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872 Nicaragua 1820 PRESTAMP: Circa 1820. 'Tobacco' FRONT from RIVAS with fine strike of straight line 'NICARAGUA' in black (Nicaragua was the original Spanish colonial name for Rivas). Addressed to 'Manuel Vela: Factor General en la Rl Renta de Tabacos de Leon'. Very fine. £45 Image for lot 872
873 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 Image for lot 873
874 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 Image for lot 874
875 Nicaragua 1867 BRITISH POST OFFICES: 5/- rose QV issue, Plate 2, used with good strike of GREY-TOWN cds dated JU 16 1876. The stamp is faded and has faults but a good strike of the cancel. (SG Z21, Cat £550) £95 Image for lot 875
876 Nicaragua 1890 10c grey postal stationery envelope (H&G B5) with serifed 'SPECIMEN' handstamp in blue green. Unused. £12 Image for lot 876
877 Nicaragua 1893 TELEGRAPH: 1c blue 'Seebeck' telegraph issue with variety 'TELEGRAFOS' OPT INVERTED, a fine copy. (Barefoot #26b, Cat £20) £12 Image for lot 877
878 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 Image for lot 878
879 Nicaragua 1895 5c blue small 'Arms' postal stationery envelope (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 Image for lot 879
880 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 Image for lot 880
881 Nicaragua 1897 2c dark blue on pink 'Seebeck' postal stationery card (H&G 32) datedlined 'Corinto 15.1.97' used with light CORINTO cds. Addressed to MANAGUA with duplex arrival cds with bottom part of cds cancel and circular duplex section completely blank dated JAN 16 1896 in error struck clearly on front. The card has some slight water staining on right hand side but otherwise a rare and unrecorded marking. Note that this card and postmark featured in an article in Nicaro Vol 26 No.4, October 2017 a copy of which accompanies. £90 Image for lot 881
882 Nicaragua 1898 5c blue on salmon 'Seebeck' postal stationery envelope (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 Image for lot 882
883 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 Image for lot 883
884 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 Image for lot 884
885 Nicaragua 1905 CABO GRACIAS A DIOS: 20c brown 'Postage Due' issue with 'Correos 1901' opt and 20c brown, 30c deep green and 50c dull red 'Postage Due' issue with '1901 Correos' opt all with small 'CABO' handstamps in violet, fine lightly used. (SG C21/24) £16 Image for lot 885
886 Nicaragua 1906 10c on 2p deep green 'Provisional' OPT issue, a fine unused copy. (SG 234, Cat £21) £10 Image for lot 886
887 Nicaragua 1906 10c on 2p deep green 'Arms' issue with overprint reading up, a fine used copy. Difficult stamp. (SG 234) £10 Image for lot 887
888 Nicaragua 1906 10c on 5p violet 'Provisional' OPT issue, a good unused copy. A scarce stamp. (SG 235, Cat £100) £40 Image for lot 888
889 Nicaragua 1907 10c violet 'Momotombo' TRAIN postal stationery envelope with large '1907' handstamp in violet (H&G B69a) used with added 1906 15c on 1c green and 1907 10c on 2c rose carmine PROVISIONAL 'Surcharge' issues (SG 226B & 246A) tied by two fine strikes of oval LEON cancels dated SEP 17 1907 with straight line 'BUZON URBANO' marking in purple alongside. Addressed to USA with CORINTO transit mark on reverse. Fine & scarce. £90 Image for lot 889
890 Nicaragua 1907 TELEGRAPHS: 10c on 50c lake 'Momotombo' TELEGRAPH opt issue, a fine used copy with variety 'TELEGRAFSO' for 'TELEGRAFOS'. Light crease. (Barefoot #115c) £10 Image for lot 890
891 Nicaragua 1908 Nice group of varieties with 1908 10c turquoise blue with OPT INVERTED, 1c on 5c orange yellow with '8908' for '1908' variety, 2c on 5c orange yellow with '1008' for '1908' variety, 1910 10c on 15c black with OPT DOUBLE ONE INVERTED and 1935 1c orange TAX issue with 'Resello 1935' OPT DOUBLE. All used. (SG 257a, 260b, 261b, 302d & 837a) £15 Image for lot 891
892 Nicaragua 1909 ZELAYA: 1c bright green 'Arms' issue a fine mint copy with variety SIDEWAYS 'O' IN 'DPTO'. (SG B75 variety, Maxwell #LB133b) £18 Image for lot 892
893 Nicaragua 1911 RAILWAY COUPON ISSUE: 5c on 5c on 2c blue 'Railway Coupon' issue with 'Vale 05c CORREO DE 1911' opt on reverse. A fine unused copy with variety 'DE 1911' OMITTED due to a large shift of the opt. Unusual. (SG 320) £10 Image for lot 893
894 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 Image for lot 894
895 Nicaragua 1911 RAILWAY COUPON ISSUE: 20c on 10c on 1c vermilion, 50c on 10c on 1c vermilion and 2c on 10c on 1c vermilion 'Railway Coupon' issue all in unused blocks of four plus a complete pane of twenty of the 50c. Also three 15c surcharges on backs used on piece. (SG 324a, 325a, 326 & 322) £40 Image for lot 895
896 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 Image for lot 896
897 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 Image for lot 897
898 Nicaragua 1913 'Blue' Waterlow issue with 'OFICIAL' opt in black, the set of fifteen WATERLOW FILE COPY PROOFS with circular hole punches. Some values a little grubby from the archive flooding during WW2. (SG O356/70) £30 Image for lot 898
899 Nicaragua 1915 'VALE C$ 0.02' on 35c green 'Provisional' postal stationery envelope (H&G B81) used with added 1914 1c green & 2c vermilion (SG 394 & 396, the 1c has a small fault) tied by large oval GRANADA cancel dated OCT 15 1915. Addressed to USA with CORINTO transit cds on reverse. A very early use of this envelope. £90 Image for lot 899
900 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 Image for lot 900
901 Nicaragua 1927 REVENUES: 50c to 10cor 'Consular' REVENUE issue, the set of six all with red SPECIMEN overprint and small hole punch plus an undenominated PROOF in green for the base design of the issue without value on thick card with light crease along base. Attractive. (7) £45 Image for lot 901
902 Nicaragua 1928 2c red on yellow postal stationery envelope (H&G B82) used with added 1928 pair ½c deep green 3c blackish green and 4c vermilion all with 'RESELLO 1928' overprints (SG 559 & 562/563) all tied by LEON cds's. Addressed to GERMANY with transit and arrival marks on reverse. £50 Image for lot 902
903 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 Image for lot 903
904 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 Image for lot 904
905 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 Image for lot 905
906 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 Image for lot 906
907 Nicaragua 1931 EARTHQUAKE & POSTCARD: Black & white real photographic PPC 'Salon Prio, donde fue deleite del Publico Capitalino. Managua. 31/3/31' showing a scene of destruction. Fine unused with 'Melendez Granada Nic. C.A.' handstamp on reverse. £35 Image for lot 907
908 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 Image for lot 908
909 Nicaragua 1932 15c violet with 'International Airmail Week' OPT, a fine lightly used copy with violet cds cancel. (SG 692, Cat £70) £35 Image for lot 909
910 Nicaragua 1932 8c on 1cor scarlet vermilion 'Inauguration of the Inland Airmail Service' OPT issue, a fine lightly used copy. (SG 693, Cat £20) £10 Image for lot 910
911 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 Image for lot 911
912 Nicaragua 1932 Opening of Leon - Sauce Railway' AIRMAIL issue the set of five REPRINTS on thin hard paper. Seven page article by Brian Moorhouse on how to plate the reprints accompanies. Good reference. (As SG 744/748) £10 Image for lot 912
913 Nicaragua 1933 1c on 5c sepia with 'Resello 1933 Vale Dos Centavos' opt and also '1931' opt in black. A mint copy. Small thin on reverse but a scarce stamp. Only 800 were printed. (SG 752) £10 Image for lot 913
914 Nicaragua 1933 OFFICIAL MAIL: Official cover with ornate 'Presidencia de la Republica Managua Nicaragua' imprint at top left franked with 1933 25c olive green with 'Correo Aereo OFICIAL' opt and 'Signature' opt in blue (SG O828 tied by boxed CORREO AEREO MANAGUA cancel dated 7 NOV 1933 with boxed 'CORREO AEREO DE NICARAGUA OFICIAL' cachet in violet alongside. Addressed to USA. £25 Image for lot 914
915 Nicaragua 1936 OFFICIAL MAIL: Circa 1936. Official cover with ornate 'Presidencia de la Republica Managua' imprint at top left franked with 1935 20c green with 'Correo Aereo OFICIAL' and 'RESELLO 1935' overprints (SG O878B) tied by boxed CORREO AEREO MANAGUA cancel with boxed 'CORREO AEREO DE NICARAGUA OFICIAL cachet alongside. Addressed to USA. Backflap missing. £50 Image for lot 915
916 Nicaragua 1941 'Centenary of the First Postage Stamps' ROWLAND HILL issue, the set of three fine mint. (SG 1047/9, Cat £37) £16 Image for lot 916
917 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 Image for lot 917
918 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 Image for lot 918
919 Nicaragua 1955 'Rotary' issue, the pair of miniature sheets fine mint. (SG MS1227a & MS 1237a) £10 Image for lot 919
920 Nicaragua 1974 Cover from CHILE to NIGERIA missent to NICARAGUA with boxed 'MAL ENCAMINADA A NICARAGUA' marking in purple on front. Unusual. £10 Image for lot 920
921 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 921
922 Panama 1878 50c yellow ochre 'First Issue' on medium thick paper, a fine unused four margin copy. Small thin on reverse. (SG 4B) £12 Image for lot 922
923 Panama 1896 2c black on yellow buff postal stationery card of Colombia (H&G 13) used with PANAMA duplex cds dated 9 OCT 1896 with fine strike of small boxed 'BUZON PANAMA' marking alongside. Addressed to GERMANY with LONDON transit cds in red and German arrival cds all on front. The reverse just has a large manuscript number as the message. £35 Image for lot 923
924 Panama 1902 TELEGRAPHS: 5c green on greenish, 10c red on salmon and 20c blue on pink 'Department of Colombia' issue, the set of three fine mint. (Barefoot #1/3) £25 Image for lot 924
925 Panama 1903 20c slate violet and 50c brown on cream on thick paper MAP issue with 'Second Colon' opt of a large straight line 'PANAMA' in violet both fine used copies tied on small pieces by COLON cds dated 29 DIC 1903. A scarce & underrated issue. (SG 86/87) £30 Image for lot 925
926 Panama 1904 'Third Panama' overprint issue the set of five fine mint. (SG 62/66, Heydon #95/99) £35 Image for lot 926
927 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 927
928 Panama 1904 Trio of MAP issue covers to USA with 1904 mourning cover franked with 3 x 10c orange 'Fourth Panama' issue tied by PANAMA cds's dated 17 MAY 1904, 1905 two covers both franked with single 1904 5c blue 'Fourth Panama' opt issue (2 different printings) tied by PANAMA cds's dated Feb & Aug 1905. All three covers have arrival marks on reverse. Mixed condition. (3 items) £50 Image for lot 928
929 Panama 1906 UNISSUED: 2c on 20c violet MAP 'Surcharge' issue, the UNISSUED value with OVERPRINT INVERTED (this value only exists with inverted opt), an unused copy from the bottom of the sheet with straight edge. Uncommon. (See note in SG) £45 Image for lot 929
930 Panama 1907 Colour PPC 'The Head Offices of the Istmian Canal at Cristobal, Canal Zone' franked on picture side with 1906 ½c carmine, blue, green & orange (SG 142) tied by COLON cds dated JAN 23 1907. Addressed to FRANCE. An attractive card. £20 Image for lot 930
931 Panama 1911 REVENUES: Nice group of 'Timbre Nacional' REVENUE items with 1911 40c blue & 40c orange, 1916 10c blue and 20c yellow and 1925 1c green all IMPERF PLATE PROOFS plus 1933 issue with '1933 1934' opts 10c blue, 20c yellow, 40c red orange & 60c brown all fine mint. (9) £25 Image for lot 931
932 Panama 1915 POSTAGE DUE: 4c brown 'Postage Due' issue, a fine block of four each stamp opt 'SPECIMEN' in red and with small hole punch. Ex ABNCo. Archive. (SG D171) £20 Image for lot 932
933 Panama 1918 50c black & orange and 1b black & indigo violet 'Panama Canal' issue, both mint copies but with some paper adherence on reverse. (SG 181/2, Cat £76) £25 Image for lot 933
934 Panama 1919 TELEGRAPH ISSUE: 1c green 'Allegory' TELEGRAPH issue a fine block of six each stamp with 'SPECIMEN' overprint in red and small hole punch. Ex ABNCo. Archive. (Barefoot #19) £24 Image for lot 934
935 Panama 1921 10c violet, 15c light blue, 20c brown, 24c sepia and 50c black 'Centenary of Independence' issue, all good to fine mint. (SG 191/5, Cat £73) £35 Image for lot 935
936 Panama 1924 'Arms' definitive issue, the set of ten fine mint. (SG 198/207) £15 Image for lot 936
937 Panama 1926 'Bolivar Congress' issue, the set of twelve fine mint. (SG 208/19) £25 Image for lot 937
938 Panama 1929 FIRST FLIGHT: Cover franked with 1924 2c carmine 'Arms' issue and 1929 25c on 20c brown AIR issue (SG 200 & 230) tied by COLON cds's dated MAY 22 1929. Flown on the Colon - Havana, Cuba first flight with boxed AGENCIA POSTAL DE COLON PRIMER SERVICIO DE CORREO AEREO PANAMA - CUBA first flight cachet in purple on front. Addressed to USA. A Rare flight. (Muller #14, only 125 covers flown) £75 Image for lot 938
939 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 939
940 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 940
941 Panama 1929 FIRST FLIGHT: 2c red airmail PSE (H&G FB1) used with added 1929 25c on 10c orange AIR issue (SG 225) tied by PANAMA cds's dated FEB 8 1929. Flown on the Panama - Miami, USA first flight by Lindbergh with circular 'AGENCIA POSTAL PANAMA 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. (Muller #8a) £15 Image for lot 941
942 Panama 1929 FIRST FLIGHT: 2c red airmail PSE (H&G FB1) with added 1929 25c on 20c brown AIR issue (SG 230) tied by PANAMA cds's dated MAY 22 1929. Flown on the Panama - Miami, USA first flight with boxed AGENCIA POSTAL DE PANAMA PRIMER SERVICIO DE CORREO AEREO PANAMA - ESTADOS UNIDOS first flight cachet in black on front. Addressed to USA. A very scarce flight. (Muller #12, only 253 covers flown) £45 Image for lot 942
943 Panama 1929 FIRST FLIGHT: Cover franked with 1924 2c carmine 'Arms' issue and 1929 25c on 10c orange AIR issue (SG 200 with small fault & 225) tied by PANAMA cds's dated FEB 9 1929. Flown on the Panama - Miami, USA first flight by Lindbergh with circular 'AGENCIA POSTAL PANAMA 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. (Muller #8a) £15 Image for lot 943
944 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 944
945 Panama 1931 FIRST FLIGHT: Airmail cover franked with 1930 15c green AIR issue (SG 235 with corner fault) tied by COLON cds dated FEB 11 1931. Flown on the Colon - Port of Spain, Trinidad first flight with two boxed first flight cachets inscribed AGENCIA POSTAL DE COLON PRIMER VUELO PANAMA - TRINIDAD (Ant. Iglesas) and the other has the last line reading 'PANAMA - PUERTO ESPANA'. Both are struck in purple on front. Addressed to TRINIDAD with arrival marks on reverse. (Muller #56a) £30 Image for lot 945
946 Panama 1934 '25th Anniversary of National Institute' issue, the set of six fine mint. (SG 262/7) £15 Image for lot 946
947 Panama 1935 REVENUES: Circa 1935 1c olive green 'Timbre Nacional' REVENUE issue strip of three, 2c brown block of six, 1946 10c deep blue with '1946' opt strip of three and 1951 20b rose red with '1951' opt strip of four each stamp with red 'SPECIMEN' opt and small hole punch. Ex ABNCo. archive. (16 stamps) £20 Image for lot 947
948 Panama 1937 Cover franked with pair 1937 1c green with 'UPU' overprint (SG 290) tied by ADMON SUB DE CORREOS BOQUETE cds. Addressed internally to PUERTO ARMUELLES with DAVID transit cds and light PTO ARMUELLES arrival cds on reverse. £30 Image for lot 948
949 Panama 1938 'Central American & Caribbean Games' issue, the set of five and the miniature sheet good to fine mint. (SG 334/8 & MS339, Cat £36) £18 Image for lot 949
950 Panama 1938 'Central American & Caribbean Games' issue, the set of five fine mint. (SG 334/8) £10 Image for lot 950
951 Panama 1941 Registered airmail cover franked with 1924 10c violet 'Arms' issue, 1930 8c black AIR issue and 1940 1c green TAX issue (SG 202, 234 & 394) tied by PANAMA cancel dated DEC 27 1941 with boxed registration marking alongside and large blue 'Official Seal' on reverse tied by PANAMA RECOMENDADOS cds's. Addressed to USA, censored in transit with arrival marks on reverse. £25 Image for lot 951
952 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 952
953 Panama 1948 'Honouring Members of the Revolutionary Junta of 1903' issue, the set of eight fine mint. (SG 465/72) £12 Image for lot 953
954 Panama 1950 2c black & scarlet 'Oxen Drawing a Sugar Cart' issue, two fine IMPERF PLATE PROOFS on thick card of the frame only and central vignette only. Ex ABNCo. archive. (As SG 409) £18 Image for lot 954
955 Panama 1950 2c carmine & black 'Oxen drawing a Sugar cart' issue DIE PROOF printed on thin paper mounted on card with '93035' archive number at top. Small faults. (As SG 409) £40 Image for lot 955
956 Panama 1956 'Pan Am Congress, Panama City and 30th Anniversary of First Congress' issue the set of twenty four fine mint. (SG 576/99) £12 Image for lot 956
957 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 957
958 Panama 1963 INVERTED CENTRE: 10c gold, blue, black & red '50th Anniversary of Postal Union of Americas & Spain' issue, a fine unused example with variety CENTRE INVERTED. (SG 774var, Sellinger ##16) £75 Image for lot 958
959 Panama 1920-1950 OFFICIAL SEALS: Red & blue on white rectangular 'Official Seal' unused with some toning, large blue registration seal lightly used and red sawtooth registration seal used with '1933' dated cancel. (3) £10 Image for lot 959
960 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 960
961 Panama - Canal Zone 1906 'Hamilton' issue of Panama with large CANAL ZONE overprint, the set of six (2c reading up & down) plus additional shade of the 5c all fine mint. (SG 25/30 & 28b) £90 Image for lot 961
962 Panama - Canal Zone 1906 'Hamilton' issue with 'CANAL ZONE' opt reading down, the basic set of five plus the 2c black & carmine all fine mint with full gum. The 8c has a small thin on reverse but otherwise a great looking set. (SG 26/30 & 27a, Cat £67+) £30 Image for lot 962
963 Panama - Canal Zone 1914 POSTAGE DUE: 10c lake 'Postage Due' issue of the USA with straight line 'CANAL ZONE' op diagonally. A fine lightly used copy. (SG D57, Cat £48) £20 Image for lot 963
964 Panama - Canal Zone 1915 'Panama Exposition' issue with 'CANAL ZONE' opt, the set of four fine mint. (SG 55/8, Cat £62) £30 Image for lot 964
965 Panama - Canal Zone 1916 BOOKLET ISSUE: Cover franked with single 1909 2c black & vermilion with 'CANAL ZONE' opt Type 2 a booklet pane single from the left hand side of the booklet pane (SG 41a) tied by EMPIRE cds dated DEC 25 1916. Addressed to USA. Cover has a few light tones. £20 Image for lot 965
966 Panama - Canal Zone 1920 1c black & green 'Balboa' postal stationery card with 'CANAL ZONE' overprint in black (H&G 3) used with added 1909 1c black & green 'Balboa' issue of Panama with 'CANAL ZONE' overprint TYPE 5 (SG 50) tied by BALBOA duplex cds's dated AUG 13 1920. Addressed to SALAVERRY, PERU with arrival cds on reverse. £60 Image for lot 966
967 Panama - Canal Zone 1921 1c green, 2c carmine, 5c blue with opt reading down, 10c violet and 15c pale blue 'Independence Centenary' issue with 'CANAL ZONE' opt in black or red, all fine mint. (SG 64/5, 66a & 67/8, Cat £160) £50 Image for lot 967
968 Panama - Canal Zone 1924 50c lilac USA issue with 'CANAL ZONE' opt (Flat tops to A's), a fine mint copy. (SG 84, Cat £90) £45 Image for lot 968
969 Panama - Canal Zone 1925 $1 purple brown USA issue with 'CANAL ZONE' opt (Pointed tops to A's) a good used vertical pair from the bottom of the sheet with bottom stamp imperf at base from sheet edge. (SG 97, Cat £130) £45 Image for lot 969
970 Panama - Canal Zone 1929 FIRST FLIGHT: Printed 'First Flight Cristobal - Curacao' airmail cover 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 - Curacao first flight with illustrated first flight cachet on front and arrival cds on reverse. (AAMC #CZ37b, Muller #21) £30 Image for lot 970
971 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 971
972 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 972
973 Panama - Canal Zone 1934 BOOKLET PANE: 3c violet BOOKLET PANE of six complete with selvedge, fine mint. (SG 142a) £30 Image for lot 973
974 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 974
975 Papua New Guinea 1911 ½d yellow green 'Lakatoi' issue, a fine mint bottom marginal block of six with both 'CA' (Commonwealth of Australia) and 'JBC' (J. B. Cooke) Monograms in margin. (SG 84) £30 Image for lot 975
976 Papua New Guinea 1915 2½d indigo 'Roo' issue with 'N. W. PACIFIC ISLANDS' overprint Type 'c', a used copy with fine complete strike of straight line 'Station Kieta' cancel in blue. Stamp has three trimmed perfs at base and tear at top, but a very scarce cancel. (SG 74) £60 Image for lot 976
977 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 977
978 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 978
979 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 979
980 Papua New Guinea 1937 Stampless headed 'O.H.M.S.' cover from RABAUL to VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA with fine strike of POSTAGE PAID RABAUL cds. £35 Image for lot 980
981 Papua New Guinea 1939 GVI 'Airmail' issue, the set of six fine mint. (SG 163/8, Cat £75) £25 Image for lot 981
982 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 982
983 Papua New Guinea 1952 AUSTRALIA USED IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Airmail cover franked with Australian 1942 5½d slate blue (SG 208) tied by KOKOPO PAPUA NEW GUINEA cds dated 24 NOV 1948. Addressed to NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA. £30 Image for lot 983
984 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 984