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960 Panama 1878 5c dull green 'First Issue' on thin paper, a good three margin copy used with manuscript cancel. (SG 1A, Cat £37) £15 Image for lot 960
961 Panama 1878 5c dull green & 5c blue green 'First Issue' on thin paper both shades used with manuscript cancels plus a 5c green REPRINT. All are four margin copies, the 5c dull green is thinned on reverse. (SG 1A & 1Aa, Cat £74) £25 Image for lot 961
962 Panama 1878 5c blue green 'First Issue' on medium thick paper, a fine unused four margin copy. Small thin on reverse. (SG 1Ba) £25 Image for lot 962
963 Panama 1878 20c red 'First Issue' on thin paper, a good looking mint copy with part O.G. and four margins. Heavily thinned on reverse. (SG 3A) £25 Image for lot 963
964 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 964
965 Panama 1892 5c blue and 10c orange 'Map' issue both used with fine strikes of 'INTRODUCIDA TARDE A.P.N. de PANAMA' cds's dated 1893 & 1895. (SG 12c/12d) £10 Image for lot 965
966 Panama 1892 Correspondence of six 1892-1898 period stampless 'Captain Bass' wrappers sent from COLON to PANAMA CITY, addressed to 'Captain F Bass, Pacific Navigation Co., Panama' a few are without postal markings but the majority have COLON cds's in blue and some have PANAMA arrival marks or the large 'TELEGRAM' cachet. Interesting lot. (6 items) £40 Image for lot 966
967 Panama 1904 10c on 20c blue on bluish paper 'Registration' issue of Colombia, issued at Panama, a good looking cds used copy with handstruck '6366' registration number in blue. Stamp is thinned on reverse but scarce. (SG R68) £45 Image for lot 967
968 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 968
969 Panama 1904 5c blue MAP issue with 'Fourth Colon' opt and 'AR COLON' handstamp in purple. A good mint copy. (SG AR110) £10 Image for lot 969
970 Panama 1904 Cover franked with 1903 5c blue 'First Panama' opt issue (SG 37A, opt in carmine) tied by PANAMA duplex cds dated 4 FEB 1904. Addressed internally to COLON with arrival cds on reverse and a private arrival mark on front. The cover has small faults and is heavily trimmed at left but a less common issue used on commercial cover. £45 Image for lot 970
971 Panama 1906 2½c 'Hamilton Banknote Co.' issue a fine IMPERF COLOUR TRIAL in GREEN on laid paper. (As SG 145) £10 Image for lot 971
972 Panama 1906 25c black & brown and 50c black 'Hamilton' issue, the top two values good to fine mint. (SG 149/50) £10 Image for lot 972
973 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 973
974 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 974
975 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 975
976 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 976
977 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 977
978 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 978
979 Panama 1924 'Arms' definitive issue, the set of ten fine mint. (SG 198/207) £15 Image for lot 979
980 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 980
981 Panama 1927 REVENUES: 10c deep blue 'Timber Nacional' REVENUE dated 1927, 1b deep green dated 1929 and 5b black dated 1953 all with 'SPECIMEN' opt in red and small hole punch. Ex ABNCo. Archive. £10 Image for lot 981
982 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 982
983 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 983
984 Panama 1930 1b black & indigo violet with CORREO AEREO 'Airplane' opt in red. A fine mint copy. (SG 455) £15 Image for lot 984
985 Panama 1930 FIRST FLIGHT: Cover franked with 1930 20c carmine AIR issue (SG 236) tied by COLON cds dated JAN 20 1930. Flown on the Colon - San Salvador, El Salvador first flight with boxed AGENCIA POSTAL DE COLON PRIMER VUELO PANAMA - EL SALVADOR first flight cachet in purple on front. Addressed to EL SALVADOR with arrival cds on reverse. (Muller #36, only around 350 covers flown) £35 Image for lot 985
986 Panama 1935 Cover with 'Cunnard White Star Line' imprint on flap franked with 1924 1c green and pair 2c carmine 'Arms' issue (SG 199/200) tied by NEW YORK PAQUEBOT machine cancel dated JAN 2 1935 with fine strike of straight line 'M.V. GEORGIC' ship marking in blue alongside. Addressed to USA £30 Image for lot 986
987 Panama 1937 '50th Anniversary of the Fire Brigade' issue, the set of nine fine mint. (SG 325/33) £30 Image for lot 987
988 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 988
989 Panama 1939 1c green postal stationery viewcard (H&G 18) with view in brown 'Balboa Beer Garden - Panama City, R. of P.' used with PANAMA 'Map' roller cancel dated MAR 13 1939. Addressed to FRANCE with arrival cds on reverse. £30 Image for lot 989
990 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 990
991 Panama 1946 FIRST FLIGHTS: Four modern flights with 1946 Panama - Houston, Texas PAA clipper flight, 1946 Panama - Corpus Christi, Texas PAA clipper flight, 1951 Panama - Los Angeles, USA and 1946 Balboa Canal Zone - Corpus Christi, Houston Texas PAA clipper flight. All with first flight cachets etc. (4 items) £16 Image for lot 991
992 Panama 1948 'Honouring Members of the Revolutionary Junta of 1903' issue, the set of eight fine mint. (SG 465/72) £12 Image for lot 992
993 Panama 1948 '50th Anniversary of Foundation of Colon Fire Brigade' issue, the set of six fine mint. (SG 473/8) £10 Image for lot 993
994 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 994
995 Panama 1959 1c light emerald & black 'Youth Rehabilitation Institute' Obligatory Tax issue a fine mint IMPERF BETWEEN HORIZONTAL PAIR. (SG 675 var) £12 Image for lot 995
996 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 996
997 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 997
998 Panama 1926-1945 1926 2c red PSE used with fine AGUADULCE cds, 1944 censored cover franked 2c & 1c tied by GUARARE cds's to Argentina and 1945 airmail cover with 15c & 1c tied by CHITRE cds to Argentina with fine strike of straight line 'AEREO-Chitre' marking in purple. (3 items) £35 Image for lot 998
999 Panama 1930-2000 CINDERELLA: Nice range of CINDERELLA labels all different inc various OPAT TB Seals, Lions Club label, couple of 1960 Carnival de Oro labels, lovely 1937 Red Cross seal cds used, Triangular Flag label and 1938 blue & brown pair of Central American Games labels. (22) £30 Image for lot 999
1000 Panama - Canal Zone 1904 10c orange fourth 'PANAMA' opt issue with 'CANAL ZONE' opt in black, a very fine mint copy. (SG 13) £12 Image for lot 1000
1001 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 1001
1002 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 1002
1003 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 1003
1004 Panama - Canal Zone 1921 5c blue 'Centenary of Independence' issue with 'CANAL ZONE' opt reading down, a fine mint copy. (SG 66a, Cat £70) £35 Image for lot 1004
1005 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 1005
1006 Panama - Canal Zone 1930 Postage Due' SURCHARGE issue, the set of four in fine mint blocks of four. (SG D120/3, Cat £100) £50 Image for lot 1006
1007 Panama - Canal Zone 1931 FIRST FLIGHT: Airmail cover franked with 1929 15c on 1c green AIRMAIL opt issue (SG 117) tied by CRISTOBAL machine cancel dated FEB 12 1931. Flown on the Cristobal - Maturin, Venezuela first flight with diamond first flight cachet in purple on front. Addressed to VENEZUELA with arrival marks on reverse. (Muller #47, AAMC #CZ66e) £20 Image for lot 1007
1008 Papua New Guinea 1931 NEW GUINEA: Nice lot of mint 'Bird of Paradise' issue with 'O.S.' official opts with 1931 dated issue 1d, 1½d & 2d and 1932 undated issue 1d to 3½d all fine mint. (SG O31/3 & O42/7, Cat £125+) £45 Image for lot 1008
1009 Papua New Guinea 1931 'Lakatoi' issue with 'O.S.' official opt, the set of twelve fine mint. Scarce set. (SG O55/66, Cat £130) £50 Image for lot 1009
1010 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+) £30 Image for lot 1010
1011 Papua New Guinea 1938 GVI 'Airmail' issue, the set of five fine mint. (SG 158/62, Cat £35) £14 Image for lot 1011
1012 Papua New Guinea 1939 GVI 'Airmail' issue, the set of six fine mint. (SG 163/8, Cat £55) £20 Image for lot 1012
1013 Papua New Guinea 1939 NEW GUINEA: ½d to 5d 'AIRMAIL POSTAGE' issue, all fine mint. (SG 212/18, Cat £67+) £25 Image for lot 1013
1014 Papua New Guinea 1939 NEW GUINEA: 6d bistre brown 'AIRMAIL POSTAGE' issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 219, Cat £45) £18 Image for lot 1014
1015 Papua New Guinea 1939 NEW GUINEA: 2/- dull lake 'AIRMAIL POSTAGE' issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 222, Cat £90) £30 Image for lot 1015
1016 Papua New Guinea 1939 NEW GUINEA: £1 olive green 'AIRMAIL POSTAGE' issue top value, a fine mint copy. (SG 225, Cat £140) £50 Image for lot 1016
1017 Papua New Guinea 1956 MARITIME: Cover with boxed 'M.V. POLURRIAN SUVA, FIJI IS' ship cachet on front franked with 1952 3½d carmine red (SG 6) tied by BUIN cds. Addressed to KIKILI, BUIN. £12 Image for lot 1017
1018 Papua New Guinea 1957 MARITIME: Cover with manuscript 'Kieta to Buin per' and 'PATRICIA' ship handstamp in purple at top franked with 1952 pair 2d blue (SG 3) tied by BUIN cds. Addressed to KIKILI, BUIN. Cover has a coupe of tone spots. £12 Image for lot 1018
1019 Papua New Guinea 1958 MARITIME: Airmail cover with straight line 'KUKU' ship cachet in red on front franked with 1957 4d on 2½d orange (SG 16) tied by RIGO cds. Addressed to BUIN, BOUGAINVILLE. £12 Image for lot 1019
1020 Papua New Guinea 1960 Postage due issue opt 'Postal Charges', the set of five fine mint. (SG D2/6, Cat £55) £20 Image for lot 1020
1021 Paraguay 1853 'Francisco Solano Lopez' Lion ESSAY in greyish brown on thin white paper, very finely engraved imperf with large margins all round. A very fine example. Scarce. £150 Image for lot 1021
1022 Paraguay 1881 1c pale blue, 2c rosine and 4c pale yellow brown 'L. Goumand' lithographed LION issue, the set of three in fine mint blocks of four with full gum. A nice set in multiples. (SG 20/22) £15 Image for lot 1022
1023 Paraguay 1893 Registered cover franked with 1887 10c mauve and pair 20c pale rose (SG 36 & 38) tied by OFICINA DE CERTIFICACION ASUNCION cds's with light boxed ASUNCION registration marking alongside in pink. Addressed to BOGOTA, COLOMBIA with New York Exchange transit registration label on front with light BOGOTA arrival cds. Reverse has small CERTIFICADOS E No.1 cds plus USA and Brazilian transit marks. Rare cover. £250 Image for lot 1023
1024 Paraguay 1894 2c red postal stationery lettercard (H&G A1) datelined 'Caacupe Enero 21 1893' inside with fine strike of CAACUPE cds dated 22 JAN 1894 on front. Addressed to ASUNCION with arrival cds on reverse. £90 Image for lot 1024
1025 Paraguay 1895 2c red postal stationery lettercard (H&G A1 with outer perforations removed) used with added 1892 4c rose (SG 44 stamp damaged on opening) tied by two strike of CORREOS VILLA SAN PEDRO cds in black. Addressed to GERMANY with ASUNCION transit cds on reverse and German arrival cds on front. £75 Image for lot 1025
1026 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 1026
1027 Paraguay 1900 POSTAL TELEGRAPH: Cover franked with 1892 20c vermilion and 1892 40c red & grey 'Telegraph' issue (SG 48 & Barefoot #4) tied by EXPEDICION ASUNCION cds dated 12 SEP 1900. Addressed to BELGIUM with part strike of octagonal BUENOS AYRES A BORDEAUX L.J No.4 1o maritime cds on front and transit and arrival marks on reverse. A small section of the envelope where the return address would have been has been cut out at top left. Otherwise a very scarce franking. £75 Image for lot 1027
1028 Paraguay 1901 Registered cover franked with 1900 3c chestnut a block of twelve, block of four, strip of three and single plus 2 x 10c carmine (SG 68 & 71) tied by CORREOS SAN BERNARDINO cds's with black & white SAN BERNARDINO registration label alongside. Addressed to GERMANY with ASUNCION transit and German arrival marks on reverse. Fantastic franking. £75 Image for lot 1028
1029 Paraguay 1904 1p black & rose red UNISSUED 'National Palace' OFFICIAL issue, a fine mint copy. Scarce. (SG O132) £45 Image for lot 1029
1030 Paraguay 1905 2c olive green 'Lion' issue a fine mint IMPERF copy. (SG 112 variety) £45 Image for lot 1030
1031 Paraguay 1906 Sepia PPC 'Deligencia' showing a large Horse and cart with passengers and luggage datelined 'Asuncion 7/2/06 franked with 1903 20c deep green 'Lion' issue (SG 103) two copies one on front & one on reverse tied by ULTIMA HORA ASUNCION cds's dated 7 FEB 1906. Addressed to FRANCE with arrival cds on reverse. A nice card. £25 Image for lot 1031
1032 Paraguay 1908 5c on 28c orange a fine mint side marginal block of eight. (SG 172) £15 Image for lot 1032
1033 Paraguay 1908 5c on 40c blue Litho 'Arms' issue, a fine used copy with variety OVERPRINT INVERTED. Underrated variety. (SG 173a) £12 Image for lot 1033
1034 Paraguay 1908 1c on 1p black & lake 'National Palace' issue a fine mint block of four with variety CETTAVO FOR CENTAVO on bottom right stamp. (SG 188 & 188e) £10 Image for lot 1034
1035 Paraguay 1908 2c green postal stationery card (H&G 9) datelined 'Turangua 10/12' on reverse used with added pair 1908 5c on 60c pink 'Lion' SURCHARGE issue (SG 162) tied by CORREOS Y TELEGRAFOS SAN BERNARDINO cds's in blue dated 12 DEC 1908. Addressed to ALFONSO with ASUNCION transit cds on front. A nice franking of the 1905 provisionals. £90 Image for lot 1035
1036 Paraguay 1911 AUSTRALIAN COLONY: Black & white PPC 'Indios (Lenguas Tobas) Argentina, Brasil, Bolivia, Paraguay' used with boxed 'ARTURO R GROVES, COLONIA COSME, CAAZAPA, PARAGUAY' cachet on message side franked with single 1911 1c black & olive (SG 218) tied by COLONIA COSME cds dated 1911. Addressed to ODESSA, RUSSIA. A rare item and an unusual destination from this short lived Australian Colony in Paraguay. £200 Image for lot 1036
1037 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 1037
1038 Paraguay 1922 50c blue & red 'Parliament House' issue, a fine unused IMPERF block of four without gum. (SG 254A var) £10 Image for lot 1038
1039 Paraguay 1926 Cover franked with 1922 50c blue & red and 2 x 1925 1p pale blue all with 'C' overprints (SG 254B & 274B) tied by QUYINDY cds's with black & white formular registration label alongside with manuscript 'Quyindy'. Addressed to USA with transit and arrival marks on reverse. Scarce. £120 Image for lot 1039
1040 Paraguay 1926 INSTRUCTIONAL MARKING: Cover franked with 1924 2p carmine and 1925 50c scarlet (SG 269A & 271A) tied by ASUNCION machine cancel with nice strike of small oval 'FUERA DE HORA' marking in blue black alongside. Addressed to GERMANY. £30 Image for lot 1040
1041 Paraguay 1927 PROOF: 7c deep green IMPERF PROOF PAIR on glazed paper in UNISSUED colour. (As SG 286) £25 Image for lot 1041
1042 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 1042
1043 Paraguay 1929 1p 50c dull violet postal stationery envelope with 'C' imprint above stamp (H&G B5, Paraguay Postal Stationery Catalogue #EN8, stamp set high) used with added pair 1927 50c scarlet 'C' overprint issue (SG 322) tied by two fine strikes of CORREOS TUCANGUA ALTOS cds dated 28 AUG 1929. Addressed to ASUNCION with arrival marks on reverse. Very fine. £90 Image for lot 1043
1044 Paraguay 1930 FIRST FLIGHT: Printed 'CGA Aeropostal Argentina' envelope franked with single 1930 3p 40c green (SG 381) tied by large 'PRIMER CRUCE DEL ATLANTICO SUDAMERICA - AFRICA POR EL AVIADOR MERMOZ 8 JUNIO 1930 CORREOS REPUBLICA DEL PARAGUAY' first flight cachet in purple. Addressed to ASUNCION. A rare flight. (Muller #9, rated 2000pts) £85 Image for lot 1044
1045 Paraguay 1930 PIONEER AIRMAIL: Airmail cover with oval 'Norman Stocks Asuncion' imprint on flap franked with 1927 1p scarlet and 1p 50c lilac (SG 303 & 306) tied by diamond 'ENSAYO SERVICIO AEREO INTERNO' cancel with SCIO AEREO POSTAL PARAGUAY 4 SET 30 cds alongside. Flown on the ASUNSCION -YBAJHAY trial flight with partial IBAJHAY arrival cds dated 5 SET 1930 on reverse. Rare. (Muller unlisted). £250 Image for lot 1045
1046 Paraguay 1931 'Zeppelin' OPT issue, the pair fine mint. (SG 429/30) £20 Image for lot 1046
1047 Paraguay 1931 'Zeppelin' OPT issue, the pair in fine mint blocks of four. Uncommon in multiples. (SG 429/30, Cat £136) £75 Image for lot 1047
1048 Paraguay 1931 Registered cover franked with 1927 50c orange, 1p 50c lilac and 2p 50c bistre (SG 297, 306 & 308) tied by VILLETA cds with formular registration label with arched 'VILLETA' handstamp in purple. Addressed to AUSTRIA with transit marks on front & reverse. £45 Image for lot 1048
1049 Paraguay 1932 'Triangular' ZEPPELIN issue, the set of five fine mint. (SG 435/9) £20 Image for lot 1049
1050 Paraguay 1932 Registered cover with nice circular 'MUSEO POSTAL ASUNCION' official cachet at top left franked with strip of five 1913 50c bright rose 'Official' issue (SG O242) tied by ASUNCION cds's with printed registration label alongside. Addressed to USA with transit and arrival marks on reverse. £45 Image for lot 1050
1051 Paraguay 1934 'Graf Zeppelin' issue with '1934' opt, the set of five fine mint. (SG 469/73) £25 Image for lot 1051
1052 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 1052
1053 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 1053
1054 Paraguay 1935 45p deep ultramarine 'Zeppelin' issue with '1935' opt in black, the top value fine mint. (SG 478) £10 Image for lot 1054
1055 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 1055
1056 Paraguay 1939 500p black 'Chaco Boundary Peace Conference' second issue with 'SPECIMEM' opt in red and small hole punch. Ex ABNCo. Archive. (SG 528) £15 Image for lot 1056
1057 Paraguay 1939 New York World's Fair' AIR issue set of three used on registered FIRST DAY COVER with additional 11p blue green postage issue (SG 531 & 533/5) tied by blue ASUNCION cds's dated 30.11.1939 with REG label alongside. Addressed to USA with transit & arrival marks on reverse. £30 Image for lot 1057
1058 Paraguay 1940 '50th Anniversary of Pan-American Union' POSTAGE issue set of four, 1940 'Death Centenary of Dr. J G R Francia' set of four, 1941 'Mothers Fund' set of four and 1943 7p blue 'Three Year Plan' issue each stamp with 'SPECIMEN' opt in red and small hole punch. Ex ABNCo. archive. (SG 544/7, 557/60, 561/4 & 582) £25 Image for lot 1058
1059 Paraguay 1942 1p orange 'Arms' issue a fine mint top marginal IMPERF copy. (SG 569 variety) £12 Image for lot 1059
1060 Paraguay 1942 'Fourth Centenary of the City of Asuncion' (3rd issue) the set of six fine mint. (SG 572/7) £10 Image for lot 1060
1061 Paraguay 1942 20p reddish purple, 70p red brown, 500p grey olive 'Fourth Centenary of the City of Asuncion' (3rd issue) the AIR set of three with 'MUESTRA' (Specimen) opts in red. The 500p has a small tone spot on the bottom corner. (SG 575/7) £10 Image for lot 1061
1062 Paraguay 1948 Airmail cover with manuscript 'Abs Dietrich Braun, Camp 45 Grosreide, Neuansiedling bis Colonie Fernheim, Chaco Paraguay' return address on front franked with 1946 3 x 5c ultramarine and 1947 2c blue slate and 20c black (SG 642, 662 & 666) all tied by two strikes of CORREO COLONIA FERNHEIM cds dated 20 NOV 1948. Addressed to USA. Colonia Fernheim was a Russian mennonite settlement founded in 1930. This cover was likely from a POW or German soldier held in Paraguay during WW2 and resettled to the Colony after the war finished. Rare. £95 Image for lot 1062
1063 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 1063
1064 Paraguay 1958 Fourth Centenary of St. Ignacious of Loyola' issue, the set of five IMPERF, all marginal examples. (SG 822/6) £10 Image for lot 1064
1065 Paraguay 1963 Airmail cover franked with 1962 strip of three 1g 50c bright violet and 2 x 15g 45c orange red 'Arms' issue (SG 1039 & 1045) tied by two strike of large NEGATIVE 'SUC CORREOS AEREO POSTAL' cds in black dated 15 FEB 1963. Addressed to ITALY. An unusual cancel that we have not seen before. £12 Image for lot 1065
1066 Paraguay 1965 Circa 1965 printed HAM Radio card with 'Colonia Fernheim Chaco' at top used with the radio signal recorded in manuscript. Unaddressed (most probably enclosed in an envelope) without postal markings. £10 Image for lot 1066
1067 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 1067
1068 Paraguay 1993 Franqueo Pagado Port Paye' modern postal stationery viewcard with view of 'Puente Remanso sobre el rio Paraguay'. Inscribed 'Serie A No. 5222' (each card seems to be individually numbered). Printed by 'Imp Modelo S.A.' Fine unused. An unusual item of modern postal stationery, rarely seen from Paraguay. £15 Image for lot 1068
1069 Paraguay 1880-1910 Small range of unused postal stationery from LION issues inc cards, reply cards and lettercards inc a few 1883 'Surcharges' on LION cards etc. (14 items) £20 Image for lot 1069