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818 Panama 1866 BRITISH POST OFFICE & VIA PANAMA MAIL: Cover franked with pair Great Britain 1865 1/- green QV issue, Plate 4 (SG 101) tied by HALIFAX '330' duplex cancels dated MAR 16 1866. Addressed to LIMA, PERU sent via the British P.O. in Panama with fine strike of the PANAMA arc British Post Office cds dated APR 8 1866 on front and LIMA arrival cds on reverse. £120 Image for lot 818
819 Panama 1867 BRITISH POST OFFICES: 1/- green QV issue of Great Britain, Plate 4 used with fine strike of barred numeral 'C35' of the British P.O. in PANAMA CITY. Stamp has a few rough perfs. (SG Z103) £35 Image for lot 819
820 Panama 1878 10c blue on thin paper 'First Issue', a good copy, four margins, tight at top, used with manuscript cancel. (SG 2A, Cat £80) £40 Image for lot 820
821 Panama 1887 1c black on deep red 'Map' issue, TRIAL PRINTING on surface glazed paper in unissued colour. Ungummed. (As SG 5, Heydon #8 Unlisted) £30 Image for lot 821
822 Panama 1903 10c orange MAP issue with 'Second Panama' overprint, bar in same colour as stamp, a fine unused copy with variety PANAMA OVERPRINTED ONCE HORIZONTALLY. A scarce & underrated stamp. (SG 51c variety, Heydon #93x) £30 Image for lot 822
823 Panama 1904 10c orange MAP issue with 'Fourth Panama' overprint in dark carmine red with wide bar (seventh printing) a fine unused copy with variety PANAMA OVERPRINT DOUBLE AT RIGHT ONLY. (SG 56, Heydon 121b) £24 Image for lot 823
824 Panama 1904 10c on 20c blue on bluish paper 'Registration' issue of Colombia, issued at Panama, a fine used copy with handstruck '7524' registration number in blue. A scarce stamp. (SG R68) £60 Image for lot 824
825 Panama 1904 10c on 20c blue on bluish paper 'Registration' issue of Colombia, issued at Panama, a mint copy with handstruck '7341' registration number in blue. Some light thinning on reverse but scarce stamp. (SG R68) £45 Image for lot 825
826 Panama 1904 Superb registered cover franked with 1904 2 x 1c green 'Third Panama' overprints (two different printings with PANAMA's touching bar on one and 8mm away on the other, two pairs of 2c carmine 'Fourth Panama' overprint and a pair of 10c orange 'Fourth Panama' overprint one with circular 'R COLON' registration handstamp in purple with manuscript '1322' registration number alongside and 5c blue 'Fourth Panama' overprint with 'A R COLON' handstamp also in purple (SG 62, 54, 56, R60 & AR61) all tied by COLON duplex cancels dated 15 MAR 1904. Addressed to GERMANY with NEW YORK EXCHANGE transit registration label on front and transit and arrival marks on reverse. A superb and rare cover. £450 Image for lot 826
827 Panama 1906 2c on 50c bistre brown MAP 'Surcharge' issue with variety OPT DOUBLE, a fine unused copy. (SG 139e) £15 Image for lot 827
828 Panama 1906 UNISSUED: 2c on 20c violet MAP 'Surcharge' UNISSUED value with OPT INVERTED (this value only exists with inverted opt), a CTO copy with blue COLON cds dated 1906. Uncommon. (See note in SG) £45 Image for lot 828
829 Panama 1909 Cover with 'AGENCE DIPLOMATIQUE DE FRANCE A PANAMA' handstamp on front and circular 'CONSULAT ET AGENCE DIPLOMATIQUE DE FRANCE' arms cachet on reverse franked with 1909 2½c red (SG 154) tied by PANAMA cds dated 12 NOV 1909. Addressed to 'Monsieur Benoit Reynet, Maison de Goethals, Ingenieur en chef de P.C.C., Culebra, Canal Zone' with transit & arrival cds's on reverse. Cover a little roughly opened at top. £20 Image for lot 829
830 Panama 1911 REVENUES: 40c orange 'Timbre Nacional' REVENUE issue, Perkins Bacon PROOF impression block of 4 showing two full impressions and four partial impressions, imperf without gum. Very unusual. £10 Image for lot 830
831 Panama 1912 Colour PPC 'Fire at Colon, Panama' showing many buildings in the city of Colon on fire with contemporary manuscript endorsement 'Colon 8 Noviembre 1902, Fuego en Colon, Panama'. Franked on message side with 1909 2c black & vermilion (SG 153) tied by COLON cds dated NOV 9 1902. Addressed to SPAIN. A very scarce disaster postcard. £40 Image for lot 831
832 Panama 1917 20c grey lilac 'Triangular' PARCEL POST issue, '1 PARTE' with arms inverted, a fine lightly used copy with variety '20' AT RIGHT INVERTED. Rare. £50 Image for lot 832
833 Panama 1918 1b black & indigo violet 'Pedro Miguel Lock' issue, a good mint copy. Tiny thin on reverse. (SG 182) £15 Image for lot 833
834 Panama 1924 'Arms' definitive issue, the set of ten fine mint. (SG 198/207) £15 Image for lot 834
835 Panama 1924 Registered cover franked with single 1915 10c black & orange (SG 167) tied by fine boxed AGENCIA POSTAL 'R' BOCAS DEL TORO cancel dated JUN 24 1924 with boxed REG handstamp alongside. Addressed to USA with transit & arrival marks on reverse. £35 Image for lot 835
836 Panama 1925 Cover franked with 1924 2c carmine 'Arms' issue (SG 200) tied by fine strike of ADMON PRIN DE CORREOS LAS TABLAS cds dated APR 16 1925. Addressed to USA. £40 Image for lot 836
837 Panama 1926 'Bolivar Congress' issue, the set of twelve fine mint. (SG 208/19) £25 Image for lot 837
838 Panama 1929 FIRST FLIGHT: Cover franked with 1924 2c carmine 'Arms' issue and 1929 15c on 10c orange AIR issue (SG 200 & 229) tied by PANAMA cds's dated MAY 22 1929. Flown on the Colon - Tela, Honduras first flight with boxed AGENCIA POSTAL DE PANAMA PRIMER SERVICIO DE CORREO AEREO PANAMA - HONDURAS first flight cachet in black on front. Addressed to TELA, HONDURAS with LA CEIBA transit and TELA arrival marks on reverse. A Rare flight. (Muller #16, only 129 covers flown) £75 Image for lot 838
839 Panama 1929 FIRST FLIGHT: Cover franked with 1924 2c carmine 'Arms' issue and 1929 25c on 10c orange AIR issue (SG 200 & 225) tied by COLON cds dated FEB 9 1929. Flown on the Colon - Miami, USA first flight by Lindbergh with circular 'AGENCIA POSTAL COLON R. DE P. PRIMER CORREO AEREO INTERNACIONAL' cachet and two line 'PANAMERICAN AIRWAYS Inc. PRIMER VUELO' marking both in violet on front. Addressed to USA with arrival cds on reverse. (Muller #8) £15 Image for lot 839
840 Panama 1929 MARITIME: Cover franked with 1928 2c scarlet on rose (SG 222) tied by PANAMA cds dated MAY 22 1929 with good strike of two line "Resolute" Weltreise SHIP marking in purple (The Resolute's World Cruise) with 'MAY 21 1929' date handstamp in blue below. Addressed to USA. £20 Image for lot 840
841 Panama 1929 FIRST FLIGHT: 2c red airmail PSE (H&G FB1) with added 1929 15c on 10c orange AIR issue (SG 229) tied by COLON cds's dated JUL 8 1929. Flown on the Colon - Cartagena, Colombia first flight with boxed AGENCIA POSTAL DE COLON PRIMER SERVICIO DE CORREO AEREO COLON - CARTAGENA first flight cachet in purple on front. Addressed to COLON with CARTAGENA and COLON transit and arrival marks on reverse. (Muller #26, only 308 covers flown) £35 Image for lot 841
842 Panama 1929 FIRST FLIGHT: 2c red airmail PSE (H&G FB1) with added 1929 25c on 10c orange AIR issue (SG 225) tied by PANAMA cds's dated MAY 23 1929. Flown on the Panama - Guayaquil, Ecuador first flight with boxed AGENCIA POSTAL DE PANAMA PRIMER SERVICIO DE CORREO AEREO PANAMA - ECUADOR first flight cachet in purple on front. Addressed to GUAYAQUIL,. ECUADOR with arrival cds on reverse. A very scarce flight. (Muller #21a, only around 220-250 covers flown) £45 Image for lot 842
843 Panama 1930 FIRST FLIGHT: Airmail cover franked with 1926 5c deep blue and 1930 15c on 10c orange AIR issue (SG 212 & 229) tied by COLON cds's in pink dated MAY 4 1930. Flown on the Colon - Maracaibo, Venezuela first flight with boxed AGENCIA POSTAL DE COLON PRIMER VUELO PANAMA - VENEZUELA cachet also in pink. Addressed to MERIDA, VENEZUELA. (Muller #50) £30 Image for lot 843
844 Panama 1930 FIRST FLIGHT: 1c green PSE used with added 2 x 1930 5c on 10c orange AIR opt issue (SG 238) tied by PANAMA cds's dated MAR 10 1930. Flown on the Panama - San Jose, Costa Rica first flight with boxed 'AGENCIA POSTAL DE PANAMA PRIMER VUELO PANAMA - COSTA RICA' cachet in pink with SAN JOSE arrival cds all on front. (Muller #38, around 350 covers flown) £35 Image for lot 844
845 Panama 1931 FIRST FLIGHT: Airmail cover franked with 1931 5c blue 'Internal' AIR issue (SG 250) tied by PANAMA cds dated 28 NOV 1931. Flown on the Panama City - Bejuco' opening of the air service to the Western Provinces first internal flight with first flight cds tying stamp and BEJUCO first flight arrival cds in blue on front. (Muller #70e) £25 Image for lot 845
846 Panama 1932 OFFICIAL SEALS: Pair of registered covers one dated 1932 from PANAMA CITY to USA and the other dated 1936 sent from COLON to USA both with fine examples of the printed red & white 'Sawtooth' OFFICIAL SEAL tied on reverse. A fine pair of covers which will display well. (2 items) £30 Image for lot 846
847 Panama 1934 10c on 20c brown 'CORREO AEREO' surcharge issue with variety SMALL '10'. A fine mint copy. (SG 268a, Cat £60) £30 Image for lot 847
848 Panama 1936 'Fourth Spanish American Postal Congress' AIR issue, the set of six fine mint. (SG 283/8, Cat £24) £12 Image for lot 848
849 Panama 1937 '50th Anniversary of the Fire Brigade' issue, the set of nine fine mint. (SG 325/33) £30 Image for lot 849
850 Panama 1939 '25th Anniversary of Opening of the Panama Canal' both postage and air sets fine mint. (SG 357/73, Cat £33+) £18 Image for lot 850
851 Panama 1941 1c green postal stationery viewcard (H&G 18) with view in blue of 'National University - Panama City, R. of P.' used with added 1941 1c green TAX issue (SG 394) tied by PANAMA OFICIAL cds dated MAR 1 1941 with 'REPUBLICA DE PANAMA AGENCIA POSTAL DE PANAMA' Arms cachet alongside. Addressed to USA. Card has a small tear at top but is uncommon in used condition. £30 Image for lot 851
852 Panama 1944 Green 'PAA Grace - Este es mi Viaje via Panagra' illustrated air routes postcard franked on message side with 1942 8c black & brown and 1943 1c carmine TAX issue (SG 420 & 434) tied by indistinct PANAMA cds's. Addressed to USA with circular censor mark. £40 Image for lot 852
853 Panama 1950 REVENUES: Circa 1950 5b orange brown TIMBRE DE GANADERIA 'Cows Head' revenue issue, a fine mint strip of three with stamps lettered 'A', 'B' and 'C' with stamp A having an Arms design instead of the Cows head and each stamp with a blank tablet at base. Printed by Thomas de la Rue and possibly a proof. £16 Image for lot 853
854 Panama 1953 HAM RADIO: 'Ham Radio' card franked with 1952 2c black & scarlet and 1950 1c black & violet TAX issue (SG 531 & 521) tied by COLON cds. Addressed to SWEDEN. £10 Image for lot 854
855 Panama 1956 UNISSUED: 'Popes' UNISSUED set of twelve fine mint, printed by the 'Jeffries Banknote Co.'. Uncommon. (See note in SG) £45 Image for lot 855
856 Panama 1956 UNISSUED 'Popes' set of twelve fine unmounted mint, printed by the 'Jeffries Banknote Co.'. Uncommon. (See note in SG) £40 Image for lot 856
857 Panama 1912-1935 POSTCARDS: Small lot with views inc 1917 'One of the Indian Chiefs at San Blas' used but with stamps removed, 1912 'Residence of Chief Eng. Stevens Culebra' used to France, 1912 'Street in Empire' used to UK, 1935 General view of Gatun Locks used to USA and 'Indian Beauties, Darien' and 'Chinese Oranges from Chiriqui' unused. (6 items) £25 Image for lot 857
858 Panama 1925-1949 POSTAL STATIONERY: 1c green PSE (H&G B8) used with added 1924 1c green (SG 199) tied from PANAMA to USA per 'S.S. Teno', 1946 & 1947 two 1c green PSC's (H&G 14) both used with added 1945 1c green TAX stamp tied from PANAMA CITY to CURUNDU, C.Z. and 1949 printed 'Sears Roebuck' promotional card addressed to 'BOX HOLDER' cancelled by PANAMA cds dated SET 7 1949. (4 items) £20 Image for lot 858
859 Panama - Canal Zone 1904 5c blue MAP issue of Panama with 'CANAL ZONE' handstamp in grey black, a fine lightly used copy. Scarce stamp. (SG 2) £150 Image for lot 859
860 Panama - Canal Zone 1904 5c blue MAP issue of Panama with 'CANAL ZONE' overprint in black, a fine mint copy with variety BOTH PANAMAs OVERPRINT AT RIGHT. (SG 12 variety) £24 Image for lot 860
861 Panama - Canal Zone 1904 UNISSUED: 8c on 50c bistre brown MAP issue of Panama with Third Panama overprint and '8 cts' overprint Type 3, a mint copy with variety 'CANAL ZONE' OVERPRINT OMITTED. Stamp has sweated gum. (Scott #19 variety, SG 17 variety) £40 Image for lot 861
862 Panama - Canal Zone 1906 Coloured PPC 'Mango Tree in Gorgona, Canal Zone, Panama' franked on message side with 1906 1c black & green (SG 26) tied by GORGONA C.Z. duplex cds. Addressed to USA. £35 Image for lot 862
863 Panama - Canal Zone 1909 5c black & steel blue 'Arosmena' issue of Panama with 'CANAL ZONE' overprint TYPE 2, a mint block of four. Some creasing. (SG 42) £40 Image for lot 863
864 Panama - Canal Zone 1909 BOOKLET STAMPS: 1c black & green with 'CANAL ZONE' opt Type 5 and 1921 1c green 'Independence Centenary' issue booklet stamps both imperf at left fine used. (SG 50a & 64a) £15 Image for lot 864
865 Panama - Canal Zone 1910 Cover franked with single 1906 5c black & ultramarine 'Hamilton' issue with 'CANAL ZONE' opt reading down (SG 28) tied by ANCON duplex cds dated JUN 6 1910. Addressed to GERMANY. The Hamilton opts are uncommon used on cover. £30 Image for lot 865
866 Panama - Canal Zone 1911 Coloured PPC 'Policeman on Guard Las Bobedas, Panama' franked on message side with 1909 1c black & green (SG 35) tied by fine PEDRO MIGUEL C.Z. duplex cds. Addressed to USA. £35 Image for lot 866
867 Panama - Canal Zone 1914 10c grey MAP issue with small 'CANAL ZONE' opt only, a fine mint copy. (SG 54, Cat £60) £30 Image for lot 867
868 Panama - Canal Zone 1915 2c brown 'Postage Due' issue with 'CANAL ZONE' opt in blue, a good mint copy, a few perfs are lightly toned and stamp has a slight gum stain but very scarce. (SG D60, Cat £275) £55 Image for lot 868
869 Panama - Canal Zone 1917 24c black & brown 'Gatun Lock' issue of Panama with 'CANAL ZONE' opt. A fine mint copy. (SG 61, Cat £46) £20 Image for lot 869
870 Panama - Canal Zone 1924 Colour PPC 'Gaillard Cut, S.S. Wangaratta near Empire, looking north, Panama Canal.' franked on message side with 1909 1c black & green and 2c black & vermilion (SG 50/1) tied by ANCON machine cancel dated MAR 11 1924. Addressed to GERMANY with PANAMA transit cds in purple. £30 Image for lot 870
871 Panama - Canal Zone 1925 POSTAGE DUES: 1c green, 2c carmine and 10c orange USA issue with 'CANAL ZONE' overprint (A's with flat tops) and further overprinted 'POSTAGE DUE', the set of three fine lightly used. (SG D89/D91) £30 Image for lot 871
872 Panama - Canal Zone 1925 US NAVY: Cover franked with 1924 2c carmine USA issue with 'CANAL ZONE' overprint (SG 77) tied by U.S.S. CAMDEN 'Ship' cds. Addressed to USA. £30 Image for lot 872
873 Panama - Canal Zone 1926 MIXED FRANKING: Colour comedy PPC 'Honey Come Down I'm waiting for you in Panama' showing Alligators chasing a man up a tree franked with Canal Zone 1925 2c carmine and USA 1922 1c green (SG 86 & 560) used together to pay the 3c postcard rate tied by BALBOA machine cancel dated DEC 9 1926. Addressed to GERMANY. Card has a vertical crease left. £30 Image for lot 873
874 Panama - Canal Zone 1929 FIRST FLIGHT: Airmail cover franked with strip of three 1929 15c on 1c green AIRMAIL opt issue (SG 117) tied by CRISTOBAL machine cancel dated JUL 16 1929. Flown on the FAM-9 first flight from Cristobal to Santiago, Chile with purple first flight cachet on front. Addressed to CHILE with arrival cds on reverse. (Muller #4, AAMC #CZ38b) £25 Image for lot 874
875 Panama - Canal Zone 1929 FIRST FLIGHT: Cover franked with 1929 15c on 1c green AIR surcharge issue (SG 117) tied by CRISTOBAL machine cancel dated JUN 21 1929. Flown on the FAM 5 Cristobal - Barranquilla, Colombia first flight with illustrated first flight cachet on front. Addressed to BARRANQUILLA, COLOMBIA with arrival cds on reverse. (AAMC #CZ37a, Muller #22) £30 Image for lot 875
876 Panama - Canal Zone 1929 FIRST FLIGHT: Airmail cover with printed 'First Flight Air Mail Cristobal Cartagena' at top franked with 1929 15c on 1c green AIR surcharge issue (SG 117) tied by CRISTOBAL cancel dated JUN 21 1929. Flown on the FAM 5 Cristobal - Cartagena, Colombia first flight with illustrated first flight cachet on front. Addressed to COLON with CARTAGENA and COLON arrival marks on reverse. (AAMC #CZ37, Muller #22) £30 Image for lot 876
877 Panama - Canal Zone 1929 FIRST FLIGHT: Airmail cover franked with 1929 2 x 25c on 2c carmine AIR surcharge issue (SG 119) tied by CRISTOBAL machine cancel dated OCT 8 1929. Flown on the extension of the FAM 5 route from Cristobal to Buenos Aires, Argentina with illustrated first flight cachet on front. Addressed to ARGENTINA with arrival cds on reverse. A scarce flight only 143 covers were carried. (AAMC #CZ43, Muller #26) £60 Image for lot 877
878 Panama - Canal Zone 1932 The Panama Canal, Canal Zone Official Business' PENALTY envelope with 'Official Business' crossed out franked with 1927 3c violet USA overprint issue (SG 104) tied by BALBOA HEIGHTS roller cancel. Addressed to USA. £24 Image for lot 878
879 Panama - Canal Zone 1939 15c brown '10th Anniversary of Canal Zone Airmail Service' issue, a fine mint bottom marginal block of four with '140994' plate number in margin. (SG 145) £15 Image for lot 879
880 Panama - Canal Zone 1941 Airmail issue with 'OFFICIAL PANAMA CANAL' overprint, the set of eight fine lightly used with the usual BALBOA HEIGHTS CANAL ZONE wavy lines cancel. (SG O167/O174) £45 Image for lot 880
881 Panama - Canal Zone 1952 Airmail cover franked with USA 1947 6c carmine AIR issue (SG A944) tied by BALBOA PAQUEBOT C.Z. cds with NEW YORK N.Y. U.S.S. RANKIN BR. US Naval cds alongside. Addressed to USA. £30 Image for lot 881
882 Papua New Guinea 1906 2/6 black & brown 'Lakatoi' issue on thin paper, line perf with small 'Papua' overprint. A fine used copy with central SAMARAI E.D. cds dated NOV 1907. (SG 45a, Cat £95) £32 Image for lot 882
883 Papua New Guinea 1909 Cover from New Zealand franked with 1908 1d carmine 'Universal' issue (SG 386) tied by GORE cds. Addressed to 'The Reverend A. K. Chignall, St Peters Rectory, WANIGERA, Via Samarai, Papua' with NELSON transit and SAMARAI arrival marks on reverse. Inbound mail at this date is very scarce. £70 Image for lot 883
884 Papua New Guinea 1911 2d bright mauve 'Lakatoi' issue, a fine mint corner marginal pair with 'CA' (Commonwealth of Australia) Monogram in margin. (SG 86) £24 Image for lot 884
885 Papua New Guinea 1915 N.W. PACIFIC ISLANDS: 9d violet 'Roo' issue with 'N. W. PACIFIC ISLANDS' overprint Type 'a', a fine mint copy. (SG 79, Cat £55) £18 Image for lot 885
886 Papua New Guinea 1916 2/6 maroon & bright pink 'Lakatoi' issue, 'Ash' printing with 'O S' Official overprint, a fine cds used copy. (SG O66a) £50 Image for lot 886
887 Papua New Guinea 1916 ½d myrtle & apple green 'Lakatoi' issue, a fine strip of three tied on piece by BWAGAOIA cds's dated 15 MAY 1925. Very scarce. (SG 93) £30 Image for lot 887
888 Papua New Guinea 1916 1/- sepia & olive 'Lakatoi' issue, a fine mint top marginal pair with variety RIFT IN CLOUDS on top stamp. (SG 102) £25 Image for lot 888
889 Papua New Guinea 1931 'Lakatoi' SURCHARGE issue, the set of four fine mint. (SG 123/126) £20 Image for lot 889
890 Papua New Guinea 1935 £2 bright violet 'Bulolo Goldfields' issue, a very fine cds used copy. (SG 204) £75 Image for lot 890
891 Papua New Guinea 1937 NEW GUINEA: 5d green GVI 'Coronation' issue, a superb unmounted mint corner marginal block of four showing the RE-ENTRY with the DESIGN COMPLETELY DUPLICATED (row 5, stamp no. 2). A lovely positional piece. (SG 210 & 210a, Cat £76+) £25 Image for lot 891
892 Papua New Guinea 1945 AUSTRALIAN FORCES: WWII YMCA airmail cover franked with 1937 3d purple brown GVI issue (SG 187) tied by AUST ARMY PO 217 cds located at PORT MORESBY, PAPUA NEW GUINEA. Addressed to CUNNOCK, N.S.W. with boxed 'AUSTRALIAN MILITARY FORCES PASSED BY CENSOR 2136' handstamp in purple and Censor's signature on front & arrival cds on reverse. £45 Image for lot 892
893 Papua New Guinea 1947 AUSTRALIA USED IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Cover franked with Australian 1937 2d bright purple (SG 185) tied by LAE PAPUA NEW GUINEA cds dated 26 AUG 1947. Addressed locally to the Burns Philip Co. In LAE. £25 Image for lot 893
894 Papua New Guinea 1952 'Pictorial' issue, the set of sixteen fine unmounted mint. (SG 1/15) £45 Image for lot 894
895 Papua New Guinea 1952 AUSTRALIA USED IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Cover franked with Australian 1951 4½d scarlet (SG 248) tied by MADANG PAPUA NEW GUINEA cds dated 2 OCT 1952 with additional strike alongside. Addressed to Captain Wilding on the Mission Vessel 'M.V. BULOLO' in SAMARAI. £40 Image for lot 895
896 Papua New Guinea 1958 Cover franked with single 1957 4d on 2½d orange (SG 16) tied by SOHANO cds. Addressed internally to RABAUL. £12 Image for lot 896
897 Paraguay 1879 5c orange brown 'Lion' issue a superb mint corner marginal block of twenty five. A scarce multiple. (SG 16) £45 Image for lot 897
898 Paraguay 1881 4c LION issue 'L Goumand, Buenos Aires' IMPERF COLOUR TRIALS in black, brown, blue & red. All very fine. (AS SG 22) £40 Image for lot 898
899 Paraguay 1884 1c on 1r bright rose 'Lion' issue, a fine unused block of nine. Large margins on three sides, touching at left and small 2mm tear at top right but a rare multiple. (SG 23a) £100 Image for lot 899
900 Paraguay 1886 OFFICIAL MAIL: Circa 1886. Wrapper franked with single 1886 5c blue official issue with thin 'OFICIAL' overprint (SG O41) tied by CORREOS DE LA ASUNCION cds. Addressed to BUENOS AIRES. Fine. £120 Image for lot 900
901 Paraguay 1889 15c purple on thin paper 'UPU' issue with 'ANULADO' overprint in black, four large margin unused without gum. Unusual. (SG 39) £40 Image for lot 901
902 Paraguay 1899 Cover franked with strip of three 1892 20c vermilion 'Portrait' issue (SG 48, small surface scuff on one stamp) tied by tow fine strikes of SAN BERNARDINO cds dated 9 JAN 1899. Addressed to SWITZERLAND with ASUNCION transit cds and Swiss arrival cds on reverse. £45 Image for lot 902
903 Paraguay 1907 GERMAN COLONY: Colour PPC 'Salto Guaira Ladecones' showing waterfalls with small 'Kurt Schubert, Nueva Germania, Paraguay, Sudamer.' handstamp in violet on picture side franked on message side with 1905 5c yellow and 20c deep lilac LION issue (SG 116 & 120) tied by CORREOS CNIA NUEVA GERMANIA cds dated 5 MAY 1907. Addressed to GERMANY with ASUNCION transit cds on front. £75 Image for lot 903
904 Paraguay 1908 5c on 20c slate purple 'Official' LION issue, a fine mint corner marginal block of four with variety OVERPRINT INVERTED. (SG 152a) £20 Image for lot 904
905 Paraguay 1911 AUSTRALIAN COLONY: Colour PPC of 'Villa Rica' datelined 'Arturo R Groves, Colonia Cosme, Caazapa, Paraguay' franked on picture side with 5 x 1910 5c pale lilac (SG 208) tied by large COL COSME 21/1/11 manuscript cancel. Addressed to BELGIUM with arrival cds on reverse. A rare item from this short lived Australian Colony in Paraguay. £150 Image for lot 905
906 Paraguay 1918 10c brown 'Postage Due' issue with variety 'HABILITADO 1918' OVERPRINT VERTICAL. A fine mint block of four. (SG 239 variety) £24 Image for lot 906
907 Paraguay 1921 50c black UNISSUED ESSAY for the 'Presidents' issue, imperf on thick white glazed paper. This issue was unissued due to the 1921 revolution. Toned. (Listed in Kneitschel Page 159) £20 Image for lot 907
908 Paraguay 1922 REVOLUTION: 50c carmine, 1p dark blue and 3p green 'Lion' issue produced in October 1922 by the Revolutionary Government in Encarnacion inscribed 'EJERCITO CONSTITUCIONAL 1922. The set of three fine mint. Very scarce. (Kneitschel #2/4) £95 Image for lot 908
909 Paraguay 1925 'General Jose E Diaz' issue with small 'C' overprint for use by Rural post offices, the set of three in fine mint IMPERF blocks of four. (SG 271B/273B variety) £40 Image for lot 909
910 Paraguay 1926 FOREIGN COLONIES IN PARAGUAY: Cover with manuscript 'Colonia Independencia via Villarrica' return address on reverse franked with strip of five 1925 50c scarlet with 'c' overprint (SG 271B, one stamp is damaged at top) tied by three strikes of undated circular CORREOS COLONIA INDEPENDENCIA 'Arms' cancel in purple. Addressed to GERMANY with transit marks on reverse. The Colonia Independencia cancel is very scarce, most mail from this colony was transported to Villarrica and posted there. £75 Image for lot 910
911 Paraguay 1927 Colour PPC 'El Teatro, Asuncion' franked on picture side with pair 1926 2c on 5c pale blue (SG 276) tied by RECOLETA cds in purple with second strike alongside and additional strike on reverse. Addressed to ROUMANIA. £40 Image for lot 911
912 Paraguay 1929 FIRST FLIGHT: Registered cover franked with 1927 1p emerald green and 1p 50c red brown plus 1929 2p 85c on 5c dull purple 'AIR 'Surcharge' issue (SG 302, 305 & 345) tied by SCIO AEREO POSTAL PARAGUAY cds's dated 1 JAN 1929 with printed registration label alongside. Flown on the Inaugural ASUNCION - BUENOS AIRES flight (on the 2nd of Jan) by 'Vachet'. Addressed to BUENOS AIRES with arrival cds's on reverse dated 2 JAN 1929. (Muller #3, rated 3000pts) £90 Image for lot 912
913 Paraguay 1930 1p 50c lilac postal stationery envelope with 'c' imprint for 'Campana' for use in rural towns & villages outside of Asuncion (H&G B5, Paraguay Postal Stationery Catalogue #EN8)used with added 1927 1p scarlet with 'c' opt (SG 329) tied by SAN BERNARDINO cds dated 25 FEB 1930. Addressed to GERMANY with arrival cds on reverse. Cover has 2cm tear at top. £25 Image for lot 913
914 Paraguay 1931 'Zeppelin' OPT issue, the pair fine mint. (SG 429/30) £20 Image for lot 914
915 Paraguay 1931 Group of covers from RURAL post offices, four showing uses of the 'c' (Camapana) opt issues with 1931 REG from ESTACION BORJA to USA, 1935 & 1939 from CONCEPCION to UK, 1938 from AREGUA to SWITZERLAND plus 1937 cover with normal issues from SAN BERNARDINO to UK and 1942 Censor cover from CORONEL BOGADO to USA. Mixed condition. (6 items) £40 Image for lot 915
916 Paraguay 1932 1p 50c bistre brown 'Chaco Boundary Dispute' issue with 'C' overprint in black, a fine used copy with complete central strike of SALITRE-CUE cds dated 11 NOV 1933. Scarce cancel. (SG 443) £30 Image for lot 916
917 Paraguay 1932 ZEPPELIN: 70c red on blue postal stationery card (H&G 13) used with added 1927 block of four 70c grey blue, 1931 1p yellow green and 1932 4p bright ultramarine and 16p purple TRIANGULAR 'Zeppelin' issue (SG 301, 431, 435 & 438) all tied on reverse by SCIO AEREO POSTAL PARAGUAY cds dated 19 MAR 1932 and by two strikes of diamond 'Zeppelin' first flight cachet in black. Flown on the second Sudamerikafahrt by LZ 127. Addressed to GERMANY with various other 'Zeppelin' cachets and printed registration label plus FRIEDRICHSHAFEN and LORCH arrival cds's all on front. Scarce. (Sieger #148) £120 Image for lot 917
918 Paraguay 1932 ZEPPELIN: Cover with typed 'Vuelo Abril 1932, Sudamerika Europa por Graf Zeppelin Asuncion (Paraguay) Via Pernambuco (Brasil) a Friedrichshafen' endorsement on front franked with 1927 strip of three 1p 50c rose and 1932 20p yellow brown TRIANGULAR 'Zeppelin' issue (SG 307 & 439) tied by diamond 'GRAF ZEPPELIN' cancel in green with SCIO AEREO POSTAL PARAGUAY cds dated 2 ABR.1932 alongside with illustrated cachet. Flown on the Second Sudamerikafahrt by LZ 127 with oval 'Zeppelin' cachet and printed registration label plus FRIEDRICHSHAFEN and LORCH arrival cds's on reverse. Light horizontal crease. Scarce. (Sieger #148) £125 Image for lot 918
919 Paraguay 1933 CHACO WAR: Printed 'Ministerio de Guerra y Marina. Regimiento "Itororo" de Infanteria N.2' official cover franked with 1927 1p 50c rose (SG 307) tied by ASUNCION machine cancel dated APR 1933. Addressed to USA with official 'Arms' cachet in red on front & reverse. Some small opening tears at top. More research required. £45 Image for lot 919
920 Paraguay 1934 ZEPPELIN: Reg cover franked with various issues inc 'Zeppelin' issues with '1934' overprint tied illustrated 'Zeppelin' cachets and by SCIO AEREO POSTAL PARAGUAY cds dated 15. 9.1934 with printed red white & blue 'POR GRAF ZEPPELIN ASUNCION (Paraguay) via Rio de Janeiro a Friedrichshafen' airmail label alongside. Flown on the eighth Sudamerikafahrt by LZ 127. Addressed to GERMANY with various transit and arrival marks including FRIEDRICHSHAFEN cds on reverse. Some light toning. Scarce. (Sieger #276, Cat 140 euros) £75 Image for lot 920
921 Paraguay 1934 ZEPPELIN: Reg cover franked with various issues inc 'Zeppelin' issues with '1934' overprint tied circular and triangular illustrated 'Zeppelin' cachets with SCIO AEREO POSTAL PARAGUAY cds dated 26. 5.1934 on reverse with printed red white & blue 'POR GRAF ZEPPELIN ASUNCION (Paraguay) via Rio de Janeiro a Friedrichshafen' airmail label alongside. Flown on the first Sudamerikafahrt by LZ 127. Addressed to GERMANY with various transit and arrival marks including FRIEDRICHSHAFEN cds on reverse. Some light toning. Scarce. (Sieger #249, Cat 200 euros) £95 Image for lot 921
922 Paraguay 1935 JEWISH SETTLEMENT IN PARAGUAY: Cover with 'M/N NEPTUNIA' ship imprint on flap sent from COLONIA FRAM (A settlement of Polish, Czech & Hungarian Jews fleeing persecution in Europe) with manuscript 'J Zak, Colonia Fram, Carmen del Parana via Encarnacion Rep Paraguay' return address on reverse franked with 1927 3p drab with 'C' overprint and 50c grey blue (SG 338 & 298) tied by CARMEN DEL PARANA cds's. Addressed to CZECHOSLOVAKIA with ASUNCION transit cds on reverse. Scarce. £90 Image for lot 922
923 Paraguay 1936 OFFICIAL MAIL: Official 'Banco de la Republica del Paraguay' window envelope franked with 1935 1p orange and 2p 50c bright violet 'OFICIAL' opt issue (SG O476 & O478) tied by ASUNCION machine cancel dated 28 OCT 1936 with 'Official' ARMS cachet in purple on front & reverse.. £12 Image for lot 923
924 Paraguay 1937 Trio of covers from the same correspondence to the UK with a variety of frankings all tied by CORREOS CONCEPCION cds's dated 1937 or 1938. (3 items) £20 Image for lot 924
925 Paraguay 1937 Printed 'Zeppelin' registered cover franked with 1927 4 x 50c rose, 3p purple & 5p bright violet (SG 300, 311 & 313) all tied by PRIMAVERA cds's with formular registration label with handstruck PRIMAVERA alongside. Addressed to ARGENTINA with various other transit and arrival marks on reverse. The cover has small faults and has been repaired & strengthened in places. £45 Image for lot 925
926 Paraguay 1937 JEWISH COLONY: Incoming cover from POLAND franked with 1935 10gr yellow green and strip of three 15gr brown lake (SG 318/319) tied by RADZIWIE cds's. Addressed to 'Michal Pasiecznik, Colonia Fram, Carmen del Parana'. (Colonia Fram was a settlement of Polish, Czech & Hungarian Jews fleeing persecution in Europe). ASUNCION transit mark on reverse. £45 Image for lot 926
927 Paraguay 1938 Cover franked with single 1937 10p scarlet, yellow & blue (SG 498) tied by SAN LORENZO DEL C. GRANDE cds. Addressed to FRANCE with transit & arrival marks on reverse. £20 Image for lot 927
928 Paraguay 1939 Airmail cover with 'First Day Cover' handstamp in green franked with 1939 'Airmail' issue set of three plus 1931 10p pink on front and additional 10p pink and 1924 4p pale blue and 1927 1p lilac with 'C' overprint on reverse (SG 502/504, 411, 270A & 327) all tied by large CORREO AEREO ASUNCION 'Airship' cds's dated 14. 7. 1939. Addressed to CHILE with arrival cds on reverse. Note that SG lists the issue date for this set as the 3rd August. £20 Image for lot 928
929 Paraguay 1940 Registered cover with manuscript 'Francisco Keutz, Colonia Fram, Carmen del Parana, Paraguay' return address on flap franked with 1939 pair 5p black & blue and 1940 pair 50c orange (SG 510 & 536) tied by two average strikes of undated CARMEN DEL PARANA negative seal cancel in black with black & white formular registration label with manuscript 'CARMEN' alongside. Addressed to ARGENTINA with arrival cds's on reverse. £45 Image for lot 929
930 Paraguay 1946 FOREIGN COLONIES IN PARAGUAY: Registered airmail cover with manuscript 'E Kochmann, Co. Carlos Pfannl, Paraguay' return address on reverse franked on front with pair 1944 70c brown lake and two pairs of 1946 5c grey (SG 603 & 631) tied by AEROPOSTAL PARAGUAY cds's dated 28 MAR 1946 with printed REG label with manuscript 'C. Pfannl' added in manuscript on reverse. Addressed to UK, routed via PORTUGAL with LISBOA transit cds on reverse. Colonia Carlos Pfannl was an Austrian Settlement established in 1932 and is most famous for issuing its own typeset stamp. A rare origination. £75 Image for lot 930
931 Paraguay 1946 Registered airmail cover franked with the set of five 'Waterlow' AIR issue in new colours (SG 647/51) tied by ASUNCION cds's dated 18 NOV 1946 with printed REG label alongside. Addressed to USA with transit & arrival marks on reverse. £12 Image for lot 931
932 Paraguay 1946 Cover franked with the 1946 '5 Centimos 5' Surcharge issue set of four including the TRAIN issue (SG 636/9) tied by AEROPOSTAL PARAGUAY (Asuncion) cds's dated 1 JUL 1946 likely the first day of issue. Addressed to USA. £12 Image for lot 932
933 Paraguay 1948 Pair of REG airmail covers franked with 50c or 1g respectively both with handmade manuscript REG labels on front and both sent from ENCARNACION to either USA or SWITZERLAND with transit & arrival marks. (2 items) £15 Image for lot 933
934 Paraguay 1955 Stampless OFFICIAL cover with circular 'Facultad de Odontologia Bedelia' ARMS official cachet on front & reverse with ASUNCION cds and nice multicoloured 'Rotary Club' Map in shield CINDERELLA label inscribed '1a Feria International de Asuncion Paraguay 1955' on front. Addressed to USA. Cover has a couple of opening tears at top. £15 Image for lot 934
935 Paraguay 1961 Circa 1961 undated cover with OFICINA DE CORREOS SAN PEDRO DEL PARANA 'Arms' originating cancel at top right franked with 1961 75c 'Europa' issue (SG 960) tied in transit by ENCARNACION cancel (likely carried stampless to Encarnacion with the stamp applied there). Addressed to ARGENTINA. Cover a little toned. £10 Image for lot 935
936 Paraguay 1963 Registered airmail cover franked with 1961 3g brown on front & 10 x 1941 4g 50c myrtle green on reverse all tied by DISTR. No. 7 ENCARNACION cds's dated 3 AGO 1963 with handmade REG label on front. Addressed to JAPAN with arrival cds on reverse. An unusual destination. £10 Image for lot 936
937 Paraguay 1965 Registered cover franked with 1963 50c sepia & drab tied by ASUNCION cds and 1964 4g brown & claret tied by commemorative cancel with registration label alongside and large green & white propaganda label inscribed 'CIUDADANO APOYE EL ASCENSO DEL GRAL DE EJERCITO ALFREDO STROESSNER' (supporting the re-election of President Stroessner). Addressed to BRAZIL with arrival cds on reverse. £40 Image for lot 937
938 Paraguay 1966 Airmail cover franked with 1964 36g olive & bluish lavender (SG 1062) tied by fine strike of CORREOS COLONIA MEMNO cds in purple. Addressed to GERMANY. £10 Image for lot 938