3 items)	£12
797	Mexico	1929-1973	Small group of USED modern PSEs inc1929 35c green used on a 1929 First Flight, 1947 25c from CHAPALA to USA, 1958 50c used from GUANAJUATO to USA and 1973 40c orange used with added stamp to USA. (4 items)	£25
798	Morocco Agencies	1889	GIBRALTAR USED IN MOROCCO: 5c green QV issue of Gibraltar used with good part strike of LAIRACHE cds. The stamp has some short perfs and is heavily thinned on reverse but a scarce cancel. (SG Z50, Cat £75)	£25
799	Morocco Agencies	1899	2p black & carmine QV issue fine used with central strike of MOGADOR cds dated 1906. (SG 16)	£45
800	Morocco Agencies	1903	Black & white PPC 'Tanger - Maroc, Marchand Indigene' franked on message side with 1899 10c carmine QV issue (SG 10) tied by TANGIER 'A26' duplex cancel. Addressed to GERMANY with GIBRALTAR transit cds's on reverse and German arrival cds on front.	£40
801	Morocco Agencies	1907	SPANISH CURRENCY: Useful mint range inc 1907 20c on 2d pale grey green & scarlet EVII issue, 1912 Downey Head pair, 1935 Silver Jubilee set of four, 1936 EVIII set and 10c on 1d scarlet with 15¼mm opt, 1940 Centenary of First Postage Stamp set, 1948 GVI Olympics set, 1951 GVI pale colours set of five and the four QE2 stamps all fine mint. (SG 115a, 126/7, 149/52, 160/3, 161a, 164, 172/5, 178/81, 182/6, & 187/90, Cat £56+)	£18
802	Morocco Agencies	1914	3p on 2/6 grey brown GV 'Seahorse' issue with overprint in 'Spanish Currency', De La Rue printing, a fine mint copy. (SG 139)	£25
803	Morocco Agencies	1923	SPANISH CURRENCY: GV issue wmk 'Block Cypher', the set of six fine mint. (SG 143/148, Cat £70)	£22
804	Morocco Agencies	1927	Plain postcard franked with 1927 ½d green and 1d scarlet GV issue with 'TANGIER' overprints (SG 231/232) tied by TANGIER cds's. Addressed to SWITZERLAND.	£24
805	Morocco Agencies	1935	3fr on 2/6 chocolate brown GV Re-engraved 'Seahorse' issue overprinted in French currency, a fine mint block of four. (SG 225)	£24
806	Morocco Agencies	1937	SPANISH CURRENCY: GVI issue, the set of seven fine mint. (SG 165/171, Cat £50)	£16
807	Morocco Agencies	1937	Registered cover franked with top marginal block of four 1935 1p on 10d turquoise blue 'Harrison' printing with overprint in 'Spanish Currency' (SG 159) tied by two strikes of oval REGISTERED BRITISH P.O. LARACHE cancel dated 13 MAY 1937 with printed blue on white 'LARACHE, MOROCCO' registration label alongside. Addressed to TANGIER.	£40
808	Morocco Agencies	1937	Cover franked with 1935 10c on 1d scarlet GV issue, 1937 15c on 1½d maroon 'Coronation' issue and pair 5c on ½d green GVI issue all overprinted in French currency (SG 217, 229 & 230) tied by BRITISH POST OFFICE RABAT cds's dated 26 OCT 1937. Addressed to USA.	£35
809	Morocco Agencies	1938	Plain postcard franked with 1936 5c on ½d green and 25c on 2½d bright blue GVI issue overprinted in Spanish currency (SG 160 & 163) tied by BRITISH POST OFFICE TETUAN cds's dated 8 JUN 1938. Addressed to SWITZERLAND.	£35
810	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
811	Morocco Agencies	1945	Cover franked with 1937 15c on 1½d red brown and 25c on 2½d ultramarine GVI issue overprinted in Spanish Currency (SG 167/168) tied by fine TETUAN cds with second strike alongside. Addressed to USA with TANGIER transit cds on reverse.	£40
812	Morocco Agencies	1949	GVI issue of Great Britain with 'MOROCCO AGENCIES' overprint, the set of seventeen fine mint. (SG 77/93, Cat £85)	£28
813	Nicaragua	1862	2c deep blue and 5c black on yellowish paper 'First Issue' both good unused copies. The 2c has a small thin on reverse. (SG 1/2, Cat £240)	£80
814	Nicaragua	1862	2c deep blue on yellowish paper 'First Issue' a good unused block of four. The block has some light creasing and a small stain at right but a rare first issue multiple. (SG 1, Cat £320)	£95
815	Nicaragua	1882	Cover franked with single 1882 10c slate violet 'UPU' issue (SG 23) cancelled with small circular 'NORTE' and by fine strike of SAN JUAN DEL NORTE cds dated OCT 16 1888 with second fine strike alongside. Addressed to USA with transit & arrival marks on reverse. Fine & very scarce issue on cover.	£300
816	Nicaragua	1890	10c grey PSE (H&G B5) with serifed 'SPECIMEN' handstamp in blue green. Unused.	£12
817	Nicaragua	1893	TELEGRAPH: 1c blue 'Seebeck' telegraph issue with variety 'TELEGRAFOS' OPT INVERTED, a fine copy. (Barefoot #26b, Cat £20)	£12
818	Nicaragua	1894	OFFICIAL MAIL: Long cover with impressed 'MINISTERIO DE RELACIONES EXTERIORES' official imprint on flap franked with 1894 10c orange 'Seebeck' OFFICIAL issue (SG O81) tied by two strikes of MANAGUA cds dated SEP 23 1894. Addressed to BELGIUM with CORINTO Transit and ANNVERS arrival cds's on reverse. The cover has some folds not affecting the stamp or markings. A rare issue on cover.	£50
819	Nicaragua	1895	5c blue small 'Arms' PSE (H&G B29) used from LEON to CORINTO, 1896 5c rose on bluish grey PSE (H&G B34) used from MASAYA to MANAGUA and 1899 3c black brown on brownish PSC (H&G 41a) used from CORINTO to GERMANY. (3 items)	£25
820	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
821	Nicaragua	1897	1p red 'Seebeck' MAP official issue dated '1897' with watermark. A good used copy from the original printing used with part cds and straight line 'Managua' handstamp in violet. This marking was applied to stamps which were affixed to New Year Greetings cards distributed by the Postmaster General. Scarce. (SG O119B)	£18
822	Nicaragua	1898	5c blue on salmon 'Seebeck' PSE (H&G B19) used with RIVAS cds dated 9 MAR. Addressed to LIBERIA, COSTA RICA with LIBERIA arrival cds dated 11 MAR on front. Unclaimed with manuscript 'No ce connu' and returned with second LIBERIA cds in purple dated 14 AUG and RIVAS arrival cds on reverse dated 16 AUG. Very unusual.	£110
823	Nicaragua	1902	ZELAYA: 2c red 'Momotombo' PSC (H&G 48) used with added 1900 1c claret and 2c orange red 'Momotombo' issue (SG 137/138) tied by two fine strikes of BLUEFIELDS oval cancel to USA and 6c ultramarine on cream 'Momotombo' PSC (H&G 49) datelined 'Cape Gracias. 20 Oct 1902' on reverse used with oval BLUEFIELDS cancel dated OCT 27 1902. Addressed to GERMANY. (2 items)	£60
824	Nicaragua	1903	UNISSUED: 1c black & yellow, 2c black & blue, 5c black & lake and 10c black & green 'President Zelaya' UNISSUED set of four in changed colours mint or unused. Uncommon. Only 500 sets were printed. (As SG 189/192)	£50
825	Nicaragua	1905	ZELAYA: 10c mauve LITHO 'Momotombo' TRAIN issue with small 'CABO' handstamp in purple, a fine lightly used copy. (SG C18)	£25
826	Nicaragua	1906	10c on 5p violet 'Provisional' OPT issue, a good unused copy. A scarce stamp. (SG 235, Cat £100)	£40
827	Nicaragua	1909	ZELAYA: 1c bright green 'Arms' issue a fine mint copy with variety SIDEWAYS 'O' IN 'DPTO'. (SG B75 variety, Maxwell #LB133b)	£18
828	Nicaragua	1909	'CORREOS - 1909' surcharges on 50c green 'Revenue' issue the set of five fine used. (SG 273/277)	£18
829	Nicaragua	1910	5c on 20c olive brown 'Surcharge' issue, a fine mint irregular corner block of thirteen with part IMPRINT at base. (SG 301)	£10
830	Nicaragua	1911	RAILWAY COUPON ISSUE: 15c on 10c on 1c vermilion 'Railway Coupon' issue with 'Vale 15c CORREO DE 1911' opt on reverse, a complete setting of twenty, unused. Corner fault on top left affecting two stamps but otherwise fine. (SG 322)	£10
831	Nicaragua	1911	2c on 2c on 5c on 2c blue 'Railway Coupon' issue with overprint in yellow, a fine unused block of four. (SG 322c)	£25
832	Nicaragua	1911	RAILWAY COUPON ISSUE: 5c on 10c on 1c vermilion 'Railway Coupon' issue with 'Correo Vale 5c cts 1911' opt on face, a complete setting of twenty fine unused. (SG 327)	£10
833	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 in fine unused blocks of four. Uncommon. (SG 331/2, Cat £208+)	£75
834	Nicaragua	1911	RAILWAY COUPON ISSUE: Super accumulation on stockpages with many different opt types inc many pairs plus a few strips & blocks, lots of different typefaces on the underprinted issues and also inc a few INVERTED OPTS etc. Also noted SG 332 unused which is uncommon. Mixed condition used & unused. Needs sorting & checking. (Approx 200 stamps)	£65
835	Nicaragua	1913	Cover franked with single 1912 25c black & green 'Waterlow' issue (SG 346) tied by large oval LEON cancel dated OCT 13 1913. Addressed to FRANCE with CORINTO transit cds and French arrival cds on reverse.	£30
836	Nicaragua	1919	'VALE 5 Centavos' on 20c slate grey first 'Bluefields' PROVISIONAL issue with overprint 'Type D' a fine lightly used copy. Very scarce. (SG 435c)	£60
837	Nicaragua	1926	Registered cover franked with pair 1914 10c yellow 'Leon Cathedral' issue (SG 401) tied by LEON duplex cancels with boxed 'LEON' REG marking alongside. Addressed to FRANCE with CORINTO transit cds on reverse. Attractive.	£25
838	Nicaragua	1928	ZELAYA: Cover with return address of 'Moravian Mission, Cabo Gracias' at top left franked with single 1928 2c on 5c blue & black 'Timbre Telegrafico' issue (SG 588) tied by fine strike of Italic straight line 'Cape Gracias a Dios' cancel in purple. Addressed to USA. Very scarce.	£110
839	Nicaragua	1929	25c orange 'OFICIAL' AIR issue with 'Correo Aereo' typewriter overprint, a superb lightly used copy. A rare and underrated stamp. (SG O617)	£45
840	Nicaragua	1929	FIRST FLIGHT: Cover franked with 1929 25c brown purple 'P.A.A.' AIR overprint issue, 1929 2c on 5c blue & black and 1928 1c plum TAX issue (SG 614, 609 & 604, the 2c on 5c has faults) all tied by MANAGUA cds dated MAY 15 1929. Flown on the Managua - Miami, USA first flight with first flight cachet in purple on front and signed by the pilot 'C. D. Swinson'. Addressed to USA. A scarce flight. (Muller #4, rated 2000pts)	£60
841	Nicaragua	1929	FIRST FLIGHT: Headed 'Direccion General de Communicaciones' cover franked with single 1926 25c orange 'OFICIAL' overprint issue (SG O523) tied by large boxed CORREO AEREO DE NICARAGUA DEC 15 1929 MANAGUA 'Airplane' cancel. Flown on the Managua - Guatemala PAA first flight with first flight cachet on reverse. Addressed to GUATEMALA with various transit & arrival marks. A rare flight. (Muller #11, only 82 covers carried)	£225
842	Nicaragua	1930	'Opening of GPO Managua' issue set of eleven fine mint except the 4c which has a small thin on reverse. (SG 636/646)	£40
843	Nicaragua	1931	15c on 25c orange 'P.A.A.' surcharge issue with 'Vale C 0.15 1931' Earthquake PROVISIONAL opt in green, an unused copy without gum with variety OVERPRINT INVERTED. Stamp has small tear and some nibbled perfs but a rare & underrated issue. (SG 652c, Sanabria 12a cat $350 in 1966)	£95
844	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
845	Nicaragua	1932	8c on 1 cor scarlet vermilion 'Inauguration of Inland Air Service' overprint issue a fine used copy. (SG 693)	£24
846	Nicaragua	1932	'Opening of Rivas Railway' AIR issue, the set of five on medium - thick soft porous paper fine unused without gum as issued. (SG 731/5)	£75
847	Nicaragua	1932	'Opening of Leon - Sauce Railway' AIRMAIL issue the set of five REPRINTS on thin hard paper all 'used'. Nine page article by Brian Moorhouse on how to plate the reprints accompanies. Good reference. (As SG 744/748)	£12
848	Nicaragua	1935	POSTMASTER PROVISIONAL: 2c bright carmine used with 'L Salazar' Postmaster's Signature validating the stamp after a large theft of stamps from the Treasury on November 16th 1935. Uncommon. (SG 817)	£30
849	Nicaragua	1941	'Centenary of the First Postage Stamps' ROWLAND HILL issue, the set of three fine mint. (SG 1047/9, Cat £37)	£16
850	Nicaragua	1941	Cover franked with pair 1939 15c orange (SG 1009) tied by MANAGUA cds. Addressed to LONDON, UK, censored on arrival. Subsequently redirected to KENT with added Great Britain 1937 pair ½d green and 1½d red brown GVI issue (SG 462 & 464) the 1½d tied by LONDON machine cancel.	£18
851	Nicaragua	1947	'Triangle' POSTAGE issue, the set of eleven in fine mint triangular blocks of four. (SG 1096/1106, Cat £40)	£20
852	Nicaragua	1947	TRIANGLE THEMATIC: Waterlow 'Triangular' AIRMAIL issue, the set of twelve IMPERF PLATE PROOFS OF THE CENTRAL VIGNETTE ONLY in issued colours on gummed paper, just missing the vignette of the 20c. A fine group. (SG 1107/1110 & 1112/1119)	£45
853	Nicaragua	1949	'Tenth World Amateur Baseball Championships' SPORT issue the postage set of thirteen and air set of thirteen (missing the 40c) all fine min. (SG 1120/1145, Cat £34)	£15
854	Nicaragua	1949	Lovely group of 'Tenth World Amateur Baseball Championships' SPORT issue WATERLOW COLOUR TRIALS from the postage & air sets in a variety of colours showing Pole vaulting. Cycling, Basketball, Boxing and Diving all with 'WATERLOW & SONS LIMITED SPECIMEN' opt in black and small hole punch. (8 proofs)	£80
855	Nicaragua	1950	'75th Anniversary of UPU' issue the postage, air and official air MINIATURE SHEETS all fine mint. (18 miniature sheets in total, SG MS1151a, MS1158a & MSO1165, Cat £118)	£55
856	Nicaragua	1950	'75th Anniversary of the UPU' issue, the set of eighteen MINIATURE SHEETS all tied on illustrated UPU first day covers by special first day cancels. All covers addressed to the USA. Some light overall toning. (SG MS1151a, 1158a & O1165, Cat £115)	£35
857	Nicaragua	1954	2c and 10c 'National Airforce Commemoration' issue 'Waterlow' COLOUR TRIAL PROOFS in black & green and black & blue respectively with 'WATERLOW & SONS LTD SPECIMEN' opt in black and with small hole punch. (As SG 1210 & 1216)	£36
858	Nicaragua	1955	'Rotary' issue, the pair of miniature sheets fine mint. (SG MS1227a & MS 1237a)	£10
859	Nicaragua	1987	15cor 'Dinichthys' FISH issue, a fine mint IMPERF PAIR. (SG 2867)	£25
860	Nicaragua	1869-1990	Mixed lot on stocksheets and loose in bag, early to modern period with various OPTS etc. Mixed condition mint & used. Needs sorting. (Few 100)	£25
861	Nicaragua	1938-1965	MINIATURE SHEETS: Nice mint, used & unused range with 1938 UPU postage & air sheets of four perf & imperf, 1957 Scouts postage sheet mint & air sheet used, 1958 Brussels Exhibition sheet used, 1958 Lions convention postage sheet mint & air sheet used, 1958 UNESCO postage sheet mint & air sheet used, 1959 Cardinal Spellman air sheet mint, perf & imperf, 1960 Lincoln air sheet used, 1961 World Refugee Year sheet mint, 1961 Nicaraguan Military Academy both sheets used, 1962 UNESCO sheet mint, 1962 Anniversary of First Nicaraguan Stamps sheet used and 1962 'CAMPOREE SCOUT 1965' opt sheet mint. (20 sheets, SG Cat £75+)	£25

721

India

1866

6a purple 'Revenue' with POSTAGE overprint in green, a fine used copy with blue cancel. (SG 66)

£90

722

India

1866

Circa 1866. Native cover franked with 1865 ½a blue QV issue (SG 54) tied by BOMBAY SE 'S.E.3' duplex cancel. Addressed to AMRITSAR with boxed 'TOO LATE' and AMRITSAR arrival cds on reverse.

£18

723

India

1894

Cover franked with 1882 ½a blue green and pair 1a plum QV issue (SG 85 & 89) tied by three strikes of TINSUKIA squared circle cds. Addressed to UK with CALCUTTA transit and UK arrival cds's on reverse.

£30

724

India

1895

2r carmine & yellow brown QV issue used with fine central strike of MOOLTAN squared circle cds. (SG 107)

£18

725

India

1905

INDIA USED IN OMAN: 2a 6p ultramarine EVII issue of India, a pair used with two fine strikes of MUSCAT cds dated 4 OCT 1905. (SG 126)

£30

726

India

1908

Registered cover franked on reverse with 24 x 1902 3p grey EVII issue (SG 119) comprising various blocks & multiples all tied by multiple strikes of MADRAS cds dated 9 AP 1908 with boxed 'R MADRAS' registration handstamp on front. Addressed to GERMANY with arrival cds on reverse. A fine franking.

£45

727

India

1915

MILITARY: Stampless black & white PPC 'Black maned Lion, British East Africa' sent from a member of the Indian army stationed at MAKATAU KENYA inscribed 'on active service' in manuscript with fine strike of large F.P.O. No. 315 cds dated 17 DEC 1915. Addressed to UK with manuscript 'censored by, B.E.A. 16.12.15' censor marking with signature handstamp of the commanding officer alongside.

£50

728

India

1926

INDIA USED IN NEPAL: 1a chocolate GV issue tied on piece by fine strike of large NEPAL cds dated 2 MAR 1936. (SG 234)

£30

729

India

1937

INDIA USED IN THE ANDAMAN ISLANDS: Cover franked with 1926 3p slate and 1932 ½a green GV issue (SG 201 & 232) tied by two fine strikes of PORT BLAIR cds dated 15 MAR 1937. Addressed to UK. Very fine & scarce.

£150

730

India

1943

INDIA USED IN KUWAIT: 2as 6p bright violet GVI issue of India used on piece tied by fine complete strike of KUWAIT PERSIAN GULF cds dated 1943. Scarce use during the rebellion in Iraq where the Indian authorities assumed responsibility for the Kuwaiti postal service. (SG 252)

£50

731

India

1960

Stampless 'GREEN ENVELOPE' inscribed 'For use by members of Armed Forces Only' sent by a Nepali Soldier with details of rank & number on reverse with fine strike of F.P.O. No. 667 cds dated 23.6.1960 with purple 'UNIT CENSOR B51' censor cachet alongside. Addressed to KATHMANDU, NEPAL with arrival cds on reverse.

£30

732

Ireland

1802

PRESTAMP: Cover with manuscript 'Ireland, Maynooth July One 1802' at top with superb strike of straight line 'MAYNOOTH' marking in black. Addressed to EDINBURGH with circular 'FE 9' BISHOP MARK and an additional small circular arrival mark in black on front.

£70

733

Ireland

1832

PRESTAMP: Complete folded letter with manuscript 'Postpaid' at top rated '3/6' in red manuscript with small unframed 'PAID' in black on front and fine BELFAST cds dated MAY 1832 on reverse with straight line 'LATE' marking struck alongside. Addressed to EDINBURGH with red PAID arrival cds on front.

£45

734

Ireland

1842

PRESTAMP: Cover with manuscript 'Pd' at top, rated '1d' in red manuscript with fine strike of boxed 'PAID AT SLIGO' marking in black with SLIGO cds in blue dated OCT 28 1842 alongside. Addressed to GLASGOW, SCOTLAND with ENNISKILLEN and BELFAST transit cds's and boxed GLASGOW arrival mark on reverse.

£35

735

Ireland

1874

TRAVELLING POST OFFICES: ½d violet British PSC used with LISNASKEA cds dated JY 2 1874. Addressed to DUBLIN with fine strike of DUBLIN & BELFAST R.P.O. cds on reverse.

£30

736

Ireland

1903

GREAT BRITAIN USED IN IRELAND: Plain postcard franked with Great Britain 1902 ½d pale yellowish green EVII issue (SG 217) tied by fine PORTADOWN cds dated JUL 18 1908. Addressed to LISBURN.

£18

737

Ireland

1917

MILITARY: Colour PPC 'Salmon Fishing' franked on message side with Great Britain 1912 ½d green GV issue (SG 351) tied by fine strike of large SHANES PARK CAMP BELFAST skeleton cds dated AUG 17 1917. Addressed locally within BELFAST.

£35

738

Ireland

1922

½d green GV Issue with 'Provisional Government of Ireland 1922' first DOLLARD overprint in black, a fine used pair used with two strikes of undated circular CLONDALKIN cancel in black used as an emergency cancel following Post Office Raids. Very unusual. (SG 1)

£45

739

Ireland

1922

10/- dull grey blue GV 'Seahorse' issue with 'Provisional Government of Ireland 1922' DOLLARD overprint in black, a fine mint copy. (SG 21)

£100

740

Ireland

1922

COIL ISSUE: 2d orange GV issue, Die 1, with Harrison opt for use in coils, a fine mint copy. (SG 29)

£10

741

Ireland

1922

4d grey green, 9d agate and 10d turquoise blue GV issue with 'Provisional Government of Ireland 1922' second THOM overprint, all good to fine mint. (SG 37, 40 & 42, Cat £55)

£18

742

Ireland

1922

1/- olive bistre GV issue with Thom opt, wide setting, a fine mint copy. (SG 51, Cat £50)

£16

743

Ireland

1922

5d yellow brown GV issue with 'Irish Free State 1922' THOM overprint in blue black tied on large piece by fine strike of BALLINASLOE cds dated 4 MY 1923 with printed blue on white 'Ballinasloe' registration label alongside. (SG 59)

£18

744

Ireland

1922

Black on buff 'Dollard' PROOF of the 1922 'Provisional Government of Ireland 1922' overprint from the defaced plate with blank line down centre. A fine copy. (Hibernian #PR5)

£50

745

Ireland

1923

OFFICIAL MAIL: Stampless cover with manuscript 'Saorstat Eireann' at top to denote official business with good strike of MIDDLETON cds dated 8 OCT 1923. Addressed to 'The Solicitor, Irish Land Commission, Upper Merrion Street, Dublin'.

£35

746

Ireland

1925

5d dark violet postal stationery registered envelope (H&G C4) used with added 1922 1d carmine (SG 72) tied by CORK cds's dated 24 JAN 1925 with printed blue on white 'CORK 33' REG label alongside. Addressed to AUSTRIA.

£15

747

Ireland

1933

2d olive green 'Harp' PSE (FAI #U1g, H&G B9) used with BAILE ATHA CLIATH roller cancel (Dublin) dated 2 AUG 1933. Addressed to UK.

£35

748

Ireland

1967

POLITICAL CINDERELLA: 'Centenary of the Fenian Men 1867 - 1967' miniature sheet with reproductions of the three different stamps in green and lilac. A fine mint example. (FAI 32# 2bR/4bR)

£10

749

Mexico

1833

PRESTAMP: Stampless cover from GUANACEVI to DURANGO with superb strike of large boxed GUANACEVI marking in black with handstruck '2' rate marking alongside.

£50

750

Mexico

1856

4r dull vermilion 'Hidalgo' issue, with 'VERACRUZ' district opt, a fine lightly used four margin copy. (SG 4a, Cat £75)

£35

751

Mexico

1864

'American Banknote Co.' HIDALGO issue, the set of four fine IMPERF PROOFS on thin white paper. Ex ABNCo. Archive. Very scarce. (SG 15/18)

£150

752

Mexico

1867

4r red on yellow HIDALGO issue with 'Gothic Mexico' district overprint, a fine used copy, four margins with variety PRINTED ON BOTH SIDES. Fine & Scarce. (SG 47a, Follansbee #MEX4DB)

£130

753

Mexico

1872

25c red 'Hidalgo' issue with '9 73' numeral opt and 'COLIMA' district opt showing small part of the 'L A + F' watermark on reverse. (SG 89h, Cat £40, Follansbee #89w2)

£20

754

Mexico

1872

Circa 1872. Folded letter franked with 1872 12c blue with '46 72' invoice number and 'TOLUCA' district overprint (SG 88) tied by small oval FRANQUEADO TOLUCA cancel in black. Addressed to ITHAHUACA. Ex Schimmer.

£50

755

Mexico

1874

POSTAL STATIONERY: Range of 1874 - 1884 'Hidalgo' PSEs, 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

756

Mexico

1884

10p blue 'Hidalgo Medallion' issue a fine used copy. Stamp has a few ragged perfs at lower right but a scarce stamp. (SG 155)

£95

757

Mexico

1884

1c green 'Hidalgo Medallion' issue a fine mint IMPERF PAIR. Gum a little toned but scarce. (SG 141b)

£20

758

Mexico

1885

3c chestnut 'Hidalgo' MEDALLION issue, a fine mint IMPERF BETWEEN PAIR. Tiny scuff on face at top of left hand stamp but a scarce variety. (SG 158b, Follansbee #155HUB, Cat $200)

£75

759

Mexico

1886

1c on 2c brown carmine 'Numeral' issue COLIMA PROVISIONAL opt, a fine unused example with the 'genuine' opt in blue and a 'used' forgery with opt in black and JILOTEPEC postmark. This issue was speculatively produced by Joaquin Escalante without authorisation but is known genuinely used on cover.

£35

760

Mexico

1890

EXPRESS COMPANIES: 10c orange + 15c green 'Wells Fargo Express Company' PSE (UPSS #WF48, H&G B32) used with oval EXPRESS WELLS FARGO Y CIA ESPIRITU SANTO MEX cancel in purple dated SEP 1 1890. Addressed to GUANAJUATO with EXPRESS WELLS FARGO Y CIA GUANAJUATO MEXO oval arrival mark on front.

£45

761

Mexico

1892

1c green 'Numeral' issue on thin hard paper, a fine mint block of ten showing the a mixture of stamps with compound perf 11 x 5½-6 the left hand block of eight and stamps perf 11 the right hand pair. (SG 208a & 208c, Cat £46)

£20

762

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

763

Mexico

1895

CLIPPERTON ISLAND: 50c lilac '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 light toning but a rare value of the set.

£90

764

Mexico

1896

15c greenish blue 'Mulitas' issue, watermark script 'RM' (inverted), perf 12, a fine mint copy. (SG 237)

£90

765

Mexico

1899

5c brown EAGLE 'Arms' issue, an IMPERF ESSAY on thin card by 'Bradbury Wilkinson' with a design that is different from the issued stamp, particularly the central Eagle. The essay has a couple of small tone spots and a slight scuff but otherwise a rare item. With the issued stamp for comparison. Ingham illustrates three similar hand painted essays which are different from this one. (As SG 269, See Ingham #43/46)

£150

766

Mexico

1899

15c purple & lavender and 20c blue & rose plus 1903 1c deep purple, 2c green, 4c carmine red, 5c orange and 10c orange & blue 'Eagle' issue all with 'MUESTRA' (Specimen) opt in black. Scarce group. (SG 271/2 & 276/80)

£35

767

Mexico

1900

BISECT: Cover franked with 1899 diagonally BISECTED 2c vermilion (SG 267a) correctly paying the 1c local town rate tied by OAXACA cds dated 1 JAN 1900. Addressed to Sr Dn Alverto Holm y Esposa, Presente'. The cover would likely have contained a New Years greeting card. A fine & rare item.

£360

768

Mexico

1903

1c deep purple, 2c green, 4c carmine red and 10c orange & blue 'Arms' issue all with 'MUESTRA' (Specimen) opt in black. (As SG 276/8 & 280)

£16

769

Mexico

1910

'Centenary of First Independence Movement' issue, the complete set of eleven fine mint. (SG 282/292, Cat £60)

£30

770

Mexico

1913

CIVIL WAR: 2c lilac 'Postal Fiscal' issue WITH COUPON attached, a fine mint IMPERF PAIR. (SG S27B variety)

£20

771

Mexico

1913

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

£60

772

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

773

Mexico

1914

CIVIL WAR - OFFICIAL SEALS: Trio of covers all undelivered showing use of the printed black on white 'Eagle' OFFICIAL SEAL with varied frankings inc one use of the 1914 5c dull red 'Postal Fiscal' issue (SG CT36) tied by O.P.A. 85 TPO cds. All three covers have various 'NO RECLAMADO' & 'LISTA' markings. Mixed condition with faults. (3 items)

£60

774

Mexico

1914

CIVIL WAR: 5c orange PSE with 'VILLA - ZAPATA' monogram overprint in black (UPSS #E71aB-3, H&G IB10). A fine unused example.

£18

775

Mexico

1914

CIVIL WAR: 5c orange PSE with large 'GCM' monogram handstamp in violet (H&G IB20) used with HERMOSILLO cds's dated JUN 1914. Addressed to USA and 1915 unclaimed cover with 1914 5c orange with large 'GCM' monogram opt (SG CT26) tied by MAZATLAN cds to SAN BLAS, TEPIC with straight line 'REZAGOS' in blue and arrival marks on reverse. (2 items)

£40

776

Mexico

1917

30c grey purple 'Portrait' issue, rouletted, a fine mint copy. Light crease at base. (SG 400, Cat £80)

£20

777

Mexico

1918

OFFICIAL ISSUE: 1p grey & blue with 'OFICIAL' overprint in red, a fine lightly used copy. (SG O422)

£35

778

Mexico

1919

5c + 3c ultramarine and 10c + 5c blue 'Red Cross Fund' OPT issue, the pair fine mint. (SG 413/4, Cat £34)

£16

779

Mexico

1919

ROUTING: Cover with manuscript 'Via Puerto Barrios et Livingston, Guatemala' at top franked with 1917 10c blue (SG 398) tied by somewhat unclear Chiapas cancel (CHIS is visible at the bottom) dated 16 OCT 1919. Addressed to FRANCE with TONALA, CHIS transit cds on reverse (which showed that it was routed via Guatemala) and French arrival cds's on front & reverse.

£20

780

Mexico

1923

1p blue & lake 'National Theatre' issue, a superb mint complete sheet of twenty five with 'C.H.I.A.' and 'No. 6676' imprints in margin and variety 'STAMP WITHOUT EAGLE ON PALACE DOME' showing clearly on five stamps. (SG 435 & 435a, Cat £103)

£45

781

Mexico

1928

FIRST FLIGHT: Cover franked with 1923 10c rose carmine and 1927 25c sepia & lake AIR issue (SG 442 & 454) tied by SERVICIO AEREO VERACRUZ cds dated 15 OCT 1928 with airmail label alongside. Flown on the 'Vera Cruz - Minatitlan - Villa Hermosa - C. del Carmen - Campeche - Merida' first flight by CMA with '15 Octubre de 1928 R.A.C. No.2 VERACRUZ - MERIDA' Route Map first flight cachet in purple on reverse. Addressed to MERIDA with arrival cds on reverse. (Muller #13)

£60

782

Mexico

1929

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

£20

783

Mexico

1931

15c on 20c sepia AIR 'Surcharge' issue, perforated, a fine mint copy. (SG 515, Cat £36)

£18

784

Mexico

1932

AIR issue with 'Habilitado Aereo - 1932' opt, the set of five fine mint. (SG 523/27, Cat £55)

£30

785

Mexico

1935

Pair of window envelopes franked with 2 x 1934 20c lake or 10c red brown & 30c brown olive AIR Issues (SG 574, 576 & 577) tied by ALVARO OBREGON TAB cds's dated JUN or JUL 1935. Sent airmail to MEXICO CITY both with fine strikes of undated circular 'R.A.C. No. --2- R.M.' airmail routing mark in black on front and both have VILLAHERMOSA transit and MEXICO CITY arrival cds's on reverse. (2 items)

£35

786

Mexico

1937

10c red violet postal stationery lettercard (H&G A38, UPSS #46d) used with added 1934 pair 10c red brown & pair 50c green AIR issue and 1935 1p turquoise green 'Insured Letter' issue on reverse (SG 574, 578 & IN585) all tied by NUEVO LAREDO cds's dated 16 FEB 1937 with boxed registration marking in purple on front and red 'Starburst' OFFICIAL SEAL folded over the edge tied by oval CORRESPONDENCIA REGISTRADAS NUEVO LAREDO cancels in violet. Addressed to FRANCE with arrival cds on reverse. The card is still sealed and does not appear to have a message inside but a nice franking.

£40

787

Mexico

1940

'Centenary of the First Postage Stamps' issue, the set of ten fine mint. (SG 643/52, Cat £119)

£55

788

Mexico

1945

TRAVELLING POST OFFICES: Cover with Mexico City manuscript return address on front franked with 1934 50c green (SG 578) tied by SERVICIO AMBULANTE 486 cds dated 26 FEB 1945 of the Mexico City - Nueva Laredo line. Addressed to USA

£25

789

Mexico

1950

20p grey blue & scarlet 'Type 2' REDRAWN with 'LQ' engravers initials added, a good mint copy. Small thin on reverse. Rare. (SG 859a, Cat £700)

£125

790

Mexico

1953

COIL ISSUE: 20c deep ultramarine and 40c orange red 'Postage' issue and 20c rose, 80c claret and 1p deep turquoise green 'Air' issue, the set of five COIL stamps Imperf x Perf 11 in fine unmounted mint strips of three. (SG 877c, 880c & 1020/1022, Cat £72+)

£25

791

Mexico

1953

80c claret AIR definitive issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 892, Cat £110)

£50

792

Mexico

1963

5p light grey blue & myrtle green, a fine mint copy. (SG 1050, Cat £120)

£60

793

Mexico

1963

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

£18

794

Mexico

1977

3p brown 'Zapatos' Mexico Exporta 'CORREOGRAMA' PSE (H&G Unlisted) a good unused example.

£10

795

Mexico

1856-1960

Large bag of loose stamps early to modern, mainly used. Mixed condition. (100's)

£12

796

Mexico

1890-1920

OFFICIAL SEALS: Trio of seal including the scarce 'Servicio Postal Mexicano CERRADO OFICIALMENTE DEPARTADO DE REZAGOS' type printed in black on buff plus two later standard official seals in brown. (3 items)

£12

797

Mexico

1929-1973

Small group of USED modern PSEs inc1929 35c green used on a 1929 First Flight, 1947 25c from CHAPALA to USA, 1958 50c used from GUANAJUATO to USA and 1973 40c orange used with added stamp to USA. (4 items)

£25

798

Morocco Agencies

1889

GIBRALTAR USED IN MOROCCO: 5c green QV issue of Gibraltar used with good part strike of LAIRACHE cds. The stamp has some short perfs and is heavily thinned on reverse but a scarce cancel. (SG Z50, Cat £75)

£25

799

Morocco Agencies

1899

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

£45

800

Morocco Agencies

1903

Black & white PPC 'Tanger - Maroc, Marchand Indigene' franked on message side with 1899 10c carmine QV issue (SG 10) tied by TANGIER 'A26' duplex cancel. Addressed to GERMANY with GIBRALTAR transit cds's on reverse and German arrival cds on front.

£40

801

Morocco Agencies

1907

SPANISH CURRENCY: Useful mint range inc 1907 20c on 2d pale grey green & scarlet EVII issue, 1912 Downey Head pair, 1935 Silver Jubilee set of four, 1936 EVIII set and 10c on 1d scarlet with 15¼mm opt, 1940 Centenary of First Postage Stamp set, 1948 GVI Olympics set, 1951 GVI pale colours set of five and the four QE2 stamps all fine mint. (SG 115a, 126/7, 149/52, 160/3, 161a, 164, 172/5, 178/81, 182/6, & 187/90, Cat £56+)

£18

802

Morocco Agencies

1914

3p on 2/6 grey brown GV 'Seahorse' issue with overprint in 'Spanish Currency', De La Rue printing, a fine mint copy. (SG 139)

£25

803

Morocco Agencies

1923

SPANISH CURRENCY: GV issue wmk 'Block Cypher', the set of six fine mint. (SG 143/148, Cat £70)

£22

804

Morocco Agencies

1927

Plain postcard franked with 1927 ½d green and 1d scarlet GV issue with 'TANGIER' overprints (SG 231/232) tied by TANGIER cds's. Addressed to SWITZERLAND.

£24

805

Morocco Agencies

1935

3fr on 2/6 chocolate brown GV Re-engraved 'Seahorse' issue overprinted in French currency, a fine mint block of four. (SG 225)

£24

806

Morocco Agencies

1937

SPANISH CURRENCY: GVI issue, the set of seven fine mint. (SG 165/171, Cat £50)

£16

807

Morocco Agencies

1937

Registered cover franked with top marginal block of four 1935 1p on 10d turquoise blue 'Harrison' printing with overprint in 'Spanish Currency' (SG 159) tied by two strikes of oval REGISTERED BRITISH P.O. LARACHE cancel dated 13 MAY 1937 with printed blue on white 'LARACHE, MOROCCO' registration label alongside. Addressed to TANGIER.

£40

808

Morocco Agencies

1937

Cover franked with 1935 10c on 1d scarlet GV issue, 1937 15c on 1½d maroon 'Coronation' issue and pair 5c on ½d green GVI issue all overprinted in French currency (SG 217, 229 & 230) tied by BRITISH POST OFFICE RABAT cds's dated 26 OCT 1937. Addressed to USA.

£35

809

Morocco Agencies

1938

Plain postcard franked with 1936 5c on ½d green and 25c on 2½d bright blue GVI issue overprinted in Spanish currency (SG 160 & 163) tied by BRITISH POST OFFICE TETUAN cds's dated 8 JUN 1938. Addressed to SWITZERLAND.

£35

810

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

811

Morocco Agencies

1945

Cover franked with 1937 15c on 1½d red brown and 25c on 2½d ultramarine GVI issue overprinted in Spanish Currency (SG 167/168) tied by fine TETUAN cds with second strike alongside. Addressed to USA with TANGIER transit cds on reverse.

£40

812

Morocco Agencies

1949

GVI issue of Great Britain with 'MOROCCO AGENCIES' overprint, the set of seventeen fine mint. (SG 77/93, Cat £85)

£28

813

Nicaragua

1862

2c deep blue and 5c black on yellowish paper 'First Issue' both good unused copies. The 2c has a small thin on reverse. (SG 1/2, Cat £240)

£80

814

Nicaragua

1862

2c deep blue on yellowish paper 'First Issue' a good unused block of four. The block has some light creasing and a small stain at right but a rare first issue multiple. (SG 1, Cat £320)

£95

815

Nicaragua

1882

Cover franked with single 1882 10c slate violet 'UPU' issue (SG 23) cancelled with small circular 'NORTE' and by fine strike of SAN JUAN DEL NORTE cds dated OCT 16 1888 with second fine strike alongside. Addressed to USA with transit & arrival marks on reverse. Fine & very scarce issue on cover.

£300

816

Nicaragua

1890

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

£12

817

Nicaragua

1893

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

£12

818

Nicaragua

1894

OFFICIAL MAIL: Long cover with impressed 'MINISTERIO DE RELACIONES EXTERIORES' official imprint on flap franked with 1894 10c orange 'Seebeck' OFFICIAL issue (SG O81) tied by two strikes of MANAGUA cds dated SEP 23 1894. Addressed to BELGIUM with CORINTO Transit and ANNVERS arrival cds's on reverse. The cover has some folds not affecting the stamp or markings. A rare issue on cover.

£50

819

Nicaragua

1895

5c blue small 'Arms' PSE (H&G B29) used from LEON to CORINTO, 1896 5c rose on bluish grey PSE (H&G B34) used from MASAYA to MANAGUA and 1899 3c black brown on brownish PSC (H&G 41a) used from CORINTO to GERMANY. (3 items)

£25

820

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

821

Nicaragua

1897

1p red 'Seebeck' MAP official issue dated '1897' with watermark. A good used copy from the original printing used with part cds and straight line 'Managua' handstamp in violet. This marking was applied to stamps which were affixed to New Year Greetings cards distributed by the Postmaster General. Scarce. (SG O119B)

£18

822

Nicaragua

1898

5c blue on salmon 'Seebeck' PSE (H&G B19) used with RIVAS cds dated 9 MAR. Addressed to LIBERIA, COSTA RICA with LIBERIA arrival cds dated 11 MAR on front. Unclaimed with manuscript 'No ce connu' and returned with second LIBERIA cds in purple dated 14 AUG and RIVAS arrival cds on reverse dated 16 AUG. Very unusual.

£110

823

Nicaragua

1902

ZELAYA: 2c red 'Momotombo' PSC (H&G 48) used with added 1900 1c claret and 2c orange red 'Momotombo' issue (SG 137/138) tied by two fine strikes of BLUEFIELDS oval cancel to USA and 6c ultramarine on cream 'Momotombo' PSC (H&G 49) datelined 'Cape Gracias. 20 Oct 1902' on reverse used with oval BLUEFIELDS cancel dated OCT 27 1902. Addressed to GERMANY. (2 items)

£60

824

Nicaragua

1903

UNISSUED: 1c black & yellow, 2c black & blue, 5c black & lake and 10c black & green 'President Zelaya' UNISSUED set of four in changed colours mint or unused. Uncommon. Only 500 sets were printed. (As SG 189/192)

£50

825

Nicaragua

1905

ZELAYA: 10c mauve LITHO 'Momotombo' TRAIN issue with small 'CABO' handstamp in purple, a fine lightly used copy. (SG C18)

£25

826

Nicaragua

1906

10c on 5p violet 'Provisional' OPT issue, a good unused copy. A scarce stamp. (SG 235, Cat £100)

£40

827

Nicaragua

1909

ZELAYA: 1c bright green 'Arms' issue a fine mint copy with variety SIDEWAYS 'O' IN 'DPTO'. (SG B75 variety, Maxwell #LB133b)

£18

828

Nicaragua

1909

'CORREOS - 1909' surcharges on 50c green 'Revenue' issue the set of five fine used. (SG 273/277)

£18

829

Nicaragua

1910

5c on 20c olive brown 'Surcharge' issue, a fine mint irregular corner block of thirteen with part IMPRINT at base. (SG 301)

£10

830

Nicaragua

1911

RAILWAY COUPON ISSUE: 15c on 10c on 1c vermilion 'Railway Coupon' issue with 'Vale 15c CORREO DE 1911' opt on reverse, a complete setting of twenty, unused. Corner fault on top left affecting two stamps but otherwise fine. (SG 322)

£10

831

Nicaragua

1911

2c on 2c on 5c on 2c blue 'Railway Coupon' issue with overprint in yellow, a fine unused block of four. (SG 322c)

£25

832

Nicaragua

1911

RAILWAY COUPON ISSUE: 5c on 10c on 1c vermilion 'Railway Coupon' issue with 'Correo Vale 5c cts 1911' opt on face, a complete setting of twenty fine unused. (SG 327)

£10

833

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 in fine unused blocks of four. Uncommon. (SG 331/2, Cat £208+)

£75

834

Nicaragua

1911

RAILWAY COUPON ISSUE: Super accumulation on stockpages with many different opt types inc many pairs plus a few strips & blocks, lots of different typefaces on the underprinted issues and also inc a few INVERTED OPTS etc. Also noted SG 332 unused which is uncommon. Mixed condition used & unused. Needs sorting & checking. (Approx 200 stamps)

£65

835

Nicaragua

1913

Cover franked with single 1912 25c black & green 'Waterlow' issue (SG 346) tied by large oval LEON cancel dated OCT 13 1913. Addressed to FRANCE with CORINTO transit cds and French arrival cds on reverse.

£30

836

Nicaragua

1919

'VALE 5 Centavos' on 20c slate grey first 'Bluefields' PROVISIONAL issue with overprint 'Type D' a fine lightly used copy. Very scarce. (SG 435c)

£60

837

Nicaragua

1926

Registered cover franked with pair 1914 10c yellow 'Leon Cathedral' issue (SG 401) tied by LEON duplex cancels with boxed 'LEON' REG marking alongside. Addressed to FRANCE with CORINTO transit cds on reverse. Attractive.

£25

838

Nicaragua

1928

ZELAYA: Cover with return address of 'Moravian Mission, Cabo Gracias' at top left franked with single 1928 2c on 5c blue & black 'Timbre Telegrafico' issue (SG 588) tied by fine strike of Italic straight line 'Cape Gracias a Dios' cancel in purple. Addressed to USA. Very scarce.

£110

839

Nicaragua

1929

25c orange 'OFICIAL' AIR issue with 'Correo Aereo' typewriter overprint, a superb lightly used copy. A rare and underrated stamp. (SG O617)

£45

840

Nicaragua

1929

FIRST FLIGHT: Cover franked with 1929 25c brown purple 'P.A.A.' AIR overprint issue, 1929 2c on 5c blue & black and 1928 1c plum TAX issue (SG 614, 609 & 604, the 2c on 5c has faults) all tied by MANAGUA cds dated MAY 15 1929. Flown on the Managua - Miami, USA first flight with first flight cachet in purple on front and signed by the pilot 'C. D. Swinson'. Addressed to USA. A scarce flight. (Muller #4, rated 2000pts)

£60

841

Nicaragua

1929

FIRST FLIGHT: Headed 'Direccion General de Communicaciones' cover franked with single 1926 25c orange 'OFICIAL' overprint issue (SG O523) tied by large boxed CORREO AEREO DE NICARAGUA DEC 15 1929 MANAGUA 'Airplane' cancel. Flown on the Managua - Guatemala PAA first flight with first flight cachet on reverse. Addressed to GUATEMALA with various transit & arrival marks. A rare flight. (Muller #11, only 82 covers carried)

£225

842

Nicaragua

1930

'Opening of GPO Managua' issue set of eleven fine mint except the 4c which has a small thin on reverse. (SG 636/646)

£40

843

Nicaragua

1931

15c on 25c orange 'P.A.A.' surcharge issue with 'Vale C 0.15 1931' Earthquake PROVISIONAL opt in green, an unused copy without gum with variety OVERPRINT INVERTED. Stamp has small tear and some nibbled perfs but a rare & underrated issue. (SG 652c, Sanabria 12a cat $350 in 1966)

£95

844

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

845

Nicaragua

1932

8c on 1 cor scarlet vermilion 'Inauguration of Inland Air Service' overprint issue a fine used copy. (SG 693)

£24

846

Nicaragua

1932

'Opening of Rivas Railway' AIR issue, the set of five on medium - thick soft porous paper fine unused without gum as issued. (SG 731/5)

£75

847

Nicaragua

1932

'Opening of Leon - Sauce Railway' AIRMAIL issue the set of five REPRINTS on thin hard paper all 'used'. Nine page article by Brian Moorhouse on how to plate the reprints accompanies. Good reference. (As SG 744/748)

£12

848

Nicaragua

1935

POSTMASTER PROVISIONAL: 2c bright carmine used with 'L Salazar' Postmaster's Signature validating the stamp after a large theft of stamps from the Treasury on November 16th 1935. Uncommon. (SG 817)

£30

849

Nicaragua

1941

'Centenary of the First Postage Stamps' ROWLAND HILL issue, the set of three fine mint. (SG 1047/9, Cat £37)

£16

850

Nicaragua

1941

Cover franked with pair 1939 15c orange (SG 1009) tied by MANAGUA cds. Addressed to LONDON, UK, censored on arrival. Subsequently redirected to KENT with added Great Britain 1937 pair ½d green and 1½d red brown GVI issue (SG 462 & 464) the 1½d tied by LONDON machine cancel.

£18

851

Nicaragua

1947

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

£20

852

Nicaragua

1947

TRIANGLE THEMATIC: Waterlow 'Triangular' AIRMAIL issue, the set of twelve IMPERF PLATE PROOFS OF THE CENTRAL VIGNETTE ONLY in issued colours on gummed paper, just missing the vignette of the 20c. A fine group. (SG 1107/1110 & 1112/1119)

£45

853

Nicaragua

1949

'Tenth World Amateur Baseball Championships' SPORT issue the postage set of thirteen and air set of thirteen (missing the 40c) all fine min. (SG 1120/1145, Cat £34)

£15

854

Nicaragua

1949

Lovely group of 'Tenth World Amateur Baseball Championships' SPORT issue WATERLOW COLOUR TRIALS from the postage & air sets in a variety of colours showing Pole vaulting. Cycling, Basketball, Boxing and Diving all with 'WATERLOW & SONS LIMITED SPECIMEN' opt in black and small hole punch. (8 proofs)

£80

855

Nicaragua

1950

'75th Anniversary of UPU' issue the postage, air and official air MINIATURE SHEETS all fine mint. (18 miniature sheets in total, SG MS1151a, MS1158a & MSO1165, Cat £118)

£55

856

Nicaragua

1950

'75th Anniversary of the UPU' issue, the set of eighteen MINIATURE SHEETS all tied on illustrated UPU first day covers by special first day cancels. All covers addressed to the USA. Some light overall toning. (SG MS1151a, 1158a & O1165, Cat £115)

£35

857

Nicaragua

1954

2c and 10c 'National Airforce Commemoration' issue 'Waterlow' COLOUR TRIAL PROOFS in black & green and black & blue respectively with 'WATERLOW & SONS LTD SPECIMEN' opt in black and with small hole punch. (As SG 1210 & 1216)

£36

858

Nicaragua

1955

'Rotary' issue, the pair of miniature sheets fine mint. (SG MS1227a & MS 1237a)

£10

859

Nicaragua

1987

15cor 'Dinichthys' FISH issue, a fine mint IMPERF PAIR. (SG 2867)

£25

860

Nicaragua

1869-1990

Mixed lot on stocksheets and loose in bag, early to modern period with various OPTS etc. Mixed condition mint & used. Needs sorting. (Few 100)

£25

861

Nicaragua

1938-1965

MINIATURE SHEETS: Nice mint, used & unused range with 1938 UPU postage & air sheets of four perf & imperf, 1957 Scouts postage sheet mint & air sheet used, 1958 Brussels Exhibition sheet used, 1958 Lions convention postage sheet mint & air sheet used, 1958 UNESCO postage sheet mint & air sheet used, 1959 Cardinal Spellman air sheet mint, perf & imperf, 1960 Lincoln air sheet used, 1961 World Refugee Year sheet mint, 1961 Nicaraguan Military Academy both sheets used, 1962 UNESCO sheet mint, 1962 Anniversary of First Nicaraguan Stamps sheet used and 1962 'CAMPOREE SCOUT 1965' opt sheet mint. (20 sheets, SG Cat £75+)

£25

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